Cardinal Week

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This is a very big game.

Arizona got handled in their last game. They are 1-2 and they haven't looked like they fit the big britches that the national media made for them in the pre season.

Its always fun watching these teams play one another - and right now, there isn't a team I'd like to beat more than the Arizona Cardinals.

Looking forward to seeing updates on the status of Evan Mathis and Michael Floyd through the week. I want to beat them at their best and all - but really, I just want to beat them.

We need to get to Palmer early and often - he needs to feel like he is too old for the NFL by midway thru the first quarter. David Johnson needs to be contained at all costs.

These guys are beatable and if the Rams want to be for real this year - they have to show up for games like this.

I'm looking for Gurley to really get going this week.
 

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We need to get to Palmer early and often - he needs to feel like he is too old for the NFL by midway thru the first quarter.
The Rams usually do Pound the Crap out of Ariz. QB's!! Just Sayin'!:snicker::shades::cheers:
 

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This is a very big game.

Arizona got handled in their last game. They are 1-2 and they haven't looked like they fit the big britches that the national media made for them in the pre season.

Its always fun watching these teams play one another - and right now, there isn't a team I'd like to beat more than the Arizona Cardinals.

Looking forward to seeing updates on the status of Evan Mathis and Michael Floyd through the week. I want to beat them at their best and all - but really, I just want to beat them.

We need to get to Palmer early and often - he needs to feel like he is too old for the NFL by midway thru the first quarter. David Johnson needs to be contained at all costs.

These guys are beatable and if the Rams want to be for real this year - they have to show up for games like this.

I'm looking for Gurley to really get going this week.
Great post bro! Couldn't agree with you more. we have to show for this game...
 

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Cardinals are bringing in 9 players to look at this week. Sounds like their confidence has officially waned.

Let's hope they can't find a decent punter!

Punter Drew Butler aggravated an ankle injury he suffered in the season opener Sunday and was unable to punt for the majority of the game. Kicker Chandler Catanzaro, who hadn’t punted in a real game since high school, was forced into action and averaged only 33 yards on two punts.

And yes, @tavian, while 9th in overall defense, they are 28th in run defense. I hope to see a ton of Gurley, Bam Bam, and a heaping spoonful of TA getting handed the ball. And by heaping spoonful, I mean at least 7, preferably 10.

Could someone please tweet Fisher and tell him they have a player on the team with a 8.2 YPC career average? If they keep up with this less than 2 carries a game, my head is going to explode. He's playing WR better (kind of)? Great. So we should throw away his rushing plays? WTH?!

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Cardinals are bringing in 9 players to look at this week. Sounds like their confidence has officially waned.

Let's hope they can't find a decent punter!

Punter Drew Butler aggravated an ankle injury he suffered in the season opener Sunday and was unable to punt for the majority of the game. Kicker Chandler Catanzaro, who hadn’t punted in a real game since high school, was forced into action and averaged only 33 yards on two punts.

And yes, @tavian, while 9th in overall defense, they are 28th in run defense. I hope to see a ton of Gurley, Bam Bam, and a heaping spoonful of TA getting handed the ball. And by heaping spoonful, I mean at least 7, preferably 10.

Could someone please tweet Fisher and tell him they have a player on the team with a 8.2 YPC career average? If they keep up with this less than 2 carries a game, my head is going to explode. He's playing WR better (kind of)? Great. So we should throw away his rushing plays? WTH?!

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I don't think we'll ever see Tavon get too many carries. He's not built for taking the pounding that a NFL RB takes every week. His 8.2 avg is because he is not used too much that way. I could stand to see his carries per game maybe double though.
 

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I don't think we'll ever see Tavon get too many carries. He's not built for taking the pounding that a NFL RB takes every week. His 8.2 avg is because he is not used too much that way. I could stand to see his carries per game maybe double though.
Tavon is a tough runner. He's a big 185 lbs.
 

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The Cardinals Have Cause for Concern

It sounds strange to say that a game that featured zero passing touchdowns and four interceptions could have gone worse for Arizona’s offense, but I promise: Sunday’s loss to the Bills could have been uglier.

A week after making the Jets’ Ryan Fitzpatrick look like Dan Marino, Buffalo’s defense dismantled the Cardinals en route to a 33–18 drubbing. Carson Palmer threw all four of his equally awful interceptions in the fourth quarter, but his picks weren’t simply a product of late-game desperation.

Bills safety Corey Graham, responsible for one of those four, dropped what should have been another interception when Palmer tried to wedge a deep pass between two defenders to Michael Floyd in the first quarter. Stephon Gilmore, who looked more like the star we knew in 2015 than he did against the Jets, recorded two picks but easily could’ve had a couple more.

Even worse for head coach Bruce Arians’s team was the thrashing that the Bills’ front seven handed the Cards offensive line. Defensive tackle Kyle Williams now owns a condo in the Arizona backfield — nothing lavish, but a nice, modern space that should be perfect for weekend winter getaways.

Williams roasted center A.Q. Shipley and backup guard Earl Watford for most of the game, and Buffalo peppered the right side of the Cardinals line with a series of stunts and blitzes. Palmer was sacked five times and hit four more as Watford and right tackle D.J. Humphries (making his third career start) struggled to handle all of the moving pieces on the Bills defense.

Arizona’s deep-strike offense is doomed if those leaks up front continue, but its concerns go beyond the line. Defenses are daring Arizona to beat them underneath, and so far this season Palmer hasn’t proven that he can.

Credit Buffalo coach Rex Ryan for recognizing what’s worked against the Cardinals and deploying more of the same. Arizona is too talented to stay down for long, but the seams of its offense — a rigidity in approach and weak points along the line — are beginning to show.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...oo-many-young-guys-are-doing-their-own-thing/

Bruce Arians: Too many young guys are doing their own thing
Posted by Josh Alper on September 28, 2016

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The Cardinals are 1-2 after getting thumped by the Bills last Sunday, leaving coach Bruce Arians to say that the “biggest thing is be honest and identify problems” with the team that can be corrected before the record gets any worse.

Arians made that comment on Sirius XM NFL Radio during an appearance with Alex Marvez and Bill Polian and he also revealed one of the problems that he’s identified with the team.

“We have some really, really good leaders,” Arians said. “But to be a good leader, the others have to follow you. We’ve got a lot of young guys. We have some new faces that are doing their own thing and not following the example set by these guys. And it’s a two-way street. They can only lead you to water, but you’ve got to drink it. And some of these young guys have got to get out of old habits and get in with the Cardinal Way.”

The Cardinals haven’t scored in the first quarter this season and they’ve also struggled coming out of the locker room in the third quarter in their two losses, two things that could be attributed to a lower level of focus than Arians might like from his team. There are more tangible things to point to, including an offense that might have too many eggs in the long pass basket, and working on both fronts will be the route back to a winning record.
 

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I don't think we'll ever see Tavon get too many carries. He's not built for taking the pounding that a NFL RB takes every week. His 8.2 avg is because he is not used too much that way. I could stand to see his carries per game maybe double though.

Exactly. They've dropped his best plays. Not only that but if he's getting less than 2 a game, he's not even a valid diversion for TG.
 

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I would prefer that Evan Mathis stay home. He is smart and strong enough to make the Rams pay in the run game. However, I would like every one else to play for the Cards, until Palmer goes down of course, because you can't play for ever at his age...and he needs a vacation.
 

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Arians ain't gonna admit it, but Carson's gettin old. His prized deep passing efficiency might see a continuing downward trend this season if Carson's shelf life is running out. So here's hoping the Rams help him along.
 

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I got this guy at :
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Who challenged me to a bet, which maybe you guys could help me with...The bet is that he gives me 10 points, and If either loses, they can't post after the game, and not for two weeks afterwards. If I lose, isn't it easier for me not to go back and face a hostile/gloating crowd? If I win, then it will be a ghost town over there because their world is crushed after reality sets in that they suck. :wtf:
 

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I got this guy at :
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Who challenged me to a bet, which maybe you guys could help me with...The bet is that he gives me 10 points, and If either loses, they can't post after the game, and not for two weeks afterwards. If I lose, isn't it easier for me not to go back and face a hostile/gloating crowd? If I win, then it will be a ghost town over there because their world is crushed after reality sets in that they suck. :wtf:
"This should be an easy win for the Cardinals. I don't think Arians will let his team lose to a Case Keenum led team."

You mean as opposed to losing to a Tyrod Taylor or Jimmy Garappolo led team?

That site will not approve my membership (twice now), and I think I know why.
 

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"This should be an easy win for the Cardinals. I don't think Arians will let his team lose to a Case Keenum led team."

You mean as opposed to losing to a Tyrod Taylor or Jimmy Garappolo led team?

That site will not approve my membership (twice now), and I think I know why.
:sneaky: Good one. Brucie beret boy sure "lets" he boys lose a lot for a guy who can't stand losing. I'm sure he won't let Quinn or Donald knock Palmer into an early retirement though...(n)....right?

:burp: Sure was nice of him to let a Nick Foles led Rams come into his house and kick him in the nuts last year.
 
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I think the guts of the site is similar to this site. As for the moderation, I have not encountered any resistance to my being there, but I also have not pushed the rules that much (calling another poster names, cussing, etc..). It's ok I guess.
 

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"This should be an easy win for the Cardinals. I don't think Arians will let his team lose to a Case Keenum led team."

You mean as opposed to losing to a Tyrod Taylor or Jimmy Garappolo led team?

That site will not approve my membership (twice now), and I think I know why.
Wow....Maybe I applied early enough, and they closed the electronic door behind me? I will represent the Rams vigorously if we win..lol
 

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"This should be an easy win for the Cardinals. I don't think Arians will let his team lose to a Case Keenum led team."

You mean as opposed to losing to a Tyrod Taylor or Jimmy Garappolo led team?

That site will not approve my membership (twice now), and I think I know why.

I responded: "Yet, he let a Nick Foles led team, beat them last year? suuure."
 

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From Rams practice yesterday: Quinn has been working on a new pass rush move for this week.
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