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Week 2: Washington @ Arizona


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21 hours ago, HoboRocket said:

This could wind up being a much closer game than people think. The Cardinals' defense will probably do well against the Football Team's offense, but this Washington DL is possibly the best in the NFL, while the Arizona OL isn't exactly the best.

I'm expecting a track meet where we can't keep up.  Kingsbury can scheme to get quick passes off, as our secondary is weak, or can get Murray out in space with his legs to move the pocket, or get out of it entirely.  You can use Peterson and Baker to effectively shut down our best offensive weapon, so we won't be able to keep up with the scores.  And Hopkins is going to go nuts against Darby or a hurt Fuller.  

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3 hours ago, naptownskinsfan said:

I'm expecting a track meet where we can't keep up.  Kingsbury can scheme to get quick passes off, as our secondary is weak, or can get Murray out in space with his legs to move the pocket, or get out of it entirely.  You can use Peterson and Baker to effectively shut down our best offensive weapon, so we won't be able to keep up with the scores.  And Hopkins is going to go nuts against Darby or a hurt Fuller.  

Meh, I'm expecting what @DirtyDez said: the ugliest possible win. We have like two good pass-blocking OL, and one of them is a stubby right tackle, while the other is our left guard. We'll see if Lamont Galliard can be a good pass-blocker, but Humphries is average in pass pro on a good day, while whoever our right guard is (whether we're starting Sweezy or Garcia on any given day) usually doesn't play well in any department. The upside with DJ Humphries is his athleticism and being a dominant run blocker. I'm expecting a 20-14-type win with multiple turnovers by both teams and a lot of good defensive plays.

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cardinals top 3

eagles were 7

3 of TBD's sacks were just free blitzers not getting picked up, one was a TE screen the dline read so Wentz went down, one was a pull block from a fake run that the olineman couldn't reach

so if we don't be really dumb on the oline looks like they aren't world beaters

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25 minutes ago, 11sanchez11 said:

campbell has been great in coverage this year

and reddick has looked like an NFL player at OLB!

I mean, Haason has always had the athleticism and intangibles. The issue is that he was played 3-tech in college and basically was put in the Baker Mayfield situation in the NFL, except the Cardinals didn't even know what position they wanted Reddick to play for three years! He had James Bettcher as his DC as a rookie, and then Steve Wilks in year 2 and then Vance Joseph in year 3. The continuity is helping him, for sure. But yeah, they moved him around from DE, OLB, and ILB, and switched schemes from a 3-4 to a 4-3 back to a 3-4 in his first three years, and this is all after playing on the inside of the defensive line at Temple. Hopefully this is a sign that he's catching on. Pretty sure this is his contract year, though.

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DeVondre Campbell has arguably made a bigger impact than DeAndre Hopkins.

Like I said, all three of the trio of Nuk, Campbell, and Beachum have been a revelation for this team. Can't believe they were able to get Beachum off the street for pennies after he's been a good tackle for much of his career and a big leader in the locker room. Looking at Sam Darnold's numbers with and without Beachum blocking for him, and then looking at Beachum's numbers as well, I can't believe the Jets didn't retain him. I mean, he's gotten hurt a lot, so I guess there's that. 

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