Alfred Morris Thread.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

What, are you going all Steve Slaton again?

I don't know who, just saying I could see it happening

[scowan]

All of you guys that think Alfred is an average back or a system back need to go back and watch all of the tackles he broke or how many times he gots positive yardage last year verses negative plays. I think he made the Redskin's average line look great. As a lifetime Skins fan who watched Riggins play in his prime, I think Alfred is a smaller, but maybe faster version of the Diesel. He may not run a 4.2, but 4.2 guys go down at the first hint of contact, Alfred seems to always get something out of nothing.

[CooleyAsCanBe]

Originally Posted by scowan

All of you guys that think Alfred is an average back or a system back need to go back and watch all of the tackles he broke or how many times he gots positive yardage last year verses negative plays. I think he made the Redskin's average line look great. As a lifetime Skins fan who watched Riggins play in his prime, I think Alfred is a smaller, but maybe faster version of the Diesel. He may not run a 4.2, but 4.2 guys go down at the first hint of contact, Alfred seems to always get something out of nothing.

Whenever I watch Morris highlights, I always count how many yards he gets after first contact by a defender. It's almost always at least five yards and often 8-10. His speed might not be elite, but it was enough to get him several 30-40 yard TD runs. He's my favorite Skin right now.

[SirLK26]

Very interesting article.

History shows Morris could improve in year 2 | Comcast SportsNet Washington

[Hdf561]

I don't think he is top 5 but, as previously stated he is a great back for this system. He lacks pass catching ability, and the break away speed to get a long run like Peterson.

He is a very good back but you wont see him a lot on passing downs.

Plus one other thing to throw in there is that he will no longer be a surprise to anyone, much like RGIII this year will really tell the tale on how good these guys are, there is a year of tape on them and these defensive coordinators make a lot of money to figure out how to stop the offensive weapons, none were greater for us in 2012 than RG and Alred. How they adjust and if they can still be productive is going to dictate there legacy. I feel RG has the smarts, athleticism, and ability to adjust when people key on him, Alfred that remains to be seen.

I just hope we don't go with the "hot hand" style as that IMO kills any consistency with the offense. Let Alfred start and have Helu or Royster back him up and come in when he is tired, or (I belive Royster is the better pass catcher but could be mistaken) come in on passing downs while hopefully developing Alfreds pass catching and pass blocking skills

[REDSKINS4ever]

I wouldn't be surprised if Mike Shanahan went with the running back by committee approach. Morris may get over 1,000 yards rushing but I can see Jamison and Thompson getting playing time too.

[rainsleetorHail]

What I love about Morris is how hard we rode him last year, and he never slowed or wore down. Always answered the bell, and in big-time situations. And stayed healthy through it all.

[CRedskinsRule]

The Cowboys played him twice late in the season, and in the second game didn't he rush for 200 yds? or 2 times against the Giants for 120 yds?

Yes teams will have film on him, but unlike Griffin, Morris' film isn't going to show you much. He finds a hole, cuts, and goes. If enough guys hold onto him, he goes down. Now, if you say they are going to game plan to stop him, then our game plan changes too. If they are putting eight in the box to stop Morris' threat, than that means someone else is going to be exposed.

The 2 Cowboy's games really showed the danger of the Skins current attack. If you go in thinking you aren't going to let the run beat you(like the 1st Cowboy's game), we do have weapons that can get behind you, and score. If you go in focusing on stopping the medium to long passing game, Morris can put a 130-200 yd game on tape.

[scowan]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

The Cowboys played him twice late in the season, and in the second game didn't he rush for 200 yds? or 2 times against the Giants for 120 yds?

Yes teams will have film on him, but unlike Griffin, Morris' film isn't going to show you much. He finds a hole, cuts, and goes. If enough guys hold onto him, he goes down. Now, if you say they are going to game plan to stop him, then our game plan changes too. If they are putting eight in the box to stop Morris' threat, than that means someone else is going to be exposed.

The 2 Cowboy's games really showed the danger of the Skins current attack. If you go in thinking you aren't going to let the run beat you(like the 1st Cowboy's game), we do have weapons that can get behind you, and score. If you go in focusing on stopping the medium to long passing game, Morris can put a 130-200 yd game on tape.

Yes, use the 2 Cowboy games as an example. In the first game Morris had a great game by any RB's standards (24-113-1TD). But it was Griffin that killed them with 4TD passes. The next time around I guess the Cowboys were so focused on stopping Griffin that Morris touches them for 200 yards. The bottom line for me is that the Read/Option and then Play Action stuff really was killing a lot of teams. You can watch film on Morris and I guess "game plan" for him, but the best game plan to me is to just tackle that sucka! Everytime I watch him run he is breaking tackles. There is no game plan for that, you just have to be a good tackling team.
If you are a running team you are a physical team. Everyone wants to finesse their way down the field these days, but the Skins sort of pound you into submission, then throw it over your head, when you least expect it. That's another reason why I think the Read/Option is not going away, because it is a supped-up Play Action play that can result in 11 guys remaining active through the whole play.