1 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: Welcome bird Gang on today's show, looking at free agency 2 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: a bit differently. Everyone likes to attach labels to things, 3 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: and that's exactly what we do with the moves made 4 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: thus far in the offseason. GM Steve Come certainly has 5 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: been busy and he has had to have some tough conversations. 6 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:25,439 Speaker 1: We'll get into that. Also, what's next for con we'll 7 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: fill you in. It's Cardinals Cover two Episode or eleven, 8 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:36,919 Speaker 1: and it starts now. Welcome to Cardinals Cover two with 9 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:40,919 Speaker 1: Craig Grigolu and Mike Jarecki. Cardinals Cover two is presented 10 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: by Hyundai, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals, and by 11 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit asy Cardinals dot Com, Slash Podcasts. 12 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: Murray rolls to the right, throws near sight of fitz 13 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: pot He He's into the ensoe to the touchdown. Here's 14 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: Craig Griolu and Mike Jarecki. Hope everyone had a great weekend. 15 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: It certainly was a busy sports weekend outside of the NFL, 16 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 1: and that got me thinking, MJ one year ago, there 17 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 1: was nothing happening, absolutely nothing, and you look at what 18 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: we had an aerozone of the past couple of days, baseball, basketball, hockey, 19 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: and by the way, congratulations to the UFA for their 20 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: run and the NCAA tournament so close yet could not 21 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: quite get over the hump against Stanford, but still a 22 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: tremendous run and they should be congratulated. But all of 23 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: this considering where we were three hundred and sixty five 24 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 1: days ago, MJ. I think I think we're kind of 25 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: getting back to normal, so to speak. I think we're 26 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 1: headed in that direction. And I think it's all going 27 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: to come down to people still wearing their mask, getting 28 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 1: their vaccines, and then you know, social distancing. But you know, 29 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 1: I think for the most part, when you get to 30 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: the month of April, and like you said, they canceled 31 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: the tournament last year and that's big money for the networks. 32 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: And then you know, baseball was in spring training and 33 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: they canceled that, and we all know what happened in 34 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: the NBA and in the NFL they shut down their facilities. 35 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: We were as we are now working from home now, Craig, 36 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: I have been back in the building. I miss you there, 37 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: and hopefully in due time. It's only been a couple 38 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: of days a week, we do get a nice lunch, 39 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,519 Speaker 1: so that's a good thing. But anyways, you just look 40 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 1: at the month of April and you talk about, you know, 41 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: besides the NFL. Now, let's be honest here, when it 42 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: comes to the draft, for those three days, I mean, 43 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:44,359 Speaker 1: it's going to steal headlines. But eventually the NBA playoffs, 44 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: the Sons are doing really well, Coyotes will see. But 45 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: then we got the Masters. I mean, just the month 46 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 1: of April compared to a year ago, it is night 47 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: and day, and it is certainly going to be dominated, 48 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: at least on our end, with the NFL Draft conump 49 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 1: at the end of the month. More on that a 50 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,799 Speaker 1: little bit later on here on this Cardinals Covered two 51 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: presented by Hyundai, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. We 52 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 1: kind of stumbled upon a topic in our last show 53 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 1: looking at free agency and the moves the Cardinals have 54 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: made here in the off season, and how about we 55 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: label some of what has happened, kind of do it 56 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: in a yearbook style. Remember best dressed, most popular, most 57 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: likely to succeed, most athletic, you know, all the superlatives 58 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: NJ that you landed in your high school days in 59 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: upstate New York. You were the king. So let's see 60 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: if we can't put some crowns on some new Arizona 61 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: Cardinals players here this offseason. And when we say we've 62 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: got seven categories, all right, let's see how this works. 63 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 1: First category, and I think I know what the answer 64 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: is on your end, MJ. Best move of the off season. 65 00:03:55,800 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: And this is regardless of how we acquire fired that player. 66 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 1: Talking about the Cardinals, whether that's a signing, a resigning, 67 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: or a trade, I think here and iron agreement. Considering 68 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: the Cardinals who were searching for an upgraded center, I 69 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: think that was very clear from Sean Coogler talking about competition. 70 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 1: We didn't know what was going to happen at the time. 71 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: Cardinals were, you know, looking at Corey Lindsley and then 72 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 1: all of a sudden you find out and you know, 73 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: Steve said he was shocked. Initially they were going to 74 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: release him. And at that point he said it took 75 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: ten minutes when him and Mike Mayock got on the phone. 76 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: So to me, instant upgrade. We're not talking about the 77 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: guy that's missed games. We're talking about a guy that's 78 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 1: been to the Pro Bowl. How many consecutive starts, how 79 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: many penalties he's had, how many sacks he's given up, 80 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:45,359 Speaker 1: And I just think it's really going to help Kyler 81 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 1: Murray with the line calls. I just think the offensive 82 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 1: line will calm down. You don't want to have too 83 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 1: many new starters, even though at the end of the day, 84 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: they're going to play the best five guys. So it's 85 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: hard for me to come up with somebody that could 86 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 1: have is a bigger impact than Rodney Hudson and his 87 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:06,239 Speaker 1: first season. Yeah, and I would agree with that. Now 88 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: going into free agency in this offseason, it didn't cross 89 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: any of our minds. I mean, you're always looking to upgrade, 90 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: but based off of some of the postseason comments from 91 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 1: either the head coach or in this case Sean Hoogler 92 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: specifically mentioning the interior and the center position, then you're like, 93 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: all right, well, this is obviously something that is at 94 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: the forefront of their minds, and then it became at 95 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: the forefront of ours as well. But just the fact 96 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: that one, yes, you got him via a trade, and 97 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 1: then you just assumed the rest of his contract, and yes, 98 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:44,160 Speaker 1: he'll be thirty two this summer. Yes he's got ten 99 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: years of experience. But I like, to your point, MJ, 100 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 1: the fact that he has always been on the football field, 101 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: all sixteen games last season, all sixteen games in four 102 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: of the past five seasons, and over those five seasons 103 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: it needs to be repeated, a Pro Bowl and three 104 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: of the past five years. So he is either hitting 105 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:06,840 Speaker 1: his peak or getting to the point of his career 106 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: where everything now I won't say easy, but he understands 107 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: the game, understands what is being asked of him, and 108 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: obviously the other ten players on his side of the 109 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 1: ball with respect to the offense. And I think, you know, 110 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: we always talk about punters and kickers and long snappers 111 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 1: where they can play later in to the thirties. I 112 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: think I think centers can play to the thirty five. 113 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:29,919 Speaker 1: And I think when you look, you know a guys 114 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 1: that get there in the in their mid thirties, it's 115 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:35,280 Speaker 1: really about technique and football IQ. I mean, they're not 116 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 1: trying to go out there to hurt someone, meaning like 117 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: they know what they got to do to get the 118 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: job done. Where maybe as a younger player it's oh, 119 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna play the echo of the whistle. I'm going 120 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: I'm going all balls to the wall when you when 121 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: you get to a point in his career, he doesn't 122 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: have to prove anything to anybody. It's more about what 123 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: he does week in week out. I'm curious to see, 124 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: you know, you know, when it comes to practicing and 125 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:03,799 Speaker 1: everything else. Because you know, again, if there was one upgrade, 126 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:06,359 Speaker 1: and we talked about and we'll get into with aj Green, 127 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 1: that was the biggest upgrade because based on we didn't 128 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: know at the time, but Beacham coming back and put 129 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: coming back taking a pay cut, Hudson restructured his deal 130 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: to push some money around to help the Cardinals. We 131 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: know Humphreys hasn't reached his peak and now it's no 132 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: matter what's going to happen in right guards. So I 133 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 1: just think, you know, having a veteran like that who 134 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: when he walks in the locker room, he's going to 135 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: gain respect. And I just at the end of the day, 136 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: it's really to protect Kyler Murray. Yes, And as our 137 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 1: colleague Wertrim Barry likes to say, you build from the 138 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: inside out, regardless if you're talking offensive line or defensive line, 139 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: and obviously the center position, it all begins there. In 140 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: terms of the protection the line calls and then you 141 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: go inside out, and the Cardinals certainly have made a 142 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: tremendous upgrade along the offensive line with the addition of 143 00:07:56,560 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: Rodney Hudson, in our mind, the best move of the 144 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: offseason so far as we speak here in the first 145 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: full week of April. You know, it's interesting, Craig. You're 146 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 1: starting to see some of the stories who are the 147 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 1: biggest signings or trades, and you're seeing a lot of 148 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford and then I think initially it was JJ Watt, 149 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 1: But I don't know if the center is going to 150 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: get that kind of hype if it was a left 151 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: tackle that you signed in free agency or pass rush here. 152 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: But I put, you know, the Hudson up there in 153 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: the top five. Again, I think JJ Watt just based 154 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: on the position he's kind of reset in his career. 155 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: He couldn't be more thrilled to be with the Arizona Cardinals. 156 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: I mean, he's gonna do as so much of that 157 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 1: locker room practice off the field. But you know, Matthew Stafford, 158 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: they upgrade at that position, and I'm sure we can 159 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 1: go around and look at other players, but when it's 160 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: all said and done, I think Hudson should be in 161 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 1: the top five. I would agree with that, and I 162 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: think it's a credit to not only are learning more 163 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: about the game and being students of the game, but 164 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 1: recognizing just what it takes to win on Sundays and yeah, 165 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:07,439 Speaker 1: you need to score points. I get that you need 166 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:12,559 Speaker 1: a quarterback, but nothing happens if that offensive line isn't 167 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 1: doing its job as far as running backs, receivers, tight ends, quarterbacks, 168 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:20,199 Speaker 1: and I think sometimes it's a position that gets overlooked. 169 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: But I'll credit the Bird Gang. When this move was made, 170 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: a lot more people were talking about Rodney Hutson than 171 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: in aj Green, which was a surprise because we think 172 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 1: skilled position players, they capture the headlines. We have the 173 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 1: highlights for those kind of players and plays hard to 174 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: find highlights for a center, let's be honest. But it 175 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: is a recognition of the importance of that position. And 176 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 1: I think it's only increased as the level of offenses 177 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 1: has grown and Moore is being asked of offenses and 178 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: specifically that center quarterback relationship. And when I look at it, 179 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: when you said best move of the offseason, I mean 180 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: that's you could acquire a player through a trade or 181 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 1: as a free agent, now I think if you're talking 182 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: about free agent signings, we're gonna get into the next 183 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:08,719 Speaker 1: But I do think JJ Watt will create some headlines 184 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:11,839 Speaker 1: just based on him being double team last year. He 185 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 1: won't face that Chandler Jones, Marcus Golden. So again there's 186 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 1: a difference the team, best move in the off season, 187 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: best free agent signing, best resigned their own players, and 188 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: that stuff we're gonna get into here. All right, let's 189 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: get into category number two. You mentioned it best free 190 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 1: agent signing, So the addition of a player not on 191 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 1: the team a year ago, and for me MJ it's 192 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:40,440 Speaker 1: Malcolm Butler, it certainly fills a need. And let's be honest, 193 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 1: even if Patrick Peterson had returned, you needed to address 194 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 1: the cornerback position because going into the offseason all you 195 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: had was a Byron Murphy and Robert Offord. You ultimately 196 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 1: released Offord brought him back on a minimum salary, But this, 197 00:10:56,640 --> 00:11:00,320 Speaker 1: to me, defensively, might have been the number one need 198 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: going into the off season based off of what you 199 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: had on the roster and just the fact that, because 200 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 1: as we just talked about offenses and throwing the football around, 201 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:11,680 Speaker 1: you need guys to be able to cover, and the 202 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 1: Cardinals didn't have much in the cupboard. They have a 203 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:16,680 Speaker 1: little bit more now. I do think that there is 204 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: still time and a need to get one or two more, 205 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 1: But you do have that number one guy, if you will. 206 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: With Malcolm Butler. Yes, once again we're talking about a 207 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 1: thirty year old but certainly playing some of his best football. 208 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:31,560 Speaker 1: Oh he's coming off his best season, and we've talked 209 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: about him, just how he's beloved in the building. You know, 210 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: him and Jeffrey Simmons were their best players. Wasn't even 211 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: close they had. They had a lot of issues in 212 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: that secondary with the Dorry Jackson really didn't get a 213 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:45,559 Speaker 1: chance to play a lot. And then you just look 214 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:48,440 Speaker 1: at the physicality when it comes to run support, trying 215 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 1: to trying to press at the line of scrimmage. Now 216 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: we need to point out if he's going against a 217 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: speed guy, you better have some safety help. But he 218 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: went against some bigger, physical receivers last year, and I 219 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 1: think Alan Robinson would be a prime example. But he's 220 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 1: a number one corner on this roster right now, and 221 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:09,199 Speaker 1: I think it gives the Cardinals a little flexibility where 222 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,560 Speaker 1: they're not forced to take a corner at sixteen, I 223 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 1: think they can move down and go best available player 224 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 1: or whether it's a running back, a wide receiver, or 225 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: you know, I think people are gonna say, well, if 226 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: you drop down, you're gonna miss out on the corner. 227 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: There's this is a deep class at corner and I 228 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: think we're seeing it over the last couple of years 229 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 1: just because of how many teams are going eleven and 230 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 1: twelve or eleven and ten personnel. And we know running 231 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 1: backs are catching the ball at a high rate. We 232 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:39,560 Speaker 1: know that tight ends is a mismatch for some of 233 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:43,960 Speaker 1: these linebackers and safety. So it's a deep draft at 234 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 1: wide receiver, it's a deep draft at cornerback. And you know, 235 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 1: so when I look at it, I think they have 236 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 1: some flexibility and they'll probably bring in another veteran guy 237 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:57,319 Speaker 1: just to kind of make sure you have some some 238 00:12:57,440 --> 00:12:59,679 Speaker 1: depth that has experienced. Maybe I don't know if it's 239 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: Drake for Patrick. But the thing here is, though, when 240 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 1: you look at Malcolm Butler, I mean, he's this is 241 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,679 Speaker 1: the defense they want to play. And I know Patrick 242 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: was excited about that, but as we pointed out over 243 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 1: the last couple of years, and I think he would 244 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:14,080 Speaker 1: admit it. He didn't have the same foot speed. He 245 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 1: was struggling on the crossing routes and slant routes, and 246 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 1: that's not going to be the case with Malcolm Butler. 247 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:22,839 Speaker 1: You mentioned those names as far as draft prospects, and 248 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:26,319 Speaker 1: I think everyone is familiar with Patrick's, Urtan, JC Horne, 249 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 1: Caleb Farley, But looking at what Bucky Brooks on NFL 250 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: dot Com late last week updated his top five at 251 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: each position, and he's got Asante Samuel Elijah Molden, two 252 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 1: other guys at the cornerback position that a lot of 253 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: these teams are high on even before their pro days. 254 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 1: So yes, the measurables look good for certain players versus 255 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 1: other players. But as we've seen Jeff Akuta, he was 256 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 1: supposed to be the guy for the Detroit Lions in 257 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: the secondary and he struggled. And for some of these players, 258 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:00,200 Speaker 1: it takes a little bit longer than others, and there's 259 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 1: no way of knowing that until you get them on 260 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: the football field. But I do think cornerback not only 261 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 1: will be addressed either before or after the draft with 262 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: another veteran, but I do think you'll see a cornerback 263 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: come off the board by the Arizona Cardinals, whether that's 264 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 1: day one or day two, I would agree with that. 265 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 1: And you know we get into this every year. You know, 266 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 1: if they would have taken an offensive tackle, which offensive 267 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: tackle would have been there at number eight and each team, 268 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 1: I mean we know that they had Andrew Thomas rank 269 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 1: very high. I think it was worse who went to 270 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: the Bucks. They had him rank very high. They had 271 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 1: Josh Jones ranked very high. They didn't have Meekham backed 272 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 1: in rank very high. I think they were concerned Boom 273 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: or bus and you gotta give him credit get a 274 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 1: really good year. So if we sit there and say, 275 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 1: well if they moved on an eighteen or nineteen and 276 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 1: they go corner, you don't know how they have their 277 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: corners ranked. I mean, you look at this newsom. All 278 00:14:55,960 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: these corners got great size six feet six one along arms, 279 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: and we know I classify it that the number two 280 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 1: corner or the number two corner is just as important 281 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 1: as your slot corner now because you've got to be 282 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: at a cover. So, um, they'll have some flexibility. And 283 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 1: Caleb fairly Farley, you know, I wouldn't be too concerned. 284 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 1: I'm sure it is a red flag. I think like 285 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 1: maybe fifty guys are going back to Indy for Rechecksum, 286 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 1: supposedly he'd be ready for our off season or training camp. 287 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,200 Speaker 1: And you're talking about the back procedure that he had 288 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 1: done recently. Yes, yes, and and players will come back 289 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 1: from it. It's unfortunate, but at least it showed up. 290 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 1: Now where you get to camp and now all of 291 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: a sudden he's out for a year. Um, so when 292 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: but you can slow play him then, you know, I 293 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: mean we did a debate and you know, we talked 294 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 1: about if the Cardinals do draft a rookie corner, will 295 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 1: he start which is one play, but will he play 296 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: you know at least nine games? And again injuries occur. 297 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: We know about all for the last couple of years, 298 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: Murphy's been able to stay healthy. I think he's really 299 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 1: physical and takes care of his body. And then you 300 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 1: look at Malcolm Butler. He doesn't miss a lot of games. 301 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 1: So that ideally that would be to slow plan. And 302 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 1: then we know that Advance is going to play a 303 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 1: lot of nickel and dying defense, so you want to 304 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 1: get your playmaker. I don't think we're going to see 305 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 1: that jet package where Isaiah Simmons is not coming off 306 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 1: the field. Buddha Baker's not coming off the field, Butler's 307 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 1: not coming off the field. You know, Hicks may be 308 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 1: rotating a little bit more just because of age, so 309 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 1: they're gonna have some flexibility. But you know, in the 310 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 1: perfect world, I guess you can slow play, but we 311 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:38,280 Speaker 1: know injuries occur. And then of course the secondary of 312 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: the safety position, how much coverage do we get to 313 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 1: see out of those players, whether that's a Buddha Baker 314 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: or a jail and Deante Thompson. Guys that certainly maybe 315 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 1: you want them in the back end as rovers, but 316 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:52,920 Speaker 1: certainly in a pinch could come up and certainly cover 317 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: a slot or cover an area of the field if 318 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 1: you're playing some zone. I like the fact that they 319 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 1: added some veteran guys with experience. We know, we're we're 320 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 1: familiar with Banjo and you know, he's a guy that 321 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 1: got a chance to play a little bit because of 322 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 1: the Thompson twins were either on COVID or they were injured, 323 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:11,119 Speaker 1: and you got some experience out there, and then you know, 324 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: you look at you know, Charles Washington, Chuck Washington, he's 325 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 1: a really good special teams player, so I think Williams 326 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: will help him back there. But I like that got 327 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:22,160 Speaker 1: some experience because you know, at this point you got 328 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,119 Speaker 1: to stay healthy. Durability and availability are very important, and 329 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:29,480 Speaker 1: I think Jalen showed some flashes. Unfortunately got hurt in 330 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 1: Week one, and then I think Deontay Thompson I liked 331 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: that he was a little bit more physical during this 332 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 1: season where I didn't really see that in training camp. 333 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:41,919 Speaker 1: Cardinals Covered two presented by Hunday Proud, partner of the 334 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals Free Agency Superlatives. As we look at what 335 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:49,439 Speaker 1: the Cardinals have done here over the past several weeks 336 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 1: and months since the season ended. We did best free 337 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: Agent signing now MJ Best free agent resigning, the move 338 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 1: that you liked the most on a Cardinals player that 339 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 1: is returning to play for the Arizona Cardinals in twenty 340 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:07,879 Speaker 1: twenty one. I'm gonna go with the junkyard Dog Marcus Golden, 341 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 1: just because you know, I think the Cardinals allowed asan 342 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:14,159 Speaker 1: ready to taste free agency. I think there was some 343 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 1: current concern that can he do it again? You know, 344 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:20,199 Speaker 1: they had five years of film on him, and you 345 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:22,119 Speaker 1: know he did a really good job. You know, you 346 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: take away those five sacks and again give him credit 347 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,679 Speaker 1: for that because that was a really quality win. You know, 348 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 1: they got a lot of production from Dennis Garlick in 349 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 1: that game. But I just think the Chandler coming off 350 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: an injury, getting a little bit older. You know, yes, 351 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 1: you added JJ Watt, but technically he's a defensive lineman. 352 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:41,639 Speaker 1: He could line up, he can line up at five technique, 353 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: seven technique, nine technique, which based on matchups. So I 354 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 1: just think it was important he wanted to be here. 355 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:51,920 Speaker 1: I really like the contract. You know, basically he's gonna 356 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 1: make about two point five per year for the next 357 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 1: two years. He's been he's been able to stay healthy, 358 00:18:57,359 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 1: brings passion, energy. I just love to hear the guy 359 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:03,919 Speaker 1: talk just because he never has a bad day. And 360 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 1: I just think it's a great insurance policy and doesn't 361 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 1: force them to go out in free agency and overspend 362 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 1: or they're they're forced to take a pass rusher, you know, 363 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 1: at sixteen or somewhere else. And that's why I think, 364 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,159 Speaker 1: you know, when you're looking at Malcolm Butler, if he 365 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 1: plays well enough, I would hope that Cardinals want to 366 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 1: extend him. And so again you do have to fill 367 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:27,119 Speaker 1: that position when guys around one year contracts. Golden wanted 368 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 1: to be here. He made that perfectly clear. I'm gonna go. 369 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: Not that your response was wrong or I disagree, but 370 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: I prefer to look on the offensive side and the 371 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: offensive line. Kelvin Beacham another player who wanted to be 372 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:43,360 Speaker 1: here and is only playing for the Arizona Cardinals, as 373 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: he said, because of Sean Coogler and what he has 374 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 1: meant to Beacham's career. But I like the resigning of 375 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: Beecham at right tackle. Yes, he's been predominantly known as 376 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 1: a left tackle, but he played very very well last season. 377 00:19:57,280 --> 00:20:00,880 Speaker 1: And once again you talk about solidifying a spot, and 378 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 1: maybe not as important as the left side, but it 379 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 1: is becoming almost as important talking about that right tackle 380 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: position because what we're seeing defensively teams lining up edge 381 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:14,880 Speaker 1: rushers on either side of the ball trying to get 382 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:18,439 Speaker 1: to the quarterback. But Beacham certainly has been very very good, 383 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 1: and it also gives you more time to work with 384 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: a Josh Jones in order for him to get ready 385 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 1: to become a tackle. And as we heard from coach Kogler, 386 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 1: Jones is getting a lot better playing inside, so maybe 387 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:34,400 Speaker 1: we see him get some work one of the guard positions. 388 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 1: But I like Calvin Beecham. Nothing against Marcus Golden, but 389 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:40,639 Speaker 1: if you're gonna tell me pick one free agent resigning 390 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 1: for me, it's Calvin Beacham, well said, and you know 391 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:46,440 Speaker 1: how I feel about him. Played all sixteen games last year. 392 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:48,959 Speaker 1: I think he may have given up one or two sacks, 393 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:52,920 Speaker 1: maybe three pressures. You're right, teams have multiple pass rushers 394 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:54,879 Speaker 1: and moving guys around their lining them up on the 395 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:58,400 Speaker 1: same side, and you know, usually your left tackle has 396 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,920 Speaker 1: you know, really good beat and he could protect the 397 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:04,239 Speaker 1: blind side of a quarterback. You're right, tackles sometimes you're 398 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:06,919 Speaker 1: running the balt Moore to that side because maybe that 399 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 1: left defensive ent or the outside linebacker doesn't have the 400 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,360 Speaker 1: same skill set where they can turn on a diamond 401 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:14,879 Speaker 1: make a tackle. So I'm a big Beaching fan and 402 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,959 Speaker 1: I like to hear him talk, and I you know 403 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:20,119 Speaker 1: something he said that you know, it was kind of 404 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:22,919 Speaker 1: weird last year where because of social distancing, they really 405 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:25,760 Speaker 1: didn't get a chance to really talk to their teammates, 406 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 1: and so offensive lineman pretty much stayed together. And you know, 407 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:31,640 Speaker 1: obviously when you're in the locker room at the same time. 408 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 1: So I think he's a great leader, and because of 409 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:38,159 Speaker 1: Sean Coogler, that's the only reason he's playing right tackle. 410 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 1: I mean, not that there's a right or wrong answer, 411 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 1: but I think if people I listen to the show, 412 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:46,359 Speaker 1: I think they know how high we are on Kelvin Beaching. 413 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: I was looking forward to seeing Marcus Gilbert right now. 414 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:54,399 Speaker 1: He's still on the roster. The Cardinals would own his rights, 415 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:57,959 Speaker 1: and he just got married, so maybe he's thinking about 416 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:02,679 Speaker 1: retirement or it's not where he can just call another 417 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: team up and say I want to play. They own 418 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:07,640 Speaker 1: his rights. So it was important to bring Beacham back, 419 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 1: all right, So let's just split the difference the best 420 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: resigning offensively Kelvin Beachaman signing defensively Marcus Golden. Let's move 421 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 1: to most important move of the off season, and is 422 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:26,640 Speaker 1: this can be in any way you wanted to find importance. 423 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:28,520 Speaker 1: But I'm going to kind of maybe go a little 424 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 1: bit out of the box here, just because in this 425 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: day and age, games are decided by one score or 426 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: less almost weekly. It's very rare these days now for 427 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 1: a team to consistently either blowout an opponents or get 428 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 1: blown out. And this is where special teams becomes huge 429 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:52,199 Speaker 1: for me, and specifically the kicker. Matt Prater. To me, 430 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 1: mj the most important move of the off season and 431 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:58,920 Speaker 1: might be just because of that recency bias. How many 432 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: times we saw the kicking game fail the Cardinals last year, 433 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: to where maybe a kick against the Dolphins, a kick 434 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:09,200 Speaker 1: against the Patriots, and then all of a sudden we're 435 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: talking about a nine ten win team and then we're 436 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: talking about a playoff team. Those kicks were not made, 437 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 1: thus the postseason was not made, and here we are 438 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,320 Speaker 1: trying to figure out how to get this team back 439 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 1: into the playoffs. And when we got a chance to 440 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:25,360 Speaker 1: talk to Steve Kine, one of the things I brought 441 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 1: up is just resume experience pressure kicks. His his percentage 442 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:36,160 Speaker 1: over fifty yards. He's made kicks, you know, going into 443 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 1: and a half now, people are gonna look at his 444 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 1: numbers from a year ago, very similar to somewhat Gonzales. 445 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: But I'm talking about body of work. I mean, this 446 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:47,439 Speaker 1: team gave away too many games in the last two years. 447 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 1: We always talk about, you know, they couldn't they couldn't 448 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 1: beat the forty nine ers a week sixteen and seventeen. Well, 449 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: if you win some of those earlier games, all of 450 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 1: a sudden, you know, maybe you're playing for a higher 451 00:23:57,520 --> 00:23:59,720 Speaker 1: seed and there's more at stake, but it didn't happen. 452 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 1: So I really like this move again. You know Cliff 453 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:07,440 Speaker 1: this year, maybe he doesn't go for us much on 454 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:09,880 Speaker 1: fourth down, even though he's aggressive by nature. But if 455 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 1: you if you're playing for field position, you got a 456 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 1: seven point lead and it's early fourth quarter, you want 457 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:17,359 Speaker 1: to go up by ten. You want to go up 458 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:19,920 Speaker 1: for a two possession game. He's going to trust Matt 459 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:24,119 Speaker 1: Praytor versus holding his breath wondering if his aim was 460 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:26,200 Speaker 1: going to make it. And in a fair to Mike NuGen, 461 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 1: he kind of bailed this team out. We weren't talking 462 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:30,679 Speaker 1: about Mike Nuja towards the end of the season. Here's 463 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 1: what you need to know, burd Gang about Praydor when 464 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:38,680 Speaker 1: it comes to experience in late game situations, clutch situations. 465 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: All apologies to our colleague kyloud Guard, but Praytor in 466 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 1: his career has made all twenty two game winning field 467 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:51,520 Speaker 1: goal attempts with two minutes or less remaining in regulation 468 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 1: or over time. In other words, perfection when the game 469 00:24:57,320 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 1: is on the line. And yes, it'll be thirty seven 470 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: in August. But as we've seen with quarterbacks, you can 471 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 1: play in your thirties, your upper thirties. Deren we say 472 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:11,640 Speaker 1: you're low forties in the terms of Tom Brady, but yes, 473 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:14,919 Speaker 1: you need a solid kicker. He did not have a 474 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 1: great season a year ago, second lowest mark of his 475 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 1: career when it comes to converting field goals last season. 476 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:23,639 Speaker 1: But perhaps maybe a change of scenery. And then we 477 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:27,720 Speaker 1: talk about location, location, location, weather is good, you're in 478 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:32,359 Speaker 1: a dome stadium and you're playing on grass, all the above. 479 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:35,920 Speaker 1: You know, when you were going through his numbers, I'm like, oh, 480 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:39,040 Speaker 1: Craig sounds like that announcer when he's lining up for 481 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 1: a fifty four yarder going into overtime. I mean, listen, 482 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:46,920 Speaker 1: you hope he's one hundred percent. But the other team 483 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:49,439 Speaker 1: tries to go after the kicker. But I just I 484 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:52,920 Speaker 1: think they definitely upgraded. I don't think they have to worry. 485 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 1: I think he just you know, again, he's not going 486 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:58,359 Speaker 1: to be perfect, but when the game's on the line, 487 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:01,320 Speaker 1: that's when he needs to come through. Yeah, and it's 488 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 1: a two year contracts so keep that in mind as well. 489 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:07,320 Speaker 1: It's not just a one year deal for Matt Prator, 490 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:11,119 Speaker 1: who again reunites with special teams coordinator Jeff Rogers, also 491 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:14,880 Speaker 1: with Devin Fitzsimmons, the assistant Special Teams quarter, and then 492 00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: his long snapper Aaron Brewer. So some familiar already. We 493 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,760 Speaker 1: talk about relationships a lot. He's coming in and he's 494 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 1: not coming in blind. He might be just pick up 495 00:26:24,359 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 1: where everyone left off when they were all together with 496 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:30,040 Speaker 1: the Denver Broncos in terms of Rogers and Brewer, and 497 00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:32,199 Speaker 1: we know Rodgers got a lot of say when it 498 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:34,959 Speaker 1: comes to special teams. They decided to move on from 499 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 1: Zingen's alice. If you would ask me this last year, 500 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 1: I thought he was going to get it, maybe a 501 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 1: possibly contract extension. They gave him a nice tender last year. 502 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:46,879 Speaker 1: He didn't pay dividends for him. Fitzsimmons most recently was 503 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 1: at Vanderbilt. But the fact that Prater has been there forever. 504 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:55,160 Speaker 1: You mentioned Jeff Rogers, So yeah, I mean they listen. 505 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 1: Jeff Rogers knows that nobody focuses more on special teams 506 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 1: than him. That's his job. But like I said, get 507 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:05,199 Speaker 1: more from the kick return game if teams are going 508 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:06,959 Speaker 1: to kick in the end zone or close to it, 509 00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:09,719 Speaker 1: get more from the punt game. The cover junits, But 510 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:13,199 Speaker 1: the fact is you you have to you know, do 511 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:15,359 Speaker 1: you it's a three legged stool. You have to do 512 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:17,919 Speaker 1: your part when close games, and whether it's a punt 513 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,239 Speaker 1: inside the five yard line where somebody went down there 514 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 1: and downed it. So Jeff Rogers puts a lot of 515 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:25,639 Speaker 1: emphasis and I'm sure every coach does and probably should 516 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 1: start with Bill Belichick. That's kind of how he cut 517 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:30,399 Speaker 1: his teeth. But yeah, the fact that fitz Simmons was 518 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:33,119 Speaker 1: there with him, and then obviously Rogers, that goes a 519 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 1: long way. Plus the wife from Arizona, former Cardinals cheerleader, 520 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:39,080 Speaker 1: and I got to assume he legs to play golf, 521 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: I would think so, as we know that a lot 522 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:44,960 Speaker 1: of those players do, especially on special teams. Let me 523 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 1: just clarify real quick a case. It wasn't Claire coming 524 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:49,720 Speaker 1: out of the gate Berg Gang, but Jeff Rodgers, Aaron 525 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:54,199 Speaker 1: Brewer with Prator with the Denver Broncos, Devin Fitzsimmons with 526 00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 1: Praytor with the Detroit Lions from twenty fourteen to twenty eighteen. 527 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:00,919 Speaker 1: So those are the connections and we're making a lot 528 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:04,240 Speaker 1: of connections this offseason as far as trying to figure 529 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 1: out what pieces to the puzzle this team is adding 530 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:10,840 Speaker 1: so far in the off season. All Right, smartest move 531 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:13,280 Speaker 1: of the offseason, And for me, MJ. I made this 532 00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:16,240 Speaker 1: clear last week when we talked about Colt McCoy, it 533 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:19,639 Speaker 1: is the smartest move of the offseason. We can go 534 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 1: a number of different directions here. Maybe you agree, maybe 535 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:25,560 Speaker 1: you disagree. Again, maybe we don't see him on the field. 536 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:29,439 Speaker 1: Let's hope we don't see Colt on the field this season. Yet, 537 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:33,879 Speaker 1: you do need to protect yourself. You do need depth. 538 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 1: And if we're going to talk about depth at all 539 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 1: these other positions across the field, let's talk about depth 540 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: at the quarterback position. The Cardinals did not have depth 541 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 1: last year, especially when we found out that Brett Huntley 542 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:47,160 Speaker 1: was not going to be the backup and Chris Traveler 543 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 1: was going to be active on game day. Colt McCoy, 544 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 1: even if we never see him again, one of those 545 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:57,720 Speaker 1: moves that might be overlooked this offseason, and hopefully we'll 546 00:28:57,760 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 1: never know whether it was the right or wrong because 547 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:03,800 Speaker 1: if we're having that discussion, that means he's playing. And 548 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 1: I think everyone wants to see Kyle Murray on the 549 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 1: field for every single snap in twenty twenty one. Yeah, 550 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 1: you were on this um. You know, we did our 551 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 1: positional breakdown, and I think you are and I are 552 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:16,880 Speaker 1: an agreement. You know, Chris Streveler, he wasn't ready to 553 00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:19,960 Speaker 1: play in that game, and it's unfortunate and he was 554 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,360 Speaker 1: put into a tough spot. But hey, you're the backup. 555 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 1: You're one player. Wave. It could have happened in Week five, 556 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:27,760 Speaker 1: it could have happened in Week eight. But to me, 557 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 1: I think the organization went into the offseason saying, listen, Kyler. Yes, 558 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:35,880 Speaker 1: he's avoided the big hits, but the more he runs, 559 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 1: the more he's going to put himself in harm's way. 560 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 1: I do think he protects his body. I like the 561 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 1: way he slides. I think he's learning to get out 562 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:45,640 Speaker 1: of bounce and not take that extra yard. But he hasn't. 563 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:47,240 Speaker 1: He hasn't been a one hundred percent at the end 564 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 1: of the year. And I'm sure you can make the 565 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:50,160 Speaker 1: case for a lot of guys, but when it's when 566 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 1: it's a shoulder injury or a hamstring that that affects 567 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 1: his play. So you have to have an insurance policy. 568 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:58,760 Speaker 1: And you know, you know, when we talked about this 569 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 1: and we talked about I thought it was one of 570 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:04,480 Speaker 1: the smartest movement. I agree. And we used the word mentor, 571 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:06,360 Speaker 1: and people are like, is Kyler going to be up 572 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:09,200 Speaker 1: for a mentor? My point was, this guy's going to 573 00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 1: his eleventh or twelfth season. He's been in a lot 574 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:14,280 Speaker 1: of different systems. He could just be a sponge Watch 575 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:17,080 Speaker 1: film together. He can point stuff out and again, he 576 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 1: just can't rely on Rodney Hudson. So it was to 577 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:22,040 Speaker 1: me it was needed. This is something that, yeah, you 578 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:24,320 Speaker 1: don't focus on the backup quarterback until he's got to 579 00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:28,000 Speaker 1: go in there. But I think the organization realized they 580 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:30,720 Speaker 1: couldn't rule course strevel out out there again. And what 581 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:33,280 Speaker 1: I'm hearing it's going to be open competition. But I 582 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 1: got to think Colton McCoy has the edge, and I 583 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:39,200 Speaker 1: would be fine with whomever that veteran quarterback. You know, 584 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:42,680 Speaker 1: we're singling out Colton McCoy because McCoy was the one 585 00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:46,760 Speaker 1: who was signed. I just wanted anyone with experience when 586 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:50,560 Speaker 1: we're talking about years versus games. Someone who's been in 587 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:53,160 Speaker 1: the league has experienced different things, either on or off 588 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 1: the field. That can be a sounding board for Kyler 589 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:58,320 Speaker 1: Murder because I don't think he had that last year, 590 00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:00,040 Speaker 1: and I don't know it wasn't in the room. I 591 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 1: don't know how helpful Brett Hunley was. But when you're 592 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:05,880 Speaker 1: the third quarterback, you know, I don't I don't know 593 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:09,320 Speaker 1: how much the starter is listening to a third string quarterback. 594 00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 1: It's not like Drew Stanton was in the building because Stanton, 595 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:14,120 Speaker 1: you know, I think you have to listen to someone 596 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 1: like that when he was with Cleveland or ultimately ending 597 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 1: up with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But I like this 598 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:23,840 Speaker 1: move because the veteran not a cult McCoy provides. Yeah, 599 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:25,560 Speaker 1: And I didn't know how things were going to shake 600 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 1: out with somebody's corporate guy. The guy that I was 601 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:31,080 Speaker 1: intrigue was Tyrod Taylor. Now right now he's signed with 602 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:36,080 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans. Obviously the there's a cloud over Deshaun Watson. 603 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:40,320 Speaker 1: I also liked RG three. I know people are gonna 604 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:43,840 Speaker 1: look like, well, he couldn't protect himself. That was on 605 00:31:43,960 --> 00:31:46,720 Speaker 1: more on Mike Shanahan. I thought he did a decent 606 00:31:46,800 --> 00:31:50,000 Speaker 1: job being a backup quarterback. Coolly, he's not Lamar Jackson, 607 00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:53,480 Speaker 1: just like he's not Kylin Murray. But you mentioned Colt 608 00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 1: McCoy when we went through the list, and I thought, 609 00:31:56,800 --> 00:31:58,880 Speaker 1: you know, he's played in the spread offense, he played 610 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:01,240 Speaker 1: in Texas. He's a lot of big games, at least 611 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:03,320 Speaker 1: in college, and he can run the RPO, he can 612 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:06,120 Speaker 1: run the zone read. You know, I'm curious to see 613 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:08,880 Speaker 1: what his arm strength is, but you know, hopefully he 614 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:12,040 Speaker 1: doesn't have to rely on that. But I think it 615 00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:15,280 Speaker 1: was a much needed move and I'm glad because we 616 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:20,640 Speaker 1: don't We can make suggestions and speculating hypotheticals, but at 617 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:22,120 Speaker 1: the end of the day, they don't tell us what 618 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:25,000 Speaker 1: they're doing. I mean, they go out and do what 619 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 1: they do. We wish they would tell us. It would 620 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 1: make things a lot easier for being honest. Yeah. Yeah, 621 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:35,280 Speaker 1: but anyway, so we knew it was going to happen. 622 00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:39,040 Speaker 1: But I think, you know, like Chase Daniel, he's made 623 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:41,680 Speaker 1: a fortune being a backup quarterback. He end up going 624 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:44,280 Speaker 1: to the Chargers, I want to say, And so I 625 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 1: thought he was appealing to me because he's been everywhere 626 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:50,880 Speaker 1: and you know, you learn from different guys, just like 627 00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 1: I'm sure you know Blaying Gabbers learning from Tom Brady, 628 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:57,440 Speaker 1: Blaying Gabbert learning from Drew Stanton. Baker Mayfield learning from 629 00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:00,160 Speaker 1: Drew Stanton, and Drew Stanton wasn't a threat to him. 630 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:04,080 Speaker 1: And I think that's what the Cardinals need in that 631 00:33:04,160 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 1: quarterback room. All right, A couple more here as we 632 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:11,840 Speaker 1: do superlatives of free agency. Here, this off season reminiscent, 633 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 1: reminiscent of when we are all back in high school 634 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:16,400 Speaker 1: in the yearbooks would come out with the awards at 635 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:19,920 Speaker 1: the end of the year, but the sneaky good move 636 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 1: of the off season. And I find this MJ is 637 00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 1: not a lot of risk in terms of what is 638 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:31,000 Speaker 1: the pay, but the reward that the potential of this 639 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:36,120 Speaker 1: move can be. And I went with Aj Green because one, 640 00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:39,720 Speaker 1: it's a need we talked about as the season was 641 00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:42,640 Speaker 1: winding down. This team needed to address cornerback and then 642 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:45,480 Speaker 1: needed to come up with another playmaker, a number two 643 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:49,520 Speaker 1: wide receiver. And whether you agree Aj Green is that 644 00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:52,640 Speaker 1: guy or not, based off what they're paying him and 645 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:57,000 Speaker 1: what Green has the potential to do within this offense, yes, 646 00:33:57,520 --> 00:34:01,040 Speaker 1: low risk, high reward as a number two wide out, 647 00:34:01,080 --> 00:34:04,360 Speaker 1: perhaps for the first time in his career. And you 648 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:07,080 Speaker 1: wonder what this means for Christian Kirk, because you know 649 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:09,960 Speaker 1: Christian Kirk, he flashes. He had the same amount of 650 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:12,880 Speaker 1: touchdowns as Hopkins last year. I think he was targeted, 651 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:16,000 Speaker 1: maybe the second most. He's missed some games. He dealt 652 00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:17,600 Speaker 1: with COVID and I told I was told that I 653 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:21,120 Speaker 1: affected him. I think we all thought a couple of 654 00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:23,799 Speaker 1: years ago, were you thinking he's one A We all 655 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:25,880 Speaker 1: thought that he could be that number two receivers. So 656 00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:28,879 Speaker 1: hopefully he's motivated. We know what isabellas is more being 657 00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:35,040 Speaker 1: comfortable and confident. But I'll say this, Craig, what if 658 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:37,520 Speaker 1: the Cardinals took a receiver in the first round somewhere 659 00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:40,759 Speaker 1: between twenty and twenty five. Now, listen, I still think 660 00:34:40,760 --> 00:34:43,600 Speaker 1: AJ Green. I don't know how much speed he has. 661 00:34:43,600 --> 00:34:45,480 Speaker 1: He's never been a speed guy. He's been He's been 662 00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:50,400 Speaker 1: a wide strider. He's really good on the fifty fifty balls. 663 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:53,160 Speaker 1: He can come back to the ball where Keyshawn Johnson 664 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:55,160 Speaker 1: kind of struggle with that. He's going to take pressure 665 00:34:55,160 --> 00:35:00,720 Speaker 1: off of Hopkins. You know, I'm gonna go with Brian 666 00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:05,040 Speaker 1: Winters just from a standpoint when you say not a 667 00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:08,720 Speaker 1: lot of risk, but higher reward. Now, there's nothing against 668 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:11,400 Speaker 1: Justin Murray, but it appears that they're gonna have competition. 669 00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:13,839 Speaker 1: So you know, if they draft the receiver and then 670 00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:16,200 Speaker 1: they're gonna have a rotation, Ajan Green is probably gonna 671 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:18,879 Speaker 1: be your starter because it's hard to kind of learn 672 00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:22,480 Speaker 1: that position. I know these guys play a big time schools, 673 00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:24,520 Speaker 1: played in big games, but it's a little bit different. 674 00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:26,360 Speaker 1: You've got to know the routes. You gotta change your 675 00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:29,800 Speaker 1: route based on coverage. So winners for me, I was 676 00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:31,399 Speaker 1: going to go a wild card on. You can say 677 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:35,799 Speaker 1: Dennis Card, okay, but we're not going to see him 678 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:37,600 Speaker 1: for a while, so that would just be a cop out. 679 00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:40,680 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go winners. You know. The more you hear, 680 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:43,560 Speaker 1: you know, but I like Murray. But Murray could be 681 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:46,000 Speaker 1: here swing tackle if they're not comfortable with Josh Jones, 682 00:35:46,040 --> 00:35:48,880 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna go winters there. And if he is, 683 00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:51,759 Speaker 1: you're right guard. Then all of a sudden, he's right 684 00:35:51,840 --> 00:35:54,719 Speaker 1: next to Calvin Beecham, and those two were teammates with 685 00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:57,799 Speaker 1: the New York Jets. You've got some familiarity. Maybe that 686 00:35:57,880 --> 00:36:02,719 Speaker 1: nonverbal communication that takes sometimes you know, an entire offseason 687 00:36:02,800 --> 00:36:06,160 Speaker 1: or an entire season to build. Now, all of a sudden, 688 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:09,360 Speaker 1: maybe that's already taken care of with those two on 689 00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:12,560 Speaker 1: the field together. I like the move because, yeah, it 690 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:16,000 Speaker 1: was you know, an under the radar signing that could 691 00:36:16,040 --> 00:36:19,880 Speaker 1: certainly pay dividends down the road. And your comment about 692 00:36:19,920 --> 00:36:22,560 Speaker 1: AJ Green and what if the Cardinals do select a 693 00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:25,880 Speaker 1: wide receiver, especially if one of those three that everyone 694 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:30,920 Speaker 1: talks about is available at sixteen. Those three receivers Jalen 695 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:35,759 Speaker 1: Waddle Smith, Jamar Chase, those are all outside receivers, potentially 696 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:39,120 Speaker 1: either to either push in AJ Green to where you 697 00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:41,480 Speaker 1: become the number two or you're the backup to an 698 00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:44,960 Speaker 1: AJ Green. Nothing else, MJ. You at least have Hopkins 699 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:48,839 Speaker 1: and Green to mentor a young wide receiver and an 700 00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:51,359 Speaker 1: outside wide receiver, not someone in the slot. I think 701 00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:54,040 Speaker 1: I think this team is fine with slot receivers. I 702 00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:57,040 Speaker 1: don't need to see another slot receiver unless you're ready 703 00:36:57,080 --> 00:36:59,200 Speaker 1: to ride off Christian Kirk and Andy as abell on 704 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:01,560 Speaker 1: Keyshawn John and I think the team wants to give 705 00:37:01,600 --> 00:37:03,799 Speaker 1: them all one more year. In the case of Kirk, 706 00:37:04,080 --> 00:37:07,040 Speaker 1: all he has is one more year to prove himself. 707 00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:10,360 Speaker 1: But it is an interesting point because maybe if that 708 00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:14,359 Speaker 1: wide receiver is at number sixteen and he's ready week one, 709 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:17,839 Speaker 1: then it becomes once again you're talking about competition. Maybe 710 00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:22,279 Speaker 1: the best man win Green versus rookie wide out. Don't 711 00:37:22,280 --> 00:37:26,520 Speaker 1: forget Green's on a one year contract. Yes, so mean, 712 00:37:27,280 --> 00:37:32,080 Speaker 1: and again, hopefully he gets forty to fifty receptions, you know, 713 00:37:32,239 --> 00:37:35,600 Speaker 1: a couple of touchdowns, you know, average per catch. Hopefully 714 00:37:35,600 --> 00:37:41,160 Speaker 1: it's somewhere rotween fourteen and sixteen. What about Waddle, He's 715 00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:46,160 Speaker 1: an interesting case study because there's a segment that believes 716 00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:49,400 Speaker 1: before he got hurt last year at Alabama, he was 717 00:37:49,480 --> 00:37:53,600 Speaker 1: trending to be even better than Davante Smith turned out 718 00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:56,920 Speaker 1: to be, and Smith ends up winning the Heisman. Waddle 719 00:37:57,040 --> 00:38:00,000 Speaker 1: from all I've read, and again, I don't make any 720 00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:03,480 Speaker 1: promises or pretend to, you know, watch a lot of 721 00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:06,719 Speaker 1: film or anything like that, but Waddle is an explosive 722 00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:09,680 Speaker 1: wide receiver. And I think it was either Daniel Jeremiah 723 00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:13,040 Speaker 1: brought it up on Move the Sticks podcast that Waddle 724 00:38:13,560 --> 00:38:18,040 Speaker 1: one catch for fifty yards versus Smith. Maybe it's four 725 00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:21,880 Speaker 1: or five catches for fifty yards. Because of the explosive 726 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:25,680 Speaker 1: ability of a jail and waddle. Jamar Chase is the 727 00:38:25,719 --> 00:38:28,040 Speaker 1: best wide receiver in this draft. I mean he's got 728 00:38:28,080 --> 00:38:30,359 Speaker 1: a little way An Kwam Bolden obviously the forty times, 729 00:38:30,360 --> 00:38:33,040 Speaker 1: he's got a little Larry Fitzgerald. It's not even close. 730 00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:36,759 Speaker 1: Smith to me is a speed guy. Um, everyone's looking 731 00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:39,000 Speaker 1: for a guy to take the top off the defense. 732 00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:43,920 Speaker 1: I'd like waddle a lot, and I'm not I'm not. 733 00:38:44,120 --> 00:38:47,080 Speaker 1: I'm not afraid of the injury. Clearly he wanted to 734 00:38:47,120 --> 00:38:49,520 Speaker 1: play in that in that last game. And you know, 735 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:53,160 Speaker 1: but Jeremiah is right on and he's a former scout 736 00:38:53,239 --> 00:38:55,280 Speaker 1: and he's not going to put his name behind something 737 00:38:55,320 --> 00:38:58,920 Speaker 1: he doesn't believe in, because you know, people will look 738 00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:01,239 Speaker 1: back and say he got this guy. But I don't 739 00:39:01,239 --> 00:39:04,359 Speaker 1: even think it's close with Jamar Chase. I mean, and 740 00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:07,120 Speaker 1: then I think when you look at Kylie Pitts, I mean, 741 00:39:07,320 --> 00:39:10,839 Speaker 1: he's his measurables are close to Calvin Johnson. So those 742 00:39:10,840 --> 00:39:13,200 Speaker 1: guys can come up. I think Chase will be the 743 00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:15,279 Speaker 1: first wide receiver off the board. I don't know if 744 00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:18,400 Speaker 1: the Jets will take him at two. Falcon's got to 745 00:39:18,440 --> 00:39:21,080 Speaker 1: make sure that is Matt Ryan gonna be Ryan Tannehill 746 00:39:21,120 --> 00:39:25,239 Speaker 1: and Arthur Smith's system. But Jamar Chase. I mean he's 747 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:29,600 Speaker 1: a game changer. And you know, we'll see because last 748 00:39:29,640 --> 00:39:32,080 Speaker 1: year it was Ceedee Lamb and Jerry Judy and then 749 00:39:32,160 --> 00:39:35,560 Speaker 1: Henry Ruggs and then Justin Jefferson came out of nowhere. Yeah, 750 00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:38,440 Speaker 1: that's what you always wonder. And I guess this draft 751 00:39:38,480 --> 00:39:42,000 Speaker 1: class is certainly very good, and next year's draft class 752 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:44,520 Speaker 1: at wide receiver is supposed to be very good. Chase 753 00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:48,239 Speaker 1: six feet tall, Waddles five ten, Smith six one. But 754 00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:51,799 Speaker 1: Waddle I think could do some damage as an outside receiver. Yes, 755 00:39:51,960 --> 00:39:54,799 Speaker 1: his measurables would seem to make him more of an 756 00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:57,080 Speaker 1: inside guy, but I just think because of his speed 757 00:39:57,080 --> 00:39:59,520 Speaker 1: and his breakaway speed, he'd be more apt to play 758 00:39:59,560 --> 00:40:02,080 Speaker 1: outside receiver. So this might be one where we have 759 00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:05,720 Speaker 1: to come back and re visit at some point during 760 00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:08,399 Speaker 1: the maybe training camp or even the regular season. As 761 00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:12,160 Speaker 1: far as sneaky good move of the offseason, oh, no doubt, 762 00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:16,040 Speaker 1: and don't roll out running back. As far as draft 763 00:40:16,719 --> 00:40:19,560 Speaker 1: first round, yeah, because they haven't signed a veteran, I 764 00:40:19,560 --> 00:40:23,480 Speaker 1: mean they can. I think they're intrigued with Jonathan Ward. 765 00:40:23,480 --> 00:40:25,040 Speaker 1: We know that Chase is going to be the guy. 766 00:40:25,680 --> 00:40:27,280 Speaker 1: But I don't know if I would take a running 767 00:40:27,320 --> 00:40:30,719 Speaker 1: back at sixteen. But you start getting to the twenty four, 768 00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:33,760 Speaker 1: twenty five. You know last year he had one running 769 00:40:33,800 --> 00:40:36,960 Speaker 1: back go thirty two overall. You look at the running 770 00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:38,960 Speaker 1: backs that are drafted in his second and third round, 771 00:40:39,120 --> 00:40:42,000 Speaker 1: you can find him. So I would not take one 772 00:40:42,040 --> 00:40:46,160 Speaker 1: at sixteen. You know, Adrian Peterson. I don't think there's 773 00:40:46,160 --> 00:40:49,400 Speaker 1: an Asian Peterson this draft. Derrick Henry, that's not the 774 00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:56,040 Speaker 1: Cardinal's offense. Todd Gurley was a very good college football 775 00:40:56,080 --> 00:41:01,040 Speaker 1: player at Georgia. I just not just unfortunately it's a 776 00:41:01,040 --> 00:41:03,680 Speaker 1: passing league, but you have to we know when we EMPHASI, 777 00:41:03,800 --> 00:41:05,680 Speaker 1: you have to be able to run the football. So 778 00:41:06,760 --> 00:41:09,200 Speaker 1: but I don't I'd have a hard time if there's 779 00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:11,560 Speaker 1: a receiver there at sixteen. I think this receiver where 780 00:41:11,600 --> 00:41:13,919 Speaker 1: Trump's running back, and there's other running back to John 781 00:41:14,520 --> 00:41:18,239 Speaker 1: Jovante Williams out of North Carolina, Michael Carter out of 782 00:41:18,239 --> 00:41:22,560 Speaker 1: North Carolina. When you watch Javante Williams, you see Michael Carter. 783 00:41:22,719 --> 00:41:26,360 Speaker 1: But to me, Carter is more suitor Forul what the 784 00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:28,640 Speaker 1: Cardinals are looking for at a short yard of situation 785 00:41:28,680 --> 00:41:32,000 Speaker 1: with a bigger back. Yeah, both of those players, Williams 786 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:35,840 Speaker 1: and Carter the same backfield at North Carolina. Trade sermon 787 00:41:36,120 --> 00:41:38,640 Speaker 1: from Ohio State is another one up there on many 788 00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:41,000 Speaker 1: people's lists as far as when you talk about top 789 00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:44,320 Speaker 1: five running backs available in whether that's first round, probably 790 00:41:44,360 --> 00:41:48,080 Speaker 1: more likely on Day two. All Right. The last category 791 00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:53,560 Speaker 1: here in our free agency superlative riskiest move of the offseason, 792 00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:57,000 Speaker 1: and once again, as you go back to sneaky good move, 793 00:41:57,600 --> 00:42:01,280 Speaker 1: low risk, high reward, riskiest move is high risk, high 794 00:42:01,320 --> 00:42:04,239 Speaker 1: reward as far as what the Cardinals are hoping for 795 00:42:04,280 --> 00:42:07,720 Speaker 1: and just based off the dollars and cents, because because 796 00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:10,520 Speaker 1: that's what I'm looking at, it's got to be jj Watt. 797 00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:14,879 Speaker 1: What you're paying jj Watt, You're expecting a lot from him, 798 00:42:15,120 --> 00:42:18,560 Speaker 1: which is fine, Yet because of his injury history, there 799 00:42:18,640 --> 00:42:22,120 Speaker 1: is going to be a huge spotlight on jj Watt 800 00:42:22,120 --> 00:42:24,799 Speaker 1: this season. It's nothing that he can't handle, is nothing 801 00:42:24,840 --> 00:42:28,640 Speaker 1: that he hasn't been through before. But for the Arizona Cardinals, yes, 802 00:42:28,719 --> 00:42:32,200 Speaker 1: it was the first move of the offseason, certainly garnered 803 00:42:32,239 --> 00:42:34,560 Speaker 1: a lot of attention, and I do think that there 804 00:42:34,719 --> 00:42:38,080 Speaker 1: is a segment out there that is wandering. Okay, based 805 00:42:38,080 --> 00:42:41,359 Speaker 1: off what you're paying him, what exactly are you expecting 806 00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:45,040 Speaker 1: from him on the football field, Craig, We're going to 807 00:42:45,080 --> 00:42:48,080 Speaker 1: mention thirty two a couple different times this year, thirty 808 00:42:48,080 --> 00:42:50,239 Speaker 1: two years old. He has missed thirty two games in 809 00:42:50,239 --> 00:42:54,520 Speaker 1: the last five years. Now I can kind of add 810 00:42:54,520 --> 00:42:57,000 Speaker 1: another one. But I don't think he's getting thirty three 811 00:42:57,040 --> 00:42:59,759 Speaker 1: million or thirty two million, you know, total contract. Now. 812 00:42:59,840 --> 00:43:01,759 Speaker 1: The good news is he's only making four to nine 813 00:43:01,800 --> 00:43:04,759 Speaker 1: this year. It does coscalate to fifteen five next year 814 00:43:04,760 --> 00:43:08,240 Speaker 1: of fifteen eight, but it's going to all be based 815 00:43:08,280 --> 00:43:10,520 Speaker 1: on him being able to play sixteen games. He did 816 00:43:10,520 --> 00:43:13,560 Speaker 1: it last year. He played over a thousand snaps. I'm 817 00:43:13,560 --> 00:43:16,000 Speaker 1: curious to see how they you know, they like their 818 00:43:16,080 --> 00:43:18,760 Speaker 1: rotation there, but you want him on the field, especially 819 00:43:18,800 --> 00:43:22,160 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarters, especially late in the year. But 820 00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:24,640 Speaker 1: just based on you know, the signing bonus or the 821 00:43:24,680 --> 00:43:27,239 Speaker 1: guaranteed money, even though it's only four to nine, which 822 00:43:27,560 --> 00:43:29,960 Speaker 1: pretty remarkable when it comes avoidable years and we're going 823 00:43:30,040 --> 00:43:32,279 Speaker 1: to see more of that, it is a risk. And 824 00:43:32,600 --> 00:43:34,640 Speaker 1: if aj Euen came in here and he was making 825 00:43:34,760 --> 00:43:36,919 Speaker 1: one year ten million, I would say he's a risk. 826 00:43:37,080 --> 00:43:40,600 Speaker 1: But he's going to make three up to six. But yeah, 827 00:43:40,640 --> 00:43:42,560 Speaker 1: there's no other doubt. There's no other guy that I 828 00:43:42,600 --> 00:43:46,440 Speaker 1: would point out that. You know, again, they didn't go 829 00:43:46,440 --> 00:43:50,919 Speaker 1: out and give big money to anybody else besides JJ Watt. Yeah, 830 00:43:50,920 --> 00:43:54,680 Speaker 1: that is the spending that this team made in free 831 00:43:54,680 --> 00:43:58,720 Speaker 1: agency was JJ Watt as far as number of years 832 00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:03,040 Speaker 1: and number of dollars up to thirty one million if 833 00:44:03,040 --> 00:44:07,640 Speaker 1: incentives are reached. And again let's hope that happens. Once again, 834 00:44:07,719 --> 00:44:11,480 Speaker 1: this Cardinals team is banking on all of these moves 835 00:44:11,480 --> 00:44:15,600 Speaker 1: working out, much like a year ago with you know, 836 00:44:15,880 --> 00:44:19,439 Speaker 1: a Jordan Phillips, Devandre Campbell, and a Devon Knard, those 837 00:44:19,480 --> 00:44:22,879 Speaker 1: three free agency moves. We all were in favor of 838 00:44:22,920 --> 00:44:26,200 Speaker 1: those three signings and in the Arizona Cardinals early on 839 00:44:26,680 --> 00:44:30,040 Speaker 1: got production from those three guards from those three players, 840 00:44:30,160 --> 00:44:32,440 Speaker 1: and then it dropped off as the season went on. 841 00:44:32,800 --> 00:44:35,759 Speaker 1: So you're looking at free agency and yes, there is 842 00:44:35,800 --> 00:44:38,040 Speaker 1: certainly a lot of risk in all of these moves 843 00:44:38,080 --> 00:44:41,440 Speaker 1: if we're being honest with ourselves. Yeah, and the Cardinals 844 00:44:41,440 --> 00:44:44,239 Speaker 1: had an approach going into the offseason seemed like they 845 00:44:44,239 --> 00:44:48,240 Speaker 1: want to add more physicality and leadership helped to change 846 00:44:48,239 --> 00:44:49,799 Speaker 1: that culture in the locker room a little bit. And 847 00:44:49,800 --> 00:44:51,759 Speaker 1: I think Wat does that, I think Hudson does that. 848 00:44:51,800 --> 00:44:55,040 Speaker 1: I think Prater, just from a veteran standpoint, I don't 849 00:44:55,280 --> 00:44:57,719 Speaker 1: it seemed like when we talk to ag Green, he 850 00:44:57,800 --> 00:45:01,440 Speaker 1: is very soft spoken. You know, he we don't know 851 00:45:01,520 --> 00:45:03,680 Speaker 1: the situation with Larry, but you know he knows that 852 00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:06,120 Speaker 1: Hopkins the number one receiver and you know, you don't 853 00:45:06,120 --> 00:45:07,920 Speaker 1: want to come in here making demands. I'm going to 854 00:45:07,960 --> 00:45:10,839 Speaker 1: be number two. I'm sure he's eventually he'll start working 855 00:45:10,840 --> 00:45:14,600 Speaker 1: out with Christian Kirk and Isabella So but just the 856 00:45:14,680 --> 00:45:16,920 Speaker 1: money they paid Wat and the fact that you know 857 00:45:16,960 --> 00:45:19,120 Speaker 1: he's missed thirty two games in the last five years, 858 00:45:19,160 --> 00:45:22,600 Speaker 1: I think that's the riskiest signing they made in the offseason. Overall, 859 00:45:22,640 --> 00:45:25,239 Speaker 1: as you look at it, eight new faces so far 860 00:45:25,440 --> 00:45:29,759 Speaker 1: have been added, four offensive players, three defensive players, and 861 00:45:29,960 --> 00:45:32,520 Speaker 1: one on special teams. And then, of course the number 862 00:45:32,560 --> 00:45:37,000 Speaker 1: of players that the team resigned to come back for 863 00:45:37,320 --> 00:45:40,400 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one, and all this can be seen on 864 00:45:40,400 --> 00:45:42,600 Speaker 1: one page. We invite you to go to the free 865 00:45:42,600 --> 00:45:46,600 Speaker 1: agency tracker asy Cardinals dot com slash free agency. The 866 00:45:46,680 --> 00:45:49,000 Speaker 1: players that have been added, the players that have been resigned, 867 00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:51,560 Speaker 1: and of course the players that are still unrestricted free 868 00:45:51,560 --> 00:45:54,680 Speaker 1: agency here as we begin the month of April. And yes, 869 00:45:54,719 --> 00:45:57,960 Speaker 1: this team has been aggressive in free agency MJ, but 870 00:45:58,320 --> 00:46:01,520 Speaker 1: it's not so much as like to talk about going 871 00:46:01,680 --> 00:46:05,120 Speaker 1: all in GM. Steve come addressed that late last week 872 00:46:05,120 --> 00:46:08,239 Speaker 1: with our colleague Darren Urban Onaisy Cardinals dot Com. He 873 00:46:08,320 --> 00:46:12,000 Speaker 1: believes that it was more one because of the contract 874 00:46:12,120 --> 00:46:14,279 Speaker 1: of a Kyler Murray to where you can make some 875 00:46:14,360 --> 00:46:17,000 Speaker 1: of these moves and be aggressive, and then he added, 876 00:46:17,080 --> 00:46:19,800 Speaker 1: quote to me, you can either sit back and watch 877 00:46:19,800 --> 00:46:22,880 Speaker 1: it happen, or you can be aggressive and take the 878 00:46:22,920 --> 00:46:26,720 Speaker 1: bull by the horns end quote. He's looking to improve 879 00:46:26,840 --> 00:46:29,239 Speaker 1: this team in twenty twenty one with an eye on 880 00:46:29,320 --> 00:46:32,759 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two and beyond. But these moves are an 881 00:46:32,760 --> 00:46:35,960 Speaker 1: indication of this team needing to take another step forward 882 00:46:36,400 --> 00:46:39,720 Speaker 1: this season, and that step is to get into the postseason. Yeah, 883 00:46:39,760 --> 00:46:42,160 Speaker 1: I've been here a lot of about that, you know, 884 00:46:42,200 --> 00:46:44,560 Speaker 1: on the outside, about their going all in. Now, clearly, 885 00:46:44,640 --> 00:46:47,520 Speaker 1: you know, this team won five games, they won eight. 886 00:46:47,640 --> 00:46:50,080 Speaker 1: They probably should have won ten or ten games last 887 00:46:50,120 --> 00:46:53,120 Speaker 1: year and made the playoffs. But you know, Cliff Kingsbury, 888 00:46:53,200 --> 00:46:55,640 Speaker 1: you know, is there an ultimatum, he's got to make 889 00:46:55,680 --> 00:46:57,520 Speaker 1: the playoffs. I mean, if you lose Kyler Murray in 890 00:46:57,600 --> 00:47:00,480 Speaker 1: Week five, then all bets are off. But as a 891 00:47:00,520 --> 00:47:03,200 Speaker 1: general manager, you have to look ahead the next three years. 892 00:47:03,520 --> 00:47:05,880 Speaker 1: That's their job. I mean, when he's given out contracts, 893 00:47:05,880 --> 00:47:08,680 Speaker 1: he's looking you know, how much do they want to 894 00:47:08,719 --> 00:47:12,279 Speaker 1: extend Chandler Jones. I mean Chandler Jones is according to 895 00:47:12,320 --> 00:47:14,279 Speaker 1: final year verse contract? You know, do they want to 896 00:47:14,320 --> 00:47:16,959 Speaker 1: extend Chase Evans? So as a general manager, you're looking 897 00:47:17,000 --> 00:47:19,920 Speaker 1: three years ahead. Whether he's here or not will be 898 00:47:19,960 --> 00:47:23,359 Speaker 1: dictated on winning. But I think the front office last 899 00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:27,879 Speaker 1: year they put a ten win team on paper. Unfortunately 900 00:47:28,120 --> 00:47:31,239 Speaker 1: they were eight and eight. So and I know they 901 00:47:31,280 --> 00:47:35,720 Speaker 1: feel like they've gotten better and upgraded at every single 902 00:47:35,760 --> 00:47:41,480 Speaker 1: position kicker, backup, quarterback, number two, wide receiver, defensive tackle, center. 903 00:47:42,239 --> 00:47:45,120 Speaker 1: They feel like they've upgraded at those positions. But again, 904 00:47:45,239 --> 00:47:47,600 Speaker 1: we need to see it over the course of the season. 905 00:47:48,080 --> 00:47:52,040 Speaker 1: Asked about the moves made so far this offseason, come quote, 906 00:47:52,080 --> 00:47:54,240 Speaker 1: I see it as a team that won five games 907 00:47:54,280 --> 00:47:57,080 Speaker 1: and then won eight games, and that wasn't good enough. 908 00:47:57,120 --> 00:47:59,760 Speaker 1: We had a self evaluate and see where we needed 909 00:47:59,760 --> 00:48:02,920 Speaker 1: to improve. End quote. And of course those positions that 910 00:48:03,000 --> 00:48:06,200 Speaker 1: you just mentioned is where this improvement has taken place. 911 00:48:06,480 --> 00:48:09,600 Speaker 1: Kim also discussed with Darren about some of the tough 912 00:48:09,680 --> 00:48:13,400 Speaker 1: decisions that had to be made this offseason, without getting 913 00:48:13,400 --> 00:48:16,920 Speaker 1: into real specifics as far as players, but the fact 914 00:48:16,920 --> 00:48:19,960 Speaker 1: that sometimes you have to ask a player to restructure 915 00:48:19,960 --> 00:48:22,719 Speaker 1: a contract or take a pay cut. Now, when you restructure, 916 00:48:23,239 --> 00:48:26,520 Speaker 1: that's more for the team, the players getting all the 917 00:48:26,560 --> 00:48:29,880 Speaker 1: money he's due to earn, but it's just in a 918 00:48:29,960 --> 00:48:32,520 Speaker 1: different form. So the reports out that Rodney Hudson had 919 00:48:32,520 --> 00:48:35,680 Speaker 1: his contract restructured, that's fine by the player. It's just 920 00:48:35,680 --> 00:48:38,800 Speaker 1: so an indication for the team to kind of extend 921 00:48:38,880 --> 00:48:41,000 Speaker 1: years on the back end and spread out some of 922 00:48:41,040 --> 00:48:44,000 Speaker 1: that signing bonus money. Now a pay cut, that's a 923 00:48:44,080 --> 00:48:47,480 Speaker 1: different story, and that's a different conversation. Reports have Justin 924 00:48:47,600 --> 00:48:50,839 Speaker 1: Pugh Jordan Hicks being asked to take pay cuts. In fact, 925 00:48:50,840 --> 00:48:53,640 Speaker 1: Pugh went on social media and confirmed as much. But 926 00:48:53,760 --> 00:48:56,080 Speaker 1: he did it and agreed to it because he wanted 927 00:48:56,480 --> 00:48:59,880 Speaker 1: to be here. Those tough decisions. As Kim said, quote, 928 00:49:00,120 --> 00:49:02,960 Speaker 1: it's not fun anytime you have to tell someone their 929 00:49:03,040 --> 00:49:05,920 Speaker 1: job is no longer or again you're going to reduce 930 00:49:05,960 --> 00:49:09,160 Speaker 1: their pay. It can seem like it becomes personal, particularly 931 00:49:09,200 --> 00:49:11,600 Speaker 1: to them. I understand that, which is why I try 932 00:49:11,640 --> 00:49:13,600 Speaker 1: to handle it the way I do. But I'd be 933 00:49:13,680 --> 00:49:16,759 Speaker 1: lying if I didn't tell you it was a difficult process. 934 00:49:17,480 --> 00:49:20,439 Speaker 1: End quote and MJ. When you're talking about Pugh and Hicks, 935 00:49:20,440 --> 00:49:22,799 Speaker 1: those are two of the more productive players that this 936 00:49:22,840 --> 00:49:25,120 Speaker 1: team has had over the last couple of years, and 937 00:49:25,160 --> 00:49:27,080 Speaker 1: all of a sudden you're looking at them and saying, 938 00:49:27,280 --> 00:49:30,399 Speaker 1: let's have a straightforward conversation. We want you to remain here. 939 00:49:30,560 --> 00:49:33,160 Speaker 1: We just can't pay you what we're currently paying. You 940 00:49:33,320 --> 00:49:35,880 Speaker 1: help us out so we can all help this team 941 00:49:35,960 --> 00:49:40,040 Speaker 1: get better. Yeah, and I think it's because of their ages. 942 00:49:40,120 --> 00:49:42,160 Speaker 1: You know, we'll see if Pew's on the roster next year. 943 00:49:42,160 --> 00:49:44,800 Speaker 1: He's coming off a really good year, you know. I 944 00:49:44,920 --> 00:49:47,040 Speaker 1: feel like this team, you know, maybe tailed off a 945 00:49:47,080 --> 00:49:49,960 Speaker 1: little bit late in the year, but that's the business. 946 00:49:50,120 --> 00:49:51,719 Speaker 1: And a lot of times, if you don't want to 947 00:49:51,760 --> 00:49:53,640 Speaker 1: take a pay cut, they're going to try to trade you, 948 00:49:53,680 --> 00:49:55,399 Speaker 1: and if not, they're going to release you, and then 949 00:49:55,760 --> 00:49:59,040 Speaker 1: then you've got accounting purposes. Okay, how much dead money 950 00:49:59,080 --> 00:50:02,480 Speaker 1: is counting against the cat the restructure? It's a great 951 00:50:02,480 --> 00:50:06,319 Speaker 1: way to explain. It's just more for bookkeeping purposes. But 952 00:50:06,640 --> 00:50:10,440 Speaker 1: you know, you know, I guess when you look at 953 00:50:10,440 --> 00:50:14,239 Speaker 1: it from Steve standpoint, and people say, well, they wanted 954 00:50:14,280 --> 00:50:17,080 Speaker 1: to move on from Patrick Peterson, which is accurate. Um, 955 00:50:17,520 --> 00:50:20,239 Speaker 1: I don't think Patrick was the same player after the suspension. 956 00:50:21,239 --> 00:50:25,719 Speaker 1: But I know Steve, he gets attached to players and 957 00:50:25,800 --> 00:50:28,600 Speaker 1: it's difficult when you got to move on because he 958 00:50:29,000 --> 00:50:31,680 Speaker 1: did so well for eight years, you know, eight Pro Bowls. 959 00:50:31,800 --> 00:50:33,600 Speaker 1: He loved this team and he was you know, he 960 00:50:33,680 --> 00:50:36,200 Speaker 1: was one of the better players on the roster. But 961 00:50:36,320 --> 00:50:38,560 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, it's a business. And 962 00:50:38,920 --> 00:50:41,320 Speaker 1: the fact that he cut Adrian Wilson, his best friend, 963 00:50:41,600 --> 00:50:44,200 Speaker 1: I mean, they both cried that day and that was 964 00:50:44,239 --> 00:50:48,040 Speaker 1: one of his first moves ever as general manager twenty thirteen. 965 00:50:48,120 --> 00:50:51,000 Speaker 1: That's when Bruce arians actually they cut Carry Roads and 966 00:50:51,160 --> 00:50:55,640 Speaker 1: Adrian Wilson within twenty four hours and that was so 967 00:50:55,800 --> 00:50:57,200 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, it's a business. But 968 00:50:57,280 --> 00:51:03,000 Speaker 1: don't don't get its misconstrued. The personnel department, least a gentleman. 969 00:51:03,360 --> 00:51:05,200 Speaker 1: They get attached to these players. They want to know 970 00:51:05,200 --> 00:51:08,440 Speaker 1: about their families. When when you know, usually on Saturdays 971 00:51:08,440 --> 00:51:11,360 Speaker 1: when we have COVID team. Players can bring their families 972 00:51:11,360 --> 00:51:13,640 Speaker 1: out there, so they meet their wives, they meet their kids, 973 00:51:14,080 --> 00:51:16,400 Speaker 1: they get attached. But at the end of the day, 974 00:51:16,719 --> 00:51:21,160 Speaker 1: it's a business based on production. And this is where 975 00:51:21,600 --> 00:51:24,879 Speaker 1: the other side of being a general manager, the part 976 00:51:24,960 --> 00:51:27,880 Speaker 1: that doesn't get talked a lot about. We all see, 977 00:51:28,040 --> 00:51:30,920 Speaker 1: you know, the fun stuff, being able to sign players 978 00:51:30,960 --> 00:51:33,520 Speaker 1: and make moves, and then again you sit back and 979 00:51:33,560 --> 00:51:37,880 Speaker 1: watch and you're evaluating film and you're evaluating practice tape. 980 00:51:38,200 --> 00:51:41,440 Speaker 1: Yet sometimes you do have to look a player in 981 00:51:41,480 --> 00:51:44,359 Speaker 1: the eyes and say thanks, but we're moving in a 982 00:51:44,360 --> 00:51:47,359 Speaker 1: different direction, or hey, if you really want to be here, 983 00:51:47,360 --> 00:51:49,560 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to help us out. And you know, 984 00:51:49,640 --> 00:51:51,640 Speaker 1: to be a fly on those walls. I know sometimes 985 00:51:51,680 --> 00:51:55,440 Speaker 1: we've seen it through HBO's Hard Knocks, but even those conversations, 986 00:51:55,640 --> 00:51:59,239 Speaker 1: I don't think given indication of just what is what 987 00:51:59,360 --> 00:52:02,160 Speaker 1: the feeling is in that room. It's hard to watch 988 00:52:02,360 --> 00:52:07,200 Speaker 1: from the outside end. Just imagine being inside during that time. Yeah, 989 00:52:07,239 --> 00:52:09,240 Speaker 1: and there's only thirty two of them, and I'm sure 990 00:52:09,040 --> 00:52:13,920 Speaker 1: they're will compensated, but it's there's a lot of pressure 991 00:52:13,960 --> 00:52:16,160 Speaker 1: and it's no different than Kyler Murray lining up. But 992 00:52:16,239 --> 00:52:19,440 Speaker 1: you know, on a third and ten. The thing is, though, 993 00:52:19,480 --> 00:52:22,120 Speaker 1: when you start looking at one from from a general 994 00:52:22,120 --> 00:52:25,800 Speaker 1: manager standpoint, I mean we always talk about positional spending 995 00:52:25,840 --> 00:52:29,160 Speaker 1: and flexibility. You just can't you can't afford to pay 996 00:52:29,200 --> 00:52:31,719 Speaker 1: every single player, and sometimes you go heavier at one 997 00:52:31,760 --> 00:52:35,879 Speaker 1: position verse the other. But the whole idea is when 998 00:52:35,880 --> 00:52:38,720 Speaker 1: you look at the roster, you've got to look ahead. 999 00:52:38,960 --> 00:52:41,800 Speaker 1: And it's not just this season and whether again whether 1000 00:52:41,840 --> 00:52:44,719 Speaker 1: he's here or not. But the main thing is he's 1001 00:52:44,760 --> 00:52:48,880 Speaker 1: got the authority from Michael Bidwell to plan ahead and 1002 00:52:48,920 --> 00:52:51,279 Speaker 1: start looking at not only this year but next year. 1003 00:52:51,320 --> 00:52:52,880 Speaker 1: But I'm glad he came out because I think the 1004 00:52:52,920 --> 00:52:55,760 Speaker 1: outside thinking they're all going all in if Cliff doesn't 1005 00:52:55,800 --> 00:52:58,160 Speaker 1: make the playoffs. You know where they got a really 1006 00:52:58,160 --> 00:53:02,080 Speaker 1: good coaching staff. I'm sorry, I think Vans Joseph. I 1007 00:53:02,120 --> 00:53:04,239 Speaker 1: think he's getting the credit he deserves. He didn't get 1008 00:53:04,280 --> 00:53:07,920 Speaker 1: his first year. We know about Sean Coogler. Curious to 1009 00:53:07,920 --> 00:53:11,440 Speaker 1: see what Shaan Jefferson provides for that room. Being a 1010 00:53:11,480 --> 00:53:15,480 Speaker 1: former player and a former coach, I like the linebackers coaches. 1011 00:53:15,520 --> 00:53:17,880 Speaker 1: I like Princeton Buckner, so I think they got a 1012 00:53:17,880 --> 00:53:19,920 Speaker 1: good staff. It's just a matter of Cliff, you know, 1013 00:53:20,040 --> 00:53:21,799 Speaker 1: kind of learning on the job and him and Kyl 1014 00:53:21,800 --> 00:53:24,719 Speaker 1: are getting on the same page. It's great article up 1015 00:53:24,880 --> 00:53:28,720 Speaker 1: on asy cardinals dot com by Darren Urban talking about 1016 00:53:28,760 --> 00:53:32,719 Speaker 1: the choices that gms have to make. The title of 1017 00:53:32,760 --> 00:53:36,040 Speaker 1: the article the hard choices of the roster as Cardinals 1018 00:53:36,160 --> 00:53:39,560 Speaker 1: managed cap and last check. And that was earlier on 1019 00:53:39,560 --> 00:53:43,360 Speaker 1: this Monday, April fifth. Cardinals said almost fourteen million dollars 1020 00:53:43,360 --> 00:53:46,640 Speaker 1: in salary cap space according to over thecap dot com, 1021 00:53:46,640 --> 00:53:50,160 Speaker 1: but a lot of that is probably reserved for the draft, 1022 00:53:50,840 --> 00:53:53,840 Speaker 1: injured reserve guys, and of course you want a segment 1023 00:53:54,200 --> 00:53:57,879 Speaker 1: or a pocket of money if you will, for emergency 1024 00:53:57,960 --> 00:54:01,840 Speaker 1: cases once the season begins. And so again great job 1025 00:54:01,880 --> 00:54:05,120 Speaker 1: by Darren and getting Steve time to speak about the 1026 00:54:05,120 --> 00:54:07,560 Speaker 1: inner workings, if you will, of free agency or this 1027 00:54:07,719 --> 00:54:10,319 Speaker 1: the offseason in general. Yeah, a couple of things that 1028 00:54:10,400 --> 00:54:12,520 Speaker 1: when it comes to a rookie pool, there's already number 1029 00:54:12,520 --> 00:54:14,680 Speaker 1: out there. Now we'll see how many draft picks the 1030 00:54:14,760 --> 00:54:17,040 Speaker 1: Cardinals end up. You know, the perfect world to get 1031 00:54:17,040 --> 00:54:19,240 Speaker 1: an extra three so that we'll go up. And usually 1032 00:54:19,280 --> 00:54:21,480 Speaker 1: the top fifty one players count against the cap, so 1033 00:54:21,560 --> 00:54:23,960 Speaker 1: you won't have the entire rookie class, and then you 1034 00:54:24,040 --> 00:54:27,520 Speaker 1: have to stash money for practice squad guys. We don't 1035 00:54:27,520 --> 00:54:29,919 Speaker 1: know if it's going to be twelve or sixteen. Those 1036 00:54:29,960 --> 00:54:32,279 Speaker 1: guys are making you know, a couple grand a week, 1037 00:54:32,320 --> 00:54:36,239 Speaker 1: so that's almost a million dollars over seventeen game schedule now. 1038 00:54:37,080 --> 00:54:39,160 Speaker 1: And then if you want to make a trade, remember 1039 00:54:39,239 --> 00:54:43,000 Speaker 1: last year Stefan Gilmore JJ Watt, Cardinals felt like, you know, 1040 00:54:43,040 --> 00:54:44,880 Speaker 1: they were still in the running, but they didn't want 1041 00:54:44,880 --> 00:54:48,239 Speaker 1: to mortgage the future. They can have some flexibility where 1042 00:54:48,280 --> 00:54:51,600 Speaker 1: they can acquire a Stephan Gilmore if this was this season, 1043 00:54:51,680 --> 00:54:54,040 Speaker 1: you know, so you got and then you know, I 1044 00:54:54,080 --> 00:54:56,600 Speaker 1: think they would like to extend Chase Obviously it's going 1045 00:54:56,680 --> 00:54:59,400 Speaker 1: to depend on how it starts the season. And then 1046 00:54:59,440 --> 00:55:01,000 Speaker 1: you look at me, Belcolm Butler, is he going to 1047 00:55:01,040 --> 00:55:03,480 Speaker 1: be a guy again? You got to let a play out. 1048 00:55:03,800 --> 00:55:07,239 Speaker 1: And then Chandler Jones, you know, is he willing to 1049 00:55:08,400 --> 00:55:11,520 Speaker 1: you know, take an extension or is he looking because 1050 00:55:11,680 --> 00:55:14,000 Speaker 1: I think if you're an agent for Chandler Jones, you're 1051 00:55:14,120 --> 00:55:16,600 Speaker 1: you're slow playing this. I want the cap to go up, 1052 00:55:16,719 --> 00:55:21,239 Speaker 1: more money and other things. Craig When the Cardinals lost 1053 00:55:21,280 --> 00:55:23,279 Speaker 1: fifty eight to nothing, what did Steve say, I'm never 1054 00:55:23,320 --> 00:55:25,279 Speaker 1: gonna laugh at this happen again. They go out and 1055 00:55:25,320 --> 00:55:27,880 Speaker 1: make the trade for Chandler Jones. He's been one of 1056 00:55:27,920 --> 00:55:30,319 Speaker 1: the better players, I guarantee. When they walked out of 1057 00:55:30,320 --> 00:55:33,760 Speaker 1: that stadium in Week sixteen and then after Week seventeen 1058 00:55:33,800 --> 00:55:37,920 Speaker 1: in LA, they said, we can that lineup. We have 1059 00:55:38,000 --> 00:55:41,040 Speaker 1: to be more physical because they got they got they 1060 00:55:41,080 --> 00:55:43,360 Speaker 1: got beaten the trenches in both of those games, regardless 1061 00:55:43,400 --> 00:55:45,920 Speaker 1: of who the quarterbacks were, and that was the priority. 1062 00:55:46,360 --> 00:55:48,440 Speaker 1: And we didn't know they were gonna get Rodney Hudson. 1063 00:55:48,560 --> 00:55:50,640 Speaker 1: We knew that they were gonna upgrade the center based 1064 00:55:50,640 --> 00:55:54,000 Speaker 1: on Cooler's comments and then going down and getting JJ Watts. 1065 00:55:54,160 --> 00:55:57,120 Speaker 1: You could tell little things like that. Fester maybe he 1066 00:55:57,120 --> 00:55:59,360 Speaker 1: saw that during the season, but that was the priority 1067 00:55:59,400 --> 00:56:03,000 Speaker 1: list going in the offseason. Burd Gang. If you enjoy 1068 00:56:03,080 --> 00:56:05,400 Speaker 1: what you're listening to, we invited you to subscribe to 1069 00:56:05,440 --> 00:56:09,760 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast, Stitcher, 1070 00:56:09,840 --> 00:56:12,640 Speaker 1: and SoundCloud. Listen to your favorite shows on the go 1071 00:56:12,800 --> 00:56:15,480 Speaker 1: like Cardinals Underground, The Big Red Rage, The Cardinals Red 1072 00:56:15,480 --> 00:56:17,719 Speaker 1: Sewer Port, and of course this show. Cardinals Cover two 1073 00:56:18,040 --> 00:56:22,360 Speaker 1: Visitaisy Cardinals dot com Slash podcast for more information. Speaking 1074 00:56:22,360 --> 00:56:25,800 Speaker 1: to the Big Red Rage, last week's guest Frosty Rucker. 1075 00:56:26,000 --> 00:56:30,360 Speaker 1: Some great information from Frosty, specifically about one of his 1076 00:56:30,920 --> 00:56:35,440 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Bengals teammates, AJ Green. They were together in twenty eleven, 1077 00:56:35,520 --> 00:56:39,320 Speaker 1: Green's rookie year in Cincinnati and according to Rucker, quote 1078 00:56:39,520 --> 00:56:42,080 Speaker 1: might be the comeback player of the year if he 1079 00:56:42,120 --> 00:56:44,839 Speaker 1: can get enough touches. And that's when we were talking 1080 00:56:44,840 --> 00:56:48,279 Speaker 1: about earlier MJ about the low risk, high reward how 1081 00:56:48,280 --> 00:56:52,040 Speaker 1: he fits talking about Aj Green within this offense. All right, 1082 00:56:52,080 --> 00:56:55,040 Speaker 1: before we wrap up this edition the Cardinals Cover two 1083 00:56:55,120 --> 00:56:58,440 Speaker 1: presented by Hunday Partner of the Arizona Cardinals, it is 1084 00:56:58,520 --> 00:57:01,840 Speaker 1: the month of April. We're getting closer and closer to 1085 00:57:01,920 --> 00:57:04,719 Speaker 1: the draft. In fact, that is now where the focus 1086 00:57:05,040 --> 00:57:08,919 Speaker 1: is on. The front office is looking at the draft. Yes, 1087 00:57:09,120 --> 00:57:11,440 Speaker 1: they'll keep an eye and monitor the free agent market. 1088 00:57:11,760 --> 00:57:14,560 Speaker 1: Maybe there's a move made or two between now and 1089 00:57:14,640 --> 00:57:19,080 Speaker 1: April twenty ninth, but the scouts are certainly if they're 1090 00:57:19,120 --> 00:57:22,760 Speaker 1: not intown, they're on their way intown. And those draft 1091 00:57:22,840 --> 00:57:26,640 Speaker 1: meetings are happening as we speak, and it's something that 1092 00:57:26,680 --> 00:57:29,680 Speaker 1: we will focus on now over the next couple of weeks, 1093 00:57:29,880 --> 00:57:34,920 Speaker 1: leading to first round coverage on April twenty ninth, and 1094 00:57:34,960 --> 00:57:36,880 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden. You know, last year we 1095 00:57:36,960 --> 00:57:39,920 Speaker 1: had a top thirty list and Cardinals got two players 1096 00:57:39,920 --> 00:57:42,840 Speaker 1: out of there, Isaiah Simmons the third overall and then 1097 00:57:42,960 --> 00:57:45,280 Speaker 1: Josh Jones thirty. I think the Cowboys got two of 1098 00:57:45,320 --> 00:57:47,720 Speaker 1: those picks. This year. I'm going to struct it out 1099 00:57:47,720 --> 00:57:51,200 Speaker 1: to a top fifty considering the Cardinals right now they 1100 00:57:51,200 --> 00:57:53,560 Speaker 1: don't have a third round pick, and hopefully they can 1101 00:57:53,600 --> 00:57:55,760 Speaker 1: get a third round pick. But right now, what is it? 1102 00:57:55,960 --> 00:57:59,840 Speaker 1: Sixteen and forty nine? Correct? Yeah, So I went fi 1103 00:58:00,240 --> 00:58:06,000 Speaker 1: Craig Top fifty prospects from Mike Jarecki. We will start 1104 00:58:06,360 --> 00:58:09,320 Speaker 1: releasing those names or MJ will I mean, this is 1105 00:58:09,400 --> 00:58:11,680 Speaker 1: this is your project. I'm not going to steal your thunder. 1106 00:58:11,960 --> 00:58:15,720 Speaker 1: This is your project. We will start that later on 1107 00:58:15,920 --> 00:58:19,080 Speaker 1: this week. Kind of do ten players each show, just 1108 00:58:19,120 --> 00:58:23,480 Speaker 1: some quick thoughts or regardless on what you think of them, 1109 00:58:23,520 --> 00:58:26,240 Speaker 1: either if it's by position or just perhaps how they 1110 00:58:26,320 --> 00:58:29,760 Speaker 1: might fit with the Arizona Cardinals. But Mike Direci's Top 1111 00:58:30,000 --> 00:58:34,200 Speaker 1: fifty prospects heading into the twenty twenty one NFL Draft 1112 00:58:35,040 --> 00:58:37,240 Speaker 1: and Craig, you know, I feel for some of these 1113 00:58:37,320 --> 00:58:40,600 Speaker 1: kids because after like two months or three months of 1114 00:58:40,720 --> 00:58:43,360 Speaker 1: mock drafts, it's like forty five players are going in 1115 00:58:43,480 --> 00:58:47,320 Speaker 1: the first round. Yeah, and then what happens the agents 1116 00:58:47,360 --> 00:58:50,040 Speaker 1: leak it and then scouts league stop. The problem is 1117 00:58:50,080 --> 00:58:53,600 Speaker 1: scouts aren't making they're not making the picks. They're not 1118 00:58:53,800 --> 00:58:55,880 Speaker 1: all their work is going to be done before the draft. 1119 00:58:56,640 --> 00:59:00,320 Speaker 1: So it's just fascinating. And when we start talking about 1120 00:59:00,320 --> 00:59:03,800 Speaker 1: guys in the second round, maybe there'll be a Cardinal 1121 00:59:03,880 --> 00:59:06,400 Speaker 1: player because we focus so much on the top five 1122 00:59:06,440 --> 00:59:09,320 Speaker 1: at each position, and maybe we're not focusing on the 1123 00:59:09,320 --> 00:59:11,960 Speaker 1: inside linebackers this year, and maybe we're not focusing so 1124 00:59:12,040 --> 00:59:14,000 Speaker 1: much on the d line like we have in the past. 1125 00:59:14,920 --> 00:59:19,000 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna do top fifty players based on any position. 1126 00:59:19,120 --> 00:59:21,200 Speaker 1: Quarterbacks will be in there, just because that's the way 1127 00:59:21,200 --> 00:59:24,200 Speaker 1: the draft's going to go. But the fact is that 1128 00:59:24,240 --> 00:59:26,200 Speaker 1: you know, the Cardinals will. I think they're going to 1129 00:59:26,280 --> 00:59:28,280 Speaker 1: get two really good players. Now it's a matter of 1130 00:59:28,960 --> 00:59:31,760 Speaker 1: do they fill a need is a position where a 1131 00:59:31,800 --> 00:59:33,800 Speaker 1: guy's on a one year contract and they're looking for 1132 00:59:33,840 --> 00:59:36,080 Speaker 1: the future, because that's part of the draft. Two you're 1133 00:59:36,120 --> 00:59:40,560 Speaker 1: building for the future. Great teas ahead moving forward here 1134 00:59:41,000 --> 00:59:44,160 Speaker 1: on Cardinals Cover two. And on that note, we will 1135 00:59:44,160 --> 00:59:47,120 Speaker 1: put a lid on this edition of Cardinals Cover two, 1136 00:59:47,160 --> 00:59:50,960 Speaker 1: presented by Hunday, proud partner of the Aarrozona Cardinals. As always, 1137 00:59:50,960 --> 00:59:54,560 Speaker 1: special thanks to our executive producer Jim Almahndro or Mike 1138 00:59:54,640 --> 00:59:59,400 Speaker 1: Jarecki Top fifty Prospects. The countdown begins later this week. 1139 00:59:59,480 --> 01:00:01,720 Speaker 1: You don't want to miss it. Mike Dreckie, I'm Greig 1140 01:00:01,760 --> 01:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Reel Lou will talk to you next time here on 1141 01:00:03,880 --> 01:00:05,080 Speaker 1: Cardinals Scumber two