There is PLENTY of evidence. Like every year evidence.
Apologies for the “stupid.” The irony is I also actually respect you but your desire to call out people raises my ire and I just can’t let it go. I should, but I don’t.
Pressures are the stat which counts the most, and if you can get the sack so much the better. The problem with Chandler was his run stopping ability, or effort, was beyond subpar. Yes, teams will gameplan around him initially in a game till he shows he cannot and then you will notice they adjust their gameplan to an extent, but as soon as he has a positive play they worry again because he's freaking Chandler Jones. I think a guy like Watt and Green have that same effect because of the name they've earned and why just being them does carry some benefits. So, we did lose something valuable in Chandler Jones, but it was time to move on for what he was able to get
So who was the other guy? I assumed it was Cam Jurgens.
Hard to tell.
He's talking about the other player that they were discussing. McBride was their guy though.
Of course he jests, nobody serious would even dare to compare a Dennis Gardeck to Reddick. It's absurd.
I agree to compare the two (especially now after Reddick has back-to-back productive seasons) is a bit absurd.
Care to guess who had the most pressures on the team?
Have you seen Markus on the other side?
I mean, if you're comfortable with rotating a bunch of below average players at the most important positions on D (CB and pass rusher), good for you.
Kennard has proven to be barely playable. He was dumped by one of the worst teams in football, and barely got reps over total scrubs on our D.
Heh Chandler Jones and Markus Golden, both double digit sack guys are total scrubs...yeah okay.
He barely played...because he was coming off a major injury (that usually takes about a year to come back from fully) and he was playing behind total scrubs, Markus Golden and Chandler Jones.
Every team in the league expects SOMETHING out of their rookies.
Agree on this point completely.
Gardeck played 173 defensive snaps last year. That's almost twice as many snaps as he had in 2021. In the last quarter of the season he was playing about 25% of the defensive snaps.
You misunderstand me - I was referring to the pupu platter options at DE/OLB at the end of the roster. Jones is an above average starter, Golden a bit below, but unless Zach Allen turns into something, it's an incredibly weak pass rush.
Again, Gardeck is a very nice special teams player, but to expect him to carry the load with Kennard is just setting yourself up for disappointment.
It's proven to be a really bad strategy with a Vance Joseph D. Even our first round picks on D barely contribute!
1) Chandler had the most pressures and that is why I stated that because people were judging him by sacks alone
Pass rush doesn't have to be about 1-2 players though....but I do agree, the Cardinals should be adding Jadaveon Clowney right now, because all the other spare parts would look better.
Kennard has had stretches of better play earlier in his career and he still isn't an old player. He's replacement level.
Good argument on this point.
I think Keim wrote a check that no GM should ever write....anointing a rookie starter from day one.
One of the better moves the Cardinals made was to at least hedge their bets with the Vigil signing.
Agree. I still think the pass rush (and overall defense) will probably take a step back this year however.
I found this odd as hell, too. How do you not know these things off the top of your head? Sounds like Keim barely did research on the guy? Shocking? Giving his draft history? Definitely not.
Weird that they'd be performing for the TV show that's being filmed in front of them.
I wouldn’t call it performing in his case & something tells me you wouldn’t either.
