The Arizona Cardinals enter the 2020 with the starting offensive line fairly set. It would appear their backups are mostly set, too.
Offensive line coach Sean Kugler is comfortable with his second unit. Speaking to reporters this week, he said he was “very pleased thus far” with his presumed backups.
“I think we’re definitely in better shape than we were last year,” he said. ‘Depth-wise, there are probably four or five guys that are working with the ‘twos’ that I have zero problems putting in a game as a starter or a rotator if somebody had to go down and we had to replace somebody.”
Three of the four or five must be Justin Murray, Max Garcia, Lamont Gaillard. Murray started 12 games last year. Garcia was a starter for the Denver Broncos. Gaillard is slated to be the backup center.
The others might be second-year tackle Joshua Miles and recently-acquired Koda Martin. Based on what Kugler has said about rookie Josh Jones, he might not quite be there yet.
Ideally, the Cardinals will not have to test their depth. If they do, they are in a better spot than a year ago.
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