Is Alfred Morris alright? (An untrained observation)

[Bacon]

He's on pace for a 1,300 yard season either way.

[BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93]

Damn...lol

He still ran hard Sunday. Just because he isn't getting 100 a game doesn't mean he is slowing down.

This thread just seems like an overreaction

[BobGriffin]

Damn...lol

He still ran hard Sunday. Just because he isn't getting 100 a game doesn't mean he is slowing down.

This thread just seems like an overreaction

I'm not talking about his yardage. I'm talking about the way he takes/gives contact. He hasn't been as physical (to me) since the first 6 weeks or so. I have seen on numerous occasions one backer knock him down hard lately.. That wasn't happening during those first weeks. I wondered if others noticed and they have.. Not making this up

[Darth Tater]

It may just me and please inform me if it is but it does not seem that he is running with the same authority as he had been early in the season. I see one defender taking him down more often and he doesn't seem to seek contact as much. I know he hurt his shoulder (Carolina game ?) so maybe that's what it is. The vision and cutting is still there he just hasn't seem like the bull he has been lately anyone else notice this ? ps. This is not a complaint just an observation.

At this level, if Morris wants to be more than a one or two year wonder he's got to learn when/how to give it his all and when/how to hold it back. Being consistently good is better than having one awesome game and sucking the next week or being injured. A long time ago a management specialist noted that you got more production by restricting load size because your workers would have higher utilization rates and were less likely to be sidelined with injury (you'd need to replace sidelined workers with new guys who you need to train and may not be as good).

[SkinsFanMania]

I have him on fantasy...and while he is still racking in 70-80 yards or so, he does seem a bit less dominant. I think maybe the season may just be wearing a little on him. We do need a true change of pace back. Royster is repulsively slow out there...Whatever happened to hightower? I know he was the odd man out but he looked good enough to be a 3rd string back in preseason. I'd give him some PT over royster at this point.

He was still injured when we cut him and prior to picking up grant the skins checked in with Hightower and he had had a setback.

[Darth Tater]

Looks fine to me. Sometimes you aren't going to get 100 yards in a game.

Thing about Almo is that his consistency. He's really only had one bad game (interestingly, we won that one). His other inferior game was more due to the fact that our receivers kept dropping the ball thus limiting his opportunities. He's also had a few great games but no monsters (130+). I think with RG3, the WRs and Helu, the original plan was to hit the big play via the air, use Helu on the ground or RG3 on the broken play and run clock with Almo.

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Looks like the same runner to me. Defenses, however, are now stacking the line, daring us to run the ball. Our OL can't keep up.

Which might be why the long ball more often.

[TheShredSkinz]

draft Montee Ball in the 4th if he is still there

Ball in the 4th....Shoooooot, I'd be happier than Gallagher at a farmers market. I think teams,(and especially the 'boys with their two good corners) will stack the box against us and force Robert and our WR's to beat them.

[HailToTheRedskins14]

I know our backups haven't been great, but I'm confident Shanahan can plug and go. He's done it everywhere.

[NLC1054]

He's got a little more tread on the tires. It's a long season. But I think he's still running hard and looking for contact; he's just being more judicious about it. He has to keep himself healthy since he's really the most productive guy we've got, unless Royster regains some form or Keiland gets some touches.

But I don't think he looks that different. Surprisingly once we started running out of our base offense late in the game he looked a lot more productive.

[Gurgeh]

Ball in the 4th....Shoooooot, I'd be happier than Gallagher at a farmers market. I think teams,(and especially the 'boys with their two good corners) will stack the box against us and force Robert and our WR's to beat them.

If Helu looks like he'll be healthy next season I'd go with Morris and Helu with Royster as third choice. I don't see a need to get another RB in the next draft given how many other needs we have,

[thesubmittedone]

I'm not talking about his yardage. I'm talking about the way he takes/gives contact. He hasn't been as physical (to me) since the first 6 weeks or so. I have seen on numerous occasions one backer knock him down hard lately.. That wasn't happening during those first weeks. I wondered if others noticed and they have.. Not making this up

You're actually not that off. I've noticed the same thing. He's not shying from contact but he isn't as powerful as he was early in the season. He regained form against the Eagles quite a bit so the bye week was really good for him it seems. I think he got hurt against the Giants and wasn't the same after that until he had some time to rest during the bye week.

But that's actually a testament to his strength and durability. Even at less than 100% he's still out there playing good enough to pose more of a threat than most RBs at 100% in the league.

[PortisBetts]

Griffin acts as his replacement essentially

[Major Harris]

Should injury is a good observation as well. Hope we can get Helu back healthy, and draft Montee Ball in the 4th if he is still there

U really want to draft a RB in the 4th with all the holes we have on defense?

[Larry]

I'm thinking he was almost as important to this win as RG3 was. (Well, the whole running game was.)

Those runs on that final drive were huge. (And we all knew that Dallas knew we were going to run the ball.)

[NLC1054]

Fromo only needs 18 more yards to have 1,000 for the season.

I think he'll be fine.