Kyler Murray, Clayton Tune, Cardinals-Broncos preview and roster cuts talk

Cards Wire’s Howard Balzer joined The Roc and Manuch with Jimmy B show on Fox Sports 910 AM Thursday to talk about the Aizona Cardinals.

Here’s what they talked about:

• Are we seeing a different Kyler Murray? Howard mentioned Murray being on task, showing maturity and being comfortable with the coaches that are leading the team.
• When asked if it’s a situation now where Murray doesn’t feel he has to win games by himself, Howard mentioned there were instances of that in recent seasons. But now, Murray is genuinely enthused with the players around him.
• What is a realistic start for this team given how difficult the first seven games are against five 2023 playoff teams? It’s a tough stretch and a 2-5 record could be hard to overcome. They will have to “steal” a game or two against those playoff teams: Buffalo, the Rams, Detroit, San Francisco and Green Bay to be no worse than 3-4 at that point.
• Is there significance in Clayton Tune being the starter again this week against the Broncos? He is the certainly the leader of the backup job and it will likely stay that way unless his play is very bad. The question is if they keep three quarterbacks, whether it’s Ridder on the roster or the practice squad if he would clear waivers, or if a new player is brought in for the practice squad.
• How tough will the decisions be to get down to the 53-man roster? Hard because of the team’s improved depth. And there isn’t a lot of time between the end of the Denver game at about 4:30 Arizona time Sunday and the 1 p.m. deadline Tuesday.

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