“The Princess Bride” in which Billy Crystal’s character names the hero Black Jordan Hicks Jersey , Westley, as being pronounced “only MOSTLY dead.”The other character responds asking “What about all dead?” to which the answer is to pull out his pockets and look for loose change.Because it’s gonna be REALLY costly to fix.This is exactly how fans seem to feel about the 2018 Arizona Cardinals after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 28-18 yesterday, in a game where they had only half the yards as their opponent offensively, completed only 16% of third downs to their opponent’s 58% and held the ball for only 19 minutes and still have not scored a point in the 3rd quarter all year long.However, they did force 5 turnovers, and committed none.And we saw some aggressiveness early in the game on offense as Josh RosenAnd that’s going to have to be the key to winning games for Steve Wilks and his staff, as many of the same problems plagued the team the entire season long. Lack of committing to a run game (20 carries for 56 yards)Crucial drops in the passing game and a lack of receiving threatsTheir defense getting gashed in the run game in obvious running situationsPredictable play-calling (the 3rd and 7 screen where Christian Kirk was going nowhere stands out)Allowing opposing offenses to mount a second half comeback by giving up big plays due to mental errorsHaving tendencies on defense be guessed and countered with creative offensive calls that surprise the defenseAll in all, the biggest fault that the 2018 Cardinals have is a mistaken identity.Steve Wilks, when hired, wanted to “run the ball” and be dominant on both sides of the trenches.Currently, his offensive coordinator in Mike McCoy has struggled to keep that identity as Arizona is ranked as 32nd in the league in rushing, gaining only 65 yards per game while surrendering an average of 142, good enough for 31st in the league.This nearly identical unit last year on the defensive side of the ball (even moreso given Robert Nkemdiche didn’t play yesterday) only gave up 89 yards a game on the ground in 2017 Jordan Hicks Jersey 2019 , which was good enough for 6th overall.Sure, a new scheme needs time to learn, but after 5 weeks you’d expect some progress.There is none.The offensive line was called the “strength” of the team and Steve Wilks praised them coming into Week 1.Last year the Cardinals were 30th in the league in rushing, averaging 86 yards a game with a patchwork line that saw multiple linemen on Injured Reserve, in addition to the leading offensive weapon in the NFL from the previous year in David Johnson.Now, with only one serious injury to their starting line, a returning David Johnson and in signing a big money free agent in Justin Pugh and a healthy Mike Iupati, they’ve somehow managed to LOSE 30 yards running the football per game.At some point, Steve Wilks has to realize that the recipe that he believes will win games isn’t possible with this current team and iteration.He has to adapt.Just like Bruce Arians did when Carson Palmer broke his wrist and he had to turn to the likes of Drew Stanton and Blaine Gabbert.Just like Amos Jones did last year when Phil Dawson called him out on national television as Jay Feely announced that “he didn’t feel comfortable” with the lineup for his kicks that allowed rushers to get too close to him.And just like James Bettcher did when the Cardinals defense let Tom Savage throw for over 300 yards against their defense and Bruce Arians lost a game with a risky, bold decision to go for it on 4th down.They had to make changes and adjust.And they did, earning Arians an 8-8 record in his final season and the all-time winningest record in Arizona Cardinals coaching history.If Steve Wilks wants to have a crack at that record, he’s going to have to learn how to adapt and win in the NFL.The problem?Sunday’s win, outside of a few minor areas Black Terrell Suggs Jersey , was anything but.Wilks’ defense kept blitzing and struggled to keep the back end buttoned up all the same in both the first half and the second half.His aggressiveness didn’t change whether it was letting George Kittle run free for a large play or when blitzing C.J. Beatherd into a strip-sack for a fumble with Haason Reddick.And it didn’t change in a conservative second half effort that saw multiple runs to David Johnson and not a single time where he was thrown the ball in a 5 wide formation as a wide receiver.It’s who he is.And it’s who Mike McCoy is as well.Steve Keim went on radio this week and said in an interview that “he would have liked to see them throw the ball to [David Johnson] more.” Johnson, the Pro Football Focus #1 receiver in 2016, had 3 targets, 2 catches for 16 yards.And multiple beat writers noted how San Francisco’s defense seemed so predicated on what plays they were going to run it was like they were calling them out.The 5 turnovers was less Arizona taking the game and more a worse Niners team handing it to them.The below tweet summed it up best:The core issue the Cardinals are facing, the huge problem as it were, is not that they are chasing an identity that isn’t who they really are.It’s that their identity is exactly what Steve Wilks and his offensive coordinator Mike McCoy have wanted it to be.And when it’s readily apparent that it is not working, they are refusing to adapt and change who they are, or perhaps they are incapable of making such a change with this current team.Perhaps in 2019 with a roster that’s more rebuilt in their image, they could become that sort of team....but given how McCoy’s struggles have manifested offensively wherever he’s gone that hasn’t featured Philip Rivers or Peyton Manning, at least the offense seems clearly broken.The defense?The jury’s out.But with the likes of Rodgers, Rivers, Goff, Mahomes and more ahead Terrell Suggs Jersey 2019 , and a showdown with an explosive Vikings passing attack next week, a loss and sinking to 1-5 with the same issues and problems will cause fans to abandon any good will that was gained from today.So what is Wilks to do?Going back to that classic film of The Princess Bride, it’ll likely take a miracle.It’ll be painful and hard to swallow, but it beats the alternative.That miracle will need to involve Wilks shifting and adjusting his defensive philosophy to embrace the best way to tackle these shifty, high-powered offenses that make use of space and athletes by countering with athleticism of their own.Which will mean more snaps for Deone Bucannon and Haason Reddick in packages they are familiar with from the defense James Bettcher ran.It will mean deeper study on opposing offenses and recognizing that they’ve gotten familiar with some of your defensive playcalls and some self-scouting and opening up the defensive playbook to way back in the day to call a few tricks and traps like he did to close the game out against C.J. Beathard.And it might ultimately mean that if his own offensive coordinator refuses to adjust his own offense and play calling to help David Johnson and Josh Rosen...that he acknowledges the mistake and moves on.And even makes changes around his own offensive identity.Rather than running the football, why not shift at times to the hurry-up or a no-huddle offense?Why not let Rosen gain experience through throwing the ball quickly in an up-tempo attack that spreads a defense out rather than try to overwhelm them through the smallest point in the middle of the field?If your offense is already bad in time of possession, why not just capitalize on that facet by designing the opportunity for more explosive plays similar to the 75 yard touchdown to Christian Kirk?All of this is within Wilks’ range.But so far through five games, the only adaptation he’s seemed to admit was that Sam Bradford was a mistake.And that was after he already left Bradford in the game long enough that it cost them their first win in front of the home crowd against the Bears.So Wilks had better examine deep within himself to decide if he can change who he is to win in the NFL, or if he is going to keep pushing to try to win the only way how and still see the same pitiful performances.If it’s the latter, the Arizona Cardinals might quickly slide as a team from “mostly dead” to “all dead” if these same issues continue to plague this team with no improvement in November and December.And that won’t bode well for his or his coordinator’s jobs if there’s to be any sort of “happily ever after” to be found for the Cardinals going into the 2019 season. Ever since the hiring of Kliff Kingsbury as the Arizona Cardinals head coach, there has been rumors spreading around that they would take Kyler Murray with the no. 1 overall pick.When Kingsbury..."Ever since the hiring of Kliff Kingsbury as the Arizona Cardinals head coach, there has been rumors spreading around that they would take Kyler Murray with the no. 1 overall pick.When Kingsbury was the head coach for Texas Tech, he said that he would take Murray if he owned the first pick in the draft. Fortunately for him Marcus Gilbert Jersey 2019 , he owns that pick.People have used his words and started to spread rumors that the Cardinals will, in fact, take Murray, a year after they traded up to draft Josh Rosen with the 10th overall pick.But do the Cardinals really plan to take Kyler Murray?The idea that Murray is a better fit in Kingsbury’s system than Rosen is just crazy. Kingsbury has interest in the Oklahoma product. There’s no question about that. But Rosen has a strong arm and has played in shotgun air raid formations throughout his college career. Plus, he has a year of NFL experience and is only 22 years old.Unless someone is following Steve Keim and he’s telling the media that he will take Kyler Murray, he is not guaranteed to be a Cardinal.The Cardinals have already expressed serious interest in Ohio State’s pass rusher Nick Bosa. They took him out to dinner and has had great interviews with every team that he’s met. In my opinion, drafting a player that isn’t completely in love with football is a huge risk, especially with the no. 1 overall pick. In three to four years from now, what’s to stop Murray from quitting football and going to Major League Baseball?Rosen has all the intangibles to succeed in Kingsbury’s offense. He’s not as athletically inclined as Murray but he can do everything that’s asked of him. He has handled the draft and trade rumors really well. He’s been active off the field, helping the community. He reported to the Cardinals’ facilities in the first day of offseason workouts. That’s what a leader does and his Cardinals’ teammates have come out to support him.To take Kyler Murray would set the Cardinals back, replacing their supposed franchise quarterback after only one season. This is the Cardinals chance to improve the talent around their roster with the belief that they already have their quarterback of the future.For now, rumors are just rumors. We’ll find out in less than two weeks whether these Kyler Murray rumors will become a reality.