Clancy Pendergast

… Steelers' offensive coordinator when he was hired as Arizona head coach in 2007. With the Cardinals, he retained Clancy Pendergast as defensive coordinator but fired him following the team's run to the Super Bowl in the 2008 season. Horton …

… became coach in 2007. Davis is the second defensive coordinator fired by Whisenhunt in his four seasons in Arizona. Clancy Pendergast was dismissed after the team's run to the Super Bowl in the 2008 season. The Cardinals were 5-11 and last in …

… hired as the Cardinals' linebackers coach in 2007 and promoted to defensive coordinator following the firing of Clancy Pendergast in 2009. He was previously the defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers for two seasons. The Cardinals …

… of 26.5 points per game. Given the ineptitude of the defense as a whole, coach Todd Haley replaced coordinator Clancy Pendergast with Romeo Crennel during the offseason. Crennel, who sat out the 2009 season after being fired by the Cleveland …

… the same coaching staff as Crennel with the Jets, saw great value in having former Chiefs defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast introduce elements of the 3-4 last season. "Although there are differences, the guys having played a year in …

… has filled my lungs. Enthusiasm is up. Energy is up. My hip, there's no pain in it." Crennel will replace Clancy Pendergast , who could become a position coach. Crennel's challenge is a big one. With personnel needs on both sides of …

… struggled with ball security. The Ugly: The defense continued to be among the league's worst under the direction of Clancy Pendergast . The unit surrendered 30 or more points six times, and offered little resistance against even pedestrian offenses …

… sacks (35). New defensive coordinator Billy Davis has tweaked the 3-4 scheme implemented by his predecessor, Clancy Pendergast , to feature more exotic blitzes from multiple personnel groupings to confuse quarterbacks and disrupt their protection …

… Super Bowl, Ken Whisenhunt lost his offensive coordinator and made the decision to remove defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast . Remember, Super Bowl teams are usually there for a reason, and don't make those types of moves. The change …

… year and did effectively in the Super Bowl. A coaching change on this side of the ball, with Billy Davis replacing Clancy Pendergast as defensive coordinator, has been cited as a possible cause. But that's difficult to pinpoint. What is clear …

… season." What was more noteworthy was that first-year Kansas City coach Todd Haley and defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast showed no mercy. Second preseason game. Whatever. They are trying to get better, too, and if it can come at …

… comfortable with the duties. He will permit Warner to have a lot of say in the game plan. Defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast was let go and former Steelers assistant Bill Davis takes over the duties. After watching the game plan for the …

… their transition from a 4-3 to a 3-4 defense. They are not doing a wholesale change. New defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast is using a hybrid scheme that incorporates elements of the 4-3, as well as the base 3-4. Only two players face …

… season ranked 29th in points on NFL.com. This team will need to show serious improvement under new coordinator Clancy Pendergast to have any value in 2009. ( Bye: Week 8) 2009 Projections YPG PPG Int Fum Rec Sacks TDs 364.2 24.8 14 14 …

… under Billy Davis? After experimenting with a hybrid version of the 3-4 defense under former defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast , the Cardinals are making a full-time switch to the 3-4 under Davis. The move to the conventional 3-4 is …

… join the Packers and Broncos in attempting to convert a 4-3 defense to a 3-4 package. New Chiefs coordinator Clancy Pendergast has previously used hybrid defenses in similar transitions. Kansas City helped build its front three in the draft …

… Getty Images Ken Whisenhunt (right) has two new coordinators in '09 after the departure of Todd Haley (left) and Clancy Pendergast . As part of NFL Network's 32 teams in 32 days series, airing daily on Total Access, NFL.com takes a look at …

… Arizona Cardinals : Despite their Super Bowl run, the Cardinals no longer wanted to use the hybrid 3-4 scheme that Clancy Pendergast implemented as defensive coordinator. So he was fired (freeing him to employ the same hybrid 3-4 approach with …

… Magee in the third round. These guys will help construct the front line, and even though defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast is a hybrid-style coach, the Chiefs are closing in on a full transformation. The Packers hit the 3-4 idea pretty …

… Both offensive coordinator Todd Haley, who became head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs , and defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast , who was fired and took the same position with the Chiefs, are gone. So, too, is defensive end Antonio Smith …

… Offensive coordinator Todd Haley left to become the Kansas City Chiefs ' head coach, and defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast went with him. Arizona is still loaded with talent -- most of it young -- and if coach Ken Whisenhunt can keep …