kjames35 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Player 1 40 yard dash: 4.70 H: 5’10 W: 212 Strengths: Good eyes and cutback ability. Well-built, yoked-up musculature and very good thickness. Is subtly shifty and nimble enough to sidestep the first tackler and avoid direct hits. Good leg drive -- keeps churning on contact and is surprisingly strong for a smallish back. Tough, willing blocker -- shows good eyes and awareness in pass protection and seeks to finish. Weaknesses: Has very small hands and is not a crafty route runner. Lacks burst to take the corner and the breakaway speed to pull away. Bulked up as a senior and lost a half-step. Limited knee extension (does not open his stride). Draft Projection: Priority free agent Bottom Line: A one-cut, inside zone runner, solid, all-around performer with a No. 2 skill set. Can pick up yardage in chunks and would most ideally be suited for a ground game such as the Seahawks, Eagles or Packers. Player 2 40 yard dash: 4.67 H: 5’9 W: 219 Strengths: Natural runner between the tackles. He is deceptively agile in short areas to avoid clean hits, and plays faster when tasked with finding daylight in a short area. He has a sense of urgency in the backfield. He is capable of blocking in pass protection at the next level. Weaknesses: Doesn't have NFL speed and will need to define himself more as a runner if he wants to make enough of an impression in a camp. He has the natural ability within the tackles to be successful, but in the NFL seams and holes are harder to come by and arm tackles difficult to avoid. Will need to prove himself as a thumper early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 That's obviously someone and Morris...first scouting report doesn't fit anyone on the roster from last year or Seastrunk so I'm guessing Silas Redd? He has been garnering praise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachboy757 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 That's obviously someone and Morris...first scouting report doesn't fit anyone on the roster from last year or Seastrunk so I'm guessing Silas Redd? He has been garnering praise. I was gonna post something similar. Just cut the suspense and tell which one is Morris and name the other back which I assume will be one of the top ones in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrelgreenie Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 How reliable is the scout? Why would I trust their scouting report? But assuming their scouting report is correct (which I wouldn't because I would need to see for myself) I would take player 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo'sRangers Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 #2 is Alfred & #1 is Silas. I'm taking Almo every time. You can't measure heart. HTTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetAlfred Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Alfred is 5'10" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrelgreenie Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 And Alfred's official 40 times were 4.63 at the combine and 4.61 at pro-day not the 4.67 in the scouting report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor703 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I'll take the guy with 2888 rushing yards and 20 TDs in two seasons... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjames35 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Now that the cat's out of the bag, I can make my point. Which is... You never know what you're going to get from player to player out of the draft - that's obvious. I would have taken player# 1 sight unseen everytime. As a matter of fact, if Morris came out in this years draft, I would have been vying for Redd like a rat vies for cheese! I'm also pretty sure most of you guys posting (in 20/20 hindsight) in favor of Morris, wouldv'e been the first to rip the Skins for picking Morris over Redd. But.... Morris is a beast and I love him as our RB. Redd will likely make the practice squad at best. I'm just bored out my arse with training camp just around the corner. To Redd's defense, I did see his film. He's got a bit of toughness to him. Kinda has a Clinton Portis feel to him. Of course he doesn't have nearly the same speed. Keep in mind, this guy was good enough to play at two division I schools. That has to account for something by way of talent. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeyWvx9MbxE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rZIBCgKzQU This is Silas Redd, signing off (Just kidding) **** 'em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrelgreenie Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 The cat was prancing around from the start we all know Morris nfl.com scounting profile and many draft nerds know Silas's too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4skins23 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I'd rather go with someone else. I want blazing speed, and can easily get outside on sweeps. But can block decent and catch pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rskin72 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Don't know much about Redd....but I am more interested to see Seastrunk....and CT for that matter....in TC and preseason. We know what we have in Almo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roanoker Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Was going to say I hate trick questions. Now that the cat is out of the bag, we'll just have to stick with ALMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RG3Hunna Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Silas Reed is a good RB the problem is he looked so dominate as a playmaker at Penn St yet so pedestrian at USC, now if we get the Penn St Silas Reed we might just have found our back who can spell Almo for a few weeks if he ever gets hurt. Bye Bye Evan Royster if that's the case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxpunk2006 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I'd rather go with someone else. I want blazing speed, and can easily get outside on sweeps. But can block decent and catch pretty good. I think most teams would want the player you are describing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMacAttack Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I liked Redd for his Penn St. years, I admit I didn't follow him as closely when he transferred to USC but I thought he always looked a more prototypical RB than Royster, I believe that he's on the PS and Royster is gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
End2round2sanders Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Obviously this is scouting report for Reggie Brooks and former great Skip Hicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsInFebruary Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Has Alfred Morris ever missed a play due to injury? A game? Admittedly I tuned out towards the end of the year last year, so I wouldn't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo'sRangers Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Has Alfred Morris ever missed a play due to injury? A game? Admittedly I tuned out towards the end of the year last year, so I wouldn't know. No. If fact, in college or the Pro's he's never had a significant injury. Like he has said, his body was built to play football. HTTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Has Alfred Morris ever missed a play due to injury? A game? Admittedly I tuned out towards the end of the year last year, so I wouldn't know. I like the concept of Helu as a backup. But has there been a season yet where he was healthy enough to bank on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartyPosse Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I want that guy that doesn't ever quit even when it seems everyone else on the offense has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Now that the cat's out of the bag, I can make my point. Which is... You never know what you're going to get from player to player out of the draft - that's obvious. Now, I will point out that I think there are some tings that people can tell, in advance. I'll confess, when we drafted AlMo, my first reaction was "Why did we draft a RB?". And my second was "Who?" but I also remember that draft day. Maybe 15 minutes after we picked him, I did some research. (I watched one YouTube highlight reel). His highlight reel pretty much consisted of him winning wide. Screens and things. Now, I'm a football moron. You could show me a picture of a football play, at the snap, and I couldn't tell you if the defense was a 4-3 or a 3-4, on that play. But, just looking at that highlight reel, and even a moron like me could say "He likes to hit people". (Actually, my comment, on draft day, was "He likes to hit people in space. Maybe he's for special teams?") That was what I noticed, from my "extensive film analysis": That every play ended the same way. AlMo was headed downfield, and a defender was planted in front of him, and AlMo put his shoulder down and rammed the guy, and gained a couple extra yards. My point being that, at least in that one case, even a moron like me can see some things about a RB. Now, the clip I saw, didn't show him going up the middle, much. I couldn't rate his ability to do that, from the video I saw. (And I probably couldn't have rated it, if I did.) but just from those few plays on the highlight reel, I was saying that he'd make the team, via special teams or as a short yardage specialist. (Something that I thought our then-existing RBs weren't that good at.) (The fact that I had a crush on the guy, and my previous Redskins Man Crush was Rock Cartwright, may have nudged me to see him that way, just a bit. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetAlfred Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 No. If fact, in college or the Pro's he's never had a significant injury. Like he has said, his body was built to play football. HTTR IMO I think part of that is because he doesn't do anything extra fancy other than staying low/compact, being decisive and running in a straight lane. Helps that he squats 600+ though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 IMO I think part of that is because he doesn't do anything extra fancy other than staying low/compact, being decisive and running in a straight lane. Helps that he squats 600+ though Theory makes sense to me. I would assume that most RB injuries happen when the guy gets hit from the side, or when he's changing direction or spinning. AlMo doesn't seem to do much of that. He curls around the ball and hits people. (I've never heard an opposing player say it, but I wonder if they hate playing him.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetAlfred Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 (I've never heard an opposing player say it, but I wonder if they hate playing him.) I know right. Maybe we'll hear it on NFL Top 100, if he isn't already listed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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