Why I wouldn't be opposed to Steven Jackson

[dallasdave]

why did we dump Murray again???

Good question? I thought the Cowboys were going to address RB in the draft, but no that did not happen. So again we ask why did we not keep Murray if we were not going to address the RB position in the draft?

 

[conner01]

Not only that we need a big back for when we decide to go for 2, teams will start looking for 2 point specialist especially now with that new rule.

I don't think teams will go for 2 all that often but some may
I would love to have a big power back for short yardage and I think lots of folks here would. The question is how do you make him fit on the 53
You really can't have a guy who does nothing on special teams and only plays a handful of snaps a game
That's very tough to not only fit on the roster but to have active for the game day roster
If you could find a power runner who could also contribute some on special teams then that is at least a viable option but Steven Jackson sure isn't that guy

 

[superonyx]

I can count
Look at our roster and consider where your talent is and where you have to carry extra players because of suspensions
The depth of talent on this team is not at RB
You have to carry extra players because of suspensions and you don't want to cut a talented WR or olineman to carry an over the hill RB
There is no way we carry 4 rb's
So if you add a guy then someone has to go. It's not going to be Randle for sure
So that leaves Dunbar and dmac
If dmac can't stay healthy he could go but otherwise that means any RB added has to beat out Dunbar
It's simple math

You state this as a fact without any inside knowledge that makes it a fact.
You couldnt possibly know how many backs the team will carry. You don't know if the team will decide to not carry a fullback. As fans we can't know something like this for certain. For all we know Randle could suffer an injury in preseason, McFadden can still be nursing small injuries ect. We could find ourselves in a position to need to carry 4 backs going into the season.

The point is we can't know so why come on here and post things as if they are certain facts?

 

[alicetooljam]

why did we dump Murray again???

Why did we not draft a Rb? :/

 

[cowboyschmps3]

I don't think teams will go for 2 all that often but some may
I would love to have a big power back for short yardage and I think lots of folks here would. The question is how do you make him fit on the 53
You really can't have a guy who does nothing on special teams and only plays a handful of snaps a game
That's very tough to not only fit on the roster but to have active for the game day roster
If you could find a power runner who could also contribute some on special teams then that is at least a viable option but Steven Jackson sure isn't that guy

Think that guy is Gus.

 

[KJJ]

He's more injury prone then Mcfadden

Wouldn't say he's more injury prone but it's pretty close. I would definitely pass on Jackson signing 2 injury prone backs would make no sense.

 

[KJJ]

Why did we not draft a Rb? :/

With the 2 top backs off the board the Cowboys didn't see one that interest them. As deep as this draft was in RB's they should have rolled the dice on one.

 

[iceberg]

I think at this stage in his career he can be a effective role player. He doesnt have the quickness anymore to be an effective starting back in this league. However he can still run with power, pick up the blitz and catch a few passes out of the backfield.

Alot of good stuff has come out about Randle early in camp, and it looks like he has the early lead. McFadden when/if he is gets healthy offers us alot as a 3rd down back. But with the term "dirty yards" thrown around during the offseason, I dont think we have that back. I think that is where Jackson still has capabilities. Let me ask you this, in a critical 3rd and one situation, would you rather have an untested HB or would you rather have a player like Jackson that still has the power to make that play, and knows exactly what he has to do and where he has to go to get to that marker and move those chains

i think our main obsession is that we replace murray, a known name, with another known name we can wrap our hands and mind around. somehow that equates to "addressing the need" when we've not even given randal a shot in camp yet at the starting role. is the need ours, or the teams?

playes like johnson and jackson are not likely to go anywhere and if they *really* wanna play for the cowboys, they'll follow the camp and lobby at the right time, *IF* the ones we have falter or get injured. until then it's just mind-sex trying to justify a move in a given role.

until there's a need i don't see them bringing in a "vet role player" to compete with mcfadden now doing said role.

 

[rynochop]

With the 2 top backs off the board the Cowboys didn't see one that interest them. As deep as this draft was in RB's they should have rolled the dice on one.

I can easily say this draft was poor for rb.s and not be wrong. Theyre all great right now...no team says oh, we screwed up drafting this guy

 

[iceberg]

With the 2 top backs off the board the Cowboys didn't see one that interest them. As deep as this draft was in RB's they should have rolled the dice on one.

so you're a draft for position type guy?

 

[Picksix]

And you know this how?

I'm not sure how he knows it, but I know it because I have ESPN (Extra Sensory Perception Network)

 

[Irvin88_4life]

We aren't keeping 4 rb's so anyone who comes in is going to have to beat Dunbar out. Or hope dmac can't stay healthy
If a guy had special teams skills and could do what Dunbar does he might have a shot, or if dmac can't get on the field. To me the starting spot, for what it's worth, is randles to losr

Oh so you talked to the coaches to know we aren't keeping 4 rbs? How many we keeping at qb or de? Who is the starting safety going to be? Does Collins take a starting spot? Please tell us

 

[KJJ]

so you're a draft for position type guy?

With Murray gone the Cowboys had a need at RB and in a draft that was reportedly deep in RB's they should have taken a chance on one. They found Barber in the 4th round and Murray in the 3rd round so I would have taken a shot. On draft day I posted they should have taken a back instead of Chaz Green and with him having hip surgery it's looking like an RB would have been a better selection at that spot.