Dallas Cowboys Take No Risk, May Get Big Reward with Darren McFadden Signing

March 14, 2015   ·   Jeff Smith   ·   Jump to comments

Darren McFadden is not DeMarco Murray, but the Dallas Cowboys won't need him to be. The Cowboys let Murray sign with the Philadelphia Eagles on an incredible five-year, $42 million contract. It was a move that left fans in Arlington, Texas, and all over the world stunned.
The decision to let Murray walk showed us two things about the Cowboys. The first is that Vice President of Player Personnel Stephen Jones is now running the show in Dallas. Nail, meet the head with this report from Clarence E. Hill Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (h/t Darin Gantt of Pro Football Talk). Jerry Jones is obviously not a fan of being in the shadows, but the younger Jones seems to have no problem running the show in silence.
The second thing? The Cowboys aren't going to have their hand forced. When ESPN's Adam Schefter (h/t Pro Football Talk) reported that the Cowboys were essentially admitting defeat, it was telling. Dallas wasn't willing to bite on the big contract deman...

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