Arizona Cardinals Training Camp Update

by cgolden on Aug 14, 2008 7:12 AM MDT

Last night was another lively practice as the team moved over the Lumberjack Stadium to practice under the lights. These practices are always capped off by a live goal line or 11-on-11 drill and this practice was no different. The red zone 11-on-11 produced a couple of scrums and was the hardest hitting part of training camp to date.

Round One: The first 'dust-up' of the night was a smaller one and was a result of Travis LaBoy putting a hit on Brian St. Pierre. Since hitting any quarterback in practice is a definite no-no, Whisenhunt was quick to pull LaBoy aside. Kurt Warner though took exception to the hit though and looked visibly aggravated and tried to talk to LaBoy himself, to no avail.

Round Two: Towards the end of practice, emotions ran even higher. During a Hightower run, he and Aaron Francisco got tied up and A-dub came in and knocked Hightower to the ground. Levi Brown instantly shoved Wilson back and within seconds most of the team was in the middle of a scuffle.

In the end coaches may say that they don't like seeing fights or skirmishes during practice but I look it as a good sign and I'd be surprised if most coaches didn't secretly like them as well. These guys are ultra-competitive and practicing against the same guys for a couple of weeks often wears on your patience.

Injury Update: The good news is that DRC returned to practice yesterday but didn't do much in the night session. That's a good sign considering that nearly every news outlet was reporting that he was carted off the field earlier in the week. Roderick Hood and Brandon Keith also returned to practice but Darnell Dockett (shoulder) was held out. Antrel Rolle (ankle) was also held out of practice again and he's probably not going to play in Saturday's game.

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Dipshit LaBoy

What an ass! If he had done that to Matt or Kurt he’d been linched last night. You don’t hit the QB, they take enough blows as it is. I wonder how his line react to that because I would have flipped!
On another note, when you got this kind of intensity in practice, it’s always a great sign. This is water under the bridge come next game when one of these guys lays hat to the Chiefs.

by boogatt66 on Aug 14, 2008 10:53 AM MDT reply actions

Great update

I’m really glad to get these sort of updates. I’m feeling extremely football deprived right now, and I love to hear updates about how the Cards are doing in camp.

I’m also glad to see Francisco getting fired up about this next season. He is a BYU graduate, and was there when I was going to school. They called him “Hawaiian Punch” because of his big hitting and intensity on the field. I haven’t seen much of that since he’s been in the pros, so I hope his confidence will show through this season.

I think Wilson, Rolle, and Francisco can be an awesome strength this year, as long as they can avoid mental mistakes.

Keep up the good work!

by bcloirao on Aug 14, 2008 12:37 PM MDT reply actions