I'm far from being a McCarthy fan, but let's be honest. There was no real competition. Murray was going to be the starter the moment he signed the contract. This is KOC in coach survival mode. He is running a PR campaign to separate himself from the draft selection, placing all blame on Kwesi. Now this offseason up to this point was a PR campaign to separate himself from McCarthy without throwing him under the bus.
By week 1 I would guess McCarthy is traded for a 6th or 7th round pick and fully move on from him.