03-22-2017, 09:49 PM
Quote:I've watched the tapes, and, personally I do not see it. In today's NFL, you have running backs putting up WR2 and WR3 receiving numbers. Not only are guys like Johnson, Freeman, Gordon, McCoy, Murray, etc leading the NFL in rushing, they are also putting up huge receiving numbers as well. The versatility this adds to their game can't be understated. I have no reason to believe Fournette can bring this versatility to the NFL. The tape and the stats just don't show it. Can he take a ball off a wide-open screen and take it downfield, sure. But that's all he has done. Almost all his receptions have come off 3rd down screens, drops offs, or an occasional wheel route. You just can't honestly believe he is going to run routes, be able to design passing plays around, or become a receiving threat.
It doesn't mean he's not one hell of a runner. When healthy, the dudes hella productive. He's a punisher. But does he bring versatility in the passing game? I say no way.
I wouldn't put Murray on that list