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No major news, but seeing that the article just came out, I thought I would post it.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/...2013-nfl-draft-cowboys-not-ruling-out-rb-help
Durability is an understandable buzzword around Valley Ranch this offseason.
If not for a spate of injuries at several positions, the Dallas Cowboys firmly believe they would have made the playoffs in 2012. The linebacker corps was ravaged and lingering injuries to several running backs put too much of the burden on quarterback Tony Romo in too many close games.
Felix Jones has played a full 16-game regular season slate just twice during his first five NFL seasons. Injuries have prevented him from ever logging more than 185 carries and are a big reason he isn't expected to be re-signed as a free agent. Jones has been a decent complementary back, but the Cowboys can't afford an injury-plagued backup serving as the insurance policy behind DeMarco Murray, who has been healthy for only 17 of 32 games through his first two seasons.
"We need to have more balance on our offense and a healthy running back has a lot to do with that," Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett said at the owners meetings in Phoenix. "When DeMarco has played for us the last couple of years we have been at our best on offense -- a more balanced attack. He just does a real good job for us running the football, catching the ball. A lot of things he brings to the offense just helps our team.
"But he has been out. We have to be honest with that. We need another guy."
Garrett said the team will "evaluate the situation" with Jones, but it appears pretty clear the Cowboys are heading in another direction.
....and so on
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/...2013-nfl-draft-cowboys-not-ruling-out-rb-help
Durability is an understandable buzzword around Valley Ranch this offseason.
If not for a spate of injuries at several positions, the Dallas Cowboys firmly believe they would have made the playoffs in 2012. The linebacker corps was ravaged and lingering injuries to several running backs put too much of the burden on quarterback Tony Romo in too many close games.
Felix Jones has played a full 16-game regular season slate just twice during his first five NFL seasons. Injuries have prevented him from ever logging more than 185 carries and are a big reason he isn't expected to be re-signed as a free agent. Jones has been a decent complementary back, but the Cowboys can't afford an injury-plagued backup serving as the insurance policy behind DeMarco Murray, who has been healthy for only 17 of 32 games through his first two seasons.
"We need to have more balance on our offense and a healthy running back has a lot to do with that," Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett said at the owners meetings in Phoenix. "When DeMarco has played for us the last couple of years we have been at our best on offense -- a more balanced attack. He just does a real good job for us running the football, catching the ball. A lot of things he brings to the offense just helps our team.
"But he has been out. We have to be honest with that. We need another guy."
Garrett said the team will "evaluate the situation" with Jones, but it appears pretty clear the Cowboys are heading in another direction.
....and so on
