Murray Had 1 Good Year

[JoeKing]

On the flip side, dismissing it so blatantly just because we blinked and lost while brushing him aside as someone that never meant much to this team all the while propping up our current pool of clowns is also not a good way to show your fan hood for the game.

I too have faith in Willie McCay and believe he will engineer a trade that alleviates my current concerns.

All I have in response is... keep the faith.

 

[Doomsday101]

No failure to adapt? Okay, but I do recommend you take a trip to the drug store for some butt hurt cream. I kid so please do not be offended.

I see all that you have just mentioned and in response I just have to have faith that they will get it right in the end. Like I said, it's a process.

Murray is an Eagle now and he will either soar or fall from the heights from which he came, it remains to be seen.

Not butt hurt as you like to claim, I recognize an important part of the offense is no longer here and the Cowboys will have to find ways to over come it. That is life in the NFL. Meantime I'm not going to bad mouth Murray I have no reason to do so, he was a hard working player who went out and helped this team win games. I also do not care how things go for him in Philly, I don't wish him any ill will but clearly no fan of the Eagles.
As for your faith comment, I expect these guys to go out and prove themselves I'm not going to just say well they are wearing a Cowboys uniform therefore they will be great that is blind faith and no not much into blind faith. I’m not against them in any way shape or form but I will be honest with myself and thus far in their careers as a whole they have done little. Maybe that changes this year

 

[JoeKing]

McFadden's record looks like a JV walk on compared to Murray's.........................7 years in the league/1 yr over a 1000 and has the 2nd lowest YPC in the league.

Murray also is a career 4.7 with his worst season being 4.1.............McFadden would have wet dreams thinking about putting up those numbers.

Like you said "you are what your record says you are" .

...and everyone knows, numbers never lie.

 

[Bleu Star]

All I have in response is... keep the faith.

I have been faithful for many many years and nothing will change that. I usually transition to "glass half full" bleu star in the latter stages of TC.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

for the love of god and unholy midgets dancing in lower austrailia someone kill this topic already.

I didn't even realize they still allowed the onholy midgets to dance around in Australia. I thought they did away with that after the Great Midget Festival of 1993, where they melted down the statue of Matthew Flinders and stole the statue of his cat "Trim".

Could have knocked me over with a feather right there Ice.

 

[Beast_from_East]

By the standard you set for Murray, if he has only has one good season, then McFadden hasn't had a good season in his career. In 2011, McFadden was productive, but only played 7 games. In 2010, literally his best statistical season, his stats are a virtual clone for Murray's 2013 season. Yards are within 30 of each other (McFadden had 36 more), yards per carry were the same, and Murray had 6 more receptions. If that's wasn't a good season for Murray, then it wasn't for McFadden, either, meaning he has yet to have a good season in his career. Is that your stance?

And to say that McFadden is a similar power runner to Murray is laughable. McFadden bounces a lot of carries outside and has a bad habit of stopping his legs on contact. Murray does not run that way.

Murray is definitely replaceable, but the lengths that people are going to minimize his accomplishments are off the wall.

Yea, its hard for me to take anybody seriously that starts comparing Murray's stats to freaking McFadden...................I am laughing too hard to type a response usually.

Besides, if McFadden was so good why was he just sitting out there in free agency and decided to sign for peanuts? Spags said its basically a "free look" since he got 0 guaranteed money. When was the last time a decent free agent signed a contract with 0 guaranteed money? The only players that do that are scrubs and busts that nobody wants on their roster and will give them a look if they have absolutely nothing else in the cupboard.

Murray on the other hand got $8 million a season.......................so please stop trying to compare these two running backs because its laughable.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Let's don't kid ourselves. The guy the minute he stepped on the field as a BEAST. He only had one GREAT year because the guy stayed hurt. So if you are hoping for him to have a injury laden season next year that's one thing but you are fooling yourself thinking the guy wasn't good until last year. He was solid for this team long before this offensive line came along and back when it was terrible.

 

[Beast_from_East]

...and everyone knows, numbers never lie.

Sorry, but in sports the numbers are what the numbers are..............I am sorry your boy McFadden post such crap numbers in comparison to Murray but it is what it is.

 

[JoeKing]

Not butt hurt as you like to claim, I recognize an important part of the offense is no longer here and the Cowboys will have to find ways to over come it. That is life in the NFL. Meantime I'm not going to bad mouth Murray I have no reason to do so, he was a hard working player who went out and helped this team win games. I also do not care how things go for him in Philly, I don't wish him any ill will but clearly no fan of the Eagles.
As for your faith comment, I expect these guys to go out and prove themselves I'm not going to just say well they are wearing a Cowboys uniform therefore they will be great that is blind faith and no not much into blind faith. I’m not against them in any way shape or form but I will be honest with myself and thus far in their careers as a whole they have done little. Maybe that changes this year

I don't think it's bad mouthing the man. I see it as putting things in proper perspective. He got the most yards before contact in the history of history... that wasn't his doing, it was that O-line that gave him the space to run. Mentioning his fumbles and repeatedly getting caught from behind is not bad mouthing him, it's a matter of recorded fact.

 

[Doomsday101]

Sorry, but in sports the numbers are what the numbers are..............I am sorry your boy McFadden post such crap numbers in comparison to Murray but it is what it is.

I fully agree with you. Now I will say McFadden has a chance to come to a team with a Top OL, a Top QB and quality WR core. If McFadden is ever going to do something big in the NFL this is the time and place. But he has to go out and prove it, after 7 years in the league even with the Raiders the benefit of the doubt is out the window he has to prove it and I hope he can.

 

[JoeKing]

Sorry, but in sports the numbers are what the numbers are..............I am sorry your boy McFadden post such crap numbers in comparison to Murray but it is what it is.

or... it isn't.

 

[mattjames2010]

Let's just make the opposition happy.

Randle isn't a backup, he obviously became a complete back that will rush for 2,000 yards. Like Tashard Choice.

McFadden isn't injury prone any longer, he now has super healing powers (Despite being known as a lengthy healer) and will add another 1,000 yards to Randle's 2,000.

Williams isn't injury prone, he just never had opportunities. Those 25 carries he had in preseason against players that are now working at Burger King shows he is the next Barry Sanders.

Apparently, all three backs are the most complete backs in the league. Their injury histories are myths, their lack of production is due to the teams they were on, and Randle has always looked like a starter (Why no one mentioned this before Murray left, I don't know, but at least we see it now!)

 

[Doomsday101]

I don't think it's bad mouthing the man. I see it as putting things in proper perspective. He got the most yards before contact in the history of history... that wasn't his doing, it was that O-line that gave him the space to run. Mentioning his fumbles and repeatedly getting caught from behind is not bad mouthing him, it's a matter of recorded fact.

Well then I guess Emmitt was all the OL as well since most consider that to be a better OL than this one. Murray had put up good numbers in 2013 as well making the pro bowl team despite not getting the carries other have. Murray never got to say how many times he would carry the ball, last season the coaches called him number and he continued to produce. Had nothing to do with him being in a contract year no more than Dez season had anything to do with him being in a contract year. These guys are hard working players who give their all.

 

[Beast_from_East]

or... it isn't.

Hey, if you want to tell yourself McFadden is as good as Murray even though every statistical category says otherwise..............have it.

I am not here to ruin your fantasies so carry on.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Let's just make the opposition happy.

Randle isn't a backup, he obviously became a complete back that will rush for 2,000 yards. Like Tashard Choice.

McFadden isn't injury prone any longer, he now has super healing powers (Despite being known as a lengthy healer) and will add another 1,000 yards to Randle's 2,000.

Williams isn't injury prone, he just never had opportunities. Those 25 carries he had in preseason against players that are now working at Burger King shows he is the next Barry Sanders.

Apparently, all three backs are the most complete backs in the league. Their injury histories are myths, their lack of production is due to the teams they were on, and Randle has always looked like a starter (Why no one mentioned this before Murray left, I don't know, but at least we see it now!)

I don't know how I was ever so wrong.....................you have shown me the light and now I can see..............thank you sir!!!

 

[JoeKing]

Well then I guess Emmitt was all the OL as well since most consider that to be a better OL than this one. Murray had put up good numbers in 2013 as well making the pro bowl team despite not getting the carries other have. Murray never got to say how many times he would carry the ball, last season the coaches called him number and he continued to produce. Had nothing to do with him being in a contract year no more than Dez season had anything to do with him being in a contract year. These guys are hard working players who give their all.

Emmitt had moves as well. That's just blasphemy to compare Murray with Emmitt.

 

[Nightman]

Charles has proven to be durable. He had one bad injury that ruined a season. Comparing his durability to Murray's is a joke.

Murray has started 37 of the last 39 Cowboys games. That is very durable.

 

[Doomsday101]

Emmitt had moves as well. That's just blasphemy to compare Murray with Emmitt.

no what is blasphemy is bad mouthing a very good player a player who lead the entire NFL as if he was some JAG. JAGS do not win rushing titles and this BS of well he had an OL, so did Emmitt even a better one than Murray according to many here but he never rushed for over 1,800 yards in a season. I can deal with the fact that Murray expected to be paid and got paid, I except that Dallas had to do what was right for them but I will not act like some idiot thinking anyone can do what Murray did. I have been watching his game too damn long to know better.

 

[JoeKing]

Hey, if you want to tell yourself McFadden is as good as Murray even though every statistical category says otherwise..............have it.

I am not here to ruin your fantasies so carry on.

I don't know how good DMC will be. I'm in wait and see mode just like the rest of us but I'm not going to knob gobble about Murray when he was just a par RB before we got our great O-line.

 

[JoeKing]

no what is blasphemy is bad mouthing a very good player a player who lead the entire NFL as if he was some JAG. JAGS do not win rushing titles and this BS of well he had an OL, so did Emmitt even a better one than Murray according to many here but he never rushed for over 1,800 yards in a season. I can deal with the fact that Murray expected to be paid and got paid, I except that Dallas had to do what was right for them but I will not act like some idiot thinking anyone can do what Murray did. I have been watching his game too damn long to know better.

Murray had the benefit of a superior O-line and still left a ton of yards on the field by fumbling the ball or getting caught from behind. These are record of fact, not bad mouthing. But hey if the truth hurts then so be it... or in your case, butt hurt.