1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: This podcast is presented by All Copy Products, proud partner 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals. Learn more at All copy Products 3 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: dot com. So the fifteen of the ten Berry's Gonna 4 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 1: score fucks Down. Welcome to the Cardinals Red Sea Reports. 5 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: Slim to the Ground by Puda Baker Like a torpedo. 6 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: He came flying into the backfield. Tens goes up and 7 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:27,479 Speaker 1: fixed the game when it catch Larry Lodging does it 8 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: again the Cardinals Red Sea Report. He has brought to 9 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: you by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Acy Cardinals dot com 10 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: Slash Podcasts. Here Tween go. This is it caught by 11 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:44,520 Speaker 1: Kirk at the twenty at the ten touchdown. Oh baby fail. 12 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: Here's Craig Grilou, Mike Jarecki and Bertrand Berry. Welcome to 13 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 1: the last Tuesday of the month and perhaps the last 14 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: bit of quiet around the NFL, where three weeks away 15 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: gentlemen from the legal tap rain period of the start 16 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: of the new league year. And today, well, today teams can, 17 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: if they choose, Sue may elect to tag a player 18 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: who is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent. Berg Gang. 19 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 1: You remember a year ago at this time the Cardinals 20 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: transition tag Kenyan Drake this year. Who knows. A window 21 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: to tag a player with either the franchise or transition 22 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: tag remains open until March ninth, so probably more of 23 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 1: a likely scenario you see later activity closer to that 24 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: March ninth deadline. But to begin things here, on this 25 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: week's edition to the Cardinals Red Sea Report, the new 26 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: league year, March seventeenth, the starts of free agency B train, 27 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: and I'm looking at a list of Cardinals free agents. 28 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: There are twenty eight unrestricted free agents. Let's play general 29 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: manager here. You are in charge of the Arizona Cardinals. 30 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: You got to take a pay cut from your playing days, 31 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: but that's okay, because you know you're always grinding. B train, 32 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: twenty eight players. Give me a list in a particular order, 33 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: but three or four players offense, defense, and yeah, we 34 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: got to include special teams, players that you believe that 35 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: the Cardinals need to retain in twenty twenty one. First 36 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: on my list, I got some signer at it. I 37 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 1: really believe with the year that he had last year, 38 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: I think he's figured it out and I really think 39 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: that he is going to blossom into a consistent, dominant player, 40 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: not just in pass rushing, but just all over the 41 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: field type of the losses and being able to just 42 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: be an all around defensive force. And I also look 43 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: at Chase Edmonds. I think Chase Edmonds is a guy 44 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: that really fits what the Cardinals want to do. He 45 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: fits his offense really well. I don't know if he's 46 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: the free agent as a starter free agent type of money, 47 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: but a guy that you definitely want in the mix. 48 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: And there's so many different guys that you you really 49 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: want to have that that's feeling about as far as 50 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: as their value to the team. But I think Chase 51 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:00,519 Speaker 1: Evmans is a guy that when he comes then he's 52 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: just instant excitement and I think he brings a certain 53 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:08,519 Speaker 1: level of productivity to this offense that not a lot 54 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,959 Speaker 1: of different guys can bring to the table. And then 55 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: I believe you have to bring I think you have 56 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: to bring in, you know, bring back one of the 57 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: offensive linemen. I mean it's imperative that you do that, Craig, 58 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: and you have to maintain that continuity, so you know, 59 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,239 Speaker 1: I think it's like a three A and three B. 60 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: I think the free agent offensive lineman you have to 61 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: bring back and make sure that you keep that front 62 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: as solid as you possibly can and then build them in. 63 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: Reddick is an interesting case, and Jay will get more 64 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: into him in our next segment when you talk about 65 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: that pass rush, because the Cardinals do have to make 66 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: a decision with respects to Reddick and then also Marcus 67 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: Golden with the knowledge that Chandler Jones is coming back 68 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: and knock on wood, he stays healthy for an entire season. 69 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: But this free agent class, and not just the Arizona Cardinals, 70 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: but ross the league, there is a lot unknown. Because 71 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: we do know this that the salary gap is going 72 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: to increase from what was going to be one seventy 73 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: five to a floor of one eighty. It could move 74 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: up a couple more million, but not much more than that. 75 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: That is still twenty five thirty million dollars less than 76 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 1: in a normal year would have been expected. So how 77 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: much dollars are teams willing to doll out to one 78 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: player versus maybe several different players out there. That's a 79 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: good question from the standpoint of it. Usually the CAP's 80 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 1: gone up ten million over the last couple of years. 81 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: It would have been two hundred and ten million. Now 82 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 1: you know it could go to one fight seven and 83 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:43,919 Speaker 1: I think according to John Clayton March first both the 84 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 1: NFL and the NFLPA will have an agreement. So I 85 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:50,600 Speaker 1: think that's why teams aren't releasing players right now. They're 86 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: just trying to figure out how much you're going to 87 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: have to spend. And then you know, you start looking 88 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: at some of those free agents. Say you talked about 89 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 1: with B Train, I mean Patrick P. Peterson's interesting from 90 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: me from a standpoint off. If he goes out and 91 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:07,720 Speaker 1: test free agency. We only know it takes one team, 92 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 1: as you're willing to come back and give the Cardinals 93 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 1: an option to match. But all of a sudden, the 94 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: uncertainty at that position. If you lose Patrick Peterson, now 95 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: it looks like you know, you look at Byron Murphy 96 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 1: and there is talk he could slide to the outside. 97 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,600 Speaker 1: Robert Alford is under contract. I think the Cardinals want 98 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 1: to bring him back at a lower rate. But this 99 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: the downward spiral effect if you lose Peterson. But I agree, 100 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: you know, a Sun Reddick has earned a new contract. 101 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,040 Speaker 1: We'll see if it happens here. You know, the franchise 102 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:40,039 Speaker 1: number for the sound Reddick would be fifteen six and 103 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:42,919 Speaker 1: the transition tag would be thirteen four and the Cardinals 104 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: right now are about nineteen million under the cap. Again, 105 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: it's very fluent, so I don't know if you can 106 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: afford to do that with Reddick. Well, we've all had 107 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: our turn as far as general manager. But let's hear 108 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:55,799 Speaker 1: from the man himself, Steve Come last week on ninety 109 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: eight seven FM Arizona Sports Station, talking about what the 110 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: Cardinals and the rest of the league should anticipate with 111 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: respect to free agency. It's going to be interesting because 112 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: we have no clue what this market's going to be 113 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: like with a reduced cap. In some ways, you'd like 114 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: to think that it's going to be a buyer's market, 115 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: maybe even a number of one year deals, but you know, 116 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: until we see that firsthand, it's really it's a lot 117 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: of unknowns from a player's perspective. Here, b Train, how 118 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 1: much are you back in your playing days or how 119 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: much now? Do you think players are paying attention to this? 120 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:31,679 Speaker 1: Or is it? Hey, you know what, I hired an agent. 121 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 1: That's his job. That's why I've got him. Just tell 122 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 1: me when, where and where I have to put pen 123 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,799 Speaker 1: to paper. Oh, that's absolute nonsense. If you're a player. 124 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: You're locked and loaded into every conversation about free agency 125 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: because maybe no mistake, we all love the game, and 126 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: most guys would give you that cliche, yeah we play, 127 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: we played for free in the backyard and the ali 128 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: and all that kind of good stuff. But the reality 129 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 1: is most guys in the NFL have families, and most 130 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: guys in the NFL have deals, and so you definitely 131 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,600 Speaker 1: want to get the best bang for your buck as 132 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 1: far as location situation and where you're going to have 133 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: a chance to win a championship. So guys definitely are 134 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: going to pay attention. And yes, the majority of the 135 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 1: conversations with front offices will be with the agents, and 136 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: that's what they're paid to do. But the things that 137 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: guys aren't paying attention to who their teammates could be 138 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: and how their team to get better or worse with 139 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: the addition or subtraction of a few key free agents. 140 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: You're always locked in to what's going on because that's 141 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: just due diligence and being about your business. And we 142 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: all understand if this is still a sport, you still 143 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: go out there and play a kids game, but when 144 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: the business side kicks in, you have to be mindful 145 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: of that and make sure that you know what's going 146 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: on and that you don't have to find out through 147 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: different medias like social media and through watching TV or 148 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 1: something like that. You want to be dialed in, but 149 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: not to the point where you're just upset. So there 150 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: you have to find that happy medium in for every 151 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: guy in the locker room. That's a little bit different. 152 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: You know, today would have been the first day we 153 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: would have been at the NFL combine and then you 154 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 1: have every agent there, you have every general manager there, 155 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: you have every head coach, and that's where seeds are planned. Now, 156 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 1: if you're a guy like Hassan Reddick's coming off a 157 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: career year, He's made thirteen million, being the thirteenth overall pick, 158 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: that's where he was slotted. He's twenty six years old. 159 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: Do you think he wants to sign a one year deal? 160 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: He's got to cash in a guy like Calvin Beecham 161 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 1: based if you're thirty over you know, do you sign 162 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: a one year deal? So I think age wise is 163 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:40,319 Speaker 1: going to have a lot to do with this. But 164 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 1: the market may not be out there, but some team 165 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 1: can offer Reddick one year eight million or two or 166 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:47,679 Speaker 1: three years I mean he based on his numbers in 167 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 1: his age, he's probably going to be attractive if he 168 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:53,200 Speaker 1: hits free agency. Well, one of those veteran players for 169 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 1: the Cardinals, Patrick Peterson, as we talked with Batran, as 170 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: far as paying attention to what is going on off 171 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: the field with back to the free agent market and 172 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: what might be available for teams and players come March seventeenth. Peterson, 173 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:08,719 Speaker 1: at the end of the last season, our last opportunity 174 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: to speak to him before he went his separate ways 175 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 1: as far as the offseason was concerned, understands what's ahead 176 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 1: for a lot of players. It's going to be a 177 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: difficult offseason upstairs management. It's going to come down to 178 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: guys making some tough decisions. So you got a lot 179 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: of key guys that's going to be free agents, but 180 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: you also got teams that's not going to be able 181 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: to spend the money like they have previously. So it's 182 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,599 Speaker 1: gonna be very, very interesting and we can't wait to 183 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: see what happens. So do you want to remain where 184 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: you know or do you want to try your hand 185 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: and go somewhere else. Do you want to bet on 186 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:42,559 Speaker 1: yourself for one year to where maybe the salary capital 187 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: increase after next season, or take a long term deal. Now, 188 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: these are all conversations that players have to have with 189 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:52,679 Speaker 1: the agents and then of course within teams as far 190 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: as how to dole out this money. The flip side 191 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,080 Speaker 1: of this is that if you have a working relationship 192 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:01,959 Speaker 1: or a good relationship between team and player, maybe there 193 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: can be some give and take. Owner Michael Bidwell last 194 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: week on ninety eight seven FM Arizona Sports Station talking 195 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 1: just that we've got to cram a lot more salary 196 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: into that salary cap. So it's going to be difficult, 197 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:16,679 Speaker 1: you know, I think for every team to manage all 198 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: these things, and we hope our veteran players work with 199 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 1: us on that because the salary cap for the first 200 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: time ever will be going down. Betran I never fall 201 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 1: to a player for getting as much as they can, 202 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 1: But this offseason is going to be maybe a little 203 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: bit different because you do have to weigh different situations 204 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: and maybe you do choose to bet on yourself this 205 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 1: year with the hope that you have another good season 206 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 1: Allah Hassan Reddick and then get that long term deal 207 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: when the salary cap increases after twenty twenty one. No, no, 208 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: you don't, you can keep the same mentality. You do 209 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: exactly what you've done, and it is what it is. 210 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: The business side is never going to be great for 211 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 1: either side, and there's going to be some give and take. 212 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: And I know teams are gonna always want to ask 213 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: they're veterans to give hometown discounts, and veterans are gonna 214 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 1: always push back and want every dollar that they can 215 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 1: possibly get, and the younger guys that are maybe coming 216 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: into their second contract, they want to try to get 217 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: every penny that they possibly can, and the veterans want 218 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: to be in a comfortable situation where they can win. 219 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: So depends on where you are in your career, what 220 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: the priorities are, and that formulas is never going to 221 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: change in the NFL. And to say that you have 222 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: a unique year with the cap being down and all 223 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 1: those different things, that's for the fun office to figure out. 224 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:37,840 Speaker 1: Those players are looking out for their best interest and 225 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: they're looking out for what's in it for them. A 226 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: prime example be kJ Wright. He was doing some radio 227 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: hits yesterday and he said, why should I give Seattle 228 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: hometown discount? You know, I've been waiting to get paid 229 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 1: for a while. So again, you know, do you want 230 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:55,199 Speaker 1: to be here? But at the end of the day, 231 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: it's it's really dollar signs in the fit. So and 232 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: if the Cardinals are going to a man to man 233 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: that is that a good situation for Patrick Peterson? It 234 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 1: seems like he's more of his own guy. Now I'm 235 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: not saying he can't do it, but it's fit in 236 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: asking price. But you know, I guess what Michael's asking is, 237 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 1: if you want to be here, we need a little 238 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 1: bit of help. And then we know in the future 239 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 1: though it's gonna go up, but there's no guarantees when 240 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: it comes to the NFL and players year to year 241 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:23,079 Speaker 1: and Betran, that's why we enjoy having you here on 242 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 1: the Cardinals Red Sea report to get that player's perspective 243 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:27,959 Speaker 1: because on the outside it's like, oh, you know, where 244 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 1: do you want to live and raise your family? But 245 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 1: when you're in the trenches and when you're battling on 246 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: Sundays and for sixteen games seventeen weeks, you've got a 247 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: different mindset than just the guy you know going to 248 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 1: work on a nine to five job without question, and 249 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:47,080 Speaker 1: you have so many different things that mattered to you 250 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: in that finite period, Trent, because remember, as a football player, 251 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: this is just a few years. You're not going to 252 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 1: be a lifer as far as an NFL player, you're 253 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:58,439 Speaker 1: gonna have you're going to be a formal player longer 254 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: than you're going to be a client player. So it's 255 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:01,959 Speaker 1: in your best interest to make sure that you get 256 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,560 Speaker 1: as much as you can out of the league. You 257 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: don't want to necessarily be that guy that's absolutely selfish 258 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 1: and you don't think about anybody else, because you do 259 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 1: need other teammates to win. But to say that you're 260 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 1: concerned about their contract and they're concerned about your contract, 261 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: that's taboo. We don't talk about other people's salary and 262 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuff. You do us in your 263 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 1: best interest, and you trust those other guys to do 264 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 1: within their best interests. And then the front office has 265 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 1: to figure out who they want around as far as 266 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 1: building a team and making sure that you've got a 267 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 1: competitive product out on the field, and the guys are 268 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 1: paid to go out and do their job. They can't 269 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 1: do everybody else. Look, free agency is always fascinating as 270 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:47,560 Speaker 1: far as what teams decide to do, but I think 271 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 1: it's going to be even more so this offseason, just 272 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 1: because there's not as much money out there. But to 273 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: be trains point, the players WoT you gotta be a 274 00:13:56,800 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 1: little selfish and we will see how that material lies 275 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: is here in the coming days, weeks and months ahead. 276 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 1: Bird Gang update to the latest version of the Cardinals 277 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 1: mobile app today. The app features in all new redesign 278 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 1: homescreen experience. Visit easy Cardinals dot com slash app for more. Well, 279 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 1: we touched on one of those free agents, Hassan Reddick, 280 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: his return and just that outside linebacker position and general 281 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: Cardinals with some key decisions to make. Maybe they've already 282 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: made those and we just don't know about it. That's 283 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 1: straight ahead here and as the Cardinals Red Sea report 284 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: on the Arizona Cardinals rightio network, Garoppolo out a shotgun 285 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 1: McKinnon in the backfield with him. Garoppolo as the ball 286 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: takes the handoff, stands in the pocket, pumps and in trouble, 287 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 1: backs up still as the ball and then he's finally 288 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: wrapped up and sacked by Chandler Jones. Are you planning 289 00:14:56,200 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 1: on cutting Chandler Jones? I'll reject that, Brett in definitive 290 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:06,520 Speaker 1: response there from Channel manager Steve Kim last week with 291 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 1: Doug and Wolf, and that was in response to a 292 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 1: question on an article that was written on NFL dot 293 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 1: com about potential players who could be could be salary 294 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 1: cap casualties in the writer included Chandler Jones in that conversation, 295 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 1: and as Kai mentioned, yes, that is not going to happen. 296 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: You do not let pass rushers just walk out the door, 297 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 1: although the Cardinals do have a couple and one in particular, 298 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: and Hassan Reddick that they might let walk out the door. 299 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 1: As we walking me back here to the Cardinals Red 300 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 1: Sea report greg Oryolu, Mike Drecky, and Bertram Barry, and 301 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: let's get into the pass rush overall, betray and the 302 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 1: Cardinals very good getting to the quarterback forty eight sacks 303 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 1: even without Chandler Jones who only played five games getting 304 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,600 Speaker 1: hurt at the New York Jets, and at the top 305 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:56,680 Speaker 1: of that list Reddick with twelve and a half. And 306 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: the Cardinals now with the decision here with Chandler Jones, 307 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 1: I'm in back and don't forget you got Devon Kinnard 308 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: on the other side a disappointment as far as the 309 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 1: production that he gave you in twenty twenty, and then 310 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: upsteps Reddick moving from inside to outside, and Marcus Golden, 311 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 1: who was acquired reacquired. I guess I should say mid 312 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: season who is also an unrestricted free agent. I just 313 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 1: named you four outside linebackers. How many of those are 314 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 1: all back with the Cardinals next year? I'd love to 315 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: say four, because you can never have too many pass 316 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: rushers in my opinion, in today's NFL, you have to 317 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 1: be able to get after quarterbacks and you can't just 318 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: do it with one. You have to have multiple guys 319 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: that can come in and do the job when when 320 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: the first wave of rushers gets a little winded and 321 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 1: they need a little bit of break. The offense is 322 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 1: not going to run plays just because you your pass 323 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: rushers are out, So you need to have as many 324 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 1: as those guys as you possibly can. And when you 325 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 1: start talking about the salary cap and lasters, yeah, you'd 326 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:04,639 Speaker 1: like to have all four, but I think realistically, the 327 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:06,920 Speaker 1: way that the Cardinals are going, you're probably going to 328 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: get two to three, and three would probably be on 329 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:14,120 Speaker 1: on the heavy side. But I would love to see 330 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 1: all four of them back because I really think that 331 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:18,879 Speaker 1: those four could really come in and do a lot 332 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 1: of damage, but that would eat up a lot of 333 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 1: salary cap it, and you have much greater needs at 334 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 1: other positions. You look at Chandler Jones, if Greg Rosenthal, 335 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 1: who does a nice job, if he would have said, well, 336 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:34,720 Speaker 1: he could be a trade option, that's different. I mean 337 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: the Cardinals would say fifteen five, but clearly coming off 338 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:40,880 Speaker 1: an injury which wasn't an ACL. I mean you got 339 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 1: to think at some point they would look at an 340 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:45,200 Speaker 1: extension considering the CAP's gonna go up. But right now, 341 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:49,399 Speaker 1: based on Chandler's twenty million dollar capit, they already have 342 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 1: twenty nine million committed to that position, okay, and they 343 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 1: have ninety two on defense as a halt, So at 344 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: some point I don't think you can resign all of them. 345 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:03,400 Speaker 1: Don't forget Dennis Gardick's restricted. He's coming off a torn ACL. 346 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:07,360 Speaker 1: He probably won't be ready until maybe either week eight 347 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 1: or week ten, I'm guessing there. So I just don't 348 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:12,399 Speaker 1: think you can retain all of them by having Chandler 349 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:14,439 Speaker 1: have that cap number. Now, in the perfect world, you 350 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:17,640 Speaker 1: extend him lower that number. Gardeck is the wild card 351 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:20,440 Speaker 1: in this discussion. And then with the sixteenth overall pick. 352 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: Maybe you have an edge rusher that you like and 353 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: draft and all of a sudden now you fled to 354 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:27,920 Speaker 1: the position. And as we talked about, you can't keep everyone. 355 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:31,440 Speaker 1: But as Betramp pointed out earlier in the show, Hassan Reddick, 356 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 1: for him is a must retain. As far as twenty 357 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: twenty one is concerned, Come asked about Reddick and what 358 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: he saw out of him. Wouldn't commit one way or 359 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 1: the other as far as resigning him. But I'm very 360 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:48,200 Speaker 1: proud of what Reddick did this past season. There's nobody 361 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 1: but I'm more proud of Hassan and the way he 362 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 1: handled his business. You know, for a guy who was 363 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: much maligned early in his career, bounced back and fought 364 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:58,679 Speaker 1: through adversity and again, really proud of him and the 365 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,920 Speaker 1: way he handled his business. Some guy never stopped working 366 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:04,159 Speaker 1: and played his tale off this year and obviously the 367 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:08,120 Speaker 1: production speak for itself. The other player MJ that always 368 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:12,200 Speaker 1: has that motor if you will, never takes any time off, 369 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: as Marcus Golden, and we know we heard from Golden 370 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:18,400 Speaker 1: at the end the regular season and he would love 371 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:21,640 Speaker 1: to come back. He loves Arizona didn't want to even 372 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:25,399 Speaker 1: leave in the first place, but went off and then returned. 373 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 1: And you can just always hear and see the excitement 374 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:31,920 Speaker 1: in his voice in his face when he talks about 375 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals, and that's one player that you know, 376 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: obviously it's not going to cost you as much as 377 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 1: a Hassan Reddick, so maybe that becomes more of a 378 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 1: likely returner as far as edge rushers are concerned. When 379 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 1: you look at, you know, a guy like Marcus Golden, 380 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:48,879 Speaker 1: clearly you know he wanted to test free agency and 381 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 1: the market wasn't out there for him, and so he 382 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: and signing, you know, with the Giants, and then last 383 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,880 Speaker 1: year again the market wasn't out there for him. He 384 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:59,359 Speaker 1: wants to be here. The Cardinals relate to retamp, but 385 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 1: I would agree here assessment. I don't think he's going 386 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:03,879 Speaker 1: to cost you as much as a sign Reddick. And 387 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:07,639 Speaker 1: you know, injury wise, Reddick had the ankle injury. Marcus 388 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 1: Golden had some injuries in the past, but he's been 389 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 1: able to stay healthy over the last couple of years 390 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 1: and that's important moving forward. Batran, when you look at 391 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:17,680 Speaker 1: Reddick and you look at Golden, both very good at 392 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:21,400 Speaker 1: getting to the quarterback, any other similarities or differences when 393 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 1: you're assessing whether to keep one or the other or 394 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 1: in the perfect world, yeah, you would like to have both. 395 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 1: In a perfect world, you'd like to have both. But 396 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:32,640 Speaker 1: I look at Hassan and I think he is going 397 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:36,440 Speaker 1: to have more years as far as productivity. And that's 398 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 1: nothing against Marcus Golden, because I'm as big of a 399 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:41,639 Speaker 1: Junkyard Dad fan as anybody out there. But if you 400 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: had to split hairs, then you go into age. Age 401 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:49,120 Speaker 1: is going to be that defining thing that separates one 402 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 1: from the other, and Hassan has many more years based 403 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 1: on his age to be productive at a higher level 404 00:20:55,920 --> 00:21:00,080 Speaker 1: than Marcus Golden. And to me, that that's part to 405 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 1: the business side that you have to really look at. 406 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:06,120 Speaker 1: And any team would be very lucky to have either 407 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 1: one of these guys, because both guys are going to 408 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 1: give you everything that they got. Marcus is a little 409 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:14,160 Speaker 1: longer in the tooth, but he does bring that leadership 410 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:17,400 Speaker 1: and he knows how to lead by example and he's 411 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:19,119 Speaker 1: not going to be just a raw, raw guy, but 412 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:21,640 Speaker 1: then he's empty on the field. He's going to give 413 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:25,080 Speaker 1: you everything he's got and he's going to not mix 414 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:28,439 Speaker 1: his words. So you need veterans like a market Golden, 415 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:31,359 Speaker 1: but you need those those those young hungry guys like 416 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:34,639 Speaker 1: a Hassan Reddick, who is just stepping into the promis 417 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:37,360 Speaker 1: the school, you know. You just look at the year, 418 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:39,880 Speaker 1: and if you're another general manager, you say that the 419 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: results were eye popping. Sixteen games started, eleven, he racked 420 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 1: up sixteenth three tackles, fifteen for lost, six fourth smumbles, 421 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 1: four pass breakups in twelve and a half sacks. That's 422 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 1: filling the statue if you're a Hassan Reddick. And then 423 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 1: you look at what Reddick and Golden were able to 424 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,399 Speaker 1: do as a tag team. If you oppro Football Focus 425 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:03,640 Speaker 1: earlier this week tweeted this stat out Reddick and Golden 426 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 1: the only two pairs of teammates edge rushers to record 427 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: fifty or more pressures last season. Reddick and Golden were 428 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:15,120 Speaker 1: one of those tag teams. The other one was Miles 429 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 1: Garrett and Olivier Vernon of the Cleveland Browns. So yes, 430 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:21,200 Speaker 1: you'd like, that's why we talk about you. The B Train, 431 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:24,200 Speaker 1: pointed out MJA. The more pass rushers the better, because 432 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:26,639 Speaker 1: if you can't just focus on one guy, you'd like 433 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:28,120 Speaker 1: to have the guy on the other side as well, 434 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:31,200 Speaker 1: and Golden responded to that, saying that the Giants should 435 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:33,680 Speaker 1: have played him more or Cardinals should have traded him 436 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 1: prior to that, but obviously injuries occurred. But yeah, I mean, listen, 437 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones went down. It was by committee and we 438 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 1: got to throw Gardic in there because there were some 439 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:46,159 Speaker 1: games when this team won, especially back East. You know, 440 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:49,959 Speaker 1: he was a force. And so yeah, listen, pass rushers 441 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,880 Speaker 1: are not growing on trees. On the subjects of Golden 442 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 1: when you talk about him the consummate teammates, he was 443 00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: wired up during the season, and just listen to his 444 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:03,800 Speaker 1: conversation with Isaiah Simmons. Play clock at two. It's at 445 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:06,960 Speaker 1: one snap to Alan back to throwing. Trouble gets head 446 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:09,440 Speaker 1: and Alan get frid of the pass. In the last second, 447 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 1: it's caught on the near side of the thirty yard 448 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 1: line by Singletary, cuts back to the left and finally 449 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 1: brought down. Get on the play. That's how you get 450 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:23,120 Speaker 1: on the blake right, do right, dar boy, that's real 451 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 1: right there. Isaiah Simmons almost had the sack. They still 452 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:28,919 Speaker 1: made the tackle after the catch. It's four down. How 453 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:32,400 Speaker 1: about that Isaiah Simmons coming back to make the play 454 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 1: Hi Hith wants you to write down, Betrand, that's what 455 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: you're talking about as far as that veteran leadership of 456 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:42,879 Speaker 1: a Marcus Golden when you're encouraging everyone else around you, 457 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,199 Speaker 1: knowing that it can't be just one person, but a 458 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 1: team effort to get that w He's just an instant 459 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:51,200 Speaker 1: ball of energy. And then you bring the wisdom the 460 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 1: goal with the energy, and that's a great combination and 461 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:57,400 Speaker 1: then you have the productivity to actually do what you're 462 00:23:57,400 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 1: talking about. To me, that's a very bad evil player 463 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:03,880 Speaker 1: in the NFL, and there's not enough of those type 464 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:06,439 Speaker 1: of players around and if you have one, you have 465 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:08,119 Speaker 1: to do everything you can to try to keep him. 466 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:10,439 Speaker 1: I understand the nature of the beef, and it is 467 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:13,359 Speaker 1: a business, and Marcus is going to do with best 468 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:15,119 Speaker 1: for he and his family, and the Cardinals are going 469 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: to have to make some really tough decisions. We all 470 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 1: know that. But he's a guy that when you start 471 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:24,679 Speaker 1: talking about championship football, he understands what it takes to 472 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 1: be a championship type player and to be a championship 473 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:32,439 Speaker 1: type team. So he's going to do everything in his 474 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 1: power to make sure that his teammates understand that he's 475 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 1: got their back. And it's not just with words of affirmation, 476 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: but it's also with making his fair shared plays when 477 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:46,119 Speaker 1: giving the opportunities, and then selfishly from a media standpoint 478 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 1: of what we do on a daily basis on the 479 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:51,840 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals Radio Network, he is a joy to cover 480 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 1: and to speak to. He always is available. You can't 481 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 1: say that about a lot of players. Not that that's 482 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:01,919 Speaker 1: always that's Sarry to do it every single day, but 483 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,399 Speaker 1: Marcus Gold and one of those good guys off the 484 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: field as well as far as dealing with the media 485 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:09,640 Speaker 1: and also dealing with the fans. Just his voice, his smile, 486 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 1: and just his his passion for life. I mean it's 487 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 1: it's it's you know, you roof for kind of guys 488 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:18,159 Speaker 1: like that. But I do like that highlight right there. 489 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 1: I'm really bullish one Isaiah Simmons for the subcoming season. Well, 490 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:26,119 Speaker 1: that is defensive talk, and we've got to talk about 491 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 1: the offense. As we have hit halftime here on the 492 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:32,359 Speaker 1: Cardinals Red Sea Report. When we come back, more words 493 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:35,639 Speaker 1: from both owner Michael Bidwell and general manager Steve come 494 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: This time talking about Kyler Murray and the offense. Moving 495 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 1: in to twenty twenty one, it is the Arizona Cardinals 496 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 1: Red Sea Report on the Arizona Cardinals right doing network 497 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:54,639 Speaker 1: naff to Murray and he's gonna keep it off the 498 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 1: left side. He's at the ten, half the five. He's 499 00:25:56,800 --> 00:26:01,119 Speaker 1: in again. Tyler Murray and the stumble figures rushing touchdowns 500 00:26:01,119 --> 00:26:03,879 Speaker 1: of the season, click Cardinals had the league. So for 501 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:07,720 Speaker 1: Murray magic that State Farm Stadium. He's got a fire 502 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:10,520 Speaker 1: in his bellue. We've all seen it. A competitive spirit 503 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,200 Speaker 1: where he wants to win and he wants to win now. 504 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: And I love that. That's what I want, and that's 505 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 1: what I expect, and that's what he expects. We saw 506 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:22,000 Speaker 1: a jump from year one to year two. Now we 507 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 1: expect to see maybe even a bigger jump from year 508 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:28,639 Speaker 1: two to year three. As we taught Kyle the Murray 509 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 1: and the Arizona Cardinals offense. Welcome back to the Cardinals 510 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:34,879 Speaker 1: Red Sea Report, Graig Riolu, Mike Drecky and Bertram Berry. 511 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:39,200 Speaker 1: Kyle the Murray there with eleven rushing touchdowns, a team high, 512 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 1: one more than Kenyan Drake finished with. And then the 513 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:44,959 Speaker 1: words of owner Michael Bidwell last week on ninety eight 514 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 1: seven FM, Arizona Sports Station talking about Kyle the Murray 515 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:52,400 Speaker 1: and yes, we always focus on the quarterback B train. Yes, 516 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:54,679 Speaker 1: though in the postseason we know that it was the 517 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:57,959 Speaker 1: defense that one Tampa Bay the Super Bowl. But in 518 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:01,240 Speaker 1: order to get to the postseason, in order to get 519 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl, you have to agree with us 520 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:06,920 Speaker 1: B train just a little bit that you do need 521 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 1: a solid quarterback to score your points. Oh, points do matter. 522 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that points don't matter. I'm just saying 523 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:17,080 Speaker 1: in order to win the game, you still have to 524 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 1: stop somebody from getting those points. So defense is still 525 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:23,280 Speaker 1: going to be the formula and the most important factor 526 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:25,639 Speaker 1: in the winning in championship. But yeah, you do have 527 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 1: to score points to win and that that is part 528 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:30,360 Speaker 1: of the game. That's the nature of the beast. And 529 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 1: and the Cardinals have their franchise quarterback in Kyler Murray. 530 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:37,160 Speaker 1: They feel bid about his abilities to leave this team 531 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 1: and it's just a matter of him continuing to take 532 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:42,920 Speaker 1: those next steps. We saw this with a young quarterback 533 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:46,560 Speaker 1: in josh Avams who every year he went and double 534 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:48,959 Speaker 1: his stacks as far as touchdown passes, and he just 535 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:52,480 Speaker 1: got progressively better, and you're seeing that that same sort 536 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:56,760 Speaker 1: of track hopefully with Kyler Murray, and hopefully the team 537 00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:59,119 Speaker 1: around him will allow him to be able to block 538 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:02,399 Speaker 1: him and in that way. And so it's going to 539 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:04,760 Speaker 1: be a joint effort. Cowley's going to have to put 540 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:06,639 Speaker 1: in the work, which I'm sure he will, and the 541 00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:09,160 Speaker 1: team around him is going to have to help put 542 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:12,119 Speaker 1: him in positions to make those plays. So it's going 543 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:14,080 Speaker 1: to be a joint effort. And I think the Cardinals 544 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:15,600 Speaker 1: a day and do everything that they can to make 545 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 1: sure get their franchise. QB had all the necessary weapons 546 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:23,200 Speaker 1: at his disposal in order to make that happen. According 547 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:26,400 Speaker 1: to Football Focus, Murray took a big step in year two, 548 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:29,159 Speaker 1: raising his past fun eight over sixteen points. On his 549 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 1: deep passes, he was nine touchdowns, zero interceptions. But also 550 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 1: they point out he must improve on his either intermediate 551 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: level which is ten to nineteen yards where he ranked 552 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 1: twenty fifth and passing grade in twenty twenty, and he 553 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 1: ranked last as a rookie, So stole a work in progress, 554 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:47,640 Speaker 1: and maybe that's where you know he needs to step 555 00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:49,640 Speaker 1: up in the pocket. It's not so much the middle 556 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:51,120 Speaker 1: of the field. We know he can stand on the 557 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:53,120 Speaker 1: right hash mark and make that throw to Hop on 558 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 1: the left side. He's playing the ex receiver leadership. Just 559 00:28:57,080 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 1: little things though, but you know, you look at it. 560 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:01,320 Speaker 1: I think it's a great reference point that b Train 561 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:03,480 Speaker 1: brought up. You know, Josh Allen has been with the 562 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 1: same coordinator, you know, Brian Dable first since he was drafting, 563 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 1: and you see that his first year he was completing 564 00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 1: like fifty three of his passes. Now he's into sixty seven, 565 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:15,760 Speaker 1: sixty eight, So you know, being in the same system 566 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:18,240 Speaker 1: should go a long way. Five wins, eight wins and 567 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:21,080 Speaker 1: needs to get to double digits for the upcoming season. 568 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:24,680 Speaker 1: Continuity am very important when you talk now about the offense, 569 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: but the defense as well. So some of the things 570 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 1: that we hope to see Adam Murray going into this 571 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:33,280 Speaker 1: upcoming season. The general manager Steve Khan touched on what 572 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 1: he hopes to see outa Murray coming up this season, 573 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:41,320 Speaker 1: the little things, the understanding of coverage concepts and reading defenses. 574 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:43,000 Speaker 1: It's something that he's just going to get better with 575 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:46,880 Speaker 1: time and the command of the offense. Again, he's a 576 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:51,040 Speaker 1: guy that's committed, passionate, I love his intensity. He and 577 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 1: I have had talks about how to channel that intensity, 578 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 1: and I think that obviously the best is yet to 579 00:29:56,560 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: come here moving forward with Kyler, you will never question 580 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 1: Kyle the Murray's one passion and desire for the game, 581 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:05,760 Speaker 1: and then number three, his work ethic. He is all 582 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 1: business all the time, maybe sometimes too much of the time, 583 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:11,200 Speaker 1: with the exception of video games as a way to 584 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: wind down. We all have our advices to kind of 585 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:17,240 Speaker 1: get through and far as relax a little bit. But 586 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:22,440 Speaker 1: then you hear Kim Mja talk about the reading of defenses, 587 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 1: and that's just the development that you hope that every 588 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 1: quarterback has to take from year one to year two. 589 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 1: And I don't think there's a quarterback out there, even 590 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:32,600 Speaker 1: a Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers, Drew Bredes, did you 591 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:36,480 Speaker 1: ever master that. Kyler mentioned that the game did slow 592 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 1: down for him, but we know when they ran that 593 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 1: Musch defense, he was limited, and obviously you know early 594 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:43,840 Speaker 1: in the season when they get off to a good start, 595 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:46,239 Speaker 1: he was being able to run the football. You know, 596 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:49,560 Speaker 1: I'm not questioning the work ethic when he's working out. 597 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:52,280 Speaker 1: I'm talking about sitting in the film room and watching 598 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 1: film and you know, hopefully he can sit there with 599 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 1: somebody that can point stuff out to him, you know, Kim, 600 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:02,040 Speaker 1: And you know, obviously we'll see what happens with offseason workouts, 601 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:05,840 Speaker 1: but you know, again the game will have to slow 602 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:08,000 Speaker 1: it on at some point, but teams are going to 603 00:31:08,080 --> 00:31:11,040 Speaker 1: disguise things to where he sees it pre snap and 604 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 1: then post snap it's different. So that's where he's got 605 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:15,720 Speaker 1: to put the work and watching the film, and it's 606 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:17,840 Speaker 1: not going to be easy. I mean, Patrick Mahomes admitted 607 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:21,120 Speaker 1: he really didn't start recognizing defenses until his third year, 608 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:23,520 Speaker 1: so it's something that he's gonna have to work on, 609 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:27,360 Speaker 1: but not so much the work ethic off the you know, 610 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:30,840 Speaker 1: on the field, it's more in the classroom in getting 611 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:33,520 Speaker 1: a grasp of the playbook and that's going to happen 612 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:36,520 Speaker 1: when the install hopefully in the offseason, if not training 613 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:39,120 Speaker 1: camp and know what to look for when you're watching 614 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:42,240 Speaker 1: film be trained for you back when you played. As 615 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:44,920 Speaker 1: far as watching film, yeah, you do it with your 616 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 1: position group and your position coach, but how much time 617 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:51,080 Speaker 1: did you do on your own and how long did 618 00:31:51,120 --> 00:31:53,880 Speaker 1: it take for you to learn as far as little 619 00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:56,719 Speaker 1: watching the film. Oh, you don't have to watch on 620 00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:59,480 Speaker 1: your own the majority of the time. Yes, you get 621 00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:02,680 Speaker 1: the time with your teammates and with your coaches, but 622 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:05,479 Speaker 1: you have to go beyond that in order to truly 623 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:08,520 Speaker 1: get a grasp for what you're doing. Because keep in mind, 624 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:11,520 Speaker 1: when you're watching with your coach and your teammates, he's 625 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:15,200 Speaker 1: having to talk to sometimes seven eight different guys, and 626 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:18,840 Speaker 1: he may not get into the details that you need 627 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:22,320 Speaker 1: in order to win your individual battle. He may say 628 00:32:22,520 --> 00:32:26,400 Speaker 1: something that that may be broad and for something for 629 00:32:26,520 --> 00:32:29,680 Speaker 1: the entire the entire group to pick up on them. 630 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:32,120 Speaker 1: But in order for you to win that one on one, 631 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:34,000 Speaker 1: you've definitely got to put the time and the work in. 632 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:36,720 Speaker 1: And that's for me figuring that out. It took me 633 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:38,960 Speaker 1: a little while. I would say probably a year four 634 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:41,200 Speaker 1: or five is when Matt starts to really kick in 635 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:43,640 Speaker 1: for me. And I wish I'd done it sooner because 636 00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:47,440 Speaker 1: it would have maybe kept my career on the right path. 637 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:50,200 Speaker 1: But also had I not had I done it, I 638 00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:52,120 Speaker 1: may not have ended up year in Arizona. So I 639 00:32:52,120 --> 00:32:54,720 Speaker 1: can't say that it was all bad. It worked out 640 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:57,560 Speaker 1: in the proper timing. So the fact that I was 641 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:00,400 Speaker 1: able to get it later than sooner. I got it, 642 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 1: and I think for a lot of the guys now 643 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:07,360 Speaker 1: they can grasp that concept the longer that they'll have 644 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:10,000 Speaker 1: the opportunity to put their uniform on and play at 645 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:13,200 Speaker 1: a high level. Murray's skill set are off the charts. 646 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:16,200 Speaker 1: We know he's a dual threat, and you know, now 647 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:18,840 Speaker 1: it's taking that next step, and he admitted the little 648 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:20,680 Speaker 1: things you gotta do, and that's putting the work in 649 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:22,720 Speaker 1: not so much on the field, but also in the 650 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 1: classroom and getting chemistry with your receivers. But again, you 651 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:30,000 Speaker 1: know what he did last year or this previous season, 652 00:33:30,040 --> 00:33:31,760 Speaker 1: it was good enough for eight Nate. I thought the 653 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:34,600 Speaker 1: Cardinals were you know, I think Steve put together a 654 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:37,600 Speaker 1: ten wins, a ten win team. Unfortunately it didn't happen 655 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:40,680 Speaker 1: that way. But you just wonder, yes, he can get 656 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:42,080 Speaker 1: you to eight, Nate, but can he get you to 657 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:44,200 Speaker 1: ten or eleven wins? And those are the little things 658 00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:46,000 Speaker 1: that we're going to see in year number three. Well, 659 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:48,120 Speaker 1: it's what he talked about during Super Bowl week when 660 00:33:48,160 --> 00:33:51,800 Speaker 1: he made those number of appearances radio and television, talking 661 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:55,360 Speaker 1: about the little thing's attention to detail and part of 662 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:57,920 Speaker 1: that I'm sure he was talking about himself and that's 663 00:33:57,960 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 1: the rest of the team as well, or on what 664 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:03,240 Speaker 1: we'd like to see out of Murray in twenty twenty one. 665 00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:05,720 Speaker 1: This time, the owner, Michael Bidwell, I want to see 666 00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 1: the next jump. I think we all want to see 667 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:10,880 Speaker 1: the next jump. He made a big step forward between 668 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:13,160 Speaker 1: his working year and his second year. You know, we 669 00:34:13,560 --> 00:34:16,799 Speaker 1: really want to see that next level, and hopefully that's 670 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:18,839 Speaker 1: going to come in the off season if we're able 671 00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:22,600 Speaker 1: to get together and really see that the development and 672 00:34:22,719 --> 00:34:25,960 Speaker 1: the connection with his receiver group and doing some of 673 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:28,319 Speaker 1: the work that they hopefully will be doing on the 674 00:34:28,360 --> 00:34:32,440 Speaker 1: field at the training facility with a more normalized OTA 675 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:36,200 Speaker 1: and offseason later in the spring when the vaccinations are 676 00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:40,640 Speaker 1: out more broadly. Fingers cross MJ that we do see that. 677 00:34:40,880 --> 00:34:44,600 Speaker 1: I am not too hopeful and expect probably more of 678 00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:47,200 Speaker 1: an off season like we saw a year ago, though 679 00:34:47,239 --> 00:34:50,840 Speaker 1: I would like more of the option if you will, 680 00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:53,680 Speaker 1: and not the NFL coming down and saying not allowed 681 00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:57,160 Speaker 1: at all. But if you're able to gather amongst yourselves, 682 00:34:57,280 --> 00:34:59,200 Speaker 1: if you will, if it can't be at the facility, 683 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:01,560 Speaker 1: figure out some way, because I think that was the 684 00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:03,560 Speaker 1: one thing I know some of the veterans don't need it, 685 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:06,640 Speaker 1: but these younger players, they need the reps and that's 686 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:08,759 Speaker 1: when you get it done in the off season. And 687 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:10,720 Speaker 1: for a lot of those first and second year players 688 00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:13,560 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty, they were behind the a ball. I 689 00:35:13,600 --> 00:35:15,560 Speaker 1: think when you look at the off season everything, you're 690 00:35:15,600 --> 00:35:17,960 Speaker 1: here and now it's going to be slimmer to last year. 691 00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:20,799 Speaker 1: But you know, maybe when you get to you know, 692 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:24,400 Speaker 1: May and June, with the vaccine, maybe you could have 693 00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:26,520 Speaker 1: some on field workouts and that will go a long way. 694 00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:29,239 Speaker 1: And the fact that you know has a house out here. 695 00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:32,080 Speaker 1: I'm sure Kyler's you know, goes back from Forth of 696 00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:34,880 Speaker 1: Texas in the off season, so there's other opportunities to 697 00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:37,160 Speaker 1: where you can get together and nobody has to post 698 00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:39,799 Speaker 1: anything on social media. But I just hope when the 699 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:42,640 Speaker 1: vaccine comes, maybe you know, the first part of the 700 00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:45,160 Speaker 1: OT I'm sorry, the first part of the office is 701 00:35:45,200 --> 00:35:47,200 Speaker 1: going to be virtual. Obviously, they'll have the strength and 702 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:50,000 Speaker 1: condition you have to send videos in, you know, take 703 00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:51,920 Speaker 1: a picture of what they weigh like and stuff like that. 704 00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:53,759 Speaker 1: But if we get a little bit more into the 705 00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:56,960 Speaker 1: spring first summer, hopefully they could do get on the field, 706 00:35:56,960 --> 00:35:59,799 Speaker 1: because that's going to help this team and every single team. 707 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:02,600 Speaker 1: But we just they got to look at their receivers 708 00:36:02,600 --> 00:36:05,319 Speaker 1: and say, besides, hop who else is going to step up? 709 00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 1: And that's where that work takes place. And I think 710 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:11,799 Speaker 1: we might know more as the weeks and months yes 711 00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:16,200 Speaker 1: go and hopefully there is more as far as people 712 00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:18,840 Speaker 1: getting vaccinated and you can kind of go back to 713 00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:21,880 Speaker 1: a little bit of a more normal offseason. And if 714 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:24,280 Speaker 1: we don't, then the onus is on the individual players 715 00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:26,960 Speaker 1: to get their own work in and know Andy Isabella 716 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:30,600 Speaker 1: on Instagram posted some workout videos within his own house. 717 00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:34,719 Speaker 1: So any which way you can improve Cardenal players have 718 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:38,759 Speaker 1: to do it here this offseason because year three, how 719 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:41,680 Speaker 1: the Murray and this offense and the defense can't forget 720 00:36:41,719 --> 00:36:44,040 Speaker 1: about that beat train. But year three has got to 721 00:36:44,040 --> 00:36:48,080 Speaker 1: be another step forward, not just five hundred or a 722 00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:51,839 Speaker 1: winning season, but talking about postseason, of course it will 723 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:54,239 Speaker 1: help if Murray has the time to throw to his 724 00:36:54,320 --> 00:36:57,880 Speaker 1: wide receivers. We'll talk about the offensive line and so 725 00:36:58,000 --> 00:37:00,239 Speaker 1: the changes that might be happening there, we'll of that 726 00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:02,879 Speaker 1: next year on the Arizona Cardinals. Right, they'll not work. 727 00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:13,239 Speaker 1: I honestly hadn't had a plan for what type of 728 00:37:13,239 --> 00:37:14,680 Speaker 1: captain I was going to be because it was just 729 00:37:14,719 --> 00:37:17,160 Speaker 1: something I was prepared for. I was very h I 730 00:37:17,239 --> 00:37:19,160 Speaker 1: was very surprised and shocked. The only thing that I 731 00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:21,239 Speaker 1: do want though, I want as many people that was 732 00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:23,200 Speaker 1: writing about me calling me knee deep to remember to 733 00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:24,920 Speaker 1: write about me and called me captain now, so when 734 00:37:24,920 --> 00:37:28,720 Speaker 1: they addressed me, to addressed me correctly, Captain DJ Humphries. 735 00:37:28,960 --> 00:37:30,520 Speaker 1: You know, just all those that they had the same 736 00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:33,759 Speaker 1: enage with that knee deep. Remember they called me captain now, 737 00:37:36,239 --> 00:37:41,239 Speaker 1: Captain DJ. It's a nice rank to it, and he's 738 00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:47,240 Speaker 1: absolutely correct. He has earned that. Writes the fifth highest 739 00:37:47,360 --> 00:37:52,120 Speaker 1: overall grade and third best run blocking grade among tackles 740 00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:55,279 Speaker 1: according to Pro Football Focus. Should have been a Pro 741 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:58,959 Speaker 1: Bowler was knots but certainly looking forward to big things 742 00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:02,280 Speaker 1: out of Humphries coming up next season as well. Started 743 00:38:02,320 --> 00:38:06,120 Speaker 1: all sixteen games for the second straight season. That has 744 00:38:06,120 --> 00:38:09,000 Speaker 1: always been what has maybe kept him back is just 745 00:38:09,080 --> 00:38:11,800 Speaker 1: not being on the field. But a healthy DJ Humphries 746 00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:14,399 Speaker 1: certainly is big for this Cardinals when you talk about 747 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:17,320 Speaker 1: the offensive line. As we continue here on the Cardinals 748 00:38:17,320 --> 00:38:20,200 Speaker 1: Red Sea Report, Graig raylu Mike Drecky and Bertram Berry 749 00:38:20,239 --> 00:38:22,880 Speaker 1: on the subject of the offensive line, not just Humphrey, 750 00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:26,280 Speaker 1: but Justin Pugh as well, that left side earning praise 751 00:38:26,360 --> 00:38:28,439 Speaker 1: from the general manager, Steve kat. I mean, I think 752 00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:31,040 Speaker 1: Justin Pugh had his best year as a Cardinal. There's 753 00:38:31,120 --> 00:38:33,399 Speaker 1: no doubt in my mind that DJ Humphries has turned 754 00:38:33,400 --> 00:38:35,200 Speaker 1: into one of the better left tackles in the league. 755 00:38:35,239 --> 00:38:38,759 Speaker 1: And can't say enough about the way he played this year. 756 00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:41,200 Speaker 1: I thought he played at a Pro Bowl level. You 757 00:38:41,320 --> 00:38:44,200 Speaker 1: have to like what you're seeing out of that left side. 758 00:38:44,239 --> 00:38:47,960 Speaker 1: Be trained with Humphries and Pugh, because regardless of offense 759 00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:51,400 Speaker 1: or defense, you'll agree with this. It starts and the trenches. 760 00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:53,759 Speaker 1: You got to have those big uglies if you will, 761 00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:58,160 Speaker 1: working either offensively or defensively. And the Cardinals, certainly on 762 00:38:58,200 --> 00:39:00,719 Speaker 1: the offensive line, have two of the best, and Humphreys 763 00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:06,279 Speaker 1: and pw Okay, we'll get to Beatran here in a moment. 764 00:39:06,280 --> 00:39:08,960 Speaker 1: But MJ. You look at the left side, that is fine. 765 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:11,160 Speaker 1: Now you have to kind of look at the right 766 00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:15,160 Speaker 1: side and figure out what you're doing. Because Marcus Gilberts, yes, 767 00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:18,040 Speaker 1: he's under contract for next year. Calvin Beecham is a 768 00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:21,160 Speaker 1: free agents. J R. Sweezy is a free agent. What 769 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:23,640 Speaker 1: do you do on the right side of that offensive line? 770 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:27,319 Speaker 1: That's a good question. Now, just going back to Justin Pugh, 771 00:39:27,440 --> 00:39:30,560 Speaker 1: he was top three in blocking at eighty two point two. 772 00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:33,600 Speaker 1: He did have eight penalties. He'd only given up one 773 00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:36,200 Speaker 1: sack and two quarterback hits this year, So clearly the 774 00:39:36,280 --> 00:39:39,160 Speaker 1: left side is a strong side when protecting the quarterback. 775 00:39:39,800 --> 00:39:42,719 Speaker 1: You know, you look at you know, Marcus Gilbert, he 776 00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:45,239 Speaker 1: opted out last year, he is under contract this year. 777 00:39:45,320 --> 00:39:47,920 Speaker 1: Calvin Beacham is a free agent. I mean, you know, 778 00:39:48,120 --> 00:39:50,520 Speaker 1: I thought he did a really good job at right tackle, 779 00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:52,920 Speaker 1: and then you got Josh Jones, and then what happens 780 00:39:52,920 --> 00:39:56,239 Speaker 1: with Justin Murrays Is he more of a guard? He 781 00:39:56,239 --> 00:39:59,279 Speaker 1: could play a couple of different positions, So you know, 782 00:39:59,400 --> 00:40:01,799 Speaker 1: when you look at the center position, uh, you know, 783 00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:03,920 Speaker 1: I would like to see them bringing another guy to 784 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:07,799 Speaker 1: compete with Mason Cole Alex Max out there. He's got 785 00:40:07,840 --> 00:40:11,160 Speaker 1: good film. He is in his mid thirties though he's 786 00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:13,560 Speaker 1: had a nice little career. But you know, I think 787 00:40:13,600 --> 00:40:16,360 Speaker 1: I think on paper, you can never have enough depth. 788 00:40:16,600 --> 00:40:19,239 Speaker 1: But I'm curious about Josh Jones because he got an 789 00:40:19,239 --> 00:40:21,520 Speaker 1: opportunity to play last year as a swing tackle. Yeah 790 00:40:21,560 --> 00:40:25,120 Speaker 1: he was a lot. Yeah, the sixth offensive lineman, but 791 00:40:25,239 --> 00:40:28,080 Speaker 1: did get his feet wet a little bit. Spe tray 792 00:40:28,080 --> 00:40:31,920 Speaker 1: in that offensive line. You're again set on the left side. 793 00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:34,960 Speaker 1: But what do you do as far as maybe shoring 794 00:40:35,040 --> 00:40:38,120 Speaker 1: up the right side, whether it's bringing back players or 795 00:40:38,160 --> 00:40:41,279 Speaker 1: maybe going younger with respects to a Justin Murray at 796 00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:43,480 Speaker 1: guard and a Josh Jones who you drafted a year 797 00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:47,000 Speaker 1: ago playing right tackle, Well, we're just to marry and 798 00:40:47,080 --> 00:40:48,920 Speaker 1: Josh Jones. You have to find out what you have 799 00:40:49,160 --> 00:40:52,279 Speaker 1: because they are young guys, but you do have to 800 00:40:52,320 --> 00:40:55,759 Speaker 1: somewhere have an eye for the future. And looking at 801 00:40:55,960 --> 00:40:59,279 Speaker 1: the left side, those guys they've established themselves. And the 802 00:40:59,640 --> 00:41:04,480 Speaker 1: keys to any good defensive or offensive front is availability. 803 00:41:04,520 --> 00:41:06,879 Speaker 1: And the one thing that that you saw with dj 804 00:41:07,120 --> 00:41:10,480 Speaker 1: and in the words of the Immortal or little Wayne 805 00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:13,799 Speaker 1: goes DJ that's my djuh. That's one thing that he 806 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:16,840 Speaker 1: has been. He's been available. And when you're available and 807 00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:18,800 Speaker 1: you're able to go out there and play at a 808 00:41:18,880 --> 00:41:22,160 Speaker 1: high level, that makes everybody rest a little bit easier. 809 00:41:22,320 --> 00:41:25,920 Speaker 1: Most importantly, Kyler Murray, you're you're starting quarterback. So but 810 00:41:25,960 --> 00:41:28,560 Speaker 1: then you look over to the right side. You have 811 00:41:28,680 --> 00:41:30,640 Speaker 1: to see what the young guys are going to bring 812 00:41:30,680 --> 00:41:34,680 Speaker 1: to the table, because at some point they it's either 813 00:41:34,719 --> 00:41:36,840 Speaker 1: going to be thinkers on. They're either going to figure 814 00:41:36,840 --> 00:41:38,920 Speaker 1: it out or you're going to have to move on 815 00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:43,480 Speaker 1: and try to find a different answers. So not having 816 00:41:43,520 --> 00:41:47,920 Speaker 1: those off seasons definitely were a challenge for those guys. 817 00:41:47,960 --> 00:41:50,319 Speaker 1: But I do believe because Cooler, He's going to get 818 00:41:50,320 --> 00:41:52,600 Speaker 1: those guys where they need to be in and when 819 00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:56,560 Speaker 1: their time is, when their numbers are called, they'll definitely 820 00:41:56,600 --> 00:41:58,120 Speaker 1: be ready to get in there and get it done. 821 00:41:58,360 --> 00:42:02,040 Speaker 1: Love when Batrade starts quoting lyrics here on the Cardinals, 822 00:42:02,120 --> 00:42:05,640 Speaker 1: Red Sea reports you look at being available and staying 823 00:42:05,719 --> 00:42:11,200 Speaker 1: healthy MJ four different offensive line combinations used this past season, 824 00:42:11,360 --> 00:42:14,719 Speaker 1: three last year, So that was always huge as far 825 00:42:14,760 --> 00:42:17,319 Speaker 1: as whether you're gonna have success offensively is can you 826 00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:21,120 Speaker 1: keep those five guys healthy for an entire season? In 827 00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:23,840 Speaker 1: the Cardinals for the past two years, knock on Wood 828 00:42:23,840 --> 00:42:26,440 Speaker 1: have done that better than most teams. I think when 829 00:42:26,440 --> 00:42:28,840 Speaker 1: you look at it, you know Sweezy, you know, I 830 00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:31,200 Speaker 1: love his toughness. I thought it was a good signing, 831 00:42:31,239 --> 00:42:32,880 Speaker 1: but he was wearing down a little bit, so you 832 00:42:32,960 --> 00:42:36,319 Speaker 1: go a little bit more athletic and younger with Justin Murray. 833 00:42:36,360 --> 00:42:38,560 Speaker 1: You know, Calvin Beecham, he held up. I don't think 834 00:42:38,560 --> 00:42:41,640 Speaker 1: he missed many snaps. But we saw towards the end 835 00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:44,720 Speaker 1: of the season a little mixing and matching using rotation guys. 836 00:42:44,760 --> 00:42:47,440 Speaker 1: And you know, I trust John Coogler. I think he's 837 00:42:47,440 --> 00:42:49,480 Speaker 1: gonna put the best five out there, and you know 838 00:42:49,560 --> 00:42:51,960 Speaker 1: he's gonna have a bigger role and possibly the run game, 839 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:55,040 Speaker 1: and so he could see more eleven and twelve personnel 840 00:42:55,080 --> 00:42:57,280 Speaker 1: where they want to get tight ends out there involved. 841 00:42:57,320 --> 00:42:59,560 Speaker 1: So it's going to be interesting to see how different 842 00:42:59,600 --> 00:43:02,360 Speaker 1: this off some line looks. But you want to have 843 00:43:02,400 --> 00:43:04,040 Speaker 1: at least eight guys, though, and you got to have 844 00:43:04,080 --> 00:43:06,200 Speaker 1: some depth, and I think they have some depth. And 845 00:43:06,239 --> 00:43:08,719 Speaker 1: they haven't even touch free agency or the draft. Jet 846 00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:11,680 Speaker 1: rotating in the interior alignment. It was big for a 847 00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:15,200 Speaker 1: three week stretch weeks thirteen through fifteen. I didn't really 848 00:43:15,320 --> 00:43:18,200 Speaker 1: understand it, and I know Justin Pugh was asked about 849 00:43:18,200 --> 00:43:19,840 Speaker 1: it and he was on board and said all the 850 00:43:19,960 --> 00:43:22,319 Speaker 1: right things. I just that's just one position, much like 851 00:43:22,360 --> 00:43:24,879 Speaker 1: the quarterback MNG that you just don't rotate. You keep 852 00:43:24,920 --> 00:43:28,200 Speaker 1: those five guys consistent unless there's a drop off and 853 00:43:28,440 --> 00:43:31,640 Speaker 1: production or obviously an injury. Prime example when we had 854 00:43:31,640 --> 00:43:33,759 Speaker 1: a conference call with Joe Judge when the Cardinals went 855 00:43:33,800 --> 00:43:36,440 Speaker 1: up there and played the Giants and they were rotating, 856 00:43:36,480 --> 00:43:40,560 Speaker 1: but they were also starting Anthony Thomas Andrew Thomas at 857 00:43:40,640 --> 00:43:43,359 Speaker 1: left tackle, who is a rookie. So when you're rebuilding 858 00:43:43,520 --> 00:43:45,839 Speaker 1: in kind of reloading, the Cardinals are coming off one 859 00:43:45,840 --> 00:43:48,919 Speaker 1: of the best better rushing teams in twenty nineteen. Now grant, 860 00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:51,759 Speaker 1: they did have twenty two rushing town touchdowns this year. 861 00:43:51,760 --> 00:43:54,080 Speaker 1: I love him for Murray. I think Drake may had 862 00:43:54,160 --> 00:43:57,120 Speaker 1: and they may had more. But in general, though, when 863 00:43:57,160 --> 00:43:59,440 Speaker 1: you're rebuilding, you can do that. I think when you're 864 00:43:59,480 --> 00:44:01,440 Speaker 1: trying to win and you have to settle on your 865 00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:04,880 Speaker 1: five or six guys, Cardinals certainly have some decisions to 866 00:44:04,920 --> 00:44:07,520 Speaker 1: make with respect to the offensive line. But be trained 867 00:44:07,560 --> 00:44:09,799 Speaker 1: to your point, they do have options as far as 868 00:44:09,800 --> 00:44:12,680 Speaker 1: whether you do go a little bit younger, because with 869 00:44:12,760 --> 00:44:19,400 Speaker 1: Jones and Murray you acquired and drafted those players respectively 870 00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:23,560 Speaker 1: for a reason. The future is now, and again it's 871 00:44:23,560 --> 00:44:25,640 Speaker 1: going to be up to them to make sure that 872 00:44:25,680 --> 00:44:28,080 Speaker 1: they show the organization that they're ready to take over. 873 00:44:28,560 --> 00:44:31,480 Speaker 1: And if they aren't, then you do have quality guys 874 00:44:31,520 --> 00:44:35,160 Speaker 1: that can come in and replace them, but they have 875 00:44:35,280 --> 00:44:38,360 Speaker 1: to show that they are ready to assume that mantle 876 00:44:38,640 --> 00:44:40,840 Speaker 1: and hold it down for a very long time. Be 877 00:44:40,960 --> 00:44:43,800 Speaker 1: trained with the last word on this week's edition of 878 00:44:43,960 --> 00:44:47,080 Speaker 1: The Cardinals Red Sea Report Special. Thanks to those behind 879 00:44:47,080 --> 00:44:49,759 Speaker 1: the scenes. Senior broadcast Manager and producer Jim I'm a 880 00:44:49,840 --> 00:44:53,879 Speaker 1: hundred technical director, Cody Fincher for Mike Drecky, bertram Berry, 881 00:44:53,880 --> 00:44:55,919 Speaker 1: I'm Craig Riel Lou will talk to you and one 882 00:44:56,000 --> 00:44:59,759 Speaker 1: week's time, March right around the corner. And with that, 883 00:45:00,239 --> 00:45:04,400 Speaker 1: free agency should be very busy. This is the Arizona 884 00:45:04,440 --> 00:45:13,279 Speaker 1: Cardinals Radio Network. You've been listening to The Cardinals Red 885 00:45:13,280 --> 00:45:15,640 Speaker 1: Sea Report. Middle of the field, of the end zone. Kirk, 886 00:45:15,640 --> 00:45:19,520 Speaker 1: he got it, He's in touchdown? Who the baker with 887 00:45:19,640 --> 00:45:24,600 Speaker 1: the sack stripped the ball? Mary's gonna score touchdown? 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