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Bruce Arians 'couldn't be happier for Todd Bowles'

Arians is sad to see him go.

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With Todd Bowles now the head coach of the New York Jets, we have seen some of the reactions of the Cardinals players. Now we have the reaction of head coach Bruce Arians. His statement was released by the Cardinals VP of Media Relations, Mark Dalton.

"I couldn't be happier for Todd. The Jets got themselves a tremendous coach and a better person. We're sorry as hell to lose him but we all knew this day was coming, especially with the job he did here the last two years. Todd and I go back more than 30 years. He was one of my captains at Temple and it was obvious then how special he was. His passion for the game and intelligence are as high as anyone I've ever been around. Todd's been ready for this for a long time and I'm ecstatic for him to finally get the opportunity."

Now Arians has some work to do. He needs to name a new defensive coordinator, ideally someone who can have similar results with the Cardinals defense.