Cecil out with the Titans; who are the ex-Wildcats in coaching?
Friday, January 21st, 2011
Titans defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil won't be back next season after the unit struggled much of the season, especially on third downs.
Photo by George Walker IV, The Tennessean (file)
Arizona Wildcats legend Chuck Cecil is out after two seasons as the defensive coordinator with the Tennessee Titans, fired Thursday by coach Jeff Fisher.
“Do I feel like the defense was to blame?” Cecil told the Tennessean newspaper.
“I felt like the entire team was to blame. People are going to have different opinions about that, and everybody is entitled to their own opinion. But I have my own and I’ll take it with me.
“I have no regrets. I think my players on defense played hard, and we showed up pretty much week to week and executed. I think the guys bought in to what we were selling, and they bought in and played hard. We just needed to be better than we were.”
Cecil is one of (by my count) 11 former Arizona Wildcat players who are coaching in college or the professional ranks. (Thanks to ZonaDennis at UASports.net for contributing Adam Austin to the list.)
