Team Needs
1. Cornerback
2. Defensive Line
3. Offensive Line
The top two corners on a team that was already weak at the position are heading toward free agency. With or without them, an infusion of talent needs to be shoved into the position to help that allowed the fifth most touchdowns through the air in the league.
Pre-Free Agency Team Needs: https://youtu.be/woZeqVbx3Go
Check out our initial CB review here: https://youtu.be/aS9n0Zo5tzQ
Depth Chart Fantasy Impact
The Cardinals lost WR Christian Kirk to the Jaguars in free agency. He led the team in targets (103), catches (77) and receiving yards (982) last year. Arizona will also be without WR DeAndre Hopkins for the first 6 games of the season after he was suspended for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy.
That should mean a bigger role for 2021 2nd-round WR Rondale Moore, who mustered just 435 yards and 1 TD as a rookie. The Cardinals also re-signed WR A.J. Green this offseason after he posted a 54-848-3 line last year.
But the big addition is WR Marquise Brown, who was acquired via trade during Round 1 of this spring’s draft. Brown improved his fantasy production in all 3 seasons with the Ravens, culminating with a 91-1,008-6 line this past year. He played 2 seasons with QB Kyler Murray at Oklahoma, totaling 2,413 yards and 17 TDs.
Arizona essentially opted for RB James Conner over RB Chase Edmonds this offseason. Edmonds signed with the Dolphins, while the Cardinals brought Conner back on a 3-year, $21 million deal. He averaged 111 total yards and 1.7 TDs in 6 games without Edmonds last season.
TE Zach Ertz returns as Arizona’s starter but might get pushed by 2nd-round rookie TE Trey McBride, who won the 2021 Mackey Award as the nation’s top TE after racking up 90 catches and 1,121 yards at Colorado State.
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