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Murray would hesitate before throwing, or spin out of the pocket when there was no good reason to...Murray looked worse in 2025, and was effectively benched by midseason.
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Murray's hesitation and scrambling habits led to benching; Vikings hope O'Connell can reclaim him.

Murray's habit of scrambling around the backfield and hesitating before throwing became his Achilles' heel in his final year in Arizona; he looked worse in 2025 and was effectively benched by midseason, though he joins Minnesota with a QB-whisperer coach in Kevin O'Connell who has recent experience in quarterback reclamation projects.

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