DOUG FRANZ

Notes from Cardinals Week 5 loss to Vikings

Oct 10, 2011, 2:47 PM | Updated: 2:54 pm

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AZ v MIN

TB

AZ ball -20…15:00…0-0

Fitz drop…that’s not a good sign for the rest of the day…0

Wells behind Colledge…good seal from Sendlein…+6

Empty…tipped…INC…3 & out

Punt…big return…+55 punt…-22y ret

MIN ball -42…0-0…13:57 1st q

Peterson…right at Williams…+4

Playfake…good rush from Dockett…INC

Acho tip/drop…INC…fight after…no flag

Punt…perfect placement and bounce…+51

AZ ball -3…0-0…13:04 1st q

Wells from the I…good block from Sherman…small push elsewhere…+4

Wells for a loss…Sendlein missed MLB…Wells forced backside into Abdullah blitz…-3

Trips right… delay…–2

King in as FB…shows you what they think of Wells in pass protect…King saved a safety in the A gap blitz from Henderson…forced throw away

Punt…bad punt but no chance to step into it…ret to 18

MIN ball +18…0-0…10:53 1st Q

INC…dropped INT…would have been a TD…must make that play

Peterson around right side…what a terrible defense…Dockett gets blown up going inside and there was no one on the outside…either Dockett with a terribly selfish play or the LBs had no idea what their responsibility was

Wasn’t watching…2nd down

Peterson off RT…no backside help…Peterson versus OPP…Porter got destroyed…what a waste of time…why is Joey Porter still on this team?…TD

MIN 7-0…9:18 1st

KO…LSH…21y ret

AZ ball -20…MIN 7-0…9:12 1st Q

Tipped ball…INT…Roberts didn’t bother to touch him

MIN ball +24…MIN 7-0…9:05 1st Q

Peterson through a huge hole…TD…MIN running right at Dockett and Dockett is getting thrown around…didn’t see this until replay but A-Dub got man-handled by a WR

MIN 14-0…8:55 1st Q

KO…TB

AZ ball -20…MIN 14-0…8:55 1st Q

Kolb to King square out…+9

Bridges beat around the end…FF…Allen recovered

MIN ball +25…MIN 14-0…8:15 1st Q

Peterson around LT…good penetration from Campbell…+1

Playfake roll-out…Dockett controlled…Haggans out-of-position…+16

Peterson middle…great play from Kerry Rhodes…David Carter plugged up the whole middle…+1

Hey Dockett did something…tipped pass…INC

McNabb on an undersigned draw…Dockett playing patty-cake…supposed to spy but got turned around…no one at all on the right side…TD

MIN 21-0

MIN KO…LSH return to 18

AZ ball -18…MIN 21-0…6:24 1st Q

Wells…+2…Wells fumbled OOB

LSH draw…+5

Wells…+1…Hadnot at RG got man-handled and pushed into Wells…forced a cutback into nothing

Punt…fair catch…+57 I think…Chris Myers is so bad at PBP

MIN ball -27…MIN 21-0…4:42 1st Q

Playfake…no pressure…PI on OPP…+36

Gerhart behind LG…+4…Harvin hurt

McNabb flushed…good pressure from Porter…finds Aromashodu in front of Jefferson…+21

Peterson through right side…great read from Wilson…-2

Peterson runs over entire team…TD…Talley pushed to the side…the left side of AZ defense is atrocious…Williams sealed off …Dockett didn’t get burnt that time because he’s getting a drink…Cards want to complain about holding instead of tackling…OPP with terrible technique gets run over

MIN 28-0…2:41 1st Q

MIN KO…LSH 30y ret

AZ ball -26…MIN 28-0…2:33 1st Q

Playfake…Roberts middle…good RAC…+11

I-back…playfake…Fitz middle…had to dive…didn’t have camera angle to see if it was a good throw to get him down or missed a chance at RAC…+17

Wells left side…Sherman gets thrown away by Allen…+1

Kolb to King…good protection…Allen in coverage to get big hit…+4

Bridges hurt by spin move…Kolb forced roll…INC…desperately need a second receiver

End of 1st Q

Punt…great coverage…Adams catches punt at 2

MIN ball -2…MIN 28-0…14:52

McNabb and Peterson missed…+2 since there was no penetration to take advantage

McNabb to Aromashodu…dropped…INC…good penetration by Williams

Blitz…terrible pass from McNabb…had TE behind Washington who got turned around…INC

Punt…FC by OPP…+48y…0 on ret

AZ ball -47…MIN 28-0…13:54 2nd Q

Wells…good push from Colledge…+4

Kolb to Housler…took what defense gave him…+5

Kolb to Housler…little scat route…+4

Wells through left side…good kick out from King…hit Roberts in the back of the legs…+4

Kolb to King…tipped pass…good hands from King to turn it into a 5y gain

3rd & 1 becomes 3rd & 6… FS Colledge…-5

Shotgun…good protection…terrible pass from Kolb…Doucett had no chance

FGA…51y…good

MIN 28-3

AZ KO…ret to 22

MIN ball -22…MIN 28-3…10:23 2nd Q

Harvin on a carry…slips through on misdirection…+12

INC…McNabb had wide open receiver on roll-out and threw it into the ground

Huge hit from Rashad Johnson…Saw Peterson hand-off and came up from safety…+1

Peterson good block…McNabb INC…Aromashodu couldn’t shake Jefferson…drove to the ball…top 5 play of the year for Jefferson

Punt…+48…OPP FC

AZ ball -18…MIN 28-3…8:45 2nd Q

Wells behind Bridges…+3

Kolb…INC…tried to force it to Fitz even though Wells was open underneath the Fitz double team

Kolb to Doucett…perfect play…good protection…good patience from Kolb…+14

Wells over LT…great pull from Colledge…WOW…Wells destroyed Griffin…broke Griffin’s helmet…+9

I-back…Sherman and Bridges pushed into hole…0

Sherman good block…Wells jumped over pile…+1

I-back…Kolb panicked…threw behind WR…INC

Playfake…drop…OUCH…Housler on a LB right up the seam…dropped…INC

Empty…massive rush from the ends…tackles are worthless…Kolb forced to dump early to King…great open field tackle…+7

4th down…shotgun…Kolb buys time…Housler found a soft spot…+7

MIN TO

Wells…Oh my…-1…Sendlein went down the field but Hadnot didn’t hold block

Kolb…INC…thrown behind Doucett…Doucett drop

Empty…Roberts little Z into middle…+14

Playfake…had Housler wide open and Kolb wasn’t anywhere near him with the throw…missed him by a foot and a half…should have been TD…INC

Wells…huge hole on the cut-back…shoestring tackle from Greenway…good block from Brown for once

3rd & 8…Levi bull rushed and pushed aside by Allen…-11

Punt…again caught by Adams to pin MIN inside 5

MIN ball -4…MIN 28-3…1:52

Peterson middle…good stuff from Williams…+3

AZ TO

Peterson nothing in the middle…bounce right…Wilson missed tackle…Marshall saved TD…+11

McNabb to Harvin…big cushion from OPP…+12

Peterson…nothing right…cut-back left…Campbell got pancaked…+14

Playfake…McNabb to Jenkens…soft spot in zone…+11

A gap blitz…D-Wash avoided RB pick-up…-9

End of Half

AZ KO 9y deep

MIN ball -20…MIN 28-3…15:00 3rd Q

Peterson left…Williams great slide to his right…not pushed off the ball…+1

2TEs…reverse…Booker…Haggans couldn’t seal his edge v Kleinsasser…+23

Wasn’t watching…+6

Peterson…through middle…A-dub is worthless…+5

FS…Shiancoe…-5

Haggans lost on playfake roll-out…Marshall knocked ball out but ref had blown his whistle…ref said Carolina is challenging the ruling…good challenge

AZ ball -41…MIN 28-3…12:04 3rd Q

Kolb to doucett…quick out…+7

Wells behind Bridges but bridges didn’t go anywhere…+2

Shotgun…Doucett lined off RT..flare route…+7

Empty…tipped pass…INC

Shotgun…kolb behind King…that pass is either going to be intercepted or get King killed…what is Kolb seeing?

Kolb gets crunched…Bridges gets away with huge hold…Levi stops blocking half-way through the play…amazing play for Kolb to hang in there…doucett picks up 1st down

Wells behind Hadnot…good push…+4

Trips right…Fitz sail route…heavy pressure…great catch from Fitz…Kolb gets drilled…wells thinks pass protection is two-hand touch…Hadnot misses a twist…+22

1st & goal…Wells inside hand-off…TD…Hadnot slips out with good lick on LB…Bridges good kick out

MIN 28-10…8:23 3rd Q

AZ KO…+17y ret…Sherman all over Booker…bad decision

MIN ball -10…MIN 28-10…8:17 3rd Q

Just said Colledge out for the game (head)

McNabb to Jenkins…square out…easy throw…+12

Off-set I…Peterson around RT…Jefferson saved the play…great tackle…+1

Shotgun…draw…Haggans couldn’t get off block…+5

Great pass rush from Lenon…blew up RB…McNabb INC… PI…Marshall…+7

End around Harvin…+7… MIN hold…-10…if that was on Kleinsasser that’s terrible

Playfake…McNabb to Aromashodu…square in ate up Johnson…+63

Peterson…misdirection…Williams and Campbell clogged up every lane…Peterson tried to cut back…-1

I-back…Peterson…Campbell pushed LT and FB into hole…D-Wash flew into hole…-1

No pressure…McNabb with all day…great coverage…Booker sail route…Lenon trailing…+8

FGA…26y…good…I think someone actually tipped it

MIN 31-10…3:35…3rd Q

MIN KO…LSH 7y deep…hit at 15 and thrown back

AZ ball -14…MIN 31-10…3:29 3rd Q

Shotgun…King underneath Fitz…+12

Wells behind Sendlein…+2

Hurry up…Wells good in pass protect…Kolb to Fitz…back hip throw…+7

Kolb QB sneak…+2…defense looks lost

Empty…Kolb held it too long…good protection but took too long…-19

Kolb…forced roll-out…+7

3rd & 12…Doucett one-handed catch…Kolb hung in during tough pressure…+11

4th & 1…Wells…inside hand-off…tripped hard…fell early…typical Chris Myers- “what did you think of the call”

END of 3rd

MIN ball +47…MIN 31-10…15:00 4th Q

INC

Peterson…off R/T…I wasn’t watching…getting bored…OPP went down

Screen to Booker…ate up defense…good hustle from Dockett to get down the field…+38

Peterson…+1…Campbell shut down the hole…Marshall shoestring tackle before cut-back

Dockett spin to nowhere…McNabb just shot-putted a show…INC

McNabb to Jenkins…+2…excellent coverage from Jefferson…don’t know when I’ve ever said that

FGA…43y…hooked it

AZ ball -33…MIN 31-10…12:18 4th Q

Shotgun…Wells good pass protect…Doucett deep slant…+18

Kolb behind Fitz…INC

Empty…Roberts seam…+15

Empty…good pocket…Kolb waits too long…INC

Kolb…behind Sampson…INC

Trips left…over threw Roberts who had a step…too hard…no touch…Fitz was singled up on the outside

4th & 10…trips left…pocket broke down…Kolb a little calmer…Fitz square out underneath Doucett 9 route…good throw…+14

Wells inside draw…+7

Kolb rifle to Doucett…TD…pass went right through double coverage… Bridges hold…bad call…kind of…should have been hands to the face…-10

Kolb…sluggo…Levi eaten alive by Allen…sack…-9

Bad looking screen…INC

4th & 22…AZ TO…don’t you think you should be saving those?

Lob to Fitz down the middle…good throw…Fitz mugged but refs aren’t going to bail anyone out

MIN ball -30…MIN 31-10…8:55

Peterson…hold…-10

Campbell came completely across the formation hitting Peterson…-1

McNabb underthrows WR but went to score update too soon…INC

Peterson…through hole…Dockett no penetration…no read of ball…happy to have a uniform…+5

Punt…OPP FC…+43…0 ret

AZ ball -33…MIN 31-10…7:04 4th Q

off-side…+5

Kolb…where was that pass…what was that route? Doucett and Fitz in same area and Kolb couldn’t get either

Kolb…INT…good tackle though…Batiste hold…Kolb over threw Doucett by 4 feet

MIN ball +47…MIN 31-10…6:43 4th Q

Peterson leaves a trail of Cardinals…destroyed Rashad Johnson…+6

Peterson…good tackle from Jefferson…Jefferson has played much better today…+2

I-back…run blitz…ran right through Holliday…+4

Run blitz…Peterson right through it…+4

Peterson…Campbell again…he’s been unbelievable…+1

Peterson gets eaten alive by Williams…+2…small fight after the fact…glad to see the Cards can fight when it’s 31-10…Like to see them try to do the same thing when it’s 0-0

FGA…flag…delay…-5

FGA…53y…good

MIN 34-10

I’m done…

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