12-01-2016, 06:17 PM
(12-01-2016, 03:39 PM)Hammerthis Wrote: I pointed out a few facts. 1.Last year McCarron was a rookie coming off the bench. 2.The team continued to win with McCarron.
I did not claim the team went undefeated under McCarron.
You credit Palmer for AZ's win in the playoffs, but if not for an injury, Palmer would have won a playoff game with ML too. He was (getting old now) an outstanding QB!
But what about the egg he laid against the Panthers? Who do we blaim for that? The HC?
Coaching had nothing to do with it! On that day, Palmer just performed terribly. It happens.
1. You're still deflecting and/or excusing a poor performance by labeling a 2nd year player a rookie. I'd like to agree (to an extent) with that excuse, but Dalton bashers sure have no problem bringing up Dalton's rookie playoff game (when he was actually a rookie).
2. 2-3 is a losing record though. I give McCarron credit for being good enough that the team didn't completely collapse, but insinuating there was no drop off after Dalton went down isn't accurate. We definitely lost momentum and the offense was limited.
3. Small sample size with Arians in AZ. Marv is 0-7 with terrible performances by 4 different QBs and the whole team in general. Arians actually eked a pretty decent game out of Palmer and the whole team in the divisional round. He's 1-1 in the playoffs.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
