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Related: About this forumLarry Fitzgerald disavows fathers' critique of Arizona Cardinals
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Pro Bowl receiver Larry Fitzgerald, in response to a series of tweets from his father that criticized the Arizona Cardinals for only targeting him four times during Monday night's 18-17 win, says he doesn't share those sentiments.
Larry Fitzgerald Sr. set off the controversy a couple of hours after his son didn't get targeted in the first three quarters of a game for the first time in his 11-year career.
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Last season, Fitzgerald was targeted 136 times, which accounted for 24.4 percent of Arizona's targets in coach Bruce Arians' first year as the Cardinals' coach.
It matched the third-lowest such rate of Fitzgerald's career.
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Arians said Tuesday he doesn't design plays for specific players -- including the eight-time Pro Bowler.
"That's interceptions waiting to happen," Arians said. "You have guys go out and then whatever coverage dictates, you get it. The coverage dictated he wasn't getting many.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11498285/larry-fitzgerald-disavows-father-critique-arizona-cardinals
Knowing this makes me appreciate Bruce Arians even more. QBs in the past, even Warner to a lesser extent would often force the ball to Fitzgerald which actually worked out more times than not but led to a lot of incompletions and interceptions.
In related news: Garrett: Don't force ball to Dez Bryant
IRVING, Texas -- Common sense dictates that the Dallas Cowboys want to get Dez Bryant the ball a bunch.
Common sense also dictates that Tony Romo shouldnt throw Bryant the ball when he has two or three defenders all over him.
That happened twice Sunday. Romo was picked off both times.
I think its pretty clear -- you dont force the ball to people, head coach Jason Garrett said. Dez is a great player, but [Jason Witten is] a great player too, Terrance Williams, Cole Beasley, Devin Street, Dwayne Harris, all those guys are really, really good football players, who, if given an opportunity, are going to come through for us.
http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4733298/garrett-dont-force-ball-to-dez-bryant
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Not a good combination.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)than to get involved in this. His comments come of as an angry father more than someone who's supposed to know what he's talking about.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Unlike you and I who always think things through! Instant communication is dangerous and people need to count to 10.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)Nice post, cboy1.
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