Daily Norseman on Kyler Murray
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Kyler Murray was not a fit for what the Vikings have wanted to do offensively in the Kevin O'Connell era...roughly the exact opposite of everything Kyler Murray has done throughout his NFL career prior to now...during his time in Arizona, Murray was lined up in the shotgun on approximately 85% of the Cardinals' snaps...Since O'Connell became the Vikings' head coach in 2022, only two teams in the NFL had a lower percentage of snaps out of the shotgun than the Vikings' 53%.
STACKED’s take
Murray's skill set is fundamentally incompatible with O'Connell's under-center, play-action system.
Murray's offensive fit with Kevin O'Connell's system is fundamentally misaligned; the source argues Murray was not a fit from the offseason onward. The Vikings' successful quarterbacks under O'Connell (Kirk Cousins and Sam Darnold) excelled under center, in play-action, and manipulating the pocket—the exact opposite of Murray's skill set. Per Garrett Burroughs at Vikings Wire citing Next Gen Stats, Murray was lined up in shotgun on approximately 85% of snaps in Arizona, while since O'Connell became Vikings head coach in 2022, only two NFL teams had a lower shotgun percentage than the Vikings' 53%. The source dismisses the "split reps in training camp" excuse, noting Murray is approaching 100 career NFL starts and should not require adjustment time. The source concludes: "we're continuing to attempt to jam the square peg into the round hole with entirely predictable results."
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