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![NFL 10 December 2015: Arizona Cardinals Quarterback Carson Palmer (3) [962] talks to Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians in action during a Thursday Night Football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium, in Glendale, AZ. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire)](../../wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/08/29143827/164121015_642_Vikings_at_Cardinals1-1000x600.jpg)
Arizona Cardinals
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![10 December 2015: Arizona Cardinals Cornerback Patrick Peterson (21) [16778] celebrates with fans in action during a Thursday Night Football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium, in Glendale, AZ. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire)](../../wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/06/07131503/164121015_639_Vikings_at_Cardinals-450x270.jpg)
![10 December 2015: Arizona Cardinals Cornerback Patrick Peterson (21) [16778] celebrates with fans in action during a Thursday Night Football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium, in Glendale, AZ. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire)](../../wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/06/07131503/164121015_639_Vikings_at_Cardinals-80x80.jpg)
Were Cardinals’ ‘defensive issues’ put to bed in Week 2 win?
Week 1 for the Arizona Cardinals was a rough one. They not only lost their home opener against the Tom Brady-less New...
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![NFL 10 December 2015: Arizona Cardinals Quarterback Carson Palmer (3) [962] talks to Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians in action during a Thursday Night Football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium, in Glendale, AZ. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire)](../../wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/08/29143827/164121015_642_Vikings_at_Cardinals1-450x270.jpg)
![NFL 10 December 2015: Arizona Cardinals Quarterback Carson Palmer (3) [962] talks to Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians in action during a Thursday Night Football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium, in Glendale, AZ. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire)](../../wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/08/29143827/164121015_642_Vikings_at_Cardinals1-80x80.jpg)
Palmer’s viability is more relevant than Cardinals’ loss to Patriots
On the surface, it sure appears that the Arizona Cardinals are off to a troubling, disappointing start. After all, they lost at...
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Harkins: Hard to fault Bruce Arians for preseason strategy
The Arizona Cardinals opened the season with a 23-21 loss to the New England Patriots. That, on the surface, doesn’t seem like...
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Three areas Cardinals must improve heading into Week 2
Possibly one of the biggest surprises of Week 1 came when the Tom Brady-less New England Patriots went to Arizona and took...
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Larry Fitzgerald continues to be Arizona’s Mr. Consistent
There were plenty of people concerned that Carson Palmer might not be the quarterback he was last season. A few questionable preseason...
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One man’s NFC West regular season preview
The NFC West is an odd, trifling thing. It’s a division that contains no perfect teams -by and large an anachronism in...
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![10 December 2015: Arizona Cardinals Running Back David Johnson (31) [20529] in action during a Thursday Night Football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium, in Glendale, AZ. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire)](../../wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/02/24101141/164121015_644_Vikings_at_Cardinals-450x270.jpg)
![10 December 2015: Arizona Cardinals Running Back David Johnson (31) [20529] in action during a Thursday Night Football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium, in Glendale, AZ. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire)](../../wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/02/24101141/164121015_644_Vikings_at_Cardinals-80x80.jpg)
David Johnson’s season could hinge on opening performance
It’s rare that a second-year player has as lofty expectations as David Johnson does with the Arizona Cardinals. Just last year, he...
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The sky isn’t falling on Carson Palmer’s career
Carson Palmer had a career year in 2015 at age 36, passing for 4,671 yards and 35 touchdowns while compiling a career-best...
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Biggest surprises from Cardinals initial 53-man roster
As much as people say the preseason doesn’t matter, this is what it amounts to: 53 players get to stay for the...
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![19 August 2016: Arizona Cardinals Quarterback Carson Palmer (3) [962] during an NFL preseason game between the Arizona Cardinals and the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA. (Photo by Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire)](../../wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/08/20145310/0071608195821_Cardinals_at_Chargers-80x80.jpg)
Palmer, not Garoppolo, under most pressure as Cardinals face Patriots
So, after a preseason that ranked just ahead of the Vikings and Cowboys on the quarterback calamity scale, the Arizona Cardinals are...
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With Mathieu, Brown cleared to play, Cardinals are primed and ready
The Arizona Cardinals got some good news on Thursday: Receiver John Brown and defensive back Tyrann Mathieu have both been cleared to...
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3 things to expect on Arizona Cardinals depth chart
The Arizona Cardinals have one of the most talented rosters in the NFL. With that said, it doesn’t mean there won’t be...
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Palmer, Cardinals continue to look lost in August
We see this happen seemingly every season. An NFL team or two that were afterthoughts look invincible in August while the league’s...
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Takeaways from Cardinals Week 3 dress rehearsal
It’s commonly believed the preseason doesn’t mean much beyond a team’s third performance, as starters are typically on the field longer. For...
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Arians’ objection to sideline video just about resistance to change
There is player-tracking technology available that would allow NFL coaches to have access to performance data as well as video on the...
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![19 August 2016: Arizona Cardinals Safety Marqui Christian (25) [21697] runs after a turnover which was overturned because the runner was down during an NFL preseason game between the Arizona Cardinals and the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA. (Photo by Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire)](../../wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/08/24181348/0071608195857_Cardinals_at_Chargers-80x80.jpg)
Surprising performers from Cardinals’ first two preseason games
The Arizona Cardinals are 0-2 in the 2016 preseason, but as we all know, that doesn’t mean much. The Cardinals dropped their...
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Humility comes from success with Steve Keim
Very rarely will you hear an NFL general manager admit to a mistake and there is a pretty good reason for the...
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![Arizona Cardinals Running Back David Johnson (31) [20529] is tackled by San Diego Chargers Cornerback Casey Hayward (26) [17669] and San Diego Chargers Linebacker Denzel Perryman (52) [11599] during an NFL preseason game between the Arizona Cardinals and the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA. (Photo by Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire)](../../wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/08/22174521/0071608196507_Cardinals_at_Chargers-80x80.jpg)
Cardinals appear stuck in post-hype fog
When we last checked in with the Arizona Cardinals, they were coming off a wholly uninspiring preseason opener against the Oakland Raiders,...
