Fantasy Outlook: Arizona Cardinals
The talented RotoRob and his gang Andy Goldstein and Derek Jones, from RotoRob.com, weigh in on the Arizona Cardinal’s offseason, the draft, and their 2008 fantasy outlook. If you want the best fantasy takes on the web, RotoRob.com is a blog that you NEED to be reading:
What Went Right
Larry Fitzgerald stayed heathy and absolutely dominated the league. He turned in the second 100-reception season of his four-year career (not a bad average there) and equaled his 2005 marks of 1,409 yards and ten scores. Fitz also played relatively well during fantasy playoff time, accounting for about 60 yards and a score in Weeks 14-16. Kurt Warner, meanwhile, proved he should probably be the starter heading into next season, as he averaged 294 yards and over two and a half scores per game over the second half of the season. He isn’t physically what he was back in the Rams’ days, but his decision making (while not recovering from concussions) remains steadfast. We’ll also give a begruding nod to Edgerrin James, who eclipsed 1,200 yards.
What Went Wrong
The Cardinals narrowly missed the playoffs with an 8-8 mark last season. The running game struggles contributed to another unsuccessful attempt at post-season glory for Arizona. James only averaged 3.8 yards per tote and really could not bolster the rush game for the second consecutive season with the Cards. Injuries to Anquan Boldin and Warner for periods did not help matters on offense either. What about the Matt Leinart injury you ask? Warner outplayed him and the team seemed to respond under his leadership. Maybe that’s because of Leinart’s off-season workout regimen? Yet again, Arizona’s defense proved to be an Achilles’ heel, the secondary in particular. Arizona finished 28th against the pass and allowed 232 yards per game.
Off-season Outlook
No matter the year, the formula seems to be the same for Arizona; fix the running game and defense. One more time, Arizona will see if it can get it right. Speed is needed at the running back spot and addressing this in the draft at some point is a great idea. The secondary desperately needs an infusion of the same as well. After a rather lackluster free agency period (in part due to Fitzgerald’s re-signing and having the fourth smallest amount of cap space in the league), Arizona must replenish through the draft.
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