For one, Jones and Barber are not even qualified to take part within of the three-day camp, available only to rookies and first-year players.
"I don't see Felix here," running backs coach Skip Peete said right after the preliminary work out while using day, during which work out squad back Herb Donaldson alternated reps with undrafted rookie Lonyae Miller of Fresno State.
With Barber injured straight down the grow very last year, the Cowboys commenced to lean substantially more and substantially more on Jones, who experienced missed two discs before within of the yr getting a knee damage of his own. Jones experienced a career-high eighteen touches within of the normal time period finale obtain all around Philadelphia, and obtained the ball 17 occasions in both playoff games.
Last 1 week running back Tashard option said Peete doesn't discuss the rotation with his backs often, as well as the three don't talk about this among on their own very much either. option also said he didn't anticipate any chance. Barber was the starter, splitting preliminary and 2nd downs with Jones, and option was the third-down expert and "Wildcat" quarterback.
Peete do suggest on Friday the Cowboys could have the ball to Jones in area substantially more frequently by developing his place within of the passing game, much like the way in which Brian Westbrook was utilized in Philadelphia.
Barber, who experienced put in the preliminary month while using Cowboys off-season system running out in Miami, came back to Dallas this 1 week and joined his teammates within of the extra fat area at Valley Ranch.
"He definitely is as excited, I think, as all the group is with regards to running together, what we could quite possibly get in these OTAs and what we could quite possibly get with this particular off-season," Jerry Jones said of Barber's return. "That's a positive."
