If The Cardinals Want to Hire the HC In House...

[Southpaw]

Adrian Wilson bleeds Cardinal red. His cred with the players is through the roof. His passion for the game is non pareil.

I believe that making AW the HC would fire up this organization like never before. With veteran coordinators, AW would be able to get in every player's ear and cultivate the proper mindset.

Bettcher never played in the NFL. Wilson has way more cred. If you were a player, who would you want to listen to at half-time of a big game?

Go back and listen to this man...fast forward to the 3:14 mark.

Listen to AW at the 4:40 mark...what his life goal has always been.

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Less qualified yet similar to the Mike Singletary hire in San Fran.

 

[Southpaw]

Is John Lynch qualified to be an NFL GM?

so far .... so good. Ask Elway. Ooops.

 

[NJCardFan]

Is John Lynch qualified to be an NFL GM?

So because one former player was made a GM that means every player is qualified for high positions? I mean, using this line of thinking, I played football in high school and I bleed Cardinal red having been a fan for over 40 years, does this mean I'm qualified to be an NFL head coach?

 

[NJCardFan]

Less qualified yet similar to the Mike Singletary hire in San Fran.

Singletary was at least a coordinator before getting a head coaching gig.

 

[kerouac9]

Singletary was at least a coordinator before getting a head coaching gig.

No, he wasn't. He was elevated from LBs coach, IIRC.

 

[azsouthendzone]

Zero coaching experience. Seems like a great fit

 

[Arz101]

What about Karlos Dansby for HC? :ducks:

 

[azsouthendzone]

My biggest problem with Wilson? BIG PUSS.

 

[pmacLean]

...if Adrian Wilson is a candidate for HC, I'm trying to figure out how I might qualify as well. I'm even younger than AW, ie more energy. I'm known among my Madden buddies as a very creative play caller. And Keim and I go way back...he cut me off on the freeway once, so he owes me.

I'll get those players jacked to play...where do I apply?

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Please attach film of you playing like Adrian Wilson. Thanks.

 

[pmacLean]

So because one former player was made a GM that means every player is qualified for high positions? I mean, using this line of thinking, I played football in high school and I bleed Cardinal red having been a fan for over 40 years, does this mean I'm qualified to be an NFL head coach?

Please attach NFL career film and Steve, Mike and I will consider your application.

 

[football karma]

this feels like the a modern version of "Danny White should be the Cardinals HC", or "Kurt Warner should be the Cardinals HC"

 

[azsouthendzone]

Please attach film of you playing like Adrian Wilson. Thanks.

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[gbrim21]

Please attach film of you playing like Adrian Wilson. Thanks.

Does my Madden film count? I've developed quite a few players over the years. Have several UDFA's who are now rated 99. May as well be PFF grades.

In seriousness though, as has been mentioned, ability to play does not translate to ability to coach. His current job is scout, he's never been a professional coach at any level. He's more qualified to be GM than coach currently.

While we're inserting ex-players as head coaches, why not Larry assuming he retires? Not sure he'd be any worse than Adrian.

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[Metcalf Rules]

Mike Matheny went from managing a little league team to managing the St. Louis Cardinals. Depending on who you talk to, its turned out pretty good. He did inherit a world series winner and led them to the playoffs the next 4 years, but haven't been there since. However, they did coax Jose Oquendo, who is kind of like a coordinator, back to be 3rd base coach so we'll see. But seriously, as far as AW, I'm all for him becoming a coach, but I think he should probably start out in a limited assistant role.

 

[NJCardFan]

No, he wasn't. He was elevated from LBs coach, IIRC.

OK since we're splitting hairs, he was still on a coaching staff. A-Dub hasn't served in any coaching capacity of any kind since retirement. Look, I'm not doubting the guy's love for the game or enthusiasm but we have no frame of reference on his ability to be a head coach on any level. Hell, my buddy Lee Hull is more qualified as he was the head coach at Morgan St. University and served a season as the Colts wide receivers coach.

 

[NJCardFan]

Please attach NFL career film and Steve, Mike and I will consider your application.

*sigh* OK, so we're going to play this game. So, in your mind not only do you have to have played in the NFL, you had to be of a hall of fame caliber player? Tell me this then, how many hall of fame players have become good to great head coaches. I can name a few that ended up being train wrecks as coaches. Bart Starr was terrible as was Mike Singetary. And this fact transcends all sports most of your better coaches spent their careers as backups. Even having a coaching pedigree doesn't necessarily pan out as we've seen with David Shula and Wade Phillips. But like I said, my buddy is more qualified as he was a successful college coach.

 

[NJCardFan]

this feels like the a modern version of "Danny White should be the Cardinals HC", or "Kurt Warner should be the Cardinals HC"

Danny White has head coaching experience albeit in the AFL but he's won 2 championships.

 

[Mitch]

I love A-Dub. His tears under the confetti may have been my all-time favorite Cardinals' moment. The context of this thread was "if the Cardinals are going to hire from within." I know that A-Dub is not an option. But, I love the guy this much. I would hand the keys to him, flanked with two seasoned coordinators. But, it won't happen and I know it.

 

[Buckybird]

Very outside of the box thinking! At this point? No way

Btw Shula has always been a terrible OC & Pagono’s defenses the last 3-4 years have been pretty sorry as well. Those 2 guys might be a worse hire imo than AW lol

 

[Mitch]

Very outside of the box thinking! At this point? No way

Btw Shula has always been a terrible OC & Pagono’s defenses the last 3-4 years have been pretty sorry as well. Those 2 guys might be a worse hire imo than AW lol

Man, I think Shula is excellent. I can't believe how much he's gotten out of Cam Newton and he sure knew how to use Christian McCaffrey. I think their GM handcuffed their offense with bad WR decisions.

Pagano is a superb DC. I thought the job he did this year was remarkable, i watched almost every one of their games and they were more competitive week to week than the Cardinals. They just couldn't close out games.

 

[Jetstream Green]

Better yet, the Cards should have hired Teryl Austin who actually coached the Cardinals secondary and is a DC. You do not hire a guy with zero coaching experience as a head coach in the National Football League

 

[Cheesebeef]

lol... come on.

 

[Ohcrap75]

If the criteria is limited to someone within, I guess I can't disagree... Him or Betch/Goodwin? Sure, why not at that point!

 

[daves]

which former "Great" player has made a good coach in the NFL?

Ditka is probably the only Hall of Fame player who was also a great coach. Raymond Berry had a winning record and took the Patriots to the Super Bowl with Eason at QB so that's pretty good, too. Forrest Gregg took the Bengals to the Super Bowl but finished his coaching career with a losing record. Art Shell had a winning record as a HC even after his disastrous 2006 stint with the Raiders, having taken them to the playoffs three times in the 1980s.

Mike Munchak was sub-par as HC of the Titans. Dick LeBeau was an awful HC for the Bengals.

Singletary is probably the closest comparison to Wilson, but he at least had coaching experience and was still a disaster as a HC.

...dbs

 

[Mitch]

Better yet, the Cards should have hired Teryl Austin who actually coached the Cardinals secondary and is a DC. You do not hire a guy with zero coaching experience as a head coach in the National Football League

Let me ask you (and everyone) this---if Kurt Warner went to MB&SK and expressed his desire to be HC, you would not even consider it?