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5 players the Arizona Cardinals should not pursue

By Scott Allen

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - NOVEMBER 26: Andrew Norwell #68 of the Carolina Panthers in action against the New York Jets during their game at MetLife Stadium on November 26, 2017 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - NOVEMBER 26: Andrew Norwell #68 of the Carolina Panthers in action against the New York Jets during their game at MetLife Stadium on November 26, 2017 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – DECEMBER 10: Qutside linebacker Von Miller #58 of the Denver Broncos sacks quarterback Josh McCown #15 of the New York Jets after beating Brandon Shell #72 on a spin move during the third quarter at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on December 10, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO – DECEMBER 10: Qutside linebacker Von Miller #58 of the Denver Broncos sacks quarterback Josh McCown #15 of the New York Jets after beating Brandon Shell #72 on a spin move during the third quarter at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on December 10, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /

Josh McCown

Look, he is a nice story.  The guy started his career in Arizona, so why not finish it here, right?  Wrong, not a good idea.

McCown has shown some flashes of brilliance with the New York Jets and Chicago Bears over the past several years.  Stops in Tampa Bay and Cleveland in between were not so memorable.

There are worse choices out there (see Mike Glennon), but the Cardinals have been down this road before.  His 18 touchdowns and nine interceptions from last season are actually decent numbers.

The Cardinals almost would have to still trade up to get a top quarterback in the draft if they decided on McCown.  They could take a younger quarterback in free agency, say a Teddy Bridgewater, and still draft in the middle rounds for a quarterback to be his understudy.

Getting a top quarterback in itself isn’t necessarily a bad thing either, it is just it would seem McCown has been done here before.  Don’t sign the guy just because you can and that’s what it would seem it would come down to.

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