As written per Bob Baum, API wtiter
Anquan Boldin set to fire agent Drew Rosenhaus
My Commentary:
Anquan Boldin set to fire agent
May 26th, 2009Arizona Cardinals Draft Coverage - Will Davis
May 24th, 20096th Round Draft Choice: Will Davis - DE - Illinois - 6′2″ 261 lbs.
And the Arizona Cardinals take yet another defensive player again, in the 6th round. Ok, we can hear the coaching staff loud and clear on this, we couldn’t get the stop on that last drive of the super bowl. You have one camp that says, “Defense Wins Championships”, you have another camp that says, “Special Teams Win Championships”. Whatever, all I know is we came up about a hair short of taking home the Lombardi Trophy and it’s because the D didn’t get the stops at the end of the game.
I said it before and I’ll say it again, it all starts in the trenches my fellow football fans. You either protect the quarterback or you get to the quarterback. So here we have Will Davis, and I hope he can bring some heat on opposing QB’s this season. The Cardinals finished up tied for 14th in the league for team sacks, but they only had a paltry 31 sacks total. That is not good enough for a defense in my opinion, it’s real simple, they just aren’t putting enough pressure on the QB. OK, we have that out of the way. I see Will Davis as something of a tweener just like our second round draft pick, Cody Brown. Not quite big enough for true defensive end but a little more bulk than a typical linebacker.
Arizona Cardinal Player Profile - Steve Breaston
May 23rd, 2009Drafted in 5th Round of 2007 NFL Draft - WR/KR - Michigan Wolverines - 6′0″ 189 lbs
At the Big House in Ann Arbor Michigan, Steve Breaston flashed some big-play capability. The area where he really shined was on special teams though, owning school records for punt return and kick-off return yards, with 5 touchdowns to add into that mix. His 156 career receptions are fifth most in Michigan history. He also owns the Rose Bowl record which was set on January 1, 2005 with 316 all purpose yards.
When Steve Breaston was drafted by the Cardinals, you and I were probably thinking the same thing, all purpose kind of player, a utility guy, jack of all trades. The Cardinals were probably thinking the same thing. But sometimes fortunes have a funny way of turning and changing quickly, and that’s what occurred with Steve Breaston, it happened to be called an opportunity. In all professional sports, sometimes a player has to wait for an opportunity to really showcase his talents, sometimes it may be due to another players injury, it could be another players contract, it could be a host of reasons.
NFC West Rivals - St. Louis Rams
May 23rd, 2009The Rams long road back to respectability starts with their round of OTA’s. They were 0-2 against the Arizona Cardinals during the 2008 season and will probably be looking for some redemption in that area as well. Marc Bulger will continue to be there main man at starting quarterback and that was evident by them passing on Marc Sanchez, the next glamor quarterback from USC.
Defensive End Leonard Little appears to be back all the way from a prior hamstring injury. Wide receiver Donnie Avery continues to improve and is looking better and better. But man, the Rams have got to be missing the once dynamic duo of Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt, Holt is now with Jacksonville. Word is Tye Hill appears to be finally adapting to NFL coverage and his confidence is growing, hope so Tye with this being your fourth NFL season. Linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa was released recently because new head coach Steve Spagnuolo wants bigger linebackers, has interests from the Bills, Bears and Eagles. Hmm….Bigger linebackers? Pisa had 135 tackles, 3 sacks and two forced fumbles in 2008.
NFC West Rivals - San Francisco 49ers
May 22nd, 2009It looks like teams are wrapping up their OTA’s (Organized Team Activities) including our very own Arizona Cardinals. But I wanted to focus on one of our division rivals who happen to be the San Francisco 49ers. You’ve got to be wondering what Mike Singletary has cooking up his sleeve, is he going to go all out this season and try to wrestle away the NFC West Division Crown from the Cardinals? Maybe he still needs more firepower on offense, which is why they drafted Michael Crabtree at WR.
As with Mike, word is he had already gotten on his team midway through their first OTA and told them to pick up their intensity level. Like I said in my first breakdown on the 49ers, Mike Singletary doesn’t mess around and will have this team prepared come opening day. And guess who we play on opening day? You guessed right, the 49ers. This will be a statement game right off the bat. It’s a division game, we just came off the Super Bowl and the 49ers feel they can contend for the division title. Hey, it’s on.
Arizona Cardinals History - Aeneas Williams
May 21st, 2009Drafted by the Phoenix Cardinals in the 3rd Round (59th overall) in the 1991 NFL Draft
Position: CB - 5′11′ - 200 lbs, College: Southern
Arizona Cardinals Draft Coverage - Herman Johnson
May 21st, 20095th Round Draft Choice: Herman Johnson - OT - LSU - 6′7″ 365 lbs.
Did you say Big? No, I’m not talking about Big, as in Leonard Davis, but this man is BIG. First thing is we need to come up with is a nickname for Herman Johnson, it is only befitting we do so. He makes Big Leonard look like someone who needs to add some bulk. Maybe Herman “House” Johnson? Come to find out, he already has had that nickname since high school. Finally the cycle is broken, the buck stops here and the Cardinals take an offensive player again after round 1.
It all starts in the trenches, wars and won and lost in the trenches. It’s no different in the NFL. It all starts with the Offensive and Defensive lines. The offensive line needs improvement especially on run blocking, I’m talking about blowing people off the ball and eating up real estate. We need better running lanes for our running backs, no doubt. So, that’s why Herman Johnson was taken in the 5th round to help in that area.