Goran Dragic is the beating heart of the Phoenix Suns. And I love watching this guy play. He has proved his value to this team in terms of how prepared he is to play every game and his production in games. But if he wants to take the next step, and become a king in […]
Newsmakers Week has been a smashing success but I never thought it would afford the National Football League a solution for eliminating the extra-point. The Arizona Rattlers’ head coach, Kevin Guy, suggested an alternative to this controversial issue. It is so simple: move the uprights closer together. We don’t need to move them as close […]
I sat down to watch the Winter Olympics Monday night in Sochi and was stunned by the eyes of Bob Costas. Although I heard from Paul Calvisi’s updates that Costas had contracted an eye infection last week, I was not prepared for what I saw. Bob Costas has one of the worst cases of pink […]
Michael Sam publicly declared he is an openly gay man. Forget about the fact he’s a football player at the University of Missouri or that he has aspirations of playing in the National Football League. Any time a person tells the truth about himself/herself and who they are I think it’s a good thing — […]
I refuse to soil the silks. The Suns lost their second game in a row and didn’t look great doing it, but I don’t see a trend forming. After losing Wednesday night, they’re 8-4 in their last 12 games. They compete every night; it doesn’t mean they’re good every night, but they play like the […]
Larry Fitzgerald has restructured his contract and it will save a significant amount of cap space for the Cardinals going into free agency. Larry will still get his money, but they’ll structure it in such a way where Big Red saves just under $10 million on the salary cap. This is great news for all […]
Aeneas Williams was chosen over the weekend to be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. Since they moved from St. Louis, Aeneas was the first player from the Arizona Cardinals to be selected to The Hall. And he was the first player that I played with during my career to be inducted. Aeneas was […]
Much has been said about the Seattle Seahawks offense and how Russell Wilson’s play has dipped in the latter part of the season, including the postseason. But the Seahawks have a weapon in their arsenal that could amount to a dive-bomb attack on Jack Del Rio and the Broncos defense: the Zone-Read. Many people, including […]
Albert Einstein was a brilliant man and although you don’t have to be Einstein to theorize who might become Super Bowl champions on Sunday, it wouldn’t hurt. In terms of analyzing football games, there are many people I respect that believe the Denver Broncos are going to beat Seattle in Super Bowl XLVIII. And although […]
Thoughts are formulating, suspicions mounting and the cognitive worm begins to turn on the hook of Super Bowl 48. The grey matter is starting to produce smoky synapse whose genesis illuminated the well of my soul. Although I am a huge fan of Peyton Manning and respect him greatly, the onus is on Manning and […]
Championship weekend is over and although the deposed have been vanquished to the land of nothingness, the victors are fresh in our minds — alive in our collective cognition. And the inevitable happens without hesitation or reservation for what was; the narrative immediately focuses on what will be: Who will win Super Bowl 48? There […]
You don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to pick a winner in the AFC Championship Game, but it wouldn’t hurt. Tom Brady and Peyton Manning have met 14 times over the years and have lit up scoreboards. Both these quarterbacks are prototypical, quintessential paragons of the position. Every franchise has scoured the country, signed draft […]
Drew Brees did not play well in the Saints’ loss to the Seattle Seahawks over the weekend. This is not an indictment; Brees is one of the best quarterbacks in the league. And that’s part of the problem. We’re not used to seeing Brees struggle to complete passes. We’re not used to seeing Brees throw […]
Last week the Arizona Cardinals traveled to Tennessee and defeated the Titans in overtime, 34-31. This week the Cardinals travel to Seattle to take on what most people think is the best team in the league. The Seahawks can clinch the No. 1 seed in the NFC with a win and playing at CenturyLink Field […]
The Cardinals have a good chance to win in Seattle…if they play a near perfect game. Arizona is a good football team but playing a near perfect game on the road, even for a great team, is not common. There will always be mistakes made in games because the principles competing are human beings. Players […]
The Arizona Cardinals defeated the St. Louis Rams last week at University of Phoenix Stadium, 30-10. After winning their first division game since the first game of 2012, their record now stands at 8-5. Big Red is in the playoff hunt with three games to go and is preparing to play the Tennessee Titans in […]
The Cardinals lost a big game last week in Philadelphia, and not only did it drop Arizona’s record to 7-5, but also it placed its playoff hopes in series jeopardy. It doesn’t look good for Big Red, and there are some that believe they need to win out in order to get in! Whether that’s […]
The Arizona Cardinals continue to win football games. By virtue of their win over the Indianapolis Colts last Sunday at University of Phoenix Stadium, the Cards have pushed their record to 7-4, their fourth consecutive victory. This one was sweet and earned the Cards some respect on a national level. The Colts are a good […]
The Cardinals pushed their record to 6-4 by beating the lowly Jaguars in Jacksonville. Although the Jaguars are 1-9 on the season and rank near the bottom in almost every metric that matters, Bruce Arians is glad to have that win behind him. The Jacksonville game could have been a ‘trap game’ and the energy […]
There’s a reason why the Arizona Cardinals are 0-3 in the division and 6-1 against all others: The line of scrimmage. The NFC West will expose you if you struggle to run the ball or stop the run. The division also has some of the best pass rushers in the game who collectively force many […]
The Arizona Cardinals are coming off a 27-24 home victory against the Houston Texans. Big Red is now 5-4 on the season and in the playoff hunt, getting ready to board a plane and play the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Winning games in the National Football League in November is critical. As the old saying […]
Carson Palmer is resilient. Palmer’s difficulties have been well documented this season. He has struggled to get the ball to Larry Fitzgerald and has thrown 15 interceptions, the only starting QB to throw an interception in every game this season. Interceptions early have been standard operating procedure for Palmer and so has fourth quarter touchdown […]
The Houston Texans lost to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night, 27-24. Their record now stands at 2-6 and their playoff hopes are quickly fading. Unfortunately, the Texans lost more than just a football game. They lost their head coach in the process and any hopes of salvaging a season gone awry. Gary Kubiak went […]
Many coaches fall into the trap of their system, their philosophy, their belief about the style of football they wish to play and see any deviation from that dogma as capitulation. That’s why I was so impressed with B.A. on Sunday. He morphed into Vince Lombardi. The Cardinals started the game by throwing the ball […]
