How Do You Dominate and Still Lose? What Now?

Covert Rain

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This team just doesn't know how to win. They dominated this game and still found a way to lose when they should be finding a way to win. This loss not only makes us a bigger laughing stock but has to hurt the team mentally more then any other game.

As of right now, I just don't think this team can win more then 4 games this season....if that.
 

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This team just doesn't know how to win. They dominated this game and still found a way to lose when they should be finding a way to win. This loss not only makes us a bigger laughing stock but has to hurt the team mentally more then any other game.

As of right now, I just don't think this team can win more then 4 games this season....if that.

Conservative playcalling. No ST's... and #1 POS.
 

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I disagree.

The majority of this team knows how to win.

The skill positions know what it takes to win.

The Cardinals young QB knows what it takes to win.

The coach knows what it takes to win.

There are 11 guys on this team right now that have no damn idea.

If a team can't run the ball it cannot and SHOULD NOT win.

This game was over in the third quarter with even a poor run blocking team. The Cardinals blocking falls to "abysmal".

If a team cannot convert a 3rd and 1 then they SHOULD NOT win a game.

Edge looked slow tonight, but what's a fast back going to do? Get tackled faster with this line.

The Defense gave monster effort and stopped a hot-handed QB.

The Defense shut down another yard-churning ground game.

The WR's caught the ball well and made work happen in space.

QB play from a rookie is better than any rookie out there and Marino aside, which rookie QB has played better?

Jim Brown would get hammered behind this line.

The loss is on them.
 
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I disagree.

The majority of this team knows how to win.

The skill positions know what it takes to win.

The Cardinals young QB knows what it takes to win.

The coach knows what it takes to win.

There are 11 guys on this team right now that have no damn idea.

If a team can't run the ball it cannot and SHOULD NOT win.

This game was over in the third quarter with even a poor run blocking team. The Cardinals blocking falls to "abysmal".

If a team cannot convert a 3rd and 1 then they SHOULD NOT win a game.

Edge looked slow tonight, but what's a fast back going to do? Get tackled faster with this line.

The Defense gave monster effort and stopped a hot-handed QB.

The Defense shut down another yard-churning ground game.

The WR's caught the ball well and made work happen in space.

QB play from a rookie is better than any rookie out there and Marino aside, which rookie QB has played better?

Jim Brown would get hammered behind this line.

The loss is on them.

What evidence is there that the majority of this team knows how to win?

The skill positions know how to win? Again, no evidence of that.

The QB? No evidence.....once again.

The Coach? Your right, his win record and philosophy has made the Cards winners.

The only thing the Cards have proven is that they have some talent on the team that doesn't make up for the total lack of other things this team needs. Including, learning to win.
 

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Leinart knows how to win. If the coaching staff had not reined him in, I think the Cards would have won. Maybe the Cards should keep Leinart, Fitz and Boldin and get rid of the rest of the offensive team before this losing infection spreads.

This was a wasted but valiant effort by the Cards defense.

Again, I think Leinart could have put more points on the board. His remarkable composure coming off the field after this debacle impressed me. I'm sure he was probably thinking the same thing.
 

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What evidence is there that the majority of this team knows how to win?

The skill positions know how to win? Again, no evidence of that.

The QB? No evidence.....once again.

The Coach? Your right, his win record and philosophy has made the Cards winners.

The only thing the Cards have proven is that they have some talent on the team that doesn't make up for the total lack of other things this team needs. Including, learning to win.

Green has a winning record. The Cardinals had a terrible history before Green got here and the continuation of that awfulness remains despite his presence, not because of it.

Aside from Boldin breaking every single tackle and taking every catch into the endzone, what more would you like him to do? He's been a rock of stability for this franchise since he's been here. Every player makes mistakes (his debut with the Lions, for example) but he plays the game as hard as anyone on the field and matches that effort with production.
Show me how that's not a winning attitude.

Edgerin James, like Green, had success before he came to the Cardinals with the only ommission on his resume being a championship. Arizona just wants to make the playoffs, something Edgerinn was a key part of in Indianapolis.
 
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