Not many have the expectations that Cardinals extensive receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. had earlier than taking his first NFL snap because the son of Corridor of Fame extensive receiver Marvin Harrison.
That is why his debut final week was so disappointing. The No. 4 total 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. “Undoubtedly wasn’t what I anticipated, what I wished to occur, what the group wished to occur. Clearly, you wished to return out with a victory and we did not do this.”
A part of Harrison’s lack of manufacturing was resulting from him receiving simply three targets all recreation. It was fairly shocking given the draft capital the Cardinals spent to amass him.
Whereas some may 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 sort of introduced me right here is to assist the group, 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 keeping with Cardinals insider Kyle Odegard, Harrison’s max pace in opposition to Buffalo was 16.7 miles per hour, which he notes “is really slow” 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 approach to get him extra concerned sooner or later.
“I will by no means lose confidence in Marv. It was his first recreation. Now we have to proceed to get higher and we are going to,” Murray stated. “Clearly, we need to get him extra touches. That is not a secret, however I do not need 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.