Arizona Cardinals hire away DC Patrick Toney; Austin Armstrong new DC

[jdh5484]

@williston_gator - I was shocked and dismayed when I realized you were wallowing in bed at 1:12 a.m. last night instead of reading GC.

Total lack of fan support.

This is why we can't have nice things.

 

[g8tr72]

https://footballscoop.com/news/sources-austin-armstrong-alabama-football

 

[MertzJay26]

There's no way Napier didn't push him out. He's a 33 y/o DC at an SEC school and he's going to take an assistant LB coach job in the NFL. The Cardinals aren't paying their assistant LB coaches $1mil/year. This is a step down for Toney (he never should have been given the job in the first place). The new hire (Armstrong) is another LB's coach - I wonder if he'll coach the safties.

“Just give me another year! Dean and Torrence are gone, no more Burney…”

 

[oxrageous]

It's interesting because of recruiting reasons - something tells me jettisoning Toney was the plan all along, but it had to be after NSD. Hopefully the new hire can recruit (and keep on the team the top-10 linebackers we already have committed for 2024) as well as coach. I like the idea his team led his conference in sacks and tackles for loss. 44 sacks is a boatload.

 

[Mr2Bits]

Big fan of Toney being gone, not a big fan of replacing him with a high schooler that helped special teams on a pop Warner squad for a summer!

 

[g8tr72]

 

[g8tr72]

 

[GatorJ]

It's interesting because of recruiting reasons - something tells me jettisoning Toney was the plan all along, but it had to be after NSD. Hopefully the new hire can recruit (and keep on the team the top-10 linebackers we already have committed for 2024) as well as coach. I like the idea his team led his conference in sacks and tackles for loss. 44 sacks is a boatload.

I think this has been the plan for a while now. He supposedly interviewed for DC position to multiple schools. The most prominent one was Baylor. An NFL team finally took him off Napier’s hands.

I just read somewhere that he did an interview last spring and said he actually has no scheme for his defense. He just has techniques and stuff that he teaches that could work in any scheme in any given moment.

No wonder it looked like we were not playing any sort of scheme in any of our games.

 

[oxrageous]

Big fan of Toney being gone, not a big fan of replacing him with a high schooler that helped special teams on a pop Warner squad for a summer!

 

[CGgater]

How the fans treated him??? I love how certain people like to play the “fans are unreasonable“ card whenever the product on the field sucks. Admittedly, Toney was handed far too many undersized tg specials (which is why I was willing to see what another year would produce), but there was still plenty to be upset about.

When you tell fat todd to “hold my beer” on 3rd down, you can expect some criticism.

 

[Zambo]

I guess Dan Quinn wasn't available. Oh well.

 

[jdh5484]

Most of us could only hope to be "treated" as badly and make $1 million plus in a year.

Oh the horrors.

 

[GatorJB]

I think this has been the plan for a while now. He supposedly interviewed for DC position to multiple schools. The most prominent one was Baylor. An NFL team finally took him off Napier’s hands.

I just read somewhere that he did an interview last spring and said he actually has no scheme for his defense. He just has techniques and stuff that he teaches that could work in any scheme in any given moment.

No wonder it looked like we were not playing any sort of scheme in any of our games.

I agree, and I think this shows how classy a guy Napier is. He's not going to say anything negative about anyone publically, but behind closed doors he's addressing issues and helping guys transition on as best as he can. I think as his experience and reputation grows, he'll be a guy that top assistants will want to work for.

 

[MertzJay26]

Head coach who hired Toney. Do with it what you may

 

[oxrageous]

Head coach who hired Toney. Do with it what you may

First that nerd the Dolphins hired, then this dork? NFL players actually listen to these guys?

 

[Mr2Bits]

 

[williston_gator]

 

[Kevlo911]

excellent - two underperforming units get their coaches replaced.

DC concerns me as its another young person from the billy tree, why would this make us think he runs a different or better scheme? the logic for toney was the year over year improvement at latech but what about this guy that worked under him?

 

[Mr2Bits]

My bad for expecting someone at a top-10 job in college football to have more than 2 years of experience, you keep doing you though.

 

[jdh5484]

excellent - two underperforming units get their coaches replaced.

DC concerns me as its another young person from the billy tree, why would this make us think he runs a different or better scheme? the logic for toney was the year over year improvement at latech but what about this guy that worked under him?

Hope the goings are official and the comings are just vicious rumors started by Miami.