Regardless that the Dallas Cowboys have one of many NFL’s greatest offenses and enter the weekend with an opportunity to win the NFC East, certainly one of their high gamers anticipated extra from himself this season. Working again Tony Pollard prompt on Thursday that he didn’t meet his personal private expectations for this season and that he’s all the time going to be his greatest critic.
“I believed I might most likely have a greater yr than I’m now. The place we’re so far as playoffs and rankings, I could not complain with every thing in entrance of us,” Pollard stated by way of the Cowboys’ official web site, “I might say simply attempting to get extra at-bats on the plate. Get extra repetition for the o-line and get a really feel for a way the protection is enjoying issues and getting right into a rhythm.”
Coming into Week 18 Pollard had rushed for 935 yards on 235 carries (4.0 yards per carry) with 5 touchdowns. He had additionally caught 53 passes for 295 yards.
Pollard posted a breakthrough season in 2022 that resulted in him not solely getting the franchise tag as a free agent, but additionally making longtime Cowboy Ezekiel Elliott expendable in the course of the offseason. In 2022 Pollard rushed for 1,007 yards on solely 193 carries regardless of the very fact he began solely 4 video games and break up the working again position with Elliott.
He suffered an damage within the playoffs in the course of the Cowboys’ divisional-round loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
Previous to this season, Pollard had averaged at the very least 5 yards per carry in three of his first 4 years within the NFL. His yards per carry common this season is the bottom of his profession.
Regardless of Pollard taking a small step backwards the Cowboys offense has nonetheless been principally excellent, particularly at dwelling. Dallas has averaged 29.4 factors per recreation (third greatest within the NFL) this season. In the event that they merely beat the Washington Commanders on Sunday the Cowboys will win the NFC East and get a house playoff recreation. They’ve gained 16 consecutive dwelling video games – together with all eight this season – relationship again to the 2022 marketing campaign.
