Murphy

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(08-28-2023, 04:26 PM)Housh Wrote: Not surprised casual fans don’t care about run support from a 1st round DE but seeing all this disappointment in him in this thread is just wrong imo.



Dude made 3 run stops i think against Atlanta and ppl
Are saying he was invisible.

Yeah he didn’t have a splash play but the one play I’d show anyone would be the option play where he came from across the formation to tackle a guy.
It was a 4-5yard gain but it was still a great play because a DE who was less athletic wouldn’t have caught up to the back to even make the tackle so i personally count that as a solid play. Dude seemed very good with instincts in guarding the run.


Issue with Murphy not having pass rush highlights is when you take a DE in the 1st round you are expecting him to be a pass rusher first and run defender second.


Even if you told me Day 1 Murphy would be Sam Hubbard by year 3, I’d still say that’s poor value in round 1. We definitely reached for this kid and no amount of Bengal coach deflecting will make me believe otherwise. Do i think he makes it to our pick in the second round? No. But 1st round was a bit high for him imo.


But the ppl that actually scout as their job said he was a mid-first round talent so I’ll trust Zac ok this one.

It's important to remember that not everyone in these boards is local and able to watch the preseason games.
So those people are really only able to go off stats.

ESPN says Murphy had just 1 tackle in the WAS game, with 0 sacks, 0 TFLs, 0 PDs.
ESPN does not list Murphy with any stat for the ATL game.
ESPN does list Murphy with 2 tackles against GB.