2006 - Bad Arizona Cardinals Predictions - merged
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Bad Arizona Cardinals Predictions:"You heard it here first, Kurt Warner will lead the cardinals to their first NFC West title," Michael Silver of
Sports Illustrated prophesied. "Arizona will be a breakout team," Steve Young declared on ESPN. "The Cardinals could be an NFC playoff contender," Mark Maske of the
Washington Post foresaw. Arizona's offseason moves "might be enough to have them challenge for the division title," John Clayton of ESPN.com declared. "There's something about [the Cardinals] that makes you think maybe, just maybe, they'll be forced to cancel their January tee times," Clark Judge forecast. Dan Pompei of
The Sporting News, Pete Prisco of CBS SportsLine, Adrian Hasenmayer and Dayn Perry of Fox Sports, Merrill Hoge and Joe Theismann of ESPN had Dennis Green as Coach of the Year. Peter King of
Sports Illustrated, Elliott Kalb of Fox Sports and John Clayton, Jeremy Green, Hoge, Len Pasquarelli, Michael Smith and Theismann of ESPN.com had the Cardinals either winning their division or making the playoffs.
Nobody specialized in bad Arizona predictions like Pete Prisco of CBS SportsLine. "It's almost too unreal to write, but here goes: Watch out for the Arizona Cardinals in 2005," Prisco offered in the offseason. "Here's a prediction, the Arizona Cardinals will be contenders in the NFC West this season," Prisco said in another article. "The signing of Kurt Warner gives the Cardinals a legitimate chance to win the NFC West," Prisco said in a third article." The Cardinals "will win the NFC West" and Dennis Green will be coach of the year, Prisco predicted in yet another article. Four times Prisco predicted a great year for the Cardinals. At least he learned his lesson, right? December 2005:
"This may sound funny, but I don't think this team is that far away. If they improve their running game in 2006, they could push for a playoff spot." Arizona was 4-9 and last in the league in rushing when Prisco wrote that.
