Alabama defender compares Kyler Murray to Michael Vick: ‘He just looks amazing on film’
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Kyler Murray may be ill this week but the Heisman Trophy winner isn’t expected to miss the upcoming Orange Bowl against Alabama despite the fact he missed Oklahoma’s media availability on Wednesday. Despite his absence from the midweek festivities, the Sooner quarterback came up early and often during the Crimson Tide’s media sessions.
How Alabama plans to slow down Murray is arguably the biggest storyline entering the national semifinal between the SEC champion and Big 12 champion down in Miami. Taking that into consideration, it’s no surprise to see multiple Alabama players comment on the Sooner quarterback.
When asked to share his thoughts on the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, Alabama linebacker Dylan Moses offered up an interesting comparison for the Oklahoma signal caller.
“Yeah, when I watched him on film it’s crazy because he looked like Mike Vick out there running from sideline to sideline, making explosive plays. He just looks amazing on film,” Moses said on Wednesday. “And then when you just watch it as a football player, you’ve just really got to sit back and watch it, try and think of how you’re going to stop that, how you’re going to sit there and keep him in the box, keep him contained. It’s one of those things where you have to use a lot of technique, be patient, you’ve got to do your job mainly.”
That feeling is mutual among Crimson Tide defenders, as Quinnen Williams offered up some similar comments when asked about the challenge of defending Murray.
“The biggest challenge I feel like is he can do both, he can run the ball and he can pass the ball,” Williams said. “Any time you have a dual-threat quarterback, they can do both efficient like he does it, it’s always a great challenge.”
If you didn’t know, Murray passed for 4,053 yards, 40 touchdowns and only seven interceptions this season. He also added 892 rushing yards and 11 scores on the ground. That’s about as dual-threat as a quarterback can be at the FBS level, something Alabama is well aware of heading into Saturday’s showdown against the Sooners.
Alabama and Oklahoma are scheduled to play Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
