Pride Of Detroit on Kyler Murray

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And then probably the most dangerous of them all is my guy back there, number one in Kyler Murray. If you let him out of that pocket, he can hurt you... Murray is fourth in the NFL with a scramble rate of 9.9%... Murray ranks 27th overall in EPA/play at -0.09... However, while outside of the pocket, Murray has an EPA/play of -0.04, which ranks eighth best.
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Murray's pocket struggles vs. Lions' disciplined front seven create defensive opportunity.

Murray is the Vikings' most dangerous offensive threat against the Lions' front seven, but his effectiveness is heavily dependent on escaping the pocket. He ranks 27th in EPA/play at -0.09 when in the pocket but 8th best at -0.04 when outside the pocket, and he scrambles at a 9.9% rate (4th in NFL). The Lions' defensive coordinator emphasized that if Murray gets out of the pocket, he can hurt them; the key to defending him is maintaining rush discipline to force him to play in-pocket, a style he struggled with against Indianapolis in Week 7 when most offensive success came from designer plays or off-script improvisation.

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