1 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: It is a question with no correct answer. Is the 2 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: bye week coming at a good time? Welcome bird Gang. 3 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 1: On today's show, Zach Kershman joins me, the Cardinals are 4 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:15,239 Speaker 1: playing good football, winners of four straight, five of their 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 1: last six, yet no game this week? Is it a 6 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 1: big deal? Not a big deal? We know this. Kyler 7 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,479 Speaker 1: Murray is a big deal. He was this week and 8 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: he's been recognized as such. It's Cardinals Cover two, Episode 9 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:35,279 Speaker 1: eight nineteen, and it starts now. Welcome to Cardinals Cover two. 10 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 2: Good to Baker, what heart? 11 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: What rent? 12 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:39,919 Speaker 2: This guy's unbelievable. 13 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 3: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyundai, proud partner of 14 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 3: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcast. Visit Azycardinals 15 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 3: dot com slash podcast. 16 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 2: He's at a ten half of five. He's it again 17 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 2: some more hurry magic. 18 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 3: Whow Here's Craig Griolo. 19 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 1: So a little bit of a different schedule this week 20 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 1: is the Cardinals hit there bye week? We're getting some 21 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: time off. I think it's deserved, right, Zach, Just like 22 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: the players and coaches and you deserve time off, time 23 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: away from you, probably more so, right. 24 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 2: That's still time off? 25 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, Well, typically on a Wednesday, it's standy Surrek here 26 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 1: on Cardinals cover two percent about Honday, probably partner of 27 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals, but without a show on Friday, I figured, 28 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: you know, we'd bump you up a couple of days. 29 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 2: But also, if you think about it, by moving us 30 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 2: up and moves the weekend up as well, Yes, and 31 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 2: that gives us more things to enjoy. 32 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: So and right now, the Arizona Cardinals are enjoying a 33 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: six and four record, four straight wins, sole possession of 34 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: first place in the NFC West. But the question is 35 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: do we want a game on Sunday? Do we want this? Yeah? 36 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 2: I mean I think we do. I enjoy covering games now. 37 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 2: I'm not the one getting tackled, so I could say 38 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 2: that I don't necessarily need a break. But with that 39 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 2: being said, that's the question that's been posed a lot 40 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 2: that That was a question I posed to a lot 41 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 2: of players after the game on Sunday. It's what Jonathan 42 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 2: Gannon talked about throughout the week, and JG said, to 43 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 2: those that think it's an advantage, it's an advantage, And 44 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 2: to those that think it's a disadvantage, it's exactly that. 45 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 2: It's a disadvantage. It's it's fascinating to see how you 46 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 2: know they always talk about the culture is when your 47 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 2: players are reciting everything you say as a coaching staff, 48 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,920 Speaker 2: and that's exactly what's happening here. They could care less 49 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 2: about the buye. Yeah, they'll they'll be able to heal 50 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 2: up a little bit. Maybe a couple of players end 51 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 2: up coming back after the bye, but it's a week 52 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:42,959 Speaker 2: to week situation, and these are the type of situations 53 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,360 Speaker 2: where it goes to your benefit when you when you 54 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 2: attack it to week to week and you don't look ahead. 55 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,519 Speaker 1: And I think that's the important thing because this team, 56 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: even when it was two and four, had that same mindset. 57 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 1: Come to work on Monday, make the corrections, whether you 58 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: won or your loss. Had that playday off on Tuesday. 59 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: Many were here anywhere in the facility getting an le 60 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 1: extra work or some treatment. And then you turn the 61 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: page officially on Wednesday, Practice, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and then 62 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: you play a game on Sunday. And even when you 63 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: watch practice during the week, it is hard to tell 64 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: whether the team came off a loss or came off 65 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: a win. Now, we haven't seen this team lose in 66 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: a month's time. 67 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 2: Yet hopefully we. 68 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: Don't exactly that's the goal, but I do think they 69 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: have the right approach. As cliche as it is sometimes 70 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: and vanilla and just not exciting, maintaining that even keel 71 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: throughout an entire eighteen week season seventeen games plus one 72 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: bye week, I think is so important. And it's those 73 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: teams that maintain that mindset that you see be successful, 74 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: make the playoffs, make extended runs in the postseason. 75 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 2: And it's because exactly what you just said. When you 76 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 2: come back on Monday after you're gonna watch the tape, 77 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 2: and then by five pm on Monday, you're already starting 78 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 2: to look towards your next opponent. In this case, the 79 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 2: opponent is making sure that your body is recovered, to 80 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 2: make sure that you're locked in still on football, that 81 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 2: you separate yourself a little bit, but you don't detach 82 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 2: yourself from the game. Now, I'm sure that that bonus 83 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 2: practice that they'll have on Monday, if that's the direction 84 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 2: that they go, I'm sure that that might be a 85 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,479 Speaker 2: little bit of a rusty one with just the routine. 86 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:27,840 Speaker 2: These are players that are creatures of habit, and now 87 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 2: they get thrown off their their routine a little bit, 88 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 2: but by Wednesday, I expect to see the same team 89 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 2: that we saw after the Packers game when they lost 90 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:37,840 Speaker 2: that will being the last time that they lost. I 91 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 2: expect to see the same team that won twenty nine 92 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:43,160 Speaker 2: to nine after the Chicago Bears on Wednesday. It's one 93 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 2: and the same, and that's the philosophy that they have here. 94 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 1: Some more big picture stuff as far as where we 95 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: think this team, where they've done well, and maybe some 96 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 1: surprises through ten games. We'll get to that in a moment, 97 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: but first things first. The news of the day here 98 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: on Wednesday, and that is the fact that Kyle Mury 99 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: named NFC Offensive Player of the Week, which, let's be honest, 100 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: it's not that big of a surprise, especially when he 101 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: goes twenty two of twenty four for two hundred and 102 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: sixty six yards and a touchdown, adds twenty one rushing 103 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 1: yards and two more touchdowns, so he totaled three on 104 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:20,359 Speaker 1: the week. And then the fact that while you almost 105 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: completed ninety two percent of your past attempts, and remember 106 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: that first pass attempt was an incompletion, so we really 107 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: went twenty three of twenty four or twenty two of 108 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: twenty three. 109 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 2: Wait, yeah, twenty two to twenty three. 110 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 1: Twenty two to twenty three the rest of the way, 111 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: with the other getting completion being the toss to Trey 112 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: McBride in the inside. 113 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 2: And Trade McBride said that that's the one that's going 114 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 2: to eat it, and I just eat at him. And 115 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 2: we've talked about it before. We know how passionate Trey 116 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 2: McBride is about the game and how he tries to 117 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 2: limit as many mistakes as possible. Think about how many 118 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 2: times he talked about the one miscommunication interception in that 119 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 2: Week ten game last year against the Atlanta Falcons where 120 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 2: Trade had not set down on the route and Kyler 121 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 2: thought he was going to Those type of plays are 122 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:06,479 Speaker 2: the ones that stay with Trade McBride, and you know 123 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 2: that those are the ones that fuel him throughout the 124 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 2: rest of the season. I expect that to be one 125 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 2: in the same here because he's going to recognize that 126 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 2: that one blemish is off the incompletion towards his direction. 127 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 2: But Kyler, Murray, what a performance from him. He just 128 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 2: balled out in every facet. It seemed like the Jets 129 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 2: could do nothing that would stop him. Even after that 130 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,359 Speaker 2: sack where his helmet flew off. You expected that to 131 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 2: potentially you heard an audible gasp, and you expected that 132 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 2: to potentially be oh boys, this where the tide starts 133 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 2: to shift in the Jets direction as it might as 134 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 2: it might have in the years pass. Well, it wasn't 135 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,359 Speaker 2: in this one, because two plays later, Marvin Harrison Junior 136 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 2: hauls in that touchdown to the corner of the end zone. 137 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, that was phenomenal to see Kyler get back up, 138 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:54,279 Speaker 1: run a play, finish the drive, and then make it 139 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,719 Speaker 1: a scoring drive to make it twenty one to six 140 00:06:56,960 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 1: in the second quarter. And then Kyler never missed again. 141 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 1: I mean he basically was non stop seventeen straight completions 142 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 1: to finish the game. That is a franchise record, one 143 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: more than Carson Palmer, who had sixteen straight completions over 144 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: two games. So now we see whether seventeen becomes eighteen, 145 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: becomes nineteen when the Cardinals are next in action in 146 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: Seattle after the bye week, and how large that number 147 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: might grow to considering how efficient Kyler has been putting 148 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 1: in the ball in the right spot, and also credit 149 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 1: to the pass catchers as well, making they secure the football. 150 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 2: What I was most encouraged by was how Kyler was 151 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 2: eight for eight in between the numbers, so finding the 152 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 2: middle of the field, how he was perfect, getting Trey 153 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 2: McBride involved, getting Marvin Harrison Junior involved, and that they 154 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 2: were able to get extra yardage after making the after 155 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 2: making the catch, they were able to go upfield a 156 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 2: little bit, and that's what's encouraging. You know that you 157 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 2: have the ability to throw it outside the numbers with 158 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 2: your targets, Michael Wilson being the tall wide receiver sixty three, 159 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 2: sixty four, same with Marvin Harrison Junior, Tray McBride, although 160 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 2: with that one in completion there, but getting in between 161 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 2: the numbers and how you're able to have those completions, 162 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 2: that was definitely what was most encouraging. So you hope 163 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 2: that eight for eight also continues to grow as well. 164 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: Some more numbers for Kyler Murray on why he was 165 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: named NFC Offensive Player of the Week. First player in 166 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: league history to complete eighty five percent of his passes 167 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: with two hundred and fifty passing yards and two rushing 168 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: touchdowns and the best stat of all. And I mentioned 169 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: this earlier in the week on the Red Sea Report. 170 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray had as many rushing touchdowns as he did 171 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: in completions. 172 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:38,599 Speaker 2: I would say the best stat of all if you 173 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 2: ask Kyler Murray's that they won the game. 174 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, that goes without being said, of. 175 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 2: Course, but seriously, I do believe that that is exactly 176 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 2: where his mindset is. That goes to the maturity. Kyler 177 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 2: has won all the accolades that you possibly can outside 178 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 2: of winning the super Bowl, which is ultimately his end goal. 179 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 2: And when you're able to see him take these games 180 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 2: and just not not focus in on them too much, Yeah, 181 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 2: I did that. That's exactly what I was supposed to do. 182 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 2: This is my job. Now let's focus on to the 183 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 2: next week. But the completion or the incompletion to rushing 184 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 2: touchdown ratio that you that you just mentioned there, it's 185 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 2: impressive and for Kyler to be the only player in 186 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 2: NFL history to put up the stats that you just recited, 187 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 2: it's a testament to his growth. And it's also encouraging 188 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 2: because after that Week two game against the Los Angeles 189 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 2: Rams that we read off a lot of stats that 190 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 2: were very similar and you thought that that could be 191 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 2: a once in a lifetime performance. Well he did it again. 192 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 1: This time Yeah, that was a perfect passer rating in 193 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: week two. Did not get named Offensive Player of the 194 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: Week in the NFC, but does. 195 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:45,680 Speaker 2: Get in the Fedexer whatever that. 196 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 1: Award player of the Week four weeks. 197 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 2: Yeah for air passing. So good, good on Kyler. The 198 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 2: accolades continue to roll in for this Cardinals team. You 199 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 2: saw it a lot on the special team side, with 200 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 2: Chad Ryland being named Special Teams Player of the Month 201 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 2: in October, then Blake Gillikin kicks off the month of 202 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 2: November with NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, and 203 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 2: now Kyler Good on the Cardinals. They're starting to get 204 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 2: the national recognition that they deserve. 205 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:13,439 Speaker 1: Sixth time in his career, Kyler has been named NFC 206 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: Offensive Player of the Week first time since Week two 207 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one. By the way, that's the last time 208 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: a Cardinals player has earned Offensive Player of the Week honors. 209 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: So nothing in twenty twenty three, nothing in twenty twenty two. 210 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: Week two twenty twenty one the last time a Cardinals 211 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 1: player was selected NFC Offensive Player of the weekend. Again, 212 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 1: well deserve considering the numbers, but you mentioned if the 213 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 1: only number that matters is the fact that the Cardinals 214 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: had thirty one points and a sixth win in ten games, 215 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 1: which is you know, you think about their total last 216 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: year game to four. That was something that was encouraging 217 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:50,839 Speaker 1: because you knew what could potentially be. Well, the second 218 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: half of the season really begins now for this Arizona 219 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:56,440 Speaker 1: Cardinals team, and they set themselves up in a position 220 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 1: that talking about playoff chatter, even though Johnathan Gannon said 221 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:02,960 Speaker 1: that it's not being discussed in the building and this 222 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: part of the building with you and I here, it's 223 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:07,679 Speaker 1: being discussed and rightfully, so they put themselves in a 224 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 1: position to be in that conversation. But with that being said, 225 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 1: the job has to get done, and they handled their 226 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:17,320 Speaker 1: business against the New York Jets. They have to handle 227 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:19,319 Speaker 1: the buy appropriately and then once they go on the 228 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: road to Seattle, that's when it all kicks off once again. No, 229 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: that's what I want to talk about here on Cardinals 230 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: Cover two presented by a Hundai probably partner of the 231 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals, is where this Cardinals team after ten games, 232 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 1: and I do think, at least for me and for 233 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: a lot of people, six and four first place in 234 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 1: the NFC West. Yeah, that's a surprise yet asked postgame 235 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 1: about that, Kyler Murray not satisfied, and then he added, 236 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: I feel our record could be better than this. I 237 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: feel like I expected to be here. I feel like 238 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 1: the team expected to be here. On Monday, a day 239 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:57,199 Speaker 1: after Kyler said those words, Trey McBride echoed those same 240 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 1: sentiments when he met with the media. So you do 241 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 1: get that feeling that there has always been that belief 242 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: in the locker room amongst the coaches, and it's just 243 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 1: now what we are seeing what they have always believed in. 244 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 1: JG even talked about when they were two and four 245 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 1: that preaching patients and sometimes in the National Football League exact, 246 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: that is hard to have patients because you only have 247 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 1: seventeen of these each week. Yeah, is its own week, 248 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:27,200 Speaker 1: but each week you live and die with whether you 249 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:28,319 Speaker 1: win or you lose. 250 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 2: And there was a lot more colorful language to this. 251 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:33,839 Speaker 2: But when I spoke to Mac Wilson after the game, 252 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:38,560 Speaker 2: and I recited the stat of the three scoreless you know, 253 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 2: shutout games, of not getting them, not allowing opposing offense 254 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 2: into the end zone in three straight home games. The 255 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 2: last time that that happened was ninety eight years ago 256 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 2: in nineteen twenty six, and I read that off to 257 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:52,439 Speaker 2: mac Wilson and he gave me a simple damn. He's like, 258 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 2: that's impressive. And then he said, with a lot more 259 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 2: colorful language. We all heard the noise of everyone saying 260 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 2: when we lost to the Packers and you're two four, oh, 261 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 2: you guys should start tanking in that this season is 262 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:06,679 Speaker 2: all but over already at this point. At this is 263 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 2: gonna be a long second half of the season. He's like, 264 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 2: but with the guys in the room, that wasn't the conversation. 265 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 2: The conversation was how do we attack the next week? 266 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 2: And when they look at their schedule, when they look 267 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 2: at their record, they are right away go back to 268 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:22,079 Speaker 2: Week one, that game against Buffalo. They knew that they 269 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:24,839 Speaker 2: were a couple plays away from beating the Buffalo Bills 270 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 2: and starting off their season one to zero. You think 271 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:29,679 Speaker 2: about the game against the Detroit Lions. They lost by 272 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 2: a touchdown, they had another they had their first second 273 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 2: half shutout of the season in that game. You put 274 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:37,319 Speaker 2: together one more scoring possession. That's one of the NFL's 275 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,560 Speaker 2: best teams right now, and you will only lost by 276 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 2: a touchdown. Now, you still lost, but you lost by 277 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 2: a touchdown, so they know that their record could be 278 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 2: a lot better than this, which for the thirty thousand 279 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 2: foot view of it, that's kind of impressive. If you 280 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 2: start to switch around the record and instead of being 281 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:55,839 Speaker 2: six and four, you're eight and two. Wow. 282 00:13:56,559 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 1: Only really two bad games over the u first ten games, 283 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:04,839 Speaker 1: and that is obviously at home to the Washington Commanders, 284 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 1: in which I don't know exactly what happened that afternoon, 285 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: but the Commanders were just very, very good. And then 286 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 1: on the road at Green Bay, in which nothing went 287 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 1: right for the Cardinals, but each time there was a response. 288 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 1: And that's the one thing that Jonathan Gannon keeps bringing 289 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: up is how resilient this team is, and they were 290 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 1: after the Commander's loss. They beat the forty nine Ers, 291 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 1: lose the next week to the Packers. There's a response, 292 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 1: and there has been a continued response since that. Packers 293 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: lost to where now four in a row, six and 294 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 1: four and again sole possession of first place in the 295 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 1: NFC West after ten games, which might be a surprise 296 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 1: to some but not anyone else in that. 297 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 2: Locker room, not at all. And you would think about 298 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 2: it when the game after the Packers a lot of 299 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 2: things could start to shift. You're about to go play 300 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 2: a Monday night football against the Los Angeles Chargers. You're 301 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 2: incredibly doubted. You're going up against one of the best 302 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 2: running offenses in the end, against a really good pass defense, 303 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 2: and you were able to stick it out all the 304 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 2: way into the final whistle for that game winning field 305 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 2: goal by Chad Ryland. And then you do it again 306 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 2: the following week. You're going on the road, You're playing 307 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 2: against Tuatunga Va Low in his return, Tyreek Hill. The 308 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 2: band's getting back together, as he said, and once again, 309 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 2: you take it all the way down to the final 310 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 2: whistle and you win the game. This is a resilient group. 311 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 2: They've suffered so many injuries, and you could sense that 312 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 2: resiliency last year when on the defensive line, when all 313 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 2: the players kept going down and all the injuries kept 314 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 2: decimating that unit, they kept on fighting. That's one thing 315 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 2: that no national pundit could say about this team is 316 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 2: that they don't fight. That would be a bold lie, 317 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 2: because this is a group that fights to the final 318 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 2: whistle and we've seen that multiple times this season. 319 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: So here we are heading into the bye week week 320 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: eleven with the Cardinals. Kin, rest, relax, recover, watch some football, 321 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: see what the rest of the division does. But right now, 322 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 1: Cardinals are a half game ahead of the forty nine ers, 323 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 1: a game and a half ahead of the Rams and Seahawks. 324 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: And you remember, this league loves the underdog. They love 325 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 1: that quick turnaround, the stories, the parody, the fact that 326 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 1: you can go worse to first. In fact, it's happened. 327 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: Nineteen of the last twenty one seasons, at least one 328 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 1: team has won its division after finishing last or tied 329 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: for last the season prior Texans with the team last year, 330 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: The Cardinals right now would be the team this year 331 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 1: to do it. They've got seven games left, three at home, 332 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: four on the road, four division games. And you're looking 333 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: because we can, Zach, we can look ahead project no 334 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 1: one else is coaches, players, But with six wins, seven 335 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 1: games left, nine ten eleven wins, what's it going to 336 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: take for this team to get into the postseason? Now? 337 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: You ask coaches and players like, we're focused on the 338 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: by focused on that first game against Seattle, and then 339 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 1: we'll move forward, paying attention to how many wins it's 340 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: gonna take. But my guess is, considering how close everything 341 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 1: is within the division. You might need ten wins and 342 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:12,919 Speaker 1: win the division as opposed to trying to see if 343 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 1: you can't get a wild card. Berth in that that 344 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:18,640 Speaker 1: opens up a door to everyone else within the conference 345 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: as far as tiebreakers, and oh, we need that team 346 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:23,880 Speaker 1: to win, we need that team to lose, so win 347 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 1: the division and you're. 348 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 2: Of course, look the NFC East, you have the Philadelphia 349 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 2: Eagles and the Washington Commanders that both have that seven 350 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,400 Speaker 2: and two, seven and three record. I know it's very 351 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:35,159 Speaker 2: very close. Also in the NFC North right now, the 352 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 2: Detroit Lions have the lead out there, but you never 353 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 2: know what the Packers, what happens with the Minnesota Vikings, 354 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 2: which makes these games down the stretch all that much 355 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:47,919 Speaker 2: more important because of the fact that you play the 356 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 2: Minnesota Vikings, you play your division opponents. And it's not 357 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 2: to say that you don't have a path, but your 358 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:58,400 Speaker 2: easiest pass and your best path is through the division, 359 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 2: through the NFC West, which also opens up the door 360 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,919 Speaker 2: for you hosting a playoff game at State Farm Stadium, 361 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 2: which is not something that I necessarily thought we would 362 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 2: be talking about when the season began. Because of the 363 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 2: fact that you consider the strength of schedule. In the 364 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:14,399 Speaker 2: beginning of the year, the Cardinals had one of the 365 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:17,959 Speaker 2: toughest strength of schedules going against I'm pretty sure it 366 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 2: was six of the eight first opponents. We're all playoff 367 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 2: teams last year. So when you look at that and 368 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:26,439 Speaker 2: you go oo until the buye, you hope after the 369 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 2: bye everything starts. You start to strain the ship a 370 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 2: little bit. Well, the ship is pretty straight right now, 371 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 2: and you're looking towards the second half of the season. 372 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 2: You play the Carolina Panthers, you played the New England Patriots. 373 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:40,119 Speaker 2: These are teams that on paper you should and you 374 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 2: could beat, but you have to beat them. But once again, 375 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:46,399 Speaker 2: to follow the philosophy of the staff, you have to 376 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:48,639 Speaker 2: be able to handle it. With your division. You go 377 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 2: on the road to Seattle to start to continue division 378 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 2: play after the bye. That's a very tough place to 379 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 2: go to right off of BUYE. 380 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:58,879 Speaker 1: Here's the seven games in order. I'm not going to 381 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:01,600 Speaker 1: do win loss figure that out. But as far as 382 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 1: right now where this team is talking about the Cardinals 383 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:07,920 Speaker 1: compared to everyone else, Yeah, the Cardinals are a better 384 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 1: team right now than Seattle. Maybe at Minnesota that could 385 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 1: be a tough one depending on which Vikings team shows up, 386 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 1: the one that started the season or the one that 387 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:18,680 Speaker 1: we've seen over the last couple of weeks where it's 388 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 1: kind of been a little bit of a roller coaster. 389 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 1: So and then a home game against Seattle. So you're 390 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:26,639 Speaker 1: facing a division opponent twice in three weeks, which can 391 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 1: be an advantage or disadvantage depending on how you look 392 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:31,920 Speaker 1: at it, prep time, and as far as the familiarity 393 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 1: in what you have to change in that second meeting 394 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,919 Speaker 1: home to New England, on the road at Carolina, and 395 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: then you finish with a game at the Rams and 396 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:44,160 Speaker 1: then home to the forty nine ers. Now Rams are 397 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 1: getting well, aside from what happened Monday night, Rams are 398 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:51,359 Speaker 1: getting healthier. Forty nine Ers are getting healthier. Division games 399 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:53,640 Speaker 1: are always tough, whether that's at home on the road. 400 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 1: But to your point about the Patriots and the Panthers, 401 00:19:56,119 --> 00:19:59,160 Speaker 1: those are two games that the Cardinals should win and 402 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: they need to win if they hope to be a 403 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:02,879 Speaker 1: playoff team. 404 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:06,199 Speaker 2: I think going back to the start though, when you 405 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 2: look at Seattle and you play them two out of 406 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 2: the next three weeks of games in week twelve and 407 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,919 Speaker 2: then in week fourteen. I only see it as an 408 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 2: advantage because you win great, you go into at the 409 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 2: momentum that we're going to see him again, and we 410 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 2: hope to have the same performance if for some reason 411 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 2: you lose. It goes back to the response that we 412 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,679 Speaker 2: saw after the game against the Commanders and after the 413 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,159 Speaker 2: game against the Packers. When they lose, they want to 414 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 2: go right back at these guys and they want to 415 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 2: find their way to win. So I only could see 416 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 2: it as an advantage because you know what is ultimately 417 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 2: coming down the pipe when they're when they're coming down 418 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:42,879 Speaker 2: when they're on the schedule in just a mere seven 419 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:45,840 Speaker 2: to fourteen days. With that being said, though you win 420 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 2: those two games, let's say you're four and oh in 421 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:51,359 Speaker 2: the division before you go play those last two games 422 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 2: against the Rams and the San Francisco forty nine Ers 423 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 2: to close out the twenty twenty four campaign. If you 424 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 2: go into those games with a four and oh division record, 425 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:02,359 Speaker 2: once again, you essentially control your own destiny. 426 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:07,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, the Cardinals have put themselves in a great position 427 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: because of how they have handled these first two games 428 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 1: and winning four in a row. Now, why have they 429 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 1: won four in a row? Why have they made it 430 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:19,879 Speaker 1: six and four here into their bye week. Offensively, it 431 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 1: was a slow start to the season, but what we're 432 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 1: seeing now recently, Zach, is this team is doing what 433 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 1: is necessary that particular week to get the job done. 434 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:31,160 Speaker 1: Whether that's Kyler Murray passing for three hundred yards as 435 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 1: he did at the Miami Dolphins, or it's you're running 436 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: the ball for more than two hundred yards as the 437 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 1: Cardinals did against the Chicago Bears, and maybe a little 438 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,560 Speaker 1: bit of a combination of both with Kyler and the 439 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 1: run game knocking down the Jets on Sunday. 440 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 2: And that's the beautiful part of Drew Patsing's offense. When 441 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 2: it's clicking, it's clicking in all in all facets. If 442 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:55,640 Speaker 2: the run game's not working, then you know you could 443 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 2: rely on the passing game, and Kyler Murray has done 444 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 2: a great job distributing both, helping out in the running 445 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:05,040 Speaker 2: game because he has that threat of using his legs, 446 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 2: having that mobility that keeps defenses on their toes. And 447 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 2: then you know about the targets. We've seen Marvin Harrison Junior, 448 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:17,359 Speaker 2: who had that five targets go his way, five receptions, 449 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:20,399 Speaker 2: had the touchdown and fifty four yards total in the 450 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 2: game against the Jets. We've seen how he could look 451 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 2: in the game against the Miami Dolphins where he has 452 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:28,679 Speaker 2: big time plays, has the huge touchdown there in the 453 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 2: corner going up against Jalen Ramsey, and we've also seen 454 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 2: how he was able to bounce back. Also with the offense, 455 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 2: they're distributing it a lot. Trey McBride is having his touches. 456 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 2: He's having another great season. I know right now he's 457 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:44,199 Speaker 2: not on pace for that one thousand yard mark, but 458 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 2: he could be. If he has a couple of good games. 459 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 2: He could definitely get back into that conversation. 460 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 1: It's impressive to watch Trey McBride ascend to be, if 461 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: not the best tight end in the game, one of 462 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 1: the best tight ends in the game, and certainly trending 463 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 1: in that direction because each year he is getting better. 464 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:03,120 Speaker 1: And I want to shout out the offensive line as well, 465 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 1: especially the right side of the offensive line. You lose 466 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: Joanna Williams week one, after the first quarter, you lose 467 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 1: will Hernandez soon after, and it's a brand new right 468 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:16,440 Speaker 1: side with Calvin Beacham, Tristan Cologne. Isaiah Adams has seen 469 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 1: a lot of playing time, although he did not play 470 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:22,399 Speaker 1: on Sunday because his back locked up on him. But 471 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:27,120 Speaker 1: that right side maybe a concern when you lose two 472 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:30,440 Speaker 1: fifths of your starting offensive line. But credit to both 473 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 1: beach and Cologne to not only hang in there, but 474 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 1: actually play very well. If I remember correctly, if I 475 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 1: remember what I read online, Kelvin Beacham did not allow. 476 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:45,359 Speaker 2: A pressure, zero pressures against the Son Redick or any 477 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:48,440 Speaker 2: of the Jets defensive ends. And they come into that 478 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 2: where you've talked all season long about what are the 479 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 2: Jets gonna deal with the Sonreddick? Now he's coming back, 480 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 2: all right, Well, you know that the Cardinals face off 481 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 2: against the Jets in Week ten. It's gonna be to 482 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:02,119 Speaker 2: be coming back to State Farm Stadium. He's going to 483 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 2: be coming back to face the team that drafted him. 484 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 2: Non factor Jonathan Gannon was able to work with Drew 485 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:12,600 Speaker 2: Petsing and scheme up whatever he possibly could to eliminate 486 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 2: Hassan Reddick from the picture. And yeah, Calvin Beacham has 487 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 2: jumped in and has had a really solid campaign this season, 488 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:23,400 Speaker 2: jumping in for Jonah Williams right after he went down 489 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 2: at the end of the first quarter in the game 490 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:29,160 Speaker 2: against the Buffalo Bills. You have not seen any sort 491 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 2: of difference between what that starting offensive line is supposed 492 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:35,120 Speaker 2: to look like versusly what it looks like right now. 493 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:38,200 Speaker 2: It's a testament to Clayton Adams and how he was 494 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 2: able to deploy the unit. You know what, you also 495 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:44,159 Speaker 2: have the ability to include Tip Riman on some of 496 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,400 Speaker 2: those packages and help him go to the right side 497 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 2: and help out that part of the line. So two 498 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 2: fifths went down, couldn't see much of a difference. 499 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 1: They are keeping Kyler Murray upright, and they are opening 500 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:58,399 Speaker 1: up rushing lanes for James Connor, Tray Benson and everyone else. 501 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:01,600 Speaker 1: This is a top ten rush offense and top five 502 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 1: as far as rushing yards per play. You bring up 503 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:08,200 Speaker 1: Tip Ryman, and I mentioned Isaiah Adams before we talk defense, 504 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,440 Speaker 1: and there'll be some defensive players here and as well. 505 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 1: But I was just looking back at that rookie class, 506 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 1: this year's rookie class, and everyone focuses on Marvin and 507 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:20,040 Speaker 1: Darius Robinson. Hopefully we see Darius sooner rather than later. 508 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 1: But it's those other draft picks. Seven of your first 509 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:29,040 Speaker 1: nine selections have had a hand in this start. To 510 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:33,879 Speaker 1: this season. Obviously everyone knows about Marvin, but it's Max 511 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:38,199 Speaker 1: Meltin getting more playing time at cornerback. Trey Benson, I 512 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 1: really think the light bulb went on for him on 513 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:43,679 Speaker 1: Sunday against the Jets as far as how he was running, 514 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 1: how he was receiving. He seemed to be not ahead 515 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 1: of his feet and letting those plays develop in front 516 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 1: of him. 517 00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:53,120 Speaker 2: Isaiah more about it on Azycardinals dot Com later this week. 518 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 1: Good good teas, Good teas there, Isaiah Adams getting a 519 00:25:57,320 --> 00:26:00,720 Speaker 1: little run at right guards, splitting times, not really fifty 520 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 1: to fifty, but getting a series or two each and 521 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 1: every week. Tip Ryman doesn't show up in the stats sheet, 522 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:09,639 Speaker 1: but you watch film and he has been a force 523 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:15,320 Speaker 1: this season. Rabbit first start on Sunday, played every single 524 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:18,359 Speaker 1: snap and he had two passes defense. I think the 525 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 1: more playing time he gets, you'll see him improve. It's 526 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:23,360 Speaker 1: just a matter of figuring out how to get him 527 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:26,439 Speaker 1: on the field behind Buddhabaker and Jalen Thompson and then 528 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:29,680 Speaker 1: Xavier Thomas. Was it two and a half secks now 529 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 1: this season over the last two games, and now you've 530 00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: got that answer. As far as a pass rush is 531 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 1: concerned from a fifth round pick that everyone was excited 532 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:42,479 Speaker 1: about in the preseason. Now here you are again that 533 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 1: light bulb for these young players. It takes a little while, 534 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 1: take some patience, which not a lot of people have 535 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:52,200 Speaker 1: when it comes to their football on Sundays, But we're 536 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:54,360 Speaker 1: seeing it here in Week ten. 537 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, and each each player that you just mentioned, you 538 00:26:57,800 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 2: could have a whole cover two episode just to talk 539 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 2: about their impact and how their units have made a 540 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:07,760 Speaker 2: have have had such an important role in the Cardinals, 541 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 2: especially in the Cardinals win streak. I was talking to 542 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:13,399 Speaker 2: Xavier Thomas after the game and I was chatting up 543 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 2: and I said, I was just here at your locker 544 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:18,200 Speaker 2: the week earlier and we were talking about your first 545 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 2: you know, your first sack in the NFL. And now 546 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:22,320 Speaker 2: you come back and you have a you have a 547 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:25,240 Speaker 2: strip sack against a guy like Aaron Rodgers and he 548 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:27,959 Speaker 2: jumped in front of he goes, I know, it's pretty surreal. 549 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:30,679 Speaker 2: It's a surreal feeling when you get to have a 550 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:33,840 Speaker 2: strip sack on a legend like Aaron Rodgers, somebody that's 551 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 2: gonna have a bust in Canon, Ohio. But for a 552 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 2: lot of these players, the light bulb has turned on 553 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 2: a little bit. I think Marvin Harrison Junior the light 554 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:44,520 Speaker 2: bulb has turned on as well. While we haven't seen 555 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:48,120 Speaker 2: one hundred yard performances every single game, you know what 556 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 2: sort of impact he has in the in the offense 557 00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:54,680 Speaker 2: and Kyler Murray's second rushing touchdown, Marvin was out there blocking. 558 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 2: What did he tell us Craig earlier during the season 559 00:27:57,640 --> 00:27:59,359 Speaker 2: when we asked what's the number one thing he wants 560 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 2: to work, he said his run blocking. Well, he opened 561 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 2: up a gap for Kyler Murray to get into the 562 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:08,280 Speaker 2: end zone on last Sunday against the New York Jets. 563 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 2: So each player has really had a role and it's 564 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:13,600 Speaker 2: a testament to many Austin for it. We talked so 565 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:17,680 Speaker 2: highly about the twenty twenty three draft class with Para 566 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:20,719 Speaker 2: Johnson junior and Michael Wilson being the guy at wide receiver. 567 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:24,720 Speaker 2: Garrett Williams coming in and he seems to have topped 568 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:26,600 Speaker 2: that a little bit even with this draft class in 569 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:27,320 Speaker 2: twenty twenty four. 570 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, Garrett Williams is in his second year, his first 571 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,240 Speaker 1: full season. Knock on wood, he stays healthy, but yeah, 572 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:37,480 Speaker 1: he has become that veteran in that cornerback room, even 573 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: with Sean Murphy bunting, because that right there, The defense overall, 574 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:45,920 Speaker 1: I think has been the biggest surprise, pleasant surprise, But 575 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:50,560 Speaker 1: even diving further, it's that third level of defense, the cornerbacks, 576 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:55,320 Speaker 1: Garrett Starling, Thomas, Max Melton, Rabbit and the fact that now, 577 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, for the past couple of weeks, 578 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 1: we're hearing, whether it's j g or Nick Ralis saying 579 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:04,320 Speaker 1: color on color, meaning that anytime an opposing quarterback drops 580 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:07,960 Speaker 1: back to pass, looks downfield, he has seen two colors, 581 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:11,480 Speaker 1: his own uniform color and then the Cardinals red or 582 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:14,080 Speaker 1: white if it's on the road, meaning that that coverage 583 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 1: is so solid and there is nowhere for him, the 584 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 1: quarterback to put the football because color on color, everyone 585 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 1: is covered. 586 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 2: If you would have asked me, and maybe you were 587 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 2: gonna ask me this question, I'm not sure, but if 588 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:31,239 Speaker 2: you would have asked me, what's the biggest surprise of 589 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:34,720 Speaker 2: this season, it has been the cornerback room. I mean 590 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:37,480 Speaker 2: they have looked so solid. You see a the draft. Okay, 591 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:40,560 Speaker 2: they draft the guy likes Max Mountain, They bring in Elijah, 592 00:29:40,600 --> 00:29:43,760 Speaker 2: they draft Elijah Jones as well, who JG said will 593 00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 2: play at some point this season, the third round pick, 594 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:48,360 Speaker 2: but he's been dealing with a heel injury that's had 595 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:51,080 Speaker 2: him on injured reserve. But then you start to see 596 00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 2: later down the line, all right, the opposing offenses are 597 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 2: starting to have their wide receivers, They're starting to have 598 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:00,560 Speaker 2: some explosive plays. How do you limit that little bit? 599 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:03,040 Speaker 2: And then Sean Murphy Bunty goes down with that neck 600 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:05,480 Speaker 2: injury and you start to question, all right, now, it's 601 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:08,760 Speaker 2: time for these young cornerbacks to put up or shut 602 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:10,680 Speaker 2: up for a lack of better term. And they have 603 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:12,920 Speaker 2: put up, and they put up big time because they 604 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:16,280 Speaker 2: have been lights out. They've been lockdown corners. And it's 605 00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:18,760 Speaker 2: funny because I was looking back earlier this week to 606 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 2: our draft coverage a little bit to see just how 607 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 2: much these rookies have made an impact. And I asked 608 00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 2: Max Mellan on our draft call twenty minutes after he 609 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 2: was selected, and I asked him, what makes you the 610 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 2: guy for the Arizona Cardinals, And he said, I'm the 611 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:35,720 Speaker 2: guy that they've been looking for. I'm a lockdown corner, 612 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:38,000 Speaker 2: I'm fierce, I play with a lot of swagger and 613 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:40,680 Speaker 2: a lot of confidence, and he started rattling off all 614 00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:43,720 Speaker 2: the different things that make him a successful cornerback. The 615 00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 2: biggest compliment I think this staff could receive is how 616 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:49,920 Speaker 2: did Max Mountain drop to the second round? How did 617 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:52,880 Speaker 2: Starlink Thomas go undrafted and the Cardinals were able to 618 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:56,120 Speaker 2: snag him up and he's playing every snap out there 619 00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:59,640 Speaker 2: with this team. How does Rabbits slide to the fourth round? 620 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:02,680 Speaker 2: In the car Ernals aren't even fully utilizing him outside 621 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 2: of special teams, him being out there for for most 622 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:07,719 Speaker 2: of their units, but then you know he comes in 623 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:10,360 Speaker 2: and you don't see a drop off. Once Jalen Thompson, 624 00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 2: who had a Pro Bowl caliber season last year, once 625 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:15,480 Speaker 2: he went down this when he went down against the 626 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:18,239 Speaker 2: New before the New York Jets game, Rabbit jumped right in. 627 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:20,800 Speaker 2: So that's the biggest compliment I think that this scout, 628 00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:23,959 Speaker 2: that this staff, the scouting department could receive because the 629 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:26,120 Speaker 2: Cardinals have made do with a lot of players that 630 00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:29,560 Speaker 2: might not have the same reputation as a lot of 631 00:31:29,560 --> 00:31:31,920 Speaker 2: the stars in the NFL, but they're making a name 632 00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:34,920 Speaker 2: for themselves right now and it's definitely good to see 633 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:36,720 Speaker 2: them performing on Sundays. 634 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:39,040 Speaker 1: I brought up the pass rush three more sacks on 635 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:42,840 Speaker 1: Sunday nine over the last two weeks during this four 636 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:47,160 Speaker 1: game winning streak, thirteen sacks and a top ten ranking 637 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 1: in passer Rating allowed. Now, all of a sudden, the 638 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:55,080 Speaker 1: questions that we had all offseason training camp, preseason started 639 00:31:55,120 --> 00:31:58,160 Speaker 1: the season as far as can you affect the quarterback? 640 00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 1: And it's not always the sack totals, but are you 641 00:32:00,560 --> 00:32:04,600 Speaker 1: making that quarterback uncomfortable in the pocket? Again, it took 642 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:07,640 Speaker 1: a little while, but here we are, and yes, whether 643 00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:12,160 Speaker 1: it's the defensive line, the linebackers, the secondary, they are 644 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:14,880 Speaker 1: making opposing quarterbacks uncomfortable in the pocket. 645 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:18,760 Speaker 2: It's impressive to see what and it also proves to 646 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:22,320 Speaker 2: what we talked about earlier with patients not overreacting. I 647 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:24,600 Speaker 2: think that there were multiple points where we were questioning, 648 00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:27,000 Speaker 2: are you gonna make a move for our pass rusher, 649 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:29,800 Speaker 2: because you definitely need one, and John Deganna kept saying, 650 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 2: we're confident the guys in the room, and over these 651 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:35,320 Speaker 2: past few weeks, especially over this winning streak, they have 652 00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:39,720 Speaker 2: gone to the backfield so often. Caleb Williams only saw 653 00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:43,480 Speaker 2: red jerseys in his face throughout the entire day. Aaron 654 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 2: Rodgers couldn't get into the end zone because he was 655 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 2: constantly facing pressure, and you've seen a lot of national 656 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:52,040 Speaker 2: media pundits talking about his age was starting to show 657 00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:55,360 Speaker 2: a little bit against the youthful Arizona Cardinals when you 658 00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:57,760 Speaker 2: have a guy like Xavier Thomas chasing him out of 659 00:32:57,760 --> 00:33:00,520 Speaker 2: the pocket. Even Baron Browning in his first game with 660 00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:04,600 Speaker 2: the team eighteen snaps, had multiple pressures and that sack 661 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:07,880 Speaker 2: that that strip sack for Xavier Thomas was started because 662 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 2: Baron Brownie had a spin move that forced Aaron Rodgers 663 00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:13,360 Speaker 2: to get out of the pocket. So this pass rush unit, 664 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:16,880 Speaker 2: you have to credit guys like Dante Stills, like Nakwon 665 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:19,920 Speaker 2: Jones for jumping in there on the interior defensive line 666 00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:22,120 Speaker 2: and how they've been able to generate a lot of pressure. 667 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:23,960 Speaker 2: And then you have to give. You have to tip 668 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:26,000 Speaker 2: your cap, You have to tip your hat off, and 669 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:27,640 Speaker 2: it could be a cowboy hat to a guy like 670 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:31,160 Speaker 2: Zavin Collins, because he also has done a really solid 671 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:34,040 Speaker 2: job playing his second year in the position, getting back there. 672 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 2: Has three sacks on the season, and when you lose 673 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:39,480 Speaker 2: a guy like Dennis Gardek, you need your veteran players 674 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:42,080 Speaker 2: to step up, and David Collins has done that as well. 675 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:46,720 Speaker 1: It's been impressive to watch this defense. Again, one more stat. 676 00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:49,520 Speaker 1: Over this four game winning streak, they have the third 677 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:54,200 Speaker 1: best scoring defense, allowing just over fourteen points a game, 678 00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:59,360 Speaker 1: and again after Green Bay two and four through six games. 679 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:04,840 Speaker 1: Could not have seen or forecasted this for this Cardinals defense, 680 00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:07,840 Speaker 1: at least this season, maybe next season or the year 681 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:11,600 Speaker 1: after that. But again credit to the coaches and the 682 00:34:11,640 --> 00:34:15,040 Speaker 1: players and the ability to step up, next man up 683 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:18,000 Speaker 1: and take advantage of the opportunities when that tap on 684 00:34:18,080 --> 00:34:20,839 Speaker 1: the shoulder happens, and it's been happening a lot here 685 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:21,440 Speaker 1: this season. 686 00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:24,600 Speaker 2: That next man up mentality is not just something you 687 00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:27,480 Speaker 2: talk about. I think that's something we talk about. And 688 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:30,040 Speaker 2: just as we started off, you know this portion of 689 00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:33,480 Speaker 2: Cover two talking about when Jonah Williams goes down, it's 690 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:36,040 Speaker 2: not necessarily like you're throwing your head back saying, oh God, 691 00:34:36,120 --> 00:34:38,600 Speaker 2: now we have a backup right tackle coming in, because 692 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:41,440 Speaker 2: it is Kelvin Beacham, who has played a decade plus 693 00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:44,840 Speaker 2: in the league and has plenty of starts underneath his belt. 694 00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:47,239 Speaker 2: But you still are like, all right, there's there's a 695 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:50,120 Speaker 2: reason why there's that they're not starting now you're going 696 00:34:50,160 --> 00:34:53,400 Speaker 2: towards your second strings, your third strings, but it's you 697 00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:57,800 Speaker 2: haven't seen it fall off. And that's been a major 698 00:34:58,000 --> 00:35:00,560 Speaker 2: kudos to this coaching staff for the figuring out what 699 00:35:00,600 --> 00:35:04,120 Speaker 2: they could possibly do to unlock everybody's potential because you 700 00:35:04,239 --> 00:35:06,200 Speaker 2: started to see that all the way from number one 701 00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:06,919 Speaker 2: to fifty three. 702 00:35:07,080 --> 00:35:10,480 Speaker 1: Now the question is might there be more pieces added 703 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:12,400 Speaker 1: to this? And that's what I want to finish up 704 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:15,240 Speaker 1: here on Cardinals Cover two presented by Hyundai, proud partner 705 00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:17,680 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals. And that is some updates as 706 00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:21,120 Speaker 1: far as those injured players, some the Cardinals were counting 707 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:24,120 Speaker 1: on heavily this season. We just haven't seen a lot 708 00:35:24,160 --> 00:35:26,560 Speaker 1: of them. We mentioned a couple of them. Jonah Williams 709 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:30,680 Speaker 1: has been practicing. His twenty one day practice window is 710 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:34,160 Speaker 1: up next Wednesday, that is the twentieth, so a decision 711 00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:36,800 Speaker 1: has to be made by then. Adam to the active 712 00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:41,120 Speaker 1: roster or remains on ir Jag said that Jonah is 713 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:45,040 Speaker 1: able to play, or said, when Jonah is able to play, 714 00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:49,080 Speaker 1: he'll play. Now he will be activated. And the question 715 00:35:49,239 --> 00:35:52,680 Speaker 1: is what do you do with Jonah Williams When Calvin Beacham, 716 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:56,120 Speaker 1: as we discuss, has been playing so well. Again, good 717 00:35:56,160 --> 00:35:58,840 Speaker 1: problem to have, but Jonah Williams will be back sooner 718 00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:01,960 Speaker 1: rather than later, and probably ahead of that game at Seattle. 719 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:04,239 Speaker 2: I something that I think has been a little bit 720 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:08,960 Speaker 2: underrated is we talk a lot about the chemistry that 721 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:11,120 Speaker 2: the tackle need to have with their guard, that need 722 00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:13,719 Speaker 2: to have with their with their center. Well, in these 723 00:36:13,719 --> 00:36:17,000 Speaker 2: second in these second stringth units, Calvin Beacham has been 724 00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:20,440 Speaker 2: lining up next to Tristan Cologne in a lot of cases, 725 00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:23,440 Speaker 2: so the chemistry between the two of them has already 726 00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:25,440 Speaker 2: been there, which I think could be part of the 727 00:36:25,480 --> 00:36:27,200 Speaker 2: reason why we have not seen as much of a 728 00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:30,480 Speaker 2: drop off for the offensive line on the right side. 729 00:36:31,120 --> 00:36:33,400 Speaker 2: With that being said, though you pay Joanah Williams a 730 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:35,600 Speaker 2: lot of money in free agency to come in and 731 00:36:35,920 --> 00:36:40,080 Speaker 2: be that be that reliable right tackle, but what do 732 00:36:40,120 --> 00:36:42,480 Speaker 2: you do that. I'm glad we're not the we're not 733 00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:44,759 Speaker 2: the head coaches, because that's a question that I'm sure 734 00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:46,719 Speaker 2: they're going to be wrestling with over. 735 00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:49,640 Speaker 1: The by the other player everyone is anxious to see 736 00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:52,880 Speaker 1: on the field. Is Darius Robinson still dealing with that calf? 737 00:36:52,920 --> 00:36:55,160 Speaker 1: We have seen him work on the side. We will 738 00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:58,040 Speaker 1: see when he is actually able to rejoin his teammates 739 00:36:58,040 --> 00:37:02,040 Speaker 1: and actually go through a full practice, So probably not 740 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:04,480 Speaker 1: that first game after the bye week. It might be 741 00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:07,200 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks of real practice time because he 742 00:37:07,239 --> 00:37:11,320 Speaker 1: hasn't done anything since August as far as football activity. 743 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:14,719 Speaker 2: Before we go to Darius, going back to Jonah, you 744 00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:17,840 Speaker 2: would you ever expect It's very unconventional, But this is 745 00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:22,160 Speaker 2: a staff that has made unconventional conventional. We've seen a 746 00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:24,680 Speaker 2: lot of rotation on the interior part of the line, 747 00:37:24,719 --> 00:37:26,239 Speaker 2: and I know you're able to plug and play a 748 00:37:26,280 --> 00:37:28,480 Speaker 2: lot more pieces. What are the odds you would think 749 00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:31,560 Speaker 2: that they would rotate between Kelvin Beacham and Jonah Williams 750 00:37:31,600 --> 00:37:33,919 Speaker 2: to slowly get him acclimated back in there. 751 00:37:34,280 --> 00:37:37,000 Speaker 1: I understand where you're coming from. I would say unlikely, 752 00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:39,719 Speaker 1: just because of the position and then the fact that 753 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:43,759 Speaker 1: unless someone is struggling. But again, it goes back to 754 00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:47,520 Speaker 1: who's your starter? Who did you pay big free agent money? Too? 755 00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:51,319 Speaker 1: And kyle Er Murray for one quarter said he was 756 00:37:51,360 --> 00:37:55,440 Speaker 1: super protected or felt super protective in that first game 757 00:37:55,840 --> 00:37:58,040 Speaker 1: at the Buffalo Bills because he didn't have to worry 758 00:37:58,040 --> 00:38:02,360 Speaker 1: about the right side. So again it's Jonah Williams's job 759 00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:05,839 Speaker 1: and you just you applaud Kelvin Beacham for how well 760 00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:09,480 Speaker 1: he has played. And it's the difficult. You're not supposed 761 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:12,640 Speaker 1: to lose your job, your starting job, based off of injury. 762 00:38:12,680 --> 00:38:15,279 Speaker 1: Does it happen? Yeah, happens a lot. But that's just 763 00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:17,720 Speaker 1: kind of the philosophy in the NFL. 764 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:19,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I totally agree. I just kind of want to 765 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:22,719 Speaker 2: see what you're coming at, because we saw it a 766 00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:26,160 Speaker 2: lot in that right card position. Once will Hernandez went down, 767 00:38:26,440 --> 00:38:29,960 Speaker 2: they started to rotate between Trista Colone and Isaiah Adams 768 00:38:30,040 --> 00:38:32,640 Speaker 2: and they still do that, and Drew Petzing talked about 769 00:38:32,640 --> 00:38:35,040 Speaker 2: how on the interior part of the line they did 770 00:38:35,040 --> 00:38:37,520 Speaker 2: that last year as well. But it's just it's a 771 00:38:37,560 --> 00:38:41,880 Speaker 2: wildcard opinion, wildcard thought in my head, and there's a 772 00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:44,480 Speaker 2: lot of those out there. There's one that's definitely not 773 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:47,680 Speaker 2: is that when Darius Robinson is healthy enough to play, 774 00:38:47,880 --> 00:38:50,319 Speaker 2: you have to plug him into that defensive line unit. 775 00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:52,840 Speaker 2: He needs to start getting the snaps under his belt 776 00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:55,160 Speaker 2: a little bit. He needs to feel what it's like 777 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:58,200 Speaker 2: to generate pressure again, because we saw how much fun 778 00:38:58,239 --> 00:39:00,920 Speaker 2: he was having in the preseason when he's able to 779 00:39:00,960 --> 00:39:03,600 Speaker 2: get to the backfield. We've seen his eyes laid up 780 00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:05,960 Speaker 2: when he talks about the technique that he plays the 781 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:08,560 Speaker 2: game with and in the sheer violence he plays the 782 00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:10,840 Speaker 2: game with that the coaching staff fell in love with 783 00:39:10,920 --> 00:39:13,520 Speaker 2: during the draft process. When he is healthy enough to 784 00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:15,279 Speaker 2: get out there, he's going to be a force to 785 00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:17,720 Speaker 2: be wrecking with because they've talked about how he's chomping 786 00:39:17,760 --> 00:39:20,160 Speaker 2: at the bit, and I expect that first snap when 787 00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:22,480 Speaker 2: he gets out there. I don't I feel bad for 788 00:39:22,520 --> 00:39:24,959 Speaker 2: whichever offensive line he's going to be going against, because 789 00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:28,480 Speaker 2: I think Darius Robinson is going to play as physical 790 00:39:28,520 --> 00:39:30,040 Speaker 2: and as violent as he possibly can. 791 00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:33,840 Speaker 1: As long as he is practicing after the bye week, 792 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:37,440 Speaker 1: and it's another week in which he is not practicing, 793 00:39:37,600 --> 00:39:42,239 Speaker 1: then I hope to see darius second meeting against the 794 00:39:42,239 --> 00:39:46,560 Speaker 1: Seahawks on December eighth, because that would give you two weeks, 795 00:39:47,160 --> 00:39:51,880 Speaker 1: three full weeks as far as practice time before playing 796 00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:52,799 Speaker 1: a game. 797 00:39:52,920 --> 00:39:54,960 Speaker 2: One hundred percent agree, And if he's able to make 798 00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:57,399 Speaker 2: his debut at home too, it's all that much more 799 00:39:57,400 --> 00:39:58,239 Speaker 2: better now. 800 00:39:58,280 --> 00:40:01,200 Speaker 1: A couple other names to keep an eye on, Elijah Jones. 801 00:40:01,239 --> 00:40:04,040 Speaker 1: We talked about that draft class. He was not one 802 00:40:04,040 --> 00:40:07,160 Speaker 1: of those draft picks that has done much this season 803 00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:10,120 Speaker 1: because he's been dealing with a foot and a heel issue. 804 00:40:10,239 --> 00:40:12,640 Speaker 1: But he is going to play this season, according to 805 00:40:12,719 --> 00:40:16,720 Speaker 1: head coach Jonathan Gannon. And then there's the kicker, Matt Prater. 806 00:40:17,120 --> 00:40:20,040 Speaker 1: He has missed the past four games on IR with 807 00:40:20,080 --> 00:40:22,640 Speaker 1: a left knee injury. He's eligible now to have his 808 00:40:22,680 --> 00:40:26,080 Speaker 1: practice window opened at any time. Yet at the same time, 809 00:40:26,520 --> 00:40:30,720 Speaker 1: Chad Ryland has been absolute money kicking the ball, winning 810 00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:33,600 Speaker 1: games for this team. So much like the Jonah Williams 811 00:40:33,640 --> 00:40:35,759 Speaker 1: Covin Beacham discussion, it's all right, what do you do 812 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:39,520 Speaker 1: at kicker if and when Matt Prater is able to 813 00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:39,879 Speaker 1: come back? 814 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:43,240 Speaker 2: Yeah. JG said that he's confident in both those players. 815 00:40:43,239 --> 00:40:46,760 Speaker 2: Elijah Jones making his return as we previously talked about, 816 00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:48,719 Speaker 2: and if he is able to make his return, you 817 00:40:48,800 --> 00:40:51,400 Speaker 2: just you insert him into the mix at that cornerback 818 00:40:51,440 --> 00:40:54,640 Speaker 2: position and continue on with that rotation that we have 819 00:40:54,719 --> 00:40:56,319 Speaker 2: seen and you see what he's able to do on 820 00:40:56,360 --> 00:40:59,160 Speaker 2: the special team side of things as well. With Matt Prater, 821 00:40:59,239 --> 00:41:03,200 Speaker 2: I mean, man, it's it's tough because he is in 822 00:41:03,239 --> 00:41:05,040 Speaker 2: his eighteenth season you don't know what. 823 00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:05,959 Speaker 1: You don't know what. 824 00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:09,920 Speaker 2: You're gonna get. After he's off of injured reserve, you're 825 00:41:09,960 --> 00:41:13,319 Speaker 2: gonna assume and you're gonna believe that he's healthy enough 826 00:41:13,320 --> 00:41:16,160 Speaker 2: to play. But with that being said, Chad Ryland has 827 00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:18,680 Speaker 2: been as red hot as could be. And as we 828 00:41:18,719 --> 00:41:21,880 Speaker 2: talk about momentum, John again and might not believe in it, 829 00:41:22,200 --> 00:41:24,120 Speaker 2: I'm a believer in it. I think you got a 830 00:41:24,200 --> 00:41:26,600 Speaker 2: ride with the hot hand a little bit and with 831 00:41:26,760 --> 00:41:28,839 Speaker 2: Chad Ryland, or you could just try to find ways 832 00:41:28,840 --> 00:41:30,839 Speaker 2: to sprinkle in Matt brad It's not like you could 833 00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:33,279 Speaker 2: put him out at wide receiver. So we're gonna have 834 00:41:33,320 --> 00:41:34,040 Speaker 2: to figure it out. 835 00:41:34,400 --> 00:41:39,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, momentum doesn't exist. Confidence though, does, and this Arizona 836 00:41:39,520 --> 00:41:42,320 Speaker 1: Cardinals team is playing with a lot of confidence heading 837 00:41:42,320 --> 00:41:46,080 Speaker 1: into the bye week and hopefully following the bye week 838 00:41:46,120 --> 00:41:47,600 Speaker 1: for this final seven game stretch. 839 00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:51,000 Speaker 2: If they could put up a similar performance as they 840 00:41:51,040 --> 00:41:54,600 Speaker 2: have these previous four games, the Cardinals are gonna be 841 00:41:54,600 --> 00:41:57,920 Speaker 2: playing some meaningful football towards the end of December and 842 00:41:58,160 --> 00:42:00,040 Speaker 2: throughout January, potentially. 843 00:42:00,239 --> 00:42:03,240 Speaker 1: Meaningful plan for the bye week because like the players, 844 00:42:03,520 --> 00:42:05,320 Speaker 1: you know, I think it's deserved that we get a 845 00:42:05,400 --> 00:42:08,560 Speaker 1: little bit of a break and recharge, getting ready for 846 00:42:08,600 --> 00:42:09,120 Speaker 1: this stretch. 847 00:42:09,200 --> 00:42:12,000 Speaker 2: Run a nice spot on my couch. Okay, he's sitting 848 00:42:12,080 --> 00:42:14,480 Speaker 2: right there and enjoying it all. Yeah, it's nice when 849 00:42:14,480 --> 00:42:16,520 Speaker 2: you get to just watch some football too and not have. 850 00:42:16,480 --> 00:42:19,759 Speaker 1: To worry about deadlines or looking something up and just 851 00:42:19,880 --> 00:42:23,280 Speaker 1: sit back and watch other teams perhaps struggle or have success. 852 00:42:23,360 --> 00:42:25,640 Speaker 2: If I know myself and if I know you, Craig, 853 00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:27,879 Speaker 2: we're still going to be finding out a way to work. 854 00:42:28,120 --> 00:42:30,799 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's just NonStop. You just sometimes you just can't 855 00:42:30,800 --> 00:42:31,920 Speaker 1: get away, and especially. 856 00:42:31,800 --> 00:42:34,960 Speaker 2: On Twitter without or x without you know, looking at 857 00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:37,680 Speaker 2: some Cardinals content. You're always going to be around the 858 00:42:37,719 --> 00:42:40,160 Speaker 2: world of football. But this is the this is the 859 00:42:40,200 --> 00:42:43,200 Speaker 2: life we chose, and I'm not complaining about it. 860 00:42:43,239 --> 00:42:45,319 Speaker 1: And a lot easier when your team is winning. 861 00:42:45,280 --> 00:42:47,280 Speaker 2: A lot easier when your team is winning. 862 00:42:47,840 --> 00:42:52,160 Speaker 1: So enjoy burg Gang. Your Arizona Cardinals are in first 863 00:42:52,200 --> 00:42:55,360 Speaker 1: place in the NFC West. We will see what things 864 00:42:55,400 --> 00:42:59,080 Speaker 1: look like following the bye again. We will rejoin you 865 00:42:59,800 --> 00:43:03,240 Speaker 1: next week. After the bye week. The plan is for 866 00:43:03,680 --> 00:43:06,800 Speaker 1: Cardinals to have a bonus practice on the Monday following 867 00:43:06,840 --> 00:43:09,000 Speaker 1: the bye week, and then it's right back to work. 868 00:43:09,040 --> 00:43:13,279 Speaker 1: With seven games four in the division. See if this 869 00:43:13,320 --> 00:43:15,560 Speaker 1: Cardinals team can't get back to the postseason for the 870 00:43:15,600 --> 00:43:17,600 Speaker 1: first time since twenty twenty one. 871 00:43:17,680 --> 00:43:19,239 Speaker 2: You know, I was just thinking about it, all these 872 00:43:19,280 --> 00:43:22,400 Speaker 2: early birds I've been waking up for and now I 873 00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:24,480 Speaker 2: get to sleep in a little bit, sleep. 874 00:43:24,320 --> 00:43:25,880 Speaker 1: In on Sunday. You want me to still text you 875 00:43:25,920 --> 00:43:27,920 Speaker 1: at five thirty am on Sunday morning? 876 00:43:27,920 --> 00:43:31,160 Speaker 2: And just so our listeners know he's not He's not 877 00:43:31,360 --> 00:43:32,800 Speaker 2: just lying right there. 878 00:43:32,920 --> 00:43:35,759 Speaker 1: I did it. Let's see, I did it before the 879 00:43:35,920 --> 00:43:38,960 Speaker 1: Miami game, because that's when Cardinals early bird began. 880 00:43:39,080 --> 00:43:42,960 Speaker 2: Buffalo Buffalo's yes, And I was up for all of those. 881 00:43:43,320 --> 00:43:45,600 Speaker 1: Sure you are. Just make sure you let your boss 882 00:43:45,600 --> 00:43:46,719 Speaker 1: know you're up for all those. 883 00:43:47,760 --> 00:43:49,960 Speaker 2: If you're listening, Hi, Darren. 884 00:43:51,640 --> 00:43:53,920 Speaker 1: Enjoy the bye week, Zach. Can you deserve it? And 885 00:43:54,080 --> 00:43:56,800 Speaker 1: enjoy the bye week Bird Gang. Everyone deserves it considering 886 00:43:56,840 --> 00:43:59,719 Speaker 1: how well this first ten games have gone for the 887 00:44:00,120 --> 00:44:02,400 Speaker 1: Zona Cardinals. And on that note, we will put a 888 00:44:02,400 --> 00:44:05,080 Speaker 1: lit on this edition of Cardinals Cover two presented by Hyundai, 889 00:44:05,080 --> 00:44:08,120 Speaker 1: proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, special thanks 890 00:44:08,160 --> 00:44:11,440 Speaker 1: to our executive producer Jim Mamre, our associate producer Coddy 891 00:44:11,440 --> 00:44:14,040 Speaker 1: Fincher for Zach Kershman, I'm Craig Realdu. We'll talk to 892 00:44:14,080 --> 00:44:16,040 Speaker 1: you next time here on Cardinals Cover two,