08-17-2023, 02:35 PM
(08-17-2023, 02:22 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: I don't understand this. Murphy was always gonna be a project. He is raw with great physical tools. We are banking on him learning and improving. He was always gonna be #4 DE at best to start, behind Trey, Sam, and Ossai. He has good strength, can set the edge, and be a serviceable run defender from jump, much like Cam Sample, with whom he'll compete for snaps & kick inside sometimes.
Did anyone think he was gonna become Bruce Smith in two weeks? He is a big upside swing at a premium position that is gonna need time to develop. We just extended Hendrickson.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love for him to be dominating, but this will be a process that will take months/years, not weeks.
He is just 21 years old.
Still needs time to grow into his Prime body size and strength.
Way, way too early to panic.
Right now he seems to be staying engaged with the Offensive Tackle and may just need to develop some moves to dis-engage/avoid blocks.
