Archive for November, 2010

What Remains of the 2010 Season for the Cardinals

I’ll be honest.  I thought the Cardinals were going to win the division.  I’ll go even further and admit that I believed the Cardinals would be a 9-7 team, even after Derek Anderson took over for Matt Leinart.  It’s not that I had confidence in Anderson, I thought that the remaining players that Arizona had [...]

Anderson to Remain as QB this week for Cardinals

According to Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic, don’t look for Ken Whisenhunt to make a change at quarterback this week. With one fewer day to prepare, it doesn’t sound as if he will turn to either of his rookies, Max Hall and John Skelton. Somers thinks Whisenhunt’s decision to stick with Anderson is an [...]

Columnist Jean-Paul Bergeaux’s List of Things

Things I know. By Jean-Paul Bergeaux The NFL is having a great year. Not particularly because of great play, but because of how tight every division is. With 5 games left to play, not a single division has a clear leader. In fact no division leader is ahead by more than 1 game. In fact [...]

The Smile that Launched a Thousand ESPN Replays

UPDATE: Guard Deuce Lutui  spoke to Darren Urban of the Cards’ official website today regarding the nature of what he and Derek Anderson were talking about in the now infamous 4th quarter gossip session.  ”I told him, ‘Hey, I’m with you to the depths.  You understand that?’ ” Lutui said.  ”It was that kind of thing [...]

Week 12 Recap: Cardinals Get Steamrolled by 49ers, 27-6

As the Derek Anderson tirade plays on SportsCenter for about the sixth time in the past hour, Cardinals fans are left to make sense out of a game that pretty much epitomized the 2010 season for Arizona.  The Cardinals squandered their last opportunity to climb back into the division race with a loss to the 49ers [...]

OPEN GAME THREAD: Half-Time

The Cardinals trail the 49ers 21-6 at the half way point.  San Francisco has been dominating the Cardinals on both sides of the ball.  Offensively, Arizona can’t get anything going at all.  On the other hand, the Niners are basically having their way in all aspects of the game.  What’s Going Wrong: 1.  Cards are [...]

OPEN GAME THREAD: Second Quarter

The 49ers lead the Cardinals 14-3 at the end of the first quarter.  A Beanie Wells fumble on Arizona’s first play from scrimmage set up a 38-yard touchdown pass on the very next play from Troy Smith to Michael Crabtree. The Cardinals struck back with a long completion from Anderson to Wells down the right [...]

OPEN GAME THREAD: Just Before Kickoff

Just in case chats aren’t your thing, I’ll be running open threads during the game.  These posts, which will contain analysis, stats, and opinions, are the perfect opportunity for Cardinals’ fans to sound off.  Yes, 49ers fans are welcome too. In case you didn’t know already, the ESPN pre-game crew certainly hammered home the point [...]

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