The Arizona Cardinals could see some turnover on their coaching staff as the Chicago Bears have requested to interview offensive coordinator Drew Petzing for their vacant head coaching job. While many fans are frustrated with how Petzing did his job this past season, head coach Jonathan Gannon could see this coming.
He is “not at all” surprised Petzing is getting interest. “I’m excited for Drew,” he said. “The people who know, know.”
Gannon believes Petzing will be a good head coach.
“The first thing is he knows how to teach,” he said. “He’s got really good command. He can get the best out of people. He’s extremely intelligent. I think he knows what’s going on, and he’s had some good experiences around a lot of good guys. I’m probably not one of them, but he’s been trained the right way. He is intelligent, and he’s got a growth mindset. He knows where he’s really strong and where he needs help, and I think he’d do a really good job.”
Petzing is one of a long list of candidates the Bears are considering and he is not considered a favorite, but Gannon is prepared for the possibility of Petzing leaving.
“The day I got here, I was thinking of future successors,” he explained. “You have to constantly. I try to live in the present, but the role that I’m in now we have really good people. We have multiple guys on that staff, in my opinion, that are going to be head coaches. In my seat, you better be thinking about that and have some answers.”
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