The Arizona Cardinals got to 2-0 on Sunday with an emphatic home win over the rebuilding Washington Football Team. (Even if Scary Terry McLaurin did go off.) Predictably, the national NFL media has already begun to take notice.
It’s only a matter of time before we see the first “Are the Arizona Cardinals for real?” piece. Although it’s a clichéd phrase, it’s still worth taking a look at what’s real—and what’s fictional—about this team. Well, as much as we can tell through two games, anyway. Let’s start with one of the more disappointing developments of this young season.