Bird Droppings: Notes and News from the Cards Nest

Random thoughts while sweeping up under the cage... No one in Cardinal-land is happy with the offensive output...or more to point, the lack thereof. Yet, the offensive line seems to have escaped scrutiny as Kurt Warner and Co. are taking the heat. For a line that has played together under the watchful eyeball of one Russ Grimm for over 21 straight weeks, they don't appear to be consistently able to keep pressure off Warner. True, that the 49ers blitzed the right side (which enabled RB Tim Hightower to have a career day receiving), but more often than not, it was four Niner defenders that brought the heat to Warner's backside. Maybe that wouldn't matter as much if the Cards were healthy at the WR spot, but they aren't. Sure, Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin started, but the 49ers didn't have much trouble swarming Fitz while Boldin tried to get open on a clearly tender hamstring. With third WR Steve Breaston on the inactive list, Jerhemy Urban saw a lot...