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As a rookie in 2023, Bijan Robinson showed he was a running back capable of lining up at wide receiver while flashing the all-around skills that prompted the Atlanta Falcons to make him the No. 8 overall pick in the NFL draft.
Robinson hopes to fine-tune his reputation in a new Atlanta offense with first-year coach Raheem Morris and starting quarterback Kirk Cousins. Robinson wants to be utilized like Christian McCaffrey, the league’s most productive running back.
“I’m going to be probably more of a runner that does everything else,” Robinson said last week. “You know, still having the access to go to receiver. So I have access to do creative things out of the backfield. More so like how they use Christian in San Francisco, something like that. That’s kind of what the plan is.”
Morris didn’t flinch when he heard the McCaffrey comparison from Robinson.
“No, I’m never going to take away a guy’s confidence,” Morris said after Tuesday’s minicamp. “There’s something about that youthful arrogance that just excites me. I absolutely love that.”
Morris, the former Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator who was hired to end Atlanta’s streak of six consecutive losing seasons, brought in offensive coordinator Zac Robinson from the Rams.
When asked Tuesday what fans will recognize as different in the new offense, wide receiver Drake London quickly said, “Oh yeah. The ball is going to be in the air.”
Even so, Morris emphasized Bijan Robinson doesn’t have to worry about touching the ball.
“In a simplest form as you can possibly make it, is get the ball to Bijan as much as you can, in as many ideal situations as you possibly can,” Morris said.
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