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Joseph Randle (RB-Dal)
With DeMarco Murray hurt, Dallas’ fifth-round pick got the chance to fill the role everybody expected him to get a shot at this season with Murray being one of the more injury-prone runners in the NFL. Lance Dunbar was also out for the Cowboys, leaving the backfield to Randle and Phillip Tanner. Despite drawing the start, Randle played just 46 of 82 snaps while Tanner saw 20 as the Cowboys called passes on 52 of their plays, showing a lack of confidence in their replacement backs by going even more pass-heavy than usual.
Randle did little to change that opinion on Sunday, rushing for just 65 yards on 19 carries and catching 3 passes for 28 yards. His longest run of the game was 12 yards and came when the Eagles clogged the middle and forced Randle to bounce outside. While he did a nice job of quickly recognizing the play was busted and getting outside, he had a huge hole to run through and just had to hit it. Randle’s vision and instincts are good but his talent as a runner is ordinary, as he shows little in the way of speed and power to get more than what’s blocked and went down right after contact on his biggest run.
With the Cowboys souring on Murray as a future feature back and potentially looking into the trade market, it’s unclear if Randle will see another 19-carry game this season.
http://www.draftinsider.net/blog/?p=7731
With DeMarco Murray hurt, Dallas’ fifth-round pick got the chance to fill the role everybody expected him to get a shot at this season with Murray being one of the more injury-prone runners in the NFL. Lance Dunbar was also out for the Cowboys, leaving the backfield to Randle and Phillip Tanner. Despite drawing the start, Randle played just 46 of 82 snaps while Tanner saw 20 as the Cowboys called passes on 52 of their plays, showing a lack of confidence in their replacement backs by going even more pass-heavy than usual.
Randle did little to change that opinion on Sunday, rushing for just 65 yards on 19 carries and catching 3 passes for 28 yards. His longest run of the game was 12 yards and came when the Eagles clogged the middle and forced Randle to bounce outside. While he did a nice job of quickly recognizing the play was busted and getting outside, he had a huge hole to run through and just had to hit it. Randle’s vision and instincts are good but his talent as a runner is ordinary, as he shows little in the way of speed and power to get more than what’s blocked and went down right after contact on his biggest run.
With the Cowboys souring on Murray as a future feature back and potentially looking into the trade market, it’s unclear if Randle will see another 19-carry game this season.
http://www.draftinsider.net/blog/?p=7731
