Arizona Cardinals Update

For this week's blog I would like to give an update on the Arizona Cardinals (a.k.a the best team in the NFC West). Yet another stellar season so far by Cardinals, but it's not over yet because they are in the playoffs. Let's start with Carson Palmer, the 36 year old quarterback who experts say is having best season of his career. Carson has some deep threats with real speed running on the outside. But then there are the slower but more reliable receivers running everywhere else but with the same explosiveness, one which is Larry Fitzgerald, the 32 year old receiver who can make big plays if you put the ball in his hands. This season he set a Cardinals record by getting 1000 yards for 7 seasons. I think the real key to the Cardinals 13-3 record is their defense. The Cardinals defense is ranked 5th in league for just about every category. Some of their stars are: Tyrann Mathieu, and Patrick Peterson. This season Tyrann was voted to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career, and a candidate for Defensive Player of the Year. When it is a safety blitz, Tyrann is almost guarenteed to get a sack. And then there is Patrick Peterson the lockdown cornerback who is also being considered for Defensive Player of the Year. Peterson has held almost every receiver he has went agains to under 40 yards. Considering he lines up with best receiver everytime that's pretty impressive. Next week the Cardinals take on the Green Bay Packers in their first playoff test.