Coach Whisenhunt: Limiting turnovers is key to John Skelton’s success
Sep 5, 2012, 2:01 AM | Updated: 3:40 am
When Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt named John Skelton as the team’s starting quarterback, more questions arose than answers.
Skelton, like his counterpart Kevin Kolb, didn’t exactly set the football world on fire during the preseason. In fact, his numbers left much to be desired. He finished 14-for-25 passing for 131 yards with 1 TD and 2 INTs.
Still, Whisenhunt remained impressed by Skelton’s work ethic and felt it was the right choice to give him this chance to prove himself.
“[Skelton]’s been in here working,” Whisenhunt told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug & Wolf Show Monday. “You can see his confidence in how he’s approaching this right now. It’s his opportunity to take it and run with it.”
Whisenhunt said it will be critical for Skelton to gather as much information as he can regarding the Seahawks scheme before Sunday’s match-up.
“It’s really going to be important for him this week to know as much as he can about Seattle because when they throw us a wrinkle he’s got to be ready to adapt to it,” Whisenhunt said. “I think the most important thing that we’ve got to hammer home is turnovers. Got to be smart with the football and if we can do that, we’ll have a chance.”
