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Where Seahawks secondary ranks in the NFC West following Jamal Adams trade

By Karley Sibert

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - NOVEMBER 24: Jamal Adams #33 of the New York Jets reacts after sacking Derek Carr #4 of the Oakland Raiders during the first half of their game at MetLife Stadium on November 24, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - NOVEMBER 24: Jamal Adams #33 of the New York Jets reacts after sacking Derek Carr #4 of the Oakland Raiders during the first half of their game at MetLife Stadium on November 24, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – DECEMBER 22: Strong safety Budda Baker #32 of the Arizona Cardinals celebrates after a defensive stop against the Seattle Seahawks during the game at CenturyLink Field on December 22, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – DECEMBER 22: Strong safety Budda Baker #32 of the Arizona Cardinals celebrates after a defensive stop against the Seattle Seahawks during the game at CenturyLink Field on December 22, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

4. Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals have a few stars and future stars within their secondary such as Patrick Peterson, Budda Baker, Jalen Thompson, and Byron Murphy. But the rest is full of unproductive and unproven players. They also recently added veteran Dre Kirkpatrick, who played only six games in 2019 and was later put on injured reserve. There are decent players here in the desert, no doubt, but going into the 2020 season, the Cardinals secondary doesn’t have the same level of talent that the three other teams in the NFC West have.

2020 will be the second season under head coach Kliff Kingsbury and defensive coordinator Vance Joseph. In 2019, their defense ranked 23rd in total defense DVOA at 7.2% while they also ranked 27th in pass defense DVOA at 20.7%. They also allowed a 70% completion percentage for 47 touchdowns against the 13 teams they played.

The NFC West has stacked up on wide receiver talent once again this offseason. It’s going to be a real test to learn how to stop players like Deebo Samuel, Cooper Kupp, and D.K. Metcalf. It’s going to become a significant effort by the Cardinals to step up their defensive game.

If corner Byron Murphy can take a step up in his second year in the NFL, the Cardinals defense will take a significant step forward. Likely the starter in 2020, Murphy had six interceptions for one touchdown and four tackles for loss in two years at the University of Washington before becoming a 2019 second-round draft pick.
POS Player
2019 PFF Grade
 G GS INT TD Comp% FF SK Tkl (comb)
LCB Patrick Peterson 68.6 10 10 2 0 65.80% 1 1
Kevin Peterson 59.2 14 3 0 0 73.90% 0 0 22
Chris Jones 62.7 11 3 0 0 56% 0 0 22
Jalen Davis 60 2 0 0 0 – 0 0 0
SS Jalen Thompson 64.4 15 9 1 0 83.30% 0 0 57
Deionte Thompson 50.9 11 2 0 0 100% 0 0 18
Kentrell Brice – – – – – – – –
62.6 12 0 0 0 – 0 0 7
FS Budda Baker 71.4 16 16 0 0 72.70% 1 0.5 147
Dre Kirkpatrick 61.7 6 6 0 0 63% 0 1 33
Chris Banjo 56.9 13 0 0 0 100% 0 0 12
RCB Byron Murphy 48.3 16 16 1 0 69.60% 0 0 78
Robert Alford – – – – – – – – –
Duke Thomas – – – – – – – – –
Jace Whittaker – 12 – 3 0 – 0 1 55
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