OT: Free agency. 2026

[kerouac9]

The league year hasn’t even officially begin and we’re deep into the fan recrimination phase of the offseason.

Just zero hope for the next 10 months. Thanks, Monti and Michael.

 

[BritCard]

Zach Wilson went 4-7 with the Jets two years ago but is obviously worse than Jacoby Brissett.

Okay.

Yeah, anyone that ever watched Zach Wilson play knows he's worse. Zach Wilson is so bad he was behind Quinn Ewers in the depth chart.

Mike McDaniels, when he finally had enough of Tua put Ewers into start.

In that season he won 4 games he had 8 TDs and 7 INTs in 11 starts with a 36% success rate, 189 YPG and a 77 passer rating. I mention success % here because JB was 46% last year for comparison. A top QB will be about 50%.

Zach Wilson is one of the worst all time QB's statistically. I think he was the worst until JJ McCarthy took over for him. Bringing him to start would be comical and far worse than JB or Minshew.

But I don't care, do it. I've said next year is a losing year and if you want to lose more with Wilson then I have no issue. We will certainly look better and be in games more with JB but ultimately it makes no difference.

But don't make out Wilson (or any of the other terrible QBs) are going to be better than Jacoby. That's fantasy.

Certainly don't criticise the strategy and winning intention when your plan is Zach Wilson.

 

[DVontel]

Yeah dude, he went 7-7 with a team that should have gone 12-2

What a statement.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

The league year hasn’t even officially begin and we’re deep into the fan recrimination phase of the offseason.

Just zero hope for the next 10 months. Thanks, Monti and Michael.

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[BritCard]

The league year hasn’t even officially begin and we’re deep into the fan recrimination phase of the offseason.

Just zero hope for the next 10 months. Thanks, Monti and Michael.

There was, and I can't state this enough, never any hope for the next 10 months when they decided to move on from Kyler. There was a very distant chance that Malik Willis (lolz) might have been a miracle and actually be good. But his ceiling is Kyler and more 8 win purgatory.

The only issue seems to be some people haven't / can't / won't accept that fact.

 

[BritCard]

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Looks more like Mike McDonald

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

There was, and I can't state this enough, never any hope for the next 10 months when they decided to move on from Kyler. There was a very distant chance that Malik Willis (lolz) might have been a miracle and actually be good. But his ceiling is Kyler and more 8 win purgatory.

The only issue seems to be some people haven't / can't / won't accept that fact.

please explain to me how you KNOW what Malik Willis's ceiling is? Another "fact" based on nothing but your opinion.

 

[Cardinal Bob]

Can anyone please tell me when Malik Willis became the second coming of Joe Montana? I must've missed that.

 

[BritCard]

please explain to me how you KNOW what Malik Willis's ceiling is? Another "fact" based on nothing but your opinion.

Everything he's ever done in the NFL.

 

[kerouac9]

Certainly don't criticise the strategy and winning intention when your plan is Zach Wilson.

Buddy Monti Ossenfort has guided the Arizona Cardinals to a 15-45 record over three seasons.

Imagine trusting strategy to someone with that track record.

 

[BritCard]

Can anyone please tell me when Malik Willis became the second coming of Joe Montana? I must've missed that.

Everyone seems to have gone into a doom spiral because we didn't want to give Malik Willis 2 years guaranteed.

Malik freaking Willis.

 

[BritCard]

Buddy Monti Ossenfort has guided the Arizona Cardinals to a 15-45 record over three seasons.

Imagine trusting strategy to someone with that track record.

The jury is out on Ossenfort for sure, but not due to his record.

In his 3 seasons as GM he had Josh Dobbs for most of a season and JB for most of a season. Kyler, in both our opinions, is not a good QB when he was available.

This isn't to defend MO, and there's enough to criticise outside this, but I'm not going to use his record against him when he was stuck with Kyler and that contract. A guy most people on this board spent 400 pages saying how much he sucked.

You can argue he knew what he was getting into, sure, but I don't see how that changes anything. I'm sure he took the job hoping they could turn him around, he was less of a lost cause back in 2022. But it turns out he was actually worse than we all thought.

 

[kerouac9]

There was, and I can't state this enough, never any hope for the next 10 months when they decided to move on from Kyler. There was a very distant chance that Malik Willis (lolz) might have been a miracle and actually be good. But his ceiling is Kyler and more 8 win purgatory.

The only issue seems to be some people haven't / can't / won't accept that fact.

Bro you insisted it was Kyler Murray holding this team back last year! Now he’s gone and there’s no hope?

Just the most deranged and inconsistent takes imaginable.

 

[602 Native]

Everyone seems to have gone into a doom spiral because we didn't want to give Malik Willis 2 years guaranteed.

Malik freaking Willis.

The doom spiral happened long before the off-season my friend.

 

[Shane]

Everyone seems to have gone into a doom spiral because we didn't want to give Malik Willis 2 years guaranteed.

Malik freaking Willis.

Oh the same people that are bitching that we didn’t get him would be the same ones bitching that we spent that much on an absolute nothing with no track record of success if we did. Can’t win. Why even try?

 

[Stout]

I hate that I am making the same argument in two threads. The Falcons were 3-6 without Cousins and with that vaunted running game and defense.

How many more wins does Cousins give us than JB? Very few, IMO, if any. Old man river is another year older.

 

[Stout]

There's a reason Simpson is a 1st rounder and those guys are 3rd/4th rounders. You're much more likely wasting a draft pick on those guys than using that pick to try and move up for Simpson.

Riiight. And Kenny Picket is on his 5th team while Malik Willis just got paid. No teams ever evaluate a 1st-round QB wrong

No to Simpson.

 

[602 Native]

This franchise is down bad.

Bro the season hasn’t started you ain’t seen nothing yet.

 

[Stout]

The jury is out on Ossenfort for sure, but not due to his record.

In his 3 seasons as GM he had Josh Dobbs for most of a season and JB for most of a season. Kyler, in both our opinions, is not a good QB when he was available.

This isn't to defend MO, and there's enough to criticise outside this, but I'm not going to use his record against him when he was stuck with Kyler and that contract. A guy most people on this board spent 400 pages saying how much he sucked.

You can argue he knew what he was getting into, sure, but I don't see how that changes anything. I'm sure he took the job hoping they could turn him around, he was less of a lost cause back in 2022. But it turns out he was actually worse than we all thought.

Uh, no it's not. Not even a little. The jury reached a unanimous verdict on Monti of guilty in sucking. They didn't have a long, drawn out, 12 Angry Men process either. Rendered the decision in two minutes flat. Only good 2 minute drill we've seen around here in a long time.

 

[602 Native]

Hell Aaron Rodgers is a better option than Brissett.

Please tell me someone is not arguing that?

 

[MTCardinal]

I would have been fine with signing Malik Willis because he's actually young and has a long career left ahead of him. Not super upset that he went to Miami instead, though I would have been excited to have him as a Cardinal. But I absolutely don't understand the idea of signing 37-year old Kirk Cousins to do what...just come in and fill a spot for a year while the Cardinals still finish last in the NFC West and then draft their QB in 2027. If they're going to be a last place team in 2026 then at least use that as an opportunity to draft or sign someone who might have a chance (even if a small one) to be the long-term answer at that position. I'd rather go 3-14 with a Day 2/3 pick like Garrett Nussmeier or Drew Allar back there seeing what they can do, than 5-12 with Cousins and Minshew.

 

[602 Native]

Oh the same people that are bitching that we didn’t get him would be the same ones bitching that we spent that much on an absolute nothing with no track record of success if we did. Can’t win. Why even try?

We are Cards fans so winning isn’t something we really know anything about.

Speaking of winning Brisset and Minshew are like 3-37 in their last 40 games.

Looks like winning won’t be something we will know anything about in 2026-2027 season either.

 

[602 Native]

The jury is out on Ossenfort for sure, but not due to his record.

Dear lord help us.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

We are Cards fans so winning isn’t something we really know anything about.

At least many of us here have seen our team play in important playoff games and even followed them all the way to Tampa to see them play in the Super Bowl. Not all fanbases can say that much.

 

[DVontel]

Oh the same people that are bitching that we didn’t get him would be the same ones bitching that we spent that much on an absolute nothing with no track record of success if we did. Can’t win. Why even try?

Nah, not really.