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Speaker 1: Welcome Bird Gang. On today's show Something Difference, We're going

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Speaker 1: to put our position by position breakdown on hold just

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Speaker 1: for one episode and look at the other three teams

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Speaker 1: in the NFC West. The Cardinals haven't been the only

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Speaker 1: club that's been busy here in the off season. We'll

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Speaker 1: talk with those who cover the team for the team,

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Speaker 1: John Boyle to discuss the Seahawks, Stut Jackson with the Rams,

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Speaker 1: and Keana Martin out in San Francisco. The theme for

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Speaker 1: all three the quarterback position. It's Cardinals Cover two and

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Speaker 1: it starts now. Welcome to Cardinals Cover two with Craig Grigo,

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Speaker 1: So we always keep our eye on what's going on

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Speaker 1: inside the NFC West. And if you look back at

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Speaker 1: last year MG the Seahawks, they won the division, but

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Speaker 1: it was the Rams who won that playoff matchup at Seattle,

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Speaker 1: and the forty nine Ers just decimated by injuries. The talk, though,

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Speaker 1: for much of the offseason for all teams in the division, however,

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Speaker 1: a center around each of the team's quarterbacks. And when

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Speaker 1: you look at the Seahawks, the Rams, and the forty

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Speaker 1: maybe being too close to the situation, but I'd have

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Speaker 1: to think the Cardinals have the most stable quarterback situation

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Speaker 1: at the moment. I could see that. I mean, I

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Speaker 1: think Russell Wilson's good for this year, but they don't

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Speaker 1: have an email behind them. And if they were twelve

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Speaker 1: and four last year, I think Jimmy Garoppolo he'll be

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Speaker 1: he performs. They have a really good team, they're healthy,

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Speaker 1: and then you're throwing the Rams, and you know, you

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Speaker 1: can make the case that they clearly upgrade the quarterback position.

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Speaker 1: But the thing is, Kyler Murray is still on his

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Speaker 1: rookie contract, so the Cardinals owners rights for the next two, three,

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Speaker 1: I also think that you know, you got to face

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Speaker 1: been healthy, he's been productive. This is the first offseason

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Speaker 1: the most part, Yeah, but you know, at some point

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Speaker 1: in time, the Cardinals need to get through that door

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Speaker 1: to win the NFC West. And let's be honest, if

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Speaker 1: it's gonna happen, it's gonna be with Kyler Murray. It's

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Speaker 1: been in the postseason, and two teams made it out

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Speaker 1: you would think, just based off of what we know

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Speaker 1: in July, the toughest division in all of football. Considering

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Speaker 1: that the Seahawks they're always good. The Rams are expected

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Speaker 1: wasn't that long ago they were in the Super Bowl

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Speaker 1: And here come the Cardinals, as you said, you know,

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Speaker 1: it's going to be fascinating to watch. Yet, on paper,

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Speaker 1: I think every team going into the season feels like

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Speaker 1: And I can sit here today and I probably won't

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Speaker 1: But I wouldn't be surprised if any of the four

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Speaker 1: John Boyle, sahawks dot Com reporter, and we made it

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Speaker 1: of Shane Waldron, just based on stuff that I've watched

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Speaker 1: it looks like up tempo and what kind of offense

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Speaker 1: now when you get to experience those intangibles and attributes

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Speaker 1: in person for the first time, it's you know, like, wow,

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Speaker 1: this is you know, you've even even better than I expected.

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Speaker 1: So to that end, you know, his his new rooms

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Speaker 1: teammates have also been uh you know, really receptive and

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Speaker 1: uh welcoming to him and have really liked his approach.

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Speaker 1: And Robert Woods mentioned that, you know, as as they've

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Speaker 1: been collaborating and trying to get on the same page,

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Speaker 1: they'll you know sometimes you know, pass notes so to

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Speaker 1: speak to each other in film sessions and point out like, hey,

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Speaker 1: if if the timing on the route needs to be this,

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Speaker 1: just let me know and I can get back in

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Speaker 1: sure that I'm there when you make that throw. Um.

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Speaker 1: And of course, you know with communication with Cooper cup

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Speaker 1: two as well, Um, that's that's something that both he

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Speaker 1: and Stafford have have praised and been on the same

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Speaker 1: page with. So they just like how how he's you know,

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Speaker 1: he's got a good humility about himself, but he's also

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Speaker 1: confident in that. You know, his teammates appreciate that if

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Speaker 1: if he wants something done differently, or if you know

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Speaker 1: a route needs to be run a certain way, timing whatever.

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Speaker 1: He's not afraid to speak up and say in a

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Speaker 1: way that's again confident but not demeaning or anything like that.

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Speaker 1: So collectively, you know, between McVeigh and also just the

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Speaker 1: way he's kind of embedded himself within the team and

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Speaker 1: then kind of gotten acclimated and connected with his new teammates,

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Speaker 1: there's been a lot of a lot of positive things

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Speaker 1: to report all around. You take a look at the offense.

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Speaker 1: We know you got weapons on the outside. We know

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Speaker 1: McVeigh is an aggressive play caller, one of the best

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Speaker 1: in the league. Right now, let's talk about the offensive

460
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Speaker 1: line because you know Cam Makers came on last year.

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Speaker 1: It looks like he can be a featured back. What

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Speaker 1: do you think of the offensive line going into training camp. Yeah,

463
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Speaker 1: that's going to be one of the biggest storylines because

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Speaker 1: Austin Blite, the starting center last season, moved on in

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Speaker 1: free agency and signed with the Chiefs. So that's a

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Speaker 1: position that's going to need to get settled and it

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Speaker 1: looks like it could be awesome. Corbett handling that McVay

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Speaker 1: the connection that both Corbett and Stafford were developing during

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Speaker 1: or a couple other guys who McVay had mentioned as

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Speaker 1: internal candidates. Of course, with Corbett playing right guard last

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Speaker 1: season and potentially moving over to center, then you've you've

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Speaker 1: got to figure out what you're going to do it

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Speaker 1: at right guard in Matt Vane McVay scene pleased with

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Speaker 1: what Bobby Evans has shown. He was an offensive tackle

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Speaker 1: like what he's what he's shown at that spot. So

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Speaker 1: it'll look a little bit different in that in that sense,

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Speaker 1: but it will still be mostly the same offensive line

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Speaker 1: that every I think everybody, at least Cardinals fans in

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Speaker 1: the two games last year saw where you know, probably

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Speaker 1: Stull let's talk about you know, when teams win, all

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Speaker 1: of a sudden, you lose coaches, talk about the coaching

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Speaker 1: changes on the staff. Yeah, I think if you look

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Speaker 1: be defensive coordinator. At least that's the one that probably

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Speaker 1: most people have had their eye on or paid attention to.

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Speaker 1: and defensive coordinator for the Falcons, and so far Morris

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Speaker 1: has done a great job of connecting and relating to players.

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Speaker 1: He's had a lot of a lot of positive returns

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Speaker 1: early on, and so that side of the ball is

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Speaker 1: going to look a little bit different. You keep hearing that,

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Speaker 1: you know, philosophically, as far as the scheme, it's going

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Speaker 1: to be fairly similar, but maybe with you know, some

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Speaker 1: of morris wrinkles added to it. But just as far

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Speaker 1: under Staley last season, So that that one's the biggest one.

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Speaker 1: They're They're a handful of promotions and title editions and

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Speaker 1: biggest one that has on a lot of people's minds. Yeah.

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Speaker 1: I think I counted what seven assistant coaches, two front

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Speaker 1: office members have all left since the season ended. But

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Speaker 1: as long as you have Sean McVay, I think the

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Speaker 1: Rams are in good position. As we talk with Stu

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Speaker 1: jay Rams. That defense, let's keep talking about that always

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Speaker 1: very good when you have an Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey,

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Speaker 1: but no longer safety John Johnson. He is no longer

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Speaker 1: on the team, signed with the Browns this offseason. How

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Speaker 1: big of a loss or is it a loss on

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Speaker 1: to replace Johnson, that that doesn't make it any more

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Speaker 1: difficult of a of a loss as far as his

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Speaker 1: departure and free agency, and he was someone who was

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Speaker 1: the on field defensive single caller or or the green

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Speaker 1: dit if you will, for the Rams defense last season,

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Speaker 1: great tackler as well, So in that sense, it's going

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Speaker 1: to be tough to replace him. Like I said, even

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Speaker 1: with the depth that the Ramps have at the position

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Speaker 1: that that being said, and with the way that Jordan

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Speaker 1: Fuller played as a rookie last year in a starting

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Speaker 1: job right away, I think they feel very comfortable about

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Speaker 1: him going into a second year and you know, kind

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Speaker 1: of the role that he can potentially play. Of course,

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Speaker 1: if you have a healthy Taylor rap in the in

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Speaker 1: the mix too, that should also help as well. Nick Scott,

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Speaker 1: who's primarily been a special team dace, but somebody who

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Speaker 1: has been able to fill in in a pinch on

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Speaker 1: defense too of one of those safety spots. So and

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Speaker 1: of course they'll also be getting back Terrell Burgess, who

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Speaker 1: uh you know, played a bunch of different positions in

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Speaker 1: Utah's secondary and got hurt against the barriers last year.

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Speaker 1: But with him healthy and with those four guys um

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Speaker 1: figure one of them, well, we'll be able to step

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Speaker 1: up until that role. But again that uh, still that

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Speaker 1: skill set that Johnson had, it it's tough to replace,

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Speaker 1: and uh, it'll it'll probably be a collective effort in

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Speaker 1: that regard. How important was it to retain Leonard Floyd?

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Speaker 1: It was huge. The thing that surprised me when I

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Speaker 1: asked Less Sneat about what set Floyd apart from other

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Speaker 1: edge rushers that they had brought in, because effectively, it

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Speaker 1: had been what looked like an approach where you know,

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Speaker 1: you were bringing these veterans or cap casualties if you will,

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Speaker 1: from other teams in on you know, short term ie,

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Speaker 1: one year deals, and Floyd was kind of a departure

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Speaker 1: from that strategy where you know, they brought him in

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Speaker 1: rusher because it's his length. It's helpful for defending quarterbacks

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Speaker 1: like Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray for example, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.

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Speaker 1: These guys who can use their mobility to make off

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Speaker 1: limit them, or at least do the best you can,

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Speaker 1: so he's not someone who's just a pass rusher in

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Speaker 1: that regard. And what based on what he showed them

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Speaker 1: last year. They felt like he was worth investing what

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Speaker 1: they did in him and bringing him back on a

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Speaker 1: four year deal. Leave us with this, do how much

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Speaker 1: time did you spend in the beach House during the drafts?

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Speaker 1: That certainly caught everyone's attention. Well, I actually I actually

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Speaker 1: didn't spend too much time there during the draft. I

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Speaker 1: was there for an event open to the media, and

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Speaker 1: then just a couple of other non draft related events

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Speaker 1: after after the draft took place. But yeah, that that

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Speaker 1: was certainly a fun time and something different. I know

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Speaker 1: that that that caught Cardinals head coach Cliff Kingsbury's attention,

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Speaker 1: or he was at least asked about it. So um,

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Speaker 1: whether whether that was inspired by you know, Cliffs set

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Speaker 1: do something different, and who knows, maybe it'll inspire other

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Speaker 1: teams to do something similar for the twenty twenty two draft.

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Speaker 1: We'll see. Yeah. I like the back and forth between

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Speaker 1: the two head coaches, very good friends, Cliff Kingsbury and

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Speaker 1: Sean McBay. Speaking of the drafted, I just, uh, one

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Speaker 1: last thing I lied earlier. I got one more. The

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Speaker 1: Cardinals took a wide receiver in the second round, speed

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Speaker 1: wide receiver Rondel Moore Rams did the same thing. What

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Speaker 1: have you seen attitude two out? Well, yeah, I think

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Speaker 1: it's just the speed being as advertised. That was one

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Speaker 1: of the things that wide receivers coach Eric Yarber told

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Speaker 1: me he liked about at Well, it's just not only

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Speaker 1: does he have a speed or quickness as far as

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Speaker 1: like a quick release of the line of scrimmage, but

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Speaker 1: he also tracks the ball really well. And while we

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Speaker 1: didn't see a ton of the passes thrown his way

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Speaker 1: there were some of those short, intermediate routes where you're like,

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Speaker 1: you know, yeah, this you can see it and you

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Speaker 1: can see why why they liked him. So't haven't seen

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Speaker 1: too much in that regard, again, because they're only a

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Speaker 1: handful of those sessions have been have been open to

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Speaker 1: quickness and everything that you've read about and leading into

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Speaker 1: the draft and maybe to an extent after the draft

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Speaker 1: is is as advertised. Good stuffs do always appreciate the time,

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Speaker 1: enjoy this time off as far as the rest of

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Speaker 1: Stut Jackson, staff rider for the Rams dot Com. Appreciate

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Speaker 1: your time here, Stu, absolutely, thank you so much for

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Speaker 1: having me. Craig appreciate it. Do you hear that? MJ.

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Speaker 1: Stu thank me. I didn't hear your name at all. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: up the rear the forty nine or six and ten,

642
00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:12,280
Speaker 1: Although that's a little misleading, MG, I think, just because

643
00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:16,080
Speaker 1: on how much they did not have their team outside

644
00:33:16,120 --> 00:33:18,479
Speaker 1: of Week one, and even in week one it was

645
00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:21,080
Speaker 1: what the second quarter in which George Kittle got hurt

646
00:33:21,080 --> 00:33:25,200
Speaker 1: on a tackle, illegal tackle, a good tackle by Buddha Baker,

647
00:33:25,240 --> 00:33:27,800
Speaker 1: and they just were never the same after that first

648
00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:31,600
Speaker 1: week and a lot of ups and downs. But you know,

649
00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:35,160
Speaker 1: they hope that this is more This twenty twenty one

650
00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:39,680
Speaker 1: is more like twenty nineteen when Garoppolo's healthy. Ever since

651
00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:43,000
Speaker 1: he's been in San Francico, twenty two and eight, they

652
00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:46,000
Speaker 1: played three different quarterbacks. We've been down that road. You're

653
00:33:46,040 --> 00:33:48,160
Speaker 1: just you're just looking for a spark and you know,

654
00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:50,960
Speaker 1: obviously they got a spark out of CJ. Bethard in

655
00:33:51,040 --> 00:33:54,440
Speaker 1: Week sixteen against the Cardinals, and you know, that's one

656
00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:56,200
Speaker 1: of the games where we started to see this team

657
00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:59,200
Speaker 1: take a tailspin, and it happened in Week seventeen against

658
00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:02,800
Speaker 1: the Rams. So yeah, on paper, they are very talented team.

659
00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:04,640
Speaker 1: They didn't make the Super Bowl a couple of years

660
00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:08,040
Speaker 1: ago because they didn't have the talent. It was because

661
00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:10,600
Speaker 1: last year they had the injuries. But if they could

662
00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:13,439
Speaker 1: stay healthy, I think they're going to be a team there.

663
00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:15,560
Speaker 1: All three of the teams will be chasing in the

664
00:34:15,640 --> 00:34:18,359
Speaker 1: NFC West. Now, like the Rams, the forty nine Ers

665
00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:21,120
Speaker 1: did orchestrate a trade in the off season with a

666
00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:25,360
Speaker 1: quarterback in mine. They acquired the third overall pick in

667
00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:28,120
Speaker 1: a deal with the Miami Dolphins, and that certainly opened

668
00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:31,400
Speaker 1: up a lot of eyebrows. You got Jimmy Garoppolo under contract,

669
00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:33,680
Speaker 1: Yet what are the forty nine ers doing to move

670
00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:36,080
Speaker 1: up in the draft. And obviously we know what happened.

671
00:34:36,080 --> 00:34:39,480
Speaker 1: They selected Trey Lance and this is now going to

672
00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:42,319
Speaker 1: be a talking point. It's going to be a storyline,

673
00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:45,440
Speaker 1: and when we spoke with Keana Martin, senior team reporter

674
00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:47,680
Speaker 1: for the forty nine ers, we didn't waste any time.

675
00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:50,680
Speaker 1: We wanted to know who's the starting quarterback for the

676
00:34:50,719 --> 00:34:54,200
Speaker 1: San Francisco forty nine ers in Week one. I'm gonna

677
00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:58,080
Speaker 1: always exactly what Kyle Shanian and John Lynch have been saying,

678
00:34:58,280 --> 00:35:01,520
Speaker 1: literally from dayline. I'm talking about once they made that

679
00:35:01,640 --> 00:35:04,800
Speaker 1: jump to that number three overall pick, they stood behind

680
00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:06,879
Speaker 1: what they said and they said that they still see

681
00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:10,279
Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo a part of their plans in twenty twenty one,

682
00:35:10,640 --> 00:35:13,040
Speaker 1: and that's who I believe will be the forty nine

683
00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:15,360
Speaker 1: as starter. You know, you look at his numbers and

684
00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:17,000
Speaker 1: I always wish I had him in front of me,

685
00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:18,359
Speaker 1: but I think I can remember him a little bit.

686
00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:21,799
Speaker 1: You think about the team's win percentage and when he's

687
00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:23,759
Speaker 1: on the field and how they perform. I believe the

688
00:35:23,760 --> 00:35:26,520
Speaker 1: team of twenty four and nine when he is healthy

689
00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:29,440
Speaker 1: and on the field, and that includes the postseason. However,

690
00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:33,240
Speaker 1: when he's not on the field, that number's drastically changed.

691
00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:36,520
Speaker 1: So I know it's so cliche to say, but you know,

692
00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:40,040
Speaker 1: availability is your best ability, and that's the deal with

693
00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:43,759
Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo. When he's healthy, this team sees a lot

694
00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:46,839
Speaker 1: of success. But that's the thing. If he can stay

695
00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:49,359
Speaker 1: healthy in twenty twenty one, the forty nine is are

696
00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:53,200
Speaker 1: gonna have a tricky decision to make, let's say, at

697
00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:55,320
Speaker 1: the end of the year. But it's probably a good

698
00:35:55,360 --> 00:35:59,000
Speaker 1: problem for this team to have two capable quarterbacks coming

699
00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:01,839
Speaker 1: into this year. How do you think that dynamic is

700
00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:05,600
Speaker 1: going to work Garoppolo and Trey Lance together. I know

701
00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:08,879
Speaker 1: some of our access has been limited, but as far

702
00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:13,200
Speaker 1: as the working relationship and Garoppolo looking over his shoulder,

703
00:36:13,320 --> 00:36:16,040
Speaker 1: I mean, how do you believe that this will materialize?

704
00:36:16,040 --> 00:36:18,319
Speaker 1: Because from the outside looking in, a lot of it

705
00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:21,560
Speaker 1: is so this is just not going to work right absolutely,

706
00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:23,560
Speaker 1: And I think one of my favorite things that we

707
00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:25,680
Speaker 1: heard from this off season, again you said there was

708
00:36:25,760 --> 00:36:28,200
Speaker 1: limited access, but from what we did see and what

709
00:36:28,239 --> 00:36:30,919
Speaker 1: we did hear from head coach Kyle Shanahan saying that

710
00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:35,239
Speaker 1: he believes that Jimmy has had the best springball, the

711
00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:37,880
Speaker 1: best off season that he has had since joining the

712
00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:41,160
Speaker 1: forty nine is back in twenty seventeen. I believe a

713
00:36:41,160 --> 00:36:44,920
Speaker 1: lot has to do with when you have somebody that

714
00:36:45,239 --> 00:36:47,920
Speaker 1: literally you just said, looking over your shoulder, you know

715
00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:50,800
Speaker 1: you have that pressure on you, so you're going to perform.

716
00:36:50,920 --> 00:36:54,920
Speaker 1: You're going to see that uptick in performance and what

717
00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:57,000
Speaker 1: you're displaying on the field, well, at least on the

718
00:36:57,000 --> 00:37:01,760
Speaker 1: practice field. And Joe Daily retired. He even spoke about

719
00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:04,040
Speaker 1: it recently and he said that, you know, he felt

720
00:37:04,080 --> 00:37:07,600
Speaker 1: like he was always just the mainstay at that that

721
00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:10,239
Speaker 1: left tackle spot, but even when rookies would come in

722
00:37:10,320 --> 00:37:12,799
Speaker 1: and maybe try to buy for his job, he said

723
00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:16,200
Speaker 1: he personally felt like he kind of kicked things into overdrive.

724
00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:17,759
Speaker 1: So I feel like that same thing is going to

725
00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:20,480
Speaker 1: happen for Jimmy this year, knowing you have a young

726
00:37:20,520 --> 00:37:23,560
Speaker 1: guy that at any point is willing and ready to

727
00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:26,200
Speaker 1: step up and take your place, so to speak. So

728
00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:29,200
Speaker 1: I feel like this is good for Jimmy, giving him

729
00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:31,680
Speaker 1: that extra push. But also what's good because we know

730
00:37:31,719 --> 00:37:33,560
Speaker 1: that Kyle Shannihan, he's known to have one of the

731
00:37:33,560 --> 00:37:38,080
Speaker 1: most complex offenses in the NFL. So to give Trey

732
00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:40,680
Speaker 1: Lance a little bit of time to learn behind Jimmy

733
00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:44,520
Speaker 1: and really grasp this offense, I feel like it's sort

734
00:37:44,560 --> 00:37:48,280
Speaker 1: of a win win, at least for the front office, Keana.

735
00:37:48,840 --> 00:37:51,120
Speaker 1: You know, when Kyler Murray was drafted in that first

736
00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:54,040
Speaker 1: rookie mini camp, you could just see the arm strength

737
00:37:54,080 --> 00:37:56,880
Speaker 1: and being able to make all the throws. What was

738
00:37:56,920 --> 00:37:58,680
Speaker 1: it like the first time you got a chance to

739
00:37:58,719 --> 00:38:01,279
Speaker 1: see him on the field. I think one of the

740
00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:05,000
Speaker 1: things that stands out just watching him his very first

741
00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:08,840
Speaker 1: mini camp and watching during ots is just his size.

742
00:38:10,480 --> 00:38:16,279
Speaker 1: He's he's built, he's pretty stocky, and it's I think

743
00:38:16,440 --> 00:38:18,000
Speaker 1: it's one of those things when you see it in person,

744
00:38:18,040 --> 00:38:20,239
Speaker 1: you're like, oh wow, Like he's not one of these

745
00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:24,080
Speaker 1: really small framed guys. And I think that's one of

746
00:38:24,080 --> 00:38:27,720
Speaker 1: the main things that stand out. But also what comes

747
00:38:27,719 --> 00:38:30,520
Speaker 1: to mind is is what Kyle said about him being

748
00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:32,960
Speaker 1: able to grasp what has been thrown at him. It's

749
00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:35,560
Speaker 1: been a lot these last couple of weeks, but being

750
00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:38,320
Speaker 1: able to pick up on that, and and he's known

751
00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:42,000
Speaker 1: for his arm strength, he's known for his physical ability,

752
00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:45,239
Speaker 1: especially with his legs. You know, we're limited in what

753
00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:48,960
Speaker 1: we can see, especially during that window, but I think

754
00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:51,560
Speaker 1: that's what we're excited to see more of watching Kyle

755
00:38:51,600 --> 00:38:54,520
Speaker 1: Shanahan do. Having a guy like him who can utilize

756
00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:57,480
Speaker 1: his legs, who has that that arm strength that can

757
00:38:57,840 --> 00:39:01,040
Speaker 1: connect on those deep bombs down fields. So I'm excited

758
00:39:01,080 --> 00:39:02,360
Speaker 1: to see more of that. I'm sure we're going to

759
00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:04,799
Speaker 1: see more in training camp and everybody will see more

760
00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:08,040
Speaker 1: of you know, these incoming rookies. But those are the

761
00:39:08,440 --> 00:39:10,239
Speaker 1: main things that we were able to kind of pick

762
00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:13,880
Speaker 1: up on quite early during the offseason program. Yeah. I

763
00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:16,200
Speaker 1: also noticed they are rolling him out to the left,

764
00:39:16,239 --> 00:39:18,440
Speaker 1: which is you know, awkward for a right handed quarterback

765
00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:21,839
Speaker 1: to make that thrill. But I gotta think he's going

766
00:39:21,880 --> 00:39:24,200
Speaker 1: to be the backup quarterback. So do you think they'll

767
00:39:24,239 --> 00:39:27,000
Speaker 1: have some place for him or are they tipping their

768
00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:29,600
Speaker 1: hand when he comes on the field. You know what,

769
00:39:30,120 --> 00:39:33,160
Speaker 1: that's the question. That's the question. You have two guys

770
00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:36,560
Speaker 1: that are very capable, and I mean you have one

771
00:39:36,600 --> 00:39:38,960
Speaker 1: of these ideas that comes straight to my mind, is

772
00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:41,439
Speaker 1: you think about you know, Drew Brees and Caysom Hill,

773
00:39:41,520 --> 00:39:43,440
Speaker 1: and you know how he was able to come in

774
00:39:43,520 --> 00:39:46,799
Speaker 1: for some plays and we don't know. Kyle Siadhan is

775
00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:49,399
Speaker 1: one of those guys that keeps his cards very close

776
00:39:49,440 --> 00:39:51,880
Speaker 1: to the vest. I would love to see that, so

777
00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:53,799
Speaker 1: we just don't know. I think that's one of those

778
00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:55,080
Speaker 1: things We're just going to have to keep our eye

779
00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:58,239
Speaker 1: out for in twenty twenty one Keana regardless of who

780
00:39:58,280 --> 00:40:02,959
Speaker 1: the quarterback is Skiddy. Trent Williams resigned, adding Alex mack.

781
00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:05,439
Speaker 1: How much is that going to maybe take a little

782
00:40:05,440 --> 00:40:08,240
Speaker 1: bit of the pressure off of Garoppolo or Trey Lance.

783
00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:12,760
Speaker 1: I think that is huge. It's huge for this team

784
00:40:12,880 --> 00:40:16,360
Speaker 1: one because now you have security at a lot of positions.

785
00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:18,520
Speaker 1: The forty nine ers. It was kind of like a

786
00:40:18,520 --> 00:40:21,440
Speaker 1: carousel of guys on that old line last year due

787
00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:24,520
Speaker 1: to injury and a Weston Richford being namely one of

788
00:40:24,600 --> 00:40:28,440
Speaker 1: the main one the center who just recently retired, missing

789
00:40:28,440 --> 00:40:32,000
Speaker 1: the entire twenty twenty campaign, and Parson a portion of

790
00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:34,919
Speaker 1: the twenty nineteen as well. But now having these guys,

791
00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:37,600
Speaker 1: and you bring up Alex macom, I believe, the six

792
00:40:37,719 --> 00:40:40,319
Speaker 1: time pro bowler, and you know he might not be

793
00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:43,240
Speaker 1: at that lovely was let's say twenty sixteen, but definitely

794
00:40:43,280 --> 00:40:47,880
Speaker 1: still capable. And then Trent Williams and he adds, you know,

795
00:40:48,080 --> 00:40:50,480
Speaker 1: Mike mclenchey, you have on the line and a lot

796
00:40:50,520 --> 00:40:52,600
Speaker 1: of the young guys that you brought in, Aaron Banks

797
00:40:52,600 --> 00:40:56,279
Speaker 1: who will be competing for that right guard spot, and

798
00:40:56,400 --> 00:40:59,439
Speaker 1: you have Laken Tomlinson, who hasn't missed a game since

799
00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:02,000
Speaker 1: joining the forty nine ers back in twenty seventeen. So

800
00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:04,319
Speaker 1: just having these name stays, I feel like will be

801
00:41:04,360 --> 00:41:07,640
Speaker 1: so beneficial, not only to protecting the quarterback, because we

802
00:41:07,680 --> 00:41:10,360
Speaker 1: know that's essentially how the forty nine has kind of

803
00:41:10,400 --> 00:41:12,720
Speaker 1: got into the situation they were in last year, these injuries,

804
00:41:12,719 --> 00:41:15,920
Speaker 1: and you know, guys getting to the quarterback, but not

805
00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:19,320
Speaker 1: just protecting whether it's Garoppolo or Trey Lance, but also

806
00:41:19,400 --> 00:41:21,719
Speaker 1: you know how Kyle Shanahan feels about his run game.

807
00:41:22,200 --> 00:41:25,600
Speaker 1: These guys are you look at what they did back

808
00:41:25,600 --> 00:41:29,399
Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen. I know Trent Williams wasn't there, but

809
00:41:29,800 --> 00:41:32,680
Speaker 1: I believe that number two or number three in the

810
00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:34,919
Speaker 1: league with their run game. But looking to get back

811
00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:38,439
Speaker 1: to that level and having these guys, these Pro Bowl

812
00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:42,400
Speaker 1: caliber players on that old line certainly be beneficial in

813
00:41:42,520 --> 00:41:44,560
Speaker 1: both aspects of the game. All right, let's look at

814
00:41:44,560 --> 00:41:48,440
Speaker 1: the skilled position players. Clearly Brandon Ayuk and Deebo Samuel

815
00:41:48,520 --> 00:41:52,000
Speaker 1: need to stay healthy. Went out and got Mohammed Sanu, Richie, James,

816
00:41:52,160 --> 00:41:54,800
Speaker 1: Trent Sherfield, who I thought he was a good receiver

817
00:41:54,840 --> 00:41:57,480
Speaker 1: here more of a special teams guy. And then we

818
00:41:57,600 --> 00:42:00,480
Speaker 1: always got to talk about the fullback in the and

819
00:42:00,680 --> 00:42:03,720
Speaker 1: use check and Kittle talk about those skill position players

820
00:42:03,719 --> 00:42:06,440
Speaker 1: where they can stretch the field. Yeah, I think that

821
00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:08,839
Speaker 1: was that was one of the biggest shocks coming out

822
00:42:08,880 --> 00:42:10,239
Speaker 1: of the draft. This was the first draft and I

823
00:42:10,360 --> 00:42:13,279
Speaker 1: believe eighteen years that the forty nine ers did not

824
00:42:13,320 --> 00:42:15,080
Speaker 1: select a wide receiver and a lot of a lot

825
00:42:15,120 --> 00:42:17,600
Speaker 1: of the questions were, well, why why why there was

826
00:42:17,600 --> 00:42:20,479
Speaker 1: a lot of talent out there, Why did you ought

827
00:42:20,520 --> 00:42:24,359
Speaker 1: to go other positions? But you named them right there.

828
00:42:24,719 --> 00:42:28,080
Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan see so confident in what Deebo Samuel can

829
00:42:28,120 --> 00:42:30,080
Speaker 1: do as long as he can stay healthy. Same with

830
00:42:30,120 --> 00:42:34,920
Speaker 1: Brandon Ayuth now going into now his third year, second

831
00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:37,239
Speaker 1: third year, I don't even know what year it is,

832
00:42:37,320 --> 00:42:39,440
Speaker 1: I believe the second year now in the NFL and

833
00:42:39,760 --> 00:42:42,960
Speaker 1: having another year under Kyle Shanahan and his system. Then

834
00:42:43,280 --> 00:42:45,560
Speaker 1: George Kittle, I mean that he speaks for him stuff,

835
00:42:45,560 --> 00:42:48,080
Speaker 1: what he is able to do, how dynamic he is.

836
00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:51,560
Speaker 1: And then also some of those running backs. Kyle Shanahan

837
00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:54,480
Speaker 1: likes those dual threat running backs that not only can

838
00:42:54,719 --> 00:42:57,920
Speaker 1: you know, carry the rock, but also catch passes out

839
00:42:57,920 --> 00:43:00,799
Speaker 1: of the backfield. So the forty nineers fel confident in

840
00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:03,359
Speaker 1: the group of guys that they currently have, and then

841
00:43:03,400 --> 00:43:06,160
Speaker 1: you add in some of those veterans bringing in Mohammed Sanu,

842
00:43:06,280 --> 00:43:10,200
Speaker 1: and you's have Trapps Benjamin, you have Trent Shirtfield bringing

843
00:43:10,200 --> 00:43:11,920
Speaker 1: in those guys. So it's certainly going to make for

844
00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:15,479
Speaker 1: an interesting training camp. But one thing that stands out

845
00:43:15,640 --> 00:43:19,279
Speaker 1: is a new offensive coordinator, Mike McDaniel, saying that it's

846
00:43:19,320 --> 00:43:21,680
Speaker 1: going to be really hard for somebody to try to

847
00:43:21,680 --> 00:43:24,240
Speaker 1: beat out a guy like Mohammed Sanu for a spot

848
00:43:24,280 --> 00:43:26,600
Speaker 1: on this roster. And you know, the forty nine ers

849
00:43:26,600 --> 00:43:29,640
Speaker 1: are now without Kindred Bourne, who was you know, Kyle

850
00:43:29,719 --> 00:43:31,520
Speaker 1: once that he was one of the shust hands on

851
00:43:31,520 --> 00:43:33,879
Speaker 1: the forty nine ers roster. So how those guys can

852
00:43:34,360 --> 00:43:36,520
Speaker 1: kind of pick up that slack and keep things going

853
00:43:37,400 --> 00:43:39,239
Speaker 1: without some of those players, it's going to be really

854
00:43:39,280 --> 00:43:42,200
Speaker 1: interesting to watch. But again, he's very confident in the

855
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Speaker 1: guys that he has. It's just about staying healthy and

856
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Speaker 1: staying on the field. Let's give some love to the

857
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Speaker 1: defense as we speak here with Keana Martin, senior team

858
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Speaker 1: reporter for the forty nine ers. You can follow her

859
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Speaker 1: work on social media at Keiana Martin TV. As we

860
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Speaker 1: continue to kind of look at what is going on

861
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Speaker 1: around the NFC west On Cardinals. Covered two presented by

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Speaker 1: Hunday Probab partner of the Arizona Cardinals. A new defensive coordinator.

863
00:44:05,840 --> 00:44:08,080
Speaker 1: Robert Sala no longer there. He's the head coach of

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Speaker 1: the Jets, but you promote from within. Linebackers coach DeMeco

865
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Speaker 1: Ryans is now the new DC. Does anything change or

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Speaker 1: are you expecting any change as far as what the

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Speaker 1: forty nine ers like to do defensively, I feel like

868
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Speaker 1: you're going to see a pretty similar defense to what

869
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Speaker 1: you saw in years prior. But talking to Demico this offseason,

870
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Speaker 1: one of the things he said was, you know, I'm

871
00:44:33,960 --> 00:44:37,200
Speaker 1: not Robert Sala, I'm Damiko Ryans. And that's where he

872
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Speaker 1: got his start. He got to start in coaching in

873
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Speaker 1: twenty seventeen, quickly climbed up those rings under Robert Sala.

874
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Speaker 1: So he will be taking some of those pieces from

875
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Speaker 1: his defense along with him. But I wouldn't be surprised

876
00:44:49,320 --> 00:44:53,040
Speaker 1: to see Demiko kind of sprinkling his own flavor, so

877
00:44:53,120 --> 00:44:57,160
Speaker 1: to speak. With this defense, you still have forty nine

878
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Speaker 1: ers a defensive line coach Chris Caseric, So I don't

879
00:45:00,239 --> 00:45:03,120
Speaker 1: see much change going on there, and we know what

880
00:45:03,320 --> 00:45:06,400
Speaker 1: Fred Warner and Drake Greenlow what they're capable of. But

881
00:45:06,520 --> 00:45:09,839
Speaker 1: I can see this defense being fairly similar to what

882
00:45:09,840 --> 00:45:12,399
Speaker 1: we've seen in years past, but just a little bit

883
00:45:12,400 --> 00:45:15,520
Speaker 1: of Damiko Ryan's flavor in twenty twenty one. All Right,

884
00:45:15,560 --> 00:45:19,799
Speaker 1: cynthonya right from the NFL Network said, on paper, the

885
00:45:19,920 --> 00:45:23,040
Speaker 1: Niners probably would give the biggest challenges to the Tampa

886
00:45:23,040 --> 00:45:25,960
Speaker 1: Bay Buccaneers. We know injuries decimated, so it's hard to

887
00:45:26,719 --> 00:45:30,239
Speaker 1: evaluate last year, but we're talking about a team that

888
00:45:30,400 --> 00:45:31,920
Speaker 1: was close to win the Super Bowl a couple of

889
00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:35,960
Speaker 1: years ago, So what are the expectations going into the season.

890
00:45:38,200 --> 00:45:41,239
Speaker 1: We actually just closed out our State of the Franchise

891
00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:46,800
Speaker 1: event where we had you know, overarching organizational updates and

892
00:45:46,840 --> 00:45:49,360
Speaker 1: then also updates from Kyle Shanahan, John Lynch and some

893
00:45:49,400 --> 00:45:52,400
Speaker 1: of the players of what their expectations are for twenty

894
00:45:52,480 --> 00:45:55,480
Speaker 1: twenty one. And one of the biggest things that this

895
00:45:55,520 --> 00:45:58,040
Speaker 1: team was talking about is like, hey, you know what,

896
00:45:58,480 --> 00:46:02,280
Speaker 1: twenty twenty we deal injuries, we have to overcome so much,

897
00:46:02,520 --> 00:46:05,080
Speaker 1: but this team still has so many of those pieces

898
00:46:05,120 --> 00:46:08,280
Speaker 1: from that twenty nineteen super Bowl team that they believe

899
00:46:08,360 --> 00:46:11,200
Speaker 1: that why can't they make it back to that level

900
00:46:11,200 --> 00:46:14,080
Speaker 1: and so pass that level that they were. And also

901
00:46:14,080 --> 00:46:15,640
Speaker 1: when you say that, you think about some of those

902
00:46:15,719 --> 00:46:18,239
Speaker 1: names that are coming back, one of the main ones

903
00:46:18,280 --> 00:46:20,960
Speaker 1: being Nick Bosa getting a guy like him back. Forty

904
00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:23,600
Speaker 1: nine is still waiting to see what's the update on

905
00:46:23,640 --> 00:46:26,239
Speaker 1: getting a guy like D four back. We talked about

906
00:46:26,280 --> 00:46:29,200
Speaker 1: some of those receivers. George Kittle said he feels one

907
00:46:29,239 --> 00:46:32,640
Speaker 1: hundred percent. Jimmy Garoppolo says his ankle is the thing

908
00:46:32,680 --> 00:46:34,880
Speaker 1: of the path. So you're bringing back a number of

909
00:46:34,880 --> 00:46:38,400
Speaker 1: those same pieces that this team had in twenty nineteen

910
00:46:38,920 --> 00:46:41,600
Speaker 1: and then adding a lot of young talent that we've

911
00:46:41,640 --> 00:46:45,440
Speaker 1: also been talking about. So this team feels confidence that

912
00:46:45,480 --> 00:46:47,560
Speaker 1: they do have that ability to make it back to

913
00:46:47,600 --> 00:46:49,680
Speaker 1: that level. But I feel like we keep talking about

914
00:46:49,719 --> 00:46:52,239
Speaker 1: it because we have to. But it's just can these

915
00:46:52,280 --> 00:46:55,600
Speaker 1: guys stay on the field That is the biggest question mark.

916
00:46:55,640 --> 00:46:58,080
Speaker 1: And if they can do that, they feel that this

917
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Speaker 1: team is more than equipped to make a run at

918
00:47:01,239 --> 00:47:04,440
Speaker 1: it again. Yeah, health is always in question. When we

919
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Speaker 1: were talking about these teams, regardless of division, and certainly

920
00:47:08,480 --> 00:47:10,800
Speaker 1: the forty nine ers hit hard by the injury bug

921
00:47:11,200 --> 00:47:14,719
Speaker 1: last season. Keiana, appreciate the time here. Best of luck

922
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Speaker 1: again outside of two weeks when the Cardinals are the opponent,

923
00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:21,759
Speaker 1: but good information and look forward to talking to you

924
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Speaker 1: during the season. Likewise, we'll see you guys in a

925
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Speaker 1: few weeks. Can't wait for it, really, am J. You

926
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Speaker 1: can make a case for health being the number one

927
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Speaker 1: storyline for every team in the National Football League, but

928
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Speaker 1: specifically when we talked with Keyana, just because of the

929
00:47:38,560 --> 00:47:41,760
Speaker 1: number of injuries they suffered during the season and hopefully

930
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Speaker 1: getting back, I think the biggest being Nick Bosa on

931
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Speaker 1: the defensive side, and that is where the expectation for

932
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Speaker 1: the forty nine ers is that, you know, don't expect

933
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Speaker 1: another sub five hundred team. Everyone's coming back, They're getting healthier,

934
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Speaker 1: They've improved at certain positions to where now again, I

935
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Speaker 1: think we're looking at a four team race, a legit

936
00:48:02,200 --> 00:48:04,960
Speaker 1: four team race in the NFC West. When I look

937
00:48:04,960 --> 00:48:08,279
Speaker 1: at it, it's a situation where you know, they've checked

938
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Speaker 1: that box for the future, but they got to stay healthy.

939
00:48:11,840 --> 00:48:15,480
Speaker 1: But normally when the teams are you know, jockeying for position.

940
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Speaker 1: You know, maybe the top four seeds in each conference,

941
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Speaker 1: they're likely the healthiest. I mean, you can afford some

942
00:48:21,680 --> 00:48:25,480
Speaker 1: injuries at certain positions, but the key injuries. And last year,

943
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Speaker 1: you know, Brandon I you couldn't stay healthy, Deebo Samuel

944
00:48:28,560 --> 00:48:32,239
Speaker 1: couldn't stay healthy. But I'm curious to see Trey Lance.

945
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Speaker 1: I watched some of their offseason workouts and you know,

946
00:48:35,320 --> 00:48:37,360
Speaker 1: I one of the reporters that he's never seen a

947
00:48:37,440 --> 00:48:40,239
Speaker 1: rookie looked at good. Now they're not rushing and they're

948
00:48:40,280 --> 00:48:42,640
Speaker 1: not you know, not in pads. It's just thrown against air.

949
00:48:42,760 --> 00:48:46,040
Speaker 1: But it beats the alternative. But I just wonder if

950
00:48:46,040 --> 00:48:48,279
Speaker 1: they'll put a package in there for him and he

951
00:48:48,640 --> 00:48:51,840
Speaker 1: can run and throw. It's not similar to Kyler Murray.

952
00:48:51,920 --> 00:48:53,680
Speaker 1: You know, you're not taking them off the field or

953
00:48:53,680 --> 00:48:55,799
Speaker 1: you're tipping your hand. But if Garoppolo's role, and I

954
00:48:55,840 --> 00:48:58,600
Speaker 1: think you got to make sure because like any player,

955
00:48:58,719 --> 00:49:01,920
Speaker 1: and she pointed out when Joe's he was there, basically

956
00:49:01,960 --> 00:49:04,680
Speaker 1: he was looking over his shoulder regardless of where the

957
00:49:04,680 --> 00:49:07,520
Speaker 1: player was drafted. Now, we didn't get into it with Keana,

958
00:49:07,560 --> 00:49:09,600
Speaker 1: but it should be mentioned as far as the injuries

959
00:49:09,600 --> 00:49:12,240
Speaker 1: are concerned. Running Back Jeff Wilson will miss the start

960
00:49:12,239 --> 00:49:14,200
Speaker 1: of the season. He suffered a knee injury in the

961
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Speaker 1: off season in the car Excuse me. The forty nine

962
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Speaker 1: Ers lost two players to season ending injuries during the

963
00:49:20,480 --> 00:49:23,239
Speaker 1: off season, so you know, maybe their hope is that, hey,

964
00:49:23,360 --> 00:49:25,239
Speaker 1: let's get this out of the way now, so we're

965
00:49:25,239 --> 00:49:28,120
Speaker 1: not dealing this during the season and losing guys during

966
00:49:28,160 --> 00:49:32,440
Speaker 1: the week and all of a sudden, not available on Sundays. Yeah, Wilson,

967
00:49:32,480 --> 00:49:34,360
Speaker 1: I want to say, he was getting off his chair

968
00:49:34,480 --> 00:49:37,200
Speaker 1: and he blew his knee out right, okay, And the

969
00:49:37,200 --> 00:49:40,880
Speaker 1: other guys were two out of three snaps just taking

970
00:49:40,920 --> 00:49:43,279
Speaker 1: a step. That's when they got hurt. And that's the

971
00:49:43,320 --> 00:49:47,120
Speaker 1: reason why Kyle Shanahan shut it down. Yeah, it's just unfortunately,

972
00:49:47,120 --> 00:49:50,040
Speaker 1: you'd never want that to happen to any team, let

973
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Speaker 1: alone a team that you match up with twice in

974
00:49:53,400 --> 00:49:57,080
Speaker 1: the regular season. Bird Gang a reminder, Cardinals Flight Plan

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Speaker 1: episode three winning recipe has now been available or it's

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Speaker 1: Azy Cardinals. You'll get more of what the Cardinals have

978
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Speaker 1: done here in the offseason, and specifically some details on

979
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Speaker 1: Dennis Cardacks rehab, and some fun stuff with the offensive line. Again,

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Speaker 1: it's episode three winning recipe. You can watch all the

981
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Speaker 1: Cardinals Flight Plan episodes on the Cardinals official YouTube channel

982
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Speaker 1: YouTube dot com slash As Cardinals want to thank again

983
00:50:27,360 --> 00:50:31,560
Speaker 1: everyone joining us here on this NFC West Roundtable, if

984
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Speaker 1: you will. John Boyle covers the Seahawks, Stut Jackson with

985
00:50:34,719 --> 00:50:37,680
Speaker 1: the Rams, and Keana Martin with the forty nine ers.

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Speaker 1: This is the first time we've kind of done this

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Speaker 1: MJ here on Cardinals Cover two presented by Hunday, proud

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Speaker 1: partner of the Arizona Cardinals. A lot of fun because

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00:50:44,719 --> 00:50:47,520
Speaker 1: yes we always are focused in on the Cardinals, but

990
00:50:47,600 --> 00:50:50,680
Speaker 1: there is that I towards again the entire league, but

991
00:50:51,000 --> 00:50:54,200
Speaker 1: certainly a little bit more focus on what's happening within

992
00:50:54,280 --> 00:50:56,600
Speaker 1: the division because the easiest way to get into the

993
00:50:56,640 --> 00:51:01,359
Speaker 1: postseason is to win your division. And also Kingsbury still

994
00:51:01,360 --> 00:51:05,080
Speaker 1: the younger guy when it comes to being in the division.

995
00:51:05,080 --> 00:51:07,520
Speaker 1: I still think Sean McVay is the youngest coach in football,

996
00:51:07,520 --> 00:51:10,840
Speaker 1: but Pete Carroll's been there forever very successful. Kyle Shanahan

997
00:51:11,000 --> 00:51:14,200
Speaker 1: has had his moments, and then Sean McVay clearly has

998
00:51:14,200 --> 00:51:16,960
Speaker 1: done a really good job with the Rams, and now

999
00:51:16,960 --> 00:51:19,560
Speaker 1: it's time for Cliff to kind of you get in

1000
00:51:19,640 --> 00:51:22,400
Speaker 1: that conversation. But again, you got to get in the postseason.

1001
00:51:22,520 --> 00:51:25,360
Speaker 1: And every team's ultimate goal when they get the training

1002
00:51:25,360 --> 00:51:28,040
Speaker 1: camp is win the division, and that means you got

1003
00:51:28,040 --> 00:51:30,360
Speaker 1: to host a home game, and if you're a one seed,

1004
00:51:30,880 --> 00:51:33,000
Speaker 1: not to get ahead of ourselves, but it can go

1005
00:51:33,080 --> 00:51:35,320
Speaker 1: a long way by just hosting and then getting a

1006
00:51:35,400 --> 00:51:37,960
Speaker 1: chance to get in the postseason. But it's time for

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Speaker 1: the Cardinals to get in that same conversation, considering the

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00:51:41,160 --> 00:51:43,040
Speaker 1: coaches are going against by the way I said, the

1009
00:51:43,120 --> 00:51:46,440
Speaker 1: NFC West arguably maybe not even arguably the best division

1010
00:51:46,600 --> 00:51:50,000
Speaker 1: in football. Yet record wise, at the end of the season,

1011
00:51:50,120 --> 00:51:52,800
Speaker 1: maybe it won't be. But just because you've got four

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00:51:52,800 --> 00:51:55,680
Speaker 1: teams that are beating each other up and where a

1013
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Speaker 1: three and three record within the division might might just

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00:51:59,719 --> 00:52:02,920
Speaker 1: be greats and it's something that you celebrate because now

1015
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Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you split, and that would be

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Speaker 1: that would be the goal, to split, which each of

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Speaker 1: your division rival. Yeah, and the Cardinals got off to

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Speaker 1: a two and no start last year. Now, but Seattle

1019
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Speaker 1: going twelve and four they're gonna play a first place

1020
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Speaker 1: schedule with the Cardinals finishing where they did in third.

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Speaker 1: They've drew the assignment against the Lions and the Panthers,

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Speaker 1: and you know, Lions obviously have a new coach, they're

1023
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Speaker 1: familiar with, jeriic Goff. I think that's where you're gonna

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Speaker 1: have to be your hard hat based on the head coach,

1025
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Speaker 1: and then you know, maybe the little revenge. The Cardinals

1026
00:52:30,400 --> 00:52:32,759
Speaker 1: didn't play very well against Carolina last year, so a

1027
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Speaker 1: third place schedule, they all play the same fourteen teams

1028
00:52:35,960 --> 00:52:38,279
Speaker 1: and they play each other six times, but that could

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Speaker 1: be the difference of winning nine, ten or eleven games.

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Speaker 1: It's going to be a lot of fun to watch

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Speaker 1: and we can't wait again. The irregular season not too

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Speaker 1: far away, all right. The next Cardinals Covered two, presented

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Speaker 1: by a Hyunday probab partner of the Arizona Cardinals, will

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Speaker 1: get back into our position by a position analysis. We

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Speaker 1: are nearing the end, and then of course that means

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Speaker 1: training camp is right around the corner. That's gonna put

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Speaker 1: a lid on this edition of Cardinals Cover two presented

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Speaker 1: as always to our executive producer Jim I'm a hundro

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Speaker 1: for Mike Jarecki. I'm Craig Riel Loup. We'll talk to

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Speaker 1: you next time here on Cardinals Cover two.