In a season when most things could have gone wrong, a lot went right for the Arizona Cardinals.

As a candidate for regression following a surprise 10-6 season in 2013, the Cardinals strung together an even more surprising 11-5 record, peaking at number five in our nERD rankings during the regular season. It wasn’t enough to win the NFC West over the Seattle Seahawks, but it was enough to win Bruce Arians the Coach of the Year award, which Spotrac.com.

Arizona has four players with a 2015 cap hit over $14 million, and two of them will be question marks heading into the offseason. One is Palmer, due to the nature of his injury. Palmer is a 35-year-old quarterback coming off his second ACL tear in his left knee. Judging by both his play and getting passed over in favor of Lindley, 2014 fourth-round pick Logan Thomas has not yet developed to be Palmer’s replacement.

Palmer will be on the roster in 2015, but that might not be the case for Larry Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald’s $23.6 million cap hit for 2015 will need to be adjusted in some way. There have been talks between the Cardinals and the receiver, but a massive restructuring with a pay cut would have to take place to keep Fitzgerald in Arizona. Despite leading the team in targets, Fitzgerald finished second on the team in yards and Reception NEP behind Michael Floyd.

Arizona will also have to solidify an offensive line that did not do their running backs or backup quarterbacks any favors last year. With a healthier roster next year, the Cardinals should have some buffer in taking a big step back, but there will be a lot of worked needed to be done in the offseason to improve.