Keim Steps Down

[Mainstreet]

The extreme DUI was the perfect opportunity.

Yes, this is when it should have happened.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Eerie how the suns and cards have mirrored each other:

Same year get #1 pick
With #1 suns finally get center and cards finally get QB
Said center and QB are good but leave a lot to be desired
Both have great regular seasons last year
Ayton and murray get big extensions
Both have humiliating playoffs last year
Both devastated by injuries this year
Suns get rid of sarver and cards get rid of kliff/keim in same year

 

[Covert Rain]

I don’t know that many here are happy about Keim’s personal failures as much as the fact that the cardinals now have a chance to get someone better. That said, most posters don’t exactly verbalize this in the most compassionate manner.

Yeah...it has nothing to do with his personal stuff for me and I wish him all the best for all that stuff. Having said that? I think him stepping down was an opportunity to save face. Seems like MB has been "protective" of Keim for a long time. This may have been a hey...we are going to move on...because of your circumstances I want to give you a chance to resign. That wouldn't surprise me at all. Not the ideal way to move on from Keim but I am still happy the Cards are moving on from this chapter.

 

[QuebecCard]

We are all witnesses.

Yes, but the question is whether you derive enjoyment from the misfortune of others. I never have but will make an exception if a certain New York city conman finds pinstriped pyjamas in the future.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Eerie how the suns and cards have mirrored each other:

Same year get #1 pick
With #1 suns finally get center and cards finally get QB
Said center and QB are good but leave a lot to be desired
Both have great regular seasons last year
Ayton and murray get big extensions
Both have humiliating playoffs last year
Both devastated by injuries this year
Suns get rid of sarver and cards get rid of kliff/keim in same year

Both have zero championships in Arizona.

 

[Dayman]

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lol

 

[CardsFan88]

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lol

At least we're open to looking outside the org

 

[RON_IN_OC]

At least we're open to looking outside the org

Would rather they look at orgs with recent success, though.

 

[daves]

Yup, and it's a protected class.

I wonder whether this actually gave Keim leverage to get a better buyout / keep getting paid in full "in a new capacity" with the team.

...dave

 

[RON_IN_OC]

I wonder whether this actually gave Keim leverage to get a better buyout / keep getting paid in full "in a new capacity" with the team.

...dave

Honestly, I think a lot hinges on the validity of Kugler's situation. Could be a lot of concessions made, to sweep things under the rug.

 

[Dayman]

At least we're open to looking outside the org

He came up with the Eagles and has only worked with the Bears for a year, so he could be fine. But he was also one of the dudes who gave up a second for Chase Claypool, which was horrendously dumb.

 

[Krangodnzr]

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lol

Cunningham is a Ravens/Eagles guy. I'd want him.

 

[PJ1]

Can’t imagine they would tell the new GM who his coach is. If new GM picks his coach I doubt it would be Joseph.

 

[BritCard]

Cunningham is a Ravens/Eagles guy. I'd want him.

Another advantage is he knows the Bears plans for the draft

Who would he choose as HC? Reich with the Eagles connection? Steichen?

EDIT - not Steichen. He came after he left the Eagles.

 

[slanidrac16]

Cunningham is a Ravens/Eagles guy. I'd want him.

Yes but he also traded Smith for extra picks instead of waiting until the end of the year and watch him walk away.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

So you have buried guys that were under him but not actually him? The guy that was most responsible for all this mess? Huh.

Are you going to give him credit for the teams he put together under Arians? Or does he just get the blame when things are bad?

 

[GatorAZ]

In the off-season of 2019 our last 3 first rd picks were Nkemdiche/Reddick/Rosen and the team was coming off a 3-13 season…. 31/32 GM’s lose their job at that point. You gotta hand it to Keim for taking advantage of a buffoon owner by keeping him “in the loop” while enjoying the Scottsdale night life.

 

[Zalixar]

Are you going to give him credit for the teams he put together under Arians? Or does he just get the blame when things are bad?

We saw what he did after Arians. Puke.

Meanwhile, Arians got a SB somewhere else. Sure you can say it's TB, but he was 100 years old. There more to the team than him.

Although, I still think we win the SB without the major injuries in (15). Any one of us would have been better than Palmer. We had an historic year, then we just caved.

 

[Chopper0080]

Mike and Steve are good buddies.

Steve stepping down is an way that both can save face as opposed to having Mike having to fire his friend.

Might be the legit best thing Keim has done for this organization.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Both have zero championships in Arizona.

Stinking Lakers fan!

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

We saw what he did after Arians. Puke.

Meanwhile, Arians got a SB somewhere else. Sure you can say it's TB, but he was 100 years old. There more to the team than him.

Although, I still think we win the SB without the major injuries in (15). Any one of us would have been better than Palmer. We had an historic year, then we just caved.

It would’ve been an epic NFC Conference Championship against the Panthers had we been healthy.

 

[Arz101]

I would like to learn what really happened with Keim this year.

 

[Metcalf Rules]

We saw what he did after Arians. Puke.

Meanwhile, Arians got a SB somewhere else. Sure you can say it's TB, but he was 100 years old. There more to the team than him.

Although, I still think we win the SB without the major injuries in (15). Any one of us would have been better than Palmer. We had an historic year, then we just caved.

I think we would have had a legit shot in 2014 had Palmer not torn his ACL. We were what, 8-1 when he went down. On comes Stanton followed by Lindley in the playoffs.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

I would like to learn what really happened with Keim this year.

We will never know the full answer until Kliff's contract runs out and he releases the tell all book.

 

[kerouac9]

I think we would have had a legit shot in 2014 had Palmer not torn his ACL. We were what, 8-1 when he went down. On comes Stanton followed by Lindley in the playoffs.

Let’s go Drew! @RugbyMuffin