▁Gre ene , ▁who ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁entire ▁Arizona ▁Card inals ▁co aching ▁staff ▁was ▁fired ▁after ▁the ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁head ▁coach ▁Dave ▁McG inn is , ▁retired ▁from ▁co aching ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Black ▁& ▁Gold ▁as ▁the ▁" special ▁assistant ▁of ▁player ▁personnel " ▁for ▁the ▁team . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Le Be au , ▁who ▁popular ized ▁the ▁zone ▁bl itz ▁def ensive ▁schemes ▁as ▁the ▁team ' s ▁def ensive ▁coordin ator ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s ▁( re ferred ▁to ▁as ▁" Bl itz burgh " ▁by ▁fans ), ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁that ▁same ▁capacity ▁after ▁a ▁brief ▁st int ▁with ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁B ills , ▁replacing ▁the ▁fired ▁Tim ▁Lewis . ▁ ▁This ▁would ▁also ▁be ▁the ▁final ▁season ▁for ▁long time ▁Ste el ers ▁radio ▁color ▁comment ator ▁My ron ▁C ope , ▁who ▁missed ▁several ▁games ▁this ▁year ▁due ▁to ▁poor ▁health . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁times ▁in ▁ 3 5 ▁years ▁that ▁C ope ▁would ▁miss ▁time ▁broadcast ing ▁for ▁the ▁Ste el ers , ▁the ▁other ▁being ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁season ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁wife . ▁Though ▁C ope ▁would ▁later ▁recover , ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁best ▁to ▁ret ire , ▁and ▁did ▁so ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁Pres e ason ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁ ▁Game ▁summar ies ▁ ▁Week ▁ 1 : ▁vs