Week 2- Arizona Cardinals @ Los Angeles Rams Pregame thread, 2018

[Crimson Warrior]

Maybe late in the year they might overlook us.

But in week two, against a division foe? They'll have murder in their eyes on Sunday.

 

[Garthshort]

I expect two things this week.
1. The play is better.
2. The results are worse.

 

[GatorAZ]

McVay is really riding Gurley. Game was over and he’s still getting touches. Granted he didn’t play a snap in preseason.

 

[Ronin]

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[Chopper0080]

McVay is really riding Gurley. Game was over and he’s still getting touches. Granted he didn’t play a snap in preseason.

I believe that was the Rams plan. Get reps for players in meaningful games. They will be treating the first two games as their games to work out the kinks.

 

[bojack]

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It's not bad, but I wouldn't consider that a great stat line for Larry... 72 yards/game, .65 TD/game

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[daves]

It's not bad, but I wouldn't consider that a great stat line for Larry... 72 yards/game, .65 TD/game

Averages to 100 catches, 1152 yards, and 10 TDs per 16 games... a bit higher than Fitz' career average on all stats.

...dbs

 

[wit3card]

If we don't get better fast, we will have a desaster in the making on sunday ...

Last year 50 points in 2 games, this time we could end up with 50 points per ... but the D got better in the second half so ... maybe we will be better on sunday. I hope so at least.

 

[AZ Shocker]

Would love nothing more than to see otherwise but....

- 42 to 10 Rams Final Score
- Multiple injuries on our side sadly.
- Not ready Josh Rosen has to come in unfortunately in the 2nd quarter. However he is able to set us up for 2 second half field goals.

This all judging from an unbelievably flat team we witnessed Sunday. Kinda expecting a beatdown.

 

[Garthshort]

It's gonna be U-G-L-Y!

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I had a conference last Sunday so dvred game. I just realized I haven’t watched it. And have no desire to watch it. I have to fly cross country this Sunday for work. Originally I was so pissed i was going to miss first two weeks of football. Now I find I don’t care. That level of apathy for the cards is alarming for me (and should be for the cards).

 

[Cheesebeef]

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this is welcomed news.

 

[kerouac9]

I had a conference last Sunday so dvred game. I just realized I haven’t watched it. And have no desire to watch it. I have to fly cross country this Sunday for work. Originally I was so pissed i was going to miss first two weeks of football. Now I find I don’t care. That level of apathy for the cards is alarming for me (and should be for the cards).

Yes. The fact that many here are talking draft this early is really, really concerning. Even under Dave McGinnis, we were excited for the development of young prospects or surprising people at least until October.

If this is a lost season, it's really going to be rough on Patrick Peterson, David Johnson, and Fitz. If David Johnson can't get untracked and ends up with 800/500 or something, it's gonna be a disaster.

Here's another fun thing: Patrick Peterson has just two years left on his contract after this one. The Cards could save $10M on the cap and incur just $1.2M in dead money if they cut him next year.

Can you imagine?

 

[Cheesebeef]

Yes. The fact that many here are talking draft this early is really, really concerning. Even under Dave McGinnis, we were excited for the development of young prospects or surprising people at least until October.

If this is a lost season, it's really going to be rough on Patrick Peterson, David Johnson, and Fitz. If David Johnson can't get untracked and ends up with 800/500 or something, it's gonna be a disaster.

Here's another fun thing: Patrick Peterson has just two years left on his contract after this one. The Cards could save $10M on the cap and incur just $1.2M in dead money if they cut him next year.

Can you imagine?

you gotta hope that Rosen flashes late in the year and that there could be one of those year 2 bumps that Philly/LA/Indy with Peyton back in the day.

Another indicator that we're in trouble... I've NEVER missed an opportunity to go see us on the road when given the chance and it's week 2 and I have no desire to go to the game which is only 7 miles away from me. Sure, I'm in a position where money's tight, but I could have afforded to eat the value menu at McDonald's or eat Ramen all week if I was really jazzed about the team.

I just can't get there with a QB I've ALWAYS believed is nothing more than a journeyman/loser combined with an OC I have zero faith in. That sucks.

 

[kerouac9]

you gotta hope that Rosen flashes late in the year and that there could be one of those year 2 bumps that Philly/LA/Indy with Peyton back in the day.

Another indicator that we're in trouble... I've NEVER missed an opportunity to go see us on the road when given the chance and it's week 2 and I have no desire to go to the game which is only 7 miles away from me. Sure, I'm in a position where money's tight, but I could have afforded to eat the value menu at McDonald's or eat Ramen all week if I was really jazzed about the team.

I just can't get there with a QB I've ALWAYS believed is nothing more than a journeyman/loser combined with an OC I have zero faith in. That sucks.

As I said, I'll be at the game. FWIW, I think that David Johnson is worth the price of admission, and being able to key on Patrick Peterson and Chandler Jones. Also, if you have a chance to catch Fitz before he retires, this might be it.

I think that it'll be more fun to see a game in StubHub, anyway. Great reason to leave home after Thanksgiving.

 

[Cheesebeef]

As I said, I'll be at the game. FWIW, I think that David Johnson is worth the price of admission, and being able to key on Patrick Peterson and Chandler Jones. Also, if you have a chance to catch Fitz before he retires, this might be it.

I think that it'll be more fun to see a game in StubHub, anyway. Great reason to leave home after Thanksgiving.

I'll already see multiple games from Fitz this year, going home the weekend before Turkey Day for that home game and then back on Saturday for the Chargers away game that Ouchie has a hook-up for. And I'll def be back in Phoenix for his final game.

All of which are reasons I'm not going to the Rams game. The Colisseum is a dump and I expect us to just get beaten to a bloody pulp. I can watch that back in our own stadium later in the season.

 

[Jasper]

We will get so abused Fox will issue a warning before kickoff “For mature audiences only!”

 

[MadCardDisease]

this is welcomed news.

After seeing our current backup DEs get completely owned by the Redskins that is an understatement! I wonder how long it will take him to get into game shape.