Through five games the Arizona Cardinals rank 30th in the NFL in total rushing yards (317) and last in yards per carry (2.7). Yet, most feel the loss of Ryan Williams — which comes on top of the team already being without Beanie Wells — will be a crippling blow to the team’s running game. […]
October 10, 2012: Behind Enemy Lines The Buffalo Bills make their second trip in five years, but only their third ever to Arizona. Chan Gailey, in his third season as head coach, decided to keep his team on the west coast following their game at San Francisco. The Bills are practicing at ASU this week. […]
It’s no secret that the Arizona Cardinals are thin at the running back position. Beanie Wells is on the shelf with a turf toe injury until at least Thanksgiving, and Ryan Williams is out for the year after suffering a shoulder injury in last Thursday’s loss to the St. Louis Rams. That leaves LaRod Stephens-Howling, […]
The Arizona Cardinals placed running back Ryan Williams on the injured reserve list Tuesday, ending his season. Williams suffered a shoulder injury during Arizona’s 17-3 loss at St. Louis last Thursday night. The former Virginia Tech star ran for 164 yards on 58 carries this season before suffering the injury. This is the second straight […]
Quarterback Kevin Kolb was beaten up on national television Thursday against the Rams. He failed to throw a touchdown, was sacked nine times and suffered his first loss of 2012. But some positive did come from his performance against the Rams. After enduring the kind of pounding he received from St. Louis’ pass rush during […]
With Monday’s news that running back Ryan Williams will have to undergo season-ending surgery to repair his left shoulder, the Arizona Cardinals will be forced to evaluate their depth issues on offense. But this is nothing new in 2012, after all the team’s makeshift offensive line — a proverbial punching bag following their 17-3 loss […]
Former Arizona Cardinals quarterback and current NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner thinks the Cardinals offense is lacking the one thing the coaches can’t help them gain: experience. So, before fans go and look at Cardinals offensive line coach Russ Grimm as the responsible party for the team’s blocking woes, Warner wants people to realize he […]
The Arizona Cardinals returned to the practice field Monday after suffering their first loss of the season on last Thursday to the Rams. In the loss, the inconsistent play of the offensive line continued to show up. Most players likely started to watch film on Friday after returning from St. Louis, but this was the […]
Cardinals running back Ryan Williams cannot catch a break. Williams, who missed his entire rookie season due to a ruptured patellar tendon, will miss the remainder of his sophomore campaign due to a shoulder injury suffered in the team’s 17-3 loss to the Rams last Thursday. Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt announced the news at a […]
The Arizona Cardinals find themselves scrambling for depth in the backfield. In Week 3, Beanie Wells went down with a severe turf toe injury that is expected to sideline him until at least November 25. To make matters worse, this week the Cardinals lost Ryan Williams to a season ending shoulder injury that will require […]
It’s hard to find silver linings even days after the Cardinals’ 17-3 loss in St. Louis. But in spite of the poor offensive line play, non-existent run game and quarterback Kevin Kolb’s inability to take advantage of offensive opportunities during the first half against the Rams, there was one standout in the team’s first loss […]
According to NBCSports.com, the NFL has fined Arizona Cardinals kicker Jay Feely $7,875 for a personal foul against the Dolphins. In the Cardinals’ Week 4 win against Miami, Feely received an unnecessary roughness call when he hit an opponent late on the second half kickoff. The referees penalized Feely for hitting a Dolphins player on […]
The Arizona Cardinals defense has been the team’s greatest strength thus far this season. But on Thursday night against the St. Louis Rams, they surrendered two big plays that proved costly in the team’s first loss of the season. Defensive tackle Dan Williams said head coach Ken Whisenhunt warned them before the game to expect […]
After a surprising 4-0 start, the Arizona Cardinals have been brought back down to earth after a humbling 17-3 loss against the St. Louis Rams. The Cardinals’ inability to get the ball in the end zone was in large part due to the nine times quarterback Kevin Kolb was sacked. The offense’s lack of productivity […]
The Arizona Cardinals’ winning streak has come to an end with a resounding thud. Right off the bat, it didn’t look good as the St. Louis Rams marched down the field for a touchdown on the opening drive of the game. After the opening series, the Cardinals defense managed to settle down and forced the […]
Following the Cardinals’ 17-3 loss at St. Louis Thursday, it was only natural to be taken aback by the alarming number of times quarterback Kevin Kolb was sacked by the Rams’ defense. But as left guard Daryn Colledge explained, the nine sacks Kolb endured Thursday was less indicative of poor pass protection and more indicative […]
A nationally-televised Thursday night game can be a blessing or a curse. It can be an opportunity for a player or a team to make a statement on the exclusive national stage. It can also be an opportunity for a team to advertise their own weaknesses. The latter was the case for the Arizona Cardinals […]
Kevin Kolb wasn’t sharp. The defense allowed too many big plays, and Jay Feely even missed a field goal. But the main reason the Cardinals fell flat Thursday night in St. Louis was because the offensive line — once again — allowed their quarterback to lay flat most of the night. The Rams sacked Kolb […]
The Arizona Cardinals entered their Thursday night contest with St. Louis as media darlings, the little undefeated team that could. With a stingy defense and an emerging offense, they were a team that could really go somewhere. Then people saw the offensive line, and a team that could not go anywhere because of it. In […]
There are several reasons the Cardinals’ offense produced its lowest scoring output since Nov. 2004 in a 17-3 loss to the Rams Thursday night. But at the top of the list has to be the lack of protection quarterback Kevin Kolb received from his offensive line. Kolb was bruised, battered and bloodied for much of […]
Sure, you could read the box score and know who won, but we all know that won’t tell you everything that happened in a football game. So, we will give you Bird Bits providing you with the analysis, quotes and notes from the Cardinals’ 24-21 overtime win over the Miami Dolphins..Final Score: Rams 17, Cardinals […]
For the better part of the last decade the Arizona Cardinals Week 5 opponent, the St. Louis Rams, have been one of the worst teams in football. They’ve had trouble getting the ball into the end zone and keeping their opponents out. But under newly-hired head coach Jeff Fisher, the 2012 Rams have looked like […]
There is a school of thought that says a player should not lose his starting job because of an injury. Former NFL player and current ESPN analyst Mark Schlereth doesn’t buy into it. “I’ve never bought that you don’t lose your job to injury,” he told ESPN Radio’s Mike and Mike Thursday morning. “You lose […]
Kevin Kolb seems to have firmly grasped the role of the starting quarterback in Arizona, leading his team to a surprising 4-0 start. But whether keeps the starting job or if it will go back to John Skelton remains up in the air. After Skelton was sidelined with an injury in the Cardinals’ Week 1 […]
The official injury report for the Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Rams for their Week 5 game at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. Arizona Cardinals Player Pos Injury Wed Thu Fri Status Michael Adams CB Hamstring DNP Limited Limited Questionable Jim Dray TE Knee DNP Limited Limited Questionable Quentin Groves LB Hamstring DNP […]
The Arizona Cardinals are looking to keep their hot start going and improve to 5-0 against the St. Louis Rams Last season, the Cardinals beat the Rams in both meetings and look to continue. their dominance in this Thursday night matchup. Led by young quarterback Sam Bradford, the Rams are coming off a 19-13 victory […]
