2023 ARIZONA CARDINALS WIN PREDICTION

2023 ARIZONA CARDINALS WIN PREDICTION

BY ADAM GREENE

There was so much hope for the 2022 Arizona Cardinals that they agreed to be NFL Films’ second ever in-season Hard Knocks franchise. Obviously, that was a huge mistake as the Cardinals season went off the rails early just like their 2021 predecessors, the Indianapolis Colts.

Quarterback Kyler Murray, fresh from signing a controversial contract that inadvertently spilled the beans on his game film study habits, was lost for the season in Week 9 and the team wrapped the year 4-13, ending on a seven-game losing streak that got Kliff Kingsbury and all his assistant coaches shown the exit.

ARIZONA CARDINALS

2022-23 Record: 4-13

Playoffs: N/A

Presumed Starters

QB: Colt McCoy (for most of the season)

RB: James Conner

WR: Marquise Brown

WR: Rondale Moore

WR: Greg Dortch

TE: Zach Ertz

LT: DJ Humphries

LG: Elijah Wilkinson

C: Hijalte Froholt

RG: Will Hernandez

RT: Paris Johnson, Jr.

LDE: Zaven Collins

LDT: Rashard Lawrence

RDT: Leki Fox

RDE: Jonathan Ledbetter

WLB: BJ Ojulari

MLB: Kyzir White

SLB: Dennis Gardeck

LCB: Antonio Hamilton, Sr.

RCB: Marco Wilson

SS: Jalen Thompson

FS: Budda Baker

K: Matt Prater

P: Nolan Cooney

PR: Greg Dortch

KR: Greg Dortch

2023 NFL Draft: Round 1: Paris Johnson, Jr., OT, Ohio State, Round 2: BJ Ojulari, Edge, LSU, Round 3: Garrett Williams, CB, Syracuse, Round 3:: Michael Wilson, WR, Stanford, Round 4: Jon Gaines II, OG, UCLA, Round 5: Clayton Tune, QB, Houston, Round 5: Owen Pappoe, LB, Auburn, Round 6: Kei’Trel Clark, CB, Louisville, Round 6: Dante Stills, DT, West Virginia

Players Gained: Johsua Dobbs – QB (trade), Kyzir White – OLB (FA), Hijalte Froholdt – C (FA), Zach Pascal – WR (FA), Dennis Daley – OT (FA), Geoff Swaim – TE (FA), Carlos Watkins – DE (FA), Kris Boyd – CB (FA), Elijah Wilkinson – OG (FA), Rahsad Fenton – CB (FA), Josh Woods – LB (FA), LJ Collier – DE (FA), Kevin Strong – DT (FA), Pat Elfein – C (FA), Sean Chandler – Safety (FA), Marlon Mack – RB (FA), Matt Haack – P (FA), Jeff Driskel – QB (FA), Jackson Barton – OT (FA), Krys Barnes – LB (FA), Bobby Price – Safety (FA), David Anenih – DE (FA), Jack Coco – LS (FA)

Players Lost: Zach Allen – DE, DeAndre Hopkins – WR, Byron Murphy – CB, Markus Golden – OLB, Robbie Anderson – WR, Kamu Grugier-Hill – OLB, Trysten Hill – DT, Max Garcia – OG, Joshua Miles – OT, Sean Harlow – OG, Billy Price – OG, Ben Niemann – LB, Trace McSorley – QB, Michael Dogbe – DE, Cody Ford – OG, Tanner Vellejo – OLB, Darrel Williams – RB, Nick Vigil – OLB

Arizona Cardinals 2023 Odds

2023 Super Bowl Odds: +15000

2023 NFC Championship Odds: +7500

2023 NFC West Odds: +2800

Team Wins: Over 4.5 (-120), Under 4.5 (-110)

There isn’t a single game on Arizona’s schedule where, at this point, they’ll be favored this season. That’s including their Nov. 11 match up with the Houston Texans. Kyler Murray will be out, at least the first 10-12 weeks of the season. Reportedly, there’s a real chance Murray doesn’t suit up at all in 2023 and you can’t blame the Cards for holding him out. This is a full tank season for Arizona and they’ve already leaned into it, cutting DeAndre Hopkins in the offseason. Just this week, the Cardinals traded for Cleveland Browns back up and former Pittsburgh Steeler Joshua Dobbs to “compete” with Colt McCoy and the other QBs sucking up precious oxygen inside their team facility.

It’s entirely reasonable to think Arizona could go 0-17 in their current shape, but that should be impossible with even a modicum of professional coaching. I do believe, until he proves me wrong, Jonathan Gannon is a professional coach.

2023-23 Win Prediction: 3-14

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