Arizona Cardinals Jeremiyah Love, Other Draft Pick Injuries Gives Familiar Feeling to Recent Years

Alex Clancy dives deep into the Arizona Cardinals' early-season injury woes, highlighting the high ankle sprain suffered by Jeremiyah Love that will keep him out for the rest of preseason—and puts his Week 1 availability in jeopardy. The conversation expands to a troubling trend: draft picks under Monti Ossenfort are missing significantly more NFL games due to injury compared to their college careers. Alex Clancy breaks down the numbers and explores whether the team's bottom-ranked strength and conditioning program is partly to blame. The episode shifts to a "barometer check" on offensive coordinator Michael LaFleur's debut preseason, praising the clear offensive scheme and flexibility he's shown amid adversity. Alex Clancy analyzes the calculated, deceptively simple offense that has receivers consistently open, while cautioning that true tests are still weeks away. Finally, the quarterback depth chart is examined: Is the room set with Jacoby Brissett, Gardner Minshew, and Carson Beck? Alex Clancy explains why barring disaster, Beck is likely QB3 deep into the season—even as fans itch for a shakeup. Throughout, the podcast maintains its daily, critical look at the Cardinals, balancing optimism about the team's progress with frustration over recurring obstacles. Let's discuss.   Photo Credit: Diannie Chavez - Imagn Images   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Join all the action at https://FANDUEL.COM to play Daily Dingers and make your free pick on who’s hitting a homer this MLB season.   KALSHI For a limited time,Download the Kalshi app and use code [LOCKEDON] to get $10 when you trade $10. Square Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at https://square.com/go/lockedonnfl! #squarepod Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)     Find and follow Locked On Cardinals on your favorite podcast platforms:     Apple https://apple.co/3gzT6Pg Spotify https://spoti.fi/3wsOL7a Audacy https://bit.ly/3xdaqjU Stitcher https://bit.ly/3cFWffn Google https://buff.ly/2yH7WOl Megaphone https://bit.ly/2RUBlC5 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.