(02-16-2019, 11:48 PM)TrivialPursuit Wrote: Batted passes aren't even an issue for me.

It's just the matter of a guy not being big enough to absorb the punishment and survive for 10 seasons.

Nearly every video of Murray shows him throwing the ball before the pressure gets to him so he can avoid getting hit. He rarely steps up in the pocket. I think I saw two plays where he stood in the pocket and took the hit in order to have time for the play to develop, but neither was completed. His mechanics are solid, but to get velocity, he has to have the space/time to go through the full motion. If not, he generally floats the ball. 

I get that the college passing game is different than in the pros, but the SB winning QB's have to take a few hits for the plays develop and then complete the passes. I don't know if Murray can get enough those throws when getting hit, and then survive the hits for a full season/playoffs. Yes, this is true all QB's to an extent, but that seems like a bigger risk with his frame.

Everyone keeps saying he will be "Russell Wilson" and be great. However, there has only been 1 RW and when Seattle depended on him to "sandlot", they floundered. Only when had a dominant defense and great running game did he get to the SB.

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