Pick Your All Time "Shoulda/Coulda" Cardinal Team

[Duckjake]

Ok so I understand what we are looking for is players the Cardinals drafted that we think would have been All Pro/possibly HOF but won't ever get that chance right?

Here is the list.
Tim Rosenbach, massive potential cut short by a devastanting knee injury.

Tim McDonald, Why we ever let him go is beyond me.

Garrison Hearst, loved this guy too bad his legs just didn't have it.

Larry Centers, he never gets the recognition he deserves and may never get to the HOF due to being a fullback.

Bill Gramatica, stupidity ended what could have been a really, really great career.

No kidding.

6 Pro Bowls in 7 years plus:

1989 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
1990 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1991 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1992 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
1993 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
1994 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1995 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
1996 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.

He had 20 Interceptions for the Cards and we still let him walk.

I don't remember though if he was one of the last guys to go under the old plan B Free Agency though. Which is how Jay Novacek ended up with Dallas.

Jay Novacek, starts 5 games in 5 years for the Cardinals then goes to 5 pro bowls in 5 consecutive years playing for Dallas.

 

[Russ Smith]

Joe Namath, drafted by Cards but signed with Jets instead.