From Ronnie (@Tray4o):
Ronnie, the fact that the Cardinals’ quarterback returned to practice Wednesday is a good sign. I’ve heard he still may need a couple of weeks to be ready for games, but it won’t be too long.
Earlier this year, I’d heard a fair estimate was Nov. 1. So it seems he’s on target to hit his markers, which is good news for both the player and the team. I’m told Murray, who’d played in Air Raid types of systems from Allen High School to Texas A&M and Oklahoma to the Kliff Kingsbury–led Cardinals, has been energized to learn a new offensive scheme.
That said, this one gets even more interesting when Murray is cleared for game action for two reasons. One, the offensive personnel around Murray is pretty limited. And, two, Joshua Dobbs has done really well with that personnel—helping to keep Arizona competitive week to week in Jonathan Gannon’s first year, and throwing for 1,215 yards, six scores and three interceptions.
I’m not saying, of course, that Dobbs is the quarterback of the future. But his performance does set a bar that Murray should be expected to clear—if Arizona’s going to consider going forward with him—with a bumper crop of quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL draft.
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