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RookieGM DRAFTING FOR THECardinals
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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B
ValueB
NeedA-
TradesA+
FutureD
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cardinals a B. The Cardinals ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.
They are betting Goncalves proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.
The Chris Godwin deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick Analysis
Pick4
Rnd1
Marvin Harrison Jr.
A tidy little value on Marvin Harrison Jr. in No. 4, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick35
Rnd2
Darius Robinson
By-the-book stuff, Darius Robinson at pick 35 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick66
Rnd3
Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at the 66th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick90
Rnd3
Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves in the Round 3 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.







