Its official Cards Bring Back Calais Campbell!

[Snakester]

Love to see CC back! Very happy with this signing and he can still play at a high level.

 

[PDXChris]

and 12 TFL on only half the snaps.

Got to keep those old legs fresh! I know you know what I mean!

 

[dreamcastrocks]

One of my all time favorite Cards. He can only have 2 sacks this year and I will still love the move. I want him to get 20 though!

 

[Germz249]

Sigh.. why?? I get he is a fan favorite but I feel like we should be focusing on the young guys getting their playing time. I guess as I am writing this I answered my why.. he would make a great locker room leader.

We should have never let him leave in the first place.. Same with Dansby and he came back a third time.

Oh well.. lets get it CC.

 

[Syracusecards]

This is freaking awesome! We’ve been missing a batted ball threat since Watt retired. I predict a lot more picks this year from batted balls.

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[Denny Green Fan]

Love this move. Gotta admit I thought it was a cruel April fool's hoax at first.

I sat right behind his mom and woman at the Thursday night football game in St. Louis years ago…..

 

[Denny Green Fan]

I remember when we drafted him I'd seen him in college he looked like a star but his numbers were just ok. He played high, because he's so tall high center of gravity and that was always the question. I said I like him I just worry he's going to have issues with NFL offensive linemen because they're so strong and he plays so high.

Needless to say I was NOT correct.

He ran a slow 40 time I thought… not sure but I thought that’s why he dropped

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

What Calais’ replacement per Keim Nkemdiche up to nowadays?

Like Kyler said on social media this dude never should’ve wore another uniform.

 

[GatorAZ]

Just don’t see it.

B/c of D-Rob?

 

[FB94]

Saw CC at the airport few years ago. Glad we got him back for a year. Still has good numbers in limited snaps and solid locker room guy. Still want edge or DT in draft, but could see OT or CB pending way board falls. Hopefully Hernandez is close to being back and we can resign him. Opens up more flexible draft scenarios for us.

 

[BACH]

Good pick up if for no other reason than he’s a legit vet with a voice the young guys will listen to. Leadership is key for any team and Calais brings almost two decades worth of it to then team.

Even beyond that, 5 sacks and 12 TFL is still pretty solid and the TFL are more than I expected. The D-Line rotation should be much improved this season. That’s exciting.

With everything we added to our front 7 in FA, I’m guessing that our first pick ends up O-line at this point.

I would expect the same.

Especially since this year's draft is unique in being SO deep at DT and Edge that you can pick up quality players later. Alfred Collins e.g. is projected in the mid 3rd. His prospect grade his higher than Newton's last year and he was considered a steal at #36 last year.

Potential trade down. Draft OL in the first. Stock up on Edge and DL in the 2nd and 3rd.

 

[DVontel]

B/c of D-Rob?

Nah. They don’t even play the same alignment.

Potential work ethic concerns.

 

[GatorAZ]

Nah. They don’t even play the same alignment.

Potential work ethic concerns.

Another guy with issues? Lol

 

[Dayman]

If it was anyone else, I would be a little thrown off, since our D-line is stacked with mid-tier dudes right now. But it's Calais, so it's cool.

Welcome back, CC!!

 

[Shane]

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[Shane]

Love this so much!

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[Mainstreet]

I like how the Cardinals are improving their defensive line. Welcome back Calais!

 

[BACH]

Sigh.. why?? I get he is a fan favorite but I feel like we should be focusing on the young guys getting their playing time. I guess as I am writing this I answered my why.. he would make a great locker room leader.

We should have never let him leave in the first place.. Same with Dansby and he came back a third time.

Oh well.. lets get it CC.

Because this how Monti builds the team if you look at who he signed and tried to sign in FA.

Sign young quality starters to big deals. He’s signed Sweat and failed to sign Williams and Fries.

Instead of overpaying for mid and below level players, he plugs with old players on short deals, so rookies do not have to be expected to step in immidiately and saved money for keeping young players

CC was close to probowl level last year. Even if his production drops due to age, this is a bargain.

 

[BACH]

He ran a slow 40 time I thought… not sure but I thought that’s why he dropped

If I recall correctly it was also about his height and pad level in the NFL

 

[Brak]

Sigh.. why?? I get he is a fan favorite but I feel like we should be focusing on the young guys getting their playing time. I guess as I am writing this I answered my why.. he would make a great locker room leader.

We should have never let him leave in the first place.. Same with Dansby and he came back a third time.

I remember when they let him walk. The talk was around giving him a 3rd contract, and recent history of guys who had gotten one - and the outcome was generally NOT good for teams choosing to do so. You wind up paying for past performance, the guy runs out of gas, gets hurt, or whatever, and the decision is regretted later. IIRC while people were disappointed to see him go, there also wasn't a huge outcry that letting him walk was a mistake either. Hindsight is 20/20 - obviously they'd give him that contract if they could have had any idea what he had left. And after Year 8 we know now he had a LOT left.

This is an overwhelmingly popular move with the gang here, which is pretty rare. Personally I think it's spectacular for all the reasons already mentioned.

 

[oaken1]

I remember when they let him walk. The talk was around giving him a 3rd contract, and recent history of guys who had gotten one - and the outcome was generally NOT good for teams choosing to do so. You wind up paying for past performance, the guy runs out of gas, gets hurt, or whatever, and the decision is regretted later. IIRC while people were disappointed to see him go, there also wasn't a huge outcry that letting him walk was a mistake either. Hindsight is 20/20 - obviously they'd give him that contract if they could have had any idea what he had left. And after Year 8 we know now he had a LOT left.

This is an overwhelmingly popular move with the gang here, which is pretty rare. Personally I think it's spectacular for all the reasons already mentioned.

I dunno man... I seem to recall quite a bit of friction regarding his departure.
Especially when the team inevitably did not spend the money on anyone else

 

[BritCard]

I wish Calais Campbell was 10 years younger, one of my favorite players and favorite human beings in football.

 

[DVontel]

Another guy with issues? Lol

Yea, I’m surprised you didn’t know.

 

[GeorgiaCard88]

Who doesn’t love CC - one of the cardinals all time great D lineman that graves/keim should never have let walk away.

That said- CC I hope is not an excuse for us to not draft a D lineman (edge or tackle). Man is 39 years old- he’s going to be a threat as a rotational man, but this is a very limited stint

 

[CardNots]

Truly a good feeling with the poster gathering seen on this thread!