i feel compelled to say something in writing, in part because i suspect Mitch still looks. I think Mitch contributed to the board.
my reference to him was a shorthand we all would get.
Someone who writes stuff on websites they would like to see happen but frames it as...
ok fine
Patrick Mahommes 2022 MVP season (i.e. about a good as it gets / playing QB at the highest level)
10 games >100 -- of which 3 >120 including a 144 vs........... your Arizona Cards
5 games 85 or below in Passer Rating, one of those in the 70s
Even really good QBs have significant variation game to game
Kurt Warner in 2008: 6 games with passer ratings >100 , 4 games less than 80 -- one of which in the 40s
2009: 8 games > 100, 7 less than 80 --2 of which were in the 40s
i dont even mind giving up a 3rd or 2nd if: you can get a young player at a premium position who is under contract control for through 2025
i get those dont come up all that often -- especially at this point in the season
but this team has ample cap space and flexibility
A writer** (no idea if this writer is Mitch -type or a real journalist) that covers the Jags suggested that Travon Walker could be dealt
Walker is the former #1 pick (ahead of Hutchinson) who has been very good but not great. 10 sacks last year, 6.5 so far this year. Signed through 2025...
encouraging. While SI today is barely a step above rando fan reporting, it does cite The Athletic, which is more credible
https://www.si.com/nfl/cardinals/news/arizona-cardinals-calling-teams-trade-deadline
its great off the ball LB work there
when they extended him + Darius Robinson pick -- i thought they were moving to a 4-3 with Mack Wilson as the Will and Zaven as the SAM
honestly, im not really sure what they run can be fit neatly into either 3-4 or 4-3
i get why a team would want the player, but why would Denver in the middle of a playoff push get rid of a player at a premium position -- even if they have depth there?
two more names i would consider:
Arik Armistead, IDL for JAX.
DeForest Buckner, Indy. he has a weird contract that has a $23mm guaranteed sal for 2025 -- so it looks like he will likely be released this offseason. So this can be thought of as a rental, but a high impact one. [edit: i...
i think Granderson would be a far preferable target than Jordan
under contract through 2027 at reasonable prices: ~$7mm, $12mm and $12mm
to get him would take a higher value pick -- 3rd at least.
im always interested to see the CB snap count and the Edge snap count
maybe it was just this game, but they signed Zaven Collins to an extension and he only played 50% of the snaps
i had put his name out there -- but agreed on the fools gold comment, and, the super inconsistent effort.
its speaks to the level of desperation on this position: both when the season started and the injuries since then
SB / deep run playoff contenders dont trade important pieces -- even if they are depth. We can talk Jamieson Williams all we want in the offseason, but its a fools errand today