Chargers hire former Cardinals HC Ken Whisenhunt as OC

RainbowCarebear · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 3:08 pm Post subject:

Whis gets trolled out of a job with Denver ends up with one with the former OC Shocked

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Tooki · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 3:08 pm Post subject:

It will be interesting to see what Wis can do with Phillip Rivers.
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game3525 · Joined: 03 Oct 2009 Posts: 2021

For the first time in about seven years, I actually like our coaching staff.

The LBC · Joined: 12 Jan 2008 Posts: 15546 Location: Long Beach, CA

This comes out of left field. I was fully expecting Jeff Davidson from Minnesota. I'm a little suspect of bringing in the Wiz since Arizona's line wsa the only one I can say was definitively worse than ours last year - and I can't help but feel like Wiz may mean Russ Grimm (exactly how much blame can be put on Rod Graves? And even then I end up feeling the same way I did about AJ Smith in that he wasn't helping the team by not investing higher picks in OL, but our pitiful OL coaches weren't developing the guys we did have well at all).

Here's hoping... and at least I know there are a number of bitter Broncos fans over this who had visions of Wiz and Peyton together that have now been crushed. Laughing

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Rivers2GatesTD · Joined: 12 Apr 2008 Posts: 5503 Location: San Diego

Wasn't expecting this...but I'm pleasantly surprised.
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El ramster · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 3:54 pm Post subject:

Wiz has to be a silver tongue devil. The man was living off Kurts golden era, He did zero for that offense! The defense was talented no doubt, But you need offense.
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popie70 · Joined: 18 Dec 2010 Posts: 983 Location: Denver, CO

Always thought Whiz was a tad overrated as a coach. He was given Warner and Fitz but hasn't developed anything else on offense. He did hire Horton so he gets credit for that but I don't know how much say he had in teh defense

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ChazStandard · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:03 pm Post subject:

Makes sense, I mean the Chargers biggest problem is obviously the OL and he did a great job fixing that in Arizona...
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JMG · Joined: 23 Dec 2012 Posts: 1806 Location: Me on the sig !

Good hire. I think Whis is going to be a good OC for them and I expect Phillip Rivers to look a lot better next year, barring something rediculous where they don't address the O-Line.

Ataal · Joined: 17 Oct 2011 Posts: 1578 Location: Avondale, Arizona

Dr. Philly · Joined: 02 Nov 2009 Posts: 22866

Not bad, but didn't expect it at all.
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khodder · Joined: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 48164 Location: New New York

This is a hire that works damn well for the Chargers. The number of plays that were left on the field over the last three seasons by Arizona QB's is just amazing. The offense and the play calls were creating oppurtunity for big plays to be made, for chunks of yardage to be peeled off, but our QB's did not have the ability to hit open receivers 20-25 yards down the field.

Ken is a prety good in game play caller, he has tended to not lean on the run game as much as many have wanted which could be an issue for some, but I think that fits well with what the personnel in San Diego dictates.
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