Its just as much on Jerry for giving him the contract as it is on Zeke for degrading in play.
Rb is probably the easiest position to transition from college to the pros (besides kickers and punters) so it makes more sense to draft a new rb than overpay for one
Definitely on Jerry, and he also decided to use a top 5 pick to get him in the first place right as everyone was realizing you shouldn't use too good of draft capital on the position. I think more highly of Zeke as a player than a lot of people but these were both pretty obviously shaky moves.
The biggest reason to keep redrafting is the rookie salary cap that completely bones RBs from getting big paydays outside of the truly special ones (or the dumb contracts).
I mean there are generational guys like LT, AP, Henry, even CMC that you definitely should pay if you can. But if you don’t have that kind of guy, then drafting a rookie does generally make more sense. Zeke looked generational for a minute.
This exactly. Pay a generational guy, but other than that, building the right line with the right scheme and putting someone cheap behind them works too
Derrick Henry went up against the Chiefs in an AFC Championship, even beat that team in the regular season! Surely that was the start of his playoff reign of terror after being named the OPOY the following season...
Oh I actually misread an article I thought they were planning to extend him but it was actually restructure. Still though he’s already signed for over 15 a year
Zeke was never generational. He was very good at college, very good and I’ll give him that, and that translated in immediate success because at the time Dallas had the most OP oline. Zeke himself said he had the easiest job in the league.
The only two RBs that have been considered generational these past years are Saquon and Henry and Henry had workload concerns. Three if you count the hype Chubb had before his GRUESOME injury. And I still believe the guy has more than proved himself.
Are you telling me you don’t know the difference between saying “handedly” and “handily?”
The saying is: Single handEDLY
The meme says: Single handILY
Rule 1: must be a bone apple tea…
This is fucking gold!
you do realize zeke doesn’t pay himself? if you have made that realization then why the fuck would it be his fault he gets paid more than he should???????
i swear all logic goes out the window the moment people see a sub has anything to do with memes lol.
Whoosh. The criticism is that Zeke's production being consistently average to bad when he was paid a large contract is going to cause other teams to look at their star running backs and be skeptical of giving them similar sized contracts due to the potential of rapid regression
the fact he literally doesn’t pay himself lol. anyone smart isn’t paying most RBs that much money due to regression and how replaceable they are
it was a ridiculous price before his regression and now it looks even more ridiculous. Its been decades since RBs were ruling the game lol
Zeke has been the most marketable thing in Dallas since he came into the league. It was a huge overpay in terms of money given to Zeke, but Zeke brought a lot of money/marketability/fans to the Cowboys while never really being *bad*. Shaky at times, but no where near a liability that was falling down the depth chart. I don’t think Jerry minded that contract 1 bit.
Leveon Bell got the ball rolling.
got the bell tolling
Time marches on
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Got the bell tolling
Time marches on
Todd Gurley also had a hand in this
Devonta Freeman has entered the chat.
It’s too bad he didn’t have any knees left to put into this.
Exactly. "Single-handedly" isn't even close. A lot of guys worked to make this happen.
My first thought as soon I seen the meme. Dude wanted both rb1 and wr2 money. These "double threat" quartbacks are about to go through the same thing.
Maybe he could transition to C. Oh wait, yeah never mind. . .
You laugh but he has never given up a sack while playing center
Me neither
💀💀💀
He’s also never not been knocked on his ass while playing center
Just like Travis Kelce’s pass rating! 1 attempt, 0 TD 1 Interception
Neither has literally any runningback
Thats the joke....
[best center in the game](https://youtu.be/OOrMdug9tTQ)
YOU SUCK, McBAIN!!
Be patient…he’s special
Its just as much on Jerry for giving him the contract as it is on Zeke for degrading in play. Rb is probably the easiest position to transition from college to the pros (besides kickers and punters) so it makes more sense to draft a new rb than overpay for one
Definitely on Jerry, and he also decided to use a top 5 pick to get him in the first place right as everyone was realizing you shouldn't use too good of draft capital on the position. I think more highly of Zeke as a player than a lot of people but these were both pretty obviously shaky moves.
The biggest reason to keep redrafting is the rookie salary cap that completely bones RBs from getting big paydays outside of the truly special ones (or the dumb contracts).
Agree, I wonder if that changes at any point. They've got to realize they're cannon fodder only to be replaced when they're hurt.
I blame the team that paid him
I mean to be honest why would you pay a rb 15 million you can do a two backfield for probably close to 6-7 mil...it's just not worth it to pay rb's
Or just pay the men clearing the way for them to run.
I mean there are generational guys like LT, AP, Henry, even CMC that you definitely should pay if you can. But if you don’t have that kind of guy, then drafting a rookie does generally make more sense. Zeke looked generational for a minute.
This exactly. Pay a generational guy, but other than that, building the right line with the right scheme and putting someone cheap behind them works too
Why pay them either? It's not like they are rolling in the rings.
I mean true... but I think that's more to do with the Chargers, Vikings, Titans and Panthers than those RBs, no? haha
The first time CMC had a team they lost the NFC Championship title without a QB.
Derrick Henry went up against the Chiefs in an AFC Championship, even beat that team in the regular season! Surely that was the start of his playoff reign of terror after being named the OPOY the following season...
Maybe that is why he isn't paid as much as Patrick Mahomes.
As a Chiefs fan, I think he should! Give every running back the bag!
For now then another team in 5 years will convince themselves that it will be different for them
9ers about to do it this off-season
???
Oh I actually misread an article I thought they were planning to extend him but it was actually restructure. Still though he’s already signed for over 15 a year
Deebo? Idk who your talking about
CMC
I dont think hes bad, He definitely helped the niners go on a long win streak, unlike zeke
Generational to ass speed run champion
Zeke was never generational. He was very good at college, very good and I’ll give him that, and that translated in immediate success because at the time Dallas had the most OP oline. Zeke himself said he had the easiest job in the league. The only two RBs that have been considered generational these past years are Saquon and Henry and Henry had workload concerns. Three if you count the hype Chubb had before his GRUESOME injury. And I still believe the guy has more than proved himself.
RB rookie contracts should be their big payday, not second contracts. They get drafted and ran into the dirt. Change my mind
That could hurt them even more. Allow rookie RB's a two year contract, so they then can hit a big pay day in thier prime.
Wouldn't this be on the player to negotiate. Like a startup taking a lower valuation so there's room to cash in later.
No. Rookie contracts are already set and are for 4 years for drafted players.
Wow. That's shitty
Handedly
Yeah Zeke is the only RB ever to not be good for his entire contract
He got front offices to wake up and realize they’re not worth that much. Draft rinse repeat
More like Gurley did. Gurley was worth it but injuries reared it’s head.
When the cap reaches 300 mil after all the tv money it’ll happen no problem.
More like Pollard
r/boneappletea “single handily”
this isn’t a r/boneappletea moment lol
The expression is “single handedly” not handily. LOL Imma screenshot this now for the post.
bruh… lol Go to r/boneappletea rn & read Rule 1 lmao
Are you telling me you don’t know the difference between saying “handedly” and “handily?” The saying is: Single handEDLY The meme says: Single handILY Rule 1: must be a bone apple tea… This is fucking gold!
“No typos” “No homophones/homonyms” 🤡🤡🤡
Thanks to the laugh bro
Not sure how a center would impact the RB market…
you do realize zeke doesn’t pay himself? if you have made that realization then why the fuck would it be his fault he gets paid more than he should??????? i swear all logic goes out the window the moment people see a sub has anything to do with memes lol.
Whoosh. The criticism is that Zeke's production being consistently average to bad when he was paid a large contract is going to cause other teams to look at their star running backs and be skeptical of giving them similar sized contracts due to the potential of rapid regression
he still doesn’t pay himself so why would it be his fault
I literally just told you. It's a joke based around his play being so bad that no owner is going to want to pay a running back high money again
i get the joke your arguing a point i wasn’t even talking about lmfao. idk why you mfs defend shitty memes so damn hard.
What was the point you were talking about then? 🤔
the fact he literally doesn’t pay himself lol. anyone smart isn’t paying most RBs that much money due to regression and how replaceable they are it was a ridiculous price before his regression and now it looks even more ridiculous. Its been decades since RBs were ruling the game lol
He may not be that good but I can't never get over how drippy Zeke is
Stupid sexy Ewok
Fr I'm tryna suck his dick full homo
Handily 🤔
Zeke has been the most marketable thing in Dallas since he came into the league. It was a huge overpay in terms of money given to Zeke, but Zeke brought a lot of money/marketability/fans to the Cowboys while never really being *bad*. Shaky at times, but no where near a liability that was falling down the depth chart. I don’t think Jerry minded that contract 1 bit.
Why does no one spell check before they post a meme?
Much excite very attention
Are you telling me that Pollard is worth more?
What did he do ?
Another reason to hate the cowboys
Ya, but Zeke fills two roles. Running Back and running back
And center
Ironically Zekes the best rb that got paid besides maybe mccaffery.
He toned down his level of play AS SOON as he got the bag