Bob Kemp has more than 40 years of award winning sports broadcasting and newspaper experience. Kemp was the National Sports Talk Show Host Of The Decade (2000-09) by Sports Illustrated following his time at Sporting News Radio and KDUS Sports Radio AM 1060 in Phoenix.
THE NFL DRAFT THURSDAY
*THE CARDINALS WITH 7 PICKS THE NEXT 3 DAYS AND MANY NEEDS SHOULD HAVE TRADED DOWN IN THE FIRST HALF TO GET MORE PICKS: Instead, apparently Michael Bidwill insisted that Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love be the pick. Love might be the best player in the 2026 Draft, but the Cardinals need volume.
*IT DIDN’T MATTER THAN JORDYN TYSON WAS CONSTANTLY INJURED AT COLORADO AND ARIZONA STATE: He suffered 5 DIFFERENT injuries which did not prevent the wide receiver desperate Saints from making a mistake and selecting him 8th.
*ARIZONA STATE OFFENSIVE TACKLE MAX IHEANSCHOR AND THE STEELERS APPEAR TO BE A GOOD FIT: Pittsburgh made him the 21st selection.
*THE RAMS SEAN MCVAY GOT HIS NEXT QUARTERBACK: Alabama’s Ty Simpson is short and frail but clearly Matthew Stafford’s successor.
*THE JETS MADE THE CORRECT CHOICE WITH THE SECOND SELECITON: Edge rusher David Bailey is a more polished product than Arvel Reese who disappeared in Ohio State’s late season losses to Indiana and Miami. Bailey graduated from Stanford in 3 years before playing last season at Texas Tech.
*THE GIANTS JOHN HARBAUGH ERA BEGAN WITH A BUCKEYE: Reese went #5 and was the 10th selection.
*THE EAGLES TRADED THE 20TH PICK WITH THE COWBOYS: Howie Roseman obviously wanted USC wide receiver Makai Lemon which all but guarantees A.J. Brown will be cut or traded.
THE NFL DRAFT FRIDAY
*THE CARDINALS LOST AGAIN TO THE RAMS: Arizona reportedly was hoping to trade for quarterback Ty Simpson. However, Rams general manager Les Snead told Simpson’s parents at the Rose Bowl that LA was going to select the Alabama quarterback. On the field, the Rams are 16-3 against the Cardinals since Sean McVay became the head coach.
*THE CARDINALS DID DRAFT A QUARTERBACK: Former Miami-Florida and Georgia signal caller Carson Beck played in high-profile games much of his college career. He might play soon because Jacoby Brissett inexplicably has been absent from Arizona off-season activities.
*THE CARDINALS WENT O-LINE WITH 34TH SELECTION: Guard Chase Bisontis should be an immediate starter.
*UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA SAFETY TREYDAN STUKES SHOULD BE A PRODUCTIVE NFL PLAYER: He was the 38th pick by the Raiders. He would have been a first-round pick if not for a 2024 knee injury.