Get this: the Arizona Cardinals are straight-up playing some of the worst football in team history through five weeks. Seriously, since Week 1, they’ve been giving up 31 or more points every single game. That’s not just bad, that’s historically bad, making them unwatchable for real.
The Scoreboard is a Horror Show
Drew Petzing’s Lions offense just hung over 400 yards and 45 points on the Cardinals. Forty-five! That’s a gut punch, no matter how you slice it. It’s getting to the point where you just can’t even watch. And get this contrast: Kyler Murray’s Vikings are sitting pretty at 5-0. Jonathan Gannon’s Packers just shut down the Bears. Meanwhile, moving on from those guys was supposed to help the Cardinals, but it’s looking like it made things way, way worse. The defense is an absolute sieve, plain and simple.
Brissett’s Stats Tell a Brutal Story
Jacoby Brissett, as a starter, now sits at a dismal 2-15, which means his 0.118 win percentage is the worst in Arizona Cardinals history for anyone with a minimum of eight starts. You can’t make this stuff up. In this last game, he threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns, but don’t let that fool you. His second touchdown came with 4:22 left in the third quarter with the Cardinals already down by 24 points. The final touchdown was a strong play by Trey McBride, but it happened with just 2:11 left in the game and the Cardinals staring at a 45-14 deficit. That’s some uninspired football, man.
What Now For the Mike LaFleur Era?
The 1-4 Arizona Cardinals now have to go play the Los Angeles Rams, and you gotta wonder what they even do from here. Is it time to finally see Gardner Minshew under center? Or maybe Carson Beck? And what in the world can they possibly do to fix that defense? Right now, it feels like there are way more questions than answers in this Mike LaFleur era, and it’s only Week 5. Something has to give, and fast, before this season is completely out of control.
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Originally reported by Revenge of the Birds.
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