Denny Green

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Agree with ARZ Cardinals

Green left this team A LOT better than he found it.

He's got his faults, but he's the only coach who left it better than he received it.

It seemed to me Denny brought in better players.

 

[Rats]

I'm sorry but I have to disagree. This team was in complete disarray when Denny came on board. Sure he let some good players go but he basically had to start from the bottom and build up from there. It's unfortunate that his players left a lot games on the table, and he takes blame for that too, but to say he was Grave's biggest mistake is far from true.

Rod Graves showed before DG ever came to the Cardinals that he was incapable of putting anything other than a Triple AAA team on the field. DG inherited what amounted to arguabley the worst NFL roster the Cardinals ever had. This hastened the demise of Coach Mac as he was never given the budget to field top talent. DG IMO brought this team in to the NFL ERA as far as talent on the field and he gave the Players a sense that they could win here and be happy being a Cardinal. Not one Coach did that before. No one wanted to play for the Bidwills. He made mistakes in his coaching staff he had to be accountable for that but a coach that had the best winning percentage ever before coming to Cards should not be considered a failure because he ruffled a few feathers here. THOSE FEATHERS NEEDED TO BE RUFFLED or this team would have never been seen as anything other than Bush League. KW inhereted alot of talent. Now is the time to go to the next level and give fans what the deserve. A winner.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

My theory is it's hard to lose when you have Tony Dungy on defense, Brian Billick on offense, and Denny Green drafting players. That was the real magic in Minnnesota IMO.

Good point

 

[RugbyMuffin]

The only measure of a coach that matters is his record. Denny Green went 6-10 and 5-11.

Every single head coach we've had in Arizona, except Joe Bugel, including Stallings, McGinnis, Tobin and Buddy Ryan each had at least 1 year that was better than anything Green produced. If Green made this team better, I sure didn't see it.

Denny gave away good players like Kendall and the LT, whose name escapes me, for nothing in return.

I can't remember their names but in two short years he scapegoated and fired 5 coaches, if I recall, including two coordinators. All the while coddling his incompetent buddy, Richard Solomon.

Spin it any way you wish. The single biggest mistake Rod Graves made here so far was to push the Cards into hiring Denny Green.

I'll take "It's in the Cards" for $200 Alex:

Who is LJ Shelton ?

Who is Rowen, and Everitt Lindsay (joke of a OL coach) ?

 

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Good point

Very good point.