The Facts: There wasn't a lot of time for reflection — Steve Keim did his radio spot just about five hours after the Cardinals landed on their return trip from Carolina — and the Cardinals GM was not surprisingly muted after his team lost in Sunday's NFC Championship. But Keim made clear that despite Carson Palmer's bad game, Palmer was the man who would lead the Cards into 2016. "There is nobody I respect and appreciate more than Carson Palmer," Keim said. "In a league full of teams who are looking for a quarterback, I'm certainly proud he's our guy."

Diehards Line: Arizona's quarterback -- an MVP candidate just weeks ago -- fell to pieces against Carolina, throwing four interceptions and losing a pair of fumbles. Keim was asked directly if Palmer choked. “I don’t think he performed particularly well but I would say that goes for a lot of our players,” Keim said. “You look at the big picture and some of our stars had a rough night. But make no mistake, we wouldn’t have been in the position we were in without Carson Palmer and his play this year.” Keim was asked again if Palmer’s finger was a problem. “He would be the only one who can tell you that,” Keim said (and Palmer has insisted every time it has come up that it was not an issue, including again last night.)