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A top rookie quarterback would play
Back in 2006, when Matt Leinart was just drafted and Denny Green was in charge, the hype around the Cardinals’ freshly-minted quarterback-of-the-future was off the charts. Back then, Kurt Warner was...
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Arians thinks accuracy can be helped — sometimes
Larry Fitzgerald was targeted 156 times last season. He ended up with just 71 catches. Now, that doesn’t mean there weren’t times when Fitz could’ve and should’ve come down with a pass and didn’t. That...
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Exhausting QB possibilities and more scuttlebutt
The idea that the Cardinals would explore the trade possibility for 49ers backup quarterback Alex Smith — as Kent Somers noted yesterday — shouldn’t be a shock (although I will admit I originally...
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Who could work with Arians and (gasp!) QB talk
At some point, the constant offseason debate about who will be the Cardinals’ quarterback will end. In a perfect world, it’d be determined this offseason long-term somehow, but until then, I suppose a...
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Arians talks QBs, Cribbs and other stuff over breakfast
The NFC coaches breakfast was this morning — bright and early at 7:15 a.m. — here at the NFL coaches meetings at the Arizona Biltmore. That meant an hour hanging out with Cardinals coach Bruce Arians....
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The curious case of Carson Palmer
As the draft approaches and people speculate on (or fret about) what the Cardinals will do at quarterback, one of the storylines that could play out is the availability of Carson Palmer. Palmer is...
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Drafting a quarterback — and No. 7
A) Your team needs a quarterback; B) Your team has a top 10 pick; So C) there is endless speculation about that team drafting a quarterback with their first-round selection. The Cardinals are in that...
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Palmer talk gains momentum
The first domino to a Friday of speculation came earlier in the day, when news of a probable trade of quarterback Matt Flynn from the Seahawks to the Raiders hit the public domain. In itself, somewhat...
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To take a quarterback
It was the day Steve Keim was hired as general manager, long before Drew Stanton or Carson Palmer arrived or even before Kevin Kolb and John Skelton were discarded. Keim was talking about philosophies,...
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Time for some draft aftermath
Some quick wrap-up notes after the draft, before I take my neglected sons to dinner: – The Cardinals, obviously, did not take a quarterback. Keim admitted he had talked long about about subscribing to...
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Campbell active, Ryan Williams sits
In what isn’t a surprise, running back Ryan Williams is indeed inactive today for the Cardinals. You figured one of the backs would be down. Since there is special teams aspects to the other guys,...
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Finding that future quarterback
The three quarterbacks of the Cardinals were at the facility today, doing a workout, hanging out and prepping for when the team can officially get started with new strength and conditioning coach Buddy...
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Only the truth(?): Highlights from a draft presser
You have to hand it to GM Steve Keim and coach Bruce Arians, who managed to make a 30-minute pre-draft press conference entertaining considering that no real news can come out of it. As willing as both...
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Need, speed, no QB: Day Two wrap
Four picks and no quarterbacks. People keep wondering if the next draft spot would draw a QB choice and it didn’t. It certainly doesn’t sound like it will happen either, now that the Cardinals have...
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QB Logan Thomas comes to Cards
So Friday night, Bruce Arians asked “Why” when he was asked why the Cardinals hadn’t taken a quarterback. Saturday morning, the Cardinals took Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas, the definition of...
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The black stripes are not a band
Those looking at the photos from yesterday’s OTA or the video seemed to notice the black stripe on the Cardinals’ helmets. OK, it wasn’t on all their helmets. It was only on the helmet of the...
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The battle for third QB
Bruce Arians made it pretty clear the other day where his quarterback depth chart stood. The third quarterback spot is “wide open” as a competition, a comment that both solidified Drew Stanton’s status...
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Romo “retirement” and the dearth of QBs
Tony Romo is leaving football to go into broadcasting. So were the reports Tuesday morning, as Romo remains Cowboys property long after it was thought he would have moved on. In a world where Carson...
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No waiting for 2018 QB class
There are lots of question marks about the top quarterbacks in this year’s draft, and lots of enticing names at quarterback that could/should be available in the draft class of 2018. For a team like...
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No QB yet — and perhaps none at all
The Cardinals made a big trade to move up in the second round Friday. It gave everyone pause. Quarterback? Deshone Kizer was on the board. But then came safety Budda Baker. No QB there. In the third...
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