Rondale Moore will shine in 2022
By: Jake Rajala
The Arizona Cardinals were one of the biggest surprises in the NFL last season. I believe the team that Cynthia Frelund nicely projected a high ceiling for the Cardinals in 2021, would be able to separate themselves from nearly every team with a few breakout players in 2022. With that said, I’m going to untwine three breakout candidates on the Cardinals.
Rondale Moore
The Arizona Cardinals 2021 rookie Rondale Moore will keep Kliff Kingsbury up late at night creating plays for him in space. Moore will nicely replace Christian Kirk (who is in Jacksonville) and his ability to make YAC is magic. I expect Moore and Hollywood Brown to really be leaned on in DeAndre Hopkins’s absence. Moore unveiled 435 yds in 14 games last season and I really expect him to have similar production as Kirk last season (988 yds) while making his presence felt with big plays.
Zach Allen
The pass rusher Zach Allen had a modest four sacks last season and he will be asked to replace Chandler Jones in 2022. Allen will benefit from playing next to J.J. Watt and it may finally be time for Allen to put it all together in his fourth NFL season. The Cardinals young buck with a first-round pick coming out of the draft would do himself and the Cardinals defense a big favor by unveiling 8+ sacks in 2022.
Isaiah Simmons
It’s time for the athletic freak Isaiah Simmons to react faster and be a pivotal force on their defense. Simmons made positive steps last season, as he had 105 all-purpose tackles. He needs to stand out in crunch time and be an effective TO macine. The former Cardinal Haason Reddick was a late bloomer out of AZ, perhaps Simmons can finally have his biggest season in 2022.
