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2020 Arizona Cardinals: 3 previous similar teams

By Scott Allen

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 29: Kyler Murray #1 of the Arizona Cardinals passes the ball during the second half of a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 29: Kyler Murray #1 of the Arizona Cardinals passes the ball during the second half of a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – DECEMBER 29: Quarterback Carson Palmer #3 of the Arizona Cardinals prepares to snap the football during the NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers at the University of Phoenix Stadium on December 29, 2013 in Glendale, Arizona. The 49ers defeated the Cardinals 23-20. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ – DECEMBER 29: Quarterback Carson Palmer #3 of the Arizona Cardinals prepares to snap the football during the NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers at the University of Phoenix Stadium on December 29, 2013 in Glendale, Arizona. The 49ers defeated the Cardinals 23-20. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

2013 Arizona Cardinals

Coming into a new ear with head coach Bruce Arians and a stop gap quarterback in Carson Palmer. There was hope after a dismal 2012 season.

That team finished 10-6, just missing the playoffs by one game.  It took the Cardinals about six or seven weeks to understand Arians’ offense.

They struggled early on and Palmer threw a lot of his interceptions over those first several weeks.  Then it all started to gel.

The Cardinals went 7-2 over their last nine games.  Looking at this year’s schedule for the Cardinals and the type of team they are building, it is easy to envision a 2020 season much like this 2013 version of the team.

The next year is when the Cardinals made the playoffs.  They went 11-5, but Palmer, who was restricted due to injury, went 6-0 in his starts.  Then we all know what happened in 2015.

If the same path is followed, the Cardinals could find themselves with the seventh seed in the playoffs or just out in 2020, then in the playoffs 2021 and beyond. Anything is possible though.

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