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With the announcement of Bruce Arians becoming the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals it was expected Ray Horton would not be retained as defensive coordinator.

The expectation became a reality on Friday for Horton, who had one year left on his contract.

Horton may now explore other opportunities. Thursday when the Arians news broke it was speculated he would end up in Cleveland.

Arians' introductory press conference is slated for Friday afternoon and he is expected to hire Todd Bowles as his defensive coordinator.

Horton was with the team for two seasons.

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    mesa mad man wrote...
    Best of luck Ray
    January 18, 2013 12:02 pm
    Dont know what/how it went down, but am sorry to see it end this way. I do think he will be a head coach in this league within the next 2 seasons..
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    gougly wrote...
    Good for you Ray!
    January 18, 2013 12:05 pm
    Faq the Bidwells and Keim trust me you are going to be much better off. We loved you here and we wanted you for our coach. Best of luck we will all be rooting for you.
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    OzinPhx wrote...
    I think the Cards made right move
    January 18, 2013 12:08 pm
    The Cardinals were always going to have to hire a coach with an offensive mind. Let's face it, offensively we were dead last in most aspects. This needed to change and I think the brass in the Cardinals front office knew this. We need an offensive mind to run the offense and Horton comes from a completely different mindset and background. I wish him all the luck in the world, I'm sure that someday soon he will be a HC. Just won't be with a team who is offensively struggling.
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    Cardsbeliever wrote...
    Welcome to the Keim era (off to a bumbling start)
    January 18, 2013 12:09 pm
    So...we wait until the guy Horton has lined up at OC gets hired elsewhere.... Fire Horton who took us into top 15 overall defensive territory (top 5 in some very important categories) If Arians really wants Bowles who has made bad worse in philly... I have no confidence in his judgement. I'll watch games, on television, but that is all the support you get from me if Bowles is hired Bidwill until they prove something. No more Jerseys, no more tix.
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    AzSportsFan71 wrote...
    So long Horton
    January 18, 2013 12:38 pm
    No one knows if Horton would make a good HC. Time will tell. Even though i wanted him to remain the DC with the Cards, when i read into the fit this guy made upon hearing Arians was hired, I quickly had a change of heart. I would never want a HC who acts like a spolied rotten child than a professional.
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    Sillysoft wrote...
    Funny
    January 18, 2013 12:39 pm
    Funny how fans give Horton a pass when the NFL went on strike, yet Bowles mid season was thrusted into the DC position for a horrible team and run a defense that wasn't his own. Just weird how fans skew things to try to make their point.
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    theoriginalcardsfan wrote...
    Ray was a good DC, but not great.
    January 18, 2013 1:27 pm
    As much as we want to heap praise on Ray as DC, and he is a good one, remember this: * 58-0. There is simply no excuse for that. * Adrian Peterson when buckwild on the Cards. I don't care if he did against other teams - the Cards couldn't stop him. * Their secondary was wildly inconsistent. Peterson is good, but pro-bowl caliber? He got lit up when it counted. I don't even want to talk about how much Gay/Toler/etc. got lit up. I'd rather have Arian than Ray coach. Another coordinator can do just as well with the Cards talent on D.
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    Patrick Peterson's Talent wrote...
    Cards fans...
    January 18, 2013 1:40 pm
    Drive me nuts. How can you hate on Arians and Keim already, when you haven't seen them make 1 move yet? Quit crying, it's the NFL and changes happen. Ray wasn't ready, plain and simple. 3 teams interviewed him, 3 teams went elsewhere. Arians is better suited to be a HC. Deal with it people. It's funny, because if the Cards have success (which I think they will) I'm betting everyone suddenly becomes a Cards fan again or says they were totally on board with the Arians hiring. So fickle.
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    Thaidragon wrote...
    HaHa...........
    January 18, 2013 2:12 pm
    Card fans U always can't get what U want, by the way what made U all coaching experts anyways is there a coaching class that made U all experts, who's 2 say Horton would of made a good coach. Just stop your whining & let Bruce do his job.
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    Whatashame wrote...
    In Bruce
    January 18, 2013 2:30 pm
    we trust.
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