[Elvis]

[Hacksaw]

If the Ravens keep playing like they did in the 1st half of today's game, Harbaugh will be on that list tomorrow.

[Elvis]

[Elvis]

A lot of buzz about Kliff K. in AZ. I'd be a lot more worried if they hired Gase...

[Elvis]

[rams74]

A lot of buzz about Kliff K. in AZ. I'd be a lot more worried if they hired Gase...

I agree with you, but teams are looking for the homerun. They're looking for Sean McVay. A bunch of Cardinals' fans have been hot for Zac Taylor. I don't want to see that.

[dieterbrock]

A lot of buzz about Kliff K. in AZ. I'd be a lot more worried if they hired Gase...

Well, you know what they say, "If you cant make it as a coach NCAA, settle for the NFL"
Wait, that's not what they say, I think I got it wrong...

[Elvis]

[rams74]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300000 ... y-as-coach

The Kliff Kingsbury saga ends with a head coaching job.

NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and Good Morning Football's Peter Schrager reported Tuesday that Kingsbury is expected to become head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, per sources informed of the situation.

It's a meteoric rise for the Texas Tech coach who was fired by his alma mater after compiling a 35-40 record in six seasons.

The 39-year-old signed on to be the University of Southern California offensive coordinator in December, but then the NFL came calling. Rapoport reported Kingbury's buyout from USC was only $150,000.

Kingsbury garnered interest from the New York Jets before interviewing with the Cardinals on Tuesday. Arizona was hot after young offensive mind and locked down their man.

The former Texas Tech quarterback was selected in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL draft by the New England Patriots. He bounced around the Saints and Broncos practice squads before playing in one game with the Jets in 2005, attempting his two career passes. He also played in NFL Europe and the CFL before transitioning into coaching at the college level.

Kingsburgy's first coaching gig came as an offensive quality control man in 2008 with Houston before being elevated to co-offensive coordinator in 2010. After two seasons, he moved to Texans A&M where he spent one season as the offensive coordinator/QB coach in 2012, where he helped Johnny Manziel put up Heisman Trophy-winning numbers. He was then hired by Texas Tech as head coach in 2013 and lasted six seasons before being let go. He compiled two winning seasons from 2013-2018.

How he'll transition to an NFL head-coaching position after holding zero pro assistant jobs provides a huge offseason question mark for Arizona.

Kingsbury takes over the worst team in the NFL, which compiled a 3-13 record en route to earning the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NFL draft.

The young coach intrigued NFL front offices with his creative Air Raid system and work with quarterbacks, notably MVP favorite Patrick Mahomes at Texas Tech. He also coached quarterbacks Baker Mayfield and Davis Webb in Lubbock. While it's unknown how Kingsbury's style will translate to coaching professional players, his quarterbacks provide rave reviews.

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Patrick Mahomes was asked about his former coach Kliff Kingsbury about 2 hours ago before the news broke. Here is what Mahomes had to say about Kingsbury as a NFL head coach:

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The hiring of Kingsbury is a home-run swing by the Cardinals, who just canned defensive-minded coach Steve Wilks after one season. As usual after most breakups in life, the Cards pivoted to the opposite: a young offensive mind. Whether it's an ingenious hire or another mistake won't be known right away.

Arizona surely hopes that Kingsbury's past work with quarterbacks will provide a big boost for 2018 first-round pick Josh Rosen, who struggled mightily throughout his rookie campaign. Unleashing talented dual-threat running back David Johnson should also be a priority.

Head coaching is more than offensive Xs and Os, however. Kingsbury must prove he's more than an offensive guru to lead a professional team in the right direction. Inheriting a roster littered with holes will make that job even more difficult out of the gate.

[moklerman]

Steve Wilks was screwed over. Never got much of a chance. He only had one season to coach this team. This team did not quit, it was a bad team from top to bottom. The GM Steve Keim should be the one that should have been fired, not Wilks.

Don't agree with that at all. Wilks was terrible as a HC and no amount of time with the Cardinals was going to make it better. I mean, he CHOSE to hire Mike McCoy as his OC. It was like a repeat, but much less effective Jeff Fisher.

Cardinals saw their mistake and moved on. Kudos to them.