Arizona Cardinals: Can’t make everyone happy
By Scott Allen
Despite a 20-10 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, some Arizona Cardinals fans still not happy with the result
In the NFL, as Arizona Cardinals Bruce Arians said after his team defeated the San Francisco 49ers 20-10 on Sunday, you make no apologies for winning. It would seem though that some would like an apology.
While many are very happy about the Cardinals win, some took to social media to criticize how they got there. In the NFL my friends a win is a win.
Points people wanted to make after the win:
Cardinals quarterback Drew Stanton only threw for 200 yards while 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard threw for over 300. Ok this is a ridiculous comparison.
Both were in different situations. Stanton didn’t need to air it out for 300 or 400 yards. He threw for two touchdowns and a tough end zone interception.
No one ever promised Stanton was going to put up Carson Palmer numbers. And why should it matter how many yards Stanton threw for? They won. That’s it. Period.
If you are in it for the statistics, you are in it for the wrong reason. Stats are nice but wins and losses are what count at the end of the day. They aren’t asking what your stats are when deciding who continues on to the postseason and who stays home.
Beathard meanwhile, really didn’t have much choice. Down 14-3 at halftime, and 20-10 late, it was all passing. Stanton had a running back named Adrian Peterson to lean on.
Speaking of, apparently Arians is a bad coach for allowing Peterson to carry the ball 37 times. Again, we aren’t coaching the team. None of us have coached an NFL team. How can anyone make that judgement because of that?
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Two weeks ago the Cardinals didn’t run enough, something Arians admitted to, and this week the Cardinals ran too much. Which will it be my friends? What’s the right number?
Arians called Peterson a special athlete for his accomplishment on Sunday. He kept pounding the ball. Peterson is known to be a runner that gets stronger the more you hand it to him.
The big worry was giving him a lot of carries on a short week ahead. He’ll be fine. Many of you don’t think the Cardinals have a chance anyway this season, so why does it matter to you then how many carries he gets?