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Speaker 1: and then there is December twenty fifth football. Yes, the

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Speaker 1: the holiday weekend. How about that? Can't wait to chop

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Speaker 1: think you need to be balanced? Am I wrong on that? Christian?

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Speaker 1: You're not wrong? And I've played in this offense for

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Speaker 1: a long time, dating back to my days in college

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Speaker 1: at Texas A and M. And I've always said it

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Speaker 1: that this offense doesn't work if you can't run the ball.

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Speaker 1: When you allow defenses to you know, pin their ears

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Speaker 1: back and um, you know send send, you know, their

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Speaker 1: dogs up front, the quarterback and um, you're just trying

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Speaker 1: to get into the drawback pass and uh, you know,

435
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Speaker 1: they have nothing else to worry about and they're they're

436
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Speaker 1: not worrying about their run threat. Then uh it's hard

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Speaker 1: and you become inefficient. And I mean the tape and

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Speaker 1: you know, the game speak for itself. I mean, when

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Speaker 1: we're at our best, we're running the ball, we're running

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Speaker 1: it well, and so you know that's got to be

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Speaker 1: a form of emphasis, which it is. And like I said,

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Speaker 1: when we get that running game going, it opens everything else.

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Speaker 1: So does the offense need to change at all? Minus

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Speaker 1: de Hoop? Is that too radical? I mean, does it

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Speaker 1: need to evolve? You saw what Sean McBay did recently

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Speaker 1: with the Rams minus Robert Woods. I'm just curious if

447
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Speaker 1: if this offense needs to change in any way. I

448
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Speaker 1: don't think it needs to change. Um, you know, what

449
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Speaker 1: we have is enough. And obviously, depending on who the

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Speaker 1: opponent is, the game plan changes. But this offense has

451
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Speaker 1: everything that it needs to go out there and you know,

452
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Speaker 1: win more games than we've already won, you know, so far,

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Speaker 1: and but like I said, it comes down to the

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Speaker 1: execution and the decades of what we do, and it

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Speaker 1: starts back right and we'll come back and we'll get

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Speaker 1: into what the Colts do on defense, because it's far

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Speaker 1: from just Jonathan Taylor on that Colts team and why

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Speaker 1: they're eight and six and they've won five out of six.

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Speaker 1: We continue with the Big Red Rage and Christian Kurt

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Speaker 1: All presented by satan Ford and Gilbert. We are satan Ford,

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Speaker 1: Captain tant hell On purd down, hit and sacked, Chandler

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Speaker 1: Jones five sacks on the day for fifty five and

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Speaker 1: it's gonna be a quarterback run off the middle at ten,

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Speaker 1: at the five, Murray dies for the end zone and

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Speaker 1: he's in for a touchdown. Kyler Murray makes them pay

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Speaker 1: with a twelve yard run picked off by Buddha. Baker's

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Speaker 1: got it at the thirty five, goes down at the

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Speaker 1: thirty one and that's it. Buddha sales at Tonner to

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Speaker 1: the ten to the five and end of the ends

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Speaker 1: up for the touchdown. James Connor with his third touchdown

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Speaker 1: of the day, this one through the air, his second

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Speaker 1: Pro Bowl, James Conner, Kyler Murray his second Pro Bowl

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Speaker 1: and by the way, the other two Pro Bowl quarterbacks

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Speaker 1: in the NFC, Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady. By the way,

475
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Speaker 1: Chandler Jones his fourth Pro Bowl, Buddha Baker his fourth

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Speaker 1: Pro Bowl. Three is the safety won as a special teamer.

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Speaker 1: It is a big red Rage presented by Santanford in

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Speaker 1: Gilbert Paul kelvc Ron Wolfley and our very special guest

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Speaker 1: wide receiver Christian Kirk and Christian uh tell us, what

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Speaker 1: was the reaction in the locker room when you guys

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Speaker 1: saw the Pro Bowl nominees. There's you know, his whole

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Speaker 1: list of alternates as well. But what's that like in

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Speaker 1: an NFL locker room when that news is finally announced

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Speaker 1: and made official. Well, you got the four guys that

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Speaker 1: were selected, what the caliber players that they are, there's

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Speaker 1: really no surprise. I mean just with the the level

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Speaker 1: that they play at weekend and week at weekend and

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Speaker 1: week out is just you know, beyond impressive. And you

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Speaker 1: know they deserve um that nomination um, you know, wholeheartedly.

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Speaker 1: And it's just for us, you know, guys that are

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Speaker 1: in the locker room that get to experience them and

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Speaker 1: see how they work on a day to day basis.

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Speaker 1: You just can't help yourself but to feel, um nothing,

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Speaker 1: but you know, very proud for them and happy for

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Speaker 1: them because they deserve it and along with all the

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Speaker 1: alternates as well. And uh, you know, hopefully we will

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Speaker 1: be playing, um, you know, in the Super Bowl, so

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Speaker 1: they won't be playing you know, in the Pro Bowl.

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Speaker 1: But you know, if not, uh, you know, it would

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Speaker 1: be exciting to go out there and watch them, you know,

501
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Speaker 1: play with the best. That that would be awesome. There's

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Speaker 1: no doubt about it. The Pro Bowl is really a

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Speaker 1: big honor, of course, and I think there's one in

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Speaker 1: your future, one or two maybe maybe even more than that.

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Speaker 1: And your future is well, you just got to get

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Speaker 1: that opportunity to go out there and perform. How much

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Speaker 1: does it mean to you? Is it something? Is it

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Speaker 1: a goal of yours? Um? You know, I I definitely

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Speaker 1: uh you know, have that goal you know, set for me,

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Speaker 1: and you know I worked my butt off to uh,

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Speaker 1: you know, after our do to accomplish those goals. And

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Speaker 1: you know, I know, I mean I gotta be patient

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Speaker 1: and you know when when the time comes, and time comes, Um,

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Speaker 1: but you know, for now I get to you know,

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Speaker 1: sit back and watch to see what it takes UM

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Speaker 1: to be able to get your name nominated. Um, you

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Speaker 1: know and to have a season. You know that that

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Speaker 1: that takes it UM to be able to to get

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Speaker 1: to that point. Christian Kirk is our guest and the

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Speaker 1: Big Red Rage. The team with the most Pro Bowlers

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Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Colts. Yes with seven. Here's Kyler Murray when

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Speaker 1: asked for a quick scatter report on your opponents Saturday night.

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Speaker 1: It's a great team. There's no sugar cooling. I mean

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Speaker 1: they're they're a great team. Um, you know, a lot

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Speaker 1: of talent over their defense offense. Uh, we're gonna have

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Speaker 1: to be ready for you know, this is a December

527
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Speaker 1: footballs playoff playoffs like atmosphere all Christmas. They're gonna be ready. Well,

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Speaker 1: we we gotta, we gotta come to play. Yeah, it's

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Speaker 1: not just Jonathan Taylor. They have a Pro bowler and

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Speaker 1: all three levels of the defense and D tackle DeForrest

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Speaker 1: Buckner their standout line. Yeah, Darius Leonard, Yes, absolutely, Well

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Speaker 1: what to the last five games? They have a punt

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Speaker 1: return for touchdown and then Kenny Moore, Now Kenny Moore

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Speaker 1: is someone he's their nickel corner, slot corner, correct, Christian,

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Speaker 1: that could be a direct matchup for you, I'm guessing yeah. No,

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Speaker 1: Kenny's a great player. Um. I've worked out with him

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Speaker 1: a couple off season go and got to know him

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00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:29,359
Speaker 1: a little bit and be following him ever since. And

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00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:31,280
Speaker 1: you know, his story is incredible and you know he

540
00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:33,920
Speaker 1: plays at a high level. So you know, anytime you

541
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Speaker 1: get to go against you know, a higher caliber player

542
00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:38,960
Speaker 1: like that, you know, it's always fun. So definitely looking

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Speaker 1: forward to, you know, all the talent that they have

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Speaker 1: on their team and facing them on Saturday night. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: you know, Saturday night happens to be Christmas Day. Have

546
00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:51,440
Speaker 1: you ever played on Christmas before? What has been your

547
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Speaker 1: encounter in your life your football life with Christmas. I've

548
00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:00,640
Speaker 1: never played on Christmas before and calledge. You know, we

549
00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:04,800
Speaker 1: would travel usually on Christmas for our bowl game. Wherever

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00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:07,600
Speaker 1: the bowl game was, we would usually travel and practice,

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Speaker 1: you know on Christmas Day. So I've I've had to

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Speaker 1: you know football or practice football or had to travel

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Speaker 1: for but I never had a game. So definitely exciting.

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Speaker 1: You know, it's another you know primetime atmosphere and you know,

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Speaker 1: like Kyler mentioned, it's December, it's it's playoff like atmosphere

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Speaker 1: and implications, so you know it'll it'll be a big stage,

557
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Speaker 1: and you know we're excited for And look at halftime

558
00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:33,960
Speaker 1: of the Detroit game, you know, Cliff Kingsbury told us

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Speaker 1: walking off the field, you know, we came out flat

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00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:38,160
Speaker 1: and okay, and then Kyler after the game there wasn't

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Speaker 1: enough juice. I don't think that's gonna be a problem

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Speaker 1: on national TV on Christmas night when you know the

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Speaker 1: entire country is watching. Is that a safe assumption, Christian? Oh,

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Speaker 1: you know, I think if you're not able to get

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Speaker 1: up for a game like this, you know there's something wrong.

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Speaker 1: You definitely. Um, you know, play at this level for

567
00:29:56,880 --> 00:29:59,239
Speaker 1: opportunities like this, and you know you got to take

568
00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:01,640
Speaker 1: advantage of them. Um. You know I said it. We

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Speaker 1: were playing on Monday night. You know, when when the

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Speaker 1: lights are bright and all eyes are on you, Uh,

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Speaker 1: you know, there's a lot of opportunity there to to

572
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Speaker 1: you know, show a lot of people what you're made

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Speaker 1: of and what kind of football team you are. So

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Speaker 1: you know we got to take advantage of that. So

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Speaker 1: I know that you've watched an awful lot of tape

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Speaker 1: on the Indianapolis Colts and their defense. So tell us

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Speaker 1: a little bit what you think. Give us a little

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Speaker 1: scout on your board on the Colts Christian they're talented.

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Speaker 1: They're talented, and they're very opportunistic. Um. You know that

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Speaker 1: they lead the league and turnovers and force fumbles and uh,

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Speaker 1: they do a great job. We're getting the ball out,

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Speaker 1: you know, So our ball security, you know, has to

583
00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:44,040
Speaker 1: be um, nothing short of perfect, because they they will, um,

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Speaker 1: you know, look for those opportunities and they'll capitalize off

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Speaker 1: of it. Uh, and we can't afford that. And so

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Speaker 1: you know, we're going to have to do a good

587
00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:54,240
Speaker 1: job of you know, taking what the defense gets us. UM,

588
00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:57,360
Speaker 1: you know, be be efficient and be smart. Um, you know,

589
00:30:57,520 --> 00:30:59,480
Speaker 1: we have the ball in our hands, and you know,

590
00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:02,760
Speaker 1: just make opportunities, um, you know when they come our way.

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00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:05,600
Speaker 1: You know. Darius Leonard told the media this week that

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Speaker 1: if he played in Dallas and he played in more

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00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:10,920
Speaker 1: primetime games, he would be the defensive player of the year,

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Speaker 1: hands down. That's that's what he told me, because I

595
00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:15,400
Speaker 1: think he was getting tired of hearing the Micah Parsons

596
00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:18,320
Speaker 1: talk all the time. The rookie in Dallas. But you

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00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:21,880
Speaker 1: know Darius Leonard uh fifty three. I mean, especially being

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Speaker 1: in the slot and he's that will linebacker. How often

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Speaker 1: do you keep an eye out for him during this game? Oh,

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Speaker 1: you know, especially in the run game, which we are

601
00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:34,200
Speaker 1: very involved in as receivers. Will definitely have to, you know,

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00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:37,080
Speaker 1: keep an eye out for him. And like I said, um,

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00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:39,520
Speaker 1: you know he's the leader of you know, being able

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Speaker 1: to create those turnovers. Uh. You know, I think he

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00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:44,800
Speaker 1: has a couple of interceptions and a ton of force fumble.

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Speaker 1: So whenever you know, we have the ball in traffic,

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00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:49,960
Speaker 1: you know would definitely be looking, you know, out for

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Speaker 1: him and make sure, you know, we have great ball security.

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Speaker 1: But he's a great player, and I think the tape

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Speaker 1: and you know all of his assistants show that, and

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00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:01,760
Speaker 1: so yeah, we'll have to be so Christian, go ahead

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00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:03,760
Speaker 1: and flip it over and look at the offensive side

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00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:06,000
Speaker 1: of the ball. I know you're not sitting around watching

614
00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:09,320
Speaker 1: reels of tape on the Indianapolis Colts and how they

615
00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:12,640
Speaker 1: run the ball, but I know you're aware of Jonathan Taylor,

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00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:15,160
Speaker 1: of course, and the fact that the Colts have a

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Speaker 1: very very good offensive line. Talk to us about what

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Speaker 1: you know of the Colts offense. Well, you know, like

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Speaker 1: you like you said, it starts up front for them. Um,

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00:32:26,080 --> 00:32:29,080
Speaker 1: they have arguably one of the best offensive lines in

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Speaker 1: football right now, and with arguably the best running back

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Speaker 1: in Jonathan Taylor. And uh, you know, they still got

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Speaker 1: guys on the outside they can make plays and um

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Speaker 1: my companion and then you know t Y Hivens and

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00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:43,680
Speaker 1: so uh you know, they have a lot of firepower

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00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:45,640
Speaker 1: over there, and you know Carson Wentz does a great

627
00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:49,080
Speaker 1: job and and so you know their goal is to

628
00:32:49,560 --> 00:32:51,760
Speaker 1: hold onto the ball and you know, be efficient with

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Speaker 1: the run game, and um, you know, just kind of

630
00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:57,240
Speaker 1: sick what the defense gets speaks you and um then

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Speaker 1: try to hit you over the top, you know, with

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Speaker 1: with with some you know, deep balls and trying to

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Speaker 1: push the ball down the field. So um, you know,

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Speaker 1: I'd like to lay our defense has been preparing, um

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Speaker 1: this week, and you know they know they have a

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Speaker 1: big challenge at hand, and um, but I'm decided to

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Speaker 1: to go out there and watch them battle. You've you've

638
00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:16,680
Speaker 1: had your finger on the pulse of this team. You

639
00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:18,920
Speaker 1: told us after the Tennessee win and Nashville you said,

640
00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:21,320
Speaker 1: you know what, we're not letting stuff slide this year.

641
00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:23,040
Speaker 1: You know, you're talking about the locker room and the

642
00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:25,880
Speaker 1: leadership within right and guys holding each other accountable. I know,

643
00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:28,040
Speaker 1: after the Monday Night loss, you said, hey, we're going

644
00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:30,600
Speaker 1: to be harsh on our on ourselves. And you know,

645
00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:34,320
Speaker 1: the media spinning this one, right, the surging Colts against

646
00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:37,720
Speaker 1: the sliding Cardinals. I mean, where is the confidence level

647
00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:41,400
Speaker 1: right now in the Cardinals locker room? You think, But

648
00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:45,000
Speaker 1: we're confident. I mean we're the same team a couple

649
00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:47,640
Speaker 1: of weeks ago that we're you know, have one loss

650
00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:50,960
Speaker 1: under our belt, and you know, still we're right number

651
00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:54,280
Speaker 1: one and you know, top of our division, and um,

652
00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:57,240
Speaker 1: we're still in the number one. You know, see talks

653
00:33:57,280 --> 00:34:02,040
Speaker 1: and yes we've had some disappointing laws, but that doesn't

654
00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:05,120
Speaker 1: you know, I mean that we've changed. The dynamic hasn't changed,

655
00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:08,880
Speaker 1: The mindset hasn't changed, and neither has the mentality. You know,

656
00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:11,319
Speaker 1: I think, uh, you know, we just need to do

657
00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:14,040
Speaker 1: a better job of you know, executing and take advantage

658
00:34:14,040 --> 00:34:18,560
Speaker 1: of opportunities on Sunday and so that the confidence level

659
00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:21,680
Speaker 1: has not changed whatsoever. You know, we know how good

660
00:34:21,719 --> 00:34:23,560
Speaker 1: we can be when we do play our best, and

661
00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:25,640
Speaker 1: we just got to get back to that. And I

662
00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:29,520
Speaker 1: think it starts with, you know, certain tasks on Saturday, Christian,

663
00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:32,080
Speaker 1: do you feel the onus is on you guys, the

664
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Speaker 1: offense in particular to set the tone for this game

665
00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:40,800
Speaker 1: and score points that that, honestly, I think would probably

666
00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:43,360
Speaker 1: help the defense as a matter of fact, knowing that

667
00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:46,200
Speaker 1: if you could make the Colts one dimensional, try to

668
00:34:46,239 --> 00:34:48,680
Speaker 1: get them to play catch up in the second half,

669
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Speaker 1: that that's not playing into their strength. Do you feel

670
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Speaker 1: any responsibility in particular for the offense to play and

671
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Speaker 1: score points and light it up and try to make

672
00:34:59,320 --> 00:35:03,759
Speaker 1: the Colts undimensional? I mean, you know, I think we

673
00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:06,439
Speaker 1: feel that pressure. Um, you know, weekend and week out.

674
00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:10,480
Speaker 1: As an offense, we hold ourselves to such high standards. Um.

675
00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:14,440
Speaker 1: You know, for us, anytime we leave the field without points, Um,

676
00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:17,080
Speaker 1: you know, that's that's a missed opportunity into us. You know,

677
00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:20,040
Speaker 1: that's that's you know, not okay, and that's not our standard.

678
00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:23,440
Speaker 1: I think in Houston, I think a versus Houston, you know,

679
00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:26,080
Speaker 1: we still score thirty one points and I point out

680
00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:28,799
Speaker 1: the fact that we play terrible on offense and you know,

681
00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:32,120
Speaker 1: that's just our standard, that's our mindset and so um, yes,

682
00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:34,360
Speaker 1: at the beginning of the game, started fast and putting

683
00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:37,239
Speaker 1: points on the board. Uh, it's great, but we expect that,

684
00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:39,920
Speaker 1: you know, weekend and week out. Um, but I think

685
00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:43,399
Speaker 1: it's on you know, whichever side of the ball goes

686
00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:45,719
Speaker 1: out there on Sunday first. Um, you know, has to

687
00:35:45,760 --> 00:35:47,880
Speaker 1: start the tone, has to set the tone. And you

688
00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:50,160
Speaker 1: know that that's just with our mindset. You know how

689
00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:52,920
Speaker 1: we approach Saturday. Are you gonna have to run some

690
00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:55,160
Speaker 1: no huddle shopping tomorrow? You're gonna have to go up Temple.

691
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Speaker 1: How are you doing with your shopping for Christmas Day?

692
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Speaker 1: They're Christian on ahead of it this year. I'm usually

693
00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:03,440
Speaker 1: a last minute kind of guy, but I got ahead

694
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Speaker 1: of it. So I'm sending comfortable and no stress going

695
00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:09,520
Speaker 1: into Christian's Day. No, I'm going out tomorrow. You better

696
00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:13,520
Speaker 1: believe it wall trouble. Well if I finished today, Christians

697
00:36:13,560 --> 00:36:17,120
Speaker 1: ahead of the game, I finished. Yeah, you're living by

698
00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:20,040
Speaker 1: through Christian right now at the shopping. That's good, that's

699
00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:23,080
Speaker 1: well done. Okay, thank you Christian, Thank you Christian. Appreciate

700
00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:26,320
Speaker 1: it many thanks. Guys. All right there, you go. Cardinals

701
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Speaker 1: outstanding receiver Christian Kirk joining us here on The Big

702
00:36:29,480 --> 00:36:32,320
Speaker 1: Red Rage. Well, sounds like you've better talked to Christian

703
00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:35,000
Speaker 1: after the show to get some ideas. Sounds like you're

704
00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:39,799
Speaker 1: struggle Layne over there big time. Yeah. Okay, let's see

705
00:36:39,800 --> 00:36:42,880
Speaker 1: how can the Cardinals have more success than Wolf's holiday shopping.

706
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Speaker 1: We'll talk about that next on The Big Red Rage

707
00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:55,360
Speaker 1: presented by Santan four in Gilbert second and eight Pups

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Speaker 1: at their thirty three Taylor's got it nice tash out

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Speaker 1: by forty heyste to the thirty. They're trying to chase

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00:37:04,239 --> 00:37:10,040
Speaker 1: him down to the ten touchdot Touchstown talks sixty seven

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00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:14,640
Speaker 1: yards U two to go, two minute, twenty second love.

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00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:20,480
Speaker 1: That might have done it. The fastest run, the fastest

713
00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:23,799
Speaker 1: miles per hour of any ball carrier in any game

714
00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:27,000
Speaker 1: this year, better than twenty two miles per hour. That

715
00:37:27,280 --> 00:37:31,400
Speaker 1: was the sixty seven yard dagger against the Patriots. Wolf.

716
00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:33,759
Speaker 1: We were watching that in Motown last Saturday night for

717
00:37:34,080 --> 00:37:37,439
Speaker 1: Cardinals Lions. And and you know better than anyone, your

718
00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:40,279
Speaker 1: former coach, Bell Belichick. He goes into any game saying,

719
00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:43,160
Speaker 1: we're gonna take away what you do best. An old

720
00:37:43,239 --> 00:37:47,360
Speaker 1: boy Jonathan Taylor. Yet another big game, and it's real simple.

721
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Speaker 1: We could spend the next hour talking about stats on

722
00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:52,439
Speaker 1: your NFL's leading rusher, and he's four hundred yards plus

723
00:37:52,600 --> 00:37:55,160
Speaker 1: more than any other rusher this year. But the Indianapolis

724
00:37:55,239 --> 00:37:57,440
Speaker 1: Colts when he rushes for one hundred or more or eight, no,

725
00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:00,680
Speaker 1: and when he rushes for less than a hundred and six,

726
00:38:01,080 --> 00:38:04,920
Speaker 1: what's your point, ball stop the run, Stop Jonathan Taylor.

727
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Speaker 1: If can you oversimplify the Paul, can you do that

728
00:38:10,280 --> 00:38:12,160
Speaker 1: once again? It's it's the guy. It's the Colts fan

729
00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:15,160
Speaker 1: who rears that hat. Run the damn ball. The Cardinals

730
00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:18,200
Speaker 1: fans need to show up to State Farm Stadium on

731
00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:21,000
Speaker 1: Christmas Night with hats to just say stop the run.

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00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:25,520
Speaker 1: It's that simple, Paully. Honestly, right now, I've been thinking

733
00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:28,239
Speaker 1: about this game and thinking about it and thinking about it,

734
00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:30,880
Speaker 1: and all I can think of is the fundamentals, the

735
00:38:31,080 --> 00:38:34,800
Speaker 1: fundamentals of the game. I honestly believe the team that

736
00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:39,080
Speaker 1: executes the fundamentals better is going to win this game.

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Speaker 1: I don't think there's any doubt about that. When I

738
00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:46,640
Speaker 1: say fundamentals, I'm talking about blocking and tackling. This is

739
00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:49,480
Speaker 1: going to be the most physical game I believe the

740
00:38:49,600 --> 00:38:53,440
Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals will play this regular season. This is going

741
00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:57,440
Speaker 1: to be the most physical game. I expect the Arizona

742
00:38:57,480 --> 00:38:59,719
Speaker 1: Cardinals to come out and compete on the line of

743
00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:03,800
Speaker 1: sc It's just like they did against the Tennessee Titans,

744
00:39:04,239 --> 00:39:07,400
Speaker 1: just like they did Paul against the Cleveland Browns. I

745
00:39:07,560 --> 00:39:10,680
Speaker 1: expect them to come out and compete on the line

746
00:39:10,680 --> 00:39:14,400
Speaker 1: of scrimmage. Vance Joseph is going to have his boys

747
00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:18,520
Speaker 1: ready to compete on the line of scrimmage and if

748
00:39:18,600 --> 00:39:22,880
Speaker 1: they don't, abandon all hope. So how much confidence do

749
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Speaker 1: you take in the fact that they shut down Derrick

750
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Speaker 1: Henry that at halftime against the Vikings. They then shut

751
00:39:28,040 --> 00:39:30,360
Speaker 1: down Dalvin Cook after they committed to stop in the

752
00:39:30,440 --> 00:39:33,600
Speaker 1: run in the Cleveland game. And look the Niners, who

753
00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:36,000
Speaker 1: have pretty much run on anyone and everyone. They did

754
00:39:36,080 --> 00:39:38,480
Speaker 1: not as the Cardinals swept them. So you know, in

755
00:39:38,600 --> 00:39:40,319
Speaker 1: Vance Joseph will look you in they are and say,

756
00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:43,799
Speaker 1: when we've committed to stopping the run, we have done

757
00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:46,920
Speaker 1: so for the most part. So what sort of confidence

758
00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:49,279
Speaker 1: does that give you against a guy who might be

759
00:39:49,360 --> 00:39:51,920
Speaker 1: your NFL MVP this year. Yeah, No, it gives me

760
00:39:52,040 --> 00:39:54,680
Speaker 1: a lot of confidence. It does, PAULI because they have

761
00:39:54,960 --> 00:39:59,680
Speaker 1: done it before, you know, but once again, the until

762
00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:02,880
Speaker 1: you go on and actually proof that you can shut

763
00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:07,080
Speaker 1: somebody down, you know, it's it's the hanging Chad, Paul.

764
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Speaker 1: They've got to go out and they've got to prove

765
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Speaker 1: that they can do that. I just go ahead. I

766
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Speaker 1: was gonna say, and to your point about the blocking

767
00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:17,040
Speaker 1: and tackling, let's talk about tackling, because he also leads

768
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Speaker 1: the NFL and yards after contact. He has an incomprehensible

769
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Speaker 1: one thy one hundred forty seven yards rushing after contact. Yeah,

770
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Speaker 1: he has forty two runs of ten plus yards. I mean,

771
00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:33,399
Speaker 1: he is so far ahead of every other running back

772
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Speaker 1: in the NFL. Now, they might be down two starters

773
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Speaker 1: on the offensive line. We'll see Q when Nelson did

774
00:40:39,680 --> 00:40:41,720
Speaker 1: return to practice, but they're gonna be missing their starting

775
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Speaker 1: center and they're starting right guard for the most part. Yes,

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Speaker 1: and then and then we'll let's flip it real quick.

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Speaker 1: I mean, that's a big deal, Pollie. First of all,

778
00:40:49,400 --> 00:40:51,839
Speaker 1: it really is, because once again, this game is going

779
00:40:51,880 --> 00:40:54,560
Speaker 1: to be about the offensive line on both sides of

780
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Speaker 1: the ball. It's gonna be about the line of scrimmage

781
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Speaker 1: Rodney Hudson, Yeah, can you can you can you overstate

782
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Speaker 1: how important that might be, especially when you've got a

783
00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:05,080
Speaker 1: colts defense. It has been putting to Forrest Buckner, the

784
00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:08,839
Speaker 1: Pro bowler over the and the nose tackle position quite

785
00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:11,000
Speaker 1: a bit this year. And so I mean, just if

786
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Speaker 1: you had Rodney Hudson back man, that would go a

787
00:41:13,560 --> 00:41:16,239
Speaker 1: long way towards trying to establish a run game with

788
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Speaker 1: Chase and James Connor. Yeah, there's no doubt about that.

789
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Speaker 1: Rodney Hudson, once again, I think he got kind of

790
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Speaker 1: hose because of the conference change in terms of the

791
00:41:24,520 --> 00:41:26,320
Speaker 1: Pro Bowl all of a sudden, Now he's in the

792
00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:30,160
Speaker 1: NFC where he's built this massive reputation in the AFC

793
00:41:30,320 --> 00:41:33,840
Speaker 1: with the Raiders. Of course, So Rodney Hudson, we all know,

794
00:41:34,040 --> 00:41:39,399
Speaker 1: is a Pro Bowl Calipers caliber center. There's no doubt, Paul,

795
00:41:39,600 --> 00:41:41,359
Speaker 1: this game is going to come down to the line

796
00:41:41,360 --> 00:41:43,799
Speaker 1: of scrimmage. It's gonna be on both sides of the ball,

797
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Speaker 1: blocking and tackling. Indeed, I cannot help it, Paul. For me,

798
00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:52,840
Speaker 1: it's okay, the team that runs the ball better wins

799
00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:56,840
Speaker 1: this game. Now that that immediately seems to favor the

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Speaker 1: Indianapolis Colts. But again, I have hope. The reason why

801
00:42:00,680 --> 00:42:03,440
Speaker 1: I have hope is because of what you said earlier.

802
00:42:03,520 --> 00:42:07,200
Speaker 1: Because the defense has risen up in certain occasions and

803
00:42:07,320 --> 00:42:10,560
Speaker 1: done a great job at shutting down the likes of

804
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Speaker 1: a Derrick Henry shutting down Kareem Hunt in the Cleveland Brown,

805
00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:18,160
Speaker 1: shutting down Dalvin Cook in that second half. There's no doubt.

806
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Speaker 1: And then you flip it over to your point about

807
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Speaker 1: Rodney Hudson. This is all about the line of scrimmage.

808
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Speaker 1: You got all this talent that is going to be

809
00:42:27,160 --> 00:42:28,920
Speaker 1: out there on the field, and yet it's going to

810
00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:32,680
Speaker 1: come down to the line of scrimmage and who controls

811
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Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage. Paul, this is going to be

812
00:42:35,600 --> 00:42:38,880
Speaker 1: an old world football game like we haven't seen in

813
00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:41,880
Speaker 1: a while. Because last time the Cardinals are in primetime

814
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Speaker 1: on Monday Night and what happened. Kyler was running for

815
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Speaker 1: his life. Aaron Donald had fourteen quarterback pressures, he had

816
00:42:49,120 --> 00:42:52,120
Speaker 1: three sacks. We know Kyler and his last two primetime

817
00:42:52,160 --> 00:42:56,839
Speaker 1: appearances zero touchdown passes, four interceptions combined in those two

818
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Speaker 1: You're talking about a Colts team that is number one

819
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Speaker 1: and turnover ratio. You heard Christian Kirk talk about how

820
00:43:03,160 --> 00:43:06,399
Speaker 1: they're number one in takeaways that defense, right this team

821
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Speaker 1: is number one of points off turnovers. I think they

822
00:43:08,800 --> 00:43:10,920
Speaker 1: have the second fewest penalties. What I'm saying is they're

823
00:43:10,960 --> 00:43:13,600
Speaker 1: playing winning football right now. After a one in four start,

824
00:43:13,680 --> 00:43:16,000
Speaker 1: they won five out of six. It's just the winning

825
00:43:16,080 --> 00:43:18,839
Speaker 1: brand of football right now. And everything you just said

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Speaker 1: right there, PAULI and we were talking about this earlier

827
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Speaker 1: seven Pro Bowlers seven that was the most in the

828
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Speaker 1: National Football League seven, eight and six. You got an

829
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Speaker 1: eight and six football team that has seven Pro Bowlers

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00:43:35,719 --> 00:43:40,040
Speaker 1: in all three phases offensively, defensively, and in transition. Their

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Speaker 1: deep snapper is a problem, I mean, Paul, okay, so

832
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Speaker 1: let me ask you, this is the quarterback Carson Wentz

833
00:43:46,520 --> 00:43:49,440
Speaker 1: an asset or a liability? I think in that offense

834
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Speaker 1: he's an asset because when he's had to throw thirty

835
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Speaker 1: five or more passes. Yeah, they're winless this year. Yeah,

836
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Speaker 1: you know what to get good ball. He shut down

837
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Speaker 1: the run and make them one dimensional. And what does

838
00:44:00,280 --> 00:44:02,920
Speaker 1: that mean? What does that entail? Is that nine in

839
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Speaker 1: the box? Could that possibly yes, it could possibly mean

840
00:44:08,040 --> 00:44:12,200
Speaker 1: nine in the box. It refresh my memory against Derrick Henry.

841
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Speaker 1: Didn't Zaven Collins play in a three inside linebacker set

842
00:44:16,760 --> 00:44:19,080
Speaker 1: a good number of snaps in that game? Didn't they

843
00:44:19,160 --> 00:44:21,440
Speaker 1: go with sort of a four to three almost the

844
00:44:21,600 --> 00:44:24,359
Speaker 1: entirety of that game against Derrick Henry. Yes, So I'm

845
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Speaker 1: wondering Zavin Collins hasn't seen the field on defense the

846
00:44:27,440 --> 00:44:29,640
Speaker 1: last two games. Is there a role for him in

847
00:44:29,719 --> 00:44:32,839
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