Demarco Murray reminds me a lot of Duane Thomas

[jack2]

Don't know how may of u remember the cowboys in the 70's? But murray running style remind me a lot of duane thomas, he seemed to be able to get 6-7 yards with ease! Just hope j
His head is screwed on better than that great runner.

 

[fortdick]

Don't know how may of u remember the cowboys in the 70's? But murray running style remind me a lot of duane thomas, he seemed to be able to get 6-7 yards with ease! Just hope j
His head is screwed on better than that great runner.

Funny, but to me he looked a lot like Emmit. I just had that deja vu feeling watching him run against Seattle.

 

[FLCowboyFan]

If you look at the top backs in the NFL this year.......

Statistics

By Player Category
By Player Position
By Team Category

1 Fred Jackson BUF RB 150 18.8 803 5.4 100.4 6 80T 34 22.7 10 3 1
2 Adrian Peterson MIN RB 167 20.9 798 4.8 99.8 9 54 40 24.0 6 3 1
3 Frank Gore SF RB 159 19.9 782 4.9 97.8 5 55 34 21.4 8 3 2
4 LeSean McCoy PHI RB 135 19.3 754 5.6 107.7 8 49T 48 35.6 8 1 0
5 Maurice Jones-Drew JAC RB 166 20.8 740 4.5 92.5 3 41 33 19.9 5 1 3
6 Michael Turner ATL RB 157 19.6 692 4.4 86.5 7 61 31 19.7 6 3 1
7 Matt Forte CHI RB 124 17.7 672 5.4 96.0 2 46 29 23.4 9 3 0
8 Arian Foster HOU RB 154 22.0 656 4.3 93.7 5 42T 30 19.5 3 1 0
9 Willis McGahee DEN RB 123 17.6 623 5.1 89.0 3 60T 27 22.0 5 1 1
9 Ben Tate HOU RB 109 13.6 623 5.7 77.9 2 27T 34 31.2 4 0 3
11 Darren McFadden OAK RB 113 16.1 614 5.4 87.7 4 70T 23 20.4 8 3 1
12 Steven Jackson STL RB 113 16.1 579 5.1 82.7 4 47T 25 22.1 4 2 1
13 DeMarco Murray DAL RB 80 10.0 539 6.7 67.4 1 91T 22 27.5 6 2 0
14 Cedric Benson CIN RB 137 19.6 536 3.9 76.6 2 39T 27 19.7 2 0 0
15 Ray Rice BAL RB 133 16.6 532 4.0 66.5 6 53 20 15.0 3 1 1 4.8

Murray has the 13th best total. Most of the guys on the list have played 5 more games!

 

[JoeCorrado]

He kind of looked like DeMarco Murray to me.

You know how comparisons always seem to lead to arguments around here. I am sure there are trolls and negative nannies out there just waiting for any hint of weakness to make their move.

Next thing you know we will be comparing Romo to ... oh, never mind.

 

[dallasdave]

Reminds me of Calvin Hill

 

[CATCH17]

Who in here would trade Murray for Mark Ingram?

Thats how lucky we got.

 

[TheBigEasy]

I hated this guy as a Cornhusker fan...he killed us every time we played them. The kid should never have dropped to the 3rd round. What a steal. Sorry Felix, and I realize this kind of thing is frowned upon in the NFL, but you lost your job due to injury. He's the kind of back that makes something out of nothing. As a Cowboy fan, I will be disgusted if they use him in a lesser role. I wouldn't mind seeing a 2 back set on 3rd downs but this guy is, and should be, here to stay.

 

[The Quest for Six]

Who in here would trade Murray for Mark Ingram?

Thats how lucky we got.

three games doesn't make a career..remember troy hambrick, and Julius Jones, how soon those forget

 

[CATCH17]

three games doesn't make a career..remember troy hambrick, and Julius Jones, how soon those forget

With the physical ability he has shown I dont think he is going to fall off unless he just loses his desire to play and has a Roy Williams moment.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Murray is definately impressing me each game and i'm glad we got him. If he can continue to improve and be a factor for us then it's a heck of a steal in the 3rd round.

 

[FLCowboyFan]

He didn't really do that much at OU....just

Career Records at University of Oklahoma

All-Time Leader in Points Scored (390)
All-Time Leader in Touchdowns (65)
All-Time Leader in All Purpose Yards (6,718)
All-Time Leader in Receiving Yards for a Running Back (1,571)

After following Adrian Peterson up as the lead back

 

[cfin5256]

I hated this guy as a Cornhusker fan...he killed us every time we played them. The kid should never have dropped to the 3rd round. What a steal. Sorry Felix, and I realize this kind of thing is frowned upon in the NFL, but you lost your job due to injury. He's the kind of back that makes something out of nothing. As a Cowboy fan, I will be disgusted if they use him in a lesser role. I wouldn't mind seeing a 2 back set on 3rd downs but this guy is, and should be, here to stay.

I'm glad we had him, especially against your guys. We needed him. I can still picture Suh eating Landry for breakfast. Scary dude.

I'm just really happy that Demarco was drafted by my 'Boys; and it's great seeing the way he has come on the last 3 games. He's just a humble, hard-working guy and would be the last person to toot his own horn so to speak. Crazy to think he's already 13th in rushing with 5 less starts.

 

[Gaede]

Absolutely LOVED when he ran over Earl Thomas early in the game

 

[Baileyneverfailey]

People always talk about a complete back, and they usually mean a guy who can run, catch, and pass protect. Murray is all those things, but he's also a complete back in that he has good speed, size, power, and agility. You just don't get all of that in one guy usually. He's surely looking like he's going to be a very good back for us, but of course these things take time to develop, and consistency becomes the key.

 

[bbgun]

I don't see it. Different body types and running styles. Certainly different attitudes.

 

[zrinkill]

He reminds me of Robert Smith with the Vikings in the 90's

 

[funkytown]

Loved the pick when we got him, and it love it even more now.

Murray was super productive in college, and had pro skills. No way he should have lasted til the 3rd Round.

The teams who took RB's before Murray have to be killing themselves right now.
Saints-Mark Ingram 1st round
Cardinals- Ryan Williams 2nd Round
Lions- Mikel LeShoure 2nd Round
Dolphins- Daniel Thomas 2nd Round
Patriots- Shane Vereen 2nd Round

All those guys have injury issues, and its not fair to judge those picks yet.But Murray has been injured also.

Just scary to think about Murray with the Saints, Lions, or Patriots.

 

[Hostile]

Who in here would trade Murray for Mark Ingram?

Thats how lucky we got.

The irony of this coming from you is hilarious.

 

[Hostile]

I don't see it. Different body types and running styles. Certainly different attitudes.

I agree with you. Not seeing this either.

 

[bbgun]

I agree with you. Not seeing this either.

First Emmitt, now Thomas. Tomorrow he'll be compared to Perkins or (gasp) Les Shy.