Panthers Fan Poll: The Great Jake Debate
Cat Scratch Reader — ... . There is one thing we can all agree on: Jake had a terrible game in the season ending loss to the Arizona Cardinals this past January. Where the discussion gets tenuous is when discussing what impact that performance should have on Delhomme's starting position in 2009. In this post I've tried to capture the differing opinions from several regular CSR readers, both the "Keep Jake" and the "Dump Jake" perspective. Some of these I've simply clipped from the comments in a couple different posts that are relevant to the topic. I've tried my best to keep it ...

More Plays: Hackett Bunch Skinny Post
Field Gulls — ... The situation: first quarter, first-and-10 on the Seahawks 30-yard line, Cardinals leading 14-0. The Cardinals jumped to an early lead on a long touchdown pass and a Seahawks turnover. ...

Five Outrageous Predictions for the Arizona Cardinals 2009 Season
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... Being a Monday and all, I figured it would be a good time to make some outrageous predictions for the 2009 season of the Arizona Cardinals. Obviously one or none of these may come true, but it's always interesting to put some predictions out there. ...

Pioli Better Make Sure He Gets This Right The First Time
Arrowhead Pride — ... drug him and the Cardinals into the playoffs and suddenly he was the hottest coaching prospect in the NFL.  Even still, no one really knows what a Todd Hailey coached team will look like except that there is likely to be a lot of screaming on the field and very boring press conferences. ...

Finding the Winning Factors - 3rd/4th Down Conversions
Stampede Blue — ... Bears 584 1789 70 143 33.9% 620 1819 57 132 34.7% Cardinals 655 1741 64 128 38.5% 661 ...

Tuesday Morning Bills Trivia
Buffalo Rumblings — ... a Pro Bowl berth that same year. I only recorded 10 more interceptions the rest of my career. I am a member of the Bills Wall of Fame. Mystery Player 3 I turned down a scholarship to PSU, because I didn't want to be a linebacker. I scored 83 career touchdown in the USFL. I was on the cover of Sports Illustrated holding a New Jersey Generals helmet. The Bills drafted me in the third round. Mystery Player 4 I was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals. I started at NC State, then transferred to ...

New York Giants' notebook, 06.02.09
Big Blue View — ... And this is the big question that will hang over this team: Having decided not to pull the trigger on the (Braylon) Edwards trade (or one for disgruntled Cardinals wide receiver ...

Shots Heard 'Round The Web - Patriots Links 6/02/09
Pats Pulpit — ... routinely pancaked his man to the turf while also displaying the athleticism to move to the second level and clear out extra space for the running backs. The Cardinals used an inside-outside zone-blocking scheme and Bussey's power was evident. ...

Is This the Bears' Best Off Season Ever?
Windy City Gridiron — ... from the Cardinals, but his biggest move might have been his non moves, by not going after guys like TO, Ochocinco or ...

Arizona Cardinals News: Looking Ahead to the 2010 Off Season (Part II)
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... for the Arizona Cardinals last week and today we bring you the 2010 offensive free agents. The list is headlined by starting left tackle, ...

Arizona Cardinals News: Looking Ahead to the 2010 Off Season (Part II)
Fanster.com — ... for the Arizona Cardinals last week and today we bring you the 2010 offensive free agents. The list is headlined by starting left tackle, ...

No Excuses For the 2008 Packers
Acme Packing Company — ... It would have been a weak 8-8 division crown, but as the lowly seated Arizona Cardinals proved last season, just get into the playoffs and hope for the best. ...

Arizona Cardinals Sign Rookie Offensive Tackle Herman Johnson
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — Hat tip to El krem for breaking this news on ROTB.  The Arizona Cardinals signed their first drafted rookie yesterday, when Herman Johnson agreed to a three year deal. Financial terms were not disclosed but he's expected to receive minimum salaries of $305,000, $385,000 and $460,000 and his signing bonus is expected to be around  $120,000. Johnson, formerly of LSU, played guard in college but so far during OTA's the Cardinals have been working him at right tackle. We recently looked at his future with the Cardinals ...

The Arrowhead Pride Power Rankings; OTA Edition
Arrowhead Pride — ... averaging a ranking of 6.1. Other notables are the defending NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals coming in at #13 and the Wild Cat running ...

Arizona Cardinals News: Chris “Beanie” Wells with a Sign of Things to Come (Part I)
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... were basically geared to stop Beanie. He ended the day with more rushing attempts and rushing yards then Terrelle Pryor had passing attempts for yards so basically Beanie was the offense. He got most of his yardage on two plays but he battled through backfield penetration for most of the game. One thing that did surprise me was how much Wells ran out of a single back formation with either double tights or multiple wide receiver sets. Given the offense that he's stepping into with the Cardinals, it's encouraging to see that he's comfortable operating ...

Will Brian Waters Show Up for the Chiefs Mandatory Mini-Camp Tomorrow?
Arrowhead Pride — ... Waters, according to the source, was offended and shocked by the arrogance of Haley and Pioli. Waters’ meeting with Haley and follow-up phone conversations confirmed in the nine-year vet’s mind that the negative reports about Haley that he heard from Arizona Cardinals players while at the Pro Bowl were accurate, according to the source. ...

Arizona Cardinals News: Chris “Beanie” Wells with a Sign of Things to Come (Part II)
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... at the Arizona Cardinals newest first round pick, Chris "Beanie" Wells by looking at each of his carries versus the Michigan Wolverines last year. Overall the sentiments were that Wells showed more promising aspects to his game, including good vision, toughness, speed and the ability to get stronger as the game progresses. It looked like Michigan was geared to shut down Wells and they did a good job of getting into the Buckeye's backfield and cutting down Wells before he was able to get going. The Wolverines preformed decently against Ohio State but their ...

Arizona Cardinals Ink Adrian Wilson to a New Five Year Contract
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — The Arizona Cardinals front office continues to take care of business as they've signed Adrian Wilson, the veteran leader of the defense, to a new five year contract. Wilson was entering the final year of his deal and would have been a free agent after this season. Wilson, a third round pick in 2001, is one of the longest tenured Cardinals on the roster and will soon be a member of the exclusive 20/20 club (20 sacks/20 picks). Financial terms were not disclosed but a press conference has been scheduled for 3:30 today. The new ...

Adrian Wilson gets close to $20 million guranteed
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... has signed a 5 year extension that will keep him with the Cardinals through the 2013 season.  KTAR's John Gambadora reports that the guaranteed money is just under $20 million.  Obviously the signing is great for the Cardinals, as it keeps there best Defensive Player with the team in the prime of his career.  ...

Horse Tracks 6/5/09
The Mile High Report — ... NFL - Veteran safety McCree returns for second stint with Jaguars Another former Broncos free-agent bust safety found a new team. In Marlon McCree's case, it was actually his old team. BG - Patriots sign Patrick Pass The Pats brought back their old RB Patrick Pass and dumped a few players. NFL - Cardinals sign Pro Bowl safety Wilson to five-year, $39 million contract The Cardinals have signed safety Adrian Wilson to a new five-year deal with $18.5 million in ...

Arizona Cardinals Weekly Flock: Adrian Wilson’s New Contract Edition
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... 's new contract and what that means for the Arizona Cardinals and other disgruntled players. The bottom line for now is that Wilson should be able to finish his career with the Cardinals and he'll be financially rewarded for being a special player and a great teammate. Here's all the news along with some media directly from Wilson and also General Manager Rod Graves. ...

NFC West Position-by-Position: Tight Ends
Niners Nation — ... absolute bonehead decision. We decided to go with tight end for today's discussion and came up with the rankings below.  A healthy Randy McMichael could possibly move the Rams to second, but for now I think the 49ers are at least second best in the division.  Maybe better?  Guess it depends on your thoughts on second year Seahawks TE John Carlson. 1. Seattle Seahawks 2. San Francisco 49ers 3. St. Louis Rams 4. Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks ...

NFC West Position-by-Position: Tight Ends
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... the NFC West position by position analysis covered one of, if not the best, positions groups on the roster so perhaps it's only logical that we follow that up with covering one of the weakest positions on the Arizona Cardinals roster. The tight end position has been anything but a strength for this team and we enter the 2009 season with just as many question marks as answers, but how does the rest of the position look? ...

49ers Year-by-Year: 1988
Niners Nation — ... Minnesota Vikings W: 21-24 6-3 5-4 Nov. 6 @ Phoenix Cardinals L: 23-24 6-4 6-4 ...

NFC West Roundtable: Tight End
Field Gulls — ... that he doesn't play physical enough. His spot is by no means guaranteed, but he does seem to have leaped over 2006 second round pick Joe Klopfenstein, a fan icon for lost draft picks and a guy who probably won't be on the team come September. Third on the depth chart at TE is blocking specialist Billy Bajema, signed away from the 49ers as a free agent this spring to be younger version of last year's free agent blocking TE Anthony Becht...who's now with the Cardinals in what surely must be the league's most incestuous division for ...

Ten Intriguing Storylines for Eagles Training Camp
Bleeding Green Nation — ... , a kicker from Wake Forest, because I wondered if this was the year Akers finally had some competition.  As it turned out, Swank's already been released, and once agin there is no one behind Akers.  He had an up-and-down season last year, but it will be interesting to see how well he's recovered from his ugly performance against the Cardinals to close out the season.  He's one of the Iron Men of the team, but can he still kick at an elite level, or even well enough to help his team win come playoff time? ...

Rodney Harrison and the Hall of Fame
Pats Pulpit — ... of the Arizona Cardinals had a league-high 17 personal fouls to Harrison's 14.  Did I mention Harrison's 14 was tied with ...

Why anyone's (even the "Pros") predictions are worthless
Buc 'Em — ... Win Or, Win, Win, Win, Loss, Win Win... Go ahead, shake em up any way you want. You have that much better chance to be accurate in your prediction as the so called experts. Why? Because most of the periodicals your going to read over the next couple of months will basically be just a copy of what happened last year. Go ahead, take out their predictions and put them up against last years results. Not much difference is there? Where is the surprise Arizona Cardinals? Where is the surprise Jacksonville ...

Spotlight: Kevin Gilbride
Big Blue View — ... They tied for third in the league in points per game at 26.7 with the high-flying Arizona Cardinals. So, if the Cardinals' offense was 'high-flying' what does that make the Giants? ...

How do the Arizona Cardinals Defensive Star Players Rank Amongst Their Peers?
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... at each position and where the Arizona Cardinals rank amongst their peers. The Sporting News has extended their rankings to the defensive side of the ball and the Cardinals had a solid showing. As you'd probably expect the leaders of the defense both headlined the class but several positions were unrepresented. The Cardinals didn't have any players ranked at defensive end (Dockett was listed as a tackle) and outside linebacker, but who did make the list? ...

Arizona Cardinals Weekly Flock: New Head Coach Edition?
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... - The Cardinals’ assistant head coach (who also has offensive line coach and run game coordinator on his letterhead) was in charge Monday during the team’s organized team activity, with head coach Ken Whisenhunt absent because of a previously scheduled charity event. But don't worry, Whiz will be back soon enough. ...

Arizona Cardinals Pre-Training Camp Roster Projections: Safeties
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... The Arizona Cardinals are still more than a month away from training camp but the battle for roster spots has already started. With the starting safeties practically set in stone, a promising third round draft pick and several experience veterans, the Cardinals appear to have a deep and talented group of safeties capable of turning around a secondary that struggled for much of the 2008 season. The number of safeties that eventually make the 53 man roster could vary depending on the number of corner backs that are retained but the number should be somewhere ...

McDaniels beginning to attract believers in Denver
The Mile High Report — ... Steve Wyche in the interview kept on referring to the success of the Super Bowl  Arizona Cardinals.  The success of the offense for Arizona was without question the strong point of the team, however, the defense was only average at best.  But the defense was opportunistic and succeeded in the Take Away dept., leading to more opportunites for the Arizona offense to win the games. ...

Arizona Cardinals Breakout Candidate Part I: Calais Campbell
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... This time last year, one of the biggest position battles for the Arizona Cardinals heading into training camp was supposed to be the ...

Niners Nation sits down with 49ers President and Owner Jed York
Niners Nation — ... JY: I think it was a progressive process where you obviously knew his passion, you knew the guys were going to buy into what he was saying.  But it’s one of those things where ok, is it just gonna be a game or two or are we really going to turn this thing around.  And I think you saw it probably in the Monday night game, where you’re a yard away from beating the Cardinals on Monday night.  And if we win that game and go 8-8, or if we win that game, do we end up pulling out the game in Miami, do we end up pulling out another game ...

Is Ken Whisenhunt a Top Ten Head Coach in the NFL?
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... players but today we'll look at where Arizona Cardinals head coach, Ken Whisenhunt ranks amongst his peers. The SN also ranks the coordinators (although they skimmed over the co-coordinator roles of Russ Grimm and Mike Miller) so we'll look and see where they rank as well. It's worth mentioning that despite Whisenhunt's short tenure as head coach, two seasons, he's already one of the most successful coaches in franchise history. With so many accomplished head coaches around the NFL though, how high could Whisenhunt be in such a ranking? ...

Arizona Cardinals Sign Rookie Running Back LaRod Stephens-Howling
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — The Arizona Cardinals have signed seventh round pick, LaRod Stephens-Howling to a three year contract, although financial terms were not released. It's almost certainly a very basic contract for close to the minimum each season ( something around $305,000, $385,000 and $460,000) with a small signing bonus, which is the case with almost every late round draft pick. Despite not being invited to the combine or being a starter for his final two years at the University of Pittsburgh, Stephens-Howling made an impression ...

Arizona Cardinals Sign Rookie Offensive Guard Trevor Canfield
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... The front office of the Arizona Cardinals is staying busy with their second signing in as many days. Yesterday they got LaRod Stephens-Howling inked to a three year deal and today they do the same with fellow seventh round pick, ...

Arizona Cardinals Sign Rookie Offensive Guard Trevor Canfield
Fanster.com — ... The front office of the Arizona Cardinals is staying busy with their second signing in as many days. Yesterday they got LaRod Stephens-Howling inked to a three year deal and today they do the same with fellow seventh round pick, ...

Origins of Football (1890s to 1933)
Windy City Gridiron — ... In 1899 the Morgan Athletic Club on the South Side of Chicago was formed who later became the Chicago Cardinals, who then became the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals are the Longest running professional team on the NFL. ...

Around The AFC East: New England Patriots
The Phinsider — ... Using personal fouls as the yardstick, he is NOT the dirtiest player in the NFL; that distinction goes to safety Adrian Wilson of the Cardinals with a league-high 17.  Harrison, at 14, is also tied with Saints' defensive end Will Smith.  Rodney Harrison is the ONLY NFL player in the history of the game to amass 30.5 sacks and 34 interceptions.  Did I mention he did that in 186 games, averaging 12.4 per season? Guided the Patriots' defensive backfield to two ...

Matt Ryan Declared Best Young Franchise Player In The League
The Falcoholic — ... likes to be lauded, so if Matt Ryan isn't too busy playing golf or solving world hunger, he might be delighted to hear that Fox Sports has declared him the best under-30 franchise player in the league. That's pretty big praise for a guy with exactly one year of NFL play under his belt. For the sake of perspective, guys like Houston Texans sack machine Mario Williams, Minnesota Vikings stud running back Adrian Peterson and already legendary Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald are also on this top ten ...

NFC West Roundtable: Center
Field Gulls — ... The Cardinals opened training camp last year with what most assumed to be a decent veteran starter at center and the 'center of the future' as his primary backup. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on how you look at it, the veteran starting center, ...

NFC West Position-by-Position: Center
Niners Nation — ... The Cardinals opened training camp last year with what most assumed to be a decent veteran starter at center and the 'center of the future' as his primary backup. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on how you look at it, the veteran starting center, ...

Centered: NFC West position review of centers
Turf Show Times — The Rams may not get much respect within the division, conference or the league - yet - but when I sat down with my SBN NFC West colleagues for a position review, we came out on top at the center position. The addition of Jason Brown without a doubt gives the Rams the top player in the division (and maybe the conference) to anchor the middle of their line. But what about the other teams? Grades and reviews after the jump Arizona Cardinals The Cardinals opened training camp last year with what most ...

A Bengals Pre-preseason Preview, Part 4
Cincy Jungle — ... being split at 2-2 including the 16-6 win last season, with this meeting to be held at Paul Brown Stadium.   Unlike the Chargers uneventful off season, the Chiefs were busy working to improve a team that finished 24th in total offense at 308.7 yards per game, and 31st in total defense allowing 393.2 yards per game.  Their first step towards improvement was firing Herm Edwards and hiring Todd Haley, the offensive coordinator for the NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals. (Man that sounded weird)  Then they were able to ...

Why hiring Dennis Green was the best move the Cards ever made
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... Ok stick with me on this one, In my opinion hiring Dennis Green was the best move in the history of the Arizona Cardinals.  Denny was a cheerleader for drafting Fitz.  If Green was not around who do we draft, Roethlisberger? A fine player in his own right but I think he was the right player at the right time for the ...

Golden Nuggets: A mish mash of news for June 16, 2009
Niners Nation — ... is listed as the starting tight end but Patrick is a very talented backup option. I don't expect it to destroy the Cardinals by any means, but it'll be interesting to see how it plays out... ...

Cards Madden 2010 player rankings.
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... I have seen of him this guy is a beast and definitely should be mid 80s. Breaston is probably the biggest one that stumps me as he just got a rating of 79. The guy has over 1000 yards receiving as a 3rd receiver and all he gets is a 79? He is probably the most underrated player on our team based on the ratings. As for the others, well you can judge for yourself and state you oppion on the rating posted below.   Here is the link for the other teams. Arizona Cardinals Overall Rating 86 ...

Arizona Cardinals Sign Rookie Linebacker Will Davis
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — The Arizona Cardinals signed their sixth round draft pick today with Will Davis agreeing to a three year deal. As usual with the Cardinals, financial terms were not disclosed but you can almost guarantee that it's three years at the minimum each year with a small signing bonus the yearly basis are all for the league minimums and his signing bonus was $66,00. Davis, an University of Illinois product, is expected to compete at outside linebacker after playing defensive end in college. Davis arrived at Illinois as ...

Arizona Cardinals Pre-Training Camp Roster Projections: Inside Linebackers
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... We've looked at the Arizona Cardinals safeties and corner backs, but today we take a look at the inside linebackers. The good news with the inside linebacker group is that the starting duo of Karlos Dansby and Gerald Hayes are not only set in stone, they're dependable (60 starts combined in the past two seasons) and have the potential to be very good. The bad news is that there is very little experienced depth behind either starter. Some of the backup linebackers will likely provide depth on the inside and outside but the ...

Odds For A New Bears Receiver
Windy City Gridiron — ... signed his huge deal, Boldin wanted a raise.  I understand Boldin's reasons in requesting his trade, I'm just not sure if the Cardinals want to move him.  Reports were the Bears made an offer (reportedly the best offer) on draft day that was declined.  As it stands now, the Cardinals can't afford to offer him much of a bump in salary even if they wanted to.  They have only about 2 million in cap space, and any extension Boldin signs would require a restructure or two from current Cardinals.  This may come down to a hold ...

Cardinals DT Darnell Dockett tweetin on the 49ers
Niners Nation — In reality this is a non-story, but I wanted to use it to frame a discussion of sorts.  Tip of the cap to Mike Sando for pointing this out, but apparently Arizona Cardinals DT Darnell Dockett is on Twitter and had some thoughts on the predictions some folks are making about the 49ers and the Cardinals success last year (if you go there, scroll to the bottom and click the more button and it's in the next set of tweets): I just watch these people pick the 49ERS to win the west, like what ...

Arizona Cardinals Release Training Camp Dates
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... The Arizona Cardinals have released their dates for the start of training camp and the practice schedule for the entire time that the team is in Flagstaff. We can now start the official countdown clock, which currently stands at about six and a half weeks (or 44 long days). The first practice is the morning of July 31, six days later than last year, and camp comes to a close on August 20th, a day earlier than the end of camp in 2008. The end result is shaving a full week off the Cards' time up north. The total of 23 practices includes six 'two-a-days' and ...

Finding the Winning Factors - 3 & Outs
Stampede Blue — ... 36.1% 448 1441 31.1% Bills 518 1435 36.1% 487 1418 34.3% Cardinals 533 1474 36.2% 497 ...

Cut or Protect: NFL Roster Rules
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... Summer Camp Rosters:  Each team can open Summer Camp with up to 80 signed players.  In addition, teams can have a one-player exemption for each of up to 4 players they have placed and maintained in the prior season of NFL Europa.   RIP NFL Europa...  Some teams will also get an additional one player allowance to maintain a European native on the roster (as the Cardinals did last year), but this temporary allowance is only available once every 4 years. ...

Via Twitter: Darnell Dockett Wants to “Make it Rain”
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — Arizona Cardinals' defensive tackle Darnell Dockett has had his own Twitter account for just over two months and so far we've learned that he's cut his dreads off, enjoys Mike's Hard Lemonade (here and here) and supports Michael Vick's comeback. He also thinks the Cardinals are the team to beat in the NFC West and that Bryant McFadden will definitely help the defense, but his most interesting tweet came yesterday evening when he said.... Why don't ...

Projected Panthers 2009 Depth Chart: Linebackers
Cat Scratch Reader — ... interceptions from 1 to 3, including two important picks that helped close out wins against Arizona and Green Bay.  He also had an interception in the playoff loss and total of 9 PDs on the year, showing he is primed to be a force in coverage under Ron Meeks, who has shown a willingness to let his linebackers get involved in the passing game in the past.  Perhaps most impressively, though, he played most of the season with a torn labrum suffered in the week 8 win against the Cardinals, an injury that occurred just two plays before the ...

Another Hello From Another New Guy
Battle Red Blog — ... Unlike Mike, I never delved into the enormous world of sports until 2004. Yep, that's right (a little hint that I'm younger than the other writers). Game 7 of the Astros national league championship game against the Cardinals, in which Craig biggio led the game off with a homerun to left field. I had no idea what that pitch and subsequent hit would mean to my life. ...

Arizona Cardinals Weekly Flock: Beanie Wells is Back in Town
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... minicamp the first weekend in May. "The hard thing was not being out with the football team and getting a chance to bond with the guys," the running back said. "But for the football and playing aspect, it wasn’t too bad. Coach (Curtis) Modkins made sure I stayed up on things. It’s been smooth coming back. I have kept in contact with some of the guys and they have been cool." "Byrd is the word?" - With the Ben Patrick suspension clearly impacting the Cardinals, suddenly it creates a whole different perspective about ...

Arizona Cardinals Weekly Flock: Beanie Wells is Back in Town
Fanster.com — ... minicamp the first weekend in May. "The hard thing was not being out with the football team and getting a chance to bond with the guys," the running back said. "But for the football and playing aspect, it wasn’t too bad. Coach (Curtis) Modkins made sure I stayed up on things. It’s been smooth coming back. I have kept in contact with some of the guys and they have been cool." "Byrd is the word?" - With the Ben Patrick suspension clearly impacting the Cardinals, suddenly it creates a whole different perspective about ...

Former Cardinals Wendell Bryant, Oliver Celestin and Bo Schobel (Among Others) Find New Home in the UFL
Fanster.com — ... The league says that the rosters will be tweaked during July and August as players are cut from NFL training camps and they hope to kick off their regular season in October. Their games will be televised on the Versus network but at least former Cardinals coach ...

Former Cardinals Wendell Bryant, Oliver Celestin and Bo Schobel (Among Others) Find New Home in the UFL
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... The league says that the rosters will be tweaked during July and August as players are cut from NFL training camps and they hope to kick off their regular season in October. Their games will be televised on the Versus network but at least former Cardinals coach ...

Are We Kidding Ourselves That the Redskins Offensive Line Is OK?
Hogs Haven — ...   # of O-lineman on roster as of 6/19/2009 (TEs not included): Patriots: 17 Giants: 16 Colts: 16 Cardinals: 15 Eagles: 15 Cowboys: 15 The Skins recently cut Jon Jansen to get to 14. In 2008, the Redskins carried 10 offensive lineman on their 53-man roster. The 6 shoe-ins are Heyer, Samuels, Dockery, Thomas, Rabach and Rinehart. So, that leaves approximately 4 spots for 8 guys. So let's break down the competition among the 8 guys and assess the talent. I ...

Arizona Cardinals Sign Fourth Round Pick Greg Toler
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — The Arizona Cardinals signed their fourth round draft pick, Greg Toler to a three year deal. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed although it's rumored to be 3 years for $1.5 million and Toler will reportedly receive a signing bonus worth $316,000. Toler is the fifth draft pick to sign overall (Herman Johnson, LaRod Stephens-Howling, Trevor Canfield) and the second of the week (Will Davis). Chris Wells, Cody Brown and Rashad Johnson, the teams three top picks, remain unsigned. ...

NFC West Roundtable: Offensive Tackle
Field Gulls — ... The Cardinals offensive tackles are one of the more polarizing position groups on the team. Some fans will tell you that the combo of ...

NFC West Position-by-Position: Offensive Tackle
Niners Nation — ... The Cardinals offensive tackles are one of the more polarizing position groups on the team. Some fans will tell you that the combo of ...

NFC West Position-by-Position: Offensive Tackles
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... We're still plowing through our weekly installments of position by position breakdowns of the NFC West (check out previous stories here) and today we continue our look at the big uglies. This time we jump to the outside of the offensive line and focus on the offensive tackles. The Arizona Cardinals have established veteran starters at tackle and promising depth waiting in the ranks but how do they measure up to the rest of the division? Arizona Cardinals The Cardinals offensive tackles are one of the more polarizing ...

NFL fans and taunting in sports
Niners Nation — I received an email the other day from someone doing research on sports taunting "and the kind of things that would make a specific team's fan base tick."  He had several questions and I thought rather than just turn around some answers, I'd open it up for discussion among the great assortment of 49ers fans we have here. Who do you consider the 49ers' biggest rivals? At this point, I'd probably guess the Cardinals or Seahawks would be the 49ers biggest rivals.  Historically it's obviously the Cowboys ...

Caption this Pic: Arizona Cardinals Style
Fanster.com — ... while they chat during some downtime at Arizona Cardinals mini-camp. The rules are simple and you guys will determine the winner. ...

Caption this Pic: Arizona Cardinals Style
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... while they chat during some downtime at Arizona Cardinals mini-camp. The rules are simple and you guys will determine the winner. ...

UFL Orlando drafts 3 former Colts
Stampede Blue — ... contributor as Doss and Tripplett were.  He only played one year for the Colts, but he got a ring from it.  Schobel played for the championship Colts team, and he even got playing time in the Super Bowl.  He had 29 tackles and half a sack in 14 regular season games, and he got half a sack in the Kansas City playoff game.  Most people would recognize his brother Aaron Schobel, the star defensive end for the Buffalo Bills.  He last played in 2007 for the Arizona Cardinals. One thing that should be made clear is that ...

Ranking the OTs in the NFC West
Turf Show Times — ... Arizona Cardinals The Cardinals offensive tackles are one of the more polarizing position groups on the team. Some fans will tell you that the combo of Mike Gandy and Levi Brown are two guards ...

Arizona Cardinals Weekly Flock: Projected Depth Chart Edition
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... will depend on the opponent and who is healthy. Offensive Depth Chart per Darren Urban - These are my educated guesstimates for when the Cards take the field against the 49ers in Glendale Sept. 13. They, of course, don’t take into account any (gasp!) injuries in the preseason. Hopefully, there won’t be any. Diva Wide Receivers? - Anquan Boldin is now listed as a Diva WR????? Calais Campbell vs Antonio Smith - The Cardinals made no significant effort to retain Smith when the ...

East Tennessee and Western New York? Closer Than You Might Think...
Buffalo Rumblings — ... After his time in the Navy, Buster signed with the Chicago Cardinals NFL team, where he made All-Pro numerous times and was a member of the Cardinals’ 1947 World Champion squad. He was traded from a player-coach position with the Cardinals and took over as Defensive Coach of the ...

East Tennessee and Western New York? Closer than you might think...
Rocky Top Talk — ... After his time in the Navy, Buster signed with the Chicago Cardinals NFL team where he made All-Pro numerous times and was a member of the Cardinals’ 1947 World Champion squad. He was traded from a player-coach position with the Cardinals and took over as Defensive Coach of the ...

Arizona Cardinals Pre-Training Camp Roster Projections: Outside Linebackers
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... outside linebackers. There might not be a more important position for a 3-4 defense than the outside linebackers because of their impact on all phases of the defense. Not only are they the primary pass rushers but they're also expected to hold "the edge" in the running game as well as drop back into pass coverage from time to time. The Cardinals are fortunate to have two projected starters who've combined for 82 sacks in their respective careers; the duo of ...

Jeff Feagles: Hall of Famer?
Big Blue View — ... in 1988. He made the Pro Bowl for the first time in 1995 while a member of the Arizona Cardinals, which until this past season was his only trip to Honolulu. In addition to the Patriots, Cardinals, and Giants Feagles also spent time with the ...

Overrated/Underrated: Chiefs Edition
Arrowhead Pride — ... recent coaching purges, his name wasn't floated as much. Divisions Overrated: AFC South Underrated: NFC West The Colts are still the class of the South until proven otherwise.  Winning at least 12 games in six consecutive seasons will get the attention even though the Titans are coming off a playoff berth.  As far as the NFC West goes, if Matt Hasselbeck is healthy and plays well, the Seahawks and Cardinals could both be in the playoffs. Coaching staff ...

How Much Longer can Matt Leinart be the QB of the Future for the Arizona Cardinals?
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... When Matt Leinart was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals early in the 2006 NFL draft he wasn't supposed to spend the next three to five years battling, or backing up, an aging quarterback. He wasn't supposed to struggle adjusting to football on Sundays and he certainly wasn't supposed to spend his 26th birthday wondering when he'll regain the starting job that he covets. For Matt though, reality hasn't merged with expectations quite yet and some are starting to wonder if Leinart will ever become the franchise quarterback that everyone ...

Top 50 All-Time Bills, No. 38: OL Joe Devlin
Buffalo Rumblings — ... Joseph Gregory Devlin was born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania on February 23, 1954. After graduating from Great Valley High School in Malverne, PA, Devlin went on to attend the University of Iowa.  He developed into an All-Big Ten and first team All-American lineman by his senior season.  The Bills selected Devlin in the 2nd round of their very solid 1976 NFL Draft, with the No. 52 overall pick.  The pick was obtained from the Cardinals in exchange for super-bust Walt Patulski.  Devlin picked up a pair of starts at right tackle during his ...

The Greatest Kansas City Chiefs, By the Numbers: #10
Arrowhead Pride — ... After amassing some rather bland passing statistics as the Kansas City Chiefs first round pick in the AFL for over three seasons, Pete Beathard was traded to the Houston Oilers. After three seasons in Houston, Beathard made his foray into the then young NFL, playing for the St. Louis Cardinals and ...

Overrated/Underrated Stories for the Cardinals this Offseason
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... I'm stealing this idea from another SBN site because I think we've all been beaten to death by some stories while some other stories get swept under the rug or under reported for whatever season. I'll try to stick to the story lines related to the Cardinals..... ...

A Cathartic Release of Tension: &%$# YOU JTO!
Niners Nation — ... the NY Giants (it hurt, I was there) and Mike Singletary was named interim Head Coach. After JTO's week 8 debacle against Seattle (Fearless Leader's first game as a Head Coach) J.T. was benched for the remainder of the season, and Shaun Hill became QB of the 49ers, turning them around from 2-6 to 7-9 (that's a 5-3 tenure as starting QB there folks) where he had a 13:8 TD:INT ratio, be it not for that god-forsaken run up the middle on MNF by Michael Robinson vs the Cardinals, Hill might have led us to the playoffs (I can't believe it ...

Greg Jennings Signs 3 Year Extension
Acme Packing Company — ... $16 million in guaranteed money is about half of what Arizona guaranteed to WR Larry Fitzgerald last year. Since it's only for three years, I'm guessing his agent expects Jennings can cash in on at least one more big contract after the extension expires. So keeping it at three years might be a big win for him. Also, it puts him right at the top of wide receiver food chain: Jennings would be behind Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals ($10 million) and Buffalo’s Lee Evans ($9.3 ...

How Many Wins?
Field Gulls — ... , and Seahawks were all in the bottom 8 in Weighted Team DVOA last year. That's bad. The Cardinals? Only the 20th best DVOA. That's a bad division. With even some minor progress by the 49ers and Rams, win expectations decrease for both the Seahawks and the Cardinals. For the sake of argument, let's say it takes 9.5 wins to make the playoffs out of the West. ...

Rashad Johnson and his Future with the Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... The Arizona Cardinals defense gave up more passing touchdowns than any team in the league last year so it should be no surprise that upgrading the secondary was a major point of emphasis this off season. The Cardinals biggest free agent signing, ...

Rashad Johnson and his Future with the Arizona Cardinals
Fanster.com — ... The Arizona Cardinals defense gave up more passing touchdowns than any team in the league last year so it should be no surprise that upgrading the secondary was a major point of emphasis this off season. The Cardinals biggest free agent signing, ...

The Greatest Kansas City Chiefs, By the Numbers: #12
Arrowhead Pride — ... seasons. Quinn played for the Bears briefly before a stint in the AFL with the Kansas City Brigade. Quinn was the offensive coordinator for MidAmerica Nazarene University from 2007 to 2008. Just this past spring, he was named the head football coach there. QB Dennis Shaw (1978) By far the coolest thing Dennis Shaw has done is throw nine TD passes in one game as an SDSU Aztec in 1969. He was a second round pick in 1970 and played for the Bills, Cardinals, Giants and finally the Chiefs. He didn't record any ...

Previewing the Kansas City Chiefs 2009 Schedule: Week 3
Arrowhead Pride — ... Perhaps the best thing the Chiefs have going for them is found in their head coach, Todd Haley. After all, it was his offensive schemes (and the head coaching job of Ken Whisenhunt) that thwarted the Eagles attack plan in the NFC conference championship and put up 32 points to take the underdog Cardinals to the Super Bowl. ...

Arizona Cardinals Weekly Flock: Fantasy Football Edition
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... The only saving grace of the NFL 'dead' month known as late June to late July is that now fantasy football news dominates the headlines. For some fans the fantasy side of the NFL has become just as enjoyable or popular as the actual game being played on the field. With that in mind, here's boat load of fantasy news related to the Cardinals: ...

NFC West Position-by-Position: Offensive Guards
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... ) and today we finish our look at the big uglies. The Arizona Cardinals guards will finish up the offensive line and, as with the tackles, the starters are returning at guard and the depth behind them is, quite possibility, just as talented. How do they measure up against the rest of the NFC West though? ...

EA Madden 2010 Rankings
Bleeding Green Nation — ... Currently the highest rated NFC Team is the Arizona Cardinals, but with a score of 86 there is still plenty of room for the East to dominate.  After the Cards the next teams in line are the ...

NFC West Position-by-Position: Guards
Niners Nation — ... West Conference guard Ray Feinga, from BYU, will also be competing for a spot on the depth chart, and has looked good in the no-pad practices of spring. Hopefully, these guys give the Rams that nice to have problem of too much of a good thing. All in all, I give the Rams a B at guard. If Bell can play to expectations, this could be one really good unit. Arizona Cardinals Blogger: cgolden The Cardinals guards have the advantage of being dependable, experienced starters ...

NFC West Roundtable: Offensive Guard
Field Gulls — ... Arizona Cardinals Blogger: cgolden The Cardinals guards have the advantage of being dependable, experienced starters but the combo of Reggie Wells and Deuce Lutui don't exactly inspire a ton of confidence in the franchise's fans. Left guard Reggie Wells, quite possibility the best sixth round pick in franchise history, has started 74 games (including 48 consecutive) since being drafted in 2003 and is the type of player who does quite a bit of things well but doesn't excel in any area. Right guard Deuce Lutui, ...

NFC West position review: Guarded optimism for Rams guards
Turf Show Times — ... give the guards a B.  Why higher than the tackles and first round talent Staley?  Well, a lot of this depends on how Chilo Rachal continues to develop in his second season and I'm feeling quite optimistic about it.  Baas will likely be starting from the get go meaning the line will have sufficient time to develop some solid chemistry, which is big for them.  Consider this like the tackle position only rounding up from B-/C+ territory. Grade: B Arizona Cardinals, represented by Revenge of the Birds ...

Arizona Cardinals Weekly Flock: Is it Time for Training Camp Yet Edition
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — Mike Gandy's Future - Cardinals OLT Mike Gandy has a hefty cap figure of $5.8 million entering the final year of his contract, which could be lowered if the team chose to extend his current deal. But our sources in the desert believe the team is leaning toward allowing the ninth-year veteran to test the free-agent market next offseason, with former first-round pick Levi Brown moving from the right side to the left, and promising second-year pro Brandon Keith getting a shot at becoming the starting right ...

Most Underrated or Overrated Arizona Cardinals of All-Time
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... NFL players of the last decade and while you can't view the entire list unless you're an ESPN Insider, FO was kind enough to list the top ten from both sides. While I was fairly confident that the overrated list wouldn't contain any Arizona Cardinals, I was very interested to see if any of them made the cut on the underrated side. Sure enough, our very own ...

Chiefs Paying $14 Million Per Win
Arrowhead Pride — ... 44  $11.5 2 13. Browns   $506.43 28  $18.1 0 14. Cardinals   $505.30 33  $15.3 3 ...

Gregory Toler and his Future with the Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... We said it about a million times this off season but the Arizona Cardinals struggled to stop the opposition's passing game throughout the 2008 season and they've spent most of the off season trying to shore up and rebuild the secondary. Since that fateful game on the first day of February, the Cards have signed a big name free agent corner back ( ...

Lions Announce Creation of New Season-Ticket Packages
Pride Of Detroit — ... games in regular seating sections, including eight regular season games and two preseason games. Per game pricing discounts compared to other season ticket plans and individual game tickets. Priority to purchase existing seat locations for any playoff game. Half-Season Plans Half-Season Plan A: Atlanta Falcons (8/15), Minnesota Vikings (9/20), Pittsburgh Steelers (10/11), Cleveland Browns (11/22), Arizona Cardinals (12/20). Half-Season Plan B: ...

Revelations! John and I track the trajectory of the NFL
Big Cat Country — ... had 45,000. Other stadiums resembled mausoleum, like the Chicago Cardinals with 16,500 people, Green Bay was quiet with 27,900, ...

Arizona Cardinals Pre-Training Camp Roster Projections: Defensive Ends
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... Jason Banks: Banks is essentially in the exact same boat as Dykes considering that he's also an undrafted free agent from one year ago. Banks does have a slight size advantage over Dykes (6'5 300) and he's a better overall athlete but he's very raw. Coming out of Grambling State the book on Banks was that he'd been through four defensive line coaches in as many years so his technique was undeveloped. Banks spent last year on and off the Cardinals practice squad but he's got the physical tools to be an NFL player. It's just a matter of when or if his ...

Know Thy Enemy 2009: Atlanta Falcons - Sunday, October 11
Niners Nation — ... 's re-emergence as a sack machine definitely added to that and the Falcons had them rolling before running into an Arizona Cardinals team that was getting especially hot at the right time.  The team will be looking to build on a monster 2008 and avoid a sophomore slump after an impressive Rookie of the Year campaign. ...

The Linc - Top 5 Eagles OLBs and get ready for McNabb & pancakes
Bleeding Green Nation — ... contract, Eagles' chances | Philadelphia Daily News | 06/30/2009 Unlike the big to-do made of Donovan McNabb’s contract restructuring last week, Monday Night Football analyst Ron Jaworski doesn’t think it’s such a big deal. "I think it’s irrelevant, to tell you the truth," Jaworski said while sitting in his office at NFL Films last week in Mount Laurel. McNabb partners with IHOP | Philadelphia Philly.com | 06/30/2009 McNabb and Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald both shot commercials for ...

Silent Auction overtime? Former Bengals receiver guarantees playoffs
Cincy Jungle — ... and Cardinals are going to overtime. Naturally, both teams want the ball first. Mike Tomlin would like the ball, but he wouldn’t mind putting the responsibility on his great defense, either, so he writes down “22 yard-line.” But Ken Whisenhunt is willing to take more of a risk, trusts his offense more, and he’s written down “11 yard-line.” ...

Uh Oh, Is Darnell Dockett Really Going to Hold out of Training Camp?
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... but his response to a ROTB 'tweet' this morning just couldn't be ignored. Darren Urban has mentioned DD's twitter page a couple of times and he posted a story about his twitter-offensive yesterday afternoon centered about a question about why players should live up to their contract when organizations aren't willing to do the same. That's another story for another day because today he hinted that he might not report to Arizona Cardinals training camp (which is 30 days away for those interested). Here's the back and forth from this morning: ...

Finding the Winning Factors - Drive Success Rate
Stampede Blue — ... Raiders 2244 144 96 1449 67.3% 2481 160 153 1470 70.7% Cardinals 2325 169 77 1474 67.7% ...

Drive stats tell no lies: Bills need playmakers
Buffalo Rumblings — ... The bottom line is this: we can harp all we want about line play and quarterback play, because those things are clearly important to fielding a successful football team.  But when Bills GM Russ Brandon spoke after the Bills' signing of Owens, he spoke a truth: you need playmakers to win in this league.  Teams with playmakers can overcome "basic" football deficiencies such as line play - just ask the Arizona Cardinals.  So while you're worrying about Edwards or the re-tooled offensive line, don't forget that dramatic improvements in those ...

Caption this Pic: Arizona Cardinals Style
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... ROTB’s second official “caption this” contest kicks off today with a picture of Arizona Cardinals greats, ...

Arizona Cardinals # 33 in ESPN Ultimate Standings
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... Wow! Playing in the Superbowl and settling in to the new stadium got the Arizona Cardinals a 51 place jump from 84th to 33rd in ESPN's (fairly meaningless and arbitrary)  Ultimate Standings of 122 pro sports franchises.  You can look at all the teams ...

Arizona Cardinals Weekly Flock: Everybody Loves Rankings Right Edition
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... analysis: He is quick and relentless and was a big reason whey the Cardinals made it to the Super Bowl. His contract issue is clouding things heading into this season. ...

NFC West Roundtable: Offense
Field Gulls — ... The Arizona Cardinals offense could simply be described as night and day. In the dark is the league's worst rushing attack from one year ago but standing right next to the 'ugly sister' is the second best passing attack. The two units combine to form an offense that ranked fourth in yards per game and third in points per game. The Cardinals also have the advantage of nine returning starters on the offensive side of the ball, with the only exceptions coming at running back and fullback, and the average age of starters is under 28 years old. ...

Where will DRC rank for 2009?
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... In 2008 the Arizona Cardinalsselected a cornerback in the 1st round with hopes that he would eventually develop into a quality starter. They and the rest of us didn't expect a rookie to nearly turn into a shut down cornerback in a matter of a couple games. DRC, or ...

Grading offense in the NFC West
Turf Show Times — ... The Arizona Cardinals offense could simply be described as night and day. In the dark is the league's worst rushing attack from one year ago but standing right next to the 'ugly sister' is the second best passing attack. The two units combine to form an offense that ranked fourth in yards per game and third in points per game. The Cardinals also have the advantage of nine returning starters on the offensive side of the ball, with the only exceptions coming at running back and fullback, and the average age of starters is under 28 years old.  ...

Arizona Cardinals Pre-Training Camp Roster Projections: Nose Tackles
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... Today's look at the nose tackle position will conclude our look at the defensive side of the ball for the Arizona ...

NFC West Position-by-Position: Offense
Niners Nation — ... The Arizona Cardinals offense could simply be described as night and day. In the dark is the league's worst rushing attack from one year ago but standing right next to the 'ugly sister' is the second best passing attack. The two units combine to form an offense that ranked fourth in yards per game and third in points per game. The Cardinals also have the advantage of nine returning starters on the offensive side of the ball, with the only exceptions coming at running back and fullback, and the average age of starters is under 28 years old. ...

49ers All-Time Safety #2
Niners Nation — ... (1993-1999): McDonald combined with Merton Hanks to form a veteran duo in the defensive secondary, that was as good as any in the league.  McDonald was in his prime when the 49ers signed him away from the Cardinals and in his seven seasons with th 49ers he finished with 20 interceptions, good for 13th all time.  That's especially impressive given that he was a strong safety, a position that doesn't always end up with the high INT numbers and often slightly less athletic than the free safety.  McDonald was named to three Pro Bowl squads ...

Dockett’s Major Announcement
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... Lots of things went through my head, and I don't think that any of them were good.  Is Dockett going to announce that he is holding out of camp via Twitter?  Is he going to demand a trade?  Did the Cardinals re-do his contract BEFORE Boldin?  None of these options seemed good to me, so I was bracing for the worst. ...

The Minnesota Test Case
Big Cat Country — ... move to? Where do the St Louis Cardinals move to? Where does Jacksonville move to? I don't see anyone anywhere fighting for an NFL team.  California is broke, Orlando doesn't need a team, Columbus has the Buckeyes, San Antonio might take one if it was free.  Virginia Beach? Hartford Connecticutt? Someone call out a city big enough with an extra billion laying around.    ...

Texans Down 'N Dirty: Symphonic Edition
Battle Red Blog — ... , not the Arizona Cardinals. He wants to win the Superbowl, not be runner-up. Well... sure, can't be that hard right? Just improve the d-line... and secondary... and defensive coordinator... Always reach for the top? ...

Marvin Lewis must show improvement; Andre Smith and the Bengals to start negotiations soon
Cincy Jungle — ... . The Reds gave up 10 runs in the first inning to the Philadelphia Phillies. Sadly, the Phillies hadn't even scored half their total runs for the game yet. It was the worst defeat in Reds history. Over last weekend, the Reds were in position to compete for first place against the Cardinals. Now the Reds and Astros are tied for fourth place -- if the Reds lost and 'Stros win, the Reds will be in fifth place all by themselves. Reality is a tough pill to swallow sometimes. It's a close division, but losing 22-1 against a good Phillies team doesn't help the ...

Q & A With Paul Kuharsky
Big Cat Country — ...     You mentioned that the new Jaguar helmets were not as bad as you thought they’d be.  A recent survey noted Jacksonville as one of the least popular NFL franchises.  If accurate it would seem to indicate the Jaguars have a national marketing issue.  Did the uniform change carry more significance than recent changes such as theFalcons or Cardinals?   ...

The Wade Fade: Can He Get the Cowboys a Win in the Playoffs?
Blogging The Boys — ... of  24 - 14. The Bill's receiver Andre Reed was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct and Buffalo had to settle for a field goal.  Buffalo recovered the onside kick and drove to Miami's five yard line. The Bill's QB Doug Flutie was hit making a throw, fumbled for the fifth turnover, and Miami won 24 to 17. (You were probably watching the playoff game later that same day in Texas Stadium. Troy Aikman was sacked four times and threw three interceptions during a loss to the Cardinals.) ...

NFC West Position-by-Position: Entire Offense
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... ). The Arizona Cardinals offense carried the team for most of the 2008 season but how do they measure up to their counterparts in the NFC West? ...

Panther Paw Prints - Steve McNair Edition
Cat Scratch Reader — ... looking better. Lost a couple players in your secondary and Julius Peppers wants out. Your LBs are solid. I still see you as a good team but not an elite team. Finally we will wrap up with the latest videos involving the Panthers from NFL Network programs: NFL Videos: 32 in 32: Carolina Panthers 32 in 32: Carolina Panthers NFL Videos: Panthers discussion Panthers discussion that again gets down on Jake and the Cardinals game. NFL Videos: 2009 Coach Feature: John Fox ...

Will the Arizona Cardinals Have a Double Digit Sack Artist?
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... We all know that the Arizona Cardinals struggled to put pressure on the quarterback last year despite finishing in the middle of the pack (14th to be exact). They really struggled to get to the QB in the second half of the season and at the end of the regular season ...

Pats Pulpit's list of 5 non-Patriots we want on our team
Pats Pulpit — ... , WR Cardinals - Fitz is insane, just a ridiculously talented young receiver.  And he seems to have his head on straight.  He's very humble when interviewed and truly appreciative of the gifts he has.  From a deep threat perspective, can you imagine DB's trying to choose between ...

Know Thy Enemy 2009: Houston Texans - Sunday October 25
Niners Nation — ... and Antonio Smith.  Cody has yet to reach his potential, so we'll see if he's able to provide some answers in Houston.  We'll see if Smith can build off his solid playoff performance for the Cardinals. ...

More Dominant Defensive Line - Titans Vs. Texans Part II
Battle Red Blog — ... This lack of production was the catalyst for signing Antonio Smith at the onset of free agency.  Smith comes from the recently successful Arizona Cardinals, who benefited from Smith’s great play in the 2008 playoffs.  Smith won’t wow you as a pass rusher as exemplified by just 9 sacks in the last two seasons, but it was his jack-of-all-trades role that enticed the Texans into targeting him early.  Smith can not only play stout against the run, but he can slide inside and rush from ...

Arizona Cardinals Sign Rookie Safety Rashad Johnson
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... The Arizona Cardinals front office continues to work on signing their draft class and today they announced that third round pick, ...

3-4 vs. 4-3: How Will It Effect the Arizona Cardinals Line Backers
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... and how the Arizona Cardinals personnel fit into that scheme. Today though we'll shift our focus to the line backing corps to not only see where how our roster fits the system, but also what should be expected from each position. For most of the comparisons and expectations we'll look at nine other teams that run the 3-4 defense ( ...

My Prediction for the season
Turf Show Times — ... Dec. 20 HOUSTON TEXANS (CBS) Noon W- SJ 35-10 Dec. 27 at Arizona Cardinals (FOX) 3:05 ...

Land of the Giants: Getting back to football
Big Blue View — ... Nicks No. 2. Here is what he said about Phillips. After a year of learning, Phillips is ready to take the next step and solidify himself as the next great safety from Miami. Here are his thoughts on Nicks. Oh, and I am loving what he has to say here. There were rumors about the Giants making a deal with the Cleveland Browns for Braylon Edwards or with the Arizona Cardinals for Anquan Boldin, but in the end they ...

Arizona Cardinals Weekly Flock: DRC is Starting to Make Some Noise
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... Our Cardinals sources tell us no player was more impressive in the team's voluntary practices this offseason than 2008 first-round CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, who appears to have picked up right where he left off in the second half of his rookie campaign. " 'DRC' looked really good," said one team insider. "After playing so well down the stretch last year, his confidence has grown by leaps and bounds. He studies hard and is very confident in his abilities. But he's a good guy, too." ...

Cowboys Magazine: Fans Expectations and Special Teams
Blogging The Boys — ... The main problem last year was that at key times opposing teams were allowed to come up with big plays while the Cowboys just seemed to be punching a clock on those same plays. Just think Arizona Cardinals. ...

Finding the Winning Factors - Net Punting Average
Stampede Blue — ... 2380 37.542 Redskins 678 27918 3156 36.522 673 27993 2616 37.707 Cardinals 640 27054 3757 36.402 ...

Caption this Pic: Arizona Cardinals Style
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... If you're new this site and/or game, first of all shame on you, but welcome nonetheless. Secondly the rules are simple and the more active everyone is in creating your option caption and voting for your favorite, or favorites, the more fun it is for everyone. As always, the winner will receive bragging rights about all things Cardinals until the next 'caption this pic' contest. Instructions for recommending are after the jump. Enjoy. ...

Is There a Better No. 2 than Chiefs QB Tyler Thigpen?
Arrowhead Pride — ... quarterbacks to see how Thigpen stacks up.  The candidates for best backup quarterback in the NFL listed after the jump have a few downsides that Thigpen doesn't possess including age (Garcia, Kitna) and money due to them (Leinart). The Candidates Jeff Garcia (Raiders) Jon Kitna (Cowboys) Derek Anderson (Browns) Sage Rosenfels (Vikings) Matt Leinart (Cardinals) Charlie Batch (Steelers) ...

NFC West Roundtable: Defensive Tackle
Field Gulls — ... The Arizona Cardinals are one of the many teams who have jumped on the 3-4 band wagon and even though they've been some form of mixed/hybrid defense for a couple of seasons, they are expected to look and function much more like a conventional 3-4 defense this season. With that being said, the rock of any respectable 3-4 defense is a huge immovable rock in the middle of the defensive line. For the Cardinals defense to be successful in 2009, they need that immovable force to be ...

NFC West Position-by-Position: Nose/Defensive Tackles
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... ). The nose tackle or defensive tackle, depending on scheme, rarely get much national attention nor are they showered with glamorous awards, but they are certainly an integral part of any successful defense. The Arizona Cardinals nose tackles are in a state of flux with one hopeful starter trying to recover from another surgery, one veteran hoping for another successful season in his mid-30's and one early round draft pick trying to shake the 'bust' label, but how do they compare with their counterparts of the NFC West? ...

Football Outsiders gives us predictions about 2009
Stampede Blue — ... Tanier also makes note of the Rams' division, the NFC West. To put it bluntly, the West stinks. The Arizona Cardinals might have been a one hit wonder, the ...

NFC Position Review: Defensive tackle
Turf Show Times — ... on 3rd down and I'd imagine we'll see a guy like Justin Smith moving inside to defensive tackle. However, given his normal role as a defensive end and the primary use of the 3-4, I won't use him to beef up the 49ers grade. Overall, I think Franklin will be solid for the 49ers at nose tackle this season. They certainly will need it if they're going to improve that defense. At the same time, the lack of significant depth at nose tackle lead me to a grade of C. Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are one of the many teams ...

Arizona Cardinals Weekly Flock: Get Your License Plate Edition
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... - Now comes news the state will indeed offer a Cardinals license plate as one of eight new choices (to add to the stunning 37 other "special" plates Arizona residents can already buy for an extra $25 a year). ...

T-Minus 18 Days to Training Camp
Stampede Blue — ... four offensive line spots, and the starting RB for large stretches of time (including the playoffs for some) is not a formula for success. Hopefully, this is a year where injuries are not as much of a factor. Injuries are not an "excuse" for packing it in and giving up, but they are sometimes the difference between winning and losing. If your opponent is healthy and you are not, chances are he will beat you. That's life, sometimes. It's no secret that the Steelers and Cardinals were two of the healthier teams entering the playoffs last ...

Arizona Cardinals Pre-Training Camp Roster Projections: Center
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... With the defensive side of the ball wrapped up, we're going offensive and today the centers of the Arizona Cardinals will be under the microscope. Going into last year the Red birds felt like they had a solid veteran starter and the starter of the future in place but things quickly changed. ...

Are the Baltimore Ravens Back in the Running for Anquan Boldin?
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals —

Raiders Release Their 6th Round Pick DE/OLB Stryker Sulak
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... Sulak's not a premium prospect by any means and the NFL path of a sixth round pick isn't guaranteed but you'd like to think that he'd at least have the opportunity to put some pads on before being shown the door. He'll almost certainly get another shot very soon so the Cardinals could be in the running to add Sulak if they are interested. He's a decently sized kid (6'5 251) who is considered a good but not great athlete. He was a four year starter at the University of Missouri and actually considered going pro after his junior season. He's improved each ...

Re-visiting the 17th pick in the 2009 NFL Draft
Buc 'Em — ... - WR - Penn State (Arizona Cardinals).  Not worth the first rounder, but averages 40 catches and 500 yards a season.  Currently seen as a 3rd WR.  Taken anywhere else in the draft he is seen as a moderate success, but the first round expectations have left his name being run through the mud.  (Boller went 19, Grossman 22) ...

Touring SB Nation
Big Blue View — ... right thing by selecting quarterback Josh Freeman in the first round of this year's NFL Draft. Think the Giants get dissed most of the time? Well, Niners Nation is not too happy that Football Outsiders chose recently to call the San Francisco 49ers an "obscure football team." Sorry, Niners but I had forgotten there was a football team in 'Frisco. At least a relevant one. Revenge of the Birds wonders if the Arizona Cardinals will deal Anquan Boldin to the ...

T. Sizzle's Time Fizzles: Just In - Suggs Re-signed!
Baltimore Beatdown — ... as well as his hometown Arizona Cardinals. However, the Ravens can put all this nonsense to sleep by agreeing to a long term deal before 4pm today and not place both parties in an uncomfortable position for the enitre 2009 season. ...

LaRod Stephens-Howling and His Future with the Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... The Arizona Cardinals entered the 2009 draft with a significant need at running back and in response they book-ended their picks with a first round power back and a seventh round small and shifty back. As you'd expe ...

Caption this Pic: Arizona Cardinals Style
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... b0rd3rline, a relatively new member to ROTB, for submitting our winning caption which received five votes to take home the invisible trophy. Feel free to use that trump card for the next week whenever you get into any and all Cardinals-related talks. ...

BTSC Talks With Pirates Pitcher Ross Ohlendorf
Behind the Steel Curtain — ... The Pirates currently stand at 38-50 in the NL Central, 9.5 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals. They are however just 8 games back in the loss column of the Cards and 6 games out of third place. With the division seemingly a three or four team race at least, the Pirates could very well find themselves back in the thick of things if they could get on a couple week run. I spoke with my old friend, Ross Ohlendorf, about his first season with the Pirates during the All-Star Break. Ohlendorf is currently 7-7 with a 4.64 ERA. He has a solid 2:1 K/BB ratio  ...

Arizona Cardinals News: Supplemental Draft Preview
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... and publicity than Paris Hilton's birthday party, the red headed step child of the draft process is the yearly Supplemental Draft. It rarely get's much, if any, publicity and it'll take some serious googling to find any significant information on the S-draft or the players who are involved. For some quick facts about the S-draft, only 38 players have been selected in the 31 years that it's been in place and a team can select as many as seven players or not select a player at all. The Arizona Cardinals have only selected two players, Timm Rosenbach (1989) ...

Playoffs?!? You Want To Talk About Playoffs?!? - Part Two: NFC
Hogs Haven — ... Arizona Cardinals: The NFC is a little bit different of a beast than the AFC in this category. You can't tap a Jeff Fisher or a Bill Belichick in the NFC after getting out of the favorites section. But Ken Whisenhunt has really shown us something right? I mean, he took the Arizona Cardinals to the big dance. Of course, he was a Washington Redskin player back in 1989-90. And he does have Russ Grimm on his staff as the assistant head coach. So his ...

Arizona Cardinals Pre-Training Camp Roster Projections: Offensive Guard
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... After covering the Arizona Cardinals' centers earlier in the week, today we look at another position along the offensive line. We turn our attention today to the guards, two positions held down by guys who have started 31 of last 32 regular season games, but that does not necessarily mean that the starters are set in stone or that there won't be a great deal of competition for the backup spots during training camp. There is quite a bit of young talent in the mix here and we'll try to straighten all of the guard/tackle combos on this current squad. ...

Suggs Gets a Deal, Dansby’s Future Uncertain
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... Dansby has progressed each season he's been with the team and has now become a force on the Cardinals defense. He may not be the most prolific player or the star of the team, but he gets his job done efficiently. As you can see, Dansby has been able to improve greatly since his first season and we can only hope that he progresses even further the longer he is with the Cardinals. Since no deal was done by the deadline, Dansby will remain franchised through next year. Once 2009 is over, Dansby will become a free agent. At that point, all things become ...

Fox Sports’ Adam Schein says the Cards are heading back to the Super Bowl
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... Some could call him crazy, but others would say he's taken a fresh look at the Cardinals and seen that Coach Whisenhunt's attitude and the addition of a few key players and skill positions may have added that something that was lacking in those last few minutes of the game that can only be described as one of the greatest. ...

2009 Schedule Preview: Week 2 @ the Philadelphia Eagles
Canal Street Chronicles — ... The Eagles enter the 2009 season after falling to the Cardinals in the NFC Championship game. Over the last few years Philadelphia has slowly become an NFC rival of sort to the ...

Stop Dreaming: Boldin Nor Marshall Not Coming To Ravens
Baltimore Beatdown — ... Heap) that can run with many DB's, much less a Clayton as the team's possession receiver, filling Mason's former "role." However, the thought of having a top notch defense AND a top notch offense just won't be happening in Baltimore anytime soon, much less in any NFL city. Based on the salary cap restrictions, it is a rarity to have both. So Baltimore, which do you want- a dominant defense like the one we have or a great offense like the Colts, Saints or Cardinals have had? Pick one because as I wrote in a May 30, 2009 story ...

Arizona Cardinals Weekly Flock: No Such Thing as Off Season for Fitzgerald Edition
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... - A PhD course for wide receivers is taking place inside the newly constructed football stadium at the University of Minnesota, where last week's instructor was Jerry Rice and this week's professor is Cris Carter. The sessions are the brainchild of Arizona Cardinals star ...

49ers Year-by-Year: 1992
Niners Nation — ... Atlanta Falcons W: 17-56 6-1 2-5 Nov. 1 @ Phoenix Cardinals L: 14-24 6-2 2-6 ...

Bills need to find playing time for Steve Johnson
Buffalo Rumblings — ... . As a rookie seventh-round selection out of Kentucky in 2008, Johnson earned a spot on the roster as the sixth receiver and slowly worked his way into the rotation from there. His first NFL reception came in a Week 5 loss to the Arizona Cardinals; he would go on to register receptions in six more games, with his most productive game (3 catches, 41 yards) coming in a Monday Night Football loss to Cleveland. Johnson got fans excited about his potential with touchdown receptions in back-to-back games at the end of the season. ...

Arizona Cardinals Question of the Week
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... The Arizona Cardinals off season has had it's fair share of story lines but two guys have been at the center of nearly every debate and today we make our small attempt to put the debate to bed. ...

NFC West Roundtable: Defensive End
Field Gulls — ... After playing an odd hybrid defense for a couple of years, the Cardinals are finally settling into a 3-4 front and of course that'll effect the defensive ends. The good news is that the starters at end are virtually set in stone and the depth at the position is pretty decent but the bad news is that no one is quite sure what to expect of the guys who play the position. ...

Arizona Cardinals Weekly Flock: Is it Time for Training Camp Yet Edition
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — "Another Levi?" - News that the Cardinals are interested in Levi Jones isn’t exactly new news; Jones’ name came up in conjunction with the Cards earlier this offseason. He’s from the state and attended Arizona State; he’s also been injured a lot. I’m sure he’d be signed by now if he was definitely willing to play for the minimum (or not much more) and if he’d be OK with being a backup if he wasn’t able to win a starting job. The scuttlebutt earlier this offseason was that Jones ...

NFC West position review: defensive end
Turf Show Times — ... , as long as he recovers from a surprise surgery to remove a 'growth' in his chest. By all reports the surgery was a success and everyone expects him to be ready by training camp, but ultimately we won't know until he puts on pads. Last year during camp Iwebema drew rave reviews for his strength and even had some veteran lineman saying that he was virtually unmoveable at the point of attack. When the Cardinals were hurting for a nose tackle late in the preseason and even the regular season opener, they turned to Iwebema as the backup and he didn't ...

An Average Joe's Playbook: The Spread Offense
Big Cat Country — ... to as the spread because it's generally excepted as the more evolved of the two.  NFL teams aren't fully spread like some college programs. You will still see teams like the Patriots in the "I formation" from time to time, and you will sometimes see the Cardinals change to an under-center jumbo package in the middle of the field. Every NFL team has elements of the spread in their playbook. Some teams that are heavy in the spread are the New England Patriots, the Arizona Cardinals, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the New Orleans ...

NFC West Position-by-Position: Defensive Ends
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... ). The Arizona Cardinals defensive ends seem to be set in stone but with the transition to a 3-4 defense there are still some questions that will need to be answered, but how they compare to the rest of the division is the real question. ...

NFC West Position-by-Position: Defensive Ends
Fanster.com — ... ). The Arizona Cardinals defensive ends seem to be set in stone but with the transition to a 3-4 defense there are still some questions that will need to be answered, but how they compare to the rest of the division is the real question. ...

Why physical play from Rams defensive backs matters
Turf Show Times — ... All of this is a long-winded segue into just exactly why that rough and tumble play from the d-backs is important. Why? Because that's the best way to contain a guy like the Cardinals' ...

Donovan blogs about "Camp McNabb" in Arizona
Bleeding Green Nation — ... due in for the start of the official Eagles training camp in Lehigh, but several spent last week already in camp. Camp McNabb. Donovan blogged about it on Yardbarker. Last week from Monday through Friday, I had the opportunity to work out with many of my teammates here in Arizona. Many of the skill position players were here and we had a few defensive players as well. Adding to the workouts were a few players from the Packers, Jets and Cardinals. Donovan details what a typical day is like ...

Measuring the Immeasurable
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Let me reiterate: Matt Ryan is always hungry. In what has now become a famous episode amongst the sports media, Matt Ryan decided to voluntarily return to Flowery Branch after losing the night before to the Arizona Cardinals in a harrowing playoff game in order to study the game film and learn from his mistakes. Let me bold this: Ryan willfully chose to return to work on an off day in order to improve his play. What kind of example does that set for the rest of the team? A pretty darn good one, and with that sort ...

Arizona Cardinals Pre-Training Camp Roster Projections: Offensive Tackle
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... , we finally finish off the offensive line with a look at the Arizona Cardinals offensive tackles. These big uglies take the brunt of criticism from fans because they are the most visible on game days but it's also a very demanding position. The tackles are most often matched up against a team's best pass rushers and the Cardinals wide-open offense normally leaves these guys facing one on one battles. The Cardinals projected starters at offensive tackle have started 31 of the last 36 games, including the playoffs, but their ...

The Greatest Kansas City Chiefs, By the Numbers: #22
Arrowhead Pride — ... Carter was drafted by the Cardinals in the fourth round of the 1994 NFL draft. He played one season for the Chiefs before finishing his sentence career in Oakland. He played in two games for the Chiefs, registering no stats. He is currently an assistant with the Texans. ...

ROTB Interviews Arizona Cardinals Linebacker Chase Bullock
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... With an aging line backing corps and the best player headed toward free agency the Arizona Cardinals entered the draft with the idea of adding some new blood. By the time the dust settled the Cardinals had drafted two outside linebackers and signed two inside linebackers soon after the draft. One of those undrafted signees, ...

Cleveland Browns Training Camp 2009: Cornerback Preview (Part 1) - Will Hood Surpass Wright or McDonald?
Dawgs By Nature — ... and Terry Cousin. Hood is coming over from the NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals, where he started for two seasons. Last season, Brown was actually the nickel back in the Cardinals' secondary (to his credit, Brown played better with the Cardinals than he did with Cleveland). ...

Arizona Cardinals Pre-Training Camp Roster Projections: Tight End
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... ), we move on to the most questionable position group on the Arizona Cardinals' roster: tight ends. Last year four different players would start multiple games at the tight end for the Cardinals and they enter training camp without a clear cut starter or even a front runner. Three of the four guys previously mentioned return this year, with ...

The Greatest Kansas City Chiefs, By the Numbers: #23
Arrowhead Pride — ... up with Christian Okoye to produce a large rushing attack. Word rushed for 1,015, 684 and 607 yards respectively during his time in KC. In his fifth game back in the NFL in 1990, Word rushed for 200 yards on 18 carries against the Detroit Lions, by far his best day in the NFL. The addition of Marcus Allen in 1993, along with RB Harvey Willliams on the roster, meant Word was expendable and he was let go. He played two more NFL seasons with the Vikings and the Cardinals. CB Kevin Wyatt (1987) From the info I've been ...

Arizona Cardinals Pre-Training Camp Roster Projections: Wide Recievers
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... Since we threw some gloom and doom at you this morning with the Arizona Cardinals' tight ends, it only makes sense to follow them up with the most promising position group on the Card's roster and possibly even the entire NFL. The Cardinals wide receivers boast six Pro Bowl appearances, one All Pro team, eight 1,000 yard seasons and four seasons with at least 100 receptions and they've accomplished all of that before the age of thirty. Last season the Cardinals had three receivers with at least a 1,000 yards and two receivers with double digit touchdowns ...

Touring the Nation: Gotta do this more often
Big Blue View — ... take: I'm not buying the comparison until Rivers starts winning championships. Mile High Report polls its readers about Brandon Marshall More Denver fans want Marshall to remain with the team than you might think. Donovan blogs about "Camp McNabb" in Arizona - Bleeding Green Nation Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb hosted members of the Eagles, Packers, Jets, & Cardinals at his yearly camp in Arizona. My take: Hey, Eli, this ...

Arizona Cardinals Weekly Flock: Let the Camp Countdown Commence Edition
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... - Sando looks back at the 2008 draft and says that the Cardinals got the best choice of any NFC West team when they took ...

Arizona Cardinals Pre-Training Camp Roster Projections: Running Back
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... Our pre-training camp roster projections are winding down and we're down to the men that line up in the Arizona Cardinals backfield. First we'll take a look at the running backs, a group that will hopefully develop into a potent two headed monster, but in a worst case scenario should be comparable to last year's group. One aspect that is unique at the running back position when compared to any other unit on this roster is that it experienced quite a bit of turnover in the past twelve months. The Cardinals cut thier leading rusher and watched the third ...

Is Mark Clayton a #1 Wide Receiver?
Baltimore Beatdown — ... The stats for #2 wideouts in the NFL varies from team to team, with a couple of teams having two guys who could easily be interchanged from the #1 to #2 spots on their team. Those teams focus their offenses on the passing game and therefore the stats pile up for the top two targets. The teams and players in that category include the Arizona Cardinals ( ...

Carolina Panthers Depth Chart Breakdown: Guard
Cat Scratch Reader — ... of starting 100% Keydrick Vincent- Projected Starter - 6,5 325 pounds ((9th year, Mississippi)) Believe it or not, Keydrick Vincent is a guy that went undrafted in the 2001 NFL Draft. He was picked up in UFA by the Pittsburgh Steelers, and a few years later he was able to win the starting job and play a full season at guard in 2004. From there, he was cut and spent years on the Ravens and the Cardinals squads before joining the Panthers in 2008. Here, he lasted almost a full ...

NFC West Roundtable: Inside Linebacker
Field Gulls — ... For at least one more season the Arizona Cardinals should boast an inside linebacking crew that well above average, at least as far as the starters are concerned. I say for at least one more season because it's pretty clear that ...

NFC West Position-by-Position: Inside Linebackers
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... For at least one more season the Arizona Cardinals should boast an inside linebacking crew that well above average, at least as far as the starters are concerned. I say for at least one more season because it's pretty clear that ...

NightLink: Jamie Dukes Gets It Wrong... Really Wrong
Windy City Gridiron — ... the offense will not be spectacular, it should be consistent. Oh boy.  When I first read the title of his article, I thought, "okay, this could be fun."  But as I read through his list, I really had a hard time understanding what in the world he was doing.  So, I re-read the title, "Most dangerous 2008 non-playoff teams for 2009", and re-read his criteria: We all know that anything can happen in the NFL, and last season, the Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons were among the league’s ...

The Road that Lies Ahead: Week 1 @ Pittsburgh
Music City Miracles — ... Last season these were two very good footbal teams.  The Steelers went 12-4 during the regular season, winning the AFC North Crown en route to the Super Bowl, where they defeated the surprising Arizona Cardinals 27-23 to secure the franchise's sixth NFL Championship, and first under Head Coach Mike Tomlin. According to the statistical gurus over at FootballOutsiders.com, who use Defense-adjusted Value Over Average (DVOA) to rank teams, the Steelers paired the #1 overall defensive unit, headed up by ...

Six Days to Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp
Arrowhead Pride — ... didn't play for the Cardinals, more of you probably would've heard of him before last season.  He's an outstanding safety and I'm wondering if Pendergast's schemes can help Pollard the same way it did Wilson, who by the way has had seasons of 8, 5 and 2.5 sacks three of the last four years.  Pollard has one sack in 31 career starts. ...

Arizona Cardinals Pre-Training Camp Roster Projections: Full Back
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... only do full backs get very little love or attention but their also a dying breed. There was a time when these 'guards wearing tail back numbers' who substituted huge shoulder for necks were celebrated, but today they are practically an endangered species. Today the league prefers three wide out sets as opposed to the power I and 'hybrid' fullbacks who can contribute on special teams but is there a place for the traditional 'fire hydrant' type of fullback on this Cardinals roster?  ...

Ravens Passing Attack Will Improve In 2009
Baltimore Beatdown — ... held two different tryouts in the off season, netting two more wideouts to add to the mix in the event that Mason does decide to officially retire, which many are beginning to think that he will hopefully return for 2009. The two tryouts brought two veteran receivers to the team with a combined total of four receptions in 2008. To many, these were moves of desperation, and these guys were either washed up or not what they were looking for, when there were star players like the Arizona Cardinals'  ...

Cardinals offer two new Protect the Nest ticket packages
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... Traveling to the University of Phoenix stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals, and dealing with the noise that awaits opposing offenses is becoming a force to be reckoned with for any team visiting the desert. The "12th man" provides a boost to the defense when they're on the field and makes opposing offenses jumpy, as witnessed in the post-season by the ...

Arizona Cardinals Pre-Training Camp Roster Projections: Quarterback
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... Maybe it's fate or pure coincidence that we saved the glamor position of the league until the very last or maybe it's simply because the Arizona Cardinals don't have many questions at the position. With a good mix of highly accomplished veteran leadership and youthful upside the quarterbacks of the Cardinals are not only talented and explosive but also very deep. The top three seem pretty set in stone but let's see.... ...

NFC West position review: middle linebacker
Turf Show Times — ... For at least one more season the Arizona Cardinals should boast an inside linebacking crew that well above average, at least as far as the starters are concerned. I say for at least one more season because it's pretty clear that  ...

The Favorite To Win The NFC Is...
Acme Packing Company — ... Arizona Cardinals. Vegas doesn't expect them to repeat and they've got the Super Bowl loser curse to overcome, but they're still the defending champs with a high powered offense that can't be ignored. They lost both their  ...

Michael Crabtree Contract/Camp Craziness Countdown
Niners Nation — ... did not report for the first two days of camp before signing a new deal. And Cardinals rookie cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie missed two practices before signing his contract. ...

Peter Schrager Ranks the Top 99 Players in the NFL
Music City Miracles — Everyone loves a list, right?  Peter Schrager at Fox Sports decided to make a list of the best 99 players in the NFL.  The Titans tied with for the lead with 6 players on the list with the Patriots, Cardinals and Steelers.  The Titans players on the list, and a few traveshamockeries after the jump. Here are the Titans players that were on the list: 37. Michael Roos 77. Chris Johnson 79. Kyle Vanden Bosch 90. Cortland Finnegan 91. ...

BTSC Steelers Daily Six Pack- Monday Evening Edition
Behind the Steel Curtain — ... to sign with any team, attend training camps, practices,  and play in the last two preseason games. After the start of the regular season he will be evaluated for reinstatement by week 6 of the 2010 season.  My Guess is he signs with the St. Louis Cardinals and is their starting QB by the end of the season. ...

Chiefs' Gailey, Not Haley, Will Call Offensive Plays
Arrowhead Pride — ... calling the plays for the Super Bowl bound Arizona Cardinals last season was "the most fun I've ever had in my life."  He said he has faith in Gailey and noted his previous success running " ...

Arizona Cardinals Pre-Training Camp Projection: 53 Man Roster
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... We finally made it all the way through our pre-training camp roster projections for the Arizona Cardinals and with just three days until the first practice of training camp, there is just enough time to compile a full 53 man roster projection. The only positions that we did not cover were the specialists, but with just one kicker, one punter and one long snapper it's probably fair to say that they are all locks. ...

Arizona Cardinals Sign Rookie Linebacker Cody Brown
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — Hat tip to Pyromnc (below) for breaking the news. The Arizona Cardinals have signed second round pick Cody Brown to a four year contract today. Brown, a former defensive end at the University of Connecticut, was selected by the Cardinals in the second round. Over his final two season at U-Conn Brown amassed 33 tackles for loss and 18.5 sacks while becoming the most explosive defender in the Big East Conference. The financial terms of the deal were not released (but they'll most likely leak out before the ...

Jim Johnson, former Eagles and Colts defensive coordinator, has passed away
Stampede Blue — ... For us Colts fans, we have always admired and appreciated what Johnson did for Indy's defense from 1996-1997. He took over for Vince Tobin, who left the Colts to coach the Arizona Cardinals. Johnson was Tobin's linebackers coach, and to say the linebackers were the backbone of Indy's defense is an understatement. They were the spine of the entire team. ...

Is the Carolina Panthers Offense Smoke & Mirrors?
Cat Scratch Reader — ... depends on your interpretation of their disastrous 33-13 home Divisional Round loss to the Arizona Cardinals last January. If you are in the camp that believes America witnessed merely a 12-4 team being struck down by quarterback Jack Delhomme's ill-timed career lowlight (in which he completed 22 of his 34 passes, but five of them to the wrong team), then you see this club as the favorite in the NFC South...But if you're in the camp that believes what happened in the playoffs was not an aberration but, rather, a culmination of that second half letdown, ...

The Falcoholic's Atlanta Falcon Sleeper: CB Chevis Jackson
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Simply put, Jackson's going to be a good corner in this league. Whenever he gets a chance to start, I see him locking down the job. I'm not ready to put the dude in the Hall of Fame or anything, but his interception return for a touchdown last year and his pick against the Cardinals in the playoffs is evidence of his big play ability. He's a canny corner with good instincts and the size to cover bigger receivers, though he's never going to be fast enough to keep up with true burners. Basically, what I said when we drafted ...

Arizona Cardinals Players and Coaches Facing a Critical Season
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... The NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals will report to training camp later today, although the first actual practice will not take place until Friday morning. When the team takes the field, most of last year's squad will be intact but several players will be facing critical seasons in their career. Some veterans are trying to prove that they still have enough gas in the tank for another great season while some young players are trying to turn potential into production. The team can always count on solid, if not downright spectacular, production from the likes of ...

Who was the Best Rookie QB to Start a Playoff Game (Since 1970)?
Behind the Steel Curtain — ... -Cardinals playoff game from this past year, and I saw a statistic flash on the screen that there have been 8 rookie quarterbacks to start a playoff game since 1970. So, I decided to find out who they were and compare their rookie seasons and playoff performances. We all know about Matt Ryan and ...

Panther Paw Prints - Friday Edition
Cat Scratch Reader — ... Jake Delhomme said of stewing through the offseason after such a thorough and dispiriting loss. "You feel like you didn’t do your part, you feel like you let your teammates down, and that’s something, as any kind of professional, if you have any kind of heartbeat inside of you, you want to do well for your teammates. "It was just a day, ... I didn’t play well. We didn’t play well, plain and simple." If you think its from aftet the Cardinals game you would be wrong. It's after the loss to the ...

Arizona Cardinals Weekly Flock: Training Camp is Finally Here Edition
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... In case you spent all day doing actual work or living under a rock, the Arizona Cardinals reported to training camp yesterday. The first actual practice won't take place until Friday but the players took physicals yesterday and they'll have a conditioning test today. The good news is that everyone who is under contract (yes that's Boldin, Dockett and Berry) reported on time and in relatively decent spirits. The bad news is that first round pick ...

Touring the Nation: Favre ... again!
Big Blue View — ... The answer is simple -- unsettled quarterback situations ALWAYS hurt a team. If it isn't clear who the No. 1 guy is, then you really don't have a quarterback. Finally, a couple of non-quarterback related stories. The Indianapolis Colts made the 'Stretch Play' famous. Stampede Blue wonders why they hardly ever used it last season. Revenge of the Birds says this is a critical season for the defending NFC champion Arizona Cardinals. ...

Arizona Cardinals Training Camp Coverage: Beanie Update and Boldin’s Happiness
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... The first full day of Arizona Cardinals training camp is almost underway with the first practice set to begin in just over two hours from now. Today will be the first, of six, two-a-day practices. Yesterday everyone completed the conditioning test and it was the first year, under Whiz's watch, that every single player passed and some were even able to let up at the end. Yesterday's story lines basically boiled down to ...

NFC West Position-by-Position: Outside Linebackers
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... Much like the Niners, the Arizona Cardinals boast above average starts at inside linebackers and meagerly mention their outside linebackers. The Cardinals OLB's certainly have experience on their side but that also means that the clock is ticking against these 30-something's. ...

NFC West Roundtable: Outside Linebacker
Field Gulls — ... Much like the Niners, the Arizona Cardinals boast above average starters at inside linebackers and meagerly mention their outside linebackers. The Cardinals OLB's certainly have experience on their side but that also means that the clock is ticking against these 30-something's. ...

Arizona Cardinals Training Camp Coverage: First Practice is in the Books
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... The first practice of the 2009 Arizona Cardinals training camp is now in the past, welcome to football season. The team, practicing in helmets, shirts and shorts, worked for about 90 minutes in front of one of the largest crowds ever to attend day one of training camp. The buzz from last year's success could be heard every time a popular player stepped on the field or made an eye-opening catch. The good news for the most part is that there really wasn't much news. ...

Cardinals All-Time Team: Cornerbacks
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... It's been a while and we need to complete our All Cardinals list as soon as possible. Whats better then voting for the Cardinals all time cornerbacks list over the weekend? As you can see  ...

History of the Bills: 2004-2008
Buffalo Rumblings — ... marched his team down the field and fired a TD pass to get closer.  After a defensive stand and punt he led another scoring drive and Rian Lindell booted the game-winner through as time expired.  After three quarters against the Rams, the Bills were in a dogfight in week 4 but a Jabari Greer INT return for a TD blew the game open in another Bills win.  In week 5, the Bills traveled to Arizona.  Early in the game Bills QB's Trent Edwards dropped back to pass and Cardinals safety ...

Chiefs Connection Continues with Coaching Interns
Arrowhead Pride — ... Cain Currently a defensive line coach at Cal Poly but spent the last three seasons at Missouri State (formerly SMS).  He was the video coordinator and NFL liaison while with the Missouri State Bears.  Previously worked under Frank Solich  Chiefs Connection: Currently unknown (MO State-NFL liaison?) Chip Taylor Currently the defensive backs coach for Valparaiso. Chiefs Connection: Cardinals intern last year ...

Roddy White Looking For A Big Payday
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Yet the possibility remains that Roddy's asking for money in the range of someone like the Cardinals' ...

Understanding Rob Sims Starting at Left Guard for the Seattle Seahawks
Field Gulls — ... . The Cardinals shifted Dockett to the defensive right and Dockett blew through Sims on three consecutive plays. Seattle went three and out. Sims struggled against Dockett's speed off the line. Sims is a good pass blocker, but his specific strength is holding ground against powerful nose-tackle types. He holds the integrity of the line and so doing protects against pass rush lanes, or inside rush lanes for the defensive end or a stunting left defensive tackle. ...

Shallow Thoughts & Nearsighted Observations
The Mile High Report — ... -Cardinals game not too long ago, on NFLN, from week 16 of the 2008 season.  For those who don't remember this game, the Patriots won 47-7.  They ran the ball 42 times for 183 yards, and 2 TDs, and threw the ball only 38 times.  The compelling thing is that they didn't do their running from any kind of spread out look.  They just ran it down the Cardinals' throats.  It was a reminder of how flexible we can expect the Broncos to be on offense.  They'll pound the ball against teams who struggle to stop the run, and they'll throw ...

Jacksonville Jaguars Past and Future: Football Outsiders breaks it down
Big Cat Country — ... linemen totaling at least 1,200 points on the ubiquitous Draft Value Chart tend to improve offensively in the following season – to the tune of an average of 15 percentage points of DVOA. 15 percentage points would have taken the 2008 Jacksonville team from 11th (12.6%) to first in Offensive DVOA. The only teams on that list (which you can find in the St. Louis chapter of the book) not to see at least a 10 percent increase in Offensive DVOA were the 2001 Lions and 2007 Cardinals. The Jags were one of three teams to draft over 1,200 points in ...

Community Projections : 2009 Season Record
Music City Miracles — ... Buffalo Sun 11/15 12:00 PM CST @ Houston Mon 11/23 7:30 PM CST Arizona Sun 11/29 12:00 PM CST @ ...

Weekly Raider Issue #9
Silver And Black Pride — ... 1. Cardinals (10-6)- Until Seattles' O-Line, and running game even out this amazing passing game and potentially good running game, Arizona is top dog in the division. The Cards defense is also no laughing matter. Littered with great players like Berry, Dockett, Wilson, and Dansby, young talents like Hayes and Rodgers-Cromartie are just icing on the cake. ...

Season Preview: Weeks 1-4
Big Cat Country — ... Colts uniform, I won't count out the Colts. I agreed with the move to let Marvin Harrision go, though all the turnover on the coaching staff is still an area of concern. I highly doubt it will affect Manning, but is his presence alone enough to keep things from going south, as they almost did for Indy last year? As of now, this is a swing game, with a slight edge to Indy. Probability of Jacksonville winning:45% Week 2 Sunday, September 20th Arizona Cardinals 1pm, @ Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, ...

Looking for Possible Chiefs Buy-Low Options
Arrowhead Pride — ... opportunities for Scott Pioli and company to consider nabbing a possible treasure in what other teams consider their trash. Thus in the early goings of Training Camp, I offer up a few far-fetched possibilities for the Chiefs to consider grabbing now based on some rumblings from around the league: QB Matt Leinart - The rumors are that Brian St. Pierre has been promised the opportunity the compete for the primary back-up QB spot for the Arizona Cardinals behind Kurt Warner. This leaves the former USC ...

Chiefs News from the Overnight 8/6
Arrowhead Pride — ... "We’re not really concerned with what they’ve done in the past," said Pendergast, who became available to new Chiefs coach Todd Haley after the defensive coordinator was fired by the Cardinals. ...

Chiefs Connection Strikes Again with Former Patriots QB
Arrowhead Pride — ... Anthony Pleasant - Former New England Patriot under Pioli Richie Anderson - Played under the Jets with Haley/Pioli/Parcells and later under the Cowboys under Parcells Chip Taylor - Cardinals intern in 2008 ...

Seattle Seahawks Shadow Season: Learning to Hate the Denver Broncos
Field Gulls — ... . Maybe now the Cardinals are Seattle's rival, but the two teams have never been good at the same time. Most Seahawks fans house more enmity towards the ...

Which running games were good at what? (2008)
Stampede Blue — ... Colts Joseph Addai Dominic Rhodes 1,274 3.44 48.5% 09% 1.35% 62% 1.08% Cardinals Tim Hightower Edgerrin James ...

49ers Year-by-Year: 1993
Niners Nation — ... @ Dallas Cowboys L: 17-26 3-3 4-2 Oct. 24 Phoenix Cardinals W: 14-28 4-3 2-5 ...

NFC West Roundtable: Safety
Field Gulls — ... The Arizona Cardinals safeties are a talented and accomplished group led by two time Pro Bowler, yet still under appreciated, ...

Remembering Derrick Thomas: Arrowhead Addict
Arrowhead Pride — ... I’m not going to write about the stats. Anybody can do that and everybody will. Derrick Thomas was my hero — I owe him more than that. Besides, his stats only tell half the story. Roughly a year ago, all of us Addicts voted him the COAT (Chief of All Time). There’s a reason for that. You know that essential team identity thing I always write and talk about? D.T. gave the Chiefs team of the 90s that. He was what Larry Fitzgerald is to the Cardinals. What Ray Lewis is to the Ravens. He filled opponents’ ...

VIDEO: On This Day - August 9th, 1986
Buc 'Em — ... It's preseason game #1 for the Bucs, but the Cardinals had the benefit of having already played a game, the hall of fame game vs New England. This situation could happen this week as the ...

Finding the Winning Factors - Turnovers
Stampede Blue — ... Lions 168 83 251 1474 0.170 107 107 214 1462 0.146 Cardinals 153 107 260 1474 0.176 124 ...

So what's it gonna be?
Turf Show Times — ... Week 11 - Arizona @ St. Louis - Sunday, November 22nd - This may be one of the few games the Rams win this year but it will not come easily. Look for the big receivers that the Cardinals have to have big days but also expect a close game in the end. ...

Football Outsiders Almanac, New York Giants, Part 1: The pass rush
Big Blue View — ... versus the Eagles in which— despite playing behind an offensive line missing multiple starters — Donovan McNabb was not sacked once (although a hurry led to an intentional grounding penalty in the end zone). While Justin Tuck had 8.5 sacks over the first ten games of the season and a respectable 3.5 more in the final seven games of the year (from Arizona on), everyone else disappeared. Mathias Kiwanuka had 8.5 sacks by the Cardinals game and 1.5 after. Fred Robbins, Dave ...

Positively Profiling - Nate Clements
Niners Nation — ... Habitat for Humanity – Monday November 10, 2008:  The 49ers were in Arizona battling the Cardinals in front of a national audience.  As the 49ers finished 1-yard short of a victory, fans and 49ers players alike, felt a crushing defeat.  Personally, I couldn’t drag myself into work the next morning; the previous night was too much on my will.  I can only imagine how hard it would’ve been to get out of bed as an NFL player, but don’t ...

BTSC Steelers Daily Six Pack- Comeback Victories Edition
Behind the Steel Curtain — ... For all of you out of market fans like me who are interested in how you will get to see the Steelers pre-season opener vs the Arizona Cardinals you can check it out on ESPN live Thursday August 11th at 8pm, as well as few days later on ...

Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49'ers - A Few Good Questions with Fooch from NinersNation
The Mile High Report — ... day with one of the front page authors at NN and we agreed this team could end up all over the place, and fan predictions are along the same lines.  We've got the pessimists thinking 5 wins and the optimists thinking 11 wins.  Personally I think 9-7 is slightly optimistic, but where I think they end up.  I've been wildly wrong in the past, but if a few things break the right way, I remain convinced this is a team that could make the playoffs.  Beyond that, the Arizona Cardinals proved anything is possible in the playoffs.  I'm ...

BTSC Steelers Daily Six Pack- The Power Of Steeler Nation Edition
Behind the Steel Curtain — ... The Arizona Cardinals surprised almost everyone last year when they were just minutes away from winning Super Bowl XLIII in February.  While the Cardinals lost a few pieces on both their player personel and coaching staff they also added a few new players like Chris "Beenie" Wells, and former Steeler ...

Pregame Zone Blitz: Cardinals at Steelers
Behind the Steel Curtain — ... Either way, Dockett’s two sacks and general disruption led to a dangerous lack of production in the second half of the Super Bowl. It really was only until the Steelers went out of the shotgun and the Cardinals played out of the nickel. Both will be on display in the preseason opener Thursday evening in Pittsburgh. ...

Quick Thoughts
Pride Of Detroit — ... -Cardinals game, computer in lap of course, a bunch of random thoughts are running through my mind.  Thought I'd share.... ...

Gonzo Discusses the Minnesota Vikings with Bill Barnwell of Football Outsiders
Daily Norseman — ... a push. In a vacuum, I'd go with Rosenfels -- the "step forward" Jackson showed at the end of last year is driven mostly by a fluky level of success on third down that is unsustainable considering both league-wide trends (quarterbacks that far surpass their first and second down performance on third down regress to the mean in the following season) and Jackson's career history (which doesn't show any evidence of him being a great passer on third down). A lot of that boils down to the Cardinals game, in which three of Jackson's four touchdown passes came on ...

Five New York Jets Questions with Football Outsiders
Gang Green Nation — ... I'm not sure people realized how weak the level of competition was for AFC East teams last year.  Miami went 11-5 and won the division, but according to our numbers, there were three 8-8 teams, one 9-7 team and one 6-10 team that played better football over the course of the season.  People remember the Arizona Cardinals as the team who pushed the ...

New England Patriots PreSeason Watch - Running Backs
Pats Pulpit — ... Morris and Faulk to split carries.  No fullback.  Eric Kettani heading to the practice squad. The update after the jump.  The Pat's have done a major RBBC (Running Back By Commitee) of late, and this year it won't change.  Against the Eagles we saw Dave Thomas take some of the Full Back duties as I predicted earlier, and I think we'll still see Russ Hochstein filling that role on goal line as he did in the Cardinals game last year. We didn't see Taylor in the Eagles game, but ...

NFC West Roundtable: Cornerback
Field Gulls — ... For the first time that I can ever remember the Arizona Cardinals boast two above average starting corner backs that could, with any pass rush, be borderline dominant. Promising sophomore Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie had his ups and downs last year but by seasons end he became the team's best cover man and one of the fan's favorite young stars. He's possesses the size, athleticism and ball skills to be as good as any corner in the league but he'll have to continue to grow as a defender who with his head instead of relying on natural ability. Too often last ...

Pittsburgh Steelers Defeat Arizona Cardinals, 20-10. Some Initial Observations From Preseason Week No. 1
Behind the Steel Curtain — ... when his team surged late to defeat the Arizona Cardinals 20-10 in a rematch of last year's Super Bowl. It's always nice to win, no two ways about it. If nothing else, it gives lots of the younger players, many of whom we'll mention below, a chance to get in a live-game situation where they must deal with and overcome pressure. They did just that. That said, I think we all also realize that the victory means very little. ...

Bill Barnwell of Football Outsiders talks Eagles
Bleeding Green Nation — ... The reality is that variance can play a huge role in the course of winning one game, let alone a few out of 16. If the referees throw a flag for pass interference on fourth down of the final drive in the Eagles-Cardinals game, and the Eagles go down the field and promptly score, were they the better team? Were they the worse team because the refs didn't? ...

49ers Year-by-Year: 1994
Niners Nation — ... 1994 was the 75th anniversary of the NFL. This was mostly an unheralded event, but every uniform was adorned with a special 25th anniversary patch. This was also the year that the Phoenix Cardinals changed their name to the Arizona Cardinals. ...