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Hand by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. 0:00:36.159 --> 0:00:40.120 Visit Hazycardinals dot com, Slash podcasts. 0:00:39.600 --> 0:00:47.360 The Red Seeds Rising Up, timperturizing vision, flurring Rage, Take you. 0:00:47.640 --> 0:00:51.640 Ober, Here's Paul Calvic Abready, I'm one hundred percent ready. 0:00:51.760 --> 0:00:53.080 I'm telling you abready. 0:00:53.200 --> 0:00:54.360 And Ron Wilf Sleep. 0:00:54.480 --> 0:00:56.440 It doesn't get any better than that. 0:00:57.840 --> 0:00:59.040 Leash the fjord. 0:01:00.560 --> 0:01:05.720 The players refer to it as heavy air. We're talking 0:01:05.720 --> 0:01:09.759 about record Minnesota heat ninety eight degrees, an all time 0:01:09.800 --> 0:01:12.720 record for the date, combined with about a sixty percent 0:01:12.880 --> 0:01:17.040 due point. Basically, take Arizona heat combining with Florida humidity, 0:01:17.160 --> 0:01:19.520 and that's what you have during the joint practices. But 0:01:19.920 --> 0:01:23.760 that's not the only reason the air is heavy here 0:01:23.800 --> 0:01:30.280 in Minnesota, the weight of expectations unfulfilled and the realization 0:01:30.680 --> 0:01:35.360 that with new decision makers there are truly no allegiances. 0:01:36.040 --> 0:01:38.760 It is the big Red Rage presented by santan Ford 0:01:38.840 --> 0:01:42.480 in Gilbert. We are santan Ford, Paul calvic Ron Wolfley, 0:01:42.560 --> 0:01:45.800 soon to be joined by tight End Jeff Swain looking 0:01:45.840 --> 0:01:49.480 forward to that. But wolf we have news times too 0:01:49.840 --> 0:01:52.840 on this fateful Thursday for a couple members of the 0:01:52.960 --> 0:01:55.080 twoenty twenty draft class. 0:01:55.320 --> 0:01:57.840 You know, Paul, you are no allegiances. You've been all 0:01:57.880 --> 0:02:01.080 over this from the very beginning of training talking about 0:02:01.080 --> 0:02:04.960 that no allegiances right now, and I think you're right 0:02:05.000 --> 0:02:08.320 on that. In regard to this new culture that is 0:02:08.360 --> 0:02:12.240 being established here for the Arizona Cardinals. In this new culture, 0:02:12.320 --> 0:02:16.000 I call it PADS, Polly, you know that physicality and 0:02:16.160 --> 0:02:21.200 accountability and discipline and being smart. I think PADS is 0:02:22.240 --> 0:02:25.880 the culture. This is my own new culture that I'm 0:02:25.919 --> 0:02:29.640 observing the Arizona Cardinals, right And they're pulling every player 0:02:30.120 --> 0:02:35.440 through that prism of being accountable, being disciplined, being physical. 0:02:36.080 --> 0:02:42.160 And if you don't fit that culture schematically or culturally, 0:02:42.840 --> 0:02:44.640 you're going to have a hard time here, and I 0:02:44.639 --> 0:02:46.359 think we're seeing that right now. 0:02:47.040 --> 0:02:51.160 The word fit most definitely applies to Isaiah Simmons in 0:02:51.200 --> 0:02:54.280 more than one way, especially when it comes to this scheme. 0:02:54.919 --> 0:02:58.000 Where did he fit? What position is he best at? 0:02:58.120 --> 0:02:58.880 In the NFL? 0:02:59.000 --> 0:02:59.600 An elite? 0:02:59.680 --> 0:03:03.079 At elite, the measurables are off the chart. There was 0:03:03.120 --> 0:03:05.400 a reason to he was the eighth pick overall in 0:03:05.440 --> 0:03:09.160 twenty twenty, but where would he play? Where do you 0:03:09.240 --> 0:03:12.079 best utilize his skill set? There's a reason that his 0:03:12.200 --> 0:03:15.440 fifth year option was not picked up. Earlier this offseason 0:03:15.560 --> 0:03:18.880 and earlier today he was traded to the New York 0:03:18.919 --> 0:03:21.120 Giants for a seventh round pick. And you talk about 0:03:21.120 --> 0:03:24.799 being accountable. Mania Austin Fort, the New GM was right 0:03:24.840 --> 0:03:28.160 there meeting the media and he was asked in particular 0:03:28.160 --> 0:03:31.200 if the Isaiah Simmons trade was performance related. 0:03:31.480 --> 0:03:33.840 Those are all these considerations that come into play. And 0:03:34.280 --> 0:03:36.560 you know, we've had a month of training camp now 0:03:36.800 --> 0:03:39.920 in the two games, and you know, hey, there's everybody 0:03:39.960 --> 0:03:43.120 in our team. There could have been better performances for everybody. 0:03:43.160 --> 0:03:44.400 There could have been you know, some guys did some 0:03:44.400 --> 0:03:46.200 good things, some guys do some bad things. So you know, 0:03:46.280 --> 0:03:48.640 really it just came down to the opportunity, you know, 0:03:48.680 --> 0:03:50.160 and where we were at with the team, we thought 0:03:50.160 --> 0:03:50.320 it was. 0:03:50.280 --> 0:03:50.760 The right move. 0:03:51.400 --> 0:03:53.280 He went on to say to the media, Manti Austin 0:03:53.360 --> 0:03:55.760 Fort quote, we always tell the team that it doesn't 0:03:55.800 --> 0:03:58.480 matter how you got here, it's about what you do 0:03:58.600 --> 0:04:01.040 for the team now. And then, when he was asked 0:04:01.040 --> 0:04:04.200 about whether this was partially intended to send a message, 0:04:04.240 --> 0:04:06.600 you said, no, that wasn't part of it. But Wolf, 0:04:06.600 --> 0:04:09.080 you spent ten years in a locker room. It definitely 0:04:09.120 --> 0:04:10.320 sends a message, does it not. 0:04:10.560 --> 0:04:12.600 Yeah, whether or not he meant to do it, it 0:04:12.640 --> 0:04:16.040 really doesn't matter. I'll guarantee you right now. It sent 0:04:16.120 --> 0:04:19.359 a message inside of that locker room, understanding that this 0:04:19.560 --> 0:04:24.680 was the number eight player overall, number eight player overall 0:04:25.120 --> 0:04:28.600 just a few years ago. So once again, it does 0:04:28.760 --> 0:04:33.320 send a message to that locker room. And again, mantiasin Fort, 0:04:33.720 --> 0:04:36.440 I'm sure didn't mean to send a message to the 0:04:36.440 --> 0:04:41.280 locker room, but everybody inside that locker room understands that. Listen, 0:04:41.320 --> 0:04:45.200 you better play with intent, you better play with physicality, 0:04:45.240 --> 0:04:48.480 and you better be accountable. You better be all of 0:04:48.520 --> 0:04:51.280 those things. And if you're not, you're not gonna be 0:04:51.360 --> 0:04:54.480 brought in here. You gonna You're not gonna go out 0:04:54.520 --> 0:04:59.200 and bring some college kid into your organization that doesn't 0:04:59.240 --> 0:05:02.159 have those quot You're not gonna do it. This is 0:05:02.200 --> 0:05:06.880 the culture that is being established here and dogma is 0:05:06.920 --> 0:05:10.000 what is at the core of it. Belief and you 0:05:10.040 --> 0:05:13.120 can see that with Jag and Mani in the team 0:05:13.160 --> 0:05:14.279 they're building. 0:05:14.880 --> 0:05:17.040 When you talk about building a team. We're gonna get 0:05:17.080 --> 0:05:19.880 into these trades in depth coming up here on the 0:05:19.920 --> 0:05:22.440 Big Red Rage presented by santan Ford and Gilbert Effect. 0:05:22.480 --> 0:05:24.600 It will take us a moment just to tabulate all 0:05:24.640 --> 0:05:27.159 the draft picks the Cardinals have in the twenty twenty 0:05:27.160 --> 0:05:30.640 four draft. It's stunning at this point because you know what, 0:05:30.760 --> 0:05:33.279 later in the day, they took Josh Jones, a seventh 0:05:33.320 --> 0:05:35.680 round pick, traded him to the Houston Texas, and returned 0:05:35.680 --> 0:05:38.159 for a fifth round pick, yet another member of the 0:05:38.160 --> 0:05:41.040 twenty twenty draft class. And as I mentioned, we'll get 0:05:41.040 --> 0:05:43.000 into all that in depth a little bit later. But 0:05:43.080 --> 0:05:46.480 here we are in Minnesota, two joint practices. Let's just 0:05:46.520 --> 0:05:49.880 say today was better than yesterday. Let's just say, speaking 0:05:49.880 --> 0:05:53.080 of accountability, the players heard about yesterday and now the 0:05:53.080 --> 0:05:56.440 coaches wanted a better effort as a follow up and 0:05:56.640 --> 0:05:59.279 Greg Dorche he was asked about that today. 0:06:00.120 --> 0:06:03.200 Problem coaches got on our ass and we came out 0:06:03.200 --> 0:06:06.039 and re responded, and that's what good teams do, and 0:06:06.080 --> 0:06:07.720 we have to just build off of his practice and 0:06:08.200 --> 0:06:08.880 try to do it again. 0:06:09.440 --> 0:06:11.320 Yeah, he wasn't the only one, Zavi and Collins told 0:06:11.320 --> 0:06:13.880 the media afterwards. He said, quote, we were challenged yesterday. 0:06:14.000 --> 0:06:16.680 We kind of came out let some outside factors affect 0:06:16.760 --> 0:06:21.640 us that we shouldn't have. Zach Pascal had mentioned, you know, yeah, 0:06:21.720 --> 0:06:24.240 there was an issue with the humidity and the heat, 0:06:24.240 --> 0:06:27.080 there's no doubt about it. But it was all part 0:06:27.120 --> 0:06:29.680 of the plan in some regards because Wolf it's that 0:06:29.839 --> 0:06:34.200 uncomfortab building right that these players are feeling, whether it's 0:06:34.240 --> 0:06:37.320 the heat and the humidity, whether it's their status on 0:06:37.400 --> 0:06:41.120 the roster. These decision makers are trying to get the 0:06:41.120 --> 0:06:43.679 best out of everyone and get them regular season ready. 0:06:43.760 --> 0:06:46.159 Yeah, something tells me that Jag got up in front 0:06:46.160 --> 0:06:49.640 of the team and lit them up. I mean lit 0:06:49.680 --> 0:06:53.040 them up in a big, big way. After Wednesday's practice, 0:06:53.080 --> 0:06:55.960 we saw it out there. There were pre snab penalties 0:06:56.000 --> 0:06:58.760 we have not seen pre snap penalty we have not 0:06:58.960 --> 0:07:02.520 seen a plot the rah of pre snab penalties the 0:07:02.520 --> 0:07:06.240 way that we've seen in the past here and suddenly 0:07:06.320 --> 0:07:10.320 they were all over the place in Wednesday's practice and 0:07:11.000 --> 0:07:13.600 also too just getting whipped at the point of attack, 0:07:13.800 --> 0:07:18.320 physically getting whipped and especially on the offensive side of 0:07:18.440 --> 0:07:21.760 the ball. And I really thought the offense came out 0:07:21.840 --> 0:07:25.680 and totally did a one pint eighty. They were physical, 0:07:26.000 --> 0:07:29.000 they came off the ball, they were buttoned up, the 0:07:29.080 --> 0:07:32.840 mental layers were gone. There were no presnat penalties that 0:07:32.920 --> 0:07:36.000 I saw, and they were physical at the point of attack, 0:07:36.160 --> 0:07:40.280 and they had a great practice. Now listen, I will 0:07:40.320 --> 0:07:43.840 tell you, yeah, is a practice, Yes it is. And 0:07:44.560 --> 0:07:47.160 did you have a bad practice on Wednesday in a 0:07:47.200 --> 0:07:50.320 great practice on Thursday? Yes, that is the case. But 0:07:50.360 --> 0:07:53.560 if you are going into a game, that's the way 0:07:53.600 --> 0:07:56.720 I wanted to trend, Polly, where you have a great 0:07:56.800 --> 0:08:00.960 practice on Thursday. Yeah, you kind of choke on Wednesday, 0:08:01.240 --> 0:08:03.040 but had a great one on Thursday. I'll take that 0:08:03.080 --> 0:08:03.680 all day long. 0:08:03.720 --> 0:08:05.760 But at least you showed you're capable of it. It 0:08:05.800 --> 0:08:09.040 wasn't based on a lack of talent. As Josh Woods 0:08:09.040 --> 0:08:12.160 said after practice yesterday, quote, we let the weather dictate 0:08:12.200 --> 0:08:15.080 how we were attacking our work and we're gonna see 0:08:15.080 --> 0:08:18.480 on film that we weren't maximizing our effort. So some 0:08:18.520 --> 0:08:20.840 of the team leaders, a former team captain like Joshua 0:08:20.960 --> 0:08:23.120 was JG got up in front of the team. I'm 0:08:23.120 --> 0:08:25.600 sure that message was clear, because you're right, all the 0:08:25.640 --> 0:08:28.720 pre snap penalties in the first practice there were there 0:08:28.760 --> 0:08:32.800 were Minnesota defenders in the backfield. I mean constantly. There 0:08:32.840 --> 0:08:35.600 was no downfield passing attack by the Cardinals offense in 0:08:35.640 --> 0:08:38.160 that first practice, and going eleven on eleven. 0:08:38.000 --> 0:08:40.640 The point of attack was awful. All that was was 0:08:40.640 --> 0:08:41.120 no point of. 0:08:41.120 --> 0:08:44.360 Attack that was remedy today and then and then look, 0:08:44.440 --> 0:08:46.200 you're gonna get a heck of a test out of 0:08:46.200 --> 0:08:48.360 the Vikings offense as well. You got Kirk Cousins, you 0:08:48.400 --> 0:08:52.560 got justin Jefferson, you have experience offensive linemen, you have 0:08:52.600 --> 0:08:55.520 a system, they're comfortable in Kevin O'Connell from a playoff team. 0:08:55.600 --> 0:08:58.400 So well, it's all about getting ready for Week one. 0:08:58.760 --> 0:09:00.760 And everyone that I talked to read that they got 0:09:00.760 --> 0:09:02.640 a lot more out of these two practices than they 0:09:02.679 --> 0:09:05.680 would have had just practicing against each other once again 0:09:05.679 --> 0:09:06.760 at State parm Stadium. 0:09:06.840 --> 0:09:09.440 Yeah, and also to PAULI, they just got to continue. 0:09:09.440 --> 0:09:13.320 They're going to continue to build that culture. And it's 0:09:13.400 --> 0:09:17.000 not just personnel in which you build that culture, of course, 0:09:17.080 --> 0:09:20.120 it is scheme and how you go about your business. 0:09:20.160 --> 0:09:23.120 And this is what I really like, because I saw 0:09:23.200 --> 0:09:28.320 them respond respond today going out and suddenly there was 0:09:28.400 --> 0:09:31.920 thirteen personnel right from the very first team period. There 0:09:32.040 --> 0:09:35.280 was third. Don't tell me, Pauli that was by accident. 0:09:35.520 --> 0:09:39.000 I don't believe that was by accident. I believe they 0:09:39.040 --> 0:09:43.360 got lit up on Wednesday night and suddenly there's Drew Petsing. 0:09:43.400 --> 0:09:46.280 He comes out in thirteen personnel and he's like, here 0:09:46.320 --> 0:09:49.360 we go. We're going to cram the ball vertical and 0:09:49.400 --> 0:09:51.800 we're going to give you the opportunity to show us 0:09:52.160 --> 0:09:56.520 immediately that Thursday is not Wednesday, if you know what 0:09:56.559 --> 0:09:56.880 I mean. 0:09:57.440 --> 0:09:59.320 There's a reason we have a blocking tight end on 0:09:59.360 --> 0:10:01.559 this edition of The Big Red Rage. Jef Swain is 0:10:01.640 --> 0:10:05.360 joining us, coming up a little bit later. Takeaways. Who 0:10:05.480 --> 0:10:08.200 stood out? What stood out? Can I throw this out there? 0:10:09.120 --> 0:10:13.199 Clayton Tune got better over these two practices. Clayton Tune 0:10:14.120 --> 0:10:16.199 created a little bit of a buzz the fifth round, 0:10:16.240 --> 0:10:18.880 Rookie quarterback out of Houston with forty four career starts 0:10:19.000 --> 0:10:24.080 under his belt. Clayton Tune was a guy who looked 0:10:24.080 --> 0:10:27.000 comfortable running the Cardinals offense and doing it against a 0:10:27.040 --> 0:10:30.800 pretty stout Vikings defense that has a really aggressive defensive 0:10:30.840 --> 0:10:34.880 coordinator in Brian Flores. And conversely, not that I'm here 0:10:34.920 --> 0:10:37.360 to fan the flames of any sort of quarterback competition 0:10:37.440 --> 0:10:38.119 or controversy. 0:10:38.200 --> 0:10:39.920 Oh you're gonna fan the flames. 0:10:40.040 --> 0:10:42.320 Colt McCoy did not slam the door shut on the 0:10:42.320 --> 0:10:46.800 competition either. I'm really curious where this stands going into 0:10:46.800 --> 0:10:49.160 the final preseason game. As you know, I've created the 0:10:49.160 --> 0:10:53.520 hashtag let the rook cook give them three quarters against 0:10:53.520 --> 0:10:56.119 the Vikings on Saturday and then call the football doctor. 0:10:55.840 --> 0:10:57.960 In the morning. Well, yeah, you're gonna do that. I 0:10:57.960 --> 0:11:00.040 still think that Colt McCoy is going to be the 0:11:00.080 --> 0:11:02.880 starter Week one. That's just me, Paully. But we'll see 0:11:02.920 --> 0:11:05.600 how it all shakes out here. Let me just say, 0:11:05.840 --> 0:11:08.440 who did I think was impressive about there? I really 0:11:08.520 --> 0:11:11.520 like what I'm seeing from Lecky FOTWO. I like a 0:11:11.520 --> 0:11:15.400 photo gap. I like what I'm seeing from Lecky FOTU. LJ. 0:11:15.640 --> 0:11:21.720 Collier as well, Oh my goodness, he flashed bej Ojulari 0:11:22.240 --> 0:11:25.760 with a couple of really nice pass rushes and one 0:11:25.800 --> 0:11:29.320 on one right there. I also thought, too Keyante Ingram, 0:11:29.400 --> 0:11:33.080 you talk about who flashed James Connor had some nice 0:11:33.200 --> 0:11:36.760 runs today, But Keante Ingram once again a guy that 0:11:36.880 --> 0:11:41.040 I think has solidified that position of RB two right now, 0:11:41.120 --> 0:11:45.640 Greg Dorge And oh, by the way, look everyone, it's 0:11:45.679 --> 0:11:50.240 Michael Wilson. This guy continues to show up. Have you 0:11:50.320 --> 0:11:53.360 noticed that Polly continues to show up. 0:11:53.280 --> 0:11:55.000 The fact he hasn't played that much in the two 0:11:55.000 --> 0:11:58.160 preseason games, I think tells you everything. They've seen enough 0:11:58.360 --> 0:12:01.880 on Michael Wilson. They already trust him, and going against 0:12:01.920 --> 0:12:06.280 a Byron Murphy, for example, he's physical enough to body 0:12:06.280 --> 0:12:09.880 of Byron Murphy and get between an experienced quarter like 0:12:09.960 --> 0:12:12.800 Murph and the quarterback to make a contested catch, strong 0:12:12.920 --> 0:12:15.200 enough with the hands. But getting back to Lecky Fotwo, 0:12:15.360 --> 0:12:19.319 I completely agree. Arguably the Viking's best offensive lineman is 0:12:19.360 --> 0:12:24.280 their center. Garrett Bradbury and Lecky Fotwo own him repeatedly 0:12:24.360 --> 0:12:26.839 in those one on one drills, whether it was getting through, 0:12:27.800 --> 0:12:30.439 ripping the arm through, or just a flat bull rush 0:12:30.480 --> 0:12:33.120 with three hundred and thirty plus pound ucky PHO two. 0:12:33.960 --> 0:12:35.720 It was impressive to watch him. 0:12:35.800 --> 0:12:38.640 It's the light bulb going on in the shit. Well, 0:12:38.679 --> 0:12:39.000 guess what. 0:12:39.080 --> 0:12:41.560 There are two guys left from the twenty twenty draft class. 0:12:41.920 --> 0:12:44.959 So if he's motivated, maybe he looked at Josh Jones 0:12:44.960 --> 0:12:47.839 and Isaiah Simmons in his episode sixty one of the 0:12:47.880 --> 0:12:51.600 day Patch podcast. Cardinals defensive coordinator Nick rollis available now 0:12:51.640 --> 0:12:54.120 wherever you get your podcasts. We continue with a Big 0:12:54.160 --> 0:12:58.080 Red Rage from Minnesota, presented by Santan Ford in Gilbert. 0:13:02.480 --> 0:13:04.280 Big third down for the Cardinals, a minute to go 0:13:04.400 --> 0:13:06.400 here in the third third and five for the Vikings 0:13:06.400 --> 0:13:08.160 on their thirty shotguns naffed. 0:13:08.160 --> 0:13:10.360 The Cousins straight dropped back in trouble hit. 0:13:10.640 --> 0:13:14.360 The ball is pumbled, Isaiah Simmons chopped it out and 0:13:14.440 --> 0:13:16.120 Isaiah Simmons recovers it. 0:13:16.960 --> 0:13:17.920 What a play. 0:13:18.800 --> 0:13:21.120 Two plays by Isaiah Simmons. 0:13:21.120 --> 0:13:24.240 He strips the ball and then he recovers it big 0:13:24.320 --> 0:13:27.000 time by the former top ten pick. 0:13:27.320 --> 0:13:32.760 The X Factor. Isaiah Simmons came out of blitz beat 0:13:32.800 --> 0:13:36.680 his man, got his left palm and knocked the pig 0:13:37.040 --> 0:13:42.360 away from puzzins. A script sack for Isaiah Simmons. 0:13:43.600 --> 0:13:48.520 The big play wasn't the problem. It was the consistency 0:13:48.679 --> 0:13:53.280 play in and play out. Isaiah Simmons, who has all 0:13:53.320 --> 0:13:57.439 the measurables six ' four runs that four three nine forty. 0:13:58.320 --> 0:14:02.600 You see the length, and but it just never materialized 0:14:02.720 --> 0:14:05.760 into a single position where he could excel at And 0:14:05.840 --> 0:14:07.679 because of that, he is no longer a member of 0:14:07.679 --> 0:14:10.120 the Arizona Cardinals. So at least that's one of the 0:14:10.320 --> 0:14:12.920 numerous reasons as Will came back into the Big Red 0:14:13.000 --> 0:14:16.319 Rage presented by Santane Ford in Gilbert. We are santan Ford, 0:14:16.679 --> 0:14:19.440 Paul calvic Ron Wolfley in Minnesota after a couple of 0:14:19.520 --> 0:14:23.800 joint practices against the Vikings, Jeff Swain Cardinals tight end 0:14:23.840 --> 0:14:26.160 going to join us momentarily. But once again, the big 0:14:26.200 --> 0:14:29.720 news earlier today, Isaiah Simmons dealt in the New York 0:14:29.760 --> 0:14:33.000 Giants for a seventh round pick. He was in a 0:14:33.040 --> 0:14:36.000 contract year, his fifth year option was not picked up 0:14:36.040 --> 0:14:39.400 earlier in the offseason. So we'll just gauge your degree 0:14:39.400 --> 0:14:41.000 of surprise when you heard the news. 0:14:41.080 --> 0:14:43.800 Yeah, I was pretty shocked, Paul, only from the standpoint 0:14:43.880 --> 0:14:48.520 that it was a seventh round pick. Isaiah Simmons as well. 0:14:49.440 --> 0:14:51.760 We know how up and down he's been from time 0:14:51.800 --> 0:14:57.160 to time. It tells you how inconsistent Isaiah Simmons truly played. 0:14:57.640 --> 0:15:00.800 I think last year when they look at the tape 0:15:00.840 --> 0:15:03.680 and go back and watch it, I think it really 0:15:03.720 --> 0:15:07.520 shows how inconsistent he was. He flashed, There's no doubt 0:15:07.520 --> 0:15:10.400 about it. And we saw the games that he flashed. 0:15:10.440 --> 0:15:12.960 You know, you think of that Raiders game on the 0:15:13.080 --> 0:15:16.240 road where he caused the fumble, picked up the ball 0:15:16.360 --> 0:15:19.880 and suddenly there it is Byron Murphy taking it back 0:15:19.920 --> 0:15:23.240 for a touchdown. As I recall, yep, so you're you're 0:15:23.360 --> 0:15:26.120 you know again, he makes the big play, but it's 0:15:26.160 --> 0:15:30.400 the mundane play that I think you've got to look at, 0:15:30.400 --> 0:15:32.239 and I think that was his undoing. 0:15:32.400 --> 0:15:35.200 PAULI, Well, think about it. He started last season with 0:15:35.280 --> 0:15:38.120 the green dot and his helmet. He was calling the defense, 0:15:38.600 --> 0:15:40.840 but by the fourth quarter against Kansas City, that job 0:15:40.880 --> 0:15:43.760 belonged to Zavin Collins. He didn't start that Raiders game, 0:15:43.760 --> 0:15:46.600 but he finished it, literally finished the game, causing that 0:15:47.040 --> 0:15:51.800 that fumble those return for the game winning touchdown. So 0:15:52.000 --> 0:15:54.720 with all that being said, you had Isaiah Simmons who 0:15:55.640 --> 0:15:58.440 played about a half dozen different positions over the course 0:15:58.480 --> 0:16:01.960 of his Cardinals career. The highest percentage of snaps he 0:16:02.040 --> 0:16:04.760 got last year was actually at slot corner. We know 0:16:04.840 --> 0:16:08.680 he's drafted initially originally to be that weak side inside linebacker, 0:16:08.680 --> 0:16:11.720 but this year had mainly been a deep center field safety. 0:16:12.240 --> 0:16:14.600 Yeah, he was Paully, and once again, I think that 0:16:14.720 --> 0:16:17.080 is part of the problem with Isaiah Simmons. You know 0:16:17.120 --> 0:16:19.200 how I feel about this. I've been saying for the 0:16:19.280 --> 0:16:22.040 last few years that I would love to see them 0:16:22.080 --> 0:16:26.120 take Isaiah, stick them at one spot and say this 0:16:26.200 --> 0:16:29.480 is your job description right here. This is what you've 0:16:29.480 --> 0:16:32.880 got to do, A B, C and D. Isaiah, this 0:16:32.920 --> 0:16:35.560 is what you do a B, C and D. This 0:16:35.640 --> 0:16:37.880 is what you have to do. Just let him learn 0:16:38.000 --> 0:16:41.880 one position. Maybe it was a situation where they tried 0:16:41.920 --> 0:16:45.320 them out and they thought they gave him that one 0:16:45.440 --> 0:16:48.640 position spot and yet he wasn't learning it, so then 0:16:48.680 --> 0:16:51.520 they started moving. I have no idea what it was Paully, 0:16:51.840 --> 0:16:55.720 but to me right now, I think ultimately the X 0:16:55.840 --> 0:16:59.200 factor actually ended up hurting Isaiah. 0:16:58.880 --> 0:17:03.160 Simmons originally drafted what advanced Joseph saying he was drafted 0:17:03.160 --> 0:17:06.600 to cover the tight end yet against the Travis Kelcey 0:17:06.680 --> 0:17:09.440 or George Kittle that didn't work out in the cardinals favor. 0:17:10.000 --> 0:17:14.240 So there he was earlier in camp and he was asked, 0:17:14.240 --> 0:17:16.440 all right, so how did gen up playing safety? And 0:17:16.600 --> 0:17:19.000 Isaiah Simmons told the media that he told the coaches 0:17:19.040 --> 0:17:21.359 he didn't want to play linebacker. So if he doesn't 0:17:21.359 --> 0:17:23.600 want to be in the box and he wasn't good 0:17:23.600 --> 0:17:26.120 in space as a deep center field safety, what do 0:17:26.200 --> 0:17:29.960 you do well? Jonathan Gannon was asked by the media 0:17:30.119 --> 0:17:33.880 just about everything involved and how Simmons. You know, he 0:17:33.960 --> 0:17:36.480 was there, but they just didn't necessarily have a place 0:17:36.520 --> 0:17:38.120 for him on the depth chart. 0:17:38.480 --> 0:17:40.240 He did everything that we asked him to do. It's 0:17:40.320 --> 0:17:42.800 just moving forward. We feel like this is the best 0:17:42.800 --> 0:17:46.600 way that how we want to play football against other people. 0:17:46.680 --> 0:17:49.639 So we're going to try to put the best guys 0:17:49.680 --> 0:17:51.800 out there that can function and do a good job 0:17:51.840 --> 0:17:52.159 for us. 0:17:52.160 --> 0:17:53.240 And that's what we felt. 0:17:52.960 --> 0:17:55.480 Like what everybody saw in that Kansas City game. Wolf 0:17:55.520 --> 0:17:57.480 you know, we've seen it in mini camp, we saw 0:17:57.520 --> 0:18:00.919 it in training camp. Yeah, just didn't look natural. It 0:18:00.960 --> 0:18:03.800 didn't seem to have those instincts to play that safety spot. 0:18:04.080 --> 0:18:06.359 Yeah, you know what Paully, and once again they just 0:18:06.480 --> 0:18:09.880 kind of wonder about it. You know, this new regime 0:18:09.920 --> 0:18:13.639 that has come in here, they did not draft Isaiah Simmons, 0:18:13.720 --> 0:18:16.560 they did not coach Isaiah Simmons. Now all of a sudden, 0:18:17.000 --> 0:18:19.160 here they are in their first year trying to do 0:18:19.240 --> 0:18:22.439 that and establish that. It really shows how bad of 0:18:22.480 --> 0:18:27.200 a fit he was from a cultural perspective and also 0:18:27.240 --> 0:18:31.920 schematically from what they wanted schematically. And I think that 0:18:32.080 --> 0:18:35.919 ultimately is what got Isaiah Simmons right there, Just the 0:18:36.000 --> 0:18:40.000 fact that he went out there and especially the inconsistency 0:18:40.119 --> 0:18:42.560 that we have seen from time to time, and then 0:18:42.760 --> 0:18:46.800 against Kansas City in the number two preseason game, which 0:18:46.800 --> 0:18:50.440 has taken on that whole new import of preseason game 0:18:50.520 --> 0:18:53.320 number three. When there used to be four preseason games. 0:18:53.640 --> 0:18:56.000 Now all of a sudden, that preseason game number two 0:18:56.119 --> 0:18:58.920 is a big game. And he went out there and 0:18:59.240 --> 0:19:05.080 he struggled. And it wasn't just on the Bouchelle quarterback 0:19:05.160 --> 0:19:08.560 run for a touchdown. It also was on some other plays. 0:19:08.600 --> 0:19:12.640 You could see where he seemed to show a lack 0:19:12.720 --> 0:19:16.600 of effort on some plays, and I think that is 0:19:16.720 --> 0:19:20.919 one of the reasons why he also is gone because 0:19:21.000 --> 0:19:25.399 after the game there wasn't a lot of accountability there, Paul, 0:19:25.680 --> 0:19:29.600 that's just my take on that. Nobody's told me that. 0:19:29.600 --> 0:19:32.199 That's just me looking from the outside end. 0:19:32.400 --> 0:19:35.440 There's no doubt that in Week one, Washington would have 0:19:35.480 --> 0:19:38.160 targeted him. It's a game of matchups. There's no doubt 0:19:38.200 --> 0:19:41.119 they would have tried to isolate him in certain matchups. 0:19:41.520 --> 0:19:44.480 I've said before, Isaiah Simmons to me, is the nfl 0:19:44.480 --> 0:19:46.960 ink blot test. You look at him, what do you see? 0:19:47.200 --> 0:19:47.440 Yep. 0:19:47.640 --> 0:19:51.480 Different personnel evaluators see different positions. I think the one 0:19:51.560 --> 0:19:55.359 lesson is you can't just draft measurables because he checks 0:19:55.400 --> 0:19:57.720 every single box in terms of being an elite athlete. 0:19:57.880 --> 0:19:59.520 But does he have a position? 0:20:00.119 --> 0:20:03.440 You know what? I'm hoping somebody finds him a position 0:20:03.640 --> 0:20:06.480 because I love the kid. I hope he finds success 0:20:06.960 --> 0:20:09.840 in the future somewhere else. But it certainly was not 0:20:09.960 --> 0:20:10.800 happening here. 0:20:11.240 --> 0:20:15.280 And whether the decision makers know it or not, it 0:20:15.320 --> 0:20:18.560 had an impact on the players in that locker room, 0:20:18.640 --> 0:20:21.639 starting with today's practice. Fact after practice, here's what DJ 0:20:22.000 --> 0:20:24.480 Humphreys had to say about the Isaiah Simmons trade. 0:20:24.560 --> 0:20:27.600 Lighting a fire a young guy seeing it has never 0:20:27.640 --> 0:20:30.560 really even seen someone get traded, let alone a first 0:20:30.640 --> 0:20:31.840 round pick, you know what I mean. I think it 0:20:31.920 --> 0:20:33.360 definitely put a fire on a lot of those young 0:20:33.400 --> 0:20:34.160 guys that I got. 0:20:34.320 --> 0:20:34.359 Me. 0:20:34.640 --> 0:20:36.879 That's something that I already knew was a part of 0:20:36.880 --> 0:20:39.879 the business. Obviously, I hate to see my guyasay go. 0:20:40.200 --> 0:20:41.520 I hate to see him leave. I know he'll go 0:20:41.560 --> 0:20:43.440 to New York and figure things out and get a 0:20:43.480 --> 0:20:44.240 roll to for his carrit. 0:20:45.040 --> 0:20:46.840 You know what's amazing, two Wolf is that when he 0:20:46.880 --> 0:20:49.879 was originally drafted, are really our only question at the 0:20:49.920 --> 0:20:53.199 time was was he going to be physical enough? Was 0:20:53.200 --> 0:20:57.040 he capable and willing? Yeah, of tackling that was never 0:20:57.119 --> 0:21:00.440 really a question problem. He was physical, he was agressive. 0:21:00.960 --> 0:21:04.600 He just couldn't do it. He couldn't do it consistently though, Paully, 0:21:04.920 --> 0:21:06.240