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Source: Dockett spat in Rhodes’ face

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

That on-field incident between Cardinals defensive end Darnell Dockett and safety Kerry Rhodes was, in reality, an on-face incident.  As in a spit-on-face incident. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Dockett spat in Rhodes face. The incident …

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

If you watched the putrid offensive display in New Jersey on Sunday and thought Cardinals-Jets was a terrible game, Rex Ryan would like a word with you. Ryan said after reviewing his team’s 7-6 victory that he thought it was actually a great game. Just …

ESPN.com

The facts: The Arizona Cardinals fell to 4-8 with a 7-6 road defeat to the New York Jets in Week 13. The upside: Even the worst defeats tend to feature a bright spot or two. Kerry Rhodes picked off two passes, forced a fumble and had three passes defens…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

You know that thing we said earlier about the possibility that no head coaches will be fired during the season?  That could be wrong. Mike Jurecki of XTRA 910 in Phoenix reports that the Cardinals are having “internal discussions” regarding defensive…

ESPN.com

2010 Max Hall vs. 2012 Ryan Lindley The Max Hall experiment in Arizona suffered a damaging blow when the former Cardinals quarterback completed only 4 of 16 passes before an injury prevented him from finishing a 22-10 defeat at Seattle two seasons ago. …

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

As we reported last night, Seahawks starting cornerbacks Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner are expected to play in Week 14, despite facing four-game suspensions for amphetamines. For Sherman, he’ll definitely be available on Sunday against the Cardina…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Stealing a page from the guy who just beat him without knowing what he was going to do at quarterback, Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt said he didn’t know what he was going to do at quarterback. Whisenhunt said Monday he wasn’t sure if he was going to …

CNNSI.com

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid says rookie Nick Foles will be the starting quarterback even when Michael Vick returns from a concussion.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Most of the coverage in the wake of the Jets’ 7-6 win on Sunday centered on their decision to pull quarterback Mark Sanchez in favor of Greg McElroy. That left the performance of the Cardinals offense a little underserved. It really shouldn’t be, thou…

Rich Cimini, ESPN.com

Rex Ryan, who benched starter Mark Sanchez in the third quarter of the New York Jets' 7-6 win over the Arizona Cardinals, declined Monday to name his starting quarterback for this Sunday's game at Jacksonville.

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

Arizona Cardinals "offense": The New York Jets can play defense, ranking 13th in Football Outsiders' defensive DVOA (Defense-adjusted Value Over Average) metric entering Sunday. Still, even against an elite defense, which the Jets certainly ar…

ESPN.com

The Arizona Cardinals stand ninth in the NFL draft order for 2013 as they ride an eight-game losing streak into Week 14. Around the NFC West: Dec. 3, 2012 I figured we could start there on this Monday morning following one of the more dispiriting defeat…