It’s time to consider Kyler Murray the way most once considered him—a No. 1 pick, explosive in speed, teeming with athleticism and elite in arm talent. That was Murray, a franchise cornerstone poised to join and compete with the best quarterbacks in the NFL. Which was before, well, everything else, five bumpy seasons at best.
Murray delivered more proof in Week 5, only minutes into his Arizona Cardinals’ matchup with the San Francisco 49ers. Off he went, early into the first quarter, on a designed run. He scooted right, sped up and shot between two defenders locked up by his blockers. And he knew, right then, with 40 yards of empty green turf ahead, that he would score. Murray threw up his right arm—sort of a half fist pump—at the Niners’ 40-yard-line. By the time he reached the 5, he was in celebration mode.
