McFadden is a Cardinal
by mbn on Mar 8, 2009 5:10 PM MDT
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PrintSigning McFadden was a great sign for the Cards. They had a few holes they needed to address in the off season and the nickle corner was a big one. The Draft prospects for this year at corner were dismal so it is great to see the Cards signed a solid corner from Free Agency. I think McFadden fits better (more than Hood) the type of defense the Cards run and Hood has always played well in a nickle where he can read the QB's eyes. Even if Hood beats out McFadden, either way this was a major improvement of the secondary. Add in Lewis from SF and the Cards just got a lot better in the secondary. (With the signing of Lewis, Fransisco may find he is in for a dog fight for a job this summer). Now they still have to sign a FB(Michael Karney would be a good option), Long Snapper (Mike Leach), and then they need to decide where to go to increase depth in DL and LB. It looks to me that they are looking to FA to bolster the DL. I would expect the draft to look for Center, RB, another TE, OLB and, either ILB or DL depending on how FA shakes out.
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i'm really happy
about this signing. i think one of our biggest problems in the superbowl was playing francisco (who i hope gets cut) and using antrel as a cb. this will make it so that we don’t have to do that anymore
This is great.
I wrote in another thread that this allows Hood to play the nickel, which I think he is much more suited to. This also means Rolle will be left at safety more often. Not that he was a bad nickel, but when he was asked to play nickel, Francisco gave up a lot of big plays. I’m very excited about this signing.
Hopefully now we can focus on locking up our stars long term (Dansby, Wilson, etc.).
DL is next big move-my guess
I know they have FB and L Snapper to fill but my guess is the next move will be DL. They have already brought in Wright from NE. He isn’t a great passrusher but he is solid on the run. He is around 300lbs and can play both DE and DT. If they sure up the depth at DL then I think they have resolved most of thier off season needs. They may still bring in a RB but they don’t seem to be in any hurry. I am wondering if they intent to pick up a 3rd RB near the end of the draft in among the undrafted FA.
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This is awesome. Fransisco needs to go
Rolle has become a very good safety and Francisco gave up too many big plays last year. Creating a powerhouse Defense to match the offense is becoming a real possibility.
McFadden
As I mentioned I like the McFadden signing. Kirwen had listed him as one of the top FA corners this year. However, I do think that we don’t mistake McFadden for something he is not. He is not a true shut down corner. He plays good technique has about average speed, but is physical and plays bump well. Really liked the scouting report on the home page! There is a reason, however, that the market was rather tepid with him. He is not a true #1 corner. He isn’t DRC. He does play cover 2 well but so does Hood. He fits us well because he is the compliment to DRC but he is not the same type of corner.
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by mbn on Mar 9, 2009 5:32 PM MDT up reply actions
true
He’s not shutdown caliber but very few are these days. He’s just as good if not better than Dominique Foxworth though, I just think his injury history really hurt his market value. I read a couple of different places that he and his agent (Drew R) think he’s worth $8 mill a year, but that missing so much time last year really hurt his market value.
The good news for the Cardinals is that for the next two seasons, we’re going to have a guy playing balls to wall in anticipation of a monster contract after 2010.
AMEN!
Francisco was the weakest link in our secondary…
His sorry play is the reason why we got couldn’t hold Holmes on that last drive. He fell on Holmes’s big game which got them to inside the red zone and then he was WAY out of position on the TD.
by AZCardsfan_29 on Mar 15, 2009 3:40 AM MDT up reply actions
We need to sign Wright to immediately start more competition.
It will only improve our d-line and make us even better. Then maybe LB. Can we afford to move Karlos outside and bring in more inside help? He has the size to play outside and he CAN rush the qb. He is a freak.
not gonna happen, cards no longer want Wright
Never do card tricks for the group you play poker with.
Fransisco pisses me off just as much as anybody else.
But he is good at special teams. Leave him on ST duties IMO.
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Francisco is better than Ware at ST but Ware can play safety, corner, and ST. It will be a battle between the two in camp. Assuming Ware is signed for this year. Is he?
by Cardinal_Fang on Mar 9, 2009 11:29 AM MDT up reply actions
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