Mitch
Crawled Through 5 FB Fields
Has to be called into question, imo.
Cases in point:
* BA's unorthodox and unprecedented insistence that team organized stretching and calisthenics is a waste of time.
* Playing Carson Palmer on the eve of the playoffs in a relatively meaningless Seattle game (Week 17, 2015) when it was clear he was nursing an injured index finger on his throwing hand.
* Throwing caution to the wind with RG Evan Mathis who was rehabbing from a surgically repaired leg and then started suffering ankle injuries, but was rushed back too soon.
* Calling out Robert Nkemdiche last training camp, when clearly he was suffering through a bad ankle sprain.
* Calling out Justin Bethel who clearly was impaired by his broken foot.
* Playing Andre Ellington and even starting him as the kickoff returner when Ellington himself has admitted that he took dives at the first threat of contact because of injuries.
* Calling out Josh Bynes for not being in football shape ("Bynes flashed, but street free agents think they are in football shape, and they are not") now that he has a leg injury.
* Calling out John Brown saying that if he can't run, he has to be replaced.
John Brown stood up to BA this week and said he wasn't going to rush his rehab just to please the coach. "I'll play when I'm ready," Brown avowed. Brown says that his body takes longer to heal because of his sickle cell anemia and while BA concurred with Brown on that, he went ahead and made the statement:
"Some guys are slow healers, some guys are fast healers," Arians said, adding when asked how patient he will be with Brown, "I don't have any choice. Can't run, you can't play. Now, if you can't run long enough, we've got to replace you."
Sure, any time a coach is missing players in practice and in games because of injuries, it's frustrating. But, is calling the players out a good answer? What does it imply?
On the other hand, BA tends to spare others of the same kind of scrutiny and threats...like Karlos Dansby (knee) who hasn't practiced for over 10 days.
BA's self-proclaimed style is to break players down and build them back up.
One has to ask whether this style is rubbing thin on the players after four years.
BA headed into camp raving that all 12 of his WRs are bona fide NFL caliber players.
This week, after a poor practice, BA revised that number. It's now, according to him, down from twelve to two. Larry Fitzgerald and Jaron Brown.
And this makes one wonder...how well are BA's WRs progressing from year to year. Other than All-Pro Larry Fitzgerald...have any of BA's WRs in Arizona shown year to year improvement? One could actually make the case that they have regressed during their time here. Look at Michael Floyd. Now John Brown. J.J. Nelson, the rave of last year's camp before he got injured, has had a very quiet camp this year, and according to his coach is no longer a bona fide NFL WR...at least for this week.
BA just stated that 3rd round pick WR Chad Williams, whom BA has called out for being out of shape, "won't be ready to contribute until Thanksgiving, except perhaps on special teams."
BA also indicated that Steve Keim is upstairs breaking down tape of available street free agents.
With the departure of Michael Floyd many fans were expecting some sort of off-season WR acquisition...but BA kept insisting that the "WR room is deep"...kind of like insisting last year when no key free agent was signed to play CB, that Justin Bethel was ready to shine...that he is "just as talented as Patrick Peterson."
Cases in point:
* BA's unorthodox and unprecedented insistence that team organized stretching and calisthenics is a waste of time.
* Playing Carson Palmer on the eve of the playoffs in a relatively meaningless Seattle game (Week 17, 2015) when it was clear he was nursing an injured index finger on his throwing hand.
* Throwing caution to the wind with RG Evan Mathis who was rehabbing from a surgically repaired leg and then started suffering ankle injuries, but was rushed back too soon.
* Calling out Robert Nkemdiche last training camp, when clearly he was suffering through a bad ankle sprain.
* Calling out Justin Bethel who clearly was impaired by his broken foot.
* Playing Andre Ellington and even starting him as the kickoff returner when Ellington himself has admitted that he took dives at the first threat of contact because of injuries.
* Calling out Josh Bynes for not being in football shape ("Bynes flashed, but street free agents think they are in football shape, and they are not") now that he has a leg injury.
* Calling out John Brown saying that if he can't run, he has to be replaced.
John Brown stood up to BA this week and said he wasn't going to rush his rehab just to please the coach. "I'll play when I'm ready," Brown avowed. Brown says that his body takes longer to heal because of his sickle cell anemia and while BA concurred with Brown on that, he went ahead and made the statement:
"Some guys are slow healers, some guys are fast healers," Arians said, adding when asked how patient he will be with Brown, "I don't have any choice. Can't run, you can't play. Now, if you can't run long enough, we've got to replace you."
Sure, any time a coach is missing players in practice and in games because of injuries, it's frustrating. But, is calling the players out a good answer? What does it imply?
On the other hand, BA tends to spare others of the same kind of scrutiny and threats...like Karlos Dansby (knee) who hasn't practiced for over 10 days.
BA's self-proclaimed style is to break players down and build them back up.
One has to ask whether this style is rubbing thin on the players after four years.
BA headed into camp raving that all 12 of his WRs are bona fide NFL caliber players.
This week, after a poor practice, BA revised that number. It's now, according to him, down from twelve to two. Larry Fitzgerald and Jaron Brown.
And this makes one wonder...how well are BA's WRs progressing from year to year. Other than All-Pro Larry Fitzgerald...have any of BA's WRs in Arizona shown year to year improvement? One could actually make the case that they have regressed during their time here. Look at Michael Floyd. Now John Brown. J.J. Nelson, the rave of last year's camp before he got injured, has had a very quiet camp this year, and according to his coach is no longer a bona fide NFL WR...at least for this week.
BA just stated that 3rd round pick WR Chad Williams, whom BA has called out for being out of shape, "won't be ready to contribute until Thanksgiving, except perhaps on special teams."
BA also indicated that Steve Keim is upstairs breaking down tape of available street free agents.
With the departure of Michael Floyd many fans were expecting some sort of off-season WR acquisition...but BA kept insisting that the "WR room is deep"...kind of like insisting last year when no key free agent was signed to play CB, that Justin Bethel was ready to shine...that he is "just as talented as Patrick Peterson."
