Bruce Arians: Cardinals not changing, will let Ryan Lindley 'sling it'
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Bruce Arians might tailor the game plan to what Ryan Lindley does best and likes to run, but the Arizona Cardinals won’t look any different than the first 14 weeks this season.
“We won’t change,” Arians said Tuesday night on SiriusXM NFL Radio. “We try not to change who we are.
“To me, it’s, ‘Alright, Ryan, here’s the plan. There’s enough stuff here, give me some shots that you really like and are very comfortable with.’ I think for me, putting him in a comfort level is huge. That’s what separates some coaches who would just say, ‘Hey, you got to play this system.’ We’ll fit the system.”
Arians stressed the importance of making Lindley as comfortable as possible. Like he did with Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton earlier this season, Arians will let Lindley script certain plays against Seattle so he's running what he’s comfortable with.
Lindley was “on fire” during Arizona’s bonus practice on Monday, Arians said.
On “Pardon the Interruption” Tuesday afternoon, Arians said the Cardinals’ game plan will be built around Lindley’s strengths. But they won’t ask the third-year quarterback to simply manage the game.
“No, we don’t do any of that game-management stuff,” Arians said on PTI. “We’re going to sling it.”
http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/p...s-not-changing-will-let-ryan-lindley-sling-it
Bruce Arians might tailor the game plan to what Ryan Lindley does best and likes to run, but the Arizona Cardinals won’t look any different than the first 14 weeks this season.
“We won’t change,” Arians said Tuesday night on SiriusXM NFL Radio. “We try not to change who we are.
“To me, it’s, ‘Alright, Ryan, here’s the plan. There’s enough stuff here, give me some shots that you really like and are very comfortable with.’ I think for me, putting him in a comfort level is huge. That’s what separates some coaches who would just say, ‘Hey, you got to play this system.’ We’ll fit the system.”
Arians stressed the importance of making Lindley as comfortable as possible. Like he did with Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton earlier this season, Arians will let Lindley script certain plays against Seattle so he's running what he’s comfortable with.
Lindley was “on fire” during Arizona’s bonus practice on Monday, Arians said.
On “Pardon the Interruption” Tuesday afternoon, Arians said the Cardinals’ game plan will be built around Lindley’s strengths. But they won’t ask the third-year quarterback to simply manage the game.
“No, we don’t do any of that game-management stuff,” Arians said on PTI. “We’re going to sling it.”
