2015 NFL Draft: Quarter grades for 1st-round picks
Aug 15, 2015; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals guard Earl Watford (78) and tackle D.J. Humphries (74) against the Kansas City Chiefs in a preseason NFL football game at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
F-. <p>The Arizona Cardinals were looking to bolster up their offenseive line this past offseason. They want to be able to run the ball more but they have to protect an agning quarterback in Carson Palmer. So they couldn’t resist extremely talented and athletic tackle D.J. Humphries at No. 24 ovrall.</p> <p>The organization wanted him to come in and earn a spot on the other side of Jared Veldheer. But unfortunately, all the talent in the world doesn’t mean you’re ready for the big leagues. When he got to the Cardinals’ facility, the organization had to deal with some maturity issues he had.</p><div class=. OT. Arizona Cardinals. D.J. HUMPHRIES
And things have done nothing but go down hill for Humphries and the Cardinals since then. As a matter of fact, he has dropped down as low as 3rd-string and his Cardinals depth chart. It looks like the Cardinals need to look at a person’s mentality a little more instead of getting caught up in a player’s athleticism.
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The Arizona Cardinals were looking to bolster up their offenseive line this past offseason. They want to be able to run the ball more but they have to protect an agning quarterback in Carson Palmer. So they couldn’t resist extremely talented and athletic tackle D.J. Humphries at No. 24 ovrall.
The organization wanted him to come in and earn a spot on the other side of Jared Veldheer. But unfortunately, all the talent in the world doesn’t mean you’re ready for the big leagues. When he got to the Cardinals’ facility, the organization had to deal with some maturity issues he had.
And things have done nothing but go down hill for Humphries and the Cardinals since then. As a matter of fact, he has dropped down as low as 3rd-string and his Cardinals depth chart. It looks like the Cardinals need to look at a person’s mentality a little more instead of getting caught up in a player’s athleticism.
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