When Steve Wilks was introduced as the new coach of the Arizona Cardinals in January, the former Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator sounded a clear vision for his new team's offensive philosophy.
"You've got to run the football," Wilks said, "and I think you've got to have balance off that. It opens up the passing game for you. It opens up play-action, so we're going to run the football. ...
"As a defensive coordinator, there's nothing more demoralizing to a team than being able to run the ball. I mean, you're talking about taking the air out of an individual, so that's going to be our premise.