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Charlie Campbell, Senior Draft Analyst |
Senior Bowl Monday Rumor Mill
Updated Jan. 22, 2019By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell.
With all the general managers, coaches and scouts in attendance for the Senior Bowl, there is a lot of chatter going around. Here are some more of the highlights from around the league during the first day of the 2019 Senior Bowl week.
"[Murray] should be playing pro sports on this field," said one GM of a quarterback-needy team at Tropicana Field during the East-West Shrine practices. "You're going to have to change a huge amount of your offense for him. He's too short, so you can't put him under center and do a three-step drop. He's too short to see through 6-foot-5 offensive linemen and defenders getting their hands up. Those west coast offense plays are out the window with him. You have to build the system for him, and he is not a plug-and-play in a pro system like an Andrew Luck, Carson Wentz, Jameis Winston, [Matthew] Stafford, etc. You also are going to be presented with problems for the backup quarterback because Murray is so unique and you won't be able to find a backup that can duplicate what he does. If Murray gets hurt, you may to do a huge overhaul to the offense in order to suit the backup. [Murray] has a good arm and he's athletic, but you have to really commit to him and build everything around him if you're going to take him."
Many other team sources thought Murray should have played baseball from a business-decision perspective, but everyone agreed he has to follow his heart and do what he wants to do. Even with skeptics, the expectation is that Murray will go in the first round. All bets are off as far as how high he could go.
Overall, team sources say the 2019 NFL Draft is average or perhaps a little below average at every position except on the defensive line, which is above average but not legendary. They say this is not a very good draft in the first round if you do not need defensive line talent.
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