One of the huge questions facing the Arizona Cardinals as the season approaches is how they will handle the six-game suspension of DeAndre Hopkins. He will get to practice in training camp but then will be away from the team for the first six games of the season.
Last year, when he went down first with a hamstring injury and then a season-ending knee injury, the Cardinals, rather than moving a bunch of guys around, kept players in the regular roles — A.J. Green at the ‘Z’, Christian Kirk in the slot, Zach Ertz at tight end and Rondale Moore in the slot and in there as the fourth receiver — and Antoine Wesley, the backup ‘X’, slid into Hopkins’ spot.
It made sense in many ways to not disrupt four or guy guys’ roles midseason, but this offseason, with months to prepare, it appears they will go with a different approach.
