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Arizona Cardinal of the Week: Week 6

They are who we thought they were..err..thought they would be. The Cardinals played yesterday just about how we expected them to be before the season even started. On all sides of the ball, they won the game. The offense milked most of the time on the clock, the defense stifled the Seahawksin every way, and the special teams unit played good coverage, even recovering a pouch kick off. The Cardinals played an all-around great game. The list can go on for miles after this win, but only a select amount of players can be nominated for Cardinal of the week. Before they are revealed, let's congratulate DRC for winning this amazing reward ok it's not that great, after his big game last week. And here are the nominees:

Kurt Warner - Warner started off going crazy on the first drive, completing all nine of his passes. His lone interception of the game came when the Cardinals threw the hail mary to end the first half. Other then that, Warner remained virtually impossible to stop, only struggling when Levi Brown was owned by Patrick Kerney, or the running game was going nowhere. Warner hasn't let his age have an effect on his so far this season.

Steve Breaston - I called Breaston the Silent Assassin because he quietly kills other teams. That showed yesterday when he took three punts for a combined 64 yards with one being a 36 yard return. He would later score on that return, making an athletic leaping catch to put the game away for good. Breaston is the key to the offense, as he often takes advantage of the coverage that Anquan Boldinand Larry Fitzgerald draw.

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Larry Fitzgerald - Ftizgerald tied his career high with 13 receptions yesterday. He also racked up 100 yards and 1 touchdown. Fitzgerald finally seemed to come around after struggling to get a 100 yard game through the first four games of the season. One of his catches came while he was lying on the ground after slipping and falling. He had enough room to reach up to make the grab, showing how much confidence Fitzgerald has in his hands. 

Calais Campbell - Campbell makes the list yet again for his performance this past Sunday. Campbell was a key factor in limiting the Seahawks success at both the run and the pass. Campbell registered one sack, but was not credited for the forced fumble as it was Clark Haggens who popped the ball loose. One thing that doesn't show up on stat lines is the number of times Campbell broke loose and harassed Matt Hasselbeck throughout the game.

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I thought about naming somebody else on the defense but at this point, you could roll the die and pick anyone. Antrel Rolle's pick was big but the game was out of reach at that point. Adrian Wilson bounced back with a good game, making two tackles for a loss. Overall, it was a great effort by the team and all of the players deserve credit for the win. As always, if you feel anybody should be added, just drop a comment with who and why. Who did you pick?

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Who Is The Cardinal Of The Week?
Kurt Warner - 32/41 276 Yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
151 votes
Steve Breaston - 7 Rec, 77 Yards, 1 TD, 64 PR Yards
95 votes
Larry Fitzgerald - 13 Rec(Career High), 100 Yards, 1 TD
54 votes
Calais Campbell - 2 tkls, 1 Sack, 2 TFL, 1 QB Hit
98 votes

398 votes | Poll has closed

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As much as I wanted to go with Warner...

Calais gets it for me.

Another great performance from him.

Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan.

No band-wagoner fans allowed, pick a team and stick with em, throughout the good and the bad.

by JoeCB1991 on Oct 19, 2009 3:57 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

CC's stats were better than the scorers gave him.

That first sack that caused a fumble was credited to Clark Haggans. After rewatching the play CC was the one that caused the sack and the fumble. The guy was a beast yesterday and got my vote because of it.

by Pyromnc on Oct 19, 2009 4:46 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have a tough time picking a defensive player unless . . .

its a game changing play like DRC last week. I agree that CC had a great game along with the entire defense, but, to me, scoring is just more flashy.

by Drullin'OverDaCards on Oct 19, 2009 4:52 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah Campbell needs to win one of these weeks but

My vote went to Breaston. He made some big plays yesterday.

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by Andrew602 on Oct 19, 2009 4:56 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

CC should win it

I felt like the team D as a whole should really get the award this week, and a list of individual nominees should be 75% defense based on that effort. I’ve always been a fan of defensive players first though so I guess I’m biased. Wilson and Dockett could each be on the list. Too often, stats don’t really tell the story of how well a defender played.

by manphibian on Oct 19, 2009 5:23 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh...

Breaston would be my choice on offense btw. I didn’t like Kurt’s fumble, could see it coming the whole way as the defenders were partially blocked and closed in slowly, but Warner refused to pull the ball down with guys all around him. Those types of turnovers have been his main problem for years, trying to do too much (and being too loose with the ball as a result) when taking a sack or running for a yard or two would be ok. He still had a great all around game, just a play that irked me, and the timing was such that it could have been a real momentum shifter.

by manphibian on Oct 19, 2009 5:28 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

COME ON CC!!!

He’s been in the running every week and this is his week. Dude was a beast on Sunday!!!

Be careful....to a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

by Bezekira on Oct 20, 2009 6:43 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Not discrediting him at all..

but probably has a lot to do with DD’s outstanding play as well!

by Fitz Jizzle on Oct 20, 2009 5:17 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

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