Taylor (and Ellington) enter running back fray
The Cardinals added Stanford running back Stepfan Taylor in the fifth round Saturday. It wasn’t a surprise — the Cards figured to add a back. It is interesting who they picked though. Taylor,...
View ArticleFour draft picks sign contracts
The Cardinals have begun signing draft picks. The last four choices — fifth-round running back Stepfan Taylor, sixth-round wide receiver Ryan Swope, sixth-round running back Andre Ellington and...
View ArticleHow those draft choices could fit
It’s still way early. Bruce Arians won’t even commit to starting positions — which isn’t a surprise — and training camp will sort through players much better than any of this summer stuff. Players...
View ArticleArians: About jobs right now, not chemistry
Here’s one way to look at it, and a good one, from coach Bruce Arians when talking about gaining team chemistry in training camp: “This is not a time for chemistry. My philosophy is, we’re not the...
View ArticleConsidering Alfonso
Alfonso Smith first came to the Cardinals in April of 2010. It’s been a journey back and forth since then. He’s always flashed talent, but he could never get past guys with more glittering resumes like...
View ArticleColledge’s beard and injured backs
Daryn Colledge cut his hair this offseason. He said his face got a little lonely, so he’s decided to grow a beard. He had a beard when he played for the Packers when they won a Super Bowl....
View ArticleIt may be five running backs after all
The Cardinals’ top two running backs are sitting out practice again today, giving coach Bruce Arians the chance to praise the other three — Alfonso Smith and draftees Stepfan Taylor and Andre...
View ArticleMaking plays, and not, in practice
Nothing super exciting today, other than a chance to talk to Sports Illustrated’s Jim Trotter on the Cardinals Daily Report (below). But here are some notes and observations: – Stop me if you’ve heard...
View ArticlePackers aftermath
The way Carson Palmer threw the ball Friday night was good. So was the way backup Drew Stanton did, for that matter. But what may have been the most promising of all for the Cardinals was the way the...
View ArticleArians after further review
The Cardinals are back at practice this morning at the team’s Tempe facility for the first time since playing Friday night. A few notes and thoughts from coach Bruce Arians in his first media session...
View ArticleNo new running backs and lunch notes
The running back health is improving. Rashard Mendenhall is back to practicing fully and Andre Ellington (concussion) has been cleared but will be worked back in slowly. Ryan Williams, said Bruce...
View ArticleThe “dominance” in the NFC West
If there was any doubt how Bruce Arians was approaching this season and the Cardinals’ place in the NFC West — and via the moves they have made with Carson Palmer and Karlos Dansby and John Abraham and...
View ArticleCowboys aftermath
Perhaps it’s a version of that age-old question: If a potential fourth receiver dresses in a different locker room, does he make a sound the team? Kerry Taylor spent all of last season on the Cards’...
View ArticleAn efficient camp and Ellington’s neck
Bruce Arians talked this summer about why he doesn’t have his players stretch as a team beforehand. He went back to the subject Wednesday, and fits well with an efficiency that he works with through...
View ArticleEllington among those not expected to play
The Cardinals are not going to have rookie running back Andre Ellington (neck) tonight. Again, in the preseason, there are no inactive lists, so an “iffy” guy can still dress and see how it goes....
View ArticleDoing the math on the running backs
The Cardinals have five running backs. That’s not a complete surprise, given who the backs are and the fact the team doesn’t carry a fullback. But in a system where the offense calls for just one back...
View ArticleRams aftermath
It was toward the wrong end zone, and it was the Cardinals’ defense instead of its offense, but it was difficult not to look at Tyrann Mathieu racing down the middle of the Edward Jones turf Sunday...
View ArticleA new left tackle backup
The new depth chart revealed a new option on the left side with newcomer Bradley Sowell listed as Levi Brown’s backup. Sowell was on the right side last week, but he’s been flipped and Nate Potter now...
View ArticleThe cost of helping in protection
At one point during his press conference Monday, Bruce Arians said he only used three of the six bullets he planned to use in St. Louis — a reference to the deep shots he goes into every game wanting...
View ArticleGoing from third to first
It’s basic football. Convert third downs, you stay on the field. That was Bruce Arians’ lament about the end of the Rams game. “The fourth quarter for us came down to two third downs,” Arians said. The...
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