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The Cardinals start the offseason with about $41 million cap space. Here is how they can create more space.
The Arizona Cardinals are a little less than a month away from the start of NFL free agency. That means the salary cap space they have will matter.
The Cardinals have about $41 million in cap space, based on Over the Cap’s numbers. It is the ninth-most cap space in the league.
The team can do some things that will free up space.
Below are some of the top cap-saving moves the Cardinals can make. We go over the numbers and whether or not they will make them.
Remembering Mark Lane, our beloved friend and colleague
Here are some stories from the last week about the Rams for Cardinals fans to know, taking a trip around the NFC West.
It is the time off the offseason when we take a weekly look at the NFC West and see what the Arizona Cardinals’ division rivals have been doing.
What is new with the Los Angeles Rams?
Below are a few stories about the Rams over the last week for Cardinals fans to know.
Here are a few stories about the Seahawks from the last week that Arizona Cardinals fans should know about the division rival.
We begin our weekly trip around the NFC West Sundays in the offseason to see what has been going on with the Arizona Cardinals’ division rivals.
Next up are the Seattle Seahawks.
Since the Super Bowl, what has been going on with them?
Below are some stories from the last week the Cardinals fans should know about.
In a trip around the NFC West, Cardinals fans can find out some news and stories about the 49ers from the last week.
An offseason tradition we have had for years on this site is to, on Sundays, take a look around the NFC West to see what has been going on with the Arizona Cardinals’ division rivals.
What has been going on for the San Francisco 49ers since their Super Bowl loss?
Below are some stories from the last week for Cardinals fans to know about.
The Cardinals had 10 losses in 2023 in which they held a lead at some point.
The Arizona Cardinals went 4-13 in 2023. They had one of the worst records in the NFL. However, if you watched them play, you would know that they weren’t quite as bad as their record showed.
They were a more competitive than people thought.
In fact, aside from their four wins, they also had 10 games they lost in which they had the lead.
That led the league.
losses after holding a lead at any point in the game:
10 – ARI
9
8 – MIN
7 -ATL, GB, TEN, LAC, CAR
6 – CHI, IND, SEA
5 – LAR, WAS, NE, CIN
4 – BUF, DEN, LV, PHI
3 – KC, NO, CLE, BAL, SF, JAX, HOU, NYG, DET, MIA
2 – PIT, DAL, TB, NYJ— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) February 17, 2024
Those 10 losses after having a lead mean a couple of things. One is they lost a lot of games, which they did. Another is they were competitive.
They won four games, choked away a win against the Giants and were in position to win against Seattle in the final game of the season, missing a game-winning field goal in the final seconds.
They lacked talent on both sides of the ball last season and were still competitive enough to take leads.
In 2024, this should go down but it should be because they win more games.
If they lead the league in this stat again, it won’t be a good thing. It was only a good thing this past season.
Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.
The Rams lead the way with the No. 3 rookie class.
The Arizona Cardinals had a solid rookie class in 2023, led by right tackle Paris Johnson, who played every snap. According to recent team rookie class rankings, they had a top-10 class.
However, three teams in the NFC West had top-10 rookie classes.
Here is where all four NFC West teams ranked.
The Cardinals made two trades and selected a bunch of defensive players.
It is mock draft season and we ran a simulation for the first three rounds of the 2024 NFL draft and made picks for the Arizona Cardinals.
They made a pair of trade and selected a bunch of players.
Here are the results of the mock draft:
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See the results with this link.
Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.
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Check out this three-round mock draft.
The 2024 NFL draft is more than two months away and it is mock draft season. Every weekend, we will run a mock draft simulation.
This week, we focus on only three rounds because compensatory picks have not yet been announced.
In this scenario, the focus is on a first-round trade.
NFL.com ranks the Cardinals’ rookie class 10th. They had the most rookie starters and most combined rookie starts in 2023 in the league.
The Arizona Cardinals got off to a good start for building for the future under general manager Monti Ossenfort. While they finished 4-13 in 2023 with one of the league’s worst defenses, there is some hope.
They had a solid rookie class.
NFL.com’s Chad Reuter and Eric Edholm ranked the 32 teams’ rookie classes and the Cardinals were in the top 10.
They came in right at No. 10.
The Cardinals had a league-high 64 rookie starts and 11 different rookies started games, also a league-high.
Tackle Paris Johnson played every snap. Cornerback Garrett Williams looked good after coming back from his knee injury.
Tight end Elijah Higgins showed promise late in the year and they got contributions from corners Kei’Trel Clark and Starling Thomas.
BJ Ojulari and Dante Stills added pass-rushing juice.
All in all, there is promise after years of draft classes that did almost nothing.
With a slew of picks in the 2024 draft and the promise of last year’s class, the Cardinals are setting themselves up for sustained depth on the roster, which would be a big change.
Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.
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