What To Expect Versus Saints

[Duckjake]

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This is God's country!

Think I'll jet out to cool off for the weekend.

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[slanidrac16]

I expect to see Leinart go 3 of 5 for 29 yds. Edge 8 yards on 3 carries. Fitz 1 catch for 9 yards. Warner 4 of 6 for 41yds. No picks for either qb.
I expect to see a lot of Hightower and Arrington along with an array of WR's.

I expect to see a VERY vanilla defense with the starters going 1 series. I'm excited about seeing DR.C ( that's my nickname for him).

I think we will win because Pierre probably has a pretty good idea of the offense and a pretty good set of competing wr with Breaston, Morey, Urban and Long.

I couldn't car less about winning (as I'm sure most of us do). Let's just avoid injuries.

 

[black]

1. Hurried throws by Leinart.

2. Shoddy o-line play.

3. Harrassed WRs.

4. No running game with the first unit.

5. Missed tackles galore.

6. Backed off coverages which allow for easy completions.

7. Pathetic special teams play.

Sorry Kool Aiders, this one is going to be ugly.

Hopefully it will be a wake up call...but this camp has been soft and so are the players..set off nicely on the first day by the inexcusable crybabying of Anquan Boldin, and we will see all of it in HD on Thursday night.

The only thing that might save the day is the play of the third stringers and guys like LT Peter Clifford, RT Brandon Keith, RB Tim Hightower, WR Lance Long, DE Kenny Iwebema, LB Matt Stewart and CB Michael Adams.

I expected a lot more from Whizenhunt and now I am beginning to wonder:

1. The decision to start Leinart and not make it a 50/50 competition, for a player in Warner who posted big numbers last year.

2. The soft practices.

3. The remaining lack of discipline.

4. The idiotic decision to go live in practice with the players wearing shorts...especially with the numerous leg injuries already suffered this year.

5. The "toning down" of Adrian Wilson...whose first day hit on JJ. Arrington should have been the bellweather tone, not Q's petulant snit...and yet the coaches wanted to tone it down...well, let me tell you something...J.J. needs to get hit and hit hard, if he is ever going to take his game to the next level...and the Cardinals need leaders like Wilson, not off-season non participant crybabys like Boldin. Interesting that Boldin is now on the sidelines while Wilson is still out there hitting people (when he's allowed to).

6. The insane decision to bring in no one to challenger either Rackers or Johnson for the kicking jobs.

I am ripped and I feel I have a right to be. We were 8-8 last year and this is perhaps the most important year in the franchise history...is it going to be the typical 5-11 folllow-up to a .500 season? Or is it going to be a push over the .500 hump?

I don't sense the urgency from the coaches or the players. Do you?

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[Mitch]

1. Hurried throws by Leinart. WRONG!

2. Shoddy o-line play. NOT SO BAD---1ST HALF.

3. Harrassed WRs. WRONG!

4. No running game with the first unit. NOT SO BAD.

5. Missed tackles galore. RIGHT!

6. Backed off coverages which allow for easy completions. RIGHT!

7. Pathetic special teams play. RIGHT!

Sorry Kool Aiders, this one is going to be ugly. FIRST HALF WAS DECENT, SECOND HALF WAS UGLY.

 

[black]

1. Hurried throws by Leinart. WRONG!

2. Shoddy o-line play. NOT SO BAD---1ST HALF.

3. Harrassed WRs. WRONG!

4. No running game with the first unit. NOT SO BAD.

5. Missed tackles galore. RIGHT!

6. Backed off coverages which allow for easy completions. RIGHT!

7. Pathetic special teams play. RIGHT!

Sorry Kool Aiders, this one is going to be ugly. FIRST HALF WAS DECENT, SECOND HALF WAS UGLY.

I haven't seen it yet. After a nap I'l check it out.