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06-04-2009, 04:41 PM
On getting some work in after practice:
Murphy: “I had a dropped pass today. I wanted to get some deep balls where I had to stop and go back to get the ball. That was pretty much it.”
On cheering on teammates during practice:
Murphy: “That’s me. I love this game. At Florida, that’s how we won championships—enthusiasm every day and just coming out and making sure everybody stays up. That’s all I know. When they tell me to stop, I’ll stop—until then, I’m going to keep going and try to motivate the receivers and the rest of the players.”
On the difference between catching a ball from JaMarcus Russell compared to Jeff Garcia or Bruce Gradkowski:
Murphy: “All of them throw pretty much the same to me. Honestly, all of them are good quarterbacks. All of them throw it on the money, right out of the breaks, and very few mistakes out of all three of them. J-Rock has a cannon, everybody knows that, but Jeff and Bruce throw really good balls.”
On what he’s learned football-wise:
Murphy: “The playbook, actually is pretty much similar to Florida’s offense. A lot of what I learned right off the bat is the speed. Linebackers are faster. DB’s (defensive backs) are faster, the linemen are faster, it’s just the speed. The coverages and everything are pretty much the same.”
On the wide receiver corps as a whole:
Murphy: “Our receiver unit changed around our meeting room so that it’s a circle table instead of chairs. Our whole goal and purpose for this off-season was to just come out and get unity—no individualism because that is going to stop the whole team from going forward. If we all get on the same page and become a strong group, I think that we can all complement each other. [Receivers] Coach Sanjay [Lal] said we’re going to switch up the meeting room, we’ll have a circle table so we can all look at each other and become more of a family. That’s our whole goal, no individualism, no one’s, two’s, just rotating and trying to make plays. Javon Walker does a lot of talking, a lot of teaching to us.
On Javon Walker helping:
Murphy: “He’s been a big help. He knows the offense like the back of his hand. He comes back and says ‘You know Murph, on this play, you should do it this way.’ That’s what I wanted to have, to come to a team with a veteran receiver that could really help me out.”
On being comfortable enough in the offense:
Murphy: “Honestly, it’s just a blessing that Coach [Urban] Meyer’s offense is pretty much the same. A lot of the play calling is a lot alike. So getting the playbook is like studying old notes or riding a bike, it’s just coming back to me. Some of the words and terminology are different, but the concepts are the same.
On getting back on top:
Murphy: “I see the same stages as when I came into Florida, from the freshman year when we went 9-4 to my sophomore year when we won the National Championship. I see the same stages, I think I came in and Coach [Brad] Roll, the strength and conditioning coach, said it was the best off-season that they’ve had. And now I just see everyone’s enthusiasm, the locker room, everybody is just ready to play football. I think it’s going to be a big change this year.”
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Murphy: “I had a dropped pass today. I wanted to get some deep balls where I had to stop and go back to get the ball. That was pretty much it.”
On cheering on teammates during practice:
Murphy: “That’s me. I love this game. At Florida, that’s how we won championships—enthusiasm every day and just coming out and making sure everybody stays up. That’s all I know. When they tell me to stop, I’ll stop—until then, I’m going to keep going and try to motivate the receivers and the rest of the players.”
On the difference between catching a ball from JaMarcus Russell compared to Jeff Garcia or Bruce Gradkowski:
Murphy: “All of them throw pretty much the same to me. Honestly, all of them are good quarterbacks. All of them throw it on the money, right out of the breaks, and very few mistakes out of all three of them. J-Rock has a cannon, everybody knows that, but Jeff and Bruce throw really good balls.”
On what he’s learned football-wise:
Murphy: “The playbook, actually is pretty much similar to Florida’s offense. A lot of what I learned right off the bat is the speed. Linebackers are faster. DB’s (defensive backs) are faster, the linemen are faster, it’s just the speed. The coverages and everything are pretty much the same.”
On the wide receiver corps as a whole:
Murphy: “Our receiver unit changed around our meeting room so that it’s a circle table instead of chairs. Our whole goal and purpose for this off-season was to just come out and get unity—no individualism because that is going to stop the whole team from going forward. If we all get on the same page and become a strong group, I think that we can all complement each other. [Receivers] Coach Sanjay [Lal] said we’re going to switch up the meeting room, we’ll have a circle table so we can all look at each other and become more of a family. That’s our whole goal, no individualism, no one’s, two’s, just rotating and trying to make plays. Javon Walker does a lot of talking, a lot of teaching to us.
On Javon Walker helping:
Murphy: “He’s been a big help. He knows the offense like the back of his hand. He comes back and says ‘You know Murph, on this play, you should do it this way.’ That’s what I wanted to have, to come to a team with a veteran receiver that could really help me out.”
On being comfortable enough in the offense:
Murphy: “Honestly, it’s just a blessing that Coach [Urban] Meyer’s offense is pretty much the same. A lot of the play calling is a lot alike. So getting the playbook is like studying old notes or riding a bike, it’s just coming back to me. Some of the words and terminology are different, but the concepts are the same.
On getting back on top:
Murphy: “I see the same stages as when I came into Florida, from the freshman year when we went 9-4 to my sophomore year when we won the National Championship. I see the same stages, I think I came in and Coach [Brad] Roll, the strength and conditioning coach, said it was the best off-season that they’ve had. And now I just see everyone’s enthusiasm, the locker room, everybody is just ready to play football. I think it’s going to be a big change this year.”
http://www.raiders.com/Common/Article.aspx?id=64258