Everything has been new for Kyler Murray since the NFL draft.

TEMPE http://www.giantsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-dexter-lawrence-jersey , Ariz. (AP) —He’s had to adjust to new teammates and coaches, being in a professional atmosphere, facing the demands of being an NFL player.But as the Cardinals opened their first mandatory minicamp Tuesday, Murray had an advantage in one area: the playbook.First-year Arizona coach Kliff Kingsbury has brought in an entirely new offensive system that’s unfamiliar to the Cardinals veterans but that Murray knows, at least to a certain degree, after playing at Oklahoma.Just last week, Arizona receiver Larry Fitzgerald, entering his 16th NFL season, acknowledged Murray is ahead of most veterans in terms of the playbook.“Obviously, I’m more familiar with it; coach Kingsbury knows it the best,” Murray said after the first practice of minicamp. “With him (Fitzgerald) being a veteran, not having to come to the OTAs and me being there every day, studying it every day, yes I do know it better. But that’s my job.”Kingsbury had one of college football’s highest-scoring offenses during his six seasons with Texas Tech and twice produced the nation’s passing leader.Kingsbury was hired to replace Steve Wilks in part because of that offense and set out to get a quarterback who knows it and can run it.The Cardinals moved up four spots to No. 10 overall in last year’s draft to take Josh Rosen, seemingly settling the quarterback spot for at least the near future.When Murray bypassed a professional baseball career to play football, Arizona and Kingsbury couldn’t pass on taking him this year with the No. 1 overall pick.Though small for an NFL quarterback at 5-foot-10, Murray had an explosive lone season as Oklahoma’s starting quarterback, accounting for 5,300 yards and 54 touchdowns on his way to winning the Heisman Trophy.Murray played in a similar wide-open offense to what Kingsbury ran in Lubbock and the Cardinals are hoping he can pick it up quickly to do some of the same things he did in college as an NFL quarterback.“There’s probably some truth to it http://www.arizonacardinalsteamonline.com/zach-allen-jersey , having been in a similar system all those years,” Kingsbury said of Murray knowing the playbook better than the veterans. “(Receiver) Christian Kirk has a good feel for it as well. Some of the terminology and concepts are really similar to what they’ve done before.”Even so, knowing the playbook and executing it are two different things.Murray dominated as a college quarterback, yet the jump to the NFL is a big one. The players are bigger, faster, smarter, so there’s a feeling-out process for any rookie player, particularly a quarterback.“The windows are a lot tighter, guys are a lot smarter,” Murray said. “They know what you’re going to do before you even do it; you say hut, they already know what you’re looking for. It’s mind games, but it’s fun, a lot of competition — everything I thought it would be.”Murray has impressed the Cardinals through rookie camp and offseason workouts, showcasing his rare ability to make plays with his arm and his legs.These lower-key workouts without pads have given him a chance to experiment, take chances here and there, see what he can and can’t do against NFL players.A bigger test will come when the Cardinals get to training camp and the preseason, when they’re in pads and the intensity ratchets up.“I like his attitude because he’s going to take chances and this is the time to do it, see what you can get away with,” Kingsbury said. “If you want to go after Pat (All-Pro cornerback Patrick Peterson) a couple times Cullen Gillaspia Jersey , it’s usually all it takes to learn. He’s aggressive in nature, the way he thinks, the way he attacks the football field, and I like that.”Murray has a head start with the playbook. They key will be using it to his advantage as the season gets closer. DENVER (AP) — In early August, cornerback Chris Harris Jr. was so impressed by Denver’s revamped offense directed by new quarterback Case Keenum that he declared the Broncos would score more points in 2018 than they had in five years.Thirty a game, 480 total, something the Broncos hadn’t done since 2014 when they tallied 482 on the heels of the Peyton Manning-fueled, record-breaking 606-point season.Harris saw Keenum, who had just guided the Minnesota Vikings to the NFC championship game, developing a quick rapport with Emmanuel Sanders and Demaryius Thomas. He witnessed great promise in rookie receivers Courtland Sutton and DaeSean Hamilton and marveled at tight ends Jake Butt and Jeff Heuerman.So, 30 points a game seemed realistic, especially “because we have Bill Musgrave, a great offensive coordinator,” Harris said in training camp. “We used to hate going against him. We used to call him ‘Mad Scientist’ when he was in Oakland. … So, I don’t see why they can’t average 30.”He couldn’t foretell the Broncos (6-10) losing their top two tight ends or their two veteran receivers, one to injury and another to a trade. Nor could he predict season-ending injuries to three interior O-linemen.He couldn’t predict Keenum reverting to his journeyman ways with just 18 touchdown throws and career highs in interceptions (15) and sacks (34).He didn’t foresee Musgrave doing the exact same this thing that got his predecessor, Mike McCoy, fired last season — stubbornly sticking to three-wide receiver sets in spread formations when the tactic did little to ignite a stagnant offense or force defenses to quick stacking the box.The Broncos punted on their first possession in each of their last nine games.That’s an indictment of Musgrave’s script, which includes the plays that the offense practiced the most during the week and which Keenum felt most comfortable calling on game day.The offensive ineptitude seeped into the second Rock Ya-Sin Jersey , third and fourth quarters as the rookie receivers had trouble getting defenders’ hands off them in the type of press-man coverage they rarely saw in college.The Broncos averaged just 20.5 points a game, a major reason they posted double-digit losses in consecutive years for the first time since 1966-67, an ignominy that could cost coach Vance Joseph his job when he meets with general manager John Elway on Monday.Case Keenum, Von Miller and Derek Wolfe, among others, all lobbied for Joseph to get a third year following the Broncos’ 23-9 loss to the Chargers on Sunday.“I love Vance. He’s a hard worker, he’s a really good guy,” linebacker Brandon Marshall said afterward. “In the locker room when we huddled up, everybody was saying, ‘We love you, Coach.’ You know, ‘Thank you.’ So, he’s a great coach. I don’t think this is entirely his fault. And I hope everybody else could actually see that.”Elway, who would be searching for his fourth coach in six seasons should he decide to fire Joseph, bears much responsibility for the Broncos’ three-year playoff drought. He hired some of the coaching staff and saddled Joseph with a roster that lacked depth because of poor draft classes before hitting the 2018 mother lode.If cornerback Bradley Roby and linebacker Shane Ray leave in free agency in 2019, as expected, only three of Elway’s first-round picks will remain on the roster: left tackle Garett Bolles, who has a whopping 21 accepted holding calls in two seasons, and outside linebackers Bradley Chubb and Miller.For the third consecutive season http://www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com/ben-banogu-jersey , the Broncos’ offensive ineptitude negated their biggest strength — a superb pass rush by Miller, who hasn’t been back to his playoff playground since his MVP performance in Super Bowl 50 three years ago.Had they averaged 30 points a game like Harris predicted, the Broncos would be heading back to a postseason filled with possibilities instead of careening into another offseason packed with uncertainty.Joseph is 11-21 in his two seasons, but when the Broncos score 24 points he’s 7-1.Eight players who started multiple games on offense in 2018 weren’t in uniform for their finale Sunday, including rookie running sensation Phillip Lindsay , whose surgically-repaired wrist will keep him out of the Pro Bowl, too.“You go into the year and you’re counting on D.T. (Thomas) and E. (Sanders), those are your two primary receivers,” said Butt, who tore his left ACL in practice in September. “You’re counting on Jeff and I, your two primary tight ends. You lose all four of those guys, that’s tough. Now, you lost Ron, Matt, Max, those are three of your top four interior O-linemen. That’s tough.“That’s a lot of shuffling and a lot of pressure on guys that may not have had the playing time,” Butt added. “Case is new to our system, it’s his first year. He’s still trying to figure everything out. It’s a lot of changes. It’s not an excuse. It’s the reality of it. It’s the reality of the game. We’ve got to find ways to win and find ways to have a productive offense. But it certainly doesn’t help to have that many injuries.”