According to Pro Football Focus, the Arizona Cardinals’ defensive line is filled with question marks at multiple positions. Out of all 32 NFL teams, they did not grade out particularly well. They were ranked as the 27th best defensive line in the league.
Take a look at how the Cardinals’ front seven stacks up against their division rivals in the NFC West.
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No. 1, ‘elite’: Los Angeles Rams
Projected Starters: DE Aaron Donald, EDGE Leonard Floyd, DT A’Shawn Robinson, DL Greg Gaines, DL Justin Hollins
Ranked in elite category and as the best in the league, the defending Super Bowl champions top this list. Obviously led by the recently extended superstar Aaron Donald, the Rams’ defensive unit has given the Cardinals problems for a long time.
The team did lose star edge rusher Von Miller to the Buffalo Bills in free agency, but Leonard Floyd is more than capable of being a threat on the edge. They definitely got worse, as having Donald, Miller and Floyd on the field at the same time was just unfair.
Still, the combination of talent on the interior to pair with Donald and Floyd is enough to crown the Rams at the top of this list.
No. 6 “elite”: San Francisco 49ers
(AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Projected starters: DE Nick Bosa, DL Arik Armstead, DE Samson Ebukam, DE Drake Jackson, DL Kerry Hyder
Another division rival is ranked in PFF’s elite category with the San Francisco 49ers coming in at No. 6 on the list. Coming off an impressive comeback season, Nick Bosa is obviously the biggest threat on this list. Arik Armead, who…
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