1. We can talk Carson Palmer all we want, but if Arizona’s offensive line doesn’t play markedly better, this team has no chance. Bruce Arians’s system demands a lot of the O-line. It features five-step dropbacks and often has all five eligible receivers out in routes, leaving the front five with no help-blockers. Last year the Cardinals allowed 127 QB hits, third most in the league.
2. Here are the concerns with that O-line, listed in order of significance: A) Left tackle D.J. Humphries. He struggled mightily at right tackle last season. B) The right guard position.