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AirforceBat said 06/17, 06:31 PM
I'll be kind of suprised if not alot of people agree with this. In Ken Whisenhunt you have an offensive minded head coach who will have some great tools to work with. He has brought with him a great offensive line coach in Russ Grimm, hoping to maximize the potential that the Cardinals will have.
I think he has a better chance then any of the other coaches due to the fact that for one he has so much that he can improve.
Norv Turner and Wade Phillips have both been handed playoff teams.

While I've heard Lane Kiffen has been making the Oakland Raider an entirely different team, its going to be hard to turn that boat around in one year.

I essentialy think that the tools are definitaly there for Whisenhunt if he can improve his offensive line play and make M. Leinart efficient with the weapons he has around him.

I don't know if playoffs are in the picture, but I would take a 8-8 record away.

AirforceBat said 06/17, 07:20 PM
Ok well thats a fair argument I suppose. The real flaw in it is going to be the fact that Pittsburg is in a division that is going to be a little tougher then the NFC West.

Tomlin might end up being a good coach but he's taking over a team that is without three of the main guys who orchestrated that superbowl run a couple of years ago. He's also not inheriting that bad of a team, just one who was riddled with injuries and underachieved.

Kiffen isn't going to be the one due to the fact that he has alot to fix on offense. Theres a good likliness that he'll be running an offense with a rookie qb against an aggresive AFC West and a few good defenses. I'd give it a couple of years until he's able to make a huge difference.

I also don't like the argument that Mike Tomlin will be it, because his players like him. I hope thats true in Dallas, as a cowboys fan, but just because you like your coach doesn't always translate into success. Its hard to think that a change from one of the winningnest head coaches over the past 10 years (percentage wise) to a rookie head coach will automatically make them that much better.

AirforceBat said 06/18, 04:39 PM
Yeah but I don't think that Kiffen will improve them that much, they are in a much harder division then Arizona and a much harder conference.

I don't think its all of who you have on the offensive line so much as the shceme at times. Look at Denver, they have a scheme that allows for smaller and quicker offensive lineman to play.

I honestly don't think that Oakland will be that much better.. not due to the coaching, but they really didn't add any playmakers. JeMarcus Russell might end up being a star, but he still has an awful offensive line, an ok set of wideouts, and a decent set of runningbacks. The defense is good but there were times last year when it looked like you could put Joe Montana back behind that line and it wouldn't have helped much.