Brock Osweiler an obvious bridge option for Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals need to rebuild their quarterback position, and Brock Osweiler is a player that could help bridge the gap…
There may not be any team in the NFL about to undergo so much change this offseason as the Arizona Cardinals.
The Cardinals obviously lost head coach Bruce Arians to retirement, and he was replaced by Steve Wilks. Wilks hired offensive coordinator Mike McCoy to his staff, and with three impending free agents and the retirement of Carson Palmer, there’s going to obviously be an overhaul at the quarterback position.
One player that makes some obvious sense as a ‘bridge’ type of player is Denver Broncos unrestricted free agent Brock Osweiler.
Osweiler obviously has familiarity with Mike McCoy, dating back to his rookie season in Denver and then obviously this past season having worked with him for as long as McCoy had his job in Denver.
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The Cardinals aren’t in a great position in the draft this year, so they may need a veteran player like Osweiler to come in and hold down the fort and he’s a guy that already has a leg up on other competition, as he knows McCoy’s offense well.
Not only does Osweiler have experience with McCoy, but he would be returning to the state in which he played his college football.
Osweiler played his college ball at Arizona State, so the opportunity to return to Arizona could appeal to him.
This fit just seems to obvious not to happen this offseason. Add in the fact like I mentioned before, the Cardinals have three players at the position right now whose contracts are expiring.
This will be a team that is undoubtedly in the market for a couple of quarterbacks this offseason, through free agency, trades, the draft, or whatever other avenue they have to look.
There’s obviously also potential the Cardinals could look to bring back one or a couple of Blaine Gabbert, Drew Stanton, or Matt Barkley, but if they bring in someone from the outside, Osweiler makes a lot of sense.