Pre-Draft Presser (live now)

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LIVE: Pre-Draft Press Conference Monti Ossenfort and Jonathan Gannon

Cardinals General Manager Monti Ossenfort and Head Coach Jonathan Gannon address the media ahead of the 2023 NFL Draft where the Cardinals own eight selectio...

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[blindseyed]

I didn't like when JG said "I cringe when I hear the word rebuild" ....ummm....what are we in then, SB contention?? Lol

 

[RON_IN_OC]

I didn't like when JG said "I cringe when I hear the word rebuild" ....ummm....what are we in then, SB contention?? Lol

Any head coach worth his salt, isn't going down without a fight. No matter if it's a rebuild, retool, or whatever.. the head coach should be taking the players he's got and coaching to win, not just phoning it in.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Any head coach worth his salt, isn't going down without a fight. No matter if it's a rebuild, retool, or whatever.. the head coach should be taking the players he's got and coaching to win, not just phoning it in.

PS, I wrote that before watching the presser and hearing Gannon’s response.

 

[Snakester]

They talk well I’ll give them that. We will see if they draft well next week. A well coached team will win 4 extra game’s. A Wilks coached team will lose 4 more than they should. If this team wins 8 games this year it will be well coached.

 

[imaCafan]

They talk well I’ll give them that. We will see if they draft well next week. A well coached team will win 4 extra game’s. A Wilks coached team will lose 4 more than they should. If this team wins 8 games this year it will be well coached.

It will be a MIRACLE!

 

[kerouac9]

It really speaks to how dispiriting this offseason has been that no one here live-blogged this

 

[Garthshort]

Was there a question about Jalen Carter? Is he still on their Board, and if so what do they think of him?

 

[QuebecCard]

I didn't like when JG said "I cringe when I hear the word rebuild" ....ummm....what are we in then, SB contention?? Lol

Monti is in the rebuilding phase, but JG is into winning ballgames now, as he should be.

 

[TheCardFan]

One thing Monti said - "what the two teams do ahead of us will have no bearing on what we do at #3"

Interesting comment.

 

[Stout]

One thing Monti said - "what the two teams do ahead of us will have no bearing on what we do at #3"

Interesting comment.

Oh bloody hell.

 

[Totally_Red]

One thing Monti said - "what the two teams do ahead of us will have no bearing on what we do at #3"

Interesting comment.

Meaning there is at least a 90% chance the Cardinals trade back.

 

[Stout]

Meaning there is at least a 90% chance the Cardinals trade back.

Yeah. Which is stupid to tip your hand like that.

 

[Garthshort]

Yeah. Which is stupid to tip your hand like that.

In this case, why?

 

[kerouac9]

Yeah. Which is stupid to tip your hand like that.

One assumes he already has deals in-hand no matter what happens

 

[QuebecCard]

Yeah. Which is stupid to tip your hand like that.

Unless he has a trade in place, he's tipped precisely nothing. He simply wanted to avoid speculative questions like - 'if 'x' is selected at #2 will you do this or that?'

 

[cardsfanmd]

Was there a question about Jalen Carter? Is he still on their Board, and if so what do they think of him?

The draft hasn’t happened yet.

 

[unseenaz]

Oh bloody hell.

“We found this guy at a small school in Alabama… his tape is gonna blow you away. Did I mention he was a team captain?”

 

[oaken1]

Meaning there is at least a 90% chance the Cardinals trade back.

Or...
It means he is certain they wont be picking the player he wants.

 

[Stout]

In this case, why?

Telling the league you're desperate to trade back weakens your position. That's the only reason the players that get picked before you don't matter. And Monti isn't going to know for certain who the Texans take.

 

[Stout]

Or...
It means he is certain they wont be picking the player he wants.

Which he can't be.

 

[Garthshort]

Telling the league you're desperate to trade back weakens your position. That's the only reason the players that get picked before you don't matter. And Monti isn't going to know for certain who the Texans take.

Why isn't it letting teams that are desperate for a QB know that you're willing to deal. What you said, imo, makes more sense if there was only one team in need of a QB. Based on what I've read there seems to be at least four. Bottom line, why it might not add to what teams will offer, I can't see that they will offer less, just as long as there is more than one team wanting your pick.

 

[oaken1]

Which he can't be.

Sure he can.
Its highly likely a QB goes at 1 and 2...and even if they dont, if his target is JSN or a CB or a guy like Van Ness he can be certain they will be on the board at 3.

Pretty sure fans dont influence who he has targeted.

 

[WisconsinCard]

I would wager that the cards already know who will be taken 1 and 2. Of course crazy stuff could happen but I've been told who the cards were picking many picks before they were made. This info came from a member of another teams front office. It was texted to me. So you might be amazed at what teams know about each other.

 

[WisconsinCard]

One of them was the cooper pick back in the day. And I was in NY when that pick happened.