Who Should I Start? Kyler Murray or Trevor Lawrence

Monday, September 8, 7:50 PM

The Arizona Republic's Theo Mackie writes that the Arizona Cardinals "tweaked some of their pass-protection schematics in an attempt to open up more scrambling lanes" for quarterback Kyler Murray up the middle this year. In the 20-13 Week 1 win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, Murray went 21-for-29 for 163 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions while running the ball seven times for 38 yards. "I did think there were some high-leverage snaps in that game where he used his legs for our advantage and that's what you want to see," head coach Jonathan Gannon said. The 28-year-old ranked eighth among QBs in 2024 with 78 carries and finished fourth with 572 yards on the ground and five touchdowns. It sounds like Arizona might prefer Murray run the ball even more in 2025, which would only raise his ceiling and floor as a weekly low-end QB1 in fantasy.

Tuesday, September 9, 12:17 PM

Jackonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence had an encouraging first-half showing in the Week 1 win over the Carolina Panthers, going 14-for-19 for 128 yards and a touchdown, but the Jags had a 20-3 lead at halftime and chose to go conservative in the second half. Lawrence finished 19-for-31 passing on the day for 178 yards, a touchdown and an interception, so overall, his day didn't look all that great against a team that had the worst defense in the league in 2024. This game also included a lengthy weather delay that could have interrupted the 25-year-old's rhythm in head coach Liam Coen's first game. While Lawrence' final stat line didn't jump off the page, he could be primed for a much better performance in a Week 2 date against a Cincinnati Bengals defense that was quite porous last year.