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Latavius Murray "This is my time"

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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/06/27/latavius-murray-this-is-my-time/

Honestly, he's almost an afterthought as he recovers from injury...

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I think he may have forgot about Dalvin Cook....

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I know people like the long ball, but for me.......pound the rock and chew the clock.
Keep your defense fresh

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@"Vanguard83" said: I know people like the long ball, but for me.......pound the rock and chew the clock. Keep your defense fresh


there is nothing more demoralizing than playing against a team that just shoves the ball down your throat.  giving up 5 to 10 yards per play,  not getting off the field, series after series... it just kills you,  both mentally and physically.  it doesnt have to be just runs... just having that machine pound on your defense play after play is a gut punch way worse than a lucky deep ball.

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@"Vanguard83" said: I know people like the long ball, but for me.......pound the rock and chew the clock. Keep your defense fresh


I agree. I think Cook will get early season carries that will probaby increase each game, but at this point I would be surprised if Murray isn't the starter when the season begins based on his experience. 

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@"BStads" said:
@"Vanguard83" said: I know people like the long ball, but for me.......pound the rock and chew the clock. Keep your defense fresh


I agree. I think Cook will get early season carries that will probaby increase each game, but at this point I would be surprised if Murray isn't the starter when the season begins based on his experience. 

I am just not sure how long you can keep Cook without the ball in his hands though. He is a lightning rod at any time he touches the ball

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#6 · Jun 27, 6:23 PM
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I like Murrays competitiveness, but this article made it sound more contentious. Least that was my take. They'll definitely be a role for LM on this team this season. Whether or not (or for how long) thats RB1 we'll just wait and see. 

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@"Canthony" said:
@"BStads" said:
@"Vanguard83" said: I know people like the long ball, but for me.......pound the rock and chew the clock. Keep your defense fresh


I agree. I think Cook will get early season carries that will probaby increase each game, but at this point I would be surprised if Murray isn't the starter when the season begins based on his experience. 

I am just not sure how long you can keep Cook without the ball in his hands though. He is a lightning rod at any time he touches the ball



I'm just not convinced the coaching staff will start him right away and may prefer a more experienced RB initially.  However, I'm sure the carries he gets in games will eventually cause the staff to use him in a greater role.

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@"BStads" said:
@"Canthony" said:
@"BStads" said:
@"Vanguard83" said: I know people like the long ball, but for me.......pound the rock and chew the clock. Keep your defense fresh


I agree. I think Cook will get early season carries that will probaby increase each game, but at this point I would be surprised if Murray isn't the starter when the season begins based on his experience. 

I am just not sure how long you can keep Cook without the ball in his hands though. He is a lightning rod at any time he touches the ball



I'm just not convinced the coaching staff will start him right away and may prefer a more experienced RB initially.  However, I'm sure the carries he gets in games will eventually cause the staff to use him in a greater role.


I'm starting to think this is the case...big problem is Murray has missed the entire off-season to date...between Cook' s ability and his jump start in the offense, that might be enough to overcome Zimmer's reluctance to start rookies...going to be fun to watch...

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@"BStads" said:
@"Canthony" said:
@"BStads" said:
@"Vanguard83" said: I know people like the long ball, but for me.......pound the rock and chew the clock. Keep your defense fresh


I agree. I think Cook will get early season carries that will probaby increase each game, but at this point I would be surprised if Murray isn't the starter when the season begins based on his experience. 

I am just not sure how long you can keep Cook without the ball in his hands though. He is a lightning rod at any time he touches the ball



I'm just not convinced the coaching staff will start him right away and may prefer a more experienced RB initially.  However, I'm sure the carries he gets in games will eventually cause the staff to use him in a greater role.

I think Cook can be a spark in any game. I find it hard to think about that they would start Murray over him with Murray being hurt and hasn't taken any reps as of yet.

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@"Canthony" said:
@"BStads" said:
@"Canthony" said:
@"BStads" said:
@"Vanguard83" said: I know people like the long ball, but for me.......pound the rock and chew the clock. Keep your defense fresh


I agree. I think Cook will get early season carries that will probaby increase each game, but at this point I would be surprised if Murray isn't the starter when the season begins based on his experience. 

I am just not sure how long you can keep Cook without the ball in his hands though. He is a lightning rod at any time he touches the ball



I'm just not convinced the coaching staff will start him right away and may prefer a more experienced RB initially.  However, I'm sure the carries he gets in games will eventually cause the staff to use him in a greater role.

I think Cook can be a spark in any game. I find it hard to think about that they would start Murray over him with Murray being hurt and hasn't taken any reps as of yet.



Cook will have a pretty big learning curve when it comes to blitz recognition at the pro level,  Murray should be light years ahead of him in that department and that IMO more than anything will dictate who is the 1 and who is the 2 at least to start the year.

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#11 · Jun 28, 1:29 PM
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Murray or Cook to start?  I kind of like those sort of problems...Although Murray better come on like gang busters in training camp or he will watching Cook a lot from the benches.

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