The Good And The Bad From The Cardinals 31-13 Loss To Kansas City

by JoeCB1991 on Nov 21, 2010 2:52 PM MST in Arizona Cardinals Postgame Recaps

This throw was 10 yards over its target.

The Cardinals have now lost five games in a row, and following 3 losses where they were at least competitive for most of the game (although in the first Seahawks game, it was just the Defense that kept us in the game), these last two games have been ugly, ugly blowouts. Here is a list of the Good and the Bad, leave your thoughts in the comments section.

Positives:

The first drive looked good until the offense stalled in the Red Zone.

Derek Anderson did not throw an Interception.

Jay Feely made both of his Field Goals.

Larry Fitzgerald caught a Touchdown.

Steve Breaston led the team in receiving with 5 catches for 92 yards (Fitz had 6 for 90).

Beanie Wells and Tim Hightower combined for 101 yards on 20 carries, a 5.1 Yards Per Carry average. Beanie finally looked like he is healed up from his knee injury as well.

Two of Ben Graham's Punts landed inside the 20, and a couple were almost downed inside the 20.

No Turnovers.

Negatives:

Almost every throw Derek Anderson made was high. One of those passes wound up knocking Early Doucet out of the game with a blow to the head.

Will Davis, Calais Campbell, and Michael Adams both had to leave the game with injuries.

Too many mental mistakes, missed tackles on long runs by Kansas City, or blown coverages, especially on the several plays where Dwayne Bowe was wide open. He caught Six balls for 109 yards and two Touchdowns. As a whole, too many big plays were given up again.

No Takeaways, it looked like Gerald Hayes forced a fumble and recovered it, but the idiot Refs took it away.

11 Penalties for 96 yards. Including a late hit out of bounds by Gerald Hayes (KC scored a Touchdown on the next play), and what looked like it was going to be a late hit on someone who nailed Derek Anderson but turned out to be an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for him throwing the ball away after that late hit. That play was also on 4th and 2 when the Cardinals were going to try to convert, that flag pushed them back to 4th and 17. The momentum started to turn after one play where Lyle Sendlein was flagged for punching someone in the face.

Matt Cassel had no pressure on him the entire day. He wasn't sacked once.

Anderson was sacked twice, he was pressured or hit on several plays. The Offensive Line played poorly again in pass protection at times. It is obvious the Cardinals should run the ball more.

At times, questionable playcalling. Most notable in 3rd and short situations, the Cardinals ran the ball well today. Yet during most of their 3rd and short plays, they decided to spread it out in the Shotgun. If you can run the ball, why not try to go into base formations where you can run or pass effectively? Whisenhunt has made some questionable decisions with his playcalling this year, and for me this is one of the big ones.

The only touchdown for the Cardinals was on the final play of the game. They had two drives that got into the Red Zone before that, but they stalled and Jay Feely had to kick field goals instead. Anderson also missed on several deep throws that could have resulted in Touchdowns.

The Cardinals have now lost 5 in a row, their record is 3-7 after a 3-2 start. The 49ers could possible have a better record than us going into next weeks Monday Night Game at University of Phoenix Stadium even though they started off the year 0-5 (they are currently 3-6). Right now, most of us are just praying that Andrew Luck drops to us in the Draft, and if the losses continue, he could drop to us.

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This football team fucking sucks.

That is all

RIP Seasons of Discontent

by Scott Howard on Nov 21, 2010 2:54 PM MST reply actions 4 recs

That D.A. penalty was b.s. and should have been called on the D resulting in a 1st down. If that was 90 % of the qb's in the league it would've have went their way.

by az78true on Nov 21, 2010 3:04 PM MST reply actions

I forgot to mention all of the 3rd and short plays

Where they went into the shotgun even though Beanie and Hightower were playing well…

Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].

I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team(s), throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.

by JoeCB1991 on Nov 21, 2010 3:05 PM MST via mobile reply actions

On the Offensive Coordinator

F Dallas

by Redbird Nation #1 on Nov 21, 2010 4:37 PM MST up reply actions

Luck will not fall to Us

We will rise up the draft board to him with all these pathetic performances. i still think he will go first overall, we might have to settle for Locker

by J Steezy on Nov 21, 2010 3:11 PM MST reply actions

This was a wasted season

We could’ve done so much more, but bad pickups during the Off-season killed it all.

Let’s just draft an Andrew Luck, pick up another veteran QB through FA, and clean out the QB Depth Chart. Maybe we can keep John Skelton as the third-string QB, but that’s it.

by Skii on Nov 21, 2010 3:11 PM MST reply actions 1 recs

agreed

by az78true on Nov 21, 2010 3:17 PM MST up reply actions

it all falls to the QB position

I’m going to keep saying it. That’s the first domino…..Horrible decision making thinking Anderson could be the QB here..

by Cardzfan on Nov 21, 2010 10:11 PM MST up reply actions

Time to put in Hall or Skeleton and experiment with them

by CanadianCard on Nov 21, 2010 3:25 PM MST reply actions

We experimented with Hall

And he posted the worst QB rating by a Cardinal QB that started a game since the team moved to Arizona.

RIP Seasons of Discontent

by Scott Howard on Nov 21, 2010 3:31 PM MST up reply actions

Put him back in, maybe a he learned from his mistakes

If not, put in Skeleton.

by CanadianCard on Nov 21, 2010 3:35 PM MST up reply actions

Stats dont matter. Cant win with Anderson so put the rookie in and see if he improves

F Dallas

by Redbird Nation #1 on Nov 21, 2010 4:38 PM MST up reply actions

no

by Cardzfan on Nov 21, 2010 10:11 PM MST up reply actions

+1

Hall isn’t going to cut it in the NFL. He may have some leader quality and drive but he isn’t going to get it done on the field. Skelton might be ready in a few years but who knows about him until then. The team can’t waste two or three years waiting for him. Skelton may be saved in the end but then they will probably look for a veteran to come in and mentor him. Anderson and Hall may be gone unless Whisenhunt keeps one of them and brings in another free agent whether it be Bulger or someone else. Ken is more likely to keep Hall and Skelton and bring someone else in then to draft someone at this point.

by kj197728 on Nov 22, 2010 3:51 PM MST up reply actions

i can't believe i'm hoping we lose more so that we can get andrew luck

after watching him do this to cal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LSDefgIFNg (he’s a beast at 12 seconds into the video) i would love to have him on the cardinals

by najmsh on Nov 21, 2010 3:43 PM MST reply actions

I doubt he would able to do that in the NFL

We need a strong armed and accurate qb, not a runner.

by CanadianCard on Nov 21, 2010 4:01 PM MST up reply actions

Time for Skelton To Start

This season’s over. Even if STL, SEA and SF all lose which looks likely. We need to start Skelton to see what he can do to determine our draft priorities. We can blame Whisenhunt and Graves for this season and the mess they put us in.

by CaliCard on Nov 21, 2010 4:26 PM MST reply actions

A sensable man for sure as like you said this season is over for us.

by az78true on Nov 21, 2010 5:14 PM MST up reply actions

Watching the colts-pats game

3rd and 2 on NE 40. Indy ball down by 3 and they call a run for a first down. Whiz probly thinks Caldwell is nuts

F Dallas

by Redbird Nation #1 on Nov 21, 2010 5:01 PM MST reply actions

The only good thing about this game

was that I wasn’t home to watch it.

No more night. I have seen the light. Let it shine on bright.
HANG HIM HIGHER!!!

by Cuckoo for Coco Puffs on Nov 21, 2010 5:10 PM MST reply actions

I was (;}

Life's too short. Be a fan. Orlando Magic, Arizona Cardinals,Tampa Bay Rays and of course "the U"! What a winning combo.

by hevchv on Nov 21, 2010 5:57 PM MST up reply actions

Couldn't believe how the announcers were defending Anderson.

They made it out like he was just having a bad day or just needed more time in the system. The guy can’t put the ball on target and there is no indication that will ever change.

by hadrarius on Nov 21, 2010 6:30 PM MST reply actions

Bad announcers pretend to like everyone

They don’t want to go out on a limb about anything for risk of offending people.

RIP Seasons of Discontent

by Scott Howard on Nov 21, 2010 8:00 PM MST up reply actions

That was kind of funny...

never seen something like that…where’s Billick when you need him??

by Cardzfan on Nov 21, 2010 10:12 PM MST up reply actions

Bad effort from everyone

I actually thought our line looked improved in pass protection this game. 1 sack was Andersons fault for just holding onto the ball too long. Throughout most of the game he had pretty good time (for us at least).
What I really realized though is that Anderson only can throw 1 ball and that’s the deep post route. He can’t hit screens, he can’t fit it into a window and he can’t read a D.
My hearts broken but I still have hope for the future. I agree that its time to shelve this season and begin looking at our prospect players.
Also some guys need to be put on notice. The defensive play is just atrocious. Another thing I noticed is that DRC has basically quit and Rhodes is scared of contact. Worthless.

by Jesse Reynolds on Nov 21, 2010 8:11 PM MST reply actions

DRC is worthless this year

He’s giving too much cushion. He’s late on breaking to the ball. And he gives up on plays thinking teammates will make the play….and they don’t…Very disappointing…

by Cardzfan on Nov 21, 2010 10:14 PM MST up reply actions

It was so strange to see Anderson standing in a clean pocket. Of course, he still can’t throw the ball worth a shit.

by Chg91 on Nov 22, 2010 4:16 AM MST up reply actions

Start Skelton or Put Max Hall in

First of all, Let’s look at the facts: Anderson lost all five game straight. BENCH HIM COACH WTF.

Second, it’s not fair to MAX HALL to consider him a starter for one game against the Saints (we won, better luck than none) and let him play ONLY one quarter and half because of two interception???? LET HIM FINISH IT, we lost anyway with Anderson in the game. It’s abvious, c’con….. I think Max Hall should play the entire game next to see how he perform, anyone agree?

Third, Cardinals will lose either way if Anderson start and we will not have a chance for playoffs. FIVE GAME STRAIGHT, C’MON COACH. Cardinals have six game left, the opponents are not powerful, if we can take this six game straight, palyoffs potential. CARDINAL SHOULD PUT JOHN SKELTON IN TO START OR PUT MAX HALL IN, NOT ANDERSON.

Let’s look at the future of the cardinals, who will stay longer with the cardinals? ANDERSON? HALL? SKELTON? If the complaints are Max Hall is still a rookie with no experience, then give him the experience along with Skelton.

I WANT TO SEE HOW THE TEAM PERFORM WITH JOHN SKELTON.

by Jason Huynh on Nov 22, 2010 9:41 AM MST reply actions

The Season was over when some dope thought DA was better than Matt.

Was before the bears game in the pre-season.

by Reo Hays on Nov 22, 2010 9:52 AM MST reply actions

Ho-hum

If you enjoy football played to win, you hate the Cardinals. That was the most pathetic display of folding since my house of cards collapsed on my hospital tray. I’ve been telling you guys from the early season that Whiz has no intention of winning. He wants to get rewarded for losing. Which the NFL does on draft day. He is shooting for the number one pick. His only competition is Carolina Panthers.

He has the makings of a good ground game but refuses to establish the run. Yesterday was typical Whisenhunt. Even though the run plays were productive they were abandonded in favor of the pass. It was obviously deliberate.

Yes, the announcers try to defend the coaches and say things like “It’s not Whisenhunt’s fault, it’s the personell he has.” Well, who the hell put the personell on the roster and deleted starters who are playing elsewhere in the NFL? Who assembled the coaching staff? Who designed the QB depth chart with only two possible starters, one of whom is a rookie? Who controls the scoring (Offense) aspect of the team? Who is in control of making the team competitive? Who controls the game clock?

This is ludicris. If Whiz was serious about winning, the running game would be front and center. Instead he makes sure the competition gets the ball back in a hurry to increase their scoring opportunities to the max. Thus burying the Cards with points on the score board. In the fourth quarter he has no choice but to pass with inacurate arms and give the ball back at even a faster pace.

If this is not deliberate, he is an imbecile or worse. They say insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. What are we witnessing? Is it time for a straight jacket or pink slip?

I know, I’m the crazy one who called it out after the second game, but it was obvious to me. The “In Whiz We trust!” bunch will want to double his salary and sing his praises. Me, you can hate on me all you want, I may be crazy, but at least I’m not stupid!

Am I the only football retard in Arizona that is fed up with “The Whiz” and his path to glory? Am I the only one who see’s the method to his madness? Please let me know that I am not alone!

by Arizona Retiree on Nov 22, 2010 9:56 AM MST reply actions

He is not trying to lose

Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].

I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team(s), throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.

by JoeCB1991 on Nov 22, 2010 12:34 PM MST up reply actions

Of

course he is not trying to lose. Ken is not going to throw a season away for a draft pick. Throwing it all away could also mean he loses his job and then there would not be a draft pick for him. There is just not enough consistent plays on offense and too many blown plays with turnovers and penalties. They have taken themselves out of almost every game with mistakes.

by kj197728 on Nov 22, 2010 3:42 PM MST up reply actions

I just can't see any scenario

where you can claim thet the coach is trying purposely to lose these games. Whether you like it or not, it’s simply not true, and saying it over and over again isn’t gonig to change that.

We all bleed Cardinal Red, but most of us don't recognize it!

"It takes no talent to give great effort"--Chris Petersen

by robloosli on Nov 23, 2010 8:29 AM MST up reply actions

Ill cop to thinking you were crazy, but after watching each game you seem less and less so

Quote from Fitzgerald on Peter Kings MMQB.

Quote of the Week III
“I’ve tasted the caviar now, so eating out of the garbage is not where I want to be.’’
— Arizona wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, on the current quarterback-troubled, Kurt Warner-free days with the Cardinals, to Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic.

I have one compound word for you Cardinal fans: Uh-oh.

F Dallas

by Redbird Nation #1 on Nov 22, 2010 12:09 PM MST reply actions