Hall calling Cards
The semifinalists for the upcoming Pro Football Hall of Fame class were recently announced, and the Cards had some significant representation. Longtime cornerback Aeneas Williams, the first legitimate...
View ArticlePlanning to pass the torch
If you haven’t had a chance to check out the rookie-reporting video, it’s a pretty good look of behind-the-scenes. The best part to me was when the camera caught veteran nose tackle Bryan Robinson...
View ArticleImmortalizing Cards
While the main reason receiver Steve Breaston wanted to meet comic book icon Todd McFarlane a couple weeks ago was Breaston’s love of comics, there was a side benefit Breaston didn’t know about much...
View ArticleEmmitt’s last ride
The news today that running back Tiki Barber is coming out of retirement at age 35 after sitting out four seasons brought with it a lot of analysis (and smart-aleck comments), and a lot of comparisons....
View ArticleRevisionist History: Warner’s arrival
The latest in a series of offseason posts looking back: We all know what Kurt Warner did for the Arizona Cardinals. We all know the power of his decision to retire. At the time he arrived, though? In...
View ArticleThe free agency effect
So I was looking over this ESPN.com article by Football Outsiders about the top 10 most disappointing NFL free agents of the past 25 years and it got me thinking about the Cardinals (although no, there...
View ArticleRevisionist History: A playoff pounding in Dallas
The latest in a series of offseason posts looking back: When all that noise cropped up around the Cardinals in January of 2009 – the stuff about that team being the worst in playoff history, etc.,...
View ArticleThe depth chart in May
Trying to figure out the depth chart in the offseason is always a sketchy thing, especially early on in the process. What happens in May can impact where the team is in September, but that doesn’t...
View Article1 down, 11 to go for Fitz?
The University of Pittsburgh announced yesterday that it would be retiring the No. 1 jersey in honor of Larry Fitzgerald’s tenure as a Panther, a pretty remarkable achievement when you consider Fitz...
View ArticleEmmitt Smith’s “Football Life” included Arizona
The newest “A Football Life” episode debuts tonight, that of Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith. After getting a chance to screen it early, truth be told, I was surprised with how much was included...
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