Cardinals lay groundwork for big plays

...than a third of the time in any of their seven previous games this season. Receivers Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin and Steve Breaston still attract most of the attention from opponents, and rightfully so...

Around the NFC West: 49ers vs. Packers

Matt Maiocco of the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat checks in with 49ers offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye, who says the Packers make dramatic scheme changes...

Week 11 flex rankings: Plenty of depth

...third isn't that bad. 4. Steven Jackson, RB, Rams 5. Ray Rice, RB, Ravens 6. Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Cardinals 7. Thomas Jones, RB, Jets 8. Andre Johnson, WR, Texans 9. Rashard Mendenhall, RB...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

The many, many complaints of Jim Mora

Seahawks head coach Jim Mora sent a list of 17 grievances to the NFL office this week. We caught a sneak peek.

The 49ers' chances against Green Bay

Two potentially lopsided matchups add intrigue to the 49ers-Packers game at Lambeau Field in Week 11. Matt Williamson of Scouts Inc. joined me to d...

Simply irreplaceable

David Fleming profiles mercurial but stellar Houston Texans WR Andre Johnson for the November 30, 2009 issue of ESPN The Magazine (it was the cover story).

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Fantasy Focus Football

Nate Ravitz and Matthew Berry speak with Cardinals WR and fantasy superstar Larry Fitzgerald about his performance this season and the hardest part of his job

Johnson, Fitzgerald top Week 11 WRs

Fantasy football wide receiver rankings for Week 11.

CAPTION: Nov 8, 2009; Chicago, IL, USA; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) runs after the catch and scores a touchdown during the first quarter against the Chicago...

Trend-spotting: Avery on the rise

Ken Daube looks at the latest trends and targets, and sees good things for Donnie Avery.

Quick look at early Pro Bowl balloting

...Voting is ongoing here. Among the other highlights, with emphasis on the NFC West: The Cardinals' Larry Fitzgerald leads NFC receivers while ranking fifth among all players from the conference. Drew Brees, Eli Manning...

The Big Rotowski: RB rankings shuffled

Christopher Harris updates his fantasy football rankings for the season, with a number of backup running backs moving up thanks to injuries to starters.

Bottom line is, Bill Belichick was right

Bill Belichick was skewered for going for it on fourth down in Indianapolis. But he made the right call.

Around the NFC West: Cardinals respond

...plant Seahawks cornerback Josh Wilson. There is much to like about how Wells runs the football. Larry Fitzgerald: "They don't want to hit him straight on, because honestly he's breaking guys' facemasks...

A friendly reminder that anything's possible

MINNEAPOLIS -- Sorry. I'm a sucker for symbolism. Sometimes these things just pop into my noggin. So as I descended into the Metrodome basement after ...