Mike LaFleur’s staff rumors and hiring updates….
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I see Beldarr and Prymatts son got a job with the Redbirds...just an assistant, but you gotta start somewhere
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I hope everyone in his family has the sense not to name a kid "Kenneth".
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My goodness, I can't help it when I hear that name.
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gmabel830
It's football season!!
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Totally_Red
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Can't hack it????
azgreg
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Hopefully this Newlywed blooper won’t get me in trouble with the monitors. It was shown on TV.
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Say it out loud. "Can he hack it?"
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Solar7
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Curious. Worse players to turn into coaches, but no real coaching history. Still, with plenty of experience, he could be the kind of guy who develops into a good OC.
Cardinals to hire Matt Merritt as running backs coach
Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur has filled another spot on his coaching staff.
www.nbcsports.com
Merritt spent the last two seasons as the running backs coach at the University of Miami. Hurricanes starter Mark Fletcher posted 1,192 yards and 12 touchdowns on 216 carries during the 2025 season.
Merritt has also worked for USF, Georgia Southern, Tennessee, James Madison, and Ohio State. He has done two NFL coaching fellowships, including one with the 49ers when LaFleur was on that team’s staff in 2019. The other one came with the Bengals in 2016.
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Wow college assistants getting NFL jobs.
Please lord don’t let this be like the last staff.
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I would like this! A marginally talented QB who managed to last 16 years in the NFL. The guy knows what he's doing!
Matt Schaub was a brainy QB. He did the things I really like in a QB. He could read defenses, recognize where single coverage was and audible to take advantage. He wasn’t Warner, but he was good. He also was effective at identifying blitzes and throwing into exposed areas or to hot reads. If he can teach that he’d be a huge help to current QB options.
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Looks like the are looking to fill offensive coaches and waiting until they hire the DC to fill position coaches on defense.
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If they don't hire Pleasent, I'd be floored!
I think I would like Dino Vasso. I just think he seems more interesting as an up-and-coming coach, and I like what he has done with the Texans’ secondary. Also, it matters to me that both Jim Schwartz and Matt Burke have been pushing for teams to give him a chance.
Having said that, stealing a high ranked coach from the Rams would also be nice.
I stick to my initial guess that they will hire Pleasant.
