Revenge of the Birds - All PostsAn Arizona Cardinals community -- the best one there ishttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/51297/rotb_fav.png2024-03-28T14:30:23-06:00http://www.revengeofthebirds.com/rss/current/2024-03-28T14:30:23-06:002024-03-28T14:30:23-06:00Cardinals Reacts Survey: Which trade down team is most intriguing for the Arizona Cardinals?
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<p>What team would you want the Arizona Cardinals to trade back with?</p> <p id="IuXgqj"><em>Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in </em><a href="https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/"><em>Arizona Cardinals</em></a><em> fans and fans across the country. </em><a href="https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/EFIUQ7/"><em>Sign up here</em></a><em> to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.</em></p>
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<p id="ujGIiN">Happy Thursday one and all.</p>
<p id="6DKLqN">The Arizona Cardinals and the rest of the NFL are 28 short days away from the 2024 <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-draft">NFL Draft</a> and the question for the next four weeks will simply be, do the Arizona Cardinals use the fourth pick or trade it?</p>
<p id="MeMlP8">So, we didn’t want to bog down too much of the questions, but this is what the “optimal” packages from each team could look like and I would love to hear which one you prefer.</p>
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<a href="https://www.bigblueview.com/">New York Giants</a> - 1.06, 2.47 and Rd3 2025 for 1.04 and 4.108</li>
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<a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Minnesota Vikings</a> - 1.11, 1.23 and Rd1 2025 for 1.04</li>
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<a href="https://www.milehighreport.com">Denver Broncos</a> - 1.12, Rd1 2025, Rd1 2026 and 3.76 (or a future 3rd)</li>
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<p id="plecNC">This is an interesting question and will show what fans value. The immediacy or the potential of down the road.</p>
<p id="YQjE0m">What do you think?</p>
https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2024/3/28/24113830/which-trade-down-team-is-most-intriguing-for-the-arizona-cardinals-giants-vikings-broncosSeth Cox2024-03-27T13:36:45-06:002024-03-27T13:36:45-06:00LISTEN - The Red Bird Reboot Podcast: NFL Trade Winds & Offseason Wins
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<p>The Red Bird Reboot discuss the Cardinals’ latest signing, the impact of Aaron Donald’s retirement and look at the trade winds surrounding the Arizona Cardinals</p> <p id="NU3Anq">The Vikings seem dead set on adding a QB this year, so how does Monti Ossenfort respond? And what do fans want? Move or stay put? And at what price?</p>
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<li id="hTnMtl">Who’s a top player the Cardinals should target if they move down from MHJ?</li>
<li id="4HqItQ">What does Monti Ossenfort need to do to “win” the draft?</li>
<li id="dt6E7w">The retirement of Aaron Donald & Kyler Murray’s progressions over the last part of the season </li>
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https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/24113602/listen-the-red-bird-reboot-podcast-nfl-trade-winds-offseason-winsBlake Murphy2024-03-27T12:09:52-06:002024-03-27T12:09:52-06:00Red Rain Podcast: Kyle Odegard Special Guest
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<p id="lKCKOK">Special guest Kyler Odegard of bettingodds.com provides insights on what the Cardinals are apt to do at pick #4, where the current roster stands with regard to the team’s rebuilding timeframe and what questions he would have liked to see the Arizona media ask Michael Bidwill. </p>
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<p id="9N0gk6">Same questions to you:</p>
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<li id="ITnDDo">What are the Cardinals apt to do at pick #4?</li>
<li id="qzFCkl">Where do you think the current roster stands with regard to the team’s rebuilding timeframe?</li>
<li id="JKE35B">If you had a chance to ask Michael Bidwill a question, what would you ask?</li>
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https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2024/3/27/24113445/red-rain-podcast-kyle-odegard-special-guestWalter Mitchell2024-03-27T09:00:00-06:002024-03-27T09:00:00-06:00Arizona Cardinals on the verge of a colossal draft mistake?
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<p>Rumors are swirling and mock drafts are dropping. Both seem to suggest that the Arizona Cardinals could be on the verge of a major draft-day mistake: trading down from the #4 pick.</p> <p id="e2iceg">We’re just under a month away from the 2024 <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-draft">NFL Draft</a>. Mock draft season is in full fervor, with multiple new ones dropping from major outlets seemingly every day.</p>
<p id="TedUtn">There’s been a marked change in <a href="https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/">Arizona Cardinals</a> mock drafts of late, however. Earlier in the mock draft season, most analysts had the Cardinals staying put at #4 and nabbing Marvin Harrison Jr. (assuming QBs went 1-2-3). Seemed like a pretty obvious fit.</p>
<p id="NV4pA0">But in the past week or so, more and more mocks are projecting the Cardinals to trade back. We’ve got potential trades with the <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10113904-trade-offers-cardinals-would-have-to-consider-for-no-4-pick-in-2024-nfl-draft">Giants at #6</a>, the <a href="https://www.thedraftnetwork.com/2024/03/24/nfl-mock-draft-2024-trades">Vikings at #11</a>, and the <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2024-nfl-mock-draft-cowboys-lions-make-big-splashes-to-improve-offense-nfc-team-moves-all-around-the-board/">Broncos at #12</a>, most of whom would be moving up to draft the suddenly white-hot J.J. McCarthy of Michigan. (Seriously?)</p>
<p id="Gl81zG">These mock trades all have the Cardinals coming away with a pretty nice haul, with this year’s first and various combinations of firsts next year and/or Day 2 picks this year or next. And both the Broncos and Vikings mocks above have the Cardinals trading back up in the top 10 to land Rome Odunze, the #3 WR on most team’s boards.</p>
<p id="Jw9fCn">That would seem to be business as usual for Cardinals GM Monti Ossenfort, who manipulated the draft board like a wizard last year to leaguewide acclaim. After all, this team still has a ton of roster holes and could use all the premium picks it can get to fill them.</p>
<p id="U4jmq0">But I think trading down again this year would be a colossal mistake. Why? Simply put, I think the Cardinals *need* to come out of this draft with Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. Monti should resist the impulse to trade down again and just stay put and draft the consensus #1 WR in this year’s draft class and the best WR prospect since Ja’Marr Chase in 2021. Allow me to explain.</p>
<h2 id="jEylyH"><strong>WR Is Still a Massive, Massive Need</strong></h2>
<p id="j7jeMz">The only moves of note the Cardinals have made at WR this offseason have been letting Hollywood Brown walk, trading Rondale Moore, and signing journeyman Chris Moore. The top three names on the depth chart are currently Michael Wilson, Greg Dortch, and Moore. The rest of the names on the chart are JAGs and practice squad types. This is maybe the worst position room in the entire NFL right now. So Monti has pretty clearly telegraphed that he’ll address the position early in the draft, likely at #4—assuming he stays there. (And likely later in the draft as well.)</p>
<h2 id="Lfs4jr"><strong>Kyler Needs Another Alpha WR1</strong></h2>
<p id="55KNZS">There was a time during this past season when draft prognosticators were mocking USC’s Caleb Williams to the Cardinals, as we flirted with having the league’s worst record for much of the year. But when the dust settled on the 2023 season, the Cardinals wound up with that #4 pick, out of range of the top QB prospects. So we’ll be building around the still-just-26-year-old Kyler for the foreseeable future. And what Kyler needs most is an alpha WR1 in the DeAndre Hopkins mold. Kyler was at his best with a true WR1 like D-Hop:</p>
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<p id="INUDvh">That’s a pretty noticeable drop-off in performance: worse record, worse efficiency, fewer yards and TDs. (But more INTs, interestingly.) And our only playoff appearance came with Hopkins on the roster. Monti’s job #1 for the rest of this offseason *needs* to be getting Kyler that alpha WR1 so he can return to a Pro Bowl level—and hopefully help the Cardinals return to the postseason.</p>
<h2 id="oQ6Eiz"><strong>There Are No Guarantees After MHJ</strong></h2>
<p id="s6FSmX">The fit between the Cardinals and Harrison at that spot couldn’t be better—the perfect marriage of team need and player talent. He’s viewed as a, to use a cliché, “generational talent” and would immediately transform the entire Cardinals franchise. Of course, there are two other outstanding WR prospects in this year’s class—the aforementioned Odunze and LSU’s Malik Nabers. Could either of them be that alpha WR1? Sure (although Nabers lacks the size of the other two, which could be a concern given Kyler’s much ballyhooed diminutive nature himself). But there are no guarantees Monti would be able to nab either of them should he trade down.</p>
<p id="NABDjv">You’d almost definitely be able to get one of them if you traded down to #6 (note that I’m assuming that the top three picks are all QBs, which seems increasingly like a certainty). You might be able to get one of them at #8. But all three of them would definitely be off the board at #11. Monti does have some flexibility (and he could make a second trade if needed as mentioned above), but there are no guarantees in the NFL Draft. Another team could outbid you to trade up, a surprise team could take a WR (and I supposed there’s still a chance MHJ could go in the top 3), etc. You just never know. And Harrison is (likely) *right there* at #4.Don’t overthink this, Monti. Especially because...</p>
<h2 id="jdMHff"><strong>There Are No Guarantees When Trading Down</strong></h2>
<p id="TdFd5T">Remember when the Cardinals were supposed to have two top-10 (if not top-5) picks this year after the Texans trade last year? Yeah… that did not work out as planned. The Texans won 10 games and advanced to the second round of the playoffs. That “second top-5 pick” is now all the way down at #27. That could easily happen again—especially if the team picking at #4 after trading with us hits on that pick (again). And, besides, the whole point of picking early in the draft is that you’re supposed to get the best shot to draft a superstar. Could you land that superstar at #6, #8, or #11? Sure. But, theoretically, it’s easier to do so at #4. And, again, Harrison is (likely) *right there*!</p>
<h2 id="TvWmNm"><strong>Final Thoughts</strong></h2>
<p id="vZmpHv">This team is staved for a superstar WR, its next DeAndre Hopkins, its next Larry Fitzgerald. There are absolutely no guarantees Marvin Harrison Jr. is that player (Corey Davis was drafted at #5 overall back in 2018, for example), but he represents the clear best shot at being that guy.</p>
<p id="yOgELZ">I am BEGGING Monti to stand pat at #4 and draft Harrison. Resist the urge to trade down, especially remembering how that didn’t work out as planned last year. There are degrees, of course. Something like <a href="https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2024/3/22/24109161/2024-nfl-mock-draft-arizona-cardinals-move-down-minnesota-vikings-rome-odunze-new-york-giants">picking up two seconds</a> for trading down two spots with the Giants and still landing Odunze wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world. I could at least stomach that, I think.</p>
<p id="yQxfeD">But the <a href="https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2024/3/21/24107264/pffs-post-free-agency-3-round-mock">recent PFF mock draft</a> where we trade with the Vikings down to #11 and take a CB… and not land a WR until #35 is an absolute disaster, worst-case, throwing-my-TV-out-the-window-on-draft-night scenario.</p>
<p id="jwBpZB">I hope it doesn’t come to that. I hope Monti does the smart, sensible thing and just stay put and take the generational prospect who will (hopefully) drop into your lap. Don’t gamble with the franchise’s future and give your franchise QB the weapon he needs.</p>
<p id="EEU8GC">Say it with me, Cardinals fans: Marvin Harrison Jr. no matter what!</p>
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<p id="wKxb1N">Of course, your opinion may differ. That’s what the poll and comments section are for. Do your thing, RotBers!</p>
https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2024/3/27/24113278/arizona-cardinals-2024-nfl-draft-trade-rumors-mistake-marvin-harrison-jrJohn W. Buckley2024-03-25T15:30:46-06:002024-03-25T15:30:46-06:00Cardinals mock draft: Arizona trades down, back up in new 2024 NFL Mock Draft
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<p>The Athletic presents and interesting scenario for the Arizona Cardinals in the 2024 NFL Draft.</p> <p id="HWfPdF">Happy Monday one and all.</p>
<p id="CXtHV4">The <a href="https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/">Arizona Cardinals</a> seem to be in a great spot sitting with the fourth overall pick in the 2024 <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-draft">NFL Draft</a>.</p>
<p id="xfcKuJ">So, what could they do with it?</p>
<p id="nw4P8o">The <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2F5361949%2F2024%2F03%2F25%2Fnfl-mock-draft-quarterbacks-2024%2F&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.revengeofthebirds.com%2F2024%2F3%2F25%2F24111909%2Fcardinals-2024-nfl-mock-draft-rome-odunze-jackson-power-johnson-darius-johnson" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Athletic dropped a new</a> 2024 <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-mock-draft">NFL Mock Draft</a> today and has the Arizona Cardinals moving down and up.</p>
<p id="axEY1P">Let’s take a look:</p>
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<p id="VMNobU">4. <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Minnesota Vikings</a> (from ARI*): Drake Maye, QB, UNC</p>
<p id="U4xvWn"><em>Projected trade: Vikings acquire Nos. 4, 138 and 162 from Cardinals for Nos. 11, 23, 108 and a 2025 first-rounder</em></p>
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<p id="SupXmC">Cardinals move down and get two more first round picks and a fourth round pick while getting rid of some pesky day three picks.</p>
<p id="4XiA7N">Then, they move back up:</p>
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<p id="BUj7La">9. Arizona Cardinals (from CHI*): Rome Odunze, WR, Washington</p>
<p id="sdAnfB"><em>Projected trade: Cardinals acquire No. 9 from Bears for Nos. 11 and 71</em></p>
<p id="jzTRnQ">General manager Monti Ossenfort said he was “open” for business at No. 4. We’ll assume the desire to deal extends anywhere on Day 1. With 11 picks entering the draft, tied for the most in the league, plus more from the trade with Minnesota, the Cardinals have the assets to move around the board as needed. Arizona jumps up for the 6-foot-3 Odunze, who <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2F5270481%2F2024%2F02%2F13%2Fnfl-draft-2024-prospect-rankings-top-100%2F&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.revengeofthebirds.com%2F2024%2F3%2F25%2F24111909%2Fcardinals-2024-nfl-mock-draft-rome-odunze-jackson-power-johnson-darius-johnson" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>The Athletic</em>’s Dane Brugler believes</a> “has the pass-catching instincts and competitive focus to be a high-end NFL starter.”</p>
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<p id="jLOozR">Odunze is the third receiver off the board and hopefully this will be a nice hit for the Cardinals.</p>
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<p id="H1KwUt">23. Arizona Cardinals (from MIN*): Jackson Powers-Johnson, OL, Oregon</p>
<p id="1pRHHJ">The Cardinals’ second of three first-round selections is Powers-Johnson, who was honored with the Rimington Award as the nation’s best center. Whether he plays center or guard in Year 1, the offensive lineman should be a longtime fixture for Arizona.</p>
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<p id="RYM8Ct">Getting a high-end interior starter would be a nice addition here.</p>
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<p id="VEoe53">27. Arizona Cardinals (from HOU): Darius Robinson, DE, Missouri</p>
<p id="aayxOi">A boost for the defense after back-to-back selections for the offense. This work-in-progress has scary athletic traits coming off the edge with enough size to play on the inside at times.</p>
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<p id="FZRGuq">Another high-end position, Robinson offers early down work from the edge with the ability to slide inside and be a force as a pass rusher.</p>
<p id="4kelKg">With how things played out, here is what I would have done:</p>
<p id="tGDiT4">1.09 - Rome Odunez<br>1.23 - Cooper DeJean<br>1.27 - Jer’Zhan “Johnny” Newton</p>
<p id="kEgvcm">The way the rest of the draft plays out I swapped DeJean for Jordan Morgan for the Niners, then Kingsley Suamataia for Morgan for the Chiefs.</p>
<p id="tykgu3">The mocker, Ben Standig has Ladd McConkey going at 33 to the Panthers, so that means the Patriots are on the clock at 34.</p>
<p id="HWuiPs">I had them just take the highest consensus player at their needs... wide receiver or edge or tackle.</p>
<p id="6CL2v4">I gave them Darius Robinson, but man if the Cardinals could pull DeJean, Newton, Robinson that would be ideal.</p>
<p id="jNDAdk">However, if that played out, at 2.35 I would take Zach Frazier, who is my interior offensive lineman one in the class:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Presented for the approval of Sean McDermott:<br><br>Zach Frazier: <br>- 4x state heavyweight wrestling champ in HS<br>- 3 of his uncles and his material grandfather were state champion wrestlers in HS<br>- his dad played college O-Line at Fairmont State</p>— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) <a href="https://twitter.com/nfldraftscout/status/1772359677776408700?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2024</a>
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<p id="khNsca">However, I don’t mind what the Cardinals got in the original.</p>
<p id="dseOPV">What would you have done?</p>
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https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2024/3/25/24111909/cardinals-2024-nfl-mock-draft-rome-odunze-jackson-power-johnson-darius-johnsonSeth Cox2024-03-25T12:44:46-06:002024-03-25T12:44:46-06:00It is good to be the Arizona Cardinals in the 2024 NFL Draft, according to Sean Payton
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<p>The Denver Broncos head coach had some thoughts on the Arizona Cardinals.</p> <p id="uamyCY">Happy Monday one and all.</p>
<p id="G2ITxo">The <a href="https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/">Arizona Cardinals</a> are the talk of the NFL meetings and in that we are seeing other teams/coaches discuss what they could do with the fourth overall pick.</p>
<p id="gEXzbX">Sean Payton even weighed in.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sean Payton says it’s “realistic” to move up in the draft to select a quarterback, even with projections for QBs going 1-2-3.<br><br>“What’s hard to predict, though, is, like, what’s on the receiving end. You know, I think it’s good to be Monti (Ossenfort) today at Arizona, right?…” <a href="https://t.co/lZaopVF54m">pic.twitter.com/lZaopVF54m</a></p>— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaseDenver/status/1772248348730249582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2024</a>
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<p id="ysjAzZ">It seems ambitious to think that the <a href="https://www.milehighreport.com">Denver Broncos</a> would be one of the teams willing to make a move up, as they are coming off already losing three first round picks for the failed Russell Wilson experiment.</p>
<p id="Uzf7K5">However, I felt like I needed to ask an actual Broncos guy, and reached out to <a href="https://www.milehighreport.com/authors/scotty-payne">Mile High Report’s Scott Payne</a> for his take:</p>
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<p id="xY49aG">I don’t see how they can outbid the Vikings but an offer would have to include at least three 1st round picks. After losing three 1sts to acquire Russ and Payton, that would be costly. </p>
<p id="WTi8oG">Their best player trade chip is CB Pat Surtain, but it doesn’t sound like they’ll move him.</p>
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<p id="c3wmk9">So, no Surtain available, are you willing to put off getting “paid” on this trade down scenario in 2025 and 2026?</p>
<p id="zYIQXt">This seems like a less ideal scenario, but wanted to see what the fans think.</p>
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<p>Marvin Harrison jr. has the ability to create am NFL legacy that is all his own</p> <p id="XT4XnJ">It was aptly pointed out to me that I wrote props pieces about Malik Nabers and Rome Odunze and had not done so yet for MHJ. There is no denying MHJ’s formidable talent, exemplary work ethic and extraordinary pedigree. So much talent to celebrate here. </p>
<p id="xld6Qx"><strong>Maserati Marv</strong></p>
<p id="jTCmVX">For well over a year now, Ohio St. WR Marvin Harrison Jr. has been hailed by pundits and fans as the best and most talented player in the 2024 NFL Draft. </p>
<p id="YA2DkJ">Over the past two seasons, the 6-3, 209 WR has amassed over 2,400 receiving yards and has hauled in a whopping 29 TDs. The smooth way in which Marvin Harrison Jr. snatches the ball and breezes into the end zone has garnered him the nickname of Maserati Marv.</p>
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<p id="pNmoXx">Therefore, it seems splendidly serendipitous that Maserati Marv will hear his name called in Detroit on the night of April 25th. That’s right —- Maserati Marv in MOTOWN! </p>
<p id="xB3eom"><strong>Mel on Marv</strong></p>
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<a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4432708/marvin-harrison-jr"><strong>Marvin Harrison Jr</strong></a><strong>., WR, Ohio State</strong>
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<p id="d55BMj"><strong>6-3, 209 pounds | Previously: 2</strong></p>
<p id="AB30md"><em><strong>I have an elite grade on Harrison, whose name should be familiar. His dad is that </strong></em><a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/939/marvin-harrison"><em><strong>Marvin Harrison</strong></em></a><em><strong>, whom I scouted coming out of Syracuse in 1996 and is now in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The younger Harrison is on track to get my highest pre-draft grade for a wideout since </strong></em><a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/10447/calvin-johnson"><em><strong>Calvin Johnson</strong></em></a><em><strong> (2007) and </strong></em><a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/5528/larry-fitzgerald"><em><strong>Larry Fitzgerald</strong></em></a><em><strong> (2004). Harrison has everything, from outstanding size and stellar hands to incredible body control and blazing speed. His dad ran a 4.33-second 40-yard dash before the 1996 draft but was just under 6 feet when the Colts took him in Round 1. Harrison Jr. is four inches taller and could have similar speed.</strong></em></p>
<p id="b4kkHb"><em><strong>He caught 77 passes for 1,263 yards with 14 touchdowns in 2022. He had 67 catches for 1,211 yards and 15 total touchdowns last season</strong></em>.</p>
<p id="Dgj3jh">Thank you, Mel, for including Larry Fitzgerald in your highest ever WR rankings. Now that Fitz Fever has worn off in Arizona and things have gotten a little colder at the WR position, if the Cardinals draft Marvin Harrison Jr., Maserati Marv will not only have his father’s legacy to honor, but he will have Fitz’s legacy in Arizona to chase. </p>
<p id="Aoj3T1"><strong>Best WR Prospect in Over a Decade and a Half, per SG Sports: click here —-></strong></p>
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<p id="isAChO">Highlighted skills:</p>
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<li id="YcTuur">Making quick adjustments when the ball is in the air</li>
<li id="hvbJ6t">Elite ball tracking skills</li>
<li id="HWfdgj">Smooth and precise route running</li>
<li id="istWfA">Gets off of press coverage consistently well</li>
<li id="te5plt">Master of the back shoulder throw</li>
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<p id="VTF3wh"><strong>Player Bio by Chad Reuter of </strong><a href="http://nfl.com"><strong>nfl.com</strong></a><strong>:</strong></p>
<p id="C8mPC7"><a href="https://www.nfl.com/prospects/marvin-harrison-jr./32004841-5264-8677-2fca-6edc0b245f94">Marvin Harrison Jr. Draft and Combine Prospect Profile | NFL.com</a></p>
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<strong>2021:</strong> Played in all 13 games (11-139-12.6, 3 TDs) with a start in the Rose Bowl. Set Rose Bowl record with three TD receptions, sparking the team’s comeback win over Utah. </li>
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<strong>2022:</strong> First-team Associated Press All-American. Big Ten Conference Receiver of the Year, First-team All-Big Ten Conference. Finalist for the Biletnikoff Award (nation’s top WR). Ranked fourth in the FBS with 14 receiving TDs and sixth with 1,263 receiving yards (77 receptions, 16.4 per). Started all 13 games.</li>
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<strong>2023:</strong> Won the Biletnikoff Award. First-team Associated Press All-American. Big Ten Conference WR of the Year. First-team All-Big Ten Conference. Led the team with 67 receptions. Tied for third in the FBS with 14 receiving TDs, ranked 10th with 1,211 receiving yards (18.1 per). Started 12 games. First player in school history to have two 1,000-yard receiving seasons.</li>
<li id="Tf3rDK">Father, Marvin, played WR at Syracuse and was an eight-time Pro Bowler, Super Bowl XLI champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer with the Colts.</li>
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<p id="pszxpd"><strong>Player Analysis of Marvin Harrison Jr.</strong></p>
<p id="KXViKi"><strong>By Lance Zierlein, nfl.com</strong></p>
<p id="gQNWOX">NFL Comparison: <strong>CeeDee Lamb</strong></p>
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<p id="1nb5N0">Harrison comes from impressive NFL bloodlines and possesses similarities that made his father, Pro Football Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison, special. Harrison can run but isn’t a burner. What makes him tough to handle is his consistent play speed paired with quality salesmanship in his routes. He’s able to uncover no matter where he’s aligned or which part of the field his assignment takes him to, and he is capable of finishing catches in a crowd. Harrison can be sudden while working possession routes, and he’s well qualified to beat any opponent with his ball skills if the battle heads deep. Harrison is a touchdown champ with a variety of ways to excel, and that characteristic figures to follow him into the pros. He has the traits and tools to win in all three phases of the route and on all three levels of the field. He’s a pedigree prospect and a Day 1 starter with high-end production expected.</p>
<h4 id="mpkxrJ">For Lance Zierlein’s complete breakdown of MHJ’s prospects, plus Next Gen’s evals click here:</h4>
<p id="6HMHSb"><a href="https://www.nfl.com/prospects/marvin-harrison-jr./32004841-5264-8677-2fca-6edc0b245f94">Marvin Harrison Jr. Draft and Combine Prospect Profile | NFL.com</a></p>
<p id="ih3CeL"><strong>Post-Game interview</strong></p>
<ul><li id="TnD62Q">After big Michigan St. win:</li></ul>
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<p id="YbfbXo"><strong>First PJJ, then MHJ?</strong></p>
<p id="WT4jmK">Paris Johnson Jr.’s Interview with Cardinals’ Corner where he said MHJ wants to play for the Cardinals:</p>
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<p id="CVuehg">In 2023, Kyler Murray recruited Paris Johnson Jr. Now, the buzz is that Kyler Murray and PJJ are recruiting Marvin Harrison Jr. —- and that MHJ is the highest rated player on the Cardinals draft board. </p>
<p id="HrFzWe">If on the bright stage in Motown on April 25th, the Arizona Cardinals stay at #4 and pick Marvin Harrison Jr, it would confirm the Cardinals’ belief that Maserati Marv is in a class all by himself.</p>
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<p>The Arizona Cardinals are heading into the 2024 NFL Draft and had some things to say. </p> <p id="gnxApD">Happy Monday one and all.</p>
<p id="m0HhEY">The <a href="https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/">Arizona Cardinals</a> talked and said nothing at all.</p>
<p id="j3pmYx">That is usually how things go with Jonathan Gannon and Monti Ossenfort, who tend to have a lot to say and then don’t say anything.</p>
<p id="4PFyvu">So, we decode it for you and then we talk about some of the league rule changes that are being discussed, before discussing who is suggesting some of those changes.</p>
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<p id="XseJeM"><em>(1:00) Reactions to what Jonathan Gannon and Monti Ossenfort said at their media availability talking offseason and free agency</em></p>
<p id="R5jC7Y"><em>(26:19) The two league proposals to be discussed at the annual league meeting</em></p>
<p id="6ZPG5K"><em>(37:40) The team-proposed changes that will be discussed</em></p>
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https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2024/3/25/24111002/arizona-cardinals-draft-trade-d-j-humphries-release-and-2024-proposed-rules-changesSeth Cox