The Arizona Cardinals have a number of coaches in their current position for the first time. Jonathan Gannon is a first-time head coach and both offensive coordinator Drew Petzing and defensive coordinator Nick Rallis are first-time coordinators.
As such, they are adjusting to how they want to do things.
Petzing called plays from the sideline in the Cardinals’ preseason opener, an 18-17 win over the Denver Broncos.
But he isn’t married to staying on the sideline.
In fact, he will call plays from the booth on Saturday when the Cardinals host the Kansas City Chiefs for their second preseason contest.
“I think it’s important to try both and make sure that I’m making an educated decision bout what’s best for the team and best for the offense,” he said Tuesday.
He was pleased with the communication and the operations in the game against the Broncos but wants to see if anything is different in the booth.
As it is the preseason, we will see if one works differently or better than the other.
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