Cardinals 31, Saints 19

The Arizona Cardinals opened their season today with a 31-19 win over the New Orleans Saints at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.  Overall, it was a nice win, they are just a different team with Carson Palmer out on the field.  They certainly have a few things to clean up, but what team doesn't after week 1?  Nice job Cards!

Observations:

• The Cardinals opening drive of the season was a thing of beauty. 
• I really like the way Bruce Arians coaches football. 
• The lack of a pass rush continues to haunt the Cardinals. 
• It was good to see the Cardinals establish a running game. 
• Darren Fells is not exactly a speed burner, but he's developing nicely. 
• The Cardinals are a very good team with Carson Palmer as their QB. 
• The Saints were killing the Cardinals with the screen pass. 
• Larry Fitzgerald continues to shine for the Cardinals. 
• The Cardinals RB depth is much improved from last season. 
• That Cardinals 4th down penalty on the Saints punt really hurt. 
• David Johnson is going to be okay on kick returns.  
• It was good to see Michael Floyd, Jermaine Gresham & Troy Niklas on the field.
• The Cardinals offensive line did not give up any sacks today!!
• I didn't like the way Andre Ellington went down in the 4th quarter. 
• University of Phoenix Stadium is becoming a hard place for opponents to play. 
• James Bettcher did okay in his first game as Cardinals defensive coordinator.
• Drew Brees is still a really, really good QB.    
• Training camp really appears to have tore up the stadium turf. 
• Up next?  @ Chicago to take on the Bears next Sunday.