Arizona Cardinals News: Sean Morey Named Special Teams Player of the Decade
by Hawkwind on Dec 8, 2009 2:11 PM MST
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The end of a decade always launches interesting fodder for most talking heads and with this being the first internet dominated decade, I'm sure we'll see more than ever before. Leading the way so far is Sports Illustrated and they've put out an impressive list of "decade talk" including the All Decade Team, Ten Signature Moments, the Highlights and Lowlights and the best plays, signings and draft picks of the decade. As we all know the Arizona Cardinals are not normally considered in any "best of" conversations but the past two or three years have started to change the perception of those in the national media. The Cardinals are represented to two prominent categories:
Special Teams Player of the Decade - Sean Morey: Morey has only been a Cardinal for three seasons but he's still made a significant impact not only on this team but on the NFL as a whole over the past decade. Not only has Morey survived longer than most as the "special teams ace," he's done it for three playoff teams and appeared in the Super Bowl twice. Over the course of the past ten years Morey has led his team in special teams tackles in five of the eight seasons that he's played and his blocked punt of Matt McBriar last year might have been the best Cardinals-related special teams play of the last quarter century.
Best Super Bowl - XLII Cardinals vs. Steelers: We all know what happened so there's no real need to pour salt in these wounds right?
Thoughts on the last decade of football? Is this the best decade of Cardinals football that you've ever witnessed? Those that have followed the team since the heights of the '70's, care to comment?
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Super Bowl XLIII
I am a Seahawk through and through however even before the Super Bowl run I had always rooted for them when they were playing any body (except the ‘Hawks of course). Theirs was the logo that I remember seeing on a toy I had gotten at a garage sale, (you know the old Phoenix Cardinals logo) Any way watching this team play I must admit that they are my second favorite team and boy are they fun to watch. Adrian Wilson is a stud, Darnell Dockett should be a Pro-bowler, Calais Campbell, Carlos Dansby, Antrell Rolle, oh and one of my personal favorites the DRC!! Watching DRC play is so fun i.e he’ll get burned for a big play by another team (corners have to have short memories) then he’ll make a game saving pic, he is electric. Don’t even get me started on the offensive side of the ball. If they could just get more consistent then another super bowl run is defenitely on the horizon. I know how it is to lose to the fuckin Steelers, I hate them and I will NEVER root for Pitt at least you guys didn’t get jobbed by some lame ass PI in the end-zone or a phantom touch-down by Ben Faggot-burger (some wounds never heal). Represent for the NFC WEST!!!
No we got burned by a down man getting a touchdown (Harrison TD, was brought down by Fitz)
And the no call on forward pass by Warner that they called a fumble on the next to last play of the game.
A man from Dallas who bleeds red, not silver and blue.
How about the no call on Holmes celebration with the football?
Warner had to throw that last past from the Steelers 45 yard line, would have been the 30 yard line had they actually called the penalty. Warner would have had a very better chance of completing TD pass from the 30. That’s the one tha pisses me off the most.
What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
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Don't forget
the phantom holding call on Lockyear that called back a pass play that took you to the one-yard line.
I thought the Seahawks got screwed by the Refs more than we were.
The Steelers did not deserve to win that one. And I’m still mad about how they stole the Super Bowl from us.
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan.
No band-wagoner fans allowed, pick a team and stick with em, throughout the good and the bad.
Only been a fan since '92
but obviously this would be the best decade I’ve witnessed, for what it’s worth. I was telling a friend of mine that however this season turns out, it’s nice to be cheering for a squad that is a legitimate playoff team and Super Bowl contender — as opposed to starting out each season hoping for an 8-8 season, knowing in reality it was going to be 4-12 or 5-11.
What like 5 comments?
Give me a break. Besides the story does have to do with the “Greatest Super Bowl of the Decade” in which we were in.
What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
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sigh
I feel ya on the Holmes celebration. That should have been called. And don’t tell me it would not have made a difference when you have one of the most prolific passing offenses in the league today.
I never really had any hatred for the Steelers. But man…after XLIII…broke my heart. I’ll never cheer for them again. Ever.
Not that they have any big time offensive dudes this year
but I couldnt even bring myself to draft a steelers player or pick one up via “the scrap heap” all year in my fantasy league. But hey im in 2nd place out of 10 so whatev.
ST player of the decade
I’m surprised Devan Hester and/or Donte Hall weren’t in the mix on that. Or Larry Izzo. Morey does have consistency over the entire span though and did well on three different teams (Eagles, Steelers, and Cardinals). Thing is, I don’t see him on the team next year…but I’ve been saying that the past two.
We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!
yep exactly, I know I was clamoring for him to be cut
Next year really is the year though with guys like Toler, LSH, Highsmith and Adams all being special teams demons.
Be careful....to a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
Well he was just the special teamer
Dante Hall was picked for return man, slightly over Hester.
What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
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The "Human Joystick" was a blast to watch in his prime...
…and a former Scottish Claymore to boot. The ST Decade players are a bit of a nod to something good that NFL Europe produced as Morey played for Barcelona (with former Cardinal WR Bryan Gilmore if memory serves me).
We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!
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