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Most things have gone extremely well for the Jazz this season.
Continuity, health, experience, and refined strategies have all aided in a blistering hot start to the season that’s carried Utah to a 27-7 record with just two games left in the first half schedule: @NOP and @PHI.
While important to be self-aware and self-critical for continuous improvement, there’s not much to nitpick, frankly.
Here how the Jazz measure up to highly correlated metrics of team talent and success:
Point Differential: +12.6 (1st) per CleaningTheGlass
eFG% Advantage: +6.1% (1st) per NBA Stats
Cardinals Wide Receiver Outlook: Christian Kirk should play in the slot, not out wide
With DeAndre Hopkins being the only reliable receiver and Larry Fitzgerald mulling retirement, wide receiver remains a position of need
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Almost a year ago, the Arizona Cardinals acquired star receiver DeAndre Hopkins in a blockbuster trade with the Houston Texans.
General Manager Steve Keim knew his team needed a No. 1 wide receiver. He went out and got arguably the best one in the NFL.
And to no one’s surprise, Hopkins did not disappoint. He finished the 2020 season with the third-most receiving yards (1,407) and tied for second in receptions (115), earning himself an All-Pro Second Team selection.
Cardinals Running Back Outlook: Will Chase Edmonds be the starter in 2021?
Kenyan Drake will be one of the top running backs available in free agency
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Before the season started, the Arizona Cardinals believed they had one of the best backfields in the NFL.
Kenyan Drake was coming off a stellar 2019 season, averaging 5.2 yards on 123 carries. He had 814 scrimmage yards through eight games with the Cardinals. He was given a transition tag (worth $8.48M) to return for the 2020 season after the team traded away David Johnson to the Houston Texans.
Unfortunately he was unable to replicate the success he had the year before. Despite setting a new career high with 955 rushing yards in 2020, his yards per carry average dropped to four. He was phased out of the receiving game with only 25 receptions through 15 games. The explosiveness he had in 2019 was pretty much nonexistent in 2020.