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Arizona Cardinal Of The Week: Week Seven

Andrew isn't around, so I'll do this too until he gets back.

After the Cardinals 22-10 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, there isn't really a lot of good to take out of the game. But a couple of players had a good performance.

Alan Branch - 5 Tackles, 2 Sacks, 1 Forced Fumble

If one person on the Defense stepped up on Sunday, it was Branch. He did a good job getting pressure on Hasselbeck, and he helped stuff the Seahawks rushing attack for most of the game. After looking like a draft bust for most of his time here, he played very well on Sunday, and it looks like the light bulb is finally flickering on for Branch.

Beanie Wells - 14 carries for 54 yards, Touchdown

Beanie scored his first Touchdown of the year (and the first Touchdown for the offense in around 10 quarters of play), and it looks like he has taken over as the main back after another fumble by Tim Hightower. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets the start on Sunday.

LaRod Stephens-Howling - 1 catch for 13 yards, 4 kickoff returns with a long of 71

This guy just continues to make plays. After being a 7th round draft pick and a longshot to make the team in 2009, he has emerged as a very dangerous kick returner, and he has the 2nd highest number of kick returns out of all of the returners so far this year, and he is averaging 27.7 yards per return right now which is 12th in the NFL, but many of the people who are above him in that category don't have very many returns so far this year (only 3 of them have more than 20 returns). LSH will probably go to the Pro Bowl as a kick returner this year after how well he has played.

Out of the people I can currently think of, these were the only three who I felt deserved to be here. Daryl Washington, and Greg Toler were also considered, I'll add them both to the poll if anyone wants to vote for them. And if you can think of anyone else who should be on this list, leave it in the comment section.

Poll
Who is the week seven Arizona Cardinal of the week?
Alan Branch
159 votes
Beanie Wells
8 votes
LaRod Stephens-Howling
24 votes
Greg Toler
4 votes
Daryl Washington
15 votes

210 votes | Poll has closed

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What I want to know is ...

Why wasn’t Max Hall an option?

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by Justin Burning on Oct 26, 2010 2:27 PM MDT reply actions  

He played badly.

Simple as that.

While last week, he had some kind of presence that made the team play harder, he showed some good leadership skills, and he made some big throws, he had none of that against Seattle.

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by JoeCB1991 on Oct 26, 2010 2:33 PM MDT up reply actions  

I was being totally sarcastic

He had a terrible, terrible game.

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by Justin Burning on Oct 26, 2010 7:20 PM MDT up reply actions  

Oh I knew you were.

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by JoeCB1991 on Oct 26, 2010 7:53 PM MDT up reply actions  

BRANCH

monster game. now if he can only play like that on a regular basis…

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by Undrafteds on Oct 26, 2010 3:00 PM MDT reply actions  

The Water Boy

I voted Branch. They say it takes a few years for D-lineman to develop, hopefully Branch is a late bloomer.

by Jesse Reynolds on Oct 26, 2010 3:07 PM MDT reply actions  

I go with LSH

Based on the Saints game, we pretty much know our defense would be excellent. We also know that LSH is great, but I believe that he gave us the best chance to score and we didn’t. So offensively, I guess LSH is most impressive.

by KholdStare88 on Oct 26, 2010 5:14 PM MDT reply actions  

Branch hands down.

The tackle he made running down Marshawn Lynch from behind on 3rd and goal from the two was awesome. The man had a career day. Washington played a hell of a game too. The way he lit up Hasselbeck and made him cry was great.

by hadrarius on Oct 26, 2010 7:44 PM MDT reply actions  

Hasselbeck cried because Porter jumped over him while he was down or something like that.

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by JoeCB1991 on Oct 26, 2010 7:54 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yeah, Pasch and Wolf were talking about it

Watch the highlight on NFL.com and you will hear it. Don’t think they ever showed it on TV.

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by JoeCB1991 on Oct 26, 2010 10:38 PM MDT up reply actions  

Branch definately stepped up this week

Hopefully the defense keeps up the pressure, the offense is going to need all the help it can get. LSH is a serious threat to score every time he gets a return, and he’s due for another 6 pointer. He may get my vote for player of the year

by Dem_Cardz on Oct 26, 2010 9:05 PM MDT reply actions  

LSH needs to get more touches

The guy seems to make plays every time he has the ball. I guess Whiz would like to save him for the kicking game.

by safford on Oct 26, 2010 9:07 PM MDT reply actions  

Wait

Whiz does this. LSH will start getting some carries in the post season as a third down scat back and be a weapon. If some one on the offense decides to be a quarter back and our D maintains its level of play we could be pretty tough to beat towards the end of the season.

by Jesse Reynolds on Oct 26, 2010 9:46 PM MDT up reply actions  

Start getting carries in the post season?

That’s too little too late and awfully optimistic. I’m with safford on this one. Get LSH into the game.

by hadrarius on Oct 26, 2010 10:08 PM MDT up reply actions  

Besides the Rams game

It hasn’t been done enough.

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by JoeCB1991 on Oct 26, 2010 10:38 PM MDT up reply actions  

Simple mistake

Didn’t mean post season, meant later in the season. Unless Hightower falls in the dog house I don’t see LaSH getting to many carries right away. Our run game is still establishing it’s self with Beanie and Hightower. Once they settle into a groove I see LSH getting more carries. Or, like I said, Hightower finds himself in the dog house.

by Jesse Reynolds on Oct 26, 2010 11:01 PM MDT up reply actions  

The Doghouse

I think Hightower is residing there now. I don’t think LSH gets significant carries soon unless Hightower stays there either. I think it has more to do with the QB situation than the running back situation though. I wish they would use him more creatively but that doesn’t seem likely with Whis talking about minimizing the playbook for Hall. If they used him something like the Vikes use Percy Harvin in the run game I think they could do serious damage.

by hadrarius on Oct 27, 2010 8:25 PM MDT up reply actions  

It seems like most of the time when he is on the field, they motion him out with the receivers.

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I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team(s), throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.

by JoeCB1991 on Oct 27, 2010 9:05 PM MDT up reply actions  

Could be that Whiz is limiting his carries until later in the year

until Wells and Hightower get the run game going. Could possibly be Whiz may be limiting the chance for him getting injured. If LSH is out who would run back kickoffs til Breaston returns? Sure hope like hell it’s not Roberts

by Dem_Cardz on Oct 27, 2010 11:23 AM MDT up reply actions  

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