Raising Zona

For weeks, we have been talking about the Arizona Cardinals most likely keeping the fourth overall pick and rolling with offense. But in today’s exercise that involved the PFF Mock Draft Simulator, we changed that and instead focused on improving the defense with the first two picks. Of course, this meant trading down to the 12th overall pick, and we also traded out of the 27th pick. It’s a strategy that, should it happen in real life and mirror this mock draft, shouldn’t be too disappointing if you are looking for the Cardinals to draft a future No. 1 receiver in the first. This is because, even with the first two picks being on the defensive side of the ball, a potential No. 1 was still drafted with the 38th pick. So who ended up going to the desert in this mock, and what did the Cardinals acquire and give up to trade back?