Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones wants DeMarco Murray and Felix Jones to play together – NFL News
Dallas Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones has expressed a desire to see running backs DeMarco Murray and Felix Jones playing together saying that he is anxiously waiting for that moment when both players will take the field at the same
time.
Murray replaced Jones after the latter was injured during the sixth week of the National Football League season. He has proved to be more productive than Jones, who has 63 carries and 253 yards this season. Murray has 100 carries
with 674 yards and two touchdowns in the season. He scored a touchdown and managed 135 rushing and 36 receiving yards in the last week win against Buffalo Bills.
Cowboys have five wins this season with four defeats and are currently ranked second in the National Football Conference East division and hold tenth spot in the league table with 24.8 points.
Jones said he was happy with how the running backs were operating this season and said that the coach knew how to play them all at the same time.
“I’m anxious," the owner said. "I told Felix after the game, 'Boy, am I anxious to see them both in there together.' I know we have a coach that knows how to figure on having them both in there at the same time."
Jones was least bothered by who the in charge would be and said that he was just excited about the next games.
“I'm not at all caught up in this 'who the lead is' and 'who the lead isn't,' " he said."I know what Felix can do, too, and I'm excited about what we got ahead of us this year. And (third-string back Phillip) Tanner, Tanner is
a guy I don't feel the least bit concerned about when he's got the ball.”
Cowboys’ coach Jason Garrett is also satisfied with Murray’s performance and said that the potential displayed by Jones’ replacement had allowed the management to take time with the player’s recovery.
He was of the view that everyone has a special role to play in the team and the management is responsible for utilising the best of the available talent. It would be in the interest of the team if the players know their role and
act accordingly, he added.
Recently, Murray also praised the performance of Felix Jones saying that he is a great player and was performing a great job before the injury.
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