How's That QB Change Working Out For You, Arizona?

I'll tell you how it's working: Like shit.

Arizona lost again. To the Rams. Again. 31-17 this time. I don't blame the defense. Well, I do a little bit. Bradford threw for almost 200 yards on only 8 completions, in no small part because Arizona allowed 30+ yard completions to Chris Givens, Danny Amendola, and Lance Kendricks. They also let Steven Jackson run for 139 yards, at 5.8 yards a clip, but I've resigned myself to their run defense being ass.

Still, I'm pinning this loss on Ryan Lindley, and Ken Whisenhunt and his offensive coaching staff. Lindley threw 4 picks, 2 of which were returned for TDs. As you might notice from the score, the Cards lost by 14 points, which just so happens to be how many points they got off those INT TDs.

But here's the question: Why the fuck was Lindley throwing 52 times?! The cards were either leading or tied through the first 35 minutes of the game. The Rams didn't go up by double digits until the 2nd INT return late in the 3rd quarter. Arizona had Beanie Wells back, even got 2 rushing touchdowns out of him, but he only managed 17 carries. At less than 3 yards a carry, yes, but you can't put it all on the fucking rookie.

And where the hell was LaRod Stephens-Howling? He gets one carry, and one pass thrown in his direction? Did the coaching staff completely forget how much he's been giving them lately? He makes a pretty good change of pace from Wells, why not use him? And how the hell does Lindley target Fitzgerald 12 times, but only connect on three of them? Even Derek Anderson could do better than that, and he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with a tractor.

This season has absolutely gone in the shitter. Scratch that. It's at least in the septic system by now.