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Through all the turmoil and struggles and change

in Balance Discussion Thu Nov 29, 2018 9:46 am
by laiyongcai92 • Farseer | 152 Posts | 1520 Points

there is one unfortunate reality for the Arizona Cardinals.They are not doing a good job along the offensive line.Despite copious amounts of resources being used on the offensive line in Steve Keim’s six seasons as GM Youth Gabe Holmes Jersey , there is little to show for it.We’ve discussed the fact that the Cardinals OL is the worst in the NFL according to Pro Football Focus and it showed on the national stage, as Von Miller, Bradley Chubb and the Denver Broncos pass rush completely obliterated the Cardinals.Quarterback Josh Rosen left the game needing a walking boot and it left fans questioning the sanity of Head Coach Steve Wilks for leaving the rookie in the game to take such a beating.Well, according to ESPN, it should not come as a surprise.The Arizona Cardinals offensive tackles are the second worst in the NFL in pass protection according to E$PN Insider:Smith’s struggles are not a surprise, in fact it was why most fans seemed more than comfortable with John Wetzel remaining at the right tackle position, however, to see the low ranking for Humphries is a bit more concerning.In order to understand Humphries grade, and if you do not have ESPN Insiders Youth Andre Smith Jersey , Humprhies 71% is only better than two other players. Nate Solder of the New York Giants who is at 66%, Taylor Decker of the Detroit Lions is at 70% and Humphries is tied along with rookie left tackle Kolton Miller of the Oakland Raiders.Josh Walker of the Jaguars is lower as well, but he is a backup so I did not figure that into the starter metrics.The rest of the NFC West?The San Francisco 49ers are 16th in the NFL, with Joe Staley at 84% and rookie Mike McGlinchey at 80%.Everyone’s favorite offensive line punching bag, the Seattle Seahawks have the fifth best offensive tackle duo in the NFL, with Duane Brown scoring an 87% and Germain Ifedi at 83%.The top spot in the NFL belongs to the Los Angeles Rams who have Andrew Whitworth at 93% and Rob Havenstein at 80%.It clearly is a problem for the Cardinals, can Byron Leftwich scheme around it? There wasn’t much good to say about Sam Bradford in his brief three weeks as an Arizona Cardinals starting quarterback.By nearly every metric Bradford struggled to put up even average numbers.If you needed any more reason to know that the Bradford was shot, at least for the Cardinals, this nugget from ESPN should unequivocally show that.Bradford in 2018 was the second worst passer from the pocket. That’s supposed to be his bread and butter http://www.cardinalsfootballauthentics.com/phil-dawson-jersey-authentic , where he thrived and why the Cardinals brought him in.However, through two games and three quarters, only the other big free agent signing from the Minnesota Vikings, Case Keenum, was worse.Not even rookies like Sam Darnold and Josh Allen, who play for miserable teams and have struggled to get going, were as bad as Bradford.That’s where the Cardinals offense was under Bradford. Let’s see how much further they can go under Rosen now.

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