The Unstoppable Larry Fitzgerald.

by Daniel Brommer : http://bleacherreport.com/

All things aside, the Arizona Cardinals are playing like a pack of hungry wolves looking for it's next prey. The leader of the pack is clearly the talented young receiver, Larry Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald has literally owned the playoffs. We have not seen an offensive performance like this since Jerry Rice, whose record for most receiving yards in the postseason was just broke by none other than Fitzgerald, who happens to have one more game left.

My only question is this, honestly who didn't see this coming? Can anyone even name Pitt's quarterback that Fitzgerald played with in college without looking it up. He has made quarterbacks look good his entire career. Don't you remember Josh McGowan before the Warner days? Without Fitzgerald, McGowan would be what he is now, a nobody.

Fitzgerald tortures Eagles defense

The Cardinals receiver had nine catches for 152 yards and three scores against Philadelphia.

By MIKE JENSEN, Philadelphia Inquirer  Last update: January 18, 2009 -

GLENDALE, ARIZ. - It's official: Larry Fitzgerald Jr. is the most feared receiver in professional football.

The Arizona Cardinals wideout has the NFL postseason records to back it up and the film of how he tortured the vaunted Eagles defense on Sunday before halftime in the NFC Championship Game. He was still around University of Phoenix Stadium making important plays at the end.

On his way to 152 receiving yards, Fitzgerald made a strong opening statement. It looked like he was going to be stopped when the most feared hitter on the Eagles' defense, Brian Dawkins, delivered Fitzgerald a shot in the left hip. Fitzgerald didn't seem to notice.

Larry Fitzgerald Jr.: A long way from home

By MARK CRAIG, Star Tribune: Last update: January 26, 2009 - 12:19 AM

Minneapolis Pee Wee Larry Fitzgerald Jr. took a detour to Virginia before becoming a college standout at Pitt and an NFL star in Arizona. Now he prepares for the Super Bowl.

From his Minneapolis upbringing with mom Carol and dad Larry Sr. to his near-Heisman run at Pitt to the Super Bowl, Larry Fitzgerald Jr. has made memories. The young man jumping through television sets across America the past three weeks leapt into this world on Aug. 31, 1983, at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Paul.

The ensuing 25 years, four months and 25 days in the life of Larry Fitzgerald Jr. formed a path to fame and fortune as an NFL wide receiver. A week from today, the journey reaches the ultimate stage when Fitzgerald's Arizona Cardinals play the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Fla.

Steelers need Taylor to slow Fitzgerald

By ALAN ROBINSON –

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ike Taylor doesn't get much attention for being the Pittsburgh Steelers' primary defender against an opponent's top receiver. Sometimes that's good, because it means Taylor isn't getting beaten for many touchdown catches.

Taylor will go against the NFL's hottest receiver, Larry Fitzgerald of Arizona, in the Super Bowl, and he has two long weeks to think about it. Given Fitzgerald's outrageous postseason production, this appears to be a bad matchup for any cornerback.

"He has 419 yards in the postseason, and it isn't over with. He's breaking some of Jerry Rice's records," Taylor said. "From what he's displaying week in and week out, yeah, he's one of the best in the world."

Taylor isn't as recognizable as All-Pros James Harrison or Troy Polamalu in Pittsburgh's league-leading defense, but he played well enough to be a Pro Bowl alternate. He yielded only two touchdowns in coverage despite being matched against receivers such as Terrell Owens, Chad Ocho Cinco, Plaxico Burress, Andre Johnson, Wes Welker, Reggie Wayne, Derrick Mason, T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Santana Moss.

Fitzgerald's Dad Has Him Covered

 By Michael Wilbon Sunday, January 25, 2009; Page D01

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Usually it was on Saturdays when Larry Fitzgerald took his two boys to work with him. Fitz was (and still is) a sportswriter and radio talk show host in Minneapolis, so going to work meant to a North Stars skate, Twins game or Vikings practice. Little Larry, who was about 8 at the time, and younger brother Marcus were ridiculously well behaved because Big Larry and Carol didn't tolerate any foolishness. But still they were curious, active little boys.

So even though Big Larry would inevitably tell his sons, "Sit right there, watch practice, and don't move," he'd sometimes come back and find they were gone. Young Larry might be running a pass route or learning how to get his hands out in front of his body to catch the football.  

Green explains how he brought in Fitzgerald, Warner

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/danpatrick/

Dan said that former Cardinals head coach Dennis Green deserves a lot of credit for Arizona's success. A lot of the Cardinals are Green's guys. Here are some highlights from his interview with Dan:

Green said that he's still very close to a lot of the Arizona players. And he thinks the team is very good for two reasons:

1. They are very fast.

2. They have more players that have been together for a longer time than any other team in the NFL.

Green also relived the 2004 draft, when he took Larry Fitzgerald. He said he didn't like Robert Gallery's feet, and he played some gamesmanship with the Raiders. Interestingly, Green said he like Ben Roethlisberger a lot that year.