2003: Marcel Shipp,Jeff Blake,Josh McCown,Ray Thompson,Bryan Gilmore,Dennis Johnson, Marcus Bell, Wendall Bryant, LeVar Fisher... That team had far less talent than the 2011 Cardinals and still had a better record after 7 games.
Oh man, that team was BAAAAD. What was their total point differential, like -300 or something crazy?
Plus they never gave up 30+ points 4 weeks in a row.
I find that SHOCKING. Because my most vivid memory of that year was the Half a Hundred game where they decided not to cover TO on the goal line.
But you may be right about the rest of the season because this year's team reminds me of the 2006 Cards. A team with a lot of young and/or new talent that somehow found a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory every week. They went in the tank after the loss to Chicago but rallied to win 4 of the last 7 and were 4-2 in the division.
Wow, you nailed it. Nailed it perfectly! The KC and Chicago games could have been played this year, for sure.