Mike LaFleur’s staff rumors and hiring updates….

[HairZach]

Not me, saw enough of Petzjng. With JG gone we will see real quick if Rallis was held back by scheme that JG preferred. ML will let him run the defense on his own merits this time. I sure hope Rallis comes out more aggressive with his calls. Cant take another season of our vanilla defense

What was vanilla about our 3 safety defense?

 

[PACardsFan]

i have been critical of the process. At a minimum, they have made the HC and DC choice look like their 2nd choice -- unnecessarily. Further, Mike just loves to force assistant coaches on his new HC. Mike isnt alone in that, but his company in that practice isnt a good group. You would think he would have learned by now. AND: clearly Monti just isnt strong enough to curb Mike's bad instincts.

all that said: whats done is done. I am now in the "hope for the best" mode on the staff. I think LaFleur has a shot to be a good coach.

Good post! With a weak owner, all we can ever hope for are a few good years here and there (Coryell, Whiz, BA). I just hope I live love enough to see another short stint of decent football. If not, my boys and grandkids will take up the baton for me. I’ve already instructed my wife and kids to make sure some former Cardinal players are my pallbearers. That way they can let me down one last time lol.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Good post! With a weak owner, all we can ever hope for are a few good years here and there (Coryell, Whiz, BA). I just hope I live love enough to see another short stint of decent football. If not, my boys and grandkids will take up the baton for me. I’ve already instructed my wife and kids to make sure some former Cardinal players are my pallbearers. That way they can let me down one last time lol.

That is hilarious and a big oof at the same time.

 

[Harry]

This is sort of what I was talking about re this hire. Hackett is considered very talented in designing an offense and specific plays. Calling plays is more situational. The latter being the biggest concern about Hackett. I think this hire will be fine if the Cards can acquire the pieces necessary to execute Hackett’s play design.

New OC Nathaniel Hackett will be 'setting the menu' for Arizona

New Cardinals OC Nathaniel Hackett was introduced by the team on Wednesday.

www.espn.com

 

[BullheadCardFan]

This is sort of what I was talking about re this hire. Hackett is considered very talented in designing an offense and specific plays. Calling plays is more situational. The latter being the biggest concern about Hackett. I think this hire will be fine if the Cards can acquire the pieces necessary to execute Hackett’s play design.

New OC Nathaniel Hackett will be 'setting the menu' for Arizona

New Cardinals OC Nathaniel Hackett was introduced by the team on Wednesday.

www.espn.com

All we can do now is hope that ML can put all these guys together and make it work

He has to be a leader, control what they are doing and hold them all accountable

As a first year coach he will have some learning pains to work through

Learn fast and adapt will be keys for him

Also incorporate in game adjustments on both sides of the ball

We saw so little of that with the last staff

 

[PACardsFan]

All we can do now is hope that ML can put all these guys together and make it work

He has to be a leader, control what they are doing and hold them all accountable

As a first year coach he will have some learning pains to work through

Learn fast and adapt will be keys for him

Also incorporate in game adjustments on both sides of the ball

We saw so little of that with the last staff

It’s not a secret that the Cardinal’s defensive schemes were complicated. That’s mainly because they didn’t have the talent & had to try to disguise and fool offenses. They had some success doing that, but once you have a rookie 5th round pick running a defense with rookies playing everywhere, it was an impossible task. Rallis has 2 options. Either simplify the D or hope for less injuries. Good luck with the latter.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Rallis has 2 options. Either simplify the D or hope for less injuries. Good luck with the latter.

I'd like to see him simplify the D

Players will like it better and the young guys can catch on easier

Less thinking and more playing

How many players is it affecting by thinking too much and limiting their play?

 

[Stout]

It’s not a secret that the Cardinal’s defensive schemes were complicated. That’s mainly because they didn’t have the talent & had to try to disguise and fool offenses. They had some success doing that, but once you have a rookie 5th round pick running a defense with rookies playing everywhere, it was an impossible task. Rallis has 2 options. Either simplify the D or hope for less injuries. Good luck with the latter.

Combine an overly complicated scheme with a steadfast, idiotic refusal to rush more than four even when the game is on the line and the other team is driving for the win, and it makes for an incredibly poor DC. Our only prayer is that it was ALL Gannon and Rallis played NO part in those decisions. Ugh.

 

[azgreg]

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[QuebecCard]

I'd like to see him simplify the D

Players will like it better and the young guys can catch on easier

Less thinking and more playing

How many players is it affecting by thinking too much and limiting their play?

Didn't we hear the same when Vance was here?

Denver managed to get the scheme down.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Didn't we hear the same when Vance was here?

Denver managed to get the scheme down.

But do we know if Payton had him simplify it?

Above I was talking about ML holding the assistants accountable and that would fall under that category

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Lol. I became a Cardinals fan when they moved here in 1988. I was an Oilers fan since 1978 when they drafted Campbell.

When the Cards moved here I fell for them hard. They became my #1 team and the Oilers 1A. What that means is if they played each other I would root for the Cardinals.

Stupid Cardinals. Stupid Oilers.

I switched my allegiance to the cards in 88 from the Rams. I had been a lifelong rams fan. Now I live in SoCal and root for the Cardinals. Kill me.

 

[Chopper0080]

Just hired the Chiefs OLB coach to be the ILB coach.

 

[Chopper0080]

The larger the staff the better IMO. As a lot of these guys lack experience, giving them a smaller scope to focus should be helpful.

 

[azgreg]

Just hired the Chiefs OLB coach to be the ILB coach.

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[PDXChris]

Ben Steele is still employed by the Cardinals. He was the TEs coach the last 3 years and was an OL coach prior. There was no news about retaining him and we already hired a new TE coach. We also retained our OL and ass. OL coach. I wonder is he stays on a the blocking TE coach? Or something, he was the only once I really wanted back.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Ben Steele is still employed by the Cardinals. He was the TEs coach the last 3 years and was an OL coach prior. There was no news about retaining him and we already hired a new TE coach. We also retained our OL and ass OL coach. I wonder is he stays on a the blocking TE coach? Or something, he was the only once I really wanted back.

Sometimes the jokes write themselves.

 

[Shane]

Sona about those

Sometimes the jokes right themselves.

:BIM: write

 

[Harry]

It’s not a secret that the Cardinal’s defensive schemes were complicated. That’s mainly because they didn’t have the talent & had to try to disguise and fool offenses. They had some success doing that, but once you have a rookie 5th round pick running a defense with rookies playing everywhere, it was an impossible task. Rallis has 2 options. Either simplify the D or hope for less injuries. Good luck with the latter.

It’s one thing to have a complicated defense, but quite another to disguise the intent of the formation. I think QBs read what was happening pretty easily.

 

[Adrian]

Matt Zenitz
@mzenitz
The current expectation is that Cristian Garcia, who coached linebackers for the Cardinals last season, will shift to safeties coach, sources tell
@CBSSports
.

Before Arizona, Garcia was an assistant defensive backs coach with the Cowboys and Commanders.

 

[Gandhi]

Still holding out hope of some experienced (former DC) senior defensive advisor.

 

[PDXChris]

Sona about those

Sometimes the jokes write themselves.

I left that t off on purpose!

 

[PDXChris]

Still holding out hope of some experienced (former DC) senior defensive advisor.

Like Pete Kwiatkowski?

 

[azgreg]

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[Shane]

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So its all done?