I called the Lions beating the Cardinals.
The Lions, even though they had only one win, play with intensity.
The Cardinals were out of sync because Kyler Murray has been injured.
Whenever you're out for intended time, you have to get back in sync with your receivers.
We've seen that even with Dak. If what many believe about Dak is true, he's in a slump and has to work his way out of it. Part of that slump is he's out of rhythm with his receivers - or they are out of rhythm with him.
Regardless, they aren't working together. And nothing compensates for that but time and experience.
Furthermore, just like Dak, I think teams are discovering Murray's tendencies. This happens especially near the end of the season as teams accumulate more tape on a quarterback.
The recipe to defeat Murray. When you get your hands on him, hit him HARD!
The shots on him are taking their toil (physics rules and a bigger man is always going to beat a smaller man all else being equal), causing him to slow down, rush himself and making him weary of the big hit.
I like Murray, but I don't believe he's built for the long haul. He needs to get the ball out quick and get out of harm's way.
We'll see how he does when/if the Cardinals make the playoffs. We'll likely see it in two weeks.
