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He has only played seven games, and he is learning a system that is a lot different from what he ran in Philly. If he doesn’t get it figured out by the end of next season then I would be regretting it, but right now I just know that you have to be patient.

Its not like Kurt Warner lit it up when he first came here either, it took him two years before he stared playing well in the Desert.

I think the Cowboys are better off attacking us through the air because of the inconsistent pass rush and young corners. The run defense along with the 3rd down/red zone defense has been pretty solid for most of the year as well.

But he has been decent, it seems like he gets better each week but he has had a couple of bad games against Steve Smith and Michael Crabtree. Both of our starting corners are very inexperienced though, and they should get better as they play more.

Then he came back in and broke off a 53 yard run…

He has been injured almost the entire season, but he is fighting through it. It also helped that Anthony Sherman our rookie fullback is back in the lineup after missing a couple of games. He has been outstanding blocking for Beanie.

or else i wouldn’t watch the game. It will be tough and will need a big game from some key players, but i could see us winning. If i had to put a percentage 65% Cowboys 35% Cardinals

Not as good as there would be last week against the Rams, but there is a chance

as in only a good quarter?

Thats enough for me.

I don’t know all of the details, but I remember hearing that they liked how he was a gym rat, smart, accurate, and a good leader from what their film showed. Whiz also said that he liked Kolb in 2007, but that was the year after we got Leinart and he was coming off of a solid rookie year so there wasn’t any reason to draft a QB at that point.

The tackles have been awful, both of them would be better off at guard right now. A lot of us want Matt Kalil in the draft, and you guys know from Tyron Smith that the only reason he wasn’t playing LT at USC was because of Kalil being so good.

Colledge and Sendlein (LG and C respectively) have been quite good for us. In fact Colledge was was key for Beanie’s big game against the Rams; he flat out balled on Sunday.
Levi Brown and Brandon Keith have been awful. Levi is average in run blocking and bad in pass pro, Keith is just bad all around

But now with Heap, King, and Housler, we have three guys who can go out and catch. King is the best blocker, Heap is the safety valve, and Housler is the deep threat.

King has been a good FA pickup; he’s chipped in offensively and does his job blocking. Heap has been injured a lot but is starting to get back into action. You get what you expect from both of them.
Housler reminds me of Graham or Hernandez. Great receiving option, good size mismatch, but average to below average blocking

If our rookie TE Rob Housler is able to play, look out for him too. Great speed, he has gotten open down field a few times but the QB missed him on the throws.

not too many options, Doucet does well in the slot, but he is usually left is single coverage because of Fitz. LSH could be a very dynamic offensive weapon, but he isn’t used as much, or how, many of us would like. For what ever reason they like to run LSH (5 foot 7) up the middle. He is dangerous in space, with his speed and elusivity, and has the potential to break any catch or run for a big gain

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And I feel like the secondary is exploitable

i would have to be worried about Ware, but Murray also worries me. I feel like we could have a good pass rushing game, though. Dockett, Campbell, Acho, Schofield, and Washington have stepped their game up and have gotten good consistent pressure

He was injured, and then Vick came in and started playing at an MVP level for most of the season.

But from my perspective, i saw a lot of good things from Kolb before he got hurt. He was starting to get more comfortable, get better footwork, better timing, and learning a completely new (and very difficult) style of offense. It doesn’t show up on the stat sheet, but i saw improvement. Hopefully he shows even more this Sunday. sure, he may have been a bit expensive, but thats the price you pay for a young starting QB in the NFL plus DRC wouldn’t fit into Ray Horton`s style of defense. Ì want big men that can run, and small men that can tackle.

In regards to Peterson, i might have broken my television if they didn`t pick Peterson. everything lined up perfectly and he fell right into our laps

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Well, put simply, we can’t run a successful screen pass. Beanie isn’t the greatest receiving back, so that certainly doesn’t help. LSH could be used very effectively in the screen game, but for whatever reason we suck at running the screen.
After coming from the West Coast offense in Philly, Kolb obviously has a preference to short and medium passes. We’ll see how he does come Sunday

Good things normally happen. Beanie is the guy, and our 2nd round pick from this season who wound up being IR’ed in the Preseason Ryan Williams will share time with him next season

Inconsistent but improving with Acho and Schofield playing more

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The Cards have done a good job preventing deep passes from being completed lately. Hardly anything over 30 yards during the past couple of games

We thought he may have been on a sharp decline after last season, but he has been impressive again this year. 66.8 QB rating when thrown at him, i believe. Rashad Johnson is filling in for the injured Kerry Rhodes, and has basically just been a space filler. He can be beat, and doesn’t make any ‘wow’ plays.

1. Peterson only does punt returns, but even in the small amount of punts he gets to return he has obviously impressed. Hester is the greatest return of all time, so Peterson has a long way to go.

2. He was making very good progression from the beginning of the season, but has seemed to hit a wall. He gets called for penalties to often, and allows to high a completion percentage. He’s coming along, but it is a slow process. IMO CB is the 2nd toughest position, next to QB, to change to from college to pro.

3. He very well could cover Dez. He has the ability to, but i don’t expect him to shut Dez down. Dez is a freak athlete and Peterson simply isn’t refined enough. Peterson needs to get in better position to make a play on the ball, but those skills will develop

4. Peterson, no doubt in my mind. Nothing against Prince, but theres a reason PP went 5th and Prince went 19th. Peterson is the best athlete in the draft and will develop into a very good player.

But the strategy your suggesting to employ is the same we’ve dealt with all year. Fitz and Beanie are the only legitimate threats at this point, so we’ve been forced to go to other players.
Sometimes your strategy works, ie San Fran, sometimes it doesn’t, ie all our wins. Look for Early Doucet and Andre Roberts to be given the ball early if Fitz is doubled; this game depends on them