With the Arizona Cardinals faltering to finish the season in 2020, going from 5-2 to 8-8, there has been a certain group of fans getting more vocal on social media. They believe that head coach Kliff Kingsbury should be fired after just two years.
Starting left tackle D.J. Humphries, of the team’s captains, doesn’t really have a lot to say to them.
“I have no reaction to those fans,” Humphries told reporters on Monday after the season ended for the team.
It was basically a “no comment” reaction. He did further elaborate, eagerly throwing the support of his 6-foot-5, 307-pound frame in favor of his head coach.
“We came light years from having the number one pick and having three wins to being 8-8,” he added. “That happened with Kliff as our head coach. Those fans that have those opinions, I don’t want to get enamored with talking to those guys at all because if you’re not with us, you’re against us.”
He recognizes that the team didn’t finish where it could have or arguably should have, especially going from 5-2 and looking like one of the best teams in the NFC to scoring 19 combined points in the final two games against backup quarterbacks playing for division rivals. They sputtered down the stretch.
That said, progress was made in the big picture. “I think we made a lot of strides from last year to this year, and I think it’s something to build off of for next year,” Humphries said.
He believes in Kingsbury. He likes playing for him. It is premature to pull the plug on this team’s leadership.
While there are questions moving forward, it is clear that Kingsbury has the support of his player leaders, which is a good sign for the team as it enters a critical offseason.
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