Former Cowboys RB Garrison: Murray's production hard to replace
Former Cowboys running back Walt Garrison believes it will be hard for Dallas to replicate DeMarco Murray's production from a year ago, despite the club having three Pro Bowlers in tackle Tyron Smith, center Travis Frederick, and guard Zack Martin.
"They got a good offensive line," Garrison said Thursday at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame 2015 inductions. "And of course it'd be hard to find another Murray because he was unbelievable. Somebody paid him more than the Cowboys."
Although Murray had an All-Pro season and set the Cowboys franchise record for single-season rushing yards at 1,845, the club elected to let the four-year veteran test free agency. On March 12, Murray inked a five-year, $42-million deal with the Philadelphia Eagles. Even though the Cowboys' feature back will be playing for an NFC East rival in 2015, Garrison has some optimism for the running game.
"They got a great offensive line," said Garrison. "And nothing helps a running back more than an offensive line. So they got some runners still there. We'll have to wait and see."
Currently, the Cowboys have running backs Joseph Randle, Lance Dunbar, Ryan Williams, and free agent Darren McFadden on the roster. Draft experts predict Dallas will use their first-round choice to select a running back, and then the speculation of Jerry Jones making a play for Vikings running back Adrian Peterson continue to build.
The former Super Bowl VI champion only goes to four games a season, but still supports the Cowboys.
"Somebody said, 'Why don't you go to more games.' I said, 'How many bricklayers do you know that go watch other people lay brick, especially on Sunday?' I pull for them. I'm a Cowboy fan.
"I was tickled to death that they were winning [in 2014]. I'm still pulling for them when they're having a bad year or a good year. But they did great."
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