Not many have the expectations that Cardinals large receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. had earlier than taking his first NFL snap because the son of Corridor of Fame large receiver Marvin Harrison.
That is why his debut final week was so disappointing. The No. 4 general decide within the 2024 NFL Draft completed the day with only one catch for 4 yards.
It was a irritating day for Harrison as Arizona fell to the Payments 34-28.
“I imply, clearly it wasn’t nice,” Harrison said, by way of Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com. “Positively wasn’t what I anticipated, what I wished to occur, what the crew wished to occur. Clearly, you wished to come back out with a victory and we did not try this.”
A part of Harrison’s lack of manufacturing was resulting from him receiving simply three targets all sport. It was fairly shocking given the draft capital the Cardinals spent to amass him.
Whereas some might place that blame on the shoulders of quarterback Kyler Murray, Harrison believes he should do a greater job of getting open to make Murray’s job simpler.
“That is why it type of introduced me right here is to assist the crew, assist the offense go,” Harrison added. “So, I’ve to do a greater job of that going ahead. I obtained to get open and catch the ball. That is my job as a receiver. That’s your job description. That is what I obtained to do a greater job.”
Harrison did have a troublesome time creating separation. In response to Cardinals insider Kyle Odegard, Harrison’s max velocity in opposition to Buffalo was 16.7 miles per hour, which he notes “is really slow” and “undoubtedly one thing to observe.”
Nevertheless, the Payments tried to take Harrison out of the sport through the use of cloud protection. Murray is assured Arizona will discover a option to get him extra concerned sooner or later.
“I will by no means lose confidence in Marv. It was his first sport. We have now to proceed to get higher and we are going to,” Murray stated. “Clearly, we wish to get him extra touches. That is not a secret, however I do not wish to go forcing issues for positive.”
In Week 2, the Cardinals host the Los Angeles Rams, who allowed the 10th most total yards (363) within the league final week.
