Murray's going to have to play pretty poorly to for the organization to hit the eject button on him after this year.
Not saying it's impossible we win three games and draft the top three, but overall the offense was pretty decent last year, and the defense will be much better this year.
Much better. It's more likely we win 10 games than three.
What's more likely:
1. Cardinals win 10 games in 2025, Murray plays "meh" (similar to 2024) and then for 2026 we take a big cap hit by releasing K1, use a ton of draft capital to move into the top five, and risk everything on the 2nd or 3rd best QB?
2. Cardinals win 10 games, Murray plays "meh" and we run it back one more year with him as our QB1. In the next FA and draft we go all in on offense?
Under the 2nd scenario, Murray gets one last year to prove himself (I know, Stout, I know) with probably the best supporting cast since 2021. But, if in 2026 K1 keeps playing just well enough to get us beat, then Monti can make some kind of move to draft a QBOF, keeping the cap intact, and bringing in the new kid on a rookie contract and, most importantly, in to a ready made situation where he's likely to succeed.
Stout I want you to get excited about Kyler Murray being your QB1 for the next 34 - 38 games (depending on if we make the playoffs)!
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