ARIZONA CARDINALS

Ossenfort: Cardinals focused on what they can control ahead of Chargers matchup, trade deadline

Oct 18, 2024, 12:00 PM | Updated: 2:28 pm

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Inconsistencies have been the biggest reason why the Cardinals’ 2-4 start has been so frustrating, Arizona general manager Monti Ossenfort said Friday.

Ossenfort told Arizona Sports’ Wolf & Luke the Cardinals have had good moments, but it’s been rare for all three phases to come together for a full game.

“We have to get back to executing on our end, taking care of the things we can control and really ironing out those inconsistencies,” Ossenfort said. “When we play three phases complementary, we’ve shown that we can win close games … and we can compete with anyone at a high level.

“But when we don’t do those things, things are gonna go the wrong way, and we found that out two of the last three weeks.”

The general manager pointed to issues such as pre-snap penalties and turnovers as areas Arizona can correct, especially as the schedule starts to get easier following a grueling first six opponents.

Kyler Murray, James Conner and Greg Dortch each lost a fumble for the final three drives during the 34-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Plus, the team committed a season-high 13 turnovers, seven of which came pre-snap.

Exploratory talks ongoing for Cardinals ahead of NFL trade deadline

The Nov. 5 NFL trade deadline is just a few weeks away, and the Cardinals have a chance to address some needs given the team’s injury situation.

Ossenfort, however, said most of the discussions taking place over the weeks leading up to the deadline typically don’t ever lead to anything concrete.

Although this week has featured several trades, including the New York Jets acquiring Davante Adams, Ossenfort expects most of the talks will go up to the week of the deadline.

He gave no indication as to how active the Cardinals will be, calling the deadline more of a conceptual thing whereas the draft and free agency can be more impactful.

“Maybe there will be more activity this year, but I think it’s one small part of the league year where there’s a chance to add somebody to your team,” Ossenfort said.

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