The Super Bowl is not yet over, but it’s never too early to talk about the 2024 season for teams like the Arizona Cardinals.
As the Cardinals and 29 other teams wait for Super Bowl season to finish and the offseason to get fully underway, there is plenty of buzz surrounding the team that finished 4-13 in the NFC West. Many believe they are the next Detroit Lions in 2024, and plenty of people involved with NFL teams are warily looking at them.
However, are the Cardinals ready to step up in the wild, wild NFC West?
Arizona Cardinals’ 2023 record betray their actual form
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler looked into the futures of various NFL teams according to various team executives in and around the league. While there are plenty of teams covered in the piece, it’s his writeup on the Cardinals that got some people’s attention:
Arizona is trending up despite its 4-13 clip in 2023. As one NFL offensive coach said, “That’s the best four-win team I’ve seen in a while. They make you earn everything.”
GM Monti Ossenfort has six picks in the first three rounds of the draft to improve the roster.
“[Head coach Jonathan Gannon] seems legit, and they can kill it in the draft,” an AFC scout said. “If they add some vet pieces in free agency, they can surprise some people. Kyler Murray will be better with a full year coming off the ACL [tear].”
If we look at the draft capital the Cardinals have for the 2024 offseason, it’s not hard to see why they could be in contention in the NFC West. They have a lot of holes to plug in offense and defense, and there are plenty of high-value rookies ripe for the taking come April.
Otherwise, they could use some of these picks to acquire big-name free agents through trade they can trigger between today and the draft.
Kyler Murray will be key for the Cardinals’ success
The man that will lead the Arizona Cardinals’ 2024 surge is undoubtedly Kyler Murray.
Murray was left at the bottom half of Nick Shook’s 2023 QB list, with his recovery from his ACL tear the most likely reason behind his ranking.
However, it’s undeniable that Murray will get better in 2024. Should Ossenfort get him better protection and more weapons to use in the offense with the team’s many draft picks, they can quickly turn into a team that will give the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams a run for their money.
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