Arizona Cardinals: Can’t make everyone happy
By Scott Allen
Beating lesser teams
There were a lot of comments from people who said the Cardinals should have blown the 49ers out because of how bad they are. Yes, they are now 0-9.
However the 49ers, despite their mounting injuries, still have some very good players on that team. Running back Carlos Hyde, receiver Marquise Goodwin, safety Eric Reid, linebacker Reuben Foster just to name a few.
The 49ers had been blown out against two very good teams in the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles the last two weeks. Previous to that though, they lost by two points to the Washington Redskins and three to the Indianapolis Colts. They also lost by three to the Seattle Seahawks earlier in the season.
They compete. No one is going to lay over and play dead. So sure, the Cardinals missed some opportunities to get more points on Sunday but there should be no embarrassment in winning a 20-10 game.
People will argue the Cardinals have beaten the bad teams and can’t beat the good ones. So far, that has proven true. However you can’t fault the Cardinals for who they’ve played.
You can only play the schedule they give you. The Cardinals happen to be in the same division as the 49ers. That means two games against them every year. Can’t avoid them and they are games they should win. They did. Twice.
They should have played better against the Los Angeles Rams, no doubt. They get another crack at them in December. The Eagles are the best team in the NFL. No one is beating them right now.
The Detroit Lions have struggled as of late and it took a fourth quarter comeback for them to beat the Cardinals. The Cardinals also fell apart in the second half of the Cowboys game to drop that Monday Night Football affair.
They beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Colts. It is what it is. Be happy they beat the lesser teams. It would be a completely different story if they weren’t beating the teams they should beat.