Video: Derek Anderson Gets Caught, Goes Crazy

The first memorable moment that the Arizona Cardinals gave us was that legendary speech by Coach Dennis Green over how "The Bears Are Who We Thought They Were!"


The latest Comedy of Errors that is the Arizona Cardinals is Derek Anderson getting caught smilling on the sideline while his team was trailing 18 points to the San Francisco 49ers. He gets caught red handed laughing on National TV, and let's see how he dealt with the question:


Yeah, I know there was a Super Bowl appearance for Arizona in between these two moments, but I would much rather remember the Cardinals for these two Press Conference blowups.

The Power Zone Super Bowl XLIII Preview

Congratulations to the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers, who both earned the right to go to Tampa, Florida to play in Super Bowl XLIII. The Arizona Cardinals earned the right to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl with a thrilling 32-25 victory over the Philladelphia Eagles. The Pittsburgh Steelers earned the right to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl with a 23-14 victory over the Baltimore Ravens.

Key Players on both sides of the ball:
ARIZONA O: Kurt Warner, Cardinals QB: Kurt Warner already has one Super Bowl Ring that he earned when he Quarterbacked the St. Louis Rams with a victory in Super Bowl XXXIV. With a win on Sunday, he will have his second Super Bowl Ring. Kurt Warner, at the age of 34, is the third oldest Quarterback to start a Super Bowl.

Kurt has been well so far in the postseason, playing smart, being patient, not turning the ball over often, and putting the ball in the hands of his playmakers, Edgerrin James, Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald. Warner also has been helped out when he turns the ball over by this surprisingly good defense.

Kurt Warner needs to play smart, be patient, not turn the ball over, and go deep for his playmakers. Kurt will have to keep this formula working if the Cardinals are to pull the upset

PITTSBURGH D: James Harrison, Steelers LB: Harrison is, no doubt the heart of the Steelers D. Harrison and Troy Polamalu are the Steelers Defensive Playmakers. The Steelers Defense will have to get pressure on Kurt Warner, forcing him to throw the ball before he wants to. Easier said than done.


PITTSBURGH O: Ben Rothelisberger, Steelers QB: Big Ben won Super Bowl XL three years ago. Now the Pressure is on him to do it again for Pittsburgh to win a record Sixth Super Bowl. Big Ben has been making smart decisions and taking advantage of what the defense gives him. Big Ben is going to throw to Hines Ward, Nate Washington, and the rookie Limas Sweed, who will be looking to redeem himself after dropping a sure touchdown catch in the first half of the AFC Championship Game. The Steelers will also be running the ball early and often with Willie Parker.

ARIZONA D: Dominque Rodgers-Cromartie & Antrell Rolle : Arizona CB: The Cardinals Corners will have to knock the Pittsburgh receivers off their routes. Easier said than done.


Coaches: Arizona Cardinals Coach Ken Whisenhunt was the Steelers Offensive Coordinator when the Steelers won Super Bowl XL. After head coach Bill Cowher retired, Whisenhunt was expected to become the new Steelers coach, but he was instead passed on for current Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin. Whisenhunt then took the job as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. Whether there is any hard feelings over that or not, the fact that the Arizona Cardinals have a shot to win the Super Bowl Is Absolutely Incredible.



Special Teams: If the offense and defense are neutralized, Special Teams is going to be how the Super Bowl will be won. Will the Cardinals Special Teams squad be able to contain the Steelers speedster, Santonio Holmes? Will the Cardinals be able to score points when they get down into the goal line? Or will they have to settle for field goals from the very good Neil Rackers?

I can't wait for the Super Bowl. I Watch The World Series and the NBA Finals, but the only Sporting Event I Record every season is The Super Bowl. This will be my eighth year recording the Super Bowl. The first Super Bowl I Recorded was Super Bowl XXXVI, when the New England Patriots pulled off the biggest upset since Super Bowl III.

Ben Rothelisberger has had the clock ticking for his chance at a second ring for the last two seasons. Kurt Warner’s chance to win a second Super Bowl will close after this game, because I think he has his mind set on retiring after this game.

Can The Cardinals win the Super Bowl? No doubt about it. There are a lot of people out there underestimating the Cardinals.




Knowing the Super Bowl, anything is possible, and that is why everybody loves to watch it, even if they watch just for the commercials.



Prediction: Both Kurt Warner and Ben Rothelisberger to rely on the running game early. They both could rely on the short passing game to help build up their confidence. The Steelers Front Four will have to stop Edgerrin James and Larry Fitzgerald. Ditto with The Cardinals defense having to contain Willie Parker and Hines Ward while also getting Pressure on Ben Rothelisberger. Once Again, easier said than done.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are trying to win a record sixth Super Bowl to “win one for the other thumb.” The Arizona Cardinals are trying to end the longest title drought in NFL History,

My Pick Is:
PITTSBURGH OVER ARIZONA

My Divisional Playoff Post

Sorry for the no post yesterday.

Thoughts from yesterday's game:
The Ravens defense enabled the offense to play just good enough to win.
The Arizona Cardinals may make the road their best friend.
The Cardinals defense has stepped up over the last two weeks.

My picks for today's games:
CHARGERS OVER STEELERS Big Ben is coming off a concussion, and San Diego is playing their best football right now.
EAGLES AT GIANTS Toss Up. I will go with the Giants because they're at home.

My NFL Wild Card Weekend Picks

CARDINALS OVER FALCONS
DOLPHINS OVER RAVENS
COLTS OVER CHARGERS
VIKINGS OVER EAGLES

Cardinals Stun Cowboys in OT

The Arizona Cardinals defeated the Dallas Cowboys in overtime on Sunday. The Cardinals scored in OT on a blocked punt, the first time that has happened in league history.

Wow! What an incredible finish! That was the best game of all on Sunday! What a finish! A Blocked punt to end the game!

Kurt Warner Named Cardinals Starting Quarterback

When Arizona plays division rival San Francisco September 7th, Kurt Warner will be the starting quarterback.

Here's Coach Ken Whisenhunt talking about the difficult decision.


That's a great call by coach Ken Whisenhunt. I've always been a Kurt Warner fan. He's one of the greatest sucess stories in NFL History. I've never been a Matt Leinart fan. To me, it looks like he thinks that everything should be given to him.

Kurt Warner threw for the most 300 yard games last season. Arizona would have been better than 8-8 if their defense had improved.

Can Kurt Warner finally lead the Cardinals to a place they haven't seen in Ten Seasons, the playoffs? If San Francisco falters again, that could become a possibility.

25th Anniversary Of Lee Elia Cubs Tirade (NSFW)

(NSFW LANGUAGE!)


Here's Background on the Lee Elia Tirade from Cubs.com:

"Elia was the Cubs' manager on April 29, 1983, and his team was playing host to the Los Angeles Dodgers in front of 9,391 fans at Wrigley Field. The Cubs led, 2-0, but the Dodgers rallied, and the two teams were tied at 3 going into the eighth inning.

Ken Landreaux doubled to lead off and advanced on a fly ball by Dusty Baker. Then Cubs closer Lee Smith entered the game. He threw a wild pitch, and Landreaux scored the game-winning run.

As Elia and the Cubs were walking off the field, Keith Moreland and Larry Bowa got into a shoving match with some fans. With the loss, the team had dropped to 5-14. The reporters were waiting for Elia in his office, and the Cubs' manager went ballistic.

For slightly more than three minutes, Elia sounded off. Here's a partial version: "Eighty-five percent of the people in this country work. The other 15 percent come here and boo my players. They oughta go and get a job and find out what it's like to go out and earn a living."

Les Grobstein, then the sports director for WLS Radio in Chicago, taped the tirade and had it on the air at 4:55 p.m. CT that day. It might have been broadcast sooner, but it took some time to bleep all the obscenities.

Elia didn't realize what he had done until general manager Dallas Green called him up to his office to hear the tape. One of the beat writers had called Green to get his reaction. Elia wasn't fired immediately, but he was let go a few months later.

That was 25 years ago. On Monday, Elia was in Chicago to mark the 25th anniversary of his famous meltdown. And he now has a positive message for Cubs fans. Elia has teamed with Chicago Baseball Cancer Charities and memorabilia company A & R Collectibles to produce a 20-second recording that professes his love for Cubs fans.

Fans can purchase the display case with the audio message, plus a baseball autographed by Elia that also has, "And print it," for $89.95. For more information, fans can visit www.Leeunplugged.com. Ten percent of the sale will go to the charity.

And Elia's new message?

"I'll tell you one thing -- it's time the Cubs get hotter than hell this season and [stick it to] the rest of the baseball world," Elia said. "The 40,000 fans who fill this ballpark every day and work hard for a living are no nickel dimers. They deserve a championship. They're real Chicago Cubs fans. And print it."

Now 70, Elia said his tirade and the backlash from it bothered him for some time. "

Haha! Funny stuff from Lee Elia! Even though I am a Cubs fan, this tirade by Lee Elia makes me laugh. This reminds me of another famous meltdown (Again NSFW):

Season-ending elbow surgery for Delhomme

Jake Delhomme isn't the only Quarterback who may be out for a while.


Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme will miss the rest of the season after deciding to undergo surgery on his right elbow.

Coach John Fox said Monday that Delhomme had trouble throwing the ball earlier in the day. Delhomme then made the decision to have surgery next week.
Delhomme sustained what the team called a strained right elbow when he was sacked in Carolina's win over Atlanta on Sept. 23. David Carr replaced him the last two games, when Delhomme was listed as the No. 3 quarterback as he considered whether to have surgery.

Delhomme was off to a good start. He had completed 64 percent of his passes with eight touchdowns and one interception.

The move leaves the Panthers in need of another quarterback. Carr suffered a back injury in the Panthers' win over New Orleans Sunday and his status for next week's game at Arizona is uncertain.

There are so many quarterbacks out with injuries. Jake Delhomme, Matt Leinart, Trent Green. Green was injured on a nasty move by Travis Johnson kneeing Green in the helmet after Green tried to throw a block for Ronnie Brown. Leinart broke his collarbone on a sack by Will Witherspoon, meaning that the "Rotating Quarterback" system in Arizona is over, at least for now. Kurt Warner will once again become a starting quarterback.Delhomme was injured when he was sacked in Carolina's win over Atlanta on Sept. 23.

These injured quarterbacks had better hope their backups do a good job of keeping the seat warm for them, or their team's season may go down the tube with the injury.

Week 5 NFL Preview

Brett Favre, one week after becoming the all time leader in Touchdown Passes, leads the undefeated Packers home to Lambeau Field to take on The Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football.

UPDATE: THIS BLOG POST WAS UPDATED ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7th WITH THE SCORES OF ALL OF THE SUNDAY GAMES UNTIL THE SUNDAY NIGHT GAME.

Week Five of NFL Season is about to kick off. Here's a preview of every game with analysis and a pick of the winner.

EARLY GAMES

MIAMI AT HOUSTON 1:00 PM EST
Miami is a bad team this season. Houston has dropped their last two games, one to The Colts and one to The Falcons, but I expect Houston to get back on track to win the game this week, Houston is better than Miami.
HOUSTON OVER MIAMI

HOUSTON DEFEATS MIAMI 22-18

JACKSONVILLE AT KANSAS CITY 1:00 PM EST
Jacksonville's running combo of Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew will burn rubber on the ground for Jacksonville. Kansas City came back from a 10 point defecit to beat The Minnesota Vikings last week. If Jacksonville can stop Larry Johnson, they will win this game, since Kansas City has no passing game.
JACKSONVILLE OVER KANSAS CITY

JACKSONVILLE DEFEATS KANSAS CITY 17-7

CLEVELAND AT NEW ENGLAND 1:00 PM EST
New England will win this game. Cleveland got a suprise victory over the Ravens last week. Expect a lot of running from Laurence Maroney and Passing from Tom Brady to Randy Moss. Oh Yeah, and to make it worse, Rodney Harrison makes his return to The Patriots in this game.
NEW ENGLAND OVER CLEVELAND

NEW ENGLAND DEFEATS CCLEVELAND 34-17

CAROLINA AT NEW ORLEANS 1:00 PM EST
David Carr will start for the Panthers for the second consecutive week. New Orleans is winless this season, while The Panthers are 2-2. New Orleans has no defense, and that's by far the biggest reason why the Saints are winless this season. Carolina wins this game, pushing The Saints to 0-5.
CAROLINA OVER NEW ORLEANS

CAROLINA DEFEATS NEW ORLEANS 16-13

NEW YORK JETS AT NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM EST
The Battle Of New York. The New York Giants are coming off a record setting defensive performance against The Philladelphia Eagles last Sunday Night. If The Giants can bring as much pressure this week as they brought last week, Chad Pennington and Thomas Jones won't be able to get anything going, meaning the Giants win the game.
NEW YORK GIANTS OVER NEW YORK JETS

NEW YORK GIANTS DEFEAT NEW YORK JETS 35-24

SEATTLE AT PITTSBURGH 1:00 PM EST
This is a rematch of Super Bowl XL. Both of these teams are 3-1 on the season. Ben Rothelisberger has been on fire for The Steelers, and their defense has played well, although Troy Polamalu may not play for The Steelers this week. I'm gonna go with Pittsburgh. They have played well on offense and defense, and they will win the game.
PITTSBURGH OVER SEATTLE.

PITTSBURGH DEFEATS SEATTLE 21-0

ARIZONA AT ST LOUIS 1:00 PM EST
This is always a big matchup because of the history of these two teams. The Cardinals moved to St. Louis in 1960 after spending the previous 62 years in Chicago as the Chicago Cardinals. The Cardinals used to call St. Louis Home. Now The Cardinals call Arizona home. When you add in the "revolving door" Quarterback Carousel going on in both Arizona and St Louis, with Kurt Warner,the Quarterback of The Rams when they won Super Bowl XXXIV, starting the last two games for the Arizona Cardinals, and that St. Louis is benching Marc Bulger for Gus Frerrote, this will be a very good game. I'm gonna go with Arizona to win this game. The Rams have just totally underwhelmed this season, and the injury bug is the biggest reason why.
ARIZONA OVER ST. LOUIS

ARIZONA DEFEATS ST LOUIS 34-31

DETROIT AT WASHINGTON 1:00 PM EST
The Detroit Lions scored an NFL record 34 points in the fourth quarter to beat Chicago and spoil Brian Griese's debut as Bears Quarterback. Detroit will beat Washington in this game. Expect a lot of catches from Calvin Johnson in this game.
DETROIT OVER WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON DEFEATS DETROIT 34-3

LATE GAMES

TAMPA BAY AT INDIANAPOLIS 4:05 PM EST
Cato June will get a loud welcome back to Indianpolis by the home crowd. Marvin Harrison, and Joseph Addai may both not play in this game. Indianapolis has a lot of depth at running back and Wide Receiver, and they showed it last week aganst Denver. Indianapolis wins this game.
INDY OVER TAMPA BAY

INDY DEFEATS TAMPA BAY 33-14

SAN DIEGO AT DENVER 4:05 PM EST
What a sad story the San Diego Chargers have become. They have become muttered into obsuriry and have once again become one of the worst teams in the league. LaDanian Tomlinson finally rushed for 100 yards last week against Kansas City, but it wasn't enough as Kansas City beat San Diego 17-10. Denver will beat San Diego this week. Travis Henry, who is the NFL's leading rusher this season, will play this week but only because he is suing the NFL to prevent the result of his positive drug test from prevventing him from playing. Denver Beats San Diego in this game.
DENVER OVER SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO DEFEATS DENVER 41-3

BALTIMORE AT SAN FRANCISCO 4:05 PM EST
Alex Smith may not play in this game. This will be a good running attack on the ground for both teams, Willis McGahee for the Ravens and Frank Gore for the 49ers. Baltimore will come back with a vengance defesnively, and the Ravens will win this game.
BALTIMORE OVER SAN FRANCISCO

BALTIMORE DEFEATS SAN FRANCISCO 9-7

LATER GAMES

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

CHICAGO AT GREEN BAY 8:15 PM EST (THE GAME OF THE WEEK)
One week after becoming The NFL's All time leader in Touchdown Passes and Pass Attempts, Brett Favre leads the undefeated Packers back home to Lambeau Field to take on the struggling Chicago Bears. Both of these always play each other hard becuse this is the biggest rivalry in the NFL. I'm gonna go with Green Bay because they are at home, but Chicago has a shot to win this game if their defense steps up and their offense starts to do better.
GREEN BAY OVER CHICAGO

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
COWBOYS AT BILLS 8:30 PM EST
This is the first Monday Night Football Appearance for the Bills since their Super Bowl days of the 1990s. Marshawn Lynch has ran for a lot of yards his last couple of games, but I expect that streak to end against The Cowboys. Whoever starts for The Bills, J.P. Losman or Trent Edwards, will have a tough time staying on their feet as Dallas will bring pressure early and often.
DALLAS OVER BUFFALO

Enjoy Your Sunday and Watch the games! If The Cubs win tonight, I may skip Football and watch The Cubs-Diamonbacks Game Five on TBS. But before we talk about Game Five, The Cubs need to win game four just to avoid the sweep.

NFL Preview: NFC West

Shaun Alexander is the best running back in the NFC, and he will help Seattle win the NFC West again.



The Seattle Seahawks in 2006 compiled a 14-2 record and advanced all the way to the Super Bowl. where they were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers. The following Season, they advanced to the NFC Divisional Playoff Game, where they were defeated by the Chicago Bears on a last second, game winning Field Goal. Matt Hasselbeck, Shaun Alexander, and Deion Branch headline the best offense in the NFC West. The defense in Seattle is pretty good as well, headlined by LineBacker Lofa Tatupu and CornerBack Kelly Herndon is the also one of the best in the NFC. There is no doubt in my mind that Seattle will win the NFC West again.

Prediction: 12-4, 1st Place.

So, how did teams like San Francisco, St Louis, and Arizona fare in their efforts to keep up? Keep Reading.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ers: San Francisco is on the rise. The team mant did not expect to win five games won seven games, including a thrilling barnburner of a game on the NFL Network where San Francisco, trailing by 17 points, scored 24 unanswered point to take the victory 24-17. It was the Greatest Game in the History of Thursday Night Football, and the greatest finish to a game nobody saw since "The Heidi Bowl."

San Francisco has lost Offensive Coordinator Norv Turner, as he is now the Head Coach of the San Diego Chargers. Alex Smith really took a step forward last season, as he really got comfortable throwing to Tight End Vernon Davis. The 49ers Defense continues to get better, and San Francisco has a shot to get above .500 this season.

Prediction: 9-7 2nd Place.

ST. LOUIS RAMS: The Saint Lous Rams have made some improvements, the biggest being the acquisition of Kick Returner Dante Hall from Kansas City. Hall needs just one more return touchdown to become the all time leader in returns for touchdowns. Marc Bulger is till in St. Louis, as is Torry Holt and Issac Bruce. Marshall Faulk is retired, but the Rams have the perfect guy to fill his cleats in Steven Jackson. He's gonna be something, provided the hard turf of the Edward Jones Dome doesn't tear up his knees. The Rams don't have much of a defense anymore, but their offense is still there, and Offense, as always, is how you win in St. Louis. That Being said, The Rams are going to have Jackson rush for 1,000 yards, and Marc Bulger will light it up in the passing game. I just don't trust their defense, and that will be their downfall.

Prediction: 7-9, 3rd Place.

ARIZONA CARDINALS: The Cardinals' New Stadium in Glendale, Arizona will be the site for Super Bowl XLII. The Cardinals have a lot of upside offensively, with second year man Matt Leinart, Running Back Edgerrin James, and Wide Receivers Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin. The Cardinals have also brought Ken Whisenhunt from Pittsburgh, replacing Dennis Green as head Coach. Arizona has the offense. However, they have no defense, and this team, like Moses and the Israelites, will be stuck wandering in the desert for the Promised Land.

Our Next, and Final NFL Preview takes us to the NFC South. Will the Saints go Marching In for another division title? Is Jeff Garcia going to revitalize the Sinking Ship of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? Has the Michael Vick Saga Doomed Atlanta for years to come? Find out in the next(and last)NFL Preview.