OT: Kyler Murray Debacle Thread

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What if I said that Murray, as a passer and a runner, is efficient enough so that if you give him a +4 turnover margin like we had today, he would have won this game?

It might not have been as aesthetically pleasing as JB's 300+ passing yards, but he and DP would have run the offense so that we had enough points in regulation to get the W.

I don't say that with perfect confidence. But I feel pretty good about it.
I don't know how Kyler would look with current crop of receivers and poor line play, tbh. It feels like we would be coached to lose regardless.
 

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Jacoby is terrible. Career backup at best. Cardinals really threw away a prime years franchise QB for Drew Petzing and Jacoby Brissett. Most Cardinals thing ever. Can’t wait to see K1 go to a real team and ball out. Been a fan since 1988, I think I’m done. There is no saving this squad.

Yes, Kyler would have beat the Jags. Turning him into the scapegoat for this trash coaching staff, using a fake injury, is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen from the Cardinals and the list of ridiculous things is neverending.
 

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Jacoby is terrible. Career backup at best. Cardinals really threw away a prime years franchise QB for Drew Petzing and Jacoby Brissett. Most Cardinals thing ever. Can’t wait to see K1 go to a real team and ball out. Been a fan since 1988, I think I’m done. There is no saving this squad.

Yes, Kyler would have beat the Jags. Turning him into the scapegoat for this trash coaching staff, using a fake injury, is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen from the Cardinals and the list of ridiculous things is neverending.

Hmmm... JB not the answer to QB1 but also not "terrible", and we're fortunate to have him as a back up I think. He's playing his heart out, and I respect him for that.

Kyler as a scapegoat? Maybe a little, but I think it's more a function of JB coming in on a heater, and the coaches just trying to ride that momentum some.

Now how the coaches handle the QB1 decision once Murray comes off IR? That will be interesting! :)
 

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Jacoby is terrible. Career backup at best. Cardinals really threw away a prime years franchise QB for Drew Petzing and Jacoby Brissett. Most Cardinals thing ever. Can’t wait to see K1 go to a real team and ball out. Been a fan since 1988, I think I’m done. There is no saving this squad.

Yes, Kyler would have beat the Jags. Turning him into the scapegoat for this trash coaching staff, using a fake injury, is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen from the Cardinals and the list of ridiculous things is neverending.
You mean a McDonald's franchise owner? Even that might be too pressurized of a situation for Kyler to succeed in.
 

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A caller on sports radio suggested giving up our first rounder to NE for Drake Maye. It would probably take more than that.

Even then, NE probably says no
 

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A caller on sports radio suggested giving up our first rounder to NE for Drake Maye. It would probably take more than that.

Even then, NE probably says no

Ha! I know some guys in Boston and we would literally have to physically kidnap Maye if we wanted to bring him to ARZ. lol

They are sky high right now. There aren't enough draft picks in the universe to get NE to turn loose of him.
 

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Hmmm... JB not the answer to QB1 but also not "terrible", and we're fortunate to have him as a back up I think. He's playing his heart out, and I respect him for that.

Kyler as a scapegoat? Maybe a little, but I think it's more a function of JB coming in on a heater, and the coaches just trying to ride that momentum some.

Now how the coaches handle the QB1 decision once Murray comes off IR? That will be interesting! :)
Great Post ! ! !
 

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What if I said that Murray, as a passer and a runner, is efficient enough so that if you give him a +4 turnover margin like we had today, he would have won this game?

It might not have been as aesthetically pleasing as JB's 300+ passing yards, but he and DP would have run the offense so that we had enough points in regulation to get the W.

I don't say that with perfect confidence. But I feel pretty good about it.

I'd say I want more than a QB who's biggest fan thinks would probably be good enough to win a game where we have 4 turnovers.
 

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I'm actually starting to miss watching KM play. If we're gonna lose regardless of who is starting at qb I'd rather watch KM since I find his style of play more entertaining than JB.

Couldn't disagree more. Watching JB complete 30 yards passes down the sideline is far more interesting than watching Mighty Mouse camper around.
 

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Jacoby is terrible. Career backup at best. Cardinals really threw away a prime years franchise QB for Drew Petzing and Jacoby Brissett. Most Cardinals thing ever. Can’t wait to see K1 go to a real team and ball out. Been a fan since 1988, I think I’m done. There is no saving this squad.

Yes, Kyler would have beat the Jags. Turning him into the scapegoat for this trash coaching staff, using a fake injury, is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen from the Cardinals and the list of ridiculous things is neverending.
The defensive meta has changed and Kyler has been forced to make the throws he's always been bad at. The "Franchise QB" Kyler we saw from 2019-2021 is never coming back. Its impossible to run an offense that avoids Kyler's weaknesses now. Its the exact same thing that happened to Russel Wilson.

Kyler's going to be a starter somewhere next year, but at best he's going to be a game manager for a run heavy offense. He's never going to be a consistently effective passer ever again.

And no, we would not have beaten the Jags with Kyler. Think about the post 2021 games we've seen with Kyler where the running game couldnt get anything going and he's been forced to dropback 40+ times.

Post 2021 where Kyler has been forced to throw 40+ times we are 1-7, with the lone win being that Raiders OT game in 2022 (Lol @ Josh McDaniels, worst headcoach of all time)

2025: Seahawks - 41 attempts, Lost 20-23
2024: Rams - 48 attempts, Lost 9 - 13
2024: Minnesota - 45 attempts, Lost 22-23
2023: Rams - 45 attempts, Lost 14-37
2022: Rams - 58 attempts, Lost 12-20
2022: Phily - 42 attempts Lost 17-20
2022: Minnesota 44 attempts Lost 26-34

2022: Raiders - 49 attempts WIN 29-23 (OT) (Worst coaching job I've ever seen on the Raiders sidelines)

In the modern landscape whenever we've had to put the game entirely on Kyler's arm the results have been subpar. He averages 16.56 points a game under the pass heavy conditions Jacoby's been playing under recently.

Jacoby has been better, of course we're still losing. QB isnt the main problem this year, OL is. If this team could actually run the ball Jacoby wouldnt be taking as many sacks and we'd actually have some wins.
 
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Slow down there, friend
I do think Jacoby losing helps another team build the narrative that Kyler can be a winning stopgap. Shanahan did it with Plummer, and it just takes ego to think plunking a former pro bowler from the Cards is a low risk move.
 
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