"The downside to any journey of self-discovery is discovering there aren't many things to like. The Cardinals knew that all too well Sunday after another embarrassing loss to a good team on the road. If the Cardinals found an identity in their 41-10 debacle against the Chargers, it's one they want to keep hidden in the basement. The defense had more holes than a teenager's jeans. The offense produced nothing but consternation and a quarterback change. And a team of archaeologists would have to sift through a lot of mistakes to find evidence of a game plan. "There are a lot of things that went wrong," coach Ken Whisenhunt said. "It's disappointing and unfortunate, because I thought we made a lot of improvements on that." Finding someone to blame for the loss won't be hard. Just round up the usual suspects, and charge them all. It all added up to humiliating loss that dropped the Cardinals (2-2) into a tie for the NFC West division lead with the Rams and Seahawks. At least they still have that going for them. Quarterback Derek Anderson was benched late in the first half after an interception, his second, was returned for a touchdown. Before that, Anderson had ended a promising drive with an interception and missed a receiver for a sure touchdown. His replacement, Max Hall, fared little better. He was sacked six times, and when he did have time to throw, he looked just like someone seeing his first extended NFL action. Whisenhunt declined to name a starter for Sunday's home game against the New Orleans Saints, saying he didn't want to make an emotional decision. Asked if going to a rookie quarterback before a home game and an off week was opportune, Whisenhunt replied: "I don't know if there's ever a good time to go with a rookie quarterback, to be honest with you," Whisenhunt said. "There's a lot of things, I think. Until I see them on the tape, I don't know. I don't want to make a judgment off of what I think happened today, because there's not a lot of things I think were very good." The game followed a familiar pattern for the Cardinals, one they established in a 41-7 loss at Atlanta in Week 2. They moved the ball early, committed mistakes, then were dominated physically." Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/car...izona-cardinals-san-diego-chargers-gamer.html
