ARIZONA CARDINALS

Arizona Cardinals head coach tracker

Jan 16, 2013, 9:13 PM | Updated: 9:13 pm

The Arizona Cardinals fired head coach Ken Whisenhunt on December 31.

Since then there have been various reports about who the Cardinals are targeting and who is interested in the job. Some of the candidates are former coaches with varying degrees of success, while others are coordinators searching for that first head coaching job.

Below is a list of the most likely candidates along with notes pertaining to their likelihood of coming to Arizona. The rankings will change along with the winds of the search.

Rank Coach Reason
#1

Darrell Bevell

The Cardinals are reportedly bringing the Seahawks OC in for an interview.
Rank Coach Reason
#2

Bruce Arians
The Colts offensive coordinator will meet with the Cards, but he may not keep DC Ray Horton around
Rank Coach Reason
#3
Jay Gruden

Gruden interviewed with the Cardinals last week and they appear to be looking for an offensive-minded coach.
Rank Coach Reason
#4

Ray Horton
Arizona’s defensive coordinator does not appear to be going anywhere, but it’s worth wondering if the Cardinals view him as head coach material.
Rank Coach Reason
#5
Todd Haley


The Cardinals interviewed Haley, but Pittsburgh’s offensive coordinator apparently set a ‘very high’ price for his services.

For more information on every candidate click here.

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