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1-18-11: Arizona Cardinals Bird Droppings

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Quick note, since Cardinals news is getting very limited right now, I will try to have more stuff about the local teams in here. And on that note, congratulations to Vince Carter for going over 20,000 career points in the game against the Knicks yesterday.

Phoenix Suns win rematch with New York Knicks
Ten days ago, the Phoenix Suns bemoaned losing Amar'e Stoudemire and everything it had done to a team that got routed at home by New York for its seventh loss in eight games. It was that dark place that Steve Nash said his team could be headed for, but the Suns have found the light.

Phoenix Coyotes fall to San Jose Sharks
Phoenix Coyotes fall to San Jose Sharks, San Jose scores twice in the second period en route to a 4-2 victory in Glendale on Monday.

NFL.com Blogs " Blog Archive Pick Six: Top QB games in recent playoff history? "
Aaron Rodgers is pretty good. Last week, he became the first quarterback in NFL history to have a passer rating in each of his first two playoff starts exceed 120. He did it for a third consecutive time against the Falcons on Saturday night, leading the Packers to a spot in the NFC Championship Game. But where does his performance stack up in playoff history? Well, let’s narrow that down a bit. How about where does Rodgers’ outing (non-Super Bowl) rank among some of the best quarterback performances in the playoffs since 2000? Is there enough qualifiers there?

(Kurt Warner made the list twice)

Madden 11 Divisional Round Ratings Change Suggestions | pastapadre.com
Last week’s roster update for Madden 11 cleaned up some of the players that had been off considering performance over the course of the full season and also returned some from injury. Should there be a roster update following the divisional round of the NFL Playoffs (not yet confirmed) it will take mostly into account the eight teams that played over the weekend.

Oakland Raiders promote Hue Jackson to head coach - ESPN
The Oakland Raiders have promoted offensive coordinator Hue Jackson to become the team's sixth head coach since 2003.

Seattle Seahawks fire O-coordinator Jeremy Bates - ESPN
The Seattle Seahawks have fired offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates after one season.

Sources: Josh McDaniels' talks with St. Louis Rams hit a snag - ESPN
While former Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels was the leading candidate as the next offensive coordinator of the St. Louis Rams, a significant snag in negotiations has led the team to broaden its search, according to sources.

Mike Singletary said he's joining Minnesota Vikings coaching staff - ESPN
Mike Singletary told ESPN 1000 on Tuesday that he is joining the Minnesota Vikings staff, where he will be reunited with former Chicago Bears teammate Leslie Frazier.

Cowboys would "think about" listening to offers for Dez Bryant | ProFootballTalk
A member of the Cowboys front office told ESPNDallas.com’s Calvin Watkins that the team "would think about" trading wide receiver Dez Bryant this offseason. This is one of those stories that we can hear being denied by the team before it gets any room to grow.

Antrel Rolle: New York Giants need to be more like New York Jets - ESPN New York
Antrel Rolle says Tom Coughlin needs to loosen up and act more like Rex Ryan. Imagine that.

Denver Broncos' Laurence Maroney arrested; charges pending - ESPN
Denver Broncos running back Laurence Maroney has been arrested in St. Louis on drugs and weapons allegations. His publicist said Tuesday that he did nothing wrong.

Jets fan killed after celebratory sled ride | ProFootballTalk
The New York Jets’ rousing victory in New England was marred by the death of a Jets fan in Staten Island, New York.

NFL.com Blogs " Blog Archive Warner: Rodgers is among elite quarterbacks "
We were all witness to a high level of quarterback play during the 2010 season. Twenty two 3,000-yard passers. Ten quarterbacks had at least 25 touchdowns. Four with passer ratings of 100.0 or better. These are the reasons why many are calling this the "era of the quarterback." The strong quarterback play of Jay Cutler, Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger and Mark Sanchez this weekend led their teams to the conference championship round.

Cowboys would "think about" listening to offers for Dez Bryant | ProFootballTalk
A member of the Cowboys front office told ESPNDallas.com’s Calvin Watkins that the team "would think about" trading wide receiver Dez Bryant this offseason. This is one of those stories that we can hear being denied by the team before it gets any room to grow.