1 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: Welcome Bird Gang. On today's show, Danny Surak joins me 2 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: time to react episode six of Hard Knocks and season 3 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: and much like the episode before, unfortunately the stories told 4 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: do not have the Hollywood happy inning, though here's hoping 5 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: there are more waffles being made in the d line room. Also, 6 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:24,440 Speaker 1: it's official Trace McSorley will make his first career start 7 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 1: on Sunday. It's Cardinals Cover two episode six twenty seven, 8 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 1: and it starts now Welcome to Cardinals Cover two hitting 9 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: the backfield and Downey goes for a loss. JJ Watt 10 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 1: Nailed It. Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hun Day, 11 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. 12 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 1: Visit acy Cardinals dot com Slash podcasts. He's at the 13 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: ten half of five. He's in again, so for Harry Magic. Whoa, 14 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: here's Craig Grielou have to shout out the Hard Knocks 15 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 1: crew right off the bat, Danny, because this is now 16 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 1: two straight episodes week or as it say, episode five. 17 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: They wake up early three twelve am to drive in 18 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: with head coach Cliff Kingsbury and then they go for 19 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: a walk. I don't know what hour it was, but 20 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: it was before the sun came up. You've got advanced Joseph, 21 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:29,480 Speaker 1: Greg Williams and Sean Jefferson walking around the facility. Again, 22 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: sun is not out. It's cold. It looked cold. I 23 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: felt cold watching them walk. That's impressive. It is impressive. 24 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: I can't imagine this is the only coaching staff I 25 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 1: know that they normally just do training camp and last 26 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: year was the first year in season with the Colts. 27 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: I would imagine every coaching staff has coaches that get 28 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: up earlier in the morning to try and wake up 29 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: your body, wake you your mind, get staff of the day. 30 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: Because their day starts and ends so early, that's really 31 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: their only time. So it is impressive. It does come 32 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: with the territory. I would imagine when you know you're 33 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: signing up for although to get a walk in before 34 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: the sun comes up. Every coach, SHOW would think, and 35 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: I would hope does get some type of exercise daily, 36 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: just because of the stress, the mental, the physical stress 37 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 1: on your body. And as we need to let everyone know. 38 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 1: Here on Cardinals cover two, presented by Hyunday, proud partner 39 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,799 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals, there is a standing invitation from 40 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: the head coach to join him for his workout at 41 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: three twelve or I should say, not three twelve, It 42 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: was what four thirteen am when he works out here 43 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: at the facility, standing invitation. He brought it up. We 44 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: haven't had an episode of Cover two since I asked 45 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: him that question in his press conference last week, did we? Yeah? 46 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: After the episode aired, Cliff Kingsbury had a press conference 47 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: two days later and I asked him, I said, do 48 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: you really get to the facility at three fifteen every morning? 49 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: And he looked at me with a smirk and he 50 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 1: just said, you can get here all next week if 51 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: you want to see for yourself. And I was like, 52 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: you know what, I think I'm gonna take your word 53 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:00,080 Speaker 1: on that. Actually, thank you, Yeah, I will too, But 54 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: I would love to see the reaction on his face 55 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 1: if there was like a group of us just waiting 56 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: or working out like we do it all the time, 57 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 1: like hey, Cliff, welcome, good morning, just so casual. Yeah, 58 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: all right, So again here we are for the second 59 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 1: straight episode. Actually it's been more than that, but you 60 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:26,519 Speaker 1: get that storylines throughout the entire week. You've got Trey 61 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: McBride returning to Colorado, reuniting with his family, vance Joseph 62 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: going back to Denver where he coached the Broncos for 63 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: two seasons, Culte McCoy spending time with his family, and 64 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: then what happens nothing, You don't get that Hollywood happy ending, 65 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: and then you see down faces walking back to the 66 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: bus or in the case of quote McCoy walking off 67 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: the field, and what I didn't know at the time, 68 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: slamming his hand on the locker room door as he 69 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: went in, and we did not see him the rest 70 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: of that day. This episode, to me, I think you 71 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: and I had different feelings about This episode might have 72 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: been the hardest to date to watch, and I think 73 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: that's because in every other episode there was something that 74 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: was either incredibly intriguing with it that was on or 75 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 1: off the field, or the team played like they really 76 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: had some fight in them, and this was just bluh 77 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: to me, to be quite honest. I mean, the game 78 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: was horrible. It was horrible watching it live, it was 79 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: horrible watching it again. It was a horrible feeling watching 80 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 1: Colt play with his family because you knew that storyline 81 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: that they were going after was because Kyler Murray's down 82 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 1: for the year and it's going to be Coult. Moving 83 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: forward and watching this episode, you know that Colt was 84 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: going to be out the second half, and by the 85 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: time watching this episode, you already know that Colt has 86 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: been ruled out with a concussion for this week's game. 87 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: That's not on Hard Knocks by any means. It's just 88 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 1: it's to me. This was one of the harder episodes 89 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: to watch, and it's you know, getting to no defensive 90 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 1: coordinator Vance Joseph Better was a great storyline, and the 91 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: fact that he was returning to Colorado and Jim McBride, 92 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: who hasn't really been incredibly productive this season, had the 93 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: best game of his career and his family was there 94 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:15,919 Speaker 1: in his return to Colorado, where he's from the state 95 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,720 Speaker 1: he like college in at Colorado State. So there were 96 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: definitely good pieces. But you and I when you walked 97 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: into the podcast studio, had very different reactions to this 98 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 1: episode as a whole. I like following along during the 99 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 1: week and getting know these players, these coaches, But you're right, 100 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: it is depressing when you know the outcome. It's it's 101 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: very different watching Hard Knocks in season because you know 102 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: what happened, as opposed to a TV show a sitcom 103 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: where you're you're waiting for the next thing to happen 104 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: so you can follow along. Here you're following along, knowing 105 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 1: where you're going, where it's going to stop. Right, But 106 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 1: against the Chargers, you knew they lost, and that was 107 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: still more exciting to watch. Patriots game, you knew what 108 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 1: was coming with Kyler Murray, still more exciting to watch. 109 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: Playing the way the Cardinals did against a very bad 110 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: Broncos team was not something I wanted to rewatch. You 111 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: hear Dave pass when it's six to three at halftime, 112 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: say eighty seven yards of offense. Cardinals had a three 113 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: point lead with just eighty seven yards of offense. So yeah, 114 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 1: it was one hard to watch. You were in person 115 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: watching that from the comfy confines by the way of 116 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 1: the press box. You were not freezing like Paul Calves 117 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: was on the sidelines, but difficult to watch just because 118 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 1: it was not. It was not a good football game 119 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: on either side for either team, and unfortunately, the Cardinals 120 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: suffer their fourth straight loss. And again here we are 121 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 1: looking ahead, perhaps this is the week, because we got 122 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 1: that message at the start of Hard Knocks episode six 123 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: about maybe this you can how you finished this season 124 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 1: can help spur next season. And then the final messages 125 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: from Cliff Kingsbury and JJ Watt about making sure you 126 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: be selfish. I thought that was an interesting spin on 127 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: a message we talk about finishing strong with being selfish. 128 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: It's all about the team. But when you do not 129 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: have anything to play for as a team, then all 130 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: of a sudden, it's be selfish in order to help 131 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: the team. Not go outside to where you're doing something 132 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: where you're not supposed to do. Still do your job, 133 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: but act selfishly, whether it's a new contract, a job here, 134 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: a job elsewhere, but individually be selfish. I like that 135 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 1: message as well. We heard it first in a meeting 136 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: room from Vans Joseph saying, you know, you hear players 137 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: who say I don't care about the money, I don't 138 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: care about being a start. I just want to be 139 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: a team player. And he said, that's bull. We all know, 140 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: we know that's maybe that's true to a certain extent, 141 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: but we know that's not all the players care about 142 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 1: understandably so, but I agree. I like the message of 143 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: being selfish because it's it's being selfish in a way 144 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: that helps the team be selfish to do what it 145 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: takes for you to mentally and physically go out there 146 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: and give your best one to be selfish because you're 147 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: playing for a job, whether that's what the Cardinals or 148 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: someone else next year, and being selfish and going out 149 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: there and playing your best film, putting your best you 150 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 1: know on film is what's best for the team. Just 151 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: doing your job, doing your part, so everyone on the 152 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 1: field is working together cohesively. And JJ Watt had a 153 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 1: similar sentiment. I mean, look, they playoffs are out, they 154 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:38,959 Speaker 1: know that it sucks. It's I can't imagine it's easy 155 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 1: for three more weeks to go through the regiment they 156 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: go through knowing you're not playing for a chance to 157 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 1: hoist a Lombardi at your own stadium in February. That's 158 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: just where they are. Nobody else has done anything to 159 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 1: get to get them there to that point besides themselves. 160 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: So at this point, all you can do to be 161 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: professional and go out there and play your best because 162 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: this is still your job. Your job is not You 163 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: didn't sign your contract just to play the games until 164 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 1: you had a decision whether or not you were in 165 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 1: the playoffs. You have to play the full season. You 166 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: sign up for seventeen games, eighteen weeks, and that's what 167 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: you're and hopefully there's more, but there's not going to 168 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:19,560 Speaker 1: be more because there is no postseason for the Cardinals, 169 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 1: but you play to the end. By the way, speaking 170 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 1: of Vance, Joseph, I know a lot of people make 171 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 1: a big deal about Cliff Kingsbury his house and his views. 172 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: Vance has got a pretty solid that did not even 173 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 1: look like Arizona. That looks like way nicer. I was 174 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: thoroughly impressed. I don't know exactly where, but it's a 175 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: great mountain view. As you're sitting there, his wife, his kids, 176 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:51,319 Speaker 1: and this is just a fuel full mountain. I was like, wow, like, okay, yeah, 177 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 1: very nice. I wish my view from my little balcony 178 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: and my apartment looked like that, but unfortunately it does not. 179 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 1: No have calback views or I'm not going to tell 180 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: you which mountain I live at, so people know what 181 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 1: area live at. Craig solid point, come on, okay, all right, 182 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 1: just trying to liven things up just a little bit 183 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 1: here on Cardinals cover two percented by Hyundai Probub, partner 184 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals. One other moment that I thought 185 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: was pretty cool and that, and we had seen it. 186 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 1: I had seen it earlier in the day because it 187 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: was clipped and put on our social media platforms. But 188 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:31,079 Speaker 1: Lucky Foe too making waffles in the d line room. 189 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 1: I was impressed. He was very meticulate, he was very 190 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 1: prepared and just the attention to detail in which he 191 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:43,679 Speaker 1: went through to make these waffles for everyone in the 192 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 1: defensive line room. Watching that and talking about now makes 193 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: me crave one. I'm so hungry now. The waffles looked good. 194 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 1: They didn't look too thick and doughey like. They looked 195 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: thin enough to have a little bit of a crunch 196 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: to them. I actually saw Lucky walking out onto the 197 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 1: field for walk through Wednesday, and I said, Lucky, what's 198 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: a girl got to do to get a waffle? And 199 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 1: he looked at me and he chuckled and said, you 200 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 1: gotta be a defensive lineman. You know what, That's probably 201 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 1: not in my future. So maybe I'll have to go 202 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 1: somewhere for my waffle besides having you make it for me. 203 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 1: And as we heard in episode six, the waffle fueled 204 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 1: JJ Watt who gets three sacks in the first half. 205 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 1: So let's hope that there are some more waffles being 206 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 1: made this week because JJ Watt has never sacked Tom 207 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: Brady in a regular season game. Does have a half 208 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 1: sack on him in the postseason, but not in the 209 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: regular season. And I'm like you, I'm now interested in 210 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: a waffle. And if we have to just walk into 211 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:42,200 Speaker 1: the d line room, I'm willing to do that. I 212 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:45,839 Speaker 1: wonder if JJ Watt goes up to Lucky and says, Lucky, 213 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 1: I had such a good game, I gotta have another waffle. 214 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: I feel like Lucky would continue to make waffles for him. 215 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 1: He's such a nice guy. And it's JJ Watt. You're right, 216 00:11:57,520 --> 00:11:59,599 Speaker 1: it's now starting to make me hungry as well. I 217 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 1: would like a waffle because they were fluffy, not burnts. 218 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 1: And you got a full size waffle. It wasn't like 219 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 1: a quarter or a half. This was a full size waffle. 220 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: And he had syrup the butt. I mean it was again. 221 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 1: And these defensive line rooms they're large, but there's a 222 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: number of players in these rooms. You don't have a 223 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 1: lot of space. And he was doing all this and 224 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: basically a desk size area and he's doing it sitting down. 225 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know what you Danny, but I 226 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: don't cook sitting down. I don't mix sitting down. I 227 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 1: have to stand in the kitchen. No one sits in 228 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: their kitchen making food. He looked so serene. I think, 229 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 1: if anything, we've learned that the D line probably has 230 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:48,719 Speaker 1: the best food. I know, we saw popcorn, and we 231 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 1: saw some stuff in the offensive line, and the wide 232 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 1: receiver's room has some chips and stuff, some snacks. Yeah, 233 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: they were like, who has the best snacks versus who 234 00:12:57,360 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 1: has the best food? Well, you mean, well like snacks, 235 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: like you met, like chips can't what else would they 236 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:06,719 Speaker 1: have in there? Well, maybe they got there there. I 237 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 1: wouldn't surprise me if there's like a microwaven in some 238 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 1: of these rooms where you can bring it, you know, 239 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: full size pre made meals. I don't know. It doesn't 240 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 1: seem like a lot of work. When they've got a 241 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 1: cafeteria down the whole night's I always found that interesting. 242 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: They saw Marcus Golden walking into the locker room earlier, 243 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 1: and he's got food. It's like they do feed you here. 244 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 1: I know. But if you're craving something, that need more options. 245 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:32,680 Speaker 1: But I feel like the line probably hasn't the best snacks. 246 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:36,719 Speaker 1: What else stood out to you as we recap episode 247 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: six of Hard Knocks in season detailing the lead up 248 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:43,719 Speaker 1: to the loss to the Denver Broncos, I think you 249 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: just you had kind of touched in it before we start. 250 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 1: You just feel for this coaching staff. Not to say 251 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: that the players aren't trying by any means, but I 252 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 1: think you've seen through these episodes like this is not 253 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 1: a matter of coaching staff not putting in the effort 254 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 1: to make sure their team is prepared. And we can 255 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:06,559 Speaker 1: go into specifics when you're looking at penalties and mental 256 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 1: mistakes that are happening out on the field that the 257 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: coaching staff is not controlling. That's the whole point of 258 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: Hard Knox is to get to know these players and 259 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: coaches as people and you start to feel for them. 260 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: And it's starting to feel pretty hard of knowing that 261 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: it's not just a hard job for the players, but 262 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: the coaches as well, and having to fight, you know, 263 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: these last three games, also coaching for a job, and 264 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: the uncertainty that happens with every team every year if 265 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 1: you don't make the playoffs and where people are going 266 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 1: to end up, and you just kind of feel for them. 267 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: You feel for Colt McCoy. We got a good look 268 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 1: at him, and he's in concussion protocol at the moment. 269 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: So it's just it was kind of a hard episode 270 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 1: of I just not because the content was bad. I 271 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 1: just felt really sad when it was over the number 272 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 1: of distractions this team has had to deal with on 273 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 1: and off the field. Gentle managers Kim his health related 274 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 1: leave of absence was addressed. Owner Michael Bidwell addressed the team, 275 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: coach's staff, and players. Had some strong language when it 276 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: came to his thoughts on what has happened this season. 277 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 1: I thought was very interesting. You don't typically see ownership 278 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: in that manner. And then during the game against the Broncos, 279 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 1: the number of injuries that this team has sustained, and 280 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:30,360 Speaker 1: it got so bad to the point where when Christian 281 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 1: Matthew went down, DeAndre Hopkins came up to Vance and said, 282 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: if y'all need a corner, I got you and then 283 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 1: mentioned that he played some corner defensive back in college. 284 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 1: Whether he did or not, I mean, d hop sounded 285 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 1: genuine and for a split second, Vance, Okay, we played quarters. 286 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: That's all we're doing, meaning they're playing zone. So if 287 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: we need you, maybe what would they have done at 288 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: that point. Truthfully, your top three backs, Buyer Murphy, Antonio Hamilton, 289 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: and Marco Wilson all out with injuries. It was rookie 290 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: Christian Matthew, Nate Harrison, and Jas Whittaker. Christian Matthew ended 291 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 1: up coming back in the game. But what do you 292 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: do at that point? You just have to completely change 293 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 1: your personnel and what packages you're running. But like they 294 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 1: had only played two corners for much of that game anyway, 295 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:25,160 Speaker 1: because the snaps that Matthew missed were made up by Harriston, 296 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 1: and I guess the Broncos are really running the ball 297 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 1: more so in the second half. But you've got I mean, 298 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 1: that's not even think of the times we've thought about that. 299 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: When it comes to quarterback the last two games, it 300 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 1: would have been running back Corey Clement, because the Cardinals 301 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: only had two active quarterbacks, and when that starter goes 302 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 1: down and you only have one quarterback on the roster, 303 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 1: I mean, it's Look, every team goes through injuries. We've 304 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 1: talked about this. The Cardinals have had almost eighty players, 305 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: which is very it's if not first, as second in 306 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 1: the league. But I mean, it's just crazy to think 307 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 1: about what they are trying to do right now with 308 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 1: who they have out on the field. Nate Harriston became 309 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:06,639 Speaker 1: the seventy eighth different player to see action this season. 310 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 1: That trails only the Tennessee Titans, so seventy eight difference players, 311 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:15,119 Speaker 1: and that number could very well go up depending on 312 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: what happens over these last three games, beginning with the 313 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Christmas night. Before we move on 314 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:24,679 Speaker 1: to the other news of the day, and that is 315 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:29,360 Speaker 1: Trace McSorley getting his first career starts. If you watched 316 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 1: episode six all the way to the end, you saw 317 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 1: that the episode was dedicated to producer Mike Antell, who 318 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:41,119 Speaker 1: died late last week. We want to extend our condolences 319 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:45,159 Speaker 1: to his family, the entire NFL film family. Antell was 320 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 1: tragically killed in a car accidents thirty three years old, 321 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:52,480 Speaker 1: left behind a wife, a daughter. His wife is expecting 322 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 1: their first baby boy. Absolutely heartbreaking. And again you talk 323 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:01,360 Speaker 1: about what these episodes are about, Yeah, it's about football, 324 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 1: but there's real life involved as well. And everyone who's 325 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:08,399 Speaker 1: been at the facility at the games with NFL Films 326 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 1: and Hard Knocks has been so incredibly gracious and kind 327 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 1: and the obituary, which you can find online, was really beautiful, 328 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:19,399 Speaker 1: and even though we never got to meet him, I 329 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 1: feel like you got to know Mike a little more 330 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:24,359 Speaker 1: through that, and he just seemed like such a dedicated 331 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:28,160 Speaker 1: and loving husband and father and making that known through 332 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 1: little notes that he would leave. And it's just incredibly 333 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:34,680 Speaker 1: heartbreaking and a very sad reminder of just letting those 334 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:37,159 Speaker 1: around you know that you love them, give them a hug, 335 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 1: all that good stuff. Prayers to Mike Antell's family and 336 00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 1: again the entire NFL Films family here with the Arizona Cardinals. 337 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:48,159 Speaker 1: It's no easy way to transition, but we'll do the 338 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 1: best we can because the season continues. You've got Week 339 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:56,640 Speaker 1: sixteen coming up on Christmas Nights Cardinals and Buccaneers. And 340 00:18:56,760 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: yes it will be Trace McSorley against Tom just like 341 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 1: we all anticipated. But head Cutch Cliff Kingsbury ruling out 342 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 1: quote McCoy earlier on Wednesday, and really not a surprise. 343 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: He remains in concussion protocol and even if he did clear, 344 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: I did not want to see Colt on the field 345 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: this week one. As we talked about, the playoffs are 346 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 1: not an option. There's nothing left to play for and quote, 347 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 1: McCoy does not need to be selfish. As we talked 348 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 1: about earlier. He knows his position within this organization, within 349 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 1: this league. He doesn't need to prove anything. It does 350 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 1: give McSorley an opportunity. It's been in the league for 351 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 1: four seasons and now his first career start. Not only 352 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:44,399 Speaker 1: is it against Tom Brady, but it's Sunday night football primetime, 353 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: Christmas night. His parents will be in attendance. They were 354 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 1: already going to be here because of the holiday. But 355 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:52,880 Speaker 1: there is a lot, right, Not right. I wouldn't say 356 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: not a lot writing, but there's just a lot within 357 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: this game before McSorley even steps foot on the field. 358 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: Pretty crazy, your first career start up against Tom Brady, 359 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: who he watched growing up, greatest to ever do it. 360 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 1: It makes if cold. If Colt were healthy, he would play. 361 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,960 Speaker 1: It's not in the sense of they're eliminated from the playoffs, 362 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: so for no reason other than that, we're just going 363 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 1: to sit Coult. That's not what would happen, however, because 364 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:18,159 Speaker 1: he is in concussion protocol. Even though Kingsbury said he 365 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 1: is improving, You're right, this is the time to just 366 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 1: be cautious, especially with concussions, and not to say that 367 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:29,119 Speaker 1: you know other injuries aren't important, but so important to 368 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:31,639 Speaker 1: be careful when it comes to those. And this is 369 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:33,919 Speaker 1: a great opportunity to see what Trace is made of 370 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 1: outside of a preseason game. Right. We've talked about how 371 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:40,240 Speaker 1: at this point you're also starting to see what you 372 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:41,920 Speaker 1: have in the future. Who are you going to want 373 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:43,880 Speaker 1: to bring back, What positions are you going to want 374 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:45,680 Speaker 1: to build around. Do you have the players you need 375 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:48,159 Speaker 1: in place for what you're going to want to accomplish 376 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:51,680 Speaker 1: next year. This is a great opportunity to see what 377 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:54,720 Speaker 1: Trace McSorley can really do when he has a full 378 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: week of preparation and the plays that he wants to 379 00:20:57,119 --> 00:21:00,199 Speaker 1: run at his disposal. He talked about the it's in 380 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,679 Speaker 1: the glam primetime Christmas against some Brady to have it 381 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 1: all happen at once. I asked him as press conference Wednesday, 382 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:10,640 Speaker 1: how do you expect to handle any sort of nerves 383 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: or butterflies you might have. It's very different than when 384 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 1: you're just thrust into a game the way he was 385 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 1: in Denver, and he said he's not going to try 386 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: and get overwhelmed by everything that's ahead of him for 387 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:23,359 Speaker 1: the game the next couple of weeks, thinking about what 388 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:26,359 Speaker 1: the future hold is. It's just about being present. And 389 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:29,239 Speaker 1: he said something which is something that I had been 390 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 1: told by a mentor once that I like to kind 391 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:35,399 Speaker 1: of remember when doing my job, is that if you're 392 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 1: not nervous, you don't care. And that was a sentiment 393 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 1: he said his dad has taught him, was it's okay 394 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: to be nervous. That means you want to go out 395 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:42,960 Speaker 1: there and you want to do a good job. It's 396 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 1: just about harnessing it and not letting that take over you, 397 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 1: not letting that emotion consume you, still being able to focus, 398 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:51,919 Speaker 1: but understanding he's going to have some butterflies when he's 399 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 1: running out of that tunnel as a starter with his 400 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: family in the stands. But you got to harness it 401 00:21:56,880 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: and you got to use it and create some momentum 402 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:02,440 Speaker 1: and some positivity out of it. Former sixth round pick 403 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:05,479 Speaker 1: of the Ravens back in twenty nineteen, has impaired in 404 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: seven games, four of those this season alone. But I 405 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 1: liked what he had to say. He's embracing this opportunity 406 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:16,120 Speaker 1: and when you are a young player or a backup 407 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:19,240 Speaker 1: or in this case a third string. You're just waiting 408 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 1: for that opportunity. When do they come? Do they come? 409 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:25,119 Speaker 1: And then what do you do with that opportunity. I 410 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:28,399 Speaker 1: will be interested to know now what to expect with 411 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 1: Trace mcstorley because there is a difference between Kyler Murray 412 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: to Colt McCoy to now Trace mcstory three very different quarterbacks, 413 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 1: not only in skill set but experience. And what does 414 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 1: Cliff do and the rest of the coaching staff on 415 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 1: that offensive side do to make things one simple and 416 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:51,879 Speaker 1: easy for a young quarterback making his first career. Start 417 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:54,960 Speaker 1: to try to keep it as normal of a game 418 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 1: as possible, even though it's not. Given everything that we 419 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 1: just describe that's happening on Sunday, you want Trace McSorley 420 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:04,679 Speaker 1: to be as comfortable as possible. That's not going to 421 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 1: be easy when the only healthy starters you have are 422 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: some wide receivers and running back James Connor. You've got 423 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 1: a backup offensive line. Right tackle Calvin Beacham is the 424 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 1: only starter on offense who hasn't missed a game. However, 425 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 1: he is day to day with any an ankle injury, 426 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 1: which he sustained on the same play that Colt got 427 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 1: his concussion Sunday endeavor. However, Beacham did miraculously come back 428 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: into that game because he did not look good when 429 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,199 Speaker 1: he was limping off, which I think does say a 430 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:31,680 Speaker 1: lot about him and a lot of the players that 431 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: are on this team of knowing where they were in 432 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 1: that game and that they were no longer going to 433 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 1: have playoffs within reach, he still went in there and 434 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 1: still fought for his team, and I think that says 435 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:43,120 Speaker 1: a lot about Calvin Beacham. He's day to day, there's 436 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:46,400 Speaker 1: a very good chance you will have an entire backup 437 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:50,439 Speaker 1: offensive line. You don't have Zach Ertz, so you've got 438 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: a rookie tight end and you really you just have 439 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:57,399 Speaker 1: in terms of receivers, really it's just Deandrew Hopkins in 440 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:02,120 Speaker 1: Hollywood Brown, because I'm being completely frank, aj Green, Robbie 441 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:06,719 Speaker 1: Anderson have essentially been nothing out on the field, Not 442 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 1: to be completely harsh, they haven't really done anything from 443 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 1: a production standpoint and really contributed. Haven't really contributed. That's 444 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:16,440 Speaker 1: a much nicer way to say that. Greg Dortch has 445 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 1: not been getting a lot of opportunities. Whether or not 446 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:22,640 Speaker 1: you feel some type of way about that, so it's 447 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:25,119 Speaker 1: important to make sure Trace mcsorley's comfortable. That would be 448 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 1: much easier if you had the rest of your starting offense. 449 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 1: So to go up against this defense, and even though 450 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:34,679 Speaker 1: he's not facing Tom Brady, but still that head to 451 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 1: head battle. I mean, this is let's be honest, this 452 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: is not going to be an easy one. And it 453 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:42,640 Speaker 1: is a very good Buccaneers defense. They have not looked 454 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: great the past two weeks, but overall their numbers this 455 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:49,360 Speaker 1: season are pretty good. In Todd Bowles as a defensive 456 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: head coach, you know that they'll be bringing everything, throwing 457 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 1: everything at Trace McSorley in his first career starts. So 458 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:01,880 Speaker 1: McSorley gets to start, David blow your backup. And as 459 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:05,199 Speaker 1: far as third string, I'll be curious, based off what 460 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 1: has happened the past two weeks, do they even have 461 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 1: a third quarterback active or just keep Corey Clements as 462 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 1: your emergency in the events that a third quarterback is 463 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:20,040 Speaker 1: needed this week. I understand your question there, but when 464 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: you say what's happened the last two weeks, I don't 465 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 1: even just think about the quarterback. I think about the 466 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 1: last two weeks of how many other players have gone out, 467 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 1: even if it's been for just a few series that 468 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:30,400 Speaker 1: Monday night game against the Patriots. Who else went out 469 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:34,960 Speaker 1: at some point for injury? James Connor, Marco Wilson, I 470 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 1: know there's more against the Broncos, Christian Matthew, Kelvin Beacham, 471 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 1: so Max Carcia. So to me, it's you don't have 472 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:49,199 Speaker 1: three quarterbacks because you need the depth elsewhere. True. The 473 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 1: third quarterback, by the way, that was signed to the 474 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:56,919 Speaker 1: practice squad James Morgan. Carson Strong released Morgan, a former 475 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,439 Speaker 1: fourth round pick of the Jets in twenty twenty. So 476 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: those are your three healthy quarterbacks McSorley, Blow and Morgan. 477 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:09,719 Speaker 1: Not very many names healthy for this team. A close 478 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:14,120 Speaker 1: walkthrough on Wednesday, so at estimation as far as who 479 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:16,920 Speaker 1: would and who would not practice, But five different players 480 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 1: did not practice Calvin Beecham, Marco Wilson, Antonio Hamilton, all 481 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:23,479 Speaker 1: of those players listed day to day by Or Murphy 482 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 1: didn't participate. Zach Allen didn't participate. I'll be honest with you, Danny, 483 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 1: I don't know if we'll see Murphy or Allen again 484 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:32,639 Speaker 1: this season. It's been a back issue for Murphy that 485 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 1: has bothered him now for I think five total games. 486 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:39,199 Speaker 1: Zack Allen didn't play last week. He's got a cast 487 00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 1: on that hand. And at this point in the year, 488 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: when you're dealing with two players, in particular young draft 489 00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:51,200 Speaker 1: picks contract year for maybe both player and team, you 490 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:54,720 Speaker 1: sit there and say, all right, without saying it, you're 491 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 1: not playing. Let's just focus on twenty twenty three. You're 492 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:00,479 Speaker 1: at that point in the season now that you've officially 493 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:04,359 Speaker 1: been limited eliminated from the playoffs, like it or not. 494 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 1: That is something that comes into the thought process when 495 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 1: you have players who are dealing with injuries. I'm talking, 496 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:15,480 Speaker 1: you know, bigger injuries that if the Cardinals were in contention, 497 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:19,920 Speaker 1: they these players, if they could and they were cleared, 498 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 1: they could probably play, probably not at one hundred percent, 499 00:27:23,359 --> 00:27:26,920 Speaker 1: but I think I think you have a you're onto 500 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:29,280 Speaker 1: something there with probably not seeing them the rest of 501 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:31,000 Speaker 1: the season would be my guests. By the way, the 502 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 1: Buccaneers just as banged up. They actually had seven players 503 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:37,919 Speaker 1: who did not practice, so two more than the Cardinals 504 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:40,040 Speaker 1: and the first time all year that the other team 505 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:43,359 Speaker 1: has had more players than the Cardinals listed. That would 506 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 1: take some investigating that maybe I'll do during the off 507 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:49,359 Speaker 1: season at some point. But I mean you're talking about 508 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 1: big names as well. Via Via did not practice and 509 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:55,880 Speaker 1: he's that man in the middle for the Buccaneers defense. 510 00:27:55,920 --> 00:28:00,640 Speaker 1: Starting cornerback Jamel Dean didn't practice, Antoine Winfield didn't practice, 511 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:03,879 Speaker 1: and Tristan Worfs was limited. He has not played the 512 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:06,280 Speaker 1: past three games. So there might be some good news 513 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 1: as far as the Buccaneers offense is concerned. But this 514 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:11,560 Speaker 1: is a game on Sunday that means a heck of 515 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 1: a lot more to Tampa Bay than it does the 516 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:17,879 Speaker 1: Cardinals in terms of what's left here this season. The Buccaneers, 517 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:21,080 Speaker 1: they went out, they're guaranteed to win the division, not 518 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,280 Speaker 1: only that host a playoff game at six and eight 519 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:27,520 Speaker 1: right now, Yes, it's pretty crazy. I mean, look, we've 520 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:31,800 Speaker 1: talked about how wacky the NFL, the NFC has been 521 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 1: all year. In Tom Brady has lost eight games for 522 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 1: the first time in his career in a season. The 523 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 1: offense has not been producing much in Tampa. I mean, 524 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 1: they still have the threats out wide of Mike Evans 525 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 1: and Chris Godwin, but they have their own struggles. However, 526 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 1: it's Tom Brady, so he's never counted out not even 527 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:56,240 Speaker 1: after turning the ball over four times last week to 528 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 1: the Bengals, two fumbles, two interceptions. He is not playing 529 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:04,320 Speaker 1: well by his standards, by any quarterbacks standard. Yet it's 530 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:07,080 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, and anytime he steps on the field, no 531 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 1: matter what's around him, what's going on, it's hard to 532 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:13,360 Speaker 1: bet against him because of what he's done year in 533 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:16,440 Speaker 1: and year out, and what you said. The eight losses 534 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:20,320 Speaker 1: the most losses in his career ever. Even if this 535 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 1: team wins out and they finished nine and eight, it's 536 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 1: the worst record of his career. He's never had a 537 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:31,600 Speaker 1: losing record, talking about twenty three seasons playing in the 538 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:35,400 Speaker 1: National Football League. So we're gonna hear a lot about 539 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:38,760 Speaker 1: not just the Buccaneers, but Tom Brady. We've heard it 540 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:42,360 Speaker 1: on Wednesday with the head coach, Cliff Kingsbury and Tom 541 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:45,600 Speaker 1: Brady former teammates for one season. Trace McSorley. You brought 542 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,880 Speaker 1: it up, watched Tom Brady growing up. I'm guessing there's 543 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 1: a lot of players in that locker room that watched 544 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:53,959 Speaker 1: Tom Brady growing up and now are on the sideline. 545 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 1: My J Sanders has made it perfectly clear number one 546 00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:00,120 Speaker 1: quarterback on his wish list to bring down this sea 547 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 1: tom Brady. I don't remember which player was the other 548 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:06,680 Speaker 1: week who caught an interception and then had the guts 549 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:09,320 Speaker 1: to ask Tom Brady to sign that ball. It was 550 00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 1: a forty nine Ers player and I can't was it 551 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:17,520 Speaker 1: Dre Greenlaw? I don't, I can't remember. But Tia talk 552 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:19,600 Speaker 1: later is like, yeah, that felt pretty horrible, But just 553 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:21,840 Speaker 1: trying to be respectful and understand. I mean, it's crazy. 554 00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 1: Understand he's been playing for what twenty two years, that 555 00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:28,280 Speaker 1: he is a lot of this league's favorite player. They're 556 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 1: idol growing up. So I respect the fact that I'm 557 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:34,760 Speaker 1: sure that wasn't easy. He still, you know, signed that ball. 558 00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:37,480 Speaker 1: And but man, I wonder if, like if that's the 559 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:39,960 Speaker 1: new if anyone else would try and do that now 560 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 1: that tom Brady's already done it, or if that's like 561 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:44,560 Speaker 1: a one and done thing. Well how about this. I'm 562 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:47,920 Speaker 1: sure you did not ask, but let's promote sideline exchange. 563 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:50,400 Speaker 1: You had the chance to catch up with Jalen Thompson. 564 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 1: Would he be one of those players up potentially if 565 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:58,200 Speaker 1: does get the interception one, you got to make sure 566 00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:00,400 Speaker 1: you have the football too. You have to have a 567 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:02,920 Speaker 1: sharpie with you as well. So that's props to the 568 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:04,840 Speaker 1: forty nine ers, who's well for having all that at 569 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:09,239 Speaker 1: your disposal. But would Jayalen Thompson be one of those, 570 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:13,280 Speaker 1: would Buddha Baker, Marco Wilson if he plays, I mean, 571 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:18,400 Speaker 1: it would be great. I just don't know, because it's 572 00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:20,480 Speaker 1: been done before, does that open up the door for 573 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:23,400 Speaker 1: others to do it now? I hope not. Gosh, that's 574 00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:25,720 Speaker 1: just kind of a slap in the face. Spoiler alert. 575 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:27,920 Speaker 1: I did not ask that question to Jayleen Thompson on 576 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:30,680 Speaker 1: this week's Silent Exchange interview, but you can go listen 577 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:33,960 Speaker 1: to other questions that I asked him accardinals dot com 578 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:39,600 Speaker 1: social channel's YouTube channel. What was the topics that were addressed? 579 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 1: You know, we talked, if you will, We talked about 580 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:44,840 Speaker 1: the resiliency that this team has had. Yes, they haven't won, 581 00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:46,760 Speaker 1: but they've had back to back games or their quarterback 582 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 1: has gone down with an injury, and shortly after that injury, 583 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:52,600 Speaker 1: both times the team found a way to take the lead. 584 00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 1: Yes they didn't hold on to it, but that resiliency, 585 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:57,760 Speaker 1: that fight has still been there. Talking about that and 586 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 1: stepping up as a dB Sunday in Denver, when the 587 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:04,200 Speaker 1: top three cornerbacks were out, talked about Tom Brady and 588 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:06,600 Speaker 1: this box offense and how you can't count them out, 589 00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:11,040 Speaker 1: and a little bit of Christmas magic. Christmas magic, Yeah, 590 00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:14,880 Speaker 1: expected from Christmas magic, you know, playing Christmas night, having 591 00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:17,040 Speaker 1: a lot of family in town. I did learn a 592 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:19,080 Speaker 1: fun fact about Jayalen. This is not in the interview. 593 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:21,720 Speaker 1: This was when we were talking before. I'd asked, especially 594 00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:23,960 Speaker 1: since playing on Christmas, you know, does that mean he 595 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:26,640 Speaker 1: and his family are doing more Christmas Eve stuff? And 596 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:28,800 Speaker 1: he laughed and he said, actually, me and my girlfriend 597 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:32,479 Speaker 1: always open presence on like December twenty second. I was like, 598 00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:34,640 Speaker 1: why because we just can't wait, like we just we 599 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:37,920 Speaker 1: just want to know. But yeah, so pretty much by 600 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:39,800 Speaker 1: the time you're listening to this podcast, there's a good 601 00:32:39,880 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 1: chance Jaylen Thompson will have already opened it's Christmas presence. 602 00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:47,280 Speaker 1: I've heard the night before, maybe even the day before. 603 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 1: I've never heard Day's plur hole three days he said, Yeah, 604 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:53,200 Speaker 1: it's happened more than once. They just so they get 605 00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:55,480 Speaker 1: a little too aunty and they open up their presence. Wow, 606 00:32:55,560 --> 00:32:59,880 Speaker 1: where's the willpower? JT? Serious? You'll have to ask him 607 00:32:59,880 --> 00:33:04,080 Speaker 1: on the locker room. Wow, okay, all right again. Things 608 00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:07,800 Speaker 1: you find out when Danny Sirek stops you either coming 609 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:10,800 Speaker 1: off the practice field or after a walkthrough or before 610 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:13,880 Speaker 1: a walkthrough again, you can find that all on sideline 611 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:18,800 Speaker 1: exchange on Arizona Cardinals, all the platforms asy cardinals dot 612 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:21,880 Speaker 1: Com with the official YouTube page as well. By the way, 613 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:24,440 Speaker 1: not only is it you know we're down to our 614 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:28,640 Speaker 1: third string quarterback, but we're down to our backup sideline reporter, 615 00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:32,360 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say down to how about potentially because I 616 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:34,640 Speaker 1: know Paul Kalvisi's not listening all the way through. I 617 00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:37,280 Speaker 1: guarantee it, even though I listened all the way through 618 00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:42,800 Speaker 1: on Cardinals Underground. This is an upgrade Bird Gang, upgrade 619 00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:46,800 Speaker 1: sideline reporter. On Sunday, Danny Sirek will be on the 620 00:33:46,840 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: sidelines because Paul CALVISI will be up in the booth. 621 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:52,719 Speaker 1: Do we play by place? And stay pass will be 622 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:56,840 Speaker 1: in I can't remember it's either, Oh it's I think 623 00:33:56,880 --> 00:33:58,960 Speaker 1: the Lakers, and I can't remember where is he's got 624 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:03,080 Speaker 1: He's got ESPN, ABC, NBA duties on Christmas Day. Yea, 625 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:06,040 Speaker 1: Paul stepping in play by play, I'm excited. Should be fun. 626 00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:08,800 Speaker 1: You have more responsibilities now, so it's two and a 627 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:12,680 Speaker 1: half more hours. Yes, it takes. It takes a village everybody, 628 00:34:12,680 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 1: and we're more than happy to step up and fill 629 00:34:15,520 --> 00:34:18,040 Speaker 1: in next man up mentality when it's needed. And good 630 00:34:18,080 --> 00:34:21,160 Speaker 1: thing for you that this game is a home game. 631 00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:24,520 Speaker 1: Oh there's a roof, Craig, trust me as if I 632 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:27,440 Speaker 1: haven't already thought about that State Farm Stadium whether the 633 00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:30,839 Speaker 1: roof will be open or closed. But if we pay 634 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:35,160 Speaker 1: attention to other reports across the country, considering NFL cities 635 00:34:35,160 --> 00:34:38,439 Speaker 1: that are hosting games either on Saturday or Sunday, there 636 00:34:38,560 --> 00:34:43,680 Speaker 1: is a freeze warning. There's a massive cold front that 637 00:34:43,719 --> 00:34:48,680 Speaker 1: will bypass Arizona thankfully and thankfully for you, Danny. I mean, 638 00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:55,239 Speaker 1: could you imagine having to do anything outside where the 639 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:58,600 Speaker 1: Bills are playing in Chicago and it's expected to feel 640 00:34:58,640 --> 00:35:03,040 Speaker 1: like minus all It should be illegal to play football 641 00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:07,440 Speaker 1: in weather that is feels like minus eleven, Craig and 642 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:10,200 Speaker 1: the landing, I would be so miserable for anybody to 643 00:35:10,239 --> 00:35:13,480 Speaker 1: deal with me on game day. Don't make a comment. 644 00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:19,880 Speaker 1: Don't make a comment. Landing on the turf and that 645 00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:23,400 Speaker 1: kind of weather as well, feels like you're landing on concrete. 646 00:35:24,239 --> 00:35:28,920 Speaker 1: So yeah, horrible, Thank goodness for a State Farm Stadium. Absolutely, 647 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:30,680 Speaker 1: you know what, they should host a Super Bowl there, 648 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:33,680 Speaker 1: you know what, that sounds like a wonderful idea. You 649 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:35,359 Speaker 1: know what, I think they should do it this year. 650 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:38,000 Speaker 1: We'll have to talk to somebody about that. Get on 651 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:42,720 Speaker 1: that right now, Danny Serek on the sidelines, Paul Kelvc 652 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:45,360 Speaker 1: in the booth, and yeah, a little bit more pregame 653 00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:47,960 Speaker 1: coverage for yours truly, but that's that's that's a couple 654 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:50,360 Speaker 1: of days from now, so plenty of time for Danny 655 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:53,520 Speaker 1: to get all of her information and more little nuggets 656 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:55,520 Speaker 1: if you will, that you can come up with, in 657 00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:58,080 Speaker 1: addition to the fact that Jalen Thompson again that's just 658 00:35:58,120 --> 00:36:03,399 Speaker 1: mind blowing opens presence on December twenty second. Wow. All right, 659 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:05,560 Speaker 1: on that note, we will put a lid on this 660 00:36:05,719 --> 00:36:08,680 Speaker 1: edition of Cardinals Cover two, presented by Hunday, proud partner 661 00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:11,600 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals, has always special thanks to our 662 00:36:11,640 --> 00:36:15,160 Speaker 1: executive producer Jim Almandro. For Danny Serek, I'm Craig Riel Lou. 663 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:17,759 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you next time here on Cardinals Cover two.