Arizona Cardinals name Dennis Green head coach

MSN ^ | January 8, 2004 | AP

[HungarianGypsy]

You must have been one of the cheering Packer fans who loved it when the Cardinals made sure the Vikings didn't get into the playoffs. My neighbor said she and her husband went to that game. He's a big Vikings fan, so she cheered on the Cardinals just to annoy him.
I remember telling my husband it was going to be said to see the Packers almost shut-out the Broncos, and not make it to the playoffs, since it would take a miracle for the Cardinals to beat the Vikings. Looks like someone important wanted to give the Packers a better chance at the Superbowl. LOL!

[Wright is right!]

"I'd rather coach for Snyder than the Bidwells"

B-I-D-W-I-L-L. Not bid WELL.

Michael

[Wright is right!]

"Ahhh...another victim of the Bill Bidwell professional football team tax writeoff scam..."

No, another victim of the Bill Bidwill professional football team tax write-off scam.

Just what, exactly, IS the Bidwill family business that he needs the team as a write-off? I never knew...

Michael

[discostu]

How about: cheapskate punk that talked the league into increasing the blackout zone thus forcing his crappy team's away games on me. We used to get good games in Tucson, now we get blackouts and crud.

[CheezyD]

Green couldn't win in Minnesota. I doubt he will in Arizona. Why hire a proven loser?

[Wright is right!]

"How about: cheapskate punk that talked the league into increasing the blackout zone thus forcing his crappy team's away games on me. We used to get good games in Tucson, now we get blackouts and crud."

There's always NFL Sunday Ticket on DirecTV. Get every game in the league that afternoon except a game blacked in your zip code.

Michael

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

Joe Gibbs is Back!!! His Redskins trophy case has three Super Bowl trophies in it!

Insert Dilbert Victory Dance here...

[discostu]

I have an obstructed southern view, DirecTV is probably out of the question, I also can't justify the expense for 3 hours a week 16 weeks a year. Although depending on how this pissing contest between Cox and ESPN goes I might have to find a way to make DirecTV work for me, cable without ESPN is kind of pointless.

[sean327]

The Bidwells don't own the Rattlers. They are owned by the same man who owns the Suns and the Diamondbacks. That is why they win. They are also coached by Danny White, ex ASU and Cowboys Quarteback.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Ah! I knew Danny White was (or had ben) coach.

[grumple]

I'm a former St Louis Cardinal fan. Bill Bidwell's main interest in that football team is to generate a new stadium with corporate boxes and the like. He was never interested in producing a winner. The Cardinals have always had mediocre stars with modest backup talent.

He tried the same stadium adventure in Missouri before he moved the team to Arizona. Arizona taxpayers will be paying the majority to fund their new stadium. The people of Missouri caught onto it and would have no part of it. That's what sent him packing. Bidwell's response was to take his ball and go home...whereever he could find a new home.

It looks like Bidwell will get his wish in Arizona. And as long as Bidwell produces a loser he can claim that he needs new facilities in order to generate playoff worthy talent.

For as many years as Bidwell has had this team, you would figure he might have been able to draft quality talent, considering his many losing seasons. But he doesn't want a winner until he gets a new stadium. And his team has never (by design) generated enough to be able to get him one. But why bother when he can get the state's taxpayers to pay for it?

And until then, he will produce a loser.

[Grando Calrissian]

Good regular season coach who evaporates in the playoffs (4-8) and will drive you absolutely nuts with playcalling and decision-making.

Sounds suspiciously like Steve Mariucci.

[Catspaw]

You must have been one of the cheering Packer fans who loved it when the Cardinals made sure the Vikings didn't get into the playoffs.

Moi?

I didn't just cheer. No, I jumped up & down. I screamed. I yelled. I punched my hubby on the arm. I did a modified Snoopy dance in the living room. I screamed and yelled somemore. I praised the Lord. I praised Brett and the rest of the team, the coaches, the staff, the groundskeepers, the ticket takers, plus Vince and Curly. And, most of all, I thanked Nathan Poole for catching that ball. And I was gleeful, downright overjoyed, that the Vikes were going home.

[Jhensy]

I think it's actually a good move, because I thought they were going to hire Fassel, who most definitely wasn't gonna turn around that franchise. Green's got a little more savvy, although he wouldn't be my first choice.

Giants made the right move in picking a disciplinarian like Coughlin. Exactly what that lazy-ass, underachieving team needs. Reducing fumbles, penalties and bonehead special-team play will work wonders for the G-Men. IT'S A NEW ERA IN NEW YORK, SPORTS FANS.

[discostu]

So you're saying that you were mildly pleased with the results of the game ;-)

[grumple]

Hiring Green eliminates the "race" element.

[cgk]

Bump...

[Cyber Liberty]

This needs to be put in Breaking News all day, like yesterday's story about the 'Skin's new coach....

[Colonel_Flagg]

And we Viking fans wonder why Packer fans are the most obnoxious in sports. ;)

[Colonel_Flagg]

Sounds suspiciously like Steve Mariucci.

Well .. Denny makes Mariucci look like Knute Rockne by comparison.