Then Cardinals coach Don Coryell, left, shares some of his plays with Broncos coach John Ralston in 1975. (Millard Smith, The Denver Post)
Those were the days. In May 1975, then Broncos coach John Ralston, right, received pointers from Cardinals coach Don Coryell in an “information exchange” at Bronco headquarters. Both coaches and their staffs participated in the clinic, in which they shared coaching philosophies and techniques.
The session didn’t do much for the Broncos that season, however. They finished second in the AFC West with a 6-8 record and failed to make the playoffs once again.
Coryell, who arrived in St. Louis in 1973 and quickly turned around a struggling franchise, led the Cardinals to its second consecutive NFC East title in 1975, while finishing with the second-best record in the league (11-3). But they were ousted by the Los Angeles Rams, 35-23, in a divisional playoff game.
