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John Skelton Just Ehh in Arizona Cardinals Practice For Next Year With Denver Broncos

www.azcardinals.comArizona Cardinals' rookie QB John Skelton.​The Arizona Cardinals won a football game!That's the good news. The bad news: who cares?The Cards bested the Denver Broncos in a 43-13 blowout in Glendale on Sunday, and C-squad quarterback John Skelton was spectacularly average.Skelton ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Fall to Seattle for Fourth Loss in a Row

​As the saying goes, the best defense is a good offense. The Arizona Cardinals have neither a good offense or a good defense, which was apparent in their 36-18 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. The loss was the Cards' fourth in a row and leaves Seattle alone in the top spot in the dismal NFC ... More >>

Beanie Wells Catches T.O. Syndrome; Whines to Media About Playing Time

Beanie Wells​There's a good way to get a reputation in the National Football League for being a prima donna crybaby: piss and moan about team business to the media.With Anquan Boldin gone, the Arizona Cardinals are without the token team crybaby. Enter running back Beanie Wells.Rather than commise ... 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 >>

Beanie Wells Expected to Play as Arizona Cardinals Host Oakland Raiders in Home Opener -- But Can Derek Anderson Hit His Receivers?

​Coming off a miserable loss to the Atlanta Falcons last week -- and barely winning in St. Louis in week one -- the Arizona Cardinals have even the most loyal fans asking "what the hell happened."The answer could go several ways but the most popular explanation for the team's fall from the last tw ... 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 >>

Take Two for Derek Anderson; Arizona Cardinals Head to Atlanta Sunday

​The Arizona Cardinals are 1-0 after an ugly (really, really ugly) win against the Rams last week in St. Louis. With the exception of a few players -- namely Steve Breaston -- offensively, the Cardinals played like crap across the board.The Cards head to Atlanta this weekend to take on the Falcons ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Eek Out Win Against St. Louis Rams; Derek Anderson Less-Than-Impressive in First Start

www.sportsgrumblings.comSteve Breaston, simply put, was awesome in yesterday's win over the St. Louis Rams.​As the saying goes: a win is a win -- is a win. Even if that win is an ugly one, which was the case in the Arizona Cardinals 17-13 victory over the St. Louis Rams yesterday.To be blunt -- wi ... 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 >>

Madden 2011 Rankings: Breaking Down The Arizona Cardinals

​It's a date that has been circled on the calendars of video game and football geeks for months: August 10, 2010. Why? That's the release date of Madden 2011, pretty much the most successful video game ever. Since some nerds will be lined up to buy their copy at midnight, we thought we'd break d ... More >>

Cardinals Get Blown Out in a Disappointing Conclusion to a Streaky Season

www.zimbio.com​"[The Cardinals] defense is effing worthless" and "if Neil Rackers has a job tomorrow I'm becoming a Saints fan" were two of several utterances that could be overheard at the Cadillac Ranch in Tempe by disgruntled fans after the Cards 45-14 loss to the New Orleans Saints ... More >>

Will The Cardinals Beat the Lions or Will the Cards Beat Themselves? After Last Week, It's Anyone's Guess

​If you're a Cardinals fan, you're probably still trying to figure out what the hell happened on Monday night, when the Cards got lit up against the San Francisco 49ers. Here's what happened: The Cardinals beat themselves. When a team turns the ball over seven times, the opposi ... More >>

Cardinals Crushed by 49ers; Turn the Ball Over Seven Times in Embarrassing Loss

​For anyone who watched the Arizona Cardinals beat down Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings last week and then saw the Redbirds get crushed by the San Francisco 49ers last night, you may have the same reaction we did: What the fuck happened? The Cardinals made history last night in the 24-9 ... More >>

Cardinals Shut Down Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings; Next Stop: San Francisco

​When Tim Hightower fumbled on the opening drive of the Cardinals 30-17 win over the Minnesota Vikings last night in Glendale, and the Vikings marched down the field to score with ease, you couldn't help but to think, "Okay, here comes a classic Brett Favre beat-down." Fortunately, that was a ... More >>

Kurt Warner-Less Arizona Cardinals End Road Win Streak With Loss to the Tennessee Titans

Matt Leinart​After the Cardinals 20-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans Sunday, Matt Leinart is officially worthless. Frankly, he's worth even less than that -- Matt Leinart is worth a negative $50 million dollars over six years. Leinart got a chance to step out from behind the clipboard Sunday ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Beat Down "Da Bears" in Chicago

www.thescroogereport.com​Kurt Warner's Jekyll and Hyde season has been nothing short of maddening. Last week, after giving up five interceptions and a fumble in the Cards' 34-21 loss to the Carolina Panthers, we were calling for Kurt's head (not to mention Coach Ken's pl ... More >>

Fire Whisenhunt: Arizona Cardinals Need a Solution to Their Offensive Woes. Here It Is.

Expect a lot more of this in '09.​ As Da Cards head to Chi-Town for a Soldier Field showdown with Jay Cutler and Da Bears on Sunday, many in Da PHX are still smarting from the Birds' 34-21 mugging by the Carolina Panthers and the world's worst quarterback, Jake Delhomme, last weekend in Gle ... More >>

Cardinals Will Try to Ruin Jake Delhomme and the Carolina Panthers' Day Once Again on Sunday

Man, is this guy struggling or what?​ Remember when the Arizona Cardinals used to ruin the careers of their own players? Well, it's nice, for once, to see them do it to an opponent. Rewind to January 10, when the Cards went to Charlotte for an NFC Divisional Playoff game. QB Jake ... More >>

Larry Fitzgerald and Friends: Morton's Celebrity Waiter Night

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 >>

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 >>

Who Would've Ever Thunk it? The Arizona Cardinals are a Win Away From the Super Bowl

 In our wildest dreams, we never thought we'd be saying Arizona Cardinals and Super Bowl in  the same breath. We never thought we'd be saying Arizona Cardinals and two consecutive playoff wins in the same breath. But here Kurt Warner (pictured) and the Cardinals are, ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Go Cosmic Against Atlanta Falcons in Historic Playoff Win

The game was clinched on a third-and-16, 23-yard pass from Captain Kurt to Mr. Spach. It was logical. Most teams would've kept it on the ground and probably had to punt, giving their opponent another chance to score and win the game. But most teams don't have Arizona's passing attack. So  Card ... 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 >>

Cardinals' Offensive Line's Pathetic in 35-14 Home Loss to Minnesota Vikings

Quarterback Kurt Warner was on his ass all day thanks to an Arizona Cardinals offensive line that couldn't have held off Brophy Prep. Offensive lines can make or break football teams, and Arizona's broke its team's back Sunday afternoon. It's a lucky thing no official stats ... More >>

Defense Seals Deal: Arizona Cardinals Clinch NFC West in Blowout

The defense was stellar in the Arizona Cadinals' division-clinching 34-10 win over the St. Louis Rams, forcing two fumbles and intercepting a pass in the end zone and returning it 100 yards for a score. But before we get too giddy and start ordering Super Bowl tickets, let' ... More >>