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TEMPE, Ariz. -- Bruce Arians is a hard man to please.His Arizona Cardinals rolled for 416 yards and accounted for 33 points in a 40-7 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and still he wasnt happy.Because we should have had 50, you know, the coach said in his Monday news conference.We left 100, 120 yards and two touchdowns just on mental errors by David Johnson.No matter that Johnson accounted for 143 yards -- 45 rushing and 98 receiving, 58 on one play.The score doesnt indicate how poorly we played offensively, Arians said. We can get a hell of a lot better.Johnson acknowledged his mistakes.My bonehead plays, he said. They are plays that I know what I was doing, I just didnt do it. Theyre easy reads and easy routes.The dynamic second-year running back joins a long list of prominent Cardinals to be called out publicly by his coach.Its good motivation, Johnson said. Its good that he keeps us grounded. He keeps level-headed and lets us know, especially me, that I have some work to do.Arians was pleased that his team scored two touchdowns late in the first half to blow open a 24-0 lead.Carson Palmers 51-yard touchdown throw to Jaron Brown with 20 seconds left in the half wasnt planned. The Cardinals were trying to get into field-goal range.They gave us a coverage where Jaron had a chance to go over the top of the safety ... Carson saw it immediately and put a perfect ball out there, Arians said.We really had Smoke (John Brown) working the middle of the field and Larry (Fitzgerald) coming in on a dig, to get 20 yards. We just found the right spot. Dont ever play scared, play smart.Arians criticism aside, the Cardinals did rebound decisively from a season-opening home loss to New England.The coach gave game balls to safety Tony Jefferson and cornerback Marcus Cooper. Nobody on offense got one.Jefferson matched his career high with 11 tackles. He had two tackles for loss, a quarterback hit and a fumble recovery.Cooper, acquired in a trade with Kansas City on Sept. 2, intercepted two of Jameis Winstons passes, returning the second one 60 yards for a score.Calais Campbell also earned praise from Arians, something that doesnt happen often, as well as the rest of the defensive line.Really all of them, Arians said. Ed Stinson played well. The entire group, as a group, was one of their better games. I thought we got a really good 20-something snaps out of Xavier (Williams). Josh Mauro had a great game with the tip for the interception.Chandler Jones, who came from New England to bolster Arizonas pass rush, got his second sack in as many games. Arians wasnt impressed.Id like to see him get one in the second or third quarter when it counts, he said, more than when youve got a 30-point lead.Now the Cardinals (1-1) head across the country to Buffalo (0-2) for their first road game.Youve got to respect your opponent every week, Arians said. Buffalos got a ton of talent. Dont get caught up in the coaching stuff (the firing of the Bills offensive coordinator). You just watch the film. Theres enough up there to scare you.Game notes Arians said there were no injuries in Sundays game that will cause anyone to miss any playing time. ... The Cardinals have seven takeaways in two games and have yet to commit a turnover. ... Sundays win was the Cardinals fifth game scoring at least 40 points in the past two seasons.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Chris Martin Braves Jersey . 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Two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the April 15 race in an area packed with fans cheering the passing runners. Three people were killed and more than 260 injured, including at least 16 who lost limbs. Virat Kohli and Steven Smith are both very successful young batsman-captains.Its interesting to debate which is more important: the batting or the captaincy?Theres one major reason why most captains are batsmen rather than bowlers. Its easier for them to separate their primary skill from the leadership role. A batting captain has little else to concentrate on, when hes batting, other than scoring runs. Its only when a declaration is in the offing - and then only if hes at the crease - that he has to concern himself with other matters. When the batsman-captain is on the field, he can concentrate solely on bowling changes and field placements.Not surprisingly, a few of the captains who have been good bowlers have enjoyed great leadership success. Richie Benaud and Imran Khan are two who readily leap to mind. Imran believed that to be a good captain you must understand bowling, and its hard to refute his logic. In the cases of Kohli and Smith, they are at least part-time bowlers, which helps them understand and have sympathy for what the bowler is trying to achieve.This is where a captain can veer off the rails. Its not his job to tell the bowler what he should be doing and where to place his field. Thats not a sign of a strong captain, rather of one lacking understanding. The captain only need ask a bowler how hes trying to dismiss the batsman and the field placings should then easily fall into place.Field placement, especially as it relates to a spinner, is something that needs to be sorted out prior to going onto the field. Its counterproductive for captain and bowler to be having serious debates over where the field should be while the match is in progress. For a captain who understands bowling - and especially in relation to spinners - the original placing of the field and any resultant changes should come fairly naturally. If it doesnt then the bowler and the team are in trouble.Both Kohli and Smith have been more successful batsmen after they assumed the role of captain. This indiccates the selectors have chosen wisely, as its crucial to anoint a player who will be buoyed, rather than weighed down, by the extra responsibility.ddddddddddddThis makes the Indian and Australian method of choosing the captain far better than the one England employed in the days of amateur and professional players. Back then, England often chose the captain (usually an amateur) first, followed by the rest of the team. Nowadays its commonplace to appoint the captain from the chosen XI.Both Kohli and Smith have successfully managed the priority of being batting captains. Never forget that making a mountain of runs is a sure way to lead by example. Kohli has displayed the ability to lift his already high standard in times of need, and there was no better example than his second-innings century against Australia at Adelaide Oval. Not only was it an inspirational innings, it firmly declared his hand as a captain who would try to win the game for as long as humanly possible.Even when his team was going through a horror patch of five successive Test losses, Smith remained the sides most consistent batsman. His defiant 48 not out in Hobart, when everyone around him succumbed to the relentless South African attack, was a great example of a captain who refused to wilt.One area where Kohli has shaded Smith is in the handling of spinners. Under his leadership R Ashwin has prospered as the leader of Indias attack. In contrast, there have been times when Nathan Lyon has struggled to the point where his selection was in doubt until he produced a much-improved effort in Adelaide.It should be a fascinating contest between these two evolving captains when they clash in early 2017. With both aspects - batting and captaincy - of equal importance, it will be the one who provides plenty of runs and inspiration for his bowlers who will be holding aloft the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. ' ' '