Positives And Negatives From The Cardinals 38-35 Loss To Tampa Bay

by JoeCB1991 on Oct 31, 2010 7:23 PM MDT in Arizona Cardinals Postgame Recaps

I was writing a recap because I didn't know if Andrew's internet was messed up again, but he got a little post game rant thread up before I was done writing. So, might as well post this part of this (the recap part is cut out).

Positives:

Beanie Wells scored his second touchdown of the year, and LaRod Stephens-Howling scored his first Rushing Touchdown of his career. Larry Fitzgerald had two Touchdowns after only catching two in the first six games. None of the running backs fumbled.

Derek Anderson did make some good throws. Hall made a few good throws as well, but he made two horrible ones. Max Hall threw his first Touchdown Pass.

The Cardinals ran for 100 yards, and they threw for 296.

Gerald Hayes had a good game in his return to the lineup, with five Tackles and his Fumble Return for a Touchdown.

Joey Porter and Will Davis each had a sack, and the one by Davis forced the Bucs to go for a 53 yard Field Goal that was blocked by Kerry Rhodes.

Steve Breaston had 8 catches for a career high 147 yards in his first game back from knee surgery.

The Cardinals did try to fight back. They were down 31-14 at one point. Even making a game out of this is an incredible accomplishment.

Negatives:

The Defense could not consistently stop the Buccaneers Offense. Following the 2nd Pick 6 they were completely deflated until the Touchdown by Hayes. The Bucs had a 40 yard run following the final Pick by Anderson when the Cardinals had to get a stop.

While Derek Anderson and Max Hall made some nice throws, the combined to throw 4 picks. And for those of you who are calling for John Skelton, he is even more raw than Max Hall. Not happening, and even if it did the results would not be good. There should be no doubt now after watching the struggles by the Cardinals offense that Kurt Warner is a Hall of Fame Quarterback.

A bad call by the Refs took away an Interception by Adrian Wilson. They called Pass Interference, and almost none of us saw him do anything that looked like PI.

Playcalling. Kurt Warner isn't the Quarterback anymore. The Cardinals can't go out and sling the ball like they tried to do today. Beanie Wells, LaRod Stephens-Howling, and Tim Hightower need to get more chances to run the ball. The Cardinals also need to become more of a ball control power running offense until one of the Quarterbacks can step it up.

Josh Freeman completed several long passes. Greg Toler was burned on one long TD pass that gave the Bucs a 21-14 lead.

Anything else good or bad that you can think of?

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This works Joe

Good write up

What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
Revenge of the Birds

by Andrew602 on Oct 31, 2010 9:09 PM MDT reply actions

It was a defensive holding call on Adrian Wilson, not pass interference.

At least that’s what Billick said. He couldn’t keep half the players’ names straight so he could have been wrong.

by hadrarius on Oct 31, 2010 11:44 PM MDT reply actions

I heard PI

Didn’t see him do anything wrong though. That was a Pick, and it should have been Cardinal ball.

Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].

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 31, 2010 11:57 PM MDT up reply actions

how 'bout that Josh Hall kid

… he was pretty good

by quid pro quo on Nov 1, 2010 11:09 AM MDT up reply actions

i prefer Max Freeman

If you will it, dude, it is no dream.

by Kilgore on Nov 1, 2010 4:35 PM MDT up reply actions

It was awfully nice of Ben Graham to punt for both teams too.

by hadrarius on Nov 1, 2010 6:20 PM MDT up reply actions

Nice recap

This team is too inconsistent. The offense keeps digging a hole for the defense; the defense holds so the offense can come back, only to lose steam and give up long game winning drives to opponents. Anderson played well in relief of Hall but that final drive where the Cards had a chance to go up or tie the game was horrible. Anderson threw into triple coverage. He has no touch on the ball. He nearly got Doucet’s head taken off with one throw, injured Breaston on the next throw when he had to readjust to the ball thrown behind him and then threw an interception on the next play. That would have been a chippy field goal to tie the game at the very least.

As bad as the offense has been, I would have to stick with Hall still. Might as well get him experience because we know what Anderson will give us. After watching highlights of today’s games, I’m not a Rams fan but in probably three years, the Rams will own this division. We need Bradford on this team

Badgers! Badgers! We don't need no stinkin badgers!

by haas on Oct 31, 2010 11:54 PM MDT reply actions

No, not that!

What if Bradford is not ready? We could ruin his career if we start him too soon. Boo Hoo!
Would not work, not here. The next QB must be a high draft pick by Whiz. The only explaination for the poor play calling and obvious coaching mistakes could not be anything other than it is planned. Create a problem then tell everyone that you have a solution. Good plan coach! I hope nobody catches on. You could lose your job and your fans.

by Arizona Retiree on Nov 1, 2010 10:32 AM MDT up reply actions

by JoeCB1991 on Nov 1, 2010 2:03 PM MDT up reply actions

Positives and Negatives.

Positives – Almost everything. The Cardinals played a great game.

Negatives – Max Hall, Derek Anderson

Hope someone explains to Anderson that bounce passes belong in basketball.

by hadrarius on Nov 1, 2010 6:24 PM MDT reply actions

Skelton....

Hall stinks, there’s a reason he wasnt picked by 31 other teams, at least Skelton has the physical tools to make it in the NFL…and 1 TD and 5 INT’s isnt cutting the mustard.

by Cardsfan928 on Nov 1, 2010 10:06 PM MDT reply actions