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The Magician knows it's over

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Once again, the Arizona Cardinals got blown out in front of their own crowd. Let's forget about the result we didn't expect too much from the third-string offensive lineman, anyway. As we thought, they couldn't protect Josh Rosen, and couldn't make room for David Johnson.

To be fair, there were also tons of annoying drops, miscommunications and missed routes from the wideouts, too, so offensively, this 60 minutes was a long and painful nightmare.

And yet, I have stopped being sad, disappointed or angry with this team. After this miserable second quarter, seeing Steve Wilks quickly running to the locker room, literally booed off the field, made me realize that even the head coach seems to know what the future holds for him.

His passion and fury are gone. And that, surprisingly, calmed me down. He quit, he gave up. I don't know what the always supportive players and coaching staff are thinking about it right now, honestly, but I think they don't care anymore. Not that they should.

You know, with no scheme, with no vision, quite obviously, the Cardinals lacks both, you can't win in the National Football League.

Yeah, yeah, if you still have a 3-13 or a 4-12 season, and get a high draft pick after, maybe you can start rebuilding the next season. Hurray, I guess. The only question is: is it worth losing your fan base and your money? Just look at the State Farm Stadium on Sundays. Sold out, they say, of course, but, mate, come on, we all know that's not the case. (Or thousands and thousands dressed up as empty chairs.)

The fans are, of course, sensible types. If you want them to buy (season) tickets, you'd better show something. And, this Arizona Cardinals team, have shown almost nothing this year. Even though Steve Wilks had a promising offseason himself, on game days, he does not put his money where his mouth is.

"I believe building a culture based on three things: Trust, commitment and accountability."

- Wilks told the AZCardinals.com after his appointment. 11 month into his reign, knowing all the results, see all the awful games, it's funny to watch back that press conference.

The first person who failed these terms was the head coach himself. As Blake Murphy mentioned in his outstanding article, putting all the blame on the players is unacceptable and shows a worrying characteristic of the leader. Not changing when you are heading unstoppably to the cliffs, well, that's another thing to worry about.

Remember when the fan base wanted Bruce Arians to step down? Such a man, with all his mistakes and old habits, was a miracle in town. Now, we have a self-nominated magician, with an empty top-hat. No one's clapping. The magician knows it's over.

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