Simple X's and O's breakdown: Yesterday about the 2nd quarter, the Cards really started sending interior pressure. Shula, possibly drunk, then adjusted by having Cam run some zone option reads and rolling him out away from the pressure with a run/pass option. Result? We started moving the ball again.
So what does Shula do in the second half? Stubbornly go back to his original game plan and glue Newton's feet in the pocket so #1 can get slammed over and over when his receivers don't get open on their long routes.
Cam looked GREAT yesterday...till the pressure came. Then he looked OK...till he fell behind and started pressing. Then he looked terrible.
I think midway through the second quarter he had a 114 QBR.
As Tony Dungy said, nothing's wrong with Cam. Everything's wrong with the play calling.