Red Rain Podcast 175: How close are the Cardinals to competing for NFC West title and the Super Bowl?

With special guest Marcos Labrada

Today we have Marcos Labrada our good friend and super Cardinals’ film analyst with us to discuss how close the Cardinals are to competing for an NFC West title and a playoff run to the Super Bowl —- and what it will take this off-season for the Cardinals to hit the ground running for the 2025 season. Let’s begin by measuring how the Cardinals stacked up versus the NFC West in 2024.

References: (thank you Maserati Marv!)

2024 NFC West PFF Team Grades and Rankings

Offense

1. SF (#5 in NFL)

2. AZ (#6)

3. LA (#9)

4. SE (#16)

Pass

1. SE (#7)

2. AZ (#9)

3. LA (#19)

4. SF (#20)

Pass Blocking

1. AZ (#4)

2. SF (#11)

3. SE (#25)

4. LA (#30)

Receiving

1. LA (#3)

2. SF (#6)

3. SE (#8)

4. AZ (#10)

Run

1. SE (#7)

2. AZ (#9)

3. SF (#14)

4. LA (#22)

Run Blocking

1. SF (#3)

2. LA (#5)

3. AZ (#14)

4. SE (#24)

Defense

1. SE (#14)

2. LA (#15)

3. SF (#16)

4. AZ (#23)

Run Defense

1. LA (#15)

2. SE (#19)

3. AZ (#21)

4. SF (#28)

Tackling

1. SE (#8)

2. SF (#15)

3. LA (#18)

4. AZ (#19)

Pass Rush

1. LA (#5)

2. SE (#14)

3. SF (#18)

4. AZ (#30)

Coverage

1. SF (#4)

2. SE (#13)

3. AZ (#16)

4. LA (#21)

Special Teams

1. SE (#6)

2. SF (#10)

3. AZ (#13)

4. LA (#23)