Cardinals quietly #2 in rush defense...#1 in yards per attempt.

[Jackofalltrades]

And isnt NO's run game (or lack therof) pretty terrible?

No, because of what they can do through the air. However, it's certainly not a point of emphasis.

[Frank Hollywood]

If you wanted less dicking around here, I probably wouldn't have unbanned Trucatzfan. So, therefore, you promote dicking.

Seriously. Stop. You sound like a whiney girl.

Can we get a ban hammer in here?

[TruCatzFan]

Stop being a dick

How come u never take up for me like that????

<stops crying>

[jtnc]

Seriously. Stop. You sound like a whiney girl.

Can we get a ban hammer in here?

Let me guess, you're the kid who pointed out when someone jumped out the line in elementary school.

[MasterAwesome]

I know this is kinda off-topic...but this game will say a lot about Shula IMO.  He was perhaps a bit overly conservative in Game 1; he was a bit over-aggressive in Game 2; Game 3 was very well called and had good balance; so now it's time to see if he sticks to the winning formula or if his play-calling continues to be slightly erratic.

[PhillyB]

can't wait to watch byron bell know 'em down a couple of notches

[CRA]

Who have they played?

They gave the Lions there only loss and are undefeated at home

This will be the best defense Carolina has faced this season and they matchup defensively good on top of that.

Tough game today for our O

[panthers55]

Arizona is giving up 22 points a game (14th) and we are giving up 12 (3rd).  Their defense is ranked 14th and ours is 10th in  yards per game.  I love how everyone is talking about their defense and not ours.  Truth is that our defense will be better than theirs and our offense will be better as well.  It doesn't matter how we get our yards today because points for and against  are the only things that matter.  The only area that concerns me are special teams gaffes and mistakes we make that gives them easy scores.  If it comes down to defense, we got this.   

[Jackofalltrades]

And their front 7 who have been so good for "years" finished last season 28th vs the run. 21st the year before that...30th the year before that.

[Kuech the Sneak]

No, because of what they can do through the air. However, it's certainly not a point of emphasis.

But this year they can barely run the ball at all

[CRA]

Arizona is giving up 22 points a game (14th) and we are giving up 12 (3rd). Their defense is ranked 14th and ours is 10th in yards per game. I love how everyone is talking about their defense and not ours. Truth is that our defense will be better than theirs and our offense will be better as well. It doesn't matter how we get our yards today because points for and against are the only things that matter. The only area that concerns me are special teams gaffes and mistakes we make that gives them easy scores. If it comes down to defense, we got this.

They are giving up points bc their offense is putrid.....have worn out like the Saints for example.

Putrid on 3rd specifically. They are getting the chunk plays.

They also have played strong D without their best player who returns today. They are tough on D.

Best D we have played to date

[panthers55]

They are giving up points bc their offense is putrid.....have worn out like the Saints for example.

Putrid on 3rd specifically. They are getting the chunk plays.

They also have played strong D without their best player who returns today. They are tough on D.

Best D we have played to date

It doesn't matter how good their defense is as long as our offense is better. The battle here is not their defense but how they match up against our offense. Along the same lines it is their offense versus our defense not one unit in isolation. As long as our defense controls the Arizona offense we will have plenty of chances to score. Hopefully we wear them down as well. If everyone keeps to their season averages I will be fine. 22-12 would be a great final score. Yardage rankings are really not good measures of how well a defense is playing. The onlynthing that matters is points surrendered.

[CRA]

It doesn't matter how good their defense is as long as our offense is better. The battle here is not their defense but how they match up against our offense. Along the same lines it is their offense versus our defense not one unit in isolation. As long as our defense controls the Arizona offense we will have plenty of chances to score. Hopefully we wear them down as well. If everyone keeps to their season averages I will be fine. 22-12 would be a great final score. Yardage rankings are really not good measures of how well a defense is playing. The onlynthing that matters is points surrendered.

It matters if our pass rush doesn't show up....all game

[Jackofalltrades]

They have a terrible OL, I think our pass rush has another big game.