Dallas Cowboys: While They Might Miss DeMarco Murray, No Need to Panic in Big D

March 15, 2015   ·   Heath Clary   ·   Jump to comments

DeMarco Murray, arguably the biggest free agent in this year's class not named Ndamukong Suh, made his decision on Thursday afternoon. Instead of re-signing with the Dallas Cowboys, he opted to take his talents to the highest bidder, which turned out to be the division rival Philadelphia Eagles.
However, who he will be playing for next year is irrelevant. The Cowboys will be just fine without last year's rushing leader.
Because while Murray is a tremendous talent and will more than likely rush for plenty of yards when the two teams play each other in the future, running backs are more fragile than ever.
That's especially true for ones like Murray, who endured such a large number of carries. For some insight on how much of a beating a running back takes, refer to Football Outsiders' "Curse of 370," per Aaron Schatz. The rule of thumb states "a running back with 370 or more carries during the regular season will usually suffer a major injury or loss of effectiveness t...

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