Cardinals Roll Over And Die Against 49ers In 27-6 Loss on Monday Night Football
Normally, I would title this "The Good And The Bad From ___________", but lets be honest, there is no good from this game. Putrid performance across the board.
The Good:
Everyone who didn't leave at halftime got to enjoy a concert by Lighthouse. I've never heard of them, but it was probably better than the game.
The Bad:
Even though Troy Smith was a pedestrian 11 of 23 for 129 yards, a TD, and a Pick, he actually managed to throw a Touchdown to Michael Crabtree. It looked like the play could have been challenged, but it wasn't. The pick was also on a play where Crabtree tipped the ball to Michael Adams
Larry Fitzgerald dropped a Touchdown in the endzone after hitting the ground. He finished the game with 4 catches for 37 yards.
Derek Anderson was awful. He finished the game 16 of 35 with 196 yards and a Pick. Those numbers don't do justice to his performance, and one of his only good throws was a 43 yard bomb to Beanie Wells on a wheel route during the second possession of the game. He also smiled on the bench and joked around with Deuce Lutui after throwing the Pick, something that the announcers criticized him for. He also cursed out Kent Somers in the press conference after the game once Somers asked him about it.
On the first play for the Cardinals, Beanie Wells fumbled the handoff from Derek Anderson and the 49ers recovered it. On the next play, Troy Smith threw the 38 yard "Touchdown" to Crabtree.
The Cardinals were outgained on the ground 261 to 13. Those 13 yards were the lowest for the Cardinals since 1953 where they had -1 yard.
Following an injury to Frank Gore (who had 52 yards on 5 carries), Brian Westbrook looked like his old self and ran for 136 yards on 23 carries. He only had five carries for 9 yards on the season before the game. Numerous tackles were also broken on runs.
LaRod Stephens-Howling had a long kick return called back on a holding call by Daryl Washington. On the replay, most of us thought it was a bad call.
Tim Hightower had 0 yards on 5 carries.
A blocked Field Goal by Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie resulted in a 3 and out for the offense.
Derek Anderson would have thrown a second Interception if Steve Breaston didn't make a great play to rip the ball away.
The Cardinals were 2 of 11 on 3rd down. The 49ers were 7 of 14 after being 3 of 25 during their last three games.
The 49ers had the ball for 39:01 minutes of the game, the Cardinals had it for 20:59 minutes.
The Cardinals are now 3-8, and their season is essentially over now. It is basically time to just hope that they get a high enough draft pick to get Andrew Luck or another Quarterback that isn't completely awful. They are also in last place in the NFC West, which is led by the 5-6 Rams and Seahawks. Truly an awful division. The Cardinals are a bad team this year, coaching has been poor (especially on the Defense), and playcalling on both sides of the ball has been bad.
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Whiz needs a more traditional drop back passer
He’s not a fan of improvisation.
by Steamin' Beamin' on Nov 29, 2010 10:44 PM MST up reply actions
I say we leave DA in for the rest of the season.
I think he’s by far our best bet at getting a high draft pick and getting “Luck”-y next year..
Faith Focus Finish
Whiz took us to the SB, I prefer to think E.James did.
After tonight whiz is 30-29, I assume, good for the winning-est Cardinals coach. I think he deserves 1 more year as he has only had one bad year that completely skewed his record downward.
But if no playoffs next year, he should be done. But could we? I mean would the Bidwells considering they just extended him to 2043.
Can’t point the finger at one person as to why were awful? I’d blame Keith and Brown as much as DA.
All in all I’d like to see Whiz have a TV meltdown. Show me something, not “my playbook works” crap we get every week.
by fansincejakenrob on Nov 29, 2010 10:21 PM MST reply actions
Edge wasn't here our SB year
Whiz has job security, as he should. He’d have to be this bad again next year to be in jeporady.
by Steamin' Beamin' on Nov 29, 2010 10:46 PM MST up reply actions
Yes he was
He is the reason we had some semblance of a running game in the playoffs.
by GivingThemFitz on Nov 29, 2010 11:32 PM MST up reply actions
yeah he was our primary revitalized running game
what team were you watching?
by cardsfanforlife24 on Nov 30, 2010 12:29 AM MST up reply actions
The running game still wasn't THAT good in the post season.
He rushed for 236 yards in 4 games.
RIP Seasons of Discontent
by Scott Howard on Nov 30, 2010 1:46 AM MST up reply actions
i never said it was
but considering how anemic it was during the regular season it was certainly revitalized.
by cardsfanforlife24 on Nov 30, 2010 10:27 AM MST up reply actions
with Hightower adding 150+ yards
They rushed for more yards then any other team during the 08 playoffs.
by CanadianCard on Nov 30, 2010 10:27 AM MST up reply actions
That happens when you win more playoff games than the other teams.
It doesn’t necessarily mean you did well at it. Although they did do better post season than they did in the regular season.
SF Aftermath
What is it with the Cardinals and primetime games? I’m embarrassed to watch them play. The had no desire or clue to win against SF. What a lousy overall performance. Whisenhunt has lost this team. Time to audition the rookies (e.g. Skelton) and prepare for the draft. Lots of dead weight will need to be tossed out in the offseason. Next year will be a rebuilding year. Looks like it will be 2-3 years before we’ll be competitive again. Time to root for my #2—Go Chargers!!!
Anyone see the video of Anderson cursing out Kent Somers yet?
For asking about him smiling after the Pick.
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.
Do you have the link?
I thought it was just a tweet report on twitter
by CanadianCard on Nov 29, 2010 10:30 PM MST up reply actions
Just saw it on ESPN
Waiting for a YouTube Link.
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.
I got to see it before they edited it. lol
It almost made the loss worth it. lol Dorothy Anne in her pink shirt “I take this shit seriously! … I’m just telling you what I do every week! You think I want to come out on MNF and embarress myself in front of everybody!?” LMFAO Good to see DA show some spirit, would of been nice 9 weeks ago. If anything, the Cards will always be known for their Monday Night post game comments. lol
P.S. Dorothy Anne is my new DA nick name.
by lifeinthepit00 on Nov 29, 2010 10:34 PM MST up reply actions
Legendary
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.
Just heard that Gore is out for the year now with a hip injury.
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.
We have officially become the team everyone wants to play when they need a win or a career 'pick-me-up'
McFadden, Blount, Westbrook, Hasselback, Snelling…
I’m sure I’m missing a few others…..
Whiz shows no emotion at the postgame interview
except “i am disappointed”. Cheese we could have told you that. I guess the players take the cue from the HC. no emotion at all……Can we seriously consider playing for first pick in the draft?
The most catastrophic bye week ever?
Just thinking: So after a stirring victory over the defending Super Bowl champs in week 5, the Cardinals went into their bye week tied for first place and with 2 weeks to prepare for a game against the division co-leader. 6 weeks later, they still haven’t won a game and have clearly given up on the season. Yes it doesn’t help that we have no quarterback to speak of, but I’m curious what the coaching staff did with the team over that bye week. Actually I’m curious what happened to our coaching staff this season. Apparently Warner really WAS the team.
Season is over
Time to make aggressive moves. DA hard work in practice is great and all but his tirade on TV shows exactly what he is, a bonehead. Whiz’s play calling was atrocious besides 1 play. I don’t even think the players listen to Bill Davis so might as well fire him.
Because of the way Whiz has drafted he has shown that he has an eye for talent, except when he picks up former Steelers. I trust Whiz to rebuild this team and that’s exactly what we need to do. We can’t be the Redskins trying to bring in aging talent, we have to drop off some of the veterans and pick up some young guys who have some freaking pride and heart. This team seriously lacks fire. Two blow outs at home when both the blowouts where important, playoff deciding games? Gutless.
by Jesse Reynolds on Nov 30, 2010 12:31 AM MST reply actions
Whiz is losing the fan base.....
I’m not talking about this board, but the fact is people have already switched gears (Suns, Coyotes)
We can all comment and give opinions about fan loyalty, but that’s the reality of sports.
The bottom line is when people stop caring about the team, you start down a very slippery slope….
The Cards are now on this slope….
“Coach Ken Whisenhunt also said he couldn’t see what happened despite looking at a replay. "We obviously can’t do that," Whisenhunt said.” – In regards to the fumble.
Is Whiz fucking retarded now? How do you look at a replay of the fumble and not only fail to see what happened but your only comment is Captain Hindsight-esq? embarrassing…
by cardsfanforlife24 on Nov 30, 2010 12:32 AM MST reply actions
In all seriousness
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/11/29/wade-phillips-i-still-want-to-coach/
Bring in Wade for the defense in 2011.
by Cold Deck on Nov 30, 2010 1:09 AM MST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
The Waking Nightmare of Cardinals Fandom
Hey, first of all, long time lurker here, found this board last year and love it.
The date in my username is the year I started following the Cardinals.
And in 30 plus years of watching the Cardinals, last night has to be one of the lowest points of my life as a fan (rivaled only by the shame of the 1983 playoff appearance against the Packers). Sure there have been worse overall performances, but the expectations of the team in those games weren’t as high as they were for this team this year.
Last night was so very brutal, it was like a nightmare of all the worst expectations coming real. They have only themselves to blame, but the MNF football crew accentuated the humiliation. One of the bluntest, most merciless assessments I’ve seen on TV a while. And it was deserved. Every poisonous jab about the D against the run, every scathing analysis of DA’s poor choices…especially his pick with the camera focus on his eyes where he doesn’t look away from the receiver at all. The Cards exposed and made into international laughingstocks.
I think everyone realizes that the ‘swagtangibles’ of DA and Max Hall are nothing more than a manifestation of the Dunning–Kruger effect.
The frustrating part of this as many commenters on this board have said before me is how this whole mess was avoidable. Hell, look at teh QB that we faced last night…infinitely preferable to any of our options, and available. He did well enough to beat us. (Though that’s not saying much is it?)
Ken (not the best coach ever) Whisenhut’s flaws were less obvious with Kurt Warner behind centre…sort of an Irvin Kershner(RIP!) to Whisenthut’s George Lucas if you will. Now he’s made a horrendous pick for QB and this season has been a torturous reminder the idea that no matter how high you climb, the gutter is always beconing. Especially if you’re the Cardinals.
Stumper and the Juice! Love Cards RBs with nicknames, they're always the best!
by OntarioCardsFan1977 on Nov 30, 2010 6:50 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
A Lost Season......
Boys – this team looks like they gave up as soon as the game started. Its like they think they can just show up and go out there, and go through the motions and everything will be alright. First defensive play of scrimmage is a 25 yard run by Gore. First offensive play of scrimmage is a fumble? Pretty much sums up the effort….The Niners were trying to give the game away as they were not exactly an efficient football team, but our guys just keep making mistake after mistake and looking horrible doing it. It looked worse than the old Sun Devil Stadium days….
This is all on Whiz as it should be…Let’s start with the coordinators – He fired Clancy and brought in Davis who seems WORSE than Clancy. (I’ll have to look up the actual stats to see if this is correct?)The defense is so inconsistent. The play calling is horrendous. 3rd and 13 and we’re calling short check-down passes. Whiz – you may have been good at some point but its official – you suck as a play caller. Get someone in here to call the plays. And I’m still not sure what Grimm is doing, but 16 yards rushing???Yeah – that looks good coach…..And lastly, the coaching assessment and management of the QB position was totally mismanaged and botched….
I am not accepting this was a ‘rebuilding’ year. The division was out there for the taking and Whiz and Graves (if he did anything) screwed it up.
by Cardzfan on Nov 30, 2010 7:12 AM MST reply actions 2 recs

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