Originally posted by pasodoc9er:
If PHX says the dream of Murray to the Cards is dead...they are committed to Rosen...Then that is what the situation is. Nobody knows the Cards position better than PHX and recent AZ news sure seems to back that up. AZ's decision appears to be hire the coach who tutored Mahommes in college, and NOT hire the undersized QB who has gotten so much press as the potential #1 player to be taken in draft.
Also explains why PHX has been so adamant that we take Q. Consensus around the league's talking heads is Q = Bosa talentwise, hence why PHX obviously has come out last few days in favor of Q in 16 days. Also , Q passes the eye test for that position.
Only question for me is : does an impressive interior DT , by far the best in draft, fit us better than one of the two best ERs in draft who happens to be a LB, not a DE, Allen. For me, this is the question we have to answer. The fact GM/HC are saying for us Bosa is our obvious pick , means that they don't expect to get him. Usually they blow lots of smoke about right now just before draft.
The thing i could see more likely with Bosa going to AZ is that we look to trade down. I can see how adding yet one more interior DT to the roster(Q) when we desperately need ERs, could lead to us having to cut some of our current DTs, whereas an ER (eg Allen) could get us that 2nd ER. We have a great start with Dee Ford, but he is a LB, not a DE (altho that is his designation now).
I could also see us getting Allen at #4 plus a 2nd tier DE with Trade up before pick #36. To get our #2 pick in the draft, somebody is going to have to come up with another 1st rd or a pair of 2nd rd picks, and that's where we get our 2nd tier DE. Gruden sure looks like the likely guy to go to.
I don't think its dead and they very well may take Murray. I'm just skeptical based on my own views of the franchise, their GM and some of the reports from local reporters.
The national media is 100% convinced that the Cardinals are taking Murray. Locally, the picture is a lot more murky. I still believe that the Cardinals main desire is to bait someone into trading up with them. And if that is the case then you have to figure that they are content with Rosen as QB on some level.
I think a tradedown with Oakland where they could add several picks and still get one of Bosa, Williams or Allen would be their preferred scenario. If they can't get that trade down then I think it comes down to Bosa or Murray, largely dependent on what compensation they could realistically get for Rosen. Keim is a stubborn ass and I don't see him accepting garbage compensation in a trade for Rosen.
I think he'd rather hold on to Rosen and take Bosa than draft Murray and basically have to eat a Top 10 pick by giving up Rosen for a late 2nd or 3rd. Now if some team throws a 1st at them for Rosen, that could be enough to swing a deal but I don't expect them to just give away a young guy that many still see as franchise QB caliber.