Chapter 828: Hidden dangers

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The Western Conference of the League of Nations is called the death team this season, which is not without reason. The San Francisco 49ers are one reason, the Seattle Seahawks are another reason, and the Arizona Cardinals are half the reason.
Last year, the Arizona Cardinals had a final record of eight wins and eight losses, ranking second in the Western Conference of the League of Nations, second only to San Francisco in strength.
Rookie cornerback Patrick Peterson, who was born in the same year as Cam Newton and Lu Ke, was born. Although as a substitute rotation cornerback, Peterson did not fully occupy the starting position, but his figure appeared on the ball in an all-round way. The rest of the team—the wide receiver in the offensive group, the return player in the secret service group, and the cornerback in the defensive group have undoubtedly become the most important generalist on the team.
At the end of the season, Peterson was also successfully selected for the professional bowl. If it weren't for the rookie quarterback last year, the light was too bright, and he has received more attention than that.
This year, Peterson went one step further and took over the position of the main cornerback in a comprehensive manner. In the game that defeated the New England Patriots in the second week of the regular season, Peterson completed the interception of Brady at the last moment. Killed the game and fixed the score at "20:18", the Cardinals won at home.
This game shows the Arizona Cardinals' fighting strength this season.
Incidentally, Sherman intercepted Brady and the Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots; while Peterson intercepted Brady and the Arizona Cardinals defeated the New England Patriots. What's interesting is that Sherman and Peterson are both rookies in 2011. Both Sherman and Peterson and Lu Ke are not good at each other.
Sherman first, now Peterson. Lu Ke has now become the key defensive object of all the top cornerbacks in the league. In the future, such needle-point confrontations will only increase. However, the three players are all of the same grade, and the topic will inevitably become more interesting. .
However, this season's record for the Arizona Cardinals has been ups and downs. The most concentrated and most direct manifestation is that the quarterback position is struggling particularly.
At the beginning of the preseason, John Skelton was identified as the starting quarterback, but he only persisted in four preseason games and most of the regular season, and this season's regular season opener against the Seattle Seahawks In the fourth quarter of the game, because of an ankle injury, he had to regret leaving the game, and was replaced by backup quarterback Kevin Kolb.
After his debut, Kolb's performance was really good, first defeated the Seattle Seahawks, and then led the team to open the 2012 season with four straight victories, becoming one of the league's best performing teams, let the National League The West End became the death team.
However, in the face of the St. Louis Rams' civil war, their undefeated gold body was broken. During the game, Kolb suffered nine sacks, which also made them break the team's own shame record. Following 2003 After the Arizona Cardinals, the first team in the league to release more than eight sacks in two or more consecutive games.
Immediately facing Buffalo Bill, Colb once again proved his worth, performance was particularly strong and exceptionally good, the game tightly bit the score, but the second half of the fourth quarter, the score remained at "16 : 16 "In the draw, Kolb accidentally suffered a rib injury and had to be forced out of the game. Skelton returned from the injury.
After Skelton's debut, only ten passes were successful, and the disastrous pass performance eventually led to the Arizona Cardinals handing over victory in overtime duel, "16:19", Yubu Faro Bill won this ups and downs match.
The Cardinals nightmare is still not over.
In the seventh week of the regular season, the team lost to the Minnesota Vikings away. The score of "21:14" was not ugly, but they suffered a three-game losing streak after the start of four consecutive victories; Against the San Francisco 49ers who have remained undefeated for the current season, the importance of this game is unquestionable, not only the divisional civil war, but also the Arizona Cardinals' competitive state-
Because next, the Cardinals will usher in the Devil schedule, the San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, after three consecutive strong teams battle, once again usher in the divisional civil war with the St. Louis Rams. This also means that they will meet in a narrow path facing hard bones for four consecutive weeks.
If it is said that the previous three defeats have more or less encountered the turbulent impact of quarterback injury, it is excusable; then after a game of adaptation, the team should have returned to order, this week For the 49ers in San Francisco, they have already retired, and only by letting go, the season will be able to regain the dawn!
Four consecutive victories, then three consecutive losses.
The Arizona Cardinals have experienced a lot of ups and downs this season. The turbulence and chaos of the quarterback position have become the team ’s biggest difficulty, but after a game adjustment, it finally returned to the coaching team ’s idea before the start of the season. Looks like, but is this a good thing or a bad thing? No one can be sure.
Now, this Arizona Cardinals, whether it is the unyielding division with four straight wins, or the embarrassing team with three straight defeats, I am afraid even the coaching staff themselves ca n’t say clearly. They do n’t understand: all staffing is basically the same Under the circumstances, it is only the difference between the two quarterbacks of John Skelton and Kevin Kolb. Is the chemical reaction so different?
The problem is that Kolb is also not a top quarterback. After entering the league with the 36th overall pick in the second round in 2007, he always served as a backup quarterback in the Philadelphia Eagles.
In 2010, he was appointed as the starting quarterback, but was bothered by injuries. Both Michael and Vick were injured and stopped. The two players took turns and played in turns throughout the season, and they have never been able to connect. After the season ended, the Philadelphia Eagles chose Vic and gave up Kolb, so the latter came to the Arizona Cardinals.
The same was true for the Cardinals last year. In the first game of the regular season, Kolb delivered a superb performance of quarterback score of 130.0, but then he was injured. The whole season was injured and stopped, ups and downs, those Excellent pass performance is simply not coherent. Before the start of the preseason this season, the team chose Skelton as the starting quarterback.
It can be said that Kolb has a certain ability, but is subject to injuries.
So, is the Arizona Cardinals, now taken over by Skelton, the original quarterback, this season the team that defeated the New England Patriots at Foxborough in the second week of the regular season? Next, what kind of answers can the Arizona Cardinals submit to the 49ers in San Francisco, the Green Bay Packers, and the Atlanta Falcons?
By the way, in the three-game losing streak, two away games and one home game; and in the four-game winning streak, one away game and three home games.
It can be seen that although the Arizona Cardinals are not a typical team with a huge gap between home and away, the home game is still a big advantage. This week, facing the San Francisco 49ers, the game is about to be held at the University of Phoenix ’s home stadium. This should be considered as a factor that affects the direction of the game.
Despite the mystery of the state, the game is hard to guess; but what is certain is that no one can and no one should underestimate the Arizona Cardinals.
Of course, for the San Francisco 49ers, especially for Lu Ke, no matter what, they never lack the motivation to beat the Arizona Cardinals, whether they lost to their opponents at home last year or suffered bad treatment on the road, which made the team Up and down are full of high fighting spirit, and a full-fledged victory is their only goal.
In a sense, it is even more memorable than the Seattle Seahawks—
Because against the Seattle Seahawks, the San Francisco 49ers have remained undefeated and have a psychological advantage over the past two seasons; against the Arizona Cardinals, the San Francisco 49ers have the shadow of the undefeated golden body, and the storm of discrimination that they feel personally. In general, this is an opponent who can never lose.
Even if the opponent is experiencing the turbulence of the quarterback, even if the opponent has just suffered a three-game losing streak, the San Francisco 49ers will never be taken lightly.
This is the real enemy in the same area, has nothing to do with the strength of the opponent, has nothing to do with the state of the opponent, has nothing to do with the ranking of the opponent. It's time and time to step on your opponent under your feet, and you will never be satisfied
Because there will always be the next confrontation; and when the next confrontation comes, it will be a reincarnation.
What's more, the 49ers in San Francisco are not invincible and invincible. Behind the crisis, the team still needs to face its hidden dangers behind the victories.
Jim Hubble opened his mouth slightly and looked at Lu Ke in front of him, all with a look of surprise on his face, "Are you sure?"
Lu Ke nodded seriously and affirmed, "Yes, I'm sure."
Hubble couldn't help laughing, "Bambi, I know you are worried about the team's status, but this is the job of the coaching staff. As a quarterback, concentrate on training, this is your task. As for the training content, just It ’s up to the coaching staff to worry. I think Colin and Scott ’s performance in the second team training is still good. Are you sure you want to take the initiative to relegate yourself? "
"Hah, no, you misunderstood. I was not asking for relegation, but for taking responsibility for the offensive team captain." Lu Ke laughed happily and waved his hands in denial. The special training has always performed well, which also urged me to work harder, otherwise the starting position will be unstable, and for now, I have no intention of letting the virtuous. "
The joking words made Hubble laugh lightly, and it can be seen that his mood was still very relaxed.
"But in the passing training, the current second team catchers are still not cooperating enough, and the tactics are not enough. I think they need to quickly integrate into the team's tactical system." Lu Ke then expressed his thoughts.