While watching Steve Keim’s and Kliff Kingsbury’s theater of the absurd press conference yesterday Chandler Jones Jersey Super Bowl , I couldn’t help myself from drawing parallels to HBO’s hit series, "Barry"---simply because (as I..."While watching Steve Keim’s and Kliff Kingsbury’s theater of the absurd press conference yesterday, I couldn’t help myself from drawing parallels to HBO’s hit series, “Barry”---simply because (as I hope most of you already know) “Barry” is a highly compelling show about the good, the bad and the ugly of---well---bad acting.In yesterday’s episode at the Cardinals headquarters, we were greeted at the podium by Barry (Kliff Kingsbury) and Chechen crime boss NoHo Hank (Steve Keim)---you see---Barry, the expert assassin of college defenses, after being cast adrift by Texas Tech and quickly hired in LA by USC, wandered off the Trojans’ set one day and stumbled into NoHo Hank and his Chechen mob of Cardinals’ scouts who had visited Barry back in Lubbock a few times over the past five years---and let’s just say, NoHo Hank made Barry an NFL head coaching offer that “he couldn’t refuse.” So as of yesterday---Barry has been working the job for close to 4 months now and has been learning the free agent and NFL Draft ropes from NoHo Hank and his mob of scouts---and it was time to assure Cardinals’ fans that they are doing their “due diligence” and that they still swear they have no freaking idea who the #1 pick is going to be as they are just now putting the finishing touches on their Big Board---and HOW DARE anyone speculate that any kind of decision has been made to this point.People don’t understand---THIS IS A PROCESS!Meanwhile, in light of 3 months worth of national speculation that the Cardinals are going to pick the 2018 Heisman Trophy winner, QB Kyler Murray, with the #1 pick in the draft (the player whom Barry has already picked at #1 a million times in his dreams)---after Murray committed to football and just so happened to sign with Barry’s agent---after Murray met with Barry and NoHo at the NFL Combine---after Barry and NoHo flew up to Norman OK to work Murray out on the same day as the Alabama Pro Day---after Barry and NoHo recently invited Murray to Arizona for a tour, more schmoozing, x’s and o’s and, of course Chandler Jones Jersey For Sale , a lavish steak dinner----At yesterday’s press conference a defiant NoHo Hank refuted the notion that he had ever considered taking a QB at #1 or in the draft, for that matter---I NEVER SAID THAT!!!!---and yet when asked then if taking a QB is out of the question, NoHo defiantly insisted “I NEVER SAID THAT EITHER!!!”Meanwhile, the questions shifted over to how well the Cardinals current QB Josh Rosen is handling all the Murray to Arizona hoopla---and both Barry and NoHo lit up like Vegas casinos in avowing in NoHo’s case that:: “We’ve had good communication. He is a pro’s pro. And the one thing I’ve appreciated the most since we’ve drafted him. The kid has an unbelievable amount of mental toughness. You saw that last year as he took a beating and we went through the injuries that we went through up front. Physical toughness, mental toughness --Josh Rosen has it all.”Yet, in light of the abusive way in which the Cardinals keep letting Rosen take hit after hit after hit, one could readily imagine that Rosen is spending his 4 hours daily at the Cardinals’ OTAs these weeks, bound, bubble-wrapped and gagged in the equipment manager’s office reading the LA Times and listening to the latest Joel Klatt interviews on The Herd.The essential outcome of the press conference was that Barry, acting like ever the obsequious sycophant to NoHo Hank managed to say nothing meaningful in a series of terse platitudes---and that NoHo, acting like the new “big bruh” alpha in the room, managed to say nothing meaningful through a monotonous drone of circumlocutions. And now...What Barry and NoHo really need is Hollywood legend (in his own mind), director turned acting coach, Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler), to arrive at team headquarters quickly and with great urgency---because Barry’s and NoHo’s next gig will be broadcasted from Nashville Tennessee, this time before a national audience on April 25th.You see---Barry and NoHo need Gene Cousineau more now than ever because Chandler Jones Jersey On Sale , Barry and NoHo now find themselves squarely in the midst of a tragic, irreconcilable dilemma---If QB Kyler Murray does wind up being the Cardinals #1 pick, Barry and NoHo will then have to explain how they just turned their backs on a young QB who is already a “pro’s pro, who has it all.”Or, on the flip side, if they shun Murray and take Nick Bosa or Quinnen Wiilliams they are going to have to explain why they catered like mules to a process that put their QB of “right now” squarely in the crosshairs of NFL pundits, critics and skeptics---for three long, excruciating months. As if three months of 45 sacks and 100 QB hits back in October to December weren’t enough?As Ellis Boyd Redding (aka “Red”) said in the Shawshank Redemption, “Every man has his breaking point.”But....you just know, the gag order on Josh Rosen can’t last forever.The world deserves to know his version of the soap opera.At least, Gene Cousineau is smart enough to know that Barry and NoHo will need to scratch the line “we were doing our due diligence” from the current script. That’s the first place to start. Beyond that, Cousineau may not be able to spare Barry and NoHo from the inevitable denouement that their bad acting has sprung---a good ol’ barrage of rotten tomatoes. There is a new CB in town for Arizona"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Podcasts The Revenge of the Birds podcastCardinals sign CB Robert Alford to three-year contractNew,180commentsThere is a new CB in town for ArizonaMSTShareTweetShareShareCardinals sign CB Robert Alford to three-year contractKen Blaze-USA TODAY SportsThe Arizona Cardinals announced they have signed cornerback Robert Alford to a three-year contract. In accordance with club policy, terms were not disclosed.Alford (5-10, 186) played the past six seasons with Atlanta (2013-18) and appeared in 88 games (76 starts) after entering the league with the Falcons as a second-round selection (60th overall) in the 2013 NFL Draft out of Southeastern Louisiana. After taking over as a starting corner as a rookie, Alford has started each of the last 76 games he has appeared in.Over the last four seasons (2015-18) Chandler Jones Jersey Sale , Alford played 62 of a possible 64 games for the Falcons. In his career, the 30-year old Alford has recorded 291 tackles (243 solo), 10 interceptions, 85 passes defensed, four tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble. He also had 30 tackles, an interception and nine passes defensed in five career postseason games. Alford has returned three interceptions for touchdowns in his NFL career (two regular season; one postseason), including an interception off Tom Brady in Super Bowl LI that he returned 82 yards for a score against the Patriots. Last season with the Falcons, Alford started all 15 games he appeared in and had 50 tackles (43 solo) and 11 passes defensed. He was released by Atlanta on Tuesday.Pro Football Focus graded Alford out as the 105th best CB in the NFL. With a grade of 56.6. If PFF isn’t your thing, here are some numbers from Football Outsiders charting stats. Alford allowed 11.9 yards per pass. That is good for 182nd. Success rate is what really matters. That is the percentage of plays where the CB was in coverage and did not meet the baseline for offensive success. Example is 45% on first down, 60% on second down, and 100% on third down. Alford finished with a 34% success rate. That’s good for 174th in the league. For reference, that Patrick Peterson guy had a 61% success rate. David Amerson 57%.Alford could be viewed as a slot option for the team. He’s a very good athlete and has had success in the NFL. He just did not have a good year in 2018. For what it’s worth, charting corners is the most volatile stat in the NFL. It’s hwy guys like Peterson remain at the top. Because it’s so tough to consistently good.