TEMPE — The Arizona Cardinals’ offensive attack has been anything but consistent four weeks into the season.

The run game looks nothing like it did the past two years and issues in the passing game remain a weekly occurrence.

But for all the added chatter from the outside on how rough the unit has looked, the confidence level remains high within Arizona’s training facility.

Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon’s confidence in the offense remains “high” four weeks in:

“I know that we have the people that we need to produce and win games. I’ve seen through four weeks what it could look like at times. We’re just not consistently there right now.” pic.twitter.com/pGItPWSoUz

— Tyler Drake (@Tdrake4sports) September 26, 2025

“To the outside world — not that I’m worried about the outside world — they might be like, ‘Why is it high? You’re not scoring a lot of points. At times, it doesn’t look great, this and that.’ I know that we have the people that we need to produce and win games,” head coach Jonathan Gannon said Friday following Arizona’s 23-20 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. “I’ve seen through four weeks what it could look like at times. We’re just not consistently there right now.”

Cardinals’ Jonathan Gannon knows the offense is ‘close’

Offensive continuity was the main talking point when looking at Arizona’s makeup through training camp and the preseason as a major factor in the unit taking that next step under coordinator Drew Petzing.

Miscommunication very much remains, however, whether it be between Murray and wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. or along the offensive line.

Through four weeks, the Cardinals offense is 26th in the league in total yards per game with 270.5. It’s 28th in passing yards per game at 164.8 and 20th in points per game at 19.7.

But it’s the run game sitting 28th in the NFL at 164.8 yards per game that has a whole lot of alarms going off.

As much as it’s been the bread and butter and true identity of this offense, it’s been a slog. And now it’s down starter James Conner for the remainder of the year.

Despite all those numbers, the Cardinals have remained in every game thanks to a legit defense that is doing just about everything it can to bridge the gap of the offensive inconsistencies.

And while the offense has its glaring issues, there have been at least glimpses of what this unit can be.

The 10-play, 71-yard scoring drive just before halftime against the New Orleans Saints stands out.

So do Arizona’s back-to-back scores at the end of the first half and the opening drive of the second.

Had any of the three big notable drops that happened in the loss to San Francisco been caught, it’s very likely Arizona takes that one on the road in Week 3, too.

Can’t forget about what was put on tape late in Thursday’s loss to Seattle, either.

In between a rock and a hard place offensively, Murray and the offense orchestrated two scoring drives in the fourth quarter to give them a chance in what started out as a blowout.

That miscommunication that was on display between Murray and Harrison also suddenly vanished when it mattered most. Those types of high-leverage game reps could pay off further down the line.

Now, it’s about putting it together across an entire game coming off back-to-back divisional losses.

For Gannon and the Cardinals, it’s about looking at the glass half full.

“One question somebody asked me yesterday … I kind of smirked at it. ‘Does this deflate your team losing twice how we’ve just lost?’ My mind went to it honestly will give us a shot of adrenaline. I’m speaking from my own personal belief and feeling of when you lose like that you know you’re close.

“Not that our sense of urgency isn’t there, but it makes you really focus in on the things that we have to do better to not have the result that we’re getting. Our guys will bounce back. They’ll be ready to go on Monday.”

Cardinals ironing things out during ‘mini bye week’

Having the right mindset is key.

Having some extra time to fine-tune things from a coaching standpoint while giving players some added days of rest coming off the short week are added bonuses.

Even on four days of prep for Seattle, the Cardinals came out in a different look than normal, opting to “throw it all over the yard” and stay away from playing a stout Seahawks defense “in a phone booth,” as Gannon put it Thursday.

As noted by ESPN’s Bill Barnwell in real time, the Cardinals seemingly abandoned 12- and 13-personnel in the first half. That was very much the case in the second half, though Arizona’s fourth-quarter touchdowns came in both 11- and 12-personnel looks.

Some of those wrinkles paid dividends late as Murray and the offense clawed their way back into the matchup.

Now, it’s about properly picking and choosing those moments moving forward in an effort to regain the consistency that’s been missing.

A longer week of prep and film work could help in that department.