PREGAME Cardinals at Rams - Pregame Thread

[majrleaged]

Politics brother

Raheem is McVays number 2. Has been since he hired him. This would be what I expect. No Politics. He just trusts him.

 

[dieterbrock]

Jimmy Lake is the "Assistant Head Coach", why wouldnt he be the defacto fill in? Leave the DC and OC to focus on their group

 

[majrleaged]

I Dont think it means he steps in for the head coach.

 

[CGI_Ram]

Praying for a dominate game. This is the game I had circled as likely our easiest on the schedule at SoFi. Thus I bought some crazy expensive front row tickets right where the Rams run out of the tunnel. Thought it'd be a great memory for my son and I and, who knows, perhaps AD or Kupp will be out warming up and come sign our Rams flag! At any rate, very much need a big victory! GO RAMS!

Share some posts from the game!

Awesome! Have a good time!

 

[dpjax]

More revelations came out on Thursday about the Arizona Cardinals' toxic work environment in a report from The Athletic.​

MSN

Per Kalyn Kahler, multiple "current and former Cardinals employees detailed a culture at the organization in which they felt constantly on edge, and described unwritten policies about how women were to dress, interact with male staffers and players, and where they could and couldn't go in the building."

Owner Michael Bidwill's response was much better than when former executive Terry McDonough accused the team of violating the terms of former general manager Steve Keim's 2018 suspension for DUI by implementing a burner phone scheme.

"As I have said personally to every member of the Cardinals organization," Bidwill responded, through a statement, "I certainly have room to grow and with the benefit of hindsight, would have done things differently over the years."

Among the offenses that reportedly drew Bidwill's ire were a squeaky wheel, a woman's laugh and an employee walking too slow.

A wall was constructed to prevent coaches and players from seeing women who worked in an area on the second floor of the team building, and one employee at a golf event was concerned about accepting a ride from a player in a cart, fearing potential retribution for interacting with the player.

Another was reprimanded for conversing with a player on a flight, being told that "it wasn't a good look" for her to do so.

The details of the Cardinals' problematic workplace gel with McDonough's arbitration claim filed in April. In it, he alleged Bidwill ordered him — and then-head coach Steve Wilks — to use burner phones to communicate with Keim after the team announced he was suspended five weeks for an earlier DUI arrest.

McDonough's claim also noted "Bidwill reduced two pregnant women — one five months pregnant, the other seven months — to tears after screaming at them with 'abusive and bullying mistreatment.'

"Bidwill's widespread workplace misconduct is significantly worse than the misbehavior of former crosstown Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver," alleged McDonough.

Sarver sold the Suns in December 2022 after being suspended and fined by the NBA for $10M.

The Cardinals attacked McDonough in response to his claim, providing unnecessary personal details that had no bearing on his allegations.

With Dan Snyder out of the league, the throne for most toxic NFL owner is up for the taking. Bidwill has a more credible case for the title than arguably anyone else.

While most complaints alleged in The Athletic article were from non-football personnel, the culture can permeate the organization. Arizona has had one playoff appearance since 2016, posting a 47-70-2 record.

In the 2023 NFL Players Association team report cards, the Cardinals ranked 31st, with players giving the team a failing grade in categories including "Treatment of Families," "Food Service/Nutrition," "Weight Room," "Training Room" and "Locker Room."

"The floors are uneven" and "the floorboards are peeling up" were two complaints against the weight room.

It's no surprise that the foundation in Arizona is in shambles. The only time the organization makes headlines is for unseemly reasons.

Bidwill said the right things in response to The Athletic report, acknowledging his shortcomings as owner. However, his talk is cheap until there are tangible changes within the organization

 

[RAMSinLA]

View: https://youtu.be/fa6XmCDzHTU

 

[Merlin]

Huge game for us to get to .500 vs a division rival. Hope the boys are at their best.

 

[swmizzou83]

Sean McVay could miss Rams’ Week 6 game vs. Cardinals with birth of son ‘any day now’

fanrecap.com

 

[Loyal]

I'm not taking them lightly, but we need to run up:

...the score, Stafford TD passes, the turnover count, the sack count, and shoot let's have AD score a TD for a first!

I want this too...but, McVay's style doesn't seem to finish that way. He gets a lead and then almost ALWAYS goes conservative. We could be up 10 + points at half time, but instead of sticking the knife in, he lets the other team come back because we don't have a defense that just locks a team down. He doesn't seem to care if he wins by one point or by twenty points, gamblers be damned.

 

[Londoner]

gamblers be damned.

Although he made sure we covered the spread against the Whiners.

 

[CGI_Ram]

With baby due ‘any day now,’ Sean McVay says he’d miss Rams game for birth of son

Sean McVay is expecting his first child to be born "any day now," and if he comes on a Sunday, the coach says he'd miss the Rams game

sports.yahoo.com

Sean McVay could miss Rams’ Week 6 game vs. Cardinals with birth of son ‘any day now’

fanrecap.com

Well, that’s interesting.

 

[Faceplant]

Please rams.... Just don't go tits up again at halftime.

 

[snackdaddy]

Good for Sean. There will always be games. There will never be the birth of your first son again. His coaches can handle it. Heck, maybe they won't take the foot off the gas if they have a lead at halftime.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

Good for Sean. There will always be games. There will never be the birth of your first son again. His coaches can handle it. Heck, maybe they won't take the foot off the gas if they have a lead at halftime.

Maybe the birth of his son will cause him to delegate more so he has more free time.

 

[snackdaddy]

Rams are not good enough to overlook anyone. This is a game they should win. But they have to be ready from the start. Without Conner the Cardinals are more limited. But better keep an eye on Rondale Moore. He's got game breaking speed. That is the only real threat.

 

[shovelpass]

 

[Loyal]

Well, that’s interesting.

If Sean is away for the birth of his kid, there will be some name choices, depending on the games outcome...

We could call the kid Vick or Vickie, depending on the sex.
or
LOSER!

 

[pvtdragon39]

Rams are not good enough to overlook anyone. This is a game they should win. But they have to be ready from the start. Without Conner the Cardinals are more limited. But better keep an eye on Rondale Moore. He's got game breaking speed. That is the only real threat.

Only thing I would worry about is if we put Kendrick on him and he goes crazy like last game. Maybe Witherspoon should do 3rd downs? Only thing is if Moore would burn Witherspoon/Durant.

 

[oldnotdead]

In the NFL the assistant coach tag is added to keep the coach from being poached. Only a HC offer will be an upgrade. Actual assist HC is usually the OC or DC. If it helps get Raheem hired great.

IMO Lake is a potential DC to follow on should Raheem be hired away.

 

[OldSchool]

Raheem is McVays number 2. Has been since he hired him. This would be what I expect. No Politics. He just trusts him.

Yeah no doubt Morris will be the man if McVay is with a delivering wife. LaFleur would call the offense, not sure why that's a question to anybody.