The Cardinals aren't publicly jumping up and down over receiver Anquan Boldin's recent decision to fire agent Drew Rosenhaus. Boldin hasn't yet named a new agent but the Cardinals are acting like they don't care.

"I know from our perspective, nothing has changed," coach Ken Whisenhunt said. "We're a much better football team with Anquan than we are without him. so nothing has changed from that perspective."
--Defensive end Darnell Dockett and outside linebacker Bertrand Berry have joined Boldin in skipping voluntary workouts. Dockett is also upset that he doesn't have a new contract, and Berry's reasons are unknown.

"That's part of the business," said quarterback Kurt Warner. You don't get mad at guys in those situations. (But) you don't want guys staying at home because they don't want to be here and don't have a reason not to be here."

--Warner is moving well in practices, but he still has some pain in his surgically repaired hip. "As far as functionally though, I feel great," he said. "I feel strong...It's just a matter of pain."

--In his younger days, Larry Fitzgerald wasn't the hardest working guy at practice. But he's grown up, and coaches often point to his work ethic as an example to younger players.

Mike Miller, the Cardinals' passing-game coordinator, has been impressed with Early Doucet's learning ability and work ethic. He sees a different player than he did six months ago and encourages Doucet to follow Fitzgerald's lead.

"Having Larry around is a great thing as far as the staff goes, because we don't have to police a lot of these guys," said passing game coordinator Mike Miller. "They can see it for themselves just by how hard Larry pushes himself and how he finishes every play in practice."

Miller points out Fitzgerald's effort during film sessions.

"I'll say, 'This is not an accident, guys,' " Miller said."Larry gets it. He understands how valuable practice is, how important it is to run after the catch and to attack the football. And it's carrying over."

QUOTE TO NOTE: "As a young player trying to make a name for yourself, you want to take advantage of those opportunities. It's all part of the game, too, because you never know when somebody is going to go down. You've got to be ready to step up whenever that time may be." -- Receiver Early Doucet on the advantage of extra reps in the absence of Anquan Boldin.