Once upon a time Kliff Kingsbury said he’d take Kyler Murray with the first pick in the NFL draft if he could. Now he can, and the media is jumping all over it. Nevermind that the Cards drafted Josh Rosen #10 overall last year as part of a QB draft class where the top 5 QBs were being touted as future hall of fame stars (or risky busts in the case of Mayfield and Jackson). All of this points to a central truth: The media wants to create a story about these QBs, regardless of talent.
Kyler Murray might wind up being amazing. The same can be said of Ohio State’s, Dwayne Haskins. Both have long been seen as better than Sam Darnold, who went extremely high last year and is still being treated as a star QB, despite a terrible season (D+ rating by ESPN as of October and he didn’t improve). I still see articles saying the Giants should have taken him instead of Barkley.
It is all about the story now. The media wants to talk about the way a young QB came in and changed a team. It is a story that sells, and if you make a move roster-wise that prevents them from telling it, you are the bad guy.