Cardinals weakest position

[RugbyMuffin]

What is the weakest position on the Cardinals roster right now ?

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

i would expect that CB will run away with this poll. I voted for WR because i think #3 WR is the weakest position on the team. A #3 WR is practically a starter in today's NFL. I like our starting CB's but there is a definite lack of depth there as well.

If this poll was done at the end of last season,FS would have been the runaway winner.

 

[Darth Llama]

Running Back.

We have 3 guys who are no threat what so ever. Doesn't get much weaker then that.

 

[DaisyCutter]

I trust that we have three decent starters at CB (including Rolle, who will be moved back if for some impossible reason the Cards don't draft one or two).

At DE, we have Dockett, and Smith... and we're waiting for Rodney Bailey to sign.

 

[Pariah]

Edge may not be a HR threat, but he's a damned good running back and manages to move the chains. He'll do that again this year and again get 1200 yards. We haven't had a RB that good since ... I don't know when.

That said, we do need a RB that can split time with him to provide that HR threat and take the feature back position in '09, IMO.

This question came down to DE or CB for me. Since I think we're okay with starters at the DE position in either a 3-4 or a 4-3, I went with CB. I don;t think Green is good enough to start in the NFL. I think he's a helluva #3 and Hood is a helluva #2. We don't have a #1.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I trust that we have three decent starters at CB (including Rolle, who will be moved back if for some impossible reason the Cards don't draft one or two).

At DE, we have Dockett, and Smith... and we're waiting for Rodney Bailey to sign.

We have a probowler in Dockett. It isn't our worst position. Smith is at least serviceable.

 

[HeavyB3]

I trust that we have three decent starters at CB (including Rolle, who will be moved back if for some impossible reason the Cards don't draft one or two).

It's all about depth. If we had depth last year we probably would have been in the playoffs. Our weak CB's and Safeties were exposed in Sanfran 2, Seahawks 2, and the Saints games. There were others, but those games were games we had a better shot in (probably would have won the san fran and Saints game with Green and Wilson in the game).

 

[DaisyCutter]

We have a probowler in Dockett. It isn't our worst position. Smith is at least serviceable.

The question wasn't the "worst" position, it was the "weakest." IMO, DE is the weakest position. We at least have a player that we could put on the field in the event of an injury to Green or Hood. If Antonio Smith goes down, we currently have no one to take his place.

And Dockett was a Pro Bowl alternate. I think that Hood also played worthy of Pro Bowl consideration. So we're kind of at a push there.

 

[lobo]

We ain't naive

Now if we talking about say the Dolphins or even the Bears...there would be pages and pages of discussion on this topic. I believe the f/o sees what the fans see and something crazy or really odd occurs we will draft a cb,rb and edge rusher in that order....don't see a need to jump ahead of anyone as aside from the kid from Troy, the rest of the top five all have a pimple or two so what the heck If I were signing the check I like Jenkins.

 

[40yearfan]

Cornerback.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

The question wasn't the "worst" position, it was the "weakest." IMO, DE is the weakest position. We at least have a player that we could put on the field in the event of an injury to Green or Hood. If Antonio Smith goes down, we currently have no one to take his place.

And Dockett was a Pro Bowl alternate. I think that Hood also played worthy of Pro Bowl consideration. So we're kind of at a push there.

If Smith goes down, Berry can be moved back there.

 

[DakotaCardsFan]

What, no kicker button?

 

[DaisyCutter]

If Smith goes down, Berry can be moved back there.

And he would be terrible. Berry is undersized for a 4-3 DE. If the Cards ran a Tampa-2 defense, he'd be more likely to fit in. I like him at his current Rush LB spot, but Berry would have to add 18 lbs to his frame to be the same size as Smith is now.

Berry doesn't effectively stuff the run as it currently stands. At a position where he'd be asked to help take on blockers for the LBs behind him, I think he'd be a disaster.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

And he would be terrible. Berry is undersized for a 4-3 DE. If the Cards ran a Tampa-2 defense, he'd be more likely to fit in. I like him at his current Rush LB spot, but Berry would have to add 18 lbs to his frame to be the same size as Smith is now.

Berry doesn't effectively stuff the run as it currently stands. At a position where he'd be asked to help take on blockers for the LBs behind him, I think he'd be a disaster.

No worse than our CB's would be, if Green/Hood went down. Rolle moving back would be a step back for our secondary as a whole.

 

[DaisyCutter]

No worse than our CB's would be, if Green/Hood went down. Rolle moving back would be a step back for our secondary as a whole.

I believe it would. We've seen how our secondary is with Rolle and Hood as the starters. It was pretty bad, but it wasn't terrible. With Berry out (and he would be effectively eliminated being double-teamed by a tackle and guard), you'd be weakening two positions.

I agree that if Hood goes down, the entire secondary is in trouble. But at least we have nominal depth at cornerback. We don't even have that if either Dockett or Smith got nicked. We'd maybe be able to put in Alan Branch, but then you're weakening two positions by not resting Gabe Watson as much as you might like to.

I firmly believe that Ralph Brown is better than an empty slot on the depth chart--and I don't like Ralph Brown.

We need a playmaker at Cornerback. We need players at Defensive end. That's why I believe that it's our weakest position.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I believe it would. We've seen how our secondary is with Rolle and Hood as the starters. It was pretty bad, but it wasn't terrible. With Berry out (and he would be effectively eliminated being double-teamed by a tackle and guard), you'd be weakening two positions.

I agree that if Hood goes down, the entire secondary is in trouble. But at least we have nominal depth at cornerback. We don't even have that if either Dockett or Smith got nicked. We'd maybe be able to put in Alan Branch, but then you're weakening two positions by not resting Gabe Watson as much as you might like to.

I firmly believe that Ralph Brown is better than an empty slot on the depth chart--and I don't like Ralph Brown.

We need a playmaker at Cornerback. We need players at Defensive end. That's why I believe that it's our weakest position.

I don't.

 

[Stout]

The question wasn't the "worst" position, it was the "weakest." IMO, DE is the weakest position. We at least have a player that we could put on the field in the event of an injury to Green or Hood. If Antonio Smith goes down, we currently have no one to take his place.

And Dockett was a Pro Bowl alternate. I think that Hood also played worthy of Pro Bowl consideration. So we're kind of at a push there.

Side question: did we ever re-sign Bailey?

 

[CardinalChris]

3.6 YPc for Edge and 74.4 yards per game. I love the guy, but he needs help and the team needs a RB to prepare for the eventuality that is bearing down on us.

 

[Duckjake]

I'd feel more comfortable with the OLB position if 3 of the 4 guys we have there hadn't graduated the same time as 40year.

 

[DaisyCutter]

Side question: did we ever re-sign Bailey?

He's not listed on the roster, but he's still available in free agency. He may be trying to squeeze the Cards for a little extra dough if they don't like what they see in the draft.

 

[cardpa]

If Edge went down to injury who would tote the rock? Shipp?? Arrington???
I think its a scary thought!
We are one injury from having no running game whatsoever.

 

[joeshmo]

I am going to say RB, for one reason and one reason only. This will not be the same offense as last year. Matt will know be at the helm if all goes as planned and he is not the gun slinger that Warner is. So we will need a much better run game for Matt to be as effective as he can be and our season lies on Matts shoulders.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Side question: did we ever re-sign Bailey?

Nope.

http://arizonasportsfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=108748
that is up to date.

 

[Heucrazy]

I actually think this roster is pretty solid. And the draft can actually be focused on what it's supposed to be. A building tool.

 

[PoolBoy]

i would expect that CB will run away with this poll. I voted for WR because i think #3 WR is the weakest position on the team. A #3 WR is practically a starter in today's NFL. I like our starting CB's but there is a definite lack of depth there as well.

If this poll was done at the end of last season,FS would have been the runaway winner.

no way... ill take steve breaston over michael adams every day.