According to the Arizona Republic, linebacker Daryl Washington has been added to the injury report with a groin injury.
Our View: The good news is that he’s still listed as probable, and he’s expected to take on a normal workload Sunday. He made quite a few highlight reels after Lance Ball stripped him before he could score on an interception return.
Steve Breaston (knee) is “probable” for Sunday’s tilt against the Panthers, according to NFL.com.
Our View: Expect him to start, but don’t expect strong numbers. Breaston has only found the end zone once all season and Max Hall will likely start at quarterback this week.
Darren Urban of tweeted that Derek Anderson “remains sidelined with concussion symptoms.”
Our View: All signs point to John Skelton starting against the Panthers in Week 15.
Darren Urban tweets that Derek Anderson still has not been medically cleared to return from his concussion. John Skelton appears to be the starter once again in Week 15.
Our View: Even if he had been cleared, Skelton would still be the favorite to start. Anderson’s season has not been strong enough to warrant the Cardinals picking up his $3.9 million option for next season.
Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt confirmed on Monday that John Skelton will remain the team’s starting quarterback, at least for Week 15, according to the Arizona Republic’s Kent Somers.
Our View: Amazingly, Skelton’s 146-yard, turnover-free day on Sunday was the best performance by a Cardinals quarterback in weeks. He has a very favorable Week 15 match-up in the equally woeful Panthers.
Cardinals beat reporter Darren Urban believes rookie John Skelton will remain the team’s starting quarterback through Week 17.
Our View: Skelton was far from scintillating on Sunday, completing 15-of-37 passes for 146 yards and no touchdowns, but he didn’t play poorly either, committing zero turnovers in Arizona’s 43-13 win over the Broncos. He’ll be an interesting story as the season winds down.
Jay Feely kicked five field goals on Sunday, one of them a 55-yarder, but it will be his touchdown run that you’ll see on all the highlight shows.
Our View: Over the past 40 years, only three other NFL kickers had scored a rushing touchdown. It came on a five-yard scamper on a fake field goal. If only you got fantasy points for that. The 55-yarder tied his career long. Feely is now 20-of-21 on field goal attempts this season.
Tim Hightower gained a career-high 148 rushing yards on 18 carries and scored twice in a 43-13 thrashing of the visiting Broncos on Sunday.
Our View: A 41-yard scamper boosted his YPC, but nothing can take away from a very impressive game from the third-year back out of Richmond. There is zero doubt about who the starting running back is in Arizona, as today’s performance even further solidified Hightower’s grip on the role.
Cardinals Week 14 inactives: QB Derek Anderson, WR Max Komar, C Ben Claxton, DT Gabe Watson, LB Gerald Hayes, CB A.J. Jefferson, CB Marshay Green, S Hamza Abdullah.
Our View: The John Skelton experiment will now officially begin in Arizona. Although he’s not facing an overly stiff test in Denver’s 22nd ranked pass defense, the fact remains that it will be the first ever NFL pass defense he’s faced. Almost certainly, things are going to get ugly in the desert today.
Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic reports that John Skelton has officially been named the Cardinals starting quarterback for Sunday’s contest with the Broncos.
Our View: Where have you gone, Matt Leinart? It may be time to bench Larry Fitzgerald as Skelton at quarterback plus Champ Bailey at cornerback doesn’t equal anything pretty.