Projecting Every NFL Team’s Starting Lineup for 2018

We’re finally allowed to talk about 2018 NFL starting lineups instead of mock drafts. Everyone pat yourselves on the back for making it through another cycle.

With selections complete just o nfl jerseys nike cheap ver two weeks ago and post-draft free agency rarely influencing ideal starting lineups, we can begin to project how all 32 teams’ rosters should look with four months until Week 1.

The majority of the NFL is spent in 11 personnel offense (one running back and one tight end) and nickel defenses (a 4-2 defense with a fifth defensive back), which is how we defined the lineups here. The idea of a “4-3” or “3-4” defense has been whittled down so much in the league that it can no longer accurately depict what you see on the field.

Taking into account injuries that will last into the season, early-season suspensions and unsettled positional battles, these are our best projections for what we’ll see this coming season.

Offense: QB Sam Bradford, RB David Johnson, cheap nike nfl jerseys china WR Larry Fitzgerald, WR Christian Kirk, WR Chad Williams, TE Jermaine Gresham, LT D.J. Humphries, LG Mike Iupati, OC Mason Cole, RG Justin Pugh, RT Andre Smith

Defense: DL Corey Peters, DL Pierre Olsen, ED Chandler Jones, ED Markus Golden, LB Deone Bucannon, LB Haason Reddick, CB Patrick Peterson, CB Brandon Williams, S Budda Baker, S Antonie Bethea, DB Bene Benwikere

The quarterback battle between veteran Sam Bradford and first-round pick Josh Rosen is going to make up most of the headlines this offseason, but the Arizona Cardinals will have plenty of position battles in camp. At receiver, Christian Kirk, new nike nfl jerseys cheap Chad Williams and Brice Butler will be battling for roles with only Larry Fitzgerald established as a legitimate starting wideout. Also possible: a center battle between A.Q. Shipley and third-round rookie Mason Cole, and a tackle battle between Andre Smith and Will Holden.

Losing Calais Campbell undoubtedly hurt the Cardinals defense last season, but nose tackle Corey Peters emerged as a long-term answer in the interior. The question is if Pierre Olsen, who produced plenty of splash plays in limited reps, is going to receive full-time 3-technique reps moving forward.buy nike nfl jerseys cheap

Losing defensive backs over the years has also taken a toll on Arizona’s secondary (Tramon Williams and Tyrann Mathieu were the notable losses from 2017). Beyond Patrick Peterson, the team’s best cornerbacks might be Brandon Williams and Bene Benwikere.cheap nfl nike jerseys china At this point in the NFL cycle, we can call that a liability.

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