The Arizona Cardinals aren't shying away from the offseason hype. Well, at least Kenyan Drake isn't. This time last year, the Cards were heading into the 2019 season trying to bring along No. 1 overall pick Kyler Murray and rebound from a 3-13 record in 2018 that was the worst in the NFL. Now, Arizona is being looked at as a sexy sleeper pick to contend in the NFC, despite just a 5-10- Corey Dickerson Jersey 1 finish last year. A lot of that hype has to do with the flashes that Murray displayed during his Offensive Rookie of the Year campaign in 2019. He completed nearly 65% of his pa ses under first-year head coach Kliff Kingsbury and threw for over 3,700 yards, 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Murray also made plays with his legs, rushing for 544 yards and four more scores. On top of his natural maturation heading into Year 2, the Cardinals also made some key moves this offseason -- like trading for star receiver DeAndrew Hopkins and drafting versatile linebacker and defensive playmaker Isaiah Simmons -- which gives Drake the confidence that Arizona will continue to ascend. Drake, who exploded for 814 yards from scrimmage and eight total touchdowns in the eight games he played for the Cardinals Starlin Castro Jersey after being traded from the Dolphins last season, toldGood Morning Footballon Thursday. "When you add arguably the best receiver in the league in DeAndre Hopkins, the most electric quarterback in the league in Kyler Murray, you add me to the fold, you add a couple more pieces to the O-line, on defense, you draft a (Swi s Army) knife in Isaiah Simmons, shore up the D-line and bring Justin Bour Jersey in other people to build a great puzzle in what we have in Arizona. I feel like we're going to go out there and really take the league by storm, especially our division."The NFC West will be no easy mountain to climb for Drake and his Cardinals. They'll have to square off against the 49ers, who were minutes away from winning Super Bowl LIV, the Seahawks, who boast quarterback Ru sell Wilson and the Rams, who were just in the Super Bowl two years ago, twice a year. Not only that, but the NFC as a whole has gotten a bit deeper with the arrival of Tom Brady in Tampa, Jorge Alfaro Jersey creating two legit playoff teams in the NFC South in Brady's Bucs and the Saints. Drake is aware that the division is extremely competitive, but is leaning on the experience they earned over the 2019 season to better serve them in 2020."This year we have another year under our belt," Drake said. "Kyler continued to get better, game in, game out, and now he has another year under his belt. Jonathan Villar Jersey Kliff has a year under his belt as well. I mean, it was just so much inexperience. Now coming in with another year of that experience, we just really gonna do what we have to do and let our talent speak for itself."With the weapons that Arizona has been able to put together on offense, this unit will likely have no problems putting up points. That said, for the Cardinals to truly become contenders heading into 2020, they'll need to improve upon a defensive unit that . If they can do that and truly become a complete football team, Drake will be proven right and Arizona will be a force to be reckoned with this year.