Looking For Some Green in the Desert

Last year, we saw the Cincinnati Bengals try to bring some semblance of respectability to a ridiculed franchise by naming a strong head coach and giving him the power to do the job right. After watching the Bengals rise above the level of league laughingstock, it appears Bill Bidwell doesn't want his Arizona Cardinals to be outdone.

By bringing in former Minnesota Vikings head coach Dennis Green, the Cardinals are hoping to instill the same type of winning tradition that he ingrained into his former program. Of course, losing running back Marcel Shipp before the first preseason game could be a bad omen, but it's not like this team was going to fill all of its holes in one off-season anyway.

Unless Emmitt Smith can have a resurgent year, the Cardinals are likely to struggle to move the ball on the ground. So I look for Dennis Green to give quarterback Josh McCown, who has the head coach's confidence, the opportunity to light things up through the air. And with last year's Rookie of the Year Anquan Boldin and this year's third-overall draft pick Larry Fitzgerald as weapons on the outside, this trio has the potential to be dangerous. Brian Diez takes a deeper look...

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