I have mentioned before on here that one of my worries about losing Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie in the Kevin Kolb trade is just bleeding away another good player like we have done over the last couple of years. Here is a way of showing you what I mean by looking at the starting lineup from Super Bowl 43 and how many of these guys are still around.
Here is the list copied directly from Wikipedia. I'll have a thing saying if they are still here or not, and if they are still here the words will be bolded. For free agents who haven't signed here or somewhere else yet, I'll consider them to still be Cardinals for this thing.
Position | Arizona | ||
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OFFENSE | |||
WR |
Larry Fitzgerald - Here |
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LT |
Mike Gandy - Gone |
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LG |
Reggie Wells - Gone |
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C |
Lyle Sendlein - Here |
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RG |
Deuce Lutui - Here |
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RT | Levi Brown - Here |
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TE |
Leonard Pope - Gone |
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WR |
Anquan Boldin - Gone |
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QB |
Kurt Warner - Gone |
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RB |
Edgerrin James - Gone |
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FB |
Terrelle Smith - Gone |
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DEFENSE | |||
LE | Antonio Smith - Gone |
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LDT |
Bryan Robinson - Here |
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RDT |
Darnell Dockett - Here |
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RE |
Gabe Watson - Here |
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LOLB |
Chike Okeafor - Gone |
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ILB |
Gerald Hayes - Gone |
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ROLB |
Karlos Dansby - Gone |
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LCB | Roderick Hood - Gone |
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RCB | Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie - Gone |
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SS |
Adrian Wilson - Here |
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FS |
Antrel Rolle - Gone |
So, out of 22 starters from the Super Bowl, eight of them are still here. Makes you think doesn't it. You can also look at how Steve Breaston who was so huge for this team in 2008 is also gone and now it is 8 of 23. At least some of the new starters (Calais Campbell, Dan Williams, Greg Toler) have looked good though.
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