MadCardDisease said:
1) Kurt Warner QB - No brainer. Need to get this done before FA period starts so we can concentrate on other free agents. Sign for $4.5million per yer.
2) LeCharles Bently C - One of the best young centers in the league and he won't come cheap. The Cards will have to convince him to come and play here and that will take some cold hard cash. sign for $4 million per year
3) Terrance Metcalf G - A solid guard that won't break the bank. Should help improve a pathetic ground game. Hell if he can make Thomas Jones look good he must be a stud! Sign for $3 million per year
4) Ma'ake Kemoeatu DT - A solid presense in the middle. Should help improve our pathetic attempt at stopping the run. Sign for $3.5 million per year
I'd be absolutely estatic if all of these moves happened. IMHO 7 million per year for Metcalf and Bentley may be a bit steep to some, but you can not put a price tag on the improvements these gentlemen, along with an improving Elton Brown and Leonard Davis would bring to this team as a whole offensively. I do like Metcalf and think that'd be one of those unhearlded free agent signings that will make someone in the FO look brilliant later on.
5) Shaun Alexander RB - League MVP. Finds the open hole and doesn't waste time hitting it. Great all around back. Hasn't had any major injuries in his career. I'm not sure we can afford him so Graves will have to get creative. Sign for $5.5 million per year.
The key term there was bolded. With all due respect, I just can not see Alexander settling for a contract at $5.5 million unless they backload the hell out of it, to where the team would be paying a shitload of money to him when he's at the wrong end of his career. As much of a Cardinal fan as I am, I also question whether or not he'd go from a team that was just in the Super Bowl to the Cardinals (please do not take that as a personal slam towards the Cards, it's not meant to be).
If the Cards DO go after a HB in free agency, I see more likely than not them going after someone like Najeh Davenport or Chester Taylor. The two are solid HB who have been landblocked by All Pro caliber (at least before this season anyhow) HBs and could come at a price tag that is much more cap friendly than what they'd spend on James or Alexander.
6) Akin Ayodele LB - A solid young player who still has plenty of upside. He can imediately upgrade our run defense and help provide depth at the LB position. Sign for $1 million per year.
Good, solid, under the radar signing idea.
Round 1) Tye Hill CB Clemson 5'10" 180lbs
Not the tallest of corner backs but solidly put together and not affraid to make a tackle. Hill is one of the faster corners in the draft and the best at covering quicker receivers. He would be the perfect complement to Rolle. Not only can he cover but he can return punts. Denny will finally find his punt returner. Hill will start imediately as the nickle corner and provide the Cardinals with great depth at the position.
Like others have said, I'd rather see Arizona get Huff, Jimmy Williams (I'm assuming your predicting he's going to be picked before 10) or Greenway at 10 over Hill. I'd go Hill if all three of these players are gone, but I really don't think they will be. Although the added depth is nice, I think Rolle and Eric Green are more than capable of manning the CB position, with Macklin in the nickle role. Huff however fills a much bigger need, a young Safety to lineup next to Wilson.
Round 2) Gabe Watson DT Michigan 6'3" 340lbs
The question is will Watson last till the Cardinals pick in the second round. I think he will because of his weight issues and questions about his commitment. Watson would provide depth at the NT postion where he would share time with Ma'ake Kemoeatu. He would also be useful in goal line and short yardage situations.[/QUOTE]
Not a bad pick at all. Truthfully, I see Watson going in the bottom half of the first though.
Round 3) Brodie Croyle QB Alabama 6'2" 200lbs
Croyle is the opposite of Vince Young. He is your pocket passer type who can make every throw in the NFL. His mechinics are solid and he makes good decisions under pressure. I think he is the perfect guy to sit and learn from Warner for a year or two.
Croyle will be gone by the third IMHO. Once guys like Young, Leinart and Cutler go, it will be a dog chase to see who gets Jacobs and Croyle. I COULD see him falling, only because teams may be scared off by his past injury history, which would prompt some to go after a QB like Charlie Whitehurst, but his upside is too good to pass up on. Should Arizona get him in the 3rd, I'd be thrilled.
Round 4) Taitusi "Deuce" Lutui T USC 6'3" 340lbs
Deuce is a big road grader who probably will be moved inside to play guard. He was the only Senior bowl player to hold his own against Gabe Watson's bull rush.
Another who I think will be gone at this pick.
As for your other picks, I really like the Jennings pick in the 7th. Arizona needs an upgrade in the KR/PR position, and that guy has jets.
