News of the week. 07/01/24-07/07/24

[Ronin]

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[MadCardDisease]

Cardinals' Paris Johnson Jr.: 'My goal ultimately is to be the best tackle in the game'

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[Crimson Warrior]

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Let's go Budda! Let's shake em up baby!

 

[Ronin]

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[PDXChris]

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[blindseyed]

Less then 3 weeks until camp......and that's all I got lol

 

[Ronin]

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[CardNots]

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be prepared

 

[Ronin]

be prepared

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[CardNots]

NFL offseason power rankings countdown and 2024 season preview


Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals were the rare four-win team with some great wins. They beat the Dallas Cowboysearly in the season. They won at the Steelers and Eagles, a couple of road victories against playoff teams. Arizona had four wins overall but more quality wins than some teams in the playoffs. The Cardinals might have been better but Kyler Murray missed the first half of the season as he recovered from a torn ACL. The season was far from a success but the Cardinals should have felt confident about some of the things they saw in Gannon's first season.

The best news might end up being that none of those wins cost the Cardinals a shot at Marvin Harrison Jr. The Cardinals fell to the fourth overall pick, but they got lucky the first three teams in the draft all needed a quarterback. That allowed the Cardinals, who are already paying Murray big money, to pick arguably the best player in the draft regardless of position. Harrison was a dominant force at Ohio State and one of the best college receivers in many years. He's the rare receiver who could end up defining a franchise for a decade.

 

[Ronin]

The Athletic: Cards S Budda Baker's contract a storyline to watch

The Athletic lists Cardinals' safety Budda Baker's contract situation as a top storyline to watch out for in 2024.

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[Ronin]

Cardinals Have One of NFL's Best Young Cores

The Arizona Cardinals approach the 2024 season in the second year of a rebuild in the desert, where a massive youthment has occured under the guidance of GM Monti Ossenfort and HC Jonathan Gannon.

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[cardpa]

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I get the ranking and it's probably just about where they should be. You have a new left tackle moving over from the right side. An unknown at left guard. A returning center and right guard and a new right tackle. Three positions that are changing out of five. It will take some time for this unit to jell and we have to face the fact that none of these guys are going to be sniffing pro bowl votes. Right now the best you can call it is a decent Oline and nothing that makes you go this is a top 10 or 15 line.

 

[Krangodnzr]

Cardinals Have One of NFL's Best Young Cores

The Arizona Cardinals approach the 2024 season in the second year of a rebuild in the desert, where a massive youthment has occured under the guidance of GM Monti Ossenfort and HC Jonathan Gannon.

www.yardbarker.com

And they don't list McBride...

 

[Crimson Warrior]

I get the ranking and it's probably just about where they should be. You have a new left tackle moving over from the right side. An unknown at left guard. A returning center and right guard and a new right tackle. Three positions that are changing out of five. It will take some time for this unit to jell and we have to face the fact that none of these guys are going to be sniffing pro bowl votes. Right now the best you can call it is a decent Oline and nothing that makes you go this is a top 10 or 15 line.

Agree both that's it's more or less fair and that it will take some time for the O-line to play to its full potential.

But, I think generally all five starting players will likely be successful (with LG the biggest question mark).

It's not impossible that by mid-season PJ could be outperforming The Captain (circa 2023), and if that happens this line could end up being as good as was the 2023 version before DJ got hurt.

 

[football karma]

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in 2024 --
the Cards ranked middle of the pack in terms of sacks given up
they ranked top 10 in terms of running the football

that says above average offensive line play.

They swap Jonah Williams (PFF rank 59) for DJ Humphries (PFF rank 51) -- a wash

so bottom 5???


I know pages of this forum have been spent wondering about PFF rankings and methodologies -- but seriously

 

[cardncubfan]

And they don't list McBride...

''The Cardinals also have 24-year-old tight end Trey McBride, who had 825 receiving yards last season''

 

[HairZach]

in 2024 --
the Cards ranked middle of the pack in terms of sacks given up
they ranked top 10 in terms of running the football

that says above average offensive line play.

They swap Jonah Williams (PFF rank 59) for DJ Humphries (PFF rank 51) -- a wash

so bottom 5???


I know pages of this forum have been spent wondering about PFF rankings and methodologies -- but seriously

This was considered a loaded OL draft and lot of teams are getting good OL back from injury. PFF must think that OL play is going to be better throughout the league this year, and the Cardinals are one of the few teams that didn't get an upgrade

 

[Krangodnzr]

''The Cardinals also have 24-year-old tight end Trey McBride, who had 825 receiving yards last season''

Right. He's not listed as a blue chip though.