Arizona Cardinals Discussion

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The questions are: did they fixed the defense and can they run the football.  The defense really came on in the playoffs and destroyed the CAR, and PHI ground games.  It carried them to the SB, and did fairly well vs PIT (though PIT had trouble running the rock all year).  

From their draft and off-season I would say it appears that they are poised to make another playoff run.  As far as the SB is concerned, I wouldn't have thought they would make it last year, so I guess their chances are as good as anyones.  They have one of the best passing games in the league, Warner is a very competent QB, and won't lose many games for them on his accord.  If the O-line can get more physical and Heightower and Bennie can come together, they should have are really good chance at being an upper level NFC team.

SEA can provide some competition for them if Hasselback is healthy, but SEA did not address any of its glaring needs with their O-line (last year all 5 starters were injured during the season).  SEA defense is improved; I'm still not sure if they can run the ball like Mora wants too.  STL is getting better, but will not challenge ARZ for the next couple seasons.  SF is better than STL; I don't see them as being a threat until they get a QB. 

Let's get this straight.  The Cardinals were a fluke last year.  They went into the playoffs with a relatively mediocre record in the worst division in football.  During the year they couldn't beat a good team and then got hot in the playoffs.  There's a reason the spread offense isn't prevelent in today's NFL, and unless their rookie and sophmore backs can step up the run game there's no reason to assume that even with the great recieving talent teams won't be able to shut them down.  7 wins max.  6 probable.

Let's get this straight. The Cardinals were a fluke last year. They went into the playoffs with a relatively mediocre record in the worst division in football. During the year they couldn't beat a good team and then got hot in the playoffs. There's a reason the spread offense isn't prevelent in today's NFL, and unless their rookie and sophmore backs can step up the run game there's no reason to assume that even with the great recieving talent teams won't be able to shut them down. 7 wins max. 6 probable.

themyrmidon

I want to agree with this because they were in fact in a weak division and really couldn't seem to beat any team considered good last season but they but they did beat them in the playoffs and the Steelers who were the best team in the league barely beat them in SB.

I don't now though I thin thier division could be better overall this season but Warner is good QB still and Fitzgerald is the top WR in the league, or at least he was last season. I expect him to be a little worse this one though because it would hard to be that good again. Still though that makes him better than most. If the Seahawks get thier game back I giess it will be a battle between these two teams but right now I would have to call them the favorites. I say maybe 10 wins for these guys but I don't see them going back to the SB this season thoug either.