Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) does a fabulous job of ranking the
position groups of each team heading into free agency. Note: these ranking
exclude the team’s current free agents.
Plus
Baby
Chandler Jones Jersey , he offers a free..."WhiteFanposts Fanshots
Podcasts The Revenge of the Birds podcastNFL Free AgencyMike Clay’s Position
Rankings Pre Free AgencyNew,73commentsMSTShareTweetShareShareMike Clay’s
Position Rankings Pre Free AgencyMike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) does a fabulous job of
ranking the position groups of each team heading into free agency. Note: these
ranking exclude the team’s current free agents. Plus, he offers a free agency
cheat sheet where he ranks all the top free agents per position. Check it
out:When I added up the points on offense and defense and overall totals, here
is what they look like for the NFC West:ARI—-Offense (28)—-Defense (35)—-Total
(63)LAR—-Offense (40)—-Defense (31)—-Total (71)SF4—-Offense (32)—-Defense
(27)—-Total (59)SEA—-Offense (33)—-Defense (25)—-Total (58)What’s interesting
about Clay’s rankings here is that right now he has the Cardinals as having the
worst offensive personnel in the division and the Cardinals as having the best
defensive personnel. Obviously, the recent signings of CB Robert Alford and OLB
Brooks Reed have bolstered the Cardinals’ rankings at CB (9) and EDGE
.
Notice too that heading into free agency, Clay rated the Cardinals’ personnel
2nd in the division behind the Rams.Ok, so let’s take a look at each position
and how the Cardinals stack up versus their NFC West rivals. Remember it’s the
entire unit, starters and depth.Offense:QB: SEA (9), LAR (7), SF4 (7), ARI
(5)—-LASTRB: LAR (9), ARI (9), SEA
, SF4 (5)—-TIED FOR FIRSTWR: LAR
(9)
Best
Chandler Jones Jersey , SEA
, ARI (5), SF4 (4)—-THIRDTE: SF4 (9), LAR
(7), SEA
, ARI (5)—-LASTOL: LAR
, SF4 (7), ARI (4), SEA (4)—-TIED FOR
LASTCardinals’ biggest needs: QB, WR, TE, OLDefense:INT: LAR
, SF4 (7), AZ
(4)
Adult
Chandler Jones Jersey , SEA (3)—-THIRDEDGE: ARI
, SF4
, LAR (4), SEA
(4)—-FIRSTLB: SEA (7), ARI
, LAR (5), SF4 (5)—-SECONDCB: LAR (9), ARI (9),
SF4
, SEA (3)—-TIED FOR FIRSTS: ARI
, SEA
, LAR (5), SF4 (3)—-TIED FOR
FIRSTCardinals’ biggest needs: INT, LBI hope that Mike Clay revises these
rankings after free
agency
Limited
Christian Kirk Jersey , so that we can see them prior to the 2019 NFL
Draft.But, what we see from Mike Clay is encouraging. The Cardinals may not be
as far behind personnel-wise from the rest of the division than one might think.
According to Sportrac, as of today, here is what each NFC West team has in terms
of 2019 cap space (rounded)
F4: $76MSEA: $53MARI: $43MLAR: $32MThe Cardinals
can up that figure by trimming some of the higher contracts—-and with more cap
space heading their way in 2020,—-they can sign free agents to year one cap
friendly deals, if they wish.Here is where Mike Clay ranks the Cardinals’ own
free agents:J.J. Nelson—-22nd WRMike Iupati—-6th GJoe Barksdale—-6th TRodney
Gunter—-17th DTMarkus Golden—-21st EDGEGerald Hodges—-16th LBDeone
Bucannon—-20th LBTre Boston—-6th SThis is good news and bad news—-the good news
is that for those we would like to re-sign, their price tags should be very
affordable. The bad news is that the Cardinals probably won’t be garnering any
2020 compensatory picks, as it is hard to imagine any of these players getting
lucrative contracts.But the good news on the bad news is—-this year in free
agency, Steve Keim should acquire as many free agents as he can because he
doesn’t have to worry about 2020 comp picks.Thank you for your fine work, Mike
Clay. You made my day. Blake & Johnny quickly recap the stunning news of
Patrick Peterson’s 6 game suspension.What’s his future with the Cards past his
contract, and is there one?The Revenge of the Birds podcastFiled under:Revenge
of the Birds PodcastRevenge of the Birds Podcast Rapid Reaction: What does P2’s
suspension mean for his future?Blake & Johnny quickly recap the stunning
news of Patrick Peterson’s 6 game suspension.What’s his future with the Cards
past his contract, and is there one? Revenge of the Birds Podcast Rapid
Reaction: What does P2’s suspension mean for his future?Blake & Johnny
quickly recap the stunning news of Patrick Peterson’s 6 game suspension.What’s
his future with the Cards past his contract, and is there one?Find out the best
approach for how to handle P2...———————-Be sure to leave a 5 star rating if you
love the show and follow on Twitter @ROTBPod.