2020 NFL Power Rankings: Cowboys defense has hopes high
By Randy Gurzi
Arizona Cardinals stay put at 14
Last season, the Arizona Cardinals shocked everybody when they hired Kliff Kingsbury as their head coach after he had struggled with Texas Tech the year prior. Kingsbury then shocked us all again when he used the No. 1 overall pick on Kyler Murray out of the University of Oklahoma despite the fact of the team and just spent a top 10 pick on Josh Rosen the year before.
Murray then impressed everybody and went on to win the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award, but some of his teammates say he’ll be even better this season. Safety Budda Baker said Murray looks bigger, better, and more in control this year than last.
"“This year, I just feel like he’s bigger, he’s stronger, he’s faster,” he said on the Jim Rome Show via Jess Root of Cards Wire. “His arm is great. He throws the ball farther, more zip on it. I’m very excited for what Kyler Murray can do, for sure.”"
Murray will also have a new No. 1 target as the Cards landed DeAndre Hopkins in a trade with the Houston Texans. Hopkins has been a stud for years and he finally has a head coach who has no problem un-corking a high-octane passing attack. This could be a huge season for Hopkins and Murray, which should keep Arizona’s needle pointing up.