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A Dream Sports Day


By RaisingZona on July 3rd, 2008

The big man in charge asked the group of bloggers in the Fan Sided network to post what their idea of a dream doubleheader would be.  A very interesting subject.  Being a fan of several teams, this really could have gone in many different directions.  Being a native of Phoenix, I grew up a Phoenix Suns fan.  Then the Cardinals came [...]

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“Best Of” - Part 3


By RaisingZona on June 29th, 2008

The Cardinals have had many memorable plays in regular season games since they’ve moved to Arizona, many for better and many more for worse unfortunately.  Today I am focusing on the positive.  The best plays since the Cardinals moved to Arizona.  This again is just my opinon.  This also encompasses the regular season.  That being [...]

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“Best Of” - Part 2


By RaisingZona on June 26th, 2008

So you’ve just spent the day at training camp in Flagstaff with the Cardinals and now you have the chore of finding a place to grab some good grub.  Maybe you are preparing for a long day of practices and you need a big meal to get you through the day?  Whatever the time of [...]

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“Best Of” Week, Part 1


By RaisingZona on June 24th, 2008

To pass the time until the start of training camp, I thought it would be interesting to do a series of different subjects and get your take.  I am starting this week with a series of “Best Of’s”.  Today’s topic - Best seat in University of Phoenix Stadium.  Now there are a few qualifications to this opinion.  [...]

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One Month Countdown


By RaisingZona on June 24th, 2008

Its now one month until the start of training camp in Flagstaff, AZ on the campus of Northern Arizona University.  To gear up for the start of camp, I am going to have a “series” of blogs each week leading up to the start of camp.  This week - “Best Of” moments Week of June 29th - [...]

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Leaving So Soon?


By RaisingZona on June 21st, 2008

You know how the old saying goes, “all good things must come to an end.”  Well, that quote rings no more in truth than it does today for Arizona Cardinals head trainer John Omohundro, a.k.a. “Omo”.  Sources say that Omo is going to be retiring soon.  According to Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic, as [...]

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Training Camp Schedule Released


By RaisingZona on June 19th, 2008

2008 TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE Date Practice Time Friday, 7/25/08 9:05-10:30 AM   3:05-5:15 PM Saturday, 7/26/08 3:05-5:15 PM Sunday, 7/27/08 3:05-5:15 PM Monday, 7/28/08 9:05-10:30 AM   3:05-5:15 PM Tuesday, 7/29/08 3:05-5:15 PM Wednesday, 7/30/08 9:05-10:30 AM   7:05-9:15 PM (Lumberjack Stadium) Thursday, 7/31/08 3:05-5:15 PM Friday, 8/1/07 9:05-10:30 AM   3:05-5:15 PM Saturday, 8/2/08 11:15 AM-1:35 PM Monday, 8/4/08 9:05-10:30 AM   3:05-5:15 PM Tuesday, 8/5/08 3:05-5:15 PM Wednesday, 8/6/08 9:00-10:00 (Walk Thru) Sunday, 8/10/08 3:45-5:30 PM Monday, 8/11/08 9:05-10:30 AM   3:05-5:15 PM Tuesday, 8/12/08 3:05-5:15 PM Wednesday, 8/13/08 9:05-10:30 AM   7:05-9:15 PM (Lumberjack Stadium) Thursday, 8/14/08 3:05-5:15 PM Friday, 8/15/08 9:00-10:00 AM (Walk [...]

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Welcome Black & Teal To The Fan-Sided Family


By RaisingZona on June 19th, 2008

I’d like to take a moment to welcome Black & Teal, the new Jacksonville Jaguars Blog, to the Fan-Sided family of blogs at http://blackandteal.com/ .  We are now just two shy of having all 32 teams represented!  Please drop by and welcome Jeanne, Black & Teal’s Lead Blogger, to the family. 

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Boldin Thinking Extended Vacation


By RaisingZona on June 16th, 2008

Maybe it really is the movies?  Maybe its the idea of going and hanging out with Michael Strahan or Brett Favre?  Maybe it’s just the possibility that Arizona Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin feels like the ugly stepchild or maybe feels like Jerry Maguire did when his whole world came crashing down on him, the one he loved [...]

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Maybe They Were off Watching Kung-Fu Panda?


By RaisingZona on June 12th, 2008

The Arizona Cardinals completed their pre-training camp practices today in Tempe.   Many good things I think came out of the past couple of weeks. QB Matt Leinart is apparently running the two minute drill more efficiently.  No one got seriously injured.  That’s two for two right there.  The two people I don’t get though are DT Darnell Dockett [...]

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AZ Cards G.O.A.T. Winner - Eric Swann!!


By RaisingZona on June 9th, 2008

Well boys and girls, you all have spoken. In a rather surprising and overwhelming upset, you out there in the Arizona Cardinals nation have elected former Big Red DT Eric Swann as the Arizona Cardinals Greatest Of All Time! Pro Stats: - Drafted in the 1st round, 6th overall pick in 1991 - 9 seasons with the [...]

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Read Between The Snaps


By RaisingZona on June 2nd, 2008

The Matt Leinart Kurt Warner debat lives another day

It’s been widely reported that during practice the other day Cardinals QB Matt Leinart got reps with the second team, while “backup” QB Kurt Warner took snaps with the first team. Coach Ken Whisenhunt continues to say that Matt Leinart is his “starter”. Kent Somers of The Arizona Republic had a very good point in [...]

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Getting a Little Work In


By RaisingZona on May 28th, 2008

The Cardinals held an off-season workout today at their facility in Tempe.  It was nice to see the team get some more work in and see participation from some veterans and rookies.  The rookies, such as Dominique Cromartie-Rodgers, are learning how much faster the game is at the NFL level and it isn’t even training [...]

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AZ Cards G.O.A.T. - Explanation


By RaisingZona on May 26th, 2008

Hey, I just wanted to clarify something here for everyone regarding our GOAT articles here. This list is not in order. That means that Eric Swann is not #1 and Rob Moore is not #2 and so on. It is just the order of the articles. At the end we will [...]

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AZ Cards G.O.A.T. - Future HOFer???


By RaisingZona on May 22nd, 2008

Aeneas Willliams, from sportscyclopedia.com

Looking back at the previous five players on our list, let’s do a quick recap: DT Eric Swann, WR Rob Moore, LB Ron McKinnon, QB Jake Plummer, and FB Larry Centers. Now some of these guys boast some pretty significant stats and some can lay claim to NFL records. But our final entry [...]

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AZ Cards G.O.A.T. - Laarryy!


By RaisingZona on May 22nd, 2008

Larry Centers, from sportscyclopedia.com

We’ve run through some pretty notable names on this list so far: Eric Swann, Rob Moore, Ronald McKinnon, and Jake Plummer. Well let me just add to the difficulty of picking between all of these guys by adding one more: LARRY CENTERS, FB Pro Stats: - Drafted in the 5th round out of Stephen F. Austin University [...]

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AZ Cards G.O.A.T. - The Snake


By RaisingZona on May 22nd, 2008

Jake Plummer, from sportscyclopedia.com

3 Down, 3 to go. To recap, the entries for consideration of being voted the Arizona Cardinals G.O.A.T. are: DT Eric Swann, WR Rob Moore, and LB Ronald McKinnon. Looking back to the offensive side of the ball, we can’t go on any further until we talk about this guy: JAKE ‘THE SNAKE’ PLUMMER, [...]

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AZ Cards G.O.A.T. - The Movie Star


By RaisingZona on May 22nd, 2008

Well, our first nominee for the prestigious title of the GOAT was none other than former Arizona Cardinals DT Eric Swann. Swannie anchored the D-Line for 9 years in the desert and was a solid contributor to the team. Up next: ROB MOORE, WR Pro Stats: - Free agent signee from the NY Jets - 5 seasons [...]

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AZ Cards G.O.A.T - The Rock


By RaisingZona on May 22nd, 2008

Last time we took a look at former all pro WR Rob Moore. An outstanding contributor to the Big Red, Moore is one of only two Cards players to be named 1st Team All Pro. But today we turn back to the defense to a player that epitomized hard work and consitency throughout [...]

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Who is the AZ Cards G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time)?


By RaisingZona on May 22nd, 2008

Well, it’s that time of year where the filler that we can come up with has to suffice for the lack of NFL action we crave during the offseason. So in the spirit of filler articles and with me taking a page from our fellow FSB site Arrowhead Addict, I have created a list [...]

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An Honor For Aeneas


By RaisingZona on May 16th, 2008

I read today that former Cardinals CB Aeneas Williams is going to be inducted into the Cardinals Ring of Honor at halftime of the Monday Night Football Game vs. San Francisco on Monday November, 10th.  This is a great honor for so many reasons, none greater than the fact he was a hard playing, hard [...]

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AZ’s QBs Part Two: A Case For Warner


By RaisingZona on May 8th, 2008

Well, as promised, here is my second posting as we take a look at the QB battle that is already dominating headlines here in the desert as the Arizona Cardinals wrapped up mini-camp this past weekend. Earlier in the week I discussed starter Matt Leinart’s claim to the job, making a case for his [...]

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At Least We Aren’t The Bengals


By RaisingZona on May 7th, 2008

Earlier this week our friends over at stripehype.com, the Cincinnati Bengals fan blog site on fansided.com, were threatened by a lawsuit claiming that the use of team logo’s and such were unlawful and should be removed from the site immediately.  Let me tell you, so far, Cincy is the only team to pull this crap.  [...]

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AZ’s QB’s Part One: A Case for Leinart


By RaisingZona on May 6th, 2008

Well, as the Arizona Cardinals wrapped up their mini camp this past weekend many were surprised by the effective play of QB Matt Leinart. Apparently he looked sharp, and did not appear to be rusty at all, a testimony to is study of the playbook and film during his time on IR this past [...]

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