The Cardinals conducted their customary day-after-the-season proceedings Monday. Coach Kliff Kingsbury held a news conference. Players cleared out their lockers. Backup quarterback Brett Hundley was off to travel the world, hopeful to dive in Australias Great Barrier Reef.

OK, unless youre Larry Fitzgerald, that last one isnt quite so routine.

Anyway, its time to put the season to bed. Here are five final thoughts on the 2019 Arizona Cardinals and what they mean for 2020.

Vance Josephs retention

Kingsburys announcement that Vance Joseph will return as defensive coordinator was no surprise. Kingsbury values stability, and firing Joseph would have meant a fourth coordinator in four years.

I never wavered in that, Kingsbury said. His approach, knowing what I know of him and watching him work, things I saw from the first day I was with him, I knew I wanted him to be here.

Joseph also had the support of the...

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