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There seems to be a whisper of concern coming out of the Arizona Cardinals after their 23-21 loss to a depleted New England Patriots team.
Not desparation, not panic, but concern that the young guys are not getting it all mentally and that the health of other players may be contributing to some issues.
Here is what Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians said today.
Arians says a lot of young players made critical errors. Easy things to correct, he says
— Kent Somers (@kentsomers) September 12, 2016
What type of errors you ask?
Brandon Williams missed signal that he was staying on Hogan on early TD pass. He thought safety was helping over top.
— Kyle Odegard (@Kyle_Odegard) September 12, 2016
BA: Robert Nkemdiche played "Poor" 15 snaps on defense.
— Mike Jurecki (@mikejurecki) September 12, 2016
Arians said Bethel needs to decide if he’s playing for real. spent too much time as a spectator last night. Doesn’t trust the foot.
— Kent Somers (@kentsomers) September 12, 2016
Also, the injuries are already starting to rear their ugly head:
Frostee Rucker out 2-3 weeks with an MCL injury, BA said.
— Kyle Odegard (@Kyle_Odegard) September 12, 2016
BA: Mathis still waiting for MRI results.
— Mike Jurecki (@mikejurecki) September 12, 2016
Also, maybe there was a reason Drew Butler didn't kick well.
Arians said P Drew Butler "kicked his ass off," noted he suffered a badly sprained ankle on first punt.
— Adam Green (@theAdamGreen) September 12, 2016
In a weird way, Arians thought David Johnson was used too much last night and Chris Johnson not enough.
Arians said he actually thought David Johnson played too much. Would like to get Chris Johnson more reps, but had too few snaps.
— Adam Green (@theAdamGreen) September 12, 2016
I... Moving along.
John Brown was clearly not ready.
Arians says he doesn't think there is any doubt WR John Brown is showing signs of rust. Says he missed too much time.
— Adam Green (@theAdamGreen) September 12, 2016
Arians was not shy abkut who he saw as playing poorly last night, did you see it the same way?
So if keeping score at home, Arians was critical of Bethel, Niklas, Nkemdiche. Watford avg., expected more out of David Johnson.
— Kent Somers (@kentsomers) September 12, 2016
The difference between a pass rusher and a safety in a deep secondary.
Arians upset about dancing penalty. DJ Swearinger joined C. Jones. DJ does it again, he won’t be on the team, per Arians.
— Kent Somers (@kentsomers) September 12, 2016
If it makes you feel better, Bruce Arians is just as disappointed as we were with the product of last night's game.
"I'm as disappointed as they are, and they should be disappointed." - Arians on fans w/ sky-is-falling feeling. Adds there are 15 more games
— Adam Green (@theAdamGreen) September 12, 2016
He does think a lot of the mistakes are correctable though.
Bruce Arians says he thinks team has enough character to get issues corrected.
— Adam Green (@theAdamGreen) September 12, 2016
Was not about lack of preparation during the week, but instead about a lack of production on the field Sunday night.
Arians said the preparation was good this week, and the play on the field last night was not.
— Kyle Odegard (@Kyle_Odegard) September 12, 2016
That's it from this week, on to Tampa Bay.