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 Cardinals' Projected Starters on Defense: Strengths and Weaknesses By Walter Mitchell Using Theo Mackie's projected starters on the Cardinals' 2026 defense, let's make a quick chart of the players' strengths and weaknesses, per their 2025 PFF grades. SOLB Zaven Collins  Strength ---> RDEF 71.8 Weakness --->TACK 38.8 DI Walter Nolen  Strength ---> PRSH 80.1 Weakness---> RDEF 57.4 NT Roy Lopez Strength ---> RDEF 68.9 Weakness ---> TACK 53.0 DI Darius Robinson Strength --->TACK: 52.9 Weakness---> RDEF 30.1 WOLB Josh Sweat  Strength ---->: PRSH 73.6  Weakness ---> COV 43.4 SLB Mack Wilson Jr. Strength ---> PRSH 80.4 Weakness ---> TACK 41.9 WLB Cody Simon Strength ---> COV 57.9 Weakness ---> TACK 36.3 CB Will Johnson Strength ---> RDEF 61.2 Weakness ---> TACK 51.2 CB Denzel Burke Strength ---> COV 61.2 Weakness ---> TACK 34.5 CB Garrett Williams Strength ---> COV 64.2 Weakness ---> TACK 29.1 SS Budda Baker ...

What Jacoby Brissett Won Despite the Team Record By Walter Mitchell Jacoby Brissett dissenters keep repeating ---  "He went 1-11 and had chances to win versus Colts, Packers, Jaguars, Bucs and Falcons and blew it. Hard pass on Brissett." OK, so let's take a close look at the close losses the Cardinals and Jacoby Brissett had versus IND, GB, JAX, ATL, TB. Point Spreads: Week 6: AZ (2-3) @ IND (4-1) --> Colts -8.5 Week 7: GB (3-1-1) vs. AZ (2-4) -_> Packers -7 Week 12: JAX (6-4) vs. AZ (3-7) --> Jaguars -3 Week 13: AZ (3-8) @ TB (6-5) --> Bucs - 2.5 Week 16: ATL (5-9) vs. AZ (3-11) --> Falcons -3 Opposing Defensive Coaches IND - Lou Anarumo --- Super Bowl 56 GB - Jeff Hafley --- 20-13-1 NFL record as DC JAX - Anthony Campanile --- 13-4 NFL record as DC TB - Todd Bowles --- Super Bowl 55 Champion DC ATL - Raheem Morris/Jeff Ulbrich --- Morris: Super Bowl 56 Champion DC Brissett's Offensive Lines: IND - PJJ, EB, HF, WH, JW - missing starters: 0 GB - PJJ, EB...

Bidwill's and Ossenfort's Continued Mishandling of QBs 2023-2026 By Walter Mitchell Under Monti Ossenfort, when it comes to handling QBs, the Arizona Cardinals have become the NFC's version of the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets.  Here is the list of QBs that Ossenfort has had under contract over the past 4 years: 2023 * Colt McCoy --- presumed starter coming off injury-riddled 2022 season --- cut during pre-season due to arm issues * David Blough --- cut --- he signed to the Detroit Lions' PS * Jeff Driskel --- cut --- signed to PS * Clayton Tune --- 5th round pick --- thrown to wolves in CLE so that Kyler wouldn't have to take the punishment * Josh Dobbs --- acquired via late pre-season trade with CLE for ARI 5th round pick, went 1-7, then despite be assured by the head coach that he wouldn't be traded, was traded along with the Cardinals 7th round pick (conditional) to MIN for their 2024 6th round pick. * Kyler Murray --- handed the keys despite a heavily ...