Get Rickety Rickety Recked, son! j/k, GG, Eagles-GAF. 12-2, baby! a franchise record! Also NFC West Champs again at last! Woooooooooooooo!
The first half was really frustrating. At one point a list came out of the number of drops by WRs for each team and I want to say we were tied for the second least. The beginning of this game was ridiculous with drops by guys who normally never do and John Brown is normally so dependable with those long passes. I feel we left a lot of points on the field because of it but that now looks like a silly complaint after ending up with 40. I'm happy that he was able to bounce back with a nice TD play, impressive footwork to say in bounds. Floyd also redeemed himself with a few great catches, that one in particular where his hip and foot hit in-bounds just in time was fantastic!
Our defense also struggled early, Rashad Johnson being out was a surprise revealed just before the game and he's a huge loss because besides the fact that he had the most interceptions on the team and was tied for second most over all in the league (recently, not sure if that's still the case) he also is the guy that reads the O and barks out shifts in coverage. Basically, the QB of our defense like the announcer said. I think it took longer to adjust because of it but after half time we did as usual. As I said before the game in another post, don't get excited if the Cards don't do a lot in the first half because the second half is always ours. Our starting Center, Sendlein was also out but our backup did a solid job over all. A few bad sacks on critical third downs but over all they did their job.
David Johnson deserves his own section, what a game he had! This kid was every Cards fan's favorite pick in our last draft and who we had the highest expectations for and man is the kid going beyond expectations. The kid has 12 TDs with limited playing time for most of the season. He's definitely our RB of the future (and now) and I'm excited to see him grow and only get better as he continues to learn the game. He had a few terrific blitz blocks and wow that 47 yarder or whatever it was! Broke like 6 tackles and a mean stiff arm at the end. Kid's a stud and his presence will protect us from getting fleeced by Chris Johnson in the off season. Although Chris' injury and age puts a damper on his asking price already. David can catch, run and block the complete package who won't give away our plays when he's out there. Love the kid.
After it was a problem for a stretch, we've now went 4 games in a row without committing a turnover and I hope that continues. The future is bright but we have two playoff opponents before us. Lets take this as free playoff practice and see how we measure up! I just pray that Honey Badger is alright, the only thing that dampered this evening
Fortunately, Peterson already said that Mathieu was walking well so they're hopeful. Thank god Palmer's finger injury wasn't serious too and David Johnson gave me a scare just before the half. Good grief! Also, I'll be livid if Honey Badger's injury is serious because there was no reason for him to be out there at that point in the game... That woke coach up and he finally took Palmer out and let Stanton close it out. I'm sorry his play wasn't as exciting as his dance moves
Anyway, on to waiting on Honey Badger's health report and preparing to host the Packers! I'll save my pre-game blurb on that match for the next thread.
Thank you, brother. I think we have to win a playoff game to gain your full respect though, right? Does earning a bye count? We advance a round that way
As much as I hate divisional rivals, I was ok with the Chickens getting one because I like seeing franchises that have never won it get there chance to shine. Hopefully this year will finally be the Cardinals' time to shine! Then we can brag that everyone in our division has won a championship
I wonder how many divisions can already say that? I'd have to look.