Red Rain Blog for Arizona Cardinals Fans

 Cardinals Adding Insults to Injuries By Walter Mitchell The 2025 Arizona Cardinals are hurting.  And no one knows that better than the Cardinals' players. Physical Injuries in 2025 QB:  * Kyler Murray (5 games) --- it's been reported as some type of Lis Franc foot injury, purportedly incurred in the Titan's home loss fiasco when a seemingly premature snap bonked him on the helmet. Yet, the coaches had him practicing on the foot for 4 weeks before placing him on the IR. Some of us have been wondering whether Kyler's designation to the IR was so that he would not have to suffer the humiliation of having to be a backup to Jacoby Brissett. Over the course of seven years has any NFL QB been as coddled and bubble wrapped as Kyler Murray? RB: * James Conner (3 games) --- IR --- severe right foot injury that required season-ending surgery. * Trey Benson (4 games) --- IR --- knee injury, last week the team opened his 21-day return window, yet it appears that Benson is not healt...

What Do You Make of Only 6 Cardinals' Starters Having PFF Grades over 70.0, as Compared to NFC West Foes'? By Walter Mitchell This is an interactive post --- I provide the numbers, and you provide the insights. Then, I will respond to your comments. 20025 NFC West  Highest grades for Cardinals' starters with over 350 snaps: 1. TE Trey McBride --- 81.2 2. T Paris Johnson Jr. --- 78.8 3. ED Josh Sweat --- 77.4 4. DT Calais Campbell --- 77.4 5. QB Jacoby Brissett --- 71.0 6. C Hjalte Froholdt --- 70.3 Highest grades for Rams' starters with over 350 snaps: 1. WR Puka Nacua --- 93.5 2. QB Matthew Stafford --- 93.4 3. ED Jared Verse --- 84.1 4. WR Davante Adams --- 83.5 5. G Kevin Dotson --- 82.4 6. T Alaric Jackson --- 81.4 7. DE Byron Young --- 81.8 8. S Kamren Kitchens --- 80.9 9. G Steve Avila --- 80.2 10. LB Nate Landman --- 76.3 11. C Shelton Coleman --- 75.8 12. S Quentin Lake --- 75.1 13. DT Kobie Turner --- 72.9 14. CB Cobie Durant --- 71.9 15. LB Omar Speights --- 7...

 Red Rain Pick 3 vs Spread Competition Week 13 By Walter Mitchell with special thanks to Duane Wisner Updated Standings: 21 TMAtty 18 ERauch, Jethro Bodine 16 CCF 15 RedRun 14 NSCard, Walter 11 Burberry My apologies for taking a week off. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families! NFL Week 13 odds: Point spreads Green Bay Packers (+3) at Detroit Lions (-3) Kansas City Chiefs (-3.5) at Dallas Cowboys (+3.5) Cincinnati Bengals (+7) at Baltimore Ravens (-7) Chicago Bears (+7) at Philadelphia Eagles (-7) Los Angeles Rams (-9.5) at  Carolina Panthers  (+9.5) San Francisco 49ers (-6.5) at  Cleveland Browns  (+6.5) Houston Texans (+3.5) at Indianapolis Colts (-3.5) New Orleans Saints (+6) at Miami Dolphins (-6) Atlanta Falcons (-2.5) at New York Jets (+2.5) Arizona Cardinals (+2.5) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-2.5) Jacksonville Jaguars (-6.5) at Tennessee Titans (+6.5) Minnesota Vikings (+9.5) at Seattle Seahawks (-9.5) Las Vegas Raiders (+9.5) at Los Angeles...

 Cardinals' Situational Chaos By Walter Mitchell At this point in the Cardinals' dismal 5-13 stretch from Week 12 of 2024 through Week 12 of 2025 there is growing evidence as to how woefully unprepared the Cardinals are in handling late-game situations. As I felt compelled to say on this week's Red Rain Podcast, "these late game situations are totally lost on the Cardinals' inexperienced coaching staff." Situation 1:  Jaguars decide to go for the win on 4th and 1, up 24-21 with 1:44 left, as the Cardinals have now used all 3 of their timeouts. If the Jaguars convert, they can run out the clock.  Curiously, the Jaguars, after having gotten stuffed on the 3rd and 1, elected not to run the ball. They motioned WR Tim Patrick to the right and it's the perfect play call because no Cardinal defender mirrors Patrick on the motion --- which indicated to Trevor Lawrence that the Cardinals are in one of their patented soft zones --- and so all the Jaguars really have...