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 Kyler's Farewell Message: A Rhetorical Analysis By Walter Mitchell Kyler Murray @K1 To everyone that supported me and showed kindness to my family and I during my time in AZ, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. I wanted nothing more than to be the one to end the 77 year drought for this organization, I am sorry I failed us. I wish this community and my brothers nothing but the best. I am no stranger to adversity, I am prepared for whatever’s next. I trust in God and my work ethic. I truly believe my best ball is in front of me and I look forward to proving it. Rhetorical Analysis: If I were still teaching AP English Language and Composition, today I would have asked the students to perform a rhetorical analysis of Kyler Murray's farewell message to his loyal fans in Arizona.  For those of you who are intrigued by rhetorical analyses, this blog is made especially for you. Let's start with the basics. What is rhetoric? Definitions from  Oxford Languages   rhe...
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Matt LaFleur and Jonathan Gannon Running (and Ruining) the Cardinals photo courtesy of ESPN By Walter Mitchell After the dust had settled on the Cardinals hiring of Mike LaFleur, it became clear that Mike LaFleur came to Arizona with no concrete coaching staff plans, other than tabbing Nathaniel Hackett as the team's new offensive coordinator.  In retrospect, it's easy to understand why Mike LaFleur was so appealing to Michael Bidwill and Monti Ossenfort, who, all along, wanted to keep Nick Rallis as the defensive coordinator, Justin Frye as the offensive line coach and a handful of other holdover assistants.  Despite creating the illusion that the Cardinals were interested in moving on from Rallis by interviewing a who's who of experienced and up-and-coming defensive coordinator candidates, only to pivot away from all of them at the last minute in announcing Rallis' return.  The Cardinals' decision to retain Nick Rallis was aided and abetted by Matt LaFleur and his...
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