Got Questions for the Arizona Cardinals?

most analysis by Dilfer, but he said the o-line actually not too good. Their running success is the results of draws and misdirection rather then moving people off the ball, and their pass blocking is an illusion due to Warner continuing to get the ball out quickly

The running game is nearly non-existent. If they can muster 75 yards or so against you guys, I’d be ecstatic. As queler said above, most of the rushing yards come via draws or misdirection. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Cardinals ran some ‘wild-cat’ on you guys though. They used it a couple of weeks ago and this is the kind of big game where I could see them pull it out again.

As for the defense, I covered a lot of it above but if you’re asking about what kind of defense they run, it’s kind of confusing. It’s officially a ‘hybrid 3-4’ and the best way to describe it is that it looks like a 4-3 most of the time but they play like a 3-4. The guy to watch is Adrian Wilson. He’s being used around the LOS more and more each week and I’d imagine he’ll be a mainstay in the box this week with the Giants running game. He’ll also blitz off the corner a couple of times so Eli will have to locate him before the snap.

The Cards run game basically consists of 5-10 yard passes.

 - Cardinals fans are pretty split on Leinart. Some would rather just cut him now, save the money and ride KW until the wheels fall off. Other fans, and I fall in this category if anyone is wondering, think that Leinart can and will be a solid NFL QB. I do think it’ll be in Arizona and I wouldn’t rule out it being as early as next year. Leinart had a great off season (hot tub photos excluded), a really good camp and preseason until the debacle in Oakland (which ultimately wasn’t all that different from what KW did in NYJ). He’s come a long way since struggling as a second year QB learning his second offense in as many seasons. He wouldn’t be putting up KW numbers right now but the Cardinals would still be a decent team with Leinart at the helm and he’ll get his chance in the future.

- Expectations are a new idea in AZ so we’re still trying to figure that out, LOL. No seriously, it’s tough to say b/c it obviously depends on how other teams (the Giants included) finish the season. It’s easier to say that the general consensus is that they’ll finish with a 10-6 or 11-5 record (11 wins if Sunday is a W). If that’s good enough for a first round bye, then so be it. As far as once they get in, I’d expect them to beat a lower seeded team at home, whether that be Tampa, Washington, Carolina, Dallas etc. Since the road to the SB would likely roll through the Meadowlands, I’d have a hard time seeing the Cardinals win such a big game on the road (east coast sux) in the cold (cold weather and slick balls have a way of becoming KW’s kryptonite), but my answer might be different if we see you guys again :-). Until then, we’re honestly just enjoying the ride.

He’s been good enough to supplant Edge as the feature back, which is something I don’t think he would have even bet on, so he’s got to be doing pretty well for a 5th round rookie. It’s tough to tell to much about any RB’s right now b/c the OL isn’t great but he’s got some skills. Ten games into his career I’m certainly impressed and so far I’d say the Marion Barber III comparisons are somewhat justified.

And honestly I don’t know the answer to that one. My initial thought would be Boldin b/c he seems like Warner’s security blanket most of the time but the offense didn’t miss a beat when he was out for two games (35.5 ppg in those two). Fitz, Q and Breaston are all capable of hurting a defense so I’m not sure taking one of them out of game would make a huge difference. If you could shut down an element of the passing game though, I’d say limiting their yards after catch would greatly benefit a defense. Boldin’s toughness and Breaston’s shiftiness lead to quite a bit of YAC.

Tight ends are just blockers. If they catch three balls for 25 yards, it’s an awful good game.

From what we’ve heard it’ll probably be a two year deal, although he’s probably out performed the incentive laden contract that they were talking about before the season.

I will become a Giants fan.