Trey McBride isn’t hiding where he stands in the NFC West. The Arizona Cardinals tight end made it clear on the latest episode of Bussin' With the Boys on Tuesday that Seattle is the opponent he likes the least, and he pointed straight at Lumen Field when explaining why.
“I think it’s Seattle, man,” McBride said when asked who he disliked the most in the NFC West. “That’s a tough place to play.
Their defense is a bunch of shit talkers. They, you know, they have a really good team, too, so.
I feel like every time we go to Seattle, it’s such a hostile environment.
“Lumen Field is such a cool place to play, and, uh, they’ve gotten the best of us the last couple times, so it’d be nice to get back on the winning side, for sure.”
The frustration makes sense given how one-sided the matchup has been for Arizona since McBride entered the league four years ago. The Cardinals are 0-8 against the Seahawks in that span, and the results have held even when McBride has turned in strong individual games.
He had nine catches for 12 yards and a touchdown in last season’s Week 10 meeting, but Arizona still absorbed a 44-22 loss.
Lumen Field has built its reputation as a difficult road stop for a reason. The partial roof helps trap and amplify crowd noise, turning the building into one of the loudest environments in the league and making life miserable for visiting offenses. False starts and delay of game penalties are part of the usual fallout.
That challenge only gets tougher when paired with a Seattle defense that led the league in scoring defense last year.
Even with the gap between the teams showing up clearly last season, Arizona may be trying to turn the page. New head coach Mike LaFleur arrives with NFC West experience from his time coaching the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers.
LaFleur has already brushed aside any notion that the Cardinals should be intimidated by Seattle. His message is that the focus has to stay on Arizona’s own growth, not on the rival across the division.
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