At a glance: Every job in Arizona's front office is on the line after the team doubled down on its commitment to explosive offense and selected quarterback Kyler Murray in the draft. The Cardinals grabbed three wide receivers - in rounds 2, 4 and 6 - that all figure to fill different roles in new head coach Kliff Kingsbury's offense. Sack monster Chandler Jones lost his running partner - Markus Golden - but Arizona still addressed edge rusher in the off-season. Top-rated rookie cornerback Byron Murphy was a draft day steal that could help with uncertainity surrounding Patrick Peterson's future.
Moving quarterback Josh Rosen to the Dolphins means Kyler Murray is absolutely the starter in Arizona. I don't like how head coach Kliff Kingsbury is building an offense around such a unique skill set - what happens if Murray goes down at some point? - but it should make Arizona's offense fun on Madden at least.
The new quarterback gets a ton of new receivers to throw to via Arizona's draft. It was an area of concern last season - and had only two play-makers - but the team was aggressive in the draft and overhauled the position with a trio of versatile players. Kingsbury was already known to be a fan of the 6'5", fourth-round pick Hakeem Butler and the team got incredible value seeing him slide so deep.
Second-round pick and top-ranked rookie cornerback Byron Murphy was a steal for the team and could make for a formidable pairing with Patrick Peterson -- if Peterson settles his apparent grievance with the team.
Arizona's biggest problem in 2018 was its offensive line and the team didn't seem to address it sufficiently this off-season. A couple of late-round picks in the draft shouldn't compete for roster spots, and the team added some quality but oft-injured guys in free agency. Aforementioned Murray's quick feet may ease the O-Line's burden, but playing against Aaron Donald and Nick Bosa twice-a-year should worry fans.
DRAFT PICKS (per ESPN)
1.01 Kyler Murray QB
2.01 Byron Murphy CB
2.30 Andy Isabella WR
3.01 Zach Allen DE
4.01 Hakeem Butler WR
5.01 Deionte Thompson S
6.01 Keesean Johnson WR
6 .06 Lamont Gaillard C
7.34 Joshua Miles OT
7.35 Michael Dogbe DE
7.40 Caleb Wilson TE
ORIGINAL COVER PHOTO: USA Today
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