As he does with his free-agent “ready” list with players in case roster moves have to be made, Steve Keim long had created something similar for potential head coaching candidates.
“I didn’t know how long Bruce (Arians) was going to coach,” the Cardinals General Manager said. “It’s my job to prepare for the future.”
Steve Wilks was high on that list.
There were reasons the 48-year-old Wilks belonged there despite his name being less than nationally known. He was only the Panthers’ defensive coordinator for one year, although he had been Ron Rivera’s assistant head coach for a few years before that.