What does Alfred Morris bring to the Dallas Cowboys’ backfield?
Although Darren McFadden was effective carrying the load as the lead back for the Cowboys’ rushing attack last season—banking on the veteran who has a history of nagging injuries to be a healthy camper wouldn’t be a safe route for the brass to take. So to add some insurance and competition, the Cowboys signed former Redskins back Alfred Morris to a 2-year, $3.5 million deal, with incentives for the 2-time Pro Bowler to potentially earn $5.5 million.
Morris was the Bell-Cow runner for the Redskins in his first three seasons before splitting the work with rookie Matt Jones last season. Morris benefited from running behind zone running concepts, especially in his rookie season when he ran for 1,613 yards under former HC Mike Shanahan and his son Kyle running the Redskins’ offense. With current Redskins head coach Jay …show more content…
Expect OC Scott Linehan to do the same with the 27 year old back and mix things up with outside/inside zone and power concepts with Morris and McFadden while Dunbar’s speed serves mostly as a threat in space.
Does the signing of Morris halt the Cowboys from drafting a runner?
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As you can see, team owner/general manager Jerry Jones gave his two cents on the signing of Morris not altering their draft plans. The key here with the signing of Morris isn’t just getting a back that fits the Cowboys’ running scheme – Morris has been reliable and durable. The 6th round pick of the ’12 draft has started in all 16 games in each of his four seasons in the league, with career totals of 4,713 rushing yards on 1,078 attempts and finding pay dirt 29 times (all rushing scores).
The addition of Morris improves the backfield, but ultimately provides the Cowboys with depth at running
Although Darren McFadden was effective carrying the load as the lead back for the Cowboys’ rushing attack last season—banking on the veteran who has a history of nagging injuries to be a healthy camper wouldn’t be a safe route for the brass to take. So to add some insurance and competition, the Cowboys signed former Redskins back Alfred Morris to a 2-year, $3.5 million deal, with incentives for the 2-time Pro Bowler to potentially earn $5.5 million.
Morris was the Bell-Cow runner for the Redskins in his first three seasons before splitting the work with rookie Matt Jones last season. Morris benefited from running behind zone running concepts, especially in his rookie season when he ran for 1,613 yards under former HC Mike Shanahan and his son Kyle running the Redskins’ offense. With current Redskins head coach Jay …show more content…
Expect OC Scott Linehan to do the same with the 27 year old back and mix things up with outside/inside zone and power concepts with Morris and McFadden while Dunbar’s speed serves mostly as a threat in space.
Does the signing of Morris halt the Cowboys from drafting a runner?
https://twitter.com/TheDraftShow/status/712378237507076097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
As you can see, team owner/general manager Jerry Jones gave his two cents on the signing of Morris not altering their draft plans. The key here with the signing of Morris isn’t just getting a back that fits the Cowboys’ running scheme – Morris has been reliable and durable. The 6th round pick of the ’12 draft has started in all 16 games in each of his four seasons in the league, with career totals of 4,713 rushing yards on 1,078 attempts and finding pay dirt 29 times (all rushing scores).
The addition of Morris improves the backfield, but ultimately provides the Cowboys with depth at running