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Arians: I Wasn’t Going to Let Logan Thomas Fail

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After losing Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton to knee injuries in separate games versus the Rams, Cardinals coach Bruce Arians was desperate for a quarterback entering the 2014 playoffs.

Ryan Lindley set a record for ignominy, passing 229 times without a touchdown to start his NFL career. His 50.3 passer rating and 1-5 record (.167) were the lowest marks by any postseason quarterback in the last 30 years.

Held hostage by Lindley, Arizona managed an NFL postseason record-low 78 yards of offense in the Wild Card Round loss to the Panthers.

So why didn’t Arians turn to rifle-armed rookie Logan Thomas, as originally planned entering the regular-season finale versus the 49ers?

via Chris Wesseling of NFL.com

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