The Cardinals' options in thin quarterback draft class
This year's NFL draft class is thin on quarterback, which is bad news for the QB-needy Arizona Cardinals. Here are the top options at the position.
The Arizona Cardinals need a quarterback. This is not news to anyone reading this, nor is it news to their front office. But it is, nonetheless, the central issue facing the organization as the NFL draft approaches.
Despite a necessary dose of public praise for Jacoby Brissett and Gardner Minshew, the Cardinals are acutely aware of their defining flaw. Just this week, NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah reported, “I do think (the Cardinals) want to come away with a quarterback. ” That is not going to happen at No.
3 overall and it may not even happen with their second pick, No. 34 overall. But it is on the minds of the organization’s top decision makers, even in a draft class that lacks many high-level quarterback prospects.
Here are the top options, excluding Fernando Mendoza, the presumptive No. 1 overall pick. Tier 1: The key character Ty Simpson, Alabama The most important decision the Cardinals will make this month is whether or not they want to draft Simpson.
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