Two weeks ago, Adrian Peterson and Alfred Morris didn’t have jobs. This past weekend, they combined for 28 carries and 140 yards.
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But should one still have a place on your fantasy roster?
Peterson clearly looks like the safer bet to play a significant role. Obviously, you could be skeptical about the 33-year-old, who has now been with three teams in less than a year. But as ESPN Washington Redskins reporter John Keim said after Peterson showed up last week and instantly gained 56 yards on 11 carries: “He looked better than the other Redskins’ [first- and second-down] backs, and that’s all that matters right now.”
“After watching Peterson in his preseason debut, it’s hard to imagine the Redskins starting anyone else,” said Keim, who projects that could mean about 15 carries a game or more. “The question will be how long he holds up under that sort of usage, but in the short term, he could be OK.”nike nfl jerseys cheap china
Peterson was on injured reserve with a minor neck injury last December. But for the most part, he has been a physical marvel throughout his 11-year career, so workload shouldn’t be a big concern. Remember, he had four games with 20-plus carries after he was traded from the New Orleans Saints to the Arizona Cardinals last season (including 26 carries for 134 yards in his debut and a whopping 37 carries for 159 yards three weeks later).
The bigger concern with Peterson is that he has averaged just 3.1 yards per carry over the past two years — the third-lowest total among backs with at least 150 rushes. But Peterson pointed out that the Redskins’ offensive line will be better than the ones he played with in Arizona and with the 2016 Minnesota Vikings.
Morris, meanwhile, won’t be a leading man in San Francisco, where the 49ers spent big money on runner/receiver Jerick McKinnon in free agency. But the question is whether Morris can supplant promising second-year pro Matt Breida and get some base-down/goal-line work as the No. 2.china nike nfl jerseys cheap
Morris ran the ball 17 times for 84 yards Saturday while McKinnon, Breida and backup Joe Williams were all sidelined by injuries. Plus, he had a 17-yard run that was called back because of an illegal formation penalty.
