‘The effort was there again for coach Mike Mularkey, but as was often the case this season, everything went up in flames due to turnovers, red-zone mistakes, odd play calls and too many big plays allowed by the defense. In the end, even the club’s reliable special teams broke down. Mularkey pushed all the right buttons during last season’s 9-7 finish but seemingly couldn’t hit any right in this year’s crash to 5-11.’