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
best good line next pass rush solid teams time weird work
It was weird because usually with teams that have had a pass rush we've always been pretty solid in our protection, ... Our line does a good job. It's unfortunate, but we didn't play our best game. We have some things we can work on. We'll work on those things and we'll be better next time we play.
game good greater identity importance pass per plays running successful throw yards
The running game is always going to be important for us. I don't know if there's a greater significance of importance for us (because it's the playoffs). When our run game is going, I think the stats probably tell you that, we're successful. We do still have to throw the ball. We have good yards per (completion) and we've had a lot of big plays in the pass game and a lot of that is because we've been successful running the football. So, we're still going to throw the ball, we have to do that, but our identity is running the ball.
guys issues missing pass pleased receiver timing
When you have a different receiver every day, there's timing issues involved. The thing I've been most pleased with is, a lot of times, we're just missing (on pass attempts). Ben's getting it to the right spot, so hopefully, it's just a timing issue with all the different guys out there.
ben chance passing plays pleased seen timing
We've been pleased with what we've seen in some of our pass-catchers, ... I think, once they all get their timing down, we have a chance to make some plays in the passing game. Ben is working well with those guys.
biggest coming game goal handled last line pass positive smart starter threw
The biggest positive was his game management, how he handled the huddle, how he did things in the game, ... Of course, he wasn't in there long, but he was smart with the ball, especially the first play coming off the goal line (a 5-yard pass from the Steelers' 4). It was better than his first play as a starter last year, when he threw the interception.
create inventory number pass pull
We didn't have a set number of pass plays, but we did create an inventory we could pull from each week.
coach concerned game passing talked
Coach and I talked about that at the end of the preseason and he was concerned about where we were from passing game standpoint.
couple ideal pass past run scenario seems
The ideal scenario is what we have been doing for the past couple of weeks. For us, we have been so little pass that it seems like when we go 50-50 run and pass, it makes it look like we are really airing it out.
almost exactly felt funny good hold practice protection ran worked
We had the protection and we felt good that the protection was going to hold up. It was funny because we ran it in practice the other day and it worked almost exactly like that.
felt good line
We felt good about the line going into the season. Then we had some problems.
early field football gear lose nice sudden
Early in the week, you kind of lose your sense of perception. It was nice (Wednesday) to get back on the football field and gear back into what's important. In season, you get into such a routine. All of a sudden that changes.
almost ball crazy knees since taking thinking time
(Our) thinking was since they (Colts) had all of their time outs, taking knees would give the ball back to them. Besides, how often does Jerome fumble the ball? Almost never. It was just a crazy thing.
bill leave mentality played season
Bill said, 'You know what, this is a one-game season from now on. That's the mentality we played with. Leave nothing in the bag.
exciting runner tough
The thing that was exciting to see was how tough a runner he was inside.