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So what is it going to be, Cardinals? We had been waiting since 1947 for you to get back around to hosting a playoff game. Then, you managed to get to the Super Bowl on a historic postseason hot streak. Don't leave us now, we haven't even gotten around to calling you a good team yet! At least let us get sick of your success first. We are more than ready for ...

Week Eight 9-4, Season prediction tally: 79-37 Last week I said , "Nothing is as much fun though as seeing your favorite team put together all the pieces of the puzzle, and play up to their full potential." By the same token, nothing is as miserable as seeing this same team implode the very next game! Oh the Panthers got their revenge for last postseason's debacle at the hands of the ...

People have asked me, what adjustments do the Cardinals need to make for the second half of the season to win the NFC West? There is only one. They need to cultivate intensity. That's it. You've seen it. We've all seen it. When this team plays with ferocity, they can flat out dominate. This team needs a challenge in order to rise up to meet it, it is as simple as that. ...

The Arizona Cardinals' season began with a lot of question marks. One of the biggest was how would their defense respond with a new coordinator and a new scheme? Despite reaching their first ever Super Bowl, Ken Whisenhunt fired Clancy Pendergast afterwards. To those outside of the organization it may have come as a bit of a surprise, since the outstanding play of the defense was no doubt one of the ...

Season prediction tally: 61-29 What an ego-bruiser Week Six was as I went 6-8ùmy worst offering to date. Well at least I was right about it being a tough week. By my count there were seven toss-ups to dissect. It doesn't necessarily get any easier from here on out. The only thing that may help me is that there is one less outcome to predict for Week Seven, with six teams on ...

Last week, the Cardinals played one of the most dominating games in their Arizona history. Can they repeat that performance? I think they can, and here is why. Much was made of Drew Brees and the Saints shredding the New York Giants defense, which came into the game ranked No. 1 versus the pass and overall. There is no doubt the Saints opened some eyes with their level of play, as Brees ...

Just enough. That is all the Arizona Cardinals need out of their rushing attack. They don't have to have one of the best ground games in the business. They need to be able to rush the ball just enough to pose a threat in order to keep defenses honest, and let their top notch passing game do the rest. When you have what former Ravens' coach Brian Billick calls the best receiving ...

Season prediction tally: 45-17 I had a nice Week Four, going 13-1, my best this year. Cincinnati at Baltimore These teams have bad blood and Cincinnati's defense is much improved, so I am anticipating a close game. One of these weeks Carson Palmer is going to get his Peyton on and start throwing bombs to Chad Ochocinco and Chris Henry. If the Bengals can't run on Baltimore this may be their week, ...

Out of all of the critical components of the Arizona Cardinals' upcoming home game versus the Houston Texans, the most important may be to regain home field advantage. University of Phoenix Stadium was the Cardinals' mecca last season, where they rode the fan noise to a 6-2 regular season home mark, and concluded it there with a historical NFC Championship victory over the Eagles in front of an emotional crowd. Sitting at ...

Of rookie WR Mike Thomas' twelve total touches from scrimmage on the season, eight of them came this week. It was a blowout win for the Jaguars, allowing them to try some things they may not have otherwise; so don't count on Thomas to be a mainstay just yet. Bookmark him though, take note, stash it in the vault, and monitor his progress. This kid is the all-time leading receiver in PAC-10 history ...