Background: Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator Nick Rallis is introduced at the Cardinals facility in Tempe on Feb. 22, 2023. Nfl Arizona Cardinals Defensive Coordinator Nick Rallis Introduced.Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK.
Last season, the Cardinals’ defense was 31st in the league in defending the opposing passers, registering a QBR of 98.2. Only the Raiders’ defensive QBR of 98.8 was worse.
Conversely, under DC Jonathan Gannon and LB coach Nick Rallis last season, their Eagles’ defense had the 5th best defensive QBR in the NFL at 82.4.
The minute Nick Rallis was hired by Jonathan Gannon to be the Cardinals’ new DC, he went right to work in trying to address the Cardinals pass coverage woes.