Find one glowing review of the Minnesota Vikings' addition of quarterback Kyler Murray — and there are plenty — that doesn't mention Murray's salary as the foremost reason to love it. We'll wait.
Of course Murray's veteran's minimum salary is a great financial deal for the Vikings. He's making $1.3 million, the same as a backup linebacker who contributes on special teams or swing offensive tackle. A cheap salary alone doesn't mean Murray will bring the Vikings back to the playoffs.
Murray has played a lot of football. He has logged 87 career games. Terrell Davis had a Hall of Fame career and played just 78. And Murray has never truly broken out. His 92.2 career passer rating puts him in the middle of the pack of current NFL quarterbacks. The Cardinals made the playoffs one time with Murray and got blown out in their only postseason game.
This offseason, the woebegone Cardinals decided they'd rather have Jacoby Brissett as their quarterback and pay a dead cap hit of $54.7 million to simply be done with Murray. Does that sound like a savior? Murray has consistently shown that his level is average, and that's over a sample size of seven NFL seasons.
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