Since the Arizona Cardinals’ season came to an end in early January many quarterbacks’ names have been thrown around as possibilities to start under center next season. A few seem to be realistic options, others quite unlikely. Does anyone really know or have an answer? Not really. Maybe Ken Whisenhunt and I’m not even so […]
On Thursday evening we learned quarterback Cam Newton’s travel plans for the next couple of weeks. In those plans nine NFL teams are scheduled to either bring him to their place or head to Auburn University for a visit with the Heisman Trophy winner. The Arizona Cardinals are not one of those nine teams. What […]
For the Arizona Cardinals there has been much talk on who to draft with the fifth overall draft pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. Draft a defensive player or draft a quarterback. Option one: Draft one of the top defensive players available such as LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson or Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller to […]
With the fifth pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, the Arizona Cardinals select…Von Miller, linebacker, Texas A&M. “It would be a blessing to go out to Arizona and play for you guys,” Miller told Sports 620 KTAR’s Gambo and Ash Tuesday. Miller, projected by many to be Arizona’s choice in April, is a pass rush […]
Looking back at the players picked fifth overall in the last 10 NFL drafts, there is a consistent pattern of solid players. The Cardinals, who hold the fifth overall pick this April, are hoping this trend continues as they search for a star to help them improve after a rough 5-11 season. Here is a […]
The NFL and NFLPA may have a seven-day extension in place but that doesn’t mean a lockout has been avoided. There is still a lot of work to be done if both sides hope to agree on a new collective bargaining agreement. Arizona Cardinals kicker and team union representative Jay Feely said Friday that the […]
When the clock strikes 11:59 p.m. eastern standard time, 9:59 p.m. Arizona time, Thursday night it might as well be the speedometer of a DeLorean that reads 88 miles-an-hour. That’s because at that moment, if no new collective bargaining agreement has been reached, the National Football League will be transported back to somewhere it hasn’t […]
Despite the looming uncertainty of the NFL labor situation, Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt and general manager Rod Graves said they are proceeding as usual with the off-season. Both joined Sports 620 KTAR’s Doug and Wolf Friday to discuss the team’s quarterback situation, evaluation of the draft, free agent prospects and expectations for next […]
Pittsburgh West continues to grow. After bringing in Ray Horton as defensive coordinator, the Arizona Cardinals have now added former Pittsburgh Steeler Deshea Townsend as their assistant defensive backs coach. He joins Ken Whisenhunt, Russ Grimm and Horton as former Steelers hoping to successfully implement Pittsburgh’s physical, winning mentality into a Cardinals team that lacked […]
TEMPE, Ariz. – The Arizona Cardinals promoted Mike Miller to the role of offensive coordinator Wednesday, completing the restructuring of the team’s coaching staff. Miller, who served as the team’s passing game coordinator the last two seasons, will likely serve as the primary play caller, a role head coach Ken Whisenhunt has filled since Todd […]
The Arizona Cardinals announced Tuesday that they’ve hired Louie Cioffi as defensive backs coach. Cioffi comes to the Cardinals after 14 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals where he spent the last eight years as an assistant defensive backs coach. He joined the Bengals staff in 1997 as the the youngest assistant coach in the NFL […]
The second John Kyl announced he would not run for another term in the Senate, questions about who would replace him started to pop up. According to Politico, former Arizona Governor Fife Symington, himself considering the possibility, said former Cardinals star Kurt Warner would be a good candidate. “He’s a strong conservative and he’s extremely […]
The Arizona Cardinals continued to add to their defensive coaching staff on Thursday. They also continued their propensity to add people with connections to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team hired Deshea Townsend as their assistant defensive backs coach. He spent 13 seasons in the NFL playing 12 of them as a member of the Steelers. […]
The Arizona Cardinals have a new defensive coordinator who spent the 2010 season as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ coaching staff. It just isn’t either of the names that were heavily touted for the job over the last month. Steelers’ defensive backs coach Ray Horton, not Keith Butler or Dick LeBeau, was named as […]
PHOENIX – Arizona Cardinals president Michael Bidwill sent a letter to the team’s season ticket holders last week, addressing an underwhelming 2010 season and continuing labor negotiations surrounding the NFL. Bidwill thanked fans for their support through the 5-11 season and promised the team would get back to evaluating how to reach the playoffs next […]
CAVE CREEK, Ariz. — The best place in the Valley to watch Sunday’s Super Bowl might be Cave Creek. Four-thousand people live there, but the population could double as two competing bars show support for their favorite team. The owner of Harold’s Corral calls it Heinz Field West. “We have the best Steelers bar in […]
PHOENIX – Former Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner said Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will not have done enough to be inducted into the Hall of Fame even if he wins a third Super Bowl this Sunday. Warner was asked on Sports 620 KTAR’s Gambo and Ash show if he thought Roethlisberger belonged in the […]
Is Marc Bulger on his way to the desert and ready to make a comeback similar to the one Kurt Warner had with the Arizona Cardinals? If you’re to believe D’Marco Farr, St. Louis Rams’ color analyst, it sure sounds like it. Farr was a guest on Sports 620 KTAR’s Doug and Wolf show Thursday […]
Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt spoke at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and discussed his thoughts on the Super Bowl, two years removed from Arizona’s appearance in the big game. Whisenhunt complimented both the Packers and Steelers, saying he thought the game could come down the final minutes. “I think you’ve got two teams that […]
It’s starting to sound like Arizona Cardinals fans aren’t the only ones who really missed Kurt Warner this year. Whether it is nostalgia from being at the Super Bowl or the fact that he caught passes from five different quarterbacks this season, Larry Fitzgerald didn’t bother to hide how much he wished his former signal […]
It has only been two years since Super Bowl XLIII where the Arizona Cardinals almost became champions until Santonio Holmes made a tip-toe catch (allegedly) in the end zone to crown the Pittsburgh Steelers once again. It seems like much longer ago as the two franchises have rode a roller coaster of ups and downs. […]
ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter joined Sports 620 KTAR’s Gambo and Ash Friday to discuss the Cardinals defensive coordinator and quarterback search this offseason. Schefter said he believes Miami Dolphins assistant head coach and secondary coach Todd Bowles is a good option for the defensive coordinator position. He also said Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt […]
PHOENIX – It’s no secret that change is coming to the Arizona Cardinals in 2011. After last season’s quarterback merry-go-round and the firing of defensive coordinator Bill Davis, ESPN NFL insider John Clayton believes he has the answers to the important personnel and player decisions that Ken Whisenhunt faces this offseason. According to Clayton on […]
PHOENIX – Arizona defensive tackle Darnell Dockett was named to the NFC squad for the 2011 Pro Bowl. Dockett, who was initially selected as an alternate, replaces Kevin Williams of the Minnesota Vikings. Dockett recorded 52 tackles and 5 sacks this season for the Cardinals This will be the third career Pro Bowl appearance for […]
Arizona Cardinals special teams coordinator Kevin Spencer joined Sports 620 KTAR’s Doug and Wolf show Friday morning to discuss candidates for the team’s defensive coordinator position and the pressure Coach Whisenhunt is under to hire someone quickly. Follow @AZSports
The final four is set. The New York Jets will battle the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers take on the Chicago Bears, the winners reaching Super Bowl XLV. Of course, it was not long ago when the Cardinals were getting ready to host the Philadelphia Eagles, a thrilling game that the home team […]
While seemingly every team in the NFC West has made coaching hires thus far this offseason, the Arizona Cardinals are still searching for a candidate to replace fired defensive coordinator Bill Davis. In the minds of fans and most media members the clock is ticking for the team’s front office to make a decision. The […]
A list of defensive coordinator candidates quickly emerged after the Arizona Cardinals fired Bill Davis last week. That list has just as quickly diminished over the last few days. Greg Manusky, who was the first person interviewed by head coach Ken Whisenhunt for the position, proved to be a hot commodity around the league. The […]
TEMPE, Ariz. – A 5-11 season will cause a team to make changes, and the Arizona Cardinals made their first Thursday with the firing of defensive coordinator Bill Davis. Davis, who was elevated to the position before the 2009 season following a stint as the team’s linebackers coach, has been with the Cardinals since Ken […]
TEMPE, Ariz. – Since arriving as the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals Ken Whisenhunt has seen his team win eight, nine and 10 games. Competitive, division titles and playoff appearances became the norm. That’s what makes this season’s 5-11 record such a bitter pill to follow. “I’m used to, in the short time we’ve […]
