The two additional picks give them nine total with a possible compensatory pick as well.

With the loss of a pick we only really gained one to give us 8 draft picks plus any possible compensatory picks. I still feel good about our team. I think we should prob go after a few guys:

Jamaal Wlilliams- dude is big and he plaed NT in a 3-4 for the Chargers.
Maake Kemoeatu- dude is also big and he played in a 3-4 when he was with the Ravens.
Jim Sorgi- there is no way he didn’t learn anything after spending all those years backing up Peyton.

But I’ll wait until the Draft.

My thoughts are that many players stopped playing like a team and started playing more individually to raise their FA status. I bet with younger guys more concerned about playing time, teamwork will again come in the picture. And if we can add some strong veteran presence, here and there, we will start to see our full potential slowly revealed.

He just wanted to go to New York…

I think some of us were spoiled.

Everybody is so excited about the draft, and rightfull so. I’m as excited as each of you. However, let’s not forget that Whiz rarely drafts a guy and starts him. So, if you’re planning on drafting a bunch of young talent that is going to step right in and make a difference, I wouldn’t put coin on that happening. Maybe our first and/or second round pick, depending on what position we draft. They may start if they fill a big hole. This may also be a year where, unlike 2009, more rookies see the field because we have so many holes. But, the fact of the matter is, we aren’t going to draft a replacement for a Rolle or a Dansby.

I agree that they weren’t worth the money it would’ve taken to keep them here. Still, I’m staying grounded. Replacing Dansby with Foote, in my opinion, is a step down. Replacing Rolle with Clark is a big step down. Doucet is talented, but for now he has to be considered a step down (i know technically Boobs is the #2 but he is a step down from Boldin as well). Leinart is a step down from Warner.

Yes, we needed the money so we can pay guys like Dockett and I hope, for the Cardinals sake, they do just that. Regardless, unless we actually make some solid moves before the draft, 2010 is looking shaky to me. I still think our offense is strong and will make some moves forward. Defensively though, I felt we needed to make BIG strides forward to improve upon 2009. Honestly, right now I feel as if we’ve taken 2 GIANT (no pun intended) steps backwards.

I hope we start getting active in the market because Foote is not a team savior. We need a big defensive move. Maybe that move is sharper. Regardless, we need to mak a real move to ruffle the waters.

Great…

I’ve been saying the Cards will make the playoffs before every season since 1974. It’s happened 6 times in those 35 years. With Whiz and Graves resigned (1st time bringing a coach back). I have confidence that they’ll do the right things to keep the current playoff streak going.
 The defense needed some tweeking anyway. May as well start from scratch and overhaul it.
With 2 compensatory picks (Rolle/Dansby—probably 3rd round or better for each)and the extra picks for Q—hopefully we’ll trade up and get a couple of starters in the draft.
With Warner retired—thankfully our running game has improved and we will change tactics and become a ball control offense and that in turn will help the defense.
GO CARDS!!!

it’s been a lousy day, so for those who think we don’t get your frustration, we do. But just as hard as it is to recite a time when a team did well after losing the amount of talent we have, it’s equally as hard to come up with a time when having a bunch of overpaid players on the roster didn’t set a team up for failure for years (aka – the Redskins, Raiders, etc). I’m sure there will be some growing pains next season, but as it’s been noted we’re still in the NFC West and we have drafted exceptionally well recently. For long-term success, for once, I think the front office is doing things right.

Losing Dansby was expected. The fact that they even gave him a big offer surprised me. Rolle was a tougher lose to swallow but his desire for money was apparent. I think there is still some distrust but guys like A-Dub, Fitz and Warner bought in. Our best players bought in, that’s enough for me.
And actually I think Whiz’s draft picks are developing nicely. The last two years draft classes have contributed a lot and now Whiz has more say in the drafting and management of the team.
We aren’t as good as last year on a paper, its a fact. But I agree with the argument that our D was inconsistent and that it was high time to reshape and rebuild the D. I am willing to deal with a few bad years in order for a stronger future. After waiting as many years as I have for a team that could make the playoffs I can wait, again. This isn’t the same old Cardinals, Whiz turned us around and I truly believe this ship will be righted.

Boldin should have been traded last year IMO. I wish we could have gotten a third and a fourth without giving up our fifth, but still, for a guy almost 30 that is injury prone, at least we got something. Had we traded him last year we could have gotten a #1 pick, but even that is no guarantee to be better than a third rdr.

I was surprised B Berry was as productive as he was in ’09, so seeing him go is dealable

Warner, well, we are going to miss him

Both Dansby and Rolle were both solid but not dominating players. They received dominating players money, and no way would I have given them that much. Good for them, they earned it, but in the long term in can actually be a blessing in disguise. Instead of investing more time into them, we can at a much cheaper rate develop others that may actually turn out to be just as good if not better.

i.e., if we were to sign Ryan Clark he may outperform Rolle instantly. D Sharper is a HOF’r, and I love the guy, but I don’t see him being cheap.

Isn’t Foote another Gerald Hayes?

I wanted all 3 to stay, I’m not happy, but it had to be done.

Boldin is one of my favorite players, but he is getting old. And has has been beaten up a lot because of the way he plays. Hopefully he can hold up for a while with the Ravens so I can keep watching him play whenever I get to see a Ravens game.

Rolle and Dansby were good, but they were overrated. And now the Giants and Dolphins ****** away too much money on them. Karlos didn’t play as hard until it was contract time, I see him having a bad year in Miami, Rolle was a bust at CB who we had to move to FS and he thought he was worth more than Wilson, Reed, and Polamalu. I can honestly see them not having much of an impact with their new teams, and since they were just in it for the money I would love to see the Giants and Dolphins tank next season.

Hopefully Whiz finds a few gems in the draft again.

We are now in a great position to sign dockett and bring in some good free agents.

We didn’t have to make rolle the highest paid safety in the NFL (higher than a Wilson, polumaulu, and ed reed) which makes me very happy.

Dansby wasn’t even a top 10 linebacker in the league and good riddance for that much money.

We are 6-1 without boldin in the lineup and he has one of the lowest vertical passing statistics in the entire league. Doucet in three games made bigger plays than boldin did all year.

We have 9 draft picks!!!! With the way we have been drafting the last 3 years we are in a better position than we were yesterday.

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/35743328/ns/sports-player_news/

The Cardinals have traded a 2010 fourth-round pick and a 2011 seventh-round pick to the Jets for FS Kerry Rhodes, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

This coming just over 24 hours since Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum stated that Rhodes would remain with the team in 2010. Though Rhodes made news for a mid-season benching, he played well down the stretch, earning his starting job back. Due just over $7 million the next two seasons, he’s a cost-effective replacement for Antrel Rolle. Give Cardinals GM Rod Graves credit for nice use of the fourth-rounder acquired for Anquan Boldin.

that The Cards DB coach (don’t remember the name) was with the Jets when Rhodes was drafted. That it was part of his “comfort factor” and got the “best production” from him.