So, now were all supposed to believe that everything is copacetic in Arizona because reporter Jane Slater of NFL Media said so?Please.While this week has been notably calm related to the drama that began when Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray scrubbed his Instagram account of Cardinals images the day after the Pro Bowl, it swirled to the surface Friday morning when Slater appeared on NFL Network and did the teams bidding.Slater first pinned the persistent chatter to social media being more trouble than its worth, and then said, Ive circled back with the Cardinals and this thing has buffed itself out. (Yes, she used the word buffed.)But I digre s. She continued, In other words, everyone is on the same page and the goal here is to move forward. Now, hes on the third year of his rookie contract and my understanding is that theyre working towards either exercising that fifth-year option or getting him a long-term deal like we saw with the Buffalo Bills and Josh Allen.First off, Murray has completed the third Adeiny Hechavarria Jersey year of his contract and yes, by May 2, the Cardinals have to decide whether they will exercise the fifth-year option for 2023 on his contract. Unle s things were to go totally off the rails, it has always been believed the Cardinals will do that.However, that long-term contract is the simmering i sue. There is the lingering belief that Murrays opening salvo was linked to po sible communication from the team to his agent that the Cardinals still have to see more Robinson Cano Jersey before they bestow Murray with a mega-contract similar to Allen or Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys. While the Cardinals say they plan to get a long-term contract accomplished this year, there's a lot involved.Allens contract signed last August is worth $258 million over six years and has $150 million guaranteed for injury with $100 million fully guaranteed at signing. On March 20, the fifth day of the 2022 league year, $10 million of his 2023 salary becomes guaranteed.Prescotts four-year deal, signed a year ago in March, is worth $160 million and has $126 million of guarantees with $95 million guaranteed at signing. The remaining $31 million becomes guaranteed on March 20.Prescotts contract is worth $40 million a year, Allens $43 million.If any of you reading this were in charge of the Cardinals budget, raise your hand if you would feel confident paying Murray this yearat least $40 million a year with a bushel of guaranteed dollars? Didnt think so.And its not only about leadership. Murray has suffered injuries in the second half of all three of his seasons: a hamstring in 2019, a shoulder in 2020 and then a leg injury early in the season finale against the Rams, and the high-ankle sprain that cost him three games in the eighth game of 2021 and likely affected him when he returned.What was also instructive after Slaters report was that an NFL.com story put together by digital content editor Grant Gordon totally ignored what NFL media analyst Bucky Brooks said immediately after Slaters on-air effort to parrot the company Asdrubal Cabrera Jersey line. Keep in mind that Brooks is a former NFL player and has been inside locker rooms.Gordon did write, Though Murray's Instagram still has just three images, there is one of him in a Cardinals uniform and any disharmony seems to have improved, per Slater's report.Right.Brooks, like many others in the last two-plus weeks, said social media shouldnt be blamed and then said of the real problem, There has to be something to this. Because typically when theres smoke, theres fire and there certainly are some concerns about Kyler Murrays leadership ability."And so much of playing the quarterback position has le s to do with the talent and the performance that you have between the lines and more about how you make your team feel based on your leadership style. With Kyler Murray, the challenge is someone whos a little more quiet and to themselves but extremely talented, how do you connect with your teammates and make sure that they follow your lead.I think thats one of the things that Kyler Murray will have to continue to work on in the offseason. How can I connect with my team enough where I can be my authentic self while giving them what they need to trust me as the leader of the team?Slater doubled down, by saying about the leadership angle, What helps that, Bucky, is when you put leaders around him.She then mentioned how the Cardinals hope to re-sign tight end Zach Ertz and running back James Conner, while bolstering that offensive line for Kyler Murray to keep him upright.Problem solved, right? Do those things, which are, of course, no Juan Lagares Jersey -brainers, and Murray will instantly improve as a leader. Seriously?The mark of a leader shows itself when adversity hits. And great teams experience adversity.What we saw from Murray in those tough times was throwing his arms in the air on the field in frustration after wide receiver A.J. Green didnt come back for a pa s that led to an interception in a numbing lo s to the Detroit Lions. Or being pursued in his end zone twice in the final four games of the season and carele sly and haphazardly flinging the ball forward.Against the Colts on Christmas night, the gift resulted in a safety for intentional grounding when it easily could have been an interception. That was the outcome in the playoff lo s to the Los Angeles Rams when Murrays pa s was returned three yards for a touchdown and gave the Rams a 21-0 lead with 7:59 remaining in the second quarter.At the end of the 34-11 lo s, it has been reported, and not denied, that Murray, despite the urging of backup quarterback Colt McCoy, refused to take the field for the final two snaps of the game.Those are things that leaders simply cannot do.Meanwhile, Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill appeared Friday on 98.7 FM Arizona's Sports Station, the teams flagship station, as part of their newsmakers week that features interviews with decision-makers from all Phoenix-area teams.Scroll to ContinueSlaters copacetic comment was referenced and followed by a question asking if Bidwill believes the team is in a good place with Murray.The owner said, Yes, I spoke to him last night; we've had good conversations; non Jacob DeGrom Jersey -stop. I'm not a social media guy, so I don't know the nuances of some of the stuff. But I think there was a lot of interpretation around that, that was inconsistent with the conversations that not just I have had, but I know (head coach Kliff Kingsbury) and (general manager Steve Keim) have had, and so positive conversations that are going in the right direction.We know we've got to get better. You saw that Kyler put out a statement, love me or hate me, I think was his terms, I'm gonna get better. Put me in the category of I love him and I know he's gonna get better.For the record, Murrays Instagram post said, All of this nonsense is not wha