Not so Green in Arizona

The Arizona Cardinals fired head coach Dennis Green only a day after the team finished off a dismal season with a 5-11 record.

Green spent 3 disappointing years with the Cardinals. His overall record over that time was 16-32. He was brought in to turn around a broken franchise, but seemed unable to make any real impact moves. He grabbed the interest of fans this year with the acquisition of Edgerrin James and the drafting of Matt Leinart. James had a disappointing year behind a poor offensive line, as he averaged 3.4 yards per carry. Leinart put up decent numbers and looked like he will become the quarterback of the future for the Cardinals.

The firing of Green comes as no surprise to many in the football world. Arizona will pay Green a $2.5 million buyout, as the coach still had one year remaining on his contract.

Source

• ESPN.com

ChristofMVP

1067 days ago

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I pity the next coach that goes to the desert of coaching death.

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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer

1067 days ago

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It could be worse.

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ChristofMVP

1067 days ago

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Actually, over the long run, the Cards have been a far worse organization. Just currently, the Lions are at a lower level.

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FanginiSoccer Kid

1067 days ago

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This was a bad move as the team will still owe him and be paying him money as he sits on his ass next year. Addittionally he had the organization heading in the right direction and will now suffer while watching another coach claim all the glory when the team begins to win.

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FranklinNobleSoccer Kid

1066 days ago

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Guess they decided to let him off the hook...

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