Clancy Pendergast will not be working with Nnamdi Asomugha
Clancy Pendergast was added to the Oakland Raiders coaching staff in early February. This week, he decided to bolt the Silver & Black and become the defensive coordinator at California.
The Golden Bears had a vacancy on their staff when Bob Gregory departed to Boise State. Cal head coach Jeff Tedford filled the void with Pendergast and stated, “He has been a defensive coordinator on football’s biggest stage and will be a tremendous asset to Cal football.”
Pendergast has worked for Cleveland, Dallas and Houston before spending time in Kansas City (2009) and Arizona (2004-2008).
Although no specific role was assigned to Pendergast publicly, talked surrounded him working in the secondary with Lionel Washington.
Chris Johnson hopes to celebrate more with Pendergast on staff
The Oakland Raiders have added Clancy Pendergast to the coaching staff.
The former defensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs (2009) and the Arizona Cardinals (2004-2008) has not been designated a specific role as of yet.
With the Cardinals, he helped develop draft picks such as Karlos Dansby and Darnell Dockett, but his defenses were inconsistent and allowed more points per game every year since his arrival.
The Cardinals yards allowed per game rank by season:
2004 – 321.3 (12th)
2005 – 295.6 (8th)
2006 – 349.4 (29th)
2007 – 330.2 (17th)
2008 – 331.5 (19th)
Their points per game allowed rankings during Pendergast’s stay:
2004 – 20.1 (12th)
2005 – 24.4 (26th)
2006 – 24.3 (29th)
2007 – 24.9 (27th)
2008 – 26.6 (28th)
“Like every decision, it comes down to what’s best for the team and what gives us the best chance to win,” Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt said upon Pendergast’s ouster.
He is known to be a proponent of using a variety of blitzes and coverages, especially if the team possesses speedy players on defense.
