The Arizona Cardinals had a few lineup changes in Week 7 against the Seattle Seahawks. They had 66 offensive snaps and 60 defensive snaps, and we went over the snap counts.
There were four notable players we expected to see in the starting lineup who did not end up playing at all. All four were healthy and active for the game.
Let’s see who they were.
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RB Keaontay Ingram
Ingram started in Week 6 after James Conner went on injured reserve and head coach Jonathan Gannon even said he liked what they have in Ingram. However, on Sunday, he only played special teams. Rookie Emari Demercado started and had 17 touches.
OL Dennis Daley
Trystan Colon got the start at left guard, replacing Elijah Wilkinson, who had a neck injury. He was splitting time with Wilkinson until Daley returned from injured reserve. Daley then held the role Colon had in Week 6. With Wilkinson’s injury, it seemed logical that Daley would move into the lineup.
That was not the case and, based on Gannon’s comment on Monday, it sounds like Colon was going to replace Wilkinson even if he hadn’t gotten hurt.
CB Kei'Trel Clark
Clark looked great in training camp and the preseason and earned a starting job to start the year.
However, Antonio Hamilton replaced him in Week 5. An injury to Jalen Thompson moved Hamilton to the slot and Clark played in Week 6.
Last week, he was limited all week with a hamstring injury but did not log a single snap in the game on Sunday despite dressing for the game. He did not play even on special teams. Starling Thomas played every snap and Garrett Williams played in the slot.
While Clark was limited in practice last week with a hamstring injury, when Gannon was asked about Clark, he made sure to say he was healthy, making him a healthy scratch.
It would seem Clark has found himself a little bit in Gannon’s doghouse recently.
S K'Von Wallace
Wallace had played every game on defense and had been starting every since Budda Baker got hurt.
He started with Jalen Thompson. When Thompson was out last week, it was Wallace with Andre Chachere.
When Baker and Thompson were together, Wallace was the nickel safety, entering the game when Thompson moved to the slot.
However, on Sunday, only Chachere played with Baker and Wallace only played on special teams.
