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Don’t Let The Cardinals Record Fool You. posted on 11/05/2014

The Arizona Cardinals are sitting pretty at 7 – 1 and in first place of the NFC West with the best record in the league. They are the team to beat and a sure thing for the playoffs, right?

Not necessarily. While on paper they look like the most complete team out there, don’t let their record fool you. They are far from a Super Bowl caliber team and have several key flaws that must be addressed if they plan to navigate their way through the second half of the season and subsequently, the playoffs.

One key area that came up last week when they faced off against the Cowboys was offensive yardage. They are not the most efficient team when it comes to offensive production, which means they need to take every yard that they can get.

During the game, Cardinals receiver Michael Floyd had opportunities to gain easy yardage after the catch, get the first down, and keep the chains moving. Instead he danced around looking for that “home run” play. One in the first quarter after a short curl route and another in the third quarter when he had the sticks in front of him, but decided to cut back to make a potential longer run but ends up fumbling the ball and only recovering it with minimal gain.

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Are the Arizona Cardinals contenders in 2014 posted on 10/08/2014

The Arizona Cardinals finished the previous season with a 10-6 record, finishing out of the playoffs mainly because they are in the ultra-competitive NFC West. Many experts considered them the best team not to have made last year’s playoffs, and now the franchise looks to barge into the post-season.

While the NFC West remains very tough, the Cardinals hope their offense remains in sync to have a chance at winning games. This time around, second-year running back Andre Ellington will get more touches as coach Bruce Arians has promised.

Ellington figures to be the target for 34-year old quarterback Carson Palmer, whom the team traded for in the 2013 offseason. Palmer did help the Cardinals offense particularly after Week 8, with the team increasing its points average to 27.3 from the previous 19 points per game.

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