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Why Marvin Harrison Jr. needs a new role in Arizona

Yahoo Fantasy analyst Matt Harmon and NFL analyst Nate Tice examine the Cardinals offense and the inconsistency from the team's top receiver. Hear the full conversation on the 'Yahoo Fantasy Forecast' podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript I do think the Marvin Harrison Jr. usage has to change. There's no question about that. I think, I think, I, I think it will, and I'm not talking like full-scale turn to CDAM or something, although their RP, their RP metrics from their rookie seasons are actually kind of similar, like, you know, and, and. They're not that dissimilar from a build perspective. Like people think would kind of be unlocked by by being a slot guy. I mean, he's a really good that might might open up there, you know, 100%, 100% and, and he's a guy that Again, he, he's like leaner than you think. Now, I know he's got the biceps this year, he's jacked, obviously, he's been eating his protein. That's, that's great, but, and I do think, by the way, being stronger to catch point would be nice. We'll see if the arms help there, but, um, regardless, I think we need some change in his line and just to be a guy that's not, I always talk about this, but 80, 80 outside on the line of scrimmage players. Like the guys that I charted last year that did that, it's like, Wynton Johnson, Nico Collins, badass, of course, uh, George Pickens, uh, DK Metcalf, Cortland Sutton, you know, um, like that tho those, we, we don't want to use Marvin Harrison Jr. like that. I didn't say other than Nico Collins, you hear me, I didn't say like Justin Jefferson. R. Chase, AJ Brown, like, nobody uses their number one receiver like this anymore. So that does need to change, but I think conceptually the offense is pretty sound. The one thing I get hung up on though, Nate, is that I just don't think this is, uh, and like, maybe I'll be proven wrong. I just don't think this offense fits Kyler Murray and Kyler Murray doesn't fit this offense. Close