![]() ![]() “The backend, we’re aware of that, so we’re going to do our job and try and get those guys some time so they can get in the backfield. Good secondary coverage, you know they’re going to produce some sacks on them guys. “If you have a good pass rush, you’re going to have plays being made in the secondary. “Pass rush and coverage go hand in hand,” cornerback Marco Wilson said Thursday. It’ll take a collective effort from the defense to make it happen, though, with wide receivers Robbie Anderson and D.J. ![]() That will make things even tougher in what’s expected to be a wet one for a quarterback sporting just one game over 200 yards passing and three touchdowns to one interception through three games. It’s an area of Mayfield’s game the Cardinals have and can continue to exploit, especially if the offense is without its best weapon in running back Christian McCaffrey, who has not logged a day of practice this week with a thigh issue. This season, Mayfield is hanging around the 2.88-second range across three games and has been sacked nine times, tied for the sixth-most among NFL signal callers. In the Cardinals’ two losses that yielded one sack, Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford (2.59) and Kansas City Chiefs Patrick Mahomes (2.53) were well under Mayfield’s 2021 mark. It may seem minute, but the added time can be the difference between getting the sack or not. For comparison, the Cardinals’ 2019 win over the QB saw him hold the ball for an average of 2.29 seconds per throw, per Pro Football Focus. In that most recent matchup, Mayfield kept the ball in his hands for an average of 3.12 seconds per throw, giving Arizona more time to strike with its pass rush. He’s been sacked six times by the Cardinals defense, with five coming in Arizona’s 2021 win over Mayfield and the Browns. The signal caller is 0-2 with 481 yards and four touchdowns to two interceptions on 69% passing. In his Cardinals tenure, Joseph has dialed up the right game plans for Mayfield. “Obviously, how you rush certain quarterbacks, what you give them as far as their sight line is the same, but the system’s different, the half back’s different, the receivers are different, so the plan is totally different.” “It all goes through the scheme,” defensive coordinator Vance Joseph said Thursday. Arizona Cardinals WR Greg Dortch staying level-headed amid strong start ![]()
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