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If you could be the Cardinals’ GM this off-season, what are 10 moves you would make in free agency and your corresponding 5 draft picks? Plus, if you could make one trade, what would it be?
Note: try your best to be realistic. As I tried to create a free agent kitty last week, I understood how challenging it is this year for the Cardinals to create a sufficient amount of cap space in order to be proactive in free agency.
With that in mind, of the 15 moves you are going to make, only 2 of them (list them first) can be contracts of $10M per year. Plus, for the sake of this exercise we are going to assume that the Cardinals are going to have to trade, restructure or release OLB/DE Chandler Jones in order to add much of his $15.5M base salary to the 2021 cap.
Here are my 10 + 5:
- Re-sign SAM OLB Haason Reddick, preferably to a long-term deal. ($10M+)
- Sign UFA C Corey Linsley (GB) to a 3-4 year deal. ($10M+)
- Re-sign OLB Dennis Gardeck, preferably to a long term deal.
- Re-sign S Charles Washington.
- Re-sign ILB Tanner Vallejo
- Re-sign TE Dan Arnold
- Sign UFA CB Sidney Jones (JAC)
- Sign UFA CB Ahkello Witherspoon (SF)
- Sign UFA DT Shelby Harris (DEN)
- Sign UFA WR Breshad Perriman (NYJ)
2021 Draft:
Note: Everyone needs to follow the draft that A.J. Schulte (Pro Football Network) created this weekend to pick only players available at each spot in the draft.
https://www.profootballnetwork.com/2021-nfl-mock-draft-7-round-schulte-january/
- Micah Parsons, LB, Penn St. Pairing the explosive Parsons with multi-talented Isaiah Simmons would turn a previous weakness into a tour de force.
2. . Javonte Williams, RB, North Carolina. Beast mode RB who is made to order for Cardinals’ offense.
3. Quinn Meinerz, OG, Wisconsin-Whitewater. Beast mode guard who dominated at Senior Bowl.
5. Benjamin St-Juste, CB, Minnesota. Reminds me a little of a young Richard Sherman with his impressive length, speed and physicality.
7. Riley Patterson, K, Memphis. Outstanding form and accuracy.
Trade:
Cardinals trade WR Christian Kirk to Texans for WR Keke Coutee, plus 7th round pick (Cardinals draft: James Smith, P. Cincinnati. Big strong boomer.)
ROTB Competition:
- Post your 10 + 5 + 1 trade selections within 24 hours.
- The poster who receives the most likes by 3 PM Arizona time tomorrow will win:
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