With March Madness right around the corner, I thought it would be a good idea to see who you think is the best Arizona Cardinals player since 1988 when the franchise moved to the desert.  I am going to start with the quarterback regional, followed by the wide receiver/running back/tight end regional, then the defense regional, then finally the special teams/offensive line regional.  Your votes will determine the winners.

Yesterday, all #1 seeds ran over their #16 seed counterparts.  Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald, Aeneas Williams, and Neil Rackers all move on to the second round.

Today we have the #2 seed vs #15 seed matchups:

#2 Jake Plummer vs. # 15 Timm Rosenbach

#2 Anquan Boldin vs. # 15 Stump Mitchell

#2 Ben Graham vs. #15 Vai Sikahema

#2 Darnell Dockett vs. #15 Kwamie Lassiter

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Tonight we have the 2010 Academy Awards to look forward to.  With a little help from my wife, who has seen all 10 best picture nominees, I’m adding my predictions for tonight’s awards presentation on ABC.

Best Picture:

The Hurt Locker – supposedly the current front runner.  I know how Oscar voters are and they will marvel all over Avatar, which is visually stunning, but overall The Hurt Locker provides a compelling story and is entertaining to watch.

Best Actor:

Jeff Bridges – I have not personally seen the performance but from the sounds of it, if Bridges doesn’t take this home, that will be like the Detroit Lions winning the Super Bowl.

Best Actress:

Sandra Bullock – This performance I did see and I really liked the movie The Blind Side.  I just wish it wasn’t up against The Hurt Locker and Avatar.

Best Supporting Actor:

Christoph Waltz – There will be no suspense with this one.  He’s won every other award on the way to the Oscars.

Best Supporting Actress:

Mo’Nique – As much as my wife wants to see Vera Farmiga win it, there will be no denying Mo’Nique for her role in Precious.

Best Director:

James Cameron – As my wife puts it “there’s no denying him after he spent 10 years making Avatar”.  She would rather see Kathryn Bigelow win for The Hurt Locker, but she knows where Oscar’s heart lies.

Best Animated Film:

Up – How can you not give it to a film that was nominated for Best Picture?  There is something wrong with the voting system if anything else beats it.

Original Screenplay:

Inglourius Bastards (Quentin Tarantino) – My wife said “the academy will throw him a bone”

Adapted Screenplay:

Up in the Air (Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner) – “The movie told a great story” according to the one in the know.

With March Madness right around the corner, I thought it would be a good idea to see who you think is the best Arizona Cardinals player since 1988 when the franchise moved to the desert.  I am going to start with the quarterback regional, followed by the wide receiver/running back/tight end regional, then the defense regional, then finally the special teams/offensive line regional.  Your votes will determine the winners.

So, starting with the #1 seed vs #16 seed matchups:

#1 Kurt Warner vs. # 16 Tom Tupa

#1 Larry Fitzgerald vs. # 16 David Boston

#1 Neil Rackers vs. #16 Chris Jacke

#1 Aeneas Williams vs. #16 Bertrand Berry

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Photo courtesy NY Daily News

Chalk one up for the Arizona Cardinals.  It’s not a move that makes you jump out of your seat, but after yesterday,  signing a waterboy would be big news today.  The Cards traded one of their fourth round draft picks for this season and a seventh rounder for 2011 to the New York Jets for  safety Kerry Rhodes.

Rhodes replaces Antrel Rolle who bolted for the New York Giants on Friday.  Rhodes had three interceptions in the last six games after struggling the first ten games of 2009.

If nothing else, we can’t say the first couple of days of free agency have been boring for the Cardinals.  I think they are far from done in the trade or free agency department.  Looking forward to seeing what they do next.  It’s anyone’s guess.

Say goodbye to Antrel Rolle.  Say goodbye to Karlos Dansby.

As of Friday night, both of them belong to other NFL teams.  Rolle signed a contract with the New York Giants and Dansby signed with the Miami Dolphins.

Neither one wasted anytime on the free agent market and took the first offer they saw outside of Arizona.  Not a real surprise for either.  Clearly this shows players feel the Cardinals gear no loyalty towards them and ever since the retirement of quarterback Kurt Warner, the Cardinals are proving they aren’t going to do everything it takes to keep it’s team in tact and start building again.

I wouldn’t say the Cards are re-building because they still have quite a number of veterans and stars on this team that are proven winners.  It is quite amazing though the exodus that has taken place since the loss to the New Orleans Saints on January 16th.

The Cards took a gamble with releasing Rolle and they knew that.  They never gave Dansby anything to seriously consider.  I just hope going forward we don’t pick up free agents for the sake of picking up free agents.  I hear Larry Foote from Detroit is going to make a visit.  Hmmm…not sure he is a viable replacement for Dansby.  Then again, will anybody?

Scott Allen