Kyler Murray suffered an ankle injury towards the end of the Cardinals loss to the Packers last week. While there seems to be optimism that the franchise quarterback won’t be sidelined for all that long, general manager Steve Keim made it clear that the organization will be more than cautious with the young signal-caller.
“I know Kyler can play, he extremely tough, and I don’t think there are any questions in our organization internally about his mental makeup or his willingness to play through anything,” Keim said (via Darren Urban of the team’s website). “We have to be smart whether he is going to play or not and think about the big picture. We have to make sure we don’t re-aggravate something or do something that is going to hurt us later in the season. I know we will do the right thing and go through the checks and balances process and make sure the right decision is made.”
We previously heard that Murray’s sprained ankle could take anywhere from one to three weeks to get better. However, there was still optimism that the quarterback would be able to take the field for tomorrow’s game against the 49ers. It sounds like the organization will make it a true game-time decision.
If Murray is forced to miss time, Colt McCoy would likely take over as the team’s starting quarterback. Keim told reporters that he’s plenty confident in the veteran’s ability to take the field and compete.
“We really feel like he can sort of function at a high level in this offense,” Keim said. “That’s why we do what we do in the offseason. You don’t just build a team to think about the starters and the Pro Bowlers. You have to think about where your depth is going to be challenged.”
Colt McCoy is still in the league? That’s impressive! Enjoy those game checks.
On the rare occasions he’s gotten to play over the past few years, he’s looked decent enough. Colt’s always been highly regarded as a mentor to whomever he is backing up. It would not surprise me at all if he gets into coaching after his playing days and does quite well at it.
I always wanted him as the Cowboys backup.
Man….that 08 heisman race….Bradford, McCoy and Tebow….odd paths they’ve had
Bradford: Most starts, stats, money, but wrecked by injury costing him long term.
Tebow: Only one of the 3 to start and win a playoff game.
McCoy: Career backup but stayed in the league the longest.
None of them really panned out though.
Cool info! You know your history!
Chase Daniel was best of the bunch!
“We really feel like he can sort of function at a high level in this offense.”
“Sort of”?
What was the injury? Inversion?
Well I know Bradford doesn’t have knees anymore it’s just bone connected to bone
Did Keim say that before or after the 10 plus drinks??