2025 Arizona Cardinals Regular Season Thread

[Stout]

Stat Reveals Just How Poor Cardinals' Pass Rush Has Been

The Arizona Cardinals need to get going in this department.

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This is 100 percent on Rallis and his boss. It is so clear that we don't have the interior pass rush to just rush four, but he's either too damn stubborn or stupid to do anything else. Don't bring me "But CB injuries!" either, because if you suck at what you're doing, constantly, then you have to change it up and damn the CB injuries.

It breaks down to this: Do you want to lose cowering in fear or do you want to go down after fighting to win tooth and claw?

 

[BullheadCardFan]

It breaks down to this: Do you want to lose cowering in fear or do you want to go down after fighting to win tooth and claw?

This

 

[Ronin]

Can the Arizona Cardinals turns things around following the bye week? A.Q. Shipley weighs in

In his weekly appearance with Bickley & Marotta, Cardinals' radio analyst AQ Shipley talked about what he saw across the league during Arizona's bye week, discussed the team's chances of turning things around and weighed in on the continued debate on whether Kyler Murray or Jacoby Brissett...

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[Ronin]

You've Got Mail: The Back Half Of The Season Beckons

 

[Ronin]

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[cardpa]

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I thought when Baldi talked about the safeties and their inability to make plays on the ball in the passing defense he was spot on. They are good run defense safeties but pedestrian in pass defense which is a large part of why the defense doesn't have more turnovers.

 

[HairZach]

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Michael Carter released. Is Benson eligible to come back?

 

[Chopper0080]

Hall released as well

 

[unseenaz]

Surely we’re about to add a free agent RB, otherwise this doesn’t make much sense

 

[Dayman]

Surely we’re about to add a free agent RB, otherwise this doesn’t make much sense

Breeze Hall incoming!!!

I'm just kidding. They will probably bring Adrian Peterson out of retirement or something.

 

[HairZach]

Breeze Hall incoming!!!

I'm just kidding. They will probably bring Adrian Peterson out of retirement or something.

Pollard is supposedly available.

 

[kerouac9]

Hall released as well

Likely good news for Nolen but you’d think you want to be sure?

 

[Harry]

Breeze Hall incoming!!!

I'm just kidding. They will probably bring Adrian Peterson out of retirement or something.

Under arrest!

 

[Harry]

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Michael Carter released. Is Benson eligible to come back?

Knight made him expendable.

 

[Ronin]

Cardinals' climb to playoff picture is mighty steep

The Cardinals' early season issues have the franchise on the outside looking in on any sort of playoff situation. Is there enough season left?

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[Ronin]

Arizona Cardinals release RB Michael Carter

The Arizona Cardinals released running back Michael Carter and defensive back Darren Hall on Monday, according to the NFL's transactions wire.

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[Ronin]

Arizona Cardinals midseason report card: Running backs

Grading each position group through the first half of the season. These grades are for the running backs..

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[HairZach]

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HE LIVES

 

[slanidrac16]

The Cards sit at -1 in turnover difference stats. Last season they finished at -3. I had expect the improvement to come from a jump in interceptions. Last year they secured 9 interceptions. The loss of Williams was huge. Melton has been either out or hampered by injuries most of the season.

Johnson looks like a long term solution to the CB position. However, he’s not been the force that I expected to stimulate a more aggressive CB room. Part of that may be the speed issue. While he was great at intercepting passes in college he may not be able to position himself as able to that in the NFL. As he gets more comfortable I think some interceptions will come, but he may not be the ballhawk I’d hoped the Cards had gotten. I also had hoped the Cards would be producing a far more disruptive pass rush that would increase errant throws and QB fumbles. This hasn’t happened either.

My feelings is when you don’t produce a true pass rush it really puts pressure on the db’s. Qb’s are a lot more accurate and confident when they have time to throw.

 

[Chopper0080]

This is 100 percent on Rallis and his boss. It is so clear that we don't have the interior pass rush to just rush four, but he's either too damn stubborn or stupid to do anything else. Don't bring me "But CB injuries!" either, because if you suck at what you're doing, constantly, then you have to change it up and damn the CB injuries.

It breaks down to this: Do you want to lose cowering in fear or do you want to go down after fighting to win tooth and claw?

The better expression is do you want to die quickly or die slowly? I agree I want to see Rallis be more aggressive but to ignore context like personnel, situation, and injuries is silly.

 

[Stout]

The better expression is do you want to die quickly or die slowly? I agree I want to see Rallis be more aggressive but to ignore context like personnel, situation, and injuries is silly.

That's fine for other spots in the game. Well, not fine. Bend but not break is a gross defense and I hate it. That is not what we are discussing. On the last drive, when you need the stop, especially when a FG loses the game, die slowly is suuuuch a losing strategy. Prevent defenses prevent winning. Week after week after week we've had bland, vanilla 4-man rushes that don't work over and over again. A child can watch and see it isn't working. IDGAFF about injuries or personnel. The situation has called, repeatedly and loudly, for aggression. He keeps puckering, and we keep losing. Pretty straightforward on my end. I mean, it's getting laughably dumb over on Hardy Drive.

 

[Stout]

The better expression is do you want to die quickly or die slowly? I agree I want to see Rallis be more aggressive but to ignore context like personnel, situation, and injuries is silly.

Okay, I think any sane person can agree that what Rallis is doing is just not working late in the game. You keep defending him for not being aggressive. If being more aggressive in that situation isn't the answer, pray tell, then what is? What do you think he should be doing differently to give the D a better chance.

 

[Mr X]

I just don't think we have the personnel at the end of games on the DL. Calais is probably exhausted, Tomlinson isn't a rusher. Robinson doesn't generate pressure in the pass and it's basically up to Nolan and Stills

I'd like to see more of Thomas out there on those definite pass downs at the end. He constantly gets pressure but I understand that means sitting Browning/Sweat

 

[Ronin]

Did the Arizona Cardinals invest in the right side of the ball?

Bickley & Marotta revisit their interview with NFL senior writer Mike Sando from The Athletic and ponder if the Arizona Cardinals investing in defense over offense makes sense as the team prepares to face one of the worst defenses in the NFL next Monday in Dallas.

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[Stout]

I just don't think we have the personnel at the end of games on the DL. Calais is probably exhausted, Tomlinson isn't a rusher. Robinson doesn't generate pressure in the pass and it's basically up to Nolan and Stills

I'd like to see more of Thomas out there on those definite pass downs at the end. He constantly gets pressure but I understand that means sitting Browning/Sweat

What, then, would your solution be?