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While Kliff Kingsbury is being a #passportbro traveling through Bangkok, the Arizona Cardinals are having trouble finding his replacement.
New GM, Monti Ossenfort, shared why he thinks he can’t find a new head coach:
“It’s not because the quarterback has a large say in the matter. Rather, many of the desired candidates don’t want to take the job knowing they’ll be tied to the hip of Murray for the next four seasons. Anyone who takes the Cardinals job will have no options in the foreseeable future at quarterback,”
It sounds like coaches don’t want to be stuck coaching Kyler Murray for the next half-decade following his 5-year, $230 million contract extension he signed last offseason.
But it is insane how this Cardinals front office gave him all this money while simultaneously shitting on him every chance they get.
It was reported immediately after he signed the deal that the team added a clause requiring him to study film for at least 4 hours a week because of the rumors of Kyler spending too much time playing Call of Duty.
Such a disrespectful amount of time too. 4 hours.
Over the course of an NFL week, 4 hours of film is so minimal that it shouldn’t even be mentioned. It’s expected. Especially when you learn how much time these players sit in film study with the coaches Monday through Friday.
It was put in the contract for the sole purpose of embarrassing Kyler and establishing the narrative that he’s either dumb and needs extra film study or that he doesn’t care enough to improve and there is no reason for any of us to believe either option is true.
Kyler Murray is a former All-American, AP College Football Player of the Year and Heisman winner. He was the no. 1 overall pick. He was the Offensive Rookie of the Year and he’s a 2-time All-Star. In 2021, he was an MVP candidate as the Cardinals started 7-0 prior to a season-ending injury.
Why are we all pretending like Kyler can’t ball all of a sudden?
Suppose you’re looking to become the head coach of an NFL team. Would you rather coach 25-year-old Kyler Murray who is still an athletic freak and you can be the final piece that unlocks his full game OR would you rather be woken up on plane rides while Russell Wilson does high knees up and down the aisles blasting Kirk Franklin?
The NFC West is a tough division but the Los Angeles Rams dynasty ended in the blink of an eye and the Seattle Seahawks are hanging on by a thread. But Kyler is an upper-echelon QB capable of putting up points to match a Kyle Shanahan-led 49ers offense.
There are only 32 of these NFL head coaching jobs. Do not let the Cardinals organization let their hatred of their own starting quarterback trick you into believing that it’s impossible to find a guy who can deal with Murray.
I promise you, the Cardinals job is better than the Carolina fucking Panthers.
If you need any convincing on Kyler Murray. @SeanPayton pic.twitter.com/apI2E7kqSd
— Cardinals Update (@updatecardinals) January 26, 2023
Yes, I’m sure no one wants to deal with the headache of coaching one of the most dynamic players in NFL history. What a punishment.
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