With the big waves of free agency completely behind us, we are getting an understanding of what rosters have improved, as well as which ones have seen declines.
For Arizona, it is very hard to get worse, given what the 2025 season ended up looking like. Coming off only three wins and a last-place finish in the NFC West, there were plenty of holes that needed to be filled.
Luckily, general manager Monti Ossenfort was able to patch up some of the holes on offense with the following moves. Adding Tyler Allgeier to a weak running back room, while also addressing the weak offensive line by adding Isaac Seumalo. Arizona also added Gardner Minshew to the quarterback room, allowing him to compete with Jacoby Brissett for the starting spot.
ESPN ranked every team’s moves in free agency by taking a deep look at what rosters improved the most, with the Cardinals placing quite literally in the middle of the pack at 16.
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Solak praised the Cardinals' moves.
“The midlevel deals. The Cardinals got solid value for Seumalo, who is a better player than higher-paid free agent guards like Ed Ingram and Zion Johnson. He is just older (turning 33 in October) and thereby less attractive on the open market.” — Ben Solak
But he also gave them a fair share of criticism.
“The plan at quarterback. I'd guess the Cardinals checked in on Malik Willis' market but were unwilling to pay him a contract as large as the Dolphins' offer -- a fair and prudent choice. But I sure wish there was a Plan B somewhere between Willis and signing Minshew to compete with Jacoby Brissett! What year is it? 2021? The Cardinals are at least still able to draft a middle-round quarterback or trade for a young passer before camp, which would improve their stock here.” — Ben Solak
Arizona has had a mediocre offseason so far, but let's wait and see what they do in the draft.