Jon Gruden: Redskins want to run the ball more
The Washington Redskins selected offensive tackle Brandon Scherff from Iowa fifth overall in the draft Thursday as part of an overall plan to run the ball more next season.
ESPN analyst Jon Gruden loved the pick and said this was part of his brother’s plan to pound the ball.
“He is a physical, nasty tone-setter,” Jon Gruden said of Scherff on ESPN. “And new (Redskins) offensive line coach Bill Calahan took a guy like this last year in Dallas in Zack Martin.
“Scherff is a physical tone-setter. He can wear you out as a run-blocker. And with Alfred Morris running that zone-stretch scheme, expect the Redskins to run it to the left. I know (Redskins head coach) Jay Gruden a little bit. He wants to bring back some of the history of the Washington Redskins. And if you want to do that, you gotta to have the Hogs, man!”
The Redskins were 21st in the league with 401 rushing attempts last season and 19th with 1,691 rushing yards. Based on Gruden’s words, we should expect those numbers to rise next season.
