TFE: Time To Weigh In On Murray Leaving Dallas

[Hostile]

This is part 1. Part 2 supposed to be out tomorrow. I'll add it to this thread.

http://www.thefootballeducator.com/time-weigh-demarco-murray-leaving-dallas/

Hope you enjoy it. I make some pretty bold predictions throughout. Oh, and I tweeted this and included Murray in the tweet in case he wants to read what a mistake I think he made.

 

[Joe Realist]

A sweep of the Eagles would be sweet.

 

[Bigdog]

Thanks for sharing and I hope you are right.

 

[Silver N Blue]

This is part 1. Part 2 supposed to be out tomorrow. I'll add it to this thread.

http://www.thefootballeducator.com/time-weigh-demarco-murray-leaving-dallas/

Hope you enjoy it. I make some pretty bold predictions throughout. Oh, and I tweeted this and included Murray in the tweet in case he wants to read what a mistake I think he made.

Good stuff as always.

 

[Beast_from_East]

This is part 1. Part 2 supposed to be out tomorrow. I'll add it to this thread.

http://www.thefootballeducator.com/time-weigh-demarco-murray-leaving-dallas/

Hope you enjoy it. I make some pretty bold predictions throughout. Oh, and I tweeted this and included Murray in the tweet in case he wants to read what a mistake I think he made.

Nice article....................I hope your are right about us sweeping Philly.

 

[JBS]

This piece is wrong on all fronts

Murray made the best decision for himself...easily

And Dallas made the best decision for their franchise...

The only ones who made a mistake are the Eagles...they paid an average, at best, football player...elite money...

Big mistake...kudos to Murray for cashing in

Kudos to the Cowboys for running him into the ground and getting rid of him

 

[ctrous25]

Good stuff right there.

 

[CyberB0b]

This is part 1. Part 2 supposed to be out tomorrow. I'll add it to this thread.

http://www.thefootballeducator.com/time-weigh-demarco-murray-leaving-dallas/

Hope you enjoy it. I make some pretty bold predictions throughout. Oh, and I tweeted this and included Murray in the tweet in case he wants to read what a mistake I think he made.

Good read, but you need to work on the aesthetics of your website. It's quite slow and dated looking. I can help you out, if you wish.

 

[RoboQB]

Murray got his money... Good for him... he'll be a cap casualty after two years.

 

[jday]

This is part 1. Part 2 supposed to be out tomorrow. I'll add it to this thread.

http://www.thefootballeducator.com/time-weigh-demarco-murray-leaving-dallas/

Hope you enjoy it. I make some pretty bold predictions throughout. Oh, and I tweeted this and included Murray in the tweet in case he wants to read what a mistake I think he made.

I agree with the majority of what you said, but...

1. I'm glad Murray is gone both before and after he opted to chase the money to Philadelphia. I, too, got a chuckle about his comments on his decision not being about the money. From his inception, I was never a fan of his running style, lack of vision and stamina. I appreciate what he did for the Cowboys last year and further I acknowledge that he is a big reason the Cowboys were in the playoffs. But running for over 1,000 yards before being touched speak's volumes on how the credit for his success should be shared. I knew he would want too much and I honestly think this would have been a scenario where the Cowboys would be paying for what he had done and not for what he was about to do. If Murray has more than two years left as a RB, I will be very surprised.

2. I'm not going to point to Jason Garrett's success as a backup quarterback and compare it to Chip Kelly's success as a head coach in college. I'm not sure who should be considered better, but to me this is comparing apples and oranges. What I will say is that I love Garrett's supporting cast from Stephen Jones down to his position coaches. So, for that, I'll give him the nod over Chip. Take either of his coordinators away and Garrett could have some serious issues as a Head Coach. Could be wrong...hope I am.

3. Personally, my hope from the beginning of the offseason has been for the Cowboys to draft a new RB and high. This draft in particular, fortunately for the Cowboys features what looks to be several "can't miss" prospects headlined by names like Gurley and Gordon. Gordon is my pet cat, but I wouldn't be mad if they were able to pull down Gurley. I'm just concerned about Gurley's ACL and the long-term implications of that injury.

 

[Canada180]

8.5 million for a RB that shares duties? Good luck with that mess. I told many friends this year that while I thought Murray was a good back( I predicted a 1400 yd breakout) , he left an awful lot of yards on the field. AP would have had well over 2000. Heck, McCoy probably would have gone over 2000. The Eagles have jettisoned almost their entire offense from 2 years ago. I smell a train wreck .

 

[Idgit]

This piece is wrong on all fronts

Murray made the best decision for himself...easily

And Dallas made the best decision for their franchise...

The only ones who made a mistake are the Eagles...they paid an average, at best, football player...elite money...

Big mistake...kudos to Murray for cashing in

Kudos to the Cowboys for running him into the ground and getting rid of him

Murray should have taken either the deal in Dallas if wanted a shot at a Superbowl, or more money in one of the off markets if he wanted to maximize his earning potential. Taking a job at a division rival for more money when there was more money available elsewhere is bad form in my book. But I agree with you, otherwise.

 

[TwoCentPlain]

I am guessing Murray wasn't too happy with the soon after RB Matthews signing. Then again, he got paid.
Throw in Sproles and that is one crowded backfield. Only one football to share. Then again, he got paid.
Eagles also dumped 40% of their OL with Herremans and Mathis getting cut. No big deal. Got paid.

 

[JBS]

Murray should have taken either the deal in Dallas if wanted a shot at a Superbowl, or more money in one of the off markets if he wanted to maximize his earning potential. Taking a job at a division rival for more money when there was more money available elsewhere is bad form in my book. But I agree with you, otherwise.

Rumor is there was more money elsewhere...nothing but a rumor...

And even if it's true...it could also could be a marginal figure

 

[Dave_in-NC]

Murray should have taken either the deal in Dallas if wanted a shot at a Superbowl, or more money in one of the off markets if he wanted to maximize his earning potential. Taking a job at a division rival for more money when there was more money available elsewhere is bad form in my book. But I agree with you, otherwise.

No one knows what the other offers were. He may have taken the best one.

 

[Idgit]

No one knows what the other offers were. He may have taken the best one.

Murray's come out and said he turned down more money elsewhere a couple of times. Unless he's misstating things. For example:

“It was never about the money in any situation,” Murray told ESPNDallas.com’s Todd Archer in a text message. “If it was the money, I could’ve taken that a long time ago on a very high deal. It’s about winning a Super Bowl and being fair.”

 

[Dave_in-NC]

Murray's come out and said he turned down more money elsewhere a couple of times. Unless he's misstating things. For example:

Gotchya, never seen that before.

 

[Crown Royal]

Choosing the eagles for more money than the cowboys makes sense. They have a far better OL than either Oakland or Jacksonville. So long as it stays healthy it's near the same quality as Dallas'. So he took money AND went to a team that may compete.


Also, two people on this thread have now called Murray average at best. I'm perfectly fine if anybody wants to say that Murrayy is not elite tear one, there is certainly an argument to be made there. But to call an average at best! That's totally absurd. Murray is at the very least a high quality running back even if he's not the absolute best in the league.

 

[BermyStar]

I read parts 1 and 2. Very enjoyable reading material; great job bud. I agree wholeheartedly, I nearly peed myself laughing when he made the "Super Bowl" comment. The moves made by Chip and the Eagles have been beyond head-scratching and regardless of how much I loved Murray while he was in Dallas, I look forward to watching the Eagles fall apart and his decision blow up in his face when the Philly fans Boo him relentlessly.

 

[BermyStar]

Choosing the eagles for more money than the cowboys makes sense. They have a far better OL than either Oakland or Jacksonville. So long as it stays healthy it's near the same quality as Dallas'. So he took money AND went to a team that may compete.


Also, two people on this thread have now called Murray average at best. I'm perfectly fine if anybody wants to say that Murrayy is not elite tear one, there is certainly an argument to be made there. But to call an average at best! That's totally absurd. Murray is at the very least a high quality running back even if he's not the absolute best in the league.

Yeah he isn't a top 3 RB IMO but he's well above average.