For the third time in the nearly 5 years that I’ve been writing for Revenge of the Birds, the Arizona Cardinals are entering a “new era.” When I first started here, Bruce Arians and Carson Palmer had retired (albeit BA’s retirement was only temporary), giving way to the ill-fated Steve Wilks/Josh Rosen pairing. My very first RotB piece actually proved somewhat prophetic.
Wilks and Rosen only lasted a year, leading to the start of the much-ballyhooed Kliff Kingsbury/Kyler Murray era. The Kliff and Kyler Show brought the franchise out of the dregs and they improved each year, with last season’s 10-2 start the undeniable apex, the most excited this city has been about the Cardinals since the 2015 BA/Palmer 13-3 team.