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Jacoby Brissett is the expected starter and gives Arizona the best available answer at quarterback. Explosive plays remain limited, and quarterback stability and an offensive line still being rebuilt lowers the ceiling further.
Both sides still need work for Arizona, with Jacoby Brissett as the expected starter. The offense wants to establish a wide-zone and play-action offense, with Trey McBride and Marvin Harrison Jr. as the main playmakers. The defense wants to establish a multiple-front scheme.
Mike LaFleur is the swing factor. The staff has to solve quarterback stability and an offensive line still being rebuilt. Mike LaFleur took over and Arizona added first-round running back Jeremiyah Love plus veteran offensive-line help.
Jacoby Brissett gives Arizona a steadier answer than the supporting cast around him. The stress point is games that force Brissett to chase points behind an unsettled offensive line. The roster question is quarterback stability and an offensive line still being rebuilt.
The defense ranks 32nd. A multiple-front still has to create more dependable stops. Without more stops, the offense will keep being asked to answer possession after possession.
Arizona owns one of the tougher schedules in the league because Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs form the hardest part of it. PFM has the schedule No. 1 with an opponent average of 83.1 and 10 games against current top-10 teams. The road is not difficult from start to finish, but the stretch around Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs leaves little room for an off week.
Toughest remaining opponent: Seattle Seahawks at 91.3 PFM.
It took some time, but Arizona's Jacoby Brissett has agreed to a reworked one-year contract. Brissett is now set to make $15.5 million this year with the possibility of reaching $21 million in incentives.
While this is good news for Arizona's QB stability it still doesn't solve their quarterback uncertainty. If Brissett struggles is rookie Carson Beck next in line? Where does Gardner Minshew fit in all of this? We will likely get more clarity once NFL preseason starts.
Shared profile: Explosiveness and Offense.
Arizona finds early-down control through the offensive line, while Las Vegas finds early-down control through the offensive line. The connection in Offensive Rating and Explosiveness is the ability to turn a manageable down into points before the defense can reset. Arizona separates in QB Stability through a more dependable answer when the offense falls behind schedule.
Where they separate: QB Stability. Cardinals hold the stronger current rating.
Arizona Cardinals sits 4th in the division, 18.3 PFM points from Seattle.
Arizona is 0–1 in its only Super Bowl appearance.
