The NFLPA report cards are out and it is not a good look for the Arizona Cardinals.
The more things change the more they stay the same.
The NFLPA Team Report Cards have been released and the Arizona Cardinals, with new staff, new players and new coaches over the last two seasons have once again found themselves at the bottom of the NFLPA Report Cards.
In fact, they are the bottom.
Let’s just take a cursory look, before we spend the next couple of days diving into things.
- Treatment of Families – D+ (29)
- Food Dining Area – D- (30)
- Nutrition/Dietician – B (22)
- Locker Room – F- (32)
- Training Room – D- (32)
- Training Staff – C (31)
- Weight Room – F (32)
- Strength Coaches – C+ (31)
- Team Travel – B (20)
- Head Coach – A (8)
- Ownership – D- (30)
Some excerpts from how the players feel:
- Players rate the post-game family area 5.89 out of 10, ranking 29 out of 32 teams.
- The players rate their dining area 5.92 out of 10, ranking it 31 out of 32 NFL team dining areas.
- Players find the team dietician “moderately accessible”, a ranking of 23 out of 32.
- Only 24% of the players believe that the overall locker room size is adequate, ranking the Cardinals 32 out of 32 teams.
- 65% of Cardinals players feel they have enough full-time trainers, ranking them 32 out of 32 teams.
- 65% of Cardinals players believe they receive enough one-on-one training treatment, ranking them 32 out of 32 teams.
- The players feel they do not have enough space in their weight room, a ranking of 32 out of 32.
- 73% of players report that they receive an individualized training plan from their strength coaching staff, ranking the team 32 out of 32.
- 85% of the Cardinals players believe they have a comfortable amount of personal space on team flights, ranking them 20 out of 32.
- The players feel that Gannon is highly receptive to locker room feedback on the team’s needs, ranking him 7 out of 32 head coaches in the league.
- Owner Michael Bidwill’s average rating for perceived willingness to invest in the facilities is 5.90 out of 10 from the Cardinals players, a ranking of 31 out of 32 owners in the league.
The numbers again are bad.
I have intimated over the last several days that there are real issues within the NFL community with the Arizona Cardinals, and receiving the worst grade among all teams, being 30th or worse in seven of 11 categories is extremely disappointing and unfortunately points the finger at one place.