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[claydo270]

WEEK 5: Arizona Cardinals (2-1) at Baltimore Ravens (1-3)

This one can be describe a few different ways. For one, there was no real offense this entire game. The Ravens defense was possible even better than the 49ers. Max Hall went 13-29 for 210 yards, he was being hit almost every time he stepped back to throw, and when he wasn't being hit he was holding on to the ball way to long. Beanie Wells was stuffed, 28 attempts for 47, yes 47 yards. Beanie came out of gates running well season but is really falling off now, he is average a measly 2.8 YPC at this point. The O-Line played terrible once again and could be the causes of all the other problems.

On the upside our Defense played well and the ball hawk Rodgers-Cromartie intercepted Flacco 3 times, one which was a pick 6. They played well, however they were over exposed and tired, the Ravens took advantage and took deep shots and kept ramming Ray Rice into us.

WR Julian Watson played great, he exploded away from corner backs and took short gains to long gains. Therefore he will replace Steve Breaston.

Because of this I decided to shop around Breaston for an upgrade in my O-Line, and we found a great offer:

Steve Breaston (WR 83 Ovr) for Nick Hardwick (C 83 Ovr)

This should be a great upgrade for the offense, Hardwick is an experienced center, and is exceptional at pass and run blocking.

NFL Scoreboard - Arizona Cardinals (2-1) at Baltimore Ravens (1-3)

October 9, 2011 1 2 3 4 OT F Arizona Cardinals 3 10 0 8 21 Baltimore Ravens 7 7 0 7 3 24 Top Performers Arizona Cardinals - Stats Julian Watson: 5 REC, 117 YDS Larry Fitzgerald: 3 REC, 49 YDS, 1 TD Baltimore Ravens - Stats Ray Rice: 26 ATT, 99 YDS, 2 TD Joe Flacco: 27-43 375, 3 INT

Team Stats Comparison ARI BAL First Downs 9 21 3rd Down Efficiency 22% 33% 4th Down Efficiency 0% 100% Total Yards 302 633 Passing Yards 176 364 Rushing Yards 50 116 Penalties-Penalty Yards 4 - 20 0 - 0 Turnovers 0 6 Time of Possession 26:03 34:08

Scoring Summary First Quarter ARI BAL ARI 6:31 J. Feely, 18 Yd FG 3 0 BAL 0:03 W. McGahee, 2 Yd run 3 7 Second Quarter ARI BAL ARI 9:11 L. Fitzgerald 20 Yd pass from M. Hall 10 7 BAL 6:51 R. Rice, 9 Yd run 10 14 ARI 0:05 J. Feely, 36 Yd FG 13 14 Fourth Quarter ARI BAL ARI 10:32 D. Rodgers-Cromartie, returned interception 12 Yds (2pt) 21 14 BAL 0:29 R. Rice, 8 Yd run 21 21 Overtime ARI BAL BAL 3:19 S. Graham, 21 Yd FG 21 24

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[claydo270]

Week 6: Arizona Cardinals (2-2) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2)

It's almost as if the RB core of the team was reading the press clippings. The came out hot and running hard. Beanie Wells 24 ATT 168 YDS 2 TD, a 7.0 YPC for the game, Larod Stephens-Howling 10 ATT 53 YDS 5.3 YPC, and the rookie Justin Graves 7 ATT 29 YDS 4.1 YPC. Extremely impressive, I normally shy away from running the ball but sometimes you have to feed the hot hand, and today it was all running backs.

On a somewhat related note the new addition to the offensive line fit in perfectly. Hardwick's experience was invaluable, he was able to call out the opponents blitzes and line shifts. I must say this really took a lot of pressure of Max Hall, who managed the game perfectly.

The defense came out and played physical football, they overpower the Buc's O-Line and blanketed their recievers. They allowed only 97 YDS passing and 62 YDS rushing.

My hopes are high with Hardwick, but I still fear that Hall will never be the Air it Out kind of passer I like.

NFL Scoreboard - Arizona Cardinals (2-2) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2)

October 16, 2011 1 2 3 4 F Arizona Cardinals 6 3 11 17 37 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0 3 0 3 6 Top Performers Arizona Cardinals - Stats Beanie Wells: 24 ATT, 168 YDS, 2 TD Max Hall: 18-25, 175 YDS, 1 TD Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Stats Barrett Ruud: 10 TAK, 1 Sack, 1 FF Terrance Arbet: 19 ATT, 62 YDS

Team Stats Comparison ARI TB First Downs 19 8 3rd Down Efficiency 22% 33% 4th Down Efficiency 0% 100% Total Yards 514 342 Passing Yards 160 97 Rushing Yards 253 97 Penalties-Penalty Yards 9 - 53 2 - 25 Turnovers 1 2 Time of Possession 32:49 15:11

Scoring Summary First Quarter ARI TB ARI 7:44 J. Feely, 48 Yd FG 3 0 ARI 2:02 J. Feely, 24 Yd FG 6 0 Second Quarter ARI TB TB 9:32 L. Tiffin, 53 Yd FG 6 3 ARI 3:40 J. Feely, 18 Yd FG 9 3 Third Quarter ARI TB ARI 10:03 B. Wells, 38 Yd run (2pt) 17 3 ARI 2:22 J. Feely, 30 Yd FG 20 3 Fourth Quarter ARI TB ARI 8:02 J. Edwards (FB) 5 Yd pass from M. Hall 27 3 ARI 5:30 J. Feely, 40 Yd FG 30 3 TB 2:38 L. Tiffin, 25 Yd FG 30 6 ARI 1:10 B. Wells, 32 Yd run 37 6

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[2SiQ2Quit]

glad to see you got the ball rolling vs the bucs. You gotta have one of those games in there once and awhile lol

[claydo270]

WEEK 7: Arizona Cardinals (3-2) at Seattle Seahawks (2-4)

This game was dominance personified. The defense for the second week in a row allowed less then 200 yards of offense. Leaders like Adrian Wilson and Gerald Hayes really came through and shut the run game down, and KErry Rhodes and Rodgers-Cromartie controlled the passing game. Rodgers-Cromartie came away with another interception totaling 5 thus far.

Even more surprising was how well the offense gelled. The ground game was running great:

• Beanie Wells: 24 ATT, 104 YDS, 2 TD
• Larod Stephens-Howlings: 7 ATT. 63 YDS, 1 TD

The passing game felt like great, the pocket this new O-Line generates holds up really well. While there are still some holes, my QB isn't getting hit every time he steps back now.

• Max Hall: 24-32, 222 YDS, 2 TD
• Dakota Mayer: 7-7, 95 YDS, 3 TD
• Larry Fitzgerald: 8 REC 53 YDS 3 TD
• Early Doucet: 9 REC 91 YDS

Dakota Mayer was subbed in in the 4th quarter, I think everyone wanted to see what this first rounder could do with no pressure on him. He really stepped up, he took the offense by the horns and drove them for another 28 points in under 8 minutes. Controversey maybe a brew but Hall will still be the starter for the season.

NFL Scoreboard - Arizona Cardinals (3-2) at Seattle Seahawks (2-4)

October 23, 2011 1 2 3 4 F Arizona Cardinals 0 14 14 31 59 Seattle Seahawks 3 0 0 0 3 Top Performers Arizona Cardinals - Stats Max Hall: 25-32, 222 YDS, 2 TD Larry Fitzgerald: 8 REC 53 YDS 3 TD Seattle Seahawks - Stats Matt Hasselbeck: 14-28 102 YDS 1 INT Justin Forsett: 17 ATT 74 YDS

Team Stats Comparison ARI SEA First Downs 22 7 3rd Down Efficiency 66% 0% 4th Down Efficiency 0% 0% Total Yards 544 356 Passing Yards 300 74 Rushing Yards 168 82 Penalties-Penalty Yards 0 - 0 1 - 5 Turnovers 0 3 Time of Possession 34:16 13:44

Scoring Summary First Quarter ARI SEA SEA 1:19 O. Mare 51 Yd FG 0 3 Second Quarter ARI SEA ARI 8:17 B. Wells, 1 Yd run 7 3 ARI 0:04 A. Sam 13 pass from M. Hall 14 3 Third Quarter ARI SEA ARI 5:56 B. Wells, 1 Yd run 21 3 ARI 1:48 L. Fitzgerald 4 Yd pass from M. Hall 28 3 Fourth Quarter ARI SEA ARI 8:50 J. Feely 37 Yd FG 31 3 ARI 7:26 L. Fitzgerald 10 Yd pass from D. Mayer 38 3 ARI 4:53 L. Fitzgerald 7 Yd pass from D. Mayer 45 3 ARI 2:09 R. Mauia 33 Yd pass from D. Mayer 52 3 ARI

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[2SiQ2Quit]

Ya I just played the seahawks in my last preseason game. They arent a very good team if it wasnt for me being a expansion team it would have been very easy to shut them down.

[claydo270]

Quote: Originally Posted by 2SiQ2Quit

glad to see you got the ball rolling vs the bucs. You gotta have one of those games in there once and awhile lol

Yeah you really do, it evened out a lot of things with this team. If they take away the running aspect ( As the Ravens and 49ers did ) then Max Hall doesn't really have it in him to make them pay through the air.

[claydo270]

Also a little follow up on to how well the defense has been playing this year:

• 5th Overall Defense in the league
• 4th Overall in Pass Defense
• 16th Overall in Run Defense
• 3rd Overall in Points Allowed
• 1st Overall in Turn Over Differential with 15 takeaways (5 INT, 10 FUM)

This group is playing really good and with a few tweaks we could dominate for a long time.

Max Hall has yet to throw an interception this year, he is sitting pretty at 90+ QB Ratining and over 1200+ YDS passing thus far. He is being considered heavily for a pro bowl as well.

Larry Fitzgerald has yet to but up the yards that we are used to seeing from him but production in TDs (5) is still there.He is being considered for the pro bowl as well.

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie has been playing shutdown with receivers all year long. A true gamer, he has 5 interceptions on the year and is also being looked at for the pro bowl.

[claydo270]

WEEK 8: Arizona Cardinals (4-2) vs. St Louis Rams (0-6)

Wow, this game goes to show you that you never know what is going to happen in a rivalry game. They were playing to break bones in this game. My team just couldn't handle it, Sam Bradford was back and their offense was clicking. Steven Jackson lead the way with a monstrous game, he showed Beanie Wells what power running is all about.

This game wasn't so much about the Rams offense as it was about the our offense. When you look at the stats you can see we out performed the Rams in almost every category, except we kept turning the ball over at key points and giving our defense terrible field position. Max Hall threw 4 interceptions! 4! One for a pick 6. This was one of our few home games thus far this season and I know I heard some chants that went something like MAY-ER! MAY-ER! from my owners box.

Hall did led a valiant effort during the 4th quarter for a comeback, but fell short. His deep ball inaccuracy and arm strength really came to light here. The coaching staff will be meeting this week to discuss his future, I've been assured by Whisenhunt that Hall should remain the starter. Redskins are up next week at a (2-5) record, lets hope we show something better this game.

Injuries:

Larod Stephens-Howlings: Dislocated Elbow 1 Week
Josh Edwards: Herniated Disk 8 Weeks (This on really hurts as he is great rookie FB)
Will Davis (LOLB): Herniated Disk 2 Weeks
Daryl Washington (MLB): Torn Hamstring 3 Weeks

NFL Scoreboard - St. Louis Rams (0-6) at Arizona Cardinals (4-2)

October 31, 2011 1 2 3 4 F St. Louis Rams 3 7 10 11 31 Arizona Cardinals 0 10 0 14 24 Top Performers St. Louis Rams - Stats Steven Jackson: 24 ATT 171 YDS 2 TD Craig Dahl: 4 TAK 2 INT Arizona Cardinals - Stats Early Doucet: 15 REC 181 YDS 1 TD Max Hall: 37-61, 416 YDS, 2 TD, 4 INT

Team Stats Comparison STL ARI First Downs 9 22 3rd Down Efficiency 16% 43% 4th Down Efficiency 0% 33% Total Yards 356 607 Passing Yards 109 388 Rushing Yards 169 45 Penalties-Penalty Yards 2 - 14 1 - 5 Turnovers 0 5 Time of Possession 19:15 28:45

Scoring Summary First Quarter STL ARI STL 7:27 J. Brown, 38 Yd FG 3 0 Second Quarter STL ARI ARI 10:55 B. Wells, 4 Yd run 3 7 ARI 2:43 J. Feely, 40 Yd FG 3 10 STL 1:08 S. Jackson, 13 Yd run 10 10 Third Quarter STL ARI STL 4:05 J. Murphy, returned interception 29 Yds 17 10 STL 2:33 J. Brown, 37 Yd FG 20 10 Fourth Quarter STL ARI STL 11:32 J. Brown, 22 Yd FG 23 10 STL 10:02 S. Jackson. 59 Yd run (2pt) 31 10 ARI 6:14 J. Watson 15 Yd pass from M. Hall 31 17 ARI 2:21 E. Doucet 9 Yd pass from M. Hall 31 24

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