Other Thoughts

by tomvanwyhe on Dec 18, 2007 6:27 AM MST in General Arizona Cardinals News

The mainstream media has some opinions on Sunday's game, too. Here's what they thought of the Cardinals loss to New Orleans this weekend:

Nola.com - Brian Allee-Walsh

Quarterback Kurt Warner said there is a simple explanation why the Arizona Cardinals likely will miss the playoffs for a ninth consecutive season.
"The bottom line is to be a playoff team, you've got to win some tough games on the road, and we haven't been able to do that," Warner said after the Saints remained in playoff contention with a 31-24 victory Sunday against the Cardinals at the Superdome. "That's the thing we're missing this year."

AZ Central - Kent Somers and Dan Bickley

The Cardinals can be explosive at times, but things often blow up in their face. They make it tough on themselves with penalties and mental errors.

AZ Central - Kent Somers

Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt came to Arizona with the reputation for doing the unconventional, and he didn't disappoint on Sunday.
The Cardinals tried three trick plays against the Saints, but only one worked.

East Valley Tribune - Scott Bordow

Most notably, their football IQ reads like a blood-alcohol level. Whisenhunt constantly has preached a sermon of smart, disciplined football, yet Arizona led the league in penalties heading into Sunday’s game and had 10 more for 78 yards against the Saints.
Included in those 10 penalties were back-to-back offside calls on a Saints’ extra-point attempt.
When’s the last time you saw that?

East Valley Tribune - Mike Tulumello

Two straight hot quarterbacks vs. a depleted secondary. Two straight predictable results.
For the second week in a row, the Cardinals appeared outmanned in dropping a game to an NFC foe with a high-powered passing attack.
And now they’ll have lots of time to figure out what’s missing.

AZ Central - Kent Somers

Rooting for the Cardinals must be a little like navigating the streets of the French Quarter. You cruise along admiring the architecture and entertainment only to hit roadblocks that exist for no apparent reason.

AZ Central - Dan Bickley

Former coach Dennis Green once called Warner the best story in the history of sports. If not true, it's pretty close. It would be a shame if this story lacked a happy ending.

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Makes you wonder

how different the season may have turned out if we didn't have the injuries to Bert Berry, Levi Brown, Adrian Wilson, Okeafor, Dansby, Boldin, and Fitz. All teams have injuries but we basically lost all of our best players at one time of the year or another. That right there would be tough to overcome for any team.

by AZSEAfan @ Revenge Of The Birds on Dec 18, 2007 9:47 AM MST reply actions

Agreed

Injuries never help a situation (except in the case of New England some six years ago) and the Cardinals haven't been an exception.

By the way, I think you'd be a good blogger if you'd choose to start writing a diary on this site. There are no obligations, but it's a great place to vent and talk about football.

Go Cards!

by tomvanwyhe on Dec 18, 2007 5:44 PM MST up reply actions

Thanks

I appreciate the sentiment but I have been committment-phobic ever since getting married..I kid, I kid. Sure would be nice to get some more folks over here but I know the Cards can be a tough sell. Besides, football just isn't as easy to blog about as a numbers-driven game like baseball.

On a side note, the guys at KTAR were talking about next year and the guys we may lose and hope to get. Who would be your number one target in the FA market for next year? Mine would be Samuel from NE. Eric Green just completely sucks as a cover corner IMO and needs to be replaced in a big way. What do you think?

by AZSEAfan @ Revenge Of The Birds on Dec 19, 2007 11:25 AM MST up reply actions

LOL at commitment phobia

I agree that Samuel should be a top priority this offseason, but I also think the offensive line issues should again be looked at and addressed. More specifically, the tackle position could use some work. Mike Gandy isn't really a long-term fix on the left side, so someone like Flozell Adams. And while guard isn't a huge concern, the intrigue of Alan Faneca hitting the market is very interesting. A big fan of Whisenhunt, it wouldn't be surprising if Faneca would be interested in bolstering the offensive line in Arizona. Too bad his price tag is going to be through the roof.

As far as the diary goes, it's okay if you don't want to start one now. But any time you have an opinion on the Cardinals -- or any team for that matter -- feel free to leave your thoughts there. There's absolutely no commitment and it would just be nice to get some user activity going on the site, maybe start a trend ;)

Go Cards!

by tomvanwyhe on Dec 19, 2007 3:16 PM MST up reply actions