Alfred Morris might still be driving a ’91 Mitsubishi, but
he has been playing like a player who should be driving a Lamborghini Gallardo
or a Rolls Royce. After being selected in the 6th round of the 2012
NFL Draft as a Fullback out of Florida Atlantic. He recorded his second 100
yard rushing performance of the season and is fourth in the league in rushing
at the moment, ahead of guys like LeSean Mccoy, Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson, and
Steven Jackson. These guys are all pro caliber players, but are being out
performed by a “Fullback?”
He is
most definitely not a Fullback anymore, and he looks like he’s here to stay in
the Washington Redskins starting lineup. Mike Shanahan has an innate ability to
find that “Diamond in the rough” type player. He found players like Mike
Anderson, Peyton Hillis, Clinton Portis, and the most famous one, Terrell
Davis. Alfred Morris is gaining comparisons, albeit very early, to the aforementioned
Davis. Both were selected in the sixth round of the draft, both are of very
similar stature (5’ 10”, 215-220 lbs), and both have started their careers very
fast. Over this past weekend Morris became the second player to rush for 75
yards or more in his first five starts, the only other player to do so was Eric
Dickerson, a Hall of Famer.
Now no
one is saying he is going to be a Hall of Famer, but we cannot deny the fact
that he is looking to be a good starting running back in the NFL. All of these
yards he is running for is also behind a very average offensive line and on a
team that people know are going to run the football. The performance of Alfred
Morris deserves all of the attention it is receiving, and the two rookies in
Washington are both playing great football to start off the season.
Who do
you guys believe has been the more impressive rookie in Washington?
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