Louis Murphy’s Secret Red Eyeball Change
June 12th, 2014
Yes, there are standouts in spring underwear football, but it’s really limited to skill positions guys who can show off their abilities without hitting anyone and violating NFL rules.
New Bucs wide receiver Louis Murphy is one of those guys. The veteran Florida Gator looks like a true No. 1 wideout at times.
Joe says that to illustrate the talent level in Murphy. His speed is evident. He’s got size. And he makes his share of elite-body-control catches. He earns the proverbial “looks great.”
None of this means too much, though. Murphy, at best, if he makes the roster, will be a backup to Vincent Jackson and Mike Evans with another receiver taking on slot duties. In an offense that likely will use two tight ends often, Joe doesn’t expect Murphy to be a game-changer this season. But it would be darn nice for a change to have a guy on the bench with the talent Murphy is flashing in practice. Plus, he’s got experience, 121 catches in five seasons for three teams.
There’s also something new going on with Murphy, and he’s trying to keep it as secret as the Jeff Tedford playbook. Murphy has been wearing red contact lenses on most days, giving him an eerie look.
He was pressed for details yesterday, and Murphy fought off those questions, only saying that it’s a medical –not vanity — thing and it’s been helping him immensely. Simply put, Murphy can see better.
Surely, Murphy could see before, but even slightly better vision could do wonders for a receiver’s confidence and production. An optimist might say Murphy, who says he’s faster than Jeff Demps, is poised for a breakout season.
June 12th, 2014 at 8:05 am
I am intrigued red lense what exactly is the advantage ?
June 12th, 2014 at 8:15 am
Knowing Roger Goodell he will probably consider them a “performance enhancer” and suspend him for a couple games. 😉
June 12th, 2014 at 8:25 am
Does he have stripper poles in his house and mattresses in the front yard?
Happy to have one less ass hat on the team.
June 12th, 2014 at 8:29 am
Could possibly help with glare from the sun…?
June 12th, 2014 at 8:30 am
Sensitivity to sunlight
June 12th, 2014 at 8:34 am
Maybe he’s color blind. Color blind glasses are red. Most color blind people cant see either red or green.
June 12th, 2014 at 8:36 am
He needs to wear some Marilyn Manson contacts. Creep the DB’s out.
June 12th, 2014 at 8:38 am
had to put my google skills to work.
“Colored contact lenses may also help some people see differences between colors.”
might he be a little colorblind and finally found the answer?
cool stuff though. guy sounds awesome
June 12th, 2014 at 9:05 am
That’s great that Murphy is home and looks to be a #3 WR for the Bucs. Perhaps the red lenses helps him to see better, they can’t make him run any faster. Come on Murph, I love ya man but…..errr you’re not faster than Demps!
June 12th, 2014 at 9:07 am
For fun, I think the Bucs should line up Murphy, Herron, Demps, and anyone else mak7ng the claim of being fastest, for a 40 yard sprint to end OTAs.
June 12th, 2014 at 9:16 am
Murph was always a very reliable receiver in college at UF. He was just always overshadowed by the flashier guys like Percy Harvin.
June 12th, 2014 at 9:19 am
Funny that we now have Jeff Demps And Louis Murphy on the team. Two of the guys that helped make Tim Tebow
June 12th, 2014 at 9:22 am
With all the speedy guys who can catch the ball, Murphy, Owusu, and Herron, how does Demps make the roster?
June 12th, 2014 at 9:56 am
” how does Demps make the roster?”
As a hybrid. Isn’t he the only one out of that group who actually played at running back. He can come out of the backfield on a swing and if he’s got a sliver of daylight take it to the House.
When was the last time we had a deep threat. MW and VJax were leapers not speedsters.
The last time I remember getting this excited about speedy receivers was when we had Joey Galloway. Loved that dude. Even on the backside of his career he could still fly. I LOVE speed. “I feel the need for speed.”
June 12th, 2014 at 10:06 am
Louis Murphy sucks
June 12th, 2014 at 10:26 am
Jackson = Jackson
Evans > Williams
Murphy > Underwood
Wright > Wright (a year under his belt at the position has to be huge!)
Seferian/Jenkins > Stocker/Crabtree
Myers > the rest
June 12th, 2014 at 11:14 am
Macabee Says
“Come on Murph, I love ya man but…..errr you’re not faster than Demps!”
BamBamBuc Says
“For fun, I think the Bucs should line up Murphy, Herron, Demps, and anyone else mak7ng the claim of being fastest, for a 40 yard sprint…”
I think they should line all the fastest guys up and tell Glennon to throw deep. Aw, he’d probably still overthrow them. After all, having a cannon means everything. Having accuracy does not 😉
June 12th, 2014 at 11:33 am
Glennon could knock the eyelashes off of a mannequin at 40 yards without knocking it down.
June 12th, 2014 at 12:30 pm
Glennon had to register as a firearm with the state of Florida.
As a kid on a paperboy route, he destroyed his entire neighborhood in one delivery.
Glennon’s dog disappeared during a game of fetch when Mike threw the ball over the horizon.
NASA is investigating using Mike Glennon to launch rockets into space. He’ll be more accurate and they’ll save on fuel.
June 12th, 2014 at 12:36 pm
Bunzeye. Your obsession with Glennon is a little disturbing. Do have to put a sock on your wiener at night just thinking about him?
June 12th, 2014 at 12:40 pm
My wife as reddish driving glasses. The really aren’t sun glasses like my Ray Bans. They don’t darken things.
But when I put them on…WOW!!! Things just seem to “pop” out more…
Maybe that what they do for Murphy: make the ball pop out from the background…
June 12th, 2014 at 1:05 pm
Kyle vanden Bosch (sp?) the old DL from the lions wore those same red contact lenses during games for better vision. Can’t remember the name of the medical reason tho.
June 12th, 2014 at 1:47 pm
It’s for color blindness. Im colorblind as well and the idea behind the contacts is that they change the wavelength that your eye “sees”. Like a filter. This probably helps the ball stick out more from the background amongst other things.
June 12th, 2014 at 4:32 pm
@Bucfan40
“It’s for color blindness. Im colorblind as well and the idea behind the contacts is that they change the wavelength that your eye “sees”. Like a filter. This probably helps the ball stick out more from the background amongst other things.”
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I’m not colorblind and those rose-colored lenses of my wife’s driving glasses really make things pop…
They do act like a filter for blue wavelengths allowing for brighter colors to be seen.
June 16th, 2014 at 11:57 am
Nike makes, or at least use to when I played college baseball 7 years ago, red contact lenses that would help see the ball better.