The hiring of Kliff Kingsbury in 2019 was met with a lot of skepticism and criticism.
Many NFL pundits slammed the hire and questioned the Arizona Cardinals front office for it.
What a difference a year makes.
After being ranked last (or close to last) in several NFL coach power rankings before last season, Kingsbury appears to have gained some respect from NFL writers.
He is much higher in some of their initial coach rankings before the 2020 NFL season.
Take a look back at what NFL writers said about Kingsbury in their 2019 coach rankings compared to what they are saying about him now:
Then: 2019 NFL coach rankings
Sporting News: Kliff Kingsbury No.