If you haven’t heard by now, the Arizona Cardinals were bypassed for HBO’s Hard Knocks in favor of the ever middling Dallas Cowboys.
And that’s a good thing.
While the HBO program would have brought some additional eyes on the club, the Cardinals don’t need that distraction entering such a critical year.
This team historically does it’s best work as an under the radar afterthought rather than a team propped up with high expectations.
The 2008 and 2013 Cardinals immediately come to mind as undervalued clubs that took the league by surprise.