The Cardinals endured a miserable 2025 campaign, finishing last in the NFC West with a 3–14 record.Complete divisional non-competitiveness defined the fall, as Arizona went 0–6 against NFC West opponents.
A brutal 0–5 stretch in field-goal-margin decisions and a 2–8 record in one-possession games exposed a glaring lack of execution down the stretch, ultimately leading to a clean-sweep coaching change in Glendale.It also didn’t help that Marvin Harrison Jr.
looked like he took a step back last season, and Kyler Murray wasn’t very effective even when he did play.CARDINALS OPEN TRAINING CAMP WEDNESDAY AS ARGUABLY NFL'S MOST DEPRESSING TEAMJacoby Brissett No.7 of the Arizona Cardinals passes the ball during a game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on Jan.
4, 2026.(Getty Images)The biggest move came at quarterback, where Arizona parted ways with Kyler Murray to clear future cap space, turning the keys over to veteran Jacoby Brissett and signing backup Gardner Minshew.
To build out the depth chart under LaFleur, the Cardinals brought in wide receivers Kendrick Bourne and Devin Duvernay alongside running back Tyler Allgeier.None of these moves are going to make this team a playoff team, but it will at least make them potentially competitive.
It should also give LeFleur a chance to showcase what he can do and what areas the team needs to improve.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)Marvin Harrison Jr., Michael Wilson, Kendrick Bourne, and All-Pro caliber tight end Trey McBride give the offense a bit of hope.
However, there are a lot of questions about these players.I can’t look at any of them, except maybe McBride, and say that I have a lot of confidence in them.
Rookie Jeremiyah Love could provide the ground game with a nic...