Young Arizona defenders break into the sack column and other notes from the team’s loss in Seattle

In a vacuum, and the Cardinals aren’t gambling in a vacuum, Sunday have to`ve been the entirety the group would’ve desired at the protecting aspect.

Zaven Collins had his first NFL sacks and keeps to play well. Rookies Myjai Sanders and Cameron Thomas every had their first NFL sacks. Markus Golden were given his first sack of the season. The protection treated the Seahawks’ streaking offense, retaining Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf to 4 catches overall and retaining Seattle to below three hundred yards.

But it does not paintings that manner. The quit end result matters, in this situation 19-nine to the Seahawks. And while, for instance, Collins wore a small smile while the 2 sacks had been introduced up, it became a unhappy smile simply the equal.

“On a private stage it feels good, however it simply sucks that we lost,” Collins stated.

Did the protection make each play? No. The Seahawks had been capable of power for a TD after the Cardinals’ unique groups had reduce the deficit to 12-nine. But it became the fourth directly recreation an opponent failed to rating greater than 20 points, and in modern NFL, that have to be sufficient to win maximum weeks.

Properly – and now no longer surprisingly – defenders are not going to mention that. Collins made the factor approximately doing greater as a protection. Safety Budda Baker stated his aspect of the ball is continually going to inspire the offense.

“When we’re free (at the sideline) of course,” Baker stated. “They’re doing the equal aspect at the sideline, hyping us up. We are going to retain to do that. We are continually giving the ones fantastic affirmations.

“We’re a group. We’re brothers. We all care approximately every different, and all of us need every different to play great.”

— If I needed to guess – and that is all it is – I do not see how the Cardinals have protect Justin Pugh (knee) or receiver Hollywood Brown (foot) for Thursday’s recreation towards the Saints. Brown virtually sounded down, even though that would be as a good deal approximately the loss because the injury. It’s a brutal manner to quit – it jogged my memory withinside the timing of DeAndre Hopkins wrecking his knee on a deep byskip towards the Rams overdue remaining season on a play that possibly would not have modified things. Someday, this offense could have everyone. Just does not appear to be with the intention to be soon.

— We will see how the younger defenders do going forward, however to have Sanders and Thomas and Collins pop, this is a excellent sign.

— The Cardinals without a doubt had 131 yards of offense withinside the first sector after totaling 187 yards withinside the mixed first quarters of the primary 5 games. But it became a bizzarro attempt this week – a first rate begin gave manner to a awful finish. After beginning the sport 4-of-five on 0.33 downs, the Cardinals ended up 4-of-16 (and 1-of-five on fourth down).

— The tale of Chris Banjo remains a pleasing one, as he recovered the fumble from the Seahawks punter for the touchdown. The Cardinals desperately wanted a play there, and that they were given one. I idea it’d turn the sport, however it did now no longer.

“It became type of cool, however it sucks while we are now no longer capin a position to drag out the win,” Banjo stated.

A lot of that going around.

— The different unique-groups tale is what failed to happen. Matt Ammendola became now no longer requested to strive a subject purpose of longer than 23 yards, inspite of alternatives there from 38, 45, and forty one yards in the sport. Kliff Kingsbury stated if Matt Prater became healthy, one or of them might’ve been tried. I am guessing the kicker function will once more be a chief topic.

— That 32-backyard byskip from Kyler Murray to tight quit Zach Ertz withinside the 2nd 1/2 of became the Cardinals’ longest byskip play of the season.

— Right earlier than halftime, cornerback Antonio Hamilton became examined on a byskip to Metcalf. Hamilton broke it up, and gestured to the Seattle sideline essentially to deliver it on. So on the subsequent play, the Seahawks did simply that – throwing it to Metcalf ultimately zone. Hamilton did a pleasing task breaking it up (and yes, allow the Seahawks know). Then the Seahawks kicked a subject purpose. Hamilton getting lower back into the swing of things, certainly.

— Baker had a comparable situation. He got here out of nowhere to stage a ballcarrier who had picked up a primary down proper close to the Seattle sideline and gave the sideline a stare with (possibly) multiple words. Seahawks teach Pete Carroll checked out him and in reality gestured that it became a primary down.

A brief week ahead, and plenty to kind out earlier than Thursday. That’s considering tonight.