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NFL trades are odd and rare, but the Arizona Cardinals have made two that have paid dividends in the 2016 season in Chandler Jones and Marcus Cooper.
Could they find the answer to their offensive line woes with a trade? NFL.com did a look at a possible buy or sell for every team and they had the Arizona Cardinals as buyers, from their story:
Arizona Cardinals: Buy Joe Staley
Chris Wesseling: Would general manager Steve Keim be willing to part with a second-round pick for the second draft in a row? The price is steep to pry a 32-year-old, five-time Pro Bowl tackle away from the Cardinals' division rivals in San Francisco, but this organization is in the ultimate win-now window, with Carson Palmer and Larry Fitzgerald on the back nine of their respective careers. The right side of Arizona's offensive line has been a liability, preventing Bruce Arians from unleashing his patented downfield attack in the passing game. Plugging in Staley, getting John Brown healthy and coaxing Michael Floyd out of his slump would go a long way toward fixing a broken offense.
Potential cost: Second-round draft pick plus conditional fifth-round pick.
Joe... Staley?
First off, no.
Second off, here is why. The Arizona Cardinals have invested heavily in the offensive line with free agency and in the draft, but one thing they have not had is stability and consistency.
Is Joe Staley better than D.J. Humphries? Yes. Is he a better right tackle? Likely. However, integrating Staley into the line, getting him ready and up to speed, I just don’t think it makes you better in the immediate and the Arizona Cardinals have put themselves in a position where they have to be good in the immediate.
The idea is good, and I understand the plan Wesseling is wanting here, but I just do not think it is viable at this point in the season to ask a player to play a position he has not played in a long time and an offensive line to continue to try and gel with another switch.
That does not even take into account beyond this year.