Ron Wolf

[Houdini]

For the last 2 years I've been saying that the Bidwills should bring in Ron Wolf and let him run the franchise. Tonight on 12 Sports Terry Bradshaw said the same thing. Hopefully the Bidwills were watching too.

 

[Houdini]

As a side note, I seen Bradshaw on 10 and 12 news. I didn't realize he suffered from depression and now lives in the valley.

 

[Cheesebeef]

It would be the genius move of the century - everything starts at the top - you bring in the GM and it all trickles down - Unfortunately we've seen the trickle down from Graves and it sucks.

Ron Wolfe would bring in a good coach and immediately make us attractive to free agents - a move like that would signal that Bill Bidwill was finally ready to play with the big boys - thus - it will never happen. But we can dream can'[t we? Rod Graves - ugh -I can't believe some of you guys bought the crap he was shoveling into your mouths all offseason. Somehow the man took a horrible team with more cap room than anyone else in the league, the sixth pick in the draft and the league's easiest schedule and produceda team that was actually worse than the one he inherited - and not only that, but he has produced one of the worst teams I have ever seen in my 15 years of watching pro football - I can only say I watch pro football because I actually watch teams other than my beloved Cards play (thank God for fantasy football - it's the only reason I still get to pay attention to football this season - well besides the comedic factor our boys bring every weekend. This organization is anything but professional - they are a joke.

 

[FischerKing]

Houdini - while that would be the move of the Century, you can't be serious. You know that the Bidwills would have to give up entirely too much control for their liking to hire him. However, even if they were willing to concede and let Ron run the organization - do you realistically think he would even consider coming here?

I think it's a nice sentiment and if it were to happen it would be brilliant, but I don't see it.

Shawn

 

[Krangodnzr]

Originally posted by cheesebeef
It would be the genius move of the century - everything starts at the top - you bring in the GM and it all trickles down - Unfortunately we've seen the trickle down from Graves and it sucks.

Ron Wolfe would bring in a good coach and immediately make us attractive to free agents - a move like that would signal that Bill Bidwill was finally ready to play with the big boys - thus - it will never happen. But we can dream can'[t we? Rod Graves - ugh -I can't believe some of you guys bought the crap he was shoveling into your mouths all offseason. Somehow the man took a horrible team with more cap room than anyone else in the league, the sixth pick in the draft and the league's easiest schedule and produceda team that was actually worse than the one he inherited - and not only that, but he has produced one of the worst teams I have ever seen in my 15 years of watching pro football - I can only say I watch pro football because I actually watch teams other than my beloved Cards play (thank God for fantasy football - it's the only reason I still get to pay attention to football this season - well besides the comedic factor our boys bring every weekend. This organization is anything but professional - they are a joke.

Well I can't believe how big of a pompous jerk that you can be sometimes Cheesy.

 

[Houdini]

Originally posted by FischerKing
Houdini - while that would be the move of the Century, you can't be serious. You know that the Bidwills would have to give up entirely too much control for their liking to hire him. However, even if they were willing to concede and let Ron run the organization - do you realistically think he would even consider coming here?

I think it's a nice sentiment and if it were to happen it would be brilliant, but I don't see it.

Shawn

I don't see it happening either, but if I was the Bidwills I'd make the attempt. The reason I don't see it happening though is because I don't think the Bidwills would be willing to give Ron the 100% control that he'd want, or a small piece of ownership in the team that he might want and couldn't get in Green Bay because it's publicly owned. Ron would never take the job if he doesn't get 100% control.

If the Bidwills did offer him all that though, I think there might be a chance he'd come out of retirement. He was willing to listen to the Falcons last year when Atlanta was considering Wolf.

Even if Wolf no longer wanted to do all the scouting and film watching on players like he did when he was in Green Bay, if he just came in to hire his own staff of football people and reorganize the Cardinals front office, I think the Cardinals would turn around because Wolf tries to surround himself with the best staff of people he can find.

Wolf isn't perfect either and will make mistakes too, but the good thing about Wolf is that when he makes a mistake, he admits it and tries to correct it. He won't compound the mistake by ignoring it or keeping a player or coach he was wrong on. He said he was wrong to hire Ray Rhodes, and fired him after 1 year when the Packers fell to 8-8, even though Rhodes had several years left on his contract. He didn't compound the mistake by keeping Rhodes around a few more years when Wolf knew Rhodes wasn't panning out. He did the same with a few draft choices that weren't panning out.

I was just surpised tonight to hear Terry Bradshaw say on a TV interview that the Bidwills should hire Wolf. It must have been planned ahead of time, because they showed a bunch of TV footage of Wolf as Bradshaw was talking.

 

[DeAnna]

I agree that would be the move to make. Ya never know.... Wolfe is "old school" enough to appeal to the Bidwills but I doubt they will pay him what he deserves.

 

[RedStorm]

Originally posted by cheesebeef
It would be the genius move of the century - everything starts at the top - you bring in the GM and it all trickles down - Unfortunately we've seen the trickle down from Graves and it sucks.

Ron Wolfe would bring in a good coach and immediately make us attractive to free agents - a move like that would signal that Bill Bidwill was finally ready to play with the big boys - thus - it will never happen. But we can dream can'[t we? Rod Graves - ugh -I can't believe some of you guys bought the crap he was shoveling into your mouths all offseason. Somehow the man took a horrible team with more cap room than anyone else in the league, the sixth pick in the draft and the league's easiest schedule and produceda team that was actually worse than the one he inherited - and not only that, but he has produced one of the worst teams I have ever seen in my 15 years of watching pro football - I can only say I watch pro football because I actually watch teams other than my beloved Cards play (thank God for fantasy football - it's the only reason I still get to pay attention to football this season - well besides the comedic factor our boys bring every weekend. This organization is anything but professional - they are a joke.

Graves is just as responsible as anyone else. He architected this team. I would like to see him stand up and take responsibility instead of saying we have enough talent to go 8-8. Ask anyone who has any credibiltiy and they will tell you that we lack talent. Pure and simple.

 

[DieHardFromMO]

From reading past articles when Ron Wolf announced his retirement in 2001 from the Packers it said he would serve out the remaining three years of his contract with the PACKERS as a consultant.

Well, it seems those three years is about up. Given how many PACKER fans showed up recently for the game in Arizona, the signing of Ron Wolf makes a lot of sense.

 

[Skkorpion]

Graves HAS taken full responsibilty for putting together this team.

Lack of talent is not the problem. Mcginnis has been here 8 years and his defenses have ranked in the bottom 10 every single year even when he had Eric Swann, Simeon Rice, Mark Smith, Aeneas Williams, etc...

You are free to bash anyone you want but stating that Rod Graves has avoided taking the blame for putting together this team is a blatant lie.

 

[conraddobler]

I watch other teams throughout the NFL and to me coaching is more important than talent.

We have as much talent or at least close to as much as Dallas yet we aren't in the same league.

We have as much talent as the Ravens and could have easily won that game without shooting our own feet off. The offense moved the ball on that great D of theirs just fine but other teams that turn over that ball like we do are just coached badly plain and simple.

The Ravens offense is just bad.

I made mention in another thread that what is depressing is that Graves seems to be defering the decision on Mac to the Bidwills. I was hoping that he had more say than that and the fact he dosen't concerns me greatly.

 

[ajcardfan]

Originally posted by Skkorpion

Lack of talent is not the problem. Mcginnis has been here 8 years and his defenses have ranked in the bottom 10 every single year even when he had Eric Swann, Simeon Rice, Mark Smith, Aeneas Williams, etc...

Carolina is undefeated, and was in just about every game they played last year. We do not have top talent, but is the gap between Carolina and us that great? I don't think so.

Bordow's column, when he talked about the players coming off the field Weds. laughing shows the biggest problem for what we're seeing on the field right now. Football cannot be played without fear of failure mixed with aggression. Mac is not instilling that in his guys.

 

[Northern Card]

Originally posted by conraddobler
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I made mention in another thread that what is depressing is that Graves seems to be defering the decision on Mac to the Bidwills. I was hoping that he had more say than that and the fact he dosen't concerns me greatly.

He "defers" because it wasn't his hire... and the final word on firing will come from the Bidwills...