It is well known the Arizona Cardinals did not have the season in 2016 they wanted to have. They had championship aspirations after falling just a game short of the Super Bowl, but mistakes and injuries led to a 7-8-1 season.

But they have confidence in heir ability to rebound.

Outside linebacker Markus Golden, the team’s 2016 leader in sacks with 12.5, expressed this sentiment as a guest on SiriusXM NFL Radio.

“We think we can get back to where we wanna be,” he said. “Last year wasn’t all that good and we’re pretty mad about that.”

The team believes they were just a few plays from the playoffs, despite falling below .500.

They have made a focus in the offseason to improve their on-field intelligence and special teams play. That is why they signed veterans Antoine Bethea, Karlos Dansby and Phil Dawson.

The Cardinals need a few things to go their way. They have to stay healthy, they need the players changing positions on the offensive line to play solidly. They need to avoid mistakes in communication defensively and they can’t be awful on special teams. Those are a lot of big ifs, but it isn’t out of the question, as many things went their way in 2015.

The Cardinals should be mad about last year, but they must change things in 2017 to get back to what they did in 2015.