Is Kyler Murray Still a QB1? 'He Can Go Try Baseball' as NFL Execs, Coaches Weigh In

The stock for Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray is at an all-time low based on the input The Athletic's Mike Sando recently received.

Speculation over Murray's future in Arizona is beginning to build amid another underwhelming season from the two-time Pro Bowler.

One coach entertained the possibility of him getting traded to be a backup elsewhere.

"Do you want him to be your backup in Cincinnati? In Pittsburgh?" they said. "These are completely different offenses. If you wanted to get your backup behind Lamar (Jackson), maybe? Is he done as a starter? It's a fascinating question. Would Miami take him?"

A team executive quipped to Sando that Murray "can go try baseball." The Athletics famously took him ninth overall in the 2018 MLB draft.

The pendulum might be shifting too much against the 28-year-old right now.

The Cardinals are performing better offensively with backup Jacoby Brissett under center, but that didn't help them avoid a 44-22 drubbing at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

Brissett had two fumbles go for defensive touchdowns in the first half.

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The heavy defeat presented some strong evidence that Murray is far from the only problem in Arizona.

Questioning whether he's still a starter also belies how bad the QB1 situations are for other teams in the NFL. He'd clearly be an improvement over the New York Jets' Justin Fields, the Cleveland Browns' Dillon Gabriel and the New Orleans Saints' Tyler Shough.

Is he actually worse than an aging Aaron Rodgers for the Pittsburgh Steelers, which the coach who spoke with Sando seemed to imply?

Especially if the Cardinals release Murray outright, thus removing his outstanding salary from the equation, he'd be highly in demand in a free-agent class where Daniel Jones is shaping up to be the best option.

It would make for a fun exercise to make a Venn diagram of the people who are positioning Jones for a big payday while dismissing Murray as a starting option. The former is a prime example of how the right situation can make all of the difference for a quarterback, and that's seemingly warranting little consideration with the latter.