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Running Game Is The Key

Found June 20, 2012 on 60 Max Power O: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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The Dallas Cowboys Running game has been below average over the past three season. Last year Felix Jones gained a lot of weight to become more durable. The problem is he also lost his explosiveness and that is why the Cowboys drafted him in the first round.  The reason why most people believed the Cowboys a threat to win the NFC East last year is Demarco Murray. The first game he stared, Murray rushed 25 times for 253 yards. Now that game was vs. the Rams but still very scary numbers for a rookie. The next week he rushed the ball only 8 times and the Cowboys got blown out. Jason Garret learned that if the Cowboys were going to win football games Murray need more touches. The next four games Murray had over 20 carries and the Cowboys won every game. Arizona was a very different story. With only 12 carries the Cowboys lost in overtime and Jason learned again that he must give the ball to Murray if they wanted to win. Murray got hurt vs. the Giants but already had 5 carries for 15 ya...
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