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Mike Duggan - co-lead writer - Born and raised in Phoenix, Mike has been a Cardinals fans since the day his family arrived in the desert in 1988. A sports fanatic, Mike is an active duty Army Officer who follows all Arizona teams religiously and is a firm believer in the home team. He also has his own blog page on FoxSports.com entitled “The Arizona Sports Forum” where he is more than happy to rant and rave about the Cards and their up and coming talent. Mike also played college football in the early 2000s for Army at West Point.
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I’m sure your first thought is, “I know who Len Pasquarelli is, but who is Matt Williamson and why do I care he is being mentioned in this blog?” Well Len Pasquarelli of ESPN and Matt Williamson of Scouts Inc. are the only two of 16 “experts” who made their NFL predictions on ESPN.com today. Both [...]
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Loading ...Well, apparently Ken Whisenhunt didn’t say Warner was the starter for opening day. At least that’s the spin he’s putting on it now. He said he doesn’t know where ESPN got their information. He stated the reports were erroneous. Ok, I guess ESPN is now a bunch of liars? I love the spin coaches put [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Much has been written, talked about, and mulled over in sports bars this off-season about who the starting Cardinals quarterback should be. It’s been really one of only two public competitions taking place in Cardinals Camp, the other being the third receiver spot. The competition though may have come to an end, at [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Well, that didn’t take long. ESPN.com is reporting that Kurt Warner will be named the starting quarterback for your Arizona Cardinals over third year quarterback Matt Leinart. I’m not so as much surprised by the decision as I am the timing. I really thought coach Ken Whisenhunt would let Leinart try to redeem himself in the first [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...The first half of tonight’s game more resembled a few friends getting together for a rumble in the park for some touch football rather than a couple of NFL teams getting together for a preseason football game. Nevertheless, the Arizona Cardinals took over with strong running game in the second half and rushed their way [...]
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Preseason week three this weekend finds your Arizona Cardinals taking a trip to the bay and taking on the Oakland Raiders. What to watch for: This is the last game before the first round of cuts that are due by Tuesday. There probably won’t be a lot of surprises made in this week’s cuts, however, [...]
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I can’t seem to shake this Anquan Boldin thing. You know about it. You might have heard on newsradio, or tv, or the newspaper, or the internet, or maybe your mother who doesn’t even pay attention to the NFL and says to you “Hey, what about Anquan Boldin?”, that he wants out [...]
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(1 votes, avg: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Aye Aye Aye Santa Maria!! What in the name of all that is Cardinals is going on here? Receiver Anquan Boldin today asked the Cardinals to trade him. He wants the trade now. The Cardinals said they would visit the notion after this season. The Cardinals told the upset receiver no way [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...So the other day, instead of practice, coach Ken Whisenhunt took his team to the movies. This was the second straight year that coach Whisenhunt took the team to the movies instead of practicing. He said that the team was a little sore and stiff and decided that it was time for some team bonding [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...I don’t know whether it was a good Cardinals offense or the lack of a strong Kansas City defense that was the main reason the Arizona Cardinals broke a 6-6 halftime tie in the third quarter to pull away and defeat the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday night at Arrowhead Stadium, however whatever the reason, [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...(Adam from Arrowhead Addict was nice enough to put this together for us. Go check out his site to get caught up on the Chiefs. Thanks, Adam!) Arizona Cardinals (0-1) take the field this weekend against the Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) on Saturday evening at the one and only Arrowhead Stadium. What to Watch For: Which Brodie [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...I thought you’d all be interested on Pat Kirwan’s take on the 2008 Cardinals, as posted on nfl.com. I like his prediction of 9-7 if they do all the right things, including going 4-2 within the division, which is a must if they want to even smell the playoffs. Click here for the article. Also, huggingharoldreynolds.com has been posting [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...So a funny thing happened during my reading on yardbarker.com yesterday. Turns out my companion bloggers in the NFC West don’t really think much of the Cardinals. That’s ok. That’s what being a fan is all about. It was all in good fun (I think?) Now that we are three weeks into camp and about to [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, who rolled his ankle in practice yesterday, was declared available and ready to play by coach Ken Whisenhunt on Wednesday. This is great news. The last thing we need right now is a major injury, especially on a thin defense. Update on other news in camp: Linebacker Brandon Moore, formerly of the 49ers [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...I was reminded of a pretty cool fact about our Arizona Cardinals offense from the 2007 season. The Cardinals finished third in the NFL in scoring touchdowns once inside the opponents red zone. Thanks to our friends at The Arizona Republic it was pointed out that the Cards were successful scoring TD’s in the red zone [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Let’s hope this is not the start of a disturbing trend with key players getting injured during training camp. Today, cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was taken off the field after rolling an ankle during practice. Not much was known about the extent of the injury, however coach Ken Whisenhunt said we should know more in the morning. [...]
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Training camp usually is a good time to form competition amongst one another. Two positions in particular that competition is usually healthy and in good form, is one at kicker and one at punter. For the Arizona Cardinals this summer though, the competition isn’t against someone else on the roster, however someone who may currently [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...The Arizona Cardinals get back to practice this afternoon in Flagstaff after Thursday’s loss to the New Orleans Saints. Practice is scheduled from 3:45-5:30pm this afternoon at the outdoor practice fields adjacent to the Walkup Skydome at Northern Arizona University. Obviously there are a few things to work on, as pointed out after the game the [...]
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They say defense wins championships. Thank goodness championships are not won in the preseason, or this could be a long one. Backed by almost 400 yards of offense, the New Orleans Saints easily defeated the Arizona Cardinals 24-10 at University of Phoenix Stadium on Thursday evening. New Orleans quarterbacks Tyler Palko and Mark Brunell each threw for more [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Late ESPN Sportscenter (2am EDT Weds 8/6/08), just reported that the trade for Brett Favre to Tampa Bay is going to happen. They state the early Wednesday edition of the Tampa Tribune is reporting Favre will be a Buc by day’s end on Wednesday. I know this is all happening while many of you are still sleeping. [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Each week preceding each game, preseason and regular season I will preview that week’s particular game. This week, the Arizona Cardinals start the preseason, at home, against the New Orleans Saints. When: Thursday August 7th, 5pm, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ TV/Radio: ESPN - National; KTVK-TV3 - Local; KTAR 620AM What to look for - New Orleans: This [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Former Arizona Cardinals coach Gene Stallings’ son, John Mark Stallings, passed away this past Saturday at the age of 46. If you remember back when Stallings was coach of the Cardinals, his son John Mark, who was born with Down syndrome, spent a lot of time hanging around with his dad on and off the [...]
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I’m sure you’ve heard the news by now, RB Marcel Shipp was released this afternoon by the Arizona Cardinals. It’s not that the news is entirely surprising, as Shipp’s carries and time on the field has diminished over the past couple of seasons with the additions of Edgerrin James and J.J. Arrington and now the [...]
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