Not many have the expectations that Cardinals huge receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. had earlier than taking his first NFL snap because the son of Corridor of Fame huge receiver Marvin Harrison.
That is why his debut final week was so disappointing. The No. 4 total choose 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 mentioned, by way of Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com. “Undoubtedly wasn’t what I anticipated, what I wished to occur, what the staff wished to occur. Clearly, you wished to come back out with a victory and we did not do this.”
A part of Harrison’s lack of manufacturing was as a consequence of 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 staff, assist the offense go,” Harrison added. “So, I’ve to do a greater job of that going ahead. I received to get open and catch the ball. That is my job as a receiver. That’s your job description. That is what I received to do a greater job.”
Harrison did have a tough time creating separation. In response to Cardinals insider Kyle Odegard, Harrison’s max pace in opposition to Buffalo was 16.7 miles per hour, which he notes “is absolutely gradual” and “undoubtedly one thing to observe.”
Nonetheless, the Payments tried to take Harrison out of the sport by utilizing cloud protection. Murray is assured Arizona will discover a method to get him extra concerned sooner or later.
“I am going to by no means lose confidence in Marv. It was his first sport. We now have to proceed to get higher and we are going to,” Murray mentioned. “Clearly, we wish to get him extra touches. That is not a secret, however I do not wish to go forcing issues for certain.”
In Week 2, the Cardinals host the Los Angeles Rams, who allowed the tenth most whole yards (363) within the league final week.
