FEATURES On-Line NFL Pool NFL Fight Songs Great Tour of 2000 SCHEDULES 2008 Schedule Week's Schedule STANDINGS 2008 Standings The Playoff Race HISTORY Cardinal Chronicle Photo Album Cardinals Timeline Series Records Results: 1920-1959 Results: 1960-1987 Results: 1988-2008	OFFENSIVE JETS TURN OFFENSIVE - - - - - Despite wearing the blue and gold throwback uniforms of the NY Titans, the NY Jets showed their true colors last Sunday. Leading 54-35 with under 2:00, the classless cowards that coach the Jets elected to run up the score on a two-point conversion. If they were so concerned that we would score thrice in the final hundred or so seconds, then one must ask why they didn't go for two on their previous tally five minutes earlier. No matter how you look at it, Eric Mangini's position is indefensible. I don't lament that the try was successful or that it tied the record for most points surrendered by the Cardinals (from 1953, versus Philadelphia). My only regret is that Brett Favre didn't get thrown to the turf on the play. You need to go after him, ball or no ball, take the penalty, pay the fine, and if his ankle gets broken in the pile-up, such is life. - - - - - Speaking of cheap shots, Mangini's defense then added injury to insult, laying out Anquan Boldin in a decerebrate posture with a vicious helmet-to-helmet collision by DB Eric Smith. Fortunately, Boldin suffered no structural damage. Smith got off easy with a one-game suspension, a $50K fine, but no criminal charges. Some might ask why Arizona was even trying to score in the final minutes with the game out of reach (then why excuse the Jets going for two?). I respond with the famous words of a former coach of the Jets: "You play to win the game." And when you score, damn it, you attempt another on-side kick. I applaud the Cardinals' persistence even after the Boldin injury, despite all the announcers saying we should just take a knee, tuck our tail between our legs, and go home. - - - - - I don't doubt that these two maneuvers (running up the score and cheap shot on Boldin) were calculated by Mangini and his staff. The timing of the two-point conversion (particularly with a running play) stinks strongly of cowardice since the Cardinals defense would not get another shot at retaliation in the game (and likely not for another four years). When Bill Belichick implies that Mangini is a dirtbag, no one listens to him because most have already decided not to take the Patriots coach's side. Now I can only hope that the Jets get what is coming to them, and that if we do meet again, that the Cardinals haven't forgotten. - - - - - Regarding the rest of the game, the first-half hole was almost entirely attributable to Kurt Warner. Of course, this early deficit allowed the softer second-half coverage and thus the 35 points and 400+ passing yards. We also bore witness to the secret weapon that is Rackers' on-side kick. Unfortunately, every time the defense needed a stop on fourth-and-short, they fell prey to a play-action pass that everyone in the stadium could see coming. I knew Adrian Wilson's absence was going to hurt, but that was no excuse for how wide-open some of the Jets receivers got. Knock down one of those passes and perhaps we have a different story to tell. THIS WEEK, BUFFALO BILLS: Still in first place, the Cardinals return home to face Buffalo, a team we haven't beaten since 1984. However, should the Titans and Giants fall early, there may be champagne on ice in the locker room as the Cardinals would have the opportunity to knock off the final unbeaten team. My prediction: Cardinals win, 28-21. THIRTEENTH SEASON UNDERWAY - - - - - As you've probably already noticed, "The Cardinal's" Nest, the Internet's longest-running website dedicated to the Arizona Cardinals, has undergone a few changes over the years as we now embark on our 13th season. This newer setup will hopefully make it easier for you, the fans, to navigate these pages. After all, isn't life already hard enough being a Cardinals fan? - - - - - The bar at the left will contain the links to the other pages on this site, including icons for some of the larger features. Meanwhile, play in my Thirteenth-Annual On-Line NFL Pool has begun and the Chicago Cardinals Photo Album, featuring photos and other game memorabilia from the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s has opened. Also, check out the "Arizona Sports Fans" Message Board. As always, if you have any suggestions, comments, or questions, please feel free to send me E-mail at sgoldber@chuma.cas.usf.edu; I always enjoy hearing from Cardinals fans around the country and the world.
	"THE CARDINALS ARE CHARGING" THE CARDINALS ARE CHARGING LET'S CHEER THEM ON THEIR WAY LET'S SHOUT OUT WITH ALL OUR MIGHT WE'LL SHOW 'EM HOW A TEAM CAN FIGHT FOR VICTORY AND GLORY WILL MAKE OUR JOY SUPREME THE PRIDE OF ARIZONA OUR ARIZONA CARDINAL TEAM "The Cardinals Are Charging" was written for both the St. Louis Baseball and Football Cardinals on June 29, 1960. Although the baseball team stopped using the march several years later, the fight song can still be heard at all home football games for the now Arizona Cardinals. The music and words were composed by songwriters Irving Bibo (1889-1962) and Larry Kent. Originally, the lyrics had "all St. Louis" in place of "Arizona" (Line 7), and "St. Louis" instead of "Arizona" (Line 8). Download from the following versions: Real Audio, and MIDI.
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