Arizona Cardinals: 3 positions to watch in final 2 games

Sep 18, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; A view of an Arizona Cardinals helmet during the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Cardinals defeat the Buccaneers 40-7. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; A view of an Arizona Cardinals helmet during the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Cardinals defeat the Buccaneers 40-7. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

Heading into the final 2 games of the season, the Arizona Cardinals face questions on the future of their players and organization

Last year heading into the end of December the Arizona Cardinals were playing for playoff position. This year is a whole different story. With Injuries and inconsistent play, the Cardinals now 5-8-1 are playing for pride and to just finish the season.

What Arizona needs to do in these final 2 games is monitor positions that are going to be hit hard with free agency. 18 players are bound to be free agents, and with the way the season has gone for the Cardinals, it makes it hard for players to return. The Cardinals have 3 positions with 3 or more players heading into the final year of their contract, and 5 with players that are key to the Cardinals making a run in 2017.

When the Cardinals go on the field against Seattle, and then head to Los Angeles to finish off the season, a lot of players could be playing their final games in a Cardinal uniform. A lot are going to play hard and prove they deserve the money in free agency, and some will be playing to prove they deserve to replace those players leaving.

So here are the 3 positions that the Cardinals should monitor heading into their final games of 2016.