☕️Bi-Weekly Brew: Arizona Cardinals Edition

By The Dynasty Cafe · July 28, 2026 · Play For Keeps Articles

Welcome back to The Dynasty Cafe for the newest edition of the ☕️Bi-Weekly Brew, where I provide some special blends for YOUR specific build. This puts us at Volume 13! Crazy! Be sure to check out the previous Brew if you missed it!  Last time, we talked about the exciting Saints’ offense, and broke down some trades for Jordyn Tyson, Oscar Delp, and Travis Etienne.

Today, we start our journey through the NFC West.  First up on the list: The Arizona Cardinals!  They had a weird and underwhelming 2025 to say the least.  They started the year with Kyler Murray at QB, who ended up getting injured and watching Jacoby Brissett run the show.  The offense was good for fantasy purposes under Jacoby, but it led to zero wins for the Cards.  This led to the offseason firing of Johnathan Gannon and the hiring of Mike Lafleur, brother of Packers coach Matt Lafleur.  Hopefully Matt didn’t get all the offensive genius!  Overall, the organization is a bit of a dumpster fire.  Despite this, there are still some players worth targeting/holding for our dynasty teams.  Let’s get into it!

☕️Bi-Weekly Brew Themes☕️

For those that are new: welcome in!  Here’s what you’ll find in each edition of the ☕️Bi-Weekly Brew:

In each brew, we will assume super flex is in play, with full point PPR and .5 TEP. 

For each team, we’ll be identifying:

☕️Our House Blend: the perfect player for any build

☕️The Espresso Shot: a player to provide that high upside boost to your rebuilding team

☕️The Dark Roast: ole reliable, a player that can push a contender to its peak

☕️House Blend: Marvin Harrison Jr.☕️

Up to this point in his career, the alleged “generational prospect” has looked less than generational.  He’s had issues staying on the field and had to battle through some pretty horrendous drops.  However, all hope is not lost yet.  Despite his injury-riddled 2025, he did give us a few games of 18+ points.  For what he was drafted to be, that’s nothing special.  It does at least show there is still a little talent in that body of his, and maybe a year three breakout is in cards. 

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For whatever reason, he and Kyler never really clicked.  The good news: Kyler is out.  The ok news: Jacoby is penciled in as the starter, but for how long remains to be seen.  If the Cardinals can win some games and allow Jacoby to remain the starter, this would be huge for Marv’s production.  Despite the emergence of Michael Wilson, Marv is still the team's top dog. It’s getting swept under the rug that the Wilson breakout came AFTER Marv was injured.  In the games that they both played, Marv was still clearly the top WR target.  A lot of Marv’s production revolves around his health and Jacoby Brissett holding the starting role.  For contenders and rebuilders alike, this is a great buy low window for a highly touted prospect entering his third year.  Year three has historically been a breakout year for WRs, with recent examples being JSN and Nico Collins.  It’s risky for both builds, but if it pans out, contenders are adding a young WR with WR1 upsie to presumably a strong WR room, whereas rebuilders are getting a young asset that can help jump start their rebuilds and be a long term starter.  

Let’s take a look at some trade blueprints for acquiring Marv:

I'm going to assume that the Unknown Manager here is a middling team because of the 2.05 and 3.05.  If you're a middle of the road/rebuilding team, this trade isn't geared towards you.  On paper, giving up a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd seems like a lot. Nevertheless, it's very unlikely the players taken in rounds 2 and 3 will be anything meaningful for your roster.  I would likely try to get a future pick back sent my way so it's not a 3-for-1 deal.  However, that future pick isn't a make or break piece.  As a contender, I'll take this deal as is.  For those who have already had their rookie draft, I'd be looking to trade a '28 1st for Marv as my initial offer, and maybe toss on a 3rd to get the deal across the finish line.  There's some risk acquiring Marv, but if he has a year three breakout, this'll be the floor for his value.  This goes without saying: if you don't foresee a breakout, simply don't go after him.  

I know, "this trade is unrealistic.  It would NEVER happen in my league!!".  Fear not, for this is another "idea over names" deal.  If I'm rebuilding, I'm trading Malik in the middle of the season when a contender needs a QB, anyways.  Regardlss, this trade is showcasing a slept on move for a rebuilder: trading aging assets for younger players instead of gettng a plethora of picks.  Let's dive into the theory behind that!

Not every trade has to be for picks if you're rebuilding.  If you can get off aging assets for a younger player at the same position and reset the clock, that's an intelligent move.  There's a little more clarity in acquiring NFL players vs draft picks as you get your return on investment a lot sooner.  You know what team the player is on, and you get instant feedback on whether they have a future.  In this example, if Marv works out, you know you have (at a minimum) a solid WR2 on your team.  If he flops, you know you still have work to do.  You get this feedback in a calendar year.  

With a draft pick, you need to see where the pick lands, draft the right guy, and wait to see how he adjusts to the NFL game.  Development isn't linear: some guys hit the ground running, others take 2-3 years to find their footing.  Acquiring draft picks is so much fun: they could be anything after all.  If you hit on one, you speed up the rebuild.  However, it sometimes takes a few years to see if you hit on your pick.  

To summarize, trade aging assets for younger players who have high draft capital or pedigree.  That is why I would be looking to move aging assets for a younger player like Marv. The trade above feels a bit cheap for Marv,, and I'd be surprised if it was doable in most leagues.  A more realistic trade I'd offer is something like AJ Brown or Devonta Smith for Marv+, the + being at least a 3rd, though I'd push hard for a 1st or 2nd.  I'd be targeting '27 and '28 picks.  

☕️Espresso Shot: Jeremiyah Love☕️

Photo Credit: Ross D. Franklin, AP Photo

The rookie out of Notre Dame was taken with the 3rd pick of the 2026 NFL Draft and projects to lead the backfield early on in his career (regardless of whether he is "just a rookie" as Nathaniel Hackett said.  What does that guy know anyways?).  Unfortunately, he’ll likely have to deal with newly acquired RB Tyler Allgeier vulturing TDs from him, which will limit his ceiling.  If Allgeier could take touches from Bijan, he’ll most certainly take them from Love.  Despite that, Love has the talent to be a perennial Top 5 fantasy talent.  In his last two collegiate seasons combined, he rushed for about 2500 yards and 35 TDs, culminating in a Doak Walker trophy in his final year at Notre Dame.  RBs usually aren’t a position I’m targeting as a rebuilder, but given Jeremiyah’s age (he just turned 21 in May), he has more than a few years left to be a fantasy producer.  He can be the cornerstone at RB for a rebuilding team going forward.

Acquiring him will be pricey right now given the rookie sheen he possesses.  Inquiring about him midseason may be easier/cheaper.  Here is what I would be looking to pay:

I discussed the idea a lot when talking about Marv, so I won't regurgitate it.  Trade the aging assets for the younger assets.  I'd be asking for a little more on top of Love to get this deal done.  As a rebuilder, you want to squeeze as much value as you can out of every trade.  This trade is probably fine, but a contender will likely pay a bit more on top to ensure they get some starting pieces for their title push.  Look to add a 2nd or a couple 3rds on if you can.  Up-charging contenders and getting small add-ons here and there (like future 3's) can add up and increase your odds of finding valuable players.  The more darts you have to throw, the higher chance you hit the bullseye.

☕️The Dark Roast: Trey McBride☕️

The 26 year old TE is coming off back to back Top 3 finishes and is poised for another outstanding year.  No new talent has been brought in as competition.  The only things that can limit him are a Marv breakout, poor QB play (like JJ McCarthy levels of poor), or injury.  Even with average to below average QB play throughout his career, Trey has been used in a QB friendly way, yielding an aDOT of 6.7 yards.  These easy throws make Trey a PPR and TEP scoring machine.  He’s coming off back to back 1000 yard seasons, and an 11 TD campaign in 2025, which is a career high.  I expect a little TD regression just off the fact that it’s hard to continuously score 10 TDs in a year, but the volume should still be there, once again making him a top option at TE.  

Photo Credit: J.J Digos, Arizona Cardinals

As a contender, I would definitely be looking to add Trey to my squad.  Having an elite TE is such an advantage over your competition.  Last season, Trey scored 100 more points than the next closest guy!  I know Brock Bowers was hurt, but this just goes to show how the scoring gap between the elite TEs and every other TE in fantasy.  Pay up to lock in an elite option at TE.

Let’s look at how to get this elite TE asset:

I would do this trade even without Dulcich and the 3rd.  As we discussed above, having an elite tight end can feel like a cheat code.  Imagine having a player that is scoring you 100 more points at that position than every other owner in your league (minus the Bowers owner).  That is what Trey does for you.  Starting Trey last year basically gave you a 6 point head start going into the week if we divide that 100 points across a 17 game schedule.  As a contender looking to make a push, I'll gladly trade my future 1sts to have the assurance that I'll have a guaranteed advantage over my opponent at the TE spot, especially if my league has a TEP.

☕️Note to Readers☕️

Be sure to explore the Sharp Tracker for more trade ideas like those above.  That is a great tool for gauging what some of the best players are doing to buy or sell players.  Also, be sure to check out the Dynasty Rankings tab!  There you can upload your favorite experts rankings, create your own, and upload them to your Sleeper queue for upcoming drafts! 

I hope you enjoyed the content you consumed here today, and I look forward to seeing you for the next edition of the ☕️Bi-Weekly Brew! 

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Good luck and happy trading!

Cover Photo Credit: Caitlyn Eps/Arizona Cardinals

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