1 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: That Murray Magic is back. Welcome Bird Gang. On today's show, 2 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: Zach Gershman joins me. Kyler Murray looked like Kyler Murray. 3 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: On Sunday, James Connor returned, Michael Wilson returned, and the 4 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: Cardinals return to the wind column. There was a lot 5 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:20,919 Speaker 1: to like in week ten. It's Cardinals Cover two, episode 6 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: six ninety eight, and it starts now. 7 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two. 8 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: Who to Baker? 9 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 3: What Heart? 10 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 2: What rent? 11 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:32,919 Speaker 1: This guy's unbelievable. 12 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 2: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyundai Crowd, partner of 13 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 2: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Acycardinals 14 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 2: dot com slash podcasts. 15 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 3: He's at the ten half of five. 16 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: He's it again, So fre hurry Magic. 17 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 2: Whow here's Craig grioloud. 18 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: Because we all need more Zach Gershman in our lives. 19 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: He is back on a Monday edition of Cardinals Cover two, 20 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: presented by Hunday probably, partner of the Arizona Cardinals. Don't worry, 21 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,759 Speaker 1: Paul just off on assignments, as we like to say, 22 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: and we will have his weekly Angry Bird Award. I 23 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:16,479 Speaker 1: was able to speak to Paul. Through text. 24 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 2: Good. 25 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: We actually have a winner, which will be announced a 26 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: little bit later. 27 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 3: On Okay, good because I was not going to be 28 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 3: able to live up to Paul's standard. So I'm glad 29 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 3: you were able to you were able to touch base 30 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 3: with him. 31 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: By the way, this is this has been a lot 32 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: of Zach in my life, from Friday to Sunday's pregame 33 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: on the Arizona Cardinals NFL kickoff show, to earlier on 34 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: Monday morning on Morning Scramble, and now here later on 35 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: Monday with Cardinals Cover two. Basically, I can't get rid 36 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: of you. You're like, come on, I'm unable to rid 37 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: myself of you. Is that then that's a positive. That's 38 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: that's a positive. Okay, that's a positive. You could say 39 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: it was all by choice. I'll say this, it was 40 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 1: by choice first and foremost. Two, you're severely overdressed for 41 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two. Again, this is audio only podcast format, 42 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: no video, but Zach is in a I wouldn't say 43 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: it was full suit, but it's full suit, full suit 44 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: and tie. So this is second straight day you've been 45 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: in a suit and tie. But you're on a Monday. 46 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 3: I just think you're underdressed. Okay, you're just wearing a polo. 47 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 3: That's that's that's stressed, which is normally what I would 48 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 3: be wearing. But because I'm wearing the suit, now I 49 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 3: have the confidence to be like, Craig, what are you wearing? 50 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 3: Come on, now, it's a victory Monday. We gotta be 51 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 3: dressed up, ready to go. I mean, listen, JG's gonna 52 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 3: wear the same thing that he normally does to the podium, 53 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 3: but like I could come in celebrating victory Monday a 54 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 3: little bit. 55 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: Okay, so you have set the standard. Now the bar 56 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: has been raised. Victory mondays. You walk in with a 57 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: full suit. 58 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 3: Listen, as long as Knicks men's wear a commy, that's 59 00:02:57,720 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 3: all that matters. 60 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 1: Very well done, I see what you did there. By 61 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:03,679 Speaker 1: the way, it is a victory Monday. Cardinals walked off 62 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: the Falcons on Sunday, twenty five to twenty three. Matt 63 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: Prador twenty three yard field goal as time expired, his 64 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: fourth field goal of the day, the fifth walkoff field 65 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: goal on Sunday, or is to say, in week ten, 66 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 1: that was a league record, Cardinals snapping a six game 67 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 1: losing strength. They are two and oh all right, so 68 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 1: we got rid of all the particulars and all the details. 69 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: Yes it's a victory Monday, but it is a welcome 70 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: back Kyler Murray Monday to the Arizona Cardinals. 71 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 3: So what a way to allow me to reintroduce myself. 72 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 3: As jay Z says in his song, I mean, Kyler 73 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 3: Murray came into this game, got the ovation he deserved 74 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 3: ahead of the game as he jogged out from the tunnel, 75 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 3: and then to put on that type of performance to 76 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 3: go nineteen of thirty two for two hundred and forty 77 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 3: nine yards, including a rushing touchdown, he showed that there 78 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 3: really was not much of a drop off if Kyler Murray, 79 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 3: if fans were not so invested in the team and 80 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 3: were just a casual and weren't aware of his injury, 81 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 3: you would watch this game and think it's another Kyler 82 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 3: Murray game. He played quite well in this one. Obviously, 83 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 3: the passer rating is going to be a little bit 84 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 3: of a deterrent towards that because it was at seventy 85 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 3: one due to that interception that he did have intended 86 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:16,279 Speaker 3: for Trey McBride. But I thought overall, Kyler Murray played 87 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 3: really well. 88 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 1: It was Kyler Murray of old, which I'm was not 89 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: truly one hundred percent expecting right out of the gate. 90 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 1: And when you don't do something for nearly a full 91 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: calendar year, it has been eleven months since Kyler Murray 92 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: played any kind of football. It's one thing to practice, 93 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: but the speed of the game in the NFL is 94 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: at another level. So what would we see with Kyler's return? 95 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: And we saw a little bit of everything and everything 96 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: that we hoped we would see, maybe just weren't expecting 97 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: to see right out of the gate. But Kyler Murray 98 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: was under center, he was in shotgun, he was rolling 99 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: out a little play action. He was running, he was scrambling, 100 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: he was buying time in the pocket. Ever, every thing 101 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: that this franchise fell in love with the player coming 102 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: out of college is what we saw on Sunday immediately. 103 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: And I think that took a lot of people by surprise. 104 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 1: It didn't take Kyler Murray by surprise. He fully expected this. 105 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: He was told he's one hundred percent healthy. Okay, I'm 106 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: gonna let it loose. And to a certain extent, I 107 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: do think the Cardinals and offensive coordinator Drew Petsing kind 108 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: of had a game plan that utilized every bit of 109 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: Kyler's skill set. 110 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 3: And that's why Jonathan Gannon said after the game, well, 111 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 3: that's exactly why Kyler Murray laughed at me when I 112 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 3: said he wasn't gonna look like the Kyler Murray of 113 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 3: old that you were alluding to, Craig. I mean, Kyler 114 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 3: Murray came into this game, heard all the noise. He's 115 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 3: somebody that kind of keeps receipts. He's been aware of 116 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 3: what everyone has said about him. He's aware of the 117 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 3: disrespect that he gets all throughout the NFL and across 118 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 3: the media landscape. And he went into this game with 119 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 3: a chip on his shoulder, he said, of course. And 120 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 3: the last drive, the fact that he had to orchestrate 121 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 3: a game winning drive, he said, of course that this 122 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 3: is what the story is going to become. That's what 123 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:02,840 Speaker 3: the script has led to. So Kyler Murray came into 124 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 3: this but I will say as much as it was 125 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 3: about Kyler Murray the player, it was Kyler Murray the 126 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 3: person that I think really stood out in this game 127 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 3: after that interception, taking accountability for that, laying his body 128 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 3: on the line to go make that tackle. Kyler Murray 129 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 3: went into this game saying we're not going to lose this, 130 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 3: both for his own standpoint from a team standpoint, and 131 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 3: he delivered. I think the interception and the response might 132 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 3: be maybe one of the bigger takeaways in Week ten 133 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:33,720 Speaker 3: with Kyler's return, because immediately it's like, okay, balls thrown 134 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:38,720 Speaker 3: behind your intended receiver. Quarterback's fault because it was well 135 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 3: behind McBride. 136 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 1: And then okay, instead of hanging your head arms to 137 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: the side, what do you do if you're the quarterback, Well, 138 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,480 Speaker 1: now you got to become a defender and you make 139 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: the tackle. Kyler Murray made the tackle and then he 140 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: gets up and McBride was right over there as well, 141 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: and there were some I wouldn't say words exchange. How 142 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: about there was a discussion taking place, and Okay, whose 143 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:01,840 Speaker 1: fault was it? What were you looking at? What were 144 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 1: you expecting? And then postgame Kyler said, no, that's on me. 145 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 1: I was expecting McBride to kind of sit there in 146 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: the middle. He continued along, and that's something that will 147 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: work on. Perfect answer couldn't have been any better. Now 148 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: experienced football players. Kyle Vannibash on Cardinal Talk kind of 149 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 1: pointed the finger and just saying it pointing the finger. 150 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: That's the wrong choice of words, but saying it was 151 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: probably more on McBride because as a receiver, you have 152 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 1: to recognize the coverage and kind of almost read the 153 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: quarterback's mind and what they're thinking in that instance, being 154 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: on the same page, that's what you like to see 155 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: between quarterback and pass catcher. Well, this is year two 156 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 1: for McBride. He hasn't really had a lot of reps 157 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: with Kyler because Kyler gets hurt late in the season 158 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: and that's when a year ago McBride was getting more 159 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: playing time. So that's something that is going to get 160 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: worked out. But I do like the accountability that Kyler showed. 161 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 1: McBride himself upset that that play was not made, but 162 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: what do they do? They overcame it, put it aside, 163 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: and hooked up later on in the game for that 164 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: thirty three yard reception on a pass that was underthrown 165 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: and here him now McBride helps his quarterback to make 166 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: the catch exactly. 167 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 3: And I spoke with Trey McBride for the postgame report 168 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 3: and Trey said, by the way, nicely done on that. 169 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 3: Thank you, shout out Danny for all her help. I'm 170 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 3: gonna give her kudos for that one. I appreciate her, 171 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 3: but when for this one specifically, when I was talking 172 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,959 Speaker 3: with Trey McBride on the postgame report, he said, there 173 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 3: are gonna be a lot of growing pains with this. 174 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 3: This is only their first couple of snaps together, with 175 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 3: Kyler Murray taking all the one reps during practice week 176 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:44,319 Speaker 3: and then in this game against the Atlanta Falcons coming 177 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 3: away with that twenty five to twenty three victory. I 178 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 3: think that it was something that you know, Kyler assumed 179 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 3: one way, Trey McBride did exactly what he was supposed 180 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 3: to do. Now, as a player, there's their instinct to 181 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 3: look back at your quarterback and recognize what he might 182 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 3: be doing. But it's ex actly what you mentioned, Craig. 183 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 3: It's the fact that Trey McBride and Kyler Murray don't 184 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 3: have a lot of experience together. So as these weeks 185 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 3: continue to go on and Trey McBride remains to be 186 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 3: tight end number one with zach Ertz still on IR, 187 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 3: this chemistry is going to continue to grow. And I 188 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 3: think with Trey McBride being the first tight end to 189 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 3: go over one hundred yards and thirty four years to 190 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 3: the day. I don't expect for that to stop anytime 191 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 3: soon because having a ninety five plus yard performance two 192 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 3: weeks prior against the Ravens the Cleveland game, everyone wants 193 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 3: to flush that from their memory. But then to respond 194 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 3: in this type of way, you kind of see this 195 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 3: as a upwards trajectory for Trey. I like what McBride 196 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 3: said postgame when he was told about that stat that 197 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 3: Rob A. Wold in thirty four years to the day, 198 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 3: November twelfth, nineteen eighty nine, one hundred and five receiving 199 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 3: yards against the Cowboys. McBride's response was, quote, I wasn't 200 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 3: even thought of. I was still ten years before I 201 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 3: was born, So that's crazy. 202 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: End quote. 203 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 3: And I'll say too, Craig. When I told him that 204 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,959 Speaker 3: stat post game, he was very emotional. He was very 205 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:04,719 Speaker 3: complimentary of the team for trusting him and everything like that, 206 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 3: because he has made mistakes. There was that interception and 207 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:10,959 Speaker 3: he bounced back and he still had the trust of 208 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 3: his quarterback, and I think that's something that was truly commendable, 209 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 3: and you could see how excited and how thankful and 210 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 3: grateful he truly was. 211 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: Goes back to what we were saying about Kyler Murray 212 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 1: and more so the person slash player, but the trust 213 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: that a quarterback has to have in his past catchers 214 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 1: or his teammates to begin with, and trusting that McBride 215 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 1: can make that play. McBride going to Kyler and saying, hey, 216 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 1: I'm open. Yeah, I've been targeted nine times, eight catches, 217 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 1: but I am open. Look for me. I will make 218 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: it worth your while. I will come up with the 219 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: big catch. And he did thirty three yards later, setting 220 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 1: up for the game winning field goal. Yeah, he called 221 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 1: this shot, and he said postgame, I don't normally tell 222 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 1: Kyler what to do. That's not the place of a 223 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 1: second year tight end. But he knew exactly what was 224 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: going to happen. Every single time that Richie Grant, the 225 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: Falcon safety, was guarding Trey mcbriden on one on man 226 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:02,960 Speaker 1: on man coverage, Trey was blowing him out the water. 227 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 1: And he spoke postgame about how he ran a slightly 228 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:08,079 Speaker 1: different route which is what led to Kyler kind of 229 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 1: under throwing him a little bit. But it's that reaction 230 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 1: to recognize off the back shoulder that it's coming a 231 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:16,559 Speaker 1: little bit short, to leap out and make that grab 232 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: and to only get back up and continue on running 233 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 1: knowing that you're trying to get as close to field 234 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 1: goal range for a Matt Prader chip shot as you 235 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 1: could have. And I think those those additional yards certainly 236 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: did help. The coaching staff was very he triumph again 237 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:32,559 Speaker 1: and said Trey McBride lit it up, And he certainly 238 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: lit it up on Sunday a season long thirty three 239 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 1: yard catch. Earlier in the game, he had a then 240 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:41,960 Speaker 1: season long twenty eight yard grab in the second quarter 241 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 1: to help set up Prader's second field goal of the game. 242 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: And while we're talking about Trey McBride, as I mentioned 243 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 1: earlier here on Cardinals Cover two presented by Hundai, probably 244 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 1: partner of the Arizona Cardinals, No, Paul Calvc, but that 245 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,079 Speaker 1: does not mean we do not have an Angry Bird 246 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 1: Award winner. And the winner, according to Paul this week, 247 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: for the same second time this season, it is the 248 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 1: second year tight end Trey McBride. 249 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 3: Ah, I'm flexing if I'm Trey McBride. No, that's so 250 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 3: awesome for Trey, And you know, that's a pretty good honor. 251 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 3: I mean, there's like ap all Americans, there's this there's 252 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:16,319 Speaker 3: angry bird. I put Paul's right up there. I mean, 253 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 3: and it's true though week one or in the first 254 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 3: few weeks. Rather, I believe it was either the Giants 255 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 3: game or the game against the Cowboys. Trey McBride absolutely 256 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 3: bulldozed the player as he got his way into the 257 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,319 Speaker 3: end zone. I believe it was against the Giants. I 258 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 3: could be mistaken, but it was just incredible to see 259 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 3: how no matter what he prides himself on, not getting 260 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 3: tackled on your first defender that's come in your direction, 261 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:42,599 Speaker 3: and in so many cases the yards after catch, he 262 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 3: without a doubt, has to lead the Cardinals in yards 263 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 3: after catch. 264 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: In my opinion, he is taking a step, i'd say, 265 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 1: a giant step forward getting the opportunity because zach Ertz 266 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: is on ir that McBride can be and is becoming 267 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:58,959 Speaker 1: a starting tight end in the National Football League, And 268 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 1: you'd like to see where this is going, not only 269 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: this season, but hopefully years to come. Now, that play 270 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: that we're talking about, that thirty three yard catch does 271 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 1: not happen if it were not for a play earlier. 272 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 1: On that drive, third and ten, Kyler runs for thirteen 273 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: yards on a scramble. Now the play by play sheet 274 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: is going to make it look like, Okay, Kyler does 275 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: Kyler things and he gets thirteen yards when he needed ten. Well, 276 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 1: watch the highlight. Everyone has seen it now because Kyler 277 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 1: from his forty two yard line backpedals all the way 278 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:34,680 Speaker 1: inside the twenty about the nineteen yard line, eluding defenders, 279 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 1: and then crosses the line of scrimmage, gains the thirteen 280 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 1: yards and according to the next Gen stats, Kyler covered 281 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: almost sixty nine yards on that scramble because it was 282 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 1: a must need. He needed to get that first down. 283 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: Otherwise you're looking at fourth down. Yeah, you would go 284 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:54,199 Speaker 1: for it at that time. But that's the difference. That's 285 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 1: what separates Kyler Murray from about what ninety nine percent 286 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:00,720 Speaker 1: of other the quarterbacks out there, because cause he can 287 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 1: make things happen when there is not a play to 288 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: be held. 289 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 3: You need to win the game. Put the ball in 290 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:10,199 Speaker 3: Kyler Murray's hands, and he said that he could not 291 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:13,199 Speaker 3: come back in this type of way and lose. That 292 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 3: was not gonna happen. He was not going to stop 293 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 3: at anything. And the fact that he evaded pressure, scrambled 294 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 3: out the pocket, and the irony of the fact that 295 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 3: it was using his legs that he saved the game. 296 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 3: The one question that everybody had is how hesitant is 297 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 3: he going to be? Is he going to be the 298 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 3: same with his legs. You would not tell a single 299 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 3: difference by the way that Kyler Murray scrambled out of 300 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 3: the pocket there evaded pressure, went from the left side, 301 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 3: or went from the far side of the field to 302 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 3: the near side of the field, ran by where he 303 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 3: was where he tore his acl initially against the New 304 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 3: England Patriots eleven months ago to that day, and got 305 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 3: that first down and he popped up and he was energized, 306 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 3: and it was some of the most emotion that we 307 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 3: saw from him. I was down on the field for 308 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 3: that one moment, getting ready for the postgame report, and 309 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 3: I was we were talking about this ahead of time. 310 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 3: When you're in the press box, you can't You could 311 00:14:57,800 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 3: hear rumbles from the crowd, but you can't fully hear 312 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 3: every thing. To hear the t hear him drop back, 313 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 3: kind of hear the crowd surprise, a little bit, a 314 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 3: little bit stunned, a little bit quiet, and then just 315 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 3: as he's running, the crowd continues, the sound continues to rise, 316 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 3: and once he got by that first down marker, the 317 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 3: crowd erupted. It was incredible, and Kyler took it to 318 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 3: another gear on that run as well, because he knew 319 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 3: what was at stake, needing not just the thirteen yards, 320 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 3: but getting back to the line of scrimmage, because if 321 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 3: he was stopped behind the line now all of a sudden, 322 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 3: instead of fourth and ten, you're looking at maybe fourth 323 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 3: and twenty. But he he was running full speed, And 324 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 3: sometimes you don't know what you're capable of coming off 325 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 3: an injury until you're forced to do it. Because it's 326 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 3: one thing to practice on the field behind us that 327 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 3: all right, lay it out, accelerate as much as you 328 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:50,120 Speaker 3: can full speed, really test that knee. Okay, you can 329 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 3: do that running straight ahead, but doing it wearing a 330 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 3: uniform in a game, late fourth quarter and having defenders 331 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 3: chase you. I think that was a real moment, at 332 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 3: least for me, that Okay, he tested the knee. It's fine. 333 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 3: Whether even thought about this or not, I have no idea, 334 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 3: but in the moment I did even afterwards like, Okay. 335 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 1: Kyler is back. He's all the way back, and there 336 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 1: should never have been a hesitation on my part or 337 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: anyone else is that, Well, let's kind of ease our 338 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 1: way into Kyler Murray back as you're starting quarterback, because 339 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 1: there was no easing in for k One on Sunday. 340 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 3: Now when you have the Falcons defensive line in your 341 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 3: face with the game on the line, because then then 342 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 3: the leg was going to be the last The knee 343 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 3: was gonna be the last of the problems. It was 344 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 3: going to be the decision making that was gonna be 345 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 3: the question about trying to scramble out the pocket and 346 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 3: losing those fifteen to twenty yards and sending you sending 347 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 3: your offense further back on fourth down. Just the fact 348 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 3: I doubt he was thinking of his knee in that moment, 349 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 3: because at that point he already got his first couple 350 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 3: runs out of the way and he literally ran into 351 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 3: the end zone for a touchdown using his legs, which 352 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 3: I thought was awesome. The fact he got in untouched. 353 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 3: We were able to see Kyler m jog out the 354 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:04,160 Speaker 3: tunnel run during the game and then have to run 355 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 3: for his life on that last one. But great job 356 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:09,399 Speaker 3: by k One to get out there, to recognize the 357 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 3: pressure and to see a hole on that right side 358 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 3: of the field. Because he took advantage of it. 359 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:16,679 Speaker 1: Kyler postgame quote, God blessed me with the ability to 360 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: do things like that. Later on he talked about at 361 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 1: the end of the day, if it comes down to 362 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 1: being the ball in my hands, I have to make 363 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 1: something happen. I like what head coach Jonathan Gannon had 364 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 1: to say. Quote, that's why he is who he is, 365 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 1: yelled A. Frold had a great quote about Kyler because 366 00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:35,919 Speaker 1: this was the first game action for those two quote. 367 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,920 Speaker 1: Then Kyler started doing cartwheels and whatever and spins out, 368 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: picks up speed and then gets the first down. It 369 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 1: was phenomenal. End quote. And that's a perfect word to 370 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: describe that play. Not the first time we've seen something 371 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 1: like this. There's that two point conversion against the Raiders 372 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: back in the day seconds, but this is once again 373 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: another play that separates Kyler Murray from everyone else. 374 00:17:57,720 --> 00:17:59,639 Speaker 3: Yes, it definitely does, Craig, I do I want to 375 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:02,200 Speaker 3: pose a question too, though, because the one obviously Kyler 376 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 3: Murray's performance is one of those that you know it was. 377 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 3: It was spectacular. It was Murray magic at its core. 378 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 3: The one thing that I kind of was a little 379 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 3: bit concerned about, confused about was the lack of a 380 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 3: connection with Hollywood Brown, and I think that that's something 381 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 3: everybody in the media went to Hollywood Brown to ask 382 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 3: him questions ahead of this week because of their connection 383 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,200 Speaker 3: with each other. Hollywood Brown said, I want him to 384 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 3: hit me early and often, and in this game only. 385 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:31,000 Speaker 3: I believe it was the four targets and only one reception, 386 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 3: and that one reception was twenty eight yards. It was 387 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 3: the long for Hollywood Brown, and that point was the 388 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,239 Speaker 3: long for the offense, tied with Trey McBride. But I 389 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:41,119 Speaker 3: was a little bit confused and concerned about the chemistry 390 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:43,360 Speaker 3: between them. What do you say about that. 391 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 1: I'll add this that there was a past interference call 392 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: on there on one of the targets, so account for 393 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:51,360 Speaker 1: those yards as well. And then the misfire. I think 394 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: the one throw that Kyler would really like to have 395 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:57,199 Speaker 1: back is the deep shot in which he had Hollywood 396 00:18:57,400 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: wide open and he dives and it was just off 397 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 1: his fingertips. On that same play, there was a wide 398 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: open train McBride for a good fifteen twenty yards that 399 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 1: would have converted on third down to keep that drive going. 400 00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:10,640 Speaker 1: I don't mind the deep shot because of the connection, 401 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:14,439 Speaker 1: that friendship that quarterback and wide receiver have. But yeah, 402 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: it is strange, not that Trey McBride led the team 403 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 1: in targets and receptions and receiving yards, but the fact 404 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 1: that Hollywood Brown had just one catch. Now, how much 405 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:25,880 Speaker 1: of that is the falcon saying, hey, we're gonna take 406 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:29,159 Speaker 1: away your number one wide receiver. I wouldn't say it's concerned, 407 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: but it's something to work on, because, yeah, you'd like 408 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,120 Speaker 1: to win, but I do think you need to have 409 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 1: your number one wide receiver a little bit more involved, 410 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:39,720 Speaker 1: although it did open up things for the tight end 411 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:44,439 Speaker 1: position overall thirteen targets combined with McBride, Jeff Swain, and 412 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 1: Elijah Higgins, and then the running game as well with 413 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:49,959 Speaker 1: James Connor, which we haven't gotten to, but it is 414 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 1: one of those stats that you look and go he 415 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:56,879 Speaker 1: had how many passing yards and only one reception to 416 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 1: his best friend? So I think more of an anomaly 417 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:00,159 Speaker 1: in anything else. 418 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 3: I would hope so. And this was the first game 419 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 3: at home this season at Hollywood Brown did not score 420 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 3: a touchdown. He scored a touchdown every single home game 421 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 3: at State Farm Stadium, and I think they wanted to 422 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 3: connect early and often. But as you mentioned, I believe 423 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 3: that the Falcons did set up a defensive plan to 424 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:18,400 Speaker 3: try to limit Hollywood Brown. But the Falcons were also 425 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 3: without without their slot corner and d Alford he was 426 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 3: out with an injury, and that's what I believe also 427 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 3: led to Trey McBride having such a solid game because 428 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:30,440 Speaker 3: they had to put Richie Grant on him in that case. 429 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:33,400 Speaker 3: But the running game, I believe you as you alluded 430 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:36,879 Speaker 3: to Craig, with James Connor's return, it definitely opened up 431 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,359 Speaker 3: the play action the running game, and that's what allowed 432 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:41,240 Speaker 3: him to also have a really solid game. 433 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: James Connor finished with seventy three rushing yards. He averaged 434 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: just over five and a half yards a carry, which 435 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:50,360 Speaker 1: is great, which is outstanding. It's below his season average, 436 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:53,359 Speaker 1: but he was coming back after missing four games because 437 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:56,160 Speaker 1: of a knee injury. And when you have a running back, 438 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: a quality running back, and this is no shot at 439 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 1: the running backs previous that played while Connor was out, 440 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: but there is a difference, and defenses know that there's 441 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,760 Speaker 1: a difference. I don't think the past four games, the 442 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 1: past four opponents that defenses were acknowledging the Cardinals running backs. Yes, 443 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:17,200 Speaker 1: the rushing totals, they were still getting over one hundred yards. 444 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:20,119 Speaker 1: They were still productive, but it was a different kind 445 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:24,159 Speaker 1: of production. Seemed different, It looked different on Sunday with 446 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:27,160 Speaker 1: James Connor back in the fold. Plus, he's a physical 447 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 1: running back. He invites the contact and like McBride getting 448 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 1: emotional after a play, James Connor will get hit, stand up, flex, yell, 449 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:41,400 Speaker 1: scream to get everyone involved, probably more for himself as teammates, 450 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:44,160 Speaker 1: but the fans as well. And that's the emotional leader 451 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:48,119 Speaker 1: that this team has not had on offense minus James Connor. 452 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 3: That's what I continuously called James Connor right the energizer Bunny, 453 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,120 Speaker 3: because when he was out there, it seemed like at 454 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 3: points the offense did not look as I don't want 455 00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:58,679 Speaker 3: to use the term into it, but they were not. 456 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 3: He was really the life of that offense. He brought 457 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 3: a lot of energy to it. And to see him 458 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:07,400 Speaker 3: come back in this one with the added energy already 459 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 3: from Kyler Murray and just also having the ability to 460 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:13,439 Speaker 3: have a target like Michael Wilson as well make his return, 461 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 3: James Connor does have the ability, as you mentioned, invites 462 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:19,679 Speaker 3: the contact, embraces the violence, and that's one of the 463 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:23,160 Speaker 3: things that johnathangan and absolutely loves about him. With that 464 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:26,919 Speaker 3: high motor of physicality on defense, he's the one that 465 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 3: exemplifies the truly on offense. And to have the seventy 466 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 3: three yards on sixteen attempts, I mean, I'm sure he 467 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:34,880 Speaker 3: would have loved to have gone to the end zone, 468 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 3: but he could have gotten into the end zone at 469 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 3: the end of the game, but he sat down and 470 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 3: I think that was a very selfless play knowing that 471 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 3: he was setting up a chip shot for Matt Prater 472 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:44,119 Speaker 3: to win it all. 473 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: Smart decision by James Connor twice to fall short of 474 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:51,120 Speaker 1: the end zone and force the Falcons to call their 475 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:54,480 Speaker 1: final timeout. So again a heads up play by James Connor. 476 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 1: The offense was it perfect, No too many penalties. There 477 00:22:57,480 --> 00:22:59,359 Speaker 1: was a delay a game, by the way I looked 478 00:22:59,359 --> 00:23:03,200 Speaker 1: it up. First delay game on offense this season by 479 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:05,440 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals, and it came early in the game, 480 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 1: midway through the first quarter. The play clock is going down. 481 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:10,199 Speaker 1: Kyler looked up, kind of looked to the sideline, do 482 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:12,120 Speaker 1: you want me to call a time out? And we've 483 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: heard I can't remember if it was Gannon or Drew 484 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:18,399 Speaker 1: Petsing say in the past that sometimes it's okay early 485 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 1: in games to take that delay game, take that five yards, 486 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:24,920 Speaker 1: to keep that time out in your pocket for late 487 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: half situations or late game situations. Previously a timeout would 488 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: have been called over the past four years because there 489 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:35,200 Speaker 1: would have been a little bit of panic. There was 490 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: no panic, Just let the play clock expire, come back 491 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 1: first and fifteen, and then set up again. 492 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 3: It's the fact that Johnathan Gannon stays on the sidelines 493 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 3: with his arms crossed, and I think that Johnathan Gannon 494 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 3: truly that that's this team's motto. There is no panic. 495 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:55,400 Speaker 3: They're gonna whatever comes their way, they're gonna figure out 496 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 3: a way to handle it. And they've faced tons of 497 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:01,879 Speaker 3: adversity and although they've it hasn't always translated to wins. 498 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 3: It's not always going to translate into wins. But to 499 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:06,640 Speaker 3: see them come back in this type of way and 500 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 3: to accept the delay of game early on in the game, 501 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:13,719 Speaker 3: recognizing what long term could potentially happen, it's like they 502 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 3: knew that this was going to be a dog fight. 503 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:19,359 Speaker 3: Atlanta was very as our top of the league in 504 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:22,360 Speaker 3: terms of explosives. They're very good at that. Their defense 505 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 3: also really solid. They knew that they were gonna need 506 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:27,639 Speaker 3: as much help as they could get. A timeout is 507 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 3: help for a defense or an offense if needed, and 508 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:34,080 Speaker 3: they kept them and it definitely was certainly helpful. 509 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:36,680 Speaker 1: Again, can it be better, Absolutely, but I think you're 510 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:39,920 Speaker 1: gonna see improvements over the coming weeks with this offense. 511 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:43,359 Speaker 1: It's a lot about Kyler Murray in Week ten, rightfully so, 512 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:45,960 Speaker 1: but you got to give some love and some shoutouts 513 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:50,280 Speaker 1: to the defense and special teams. Defensively, this was not 514 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 1: a great effort as far as stopping the run, but 515 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,879 Speaker 1: forty one rushing attempts by the Falcons compared to twenty 516 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 1: one passing attempts, you're gonna give up yards. But they 517 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:03,080 Speaker 1: did enough. In fact, they did not allow a first 518 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: down for the Falcons in that third quarter, allowing the 519 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:09,880 Speaker 1: Cardinals offense more shots to get back in the game, 520 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 1: take the lead, retake the lead. And I was impressed 521 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:16,520 Speaker 1: by what that defense was able to do because you 522 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 1: don't have a lot of names on that side of 523 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:21,560 Speaker 1: the football, but you have a lot of talented players 524 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: and there were different guys who were able to step 525 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:25,640 Speaker 1: up at different moments on Sunday. 526 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:28,359 Speaker 3: I think it's those names though that did step up. 527 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 3: I mean Buddha, Baker and Kaizer White leading the team 528 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:34,439 Speaker 3: with I believe Buddha had ten tackles and Kaizier had eleven, 529 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 3: just just beating him by one. Those guys back there 530 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 3: are a huge part of and Buddha's talked about plenty 531 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 3: of times. Our job as a defense is to just 532 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 3: give the ball back to the offense, and they were 533 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:46,919 Speaker 3: able to do that in the third quarter and in 534 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 3: crucial moments as well, when Antonio Hamilton stopped that two 535 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 3: point conversion in the fourth quarter after a DPI do Now, 536 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 3: the one thing that the defense must improve on is 537 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:59,400 Speaker 3: the penalties, because the penalties continue to hurt them, especially 538 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 3: on third down to extend drives exactly. And there are 539 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:05,640 Speaker 3: multiple moments where I mean on offensive side, Trade McBride 540 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:07,439 Speaker 3: said that penalties have gotten them out of the red 541 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 3: zone a few different times, but on defense it got 542 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 3: them into the red zone for the Atlanta Falcons offense. 543 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:15,320 Speaker 3: So that's one area they really have to clean up. 544 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 3: And I know that's that's JG's bread and butter is 545 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 3: the defensive side of the ball. The discipline on the 546 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:22,879 Speaker 3: defensive side of the ball. That's an area that truly 547 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:25,920 Speaker 3: needs to improve because the Cardinals rank a top the 548 00:26:26,040 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 3: NFL and penalties, so they got to definitely step it 549 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 3: up there. 550 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:33,159 Speaker 1: Cardinals defense did allow the Falcons to score three touchdowns 551 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: on four trips inside the red zone, but again they 552 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:38,160 Speaker 1: held the Falcons to just twenty three points in an 553 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:40,679 Speaker 1: offense that with now Kyle the Murray, you should be 554 00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 1: able to score better than twenty three points a game. 555 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:48,200 Speaker 1: And if you allow James Connor to score that touchdown late, yeah, yeah, 556 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 1: the Cardinals do get twenty nine, maybe thirty points going 557 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:55,360 Speaker 1: for two and it's a thirty point offensive performance as 558 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:58,280 Speaker 1: opposed to being smart about it. Kick the field goal, 559 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: make it twenty five to twenty three, that's your final. 560 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 1: But also defensively, they were able to get three sacks, 561 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:07,480 Speaker 1: two by Bjjelari and a third by Dennis Gardak, who 562 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 1: now has thirteen career sacks. That's the most by Cardinals 563 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:13,439 Speaker 1: player who entered the league as an undrafted free agent. 564 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:17,080 Speaker 1: But much like with McBride, taking advantage of his time, 565 00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:20,960 Speaker 1: his reps time, or his his snaps on the football field, 566 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 1: I think we're seeing It's early, but we're seeing the 567 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:28,439 Speaker 1: progression of a Bjojalari come into his own because for 568 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 1: the first time since Week three and outside linebacker not Zavon, 569 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:36,120 Speaker 1: not named Zavon Collins was able to play more snaps 570 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:39,160 Speaker 1: than anyone else now and Zavon Collins played the same, 571 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:42,880 Speaker 1: but last couple of weeks it's been Zavon Collins ahead 572 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 1: of everyone, but Ojeli has had his snap count increase 573 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:50,000 Speaker 1: week by week, and that production we're starting. 574 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 2: To see it. 575 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 3: On Sundays, the coaching staff assured the media and assured 576 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:55,119 Speaker 3: the fans that they did have a plan when it 577 00:27:55,160 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 3: came to uh into easing Bjoglari into the into the defense. Rather, 578 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 3: the plan has been executed to perfection. And it's the 579 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:07,640 Speaker 3: fact over the past two to three weeks, as Tredy 580 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 3: McBride's gone better, so as bj o Jalari, and the 581 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:13,640 Speaker 3: games that trade McBride has played well, so as bj Ojali. 582 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:15,200 Speaker 3: So I guess the two are kind of in the 583 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:18,920 Speaker 3: same wavelength in that category. But Bjjli got his first 584 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:22,000 Speaker 3: career sack against the Baltimore Ravens two weeks ago, and 585 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 3: I asked Paris Johnson Jr. I said, considering he's your 586 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:28,960 Speaker 3: rookie teammate, you've gone to become best friends with these guys, 587 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:32,879 Speaker 3: like you have to block bj during practices. What have 588 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:35,159 Speaker 3: you seen from him that's allowed him to start to 589 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 3: rise a little bit? And he said to me, he's 590 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:40,520 Speaker 3: gonna continue getting better, and because he got that first sack, 591 00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:42,840 Speaker 3: he's gonna want to come into practice and be even 592 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:45,920 Speaker 3: more competitive and challenge me even more because he wants 593 00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:48,040 Speaker 3: to get that second sack in that third sack, And 594 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 3: just so happened he got both of those in his 595 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 3: previous game. 596 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 1: O Jalari eight tackles, two sacks, two tackles for lost, 597 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:55,440 Speaker 1: two quarterback kits. He was all over the field. By 598 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 1: the way, The Cardinals top three toied with the Jets 599 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:02,520 Speaker 1: for most tackles for loss this year fifty four and 600 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:07,320 Speaker 1: tackles for loss sacks about the same. But if you're 601 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 1: able to get a tackle for loss or a sack 602 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:12,520 Speaker 1: early in a drive, now all of a sudden, it's second, long, 603 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:15,280 Speaker 1: third and long, and that's when the defense really can 604 00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:18,160 Speaker 1: pin their airs back and rush a quarterback. And I 605 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:21,600 Speaker 1: think we're seeing Nick Rollis's defense. You don't have that 606 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 1: main pass rusher. You're getting production out of a number 607 00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:28,000 Speaker 1: of different players, but a good rotation as far as 608 00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: defensive line, linebackers, and even some guys in the secondary 609 00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: rushing the quarterback. 610 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 3: But think about last season, it was JJ Watt and 611 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:38,080 Speaker 3: it was Zach Allen. Those were the two leaders, and 612 00:29:38,080 --> 00:29:40,480 Speaker 3: then I believe it was Jonathan Ledbettery who had one 613 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 3: that's currently on the active roster. 614 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 1: Now this is. 615 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:47,080 Speaker 3: A completely revamped defense and they found a way to 616 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:49,920 Speaker 3: get to the pass rusher. And it's the fact that 617 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 3: gard Deck and bj Ojolari, both of those two had 618 00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:56,120 Speaker 3: sacks and they were not I mean Bj wasn't even 619 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:58,120 Speaker 3: on the team, he was down in Baton Rouge last year, 620 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 3: but Dennis gard Deck was. And to see this defense 621 00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 3: have so many players that could come into it, regardless 622 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:06,480 Speaker 3: a big name or not, and make an impact and 623 00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:09,040 Speaker 3: get to the quarterback is truly incredible, and it shows 624 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:12,200 Speaker 3: as much as it's about the talent, it's not necessarily 625 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:14,280 Speaker 3: about the big name players out there. 626 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:16,640 Speaker 1: Both or I should say, all three of the sacks 627 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 1: happened in that third quarter in which the Cardinals only 628 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:22,840 Speaker 1: allowed a field goal and again no first downs allowed 629 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 1: by that defense. In fact, just fifteen net yards by 630 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 1: the Falcons in those fifteen minutes in the third quarter, 631 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:31,960 Speaker 1: allowing the Cardinals to come back into the ballgame retake 632 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:34,440 Speaker 1: the league, going to the fourth quarter with the lead 633 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:36,920 Speaker 1: twenty two to seventeen. After we saw Clayton Tune for 634 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 1: the second time on the field earlier in the game. 635 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:41,920 Speaker 1: It was a pitch to James Connor on fourth and 636 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:45,560 Speaker 1: one and then goal line situation. The push push, and 637 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 1: I think we're going to see more of that, or 638 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:51,400 Speaker 1: least third and short, fourth and short situations. You might 639 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 1: see a little bit more Clayton Tune. 640 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:56,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, congratulations Clayton Tune for his first NFL career touchdown. 641 00:30:57,080 --> 00:30:59,480 Speaker 3: I mean he bobbled the snap but as he got 642 00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:02,840 Speaker 3: into the end zone. But I guess that's the beauty 643 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:04,680 Speaker 3: of the touch pushes. You have somebody pushing you from 644 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 3: behind and they're able to have ball bounce right back 645 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:09,480 Speaker 3: into his arms. It's gonna be a huge help to 646 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:13,120 Speaker 3: have a bigger body quarterback that you have the ability 647 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:15,760 Speaker 3: to throw under center. I mean, Kyler is not the biggest, 648 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:17,960 Speaker 3: as we all know, he is strong. He could still 649 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 3: get into the end zone. But we know that the contacts, 650 00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 3: not necessarily in Kyler's wheelhouse, Klay and Tune doesn't know 651 00:31:24,040 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 3: really what to expect. He's got the one taste from 652 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 3: the Cleveland Browns defense, and I'm pretty sure that's the 653 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 3: taste that would probably try to avoid any rookie quarterback 654 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:33,000 Speaker 3: from trying to get back onto the field. But JG 655 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:36,120 Speaker 3: said he came into practice, he had an incredible week 656 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:39,200 Speaker 3: of practice, a really really good week of practice. It 657 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:41,240 Speaker 3: seems a little bit like postgame, JJ was kind of 658 00:31:41,280 --> 00:31:43,960 Speaker 3: like taken back when talking about clay intone because he 659 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:47,160 Speaker 3: was saying, like really good, like really good, and you 660 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:49,160 Speaker 3: were able to see that and to have that trust 661 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 3: from your coaching staff to throw a rookie quarterback in 662 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:53,520 Speaker 3: there at the one yard line when you least could 663 00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:55,960 Speaker 3: afford a turnover. It was good to see Clayon get 664 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:59,160 Speaker 3: it in and that drive set up by special teams. 665 00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:02,960 Speaker 3: It's a three offense defense and special teams, and we've 666 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:05,560 Speaker 3: got to mention the special teams. Greg Dorts a season 667 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 3: best forty nine yard punt return that helped set up 668 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:11,800 Speaker 3: tunes one yard touchdown run and then Matt. 669 00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 1: Prater perfect on the day. Four field goal attempts, four 670 00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:17,840 Speaker 1: made field goals the walk off, but two more from 671 00:32:17,880 --> 00:32:21,400 Speaker 1: beyond fifty yards. He has seventeen this season. That's the 672 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:26,000 Speaker 1: most enfranchised history, seventy six now for his career that 673 00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:29,800 Speaker 1: leads the league. The next closest is fifty eight. And 674 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:32,560 Speaker 1: right now Matt Prater is on a roll. I'm not 675 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 1: sure what his limits would be as far as how 676 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:40,440 Speaker 1: far Jeff Rodgers would be comfortable and even Prater comfortable 677 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 1: sending him out there for perhaps something that was beyond 678 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:45,960 Speaker 1: fifty eight to fifty nine, maybe up towards his sixty 679 00:32:46,040 --> 00:32:47,040 Speaker 1: or sixty one yards. 680 00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:49,560 Speaker 3: We've seen him now through those sixty one yarders. But 681 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:52,160 Speaker 3: he is still in his seventeenth year in the NFL, 682 00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:56,719 Speaker 3: and it's quite remarkable to see how he hasn't you know, 683 00:32:56,800 --> 00:32:59,960 Speaker 3: his game hasn't slowed down at all. It hasn't gone 684 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 3: down because of age. He continues to improve, he continues 685 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:06,000 Speaker 3: to be consistent, and I think that's the beauty of it. 686 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:08,760 Speaker 3: Matt Prader is one of the most consistent kickers in 687 00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:12,520 Speaker 3: NFL history. Now he's sixteenth in the NFL's all time 688 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:16,200 Speaker 3: career pointless seventeen for seventeen on game winning field goals. 689 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:19,520 Speaker 3: I don't know necessarily what the limit might be. There 690 00:33:19,520 --> 00:33:22,080 Speaker 3: were multiple cases in previous games where it would have 691 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:24,720 Speaker 3: been a sixty yard kick, sixty one, sixty two and 692 00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:27,920 Speaker 3: JG just decided to punt or go forward on fourth down, 693 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:30,600 Speaker 3: and you know that's where you begin to question, like 694 00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:33,120 Speaker 3: does Matt Prader have the legs still to do that? 695 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:36,120 Speaker 3: But to go for fifty six and fifty one yards 696 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:38,080 Speaker 3: a twenty three yard chip shot to win the game 697 00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:39,600 Speaker 3: is cake for him. 698 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:43,320 Speaker 1: And seventeen of seventeen on game winning field goal attempts 699 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:47,000 Speaker 1: in his career. The definition of clutch would be Cardinals 700 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:49,840 Speaker 1: kicker Matt Prater. So all in all, a good Sunday, 701 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:53,560 Speaker 1: a good return, a good first step. Now we just 702 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:56,200 Speaker 1: need to see okay, as they say, what have you 703 00:33:56,240 --> 00:33:59,360 Speaker 1: done for me lately? This week needs to be forgotten 704 00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:02,400 Speaker 1: about and work ahead for the Houston Texans And can 705 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:05,120 Speaker 1: you do this again? Because now where we know what 706 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 1: this team is capable of when you have a Kyler Murray, 707 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:11,120 Speaker 1: a James Connor, a Michael Wilson, a defense that plays 708 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:16,359 Speaker 1: complimentary football, special teams that has a hand in the outcome. Cardinals, Yeah, 709 00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:18,680 Speaker 1: two and eight, But what do you do in these 710 00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:21,640 Speaker 1: next seven games will mean a lot with what the 711 00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:23,600 Speaker 1: direction of this franchise moves forward. 712 00:34:23,719 --> 00:34:27,040 Speaker 3: Winning a game is nice, Winning more games is even nicer. 713 00:34:27,120 --> 00:34:30,600 Speaker 3: I mean it's even better. You can't get complacent with 714 00:34:30,680 --> 00:34:33,960 Speaker 3: this one. You can't start, you know, going into this 715 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:35,920 Speaker 3: being like, we won this game, we haven't won in 716 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:36,360 Speaker 3: a while. 717 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:37,040 Speaker 1: We're good. 718 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:40,919 Speaker 3: Kyler Murray's back, everything is saved. It's not. You still 719 00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:43,160 Speaker 3: have the remainder of the season. You still have Houston 720 00:34:43,239 --> 00:34:46,000 Speaker 3: coming up, and there's a lot that goes into that 721 00:34:46,040 --> 00:34:49,320 Speaker 3: with just the draft pick in of itself. Knowing that Houston, 722 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:51,560 Speaker 3: you have Houston's first round pick, you would have have 723 00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:53,759 Speaker 3: nothing more than to give them a loss and drop 724 00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:56,439 Speaker 3: them down a few spots if you're thinking long term 725 00:34:56,440 --> 00:34:59,840 Speaker 3: with it. But the offense has to just continue to 726 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:03,440 Speaker 3: that chemistry with Kyler Murray. Kyler Murray needs to continue 727 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:05,759 Speaker 3: to build the trust with the coaching staff because this 728 00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:09,359 Speaker 3: is not just a seven game now for the rest 729 00:35:09,400 --> 00:35:11,200 Speaker 3: of the season and all right, it's on to next 730 00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:14,359 Speaker 3: This could be Kyler's future with the Arizona Cardinals. If 731 00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:17,160 Speaker 3: he plays as he did on Sunday, great, He's going 732 00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:19,160 Speaker 3: to remain with the Arizona Cardinals, and you're going to 733 00:35:19,200 --> 00:35:21,640 Speaker 3: begin to look at the NFL Draft to a different lens. 734 00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:23,080 Speaker 3: Do you want to tackle? Do you want a wide 735 00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:25,680 Speaker 3: receive for defensive side of the ball, whatever it is. 736 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:28,719 Speaker 3: But you got to know that you have Kyler Murray 737 00:35:28,719 --> 00:35:30,840 Speaker 3: and you have a consistent Kyler Murray post surgery. 738 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:34,360 Speaker 1: My question now for Kyler on this Monday after a 739 00:35:34,440 --> 00:35:38,920 Speaker 1: game is how do you feel Monday waking up? How 740 00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:41,760 Speaker 1: do you feel going into Tuesday, the player's day off 741 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 1: and that recovery from your first game action. How does 742 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:48,960 Speaker 1: the need feel a good soreness you would expect, you 743 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:51,759 Speaker 1: would hope, and then overcoming that soreness to get the 744 00:35:51,800 --> 00:35:53,239 Speaker 1: body ready for another game. 745 00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:57,200 Speaker 3: Honestly, maybe I'm just reading into this too deep, but 746 00:35:57,560 --> 00:35:59,520 Speaker 3: I wouldn't be surprised to see him take a Wednesday 747 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:02,000 Speaker 3: off to kind of ease back into it a little bit, 748 00:36:02,080 --> 00:36:03,000 Speaker 3: let his body heal. 749 00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:04,719 Speaker 1: Because of the fact that I'd be. 750 00:36:04,719 --> 00:36:07,080 Speaker 3: Surprised, you would be, Yeah, I don't know. I just 751 00:36:07,160 --> 00:36:09,479 Speaker 3: I feel like with his leg, with how they've slow 752 00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:13,120 Speaker 3: played everybody else's recovery, it would not surprise me to 753 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:14,920 Speaker 3: see him give him an extra day off. Now, if 754 00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:17,600 Speaker 3: Kyler Murray wants an extra day off is a completely 755 00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:19,880 Speaker 3: different question, because he's the type of player that wants 756 00:36:19,920 --> 00:36:21,520 Speaker 3: to be out on the football field no matter if 757 00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:24,640 Speaker 3: it's a practice or it's a very important game. He 758 00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:26,879 Speaker 3: wants to be out there. But that's one of those 759 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:29,440 Speaker 3: boxes that they need to check with him. Playing in 760 00:36:29,440 --> 00:36:32,400 Speaker 3: the game is just a box at that. Now they 761 00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:34,360 Speaker 3: got to see the recovery. Now they got to see 762 00:36:34,520 --> 00:36:37,640 Speaker 3: how his body has reacted to getting hit. Soreness is 763 00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:40,439 Speaker 3: one thing. They're bruising everything afterwards or something they're gonna 764 00:36:40,480 --> 00:36:41,319 Speaker 3: have to keep an eye out for. 765 00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:45,400 Speaker 1: And Wednesday's injury report, even if Murray does show up limited, 766 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:48,400 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be concerned at all because to your point, 767 00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:52,640 Speaker 1: that's just either playing cautious and just getting him back 768 00:36:52,760 --> 00:36:56,319 Speaker 1: into that routine of knowing what your body needs in 769 00:36:56,400 --> 00:36:58,759 Speaker 1: order to get back on the football field a week 770 00:36:58,800 --> 00:36:59,400 Speaker 1: from Sunday. 771 00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:02,759 Speaker 3: Yeah, And I think that it was nice to not 772 00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:04,400 Speaker 3: I mean I write all the injury reports, So it 773 00:37:04,440 --> 00:37:07,040 Speaker 3: was nice to not write Kyler Murray's name on the 774 00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:09,560 Speaker 3: injury report this week because you went into this fully 775 00:37:09,600 --> 00:37:11,839 Speaker 3: healthy and he's been fully healthy for the previous couple 776 00:37:11,880 --> 00:37:14,080 Speaker 3: of weeks. As that that kind of goes back to 777 00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:15,600 Speaker 3: my point though, as to why I would not be 778 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:18,239 Speaker 3: super surprised. I think the plan all along was for 779 00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:20,400 Speaker 3: this Atlanta game to be at the game. I know 780 00:37:20,440 --> 00:37:23,120 Speaker 3: that's what most of us predicted to be the case, 781 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:26,160 Speaker 3: and there were those predictions came to fruition. Oh not, 782 00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:28,040 Speaker 3: Danny's not. 783 00:37:28,120 --> 00:37:30,880 Speaker 1: Danny's Wow, A subtle shot there at the end of 784 00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:33,080 Speaker 1: the show. I love it. This is great. 785 00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:35,840 Speaker 3: I gave her her kudos in the beginning. Now she 786 00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:38,120 Speaker 3: knew she was wrong. She said that she's going to 787 00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:40,640 Speaker 3: take it on the chin. So she was wrong. Everybody 788 00:37:40,680 --> 00:37:42,799 Speaker 3: else was right, So I'll give us. I'll give us 789 00:37:42,840 --> 00:37:44,479 Speaker 3: all some some props for that one. 790 00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:46,880 Speaker 1: By the way, I look forward to a week from 791 00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:49,480 Speaker 1: today where you are walking back into the Dignity Health 792 00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:53,480 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals Training Center in a new suits or a suits. 793 00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:57,239 Speaker 1: Because again, as Monday, as we established, he early on 794 00:37:57,600 --> 00:38:00,000 Speaker 1: victory Monday means Zach Gershman shows up in a suit 795 00:38:01,120 --> 00:38:01,959 Speaker 1: or a coat and tie. 796 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:04,120 Speaker 3: I dug myself, Intel, Oh yeah, you did. 797 00:38:05,360 --> 00:38:06,040 Speaker 1: Good stuff, Zach. 798 00:38:06,080 --> 00:38:07,000 Speaker 3: All right, I'll take it. 799 00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:09,200 Speaker 1: And on that note, we will put a lid on 800 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:12,040 Speaker 1: this edition of Cardinals. Cover two presented by Hyundai, probably 801 00:38:12,080 --> 00:38:15,040 Speaker 1: partner of the Arizona Cardinals has always special thanks to 802 00:38:15,080 --> 00:38:18,760 Speaker 1: our executive producer Jim Almahundro, our associate producer Cody Fincher 803 00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:21,000 Speaker 1: for Zach Kershman, I'm Craig Real Lou. We'll talk to 804 00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:23,120 Speaker 1: you next time here on Cardinals Cover two.