Owner: Joseph Randle should have a bigger role in Cowboys offense
by Chris Zolli | Sat, Oct 4th 9:57am EDT
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones cautions that Joseph Randle should get more carries so DeMarco Murray is not overburdened. (ESPN)
Fantasy Impact:
Randle, the Cowboys' 2013 5th round pick out of Oklahoma State, has only been in on 16 offensive snaps for the Cowboys in 2014 but has been effective with 9 carries for 57 yards. As reported frequently, starting running back DeMarco Murray is on pace for nearly 400 carries this and the nearly consensus opinion is that he will not be able to withstand that workload; that is where Randle comes in. Randle was not good in 2013, as he only averaged three yards per carry, but 6.3 yards per carry this year and college success, 3000 rushing yards with a 5.5 yards per carry, show that Randle can be explosive. If Murray were to get injured or if the team chose to limit his workload in a week, Randle would be a great deep sleeper. He also had 100 receptions in his college career, so he could be an option out of the backfield as a receiver.
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