Mike LaFleur new head coach 2-1-26

[Proteus]

Yay!! Despite being complete idiots, we still managed to get the coach that we should have hired about a week ago!

 

[Goldfield]

So, after two years, how many head coaches will the Cardinals still be paying?

Who cares?

 

[Yuma]

As long as he doesn't call the plays on offense, I'm good with the hire.

 

[outcent13]

Maybe Aubrey Pleasant DC and Calabrese as OC?

Weaver would be ideal as DC and a strong O line coach would be huge.

 

[Phrazbit]

Not sure about hiring a young coordinator who didn’t even call plays at his previous gig but… at least it’s not Vance Joseph.

 

[Shane]

Not sure about hiring a young coordinator who didn’t even call plays at his previous gig but… at least it’s not Vance Joseph.

I mean, the other three coordinators who never called plays under McVay are doing fine I’d say

 

[cardpa]

Happy with the choice of hiring an offensive minded HC. That was my preference from the get go.

 

[az jam]

Owner Michael Bidwill: “We had the opportunity to speak with an outstanding group of candidates during this very thorough process and gathered tremendous insight from each of them. At the end of that process, it was clear that Mike LaFleur possesses all the traits necessary to lead this team to success as its head coach. He is highly intelligent with an exceptionally sharp, creative football mind. Mike is also a dynamic and innovative leader and exactly the type of person we were looking for to guide our team as its head coach.”

 

[Totally_Red]

Not sure about hiring a young coordinator who didn’t even call plays at his previous gig but… at least it’s not Vance Joseph.

I would posit that an OC learns more by coaching under an offensive wunderkind like McVay or Shanahan than calling plays under a defensive coach. And the McVay coaching tree has produced some very successful head coaches.

 

[Dayman]

Sure, I'm fine with it. I don't buy for a second that he was Mike's first choice, but I feel better about him than I did about Gannon. I will just try to block out his time as the Jets OC.

 

[Vacard]

The Gannon of offense? We’ll see, starting with his introduction speech to the players.

“Who took the bus here??”

Lmaooo

 

[BurqueCardFan]

There's always that 1 a-hole who hates a move everyone else loves, right? Guess today that's me.

Gotta feel good for the people who really wanted Mike LaFleur. I just don’t see it.

He didn’t call plays with the Rams, and the last time he did call plays was with the Jets and that offense was brutal. He was only the Rams’ OC for two years, you don’t just “download McVay’s brain” in that time. Before that, he spent four years in San Francisco as the “passing game coordinator,” and the Niners went 29–35 during that stretch(Did make it to 1 Superbowl in that timeframe). I think people see the names “LaFleur” and “Rams” and get excited.

To me this feels like Bidwill chasing the next McVay again. I don’t think this is it. I will have a very open mind about this, and hope he can change my opinion. Welcome to AZ coach.

I’m right there with you. He’s not even the OC on his team. McVay is the brains behind the innovation.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Cardinals announce Mike LaFleur as their new head coach

LaFleur leaves the Rams to replace Jonathan Gannon.

www.nbcsports.com

The Cardinals made it official Sunday, announcing they have agreed to a five-year contract with Mike LaFleur.

LaFleur replaces Jonathan Gannon as the team’s new head coach.

“I couldn’t be more fired up to become the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals and am beyond grateful to [owner] Michael [Bidwill] and [General Manager] Monti [Ossenfort] for this opportunity,” LaFleur said in a statement. “Having competed against them in the NFC so many times in recent years, I know the type of talent and toughness the team has and cannot wait to get to Arizona to hit the ground running.”

He turns 39 in March.

“In his career, Mike has been around some of the best and brightest coaches in football and has been a key contributor to highly successful teams,” Ossenfort said in a statement. “He understands what winning football looks like and what it takes to achieve it. Mike is a strong communicator with a detail-oriented teaching style that has always gotten the best from his players and we are incredibly excited for him to bring that to the Cardinals.”

LaFleur becomes the 11th Cardinals’ coach since the team moved to Arizona.

 

[Totally_Red]

Curious to see which Cardinals are at the introductory presser. I don't expect Kyler to be there but guys like Mike Wilson. Trey Benson, and PJJ should.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Cardinals set to hire Mike LaFleur as head coach

The younger brother of Packers head coach Matt LaFleur, Mike LaFleur spent the last three seasons as the Rams' offensive coordinator.

www.nbcsports.com

With the Cardinals selecting LaFleur, all 10 head coaching vacancies for the 2026 offseason have now been filled.

Mike and Matt LaFleur now also become the second pair of brothers as current head coaches, joining the Giants’ John Harbaugh and Chargers’ Jim Harbaugh.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Owner Michael Bidwill: “We had the opportunity to speak with an outstanding group of candidates during this very thorough process and gathered tremendous insight from each of them. At the end of that process, it was clear that Mike LaFleur possesses all the traits necessary to lead this team to success as its head coach. He is highly intelligent with an exceptionally sharp, creative football mind. Mike is also a dynamic and innovative leader and exactly the type of person we were looking for to guide our team as its head coach.”

That's actually a well thought out statement, IMO.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

I hope he is the real deal and can stick around for a while. Sick of the revolving door of head coaches. Let's have a good long run with a coach, finally.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

I hope he is the real deal and can stick around for a while. Sick of the revolving door of head coaches. Let's have a good long run with a coach, finally.

It's time for us to have some luck as far as coaches go

 

[RON_IN_OC]

I hope he is the real deal and can stick around for a while. Sick of the revolving door of head coaches. Let's have a good long run with a coach, finally.

He will last longer in AZ than Kubiak in LV.

 

[Garthshort]

Schecter? The same guy that reported all teams would have their head coach in place last Wednesday.

You can make an argument that they did.

 

[Proteus]

That's actually a well thought out statement, IMO.

Who wrote it for Michael Bidwill?

 

[azdad1978]

Who wrote it for Michael Bidwill?

ChatGPT

 

[MrYeahBut]

I wonder if LaFleur will read the Kyler thread here.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

I just hope this means MHJ will play mostly out of the slot and they let Wilson continue to the the #1 option on the outside. That would also leave Trey wide open across the middle.

 

[Yuma]

Now we need to see what kind of staff he builds. I'd be all for him poaching as many guys from the Rams staff as possible.