Cardinals Make History, But Not the Good Kind

By Carly Nevis 

Arizona continued their slope down hill last week, but hey, at least they did it in record-breaking fashion. The Seahawks destroyed and shut out the Cardinals 58-0. This was the worst loss for the Cardinals in franchise history. Well, doesn’t that sum up this team’s season perfectly?

AP Photo/ Stephen Brashear

When things do not go the way a team would like, the first man that people point fingers at is the coach. As if he is not used to it already since the Cardinals dropped their ninth straight. But this one even the coach knows was just plain shameful.

“Let me start by saying I apologize to our fans and everybody associated with our organization,” Whisenhunt said in his post game press conference “That was embarrassing today.”

The Cardinals have been plagued by quarterback troubles all season, starting with the loss of Kevin Kolb to a rib injury. I mean, these things do happen. Just look at the Indianapolis Colts 2011 season without Peyton Manning. They went 2-14.

Back up quarterbacks John Skelton and Ryan Lindley both were thrown into the game with no results this weekend. Skelton started the game for the Cards but managed to pass the ball four times right into the Seahawks defensive line. All of Skelton’s interceptions were basically gift wrapped, bowed and hand delivered to the Seahawk defense. But Skelton obviously did not have enough presents to go around because he could not get his own team on the score board once.

Ryan Lindley came into the game in the third quarter to try and rescue the Cardinals, who were already down 38-0. But the quarterback provided no help. In Lindley’s first possession of the game he was sacked and he fumbled the ball. So much for a comeback. Not like any one in their right mind thought that was happening anyway.

There are just three weeks left in the NFL season. After these three weeks, the organization can sit down and figure out what went so wrong for this Arizona team. It’s hard to remember the start of the Cardinals season, considering it has been fogged by brutal losses, but Arizona did start off undefeated at 4-0. And who was their first win against, you may ask? The Seattle Seahawks. 20-16. This week, the Seahawks scored more on the Cardinals than the total score of the teams’ first meeting.

If anyone is still interested in the rest of the Cardinals season, the Cards face Detroit this Sunday. And hey, Detroit has the same 4-9 record as the Cardinals. But don’t go betting on Arizona this week… I’m sure they will find a way to blow it again.