Over the past few weeks and days
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coach. Being 0-3 puts any coach on the hot seat. However, as they say—-”when the
going gets tough, the tough get going.” Such appears to be the case with Steve
Wilks. He has a vision of how he wants his team to play—-and he is 100%
committed to that vision.The most difficult part for Steve Wilks right now is
handling the awkward and tenuous situation of being the third in command on a
leadership team.For those of you have been on a leadership team—-you know
exactly what I am talking about. For example, I was once told by the headmaster
of the school where I was the Varsity basketball coach that he didn't want me to
play all 5 of my African-American players at the same time—-that is was bad PR
for the school.I did not comply and left the school after the year was over.That
is an extreme example for the sake of making a point.When Steve Wilks took the
job he agreed to embrace Michael Bidwill’s and Steve Keim’s vision of moving the
franchise forward—-which heavily involved stronger teaching from the coaches,
far less finger pointing and name calling from the head coach, a more stable
culture and a sizable emphasis on player development that includes motivating
players with quirky personalities.Wilks was also privy to his bosses’ vision
that even though the plan was to draft a QBOF
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1-2 years and the other as a 2 year backup. When Wilks was announced as the head
coach he expressed his philosophy that all positions are open to competition and
that as a result of the competition, “the best players will play.”As one looks
at the NFL standings after three games, the Cardinals are the only team in the
NFL that averages single digits in points per game at 6.6. This is during a time
when record numbers of TDs are being scored around the league. The Cardinals’
point differential (-54) is by far the worst in the league. And they are a
paragon of ineptitude in first downs (32) and 3rd down conversions (23.3%)—-last
in the NFL in both categories.As a result, Wilks has faced many more heated
questions from the Arizona media that his predecessor ever did—-he was grilled
about the 3rd and 2 play call—-and he keeps getting asked if he has faith in
Mike McCoy. Wilks is taking the high road publicly. He is defending his coaches
and players to the media. But—-he is challenging his coaches and players behind
the scenes. Wilks has said all along that he wants to find the players he can
trust the most—-and that is precisely what he is doing, by shuffling the
struggling players out in favor of sprinting other players in—-like he did when
he subbed Gerald Hodges in for Deone Bucannon—-and now when he is turning the
keys over to rookie Josh Rosen at QB and is working Bene Benwikere in at
RCB.Because of the shuffling that Wilks has been doing on defense
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ultimately what Wilks envisions, but it is headed in that direction.What is most
encouraging is how well CB Patrick Peterson has embraced Wilks’ defensive
philosophy. Peterson has taken his game to a higher level this year—-and others
are starting to follow.While you won’t see Wilks disparage a coach—-rest assured
you won’t see stagnancy at the QB position or any position—-and you won’t see
David Johnson standing on the sidelines with the game on the line ever again.
What Wilks needs to find out asap is whether Mike McCoy can have a positive
influence on Josh Rosen and, in doing so, whether McCoy can start to turn the
offense in the right direction. The pressure is now on McCoy to produce.In an
ideal world, Wilks would have loved to see Bidwill’s and Keim’s “retooling”
vision come to fruition this year—-and Wilks would have loved to have seen
former high draft picks such as Deone Bucannon and Brandon Williams play to
their potential—-but Wilks is not the kind of coach who is going to settle for
mediocrity or compromise his own values for the sake of appeasing a player or a
boss. We can clearly see that today.The Cardinals are in flux right now—-but
this kind of flux—-generated by an impassioned and determined head coach—-is a
good thing. Wilks is committed to shuffling the deck until his Cardinals start
raking in tricks and stacking up piles of chips..ROTB Week 2 Pick ‘Em Contest
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Washington-6Indianapolis2—- 1:00 ET At Atlanta-6 Carolina3—- 1:00 ET Minnesota-1
At Green Bay4—- 1:00 ET LA Chargers-7.5 At Buffalo5—- 1:00 ET Houston-3 At
Tennessee6—- 1:00 ET At Pittsburgh-5.5 Kansas City7—- 1:00 ET At NY Jets-2.5
Miami8—- 1:00 ET Philadelphia-3 At Tampa Bay9—- 1:00 ET At New Orleans-9.5
Cleveland10—- 4:05 ET At LA Rams-13 Arizona11—- 4:05 ET At San Francisco-6
Detroit12—- 4:25 ET New England-1 At Jacksonville13—- 4:25 ET At Denver-6.5
Oakland14—-8:20 ET At Dallas-3 NY Giants15—-MNF 8:15 ET At Chicago-3.5 SeattleMy
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