Randle out of the picture is pretty interesting. An injury to a guy it seems like 95% of people think is the most fragile player to ever suit up in the NFL and suddenly Michael is lead back for the Cowboys with Romo back in a couple weeks.
Michael torching opponents weeks 12-17 while getting flagged for goofy celebrations and banging helmets with opponents after runs would make the internet crackle like a live wire nonstop.
Is he though? It could be Rod Smith. Nothing the Dallas staff has done gives any indication that they have any faith whatsoever in Christine Michael.
Except they haven't signed a veteran replacement and Michael's touches and targets have been going slowly upward.
Touches + Targets have been 1, 1, 6, and 7 over the last 4 weeks...We'll be up to 15 touches by week 16. What we have with him is hardly enough to call it a trend.
I agree with Sabertooth...Signing a veteran replacement might not be the right move, not because C-Mike is trusted or waiting in the wings, but because the team has faith in McFadden. I know everybody gasps and just assumes he'll get hurt, but for every "often injured" guy out there, there's another guy who was labeled "often injured" who goes on to have a great, healthy season.
I don't think the cutting of Randle had
anything to do with C-Mike, his "performance" or his ability. It had to do with the fact that Randle is a head case and not a team player.