Arizona Cardinals: Levi Brown’s Injury Forces Ken Whisenhunt to Adapt, or Lose

August 22, 2012   ·   Kurt Boyer   ·   Jump to comments

Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt is not interested in the Wildcat.
Coordinators around the league are experimenting with new ways to run the pigskin, employing option QBs such as Cam Newton in Carolina, backup Colin Kaepernick in San Francisco, and of course Tim Tebow in New York.
Whiz has stayed true to form with multiple spread formations and a complex aerial playbook, even as Arizona's passing game has struggled in the past two seasons with Derek Anderson, Kevin Kolb and John Skelton at the helm.
Stubbornness is not necessarily a bad trait in a coach. Whisenhunt was criticized in 2007 for employing a two-quarterback system, using Kurt Warner (considered a has-been at the time) in a no-huddle shotgun throwing to Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin.
Arizona finished 8-8 that year. But, the Cardinals offense blossomed under Warner in 2008-09, as the greybeard led the team to four playoff wins and a Super Bowl appearance.
Arizona's plan for 2012, undoubtedly, ...

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