Ray Horton out, Todd Bowles in as Cardinals DC

[Shane]

Might be that way. Would that put 9-0 in more of a spot light roll?

Would mean DD woukbe sbke to pkay a more natural podition. Assumin CC a RT? Or RDE??

 

[Shane]

I don't mind the hire. He has almost always been a 3-4 coach, until he took over with the Iggles last season, so we won't have to transition to a 4-3. And for those blaming him for the Iggles disaster, he took over in November.

I hope we switch.

 

[Shane]

Well, if they hired Ray, then the Cards might put up 58 on them next year.

 

[Folster]

I read that Bowles runs the 3-4, but had to run the 4-3 when promoted by Reid in the middle of the season. Anyone know?

 

[Dayman]

Todd Bowles is under contract with the Eagles. He'll obviously be released if Kelly wants to find his own DC, but this story is still premature.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

I hope we switch.

I think Dockett's career would last longer back at the under tackle position.

 

[clif]

Would mean DD woukbe sbke to pkay a more natural podition. Assumin CC a RT? Or RDE??

Pwi?

 

[PDXChris]

Wasn't Bowles a finalist when we hired Horton?

 

[Shane]

Pwi?

Fat fingers. Small touch phone. No reread

 

[desertdawg]

Pwi?

Nah. He's probably posting from his phone again. I think he's talking about moving Darnell over to the End position.

 

[Stout]

I hope we switch.

I don't.

 

[Buckybird]

3-13 next year I'm calling it now

 

[Nash2Amare]

I don't.

+1.
Would make Calais worthless (in 4-3). No thanks.

 

[D-Dogg]

Todd Bowles is under contract with the Eagles. He'll obviously be released if Kelly wants to find his own DC, but this story is still premature.

This.

 

[Bobcat]

Horton has turned out to be a primadonna and a baby. No one wanted you as their head coach pal. No one. The Cardinals weren't outside of the norm on that question. Cut your hair and show some humility and you can potentially get a chance to run a franchise.

And I hope that we finally move away from the 3-4 that has been forced on this team. Every year the team tried to bring in a massive Nose Tackle along the pittsburgh lines and has failed to do so. And after all that, we still get the ball run down our throats.

Good luck Horton, you will need it with your attitude

Truly you are the biggest ******* IN THE WORLD.

 

[PDXChris]

Bowles was indeed a finalist in 2011 for the DC spot.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/32226/todd-bowles-has-ties-to-cardinals-staff

Heath asks via Facebook for more information on Miami Dolphins assistant head coach/secondary Todd Bowles, reportedly a candidate to become the Arizona Cardinals' defensive coordinator.

Mike Sando: Bowles and Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt were assistant coaches together with the New York Jets in 2000. Bowles and Cardinals assistant head coach/offensive line Russ Grimm played together on the Washington Redskins during the 1980s. That history could come into play.

This tells me he must run a 3-4 and cannot be that bad.

 

[Folster]

That's life. The same thing happened to Whiz in Pittsburgh after Cowher left. It sucks that Ray is leaving, but we have a lot of talent on the defensive side of the ball.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

I think Dockett's career would last longer back at the under tackle position.

Where you put Dan Williams and Campbell?

Campbell at DE, interesting, is he quick enough ?

 

[Shane]

+1.
Would make Calais worthless (in 4-3). No thanks.

No way CC would be worthless. He can play DT no problem hes a diminsting force welk capable of the tansition.

 

[outcent13]

Bowles was a finalist for the dc position when we hired Horton....that being said I feel like this will be yet another choice that ends up being looked at as a big mistake by the cardinals in a few years.

 

[sundevilscott]

Is that really his middle name?

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[Shane]

That's life. The same thing happened to Whiz in Pittsburgh after Cowher left. It sucks that Ray is leaving, but we have a lot of talent on the defensive side of the ball.

Umm no its not the steelers retained their HOF DC.

 

[Darkside]

Is that really his last name?

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Just saw that myself. Todd Penis Bowles. Sweet.

 

[Solar7]

Yeah, how would a 4-3 switch work?

I'm guessing:
CB1: Peterson
CB2: ? (Gay, Fleming, etc. best suited for Horton's D) Maybe Toler?
FS: Rhodes
SS: Wilson?
ROLB: Sam Acho
MLB: Lenon/Bradley
LOLB: Daryl Washington
DE: Campbell
DT: Williams
DT: Dockett
DE: Schofield/Groves?

Sounds like fitting a square peg into a round hole.

 

[CtCardinals78]

Knew it. Terrible move. Bowles was absolutely awful with the Eagles.

He took over as DC halfway through last season and by that point the whole Eagles team pretty much quit on that coaching staff. I'm willing to give him a shot and who knows maybe DRC comes back.

I will miss Ray Horton a lot though.