Latavius Murray retires

[ALLRAIDERWORLD21]

Gave us one of the cooler moments as a Raider fan in the last 20 years..Got to take them where we can get em. I was just getting there to the Coliseum...Remember wasn't going to go as it was Carr's Rookie year and we were winless up unto that game. I saw these asshats on TNF blabbing about the Packers all pregame and said screw this, we're going! Hopped on the road from Sac and just arrived to see this play..It was glorious...

It felt like a playoff game- Mack and Sio Moore almost screwed us in the end with that 50 yard sack celebration to the black hole .. but Raiders pulled off the upset..

[BoJacksonRules]

Dude was much better than people give him credit for. Dude walked for like $5m in FA because we had “Run up the Guards butt McFadden”. If given more of an opportunity I think he could had an even better career. Cheers Latavius

[Attyla]

Spot starter and a good backup, we got his best but other teams got what was left and that was backup quality work.

But good career if you can get it. Don't take as much punishment and you get paid

[RaiderandBulldog]

10 years in the league is an accomplishment he can be proud of.

[rcraider]

Dude was much better than people give him credit for. Dude walked for like $5m in FA because we had “Run up the Guards butt McFadden”. If given more of an opportunity I think he could had an even better career. Cheers Latavius

Huh ? Mcfadden played 2008-2014, Murray was with the Raider 2013-2016

[Attyla]

Huh ? Mcfadden played 2008-2014, Murray was with the Raider 2013-2016

Think he is referring to the overlap years.

[heavyD]

All in all, a pretty solid career for an NFL RB that played mostly backup duty with 6500 yards and 59 career TD's.

[Willmark]

Solid enough and a good pick for a 6th rounder.

But like most things the devil is the details:
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... rrLa00.htm

Roughly 1/6 of his career yardage came in one year, (2015)

Roughly 1/6 of his touchdowns came in one year (2016)

That run against KC was awesome, but? He gained 424 yards that season. Meaning (roughly) 1/4 of his yards that year occurred on one play.

Why am I pointing this out? He was a decent enough running back but nothing spectacular. That’s no knock either few are. Seems like he was well liked teammate and worked hard. Have to respect that.

[Attyla]

Solid enough and a good pick for a 6th rounder.

But like most things the devil is the details:
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... rrLa00.htm

Roughly 1/6 of his career yardage came in one year, (2015)

Roughly 1/6 of his touchdowns came in one year (2016)

That run against KC was awesome, but? He gained 424 yards that season. Meaning (roughly) 1/4 of his yards that year occurred on one play.

Why am I pointing this out? He was a decent enough running back but nothing spectacular. That’s no knock either few are. Seems like he was well liked teammate and worked hard. Have to respect that.

We got more out of him that anyone else, but it was mostly that one season. But a good career for a solid backup.

[ALLRAIDERWORLD21]

That was his rookie year and his 1st start if I remember correctly. He also got hurt in that game and had to come out at half time and not sure how much more he played the remainder of the season. That was like week 12, I remember being 0-10 or 11 going into that game.

[ALLRAIDERWORLD21]

Solid enough and a good pick for a 6th rounder.

But like most things the devil is the details:
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... rrLa00.htm

Roughly 1/6 of his career yardage came in one year, (2015)

Roughly 1/6 of his touchdowns came in one year (2016)

That run against KC was awesome, but? He gained 424 yards that season. Meaning (roughly) 1/4 of his yards that year occurred on one play.

Why am I pointing this out? He was a decent enough running back but nothing spectacular. That’s no knock either few are. Seems like he was well liked teammate and worked hard. Have to respect that.

That was his rookie year and his 1st start if I remember correctly. He also got hurt in that game and had to come out at half time and not sure how much more he played the remainder of the season. That was like week 12, I remember being 0-10 or 11 going into that game

[BoJacksonRules]

Huh ? Mcfadden played 2008-2014, Murray was with the Raider 2013-2016

My memory must be shot then that’s how I remember it

[Corleone]

Must be time for that apology.

[Pfish252000]

That 90 yard run was a really great moment. I was really thrown off by his speed. It was so deceptive. Maybe it was his size. No one on that play came close to catching him.

[Attyla]

That 90 yard run was a really great moment. I was really thrown off by his speed. It was so deceptive. Maybe it was his size. No one on that play came close to catching him.

Pryor had that one run in a lifetime, those things happen. It does not change the fact that he made a career of being a good backup.

And that tis the beauty of the NFL, once you get your role, you can get paid to do what your skill set allows you to do. I wish him well.