Dude you've done nothing but complain the past two days yet where you're coming up with some of this stuff is beyond me. Peterson is carrying the ball over 300 times a year. Murray has never done that. Peterson shouldve had many more receptions than him over the years. He's been on the field a lot more.YikesVikes wrote:
74 catches in the last 2 years is not something to write home about. He is in a pass happy offense and he should have more. His catch per target ratio is much lower that AP, who you believe can't catch. Murry can't run out of the gun either. That's the point. At this stage in their careers, AP is still a better overall back than Murray.
I know it's fashionable that when a player leaves the Vikings we pretend that they suck and we over emphasize their flaws but this is ridiculous. The same is said for when someone joins the Vikings, they become the savior we always needed. The fact of the matter is we overpaid for Murray by giving him 5 million a year.
The sad part about this is that I don't care if we bring AP back or not. I wanted an improvement to our running game from 2016. This moves the bar a smidgen for a premium price. Just filling spots isn't the answer. Filling them with players that make sense is how decent teams become great teams. Even ESPN has mentioned how odd our offseason has been. Yet, in the land of Purple shades... you're jumping up and down in delight.
And Murray cant run out of the gun?? Like this is what I am saying. Where do you even come up with that? I've followed Murray close since being in the NFL because I played against him. Oaklands offense is gun heavy. So yes, he can run out of the gun. Much more effective than Peterson ever could.
AP is not even close to being a better overall back then Murray at this stage of their careers. From strictly running the ball under i-Formation.... yeah AP is better. But there is MUCH MUCH more to a running back than that. And Murray trumps him in just about every other category there is outside of running out of the I.via ESPN 1500: At least defense want know whats coming when he is on the field being that he is one of the better pass blockers at RB ~ When AP was on the field teams just loaded the box and didn’t worry about him catching the ball out of the backfield ~ It cant look any uglier watching him catching passes out of the backfield than it was watching AP ~ Murray is capable of picking up the tough yards ~ He can run out of the shotgun also ~ And he can find the endzone ~
He is mostly a upgrade over AP at this point and who knows how much better he might be in Shurmur offense ~
I think it's more the fact that youre just being thickheaded and missing my point behind this.
You have yet to tell me what reasons other than "explosiveness" why AP is better to have than Murray. I mean have you paid any attention to what I've been saying regarding what Murray brings to the table that AP doesnt. Just search Latavius Murray on google and you will find plenty of articles saying how Murray is an upgrade. Yet you refuse to believe it. That's on you I guess. Not sure what else to tell you. There are no "purple shades", it's just common sense when you break everything down.