I cant believe people think we actually think this way.. The Cards defense let this happen to send a message to the FO that they wanted Whiz out.. I just scratch this game from my memory because it wasn't a real game.. It came right after Whiz wanted to let the Jets score.. So they let Seattle score all day..
It sounds good until you actually look at the details of the game. The defense wasn't the problem in that game the offense was.
After the Jets debacle we changed QB's because Lindley threw for under 75 yards in the Jets loss and was horrible against a mediocre team.
So the next week against a great defense, the new starter threw for 74 yards before he got yanked for Lindley. He threw 4 INT's, fumbled twice and lost one. Lindley came in and lost a fumble himself. Peterson fumbled twice and lost both.
So we had EIGHT turnovers. They had a picksix and a recovered fumble for a TD.
So yes the defense gave up lots of yardage and 44 of the 58 points but the main problem was the offense was so bad the defense had no chance and eventually just rolled over.
The idea that we lost that game on purpose to get Whiz fired came after the fact unless people think the guy who got his job back that week decided the smart move was to commit 5 turnovers and get himself benched for the rest of the year.