Whisenhunt Provides Cards With A New Vision
Kate Brandt
azcardinals.com
A new era of Cardinals football officially began Tuesday afternoon as head coach Ken Whisenhunt was introduced during a press conference at the Cardinals Tempe Training Facility.
“We chose Ken Whisenhunt because we believe he’ll bring a brand football that will be physical and tough,” offered Cardinals Vice President of Football Operations Rod Graves during his opening remarks. “He’s recognized as one of the more innovative play-callers in the game, it’s obvious that he’s a winner, he’s been under the influence of great head coaches, and he did a remarkable job with his former team. We expect that he’ll provide us with the leadership, the vision, and the plan to make us a championship team.”
Whisenhunt, who Graves stated, “seemed to separate himself” from the other candidates during the second phase of the Cards interview process, was accompanied by his wife and two children on Tuesday.
“This is a dream come true for me, to get an opportunity to do this,” shared Whisenhunt. “Certainly, when you can a little input into the direction something’s going to go, it’s exciting. The goal is to create a fan base here, where the city is excited about this team. I’ve seen that, especially coming from Pittsburgh when we play in away stadiums, seeing the number of fans that are there that support us. That’s what we want to build here. We want to put a product on the field that this town’s going to be proud of, that this organization is going to be proud of, and make it consistent.”
Whisenhunt recognizes the talent that already exists on the Cardinals roster and feels the organization is making strides in the right directions.
“We’re not trying to change the world,” added Whisenhunt. “We understand it’s not always going to be easy or smooth. In this business, you judged by wins and losses, and that’s going to be our goal, but we just want to be consistent in what we’re trying to do with the organization and what we put on the field on Sundays so we can get this community behind us.”
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A new era of Cardinals football officially began Tuesday afternoon as head coach Ken Whisenhunt was introduced during a press conference at the Cardinals Tempe Training Facility.
“We chose Ken Whisenhunt because we believe he’ll bring a brand football that will be physical and tough,” offered Cardinals Vice President of Football Operations Rod Graves during his opening remarks. “He’s recognized as one of the more innovative play-callers in the game, it’s obvious that he’s a winner, he’s been under the influence of great head coaches, and he did a remarkable job with his former team. We expect that he’ll provide us with the leadership, the vision, and the plan to make us a championship team.”
Whisenhunt, who Graves stated, “seemed to separate himself” from the other candidates during the second phase of the Cards interview process, was accompanied by his wife and two children on Tuesday.
“This is a dream come true for me, to get an opportunity to do this,” shared Whisenhunt. “Certainly, when you can a little input into the direction something’s going to go, it’s exciting. The goal is to create a fan base here, where the city is excited about this team. I’ve seen that, especially coming from Pittsburgh when we play in away stadiums, seeing the number of fans that are there that support us. That’s what we want to build here. We want to put a product on the field that this town’s going to be proud of, that this organization is going to be proud of, and make it consistent.”
Whisenhunt recognizes the talent that already exists on the Cardinals roster and feels the organization is making strides in the right directions.
“We’re not trying to change the world,” added Whisenhunt. “We understand it’s not always going to be easy or smooth. In this business, you judged by wins and losses, and that’s going to be our goal, but we just want to be consistent in what we’re trying to do with the organization and what we put on the field on Sundays so we can get this community behind us.”
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