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DEPTH CHART
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Updated - Last
Updated
July 16, 2010
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OURS/NOT
THE OFFICIAL CARDINAL DEPTH CHART. COLOR KEY -
Starter/ Back Up/Injured
- IR or Cannot Play//Practice
Squad, /Not
Tendered or UFA/ Bubble |
Quarterbacks (3)
7
Leinart, 03 Anderson, 19 Skelton, 06 Hall
State of the
Position
- One backup QB short
(could be a rookie/could be another vet).
Leinart still has much to prove but presumably all the necessary equipment to
prove it). Anderson provides depth - he's demonstrated in the past that he
can light it up. But there were other games where he failed miserably.
Presumably he was cut by the Browns because his bad games were more recent
than his good ones, but the potential is still there and the flame has not
been extinguished. Cards were expected to add another veteran, bring in a
rookie (or maybe both). They used a pick obtained in a trade of McFadden to
land John Skelton - a big, physical raw kid from Fordham |
Running Backs (5)
RB -
34 Hightower, 26, Wells,
31 Wright, 36 Stephens-Howling (KR/PR),
46 A. Smith
FB - 32 Broughton, 45
Mau'ia, 42 Ali
a budding star coming out of his rookie year, and Tim Hightower
is a capable "other half" of the 2-headed RB monster. Wright provides stable
ballast. Kreider was adequate but not sparkling as a lead blocker -
especially since the Cards often opted to go with one-back/multi-receiver
sets. |
Wide Receivers (7)
WR - 15
Breaston, , 80 Doucet
, 12 Roberts, 18 Komar, 10 Bowser, 17 O Jones, 16 Gant
WR -11 Fitzgerald,
85 Mougey,
14 S Williams,
87 Stewart,
State of the
Position
- Still OK
depthwise but took a hit when we traded Boldin for a couple of mid-round
picks and then lost Urban and Morey to free agency. We drafted AndreRoberts
(a slot/route guy with 4.46 speed from the Citadel). |
Tight Ends (3)
89
Patrick, 83 Spach, 84 Becht, 81
Dray, 86 Byrd
State of the
Position
- This unit -
while not awful - lacks a dominant go-to receiving target. Patrick is
the least-experienced but most "all purpose." Spach and Becht (although they
have capable hands) are better blocking options. In Dray (a 7th round pick)
we get a big, physical blocker who also has soft hands, has some athleticism
and settle down nicely into holes in the zone. |
Offensive Line (8 or
9)
LT- 75 L Brown,
73
Bridges,
61
Tyler ,
LG-
66
Faneca, 74
Wells, 69 Knips, 66 Palmer
OC- 63 Sendlein,
62 Claxton, 60
Moosman
RG- 70
Hadnot, 76
Lutui,
RT - 72 B Keith, 67 H Johnson,
68 Pestock
State of the
Position - Cards re-signed Bridges and inked FA Hadnot to a contract.
They also signed Alan former All Pro Alan Faneca just after the Draft. It
doesn't seem likely Mike Gandy will return and these moves give Russ G flexibility
to move a few guys around to fill possible holes in the starting lineup.
Likely plans call for Brown to move from RT to LT, Faneca to be slotted
as starting LG, Sendlein to return at center, either Wells, Hadnot or Lutui
to be our starting RG and Brandon Keith to step up to become starting RT.
The addition of Faneca creates a tiny logjam at guard and could set the
stage for a trade (Cards could use a veteran CB, ILB or TE). Lutui has not
yet signed his tender offer, but (according to League rules) has nowhere he
can go. (This might make him the most likely interior lineman to be traded). |
Defensive Line (8 or
9)
DE
93
C Campbell, 79 Iwebema,
73 Dykes
NT , 98 Watson,
92 D Williams,
97 B Robinson,
65 Kees
DT- 90 Dockett, 78 Branch,
71 Clark, 64
Mutadhi
State of the
Position
- Fairly
solid with regard to size, talent and depth. Aside from Dockett, what's
lacking is another overpowering/dominant lineman. Cards added a dominant
space-eater/destroyer in Dan Williams who figures to rotate with Watson in
the middle. |
Linebackers (7)
ROLB
53
Haggans,
52 C Brown,
48Schofield
LOLB-
55 Porter,
59 W Davis, 57
Baggs, 43 C Johnson,
ILB 51
Lenon, 58 D Washington, 50 Beisel, 96 M
Washington
ILB-
54 Hayes,
56 Walker,
95 Highsmith
State of the
Position
-
Thin and depleted.
Dansby signed with Miami. This leaves it up to Hayes and Beisel to man
the middle (backed up by Walker). Draft picks Will Davis and Cody Brown (who was
on the IR) could be part of the answer as they gain playing time and
experience. Cards added FA Baggs from the CFL and Lenon from Rams, but more help
was needed and was provided in the form of ex Dolph and Steeler sackmeister,
Joey Porter. We also saw opportunity knock in the 4th round of the draft in
the form of Schofield - a late-1st round talent flying up the boards until
he blew out his ACL during Senior Bowl Week. He might be ready as early as
training camp, but even if he isn't, the Cardinal FO viewed him as good
enough to be worth the risk of a 4th round pick. |
Defensive Backs (9)
RCB- 28
Toler, 21 Calvin, 30, 47 J Miller, M Green,
23 Barksdale, 44 Daze-Jones
LCB-
29 Rodgers-Cromartie,
20
Jefferson, 27
Adams, 37 McBride
SS- 24 Wilson, 41 Abdullah, 22 Ware,
40 Tillman
FS- 25 Rhodes,
49 Rash Johnson
State of the
Position
- DRC (though
still experiencing growing pains) was otherwise everything you could ask for
in a cover corner. Unfortunately, Bryant McFadden looked more and more like
Rod Hood as the season wore on and Adams (who made big plays was
inconsistent and a few inches short). The Cards took advantage of the
opportunity to trade him back to the Steelers (for the pick that got us
Skelton). Toler proved his worth in the final playoff game vs. NO buy clearly the Cards need to add more athleticism
at corner or else good passing offenses wouldl continue to paste "forty
burgers" on them next year. They added Calvin, a little-known CB from
Troy with their 6th round pick, and if rumors prove accurate, they also
added athletic corner, AJ Jefferson as an UDFA. This will help provide
better depth at CB, albeit it pretty young and inexperienced. Calvin didn't
play last year due to an academic-eligibility snafu, but did record 79
tackles and 2 picks a year ago.
Rolle signed with the Giants, and we replaced him
with Kerry Rhodes (slightly less athletic and physical, but smarter and more
adept at playing center-field). - Johnson isn't ready to step up, - he has
potential, but did not deliver as much as you'd hopefpr from a #4 draft
pick. Ware, when healthy, was a more than competent S/CB swing man,.
Abdullah was a decent late-season pickup when Ware went down. Cards signed
Miller who was in for a tryout during the first minicamp. |
Special Teams (3)
K-04
Feely
P- 05 B
Graham,
H - 05 B Graham
LS-
82 Leach
KR
-
15 Breaston,
37. Stephens-Howling
PR -
15 Breaston,
State of the
Position
- Graham should have been
in the Pro Bowl. Rackers was OK during most of the regular season, but
(plagued by a groin injury) tailed off in production late in the year and
almost cost us the first playoff game vs. Green Bay. He's beenreplaced
by Jay Feely. Waterbug
Stephens-Howling adds a home run capabilty to the KR game. Breaston -
normally a competent and potentially explosive punt returner - seemed a bit
discombobulated as the season wore on. |
Signed to Futures Contracts
95 A Highsmith LB)
23 R Barksdale CB
66 J Palmer G
16 E Gant WR
17 O Jones WR
96 M Washington LB
68 T Pestock T
65 R Kees T
86 D Byrd TE
64 R Maui'a FB
37 T McBride CB
44 H Daze-Jones CB
64 D Muhtadi |
Injured/Waived
23 Fontenot
68 Vallejo,
38 Keyes,
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Cut, Retired, Signed Elsewhere or
Otherwise Released
79
J Banks,
01 Rackers
87 Morey
85 Urban
13
Warner (Retired)
92
Berry, LB (Retired)
51 Togofau
LB
51 Renkart FB
51 Lee Robinson ILB
71 Field, Alex DE
19 Long, ,
61 E Brown
43 Dowling
47 Francisco
96 Bullock
49 Holloway
57 Hobson
73 Dykes
94 Leisle
71 Field
79
O Ross,
60 Canfield
50 Fowler
66 Medder,
82 Pope,
16 Gant
10 Sanders
46 Castille
45 Maui'a
30 Vincent,
03 Palko
28 Lewis
65 Pearce |
Practice Squad
86 O. Jones
60
Canfield, Trevor G
71 A Holmes DL
16 Gant, Edward WR
23 Barksdale, Rashad CB
96 Mark Washington LB
44 J Collins FB |
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Did Not Report |
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Unsigned Unrestricted &
Restricted Free Agents |
Signed off Practice
Squad
60 Canfield G
96 Harrington, Chris OLB
44 Vakanpuna, Fui, FB (by Cincy) |
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