There are just so many questions marks with Murray I am going to be very surprised if we reach for him at first overall, or even another team that is in greater need for a QB than us via trading up.
His interviews (Dan Patrick great example) don't make him seem like someone likely to lead a group of men in the NFL. Bama was really the first test he had against a quality D and was getting man handled early. He padded the stat line after Bama was in control and seemed like D let up and was gassed. Bama D, while good this year, was not the pure juggernaut we have seen at various times.
Watching a defender grab his jersey with one hand and effortlessly toss him to the ground is not a great sign and his legs aren't going to keep defenders from touching him. His playing weight when going to AM was listed at 177, and even if the OU weight of 195 was real is he still going to be as shifty and fast much heavier? I don't like his chances of survival when men nearly twice his weight with a lot inertia behind them hey their paws on him.
IIRC the consensus before he changed his mind on baseball was he would be a mid round #1 at best, and many were saying possibly even a 2nd rounder. The consensus also was that he was at very best the 2nd best NFL QB prospect. Then he declares and all the sudden he will be the 2nd QB drafted and in the top 10. Then he shows up at the combine 30lbs heavier and doesn't work out, but somehow barely hits 5'10" and he is now a lock to be #1 overall. So much hype being manufactured for league and media benefit and so much smoke screening going on from multiple camps (various teams, Murray camp) it's hard to know how it will really all play out.
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