Are we all just drinking the Kool-Aid, or does this seem unreasonable?
The Cards were objectively the 17th best team last season (based on picking 16th in the draft). By all accounts, they added a LOT more talent in free agency than they lost. Every team thinks it will improve based on draft picks, but the Cardinals further addressed their glaring weaknesses on D with two very highly regarded picks expected to contribute immediately.
The Cardinals had the 5th hardest schedule in 2024, and have the 27th hardest schedule in 2025. They were 3-5 in one-score games in 2024, so regression favors them in 2025. They had the
7th most "adjusted games lost" to injuries in 2024, and are relatively young going into 2025, so regression should favor them there as well.
The biggest question mark concerning the team is the QB, but that's no different from last season.
WTF?!