Arizona
Jonathan Gannon hints at what Cardinals are looking for in coordinators
The subsequent step for the Arizona Cardinals after they employed head coach Jonathan Gannon on Tuesday is to search out his coordinators.
Gannon stated throughout his introductory press convention on Thursday that he’s undecided whether or not he’ll name the protection after spending the previous two seasons as DC for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Offensively, he stated Arizona will interview candidates inside 48 hours of his introduction.
The brand new head coach was set to satisfy with staff staffers after his press convention to supply readability on their futures, based on CBS Sports’ Josina Anderson.
Gannon defined that the make-up of the employees will decide whether or not he calls performs and referred to Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni’s adaptability. Sirianni referred to as the offense in 2021 earlier than stepping apart from that function, and Shane Steichen referred to as the NFL’s No. 3 scoring offense in 2022 with the pinnacle coach’s enter.
“I’ve obtained a extremely good blueprint in Philly of how that went with the pinnacle coach and the way he tailored to make the staff higher, so I’ll determine that out as we come,” Gannon stated.
Gannon was clear on what he desires on the opposite aspect of the ball: a system targeted on quarterback Kyler Murray’s strengths.
“I’ve a really particular imaginative and prescient of how I need to play on offense, and the individual that is available in right here to run the offense will perceive that every thing we do might be structured across the quarterback place to maximise his ability set,” Gannon stated and pointed to Murray within the viewers. “And we’ve an elite one. We even have elite gamers at totally different positions already on the roster that I’m very excited to work with.”
Cardinals proprietor Michael Bidwill stated Gannon’s imaginative and prescient for getting Murray again to being “the playmaker he’s” was a serious promoting level.
Murray signed a six-year contract extension final offseason however suffered a torn ACL in Week 14 which threatens his begin to the 2023 marketing campaign.
Gannon stated his potential to each throw and run is tough to organize for, calling him a “drawback.” He advised Arizona Sports activities’ Wolf & Luke Thursday that whereas Arizona’s protection gained’t look precisely like Philadelphia’s — which was run by cellular QB Jalen Hurts — it is going to have components he discovered there.
Hurts led all quarterbacks in dashing yards and touchdowns in 2022.
Gannon famous that his thought on offense is to dwell out of 11-, 12- and 13-personnel with extra tight ends on the sphere and one operating again.
As an total philosophy, Gannon stated he desires an offense that generates explosive performs, protects the ball and thrives in situational soccer.
“In the event you do these issues, you’ll be within the playoffs,” Gannon stated.