“It’s Time to Grow Up” - Rich Eisen on Kyler Murray’s Embarrassing ‘Film Study’ Contract Clause 

Cardinals: "No! Kyler, playing Madden is not the same as watching the tape"

This should be called the Jamarcus Russel clause.

The only rebound for this is if Kyler creates a RU-vid show: “Independent Study with Kyler Murray” where he breaks down film.

It’s like being in a band - you don’t learn your parts at rehearsal- you learn your parts at home and when you’ve got it nailed down- then you’re ready for practice

Basically, Kyler wasn't doing his homework and the teacher's calling him out in front of not just the entire school, but the entire town.

Well this really explains why defenses seem to have Kyler's number after about six games.

The fact this is in the contract tells us the Cards know this guy does the bare minimum preparation for games if he's not at the facility being forced to do so by the team.

Whenever the Card's lose, one reportor will ask Murray, "did you not study for the game?" 😅

The fact that the Cards have to force Kyler to study for a measly 4 hr's a week which isn't even 1 hr a day lol should tell you that Kyler does zero film study and is kind of lazy. Also the fact that the Cards gave their lazy QB a huge contract is also crazy lol

Phillip rivers literally had a mobile film room built in the back of the van he was driven to the facility in. Crazy that this had to be put in a contract for an NFL QB

Listen to an interview of any all-time great…Ray Lewis, Deion Sanders, any of them. They all talk about how much film they studied. That’s the difference between talent and all-time greatness.

IT guy here... they’ll monitor the active applications, use face recognition for who logged in, and then it will take an occasional picture to make sure it’s him and he’s facing the screen. All of this can be automated so it’s not like someone is sitting there watching him. Every major company has the same capabilities, but the NFL has the contracts to allow it to be enforced without a legal kerfuffle

Meanwhile, Joe Burrow's future contract is going to talk about giving him top quality victory cigars.

Rich was just hammering the table last week to offer him the contract lol and everyone else in the studio said don’t do it

Honestly to me he comes off as a spoiled brat that always gets his way Now he's going to have this big contract looming over his head and he won't live up to it.

Between the Cliff and Kyler contracts, the Cardinals have guaranteed they'll be largely irrelevant in the playoffs through 2027, and probably 2028

Four (4) whole hours per week. Hire a driver and he can do it in the car to/from the facility easy. Unbelievable they set the bar so low.

Cardinals: So remember how you decided to start your contract negotiation by taking down all our photos from Instagram? Well, you'll get your money but we've got a contract to deal with that kind of behavior.

The Cardinals may have paid Murray the money he wanted, but they embarrassed him forever. Peyton Manning still studies film, and he's retired.

He's a baseball player at heart. And in the meantime Justin Fields is studying between 4 and 6 hours a night. And I'm sure the rest are too. Cards are a joke..

This is the most Cardinals move of all time. Having lived in Az my entire life and not being a Cardinals fan has provided me with so much to laugh at 🤣🤣🤣 But this off-season for them may have been the funniest. They just paid a coach and a QB insane money respectively and neither of them have any clue how to put in a full season.

What a humiliating revelation about Kyler. I didn't have much respect for him before this. Now I have zero respect for him. He's a child, physically and mentally. I cannot believe you'd give this much money to a guy with maturity issues this severe. What a joke. You had to pay the guy because he is talented and he is your best option currently, but to give him this much money... Jesus, Cardinals. This is why your franchise is a joke.

Never in the history of the NFL have I heard of a situation EXACTLY like this

The more money these guys make, the more petulant and entitled they become. He'll never win anything.

He's a spoiled brat. For the Cardinals having to do this shows how spoiled and immature he is. To be legendary you have to go that extra mile. That is what separates the great ones from those who are talented, but that is as far as it goes.

As a Rams fan this is awesome that Kyler has to be contractually obligated to do 4 hours of homework a week when Stafford and Kupp put 500 hours last season just between them two.

😂🤣 I love this SO much! I can only imagine how embarrassed and butt hurt Kyler is about this getting out.

Why is everyone outraged? I remember when his coach was advocating for phone breaks because the players couldn't get through an hour meeting. What the hell did anyone think this was going to lead to?

Never in a million years would I have signed him. I'd have taken the media heat and let him hold his pouty rear end out. Straight up. This won't end well he's not a committed, serious pro. He's not a leader. He's small. He's cocky. This kid doesn't get it. What were the Cardinals thinking????

Shannon sharpe said that if a team gives you an iPad for film study, they can tell if you just hit play, or if you actually rewind it and watched a play(s) a dozen times.

The two most embarrassing contracts in the NFL are both QBs. Insane! I've never been so glad to be from a small market! God bless Josh Allen for being worth 5x more than Kyler but entrenched and happy here in Buffalo

I don’t think Kingsbury is at fault for not “inspiring” Kyler to watch the tape, despite Rich’s talking point. Kyler knows it’s a QB’s league. He has all the leverage and can tell the coach to screw off

Us Rams fans love this contract...give him 10 more years. Kyler couldn't handle pressure before, now he's has the pressure from the expectations of that contract. This is going to be an awesome trainwreck to witness (gets out popcorn).

Meanwhile Lamar Jackson has been throwing to rookie WR's the last 3 days before training camp.

By this time, no coach would be able to instill the work ethic needed to be the top QB and win playoff games into this guy. He is what he is and is unwilling to change. The lack of his work sure showed in the 2021 playoffs. Jeez, he looked like a college QB. He just wants to play football, show off, then go have fun until the next game. Just imagine what he could do if he put in the work like Josh Allen or put in the work with a receiver like Matt Stafford and Cooper Kupp. Natural physical talent and luck will only take you so far. This is what you are going to get when you pay a 21 or 22 year old millions before they've done one damn thing as a professional. We will see more and more of this if Murry isn't led up as an example of how NOT to behave as an NFL QB.

If Kyler Murray never wins a Super Bowl, you can bet he will blame anyone and everyone but himself.

Obviously it was an contentious issue. This contract will not age well.

They had a choice - they could have traded him. Teams lined up for Deshaun Watson the instant the grand jury declined to indict him. CLE looks bad now, but teams lined up to court Watson. Murray would have been easy to trade - and it would have been the right move.

You can collect data from the tablet software that tells you what activity was happening every minute.

The resulting unintended humor from the two guys at the beginning thinking Rich was genuinely giving them compliments while he was simply setting up a joke while the dude in the chair kept repetitively failing miserably was the best part of this entire segment! I wonder if Rich was even aware of the gold he stumbled upon here.

I am trying to imagine Tom Brady's reaction to the fact that the Cardinals felt the need to mandate a minimum film study time commitment for Murray.

Just a hunch, but I'm pretty darn sure Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and Drew Brees didn't need contract clauses to incentivize personal time film study.

I’ve never wanted a team to go 0-17…now I do. KM: “Whose that player in Red?” Cardinals: That’s Hopkins. KM: That’s crazy. Cardinals: That took you 4 hours to realize?

Sometimes you just gotta bite the bullet and trade for someone else who’s willing to at least put in the work. I live in Scottsdale, AZ and my friends who are Cardinals fans are absolutely sick rn😂I mean damn even Jay Cutler watched film🤣

They totally enabled his BS by paying him. What exactly has he accomplished that he's justified in pulling this kind of Diva behavior. I can't blame them for putting that in writing. They should start looking for his replacement right now, just in case he continues to be problematic.

I can’t wait to see how this all plays out over the next season or three.

You made my day guys 😁👍🙏

It makes sense now why the Cardinals always start hot and then implode towards the end of the season... Kyler doesn't show up prepared, but his opponents do.

If the player is not motivated enough to do the work himself, the contract will not help.

Time to make this clause a standard part of all rookie contracts. Lmao... 😂🤣😫

They're going to use a program that monitors apps open and also uses the front camera to monitor facial expressions and eye movement. Similar programs are used for online test taking for colleges.

The person that did his college school work should have gotten a contract...

Stafford basically moved in with Kupp and spent the entire season together. I bet they do 4 hours of film together A DAY. Not a week, each day. And it paid off with no look passes in the super bowl. Murray cant be bothered to finish his only playoff game. Guys lazy and a quitter.

Kyler gives me a Willie Beamin vibe. I wouldn't be surprised if he declines from here, not because of his talent, but because his team will be unable to attract and/or afford other superstars in the years ahead. Kyler has shown that his success is directly effected by the players around him, and if his preparation is in question with them, results may vary.

Its the year 2028 - 30 for 30 "The 230 club" How red flags became a must have QB trait

If you've taken a college course online, this isn't a huge deal. Nor that big of a deal. To take your test, you must log in with web cam enabled. To prevent cheating, you must launch the secondary program that monitors your computer for any background programs or launched windows.

The Cardinals will seriously regret this decision.

They could have traded him as well. They took a qb in the 12-15 range with multiple red flags and paid him like the #2. I don’t think Murray will ever win anything major because his ego is too big

This feels like something you would hear about JaMarcus Russell

Thank you Rich

This is crazy, they rewarded A guy who does not study and plays video games in his spare time. The Cardinals deserve what they Are going to get which is nothing!! No playoff wins!!

Pretty insane what this infers given the low bar to clear here. It infers Kyler spends next to no time independently preparing for the next game. Interesting he could breach his massive contract by spending less than 4 hours weekly. Just wow.

Before this contract if you so much as questioned Kyler’s work ethic in any space with Cardinals fans you would get torched. A handful brought up the red flags but for the most part you were ambushed. This is vindication for all those who have been calling out this man-child’s bs for awhile.

It is 230 million dollars. Watching film is not "extra work". It is part of the job.

I don't even care for Kyler Murray, but I think it's absurd that Kyler's agent let them put this clause in there. He should work harder, but he should also get a new agent. Why are you letting them drive the narrative that you're lazy? You said you felt like you were being scapegoated, but here you are letting them scapegoat you for the future. Kingsbury should be under the same scrutiny as Kyler. He's a college coach who's proven exactly NOTHING at the pro level. He happens to have the same agent as Kyler and I think this is him putting in protection for himself.

Time for Kyler to grow up and find strong mentors to listen to 100%. Maybe time to move his current advisers to the back seat. Also, no more high school wins talk!

It is not going to work. 0 - 3 to start this year. This will blow up in both team and players faces. You guys are gonna love it when the courts get involved.

I'd let him walk Rich. Yep. Because I have a pretty serious lack of confidence that Murray could and would win a Super Bowl without doing the additional work outside of the complex. Period. Full stop. Murray is a fantastic talent. No question. But you only sign a player to a contract extension for this kind of money if you feel like they can take you to a SB with the chance to win. How can they do that if he's unwilling to put in work outside of the office? Want to be an all-time great? Want to win Super Bowl title(s)? You need to put aside the video games, nights out at the club, and the other dozens if not hundreds of things that can pull your attention away from your craft and do the work. Brady is a marginal athlete at best but his throwing mechanics, mind and drive at why he's probably the greatest qb of all-time. Ditto for Manning. The fact he needs a "homework clause" is an embarrassment to both him and The Cardinals for giving him the money but needing to put that in. He needs to grow up and realize he's not in high school or college where his natural talent alone can win him 90% of the games he plays. Now we know why the team collapses after the halfway mark in the season. Teams learn what he's doing, adjust and bury him game after game.

It is kind of awesome, he had somethin comin the way he handled everything. I doubt he remains tge starter through this contract.

I'm going to bet that Brady has multiple days each week where he is putting in 4 hrs.

This show seems like so much damn fun to be apart of. Truly enjoy every segment and this may be one of the funniest addendums an athlete ever has to sign.

Why did they “have to” give him a contract to begin with? They could’ve gone the Cleveland route and traded him like they did with Mayfield. 🤷🏻‍♂️

can you imagine how lazy and indifferent this guy is that they have to go to such extremes to get him to study 4 hours A WEEK. tom brady studies 4 hours in 15 minutes! what a terrible signing. cardinals are absolutely finished now with all these teams committing suicide, giants future chances look better and better

These type of players have the potential to implode the entire NFL ......this isn't funny anymore !

The level of sarcasm cannot be measured by any machine known to man. 😂😂

This is literally a little over 30 minutes a day watching some film. Insane

Cardinals and Browns. Two highly functional teams.

As a fan of the Seahawks I look forward to the impending demise of the Cardinals

TJ: "We have contract's?" 🤣

Bill Belichick once said that when somebody tells you who they are believe them

In the end this clause will be meaningless. The team will be too scared to enforce it. Unless they’re trying to get rid of him. There’s no way they wanna upset the franchise qb

This is one of the most embarrassing things I have ever heard of.

I would love nothing more for him to break this clause and give the cards a reason to drop the contract. Imagine losing 9 figures because you couldn't be bothered to study a few hours.

Rich i also think you missed the report about Baker Mayfield playing Halo and not studying before the Packers game, where he subsequently threw 3 picks and lost the game. idk if we can bet he will be doing that study

Perhaps the biggest weakness of Kyler's game that I've noticed is that he plays the. whole game like he's down 3 touchdowns. Not enough patience, not playing the field position game, going for the big completion downfield when all they need is 6 for a first down. Not sure if watching more tape can help this, problem but it might.

Congratulations Young man you got your money. But you are going to be under a huge microscope the pressure is going to be bearable for you to produce every snap every game. Let's see once and for all if you can get Arizona Cardinals not only to the playoffs but to the super bowl and even after you win that let's see if you go in another super bowl and another hell let's see if you be in the Hall of Fame. Like I said congratulations young man you got the money. There's an old saying be careful what you wish for. And young man haha you got your wish.

I am so sick of people saying the Cardinals had no choice. They absolutely had a choice. The fact they paid this guy when they had to place that into his contract, what a joke. Let him sit and not play and not get paid and go get other players for what you are paying him. What a bunch of 🤡🤡🤡🤡

Not only do I agree with it, but I’d bet it becomes common practice. You can’t treat the NFL like a business only when it’s convenient to your argument. For 230 MILLION dollars. As a business man, you better believe my quarterback is watching film. What other industry would you give someone a promotion for declining performance?

I am friends with a father of a Ravens player, and he has told his father that Lamar Jackson is the same way. It's more important for Lamar to get high and pick up girls at the mall than practice, and the coaches can't do anything about it.

I love when he finally beat my Rams he's all juking and jiving and good ol time 🙂 Then come the 2nd meeting and we win then in the playoffs we beat the BREAKS off Arizona, he's throwing a tantrum and pouting and butthurt like a gen-z always is 🤣🤣🤣 Same energy Kyler same energy

Avoidance of Doubt is the best "No Doubt" cover band name probably ever

so everyone's reporting the same thing.... but no one's answered 1) how are they going to monitor 2) what will Cardinals do if he doesn't meet 4 hour weekly requirement?

TJ at :42 superb

There’s technology that can track your eyeballs while you’re watching a video. So they can tell whether he watched the video and for how long. Advertisers already use this.

🎵🎵"Whenever you watch that TV screen remember it works both ways..."🎶🎶

I said it once, I said it again. I'm happy I'm not a Cardinals fan.

Good intro bit

The fact Kyler said it wasn't about the money and he wanted to bring championships to the team as he just took up most of the room to pay any players to come to the team let alone resign the receivers they have.

The Ms. Pac Man theme was awesome!

It means we have an explanation why is 2nd half of the season stats are... sub par...