kerouac9
Klowned by Keim
Hey, guys. Someone cut me down from the shower rod that I was hanging myself on after Wednesday, so I figured I'd post something new to talk about while biting my fingernails over the next free agent signing...
The general idea of this thread is to ask the question: Why can't the Arizona Cardinal's coaching staff develop talent, particularly on Defense?
Look at the history: Simeon Rice was good here, made the Pro Bowl as an alternate, but didn't flourish until he went to Tampa. When he got there, he said that he was marinading here, and finally started cooking once he got out. Tommy Knight was supposed to be the next great shut-down corner when he was drafted, but never made The Leap. We all know that Adrian Wilson is supposed to be a monster play-maker, but he hasn't made The Leap yet, and, as his staunchest defender, even I'm starting to wonder if it's going to happen. We drafted KVB, but he hasn't done anything but move jerseys. We drafted Darrin (Darwin?) Walker, but released him for some reason.
On offense, everyone knew that Jake had nice talent, and exhibited it his first couple seasons, then he started regressing, and no one worked on him to go against his tendencies, which everyone exploited. McCown looked basically the same in his appearances during the regular season as he did in the first game of the preseason. Did he learn anything in 3/4 of a season as the backup? Have L.J. Shelton or Big improved since being drafted because of the techniques they've learned over the past two or three years, or are they still playing off size and talent?
The long and short of it is that coaching is so important to a young team. The problem that we've had all these seasons with no depth when people go down is because the backups aren't properly coached or prepared for coming in in those situations. The Packers were nearly as banged up as we were during the season, but they still played well, despite only having slightly better talent.
Thoughts?
The general idea of this thread is to ask the question: Why can't the Arizona Cardinal's coaching staff develop talent, particularly on Defense?
Look at the history: Simeon Rice was good here, made the Pro Bowl as an alternate, but didn't flourish until he went to Tampa. When he got there, he said that he was marinading here, and finally started cooking once he got out. Tommy Knight was supposed to be the next great shut-down corner when he was drafted, but never made The Leap. We all know that Adrian Wilson is supposed to be a monster play-maker, but he hasn't made The Leap yet, and, as his staunchest defender, even I'm starting to wonder if it's going to happen. We drafted KVB, but he hasn't done anything but move jerseys. We drafted Darrin (Darwin?) Walker, but released him for some reason.
On offense, everyone knew that Jake had nice talent, and exhibited it his first couple seasons, then he started regressing, and no one worked on him to go against his tendencies, which everyone exploited. McCown looked basically the same in his appearances during the regular season as he did in the first game of the preseason. Did he learn anything in 3/4 of a season as the backup? Have L.J. Shelton or Big improved since being drafted because of the techniques they've learned over the past two or three years, or are they still playing off size and talent?
The long and short of it is that coaching is so important to a young team. The problem that we've had all these seasons with no depth when people go down is because the backups aren't properly coached or prepared for coming in in those situations. The Packers were nearly as banged up as we were during the season, but they still played well, despite only having slightly better talent.
Thoughts?