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Arizona hires Buddy-replacement ■ NEW COACH Tobin's low-key and determined style was important in the decision to hire him TEMPI. Am (API — For lh« second time. Vine* Tobin is in territory by Buddy Ryan The Art ran* Cardinals hired the defensive l uaniiutoi of ihe Indianapolis (alls as I hair coach Wednesday Ha nplicM Ryan, who wa* ftred Hat aft. 1995. after hi* Ittm skidded to 4-12 with a season ending 37-13 loss to Oalfes, In ISftft. Tobin replaced Ryan a* defensive coordinator of the Chicago Basis altar Ryan not hi* first head coaching )ob with Philadelphia (ordinals owner Bill Bidwill. who kepi hi* plan* aacrat unlit the last day. said he likes Tobin's low-key but determined style “He comes across as a very straightforward person." Bidwill said "He has lwen described that way to me by a number of peo ple What you see is what you K*t Tobin, 52. Mid he always pre pare* for victory. Bui he demurred when asked if he was saying there was “a winner in town," the now infamous way Kyan described himself when he was hired Feb 3. t<WM "I've never gone into a game or a season thinking we couldn't win,'* Tobin said "Now, is that a goal? 1 don't know, but the only purpose of coaching or playing in the National Football league is to win. is to want to get to the Super Bowl.” Bidwilt flew to Honolulu for last week'» Pro Bowl and made his first contact with Tobin there Both said the deal wasn't dosed until Wednesday afternoon, just hours before the Cardinals tailed their news conference. Tohtn « five-year <t«ura«i »* far coaching only. end Bhlw.il Mid he ha* not yet *ettled on a gen eral manat** the other pout ion that Kv*n left vacant The owner Mid he would not Iry lo hit* • general manager until after the NFl. *c outing (omhm*. which begin* Thumlay in lndtaaapoti* Bill Tobin. th» now coach'* older brother, i* the Coll* direc - tor of (nothull operation* and hat been mentioned a* a noeaibili ly. Vince Tobin Mid he didn't know whether hi* brother we • tenon* tend (date "Tht* i» tomethtnu that Mr Btdwiii and t diet usaed at greet length, and he ha* aasured me when he hire* a general manag er it will be a guy who i* very compatible with me, “Tobin «aid Nidwill look u* week* lo replace Ryan, hot he beet hi* own deadline by one day He had Mid he wanted io tend the new coach to the combine Tobin *aid he hope* to ulk to defenuve tackle Eric Swann and comet-bark Aenea* William*, the team** two moil valuable free agent*, before returning to Indi anapolis tht* weekend Arizona * offense wu anemic throughout Ryan's two yuan, but the third ranked defense helped the Cardinal* to an ft It record In 1994 Laat year, the defense was as medicM.ru a* the offense The (Cardinal* have not had a winning w*mii niece I9ft4 or been to the playoffs in a non strike year since 19?S, Tobin he« omits the Cardinals' fifth coach since the team moved to Arizona from St IduIs In 19»». and the 32nd coach in the fran chise's ?S-year history H* emerged a* a top candidate for the job from a field that includ ed Green Bay defensive coordi nator Fritz Shurmur and former UCXA coach Terry Donahue Tobin s 198ft Bears defensive unit«« an NFl record few fe\mt points allowed (tit?) tit a I&it«iiw season. and th« ItHUI Bears also war# the leagued stingiest in opponent m urntg Ha an out oI football in 1IH1.1. then joined the Cults In HMM ha tool over a defense that had ranked last the previous season and molded it into a unit that Had for seventh in total defense am) fifth in fewwt point* allowed in 1905 And hit »to» k cttmbed during tndianapolia' drtva to the AK title* game «wM season Hit defen *<ve unit played a map* role in the ('-oils'»-? regular season and electrifying postseason tl was the 13th season tn Tobin s l?1h year as a defensive coordinator in Canada, the USFl. and the NFl. that he had hewn cm a winning team I hi nol against a defensive guy aa long aa the offense it nol vanilla " renter Ed Cunningham taiil "Thai happens sometimes — they're wary about going after it on offense, because they think thayil fust have to put the defense bark on the field Hut with the high powered offense they had at Indianapolis. I don't think that will be any problem " Frank handers, a star wide receiver last year aa a rookie, said Tobin wilt infect some puiass into the offense **l think he's going lo make things happen, because he's going lo lei people go oul and make plays." he said Middle linebatker Efts, fllll. the team s leading tackier the last two seasons, said he wasn't happy about more rebuilding With a new coach, you get a new regime, a guy who wants to build a team around his charac ter." he said "To me. that puts us a few years away from win ning. and I'm not getting any younger '* 1 WEDNESDAY S TRANSACTIONS AUTO RACING ■ MOV BEQCNCV RAONG-SflNsJ MdNa Mo<», dtaat. tar M* N* I.JM* BASEBALL AL ■ BAL T WORE OfiKXf S - A^wd to Mm* «e. Armando BwMi m3 w*m Pwcfcaf. pictar*, mj Jmp nAMttf. CM an*y*» cartracti ■ MINNESOTA ftfMS-Apaad to tarn* ■* Row Coom* m3 0*m* Hockas. rMnOntUNAMMiim. otNtaia**. Mka Qw*. atom. 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