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Arizona Cardinals news 8/22: Gameday links For Cards/Chargers

Saturday links to start the day.

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YAY! There is a football game today. Read up while you can.

Cardinals:

Cardinals Blogs | Friday before the Chargers
Is it me, or does it always seem to be this way about this time, where everyone is just so ready to have football games that count and instead there is still so much time left on the preseason schedule.

Pasch Factor: Extra Point Intrigue

The change in the point-after for touchdowns should bring in interesting decisions

Continuity Key For Cardinals Offense

Players on same page as they enter third year together

Bruce Arians: Earl Watford to battle Ted Larsen for left guard job - Arizona Cardinals Blog - ESPN

While Cardinals guard Ted Larsen was the obvious choice to fill in for Mike Iupati, the job may not be his to keep while Iupati recovers.

Arizona Cardinals' starters to play first quarter against San Diego - Arizona Cardinals Blog - ESPN

One quarter won't be enough for Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer against the San Diego Chargers on Saturday night.

Injury means it's time for Arizona Cardinals' Rodney Gunter to step up - Arizona Cardinals Blog - ESPN

Making the Arizona Cardinals' roster isn't a worry Rodney Gunter will need to concern himself with, it'll be keeping a spot on the first-team defense.

Cards Camp Spotlight Featuring Rodney Gunter - NBCSPORTS1060.COM

Arizona Cardinals rookie defensive end Rodney Gunter is the subject of this edition of the Cards Camp Spotlight on The Blitz with Rich Gray heard weekdays at 2:15 p.m

It's time for Rodney Gunter to "step up to the plate" - NBCSPORTS1060.COM

“Oh man, it was a little bit of pressure, but now I’m just soaking it in,” Gunter said. “(It’s) time to work, time to step up to the plate.”

Jaxon Shipley's attitude and fun nature are guiding him in the fight for 53 - NBCSPORTS1060.COM

“I try to come out here everyday with a good attitude, and just have fun, and just see how it plays out, and if I make the team that’d be great. I don’t get too caught up in worrying about that stuff,” Shipley said.

MMQB: Bruce Arians taught Todd Bowles to coach with 'no fear'

It didn’t take long for former Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator Todd Bowles to find controversy in his new gig.

NFL:

RG3 could learn something from Johnny Manziel - SBNation.com

It seems that Robert Griffin could learn a lesson or two in leadership and media communication from ... gasp ... Johnny Football.

Eli Manning doesn't want the NFL's biggest contract, except he kind of does - SBNation.com

Eli Manning may have never said he wants to be the NFL's highest-paid player, but the numbers he needs to ask for happen to be more than any NFL player is making.

NFL preseason results and scores 2015: Bills QBs battle, Johnny Manziel solid on Thursday - SBNation.com

The Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns didn't combine for a particularly exciting matchup, but with one quarterback battle and one potential quarterback battle, there was plenty to talk about on Thursday.

NFL preseason results and scores 2015: Bills QBs battle, Johnny Manziel solid on Thursday - SBNation.com

The Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns didn't combine for a particularly exciting matchup, but with one quarterback battle and one potential quarterback battle, there was plenty to talk about on Thursday.

Robert Griffin III could return for next week's preseason game - SBNation.com

Griffin suffered a concussion on Thursday night, but might be ready to go for another preseason game nine days later.

ESPN briefly fired Adam Schefter by accident - SBNation.com

Whoops.

The bizarre new Madden 16 trailer features a car-crushing Rex Ryan and Colin Kaepernick as Al Pacino - SBNation.com

Colin Kaepernick doing Al Pacino from "Scent of a Woman" is really funny, though.

Someone with an 'Is Joe Flacco a elite quaterback' sign photobombed Al Roker in Abu Dhabi - SBNation.com

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