The Facts:
For most of the last two weeks, it appeared that the Cardinals were attempting to implement a cake-and-eat-it approach to Ray Horton, keeping the head-coaching candidate as defensive coordinator and
hiring an offensive-minded head coach in Bruce Arians. Though the latter is what happened, Horton apparently won't be staying. Mike Silver of Yahoo! Sports reports that Horton is out as the Arizona defensive coordinator. Per Silver, he'll be replaced by former Eagles defensive coordinator Todd Bowles.
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
For what it's worth, Mike Jurecki of XTRA 910 reports that Horton had a heated exchange with new Cardinals G.M. Steve Keim when he found out that Arians got the job. Mike Garafolo of USA Today reports that Horton is "pissed. ..." Bowles was elevated to the position in Philly after Juan Castillo was fired. The Eagles went 1-9 with Bowles in the job, with the Eagles giving up on average 31.9 points per game. In contrast, the Cardinals' defense was the only bright spot for the team last year. And as PFT's Mike Florio suggested, if Horton is available, he'll surely land on his feet elsewhere -- perhaps even sooner than Rob Ryan, who said last week he'd have a new job in five minutes.
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