Homerism aside

[D-TownRadio]

I want to honestly know does anyone realy think any of our current running backs are great backs? Do any of these backs make teams think WOW we have to gameplan for him? Do any of them make you think as a fan WOW what a run?
Granted MB3 is fun to watch as he punches the D in the mouth and runs for another 4-5 yards, but when I watch him I don't get the WOW factor from him.
After watching the Dallas cowboys my whole life the one thing I have grown to love is our Great RB's, QB's and WR's. Now that we have our great QB of the futrue I think we have to find our RB and WR. I don't think any of our RB's or young WR's have the WOW factor.
I do think we can pick up a WR in a trade some how but great RB's are hard to get ahold of.
The thing I would like to know is do you feel we have a RB of the future in either back? If so what one? and why?

 

[dallasfaniac]

I want to honestly know does anyone realy think any of our current running backs are great backs? Do any of these backs make teams think WOW we have to gameplan for him? Do any of them make you think as a fan WOW what a run?
Granted MB3 is fun to watch as he punches the D in the mouth and runs for another 4-5 yards, but when I watch him I don't get the WOW factor from him.
After watching the Dallas cowboys my whole life the one thing I have grown to love is our Great RB's, QB's and WR's. Now that we have our great QB of the futrue I think we have to find our RB and WR. I don't think any of our RB's or young WR's have the WOW factor.
I do think we can pick up a WR in a trade some how but great RB's are hard to get ahold of.
The thing I would like to know is do you feel we have a RB of the future in either back? If so what one? and why?

The NFL has gone to the passing game. Good teams will invest in unspectacular runningbacks so they can spend more on the QB, WR and OL.

 

[chinch]

barber is great. not gale sayers great but great for today's NFL. JJ is very good and coming along after tuna destroyed him. our runblocking is also coming along from work-in-progress.

the era of "one great back" is long gone.

i think this tandem is more effective than "one back" plus an injury (or holdout) would not impact us like it did back in the day.

I want to honestly know does anyone realy think any of our current running backs are great backs? Do any of these backs make teams think WOW we have to gameplan for him? Do any of them make you think as a fan WOW what a run?
Granted MB3 is fun to watch as he punches the D in the mouth and runs for another 4-5 yards, but when I watch him I don't get the WOW factor from him.
After watching the Dallas cowboys my whole life the one thing I have grown to love is our Great RB's, QB's and WR's. Now that we have our great QB of the futrue I think we have to find our RB and WR. I don't think any of our RB's or young WR's have the WOW factor.
I do think we can pick up a WR in a trade some how but great RB's are hard to get ahold of.
The thing I would like to know is do you feel we have a RB of the future in either back? If so what one? and why?

 

[CrazyCowboy]

I believe we are spoiled by the all time leading rusher #22

 

[jchocolate82]

To answer your question NO none of our backs are game changers that defenses have to account for but they are good enough to get the job done

 

[LeonDixson]

To answer your question NO none of our backs are game changers that defenses have to account for but they are good enough to get the job done

Exactamundo!

 

[WarC]

I think most people realize that we have a good running game. People who aren't fans of the Cowboys know who Barber and Jones are, and you can't say that about a lot of RB tandems in the NFL.

Talking to Packer fans here the last few weeks, those two are almost always mentioned when "how to stop the Cowboys offense" comes up. So yea, to an extent, I think we have something that needs to be addressed by opposing defenses.

I think what we have in Jones/Barber is a duo that will consistently get you 100+ yards a game combined...Which is really all you can ask for out of a good running game.

 

[Jimz31]

Great? No. Good? Yes.

MBIII...yeah, he's probably the toughest to bring down but a 2 yard gain is a 2 yard gain no matter how it looks. Some people get over-joyed in how those two yards "look". I also don't see him being a long term RB.

I love how he runs, but that can also be a detriment to his longevity.

JJ....He can tear it up as he did back a couple of years ago, but he needs to get his vision back. During his rookie year, people on here were talking about the great vision that he had....I'm not sure what happened to it although I do remember BP saying in his PC's that he just wanted to see his guys follow their blocks and get yards....it really does seem that he was coached too much and it got into his head, but that is up to JJ to do what he's gotta do to get more yards, especially when that means bouncing it outside. I see him having a longer career than MBIII due to running styles.

Bottom line is that the coaches need to let the game dictate who to keep in the game....just like MLB...you don't pull your starter when he's pitching a no-hitter.

 

[Doomsday]

I think we have 2 good RBs but not great and I am happy with that. I do think if we have a chance to draft a great RB then we should take it otherwise we need to continue to draft the BPA. I dont think it is wise to pay big dollars for a free agent RB. I think RB is one of the easiest positions to find. There are a ton of very good RBs in the league who are capable of making big plays if you have a good Oline.

 

[burmafrd]

With the damn browns screwing us by winning, I really see no way to get mcfadden; and besides I would much rather use our high picks on CB and maybe WR- if not in the draft by trade.

 

[aikemirv]

The NFL has gone to a Joseph Addai, INdy type back. Not the focus of the offense but one that can do all the things expected well. If you don't have 1 that can do that then you use 2 guys for that purpose. I think the Cowboys are in the middle of that because both of there guys can pick up the blitz , catch the ball out of the backfiled and run pretty well. I don't think either would be dominant as the sole RB in an offense like we ran with Aikman, but they fit our offense quite well.

 

[JIMMYBUFFETT]

While I do miss the days of the E. Smith and T. Dorsett type feature runners , I don't think you change just to change . Dallas is 10th in the league in rushing right now and 4th in the NFC . It's a team game , and as a team what they are doing is working .

 

[jchocolate82]

With the damn browns screwing us by winning, I really see no way to get mcfadden; and besides I would much rather use our high picks on CB and maybe WR- if not in the draft by trade.

I'm really not all that worried about not getting McFadden. Dont get me wrong I would love to have him but I wouldnt want to go broke trying to get him like some people suggest in other threads. There's going to be a lot of good RBs to have in the first 2 rounds so we'll be good in my opinion. With that I have put out a hit on Anderson from the Browns

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Offensively, I don't think you can have two masters in a situation like that. If your going to be a running team, then I can see how you might want to invest in a back such as the one you have in mind. I think that if you do it with a running game, then you have to basically commit to the running game. We run the ball well but I would not consider us a running team, per say. I'd consider us a passing team. To me, we have some good quality RBs already. I think we need another guy but I don't think it needs to be a top 10, 1st round back. JMO.

 

[Doomsday101]

I believe we are spoiled by the all time leading rusher #22

As well as TD, myself I would love to have another elite RB to lineup in the backfield with Romo. I'm not for giving the house away to get McFadden but I do think there are some very good RB coming out that would make a great addition to the offense.

 

[Doomsday]

Offensively, I don't think you can have two masters in a situation like that. If your going to be a running team, then I can see how you might want to invest in a back such as the one you have in mind. I think that if you do it with a running game, then you have to basically commit to the running game. We run the ball well but I would not consider us a running team, per say. I'd consider us a passing team. To me, we have some good quality RBs already. I think we need another guy but I don't think it needs to be a top 10, 1st round back. JMO.

You make a good point. If Jerry learned anything from BP's tenure here I hope he learned that he needs to continue to draft the best players available. If it is a RB then great, if not take the best player you can get your hands on and run with it.

 

[stealth]

barber is great. not gale sayers great but great for today's NFL. JJ is very good and coming along after tuna destroyed him. our runblocking is also coming along from work-in-progress.

the era of "one great back" is long gone.

i think this tandem is more effective than "one back" plus an injury (or holdout) would not impact us like it did back in the day.

explain how it is that parcells coached a potential HOF runner in curtis martin but yet was too stupid not to ruin JJ. JJ wasn't what most of us thought he was parcells had zero to do with the player jones is, thats on julius.

 

[FCBarca]

My own take boils down to who are 'keepers' and who aren't...Barber clearly is a 'keeper' and JJ, IMHO, is not...I think what may end up working the best and keeping the offense balanced is to have a type of rotation system but to mix up Barber with a quick and elusive back (The kind we though JJ would be)...Maybe not needing a McFadden type who would dominate ball carries...That way, 1st rounder could be preserved for other needs rather than looking for a homerun RB that isn't ultimately necessary, IMHO.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Effective but not great. MBIII is close.

 

[chinch]

explain how it is that parcells coached a potential HOF runner in curtis martin but yet was too stupid not to ruin JJ. JJ wasn't what most of us thought he was parcells had zero to do with the player jones is, thats on julius.

different players respond different ways. sorry, but CM could have coached himself.

tuna has one way and some players can't flourish under him (ie. TO was a prime example). Don't believe me.... jerry reitterated again today as tuna's own words "we need to win or my act will get old"

BTW noone said tuna was "too stupid" except you so don't put words in my mouth