RB Latavius Murray, BUF (1 Viewer)

[kolp]

Plus he got hurt lowering his shoulder and an illegal helmet to helmet hit

Hit was legal

 

[BustedKnuckles]

I cant stop thinking ''what if he didnt get hurt'' holy crap he could have done so much damage

 

[ninerfanatic492000]

Will never stay healthy as an upright 6'3" RB

Hopefully he lasts longer than slubs like Dickerson and Eddie george

 

[Milkman]

He was going to catch a couple passes too. Probably have at least another 30-40 yards. Yeah he would have scored 30+ points tonight the way he was going.

 

[JetMaxx]

Will never stay healthy as an upright 6'3" RB

Eric Dickerson was also an upright 6'3" RB, but didn't have issues staying healthy.

Ok. GLWT

 

[Milkman]

Adrian Peterson runs pretty upright as well.

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

Incredible.

Really bad luck. Great story as it is, but who knows he could have been headed for something historic.

 

[JetMaxx]

Will never stay healthy as an upright 6'3" RB

Hopefully he lasts longer than slubs like Dickerson and Eddie george

He lasted 4 carries

 

[Faust]

Chiefs hadn't allowed a TD all season ... until they met Latavius Murray

 

[Apple Jack]

Will never stay healthy as an upright 6'3" RB

Hopefully he lasts longer than slubs like Dickerson and Eddie george

He lasted 4 carries

So you didn't see the hit?

 

[Menace]

LATS!

 

[One More Rep]

Hit was definitely helmet to helmet. Actually to the face mask

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

Will never stay healthy as an upright 6'3" RB

should've stayed upright

 

[flapgreen]

Bummer. Couldn't get myself to start him over McKinnon and Blue.

 

[Milkman]

So what's the expectations the rest of the year assuming Murray is cleared to play next week? RB2? His schedule is pretty tough.

 

[BustedKnuckles]

So what's the expectations the rest of the year assuming Murray is cleared to play next week? RB2?

based on what ive seen so far RB 1...but teams will game plan for him now

 

[flapgreen]

Looked pretty great. I'd say rb2 is fair

 

[mnmplayer]

He's a mudder.

 

[squistion]

Will never stay healthy as an upright 6'3" RB

Hopefully he lasts longer than slubs like Dickerson and Eddie george

He lasted 4 carries

So you didn't see the hit?

Obviously he didn't.

 

[rdrouyn]

Looks like mcfadden lost his job to reese now too

McFadden would lose his job to Shonn Greene if he was on the team.

 

[Fireinside]

I have been waiting this topic to blow up and as someone said BOOM! From page 5 to page 10 in one day

Although sample size was small, I could not have been more impressed. He run hard and read the holes and

what's more important, that one play where there was no hole he picked up six yards!

10 days till the Rams game, so he has a long time to recover. Happy to have him at the moment.

Latavius HURRAY!

 

[shadyridr]

I know this sounds stupid but each of his four runs he looked great.

 

[Ojaays]

This is a good reminder that NFL coaches often have no idea what they're doing.

There's that, they are just trying to be too smart by half, and some just refuse to play the younger less experienced over vets.

Who knows where they'd be if they gave the job to Murray from game one.

 

[gradin123]

LeVeon Bell took a similar kind of hit and played the next week. Murray has 10 days. We really don't know how long he will be out. The severity of the concussion is impossible to know.

That Bell hit from last year was worse actually, he was knocked out cold.

Concussions are tricky to gauge so it is too early to tell but the extra days off do improve his chances of playing next week. The fact he was nowhere to be found in the locker room after the game probably means he needed some quiet time though and that is not a good sign.

Time will tell but the kid does look great.

 

[Chaka]

Murray over Crow after Tate getting released seems like a big risk to me.

Never mind. Wow.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

I know this sounds stupid but each of his four runs he looked great.

Someone further up (Chaka) mentioned further up that Murray's two runs last week were the best two runs the Raiders have had all year. Now it looks like he has the 6 best runs for the team all year and one of them had to be the best single carry they have had since Bo Jackson tore up the Seahawks in the Kingdome.

 

[Jerry Curl]

Who was the last Raider to have value?

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Anyone see the Oak/SD game? I was mostly watching Phi/Gb & AZ/Det so I could not really tell who was doing what in Oakland.

But the stat line looks good. Any hope he will get some more chances now?

I was at the game yesterday. Not much to say really, his first two carries were the two best rushing attempts of this entire season for the Raiders. The holes were decent but he still got banged around a bit at the line (where McFadden and MJD most assuredly would have been dropped) but he showed decisiveness and hit the hole hard and plowed into the secondary with surprising quickness.

It's too few touches to really draw many conclusions but he was really impressive with his opportunities. And he also looks like a giant out there. A quick giant who looked like he was trying to initiate contact with defenders to gain more yards (and put a hurting on them). I can't imagine many DBs out there want to see a guy of his stature running free in the secondary.

Note of thanks here as this inspired me to shift my WW priorities and get him. Great stuff, appreciated.

 

[Shutout]

Will never stay healthy as an upright 6'3" RB

Hopefully he lasts longer than slubs like Dickerson and Eddie george

Peterson, Murray, foster. Its not about height, its about gaining the experience to know how to position your body at this level. Maybe he is one who learns.

 

[DocHolliday]

Murray is a RB 1 when he is cleared to play. He may not put up tons of points every week but the potential is there.

 

[Henry Ford]

Who was the last Raider to have value?

Rich Gannon?

 

[shadyridr]

Who was the last Raider to have value?

jennings last year

 

[5-ish Finkle]

Who was the last Raider to have value?

Rich Gannon?

Christiansen

 

[Jerry Curl]

Murray is a RB 1 when he is cleared to play. He may not put up tons of points every week but the potential is there.

A big game does not make some one a RB 1, especially when that player got hurt on just 4 carries.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Murray is a RB 1 when he is cleared to play. He may not put up tons of points every week but the potential is there.

It would be nice to hear they are starting him.

 

[steveski]

I know I'm going to sound like the fun police, but do you think we should wait until we see this guy carry the ball for more than 4 times in a game before calling him an RB1 and comparing him to Arian Foster and Adrian Peterson just because he runs upright?

I agree he's looked good in his few carries, but it's just a few carries and his schedule is brutal the rest of the year. This was a trap game for KC. Their defense just didn't show up to play on a short week coming off a big win and going against a winless team.

 

[Raiderfan32904]

Agree he's not an RB1 yet. People are getting giddy. But let's also not dismiss this as a "trap" game or that the KC defense conveniently just decided not to show up. I'm not buying that. This is the defense that was going to set an NFL record for holding a team without a rushing TD through 11 games. Then they met Latavius and he gashed them for scores. This wasn't a fluke.

 

[Gvindy]

Fresh legs helped, but there is no denying this guys talent. Kicking myself for not making room for him. Question is now, do the Raiders keep his carries low as to not throw away the #1 pick in the upcoming draft? He gives them balance and that's not good for tanking.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

One thing that very much matters is they rode him to a win. The NFL has largely forgotten how a RB can plain and simple carry a team forward on his back. That possibility is in the DNA of the game, if a RB takes over sometimes it seems like there is absolutely nothing the other team can do about it. We don't know if he is that kind of RB yet but we do know the Raiders will have to have to find out.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

If anyone gets a transcript or snippet of Sparano when he's asked how and why Murray has been on the bench all year would love to see that.

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

Anyone see the Oak/SD game? I was mostly watching Phi/Gb & AZ/Det so I could not really tell who was doing what in Oakland.

But the stat line looks good. Any hope he will get some more chances now?

I was at the game yesterday. Not much to say really, his first two carries were the two best rushing attempts of this entire season for the Raiders. The holes were decent but he still got banged around a bit at the line (where McFadden and MJD most assuredly would have been dropped) but he showed decisiveness and hit the hole hard and plowed into the secondary with surprising quickness.

It's too few touches to really draw many conclusions but he was really impressive with his opportunities. And he also looks like a giant out there. A quick giant who looked like he was trying to initiate contact with defenders to gain more yards (and put a hurting on them). I can't imagine many DBs out there want to see a guy of his stature running free in the secondary.

Note of thanks here as this inspired me to shift my WW priorities and get him. Great stuff, appreciated.

Ditto.

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

Demarco or Latavius..who is the better Murray ROS?

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

Waffled Charles Sims or Latavius all day and chose Sims. Leaguemate texted me an hour before kick alerting me to the Roto note on Sims ankle popping up and I made the switch. Pickles.

 

[Ojaays]

ESPN had a snippet on the scroll about it being the best 4 carry performance, ... In the History of the league.

 

[Chaka]

Anyone see the Oak/SD game? I was mostly watching Phi/Gb & AZ/Det so I could not really tell who was doing what in Oakland.

But the stat line looks good. Any hope he will get some more chances now?

I was at the game yesterday. Not much to say really, his first two carries were the two best rushing attempts of this entire season for the Raiders. The holes were decent but he still got banged around a bit at the line (where McFadden and MJD most assuredly would have been dropped) but he showed decisiveness and hit the hole hard and plowed into the secondary with surprising quickness.It's too few touches to really draw many conclusions but he was really impressive with his opportunities. And he also looks like a giant out there. A quick giant who looked like he was trying to initiate contact with defenders to gain more yards (and put a hurting on them). I can't imagine many DBs out there want to see a guy of his stature running free in the secondary.

Note of thanks here as this inspired me to shift my WW priorities and get him. Great stuff, appreciated.

Ditto.

Happy to help, wish I had made room for him on my roster

 

[PhantomJB]

The strongest indicator that Murray should get starter/bulk of carries going forward is the fact the Raiders went and stuck with Reece in the 4th quarter. Reece averaged 4.5 / carry and thus proving both McFadden and MJD are responsible for their own lack of production, not necessarily the O-line.

 

[Acrobat7]

Who was the last Raider to have value?

Woodson in IDP leagues.

 

[Isotopes]

Murray is a RB 1 when he is cleared to play. He may not put up tons of points every week but the potential is there.

A big game does not make some one a RB 1, especially when that player got hurt on just 4 carries.

He didn't get hurt on 4 carries. He got a concussion on one helmet to helmet tackle....whether he had 3 previous carries or 30 is irrelevant, and says nothing of his durability.

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

1st TD..the 11-yarder

The 90-yarder

 

[One More Rep]

I agree that it is a small sample size but he also had 4 carries for 43 yards last week as well. He looked very good in the preseason also. I am buying in Dynasty if owners are selling "high"