AZ HC Candidates (1 Viewer)

[LHUCKS]

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Early candidates for Cardinals' job

Kent Somers

The Arizona Republic

Jan. 2, 2007 12:18 AM

The Cardinals revealed the names of six coaching candidates.

JIM CALDWELL

Title: Indianapolis Colts assistant head coach/quarterbacks. advertisement

Age: 51.

Experience: Coached in the NFL since 2001, at Tampa Bay and Indianapolis. Prior to that, he was the head coach at Wake Forest.

Interview scheduled: Not yet.

Positives: Worked with Peyton Manning and could help develop Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart.

Negatives: Do you really have to coach Manning much?

NORM CHOW

Title: Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator.

Age: 60.

Experience: Two years in the NFL, 32 years at the college level where he developed a reputation as a passing game guru.

Interview scheduled: Not yet.

Positives: Coached Leinart at Southern California, and he's done a nice job in Tennessee with Vince Young.

Negatives: Never been a head coach.

RUSS GRIMM :X

Title: Pittsburgh Steelers assistant head coach/offensive line.

Age: 47.

Experience: An NFL assistant since 1992, first with Washington then with Pittsburgh.

Interview scheduled: Not yet.

Positives: Knows how to develop a power running attack. Could inject some toughness into a team that's lacking it.

Negatives: Never been a head coach.

RON RIVERA :X

Title: Chicago Bears defensive coordinator.

Age: 44.

Experience: An NFL assistant with the Eagles and Bears. A coordinator the past three years.

Interview scheduled: Not yet.

Positives: Coordinator of one of the NFL's best defenses the past two seasons.

Negatives: Never been a head coach. And whom would he hire to work with Leinart?

MIKE SHERMAN :X

Title: Houston Texans assistant head coach.

Age: 52.

Experience: Head coach of the Packers from 2000 to 2005 and went 57-39 in the regular season.

Interview scheduled: Thursday.

Positives: Head-coaching experience with a background in coaching the offensive line.

Negatives: He went 4-12 in his last season in Green Bay.

KEN WHISENHUNT

Title: Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator.

Age: 44.

Experience: He has been the Steelers coordinator the past three years and has coached tight ends and special teams at Baltimore, Cleveland and the New York Jets.

Interview scheduled: Not yet.

Positives: An innovative offensive mind and he worked wonders with a young quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger.

Negatives: Never been a head coach.

 

[BoltBacker]

I agree with you about Sherman and Grimm being a bad fit for ARZ. Grimm because their positions of talent don't really make you think of a power running game. Also, it's one thing to run the PIT offense when you have the PIT defense to win the field position battle. The PIT offense mixed with the ARZ defense would be a disaster imo.

As far as Sherman, I think he'd be a bad fit for any team trying to win football games.

 

[WIFANBOY]

It is important to remember that Sherman the GM got Sherman the coach fired. If you look at Sherman's record prior to 2005 it was very good. If he has any say in personal then you want no part of him.

As someone who grew up in the St. Louis area, it seems to me that step one is to get new ownership.

 

[Capella]

As far as Sherman, I think he'd be a bad fit for any team trying to win football games.

Yea, 18 games over .500 in the NFL sucks.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I think Ron Rivera will be a very good hire for someone.

 

[LHUCKS]

As someone who grew up in the St. Louis area, it seems to me that step one is to get new ownership.

No doubt about it...people are trying to figure out how to get this done. The easiest way would be to boycott games and hopefully AZ residents will figure that out.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

As someone who grew up in the St. Louis area, it seems to me that step one is to get new ownership.

No doubt about it...people are trying to figure out how to get this done. The easiest way would be to boycott games and hopefully AZ residents will figure that out.

Not counting this year with the new stadium, I thought AZ residents had been boycotting this franchise for the past 10 years or so. I don't think it made much difference.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

As far as Sherman, I think he'd be a bad fit for any team trying to win football games.

Yea, 18 games over .500 in the NFL sucks.

Mike Sherman's record in Green Bay

+--------------+----------+		   | Reg. Season  | Playoffs |+----------+--------------+----------+| Year  TM |   W   L   T  |   W   L  |+----------+--------------+----------+| 2000 gnb |   9   7   0  |   0   0  || 2001 gnb |  12   4   0  |   1   1  || 2002 gnb |  12   4   0  |   0   1  || 2003 gnb |  10   6   0  |   1   1  || 2004 gnb |  10   6   0  |   0   1  || 2005 gnb |   4  12   0  |   0   0  |+----------+--------------+----------+| TOTALS   |  57  39   0  |   2   4  |+----------+--------------+----------+

he certainly deserves another chance to be a head coach. he didn't seem to help much with the Houston offense this year though. I'd like to see how he does without Favre.

 

[Capella]

As far as Sherman, I think he'd be a bad fit for any team trying to win football games.

Yea, 18 games over .500 in the NFL sucks.

Mike Sherman's record in Green Bay

+--------------+----------+		   | Reg. Season  | Playoffs |+----------+--------------+----------+| Year  TM |   W   L   T  |   W   L  |+----------+--------------+----------+| 2000 gnb |   9   7   0  |   0   0  || 2001 gnb |  12   4   0  |   1   1  || 2002 gnb |  12   4   0  |   0   1  || 2003 gnb |  10   6   0  |   1   1  || 2004 gnb |  10   6   0  |   0   1  || 2005 gnb |   4  12   0  |   0   0  |+----------+--------------+----------+| TOTALS   |  57  39   0  |   2   4  |+----------+--------------+----------+

he certainly deserves another chance to be a head coach. he didn't seem to help much with the Houston offense this year though. I'd like to see how he does without Favre.

4 straight 10-win seasons and a 9-win season mixed in there. ridiculous the amount of hate people here have for him.

 

[BoltBacker]

As far as Sherman, I think he'd be a bad fit for any team trying to win football games.

Yea, 18 games over .500 in the NFL sucks.

Look at what he started out with..... and look what he left.I'm sure Barry Switzer is available too. He really built that team in DAL to amass his record too.Turning a Super Bowl contender.... to a playoff contender.... to a high draft pick doesn't really impress me.

 

[WIFANBOY]

Since Russ Grimm is also assistant head coach he should get some of the blame for Ben Roethlisberger work habits that the media has reported as very bad? Last in, first out etc. He is also a little one dimisional since most of his experience is line coach. You want him mentoring young QB?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

ridiculous the amount of hate people here have for him.

us Bills fans were pretty upset when Marv chose **** Jauron over Sherman. Turning out ok so far, but I wanted Sherman at the time.As has been said, Sherman was not a good GM and that's what wound up costing him his job. He was a good coach in Green Bay though. He probably won't come cheap for the Cards but that shouldn't be an issue with the new stadium revenue.

 

[Twilight]

No Mike Martz? His name was mentioned a lot during the season as a likely replacement.

 

[snorlax]

ridiculous the amount of hate people here have for him.

us Bills fans were pretty upset when Marv chose **** Jauron over Sherman. Turning out ok so far, but I wanted Sherman at the time.As has been said, Sherman was not a good GM and that's what wound up costing him his job. He was a good coach in Green Bay though. He probably won't come cheap for the Cards but that shouldn't be an issue with the new stadium revenue.

I'd just like to state for the record that I don't hate Sherman. I think he may have gotten a raw deal in consecutive seasons, but hopefully things work out well for both parties. Nobody talks about how well the Walker and Barnett picks worked out after being questioned during their respective drafts when reviewing his GM record. The biggest reason I think he lost the GM job is because of the Walker and McKenzie incidents. It's hard to say whether the players had a legitimate beef with the management that was handled poorly, but there may be something to that.

 

[radballs]

I'll take anyone mentioned in this thread so far to replace Shell.

 

[whoisjohngalt]

Add Cam Cameron to that list.

 

[LHUCKS]

Add Cam Cameron to that list.

Link?

 

[LHUCKS]

As someone who grew up in the St. Louis area, it seems to me that step one is to get new ownership.

No doubt about it...people are trying to figure out how to get this done. The easiest way would be to boycott games and hopefully AZ residents will figure that out.

Not counting this year with the new stadium, I thought AZ residents had been boycotting this franchise for the past 10 years or so. I don't think it made much difference.

No, I'm talking about an all out boycott...think Montreal Expos.

 

[whoisjohngalt]

Add Cam Cameron to that list.

Link?

LinkJanuary 2, 2007 10:16 PM ET

Cardinals: Cameron to be interviewed

The News

The Cardinals have made a formal request to interview Chargers offensive coordinator Cam Cameron. Considered one of the hottest assistant coaches in the league, Cameron calls plays for a Chargers offense that leads the NFL in scoring. Dennis Green was fired on Monday, and the team is currently looking for a replacement.

Our View

The Cards are wise to interview Cameron. Arizona's roster boasts plenty of offensive weapons, and fantasy owners are hoping that the right hire could significantly aid the production of players like Anquan Boldin, Larry Fitzgerald and Edgerrin James. Time will tell who gets the job, but Cameron is a quality option.

 

[LHUCKS]

Add Cam Cameron to that list.

Link?

LinkJanuary 2, 2007 10:16 PM ET

Cardinals: Cameron to be interviewed

The News

The Cardinals have made a formal request to interview Chargers offensive coordinator Cam Cameron. Considered one of the hottest assistant coaches in the league, Cameron calls plays for a Chargers offense that leads the NFL in scoring. Dennis Green was fired on Monday, and the team is currently looking for a replacement.

Our View

The Cards are wise to interview Cameron. Arizona's roster boasts plenty of offensive weapons, and fantasy owners are hoping that the right hire could significantly aid the production of players like Anquan Boldin, Larry Fitzgerald and Edgerrin James. Time will tell who gets the job, but Cameron is a quality option.

Great...thanks. Wonder why the Cards didn't include Cameron on this list?

 

[Man in the yellow hat]

ridiculous the amount of hate people here have for him.

us Bills fans were pretty upset when Marv chose **** Jauron over Sherman. Turning out ok so far, but I wanted Sherman at the time.As has been said, Sherman was not a good GM and that's what wound up costing him his job. He was a good coach in Green Bay though. He probably won't come cheap for the Cards but that shouldn't be an issue with the new stadium revenue.

I'd just like to state for the record that I don't hate Sherman. I think he may have gotten a raw deal in consecutive seasons, but hopefully things work out well for both parties. Nobody talks about how well the Walker and Barnett picks worked out after being questioned during their respective drafts when reviewing his GM record. The biggest reason I think he lost the GM job is because of the Walker and McKenzie incidents. It's hard to say whether the players had a legitimate beef with the management that was handled poorly, but there may be something to that.

Gotta disagree. Yes, Walker and Barnett worked out, but who else? The reason the cupboard is so bare in Green Bay is directly related to Sherman's decision. Go back and take a look at how many of Sherman's picks are still on the Green Bay roster. Heck, in the friggin league. He paid outrageous money to guys who didn't deserve it (Cletidus Hunt, Robert Ferguson, KGB) all in the name of loyalty.Sherman's biggest fault as a coach is that he is way, way too loyal. He gets to close to his players, and then refuses to make the tough decisions and bench or replace them when they don't perform. Many of the players in Green Bay didn't respect him because of that, and I think it showed.For instance. Cletidus Hunt kept getting cracks at the starting job, even though he did nothing in offseason workouts. Nothing in preseason. Nothing to prepare himself. In fact, he laughed in the face of coaches who tried to motivate him. However, it took a new GM to cut his useless ###. Sherman wouldn't even bench him.Same with Ferguson. He paid him big money, then inserted him into pressure situation when it was pretty clear that he couldn't handle it. Ferguson was never that good, but he was Sherman's guy. The list goes on and on.This same issue reared its head in Houston. Now, I'm looking at this as a Packer fan, but several moves smell of this exact issue. One, trading Morency for Gado. Green Bay got the better end of that, and Sherman's loyalty left him blind to the fact that Gado just wasn't that good. Yet somehow, he influenced the personnel dedcisions. Take a look at the rest of the roster, littered with former Packers. Vonta Leach, Samkon Gado, Mike Flanagan, Ben Steele, Atlas Herrion, Chris White. I just don't trust Sherman to make the tough decisions on who plays and who doesn't. He's not decisive, and he doesn't call people out enough.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

The job application should have the question : "Are you willing and fully prepared to commit career suicide?"

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

I think Ron Rivera will be a very good hire for someone.

I agree. It seems as if he isn't mentioned often either.

 

[Smeagol]

If I'm the Arizona Cardinals I would do the following

Hire Pete Carrol as Head Coach

Hire Norm Chow as OC

Trade James and 2nd Round pick for Reggie Bush

Trade a 5th round pick for Lendale White

Draft and trade for as many OL as possible.

Super Bowl baby!

 

[WIFANBOY]

The Chargers coordinator Since he gets to hand the ball to LT over and over how do you measure how good he is

 

[LHUCKS]

If I'm the Arizona Cardinals I would do the followingHire Pete Carrol as Head Coach

Carrol wont go so that really isn't an option.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

If I'm the Arizona Cardinals I would do the followingHire Pete Carrol as Head Coach

Carrol wont go so that really isn't an option.

But the others were reasonable....

 

[jonessed]

The Chargers coordinator Since he gets to hand the ball to LT over and over how do you measure how good he is

For anyone that watches the Chargers it's pretty obvious that the playcalling this year has been head and shoulders above what SD has done in the past. They are finally winning close games and putting teams away. It's not a coincidence that this coincided with Marty handing all play-calling duties to Cameron.

 

[BoltBacker]

Add Cam Cameron to that list.

Link?

LinkJanuary 2, 2007 10:16 PM ET

Cardinals: Cameron to be interviewed

The News

The Cardinals have made a formal request to interview Chargers offensive coordinator Cam Cameron. Considered one of the hottest assistant coaches in the league, Cameron calls plays for a Chargers offense that leads the NFL in scoring. Dennis Green was fired on Monday, and the team is currently looking for a replacement.

Our View

The Cards are wise to interview Cameron. Arizona's roster boasts plenty of offensive weapons, and fantasy owners are hoping that the right hire could significantly aid the production of players like Anquan Boldin, Larry Fitzgerald and Edgerrin James. Time will tell who gets the job, but Cameron is a quality option.

Great...thanks. Wonder why the Cards didn't include Cameron on this list?

Maybe it's because they hadn't heard back from their formal request yet and including him on the list when SD is still alive would cause a distraction that would make SD less likely to grant the request. If I were SD I wouldn't even consider granting the request until after the season ends for SD and if I was ARZ I'd be more than willing to wait for Cameron.

 

[whoisjohngalt]

Add Cam Cameron to that list.

Link?

LinkJanuary 2, 2007 10:16 PM ET

Cardinals: Cameron to be interviewed

The News

The Cardinals have made a formal request to interview Chargers offensive coordinator Cam Cameron. Considered one of the hottest assistant coaches in the league, Cameron calls plays for a Chargers offense that leads the NFL in scoring. Dennis Green was fired on Monday, and the team is currently looking for a replacement.

Our View

The Cards are wise to interview Cameron. Arizona's roster boasts plenty of offensive weapons, and fantasy owners are hoping that the right hire could significantly aid the production of players like Anquan Boldin, Larry Fitzgerald and Edgerrin James. Time will tell who gets the job, but Cameron is a quality option.

Great...thanks. Wonder why the Cards didn't include Cameron on this list?

Maybe it's because they hadn't heard back from their formal request yet and including him on the list when SD is still alive would cause a distraction that would make SD less likely to grant the request. If I were SD I wouldn't even consider granting the request until after the season ends for SD and if I was ARZ I'd be more than willing to wait for Cameron.

Update (same link):

January 3, 2007 12:04 PM ET

Cardinals: Team wants to talk to Cameron

The News

The Cardinals have received permission from the Chargers to interview offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, according to the Arizona Republic. The interview is expected to occur prior to Sunday.

Our View

The Cardinals kept defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast, so hiring an offensive mind would make a lot of sense, especially with the amount of talent on that side of the ball. Cameron will have to upgrade the offensive line, but his presence in Arizona would make fantasy owners happy.

 

[BoltBacker]

Ouch!

Thanks for the update. Hope that's not too much of a distraction to the team right before the playoffs. I guess there's only so much preperation you can do until you find out who your opponent will be but they have a pretty small list of possible opponents.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

I like Cam Cameron the best for the Cards, even though he was head coach at Indiana and didn't do much there.

Hucks do you really think that Chow is NFL head coach material?

 

[nightshift]

The job application should have the question : "Are you willing and fully prepared to commit career suicide?"

"Look outside Coach... is that nice weather or what?""Uh, yeah, nice... what about personnel changes?"

"Changes? Look outside... it hardly ever changes... is that nice weather or what?"

"Okay the weather's nice..what about my contract dollars?"

"Dollars? Look outside... money can't buy a better looking day... is that nice weather or what?"

 

[Evilgrin 72]

The job application should have the question : "Are you willing and fully prepared to commit career suicide?"

"Look outside Coach... is that nice weather or what?""Uh, yeah, nice... what about personnel changes?"

"Changes? Look outside... it hardly ever changes... is that nice weather or what?"

"Okay the weather's nice..what about my contract dollars?"

"Dollars? Look outside... money can't buy a better looking day... is that nice weather or what?"

 

[LHUCKS]

Hucks do you really think that Chow is NFL head coach material?

Hard to say...I think he'd need to surround himself with a lot of experience.

 

[redman]

Hucks do you really think that Chow is NFL head coach material?

Hard to say...I think he'd need to surround himself with a lot of experience.

I think he's kidding himself at this point in his career about getting a head coaching job. If he was serious about that he'd have gotten a Division II or small D-1 job 10-15+ years ago. He's an offensive coordinator, plain and simple. Starting his head coaching career at 60 years of age for the worst football organization in the league doesn't sound very smart to me.

 

[FFLHummers]

No Mike Martz? His name was mentioned a lot during the season as a likely replacement.

Now that Millen is staying put, Martz would be a good fit IMO....just don't let him handle clock or replay management.That said, he'll probably stay in Detroit at least one more year...