The Arizona Cardinals just didn’t look like they wanted to play a football game today, and it showed.  Matt Leinart completed 14 of 35 passes for 157 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT.  Edgerrin James carried the ball 24 times for 84 yards (3.5 ypc) and a TD, he also caught 3 passes for 25 yards.  WR Troy Walters caught 5 passes for 54 yards and a TD.  Anquan Boldin caught 4 passes for 47 yards.

The defense got absolutely brutalized by the Packers offense.  The Packers ran the ball 39 times for 203 yards (5.2 ypc).  The Pack completed 17 of 25 passes for 180 net yards passing.

It looks like this team is quitting on Dennis Green.

This is a game that pits two struggling teams against each other.  The Cardinals are a 1-6 mess of a football team, while the Packers are a 2-4 team in rebuilding mode.

When the Cardinals have the football they should have no problem throwing the ball against the Packers defense which is allowing 293.0 net yards passing this season (worst in the NFL)!  Matt Leinart has played pretty well so far this season and he should be able to get the ball to his receivers as long as the line gives him enough time.  The Cardinals have allowed 21 sacks already this season and the Packers have 18 already on defense, led by DE Aaron Kampman who already has 6.5.  Ideally, the Cards would like to get a lead and then let Edgerrin James grind out a win on the ground, but he’s having a rough season with only 432 yards rushing and 2.7 yards per carry.  The Packers run defense has been pretty tough so far this season, so this probably won’t be James breakout game.

The Packers will look to mix it up on offense.  The running game came alive last week with the return of Ahman Green to the starting line-up.  Look for the Packers to lean on the run a little more than usual to try to control the clock and keep the Cardinals away from the Packer secondary.  Don’t worry though, the Packers won’t forget the passing game.  The young offensive line has done a good job this season as Favre has only been sacked 9 times.  Favre will probably look to hook-up with his favorite WR, Donald Driver (36 rec, 436 yards) early and often.

This should be a good football game between two flawed teams.  I’m going with the Packers in a close, high-scoring football game.

The Cardinals haven’t played too well on offense this season and they’re only averaging 17.1 points per game. The Cards have not been able to get their running game going because the offensive line doesn’t fire off the line too well.  The Cards are only averaging 66.9 yards per game rushing and 2.5 yards per carry!  The passing game has been better, averaging 213.9 net yards passing per game.

The defense has not played very well either, allowing 23.6 points per game.  The Cards allow 113.1 yards rushing per game and 4.0 yards per carry.  The defense allows 225.0 net yards passing thru the air as opponents complete 55.7% of their passes.

Maybe instead of pointing fingers at his other coaches, maybe Dennis Green should take alot of the responsibilty for his teams crappy play!  Matt Leinart looked like the rookie he is against the Raiders.  Leinart completed 13 of 32 passes for 203 yards and 2 INT.  Edgerrin James couldn’t get anything going against the worst run defense in the NFL, carrying the ball 13 times for 34 yards (2.6 ypc).  Bryant Johnson caught 3 passes for 87 yards and Anquan Boldin caught 4 passes for 59 yards.

Three of the 11 defensive players on the Cardinals came to play against the Raiders……..LB Gerald Hayes (13 tackles), S Adrian Wilson (5 tackles, INT) and DE Bertrand Berry (2 tackles, 3 sacks, pass defensed), too bad the other 8 didn’t!  The Raiders ran the ball 37 times for 137 yards (3.7 ypc).  The Cards allowed the Raiders to complete 19 of 35 passes for 258 net yards passing.

This game was a disgrace to the Cardinals organiztion!  The countdown to Dennis Green’s last game as head coach of the Cardinals has begun!

Keep doing what you doing for now, last place in the NFL, give you chance to get good place in draw for next year, so you can feel up hole in your team.

Still, what ever you take it, you will loose, on this team is curs, and whatever you do, you loose. Thats not my word, thats what they say in last game monday nite in the radio, if this team loose this game, someone put good curs on team.

Any way if you looking on all team record, Cardinals have worst record in NFL, why they play,to get even worst, so no one can’t bit them.

I think is better for Cardinals to change name, maybe  this can help and change they luck in Arizona. Thanks god i dont buy season ticket for them, that will be waste of many.Watch this team for past 13 years how they play give me headache, just one apperance in playoff, give me a break……and this stadium for whom….LOOSERS,

no thanks, I done with you. For real fans is only one hope that maybe 1 day NFL can  come up with trophy for the BIG LOOSER…………CONGRATULATION………..

you on the good way ARIZONA CARDINALS FOR THIS TROPHY KEEP GOING.
Any trophy is good then none…….

Very, Very Disaponted Fan………..

Both of these teams are going through rough times.  The Cardinals have fired their offensive co-ordinator after last weeks meltdown against Chicago.  The Oakland Raiders are 0-5 and are getting outscored an average of 25.2-10.0!

The Cardinals have been alot better with rookie Matt Leinart under center.  But look for the Cardinals to try to get Edgerrin James (398 yards rushing, 2.7 ypc) going against the Raiders run defense which allows 149.0 yards rushing per game and 4.0 yards per carry.  After the Cards start pushing the Raiders around on the ground, it will be time for Matt Leinart to start playing catch with Anquan Boldin and Bryant Johnson.  The Raiders will have a tough time dealing with Boldin who already has caught 40 passes for 502 yards this season.

The Raiders will look to run the ball on the Cardinals.  The Raiders offensive line is very good at run-blocking as the Raiders average 111.8 yards rushing per game and 4.5 yards per carry.  Lamont Jordan will be the main ball carrier, as he already has rushed for 314 yards this season.  The Raiders must protect QB Andrew Walter better.  The Raiders have already allowed 24 sacks, which leads Walter to rush some passes that eventually wind up getting picked off.  Walter already has thrown 7 interceptions this season.  Randy Moss could have a good game against the Cardinals if Walter has time to throw the football.  Moss only has 17 receptions for 222 yards this season, but it hasn’t been his fault.

The Cardinals should win this game easily, especially if they jump to an early lead like they have the last two weeks.  Because the Raiders offense is so bad that the Cardinals won’t have to worry about blowing a lead to them!

the firing is a good thing as the cards were playing not to lose. This is the NFL and players can smell it when you are scared. Good things have come from this loss however, The offense should become a pass first and the running game will open up bigtime. MAD MATT wanted to go down the field and score again and put the game out of reach by passing. He was on a roll and the line was able to protect. Green has had great quarterbacks before and knows how to use them.

The Arizona Cardinals fired offensive co-ordinator Keith Rowan and replaced him with QB coach Mike Kruczek.  Kruczek has been doing a good job with Matt Leinart so far, but this seems like a desperation move on the part of Dennis Green.  The Cardinals were only averaging 290.2 yards per game and 18.5 points per game.

Just a word of sympathy for you all down south.  The Cardinals were always my favorite hardluck team, but picking up Denny G as coach has been a serious problem for you. 

note:  I am a Vikes fan by virtue of proximity. 

 

His complete and utter lack of gonads in going for a TD at the end of the first half cost him the game against Chicago. 

Maybe the Bidwells actually watched the game and will dump him soon in favor of a real coach.  This and the lack of attention to defense doomed the Vikes in 1998 and almost every other year of his tenure up north. 

 

All that being said, Go Cards!  I really liked what I saw in Leinart and the rest of the team.

Linebacker Gerald Hayes has been making huge plays all season long.  Hayes has 33 tackles, a sack, 2 fumble recoveries and 2 interceptions.  SS Adrian Wilson is a dominator.  The opposing team must know where he is at, at all times!  Wilson has 31 tackles, 4 sacks and 2 interceptions this season!  The Cardinals know have two building blocks for a defense that can dominate in the future as long as the right players are out around these two guys.