Arizona Cardinals don’t need home run at recevier

Some Arizona Cardinals fans want them to go receiver in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft

There is no doubt the Arizona Cardinals will be looking at the receiver position in the offseason but maybe not as hard you some believe.  They own the 8th pick in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

A number of fans want to see the Cardinals go after Oklahoma’s CeeDee Lamb, particularly because of his familiarity with Kyler Murray.  Let’s not forget they are a year separated and Murray is in different system in Arizona, albeit not by much.

That doesn’t mean the two wouldn’t be spectacular with each other.  However first, the Cardinals should only go receiver in the first round if Larry Fitzgerald says he’s retiring.  Secondly, the Cardinals still have 3 receivers they drafted in 2019 they aren’t giving up on.

They also have Damiere Byrd and Pharoah Cooper in the mix.  It’s not as dire as some believe it to be.

The thing is, the 2020 draft is deep at receiver.  They could take a shot at one in the later rounds and take care of where business is needing taken care of the most with other positions, particularly on defense.

What about South Carolina’s Byron Edwards or USC’s Michael Pittman Jr.?  They are guys they could go after in round 2 or 3.  That number 8 pick has so much greater value than taking a receiver at it.

Heck, for all we know, the Cardinals have decided not to continue with this group of receivers and could give up on a couple of the draft picks from 2019 and also move on from Byrd and Cooper. Hopefully it’s not a decision they take lightly.

What the Cardinals do in free agency is going to be a huge tell in what the Cardinals thought process is going into the draft.  Alabama’s Jerry Jeudy is also going to be a top 10 pick, so if Lamb is gone, he’s also a possibility.

However, the home run is not needed at receiver.  The Cardinals need to save the big hits for defense.  Let’s hope that is there thought process.