The NFC West continues to be regarded as one of the strongest, most talented divisions in the NFL. So how did the Cardinals’ three arch rivals — the 49ers, Seahawks and Rams — manage to strengthen themselves after three days of the NFL draft?
Well, considering that nearly 50 percent of all first-round draft picks usually never fully pan out, Arizona’s division foes didn’t do very well at all.
That’s because neither the Seahawks nor the Rams even had a first-round pick this year and the 49ers, after moving up from No.12 overall to No.3 to select unproven quarterback Trey Lance from North Dakota State, won’t have a first-round pick next year or in 2023 upon trading them along with a third-round pick in 2022 to the Dolphins.