so, people have completely bashed Harry for this thread, started a new forum to make a point, then cancelled that forum when people took them up on it and now Jeff has called it the "Bummer Thread of the Season". Good Lord people - can't a guy talk about positives and negatives without people flying off the hook? Let's look at how horrible this thread really is.
Has Graves fooled around with re-signing Dansby so long that after the Detroit game Graves won’t be able to re-sign Dansby? At the very least Graves has cost the Cards millions of dollars of cap space. I thought player re-signing was supposed to be one of Graves’ strong points. BTW, that was the most dominant game I've seen from a linebacker in maybe 20 years.
Let's see - it talks about the fact that one of our players is an absolute beast. And then it talks about why he hasn't been signed and that it could have been a mistake to wait as long as we did.
Is that a HUGE BUMMER? No - it's taking the good with the bad. Let's see what huge bummer comes next.
I could see Rolle being looked at in Holt’s slot. Rolle had a dumb penalty, but he might be the best open field tackler on the team and he showed ball-hawking skills in college. He’s not fluid enough for tight coverage, but he has good closing speed. If not for Wilson’s outstanding play-making abilities, Rolle might be thought of for that slot as well.
Hey, is it a huge bummer when Harry still sees the potential for a guy who has been a complete bust at his drafted position? Oh the horror Harry!
Speaking of Wilson, did you notice the closing speed of Wilson on that play near the sideline? Another Cardinal player was boxing in the runner. Wilson came up, accelerated and was on the ball carrier before he could turn up-field. Few players in the game have that type of burst.
Man, that Harry is really bumming me out by talking about how great Adrian Wilson is and how few players can make the plays he makes.
Can you imagine how much better this running attack would have looked with Davis at left guard? We all know who let him leave. Watch them pay more this off-season for a similar skilled, but older player.
Yes, this is a definite bummer... and you all know it'll probably be true. Hell, most people here have talked about signing Faneca, who is a similarly skilled, but older player.
What is it the Cards see in Urban? I think better receivers are on the street.
OMG - Harry states... WHAT EVERYONE else here consistently states. How dare he!
Another nice game by Pace, but a voice in the back of my head keeps saying, “contract year.” The new defense clearly works in his favor, but I worry when that he never looked anywhere near this good before.
Gives credit where credit's due, noting Pace's good game, but makes a valid point about a contract year. But yes, this is a bit of a bummer.
If only the Cards had a shutdown corner! What is Greene’s vertical leap, about 3 inches?
yeah, most people on the board agree with this as well.
Will Pope at best always be one of those plus/minus guys?
is this not a valid question as Pope has come around, but still makes incredibly aggravating mistakes?
The Cards need Boldin to return to form if they are going to make the playoffs.
does ANYONE disagree with this?
Watson is anchoring much better this year, but has yet to show the ability to more forward and collapse the pocket, as Rogers did Sunday on several occasions.
again, giving credit where credit's due, but wants to see improvement. Of course, I guess the "bummed" people for some reason can only see the negative here.
Fitzgerald might well be the most dominating possession receiver in the league.
yeah, this is pretty bumming as someone calls one of our players THE MOST DOMINATING player for his skill type! Oh the horror!
Imagine Rolle at safety for Holt, Dansby signed and a first line corner acquired this off-season. With an impact player at all levels of this defense, they could be even more dominating than they looked Sunday.
OMG - Now he's saying there's potential for this team to get even better and two of the pieces needed for it are ALREADY ON THE TEAM!? Oh the shame!
Grimm can really coach and Whisenhunt is the best head coach the Cards have had since moving to Arizona. The best part is that he will get better, even though he will likely lose Grimm shortly.
And now, this dark SOB has the gall to say our current HC is THE BEST COACH WE'VE HAD IN 20 YEARS?! Someone get a rope! He's going to singlehandedly block out the sun with his incessant pessimism.
Good lord you guys - it's okay to actually have BALANCE in a post. Harry's post talks about negatives and positives, but all some people want to see is something so they can rip on a guy who, unfortunately has been right about this team more often than not.
