The Arizona Cardinals have missed out on second interviews for two coaches now, as both Robert Saleh and Jeff Hafley have agreed to deals with the Titans and Dolphins respectively instead of coming to Arizona for that second interview.
So when two doors close, another one opens, as the Arizona Cardinals have requested to interview Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady.
Brady is a 36-year old offensive coordinator who has been an OC for five seasons and in the NFL for six seasons. He was the passing game coordinator for the greatest college football offense of all-time, the 2019 LSU Tigers, before parlaying that into the Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator position.
Things didn’t workout well for Brady in his first stint as an OC, as his offenses regressed, moving from 21st in yards and 24th in points in 2020 to 30th in yards and 29th in points in 2021 before he was let go.
He moved over to Buffalo to be the quarterback coach in 2022, and then moved into the OC role in 2023 producing the following offenses:
2023 – 4th in yards, 6th in points
2024 – 10th in yards, 2nd in points
2025 – 4th in yards, 4th in points
The obvious problem is he will not have Josh Allen in Arizona, and his work without Josh Allen has been bad, and that is putting it mildly.
However, he is young and his rushing offense is dynamic, so he brings that with him no matter who his quarterback is.
What would you think of Brady?
