12th Fan Color Rush Jersey , it’ll be interesting to see if Byron Leftwich is still the offensive coordinator for Steve Wilks. That is, if Wilks is even still the head coach.Since firing offensive coordinator Mike McCoy in Week 8, the Cardinals offense has shown no progress. In fact, the team has been twice as bad as any other offense over the last six games per FootballOutsiders, who has them as posting the third-worst DVOA on that side of the ball dating back to 1986. The only offenses that were worse?The expansion 2002 Houston Texans and the 1992 Seahawks. Which you probably already knew.The ‘92 Seahawks are the second-worst offense by DVOA, meaning that if the ‘18 version pitches a shutout and forces some turnovers and whatnot, maybe they can finally move a spot down the list. Shutting down Leftwich’s offense won’t be hard if the Cards play like they have over the course of this season.Arizona is 32nd in points, yards, yards per pass attempt and yards per carry. From FO, the Cardinals only have one positive game all season ... barely:The Cardinals offense is -43.2% in weighted DVOA (more emphasis on recent games) and 31st place is at -24% for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Yes, that gap is as big as it looks.They’ve scored five touchdowns in the last four games: two touchdown runs by Chase Edmonds in a win over the Green Bay Packers, a David Johnson run in the first quarter against the Atlanta Falcons, and then a garbage time throw by Mike Glennon in the fourth quarter in a game they lost 40-14, and a pass from Larry Fitzgerald to David Johnson in a blowout loss to the LA Rams last week.In those four games, rookie Josh Rosen has zero touchdowns and three interceptions. Five weeks ago was Rosen’s last touchdown, a 25-yard throw to Fitzgerald in a 45-10 loss to the LA Chargers.In the last five games, the Cardinals are 31st in total yards, yards per play, net yards per pass attempt, and 30th in passer rating. They’ve scored just three third quarter touchdowns all season long. They have eight touchdowns in their three victories and six of those have come against the San Francisco 49ers
Tyler Lockett Color Rush Jersey , who rank 23rd in DVOA on defense. The two others came against the Packers, who are 26th. Three came against the Raiders, who are 30th. Six of their touchdowns are one or two-yard runs by David Johnson.They surprisingly took a 14-0 lead against the Chicago Bears in Week 3 with Sam Bradford at QB. The Bears won 16-14.So what does Arizona do next?If the Cardinals lose this Sunday, it’ll secure them the first overall pick next year. Debates will probably go on for a bit: take defensive end Nick Bosa out of Ohio State, the consensus top player in the draft right now, and improve a pass rush and defense that also needs help. Or take an offensive lineman, which almost certainly would come after trading down. Is it okay to take a defensive player when you have the worst offense in the NFL and need to do a better job of protecting the QB you just drafted in the first round?I think the answer will probably be that yes, it is okay. It is extremely difficult to find a franchise left tackle outside of selecting one in the first round of the draft, but not impossible, as the Seahawks proved with Duane Brown.But the Cardinals will still need to find replacements on the offensive line. It seems likely that left guard Mike Iupati and right tackle Andre Smith won’t be back, though they save nothing by releasing Iupati.
