Cardinals mulling sweeping changes: GM Steve Keim could join Raiders, head-coach search likely

[TJ]

I’m not married to the idea of keeping Keim, but he does have measurable success that people can reference. Meaning you could do a lot worse if you try and upgrade at the GM position.

Wilks is a different story. He has no attributes that indicate he’s a head coach in the NFL.

 

[azsouthendzone]

Keim is not a horrible GM & will win big with Gruden if he goes to the Raiders. I've said it many times & I'll say it again, Keim had NOTHING to do with the Wilks hire. That was 100% on Michael Bidwill. I'm sure we can find a solid GM, but there's no guarantee he'll be better than Keim. On the other hand, we can hire a HS janitor for HC & it would be an upgrade over Wilks.

How do you know the Wilks hire was 100% on Bidwill and 0 on Keim?

 

[Cheesebeef]

6 seasons... 2 playoff appearances... 1 playoff win... three straight seasons without winning season and when left to his own devices completely without Arians, produces the single worst team in the history of the Cardinals.

Sorry. You don't get a mulligan after an abortion of a season like this, that was preceded by two incredibly disappointing seasons where the team was going "all in" for a title.

More than any reason I don't want him back though is his absolute inability to create an O-line. No O-line = Josh Rosen dead. I don't trust Keim to do the most important thing a team can for a young QBOTF, so you have to go find someone else.

 

[Hoodhero]

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[Chopper0080]

I’m not married to the idea of keeping Keim, but he does have measurable success that people can reference. Meaning you could do a lot worse if you try and upgrade at the GM position.

Wilks is a different story. He has no attributes that indicate he’s a head coach in the NFL.

The most likely scenario that I see is...

Steve Keim - GM
Freddie Kitchens - HC
Byron Leftwich - OC
Todd Bowles - DC

 

[Timm Rosenbach]

This is actually going to be a desirable destination for a GM and coach. Number one pick, potential QBOTF, and some pieces to build around (Chandler Jones PP21 and David Johnson)

 

[Zeno]

In the comments on his Twitter feed Benjamin Albright mentions Eliot Wolf, didn’t know much about him but young (36), 13 years with the Packers and this year assistant GM with the Browns.

Does Albright have any connections or is it pure speculation?

 

[oaken1]

It is tough to put all of the blame of this type of season on one person.

Mike Bidwill?

 

[DVontel]

This is actually going to be a desirable destination for a GM and coach. Number one pick, potential QBOTF, and some pieces to build around (Chandler Jones PP21 and David Johnson)

I’ma get hate for this, but I would honestly trade both PP21 & David. I love both, but PP21 is close to 30 & will experience a drop off sooner than later, imo. Better get some assets while you can (2019 1st & 3rd would do). David is already 27 & it is easier to find productive RBs(perhaps a 2nd & 4th/or 5th). This team is some years away even with a good coach.

 

[speedy]

In the comments on his Twitter feed Benjamin Albright mentions Eliot Wolf, didn’t know much about him but young (36), 13 years with the Packers and this year assistant GM with the Browns.

Does Albright have any connections or is it pure speculation?

Eliot wolf will want Mike McCarthy

 

[TJ]

The most likely scenario that I see is...

Steve Keim - GM
Freddie Kitchens - HC
Byron Leftwich - OC
Todd Bowles - DC

Dear God. No Leftwich.

 

[Timm Rosenbach]

I’ma get hate for this, but I would honestly trade both PP21 & David. I love both, but PP21 is close to 30 & will experience a drop off sooner than later, imo. Better get some assets while you can (2019 1st & 3rd would do). David is already 27 & it is easier to find productive RBs(perhaps a 2nd & 4th/or 5th). This team is some years away even with a good coach.

Could you imaging the secondary without PP21?

 

[DVontel]

Could you imaging the secondary without PP21?

I mean it’s already awful with PP21.

 

[Zeno]

Where would this team be had James Bettcher been the hire as HC? I don’t think too many of us would have been excited about it but I have to believe they would be more competitive.

 

[Timm Rosenbach]

Where would this team be had James Bettcher been the hire as HC? I don’t think too many of us would have been excited about it but I have to believe they would be more competitive.

If we had to suffer through this to get a top flight coach like Harbaugh, I can live with it. But we need to get this next hire right. And a Bettcher level coach will not do

 

[BullheadCardFan]

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Good as they should clean house

 

[football karma]

Benjamin Albright mentions Eliot Wolf, didn’t know much about him but young (36), 13 years with the Packers and this year assistant GM with the Browns.

Ron Wolf's son

 

[SoCal Cardfan]

Good thing we as fans don’t have to do the job search...isn’t it? The team needs to hire the right guy

If they let the fans pick the GM and/or Head coach.... Could the results be much worse?

 

[Timm Rosenbach]

If they let the fans pick the GM and/or Head coach.... Could the results be much worse?

Let’s send the ASFN poll to Michael Bidwill

 

[GatorAZ]

I would let @Southpaw talk me into Kliff Kingsbury as HC at this point.

 

[Southpaw]

The most likely scenario that I see is...

Steve Keim - GM
Freddie Kitchens - HC
Byron Leftwich - OC
Todd Bowles - DC

 

[b8rtm8nn]

... and when left to his own devices completely without Arians, produces the single worst team in the history of the Cardinals.

This is my reasoning for not bringing Keim back in a nutshell. I was against getting rid of Keim, but now...

 

[jmt]

Sorry. You don't get a mulligan after an abortion of a season like this, that was preceded by two incredibly disappointing seasons where the team was going "all in" for a title.

Exactly!

 

[azsouthendzone]

The most likely scenario that I see is...

Steve Keim - GM
Freddie Kitchens - HC
Byron Leftwich - OC
Todd Bowles - DC

This sounds terrible.

 

[Lagerfilled]

was their something public on the second half of that statement??

Yeah, where did that come from???