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The 2018 season ended less than eight months ago, but it already feels like ancient history.
The Cardinals had arguably the most intriguing offseason in the NFL, switching coaches and quarterbacks in an effort to reboot following a 3-13 campaign.
The spotlight will be turned on Thursday at 3:30 p.m., where the public will get its first live look at coach Kliff Kingsbury and quarterback Kyler Murray. There has been copious amounts of ink spilled on the pairing over the past several months, building the anticipation to a fevered pitch.
“Anytime you have the No. 1 pick and he happens to be a quarterback, with the pedigree he has, there is going to be some excitement,” Kingsbury said. “And you have Larry (Fitzgerald), it could be his last year. Pick up Terrell Suggs, who is kind of a local Hall of Fame-type player. So, yeah, I think it’s an exciting team, when you talk about the offseason, some of the things that went on, and hopefully that carries over.”
Kingsbury didn’t mention his own polarizing hire, but knows it’s another large part of the focus.
“We’ll see how that goes,” he said with a smile.
Kingsbury wasn’t forthcoming with what he will reveal out in the open of training camp. He wants the players to learn the system, but he’d like to hold back schematic wrinkles.
“That’s the million-dollar question,” Kingsbury said. “You want to feel great about guys understanding and executing the offense when the lights are on, but you also don’t want to give away what you’re doing, and you want to protect some of your players (from injury). We’ll try to find a healthy balance of that.”
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