The Arizona Cardinals’ BIGGEST offseason mistake is now on full display and it may have been the decision to not do enough to upgrade the defense while bringing back defensive coordinator Nick Rallis.

After another offseason of expectations surrounding the Cardinals, the defense was supposed to take a step forward. Instead, the same questions that surrounded this group last season have looked worse in preseason. Did Arizona make a major mistake by sticking with Nick Rallis and failing to make the necessary upgrades on defense?

On this episode of Southwest Bias, Espo breaks down what we’re seeing from the Arizona Cardinals this preseason, why the defensive offseason decisions are under the microscope, and whether the Cardinals made the wrong call when they decided to stay the course.

Was keeping Nick Rallis the right decision? Did the Cardinals need to make bigger investments on defense? And could this offseason decision end up impacting the entire 2026 season?

🔥 Arizona Cardinals fans this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.

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Arizona Cardinals Have Work to Do ON Defense

0:00 – Intro

1:30 – The Arizona Cardinals Disney’d

3:20 – The defense

6:40 – LaFleur on the Defense

20:00 – Johnny Venerable of PHNX Cardinals joins

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