Ken Whisenhunt
Ken Whisenhunt
Kenneth Moore Whisenhuntis an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. Whisenhunt was head coach of the Arizona Cardinals from 2007 to 2012 and Tennessee Titans from 2014 to 2015. He led the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl appearance in franchise history during the 2008 season, as well as their first home playoff games in 60 years. Previously, he was known for his offensive background, including the success...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth28 February 1962
CityAugusta, GA
What has happened at that position is you have bigger guys who can run a little bit, and certainly when you have a bigger target it makes it a lot easier to find them. People are playing zones and giving you the middle of the field in certain situations.
We set that up from how we thought they'd play us in that set. It's funny. We ran it in practice the other day, and it worked out almost exactly like that.
We ran the play at a walk-through on Saturday and we had to kind of walk through a couple things with it . . . . But we thought we'd have one guy left (open) out there.
He knew that he needed to practice today in order to play on Sunday, and he did,
Obviously, he keeps showing up, keeps making plays,
That's something that grows over time. We're developing that here, certainly, but it takes time.
I think the big part of it is the quarterback and that tight end's relationship,
It was not at the point where that was going to happen. But after meeting with Mr. Davis and Mike Lombardi, I felt good about where we stood.
Inventive? Oh, yes. You'll see some of the plays he comes up with. He did some things that were, let's say, not normal.
Nothing replaced the competitiveness, what you feel after a game like the Cincinnati game. I started to miss that on Saturdays and Sundays. After so many years of playing, you had that void. I didn't know I was going to enjoy coaching until I got into it.
They have been sitting through the meetings all year long so I don't think so. They've been involved in it all year long so it shouldn't be a problem.
Jerome and Duce have taught Willie patience. They've worked with him on how to read blocks. He's been an accepting pupil. But the one thing you can't teach is his speed.
I don't think he's a guy who enjoys it that much. But he's handled the whole thing well. A lot of that has to do with how he was brought up. Small town. Good family values. He's more interested in hanging with the guys and playing football.
We're going to take our shots. We're going to put it up. I trust our receivers to make plays.