1 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: Welcome Bird Gang. On today's show, Paul Calbaci joins me 2 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:09,239 Speaker 1: to break down Sunday's game against Patrick Mahomes and the 3 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs. Yes, the Chiefs offense is very good. 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: The defense that side of the ball may have as 5 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 1: many questions as the Cardinals defense. But first we celebrate 6 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:23,599 Speaker 1: opening nights in the NFL. It's Cardinals Cover two, episode 7 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: five eighty eight, and it starts now. Welcome to Cardinals 8 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: Cover two. Hitting the backfield and down he goes for 9 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: a loss. J. J. Watt nailed it. Cardinals Cover two 10 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: is presented by Hun Day, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals, 11 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:46,160 Speaker 1: and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit acy Cardinals dot com 12 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: Slash podcasts. He's at the ten half of five. Yes, 13 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: in again so for Harry Magic. Whoa, here's Craig Grielou. 14 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,080 Speaker 1: Not that we get into the habits of celebrating and 15 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: other team's misfortunes or in this case, Paul defeats, although 16 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: I'll say this though I was not disappointed. In fact, 17 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: there might have been a little cheering privately on what 18 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: I witnessed Thursday Nights and the Bills shutting out the 19 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: Rams in the second half on the way to a 20 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: thirty one to ten opening night wind down, Go the Rams. 21 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:26,679 Speaker 1: We could all say it. It reminded me of Week 22 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: four last year, did or not? I guess it did 23 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: physically dominated in that game by the Buffalo Bills. And 24 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: what did we talk about this all season? You couldn't 25 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 1: go ahead and we can say, O, b J this, 26 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: and uh, you know Darius Williams that, and they added 27 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: Bobby Wagner and here comes Alan Robinson. Proved to me 28 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: that the loss of Andrew Whitworth doesn't destabilize that offensive line, 29 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: and it looked like a liability, did it not? Joseph 30 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: note boom and left tackle is not Andrew Whitworth, And 31 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: I get it. The Bill front is awesome, and the 32 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: addition of von Miller looks ridiculous. The subtraction from the Rams, 33 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: the addition to the Bills. Obviously that was a big 34 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: difference in the game. But if you're telling me that 35 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: they have gone back to the state of the old 36 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 1: line before Andrew Whitworth, back in the days when Jared Goff, 37 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 1: which wasn't that long ago, was a crash test dummy, 38 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: then the Rams are going to have issues all season long. Look, 39 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: it was one game and I'm not making a long 40 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: term prediction about the rest of the season. Same way 41 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: with Cardinals and Chiefs on Sunday. But to your point, 42 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford sacked seven times ouch one and a half times, 43 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: by the way by Jordan Phillips, who I think on 44 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 1: Thursday night'd had more production in one single game with 45 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: the Bills than he did in two years with the 46 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals. That was an no compreendo, it really was. 47 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: I mean, he had a season's worth of production in 48 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: the first half based on his two years with the Cardinals. 49 00:02:55,919 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 1: I honestly i'd love to know what was the disconnect 50 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 1: for Jordan Phillips in a Cardinals uniform. I don't think 51 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:08,119 Speaker 1: we'll ever know. We we do know he got very 52 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: well paid, and as we've also said in the offseason, 53 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: I think it was a big reason the Cardinals didn't 54 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: spend big in free agency this year because they got 55 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 1: burned Alt Grande with that expenditure on Jordan Phillips that 56 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: never had return on investment. There was zero ROI with 57 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: Jordan Phillips, and I think because of that, the Cardinals 58 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: treaded lightly this passed off season. Well, the big dollars 59 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: were spent on resigning a zach Ertz, a James Conner, 60 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: the known versus the unknown. We heard that from general 61 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: manager Steve kN Now on the outside. Fans don't like it. 62 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: They liked the new toy. But sometimes the toy that 63 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: you have is just as good, if not better than 64 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: what is out on the street or on the analogy 65 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: in the market. And before we get into week one, 66 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 1: one quick reminder that the Cardinals did the analytics, they 67 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: did the research, and they crunched the numbers on the 68 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: investment into free agents NFL free agents to get eight 69 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: figures of more and it was not great. I mean, 70 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: the percentage of return was like one fifth where you 71 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: would consider it worth the investment. So based on those numbers, 72 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: or the lack thereof in terms of putting big money 73 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: into free agents, the Cardinals win a different direction this offseason. 74 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,279 Speaker 1: Now we'll see, we'll see how it pays off because 75 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:17,919 Speaker 1: a lot has been made, how much they've spent on 76 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:20,840 Speaker 1: the offense versus how little they've spent on the defense. 77 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: And you get Patrick Mahomes here in week one. So 78 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: once again that that factoid could be in the crosshairs 79 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: to start this season. Well, let's get into it. Cardinals 80 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: and Chiefs coming up on Sunday one twenty five is 81 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 1: the kickoff eight thirty am. Pregame coverage begins, and yes 82 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:42,479 Speaker 1: it is the marquee game on Sunday, not talking about 83 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: Sunday Night, but Sunday when you have the number one 84 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 1: crew Tony Romo, Jim Nance and company for CBS will 85 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,359 Speaker 1: be in attendance. Of course, I always tell everyone if 86 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: you're if you can't make it to State Farm Stadium, 87 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: then what you do is you sit in front of 88 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: the television and you got the television on, but you 89 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: turn the sound down and then you power on ARS 90 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,159 Speaker 1: on a Cardinals radio network and listen to Dave, pash, 91 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: Ron Wilfley and yours truly, Paul Calves. That's right, and 92 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:08,599 Speaker 1: there's a lot to watch. There's a lot to listen to. 93 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: I mean we got storylines everywhere, not just the two quarterbacks, 94 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 1: Kyler against Mahomes, but obviously Holmes against his former college 95 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: head coach. You have a lot of similar questions on 96 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 1: either side of the ball. Can either team generate a 97 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: pass rush? What does each offense look like minus it's 98 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: number one receiver from a year ago. Tyreek Hill has 99 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 1: gone forever. De Hop is gone for the first six games. 100 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 1: I mean, where do you want to start in this one, 101 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:37,040 Speaker 1: gree because yeah, there's a and you know what, people 102 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: are going to be streaming into the bed MGM Sports 103 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 1: Book for the first time alongside the great Lawn. I 104 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: was out there the other day in the debut event 105 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: featuring a lot of luminaries that delivers. So look, you 106 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: know what, if sports is entertainment, sports just got a 107 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:55,160 Speaker 1: lot more entertaining with the opening of that venue out 108 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 1: at State Farm Stadium. I'm gonna have to start calling 109 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 1: you poly mc pauly parlay. Although prohibited, it's only for 110 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: sporting purposes financial you got the hall pass to walk 111 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 1: into that building and I don't have that. So I'm 112 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 1: not even going to attempt never again because see I 113 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:14,840 Speaker 1: was working. I was it was a working that's that's 114 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: a provision upon which you can walk in and I 115 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: can be PAULI prop bet but no longer. All right. 116 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: You asked the question here on Cardinals cover two Present 117 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:24,599 Speaker 1: to buy Hunday, probably partner of the Arizona Cardinals. Where 118 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 1: do we want to begin when we talk about Chiefs 119 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: and Cardinals, the easy is going to the offense. But 120 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: let's talk about the defense and when we talk about it, 121 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 1: because you brought it up the pass rush. How about 122 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: this Nuggets that broke on Friday. According to ESPN's Field Yates, 123 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: Marcus Golden, who returned to practice on Thursday for the 124 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,599 Speaker 1: first time since August, first on the practice field again 125 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: on Friday. And oh also, according to field Yates, got 126 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: a one year contract extension worth up to six and 127 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,359 Speaker 1: a half million dollars. So the junkyard dog not only 128 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:02,039 Speaker 1: is healthy quote unquote, I think not sure, but he 129 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: is certainly well paid and happy and good to have 130 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: number forty four on the field Sunday. Yeah, and not 131 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: a regular season game too soon. So okay, if you 132 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: just dismiss the preseason, which we all largely do to 133 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: a large degree these days, you're just trying to figure 134 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: out who is available and in uniform week one, So 135 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: forty four is going to be there, how many reps 136 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 1: and what capacity. We'll find out. But I do think 137 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: the Cardinals have an underrated rotation of edge rushers. We'll 138 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: see minus a Hall of Famer like Chandler Jones, you 139 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 1: never know, but Marcus Golden has been there and done 140 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: that with a trio of double digit sack seasons, including 141 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: last year. If you're looking for a guy who might 142 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: be more motivated than anyone on the field, Devon Knard. 143 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: I'm telling you I had a chance to talking a 144 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 1: little bit in locker room. He's coming with an edge, 145 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: and he's coming with something to prove, and so I 146 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: am really intrigued to watch forty two Devon Kennard. And 147 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: then of course we know about Victor d Mukage. I mean, 148 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: he really redefined his body and redefined his game, and 149 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 1: he made a huge step from week from his first 150 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: season to this year. It looked legit. The explosion off 151 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: the edge, you know, he's stout in setting the run. 152 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: And then as Dennis Gardeck, a lot of people think 153 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: nobody looked better than Dennis Gardeck during Cardinals camp. And 154 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: so his explosion and now he's a problem for tackles, 155 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: I'm really curious to see because as every single guy 156 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: in that locker room and on that defense advance Joseph included, 157 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: has cited, they're not going to beat Patrick Mahomes unless 158 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 1: they get to Patrick Mahomes, And how do you get 159 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: to Patrick Mahomes. How do you manufacture that pass rush? 160 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: Can you do it with just four or do you 161 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: have to bring someone else? I maybe in Isaiah Simmons, 162 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: Zavian Collins, Buddha Baker, who likes to rush from the 163 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:50,960 Speaker 1: outside just to kind of give Mahomes a different look, 164 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: not that he hasn't seen everything already, but to get 165 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: his eyes shifting in different places and make sure he's okay. 166 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 1: I would say make him uncomfortable. But this is a 167 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: quarterback Paul that can look very comfortable and uncomfortable situations. 168 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 1: He uses that his scrambling ability not so much to 169 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: gain yards but to buy time for his pass catchers. 170 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: Much more athletic than I think most people give him 171 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: credit for. All the Cardinals dbs talk about that stained 172 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 1: plaster to your receiver, which means you got to stay 173 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: in the hip pocket until Patrick Mahomes goes down. And 174 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 1: even when he's going down, sometimes he'll get off those 175 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: sidearm throws and the other off platform throws that he's 176 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: able to make. There are circumstances where a typical quarterback 177 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 1: is going down he has no chance to make a completion. 178 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: That's not the case with Patrick Mahomes and those baseball 179 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: arm angles. And I've told the story and I'll tell 180 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:44,679 Speaker 1: it again. It was Kyler's rookie years after the first 181 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: big mandatory minicamp practice, and Patrick Peterson came to his 182 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: locker and he kind of dropped his helme and his head. Man, 183 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: these baseball quarterbacks are killing me. And he cited Mahomes, 184 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson, and now Kyler Murray. And there's just something 185 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 1: about their ability to get off passes. When you think 186 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: there's no that the play has come to an end, 187 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: you've got to think again a lot. So that is 188 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 1: a big question, not only in this game, but I 189 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 1: think all season long. Can the Cardinals get to the 190 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: quarterback rushing for because you saw what it did for 191 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: the Bill's defense on Thursday night and how they were 192 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 1: able to get to Matthew Stafford and only rush for 193 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: and then vance Joseph the ability to dial it up 194 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 1: in the secondary, and I think it's just me surmising 195 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: that a big key to this game will be the 196 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 1: fact the Cardinals, I think, will stick with a strict 197 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 1: rotation of experienced players on that defense so they can 198 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 1: snap into different coverages in disguise things. The Chiefs meanwhile, 199 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: have a lot of new names and faces in their 200 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: secondary I mean, how complex can they get against Kyler 201 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: Murray and not risk a missed assignment or mental error 202 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: in week one? So I think Vans Joseph has virtually 203 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 1: everything at his disposal. And if you go back to 204 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 1: the Tennessee win last year, big win, dominant win, and 205 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 1: what Cliff Kingsbury said after that game, and I quote 206 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: VJ put together a real masterpiece end quote about the 207 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 1: game plan. It makes me wonder what he has in 208 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: store for Patrick Mahomes in this one, because he's sort 209 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: of had a quiet confidence about him, although maybe that 210 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 1: had to do with the fact that he had no 211 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 1: voice in talking to the media this week Vans Joseph 212 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 1: meaning he was doing a lot of yelling perhaps on 213 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: the football field during the week of practice. But to 214 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 1: your point, if we anticipate Davon Kinard getting elevated from 215 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:24,719 Speaker 1: the practice squad of the active roster, Kingsbury said as much, 216 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 1: Vans Joseph said as much. We're just waiting for that 217 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 1: official release from the Arizona Cardinals. Maybe we don't see 218 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 1: as much. Cameron Thomas, my J. Sanders, or the snap 219 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 1: counts are limited because you want to ease them in 220 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:43,319 Speaker 1: and maybe this is not the best matchup quarterback wise. 221 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 1: And don't forget the Chiefs offensive line. That is a 222 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 1: unit that doesn't get nearly enough credit. But looking at 223 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 1: all of the metrics if you want to know hashtag 224 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 1: no math, Sorry Paul, but everyone that predicts run rates, 225 00:11:56,240 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 1: pass blocking grades, they have the Chiefs as the number 226 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 1: one offensive line going into this season. Wow, I did 227 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 1: not know that. And I'll say this much. Andy Reid 228 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 1: one of the best to ever do it, and eight 229 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:13,439 Speaker 1: and one in season openers as the head coach of 230 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 1: Kansas City. If there's a matchup that he thinks a 231 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 1: lot it's a liability, he'll target it. Not unlike what 232 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 1: happened in Isaiah Simmons and the opener two years ago 233 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: at the forty nine Ers, Raheem Morrester comes out on 234 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: the wheel route and he gone against Isaiah Simmons who 235 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: was a step slow getting to the spot in space. 236 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 1: And so you know, just like a Kyle Shanahan and 237 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: Andy Reid will test a guy like Amy J. Sanders 238 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 1: or Cameron Thomas try and get those guys in coverage 239 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:39,679 Speaker 1: for that reason. Yeah, I don't expect a lot of 240 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: snaps out on that field. If Zaven Collins is truly 241 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 1: going to be a regular in the Cardinals defense, he 242 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: will get tested. There's no doubt in my mind that 243 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes will go after Zaven Collins, either in the 244 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: run game, running straight at twenty five or putting a 245 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:57,079 Speaker 1: tight end or running back out of the backfield against 246 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: Zavan Collins and see if he can cover. So. But 247 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:04,200 Speaker 1: what's interesting is what Jalen Thompson told us in the 248 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: Big Red Rage that they've been meeting at six six 249 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: thirty in the morning, some extra homework was Zaven Collins, 250 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 1: Jalen some other team leaders on defense trying to make 251 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 1: sure he has every asset, every aspect of that playbook 252 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:19,959 Speaker 1: down that he can play and not think. I did 253 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 1: talk to a team leader in that locker room this week, 254 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: gree who said he thinks truly, legitimately that Zavian has 255 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: made big strides and that he's ready to use his 256 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 1: six foot four, two hundred and sixty pound frame and 257 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 1: be a wrecking ball on defense. And really that's the message. 258 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 1: You've got to play fast, You've got to hit the gap. 259 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:41,200 Speaker 1: That's what guys are trying to install in Zavin Collins. 260 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 1: If you see that opening, here comes a run, don't hesitate, 261 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 1: just bring it, bring your big body into the gap 262 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:51,439 Speaker 1: and just trying reek havoc and create chaos in the box. 263 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 1: And if Zavan Collins does that, that might be one 264 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 1: of the bigger takeaways win or lose on Monday, no doubt, 265 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: or even Sunday post game because Davan Collins, we know 266 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: hasn't seen the field a lot, especially late last season. 267 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:05,679 Speaker 1: But if he's on the field every single down or 268 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,199 Speaker 1: nearly every single down, that is a win for the 269 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:11,040 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals. Now, can you say the same about that 270 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:14,719 Speaker 1: Cardinals secondary going against Mahomes and Travis Kelsey and the 271 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:18,319 Speaker 1: number of different offensive weapons. Yes, there's no Tyreek Hill, 272 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: but you bring in a Juju Smith, Schuster, Mark Has, 273 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: Valdine Scandling, Drafts sky More. There are options that Patrick 274 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 1: Mahomes has that are not named Tyreek Hill. And if 275 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 1: you're the Cardinals on defense, what do you do Byron Murphy? 276 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 1: What do you do? Marco Wilson in and after that, 277 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: is Christian Matthew really your number three cornerback right now 278 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 1: as we speak here on Friday. Yes, he is speaking 279 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 1: of targeting the matchup. If the seventh round rookie Christian 280 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 1: Matthew is out there in coverage, there's no doubt Patrick 281 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 1: Mahomes will go the rookies way, no hesitation whatsoever. They 282 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 1: will test Christian Matthews. So for that reason, will he 283 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: truly be out there? I don't know. We'll find out 284 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: what happens when they inevitably go for receiver verse. I 285 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: think you're gonna see Jalen Thompson in the slot. He 286 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 1: confirmed as much on the Big Red Rage. You know, 287 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: But then what if Isaiah Simmons designed Travis Kelsey he's 288 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 1: one of those four receivers, or did they go empty 289 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 1: and ten personnel. Now that's a problem, There's no question 290 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: about it. On the other hand, if you're gonna play 291 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 1: Kansas City and every team in the NFC West will 292 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: play the AFC West, I want Kansas City in Week one. 293 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: Because Mark as Valdez Scandling missed a lot of the preseason, 294 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: missed the last couple of weeks. Juju Smith Schuster was 295 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: banged up. He didn't get a lot of reps in 296 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 1: the preseason with Patrick Mahomes. As many reps as Patrick 297 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: Mahomes played in the preseason games, and by today's standard, 298 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: he played a lot. There was a game where he 299 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 1: led a pair of twelve play scoring drives. He didn't 300 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 1: get as many reps as they wanted with some of 301 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 1: these new receivers. Sky Moore as a rookie, he's not 302 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 1: a big guy. He almost looks more like a running back. 303 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 1: So we'll see what the learning curve is for the 304 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 1: rookie out of the gates. I just wonder what sort 305 00:15:58,000 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 1: of sync the passing game is in for the Chief 306 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 1: from the get go, what kind of chemistry and connection 307 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: he has with the receivers. I think that's where Kyler 308 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 1: does have an advantage. He knows his receiving group a 309 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 1: lot more than maybe Mahomes does. The problem is now 310 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: without Rondale Moore. Okay, where does that leave the Cardinals exactly? 311 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: But once again, that's one of those intriguing aspects of 312 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 1: Week one. You truly don't know what's coming with Mahomes 313 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: and his preseason reps completed eighteen passes to ten different 314 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: pass catchers. Interesting, so he's spreading the ball around. I 315 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 1: don't know if you caught this earlier in the week, 316 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:36,440 Speaker 1: but he had a warning Patrick Mahomes a warning warning 317 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: too fantasy football players about trying to predict his favorite 318 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 1: receiver week to week, and perhaps maybe also a warning 319 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 1: two defensive coordinators quote. The biggest thing is there's going 320 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: to be a different player every single game that has 321 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 1: the big game. It's not going to be necessarily Tyreke 322 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: and Travis every single week where it's like one or 323 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: the other having a big game or both every single week. 324 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: It's going to be someone different. I'm sorry to all 325 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:05,639 Speaker 1: you fantasy football guys. It's interesting. I've also seen some 326 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:09,399 Speaker 1: reports out of Kansas City where for that reason, some 327 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 1: think that the Chiefs passing game will be more lethal 328 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 1: because it'll be akin to the Kurt Warner days where 329 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: I'm going through my progressions one, two, three, and four, 330 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 1: and even if the playoff game is on the line 331 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:25,360 Speaker 1: and you're the four string tight end Steven Spock, you're 332 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:28,720 Speaker 1: getting the ball if you're open. So yes, in some ways, 333 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:32,119 Speaker 1: that couldn't make for a more legit passing game. On 334 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:35,200 Speaker 1: the other hand, when you take away a Tyreek Hill 335 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,960 Speaker 1: who commands double coverage or at least bracket coverage over 336 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 1: the top and commands that sort of attention of the 337 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 1: defense and dictates the coverage the quarterback makes it easier 338 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:47,680 Speaker 1: to make your reads. We've talked about this. Could the 339 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 1: loss of a Tyreek Hill be akin to a loss 340 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 1: of DeAndre Hopkins for Kyler Murray and be debilitating to 341 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:56,639 Speaker 1: an offense to degree where you know what, it's tougher 342 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:59,240 Speaker 1: to read these coverages. Teams are more able to play 343 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 1: shell cover and keep everything underneath. And do they truly 344 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 1: have that sort of speed? Now they have him Icole Hardman, 345 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 1: Smith Schuster when he is healthy, he's a burner. MVS 346 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 1: is a burner when he's healthy. Sky More supposedly has 347 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 1: top end speed. So once again, these are a lot 348 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:18,879 Speaker 1: of unknowns as to what it's gonna look like in 349 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:23,400 Speaker 1: real action over four quarters. But you know, the Cardinals 350 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 1: think once again that if they can disguise some of 351 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: these coverage snap into some different things, and maybe if 352 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 1: they're not confusing Mahomes, maybe they can confuse the receivers 353 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 1: who remember have to adjust accordingly to different coverages, And 354 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:37,120 Speaker 1: all it takes is a little bit to throw things 355 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 1: off kilter and pay attention to where Travis Kelcey is 356 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,639 Speaker 1: lined up? Is he in a three point stance? Is 357 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:45,400 Speaker 1: he split wide? Is he in the slot? Now, I'll 358 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 1: say this about Cardinals and covering in the tight end position. 359 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:51,879 Speaker 1: What was it three years ago? Vance Joseph was asked 360 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: repeatedly weekend and week out because tight ends were burning 361 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: this defense. That has not been the case the past 362 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: two seasons. And fact, the Cardinals have one of the 363 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: better defenses against opposing tight ends each of the past 364 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 1: two seasons. Say what you want about that is in 365 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 1: the past. This is now. But it is the fourth 366 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 1: year for Vance Joseph with a lot of these players 367 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:17,920 Speaker 1: in the same scheme, and maybe that's a issue that 368 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 1: has been rectified and now it's finding out, okay, how 369 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:24,399 Speaker 1: to bring everyone else together. And it's not just stopping 370 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: the tight end, it's stopping everyone. Yeah, And you know 371 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:29,359 Speaker 1: what I think that is advantage Cardinals. I think the 372 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:32,120 Speaker 1: football IQ on the defensive side of the ball favors 373 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:35,360 Speaker 1: the Cardinals versus the Chiefs. Nick Bolton, they're inside linebackers 374 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 1: in year two he's calling their defense, so he's relatively 375 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:40,880 Speaker 1: young and inexperienced. They have a lot of new names 376 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:44,680 Speaker 1: in that secondary minus Tyron Matthew. We know the football 377 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 1: IQ and I Tyr and Matthew and what he does 378 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 1: to keep everyone align in the checks he would make 379 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 1: and he would call out the adjustments. They don't have 380 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:55,200 Speaker 1: that anymore for Kansas City. And so I tell you 381 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:59,680 Speaker 1: with Steve Spagnola's reputation their defensive coordinator for being ultra 382 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: and bringing the blitz at any time, and Kyler's ability 383 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:06,240 Speaker 1: to beat the blitz, you know, Kyler is one of 384 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:08,200 Speaker 1: those guys like a Kurt Warner. He would welcome the 385 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:11,439 Speaker 1: blitz because now it's easier to find an open receiver. 386 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 1: And his ability to get away from the rush and 387 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:18,400 Speaker 1: buy time and keep his eyes down field. That's gonna 388 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:21,160 Speaker 1: be a big key in this one. And the Cardinals 389 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: have something they haven't had, and that is some legit 390 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:26,480 Speaker 1: sub fourth three speed in Hollywood Brown. And what does 391 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: that mean? Did you see the stat Did I see 392 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:33,120 Speaker 1: this correctly? That in twenty eighteen Kyler's Heisman campaign in Oklahoma, 393 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:36,679 Speaker 1: he had eleven touchdown passes to Hollywood Brown and they 394 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: averaged fifty one yards per touchdown catch. That is just stupid. 395 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 1: That is ridiculous average fifty one yards per touchdown catch. 396 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 1: That means you most have half of those, like eighty 397 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:50,639 Speaker 1: yards or something like that. So now is that realistic 398 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:52,959 Speaker 1: in the NFL? No, But the big play I think 399 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: is going to be more present than ever just because 400 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:57,920 Speaker 1: you have Hollywood Brown in your lineup. And that's where 401 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:00,440 Speaker 1: I think a lot of the excitement for Sunday. When 402 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 1: you don't have it DeAndre Hopkins, maybe you don't have 403 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 1: a Rondel More. Now, all of a sudden, Hollywood Brown 404 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 1: becomes that much more important within this offense. And then 405 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 1: we know about the chemistry between quarterback and wide receiver. 406 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter that those two didn't play a single 407 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 1: snap in the preseason. They've been playing together since twenty 408 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 1: seventeen on the scout team at Oklahoma and that has 409 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:24,640 Speaker 1: just carried over to now teammates with the Arizona Cardinals. 410 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 1: So it would not surprise me one bit. Remember a 411 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:29,919 Speaker 1: couple of years ago when de Hot made his debut, 412 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,200 Speaker 1: what was it how many targets against San Francisco? Was 413 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 1: like fourteen or fourteen catches? Sixteen targets, teen targets? Yes, yes, 414 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 1: I would not be shocked if Hollywood Brown got a 415 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:42,159 Speaker 1: dozen targets honestly a because of the connection in the 416 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 1: chemistry and the friendship, as you know, I mean, right 417 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 1: from the get go. Greg Dortch told us after the 418 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 1: Tennessee preseason game that he noticed right away in the 419 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:51,360 Speaker 1: offseason that the two of them would look at each 420 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 1: other and make an adjustment. So they have that sort 421 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 1: of ability to sink things up instantly. So there's that, 422 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:01,719 Speaker 1: And then there's how Cardinals use their tight ends. Right 423 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 1: now they have four on the fifty three correct, correct, 424 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:08,120 Speaker 1: So all right, what does that mean? We saw zach 425 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:11,479 Speaker 1: Ertz running in the open portion of Cardinal's practice on Friday. 426 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:15,200 Speaker 1: What does that mean about his availability? Because if he 427 00:22:15,359 --> 00:22:18,639 Speaker 1: is available, you might see him flexed out. Trey McBride 428 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: is a natural pass cutcher, the Cardinals second round rookie. 429 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 1: Of course, he didn't get any targets even though he 430 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 1: played seemingly three quarters of the game against Tennessee. So 431 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 1: what does that mean? And then Max Williams and I 432 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:32,199 Speaker 1: did not see this one coming. Max Williams has been 433 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:35,200 Speaker 1: declared full go according to the head coach, so we 434 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:37,479 Speaker 1: know his ability as a dual tight end. And then 435 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:41,159 Speaker 1: Stephen Anderson, he has receiving skills and he'll be a 436 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:42,920 Speaker 1: tight end as much as he'll be an h back. 437 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:45,919 Speaker 1: What does that mean? You got to figure there's going 438 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 1: to be different personnel formations. Think about what happened last 439 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:50,680 Speaker 1: year in Tennessee in the season opener, you got the 440 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 1: Megawatt package. Yes, out of nowhere at the goal line, 441 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:55,360 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, and I was on the sideline. 442 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 1: I'm like, okay, wait a minute. Why is JJ Watt 443 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:00,400 Speaker 1: and Lecky Foe too? Why are they off the defense bench? 444 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: Why are they all the way down standing with the offenses. 445 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:06,120 Speaker 1: The Cardinals got into the red zone. Oh that's why, 446 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 1: because they're checking into the game. Interesting, they're huddling up 447 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:13,159 Speaker 1: with Kyler Murray and here comes the Megawatt package. What 448 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: does Cliff Kingsbury have in store for a season opener? 449 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: You know, there's something he's been sitting on for several 450 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 1: months that he saw on some sort of college film 451 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: from D three back in March when he's watching Hugh 452 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 1: Freeze and Liberty or something ridiculous. You know there's something coming. 453 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:30,159 Speaker 1: That was the only time, by the way, that we 454 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:33,880 Speaker 1: saw the Megawatt package all season long was that Week one. 455 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:36,919 Speaker 1: And it's funny because I can't remember who was miked up, 456 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:41,160 Speaker 1: but cameras and the microphones caught JJ Watt, DJ Humphries 457 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: and like he fotso on the sideline? What and foto 458 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 1: didn't even know where the play was going because everyone 459 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:50,920 Speaker 1: looked that direction and Kyler said, nope, I'm going to 460 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: the right. And I still wonder, I think that's unanswered. 461 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:57,119 Speaker 1: Was there an actual run play called? And was Kyler 462 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:59,640 Speaker 1: supposed to hand the ball off? Was it a zone read? 463 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 1: Did he just pull it on his own once he 464 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:05,200 Speaker 1: noticed everyone flowing left so he went right. I don't 465 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 1: think we ever really got an answer to that one exactly. 466 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:12,200 Speaker 1: But speaking to JJ Watt, I mean talking to a 467 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:14,400 Speaker 1: couple of guys in the locker room. You know, if 468 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:17,760 Speaker 1: he can play, he really is a difference maker, There's 469 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:20,399 Speaker 1: no question about it. So if ninety nine can be 470 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 1: paired up with ninety four. Because there was a moment 471 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 1: in Cliff Kingsbury's TV show this week, the initial airing 472 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 1: of Game Plan, Craig and I said, can you settle 473 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 1: a bet coach? Because Wolf as Andy Isabelle as the 474 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 1: most improved player from last year, I have Victor d. 475 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:39,200 Speaker 1: Mukagee and of course Cliff Kingsbury. He stuck it to 476 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:40,959 Speaker 1: both of us. He said, well, you're both wrong. Those 477 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,800 Speaker 1: are good choices, but it's really Zach Allen. Wow. He 478 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 1: picked Zach Allen as most likely to have a breakout season. 479 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,200 Speaker 1: And when you listen to Zach Allen talk about how 480 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: banged up he was last year, he was available for 481 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: most of the games and he really was a stout player, 482 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:58,399 Speaker 1: and he grated out pretty dang well as a defensive tackle. 483 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 1: But then you find out that the second half of 484 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,399 Speaker 1: the season he couldn't even walk on a Monday. The 485 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 1: ankle was so bad. He basically couldn't practice all week. 486 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 1: He maybe do some walkthrough stuff on a Friday, and 487 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,480 Speaker 1: then he'd he'd make it happen on game day. He 488 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 1: did what was necessary to do to get out under 489 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:15,240 Speaker 1: that field, and then he'd do it again the next week. Hey, 490 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:17,240 Speaker 1: I got a lot of respect for his ability to 491 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:19,680 Speaker 1: be game ready and to bring it for four quarters. 492 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: But b it makes you wonder, man, what is he 493 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:25,280 Speaker 1: capable of when he isn't flat footed? That's basically how 494 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:28,359 Speaker 1: he described the one leg where the ankle was toast 495 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 1: was I was playing flat footed. I just didn't have 496 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 1: much push on that side of my body. So, okay, 497 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:36,200 Speaker 1: keep an eye in ninety four in this game. I'm 498 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:39,400 Speaker 1: curious what he's capable of. So the head coach, disagreeing 499 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:42,920 Speaker 1: with both Paul calBC and Ron wolf Lee, was Week 500 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 1: one reality check with Wolf's most improved player, Andy Isabella. 501 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 1: I Andy, Yes, without DeAndre Hopkins, maybe without a Rondel Moore. 502 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 1: All of a sudden, how much do we see seventeen 503 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 1: and Greg Dortche now all of a two players that 504 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: were maybe on the outside looking in and then earn 505 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:07,760 Speaker 1: their way onto the roster after their performances in the preseason. 506 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:10,880 Speaker 1: Are they now going to be counted on even more 507 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:14,160 Speaker 1: because of what's happened to d hop to Rondel Moore, 508 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: Antoine Wesley on ir all of a sudden, It's okay, 509 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:21,199 Speaker 1: We've got four healthy wide receivers and two of them 510 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 1: are Andy Isabella and Greg Dorch. And you know what, 511 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:26,400 Speaker 1: if there are two guys who are a regular season ready, 512 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:30,040 Speaker 1: you gotta figure it's Dorch in Isabella. I don't think 513 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:34,399 Speaker 1: any Isabella has smiled in twenty twenty two. Honestly, I 514 00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 1: saw him a getting in the locker room this week 515 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:38,879 Speaker 1: gave him the old fist bump, no smile whatsoever. I mean, 516 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:43,160 Speaker 1: he is a locked in b can I say he's 517 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:46,480 Speaker 1: a little triggered. He's got something to prove. He's a 518 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:49,080 Speaker 1: little angry. For a receiver to play angry, you don't 519 00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:50,399 Speaker 1: hear that very often. I think of like an An 520 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:53,920 Speaker 1: Kwon Bolden, but he would flip the switch. Black Kuan 521 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:56,440 Speaker 1: would have the biggest laugh and the biggest smile in 522 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 1: the locker room during the week, but then once he 523 00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 1: went in between the white stripes, he was exactly the opposite. 524 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: He was an assassin for a receiver. I mean Andy Isabella, 525 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: he just has an edge to him. He's definitely catching 526 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 1: the ball better away from his body. So yeah, and 527 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:13,760 Speaker 1: then Greg Dortch, we've seen his ability to lock in 528 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:17,280 Speaker 1: and be a playmaker. So if it's Dorch and Andy 529 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:20,960 Speaker 1: Isabella and then in aj Green, they're really kept in 530 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:24,200 Speaker 1: bubble wrap most of August and legitimately so a decade 531 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 1: in the league and seven Pro Bowls. But you know, 532 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 1: Aj Green talks about how when he came back from 533 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:31,119 Speaker 1: COVID he was never the same last season, and so 534 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 1: and and I think he has something to prove when 535 00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:37,399 Speaker 1: I asked him early in the offseason, you feel like 536 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 1: you how much do you feel like you left out 537 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:41,200 Speaker 1: there last year? And he said a lot. And he 538 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 1: just stared me down, looking in the eye. Left a 539 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:45,200 Speaker 1: lot out there. I should have had a thousand yard 540 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:49,399 Speaker 1: receiving season. So there's another one that once again, I 541 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 1: think we're all intrigued to find out. Okay, what does 542 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:53,680 Speaker 1: year two in this system mean for aj Green? And 543 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 1: if that offensive line can keep Kyler Murray upright, give 544 00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 1: him time to look at each progression. I gotta like 545 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:04,680 Speaker 1: what I'm seeing out of this Cardinals offense versus the 546 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs secondary. They have three rookies on they're 547 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 1: too deep listed in the secondary. Yeah, their first round 548 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:16,440 Speaker 1: pick Trent McDuffie, who was linked to the Cardinals several 549 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:19,440 Speaker 1: times in mock drafts. But there's a lot of unknown. 550 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 1: If we're gonna talk about unknown, what the airs on 551 00:28:21,040 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: a Cardinal secondary? How about some unknown with the Chiefs secondary? 552 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 1: And maybe all of a sudden, Kyle the Murray looks 553 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:29,520 Speaker 1: and says, all right, A J. Green, Okay, zach Ertz, 554 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:33,359 Speaker 1: where am I gonna go? Andy Isabella greg Now, all 555 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:36,959 Speaker 1: of a sudden, Kyler Murray has the options. I can 556 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 1: just envision already Cardinals getting on the ball right away 557 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 1: and going ten personnel as they like to do, and 558 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 1: they lead the league in that, but in this case 559 00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:50,320 Speaker 1: they go ten personnel, I mean with a definite design. 560 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 1: I'm figuring out where are those rookie cornerbacks. Who are 561 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:56,560 Speaker 1: the rookie cornerbacks lined up on and until the play 562 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:59,880 Speaker 1: clock hits fifteen. Remember, Cliff Kingsbury can talk to his quarterback. 563 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:02,600 Speaker 1: So just like Sean McVay did back in the day 564 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:05,960 Speaker 1: with a young Jared Goff, Cliff Kingsbury's looking at that secondary, 565 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:08,760 Speaker 1: he's looking at coverage and he's telling Kyler Murray. You know, 566 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 1: he's calling out numbers go you know, And then we 567 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 1: know Kyler Murray, how many times last year he saw 568 00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:17,160 Speaker 1: a matchup he liked, he just bagged the play to 569 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 1: sign and just throw it directly to a guy that 570 00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:21,920 Speaker 1: he thought had a superior matchup like Aj Green. Early 571 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 1: in the year there were a number of times or 572 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 1: six foot four AJ Green was on a five foot 573 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:27,840 Speaker 1: nine corner and they said, you know what this is 574 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:29,720 Speaker 1: like Larry back in the day, you might be covered, 575 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 1: you're not covered because You're gonna get your big frame 576 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:33,520 Speaker 1: between the dB and the football and this is going 577 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 1: to be a completion in a first down. So I 578 00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 1: expect that to happen. To your point about the inexperience, 579 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:42,720 Speaker 1: and once again, how complex can the Kansas City Chiefs 580 00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:45,560 Speaker 1: get out of the gate in trying to disguise coverages. 581 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 1: It's pretty risky. Whereas I think even though the Cardinals 582 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 1: are thin, they have proven players in that secondary who 583 00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:56,280 Speaker 1: have been advanced Joseph's system for three or four years. 584 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 1: And I think that's advantaged Cardinals, just the ability to 585 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:02,400 Speaker 1: dial up different things in the football IQ that I'm 586 00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:05,680 Speaker 1: curious whether Steve Spagnola will feel comfortable doing with his 587 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:09,800 Speaker 1: inexperienced secondary. The key though, might be Rodney Hudson, Justin Pugh, 588 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:13,280 Speaker 1: Will Hernandez, make sure Chris Jones and the words of 589 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:16,800 Speaker 1: James Conner a game wrecker does not wreck this game 590 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:19,880 Speaker 1: on Sunday like we've seen and Aaron Donald do a 591 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 1: time or two and then all of a sudden, really 592 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:26,360 Speaker 1: bother Kyler Murray in the pocket. So that offensive line, Yeah, 593 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:30,640 Speaker 1: let Kyler Murray give him Jet that split second to 594 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:33,360 Speaker 1: look from left to right or right to left in 595 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:35,400 Speaker 1: order to get the ball into the hand as his playmakers. 596 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 1: We did Cardinals Underground, and Darren gave me a hard 597 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 1: time because I said, you know what, you can't let 598 00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:41,920 Speaker 1: this season pick up where last season left off, where 599 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:45,040 Speaker 1: your quarterback is rattled. And Darren said, oh, there's nothing 600 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:47,520 Speaker 1: from our game last season that carries No, it's not 601 00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:50,200 Speaker 1: the game or the momentum. There's nothing about that playoff 602 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:53,320 Speaker 1: loss in LA that's carrying over to this Sunday against 603 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:55,840 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. What I'm saying is in terms of the 604 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:59,040 Speaker 1: game plan, in terms of the game wrecker, that Chris 605 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:02,480 Speaker 1: Jones can be akin doing Aaron Donald. So if your 606 00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:05,520 Speaker 1: quarterback in Kyler Murray is either under center in the gun, 607 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:07,960 Speaker 1: doesn't matter. But if he's got half an eye in 608 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:11,240 Speaker 1: the A gap or the B gap wondering about Aaron Donald, 609 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:15,120 Speaker 1: wondering about Chris Jones, and he's leary that the Cardinals 610 00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:18,040 Speaker 1: have the ability to keep that guy blocked and keep 611 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:21,280 Speaker 1: that monster off me, then that as a tendency to 612 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 1: rattle any quarterback. And I think that was a big 613 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:27,040 Speaker 1: problem against the Rams in the playoff game is that 614 00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:30,880 Speaker 1: Kyler knew that right guard was a liability. Last season, 615 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:33,680 Speaker 1: and Aaron Donald exploited that in Week fourteen, what do 616 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 1: you have in that game? Fourteen pressures? It was stupid, right, 617 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:41,520 Speaker 1: He had a season worth of quarterback pressures literally in 618 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:44,880 Speaker 1: one game. And then so of course Kyler went into 619 00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:46,960 Speaker 1: the playoff game a little apprehensive as to whether they 620 00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:49,480 Speaker 1: had a plan or the capability the ability. They always 621 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:51,280 Speaker 1: have a plan, but do you have the ability to 622 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:54,440 Speaker 1: get a guy blocked? So this is just me, but 623 00:31:54,520 --> 00:31:56,960 Speaker 1: I think Justin Pugh, if he's healthy with that neck 624 00:31:57,000 --> 00:32:01,440 Speaker 1: injury he spent all off season, we're on just the 625 00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:05,160 Speaker 1: mechanics of left guard, and he really just talking to 626 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:07,080 Speaker 1: him on the big Red Rage feels good about where 627 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:10,000 Speaker 1: he's at in his game, especially as pass blocking. Will 628 00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:13,440 Speaker 1: her Nandez has looked really good and he's really confident. 629 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:14,960 Speaker 1: If you want to go into a game and it's 630 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,360 Speaker 1: a matter of being physical, you want to Will her Nandez. 631 00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:19,760 Speaker 1: And then we know Roddy Hudson he has proven we 632 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:22,880 Speaker 1: haven't seen uncher Rodney Hudson, so you presume he's a 633 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:25,600 Speaker 1: regular season ready. But if there's one guy sort of 634 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 1: akin to I DeAndre Hopkins who's not apt to practice 635 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:31,360 Speaker 1: but then perform on game Day. Yeah, I bet on 636 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:34,320 Speaker 1: Roddy Hudson. I'm okay. If I don't see Rodney Hudson 637 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:36,200 Speaker 1: during the week, I need to see him though on Sunday. 638 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:38,840 Speaker 1: I don't care if I don't see DeAndre Hopkins during 639 00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:40,360 Speaker 1: the week. I need to see him on side other guys. 640 00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:41,960 Speaker 1: I got to wait until week seven for d Hot 641 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:44,280 Speaker 1: for other reasons, but yeah, Rodney Hudson just might be 642 00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:48,120 Speaker 1: the key for this entire game on Sunday as far 643 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:50,959 Speaker 1: as the offense is concerned, because you know, even though 644 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:54,240 Speaker 1: Kyler and Patrick Mahomes don't have a relationship, you know 645 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:56,400 Speaker 1: Kyler would love to be able to win this game 646 00:32:56,800 --> 00:32:59,080 Speaker 1: for the head coach. So the head coach has some 647 00:32:59,240 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 1: bragging right when the Texas Tech Group chat goes on 648 00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:07,160 Speaker 1: Sunday nights and then for the next three hundred and 649 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:09,840 Speaker 1: sixty five days. There was the Patrick Mahomes quote this 650 00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:12,560 Speaker 1: week where he gave Cliff props for being a coach, 651 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:15,200 Speaker 1: for being a dad figure, for being a mentor, and 652 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:17,480 Speaker 1: then he followed up, this is Patrick Mahomes and I quote, 653 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:20,720 Speaker 1: I hope I get the win, so I'll have bragging 654 00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:22,920 Speaker 1: rights for the rest of time. The rest of the 655 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:25,880 Speaker 1: time quote. Okay, wow, there's a lot more on the 656 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:28,840 Speaker 1: line than I realized. The rest of time internity, the 657 00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:31,440 Speaker 1: outcome of this game is going to figure into eternity. 658 00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:36,080 Speaker 1: For Patrick Mahomes forgets a dinner, bets or a round 659 00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:40,320 Speaker 1: of golf. Now this is this is eternity, right, So yeah, 660 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 1: so I guess you know, and the words of Bill Murray, 661 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:44,560 Speaker 1: I guess they really are playing for keeps in this one. 662 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 1: My goodness. But back to Rodney Hudson for just a minute. 663 00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:51,840 Speaker 1: The other reason why he's so instrumental is just the 664 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:55,120 Speaker 1: football IQA Rodney Hutson the experience to be able to 665 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:59,320 Speaker 1: identify fronts and change pass protections and call out the mic. 666 00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:03,960 Speaker 1: Because Steve Spagnolah arguably is the most aggressive defensive cord 667 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:05,720 Speaker 1: in the league when it comes to bringing the blaze. 668 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:08,480 Speaker 1: It's not just second and obvious, third obvious, you know, 669 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:12,960 Speaker 1: passing situations. No, from my understanding, Steve Spagnolah will dial 670 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:15,719 Speaker 1: up the numbers and bring numbers at any moment in 671 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:18,879 Speaker 1: any time during a game. So you feel a lot better. Well, 672 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:22,319 Speaker 1: the Rodney Hudson who's seen everything, been there and done 673 00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:25,320 Speaker 1: that when it comes to front sevens and what defensive 674 00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:27,760 Speaker 1: coordinators are trying to do, and as an absolute student 675 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:30,320 Speaker 1: in the game with a lot of film work behind 676 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:32,960 Speaker 1: the scenes. So for that reason, UPE sixty one is 677 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:35,480 Speaker 1: in uniform and right there snapping the ball. I also 678 00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:38,560 Speaker 1: feel better about this stat and feel free to use 679 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:42,520 Speaker 1: this on the pregame I got my Sunday. Cardinals have 680 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:48,080 Speaker 1: won four straight home games against Andy Reid, which includes 681 00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:53,400 Speaker 1: the two thousand and eight NFC Championship game. Obviously referring 682 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:55,840 Speaker 1: to the Eagles when they were here at State Farm Stadium. 683 00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:58,040 Speaker 1: I did not realize that we're straight home games. Was 684 00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:00,399 Speaker 1: he the coach when John Brown beat the goals at 685 00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:03,440 Speaker 1: home on the big like eighty yard bomb? I believe so. Yeah, 686 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:08,560 Speaker 1: Carson palm are uncorked for John Brown. Somehow incomprehensibly got 687 00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:11,200 Speaker 1: behind the Eagles secondary with the game on the line 688 00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:13,719 Speaker 1: and the Cardinals behind on the scoreboard. I think Andy 689 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:15,839 Speaker 1: Reid was the head coach when that happened, if I'm 690 00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:17,680 Speaker 1: doing the math in my head. Although Andy Reid now 691 00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:21,440 Speaker 1: is in his tenth season with Casey, so wow, I 692 00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:23,840 Speaker 1: did not realize. So if we're going to talk about 693 00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:27,440 Speaker 1: how many Week one games Andy Reid has won and 694 00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:31,320 Speaker 1: roll and Patrick Mahomes is four and oh. Kingsbury unbeaten 695 00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:34,040 Speaker 1: in week one games. So we're let's go back and 696 00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:36,240 Speaker 1: talk about all of the stats as far as history 697 00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:38,800 Speaker 1: is concerned. Because as much as there is the positive 698 00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:40,920 Speaker 1: about the Chiefs, I can throw out positive about the 699 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:43,800 Speaker 1: Cardinals in Week one and look the Chiefs run and 700 00:35:43,840 --> 00:35:47,600 Speaker 1: season openers is mondo impressive. I mean seven straight openers, 701 00:35:47,680 --> 00:35:49,680 Speaker 1: eight and one under Andy Reid, they're five and oh 702 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:53,480 Speaker 1: on the road. Patrick Mahomes hasn't turned the ball over 703 00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:57,640 Speaker 1: in four wins in week one in his career, so 704 00:35:58,440 --> 00:36:02,200 Speaker 1: it's impressive. And it's really a contrast in head coaching 705 00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:06,080 Speaker 1: styles and approaches to a regular season. We know how 706 00:36:06,120 --> 00:36:08,959 Speaker 1: Cliff Kingsbury has run things very similar to a Sean 707 00:36:09,080 --> 00:36:12,239 Speaker 1: McVeigh that he trusts the players to be ready. The 708 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:15,040 Speaker 1: regulars are not going to get reps in the preseason 709 00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:18,160 Speaker 1: games this year less than any other preseason. Kyler didn't 710 00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:21,239 Speaker 1: get a single rep obviously, and then you have Andy 711 00:36:21,320 --> 00:36:23,719 Speaker 1: Reid who's playing as regulars and his starters and his 712 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:27,040 Speaker 1: franchise players a lot who's running a tough old school 713 00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:30,319 Speaker 1: training camp. They're still on a college campus for three weeks, 714 00:36:30,360 --> 00:36:33,680 Speaker 1: sleeping in dorms. They're still having late afternoon practices in 715 00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:37,000 Speaker 1: the afternoon sun and heat. Chris Jones called it an 716 00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:41,040 Speaker 1: extremely tough camp. You don't hear that much anymore, and 717 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:45,800 Speaker 1: so it's just an intriguing contrast to the formula in 718 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:49,279 Speaker 1: which teams are getting regular season ready, And those are 719 00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:52,600 Speaker 1: two polarizing approaches, and we'll see how it plays out. 720 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:56,000 Speaker 1: You know, Tennessee still runs an old style type camp 721 00:36:56,239 --> 00:36:59,640 Speaker 1: and Cardinals definitely dominated that joint practice in Nashville. So 722 00:36:59,680 --> 00:37:03,560 Speaker 1: it's trigging to find out what approach works better not 723 00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:06,560 Speaker 1: just for one game, but for an entire season. So 724 00:37:06,640 --> 00:37:08,480 Speaker 1: we're not going to get an answer regardless of the 725 00:37:08,560 --> 00:37:10,800 Speaker 1: outcome on Sunday, but it is something that's going to 726 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:13,279 Speaker 1: be talked about Sunday night and Monday morning in the 727 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:17,000 Speaker 1: days afterwards because which way did the wind blow as 728 00:37:17,040 --> 00:37:21,040 Speaker 1: far as which preparation made an outcome that was beneficial 729 00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:24,560 Speaker 1: for that particular team. So it's fascinating. The good news, Paul, 730 00:37:24,680 --> 00:37:28,680 Speaker 1: is that we can stop speculating and actually here in 731 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:32,160 Speaker 1: a couple of days, actually get some tangible evidence on 732 00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:36,160 Speaker 1: what this season potentially could look like. Forget about the projections, 733 00:37:36,440 --> 00:37:38,520 Speaker 1: forget about you know, if I see another ranking, I 734 00:37:38,560 --> 00:37:40,160 Speaker 1: can't believe this week going a new week one. We're 735 00:37:40,160 --> 00:37:43,680 Speaker 1: still getting like quarterback rankings and power polls around the league, 736 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:47,200 Speaker 1: A right, nobody cares that was all of last season. 737 00:37:47,880 --> 00:37:50,880 Speaker 1: The early returns are starting to trickle in, starting with 738 00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:53,359 Speaker 1: Thursday Night Football. Do the Rams look like last year? 739 00:37:53,920 --> 00:38:01,440 Speaker 1: Absolutely not so OBJ minus Andrew Whitworth. Matthew Stafford obviously 740 00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:04,080 Speaker 1: looked like he looked more like the Lions quarterback and 741 00:38:04,200 --> 00:38:06,480 Speaker 1: the way he was getting pummeled back there and the 742 00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:10,240 Speaker 1: lack of pass protection. So every year is radically different. 743 00:38:10,280 --> 00:38:12,960 Speaker 1: What is it? Every single year for the last decade 744 00:38:13,080 --> 00:38:15,719 Speaker 1: or so, there have been four different playoff teams, right? 745 00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:18,960 Speaker 1: I mean literally the playoff field changes out year to 746 00:38:19,080 --> 00:38:22,440 Speaker 1: year almost fifty percent. So there's a lot of things 747 00:38:22,560 --> 00:38:25,360 Speaker 1: we think we know, but we don't know. Who expected 748 00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:27,520 Speaker 1: to go into Tennessee last year and blow out the Titans? 749 00:38:27,800 --> 00:38:30,480 Speaker 1: Not me? Who expected the Cardinals to start seven to 750 00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:32,839 Speaker 1: zero or ten and two? Not me? And we're around 751 00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:34,600 Speaker 1: the team every single day, and I most certainly did 752 00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:36,600 Speaker 1: not expect the Cardinals loof five or the last six 753 00:38:36,719 --> 00:38:38,920 Speaker 1: last year either, The simple fact is we can look 754 00:38:38,960 --> 00:38:42,040 Speaker 1: into our crystal football all we want, and we simply 755 00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:45,560 Speaker 1: don't know. It will become clear the one twenty five 756 00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:49,759 Speaker 1: on Sunday, that is the kickoff Cardinals and Chiefs. The 757 00:38:49,880 --> 00:38:54,000 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two regular season is literally right here in 758 00:38:54,200 --> 00:38:56,799 Speaker 1: front of us. And on that note, we will put 759 00:38:56,840 --> 00:38:59,360 Speaker 1: a lid on. This edition of Cardinals Cover two, presented 760 00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:02,880 Speaker 1: by Hunday partner of the Arizona Cardinals, has always special 761 00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:06,080 Speaker 1: thanks to our executive producer Jim Momandro. For Paul Calvci, 762 00:39:06,200 --> 00:39:08,160 Speaker 1: I'm Craig Rayel Lou. We'll talk to you next time 763 00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:09,759 Speaker 1: here on Cardinals Covered two