Alfred Morris

[StorminMormon86]

Is Royster still on the team? hah. I seriously don't know.

Yes he's still on the team. I have no clue as to whether or not he's been active all year, but he's on the roster.

[markshark84]

And I received a NUMBER of phone calls last night about how Morris got ROBBED on goal-line plays --- especially on the 1st and Goal on the 2 with less than a minute left. Why did they put Helu in? That IS what Morris does well. There is no reason Helu should have been playing in that scenario. Had something gone wrong --- that is what the media would have been complaining about today and how KS/MS don't know how to run personell.

Maybe, but there is logic to it: they wanted the Bears to think we were going to pass. It looked to me like it worked.

Morris needs to get 20-25 touches per game --- MINIMUM. As with last year, he gets better as the game goes on. His best production is between carries 12-25 --- and he hasn't been able to get there this season (which could be another reason he appears frustrated).

I couldn't disagree with this more. Feeding him the ball 20-25 times a game is simply a recipe to wear him out before his time: that's an average of about 360 carries per year. Spread the ball out and we'll not only keep defenses guessing, we'll see Morris in B&G for an extra 3-4 productive seasons.

I have to disclaim this with the fact I have Morris on my fantasy team (and used him as my first pick).

That said, I am of the beleif that Morris is highly durable. He is not one of those guys that is larger than his frame due to supplements and constant weight-lifting. I personally believe that 22 carries per game is optimal for Morris --- and that we should be running the ball 30+ times game; with Helu still getting 7-10 carries. Morris is almost 25 and only has 4 years left as is. In total, I'd like to see him around 320 --- which is closer to 20 per game ---- and seeing that he's only at 91 in 6 games, he can get 23 per game and still be within that range.