The Facts: Why do the Cowboys regard McFadden as a competent replacement for DeMarco Murray? “[Y]ou’ve got a good chance to not live up to expectations,” owner and GM Jerry Jones said regarding the lackluster career of McFadden, who has only one 1,000-yard campaign in seven seasons. “Because when you are drafted that high, people think that you are going to be the next Jimmy Brown. So, yes he would have liked to have had a more productive career. But the kinds of skills that got him drafted with the fourth pick in the draft, he still has."

Diehards Line: In case you missed it, the Cowboys let Murray walk away via free agency. They replaced him with McFadden. Murray led the NFL in rushing last season, with a franchise-record 1,845 yards. McFadden, in contrast, sputtered to a mere 534 yards in 2014. “You worry about injury, but we were worried about injury with Murray," Jones said. "In eight seasons, four in Oklahoma and four with the Cowboys, Murray only had two injury free seasons. And so the position is one you have to take into consideration no matter what the skill level is, they take a lot of hits, lot of punishment, and you got a good chance to have an injury issue. And that’s why we couldn’t make that kind of commitment of dollars to that position. ..." As PFT's x suggests, "Regardless of how it works, it will be one of the great experiments of the 2015 season."