demarco murray – MDHQ http://www.mockdrafthq.com Updated Mock Drafts, Prospect Rankings, Scouting Reports Sun, 13 Dec 2015 04:25:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Eagles Ready to Trade DeMarco Murray Already? http://www.mockdrafthq.com/2015/12/eagles-ready-put-demarco-murray-trade-block-already.html Sun, 13 Dec 2015 04:23:49 +0000 http://www.mockdrafthq.com/?p=8264 All good things must come to an end.  One of those things will likely be Chip Kelly’s tenure in Philly along with his genius “system” which saw the Eagles depart with Pro Bowl talent left and right with no reward in turn.  That is unless you count a three way tie for the NFC East with a losing record (5-7) as a reward.

With Chip likely on the way out it looks like the Eagles may be ready to get from under Demarco Murray’s big contract and word is that teams are interested in a Jimmy Graham like trade for Demarco:

Similar to Jimmy Graham‘s situation last year (in acquiring him from the Saints, the Seahawks took on three years and $27 million of what was a four-year, $40 million deal), the structure of Murray’s deal makes it so that a team that has money to spend (and a few actually need to get over the salary floor) could see it as workable. He has four years and $31 million left on the contract he inked with Philly last offseason, and only $9 million guaranteed. And $7 million of that $9 million is his 2016 base salary, which you’d be taking on anyway.

With the workhorse running back emerging again as a valued commodity in the league, don’t be surprised to see someone snag Murray up.

Who knows he just might pull a Lebron….

Crazier things have happened.

]]> What Do the Cowboys Do After Demarco Murray? http://www.mockdrafthq.com/2015/03/what-do-the-cowboys-do-after-demarco-murray.html Tue, 03 Mar 2015 04:39:37 +0000 http://www.mockdrafthq.com/?p=7247 In case you have not heard the news, the Dallas Cowboys are expected to part ways with their starting running back Demarco Murray. Murray had a career year in which he tallied 1,845 yards and 13 touchdowns. Now that his contract is up the team is likely not going to be able to accommodate Murray and all of their other free agents as well.

This leaves some decisions to be made:

1. Draft His Replacement in the 2015 Draft

The Cowboys hold the 27th pick in the upcoming draft. Somehow they’ve ended up in a situation where they may miss out on the top two running backs of this class. At that point in the draft, they could stand to overdraft someone in the first round like Boise State’s Jay Ajayi.

That is… unless Dallas….

2. Promote backup RB Joseph Randle as the 2015-16 Starter

This makes a lot of sense. Joseph Randle was a top running back in his 2013 class that featured Eddie Lacy, Le’Veon Bell, and Giovani Bernard. When he wasn’t stealing underwear last season Randle quietly ran for 507 yards on just 105 attempts. That’s 4.8 YPC for those counting.

It’s likely that Dallas focuses on keeping Doug Free and that offensive line intact while rolling with Joseph Randle in 2015. I don’t expect Jerry Jones to immediately run to replace Demarco Murray, but anything can happen.

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