Our Downfall

[HoodieBets]

Has any noticed the poor tackling? ST has also hurt us today. I hope they get it together before they go to Detroit.

 

[Tangodnzr]

yea, it really killed us,

We'd better snap out of this 3-0 slump or the Lions will kill us.

 

[cardzfan]

It was second and third stringers who tackled poorly on defense. Dexter Jackson should give them a clinic on how to tackle. On the positive side, Coach Mac knows the one specific weaknes and can get that straightened out.

 

[Stout]

Originally posted by Tangodnzr
yea, it really killed us,

We'd better snap out of this 3-0 slump or the Lions will kill us.

Man, Tango, you can see on the other thread where I'm very high on this defense, but cut the dude a break. I was listening on the radio, and I HEARD a couple of broken tackles, for cripes' sake! Just because we win doesn't make us perfect By the way, gets really old from you. Makes you seem to be condescending to everyone.

That defense did make me shudder with pride, though, overall.

 

[Crimson Warrior]

Originally posted by azcardsfan1616
Has any noticed the poor tackling? ST has also hurt us today. I hope they get it together before they go to Detroit.

great take there 1616.

 

[Renz]

Originally posted by azcardsfan1616
ST has also hurt us today.

Kasper needs to be returning kicks. McAddley is not the answer back there.

 

[Tangodnzr]

First of all the defense generally played a pretty darn good game, especially the front-line players.

They held the running game in check. Final stats were something like 22 rushes for 97 yards, and most of that was Forsey in the 4th quarter. Take away his one 29 yd run and you have 67 yds total rushing. I don't care if there were a few missed tackles, there always will be, in any game. All you can hope for is to keep them to a minimum and the Cards, especially the starting unit did do that.

1616 lately seems more interested in being a Cheesy wannabe than anything else, with his posts.

As for the special teams, I think there was improvement there as far as the kickoff coverage. One of the reasons being that Duncan got a kickoff into the endzone that was a touchback. Now that's the way to instantly improve special teams coverage on kickoffs. We need more of that,
Grammatica's kickoffs continued to come down, like clockwork about the 3 yd line, but at least the run backs didn't get much beyond the 20, which like I say, was an improvement.

Right now I think I'd have to give the nod to Duncan as the kicker, as his accuracy has seemed fine so far too.

I think Wild Card fairly accurately described the kickoff return situation with McAddley. Some of the final roster cuts are going to be tough, and last night was very likely used to further evaluate both who the leading returner candidate is AND what McAddley's contribution is likely to be.

 

[HoodieBets]

Originally posted by Tangodnzr
First of all the defense generally played a pretty darn good game, especially the front-line players.

They held the running game in check. Final stats were something like 22 rushes for 97 yards, and most of that was Forsey in the 4th quarter. Take away his one 29 yd run and you have 67 yds total rushing. I don't care if there were a few missed tackles, there always will be, in any game. All you can hope for is to keep them to a minimum and the Cards, especially the starting unit did do that.

1616 lately seems more interested in being a Cheesy wannabe than anything else, with his posts.

As for the special teams, I think there was improvement there as far as the kickoff coverage. One of the reasons being that Duncan got a kickoff into the endzone that was a touchback. Now that's the way to instantly improve special teams coverage on kickoffs. We need more of that,
Grammatica's kickoffs continued to come down, like clockwork about the 3 yd line, but at least the run backs didn't get much beyond the 20, which like I say, was an improvement.

Right now I think I'd have to give the nod to Duncan as the kicker, as his accuracy has seemed fine so far too.

I think Wild Card fairly accurately described the kickoff return situation with McCaddley. Some of the final roster cuts are going to be tough, and last night was very likely used to further evaluate both who the leading returner candidate is AND what McAddley's contribution is likely to be.

Did you see the ST coverage? There were many missed tackles. Just because you win the game does not mean you have no areas to improve. I never said the defense was not impressive. I was very impressed i just thought there were too many missed tackles. Opptimism is starting to creep in now. It sounded like the secondary had to make many stops when the LB's missed tackles. I heard eason's name called many times on tackles that could have happened before they were. I dont want anyone to get the wrong impression i am just saying that the tackling was not as crisp as it should be.

BTW a chessy wanabe? I post my own opinions. I'm sorry you are too diluted in kool-aid to see that there could be areas of weakness on this team. Tango you are amazing, simply amazing.

 

[Tangodnzr]

Originally posted by azcardsfan1616
It sounded like the secondary had to make many stops when the LB's missed tackles. I heard eason's name called many times on tackles that could have happened before they were. I dont want anyone to get the wrong impression i am just saying that the tackling was not as crisp as it should be.

If you look at the game stats and gamebook/play by play you will see that in the first half, literally all the tackles on running plays were made by defensive linemen, NOT linebackers and secondary. This is a huge change. Yes late in the game (when Eason was playing) there were more tackles being made in the secondary, but some of that was because of passing plays too, not just runs.

Tango you are amazing, simply amazing.

LOL . . . How does that old saying go? Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Thank you 1616.

 

[MadCardDisease]

Originally posted by azcardsfan1616
Has any noticed the poor tackling? ST has also hurt us today. I hope they get it together before they go to Detroit.

I agree that we need to work on wrapping up.

Also I get real nervous on Kickoff and Punt coverage.

 

[Jttsaz]

I don't think the original post wasn't off base at all...but the doom and gloom title "Our Downfall" after an extremely impressive win by the Cards was a little much...if it would have been named "Great win, but dammit we need to improve on ST and Coverage" I would think everyone here would agree whole heartily....but just my 2 cents..

 

[HoodieBets]

Originally posted by Jttsaz
I don't think the original post wasn't off base at all...but the doom and gloom title "Our Downfall" after an extremely impressive win by the Cards was a little much...if it would have been named "Great win, but dammit we need to improve on ST and Coverage" I would think everyone here would agree whole heartily....but just my 2 cents..

Yeah i guess. By titling it Our Downfall i meant our downfall this season might be.... I should have put a different title on it.