Fans of the Arizona Cardinals appeared to be shell-shocked. Quarterback Kyler Murray was impressive last week against the Los Angeles Chargers, and the club’s loyalists were expecting more of the same on Thursday night. What they got instead was a downright ugly follow-up performance from the Cards new starter.
It would be completely unfair to judge Murray, the top-overall pick of this past April’s draft, on just two preseason games. After all, the exhibition matchups offer just a watered-down version of what the Cardinals will look like this fall. However, Murray’s play versus the Oakland Raiders was bad enough to at least raise the eyebrows of those of us who follow the team.