News: DC: Murray: I’m Lead Guy, But Dunbar Needs Touches

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Murray: I’m Lead Guy, But Dunbar Needs Touches
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Rowan Kavner DallasCowboys.com Staff WriterFollow Rowan Kavner on Twitter

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OXNARD, Calif. – Even the lead running back is calling for Lance Dunbar to get touches this year.

Anyone who’s watched Dunbar since the North Texas product came to the Cowboys in 2012 has seen that the 5-8 running back brings an added dimension of quickness, speed and agility no others possess on the roster.

There’s no question DeMarco Murray is the leader and bell cow of the group, but Dunbar’s the back everyone’s waiting to break out.


“Dunbar’s a special guy,” Murray said. “He definitely gives a great chance to do some things. I definitely want to be in there as much as I can. But I definitely know and feel he needs to get some touches, get on the field and make some things happen, because he’s definitely a spark for our team.”

Murray described himself as the running back of the team, and there’s really no question about that. Murray’s ability to play on any down makes him special, but the Cowboys need to find ways to keep him healthy for a full 16 games.

One way is to have another running back to lighten the load...

 

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Didn’t honestly know a great deal about Ryan Williams or the type of game he plays, but I have to admit he is growing on me. His film from his days at Arizona was okay and nothing special. What I have noticed about him seeing him now in person -- there is a pace in which he plays. There is some elusiveness to his game with the ball in his hands. He does show that ability to make people miss when he is going to and through the hole. I didn’t believe he had the quickness, say, of a back like Lance Dunbar, but there are snaps where he appears just that. There is acceleration and a burst in his play. He can get the ball around the corner and into the secondary. He has done a nice job of keeping his pads down when taking on defenders. What really has impressed me has been his ability to catch the ball on the move. He extends his hands and can really snatch the ball. Showed some nice feel of how to work the screen. If there is an area he is working on, it’s pass protection. In Arizona, that part of his game was awful with poor effort and technique. Since this camp opened, he has done a much better job of staying square and taking on the rusher. There has been improvement here.

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