Actually, in 2007, Barber only had 204 attempts. In 2008, he had 238, which is the most he's ever had as a Cowboy. In contrast, Tony had 520 attempts in 2007.
In 2008, the percentage went to 58% pass/42% run and has progressed to the point where last year, we had 65% pass/35% run.
Now, if you look at the Cowboys during Emmitt's time, at no point in his career with the Cowboys and even at the end when he slowed down, did he ever have as few as 238 carries. In fact, in 1990, his rookie year, he had 241. Be that as it may, the numbers for the Cowboys looked like this.
In Emmitt's rookie year, 1990, the Cowboys passed the ball 55% of the time as opposed to 45% run. In subsequent years, the numbers look like this:
1991 54% pass/46% run
1992 48% pass/52% run
1993 48% pass/52% run
1994 44% pass/56% run
1995 49% pass/51% run
1996 48% pass/52% run
1997 54% pass/48% run
1998 48% pass/52% run
1999 50% pass/50% run
2000 47% pass/50% run
2001 43% pass/57% run
Only one time, since Romo has been the full time starter has the pass vs run ratio been as low as 54%, which is the highest Aikman and Emmitt ever had. That year was 2009, the year we went 11-5 and lost to the Vikings in the Divisional round.
