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According to John Kosko of PFF, Harrison is Arizona’s most valuable trade asset. His reasoning isn't because he's been a bad player, but more so because he has a ton of value around the league.

“It’s been a disappointing first two seasons for the 2024 No. 4 overall pick. Coming out of a wide receiver factory with strong name pedigree, Harrison looked like a slam-dunk prospect.

“Inconsistent quarterback play has played a role, but other top-tier receivers — such as Malik Nabers, Drake London and Garrett Wilson — have produced early in similar or even worse situations. While Harrison likely has better football ahead of him, the Cardinals’ current roster situation may warrant maximizing his value before his trade market declines.”

A fifth-round pick in April, Ramsey was the NFL’s highest-graded rookie in the opening week of the preseason, driven by a 94.7 PFF coverage grade. Across 14 coverage snaps, he didn’t allow a reception as the primary coverage defender and recorded both a pass breakup and an interception.

2024: Diggs
2025: Tank (multiple knee tears, not just ACL)
2026: Jayden Higgins

First off, we all agree - Higgins going down sucks and it's a terrible thing to see given how well his offseason was going for him. Fuck injuries.

However - we need to keep some things in mind. Chief among them that this was always going to be a team that was driven by its defense and that still stands. As much as we want to see CJ light up the scoreboard, that isn't a necessity with a defense like this. Not to mention that the defense will put our offense in better positions and we just need to do a better job of converting on those opportunities.

On the offense - every single report from camp has indicated that CJ looks substantially more comfortable in this system and he's spreading the ball around to everyone, something which is quite literally an intended effect of this system Caley runs. The run game looks improved, especially yesterday when they weren't facing our monster defense, and both Marks and Monty are being used in the receiving game. The TE room has depth, unlike last year where it was Schultz for most of the year until an injured Stover came back earlier than perhaps he should have. Marlin Klein has also looked great, so expect a lot more 12 and 13 personell where you only have 2 or 1 receivers out, respectively.

The point being - this offense has so far been more than just Collins and Higgins. The offense just being more competent all around will do a lot to raise this team's potential and a functional run game can make the passing game much better compared to last year where they never respected the run and sat back in two high shells and shit all year. We could have won that Pats game even without Schultz, Nico, or a functioning run game if Stroud hadn't thrown all the picks he did.

The news sucks, but lordy is there some real doom spiralling going on in here.

With Higgins out for the year, are there any FAs or trades we should consider to give us some stability at the position?

The offense was looking to explode and Higgins has had a great camp. I'm not convinced Bond, Wayne, Hutch or Noel are legit #2s.

With Higgins out for the year we need to make a move. We are too good to not throw away a bit of the future for a better talent as a WR2. It sucks all around but we’ve gotta recognize a year like this doesn’t come around often.

I have 3 tickets for tomorrow’s game plus a parking pass. Make an offer and they’re yours or I’ll give them away to someone who comments in this thread. Giveaway will be at 12pm tomorrow if nobody makes an offer