Clayton Tune: The Fateful Path of an NFL Legacy by Walter Mitchell photo: @azcardinals.com via Instagram During the second night of the 2023 NFL Draft, Clayton Tune received a call from the Green Bay Packers. The Packers wanted to assure Clayton of their interest in drafting the University of Houston quarterback at some point on day three. When the Arizona Cardinals selected Clayton Tune with the #139 pick a day later, he was surprised, given that the Cardinals had not expressed any significant interest in him during the pre-draft process. The Cardinals were not one of the six teams that brought him in for 30 visits (Texans, Saints, Browns, Steelers, Bucs, Giants). Tune had also been given a private workout by the Rams. The eventual link the Cardinals had to Clayton Tune was that Israel Woolfork was one of his coaches at the Senior Bowl. At that time, Woolfork had just finished his second year of a Bill Walsh/Bill Willis coaching fellowship with the Cleveland Browns. A...
To be honest, I haven't given much thought as to what MO could do with FA...My thinking was FA would be limited this year as we eat Kyler Murray contract and salary cap situation.
ReplyDeleteMy question would be who on depth chart are we cutting to make room? we have a lot of younger talent that we're still not absolutely certain of a fit (O Pappoe, G Williams, E Jones, etc...etc....). I do not feel confident that our coaches then or now (Rallis still there) to evaluate and develop the talent they've been provided. I mean Monti kept his job for some reason beside boot-lickin didn't he? Rallis has been given another contract to develop the players he hasn't in three years?
LMAO - So we're all in agreement Bain or Bailey with #3 pick - So that assures me Cardinals will NOT choose either.
My opinion on picking a QB in round 4 or later is merely taking a swing at bat, likelihood of hitting home-run is unlikely. Its a long-shot. But a shot worth making IMO given the Murray situation.
I don’t think AZ should be active in FA, but that only means that the dumbasses in charge will sign the Packers backup qb only to alienate more players on the Offensive side of the ball. Imagine if your a young player under contract and they sign an outside QB over Jacoby, then they have to release or trade because of the cap, J. Conner, B. Baker among other veteran releases and think you can compete in the toughest division in football. Moral continuing goes lower with the worst owner, clueless GM and a severely under qualified DC.
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DeleteThe one thing this team has taught me is to never be optimistic about an upcoming season until they're in the playoffs with a solid QB who can handle playoff type pressure. Card fans are the Charlie Browns of the NFL and this team is Lucy holding the football. It's like being in a bad marriage where you keep saying it's cheaper to keep her or in my case, cheaper than moving to another state. I would never root for this team if I didn't live in the greater Phoenix area. The people who are loyal to this team and live in other states, closer to other successful teams truly amaze me. Those are real die-hard AZ Cardinal fans IMO because they have a choice to root for better run teams but yet they are loyal to a team that's had about as much success as the Ford Edsel and Pontiac Aztek combined.
ReplyDeleteOn Kyler Murray. I think he ends up on one other team before he calls it a career in the NFL. Erik Burkhardt did a phenomenal job working MB like a farm animal and getting Kyler paid. The Cardinals were probably one of Kyler's last places to land and to me it always looked like he was biding his time in a Cardinals unform and most likely blames the team for all his failures in Arizona. MB always reminds me of the kid in school who day after day, year after year gets his lunch money taken from him. Accountability starts at the top and even though MB has admitted some of his mistakes, he keeps on making new ones which tells me winning is secondary to him. Is it that no staff with any credentials wants to work for MB anymore or is MB unwilling to spend enough money on a proven experienced staff and give them the power they need to build a winner. My guess is its both.
Lucy knows more about football and has extraordinarily more desire to win than MB
DeleteNFLPA grades came out gave ownership an F
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Delete@61 - Since I'd have more faith in MB making decisions throwing darts at a dart board, I would agree a cartoon character knows more about football LOL
Delete@Flash87 - I just checked it out and the Cards are 31st overall and if I am correct, they are only team to get an F in Team Ownership. Geez
Arizona Cardinals
Treatment of Families: D+
Home Game Field: B
Food/Dining Area: C-
Nutritionist/Dietician: B
Locker Room: F-
Training Room: D+
Training Staff: B-
Weight Room: D+
Strength Coaches: B-
Position Coaches: B+
Offensive Coordinator: B-
Defensive Coordinator: C+
Special Teams Coordinator: B
Team Travel: C+
Head Coach: B+
General Manager: B
Team Ownership: F
Overall Rank: 31
And just to be clear, the HC grade is based on two factors: (1) Does he manage out time well? (2) Is his door open to the players if and when they need to talk? Has nothing to do with game prep, game management, ability to make week-to-week or in-game adjustments or ability to teach the fundamentals.
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