Myles Murphy is coming...

[lone bengal]

(10-27-2023, 02:22 PM)ochocincos Wrote: How much better may it have been if Laporta or Mayer was taken instead of Murphy?

While Mayer wasn't getting much at all the first month, he's averaging 42 yards per game these past three. And that's with Adams, Meyers, Jacobs, Hooper, and Renfrow taking targets too.
LaPorta is a stud who is already at 377 yards with DET. On pace for a Top 5 TE campaign and around 900 yards.

I like Murphy as a long-term prospect but I wouldn't have gone with an unpolished DL over someone who I thought could have become an immediate quality contributor since the team now will have to worry about the cap with a veteran QB contract on the books and about to have two of its top 3 pass catchers about to hit FA.

Dj Turner was our 2nd rd. pick and he's been a stud. At some point one of your three CB's will get hurt which has already happened with Awuzie.  If we didn't draft Turner we'd have Jalen Davis starting. CB's are more valuable in a passing league and stacked AFC. We could barley pressure a hobbled Mahomes in the playoffs. I think Murphy was drafted to help now with the rotation as well as long term. Hubbard and Hendrickson play to many snaps by the end of the year if Murphy is getting quality reps to keep those guys fresh its a win. Outside of TE and LG no one we drafted would start on this team which is a good thing because its means you have a good roster. Far as TE goes I'd put it at the bottom of the list of our problems on offense even tho I think its an area of concern.