I agree mostly with everyone in this thread.Its not all black and white.I do believe the new Coaching staff Coach Whiz was so much more organized and proffesional than the loosey goosey style of Chilidog besides his Post Bears game rant.
Whiz having Todd Haley along with coach Lott work so closely with kurt Warner gave him back what he came into the league with with coach Vermeil.Some may disagree that Vermeil is,but he is a VERY STRICT disciplanarian.
Whiz brought his offensive leadership that had won a SB already and was'nt rewarded with the Head Coaching job in Pennsylvania and now he does'nt need to pay someone to shovel his driveway everyday in the winter anymore.
Whiz leads in a very fair way Chilidog did'nt.Chili was Billy's pet and not his own man anymore after Minnesota gravy days.
Whiz decided to adjust the team to the talent and not just play steeler football.Don't think he was thrilled with Pendergast when he got here and after a successfull first year in my opinion he picked a guy to run things (HIS) way.Not just an offensive coach but has his hand on both sides and I "LOVE" it.
Mike Martz with the Rams would run the offense and hired Lovie Smith to do everything on the defense.Thats why he is back where he only fits (If That) as an offensive coordinator only.
Whiz is the real deal and even though we had Kurt Warner pass through on his way to retirement.This team is still on its way to replace everyone we lost and get stronger in the TEAM part and not have to depend on ONE main guy to Lead the offense in whatever style that was convenient to his health abilities.
Kurt did make things easier for Ken in what he read and saw the defenses trying to do while DA can't see what Warner saw.So we have enough Pro Bowl calibur players on offense and defense and now we're able to have depth due to the best drafting I've ever seen, yet it could be better.
I'm to old to play with sayings like in Whiz we or I trust.The man is just the best person for the job.I can think of maybe 5 other head coaches I'd rather have.I like his style and his judgement has proved me wrong enough to mostly just shutup when he cuts a guy like Lienart.I avoided the board till it all past.
I truly believe DA was reborn under Ken and has been shown total fundamentals he has had to work to change and probably is only 20% of where Whiz believes he can go.DA has surely never had this much talent surrounding him ever in the NFL.He must have the proper attitude to work with Ken on the other end of the Headset as Chris is'nt that tough of a qb coach.Kurt probably taught Miller things in his last year.
I believe the same old cards were dead a few years ago and some are just finding out that things are'nt going back to where they were for decades.
I believe this CARDINALS team is hard to work with on contracts but they have a real team concept and don't have too many characters to take away from Whiz' leadership.
I think this team believes in its schemes and that they can BEAT the falcons in the Georgia Dome in the Early East coast game tomorrow.This team will get better week by week in MPO.Too much talent from the line on back to the RB,WR's&TE's.We have moving parts and maybe might need to adjust our ORT if he has two bad games in a row.
Our defense "COULD BE" very good this year if health stays on our side.145 players have been placed on IR already this season and 12 more were moved there after week one of the tough NFL.
"90",Watson/Williams,Campbell,Lenon,Washington,Haggans,Porter and the new strength of this defense in a healthy DRC,Toler,AW,Rhodes.With Matt Ware always gonna be part of the mix on the field as the most "under rated"
defensive player we have when healthy and last year when he went down for the season this team could not cover for what he allows us to do with AW.McBride saved us 5 Mill by not having McFadden as our 3rd CB.This is also Rashad Johnson's KEY year to show he's learned a very tough mental position for this team and start playing like he did for BAMA as their defensive captain and qb and tackle with his head up and with technique.
Haggans,Porter,Faneca,Robinson will all tell you tomorrow is a WIN for the Cardinals in their minds as they sleep tonight in Atlanta.
Since Ken Whizenhunt came to ARIZONA a small book of jinx's and records we never could break have been shattered.The first chapter if Billy B.JR. has his way has'nt even been finished.Tomorrow is just another line in that 1st chapter. SOC's is a thing of the past as next year this "TEAM" only gets better again.Get used to it along with many heart clutching games along the way as nothing is easy in the NFL.ENJOY
