Guarded Optimism for Cards

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports A week ago, when I looked up the NFC West 2020 PFF grades at each position, the Cardinals’ starting guards had the lowest grades at their position in terms of the projected starting guards in the division for 2021.

LG:

SF: Tomlinson (78.8)

SEA: Lewis (71.2)

LAR: Edwards (70.5)

ARZ: Pugh (64.8)

RG:

LAR: Corbett** (73.6)

SEA: Jackson** 63.7)

SF: Brunskill (61.7)

ARZ: Murray (56.7)

Let’s take a closer look at the numbers and what the players’ strengths are.

LG Justin Pugh (64.8)

This off-season, Justin Pugh agreed to a $4.2M pay cut, which lowers his 2021 cap hit to $6.98M. Here is Justin’s reaction to the pay cut:

To clarify I restructured my contract and took a pay cut to…