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ROTB Poll: Which Top 30 visitor in this poll do you think is the Cardinals’ highest ranked player?

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Is it an offensive tackle, a scheme diverse linebacker, a defensive end or a cornerback?

I think I know which of these 4 players is #1 on the Cardinals’ wish list. I am going to write an article about why I believe one of these payers stands above the others. But I would first like to know what my fellow ROTB members think.

ROTB Poll:

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Please let us know who you voted for and please make a case as to why you believe Monti Ossenfort is hoping to make this player a Cardinal in 8 days. I will share my hunch and make the case tomorrow.

You can vote on my X Poll as well, if you would like.

Which of these 4 Top 30 visitors do you believe is ranked the highest on the Cardinals' board?

— Walter B J Mitchell (@WBJMItch) April 16, 2025​

Thank you, dudes!

Source: https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2...-think-is-the-cardinals-highest-ranked-player

 

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Patrick Peterson to announce day two selections for Arizona Cardinals at 2025 NFL Draft

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The recently retired Arizona Cardinal will announce the teams day two selections.

The NFL is having former players announce day two selections at the 2025 NFL Draft, so of course the Arizona Cardinals will have their newly retired and reconciled cornerback Patrick Peterson involved.

From the team:

Recently retired Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson will join other NFL Legends and active players at the NFL Draft in Green Bay on Friday, April 25 to announce second and third round picks on the second day of the 2025 NFL Draft.

He will announce the Cardinals second-round (47th overall) and third-round selections (78th overall) in Green Bay.

Peterson spent 10 seasons (2011-20) with the Cardinals after joining the team as a first-round selection (5th overall) in the 2011 NFL Draft out of LSU. An eight-time Pro Bowler and three-time first-team All-Pro selection – all with Arizona - Peterson was named to the 2010-19 All-Decade Team by the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s selection committee.

The return of Peterson to the Arizona Cardinals organization is complete.

Source: https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2...unce-day-two-selections-for-arizona-cardinals

 

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2025 NFL Draft Wild Card for Cardinals: Donovan Jackson

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How can the Cardinals assure that they will be able to draft their next highly coveted Buckeye?

Arizona Cardinas’ GM Monti Ossenfort said this week that the team’s board is 95% finished and that in the days leading up to the draft he and the draft team will be conducting a number of mocks.

If my hunch that Justin Frye has been pounding the table for his highly versatile guard/tackle All-Star, Donovan Jackson, then much of the focus on Monti’s mocks is going to be how they can maneuver the pick.

I believe that Brock Huard is right on the money in his evaluation of Jackson. It’s a great video. Please have a look:

Here the thing —- while Donovan Jackson is not likely a top 16 pick —- the odds of him be available at pick #47 are pretty low, in my opinion.

Therefore, if Monti wants very much to accommodate his new offensive line coach, then he likely has two choices:

1. Trade down from #16 and wherever the first pick is —- take Donovan Jackson right then and there and you have him potentially at LG beside PJJ for 5 years.

2. Trade up from #47 to maneuver the pick.

Donovan Jackson is the main reason, in my opinion, for Monti wanting to trade down from #16, because he can then package #47 pick and whatever Day 2 pick he acquires in the trade down from #16, to then move up in round 2 to where the Donovan Jackson pick can be made.

I acquired the Bengals’ 1st and 3rd round picks for pick #16 and then packaged their 3rd round pick #81 with our 2nd round pick at #47 to acquire the Saints’ pick at #40.

Kenneth Grant and Jalon Walker were off the board. Thus, my hunch is that Monti would take LB Jihaad Campbell at pick #17 in a close call over DT Walter Nolen.

Note: Donovan Jackson is ranked #39 on PFN’s board. He’s #48 on PFF’s.

ROTB Polls:

How did you vote and why?

Source: https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2...draft-wild-card-for-cardinals-donovan-jackson

 

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2025 NLF Mock Draft: Options for the Arizona Cardinals with the 16th pick

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Working through some options for the Arizona Cardinals at the 16th pick.

Happy Friday one and all.

The Arizona Cardinals and the rest of the NFL will have finished the 2025 NFL Draft’s first round and we will all be happy... right... right?

To get us prepared let’s do a little experiment today.

Walter mentioned how ESPN had league scouts from around the league pick the first 10 picks.

That leaves five picks before the Arizona Cardinals pick, so we will use a combination of research and the consensus picks to get us to the Cardinals pick.

I will link to the E$PN+ article but also provide the first ten picks with none of the reasoning.

1. Cam Ward - Titans
2. Travis Hunter - Browns
3. Abdul Carter - Giants
4. Will Campbell - Patriots
5. Mason Graham - Jaguars
6. Ahston Jeanty - Raiders
7. Armand Membou - Jets
8. Jalon Walker - Panthers
9. Shemar Stewart - Saints
10. Will Johnson - Bears

That takes us to the 49ers and of course they take a punter.

11. Mykel Williams - 49ers
12. Tetairoa McMillan - Cowboys
13. Jahdae Barron - Dolphins
14. Jihad Campbell - Colts
15. Mike Green - Falcons

That brings us to the Arizona Cardinals.

In this scenario there are a couple of options.

First you can grab Kelvin Banks, Derrick Harmon, Kenneth Grant, Josh Simmons.

Shedeur Sanders is still on the board, so there is a chance, slim, that maybe the Pittsburgh Steelers would move up. Would you be willing to move out of the first round altogether, get a future first or second and then a bounty this year if the Giants came calling?

I think in this scenario the Cardinals stick and pick, and Banks would make sense. Ironically OL guru Duke Manyweather, who has been working out with one Paris Johnson Jr., had this to say:

IMO, I think he’d be an excellent OG. Out of the top OT’s in this draft, Banks is the lesser athlete, you see it on tape & reflects in testing if you compare to other top OT’s (tested more like an OG). Get’s out of position a lot, his feet aren’t always efficient and it hurts his… https://t.co/5nvj4gPuJo

— Duke Manyweather (@BigDuke50) April 18, 2025​

Of course, not sure fans would be super excited about grabbing a guard at 16.

In this scenario I think the Cardinals would take Derrick Harmon. He checks a lot of the boxes and is a dominant interior pass rusher.

I think their first inclination would be to trade down, but again, you have to have someone willing to move down and more importantly, there has to be a player teams would move up for.

I don’t know in this draft who that is, unless teams want to get in front of the Bengals for a pass rusher, or get in front of the Broncos for Omarion Hampton.

If I had my druthers, I would take Josh Simmons. I know I cannot know how the knee is, but he was the best offensive linemen in college football before the injury, has extensive work at both tackle positions, and did what you want... moved from San Diego State to Ohio State and became a dominant player.

He is the best player they can take here, but again, I have no way of knowing how the knee is, and it is easy from my comfy chair to make that call.

Would love to know what you would do in this circumstance.

Source: https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2...ith-the-16th-pick-derrick-harmon-kelvin-banks

 

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Rumor: Cardinals may try to acquire a second 1st round pick

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But what kind of trade package would it take?

ESPN’s Josh Weinfuss tweeted out this fyi item yesterday:

A source told me today that it wouldn't be a surprise if the Cardinals trade back into the later portion of the first round to target a developmental position.

— Josh Weinfuss (@joshweinfuss) April 18, 2025​

When I first read this, I misunderstood what Mr. Weinfuss was trying to say. I thought he meant trading down from #16. Others were slightly confused as well.

“Trade back into” as in they trade back from 16 or up from 2nd?

— Jiminy (@JacobSport8996) April 18, 2025​

Up from

— Josh Weinfuss (@joshweinfuss) April 18, 2025​

This rumor, to some extent, fits in with the discussions we have been having about Monti trying to maneuver his second pick in the draft for one of the Ohio St. offensive linemen, either T Josh Simmons or G Donovan Jackson.

Yet, if Monti stays at pick #16, then what kind of package would it take for him to convince a team to trade out of round 1, with the earliest pick being #47? Most likely, the package would have to include #78 and more than likely a Day 2 pick in 2026? Or could there be a player involved?

Which begs the question, which teams might be interested in trading out of the 1st round in favor of adding at least 2 Day 2 picks, plus a player and/or a future pick?

Three teams that only have 1 Day 2 pick come to mind:

• #24 —- Vikings —- #97
• #26 —- Rams —- #90
• #29 —- Commanders —- #61.

Here is the 2025 NFL Draft Trade Value Chart:

2025 NFL Trade Value Chart (drafttek.com)

• Cardinals’ pick #47 = 430 points
• Cardinals’ pick #78 = 200 points
• Cardinals picks #47 + #78 = 630 points
• Vikings” #24 pick = 740 points - 630 points = 110 points
• Rams’ #26 pick = 700 points - 630 points = 70 points
• Commanders’ #29 pick = 640 points - 630 = 10 points (closest)

ROTB Question:

How did you vote and why?

Give us a scenario and a mock, c’mon!

Source: https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2...ls-may-try-to-acquire-a-second-1st-round-pick