Gameday thread Bucs at Cardinals 9-18-16

[BullheadCardFan]

Let's get this started early.

Looks like NE went down the field on their first series to score against the Dolphins. Same D that gave Russell Wilson a tough time last week.

 

[Brak]

BA admitting team wasn't mentally prepared last week. Needless to say, they weren't prepared in the previous game either - the NFC championship blowout loss to Carolina. So somehow they're going to be "up" for today's game? There's obviously an issue here, I don't see how it just suddenly fixes itself. Hope I'm wrong and we see a double-digit blowout of Tampa today.

 

[AZ Native]

Should be loud again today. Let's go get that first win Cards!!!

 

[BullheadCardFan]

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[AZ Native]

I don't even want to see what it was last week.

 

[AZfaninMN]

NE is up 21-0 against Miami...
Jimmy G statline: 14-17 195 and 3 tds. Maybe our d isn't as bad as we thought...


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[BullheadCardFan]

NE is up 21-0 against Miami...
Jimmy G statline: 14-17 195 and 3 tds. Maybe our d isn't as bad as we thought...

Hopefully that's true.

 

[Cardiac]

I don't know why but I Love that the Browns are beating the Ravens, they were up 20 to 0.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Watching Bengals at the Steelers. Ben keeps making difficult passes and Pitt D playing tough. Hoping for Bengals to prevail.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

49ers only trail the Panthers 14-10. SF better than predicted?

 

[Buckybird]

Go Big Red

 

[Cardiac]

I don't know why but I Love that the Browns are beating the Ravens, they were up 20 to 0.

So premature celebration foul on myself. Ravens now within one point.

 

[DVontel]

The thought of a horrible Brandon Williams & a horrible Tharold Simon sharing PT scares the hell out of me.

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

Look for Austin Sefarian-Jenkins to have a big game...

 

[BullheadCardFan]

The full inactive list against the Buccaneers:

— WR J.J. Nelson (shoulder)

— S Marqui Christian

— G Cole Toner

— DT Robert Nkemdiche (ankle)

— DT Frostee Rucker (knee)

— LB Kareem Martin (knee)

— DT Olsen Pierre

It probably shouldn’t be a surprise, given the way Bruce Arians called him a “non-factor” in his debut and then having him pop up Friday on the injury report as questionable with an ankle problem, but first-round defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche is inactive today for the Cardinals. Nkemdiche hurt his ankle before training camp even started and it’s possible he jacked it up again in practice.

While Nkemdiche flashed in a couple of practices, publicly Arians has continued to push the rookie. It’s beginning to feel a little like how Arians treated 2015 draft pick D.J. Humphries. Humphries, as we all know, was inactive all last season. The hope would be that Nkemdiche doesn’t fall into the same trap, although the depth the Cardinals have on the defensive line is there to be used if needed.

One slight surprise on the active players: Newcomer cornerback Tharold Simon is indeed active after being claimed Wednesday. How much of a role he has is TBD.

Cardinals Blogs | Nkemdiche out against Bucs; Mathis active

 

[moosehead]

Mathis inactive too

 

[DVontel]

Mathis inactive too

No he's not.

 

[Shane]

Njendiche and Rucker out is a little concerning

 

[moosehead]

No he's not.

You're right, my bad. I misread the text.

Everyone calm down

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Practice over for the week and the players going off to leave for the day, Bruce Arians said during his Friday media meeting he hoped the Cardinals would do a better job of mental preparation between then and kickoff Sunday against the Buccaneers. Asked what he could do in that regard, Arians didn’t hesitate.
“That’s their job, not mine,” he said. “I’ve already prepared them. That’s their homework.”
A little while later, linebacker Kevin Minter chuckled when that message was relayed. “He told you exactly what he told us,” Minter said. “Almost verbatim.”
“He has a point though,” Minter said. The linebacker said the practices last week — like this week — were excellent. Something got lost before kickoff in Week 1. Maybe it had to do with the emotions of the moment, with a Sunday night game, and the Patriots, and 9/11, and the season starting. “Not making excuses, but we had to calm it back down,” Minter said.
Did they?
“You get hit in the mouth like that, you better calm down,” Minter said.
Guess we’ll find out Sunday.
— So much is on the defense this week. They know they didn’t play as the should’ve last week (I’ve got the “10-for-16” burned in my brain at this point.) They face a much more dangerous passing offense in terms of explosion. They still have to find a way to go with work-in-progress Brandon Williams at cornerback. Can’t let Doug Martin get outside, but I think the Cards can handle the run game. Can they slow down Mike Evans and Vincent Jackson down the field? A couple of those TDs last week in Atlanta weren’t about bad coverage — it was Jameis Winston throwing to a tall receiver and that receiver making an incredible catch.
— The GMs in this game, Steve Keim and Jason Licht, are close friends. Wonder if there has been any trash-talking this week.
— It’ll probably be a week or two before new cornerback Tharold Simon is active for a game, but Arians said Marcus Cooper, the corner acquired in a trade a couple weeks ago, will “get action” this week. I assume that means on defense. Cooper played five special teams snaps against New England.
— Peterson said the Cardinals will “definitely” bounce back after last week. “I’m not guaranteeing a win, but there is a different energy,” Peterson said. “I can feel the sense of urgency. … Good teams don’t lose twice (in a row).”
Friday before the Buccaneers

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Game about to start. Go Cardinals!

 

[BullheadCardFan]

PP21 saying watch him be great and legendary today. We'll see.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

AE takes a knee. He looked like he wanted to run that out.

 

[WisconsinCard]

BA admitting team wasn't mentally prepared last week. Needless to say, they weren't prepared in the previous game either - the NFC championship blowout loss to Carolina. So somehow they're going to be "up" for today's game? There's obviously an issue here, I don't see how it just suddenly fixes itself. Hope I'm wrong and we see a double-digit blowout of Tampa today.

Didn't take long for this thread to turn negative, second post. NICE WORK...

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Come on O let's get some points on the first drive