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JonLP24

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Mon Dec 31, 2012, 02:34 PM Dec 2012

Cards fire Ken Whisenhunt, GM Graves

Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt and general manager Rod Graves have been fired after a 5-11 season, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Whisenhunt, 50, was 45-51 in six seasons with the Cardinals after being hired in 2007. He led the Cardinals to the Super Bowl after the 2008 season, losing to the Steelers.

Graves struggled to find a franchise quarterback after Kurt Warner retired after the 2009 season.

He traded cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a second-round pick to the Eagles in 2011 for Kevin Kolb and then signed the quarterback to five-year, $63.5 million contract with $21 million guaranteed. But Kolb has struggled both on the field and with injuries since arriving in Arizona.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8796471/arizona-cardinals-fire-ken-whisenhunt-rod-graves-source

I'm not unhappy about this move(how can I be since Whiz loves the 3rd down screen pass?). The big thing is I hope Arizona keeps their DC or names him the HC.

On edit - According to a tweet from Ken Somers (AZ Republic), the Cardinals fired every single offensive coach while retaining every defensive coach.

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Cards fire Ken Whisenhunt, GM Graves (Original Post) JonLP24 Dec 2012 OP
In the 110+ year history of the Cardinals thelordofhell Jan 2013 #1
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