- Arizona Cardinals WR Jaron Brown earning praise from coachin...
- 2013-06-17 23:26
- Cardinals coach Bruce Arians talked up undrafted rookie WR Jaron Brown after June minicamp workouts. With Michael Floyd nursing a “testy” hamstring and Ryan Swope (head) not doing anything, Brown even saw some first-team reps in three-wide sets alongside Larry Fitzgerald and Andre Roberts. Brown...
- Ryan Lindley Stays Smart About Things
- 2013-06-17 22:15
- Quarterback is still a Card as he tries to rally from rough rookie season
- Arizona Cardinals: Predicting Andre Ellington’s Stats
- 2013-06-17 20:11
- Andre Ellington is a sixth-round selection for the Arizona Cardinals. Sixth round selections typically do not contribute right away, but the Arizona Cardinals 187th selection overall of Ellington could surprise us. Ellington has repeatedly shown his downhill speed in the ACC over the past three y...

- Nate Potter at right tackle: What could it mean?
- 2013-06-17 19:00
- One thing that stood out during the last week of offseason work was the fact that Nate Potter was neither at left tackle nor with the second team. It started out with his splitting time with Bobby Massie at right tackle with the first team and at second team left tackle during Fan Fest. Then, duri...

- Zone blocking: Real NFL plays and how it looks
- 2013-06-17 17:00
- After the schematic drawings I have shown you in previous posts (see the far right of the page for the other articles in this stream) I want to give you a real world zone blocking play that we can watch as it develops. I want you to go with me. I am going to start a running play that is just a littl...
- Arizona Cardinals: When Will the Cardinals Be Super Bowl Con...
- 2013-06-17 16:11
- As an avid follower of the NFL for many years, there is one thing that I have learned about the competition in this league. From one year to the next and on any given day, or should I say on any given Sunday (because of the competition), anyone can beat anyone. After all, like Chris [...] Arizona C...
- Ranking the 10 Best Players in the NFL
- 2013-06-17 16:00
- There is no offseason in the NFL. This statement holds true when all we do is talk football, especially considering that both the NBA and NHL Finals are ongoing. A popular subject during the NFL “offseason” has been ranking the top 100 players in the NFL. Pro Football Focus and the NFL network ...

- Larry Fitzgerald, Reggie Wayne and moving around on offense
- 2013-06-17 15:00
- We know that Larry Fitzgerald is going to play more than one receiver position in 2013. We know that he is getting accustomed to it. Bruce Arians has said that it is about giving him more opportunities to get catches, creating mismatches for him and other on offense. The same thing happened in 20...

- 6/17 Arizona Cardinals news: Father's Day sayings, beginning...
- 2013-06-17 13:00
- The dead period begins. No OTAs, no mini-camp, just a little more than a month of waiting for training camp. There are a few stories out there, though. Here they are: Cardinals: Word From the Birds Blog | Mistakes are there in black and white We got another little peek into some of how Bruce Ari...
- Rounding Up the Latest Offseason Buzz Surrounding ...
- 2013-06-17 05:16
- The Arizona Cardinals completed mini-camp and have recessed until training camp opens next month. With that in mind, we'll take a look at the stories gathering the biggest buzz both on and off the field. It's definitely a diverse...
- DeAndre Hopkins among offseason rookie standouts
- 2013-06-17 01:51
- Which rookies have made the biggest impressions throughout the offseason? Chris Wesseling highlights DeAndre Hopkins of the Houston Texans and eight others.
- Freddie Kitchens, Arizona Cardinals QBs coach, walking
- 2013-06-16 19:11
- Arizona Cardinals quarterbacks coach Freddie Kitchens is walking after undergoing emergency surgery on his aorta. Coach Bruce Arians told Ian Rapoport "it's a miracle" to have him back.
- Arizona Cardinals QBs coach Freddie Kitchens resti...
- 2013-06-11 14:11
- Arizona Cardinals quarterbacks coach Freddie Kitchens is expected to return to his duties sometime during training camp after having heart surgery, the team announced Monday.
- Arizona Cardinals quarterbacks coach Freddie Kitch...
- 2013-06-11 03:35
- Cardinals QB coach Kitchens at home resting
- 2013-06-11 02:31
- In an offseason that has been filled with excitement for the Arizona Cardinals, the club got unquestionably its best news when quarterbacks coach Freddie Kitchens was released from Arizona Heart Hospital following emergency surg...
- Cardinals QB Coach Freddie Kitchens Has Heart Surg...
- 2013-06-06 20:58
- Cardinals quarterbacks coach Freddie Kitchens had to leave Tuesday’s OTA when he wasn’t feeling well, Darren Urban of Azcardinals.com reports. Turned out he had a defect in his aorta that needed surgery. Kitchens is doing well...
- Arizona Cardinals quarterback coach Freddie Kitche...
- 2013-06-05 17:06

- Zone blocking: The cutback
- 2013-06-16 19:00
- In the previous writeup, we described how zone blocking works by showing you a simple dive play with dumb defensive lineman and how, in theory, to block the run perfectly. Of course, only the Raiders have defensive linemen like that. (Low blow, I know, but come on -- they are the Raiders. By the way...
- A Look At #StuffDadSays To Celebrate Father's Day
- 2013-06-16 16:00
- We have all heard these sayings from dad once or twice.

- 6/16 Arizona Cardinals news: Josh Freeman to Cardinals (in 2...
- 2013-06-16 13:00
- Find out if Freeman to the Cardinals next year makes sense. We've featured a lot of links already this off-season about what the expectations should be for Larry Fitzgerald in 2013, and now Bruce Arians weighs in on the subject. Whether it was a dance or more a game of musical chairs, the Cardinal...

- Dallas Cowboys News & Notes: Morris Claiborne vs. Dez Bryant
- 2013-06-16 11:05
- Morris Claiborne on Dez Bryant - DMN The praise for Dez Bryant knows no end this offseason. This time it's from the guy who's going up against him in every training: "Dez is one of the top receivers in this league. The things he can do on the field is just amazing. For me to go out each day and ...
- Twitter antics of Arizona Cardinals' Darnell Dockett a sourc...
- 2013-06-16 01:00

- Bruce Arians holds players accountable for mental mistakes
- 2013-06-15 19:00
- Head coach Bruce Arians does not like mental errors. "I put as much on mental mistakes as I do physical mistakes," he told reporters on Thursday. This is how he handles mental mistakes, by using an "accountability sheet." "Every mental error gets put up in front of the team. It's called an accou...

- Arizona Cardinals mini-camp: Kevin Minter likes to hit peopl...
- 2013-06-15 17:00
- During this offseason, almost all the attention on the players that the Arizona Cardinals drafted has been focused on Jonathan Cooper and more so on Tyrann Mathieu. One guy that would be easy to forget about is linebacker Kevin Minter, as he is behind a bunch of established players at his position...
- Dockett loves to inflict 'bodily harm'
- 2013-06-14 18:39
- If Roger Goodell wants to convince NFL fans that football is a safe game and the idea is not for people to get hurt, he had better do a better job of conveying that message to the league’s players. We all know football is an aggressive sport. There’s nothing wrong with a legal hit that [...]
- Darnell Dockett Says He Loves Inflicting “Physical, Bodily...
- 2013-06-14 16:07
- Even though the NFL is a physical, and violent league, the brass and execs don’t necessarily want their players harping and making light of the physicality. Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett is a different breed, and probably didn’t get the message. Dockett who unveiled the scariest f...






