In their 24-17 win over the Chargers in pre-season game one
Cheap David Johnson Jersey , the Cardinals’ starting offensive line shined like the Arizona sun. This week at New Orleans they will play longer and
try to strike more of a balance in the run and passing games.However, as
Cardinals’ fans witnessed, the performance of the second team offensive line
versus the Chargers was mired by poor snaps, missed blitz pickups and out of
sync pass protections. Credit the Chargers for creating the havoc up front—-and
for having the benefit of keeping starting PED violator DT Corey Liuget in the
game to lead the charge. Liuget is facing a 4 game suspension to start the
season.Is head coach Steve Wilks worried?No.Wilks said this week,“I’m not really
concerned about it. I think we have a good group. They made progress all the way
back from OTAs and minicamp. It was an opportunity to be able to see where we
are right now. We’re going to get better at that position. I think we have some
guys in that second group who are going to step up and perform well.”Notice how
Wilks said, “we are going to get better at the position.” Wilks obviously has
complete faith in Ray Brown, and with good reason. In recent years, Brown had
made a Pro Bowler out of UDFA G Andrew Norwell and 2015 4th round pick T Daryl
Williams. Brown’s line in Carolina also featured perennial Pro Bowl C Ryan
Kalil.Ray Brown knows talent when he sees it—-and better yet—-he knows how to
develop it.Before we take a closer look at the second string personnel, it would
be wise to point out how critical it is for an offensive line to be in sync as a
group. That coordination takes time and hundreds of practice reps versus all
kinds of defensive formations, stunts and blitzes.Often times, one missed
assignment can make the whole line look bad. When one link in the chain breaks,
the whole chain can fall apart.Versus the Chargers the second team offensive
line struggled up the middle
Phil Dawson Jersey , where 2nd year UDFA Daniel Munyer was stationed at center.To be fair, Munyer, who last year received avid praise from Bruce Arians,
had been playing RG for the first couple weeks of training camp. That was until
starting center A.Q. Shipley was lost for season. Suddenly, Munyer, whom BA
touted as “natural, athletic center,” was thrust in to the 2nd team center
position with just a few days to prepare for the first game.Had Munyer still
been in BA’s offense, that transition would not have been as overwhelming. But,
Munyer, like everyone else on the offense, has been learning a new
system
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Munyer be more settled and comfortable this week? Will his shotgun snaps be on
target? Ray Brown has been hard at work this week in helping Daniel Munyer
improve. Should Munyer settle down and play well, he should be one of the 8
active linemen on game days as the swing C/G. The other two players who figure
to round out the 8 actives are John Wetzel and Will Holden. Wetzel is the team’s
Swiss Army knife, as he has started 19 games the past two years, mostly at
tackle (left and right) and a couple at guard. Will Holden started a game at
guard last year and then four at left tackle, where he showed consistent
progress. Munyer, Wetzel and Holden will also be key players on special teams.
Against the Chargers, Wetzel was used as a blocking TE, a role that Holden is
also suited for. Wetzel was at LTE on Chase Edmonds’ TD.The Cardinals will
likely keep nine offensive linemen on the 53 man roster. The big question
is—-who will be the 9th? The coaches love the upside of 7th round pick Korey
Cunningham (who did not give up a single sack last year at Cincinnati in 469
passing snaps) and may not be willing to risk exposing him to waivers. Ideally,
the Cardinals would like to have another backup guard as the 9th player, but
this is where missing out on 2015 5th round pick Cole Toner and 2017 4th round
pick Dorian Johnson especially hurts. 2016 4th round pick, C/G Evan Boehm finds
himself on the bubble. He’s strong at the point of attack and is made to order
for blocking double teams, but struggles with the finesse techniques required at
guard and center. Boehm needs to shine the next three weeks in order to
stick.The coaches like the athletic and aggressive play they are getting from
2nd year UDFA Josh Allen of Louisiana Tech. Allen took the place of Daniel
Munyer at RG on the 2nd unit and can also play center. It appears likely that he
will retain a practice squad spot
Cheap Larry Fitzgerald Jersey , at the very least.Vinston Painter is a solid backup with good size at tackle in what is now a very crowded position.
UDFAs Will House, Brant Weiss and Greg Pyke are vying for practice squad
spots.The key here is Ray Brown. He likes the young talent and wants time to
develop it. His track record suggests, given ample time, he can mold young
talents into good players—-which is great—-because the Cardinals can’t develop
the players—-if they keep letting them go.Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams
first half game thread Week two of the 2018 NFL season has been a crazy one.The
Cleveland Browns are hanging with the New Orleans Saints, the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers are boat racing the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles and the
Kansas City Chiefs have maybe the most potent offense in the NFL as Patrick
Mahomes has more touchdowns (6) than incompletions (4).Sam Darnold came back
down to earth this week and the Indianapolis Colts are putting it on the
Washington Redskins this week, as the Skins open up their home schedule.Meaning,
anything can happen in the NFL.That is at least what we hope as the Arizona
Cardinals head to Los Angeles to take on the Rams today, as 11-point
underdogs.They need to see Sam Bradford and the offense take a step this week,
while the defense needs to put up a similar effort to what they did last week in
the second half against the Redskins.It will be an important game for Steve
Wilks, to see if he has the Cardinals better prepared and more competitive
coming off last week.Enjoy the game and Go Cardinals!
