Bob Magaw
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quietly had a near two TD game (somewhat controversial reversal in 1st half)... also 4 receptions & 87 yards (albeit many on the TD)...
there is the quesion of will he keep the job... i thought he looked better than DHB, but if walker returns, you have to think the high 1st rounder would get the nod over the far more unheralded murphy...
and his fate is linked to russell, who looked brutal for most of the game, just wildly inaccurate... oddly, he did seem to have a lot of time (don't recall a lot of sacks?)... not sure if he can get more accurate, but he may be better on deep throws (return to daryl-lamonica-like mad bomber days?) than on short & intermediate (he did connect often with TE miller, so maybe it was a partly timing issue... but that fails to account for throwing it 20 feet over the WRs head & out of bounds
), which dovetails with murphy's skill set (& DHBs, of course... but murphy could have better hands... he was also plagued with drops in the pre-season, but arguably also made more positive plays)... maybe they are best served starting the rookie WRs...
on MNF they said it was the first team to start two rookie WRs since the bengals in 2002...
he does have some sleeper qualities... in many scouting guides, he was ranked near the top 10 among WRs in class of '09... presumably, in many drafts he fell through the cracks and even in dynasty, went in the mid-rounds... falling 3-4 rounds lower that some WRs ranked just slightly higher...
great measurables (especially raider/al davis-friendly triangle numbers)... outstanding size/speed combo...
as to intangibles, i think in coyle's guide (maybe elsewhere?), he quoted former florida HC urban meyer that he improves as much or more than any player he had coached (possibly he qualified it with an... at florida?)...
so the question to the SP...
is murphy a flash in the pan or a keeper...
there is the quesion of will he keep the job... i thought he looked better than DHB, but if walker returns, you have to think the high 1st rounder would get the nod over the far more unheralded murphy...
and his fate is linked to russell, who looked brutal for most of the game, just wildly inaccurate... oddly, he did seem to have a lot of time (don't recall a lot of sacks?)... not sure if he can get more accurate, but he may be better on deep throws (return to daryl-lamonica-like mad bomber days?) than on short & intermediate (he did connect often with TE miller, so maybe it was a partly timing issue... but that fails to account for throwing it 20 feet over the WRs head & out of bounds
), which dovetails with murphy's skill set (& DHBs, of course... but murphy could have better hands... he was also plagued with drops in the pre-season, but arguably also made more positive plays)... maybe they are best served starting the rookie WRs...on MNF they said it was the first team to start two rookie WRs since the bengals in 2002...
he does have some sleeper qualities... in many scouting guides, he was ranked near the top 10 among WRs in class of '09... presumably, in many drafts he fell through the cracks and even in dynasty, went in the mid-rounds... falling 3-4 rounds lower that some WRs ranked just slightly higher...
great measurables (especially raider/al davis-friendly triangle numbers)... outstanding size/speed combo...
as to intangibles, i think in coyle's guide (maybe elsewhere?), he quoted former florida HC urban meyer that he improves as much or more than any player he had coached (possibly he qualified it with an... at florida?)...
so the question to the SP...
is murphy a flash in the pan or a keeper...
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) would sit DHB when schillens returns... that might be tantamount to conceding he made a mistake... & if schillens is best possession WR, he is probably best suited to play opposite one of the speedsters...but again, if the kid keeps making plays, he may make himself difficult to keep off the field...incidentally, i completely agree it is a long shot that he retains the starting gig over both DHB AND schillens... also that he is clearly a better dynasty than redraft play...
EBF you seem to be focusing too much on the one long TD he had. Take that away and he still showed a lot of promise last night. Made a catch in traffic for a TD but it was questionably called back.
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), also not a lot to go on (maybe not a good sign, or he might have a more extensive highlight package?), but he does make a few contested catches in traffic...
I'm voting no. Schilens and Zach Miller are the guys you want in this passing attack.
)... but i don't think his speed is really in question going to the raiders...one thing i have tried to emphasize in the past, in the midst of threads about key WR traits & attributes that can portend success at the next level... there is a distinction between running fast & running fast under control... he looks like a very smooth runner & like he plays under control (albeit may be a long strider, not as sure based on the austere highlight package, but i would say he probably doesn't have the kind of cut-on-a-dime cutting ability & nasty stop-start suddenness of his more high profile teammate harvin... but than harvin cost a lot more in dynasty drafts)...coyle does think he is a bit unrefined, but made impressive progress & developmental strides late in his collegiate career... also that he could be a key contributor in 3-4 WR sets right away, & with coaching up, the potential to start in a few years (disclaimer - coyle is right a lot, imo, like when he was very high on carlson last year ((as was mayock)), & likened him to witten, unlike some of my FBG compadres... i do think sometimes frank is a bit liberal with the future starter designations, handing them out like a kindergarten teach gives out gold stars for attendance... at least among top 10 prospects by position... beyond that, i think he is pretty spot on a lot)...
