The True Definition of Insanity
The Arizona Cardinals fired their offensive coordinator because the team needed a “change.” Mike Kruscek takes the reigns of an offense that has scored quick leads under rookie quarterback Matt Leinert in the first half for the past two games. The Cardinals had a 14 point lead last week against the Chiefs, and the team had a 20 point lead during the Monday game against the Bears.
Kruczek’s last coaching position before coming to the desert was at the University of Central Florida where he inherited Daunte Culpepper and the Knights had a 7-5 win-loss record. However, in 2002 and in 2003 the Knights posted only 3 wins and Kruczek was fired with two games remaining in the 2003 season. The starting quarterback during the 2003 season was Ryan Schneider who was dismissed from the team for academic violations. George O’Leary took over for the UCF Knights and the team didn’t win a game in 2004. O’Leary turned the football program around in the 2005 season as his team went 8-5.
Dennis Green has been through his share of assistant coaches. Kruczek is his third offensive coordinator and he is on his third offensive line coach. He says of the changes, “[T]here is a job that has to be done, and I’m going to give another guy a chance to do that job.”
Could it be a reason the team has been so haphazard during the past three years? Maybe Dennis Green is not the head coach everyone thinks he is – after all, he led the Minnesota Vikings to a 15-1 record one season only to not make the Superbowl. He should hire better people the first time, or use better screening methods.
Coach Green might think that it doesn’t fall on one guy – it does. It falls to him. If he can’t hire the right people the first time, which causes the players to become even more confused, maybe he is the problem.
Consistency in all levels is the key to success. Doing the same thing over and over again is the true definition of insanity.
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