Should the Arizona Cardinals fire GM Monti Ossenfort?

That is why the conversation surrounding Ossenfort should extend beyond wins and losses. Arizona has uncertainty at quarterback, an offensive line that has failed to become a strength, and few obvious defensive cornerstones capable of defining the franchise’s next era. Then came the Marvin Harrison Jr. situation.

Harrison Jr. represented exactly what rebuilding teams are supposed to covet, which is an elite young talent selected No. 4 overall who could become part of the franchise’s identity for the next decade. Instead, his departure has only intensified questions about Arizona’s direction.
The bigger concern is what that instability communicates outside the building. NFL rebuilds aren’t accomplished exclusively through the draft. Eventually, teams need established players to view the organization as a destination. Winning helps, but so do stability, direction, and evidence that joining the roster could lead somewhere.

Arizona hasn’t provided enough of any of those things. Ossenfort inherited a difficult situation, and rebuilding an NFL roster requires patience. But patience cannot become an indefinite excuse. For Cardinals fans, 16-40 isn’t simply a bad record; it’s four years of waiting for evidence that a plan is working. The Cardinals don’t need another reset because rebuilding is uncomfortable. They need one because this rebuild has yet to establish a convincing foundation. If Arizona wants players and fans to believe in its future, changing the person responsible for constructing that future may be the necessary first move.