Good Times In Arizona

I haven’t had much time to talk about the Cardinals big win over the Giants on Sunday unfortunately. But fortunately that doesn’t take away from what a great win it was. Similar to the Cowboys game last year, the Cardinals won a game they weren’t suppose to win which changed the momentum for the season and brought their record to 4-2. This win against the Giants has also brought their record to 4-2 and like last season the Cards will be playing Carolina for their next game after the big win. Last season with a chance to get to 5-2 and solidify themselves as serious contenders Arizona lost a close game in Carolina. This season the Panthers game is at home and Carolina hasn’t been looking great. So I think things will go differently this time around.

I’ve loved the atmosphere in Arizona this week after the Sunday Night Football victory. There’s been a lot of excitement and renewed enthusiasm for the team. A big upset always fires up the fan base. As a long time Cardinals fan I’ve learned to appreciate every win Arizona gets. But now that the Cardinals have been to the Super Bowl I find myself dreaming of a newer atmosphere in Arizona. I dream that when the Cardinals go into New York and beat the Giants on Sunday Night Football that it won’t be a huge upset, but more of a “good win”. Some of my friends were talking about the game like it was the 1980 US Olympic hockey team upsetting the Soviets. Although I love their excitement I want the Cardinals to some day get to the point where we as fans think “That was a nice win and we expected them to win because Arizona is a dominant team in the league.” Slowly I think we might be getting to that point. I know I’m getting spoiled and way ahead of things but it’s an atmosphere I fantasize about. I’ll take winning the division again and making the playoffs but I’d like to see the day where teams fear Arizona.

Adrian Wilson Wins NFC Defensive Player of The Week

This was a well deserved award for Wilson. Adrian had 5 tackles two for a loss, one interception, and a fumble recovery. He did this while suffering from bad leg cramps. With the interception Wilson is now one INT and one sack short of being the 9th player in NFL history to have 20 sacks and 20 interceptions in his career. This shows the versatility the Cardinals have with Adrian Wilson at safety. So props to him on the award.

However no props goes to the NFL for fining Antrel Rolle $7,500 dollars for his clean hit on Kevin Boss and $5,000 grand to Levi Brown for his chop block. I can somewhat understand the Levi Brown chop block but he did get penalized for it so I feel that should be enough. I guess I’d have to watch the play again. But the Antrel Rolle fine was a bit much for me. I said as soon as he made the hit that he would be fined. Any hard hit in the secondary or on the quarterback made these days is a fine or a flag. I think most people feel the frustration I do about this but I’m afraid it won’t change. The NFL gets multiple thumbs down when it comes to this issue.

Things are looking good here in Cardinal land. By the way have any of you ever seen a Cardinal in Arizona? I think I’ve seen two in 20 years. But I digress. I’m happy with the progress being made by Arizona on both sides of the ball. There’s plenty of room for improvement but I’m still feeling great about this team especially with the easy finishing schedule.

I’ll be back shortly with my keys to the Carolina game.

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