When Kyler Murray drops back to pass and instead finds a crease in the pass rush and scrambles for yardage, it's just another play in a drive.
But when the quarterback is on the sideline, and he sees his counterpart from the other team do something similar to the Cardinals' defense?
"The same as everyone else," Murray said. "It's like, 'Damn.'"
"You never want to see a quarterback get out in the open and be free," Murray said. "It's inevitable in certain situations. It's going to happen (with) four quarters in a game. It's hard to contain some of the guys in the league. But you never want to see it. I probably feel the same as (fans) when you're watching on TV."
Quarterback movement on passing plays was one of the storylines that came out of the Cardinals' season-opening win over the Saints and will be a topic again Sunday when the Panthers and quarterback Bryce Young comes to Arizona.
Last season, in the Panthers' 36-30 overtime upset over the Cardinals, Young had five rushing attempts – all scrambles – and averaged 13.6 yards a carry, including rushes of 23 and 34 yards.
"I was the reason for one of them, too," defensive lineman Darius Robinson said of last year's struggles with Young.
Both Jonathan Gannon and defensive coordinator Nick Rallis wanted to make sure the Cardinals' pass rushers did a better job containing Young after Saints QB Spencer Rattler broke contain a few times (four rushes, 29 yards).
Dealing with QBs on the move is usual for guys like Robinson, who played in college against Jayden Daniels and said the reason LSU won so much was because Daniels couldn't be stopped on the ground.
"Rushing four, there's a lot of gaps," Robinson said. "You have to keep your leverage and keep your eyes up. We didn't do that enough (in New Orleans.)"
Rookie outside linebacker Jordan Burch acknowledged it was a little frustrating with Rattler's success because the Cardinals had prepped for it. When he got loose, "I think everyone is a little bit mad."
These days in the NFL, a defense more likely than not must deal with such a contingency.
"It does seem like it's a little more prevalent now than back in the day (of) pure pocket passers, but it does make it hard to defend," Gannon said. "You have to have different tools, and we've got to be very aware of how he moves, and you've got to have vision on them."
It doesn't mean it can't work to a defense's advantage. Flipping it over, Murray tried to spin out of a play on the Cardinals' final offensive possession – only to have Saints cornerback Alonte Taylor ready for the move and sack Murray for a big loss.
That can be the downside, although the risk is worth the reward.
"Off the top of my head I think Buffalo game, (Kyler) spun out, touchdown," offensive coordinator Drew Petzing said. "Miami game, spun out, touchdown. That list is long. Sometimes he spins out and it's an incompletion, or an explosive run. You have to live with that. It's something he does at such an elite level you never want to take that away from his game."
There isn't an opponent that isn't concerned with Murray's talent to take a broken pass play and break something open. That worry Murray has about never wanting to see the QB get out in the open. He might has well be talking about every team that plays him.
Murray had a pretty good rushing day in Carolina himself, with 63 yards on eight carries, most of them scrambles. And last week, his legs kept a few drives alive.
"After rushing him in training camp, seeing him against other people is awesome," Robinson said.
"And," he added, "it helps my team."
