Byron Leftwich stayed on from the Bruce Arians regime but will not be sticking around with the Cardinals with a third coaching staff.
The Cardinals fired both Leftwich, their interim OC, and DC Al Holcomb, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com tweets. While Leftwich was viewed as a rising talent with Arians, and ascended to OC in merely his second season as a full-time coach this year under Steve Wilks, but was not expected to be back had Wilks kept his interim job, Albert Breer of SI.com reports (on Twitter).
Both firings could have been expected, with the Cardinals completing a 3-13 season and making a head coach a one-and-done for the first time in more than 60 years. Holcomb came over with Wilks from Carolina, having served as a position coach there. This marked his first season as an NFL DC.
Leftwich became a full-time coach last year and was named quarterbacks coach this offseason. After Mike McCoy‘s in-season ouster, Leftwich rose to Arizona’s OC job. He will now be on the market to continue his coaching career. Under both McCoy and Leftwich, the Cards featured a historically bad offense. They ranked last in both points and total yards this season.
Just drain the swamp already and get rid of the GM. How someone can be so bad at their job and have a DUI is mind boggling
Finally said something that makes sense. You’re starting to come around
Arians, Bowles, and leftwich in GB make it happen tomorrow.
Leftwich to Detroit as OC. Dilly, dilly.
So it’s bye bye byron
Leftwich will get a job real soon.
To fire or have fired? How much time goes by between decisions like this?
Washed up qb as offensive coordinator?
You mean like Frank Reich, Doug Pederson, Jason Garrett were at some point in there careers. What’s your point?
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Jason Garrett is washed up. He picks up after “ Jerra” has picked his nose. Usually on live TV. THERE IS GOLD IN THEMTHERE NOSTRILS
Add Sean Payton, Matt Nagy, Matt Cavanaugh, Steve Sarkasian, Scott Milonovich to the list, also with Gary Kubiak. Former QBs do this often.