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  Mike LaFleur's Best Chance to Succeed with Cardinals? By Walter Mitchell In my opinion, Mike LaFleur's optimum chance to succeed with the Cardinals is by finding the best veteran QB who fits his "supreme toughness and back of pocket ability to throw dimes to all areas of the field" to run his highly sophisticated offense.  A few weeks ago, I heard that the Cardinals liked Jaguars' DC Anthony Campanile a great deal. However, they were not fully on board with his choice for OC, Shane Waldron.  Before anyone immediately agrees that Shane Waldron would not have been a good choice for OC, it's important to understand the following: 1. Shane Waldron is a Sean McVay offensive protégée who served as McVay's passing game coordinator from 2018-2020, succeeding Matt LaFleur in that role. In 2019, he was also named the Rams' QB coach, succeeding Zac Taylor.  2. In 2021, Waldron was hired as the Seahawks' OC, succeeding Brian Schottenheimer.  Seattle Seahawks...
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 2025 NFC West Honor Roll By Walter Mitchell Per the 2025 NFL player grades determined by the staff at PFF, here is the 2025 NFC West Honor Roll for players who logged over 500 snaps: Summa Cum Laude 1. 96.1 WR Puka Nacua - LAR 2. 92.9 WR Jaxson Smith-Njigba - SEA 3. 92.0 QB Matthew Stafford - LAR 4. 91.4 RB Kenneth Walker III - SEA 5. 91.1 LT Trent Williams - SF 6. 90.7 TE George Kittle - SF 7. 90.1 CB Devon Witherspoon - SEA  SEA - 3; LAR - 2; SF - 2 Magna Cum Laude 8. 87.3 - RG Kevin Dotson - LAR 9. 86.1 - NT Poonah Ford - LAR 10. 85.4 QB Brock Purdy - SF 11. 85.2 RB Kyren Williams --- LAR 12. 84.8 WR Davonte Adams - LAR 13T. 84.2 RT Colton McKivitz - SF 13T. 84.2 LT Alaric Jackson - LAR 15. 83.6 DE Byron Young - LAR 16. 82.1 DE DeMarcus Lawrence - SEA 17. 81.7 TE Trey McBride - ARZ 18. 81.0 RT Abraham Lucas - SEA 19. 80.8 DE Jared Verse - LAR 20. 80.3 DT Kobie Turner - LAR  LAR - 8; SEA - 2; SF - 2; ARZ - 1 Cum Laude 21. 79.8 S Julian Love - SEA 22. 79.0 QB Sam Darnol...
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Red Rain Podcast 217: To Sorsby or Not to Sorsby? That is the Question for the Arizona Cardinals                                                                                        Sam Since 61 YouTube: To Sorsby or Not to Sorsby?? That is the Question for the Arizona Cardinals (youtube.com) Spotify: Red Rain Episode 217: To Sorsby or Not to Sorsby? - Red Rain Podcast with Walter Mitchell | Podcast on Spotify Apple: Red Rain Episode 217: To Sorsb… - Red Rain Podcast with Walter Mitchell - Apple Podcasts Your Answer? Yes? No? Depends?
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 Will Cardinals Go All-In on Brendan Sorsby?                                                                photo courtesy of Yahoo Sports By Walter Mitchell In the aftermath of learning that the Big 12 has sued Texas Tech for their commitment to playing (and paying) former Cincinnati QB Brendan Sorsby, Sorsby has decided to enter the NFL Supplemental Draft instead.  Most of the NFL Draft pundits believe that had Brendan Sorsby elected to enter the 2026 NFL Draft, he would have been the #2 QB taken.  I believe that given the extensive time and effort that Monti Ossenfort, Dave Sears and the Cardinals college scouts devoted to vetting and evaluating Brendan Sorsby, they would have taken him at pick #3.  Per a FOX Sports analysis, they describe Brendan Sorsby's strengths and weaknesses as follows: Brendan Sorsby...
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