“Sorry, no question here. I hope comments are also welcome. I remember 55 years ago playing football for a new high school against the state champion. We practiced our heads off and were as prepared as a team could be to upset this high school juggernaut. We got slaughtered in every phase of the game. As I watched the Cardinals season this year it reminded me of how I felt, convinced every week we would win, only to find ourselves blown out of the game before the beginning of the fourth quarter. It’s hard for high schoolers, let alone for professionals, to keep their heads up even if they are paid well to do so.
Perhaps it is just me, but I sense the words from players after these losses are more than just hopeless fantasies about future possibilities. There seems to be a sincere culture undertone of commitment to each other and coaches that signal to me that nobody has surrendered, nobody has given up even though many fans would not fault them for doing so. The season is over for the Cardinals, but I hope the culture that has been created during this difficult period is not lost through the hasty firing of JG.”
Michael Bidwill and Monti Ossenfort seem to believe the culture can carry over. But a new coach is a new coach, and things change with a new coach. Until the new guy is in place, we won’t know what it’s all going to look like. That said, I agree the players seemed to bond well considering the circumstances. But the roster is going to change too. It will be a fascinating offseason.
