What are the Cardinals without Kyler Murray? Without a clear plan to build the roster, we’re about to find out, ConorOrr writes
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Then they stopped running that offense ! They never played one of those wide receivers! They kept trading for and accumulating more expensive wide receivers such as DeAndre Hopkins, rifling through one of the most costly positions in football like they were swapping out their vintage wine collection. They spent multiple first-round picks on non-difference-making defensive players and had to bracketdecisions with more free-agency spending in 2021.
Offensively, they are noticeably devoid of building blocks. Justin Pugh is not signed for 2023. Rodney Hudson, the stalwart of their offensive line, will be 34 next season as he has not played a full season since arriving in Arizona in ’21. Of their two drafted players starting games, McBride has 12 catches this year and is spelling the 32-year-old Zach Ertz . Rondale Moore was hampered by a groin injury, though he was on pace to slightly improve upon his rookie season from ’21.
You can look at this a bit like a kaleidoscope and see traditional team building à la Pete Carroll or Bill Belichick . There is a way to stare at the Cardinals, for long enough and see a team that just doesn’t quit, that is behaving the way any sensible person might in the same situation. You can see pragmatism, as we argue all the time for other coaches and GMs to receive more time.
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