Pro Bowl quarterback Kirk Cousins is expected to attract plenty of attention from several teams around the league for his services in free agency. Much of this is due to the fact that he is widely viewed as being the top player that will be available at his position on the open market next month.

One of the teams that are anticipated to join the fray to acquire Cousins is the Arizona Cardinals, who possess a huge need to address their quarterback situation. However, Mike Jurecki of Arizona Sports Station 98.7 suggested that the Cardinals may not be viewed as being a serious suitor for the 29-year-old due to their inability at this point to offer him a lucrative deal in comparison to the other teams that will be in the hunt.

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The Cardinals are currently projected to have just over $24.4 million in salary cap space at their disposal this offseason. This puts them well below a few of the other teams that will be in the mix such as the Cleveland Browns at $112.7 million in salary cap space, and New York Jets at $86.7 million. This is also below a few other possible interested franchises such as the Minnesota Vikings at $55.2 million and Buffalo Bills at $31.3 million.

Although the Denver Broncos are a similar boat with a little more space at $27.9, the team doesn't have any glaring needs outside of quarterback to be too concerned with financially. Meanwhile, the Cardinals have a need to upgrade their offensive line, which may come with bringing aboard free-agent-to-be offensive guard Andrew Norwell, who has a connection to new head coach Steve Wilks and new offensive line coach Ray Brown.

Norwell is believed to be one of the top-tier free agents at his position in this year's group and will likely command in the range of $12 to $14 million annually. All of this simply paints the picture that Arizona has too many other variables that will get in the way of them truly pursuing Cousins next month. With just a few weeks until the free agent period begins, things could change but at this juncture, the Cardinals don't look to be positioned well enough to make a strong run at the Pro Bowler.