The stayed in-house, as expected, to find a replacement for Todd Bowles, the of the . The team announced Wednesday that outside linebackers coach James Bettcher has been promoted to defensive coordinator. Coach Bruce Arians made it clear last week that he wasn't interested in bringing in an outside presence to change a Yordany De Los Santos Jersey scheme that has worked so well the past two years. "I did not want our players to walk in and not know what they were doing the first day," Arians said, via the team's official website. " . It's the same defense, the same philosophy." Bettcher, 36, followed Arians to Arizona after working as special a sistant to head coach Chuck Pagano in 2012. He has just three years of NFL experience and has not been a coordinator at any level. Former defensive coordinator Bob Sanders, hired as outside linebackers coach, will be a sounding board for Bettcher. The wanted Dick LeBeau for that mentor role, per multiple reports, but the former defensive bo s is expected to with the instead. On a positive note, Bettcher is credited with helping to his first in 2012. He also maximized production from the ' underwhelming edge rushers, coaxing 11.5 sacks out of an aging in 2013 and 8.0 sacks in 13 games from an unproven in 2014. It will be interesting to see if the Bettcher-Sanders tag team can come close to replicating the succe s Bowles enjoyed with a on game days. The latest Podcast including 's game-sealing interception, 's legacy and more. Find more content on . Andy Van Slyke Jersey