08-27-2023, 04:52 PM
(08-27-2023, 12:33 PM)NotBigzo Wrote: Paul Dehner's write-up on him after Washington:
DE Myles Murphy. He didn’t see a significant number of snaps Saturday. He missed last week with an illness, which left this game as a prime opportunity to create momentum for his role entering the season. Instead, he was hardly noticeable. That’s kind of been the case this month. You rarely see him making plays. Saturday was another example. There’s still plenty of time for the 21-year-old, and nobody is making any broad-brush statements, it’s just disappointing not to see more from the first-round pick.
Initially, I was fantasizing about the Bengals admitting they got this wrong, especially since Raymond Johnson III has balled out each preseason game. But Ossai's injury could make keeping both a non-issue.
I checked up on Andeike-Uzomah (the Chiefs first round pick) to compare and it looks like his stint in KC is similar to Murphy's here; but his stock is rising. Take that as you will.
Anudike-Uzomah is 25 pounds lighter I would expect him to be a better pass rusher, he has been nonexistent as well, but he has also been injured. They are both 21 so there is learning to do, I will be surprised if Anudike-Uzomah has more splash plays than Murphy early on.
Murphy seems to hesitate often, more a reactor than aggressive. I wasnt big on the selection, I understood it, but I would not draft a more atheltic Hubbard in the 1st Round and we all knew that is what he is at this point.
That said, any other player I liked would probably had been considered a reach.
I would have preferred LaPorta but we dont value the TE.
My sneaky pick would have been Steve Avila, he is starting at guard for the Rams as a rookie and is also a great center. He could have cleaned up our issues on the oline with him and LC as depth, assuming he didnt beat out Volson. He is the type of player we need to jump on early in the draft to sustain the oline longterm.
