The biggest time line split in the career of young Seattle Argonauts defenseman Kermit Murphy was the moment he switched to defense for his rookie season in the SHL. Throughout his junior career, Murphy was an offensive power forward who developed a goal scoring touch, even leading the SMJHL in goals in his third season. It was expected that he'd eventually provide a significant two way force down the middle for Seattle, but instead be was asked to move back to defense due to organizational need, with the hopes that he could model his game after his father, Tig Murphy. We'll never know what could have been had he stayed as a forward, but the change seems to have worked to date, as Murphy is playing a top pairing role for the upstart Argonauts in their franchise best season, two seasons after winning the Ryan Jesster trophy for rookie of the year. Flashes of his former self are still evident in his lethal goal scoring ability, but for now we wait to see if the younger Murphy can live up to the family name on the back end