Brak
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I'm mildly optimistic that the "real" Cards will show up, as well as the "real" Niners. 28-14 Cards.
I saw a roadrunner in my backyard this afternoon. We spent a couple of minutes eyeing each other then he ate a lizard that looked a lot like Colin Kapernick. OK...I made up the part about Kapernick, but since we're on the road I'm taking it as an omen.
Cardinals by 10.
DT Nkemdiche, Mauro, Stinson, Pierre inactive
So we have Campbell Gunter Rucker Peters and X. Williams
With defensine line banged up with injuries the fact a healthy nkemdiche is not even active say a lotNot getting anything out of a second straight first round pick is getting annoying...
Going to need more depth than it if they decide to run most of the time. Curious to why BA does this. At least we have X activeDT Nkemdiche, Mauro, Stinson, Pierre inactive
So we have Campbell Gunter Rucker Peters and X. Williams
A theory on why Arians' offense has fallen flat
Before Bruce Arians made his way to Arizona, he had great success as the Steelers' offensive coordinator. Arians' offense, which featured Ben Roethlisberger, was all about the big play, a task made infinitely easier when you can throw bombs to Mike Wallace and Antonio Brown all day. In fact, you can make a good argument that Arians deserves a cut of that five-year, $60 million contract Wallace signed with the Dolphins because he showcased Wallace's talents on a weekly basis during their time together in Pittsburgh.
According to Pro Football Focus, the Cardinals' offense is most successful on passes thrown 10-19 yards downfield, with three touchdowns and an interception. On passes over 20 yards, however, Carson Palmer is below average, with a lone touchdown against four interceptions. Put another way: Palmer ranks 21st out of 25 quarterbacks in PFF's deep passing metric, right behind Brian Hoyer (!).
Interestingly, Palmer is fifth in the league in the percentage of downfield passing attempts (14.9 percent), but 21st in downfield accuracy (34.8 percent).
It was a good pick at the time, I'm sure it will be fineNot getting anything out of a second straight first round pick is getting annoying...
A lot of those picks were end of game desperation though, I don't think Palmer has earned as much grief as he's gettingFound an interesting writeup on the CBS site about why BA's offense may be floundering.