Anyone watch the Cards @ Pats game today?

Let's see what we had there:

An underdog facing one of the best and most explosive teams in the NFL...
On the road...
Home team has a great O but a suspect pass D that needed to get to the QB to survive...
Visitor has a premier WR (LFitz) that the home team was not going to let beat them...
Visitor has a very poor OL in general and a specifically weak LT (starter out, backup playing)...
Visitor's D was doing an outstanding job pressuring the QB and holding a premier O at bay...
Home team's DE/OLB (Chandler Jones) was wrecking havoc early on the QB and schooling the LT play after play...
Everyone could see (announcers included) that visitor needed to help out their LT to give their O a chance...

Hmmmm, what happened coaching-wise?

Arizona adjusted. Ran the ball more, hit a few short passes, didn't lock on Fitz (1 catch, 4 targets all game long), and added chip/TE help to contain Jones. Result? Gutted out a huge 20-18 win on the road.

Was it due to better alternative or overall weapons on O?

Is Kevin Kolb >> Jay Cutler?
Are Beanie Wells + Ryan Williams >> Matt Forte + Michael Bush?
Are Early Doucet + Todd Heap >> Earl Bennett + Alshon Jeffery?
Is Patrick Peterson (he played some O) >> Devin Hester?

Or might it have been that the Cardinals' coaching staff utilized them wiser & better and gave their team a chance to win a closely fought defensive battle?

You be the judge.

Well, it is unpopular and so I tend not to repeat it very often, but I am not a big fan of Lovie. I liked him for the first few years and then I started to see some real weaknesses. He is better than average as a whole and that's about it. IMO, the Chicago market deserves a top coach.

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Originally Posted by MPBears68

Let's see what we had there:

An underdog facing one of the best and most explosive teams in the NFL...
On the road...
Home team has a great O but a suspect pass D that needed to get to the QB to survive...
Visitor has a premier WR (LFitz) that the home team was not going to let beat them...
Visitor has a very poor OL in general and a specifically weak LT (starter out, backup playing)...
Visitor's D was doing an outstanding job pressuring the QB and holding a premier O at bay...
Home team's DE/OLB (Chandler Jones) was wrecking havoc early on the QB and schooling the LT play after play...
Everyone could see (announcers included) that visitor needed to help out their LT to give their O a chance...

Hmmmm, what happened coaching-wise?

Arizona adjusted. Ran the ball more, hit a few short passes, didn't lock on Fitz (1 catch, 4 targets all game long), and added chip/TE help to contain Jones. Result? Gutted out a huge 20-18 win on the road.

Was it due to better alternative or overall weapons on O?

Is Kevin Kolb >> Jay Cutler?
Are Beanie Wells + Ryan Williams >> Matt Forte + Michael Bush?
Are Early Doucet + Todd Heap >> Earl Bennett + Alshon Jeffery?
Is Patrick Peterson (he played some O) >> Devin Hester?

Or might it have been that the Cardinals' coaching staff utilized them wiser & better and gave their team a chance to win a closely fought defensive battle?

You be the judge.

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Originally Posted by MPBears68

Let's see what we had there:

An underdog facing one of the best and most explosive teams in the NFL...
On the road...
Home team has a great O but a suspect pass D that needed to get to the QB to survive...
Visitor has a premier WR (LFitz) that the home team was not going to let beat them...
Visitor has a very poor OL in general and a specifically weak LT (starter out, backup playing)...
Visitor's D was doing an outstanding job pressuring the QB and holding a premier O at bay...
Home team's DE/OLB (Chandler Jones) was wrecking havoc early on the QB and schooling the LT play after play...
Everyone could see (announcers included) that visitor needed to help out their LT to give their O a chance...

Hmmmm, what happened coaching-wise?

Arizona adjusted. Ran the ball more, hit a few short passes, didn't lock on Fitz (1 catch, 4 targets all game long), and added chip/TE help to contain Jones. Result? Gutted out a huge 20-18 win on the road.

Was it due to better alternative or overall weapons on O?

Is Kevin Kolb >> Jay Cutler?
Are Beanie Wells + Ryan Williams >> Matt Forte + Michael Bush?
Are Early Doucet + Todd Heap >> Earl Bennett + Alshon Jeffery?
Is Patrick Peterson (he played some O) >> Devin Hester?

Or might it have been that the Cardinals' coaching staff utilized them wiser & better and gave their team a chance to win a closely fought defensive battle?

You be the judge.

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Dead on. This staff wanted to show they could hang with gb that they ignored how you beat them

It sucks seeing this team bursting with potential on both sides of the ball, able to compete with anyone, held back. It sucks that this juggernaut-capable team is not going to be held back by the OL, but by coaching. Well OL too but we could adjust to that with proper coaching. I really hope they seriously talk about this and realize the mistakes and adjust accordingly, quickly.

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Originally Posted by bearsinhouston

Well, it is unpopular and so I tend not to repeat it very often, but I am not a big fan of Lovie. I liked him for the first few years and then I started to see some real weaknesses. He is better than average as a whole and that's about it. IMO, the Chicago market deserves a top coach.

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Well, you know how I feel ol buddy. For those that don't...ditto.

Being on the coaching staff of the Chi Bears because of cronyism does not automatically = good coach . Neither does being in the coaching ranks for x # of years . But the difference between Lovie and say a Belichick is - with one if you don't really get the desired results you stick around and with the other you don't .

But he IS loyal . Maybe not to hundreds of 1000's of loyal fans .... but he is loyal .