Season Two of the Weekly Newsletter covering the Cards most recent contest. Double clicking on the newsletter will allow for full screen viewing and zoom functionality on mobile device.Mobile Friendly VersionI sat in it for a bit on Saturday, wrestled with it a bit more on Sunday, and finally couldn’t hold in the frustration any longer. I penned a post on Sunday highlighting a few of the reoccuring themes I seem to hear when the annual blunder comes strolling across the football calendar, and frankly, I’m over the excuse making and the “gotta get it fixed”. When my kid was picking their nose, or when my child wipes his mouth with his shirt at dinner, these are things we “need to get fixed.” But when you have grown men who can’t control their emotions and coaches getting paid millions of dollars to address problems the entire country can see over and over again each week, these aren’t “ah, shucks we’ll figure it out”, these are “we need to some real accountability for your actions” type things. Bonehead penalties are one thing, but a complete lack of preparation and wherewithal that allows the most talented receiver to consistently walk freely into the endzone is completely unacceptable. Blown coverage on a play happens time to time, it can’t happen multiple times each week consistently without there being major changes. And while we’re on a roll, the offense wasted so many possessions this week where they had a chance to seize momentum, from the back to back three and outs to start the game to the three and out that went backwards after the fumble recovery late. The lack of creativity when they were clearly taking away aspects of your offense was infuriating. I’m here until the wheels fall off but need to see some modifications.OFFENSE I shouldn’t have to preface this , because I feel like most people who read this already know I’m pretty fair in my assessment of the team, but let me be perfectly clear. It is hard to score touchdowns. It is hard to move the ball downfield. I get it. But when the guy sitting in Section 213 and the girl sitting on her couch at home can all see the play calls coming, and can all see where some of the holes are repeatedly, it’s disappointing that the million dollar staff can’t adjust. I think I called the QB keeper 3 times last Saturday before the ball was snapped, and even though Brohm wanted to establish the short game, it was evident early WF was dialed in to stop it. We must adjust. Scoring 27 points isn’t a throw away by any means, but after the second three and out to start the game, when the Cards punted at roughly the 8:51 mark of the 1st Quarter, they never punted again the rest of the contest. Non-scoring drives ended with: Interception, Half, Downs, Missed FG, and Missed FG, with the last three drives all ending within the 40 yard line. The opportunities were there to seize but seize them we did not. The quick math says we averaged 2yds/att on the ground, and while
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