Falcons must make big offer for Cardinals QB, Kyler Murray

The Atlanta Falcons are stuck in a bad spot when it comes to finding a franchise quarterback. They may have the eighth overall pick in the draft, but there is no homerun quarterback prospect, thus making it likely the Falcons will be opening the season with Marcus Mariota as their starter.

However, a new avenue might have opened up. An avenue that would instantly solve the quarterback problem for the Atlanta Falcons.

Falcons must convince the Cardinals to trade away Kyler Murray

Kyler Murray, the former first-overall pick has all the talent in the world and he has shown it during his young career, he is the type of quarterback that could solve the Falcons biggest problem—who will be their next franchise quarterback?

Kyler Murray does not want to play on his current rookie contract, he is looking for a big extension, and with the Cardinals not offering him one yet, it could open up a big door for the Falcons.

Atlanta has already shown they are willing to heavily pursue a top quarterback when they struck out on Deshaun Watson.

Kyler Murray could be a great consolation prize for missing out on Watson, and it would take the Falcons front office out of a lot of hot water.

There is a good chance that Terry Fontenot has or at least will call the Cardinals about Kyler Murray. There have been reports out there that they are a team to watch for Kyler.

He would bring an instant playmaker to the offense, someone who can singlehandedly take over a game with his athletic talent. However, even if the Falcons pull off a trade for him, it will still likely take a couple years for this team to get back into contention due to their lacking roster.

The good news is that they have a lot of money next offseason, enough to sign Murray to a long-term deal. This could be the answer to an important question for the Falcons.