1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Now that he's back, what's next for Kyler Murray? Welcome 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: Birg Gang. On today's show, Danny Surrek joins me. It's 3 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: week two of Kyler Murray's return. He played well in 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: that first game, and this week he plays in his 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: first road game against the very good Texans team. Unfortunately, 6 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: also ten games into the season. The Cardinals rookie class 7 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: just keeps getting better and better. But first, Danny's favorite 8 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving dish, It's Cardinals Cover two, episode six ninety nine, 9 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 1: and it starts now. 10 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two. 11 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: Boot to Baker, What Heart? 12 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:40,520 Speaker 2: What rent? 13 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 1: This guy's unbelievable. 14 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 2: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyundai Crowd partner of 15 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 2: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Acycardinals 16 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 2: dot Com Slash podcasts. 17 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: He's at a ten half of five. He's it again, 18 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: so far hurry magic? Whoa? 19 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 2: Here's Craig griolud. 20 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: So one of us and it wasn't me went on 21 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: social media this week and posted the following as I 22 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: get an eye roll from Danny Sirek, It's officially my 23 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:21,119 Speaker 1: favorite time of year, telling everyone who slanders Green Bean 24 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: Cast role that I hate them. 25 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 3: Let me roll up my sees. Craig, Well, here's my 26 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 3: follow up question, how do you feel about green being 27 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 3: cast role because that'll determine the entire mood for this podcast. 28 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 1: Well, because of that, then I'll say thumbs up to 29 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: green bean cast rule. 30 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:39,680 Speaker 3: And if you were being honest, I don't. 31 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: Think I've truly didn't you bring some in? By the way, 32 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: word this is because Thanksgiving we're a week away and 33 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving football, you know, there's four games on thanks even 34 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: so this is perfect football conversation here before we get 35 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: into the meat of this Wednesday cover. 36 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 3: Two show, I haven't brought me in. It's so interesting 37 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 3: because I did. I have learned since working here the 38 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 3: last two and a half years that liking green bean 39 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 3: cast role is not common. I suppose maybe my family 40 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:12,519 Speaker 3: just makes really good green bean castrole every year on Thanksgiving, 41 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 3: and that's why I love it. That is one of 42 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 3: the dishes that extra has to be made because everybody 43 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 3: wants seconds. 44 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 1: Okay, well, there's good news because have you happened to 45 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: see what's on the menu here at the Dignity Health 46 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals Training Center on Friday when we have a 47 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: special Thanksgiving lunch. 48 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 3: All I've seen is special Thanksgiving lunch is green bean 49 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 3: castrole included. 50 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: Let me tell you what the menu is. No way 51 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 1: free arrange turkey with fresh herb gravy. 52 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 3: And that doesn't do much for me. 53 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:45,359 Speaker 1: Traditional stuffing that's fine, and organic green bean cast role. 54 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 3: Let's go. I'm excited for that. 55 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 1: See we can celebrate Thanksgiving a week early. 56 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 3: I'm all for it. 57 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: I think you should bring some inning. 58 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 3: Why would I bring in green bean castrole if everybody 59 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 3: is so set on about liking it for them to 60 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 3: all just tell me this is really gross, Danny. 61 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: All right, I'm just trying to get enough people to 62 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 1: convert to your side of this debate. If it isn't 63 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:12,839 Speaker 1: if it even is a debate, I don't think. 64 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 3: I think it's one of those topics where it's really 65 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 3: hard to change someone's mind. Right, Politics, religion, green being castrole. 66 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: So sure those three things are very much in common. 67 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: All right, let's make that easy transition again. Thanksgiving. You 68 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: think Thanksgiving, you think well, Dallas Cowboys football, Detroit Lions football, 69 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 1: and basically you think football overall. 70 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 2: Correct? 71 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: Yes, okay, well Wednesday, Well. 72 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 3: The NBA is trying to change that, right, or they 73 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 3: just do Christmas. 74 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: That's just Christmas, although now the NFL isn't moving into 75 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: that territory as well. You know what, no day is 76 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: safe for the National football That's true. We're getting to 77 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: that point pretty soon. Wednesday, Tuesday. Yeah, it's it's coming 78 00:03:57,800 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: football every single day of the week. 79 00:03:59,040 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 2: Why not? 80 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: Well, what's wrong with that? 81 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 2: Though? 82 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 3: It's a lot to keep up with, it is true. 83 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: All right, let's keep up with the go on. What's 84 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: going on with the Orizona Cardinals on Wednesday? Because yes, 85 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: we'll get into Kyler Murray. But there was some other 86 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: good news this week at practice because there were some 87 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 1: offensive linemen that returned to work during the open portion 88 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 1: that we have not seen, especially Tristan Clone. Haven't seen 89 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 1: him for a while. But Cologne and DJ Humphries back 90 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: at practice. 91 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 3: A great site. We haven't seen the injury report yet. 92 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 3: I'm curious to see if Humphreys was limited in any fashion. 93 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 3: Neither of them played in the game Sunday against the Falcons. 94 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 3: So is Calvin Beacham at left tackle and Carter O'Donnell 95 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 3: at left guard, which was interesting because that's your fourth 96 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 3: left guard. It had been Dennis Daly, and so that 97 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 3: was an interesting decision to make that change there. It 98 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 3: was nice to see them both out of practice Wednesday. 99 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 3: Very nice to see running back a Mari de Mercado, 100 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:00,159 Speaker 3: who's been dealing with a toe injury back at practic this. 101 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 3: I know we're gonna talk about Kyler mra imure, we're 102 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 3: gonna talk about James Connor in his return. There's a 103 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 3: significant drop off behind those two when you're looking at 104 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 3: what you've gotten so far out of that running backs room. 105 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 3: So if de Mercatto is able to come back and 106 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 3: be able to be healthy enough to really supplement what 107 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:20,599 Speaker 3: Connor brings, I think that can continue to bring this 108 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 3: offense to a whole other level because we haven't really 109 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 3: seen that. We haven't really seen where de Mercatto got 110 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 3: comfortable because at that point Connor was hurt. And so 111 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,279 Speaker 3: I think seeing the two of them, when they're both 112 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 3: able to be out there together will still look different 113 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:35,279 Speaker 3: and better than what we've seen so far. 114 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: Can you have that one two punch at running back 115 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: and then use de Mericatto as your third down back 116 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: because he's so good at past protection. Yes, Connor is 117 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: RB one. He's going to get most of the snaps, 118 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: the big play snaps, goal line situation, but he can't 119 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 1: play every snap. I'm sure he would love to, but 120 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: typically a running back's not on the field every single snap. 121 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: But believe was what forty one or forty two snaps 122 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: on Sunday for Connor's return, which is basically where he 123 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 1: had been before the injury. But if you can have 124 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: not that big of a drop off, because as you 125 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: mentioned it, there has been a huge drop off behind 126 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: Connor this entire season. But if you can find that 127 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: second guy to carry the ball to take some of 128 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 1: the load off to where there's not a drop off 129 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 1: within the offense when you change running backs. 130 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 3: And I think that you saw good flashes from de 131 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 3: Mercado in that sense when Connor was out with his 132 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 3: knee injury that put him on IR for four weeks. 133 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:35,280 Speaker 3: It's interesting to try and figure out why it is 134 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 3: Kanta Ingram has really struggled to find positive yardage in 135 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 3: Connor's absence. The Cardinals run game, to their credit, when 136 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:45,839 Speaker 3: you look at the numbers, didn't really falter. The production 137 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 3: was different. You weren't finding the end zone, you weren't 138 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 3: getting as much of that extra yardage that Connor brings you. 139 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 3: It was impressive and important that Connor when he stepped 140 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 3: back onto the field this past Sunday, his first game back, 141 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 3: you didn't see the drop off. You didn't see any 142 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 3: sort of limitation. You saw him continue where he left off. 143 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: I don't think defenses respected a running back not named 144 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: James Connor. There wasn't that threat. Yeah, the production was there, 145 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: but it was a different kind of production. And when 146 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: we talk about play action and how much that had 147 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: dropped off in the four games that Connor missed, well, 148 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: you look at what happened this past Sunday. Cardinals now 149 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: sixth in play action percentage according to Next Gen Stats, 150 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 1: they were thirteenth. They had dropped to thirteenth prior to 151 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 1: this past Sunday. And yeah, this's a big part of 152 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: what Drew Petsen wants to do within this offense to 153 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:41,680 Speaker 1: make sure that it's not just all on the quarterbacks shoulders. 154 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: And I think that's the biggest thing, that's the biggest 155 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 1: improvement or the biggest difference between the previous four years 156 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: for Kyler Murray and this one game, hopefully first season 157 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:56,239 Speaker 1: of many, that Kyler can just be Kyler not feel 158 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: like he has to do everything on the football field. 159 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 3: And that's what Kyler Murray said. I asked him that 160 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 3: question in his press conference Wednesday, what does this new 161 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 3: scheme allow you to do? How does it allow you 162 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 3: to be your best self? And that was what he 163 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 3: mentioned was first of all, he loves the attention to detail, 164 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 3: and he feels like those scramble plays, all of that 165 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 3: comes natural. It doesn't feel forced. He's able to go 166 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 3: out there and be comfortable and be confident in his ability. 167 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 3: A large part of that is because you have a 168 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 3: running back like Connor, and I'm excited to see that 169 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:33,839 Speaker 3: continue to grow and evolve week after week. The more 170 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 3: comfortable they both get together in this new scheme. 171 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: And he did mention that if things do break down 172 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 1: or something happens, then he can just do what he 173 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: does best, and that's run for a first down by 174 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: extra time. But he is going to play within the 175 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: system and it's not Kyler Murray's the system. He's playing 176 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: within the system and that benefits everyone because we saw 177 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 1: a number of different receivers targeted. We saw the tied 178 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 1: end play a major role in the game on Sunday. 179 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 1: The running back position was not targeted at all. Could 180 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:07,679 Speaker 1: have been just the first game for Kyler. We'll see 181 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: where it goes from here. But it just didn't seem better. 182 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:15,320 Speaker 1: It looked better. The numbers back it up, but overall, 183 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 1: it just looked better, and you believe what you see 184 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:19,199 Speaker 1: on the football field. 185 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 3: You could feel, whether you were as a fan or 186 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 3: a media member watching from the stands, the press box, TV, 187 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 3: you could feel that jolt of energy that we were 188 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:32,680 Speaker 3: hearing from players and coaches leading up to Kyler Murray's return. 189 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 3: The way that he was able that was something that 190 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 3: jumped off to me immediately. The way that Kyler was 191 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 3: able to quickly involve multiple receivers. There hasn't been a 192 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 3: game this year where it has felt truly complimentary spreading 193 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 3: the ball, where you have a strong run game that 194 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 3: was there, where you were able to spread the ball 195 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 3: to multiple receivers. It's pretty much been just a Michael 196 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 3: Wilson game or mostly a Hollywood Brown game. You were 197 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 3: able to do if you have the ball, not only 198 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 3: with the two of those Rondel Moore. Moore was active 199 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 3: not just in the backfield, but actually downfield, which was 200 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:10,720 Speaker 3: something we have not seen well. Won this season two, 201 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 3: really in Rondale Moore's time here in Arizona. It was 202 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:18,680 Speaker 3: nice to see that, and man, was it so fun 203 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 3: to watch that connection with Tray McBride. I'm not even 204 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 3: sure there's an argument that when zach Ertz returns from 205 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 3: his injury, he's on ir right now. I'm not even 206 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 3: sure there's a question about who your tight end one 207 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 3: is going to be. I think it's Trey McBride. 208 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 1: I heard you bring that up on this week's Cardinals 209 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: Underground with Darren and Paul, And yeah, Ertz has to 210 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: miss one more game and then he's eligible to return, 211 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: and that's fine. But you're right, Danny, it's that whole 212 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:52,599 Speaker 1: Wally Pips situation where someone has taken your spot, excelled 213 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: at your spot, and that spot is someone that is 214 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:01,439 Speaker 1: going to be here next season and years beyond. I 215 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 1: can't say that about zach Ertz, and it's nothing against 216 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:06,719 Speaker 1: zach Ertz the player, but it says something about zach 217 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 1: Ertz where he is in his career. 218 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 3: I feel like we're watching Trey McBride become the player 219 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:16,079 Speaker 3: that he is going to be for a long time 220 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 3: in this league. He had such limited opportunities last year 221 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 3: just as a rookie and understanding everything, and we saw 222 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 3: some flashes, but it wasn't consistent enough to get a 223 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 3: good feel for him. This year, the new coaching staff 224 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 3: has really emphasized McBride working on his blocking abilities and 225 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 3: becoming a full tight end and to get the opportunities 226 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 3: and to take advantage of what he has had this year. Yes, 227 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 3: even when zach Ertz was out there, but really since 228 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 3: Ertz has been out, McBride has taken advantage of that. 229 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 3: Not to put this on just the quarterback play, because 230 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 3: there were some good moments whether from well mostly from 231 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 3: Dobbs right because no offensively and I'm washing that Cleveland 232 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 3: game out of my brain and we've talked before that 233 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 3: wasn't all just on tune that performance. I think Trey 234 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:10,720 Speaker 3: McBride fits in that category where when you look at 235 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 3: the first half of the season, the numbers, it doesn't 236 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 3: tell the true story because the connection wasn't there. Similar 237 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 3: with zach Ertz, Similar with Hollywood Brown. So now that 238 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:23,319 Speaker 3: you've got Kygler, who's got that zip, he's got that accuracy, 239 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:25,680 Speaker 3: he's got the ball placement, I think you're going to 240 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 3: see a lot of those players. A lot of those 241 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 3: receivers really start to ball out now that they've got 242 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 3: that trust and that chemistry and connection with a quarterback 243 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 3: who can make those throws. 244 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 1: And McBride earlier on Wednesday during the open portion of 245 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: media availability discuss that with reporters as far as the 246 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: trust that Kyler had in him and the trust that 247 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:49,560 Speaker 1: McBride has in himself, and how that grew as the 248 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: game progressed, and it's only going to grow because, as 249 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: you mentioned it, the numbers back it up. McBride's last 250 00:12:56,000 --> 00:13:00,440 Speaker 1: three games when Ertz has been on IR one catches 251 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:02,839 Speaker 1: for two hundred and forty eight yards and a touchdown. 252 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:06,679 Speaker 1: In the first seven games this season fifteen catches, one 253 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 1: hundred and seventy yards, no touchdowns. So the production is 254 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: there because he's gotten the opportunity to be on the 255 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: field a lot more. And within this offense, again it 256 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: comes back to scheme. The tight end plays a major role, 257 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 1: whether it's one or it's two, but you do need 258 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: that tight end who can do it all. And while 259 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:27,839 Speaker 1: the blocking might not be there quite yet, it's something 260 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 1: that Trey is working on. It's something that the coaches 261 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 1: want him to do better to where you don't have 262 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 1: to sub him out, and that signal to the defense. Okay, 263 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 1: maybe it's not a target to the tight end, but 264 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 1: now all of a sudden, that tight end is staying 265 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:41,959 Speaker 1: in to be an extra blocker. 266 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 3: He is also one of the nicest, maybe not fully 267 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 3: introverts on this team, but he doesn't have this loud 268 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 3: personality walking around the facility. So when I was watching 269 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 3: the game Sunday and I got to see the emotion 270 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 3: and not aggressiveness, but just the passion of making those 271 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 3: big catches, it's almost like it kind of makes you 272 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 3: smile and almost chuckle a little of like that does 273 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 3: not look like the draym McBride we see day in 274 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 3: and day out of just smiling and bubbly. It was 275 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 3: fun to kind of see that passion and that competitiveness 276 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:17,959 Speaker 3: come out in him as well. 277 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 1: He reminds me of James Connor, who is very. 278 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 3: Soft spoken in comparison, and then. 279 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 1: When the game starts, it's all of a sudden, a 280 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: switch is turned on and Connor becomes someone different. That 281 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: energy and then being able to release that emotion on 282 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:39,400 Speaker 1: the field when a play is made. There was one 283 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 1: moment it was on Sunday's game. I can't remember exactly when, 284 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 1: but Connor had a run, broke a couple of tackles, 285 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: finally stopped and went to get up to do that 286 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 1: yell and hulk up, but there was a defender in 287 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 1: the way, and he just kind of looked at him 288 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 1: and kind of pushed him aside. He's like, no, I 289 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 1: need to do this and released this pent up energy 290 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 1: and just to kind of like bring it out and 291 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: then feed off the emotion of the crowd as well. 292 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: But yeah, walking around the facility here, James Connor saft spoken, 293 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: great guy. Tray McBride saft spoken, great guy. But there 294 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 1: are some there's a different mentality when you step across 295 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 1: those lines in order to be successful as a professional athlete, 296 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 1: regardless of what sport it is, but especially a physical 297 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 1: sport like the NFL and just football in general, it 298 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:32,200 Speaker 1: does bring out something different in you. 299 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 3: The success on Sunday that offense, it all stems from 300 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 3: your quarterback. It all stems from the impressive performance Kyler 301 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 3: had in his first game back. It also helps that 302 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 3: you had your other players, James Connor, Trey McBride, everybody 303 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 3: else who played a role the offensive line who had 304 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 3: a step up. It's nice help that they also had 305 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 3: a good game to supplement Kyler and kind of make 306 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 3: things a little easier for him. 307 00:15:56,480 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 1: So what's next for k one? His first road game 308 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 1: coming up on Sunday at the Houston Texans. That's eleven 309 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 1: am kickoff, six thirty pregame coverage begins on the Arizona 310 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:11,840 Speaker 1: Cardinals radio network. So as we keep checking boxes on 311 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 1: this line, if you will, of this spreadsheet. As far 312 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: as you get hurt, you rehab, and then you start 313 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 1: to practice, and then you play your first game. And 314 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: then he mentioned the forty eight hours afterwards, he felt sore, 315 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: but it's kind of a good sore because that's your 316 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: body's going through a lot. So he feels good on 317 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 1: a Wednesday's practice, but now it's okay. Now you're on 318 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 1: the road, different environment. And then that communication, the operations 319 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 1: between the booth, the sideline, to the quarterback, to his 320 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: teammates in and out of the huddle, all that now 321 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 1: will have to be done on the road, and with 322 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 1: the Texans team Danny that is playing good football, that 323 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: environment is going to be that much harder as opposed 324 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 1: to maybe if this was a two to eight team, 325 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 1: like the Cardinals fan base, maybe not too excited about 326 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 1: watching the home team, but they've won two in a row. 327 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 1: They're five and four. They're a playoff team as we 328 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 1: speak here going into week eleven. So yeah, the environment 329 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 1: is going to be a little bit different for Kyler, 330 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:09,399 Speaker 1: Murray and company. 331 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 3: And that was interesting. Kyler talked about it in his 332 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 3: press conference about how when he was in the huddle 333 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:20,000 Speaker 3: on Sunday, the new terminology and understanding everything and making 334 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,640 Speaker 3: sure he wasn't going back to what he was used 335 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 3: to before and what he's seeing and making sure he's 336 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 3: calling it the right way, and you know, the false 337 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 3: start and things of that nature like that. I don't 338 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 3: know if we'll call it RUSS, but I don't have 339 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:34,719 Speaker 3: a problem with those types of penalties and from Kyler 340 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 3: and just kind of getting used to being out on 341 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 3: a football field and in that environment that you can't 342 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 3: replicate in practice or anywhere else. It will be a 343 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:45,199 Speaker 3: good test now though, being on the road of really 344 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 3: making sure you know what is going on, you're on 345 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 3: your p's and q's and that communication is top notch. 346 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 1: A lot of what Kyler has done in the past 347 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 1: has been hand signals. Now you see him. He's got 348 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 1: a wristband and now he's communicating what he has told 349 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: in the headset and the helmet to his teammates. You're huddling, 350 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:06,879 Speaker 1: you're operating a little bit slower. Sometimes they will go 351 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:10,480 Speaker 1: up tempo, but that is a huge adjustment in you 352 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 1: nufacturing the new to new terminology easy enough for me 353 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: to say, which is a new language as he described it, 354 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:21,680 Speaker 1: So yeah, this is all brand new. You brought up 355 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: the false start that he had in the second quarter. 356 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 1: There was also a delay a game in the first 357 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 1: quarter midway through. I looked up that was the first 358 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: delay a game all season. 359 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 3: And didn't it feel very differently from the previous delay 360 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,160 Speaker 3: of games or maybe having to use a time out 361 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:39,199 Speaker 3: last minute because you weren't getting a call in on 362 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 3: time for offense. Because the play that ran through my mind. 363 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,160 Speaker 1: It did mine as well, because there was a lot 364 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: of calmness on the field. As that play clock was 365 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 1: approaching zero, Kyler turned to the sideline and started kind 366 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 1: of motioning, do you want me to call a time out? 367 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:55,640 Speaker 1: Do we need to call a timeout? Well, we've heard 368 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:59,399 Speaker 1: in the past, whether it was Jag or Nick rolis 369 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 1: or dr pets. Sometimes it's okay to have that false 370 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: start or that delay a game early and not burn 371 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:08,639 Speaker 1: a time out because you want that time out at 372 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:11,119 Speaker 1: the end of the half, end of the game. And okay, 373 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 1: so instead of first and ten, it's first and fifteen, 374 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:16,199 Speaker 1: or second and eight becomes second and thirteen. You can 375 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: afford that delay a game in the first quarter or 376 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: early third quarter. But just the fact that there were 377 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:26,159 Speaker 1: no like arms up in the air or yelling and screaming, 378 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: just players not knowing what's going on, It's like, okay, 379 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 1: take the five yards, step back, regroup, and let's move on. 380 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 3: Kyler did not look flustered, whether that was clock winding down, 381 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 3: in the pocket, escaping the pocket. He looked comfortable. I liked. 382 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 3: I didn't have a problem with what I saw with 383 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 3: him being under center nine times. I thought, you know, 384 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 3: it was probably more than what I even expected in 385 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:54,240 Speaker 3: his first game back, with that being new to the 386 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:57,560 Speaker 3: scheme that Kyler has always played, because that was not 387 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 3: something he's had to do in his career. And really, 388 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:05,160 Speaker 3: with the exception of that interception in the miscommunication with McBride, 389 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 3: it didn't seem like Kyler or the receivers weren't on 390 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 3: the same page. We weren't seeing throws where you're thinking, 391 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:13,880 Speaker 3: who on earth was he targeting, what was he looking at? 392 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 3: What is he seeing? We didn't see any of that, 393 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 3: which is a great sign of the preparation that Kyler 394 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:22,679 Speaker 3: and this coaching staff has done to get him to 395 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:25,159 Speaker 3: that point to feel ready. We heard leading up to 396 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 3: the game he felt comfortable, he felt ready, He felt 397 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 3: like he understood everything, and he proved that in his 398 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 3: play on Sunday. 399 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 1: We should have believed him and everyone else. But until 400 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 1: you see it, you can't just buy in. And because 401 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: it is not natural for someone to miss eleven months, 402 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: ten months post major surgery and then step back in 403 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:49,560 Speaker 1: as if he had never left, because that's what it 404 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 1: felt like like Kyler and I know Darren brought this up. 405 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 1: That film on Sunday looked no different than the film 406 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 1: from twenty twenty one one or early twenty twenty two. 407 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 3: And that's not just his legs. Yes, that is the 408 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 3: obvious talking point one with his skill set. Two coming 409 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:10,440 Speaker 3: off a knee injury, a major knee injury, the fact 410 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 3: that Kyler was able to scramble and use his legs 411 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:16,400 Speaker 3: and was not knee brace. Did not see any sort 412 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:21,119 Speaker 3: of hindrance there. There was also no change from that power, 413 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 3: the speed in which he's getting that ball out, that accuracy. 414 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:27,119 Speaker 3: I know that deep ball to Hollywood Brown was, but 415 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:31,119 Speaker 3: it was so close and that's just gonna come with time. 416 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 3: It was good to see that it didn't seem like 417 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 3: the other parts besides his legs of Kyler's game didn't 418 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 3: seem any different. You're right, if you turn on the film, 419 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:42,640 Speaker 3: it would be hard to pinpoint that this is at 420 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:45,200 Speaker 3: this point his career or not at some point before 421 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:47,879 Speaker 3: the injury. I did think it was a little poetic 422 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 3: that eleven months did the day after tearing his ACL 423 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 3: on a scramble on that field, Kyler one had that 424 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:58,479 Speaker 3: fantastic scramble for a first down where he ended up 425 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:02,639 Speaker 3: covering seventy yards and two had a touchdown with his 426 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 3: legs in his first game back. A little bit of 427 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 3: poetic justice in my. 428 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: Mind, and the arm strength that he showed, the accuracy. 429 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 1: Kyler averaged seven point eight yards per attempt against the Falcons. 430 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 1: Only once in the season's previous nine games did a 431 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 1: quarterback average better than that, and that was Josh Dobbs 432 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:24,920 Speaker 1: week nine against the Cowboys when he was at nine 433 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:29,600 Speaker 1: yards per attempt. So already the elevation and talent level 434 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: at that quarterback position is going to elevate everyone else 435 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 1: on the offense. And then against the blitz guys around 436 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:42,120 Speaker 1: Murray's feet, his legs, a lot of bodies next Gen stats, 437 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 1: Murray was blitzed forty four point four percent of his dropbacks, 438 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:50,639 Speaker 1: fourth highest rate he's faced in his career. Yet, Murray 439 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:53,399 Speaker 1: was eight of thirteen one hundred and fourteen yards and 440 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:56,880 Speaker 1: that interception, which was a miscommunication, and as Gannon said 441 00:22:56,880 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 1: earlier on Wednesday, quote, there was no panic in his game. 442 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:03,800 Speaker 3: There really wasn't. And that's impressive with an offensive line 443 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 3: that Kyler doesn't have a lot of experience with. On 444 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 3: that offensive line on Sunday, he's had experience with Kelvin Beachum, 445 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:12,879 Speaker 3: although not a lot of experience with beach as your 446 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:17,199 Speaker 3: blindside left tackle and right guard Will Hernandez, and that 447 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 3: was it. It seemed like good communication with yelled of 448 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 3: Froholt as your center, especially now with those snaps and 449 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:27,880 Speaker 3: rookie right tackle Paris Johnson Junior, who Kyler was very 450 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,679 Speaker 3: excited about after the draft and having that sort of 451 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 3: protection over there. So it's still you know, we should 452 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:36,359 Speaker 3: give props the offensive line too of the way they performed. 453 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:37,919 Speaker 3: And if you're able to get a little healthier, if 454 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 3: you're able to get that left side back to being 455 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:44,639 Speaker 3: Tristan Cologne and DJ Humphries because left guard Elijah Wilkinson 456 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:46,359 Speaker 3: is still on IR with a neck injury. If you 457 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 3: can get Cologne and Humphries back, I think that will 458 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:51,080 Speaker 3: be even better for Kyler's game. 459 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:54,399 Speaker 1: Kylo was only pressured on ten and a half percent 460 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:58,359 Speaker 1: of his past plays. And now how much that was 461 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 1: the good offensive line play or just the fact that 462 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 1: Kyler can get you out of a lot of sacks 463 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: based off his ability his scrambling ability. But you brought 464 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 1: up something that I wanted to spring this on you, 465 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: but I was kind of test, not test your memory, 466 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 1: but just kind of go back because you look week fourteen. 467 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:17,679 Speaker 3: Is this another tweet or something of no, no, no, no, no? 468 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 1: Do you think I am? 469 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 3: I don't know. This is like the third show where 470 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:24,160 Speaker 3: you've gone back through my twitter. 471 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:26,879 Speaker 1: I didn't know, well this was recent. I didn't you 472 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 1: know when you pop up green Bean castrole on my 473 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:31,679 Speaker 1: phone at like seven at night or whatever time. It 474 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:33,240 Speaker 1: was like, okay, well this is going to be brought 475 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:33,879 Speaker 1: up on the show. 476 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 2: All right. 477 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 1: Week fourteen, twenty twenty two, Monday night football against the Patriots, 478 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 1: that's when Kyler got hurt. Okay, So fast forward to 479 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:45,920 Speaker 1: week ten, this past Sunday against the Falcons. How many 480 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:49,440 Speaker 1: starters are the same on offense and defense? 481 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 3: In the defense? 482 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:53,119 Speaker 1: Oh and I went on defense too, and this is 483 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: great stuff. Just you don't have to give me the name. 484 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:58,359 Speaker 3: I'm okay, I'm not going to spend trying to go 485 00:24:58,400 --> 00:24:59,159 Speaker 3: through every Give. 486 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 1: Me a number of how many were the same on offense? 487 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 3: How many were the same on offense? 488 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 1: Ye? Or if you've got Dames five okay? 489 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:09,440 Speaker 3: Close four okay. 490 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 1: James Connor, Hollywood Brown, Trey McBride, Calvin beacham and Beach 491 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 1: only because DJ Humphreys was hurt. But the rest of 492 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 1: your offensive line on that day Week fourteen, Josh Jones, 493 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:29,640 Speaker 1: Max Garcia, Cody Ford, Billy Price. Wow, and addition wide 494 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:32,719 Speaker 1: receivers AJ Green, DeAndre Hopkins. 495 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 3: Okay. So in other words, and which was that was 496 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 3: that Trace McSorley was that Cole McCoy was a quarterback 497 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:39,680 Speaker 3: of that. 498 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:43,199 Speaker 1: No, I mean it was Kyler Again, you get hurt. 499 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 1: So yeah, I'm going back to the Week fourteen, the 500 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: last game before Sunday that Kyler Murray played four starters 501 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 1: on offense. You want to try defense? 502 00:25:54,680 --> 00:26:01,680 Speaker 3: Oh yikes, honestly four, it's four. 503 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,960 Speaker 1: I was going to say three or four Zavion Collins, 504 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:10,960 Speaker 1: Marco Wilson, Jalen Thompson, Buddha Baker. Which is the secondary 505 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: is about the same. Now one of those. 506 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:13,680 Speaker 3: Wasn't even the same position. 507 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:19,159 Speaker 1: That's true. Here who was also on the field Zach Allen, 508 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:24,360 Speaker 1: JJ Watt, Marcus Golden, my j Sanders, Ben Nieman. You're 509 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:28,720 Speaker 1: inside linebacker, Isaiah Simmons, and Antonio Hamilton. 510 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 3: Wow. 511 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:32,959 Speaker 1: Now Hamilton's still on the team, but he didn't start 512 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: against the Falcons. Played a lot, but he didn't start. 513 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:39,000 Speaker 1: So that your basically your secondary is the same with 514 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:41,640 Speaker 1: the addition of Garrett Williams, but everything else the offensive 515 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: line is brand new. In your defensive line and Pott 516 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:52,040 Speaker 1: side linebackers. Yeah. Wow, So thirteen different starters from Week fourteen, 517 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two to Week ten, twenty twenty three. 518 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:58,720 Speaker 3: And you know what I was talking with Darren out 519 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 3: at practice Wednesday about this that this is not a 520 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:06,359 Speaker 3: two to eight team. And you know it's not just 521 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:09,879 Speaker 3: about comparisons of last year to this year. It really 522 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:13,159 Speaker 3: just feels very different in a lot of aspects this 523 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 3: year for the better of the way that this team, 524 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 3: the fight that they have, the passion, the attention to 525 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 3: detail and technique, and really playing as a unit. Part 526 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 3: of that, I think is because, especially on the defense, 527 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:31,040 Speaker 3: there's been such a heavy emphasis on rotation. On the 528 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:33,800 Speaker 3: defensive line, there probably would be more if you were healthier, 529 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:36,560 Speaker 3: if you had your starters in Carlos Watkins and LJ. Collier, 530 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 3: you would probably have more of a rotation than you 531 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 3: currently do, but rotation with the outside linebackers and having 532 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:46,880 Speaker 3: different fronts. It's been very impressive the way that, from 533 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 3: what I can tell, the mentality of this team has 534 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:53,840 Speaker 3: not wavered in the slightest. We couldn't say that this 535 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 3: time last year, when you're talking about Week ten moving 536 00:27:57,359 --> 00:28:00,360 Speaker 3: on last year, it just wasn't the same. It's been 537 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 3: very impressive from a player standpoint, from a coaching standpoint, 538 00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 3: what has been built so quickly here. 539 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:11,399 Speaker 1: It's a good starting point, and that's something that Kyler 540 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:14,160 Speaker 1: brought up as well that, yeah, it was one game, 541 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:17,479 Speaker 1: and now you look to improve upon that game. And 542 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 1: I know, and I've said this before, Gannon didn't like 543 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:24,399 Speaker 1: the word rebuild that was in the offseason. He also 544 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:27,240 Speaker 1: didn't like when it was asked about Kyler's return being 545 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:30,480 Speaker 1: a reset to the season. But this is exactly what 546 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: it is. Sunday was game one of the second half 547 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 1: of the twenty twenty three season, or if you want, 548 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 1: game one of the season as a whole, because a 549 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 1: lot is what do you do after this season at 550 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 1: quarterback and every other position moving forward? With the guys 551 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 1: who have been here, the new faces that were brought 552 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 1: in either signed, claimed, or drafted, how many of the 553 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 1: pieces on that fifty three man roster and practice squad 554 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 1: are going to be a part of the future moving forward, 555 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 1: meaning long term twenty twenty four and beyond. That's what 556 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:08,719 Speaker 1: this season was about, and specifically these last eight games 557 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:12,000 Speaker 1: with Kyler Murray are more about that what do you 558 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:13,720 Speaker 1: do about a franchise quarterback. 559 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 3: I do think there's still a lot that you can 560 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:17,840 Speaker 3: take away from the first half of the season of 561 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:21,560 Speaker 3: the way that individuals were playing and understanding the scheme 562 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 3: and picking things up and kind of the attitude that 563 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:27,600 Speaker 3: you have that they want in the culture here. You're 564 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 3: now at the point where you are getting healthy. This 565 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:33,160 Speaker 3: team dealt with a lot of injuries, and it was 566 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:38,760 Speaker 3: it felt really like each position would be hit at 567 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:41,360 Speaker 3: the same time. Right the beginning of the season, your 568 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:44,080 Speaker 3: defensive line was hit, and then your secondary was hit 569 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:46,560 Speaker 3: when you had Buddha Baker and Jalen Thompson both out 570 00:29:46,600 --> 00:29:48,720 Speaker 3: with injury, and then your running backs room when you 571 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:51,120 Speaker 3: didn't have James Conye, you didn't have a Mari de Mercado, 572 00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:54,360 Speaker 3: and of course you didn't have Kyler Murray. But now 573 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 3: you're kind of starting to get healthy. So yes, while 574 00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:59,720 Speaker 3: this second half of the season is for good reason 575 00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 3: fo focused around Kyler Murray, I think you're going to 576 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,600 Speaker 3: get a better look at the foundation that is being 577 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:07,080 Speaker 3: set of this team on both sides of the ball. 578 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:10,920 Speaker 3: Because you are starting to get healthy. Your coordinators are 579 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 3: now getting a better feel, I would imagine of what 580 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:18,160 Speaker 3: can this defense really look like now that we're pretty healthy, 581 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 3: What can this offense really do? How much damage can 582 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:24,360 Speaker 3: we really do now that we've got the quarterback that 583 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:26,000 Speaker 3: we were trying to build things. 584 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 1: Around and who is continuing to show that improvement to 585 00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:33,000 Speaker 1: the point where, Okay, now some rookies, some first year 586 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:38,160 Speaker 1: guys are assuming larger roles I e. B. J. O Jelari, 587 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:41,720 Speaker 1: Dante Stills, Garrett Williams. Those three rookies, by the way, 588 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:45,320 Speaker 1: three of the top ten highest graded rookies in Week ten. 589 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 1: O Jelari was number one at eighty five point seven, 590 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:51,920 Speaker 1: and that, in addition to a good grade, also got 591 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 1: him a chance to sit down actually walk with you, 592 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:57,440 Speaker 1: because sideline exchange is now a walk and talk instead 593 00:30:57,480 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 1: of a stand and talk. A couple of times where 594 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:02,080 Speaker 1: you sat down correct. 595 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:04,800 Speaker 3: No, no, not yet yea all walking. 596 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:06,520 Speaker 1: All walking, but you had a chance to do that 597 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 1: with BJ after practice on Wednesday. 598 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:11,680 Speaker 3: BJ is one of those players that reminds me of 599 00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:14,160 Speaker 3: James Connor and Trey McBride, how we were talking earlier 600 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:18,560 Speaker 3: of a little more reserved, very well mannered, but when 601 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:21,520 Speaker 3: he gets out on the field, you can see what 602 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:24,280 Speaker 3: everybody else saw when it came to why they wanted 603 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:28,280 Speaker 3: to draft him and bring him to this organization. Ojelari 604 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:32,200 Speaker 3: didn't have an off season, which is really difficult for anybody, 605 00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:35,520 Speaker 3: but especially for a rookie. He was nursing a knee injury, 606 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:39,120 Speaker 3: and his position coach Rob Rodriguez talked to the media 607 00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 3: a couple months ago at this point and was saying, 608 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:43,680 Speaker 3: you know, the things we're working on. Having a break 609 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:46,280 Speaker 3: down and work with him is going to take time 610 00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:48,200 Speaker 3: because we didn't have an off season to do that 611 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:50,800 Speaker 3: with him, and pretty much told us give him a 612 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:53,959 Speaker 3: couple months and you'll really see, really see him shine. 613 00:31:54,320 --> 00:31:57,280 Speaker 3: And Ojelari seems to be hitting that sweet spot against 614 00:31:57,280 --> 00:32:01,000 Speaker 3: the Falcons to sacks, two quarterback hits, two tackles for loss. 615 00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:03,560 Speaker 3: He was you can really see the reach and the 616 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:06,600 Speaker 3: confidence and comfortability that he is now playing in this 617 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:09,720 Speaker 3: defense that shows in the increase in snaps that he 618 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:12,680 Speaker 3: is having week after week. It was really great to 619 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 3: talk to him as somebody who is a little more reserved. 620 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:19,480 Speaker 3: He's not short with his answers, which I thought was great. 621 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 3: He gives a lot of good insight about what is 622 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:25,800 Speaker 3: working for him, what is he still wanting to improve 623 00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:29,680 Speaker 3: on this back half of the season, what he's doing 624 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:32,960 Speaker 3: to avoid hitting the rookie wall, and how this outside 625 00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 3: linebacker's room is getting the job done for a group 626 00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:39,120 Speaker 3: of players that didn't have a lot of experience. I 627 00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:42,000 Speaker 3: thought it was a really interesting sideline exchange inery which 628 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:44,120 Speaker 3: will be out Thursday. And of course we talked about 629 00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:48,120 Speaker 3: Texans rookie quarterback c J Stroud, who, understandably so we 630 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:49,959 Speaker 3: were told by head coach Jonathan again and is not 631 00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:52,080 Speaker 3: playing like a rookie and he is not. 632 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:56,000 Speaker 1: No, CJ. Stroud is doing something that we all hoped 633 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:59,320 Speaker 1: he would not be doing this season, specifically this season. Yes, 634 00:33:00,120 --> 00:33:03,600 Speaker 1: get Cardinals own the Houston Texans first round pick, and 635 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:07,040 Speaker 1: as Darren wrote earlier on Azycardinals dot Com, if the 636 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:10,360 Speaker 1: season were to end today, which it does not, Cardinals 637 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:14,240 Speaker 1: would have the twentieth pick because of the Texans five 638 00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 1: and four start to the season and CJ. Stroud playing 639 00:33:18,280 --> 00:33:21,240 Speaker 1: very very well, not playing like a rookie, deservedly so 640 00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:25,040 Speaker 1: in that MVP conversation. So yeah, that's the task at 641 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:29,160 Speaker 1: hand for Bjjlari, Dante Stills, Garrett Williams. What do they 642 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:32,920 Speaker 1: do in week eleven after their performances in Week ten? 643 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:36,560 Speaker 1: But you talk about Ojulari, the plan for him after 644 00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:38,680 Speaker 1: an off season in which he was coming off an injury, 645 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:42,920 Speaker 1: plan for Garrett Williams after an off season injury, and 646 00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:45,840 Speaker 1: then different with Stills, but he had to wait his 647 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:50,520 Speaker 1: turn because of injuries ahead of him Carlos Watkins and LJ. Collier, 648 00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:53,600 Speaker 1: and just biding his time, but putting in the work 649 00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:58,240 Speaker 1: during the week to show that he can if given 650 00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:00,280 Speaker 1: that tap on the shoulder, Hey, it's your turn. Learn 651 00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:03,680 Speaker 1: that he was doing everything the right way in order 652 00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:07,040 Speaker 1: to show the coaches he could if given the chance, produce, 653 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:10,400 Speaker 1: and he has. He's got four tackles for loss and 654 00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:13,800 Speaker 1: two and a half sacks, which right now is more 655 00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:17,840 Speaker 1: sacks than Will Anderson has for the Texans. Who was 656 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:20,759 Speaker 1: the third overall pick and the pick the Cardinals had 657 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:24,920 Speaker 1: before trading and ultimately landing Paris Johnson Junior. 658 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:26,680 Speaker 3: When you and I were sitting at that desk in 659 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:30,560 Speaker 3: the studio doing live draft show coverage when we got 660 00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:32,600 Speaker 3: to the end of day three, could you have imagine 661 00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 3: the way this rookie class has stepped up the way 662 00:34:35,080 --> 00:34:39,600 Speaker 3: they have even somebody like cornerback Keetrel Clark, who started 663 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:41,839 Speaker 3: the season and now has been playing as much he's 664 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:46,320 Speaker 3: played on special teams, still contributed and still learning. Amari 665 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:51,280 Speaker 3: de Mercado, Paris Johnson Junior, Michael Wilson, This entire rookie class, 666 00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:54,560 Speaker 3: not just those that were drafted, the undrafted as well. 667 00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:57,880 Speaker 3: I mean, I know I demanded flowers if I was 668 00:34:57,960 --> 00:34:59,800 Speaker 3: right that Kyler was going to make his return against 669 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:02,200 Speaker 3: the I feel like I should have you hand deliver 670 00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:04,520 Speaker 3: flowers to general manager Moni Austin Fort and head coach 671 00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 3: Jonathan Gannon at this point because what they have been 672 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:12,759 Speaker 3: able to get out of their rookies has been incredibly impressive. 673 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:16,560 Speaker 1: Don't forget Clayton Tune with a start plus his first 674 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:20,800 Speaker 1: career touchdown. Owen Pappo has made plays on special teams, 675 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:23,000 Speaker 1: the on side kick recovery earlier this Sea. 676 00:35:23,120 --> 00:35:25,560 Speaker 3: Jehan Gaines was looking really good in preseason before he 677 00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:29,839 Speaker 3: had that season ending knee injury. Just again, and that's 678 00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:32,640 Speaker 3: not just awesome for it and Gannon, right, that's every coach, 679 00:35:32,680 --> 00:35:35,000 Speaker 3: that's the players themselves that are putting in this work 680 00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:37,279 Speaker 3: and learning from the veterans on what they can be 681 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:39,160 Speaker 3: doing better and how to take care of their body. 682 00:35:39,840 --> 00:35:43,440 Speaker 3: It has just been really great to see that immediate impact. 683 00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:45,680 Speaker 3: And a lot of times teams just see that from 684 00:35:46,080 --> 00:35:48,200 Speaker 3: you know, maybe your top one or two draft picks, 685 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:50,719 Speaker 3: and there's usually a rookie who kind of surprises you. 686 00:35:51,160 --> 00:35:53,440 Speaker 3: But I really can't think off the top of my 687 00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:55,920 Speaker 3: head where you can and given like I you know, 688 00:35:55,960 --> 00:35:58,400 Speaker 3: it's not like I'm covering teams as in depth around 689 00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:00,880 Speaker 3: the league as I am the Cardinals. But it's really 690 00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:04,839 Speaker 3: hard to think about a rookie class as large as 691 00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:08,400 Speaker 3: the Cardinals that is contributing and starting and making plays 692 00:36:08,440 --> 00:36:08,959 Speaker 3: the way they. 693 00:36:08,840 --> 00:36:12,560 Speaker 1: All are through Week ten. That Cardinals draft class, not 694 00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:17,120 Speaker 1: including de Mercado or Starling Thomas, a couple of undrafted rookies, 695 00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:22,759 Speaker 1: but that Cardinal's rookie draft class collectively thirty starts. A 696 00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:27,240 Speaker 1: year ago, the twenty twenty two draft class twenty two starts, 697 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:31,200 Speaker 1: and try McBride was responsible for thirteen of those twenty 698 00:36:31,239 --> 00:36:34,719 Speaker 1: two starts. So again it's a credit to Monty Austin Fort. 699 00:36:34,719 --> 00:36:38,800 Speaker 1: And here's an idea, Danny, that why don't you present 700 00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:44,320 Speaker 1: flowers with some green bean castle to the general manager 701 00:36:44,719 --> 00:36:46,480 Speaker 1: and then you can Here's the thing. 702 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:49,120 Speaker 3: It's so polarizing that if I show up to his 703 00:36:49,280 --> 00:36:52,319 Speaker 3: office with green bean castrole, he might slam the door 704 00:36:52,360 --> 00:36:54,320 Speaker 3: in my face and tell me to never come back. Craig, 705 00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:56,120 Speaker 3: I don't know how he feels. 706 00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:58,759 Speaker 1: About that, but he would not do that. Even if 707 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:01,399 Speaker 1: he did not like the Green Bay gesture. 708 00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:01,880 Speaker 3: Would be appreciated. 709 00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:04,400 Speaker 1: Yes, and he's a big fan of yours. 710 00:37:04,840 --> 00:37:06,800 Speaker 3: Very sweet. We'll all consider it okay. 711 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:08,680 Speaker 1: By the way, since I did not say it off 712 00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:10,960 Speaker 1: the top, although we did allude to it on Sunday, 713 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:11,799 Speaker 1: it is good to. 714 00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:12,960 Speaker 3: Have you back. Thank you. 715 00:37:13,120 --> 00:37:16,279 Speaker 1: Good to have you be back on Sunday's kickoff show. 716 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:17,680 Speaker 1: And we'll have to wait and see what kind of 717 00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:20,640 Speaker 1: intros are produced for that one. 718 00:37:20,719 --> 00:37:23,160 Speaker 3: I'm scared. No, it was very good. It's very good 719 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:25,680 Speaker 3: to be back. I you know, unfortunately had to deal 720 00:37:25,719 --> 00:37:28,200 Speaker 3: with some stuff that kept me away from State Farm 721 00:37:28,239 --> 00:37:30,600 Speaker 3: Stadium Sunday, away from the facility Monday. Great job to 722 00:37:30,640 --> 00:37:35,880 Speaker 3: you stepping in Morning Scramble, our live stream coverage show 723 00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:38,920 Speaker 3: Monday mornings at ten am. You did a great job there. 724 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:41,480 Speaker 3: Zach Gershman filled in for me pregame Radio and on 725 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:44,040 Speaker 3: Morning Scramble, and he did a great job. And I 726 00:37:44,400 --> 00:37:47,400 Speaker 3: did listen to pregame Radio. I was listening on the 727 00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:50,719 Speaker 3: ninety eight seven Sports app and listening to what you 728 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:52,680 Speaker 3: guys had to say. Listened to the open I thought 729 00:37:52,719 --> 00:37:55,560 Speaker 3: that Jim mom one hundred did a great job, incorporating 730 00:37:55,600 --> 00:37:59,920 Speaker 3: some fun open with Zach and his voice and you. 731 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:02,439 Speaker 3: I did a great job. But it's very very good 732 00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:03,040 Speaker 3: to be back. 733 00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:06,680 Speaker 1: It was Kyler Murray who returned last week. It's Danny 734 00:38:06,719 --> 00:38:08,560 Speaker 1: Sirek who returns this week. 735 00:38:08,680 --> 00:38:11,040 Speaker 3: No pressure. If Kyler came back the way he. 736 00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:13,399 Speaker 1: Did a lot of writing in on a week. 737 00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:14,680 Speaker 3: No kidding. 738 00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:16,799 Speaker 1: On that note, we will put a lid on this 739 00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:20,160 Speaker 1: edition of Cardinals Cover two presented by Hundai, partner of 740 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:23,480 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals. As always, special thanks to our executive 741 00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:27,440 Speaker 1: producer Jim Mamahundra, our associate producer Cody Fincher. For Danny Sirek, 742 00:38:27,520 --> 00:38:29,439 Speaker 1: I'm Craig Real Lou. We'll talk to you next time 743 00:38:29,480 --> 00:38:30,879 Speaker 1: here on Cardinals Cover two.