Weird they were able to destroy Tennessee's offensive line and knock Tannehill around with ease all game. Yet hardly pressured Cousins at all. Then didn't get much pressure on Lawrence until the 2nd half when they knew the Jags had to start slinging it.
Whatever those two teams did with their pass pro adjustments to slow down the AZ pass rush worked like a charm.
Donald's domination has definitely been a huge factor. And obviously the past 4 seasons the Rams have been very good, while AZ has been pretty bad up until last season when they finished 8-8.
Scores the last 8 meetings since McVay took over in LA:
LA 33 AZ 0
LA 32 AZ 16
LA 34 AZ 0
LA 31 AZ 9
LA 34 AZ 7
LA 31 AZ 24
LA 38 AZ 28
LA 18 AZ 7
Average score 31-11.
The Cardinals offense has been noticeably more competitive with LA since Murray arrived. Rams scored at least 30 every meeting with the exception of the last game last season. Rams were playing with a backup QB in that one.
The AZ offense is top 5. Top 10 at the very worst. They have playmakers all over the field. And have a decent offensive line to go with it.
The defense is iffy for sure. But they haven't been horrible. After 3 games, they rank 11th in the league in both yards per game and points per game. They have elite talent on the defensive line with Jones and Watt. But LB core is very young and inexperienced. DB's have held up thus far despite being very thin at corner. Budda Baker is one of the best safeties in the league.
I think they are a playoff team. Probably finish about 10-7.
Yeah I guess I don’t think they live up to some of the division title predictions they’re getting. I have them pegged around 9-8 — far from bad but just not up to some of the hype.
I think they are 3rd in the division at best. Just don’t match up well with the Rams or Niners.
Im usually bullish on Seattle, but I’m not gonna fall for it this year
Agree with them not matching up with the Rams. Which I already addressed.
Disagree about the Niners. That's simply not true. AZ is 3-3 vs SF the past three seasons. If you go back even further and look at a larger sample size, the Cardinals are 9-3 vs SF since 2015. And even those 3 losses were very competitive games. That's some Cardinals domination right there.
The threat of Murray scrambling and making plays out of the pocket seems to somewhat mitigate that Niners pass rush.
Lol I liked the Cards today. A Rams team coming off a huge win bound for a letdown
We had pretty similar opinions on the Cards. I think they’re not as good as they’ve been hyped to be, though they played a hell of a game today. It’s only Week 4. Long way to go. Think they’re a 9-8 or 10-7 team when it’s all said and done
Ive won a couple capping contests here this year already. I’m not THAT bad to follow. I’m no Jcruise lol
