I was one of Murray's biggest supporters throughout the season. I felt like there were some guys who were diminishing his accomplishments and attributed it all to the O-line, and that simply is not true.
The guy is arguably the best all around back in football. I'm not saying he's the best RB in the game, just that he probably has the best combination of skills. He's tough, he breaks tackles, he reads his blocks well, he's a good receiver out of the backfield and he's a heck of a blocker.
While he didn't break a lot of long runs this year (and I'm not sure why), he's displayed a good amount of speed throughout his career and has shown an ability to break big runs.
No other RB in the league possesses all of those traits as he does. With that said, I just can't take the fumbling. I could live with the earlier fumbles but that one vs Green Bay was just too much. I just have a problem paying that guy 5 mill a year when I can't rely on him to protect the ball in the most crucial moments.
I wouldn't hate him coming back by any means, but I don't want the team to pay him more than 4 mill a year. I'd rather go a different route if we're going to hand out that kind of money to a RB.