Denny Green

hedgehog · Jan 14, 2006

I noticed all the assistant coaches were fired in Arizona. Yet, Denny Green is still the head coach. This happened while he wascoaching the Vikings, and I remember thinking how odd that was.Is this common? Does anybody know of any situations where this has happened. I thought ussually teams clean house top to bottom.

SteveB · Jan 14, 2006

I believe Buffalo fired all of their coaches this year, but kept Mularkey. Of course he quit today.

Don Wassall · Jan 14, 2006

Most head coaches would have the integrity to quit if all their assistant coaches were fired. Sounds like theCardinals' execsdon't have the guts to fire Green because they're afraid of being called racist.

BTW, that franchise is cursed and one of the reasons is they kept the name Cardinals when they moved from St. Louis.Suns, Diamondbacks, Coyotes, all pretty good names. But Cardinals. . .

sport historian · Jan 14, 2006

One such incident I recall is when the Detroit Lion Owner William Clay Ford fired allof Head Coach George Wilson's assistants, a warning to Wilson to win or else. This was following the 1964 season when the Lions went 7-5-2. Wilson thought it over for a few days and handed in his resignation. Wilson had won Detroit's last NFL Title in 1957. Let's see if Dennis Green does the same thing.

Deacon · Jan 16, 2006

Trade Culpepper to Arizona and let Brad Johnson command the Vikings. Great fit for both teams.

hedgehog · Oct 23, 2006

I read Denny fired the offensive coordinater after the loss to the Bears. Any assistant coaches get fired today? How long can this guy continue to pull this off without getting the axe himself?

white is right · Oct 23, 2006

How long is his contract? That is just as much of a factor as race, probably more if he has alot of years left.

white is right · Oct 23, 2006

I actually want Dennis to keep his job, keeping the winning tradition of the Cardinals going. Also his press conferences might top even the great lines of Parcells. We know who the Bears are..........

Don Wassall · Oct 23, 2006

white is right said:
I actually want Dennis to keep his job, keeping the winning tradition of the Cardinals going. Also his press conferences might top even the great lines of Parcells. We know who the Bears are..........

The media will finally have something to air other than that old Jim Mora rant about the Saints. But whether it'll be made into a similar "classic" is debatable given Green's pigmentation.

Hockaday · Oct 23, 2006

Could be Green's pep talks don't make any more sense than his rants. Instead of leaving the locker room fired up, the players leave it looking at each other and scratching their heads.

cleverone · Oct 23, 2006

Unlike his stint in Minnesota, he may actually have a quarterback that can save his job.

It took an injury for him to start Brad Johnson and look what happened! They became instant contenders but it was too little too late.

jared · Oct 23, 2006

that was mike tice

cleverone · Oct 24, 2006

jared said:
that was mike tice

Sorry, you're right. Mike wasn't any better though.

Deadlift · Jul 22, 2016

He is dead of cardiac arrest at 67.

Expect the "more black coaches" cultural Marxism to really be ramped up.

Don Wassall · Jul 22, 2016

Green was one of the more entertaining black head coaches, but his teams were always among the blackest. This ranks right up there as one of the most memorable rants by an NFL coach, though of course Jim Mora's "playoffs?? playoffs????" will always be number one.

Leonardfan · Jul 22, 2016

Deadlift said:
He is dead of cardiac arrest at 67.

Expect the "more black coaches" cultural Marxism to really be ramped up.

Right on cue:

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/1...ority-coaching-failure-rooney-rule-tony-dungy

celticdb15 · Jul 23, 2016

Green paved the way for minority coaches guys!! Marvin Lewis thanks him..

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