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AP Pro32 comments about Cardinals

Published Jan. 2, 2013 9:35 p.m. ET

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Comments on the Arizona Cardinals by the AP Pro32 panel (ranking in parentheses):

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ARIZONA CARDINALS (27)

Chris Berman (ESPN, 29) - 4-0 to 5-11.

Clifton Brown (Sporting News, 28) - Solving the quarterback issues will be priority No. 1 for the new coach.

Cris Collinsworth (NBC Sports, 25)

Rich Gannon (CBS Sports/SiriusXM NFL Radio, 29) - Coaches get fired when they don't get production from the QB position, prime example.

Bob Glauber (Newsday, 25) - The Bidwills clean house after a disastrous season. Is Andy Reid the man to right the ship? And if so, will he trust Kevin Kolb to be his quarterback?

Rick Gosselin (Dallas Morning News, 26) - The Cardinals finished a dismal 5-11 and fired coach Ken Whisenhunt - one of the three former Super Bowl coaches to get the ax on Black Monday (also Andy Reid and Lovie Smith).

Clark Judge (CBSSports.com, 27) - Forget a new coach and GM. These guys need quarterbacks and tackles to apply for next season.

Ira Kaufman (Tampa Tribune, 27) - Ask Ken Whisenhunt how important a QB is to an NFL team's success.

Pat Kirwan (SiriusXM NFL Radio/CBSSports.com, 25) - It's tough when the best QB on the roster is a guy you picked up on the street after the other three were injured or just failed. The defense kept it together for most of the season but the offense needs a total makeover with the exception of Larry Fitzgerald.

John Lynch (Fox Sports, 27) - Exhibit 1A as to how important the QB position is in today's NFL. New coach and GM in Arizona as well. This seems to be a theme.

Alex Marvez (Foxsports.com, 27) - A 1-11 end to the season shows how far Arizona has fallen since the 2008 Cardinals reached the Super Bowl.

Dan Pompei (Chicago Tribune, 27) - Rod Graves and Ken Whisenhunt made some solid contributions to the Cardinals, but they couldn't fix the quarterback position in recent years.

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