Yesterday, 01:06 PM
(Yesterday, 12:37 PM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: Huh?
1. Murphy hasn't developed like we want, but it's not like he's on year 5 languishing: jury's still out.
2. Cam is fine. He had a Jekyl-Hyde year this year, but he's fine going forward and look forward to see him with a new staff.
3. Turner had a good first half of rookie year, bad 2nd half and was more than good this year until he got hurt.
4. Battle's been great since day 1.
The rest you mentioned haven't been good, but you're being highly unfair to guys in their rookie and 2nd years. All of the guys mentioned (that were on the team, on D) improved immensely after the Stooler game, thus we know they have the capability to be better, coaching just let them down early in the year (even Stone improved quite a bit, reading plays and coverages and not looking flatfooted).
It's ok to say guys weren't performing, but the names you've chosen really aren't correct.
I'm not coming at you, but no way that I can agree with this.
Murphy is looking like a huge bust! He's a top 20 pick, Truck. He may as well be John Ross 2.0 at this point. Hell, even Ross caught a pass and scored a tud once every blue moon. About the equivalent what we're getting from Murphy defensively thus far. I'm calling him a bust.
The jury is still out on those two CBs. CTB has played well at times. Turner has looked more meh. The CB that nobody has mentioned is Ivey. He has looked at least as good as Turner in their short careers thus far, and he's a late rd pick.
As much as I like Battle in the run game, he is a liability in the passing game thus far. I know he's still young and the Vonn Bell signing probably set him back some. Wtbs, I need to see a huge leap from him this year before I anoint him a solid starter.
We'll find out this coming season. New DC and staff gives everyone a fresh start and clean slate. Let's hope that all of the dudes mentioned make the jump this coming season and play like they are capable.
