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Grading James Conner's Restructure and the other Sunday Moves for Cardinals By Walter Mitchell The Arizona Cardinals were very busy on Sunday coming to terms in one fashion or another with: * RB James Conner - restructure - $2.5 cap + game bonuses and performance incentives - grade: A Bell cows don't grow on trees. This is great news for the Cardinals because of the tough, physical style and leadership that James Conner brings to the offense.  * CB Sean Murphy-Bunting - restructure - $2M cap + game bonuses and incentives - grade: F Cannot understand this move at all. His play in 2024 was hugely disappointing, save for the 3 interceptions he had on poor throws versus the Cardinals' soft zones. In man coverage he was routinely beat from the slot and showed little to no recovery effort or requisite speed. Incurred 9 penalties. But worst of all, his tackling efforts were an utter embarrassment.  2024 PFF grades: 56.5 overall, 29.3 tackling, 53.1 coverage. For a team returning...
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Why Monti Ossenfort Should Not Trade Down from Pick #3 Again By Walter Mitchell Here are some in-depth responses to some recent tweets: Graham Parsons @g_parsons100 · 15h Replying to @ThomasAllison5 and @WBJMItch Weren't we favourite to have the no1 and 2 picks in the 24 draft after that trade? At the time everyone thought it was a good trade Walter B J Mitchell @WBJMItch Graham, this is the type of thinking that losers think. That's what was so egregious about Monti and Gannon. They were planning to lose from the start. But Nick Cesario and DeMeco Ryans had a different idea, even with a rookie QB. One franchise was passive and the other (which ESPN ranked as the worst roster in the NFL even after their draft) was aggressive. Austin Hoy @Austin_Hoy123 · 13h Replying to @WBJMItch Graham is right, it was the right move at the time. Revisionist history will say it was a bad move, but the process was sound. We moved down 9 picks accumulating an extra 1,2 and a 3rd. We then pack...
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