New QB Coach on Bickley and MJ Yesterday

kerouac9 · February 17th, 2012, 07:38 AM

McNulty was on Bickley and MJ yesterday at 3:30-ish. Caught the whole thing, and I feel a lot better about the QB coaching situation after listening to him than I did before the hire.

Started off by saying that Kurt Warner's name has been mentioned for the last time. That too often people would said "Well, Kurt did it like this" and "Kurt was able to do" that. The time for replacing Kurt Warner is over.

McNulty dismissed the idea that the offense needs to be retooled for Kolb and noted that there wasn't much difference between the Cards' system and the "so-called" West Coast offense that they ran in Philly. What was different was the verbiage. Thinks part of Kolb's struggles was the pressure he was under as the #1 acquisition not only for the Cards but maybe across the league. Felt under pressure in the first home preseason game.

What McNulty noticed on the tape with Kolb was that after the first read wasn't there, his feet would go flat and "when you see that, the play is over." Has been sending notes to Kolb about what to look for in reads. Believes that the coaching staff understands what Kolb's "best plays" are now, and can do a couple of things (hard play action, naked bootlegs, etc.) that would play to his strengths. Needs to learn to go through his progressions and if options 1, 2, 3 aren't there then throw it away or run.

McNulty noted multiple times that Skelton was a "big guy." Said that he had as good an arm as anyone else in the league, but that got him in trouble some times. Would look at Fitz and if Fitz was covered he'd see Skelton's feet go flat and then huck the ball downfield. Reminded Bick and MJ that two years ago Skelton was playing in the Patriot League and made some vague reference to Tim Tebow for some reason. Said that Skelton had too much faith in his arm to make plays instead of running the system.

It's easy to see why McNulty is a coach in demand. He's confident and knowledgeable. He sounds like a future head coach.

PortlandCardFan · February 17th, 2012, 07:43 AM

ARZCardinals · February 17th, 2012, 07:43 AM

Thanks a ton for the write up....well done A+ for you.

Pariah · February 17th, 2012, 07:48 AM

Good to hear. Thanks.

JeffGollin · February 17th, 2012, 07:50 AM

Nice post, K9 -

Tells us stuff we don't know and want to know.

az jam · February 17th, 2012, 07:54 AM

Thanks, an excellent update. It will be interesting to see how he develops the qbs this season.

Chopper0080 · February 17th, 2012, 08:00 AM

Maybe he can make sure Peyton's feet don't go flat after the first read as well.

LoyaltyisaCurse · February 17th, 2012, 08:04 AM

The fact that Blok still has trouble with reads, progressions, and footwork after all these years in the league is very troubling and further proves that he is not and never will be the answer.

kerouac9 · February 17th, 2012, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by LoyaltyisaCurse

The fact that Blok still has trouble with reads, progressions, and footwork after all these years in the league is very troubling and further proves that he is not and never will be the answer.

To be fair, McNulty said that he'd be able to tell you before and after the game where his progression was and where he was supposed to go with the ball. The game hasn't slowed down for him completely yet.

RugbyMuffin · February 17th, 2012, 08:17 AM

If he could turn Skelton or Kolb into a average/solid QB then I would be thrilled.

Crazy Canuck · February 17th, 2012, 08:31 AM

Thanks, K-9

football karma · February 17th, 2012, 08:42 AM

is it just me, or can the Whis / Cardinal theory of playing QB be boiled down to: its the footwork.

Its all I hear about when they talk about QB play-- poor footwork

DoTheDew · February 17th, 2012, 08:46 AM

Not exactly a ringing endorsement for the QBs on the roster.

Crazy Canuck · February 17th, 2012, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by football karma

is it just me, or can the Whis / Cardinal theory of playing QB be boiled down to: its the footwork.
Its all I hear about when they talk about QB play-- poor footwork

Golden rule for every position on the field.

Crazy Canuck · February 17th, 2012, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by DoTheDew

Not exactly a ringing endorsement for the QBs on the roster.

Nor a blaring condemnation.