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The Cowboys will be in search of play makers with the ball in their hands at training camp, and rookie RB Jaydon Blue can be that guy.
Over the next two months, we will have a better understanding of whether he can poise a legit threat to win the job.
Former Cowboys Marcus Spears thinks he can be a guy to surprise a lot of people.
“I think the Dallas offensive line is going to be one of the more physical and athletic offensive lines when it comes to zone schemes and as far as getting running backs in lanes and allowing them to use speed,” Spears said.
“I think the Dallas offensive line is going to be one of the more physical and athletic offensive lines when it comes to zone schemes and as far as getting running backs in lanes and allowing them to use speed,” Spears said.
“I’m looking forward to this rookie maybe shocking a lot of people. A lot of good stuff coming out on him when he was there for rookie minicamp and OTAs. The speed jumps off the page at 4.38. He could be an unsung guy that we could talk about a lot.”
In three years at Texas he ran for only a total of 1161, but they had other running backs get drafted over the years.
His best year was last season, when he ran for 730 yards as the backup. He carried the ball 134 times, so he shouldn’t have any problems with touches.
I think Blue, with his speed, should at least get a chance, and if he is doing just as well as Sanders or Williams, I got with the young until he gives you a reason to not start him.
Even those around the team every day are split on who will start at running back for the Cowboys right now.
Tommy: As it stands right now, I’ll say Miles Sanders. I think of all the backs in the room, he’s got the most juice left and the best chance to benefit from a fresh start after Sanders struggled in his two seasons with the Panthers. It’s hard to tell given what we’ve seen in padless practices who is rising to the top in the running back room, and will likely be a better question to monitor at training camp, but in shorts Sanders looks a bit more explosive compared to the rest of the group.
Mickey: Certainly, a TBD answer. Hard to judge running backs without the pads on, and that scheduled practice against the Rams and three preseason games will help make the final determination....
