The Arizona Cardinals are looking at three OC candidates
The Arizona Cardinals waited until after the Super Bowl to name Jonathan Gannon as their next head coach. Gannon is now tasked with putting together a staff in mid-February after many coaches have found their next stop on the NFL coaching carousel. Reports came out on three candidates for the Cardinals’ next offensive coordinator.
According to Darren Urban, who covers the Cardinals, Gannon said during Thursday’s press conference he was searching for an offensive coordinator who could get the most out of quarterback Kyler Murray. Gannon called Murray “elite” during the press conference.
The search for offensive coordinator is underway, Gannon, said, but the idea will be to maximize Kyler Murray. "We have an elite one," Gannon said, motioning to Murray, who is sitting in the front row.
— Darren Urban (@Cardschatter) February 16, 2023
Reports came out Thursday afternoon about three offensive coordinator candidates for the Cardinals. Ian Rapoport with the NFL Network named Cleveland Browns quarterbacks coach Drew Pretzing and Washington Commanders wide receivers coach Drew Terrell as candidates.
The #AZCardinals have requested to interview #Browns QB coach Drew Petzing for their OC job under new coach Jonathan Gannon, source said. He’s considered a strong candidate.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 16, 2023
#Commanders WRs coach Drew Terrell has been requested by the #AZCardinals for their offensive coordinator job, source said. Just 31, he’s highly thought of in NFL circles.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 16, 2023
According to Tom Pelissero with the NFL Network, New Orleans Saints running backs coach Joel Thomas is the third candidate.
The #Cardinals requested an interview with #Saints RB coach Joel Thomas for their offensive coordinator job, per source.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 16, 2023
Position coaches looking for a promotion
None of the above coaches have offensive coordinator experience in the NFL. They currently have roles with offensive position groups in the NFL. If Gannon were to hire one of these coaches as the offensive coordinator, they’d have a steep learning curve while trying to help out Murray. That’s a great distance from what the Arizona Cardinals had with head coach Kliff Kingsbury.
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