These days, running backs aren't typically the most sought-after players in free agency. The league has for the most part gotten wise to the fungibility of the position, and the best of the best typically get their long-term deals before they have a chance to hit the open market. That could change this offseason, though.There are several top-flight backs potentially reaching free agency in a couple weeks. One of those top-flight backs is , who is coming off the best season of his NFL career. Pollard is one of the league's most explosive players regardle s of position, a home-run Wandy Peralta Jersey threat every time he touches the ball. Why in the world it took his own team so long to realize it is anybody's gue s (hint: it's ownership), but interested observers have known about Pollard's elite skill for a while.Pollard had never played more than 35% of the ' snaps before this season, when he finally reached the 53% mark. All he did with that opportunity was rush 193 times for 1,007 yards and nine touchdowns, marking the third time in four seasons he topped 5.2 yards per carry. (The only one where he didn't was the season where , , , Gregor Blanco Jersey and all got injured.) Pollard also added 39 catches for 371 yards and three additional scores, proving his mettle as a pa s-catching threat. All that was good enough to earn him his first career Pro Bowl nod, and in the playoffs it looked like he was finally getting ready to fully take the reins from ... before he broke his leg during the Cowboys' lo s to the .Now, Pollard is set to hit free agency coming off a major injury. He's still just 25 years old, though, and he has le s wear and tear on him than a typically player of his skill level (due to the Cowboys' gro s under-utilization of him through his first four years in the league). So, the market for him could be fairly robust. Which are the most likely (or most interesting) landing spots? Let's take a look. Honestly, the list does not need to be much longer than this. The Cowboys have been pretty that they are going to utilize the franchise tag this offseason, and Pollard is easily the most likely candidate to receive it. Unle s Pollard agrees to a long-term deal in the next few days, he seems likely to be ticketed for the tag.If Pollard does hit free agency, I would expect that Sean Payton's new team would be very interested in his services. Pollard shares a lot of similarities with running back , to whom the Cowboys repeatedly compared Pollard as early as the offseason before his rookie year. Signing Pollard off his broken leg and having him work alongside , who is coming off a torn ACL, would Aramis Garcia Jersey be a little bit risky; but it would also allow the Broncos to manage the workloads of both players. Miami's offense is built on one thing: Speed, and using it to create explosive plays. Pollard fits that ethos to a tee, as we saw throughout his time in Dallas. We also saw last offseason that the Dolphins are unafraid to devote money to the running Buster Posey Jersey back position, which they did by signing both and . Edmonds washed out fairly quickly and Mostert is getting up there in years, so the Dolphins also brought in Jr. midway through last year. Perhaps they'll be motivated to dip into the free agent market for a back once again, though. If they are, Pollard makes a lot of sense. Former Cowboys offensive coordinator is now in the same role with the Chargers. L.A. already has a star running back in , but he's been very open about not wanting to have too much of the workload on his plate. Bringing in Pollard would help keep both guys fresh, and also keep a high-level backfield receiving threat on the field for at all times.Speaking of former Cowboys coaches, ex-running backs coach Skip Peete now holds the same position in Tampa. The Bucs are cutting ties with , and while explosive, his production during his rookie season left a lot to be desired. The i sue for the Bucs is they don't currently have a quarterback -- or a whole lot of cap maneuverability. It would be pretty difficult to make things work to bring Pollard in, but NFL teams do difficult things to land free agent targets pretty Trevor Gott Jersey much every offseason.L.A. has moved away from the zone-exclusive running scheme it used toward the beginning of Sean McVay's tenure as head coach, but those principles are still utilized in a lot of the offense, and Pollard makes for a great fit with them. The Rams' running game struggled for much of last season as the offensive line fell apart and neither nor Pollard's former Memphis teammate, Darrell Henderson, could get anything going. Perhaps they could go back to the Tigers well and bring Pollard in to juice the run game.
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