BOTTOM LINE (UPDATED 8/17)

CARDINALS PRE-SEASON OBSERRVATIONS

*GENERAL MANAGER MONTI OSSENFORT SHOULD BE BUSY BEFORE WEEK 1: Arizona’s significant depth issue has been obvious the first 2 pre-season games. Many of the players on the field are not NFL caliber so look for many departures and waiver wire additions before the September 7th opener at New Orleans which might be the NFL’s worst team.  

*CALAIS CAMPBELL IS BACK: He was my favorite player to talk with during 22 years of covering the team. He is a top shelf human being and still productive part-time player.

*MARVIN HARRISON JR. NEEDS TO CREATE SEPARATION: That was an issue during his rookie season and against elite cover corners in his days at The Ohio State University.

*CODY SIMON COULD BE A CONTRIBUTING PLAYER THIS SEASON: At Ohio State, Simon was a tackling machine at linebacker, elite in pass rush packages and one of the best leaders in the history of the program.

*WILL JOHNSON NEEDS TO IMPROVE QUICKLY: The assumed starting rookie corner has been flagged for obvious pass interference penalties the first 2 games and was benched during a drive at Denver.

      *DENZEL BURKE STRUGGLES IN MAN COVERAGE: This is not surprising because the rookie corner was frequently exploited in during his final 2 seasons at Ohio State.  

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