It is clear that this is not a playoff-caliber team. They don’t deserve to be in the playoffs, and quite frankly, they don’t deserve to be in the hunt. If a team cannot win the games that they should win (at home mind you!), then they won’t win the games they shouldn’t win. Not to mention, they are not capitalizing on the schedule and the poor division as it is.

This was a game for the Cardinals to lose, and like clockwork, they did. The worst part is they could have won. It’s almost as if they didn’t want to, or expected it to be easy. With that mentality, they will be at the bottom of the pack for quite a while.

Obviously, the playoffs are not out of the picture. It’s just that much harder. In order for them to have a chance, they must win out, and their remaining schedule is full of games that they should win. We know how those turn out…