2025 Arizona Cardinals off season thread.

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People keep saying the interior OL is the problem when it’s really the slow team speed on offense is.

We genuinely might be the slowest team on offense this season.
truth...
could fix that some by lining up 2 backs, then motioning Benson into the slot. Benson might be our fastest guy on offense...and the kid can catch.

Dude ran a 4.39 at the combine. Not a blazer, but faster than our 4.45 WR room.
 

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Kinda yes, and kinda no.

Kyler Murray is one of the faster QBs in the NFL.
Trey McBride ran a 4.56 at the combine which is not slow for a TE.
Marv is 40 yard fast but seems to lack a bit of burst.
Wilson is slow for a WR.
Zay Jones ran a 4.45 at the combine.
James conner is slow.
Trey Benson ran a 4.39 at the combine.

So, a lot of it depends on which players are playing and are using their speed. If we run less 12, well, Zay Jones adds a significantly greater speed element than playing Tip Reiman. Benson getting more snaps also helps the on field speed. That said, the Cardinals definitely do not have a 4.3 WR that they are using to stretch the field vertically.
Zay Jones last ran that 4.4 nearly a decade ago brother.

Benson isn’t a starter yet.

McBride is not slow for a TE, but again, not slow for a TE

Our QB possibly being our fastest starter on offense going into his 7th season is scary.
 

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Zay Jones last ran that 4.4 nearly a decade ago brother.

Benson isn’t a starter yet.

McBride is not slow for a TE, but again, not slow for a TE

Our QB possibly being our fastest starter on offense going into his 7th season is scary.
I get what you are saying. The tricky part is that Murray and McBride are both 90% snaps played players. So, if I am working an offense, I really should want to find ways to use their speed. Because we run so much, Conner's lack of speed really shows up and the hope HAS to be Benson gets a 40% snap share in 2025. That is a huge upgrade but they weren't upgrading the RB speed in any other way this off-season. The biggest issue comes at WR2/WR3/TE2 because the use of TE2 makes the lack of speed at WR2 even more prominent. That is where they failed IMO.
 

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Listened to the official podcast yesterday while working out.

One nugget that they spend some time on. There is 1 open spot on the roster and usually they they cut a player it's to bring someone else in straight away.

Not this time. Left open.

They then continue to speculate if that is to bring in a veteran G. They specifically do not mention names and says "whichever free agent G is out there and available"

Speculation? Or leaking a small dose of insider information?

Guessing the second because it's such a specific piece of speculation combined with they way they danced around the topic in order not to mention anything specific.
 

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Listened to the official podcast yesterday while working out.

One nugget that they spend some time on. There is 1 open spot on the roster and usually they they cut a player it's to bring someone else in straight away.

Not this time. Left open.

They then continue to speculate if that is to bring in a veteran G. They specifically do not mention names and says "whichever free agent G is out there and available"

Speculation? Or leaking a small dose of insider information?

Guessing the second because it's such a specific piece of speculation combined with they way they danced around the topic in order not to mention anything specific.
Possible trade incoming?? Feild stretching WR??...Budass Guard?
Imagine how much joy it would bring if we traded assets for an off ball linebacker!!
 

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