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9ers as both teams look for their second win on the season. The losing team takes a commanding lead in the race for a top three pick Kyler Murray Arizona Cardinals Jersey , while the winner... Gets their second win of the season.We talked with David Fucillo of Niners Nation on two reasons why the Cardinals lose and two reasons why the Cardinals win on Sunday From Fooch:This is a fascinating game if you remove the fact that it involves two really bad football teams. The 49ers offense dominated the Cardinals in the stat sheet, but five turnovers killed them. Now they meet in Arizona with Byron Leftwich taking over play-calling. We can speculate on what that means for the offense, but it is mostly speculation given his lack of game-plan and play-calling experience.Two reasons the San Francisco 49ers win on Sunday1. Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers -- The 49ers were the better team in much of what they did in Week 5, but -5 in turnover differential is not going to cut it. We broke down the 49ers 18 turnovers through seven weeks, and blame can be spread around. The quarterbacks have made some bad decisions, but there have also been receiver drops, and pass protection issues. The 49ers have shown they can avoid turnovers Womens Kyler Murray Jersey , but it’s been woefully inconsistent. But if the 49ers can cut the turnover differential to near even or better, the 49ers will win this game.2. Getting pressure -- The Cardinals rank 23rd in Football Outsiders’ adjusted sack rate and dead last in Pro Football Focus’ pass blocking efficiency stat. The 49ers have been inconsistent in getting to the quarterback, and it has cost them. Facing a rookie quarterback, it is critical they make him uncomfortable. Their secondary is banged up, and so the key would seem to be getting pass rushers in Josh Rosen’s face.Two reasons the San Francisco 49ers lose on Sunday1. Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers. We can flip the reason they’ll win because that has cost the 49ers with regularity. I could argue San Francisco could have beaten the Vikings in Week 1, the Chargers in Week 4, the Cardinals in Week 5 Cheap Byron Murphy Jersey , and the Packers in Week 6, if not for the excess of turnovers. There are no guarantees they’d win those games, but when you have a hugely negative turnover differential in one-possession games, you can see the difference. But if the 49ers end up -2 or worse in turnover differential, I would not be surprised to see them on the losing end of things.2. The run game. Matt Breida sat out practice on Wednesday and Thursday, and is a question mark for Week 8. He has been their best running back, and one of the most efficient running backs in the NFL. Raheem Mostert has looked good in his place, but losing Breida would be problematic for the offense. If they can’t establish their ground game, the offense could struggle to get going. The Cardinals finally made a play for a viable second cornerback."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Podcasts The Revenge of the Birds podcastArizona Cardinals signing of Robert Alford shows Steve Keim is serious about fixing long standing issueNew Byron Murphy Arizona Cardinals Jersey ,142commentsThe Cardinals finally made a play for a viable second cornerback.MSTShareTweetShareShareArizona Cardinals signing of Robert Alford shows Steve Keim is serious about fixing long standing issueDale Zanine-USA TODAY SportsMoving quickly against a number of other teams, the Arizona Cardinals inked free agent cornerback Robert Alford to a three-year deal worth up to $24 million with $13.5 million of that guaranteed.That’s been the theme for the Cardinals this year, moving quickly and beating out other teams.The rub on Alford is that he played 2018 while battling through a high ankle sprain, sending his play tumbling downward in effectiveness.Ryan McCrystal of Bleacher Report had some interesting info:That’s the crux of the concern for Cardinals fans and one shared throughout much of the NFL community.It’s not that Alford cannot play, in fact he’s been rather steady as a solid CB2 for a number of years, it is what does he have left in the tank?If 2018 was an injury aberration, that is great, but he is also 30 years old, meaning his play could just be hitting the decline.On the other hand Byron Murphy Jersey , my buddy Ian Wharton likes themove for the Cardinals.Ian yearly breaks down corner play and isn’t overly concerned with Alford bouncing back. He was surprised however that Alford was essentially able to get two guaranteed years on the deal.Which begs the question... Was that necessary for the Cardinals to best the other six interested teams?While we wait to see who Alford is as a player still, there have been some interesting ideas of what the signing signals.The Cardinals are still in the market for another CB as Alford would likely fill the roll of slot CB.Bradley Roby’s name keeps coming up, could the Cardinals essentially double down in FA?Could the Cardinals still be keying on a CB in the first three rounds of the draft?The reality is that Steve Keim has put the CB2 position on the back burner the last six seasons, now, for the first time in his tenure he is looking to address it in the long-term.That’s a good start.