Rookie Murray Shines for the Cowboys

In the third round of the 2011 draft, the Dallas Cowboys shocked several people by drafting Running Back DeMarco Murray (Oklahoma) in the third round.  People were questioning this pick.  However, several weeks after the draft, the Cowboys decided to let veteran starting running back Marion Barber (Minnesota) go.  This moved Murray up on the depth chart, giving him a few chances to shine.  Still after being 3rd on the Dallas Cowboys depth chart at one time, DeMarco still caught Jerry Jones eye by his explosiveness. Felix Jones however, has always had injury problems in the past, and to noone's surprise he was injured again this year (Ankle) A few weeks into the season, the Cowboys decided to cut young running back Tashard Choice, after seeing poor performances from him in several games.  In mid October, DeMarco Murray really had the chance to shine.  His break out performance came vs the St. Louis Rams.  On the very first play of the game, Murray ran for a 91 yard touchdown.  This was only the beginning.  Before this, the Cowboys had not had a 100 yard rusher in several years! Murray, with just one run, was only 9 yards away.  Murray had an absolutely amazing performance that game, racking up a total of 253 rushing yards! Ever since then, Murray has been rushing for 100 yards a game in 3 out of the last 4 games!  With these performances, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, and head coach Jason Garrett decided it was time for a change in true starting running backs, and went with Murray to be the starter for the rest of the season.  This was a great choice by Jerry Jones as Felix Jones has only been an injury nightmare to the Cowboys, and Murray has young, fresh legs & can rush for over 100 yards a game with touchdowns!  I am really looking forward for the rest of the Cowboys season, and can not wait to see what young rookie Murray can do once he reaches his full potential.