Runningback Question

[garyv]

I am curious and clue me in for those that might know....why wouldn't the Dallas Cowboys on a 1 year deal look at Fred Jackson. In my view hes closer to DEmarco Murray abilities than what we currently have available.

 

[Aven8]

One word- Age.

 

[sureletsrace]

He's old and nowhere near as good as some posters on here are making him out to be.

 

[CATCH17]

I am curious and clue me in for those that might know....why wouldn't the Dallas Cowboys on a 1 year deal look at Fred Jackson. In my view hes closer to DEmarco Murray abilities than what we currently have available.

For how many games can he sustain that? A month?

Murray looked worn down by December last year and refused to come off the field.

What is a 34 year old going to look like?



Just wait for some fresh legs to get cut and kick Dunbar out the door.

 

[Idgit]

I'm going to go with 'the Cowboys don't share your view.' I'd also accept 'he's 34, so he's old.'

 

[JD_KaPow]

I am curious and clue me in for those that might know....why wouldn't the Dallas Cowboys on a 1 year deal look at Fred Jackson. In my view hes closer to DEmarco Murray abilities than what we currently have available.

Fred Jackson is a 34-year-old running back coming off a season in which he had a 3.7 ypa rushing the ball. At this point, he's more of a specialist receiver out of the backfield than a rusher, and that's not really a big part of the Cowboys' game.

 

[big dog cowboy]

The Cowboys have a long term view and want to go young which means we are not interested in the oldest RB in the league last year.