Matt Leinart was a late arrival to training camp last season and after being inserted as the starter in mid-season, he is bring a new attitude. ?My attitude is so much different,? said Leinart, who said he can sense that teammates and coaches are confident in him. ?They know what I can do. All that experience last year helped me tremendously for this season. I still have a lot to learn, especially with the new offense. ?But I felt totally different. I feel more in command. I feel more of a leader. I feel I can speak up. It?s a totally different vibe. ? Now, I know what to expect.?

Cardinals rookie Buster Davis' new three-year contract is worth about $1.7 million, according to an NFL source. Davis, who agreed to terms on Thursday, will receive a signing bonus of $610,000 and salaries of $285,000, $360,000 and $435,000. Those are the NFL minimums. Davis' cap figure for this year will be about $488,000.

Linebacker Buster Davis, the Cardinals' third-round draft pick, agreed to contract terms Thursday, narrowing the list of unsigned rookies to two. Davis, of Florida State, will sign a three-year contract in the coming days. Financial terms were not released. Offensive tackle Levi Brown, the first-round pick from Penn State, and nose tackle Alan Branch, taken in the second round out of Michigan, have not signed.

Football is coming, and change is in the air. Edgerrin James has even ditched the gold teeth. "It was time to take them out," the Cardinals running back said. "I had them for a long time, but I took off my mask. Now the real 'Business Edge' will surface." If you didn't notice, new salt keeps pouring into old wounds. This time, another Colts player not named James just hit the jackpot. This time, it was defensive end Dwight Freeney, who snagged a $30 million signing bonus from Indianapolis. It must hurt to be so not missed. "Man, I am so over that," James said. "When the Super Bowl was done, we were all hanging out again. They know I was a part of what they did. They know I helped build what they became. And all throughout the year, (Colts running back Joseph) Addai and I became really close friends. He was calling me for advice like every day, all day long." Besides, James is an optimist by nature, and he sees 2007 as a year of resurgence, a time to step up, not down. The new-look Cardinals have committed to running the football. New coach Ken Whisenhunt has promised James at least 300 carries. New assistant coach Russ Grimm almost guarantees a better offensive line all by himself.