Who would have thought that the Cardinals were going to be one of the two teams to be present at this year’s Superbowl? I guess not many people, but Arizona enjoys being an underdog (at least in what it concerns to betting), and even though I believe the Steelers have the most chances of winning the game, football is football, and if the Cardinals made it that far,is because they also have the potential of going against the grain.
The hopes of Arizona Cardinals are set on their quarterback, Kurt Warner, a player who has been a headache for rival teams this year. The Cardinals have a strong offensive that has been consistent, and the reason why Arizona has looked bad in a few games is because of many sacks on Warner and turnovers by the Cardinals.
But even though they have a good offense, the Cardinals have a good reason to worry: they will play the most important game in pro football against the Steelers, possibly the team with the best defense in the league.
The Cardinals’ luck will be depending on stopping Willie Parker. The good thing is that they have a whole week before the Superbowl to get their defense ready. They know they cannot allow the Steelers to score more than 21 points or they will be lost (this is a huge task considering that the Cardinals allowed 21 points in the second half of their recent game against the Eagles).
Their strategy might be based on scoring a good number of points and on trying to secure the win in the fourth quarter.
Right now the betting houses have the Steelers as favorites at -7, but if you are to bet this game, I will recommend you to wait until game day to place your bet in order to see what happens this week concerning injuries and others.
I guess we all saw it coming… Pacman Jones has finally been released from his duties with the Cowboys.
The reason of the firing is new allegations against the troubled Pacman stating that he arranged for the shooting of 3 men from Atlanta just two months after he was suspended from the Titans by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in 2007. Apparently all started when Jones hold a dispute with one of the 3 men, such information came from an Atlanta police informant.
During his tenure with the Titans, Jones got involved in six incidents with the police leading to the same number of arrests.
The Cowboys hired Adam Jones before the current NFL season started in despite of the recent suspension. He was expected to give Dallas a boost in defense, and finished with no interceptions and an average of 4.6 yards per punt return.
Jones already had a bad episode during his time with the Cowboys, as he was suspended for six games due to a violation to the team’s player conduct policy product of fight between him and a team bodyguard.
The Cowboys didn’t have a strong reason to dismiss Pacman Jones, the only possible one is the team image and how Jones can blur the good work owner Jerry Jones is doing.
Worrick Robinson, Pacman’s agent said that he expects Jones to be back with an NFL team for the coming NFL season. “He is young. He has a lot of ability and he is eager to get back on the field” he said.
Pacman Jones is currently attending a rehabilitation program to leave alcohol and is currently planning to remain in the Dallas area in order to workout at old time friend and former NFL cornerback Deion Sanders’s Prime U camp.
Getting close to the very much expected Super bowl we have to make a small stop to conduct a little recap in what is going on in the NFL so far, and what are our expectations. This weekend was a bit surprising to me with the Eagles vs. Giants game, where the Philadelphia Eagles won a very exciting game, leaving the Giants fans expecting a better performance from the team. Yet the Giants joined the Miami Dolphins in an interesting NFL record: fewest turnovers in a 16-game schedule with a total of 13.
The most surprising thing however is definitely the NFL’s final four list; three of the NFL teams ready to play next Sunday were basically known underdogs, let’s recap:
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Arizona Cardinals: At this moment The Cardinals host an NFC title game for the first time in their history after their 33-13 erasure Saturday night of the No. 2 seed, the Carolina Panthers.
The Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Both are known rivals in their NFC North division, they will be looking to avenge the two previous defeats.
It is understandable to see the NFL fans cheering and enjoying these pretty interesting “small victories” especially so far in this NFL season. We can definitely expect a lot from this weekend’s NFL matches. I will certainly keep my eyes wide open, since I feel there will be awesome NFL records to be broken, or at least that is what I like to think. In my opinion Super bowl 2009 is still 3 weeks away and it is definitely too soon to jump into conclusions.
Tom Rathman has confirmed, while clearing out his belongings at the Raiders‘ complex, that he has accepted the San Francisco 49ers offer, a team he actually played for before as NFL fullback and as part of the coaching staff.
The San Francisco 49ers however waited until Rathman signed the NFL coaching contract to send press releases and official announcements. Tom Rathman will be taking over for Tony Nathan, whom was fired after his only season on the 49ers‘ staff. It has been known that 49ers fans seem incredibly happy with the news.
Tony Nathan was an NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins back in the 80’s however the 49ers team was not entirely happy with his performance as a coach and was fired on December 30th last year.
The San Francisco 49ers are apparently still missing an offensive coordinator but, San Francisco coach Mike Singletary has not released any information regarding possible prospects for the job. Mike Martz former offensive coordinator for the 49ers will not be coming back this year to play for the 49ers since Singletary reportedly wants more of a “ball-control, run-oriented offense” than Martz game.
More NFL changes are showing up just weeks prior to the Super Bowl, and we can all feel the heat, especially with the stress of the NFL playoffs going on. We certainly expect the best from this NFL change and wait to see a good difference in their game.
