{"id":1445,"date":"2016-09-13T13:42:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T17:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=1445"},"modified":"2016-09-13T13:42:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T17:42:05","slug":"arizona-cardinals-general-manager-steve-keim-was-not-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2016\/09\/13\/arizona-cardinals-general-manager-steve-keim-was-not-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Cardinals General Manager Steve Keim Was Not Happy After Week One Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Arizona Cardinals<\/strong> did not come to play in their first game of the season. The Cardinals looked mediocre on defense and out of sync on offense. Their general manager Steve Keim<\/strong> took to the radio this morning and had some strong words about his team.\u00a0During his scheduled Monday morning interview with Arizona Sports 98.7 FM<\/strong> he had this to say.<\/p>\n

Arizona Cardinals General Manager Steve Keim Was Not Happy After Week One Loss<\/h2>\n

Steve Keim Evaluating the Game<\/h3>\n

“You wake up Monday morning with a loss, you\u2019re angry, disappointed and embarrassed, and that\u2019s the way we should all feel.”<\/p>\n

Very strong words from a man that has assembled one of the most talented rosters in the league, at least on paper. He went on to talk specifically about the offense.<\/p>\n

“I thought we were out of sync in the passing game in the first half, receivers and Carson (Palmer) were not on the same page.”<\/p>\n

On his first three throws to Michael Floyd<\/a><\/strong>, Carson Palmer<\/a><\/strong> threw to completely different spots than his receiver ran to. This inconsistency cost them very important possessions and let the New England Patriots<\/strong> get out to an early lead.<\/p>\n

Steve Keim\u00a0Evaluating Tyrann Mathieu<\/h3>\n

\u201cWell he tried to fly around. Again, I think that he\u2019d be the first to tell you that he was disappointed in some of the missed tackles that he had specifically in the alley. He\u2019s got to get better in that area and I don\u2019t know if the knee\u2019s bothering him or not. As far as I can tell it\u2019s not, but knocking the rust off, reminding yourself to come to balance and bend your knees and play in space; I think that\u2019s something he\u2019ll continue to grow and get better.\u201d<\/p>\n

At half time, Tyrann Mathieu<\/a><\/strong> was tied for the team lead with five tackles. He could have had seven tackles at that point if he didn’t miss two easy plays on Julian Edelman<\/a><\/strong>. He played far more free safety and was not near the line of scrimmage as much last year. Here are some numbers from pro football focus.<\/p>\n

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Cardinals using Tyrann Mathieu differently so far. 69.4% of snaps have been as a deep safety (was 8.3% in 2015) pic.twitter.com\/NB5JI6VpMP<\/a><\/p>\n

— PFF (@PFF) September 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n