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[CRA]

Seahawks game was not a flameout. That game was lost the prior week when DeShaun Foster was injured.

Third straight game on the road, down to starting Jamal Robertson at runningback, three (and sometimes four) defenders committed to Steve Smith, and only Drew Carter and Keary Colbert as pass catching alternatives.

That's not a flameout. We just didn't have the personnel.

well, if 3-4 guys were on Steve then it should have been pretty easy to make some plays. I get Foster going down hurt us but Foster did/does suck....and we played an entire season and 2 playoff games w/ basically the same personnel except for RB that game.

[Mr. Scot]

well, if 3-4 guys were on Steve then it should have been pretty easy to make some plays. I get Foster going down hurt us but Foster did/does suck....and we played an entire season and 2 playoff games w/ basically the same personnel except for RB that game.

Not with Colbert and Carter as our only receiving threats and Robertson the only rusher (I don't even remember who was behind him, probably a PS guy).

We were done.

[Kyle82]

The Playoff loss against Arizona.

Ugghhh.... Did our team implode...

Bad calls

Bad execution

Bad THROWS

Bad runs

Bad defense

Bad day.....

We'll have our redemption on the Birds November 1.....I have that game circled on my calender.

[CRA]

Not with Colbert and Carter as our only receiving threats and Robertson the only rusher (I don't even remember who was behind him, probably a PS guy).

We were done.

what recieving threats were we missing? only thing we did that entire season was throw to Smitty. The RB position hurt us w/o a doubt....but we still had the same defense and passing attack.

[Mr. Scot]

what recieving threats were we missing? only thing we did that entire season was throw to Smitty. The RB position hurt us w/o a doubt....but we still had the same defense and passing attack.

Not quite. Look up who the second leading receiver for that year was.

Heck, look at the run-pass balance for that season. We were run-heavy all year as much as anything because Smith was the only reliable receiver.

But then the running attack (and second leading receiving threat) were both gone. No running attack and no complementary threat means no balance, and a one-dimensional team is always easier to stop.

All we had left was Smith, and they knew it.

[CRA]

Not quite. Look up who the second leading receiver for that year was.

Heck, look at the run-pass balance for that season. We were run-heavy all year as much as anything because Smith was the only reliable receiver.

But then the running attack (and second leading receiving threat) were both gone. No running attack and no complementary threat means no balance, and a one-dimensional team is always easier to stop.

All we had left was Smith, and they knew it.

pretty Ricky....but he only caught 25 balls on the season. Colbert caught the same amount. I don't know....can't really remember the 2nd half of the game anyway.....the 1st basically gave be a drinking problem.

[Rong Fo]

pretty Ricky....but he only caught 25 balls on the season. Colbert caught the same amount. I don't know....can't really remember the 2nd half of the game anyway.....the 1st basically gave be a drinking problem.

Nope. It was Foster.

[CRA]

Nope. It was Foster.

I was talking in regards to actual WRs. But you are right in that Foster did have the 2nd amount of receptions. I just can't put the ass kicking on losing Foster and Goings. I can accept that it the made the odds of winning tough but we looked like chumps and with a team w/o a gameplan if Smitty saw an overload of coverage.

[Mr. Scot]

What the Seahawks did to us (neutralizing what they knew was our only real threat) was what we should have done to Arizona.

Perhaps if the brain of our DC at the time had been functioning, we would have.

But nope :nonod:

[CRA]

What the Seahawks did to us (neutralizing what they knew was our only real threat) was what we should have done to Arizona.

Perhaps if the brain of our DC at the time had been functioning, we would have.

But nope :nonod:

Well, to be fair they do have Boldin who was probably more productive than Fitz during the regular season when he actually played last season. But I agree, you let a banged up Boldin knock us out of the playoffs.

not to beat a deadhorse but Fox is again given a pass and blame goes to Trgo...Fox admitted he decided to sit in on the defensive meetings....so Fox obviously thought it was a good gameplan even if you are one who believes it wasn't Fox's gameplan to begin with.

[Mr. Scot]

Well, to be fair they do have Boldin who was probably more productive than Fitz during the regular season when he actually played last season. But I agree, you let an banged up Boldin knock us out of the playoffs.

not to beat a deadhorse but Fox is again given a pass and blame goes to Trgo...Fox admitted he decided to sit in on the defensive meetings....so Fox obviously thought it was a good gameplan even if you are one who believes it wasn't Fox's gameplan to begin with.

Boldin didn't play.

[CRA]

Boldin didn't play.

oops, you are absolutely right.....don't know what I was thinking. That was reason #34 why I knew we would win that game.

[carolinarolls]

I have made waaaay too much progress this summer to watch that game at this point.

[Gum]

It's tough to win when you only run 49 offensive plays and hold the ball for 20 minutes. I think you guys over looked us thinking you just needed to show up after our dismal 0-5 showing on the east coast. The Cardinal fans were just as shocked as you were.

I'll be there Nov. 1st, section 218, it should be a good game. It's amazing what building a new stadium has done for the Cardinals organization. 14-2 at home the last two seasons, with one of those losses in the Vinny Testeverde/Tim Ratty debacle.