What will become of Julius?
ByAnd Marion, for that matter?
With all the excitement and speculation about Wade Phillips being the new head coach in Dallas, Jason Garrett taking over as offensive coordinator, the Cowboys sticking to the 3-4, and Romo having a chance to develop, I’m actually most interested in what’s going to happen for the running backs.
You’ve got Julius Jones, who rushed for over 1,000 yards this last year, didn’t score much, and was a pretty by-the-book runner. Some even argue that Parcells trained him more in the ways of “just run the play – don’t lose yards” rather than “improvise when needed and chance finding the big hole.” What’s going to happen to Julius under a new offense? I don’t know if we’ve seen everything he’s capable of; maybe we have. And, why doesn’t he return kicks? He’s Notre Dame’s all-time leading punt-returner.
And what about Marion Barber? Big Bill loved him in the red zone, and he had some really good looks during the season. Definitely knows how to smash it up the middle. But could he carry a full load? How many of those TDs could Julius have scored if he had been given the chance in the red zone?
It will be interesting to see what Garrett makes of all this, if he sticks to the two-back system as much as Parcells did.
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February 12th, 2007 at 11:49 pm
i think the cowboys will definitely stick with the 2 back system. The chargers used michael turner a lot last year and no way julius can handle the entire load.
it will be an interesting camp to see who wins the job between julius and barber.
February 14th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
Ummm, Prediction: Cowboys 16-0. Cowboys beat San Diego in the Super Bowl 77-0. Dallasites rejoice.
February 15th, 2007 at 7:26 am
Moth – Come on, make a prediction. Julius or Barber getting the majority of the carries?
Paul – Very nice, thought out and completely justifiable prediction there. Spoken like a true Texan. Hope springs eternal, and all that crap.
Knowing how you and I both have ranted on the Super Bowl ads as of late, it might be OK just to skip it next year. Unless we can’t wait to see that next SalesGenie commercial. . . .