03-15-2025, 02:03 PM
(03-14-2025, 12:26 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Just off the eye test, or....?
I ask because his first two years in the league were about the same, production wise.
2021 - 310 snaps for 1.5 sacks and 16 total pressures
2022 - 411 snaps for 2.0 sacks and 16 total pressures
It wasn't until his 3rd season he boosted his pressures (2023 - 375 snaps for 1.5 sacks and 22 total pressures).
Murphy hasn't played a 3rd season yet, so we can just compare their first two years:
Murphy 2023 - 304 snaps for 3.0 sacks and 15 total pressures
Murphy 2024 - 353 snaps for 0 sacks and 20 total pressures
So Murphy fewer snaps played, with 0.5 sack less but 3 total pressures more compared to Sample's first two years.
Also, if you actually are able to remember specific backup players in games from 2-3 years ago to 100% recall if they improved over time or not, I give props to you for having such a good memory.
I don't watch the games that closely or watch reruns to analyze the players that closely, especially those who had little impact on the team those years.
It is just an eye test. It seemed to me Sample became more involved and made better plays as he went along, but I don't focus on him. And I don't look numbers up or subscribe to PFF or any of that stuff. And I never claimed 100% about anything, I just said it seems to me...
