Quick Hits: Arizona Cardinals Style
Free agency movement, or lack there of in the case of the Arizona Cardinals, is still dominating news and talk around the league. Some teams, like Denver, are reshaping their entire roster while other teams, like our very own Cardinals, have yet to make a single significant move. Considering that Ken Whisenhunt and Russ Grimm are running the show in the desert though, this really shouldn't be a big surprise. The Steelers have never been a franchise that made a habit of jumping into the free agnet pool and so far the Cardinals seem to be adopting that mindset as well. There was some small movement announced yesterday though and plenty of Kurt Warner talk.
- The club officially announced the signing of three players, Brian St. Pierre, Keith Lewis and Ben Graham, even though we'd already heard about them several days ago. Pierre will be back as the third (hopefully) quarterback while Lewis provides more depth at safety but more importantly another special teams standout. Graham signed a two year deal so it might mean that the coaching staff won't bring in another punter to compete with him during training camp.
- The Cardinals also filled out their coaching staff yesterday by hiring two quality control coaches. Chad Grimm (yes the son of assistant head coach Russ) will fill the offensive side and Ryan Slowik, who spent last season as a special teams assistant with the Broncos, will fill the defensive side.
- Ok, on the 800 pound elephant in the corner. Yesterday was Kurt Warner day in San Francisco as he spent the day getting a physical and meeting with the Niners' head coach Mike Singletary and front office. They charted a private plane for him and chauffeured him and his wife, via a limo, to and from the airport. Some suggest that the private jet and limo indicate the Niners being seriously interested while others have said that Warner bringing his wife indicates that he's seriously considering the move.
- As of right now, we don't know of any contract offer from the Niners and there hasn't even been word that a contract offer is on the horizon, but I suppose it's only a matter of time. We did learn, or at heard via a rumor, what exactly the Cardinals offered Warner. Mike Sando has a solid breakdown of the situation and lists two different sources that both suggest that the Cardinals offer was a one year contract at $10 million with a team option for a second year at the same salary. That's not exactly the two year deal that has been reported by most and it's understandable why Warner is still on the market if that is in fact the offer on the table. Some people are expecting some movement by Wednesday but most still expect Warner to bring any offer he recieves to the Cardinals so that they have a chance to match.
- As for the three free agent visitors from yesterday, there's been no word on contract offers to any of them and Kent Somers described the visits as more of a meet and greet session. He expects them to talk contract today but points out that McFadden could be well outside the Cardinals price range if he's looking for a contract that averages close to $7 million a season (which he most certainly is). Somers says that the Cardinals are looking for a corner in the $3 to $4 million dollar range and if that's the case, they're wasting their time with McFadden.
Other free agent tidbits from around the league include:
- Derrick Ward signing with the Bucs (how many RB's do they have now?).
- TJ Houshmandzadeh signing with the Seahawks.
- Ron Bartell re-signing with the Rams (another CB off the market at $7 million per season).
- Antonio Cromartie (DRC's cousin) could be on the trading block in San Diego.
- Jason Taylor was released by the Redskins after the two sides couldn't agree on a restructed contract.
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Derrick Ward signing with the Bucs (how many RB’s do they have now?).
New regime, new philosophy. The old stockpiled QBs. I guess the new will stockpile RBs.
Antonio Cromartie (DRC’s cousin) could be on the trading block in San Diego.
I would love to see to the Cromarties manning the wings. Speed, athleticism and big play ability. My only questions would be what would we have to give up and who would be the #1 corner? Great problem to have.
by hevchv on Mar 3, 2009 7:34 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
so does that mean that Cadillac Williams is avaliable?
he has a problem getting out of bed without injuring himself but when healthy he’s pure talent.
by Bezekira on Mar 4, 2009 6:34 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I heard he tore tendons in his wrist picking up the phone to call management with a WTF statement
He’s out six months. ;-)
We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!
by Hawkwind on Mar 4, 2009 7:12 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
HOW TO CONTACT ROD GRAVES
Anyone have an email for Graves so I can give him a piece of my mind, haha.
by sc464 on Mar 3, 2009 8:01 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
upping the anty
looks like Warners San Fran visit did a little something to the Cardinals
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/29469457/
by sc464 on Mar 3, 2009 9:38 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
In the title it says “Arizona reportedly makes $23 million offer as QB wooed by San Francisco”, but in the main article says “the 49ers have raised their two-year contract offer from $20 million to $23 million, the NFL Network reported on Monday.” I guess the Cardinals actually raised their offer right?
My body might be in Greece, but my mind and my heart is in Arizona. When the heck will I visit the Desert?
by Giannaros on Mar 3, 2009 9:42 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
if they did...
i bet its $13 mil for one year with a team option $10 mil the second. that would get him closer to his annual asking price, plus not having to pay the taxes and real estate in cali would cover the balance. take it kurt. its a good deal. and your last year could be be picked up and you could be a highly paid QB coach. or not.
by hevchv on Mar 3, 2009 10:01 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
So both teams are offering nearly the same.
Shouldn’t this be a no-brainer by Kurt?
Hey, hey, hey hey hey, watch the language, ok? I have a family.
Revenge of the Birds
by Andrew602 on Mar 3, 2009 10:08 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
*ante
Sorry, spelling Nazi.
We are truly in the presense of greatness here…-- unnamedDBacksfan
by DbacksSkins on Mar 3, 2009 10:34 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Mom?
my mother would thank you Dbacks Skins : )
by sc464 on Mar 3, 2009 2:07 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
It's nice
to be appreciated.
We are truly in the presense of greatness here…-- unnamedDBacksfan
by DbacksSkins on Mar 3, 2009 2:48 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
McFadden (or Jordan)
Why have we not heard whether or not they are offering him something? I thought we would hear something last night!
by sc464 on Mar 3, 2009 4:32 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I thought the same
If what Somers said is true though, they’re probably just trying to save face by saying “we tried get a quality corner, but it just didn’t work out.” McFadden’s probably a pipe dream.
Jordan’s the kind of guy I could see them signing though. He probably won’t command much more than $1.5 a year and could still be useful for a year or two (KW’s window as well…hmmmm). They could probably release Edge after that as well.
by Bezekira on Mar 4, 2009 6:32 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
how could they be that dumb
it is obvious they need an upgrade there and where else are they going to spend their money. I mean they have had 3 visits, made no offers and have a ton of their own free agents still out there!
by sc464 on Mar 4, 2009 8:31 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
# Derrick Ward signing with the Bucs (how many RB’s do they have now?).
Not as many as QBs.
We are truly in the presense of greatness here…-- unnamedDBacksfan
by DbacksSkins on Mar 4, 2009 7:53 AM MST reply actions 0 recs








![Kurt Warner on Leno's final episode [before he takes back the Tonight Show after he originaly retired so Conan could have the Tonight Show.... as you can tell I'm on Team Coco].
They had him throwing a couple of passes to Ashton Kutcher.](http://cdn2.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/97510/2_small.jpg)












