Cardinals Players Defend Jonathan Gannon as Frustration Boils

Losses are piling up in the desert.

It's been a frustrating season for the Arizona Cardinals, who have now dropped to 3-9 on the year after losing to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 13.

The Cardinals, under head coach Jonathan Gannon, have now lost their last nine-of-ten games moving into next week.

"The game came down to the wire there, a lot of back and forth. We lose the takeaway battle 2-0 we know it's going to be tough sledding. They converted some. We didn't. I love the fight by the group, I just told them in the locker room though, it comes down to a couple plays in all three phases," Gannon said after the game.

"You're going against a good football team, and you got to make those plays. It starts with us coaches making sure that we're on the details, and start converting more of those plays so we can win a game."

Gannon has been under heavy fire this year, and such is life for a head coach in a failing season.

However, a handful of Cardinals stuck up for their coach:

Cardinals Stand Up For Jonathan Gannon

"JG is awesome. He doesn't get enough credit for how he coaches and teaches the game. I've learned so much about football, the basics ... it's dissapointing we're not able to help him and win these games. He's doing a phenomenal job. Great leader. He's perfect. It's us. We're the problem, we just got to get better." former first-round pick Darius Robinson said in the locker room after Tampa.