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Twitter had a field day with the Arizona Cardinals again getting some national spotlight in a morning game with no other NFL games being spotlighted.
What were the biggest social media reactions of the day?
Let’s take a look:
The pre-game began with a look at the Cardinals second 2nd (heh) round draft pick Andy Isabella and his interview with former NFL receiving great Steve Smith:
"I like watching Steve Smith, so lemme wear 89."@AndyIsabella5 sat down with Steve Smith to talk about why he chose No. 89, working out with @RandyMoss, and the feelings back on draft night. pic.twitter.com/qSpCtiMpJp
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) August 24, 2019
Another touching moment came from the Cards great reuniting with one of his biggest fans, a Make-A-Wish kid from 2018, making a very cool moment.
.@LarryFitzgerald reunited with a special friend from a year ago in the same exact place.
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) August 24, 2019
Thanks for your continued support, Tennyson! pic.twitter.com/FxMumRN8nY
Fitz being a former ball boy for the Vikings got some mention, along with Murray’s baseball history”
Watching Kyler Murray and the Cardinals vs. the Vikings. Interesting fact: Murray and #Titans WR A.J. Brown are the only two athletes to play in the Under Armour HS football and baseball games.
— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) August 24, 2019
The game opened with some struggles on the offensive side for Arizona...
Kyler Murray continues to struggle to move the offense on his first drive. Goes 3 and out. pic.twitter.com/92z4M7na6M
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 24, 2019
And then, Murray heated up!
Murray with a glorious deep pass to the sideline, one of the hardest passes in the NFL
— Josh Hermsmeyer (@friscojosh) August 24, 2019
Dime pic.twitter.com/buY0iegjni
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) August 24, 2019
Whew. Let’s watch it again....
Kyler Dime
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) August 24, 2019
Via: @dynastyfeed pic.twitter.com/yXsj5AWxvy
Kyler’s gonna be so good.
— Jordan Reid (@JReidNFL) August 24, 2019
Yup.
The defense, on the other hand....
This run defense continues to be a problem. Gunter committed too far inside. Gap control.
— scott bordow (@sbordow) August 24, 2019
And of course, it finally broke.
DALVIN COOK IS BACK @dalvincook pic.twitter.com/GWNsCngjjg
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) August 24, 2019
Murray led the team to a field goal drive, but missed an opportunity to score.
Murray went dep for Williams, who was covered, missed Byrd on shallow crossing route
— scott bordow (@sbordow) August 24, 2019
The Cards defense seemed to adjust, and started to get some pressure on the opponent.
First NFL QB sack alert @mdogbe14 bowls his way through the line to get to Cousins. pic.twitter.com/wMEFWLefVW
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) August 24, 2019
Kirk Cousins in the first quarter had minus-1 yards passing and was sacked for minus-8.
— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) August 24, 2019
Raved about Byron Murphy's ability to steal PBUs.
— Austin Gayle (@PFF_AustinGayle) August 24, 2019
He's very aggressive/violent with his hands at the catch point; this is a great example of that against Stefon Diggs. pic.twitter.com/6xFlaOIgDr
One thing missing from today’s starters?
The clap for the starters.
Kliff Kingsbury said this week the Cardinals were in a “good place” with the league regarding the clapping issue. Based on today, it’s appears that “good place” is “okay, we’ll have to scrap it”. pic.twitter.com/xhtYmqbGnF
— Tim Ring (@timringTV) August 24, 2019
(More on that later, however).
Watching the Cardinals is absolutely amazing if you pretend Kyler Murray is Peter Dinklage.
— Barry McCockiner (@DocMcCockiner) August 24, 2019
Some Game of Throws, huh? National media LOVED watching Murray play.
Kyler Murray is so fluid. Bobbing and weaving and darting out of the pocket jitterbug-like. Makes the #Cardinals instantly intriguing one year after they roamed as one the most horrifically dull squads in human history. #AZvsMIN
— Marc Sessler (@MarcSessler) August 24, 2019
The Defense continued to impress heading into the 2nd quarter...
Defense making plays!! Zach Allen and Byron Murphy doing work out there
— #KingsburySZN (@AZCardinalsHQ) August 24, 2019
Robertson looking good again. This man needs to make the 53 https://t.co/dC2h7UhHIc
— Raising Zona (@RaisingZona) August 24, 2019
And Kyler, well.
He started turning it on.
OK, that throw was sick. Looks left then zips ball to Johnson for 29-yard gain
— scott bordow (@sbordow) August 24, 2019
Kyler Murray is heating up. [@dynastyfeed]pic.twitter.com/fWuON2JiCm
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 24, 2019
Sweet Lawd almighty let’s see this again as well.
You can't teach this accuracy @K1 pic.twitter.com/NSSjRpXpm9
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) August 24, 2019
Ron Wolfley got some love for those watching in the Phoenix area:
“This is Kyler murray throwing a Twinkie into a toaster” is an early candidate for line of the year
— KP (@KP_Show) August 24, 2019
"That thing is about six inches deep." -- @wolf987FM's analysis of Miles Brown's belly button
— Kevin Zimmerman (@KZimmermanAZ) August 24, 2019
Murray ended his day without a touchdown but with an outing fans won’t feel as nervous about.
Brett Hundley and co. are now in the game. Kyler Murray's day is done, 14/21 for 137 yards. #AZvsMIN #beredseered
— British KylerKrew (@BritishBirdgang) August 24, 2019
Murray, 1st-team offense totaled 184 yards on 35 plays; went 4-of-9 on 3rd down#AZvsMIN
— Craig Grialou (@CraigAZSports) August 24, 2019
And then...ClapGate 2.0 happened.
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) August 24, 2019
If I’m Kingsbury I make a big point of following Walt Anderson off the field seeking explanation. Show your players that you’re pissed
— Kent Somers (@kentsomers) August 24, 2019
There have been many talks between Kingsbury and Al Riveron about Rule 7, Section 4: "A player who is in position to receive the snap in shotgun formation is permitted to shift his feet prior to the snap, but any quick and abrupt movement is a False Start." Judgment call. https://t.co/BWOw94mA4H
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 24, 2019
This is interesting and will be watched going forward https://t.co/0k35dJADyy
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 24, 2019
The nfl is sending a message to kliff... I just don’t understand why ♂️ I get they hate the college stuff but this is ridiculous https://t.co/EvxOBC8wtK
— HonorRollSZN (@RushedMyLuck) August 24, 2019
This is absurd. Gotta get cleaned up before regular season. Cards doing nothing wrong. Insane. https://t.co/xFduLZHgNa
— Adam Schein (@AdamSchein) August 24, 2019
I cannot stress this enough. The reaction of the defense has more to do with the “clap” being called a false start than the actual clap. If the QB has an abrupt movement that causes a reaction from the defender, it will get called. That’s not a new interpretation of the rule https://t.co/OGFFxi2YT7
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) August 24, 2019
Welp.
It’ll be something to watch moving forward.
The defense, particularly Michael Dogbe and Zach Allen, had nice games and Twitter commented.
Zach Allen pressure and near sack #AZCardinals #RedSea #AZvsMIN #NFLPreseason pic.twitter.com/1KjiMMZRPh
— Arizona sports fan (@GlendaleCards) August 24, 2019
And this from our own site manager....smh.
Zach Allen is looking #thicc
— Murray is in the Barn (@SCoxFB) August 24, 2019
Chase Edmonds had an impressive tiptoe catch on the sidelines before the half.
Chase Edmonds looking like a Flying Wallenda with that balancing act near the sideline.
— Kyle Odegard (@Kyle_Odegard) August 24, 2019
As did KeeSean...
The Vikings can’t cover KeeSean Johnson. #AZCardinals
— Johnny (@JohnnyTouchdown) August 24, 2019
But in the end it was the Kyler Show, aka “Murray Mania”
He’s already good. Once he learns to be patient in the pocket he’ll be special. https://t.co/ifLlx53sFR
— KP (@KP_Show) August 24, 2019
Hundley went off for some deep passes, hitting some and missing some others....
Pharoh Cooper catch #RedSea #AZCardinals #AZvsMIN #NFLPreseason #cardscamp pic.twitter.com/X3qb19PKH9
— Arizona sports fan (@GlendaleCards) August 24, 2019
One of those throws? Fitzgerald was FIRED. UP. on the sideline.
Larry Fitzgerald #AZCardinals #cardscamp #RedSea #AZvsMIN #NFL100 #NFLPreseason pic.twitter.com/SkfayTlh8M
— Arizona sports fan (@GlendaleCards) August 24, 2019
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) August 24, 2019
And that will about wrap it up.
What are your thoughts on the day, Cardinals fans?
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