Arizona Cardinal of the Week: Preseason Week 2

by Andrew602 on Aug 24, 2009 5:35 PM MDT

As we move on to the Cardinal of the week for the second preseason game, another rookie may already have won it. But before we get that far, congrats to Michael Ray Garvin for winning last weeks COTW award. Unfortunately for him, he may lose his spot on the team after injuring his knee during practice last week. This week, after a loss to the Sand Diego Chargers on Saturday, we have a new set of nominees. You can be sure that a certain special teams standout will likely grab the coveted award again this week. Here are the nominees for the Cardinal of the week: Preseason edition:

LaRod Stephens-Howling - LaRod, or LSH, literally came out of the tunnel running, as he returned the opening kick off 89 yards. He would later take a kick off for 63 yards before being tackled. That led to the Chargers squib-kicking the ball away from LSH on the following kick off.
Greg Toler - Although Toler didn't make any spectacular plays, he was picked on the by the Chargers, and was able to play through it for most of the time he was on the field. Toler was able to manage 7 tackles for the whole game, which is impressive as he only played half of it.

Calais Campbell - On the list again, Campbell had an even more impressive performance then last week, making one sack and recording 2 tackles. In just the second preseason game, Campbell has already shown why the Cardinals made the right choice drafting him in the second round.

Tim Hightower - Hightower has already wiped away memories of that 2.9 ypc average from a year ago, averaging 4.7 ypc on Saturday against the Chargers. Every game that Hightower plays like this and Wells sits out, secures his spot as the team's starting running back.

Those are the nominees for the Arizona Cardinal of the week. Is there anybody else that you feel should be added to the list? Can we expect to see these same players after Friday's game against the Packers?

Poll

Who is the Arizona Cardinal of the Week?

LaRod Stephens-Howling - 158 Total Yards

206 votes

Greg Toler - 7 Tackles

17 votes

Calais Campbell - 2 Tackles, 1 Sack

30 votes

Tim Hightower - 9 Carries, 42 Yards, 4.7 AVG

45 votes

298 votes | Poll has closed

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I only picked Timmy cause I knew everyone else picked LSH. But wow!!!

Such a huge margin.

Life's too short. Be a fan. Magic, Cards,Rays and "the U"! What a winning combo.

by hevchv on Aug 24, 2009 6:24 PM MDT reply actions

Is it wrong if I want Leinart to be in this list too

Because of how he redeemed the team a little bit after how badly Pierre stunk up the game?

by JoeCB1991 on Aug 24, 2009 7:57 PM MDT reply actions

Larod is the MAN...

How about we give him an A for his efforts, add that into his initials LSH & just call him The LASH? I can definitely see “The Lash” doling out some serious punishment to quite a few NFL return coverage units this year!!

by Zzzott!! on Aug 24, 2009 11:29 PM MDT reply actions

No...?

This is the second time “Lash” has popped up. Must… kill it… before it spreads…

by tw3kr on Aug 24, 2009 11:42 PM MDT up reply actions

Agreed

Lash is a terrible nickname. Let’s turn this into a positive and use it as an excuse to promote Herman ‘Munster’ Johnson, his awesome nickname, and his CotW-nomination worthy game for the 2nd week in a row. I see this guy as a key long term piece for us, another 5th round steal.

by manphibian on Aug 25, 2009 1:25 AM MDT up reply actions

GO CAMPBELL!!

Between him & Dockett I believe we could have the best interior pass rush of all the 3-4 teams. Four sacks from the first string D but not a single one came from the OLB position.

Section 135, Row 35

by AJ BirdWatcher on Aug 25, 2009 5:36 AM MDT reply actions