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[Mitch]

Team Stats:

PTS FOR: AZ (16.2--28th); TB (21.3--17th)
PASS: AZ (289.0--2nd); TB (288--3rd)
RUSH: AZ (51.8--32nd); TB: (86.0-27th)
PTS AGAINST: AZ (25.0-27th); TB: (20.8--14th)


PFF Player Grades Comparisons:

QB: AZ Palmer (74.8); TB Winston (82.1)
RB: AZ Ellington (66.4); TB Rodgers (57.4)
WR: AZ Fitzgerald (80.1); TB Jackson (86.2)
WR: AZ Jaron Brown (73.6); TB Evans (79.6)
WR: AZ John Brown (68.6); TB Goodwin (70.6)
TE: AZ Gresham (37.9); TB Brate (78.8)
TE: AZ Niklas (43.0); TB Howard (45.8)
LT: AZ Humphries (67.4); TB Smith (46.5)
LG: AZ Boone (54.2); TB Pamphile (48.1)
C: AZ Shipley (47.3); TB Marpet (71.3)
RG: AZ Boehm (44.0): TB Sweezy (44.9)
RT: AZ Wetzel (37.8); TB Dotson (86.5)

DT: AZ Williams (80.1); TB McCoy (91.2)
DT: AZ Rucker (48.4); TB McDonald (74.6)
DE: AZ Jones (88.4); TB Ayers (86.3)
DE: AZ Mauro (52.1); TB Spence (63.5)
LB: AZ Dansby (42.9); TB Beckwith (80.3)
LB: AZ Bucannon (29.8); TB Glanton (59.0)
LB: AZ Reddick (46.7); TB Alexander (82.4)
CB: AZ Peterson (77.5); TB Grimes (82.7)
CB: AZ Bethel (44.7); TB Hargreaves (42.2)
S: AZ: Mathieu 43.9); TB Tandy (46.5)
S: AZ: Branch (88.4); TB Conte (43.4)


Special Teams:

K AZ Dawson (9/13 FG, 6/6 XPT); TB Folk (6/11 FG, 7/9 XPT)
P AZ Lee (47.4 ave., 37.8 net); TB Anger (45.8 ave., 42.2 net)
KR AZ Williams (19.5 ave.); TB Reedy (22.0 ave.)
PR AZ Williams (3.4 ave.); TB Reedy (10.2 ave.)

What the Cardinals Need To Do:

* Double Team DT McCoy and contain DEs Ayers and Spence (keep them honest with hard counts, screens and draws)
* Pick on the Bucs DBs
* Cover WR Jackson (Peterson), WR Evans (Bethel + FS help), TE Brate (Branch), TE Howard (Reddick)
* Hammer the ball between the tackles, double team McCoy
* Win this week on STs

Two pass oriented offenses...which one can outscore the other?

 

[Ohcrap75]

If PP is on Evans that will be a great match up to watch because Winston isn't scared to throw at him. I'm scared to death that Desean and Brate are going to have career days.

 

[daves]

If PP is on Evans that will be a great match up to watch because Winston isn't scared to throw at him. I'm scared to death that Desean and Brate are going to have career days.

Yeah i see PP on Evans - he can handle the big guy, and Bethel is fast enough to handle Jackson underneath as long as he has safety help over the top. We shall see!

...dbs

 

[WindCardinal]

It’s being reported that if Boone plays then Watford will replaced Boehm at RG.

 

[THESMEL]

Bucs are a good all around team - able to cover their weakness and expose and exploit other teams weakness - we need big plays to win

 

[Ohcrap75]

I think the one advantage we have on offense is either John Brown or JJ Nelson on Hargreaves. He doesn't have the deep speed to cover them, so hopefully Palmer will get enough time to take a few shots!

 

[NJCardFan]

If PP is on Evans that will be a great match up to watch because Winston isn't scared to throw at him. I'm scared to death that Desean and Brate are going to have career days.

I was going to comment that that would mean that Jackson would have to have a better game than the NFC Championship game in 2008 but he only had 92 yards and a score and that 62 of his total yards was on that score.

 

[cardncubfan]

Why isn't Veldheer playing?

 

[Kel Varnsen]

Why isn't Veldheer playing?

Why start now?

 

[Mitch]

Why isn't Veldheer playing?

He has a sore knee. Not sure how effective he can be.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Shipley / Boehm / Wetzel... man I hope AP is still some type of miracle worker! [emoji30]

 

[Mitch]

Shipley / Boehm / Wetzel... man I hope AP is still some type of miracle worker! [emoji30]

Now it's been reported that newly re-signed Earl Watford is taking over for Boehm at RG.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Now it's been reported that newly re-signed Earl Watford is taking over for Boehm at RG.

LOL... never thought I'd be embarrassed for AP... [emoji35]

 

[WindCardinal]

Boehm is always getting holding penalties so I’m not surprised

 

[Cardsmasochist]

So two of our O Line starters, Boone and Watford, were not on teams at the beginning of the season. This just shows the level of talent we have on the O Line


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[cardpa]

So two of our O Line starters, Boone and Watford, were not on teams at the beginning of the season. This just shows the level of talent we have on the O Line


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And one of them was cut from the team he is now starting for.

 

[Cardsmasochist]

And one of them was cut from the team he is now starting for.

And the high price free agents, Iupati and Veldheer, are not playing. How many millions of dollars are they counting against the salary cap this year?

 

[Harry]

And the high price free agents, Iupati and Veldheer, are not playing. How many millions of dollars are they counting against the salary cap this year?

The two total about $20 mil.

 

[pmacLean]

I hi-jacked Mitch's numbers from another source where he posted them and rearranged them, since comparing numbers of 1 teams Left tackle to another teams left tackle just didn't seem to tell me much.

The singleton area is just head up on a given position, leftovers went here and I am sure some of these position matches are probably not what we will see, but looking at it, I think you can switch match ups and still see the same thing.

It seems to me their D has it ALL over our O and will crush it, except for Passing.
And our D has it all over their O and will crush it, except for passing.

I predict amedium to high scoring game with the winner being whoever is more efficient and accurate (and evasive) between Winston and Palmer. And since Winston might actually be able to move left or right at a rate of speed that would pass your Grannie with her walker, I gotta believe from this that TB takes it. As usual though, who knows, numbers are just numbers.

AZ Single comparisons TB Single comparisons
QB: AZ Palmer (74.8) QB: TB Winston (82.1)
RB: AZ Ellington (66.4) RB: TB Rodgers (57.4)
C: AZ Shipley (47.3); C: TB Marpet (71.3)
LB: AZ Reddick (46.7);
LB: AZ Dansby (42.9);
S:TB Conte (43.4)


AZ OFFENSE TB DEFENSE
WR: AZ Fitzgerald (80.1) CB: TB Grimes (82.7)
WR: AZ Jaron Brown (73.6); CB: TB Hargreaves (42.2)
WR: AZ John Brown (68.6); S: TB Tandy (46.5)
TE: AZ Gresham (37.9); LB: TB Alexander (82.4)
TE: AZ Niklas (43.0); LB: TB Glanton (59.0)
LT: AZ Humphries (67.4) DE: TB Ayers (86.3)
LG: AZ Boone (54.2); DT: TB McCoy (91.2)
RG: AZ Boehm (44.0): DT: TB McDonald (74.6)
RT: AZ Wetzel (37.8); DE: TB Spence (63.5)

AZ DEFENSE TB OFFENSE
DT: AZ Williams (80.1); LG: TB Pamphile (48.1)
DT: AZ Rucker (48.4) RG: TB Sweezy (44.9)
DE: AZ Jones (88.4); RT: TB Dotson (86.5)
DE: AZ Mauro (52.1); LT: TB Smith (46.5)
LB: AZ Bucannon (29.8) TE: TB Howard (45.8)
CB: AZ Peterson (77.5) WR: TB Jackson (86.2)
CB: AZ Bethel (44.7); WR: TB Evans (79.6)
S: AZ: Mathieu 43.9) WR: TB Goodwin (70.6)
S: AZ: Branch (88.4) TE: TB Brate (78.8)