BA addressing media at combine

[BigRedRage]

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[BigRedRage]

keim was at 915, no tweets about what he said yet.

 

[BigRedRage]

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Bruce Arians on CB: Want to re-sign Marcus Cooper but price might rise too high. On potential defensive losses: Hopefully we're prepared.

 

[WildBB]

Definitely perusing the QB's as they absolutely should.

 

[Bodha]

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There is absolutely no justification for why BA expects the same improvement in Robert as we saw in Humphries.

Humphries was an elite T in college. His play was among the best in the nation. We knew he had great ability in him because he proved it at florida.

Not so with Robert. He was an absolute slug at Ole Miss. He was drafted purely for his athletic talent.

Hump, there was justifiable expectation. Robert is wishful thinking.

 

[BigRedRage]

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[Mainstreet]

It sounds like the Cardinals are sincerely interested in adding a young QB if possible.

 

[football karma]

i also read a quote in a interview yesterday where Arians was talking about QBs coming from the spread not being ready for the NFL, and that fans better be ready for them to sit a year while they learn

 

[RINGLESS]

I'd rather that young QB be Jimmy G, then one of these unknown QB's who are only a 2nd round talent anyways.

 

[JeffGollin]

It sounds like the Cardinals are sincerely interested in adding a young QB if possible.

Most def. SK agreed that part of a GM's job description is to put his team in a solid position QB-wise and that a day doesn't pass when he doesn't think about the QB situation. (He then joked that, if he didn't fulfill that mission, he could wind up on the other side of the interview table at NFL Network).

 

[MadCardDisease]

I'd rather that young QB be Jimmy G, then one of these unknown QB's who are only a 2nd round talent anyways.

He didn't say they were drafting a QB in the first round. He said a young QB. I'm guessing they draft a QB somewhere in rounds 3-5 this year.

Also according to reports, Jimmy G is staying in NE:

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2...rtedly-not-expected-to-trade-jimmy-garoppolo/

Of course they still could trade him but only if a team throws the kitchen sink at them.

 

[DVontel]

I'd rather that young QB be Jimmy G, then one of these unknown QB's who are only a 2nd round talent anyways.

What round was Jimmy G drafted?

 

[Jetstream Green]

There is absolutely no justification for why BA expects the same improvement in Robert as we saw in Humphries.

Humphries was an elite T in college. His play was among the best in the nation. We knew he had great ability in him because he proved it at florida.

Not so with Robert. He was an absolute slug at Ole Miss. He was drafted purely for his athletic talent.

Hump, there was justifiable expectation. Robert is wishful thinking.

I don't know. Maybe because they saw game tape of him in college and maybe because they have witnessed the kid in practice first hand... just a thought but what do I know, but he was no slug at all against Bama and if Watson get endorsed in big games at the QB position, then to say Bobo does not get the same attention is wrong

 

[Jetstream Green]

It sounds like the Cardinals are sincerely interested in adding a young QB if possible.

I think there was enough cue signs in what I heard from Arians and Keim that they do have a QB in their sights, as they should!

 

[Mainstreet]

I think there was enough cue signs in what I heard from Arians and Keim that they do have a QB in their sights, as they should!

This is great news. I hope they can get him.

 

[Mainstreet]

Most def. SK agreed that part of a GM's job description is to put his team in a solid position QB-wise and that a day doesn't pass when he doesn't think about the QB situation. (He then joked that, if he didn't fulfill that mission, he could wind up on the other side of the interview table at NFL Network).

Exactly. It's good Keim views it this way. I don't think QBOTF should be something to kick further down the road.

 

[dreday]

I think there was enough cue signs in what I heard from Arians and Keim that they do have a QB in their sights, as they should!

They did last year too. Hopefully they have more than 1.

 

[overseascardfan]

i also read a quote in a interview yesterday where Arians was talking about QBs coming from the spread not being ready for the NFL, and that fans better be ready for them to sit a year while they learn

With the exception of Trubinsky and Kizer who else comes from a non spread offense?

 

[football karma]

With the exception of Trubinsky and Kizer who else comes from a non spread offense?

Trubinsky comes from a spread offense as well

 

[Yuma]

Man, QB is so hard. There are ALWAYS guys with arms. It's that mental recognition knowing where and how to throw on each play. How do you recognize that? So many guys have the physical skills, but not the mental ability. It's such a crap-shoot to find a franchise QB in the draft. You don't often have an Andrew Luck, or Peyton Manning available at your draft spot that you KNOW will be a franchise QB.

 

[CardLogic]

Exactly. It's good Keim views it this way. I don't think QBOTF should be something to kick further down the road.

As I recall the Cardinal brass have already commented in the past that they were prepared to select a QB in last year's draft; had one of value been available when they were selecting. I think BA even commented one time, that you should try and take a QB every year. So it should come as no surprise that they are even more interested in selecting a QB this year.

That is not to say however, if you have one QB ranked in the top 15 player's of the draft and the second QB on your board you have ranked at, say, #100. Then when your top rated QB gets chosen one or two spots ahead of your #13 pick, that doesn't mean you panic and select the second ranked QB at pick #45.

The Cardinals are definitely wanting to come out of this years draft with a QBOF prospect. Yet, it doesn't necessarily mean that they will select one at all. The draft is all about how it plays out.

"You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometime you just might find, you get what you need!" - RS

 

[Mainstreet]

As I recall the Cardinal brass have already commented in the past that they were prepared to select a QB in last year's draft; had one of value been available when they were selecting. I think BA even commented one time, that you should try and take a QB every year. So it should come as no surprise that they are even more interested in selecting a QB this year.

That is not to say however, if you have one QB ranked in the top 15 player's of the draft and the second QB on your board you have ranked at, say, #100. Then when your top rated QB gets chosen one or two spots ahead of your #13 pick, that doesn't mean you panic and select the second ranked QB at pick #45.

The Cardinals are definitely wanting to come out of this years draft with a QBOF prospect. Yet, it doesn't necessarily mean that they will select one at all. The draft is all about how it plays out.

"You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometime you just might find, you get what you need!" - RS

Let's hope the Cardinals find a QB they like in the draft.

I like that song by the way.

 

[Harry]

Most colleges are now running some variation of the spread. I don't think there's a QB in this draft that can play year one other than in an emergency. I don't think BA would shy away from one of these spread guys; look at Logan Thomas. That said you're probably sick of my mentioning Chad Kelly, but he's certainly one of the top non-spread guys.

 

[JeffGollin]

Most colleges are now running some variation of the spread. I don't think there's a QB in this draft that can play year one other than in an emergency. I don't think BA would shy away from one of these spread guys; look at Logan Thomas. That said you're probably sick of my mentioning Chad Kelly, but he's certainly one of the top non-spread guys.

Kelly, Mixon and a couple of other red-flaggers present well-known challenges - maybe moreso for us:

The Badger has worked out well for us and so, hopefully, will Nkemdiche. But is there a point where the critical mass of so-called "high maintenence players" overwhelms your locker room & screws up team chemistry - i.e. Have we maxed out our quota?

 

[Goldfield]

Kelly, Mixon and a couple of other red-flaggers present well-known challenges - maybe moreso for us:

The Badger has worked out well for us and so, hopefully, will Nkemdiche. But is there a point where the critical mass of so-called "high maintenence players" overwhelms your locker room & screws up team chemistry - i.e. Have we maxed out our quota?

I would argue Badger has not worked out well yet. He has shown flashes of greatness with mostly injurys so far.