Adam Carriker accuses Redskins of trying to drive Alfred Morris FA price down

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This is completely asinine. Anybody who buys into this doesn't understand football and doesn't watch the team closely. Morris does not have speed. He does hit holes hard, and if he gets through the point of attack without getting hit, then he builds up a nice head of steam and is a bull after contact.

But when the line fails to block in the interior (Long & LeRib) then Morris deals with penetration and gets met at the line before he has a chance to build up that head of steam that he needs.

He did well with Griffin in 2012 because the read option gave him the opportunity to get two yards past the line of scrimmage without contact. He did well in the Rams game this year because Steiger and Lauvao were healthy and blocking the interior while Scherff got to the 2nd level. So again, he didn't get contact until two yards past the line of scrimmage.

Jones is getting the carries because he reaches top speed more quickly and can take better advantage of smaller holes. It's a matter of circumstance. Morris is still a good back if you can keep guys off of him.

It's not about the RB, it's about the blocking. Whether it's Morris or Jones, either way, we're good to go if the blocking paves the way.