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Back And Forth
Peete: Backfield "Open For Change"
Josh Ellis
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer
IRVING, Texas - As Skip Peete has experienced throughout his four seasons with the Cowboys, the team's running back rotation is a popular topic.
First the questions were about when Marion Barber would overtake Julius Jones. Then everyone wondered why Felix Jones wasn't getting more carries, and later, when will Jones get a chance to start, or when will Choice get a chance to start? What happened to Barber? What happened to Choice?
Heading into his fifth year as the team's running backs coach, Peete has downplayed the drama all along. There's a reason change usually evolves slowly, he says, because it's important to establish a chemistry between the backs. After a shift in the workload in 2010, that doesn't mean everything is set, necessarily.
"It's a non-stop saga, but you never know," Peete said. "I think it's always open for change. The ability of guys change. The instincts of guys change. So, I mean, it's always a work-in-progress, I think, at any position. ... Like I always explain to those guys, you never stay the same. You either get better, or you get worse."
For the first time since 2008, the talent Peete has to work with could be different going forward. The Cowboys have to decide if Barber, who had only 113 carries last season, will continue to be a part of the team, along with the four years remaining on the $45 million contract he signed in 2008. Jones took over the largest share of the workload, and while Choice's carry total actually went up, he had no touches in four games.
Last season, Barber started 10 games, while Jones started seven, all in the last eight weeks. Peete wouldn't say whether Jones would hold onto the starting role.
"He finished the season starting the games, didn't he? I don't know," Peete said. "We'll see when he gets here."
Peete: Backfield "Open For Change"
Josh Ellis
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer
IRVING, Texas - As Skip Peete has experienced throughout his four seasons with the Cowboys, the team's running back rotation is a popular topic.
First the questions were about when Marion Barber would overtake Julius Jones. Then everyone wondered why Felix Jones wasn't getting more carries, and later, when will Jones get a chance to start, or when will Choice get a chance to start? What happened to Barber? What happened to Choice?
Heading into his fifth year as the team's running backs coach, Peete has downplayed the drama all along. There's a reason change usually evolves slowly, he says, because it's important to establish a chemistry between the backs. After a shift in the workload in 2010, that doesn't mean everything is set, necessarily.
"It's a non-stop saga, but you never know," Peete said. "I think it's always open for change. The ability of guys change. The instincts of guys change. So, I mean, it's always a work-in-progress, I think, at any position. ... Like I always explain to those guys, you never stay the same. You either get better, or you get worse."
For the first time since 2008, the talent Peete has to work with could be different going forward. The Cowboys have to decide if Barber, who had only 113 carries last season, will continue to be a part of the team, along with the four years remaining on the $45 million contract he signed in 2008. Jones took over the largest share of the workload, and while Choice's carry total actually went up, he had no touches in four games.
Last season, Barber started 10 games, while Jones started seven, all in the last eight weeks. Peete wouldn't say whether Jones would hold onto the starting role.
"He finished the season starting the games, didn't he? I don't know," Peete said. "We'll see when he gets here."