I'll say it again, go back and re read what I posted. You might be enlightened.
In that case, it's a good thing they didn't draft SJ
Joseph Randle on Steven Jackson tweet: 'He's at home watching'
Joseph Randle is not happy with Steven Jackson pitching his services to Dallas. (Getty Images)
On Thursday, free agent running back Steven Jackson sent out a tweet letting the Dallas Cowboys know he's available if they're interested.
Jackson's not the first veteran running back to make his interest in running behind Dallas' offensive line known (Chris Johnson did the same a few months back), and apparently Joseph Randle has had about enough of that.
"That don't have nothing to do with me," Randle said, per the Dallas Morning News. "That's him, he's at home watching. We're just trying to get better here."
He'll likely share carries with Darren McFadden and Lance Dunbar, but Randle is assumed to have the inside track on the starting job for the Cowboys, per several reports. Jerry Jones said on Friday that Randle "has the potential to be the kind of back that would step in there and be your No. 1 back," and the Cowboys have indicated several times that they're perfectly happy to go into the season with the running backs currently on their roster.
Besides Jerry, another person that appears to have confidence in Randle's ability is tight end Jason Witten. “I think Joe understands what he has in front of him. He has to earn it. He has to work," Witten said. "Joe, he's doing what you would want a guy to do. He's learning to keep his mouth shut and go in there and play. He's on it.”
As for Randle himself, “It's my dream to be a feature running back in the NFL,” he said. “I'm here every day to try to make that dream come true.”
Good to see Witten endorsing Randle, thats exactly what I would expect him to say and do. Doesn't seem he's completely learned to keep his mouth shut yet however. The comment about SJ being at home, probably could have been a little differently stated. I am glad to hear it seems Joe is working hard on his dream
You know how important I think the running game is to this team, but even I don't want to run the ball that much!!! 640 carries!!! I'd say more like 30 carries per game, but who knows. The better we are the more we will run.
If he doesn't start holding on to the ball in camp, he might get to meet Jackson in person....
I always liked Thomas too, but the fact that Houston lost Foster for at least 12 weeks, brought Thomas in with the intention of signing him, and then let him walk was pretty telling.
I agree, I think if Rice could still play, he'd have already signed somewhere anyway, and the Cowboys would get crushed nationally if they signed him anyway. All the scrapheap guys, Rice, CJ, SJ, Thomas, they have all slipped a bit. I was a bit surprised the Cowboys didn't take Ajayi when he slid in the draft, but I think they felt solid with the backs they had. The problem is losing Williams, who was a shoe in to make the 53 IMO.
It will all work out in the end. By adding Green and then getting Collins, they have a chance to have the best OLine in the NFL for the next 7-8 years. That doesn't suck....
