Nfl wildcard round weekend-Arizona Cardinals @ LA Rams Pre Game Thread. 1/10/22 - 1/16/22

[Dr. Jones]

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[Adrian]

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[kerouac9]

Sign him on Thurs, then cut him Monday after the game!

I think teams have to declare playoff rosters so I doubt it's legal

I think if you sign someone to your active roster from another team's practice squad you have to keep them on there for 2 weeks?

 

[BritCard]

I think if you sign someone to your active roster from another team's practice squad you have to keep them on there for 2 weeks?

I think it's 3, but yes you have to keep them on the 53 for a while.

 

[Stout]

Luckily for them & us, those weren’t playoff games.

The thinking in the statement is ass backwards, though, and it's borne out by how awful we've been in those clinching games: THIS is the big game; the PLAYOFFS are where it's at. Yeah, that's great and all, but you have to first GET to the playoffs. Thankfully some other teams got us there, in the end, but having the attitude of you have to get to the playoffs before you play the big, meaningful games is just awful.

 

[Crimson Warrior]

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Having Phillips back would be big too.

I know Fotu tries hard, but he gets zero pressure on passing downs. Phillips at least gets some.

 

[JosiahLee]

Having Phillips back would be big too.

I know Fotu tries hard, but he gets zero pressure on passing downs. Phillips at least gets some.

If Watt AND Phillips are back, this is definitely huge. Kliff said last week Phillips would be out a couple weeks (implying he wouldn’t play wildcard weekend) so this would be a pleasant surprise.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Having Phillips back would be big too.

I know Fotu tries hard, but he gets zero pressure on passing downs. Phillips at least gets some.

happy to see Conner at least working on the side instead of totally off the field in treatment or something.

having both Conner and Chase could make a HUGE difference for this offense.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

I thought Boldin sat out the Carolina game with a Hammy?

That Carolina game was the 2nd week. They played at home against Atl in the WC round and I think I remember all being healthy that game. That was my 1st playoff game to see in person.

 

[Russ Smith]

Hopefully Hudson sitting out practice is just a veterans day off thing we desperately need him on Monday.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

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He even strikes fear in the blocking sled.

 

[Cheesebeef]

That Carolina game was the 2nd week. They played at home against Atl in the WC round and I think I remember all being healthy that game. That was my 1st playoff game to see in person.

Boldin was healthy going into the Wild Card game, but I think he had a really long catch right at the beginning and that's where he pulled his hammy.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

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He's our Winter Soldier!

 

[JosiahLee]

That Carolina game was the 2nd week. They played at home against Atl in the WC round and I think I remember all being healthy that game. That was my 1st playoff game to see in person.

I can't remember but I think Bolden was out for all the playoff games until the Super Bowl.

But yeah that Atlanta Falcons game was still to this day the loudest game I have ever been to.

 

[Crimson Warrior]

That Carolina game was the 2nd week. They played at home against Atl in the WC round and I think I remember all being healthy that game. That was my 1st playoff game to see in person.

I think Boldin pulled a hammy on his long touchdown run vs. ATL.

Here are the highlights of first round playoff win over the Falcons in 2008. Game was close through three quarters.

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[RON_IN_OC]

Boldin 2008 Playoffs. Played in all, but the Carolina game.

 

[MrYeahBut]

I can't remember but I think Bolden was out for all the playoff games until the Super Bowl.

But yeah that Atlanta Falcons game was still to this day the loudest game I have ever been to.

I remember some hypnotic EDM playing on the sound system before the game that put me in a trance. By kickoff I was in a frenzy.

 

[Harry]

The shovel pass to Adrian Murrell!

Terrific cutback runner.

 

[Harry]

This is another example where KK can learn and be better. Learn from other coaches. To me, there is no reason that Rondale can't either be used in a Kupp type or role, or a Deebo type of role. Rondale's body type is closer to Cooper, but he needs to get tougher. If nothing else, he needs to scheme at least a few passes that are further than 5 yards from the line of scrimmage.

I don’t understand why he’s run such few routes. He ran tons in college

 

[Harry]

Yeah, this is damning. You've HAD the game you've been waiting for for TWO years, KK and KM! You just kept losing them over and over again. Sheesh.

Doesn’t this imply he hasn’t been playing at max so far.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I don’t understand why he’s run such few routes. He ran tons in college

My guess is the same reason we only see Isabella on the field but for a few plays, 'who the hell knows.'

 

[BritCard]

Oof

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[Crimson Warrior]

Oof

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Does that correspond with when he also came back off the Covid list? I think it might.

 

[Jetstream Green]

I would like to this see once, just once (because there is no way you can stay in this formation with some of these players for too long), and that is Moore, Kirk, Dortch and Isabella (yeah him) lining up and all taking go routes deep with their speed. You know, sprinkle that in once when the run game is working on a second and short... and the OL has decent protection lol

 

[Jetstream Green]

This

But VJ will play a soft zone and have no pressure on the QB letting him get his confidence

Single cover Kupp when everyone in the stadium knows they are throwing the ball to

We've seen it over and over

Right, because we already know the kiss of doom for this game if our coaches start of by throwing the ball every down on offense, and then seeing our defense go into soft zone coverage with no blitzing