Patrick Peterson thinks Kyler Murray may have found the perfect reset in Minnesota.
The former Arizona Cardinals cornerback said Murray’s move to the Vikings gives him something a lot of quarterbacks chasing another shot never get: a strong roster already built around him. In Peterson’s view, that makes this more than just another stop. It could be the best opening Murray has left.
“I don’t think this is his last, last chance. This might be his last best chance, as far as with the team that he has around him.
Most teams that are quarterback-needy are bad teams for the most part, so they’re going to need more pieces to fit around them again. He’s in a very fortunate situation to be going to a quarterback-needy team that has everything already around him.”
Patrick Peterson told D.J. Siddiqi.
Peterson also pointed to Sam Darnold as the blueprint. Darnold rebuilt his career with the Vikings under head coach Kevin O’Connell and went on to win this year’s Super Bowl. Peterson believes Murray can ride a similar wave in Minnesota.
“I don’t think this will be his last opportunity, just because you got to go back to Sam Darnold. Now he’s on his fifth team, but he did make the best of his opportunity in Minnesota.” Peterson said.
Murray still brings the kind of tools that keep teams interested: top-end athleticism, a strong arm and the ability to make big plays when the pocket breaks down. The questions around him have never been about talent. They’ve centered more on how his smaller frame affects his work from the pocket.
That’s where O’Connell comes in. He helped Darnold turn things around and previously got the most out of Kirk Cousins, and Peterson clearly sees him as the right coach to unlock Murray too.
If Murray delivers a season like Darnold’s, the Vikings may not need to lean on J.J. McCarthy.
For now, Murray enters training camp as the favorite to win the job and is expected to start Week 1. McCarthy isn’t expected to make that easy, though, which gives Minnesota a quarterback battle worth watching all summer.
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