MontanaHawk05
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There were one or two guys saying that.
Byron Murphy
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Natethegreat
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Anyone saying he was the next Aaron Donald was high on their own supply and honestly I don't remember a whole lot of that. Murphy was never the generationally quick get off guy. He has power and quickness but it was never compared to Aaron's by any scout. He was a one of a kind.
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Nobody is the next Aaron Donald. The guys is arguably the greatest defensive tackle to ever play the game. But wanting Murphy to be a star is not unreasonable.
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No doubt, every first round pick should be a no doubt hall of famer. Being good is not acceptable.
That's exactly how I feel. I know he get his share of double teams but so do alot of players. I also know he's not getting doubled on every play and I still not hearing his name called. Needs to have a few more TFL's and pressures in my opinion.
toffee
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Big cat, arguably our lone star, ie, a player with a resemblance of dominance or game changer.
Hawkpower
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You aren't expecting the right things from him
That's not his game
Doesn't mean he isn't damn effective at what he is
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Exactly. And nobody took the very few who said it seriously either. Comparing any draft pick to AD is ridiculous.
I compare him to our guy Dexter. Dexter was definitely better last year, and he was drafted second round.
Jerhawk
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He’s a solid run defender. Take him out of the D line, and who knows how many rushing yards Mccaffrey gets today.
Cyrus12
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Jared Verse is noticeable...the fact most of us forget Murphy is even out there is telling.
Is almost like they play different positions with different responsibilities or something
Cyrus12
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Yep your right but when was the last time you saw Murphy stuff a runner or get a sack?
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I'm leaning towards the possibility of him from stud...to dud...I hope he makes me wrong..but my hopes are fizzling slowly out
I’m going to try and make time to watch the A22 film.
My initial thought is that he’s dealing with double teams on a fairly regular basis, if this is true, that means that someone else should be getting the “pressures”.
You may need to shift your expectations of a first round pick just a bit.
He dealt with double teams a lot last season, if that is also true for this season, he’s doing fine for a rook/2nd year guy.
IMO, a young lineman that immediately demands DTs is a pretty valuable piece of the puzzle.
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Stuff a runner? Like half a dozen times yesterday
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Aaron Donald was moved around from play to play which caused one on one matchups he was able to exploit. Murphy has been stuck at NG down after down. He is doing a fine job at that position but it is not where he can get a lot of attention like he would earn were he able to move around to positions that tend to attract more ops for what draws fan attention.
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They played him again primarily as a nose tackle and that usually has him squeezed by 2 lineman every down. This is a total waste of his talent as a disrupter, IMHO. For a big body that is needed to just plugging run holes and not much else, use Pili or Bohanna until Hankins recovers. Truly need to quit wasting a 1st rd pick on this bullsh*t.
