AP

Cardinals General Manager Steve Keim won’t be doing any planning for the postseason in the next few weeks, which means that his attention can start to shift to the work that needs to be done for the 2017 season.

He does not appear to have finding a new quarterback or top wide receiver on his to-do list. Keim said on Arizona Sports 98.7 that he would “be surprised if” Carson Palmer and Larry Fitzgerald were not back with the team next year. Both players are under contract and Fitzgerald has turned in another strong season.

Palmer’s year hasn’t been as strong, which may cause the Cardinals to think about plans for what comes next at quarterback. Keim also said that the next three weeks will be big for others who would like to be with the Cardinals.

“I have a pretty good feel [for what I want to do],” Keim said. “I really do feel like our core talent on offense and on defense is in place. … These last three games are critical for a lot of reasons. I want to identify who loves it. Which guys are passionate about the game. Who are our top competitors? If you’re not going to compete and not play with passion you’re not going to be on this roster in 2017.”

Keim also said that he knows coach Bruce Arians will be back, which comes on the heels of Arians saying last week that he would not retire after experiencing a couple of health scares this season.