do you take the cardinals seriously?

Top 10 NFL defense:

Arizona Cardinals total defense, 2013.

A very unbalanced offense — middle tier in passing; bottom quarter in rushing.

Decent special teams play, and middle-tier in turnover margin.

I realize the Cards've beaten some supposedly okay NFL teams this season, but I'm just not sure what to make of them at this point.

Whatchu think — are they for real?

If for any reason, because they appear to be getting hot at the most dangerous time of the year. If you can put up a lot of points as December rolls around, you're to be taken seriously. I just looked at their schedule though and see they are 4-0 in the last four against ATL, Jax, Houston and Indy, though. That indy win was impressive, no doubt.

Three of their four losses are divisional games. That means that they are 7-1 against any team not in the NFC West. They are a good football team.


Edit: As mentioned on a sports show, they have defeated both Carolina and The Colts.

They have Carson Palmer.

Don't care.

We play them at home, and even if they make the playoffs, we are home again.

Never count on Carson Palmer.

They seem to win in bunches, then lose in bigger bunches.

They are on par with the Niners and Rams. Should be a good fight for second place and the wild card.

CurryStopstheRuns":1asengqi said:

Three of their four losses are divisional games. That means that they are 7-1 against any team not in the NFC West. They are a good football team.


Edit: As mentioned on a sports show, they have defeated both Carolina and The Colts.

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That Carolina win is their most impressive IMHO.

I'm not sure if the Cardinals beat the Colts, or if it was a much simpler issue of Bruce Arians' having beaten Chuck Pagano because of Arians' familiarity with Pagano's bag of tricks.

They're a legitimate threat to make the postseason.

I'm less convinced about their ability to advance once there.

They are 6-2 in the last 8 games.... so yeah we better take them seriously...

Johnny":165jgz2w said:

They are 6-2 in the last 8 games.... so yeah we better take them seriously...

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They are 2-2 on the road, though.

And those two wins were at Jacksonville and Tampa Bay — the Tampa win early in the season, when the Bucs hella sucked.

I can't help but think the Cards are a fluff team, myself.

They've been darn good lately, and it's just silly to downplay that. That Indy game was a dominating performance in every aspect of the game. They crushed the Colts. You could see luck literally give up on the game near the end. The cards are playing tough physical football and it'd be foolish to write them off. They might even knock the ninnies outta the playoffs.

rottweiler":1iergvth said:

Johnny":1iergvth said:

They are 6-2 in the last 8 games.... so yeah we better take them seriously...

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They are 2-2 on the road, though.

And those two wins were at Jacksonville and Tampa Bay — the Tampa win early in the season, when the Bucs hella sucked.

I can't help but think the Cards are a fluff team, myself.

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2-1 on the road, given their other loss was at home to us...
They have 3 very winnable games coming up now,at Philly, at home to St Louis and at Tennessee, that would put them at 10-4 if they manage it, and with a game at home to the Niners to clinch a playoff spot

It would be cool if all 4 NFC West teams finished above 0.500, but the Rams have to face SF, NO and us - and who knows what version of the Bucs too. Conceivably, they could lose out despite putting up 80 points over their last 2 games.

Do I take them seriously? No. But I could possibly see them take the Wild Card spot from the Niners.

themunn":1td0t8ef said:

rottweiler":1td0t8ef said:

Johnny":1td0t8ef said:

They are 6-2 in the last 8 games.... so yeah we better take them seriously...

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They are 2-2 on the road, though.

And those two wins were at Jacksonville and Tampa Bay — the Tampa win early in the season, when the Bucs hella sucked.

I can't help but think the Cards are a fluff team, myself.

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2-1 on the road, given their other loss was at home to us...

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Incorrect — both of us.

They are 2-3.

They have lost to St. Louis, New Orleans and San Francisco on the road:

http://www.nfl.com/teams/schedule?team=ARI

They are 7-4 and play in the best division in football. They have a legit defense with a good secondary. Carson Pakmer has his flaws but the Arians offense is going to lead to TO's. See Luck last year and the alleged reason Pittsburgh went in a different direction. Recieving corp I would say are in the top 5. They are a good football team. I don't know if I take them seriouslt enough to win the whole thing but, seriously enough not to sleep on them. If they get in the tourney I could see them beating some teams and making some noise.

The win over the Colts I would say is a credit to knowing the Colts better than Pagano and the Colts getting a little lax with all the praise. The Rams crudhed them too.

They currently have a better record than any team in the nationally-beloved NFC East or NFC North.

6 teams in the whole NFL currently have a better record than them.

You have to take any team seriously. Look what happens when you don't...

Right now our focus is the Saints, but EVERY team should be respected. Even winless teams can give you trouble.

I take them seriously in that they're not a bad team and I think overlooking anyone is a mistake, but I don't think they're as good as their record. They very well could take the wild card spot, but the NFL is flukey that way, so I guess my honest answer is "I take them seriously, but not as seriously as they're being taken."

Their defense is really good at football

But they have Carson Palmer, so... Am I really all that scared? no not really, but their defense is good at football.

Throwdown":g5fxitst said:

Their defense is really good at football

But they have Carson Palmer, so... Am I really all that scared? no not really, but their defense is good at football.

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Throwdown":g5fxitst said:

Their defense is really good at football

But they have Colin Kaepernick, so... Am I really all that scared? no not really, but their defense is good at football.

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Throwdown":g5fxitst said:

Their defense is really good at football

But they have Kellen Clemons, so... Am I really all that scared? no not really, but their defense is good at football.

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