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Demarco Murray

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If dallas lets him go and since he's only 26.... Would you be happy if he landed in Charlotte?

Dallas can't afford him with the current cap it's either him or dez.

Remember we rumble with the cowgirls in 2015!

With the way Stewart played last season I think he deserves the opportunity to be our lead running back next season. He showed plenty of times that he can hurt defenses, and while their is the concern that he's injury prone, the thing we have in Stewart is a top ten running back when he's healthy.

Look at Stewart's stats against the Seahawks:

- Week 8: 16 carries / 79 yards / 4.9 average

- Play offs: 13 carries / 70 yards / 5.4 average

Here's Murray's:

- Week 6: 29 carries / 115 yards / 4.0 average / 1 TD

Another example is Stewart's stats against the Cardinals:

- Play offs: 24 carries / 123 yards / 5.1 average / 1 TD

Here's Murray's:

- Week 9: 19 carries / 79 yards / 4.2 average

I don't see an upgrade in Murray when Stewart is running like he did against two of the toughest defenses in the league. The only question mark is whether the Panthers can give him a heavier workload of 20+ carries a game over the course of a season, if they could, and he remains as effective as he was against the Seahawks and Cardinals, then we have a top ten [potentially five] running back on our roster who can stand with Murray or anyone.

Here's an interesting comparison if you extrapolate Stewart's carries to match Murray's carries:

- Murray: 392 carries / 1845 yards / 4.7 average / 13 TDs

- Stewart: 392 carries / 1812 yards / 4.6 average / 7 TDs

Main difference is the TDs, but with a higher usage those potentially would rise. Granted the accuracy of this isn't great, but it does show that Stewart's stats when extrapolated stand toe-to-toe with Murray.

For me, we should stick with Stewart as our lead running back, because he was starting to return to his 2009 form. But what we should do is maybe grab some insurance in a new backup if DeAngelo is cut. That way we'd have Stewart, a drafted RB (or even UDFA), and Whittaker.

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No thanks, we don't have Dallas' Oline. Not even close.

No more overpaid Running Backs, thank you very much.

Spend the money on the Oline, a 4th rounder can run through gaping holes just fine.

Imagine what a healthy Stewart could do with 20+ carries with a Cowboys calibre O-Line. He ran well behind ours, so if we can improve our O-Line, we've already got a back that can tear it up when healthy.

But if we were looking for a RB, I'd rather look towards the draft or UDFA than sign Murray to a huge deal. He's talented for sure, but I think you can potentially get a lot more value short-to-long term from grabbing the 'right' young back from the rookie class.

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Thinking you guys are missing something a bit important.

 

The Dallas OLine would make a lot of guys in the league "valued Free Agents"

 

Our Line can ruin a RB's career.

 

Just because you see a RB crossing the goal line often, don't forget what got him there.

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Looks like the Cowboys offered him 4 years at 16 million.

Man does that makes Hurney look dumb

Didn't Stewart get his deal around the time AP got his near $100 million contract?

Different climate now. A few years ago Murray would have got double that, if not more. The Cowboys will be lucky if he signs that deal. I think he'll be a target for teams like the Bills, Chargers, Colts, Ravens, Titans etc, and all will probably pay him more than the Cowboys have offered.

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Hopefully Murray will look beyond just a pay hike with another team.

 

I would figure his extreme success in Dallas has brought him noteriety and offers outside of football as in endorsements and such.  4 million salary and unlimited options in endorsements would probably amount to a lot more than 5 million a year and a disappearing act somewhere else.

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Didn't Stewart get his deal around the time AP got his near $100 million contract?

Different climate now. A few years ago Murray would have got double that, if not more. The Cowboys will be lucky if he signs that deal. I think he'll be a target for teams like the Bills, Chargers, Colts, Ravens, Titans etc, and all will probably pay him more than the Cowboys have offered.

 

Regardless of the "climate of the time", it doesn't make the moves any less short sighted.  For both franchises.  Running backs have NFL primes of about 3.5 years.   

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In my opinion, Murray is a good running back with an elite OL.  Put him on a normal OL and I bet he barley scratches 1,000 yards, plus this is the first year (I believe) that he hasn't gotten injured.  I don't consider him an elite running back and I don't know that I would give big money to even an elite RB because their careers are so short. 

 

Plus, we would be the laughing stock of the league if we actually went after Murray. 

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