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As we race toward August, Footballguys.com will look at one team per day with our extremely in-depth Team Reports and our quick-hitting Team Mood and Players We're In and Out On, where we check out the overall mood of each team's offense and let you know the players we are in on (because they are great values at the cost it takes to acquire them) and who we're out on (because they are too expensive and won't have a good return on that investment).
Here are all of the Team Mood and Players We're In and Out On articles:
Arizona | Atlanta | Baltimore | Buffalo | Carolina | Chicago | Cincinnati | Cleveland | Dallas | Denver | Detroit | Green Bay | Houston | Indianapolis | Jacksonville | Kansas City | Las Vegas | LA Chargers | LA Rams | Miami | Minnesota | New England | New Orleans | NY Giants | NY Jets | Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | San Francisco | Seattle | Tampa Bay | Tennessee | Washington
Quick Hits
Want a brief overview? Here it is:
- Mood - Neutral
- We're In On at Cost - RB James Conner
- We're Out On at Cost - WR DeAndre Hopkins and TE Zach Ertz
Want a longer breakdown of how it's going in Arizona? Read on.
Arizona, Team Mood
- Good - 4
- Neutral - 13
- Bad - 0
Staffers in a Good Mood
- Craig Lakins: There are fantasy starters sprinkled all throughout the Cardinals' offense.
- Zareh Kantzabedian: The Arizona Cardinals' offense creates great fantasy production at every skill position.
- Jonathan Morris: Dynamic playmakers at each of the skill positions should yield multiple top fantasy producers.
- Phil Alexander: The Cardinals produced a top-10 scoring offense in 2021 and should do so again this season (or at least come close).
Staffers in a Neutral Mood
- Andy Hicks: The absence of DeAndre Hopkins for six games hurts the whole offense. How much remains to be seen.
- Christian Williams: Replacing Christian Kirk with Marquise Brown is a net positive, but DeAndre Hopkins' absence will be felt.
- Ryan Weisse: As a whole, nothing feels different. They spread the ball around so much, so the loss of Hopkins for six games will hardly affect this offense.
- Jason Wood: Expectations are rising but the offense hasn't.
- Jeff Haseley: Kyler Murray fell off last year, mostly due to his ankle injury, but even when he returned, things didn't come easy
- Ben Cummins: The offseason issues between Kyler Murray and the Cardinals appear over for this season and Murray projects to lead an above-average Arizona offense that is sure to put up fantasy points.
- Jeff Bell: An elite fantasy quarterback and top ten in scoring and yards but major struggles to end 2021.
- Dave Kluge: Despite a few off-season moves on the offense, nothing feels like a dramatic win or loss either way. Kirk being upgraded to Brown is negated by Hopkins' suspension.
- Kevin Coleman: Murray struggled at the end of last season, and they lost DeAndre Hopkins to a six-game suspension. There are still question marks around Kliff Kingsbury’s scheme.
- James Brimacombe: If DeAndre Hopkins doesn't get handed a suspension I might say the Cardinals belong in the Good category.
- Victoria Geary: Hopkins is suspended for six weeks and Murray struggled to find a groove in the second half of the season. They still have top-tier talent at most offensive positions.
- Sam Wagman: Operating without DeAndre Hopkins for the first six gamess is going to be difficult.
Staffers in a Bad Mood
- None.
Players We're In On at Cost
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