John W. Buckley
Lead Voice
John has been a Revenge of the Birds writer since 2018. (If you can survive the Wilks/Rosen year, you can survive anything.) He's been a Valley sports fan all his life and enjoys writing from a fan's perspective. But he's not afraid to take a deep dive into the numbers if needed as well. When he's not writing for RotB, John is a college professor and enjoys watching sports, playing fantasy sports, drinking craft beer, and hanging with his doggo.
0-2 and feeling fine
Sunday’s collapse was hard to watch, but this RotB writer is feeling just fine after the team’s 0-2 start.
In defense of Monti Ossenfort: A different perspective
Is there already controversy brewing around new GM Monti Ossenfort? There’s been a ton of chatter about his recent roster moves lately here on RotB. Here is another perspective from one RotB writer.
Not a retool, a rebuild: 2023 Arizona Cardinals season prediction
It’s time for season predictions! We all know the Cardinals will be bad in 2023. But how bad? Bad enough to get the #1 pick? Let’s find out.
2023 Arizona Cardinals best/worst case: What’s the difference?
The regular season is almost here, which means it’s season predictions time. There are always many ways a season can play out, but this year it might not matter much how many games the team wins.
Cardinals players on the roster bubble: Defense and special teams
Part 2 of a look at bubble players on the Cardinals roster with just one preseason game left. Who makes the cut on defense?
Cardinals players on the roster bubble: Offense
Roster cutdown day is less than a week away. Which Cardinals offensive players are on the roster bubble for the 53-man roster with just one preseason game left?
Stray observations from the Cardinals first preseason game and a look ahead to the next one
One preseason game down, two to go. Let’s take a look back at what we saw during the Broncos game and look ahead to the Chiefs on Saturday.
Five things to watch in the Cardinals first preseason game against the Broncos
The first preseason game of the new Cardinals era is here. Here are five things to watch as we take on the Broncos.
Fringy young Cards to keep an eye on during training camp
With training camp underway, let’s take a look at some young players on the fringe of the roster who could be the next camp/preseason hero a la Greg Dortch and Dennis Gardeck?
Loose change: Making ‘cents’ of the Cardinals roster
A quick look at the Cardinals roster using a system of dollars and cents. Who are the rusty pennies and shiny quarters?