CLEVELAND -- With his proclivity for colorful language, there aren’t many four-letter words that escape the vocabulary of Cardinals coach Bruce Arians. But suddenly, a three-letter word is unspeakable.
“Screw the bye week,” Arians said Tuesday at the first reference to the once-a-year reprieve. “I don’t even want to hear talk about the bye week.”
While Arians broadcasted that message through the media this week, it was meant for his players. The Cardinals have their final game on Sunday before that illustrious bye – the rare weekend off during the season – and it comes against
the Browns, a franchise which has been downtrodden for several years and will be home underdogs.