Analysis: If we learned anything about NFL running backs this offseason, it’s that they are highly replaceable. That is how franchises seem to view them, at least.
If we learned anything about NFL running backs this offseason, it’s that they are highly replaceable.
That is how franchises seem to view them, at least, with the Dallas Cowboys allowing DeMarco Murray, who set a team rushing record last season, to slip away to NFC East rival Philadelphia; San Francisco parting ways with offensive fixture Frank Gore; and Super Bowl champion New England bidding adieu to both Shane Vereen and Stevan Ridley.