Will Anderson

[kerouac9]

i just looked at all tackles ranked by PFF, this year

its a minority that played all the snaps

~ 1,000 looks like a regular season. PJJ had 800.

I agree. PJJ might be a slightly above average starting tackle. No rush to dispatch the Brinks truck.

 

[Chopper0080]

I don’t know about that.

It can be argued that Houston has 5 of the top 20-25 best players on defense. For us, I only think Nolen can be that. Will, I’m still undecided on. I feel Sweat has maxed out.

Maybe I am in a homer mindset. I view Sweat and Hunter as pretty even. If I look at Nolen and Tomlinson, I think that they are comparable to Fotukasi and Mario Edwards. Al'Shaair and Mack Wilson are comparable to me. Is To oTo o that good? The biggest gaps are Stingley and Anderson...and I feel like David Bailey can get to the Anderson level. Not a huge gap in o-line or RB IMO. Collins is the best WR, but past him I would give the edge to Wilson and MHJ. Edge McBride. Stroud is ok, better than what we have, but not great.

Just thinking out loud.

 

[Chopper0080]

Because I don’t really think he’s a top 12 LT right now? He’s definitely not Arguably Top Five.

I think they can extend him after this season for basically the same value they’d get this year with no downside.

Not a rank but just numbering...
1 - Wirfs
2 - Trent Williams (but injuries)
3 - Rashawn Slater (but injuries)
4 - Darrisaw
5 - Andrew Thomas
6 - Kolton Miller
7 - Dion Dawkins
8 - Garrett Bolles
9 - Jordan Mailata
10 - Charles Cross
11 - Tunsil?
12 - Raimann?

I feel like it is arguable he is better than Tunsil or Raimann or at least equal to.

 

[kerouac9]

Not a rank but just numbering...
1 - Wirfs
2 - Trent Williams (but injuries)
3 - Rashawn Slater (but injuries)
4 - Darrisaw
5 - Andrew Thomas
6 - Kolton Miller
7 - Dion Dawkins
8 - Garrett Bolles
9 - Jordan Mailata
10 - Charles Cross
11 - Tunsil?
12 - Raimann?

I feel like it is arguable he is better than Tunsil or Raimann or at least equal to.

He’s not better than Tunsil.

Theres no rush to sign a guy who is maybe in the top half of his position depending on how Joe Alt and some guys picked after him develop. Alt definitely looked better than him in the games I watched.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

Monti's best draft pick is still part of a bad move.

 

[PDXChris]

Yup, cost only goes up. Keim screwed the pooch by not extending Zach Allen a year early.

Allen had missed over 50% of his games and had 6 total sacks when he was eligible for an extension. He woke up his 4th season.

 

[slanidrac16]

Allen had missed over 50% of his games and had 6 total sacks when he was eligible for an extension. He woke up his 4th season.

Not to mention he wanted to leave.

 

[oaken1]

Maybe I am in a homer mindset. I view Sweat and Hunter as pretty even. If I look at Nolen and Tomlinson, I think that they are comparable to Fotukasi and Mario Edwards. Al'Shaair and Mack Wilson are comparable to me. Is To oTo o that good? The biggest gaps are Stingley and Anderson...and I feel like David Bailey can get to the Anderson level. Not a huge gap in o-line or RB IMO. Collins is the best WR, but past him I would give the edge to Wilson and MHJ. Edge McBride. Stroud is ok, better than what we have, but not great.

Just thinking out loud.

Thing is...you can do this with nearly any NFL team.
The difference between a team picking top 10 and the teams picking back five are usually marginal.
1 or 2 guys.
A couple guys .1 seconds faster.
A guy 2 inches taller.
1 guy with slightly more twitch.

It's why coaches are so important.
I would probably fail miserably coaching pro players...my boot in the ass boot camp style works great for kids that love the game and want to learn...
I imagine less so for guys getting millions to play.....they usually think they are already as good as they can get....
Motivating those guys to put in extra work to improve is a tough job

 

[Harry]

I know of no GM of any tenure who hasn’t made drafting mistakes, especially in hindsight. Anderson was not just hindsight I know. Ossenfort also made free agency mistakes, but he’s improved. Remember 11 GMs passed on Micah Parsons before he was selected. I think the 2025 draft was solid at the least, but it’s very early to grade. Quickly removing executives, like players, is frequently a mistake. I’m willing to settle for improvement if I think the Cards roster is moving in the right direction. He hasn’t been a perfect GM, but I’m not certain the Cards could hire someone guaranteed to be better.

 

[phillycard]

I know of no GM of any tenure who hasn’t made drafting mistakes, especially in hindsight. Anderson was not just hindsight I know. Ossenfort also made free agency mistakes, but he’s improved. Remember 11 GMs passed on Micah Parsons before he was selected. I think the 2025 draft was solid at the least, but it’s very early to grade. Quickly removing executives, like players, is frequently a mistake. I’m willing to settle for improvement if I think the Cards roster is moving in the right direction. He hasn’t been a perfect GM, but I’m not certain the Cards could hire someone guaranteed to be better.

100% fair assessment. That being said, I'm not ready to pick up his tab at the local watering hole. He'll be squarely in my "JG get him outta here" sights if this coming season goes as bad as the last.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

I know of no GM of any tenure who hasn’t made drafting mistakes, especially in hindsight. Anderson was not just hindsight I know. Ossenfort also made free agency mistakes, but he’s improved. Remember 11 GMs passed on Micah Parsons before he was selected. I think the 2025 draft was solid at the least, but it’s very early to grade. Quickly removing executives, like players, is frequently a mistake. I’m willing to settle for improvement if I think the Cards roster is moving in the right direction. He hasn’t been a perfect GM, but I’m not certain the Cards could hire someone guaranteed to be better.

If you look at his overall body of work over 3 years, we still have the worst roster in the NFC West by a large margin, and aren't any better than when he got here.

What has he shown so far to deserve to stay? He has proven nothing so far to say he's a good NFL GM.

 

[gmabel830]

Was the right move at the time, but Houston screwed it up by winning so many games and Monti exacerbated it with his pick of DRob.

I agree with this. Hindsight is always 20/20, but at the time Houston had just taken a rookie QB and was offering us their next first round pick that seemed like it had a pretty good likelihood of being top 5-10 at the time. I mean, say if we would have ended up getting Paris Johnson and Jared Verse out of the trade, this thread would never exist. The NFL is obviously a year-to-year proposition and there's risk with future picks, but I'm sure Monti and the decision makers weren't envisioning the 2024 pick to end up being #27 when they made the trade, and I can't blame them for that.

 

[MadCardDisease]

I still Monti still made the right choice moving around and stockpiling picks in exchange for the Texans taking Anderson. However where I think Monit failed was not aggressively going after Danielle Hunter when he became available. Hunter was my top FA target for the Cardinals to land and he would have been a huge difference maker for them.

 

[kerouac9]

I agree with this. Hindsight is always 20/20, but at the time Houston had just taken a rookie QB and was offering us their next first round pick that seemed like it had a pretty good likelihood of being top 5-10 at the time. I mean, say if we would have ended up getting Paris Johnson and Jared Verse out of the trade, this thread would never exist. The NFL is obviously a year-to-year proposition and there's risk with future picks, but I'm sure Monti and the decision makers weren't envisioning the 2024 pick to end up being #27 when they made the trade, and I can't blame them for that.

You absolutely can blame them for lack of vision. What the heck else is Monti supposed to be doing?

 

[Mulli]

You absolutely can blame them for lack of vision. What the heck else is Monti supposed to be doing?

Powder. Dry.

 

[Stout]

If you look at his overall body of work over 3 years, we still have the worst roster in the NFC West by a large margin, and aren't any better than when he got here.

What has he shown so far to deserve to stay? He has proven nothing so far to say he's a good NFL GM.

So disgusting that 3 or 4 remaining playoff teams in the NFC are from the West.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

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[Stout]

I agree with this. Hindsight is always 20/20, but at the time Houston had just taken a rookie QB and was offering us their next first round pick that seemed like it had a pretty good likelihood of being top 5-10 at the time. I mean, say if we would have ended up getting Paris Johnson and Jared Verse out of the trade, this thread would never exist. The NFL is obviously a year-to-year proposition and there's risk with future picks, but I'm sure Monti and the decision makers weren't envisioning the 2024 pick to end up being #27 when they made the trade, and I can't blame them for that.

Can't call it hindsight when a number of posters were screaming to take Anderson.

 

[Stout]

I still Monti still made the right choice moving around and stockpiling picks in exchange for the Texans taking Anderson. However where I think Monit failed was not aggressively going after Danielle Hunter when he became available. Hunter was my top FA target for the Cardinals to land and he would have been a huge difference maker for them.

Draft Picks wins games, baby! The trade down away from Suggs worked so well Monti decided to go for a repeat!

 

[Cheesebeef]

I still Monti still made the right choice moving around and stockpiling picks in exchange for the Texans taking Anderson. However where I think Monit failed was not aggressively going after Danielle Hunter when he became available. Hunter was my top FA target for the Cardinals to land and he would have been a huge difference maker for them.

It’s only the right choice if his bevy of draft picks turned out to be a bounty. So far they’ve turned out to be busts. That’s why it’s a failure, IMO.

 

[Mulli]

It’s only the right choice if his bevy of draft picks turned out to be a bounty. So far they’ve turned out to be busts. That’s why it’s a failure, IMO.

Ya, a person who can’t draft still can’t draft no matter how many picks he gets. Try moving up and getting good players.

 

[Stout]

Ya, a person who can’t draft still can’t draft no matter how many picks he gets. Try moving up and getting good players.

Yeah, like Mendoza! Or staying put and taking good players, like Anderson.

 

[Mulli]

Yeah, like Mendoza! Or staying put and taking good players, like Anderson. And Caleb Williams!

Yes!!

 

[Harry]

Can't call it hindsight when a number of posters were screaming to take Anderson.

If the Cards picked the guys the board screams for and it turned out good. The Cards would be recruiting here. So would the rest of the NFL.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

It’s only the right choice if his bevy of draft picks turned out to be a bounty. So far they’ve turned out to be busts. That’s why it’s a failure, IMO.

Bringing up Hunter is an interesting choice as well - the Texans in general is a bold move. Talk about a team that took the opposite approach to roster construction, and has been much better since. Instead of acquiring actual difference makers, Monti thought he was smarter than everyone else and brought in Justin Jones and Bilal Nichols, two of the worst FA signings in Cardinals history.

Nobody wants to discuss actual details about Monti and his performance - it's the same bromides about building team culture etc. His FA classes have been flat out bad to mediocre - his rich draft resources have born very little fruit, and teams in his own division continue to lap him in player acquisition.

Let's stick with him though for the sake of continuity...if your current state is bad, what is the benefit of continuity?