How Arizona Cardinals can make 2026 season a success

If there's one thing Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur has made clear since arriving in Arizona, it's this: He knows the challenge ahead.

It would be difficult not to. LaFleur spent the majority of his NFL career working for Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay, with a daily view of their brilliance as offensive minds. And he spent the past two seasons preparing game plans to face Mike Macdonald, the defensive wizard who forged the Seahawks into a Super Bowl champion.