Blogging The Boys May 29, 2023
Cowboys rookie cornerback Eric Scott Jr. reportedly worked with the first team during OTAs
Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports A Cowboys rookie got some unexpected work as a starter in the recent OTAs. If we walked into a random room of Dallas Cowboys fans and asked everyone to predict which rookie draft pick will turn into a starter, the guesses would all likely be very similar. Odds are obviously high for Mazi Smith and Luke Schoonmaker given that the Cowboys took them with their first and second picks, respectively. Deuce Vaughn is a popular name, and while Tony Pollard is the team’s primary running back, the Deuce hype is pretty high. Maybe you could manage to...
Blogging The Boys May 28, 2023
Projecting the carries split for Cowboys running backs in 2023
Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Unio / USA TODAY NETWORK With Ezekiel Elliott gone, how will Dallas divvy up the touches among their running backs? For the first time since 2015, Ezekiel Elliott will no longer command the lion’s share of carries among Cowboys running backs. With this huge change in the RB landscape, how can we expect Dallas to divvy up the touches between their rushers in 2023? Naturally, Tony Pollard should get the most touches. He’s RB1 by a mile, both for his talent and previous production, and the fact he’s returning on the franchise tag. Dallas...
Blogging The Boys May 26, 2023
Cowboys news: Tony Pollard slowly working through OTA after successful surgery
Photo by Tom Pennington/ The latest news on the Dallas Cowboys. Cowboys’ Mike McCarthy: Tony Pollard participating in OTAs on a reduced tempo, has chance to be ‘lead back’ - CBS Sports, Garrett Podell RB1 is back on the field. Everything is lining up for a massive Tony Pollard season with the Dallas Cowboys in 2023. The 26-year-old earned his first Pro Bowl selection after the 2022 season because of a career-high 1,378 scrimmage yards and 12 total touchdowns. He topped 1,000 rushing yards for the first time, and 75% of his scoring was on the ground with nine...
ClutchPoints May 25, 2023
Cowboys’ Tony Pollard on field for OTAs as he continues injury recovery
The Dallas Cowboys preseason training is in full swing. Dak Prescott’s squad is getting much-needed practice reps as they start their organized team activities. But, no other news is larger in these camps than Tony Pollard’s injury recovery story. Tony Pollard was seen in the walkthrough reps in the Cowboys’ practice session, per Todd Archer […] The post Cowboys’ Tony Pollard on field for OTAs as he continues injury recovery appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Blogging The Boys May 25, 2023
Dallas Cowboys updates: Mike McCarthy says Tony Pollard involved in OTAs, Terence Steele not ready yet
Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports Injury updates from the Cowboys head coach as the team is involved in OTAs. It is OTAs season for the Dallas Cowboys, and while that hardly means that pads are clashing against one another, it does mean that football activities (by literal definition) are happening, which is nice. The Cowboys have made a number of changes to their roster over the course of this offseason so seeing them in action, however minimal the action is, is a positive thing. Unfortunately, the Cowboys also have a number of players who are coming back from injuries...
Blogging The Boys May 21, 2023
Price ceiling suggested for signing free agent Ezekiel Elliott, but the Cowboys might not want to go there
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Is a reunion in Dallas in the cards for Ezekiel Elliott? The Dallas Cowboys did what they needed to do when it came to veteran running back Ezekiel Elliott this offseason. The contract they gave the running back in 2019, which even at the time was criticized by some as being extravagant for a running back, had become even more burdensome given Elliott’s continuing slide in production. The calls for the team to use Tony Pollard grew year after year until this past year when Pollard became the lead back based on production. That pretty much...
Blogging The Boys May 19, 2023
The Cowboys are “focusing on the run” in an intriguing way
How will Tony Pollard’s usage change? | Photo by Harry How/ The Cowboys run game is not going to be like it was in the Ezekiel Elliott era. Head coach Mike McCarthy has made some very clear statements about how he wants to run the ball as the play caller for the Dallas Cowboys. He said this earlier in the year while talking about how the offense might change with Kellen Moore gone to the Los Angeles Chargers. But I want to run the damn ball so I can rest my defense. At first glance, this seems to be a contrarian approach in the pass-happy NFL. However, in context, he...
Blogging The Boys May 18, 2023
Cowboys news: Tony Pollard still on track to be ready for training camp
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports The latest on the Cowboys Mick Shots: Learning From This Very Mini Camp - Mickey Spagnola, DallasCowboys.com Tony Pollard will be battling back from injury, but is still projected to be back before camp starts. Tight Roping: That is the newest surgery procedure running back Tony Pollard underwent to repair the torn ligaments above his ankle where the tibia and fibula come together. Instead of inserting screws to repair the torn ligaments, and then having to undergo a second surgery to remove those screws, they now basically use thin...
Blogging The Boys May 17, 2023
Confidence levels for each Cowboys position group heading into 2023
He’s the most important single player. Them’s the rules. | Photo by Michael Owens/ It’s a long time before the Cowboys start figuring out things for real, but let’s get into our feels. It is that strange false dawn of the NFL season, the OTAs and minicamps. The Dallas Cowboys are getting their first look at the new additions to the roster, both draftees and new veterans. There are also several players who will be watched to see how their recovery from injury is going, or if they practice at all, like Tony Pollard and Terence Steele. We really won’t learn...
Blogging The Boys May 12, 2023
How the Cowboys running back group could offer the team a little bit of everything
Photo by Stacy Revere/ The running back position group brings about many questions, but it also offers up a wide range of skills. The running back position for the Dallas Cowboys has undergone major construction after the release of seven-year veteran Ezekiel Elliott. The team is temporarily leasing the services of Tony Pollard as they placed the franchise tag on him after his rookie contract expired. It’s unclear what the future holds with Pollard in terms of whether or not the Cowboys will re-up him long-term, or just move on from him after the 2023 season. With a...
