Apparently scaling back answer for Arizona Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks thinks the offensive woes will be fixed by scaling back the playbook

I’m not buying it.  Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks it is a matter of scaling back the playbook to improve things on offense?

By scaling back, we’re told it doesn’t mean he’s decided to get conservative but rather remove a number of plays from the playbook.  Ok, so conservative.

Hasn’t the Cardinals offense been conservative enough already?  Not crossing midfield until the last drive of the game and only accumulating 137-yards of offense doesn’t seem to scream, take more plays away.

The idea the playbook was too complex because there were too many play in it just isn’t going to fly with me.  I don’t believe it will with others either.

It would seem the plays offensive coordinator Mike McCoy has run so far haven’t been too complex.  They mostly seem to be three and four yard checkdowns and runs up the middle.

As I keep telling people though, this is why I’m not paid to be the coach.  There is likely more to the story of “scaling” back the playbook.

The patience is growing thin and fast just two games into the new season.  The problem is the Cardinals have just looked bad.  Plain bad.

The play calling needs to get more imaginative.  I truly believe they have great talent being under utilized on both sides of the ball.

Wilks said the problems so far run greater than quarterback Sam Bradford, although that is the player everyone points to first.  He runs the plays he is told to, but he isn’t executing anything.

So for now, we will have to buy that it’s a playbook problem.  I just don’t think Wilks is ready to admit it could be a coaching issue.  If nothing changes this Sunday, I look forward to the next excuse.