Patrick Peterson is arguably the top cornerback in the NFL and the Cardinals team captain. Hopefully he doesn’t ask for a trade again and
he’ll remain on the team for
Jamar Taylor Jersey , at least, the remainder of his contract. The team needs to be trending in the right direction if the Cardinals want keep him
happy. But for now, he looks committed in being part of the solution.Beyond
Peterson, the position looks kind of murky.Brandon Williams struggles to learn
how to be a cornerback and poor special teams contributions has hurt this team
greatly. Keim has to man up to his mistakes and admit that he was a reach.
Williams will likely be gone after the season. The Cardinals acquired Jamar
Taylor from the Browns but he has failed to live up to expectations. He’s a
candidate to get cut, saving the team $4.35 million in cap space in 2019. Bene
Benwikere has exceeded expectations but is scheduled to hit free agency as well.
If Steve Wilks remains the head coach, expect Benwikere to be brought back due
to his familiarity with the system. The Cardinals really like the potential of
Deatrick Nichols. His ability to get to the quarterback in blitz packages and
speed to run toe-to-toe with some of the faster receivers in the NFL is
impressive. But he’s still raw but has plenty of room to grow.I honestly would
not be surprised if the Cardinals drafted a cornerback with their potential
top-10 draft pick next season. They have neglected that position for quite some
time and it’s about time they find that long-term solution opposite Peterson.
DeAndre Baker and Greedy Williams are the top college cornerbacks in college
football. Both are projected to be top-10 picks in 2019. The Cardinals defense
would benefit greatly from drafting either of the two, giving the team a second
shutdown cornerback.There will be some interesting names scheduled to hit free
agency. This list includes Ronald Darby, Morris Claiborne, Brent Grimes, Jason
Verrett, and some other good cornerbacks as well. If Steve Keim remains the
general manager
Cheap Budda Baker Jersey , he has to make a stronger effort in acquiring better players. He needs to improve his evaluations of talent as well. Another
bad draft and offseason will send Keim and Wilks packing. It’s possible that
their time as a Cardinal will end at the conclusion of the 2018 season.Let’s see
what happens! The preseason is often a false sense of reality.Sure it is
football, but it is so different from the regular season that too much weight
being put into it always leads to disaster.That is completely what has happened
with the Arizona Cardinals.In the preseason, against no quarterbacks worthy of
starting status in the NFL, they forced 17 turnovers, tying an NFL record in the
preseason.Then the games started, the Cardinals faced NFL talent at quarterback
and other positions along the offense and all of the sudden the turnovers
stopped.Through four games, the Cardinals have forced four turnovers on the
season, on the other side, they have turned the ball over eight times, giving
them a -4 turnover ratio through the first four weeks, one of the worst marks in
the NFL.While the defense should not be expected to have forced 17 turnovers
through four games like they did in the preseason
Deone Bucannon Jersey , if the Cardinals are wanting to play extremely conservative on offense, letting their defense win games for them, then they
need their defense to be a huge difference maker.Through four games, they have
improved each game, giving up less yards this week, less first downs and having
only a three minute differential in time of possession.However, that is not
enough for this team, with this offense and coaching.They need this defense to
make plays, create turnovers and generally win them games, not just keep them in
it.
