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Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt
On the hamstring injury of Anquan Boldin: "When we came down from the elevation of Flagstaff after training camp ended, we told the players to hydrate, hydrate. And I'm not sure they all hydrated as much as they needed to. I mean, the temperature difference is huge. They say it's a dry heat down here [in Tempe], but that's a bunch of crap. It's hot. It was 110 degrees here when we practiced here the other day. So his hamstring caught a little bit. He should be fine for the opener.''
On the state of Boldin's head, and whether he'll be a Cardinal after the trading deadline: "You worry a little bit about his state of mind, quite frankly. But it's likely he's on our team for the year. I still think we're a much better team with Anquan on it.''
On the progress of his defense, rated 19th in the NFL last year: "I thought we were coming along great 'til the Packers went up and down the field on us [Friday] night. But you always run that risk when you don't gameplan and the other team does. We've got a few things we've got to get fixed this week, that's for sure.''
On whether his team is better than the one that lost the Super Bowl in the final minute: "We have to be. It's not a question of whether we can win; we know we can, but now we know what we have to do, and how we have to prepare to win. My message to the team before camp was, 'Don't think you can show up and win games.' We're a 9-7 football team that some people said was the worst team to ever make the playoffs. That's 9-7 -- one win better than mediocre. We won our division last year, but then we went in the tank. We're not a team that handles success very well. So we know we can't just show up.''
On the player on his team who America doesn't know now but will soon: "LaRod Stephens-Howling [5-7, 180-pound running back from Pitt, the seventh-round rookie]. He's like Darren Sproles. Wait 'til you see him.''
On the hamstring injury of Anquan Boldin: "When we came down from the elevation of Flagstaff after training camp ended, we told the players to hydrate, hydrate. And I'm not sure they all hydrated as much as they needed to. I mean, the temperature difference is huge. They say it's a dry heat down here [in Tempe], but that's a bunch of crap. It's hot. It was 110 degrees here when we practiced here the other day. So his hamstring caught a little bit. He should be fine for the opener.''
On the state of Boldin's head, and whether he'll be a Cardinal after the trading deadline: "You worry a little bit about his state of mind, quite frankly. But it's likely he's on our team for the year. I still think we're a much better team with Anquan on it.''
On the progress of his defense, rated 19th in the NFL last year: "I thought we were coming along great 'til the Packers went up and down the field on us [Friday] night. But you always run that risk when you don't gameplan and the other team does. We've got a few things we've got to get fixed this week, that's for sure.''
On whether his team is better than the one that lost the Super Bowl in the final minute: "We have to be. It's not a question of whether we can win; we know we can, but now we know what we have to do, and how we have to prepare to win. My message to the team before camp was, 'Don't think you can show up and win games.' We're a 9-7 football team that some people said was the worst team to ever make the playoffs. That's 9-7 -- one win better than mediocre. We won our division last year, but then we went in the tank. We're not a team that handles success very well. So we know we can't just show up.''
On the player on his team who America doesn't know now but will soon: "LaRod Stephens-Howling [5-7, 180-pound running back from Pitt, the seventh-round rookie]. He's like Darren Sproles. Wait 'til you see him.''
