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RB Latavius Murray, BUF (1 Viewer)
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Leroy Hoard
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The good news is I was able to pick him off of waivers. Bad news is I kept him on my bench. :(
Raiderfan32904
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Chaka
Footballguy
Jahvid Best would disagree if he could remember his NFL career.
King of the Jungle
Footballguy
So is this a Bryce Brown situation (drool worthy physical tools....a few great flashes....then poof)?.........Or does Latasaurus have staying power?
pizzatyme
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squistion
Footballguy
Probably McFadden in 2010 in PPR leagues:
Played 13 games and was 2nd in average fantasy points scored per game (only behind Arian Foster, who was red hot). I remember it well because I rode him to two fantasy leagues championships that year.
His actual numbers:
223 rushes, 1157 yards, 7 TDs
47 receptions, 507 yards, 3 TDs
Darryl Talley
Footballguy
I mailed him an icepack and box of chocolates.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I thought he always got hurt on his 4th carry?One More Rep said:
T with T
Footballguy
Thumbs up to all the Sharkies who predicted this guy to be good and were talking him up .. He always had insane measurables but the ACL tear last year really made him fall off the map. Heck the Raiders didn't even know what they had. Im kicking myself for not picking him up after starring at him for 10 minutes or more. I already have to pay 40 dollars out in trans money bc it's 2 dollars per trans but he is worth it. He was well on his way to having a Jonas Gray type of Night. WOW amazing job fellas
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
He wasn't touched because he saw a cut back lane, cut and got through the line quickly and then beat Berry (who had the angle) to the sideline before turning up field. It wasn't like a huge hole was opened up and he just ran through it in a straight line for 90 yards.
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T with T
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Everyone did my friend I was debating picking him up and I was debating starting him if I picked him up and I came to the conclusion that if I did pick him up he would ride the bench. Over duds like Mckinnon or Wright... WoW hindsight is 20-20 or 50-50 if your Cam Newton....LMAO. Whiff on my part but just wanted to throw props to the guys who knew about this guy and told us all to pick him up and play him.... I just couldn't pull the trigger..... FINGER was itchy and I liked the 8 points he got in ppr with only 4 carries but thought that might have been luck... Oh well next time pull trigger lesson learned.Seriously thought about starting him but just couldn't pull the trigger.
T with T
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BeTheMatch
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T with T
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PPR 23 points on 4 carries.... we get bonus 3 for 100 so he scored 26 on 4 carries... He was looking at easy 40 plus PPR night had he not got Helmet to helmet.... something like 180 yards 3 tds.... he was running wild..................
T with T
Footballguy
OK smart guy well he was Injured for the season IR. I thought he tore acl but Either way he was On season ending IR and to top it off Oakland ignored him first 9 games and went with Geriatric Jones drew and Glass Mcfaggans
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Reminds of The Natural when Hobbs finally got his chance to play and tore the cover off the ball.
Honestly, how many RBs could make that run right now? How many in the NFL have actually made that run in the last 15 years?
SaintsInDome2006
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http://www.sfgate.com/raiders/article/Raiders-beat-Murray-has-breakout-night-5908277.php?cmpid=twitter-mobile
Yeah, maybe he should get some more snaps. Let's talk about that, Tony, it's debatable, Mac looked pretty good back there getting 1.7 a pop. Could go either way.
Just start him already and give him the rock!
Milkman
Footballguy
I can't really take credit for starting him because i had no one else to start really but i thought his fresh legs combined with playing on Thursday was potentially a great situation for him to succeed.
The 90 yard TD run he's running away from Eric Berry. He ran the 40 in 4.39 at the combine I believe. Honestly Murray looked like a 4.2 guy there. He's an amazing athlete that didn't play great competition in college much but when he did he was successful.
His durability is a legitimate concern but you can get excited about his prospects the rest of the season and next season even though his schedule is tough because he projects as a 3 down back that is excels at catching the ball out of the backfield. Look at that schedule coming up. Its brutal. Now ask yourself knowing his skill set if he gets the volume are you still starting him with confidence? I am because he's going to have a high floor with his 3-5 catches. 3 down backs are super rare nowadays.
The 90 yard TD run he's running away from Eric Berry. He ran the 40 in 4.39 at the combine I believe. Honestly Murray looked like a 4.2 guy there. He's an amazing athlete that didn't play great competition in college much but when he did he was successful.
His durability is a legitimate concern but you can get excited about his prospects the rest of the season and next season even though his schedule is tough because he projects as a 3 down back that is excels at catching the ball out of the backfield. Look at that schedule coming up. Its brutal. Now ask yourself knowing his skill set if he gets the volume are you still starting him with confidence? I am because he's going to have a high floor with his 3-5 catches. 3 down backs are super rare nowadays.
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fightingillini
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I thought Berry took a terrible angle.......that, or he didn't realize how fast Murray was.
SaintsInDome2006
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Looking over the Oak/KC boxscore and Murray actually had a tackle. Sparano has him on special teams playing coverage right now.
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Buck Bradcanon
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take that to the bank brohansEveryone did my friend I was debating picking him up and I was debating starting him if I picked him up and I came to the conclusion that if I did pick him up he would ride the bench. Over duds like Mckinnon or Wright... WoW hindsight is 20-20 or 50-50 if your Cam Newton....LMAO. Whiff on my part but just wanted to throw props to the guys who knew about this guy and told us all to pick him up and play him.... I just couldn't pull the trigger..... FINGER was itchy and I liked the 8 points he got in ppr with only 4 carries but thought that might have been luck... Oh well next time pull trigger lesson learned.
Raiderfan32904
Footballguy
Some guys are faster in pads than others. DMC timed out at 4.33 in his combine 40. I'm sure if you were to time him now, he'd still be fairly close to that. But straight line speed has nothing to do with speed in space and off the cut. DMC can't jump cut like Murray. He tries and his ankle seems to buckle under him and he's got no explosion off the cut. Contrast that to Murray who bounces outside, hesitates a split second, squares his shoulders and explodes off the cut. I don't know how fast Berry is but I'l assume he's pretty comparable in speed. He misjudged that a guy Murray's size had that kind of sustained speed in him. He sustained that 22 mph speed when a lot of other RB's would be turning the corner trying to avoid getting pushed out or tackled short. Murray just got stronger as he went. These kinds of runaway from the cops type runs are rare. Reminded me of Bo Jackson in the Kingdome so many years ago. And that 11 yard TD, again, he was able to jump cut, bounce outside and the LB's were like WTF? when they saw him turn the corner. Completely unprepared for his speed.
BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
Yep, I mentioned in the KC-Oak game thread I thought I heard them say he made a tackle on the punt team. This was a series or two after he had scored the 11-yarder.
Wild.
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BustedKnuckles
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does anyone else think that first TD was designed to go inside and L.M just improvised and bounced it outside?
Raiderfan32904
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BustedKnuckles
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Latavius ''Mad Skillz'' Murray
DocHolliday
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The HC should be fired for not playing this kid until the season was over. Oakland is a mess.
Dr. Octopus
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Raiderfan32904
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SaintsInDome2006
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Listen to that crowd. That must have been really exciting to be there for this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzF_8J_dAqo
Look at how Murray makes his cut way ahead of the play at around 0:26 (he does it again to the LB Mauga just a second later). That's vision. The burst and speed is talent. Vision plus talent = ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzF_8J_dAqo
Look at how Murray makes his cut way ahead of the play at around 0:26 (he does it again to the LB Mauga just a second later). That's vision. The burst and speed is talent. Vision plus talent = ....
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Chaka
Footballguy
So now you want a GM who makes lineup decisions too? Maybe you can convince Davis to sell the team to Jerry Jones.
Henry Ford
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Apple Jack
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Fever in the Funkhouse
Footballguy
Pages 7 and 8 were the best time I've had reading shark pool threads ever. And this post made me cry laughing. That was a great 20 minutes guy, thanks.
rdrouyn
Footballguy
Yeah I agree, watch the play in detail to see that the O-line opens a hole through the middle but there is a defender at the second level that had a straight shot at him and whiffed. There was also several defenders that tried to crash in on him but he read the defense and cut to the outside. After that he turned on the speed and that was that.
Really impressive running.
The Chiefs not giving up a running TD was a bit of a fluke. They actually have been pretty weak vs the Run all year.They rank 27th in terms of rushing yards allowed per game and I think opposing RB's are averaging like 5 yards per carry against them.
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BustedKnuckles
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Apple Jack
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Hey, I haven't gotten my point for the tackle!
flapgreen
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are they beautiful?
ShaHBucks
Footballguy
lol. Jokes aside, his hands are on par with L. Bell's as far as the 2013 class goes.
Milkman
Footballguy
His ability as a receiver out of the backfield makes him a must start the rest of the season even with the tough schedule. He ran a couple routes out of the backfield in the KC game he just was never targeted. He's averaged 2 receptions a game the last three games not counting the KC game. That's playing very few snaps. His floor is pretty high imo if he's healthy.
