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Things are rolling magically for the Cards. They got Murray and DHop back for the stretch run, while the Rams are hobbled and without many of the players they expected to rely on this year.
Let’s see, no Akers, Mundt, Woods, Havenstein, Allen, or Henderson, on offense. No SJD, Young, or DD, on defense.
But we added Michel, OBJ and Miller.
That’s spells a deck stacked against us tonight, and in favor of the Cards getting the BYE.
Cards lost their TE who was very good, lost JJ Watt who was still dominant vs the run, not the pass rusher he was, lost Chase Edmonds, and lost their right tackle
so they are down not just players, but good players.
That said, neither is like what 49ers went through last year . . .
Also, though, it's not all doom and gloom . . . Rams can compete with Cardinals
Rams need to be patient, run the ball, accept some short passes, not go for too
many long ones and even chunk plays... they are great if they work, but
Stafford misses plenty, too and leaves is with 3rd and longs
convert 3rd downs.(32.8% last 5 games--29th in NFL in those 5 weeks)just be methodical, and yes, take some shots...of course, do that. but don't
overdo it and leave yourself in hard-to-convert 3rd downs.
Defensive line, mush rush Murray, rush 4, keep Hollins in on 3rd downs as spy
don't give in to playing man, they'll kill us. Play the scheme, make them earn it
Murray gets frustrated, in a hurry. Make him read, confuse him...
if he fots perfect thoughts into tight windows like last time, then he's earned MVP
Key: Offense--be patient, run it, and accept short throws if they are there
Defense, pass rush with a spy
