2009 Season
Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams: 5 Keys to Success
by Andrew602 on Nov 20, 2009 11:08 AM MST
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When the Arizona Cardinals take the field at the Edward Jones Dome to face the division rival St. Louis Rams, a 6-3 record and the possibility of going 3-1 in the division will be on the line. After nearly blowing another home game to the lowly Seattle Seahawks last week, the Cardinals know that they can't take any opponent for granted, no matter how bad their season has been. So far this year, the Cardinals haven't fell asleep on the road, starting 4-0. Let's take a look at the keys to the game.
1. Slow Steven Jackson: We all know that the Rams best player is running back Steven Jackson. He's currently third in the NFL with 915 rushing yards and has played even better the last few weeks. The one area the Cardinals have struggled at the last 3 weeks has been defending the run. They allowed a whopping 270 rushing yards to the Panthers, and 140 yards to the Seahawks - however, both games were at home. One important stat to take notice of, is that Jackson has only 2 rushing touchdowns on the year. He may get his usual yardage, but if the Cardinals can keep him out of the end zone they'll have a better chance of winning the game.
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Arizona Cardinals vs. St. Louis Rams: Injury Report
by Hawkwind on Nov 19, 2009 7:20 AM MST
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As the season wears on the Arizona Cardinals injury report seems to get longer and longer and this week is no exception. In all there were 13 players listed on the report with four DNP's, eight limited particpations and a single player who was listed but participated fully. Duece Lutui is officially on the report because he missed practice but it wasn't injury related so we can assume that he'll be back at practice today. Joining him on the DNP list are Bryant McFadden (ankle), Chike Okeafor (back) and Michael Adams (hamstring). On the limited side were Steve Breaston (knee), Karlos Dansby (shoulder), Mike Gandy (pelvis), Gerald Hayes (back), Kenny Iwebema (knee), Sean Morey (head), Ben Patrick (knee) and Adrian Wilson (groin). Reggie Wells continues to be on the report with a broken thumb but he's yet to miss any practice or game time because of the injury.
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Who Would You Take From the St. Louis Rams?
by Andrew602 on Nov 19, 2009 3:00 AM MST
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Seriously guys. In preparation for our meeting on Sunday, I thought I'd get the conversation going with a popular topic, in which we select the player(s) that we would want from the team we're playing that week. This week just happens to be the struggling 1-8 Rams, who are experiencing yet another losing season. There are some bright spots however, in players among their current roster. As the headline states, who would you take from the Rams? It can be a young or older player, a starter or a back up, etc. You can also take their current contract status into consideration, as if we were actually signing the player. Also look at who may be leaving our team after this season. Here are some of my picks.
Steven Jackson: Jackson would likely be the pick for any team, and that's because he's not only the best player on the Rams, but possibly one of the best players in the league. Before you say we already have Beanie Wells and Tim Hightower, listen to this. He's currently 3rd in the league with 915 rushing yards, and is averaging 4.8 yards per carry. Add in his 231 receiving yards, and Jackson alone counts for 42% of the St. Louis offense. That boy can play some football. He can play left, he can play right, don't make no difference. He can block, tackle, score the touch down, snap the ball, and kick the extra point. Hell, the boy will fill up the Gatorade cooler, walk the dog, and paint your back porch. I'm telling ya, the boy can plain outplay football. OOHH! And he can pass! (Okay, I took that last part from the movie Friday Night Lights, but it's true.)
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Where the Arizona Cardinals Stand in the NFC Pro Bowl Balloting
by Hawkwind on Nov 18, 2009 1:23 PM MST
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The NFL has released it's first update on the fan voting for the Pro Bowl and the Arizona Cardinals have quite a few guys in the top five at their respective positions. As we all know the fans don't get the final say but it's nice way to judge the popularity and/or of players on a national level. We've started a segment here campaigning for some deserving Cardinals (check out Dockett's, Warner's and Fitz's story) and we've got more to come but for now we all need to go vote, early and often.
- Larry Fitzgerald: Only four players in the entire league have received more votes than Fitz (Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Adrian Peterson and Brett Favre) and it's a safe bet he'll be a starter again this year.
- Adrian Wilson: Wilson is the leading vote getter among NFC strong safeties and has almost twice as many votes as the next best, Roman Harper. Again, I think it's safe to assume he'll be starting his second consecutive PB.
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Grading the Defense: Arizona Cardinals vs. Seattle Seahawks
by Hawkwind on Nov 17, 2009 10:30 AM MST
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In what's becoming a bit of a trend, the Arizona Cardinals defense had some up and down moments throughout their game against the Seattle Seahawks. On the upside, they allowed just only 20 points but on the downside they gave up 472 yards of total offense to a unit that was averaging less than 340 yards per game. The defense also harrassed and sacked Matt Hasselbeck four times but allowed relatively unknown Justin Forsett to rush for over 120 yards. All in all thought the bottom line is that their effort was good enough to win and they made some very important plays when they needed to perserve the lead.
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Grading the Offense: Cardinals vs Seahawks
by Andrew602 on Nov 16, 2009 12:16 PM MST
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After falling behind 14-0 early in the game, the Cardinals found themselves in a similar position they've been in before at home. This time around, the offense was able to pull itself together and win with a balanced attack. They remained patient and composed and in the end, they put up 31 points and ended the Seahawks hope of an upset. Overall you could say that everyone did their job on offense, and only few mistakes were committed. Let's breakdown the offense after yesterday's performance.
Kurt Warner: Warner started slow, but eventually came through and continued his success through the air. He put the ball where it needed to be, and kept it away from the Seahawks. Warner has struggled at home up until this point, and getting back to winning in front of the home crowd was very important. He also put together another 300 yard game, and added two touchdowns to put his career total at 200. Next week the Cardinals are on the road, a place where Warner has been lights out this season.
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After a Tough Start, Cards Pull Out a Win Against Seattle 31-20.
by Pyromnc on Nov 16, 2009 7:02 AM MST
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The Cardinals cannot make a win easy. After an awful start to the game in which they gave up 14 points and didn't have an answer, they came back halfway through the second quarter and decided they'd had enough. After that point they would score 31 points and destroy the Seattle Seahawks hope of getting back in the divisional race.
The Good
Kurt Warner continues to play well after his awful game against the Carolina Panthers, in which he had six turnovers. Since that game Warner has had a total of 7 touchdowns, 601 yards, 126.7 QB rating, and 72.6 completion percentage. Those are the numbers we are used to seeing from Warner and has looked like his old MVP-like self. One thing I would like to see better from Warner is more consistency(so I do not have to sweat or have a heart attack, like I almost did yesterday when they could not score the first 20 minutes or so of the game). Warner would also throw his 200th touchdown pass in this game and would have his 51st 300 yards passing game (4th all time).
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Post Game Reaction: Cardinals Beat Seahawks 31-20 With Second Half Effort
by Andrew602 on Nov 15, 2009 6:29 PM MST
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Just as the headline states, the Arizona Cardinals were able to come back after trailing early in the game. In the first quarter the Cardinals found themselves going for a 4th and 1 at the 1 yard line. Tim Hightower wasn't able to get in the end zone as they turned the ball over on downs. Immediately after, the Seahawks marched 99 yards after Bryant McFadden allowed a 53 yard pass to T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Justin Forsett ran the ball 11 yards to give them the 7-0 lead. In the second quarter, a breakdown in coverage allowed a wide open John Carlson to score a 31 yard touchdown pass, giving the Seahawks a commanding 14-0 lead. Kurt Warner and the Cardinals offense came back in the hurry up, and threw a 28 yard touchdown to a wide open Steve Breaston. The Seahawks added a field goal and the Cardinals would've scored another touchdown had Mike Gandy not held onto a defender during a would-be Steve Breaston touchdown. In the Second half, a different Cardinals team showed up that was balanced. Beanie Wells got the bulk of the second half carries and took advantage, scoring two rushing touchdowns, one being on a 4th and 1. The final score came early in the 4th quarter when Kurt Warner found Larry Fitzgerald who dove for the touchdown, putting the Cardinals up 31-20. Two Matt Hasselbeck interceptions later and the Cardinals won the game. Here's some positives and negatives from the game.
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