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With struggles come criticisms, and given Murray's national reach, opinions come from far and wide. Murray was asked about comments made by FOX NFL analyst Brock Huard -- "I don't know who that is," Murray said – that Murray wasn't a good practice player and that he was avoiding contact by not running the ball more.
"I don't know what you want me to do," Murray said. "Do you want me to pull it and run into a (defender)? I don't know. (Defenses) are making me hand the ball off, so that's what I have to do. As far as practice goes. I don't know if they're even allowed at practice, so I don't really know what that means."
Kingsbury said he hadn't heard the comments but as far as the points made, "I would strongly disagree."
Guard Justin Pugh said he had a recent conversation with Murray, and both veteran and young quarterback were on the same wavelength.
"We all have to be better, every single person has to be better," Pugh said. "There's no one above or beyond that reach or that expectation. He's in his second year, he's in his, what, 30th game as a starter? I'm very excited for his future. Hopefully we play these four games, we play some extra ones, and we earn more reps. Because he's only going to get better as this thing goes on."
During the three-game losing streak, Murray's passing yardage has dipped almost 60 yards a game, his rushing yardage is down 47 yards a game, and he has no rushing touchdowns after scoring 10 in the first nine games.
But much of that is a function of the overall offense and defenses that have adjusted to Murray's magic running the ball. Even with all that, "we're not far off," Murray said.
"We make it harder than it has to be," Murray said. "If we just simplify these games, it's pretty simple in itself, but at the same time it's hard to execute at this level.
"I'm not worried about the pressure or anything like that. We've got four games left, and each game is crucial. We know that; everyone knows that. We understand that it's a 1-0 mentality, and we've got to win."
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