All Change at the Arizona Cardinals
Experienced NFL betting fans will know that NFL teams generally hire the GM first before the head coach. The GM is of course the coach’s boss and will have expectations for the organization and its direction.
There are occasions where a club might hire the coach first if he’s also the de facto GM, somewhat like the Las Vegas Raiders used to have with Jon Gruden. He was only a coach in title but had say over all personnel. That was an unmitigated disaster, and nowadays teams keep the jobs separate and hire the GM first.
Which brings us to the Arizona Cardinals. This past summer, they gave GM Steve Keim and coach Kliff Kingsbury rather puzzling contract extensions. Ownership ended up eating millions of dollars when both were fired after a hugely disappointing 4-13 season when the team was 11-6 the year before and reached the playoffs.
Arizona’s new GM is now in place: Monti Ossenfort, the former director of player personnel with the Titans. He was with Tennessee for the past three years and the New England Patriots for the 15 years before that. His hiring marked the first time in 30 years that the Cardinals hired a general manager from outside the organization.
Who might Ossenfort hire to replace Kingsbury? Let’s break down the online sports betting favorites and look at the latest sports betting odds.
