Cowboys coach Jason Garrett isn't concerned about who will be the starting running back for Sunday's season opener against the Giants. The starter will be Joseph Randle or Darren McFadden.
“It doesn’t matter,” Garrett said, per The Dallas Morning News. “The only thing that matters is everybody getting ready to play and when their number is called upon, be ready to go out there and be their best.”
Randle took first-team reps throughout training camp and again during the open portion of practice Wednesday. Garrett said he’s “excited” about Randle, who has “done a lot of good things to give us confidence to think he can do a good job for us.”
“Joe has been a good player for us,” Garrett said. “Whenever we’ve given him opportunities, he’s really come through and done a nice job for us.
“Like with any young player, he’s grown with the opportunities he gets and the experience he has. Came to work every day over the course of training camp and preseason, and I just think he’s gotten better.”
Garrett added despite McFadden's history with injuries, he will not be on a pitch count.
“We think a lot of Darren McFadden,” Garrett said. “That’s why we signed him. And he’s done a good job for us. He was injured early on in camp, but since he has been back playing he has handled everything we have asked him to do really, really well."