{"id":5739,"date":"2016-11-08T16:45:32","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T21:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=5739"},"modified":"2016-11-08T16:34:16","modified_gmt":"2016-11-08T21:34:16","slug":"midseason-cardinals-pro-bowl-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2016\/11\/08\/midseason-cardinals-pro-bowl-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Midseason Arizona Cardinals Pro Bowl Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2016 <a href=\"http:\/\/nfl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>NFL<\/strong><\/a> regular season has reached the halfway point for most NFL teams. As such, it\u2019s an appropriate time to analyze which players have put together a <strong>Pro Bowl<\/strong> worthy campaign. For this series, the three most deserving on each team will be considered. Obviously, some teams will have more than three players selected. But for simplicity\u2019s sake, only the top three candidates will be discussed.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, here are the three frontrunners to make the 2016 Pro Bowl from the <b>Arizona Cardinals<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Top Midseason Arizona Cardinals Pro Bowl Candidates<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>David Johnson<\/h3>\n<p>Is there really a question that running back <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=JohnDa05,JohnDa08&amp;search=David+Johnson&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Johnson<\/a> <\/strong>is a Pro Bowl candidate? His 705 yards are the fourth most in the league, and he&#8217;s received as much as 40 fewer carries as some of the backs ahead of him. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PalmCa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carson Palmer<\/a><\/strong> might be having a bad year, but David Johnson is carrying the offense. Not only does the shifty back have 705 rushing yards, but he also has 407 receiving yards as well. He&#8217;s on pace for over 2,000 yards from scrimmage, and that&#8217;s pretty remarkable.<\/p>\n<h3>Patrick Peterson<\/h3>\n<p>The harsh truth is that sometimes, guys get in on name value alone. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PetePa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Peterson<\/a><\/strong> has been one of the best corners in football since he was drafted with the fifth overall pick back in 2011. <strong>Pro Football Focus<\/strong> has given Peterson a grade of 81.6, and despite only having two interceptions so far, he&#8217;s still among the elite defensive backs in the NFL.<\/p>\n<h3>Tony Jefferson<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking of Pro Football Focus grades, starting safety <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JeffTo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tony Jefferson<\/a><\/strong> is the second highest graded safety in football. Pro Football Focus has given Jefferson a 99.4 grade against the run this year. That&#8217;s ridiculous. Like Peterson, he only has two interceptions this year, but his 48 tackles so far lead the team. This is a franchise that was expected to be much better than the have been so far this season, but you can&#8217;t blame it on the secondary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/619294384\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 67.845118% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/619294384?et=BVr5L7DFSFRbqF7lRaYG4g&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=C6c7dSO7D4C4e5u33Ft6Lg4qSU9gMOO2sZQpEGn6DSk=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"403\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the Top Midseason Arizona Cardinals Pro Bowl Candidates according to Ryan Smith. 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