r/AZCardinals • u/pp21 • 3h ago
There Have Been 3 Offensive Scoring Plays of 80+ Yards Allowed Across the Entire NFL Through 3 Weeks - Cardinals Have Allowed 2 of Them
1) Jordan Love to Christian Watson for 81 yard touchdown pass
2) Drew Lock to JSN for 82 yard touchdown pass
3) Purdy to Evans, hook and ladder to Deebo for 82 yard touchdown
After doing essentially nothing to improve this defense outside of banking on existing players getting better, it looks like the Cardinals defense is still terrible. Josh Sweat got his name called once yesterday for a backbreaking penalty. He's been a ghost. Walter Nolen, one of the players who was being relied on to make a leap, has also been unimpactful. We rank bottom 5 in QB pressures, sacks, blitz %, and touchdowns allowed.
They've also allowed 3 straight opening drive touchdowns to opponents, a recurring theme to start the season that hopefully ends next week against the Giants.
So much attention is being placed on what the Cardinals need to do at QB, but the defensive side of the ball needs a complete overhaul from the ground up. Is this an issue of personnel, scheme, or a heaping spoonful of both?