Ask Revenge of the Birds

I would like to see whoever the worst/smallest corner you have is on Fitz.

Brian Orakpo against Levi Brown.

Yeah, with the corners their lack of experience is an issue. It really hurt that Toler went down in the Preseason, and he looked like a great fit for Horton’s defense. I’m guessing that Peterson will cover Moss.

Not sure about Porter, guessing he will play. But a lot of people on RotB are high on O’Brien Schofield. He is a second year player who was graded before the draft as being good enough to go in the late first or early second round, but he blew out his knee during the senior bowl and slipped to the fourth round. He has some good pass rush ability and got pressure on Newton a few times when he was subbed for Porter (got a sack that he shared with Washington on one play).

We are happy with Whiz, although there is some frustration after last year and the QB debacle he got us to a Super Bowl which earns him some trust. No problem with having Shanny as a HC though because he is a good offensive mind and he has proven that he can take a team to the big game.

Washington hasn’t been practicing but should play on sunday. With the short off season and a new defensive scheme every missed practice is valuable time lost.

Doesn’t matter who you put on Fitz. If it’s only one guy you will pay for it sooner or later.

Orakpo & Kerrigan versus Levi Brown and Brandon Keith (LT and RT respectively).

The other guy is AJ Jefferson. He is not a rookie. He was an undrafted rookie free agent signed last year. Got some play time late in the season. Last two games I think. Looked good then. Looked great in preseason. Has been a starter since camp opened. Don’t know who they will put on Moss but I hope they play more man coverage. It was the zone coverage that hurt us last week. Our corners play well in pretty well in man.

I’ve heard nothing to suggest Joey Porter would not play. Only injuries from last week were Daryl Washington (muscle strain) and Larod Stephens-Howling (wrist). Don’t know what’s the status with LSH. Hope he’s ready for sunday. He’s our kick returner and star special teamer on coverage too. Schofield has been getting pressure. The hope is that he can overtake Porter as the starter.

Whisenhunt. He is the best coach the team has had since coming to the desert. Best coach since Coryell actually. There has been some question about Whisenhunt being too loyal to Russ Grimm (our O line play has generated some ill will his way) but that pales compared to the nepotism of Shanahan. Not sure how comfortable I’d be with a father & son coaching tandem.

With Newton, you also have to defend his mobility. And there is less film on him than Grossman so teams are still trying to learn what Newton will do in the NFL, but with Grossman people know his tendencies a little better.

The offensive line did a decent job in pass protection last week, but Levi Brown our left tackle (who most people on RotB think should be moved to guard) struggles in pass protection. Kolb’s mobility helps him here, and I think he will start scrambling around a bit although he did bail too early a few times.

As for the run game, Beanie had 90 yards on 18 carries and he looks healthy this year. The run game should be good if the Cardinals commit to it.

It’s too early to be sure with the Cardinals. I have concern about our tackles going against your pass rushers. Kolb needs to work in the pocket a bit more before scrambling. I think by the 2nd half last weak he was not counting much on the tackles keeping him safe. He has shown an ability to keep the play alive. Check the highlight of the 48 yard TD to tight end Jeff King from last week.

How good is your front 7? The Cardinals punched holes early against the Panthers. They were starting two rookie defensive tackles. Don’t know how well our run game will look this year yet. It looked good in preseason for all the help that is.

But they looked good in week 1. Lets see if they can keep it up.

With Kerrigan and Rak….2 above average pass rushers on the ends….QBs are now on tilt. Our NT has a knack for swimming past centers as well.

Shanahan said Hightower gave a lot of info which does not show up on tape.

I did not like losing DRC, and with the injury to Toler our secondary lost a lot of depth. But Kolb has made believers out of most of us now.

meant to be a reply to alwaysremember21.

The beat writer Darren Urban said that Daryl Washington IS the best player on our defense right now.