Darius Jackson RB

[jday]

You're not sold on Morris? He's already had a better pro career than McFadden.

He has seen a steady decline in production from his 1st break out year. He is on the cusp of the average age for running backs to begin their decline, and from the looks of things he has already declined.

Just saying...

 

[KJJ]

This was the strangest pick of the draft for me. I don't see how he beats out McFadden. Why double up on RB? Seems like this player is more of just an athlete than a polished RB.

McFadden is on the last year of his contract and will be 29 at the start of the 2016 season. Although he stayed healthy last season he's coming off a career high in carries and an injury could pop up. Because Jackson is an athlete he could be very good on special teams which is something McFadden doesn't play. If he provides something in the running game and on special teams McFadden could be in trouble if another hamstring injury pops up costing him some training camp like last summer. The Cowboys had a lot of issues at RB last season with Randle having to be released.

They ended up having to trade for CMike and that didn't work out. They brought in Turbin and that didn't workout either. They want to be prepared at RB this season with Romo coming back from injury. They want to be prepared in the event there's a rash of injuries at RB. It's clear by the moves we've made at RB the Cowboys are planning on getting back to what they did in 2014 by running the football. They want to get back to controlling the ball to help Romo and the defense.

 

[KJJ]

He has seen a steady decline in production from his 1st break out year. He is on the cusp of the average age for running backs to begin their decline, and from the looks of things he has already declined.

Just saying...

A big reason Morris' numbers have declined is Washington had implemented a Baylor-like offense for RGIII in 2012 and tried to transition from that the following season. When that didn’t work Mike Shanahan was fired after 2013. The entire offense was reworked under Jay Gruden and Morris was phased out. In 2014 Washington took Matt Jones and Morris was relegated to splitting carries. The transitioning away from RG3 clearly hurt Morris' production. All Morris really needs in my opinion is a return to the zone blocking scheme to recapture his earlier success.

Behind our OL there's no doubt he'll produce. Obviously with Zeke getting the brunt of the carries Morris may not gain a lot of yards due to the lack of carries but he'll make plays because of his vision and decisiveness. In his 4 seasons he's scored 29 rushing TD's compared to only 12 for McFadden over that same period. Morris won't provide much in the passing game but he's been a better "runner" over his career than McFadden.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Morris is terrible. Watch him even at his best. If we were going to go this route I would've just rather kept the guy from Seattle we got.

 

[jday]

A big reason Morris' numbers have declined is Washington had implemented a Baylor-like offense for RGIII in 2012 and tried to transition from that the following season. When that didn’t work Mike Shanahan was fired after 2013. The entire offense was reworked under Jay Gruden and Morris was phased out. In 2014 Washington took Matt Jones and Morris was relegated to splitting carries. The transitioning away from RG3 clearly hurt Morris' production. All Morris really needs in my opinion is a return to the zone blocking scheme to recapture his earlier success.

Behind our OL there's no doubt he'll produce. Obviously with Zeke getting the brunt of the carries Morris may not gain a lot of yards due to the lack of carries but he'll make plays because of his vision and decisiveness. In his 4 seasons he's scored 29 rushing TD's compared to only 12 for McFadden over that same period. Morris won't provide much in the passing game but he's been a better "runner" over his career than McFadden.

I'm definitely okay with moving on from Dmac...I'll take you at your word on Morris.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

He's not on the team anymore.

I would've re-signed him rather than go the route of Morris.

 

[KJJ]

Morris is terrible. Watch him even at his best. If we were going to go this route I would've just rather kept the guy from Seattle we got.

What film have you been watching??? He's destroyed the Cowboys over his career he had a 200 yard game on us his rookie year in a season finale elimination game. Morris is a very solid back read the post I just submitted on why I believe his numbers have declined. He's only had one down season and that's because he was being fazed out splitting carries with Matt Jones. He had 63 fewer carries in 2015 than he did in 2014 and still produced 751 yards.

His a rhythm back who gets better with the more carries he gets. He seems to get stronger as the game goes on. His career rushing average is 4.4 and he's been very durable not having missed a single game over his 4 year career that what shows what kind of staying power and durability he brings. He provides great insurance if Zeke were to go down and can be very productive. He's one of the best offseason pickups we've had in awhile.

 

[KJJ]

I would've re-signed him rather than go the route of Morris.

Re-signed Turbin? He had 199 yards in 10 games last season. He did very little for us which is why he wasn't resigned. Morris is a much better back than Turbin get real!

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

What film have you been watching??? He's destroyed the Cowboys over his career he had a 200 yard game on us his rookie year in a season finale elimination game. Morris is a very solid back read the post I just submitted on why I believe his numbers have declined. He's only had one down season and that's because he was being fazed out splitting carries with Matt Jones. He had 63 fewer carries in 2015 than he did in 2014 and still produced 751 yards.

His a rhythm back who gets better with the more carries he gets. He seems to get stronger as the game goes on. His career rushing average is 4.4 and he's been very durable not having missed a single game over his 4 year career that what shows what kind of staying power and durability he brings. He provides great insurance if Zeke were to go down and can be very productive. He's one of the best offseason pickups we've had in awhile.

I've been watching all of his film. Even in his good games. He doesn't make people miss. He doesn't run over anyone. He's a decent back. Nothing impressive about him at all. If he's a rhythm back then that's even more reason he shouldn't be here because he won't get into any rhythm here behind McFadden and Elliot.

 

[KJJ]

I'm definitely okay with moving on from Dmac...I'll take you at your word on Morris.

The film speaks for itself on Morris and behind our OL he could flourish if given enough opportunity.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Re-signed Turbin? He had 199 yards in 10 games last season. He did very little for us which is why he wasn't resigned. Morris is a much better back than Turbin get real!

I'd rather have Turbin. He at least was physical. And Turbin had 139 yards inn 7 games at 4.3 yards per carry. Cowboys chose not to run him. Far better than 3.7 yards a carry.

You like Morris and that's fine. He seems like a good guy but I don't see his purpose here especially now. As a third string guy you could do worse though.

 

[KJJ]

I've been watching all of his film. Even in his good games. He doesn't make people miss. He doesn't run over anyone. He's a decent back. Nothing impressive about him at all. If he's a rhythm back then that's even more reason he shouldn't be here because he won't get into any rhythm here behind McFadden and Elliot.

If he can't make people miss or run over anyone then explain how he's gained over 4700 yards averaging 4.4 a carry and scored 29 TD's in 4 years? You can't possibly be watching the same back I've been watching. Don't be surprised if McFadden doesn't see the field much with Morris here he's a better runner than McFadden and he has more of a nose for the endzone.

 

[KJJ]

I'd rather have Turbin. He at least was physical. And Turbin had 139 yards inn 7 games at 4.3 yards per carry. Cowboys chose not to run him. Far better than 3.7 yards a carry.

You like Morris and that's fine. He seems like a good guy but I don't see his purpose here especially now. As a third string guy you could do worse though.

If Turbin was any good the Cowboys would have resigned him and not drafted a couple of RBs. I said last season Turbin wouldn't be back. I like Morris especially behind our OL.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

If he can't make people miss or run over anyone then explain how he's gained over 4700 yards averaging 4.4 a carry and scored 29 TD's in 4 years? You can't possibly be watching the same back I've been watching. Don't be surprised if McFadden doesn't see the field much with Morris here he's a better runner than McFadden and he has more of a nose for the endzone.

Which is proven by the Commanders constantly taking him out of plays once they get into the redzone area. Morris fell off the minute RGIII fell off. They were both great for each other in their option based offense. He doesn't have that here and he hasn't had it the past 2 years in Washington. His past two years have been dreadful. McFadden may used as a change of pace back so I don't know what to really expect from him in terms of carries.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

If Turbin was any good the Cowboys would have resigned him and not drafted a couple of RBs. I said last season Turbin wouldn't be back. I like Morris especially behind our OL.

Oh make no mistake i'm not saying Turbin is a great back either. I was saying if I wanted to go down the route of Morris I would've rather done it with Turbin. I had no problem with him last year. Turbin will have a much better shot at playing with the Colts then he will here. Morris probably should've went there as well.

 

[KJJ]

Which is proven by the Commanders constantly taking him out of plays once they get into the redzone area. Morris fell off the minute RGIII fell off. They were both great for each other in their option based offense. He doesn't have that here and he hasn't had it the past 2 years in Washington. His past two years have been dreadful. McFadden may used as a change of pace back so I don't know what to really expect from him in terms of carries.

Read my earlier post (not going to repeat it) on why his numbers fell off it was Washington transitioning away from RG3 and Morris being fazed out. Washington doesn't run the same offense Morris excelled in it was reworked by Gruden. Morris doesn't fit what they do anymore which is why they moved on from him. What he has in Dallas is a great OL and a team that plans on committing to the running game. How could Morris' past 2 years have been "dreadful" when he produced over 1800 yards rushing and 9 TD's while being fazed out?

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Read my earlier post (not going to repeat it) on why his numbers fell off it was Washington transitioning away from RG3 and Morris being fazed out. Washington doesn't run the same offense Morris excelled in it was reworked by Gruden. Morris doesn't fit what they do anymore which is why they moved on from him. What he has in Dallas is a great OL and a team that plans on committing to the running game. How could Morris' past 2 years have been "dreadful" when he produced over 1800 yards rushing and 9 TD's while being fazed out?

He did it at less than 4 yards a carry. That's dreadful.

 

[speedkilz88]

http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/players/roster/darius-jackson
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Darius Jackson
RB, Eastern Michigan (6-0, 220) 4.40
Thick in the lower body. Plays in a read option attack. Gets the ball sideways then heads toward the line. Has some vision to see the hole and make the cut. Really does a nice job of finishing runs. See long runs in his games. Some plant and burst when he is making cuts. Will attack the hole. Can catch the ball and get up the field, but there were some snaps where he had concentration problems with his hands. Will drop some easy passes. Will lunge as a pass protector. Can see that he wants to be in position and knows what to do but his execution can be off. Can work through the gaps. Will protect the football. Runs through arm tackles. Physically player, especially tough around the goal line.

http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2016/05/01/scout’s-eye-zeke-gathers-detailed-scouting-reports-all-9-picks

 

[kevm3]

I think Jackson is here for punt returns or they want to see if he can bring something to the passing game... essentially a more athletic dunbar.

 

[KJJ]

Oh make no mistake i'm not saying Turbin is a great back either. I was saying if I wanted to go down the route of Morris I would've rather done it with Turbin. I had no problem with him last year. Turbin will have a much better shot at playing with the Colts then he will here. Morris probably should've went there as well.

In Turbins 4 year career he's never rushed for more than 354 yards in a season and has only scored ONE career rushing TD. He's only had 1127 rushing yards in 4 years with a 4.0 rushing average and you would rather have a back like that than one who's put up over 4700 yards and scored 29 TD's over that same 4 year period? Get real!