Fantasy Scouting Report: Arizona Cardinals

Revenge of the Birds hopes the Cardinals will get some revenge this week.

QB Kurt Warner – Warner will look to bounce back from a disappointing first week of the season but there are some signs that point to a much better game against the Jaguars this week. First and foremost, his recievers are getting healthy and there’s a good chance that Anquan Boldin will be much closer to 100% this week. The Jags secondary held their own against Peyton Manning and the Colts last week but they still have a rookie starting cornerback and they lost their best pass rusher, Reggie Hayward, for the season.

WR Larry Fitzgerald – Unless he gets injured or there is a change at quarterback, Fitzgerald is a starter in any fantasy lineup. Add in the fact that he could, at times, be lined up against a rookie cornerback this week, Derek Cox, and he could be in store for a huge game.
WR Anquan Boldin – Boldin only played about half of the offensive snaps last week and even when he was on the field, it was clear that he wasn’t at full speed. The good news though is that he didn’t re-injure his groin and he’s been limited all week in practice. While I wouldn’t expect Boldin to be 100%, he should be better than he was last week and he’s always a threat in the red zone.

Cardinals Defense – A maligned unit last season put on a very promising display in week one against the Niners. Although they allowed 20 points, they also chipped in with four sacks and one forced turnover. The Jags are a similar offensive team to San Francisco in that they rely on their running game to move the ball and the Cardinals defense did an excellent job of shutting down the run. As long as their offense doesn’t put them in bad situations, the Cardinals defense could put up some serious points this week against the Jags.

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