blacklabel Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I searched around online and combed through the pre-game thread for the Bills/Jags game but haven't seen any info on Murphy. Just saw that Lawson and Clay weren't practicing today. Lawson has played pretty well in the DL rotation and he provides versatility in that he can switch up between DT and DE so even if Murphy is back, I'd still make sure Lawson gets some reps. Yeah, anyway, anyone know what's up with Murphy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 4 minutes ago, blacklabel said: I searched around online and combed through the pre-game thread for the Bills/Jags game but haven't seen any info on Murphy. Just saw that Lawson and Clay weren't practicing today. Lawson has played pretty well in the DL rotation and he provides versatility in that he can switch up between DT and DE so even if Murphy is back, I'd still make sure Lawson gets some reps. Yeah, anyway, anyone know what's up with Murphy? limited on Monday at practice...listed as questionable. His knee is glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
without a drought Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Still on the team. Actually, he had a good practice yesterday and was expected to practice today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Yeah. He's doing some good work for the community with some kind of animal donation. Football wise, no news. He's hurt. It would be newsworthy if he wasn't on the injury report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Still Hurt......... More money wasted. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 12 minutes ago, wppete said: Still Hurt......... More money wasted. Especially the way Shaq Lawson has emerged this season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Last we heard , he's still not injury prone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Just now, Johnny Hammersticks said: Especially the way Shaq Lawson has emerged this season. Yup. Shaq has been playing great. Murphy seems like a good likeable dude but worthless if never on the field. We could be using that money on a receiver or OL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 He is brittle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyjj Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Practiced today in non-contact uni per WGR Shaq Lawson sat out today as hurt elbow TUE afternoon in practice Need him or Murph ready by SUN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridge Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 18 minutes ago, NewEra said: He is brittle But the Beane Counter knew that before he signed him to a 23 million dollar contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 He’s not in the concusion protocol ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 6 minutes ago, Misterbluesky said: But the Beane Counter knew that before he signed him to a 23 million dollar contract. Looking like a swing and a miss on Beane. Only good news is he only has a 3.5 million Dead hit if released next year. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 5 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: Looking like a swing and a miss on Beane. Only good news is he only has a 3.5 million Dead hit if released next year. Dang..I didn't know that.That is very,very good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Yep... he got hurt in garbage time as the Bills were getting destroyed in the 4 th quarter Hate dumb oro football ball coaches and their insistence of playing starters in garbage time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 The only positive about Murphy is that his contract is fairly easy to get out of. But they could have easily spent that money on some offensive line help instead of having a injured pass rusher. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drf1835 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Misterbluesky said: limited on Monday at practice...listed as questionable. His knee is glass. So, there you have it op. I guess that is the breaking news 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklabel Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 Thanks to everyone who responded, appreciate it. Murphy is kind of puzzling to me... he went 47th overall in 2014 out of Stanford and for all the "injury prone" labels he gets, he actually only missed two games over his first three seasons. Racks up 9 sacks in 2016, was a top ten pass rusher in terms of QB pressures, looked like he was poised to break out and then he wrecks his knee and misses all of 2017. Missed OTAs, camp and pre-season, plays in 7 games before getting hurt again, has been on the sidelines for four weeks but only missed three games. I know he had the PED thing as well, makes you wonder if he was taking something to strengthen himself against injury or whatever. Obviously players are signed/given deals based on their on-field production but there are off-field things that factor in. With Murphy, you can tell they brought him in here because he embodies the work ethic McDermott wants out of his players. I'm sure he sets a good example on the practice field when he's on it but yeah, hopefully they didn't end up buying a lemon here because a DL of Murphy, Hughes, Williams, Lotulelei ain't bad especially when the rotational guys are Lawson, H. Phillips, J. Phillips, and Yarbrough. Jordan Phillips is a guy I'd like to see them hang onto after the season, I think he's been a nice surprise and he's been energized for a fresh start here. However, this lineup wouldn't stop me from drafting one of these premier DL players coming up if the board falls that way. Adding more strength to an already strong group is never a bad idea. And Carolina did that when Beane was still there. They had a pretty stellar DL in 2015 (their Super Bowl run) and still drafted a DL in the first round in 2016. The draft is just so packed with really defensive players this year that it's difficult to see them NOT going defense early, simply because the value for offensive skill players won't be there until late into the first. Feels like we could see something similar to what they did in 2017 when they dropped all the way to 27th overall and still came away with a great #1 CB in Tre' White. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 He’s hunting whitetail, which is all that really matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 If he comes back healthy and plays well for the last few games of the season, people will change their tune and like the signing. People around here only have short term memory. Sometimes that's good, sometimes bad, but always inexplicable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Just now, MJS said: If he comes back healthy and plays well for the last few games of the season, people will change their tune and like the signing. People around here only have short term memory. Sometimes that's good, sometimes bad, but always inexplicable. I hated it from the beginning and I love Stanford players. He’s never had double digit sacks, he has 18 in 4 years, and was coming off a major injury and PED suspension. He also might have a fake birth certificate because there’s no way him or his body are 27. much like rbs, get young pass rushers in the draft. Much cheaper and fresher. Unless McBeane needs to prove they didn’t make a mistake, a la Peterman, he shouldn’t be on the roster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 I think he might play Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swnybillsfan Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 3 hours ago, MJS said: If he comes back healthy and plays well for the last few games of the season, people will change their tune and like the signing. People around here only have short term memory. Sometimes that's good, sometimes bad, but always inexplicable. this seems fair. people were ready to trade shaq lawson for a bag of footballs and a used jock strap before the season started. star lotula-lay-hee-hoo was considered the biggest waste of money this side of aaron maybin, and zay jones was the biggest bust in living memory. murphy has flashed some skill when on the field. so, if he can get healthy and stay that way for a while, he could be a nice piece to this defensive line for a couple years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Laughing all the way to the bank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da webster guy Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 (edited) Sure we spent a lot on Trent, but think of the Chiefs signing Sammy "im basically made of glass" Watkins to $30M guaranteed money, $48M over three years. Over $20M this year alone. I think thats more than Brady gets. He's grabbin just 4 catches a game and has 3 TD's on the season. Yikes. And we thought Woods at $8M was too much. Uhhhhh....No Edited November 22, 2018 by Da webster guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Any news on Trent Murphy ?.... Yeah, no matter what, life is good for him with his Bills money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T master Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 I read that Murphy is possible to be back this week i was wondering if Ivory was going to be back this week also didn't he get dinged up in their last game ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 22 hours ago, blacklabel said: Yeah, anyway, anyone know what's up with Murphy? he hurts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Don't spend money on anymore defensive players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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