I assume he would have been in the match day squad, I'd say he's been playing in games where he's clearly not been fit at the request of Pardew. Cabaye has made himself look worse by putting in the poor performances during this time, he'd have got a lot more stick if he'd refused to play.
Seems like at the end of the season all the stick was pointed at Pardew, since it's been confirmed he's staying it seems to have turned on the players as we all like somebody to blame.