Pro Football Focus believes the Cardinals have one of the worst secondaries in the NFL. Despite having two Pro-Bowl caliber safeties, one of them being arguably the best in the league, they are ranked very low.
Despite the low ranking, they are still not the worst NFC West secondary according to PFF. Take a look at how the rest of the division stacks up with the Cardinals.
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No. 9 – “Minor question marks”: Los Angeles Rams
(AP Photo/John McCoy)
Projected Starters:
CB Jalen Ramsey
CB David Long
CB Troy Hill
S Jordan Fuller
S Taylor Rapp
The defending Super Bowl champions’ secondary is headlined by All-Pro corner Jalen Ramsey, but PFF believes the team has some minor question marks.
The Rams lost reliable starter Darious Williams in free agency to the Jaguars. Outside of Ramsey, the team is moving forward with a very young secondary. Here’s what PFF had to say about the Rams:
This ranking would look a lot different without Jalen Ramsey factoring in. The Rams’ secondary would be closer to Tier 5 than Tier 2 without him. That’s just how valuable elite cornerbacks are. Ramsey has averaged only 477 yards allowed per season in a Rams uniform despite routinely shadowing top receivers.
Ramsey is one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL, which takes a ton of pressure off his teammates and defensive playcallers. As long as he is in the lineup, it’ll be hard to take the Rams out of the top ten.
No. 16 – “Ascending unit”: San Francisco 49ers
(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Projected Starters:
CB Charvarious Ward
CB Emmanuel Mosley
CB Jason Verrett
S Jimmie Ward
S Talanoa Hufanga
The San Francisco 49ers made an incredible recovery late last season. They went from barely sneaking into the postseason to nearly defeating the Rams in the NFC Championship.
Part of that turnaround was the secondary finding a way to stabilize after a shaky start. PFF put them at right in the middle of the league, which seems fair given their vastly different performances last season.
Here’s what they had to say:
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