The NFL draft is a little more than a month away, and there is a new mock draft from NFL.com’s Eric Edholm.
For the Arizona Cardinals, the question for the next several weeks will be whether they should go with a tackle or a pass rusher with the third overall pick. Most recent mock drafts have them going with a tackle.
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However, Edholm as them going with a pass rusher.
Round 1, pick No. 3: Texas Tech EDGE David Bailey
The Cardinals haven’t finished their work on the offensive line, but adding a speed rusher of Bailey’s caliber opposite Josh Sweat could make this defense more potent while the offense finds an identity.
The Cardinals have done absolutely zero on the defensive edge this offseason. They signed no one new. The foursome of Zaven Collins, Baron Browning, Jordan Burch and BJ Ojulari combined for 5.5 sacks while Sweat had 12.
Now, the problem was that Sweat didn’t have a sack in any fourth quarter of a game.
So taking a potentially elite pass rusher makes sense.
Could they get a tackle? Sure, but they can address right tackle in Round 2 and still get someone worth having. The talent at pass rusher drastically drops after the top players.
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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: NFL mock draft: Arizona Cardinals take pass rusher at No. 3 overall