what ARZ fans are saying

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http://forums.azcardinals.com/showthread.php?72935-The-next-three-games-Rams-49ers-Seahawks!

The next three games…Rams, 49ers, Seahawks!

We are still a team that is 3-3 despite a relatively easy early schedule. We have 3 wins by a total of 11 points, against teams with a combined 4 wins, 2 of the 3 in overtime vs very bad teams. 3 losses by a combined 50 points. At -39, only 3 teams in the NFL have a worse win-loss point spread. Only the Bears, Colts and Browns have been worse by that measure…some bad teams.

But a win vs the Rams and what should be a very winnable game against the 49ers could have us at 5-3, on top of the Rams and equal or within a game of the Seahawks. We get them at home, and TJ Logan should be back. The game would be huge.
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10-6 wins the West this year. Seattle is average and the Rams are still a year away.
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It could turn out that yesterday’s offense with AP’s big game was entirely a fluke driven partly by high emotions. But the Rams have no idea.

Where a mere 6 days ago, their defensive game plan would have been dictated by a weak pass protecting o-line and non-existent running game, now and until the dust settles through at least another week, they will have to assume that the Cardinals run game is as good if not better than it has been in recent years.
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The Rams are 27 in Run D. Their D hadnt been lights out and they are average in the secondary. This is a winnable game, yet the toughest of the 3.
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3-0 versus the Rams-49ers-Seahawks is a tall order but can be done … need to win in London to even think about 3-0 though.
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There is nothing in 2017 to indicate we can win 2 out of our next 3 games. We don’t have a win over a team with a 500 record let alone a winning record. Teams that put runs together are usually pretty good.

What I saw yesterday showed that we could block when healthy get our running game going against a pretty mediocre team at home. That’s all I saw.

Nothing indicates we can beat the Rams or the Seahawks. We outright destroyed TB at home last year and had a much better overall D and still we never won 3 in row. We always soiled our diapers in most games after a big win.

It’s early but so far in 2017 the Rams have a much better overall team on both sides of the ball. I think one game doesn’t mean a thing in projecting forward. We will either stack wins or we won’t. So far there is nothing to indicate that we will or that we won’t.

Anyone projecting we might go 2 and 1 is as right as projecting 1 and 2 or 0 and 3. If I bet on football without my heart, I would project a loss to the Rams, a toss up game against SF in their house and I have no clue about Seattle at this point. They were very lucky to win the Ram game. The Rams had 5 turnovers and were still in that game until the end.

The problem with our team wasn’t just the injuries on the OL, it was a bad Defense. Bad defensive teams usually don’t stack wins. I personally think Wade Phillips is miles better than Betcher. That’s if every thing else was equal. I think they have better personal on D.

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I can understand your thought, in light of his recent struggles, but I think Honey Badger will do a superb job on Kupp. It’s time for him to step up and he is pretty fired up for this London trip.
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Lol @ the entire rams o- line being ranked better… guess that shouldn’t be a surprise.
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Just did a quick snap shot of the stats. What they suggest is:

Rams have huge advantages in Sacks and Interceptions.

Gurley performs for them similar to the way AP performed for us.

Their ST’s do better than our ST’s.

They spread the ball around to several receivers in the passing game.

But they tend to play things close to the vest passing-wise and then beat you with Gurley.

Net-Net: Their game is more mistake-free than BA’s. We will ned to win the turnover war, neutralize their pass rush advantage, make fewer mistake, rattle Goff and out gut them in the 4Q if we’re to have any shot at winning.
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Sounds like we will need a miracle. Might I suggest we start the game off with an onside kick.
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Can’t wait for next week’s matchup with Rams

Should be an exciting game. It should really be a magnifying glass for how good or bad we are as a team right now. A win gets everyone back on board in our fight to win our division. A loss could show us how good the Rams actually are this year, and/or what we need in order to stay competitive in coming years.

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I do like the fact we are leaving for London early while the Rams are going to leave for the game at the last moment. I think on the normal road game the team is going to start leaving a day before to avoid distraction but for an oversea trip, allowing the team time to assimilate is right

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Really afraid at the thought of Tyrann covering Cooper Kupp.

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Kupp is good, but really nothing special. Every team nowadays has their sneaky slot WR who moves the chains. It’s not like Kupp is dominating or something like that. Rams should be afraid of covering Fitz, Brown and Nelson while AP runs down their throats. I love the matchup!

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I will temper my enthusiasm for this week. So far games in London have been blowouts and I don’t see this one being any different. The Cardinals have not traveled well historically so that is a factor that works against them.