Ken Whisenhunt

Arizona Cardinals Pick Bruce Arians to Walk on Water, Coach the Team to Victory

Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians has been hired as the man to lead the Arizona Cardinals to victory, which ranks somewhere between walking on water and healing a blind man, as far as miracles are concerned.Arians got his first head-coaching experience this year, when Colts head ... More >>

Best Word to Describe the 2012 Arizona Cardinals Season?

Believe it or not, the Arizona Cardinals' fourth quarterback choice of the year didn't lead the team to a miraculous victory in the season finale on Sunday, and the firing of the bozos making the decisions started on Monday.Brian Hoyer was the quarterback selected to seal the deal on a 5-11 Cardinal ... More >>

Cardinals Keeping Ryan Lindley at Quarterback; Sign Our "Get Well Soon" Card for Kevin Kolb

The Arizona Cardinals will be keeping Ryan Lindley at quarterback on Sunday, a week after he threw zero touchdowns and four interceptions in his NFL debut.Cardinals writer Darren Urban says quarterback Kevin Kolb -- who led the team to a 4-1 record before sustaining a rib/chest injury during week si ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Destroyed by San Francisco 49ers

​The odds were definitely against the Arizona Cardinals in their lopsided 23-7 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Candlestick Park. The hometown team was in enemy territory, playing in the rain, and were facing the current NFC West leaders (and one of the top 10 defenses in the NFL) wi ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Stun Philadelphia Eagles -- Compliments of Larry Fitzgerald

​The Kevin Kolb-less Arizona Cardinals stunned Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles with a 21-17 road victory in the city of brotherly love yesterday -- which never would have happened if wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald wasn't straight-up nasty.Aside from Fitzgerald's two touchdowns -- making h ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Drop Fifth Straight -- Thanks to Stupid Penalties, Awful Defense, and the $63 Million-Dollar Man, Kevin Kolb

www.zimbio.comKevin Kolb claims he's starting to settle in to the Cardinals' offense. Coulda fooled us...​Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace is friggin' fast -- as the Arizona Cardinals learned the hard way in yesterdays 32-20 loss to "Big Ben" Roethlisberger's boys at University of Ph ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Lose to Worst Team in NFL. Officially Out of Playoff Contention

​There are only three teams in the National Football League with a worse record than the Arizona Cardinals right now. The Carolina Panthers -- the worst of those three teams -- beat the Cards 19-12 yesterday in game 14 of the Arizona Cardinals' series of practices for next year (a.k.a.: the 2010 f ... More >>

Ken Whisenthunt Still Considering Starting Derek Anderson on Sunday. Seriously?

www.azcardinals.comCards Coach Ken Whisenhunt won't say who will start at QB Sunday against the Broncos.​Even after benching him in the Arizona Cardinals' pitiful loss to the St. Louis Rams on Sunday, Coach Ken Whisenhunt seems to still be toying with the idea of starting quarterback Derek Anderso ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals' Quarterback Conundrum: Max Hall to Injured Reserve. Team Signs Richard Bartel to Compete for Starter Job With John Skelton

www.redskins.comRichard Bartel has been signed by the Arizona Cardinals to compete with John Skelton for the team's starting quarterback spot.​It's not quite official, but it seems we can finally say buh-bye to Arizona Cardinals quarterback Derek Anderson -- this week, anyway.Anderson's still on t ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Pitiful-as-Usual in Loss to St. Louis Rams

​Following yesterday's 19-6 loss to the St. Louis Rams, every game for the remainder of the Arizona Cardinals' dismal season should be seen as nothing more than practice for next year.In other words, bye-bye Derek Anderson.

Derek Anderson: Even Magic Johnson Wants Him Gone -- and Possibly Killed

Magic Johnson wants to kill Derek Anderson -- and we can't blame him.​If you think you want Arizona Cardinals quarterback Derek Anderson to disappear and never come back following his atrocious performance on Monday night (we sure as hell do), you probably should hear what Magic Johnson has to say ... More >>

Derek Anderson to Start at QB Sunday in Arizona Cardinals' Impending Loss to St. Louis Rams

This is what Derek Anderson looks like when his team's down 18 points in the fourth quarter.​Arizona Cardinals Coach Ken Whisenhunt said this morning that despite his remarkably awful showing -- and his nationally televised tirade that followed -- on Monday Night Football last night, Derek A ... More >>

Derek Anderson Not Horrendous as Arizona Cardinals Blow Another One

​There is a silver lining to the Arizona Cardinals 27-24 overtime loss to Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings -- sure, for the second week in a row they blew a lead in the fourth quarter, but, for the first time all season, the man coach Ken Whisenhunt chose to play quarterback, Derek Anderson, ... More >>

Quarterback Issues Continue to Plague Arizona Cardinals as Team Heads to Minnesota to Face Brett Favre and the Vikings

It's make or break time for Cards QB Derek Anderson.​The Arizona Cardinals will be in Minnesota this weekend to take on Brett Favre and the Vikings, and, as has been the case all season for the Cards, the quarterback situation remains dire.Too bad for the Cards, quarterback is a pretty important p ... More >>

Derek Anderson to Start at Quarterback for Arizona Cardinals Sunday

Derek Anderson will start Sunday against the Vikings...for now.​Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt is smack-dab in the middle of a game of musical quarterbacks -- and he loses almost every time the music stops.Whisenhunt announced this morning that Derek Anderson will make the start at quarter ... More >>

WANTED: One Decent Quarterback. Arizona Cardinals Blow Improbable Late-Game Lead Against Tampa Bay

​Arizona Cardinals rookie quarterback Max Hall threw his first NFL touchdown in the Cards' 38-35 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. It was a short, three-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald to give the team an early, 7-point lead. It was a nice moment -- following the touchdown, Fitzgerald's fi ... More >>

Max Hall Gets Shot at Redemption When the Arizona Cardinals Host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday

​Arizona Cardinals quarterback Max Hall will get another chance to throw a touchdown in the NFL this weekend after failing to do so in his first two NFL starts, neither of which went well.The Cardinals will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday and despite coming off one of the worst performance ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals' Quarterback Dilemma Remains Following Loss to Seahawks

Rookie QB Max Hall.​Arizona Cardinals rookie quarterback Max Hall went undrafted in the 2010 NFL draft, and we saw why during the Cards' 22-10 loss to the Seahawks yesterday in Seattle.Hall was atrocious.Going 4 for 16, with an interception and no touchdowns, Hall deserved the 13.5 passer rating h ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals' Luck Comes to an End; Crushed by San Diego Chargers

​Just when we thought the Arizona Diamondbacks and Jan Brewer were the most embarrassing things about living in Arizona, the Arizona Cardinals went ahead and played a game of football with the San Diego Chargers yesterday.The Cards got crushed.The 41-10 loss was testament to everything the Cards h ... More >>

Will the Arizona Cardinals' Unbelievable Luck Finally Run Out? We'll Find Out Sunday in San Diego

www.finejersey.com​The Arizona Cardinals find themselves with an unlikely record of 2-1, thanks to some incredible luck and Oakland Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski sucking big time last week.Janikowski missed what would have been a game-winning field goal (one of three kicks he missed that day ... More >>

Beanie Wells Had Secret Surgery On "Bruised" Knee. "Bruise" Actually a Torn Meniscus

Beanie Wells​Remember that pesky "bruise" that's kept Arizona Cardinals running back Beanie Wells sidelined for the last three weeks? Well, that "bruise," it turns, out was a torn meniscus, on which Wells had some secret surgery that the team kept hush-hush for nearly a month.Wells sustained the i ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Crushed by Atlanta Falcons; Derek Anderson Looked Leinart-y in Loss

www.azcardinals.comQuarterback Derek Anderson had another rough day yesterday.​To say the Arizona Cardinals played bad yesterday in the team's 41-7 loss to the Atlanta Falcons would be polite. To say the team flat-out sucked would be a more accurate description of the game.That said, the Cardinals ... More >>

The Arizona Cardinals: Questions Aplenty As Training Camp Starts Tomorrow

ssur.orgWill the Cardinals make the playoffs for the third-straight year? ​ After being a doormat in the NFL for decades, the Cardinals have put together back-to-back solid seasons that even included a trip to the Super Bowl two years ago. But the roster turnover between this season and last has ... More >>

Ben Roethlisberger an Arizona Cardinal? That's the Rumor, Anyway

www.thebssportsreport.com Ben Roethlisberger in Glendale?​Now that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has emerged from his second round of sexual-assault accusations in two years legally unscathed, he may be saying buh-bye to his job in the Steel City. According t ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Sign Kicker Jay Feeley

www.passiontruth.comArizona Cardinals new kicker Jay Feeley​The Arizona Cardinals announced today that the team has signed kicker Jay Feeley, even though negotiations with the Cards current kicker, Neil Rackers, are still sort of going on.Feeley played last season with the New York Jets, where he ... More >>

Cardinals Sendoff Rally Scheduled for Friday; Why Do Politicians Get Involved in This Stuff?

​The sendoff rally for the Arizona Cardinals is set for Friday morning at Sky Harbor International Airport, and the Cards want you there.The Cardinals are heading to New Orleans to face the Saints on Saturday afternoon, and the team is inviting fans to come to the airport for a pep rally to ge ... More >>

Can the Cardinals Get the No. 2 Playoff Spot? They Gotta Beat Green Bay First

​There is a legitimate chance that the Arizona Cardinals could earn the No. 2 seed for the 2009 playoffs, but some things need to happen -- a lot of things.First and foremost, the Cards need to beat Green Bay on Sunday. Given everything else that needs to happen -- all of which are out of the Card ... More >>

Hot Links: SRP, Wild Burros, and a SWAT Standoff

​Electrical workers with the Salt River Project (SRP) power company will meet tonight in Phoenix to discuss issues between their union and the company. Some workers say they're not happy with their contracts and will walk off the job if their demands are not met. The union's Web site says contract ... More >>

Dine with Kurt Warner at the Wrigley

On Monday, November 16, Warner and wife Brenda will host a Night of Champions dinner at The Wrigley Mansion, 2501 E. Telewa Trail in Phoenix.

Larry Fitzgerald and Friends: Morton's Celebrity Waiter Night

The Hunt for Red September

Get your first northern-Arizona peek at what's in the Cards

Hot Links: Electric Cars, Bat Mass Murder, and the Cardinals

The Maricopa Association of Governments plans to announce a partnership with Nissan and a Scottsdale-based company called Ecotality Inc. to create charging stations in the Valley for electric and hybrid vehicles. Nissan wants to bring 1000 electric vehicles to Phoenix, and Ecotality Inc. said tax in ... More >>

WWE Officially Announces WrestleMania XXVI in Glendale

Jonathan McNamaraJohn Cena and Ken Whisenhunt. See more shots in our Wrestlemania slide show. World Wrestling Entertainment owner Vince McMahon and a cadre of his superstars rubbed elbows and traded jokes with Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt during a press conference this afternoon announcing ... More >>

Morning After: Arizona Cardinals Come Oh-So-Close to Winning One of the Most Exciting Super Bowls Ever in Coach Ken Whisenhunt's Second Season

  The biggest game in Arizona Cardinals history -- the second-biggest in Arizona sports history -- is over, and what can we take away from it? Sure the Cardinals snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, but they certainly had the odds-makers in Vegas sweating. For the fourth g ... More >>

Super Bowl XLIII Preview: Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (the Redbirds are Still Vegas Underdogs)

Bid Bidwill, Ken Whisenhunt, and Rod Graves in January 2007 The Arizona Cardinals are going to the Super Bowl, and the world didn't end. Despite their myriad critics, maybe that means they belong there. Dangerous corollary for a young team: Maybe they're beginning to think they belong there. Luck ... More >>

Wide Receiver Anquan Boldin Throws Momentous Tantrum on Arizona Cardinals' Momentous Day

Maybe Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin should take a lesson in sportsmanship from Leinart.

Lo and Behold! The Arizona Cardinals Are Going to the Super Bowl Against the Pittsburgh Steelers

It was fourth and inches late in the fourth quarter, and it wasn't the play we would've called with our team down 25-24 in the NFC  Championship. But two running plays up the middle had yielded next to nothing. Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner takes the snap and hands off to&nb ... More >>

Busting Ghosts: Can the Arizona Cardinals Beat Vegas Odds Again Sunday and Make it to the Super Bowl?

Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt is Arizona's ace in the hole. Color Terry Bradshaw red, for he has seen the light, brother. After ragging on the Cardinals all year, the shiny-domed former Super Bowl MVP announced his conversion on the FOX NFL Sunday postgame show following Arizona's shocking ... More >>

Luck of the Draw: Arizona Cardinals vs. Atlanta Falcons in NFC First-Round Playoff on Saturday

"Charmed" seems an odd descriptor for the 2008-09 Arizona Cardinals, who lost -- no, were crushed in -- four of their last six regular-season games. Yet here they sit, all warm and snuggly at 9-7, hosting a first-round playoff game at home in the Red Zone. Meanwhile, a couple of teams they lost to ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Head for the Playoffs on a High Note With a Big Win Over Lowly Seattle

Finally, we get to report good news about the Arizona Cardinals, who finished the regular season 9-7 -- just as we predicted they would when we named Ken Whisenhunt top head coach in the PHX in our 2008 Best Of edition. Our prediction was based on the Cardinals going 8-8 last season ... More >>

The Weather Was Rotten in New England, and So Were the Arizona Cardinals (Except Matt Leinart)

It wasn't the worst defeat in Cardinals history. The worst was a 49-0 ass-kicking by the Kansas City Chiefs in December, 2002. But it was an ass-kicking, all right. I know we've said it before, but the Cardinals were really pathetic this time. And it wasn't all about the weather in Foxboro, Ma ... More >>

The Greatest Show on Turf, Take 2

Battle of the Birds: Philadelphia Eagles Eat Same Ol' Cardinals on Turkey Day

The tryptophan and the Tom Collinses put us under during the second half of the Arizona Cardinals' game with the Philadelphia Eagles. Sleep was a tender mercy, because replay of the last two quarters demonstrates that the Eagles continued to dine on Red Bird for the whole game. The 48-20 loss, ... More >>

Take Heart: The Cardinals Lost to the Best Team Football, but They Weren't Dominated

Look out, dork: We may see you again in the playoffs. The difference in the Arizona Cardinals 37-29 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday was special teams. The Giants' played better. Take kick returner Dominik Hixon, who had run-backs of 83 and 68 yards to set up two Giants' scores. These m ... More >>

Just Ken, Baby

Coach Whiz takes us down the rabbit hole

'Boys Town

Cowboys Nation returns to the Red Zone

Football-In-Mouth Disease

On-air comment makes us see red

Rising Arizona

The Traitor Bowl

Can Ken and Russ' little birdies beat the Men of Steel?

Levi Playing Field

They may be birdbrains, but they’re our birdbrains