Cardinals' Coverage Issues via Flawed Schemes and Personnel Decisions Getty Images: credit Cooper Neill By Walter Mitchell It is bullshit to say that the Cardinals suck on defense due to a lack of talent, Any player in the NFL will tell you that his success is dependent on his coaches putting him in the best positions to succeed. What that essentially means for players is two things: 1. The schemes need to be tailored to the strengths of the players. 2. The coaches need to do their best to prepare the players in a manner that breeds confidence, sound fundaments and mutual trust. Over the past four years, what we have been seeing from the Cardinals' defense is how inherently flawed their schemes are. Let us count a few of the ways: 1. Players are being put in positions that are not their strengths. 2. The soft zones, which the coaches are playing over 80% of the time are improperly taught. Example A: when you see two players standing next to a receiver, but not on...
