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2023 Cardinals In-House UFAs, Trade Candidates: Yea or Nay?

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In two weeks, the NFL opens up the three day legal tampering period of free agency.

Here are the minimum salaries:

  • Rookie - $705k
  • 1 year service - $825k
  • 2 years service - $895k
  • 3 years service - $965k
  • 4 years service - $1.035m
  • 5 years service - $1.035m
  • 6 years service - $1.035m
  • 7 years service - $1.12m
  • 8 years service - $1.12m
  • 9 years service - $1.12m
  • 10+ years service - $1.12m

https://www.the-sun.com/sport/american-football/6015318/nfl-minimum-salary-2022-rookies-veterans/

My Votes:

Yea:

  • DE Zach Allen, 25 —- 3 years $36M
  • DE Michael Dogbe, 26 —- 1 year $1.035M
  • LB Zeke Turner , 26—- 1 year, $1.035M
  • LB Kamu Grugier-Hill, 28 —- 1 year, $1.035M
  • DT Trysten Hill, 24 —- 1 year, $1.035M
  • G Will Hernandez, 27 —- 3 years $12M
  • T Kelvin Beachum, 33 —- 2 years, $3M
  • TE Maxx Williams, 28 —- 2 years $3M
  • QB David Blough, 27 —- 1 year $1.035M

Nay:

  • Rodney Hudson, 33 —- Ethan Pocic (CLE) or Garrett Bradbury (MIN)
  • Justin Pugh, 32 —- Nate Davis (TEN) or Isaac Seumalo (PHI)
  • Matt Prater, 38 —- Matt McCrane
  • Byron Murphy, 25 —- like Kyler, alas, hasn’t finished one season strong —- $8M a year too risky —- James Bradberry (PHI), Jonathan Jones (NE), Sean Bunting (TB) or Cameron Sutton (PIT)
  • G Cody Ford, 26 —— Marquis Hayes
  • LB Nick Vigil, 29 —- T.J. Edwards (PHI)
  • LB Tanner Vallejo, 28 —- draft pick
  • P Andy Lee, 40 —- Matt Araiza
  • LS Aaron Brewer, 32 —-Joe Cardona (NE)
  • RB Darrel Williams, 27 —- Damien Harris (NE) or Alexander Mattison (MIN)
  • CB Antonio Hamilton, 30 —-Isaiah Oliver (ATL) or Sean Bunting (TB)
  • TE Stephen Anderson, 30 —- draft pick or Bernhard Seikovitz
  • S Charles Washington, 29 —- draft pick
  • G Max Garcia, 31 —- Lecitus Smith
  • LB Ben Niemann, 28 —- draft pick
  • CB Josh Jackson, 26 —- draft pick
  • C Billy Price, 28 —- draft pick
  • G Sean Harlow, 27 —- draft pick
  • QB Trace McSorley, 27 —- Jacoby Brissett (CLE), Joshua Dobbs (TEN) or Gardner Minshew (PHI)

Yea:

  • WR Antoine Wesley, 25 —- ERFA
  • WR Greg Dortch, 24 —- RFA

Trade Candidates:

  • WR DeAndre Hopkins —- wants new contract with over $50M on new g-ted money and wants out of Arizona.
  • T D.J. Humphries —-Josh Jones had the highest PFF grade of every player on the offense this past season at 75.8. His 74.0 run blocking grade was highest on the team. D.J.’s run blocking grade was 57.5. Keeping Josh Jones at LT is imperative. If D.J. protests being asked to move to RT, then the Cardinals should try to facilitate a trade that would send D.J., to a tackle needy team.

Polls:

Poll

Should the Cardinals sign Zach Allen?

This poll is closed

  • 34%
    Yes, no matter what
    (229 votes)
  • 59%
    Yes, but for no more than $12M a year
    (389 votes)
  • 3%
    No, too pricey
    (23 votes)
  • 2%
    No, get 2024 comp pick for him
    (17 votes)
658 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Should Cardinals sign Byron Murphy?

This poll is closed

  • 6%
    Yes, no matter what
    (38 votes)
  • 64%
    Yes, but for no more than $8M a year
    (391 votes)
  • 11%
    No, too risky
    (72 votes)
  • 16%
    No, get a 2024 comp pick for him
    (102 votes)
603 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Should the Cardinals sign Matt Prater

This poll is closed

  • 2%
    Yes, no matter what
    (16 votes)
  • 20%
    Yes, but for no more than $2.5M a year
    (122 votes)
  • 27%
    No, too pricey and injury-prone
    (163 votes)
  • 48%
    No, let the Matt McCrane era begin
    (285 votes)
586 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Should the Cardinals Trade DeAndre Hopkins

This poll is closed

  • 25%
    Yes, time to move on
    (150 votes)
  • 52%
    Yes, take best offer
    (316 votes)
  • 15%
    No, make him play out contract
    (91 votes)
  • 6%
    No, sign him to a new deal with $54M g-ted
    (40 votes)
597 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Should the Cardinals Trade D.J. Humphries?

This poll is closed

  • 41%
    Yes, Josh Jones deserves to start at LT
    (247 votes)
  • 39%
    Yes, if he balks at moving to RT
    (235 votes)
  • 16%
    No, move Josh Jones to RT
    (100 votes)
  • 2%
    No, trade Josh Jones
    (12 votes)
594 votes total Vote Now

There are lots of moving parts here.

Please tell us what your votes are —- who are your “Yeas” and “Nays”?