“We wanted someone with a great offensive mind.”



— Arizona Cardinals president Michael Bidwell on new head coach Kliff Kingsbury



The importance of the quarterback position and the league’s upward trend in offensive production were primary reasons for hiring a coach like Kingsbury. The Cardinals didn’t want to fall behind the times, and they know that the development of first-round draft pick QB Josh Rosen will impact the fate of their franchise for years to come. So, they fired defensive-minded coach Steve Wilks after only one year and went in the complete opposite direction with their selection of Kingsbury. When talking about his new head coaching hire, Bidwell highlighted Kingsbury’s success with identifying and developing quarterbacks, which included Baker Mayfield and Patrick Mahomes, during his time at Texas Tech.



Not only is Kingsbury an offensive-minded coach, he is an Air Raid coach. The Cardinals don’t...