General Chaos
Gronko = Man Beast
Feb. 26, 2007
What made new Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt decide that defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast was worth retaining, despite the significant dip in the rankings Pendergast’s unit experienced in 2006 (from eighth to 29th)? “I was impressed with Clancy’s past success before I came to the Cardinals, and when we sat down and talked about the defense, I respected and agreed with what he said and really liked the plan he had in mind moving forward,” Whisenhunt told PFW at the Combine. “There are two real positives with Clancy. First off, he knows the players and has a system in place which will make a transition to a new regime easier, and the second thing is that he’s a coordinator that has had success in the league before.” Whisenhunt also explained his rationale behind hiring former Seahawks DB coach Teryl Austin to replace departed DB coach Richard Solomon, whose poor coaching was considered by team insiders a major reason behind the disappointing development of former first-round CB Antrel Rolle, whose problems with technique were pointed out by Whisenhunt in Indianapolis. “TeryI was an intern coach at Baltimore when I was there, so him and I have had a relationship for about seven years,” Whisenhunt said. “I’ve watched him progress as a coach. He is very technically sound; fundamentals are important to him, and that’s why he has progressed through the league. I thought he would be a great fit.”
What made new Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt decide that defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast was worth retaining, despite the significant dip in the rankings Pendergast’s unit experienced in 2006 (from eighth to 29th)? “I was impressed with Clancy’s past success before I came to the Cardinals, and when we sat down and talked about the defense, I respected and agreed with what he said and really liked the plan he had in mind moving forward,” Whisenhunt told PFW at the Combine. “There are two real positives with Clancy. First off, he knows the players and has a system in place which will make a transition to a new regime easier, and the second thing is that he’s a coordinator that has had success in the league before.” Whisenhunt also explained his rationale behind hiring former Seahawks DB coach Teryl Austin to replace departed DB coach Richard Solomon, whose poor coaching was considered by team insiders a major reason behind the disappointing development of former first-round CB Antrel Rolle, whose problems with technique were pointed out by Whisenhunt in Indianapolis. “TeryI was an intern coach at Baltimore when I was there, so him and I have had a relationship for about seven years,” Whisenhunt said. “I’ve watched him progress as a coach. He is very technically sound; fundamentals are important to him, and that’s why he has progressed through the league. I thought he would be a great fit.”
Bottom line, "STEP" couldn't cut it! He regressed!
