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Cowboys beat writer David Moore held a chat on Tuesday. Here are some highlights:

Based on how NFC teams have done in playoffs this season, how do you think a Romo/Dez led Cowboys team would have done if it had managed to win the division?

If Romo and Bryant were healthy for the entire season it's my opinion this team would have made the playoffs. It's also my opinion they would no longer be playing. If they somehow got by the Wild Card round, they would have certainly lost this past weekend.

How many more years do you think guys like Romo and Witten have left? And for that matter, Sean Lee with all the concussions he's had

If Romo suffers no more significant injuries, his desire to play another three or four years is realistic. Now, the question is what are the odds that he suffers no more significant injuries? See Witten playing at least two more seasons before he begins to give serious consideration to retirement. Not sure concussions will drive Lee out of the NFL, unless he suffers more this coming season.

If the Raiders moved to San Antonio, how would that affect the Cowboys?

The initial reaction is to say it would cut into one of the more fervent parts of the Cowboys fans base. But it's premature -- and unlikely at this stage -- to project the Raiders will move to San Antonio. At this stage the city is being used more as a bargaining chip than a potential reality.

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Dallas was real close last year, Romo and DEZ along with losing the #1 RB killed the team !!!!
 
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This season sucked but dallas wouldn't have won the sb or anything so it's not that frustrating anymore.
 
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Sure losing Murray hurt the team. I think very few seem to reasonably think that losing 29 was as big an impact as losing 88, and no one should think its as big an impact as losing 9.
 
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like Dandy Don user to "If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, wouldn't it be a Merry Christmas?" -
 
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How so?
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What people often forget is that Murray led the league in first downs last year by a pretty wide margin.

Murray was able to keep our defense on the sideline and our QB from taking too many shots. If Murray were still here, I suspect that the team would have had more confidence in the running game allowing them to do the things mentioned above.
 
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Losing 29 had no effect on this season what so ever.
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Maybe you should ask the offensive linemen about that? You know, the guys who had to change up from running zone blocking to power blocking on the fly this season to accommodate the new running back who couldn't run in the zone scheme?

I think it definitely had an effect on them.
 
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HappyOnions said:
What people often forget is that Murray led the league in first downs last year by a pretty wide margin.

Murray was able to keep our defense on the sideline and our QB from taking too many shots. If Murray were still here, I suspect that the team would have had more confidence in the running game allowing them to do the things mentioned above.
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He also played with Tony and Dez. That had more to do with his success than anything. He is an average back. And would not have been a difference maker in any game we played this last year. We would have still been 4 and 12 or worse with all his fumbles.
 
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stasheroo said:
Maybe you should ask the offensive linemen about that? You know, the guys who had to change up from running zone blocking to power blocking on the fly this season to accommodate the new running back who couldn't run in the zone scheme?

I think it definitely had an effect on them.
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Every rb is different. Anytime you change, there are going to be changes to accumadate them. But again. 29 would not have changed the outcome of any game so he would have had no effect on the team. He is just an average back.
 
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Every rb is different. Anytime you change, there are going to be changes to accumadate them.
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That's a nice attempt to try to minimize what was in fact a huge change made necessary by a change in starting running backs. It's not accurate, but it's a nice attempt nonetheless.

But again. 29 would not have changed the outcome of any game so he would have had no effect on the team.
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That's a nice, unprovable hypothetical.

He is just an average back.
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"Average backs" don't lead the league in rushing by nearly 500 yds over their closest competition.

You're reaching here in an attempt to marginalize both Demarco Murray the player, and the impact on the team.
 
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That's a nice attempt to try to minimize what was in fact a huge change made necessary by a change in starting running backs. It's not accurate, but it's a nice attempt nonetheless.



That's a nice, unprovable hypothetical.



"Average backs" don't lead the league in rushing by nearly 500 yds over their closest competition.

You're reaching here in an attempt to marginalize both Demarco Murray the player, and the impact on the team.
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He is an average back. He had a great year that also happened to be a contract year. Go figure. Before then and after then he has been the definition of average, not even mentioning his injury history. There is nothing wrong with being an average back. Dmac is an average back too. You can win with average backs. But he is no where near a great back and again he would not have changed the outcome of any game last year.
 
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He is an average back. He had a great year that also happened to be a contract year. Go figure. Before then and after then he has been the definition of average, not even mentioning his injury history.
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He wasn't average before the 2014 season. He was highly productive with the opportunities he received. And again, average backs don't lead the league in rushing by 500 yards.

There is nothing wrong with being an average back. Dmac is an average back too. You can win with average backs. But he is no where near a great back and again he would not have changed the outcome of any game last year.
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You need to recheck the definition of an "average back". McFadden isn't an average back either. He's a special talent that had great success at the college level. While his NFL career has certainly been up and down, it isn't due to the fact that he lacks special physical traits.

Your personal definition of special running backs must be a short list.
 
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