# Donnie Druin: Druin names three Cardinals trade candidates on different timelines: Trey Benson now during the preseason (arguing they won't make the roster), Gardner Minshew at the Nov. 10 deadline as a veteran backup for a contender, and Josh Sweat after the 2026 season. **Claimed:** Aug 9, 2026 **Pundit:** Donnie Druin — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/donnie-druin **Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/cardinals/onsi/3-arizona-cardinals-trade-candidates-who-could-be-moved-now-later-down-the-road 5 checkable claims — 3 trade and signing calls, 1 depth chart call and 1 roster spot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room. > Benson is now battling with Bam Knight for RB4 duties — and if you ask us — he's on the outside looking in of the roster. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Jacoby Brissett to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Jacoby Brissett, Arizona Cardinals - Verdict: not settled yet - **Gardner Minshew to move to Arizona Cardinals** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Gardner Minshew, Arizona Cardinals - Verdict: not settled yet - **Josh Sweat to move to Arizona Cardinals** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Josh Sweat, Arizona Cardinals - Verdict: not settled yet - **Trey Benson to move to Arizona Cardinals** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Trey Benson, Arizona Cardinals - Verdict: not settled yet - **Trey Benson to be cut** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Trey Benson, Arizona Cardinals - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Jacoby Brissett — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jacoby-brissett - Arizona Cardinals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/cardinals - Gardner Minshew — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/gardner-minshew - Josh Sweat — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/josh-sweat - Trey Benson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/trey-benson ## What others said about the same people - Albert Breer on Jacoby Brissett: Breer argues the Jaguars should be taken very seriously, seeing a path to 13 wins and the AFC's No. 1 seed with a first-round bye, and they expect the Jacoby Brissett trade to Baltimore to be completed within a day. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c51d9762-3ca3-4143-9372-bf508348053f (scored 100) - Nathan Jahnke on Jacoby Brissett: In a Week 9 recap, Jahnke expects Mark Andrews to remain Baltimore's lead tight end but says rookie Matt Hibner is more likely than Josh Cuevas to eventually overtake them, and they anticipate the Ravens acquiring Jacoby Brissett to start at quarterback. They also suggest Brian Thomas Jr. may have played their final game for Jacksonville ahead of the trade deadline. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/15c4c161-616c-4ed8-be6d-ad326cc50853 (scored 100) - John Breech on Jacoby Brissett: Breech picks the Jaguars to blow out the quarterback-depleted Ravens on Thursday night, and in Week 9 takes the Bengals to outlast the Falcons in a Madrid shootout. They also expect Jacoby Brissett to be a Raven within 48 hours and to make their first Baltimore start in Week 11. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e93e4009-fa0b-4806-b8f4-bfd9ea948984 (scored 100) - Myles Simmons on Jacoby Brissett: Reporting on the Cardinals' quarterback depth chart decision, Simmons suggests Jacoby Brissett becomes an obvious candidate to be traded as the third quarterback ahead of the Nov. 10 deadline. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4890ba00-08e8-450a-b7ca-5b4f84899800 (scored 100) - John Breech on Jacoby Brissett: In their Week 8 grades, Breech argued the Bills should be considered the AFC's team to beat if their defense keeps playing well, and suggested the Buccaneers now look like the best team in the NFC South. They also floated that the Colts could move on from coach Shane Steichen, that Arizona might shop Jacoby Brissett before the deadline, and that Raiders back Mike Washington will keep out-snapping Ashton Jeanty. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3c3972e5-6bd5-4521-a2ea-8f64ffa1d691 (scored 100) - Jason La Canfora on Jacoby Brissett: La Canfora reported that the Cardinals are tanking for 2027 and will probably trade quarterback Jacoby Brissett if they can, and that Josh Sweat wants out of Arizona with Dallas expected to pursue them aggressively in a crowded market. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/571cffa3-ef4f-4348-8b2f-34f8c1fe7f27 (scored 100) ## More trade and signing calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Chris Clark on Nikko Remigio: Clark expects the Chiefs to bring back exclusive-rights receiver Nico (Remigio) and long snapper James Winchester, to re-sign JuJu Smith-Schuster as a cheap veteran fifth receiver, and not to bring back Hollywood Brown, Josh Dobbs-type depth, Gardner Minshew, Janarius Robinson or Mike Caliendo; they also say the Chiefs will not use a franchise tag and believes Bryan Cook won't return. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/99521265-d5c0-4db1-b2a0-fe77908ea0b3 (scored 0) - Nate Gosney on Daiyan Henley: After the Broncos rescinded the trade, Gosney expects Daiyan Henley to remain with the Chargers for the rest of the 2026 season, but believes the awkward fallout has effectively killed any chance of them signing a new contract with Los Angeles after the season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/60272861-4ad0-4749-b36a-dcdf09b9213f (scored 0) - Logan Lazarczyk on Kirk Cousins: Ahead of the trade deadline, they float three Raiders moves: shipping Kirk Cousins to Minnesota if the Vikings offer a second-round pick, selling Maxx Crosby to Dallas for a first-rounder plus, and acquiring Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr. for a second- or third-round pick. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d0fd408a-7dcd-4e50-ac62-6b4510a8a800 (scored 100) - Logan Lazarczyk on Kirk Cousins: Lazarczyk expects the Raiders to be sellers before the trade deadline, suggesting Kirk Cousins could be dealt back to the Vikings and that benched interior lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson is a prime candidate to be traded somewhere. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fda03952-2ea6-4919-8114-0ebb127478d1 (scored 100) - Patricia Traina on J.J. McCarthy: Traina expects defensive tackle to be a top need for the Giants in next year's draft, and suggests the Giants could trade J.J. McCarthy next offseason — or keep both them and Jaxson Dart if the return isn't good enough. They also expect Dart to make a full recovery. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b638ed13-01ca-4ea6-9384-ec7130f912c1 (scored 100) - Michael David Smith on Keenan Allen: Smith suggests the Colts are likely to grant Josh Downs' trade request given their contract situation and their recent sell-off, and that they could also try to trade Keenan Allen. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/52d7108f-f754-44e8-9bf3-cc3336b4e5f7 (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. 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