Arizona Cardinals: 8 reasons not to panic
By Scott Allen
Keeping it loose
The Cardinals have said all the right things. They aren’t a tight group. They just need to maintain focus and have great practice weeks that translate into great efforts and wins on Sunday’s.
Look at the fun the team has with their quarterback competition of throwing a football into a bucket each week. Loser must dress however the others want him to on road trips. Last year’s elf uniform that Patrick Peterson wore was epic.
Carson Palmer supposedly was dressed as the Stay Puft Marshmellow Man a couple of weeks ago during pregame warmups. He denied it.
You have to be able to put the losses behind you as quickly as you forget the wins and move on to the next opponent. The NFL is a week to week proposition.
Games are tough on the body and on the mind. You have to be both physically and mentally strong. Keeping things loose in the locker room helps break that tension, if there is any to begin with.