Cards Hire Jonathan Gannon as New HC

HairZach

Hall of Famer
Joined
Sep 7, 2020
Posts
1,507
Reaction score
3,166
Location
VA
It’s pretty lazy to look at they guys’ old teams and decide we need their free agents.

When the Hawks signed Pete Carroll, many here were like, “He gonna sign all the Trojans Durr durr” and he didn’t sign any of them.

It’s probably a bad sign if your front office thinks that the best guys available are the ones they already knew. Bring in the camp fodder if you need someone familiar.
I mean the Eagles made the superbowl and have 20 (?) free agents. They have some good players that they aren't going to be able to resign.
 

Cardsfaninlouky

ASFN Lifer
Joined
Jan 10, 2019
Posts
4,892
Reaction score
7,063
Location
Louisville

Does anyone know much about the dude that wrote this article? Jim Koch. Supposedly a lifelong Cardinals fan living in Philly however that happens lol?
 

BritCard

ASFN Icon
Joined
Jan 10, 2020
Posts
22,713
Reaction score
41,513
Location
UK

BritCard

ASFN Icon
Joined
Jan 10, 2020
Posts
22,713
Reaction score
41,513
Location
UK
I wonder if Monti/Gannon might try to trade Simmons rather than find a role for him.

He's a top 10 pick. He hasn't shown the instincts to play LB. We are set at safety. I can see the connundrum it would be for any coach. Would you rather have this super athletic guy that you have to try shoehorn in to a role, possibly only in sub packages, who is going into year 4. Or do you try get something back for him now that you can put towards a "rebuild"?

Or does Gannon see a guy he can make a star with the right coaching? I'm dubious personally. I know Simmons has had some poor coaching but at the same time the instincts are clearly missing.

Will be an interesting one to watch.
 

K1Day1

Veteran
Joined
Nov 11, 2019
Posts
180
Reaction score
317
Location
Avondale
Hope I'm wrong but got a bad feeling about the hire. Just seems like Bidwill settled for a HC that was " WILLING " to coach the team rather than someone that " WANTED " to coach the team. Most of the other HC candidates seem to have backed out or just flat said No to the job.
 

Gandhi

Hall of Famer
Joined
Feb 17, 2007
Posts
2,050
Reaction score
2,933
Location
Denmark
CARDS: 48 under contract: Cap space: $13,587,247

Anderson (cut): $12m
DHop (restructure): $9.1m (trade: $8.1m)
Baker (restructure): $6.8m
Ertz (restructure): $3.8m
Hump (restructure): $2.8m
Connor (restructure): $2.5m

Cap space: $50,007,926

Additionally, a new deal for Hollywood will reduce his $13.4 cap hit.

All kinds of ways to create Cap space.

It's all in the structure.

And then there is the thing that the salary cap goes up 16.6 million from last year.

Worrying even a single bit about the cap is a waste of time.
 

Cardsfaninlouky

ASFN Lifer
Joined
Jan 10, 2019
Posts
4,892
Reaction score
7,063
Location
Louisville
And then there is the thing that the salary cap goes up 16.6 million from last year.

Worrying even a single bit about the cap is a waste of time.
Just cutting Robbie Anderson would give us 2 depth players at 6 million each or 3 at 4 million each lol. I'm not worried, I think we found a GM that is going to build this team right.
 

Jetstream Green

Kool Aid with a touch of vodka
Joined
Feb 5, 2003
Posts
29,485
Reaction score
16,672
Location
San Antonio, Texas

BritCard

ASFN Icon
Joined
Jan 10, 2020
Posts
22,713
Reaction score
41,513
Location
UK

Solar7

Go Suns
Joined
May 18, 2002
Posts
11,178
Reaction score
12,120
Location
Las Vegas, NV

BritCard

ASFN Icon
Joined
Jan 10, 2020
Posts
22,713
Reaction score
41,513
Location
UK
The Skip video from yesterday of his bashing Gannon.

Here he is ripping the Sirianni hire from 3:00m onwards.

xc_hide_links_from_guests_guests_error_hide_media
 

SissyBoyFloyd

Pawnee, Skidi Clan
Joined
Feb 1, 2012
Posts
5,077
Reaction score
2,384
Location
Mesa, AZ
I remember when just a couple years ago our GM, HC, QB, and team were the darlings of the league, ranked at the top, and envy of others.
 

Ronin

In yo city!
Super Moderator
Moderator
Joined
Oct 12, 2006
Posts
145,766
Reaction score
67,514
Location
Crowley, TX
xc_hide_links_from_guests_guests_error_hide_media
 

kerouac9

Klowned by Keim
Joined
Feb 14, 2003
Posts
38,612
Reaction score
30,324
Location
Gilbert, AZ
I mean the Eagles made the superbowl and have 20 (?) free agents. They have some good players that they aren't going to be able to resign.
According to OvertheCap, they have 17 free agents.

Of those, eight are 30+ years of age.

Of the seven players under 28, two safeties and two off-ball linebackers played more than 60% of the snaps.
 
Top