1 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: Most impressive win of the season, most satisfying win of 2 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: the season. Welcome Bird Gang. On Today Show, Paul Calvc 3 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 1: joins me on this first day of twenty twenty four, 4 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: Happy New Year, Happy Victory Monday. A lot to get 5 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:20,600 Speaker 1: into from Sunday's thirty five thirty one win in Philadelphia, 6 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 1: so let's not waste any time. It's Cardinals Cover two, 7 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: Episode seven sixteen, and it starts now. 8 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two. 9 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 3: Boo to Baker, what heart? 10 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 2: What rent? 11 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 3: This guy's unbelievable. 12 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 2: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyundai, proud partner of 13 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:46,520 Speaker 2: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Acycardinals 14 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 2: dot Com Slash Podcasts. 15 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: He's at the ten half of five. He's it again, 16 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: so far hurry magic. 17 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 2: Whow here's Craig grioloud. 18 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: Can I begin with a philosophical question? Is that allowed 19 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 1: here on the first day of twenty twenty four? 20 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 3: I mean, it's New Year's Day? Are we really getting 21 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 3: into heavy thinking right off the top? I don't know 22 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 3: if I typically don't have the capacity period, especially on 23 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:16,639 Speaker 3: a holiday, but here we go. I'll go down swinging. 24 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 3: First things first, Happy New Year to one and all. However, 25 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 3: if you say you don't. 26 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: Believe what someone is saying, does that mean you're calling 27 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: them a liar? 28 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:30,399 Speaker 2: Oh boy? 29 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 3: Okay, this goes back to my college philosophy days as 30 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 3: an English major. So let's see here it's parsed together 31 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:41,759 Speaker 3: that statement. If you don't believe what someone's saying, are 32 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 3: you necessarily calling them a liar? Or perhaps they have 33 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 3: incorrect information, perhaps they're misinformed, perhaps they're a little too 34 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 3: full of their own opinion. I'm not sure. Craig liar 35 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 3: might be a little strong. 36 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: I think so as well, because this is the reasoning 37 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: for all of this. Jonathan Gannon postgame quote, I feel 38 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: good for the players, not for me. I feel good 39 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: for the players. All right, Okay, let's ask the players. 40 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray, I know he wanted to win it really bad. 41 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:17,799 Speaker 1: James Connor, we wanted to do it for JG. I 42 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: ask you again, if you say you don't believe what 43 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: someone is saying, does that mean you're calling them a liar? 44 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 3: Okay, so now I know where you're going with all this, 45 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 3: So let me revise my earlier answer. There's what you feel, 46 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 3: and there's what you say, especially when you're in front 47 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 3: of the cameras and you're apt to go viral at 48 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 3: any moment in today's society with social media. So yeah, 49 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 3: I think we can all surmise that on a power 50 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 3: pole of most gratifying wins that week seventeen win at 51 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 3: Philadelphia for the head coach Jonathan again and the former 52 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:55,119 Speaker 3: defensive coordinator who went into that building a very hostile environment, 53 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 3: got to win against the former head coach he worked under, 54 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 3: against all those who took his name in vain for 55 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 3: all those months, and what did he do? And it's 56 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:06,239 Speaker 3: the manner in which he did it. Do you see 57 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:09,399 Speaker 3: the headline in the Philadelphia Inquirer, if I can favor 58 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:14,399 Speaker 3: it is Jonathan Gannon guts the Eagles and out coaches 59 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 3: the free falling Nick Sirianni end quote that's in the 60 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 3: That is a flaming block high headline in the Philadelphia Inquirer. 61 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 3: So for everything we just cited, other than a playoff 62 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 3: win that got you into the Super Bowl, I can't 63 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 3: think of a more gratifying victory in the coaching career 64 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 3: of Jonathan Gannon. 65 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: Thirty five thirty one win, first victory Monday of the season, 66 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: by the way, yeah, the Cardinals did win on Christmas Eve, 67 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: but everyone had Christmas Day off on that Monday. But 68 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: this is the first time this season that JG has 69 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: given the players a victory Monday, well deserved offense, defense, 70 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: and special teams. But again going back to how we began, 71 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: Cardinals Covered Too, presented by Hyundai, proud partner of the 72 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals. You asked on the radio, you asked postgame 73 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: amongst the rest of the reporters. I do hope that privately, 74 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: whether it was in the locker room or when Gannon 75 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:17,480 Speaker 1: got home to see his family, that there was at 76 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: least outward exhilaration, some emotion that was released because I 77 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: do believe, to your point, gratifying, satisfying, whatever you want 78 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: to call it, it was for Jonathan Gannon the best 79 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: win as a head coach, and to your point, maybe 80 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: as a coach period again barring getting to the Super Bowl. 81 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 3: And it's interesting because the environment wasn't quite as hostile 82 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 3: as I thought it might be. And I asked a 83 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 3: few different players after the game what they thought, and 84 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:54,479 Speaker 3: they saw, yeah, it might be a little worse. And 85 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 3: so I think the conclusion could be that Eagles fan 86 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 3: has a lot bigger problems than the former defense and 87 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 3: were coordinator coming in from the West Coast and putting 88 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 3: a beat down on them. They have a lot bigger 89 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 3: problems and just you know what they think, you know, 90 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 3: the manner in which they think they were wronged. Even 91 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 3: though anybody in that position is going to take one 92 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 3: of thirty two. Every single team does exactly what the 93 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 3: Cardinals did and what Jonathan gannon did, So to me, 94 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 3: it was much ado about nothing. But in terms of 95 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 3: the head coach, you ever work for something so hard 96 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 3: and then when it's over, it's almost relief instead of exhilaration. 97 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 3: You take the SAT, you take a final, you know 98 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 3: you're finally done with college, and you would think you're 99 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 3: envisioning that moment and you're jumping for joy, but instead 100 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 3: it's just utter relief that it worked out in your favor. 101 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 3: And maybe there was some of that for Jonathan Gannett. 102 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 3: Now was he fired up after the game based on 103 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 3: what I saw? Just the visual there's what you see 104 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 3: and there's what you hear, and what I saw was, yes, 105 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 3: there was serious exhilaration and it was a very gratifying win. 106 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 3: You saw it obviously in maniassa forward as the players 107 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 3: are leaving the field. But you know, look, every single 108 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 3: player in that locker room wanted to do it for 109 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 3: the head coach, and so to them, you know, it's 110 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 3: not a surprise they got the victory Monday because to them, 111 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 3: they very much earned that win and they had their 112 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 3: head coach in mind. 113 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: And I think that speaks volumes. Here we are in 114 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 1: week seventeen of a lost season. You're not going anywhere 115 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:29,719 Speaker 1: after next week's game against the Seattle Seahawks. A lot 116 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: of players across the league would just put it in 117 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: neutral and coast and not care. But it does say 118 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 1: something that the players in that locker room care about 119 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 1: the coaches, the head coach. That they wanted to win 120 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: again doesn't mean anything outside of hurting your draft stock, 121 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 1: which we can talk about, but it does say something 122 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 1: to what is being built here in this first season 123 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: for Monty Austin Ford and Jonathan Gannon and what the 124 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:59,920 Speaker 1: potential can be moving forward. If those players in the 125 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: don't care, then all of a sudden, you're done. You've 126 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 1: lost the locker room and need to start all over again. 127 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 1: And that can happen when you only have four wins 128 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:15,119 Speaker 1: in a seventeen game season, But those players, to your point, Paul, 129 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: wanted to win and were still bought in and have 130 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: been bought in all season long. 131 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 3: Can I go back to something I said last week 132 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 3: on the Big Red Rage, I think one of the 133 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 3: keys to last week and getting everyone dialed in and 134 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 3: getting everyone's best effort, which you did not get for 135 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 3: sixty minutes in Chicago. You got down twenty one to nothing. 136 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 3: Did the Cardinals fight back and make it a game? 137 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 3: Absolutely one score game twenty four to sixteen in Chicago, 138 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 3: But they obviously didn't have the start they wanted to 139 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 3: begin last week they cut Marco Wilson and boys and girls. 140 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 3: There's one way to motivate in professional sports. It's job security. 141 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 3: And if you look at certain flex points in this season, 142 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 3: there have been roster man that I think are by 143 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 3: design just when you think maybe the bottom might fall 144 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 3: out and guys might mail it in, because let's face it, 145 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 3: there was a lot of that last season where the 146 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 3: head coach lamented the lack of effort and intensity an 147 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 3: urgency and where was it? And so I think they've 148 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 3: done a very good job of by design having some 149 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 3: well timed roster releases that sends a message you better 150 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 3: bring it or pack it. 151 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: And the message is being received not only here but 152 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 1: across the league. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler I'm not sure if 153 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 1: you saw this, but posted this on Twitter one nine 154 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: on Sunday afternoon quote. I've heard from multiple coaches that 155 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 1: Arizona was one of the better three win teams they've 156 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 1: seen in a long time. Play extremely hard win over Philly. 157 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 1: Not major shock considering Eagles current state. End of tweet 158 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: a year ago, Paul, this team won games four and thirteen, 159 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: and there is a different feeling that you can feel, 160 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 1: you can see, you can hear this season versus last season, 161 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 1: and how four wins doesn't sound like a ton, but 162 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 1: it is huge compared to where we were this time 163 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 1: a year ago, with yeah, a lot of changes, but 164 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 1: there is a certain player that this organization is looking for. 165 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: I'd even say a certain person that this organization is 166 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 1: looking for. Yes, you need the talent, but they are 167 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 1: looking for individuals here who do put team before I 168 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: to which goes back to Jonathan Gennon not making this 169 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:46,839 Speaker 1: game about him, but about the players and about the team. 170 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 3: And that's the manner in which you did her right. 171 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 3: Two of the last three games you've rushed for more 172 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:54,560 Speaker 3: than two hundred yards. It's no longer an anomaly. It's 173 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 3: no longer just part of that week's game plan. I 174 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 3: think it's part of the DNA of this team, the 175 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 3: way you're gonna come out there and you're going to 176 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 3: run the ball in a physical fashion. A number of Eagles, 177 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 3: I don't have the quote right in front of me 178 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 3: after the game said we got our butt kicked physically 179 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 3: at times. That's exactly what other teams have said at 180 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 3: different times, this Arizona Cardinals team. So if you get 181 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:19,199 Speaker 3: a win in your season finale, for example, against the Seahawks, 182 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 3: it makes me start to think of what the Lions 183 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:24,439 Speaker 3: did in twenty twenty two. They started one and six 184 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 3: and then they beat Green Bay in week nine, won 185 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:31,679 Speaker 3: eight of their final ten. Last year, Broncos started one 186 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 3: in five, beat Green Bay in week seven, won six 187 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:36,680 Speaker 3: of their next seven. Now, they obviously had a coaching 188 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 3: change anyway, but you're not gonna have that amount of wins, 189 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 3: that sort of winning streak. But if at the end 190 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 3: of this season, you can follow up this Philadelphia win 191 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 3: on the road, and you can knock the Seahawks out 192 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 3: of the playoffs at home. I think it does a 193 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 3: few things for you. A it sends a message to 194 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 3: the division. We're not holding the shine box in the 195 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 3: NFC West. Okay, we're not going zero to six. Hello, 196 00:10:58,280 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 3: we're here. And by the way, that Jeremy follow up, 197 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:02,080 Speaker 3: I wonder if he was talking to John Lynch, because 198 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 3: the GM John Lynch in Week four against the Niners 199 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 3: said as much after the game. Hey, that team hits, 200 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:09,839 Speaker 3: that's a physical team. Cardinals made it a one score 201 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:13,439 Speaker 3: game late third quarter against us in our building, and 202 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 3: we have designs on winning the Super Bowl this year. 203 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 3: So John Lynch was very much impressed. First month of 204 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 3: the season. You can win in your last two games 205 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 3: and you finish out with five wins in the manner 206 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 3: in which you did it, and the opponents you beat 207 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 3: when they had serious playoff aspirations on the line. I 208 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:30,079 Speaker 3: think it builds a lot of confidence. Momentum doesn't carry over, 209 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:33,440 Speaker 3: but confidence, especially in a young roster, you get more 210 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 3: buy in. I believe it verifies and confirms the buy 211 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 3: in that you know what this process is working, this 212 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 3: culture will be successful. Between Jonathan Gannon and maniasin for it, 213 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 3: and you know what, if you eliminate any chance of 214 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 3: Seattle getting into the playoffs, there's that gratification of knocking 215 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 3: off an arch rival as well. So I do think 216 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:58,320 Speaker 3: it's a big deal how you finish and the manner 217 00:11:58,320 --> 00:11:59,959 Speaker 3: in which you attack these games. 218 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 1: Week seventeen, you drop the Eagles from a two to 219 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: a five seed. Week eighteen, dare I say you knock 220 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 1: the Seahawks completely out of the playoff picture? And yeah, 221 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: I agree with you. It's not momentum, but the confidence 222 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: individually and maybe collectively, and knowing that what you want 223 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:19,679 Speaker 1: to do as an offense and what you want to 224 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 1: do as a defense. 225 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 3: The stat this. 226 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: Morning that was the sixteenth different defensive starting lineup in 227 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: seventeen games. 228 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:31,439 Speaker 3: Wow, I should. 229 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:34,079 Speaker 1: Say, you know, the sixteenth different in sixteen games period? 230 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: Well sure, yeah, right, exactly one game to go. He 231 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 1: had the bye weekend there a whole so every single 232 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 1: game there's been a different defensive starting lineup. I know 233 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:43,959 Speaker 1: the offense and we can talk about what Kyler Murray did, 234 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 1: James Connor, Greg Dortsch, but that defense, when you have 235 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: three starters on Sunday who started Week one, think about 236 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 1: that three of your eleven. 237 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 3: Starters with the two safeties and who else. 238 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: Savan Collins and Savan's the only one who has started 239 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:04,200 Speaker 1: every single game defensively for the Cardinals here this season. 240 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:06,839 Speaker 3: Sure because of injury. Yeah, I mean when you look 241 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 3: out there and you see the Cardinals defensive line yesterday, 242 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 3: you know in Philadelphia on game day was Dante Still's, 243 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:18,559 Speaker 3: Roy Lopez, Kevin Strong, Phil Hoskins, Nick Kwan Jones, a 244 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,320 Speaker 3: couple of guys off the practice squad. When you realize 245 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 3: your top four defensive linemen aren't out there, and then 246 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 3: the Eagles are rolling out Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis 247 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 3: and Brandon Graham and Fletcher Cox, and so something's working 248 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 3: when it comes to the coaching because the talent differential 249 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 3: is significant in a lot of these games. Yet the 250 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 3: Cardinals came out with a really good game plan basically 251 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 3: played keep away, held it for almost forty of the 252 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:48,679 Speaker 3: sixty minutes, keep Jalen Hurts on the sideline. When they 253 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:51,599 Speaker 3: did come out there, they look cold, they look discombobulated, 254 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 3: especially in that second half. You know, one of their scores, 255 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 3: remember in the first half, wasn't from the offense it 256 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 3: was the ninety nine yard pick six. So and I 257 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 3: a Scannon after the game. He didn't really answer it, 258 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 3: but I said, yeah, when you know a scheme and 259 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 3: a roster so well like the Eagles, how was that 260 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 3: to coach against it? You know? And I wonder if 261 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:13,320 Speaker 3: it might but we didn't get all that much it. 262 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 3: But you gotta believe that Nick Rolis and Jonathan Gannon 263 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 3: and I held a key of some sorts, and I 264 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 3: do believe it's why Nick Sirianni was a little nervous 265 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 3: to start the week and implored the fans to make 266 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 3: Gannon quote freaking uncomfortable because I think deep down he 267 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 3: knew that there was some serious inside information that Gannon 268 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 3: was aware of of how exactly to formulate his game plan. 269 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: Cardinals offensively set season highs in points, total yards, and 270 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 1: first downs against that Eagles defense. And it's the second 271 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 1: time in three games the offense has set new season 272 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: highs in points and total yards. They did so against 273 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers. That game was a little bit different. 274 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 1: Some of those numbers kind of got skewed late. Different 275 00:14:57,040 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: story on Sunday when you are down twenty one tod 276 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: six at halftime, nothing seemed to be going your way 277 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 1: because you were moving the football up and down the 278 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: field but just could not put it into the end zone. 279 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: And all of a sudden, you have four second half possessions. 280 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 1: All four lead to touchdowns, three passing touchdowns by Kyler Murray, 281 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: who in that second half was darn near perfect thirteen 282 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: of fourteen for one hundred and thirty three yards. Ten 283 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: of his thirteen completions went for either a first down 284 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 1: or a touchdown. Wow, and his touchdowns went to three 285 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: different receivers. So you have the downfield passing game that 286 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: you were waiting for. He had his first one hundred 287 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 1: passer rating games since Week nine of last season, and 288 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: it's amazing. Forget the numbers for a minute. It's amazing 289 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 1: when you have that franchise quarterback who's playing like a 290 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 1: franchise slash Pro Bowl quarterback, and Kyler has. 291 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 3: Two on his resume. It's amazing how they cover up 292 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 3: a lot of other deficiencies and lack of talent if 293 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 3: you have that dude at quarterback. I don't care what 294 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 3: people say about the Chiefs and they don't have any 295 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 3: receivers and I get that, And there's some really bad 296 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 3: numbers for the Chiefs this year. Mahomes in the playoffs, 297 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 3: look out, he can cover up a lot of that. 298 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 3: And to me, that's what Kyler did in that second 299 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 3: half in Philadelphia. I don't care who's out there. I'm 300 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 3: missing Hollywood Brown. Yeah, I've had what ten receptions by 301 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 3: receivers in the last three games on thirty three targets. Whatever, 302 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 3: let's ball, I'm going to beat you from the pocket 303 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 3: because there's no doubt the defenses and especially the Eagles 304 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 3: were hell bent on keeping him in the pocket, and 305 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 3: that's where he excelled. And to me, that was where 306 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 3: I just was the most bullish about the win. Was 307 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 3: the performance of Kayler and especially the fact he performed 308 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 3: so well from the pocket. 309 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: He stayed calm and took what the defense gave him, 310 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 1: whether that was thorowing underneath or looking at Greg dorts 311 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 1: who all of a sudden has emerged amongst those wide receivers. 312 00:16:57,160 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: When you're talking about your three sub six foot wide receivers, 313 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: Hollywood Brown, Greg Dortch, and Rondell Moore, right now, I 314 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:08,879 Speaker 1: put Dorch front and center. One. He's healthy, the healthiest 315 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: of the three, and then what he's able to do 316 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 1: on special teams puts them a little bit more of 317 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:15,400 Speaker 1: ahead of those three. If you're looking at okay, who 318 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,679 Speaker 1: can we count on next season? Dorch had a season 319 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:22,920 Speaker 1: best day, Michael Carter running, catching the football. All of 320 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 1: a sudden, you forget Michael Carter is under contract for 321 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 1: next season. You are set at the running back position 322 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 1: with James Connor under contract, Amari Demricado is coming back. 323 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 1: Maybe you look for a running back on Day three 324 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 1: of the draft if there is someone you really really like. Otherwise, 325 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:43,159 Speaker 1: I just named off three guys that you have and 326 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: can produce, whether that's running the football, pass protect and 327 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 1: catching the football. When Michael Carter broke the ankles of 328 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:54,719 Speaker 1: that dB in space, I mean, you wouldn't believe how 329 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 1: the sideline reacted. 330 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 3: There are two things. They'll get the sideline to react 331 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 3: when Cardinals running back a dude Jack stops a guy, 332 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:04,400 Speaker 3: which James Connor does, and guys will get off the bench. 333 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 3: But then when you break someone's ankles like you're allan iverson, 334 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 3: I mean it was the reaction was hilarious. Guys immediately 335 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:13,680 Speaker 3: looking at the jumbo tron. It just fires everything up 336 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,200 Speaker 3: and we'll set a repeatedly on the broadcast the whole 337 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:18,359 Speaker 3: thunder and lightning aspect, you could see a lot of 338 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:21,199 Speaker 3: Eagles defenders are like, Okay, wait a minute, I just 339 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:24,320 Speaker 3: had you know, I've just been, you know, meeting James 340 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:26,119 Speaker 3: Connor in the hole. Now I got to chase this 341 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:29,399 Speaker 3: guy off the edge and look at his burst in space. 342 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:32,439 Speaker 3: So yes, that was very effective, no doubt about it. 343 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 3: But for the Cardinals start zero for two in the 344 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 3: red zone and then finished four for four and then 345 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 3: once again to run for more than two hundred yards, 346 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 3: and for that offensive line to come off the ball 347 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 3: and finish the game minus the franchise left tackle, there's 348 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 3: Kelvin Beachum out there. I thought Trey McBride. A lot 349 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 3: of those run plays were to the Cardinals sideline, and 350 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:56,919 Speaker 3: Trey McBride was there blocking, And so you got a 351 00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:00,119 Speaker 3: front row view of eighty five in the blocking game. 352 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 3: And so you know how many times Wolf has said it, 353 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 3: and send it to Trey McBride's face, by the way, 354 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:06,439 Speaker 3: whether it's on the team boss, whether it's in the 355 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 3: team hotel, Wolf, he gets it. A dual tight end, 356 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 3: leave him alone. It's called the stud tight end. I 357 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 3: believe a true stud tight end a basin onians. He 358 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:20,159 Speaker 3: gets it. So, yeah, he was that guy in the 359 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 3: blocking game. 360 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 1: By the way, quick programming note and maybe you're not 361 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 1: even aware of this, but Trade McBride this week's guest 362 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:31,919 Speaker 1: on the final live edition of The Big Red Rage 363 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: on location at Trophy. So not only do we get 364 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 1: to talk about Trey McBride and his receiving, but also 365 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: Wolf can talk about how well Trey blocked for James 366 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,959 Speaker 1: Connor and a Company against the Philadelphia Eagles. 367 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 3: Right after Wolf asks him what is waited on that battle? 368 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 3: That'll happen off the top? That's you know, although whether 369 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 3: unless you're an offensive line and it's not an absolute, 370 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:54,200 Speaker 3: but yeah, you're right. That's a good get, all right. 371 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:57,880 Speaker 3: So Thursday night at Trophy in Chandler, Trey McBride, that's 372 00:19:57,920 --> 00:19:59,919 Speaker 3: known as a double ding. I'm looking forward to that, 373 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 3: no doubt. 374 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: The Cardinals on the offensive line, not only Calvin Beacham 375 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 1: stepping in, but we saw Tristan Cologne play a couple 376 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:12,120 Speaker 1: of snaps for Elijah Wilkinson and that offensive line. When 377 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: you rush or over two hundred yards twice in the 378 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:18,720 Speaker 1: past three games and you're doing so against the forty 379 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 1: nine ers. You're doing so against the Eagles those five guys, 380 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:25,399 Speaker 1: seven guys really, and all season long, that's been the 381 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:28,359 Speaker 1: one constant with this offense. Yeah, the passing game, the 382 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 1: downfield passing game has kind of been up and down. 383 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:32,880 Speaker 1: But the one thing that has remained constant, no matter 384 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:35,719 Speaker 1: who the quarterback has been, has been this team's ability 385 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 1: to run the football. So those offensive linemen, not Pro bowlers, 386 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: not all pros, but together as a unit, they have 387 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 1: worked well this season. It might be the biggest surprise 388 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 1: offensively of the year or the pleasant surprise this season. 389 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 3: And the quarterback of that offensive line is going to 390 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 3: be this week's Angry Bird Award winner, yelled a froll 391 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:02,080 Speaker 3: speaking of the Big Red Rage. He was our most 392 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 3: recent guest, and he killed it very entertaining, great stories, 393 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:09,479 Speaker 3: the Danish Army Knife, all the other nicknames he has. 394 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:13,399 Speaker 3: But look the way he's interacted with Kyler Murray, who really, 395 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:16,440 Speaker 3: for the most part is brand new to the undercenter game. 396 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 3: And as good as Kyler was under center, and as 397 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:21,439 Speaker 3: often as they put Kyler under center in Philadelphia, do 398 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 3: you have that number. 399 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 1: By the way, twenty five times? 400 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:23,919 Speaker 2: Wow? 401 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 3: Is that a season nine. 402 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 1: I have not looked at that quite yet, and I knew, 403 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:31,199 Speaker 1: I know I needed It's if it might be like 404 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:34,040 Speaker 1: the second or third time he's been over twenty game. 405 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:37,719 Speaker 1: But yeah, now I'm not counting the one time Clayton 406 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 1: Tune came into the game on fourth down he was 407 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: under center. But for Kyler Murray twenty five times under center. 408 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 3: And how many times going into the game new we hear, Ah, 409 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:49,920 Speaker 3: Jason Kelsey best center in the game, the tushpush. Oh, 410 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 3: he gets to this second level those triangles and vertical 411 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 3: voids in the Eagles run game and Kelsey's the key 412 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:59,639 Speaker 3: to all that. Well, hello, you know what, Yoda Froholt 413 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 3: has been a big key in this Cardinals run game 414 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 3: that has been top ten all year long. In Chicago, 415 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:07,879 Speaker 3: there were a couple of moments where he was slow 416 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 3: to get up, really banged up, and the sideline was 417 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 3: yelling at him, do you want to come out? You 418 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 3: want to come out? Shook him off, made his way 419 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 3: back to the huddle, in fact, you know, actually broke 420 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 3: into a jog because he is the guy who has 421 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 3: to set the epicenter of the huddle. Guys are waiting 422 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 3: for him and then they form around him. So he 423 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:25,640 Speaker 3: got a shout out on Game Plan Jonathan Gannon's TV 424 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 3: show most recently for just gutting out a lot of 425 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:31,440 Speaker 3: knicks and bruises. And you know, so, think of all 426 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 3: the snaps, think of being at the epicenter of everything 427 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 3: as the center and having to deal with all the 428 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 3: double teams and guys coming off the ball, and you 429 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 3: get a mountain of a man in Jordan Davis at 430 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 3: like three seventy easy looking at that guy, and so 431 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 3: for all that, our Angry Bird award this week goes 432 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 3: to yell To. 433 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 1: Forro Hole, well deserved. Now the question is will you 434 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 1: let yeld To know that he has won this coveted 435 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 1: award this season? Because here's someone and that was a 436 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 1: big question going into this season that center position and 437 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: for a whole, had only started what four games in 438 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:03,360 Speaker 1: his career? 439 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 3: Think how many times in August Craig, Oh, geez, the 440 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:08,439 Speaker 3: starting center only has four and games center? I mean, 441 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:09,680 Speaker 3: I'm guilty of that as well. 442 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:12,200 Speaker 1: Well, he shut every one of us up to now 443 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: where Okay, you found your starting center? I think now 444 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:19,359 Speaker 1: it doesn't preclude you from looking ahead and looking towards 445 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 1: the future. Can John Gaines be that guy in a pinch? 446 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:24,640 Speaker 1: But right now I see no reason why fro Holt 447 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:26,880 Speaker 1: can't be your guy moving forward in twenty twenty four. 448 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:29,120 Speaker 3: And you know, we always talk about the most valuable 449 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:33,479 Speaker 3: positions in every draft quarterback, left tackle, corner, edge rusher. 450 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:37,720 Speaker 3: I think we learned that most recently that the center 451 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 3: position is ultra key. Might not be on quite that level. 452 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 3: But to your point, let's say a high second round 453 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 3: there is a franchise center available. I would not preclude 454 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,640 Speaker 3: the Cardinals from going that route. But Yoda Froehold also 455 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:54,399 Speaker 3: has experience at guard. He's someone you could kick the 456 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:58,880 Speaker 3: left guard and actually have him compete there and then 457 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:02,920 Speaker 3: be your backups center in a pinch. So I wouldn't 458 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:05,159 Speaker 3: I wouldn't say automatically, you know, because if you can 459 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:06,919 Speaker 3: get that center, who's gonna be the guy for the 460 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:10,320 Speaker 3: next decade. I think we've learned most recently how valuable 461 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:10,879 Speaker 3: that can be. 462 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 1: Well, you talked about how well Kyler has played or 463 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:17,359 Speaker 1: played on Sunday from in the pocket. Well, the only 464 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: way a quarterback is able to play from within the 465 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:22,439 Speaker 1: pocket if he has a pocket to play from within. 466 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 1: And how many times over those first four seasons with 467 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:29,200 Speaker 1: Kyler was that push up the middle, that interior rush, 468 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:31,479 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden there was no pocket. Kyler 469 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 1: has to escape, and now all of a sudden, he's 470 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 1: running for his life. He's scrambling. But if you can 471 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: play from within the pocket and Kyler doesn't have to 472 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 1: do as much. 473 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 3: And if you're getting that penetration straight up the middle, 474 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 3: especially at his size, it's not like you're big Ben 475 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:47,439 Speaker 3: Roethlisberger and you're six foot six and you can just 476 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:49,440 Speaker 3: hang in there like an oak tree and throw over 477 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 3: everyone's head. It's obviously not Kyler's game. That's not his stature. 478 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,960 Speaker 3: So if you're going to pressure off the edges, eh, 479 00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 3: not that big a deal. Kyler's got the escapability. But 480 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:01,439 Speaker 3: if it's right up through the A and B gaps, 481 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 3: that's where it gets problematic. And you know what, the 482 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:07,880 Speaker 3: touchdown pass to Michael Wilson to me that and we'll 483 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 3: set it. And I agreed with him. That was his 484 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:12,439 Speaker 3: most impressive throw of the day, just because of his 485 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 3: ability to instantly read, here comes the A and B gap, 486 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 3: blitz straight up the middle. I'm gonna go ahead, backpedal 487 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:20,119 Speaker 3: and wait and wait and wait and boom, get it 488 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:23,399 Speaker 3: off in time with ninety one right in his face 489 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 3: and get into the arms of Michael Wilson. 490 00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:28,080 Speaker 1: By the way, did you see what Kyler was wearing 491 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,720 Speaker 1: as he walked into Lincoln Financial Field. 492 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:32,920 Speaker 3: I didn't. I saw it in person after the game, 493 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 3: and I saw it on the team playing. Yes, yes 494 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 3: I did, and it didn't quite resonate that that's Flyers country. Yes, 495 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:44,440 Speaker 3: So I mean, do the locals really take that as 496 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 3: some sort of insult or I mean, like, well, because 497 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:50,680 Speaker 3: I'm like, okay, is he a big fan of the 498 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 3: jersey and the look, because you know, Penguins have a 499 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:55,639 Speaker 3: cool looking jersey and hockey jerseys are cool in general. 500 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 3: Does he have some sort of connection with Cindy Crosby 501 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:01,080 Speaker 3: or or is each trying to get under the skin 502 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 3: of Philly fan. 503 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:04,440 Speaker 1: I think it was a pretty darn good troll job 504 00:26:04,520 --> 00:26:07,800 Speaker 1: by one k one walking in with a Penguin Sydney 505 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:11,520 Speaker 1: Crosby sweater, as they say in the National Hockey League. 506 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:14,040 Speaker 1: So because at first, when I saw a pregame, I 507 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:19,600 Speaker 1: was like, Penguins, You're in Philadelphia? Oh wait, Flyers, Oh okay, 508 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:22,919 Speaker 1: all right, but yeah, it's just one of those things like, 509 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:24,720 Speaker 1: all right, okay. 510 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:26,440 Speaker 3: Now, if he really wanted to get Eagles fan, he 511 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 3: would have worn a Cowboys jersey. That's that's what. Obviously 512 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:32,840 Speaker 3: not gonna do that in the NFL. But I had 513 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:36,199 Speaker 3: a black Cardinal's jacket on walking around downtown, literally on 514 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 3: Broad Street, and it had just a small Cardinals logo 515 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:41,160 Speaker 3: on it. And I had a local tell me, if 516 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,120 Speaker 3: that was a Cowboys jacket, you'd probably be getting pummeled 517 00:26:44,119 --> 00:26:45,160 Speaker 3: on this street right now. 518 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:49,879 Speaker 1: So you did. You did survive Philadelphia on Saturday, and 519 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 1: more importantly on Sunday. 520 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:56,119 Speaker 3: Uh we survived. Yes, Uh we did find an outstanding 521 00:26:56,200 --> 00:27:00,159 Speaker 3: place for dinner. I recommend Georgios to anyone. Georgio's on 522 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 3: Pine in Philadelphia, homemade Jochi Wolf was in Heaven, homemade 523 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:07,960 Speaker 3: meat sauce, and Dave Pashuh well, I think got the 524 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 3: recommendation from Doc Rivers right the former that's true, Yeah, 525 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:14,440 Speaker 3: because Pass knows everybody, knows everybody and the whole NBA thing, 526 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:17,359 Speaker 3: and so yes, so that was definitely well worth it, 527 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:20,359 Speaker 3: no doubt about. And shout out to our boss Tim Delaney, 528 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 3: who threw a great house party on Saturday afternoon in 529 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:25,679 Speaker 3: the basement. So yes, a good time was had by 530 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:27,680 Speaker 3: all and filed up by the wind to put the 531 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:29,359 Speaker 3: perfect punctuation on the weekend. 532 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:31,600 Speaker 1: By the way, one other thing on the win, because 533 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 1: in real time I wasn't quite sure why you would 534 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: attempt an on sidekick. I know sometimes when you're got 535 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 1: four wins and you're trying to do something trying to 536 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 1: get a win, But I didn't quite get it. There 537 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:47,120 Speaker 1: was a lot of angst on Cardinal talk about why 538 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 1: you would do that. Why you give the Eagles short field? 539 00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 1: Why at that point when the game is so close, 540 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 1: In fact, the game was tied at that point. But 541 00:27:55,560 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 1: I found Gannon's reasoning great strategy quote. The reason for 542 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 1: that is you don't want to get bled out. That 543 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 1: team is too good. I trust the defense to get 544 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 1: a stop right there and make them kick a field goal. 545 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:10,920 Speaker 1: Then he added this, I wanted to make sure at 546 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:14,880 Speaker 1: all costs Kyler had the ball in his hand. That 547 00:28:15,320 --> 00:28:19,959 Speaker 1: speaks volumes to where Kyler is within this organization and 548 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:23,280 Speaker 1: the thought and the belief and the confidence that the 549 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:27,320 Speaker 1: front office, the coaching staff have and their franchise quarterback 550 00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: moving forward and this back and forth game. We want 551 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:34,680 Speaker 1: the ball and our guys's hand. Yeah, we like the defense, 552 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:37,200 Speaker 1: but we want the ball in k one's hands. 553 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:37,720 Speaker 2: You know. 554 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 3: That response started with our own Darren Rban asking him 555 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 3: a question that began along the lines of even though 556 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:46,880 Speaker 3: the on side kick didn't work, coach, and then he 557 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 3: cut Darren off, Oh no, it worked, and then he 558 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 3: went into that explanation. And it did take me into 559 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 3: the postgame to realize the thinking there now in general, 560 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 3: and I've always been in this opinion, if you're in 561 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:03,480 Speaker 3: a situation like that and you need to get a 562 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:06,880 Speaker 3: stop from your defense, then why not go with the 563 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 3: on side kick because you need to stop from your 564 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 3: defense anyway. But there was quite a bit of time, 565 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:16,239 Speaker 3: enough time left on the clock at that point. So 566 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:19,520 Speaker 3: and here's the other thing when it first happened, because 567 00:29:19,560 --> 00:29:21,560 Speaker 3: I remember going into Chicago and I think this is 568 00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 3: still the case. I haven't verified this. The Arizona Cardinals 569 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:26,240 Speaker 3: are the only NFL team to execute a successful on 570 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 3: side kick this year. True, So I'm like, wow, Okay, 571 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 3: they're gonna try and make it two, be the only 572 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 3: only team with two the only team period. And so 573 00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:37,560 Speaker 3: I'm like, and then once you started figuring out what 574 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:39,719 Speaker 3: the thinking was, But again, it comes down your defense 575 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 3: is gonna have to get a stop either way, So 576 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 3: why not give yourself a chance at kicking it to 577 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 3: a guy who may not have the greatest hands, you know. 578 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:51,080 Speaker 3: So I think my understanding is it went the way 579 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:53,520 Speaker 3: they want. The guy made the play and got on 580 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 3: the ball. Okay, kudos to the Eagles, but you know, 581 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:57,800 Speaker 3: you sort of pick out a guy on that side 582 00:29:57,840 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 3: of the ball and say, all right, you know, can 583 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:01,400 Speaker 3: we identify him and then go from. 584 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 1: There and it works. I mean, yeah, you did get 585 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:05,680 Speaker 1: a stop, you forced a field goal. It was a 586 00:30:05,720 --> 00:30:09,000 Speaker 1: six play, fourteen yard drive that Nick Sirianni had to 587 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:12,520 Speaker 1: answer a lot of questions postgame about that particular drive. 588 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:15,240 Speaker 1: With the game tied at twenty eight, and then Kyler 589 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:17,120 Speaker 1: does get the ball back with two twenty eight to 590 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:21,320 Speaker 1: go and two timeouts and seven plays seventy yards in 591 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 1: two toh one, James Connor punches in from two yards 592 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 1: out and the Cardinals win thirty five to thirty one 593 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:31,160 Speaker 1: to improve the four and twelve on the season. Again, 594 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:35,000 Speaker 1: four and twelve this season, four and thirteen last season. 595 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 1: The difference is night and day. With one more game 596 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 1: left to go, and by the way, we do now 597 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:44,080 Speaker 1: have a day and a time for Week eighteen Cardinals 598 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 1: and Seahawks Sunday at two twenty five. Big game for 599 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:51,840 Speaker 1: the Seahawks. They need a win and a Packers loss 600 00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:54,840 Speaker 1: at home to the Bears in order to get into 601 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:58,480 Speaker 1: the postseason. They no longer control their own destiny because 602 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:02,560 Speaker 1: they lost to the Steeler at home on Sunday. So again, 603 00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:05,600 Speaker 1: the Cardinals can do a fair job of knocking the 604 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:07,680 Speaker 1: Seahawks out of the postseason. 605 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:09,560 Speaker 3: And they own one right. They won the turnover battle 606 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:13,120 Speaker 3: three love in Seattle and lost a game with Josh 607 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:16,200 Speaker 3: Dobbs who had a really slow start in that game 608 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:19,120 Speaker 3: in terms of his passing accuracy. But what did the 609 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:21,480 Speaker 3: Steelers do in this last game to beat up and 610 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:24,880 Speaker 3: beat down the Seahawks. They ran the ball straight ahead, 611 00:31:25,160 --> 00:31:29,120 Speaker 3: very physical fashion, over two hundred rushing yards. They had 612 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:31,120 Speaker 3: a buck forty five rushing in the first half the 613 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:35,640 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh Steelers. The stat from next Gen Stats on Niji Harris, 614 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:37,479 Speaker 3: he had one hundred and twenty two yards rushing. One 615 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:41,560 Speaker 3: hundred and eighteen of them were after contact. Think about that, right, 616 00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:45,120 Speaker 3: and so after the game you had different guys Devin Wetherspoon, 617 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:48,160 Speaker 3: Devin Bush, you know, saying, yeah, it wasn't anything we 618 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:50,480 Speaker 3: hadn't seen. They just beat us to the line of scrimmage. 619 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:53,800 Speaker 3: So hello, guess what if you're the Arizona Cardinals and 620 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:56,239 Speaker 3: you're coming off that run game against the Eagles, and 621 00:31:56,280 --> 00:31:57,959 Speaker 3: you've run for more than two hundred yards and two 622 00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:00,240 Speaker 3: of your last three games, you pick up where the 623 00:32:00,280 --> 00:32:03,200 Speaker 3: Steelers left off with former Steelers running back James Connor, 624 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:05,240 Speaker 3: and you try and cram at vertical all game long. 625 00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 1: James Connor over eight hundred rushing yards this season, second 626 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:12,080 Speaker 1: time in his career over eight hundred yards. His season 627 00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:15,360 Speaker 1: best came in twenty eighteen when he was with the 628 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:18,920 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers, just over nine hundred rushing yard. I think 629 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:20,920 Speaker 1: it was nine to seventy one if I remember correctly. 630 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:23,800 Speaker 1: But here's someone, Yeah, just give the ball. I mean, 631 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:27,959 Speaker 1: Kyler doesn't have to do everything anymore. He has weapons, 632 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:31,960 Speaker 1: he has players personnel around him to where this offense 633 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:34,760 Speaker 1: doesn't have to rely solely on the arm or the 634 00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 1: legs of Kyler Murray. 635 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:38,520 Speaker 3: I can tell you this much right now. If James 636 00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:40,800 Speaker 3: Conner gets off to a hot start against Seattle, how 637 00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:42,880 Speaker 3: many yards does he need for his first thousand yard 638 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:46,800 Speaker 3: rushing season. That's gonna be on the radar in Week eighteen. 639 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 3: If you're in the second half and you have a 640 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:53,320 Speaker 3: lead and James Connor is having a game, you keep 641 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:56,239 Speaker 3: feeding number six and maybe, just maybe you get him 642 00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:58,239 Speaker 3: to one thousand yards for the first time in his 643 00:32:58,280 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 3: career despite missing four games. 644 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:03,160 Speaker 1: One hundred and ten rushing yards is what James Connor 645 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:04,880 Speaker 1: needs to get to one thousand. 646 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:06,880 Speaker 3: Dang, I'm telling you that. 647 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:11,240 Speaker 1: I mean hundred yards three times this season already. 648 00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:13,880 Speaker 3: I mean, Najieris had a buck twenty two. Jalen Warren 649 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:16,440 Speaker 3: just add seventy five. I think the Cardinals O line 650 00:33:16,480 --> 00:33:19,280 Speaker 3: is playing better than the Steelers O line right now, 651 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 3: and and you got him at home, so okay, here 652 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:25,160 Speaker 3: you go. I mean that that Seahawks run defense for 653 00:33:25,240 --> 00:33:29,120 Speaker 3: the second straight season is struggling big time, and the 654 00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:31,520 Speaker 3: Cardinals got it in gear right now when it comes in, 655 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:34,400 Speaker 3: especially with Kyler under center and the play action game. 656 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:37,760 Speaker 3: Steelers killed him with a play action game with Mason Rudolph. 657 00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:40,480 Speaker 3: I mean, I think the potential is there based on 658 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:42,120 Speaker 3: what we just saw, what Kyler did in that second 659 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:45,200 Speaker 3: half at Philadelphia and always seems to be really fluid 660 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:47,680 Speaker 3: in this offense. And how many times he's checking in 661 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:49,600 Speaker 3: and out of places, I'd love to know. And then 662 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:51,440 Speaker 3: he mentioned after the game that Drew Petsen did a 663 00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:53,760 Speaker 3: few things a little differently. Love to know what the 664 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:56,320 Speaker 3: answer is to that as well. But it looks like 665 00:33:56,480 --> 00:34:00,160 Speaker 3: they are going into the eighth game together that they've 666 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:01,880 Speaker 3: got to dialed in. And here's the other thing. If 667 00:34:01,960 --> 00:34:04,120 Speaker 3: Kyler can go four and four as the starting quarterback 668 00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:07,160 Speaker 3: of the Arizona Cardinals, that sounds pretty good going to 669 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:10,200 Speaker 3: the offseason. That's just a positive note you can build 670 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:11,399 Speaker 3: on going into twenty four. 671 00:34:11,560 --> 00:34:15,759 Speaker 1: Forget the four and twelve record. Just think three and four. 672 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:20,680 Speaker 1: Because the season began in week ten. Kyler Murray returns, 673 00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:23,359 Speaker 1: and now you figure out what you have as an 674 00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 1: offense and how that bleeds over to your defense and 675 00:34:26,680 --> 00:34:30,120 Speaker 1: special teams. How are you playing since week ten? And 676 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:33,480 Speaker 1: this Cardinals team, as they played all season long, very hard, 677 00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:36,520 Speaker 1: but since week ten, three and four and one of 678 00:34:36,560 --> 00:34:39,680 Speaker 1: those teams, like you mentioned earlier, the Detroit Lions, how 679 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:43,439 Speaker 1: they finished twenty twenty two, got them that first game 680 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:46,600 Speaker 1: against the Kansas City Chiefs in twenty twenty three, how 681 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:49,560 Speaker 1: do you finish? It matters, and it matters a lot, 682 00:34:49,719 --> 00:34:51,759 Speaker 1: And you're right, Cardinals do not have a primetime game 683 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:53,319 Speaker 1: this year. So if you can come out, you can 684 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:55,359 Speaker 1: knock Seattle out of the playoffs. There's a little bit 685 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:57,680 Speaker 1: of buzz about the Cardinals and how they finished twenty 686 00:34:57,760 --> 00:35:00,680 Speaker 1: twenty three. At least get one primetime game, maybe two 687 00:35:00,719 --> 00:35:03,880 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty four, especially early in the season. I 688 00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:07,680 Speaker 1: could see them getting that sort of marquee timeslot. And 689 00:35:07,719 --> 00:35:10,640 Speaker 1: once again, I'll come full circle here on this podcast, 690 00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:13,760 Speaker 1: and it's that if you have that quarterback, you don't 691 00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:16,640 Speaker 1: need the most talented roster in the league. So is 692 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:19,239 Speaker 1: it still going to be a process in the offseason. Absolutely, 693 00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:21,720 Speaker 1: you're still acquiring talent at a lot of different spots. 694 00:35:21,760 --> 00:35:24,040 Speaker 1: I get it, you're building the roster. But if you 695 00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:26,680 Speaker 1: have that quarterback who can cover up a lot of deficiencies, 696 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:28,919 Speaker 1: and Kyler can be that guy again, because we've seen 697 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:31,040 Speaker 1: it in the past first half of twenty twenty one, 698 00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:34,200 Speaker 1: he was a legitimate MVP candidate. If he can be 699 00:35:34,239 --> 00:35:37,239 Speaker 1: that guy again in an offense that I think is 700 00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:42,840 Speaker 1: more NFL ready more as more potency in the NFL 701 00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:44,600 Speaker 1: than what he ran before. 702 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:48,439 Speaker 3: Then look out. I think the Cardinals could be viewed 703 00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:50,240 Speaker 3: as a team ready to take that next step. 704 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:54,600 Speaker 1: Twenty twenty four begins with a Cardinals win thirty five 705 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:58,520 Speaker 1: thirty one, all good feelings, and of course, my colleague 706 00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:01,440 Speaker 1: over here, Paul Calvicy, all addressed up here on a holiday, 707 00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:04,600 Speaker 1: because well, you've got a coaches show to tape here 708 00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:09,200 Speaker 1: momentarily on a victory Monday. So as Bill Belichick says, yes, 709 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:11,799 Speaker 1: the office is closed here on Monday, but there are 710 00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:13,560 Speaker 1: no days off for. 711 00:36:13,600 --> 00:36:16,040 Speaker 3: Us, No, not until the end of the season. So 712 00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:19,200 Speaker 3: but yeah, victory Monday makes it all that much better. 713 00:36:19,320 --> 00:36:22,080 Speaker 3: And we'll see what Jonathan Cannon has to say on 714 00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:25,400 Speaker 3: his TV show and if there's any good anecdotes. So 715 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:28,239 Speaker 3: every Friday night, six point thirty on twelve News. This 716 00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:30,840 Speaker 3: more than any other, figures to be a can't missedition, 717 00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:34,920 Speaker 3: something to look forward to come Friday. And on that note, 718 00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:37,120 Speaker 3: we will put a lid on this edition of Cardinals. 719 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:40,320 Speaker 3: Cover two presented by Hyundai, probably partner of the Arizona Cardinals. 720 00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:43,480 Speaker 3: As always, special thanks to our executive producer Jim Mamahundro, 721 00:36:43,719 --> 00:36:46,400 Speaker 3: our associate producer Cody Fincher for Paul Calvic. 722 00:36:46,600 --> 00:36:48,480 Speaker 1: I'm Craig real Lou. We'll talk to you next time 723 00:36:48,520 --> 00:36:50,000 Speaker 1: here on Cardinals Cover two.