That's my keg baby, don't you ever touch my keg

by Mike Rutherford on Oct 14, 2007 12:14 AM EDT in News

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hmm

Hey guys, i just saw that we actually got 9 votes in the coaches' poll.

maybe....

by whitacreky on Oct 14, 2007 1:44 PM EDT reply actions

Good win, guys

That was a gritty win, well done.

The Fake Gimel Martinez
Fire Billy? Nahhh
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by TheFakeGimelMartinez on Oct 14, 2007 4:51 PM EDT reply actions

My questions for Mike, Blocky, CardsFan and

others:

1) What were we doing differently on D--rushing & secondary-- that the results changed overnight?

2)Is Brian being allowed to do his own play calling?

3)How did K and others do on coaching? It seems he is still running 3rd down pass routes 5 short of 1st down markers, using time outs too soon, getting O plays and D players on the field too slow, etc.
But he won big time --so some improvement?

Or, are Brian and Harry just carrying the team --and Koaches on their backs thru sheer guts and brilliance?

by frankpos on Oct 14, 2007 7:45 PM EDT reply actions

Honestly

I don't really know. I missed most of the first half because I was flipping back and forth between the UK game.

And the in-laws were over for most of the second half, so I couldn't really focus.

From what Mike said, we just played defense like a normal team -- which is a huge change for us. And that Cinci did not run the ball at all.

From what I saw, I think we switched to a 4-2-5 with woodny, council, bobby b, raglin, and russell out there, and no malik. Even with that change, people still seemed to get open.

Also it looked like we were actually in man coverage, which is a big difference from what we were doing before.

Sustainable? I hope so. I never thought we could hold Cinci to just 24 points, but we managed to. I hate to rely on turnovers since that is not something you can really count on. But in our road wins, we took the ball away and Brohm held onto it.

Also, the play calling is still terrible.

But again that's from a very passive viewing of the game.

I would be interested in hearing someone else's analysis of the game.

by CardsFan922 on Oct 14, 2007 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I can't give you a deatiled analysis

I simply don't have the skillz. However, I will say that we seemed to play with a lot more fire on defense. It makes me very happy to see our defense play with heart. Yes, we had some blown coverages again, but overall our defense seemed a little bit faster and slightly less sluggish. The defense can build on this game, and maybe get a little bit of confidence. Those guys should be very proud of their improvement.

Frankly, I don't think our secondary will be good this year because they are too inexperienced. When you also factor in the disruption of the coaching changes, it's no wonder they frequently look lost and miss assignments. I do believe, though, that they will improve.

by louisville lisa on Oct 14, 2007 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions

I also agree about the play calling

It leaves a lot to be desired.

by louisville lisa on Oct 14, 2007 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Playcalling

I don't think the play calling is completely horrible. Of course I'm also a Miami Dolphins fan, so last year I had to endure the horrible play calling of Mike Mularkey. Ours is no where near that bad. At least Krags is not calling an end-around on 3rd and 2...

But I don't like the fact that we abandon the run for long stretches. With AA and Bolen, we should have pounded the ball down Cincy's throat after we gained the lead. We won so that's all that matters.

Go Cards!

by JMC @ Card Chronicle on Oct 14, 2007 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions