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Redskins: 5 running backs to consider after the Derrius Guice injury

By Jacob Camenker

PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 26: Alfred Morris #46 of the Washington Redskins looks on prior to the game against the Philadelphia Eagles on December 26, 2015 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 26: Alfred Morris #46 of the Washington Redskins looks on prior to the game against the Philadelphia Eagles on December 26, 2015 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – DECEMBER 26: Alfred Morris #46 of the Washington Redskins looks on prior to the game against the Philadelphia Eagles on December 26, 2015 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – DECEMBER 26: Alfred Morris #46 of the Washington Redskins looks on prior to the game against the Philadelphia Eagles on December 26, 2015 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

This would be one hell of a story. Alfred Morris, cast off in favor of Matt Jones, arrives back in Washington D.C. to a Redskins team needing a running back. Morris, coming off a season in which he looked rejuvenated, comes in and takes over the No. 1 spot as an early-downs guy. He rushes for over 1,000-yards and the Redskins make it back to the postseason.

It sounds like a movie script. And the reason it sounds that way is because this is something that probably would only happen in the movies.

The Redskins were ready to move on from Morris two years ago when they let him go. He signed with the Dallas Cowboys, a divisional rival, and remained there for two years. While Morris could be a solid depth addition for the Redskins, the fact is that they already let him go once. It’s not like he went and signed a contract they couldn’t match. They just decided that they didn’t want him anymore.

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Morris might be an upgrade over Kelley and Perine at this stage in his career. The key word there is might. Morris is 29 and hasn’t had a 200-plus carry season since he left Washington. He’s more of a rotational guy at this point, and adding him would mean sacrificing a young and potentially better or equal asset.

It’s also unclear whether or not Morris would be open to a reunion. Given that he was a fan favorite during his time in Washington, one would assume that he would welcome a return. But still, that’s not a guarantee. And the Redskins wanting him back is even further from a guarantee.

The only way I can see Morris being an option is if Perine and Kelley really look bad in the next couple of weeks to the point that Gruden decides he can’t trust them. But until that happens, Morris is more of a pipe dream than anything else.

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