Monday's Ten Thoughts Game 5

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1. FOX PAW (Faux Pas)

Man, it was tough to sit there in the pre-game and hear the FOX crew gushing all over the 1-2 Panthers for the vast majority of their segment and then basically scoff at and quickly dismiss the Cardinals' chances.

Funny, how by the 4th quarter they were now talking about how Cam Newton is something like 2-10 in close games, then lauding the dominance of the Cardinals' defense and finally drawing close attention to the venerable coaching staff that BA has assembled.

2. D--LIGHTFUL

This was a defensive game for the ages---a Rembrandt---in colorful Jackson Pollack-like splashes of red, white and black (with tinctures of pink thrown in).

Have we seen such a dominant second half performance? I mean, ever?

These swarming Cardinals chased and harassed Newton and his receivers like mad crows.

A shout-out to the Big Crows---DOCK, CAMBY, TA-AMMO (this big boy has feet and some bounce, doesn't he?), D-WILL, MUTHA-RUCKA & TALLY MONKEY. They be bringing da chowdah and da hammah.

3. DYNAMIC DUO

D-Wash is Batman and K-Danz is Robin. WHAM, BAM, THANK YOU CAM!

Is there a more versatile duo of inside linebackers in the league?

In this pass happy league---these are the kind of new age linebackers you want. They can chase, they can finish, they can cover, they can pick off passes and boy oh boy can they get to the QB. In this game---how about the execution of the timing of their blitzes---especially Dansby how he delayed for a 1-1,000 count and then looped up like a Lexus RX350 up the free lane.

4. BLANKET COVERAGE

Peterson is en fuego---especially now that he's playing such fine technique, sans the holding and straight-arming. He looks in total command out there.

How about Jerraud Powers' textbook "off-coverage" (playing with cushion) on the go-routes?

Mathieu---sticking to slot WRs like the Honey Badger that he is.

Bell---much stickier this week.

5. Z-STUD, J-FREE and J-"Crystal" BETH

As clutch as Walter White.

6. DUKE ELLINGTON

Well, maybe not a Duke yet---but certainly Prince Ellington with "The Duke" in his hands.

He's become the darling and the personality of this personality lacking offense.

7. INVISIBLE MEN

Fitz, Housler, Roberts, Brown, Sperry---O for October thus far in second halves.

Ground control to Major Housler---did you happen to see his face in the huddle before the very play that Palmer hit him in the hand while Houlser was running his own route somewhere between Saturn and Uranus? If you have the tape---it's worth looking at. Dude's eyes are rolling around in their sockets like bees outside a hive. Talk about Lost in Space.

8. ROBERT PALMER

Throwing interceptions: "Simply Irresistible."

What's most worrisome---is when he throws them----on first or second downs with the team driving, when you don't have to force the ball.

Look---it's great he is taking shots at the end zone---but the plays have to be there.

The flea flicker---totally mistimed by Floyd---he should have sold run on the CB, then run his go-route. But still, Palmer can't under-throw the ball like that---what, all for a "jump ball"? You can get that easier any time you want by running Fitz as a decoy up the middle to occupy the FS.

The Kuechly gift---just like the pass versus the Saints where he panicked and threw wildly to Dray over the right hash. Just horrible and totally careless.

The tight window to Fitz---it was first down for crying out loud. The FS was sitting on it. A veteran QB has to read that. He HAS to.

Part of the problem is the 0 backfield strategy---which accelerates Palmer's decision making because he senses he has to play hot potato.

Fortunately, Palmer had more time than he thought this week---but he was still playing like he had to get the ball out as quick as 1---2---throw, when 1----2---3---throw would have opened larger windows.

The best news---two weeks in a row Palmer held it together and got the job done late. It's a crazy game---to think that Tony Romo passed for over 500 yards and all those TD's yesterday---but he couldn't deliver when the team needed it most and threw the pick that cost his team the win.

I've been saying this and I will keep on saying it---Carson Palmer needs to be be re-taught how to win. It's been too long---and there's been too many bonehead decisions on his part.

Hopefully---Carson will re-learn what it takes, and then we might as well face it, he will be addicted to winning. Usually you get the girl in those situations too. For me, any of those tall brunettes swinging electric guitars with their hair slicked back and shiny red lipstick gleaming in the lights will do.

9. WOO PIG SOOWIE

Yes, he's a Rebel, John H, not a Razorback, but if it's SEC it's all good---and Bradley Sowell played like a good ol' hog at LT yesterday. It was a good start---the proof was that for the first time in many many games I actually took my eyes off the LT position during pass plays.

How about the Mendenhall TD? What a superb down block that was by Sowell, and an equally impressive scrape and block the ILB maneuver by the unsung Lyle Sendlein. That was a HUGE play. Not to be under-estimated or taken for granted, that's for dang sure.

10. GOLD MINING

Even though the Niners looked impressive yesterday versus the reeling Texans---this time is as good as any to be panning for gold in SF. Willis has a groin issue---Aldon Smith is doin' the rehab---the WR situation is down---and Kaepernick has looked at time like a player who hasn't started a full season yet. If we can somehow match their physicality on the o-line---and I hear a jumbo package awaits with D-WILL and TA-AMMO both covering the guards---this could get interesting. Peterson takes Boldin and D-Wash takes the prima donna TE. Who knows? Maybe Carson's recent familiarity with the Golden Gate is the bridge to a stunning discovery----that the Cardinals are FOR REAL in 2013.:newcards:
 
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are we supposed to know who these players are? I assume D-Will is Dwash but i dunno and I have no idea what TA-AMMO would be. Maybe matheiu?

I keep trying to read this but its so full of cute nicknames that I want to vomit. Sorry. I loolk forward to these posts too. oh well.

J free?

what?



Go big red. You won so well that mitch lost his mind.
 
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are we supposed to know who these players are? I assume D-Will is Dwash but i dunno and I have no idea what TA-AMMO would be. Maybe matheiu?

I keep trying to read this but its so full of cute nicknames that I want to vomit. Sorry. I loolk forward to these posts too. oh well.

J free?

what?



Go big red. You won so well that mitch lost his mind.

Seems a bit obvious to me. D Will Dan Williams. TA-AMMO Alameda Ta'amu....
 
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are we supposed to know who these players are? I assume D-Will is Dwash but i dunno and I have no idea what TA-AMMO would be. Maybe matheiu?

I keep trying to read this but its so full of cute nicknames that I want to vomit. Sorry. I loolk forward to these posts too. oh well.

J free?

what?



Go big red. You won so well that mitch lost his mind.

Alameda Ta'amu, Jay Feely, & yes Dan Williams.
 
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Mitch - You sure do wax poetic.

I totally agree about Tim Ryan. If D Urban gushed that much about the Cardinals, we'd be all over him for excess homerism.

If James Lee Burke had written this piece, he would have nicknamed our two starting ILB's "The Bobbsy Twins." But I'm still partial to "Los Washington."

Ellington definitely should be named "The Duke" or (if he can motor between the tackles): "The A-Train."

And the nickname of our new LT should be "Sowell Brother."

One reason Palmer regained part of his mojo in the 2H was BA's willingness to focus more on the run-game.

It seemed to me that Powers has perfected a couple of coverage techniques compared to earlier in the season.

About the Niners - given our struggles containing TE's, a two-word nightmare: Vernon Davis.
 
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My buddy and I were talking about the secondary during the game... and that, you might be able to make an argument that this secondary could be our best and most deep - in decades!
Mathieu and Bell might not be Wilson and Rhodes, or, maybe they are? Maybe they're better??
And PP and Brown are proving to be a very nice tandem. Jefferson is better than good and Rashad Johnson is about average at best...
Arenas & Cason don't excite me much tho...
 

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are we supposed to know who these players are? I assume D-Will is Dwash but i dunno and I have no idea what TA-AMMO would be. Maybe matheiu?

I keep trying to read this but its so full of cute nicknames that I want to vomit. Sorry. I loolk forward to these posts too. oh well.

J free?

what?



Go big red. You won so well that mitch lost his mind.


What? You got lost because couple of nicknames were thrown in? I guess some people just like to complain in my opinion.
Mitch, thank you for the write up look for these every week you always make great points.
 

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This Cardinals season may have broken Mitch's brain. This reads like THESMEL. Maybe Mitch is calling into the Jim Rome show?
 

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Fun read Mitch, even if you made me think a bit too hard for cracking the code on some of those nicknames.

I fully agree about the flea flicker. My first thought was that they called it too close to the endzone but Floyd's timing was the issue, well that and Palmer could have thrown it sooner.
 

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Funny, how by the 4th quarter they were now talking about how Cam Newton is something like 2-10 in close games, then lauding the dominance of the Cardinals' defense and finally drawing close attention to the venerable coaching staff that BA has assembled.

Yeah that was pretty cool at the end where they took time to go over the coaching staff. I didn't know Tom Pratt coached in Super Bowl 1! :shock:
 

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When Robert Palmer was with the Power Station he sang: "Some like it hot and some sweat when the heat is on."

Well our Robert Carson Palmer is sweating...profusely. He looks no better than Kolb, Skelton, Anderson, etc... It's time for him and the rest of this "putrid" offense to start playing like they enjoy the heat.
 

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My favorite read on Monday are your write ups Mitch. The stadium was really loud too, much more so than normal. Lots to cheer about, I completely lost my voice today. Karlos Dansby and Daryl Washington exceed all expectations. And hearing Steve Smith whining about officiating after dropping easy passes all day --- icing on the cake!

I don't know about J-"Crystal" BETH. How about the Bethalyzer?
 

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jefftheshark’s Thought’s I’d Wished I’d Had:


1) Jive Talkin’ ‘bout Chili Palmer, et al


Mitch: 'S'**** butter layin' me to da' BONE! Jackin' me up... tight me!

JTS: I'm sorry, I don't understand.

WindCardinal: Cutty say 'e can't HANG!

desertdawg (interrupting): Oh, no worries JTS! I speak Mitch.

JTS (relieved): Oh, good!

desertdawg: He said that our offensive core hasn’t scored in the second half in two games and he wants you all to know it too.

JTS (finally understanding): All right. Would you tell him to just relax and I'll be happy to write a translation?

desertdawg: [to Mitch] Jus' hang loose, blood. JTS gonna catch ya up on da rebound on da write side.

WindCardinal (angry with JTS): What it is, big chompers? My mama no raise no dummies. I dug that rap!

desertdawg: Cut The Shark some slack, Jack! Chump don' want no help, chump don't GET da help!

Mitch: Say 'e can't hang, say seven up!

desertdawg: Jive-ass dude don't got no brains anyhow…

JTS
 

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jefftheshark’s Thought’s I’d Wished I’d Had:


1) Jive Talkin’ ‘bout Chili Palmer, et al


Mitch: 'S'**** butter layin' me to da' BONE! Jackin' me up... tight me!

JTS: I'm sorry, I don't understand.

WindCardinal: Cutty say 'e can't HANG!

desertdawg (interrupting): Oh, no worries JTS! I speak Mitch.

JTS (relieved): Oh, good!

desertdawg: He said that our offensive core hasn’t scored in the second half in two games and he wants you all to know it too.

JTS (finally understanding): All right. Would you tell him to just relax and I'll be happy to write a translation?

desertdawg: [to Mitch] Jus' hang loose, blood. JTS gonna catch ya up on da rebound on da write side.

WindCardinal (angry with JTS): What it is, big chompers? My mama no raise no dummies. I dug that rap!

desertdawg: Cut The Shark some slack, Jack! Chump don' want no help, chump don't GET da help!

Mitch: Say 'e can't hang, say seven up!

desertdawg: Jive-ass dude don't got no brains anyhow…

JTS
That's some good stuff right there and I know good stuff too, got some right here in my Westly Pipes.
 

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Dayam Mitch-----just when I think that there is NO way you can get more innovative or informative, you do!!!! I can't imagine how you do it, but keep it up Buddy. This stuff is REALLY good and fun to read as well. Seems like week after week this staff has snuffed out another little fire, and replaced it with something the Cards can take to the bank. I think we are just about on schedule to play with the big dogs. Even if we don't happen to win, I bet we scare the crap out of them up there in the fog and all. I can't think of a better spy for Kaepernic than D-Wash. This could be a lot of fun.
 

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I can remember a time not so long ago when almost everyone here would have immediately recognized that Jeff was re-writing the classic scene in Airplane where Beaver's mom (played by Desertdawg) offered to translate. "Excuse me stewardess, I speak jive". I guess the younger people here are too young to recognize the scene and the older crowd is too old to recall it.

Well played JTS.

Steve
 

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8. ROBERT PALMER

Throwing interceptions: "Simply Irresistible."

I'm not much of a Robert Palmer fan. I think instead I'd go with Carl Palmer of ELP and title it "Lucky Man". Palmer is very lucky we have such a poor recent history of QB play otherwise he'd have been yanked playing this poorly in most places. Especially since we aren't on the hook for big dollars nor does he have a history with us that buys him time. The fans are starting to turn on him and Arians apparently has at least some comfort with Stanton so he should really count himself lucky that he's still starting. I don't want us to bench him but he really needs to give us a reason not to this next week.

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I can remember a time not so long ago when almost everyone here would have immediately recognized that Jeff was re-writing the classic scene in Airplane where Beaver's mom (played by Desertdawg) offered to translate. "Excuse me stewardess, I speak jive". I guess the younger people here are too young to recognize the scene and the older crowd is too old to recall it.

Well played JTS.

Steve

I guess we are in the right age group then.:)
 

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I can remember a time not so long ago when almost everyone here would have immediately recognized that Jeff was re-writing the classic scene in Airplane where Beaver's mom (played by Desertdawg) offered to translate. "Excuse me stewardess, I speak jive". I guess the younger people here are too young to recognize the scene and the older crowd is too old to recall it.

Well played JTS.

Steve

My Momz and stepdad used to watch it on HBO when we first got cable, we as kids were banned from it so we made sure to watch it the first chance we got when they were out of the house, got me into the naked gun stuff too. Awesome style of comedy.
 

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I'm not much of a Robert Palmer fan. I think instead I'd go with Carl Palmer of ELP and title it "Lucky Man". Palmer is very lucky we have such a poor recent history of QB play otherwise he'd have been yanked playing this poorly in most places. Especially since we aren't on the hook for big dollars nor does he have a history with us that buys him time. The fans are starting to turn on him and Arians apparently has at least some comfort with Stanton so he should really count himself lucky that he's still starting. I don't want us to bench him but he really needs to give us a reason not to this next week.

Steve
Isn't that song about "nothing that can save you from death and the cold, hard facts of life." How could that possibly relate to CP?:D
 

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Mitch, you can't come up with ONE damn Black Sabbath reference for the black jerseys!!! Or, at worst, a freaking JOHNNY CASH reference!!! :(

Sorry, but I cannot take this kind of crap seriously!!!! :mad:
 
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