This Board Needs a Reality Check

[Doomsday101]

I want to see his post saying Murray was the best player on the team from July, 2014 and that he'd set the Boys' rushing record.

I don't think anyone could have predicted the year he had. I do think he was one of the key players on offense and heading into the season was hoping to see Dallas utilize him more than they had. They did and it went a long way in helping a successful season.

For me I'm not concerned about Murray, I am concerned about RB we do have. I'm not going to say they can't be highly productive, only that as of now it is an unknown. I'm not interested as much in the 1 big run as much as I am the consistently within the running game and to be able to control down and distance situation which makes it a lot easier on Romo when defense is unsure of run or pass.

 

[Idgit]

I notice this sight has about 20% of people who are constantly standing on the ledge and 70% of the people are those who like to holler jump! lol

"Do a backflip!"

 

[blindzebra]

I don't think anyone could have predicted the year he had. I do think he was one of the key players on offense and heading into the season was hoping to see Dallas utilize him more than they had. They did and it went a long way in helping a successful season.

For me I'm not concerned about Murray, I am concerned about RB we do have. I'm not going to say they can't be highly productive, only that as of now it is an unknown. I'm not interested as much in the 1 big run as much as I am the consistently within the running game and to be able to control down and distance situation which makes it a lot easier on Romo when defense is unsure of run or pass.

The thing is most are failing to see is how much the treat of the passing game aided the run. Dez takes a safety out of the box. Witten keeps the other safety and the LBs from crashing the LOS selling out for the run.

 

[Doomsday101]

The thing is most are failing to see is how much the treat of the passing game aided the run. Dez takes a safety out of the box. Witten keeps the other safety and the LBs from crashing the LOS selling out for the run.

passing game has been there, it was one of the tops in past season but it still produced 8-8 results. I think the run game helped make the passing game a lot more efficient. Defense could not just pin their ears back and come after Romo they had to look run and there were ample times Murray faced 7 and 8 in the box. Dallas went from one of the most pass happy teams to being 2nd to last in passing attempts last season yet were 2nd most rushing attempts in the NFL

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

passing game has been there, it was one of the tops in past season but it still produced 8-8 results. I think the run game helped make the passing game a lot more efficient. Defense could not just pin their ears back and come after Romo they had to look run and there were ample times Murray faced 7 and 8 in the box. Dallas went from one of the most pass happy teams to being 2nd to last in passing attempts last season yet were 2nd most rushing attempts in the NFL

The passing game has been there ever since Romo has. It really hasn't gotten us anything but some fine stats. The running game is what helped the passing game last year.

 

[Doomsday101]

The passing game has been there ever since Romo has. It really hasn't gotten us anything but some fine stats. The running game is what helped the passing game last year.

I agree completely. we went from a team who threw a lot ranking near the top to being a team with the 2nd fewest passing attempts in the NFL. The evidence it right there and clear as can be. No doubt Romo season was outstanding putting up the 2nd most TD passes in his career and fewest ints in a season yet doing it on a lot fewer passes in large part because defense could not just tee off on him they had to deal with the run game

 

[blindzebra]

passing game has been there, it was one of the tops in past season but it still produced 8-8 results. I think the run game helped make the passing game a lot more efficient. Defense could not just pin their ears back and come after Romo they had to look run and there were ample times Murray faced 7 and 8 in the box. Dallas went from one of the most pass happy teams to being 2nd to last in passing attempts last season yet were 2nd most rushing attempts in the NFL

The difference between 8-8 and 12-4 was the defense was protected by TOP. The running game did not improve the passing game it kept a weak defense off the field. A better defense means we can take advantage of the skill players we have and not be forced to grind for yards at the expense of big plays.

 

[Doomsday101]

The difference between 8-8 and 12-4 was the defense was protected by TOP. The running game did not improve the passing game it kept a weak defense off the field. A better defense means we can take advantage of the skill players we have and not be forced to grind for yards at the expense of big plays.

I disagree. When defense is forced to look run, when defense is facing 2nd and medium it is hard to just tee off on the QB. This franchise has always been at it's best when we can run the ball. I keep hearing the game is different? well we ran a lot more than we threw the ball last year and the result is we won games. We closed games out because we could pound the ball, we went from a poor redzone team into a good redzone team. Run game mattered and it mattered a lot.

 

[Idgit]

The difference between 8-8 and 12-4 was the defense was protected by TOP. The running game did not improve the passing game it kept a weak defense off the field. A better defense means we can take advantage of the skill players we have and not be forced to grind for yards at the expense of big plays.

Yep. It's pretty obvious. Don't be a bottom-of-the-league defense, you're not throwing as much late in games, and you're not taking so many chances in the passing game. That's pretty much the recipe for playing more effective as a QB. It's good work if you can get it.

 

[Blackspider214]

Maybe, maybe not. I'm certainly not gonna judge Randle and McFadden based on one preseason game played sans 90% of the other starters.

I'll judge McFadden based on he's been god awful as of late.

 

[Aven8]

I think we screwed the pooch on this, but really as I've stated numerous times we should have signed Dez early, and franchised Demarco.

We wanted him back it was obvious. My bet is they wish they would have done it that way.

 

[Idgit]

I think we screwed the pooch on this, but really as I've stated numerous times we should have signed Dez early, and franchised Demarco.

We wanted him back it was obvious. My bet is they wish they would have done it that way.

I don't think that was a completely unreasonable approach, if they wanted one more year with Demarco, but signing Dez when that WR market hadn't been established wasn't realistic.

I think they got just about what they wanted, overall. They rightly prioritized Dez over Demarco, they added the pass rush they desperately needed, and avoided the big contract on a player whose performance is bound to diminish the next three years. I do think they wish they'd been able to add a runner to the mix somewhere in the draft, but it obviously wasn't too high a priority, or they'd have done something somewhere.

Honestly, I'd bet at this point RB is not even in the top five positional worries for the team heading into cut downs. It's far and away the biggest concern for the fans, obviously, but I think they're pretty happy with the RBs, overall.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I do think they wish they'd been able to add a runner to the mix somewhere in the draft, but it obviously wasn't too high a priority, or they'd have done something somewhere.

Honestly, I'd bet at this point RB is not even in the top five positional worries for the team heading into cut downs. It's far and away the biggest concern for the fans, obviously, but I think they're pretty happy with the RBs, overall.

I wish more would understand how close to the truth it really is.

 

[StarBoyz83]

The run game will take a step back but if the defense steps up this can be a 10 win team. Maybe 11 if the pass rush and lb core is better than expected

 

[Sarge]

Let's see how those 400+ carries serve him this year before making any "asinine" statements.

 

[zrinkill]

Zach Martin? Are you serious?
This has to be a joke, Seattle won a SB last year bc they had great guards said no 1 ever.

Please look at this thread before you take the OP seriously.

 

[zrinkill]

11-5

Liar

http://cowboyszone.com/threads/how-many-games-will-we-win-this-year.287502/

 

[big dog cowboy]

Liar

http://cowboyszone.com/threads/how-many-games-will-we-win-this-year.287502/

 

[GiveDezdaBall88]

For those who say the O-line is mainly responsible for Murrays yardage, then why did he average 5.5 in 2011 when the line was trash

 

[Doomsday101]

For those who say the O-line is mainly responsible for Murrays yardage, then why did he average 5.5 in 2011 when the line was trash

I agree, even the top RB to play the game give much credit to their OL none of them did it by themselves. Emmitt played behind one of the great OL in league history yet other RB who would at times play when Emmitt was out did not have the same success. Matter of fact when Emmitt was out of the lineup the Cowboys W/L record was not good.