There will be a lot of it for this club and its fans in the coming season.We know this.NFL SUSPENDS ARIZONA CARDINALS EXECUTIVE FOR VIOLATING GAMBLING POLICY, LEAKING DRAFT INFOMost club observers believe this.Soon, when the team is actually asked to perform, the entire NFL will understand this.Arizona Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur speaks during a press conference after the first round of the NFL Draft at the team's facility in Tempe, Arizona, on April 23, 2026.
(Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)The Cardinals are poised to embark on perhaps one of their worst seasons — and that's saying a lot because, only last season, they suffered through a 3-14 campaign.So, the season ahead has the potential to make 2025 feel like the good old days.But why all the doom and gloom? The Cardinals, after all, have a new head coach in 39-year-old Mike LaFleur and he comes from a football family that includes older brother and Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur.He also worked under coach Sean McVay as the Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator the past three seasons and last year that team led the league in yards and points.The problem for LaFleur and the Cardinals is McVay's team plays in the same division.
And the Rams, in the NFC Championship game last season, had a great offseason and could have the NFL's best roster.The Rams lost to the Seattle Seahawks in that conference title game last January.Then the Seahawks blew out the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl.Head coach Sean McVay and offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur of the Los Angeles Rams follow the joint practice with the Los Angeles Chargers at The Bolt on Aug.
4, 2024 in El Segundo, California.(Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)And, yes, the Seahawks will also play (beat?) the Cardinals twice this season because they play in the same NFC West.The remaining division opponent for the Cardinals is the San Francisco 49ers.
Like the Seahawks and the Rams, the 49ers also made th...