The Arizona Cardinals will win Super Bowl 45.....if.... the old school Ken Whisenhunt comes out. Prepare to meet the new Cardinals. Gone are Kurt Warner, Anquan Boldin, Karlos Dansby and a host of other recognizable players, but they're in better shape than they've ever been because of their head coach. Whisenhunt took the Steelers to the Super Bowl back in 06 when he was a run first, pound the rock coach, and used play action passes to beat the defense. Welcome to the 2010 Cardinals and welcome back coach Whiz. He had to change his style to fit a high flying Kurt Warner led offense, and how could you not with the hall of fame QB leading the way? But now he gets to tailor his offense back to Matt Leinart's strengths...strong running game and play action passing...the same formula that made him the best player in college football. Look for the Cards to pound Tim Hightower and Beanie Wells, suck in the D, then let fly on play action passes with Larry Fitzgerald, Steve Breaston, and Early Doucett.
The additions of Joey Porter and Kerry Rhodes makes the Cardinals D much more physical and intimidating. Plus they won't have to be on the field every two minutes because the offense is marching up and down the field and scoring in bunches. You'll see plenty of 17-10 and 21-17 wins this season. They won't have to keep pace with the high flying Saints and Vikings because they'll control the game with better clock management and a hard hitting defense. Look out for the 2010 Cardinals.
Of course one or two injuries changes everything..or I'm 100-percent off-base and Derek Anderson leads the high flying Cardinals to the highest offensive output in NFL history. But who cares about predictions...let's just be pumped for football season!