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[h=1][/h]November, 15, 2011
By Tim MacMahon
DeMarco Murray’s emergence doesn’t make Felix Jones irrelevant. Far from it.
It affords the Cowboys the luxury of using Jones as they originally intended.
PODCASTIt’s easy to point out all the running backs with much better numbers that were selected after the Cowboys took Jones 22nd overall in the 2008 draft. But the Cowboys’ major misevaluation at the time was believing that Marion Barber would be a long-term lead horse. They were right that Jones would be a weapon as a complementary back.
Murray’s production as a rookie has been phenomenal. He has rushed for 674 yards on the first 100 carries of his career.
Believe it or not, Jones rushed for 716 yards on his first 100 career carries. It just took him a lot longer (17 games and change) to hit that total.
This is the best-case scenario for the Cowboys’ backfield. Jason Garrett can keep feeding Murray without worrying about overworking him while picking his spots to use Jones as the dynamic playmaker he was earlier in his career.
NOV 15
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By Tim MacMahon
DeMarco Murray’s emergence doesn’t make Felix Jones irrelevant. Far from it.
It affords the Cowboys the luxury of using Jones as they originally intended.
| ESPN NFL analyst Ed Werder dishes the Cowboys' win over the Bills, Felix Jones' return and more. Listen 
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Murray’s production as a rookie has been phenomenal. He has rushed for 674 yards on the first 100 carries of his career.
Believe it or not, Jones rushed for 716 yards on his first 100 career carries. It just took him a lot longer (17 games and change) to hit that total.
This is the best-case scenario for the Cowboys’ backfield. Jason Garrett can keep feeding Murray without worrying about overworking him while picking his spots to use Jones as the dynamic playmaker he was earlier in his career.
