1 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: Welcome Bird Gang on today's show. First it was Kyler 2 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: Murray and Baker Mayfield. Now it's Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurtz. 3 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: We've got another All Oklahoma quarterback battle coming up this 4 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:19,959 Speaker 1: week that Eagles defense is going to test Murray. We'll 5 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: get into some of the numbers, but first the NFC 6 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: Defensive Player of the Week. It's Cardinals Cover two, Episode 7 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: three seventy two and it starts now. Welcome to Cardinals 8 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: Cover two with Craig Grigolu and Mike Jarecki. 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So the magic number 14 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: this week, MJ is five, as in five sacks from 15 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: Hassan Reddick and five times this season the Arizona Cardinals 16 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: have had a Player of the Week honor, and yes, 17 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 1: the San Reddick the NFC Defensive Player of the week. 18 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: Not a surprise, although there was a part of me 19 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 1: MJ because of what Chase Young had done on Sunday, 20 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: the sack, force fumble, fumble recovery for a touchdown. I 21 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 1: thought maybe at the end of the day. We talked 22 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: about it with Bertrand Berry on the Cardinals Red Seat Report. 23 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: When you get to four sacks in the game, that's 24 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: one thing, but five that's a whole nother level. Well, 25 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: and not only that, but it's a franchise record. Okay. 26 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: The Cardinals have been around for a long time, whether 27 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: it was fourteen or sixteen games, and you had one 28 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: of the best pass rushers, you know, over the last 29 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: couple of years, you were thought Chandler would possibly get five. 30 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm not comparing them. It's it's it's a 31 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: career game for any individual. But Lawrence Taylor never got five, 32 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: Bruce Smith never got five. I mean, I can go 33 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: thround the list now. Derek Thomas obviously he had seven 34 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 1: in one game, and I want to see it at 35 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 1: six and a half maybe six in another game. So 36 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: he still owns those record plus his heart. But also 37 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:21,239 Speaker 1: the force fumbles. I mean, you can get five sacks, okay, 38 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: and I think he has fifty tackles on the season, 39 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: but it's the force fumbles and he agreed with we 40 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: kind of alluded to on Monday and Tuesday, and that 41 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: was Marcus Golden set in the entire tone for the 42 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 1: entire game going back to New York facing his former 43 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: team and the Giants, and we talk about the energy 44 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: that Marcus Golden brings to the team. Everyone feeds off 45 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:47,119 Speaker 1: of that, and yeah, he set the tone. Is why 46 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: he was one of those players who received a game 47 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 1: ball from head coach Cliff Kingsbury. And now with Reddick, 48 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:57,239 Speaker 1: as he said, it's been quote hectic since Sunday. His 49 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: family and friends are quote blowing up his phone. He's 50 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: done a number of interviews. I'll say it again. We 51 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,799 Speaker 1: said it Sunday, said it, Monday, said it Tuesday. I'll 52 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 1: keep saying it because he deserves all of this right 53 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: now and you can enjoy it. But I think just 54 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: from his facial expressions and how he interacted with the 55 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: media earlier today post practice over Zoom, you kind of 56 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:26,519 Speaker 1: get the sense that he's already kind of mentally turned 57 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: the page, wants to turn the page because this is 58 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: another important game coming up against the Eagles. But yeah, 59 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: you can still enjoy, especially after this morning's announcement that 60 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: he is the NFC Defensive Player of the Week. Yeah, 61 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: but now people are expecting to get a couple of secks, 62 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: and so I mean, listen, he should relish in it. 63 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: I mean, he's gone through a lot. We know that 64 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: he's got a lot of support from Vance Cliff Steve 65 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: in his teammates, so that goes a long way. But 66 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: you know, he wants to finish strong. I mean, he's 67 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: gonna be your free agent. I mean, if they're gonna 68 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: go back to that game and say he can rush 69 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: the passer, and the Cardinals are gonna have some tough decisions. 70 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: And we'll get into in the off season because you know, 71 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones the first time he was going into a 72 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: season at thirty. He'll be thirty one next year. He's 73 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: coming off a torn ACL. I would think he's the 74 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 1: number one priority. And then you still have Canard on 75 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: the contract. You know, again, some veterans are gonna get squeezed. 76 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:25,479 Speaker 1: We we'll find out, you know, in the off season. 77 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: And then Marcus Golden and Reddick are free agents and 78 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 1: you can't pay everyone, and you know, I was talking 79 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 1: to somebody earlier and the CAP's going down eleven point 80 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 1: seven percent, so it's gonna the floors one seventy five, 81 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 1: So some veterans are gonna get squeezed. So it'd be 82 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:44,600 Speaker 1: unfortunate if both of these guys have to take one 83 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: year deals, because we know the cap has gone up 84 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: at least ten million every year. The new TV contract 85 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:53,160 Speaker 1: will kick in, you'll have seventeen game schedule, and they 86 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: could add another playoff team. So a lot of money 87 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: involved here, but it's not going to happen overnight, So 88 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 1: that's a conversation for the off season. But he's put 89 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:06,359 Speaker 1: himself in position to obviously, you know, Warner outside interest. Now. 90 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: I asked someone could he playing a four three defense 91 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:12,839 Speaker 1: outside linebacker. He said he could, but he's more of 92 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: a three to four outside linebacker, you know. And so 93 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 1: we can eliminate sixteen teams, Eric Craig, because half the 94 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 1: league is playing four to three and half the league 95 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:26,359 Speaker 1: is playing three four, so you know, and he's well liked, 96 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 1: he likes the coaching staff. I think he knows that 97 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 1: this is a good opportunity and anybody playing opposite of 98 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones, So we'll just have to wait and see 99 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:38,559 Speaker 1: how the chips fall. But as you pointed out, it's 100 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: a great to Lemon to have, and he earned himself 101 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:45,479 Speaker 1: a little bit extra cash on Sunday because five sack 102 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: performance is one thing, but it's the magical number of 103 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 1: ten at sacks this season, double digits that seems to 104 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 1: resonate not only with the fan base, but opposing teams 105 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:57,919 Speaker 1: as well. You get the double digits in the sack 106 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 1: category and then all of a sudden, it's you're looked 107 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:03,159 Speaker 1: at a little bit differently, and I just wonder how 108 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 1: that might affect things this offseason. Reddick a free agent, 109 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: Golden a free agent. You got Chandler Jones going into 110 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: the last year of his contract. You signed to von Kainard, 111 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: as you mentioned, and that right now is not looking 112 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 1: like a great signing. Early on it was, but he 113 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: isn't giving you the production that you had hoped this 114 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: season for one reason or another. And if you're Genlealmnager, 115 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 1: Steve Common the Cardinal's front office, you have a decision 116 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: to make and it has been brought up already with 117 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: respects to Reddick, because shoot, you get five sacks in 118 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 1: a single game, people are wondering, all right, what's his 119 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: contract status, you know, and all of a sudden you're like, well, 120 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: you got to figure out what you're gonna do. And 121 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 1: the Cardinals right now, it's a luxury to have these 122 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: kind of problems. You mentioned it. Everyone wants to be paid, 123 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: and you can't pay everyone. Yet sometimes your own backyard 124 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:57,159 Speaker 1: is the perfect destination for you because of scheme and 125 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: fits and knowledge and familiarity. Does Reddick get that opportunity 126 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 1: somewhere else? And then in the background, which is not 127 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: his personality, you got a guy Dennis Gardeck. Now they 128 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: own his rights and we know that he's going to 129 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 1: have a spot on the roster, whether he gets defensive snaps, 130 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: which I think he should. I think Vance has done 131 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: a nice shot mixing him in the sub packages when 132 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: I got to get to the quarterback, especially with a lead. 133 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: But he's definitely earned, you know, earned an opportunity to 134 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: get more reps. But also he's got a spot on 135 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: the team just for special teams alone. One more note 136 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 1: on Reddick. This is what he had to say with 137 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: respects to how important and memorable that game is and 138 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: will be for him. The rest of his career and 139 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: the rest of his life. Really quote, the game means 140 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: a lot. It's one for the history books. They can 141 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 1: never take that day away from me. It's etched in 142 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: stone with regards to setting the franchise single game sack record. 143 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: And as we discussed, the fifth Player of the Week 144 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: honor this year for the car knows Kyle the Murray 145 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 1: twice one offensive player of the week, DeAndre Hopkins one 146 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: offensive Player of the Week, and Buddha Baker one defensive 147 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: Player of the week. Haven't had a Special Teams Player 148 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: of the Week MJ, but this special team's unit over 149 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: the past two weeks has certainly played very well. Yeah, 150 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: and I did a quick quick math Niagara Falls math. 151 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: I want to say there's fourteen to fifteen NFC West winners. 152 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson's won a couple of times. I think one 153 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:33,320 Speaker 1: of the kickers or punters, Jalen Ramsey may be in there. 154 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 1: But Cooper, I'm guessing I don't have it in front 155 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: of me, but I know for a fact that there's 156 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 1: like fourteen or fifteen And that just goes to show you, 157 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 1: you know, how good the conference is now, you know, 158 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:46,679 Speaker 1: get to this point in the year. They're kind of 159 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 1: beating each other up a little bit, but the Cardinals 160 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 1: are sitting in a spot where they can sweep the 161 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:55,439 Speaker 1: NFC East. And now I mean, and again no disrespect, 162 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: but that they don't have a lot of great quarterbacks. 163 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:00,839 Speaker 1: If you don't have Dak Prescott Berg update to the 164 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: litst version of the Cardinals mobile app today. The update 165 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: features and all new redesign homescreen experience. Visit asy cardinals 166 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: dot com slash app for more. Hey, we're real quick. 167 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: Before we move on, I think it's important to mention 168 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 1: that Reddick and Donald are the only players in the 169 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: NFL this season with at least four sacks in the game. 170 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,680 Speaker 1: He's also just the fourth player in the last eleven 171 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 1: seasons from twenty eleven to twenty to record at least 172 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: five sacks in a game, and the first to do 173 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:33,479 Speaker 1: it since the Atlanta Adrian Claiborne had six in two seventeen. 174 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: So he's in an elite category. It's some good company 175 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 1: to be involved with. Some great players that yaw his 176 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: name is lined up next to. We talked about the 177 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:48,679 Speaker 1: five sacks four on Daniel Jones, one on Colt McCoy. 178 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:52,439 Speaker 1: Now Reddick and this defense setting their sights on Jalen Hurtz, 179 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 1: who will make his second NFL start this Sunday when 180 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: the Eagles come to town. More on the Eagles offense 181 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,960 Speaker 1: coming up on Thursday when we get a chance to 182 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: hear from defensive coordinator Vans Joseph, But with regards to Hurts, 183 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 1: once again, the storyline this week, at least part of 184 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: the storyline nationally and even locally, is going to be 185 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,719 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks and the Oklahoma connection. A year ago was 186 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray and Baker Mayfield. Now it's Kyler Murray and 187 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts. The difference, and this is a big difference, 188 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 1: is that Murray and Mayfield they had a relationship, they 189 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 1: had a friendship, and with Murray and Hurts, it's more 190 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: being a part of that Oklahoma family. They don't know 191 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: one another very well. Murray was asked about Hurts, and 192 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:41,680 Speaker 1: he met Hurts when Hurts first arrived at Oklahoma, but 193 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:45,559 Speaker 1: at that point Murray was already working towards and getting 194 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: ready for the NFL Draft, so they didn't spend a 195 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:51,359 Speaker 1: lot of time with each other. They have not talked recently, 196 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:55,679 Speaker 1: and the thing that they share of course is Oklahoma, 197 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:59,079 Speaker 1: and they head coach Lincoln Riley. They do MJ share 198 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 1: a similar path, both from Texas as far as high school. 199 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 1: Both began their college careers elsewhere before breaking out at Oklahoma. 200 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:13,559 Speaker 1: They are the only two quarterbacks in the NCAA FBS 201 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: who have totaled at least thirty five hundred plus passing yards, 202 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: one thousand plus rushing yards, and fifty or more offensive 203 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: touchdowns in a single season. Murray did that in twenty eighteen, 204 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:29,719 Speaker 1: Hurts in twenty nineteen. Yeah. I mean you had three 205 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:33,440 Speaker 1: quarterbacks starting on Sunday that all went to and played 206 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: for Lincoln Riley, and I thought Baker Mayfield played really well. 207 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:40,079 Speaker 1: You know. Unfortunately they ran into Lamar Jackson at the end. 208 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: You got to give a passing grade to Hurts. He 209 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 1: did fumble late in the fourth quarter, but his running 210 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 1: style and the fact that he they were able to 211 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 1: run the football considering they've had, you know, a mash 212 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:55,959 Speaker 1: of injuries on the offensive line and Miles Sanders to 213 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 1: me is going to be the big issue here because 214 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: you know, you look what he was able to do it. 215 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 1: He had that eighty two yard touchdown run. But he's 216 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 1: putting up yards every week. Matter of fact, he had 217 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: a high one hundred and thirty six scrimmag yards last 218 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 1: week two touchdowns, including the eighty two yard run. Is 219 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: the only player in the NFL three rushes of sixty 220 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 1: yards this season. He has seventy five yard scrimmage yards 221 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,680 Speaker 1: in four of the pass road games. So they're also 222 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: using him in the screen game to slow down that 223 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: pass rush. So it's kind of like they also have 224 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: Boston Scott. He made me more of a third down 225 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:40,319 Speaker 1: back like Brian Mitchell was, But clearly they're going to 226 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: run their offense and then you know, we'll see about 227 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:46,559 Speaker 1: some of these injured guys. But yeah, he's a guy 228 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to keep in the pocket and you know, 229 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: forcing to make some tight throws because they didn't get 230 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 1: a lot of pressure on him, and when they did, 231 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: he was able to get rid of the ball. Was 232 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 1: something Reddick mentioned earlier today as far as the key 233 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 1: to beat the Eagles and Jalen Hurts is to limit 234 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:06,960 Speaker 1: his mobility, which read it called a weapon. Now, these 235 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 1: are two quarterbacks that have similar weapons with their arms 236 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 1: and with their legs, and this Sunday will be the 237 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: second time that Murray and Hurts will have shared the 238 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:20,839 Speaker 1: field the twenty eighteen Orange Bowl, in which two a 239 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: tongue of Aloa and number one Alabama beats Murray and 240 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 1: the fourth ranked Oklahoma Sooners in that game. So we'll 241 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:32,400 Speaker 1: see if Murray can have a little bit of revenge 242 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 1: if you will, on the pro level. So you're going 243 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 1: to hear a lot this week about Jalen Hurts second 244 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: career start, first career start on the road, and that 245 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: Oklahoma connection here. But the storyline for the Cardinals MJ 246 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 1: is win this week and then focus on the following 247 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 1: week because right now it's December football and everyone is 248 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 1: looking towards January and the postseason. Yeah, you know, when 249 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 1: you start reading these stats and it's only one starter, 250 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 1: reminds me of Murray, the way he played in the 251 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 1: first couple of the games and the numbers he was 252 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: putting up after half the season, even though the team 253 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 1: didn't have a winning record. Jayleen Hurts he passed for 254 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:13,079 Speaker 1: one hundred and sixty seven yards, touchdown, zero interceptions, eighty 255 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 1: three point six rating, had one hundred one hundred and 256 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 1: six rushing yards, and his first career start, joining Lamar 257 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 1: Jackson as the only quarterbacks with the hundred yards rush 258 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: in their first career start in NFL history. So that's 259 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 1: good company. Yeah, and Kyle the Murray also has a 260 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: one hundred yard rushing game and his career in fact 261 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: earlier this season. It's rare when you can pass into 262 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 1: triple digits and run into triple digits, and you're seeing 263 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 1: two quarterbacks that might be around for a long long time. 264 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 1: Of course, the Cardinals have their franchise quarterback. The Eagles 265 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 1: need to kind of figure out what they're going to 266 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: do with regard to the quarterback position before we get 267 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: into what Murray is going to be facing defensively from 268 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 1: the Eagles. What do you make about Justin Murray now 269 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: on the quote unquote unofficial depth chart being listed as 270 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: the starting right guard ahead of J. R. Sweezy, who 271 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:14,680 Speaker 1: is now the backup at least according to this piece 272 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 1: of paper, although it was Murray who got the start 273 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 1: at right guard on Sunday at the Giants and then 274 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: play left guard in the second half when Justin Pugh 275 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: got hurt. I just think he's younger, he's a little 276 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 1: bit more athletic. I think he's got a little more flexibility. 277 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 1: I definitely like j R. Sweezy's toughness. You know, it's 278 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 1: interesting though, because if you look at the totality of 279 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 1: the offensive line since I've been playing six seven, eight 280 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 1: guys and sometimes Josh Shones come in. Really, Mason Cole's 281 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: numbers haven't been as good as they were maybe during 282 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 1: his rookie season when obviously the offense was just on 283 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 1: the field, so to speak, but he was getting some 284 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 1: help with guys next to him. So you know, Murray 285 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: doesn't snap, but I think they want to get their 286 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 1: top five guys out there without state in the obvious. 287 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 1: But Murray's earned it. I mean, started twelve games, played fourteen. 288 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 1: He could play left, right guard, he could play right tackle, 289 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 1: and he's under contract from than another year, so they're 290 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: not forced to play Josh Jones right away. And you know, 291 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 1: Kevin Kelvin Beachman's played well. Seems like he likes it here. 292 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: They like him. So, I mean, you got some options, 293 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 1: but I do think they want to put the best 294 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: five out there. But that doesn't mean they won't bring 295 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: in Sweezy on maybe short yardage. I mean, again, you 296 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: don't want to tip your hand, but they're all a 297 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: little bit different, but you give this team credit over 298 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 1: the last game at least pass protection much better and 299 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 1: run blocking much better. And they feel like, if we 300 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 1: can get five or six guys that can do that, 301 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 1: that's where they're going to roll with. We saw Murray 302 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 1: start at tackle last year in a pinch because Marcus 303 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: Gilberts got hurt and he excelled. And you talked to 304 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 1: the offensive lineman a year ago and they listed Justin 305 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: Murray as the MVP. He was that good and was 306 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: kind of like the unsung hero of twenty nineteen. Now 307 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: the area is at the guard position and it's either 308 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 1: a right guard or left guard, and I don't know 309 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 1: if it's as big of a difference between left tackle 310 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: and right tackle where you talk about that transition like 311 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: DJ Humphries, you know you've got to do things completely 312 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 1: different interior. I don't know the differences. I haven't had 313 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 1: a chance to talk with Justin Murray about it, but 314 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 1: I'm guessing there's some differences. But you're right there next 315 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 1: to the center and that interior pushed from opposing defenses. 316 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 1: You got to make sure that you're on your p's 317 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:41,119 Speaker 1: and q's. And it certainly sounds like the Cardinals at 318 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: least at this point, like what Murray does better than 319 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:47,919 Speaker 1: j R. Sweezy. Yeah, And teams have a tendency to 320 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: run to the right side. I know, we went to 321 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 1: Cardinals running backs to run up the middle north and 322 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:55,200 Speaker 1: south instead of trying to bounce out to the outside 323 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 1: get to the second layer. Then hey, find the open 324 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 1: grass and run. So yeah, I just think, um, and 325 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:06,199 Speaker 1: a lot of times, you know, we talk about, you know, 326 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 1: the Cardinals, and seems like these teams now have two 327 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:12,879 Speaker 1: pass rushers. So I think your love tackle has to 328 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:14,439 Speaker 1: have better feet, he's got to be a little bit 329 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 1: more athletic. The other one is more of an anchor. 330 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:20,720 Speaker 1: And a lot of times they'll put their other pass 331 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 1: rusher maybe he's better against the run. And so that's 332 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 1: that's a matchup that I think Murray could win, and 333 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:29,720 Speaker 1: the Cardinals haven't. They're not afraid to bring in an 334 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 1: extra tight end or an extra lineman to get him 335 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,359 Speaker 1: some help. So yeah, I think it's the right to 336 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: I just think of the athleticism when it comes to Murray. 337 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:40,120 Speaker 1: And I'm a big j R. Sweezy fan. I mean 338 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 1: the fact that the guy plays every snap and you know, 339 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:45,199 Speaker 1: now it's it's a little bit different, but he just 340 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 1: brings us some physicality and I noticed that when he 341 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:51,439 Speaker 1: was in Seattle. Yeah, here is what Kingsbury had to 342 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:55,119 Speaker 1: say about Murray earlier this week quote, We've always felt 343 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:56,879 Speaker 1: that he could slide in there and start at a 344 00:18:56,960 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 1: high level, whether it was tackle or guard regardless. And 345 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 1: then he added that Murray works his tail off and 346 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 1: is well liked in the locker room. And he has 347 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:09,879 Speaker 1: one of those stories which we've seen a couple of 348 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: different times with the Cardinals in other places where you 349 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: bounce around, you can't really hang on with any one team, 350 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 1: yet at somewhere along the way it clicks and you 351 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:23,400 Speaker 1: end up finding a home. And right now, knock on wood, 352 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:26,679 Speaker 1: hopefully Justin Murray is found at home with the Arizona Cardinals. Again, 353 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: this is all on paper, bird Gang, but when you 354 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 1: do see a change on the game notes and the 355 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:37,600 Speaker 1: depth chart, it does raise an eye a little bit because, well, 356 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:41,640 Speaker 1: maybe something is being said, because these depth charts are 357 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: out not to break any news, but to help the 358 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:49,400 Speaker 1: radio broadcast, the television broadcast, the opposing media to get 359 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:52,880 Speaker 1: to know who your team is playing that week. So 360 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:56,159 Speaker 1: it is noticeable. Yet also say earlier in the season, 361 00:19:56,280 --> 00:20:00,240 Speaker 1: Andy Isabella was listed as the punt returner and it 362 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 1: was christ and Kirk who became the punt returner. So 363 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 1: sometimes you can read into it, other times you can't. 364 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 1: My guess is you can read into this one. Yeah, 365 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: I mean it's done by the pr staff, but it's 366 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 1: not like they're putting a third string player at as 367 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:19,439 Speaker 1: a starter. And it's fluid. I mean, I think we 368 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 1: are all interested in the first one came out, whereas 369 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 1: as Simmons was listed, you're also we see who's returning 370 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 1: punts and kicks, but we have to wait for that 371 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 1: first preseason game, and this year we had to wait 372 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:34,640 Speaker 1: to week one, you know, because they usually have four 373 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:36,920 Speaker 1: to six guys competing for that. When you get down 374 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: to fifty three, it's it's really one or two. So 375 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 1: to me, it's it's informative, but it's not the Bible. 376 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:47,120 Speaker 1: It's not It can change in a heartbeat. First play 377 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: the game, somebody goes down again. I wrote the play 378 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:54,440 Speaker 1: fifty snaps than play be a starter, and I don't 379 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: know it means a lot to be a starter, But 380 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 1: a lot of times teams will start off in a 381 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 1: different formation, so you may not get this. So for 382 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 1: the most part, I just think, you know, I trust 383 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 1: Coogs and and I like what the offense did. You know. 384 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:09,440 Speaker 1: I was talking to Wolf today as we were both 385 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:13,919 Speaker 1: getting tested in you know, I really liked stepping up 386 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 1: in the pocket, the pistol, getting outside the pocket, you know, 387 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 1: flushing out, getting Hopkins moving around. So I think there's 388 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:24,160 Speaker 1: building things building, And I really like this matchup against 389 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:26,880 Speaker 1: his Eagles defense. I know they're physical under Jim Schwartz. 390 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:30,160 Speaker 1: They played, they played to the whistle. They've had penalties 391 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 1: this year, very similar to the Cardinals bone head penalties. 392 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:36,159 Speaker 1: So I think Kyler hit it on the head. They 393 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 1: got to get off to a fast start. Yeah, Kyler 394 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 1: doesn't really give a whole heck of a lot when 395 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 1: you ask him about the opposing defense because in his mind, 396 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:48,680 Speaker 1: it always goes back to what we do as an offense. 397 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 1: And I like that mentality sometimes though you would like 398 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 1: to hear what the quarterback has to say about, you know, 399 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:57,399 Speaker 1: the defensive line, or the linebackers or the secondary. But 400 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:00,479 Speaker 1: that's what we're here for. On Cardinals Cover two, presented 401 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:03,639 Speaker 1: by Honday Proud, partner of the Arizona Cardinals. 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Pregame coverage begins 411 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 1: on the Arizona Cardinals Radio network. And I'm going to 412 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 1: go back to something that you have said since Sunday 413 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 1: mj when you looked at the offense with respects to 414 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:49,920 Speaker 1: the Giants defense, you bring up the number forty three 415 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 1: as far as the number of rushing attempts the Cardinals have. 416 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 1: I'm going to amend that just a little bit because 417 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: remember the kneel downs at the end of the game 418 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: counts as a rushing statistic, So really the number is 419 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:08,160 Speaker 1: forty for one hundred and sixty four yards. We say 420 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:12,120 Speaker 1: that again, Cardinals rushed the ball forty times for one 421 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:15,160 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty four yards. And if they can keep 422 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 1: that up beginning this week and then onto the following 423 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 1: week and po potentially into the playoffs, then all of 424 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: a sudden, I think that is when this offense really 425 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: is able to get into a rhythm, get into a flow, 426 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 1: because you can control that line of scrimmage with your 427 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:32,639 Speaker 1: run game. Then, as we say, it's cliche, but the 428 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 1: run does open up the pass. Yeah, And you know 429 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:39,080 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray was he had thirteen attempts, three kneel down, 430 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: so ten carries. I don't know if that's the magic number. 431 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 1: I know statistics back it up how many yards he 432 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 1: gets and how many carries. But I like the fact 433 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 1: that he was running in the middle of the field. 434 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 1: You know, sometimes he starts to twirl a little bit 435 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 1: and he can out run that first guy, and then 436 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:56,639 Speaker 1: the angles they take he gets to the sidelines. But 437 00:23:57,720 --> 00:24:00,440 Speaker 1: I saw a lot of improvement. Again, and you can't 438 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:02,920 Speaker 1: change your scheme during the season, but you can make tweaks, 439 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 1: and I think they showed that. But give the offensive 440 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 1: line credit. I thought the defense has carried this football team, 441 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:11,720 Speaker 1: you know, for a little while during that losing streak. 442 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:15,920 Speaker 1: They could have played better, especially against the run. But yeah, 443 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 1: I mean, I think the offensive line they have made 444 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:22,160 Speaker 1: it take it personal. During them three games. It wasn't 445 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 1: like he was sacked a ton of times. It was 446 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: just the pressures, the hits and him. You know, he 447 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: was holding the ball a little bit, so that's on him. 448 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:33,200 Speaker 1: But this offensive line looks like they're back and they're 449 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 1: motivated and they hear it. You know, when you lose 450 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 1: three in a row, you're not scoring a lot of points. Well, 451 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:42,440 Speaker 1: it starts up front. Well, the Cardinals, even with their 452 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:45,880 Speaker 1: struggles over the past three weeks before the Giants game, 453 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:50,280 Speaker 1: they do average still almost five yards carry. It's four 454 00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:53,479 Speaker 1: point nine to be official, that is sixth best in 455 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:58,680 Speaker 1: the league. Kyler Murray, Chase Edmonds, Kenyan Drake. I mean, 456 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:03,680 Speaker 1: they all have good rushing totals. Murray averages six point two, 457 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: Drake four point two, and Edmonds four point nine. If 458 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:09,919 Speaker 1: you can get all three of those, and I admit 459 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:13,680 Speaker 1: Mike Drecki has said it constantly, you have to account 460 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 1: for Murray when you talk about this Cardinals rushing attack. 461 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,640 Speaker 1: And if all three of those are working, then this 462 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 1: entire offense is working. It can't just be Murray by 463 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:28,239 Speaker 1: himself because I think his dynamics. When you have an 464 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:31,439 Speaker 1: opposing defense looking at the Cardinals offense, you have to 465 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 1: account for number one, and I think that just makes 466 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: it more easier for a Drake or an Edmonds to 467 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:40,800 Speaker 1: certainly get up and do what they have to do. 468 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:43,400 Speaker 1: And specifically for Drake with that it was eighty yards 469 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 1: against the Giants. Yeah, I went back and look, Craig, 470 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 1: I probably should have done it last week. You know, 471 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:52,879 Speaker 1: twelve games is you know, three quarters of the season, 472 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:56,840 Speaker 1: but you know thirteen games, and you know last year 473 00:25:56,960 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 1: rushing he had seventy seven carries for four hundred and 474 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 1: forty eight yards average about five eight per carry at 475 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:06,879 Speaker 1: four rushing touchdowns. This year, after thirteen games, he has 476 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:10,400 Speaker 1: one hundred and fifteen rushes, seven hundred and twelve yards 477 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 1: six point nine per carry, and he has ten rushing touchdowns. 478 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:17,480 Speaker 1: Now he has seven fumbles lost three. But night and 479 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:20,639 Speaker 1: Day now we talked about you know, he's sitting right 480 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 1: now at thirty two hundred and thirty one yards, So 481 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:25,600 Speaker 1: we'll see if he gets to four thousand, and we'll 482 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:27,679 Speaker 1: see if he gets to a thousand yards rushing. I 483 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 1: know those were projections when he was in that MVP race, 484 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: But just the fact that he's that dual threat. And 485 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 1: if you watch the Monday night game with Lamar Jackson, 486 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 1: and you know you've seen some other quarterbacks, we'll see 487 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:44,199 Speaker 1: another one this weekend, and Jalen Hurts just have an 488 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 1: a dual threat. It's I mean, I can't emphasize it enough. 489 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 1: It creates so much opportunity for an offense. Now you 490 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:55,720 Speaker 1: got to block, and you got to get separation, and 491 00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 1: you gotta get off press coverage. But to me, there's 492 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:02,160 Speaker 1: a reason why his numbers are much better and they 493 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:04,399 Speaker 1: have more of a win total than they were at 494 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:07,400 Speaker 1: this point last year. Kyler Murray is back to being 495 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray. If you look at what he did on Sunday, Now, 496 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 1: it's okay, you did it against the Giants, can you 497 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:18,400 Speaker 1: do it against the Eagles? And this Eagles defense twenty 498 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:23,280 Speaker 1: fourth against the run, ninth against the pass. But they 499 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 1: are banged up, especially in the secondary. But you look 500 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 1: at that Eagles defensive line and you talk about the 501 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:33,720 Speaker 1: offensive line controlling the line of scrimmage. The Cardinals offensive 502 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 1: line is in for a test this week because that 503 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:41,119 Speaker 1: Eagles defensive line. They've accounted for thirty six of the 504 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 1: team's forty three sacks this season. They are one of 505 00:27:45,320 --> 00:27:48,360 Speaker 1: the better defenses in the league of getting after opposing 506 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:51,359 Speaker 1: quarterbacks and they're physical. They are you better bring your 507 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:53,719 Speaker 1: hard hat to me. It's just the NFC East. I 508 00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:57,439 Speaker 1: mean again, I'm not crazy about all the quarterbacks. You know, 509 00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 1: we'll wait and see, you know, how shakes out. But 510 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 1: you know, playing in the NFC's weatherwise and just it's 511 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:06,879 Speaker 1: a physical division, so not a surprise. But you know, 512 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 1: you look at their front four. You know, you got 513 00:28:09,280 --> 00:28:11,440 Speaker 1: Derek Burnett, he was a first round pick in two 514 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:14,879 Speaker 1: thousand and seventeen. They went out and got Jevon Hardgrave 515 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 1: from the Steelers. He was a free agent pick up, 516 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 1: of course, Fletcher Cox's first round pick in two thousand 517 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:23,159 Speaker 1: and twelve, Brandon Graham first round pick in two thousand 518 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:26,320 Speaker 1: and ten. You know, you look at Vinny Curry, he 519 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:29,440 Speaker 1: was a second round pick in two thousand and twelve. Um, 520 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:33,080 Speaker 1: then you know, you look at some of their free 521 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:36,160 Speaker 1: agent edition. Duke Riley, he's a linebacker. He came from Atlanta. 522 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:39,240 Speaker 1: They are starting a young guy. And Sean Bradley, he 523 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: was a six round pick and then Alex Singleton. Um, 524 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 1: he was a free agent from San Francisco in twenty nineteen. 525 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 1: I mean, these guys are tackling at the line of scrimmage, 526 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 1: so um, you know, you know Kogler obviously he's gone 527 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:56,640 Speaker 1: against Jim Schwartz and Doug Peterson the past, so it'd 528 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:59,280 Speaker 1: be interesting. But they they're really physical, and they they 529 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:03,720 Speaker 1: they and they try to put pressure on you, which 530 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:07,160 Speaker 1: stunts twists. They're not just going to rush up field. 531 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 1: They're going to try to get their best players on 532 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 1: some of your lesser lineman. And I would think they 533 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:16,240 Speaker 1: would try to attack the interior with Mason Cole Graham 534 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 1: seven sacks, Cocks six and a half sacks, Sweet six sacks. 535 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:23,800 Speaker 1: But then you look at the tackles for loss by 536 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:28,200 Speaker 1: defensive lineman. Graham has fourteen tackles for loss. By comparison, 537 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 1: Hassan Reddick leads the Cardinals at thirteen, but he's an 538 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 1: edge rusher. Here, you're talking about someone with their hand 539 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:38,600 Speaker 1: in the dirt. And Brandon Graham and then Fletcher Cops 540 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 1: ten and a half tackles for loss. That shows me 541 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:44,400 Speaker 1: that they're getting off the line of scrimmage very very 542 00:29:44,440 --> 00:29:47,760 Speaker 1: quickly and they know where they need to be, and 543 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:52,080 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, that's putting offenses behind the sticks. 544 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 1: And we know the Cardinals operated so successfully on Sunday 545 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 1: against the Giants because they stayed ahead of the chains. 546 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: They didn't have a lot of negative plays. There were 547 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:04,560 Speaker 1: only eight if you include the one sack of Kyle Murray. So, 548 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:09,240 Speaker 1: as Murray said, looking at this Eagles defense, he talked 549 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:12,959 Speaker 1: about staying on schedule and just executing. You know, you 550 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:16,280 Speaker 1: can make that claim every single week, and it's true, 551 00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: it's accurate, but that might be more so this week 552 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:25,000 Speaker 1: just because of how aggressive that Eagles defensive line is. Yeah, 553 00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:27,680 Speaker 1: and we'll find out more about their secondary. We know 554 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:31,280 Speaker 1: that Darius Slay, they paid him a lot of money 555 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:35,200 Speaker 1: and made a trade, and you know he got abused 556 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 1: against DK Metcalf and we've seen a lot of guys 557 00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:40,320 Speaker 1: happen to that except for Jalen Ramsey and Patrick Peterson. 558 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:43,160 Speaker 1: I'm glad you mentioned Josh Sweat. He had two sacks 559 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:45,520 Speaker 1: and a forced fumble last week, his first career two 560 00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:49,880 Speaker 1: sack game. Javon Hargrave had two sacks and his second 561 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:53,640 Speaker 1: career forced fumble last week, and I talked about Singleton, 562 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 1: he loved the team in tackles. He has ten plus 563 00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:59,480 Speaker 1: tackles and four of his five games and he's going 564 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:03,040 Speaker 1: for foreign a row. So again, a couple of weeks ago, 565 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:05,280 Speaker 1: we looked at Buddha, Baker and Chris Bangel leading the 566 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:09,200 Speaker 1: team in tackles. Well, when you look at their front seven, 567 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:12,640 Speaker 1: they lead their team in tackles, and it's not just 568 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:15,400 Speaker 1: one guy like you know, Hicks is always you know, 569 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:19,800 Speaker 1: tackling Buddha now that Banjo is getting and then Brandon Graham, 570 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:21,880 Speaker 1: as you mentioned, he leads a team in seven sacks 571 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:24,200 Speaker 1: this third season with seven sacks. He has three and 572 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 1: a half sacks and nine tackle for losses and has 573 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:30,080 Speaker 1: past five against Arizona. So he's very familiar with the Cardinals. 574 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:34,280 Speaker 1: By the way, a sneak peek as far as the 575 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:38,880 Speaker 1: Cardinals Kickoff magazine that will be up and digital for 576 00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:43,680 Speaker 1: this week. DJ Humphrey's Brandon Graham the matchup to pay 577 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:48,480 Speaker 1: attention to here in week fifteen and both very similar stories. 578 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:51,920 Speaker 1: So can't be at the game, but you can certainly 579 00:31:51,920 --> 00:31:54,560 Speaker 1: do as much as you can while watching from your 580 00:31:54,600 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 1: living room, your couch, or with friends and family. Socially 581 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:00,840 Speaker 1: distanced of course. Well, I mean you getting yourself any 582 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:02,920 Speaker 1: credit there. I mean, you're the one that comes up 583 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:05,720 Speaker 1: with the matches. Was there any other matchup that you thought, 584 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 1: I mean, if they would have had a number one 585 00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:11,520 Speaker 1: wide receiver, possibly against Patrick Peterson, But we know that 586 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:13,400 Speaker 1: the game is going to be one with their front 587 00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 1: seven and the Cardinals offensive line, so I think he 588 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:19,880 Speaker 1: made the right choice. And again, Brandon Graham, um, you 589 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:22,760 Speaker 1: know this team, I mean, honestly, they don't take plays off. 590 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:25,960 Speaker 1: I mean even on a ten play drive when they're 591 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:29,280 Speaker 1: in that game on Monday night or Thursday night. I mean, 592 00:32:30,360 --> 00:32:32,920 Speaker 1: you know that teams were moving the ball on the field, 593 00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:35,280 Speaker 1: and he had some penalties and obviously a couple of 594 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:38,479 Speaker 1: puys on slight because he was getting abused. But um, 595 00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:41,800 Speaker 1: they they don't. They don't take any plays off. And 596 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:44,200 Speaker 1: you hate to say it about any team, but sometimes 597 00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:46,400 Speaker 1: you know, you got to get your hand up, hit 598 00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 1: your helmet, you know, I want to I want something 599 00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:51,640 Speaker 1: to rotate me. But they seem like they all get along, 600 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:53,800 Speaker 1: and I think they all had their hand in the 601 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:56,160 Speaker 1: same pile, and you know they're trying to stay in 602 00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:58,680 Speaker 1: the race right here, and I do think that they 603 00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:01,960 Speaker 1: got to spark what Jalen and I wonder how much 604 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:03,560 Speaker 1: you know, we spent all this time talking about the 605 00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:07,960 Speaker 1: Cardinals in the need to run the football and establish 606 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:11,680 Speaker 1: the run. But you look at what this Eagles team 607 00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:15,400 Speaker 1: is going through right now in the secondary. Darius Slay 608 00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:19,320 Speaker 1: and concussion protocol. Avante maddox and Rodney McLeod have already 609 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:22,360 Speaker 1: been ruled out for this game, and flat McLeod has 610 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:25,760 Speaker 1: done for the season after tearing his acl against the 611 00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:28,640 Speaker 1: Saints game, and Maddox he too has a knee injury 612 00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:32,640 Speaker 1: and won't play this week. Three of your four starters 613 00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:36,280 Speaker 1: in the secondary if Slay is unable to go all 614 00:33:36,280 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 1: of a sudden, Now you've got a weak point. When 615 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 1: you look at the film, Ken Kyler, Murray, DeAndre Apkins, 616 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:47,400 Speaker 1: Larry Fitzgerald, Christian Kirk, whomever, Dan Arnold, Max Williams, you 617 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:50,440 Speaker 1: name it. Do the Cardinals have an advantage this week 618 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:53,760 Speaker 1: as far as throwing the football just because of the 619 00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:57,960 Speaker 1: lack of depth in the Eagles secondary. You're a starter 620 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:01,200 Speaker 1: for a reason, and right now the Eagles could be 621 00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:05,600 Speaker 1: minus three of their fourth daughters in the secondary. Yeah, 622 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:08,520 Speaker 1: and you look at you know, you look at McCloud, 623 00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:11,320 Speaker 1: he's a free safety. They got Cavan Wallace, he was 624 00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:15,360 Speaker 1: a fourth round pick in twenty twenty, after Jalen Mills 625 00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:18,240 Speaker 1: who was a seventh round pick in sixteen. Rudy Forge 626 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:20,400 Speaker 1: list that we know he doesn't really play a lot 627 00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:24,319 Speaker 1: on defense. And then you have Dalen Arnold. He was 628 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:29,600 Speaker 1: a college free agent in twenty twenty. So uh, nikle 629 00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:33,680 Speaker 1: Robie Coleman, he's more of their nickel corner. Um, So 630 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:37,879 Speaker 1: you're right. I mean, it's very similar to um when 631 00:34:37,880 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 1: they who was the team was that the team had 632 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:44,160 Speaker 1: a couple it was the Gosh the Dolphin was the 633 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:47,240 Speaker 1: Dolphins game? They know because they had Howard and Jones. 634 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:49,840 Speaker 1: I just remember there was a game where both that 635 00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:52,239 Speaker 1: their corners were down and I thought the Cardinals should 636 00:34:52,239 --> 00:34:55,720 Speaker 1: attack that. And so if this happens, yes, definitely, definitely. 637 00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:59,759 Speaker 1: And you know, again, if they're mixing and matching with 638 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:03,520 Speaker 1: their secondary eight miscommunications even though some of these guys 639 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:08,719 Speaker 1: clearly have been there, b would be that's where you 640 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:11,040 Speaker 1: have to target. And I think Dan Arnold will be 641 00:35:11,080 --> 00:35:14,320 Speaker 1: a great matchup because you know nothing against our linebackers. 642 00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:17,000 Speaker 1: But we talk about mismatches and safeties. If you've got 643 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:20,160 Speaker 1: to backup safety in there, and he's a rookie, I 644 00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:23,200 Speaker 1: would think dan Arnold could be a weapon in this game. Now, 645 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:26,640 Speaker 1: you look at the overall numbers as far as this 646 00:35:26,840 --> 00:35:30,200 Speaker 1: Eagles past defense, they are very good. They're top ten 647 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:33,399 Speaker 1: overall this season, and that's why they've been in some 648 00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:35,520 Speaker 1: of these games. Now, they haven't won a lot because 649 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:38,640 Speaker 1: the offense hasn't done what they needed to do. But 650 00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:43,880 Speaker 1: this week, just forget about the numbers weeks one through fourteen. 651 00:35:44,360 --> 00:35:47,560 Speaker 1: Just pay attention to what this Eagles team might look 652 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:50,760 Speaker 1: like here in week fifteen with respect to that secondary. 653 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 1: And if you don't have a number one corner, you're 654 00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:57,319 Speaker 1: down a couple of safeties. You know, do you have 655 00:35:57,600 --> 00:35:59,640 Speaker 1: to where you know we always see Murray and the 656 00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:02,680 Speaker 1: shot gun anyway, but do you look to throw the 657 00:36:02,719 --> 00:36:06,720 Speaker 1: ball more at least early on to provide a test. 658 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:09,120 Speaker 1: And if the Eagles pass the test, then fine, then 659 00:36:09,160 --> 00:36:11,600 Speaker 1: you start to you know, you go to Plan B, R, 660 00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:15,040 Speaker 1: Plan C. But come out of the gate perhaps you know, 661 00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:18,399 Speaker 1: maybe it's wishful thinking on my part, but come out 662 00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:21,319 Speaker 1: and just start throwing the football around, especially if you 663 00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:24,600 Speaker 1: know going into this contest that they are going to 664 00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:27,880 Speaker 1: be without at least two starters, potentially three. It was 665 00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:32,080 Speaker 1: the Buffalo game. Josh Norman Covid and then Levi Wallace 666 00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:36,080 Speaker 1: who went to Alabama grow up in Tucson. So they 667 00:36:36,080 --> 00:36:39,359 Speaker 1: were missing basically their nickel and number two corner. Try 668 00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:42,200 Speaker 1: Davious White play in that game. And that was the 669 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:45,080 Speaker 1: game that we thought, you know, they got the backups 670 00:36:45,080 --> 00:36:46,960 Speaker 1: and they had a couple of coaches that were on 671 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:49,120 Speaker 1: the sideline. So that was the game I was referring 672 00:36:49,160 --> 00:36:52,080 Speaker 1: to as the Bills game. Well, in that game, Kyler 673 00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:55,400 Speaker 1: Murray was able to throw for two hundred and forty 674 00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:58,799 Speaker 1: five yards, but you would have thought because of that 675 00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:01,160 Speaker 1: secondary issue, you would have been able to get away 676 00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:03,680 Speaker 1: with a little bit more. He didn't have one touchdown, 677 00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:07,759 Speaker 1: one interception, but he rushed for two touchdowns too. So, look, 678 00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:10,000 Speaker 1: you can have a plan going in and if you 679 00:37:10,080 --> 00:37:12,880 Speaker 1: have to adjust, then you adjust. That's just part of 680 00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:16,319 Speaker 1: coaching on the sidelines every single Sunday. Yeah, and so 681 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:20,480 Speaker 1: you know one thing I tweeted out this morning, and 682 00:37:20,840 --> 00:37:22,560 Speaker 1: you were out there the very first day for the 683 00:37:22,640 --> 00:37:26,359 Speaker 1: rookie mini camp, and the first thing that stood out 684 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:28,880 Speaker 1: to me is First of all, you know Cliff spends 685 00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:30,960 Speaker 1: twenty four to seven with him on the practice field. 686 00:37:31,160 --> 00:37:37,719 Speaker 1: Is that how fast is releases? Yeah, and you know 687 00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:39,840 Speaker 1: maybe over the last couple of weeks on a Wednesday, 688 00:37:40,200 --> 00:37:42,600 Speaker 1: I didn't see him initially in the open portion. He 689 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:44,279 Speaker 1: was on the field, but I didn't see him in 690 00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:47,279 Speaker 1: the open portion. So I don't think we can talk 691 00:37:47,320 --> 00:37:50,680 Speaker 1: about the shoulder anymore. His velocity and his quick release, 692 00:37:50,760 --> 00:37:55,160 Speaker 1: it's back. He's running. It's back. So and I know 693 00:37:55,239 --> 00:37:57,960 Speaker 1: people in hockey after the year, well, the guy had, 694 00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:01,640 Speaker 1: you know, an ACL they taped it up with duct tape. 695 00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:04,000 Speaker 1: You hear all these injuries, you know, I think people 696 00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:05,640 Speaker 1: are saying, well, if we hear at the end of 697 00:38:05,640 --> 00:38:08,000 Speaker 1: the year it was worse than we thought, there's an 698 00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:10,960 Speaker 1: excuse built in. But watching him practice the last couple 699 00:38:10,960 --> 00:38:13,879 Speaker 1: of weeks, just in the open portion, the velocity is there, 700 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:16,480 Speaker 1: and the way he's running, at least in the previous game, 701 00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:18,879 Speaker 1: I don't think he's thinking about the shoulder at all. 702 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:21,160 Speaker 1: So I think we can put that to bet. Well, 703 00:38:21,160 --> 00:38:23,960 Speaker 1: that's good news, especially this late in the season. You 704 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:25,520 Speaker 1: want to be playing your best, you want to be 705 00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:29,160 Speaker 1: at your healthiest, and we know there's bumps and bruises, 706 00:38:29,200 --> 00:38:33,239 Speaker 1: but the healthier teams, they're the teams that survive and 707 00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:37,160 Speaker 1: advance and get to the postseason. And speaking of health 708 00:38:37,239 --> 00:38:39,359 Speaker 1: and Joe, you got one more, I think, Craig, when 709 00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:42,440 Speaker 1: we look at teams that get into postseason, you have 710 00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:45,480 Speaker 1: to be lucky. Sometimes you can't have your star quarterback, 711 00:38:45,560 --> 00:38:48,520 Speaker 1: your pass rush, or a corner go down. So being 712 00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:50,560 Speaker 1: healthy at this time of the year goes a long way. 713 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:53,000 Speaker 1: Not to say anyone's one hundred percent, but I do 714 00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:56,480 Speaker 1: like the fact that Colin Murray's practicing. I see the velocity, 715 00:38:56,719 --> 00:38:59,319 Speaker 1: I see the strength in his arm, and the fact 716 00:38:59,360 --> 00:39:01,560 Speaker 1: that he's been able to run. I think that the 717 00:39:01,640 --> 00:39:05,760 Speaker 1: Cardinals are really, you know, and happy about to where 718 00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:08,120 Speaker 1: he's at to end the season, where last year we 719 00:39:08,200 --> 00:39:10,200 Speaker 1: know he wanted to play off sixteen games and he 720 00:39:10,280 --> 00:39:13,120 Speaker 1: had a hamstring injury. Along those same lines as far 721 00:39:13,239 --> 00:39:16,960 Speaker 1: as getting healthy, the Cardinals earlier today did announce that 722 00:39:17,080 --> 00:39:20,319 Speaker 1: tight end Durrell Daniels and defensive lineman Josh Morrow have 723 00:39:20,440 --> 00:39:24,560 Speaker 1: been designated to return, So now they are able to practice. 724 00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:26,959 Speaker 1: They've got that three week window. We've been talking about 725 00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:29,640 Speaker 1: this a lot, and I hope this short term, IR 726 00:39:30,080 --> 00:39:32,799 Speaker 1: stays around as far as the number of players you're 727 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:35,680 Speaker 1: able to bring back, even though they've got to miss 728 00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:39,359 Speaker 1: at least three weeks. But Daniels is back at least 729 00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:42,439 Speaker 1: able to practice, and Morrow is back at least able 730 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:45,080 Speaker 1: to practice. We'll see if they're activated to the active 731 00:39:45,160 --> 00:39:48,799 Speaker 1: roster this week or next week or this season. But 732 00:39:48,880 --> 00:39:52,520 Speaker 1: now you've got three tight ends potentially, and then with 733 00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:56,279 Speaker 1: that defensive line with Jordan Phillips already ruled out for 734 00:39:56,440 --> 00:39:59,879 Speaker 1: this week, if Morrow is back, that gives you sick. 735 00:40:00,200 --> 00:40:03,800 Speaker 1: You do know you've got five already. And of course 736 00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:08,840 Speaker 1: that defensive line was hit real hard about midway, the 737 00:40:08,880 --> 00:40:11,879 Speaker 1: midway point of the season, and guys would come off 738 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:13,960 Speaker 1: I R and go on IR and there was so 739 00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:17,719 Speaker 1: much shuffling. But now you might be able to say 740 00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:21,960 Speaker 1: that they are at their healthiest minus Phillips. Yes, but 741 00:40:22,080 --> 00:40:25,760 Speaker 1: the healthiest they've been all season. Yeah, reinforcement for depth. 742 00:40:26,400 --> 00:40:29,759 Speaker 1: You know, I think Dryl Daniels has made strides. You know, 743 00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:34,040 Speaker 1: he does play on teams. That unbelievable catch that he 744 00:40:34,080 --> 00:40:36,400 Speaker 1: was able to, you know, take the ball from the defender, 745 00:40:36,520 --> 00:40:40,520 Speaker 1: great thrill from Kyler. But I think he's improved you know, 746 00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:42,800 Speaker 1: if they want to run you know, twelve personnel the 747 00:40:43,480 --> 00:40:46,799 Speaker 1: twenty one personnelity I mean. And then Josh is very 748 00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:49,759 Speaker 1: similar to Marcus Golden where he's just you know, he 749 00:40:49,800 --> 00:40:52,200 Speaker 1: doesn't take a playoff and so he brings energy and 750 00:40:52,760 --> 00:40:54,600 Speaker 1: you know, he's not afraid to stick his nose in 751 00:40:54,680 --> 00:40:58,080 Speaker 1: the fans. So it's really more reinforcement when it comes 752 00:40:58,080 --> 00:41:02,000 Speaker 1: to depth and you can get a better roadation. Nothing 753 00:41:02,040 --> 00:41:05,960 Speaker 1: against you know, you know, the tight ends on the 754 00:41:06,040 --> 00:41:08,839 Speaker 1: roster currently, but I think Daniels is a better fit 755 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:11,040 Speaker 1: when it comes to a blocking. Yeah, he and Max 756 00:41:11,080 --> 00:41:15,680 Speaker 1: Williams provide the protection and also a block and Dan 757 00:41:15,840 --> 00:41:19,279 Speaker 1: Arnold's more of that receiving tight end working hard to 758 00:41:19,400 --> 00:41:21,920 Speaker 1: be a better blocker. He wants to become a better blocker. 759 00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:23,919 Speaker 1: He wants to be a complete tight end. But as 760 00:41:23,920 --> 00:41:27,240 Speaker 1: far as where they all stand, Max Williams is probably 761 00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:30,600 Speaker 1: the best all around, and Daniels is ahead of Arnold 762 00:41:30,680 --> 00:41:33,760 Speaker 1: as far as blocking. But Arnold is ahead of Daniels 763 00:41:33,800 --> 00:41:37,919 Speaker 1: as far as the catching ability at that position. Yeah, 764 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:41,919 Speaker 1: and Kyler, I mean besides him maybe running the wrong 765 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:44,319 Speaker 1: route which led to a three and out or maybe 766 00:41:44,320 --> 00:41:47,920 Speaker 1: a turnover, and you know, they had words, but Kyler 767 00:41:47,960 --> 00:41:50,000 Speaker 1: does throw the ball to him, and to me, it's 768 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:52,520 Speaker 1: that quick pop pass, you know, like if he's getting 769 00:41:52,560 --> 00:41:55,799 Speaker 1: rushed and he's got be a body to basically break 770 00:41:55,800 --> 00:41:59,160 Speaker 1: a tackle. So I like that where you from one 771 00:41:59,200 --> 00:42:02,560 Speaker 1: to three, you're comfortable putting all three of those guys 772 00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:04,960 Speaker 1: in the game at any point. So we'll keep an 773 00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:07,760 Speaker 1: eye on Daniels and also keep an eye on Morrow 774 00:42:07,840 --> 00:42:11,680 Speaker 1: as far as they get activated ahead of Sunday's contest. 775 00:42:11,840 --> 00:42:16,520 Speaker 1: One other notes, you have until tomorrow, December seventeenth, Bird 776 00:42:16,600 --> 00:42:19,879 Speaker 1: Gang to vote for your favorite Cardinal to the Pro 777 00:42:19,960 --> 00:42:24,520 Speaker 1: Bowl NFL dot Com Slash Pro Bowl Vote. The twenty 778 00:42:24,560 --> 00:42:28,480 Speaker 1: twenty one Pro Bowl will be virtual this season thanks 779 00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:31,560 Speaker 1: to EA Sports Madden NFL twenty one, but it does 780 00:42:31,600 --> 00:42:34,560 Speaker 1: still count as far as a player saying yes, I 781 00:42:34,680 --> 00:42:38,080 Speaker 1: was a Pro Bowler in twenty twenty and voting by 782 00:42:38,080 --> 00:42:41,400 Speaker 1: the fans before the players and coaches have their say 783 00:42:41,640 --> 00:42:45,760 Speaker 1: runs through December seventeenth. Again, it's NFL dot Com Slash 784 00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:49,960 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl Vote, all right, and once again give Cardinal 785 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:53,200 Speaker 1: fans a ton of credit because in previous years they're 786 00:42:53,200 --> 00:42:55,480 Speaker 1: always wondering, how come we don't see our guys on 787 00:42:55,520 --> 00:42:58,560 Speaker 1: the list, and maybe some of the Texans voted for hopkinsunos, 788 00:42:58,600 --> 00:43:02,240 Speaker 1: I mean probably just in spite Bill O'Brien, thank you anyways, 789 00:43:02,960 --> 00:43:04,600 Speaker 1: but they did really did a good job. And then 790 00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:07,040 Speaker 1: sixty six percent. Now not to put you on the 791 00:43:07,080 --> 00:43:11,759 Speaker 1: spot over under on Pro Bowl players? Do you want 792 00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:14,399 Speaker 1: to go three and a half? As far as who 793 00:43:14,440 --> 00:43:18,360 Speaker 1: makes the initial list, DeAndre Hopkins will make the initial list. 794 00:43:18,440 --> 00:43:22,000 Speaker 1: My thinking is Buddha Baker will make the initial list. 795 00:43:22,040 --> 00:43:25,560 Speaker 1: They both lead their respective positions. As far as fan 796 00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:28,200 Speaker 1: voting is concerned, three and a half would be a 797 00:43:28,200 --> 00:43:31,440 Speaker 1: good over under. I might have to lean towards the 798 00:43:31,680 --> 00:43:34,920 Speaker 1: under right now. And then what about Humphreys, Well that 799 00:43:34,920 --> 00:43:38,919 Speaker 1: would be three, okay, and then you need to get 800 00:43:39,000 --> 00:43:42,800 Speaker 1: one more in there. Three is a good number. Four 801 00:43:42,840 --> 00:43:45,719 Speaker 1: I think you'd like to see. I just don't know. 802 00:43:46,520 --> 00:43:48,640 Speaker 1: The other thing you might not have this year is 803 00:43:48,920 --> 00:43:51,560 Speaker 1: because it's virtual, You're not gonna have a bunch of 804 00:43:51,560 --> 00:43:53,480 Speaker 1: guys dropping out. The only way you can get a 805 00:43:53,520 --> 00:43:56,520 Speaker 1: replacement is if and I don't know this for a fact, 806 00:43:56,520 --> 00:43:59,240 Speaker 1: but I'm guessing if you make it to the Super Bowl. 807 00:43:59,360 --> 00:44:03,239 Speaker 1: Obviously you can't quote unquote play in this virtual game. 808 00:44:03,320 --> 00:44:07,160 Speaker 1: So would that be a replacement? Would that be the 809 00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:10,920 Speaker 1: only replacement here for this Pro Bowl in January? Well, 810 00:44:11,320 --> 00:44:14,880 Speaker 1: I was gonna say Murray. I mean, I think players 811 00:44:14,920 --> 00:44:17,360 Speaker 1: and coaches are going to give them votes. Murray could 812 00:44:17,400 --> 00:44:21,600 Speaker 1: be that next guy. You know. Obviously Peugh's had a 813 00:44:21,600 --> 00:44:24,759 Speaker 1: good year, but you're you're talking about, you know, right now, 814 00:44:24,760 --> 00:44:28,400 Speaker 1: a seven win team, So you know, I don't I 815 00:44:28,440 --> 00:44:32,080 Speaker 1: don't know how that Talli's up where, you know. I 816 00:44:32,120 --> 00:44:35,520 Speaker 1: look at New Orleans and their left tackle Armstead and 817 00:44:35,760 --> 00:44:37,880 Speaker 1: boyd he get abused in that game against the Eagles. 818 00:44:37,920 --> 00:44:40,680 Speaker 1: I mean, there's a lot of good left tackles in 819 00:44:40,719 --> 00:44:46,240 Speaker 1: the NFC lot NFL dot com slash Pro Bowl votes, 820 00:44:46,480 --> 00:44:50,480 Speaker 1: and you can do that now through December seventeenth. On 821 00:44:50,520 --> 00:44:52,840 Speaker 1: that note, we will put a lid on this edition 822 00:44:52,960 --> 00:44:56,120 Speaker 1: of Cardinals Covered two, presented by Hyunday, proud partner of 823 00:44:56,160 --> 00:44:59,640 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals. As always, special thanks to our executive 824 00:44:59,640 --> 00:45:02,960 Speaker 1: producer Jim momahndro or Mike Jarecki. I'm Craig Riel lou. 825 00:45:03,120 --> 00:45:05,919 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you next time you're on Cardinals Cover two.