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...
My thoughts/opinion (what I believe - no facts just observing and forming opinion based on the optics):
ReplyDelete(1) Bidwill/Ossenfort already decided fate of Murray after game 5 of 2025, and thus the fate of Brissett for 2025.
(2) Brissett made his request early on (pre-draft) for a pay raise for 2026.
(3) They knew about Brissett's request, and decided to look for another alternative (thus signing of Minshew and draft of Beck, and attempts to get Jimmy G, etc. etc.)
(4) Bidwill is playing hardball with Brissett (believing he has more leverage with player/agent than an agent like Burkhardt)
(5) Bidwill is not interested in winning, I believe Defense looked so bad was a indication Cardinals were intentionally tanking 2025 to get their new QB {see point 2} in 2026, but the QB's they thought would be available, chose to not be participant in draft.
(6) Bidwill has already decided they will be tanking this season too , since it didn't work this year, double down and select Arch Manning in draft next year (never-you-mind Mannings would never associate themselves with Bidwill).
(7) Cardinals will seek to trade Brissett once training camp starts because Brissett will refuse to play as starter for 1.5G money after beating he took last year behind our OL (That is about his career longevity as he may get season/career ending injury playing for Cardinals as starter if things go down same as last year.)
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I knew there was something I left out... Media...
DeletePhx Media outlets are afraid Bidwill will keep them from covering the AZ Cardinals (e.g. Jess Root) and having any access to Cardinals facilities and media events. Thus they placate the owner and kiss his butt and sing the tune that Bidwill (and his PR dept) wish the narrative to be...This would never fly in Pittsburg, Philly, Buffalo, etc... We have a weak gutless media in the 5th largest market in country - yet we rank near last in any poll taken of Cardinals with no accountability. After all it is all Brisetts fault we lost 11 games with him putting up career numbers, whilst we retained the worst Defensive Coordinator - Were was media calling out Bidwill on that call? Crickets! (sic)
Outstandings insights, Redrun! Great work!
DeleteWalter:
DeleteThank you for allowing us to add and voice our opinions. I for one appreciate all the efforts you make to engage with us in topics that do not fall into the Bidwill kiss butt media outlets available to us as Cardinal fans to be honest with assessments and outlooks. Both positive and negative. I wish I was more positive but after the Wilks/Kingsbury/Gannon regimes it is difficult to stay positive (I sure miss BA). Our (fans) only hope is really in an ownership change. 80yrs...
Will we be able to actually stomach games this year under an obvious tank mandate? or will we disengage after 1st/2nd qtr like we did last year.
Thank you pal for making Red Rain a better place. We all profit from your insights.
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtUeM3Kb600&t=206s
ReplyDeleteGotta watch this- "He's been an asshole since he was 12yrs old."
DeleteAgree with McCoy that Kyler Murray has consistently frustrated his teams, coaches and believers. While I get that Kyler has been better in HS, college and 1st two years in the NFL, I think Acho is underestimating J.J. McCarthy's toughness. Big different in college was that Kyler played in a pass heavy spread and McCarthy played in a run-heavy play action scheme, which I thought he commanded very well during his run to the Natty. It's easier to pass better when you are passing most of the time. It's much harder to pass well on more limited chances. Both players' teams made the final 4. McCarthy made it to the finals and won.
DeleteBeck or Minshew or Brissett, the bottom line is that they've done Jacoby so dirty throughout the whole process
ReplyDeleteAgreed. I have lots of respect for Jacoby and his decision to represent himself. He's a really smart guy and it feels like this team is punishing him for it.
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