Best in the West The Arizona Cardinals are the best franchise in the National Football League. Although the organization has not had an easy time gaining the loyalty of the fans over the years, it has all changed. They are now contenders for the Lombardi trophy and few franchises have the chemistry that has been established here in the desert. There are several reasons why they are the model franchise to which other teams just do not measure up to. Not only do they have the best players, but their front office, and fan base leave other teams in the dust as well. The Cardinals have some of the biggest names in football as well as some lesser known stars as well. Larry Fitzgerald has been among the league leaders in receiving ever since …show more content…
It seemed like sometimes the owner would try to put together a decent team, and other times it seemed like the team was a tax write-off. Perhaps the owner Bill Bidwill had the best intentions when he would hire a new coach every other season but to the fans it seemed like he was just pulling names out of a hat. When Bill Bidwell decided to hand the football operations over to his football savvy son in 2007, the franchise took a positive direction. Bill Bidwill’s son, Michael, has done a good job since taking over for his father. He really got it right when he promoted Steve Keim as the new GM and managed to steal former Coach of the year Bruce Arians away from Indianapolis. Steve Keim and Michael Bidwill have done a great job of getting top notch players in draft and free agency, and getting a stadium built here in the valley. Bruce Arians won Coach of the Year honors last year leading Arizona to their best win/loss record in team history. But there would be no team and no stadium without the diehard Cardinal …show more content…
Every Sunday the Stadium Parking lot is full of fans wearing red and a wide variety of tailgating feasts. The Cardinals have sold out every game since they opened the University of Phoenix Stadium in 2006 which is really an impressive accomplishment, having seen the paltry crowds that would show up at the concrete oven, otherwise known as Sun devil Stadium, in Tempe the Cardinals previous stadium. I have experienced both of these of these crowds and have to say the Arizona Cardinal fans are amongst the most hospitable, diehard fans in the National Football League. Although extremely drunk people do show up for the games more often than not, much fewer fights are instigated, and more fights are diffused, by Cardinal fans. Through thick and thin the Cardinal fans have stuck with their team through the searing heat and have proven their loyalty year in and year