Every NFL team has its share of hits and misses when it comes to the NFL Draft, and the Arizona Cardinals are no exception. We put together a list of some of the best and worst picks in the team’s history while in the Valley for your reading pleasure…or disdain. The Best Larry Fitzgerald: Drafted […]
The selection of Cam Newton early in the draft Thursday could effect the Cardinals greatly, even if he ends up in a Panthers uniform. With the combination of labor uncertainty and the Panthers holding their plans for the first overall pick so closely, this is one of the murkiest drafts to project in the history […]
The Arizona Cardinals have many options with the fifth overall selection: they could choose the potential shutdown corner Patrick Peterson, the possible future sack-master Von Miller or address the QB depth chart hole with one of the signal callers that may fall to them. Or they could take advantage of another team being enamored with […]
With the fifth pick in the NFL draft the Arizona Cardinals select … no one? It may sound odd but that could be the case come early Thursday evening. ESPN NFL analyst Adam Schefter on the Sports 620 KTAR’s Gambo and Ash show on Wednesday said the Cards could seriously consider trading down in the […]
The Cincinnati Bengals have made their pick, putting the Arizona Cardinals “on the clock.” From that point the team has 10 minutes to submit a name to the NFL that commissioner Roger Goodell will read, verifying the team’s selection and ending weeks of speculation. It’s also the culmination of months of preparation. “We’ve spent a […]
PHOENIX – The 2011 NFL Draft is only days away and all the speculation and mock drafts will become meaningless as teams will make their selections. Many people focus on what specific player each team will choose, but many don’t think about the process how teams decipher who they want to draft. It’s a complex […]
For months mock drafts have guessed how the NFL Draft will go. Now people have a chance to put their money where their mock is. Odds released by Bodog.com have the Carolina Panthers selecting Auburn QB Cam Newton with the No. 1 pick. Big shocker there. Many — if not all — signs point to […]
Rex Ryan was not a fan of Kerry Rhodes, at least, not while the safety was in a Jets uniform. Ryan was Rhodes’ coach for one season, in 2009, a year where the two certainly had their disagreements. In fact, Rhodes was benched late in the year, only to reclaim his starting job in time […]
The Arizona Cardinals have the fifth pick in the draft, and it is a certainty that there will be a few quarterbacks available when they pick. With a need for a signal caller, the choice would be easy – except for the fact that picking players, and especially quarterbacks, is hardly an exact science. Below […]
The lockout over, Kerry Rhodes returned to work Tuesday. Sort of. Rhodes was one of a handful of players who showed up at the Cardinals’ Tempe training facility Tuesday, though none of the players were allowed to do much of anything once there. He arrived at 10:15 a.m., spoke with reporters and went inside. He […]
A day after U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson lifted the lockout players are unsure what that exactly means. On Tuesday players throughout the league started showing up at their team facilities only to be told they wouldn’t be allowed to do “football activities.” The league issued a statement that called for players to be […]
ESPN legal analyst Roger Cossack said NFL owners may have a tough time appealing the Monday ruling to end the lockout because the eighth circuit of appeals would have to decide Judge Susan Nelson’s ruling was completely wrong. “This is one that’s really hard to predict,” Cossack said. “It depends on what panel you get, […]
From the moment U.S. Federal Judge Susan R. Nelson ordered an end to the NFL lockout, questions started to emerge. Are players now free agents? Can they all go back to work? What the hell is going on? ESPN legal analyst Roger Cossack joined Sports 620 KTAR’s Gambo and Ash Monday to shed a little […]
The NFL lockout has made it where there can be no direct contact made between players and coaches. While they may not admit it, some players might not see that as such a bad thing. Others are missing their coaches and time with the team. At least one player is anyway. Or that’s at least […]
This time next week the Cardinals’ quarterback situation might be a little more clear. They might have drafted a signal-caller high enough to give him the advantage in the race to be the team’s starter. Until then, the speculation continues. And the Marc Bulger train has picked up another passenger. “There’s a lot of question […]
Besides the QB talk, what has dominated any discussion about the Arizona Cardinals has been who they will select with the fifth pick in the draft next Thursday. Well, what if they don’t select anyone at all? The team could trade down, which is an idea general manager Rod Graves touched on Thursday. “I think […]
They say timing is everything, and the proverb could be used to describe how the Arizona Cardinals’ plan to rectify their void situation at quarterback. The Cardinals badly need a new one, and there are a few intriguing options expected to be available to them. And hey, what do you know, one could even be […]
The Arizona Cardinals need to draft a quarterback in the NFL Draft next week. What they don’t have to do is draft one with the No. 5 overall pick. When their turn comes in the second round for the 38th pick, if TCU’s Andy Dalton is still on the board he needs to be taken […]
PHOENIX – ESPN analyst Tim Hasselbeck played agent for older brother, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, on Sports 620 KTAR’s Doug and Wolf show Wednesday. Having been a part of the Cardinals team and playing in the system for a couple weeks back in 2007, Tim Hasselbeck thinks his brother would be an ideal fit […]
PHOENIX – The NFL schedule was released on Tuesday and the teams in the NFC West have one thing in common. They all rank near the bottom of the league in strength of schedule of their opponents next season. It’s a reminder of how bad the division was last season as every team plays each […]
PHOENIX – The NFL released the schedule for next season and with it the list of prime time games on Sunday and Monday night football where the league typically puts the best teams. The Arizona Cardinals don’t have any prime time games on either Sunday or Monday night football next season. It only took one […]
We finally know. If there is to be an NFL season, we now know exactly who the Cardinals will play, where they will play them and on what day. Starting at home against the Panthers and finishing at home against the Seahawks, the schedule is fairly balanced and, based on record, the easiest in the […]
We haven’t yet really felt the impact of the NFL lockout. Sure, free agency has not happened. And yes, any statement about the 2011 season is followed with the qualifier “if there is a 2011 season.” But really, truly, we haven’t yet really missed anything. That will soon change. Once the draft is over we […]
The mocks are coming fast and furious now. Who will the Arizona Cardinals select at number five? Your guess is as good as anybody’s. Literally. Blaine Gabbert, Von Miller, Patrick Peterson, Robert Quinn ; all names that have appeared in one mock draft or another over the last few weeks. But this one is new. […]
With the fifth pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, the Arizona Cardinals select…Robert Quinn. Based on his mock draft, ProFootballTalk’s Evan Silva, has the Cardinals taking the North Carolina linebacker. “Helps to fill the void created when Karlos Dansby left via free agency,” he said. “This is the process of rebuilding that team. “Robert Quinn […]
If the Cardinals are planning on swinging a deal for Kevin Kolb, they may be able to land the QB without giving up a pick in this year’s draft. That means the team could keep the number five pick. As a guest of Howard Eskin’s on WIP in Philadelphia, Reid said, among other things, that […]
Much of the talk lately has been about the Cardinals perceived interest in Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert. Real or imagined, the idea of the Cards selecting a QB with the number five pick just more than a week from today is an exciting, if not a bit nerve-wracking, possibility. However, in true Helen Lovejoy fashion, […]
The Philadelphia Eagles opened the 2010 season with Kevin Kolb as their starting quarterback. He was injured in the first game and never took the starting quarterback job back. Yes, he played later in the year when Michael Vick was injured, but it was never his job again. Now, the Eagles are moving forward with […]
There’s one player the Arizona Cardinals may be interested in drafting who wouldn’t have to worry about adjusting to hot summers or playing in Glendale. According to reports from the National Football Post, Nebraska cornerback Prince Amukamara visited the Cardinals recently. As the main focus of Nebraska’s secondary, Amukamara had an impressive senior season recording […]
The starting quarterback for the 2011 Arizona Cardinals will be who? ESPN NFL Insider John Clayton thinks the Cardinals could very well be going the free agent route in securing their signal caller for next season. “I still think it will probably end up being Mark Bulger,” Clayton told Sports 620 KTAR’s Doug & Wolf […]
