1 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: With the exception of the lemonade that Q was drinking 2 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: this morning. Nothing is sweeter than a victory Monday, and 3 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: that's what we're going to be celebrating here on Morning 4 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:18,319 Speaker 1: Scramble presented by Verizon. Cardinals returned from the road with 5 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: another win, twenty six sixteen victory over the Carolina Panthers 6 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: to now be two and two, alongside Q mccorby and 7 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: Craig Greelow. I'm Danny serak. You really didn't expect me 8 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: to not bring that up yet. That's what you're choosing 9 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: to drink early in the morning. Cross. That is also 10 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 1: Marcus Golden's favorite drink from Starbucks Strawberry Essay. Lemonade has 11 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: caffeine in it, so it counts. Okay, fine, it counts. 12 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 1: The important news is the curse has been lifted. Craig, 13 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: I'm not sure if you believe in curses. However, prior 14 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: to Sunday's when the Cardinals had not one in Carolina 15 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:51,639 Speaker 1: since the two thousand and eight playoffs, they hadn't won 16 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: in the regular season since two thousand and two. That's 17 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: all gone now. I do not believe in curses, but 18 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: for whatever reason didn't out of the head coach, the quarterback. 19 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: The Carolina Panthers just had the Cardinals number. But I 20 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: had a feeling going into this game that that was 21 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: going to change. One. The Panthers just aren't a great team, 22 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 1: especially on offense, and the Cardinals needed to be two 23 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 1: and two here after four weeks. So I liked what 24 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: I saw in the second half, maybe not so much 25 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: in the first half. Yeah, October is spooky and curses lifted. 26 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: So it's a great way to start the month off, 27 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,639 Speaker 1: and especially going into these last two games without DeAndre 28 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: Hopkins getting back to is crucial. Like you said, for 29 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 1: those of you on the live stream on Twitter at 30 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 1: asy Cardinals, let us know comments, questions you have. Will 31 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 1: try and get to those in this episode. Let's start 32 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: out with the main dish overall thoughts on this performance, Craig, 33 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: what do you think? Kyler Murray called last week's performance 34 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: bad football? The first half in Carolina on Sunday was 35 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: just playing unwatchable on both sides, both offenses unwatchable. So 36 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: if you just look at the second and this is 37 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: now we can talk about all right, if you believe 38 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: in momentum or just the confidence of quarters three and four, 39 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: can you now build upon that? Going into Week five 40 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 1: against the Philadelphia Eagles, defense was outstanding from start to finish. 41 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,839 Speaker 1: The offense finally woke up, and I believe Kyler even 42 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: talked about that, felt like they were sleepwalking in the 43 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: first two quarters. This is a trend that is going 44 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: to be discussed and discussed until it no longer becomes 45 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: a trend. But you cannot be held scoreless in the 46 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: first quarter and be minus fifty in the first half 47 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: through these four games. It's it's not sustainable for a 48 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: regular season. Yeah, especially when you go against the Eagles, 49 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: who are coming into town next week, the only undefeated 50 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: team left in the league and a powerhouse on offense. 51 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: You don't score in that first quarter, first half, you're 52 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: down big, and you're not coming back on that Eagles 53 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 1: offense or Eagles defense. I mean, I saw a stat 54 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: this morning. We're the last place in half scoring in 55 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: first half scoring with four points per game in the 56 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,799 Speaker 1: scoring of the first half. So something's got to change. 57 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: I agree with you. I go on the sense that 58 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: you want to try and build off that second half. However, 59 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: they didn't really do that after that. Vegas come back 60 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: when so they have to find a way to do 61 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: that before they host the Eagles. Q. You were in 62 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 1: the press box another game where late in the fourth 63 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 1: quarter your fingers were moving very quickly for Twitter. What 64 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: were your initial reactions just as a whole as you 65 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:21,359 Speaker 1: were watching the game. Yeah, I mean it's tough as 66 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: the social media guy on Twitter. You guys all give 67 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: me a lot of heat on that, especially in the 68 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: first first half when there's not much going on, and 69 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: then in the second half kind of everything happens at 70 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: the exact same time. And that's just our team right now. 71 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: Slow starts and then fast finishes. So a second half team. 72 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: And you can't, really, like you said, you can't be 73 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: a second half team throughout the entire relar season. Something's 74 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: got to change. And yeah, it's nice and all now 75 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: when we're actually winning games, but it can't be your 76 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: identity to be a second half team because we've seen 77 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: before in the last our first our two home games, 78 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: when you don't catch up in those quick games, you're 79 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 1: gonna be but ut behind. Yeah, this team, this was 80 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: the first game the Cardinals held a lead at all 81 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: in the season. Took them four weeks. I agree with you, guys. 82 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 1: Look the glimmer of hope is we got a chance 83 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: at what this team can look like if they play 84 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: a full game of complimentary football. They are still the 85 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: only team in the league yet to score a point 86 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: in the first quarter. Those slow starts are an issue. 87 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: Right the pick six in the second quarter by Kyler Murray, 88 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: that is an issue. And talking to players in the 89 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 1: locker room post game asking about the identity of this 90 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: two and two team, the main word was resilient. That 91 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:32,720 Speaker 1: they have now multiple times found a way to make 92 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: those halftime adjustments and come back from a deficit and 93 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:40,039 Speaker 1: look like a completely different team in the second half. Again, 94 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: that is not sustainable. The way that when Kyler Murray 95 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: through fifty eight passes was zero touchdowns last week was 96 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: not sustainable either. Definitely thinks to work on. The good 97 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: news is the defense continues to force turnovers every game 98 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: this season. They have forced or turnover three in Carolina. 99 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: And the other thing I was impressed with as a 100 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 1: whole in the defense was stopping the run, especially having 101 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: Richard Lawrence out inside that interior defensive line with at 102 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: hand injury he had surgery after last week's game. I 103 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,160 Speaker 1: thought that this defense had a good job stopping the run. 104 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:14,160 Speaker 1: Carolina held to just forty rushing yards. Running back Christian McCaffrey, 105 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 1: who entered this game coming off back to back one 106 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 1: hundred plus rushing yard games, held at just twenty seven 107 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 1: yards zero touchdowns on the ground. He did at that 108 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 1: one receiving touchdown at the end of the game garbage time. However, 109 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: I was impressed by how this defense improved at stopping 110 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: the run, and I think it was a good look 111 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: at what this team can really look like if they 112 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: find a way to play a full game of complimentary football. 113 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: Defensive coordinator Vans Shows have always preaches stop the run 114 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 1: first and foremost, and going into this week's game, it 115 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: was stopped Christian McCaffrey, and they held him to his 116 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: lowest rushing total since twenty nineteen. And I think it's 117 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: important to note, Danny that no Richard Lawrence, who's probably 118 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: been their best interior defensive lineman. So now you got 119 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: to credit Michael Dogby like you fowed too. There was 120 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: a little bit of Jonathan Ledbetter as far as the 121 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 1: interior of that defensive line. Will get into Zach Allen 122 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 1: and JJ Watt a little bit later on, but I 123 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 1: think the key to slowing down any offense is to 124 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: take away that ground game force a quarterback to throw 125 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 1: the football. Because you throw the ball a lot, it's 126 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: more times to make a mistake, as we've seen in 127 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: the past, especially with the Arizona Cardinals, especially with a 128 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:20,279 Speaker 1: quarterback like Baker Mayfield who likes to hold onto the 129 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:22,280 Speaker 1: ball for a little bit longer than most Exactly wh 130 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: saw that or you said, we'll talk about it a 131 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: little bit later, but we saw how Baker likes to 132 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 1: hold him to the ball and passes get deflected and 133 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: pass get picked off in that In that case, yeah, absolutely, 134 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: I think a big confidence booster and that was I 135 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:37,039 Speaker 1: think an important part to look at with this win 136 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: is the mental side of things entering this game knowing 137 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: it was a very winnable game. To be two and 138 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 1: two is very different than had this team lost and 139 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: you're one in three, especially before you host the undefeated 140 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles. Craig mentally, I know we talked about this 141 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:56,719 Speaker 1: with the win in Vegas, that twenty point deficit, the 142 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: overtime comeback, thrilling victory in the mental side to the game, 143 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,479 Speaker 1: but to walk away with this win, how important was 144 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: it because had you lost to a bad Carolina team, 145 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: I'm not sure mentally how this team would be able 146 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: to recover with the tough opponents coming up on the schedule. 147 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: I can tell you the fan base mentally would not 148 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: have to handle a loss to the Carolina Panthers. But 149 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: those players in the locker room understand that, and you 150 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: heard it time in and time again. Never give up. 151 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: They will always fight to the end, which is great. 152 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: But the big takeaway is, Okay, if you do have 153 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: a lead, even if it is thirteen to ten, and 154 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: you're playing with the lead, then you can have that 155 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:41,680 Speaker 1: playbook expand a little bit and you can lean on 156 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: the running game. And again Cliff mentioned it postgame, the 157 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: number of times this team hits that thirty rush mark 158 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: over the past two seasons. They are undefeated nine and 159 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: oh last year, now one and oh this year, and 160 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: more of a balanced offense on Sunday than we've seen 161 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: all season long. But that's because one the opponent a 162 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 1: little bit, but two you able to keep the game 163 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: close and play with the lead, and now all of 164 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: a sudden you can open up and expand what you 165 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 1: want to do and get everyone more involved. Yeah, definitely. 166 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: Kylis said that this in the locker room at halftime, 167 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: This team had the juice. They knew that this was 168 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 1: a winnable game, and that goes to that mental side 169 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: of things, Like it was, like you said, the team 170 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: a little bit that they were playing, but also the 171 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: fact that we know we could come back from the 172 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: seven point deficit at half, Like it was definitely a 173 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: closeable gap and the team knew that mentally. And to 174 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: see if this momentum continues as kind of the biggest 175 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:37,680 Speaker 1: question mark, definitely more balanced. Would you have that flexibility 176 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:39,959 Speaker 1: when you do have the lead. Of the three hundred 177 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 1: and thirty eight total net yards for the Cardinals, one 178 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty two of those on the ground, two 179 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 1: o six in the air. Let's get a little more specific. 180 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: Let's go to our rise and Shine, our player of 181 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 1: the game. I'm going to start with you, Q, because 182 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: once again, you were very quick with your response when 183 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: we were talking as a group with our producer Jacob 184 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: Ortez on who you wanted. So I know you feel 185 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: very emphatic about your Rise and Shine a player of 186 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: the game, So you take it away before you contender. 187 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 1: I just want to make a point our Emmy Award 188 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: winning producer there. It is Jacob Ortiz, who also has 189 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: a song second Ahead Hollywood Swinging Hollywood Brown. Through four games, 190 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 1: thirty receptions, three hundred thirty nine yards and two touchdowns, 191 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 1: he is mister Reliable for Kyler Murray. The connection, he said, 192 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 1: was comfortable. I mean, that's why we brought him in here. 193 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 1: To when Kyler is looking for someone, he knows where 194 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: Hollywood is and it's a for sure catch, honestly. I 195 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: mean we saw one catch on in the first half 196 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: on the end zone where he toe tapped and made 197 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: an incredible play. And then obviously at the end of 198 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: the game third and two, Kyler makes a great read, 199 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: puts a ball right in his lap, and Hollywood makes 200 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:52,719 Speaker 1: a spectacular catch. So he trusts Kyler. Kyler trust him, 201 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,320 Speaker 1: and it's why we brought him in here. Not only that, 202 00:09:55,400 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 1: but his celebrations were pretty great Sunday too. Obviously quiet guy, 203 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 1: but his dance moves and his snow angels also a 204 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:06,719 Speaker 1: little I think it was a little tribute to de 205 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: Hop because he hopped into a snow angel last year. 206 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 1: Was it in Cleveland against Baker, might have been in 207 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: Cleveland against Baker, so you might be right. So there's 208 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 1: a little snow angels, So do you have to come back? 209 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:21,679 Speaker 1: They wouldee two snow angels at side by side, snow angels. 210 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 1: There's no snow in Arizona, but we'll take it. Great. 211 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:29,679 Speaker 1: The game, my rise and shine player of the game, 212 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 1: just by suiting up J. J. Watt. Forget the fact 213 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: that he had three tackles and two passes defense and 214 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: played out of his mind like he has all season. 215 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: But the news that we got pregame, which was stunning, 216 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 1: and his tweet about having his heart shocked back into 217 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: rhythm on Thursday, that was one scary to read. And 218 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: then you're concerned about the person, not so much the player, 219 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 1: and wondering, all right, this happened earlier in the week. 220 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: Now three days later, you're gonna play in an NFL game. 221 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: And it was in a very emotional press conference watching 222 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:10,079 Speaker 1: JJ Watt, even for me, and the emotion that he 223 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 1: was standing in front of reporters and even Terry eyed 224 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:16,319 Speaker 1: a couple of times, because that was a huge decision 225 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:18,560 Speaker 1: and I would not have faulted him one bit. In fact, 226 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 1: if it was me, I probably would not have played. 227 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 1: But I like what he said about Okay, I've been 228 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: assured multiple times by multiple people I can play and 229 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: have no future issues or immediate issues. Now this might 230 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 1: flare up again. It could not, But the fact that 231 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: he had his heart shocked back into rhythm on Thursday 232 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:42,439 Speaker 1: and then on Sunday had three tackles and two passes 233 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:45,960 Speaker 1: defense and really keyed that defense, knocking down balls at 234 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage helping stop the run. I don't 235 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:50,679 Speaker 1: think there's any question JJ Watt could be the Rise 236 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,199 Speaker 1: and Shine player of the year based off that performance. 237 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 1: Absolutely talking about emotions too. The part of the story 238 00:11:57,040 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: was he tweeted so closely to kick off he got 239 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: word that it was going to be leaked nationally, so 240 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: something he wanted to get ahead of before the game, 241 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: just get that out of the way. And also him 242 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 1: and his wife are expecting their first child very soon, 243 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: and he talked about the dichotomy of the fact they've 244 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: been looking at these ultrasounds of their baby, of their 245 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:17,679 Speaker 1: son they're expecting in a few short weeks to then 246 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 1: go to looking at ultrasounds of his heart a very 247 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: emotional week, understandably, so I could see why you say 248 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 1: he might be rise and Shine Player of the Year, 249 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: even this early on. And remember when JJ Watt plays, 250 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 1: this team plays very well on Hunt defense. They've only 251 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:35,240 Speaker 1: lost if you count the postseason two games with Jay 252 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 1: excuse me, three games, you're right, three games postseason and 253 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:41,199 Speaker 1: in two this year with jj Watt on the field. 254 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: He didn't play the first game, right, yeah, calf injury. Okay, 255 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 1: well that's right, correct, Yeah, I stand corrected here on 256 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:51,679 Speaker 1: Morning Scramble, Morning Scramble. I got you. That's why I'm 257 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: here for Craig. I got you my Rise and Shine 258 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 1: Player of the Game, which I stole from Craig. Greylow 259 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: is defensive lineman Zach Allen who has just played better 260 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: every single game, which is what you would expect from 261 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 1: him in year four, that contract year. So for not 262 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: dealing with any injuries, something he has had to handle 263 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 1: every Yurope until this point is in his career. Sunday's 264 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: performance included six tackles, a tackle for loss, a sack 265 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: for nine yards, three pass deflections, and two quarterback hits. 266 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: This defense needed a playmaker who is not named JJ Watt, 267 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:28,839 Speaker 1: and Zach Allen has been consistent. He has been playing 268 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 1: the most snaps on that defensive line, and he has 269 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:35,680 Speaker 1: been a consistent force, very disruptive on that sack. He 270 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: was basically being held the whole time and spun around 271 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: to get to Baker Mayfield. I thought that he played 272 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: very well, big part in stopping the rong, which we 273 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 1: talked about earlier. I do think I should. Do you 274 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: think I should share my fund story? You need to 275 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: share what you shared to everyone that was listening on 276 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 1: pregame radio, anyone that was listening, not a it's a 277 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 1: great it's a great story. You do need to share. 278 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,319 Speaker 1: It was pretty funny. So the morning of the game, 279 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: in the Tell elevator, I'm going down to get breakfast, 280 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 1: dropped my bags off and I end up getting in 281 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 1: and Zach Allen's and the elevator and we make a 282 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:09,080 Speaker 1: stop before getting to the lobby, and this couple walks 283 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: in and the man sees Zach Allen in his Cardinal 284 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: sweatshirt and he goes, Oh, are you going to game today? 285 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: And he goes yeah, And the guy goes, I'm a 286 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: big Panthers fan, but I feel like the Cardinals might win. 287 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 1: Do you feel confident you guys can beat the Panthers? 288 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 1: And with a smirk. Zach just goes, yeah, I feel 289 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: pretty confident. And so they walk off the elevator first, 290 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: and Zach and I get out and I looked him 291 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 1: and I was like, that was classic, and he goes, 292 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: maybe I'm hunched over too much that people can't tell 293 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 1: that I'm a player massive Zach Allen, Yeah, he was 294 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 1: pretty confident. I wonder if the guy watching TV at all, 295 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 1: maybe not with his helmet on, recognized it. Maybe it 296 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 1: clicked of who he was taught. It was just a 297 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 1: great interaction of Zack, just very casual, very humble. Yeah, 298 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 1: I'll be out the game. Yeah, I feel pretty confident 299 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: that the Cardinals can win. By the way, a contract 300 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 1: year for Zach Allen, so he is playing very flary 301 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: well at a great opportunity or a great opportunity time. Absolutely, 302 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 1: there were lots of moments, good and bad, that stuck 303 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: out in Sunday's twenty six sixteen win over the Carolina Panthers. 304 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 1: Craig specifically, you are that's my jam moment or play 305 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: what do you go to? I'm gonna go very early 306 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 1: in this game, sticking with the defense. But it was 307 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 1: that first fourth down stop and it was Zaven Collins 308 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 1: in particular, as much talk as he has received as 309 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 1: far as his play rookie now in a year two, 310 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: but blowing up the offensive lineman, the left guard and 311 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 1: then getting his hands on Christian McCaffrey for no gain, 312 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: again very early in the contest. But I think the 313 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 1: tone was set on that entire defensive series because on 314 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 1: third down McCaffrey was stopped short by Dogbe and Zach Allen. 315 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 1: So that defense set the tone and it showed what 316 00:15:57,320 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 1: they were capable of doing and what they were going 317 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: to do the rest of the game game as far 318 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 1: as containing Christian McCaffrey. But Zach or excuse me, Zavin 319 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 1: Collins with his team best eight tackles. I've been impressed 320 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 1: by what I've seen in the progress from week one 321 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: to now through week four, and he's he's matured as 322 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 1: a football player and he's gotten better because he's been 323 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 1: able to now fend off blocks as opposed to getting 324 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: locked up and not being able to disengage. But that 325 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: time he just said, pushed the left guard out of 326 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 1: the way and wrapped up McCaffrey for no game to 327 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: get the offense on the field. Now they weren't able 328 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 1: to do anything with that. But I think defensively it 329 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: was the tone setter for the contest. Panthers went just 330 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: two of ten on third down, one of three on 331 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 1: four downs. Q your that's my jam. Yeah, going back 332 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 1: to jj Watt, JJ Watt deflecting the ball and Guardek 333 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: getting the pick. It's that the tone. I mean, we're 334 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 1: up three at that point. Defense or offense just got 335 00:16:57,160 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 1: stopped unfortunately after the penal that took us back in 336 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 1: yards and settled for a field goal. But going up three, 337 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: Panthers out of the ball to kind of drive down 338 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 1: the field and take the lead again. Jjat being jj 339 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 1: Watt deflecting the ball and Guardek seeing the ball get it, 340 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:17,640 Speaker 1: and then like he said, when his hands on the ball, 341 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:19,199 Speaker 1: gets on the ball, his hands go up and he 342 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 1: celebrates great return by him. Absolutely demolished Baker Mayfield on 343 00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: the return, send him into the pylon. But I mean 344 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:31,360 Speaker 1: it really set the tone for this team and kind 345 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 1: of opened the floodgates for what we were able to 346 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:34,679 Speaker 1: do an offense. Like you said, when we have that 347 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: lead and be able to play call how we want 348 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 1: to play call and run the ball and do a 349 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 1: lot of other things. That we haven't been able to 350 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: do this season. That defense really set the tone. But 351 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 1: that JJ swat and then the guardek pick you're that 352 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:50,120 Speaker 1: to my jam goes right into that's my jam, which 353 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: was the Kyler Murray four yard rushing touchdown which came 354 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,479 Speaker 1: after that turnover forced by the defense. And it's not 355 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: so much the fact that it fed into the storyline 356 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:02,720 Speaker 1: all week of Kyler Murray using his legs and how 357 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 1: statistically this team does so much better when he does 358 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 1: use his legs. That touchdown took two plays, starting from 359 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: the five yard line. My point being for that play, 360 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:15,680 Speaker 1: the offense was finally able to capitalize on a turnover 361 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: force by the defense, something they have not really been 362 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 1: able to do all year, or something they were not 363 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 1: able to do early on in the game. So the 364 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 1: fact that this offense, especially in just two plays, was 365 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: able to actually capitalize on a turnover forced by the 366 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 1: defense for that complimentary football, that's why that play stuck 367 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: out to me. It also stealed the game. Cardinals went 368 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:39,880 Speaker 1: up I believe twenty ten at that point. So that's 369 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:42,639 Speaker 1: why that touchdown not only Kyler Murray using his legs, 370 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,880 Speaker 1: which people had been asking about, but the fact that 371 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:48,680 Speaker 1: it was that complimentary football that you need to see 372 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 1: from this team and a great revenge block by a 373 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 1: James Connor on that too, absolutely laid them out to 374 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:55,959 Speaker 1: give Kyla the open end zone. By the way, I'll 375 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,120 Speaker 1: feed into that narrative that Kyler Murray needs to run 376 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 1: the ball because now they are twelve and one. When 377 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray rushes nine or more times, not about stat 378 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: doesn't need to be nine, but it definitely needs to 379 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: be more a part of this offense within the game. 380 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:13,160 Speaker 1: And I know on Cardinal Talk Drew Stanton talked about 381 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:15,920 Speaker 1: seeing Kyler Murray use his legs more inside the red 382 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:19,200 Speaker 1: zone as opposed to between the twenties, because that's where 383 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,360 Speaker 1: he's most effective. But it does need to be a 384 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 1: more focal point of this offense, especially when the offense 385 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 1: is struggling or slow to get out of the gates. 386 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 1: He can change that with a spark, and I think 387 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: his legs or the spark on Sunday, that's what defense 388 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 1: is fear about Kyler Murray, and that's what he's been 389 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: a little more vocal about this year. In the past, 390 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: it's I don't want to run, but he's been a 391 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 1: little more vocal this year, understanding that if he needs to, 392 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 1: he will run if he has that option, and that's 393 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: the spark that this offense needs being able to do 394 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 1: that a little more. None of us pick this as 395 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:54,640 Speaker 1: that's my jam moment. However, it was a very interesting 396 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 1: moment to watch and you kind of touched on it. 397 00:19:56,840 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 1: Q was offensive lineman Will Hernandez being ejected, James Conner 398 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: a very late hit on James Connor in the red zone, 399 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:05,159 Speaker 1: and it was a little bit of a scuffle with 400 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 1: Calvin Beecham and Will Hernandez, and in the midst of 401 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 1: it all, Will Hernandez apparently hit the back of an official, 402 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:15,879 Speaker 1: which led him to being ejected. An offensive line already 403 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:18,719 Speaker 1: dealing with adversity because left guard Justin Pugh, who had 404 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 1: been dealing with an elbow injury entering the game, left 405 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 1: the game due to the same injury. So then you 406 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: have Max Garcia at left guard, you have to put 407 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:29,199 Speaker 1: in Sean Harlow at right guard. With Hernandez being ejected. 408 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:32,920 Speaker 1: What did you make of that situation of standing up 409 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:36,959 Speaker 1: for your teammate but understanding that's a fine line to cross. Craig, 410 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 1: I like the fact that he stood up for his teammate, 411 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:41,359 Speaker 1: and there are a lot of players that stood up. 412 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:44,199 Speaker 1: But you have to be aware of your surroundings. And 413 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:47,879 Speaker 1: that's just it's inexcusable. It cannot happen. You cannot bump 414 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 1: an official, even accidentally because they don't know it. But 415 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 1: it did put this team in a hole. And now 416 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:57,159 Speaker 1: you look moving forward. It's great to have depth with 417 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 1: Harlow and Max Garcia, but justin pu what's his sua? 418 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: Do you have to do some more shuffling on line 419 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 1: that offensive line, which again controlled the line of scrimmage 420 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 1: on Sunday. But Will Hernandez and it goes back to 421 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,959 Speaker 1: training camp where he got into it with J. J. Watt. 422 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: I love Will Hernandez's aggressiveness and his he's a he's 423 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 1: a teammate that you want in that foxhole with you. 424 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:23,240 Speaker 1: Yet at the same time, you also need to be 425 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 1: smart about what you're doing on the field to make 426 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 1: sure you don't cost the team. That was a great 427 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 1: drive until that end and it bogged down. You had 428 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:34,439 Speaker 1: first and goal at the ten and it became like 429 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:36,880 Speaker 1: what third and goal from the twenty six twenty seven 430 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 1: yard line. That just that can't happen. It just that 431 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 1: was the one drive that you wanted to see finish 432 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:45,880 Speaker 1: with a touchdown and unfortunately it didn't. Yeah, you also 433 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 1: saw also fire from other guys too. Beat him has 434 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 1: shut a little fire and got it into it a 435 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:52,640 Speaker 1: little bit. So seeing that kind of spark and everybody 436 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 1: and the offensive line was actually amazing to see them standout. 437 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:57,879 Speaker 1: For James Connor, that late hit kind of reminds me 438 00:21:57,920 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 1: in hockey when you have an enforced or of your 439 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 1: team kind of needs something. There's no question Wills the enforcer. 440 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 1: He's the refrigerator, that's his nickname. Something else to just 441 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:09,440 Speaker 1: kind of keep an eye on, was you know, Benjamin 442 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: taking the kickoff. Matt Prater was dealing with a right 443 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 1: hip injury and end of the game it was you know, 444 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:17,560 Speaker 1: Benjamin who kicked off. So that's definitely something to keep 445 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 1: an eye on. And on one of those kickoffs he 446 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 1: made the special teams tackle as well. He kicked off 447 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:24,120 Speaker 1: and made the tackle. He earned himself a game ball 448 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:26,959 Speaker 1: by the way from head coach Cliff Kingsbury because of 449 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 1: his kickoffs. Definitely something to keep an eye on. Nice 450 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,360 Speaker 1: to know, I guess Eno has that ability. All those 451 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 1: abilities that you might need on special teams. We're going 452 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 1: to close this episode of Morning Scramball presented by Verizon 453 00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 1: Out with Bring Home the Bacon, our final segment, and Craig, 454 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 1: you are the one. You got that sizzling bacon. Time 455 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:47,639 Speaker 1: to bring it home to your wife and your daughter. 456 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,119 Speaker 1: What are you talking about? Do you have any bacon? 457 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:53,119 Speaker 1: That was I brought the coffee. I thought that was 458 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 1: qu's job. I just sewed up. Blame Ce Craig. All right, 459 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:02,159 Speaker 1: two and two is not great, but it could be 460 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 1: a whole lot worse. It hasn't looked good, but you're 461 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:07,479 Speaker 1: two and two and that's right now all that matters. 462 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 1: So if the San Francisco forty nine Ers can do 463 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:13,359 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals is solid on Monday Night Football for 464 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:16,199 Speaker 1: once the Los Angeles Rams. I don't like rooting for 465 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: any other NFC West teams, just as a clarification, except 466 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 1: in this instance. If the forty nine Ers win, then 467 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 1: every team in the division is two and two going 468 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:30,240 Speaker 1: into Week five, So basically you're starting it's a reset 469 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 1: going into week five, and I know it's a tough 470 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:35,160 Speaker 1: matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles and home struggles, No need 471 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:38,360 Speaker 1: to get into that now. Maybe another curse gets lifted 472 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 1: in one week's time, but going two and two, making 473 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:45,480 Speaker 1: sure everyone is even and then moved from there. They 474 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: did their job Week eighteen last year when we failed 475 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 1: to beat the Seahawks when beating the Rams, so hopefully 476 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 1: they can help us out again this week and beating 477 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:56,200 Speaker 1: the Rams so we can all be two and two 478 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:58,800 Speaker 1: and though the Rams still have the tiebreaker, but two 479 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:01,159 Speaker 1: and two is a lot better then we expected at 480 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 1: this point. Might bring home the bacon. What would it be? 481 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:12,480 Speaker 1: I feel good about the Eagles game Cardinals by fourteen? Whyteen? 482 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 1: Why this team comes out and actually brings home Yeah, 483 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:22,159 Speaker 1: hot take sizzling, Um, It's okay, don't worry about it 484 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:24,400 Speaker 1: at fourteen. This team actually comes off of this momentum 485 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 1: in the second and a half of this week and 486 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 1: goes up ten in the first quarter against the Eagles. 487 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:33,639 Speaker 1: And this defense shows that they're the defense that we 488 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:36,760 Speaker 1: continue to talk about the last four weeks. Three weeks 489 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:40,879 Speaker 1: not so much Kansas City, but um shows that this 490 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:44,959 Speaker 1: defense is capable of shutting down a mobile quarterback and 491 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 1: Cards by fourteen. So I'm just want to make sure 492 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 1: this is clear when we look back on this week, 493 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: so not only the Cardinals winning by fourteen, they're up 494 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 1: ten in the first quarter. They get to score a 495 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:56,320 Speaker 1: point if we go up ten. Look for the tweet 496 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:59,399 Speaker 1: of this clip being posted on Arizona Cardinals Twitter. Okay, 497 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:01,679 Speaker 1: I think in order to get that though, this offense 498 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:03,119 Speaker 1: has to find a way to get Rondo more a 499 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 1: little more active. It was a season debut with that 500 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:08,400 Speaker 1: hamstring injury. They're they're gonna need something other than Hollywood 501 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,919 Speaker 1: Brown hope to make that happen. Yeah, and not just 502 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 1: screens behind the line of scrimmage. I'll be satisfied with 503 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: just a one point victory at this point, especially at home. 504 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 1: That's the streak of home losses against the only undefeated 505 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:27,160 Speaker 1: team in the league. Fourteen points. Okay, it is Mark. 506 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:29,960 Speaker 1: We do have to give a very special shout out 507 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:33,399 Speaker 1: to our Morning Scramble producer, Jacob Ortiz, who is now 508 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 1: an Emmy Award winning graphic designer. For the one time 509 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 1: in Mexico folk Tales. We have a mirror, a little 510 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:43,119 Speaker 1: window behind us where we can kind of see the glare, 511 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:46,480 Speaker 1: and he's waving his arms, very excited, very deserving part 512 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:50,200 Speaker 1: of our folk Tales series. It was season one last year, 513 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 1: and these folk Tales episodes give a in depth, behind 514 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: the scenes look at different kinds of stories throughout the 515 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 1: history of this organization, not just looking at players in games, 516 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 1: but all different kinds of stories. Season two actually has 517 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 1: already started this year, starting with Rod Stevens howling kickoff 518 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 1: return and how that changed a couple's life forever. You 519 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:12,880 Speaker 1: can check out season one, Jacob Ortiz's Emmy Award winning 520 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:15,199 Speaker 1: one time in Mexico Folk Tales from last year, and 521 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:18,399 Speaker 1: season two on our website as well as our YouTube channel, 522 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 1: so be sure to go check those out all week long. 523 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 1: More coverage about this win in Carolina on asy cardinals 524 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:27,400 Speaker 1: dot Com and then later on in the week looking 525 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 1: ahead to the Philadelphia Eagles trying to get that home 526 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 1: win where apparently the Cardinals are going to win by 527 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: two scores for Greig Grilou and Q mccorby I'm Danny Seek, 528 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 1: Thanks so much. Retuning into Morning Scrambles, same time, same 529 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:40,920 Speaker 1: place next week. We'll see y'all there.