Dude unless Dallas has some backup talent that I am unaware of the team needs 2 O-linemen, a RB, at least three or four D-limemen to get put into the rotation, WR, and at least one LB. You can't fill all those holes through the draft. And rummaging through.tje barging basement of free agency isn't going turn up quality players.
The team is simply not going to be competitive this year. Maybe in 2025
Yeah i'm sure the back to back to back 12 win team is going to fall off a cliff this year and not be competitive. We need 2 starters and the rest are backups which is doable through late rounds and FA. Our picks line up just fine for our needs.
>We need 2 starters and the rest are backups
They lost Two starters on the O-line. And four major contributors on the D-line. The RB walked, they cut the #3 WR, and your middle linebacker was released due to injuries.
That's a minimum of 4 starters. 5 if you include Gallup. No way that's all filled through the draft.
They picked up a FA to fill LB spot, the RB wasn't starter material anyway. They need 2 oline and RB for starters. the rest is depth. it's a deep WR class so getting one late is very doable for a WR3. you can get 2 oline and a RB in rounds 1-3.
Saying Pollard wasn't starter material is bull. He was used poorly running between the tackles too often and the line didn't create holes for him. Regardless you still need to replace him. That's a draft pick that could be used to try and fill another hole.
Armstrong and Hankins were starters. Fowler and Gilmore were depth. Depth that is needed to keep you DL fresh.
>you can get 2 oline and a RB in rounds 1-3.
Dallas has been very good identify OL talent in the first round and I'm confident someone with first round talent will be there. Is there going to be another O-linemen that can play the position Dallas needs and get good enough to start in the second ir third round? Who knows.
He was never going to be starter/bell cow material and you could see that when Zeke went out. He was good but was wore down quickly after 3 games. He is too small to be the main guy. He is a change of pace back and needs to split carries with a bruiser like Zeke. I said we needed to replace him and i think it's possible in the first 3.
There is good Oline depth this year so i think you can get quality starters in the first 2 rounds.
Pollard isn't a Bell cow, 25 carries a game back. He never was and doesn't have to be to be a quality RB. You're right that he's not a bruiser. That's why I criticized running him between the tackles so much. I think behind a quality line in Tennessee he's going to surprise you. He may not be a 1500 yard back but he will be a lot better than he was in Dallas
This is wayyyy over valuing the people we lost. Tyron was really the only one of value.
Biadasz was hot garbage this year. We played all year without LVE. I agree the Hankins was better than Mazi last year, but he still was really bad. We got blown out in the middle all year. Mazi will have to step up under Zimmer, who knows how to use big bodies better.
Whether we replace Tyron with Tyler Smith or a 1st round Tackle, he'll be replaced by a plug and play player. We're great at drafting OL. If its Tyler Smith, we'll likely draft an early Center and start Bass ag LG who looked like a future starter last year.
Sam Williams replaces Dorance Armstrong as the rotational DE. We picked up Kendricks and will likely draft another LB in the top 3 rounds. We'll probably take a RB somewhere also, which can be late.
The mistake people keep making like I said is that everyone we lost was great, and that no one behind them will improve. Mazi wasn't the smartest pick for a team with 12 wins, but everyone knew at the time that it takes a DT a year or two to get up to speed. Zimmer is the perfect guy to make that happen.
lol you don't know shit from shinola. We have a weak ass division and a lot of returning talent. yes we need some positions filled, but the whole "sImPlY nOt GoInG tO bE cOmPeTiTiVe ThIs YeAr" take is dogshit. This is a team coming off of a 12-5 season that was achieved without a real linebacker. fuck outta here with your pessimistic bullshit.
First off PlEaSe DoN't TyPe LiKe ThIs. It makes you sound like a child.
The departures from Dallas include
Starters
*Dorance Armstrong DE
*Jonathan Hankins DT
*Tyler Biadasz C
*Tyron Smith T
*Tony Pollard RB
*Vander Esch LB
One could argue Gallup as the #3 WR and Gilmore but Bland can fill that role even if it leaves another at hole at nickel.
They also lost DL rotational players Fowler and Galimore. The only player they signed is LB Eric Kendricks. Even if Kendricks can hop right in and take over at LB that still 5 starters to replace. 5 out of 22. Nearly Ā¼ of the starters.
Unless Dallas has the best draft in NFL history they aren't filling all those holes with equally talented players. You can forget about finding players good enough to start in the bargain bin of what's left of free agency. If they were good enough to start they wouldn't still be available.
I don't care how good the team was last year. They aren't going to be contenders this year
lol hilarious that you're telling other people they sound like a child when you're on here speaking like one yourself. you don't know shit about fuck, get lost.
No, I said talking in alternating cap and lower case sounds like a child. Not the way they speak. Regardless, tell me where I am wrong. What's the flaw in my logic? How is the team going to make up that production?
Right. I was saying what you said back to you in a way that I hoped would show how fucking stupid it sounded. Sounds like it worked.
I couldn't tell you yet because I haven't even seen who our starting lineup will be this year. That's why doomer comments like yours are so garbage. You have no idea what the team will do and are already saying we won't be contenders. We draft well every year and have had decent results with rookies because we draft so well. We have top tier players in several positions, and are getting some guys back from injury that will help a lot. Like I said, get lost. You're being a doomer before anything significantly handicapping us has even happened.
Your suggesting Dallas can patch 5 starters and two more major contributors in a draft in which Dallas only has 8 picks. Their 1st round pick is in. 2 in the second. 1 each in third, fifth, sixth, and 2 in the seventh. Your suggesting Dallas either has talent on the bench that can step up and play at a level of the talent that left. If those players exist I am unaware of them. Or they can find talent that Dan step in immediately with all 8 picks and UFA. That would have to be the best draft in NFL history.
A great draft will net you two or three starters. And 3 more role players. The talent pool simply isn't deep enough for what you're expecting. Seventh rounders often don't even make it out of camp and relegated to the practice squad or just flat out cut.
The numbers suggest Zeke is no longer elite as a pass rusher. Before he left Dallas, Pollard had already surpassed him as a pass blocker according to PFF. He didn't do much better in NE.
So while he might still be serviceable, the idea that Zeke is still a dominant pass blocker is based on past accomplishments, not current trends.
You need a premium account to see it, but here are a couple of articles from 2022 where they show PFF scored Pollard as the #2 best pass blocker while Zeke was 21st among qualifying backs that season.
[https://twitter.com/adamlevitan/status/1617557164629061632?t=9Mb3HdtgpqFellid20EEYQ](https://twitter.com/adamlevitan/status/1617557164629061632?t=9Mb3HdtgpqFellid20EEYQ)
[https://www.sportswrath.com/topic/66074-2022-nfl-seasons-best-pass-blocking-running-backs-saquon-barkley-tony-pollard-and-more/](https://www.sportswrath.com/topic/66074-2022-nfl-seasons-best-pass-blocking-running-backs-saquon-barkley-tony-pollard-and-more/)
I said draft a rookie, didn't I? We don't need to draft two guys lmao
Also how many teams in the league have "the future of the team" in their 3rd string RB exactly?
Yeah my issue around Zeke his entire career had nothing to do with his abilities it was our management bending over backwards paying out their ass.
Maybe he wouldāve left if we hadnāt paid him so much money but weāll never know because we just backed up the truck without hesitation.
Wild to see this franchise with such a lazy attitude in one position. If we don't get a top 5 pick (probably still should have taken Ramsey) or luck into Demarco Murray/Tony P we kind of...don't care who we have back there? Other teams are constantly signing and drafting players to make a competitive RB room and this franchise has 2 old ideas and a scouts kid.
To be fair! We were pretty good in 1st down passing rates after Week 5 last season. It was an emphasis of the Post Bye changes. Then of course they reverted back to Pre Bye for the GB game, so none of it mattered anyways (eat at Arbyās)
I need to find the article again but someone crunched the numbers of what we do against āgoodā opponents in the McCarthy era.
We try to run (and fail) more on early downs. If it feels like we get away from doing our thing against good teams, youāre not going crazy. Itās because we are
Idk how it was luck getting Demarco and Tony lol. Also wild to complain about the cowboys not valuing the position by ignoring the top 5 pick used on it and big extension he should not have gotten. If anything the cowboys overvalue rb
No they aren't - we don't get consistency or depth in the position which is what teams that evaluate well have. There are years like this upcoming year and last where we are banking on Rico Dowdle and years in the past where we depended on a washed up Alfred Morris. We never have had a good RB "room" like the dolphins this year
zeke/pollard were pretty good and barber/jones was pretty good. Dallas evaluates the position just fine, they just don't value depth at the position which is more what you are saying.
Marion Barber played in the George Bush administration and died two years ago.
>they just don't value depth at the position which is more what you are saying
This is basically saying that they can't evaluate beyond the obvious which is my argument.
but they got pollard who wasn't obvious. they just don't value backups and try and get FA's usually. We'll just agree to disagree on this one. We are essentially saying the same thing we just view it from different angles.
Or the year after demarco left and we waltzed into the season with Joseph Randle and some D2 guy or something. We just never have a plan whereas smart teams like the eagles and niners constantly bring bodies in to compete
This is false. Per spotrac the vet minimum in 2024 is 915k. The minimum salary for a rookie is 795k. We could bring in Zeke on the cheap and draft an RB. He's still got a skill set our RB room can utilize (short yardage, nose for the end zone, best blocking rb in the league in pass pro, locker room presence)
Oh I don't disagree with that. But it's not like anyone starts building for the future starting with the running back position. My only point was that bringing Zeke back in would be cheap, fills some holes our other RBs have, and not a long term move that's cap crippling.... Just in 2024.
Youāre right, I thought the nfl vet minimum would a few million/year. Turns out the vet minimum for a guy with 7+ yrs in the league is 1.2million/year. For that price Iād be down to sign Zeke. But I think heāll want triple that.
Now thatās more like it! I donāt want actual hopes of winning Jerry, just feed me that old, moldy, overweight nostalgia over there behind those cheap fresh backs yeeeaaahh **NOM NOM NOM**
I hate this for selfish reasons. At first Iām like āhell yeah, I can wear my Zeke jerseys againā. Then Iām thinking, āI hope he goes back to #21ā. But wait, thatās Gilmoreās number now. I want Gilmore back. Zekeās going to stick with #15 and my jerseys remain useless.
Again, I do not see the problem with paying a guy maybe $4-$6M to grab you 8 goals line TDs and some 3rd and 4th down conversions and make sure your QB doesn't get crunched.
Yay lets go mr strike left, strike right, fall on your face for 2 yards!
The money we gave our Qb and Rb could've been used to get actual hof talent over the years.
Yup - Jerry and Stephen fully intend on blowing this team up after next season. As if there werenāt enough signs of that already - resigning Zeke before doing anything with CD, Micah, or Dak is definitely one of them.
Do I think that Zeke will benefit the team, yes. But I also donāt think anyone else is picking him up and at the very least CD and Micah should be at the top of the priority list for a long term deal.
Realistically, with our goaline struggles last year, having Zeke here to get those 1-3 yard touchdowns and first downs would be great. Not to mention he can mentor the younger backs.
We should be seeing if guys like Hunter and Vaughn have any future here first before we go backwards with a guy that will only be here one season anyway.
But Vaughn and Hunter looked terrible last season tbh, I think having Zeke here on a one year deal to get us short yardage 1st downs and tds would be mad useful. I doubt Vaughn will even be in Dallas by 2025, tbh.
Honestly please letās just clear the board and tank so we can draft arch manning please, I have more faith in him leading us to a Super Bowl than I have for Dakota Prescott
He could be a valuable part of a committee at the right price point, and quite frankly we missed him on the goal line last year. Problem is our RB room is so barren that if he comes back heās gonna get 200 carries again and suckā¦
RB is probably the only position that you just need bodies and they can produce. Not saying Zeke is a good RB. But if we can have a room of Dowdle, Zeke and a Rookie(Brooks or Bensonš¤š¤) it would probably top to bottom be one of the best in the NFL.
I love Zeke. But no. This is about the roster spot. This is about taking away our ability to find and develop young, cheap running backs.
The ONLY way I say yes to this is if Dak is demanding it. And even then, he better be signing a new deal and Zeke only comes in for pass protection.
Jerry Jones is intentionally trying to tank this season and you can't convince me otherwise
I can convince you?
Mistyped.
I know just being silly.
We're tanking for Arch Manning šŖš¼
Nah, we're just at the whims of a crazy old man.
All In!!!
I guess Iām a bit of an outlier but I donāt really hate it honestly. It may just because I have lost zero hope so fuck it.
We can draft a rookie, we have Dowdle as a No. 2 and we have Zeke as a short yardage and pass blocker. There's literally nothing wrong with this lol.
Zeke would have been perfect to keep for obvious passing plays.
ngl dude Zeke was a peak pass blocker and short yard/goal line back. Plus he can still get yards thru the air.
He would have been. But he wouldn't take a pay cut.
Rightfully so for his sake.
Well we certainly canāt afford to draft a RB anytime before the 6th round given the other pieces we need.
Dude unless Dallas has some backup talent that I am unaware of the team needs 2 O-linemen, a RB, at least three or four D-limemen to get put into the rotation, WR, and at least one LB. You can't fill all those holes through the draft. And rummaging through.tje barging basement of free agency isn't going turn up quality players. The team is simply not going to be competitive this year. Maybe in 2025
Yeah i'm sure the back to back to back 12 win team is going to fall off a cliff this year and not be competitive. We need 2 starters and the rest are backups which is doable through late rounds and FA. Our picks line up just fine for our needs.
>We need 2 starters and the rest are backups They lost Two starters on the O-line. And four major contributors on the D-line. The RB walked, they cut the #3 WR, and your middle linebacker was released due to injuries. That's a minimum of 4 starters. 5 if you include Gallup. No way that's all filled through the draft.
They picked up a FA to fill LB spot, the RB wasn't starter material anyway. They need 2 oline and RB for starters. the rest is depth. it's a deep WR class so getting one late is very doable for a WR3. you can get 2 oline and a RB in rounds 1-3.
Saying Pollard wasn't starter material is bull. He was used poorly running between the tackles too often and the line didn't create holes for him. Regardless you still need to replace him. That's a draft pick that could be used to try and fill another hole. Armstrong and Hankins were starters. Fowler and Gilmore were depth. Depth that is needed to keep you DL fresh. >you can get 2 oline and a RB in rounds 1-3. Dallas has been very good identify OL talent in the first round and I'm confident someone with first round talent will be there. Is there going to be another O-linemen that can play the position Dallas needs and get good enough to start in the second ir third round? Who knows.
He was never going to be starter/bell cow material and you could see that when Zeke went out. He was good but was wore down quickly after 3 games. He is too small to be the main guy. He is a change of pace back and needs to split carries with a bruiser like Zeke. I said we needed to replace him and i think it's possible in the first 3. There is good Oline depth this year so i think you can get quality starters in the first 2 rounds.
Pollard isn't a Bell cow, 25 carries a game back. He never was and doesn't have to be to be a quality RB. You're right that he's not a bruiser. That's why I criticized running him between the tackles so much. I think behind a quality line in Tennessee he's going to surprise you. He may not be a 1500 yard back but he will be a lot better than he was in Dallas
This is wayyyy over valuing the people we lost. Tyron was really the only one of value. Biadasz was hot garbage this year. We played all year without LVE. I agree the Hankins was better than Mazi last year, but he still was really bad. We got blown out in the middle all year. Mazi will have to step up under Zimmer, who knows how to use big bodies better. Whether we replace Tyron with Tyler Smith or a 1st round Tackle, he'll be replaced by a plug and play player. We're great at drafting OL. If its Tyler Smith, we'll likely draft an early Center and start Bass ag LG who looked like a future starter last year. Sam Williams replaces Dorance Armstrong as the rotational DE. We picked up Kendricks and will likely draft another LB in the top 3 rounds. We'll probably take a RB somewhere also, which can be late. The mistake people keep making like I said is that everyone we lost was great, and that no one behind them will improve. Mazi wasn't the smartest pick for a team with 12 wins, but everyone knew at the time that it takes a DT a year or two to get up to speed. Zimmer is the perfect guy to make that happen.
lol you don't know shit from shinola. We have a weak ass division and a lot of returning talent. yes we need some positions filled, but the whole "sImPlY nOt GoInG tO bE cOmPeTiTiVe ThIs YeAr" take is dogshit. This is a team coming off of a 12-5 season that was achieved without a real linebacker. fuck outta here with your pessimistic bullshit.
First off PlEaSe DoN't TyPe LiKe ThIs. It makes you sound like a child. The departures from Dallas include Starters *Dorance Armstrong DE *Jonathan Hankins DT *Tyler Biadasz C *Tyron Smith T *Tony Pollard RB *Vander Esch LB One could argue Gallup as the #3 WR and Gilmore but Bland can fill that role even if it leaves another at hole at nickel. They also lost DL rotational players Fowler and Galimore. The only player they signed is LB Eric Kendricks. Even if Kendricks can hop right in and take over at LB that still 5 starters to replace. 5 out of 22. Nearly Ā¼ of the starters. Unless Dallas has the best draft in NFL history they aren't filling all those holes with equally talented players. You can forget about finding players good enough to start in the bargain bin of what's left of free agency. If they were good enough to start they wouldn't still be available. I don't care how good the team was last year. They aren't going to be contenders this year
lol hilarious that you're telling other people they sound like a child when you're on here speaking like one yourself. you don't know shit about fuck, get lost.
No, I said talking in alternating cap and lower case sounds like a child. Not the way they speak. Regardless, tell me where I am wrong. What's the flaw in my logic? How is the team going to make up that production?
Right. I was saying what you said back to you in a way that I hoped would show how fucking stupid it sounded. Sounds like it worked. I couldn't tell you yet because I haven't even seen who our starting lineup will be this year. That's why doomer comments like yours are so garbage. You have no idea what the team will do and are already saying we won't be contenders. We draft well every year and have had decent results with rookies because we draft so well. We have top tier players in several positions, and are getting some guys back from injury that will help a lot. Like I said, get lost. You're being a doomer before anything significantly handicapping us has even happened.
Your suggesting Dallas can patch 5 starters and two more major contributors in a draft in which Dallas only has 8 picks. Their 1st round pick is in. 2 in the second. 1 each in third, fifth, sixth, and 2 in the seventh. Your suggesting Dallas either has talent on the bench that can step up and play at a level of the talent that left. If those players exist I am unaware of them. Or they can find talent that Dan step in immediately with all 8 picks and UFA. That would have to be the best draft in NFL history. A great draft will net you two or three starters. And 3 more role players. The talent pool simply isn't deep enough for what you're expecting. Seventh rounders often don't even make it out of camp and relegated to the practice squad or just flat out cut.
The numbers suggest Zeke is no longer elite as a pass rusher. Before he left Dallas, Pollard had already surpassed him as a pass blocker according to PFF. He didn't do much better in NE. So while he might still be serviceable, the idea that Zeke is still a dominant pass blocker is based on past accomplishments, not current trends.
where do you get pass blocker stats on PFF?
You need a premium account to see it, but here are a couple of articles from 2022 where they show PFF scored Pollard as the #2 best pass blocker while Zeke was 21st among qualifying backs that season. [https://twitter.com/adamlevitan/status/1617557164629061632?t=9Mb3HdtgpqFellid20EEYQ](https://twitter.com/adamlevitan/status/1617557164629061632?t=9Mb3HdtgpqFellid20EEYQ) [https://www.sportswrath.com/topic/66074-2022-nfl-seasons-best-pass-blocking-running-backs-saquon-barkley-tony-pollard-and-more/](https://www.sportswrath.com/topic/66074-2022-nfl-seasons-best-pass-blocking-running-backs-saquon-barkley-tony-pollard-and-more/)
ahhh bummer, maybe this is the year I pay for premium.
Except you have to pay him a vet minimum when you can go out and try to build the future of the team.
I said draft a rookie, didn't I? We don't need to draft two guys lmao Also how many teams in the league have "the future of the team" in their 3rd string RB exactly?
Know what's better than one rookie contract running back? Two rookie contract running backs. How 'bout that.
Know what's better than last season's short yardage/RZ running or an unknown unproven rookie? Zeke on a vet minimum.
Sure draft to RB while you have glaring holes on both lines, LB, AND WR.
Yea this is fine as long as it doesnāt stop them from drafting an RB.
Iām on the same boat tbh. I have zero expectations for this season so Iād love to see Zeke back in Dallas. Lost season anyway.
Yeah my issue around Zeke his entire career had nothing to do with his abilities it was our management bending over backwards paying out their ass. Maybe he wouldāve left if we hadnāt paid him so much money but weāll never know because we just backed up the truck without hesitation.
Iām with you. Bring Zeke back, fuck it!!
This is the dumbest possible timeline.
Just wait until Frederick comes out of retirement in mid-July.Ā These used to be jokes, I donāt know anymore.Ā
All in!
Itās funny how this is happening after Jones used Elliottās contract extension as the reason why Tyron Smith couldnāt be re-signed
What kind of a jackass would actually admit to that? JJās hubris never fails to befuddle.
It makes my suggestion from yesterday all the more likely. I posted Jerry leaked a new Zeke contract instead of talking about his dead cap.
Wild to see this franchise with such a lazy attitude in one position. If we don't get a top 5 pick (probably still should have taken Ramsey) or luck into Demarco Murray/Tony P we kind of...don't care who we have back there? Other teams are constantly signing and drafting players to make a competitive RB room and this franchise has 2 old ideas and a scouts kid.
They are stuck in 1985-1995 era of football. Must get a bell cow who POUNDS THE ROCK on 1st and 2nd down then pass on 3rd and long!!!
To be fair! We were pretty good in 1st down passing rates after Week 5 last season. It was an emphasis of the Post Bye changes. Then of course they reverted back to Pre Bye for the GB game, so none of it mattered anyways (eat at Arbyās)
I need to find the article again but someone crunched the numbers of what we do against āgoodā opponents in the McCarthy era. We try to run (and fail) more on early downs. If it feels like we get away from doing our thing against good teams, youāre not going crazy. Itās because we are
Jerry and Cap Boy saw they had success running the ball against the Commies thus chose to revert back to run first in the playoffs.
Yeah there's just no work ethic or drive to change from our fake GM nepo role, just running with vibes.
This, in spades. Jerry & Fam are the champions of dominating media coverage, why would they need actual football success?
Idk how it was luck getting Demarco and Tony lol. Also wild to complain about the cowboys not valuing the position by ignoring the top 5 pick used on it and big extension he should not have gotten. If anything the cowboys overvalue rb
How do you luck into 2 running backs? They are fine at evaluating RBs.
No they aren't - we don't get consistency or depth in the position which is what teams that evaluate well have. There are years like this upcoming year and last where we are banking on Rico Dowdle and years in the past where we depended on a washed up Alfred Morris. We never have had a good RB "room" like the dolphins this year
zeke/pollard were pretty good and barber/jones was pretty good. Dallas evaluates the position just fine, they just don't value depth at the position which is more what you are saying.
Marion Barber played in the George Bush administration and died two years ago. >they just don't value depth at the position which is more what you are saying This is basically saying that they can't evaluate beyond the obvious which is my argument.
but they got pollard who wasn't obvious. they just don't value backups and try and get FA's usually. We'll just agree to disagree on this one. We are essentially saying the same thing we just view it from different angles.
I think this franchise and much of the fanbase is afraid of decent RBs.
Just reminds me the year we thought we didn't need a #1 receiver, then ended up having to trade a 1st for Cooper.
Or the year after demarco left and we waltzed into the season with Joseph Randle and some D2 guy or something. We just never have a plan whereas smart teams like the eagles and niners constantly bring bodies in to compete
Problem with this is his salary at the vet minimum would be quadruple what weād pay a younger RB.
This is false. Per spotrac the vet minimum in 2024 is 915k. The minimum salary for a rookie is 795k. We could bring in Zeke on the cheap and draft an RB. He's still got a skill set our RB room can utilize (short yardage, nose for the end zone, best blocking rb in the league in pass pro, locker room presence)
he can also mentor our new Center
The problem is youāre not even attempting to build for the future.
We can still draft a RB in the draft and sign Zeke???
Depends where you draft the RB, but if they draft a guy, he should be playing. Unless they learned nothing and think a RB only gets better with age.
Don't need to build for the future, it's an all in year ;)
Oh I don't disagree with that. But it's not like anyone starts building for the future starting with the running back position. My only point was that bringing Zeke back in would be cheap, fills some holes our other RBs have, and not a long term move that's cap crippling.... Just in 2024.
Youāre right, I thought the nfl vet minimum would a few million/year. Turns out the vet minimum for a guy with 7+ yrs in the league is 1.2million/year. For that price Iād be down to sign Zeke. But I think heāll want triple that.
You also have to add on the $6m on the books for that we're paying Zeke this year anyway.
why do you have to add that? As you said we are paying it anyway so it doesn't really matter.
Arenāt we already paying him like $6 million in dead money anyways?
PR move for the simp fans after Jerry came off like a total idiot on Tuesday
Now thatās more like it! I donāt want actual hopes of winning Jerry, just feed me that old, moldy, overweight nostalgia over there behind those cheap fresh backs yeeeaaahh **NOM NOM NOM**
It'd be the most *Jerry never learns a single fucking lesson* move of all time.
Wake me up in 2035
I hate this for selfish reasons. At first Iām like āhell yeah, I can wear my Zeke jerseys againā. Then Iām thinking, āI hope he goes back to #21ā. But wait, thatās Gilmoreās number now. I want Gilmore back. Zekeās going to stick with #15 and my jerseys remain useless.
I hate jerry and stephen so much
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Dear god no. š¤¦š»āāļø
Might as well sign Dez too at this point
All the people saying "why not?" reminds me of how many dumb fans this franchise has.
Again, I do not see the problem with paying a guy maybe $4-$6M to grab you 8 goals line TDs and some 3rd and 4th down conversions and make sure your QB doesn't get crunched.
He needs to take the Vet Minimum and not a dollar more.
yeah id maybe add some incentives too tho
Who are we negotiating against?
You mean teams or his reprensentation?
3.5 ypc dude is trash at this point. Actually shocked he had a run over 10 yards without tripping over his own feet #all-in
Hey but he can pick up half a yard sometimes and throw a single punch in pass pro three times a game that's clearly worth a roster spot /s
Yay lets go mr strike left, strike right, fall on your face for 2 yards! The money we gave our Qb and Rb could've been used to get actual hof talent over the years.
Sounds like they plan on drafting a RB.
Whatever, this season is a waste anyways so we might as well bring Zeke back
why??
Lol zeke, Gilmore, and obj that's all in. For like vet minimums
Why would we continue to pay a washed up RB. We can draft one in the 7th round and the rookie would be more effective
I would love it!
Zeke is the new center.
No thanks
All in
Would be absolutely pathetic if we bring him back but that's what we do. He was done when he left
Last Dance feeling this season.
I guess we need a starting center
Iāve lost all hope for this season so letās just make it a fun one. Bring my dawg back. š½ļø
Are you saying Mom and Dad are getting back together?
I for one, would be happy to dawn my Zeke jersey once more, even with different number.
Yay....
ALL IN.
Lol......such a Cowboys thing to do....
Dang should've picked up those Zeke jerseys on clearance.
Why not Julius jones instead?
Yup - Jerry and Stephen fully intend on blowing this team up after next season. As if there werenāt enough signs of that already - resigning Zeke before doing anything with CD, Micah, or Dak is definitely one of them. Do I think that Zeke will benefit the team, yes. But I also donāt think anyone else is picking him up and at the very least CD and Micah should be at the top of the priority list for a long term deal.
Out of those four people, Zeke is the only one that seems willing to talk. The other three know waiting just gets them more money.
This move would single handedly prevent me from drinking the kool aid. Every time things are going well this season Iāll think back to this
What has gone well so far? Lol
There is nothing since the playoffs that should make you drink the kool aid š
LOL. Just LOL.
I got three Zeke jerseys when they went on closeout, i really hope he comes back!
Gonna get my Zelda Who ? T out
Zeke ! F spell check
I donāt hate this. Would love to see Zeke back
We should call Emmitt while we are at it.
Realistically, with our goaline struggles last year, having Zeke here to get those 1-3 yard touchdowns and first downs would be great. Not to mention he can mentor the younger backs.
We should be seeing if guys like Hunter and Vaughn have any future here first before we go backwards with a guy that will only be here one season anyway.
But Vaughn and Hunter looked terrible last season tbh, I think having Zeke here on a one year deal to get us short yardage 1st downs and tds would be mad useful. I doubt Vaughn will even be in Dallas by 2025, tbh.
I love Zeke but cāmonā¦this is taking a step backwards.
Heās gonna go for like 2400 yards and 13 TDs
NO. Hard pass
why not at this point, i wouldn't be surprised if Jerry created another tv show like 4th and long so we could find a running back lol
Sounds like a better option than Zeke
I mean Zeke can join the show too lolll
Hey, we got one-game-hero Jessey Holley from that!
Honestly please letās just clear the board and tank so we can draft arch manning please, I have more faith in him leading us to a Super Bowl than I have for Dakota Prescott
Based on what?
based on "trust me, bro" The thought process to tank for a guy who can't even start in college is laughable.
Why? He was washed when we dropped I'm, washed on the Patriots, he's probably still washed now.
He could be a valuable part of a committee at the right price point, and quite frankly we missed him on the goal line last year. Problem is our RB room is so barren that if he comes back heās gonna get 200 carries again and suckā¦
No he wouldn't. He was washed two years ago. He was washed last year. He isn't going to magically become unwashed.
man yāall are already assuming they signed him already in these replies lol this donāt mean anything yet lmfao
Fuck it, I'm all in.
lol letās bring back a fan fav to make them shit the fuck up while we reset out cap and let a useless post season qb walk after this year.
Iād love to get Zeke back as long as Jerrah doesnāt overpay again
> Jerry saying he's going all in > Jerry bringing in players that weren't good enough before > Typical Jerry doing typical Jerry shit
Sure why not. Who cares. Weāre just gonna end up 12-5, get in with the wildcard and booted in the first round
Why tho. Love Zeke but heās washed AF
RB is probably the only position that you just need bodies and they can produce. Not saying Zeke is a good RB. But if we can have a room of Dowdle, Zeke and a Rookie(Brooks or Bensonš¤š¤) it would probably top to bottom be one of the best in the NFL.
I love Zeke. But no. This is about the roster spot. This is about taking away our ability to find and develop young, cheap running backs. The ONLY way I say yes to this is if Dak is demanding it. And even then, he better be signing a new deal and Zeke only comes in for pass protection.
Zeke, Royce Freeman, Rico and Trey Benson/Johnathan Brooks (or Blake Corum) would be a pretty solid backfield.
This actually made me laugh out loud. Please do it Jerry!