![]() ![]() I get that most people consider Tony Romo overrated (and also overpaid after he signed a six-year, $108 million extension during the offseason that included $55 million guaranteed, which wasn’t that far off Drew Brees’ record-setting $60). Here’s Skip Bayless dropping knowledge about NFL conferences. Sticking with Colts’ QBs, here’s Pam Oliver taking a football to the face. ![]() At this point, Morris sure looks like a safer pick than Arian Foster.Īpparently Andrew Luck’s skill of producing dropped interceptions is going to carry over from last season. It’s also entirely possible Morris improves his pass-catching skills as a sophomore, and he’s going to once again dominate early down work and get all the red-zone carries he can handle in a Shanahan system that’s returning all five members of its offensive line and with Robert Griffin at quarterback. Although he dropped only one pass (on 15 targets), Pro Football Focus did grade him as a poor receiver, but interestingly, PFF also graded Morris as the league’s second best blocking back (behind only Ahmad Bradshaw), so it’s not like he must come off the field during third downs (although it does appear we may see more Helu during these situations this season). Morris got better as the year went on too, as he ran for 981 yards (5.10 YPC) with eight touchdowns over the final six games. In fact, more than 1,000 of his rushing yards last season came after contact. Morris was impressive in doing so, racking up the third-most broken tackles in the NFL (57) while getting an elite 3.0 YPC after contact. Any concerns about Mike Shanahan messing with his backfield were immediately thrown out the window. 1 job from the start, but his 1,613 rushing yards were the third-most by a rookie in NFL history. ![]() Everyone knows Morris’ unlikely story last season, when the sixth round draft pick entered behind the likes of Roy Helu, Evan Royster and even the immortal Tim Hightower on Washington’s depth chart, not only to secure the team’s No. I generally loathe drafting running backs who don’t catch passes, but I’d make an exception for Alfred Morris (and Stevan Ridley) this year. ![]()
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