Let’s face it, Arizona’s single shining moment of QB excellence was between 2005 & 2009, when Kurt Warner was under center. Before and since it has been middling at best and a disaster at worst, with the 2012 season shaping up to be a prime example of the latter.
With his team currently mired in an eight-game losing streak after starting the season 4-0, coach Ken Whisenhunt announced Wednesday that backup John Skelton would replace sixth-round draft pick Ryan Lindley, who was at the helm of, arguably, one the worst offensive performances in recent memory last Sunday at the New York Jets.
Lindley completed 10 of 31 passes for 72 yards and one interception while Arizona tied a dubious franchise record with five first downs and was 0 for 15 on third-down conversions. Unlike the Jets decision to bench Mark Sanchez late in the third quarter, the Cardinals inexplicably chose to keep Lindley in the game. They only managed to gain 22 yards total the entire second half.
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