Sunday, December 23, 2007

DMN Blog: Barber closes on milestone

12:01 AM Sun, Dec 23, 2007 | Permalink
Albert Breer

Marion Barber's (Timmy Tabloid says it's a Cowboys Blog rule that I reference "The Barbarian" nickname and I will, even though I couldn't care less about his stupid guidelines) just 19 yards shy of a grand, and he'd be the first Cowboy back to hit 1,000 without the benefit of starting a single game.

Pretty good accomplishment, huh? Well, ask Barber yourself, and he won't talk much about it.

"The O-line played well, the team played together, I’m glad we came out on top," Barber said. "Now, we got to go get the last one."

No lie, Barber was asked about his personal performance four times. Each answers started with "The O-line played well." The only question that wasn't answered that when he talked about the team's character in bouncing back.

"Great guys, great group of guys," Barber said. "We all work hard and I think it’s all gonna pay off."