This is getting a little silly

March 8, 2019

Silly season in full swing!! … For those struggling to stay up to speed, the latest rumors in the on-going Kyler Murray saga come from whispers that he may have ‘inflated’ his height at last weekend’s combine weigh-in. As folks will recall, Murray’s draft stock shot through the roof when he measured in at just over 5-10 when the question for most analysts was would he even be 5-9! The next question, of course, is how the heck does one inflate one’s height. I’ve been 5-7.25 all my life and have yet to find a way to be taller. There’s also the issue of why in a business where every 1/4 inch seems to matter, Murray is the first player to have figured out a way to inflate his height. Maybe we’ll find out for sure this coming Wednesday when presumably Murray will be measured again at the OU pro day, although presumably if he figured out a way to fool the combine folks, who’ve measured literally 000’s of players over the years, he could probably fool a friendly face at Oklahoma. More importantly, Murray has indicated he will do a full workout at the Sooners’ pro day before what is likely to be one of the biggest on-campus workout crowds of the year.