Arizona Cardinals

Most people will tell you that Arizona desperately needs a quarterback.  We Contrarians aren't like most people.  Although Arizona is a probable suitor for disgruntled Bengals quarterback Carson Palmers, don't buy into the hype that Max Hall and John Skelton can't play in the NFL.  Both Hall and Skelton had a number of factors working against them. 

Both men were playing behind a 31st ranked offensive line that was second in the league in most sacks allowed. The departure of Anquan Bolden to Baltimore certainly hurt, as did the lack of a reliable tight end.  With capable backs Beanie Wells and Tim Hightower, the Cardinals were dead last in rushing, which allowed teams to put what seemed like 10 or 11 guys on Larry Fitzgerald.  So we haven't really seen what their quarterbacks can do given some time and talent around them.

Defensively, the Cardinals ranked 29th in the league, yet they still look to draft 4-3 talent despite playing a 3-4 for a couple of years now.  They could use a pick to replace Joey Porter, but it's far too early to draft someone like Purdue's Ryan Kerrigan.

We would like to see the Cardinals trade Fitzgerald for a slew of picks and players.  

Short of that happening, The Contrarians would draft another wide receiver.  You are probably laughing right now, but there is no left tackle on the board that should go this high to help their moribund offensive line. Steve Breaston is a great number three receiver, but the Cardinals don't have a true number two to play opposite Fitzgerald.  A stud receiver paired with Fitzgerald would relieve the stress on him and soften up the defense if the offensive line could give whomever is the quarterback time to throw.

The top two receivers on the board are Georgia's AJ Green and Alabama's Julio Jones.  We believe the Cardinals should draft the more dynamic Green over the reliable Julio Jones.