Jeremy Cluff, Arizona Republic
(Source yahoo!sports):
Arizona Cardinals GM Monti Ossenfort and coach Jonathan Gannon, along with other Cardinals coaches, visited Norman, Oklahoma over the weekend to attend the unveiling of a statue of Kyler Murray.
It didn’t sit well with one NFL writer, who slammed the organization in a story and on social media for the move.
Why would he slam them for attending a special moment for their franchise quarterback?
The Cardinals’ brass should have been preparing for the NFL draft which starts Thursday, Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio contended.
Florio wrote in a story: “And while I’ll generally defer to the personal time-management decisions made by those who have been hired to handle the most important jobs for a pro football organization, perception can become reality — especially at a time when the reality isn’t good. Given the massive rebuild the Cardinals are facing, Ossenfort and Gannon skipping town for a trip to Norman doesn’t create the best perception as to whether they’re doing everything they possibly can to make the best possible decisions as they prepare to use or trade the eight picks the Cardinals have in the 2023 draft, starting with No. 3 overall.”
