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RB Tony Pollard, TEN (1 Viewer)
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I have both of them along with Zeke and Michel but I have not clinched a playoff spot. I was planning on starting Mattison in that league but now it appears that Cook will be back.
Also lucky I've secured a spot although I don't feel good going forward. Been riding some combo of Mattison, Javonte, Pollard, Sony, and Dillon last few weeks.
Stat Correction
Footballguy
Gotta admit, I'm leaning toward dropping him for some extra depth elsewhere. Torn Plantar fascia? Not good.
Yes, players sometimes play through the pain of this injury....but this is a guy who relies on his speed and power, and this will very likely be a major incumbrance to his production. Not to mention, he shares with the man of steel.
I was really looking forward to his upside flex potential in the playoffs, but don't think I can trust him now. Thoughts?
Yes, players sometimes play through the pain of this injury....but this is a guy who relies on his speed and power, and this will very likely be a major incumbrance to his production. Not to mention, he shares with the man of steel.
I was really looking forward to his upside flex potential in the playoffs, but don't think I can trust him now. Thoughts?
need2know
Footballguy
BladeRunner
Footballguy
Who are you going to drop him for this late in the season. There is literally no one better on the wire even with his injury.
sho nuff
Footballguy
Yeah...have him and now Mattison that I know can pay off big time...but cannot drop them at this point.Who are you going to drop him for this late in the season. There is literally no one better on the wire even with his injury.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
been starting him the last few weeks with Javonte and Najee with Carter on IR & Swift banged up (+ McKissic in the protocol)
thought I had a pretty good stable a month ago, now 4 of the 6 are unstartable due to injuries
thought I had a pretty good stable a month ago, now 4 of the 6 are unstartable due to injuries
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
That's not true, I would say Jeff Wilson right now is on pace to potentially play this weekend and start. A lot of back ups have been floating about, depends on your redraft league and rules, some 15 man roster leagues I compete, there's an actual waiver wire.Who are you going to drop him for this late in the season. There is literally no one better on the wire even with his injury.
Pollard hasn't done much of anything for weeks as far as I know, no big splashy box score.
BladeRunner
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need2know
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Pollard has been pretty good for a month. Scoring a td it seems like every game
Stat Correction
Footballguy
Man of steel?
Yes, Zeke has proven to be the most reliable starting RB in the NFL at being available imho....never misses games.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Just because Pollard is not playing or Doubtful doesn't make Zeke more effective suddenly.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
floods
Footballguy
Against KC, Dallas ran the ball 16 times and threw 43 times (8 RB targets) in a close game.
In a shootout with the Raiders Dallas ran the ball 20 times with 47 pass attempts (12 RB targets).
Assuming there will be rushing volume in the WFT game may be a mistake, as Dallas may just throw more, especially when Zeke and Pollard are dinged up. PPR targets seem the most likely way for Zeke to have a solid FF outing.
BladeRunner
Footballguy
Absolutely. He's an iron man that will get you the 20 carries and 32 yards you need to win!
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Who needs Pollard
when you have Igwebuike (ig WAY bue kay)
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So I’ve had plantar fasciitis (both feet, simultaneously) and if it were that I’d say cya in 2022, GL with the surgery.
Torn plantar fascia may possibly heal quickly, conceivably by today.
Obviously no practice all week, signing an RB, elevating a practice squad RB are all signs in the opposite direction. Probably more likely than not he won’t go today, or if he does, see his normal workload.
But the sky isn’t falling just yet. I saw people in TSP posting tge6 were dropping him.
Also, Godwin may be on your WW.
when you have Igwebuike (ig WAY bue kay)
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So I’ve had plantar fasciitis (both feet, simultaneously) and if it were that I’d say cya in 2022, GL with the surgery.
Torn plantar fascia may possibly heal quickly, conceivably by today.
Obviously no practice all week, signing an RB, elevating a practice squad RB are all signs in the opposite direction. Probably more likely than not he won’t go today, or if he does, see his normal workload.
But the sky isn’t falling just yet. I saw people in TSP posting tge6 were dropping him.
Also, Godwin may be on your WW.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Cowboys RB Tony Pollard (foot) will practice today for first time since tearing his left plantar fascia on Dec. 2 vs. Saints. Team to hold a reduced-workload session to keep team fresh. "More of a walkthrough-type practice," coach Mike McCarthy said.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Limited in return to practice
December 16, 2021
Pollard (foot) practiced in a limited fashion Thursday, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.
ANALYSIS
Pollard was unable to mix into drills to begin Week 15 prep, but he ended up taking part in individual drills during the open portion of Thursday's session, per Todd Archer of ESPN.com. The result was a limited listing, which followed coach Mike McCarthy telling Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning Newsthat the torn plantar fascia in Pollard's left foot is "getting better." Pollard is aiming to miss just one game as a result of the injury, but he still seems poised to enter the weekend with a designation for Sunday's road contest against the Giants.
December 16, 2021
Pollard (foot) practiced in a limited fashion Thursday, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.
ANALYSIS
Pollard was unable to mix into drills to begin Week 15 prep, but he ended up taking part in individual drills during the open portion of Thursday's session, per Todd Archer of ESPN.com. The result was a limited listing, which followed coach Mike McCarthy telling Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning Newsthat the torn plantar fascia in Pollard's left foot is "getting better." Pollard is aiming to miss just one game as a result of the injury, but he still seems poised to enter the weekend with a designation for Sunday's road contest against the Giants.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Pollard told a reporter he’s a GTD
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Sounds like Zeke is going to play at least the 1st half with little resistance and maybe that's enough for a solid outing.
skinsrule05
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Insein
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sho nuff
Footballguy
GroveDiesel
Footballguy
I read somewhere that the worst pain is when it is partially torn, and that when it tears all the way, it actually feels a lot better. Looks like that may be playing out.
zamboni
Footballguy
I think his only chance at being a big fantasy asset is if the team moves on from Zeke after 2022 AND they don't bring in someone else as a complement (or replacement). That's a lot of ifs unfortunately.
Even if he has a big year and tests the free agent market, he'll be facing a lot of competition from other free agents and a strong rookie crop.
rockaction
Footballguy
Is this Sam Monson? He's just wishing and forecasting, it seems. If this was coming from one of the Dallas beat writers, then you'd have something because that would be someone with their ear to the ground. This is just speculation from a national publication that specializes in wishcasting at times.
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JohnnyU
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I listen to Cowboys radio and have for a long time. I also see a lot of Cowboys games on TV.
Zeke is clearly stronger tougher and more durable.
Zeke is the sled dog and no one believed Pollard could do that. Last year, they changed though.
I have heard them discuss and it sounds like Tiki Barber in NYG many years ago.
Lately it's been that the Boys announced Pollard will be moved around to get him on the field more and they're saying move Zeke instead.
The torch definitely passed in fans minds and radio hosts.
I will forever wonder if teams will use Cincy s rotation under Lebeau or Giants rotation under Coughlin- both were simple and formulaic and worked awesome.
There has been zero from the Cowboys of Pollard overtaking Zeke. I doubt there ever will be. I think one game Zeke will struggle and Pollard will come in and rock and ....it'll be a gradual obvious process where no one is looking for confirmation
Zeke owns this backfield and that's not going to change next year. Pollard got about 10 touches a game last year and that will likely trickle up a few but he's not a threat to Elliot.
Pollard's got good size but he's a space back who can't pass protect as well as Elliot which prohibits him from owning the third down role. This makes him more of a COP back.
This whole thing reminds of Barber/Felix Jones from way back. Barber was the tougher runner but Felix was the one breaking off chunk plays and local fans/radio were clamoring for Felix to be the starter. He eventually got the job and was not horrible but what Dallas found was the more you asked Felix to do the less effective he was doing anything. I believe this is true for Pollard. Just don't see him as a feature back but I think because he's 210 people want to think he can be. Don't think Dallas or maybe any team believes you can have a consistent physical running attack with him leading the way. What he does he does really well, he's just not that guy some people clamor for him to be.
For his future value I'd love to him paired with a coach like Sean Payton and used similar to way Kamara was his rookie year when he got 200 touches with 40% of them coming as receptions. If Dallas kept Pollard and actually hired Payton next year I'd be super ecstatic about him but this year I'm just expecting a slight uptick.
Pollard's got good size but he's a space back who can't pass protect as well as Elliot which prohibits him from owning the third down role. This makes him more of a COP back.
This whole thing reminds of Barber/Felix Jones from way back. Barber was the tougher runner but Felix was the one breaking off chunk plays and local fans/radio were clamoring for Felix to be the starter. He eventually got the job and was not horrible but what Dallas found was the more you asked Felix to do the less effective he was doing anything. I believe this is true for Pollard. Just don't see him as a feature back but I think because he's 210 people want to think he can be. Don't think Dallas or maybe any team believes you can have a consistent physical running attack with him leading the way. What he does he does really well, he's just not that guy some people clamor for him to be.
For his future value I'd love to him paired with a coach like Sean Payton and used similar to way Kamara was his rookie year when he got 200 touches with 40% of them coming as receptions. If Dallas kept Pollard and actually hired Payton next year I'd be super ecstatic about him but this year I'm just expecting a slight uptick.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
he was a CoP in college as well, right? kind of never had the workhorse role.
he's great at what he does but those guys get to work more with the fun part of the playbook. it makes them seem "better" bc they're more efficient, have better per carry / per touch stats.
like Pollard a lot and will grab in the 8th or whatever the redraft market is at in late August. not expecting a league winner but he has a defined role and he's really good at it.
Yes, like most of those Memphis RB's which is really amazing they turn out so many of them. After his first two seasons he had more receptions then carries and his last year when got 5.57 carries a game was his career high. His high carry game was 17 attempts, 11 was next highest.
His high rushing total in the NFL for a game is 14.
Agree with you he's really good at what he does but expecting him to be more of an every down type of back seems like just a hope/wish not rooted in reality of what's he's been.
I've owned him on two dynasty leagues since he came into the league and traded him away in a third early this off-season so I'm not anti-Pollard and if he could increase his receptions could be a legit big time fantasy player even if he's never a feature back. I just don't think he's going to ever get a substantially more amount of carries then he got last year. My hope is that when he hits FA next year he finds the right system that will feature him more in the passing game. Which to be fair Dallas could do this year, and I'm not saying he's a bad 8th round pick at all, I'm just saying he's not replacing Elliot or will ever be a foundation runner for a team.
BearsFan4Life
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What did you get for Pollard? Was offered Pollard for Goedart and have Kelce and Kmet so just trying to gauge value?
I think Pollard is very intriguing and completely agree that Jerry won't allow Pollard to just take over. Possibly buying for next year. Unsure.
I think Pollard is very intriguing and completely agree that Jerry won't allow Pollard to just take over. Possibly buying for next year. Unsure.
Chaka
Footballguy
Bump.
Where is the love for Pollard? I see people talking about Javonte as RB12, AJ Dillon is slotted somewhere around RB25 and Pollard is down at RB33.
I view all three of these guys to be in very similar situations. Great offenses around them, have performed at a high level when given the opportunities and an aging RB in front of them.
Why is everyone all over Javonte but the love for Dillon & Pollard is so diluted?
Where is the love for Pollard? I see people talking about Javonte as RB12, AJ Dillon is slotted somewhere around RB25 and Pollard is down at RB33.
I view all three of these guys to be in very similar situations. Great offenses around them, have performed at a high level when given the opportunities and an aging RB in front of them.
Why is everyone all over Javonte but the love for Dillon & Pollard is so diluted?
Deamon
Footballguy
Because in no way, shape, or form, is Gordon "In front" of Javonte. Cmon man you know this.
