I think the stress of a dysfunctional organization along with Watson's desire to jump ship? JJ lost trust in the Texans and he fortunately was in a position to do something about it, good for him.
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Absolutely, Texans are a dumpster fire right now and fortunately for JJ, he was able to dictate his terms. Good move for the Cards. I can see them owning the NFC west as early as next season because of JJ. There you have it brother, that's Super Bowl material if you've ever seen it. Imo.
Who woulda ever thought Kingsbury would be an NFL coach.
I have a few friends and neighbors that are devout Cardinals fans and season ticket holders. If the sports bar chatter can be a valid barometer I would say 8-8 will get him fired. He went 8-8 last year. As you have indicated, his productivity dropped off the last half of the season and further to that, the last half of each game. Kingsbury has been reported as saying he did not have all the pieces he need to reach the next plateau. Bidwill would not have gone after Watt (over $15 million/year) if he was not a part of the master plan. I think the Cardinals need to go 11-5 and penetrate the playoff bracket for Kingsbury to be around in 2022. Just my take on the local chatter.
I think the jump from college to pros is a much bigger leap than most believe. Just ask Saban and Spurrier (Meyer to be added to this list soon). Kingsbury is doing better than I expected also. The questions over Cardinal coaching choices was compounded this year by Bruce Arians winning the SB. Riley will serve himself well by staying where he is. He's the king of his domain and the walls of his castle are solid. The Cardinals had some injuries that contributed to their late slide. The Cardinals D was in the top 10 of NFL. Their O Line was #3 in Run Block and Pass Block in NFL. We, the viewing audience with a measure of understanding of the game come to expect particular schemes or plays based on down and distance. Cliff calls plays that do not fit the circumstances. The stats warrant a better win record. This is the cloud over Kingsbury.
Isn't the Oline horribly overrated because of KM and his super athleticism?
That, I cannot say. I don't know what is taken into consideration when logging run block and pass block statistics. And I don't know if the QB has any influence in these statistics. It would seem that "overrated" would be opinion benchmarked against stats that are not truly reflective of performance. If these can be measured then the ranking would be effected. Your point is well taken and logic would say that if your QB is lightening fast and no one puts a hand on him it would reflect well on big uglies blocking. I apologize in advance if we have any retired O Linemen here!
I wonder if the Cards' courted Urban. Kyler's got all the strengths of all of Urban's qbs and then some. Players like Kyler make a coach look good while deficiencies are given less priority. Bidwill bringin in Kingsbury was a head scratcher imo.
