Is Running Up the Score Acceptable?

Running up the score seems to be frowned upon by almost everyone. We usually have that controversy a couple times a year. Whether that team should have went for it on that down, or they should have pulled their starters out of the game earlier. Today, the Seahawks beat down the Cardinals in every aspect of the game. The final result was a 58-0 victory in favor of the Seahawks, thanks to the undisciplined Cardinals, and the fact they just don't have a Quarterback that can thrown the ball anywhere near all-pro Larry Fitzgerald.

So was Pete Carroll out of line, going for it on 4th down? Was Russell Wilson out of line for throwing the ball into the end zone on that 4th down? I say no way! You are in the NFL, stand up for yourselves, don't put yourself in that position in the first place, Cardinals. Sure, you can have a let down game, where you get beat by a couple touchdowns. But, at no point should you ever be down by 50. If you need to look back well past that afternoon. It means that your front office is not doing a successful job, whether it be drafting, scouting or signing free-agents. But, most of the blame needs to be put on Ken Whisenhunt for not preparing his team anywhere near the level they needed to be at for that game. 

After this game, Whisenhunt and Rob Graves (general manager) should have been handed their pink slips and sent home. So, don't look at Pete Carroll as the bad guy here. He made the right decision, look at the other side of the field, blame the whole Cardinals organization for mismanagement, and putting a product on the field, that didn't have any business being out there.