Redskins Sign Shaun Alexander (Merge) *updated*

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Doris Dent

He knows the system and we can not take the chance at this time on a rookie. One question - what's wrong with Rock?

He's one of the better kick returners in the league. If we play him at RB and he gets hurt, we are short a RB and a talented KR.

Also, he played well at RB when given the chance in 2005, but did fumble a little too much. Last week we learned how bad fumbles can derail our offense, we can't afford them.

In his career, he averages a lost fumble every 36.75 carries.

For comparison:
Portis loses one every 123.07 carries.
Betts loses one every 99.57 carries.
Shaun Alexander has lost a fumble every 128.0 carries, even with the bad year with the broken hand.