If Romo and Dez stay healthy....we have as good a shot as anyone else in the NFC. Every other position on the team...the drop off in talent from the best guy to the next best guy is not as significant or can be covered with quality depth..i.e. LB, DB, DL, OL, TE, RB. But the talent gap/depth behind Romo is not good enough....and the talent gap/depth behind Dez is not good enough to overcome either player being lost for the season or an extended period
I say this without having any idea how the running game is going to fare. But be clear...we have to and will run the ball. We do not need an 1800 yard back. But we could use a 1000 yard back, a 500 yard back and a 300 yard back. In fact...I hope is the way they are going to approach it. None of these guys have ever proven to be "the guy" at this level...so I hope they are approaching training camp and the season with the mindset of getting all the guys ready to play THEIR role. I hope they do not get fooled with Randle or McFadden giving you 125 yards in week one...and forecast that being the way it is going to be for the foreseeable future. We made that mistake with Julius Jones and he was never the same...and quite frankly burning him out cost us a shot at the Super Bowl in 2007. We used the bye to insert Marion Barber as the starter...and he played great in the 1st half. He was gassed by halftime....and Julius was salty for getting benched...so he gave very little effort when his number was finally called in that game. The RBs on this team can get the job done as a collective unit.
