NFL Insider Jordan Schultz Doubles Down on Steve Keim Criticism

The Arizona Cardinals have been beneath heavy public scrutiny courting again to the offseason. A 4-8 report has but to alleviate any of the strain that comes with a crew that beforehand made the postseason, particularly with recent extensions to franchise quarterback Kyler Murray, head coach Kliff Kingsbury and common supervisor Steve Keim. 

Whereas Murray and Kingsbury have been on the entrance and focus, Keim has principally skated with out contact behind the scenes. 

That was till just lately when The Rating’s NFL insider Jordan Schultz spoke with an nameless NFL personnel staffer that had some alternative phrases for Keim:

“Keim’s a fan. He is been in a position to preserve that job due to his relationship with Bidwill, however he isn’t a soccer savant or soccer thoughts. He isn’t a pacesetter,” the supply informed Schultz. 

The article led to loads of speak and dialogue on Keim’s placement with the crew and the function he is performed in the place Arizona at present finds themselves. 

Examine.guess’s Kyle Odegard was in a position to converse with Schultz to additional develop on Keim’s place with the Cardinals, and no punches had been pulled. 

Schultz first touched on the nationwide notion of Keim and Cardinals proprietor Michael Bidwill:

“Each draft looks like its personal entity. There isn’t a cohesion. And extra importantly, there’s a sense of an absence of professionalism that Keim exudes. I don’t know if he’s going to maintain his job or not. I don’t know if he’s going to get fired. However in case you’re asking me what different groups suppose, they have a look at Steve Keim mainly like he’s a fan,” Schultz mentioned. 

“He’s hooked up himself neatly to the proprietor who hasn’t gotten rid of him but regardless of a ton of errors. Hear, I like a few of their younger gamers and he has achieved some good issues within the draft, however making Kliff [Kingsbury] the scapegoat is completely unfair. That is the way it’s been described to me: You’re giving him a state of affairs during which no coach goes to win as a result of there’s a lack of management from the entrance workplace.”

Schultz additionally mentioned the quote given to him by the NFL staffer did not shock him. 

“It didn’t shock me as a result of I’ve heard this off the report from different groups and brokers. I’ve heard it too many instances. I’d have cherished to say who this individual was, however it could have been very unhealthy for this individual if I did that,” mentioned Schultz. 

“However not less than I used to be in a position to get a quote, as a result of all the things else is at all times off the report or background. To me, it says quite a bit. I don’t actually know Steve [Keim] that nicely. We’ve communicated a bit of bit however I actually don’t know him. Any time you criticize somebody you don’t know you are feeling a bit of uncomfortable, however I wasn’t stunned in any respect, to reply your query. I believe that’s been a constant notion of Steve and the group the previous few years.”

There’s extra juice to the story, which once more will be discovered right here. 

Nevertheless, the opinion across the league on Keim and the remainder of the group nonetheless stays the identical, and issues will not change till the entrance workplace does. 

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