Final Record: 8-8 Finished: 2nd Place in the NFC West2012 Draft Position: 13th
Preseason Ranking: 19
Week 1: Defeated the Carolina Panthers, 28-21
Ranked - 15
Arizona showed a lot of promise… and a lot to be concerned about during their narrow victory over the Carolina Panthers. If the defense does not have an answer for a rookie quarterback in his first real game as a pro, how will they fare when an elite veteran comes to town?
Week 2: Lost at the Washington Redskins, 22-21
Ranked - 21
The aerial attack of Kolb to Fitzgerald seems to be coming along nicely, yet Arizona still has too many question marks on their roster for anybody to tell if they are for real or not. Being real in the NFC West is one thing, being real in the rest of the NFL is totally different.
Week 3: Lost at the Seattle Seahawks, 13-10
Ranked - 23
Note to self: We weren't built to run. Throw me the ball! Signed, Larry Fitzgerald.
Week 4: Lost to the New York Giants, 31-27
Ranked - 23
The Cardinals showed they can run the ball. We always knew they could pass. Now can they just play some fourth quarter defense?
Week 5: Lost at the Minnesota Vikings, 34-10
Ranked - 26
Kolb benched. Defense struggling. Offense thinking about becoming run-first. So much for the Cardinals making a run this year.
Week 6: BYE WEEK
Ranked - 24 Indiana Jones Style Recap
Larry Fitzgerald: There are big Steelers in the stadium, Kolb!
Kevin Kolb: Oh, that's just our opponent, Larry.
Larry Fitzgerald: I hate the Steelers, Kolb! I hate 'em!
Kevin Kolb: Come on! Get over the Super Bowl loss, will ya!
Week 7: Lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 32-20
Ranked - 27
It's still hard to believe this team has fallen so low after being in the Super Bowl just a few seasons ago. For all of you out there clambering for Peyton Manning to be MVP this season after the Colts' dreadful start, I give you exhibit B for your argument: the Arizona Cardinals in the years since Kurt Warner retired.
Week 8: Lost at the Baltimore Ravens, 30-27
Ranked - 27
Fitzgerald will be hard-pressed to make his run to the Hall of Fame if the Cardinals can’t get him a decent quarterback in the next few years.
Week 9: Defeated the St. Louis Rams, 19-13
Ranked - 25
How careless do you have to be to give up two safeties in a single quarter? Teams can go years without giving up two safeties…
Week 10: Defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 21-17
Ranked - 21
Could a Skelton-Kolb quarterback controversy be on the horizon? That certainly doesn't have the same ring as Montana-Young, does it?
Week 11: Lost at the San Francisco 49ers, 23-7
Ranked - 24
Who will start for Arizona once Kolb is back to 100%? Does it even matter?
Week 12: Defeated the St. Louis Rams, 23-20
Ranked - 23
The offense and defense may not be doing much, but at least the Special Teams unit is making people pay attention.
Week 13: Defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 19-13
Ranked - 22
Sometimes the only thing better than calling a timeout is not calling a timeout. It's worked for Andy Reid all these years, it certainly worked for Ken Whisenhunt last Sunday.
Week 14: Defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 21-19
Ranked - 21
Just when you think the Cardinals are done, they turn spoiler.
Week 15: Defeated the Cleveland Browns, 20-17
Ranked - 21
Could the Cardinals actually sneak into a Wild Card spot? The odds are not in their favor by any means, but for Arizona to even be part of the discussion after the way the season started is worthy of note.
Week 16: Lost at the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-16
Ranked - 22
Kolb is back and, even if the season is lost, he has a starting job in 2012 to play for.
Week 17: Defeated the Seattle Seahawks, 23-20
Final Ranking: 19
Tomorrow, the 2011 Dallas Cowboys...
No comments:
Post a Comment