Dallas Cowboy Marion Barber Clipped for Game against Indianapolis Colts

December 3, 2010   ·   John B. Hafford   ·   Jump to comments

According to NFL.com wire reports and the Associated Press, Jerry Jones has confirmed that, due to a calf injury suffered in last week's game against New Orleans, Marion Barber will not play in Indianapolis this Sunday.  Barber has not practiced at all this week.
Instead, Felix Jones will be the starting running back, and Tashard Choice will get more carries than usual.
This bodes well for the Cowboys, given how Barber bounces around and off the opposing defense like a pinball machine and Jones and Choice actually play through gaps in the opposing defense.  I have rarely liked Barber's running style, and I believe he needs to make room for Jones and Choice.  The fact that Jones has 448 yards on 111 carries on the season, as opposed to Barber's 313 on 102 carries, regardless of the nine-carry disparity, is evidence of Jones' superiority at the RB position. 
Tashard Choice has been very limited in his carries and yardage (14 attempts and 38 yards)....

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