Feb

29

Love Me TENDER

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February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Cardinals tendered qualifying offers to only 3 of their current 8 restricted free agents, surprising several (myself included.)
First round tenders were offered to DE Antonio Smith and CB Eric Green; while reserve offensive lineman Elton Brown was offered a lower, 4th round one.
The other players who were not offered tenders (and this does not mean that they [...]

Feb

28

I Heard it Through the Waiver Wire

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February 28, 2008 | 3 Comments

Brett Favre is rumored to be returning for his 18th season in Green Bay, according to Packers’ president Mark Murphy. 
Giant Michael Strahan is considering retirement…..again.  When asked if he returned last season for the chance at a Super Bowl ring, he said no; however, earning it was beyond his expectations.  He says his decision won’t take [...]

Feb

27

Well Worth the Price

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February 27, 2008 | 1 Comment

The Cardinals have announced ticket prices for the 2008 season, up approximately $10/ticket from last season (for non-premium seating.)  Interestingly, despite their new beautiful, state-of-the-art stadium, the Cardinals ranked 26th in ticket prices last season.  Even with the ticket increase for next year, projections still place Arizona in the bottom third of all teams’ ticket [...]

Feb

27

Offseason News

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February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Cardinals were able to restructure Bertrand Berry’s final season under his current contract to help alleviate some salary cap issues.  Much of his salary was converted to incentives, particularly due to the fact that Berry has missed the 2nd half of the past 3 seasons due to injuries.  Both Cardinals’ staff and Berry are [...]

Feb

20

Super Grass!!!

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February 20, 2008 | 2 Comments

(No, I’m not blogging about marijuana…..)
In fact, the NFL, with help from the Cardinals, donated the turf used for Super Bowl XLII to Phoenix’s Moon Valley High School, as their existing turf was in pretty sad shape (dead grass and dirt as it was ‘lovingly’ referred to by the team.)  Even remnants of the festive [...]

Feb

16

Early Off-Season News and Musings

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February 16, 2008 | 1 Comment

The Cardinals have placed their franchise tag on Karlos Dansby this week, assuring that he will remain in Arizona for at least another season.  This is the first time they have used the tag since 2002 (for safety Kwamie Lassiter.)  If Dansby - who is still allowed to explore his options with other teams - gets an [...]

Feb

11

Larry Fitzgerald Key in NFC Pro Bowl Victory

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February 11, 2008 | 1 Comment

Fitz played a major role in cementing the NFC’s victory over the AFC last Sunday, scoring one of the team’s 6 TDs en route to a 42-30 win.
Game balls were awarded to rookie sensation Adrian Peterson for the NFC and the AFC’s Antonio Cromartie.  Other players responsible for scoring included Terrell Owens, T. J. Houshmenzadeh, [...]

Feb

7

WR Urban’s 2008 Potential (Fantasy and Otherwise)

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February 7, 2008 | 2 Comments

With fellow WR Bryant Johnson an unrestricted free agent, Jerheme Urban is poised to make a significant effect with the Cardinals next season as the team’s #3 receiver behind Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin.  Last season, Urban had 22 receptions for 329 yds and 2 TDs.
Urban is a 4th year player out of Trinity University in [...]

Feb

3

Thank Goodness it’s OVER!!

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February 3, 2008 | 1 Comment

I’m sure all the folks in Phoenix are glad the hooplah is over and their city can take the ridiculous amount of money earned this week and get back to some semblance of normalcy (while we up here in northern Arizona are smack dab in the middle of a blizzard!)
What a game!  17-14 and (drum [...]

Feb

3

Home Depot NFL MVP Awarded

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February 3, 2008 | 1 Comment

Congratulations to Warrick Dunn of the Atlanta Falcons for winning the inaugural Home Depot NFL MVP Award.  Read more here. 
At least the Falcons, with their difficult season have something positive to take away this year.  The Warrick Dunn Foundation has assisted with first time home ownership for 74 single parents and over 192 children/dependents since 1997.
Props [...]