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Bickley: Cards hit big with a pair of hunches

Greatness doesn’t always happen by design. Sometimes, it’s by accident.

You think the first person to drop a Mentos into a two-liter bottle of soda had any clue what was about to happen?

Look at the Cardinals, a really good team with the makings of a great offense. Their two most impactful players – Carson Palmer and Chris Johnson – weren’t even part of the blueprint. Now they are battling for Comeback Player of the Year honors.

Palmer came to the Cardinals because Steve Keim, the newly minted general manager, had nagging doubts about his first roster in Arizona.