04-28-2023, 01:48 AM
(04-28-2023, 01:28 AM)Joelist Wrote: I may not be thrilled with the pick but it wasn't a reach. Murphy was a consensus first round pick and some had him Top 20.
I just don't feel he fit our biggest need on defense - INTERIOR pass rush. As to upside, I kinda think he's another Robert Geathers. He'll have one season where he seems to finally become a serious pass rush threat then settle into being mostly a run defender. He just does not give off that "final piece to win the Lombardi" vibe that a first round pick for THIS team should.
Carter & Kancey were gone. The next best interior pass rush guy was Bresee, and there are injury flags. And Murphy is capable of lining up inside on passing downs. He was the #3 true DE in the draft (Wilson, Van Ness). Anderson, Smith, & McDonald are OLBs that don't fit us as well.
Kiper had him going 20th. McShay 29th. Lots of sites had him as a top 20 guy.
