Ted Larsen is still under contract; no reason to think he won't take Jonathan Cooper's job again this year. Don't know what they'll to at RT, but I imagine they'll bring in someone else to compete for the job.
The bottom line is that you're right, though. There's little chance that the Cards don't roll the dice again with Fitz-Palmer-Floyd and hope for a better matchup in the playoffs. I think this is a 10-win team regardless in 2016, even if the 49ers and Rams make modest improvements next year.
The challenge is that the Cards got nothing from D.J. Humphries this year, next to nothing from Troy Niklas, and little from Jonathan Cooper.
Frostee Rucker and Calais Campbell are under contract. I think you're going to hear a lot about how now this is totally David Johnson's offense and then watch Palmer drop back 35 times a game.
It's a tough decision, the contracts say what you said, stand pat and try to win it all next year. There's not a ton they can do as you said in Heroes and Goats. Unless they make a deal with Floyd or surprise and trade up in the draft somehow.
Which is where Ellingtons disappearing act really hurts us. Chris Johnson probably won't be back, but if AE had done anything after coming back, he might be tradeable in some sort of package. But he didn't and he isn't. So he better be better next year backing up DJ.
I have a friend who wants to bet we're not a playoff team next year. I said I'll let you know after FA because only then will I know if they're trying to do it or not. If we really clean house and get younger I am saying the team is willing to miss the playoffs to get younger.
I have no idea how we get a QB, and again young QB's and BA don't mesh well he's much more comfortable with a guy who's been around a few years that has tools he likes. He's just too demanding on QB's, most young guys can't handle it. Luck was the exception IMO.
