FAU Alumnus Alfred Morris: Right Player, Right Place

[Jimbo]

I guess I spend too much time on Facebook. I keep looking for the LIKE button for this article.

[Lanky Livingston]

Awesome article! Can't wait to see this kid in some game action!

[Om]

Amazing thing....you watch the highlight video and Morris looks like a man among boys. He just physically dominates.

And he's an undrafted free agent.

The NFL ain't for the faint of heart.

[Ax]

Originally Posted by Om

And he's an undrafted free agent.

Ok, this is a set up, right?

[Lanky Livingston]

Originally Posted by Om

Amazing thing....you watch the highlight video and Morris looks like a man among boys. He just physically dominates.

And he's an undrafted free agent.

The NFL ain't for the faint of heart.

Originally Posted by Ax

Ok, this is a set up, right?

I'll bite: Alfred Morris was a 6th round draft pick, not a UDFA.

:ducks:

[Califan007]

Originally Posted by Bulldog's Twin

Hightower to me at age 27/28 coming off this injury is a 50/50 shot to come back as a spot starter in the league.

Hightower just turned 26...

[Bulldog's Twin]

OK, but Hightower was essentially the #3 back in Arizona. He came in here and was the de facto #1 due to the fact no other backfield players had NFL experience or could be counted on in pass pro.

This year Hightower is coming in trying to rehab from an ACL. That's a big hurdle. Then you add in the fact Helu and Royster now have NFL experience and a full offseason to work on the nuances like pass pro that the lockout prevented in 2011.

Finally you have the draft pick of a guy like Morris that comes in with the physical ability to be an asset in pass protection and short yardage as well as being a depth player at both TB and FB.

All of this adds up to a challenging camp for Hightower.

I always viewed him as a place-holder, a guy the Redskins acquired to fill the void before a true go-to back was found in the draft or free agency.