For now, all we know that is that the 5-foot-5 Vaughn got off to a flying start with eight carries for 50 yards and the Cowboys’ only go-ahead touchdown in...
And it’s because Pollard is the starter that the battle for backup running back is significant for the first time in at least eight years. Once the Cowboys drafted Ezekiel Elliott with the fourth pick in 2016, the discussion was moot. Elliott was going to win rushing titles and get all significant carries, at least for the first three years.
Then the Cowboys grabbed Pollard in the fourth round, and the issue regarding the backup back was how much he should be playing. It took longer than it should have for those in charge to recognize Elliott’s decline and Pollard’s superior burst, but now it has happened. Zeke is gone and Pollard is the man. And, even for those of us whoAdvertisement
Last year when Pollard finally won the starting job at midseason, he finished with a career high 14.5 touches per game. Zeke’s first three years in Dallas, he produced 23.6, 26.8 and 25.4 touches per game. It was after Pollard’s arrival that the featured back saw his production and touches decline. But even last year when Zeke fell below 4 yards per carry for the first time and was so far removed from the pass game that he did not manage 100 yards receiving for the year, he still averaged 16.
and 133 more in the Sugar Bowl against Alabama. These figures came as no real surprise. Vaughn topped the 100-yard rushing mark in 15 of his last 20 college games against the likes of LSU, Texas, Oklahoma State and twice each against TCU and Baylor. But it was also no surprise that he measured 5-5 at the NFL combine which is how the Giants took OU’s Eric Gray and the Colts took Northwestern‘s Evan Hull and Washington grabbed Kentucky’s Chris Rodriguez Jr.
Pollard may surprise some folks and turn out to be more ready for wear and tear than anticipated. In a midseason three-game stretch last year, he had 25 touches against Green Bay, 21 against Minnesota and then, four days later on Thanksgiving Day, 20 touches against New York. I don’t expect him to be Peak Zeke when it comes to durability, but barring significant injury, Pollard should rush for 1,200 yards and perform at a Pro Bowl level.
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