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Message: [QUOTE="boog7, post: 129338, member: 809"] Film I watched wasn't blurry and very likely the exact same film the staff looked at to evaluate Morris. And DM doesn't need my help. He found the kid, didn't he? But I will tell you why I think he can be a program changer. DM's offense is predicated on the run. It's a tailback centered offense that allowed a moderately talented running back like Ant Bailey to make all-conference. And I don't mean to knock AB29, who was a gamer, but he was undersized and not very explosive. Yet in DM's system, he was still able to put up enough numbers to make 1st team All-Big East. I believe if DM utilizes a back with GM's skill-set -- size, breakaway speed, vision, and hands -- in the same manner he used AB29, I think the numbers, and more importantly the offense's production, will be dramatically improved. IMO, SU's offensive ineptitude this season wasn't b/c of "the system" or "Hackett" or whatever people blame it on. The offense sputtered simply b/c it lacked any real playmakers, period. I believe GM [U]is[/U] a playmaker and the kind of fast, versatile RB you can successfully build an offense around. I think he has a chance to be better than any back on the roster. And while I don't know when he's going to play, I believe that whenever he's given the opportunity, he's going to be the kind of impact RB that DM/Hackett's offense so desperately needs to be productive. If the offense is productive, I believe the team will win consistently and compete for conference titles, which would herald a change for the program. So since I believe Morris has an excellent chance to be the catalyst for the offensive improvement that alters the fate of the program, I label him a potential program changer, ala Ray Rice @ Rutgers or Donald Brown @ UConn. Hyperbole? Maybe. But I really do think GM has a chance to be a difference maker @ SU. Only time will tell. [/QUOTE]

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