Sports Illustrated believes we should be in panic mode at RB

[5Stars]

But isn't this you being generous with someone elses money? I can never fault a guy for wanting the most he can get. But I can fault an organization now wondering if they made the right move when they could have afforded more.

The didn't even negotiate. Murray cleaned his locker out right before signing with the Eagles. How many weeks was that after the season? How many times did we see he and Garrett and Romo at sporting events?

This lies at the feet of the organization.

Oh well....you can go cheer him on with the eagles.

 

[Bleu Star]

Your so cool dude...lol

Your stance has always been revolved around just one player at times. T.O., Tashard, now Demarco.

It's ALWAYS about the team dude. I just have my pet cats which I support to the bitter end.
You forgot Oscandalous.

How's Mike Jenkins doing?

 

[5Stars]

It's ALWAYS about the team dude. I just have my pet cats which I support to the bitter end.
You forgot Oscandalous.

How's Mike Jenkins doing?

Get rid of the cats! This team is getting dogs on this team. What dog do you like?

 

[Bleu Star]

Get rid of the cats! This team is getting dogs on this team. What dog do you like?

Aside from my pet cats? (Oscan, Free) Hmm. There are many.

Collins, Frederick, Martin, Tyrone Smithe, Byron Jones, DLaw, Gregory, Romo, Dez, Whitten, McFadden (as a 3rd down/passing situations option)

 

[Bleu Star]

From Blogging The Boys: Which RB Should The Cowboys Trade For?

1. Lamar Miller
2. Tre Mason
3. Christine Michael
4. Terrance West
5. Giovani Bernard


1. Lamar Miller 5'11 218 lbs, Miami Dolphins
Miller is the name most associated with these rumors and there are reasons why. Miller was the most productive back for the Dolphins last season, but they still took Jay Ajayi in the draft. It would make a ton of sense to try and move Miller in favor of Ajayi because they have similar styles and they will not be cutting Jay in the offseason. Right now is when Miller's trade value is at it's highest. His numbers are suggestive of a player that could really help fortify the position for Dallas:

SeasonPFF GradeAtt.YardsAvg.TDFumble
20144.621611015.182
2013-2.11777094.021
20120.2512504.910

At 24, Miller is still young and coming off a productive season. When watching him run, he's the type of "dirty-yards" player that Garrett appreciates. Who knows if Miller is a "bell-cow" back but he has tremendous upside and production to entice Dallas for a trade.

2. Tre Mason, 5'8 207 lbs, St. Louis Rams
Mason was selected with the 75th pick in the 2014 Draft, but he didn't play a down until after week four. He would replace Zac Stacy and go on to be the Rams leading rusher in the last 12 games of 2014. When Fisher was asked why he waited to let Mason play, he mentioned that "you can't throw in a back who doesn't know who to pick up." Mason apparently struggled with pass protection but once he got the opportunity, Stacy was forced to take a step back. So why would St. Louis trade Mason after a productive season? Well they just drafted the consensus best back in this year's crop, Todd Gurley. Mason's numbers were pretty good but he may be on the outs in St. Louis;

SeasonPFF GradeAtt.YardsAvg.TDFumble
2014-3.81797724.342

Gurley is a do-it-all back and though he will begin the season rehabbing, Mason's chances of keeping his job should look slimmer with this acquisition. Mason though is no back to scoff at, he was ranked 7th in SPARQ score last year and 5th taken in 2014's draft. He has a ton of ability and fits the mold of a workhorse type. If Dallas would like to replenish that type of player, Mason is surely worth the look.

3. Christine Michael, 5'10 220 lbs, Seattle Seahawks
Michael was 2013's SPARQ Championwith a pSPARQ score of 152.1. He's obviously superbly-athletic and has a great one-cut style that Dallas seems to like. Michael has a bit of an injury history and seems buried on his depth chart with Marshawn Lynch andRobert Turbin ahead of him. Seattle tends to love their SPARQ players, as they should, given that they developed the metric with Nike. However, Dallas could probably pry him away with a mid-round pick. His numbers are limited but he hasn't had much opportunity:

SeasonPFF GradeAtt.YardsAvg.TDFumble
20140.8341755.101
20130.418824.600

Christine Michael is an athletic freak of a specimen and the Cowboys have shown to love their SPARQ players too.Byron Jones, Randy Gregory, andMark Nzeocha all scored extremely high in terms of athleticism. Our friends at Field Gulls couldn't stop gushing over Michael;

"I can't really leave this section without raving about Christine Michael: relative to the 2014 class, he's one sigma from the mean in 40 time, bench press, and broad jump, two sigma in shuttle and three cone, and three sigma in vertical and 10-yard split."

"What does this mean? Well, Fun Fact To Know And Tell about CM: if you took each one of his test scores down (40 yard time increases, broad jump decreases, etc.) by a whole standard deviation his pSPARQ would be 130 (!!!), good for ninth-best (!!!) in the 2014 class (!!!!!). That is insane. I can't process it. It's impossible. There are not enough exclamation points in the world."

Christine Michael would be an interesting fit and would further their focus on getting some of the NFL best athletes on one roster.

4. Terrance West, 5'10 225 lbs, Cleveland Browns
West is a punisher but a patient runner all in the same breath. He has good vision and a deadly stiff-arm, dirty yards are his modus operandi, and he can really get going. He has the balance and agility to make defenders miss. With Isaiah Crowell and now Duke Johnson on the roster, West could be looking for a new home. Last season was a mixed bag for West, he started strong, struggled in the middle, and finished admirably. I'd love to see what his power, agility and patience could be behind Dallas' road graders:

SeasonPFF GradeAtt.YardsAvg.TDFumble
2014-5.91716633.941

West is a power runner that could hit the hole with a determined purpose to finish off the defense. He also has good hands and is an above average pass protector. Dallas may be looking to run-by-committee and West could fit on this roster.

5. Giovani Bernard, 5'9 208 lbs, Cincinnati Bengals
Bernard has very quick feet and cam often make something out of nothing. This is the least likely trade scenario to happen, which is why I have it ranked fifth. Bernard is elusive, explosive, and even has great hands out of the backfield as well. He's had some injury concerns as well and got flat beat out by Jeremy Hill. It's hard to see the Bengals trading Bernard because of what he can bring as a backup or insurance policy. Bernard is the epitome of a runner that benefits from a RBBC approach:

SeasonPFF GradeAtt.YardsAvg.TDFumble
2014-0.71716864.050
201315.41827454.151

Bernard is more than a change of pace back and he is better than Lance Dunbar and probably more trustworthy than Joseph Randle at this point. However, as mentioned previously, it doesn't seem likely that he would be traded.

For Dallas, the best possible trade scenario has to be for Lamar Miller. He just has everything you would look for in a running back and the most bang for the buck. What we don't know is what a given team is going to want for the commodity, but Broaddus has a hunch.

The Cowboys put such an emphasis on their rushing attack and it did wonders for the entire team in 2014. Of course, the front office would ideally like to see what they have first, but at least there are some pretty solid options available should Dallas sway that way.

So what would such a trade cost? That's anybody's guess, but the most recent trade for a running back saw Zac Stacy (5'9, 216) being shipped from the Rams to the Jets for a seventh-round pick. For perspective, here are Stacy's stat lines:

SeasonPFF GradeAtt.YardsAvg.TDFumble
20140.8762933.912
2013


http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2015...stine-michael-adrian-peterson-giovani-bernard

 

[muck4doo]

From Blogging The Boys: Which RB Should The Cowboys Trade For?

1. Lamar Miller
2. Tre Mason
3. Christine Michael
4. Terrance West
5. Giovani Bernard


1. Lamar Miller 5'11 218 lbs, Miami Dolphins
Miller is the name most associated with these rumors and there are reasons why. Miller was the most productive back for the Dolphins last season, but they still took Jay Ajayi in the draft. It would make a ton of sense to try and move Miller in favor of Ajayi because they have similar styles and they will not be cutting Jay in the offseason. Right now is when Miller's trade value is at it's highest. His numbers are suggestive of a player that could really help fortify the position for Dallas:

SeasonPFF GradeAtt.YardsAvg.TDFumble
20144.621611015.182
2013-2.11777094.021
20120.2512504.910

At 24, Miller is still young and coming off a productive season. When watching him run, he's the type of "dirty-yards" player that Garrett appreciates. Who knows if Miller is a "bell-cow" back but he has tremendous upside and production to entice Dallas for a trade.

2. Tre Mason, 5'8 207 lbs, St. Louis Rams
Mason was selected with the 75th pick in the 2014 Draft, but he didn't play a down until after week four. He would replace Zac Stacy and go on to be the Rams leading rusher in the last 12 games of 2014. When Fisher was asked why he waited to let Mason play, he mentioned that "you can't throw in a back who doesn't know who to pick up." Mason apparently struggled with pass protection but once he got the opportunity, Stacy was forced to take a step back. So why would St. Louis trade Mason after a productive season? Well they just drafted the consensus best back in this year's crop, Todd Gurley. Mason's numbers were pretty good but he may be on the outs in St. Louis;

SeasonPFF GradeAtt.YardsAvg.TDFumble
2014-3.81797724.342

Gurley is a do-it-all back and though he will begin the season rehabbing, Mason's chances of keeping his job should look slimmer with this acquisition. Mason though is no back to scoff at, he was ranked 7th in SPARQ score last year and 5th taken in 2014's draft. He has a ton of ability and fits the mold of a workhorse type. If Dallas would like to replenish that type of player, Mason is surely worth the look.

3. Christine Michael, 5'10 220 lbs, Seattle Seahawks
Michael was 2013's SPARQ Championwith a pSPARQ score of 152.1. He's obviously superbly-athletic and has a great one-cut style that Dallas seems to like. Michael has a bit of an injury history and seems buried on his depth chart with Marshawn Lynch andRobert Turbin ahead of him. Seattle tends to love their SPARQ players, as they should, given that they developed the metric with Nike. However, Dallas could probably pry him away with a mid-round pick. His numbers are limited but he hasn't had much opportunity:

SeasonPFF GradeAtt.YardsAvg.TDFumble
20140.8341755.101
20130.418824.600

Christine Michael is an athletic freak of a specimen and the Cowboys have shown to love their SPARQ players too.Byron Jones, Randy Gregory, andMark Nzeocha all scored extremely high in terms of athleticism. Our friends at Field Gulls couldn't stop gushing over Michael;

"I can't really leave this section without raving about Christine Michael: relative to the 2014 class, he's one sigma from the mean in 40 time, bench press, and broad jump, two sigma in shuttle and three cone, and three sigma in vertical and 10-yard split."

"What does this mean? Well, Fun Fact To Know And Tell about CM: if you took each one of his test scores down (40 yard time increases, broad jump decreases, etc.) by a whole standard deviation his pSPARQ would be 130 (!!!), good for ninth-best (!!!) in the 2014 class (!!!!!). That is insane. I can't process it. It's impossible. There are not enough exclamation points in the world."

Christine Michael would be an interesting fit and would further their focus on getting some of the NFL best athletes on one roster.

4. Terrance West, 5'10 225 lbs, Cleveland Browns
West is a punisher but a patient runner all in the same breath. He has good vision and a deadly stiff-arm, dirty yards are his modus operandi, and he can really get going. He has the balance and agility to make defenders miss. With Isaiah Crowell and now Duke Johnson on the roster, West could be looking for a new home. Last season was a mixed bag for West, he started strong, struggled in the middle, and finished admirably. I'd love to see what his power, agility and patience could be behind Dallas' road graders:

SeasonPFF GradeAtt.YardsAvg.TDFumble
2014-5.91716633.941

West is a power runner that could hit the hole with a determined purpose to finish off the defense. He also has good hands and is an above average pass protector. Dallas may be looking to run-by-committee and West could fit on this roster.

5. Giovani Bernard, 5'9 208 lbs, Cincinnati Bengals
Bernard has very quick feet and cam often make something out of nothing. This is the least likely trade scenario to happen, which is why I have it ranked fifth. Bernard is elusive, explosive, and even has great hands out of the backfield as well. He's had some injury concerns as well and got flat beat out by Jeremy Hill. It's hard to see the Bengals trading Bernard because of what he can bring as a backup or insurance policy. Bernard is the epitome of a runner that benefits from a RBBC approach:

SeasonPFF GradeAtt.YardsAvg.TDFumble
2014-0.71716864.050
201315.41827454.151

Bernard is more than a change of pace back and he is better than Lance Dunbar and probably more trustworthy than Joseph Randle at this point. However, as mentioned previously, it doesn't seem likely that he would be traded.

For Dallas, the best possible trade scenario has to be for Lamar Miller. He just has everything you would look for in a running back and the most bang for the buck. What we don't know is what a given team is going to want for the commodity, but Broaddus has a hunch.

The Cowboys put such an emphasis on their rushing attack and it did wonders for the entire team in 2014. Of course, the front office would ideally like to see what they have first, but at least there are some pretty solid options available should Dallas sway that way.

So what would such a trade cost? That's anybody's guess, but the most recent trade for a running back saw Zac Stacy (5'9, 216) being shipped from the Rams to the Jets for a seventh-round pick. For perspective, here are Stacy's stat lines:

SeasonPFF GradeAtt.YardsAvg.TDFumble
20140.8762933.912
2013


http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2015...stine-michael-adrian-peterson-giovani-bernard

None of them are worth Leary.

 

[Bleu Star]

None of them are worth Leary.

It doesn't have to be a Leary or else situation. But I'm sure you understand that.

 

[ShiningStar]

Didnt Murray suck last year, all the media was harping on how he "ran into darkness" or "his lack of vision" WHAT HAPPENED????? now all of a sudden Dallas cant survive without him" wow

 

[Bleu Star]

Didnt Murray suck last year, all the media was harping on how he "ran into darkness" or "his lack of vision" WHAT HAPPENED????? now all of a sudden Dallas cant survive without him" wow

No. He never sucked. There has always been a contingent here that was wanted to conveniently place him in that bucket. I'm not part of that contingent.

 

[burmafrd]

Mason or West would be an upgrade on what we have now.

 

[muck4doo]

Sports Illustrated choice for Half Back on Dallas:

Sports Illustrated choice for Full Back on Dallas:

 

[jnday]

I would go with Miller if a deal could be worked out.

 

[Blast From The Past]

SI Video

SI Top 100
POTENTIAL Trades Options:
Matt Forte 4
Lamar Miller 28
Mark Ingram 29

Comparison..
Latavius Murray 42
Darren McFadden 76

Original write up..

They be wrong.

 

[vaturkey]

They should stick with the swimsuit edition. It's the only time the magazine is worth looking at.

 

[Bleu Star]

Mason or West would be an upgrade on what we have now.

I REALLY like Mason.

 

[muck4doo]

They should stick with the swimsuit edition. It's the only time the magazine is worth looking at.

You should really get a good look at who they suggest for slot receiver.

 

[Clove]

Bro...if Murray would have just accepted the 5 or 6 mil the Cowboys offered him, he would be with a team that is coming together for the long haul. The Cowboys are not going to hurt because Murray left town. The ones that are hurting are the fans that think he was the one player that won 12 games. Bll****e....the offensive line is what FINALLY made Murray think he is the best thing since Emmitt Smith. Plus...the Cowboys just added another young ugly on the offense, and he is coming into the league with a vengeance!

Who got you all riled up? I was just reading until I read about the money. Romo signed a HUGE contract a few years ago without taking a home cooking team-friendly contract, but you want others to. Pay people their market value or go **** yourself. At this point, we don't know what these running backs can do, even with our unstoppable offensive line. We do know what Murray can do because we simply witnessed it.

So the man makes a good point. We are simply speculating that we will have a better team, we don't know for sure. Calm down 5, it's too early for you to get bent out of shape. Wait till game 3 of the regular season. Pace yourself. haha

 

[Beast_from_East]

The issue with Randle (besides the off the field stuff) is that fact that he has never had more than 54 carries in a season.

Including playoffs, Murray had like 567 carries if I remember correctly. So even if you give Randle just half that load, can he tote the rock 250 times? That is 5 times higher than his career high. Does he have the stamina, resilience, and the health to handle that many carries?

And we are only talking about half of what Murray had...........if we are going to still be a running team and run the ball as much as last season, then after Randle gets 250 carries, we still have over 300 carries left for somebody. Can McFadden tote the rock for 300 carries? Ryan Williams hasn't played in forever, is he going to handle 300 carries? Even if we split those 300 carries up, that leaves 150 for McFadden and 150 for Williams and both guys are extreme injury risks.

Replacing a guy that had 567 carries is not going to be as easy as many seen to think..............or hope to think.

 

[JBS]

Mason is a good name but why would the rams trade him? He's their starting RB until Gurley can go...I can't see stl trading him right now

 

[big dog cowboy]

The issue with Randle (besides the off the field stuff) is that fact that he has never had more than 54 carries in a season.

In 2011 and 2012 he had 482 carries for 2633 yards and 38 TD's and 71 rec's for 490 yards and 2 TD's. Granted all that was in college but he's capable of carrying the football far more than 54 times a year.