Is Demarco Murray Marcus Allen?

[BAT]

Against one of the worst run defenses at the time.

And until this year he was a solid producing RB who couldn't stay healthy.

The O-line is a huge part of this because they were clearly better than they've been in years past but it's also a product of Murray actually being able to stay healthy for the majority of the season.

I think the bigger reason people are concerned with giving Murray big money has to do with that durability issue. The guy has only been able to stay healthy in a contract year. Even then he actually broke his hand and you do have to seriously wonder if it weren't a contract year would he have played?

I really like Murray but I'll be honest I have serious doubts he would have played had it not been that he was trying for a new contract. I'm not at all interested in tying up a whole lot of money into a running back, at all, but especially to one who really hasn't proven they can stay healthy in their career.

On top of that I'm not a huge fan of Murray's vision, or lack there of. There are lots of runs, a few every week it seems, where Murray could break runs for much larger gains and he just doesn't seem to have the vision to see those moves.

He's a dang good back. He's fun to watch. If the price is right I have no issue with keeping him. But I don't want to break the bank for a RB unless it's clearly, without any question what so ever, the best running back on the planet.

Frankly Murray simply isn't that.

Poor defense and all, no one else put up 250 plus on them.

 

[Miller]

I'm confused by the post in general. Are we comparing a HOF RB who played 16 seasons to a guy who had one great year and was injured all his others so far? Not taking anything away from Murray's great season but it was one season.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Poor defense and all, no one else put up 250 plus on them.

That's fine.

And in one game he didn't suddenly become anywhere near Marcus Allen either.

Murray is a good bad, a really good one even. But he's not one of the all time best like Allen was.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Murray is a much more powerful back. Runs between the tackles much better. Allen was a guy who could get the edge consistently off the pitch. Much better open field runner IMO. He was a better pass catcher and he could throw the ball pretty well. They are completely different backs IMO.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]