Fans mock Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon after he tried to inflame his players in an awkward video posted on his team’s social media: ‘That dude is Michael Scott’
- The 40-year-old is starting his first year as head coach of an NFL team
- Gannon was previously the defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles
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New Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon is off to a rocky start in Arizona after a video of him trying to inspire his players for all the wrong reasons went viral on social media.
The 40-year-old, who is about to begin his first year as head coach of an NFL team, tried to fire up his squad at a team meeting in which he asked his players if they had “fire in your gut.” images from the showThe cardinals’ battle plan.’
Gannon went on to claim that he was “looking for fucking killers,” besides delivering his pep talk in as flat a voice as possible.
And, of course, the internet didn’t pass up an opportunity to troll the Ohio native.
“Those guys look bored,” said one NFL fan on X, formerly known as Twitter, referring to some of the players’ stoic facial expressions in response to what should have been a rallying cry from Gannon.
Arizona’s Jonathan Gannon went viral after delivering one of the most boring pep talks of all time
Several Cardinals players reacted stoically at the end of Gannon’s impassioned ‘battle cry’
Gannon asked his players if they had ‘fire’ in their guts before claiming he was ‘looking for killers’
“And the crowd got lenient,” another user added.
“The Cardinals may never win anything again,” another person said.
“It’s going to be a long wasted season for Cardinals fans, but a bright future awaits at the end,” shared an X account known as NFL Notifications.
“Yes, this guy is as inspiring as a plastic bag,” one NFL fan wrote. “Or whatever you can think of that’s the most benign thing on earth.”
“Wow, what a snooze fest from a coach,” another commented.
“This is why the Cardinals go 0-17!” said another user.
“That guy is literally Michael Scott,” one person shared, referring to the US version of the TV show “The Office.”
It’s fair to say that Gannon will have to show more passion if he wants to improve the Cardinals next season after the team finished last year with a 4-13 record.
NFL fans went wild on social media after the Cardinals shared the footage on YouTube
The freshman head coach served as the defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles for the past two seasons, guiding Jalen Hurts and Co. to the Super Bowl. Last year, he led the second defense in the league.
Two days after the Super Bowl LVII loss, Gannon was hired by the Cardinals as their head coach on February 14.
Two months later, it was revealed that he had an interview with the Cardinals the week after the Eagles won their NFC Championship Game against the 49ers, which is a period of intolerable behavior.
According to Marcus Hayes of The Philadelphia Inquirerthe Eagles front office was furious with Gannon, believing he had been distracted prior to the Super Bowl.
As a result of the tampering, the Eagles and Cardinals announced they had traded the third round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and the Cardinals received the Eagle’s 2024 fifth round pick.