Catfish
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Well, the Cardinal's involvement in the Manning saga is over, and it is now time to go to work to develop this team as most thought it would happen before the Manning Mania began.
Thankfully, the Cards have done some good things already, and now they are poised to become the team that the Whiz proclaimed as 'very close' at the end of last season. They have signed Adam Snyder at RG, and have first released, then re-signed Levi Brown at a much lower rate. He projects to be a RT on this new roster. Meanwhile, the door is still open for the birds to sign Bell, the LT from Buffalo that the Cards worked out last week. He could be a solid replacement for Levi on the left side. It is also possible that the draft will be used to take yet another tackle, as a future trainee for our OL even if that pick comes in a later round. In any event, our OL should be much stronger and better than the previous model.
Meanwhile, Cameron Wimbley is scheduled for release, and the Cards could be key players for his services as an OLB who could make a tremendous difference to our defense. It will be interesting to see if the birds make a play for him.
With Kolb's bonus about to kick in, I believe we will see him competing with Skelton for the top QB slot as we go through the remainder of the off season. Kolb will have his hands full, because it was very clear at the end of last season that the huddle belongs to Skelton now, and will have to be wrested away by Kolb in order for him to become THE guy in my opinion. If he can do the job, then power to him, because he will have to show that he is no longer the guy with the 'deer in the lights' guy when the rush comes. If he can overcome that, and learn the playbook so that he can make his reads (while remaining in the pocket), then we will also be stronger at QB. Skelton has continued to make steady progress, and should continue to push Kolb, and just might overtake him this off-season. Bartel is a solid emergency QB at this juncture, and he too continues to improve. I believe we will be much stronger at QB than we were last year.
It will be interesting to see how we address the WR situation. I would prefer that the birds look both to free agency and at the draft for this fill. It would be nice to have another big receiver with good hands to complement Fitz, and even better if it was a speed guy.
Losing Richard Marshall in free agency was a shame. I don't believe that the team can sit on Toler's return to the lineup, and that they will be a player for and additional corner, either in the draft or in FA. They should also be looking at the SS position this off season. In any event, the team can now concentrate on what IS instead of what might be, and use the FA period to continue to set up the college draft in April.
Thankfully, the Cards have done some good things already, and now they are poised to become the team that the Whiz proclaimed as 'very close' at the end of last season. They have signed Adam Snyder at RG, and have first released, then re-signed Levi Brown at a much lower rate. He projects to be a RT on this new roster. Meanwhile, the door is still open for the birds to sign Bell, the LT from Buffalo that the Cards worked out last week. He could be a solid replacement for Levi on the left side. It is also possible that the draft will be used to take yet another tackle, as a future trainee for our OL even if that pick comes in a later round. In any event, our OL should be much stronger and better than the previous model.
Meanwhile, Cameron Wimbley is scheduled for release, and the Cards could be key players for his services as an OLB who could make a tremendous difference to our defense. It will be interesting to see if the birds make a play for him.
With Kolb's bonus about to kick in, I believe we will see him competing with Skelton for the top QB slot as we go through the remainder of the off season. Kolb will have his hands full, because it was very clear at the end of last season that the huddle belongs to Skelton now, and will have to be wrested away by Kolb in order for him to become THE guy in my opinion. If he can do the job, then power to him, because he will have to show that he is no longer the guy with the 'deer in the lights' guy when the rush comes. If he can overcome that, and learn the playbook so that he can make his reads (while remaining in the pocket), then we will also be stronger at QB. Skelton has continued to make steady progress, and should continue to push Kolb, and just might overtake him this off-season. Bartel is a solid emergency QB at this juncture, and he too continues to improve. I believe we will be much stronger at QB than we were last year.
It will be interesting to see how we address the WR situation. I would prefer that the birds look both to free agency and at the draft for this fill. It would be nice to have another big receiver with good hands to complement Fitz, and even better if it was a speed guy.
Losing Richard Marshall in free agency was a shame. I don't believe that the team can sit on Toler's return to the lineup, and that they will be a player for and additional corner, either in the draft or in FA. They should also be looking at the SS position this off season. In any event, the team can now concentrate on what IS instead of what might be, and use the FA period to continue to set up the college draft in April.
