Revenge of the Birds
As the Arizona Cardinals closed up minicamp on Wednesday, Mike LaFleur decided he had seen enough through mandatory minicamp and the Cardinals are now off until training camp opens, with the Cardinals being one of the first teams reporting.
Fans were a little perplexed by the decision, which I get their thoughts, the Cardinals are one of the worst teams in the NFL in terms of odds to even make the playoffs. They are being bet heavily that they will not even make their over 4.5 wins, so why would you take the last day off?
Well, here is my thoughts on it… Why does it matter?
Everyone that is there and participating have been there and participating through all of voluntary OTA’s as well, so what is one day for those guys?
If Jacoby Brissett was back and participating, then to me it makes more sense to keep getting an extra day of work and getting some more camaraderie. However, Gardner Minshew and Carson Beck have been throwing to these guys for over a month already. One day isn’t taking it to the next level, and one day isn’t causing them to lose anything.
Again, I get the concern, but these guys who have been at camps are there everyday and working. It is one day, it is one less two hour workday. It doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things, and those who think it is bad can’t be convinced otherwise. Yet, for me it is a nice way to say thank you for the work and effort put in over the last month from those that were there.
If Brissett had shown up to work (I understand why he did not) then get all three days in and work, but if he’s not doing anything, then those that have been here have gotten enough work in and will be prepared for the next phase.
