What the Cards fans are saying....

[Air Canada]

I just happened to wonder so I went on over to see and here's some of the stuff they have been thinking about this upcoming match-up Sunday...

It seems the overall feeling is if they get beat by us Sunday....THERE SEASON IS OVER! LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN TEXANS!!!!!!!

This is the forum, I'll post some of their comments on the game...

http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/vb/...ns-141411.html

If you wanna go mix it up with them...u know where to go...

[Air Canada]

Originally Posted by RugbyMuffin

Know Thine Enemy: Week 5 - Houston Texans


Houston Texans:


Depth Chart:
http://www.houstontexans.com/team/depthchart.asp


Summary:
Do NOT sleep on this team. Schaub can get the job done by leaning on Andre Johnson, Owen Daniels, and Kevin Walter. Steve Slaton can light your team up if he is playing well that day, and they have some role players on offense like Jacoby Jones that can hurt you if you do not plan for them.

On defense, the Cardinals are going to have to show that they actually learned from the mistake they made against the Colts. Mario Williams is a huge, huge problem for the Cardinals at DE, and he will man handle Gandy or Brown unless we help them out a little here and there. Not to mention Demeco Ryan is a force on the inside.
The Texans are the 2007 version of the Cardinals they are a very competitive team that will probably end up 8-8 this season.

Thoughts:
My thoughts on this game are VERY VERY simple. Are the 2009 Cardinals going to just talk the talk this season, or at some point are they going to collectively get their heads out of there asses and start playing discipline football as a team.

This Cardinals team has no excuse for thier performances as of late, EXCEPT for the fact they can say they had a short offseason, new coaches, and a few new cogs in the system. Well we are 25% of the way through the 2009 season and that excuse is gone.

If the Cardinals cannot win this game at home, then to quote Jimmy Johnson, "put a fork in them", and grab your construction hat because it will be time to "re-build (or re-design might be a better word)" for 2010 and the movement to future seasons with Leinart, Wells, and some younger offensive linemen.

This is not being extreme, it is being realistic. I have a lot of respect for the Texans, but there team is custom made to be dominated by a team like the Cardinals. When the Cardinals play to thier potential, they slaughter a team like this. Well, time is up, and the Cards backs are against the wall, it is put up or shut up time in the desert. You wanna make the playoffs ? You wanna prove last year was not a fluke ? Put the NFL on notice with a big win on Sunday. If not, then buy 53 name tags, write "Fluke" on them, and hand them out because that will be how the 2008 team will be remembered. A team that made it to the Superbowl, and lost because they really should not have been there in the first place. Which sucks, but that is what happens when you don't step up the challenge, when you are not consistent, and when not only do you not silence the critics, you prove them right.

By the numbers this is not a make or break season, but it is, in regards to the mentallity and commitment of this 2009 squad.

This is from their analysis/preview thread

[imatexan]

Wow these posts could not be more wrong.

Just to give you an example, one othe the posts scouting the Texans defense says: "be afraid, be vert afriad"
Haha, I doubt the Cards O is that scared!

Then other people(like always) do not give us any respect.

[Air Canada]

Originally Posted by imatexan

Wow these posts could not be more wrong.

Just to give you an example, one othe the posts scouting the Texans defense says: "be afraid, be vert afriad"
Haha, I doubt the Cards O is that scared!

Then other people(like always) do not give us any respect.

Haha, yeah I know what your talking about and he is off there, but he also mentioned the bad things too... I think he was mainly just saying be scared cuz they are worried about Mario since Gandy and Brown are getting eaten alive... see here V

Originally Posted by SuperSpck

Defense
When it comes to the defense, be afraid, be very afraid.

Mario Williams is as good as advertised and the Cardinals will probably leave Gandy and Brown on their usual islands. Williams is big, fast, and strong and he will win if the Cardinals don’t throw some help his way. He’s got 2 sacks so far; don’t be surprised to see the total grow. He doesn’t play the run nearly as well and can be run at.
If Doug’s sources speak of an improving Okoye and we know Antonio Smith has an understanding of what each Cardinals’ lineman strengths and weakness are.

DeMeco Ryans continues to be an underappreciated talent and rookie Cushing is coming on strong.

Their secondary is full of holes and question marks but so far have been better against the pass than most realize. Again though, playing the Raiders help.
Last year the Texans were terrible against the run and it showed as the Outsiders pointed out that the Texans gave up more yardage than any other team last year when the opposing offense had less than two WR’s on the field.
In short, the Texans can be taken advantage of defensively but that’s only if Warner gets time to do it. They can also be run on and if the Cards want to win they have to find balance. Pass to get the lead, run to keep it and stay of shotgun.

But there was a guy that called Schaub just an "average" QB...yeah, IDk think he is...

[pbat488]

From their 'knowledgeable' poster..

Mario Williams is as good as advertised and the Cardinals will probably leave Gandy and Brown on their usual islands. Williams is big, fast, and strong and he will win if the Cardinals don’t throw some help his way. He’s got 2 sacks so far; don’t be surprised to see the total grow. He doesn’t play the run nearly as well and can be run at.

Also, how weird is it seeing this in another teams forum..

it would be nice to keep their offense off the field as I am still scared to death of our defense we play great then give up huge plays, our D is about as bi-polar as it gets!

[Air Canada]

Originally Posted by pbat488

From their 'knowledgeable' poster..



Also, how weird is it seeing this in another teams forum..

Hah! Yeah, I know that's why I say they are like us in a lot of ways....even their team, which is very inconsistent.

This is more of what they are worried about in another one of their threads....

Originally Posted by Shane H

the Texans passing game and Andre Johnson/Owen Daniels that scares the bejeesus outa me.

Originally Posted by TJ UofA2004

We tend to contain the premier back. I wouldn't consider Slaton premier, so that means we're getting torched on the ground.

In all seriousness, I don't think he'll be a factor, as long as we keep Johnson at bay.

Originally Posted by joeshmo

Slaton is off to a horrid start for the Texans. He is averaging less then 3 catches a game and has a low 3.3 yards per carry. Still not as low as Hightower though, ugh. Besides his one good game against Jax, he has looked horrid with 1 or more fumble in each game besides Jax.

Not worried about him at all, I am worried about Andre Johnson beating DRC for 2 TD's. Or Daniels destroying Dansby. Same bad matchup as the Colts with Wayne and Clark.

Originally Posted by JeffGollin

Difference between Colts and Houston is that Manning spreads the ball around to many more receiving options (which means we had more guys in coverage and fewer guys rushing the passer).

After you get past the one premier receiver (Johnson), the TE (Daniels) and the RB (Slaton out of the backfield) no other Houston receiver has more than 2 catches a game. (i.e. Schaub has not "spread the ball around" very much).

Which should mean we can double-cover Johnson and account for Daniels and Slaton in coverage while turning more pass rushers/blitzers loose to go after Schaub..

^ A guy who doesn't know what he's talking about
Hello? Walter?? Jacoby? Even DA?

Originally Posted by LoyaltyisaCurse

It is better to ask if the team can contain Andre Johsnon, Kevin Walter, and Owen Daniels. This team is like Colts-Lite ...

The good think is Houston's secondary is just as awful as the Cardinals.

Colts-lite?...

[El Tejano]

I think what people see about our offense is how we can throw up 3 TDs in one quarter. Look at our win vs Titans. Down by 14 and come back and throw 24 points with 3 TDs in the 2nd quarter alone.

Outside looking in, that can scare teams who have bad defenses. Just like their offense scares us when we see they had a big enough lead on Jville, that they were able to play their backup QB in the 3rd quarter.

[TimeKiller]

Originally Posted by Air Canada

Colts-lite?...

Funny, I said the Cardinals were similar to the Colts without a running game. I just meant they pass the ball well. As do the Texans. Pretty gloom and doom stuff over there though.....

[TexansBlood]

Ha ha ha ha ha!! Cardinals better be scared