Just looked over our roster on the team website...

[BullheadCardFan]

C.J. Goodwin really 6'4 corner or typo?

6' 3" or 6' 4" depending on what site you read.

https://www.google.com/search?q=C.J.+Goodwin&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1

 

[Krangodnzr]

Regardless, if they want him on the roster (and it appears they do), then they need to renegotiate to lower the cap hit. There’s no way they can look at DBuc as an $8mm / yr ILB even if it’s only one year. If they didn’t want him, then he’d already be cut.

At least with Veldheer he provides nice value as a good LT and passable RT. Not sure what Deone brings besides passion for the game. He’s way too small disengaging from Oline in the run game and can’t cover RBs or TEs against the pass. An occasional big hit isn’t worth $8mm in 2018.

I don’t understand this one at all. Very frustrating!

Or they could be holding on to him until after the draft and could cut him once there are in house replacements. I don't necessarily believe that, but it is a plausible explanation.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

The three 1st round picks taken in succession and have shown little to nothing. Disheartening.

My biggest complaint.


How the starting lineup is looking so far. I am still no convinced Jared Veldheer makes it to the opening day.......and I owe VermontCard a "You were right, I was wrong." if he is.


QB: Sam Bradford

RB: David Johnson

WR: _________
WR: _________
WR: Larry Fitzgerald

TE: Rickey Seals-Jones

LT: DJ Humphries
LG: Mike Iupati
OC: [Shipley/Boehm/Munyer]
RG: Justin Pugh
RT: [Jared Veldheer/Andre Smith]

DE: Chandler Jones
DT: Cory Peters
DT: Oslon Pierre
DE: Marcus Golden

WILB: Deone Bucannon
MILB: Josh Bynes
SILB: Haason Reddick

CB: Patrick Peterson
CB: _____________

FS: Budda Baker
SS: Antoine Bethea


It would look a heck of a lot better with EJ Gaines, and Jordan Matthews added in there. While I am not ready to hit a doomsday button, that is a very pedestrian starting lineup, with a lot of questions, injury risk, and a few holes with nothing to fill them.

 

[WildBB]

Well when your up against a cap and had to replace your QB's and put a dent in the OL that's what you get. But didn't like Trumane Williams leaving over a seeming pittance.

They'll have close to 100m in cap room next year. They'll have to extend DJ and a few others though.

 

[GuernseyCard]

Veldheer is gone. They are trying to trade him, but will cut him if there are no takers. Keim would not have signed the other tackle if that was not the plan.

That they'd consider a trade seems more than reasonable, but simply cutting him if there are no takers is pure speculation on your part. Smith was signed for backup money.

 

[CardNots]

Can you imagine if Jermaine Gresham can't play in the first quarter of the year?

I’m thinking about taking the under on the number of penalties...

 

[BW52]

How is that a good move, his contract just became guaranteed at the beginning of the league year. If you cut him or trade him you have an 8 million dollar dead cap hit, the same as if you just paid him to play.

Trade him for draft pick.He can`t play DB and he is not that good at being a hybrid LB.

 

[BW52]

The Cards only have 4 DLinemen who actually have actual game experience
Corey Peters
Robert Nkemdiche
Rodney Gunter
Olson Pierre

behind those guys ;
Pasoni Tasini
Peli Anau

CB
Patrick Peterson
Brandon Williams
CJ Goodwin
Lou Young
all have NFL game experience



behind them

Jarrell Carter
Jonathan Moxey

obviously both areas in need of upgrades and depth.

 

[BillsCarnage]

My biggest complaint.


How the starting lineup is looking so far. I am still no convinced Jared Veldheer makes it to the opening day.......and I owe VermontCard a "You were right, I was wrong." if he is.


QB: Sam Bradford

RB: David Johnson

WR: _________
WR: _________
WR: Larry Fitzgerald

TE: Rickey Seals-Jones

LT: DJ Humphries
LG: Mike Iupati
OC: [Shipley/Boehm/Munyer]
RG: Justin Pugh
RT: [Jared Veldheer/Andre Smith]

DE: Chandler Jones
DT: Cory Peters
DT: Oslon Pierre
DE: Marcus Golden

WILB: Deone Bucannon
MILB: Josh Bynes
SILB: Haason Reddick

CB: Patrick Peterson
CB: _____________

FS: Budda Baker
SS: Antoine Bethea


It would look a heck of a lot better with EJ Gaines, and Jordan Matthews added in there. While I am not ready to hit a doomsday button, that is a very pedestrian starting lineup, with a lot of questions, injury risk, and a few holes with nothing to fill them.

Yeah the starting lineup you have isn't that bad, but they are hurting a depth. Regarding the receiving group, yes they needs players who can catch the ball, but DJ and Seals-Jones will probably account for 10+ receptions a game unless the run game is acting like a bulldozer.

 

[Totally_Red]

The coaching staff will have to be phenomenal and the injuries non-existent to be competitive this season. The first is possible. The second is improbable.
I actually think that in some areas the coaching will be improved.

 

[Arz101]

Texans with a better roster got to 4-12 losing their QB. Dolphins were awful with a slightly better roster than Cards. Cards ended up 8-8. Coaching matters when talent level is not high. Lets see if Wilks can make lemonade. This is where all coaches earn their dough.

 

[MadCardDisease]

My biggest concern with the starting lineup is Health. Almost our entire projected starting OL ended the season on IR or with an injury.

However the depth of the team at this point looks pretty thin. There is still a ton of offseason to go to fill in those holes but if the season started now I would be very concerned.

Thankfully there is plenty of time left to fill holes in the roster through the draft or the second half of FA.

 

[Chopper0080]

Well when your up against a cap and had to replace your QB's and put a dent in the OL that's what you get. But didn't like Trumane Williams leaving over a seeming pittance.

They'll have close to 100m in cap room next year. They'll have to extend DJ and a few others though.

This is false. They could have cut Bucannon and Veldheer and had 18 mil more. They chose not to. So, money can't be made as an excuse.

 

[Snakester]

Unless we draft a tackle in the first round like McGlinchey I just can't see Veldheer being released. We just don't have any other good options other than him. If we start Andre Smith at RT he will have to have constant help on passing downs. Maybe we take a tackle in the second round and try to start him day one. I still think we take a QB in round one and then go WR or O-line in the second. We just have too many wholes to fill.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/9619/ej-gaines

doh!

 

[WisconsinCard]

Trade him for draft pick.He can`t play DB and he is not that good at being a hybrid LB.

We don't want him because he can't play, and you think someone will trade for him? I think he is way better than people on this board give him credit for being. If you trade him you get no cap relief, you lose all the money in a dead cap hit, so it makes no sense to cut him or trade him. It only makes sense to extend him to lower his cap hit. Which I believe will happen at some point if the cards want/need cap space.

 

[WildBB]

This is false. They could have cut Bucannon and Veldheer and had 18 mil more. They chose not to. So, money can't be made as an excuse.

Well you got half ur wish. They have more space now. Maybe they want DBuc longer term, but that's looking more unlikely the further we get into the league year, that it could get done.

 

[cardpa]

...and it looks pretty crappy. I know the offseason is only weeks old, but this is a pretty sad collection of talent when you look at it as a group.

# NAME POS. HT. WT. AGE EXP. COLLEGE
20 Bucannon, Deone $LB 6-1 211 25 4 Washington State

Allen, Josh C 6-3 315 26 1 Louisiana-Monroe
53 Shipley, A.Q. C 6-1 307 31 6 Penn State
79 Tuerk, Max C 6-5 298 24 2 USC
70 Boehm, Evan C/G 6-3 310 24 2 Missouri
62 Munyer, Daniel C/G 6-1 305 26 1 Colorado

39 Carter, Jarell CB 5-10 196 22 R Trinity International
42 Goodwin, C.J. CB 6-4 220 28 2 California (PA)
45 Moxey, Jonathan CB 5-10 188 23 R Boise State
21 Peterson, Patrick CB 6-1 203 27 7 LSU
26 Williams, Brandon CB 6-0 200 25 2 Texas A&M
Young, Lou CB 6-0 205 26 2 Georgia Tech

95 Gunter, Rodney DL 6-5 305 26 3 Delaware State
90 Nkemdiche, Robert DL 6-4 296 23 2 Mississippi
98 Peters, Corey DL 6-3 305 29 8 Kentucky
72 Pierre, Olsen DL 6-5 293 26 1 Miami (Fla.)
94 Williams, Xavier DL 6-2 309 26 3 Northern Iowa
63 Anau, Peli DT 6-3 282 24 R Northern Arizona
65 Tasini, Pasoni DT 6-3 295 24 R Utah

69 Holden, Will G 6-7 312 24 R Vanderbilt
76 Iupati, Mike G 6-5 331 30 8 Idaho
Pugh, Justin G 6-5 311 27 6 Syracuse

57 Bynes, Josh ILB 6-1 235 28 5 Auburn
Cash, Jeremy ILB 6-0 230 25 2 Duke
50 Martin, Gabe ILB 6-2 235 25 2 Bowling Green
43 Reddick, Haason ILB 6-1 235 23 R Temple
49 Robinson, Edmond ILB 6-3 245 26 3 Newberry
58 Wright, Scooby ILB 6-0 240 23 2 Arizona

4 Dawson, Phil K 5-11 200 43 18 Texas
46 Brewer, Aaron LS 6-5 232 27 6 San Diego State
Williams, Drew LS 6-3 190 23 1 South Carolina

54 Albright, Bryson OLB 6-5 235 24 1 Miami (Ohio)
59 Dora, Vontarrius OLB 6-4 256 25 2 Louisiana Tech
44 Golden, Markus OLB 6-3 260 27 3 Missouri
55 Jones, Chandler OLB 6-5 265 28 6 Syracuse
Martin-Oguike, Praise OLB 6-1 256 24 1 Temple

2 Lee, Andy P 6-1 185 35 14 Pittsburgh

Bradford, Sam QB 6-4 224 30 9 Oklahoma
Glennon, Mike QB 6-6 229 28 6 North Carolina State

37 Foster, D.J. RB 6-0 195 24 2 Arizona State
48 Hill, Bronson RB 5-10 215 25 1 Eastern Michigan
31 Johnson, David RB 6-1 224 26 3 Northern Iowa
22 Logan, T.J. RB 5-10 195 23 R North Carolina
35 Penny, Elijhaa RB 6-2 234 24 1 Idaho
38 Victor, Darius RB 5-8 209 24 R Towson

36 Baker, Budda S 5-10 195 22 R Washington
41 Bethea, Antoine S 5-11 206 33 11 Howard
30 Ford, Rudy S 6-0 204 23 R Auburn
34 Miller, Harlan S 6-0 182 23 1 Southeastern Louisiana

74 Humphries, D.J. T 6-5 307 24 3 Florida
78 Painter, Vinston T 6-4 318 28 3 Virginia Tech
Smith, Andre T 6-4 330 31 10 Alabama
68 Veldheer, Jared T 6-8 321 30 8 Hillsdale
73 Wetzel, John T 6-7 328 26 2 Boston College

84 Gresham, Jermaine TE 6-5 260 29 8 Oklahoma
85 Holmes, Gabe TE 6-5 255 26 3 Purdue
86 Seals-Jones, Ricky TE 6-5 243 23 R Texas A&M

19 Agudosi, Carlton WR 6-6 220 24 R Rutgers
11 Fitzgerald, Larry WR 6-3 218 34 14 Pittsburgh
Hamilton, Cobi WR 6-2 201 27 2 Arkansas
14 Nelson, J.J. WR 5-10 160 25 3 UAB
17 Ross, Rashad WR 6-0 180 28 4 Arizona State
16 Williams, Chad WR 6-1 204 23 R Grambling State

Are you kidding me, this is a great roster, we have a Baker, a Brewer, and a Foster (that's Australian for beer) as well as some Cash on hand not to mention a Mad Max, A Ford to drive, a Painter, and who wouldn't want Scooby around. A little bit of French with Pierre as well as some Moxey. A Penny for luck and a extra Hamilton in the wallet. This roster is Golden!

 

[Jetstream Green]

We have a slightly above average roster and the reasoning is simple... we won enough games to finish average with Gabbert and Stanton as our quarterbacks, which mean Arians gets a thumbs up too