Kliff Kingsbury needs his birds to fly for success in 2021
Having a topflight passing attack could be the key to the Arizona Cardinals making the playoffs in 2021.
Entering the third year of the Kliff Kingsbury era, the Arizona Cardinals are a team with a lot of unanswered questions and unknowns. One thing we can be sure of though: Kingsbury wants his Cardinals to fly high into the Playoffs in 2021.
After a very disappointing end to the 2020 campaign, Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury was left scratching his head after an amazing start to the season ended with yet another year of no postseason play.
This year, Kingsbury looks to take his offense to new heights, as Arizona looks to fly into the playoffs and compete for a Lombardi trophy.
Will the Arizona Cardinals have a top passing offense in 2021?
In 2020, the Cardinals ranked sixth in total offense with 384.6 yards per game. A definite improvement from the year prior. Newly acquired star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins had a stellar year, catching 115 balls for 1,407 yards with six touchdowns, including the miraculous “Hail Murray.”
As far as wideout production, that was basically it for the Redbirds. The next closest receiver to Hopkins was Christian Kirk — he caught 48 balls for 621 yards. Overall, Arizona ranked 17th in the NFL for passing at 244.8 yards per game.
If the Cardinals are looking to compete in what most can agree on is the best division in the NFL in the NFC West, they’ll need a passing game that truly complements their already explosive run game. Luckily for them, some much-needed help was brought in over the offseason.
Enter veteran A.J. Green and standout rookie Rondale Moore. The pair will certainly bolster the air game, as Arizona has built a deep wide receiver room for the upcoming season. Green brings a much-needed veteran presence and Moore brings the speed and swag to take the top off the defense.
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How Kingsbury decides to utilize these weapons is the greatest unknown. But used effectively and aggressively, Kingsbury will finally live up to his hype as an “offensive genius” and have his birds flying high into the postseason for the first time in six seasons.