Each day over the past few weeks, the Cardinals’ personnel department met in the draft room for a series of deep, and sometimes heated, conversations.
Eventually a big board of 120 prospects was created, and General Manager Steve Keim will head into the start of the NFL draft on Thursday with a well thought-out plan. There is one caveat, though: the Cardinals’ success last year leaves them far down among teams choosing in the first round, making contingencies a must.
“When you’re picking so late, it’s so hard to forecast what happens the 28 picks prior,” Keim said.