But it wont hurt my feelings even a little bit if we play a banged up cardnials team with out all your starters
But i get the feeling this maybe one of those times when your coach is just not releasing the facts and going to play boldin our coach does it alot

B Mc is on the injury report with chest issues. Makes total sense now since he is playing with no heart.

the injury report exists primarily to assist Vegas in determining betting lines. The only thing a team is compelled to be totally truthful about by the NFL is player participation in practice… “full”, “limited”, or “did not practice”. Participation in practice is reported to the NFL daily prior to the injury reports release and that information is made public.

When the official injury report is released, if a team lists a player as “out”, they can’t play. When it is obvious a key player (QB, star running back, etc.) will be unable to play, that will impact the betting line. If a player is listed as “probable”, you can pretty much be certain they will play. If a player is listed as “questionable”, they may or may not play. The team can make a decision to either play them or not play them up to and during the game. Many times, a “questionable” classification for a player is absolutedly true and accurate. But often, it is a judgement call to determine the sometimes vague difference between “probable” or “questionable”. In either case, coaches use this to their advantage when they can. This isn’t to say they are lying or cheating, it’s just part of the gamesmanship. Perfect example: all week, Marion Barber has been thought to be questionable for the game against the Vikings (although the injury report hadn’t yet been released). But Wade Phillips said as recently as yesterday, “I hope he can play, but I’m not sure. I’m sure he will play if he can”. Since Phillip’s statement is about as clear as mud, it forces Minnesota to game plan for both possibilities. Similarly, Demarcus Ware was listed as questionable for the Cowboys game against the Saints last month. Not only did he play, he had the single biggest impact of any Cowboy player in their win, including Romo.

As someone previously pointed out, I’ve heard that for whatever reasons, the Cardinals actually have as good or better w/l record when Boldin doesn’t play. As a result, his participation or absense in this weeks game probably doesn’t have much, if any, impact on the betting line. But I would imagine it does have some influence on how the Saints prepare for the game.

Another example of the NFL’s “arrangement” with the betting industry – At the end of the season, teams with nothing to play for are not compelled by the NFL to publicly announce they will be resting players in an upcoming game, but they typically let that fact be known well before kickoff as it does have a significant impact on the betting line.

So that The Cards could make another Superbowl run. The lead-up to this game reminds me of last year’s divisional round were the Cards flew to Carolina and won convincingly however they were big underdogs. The comparison could be made this year too…they are heading east, going to play an NFC south team on the road and are getting hot at just the right time riding a wave of momentum. However the defense MUST step up tomorrow just like they did at Carolina and steal one on the road.