Monday's Red Rain Podcast Preparations, Polls and Questions

by Walter Mitchell

plus, special guest "since 61" Sam

We are going to rank the Cardinals' position groups on defense and offense. In addition, we are going to rate the Cardinals coaches. With that in mind, I have posted 4 polls on X. Please vote on X @WBJMitch if you can or cast your vote in the comment section here. We would very much like to hear your thoughts and will allude to some of them on the podcast. 

We are taping the show tomorrow at 8 am Arizona time. It will probably be posted by 11. Thank you, as always, for your contributions.


Walter B J Mitchell
@WBJMItch
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Which of the Cardinals position coaches do you think is the most impressive?
  • Autry Denson --- RBs
    37.5%
  • Ryan Smith --- CBs
    12.5%
  • Ben Steele --- TEs
    37.5%
  • Drew Terrell --- WRs
    12.5%
8 votes23 hours left

Walter B J Mitchell
@WBJMItch
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Which of these Cardinals coaches do you believe is the best prepared and most competent?
  • Jonathan Gannon
    75%
  • Drew Petzing
    5%
  • Nick Rallis
    20%
  • Jeff Rodgers
    0%
20 votes23 hours left

Walter B J Mitchell
@WBJMItch
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On tomorrow's Red Rain Podcast we are going to rank the Cardinals' position groups on offense and defense. We would like to factor in your votes and comments. Which is the strongest position group on the offense?
  • Offensive linemen
    17.4%
  • Tight ends
    52.2%
  • Running backs
    26.1%
  • Quarterbacks
    4.3%
23 votes21 hours left

Walter B J Mitchell
@WBJMItch
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On tomorrow's Red Rain Podcast we are going to rank the Cardinals' position groups on offense and defense. We would like to factor in your opinions and comments. Which is the strongest position group on the defense?
  • Defensive Interior
    38.9%
  • Edges
    0%
  • Cornerbacks
    5.6%
  • Safeties
    55.6%
18 votes21 hours left

Comments

  1. TMAttyAugust 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM

    I think the debate as to whether Rallis or Petzing has done the better job is very interesting. Seems like the “fan pulse” was preferential to Petzing in Year 1, then Rallis in Year 2.

    I think the judgment for Year 2 is based on the perception that Rallis did more with less talent-wise, whereas Petzing did “less with more” (despite stats pointing to the 2024 offense being pretty good).

    I think this has more to do with the eyeball test and Monti’s investment in the offense in both years than stats. Last year we had a defense that gave up a ton of yards but frequently made red-zone stops. Our offense seemed to similarly stall in the red zone, leading to a lot of field goals. On top of all that, going from a Kliff offense to Petzing’s offense, with less reliance on the passing game, was a little jarring.

    In a lot of ways it seems like we still don’t know what to expect from the OC and DC after 2 years, so this season should be enlightening!

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