The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... Even though DeMarco Murray produced a season that Emmitt Smith never matched and had 484 more rushing yards than any other back in the league, Randle believes there was still more to gain. “He had a good year last year, and I got to sit back and watch a lot,” Randle said, “and I felt like there was a lot of meat left on the bone.” And is Randle ready to go after that meat? “I’m going to try to go out there and grind as hard as I can,” Randle said, “and see which role I end up in.”

Diehards Line:Though Randle concedes he has a long way to go in his quest to beat out Darren McFadden, Lance Dunbar and Ryan Williams for the starting job, he said he could handle the spotlight as the Cowboys’ lead back. “Besides my first two years here, I haven’t ever been nothing but a star,” Randle said. “And I was still a star last year because I had a star on my helmet, so I’m just going to keep being me, Joe Randle. ...” Randle has received a majority of the first-team running back repetitions the first two practices during the opening week of organized team activities. Though McFadden took some first-team running back reps Wednesday, Randle still had more chances when quarterback Tony Romo was under center. ... We'll continue to follow this situation closely.