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NFL: Arizona Cardinals Tracker
A (once) frequently updated blog on the Arizona Cardinals and NFL football.
56125 2008-11-26T10:12:00.000-08:002008-11-26T10:15:05.825-08:00Don't forget to vote for your favorite Cardinal to play in Hawaii's Pro Bowl! You can <a href="http://www.azcardinals.com/splash_probowl.php">vote here</a>. And you thought elections were over.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-2641017651008231020?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>''/>0 2008-10-30T10:43:00.000-07:002008-10-30T10:44:19.109-07:00I don't care who you vote for, just get out there and vote next Tuesday, November 4th.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-1811198257289157691?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>''/>0 2008-10-16T13:07:00.000-07:002008-10-16T13:09:56.294-07:00<a href="http://blogs.nfl.com/2008/10/15/cards-president-lends-a-helping-hand/">Here's</a> an example of a great use of your private jet!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-5705056811460529852?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>''/>0 2008-07-24T09:50:00.000-07:002008-07-24T09:51:19.022-07:00
Matt Leinart and Ovie Mughelli Chatting it Up
This was at the ESPYs. I found it on YouTube:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jvv647yVLPY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jvv647yVLPY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-6698250678712300229?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>'Matt Leinart and Ovie Mughelli Chatting it Up'/>0 2008-02-21T10:48:00.000-08:002008-02-21T10:50:56.106-08:00
What do you do when...
So what do you do when you can't think of anything decent to write on your own Cardinals fan blog? You go <a href="http://www.azcardinals.com/blog/blog.php?author=1">read a real one</a>. And so now you know where I've been... I'll come back and post more soon I promise! Really!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-18196437793282479?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>'What do you do when...'/>0 2007-08-03T10:05:00.000-07:002007-08-03T10:12:10.952-07:00
Levi Brown joins the Cards
Levi Brown, the #5 overall draft pick from Penn State, has finally reached a deal with the Cardinals. He took so long that he's missed the first 5 practices, but hopefully he'll get into the swing of things right away. The Cards hope he'll help improve their weak offensive line. It's hard to imagine them doing worse than last season. Well, at least they have no where to go but up!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-4455608580730584578?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>'Levi Brown joins the Cards'/>0 2007-05-11T10:01:00.000-07:002007-05-11T10:08:08.677-07:00
3 Cards added to College Hall of Fame
Three former Cardinals players have been named to this year's class of College Football Hall of Fame honorees. Former Cardinals receiving the award include center Tom Brahaney (OU, 73-81 w/ Cards), wide receiver Ahmad Rashad (Oregon, 72-73 w/ Cards), and running back Anthony Thompson (Indiana, 90-92 w/ Cards). Congratulations guys!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-1400885203558976663?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>'3 Cards added to College Hall of Fame'/>0 2007-04-11T14:10:00.000-07:002007-04-11T14:19:26.860-07:00
Hometown boy
I read an <a href="http://azcardinals.com/news/detail.php?PRKey=1630">interesting article</a> on the Cards' official site today about Tim Crowder, a probable second or third round draft pick this year. Crowder's from my home town, and the way he's quoted in the article describing the local fervor for football is dead accurate. Just a quick point about high school football in Texas - the rivalries between teams there only serve to raise the quality of play and puts a level of demand on the players that is comparable to that of a college or pro team. High school football produces local celebrities, and they are not sheltered from public endorsement or criticism - they are so easily recognized and so much the center of attention that maybe that don't get as distracted by that stuff later...just a thought.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-117632636685149866?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>'Hometown boy'/>0 2007-01-17T08:02:00.000-08:002007-01-17T08:04:05.780-08:00Ken Whisenhunt signed a four-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals (with a team option for a fifthy year)--he led the Pittsburg Steelers to a Super Bowl win, so big expectations!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-116904984576639098?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>''/>0 2006-12-14T13:44:00.000-08:002006-12-15T12:27:11.400-08:00
OMG! They Won!
<span style="">It’s been becoming a trend for Cardinal’s fans to not show up until after the kickoff.<span style=""> </span>However, those fans who didn't show up for the first 2 1/4 minutes of the game missed out on some of its most exciting action. There is something amazing about seeing your team start the game with a three and out followed by an amazing punt return and a 54 yard touchdown pass.<br />Don't get me wrong, we've seen the Cards jump out to big leads several times this year only to watch the lead disappear in time for the final clock tick, but a funny thing happened on the way to the typical Cardinals game, the defense held.<br />This was a wonderful game. Yes, the Seahawks took the lead with just over 5 minutes left in the 3rd quarter, but the Cardinals came back and retook the lead never to relinquish it again.<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-116613301098275339?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'1 Comments'/>'OMG! They Won!'/>1 2006-12-07T11:51:00.000-08:002006-12-07T11:51:56.583-08:00
Thank God for Cheerleaders
<p class="MsoNormal">Since the Cardinals are currently 3-9 and still sucking, I figured why not take some time and focus on the cheerleaders.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Cardinals’ cheerleaders are taking some time away from cheering for a losing team and spreading holiday cheer instead.<span style=""> </span>Eleven members of the Show Team just got back from <st1:place><st1:city>Fort Hood</st1:City>, <st1:state>Texas</st1:State></st1:place> where they were performing for the base’s annual Christmas event.<span style=""> </span>O<span style="color: black;">ver the course of the weekend, the cheerleaders spread joy throughout the community through kid’s clinics, autograph signings, and a two hour performance.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">Now, those are some lucky kids.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-116552111656946859?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>'Thank God for Cheerleaders'/>0 2006-11-30T15:33:00.000-08:002006-11-30T15:33:41.703-08:00
Still Losing
<p class="MsoNormal">With 2 wins this season and 9 loses, what can really be said about the Arizona Cardinals. <span style=""> </span>Pendergast’s so called “unorthodox style of defensive”, which leaves teams guessing as to where the pressure is coming from, doesn’t really seem to be anything extraordinary.<span style=""> </span>Sure, it keeps the Cardinals from having a humiliating defeat, but what about offense?<span style=""> </span>At least rookie Matt Leinart can get some game experience without all the pressure of winning.<span style=""> </span>Maybe next year they’ll be ready to win again.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-116492962167356893?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>'Still Losing'/>0 2006-11-20T07:16:00.000-08:002006-11-20T07:31:07.463-08:00
Cardinals Happy with a Tie
Okay, happy may be a stretch. Especially since Arizona's tie is for bottom of the NFL standings. But at least we no longer are the only dwellers in that cellar. The tie is with the Oakland Raiders, who beat us a few weeks back, and the Detroit Lions, who the Cardinals beat yesterday, thus holding them down while boosting ourselves up.<br /><br />The most satisfying thing in a way was seeing Matt Leinart get his first NFL win. There have probably been times this season when he longed to be back at USC, where he had so many victories, and where they are having another fantastic year. Hey, Matt, this one felt good, didn't it? And Cardinals fans know you've got some more in you -- maybe Minnesota or St. Louis? Or both?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-116403652029113608?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>'Cardinals Happy with a Tie'/>0 2006-11-15T10:33:00.000-08:002006-11-30T13:28:53.200-08:00
Sports Talk in Glendale
Sports talk in Glendale isn't about the Arizona Cardinals. (Perhaps that's all for the best this season.) It's not even about the NFL. What I've been reading is that Glendale wants to lure the L.A. Dodgers here for spring training. I think it would be a good move for a West Coast team.<br /><br />I gather that Glendale is also talking with the Chicago White Sox about doing spring training here. That doesn't make quite as much sense. The White Sox already do their preseason stuff down in Tucson. Actually, they share their spring training facilities with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and I think it would be great to have them even more local. But maybe that's not really fair to other D'Backs fans scattered outside the Valley of the Sun.<br /><br />What I'm really wishing for is a little more NFL action, meaning some positive headlines about our Cards. I can wish, right?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-116361713345700743?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>'Sports Talk in Glendale'/>0 2006-11-05T21:21:00.000-08:002006-11-05T21:28:25.210-08:00
looking for hope
Optimism, optimism, optimism... it's getting tough to keep it. With four sacks in Sunday's game against the Packers - and I don't mean the "our-guys-sacking-them" good kind, either - it's getting harder to imagine this being the season that breaks the drought. Even wikipedia.com is on the sadness train...<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"The Cardinals have historically been known as a chronic loser. They were </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_champions" >"List of NFL champions">NFL Champions</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> in </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925_NFL_season" >"1925 NFL season">1925</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> and </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_NFL_season" >"1947 NFL season">1947</a><span style="font-style: italic;">. However, the team has not won a league title since then, and thus currently holds the NFL record for the longest championship drought."<br /><br /></span>Then again, maybe this is the time we see who the real fans are, right? I mean, those of us sticking with them this long can't be anything but.<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-116279090519859125?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>'looking for hope'/>0 2006-10-28T08:59:00.000-07:002006-10-30T06:30:20.806-08:00
End of a losing streak...
Well, our hope for finally winning something comes tomorrow. I can hardly watch. C'mon, Cardinals, show Arizona why we keep you, eh?<br /><br />Everybody cross your fingers for the Arizona Cardinals at Lambeau Field on Sunday vs. the Green Bay Packers...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-116205147940426364?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'1 Comments'/>'End of a losing streak...'/>1 2006-10-22T21:27:00.000-07:002006-10-22T21:29:22.573-07:00
Not as simple a fix as they thought?
Okay, so was it really a good idea after all for the Arizona Cardinals' head coach Dennis Green to fire Keith Rowen? Keith Rowen says no.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Rowen is said to believe that he has been wrongly damaged by his firing/demotion, and wants to bring to light the fact that he wasn't calling plays for the Cardinals as their collapse unfolded Monday night. According to a league source close to the situation, Green took over the play calling at times from late in the second quarter on, after Arizona had built a 17-0 lead."</span><br /><br />And the plot thickens...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-116157776255482920?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>'Not as simple a fix as they thought?'/>0 2006-10-19T16:30:00.000-07:002006-10-19T16:35:05.656-07:00
Goodbye to another offensive coordinator
So Keith Rowen is out, eh? Fired on Tuesday. I gotta say, watching the Arizona Cardinals throw away a 20-point lead was positively excruciating, so I can't complain too much. If there's anything to be thankful for, I suppose it's coach Dennis Green's stance on team changes:<br /><br />"I don't hesitate to make changes. That's just who I am," Green said. "I like things to go a certain way, and if they don't, I normally do something about it."<br /><br />Can I get an Amen?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-116130090565541625?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>'Goodbye to another offensive coordinator'/>0 2006-10-16T23:09:00.000-07:002006-10-16T23:14:31.963-07:00
Drop the dough for the Arizona Cardinals
Okay, so I think the Chicago Sun-Times has hit it on the head with their summary of Bill Bidwell's miserly ways being a major drawback to the Arizona Cardinals. Darnell Dockett, Calvin Pace, Wendell Bryant... what have they really contributed? Why can't we spend the money to REALLY bring in the talent we need? We're never gonna sell tickets this way.<br /><br />C'mon guys, there's so much potential here. Spend the money, get committed, and bring some victories to the Arizona Cardinals in our (oh-so-creatively-named) new University of Phoenix Stadium!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-116106567196221691?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>'Drop the dough for the Arizona Cardinals'/>0 2006-10-13T07:52:00.000-07:002006-10-13T08:26:01.126-07:00
Arizona Cardinals go back to college
So the big naming-rights deal finally goes through, and the best name they can come up with is "University of Phoenix Stadium"? First off, it's weird that they'd call an NFL stadium a college stadium... and second, I suppose it's better than "Arizona Stadium"... but c'mon, where's the originality? <br /><br />Maybe next they'll rename the Arizona Cardinals the "Arizona Football Throwers."<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-116075145310011919?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>'Arizona Cardinals go back to college'/>0 2006-10-04T14:43:00.000-07:002006-10-04T14:44:23.336-07:00
Arizona Cardinals VS. Supercuts??
Yep, you heard me. The Cardinals are joining forces with fancy schmancy stylist over at Rolf’s Salons to help raise money for the various charities they support. At $80 a ticket you get a cut and style, along with loads of food and beer! Where do I sign up? The guys at work are starting to tell me I look like one of the guys from Tesla. Maybe I could sign up as one of the celebrity guests?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-115999826332834362?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>'Arizona Cardinals VS. Supercuts??'/>0 2006-10-02T22:45:00.000-07:002006-10-02T22:45:38.506-07:00
New Packaging, Same So-So Taste
New stadium, new quarterback, same old results. <br /><br />At least with Leinart, we’ll have something to build around. And maybe we’ll get to see Alyssa Milano at a game.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-115985433849923206?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>'New Packaging, Same So-So Taste'/>0 2006-10-02T17:09:00.000-07:002006-10-02T17:35:05.060-07:00
Arizona’s Leinart Has Been Waiting Patiently
<p class="MsoNormal">And (sigh) so have the Cardinals’ fans.<span style=""> </span>To see a few more notches in the victory column, that is.<span style=""> </span>But our outing against the Atlanta Falcons wasn’t to be one of them.<span style=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""></span>Things went badly enough that Kurt Warner got replaced for the last 13 minutes by Matt Leinart, who also had a less than stellar performance.<span style=""> </span>Coach Green is going to give him the chance he’s been waiting for to start a game next week when <st1:city><st1:place>Kansas City</st1:place></st1:City> comes to town. Warner, a genuine example of a good sport, swallowed his frustration and promised to do whatever he can to help his replacement.<span style=""> </span>Maybe we won’t have to wait any longer for win #2.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-115983570475057622?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>'Arizona’s Leinart Has Been Waiting Patiently'/>0 2006-08-17T13:13:00.000-07:002006-08-17T13:15:51.736-07:00
Arizona gets a bargain
<p class="MsoNormal">Been away for awhile, but this time of year there’s more MLB action than NFL.<span style=""> </span>And one thing with baseball – sometimes your ticket buys you extra innings.<span style=""> </span>The other night Arizona Diamondbacks fans got two games’ worth of play for the price of one at Coors Field.<span style=""> </span>Not to mention a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. <br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Rare as this is, there were two games that went 18 innings Tuesday night/Wednesday morning.<span style=""> </span>In the other one, the Chicago Cubs finally beat the Houston Astros 8-6.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-115584575172003139?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'1 Comments'/>'Arizona gets a bargain'/>1 2006-06-12T14:39:00.000-07:002006-06-12T14:46:31.410-07:00
New Arizona Cardinals arrivals
I still can'tquite believe the Cardinals ended up with Heismann winner Matt Leinart. Did the nine teams ahead of us know something Denny Green doesn't? Hey, I'm not worried, I'm ecstatic. And I also can't wait to see his USC teammate, big ol' Taitusi Lutui, in action. (Just glad he has the nickname "Deuce"--I know how to pronounce that.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706040-115014878945712838?l=azcardstracker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>'Post Comments'/>'0 Comments'/>'New Arizona Cardinals arrivals'/>0
