Archive for August, 2011

Arizona Pulls Out First Win Against Raiders

Thursday night, Cardinals fans finally got to see their team in action. Kevin Kolb finally led the team onto the field and commanded the offense up and down the field, and the defense played well, allowing just one touchdown in a 24-18 victory. There were plenty of mistakes as expected, but the Cards made just [...]

Five Things to Ponder Heading into Preseason Week 1

On Thursday, the Kevin Kolb era begins in the desert. Before we get to that point, there are some last minute things we should be thinking of when watching the game: 1.  What type of play will Cardinals fans and front office see out of newly anointed starter Kevin Kolb? Will we see the inconsistent [...]

Grading the Cards and the NFC West in Free Agency

Braylon Bay Area Ballin’ Arizona Cardinals Unsigned players: FB Nehemiah Broughton (UFA), DT Keilen Dykes (UFA), OG Alan Faneca (UFA-retired), DE Kenny Iwebema (UFA), NT Bryan Robinson (UFA), RB Jason Wright (UFA-retired). Key arrivals: Ex-Ravens UFA TE Todd Heap, July 31; Ex-Panthers UFA CB Richard Marshall, July 30; Ex-Browns UFA WR Chansi Stuckey, July 30; [...]

Kolb Named the Starter at QB for the Cardinals vs Oakland Thursday

After just five practices, Kevin Kolb will lead the Cardinals into their preseason opener Thursday night at Oakland. Kolb said he hopes Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt will give him as much playing time as possible as he works to learn a new system and develop chemistry with his teammates. “Obviously, Ken’s been around a lot [...]

Cardinals Have Reported Interest in Bills WR Evans

XTRA Sports 910’s Mike Jurecki has learned according to a source that the Cardinals are showing interest in WR Lee Evans. Evans will enter his 8th season, 30 yrs old, avg. 15.7 per catch in his career, 43 career TD’s. He has exactly what the Cards are looking for in a deep threat. Evans signed [...]

NFL Preseason Schedule for Week One

Thursday, August 11-Time Eastern Seattle at San Diego (ESPN )-8:00p Jacksonville at New England-7:30p Baltimore at Philadelphia-7:30p Denver at Dallas-8:30p Arizona at Oakland-10:00p Friday, August 12 Tampa Bay at Kansas City (FOX )-8:00p Miami at Atlanta -7:30p Cincinnati at Detroit-7:30p Pittsburgh at Washington-7:30p San Francisco at New Orleans-8:00p Saturday, August 13 Green Bay at Cleveland-7:30p [...]

Wilson Out With Torn Biceps Tendon

On Monday, Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt updated the media as well as fans on the status of safety Adrian Wilson, who was injured in a scrimmage Saturday. Wilson has a partially torn biceps tendon, and there is no certain timetable for his return. “We do expect him to play this season”, said Whisenhunt, so the [...]

Wells “Far More Explosive” This Year

According to Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic, Beanie Wells feels “far more explosive” in training camp this year than he felt at any time last season. Wells had knee surgery last summer and played hurt all year, leading to a bust of a fantasy season. “I applaud him for what he did last year,” [...]

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