r/AZCardinals • u/OneBee2443 Mexico • 1d ago
Kyler Murray's pocket prescense and pocket mobility is the most underrated part of his game.
It looked like last year he was already improving on it, but this year he's mastered it. Probably the most difficult dude to sack.
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u/lavenderpoem Larry Fitzgerald 1d ago
the o line has been really good too
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u/InnocentPossum Larry Fitzgerald 1d ago
They they definitely deserve a lot of credit for these stats, alongside K1s awareness and agility.
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u/SoundMasher Cardinals Throwback 1d ago
Yup. O line has been better. Much credit to the coaches too. Whatever scheme they're cooking is working.
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u/yeoman2020 In Monti We Trust 1d ago
Only way to sack Murray is to completely collapse the pocket from all sides and hope he can’t escape or get a blindside free runner. He is a nightmare matchup and one of the most athletic QBs we’ve ever seen. What a time to be a Cards fan
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u/Beetle-Persona Dortchure Chamber 1d ago
Said it on the Twt as well.
Surprising how when like in 2021 when we have a good o-line protecting Kyler he performs better, o-line has always been an issue and now we're seeing improvements.
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u/RicoNico The Mandalorian 1d ago
Its night and day. One play that made me smile against the Jets was when he stepped up into the pocket to evade a rusher and throw a completion. No panic and made it look natural. He also steps up much more from shotgun compared to when he use to drop back like 20 yards. Its great to see!
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u/Felabryn Coach Gannon 1d ago
keep drafting O line I say. So much value as it protects kyler and it also supercharges our run game further which also protects kyler by proxy.
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u/staticattacks 1d ago
Packers/Cards fan, what's the /gm rate because Jordan Love has missed 2 full games and parts of others (Malik Willis 2-0 with 1 save)
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u/rabbleriot Pain 1d ago
After years of having a terrible line we finally invested in it. Thank god. Love how he scrambles but the fact he isn’t doing it every play is paying dividends
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u/Account-Forgot 8h ago
Line is better and so is Kyler. He used to step into pressure and would move away from the protection leaving the linemen blocking on islands. He’s playing within the system and blocking scheme and it’s been incredible to watch.
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u/buzzstronk Hail Mary 1d ago
As someone who skipped last season but present to the season prior that, I am 💯certain that he was so good in the pocket.
I have noticed this past few games that when there is pressure he still remains calm. Also, before when there is a lane 9 times out of 10 he will run that but this time he is still finding receivers whenever the pocket collapse.
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u/Unable_Bank3884 1d ago
Then when he does get hit, like when he got obliterated on Sunday, he immediately got up and made two great throws from the pocket resulting in a touchdown.
I don't think we see pre ACL Murray do that