Arizona Cardinals have an offensive problem

The Arizona Cardinals are being questioned on the play calling once again in their 16-14 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday

For one quarter on Sunday, it appears the Arizona Cardinals may have put their offensive woes behind them.  It was all just a mirage.

The Cardinals scored 14 points on Sunday, all in the first quarter.  They failed to put up another point.  Some of it due to turnovers but mostly due to ineffective play-calling.

Those plays fall on the shoulder’s of one guy, offensive coordinator Mike McCoy.  I was not a fan of the hire in the first place but as with every new coach, we all have to give it time.

Time’s up.  Three games into the new era, I’m done.  After two plus weeks of checkdowns, three and four yard dump-offs, I’m done.  I’ve seen what I need to see.

The icing on the cake came in the fourth quarter, down 16-14.  The Cardinals decided to run the ball with backup running back Chase Edmonds on third and two.  Not David Johnson, but Edmonds instead.

Wrong call.  Edmonds lost yardage and the Cardinals found themselves out of kicking range.  There are no guarantees the Cardinals would have succeeded with Johnson instead but certainly many can agree we would have liked to have seen them try that instead.

Don’t get me wrong.  I love Edmonds.  I believe he is going to be special someday soon.  Not in this situation though.

So not only is the play calling suspect but the personnel at times is as well.  It is simply time to say goodbye.  Head coach Steve Wilks keeps saying it starts with him, so he needs to do the right thing here.

There is a reason McCoy has hopped around a bit.  He went from coordinator to head coach to back to being a coordinator.  It’s not working.

The Cardinals should give quarterbacks coach Byron Leftwich a try.  He can not only help groom Rosen but give him the right plays, smarter plays.

If the Cardinals are going to give Rosen a shot at starting now, then they need to arm him with someone who can give him the tools to succeed.  McCoy isn’t that guy.