Last year, the Seahawks had binned off Russell Wilson to the Broncos and had 2 first round picks for the following draft. The Cardinals have 2 first round picks for 2024.
A lot of people thought that the Seahawks were going to tank last season, much like the Cardinals this year. Yet, the Seahawks ended up surprising everyone and ended up being a very good team.
While the Cowboys played horribly, and this was truly a humiliating defeat, I must say that the Cardinals have been much stronger than I thought they’d be through 3 weeks. They pushed Washington and the Giants to their limits. They just dominated us. I’m not so sure they are tanking. I think, given that they own their own pick and the Texans 1st round pick, they are realising they are playing with house money, much like Seattle last year. Josh Dobbs played against us last year with Tennessee and our defence struggled last year with him.
All this is to say, I think that we and the Cowboys greatly underestimated Arizona. I think, much like with Seattle last year, we are going to realise later in the season that they are much better than anyone anticipated. Maybe I’m just trying to hard to cope, but I also can’t help but notice the similarities.
