A lot of times, it can be difficult to discern what an general manager is really thinking. There's a lot Curtis Lazar Women Jersey of incentive, even during pre s conferences and other public appearances, to obfuscate or otherwise mislead people. Once a general manager loses his job, though, there is le s reason to hold things back.Enter former GM Steve Keim, who let loose with some stuff this week. First of all, Keim was asked why Cardinals wideout has not yet been traded. Keim seemingly tried to push the blame onto Hopkins, but ended up blaming himself."Here's the problem: The problem is his current contract," Keim said during former NFL defensive lineman podcast, per a . "Hop was his own agent, and I can tell you that wasn't the easiest (negotiation) in the world. Between him and , that put all the grey on my beard."If Hopkins' current contract is the problem, that responsibility falls on Keim, as the one who traded for Hopkins and immediately lavished him with a contract extension that reset the market at the wide receiver position. It should, however, be noted that Hopkins' contract is not onerous, with base salaries of $19.45 million and $14.92 million over the next two seasons. That's extremely affordable for a player of his caliber, and it seems highly likely that a trading team would want to rework the deal in some form or have the Cardinals pick up part of the tab for his salary (as the did when trading to the ) anyway. Keim himself acknowledged all that as well. "They're probably going to have to come to understand that they're probably not going to get as much as they would if he was a younger player or his contract was considerably lower, where you could get him for a second Carter Hutton Jersey -round (pick)," Keim said. "It could end up being a second- or third-day draft pick to really get it done. Probably (need to) get a new deal done." Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the day's big Casey Mittelstadt Men Jersey stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Keim also gave his thoughts on Cardinals quarterback , and indirectly on the insinuations about Murray's work habits that arose when Arizona included in his contract extension a stipulation about the number of hours he needed to spend watching film, and Cardinals tackle a sertion that Murray needs to mature. (The clause was later removed.)"He still needs to grow. (Beachum's comments are) not slanted toward his character," Keim said. "He's not a bad guy. He's a good kid, has a good smile, has a nice way about him. I think it's like anything, guys have to continue to learn what it's going to take to be great. Does he know what and knows of what it takes to be great? No. Does he work? He does work. I think it's just that side of the game, the film study, the attention to detail part that he can continue to improve upon. And I think he will. Kyler's a proud guy, man. He doesn't want to lose and he doesn't want to let people down." Lastly, Keim addre sed the failure of 2016 first-round pick , who lasted just three seasons in Arizona and picked up only 4.5 sacks and 10 tackles for lo s in five Jason Pominville Kids Jersey NFL seasons. "Now, in Arizona I drafted Robert Nkemdiche with the (29th) pick overall, who we thought was a top-10 talent, Benoit Pouliot Men Jersey " Keim said. "And there were some concerns and questions coming out. At the end of the day, really, the guy in my opinion didn't love football enough. He didn't succeed or play at a high level because he was in love with the proce s of going through the draft, being the top pick, getting the money. When it was time to grind, that wasn't his focus."In other words, Keim acknowledges that he was aware of the questions regarding Nkemdiche's "focus" and "grind" and things of that nature, which caused him to tumble down draft boards, took him in the first round anyway, and then blamed those characteristics for Nkemdiche's failures in Arizona. There were a lot of i sues with the recent Cardinals teams, but apparently, according to former Cardinals general manager Steve Keim, most of them were not Steve Keim's fault, even if he was responsible for the decisions to led to those problems.
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