Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips once again deflected questions on Monday about Marion Barber being the backup to the less-productive Julius Jones. The coach isn't ready to make a change. "I see everybody's point that Marion's doing some great things for us and that's what we hoped he'll do," Phillips tells the team's official web site. "But (Jones) is doing some good things for us, too. And we're featuring (Barber) on the 1-yard line. You're going to get more touchdowns when you get it on the 1. But we feel like he's strong in that already and he's proven that already. He's done it last year. But I think it's working the way we're doing it." The Cowboys are 2-0, have scored 84 points, and are averaging 154 yards rushing. What's the problem? Barber continues to look like the better running back, but the Cowboys have no reason to risk his health to 25 carries when 15 gets the job done.
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