Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones disappointed on missing DeMarco Murray and Sean Lee – NFL News
As the Dallas Cowboys prepare to host defending Super Bowl champions New York Giants for Week 8 game, they have received some serious setbacks that could hurt their victory chances against the visitors.
Cowboys were forced to put linebacker Sean Lee on season-ending injured reserve a day earlier, while running back DeMarco Murray, who had also missed Week 7 game against Carolina Panthers, did not practise on Wednesday, strongly indicating that he might not play against Giants.
The blows to offensive and defensive lines will certainly hurt the Cowboys, who have already defeated Giants once in the season. The Cowboys can gain handsome advantage in National Football Conference (NFC) East if they manage to defeat Giants, who have only won one out of three divisional games so far in the season.
Cowboys and Giants also share rivalry and this game is going to be played in high competitive spirits. In such a case, both teams need all their weapons ready, but Cowboys might struggle in this department.
According to the details present on the team’s website, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones is aware of the loss his team is facing in absence of two key players. He said:
“Against this team, by many and arguably the best team in the NFL, we wanted all hands on deck. It is disappointing not to have two players of that calibre. It’s been my experience when you do have a situation like this, others will step up. Others on the field at different positions will compensate.”
Although Murray is expected to return at any stage in this season, Lee’s exit for the entire season might hurt the Cowboys in longer run. It will not be an overstatement to say that their playoff and Super Bowl hopes might also get hurt in absence of Lee.
Jones admitted that it was a serious setback to miss Lee and said:
“I’ve said all along I think this team has an opportunity to be a contender but the one exception that I made was … sitting as we’re sitting right now health wise, injury can make a difference and does in the NFL.”
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