This game is huge......lose, and both teams are 8-2...with Detroit holding the head to head tie breaker........ on the surface,...8-2 is great....as Cards fans we all should be able to relish and appreciate that.
without Palmer we lose leadership, experience, and physical ability.....the absolute best physical trait Stanton brings is this......
he cannot overthrow downtown John Brown.....Palmer has a couple times...
I like Stanton....best backup QB we have had in about,....hmmmm,....if not an age, at least ever. He protects the ball very well, throws a good deep ball and makes good decisions,...and has a bit of mobility. He is just missing something basic....like making the routine throw look easy and thereby completing 60+% of his passes.
on the practice field, one Logan Thomas will now move up to second team reps,....and likely get a metric **** ton of one on one training with Carson Palmer to boot. We will see that kid on the field again soon,.....if even only for a few plays or a series of downs. The staff needs to feel him out, see if the game is slowing down for him.
The question I ask myself is,....will 11-5 get us home field advantage throughout,...and I do not think so.....but 12-4 might....
make no mistake Cardinals fans...... the playoffs for this team, have started already.