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No. Thats Arians for his blatant refusal to fire his inept buddy.
maybe the best HC the Cards have had -- certainly the AZ Cards

but oh man did his loyalty to Amos sour him with the fans and I suspect Mike. Wouldnt be surprised if Keim used that to secure his spot with Mike. I also think Bruce had "health" issues.
 
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I still think what’s being ignored by many is the sheer number of sack producing pass rushers. The depth alone may tire out some blockers. Double teaming will be tough. It wouldn’t shock be to see personal bests achieved.
 

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I still think what’s being ignored by many is the sheer number of sack producing pass rushers. The depth alone may tire out some blockers. Double teaming will be tough. It wouldn’t shock be to see personal bests achieved.
The secondary seems like it almost has to be better as well. No major subtractions in the offseason. Budda and Jalen should continue to be in their prime. Garrett Williams has the talent to be a great player and at worst should be a good player. Young guys that took their lumps in 24 like Clark and STV will hopefully improve some. Will Johnson is exactly who we all wanted - a corner who will actually make plays on the ball! SMB!

If the front 7 provide additional pressure, it should be an improved defense. I have much more faith in the D and their performance in 25 than I do in the offense.
 

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The secondary seems like it almost has to be better as well. No major subtractions in the offseason. Budda and Jalen should continue to be in their prime. Garrett Williams has the talent to be a great player and at worst should be a good player. Young guys that took their lumps in 24 like Clark and STV will hopefully improve some. Will Johnson is exactly who we all wanted - a corner who will actually make plays on the ball! SMB!

If the front 7 provide additional pressure, it should be an improved defense. I have much more faith in the D and their performance in 25 than I do in the offense.
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Let’s just say I feel much better about the Josh Sweat acquisition after signing Calais & Dalvin, resigning Browning, & drafting Nolen.
Agree that I don't know that Sweat is the level of defensive player to solo opposing offenses. I am fine is he is part of a committee of players who are able to take advantage of times where they are single blocked.
 

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I still think what’s being ignored by many is the sheer number of sack producing pass rushers. The depth alone may tire out some blockers. Double teaming will be tough. It wouldn’t shock be to see personal bests achieved.
That’s assuming Robinson/Ojulari/Nolen/Burch(?) are all productive. Could happen; might not.

If this rotation was Sweat/Collins/Browning/Beej rotating at edge and Tomlinson/Campbell/Stills/Nichols/Jones at IDL, are you as excited?
 

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The secondary seems like it almost has to be better as well. No major subtractions in the offseason. Budda and Jalen should continue to be in their prime. Garrett Williams has the talent to be a great player and at worst should be a good player. Young guys that took their lumps in 24 like Clark and STV will hopefully improve some. Will Johnson is exactly who we all wanted - a corner who will actually make plays on the ball! SMB!

If the front 7 provide additional pressure, it should be an improved defense. I have much more faith in the D and their performance in 25 than I do in the offense.
Agree that the improved line talent helps the secondary and the improved secondary talent helps the defensive line. Probably the best argument for an improved defense sooner rather than later.
 

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Agree that the improved line talent helps the secondary and the improved secondary talent helps the defensive line. Probably the best argument for an improved defense sooner rather than later.
I forgot to mention ol Rabbit as well. We've suddenly built up some decent assets in the secondary.
 

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But that’s not what it is. The roster has very likely improved. You can’t just ignore new talent.
 

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The secondary is likely very improved as well. The concern is the ILB play and the ability to stop the run.
 

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I’m more bullish on the secondary than I am on the DL tbh.
You should be as they have more defined pieces than the front which is completely revamped. You know what you are getting out of SMB, STV, G Will, Budda and Jalen. You hope to see a year 2 leap from Melton and DTD. Will Johnson was a 2nd rounder and E Jones was a 3rd who may or may not contribute but were top 100 talents.

The D front is a lot of unknowns. Stills is a good rotational player and Collins is good vs the run. I think you can count on CC and Dalvin to bring a vet steadiness and consistency to the group. Sweat should be a 10-12 sack guy. You might be able to make a case for more but I will just say he is an above average edge player but not a dominant one. Jones and Nichols are unknowns because of meh play last year and injuries. Robinson and Ojulari and Nolen and Burch are also unknowns. I have a bit more hope for Robinson and Nolen (personally) to be at least average contributors but it's an "i know better" than actual proof. Who knows with Burch and Ojulari. I liked the Burch pick but immediate contributions from 3rd rounders is the exception vs the rule IMO. Best argument for this group is the number of potentially league average or better players that the Cardinals can rotate and throw at opposing offenses could wear them out.

I am admittedly bullish on both. I like to volume of players and I like the mix of youth talent and vet consistency. I also feel like Rallis has seemed to max what talent he has had so I am curious to see what he can do with more vs less.
 

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You should be as they have more defined pieces than the front which is completely revamped. You know what you are getting out of SMB, STV, G Will, Budda and Jalen. You hope to see a year 2 leap from Melton and DTD. Will Johnson was a 2nd rounder and E Jones was a 3rd who may or may not contribute but were top 100 talents.

The D front is a lot of unknowns. Stills is a good rotational player and Collins is good vs the run. I think you can count on CC and Dalvin to bring a vet steadiness and consistency to the group. Sweat should be a 10-12 sack guy. You might be able to make a case for more but I will just say he is an above average edge player but not a dominant one. Jones and Nichols are unknowns because of meh play last year and injuries. Robinson and Ojulari and Nolen and Burch are also unknowns. I have a bit more hope for Robinson and Nolen (personally) to be at least average contributors but it's an "i know better" than actual proof. Who knows with Burch and Ojulari. I liked the Burch pick but immediate contributions from 3rd rounders is the exception vs the rule IMO. Best argument for this group is the number of potentially league average or better players that the Cardinals can rotate and throw at opposing offenses could wear them out.

I am admittedly bullish on both. I like to volume of players and I like the mix of youth talent and vet consistency. I also feel like Rallis has seemed to max what talent he has had so I am curious to see what he can do with more vs less.
my shining light on Burch is that Maxx Crosby was a 4th rounder,...and even being 25 pounds heavier, Burch has nearly an identical athletic profile to Crosby but with longer arms....combined with the observation that most of Burch's college production seemed to stem from motor and strength without a lot of technique.... so if he is coachable he "should" turn into a pretty productive player...Probably not a Maxx...but if he can develop into a solid 8-9 sack rotation guy its a pretty successful pick.
learning to use his quickness with double moves should benefit him greatly...and should not take years to see results from.
gotta say I was not thrilled with our 2nd or 3rd round picks when we made them...but they have both grown on me since draft day.
while I see Burch as primarily a big OLB his size gives him the flexibility to move all along the defensive front...when Rallis likes to use that 4 man line for passing situations...Sweat, Tomlinson, Burch, Robinson...could be a lineup that brings a lot of heat quickly
 

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He should achieve sack production that he's only achieved once before in seven pro seasons? When he was among four teammates with double-digit sacks (and T-2nd to a guy who had 16)?

I think you pencil in eight sacks and hope for more.
His role has resulted in over 50% defensive snaps only over the past 4 seasons. 7.5 11 6.5 8 sacks respectively. Pressures 25 27 37 16. We can agree with 8-10 or 8-12 as a range. I won't quibble over 2 sacks or so.
 

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The secondary seems like it almost has to be better as well. No major subtractions in the offseason. Budda and Jalen should continue to be in their prime. Garrett Williams has the talent to be a great player and at worst should be a good player. Young guys that took their lumps in 24 like Clark and STV will hopefully improve some. Will Johnson is exactly who we all wanted - a corner who will actually make plays on the ball! SMB!

If the front 7 provide additional pressure, it should be an improved defense. I have much more faith in the D and their performance in 25 than I do in the offense.
I think you mean Melton not Clark.

My favorite thing Monti has done is the shotgun approach. Your CBs suck? Draft two in back to back drafts. Front seven sucks? Draft some players and bring in some vets.

I like what they've done on defense and even though I'm not crazy about off the ball LB, I think Wilson and crew will be sufficient enough.
 

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I think you mean Melton not Clark.

My favorite thing Monti has done is the shotgun approach. Your CBs suck? Draft two in back to back drafts. Front seven sucks? Draft some players and bring in some vets.

I like what they've done on defense and even though I'm not crazy about off the ball LB, I think Wilson and crew will be sufficient enough.
Yeah, I didn't even mention our 3rd round corner from last year, who doesn't even seem to be on the team. I'm happy with what they did on D, but also not thrilled that we have plenty of money available, and a huge question mark at WR2 and G.
 

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Yeah, I didn't even mention our 3rd round corner from last year, who doesn't even seem to be on the team. I'm happy with what they did on D, but also not thrilled that we have plenty of money available, and a huge question mark at WR2 and G.
I think for once in a very long time...I feel comfortable with Montis plan. Even glistening to Murray in his interviews, he emphatically said he didn't think we needed any receivers. And Guard...they just spent a fairly high pick on a guard and if you were in Monti's shoes, I doubt you'd want to throw more assets at the position.
 

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looks like that might be it for o-line additions - don't see any beyoncé's or hernandez on the horizon

this likely means more two tight end sets (which i believe will benefit mcbride) - and unless we start running more two back sets there won't be many deep balls

the two backs sets not only double as protection for kyler - they give defensive players actual assignments instead of free will - not to mention the play action - misdirection plus leaving the remaining back in the back field to block - that's how we deep ball

i think we're pretty much going to live in a two tight end set - probably why they didn't sweat having a deep threat lol - but if we want to switch it up and still keep kyler alive give me some i formation por favor

but nah

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