HE left for more money and a chance to win in SF when he became a FA. Who can blame him?
I think he was one of the first Cardinals to leave via the current free agency system. The NFL converted to the current FA system in 1993 the year Tim left. Prior to that they had that Plan B free agency where teams could only protect 37 players. I believe that is how they lost Jay Novacek. To plan B free agency.
Anyone remember how the Cards lost Steve Beuerlein? That's right. Left him unprotected in the NFL expansion draft where he was taken as the first selection of the new Jacksonville Jaguars.