Much maligned, the Cardinals offensive line has taken quite a bit of criticism this season. Much of it has been deserved, as Kevin Kolb has been sacked 18 times in six games and the running game, while solid, is nothing special. However, as Pro Football Focus points out, the group had a pretty decent game […]
PHOENIX – The Arizona Cardinals at 1-5 have all kinds of problems from lack of a pass rush, inexperienced secondary, struggling offensive line and Kevin Kolb trying to learn the offense. However, not much has been made of their lack of a true number two wide receiver to take pressure off Larry Fitzgerald. A potential […]
PHOENIX – When Cardinals running back Beanie Wells left the game in the first half against the Steelers with a knee injury, it was feared he might be lost for the season. Luckily, that’s not the case and it’s even possible Wells could suit up against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. “It’s just a matter […]
A football player wants to be on the field. Not being out there, especially when the team is struggling, is tough to deal with. Thus is the plight of Cardinals safety Kerry Rhodes, who watched a game from the sidelines for the first time Sunday. “It was very, very weird,” Rhodes told Arizona Sports 620’s […]
Six games and seven weeks into the season, the biggest number surrounding the Arizona Cardinals is 1-5. That’s the Cardinals record through 6 games, and they’ve lost their last 5. That mark also puts them four full games behind the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC West standings with ten games left to play. In […]
Arizona Cardinals running back Beanie Wells has battled through nagging injuries all season but despite that he is playing the best football of his career. Wells has faced criticism on his toughness his whole career but he has done a good job quieting those critics this season while playing hurt. Sunday’s game against the Steelers […]
PHOENIX – With the Arizona Cardinals loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, many are starting to question whether Kevin Kolb is the answer at quarterback for the team. Don’t count tight end Todd Heap as one of them saying the rest of the team hasn’t lost confidence or hope in their new signal-caller. “There’s […]
The Arizona Cardinals lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 32- 20 Sunday. The Arizona Cardinals allowed Ben Roethlisberger to throw for 361 yards and three touchdowns and the Arizona Cardinals lost their fifth straight game. But the team’s motto is “We do this together,” and that includes the fans. So, as safety Hamza Abdullah pointed out […]
At 1-5 the Cardinals’ 2011 season, for all intents and purposes, is over. There will be no division title, no wild card berth, no magical playoff run and no Super Bowl. Honestly, at this point, nobody can even guarantee that there will be anymore wins. That, however, doesn’t mean it’s time to enter the Andrew […]
It’s no secret that new quarterback Kevin Kolb has been less than stellar in his first season as a Cardinal. Kolb’s season started off promising with a two touchdown, 309 yard performance in the Cardinals’ Week 1 victory over the Panthers, but the wheels have fallen from there. Since that win Kolb’s completion percentage and […]
That’s now five straight losses for the Arizona Cardinals. There’s little relief in sight as the team travels to Baltimore Sunday, especially knowing the Cardinals have lost 10 straight on the road dating back to last season. As can be expected, head coach Ken Whisenhunt says it’s time to evaluate the team in hopes of […]
The 32-20 defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers hung on them wasn’t the only loss suffered by the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Running back Beanie Wells left the game with a right knee injury in the second quarter and did not return. Alfonso Smith took over the spot and ran for 17 yards and a touchdown on […]
The Cardinals needed Beanie Wells to step up this season, and the third-year pro has responded by averaging 4.6 yards per carry and scoring six times. The Ohio State product has looked every bit the feature back — when he’s been on the field. Wells, who missed the team’s Week 3 game in Seattle, left […]
You can’t say that the Arizona Cardinals weren’t aware of Ben Roethlisberger to Mike Wallace passing combination heading into Sunday’s game. They were. Defensive coordinator Ray Horton spoke last week about scaling down the defense and taking a lot of looks out of the rotation because, in his words, they “weren’t ready.” Horton also explained […]
Larry Fitzgerald said the players will fight hard for each other, Kevin Kolb talked about how the team can improve, Vonnie Holiday knows there is a lot of talent on the roster and Ken Whisenhunt is confident his team will continue to work. Such are the themes of a 1-5 football team. The Cardinals, who […]
Ken Whisenhunt spoke for three minutes and 20 seconds. The Cardinals head coach didn’t say much after the Cardinals’ 32-20 loss to the Steelers, the team’s fifth straight, other than the same thing he has since Week 1. “It was a good football team that we played, and they made the plays today and we […]
The Arizona Cardinals talked a good game and said all the right things during their bye week leading up to Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. There were emotional team meetings. There was the fact that NFL teams with home games after the bye had won with great regularity over the last two seasons. None […]
The Cardinals scaled back their defense after a week three loss to Seattle and the team is chomping at the bit to put more back into the scheme. But defensive coordinator Ray Horton is doing what he’s supposed to do as a coach, and he’s telling them they’re not ready. “I didn’t think they were […]
The Cardinals, after a week off, return to the field to face arguably the best team they have all season: the Pittsburgh Steelers. Not quite a rematch of Super Bowl XLIII, the 4-2 Steelers could effectively end the Cardinals’ season with a win, seeing as how a 1-5 hole would probably too deep for Arizona […]
In the Ken Whisenhunt era the Arizona Cardinals have played the Pittsburgh Steelers twice. All Cardinals fans should remember one of those occasions was in Super Bowl XLIII, which the Cardinals lost in the final seconds. But before that the teams met at University of Phoenix Stadium in 2007, where Whisenhunt picked up his second […]
After their bye week, the Arizona Cardinals sit at 1-4, three and a half games behind the surprising San Francisco 49ers in the NFC West standings. In other words, there’s work to be done for the Cardinals to climb back into contention, and that work starts this week as the defending AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers […]
With Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt rumored to be on the hot seat, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald stepped in to say that fans should be blaming the players, not the coach. “There’s nothing wrong with what he’s teaching,” Fitzgerald said Thursday on Arizona Sports 620’s Big Red Rage. “It’s the same concepts that he […]
At 1-4 the Arizona Cardinals chances of reaching the NFL playoffs are, shall we say, slim. Already chasing the 5-1 San Francisco 49ers, Arizona’s chances of turning the season around and climbing back into the race take a hit because their next two opponents are the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens. Tough as it may […]
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has run for only 52 yards this season. There’s eleven NFL quarterbacks who have amassed more yardage with their legs than he has. Roethlisberger has also been sacked 18 times in six games- – the 3rd highest total in the league this year. Despite those figures, Roethlisberger is still one […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers are 4-2, the Arizona Cardinals 1- 4. The visitors come into the game 3.5 point favorites, with most expecting the Cardinals’ losing streak to continue. But maybe not. “They absolutely have a chance,” ESPN NFL analyst Ron Jaworski told Arizona Sports 620’s Burns and Gambo. Jaworski said the tricky thing is predicting […]
The idea of turning the Arizona Cardinals into Pittsburgh West has been around ever since the team hired Ken Whisenhunt to be head coach. Whether it was putting them on the coaching staff or signing some in free agency, the Cardinals sideline is littered with former Steelers. ESPN NFL analyst Ron Jaworski, as a guest […]
How long does the goodwill of taking a historically bad franchise to within 157 seconds of winning a championship last? That seems to be the question a lot of people are asking when it comes to the job security of Arizona Cardinals’ head coach Ken Whisenhunt. As the Cardinals prepare for a visit from the […]
What’s the first thing that goes through your mind when you think of the Pittsburgh Steelers playing the Arizona Cardinals? If you’re a Cardinals fan, you’ll undoubtedly be besieged by images of Steeler receiver Santonio Holmes tip-toeing in the corner of the end zone in front of three helpless Cardinal defenders for Pittsburgh’s game-winning touchdown […]
They are not the best. They are not the worst. They are average, literally. The Cardinals passing attack through the first six weeks of the season ranks 16th out of 32 teams in yards (237.2) per game. That though—at least according to quarterback Kevin Kolb, is about to change. “Our last three or four practices […]
