Most likely RB to be moved ahead of training camp seems to be Walker

[_sturt_]

The Cowboys just used 2 draft picks on RB's a couple of weeks ago. You are advocating they need to use another?

Pick straight up?

Not so much. Won't rule it out, but that's not what I'd put on the table. (I'd probably say yes to a 7th straight up, though.)

Pick swap?

Sure. I'm very content to jump back several Day 3 slots in 2026 to better fortify the top of that depth chart, but only now that I know the Joneses are this serious about winning in 2025 (Pickens trade).

And.

I'd also likely feel so much different about the situation if even just one of those two picks they used a couple of weeks ago were for someone that would walk into camp as the irrefutable RB1. That's not the case, of course.

 

[CWR]

Hes really good, but seems to always be hurt.

Id be excited at the move, but we also have a full rb room and a lot of potential already IMO.

 

[Mr_437]

The Cowboys just used 2 draft picks on RB's a couple of weeks ago. You are advocating they need to use another?

Are you advocating Blue n Mafah are enough?

 

[kskboys]

Seattle loves running backs. I don’t see them trading their best one.

Injuries. They might.

 

[blueblood70]

Seattle loves running backs. I don’t see them trading their best one.

Really in this day and age with player movement you can't believe it guys like Derek Henry and Saquan Barkley allowed to walk and bigger name players than that at other positions this is the era of players moving in surprise cuts they just got rid of half their team what are you talking about they got rid of their quarterback for another quarterback that I don't think's any better why what's up with the parallel moves now let's make a change they got rid of most of their wide receivers so maybe he's just next..

After I'm on board with it 'cause I don't believe any hype I don't think the Cowboys are in the market for a running back right now why would they trade for 1 when they can go pick up Nick Chubb right now I think they want to see now after a free agency after the draft they made the move for Pickens they're going to evaluate their team in camp and preseason and yes they may make a move before game one if if none of these are looking great they will do something but they're not doing something before camp it was shocked me if this happened...

 

[blueblood70]

Hes really good, but seems to always be hurt.

Id be excited at the move, but we also have a full rb room and a lot of potential already IMO.

That's exactly why it won't happen the Cowboys will go into training camp with all the free agents with all the draft picks with the current team and they will evaluate all the way through the 1st two games of preseason then when they're trying to evaluate The close to 30 players are going to cut they're going to look at other people's rosters and they're going to look for people to either give a trade pick you know like a 5th rounder for Brandon Cooks and Gilmore but they're going to do it later..

We do have a full running back room plenty of potential there to get a nice 12 punch or a running back by committee jayden Blue is being underrated here and I don't understand it but hey haters be hating but the Cowboys see what they have and they need to evaluate it further..

Besides the fact that they wanted to there's JK Dobbins out there Nick Chubb I mean why would they make a trade when they could just pick up Nick Chubb right now let him rest not expect him to practice just let him keep working on his game up until it's ready to get going for the season...

That really where the Cowboys mindset they would go get a guy like Nick Chubb I mean why more trade assets for a guy who does get hurt quite often and dinged don't we have those guys with Sanders and Williams on the team already I mean they're going to get a chance we got the two draft picks as well plus we have other guys like Hunter that maybe this staff evaluates and maybe gives this guy more snaps you know as a short yardage guy the goal line guy maybe this staff can actually do something more with our players..

 

[blueblood70]

Two games missed in 2022.

Two games missed in 2023.

Six games missed in 2024.

If a player misses a couple of games a year, that's not much. That's acceptable.

If a player misses six games a year, yeah, that's a lot.

Maybe he misses six this season. Maybe he misses a couple. Who knows. Likely to miss some, but how many is an open question.10 games missed over three seasons is an 80% availability rate.


Again, to the very point you just made... you already know that this is going to be a committee approach for 25-26, so what's the problem here?

Yeah but the problem here is as much as this guy would be a solid pickup why use trade assets on a player that you have right now some free agents in like JK Dobbins or nick Chubb there's guys on this team already or out there in free agencies there's no reason to waste a draft pick on this particular guy...

I think the Cowboys are going to keep evaluating through camp in the first couple preseason games they're not making anymore big moves i'd be shocked I mean if it happens that's great but I'm not expecting anything at all if it was going to happen corner would be my guess..

 

[blueblood70]

I'm thinking something more like a back-of-the-draft pick flip of some consequence--a KWIII + 6th for a 5th.

There also might be some thought to trading Jalen Tolbert straight-up, since my understanding is SEA as-is is depending on their two 7th rounders making the team.


Only costs Jerry about $2.7m.

and DRAFT capital..CHubbs and Dobbins still there. This is a lot of smoke and there's definitely no fire i'll pass for now..

I prefer to see what this current roster of running backs do in camp and preseason you could get one of these trays or a cuts going to happen on a team deep at running back I mean I heard the whole breeze hall thing he would not be a good fit here right now the dudes never had a 1000 yard season he's not a workhorse he's more like Jayden Blue we don't need another one of those...

That's why I say Nick Chubb due to beast is big he's a workout warrior a lot like Derek Henry if he can come to a place that didn't overuse him he'd be a better fit here so why make a trade if running back is your target he's sitting there right now for free as far as draft capital I don't know how much he wants but that would be the guy but why not wait and see what you have...

 

[baltcowboy]

Injuries. They might.

There not.

 

[baltcowboy]

Really in this day and age with player movement you can't believe it guys like Derek Henry and Saquan Barkley allowed to walk and bigger name players than that at other positions this is the era of players moving in surprise cuts they just got rid of half their team what are you talking about they got rid of their quarterback for another quarterback that I don't think's any better why what's up with the parallel moves now let's make a change they got rid of most of their wide receivers so maybe he's just next..

After I'm on board with it 'cause I don't believe any hype I don't think the Cowboys are in the market for a running back right now why would they trade for 1 when they can go pick up Nick Chubb right now I think they want to see now after a free agency after the draft they made the move for Pickens they're going to evaluate their team in camp and preseason and yes they may make a move before game one if if none of these are looking great they will do something but they're not doing something before camp it was shocked me if this happened...

I will say this if King Henry was available today the Cowboys would sign him.

 

[_sturt_]

why not wait and see what you have

This keeps coming back up as-if we don't know what we have, and it's a head scratcher.

1. You know with some precision that Deuce is not getting any serious chance to fill any significant role unless injury occurs.

2. You know with some precision to expect that Williams fills the 3rd down back role.

3. You know with some precision that Sanders is a camp body.

4. You even know with some precision that Blue might be a 10-15 touches per game asset.

There is one and only one real mystery among the five, which is Mafah. Yes. See what Mafah can do. Absolutely. But be rational. Don't translate "see what Mafah can do" into "don't assume you need any more RBs going to Oxnard since you have Mafah." He's practice squad bound until he proves otherwise... that's what 7th rounders are.

Not saying anything that everyone doesn't already know.


We took 7 RBs to camp last season. And that was even when we had very strong reason to believe that, in the end, Rico and Zeke would be the guys.

You have no such reason for any such confidence in any two of the five currently on the roster.

Not saying you should take any more than 7, of course not. But you don't stick your head in the sand and think 5 is enough... when truth be told, you know going into it, only 2 of the 5 have any conventionally-plausible reason to suspect they'll stick.

seems to always be hurt

Choking on the term "always"... 80% availability over 3 regular seasons and a playoff game doesn't exactly scream to me "always."

 

[blueblood70]

This keeps coming back up as-if we don't know what we have, and it's a head scratcher.

1. You know with some precision that Deuce is not getting any serious chance to fill any significant role unless injury occurs.

2. You know with some precision to expect that Williams fills the 3rd down back role.

3. You know with some precision that Sanders is a camp body.

4. You even know with some precision that Blue might be a 10-15 touches per game asset.

There is one and only one real mystery among the five, which is Mafah. Yes. See what Mafah can do. Absolutely. But be rational. Don't translate "see what Mafah can do" into "don't assume you need any more RBs going to Oxnard since you have Mafah." He's practice squad bound until he proves otherwise... that's what 7th rounders are.

Not saying anything that everyone doesn't already know.


We took 7 RBs to camp last season. And that was even when we had very strong reason to believe that, in the end, Rico and Zeke would be the guys.

You have no such reason for any such confidence in any two of the five currently on the roster.

Not saying you should take any more than 7, of course not. But you don't stick your head in the sand and think 5 is enough... when truth be told, you know going into it, only 2 of the 5 have any conventionally-plausible reason to suspect they'll stick.


Choking on the term "always"... 80% availability over 3 regular seasons and a playoff game doesn't exactly scream to me "always."

Absolutely not I disagree with all that you don't know anything that's what camp is for you do realize that you otas many camps camps and preseason to work all those questions out there's always going to be a surprise... So you wrote all that for nothing 'cause i'm not going to agree or finish reading any of it because that's why I like to watch camp &preseason..

It's exactly why you let the professionals and the coaches go through and see 100 times more than we see and they're going to pick the right group that's it the roster will be set by the coaches and we will watch football...

 

[blueblood70]

This keeps coming back up as-if we don't know what we have, and it's a head scratcher.

1. You know with some precision that Deuce is not getting any serious chance to fill any significant role unless injury occurs.

2. You know with some precision to expect that Williams fills the 3rd down back role.

3. You know with some precision that Sanders is a camp body.

4. You even know with some precision that Blue might be a 10-15 touches per game asset.

There is one and only one real mystery among the five, which is Mafah. Yes. See what Mafah can do. Absolutely. But be rational. Don't translate "see what Mafah can do" into "don't assume you need any more RBs going to Oxnard since you have Mafah." He's practice squad bound until he proves otherwise... that's what 7th rounders are.

Not saying anything that everyone doesn't already know.


We took 7 RBs to camp last season. And that was even when we had very strong reason to believe that, in the end, Rico and Zeke would be the guys.

You have no such reason for any such confidence in any two of the five currently on the roster.

Not saying you should take any more than 7, of course not. But you don't stick your head in the sand and think 5 is enough... when truth be told, you know going into it, only 2 of the 5 have any conventionally-plausible reason to suspect they'll stick.


Choking on the term "always"... 80% availability over 3 regular seasons and a playoff game doesn't exactly scream to me "always."

Wrong zeke was brought back to be a short yardage guy because the year before they didn't play hunter enough and this is why Mike mccarthy's gone he didn't utilize Turpin he didn't utilize Vaughn he didn't utilize any one when he had the opportunity to do so and the only reason Jerry brought back Zeke is because he thought we needed a short yardage and go line back we said look like we didn't have one....

There's a reason this coaching staff is gone they didn't even figure out what the best five offensive lineman were until about 6 or 7 games into the season then they decided to use Rico Moore that should have been decided in camp and I believe this staff will decide that in camp... Are you gonna gloss over the fact that we have a different coaching staff from top to bottom making these decisions every move they made this offseason is going to be different than anything that happened last offseason so you might want to not get hung up on anything that happened last year..

So no we don't need anything and it's not likely they're going to make it running back move but if they do great it'll be a surprise but right now I still A100 percent disagree with your premise wholeheartedly..

If they wanted camp bodies they could have just brought in absolute no names they could have used Malik and guys like him that's not what Sanders and Williams are they're competing for one of the spots before we pick blue in the draft sanders was the faster 3rd down tight back along with maybe Vaughn but now that changes that's what training camp is for these guys will compete in the best players will win the jobs..

I'm telling you Jerry Jones was fooled into bringing back Zeke because of Mike McCarthy. The man didn't know how to even use Hunter he fumbles once never gets another chance around the goal line he is our biggest guy he's a fullback that's who you use in short yardage and go line and he didn't do it mike mccarthy was one of the worst offensive coordinators i've seen since Jason Garrett type either has his guys until the end or he just leaves everybody else on the bench he will ride and die with his veteran starters and that's that until it's desperate until we're out of it and then at the end of the year he tries to make a push by using everybody on the bench when it's too late..

 

[CWR]

This keeps coming back up as-if we don't know what we have, and it's a head scratcher.

1. You know with some precision that Deuce is not getting any serious chance to fill any significant role unless injury occurs.

2. You know with some precision to expect that Williams fills the 3rd down back role.

3. You know with some precision that Sanders is a camp body.

4. You even know with some precision that Blue might be a 10-15 touches per game asset.

There is one and only one real mystery among the five, which is Mafah. Yes. See what Mafah can do. Absolutely. But be rational. Don't translate "see what Mafah can do" into "don't assume you need any more RBs going to Oxnard since you have Mafah." He's practice squad bound until he proves otherwise... that's what 7th rounders are.

Not saying anything that everyone doesn't already know.


We took 7 RBs to camp last season. And that was even when we had very strong reason to believe that, in the end, Rico and Zeke would be the guys.

You have no such reason for any such confidence in any two of the five currently on the roster.

Not saying you should take any more than 7, of course not. But you don't stick your head in the sand and think 5 is enough... when truth be told, you know going into it, only 2 of the 5 have any conventionally-plausible reason to suspect they'll stick.


Choking on the term "always"... 80% availability over 3 regular seasons and a playoff game doesn't exactly scream to me "always."

That's fair, and I did say I'd be excited to have him, so dont get me wrong.

I will also add 3-4 games per season isnt nothing, not at his age. Its also a bit misleading because some games he was eased back and ended up with very few touches. In any event its not unreasonable and wouldn't stop me from bringing him in. Id just play it like Seattle and make sure I had good depth behind him.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Are you advocating Blue n Mafah are enough?

And the rest of the RB corp...yes.

If it proves not to be, just sign a FA. Keep the draft picks.

 

[Mr_437]

And the rest of the RB corp...yes.

If it proves not to be, just sign a FA. Keep the draft picks.

Well there are some FAs that can come in to compete it doesn't have to be a trade. Yes, I'm advocating for more RBs because a 5th n 7th round pick shouldn't bring comfort to anyone.