Despite putting up 20 points in the first half, the Bears simply couldn’t keep up with Arizona’s high-octane offense after starting quarterback Jay Cutler left the game with an apparent hamstring injury. Take that, New England.
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Johnson sits second among all National Football League players with 151 kickoff return yards behind fellow rookie Ameer Abdullah (189) of the Detroit Lions. And perhaps the most important thing to remember is that Arians said it was Watford’s job to lose when Watford was inserted into the starting lineup. That puts him on pace for the ridiculous.
I understand the deference to the veteran to an extent, but as our Editor-In-Chief JJ Zachariason wrote prior to last season, the current version of Chris Johnson isn’t even an average tailback. “It’s a blessing that I’ve been able to help out the team, and hopefully I can continue to do that”. Given Seattle’s 0-2 beginning, the powerhouse NFC West looks wide open for the taking. The Clemson alum missed one game his rookie season and four games previous year and, at 5-foot-9 and 199 pounds, isn’t exactly built for feature back duties. Two long pass-interference calls against Kyle Fuller and Alan Ball led to touchdowns in the first half. Arians is now 18-4 outside the division in his 34-game Arizona tenure.
“When we get into games we can have a good connection”, star receiver Larry Fitzgerald said.
Johnson could see decent success running behind the Cardinals offensive line. “We’ve got to find the ball”.
Ellington supporters will point to his injured foot last season and use that as an excuse for his poor play in 2014.
But that disappointment has been fuel for the Cardinals’ fire thus far in 2015. Johnson only ran for 37 yards on 10 carries last week, and had zero catches. (Trust me on this one.) Dating back to Week 8 of 2013, Palmer has won 15 of his past 17 starts, with a gaudy.882 winning percentage in that span, and he has yet to take a sack this season. He was just fine thank you. And he doesn’t look anywhere near finished climbing those lists.
The Arizona Cardinals selection of former Northern Iowa tailback David Johnson in the third round of this year’s NFL Draft was met with much fanfare, and for good reason.
The fact that Palmer is healthy enough to play football right now is remarkable.
Like I said, Johnson is a low risk, high reward player at this point in his career. David Johnson had a kick return for 108 yards and a score.
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) – The Arizona Cardinals have elevated running back Kerwynn Williams from the practice squad and released tight end Joseph Fauria. If they want him on the roster, they should give him a chance to play.
Head coach Bruce Arians, however, had other plans in mind.
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“Anytime you mention the words “history of the game” is pretty impressive”, Arians said. Hard to believe it was his first three touchdown game ever. The special teams got the scoring started just 12 seconds into the game.
