Getting Carson Palmer healthy again is obviously the best thing that could happen for the Cardinals offense.
But having guys in place for several years in a row should also allow them to diversify.
According to Kyle Odegard of the team’s official website, the Cardinals spent part of Monday’s practice working on no-huddle plays, and coach Brice Arians thinks it can become more of a part of their offense.
“We can play real fast right now,” Arians said. “I like the tempo of it. It’s gone really well the whole time we’ve been out here, but this is the first time we’ve actually practiced it against the defense.”
“You can change the pace of the game. Obviously, you get [the defense] in a substitution pattern and they’re stuck with whatever’s on the field. There’s advantages to it and there’s disadvantages to it.”
Of course, one of the disadvantages is they can’t get Palmer all the reps they’d want to at the moment, given his health. But with a deep group of experienced wide receivers, the Cards have the ability to spread it around this year, and it’s at least worth making opponents think they might.
