Arizona Cardinal Of The Week: Week 3
by Andrew602 on Sep 27, 2010 10:29 AM MDT
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PrintAfter missing the first win of the season, the ROTB Cardinal of the Week poll is back. Although Sunday's win wasn't eye-opening and doesn't garner much hope for the remainder of the season, it does feel good. As they say, "A win is a win". I'll use a line from one of my favorite movies to reassure those of you who aren't happy with the result:
Ask any racer. Any real racer. It don't matter if you win by an inch or a mile. Winning's winning.
In this case, insert football player for racer and inch or a mile with 1 point or 20. And bonus points to whoever can guess which movie this is from without looking it up.
Did the Cardinals play well in their win? No, not at all. Did I see room for improvement? Yes. Right now it's hard to say what direction this team is going, especially with a tough road game in San Diego next week. For now we'll focus on the good, which are the players that are up for Cardinal of the week.
Paris Lenon - 8 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 INT, 1 Sack
Lenon easily played his best game as a Cardinal on Sunday, recording both a sack and interception. He was second on the team in tackles and made most of them count. He's slowly outplaying the role he was given this offseason. Although he may see the bench with Gerald Hayes eventually returns, he's making the most of this time as a starter right now.
LaRod Stephens-Howling - Opening kick return for touchdown
The biggest touchdown of the game came when LSH returned the games opening kickoff return 102 yards. It pumped up the home crowd and the Cardinals sideline. It also made the difference between a win and a loss.
Beanie Wells - 14 carries for 75 yards
Wells, who missed the first two weeks of the season with a knee injury, arrived ready to make an impact against the Raiders. His first carry went for 24 yards. He also made two highlight reel leaps over Raiders' defenders.
Kerry Rhodes - 10 tackles, 3 PD
Cardinals' free safety Kerry Rhodes didn't receive much recognition for his play after leading the team with 10 tackles. He forced Raiders' quarterback Bruce Gradkowski to throw the ball early several times blitzing off the edge and was at the end of three defensed passes.
Yes the game had it's flaws, but these four players stood out the most to me. As always, if you feel anyone should be realistically added, just drop a comment below listing who and why. Who did you vote for and why?
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You have to go with Paris
He’s a guy everyone thought was a washed up LB but he has really been stepping it up.
by Jesse Reynolds on Sep 27, 2010 10:33 AM MDT reply actions
Paris
He was all over the field yesterday. Rhodes is a close second.
inch or a mile
I do agree with “a win is a win” but only to a certain degree, but an inch or a mile/1 point or 20………….. NO! racing yes football not so much. if they beat a good or great team by 1 or 3 ect. thats ok. they win like they did agaist the raiders, that translates to what could very well be epic losses to the good/great teams (example Falcons) what we still have yet to play, Seahawks and 49er included. Wiz better figure it out………..I hope soon.
Are the Raiders really that bad?
I guess thats another question I should ask the community. I never thought they were that bad to begin with. Yes Tennessee blew them out but they did beat a Rams team that I think we can all agree is much better then in years past. They also have a very talented running back and have playmakers on defense. It’s not like we barely beat the Bills or the Lions yesterday.
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.
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the sad but real question is..........
are our beloved Cardinals really that bad? Ton’s of talent but can’t seem to get it together and I know I’m beating a dead horse but it all starts with the QB. Anderson is a bi-polar QB or maybe he has multiple qb personalities. One drive he can’t hit anything the next he lights everybody up.
by myotherrideisyourmom on Sep 27, 2010 2:16 PM MDT up reply actions
Q: How many games did the Lions lose by a field goal or less in 2008?
A: Who gives a shit, they still went 0-16.
Point differential does matter but only as a tie breaker for making the playoffs.
We don’t have to beat good teams to make the playoffs though. We have to beat the teams in our division. Then point differential doesn’t mean jack. Games like the wins we have this season don’t inspire confidence but the team isn’t shackled to that kind of continued performance either. The Titans went 0-6 and turned their season around last year. The Cardinals can still pull it together.
Great overall win.
Coach Whiz and his staff must be made “Co-Cardinal of the week”. They really put together a great game plan.The execution was almost flawless. Anderson being used a pocket passer just like Warner, was sheer genius. I thought that it was very kind of the defense to complete plays for the other team by making penalties. Most other teams would take a chance and hope the receiver fails to make the catch, not the Card defenders. Special Teams was also very generous to our guests. What a wonderful day of gift giving, kind of like Christmas in September.
Did you see how excited Coach Whiz was when he opened his eyes and saw what he got from the Raiders’ field goal kicker. I bet those two will be sharing the same chocolate shake with two straws, as they smile and look into each other’s eyes longingly.
It just brings tears to my eyes, all this wonderful love we shared with the Raiders. Sigh!
can we count on you to call for the coaching staff to be fired all season?
I think this is the 10th comment I have read calling for the Whiz to get fired from you. Singletary is 0-3 with the team that was a “lock” to win the division, yet I don’t see nearly as many people calling for Singletary’s head (they just fired their OC). I know that everyone’s confidence is down on this team, myself included, but come on… We are 2-1, and yes the Cards look disorganized and have a lot of work ahead before they can be considered playoff caliber, but do you honestly think that pulling the plug on Whiz after a 2-1 start is what is best for this team? We very easily could’ve been 0-3, but we aren’t. We are 2 games up on the proclaimed winners of our division by default after 3 weeks and they have equally as tough games the coming 2 weeks. We can agree to disagree, I simply do not think that starting over with coaching is the way to go right now, not after all of the personnel changes they are dealing with. Its a work in progress and if they don’t get better and at very least make the playoff race interesting, then we should talk. But week 3? 2-1? come on….
by Gildo on Sep 27, 2010 4:03 PM MDT up reply actions 3 recs
Right
He sounds a bit like a certain retired Leinart hater to me. Completely unreasonable, offers nothing of substance, and keeps coming back for more.
by tw3kr on Sep 27, 2010 4:18 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
HardHate isn't retired
He just moved to the Houston Chronicle.
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, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.
Are you from Lake Havasu?
You sound like half the town I used to live in…Old people with nothing to do but bitch and complain if you think we were going to fly out the game you should go see your Dr., but he might be getting sick of you.
Does Janikowski count?
Voted for Paris.
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, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.
by JoeCB1991 on Sep 27, 2010 11:39 AM MDT via mobile reply actions
Are the Raiders really that bad?
I agree, its they are not the bills or lions and they DO have play makers and the playmakers did their jobs pretty well. but AZ has to play other teams as good as the Raiders or better, even if the 49ers record doesnt show it, they will play AZ tough. And the Seahawks look great at Qwest.
i picked LaRod
because not only did he get the stadium going but he won some lucky person a brand new house!!!!
Lol it may be but its not the movie I got it from.
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.
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When viewed within the scope of the entire season,
the most important thing was that we got a win. The purpose of this thread is neither pissing nor moaning. There’s enough of that going on elsewhere.
I voted LSH. Great to see Lenon and Rhodes stepping up. Lenon is a good example of “In Whiz We Trust.” How many people were happy about his signing?
A win is a win?
Let’s hope the rest of our opponents default like the Rams and Raiders. S.B. here we come!
On Gerald Hayes returning
Lenon was originally signed to be the weak side LB. How does that play out do you think? Maybe Hayes hits the obvious running downs and Lenon, passing. Do they rotate he and Washington to keep them fresh? I like additional options.
by Birdman from Mesa on Sep 27, 2010 2:42 PM MDT reply actions
No matter what I see Hayes starting and I can't imagine the team demoting Washington
Bill Davis said originally that Lenon would only be the starter till a rookie took over. I do see Lenon getting mixed in the rotation however.
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.
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+1
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, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.
He hasn't played much football in quite a while
Wouldn’t be surprised to see them slide him in gradually, especially if Lenon and Washington keep up the pace.
Fast and the Furious
VIN DIESEL !!
but yea a win is a win.. everything can happen on any given sunday..
Even though we suck, so does the 49’ers and rams… and the hawks are lucky to be 2-1, chargers should have won that last game, but lost it.. hawks didn’t win it, chargers lost it by making to many stupid mistakes imo..
Next 2 games gonna be hard, but even if we lose both, I like our chances
Yes, The Fast and the Furious.
Was wondering if anyone would guess it.
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.
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Tough choice. Lenon and Rhodes both had great games.
Rhodes is probably the best off season acquisition the team made. Lenon has performed well beyond expectation.
LSH for me
The reason is simple. He doesn’t do much each game (have a fraction of play time over starters) yet manage to consistently deliver every game. But more importantly, his 6 points made me felt like we have a good team. The other points we scored were like. “about time already, gosh.” So I give props to LSH for bring back good memories.
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