Revenge of the Birds · Feb 4, 2020
Was Drake a Mistake?
Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY SportsWhen the Cardinals traded a 2020 conditional 6th round pick to the Dolphins for RB Kenyan Drake in late October, the team had had won three of its last four games, and with both Chase Edmonds and David Johnson nursing injuries, it made sense for the Cardinals to try to keep the new-found momentum of the running game on track.
Head coach Kliff Kingsbury was very excited to acquire a RB that apparently he had scouted as a great fit for his offense. In addressing the media right after the trade was announced, Kingsbury described Drake as “smart” and “explosive”:
