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How well do YOU know your Arizona Cardinals? (Pre-Season Predictions Here)

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Step right up. Place your bets, place your bets. Training camp is upon us and we're only about 1.5 months out from game 1 vs. the Bradyless Patsies. So, it's time to demonstrate that you know this team better than any of your fellow ROTBers.

Here's the place to make your 5 (or 10) bold pre-season predictions for the roster. What will happen between now and Sept. 11th when the season kicks off?

Your predictions don't need to be overboard (Carson Palmer will be the Long Snapper to save a roster spot) but don't pick anything too easy either (Fitz will make the 53 man roster). Keep it interesting, go out on a limb, be bold !

Some ideas...
Any surprising cuts before week 1?
Will any rookies start week 1?
Who will start at CB2 to open the season? How many CBs will we carry?
Will Humphries lock down the RT spot or will a vet come in and replace him?
Any late FA acquisitions?
Will Honey Badger get extended before the season?
Will we go 0-4 in the pre-season?
Who will be the QB3? Or do we only keep 2 on the active roster?
Will Butler lose the P job?

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Here are a few of my bold claims:

My 5 pre-season predictions:

1. Justin Bethel won't be the CB2 to open the season.
That honor will go to either Brandon Williams or newcomer Mike Jenkins.

2. We'll carry 4 TEs.. and Niklas won't be one of them.
Momah will take the TE3 job and Gerald Christian will take the TE4 job, also taking on the HBack role, playing STs, and leading to Niklas' release and maybe even taking on some old Robert Hughes' responsibilities.

3. Humphries will win the RT job and will start week 1.
If Keim could somehow get a hold of recently reinstated Anthony Davis (49ers) I could see him bringing Davis in. But I don't think SF will give him up. So maybe this isn't the boldest of predictions, but it's certainly one I want to see happen. Win the damn job knee deep!

4. We'll enter Week 1 with only 2 QBs on the active roster.
We just have too much depth at other positions. I think Coker and Barkley will be neck-and-neck through the pre-season and to save a spot, SK will kick Coker to the PS and Barkley will get waived. I've had hope and faith in Matt but we're all in on the SB and he's not going to win it for us, we have a million young / talented DL and DB guys, we can save one by cutting a QB.

5. It's AQ's time to shine.
I love the Boehm pick and think he's the Center of the future, but I think AQ will win the week 1 starting gig. It's just too big of a learning curve to start. It's game time... not Boehm time (see what I did there?).

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I don't know that all 5 of those predictions will come true, but I think they're all possible. So chime in, what shake-ups could you see happen? If we get good participation, we'll do a predictions for the 2016 regular season thread after we wrap up the pre-season.

So what say you RedSea Birdgang Cardinals Nation? Speak up and let your voice be heard.... if only so you can come back and brag at the end of the pre-season and scream "I Told You So" to the rest of the ROTB World.

<em>This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Revenge of the Birds' (ROTB) editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of ROTB's editors.</em>