OT: Calais Campbell: I’m leaning toward playing again

[Brian in Mesa]

Calais Campbell: I’m leaning toward playing again

Calais Campbell: I'm leaning toward playing again

Veteran defensive lineman Calais Campbell had yet another productive season at the age of 37 — and he might not be done.

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[CardNots]

Bring him back, let him retire as a Cardinals player. A seriously bad mistake letting him leave the team he started with.

 

[Cardiac]

I'd love for CC to finish his career with the Cards. Great character, leadership and an upgrade over anyone we had this year.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

He can be the Pascal on Defense. Get 5-8 snaps a game.

 

[QuebecCard]

Bring him back, let him retire as a Cardinals player. A seriously bad mistake letting him leave the team he started with.

Everyone who reaches this 'conclusion' neglects to factor in the absolutely massive contract he received when he left AZ.

 

[CardNots]

Everyone who reaches this 'conclusion' neglects to factor in the absolutely massive contract he received when he left AZ.

No, I didn’t mention anything about a massive contract for a 37 year old player.

 

[kerouac9]

He can be the Pascal on Defense. Get 5-8 snaps a game.

Except he adds value. Campbell had more sacks than Dante Stills and BJ Ojulari combined this season. He played nearly 2/3 of Atlanta's defensive snaps AND 30% of their special teams start.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Everyone who reaches this 'conclusion' neglects to factor in the absolutely massive contract he received when he left AZ.

That contract could have easily been paid. They gave a large portion of it to Jermaine Gresham for pete's sake.

 

[TheCardFan]

Additional unquestioned leader on the defense.

Rarely misses games - still productive.

We need that type of player on the dline.

 

[Dan H]

Everyone who reaches this 'conclusion' neglects to factor in the absolutely massive contract he received when he left AZ.

We’d have been better paying it to him rather than the junk Keim spent it on.

 

[cardpa]

I thought letting Campbell leave was one of the biggest blunders ever during the Keim era. Campbell would have been worth every penny paid to him. People talked about the intangibles JJ Watt brought to the table and why he was worth the money paid to him. Campbell would have brought just as many of those intangibles.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Except he adds value. Campbell had more sacks than Dante Stills and BJ Ojulari combined this season. He played nearly 2/3 of Atlanta's defensive snaps AND 30% of their special teams start.

I don't disagree...just he'll be another year older, so limiting snaps will be paramount, IMO, so he's effective all season.

 

[Harry]

Rather have Fletcher.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

Everyone who reaches this 'conclusion' neglects to factor in the absolutely massive contract he received when he left AZ.

Which he earned and then some.

Meanwhile we got stuck with his “replacement” Robert Nkemdiche who didn’t exactly play for free.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

We’d have been better paying it to him rather than the junk Keim spent it on.

Keim gave Bethea and Gresham $20MM in guarantees that offseason. But CC was too expensive and we had Nkemdiche.

 

[Dback Jon]

Which he earned and then some.

Meanwhile we got stuck with his “replacement” Robert Nkemdiche who didn’t exactly play for free.

And performed at a negative level...

And then the Cardinals could have used the pick on a better player.

Aww, who am I kidding.

Outside of using the 2nd pick to get Chandler Jones (great move), that draft class was awful, even by Keim Standards.

Beside Nkemdiche who could forget:

3rd Round Pick Brandon Williams
4th Round Pick Evan Boehm
5th Round Pick Marqui Christian
5th Round Pick Cole Toner
6th Round Pick Harlan Miller

All out of the league

 

[Cardiac]

Rather have Fletcher.

How about both

 

[Fitz4Ever]

Everyone who reaches this 'conclusion' neglects to factor in the absolutely massive contract he received when he left AZ.

You mean the one he completely outperformed in Jacksonville? He played there 3 seasons...started every game, and averaged 65 tackles, 10.5 sacks, 15 TFL and 25 QB hits every year he was there.

He was a first team all pro, 3 time pro bowler, and finished 2nd in defensive POY voting.

All that for a 4 year/60 million dollar contract. We also all say him basically begging his agent to try and get something similar here so he could stay. We might have been able to get him for 50 million with the same guaranteed money

 

[JohnnyCakes]

I believe the money was instead spent of the C Jones extension which proved to be money well spent

 

[Brian in Mesa]

And performed at a negative level...

And then the Cardinals could have used the pick on a better player.

Aww, who am I kidding.

Outside of using the 2nd pick to get Chandler Jones (great move), that draft class was awful, even by Keim Standards.

Beside Nkemdiche who could forget:

3rd Round Pick Brandon Williams
4th Round Pick Evan Boehm
5th Round Pick Marqui Christian
5th Round Pick Cole Toner
6th Round Pick Harlan Miller

All out of the league

We didn't get awful overnight. It took years of bad drafting by Keim.

 

[Dr. Jones]

I thought letting Campbell leave was one of the biggest blunders ever during the Keim era. Campbell would have been worth every penny paid to him. People talked about the intangibles JJ Watt brought to the table and why he was worth the money paid to him. Campbell would have brought just as many of those intangibles.

Just another brick in the Everest sized wall that proves what a joke this organization is from the top down.

A lot of us were calling poo on that Gresham contract from the beginning. CC then went on to win the DPOY award. #BirdCity

 

[Dback Jon]

We didn't get awful overnight. It took years of bad drafting by Keim.

And hard to turn it around overnight as well.

 

[Fitz4Ever]

And performed at a negative level...

And then the Cardinals could have used the pick on a better player.

Aww, who am I kidding.

Outside of using the 2nd pick to get Chandler Jones (great move), that draft class was awful, even by Keim Standards.

Beside Nkemdiche who could forget:

3rd Round Pick Brandon Williams
4th Round Pick Evan Boehm
5th Round Pick Marqui Christian
5th Round Pick Cole Toner
6th Round Pick Harlan Miller

All out of the league

I hate these what ifs, because they are always so horribly painful. What if we had paid Calais, and then used our first rounder that year on one of the following 4 players...all taken within 20 picks of Nkemdiche...so these are guys that were in that range. We didn't need a crystal ball.
Chris Jones, Xavien Howard, Derrick Henry, or Michael Thomas

If we had picked Henry, we could have prolonged Carson another year at least...and BA might still be coaching here.

 

[Dback Jon]

I hate these what ifs, because they are always so horribly painful. What if we had paid Calais, and then used our first rounder that year on one of the following 4 players...all taken within 20 picks of Nkemdiche...so these are guys that were in that range. We didn't need a crystal ball.
Chris Jones, Xavien Howard, Derrick Henry, or Michael Thomas

If we had picked Henry, we could have prolonged Carson another year at least...and BA might still be coaching here.

It is painful yes

 

[Brian in Mesa]

I hate these what ifs, because they are always so horribly painful. What if we had paid Calais, and then used our first rounder that year on one of the following 4 players...all taken within 20 picks of Nkemdiche...so these are guys that were in that range. We didn't need a crystal ball.
Chris Jones, Xavien Howard, Derrick Henry, or Michael Thomas

If we had picked Henry, we could have prolonged Carson another year at least...and BA might still be coaching here.

Henry just had 153 yards this past weekend. SMH.