Ex-Cards LB Woodley rips DCs Tarver, Bettcher

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TEMPE, Ariz. — Former Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley insulted his last two defensive coordinators, saying neither used him correctly, during an episode on his podcast “Avenue 56 with LaMarr Woodley” this week.

Woodley, who didn’t refer to either by name, complained about Oakland Raiders defensive coordinator Jason Tarver moving him to defensive end in 2014 and how Cardinals defensive coordinator James Bettcher used him as an outside linebacker in 2015.

He also blamed Bettcher for Arizona’s loss to the Carolina Panthers in the NFC Championship Game.

Both teams, Woodley said, were not good fits for him.

“In Oakland we had a dumb defensive coordinator and in Arizona we had a dumb defensive coordinator,” Woodley said. “It was just two dumb guys that felt like … they never played football but felt like they knew more about football. They thought that we were like Madden players. They’d draw up something and on paper it looked good but the players would still have to go out …

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