NFL: Steve Wilks fired by Cardinals

[Marc the Habs Fan]

He got only 1 year but the team went from a fairly competent group to a complete disaster under his watch. Firm but fair!

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[GKJ]

He got only 1 year but the team went from a fairly competent group to a complete disaster under his watch. Firm but fair!

This has more to do with Steve Keim than Steve Wilks. Wilks had no quarterbacks and fired the offensive coordinator.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

He got only 1 year but the team went from a fairly competent group to a complete disaster under his watch. Firm but fair!

Arizona f***ing sucks. No coach would habe taken that turd of a roster above 5 wins.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

It is unfair

Just like Jim Tomsula getting only one year with that trainwreck of roster in SF a few years back

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Seems like an obvious scapegoat for the team's ineptitude, but he didn't do himself any favors.

 

[Terry Yake]

no coach would have had a chance with that team

wilks was doomed from the start

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Wilks will go back to DC and then get another shot down line

 

[Gene Parmesan]

It is unfair

Just like Jim Tomsula getting only one year with that trainwreck of roster in SF a few years back

That wasn't unfair. Jimmy T was lucky that team pulled off 5 wins.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

I don't think this a bad reflection on Wilks. Keim is a complete disaster of a GM.

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

I just think in today's game, if you are using a #1 pick on a QB, you need to hire an offensive minded coach to put him in a position to succeed.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

The only head scratcher.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

I just think in today's game, if you are using a #1 pick on a QB, you need to hire an offensive minded coach to put him in a position to succeed.

I don't think that's true. Let's be honest, Rosen was absolutely the worst rookie QB this year. He was also in a terrible situation because Wilks lacked the connections to build a competent offensive staff and Keim whiffed on draft picks. I think Josh Rosen can be good but it's obvious he needs to work harder on his game in the off-season.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

I don't think that's true. Let's be honest, Rosen was absolutely the worst rookie QB this year. He was also in a terrible situation because Wilks lacked the connections to build a competent offensive staff and Keim whiffed on draft picks. I think Josh Rosen can be good but it's obvious he needs to work harder on his game in the off-season.

If that is true then it justifies the Cards moving on after only 1 year here

 

[Gene Parmesan]

If that is true then it justifies the Cards moving on after only 1 year here

This is all on Keim. He hired the guy when he wasted on a f***ing beach. He's a f***ing clown.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

That wasn't unfair. Jimmy T was lucky that team pulled off 5 wins.

They won 5 because he was as risk averse as they get.

It felt like they did that as a favor to Tomsula for all his years as an assistant. Gave him a year of hc for the pay of 3.

It was actually Chip Kelly that inherited a worse roster.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

I don't think that's true. Let's be honest, Rosen was absolutely the worst rookie QB this year. He was also in a terrible situation because Wilks lacked the connections to build a competent offensive staff and Keim whiffed on draft picks. I think Josh Rosen can be good but it's obvious he needs to work harder on his game in the off-season.

I just think it's the smart way to go. Look at Goff and Trubisky. They looked really really bad with dinosaur coaches and then pretty good with good offensive minds. Obviously, there's some development and growth from year 1 for the QBs themselves, but the coaching and can scheme makes a huge difference. That's not to say a young QB can't win or succeed with a defensive coach, but in today's NFL, if I'm drafting a "franchise QB", I'm going to make sure I have an offensive minded head coach who can try to maximize his talent.

That said, I realize that Nagy and McVeigh don't just grow on trees.

 

[MMC]

Cards cleaning house.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Fire your drinking buddy Bidwell.

 

[XX]

Should have fired Keim too and then stepped down. Organization has zero credibility now. Absolutely deserves to be fired for his poor decision making the past 4 years yet he gets to stay and the coach thrown under the bus. Who would want to be coach for this team?

 

[Voight]

I get they were bad but at least give the guy 2 seasons, especially with a #1 pick incoming