Bidwills getting a bad rap on the board...

[THESMEL]

beef

Kurt might still be playing for the Niners- The HC hired Mike Miller at OC- and dared teams to beat the oline one dimensionally. It is a damned fact- Kurt got beat up and knocked out one dimensionally- His last game we ran 10 times just like the SB! Kurt never survived the first half- Leinart had a great drive in a playoff game - kept us in it.

OUR TEAM SURRENDERED 9 minutes later with 6 minutes left in the 3rd 1/4 in a Divisional playoff game - after starting with an 80 yard TD run-yea Whiz deserved the bounty money for a hurt Kurt- Stupidest thing I ever saw- Blame Beanie and Edge - while we were last in rush attempts over the last 6 years- THT was a pet 5th round draft pick that was willing to block for the pass game - He was never a featured RB.

Yea- yea- yea- Yo have heard it all before- I don't know if we corrected it with these hires- I seen both the Niners and the Ravens beat great teams down and then throw them down and have their way with them in the 4th 1/4 this weekend. Lets see how soft BA's training camp is- maybe we can out think them- Ha HA!

Did you notice how quiet the Ravens defense was pre snap? They did not let the offense dictate their Game plan?

the Bidwills forced Kurt Warner, who had just taken this team to the Super Bowl, to go to San Francisco in order to get the contract he deserved.

there's no rap bad enough for those guys.

 

[john h]

in my opinion.

Can't believe I'm typing this, but that's how I see the current situation.

I, like so many of you, have been justifiably critical of ownership over the years (38 years to be exact) but the current failures are not really on them, UNLESS they don't make changes at the end of the season.

Here's my thinking.

When Michael Bidwill hired Wiz, most applauded. MB even green lit the mill or so that Haley was paid as an assistant, as I recall. FO is committed was the feeling most expressed on the board. And no longer cheap!! I agreed. Earlier MB had signed Warner, at someone's behest to be sure, but he cut the check. Then he signed Edge to even greater fanfare. Cheap no longer was the call. I agreed.

At then came our Super Bowl run which justified all of the above.

It was about this time a gentle and glorious consensus fell upon the board -- MB has changed the way the Cardinals do business! More than that, he has changed the culture!! I wholeheartedly agreed. And still do.

So, as part of this new and improved culture, MB gave Wiz an extension. Hello? As many of you wanted, heck, demanded! Dude was listening. He was being proactive which is what we all wanted. Still want. Que no?

Problem is, he entrusted Wiz. IMO, that was the mistake he made. And Graves, to a lessor degree I think.

Of the two, I believe Wiz is the bigger culprit in our current morass. MB did what he believed was right for the team with signing Kolb. He did it because Wiz told him he's the guy. Graves may or may not have been on board with Kolb. In any case, I don't think MB cuts a monster check to bring in Kolb unless Wiz tells him he da guy. Add to this the ridiculous handling of the QB situation and no wonder that confusion abounds... but MB, I think, entrusted Wiz, like so many wanted. Give Wiz the power to mold the team in his image, or something like that. MB did exactly that. He has opened his checkbook. The blame for the lack of an NFL o-line can't be placed on MBs front step, imo.


He gave Wiz much more than fair shot. Wiz screwed the pooch.


Just my opinion.

As long as the Cards are so terrible the Bidwills will continue to be criticized as they are ultimately responsible for everything the Cards do. It goes along with the title of Owner.