James Conner returns as well, though he stole some goal-line scores from Murray last year with 15 rushing TDs. The Cardinals traded for WR Marquise Brown on draft day, and TE Zach Ertz, who thrived with Murray after being acquired midseason last year, returns. As the coming campaign approaches, he'll have to deal with losing wideout Christian Kirk, who signed with Jacksonville, and, for six games, DeAndre Hopkins, who was suspended for PEDs. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft landed a massive extension with the Cardinals in advance of training camp. After the disappointing finish to last season, Murray was entering the final year of his rookie contract, but the No. Weekly consistency was more difficult, as Murray had one or fewer TD passes in eight of his 15 games, including a wild-card loss. His 59.5 on-target percentage and 47.3 completion percentage were both highest of any QB with at least 50 attempts of 20-plus yards. Murray was especially good throwing downfield last year. He still finished QB10 in fantasy, as only three quarterbacks scored more points per game. His counting numbers suffered, though, because he missed three games with an ankle injury, and his rushing yards dropped by nearly 400 from the previous year. Murray took another step forward with his passing last season, setting career highs in on-target percentage (76.3), completion percentage (69.2) and YPA (7.9), each of which ranked top 6 in the league. A healthy year out of tight end Zach Ertz, coming off an ACL tear, is even more important. 1 with two 5-7 WRs in Rondale Moore and Greg Dortch vying with 2023 third-round pick Michael Wilson for the No. That situation got worse this offseason when Hopkins was released in May. Part of the issue was Arizona’s wideout corps, which was without DeAndre Hopkins the first six games due to suspension and then without Marquise Brown the next five games due to injury. When he did go downfield, it usually didn’t go well (1/6 TD/INT), as his on-target percentage on attempts of 20-plus yards dropped by nearly 23 percentage points to 36.7 percent (31st) and his 24.5 completion percentage was the worst of any qualified QB besides Jimmy Garoppolo. His 6.6 average target depth ranked 28th, nearly a yard and a half off 2021, and only 27.4 percent of his attempts traveled more than 10 yards (sixth fewest). His YPA dropped to 6.1 - last among 33 qualified QBs, largely because Murray just didn’t throw downfield. The rushing - he was on pace for about 700 yards last year - propped up his fantasy value as his passing struggled. The bigger question is whether Murray will run as usual when he returns. Backup Colt McCoy and perhaps fifth-round pick Clayton Tune will take snaps until Murray is healthy. Murray tore the ACL and meniscus in his right knee Week 13 last season and is not expected to be ready for Week 1.
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