
Football Analyst/Scout
IRVING, Texas – This week’s three questions for football analyst Bryan Broaddus focus on the running game problems, rotating left guards and the confidence the Cowboys have in kicker Dan Bailey.
Do you think the lack of running game falls more on the offensive line, DeMarco Murray or somewhere in between?
Broaddus: I feel it is totally unfair to put the lack of a running game on just one person here. It’s nice and easy to pin it on Murray and pile on him because he is the starter but there are clearly other issues here. Is it Murray’s fault when the opening play of the Kansas City game, they call a zone run to the right and Doug Free completely misses his block? Or when Brian Waters can’t cut the linebacker off on the second level and he is there to meet Murray in the hole? I am not here to say that Murray does not have his own faults and he will admit them to you. There has been a carry or two where Murray didn’t make the right cut and it has hurt the play but this has been a collective effort and I would even include the coaches here. Not one person deserves the blame here but it’s going to take more than one person to make this work.
Assuming Waters is ready to play, do you think it’s better to keep Leary at left guard or play Bernadeau or maybe rotate them?
Broaddus:The one thing this offensive staff has not been afraid of is to rotate offensive linemen during a game. They did it with Doug Free and Jermey Parnell last season and in the Kansas City game with Waters and Bernadeau. I know as a group, they really like Leary and what he was been able to do these last two weeks. Leary will remain at left guard and should be the starter. With all that being said, I do believe you will see them work Bernadeau some at left guard to keep him sharp in case something were to happen with either Waters or
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