1 reason every NFL team can win the Super Bowl
By Andrew Garda
Dallas Cowboys
How will the Dallas Cowboys win a Super Bowl? Well, the snarky answer is ‘Dez Bryant holds onto the football’ but it’s a little more complex.
This is a team whose offense ran through the backfield, but DeMarco Murray is gone and his replacements are…not exciting.
So if the Dallas Cowboys are going to make another run, they have to find a solution at running back.
Will it be Darren McFadden? Like Murray (prior to 2014), McFadden has been hurt more than healthy during his career. When he’s on the field, he’s a tremendous running back, quick, tough and hard to bring down. The problem is, he’s always dinged up and not available.
Or maybe Lance Dunbar? The Cowboys signed him to a one-year contract, telling you they don’t exactly see him as a long term answer at the position. He’s a lesser version of a Darren Sproles, fast and shifty but not someone you expect to carry a full load.
Joseph Randle would be a better direct fit if McFadden went down, but he could be facing discipline from the NFL after an incident involving marijuana and a gun. Right now it looks like he escaped anything more than a misdemeanor, but the NFL might still hit him with a suspension or fine.
More than likely, some combination of these three backs and Ryan Williams will carry the ball for Dallas. The question then becomes, can a combination of these backs replicate what Murray did last season?
If they can, the Cowboys should be poised for another run into the playoffs, perhaps advancing to the Super Bowl.
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