Comments on: Arians now has inside track in Arizona

By: ambitoos

ambitoos — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:46:41 +0000

I don’t think Arians will leave the Colts for the Cardinals. There is no way he can make the Cardinals a winner for years to come.

By: paredskinwarrior1985

paredskinwarrior1985 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 04:52:53 +0000

good luck Bruce as a York pa native I wish you well and the funny thing is that wisenhunt that he could be replacing is also born and raised in York Pennsylvania like arians

By: rajbais

rajbais — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:43:35 +0000

Arizona, give him the farm!!!

He knows offense and can coach QBs. You just need to draft one!!!

By: habsfanatic

habsfanatic — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:32:11 +0000

If Arians leaves for Arizona, I wonder whether someone like Hue Jackson would come in as OC for the Colts, I would love that!

By: natelan69

natelan69 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:47:20 +0000

houstontexans99 says: Jan 16, 2013 7:02 PM

Will somebody PLEASE hire this guy?!

Sincerely,
Texan fans

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Hey, as a Chargers fan, I was pulling for him to sign here. Sorry bud.

By: ubpinaz

ubpinaz — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:11:39 +0000

The main reason the Cardinals have yet to offer Horton the job is they want to keep him there and bring in an offensive-minded guy as head coach, best of both worlds. Who knows who Horton would be able to bring in as offensive coordinator, whereas someone like Gus Bradley, Arians, or Gruden would have a much better chance at bringing along one of “their guys” to call plays, or calling plays themselves.

I don’t think it has to do with not being impressed with Horton’s abilities as much as it is just wanting to drastically improve their offense. I’m sure if Horton had been offered the Bills or Browns job, the Cardinals would’ve made an offer for him to be HC rather than simply losing him altogether.

By: houstontexans99

houstontexans99 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:02:54 +0000

Will somebody PLEASE hire this guy?!

Sincerely,
Texan fans

By: djjackson81

djjackson81 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:53:26 +0000

A ton of cap room wrong there over the cap for 2013. Guys like Bradely and Dockett and Wells and even Snyder got to be replaced to get under the cap

By: PurpleRaid18

PurpleRaid18 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:49:44 +0000

I think the Arizona HC position is an intriguing and interesting job for any potential candidates (depending on how well the new GM works this offseason and/or how much control the new HC would have)

This is a team that has defensive and offensive talent. As a Viking fan, I’ll use Minnesota as a prime example.

Minnesota made it to the NFC Championship game in ’09 (still bitter.) Even though they lost Favre (a la Warner in Arizona) they still had a core of players who were still playing at an elite level and were reasonably young. Again, much like Arizona. The Cards have guys like Fitzgerald, Dockett, Peterson, and Kolb (bare with me…) Do they have holes to fill? Absolutely, what team doesn’t? But Minnesota went from 3-13 to 10-6 and it wasn’t a fluke. They improved in areas of grave need. Left Tackle, Secondary, and Receiver.

The Cardinals have a ton of cap room and should be pretty active in Free Agency. Draft an immediate starter at LT (like someone said previously, move Brown to RT) The key is to keep Kolb upright. Draft or trade for a running back – Mendenhall, Jones-Drew, Chris Johnson, are all guys who could be available for the right price (or they could be cut outright) I’d keep Horton on as DC, that defense was scary early in the season.

Kolb doesn’t need to be Tom Brady, he needs to be like Christian Ponder. Stay healthy (thanks to the Offensive Line) and feed the ball to his playmakers (Fitzgerald, Floyd, etc.) Arians would make a ton of sense, he’s a great offensive mind and he could potentially do wonders for Kolb – not to mention help bring in more pieces.

Will Arizona go from worst to first in the division? Probably not, but there is a ton of potential here that either Whiz or Graves refused to build upon or replace poor players with. A new head coach could really make ‘Zona competitive in a few years.

- Vikings fan.

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:46:14 +0000

bobzilla …

My mind isn’t constantly revolving around Ben Roethlisberger as yours seems to be. Rather, I was thinking about Derek Anderson, John Skelton, Kevin Kolb, Ryan Lindley, and Brian Hoyer.

Yes, I’m well aware that quarterbacks will come out this year. Unlike you, I’m also aware how rare it is for quarterbacks to succeed in the NFL. The 2012 draft of Wilson, Griffin, and Luck may wind up being remembered like the 1983 draft of Marino, Elway, and Kelly.

By: r8rsfan

r8rsfan — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:31:34 +0000

Only 32 of these jobs in the world. Only a fool would turn it down.

By: mastermind2514

mastermind2514 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:26:40 +0000

I may be one of the few Colts fans who would rather see Arians gone.. He did a great job this year BUT his gun slinging offensive scheme is too dangerous for Andrew Luck. Tom Moore and Peyton were a shot yardage, move the chain offense that kept the sack count down. I’d like to see more of that with the new Colts!

By: justintuckrule

justintuckrule — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:09:54 +0000

In Goodell’s defensively neutered NFL, the Cards are one unknown, moderately talented, quick footed QB from Middle Nowhere State from being a 10 win team.

By: thesmedman

thesmedman — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:56:51 +0000

Memo to Arians: stay #chuckstrong!

By: bobzilla1001

bobzilla1001 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:54:48 +0000

Deb:
Every season, a slew of rookie quarterbacks infilitrate the NFL and show abilities that many veterans haven’t shown. Russell Wilson? Kirk Cousins?
The rules are structured to make quarterbacks look good. Please don’t be fooled by Roethlisberger’s inconsistencies. The Steelers’ QB and offense make scoring look difficult. It is not.
Bruce Arians will make a horrible head coach because he is easily manipulated. Coaches should coach, and players should play. Uncle Bruce has never figured that out.

By: phreakin

phreakin — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:42:45 +0000

The worst part about this? It’s been reported that if Arians gets the job, Horton won’t be retained. How they’ve treated Horton during all of this is embarrassing to say the least

By: theuglitruth

theuglitruth — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:41:26 +0000

I can hear the Cardinals counter: Either your the head coach with Ray Horton, or your not! At least Arians can call Bowles and say….”I tried”.

By: emmac13

emmac13 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:26:52 +0000

Cards may luck out the way I see it. They keep their DC who is highly respected. And then they get Arians who is a great offensive mind and got HC experience this past season. Win win for them.

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:26:01 +0000

superschrec says:

Cards need to hire Todd Haley
#mudncleats
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No matter how many offensive coordinators they bring in steer that ship, it’s not going to sail without a quarterback. Unfortunately, there aren’t any significant talents coming out in this year’s draft and none on the free-agent market.

By: mvp43

mvp43 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:19:03 +0000

On the surface it may seem that the Cardinal job is some sort of hellhole, but its an NFL job!

They have some good talant on both sides of the ball and last I’ve heard coaches have a big ego. Who wouldn’t love the chance to be “the one” that turn thing around in Arizona.

By: originalsteelcurtain

originalsteelcurtain — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:15:02 +0000

With no QB and a sorry O-Line, Arizona is a graveyard for HC’s.

Arians know Horton from their time together in Pittsburgh..so Arians definitely knows whether he wants Horton to stay or not.

Carnell Lake, who replaced Horton as Steelers secondary Coach has done a phenomenal job…much better than Ray Horton ever did.

I think Horton was just a Rooney rule interview.

By: fumblenuts

fumblenuts — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:09:52 +0000

Factory of Sadness in the desert……..

By: 85pmart

85pmart — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:06:10 +0000

Can not imagine Bruce, or anyone else, leaving the Colts, or any other team, and voluntarily going to the Cardinals. On the other side of the same coin, there may be millions and millions of dollars, and some fine fringe benefits being offered. So, who knows or cares?

By: theuglitruth

theuglitruth — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:02:35 +0000

Arians is stupid if he doesn’t retain Horton….S-T-U-P-I-D!!

By: theuglitruth

theuglitruth — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:56:34 +0000

How many guys have had the inside track….something like 6 Florio has called out. No way they let Horton go, that would be coaching suicide.

By: iced107

iced107 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:55:47 +0000

so glad the Bidwells left St.Louis. What a joke of an owner and a front office.

It’s even funnier the Cardinals basically can’t give the job away. I wonder which is harder – getting someone to be a HC for the cards or GM for the Jets

By: ar1888

ar1888 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:55:45 +0000

Lets hopes he smart enough not to take the inside track. Let some other sucker have that job.

By: superschrec

superschrec — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:54:37 +0000

Cards need to hire Todd Haley
#mudncleats

By: dman54321

dman54321 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:53:19 +0000

I dont know how the Cardinals dont support their head coaches. They gave KW a contract extension and gave him full control of personnel. That being said they gave him 3 years to find a replacement for Kurt Warner or at least find a running game and he failed at both.The Cardinals also had long losing streaks in all of those seasons including losing 11 of the last 12 games in 2012. A coaching change had to be made. But I’m sure that if the Cardinals would have retained Ken Whisenhunt PFT would be writing about how the Cardinals where to “cheap” to eat what was left on KW contract(5 million) and fire him.

By: kes800

kes800 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:50:09 +0000

“Moreover, the Cardinals aren’t exactly known for supporting their coaches. Ken Whisenhunt tied Jim Hanifan for the longest tenure in franchise history with six seasons. And then Whisenhunt, who took the Cardinals farther than they had gone since Harry Truman was president, was fired the next day.”

Seriously? There is not a team in the league who would’ve retained Whisenhunt based on his past three years of struggle since Warner retired. Stop trying to act like there was no loyalty.

Whisenhunt was a top paid coach in the league, was given almost total control of the roster and draft day decisions.

Since Warner bolted the Cardinals went 5-11, 8-8, and 5-11. Each of those seasons say the team have consecutive losing streaks of 6 or more games. Each QB brought in after Warner was handpicked by Whisenhunt as was the rest of his offensive staff.