Just Franchise Murray

[Doc50]

With 3 1st round draft picks on the OL, a talented receiving corp, some talent at QB and WR, you would expect that an average back could be brought in for a reasonable price who would provide better than average numbers just because of the talent around him.

Murray's replacement is probably already on the roster.

While Dunbar has some explosive versatility and should improve, Williams has that toughness and refusal to go down; he can can carry the load and get the extra yards. Randle is also better (I would be too, behind that line), so the need to spend $$$$ @ RB next year is unlikely.

Would rather go DL, safety, and RT.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Murray's replacement is probably already on the roster.

While Dunbar has some explosive versatility and should improve, Williams has that toughness and refusal to go down; he can can carry the load and get the extra yards. Randle is also better (I would be too, behind that line), so the need to spend $$$$ @ RB next year is unlikely.

Would rather go DL, safety, and RT.

I agree.

Spend $8 mil a season on Murray OR spend that $8 mil on other needed resources.

 

[the kid 05]

There is a 3 year age difference between these two, so if we're going to call Peterson 30 right now, then we need to call Murray 27 right now. Peterson is not the average running back, there is always an exception to the rule and Peterson is that exception. They guy has shown no signs of slowing down and even at the age of 33, I'd take Peterson over a 30 year old Murray.

difference is one has had a torn ACL and the other has not. There is no guarantee that AP will stay running as vicious as he been.

 

[DiResta]

What if Peterson gets his issues behind him and wants to sign with the Cowboys for a bargain 1 year contract?

 

[Rob Mexico]

What the front office should do with Murray is play him hard and see how he does/holds up at the end of the season before deciding what to do with him.

 

[TwentyOne]

After the season Demarco Murray will be a free agent. After the last two weeks he looks great but based on his injury past and history of RBS after 27, the best thing that Dallas could do is place the Franchise tag on Murray.
The franchise tag is an average of the top 5 highest paid players salary at that position. If AP gets released and Lynch, both are very likely after the season then it drops that average RB salary way down. The RBS salaries have been going down over the last few years.
Sure it will be around a 7-8 million cap hit to franchise him for 2015 but at his age and injury history that's a better bet to place than to sign him long term to 10-15 guaranteed and then have to eat alot more in the near future.

 

[TwentyOne]

Murray should get $2M-$3M/per based on the way the league is devaluing RBs. If our OL continues to gel - I expect Dallas to go for a cheaper alternative if Murray's price is too high - and still get similar production.

I dont think the league is devaluating RBs that much. But thats the max. i would give Murray. Anything above that i'd say thank you and let Randle handle (the ball).

 

[Vanilla2]

Can't think of a worse idea honestly.

Trading Dez?

 

[ConstantReboot]

Honestly, my gameplan during the off season would try to bring everyone back as cheap as possible with contracts that stipulate an injury clause, and with incentives. I'd focus my efforts fixing the defense and try to sign Ro McClain to a contract. Only position I'd spend a high draft pick on offense would be QB and RT. Other than that, every pick should be Defense.

 

[gmoney112]

The market will determine Murray's price.

And anyone thinking Murray is touching 8m/year needs to pass the pipe, Cheech.

Equally disturbing is thinking Randle and a 5th round pick are good enough to give us a dominating run game for a 16+ game season. That'd easily be the worst starting RB core in the NFL. It's always fun to say "oh we can replace him with a 5th round pick", but this isn't Shanahan's system and I'd prefer not to see Romo suffer a fractured spine because some green RB missed a blitz pickup assignment.

I'd resign Murray to a 3 year/15 mill deal if he'd take it, they can work out the guaranteed money after it. And I'd take another RB in the draft, not many RB's make an entire 16 game season, and with our OL destroying people, I want two capable backs so the running game doesn't skip a beat if one goes down.

Sign him, and take BPA in the draft. We can do it, and we should.

 

[bodi]

do not sign him - he's a fumbler

 

[BiffWellingtonIII]

Reminds me of chuck Muncie a talented fumbler

 

[Cowboyz88]

DO NOT SIGN.

 

[reddyuta]

he really does not wrap up with 2 hands when tackled,i am sure the coaches have told him a million times to wrap up but he is way too careless.

 

[big dog cowboy]

You can't fix stupid and it seems you can't teach Murray to hold on to the ball.