Cowboys not sold on current group of RBs?

[Szczepanik]

Lamar Miller would be sooooo nasty for this offense. Such a versatile back.

 

[xwalker]

Yes. McFadden is due for an injury around week 6-8 and Randle might get caught stealing something cheap and insignificant. Can't be too careful. I mean I don't have a 53 man roster projection but I'd like to keep all those guys unless it means cutting someone that can really contribute. If we have to cut a 3rd string corner that won't see the field then so be it.

I don't think any NFL team has ever kept 6 RBs on the 53 man roster. The most would be 4.

 

[xwalker]

Stephen Jones makes that same basic statement every year.

 

[xwalker]

Can you direct me to a positive post you've ever had about the Cowboys? You spent the whole 2014 season dogging on Romo and the team, didn't seem to think Murray was much until he left, and constantly complain about every aspect of the team. Why do you waste so much of your time on something you so obviously hate? I mean I can understand some skepticism here but you hate everything and everyone associated with the team.

Keep in mind that there is a high probability that fans of other teams post here and some of them pose as Cowboys fans just for the purpose of trolling and collecting likes.

 

[KJJ]

RB easiest plug and play position.

Not for the Cowboys look at all the RB's they went through before finding Murray. If you're a pass happy team that leans on your QB and a solid defense to win games you can plug in a serviceable back and be fine but when you're a team like the Cowboys that leaned on the running game last season with the top rusher in the league who was one of your top 2 best players it may not be as simple as just plugging in another back. I'm hoping the Cowboys can find a big thumper who they can pound in short yardage situations and around the goal line. If the Cowboys aren't consistent in the running game especially in short yardage they won't be as good a team as we saw last season.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

Not for the Cowboys look at all the RB's they went through before finding Murray. If you're a pass happy team that leans on your QB and a solid defense to win games you can plug in a serviceable back and be fine but when you're a team like the Cowboys that leaned on the running game last season with the top rusher in the league who was one of your top 2 best players it may not be as simple as just plugging in another back. I'm hoping the Cowboys can find a big thumper who they can pound in short yardage situations and around the goal line. If the Cowboys aren't consistent in the running game especially in short yardage they won't be as good a team as we saw last season.

You're missing a significant part of the equation. Take a look at the picture directly above your post for a clue.

 

[tyke1doe]

They have hinted several times since the draft that they were open to making a move

Something to watch, Gurley passed his physical and will open camp healthy. I could see Tre Mason being available via trade by the end of camp

I'd be down for some Tre Mason. He'd be great behind this offensive line.

 

[tyke1doe]

I just hope Rice isnt on their radar at all. Johnson I fell still has some juice left and could be a one year fix if they dont like what they see in camp. Rice would be Eddie George 2.7.

Id like to see them look at swing DT's. Guys that can play both the 1 and 3

FTFY!

I don't know who had the Eddie George Cowboys jersey with the number 2.7, but it was one of the funniest memes I've seen around these parts.

 

[big dog cowboy]

you got the idea of the RB situation from that tweet?

I'm with you. Lots of folks didn't connect the dots on that either.

 

[CowboyGil]

Could he be talking about LBs? D lineman? The ENTIRE roster??
The world may never know....

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Sorry you can't follow the logical steps of your own post?

To think that Murray was going to somehow magically pick up where he left off and even come close to repeating last year given his history, and the wear and tear he took last year, is a fools game.

I loved what Murray did last year as much as the next fan, but this year whether it was with Dallas or Philadelphia there will more than likely be a relatively large drop off (league and his own history shows that).

I am troubled by the lack of a apostrophe in fools game.

But i am impressed by your knowing already that Murray can't repeat what he did last year. Maybe he will, maybe he won't.

Too and as well, I don't predict the future as well as you do. But my stance is this (with arms akimbo): Murray might not have given us another 1,800-yard season, but replacing him with two scrubs, on the chance that we can mount a serious ground game this year, is, at best, a fool's game. Or a fools' game if we include your pals.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

I am troubled by the lack of a apostrophe in fools game.

But i am impressed by your knowing already that Murray can't repeat what he did last year. Maybe he will, maybe he won't.

Too and as well, I don't predict the future as well as you do. But my stance is this (with arms akimbo): Murray might not have given us another 1,800-yard season, but replacing him with two scrubs, on the chance that we can mount a serious ground game this year, is, at best, a fool's game. Or a fools' game if we include your pals.

I agree. We are a SB contender. We are gambling that these unproven RBs can do it. It's a big gamble. We'll find out soon enough.

 

[Rogah]

You never know who might get cut late in camp. I'm of the opinion that any halfway competent RB would succeed in this backfield behind this line. I am comfortable with the guys they have but if there's a better option available, go for it.

 

[dallasdave]

yeah, i am sure McFadden or Randle can easily pick up where Murray, a 1,800-yard rusher, left off.

Don't forget about Seastrunk he is good for 600 yards.

 

[jday]

I am troubled by the lack of a apostrophe in fools game.

But i am impressed by your knowing already that Murray can't repeat what he did last year. Maybe he will, maybe he won't.

Too and as well, I don't predict the future as well as you do. But my stance is this (with arms akimbo): Murray might not have given us another 1,800-yard season, but replacing him with two scrubs, on the chance that we can mount a serious ground game this year, is, at best, a fool's game. Or a fools' game if we include your pals.

The running back situmuation, as you might say Gimme, has dominated my thoughts since the draft. This team looks so primed to contend and yet the question of rather or not the Cowboys can once again catch lightening in a bottle with a player or a combination of players seems like such a huge gamble. But here's the problem: To a certain extent, throughout this process, the Cowboys hands have been tied by conventional wisdom.

Let's review:

Most agreed we were smart to not pay Murray. There is little chance he can repeat what he did last year and for the Cowboys to keep Dez and address the defense in the manner needed, they quite simply could not also pay Murray.

The Cowboys sat on their hands in the war room and were patient allowing the draft to come to them and therefore they did not reach for a running back. Gurley and Gordon would have cost too much to go get and they could not let Randall Gregory slide by in the 2nd. By the third round, all viable and certain upgrades over what the Cowboys already have on the roster were gone.

If the Cowboys are to find a perceived upgrade over what they already have, they will have to either part ways with depth or valuable draft picks. So as it stands, they may as well see how their current roster plays to determine rather are not robbing Peter to pay Paul is really necessary.

 

[dallasdave]

The running back situmuation, as you might say Gimme, has dominated my thoughts since the draft. This team looks so primed to contend and yet the question of rather or not the Cowboys can once again catch lightening in a bottle with a player or a combination of players seems like such a huge gamble. But here's the problem: To a certain extent, throughout this process, the Cowboys hands have been tied by conventional wisdom.

Let's review:

Most agreed we were smart to not pay Murray. There is little chance he can repeat what he did last year and for the Cowboys to keep Dez and address the defense in the manner needed, they quite simply could not also pay Murray.

The Cowboys sat on their hands in the war room and were patient allowing the draft to come to them and therefore they did not reach for a running back. Gurley and Gordon would have cost too much to go get and they could not let Randall Gregory slide by in the 2nd. By the third round, all viable and certain upgrades over what the Cowboys already have on the roster were gone.

If the Cowboys are to find a perceived upgrade over what they already have, they will have to either part ways with depth or valuable draft picks. So as it stands, they may as well see how their current roster plays to determine rather are not robbing Peter to pay Paul is really necessary.

I just hope Dallas's OL is good enough to make a average RB look like a good RB. Our OL was one of the best last year, if not the best and we did get Collins who would have been a 1st round pick.

 

[jday]

I just hope Dallas's OL is good enough to make a average RB look like a good RB. Our OL was one of the best last year, if not the best and we did get Collins who would have been a 1st round pick.

The prevailing thought is that's what the Cowboys brass are thinking/hoping, as well. But like Garrett said, the RB matters and much of the accolades last year offensive line earned was due to the effectiveness of Murray, so we will have to wait and see who is right.

 

[superonyx]

The Cowboys sat on their hands in the war room and were patient allowing the draft to come to them and therefore they did not reach for a running back. Gurley and Gordon would have cost too much to go get and they could not let Randall Gregory slide by in the 2nd. By the third round, all viable and certain upgrades over what the Cowboys already have on the roster were gone..

I don't have the list of backs that were available throughout the third round. But I would say that drafting an injured swing tackle while claiming that no back available would be better than what we had on the roster may prove to be a gross miscalculation.
Stephen Jones gets in front of a reporter yesterday and talks about building through the draft and injury risk of again RB's while ignoring the fact that we just cut a RB who couldn't stay healthy and have an aging RB we signed who hasn't been able to make it through a no contact practice yet with 2 different leg injuries.

Who here would not like to have that Chas Green pick back and instead have one of the backs still available in the 3rd round?

The front office already has shown they miscalculated Ryan Williams and threw away cash in the process.
Sure McFadden will come back...but it's funny how suddenly the jones boys are selling Joe Randle as the guy. They were not doing this before. But can you blame them. Imagine the roasting they would get if they tried selling injured McFadden to us today.

They are backed into a corner alright.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

I don't have the list of backs that were available throughout the third round. But I would say that drafting an injured swing tackle while claiming that no back available would be better than what we had on the roster may prove to be a gross miscalculation.
Stephen Jones gets in front of a reporter yesterday and talks about building through the draft and injury risk of again RB's while ignoring the fact that we just cut a RB who couldn't stay healthy and have an aging RB we signed who hasn't been able to make it through a no contact practice yet with 2 different leg injuries.

Who here would not like to have that Chas Green pick back and instead have one of the backs still available in the 3rd round?

The front office already has shown they miscalculated Ryan Williams and threw away cash in the process.
Sure McFadden will come back...but it's funny how suddenly the jones boys are selling Joe Randle as the guy. They were not doing this before. But can you blame them. Imagine the roasting they would get if they tried selling injured McFadden to us today.

They are backed into a corner alright.

They were drafting at the end of the third so the guys you'd be looking for are the guys in the fourth round.

 

[jday]

I don't have the list of backs that were available throughout the third round. But I would say that drafting an injured swing tackle while claiming that no back available would be better than what we had on the roster may prove to be a gross miscalculation.
Stephen Jones gets in front of a reporter yesterday and talks about building through the draft and injury risk of again RB's while ignoring the fact that we just cut a RB who couldn't stay healthy and have an aging RB we signed who hasn't been able to make it through a no contact practice yet with 2 different leg injuries.

Who here would not like to have that Chas Green pick back and instead have one of the backs still available in the 3rd round?

The front office already has shown they miscalculated Ryan Williams and threw away cash in the process.
Sure McFadden will come back...but it's funny how suddenly the jones boys are selling Joe Randle as the guy. They were not doing this before. But can you blame them. Imagine the roasting they would get if they tried selling injured McFadden to us today.

They are backed into a corner alright.

Gordon, Gurley and Coleman were the certain upgrades, in my opinion, and they were all gone by the time the Cowboys were picking in the 3rd. Sure, I'd like the Chaz Green pick back, but that was before I knew we would be getting La'el Collins. At the time, he was the best player available on their board...and I think most here are in agreement we want the Cowboys to stick to their board. Remember, Parnell, Free's backup, is no longer here and Free at the time was not a lock to start the season with his injury situation, so the Cowboys needed to address an insurance policy high in the draft. That was a must. Otherwise, the RT position could have been manned by a scrub who has never seen time in the regular season. Given Romo's recent injury woes, that is the last thing the organization wanted to see. So, all things considered, the Chaz pick was understandable.