Way-too-early Monti Ossenfort Performance Review

[Stout]

This offseason is determinate for me.

Last offseason determined a lot for me. This one is less make or break and more hit it out of the park or don't let the door hit your ass on the way out of the facility for me.

 

[oaken1]

Last offseason determined a lot for me. This one is less make or break and more hit it out of the park or don't let the door hit your ass on the way out of the facility for me.

He knows now that he has a coaching staff who will get the most out of the talent they are given. That has to instill confidence in regards to investing money and cap into players.
Best thing that can happen now is for kliff to get that Dallas cowboys job...his HC salary should offset the remainder of what Mike owes him so our cash expenditures will go down...freeing up a few million to use on a signing bonus

 

[Garthshort]

this dude... he's done some good and some bad

Haven't we all.

 

[Mulli]

I think you're right, that the plan was 2025 all along. That's why I'm displeased with the plan. 2023? Dead year. We were never going to be any good. We had to start over. 2024 year should be the year we take a run at making the playoffs, in my view. That's also why I didn't like FA, because it was a missed opportunity not to compete for this year, but to make us better in 2024. Basically, I don't think you need 2 complete years to rebuild in the NFL. It's a fast turnaround league.

It will certainly be interesting to see what works and what doesn't

Bump

 

[CardNots]

It will certainly be interesting to see what works and what doesn't

Wasn’t interesting in the least bit

 

[TheCardFan]

I am 100% for firing Gannon but not there with Monti yet.

Let's not forget that he built solid depth on this team for the first time in a long time.

We have drafted some solid talent and most of the players from the last three drafts are on our team, playing, and contributing.

The problem this year was coaching not talent.

 

[kerouac9]

I am 100% for firing Gannon but not there with Monti yet.

Let's not forget that he built solid depth on this team for the first time in a long time.

We have drafted some solid talent and most of the players from the last three drafts are on our team, playing, and contributing.

The problem this year was coaching not talent.

Bro how can we have both solid depth and be excruciatingly non-competitive due to injury?

What is the value of rookies playing when the team can’t compete with them?

When you gut the roster and don’t sign free agents, yes, most of your draftees will make the roster. Monti’s personnel acumen is probably fine/league average. But his vision for how to build a team sure seems fatally flawed; I don’t know why he’s earned the chance to hire another staff and draft a QB.

 

[TheCardFan]

Bro how can we have both solid depth and be excruciatingly non-competitive due to injury?

What is the value of rookies playing when the team can’t compete with them?

When you gut the roster and don’t sign free agents, yes, most of your draftees will make the roster. Monti’s personnel acumen is probably fine/league average. But his vision for how to build a team sure seems fatally flawed; I don’t know why he’s earned the chance to hire another staff and draft a QB.

We had the talent to compete during the first 8 games of the year and lost the majority of those games (5 losses by combined 13 points) due to coaching.
After that, everything fell apart.

I don't think that is a GM issue, that is a coaching issue.

 

[Garthshort]

I am 100% for firing Gannon but not there with Monti yet.

Let's not forget that he built solid depth on this team for the first time in a long time.

We have drafted some solid talent and most of the players from the last three drafts are on our team, playing, and contributing.

The problem this year was coaching not talent.

And, injuries didn't play a part. And, yes I know all teams have injuries, but some are worse than others. At least mention injuries.

 

[kerouac9]

We had the talent to compete during the first 8 games of the year and lost the majority of those games (5 losses by combined 13 points) due to coaching.
After that, everything fell apart.

I don't think that is a GM issue, that is a coaching issue.

Who chose the coach?

 

[602 Native]

Burn the house down and take credit for putting out the fire.

That’s how I see MO so far.

Dude has been a joke as a GM.

 

[CardNots]

Burn the house down and take credit for putting out the fire.

That’s how I see MO so far.

Dude has been a joke as a GM.

I was a fan of Monti and Gannon when hired. That ship has sailed, swab the decks!

 

[TheCardFan]

Who chose the coach?

How sure about that are we?

 

[kerouac9]

How sure about that are we?

PRETTY SURE

 

[TheCardFan]

PRETTY SURE

C'mon - don't be naive. MB is the person in control of decisions like that and everyone knows it.

 

[kerouac9]

C'mon - don't be naive. MB is the person in control of decisions like that and everyone knows it.

The owner is the ultimate decider in every major football decision in most NFL organizations. But go back and read the tick-tocks on Gannon’s selection and you’ll get a pretty clear picture that’s Monti’s guy.

Why would Monti come here if he didn’t get to choose the QB or HC? Why would anyone stand by such a beta cuck if he has no influence on major decisions?

 

[TheCardFan]

The owner is the ultimate decider in every major football decision in most NFL organizations.

Thank you - agreed. Speaking of news articles - we certainly know MB's style of control/management.

Why would Monti come here if he didn’t get to choose the QB or HC?

You called him the 3rd choice GM for a reason - he was the only guy willing to do it K9.

 

[az jam]

Unfortunately, we need both a new GM & HC.

 

[slanidrac16]

Geez, more talk rising that Gannon is returning.
Somebody has to go. If Petzing is forced out who in their right mind with any worth would come here as an OC?

I don’t want to hear cap space, oh, he’s going to cost too much blah blah blah.
Start acting like a real GM or leave. No more “ when Will Hernandez returns” type of guys. There are a couple of GOOD o-linemen available in free agency. Yes it will cost money. Get it done.
There are more than a couple of very good Rb’s available. Don’t bring Connor back thinking he will be fine. He’s another year older coming off a leg injury. Be real. Jovante Williams, Breece Hall, Allegiers and more available.Benson is a 3rd string back until proven otherwise. But remember! All of them will be reduced to below average if you don’t fix the o-line.

 

[HookemCards]

To be honest, I haven't been super impressed by him. He completely botched the 2024 draft and all those picks. I'm fine with him staying for now until someone can come up with a better GM that will come here....director of scouting for Eagles, or Ravens, or Rams maybe, would any of them come work with Bidwill?

I was ok with Gannon until about halfway through the year, now I'm ready to bring in a new coaching staff. Of course at this point i'm done spending money on Sunday ticket to watch this team so I guess I don't really care what they do. I'll still follow them, but wasting 4 hours on Sunday isn't happening until they can consistently put a winning product on the field.

 

[GoldGloveschmidt]

Monti is TERRIBLE. We all watch him year after year sit there with cap space and giant holes in the roster he doesn’t bother to address. He operates with zero sense of urgency, just like Gannon. These guys suck. Bring somebody in who has an aggressive bone somewhere in their body. Even a single one will be an upgrade from these wankers

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

Name something Monti has done well. I saw the sense it made to trade with Houston and like Paris, but watching Will Anderson wreak havoc every single week on probably the best defense is hard to take.
Even when he seems to maybe get it right, it blows up in his face. I posted earlier that, I think 10 of his top 13 draft picks have all been hurt or missed time. The trade with Houston seemed like the Cards could have possibly the top 2 picks in 2024. We see how that turned out.
He passed on Brian Burns and his 16 sacks this year 2 years ago for the measly price of a 2nd round pick. Yet spent a bunch on Josh Sweat. Hell, his first move as Cards GM hurt the team because he tampered with Gannon.

It seems like he might have a decent original plan, but once something goes astray, it's katy bar the door. He does no in season adds or trades of significance even though the roster is gutted by injury. I could be a great GM if everything went as planned. Monti has no contingency plans.

Hopefully he gets the Bob Fergoson tenure, 1999-2002, and is gone. At least Ferguson had been an assistant GM and had performed some GM responsibilities prior to being hired.

Hiring Monti, to me, was the equivalent of my favorite baseball team, the White Sox, hiring their team announcer to be the GM and he immediately fired HOF Manager Tony LaRussa. Neither had any business being put in those positions of control.

 

[Mulli]

And then they ruined the franchise by hiring LaRussa again!

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

And then they ruined the franchise by hiring LaRussa again!

Exactly. I would be ok with hiring Arians again though.

 

[Harry]

Bro how can we have both solid depth and be excruciatingly non-competitive due to injury?

What is the value of rookies playing when the team can’t compete with them?

When you gut the roster and don’t sign free agents, yes, most of your draftees will make the roster. Monti’s personnel acumen is probably fine/league average. But his vision for how to build a team sure seems fatally flawed; I don’t know why he’s earned the chance to hire another staff and draft a QB.

Having 42 players miss games this season in only 15 games.