In a few weeks, Calais Campbell will be a free agent. And in many ways, he's the most intriguing of all the Cardinals' free agents-to-be. He's a very good player coming off a very good season, and it won't be a surprise to see more articles like this one come out, saying the Denver Broncos should chase the big defensive lineman to shore up some of that team's defensive weaknesses. It makes some sense -- Campbell is from Denver, that's a team primed to keep winning (assuming they can get some consistent quarterback play), and DeMarcus Ware might be done.

But buried lower in the column is the point that Campbell wouldn't get a big contract from the Broncos, that he'd have to come for the chance to a) come home and b) play for a winner. That's where this gets sideways in my eyes. The Cardinals want Campbell back. No, they don't figure to offer him the biggest contract. But if the Cardinals and, say, the Broncos are both offering similar "lesser" deals, I'd guess Campbell would stay right here. And home, for Campbell, is Arizona. It's not Denver anymore. So there is that.

With the money that will be available overall in free agency, Calais is going to have a chance to go elsewhere and make a nice chunk of change. I don't doubt that. He will have options to go other places, and probably multiple options. How far the Cards are willing to go for a player who will be 31 in September will be the ultimate question. It's something the organization -- and Campbell -- have been considering for months. We're just coming to the end of the story.