WEBVTT - Big Red Rage - Kirk Ready To Take Flight In Opener 0:00:02.000 --> 0:00:05.440 Strap on the boots and scrape up the knuckles ahead. 0:00:05.519 --> 0:00:10.360 He got jack. This is the Big Red Rain presented 0:00:10.400 --> 0:00:14.480 by Santanford in Gilbert, Mary's gonna score touchdown and so 0:00:14.720 --> 0:00:17.320 for bets goes up. He begs the game. When it 0:00:17.440 --> 0:00:22.799 catch flurry, Luncheon does it again. The range is brought 0:00:22.840 --> 0:00:26.480 to you by satan Ford in Gilbert. W Are you 0:00:26.720 --> 0:00:30.960 Santanford State Farm? Talk to an agent today at eight 0:00:31.040 --> 0:00:36.560 hundred State Farm and buy Arizona Cardinals podcasts. Visit Hacy 0:00:36.600 --> 0:00:45.920 Cardinals dot com, Slash podcasts, The Rods Rising Guard, Gimptuizing Vision, flurring, 0:00:46.280 --> 0:00:50.720 Rage taking over. Here's Paul kelvc Get the popcorn ready, 0:00:50.840 --> 0:00:53.440 It's gonna be a show and Ron will flip. It 0:00:53.640 --> 0:01:00.400 doesn't get any better than that. Unleash the far. It's 0:01:00.480 --> 0:01:05.720 not officially Thursday Night Football until we get the regular 0:01:05.800 --> 0:01:10.040 season debut of The Big Red Rage presented by santan 0:01:10.240 --> 0:01:14.000 Ford and Gilbert. We are santan Ford, we are Paul Calves. 0:01:14.160 --> 0:01:17.760 Here Ron Wolfley there soon to be joined by none 0:01:17.840 --> 0:01:23.039 other than Christian Kirk wolf Let Season number twenty of 0:01:23.080 --> 0:01:25.839 the Big Red Rage wash over you. The one hundred 0:01:25.800 --> 0:01:30.040 and seventy second show overall, and it's the most unique 0:01:30.080 --> 0:01:34.320 season to date and it just keeps getting more unique. Polly, 0:01:34.440 --> 0:01:39.080 here it is baby, I mean football night in America. Right, 0:01:39.560 --> 0:01:42.720 We've got Thursday night football going on right now between 0:01:42.760 --> 0:01:46.640 the Chiefs and the Texans. This is so exhilarating. You know, 0:01:46.720 --> 0:01:49.800 there's been a lot of talk around the Arizona Cardinals 0:01:49.800 --> 0:01:53.200 this offseason. Would you say that's a true statement, Bolli, Yes, 0:01:53.400 --> 0:01:57.360 Cardinals and beyond yes, talk the talk. Now, it's gonna 0:01:57.360 --> 0:02:01.400 be time this weekend to walk the walk, baby, I'll 0:02:01.400 --> 0:02:05.120 tell you what. It almost feels like everyone is one 0:02:05.160 --> 0:02:07.480 to oh right now, just based on the fact we 0:02:07.600 --> 0:02:10.880 have football right out on that field, that we're actually 0:02:10.960 --> 0:02:14.079 playing football. And then, to be specific, how about former 0:02:14.080 --> 0:02:18.520 Cardinal David Johnson already getting props from his former teammate 0:02:18.600 --> 0:02:22.040 Kenyan Drake one running back to another as Kenyan Drake 0:02:22.040 --> 0:02:27.000 tweeted out, good stuff David Johnson. And he's talking about 0:02:27.040 --> 0:02:30.040 what we already saw it on that field, is he not? Yeah, Paula, 0:02:30.120 --> 0:02:31.560 you know what, I don't know what it was. It 0:02:31.600 --> 0:02:34.160 looked like a trap play as a matter of fact, 0:02:34.160 --> 0:02:36.800 that they ran a power scheme play. They ran with 0:02:36.919 --> 0:02:40.520 David Johnson. They were in their shotgun. They handed it 0:02:40.520 --> 0:02:43.400 off to David, pulled the uncovered lineman. It looked like 0:02:43.440 --> 0:02:45.880 a trap. He made a nice move to avoid that, 0:02:46.160 --> 0:02:49.040 and then a nice move in the hole to avoid 0:02:49.040 --> 0:02:51.560 a tackler and then busted it to the outside and 0:02:51.680 --> 0:02:54.160 hit the Jets and scored. It looked like a twelve 0:02:54.200 --> 0:02:56.880 to fifteen yard touchdown. I don't have the official number 0:02:57.040 --> 0:02:58.720 in front of me right now, but it was a 0:02:58.840 --> 0:03:04.160 nice run ball, very very intriguing, very interesting because I 0:03:04.200 --> 0:03:07.000 had popped off more than once during the offseason. Has 0:03:07.000 --> 0:03:09.440 said the Cardinals should already be one to know themselves 0:03:09.480 --> 0:03:11.880 just based on the fact that they won the DeAndre 0:03:12.000 --> 0:03:15.400 Hopkins trade. Right, But so far some early returns for 0:03:15.440 --> 0:03:19.360 Bill O'Brien and very interesting. I know you're excited about 0:03:19.400 --> 0:03:22.080 it too, Bully. I mean, David Johnson, what a great 0:03:22.080 --> 0:03:25.280 guy David Johnson is and we wish him nothing but 0:03:25.440 --> 0:03:27.480 the best. And I feel like I can talk for 0:03:27.520 --> 0:03:30.560 you on that one, Bully, wish him nothing but the best. 0:03:30.760 --> 0:03:34.480 And man, that's fantastic. What a great start for David 0:03:34.560 --> 0:03:38.040 Johnson in that first quarter to show a little something something. 0:03:39.240 --> 0:03:42.560 By the way DeAndre Hopkins, in his last game against 0:03:42.560 --> 0:03:44.640 the Niners, had eleven catches for a buck forty nine 0:03:44.680 --> 0:03:48.040 and two touchdowns. Right right, we can expect a lot 0:03:48.040 --> 0:03:50.440 out of d hop as well. Balla what are you 0:03:50.520 --> 0:03:54.920 most intrigued to see? Just flat out Sunday Cardinals at 0:03:54.920 --> 0:03:57.520 the Niners Week one? I mean give me, give me. 0:03:58.000 --> 0:04:00.320 I was talking to KYLEO to guard Cardins inside, and 0:04:00.360 --> 0:04:01.760 I was saying, you know what, I still feel like 0:04:01.760 --> 0:04:06.440 the Cardinals lead the league in curiosity? Yeah, sure, yeah, physicality, Paul, 0:04:06.480 --> 0:04:08.280 That's what I'm looking for right now. The talent on 0:04:08.320 --> 0:04:12.720 this roster is dramatically improved. Steve Kraim has done his job. 0:04:13.000 --> 0:04:17.479 The talent on paper dramatically improved. Now you gotta go play. 0:04:17.720 --> 0:04:21.080 It's not about paper anymore. It's about playing. What will 0:04:21.080 --> 0:04:24.280 that talent do? What will they be like physically, especially 0:04:24.320 --> 0:04:26.560 on the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball, 0:04:26.640 --> 0:04:29.320 because guess what They're playing what I consider to be 0:04:29.440 --> 0:04:32.479 maybe the most physical team in the NFC, maybe in 0:04:32.480 --> 0:04:37.800 the NFL. Niners were number two overall in defense, they 0:04:37.800 --> 0:04:41.200 were number one overall in passing defense. We know what 0:04:41.320 --> 0:04:43.520 Jimmy g did in two games against heroes on the 0:04:43.560 --> 0:04:45.599 Cardinals a year ago. We also know the Cardinals played 0:04:45.640 --> 0:04:48.560 them very tough yes each of those two games, and 0:04:48.640 --> 0:04:51.640 now they're going to keep that Niners defense on us. 0:04:51.640 --> 0:04:54.400 With DeAndre Hopkins, we'll talk d hop We got Christian 0:04:54.480 --> 0:04:56.880 kirk Live coming up, just getting rolling on the Big 0:04:56.920 --> 0:05:03.880 Red Rage. Burst in goal to three yard line, fire's 0:05:03.960 --> 0:05:06.680 left side, looking for Hopkins, who tips it to himself 0:05:06.680 --> 0:05:09.960 with one hand, pulls it in the back left corner 0:05:09.960 --> 0:05:12.520 of the in song, he tipped it to himself, had 0:05:12.560 --> 0:05:16.279 a touchdown. What a catch, as dramatic afflay as you 0:05:16.320 --> 0:05:20.640 will ever see, unbelievable by one of the best in 0:05:20.680 --> 0:05:24.839 the game, DeAndre Hopkins. I never ever thought I would 0:05:24.839 --> 0:05:30.360 say the Arizona Cardinals have acquired a receiver with better 0:05:30.400 --> 0:05:34.680 hands than Larry Fitzgerald. It's the Big Red Rage presented 0:05:34.680 --> 0:05:37.600 by satan Ford and Gilbert. We are satan Ford, and honestly, 0:05:38.000 --> 0:05:40.479 I'm gonna have to see him to truly believe what 0:05:40.560 --> 0:05:44.039 I just said. But the stats, the analytics, the number 0:05:44.080 --> 0:05:47.120 of drops. No one has fewer drops in DeAndre Hopkins. 0:05:47.720 --> 0:05:50.040 And then when you hear stories Ron Wolfley just about 0:05:50.080 --> 0:05:51.760 the size of his hands, and you were all over 0:05:51.800 --> 0:05:54.279 it right at the beginning. You saw it from across 0:05:54.360 --> 0:05:57.280 the field when we are a Cardinals camp, and according 0:05:57.320 --> 0:06:00.440 to his teammates, he wears a three x qual Vans 0:06:00.520 --> 0:06:02.120 to slit the glove just to get it on those 0:06:02.160 --> 0:06:05.040 massive hands. It's just incredible, Bolly looking at him, and 0:06:05.080 --> 0:06:07.240 it's one of the reasons why I am so bullish 0:06:07.279 --> 0:06:10.440 about this. There are so many reasons why DeAndre Hopkins 0:06:10.720 --> 0:06:14.279 is going to improve the Arizona Cardinal's offense tremendously, But 0:06:14.360 --> 0:06:17.840 the fact that he catches as many contested balls as 0:06:17.920 --> 0:06:21.000 he does the fifty fifty balls, so to speak, I 0:06:21.000 --> 0:06:24.200 don't think there's there's not a element to his game 0:06:24.240 --> 0:06:27.480 that's more important than that. So we've been talking at 0:06:27.560 --> 0:06:30.000 nauseam at least the last couple of weeks, in particular about, 0:06:30.000 --> 0:06:33.160 oh geez, what did the Cardinals do against George Kittle. 0:06:33.480 --> 0:06:35.680 You know, they went out, they got Devandre Campbell, they 0:06:35.760 --> 0:06:38.640 drafted Isaiah Simmons, Buddha Baker played him pretty tough a 0:06:38.680 --> 0:06:41.679 year ago. Okay, but wait a minute, don't the Niners 0:06:41.720 --> 0:06:44.080 have to sit there and say, Robert cell On, Kyle Shanahan, 0:06:44.279 --> 0:06:47.000 what do we do against DeAndre Hopkins. How different is 0:06:47.000 --> 0:06:49.520 the Cardinals offense going into this game versus the two 0:06:49.560 --> 0:06:52.279 matchups last year. Bolly, it's night and day, it really is. 0:06:52.360 --> 0:06:55.040 This is a true wide receiver one for Kyler Murray. 0:06:55.080 --> 0:06:58.280 Now you've got Larry Fitzgerald, and Larry Fitzgerald is still 0:06:58.400 --> 0:07:01.800 highly productive, as we all know. Christian Kirk somebody we're 0:07:01.800 --> 0:07:04.200 going to talk to in a matter of moments. Christian 0:07:04.279 --> 0:07:07.719 Kirk is the forgotten ingredients, so to speak. And yet 0:07:07.760 --> 0:07:11.320 he makes the stew as dangerous as it possibly could be. 0:07:11.760 --> 0:07:14.320 And then DeAndre Hopkins, of course you've got to take 0:07:14.400 --> 0:07:16.920 him away as a true wide receiver one. That's gonna 0:07:16.960 --> 0:07:20.120 be job one for Robert Sell. How is he going 0:07:20.160 --> 0:07:24.320 to defend DeAndre Hopkins? It's really not. Hey, are we 0:07:24.320 --> 0:07:26.440 going to stop the Arizona Cardinal's run? Wolf? Of course 0:07:26.440 --> 0:07:29.000 we're gonna try to do that, but that's not job one. Hey, 0:07:29.040 --> 0:07:30.600 you know what, we got to make sure that Larry 0:07:30.600 --> 0:07:33.840 Fitzgerald doesn't beat us. You know, that's still not job one. 0:07:34.280 --> 0:07:38.160 Job one is taking away DeAndre Hopkins from Kyler Murray, Paul, 0:07:38.520 --> 0:07:41.280 and that means now a defense is going to show 0:07:41.320 --> 0:07:44.520 their hand. They're gonna tip their cards. So to speak 0:07:44.560 --> 0:07:46.880 to Cliff Kingsbury and he's going to be able to 0:07:46.920 --> 0:07:50.000 read those cards hopefully and say, I see what you're doing. 0:07:50.200 --> 0:07:52.920 And now because you know what they're doing, you can 0:07:52.960 --> 0:07:56.440 anticipate what they might do, and that makes them predictable, Paul. 0:07:56.640 --> 0:08:00.760 And when a defense gets predictable, they get beatable. Attenion 0:08:01.000 --> 0:08:03.360 forty nine years. You're going to see DeAndre Hopkins in 0:08:03.400 --> 0:08:07.040 the Cardinal's uniform through at least two twenty four based 0:08:07.040 --> 0:08:10.240 on the contract extension he just signed that includes a 0:08:10.320 --> 0:08:13.640 no trade clause or no franchise tag clause. Do you 0:08:13.680 --> 0:08:16.440 think de hop wants to be in Arizona? In fact, 0:08:16.600 --> 0:08:19.600 he talked about the fit after signing on the line 0:08:19.720 --> 0:08:22.080 that has dotted. You know, me being a top receiver, 0:08:22.480 --> 0:08:24.080 I'm pretty sure a lot of teams wanted to be 0:08:24.200 --> 0:08:26.800 But I think I wanted to Cardinals just as much 0:08:26.840 --> 0:08:30.640 they wanted me. So I think it's a perfect match 0:08:30.720 --> 0:08:34.360 man and this organization and what they're doing. No, I 0:08:34.360 --> 0:08:36.959 wouldn't ask to be anywhere else in any other position. 0:08:37.120 --> 0:08:39.640 Being with a young quarterback that is great, and I 0:08:39.679 --> 0:08:42.920 think it's it's a perfect match. How about that? After 0:08:42.960 --> 0:08:46.600 he gets over forty two million guaranteed at signing a 0:08:46.720 --> 0:08:50.480 signing bonus twenty seven million plus and once again he's 0:08:50.520 --> 0:08:52.600 going to be an Arizona Cardinal through at least two 0:08:52.880 --> 0:08:55.319 twenty four for the next five years. Paul, he think 0:08:55.320 --> 0:08:57.560 about that Kyler Murray. Of course, I would imagine at 0:08:57.640 --> 0:08:59.760 some point in time he's going to get extended for 0:08:59.800 --> 0:09:03.760 some big big is you like to say, big money. 0:09:03.880 --> 0:09:06.560 He's gonna get the big contract extension at some point 0:09:06.600 --> 0:09:08.360 in time. Just the fact that these two are gonna 0:09:08.400 --> 0:09:11.040 be together and they're gonna grow together. Let's hope they 0:09:11.120 --> 0:09:14.359 build that chemistry, right and maybe not just the chemistry 0:09:14.440 --> 0:09:16.559 of one two three, throw the ball, one two three, 0:09:16.640 --> 0:09:20.200 four five steps throw the ball or seven step throw 0:09:20.240 --> 0:09:23.160 the ball down the field of DeAndre Hopkins, but also 0:09:23.360 --> 0:09:27.840 the untimed downs, the scrambles, if you will, the scramble 0:09:27.920 --> 0:09:32.240 drills that Deshaun Watson and DeAndre Hopkins were so good at. Paul. 0:09:32.640 --> 0:09:36.160 That's a chemistry thing, man, that really is, PAULI. That's 0:09:36.200 --> 0:09:39.040 just a thing where you know when you got it 0:09:39.240 --> 0:09:41.719 and when you know, you know when you don't have it. 0:09:42.120 --> 0:09:45.920 And let's hope they build that chemistry together where that 0:09:46.160 --> 0:09:49.800 untimed down man where Kyler can use his legs suddenly 0:09:50.040 --> 0:09:53.000 will open up for d hop Is it unrealistic to 0:09:53.120 --> 0:09:55.760 think that here we are on Sunday and Nick Boss 0:09:55.800 --> 0:09:59.680 given Chase and there's Kyler buying time and extending the play, 0:09:59.760 --> 0:10:02.720 that they can still find a way to have that 0:10:02.800 --> 0:10:05.920 chemistry and connect. Is it too soon? Should we know? 0:10:06.000 --> 0:10:09.040 Tamp down our expectations a little bit? Or is the 0:10:09.080 --> 0:10:11.679 fact these two guys are so experienced, is so talented 0:10:11.720 --> 0:10:13.480 they should be able to make that work. On a 0:10:13.559 --> 0:10:16.040 third nine, I think they can get better at a 0:10:16.120 --> 0:10:18.680 poli for the most part. But that's something that's in eight. 0:10:18.920 --> 0:10:22.520 You know, that's something that's an intangible so to speak. 0:10:22.559 --> 0:10:25.560 It's just a chemistry thing. You either got it or 0:10:25.600 --> 0:10:27.640 you don't. And let's hope they're going to build that. 0:10:27.679 --> 0:10:30.480 But it is something I think they can improve. You know, 0:10:30.520 --> 0:10:34.319 they're scramble rules. There are scramble rules that are out there, 0:10:34.440 --> 0:10:37.840 and yet it takes a feel I think from Kyler 0:10:37.920 --> 0:10:41.600 Murray and DeAndre Hopkins. But listen, Paul, the biggest thing 0:10:41.679 --> 0:10:43.880 is this right here. I don't know if DeAndre Hopkins 0:10:44.000 --> 0:10:46.280 is going to lead this team in receptions. I don't 0:10:46.280 --> 0:10:48.080 know if he's going to lead the team in yards. 0:10:48.120 --> 0:10:50.040 I really don't we know that it's going to be 0:10:50.120 --> 0:10:53.240 job one for every defensive coordinator to take him away 0:10:53.240 --> 0:10:55.680 from Kyler Murray. But I can tell you right now, 0:10:55.800 --> 0:10:58.520 I think he will lead this team in touchdowns. And 0:10:58.600 --> 0:11:00.920 the reason being is because you can line him up 0:11:00.920 --> 0:11:03.480 in the red zone, Polly, and you can run a fade. 0:11:03.840 --> 0:11:07.319 You can run a fade, a back shoulder fade, which 0:11:07.400 --> 0:11:10.319 is a fade. If that dB is running with him 0:11:10.400 --> 0:11:12.000 or in front of him, you're going to throw it 0:11:12.040 --> 0:11:14.520 to his back shoulder. If he's running behind him, you're 0:11:14.520 --> 0:11:18.080 gonna throw that fade over the top that play. Kyler 0:11:18.160 --> 0:11:21.040 Murray's so good at it because he's so accurate with 0:11:21.120 --> 0:11:24.280 his arm in DeAndre Hopkins on a fifty fifty ball. 0:11:24.480 --> 0:11:26.600 Even if you play a safety over the top, if 0:11:26.640 --> 0:11:29.000 you put two people on him on a fade, it's 0:11:29.040 --> 0:11:31.360 still not going to help you. If he throws the 0:11:31.360 --> 0:11:36.520 back shoulder, it's indefensable. It's an indefensable play. And that's 0:11:36.559 --> 0:11:38.920 why I think he's gonna lead this team in touchdowns 0:11:38.960 --> 0:11:42.160 in the red zone. Carts decordinator Vance Joseph was asked 0:11:42.160 --> 0:11:44.760 what makes Cliff Pingsbury's offense top and he said he 0:11:44.800 --> 0:11:47.959 makes you defend the entire field now more than ever 0:11:48.040 --> 0:11:51.040 with d hop. Christian Kirk is next to the big 0:11:51.080 --> 0:12:00.480 red rage presented by Satan Ford in Gilbert Well play 0:12:00.480 --> 0:12:03.040 action pass. Murray setting up, throws a deep ball right, 0:12:03.080 --> 0:12:06.120 so I've got a receiver. Kirk put down. Murray pumps 0:12:06.200 --> 0:12:09.720 right back to pass buyer's tea first sideline receivers. There 0:12:09.720 --> 0:12:12.240 it's caught in the thirty at the twenty at the 0:12:12.320 --> 0:12:17.280 ten to five touchdown, Christian Kirk again, sixty nine yard 0:12:17.400 --> 0:12:20.960 touchdown passed by Kyler Murray, who are read a great 0:12:21.200 --> 0:12:24.440 roll at a four four one for Christian Kirk. Rows 0:12:24.480 --> 0:12:28.199 over the middle. Kirk caught in touchdown. The third touchdown 0:12:28.280 --> 0:12:31.520 today for Christian Kirk, but Paul looked like it was tipped. 0:12:31.600 --> 0:12:36.040 It was by white Christian Kirk with great concentration. Man, 0:12:36.080 --> 0:12:39.160 how good is Christian Kirk? Wow? I'll tell you what 0:12:39.360 --> 0:12:43.080 Week ten against Tampa. That was about a month's worth 0:12:43.080 --> 0:12:46.520 of production in one game. Six grabs of buck thirty eight, 0:12:46.600 --> 0:12:49.959 the three touchdowns fifteen thirty three and sixty nine yards. 0:12:50.520 --> 0:12:52.800 That's what a healthy Christian Kirk can do for you. 0:12:52.920 --> 0:12:55.560 And your offense. And that is the Christian Kirk who 0:12:55.679 --> 0:12:59.200 joins us now on the Big Red Rage. Christian, good evening, 0:12:59.200 --> 0:13:01.760 thanks for joining us. We figured, you know what, Chase Edmonds, Uh, 0:13:01.840 --> 0:13:03.480 you know, we were tired of seeing him talk your 0:13:03.520 --> 0:13:05.440 year off, so we figured we talked to you a 0:13:05.440 --> 0:13:07.839 little bit, tear you away and it spent a little 0:13:07.880 --> 0:13:10.240 time with you. I was I was life treating now 0:13:10.320 --> 0:13:13.560 on the verge of the NFL season. It's great. I 0:13:13.559 --> 0:13:16.160 can't complain and I appreciate you guys having me on 0:13:16.240 --> 0:13:20.040 as always. Just excited that we get to finally take 0:13:20.080 --> 0:13:23.439 the field on Sunday. Christian Man, talk a little bit 0:13:23.520 --> 0:13:27.319 about your training camp. How did training camp go for you? Personally? 0:13:28.800 --> 0:13:30.800 I thought it went great. You know, I got everything 0:13:30.800 --> 0:13:33.720 out of it, um, you know that I wanted personally, 0:13:33.840 --> 0:13:35.480 you know, the main thing was just you know, making 0:13:35.480 --> 0:13:38.120 sure that I'm in playing shape and then you know, 0:13:38.200 --> 0:13:41.559 just making sure you know, take technique and scheme was 0:13:41.600 --> 0:13:44.880 all right in the timing down you know with Kyler 0:13:44.920 --> 0:13:46.800 and just kind of you know at the at the 0:13:46.800 --> 0:13:48.800 back half of it, you know, walking into the game 0:13:48.840 --> 0:13:52.720 plan for San Francisco and there's number one two just 0:13:52.720 --> 0:13:55.000 getting back out there and competing again. You know, it's 0:13:55.040 --> 0:13:57.480 been a long long time, you know for a lot 0:13:57.520 --> 0:14:00.600 of us, you know, without having OTAs or mini camp. 0:14:00.920 --> 0:14:02.679 You know, it's been a while since you've had you know, 0:14:02.720 --> 0:14:05.240 somebody out in front of you, uh, you know, covering 0:14:05.240 --> 0:14:07.400 you and whatnot. So it's just good to get back 0:14:07.400 --> 0:14:09.840 out there and compete, you know with uh, you know, 0:14:09.880 --> 0:14:11.920 the guys, and you know, like I said, it's just 0:14:12.080 --> 0:14:13.880 it's nice to know that, you know, we'll be lining 0:14:13.960 --> 0:14:16.840 up against somebody else on Sunday. How much of your 0:14:16.920 --> 0:14:20.200 chemistry with Kyler Murray actually goes back beyond the Cardinals 0:14:20.280 --> 0:14:22.480 days and when the two of you were at A 0:14:22.560 --> 0:14:26.520 and M. Does that help in anyway? Uh? Yeah, it does. 0:14:27.000 --> 0:14:29.720 I think it does. You know, we just I think 0:14:29.760 --> 0:14:31.960 more just because of you know, we've been in the 0:14:32.000 --> 0:14:35.680 same scheme before. We have a feel for you know, 0:14:35.720 --> 0:14:39.720 the signals and you know, just a different feel for 0:14:39.840 --> 0:14:42.760 how the RPOs work and you know what works against 0:14:42.840 --> 0:14:45.520 what coverages, and just you know, we're if if you 0:14:45.520 --> 0:14:48.160 know there's a certain alignment by the dB, you know, 0:14:48.360 --> 0:14:50.760 or just knowing you know what he's thinking and what 0:14:50.840 --> 0:14:53.120 I'm thinking, just being on the same page. So you 0:14:53.160 --> 0:14:55.600 know it does work, and uh, you know, getting to 0:14:55.640 --> 0:14:57.520 the point to where you know, if he's you know, 0:14:57.560 --> 0:15:00.160 sending out a signal, you know, full of formation and 0:15:00.360 --> 0:15:02.440 not kind of how already have an idea of you know, 0:15:02.480 --> 0:15:04.560 what player we're going to be running. Just just different 0:15:04.560 --> 0:15:06.880 things like that. That's just helped, you know, us take 0:15:06.920 --> 0:15:09.680 that next step, especially going into you know, our second 0:15:09.760 --> 0:15:13.280 year together and Christian talk to me about the wide 0:15:13.280 --> 0:15:16.800 receiver room. This is a very very special group, of course, 0:15:16.840 --> 0:15:19.880 and in particular, I would say eleven person at one back, 0:15:19.960 --> 0:15:23.600 one tight end, three wide receivers. Talk to me a 0:15:23.640 --> 0:15:26.120 little bit about that room and how your training camp went. 0:15:27.720 --> 0:15:30.680 It's just been it's been great. You know, you look 0:15:30.680 --> 0:15:33.160 out there and you know you you look across the 0:15:33.200 --> 0:15:36.600 ball and you know you got arguably the best receiver 0:15:36.880 --> 0:15:38.960 in the NFL right now, in future Hall of Famer, 0:15:39.000 --> 0:15:41.240 and then you know you got to solidify it, you know, 0:15:41.320 --> 0:15:44.320 hall of Famer and Larry. Just being on the field 0:15:44.360 --> 0:15:47.160 with those two guys and um, you know, competing with them, 0:15:47.200 --> 0:15:50.360 it is just amazing. Um, you know, I think about 0:15:50.360 --> 0:15:52.880 it all the time, just the position that I'm in 0:15:52.960 --> 0:15:55.280 to just be on the field and you know, one 0:15:55.320 --> 0:15:58.120 day say that, you know, when I'm done playing football, 0:15:58.160 --> 0:15:59.760 hanging it up that you know, I got to play 0:15:59.800 --> 0:16:01.800 with two of the greats and you know, share a 0:16:01.840 --> 0:16:03.800 room with them, and you know, just learn from them 0:16:03.800 --> 0:16:05.640 and just get a washing him on a daily basis. 0:16:05.640 --> 0:16:08.040 It's been good and you know, it's honestly of raised 0:16:08.520 --> 0:16:10.360 my level of play. You know, I felt like during 0:16:10.400 --> 0:16:13.840 training camp, Uh, you know, I performed even better just 0:16:13.880 --> 0:16:16.640 because those guys are out there sitting the town. Well, 0:16:16.720 --> 0:16:20.080 Larry was asked today about you. It is outlook for 0:16:20.120 --> 0:16:23.200 you this season. He's had a fantastic camp. You know, 0:16:23.240 --> 0:16:26.360 he's a he's a great teammate. You know, anybody that's 0:16:26.400 --> 0:16:28.680 around Christian and knows him, you know the kind of 0:16:28.760 --> 0:16:30.680 character that he that he has and what he stands 0:16:30.720 --> 0:16:32.600 for with work ethic. You know, he should. He should 0:16:32.600 --> 0:16:34.760 make every single person from the state of Arizona proud. 0:16:34.920 --> 0:16:36.400 You know, I'm looking forward to seeing him go out 0:16:36.400 --> 0:16:38.480 there and showcase all the hard work that he's put 0:16:38.520 --> 0:16:41.960 forward over this offseason, because he looks great. He's running fabulous, 0:16:41.960 --> 0:16:44.880 he's making contested catches, he's doing everything you can ask 0:16:44.960 --> 0:16:47.600 him to do. And I'm really I'm really happy where 0:16:47.640 --> 0:16:50.520 he's at. If you stay healthy, Christian, knock on wood, 0:16:50.680 --> 0:16:54.240 what's your confidence level? You can be really productive in 0:16:54.280 --> 0:16:58.240 this league. Yeah, you know, it's just one of those 0:16:58.240 --> 0:17:00.920 things that you know, my confidence level is always high. 0:17:01.120 --> 0:17:04.199 And you know, I know the injury thing is, you 0:17:04.240 --> 0:17:06.440 know what a lot of people are kind of hanging 0:17:06.480 --> 0:17:08.320 their hat on, you know with me. But you know 0:17:08.359 --> 0:17:10.720 I said it earlier. There were two. Uh I got 0:17:10.720 --> 0:17:12.280 a chance to just kind of like sit down and 0:17:12.520 --> 0:17:15.159 think about it, and there were two unfortunate injuries that 0:17:15.200 --> 0:17:17.560 I couldn't prevent. And that's just the game of football. 0:17:18.040 --> 0:17:19.719 And right now, I'm just going out there and I'm 0:17:19.800 --> 0:17:21.760 a player if you play like it's my last and 0:17:21.760 --> 0:17:25.200 I'm I'm gonna do my job. And that's that's in 0:17:25.320 --> 0:17:28.440 my mindset. And you know, I know the potential and 0:17:28.800 --> 0:17:31.240 the production that I can have. Uh if I'm out 0:17:31.280 --> 0:17:33.560 there for all sixteen games and then but I'm not 0:17:33.560 --> 0:17:35.520 gonna I'm not gonna look forward. You know, I'm taking 0:17:35.560 --> 0:17:38.160 a week by week and um, you know if at 0:17:38.160 --> 0:17:40.600 the end, you know, make it all the way through. 0:17:40.640 --> 0:17:42.040 You know, I know the type of season that I 0:17:42.040 --> 0:17:45.760 can ask Christian, how does the arrival of DeAndre Hopkins 0:17:45.920 --> 0:17:51.960 change this offense for you personally, Uh well, I mean 0:17:52.080 --> 0:17:54.320 as an offense as a whole. I just feel like 0:17:54.359 --> 0:17:56.480 you you have that guy, you know, on third down 0:17:56.520 --> 0:17:59.400 and in the ritzelling that you know, no matter what 0:17:59.400 --> 0:18:03.119 what you throw at him, you know, the football, if 0:18:03.359 --> 0:18:06.080 as long as it's in his vicinity, he's going to 0:18:06.160 --> 0:18:08.679 make that catch. And you know that's just what he's done. 0:18:08.720 --> 0:18:10.240 You know, since he's been in the league, He's just 0:18:10.359 --> 0:18:13.240 produced and make those hard thing tasty catches and you 0:18:13.280 --> 0:18:15.080 can rely on him on on third down to win 0:18:15.119 --> 0:18:17.520 those one on one battles. Um. You know, But for 0:18:17.560 --> 0:18:20.520 me personally, if the team decides to you know, you 0:18:20.560 --> 0:18:23.040 know person man you know, covers him and put a 0:18:23.080 --> 0:18:25.480 safety over the top, that leaves you know, one on 0:18:25.480 --> 0:18:28.720 one opportunities for the rest of us. Me Larry Um, 0:18:28.880 --> 0:18:30.920 you know, they running best coming out of the backfield, 0:18:31.000 --> 0:18:33.119 you know Dan Arnold, you know, so just it creates 0:18:33.119 --> 0:18:36.320 a mismatch opportunities for us. And you know, to have 0:18:36.359 --> 0:18:39.120 a guy like that over there, you know, even when 0:18:39.160 --> 0:18:41.480 he is you know, double covered, to still make plays 0:18:41.520 --> 0:18:43.560 and you know, just to have the defense worried about him, 0:18:43.600 --> 0:18:45.840 it just opens up a lot like I said, opportunities 0:18:45.840 --> 0:18:48.360 for for us other guys. Honestly, Christian, I think you're 0:18:48.400 --> 0:18:52.240 going to have an unbelievable year because of that, because 0:18:52.240 --> 0:18:55.320 of the fact you've got Larry Fitzgerald and Deandrey Hopkins, 0:18:55.680 --> 0:18:58.880 especially out of eleven personnel, that three wide receivers set 0:18:58.960 --> 0:19:02.199 right there, I think you're going to be the forgotten guy. 0:19:02.240 --> 0:19:06.119 And again no disrespect by saying that, but because of 0:19:06.119 --> 0:19:08.639 that and because of your talent either, you're going to 0:19:08.720 --> 0:19:14.399 have your best years so far. Do you feel that optimism? Uh? 0:19:14.440 --> 0:19:17.080 You know, I'm like I said earlier, I'm just I'm 0:19:17.119 --> 0:19:19.399 going to go out there and do everything that I 0:19:19.440 --> 0:19:21.960 can to just take advantage of every opportunity that comes 0:19:22.200 --> 0:19:24.600 comes to me. And that's a you know, every target 0:19:24.680 --> 0:19:27.119 and every ball that comes my way. Uh, you know, 0:19:27.119 --> 0:19:29.960 I'm gonna make it and uh you know that's that's 0:19:30.160 --> 0:19:33.800 step number one. And if that happens, then uh, you know, 0:19:33.840 --> 0:19:36.240 I believe I can. I can do whatever I set 0:19:36.320 --> 0:19:39.560 my mind to and whatever uh you know, the offense 0:19:39.600 --> 0:19:42.440 and you know the opportunities allow me to do. So 0:19:43.119 --> 0:19:44.960 if it goes that way, then it goes that way. 0:19:45.000 --> 0:19:46.840 But you know, I'm just gonna let my place speak 0:19:46.840 --> 0:19:50.600 for itself. We know you're fluent now in Cliff Kingsbury's offense. 0:19:50.640 --> 0:19:52.919 That has been the challenge for DeAndre Hopkins as the 0:19:52.960 --> 0:19:56.199 newcomer here. He is talking about coach close offense and 0:19:56.240 --> 0:19:58.359 the key to learning it you have to learn on 0:19:58.400 --> 0:20:01.600 the fly. For me is studying at home, doing extra 0:20:01.680 --> 0:20:05.520 things outside of you know, practice, but being on the 0:20:05.560 --> 0:20:08.480 same page with Kyler. Also communicating with him, not just 0:20:08.600 --> 0:20:11.080 you know, on the football field, without the football field, 0:20:11.119 --> 0:20:14.119 in the locker room. Extra communication, I think is key, 0:20:14.240 --> 0:20:19.359 especially without having all season. It's kind of a cramming situation, 0:20:19.440 --> 0:20:22.959 but I take it as a challenge. Yeah, we see 0:20:23.040 --> 0:20:25.640 you guys talking all the time and just some degree 0:20:25.800 --> 0:20:27.960 you're helping the hop right, I mean you're coaching them 0:20:28.000 --> 0:20:31.679 up whatever you can within the offense. Yeah, you know, 0:20:31.800 --> 0:20:34.280 just being a guy who's been in the system before 0:20:34.400 --> 0:20:37.439 and you know, just just learning all the ins and 0:20:37.440 --> 0:20:40.399 outs of it, and you know, playing multiple positions amongst 0:20:40.480 --> 0:20:43.280 the offense. Uh, you know, just taking upon myself to 0:20:43.440 --> 0:20:46.720 help them anyway that I can, because I believe, you know, 0:20:46.720 --> 0:20:48.280 if you're on the field and you're not thinking and 0:20:48.680 --> 0:20:50.159 you can just go out there and play and react. 0:20:50.240 --> 0:20:52.320 You know you're at your best. So, uh, you know, 0:20:52.359 --> 0:20:54.480 DeAndre has done a great job, you know, learning the 0:20:54.840 --> 0:20:57.760 different positions, you know, knowing as assignment and getting a 0:20:57.800 --> 0:21:00.439 good field for the offense. I mean, you know, just 0:21:00.880 --> 0:21:03.560 having his knowledge of the game and you know, been 0:21:03.600 --> 0:21:05.840 in been in the league, the league for as long 0:21:05.880 --> 0:21:07.959 as he has, you know, it's been easier for him 0:21:08.000 --> 0:21:10.280 to pick up and grasp. So uh, you know, he's, 0:21:10.359 --> 0:21:11.960 like I said, he's done a great job. But you know, 0:21:11.960 --> 0:21:15.480 I try to help whenever I can. What about Andy Isabella, 0:21:15.760 --> 0:21:18.840 your former roomy, Andy Isabella, can you talk to us 0:21:18.880 --> 0:21:22.520 about the camp he had? I mean, he definitely took 0:21:22.560 --> 0:21:24.720 that next step. You know, you can just tell that 0:21:25.040 --> 0:21:28.560 the game's slowing down for him, and that's that's, you know, 0:21:28.640 --> 0:21:31.320 every player's main thing. You know, coming in as a rookie, 0:21:31.400 --> 0:21:33.119 you know, the game's just fast and you're kind of 0:21:33.160 --> 0:21:35.000 just learning on the flyde and then you know that 0:21:35.119 --> 0:21:37.240 second year, you know things should start to slow down, 0:21:37.280 --> 0:21:39.240 and that's what it's done for him. You know, he's 0:21:39.320 --> 0:21:41.480 framing the ball, you know a lot better, kissing with 0:21:41.480 --> 0:21:45.960 his hands and seeing coverages and recognizing leverages and using 0:21:46.000 --> 0:21:49.040 his technique so he's kind of putting it all together now. 0:21:49.640 --> 0:21:51.679 You know, I just can't wait to see, uh, you 0:21:51.720 --> 0:21:53.720 know him, you know, do do the things that he 0:21:53.760 --> 0:21:56.600 can do and get the opportunities that he deserves because 0:21:56.640 --> 0:21:58.720 you know he's worked his tail off, you know during 0:21:58.760 --> 0:22:01.920 training camp and all off seas and yeah, just excited 0:22:01.960 --> 0:22:06.879 from Well, we know the potential of that receiver room, 0:22:06.920 --> 0:22:09.560 there's no doubt about it, with Christian Kirk and Larry 0:22:09.560 --> 0:22:12.399 Fitshherald and DeAndre Hopkins. You add the elite speed of 0:22:12.440 --> 0:22:14.480 an Andy Isabella. If he ends up being a factor 0:22:14.520 --> 0:22:16.560 and he picks up where he left off in training camp, 0:22:16.840 --> 0:22:19.840 we know about that. We know the ability of Kenyan 0:22:19.920 --> 0:22:23.520 Drake to catch the football, Dan Arnold and a Max Williams. 0:22:24.000 --> 0:22:26.800 I mean again, when Vance Joseph says that Cliff Kingsbury 0:22:26.840 --> 0:22:29.080 is gonna make you defend every inch of that gridiron, 0:22:29.640 --> 0:22:31.760 I just see that coming to fruition with all the 0:22:31.840 --> 0:22:34.840 weapons this year, There's no doubt, PAULI. The Arizona Cardinals 0:22:34.920 --> 0:22:37.960 led the National Football League in ten personnel last year. 0:22:38.080 --> 0:22:41.960 One back, no tight ends for wide receivers. How Andy 0:22:42.040 --> 0:22:46.480 Isabella develops as a wide receiver, we'll determine how much 0:22:46.880 --> 0:22:50.159 Cliff Kingsbury and their Cardinals go with ten personnel. We 0:22:50.240 --> 0:22:53.040 continue Christian Kirk, our guest out of the gates here 0:22:53.080 --> 0:22:55.760 the regular season addition to the Big Red Rage presented 0:22:55.800 --> 0:23:05.879 by santan Ford in Gilbert, Cardinals can tie it here 0:23:06.000 --> 0:23:08.840 shotguns that Murry back to pass rose to the lap 0:23:09.080 --> 0:23:23.240 It is caught. That's Kyler Murray wired up and sing 0:23:23.280 --> 0:23:25.239 with our day. Pass will be calling the game on 0:23:25.359 --> 0:23:28.400 Sunday from Santa Clara against the Niners. That was the 0:23:28.480 --> 0:23:31.800 season debut a year ago Ron Wilfley, the first game 0:23:31.800 --> 0:23:33.919 ever in the NFL for Kyler Murray. Think about it. 0:23:33.960 --> 0:23:36.560 The Cardinals are down twenty four to six early fourth quarter, 0:23:36.920 --> 0:23:39.520 and what does Kyler do in that fourth quarter? Fifteen 0:23:39.520 --> 0:23:42.080 to nineteen passing a buck fifty four, two touchdowns in 0:23:42.160 --> 0:23:44.159 fourth quarter and overtime. He had a passer rating him 0:23:44.200 --> 0:23:47.520 nearly one seventeen. And at that point we said, Okay, 0:23:48.200 --> 0:23:50.680 the kid can play. Brought him all the way back. 0:23:50.760 --> 0:23:53.800 Pauli in his first start in the National Football League 0:23:53.840 --> 0:23:56.440 with all that hype surrounding him, is a number one 0:23:56.480 --> 0:23:58.600 pick and oh he's only five town, He's still level. 0:23:58.760 --> 0:24:02.600 He's too small ride, all that hype and the expectation 0:24:02.640 --> 0:24:05.040 around him, and all he did was rally his team 0:24:05.040 --> 0:24:07.479 and bring him back in his first NFL start in 0:24:07.520 --> 0:24:10.720 the fourth quarter. If you can make plays, you will play. 0:24:10.720 --> 0:24:12.639 And speaking of that brings us back to her on 0:24:12.880 --> 0:24:15.639 Christian Kirk, who's on the Big Red Rage, and Christian 0:24:15.680 --> 0:24:18.280 you have a long relationship with Kyler. So we're just 0:24:18.320 --> 0:24:21.040 curious from last year to this year, where do you 0:24:21.080 --> 0:24:25.600 think he's grown the most. Well, I think just as 0:24:25.640 --> 0:24:28.919 a as a leader and just as a man. You know, 0:24:28.960 --> 0:24:32.119 I think he's just matured and you know, realized the 0:24:32.160 --> 0:24:34.399 position that he's in, and you know, he's been more 0:24:34.520 --> 0:24:37.679 vocal and uh, you know, just just learning how to 0:24:37.680 --> 0:24:40.280 be a pro. And you know it's been really encouraging 0:24:40.320 --> 0:24:43.480 to see and you can tell just the only thing 0:24:43.480 --> 0:24:46.359 on his mind, you know, right now is winning football games. 0:24:46.359 --> 0:24:49.040 And that's what it's been, you know, all offseason. It's just, 0:24:49.240 --> 0:24:51.760 you know, how can we make this team better? And uh, 0:24:52.000 --> 0:24:55.399 you know, how can we all individually him himself, you know, 0:24:55.440 --> 0:24:58.840 take that next step to make us a playoff contending team. 0:24:58.880 --> 0:25:01.160 And so he's been really locked in on that and 0:25:01.240 --> 0:25:03.800 you know it's taking everything you know, with with full 0:25:03.800 --> 0:25:07.240 steam ahead, just seriousness and approaching it as a pro. 0:25:07.440 --> 0:25:09.880 And you know he's just he's been been really great 0:25:09.920 --> 0:25:12.240 back there as as a leader, you know obviously you 0:25:12.320 --> 0:25:14.760 see he just got elected you know, to be one 0:25:14.800 --> 0:25:17.000 of the team captains. So you know that kind of 0:25:17.000 --> 0:25:19.960 speaks for itself right there, of how he's grown. On 0:25:20.119 --> 0:25:22.960 that note right there, Christian Kyler was named team captain 0:25:23.000 --> 0:25:26.800 of course, and he has grown in leadership. But what 0:25:26.840 --> 0:25:30.160 does leadership look like to you? What does it look 0:25:30.200 --> 0:25:33.560 like to you? Well, I think it can go hand 0:25:33.560 --> 0:25:35.679 in hand, um, you know, I think it can go 0:25:35.760 --> 0:25:40.040 both as vocally and you know leading by action, which 0:25:40.119 --> 0:25:42.919 he does both very well. Uh you know, showing up 0:25:43.840 --> 0:25:46.560 and get especially during practice, you know, giving it as 0:25:46.640 --> 0:25:50.479 all being locked in at all times and just you know, 0:25:50.640 --> 0:25:53.320 doing doing all the things that that you know, we 0:25:53.440 --> 0:25:55.600 need to do, like I said, to perform at the 0:25:55.640 --> 0:25:57.840 highest level. And then once he step on the field 0:25:57.840 --> 0:25:59.960 on Sundays, you know, just the way that he cared 0:26:00.000 --> 0:26:03.200 reason so you know vocally the things that he says, 0:26:03.280 --> 0:26:05.840 you know amongst the guys, you know, especially offensively and 0:26:05.920 --> 0:26:08.320 just leading us. And you know, when when practice is 0:26:08.400 --> 0:26:10.760 dragging a little bit, you know, maybe getting on somebody 0:26:10.800 --> 0:26:13.280 and you know, serious things of that nature that that 0:26:13.359 --> 0:26:15.600 you know, as a leader, you know you have to 0:26:15.600 --> 0:26:19.680 obtain to get the best you know, the guys around you. 0:26:19.680 --> 0:26:21.680 You know, Kyler had the off season I wish I had. 0:26:21.760 --> 0:26:23.959 You know, he put on ten to fifteen pounds of muscle. 0:26:24.119 --> 0:26:27.359 Looks really good, you know, all that offseason work, and 0:26:27.400 --> 0:26:29.359 he was asked about what he did in the off season. 0:26:29.560 --> 0:26:33.680 I prepared all quarantine, you know, for obviously this opportunity. 0:26:33.960 --> 0:26:37.360 We've been preparing for this all camp. I mean, I'm 0:26:37.359 --> 0:26:38.919 one of those guys I trust the words that I 0:26:38.960 --> 0:26:40.560 put in and I just go lay it out on 0:26:40.600 --> 0:26:43.040 the line. I can't really think about it too much 0:26:43.200 --> 0:26:46.320 or you know, going there hesitating. You know what, what's 0:26:46.400 --> 0:26:48.199 going to happen is supposed to happen. You know, I 0:26:48.200 --> 0:26:49.800 think we put the work in. I think this team 0:26:49.840 --> 0:26:53.639 is ready to go. You know, Christian Kyler talked about 0:26:53.680 --> 0:26:55.280 when he was in high school, any one of those 0:26:55.280 --> 0:26:57.840 three state championships. He got traction his sophomore year when 0:26:57.880 --> 0:26:59.800 he finally realized what the defense was doing, the same 0:26:59.800 --> 0:27:02.560 thing before his Heisman campaign, when he could read and 0:27:02.600 --> 0:27:05.600 react before the snap. Do you see a little bit 0:27:05.600 --> 0:27:08.520 of that now? Is he about to enter that stage 0:27:08.560 --> 0:27:12.840 of his pro career? Oh? For sure, I mean, you know, 0:27:13.200 --> 0:27:15.119 and I know that was the one thing that he 0:27:15.200 --> 0:27:18.000 learned to improve on, you know this offseason is you know, 0:27:18.119 --> 0:27:21.520 breaking down the defenses. You know, knowing especially with the 0:27:21.560 --> 0:27:23.480 teams that we played within our division, you know, what 0:27:23.760 --> 0:27:26.239 are their tendencies, what coverages do they play, you know 0:27:26.640 --> 0:27:29.879 what blitz packages is he going to see on third downs? 0:27:29.880 --> 0:27:32.040 And you know, just breaking down things like that and 0:27:32.080 --> 0:27:35.239 just really getting into the nuances of the game. Uh. 0:27:35.640 --> 0:27:38.480 And he's done that, and you know he's checking checking 0:27:38.520 --> 0:27:41.399 out of plays, you know, different certain certain works and 0:27:42.040 --> 0:27:44.320 he's just you know, playing more free and you know 0:27:44.359 --> 0:27:46.080 that's what you want to see. And you know he's 0:27:46.119 --> 0:27:48.399 making decisions quick, he's getting the ball out of his hands, 0:27:48.440 --> 0:27:50.600 he's not hanging onto the ball. And so you know, 0:27:50.680 --> 0:27:52.639 once once you start seeing a quarterback doing that, you 0:27:52.680 --> 0:27:55.280 know you just kind of had that feeling and know 0:27:55.400 --> 0:27:59.000 that they're taking that next step and they're becoming more comfortable. Christian, 0:27:59.040 --> 0:28:01.760 how do you anticipate, hey, the forty nine ers defending 0:28:01.960 --> 0:28:07.240 this offense? Well, you know, I think you know with them, 0:28:07.680 --> 0:28:11.680 they they're so talented. Um, you know, you're we're gonna get, 0:28:11.720 --> 0:28:14.320 you know, primarily the same thing you know that we've 0:28:14.359 --> 0:28:17.200 gotten last season the two times that we played them. 0:28:17.280 --> 0:28:19.440 I mean, you know, they make their money up front 0:28:19.800 --> 0:28:23.080 with that talented defensive line, and you know that their 0:28:23.119 --> 0:28:26.000 front seven, uh is one of the best in the NFL. 0:28:26.080 --> 0:28:28.520 And then you know the back end is is very 0:28:28.520 --> 0:28:31.000 season as well, you know, with with Richard Sherman back there. 0:28:31.040 --> 0:28:34.200 So uh, you know, they they have really good players 0:28:34.200 --> 0:28:37.320 as well, and so that's why it's such a good matchup, uh, 0:28:37.440 --> 0:28:39.600 you know when we play one another, because it's it's 0:28:39.640 --> 0:28:41.800 all about winning your one on one battles and so, 0:28:42.200 --> 0:28:43.960 like I said, you know, we're gonna have to come out. 0:28:44.080 --> 0:28:46.360 You know, we're gonna have to be able to control 0:28:46.400 --> 0:28:48.480 the run, control the run game, and then you know, 0:28:48.560 --> 0:28:50.640 make the big plays, you know when when they're presented 0:28:50.680 --> 0:28:53.840 to us, your rookie here, what was more memorable the 0:28:53.920 --> 0:28:56.080 game winning touchdown catch for less than a minute ago, 0:28:56.200 --> 0:28:59.000 or about the seventy five yard or on the first 0:28:59.000 --> 0:29:04.360 offensive play from you know, it had to have been uh, 0:29:04.360 --> 0:29:06.480 you know, the the seventy five yard or just because 0:29:06.520 --> 0:29:08.719 you know, that was my first touchdown in the NFL, 0:29:08.840 --> 0:29:11.400 and now you can never forget that one. So it 0:29:11.480 --> 0:29:16.360 was a pretty memorable first first touchdown. Where do you 0:29:16.400 --> 0:29:18.800 want to get better? Christian? Where are you looking at 0:29:18.800 --> 0:29:23.360 yourself saying this is where I need to improve? Well, 0:29:23.400 --> 0:29:25.840 you know, for me this season, it's just you know, 0:29:25.960 --> 0:29:28.360 not pressing and uh, you know, it's it's been kind 0:29:28.400 --> 0:29:31.280 of you know, me kind of being a broken record, 0:29:31.360 --> 0:29:33.800 but you know, just just uh, you know, making the 0:29:33.840 --> 0:29:36.480 opportunities when they when they come to me, not trying 0:29:36.520 --> 0:29:38.600 to predict when they're going to come or how many 0:29:38.640 --> 0:29:41.440 I'm gonna get or you know, if I'm not seeing 0:29:41.440 --> 0:29:43.880 a target until the fourth quarter and you know, and 0:29:44.040 --> 0:29:45.600 I do get the ball and I'm trying to press 0:29:45.680 --> 0:29:48.320 to be a hero of just just make the play, 0:29:48.560 --> 0:29:51.840 make the opportunity and play the next play and do 0:29:51.880 --> 0:29:54.120 whatever I can to help the team win. And so 0:29:54.560 --> 0:29:57.080 that's gonna you know, that's that's my biggest goal this 0:29:57.160 --> 0:30:00.520 year and one thing that I'm just u looking forward 0:30:00.560 --> 0:30:02.960 to take advantage of this being the best that I 0:30:03.000 --> 0:30:07.240 can whenever the ball comes my way and making those opportunities. Well, 0:30:07.280 --> 0:30:10.280 there's no doubt that Kyler has options. And speaking of Kyler, 0:30:10.360 --> 0:30:14.240 DeAndre was asked about what he appreciates about Kyler Murray, 0:30:14.240 --> 0:30:16.480 at least so far, what he's realized, Kyler is a 0:30:16.520 --> 0:30:19.040 guy that if someone messes up, he's going to go 0:30:19.080 --> 0:30:21.400 over there and tell them what they need to do 0:30:21.600 --> 0:30:24.320 and vice versa. He's able to take criticism, and I 0:30:24.360 --> 0:30:27.080 think that's what all great players have, and I think 0:30:27.080 --> 0:30:30.560 that's something that he want to become great at, you know, 0:30:31.240 --> 0:30:34.120 is you know, being a great player, but also you know, 0:30:34.200 --> 0:30:36.920 being able to see our side of things and us 0:30:36.920 --> 0:30:39.080 see his side of things and be on the same page. 0:30:39.120 --> 0:30:41.640 But what sticks out to me is obviously his arm, 0:30:41.680 --> 0:30:44.280 how strong will arm he has, and his drive to 0:30:44.360 --> 0:30:47.520 be great. We know the release, we know the accuracy, 0:30:47.600 --> 0:30:50.520 just the fact he can run a four to three. 0:30:50.760 --> 0:30:52.880 What does that do to a defense? How does that 0:30:53.040 --> 0:30:55.560 change the dynamic when he's out on that field and 0:30:55.640 --> 0:31:00.840 playing quarterback. Well, it just first of all, you know, 0:31:00.880 --> 0:31:02.760 as a as a defense, you know, you just you 0:31:02.800 --> 0:31:05.320 want to contain you want to contain him, and uh, 0:31:05.440 --> 0:31:07.360 you know that's one of the things that as a 0:31:07.440 --> 0:31:09.479 defensive line, you know you got to worry about. But 0:31:09.840 --> 0:31:12.360 you know, already on top of you know, of all 0:31:12.400 --> 0:31:14.880 the things that we do offensively and the weapons that 0:31:14.920 --> 0:31:18.080 we have, it just adds another another thing that you 0:31:18.120 --> 0:31:20.400 have to worry about. And you know, I think it 0:31:20.440 --> 0:31:22.200 puts a lot of stress on the defense. It takes 0:31:22.240 --> 0:31:24.640 him out of their blitz packages. And you know, because 0:31:24.640 --> 0:31:27.160 they know if they go man coverage and turn the blitz, 0:31:27.520 --> 0:31:29.400 if he gets a crease, you know, he can take 0:31:29.440 --> 0:31:31.200 it all the way to the house. So it's just 0:31:31.200 --> 0:31:33.400 one of those things defensively that you have to ski 0:31:33.480 --> 0:31:36.120 for and that end, and you know creates a headache. 0:31:36.160 --> 0:31:39.360 And you know, especially on the RPOs and even on 0:31:39.400 --> 0:31:41.960 all the run actions, you know, the defense crushes the 0:31:42.080 --> 0:31:44.520 defensive end crushes down. You know, he can pull the 0:31:44.520 --> 0:31:46.280 ball and you know we saw him do that a 0:31:46.320 --> 0:31:48.440 couple of times last year and make big plays out 0:31:48.440 --> 0:31:50.800 of it. So, like I said, it's just it's just 0:31:50.880 --> 0:31:53.320 another one of those headaches that pauses for the defense. 0:31:53.480 --> 0:31:55.800 How many jet sweeps are we're going to see hot 0:31:55.840 --> 0:31:58.719 to you this year? Do you want that? Do you 0:31:58.760 --> 0:32:02.760 like that? Christian? That sounds like more of a coach 0:32:02.840 --> 0:32:07.600 Kingsberry question. Whenever whenever they're called, though, I'm more than 0:32:07.640 --> 0:32:11.080 happy to run them. We'll see about the Jets suite. 0:32:11.080 --> 0:32:13.960 We'll also see about punt return duties because we know 0:32:14.000 --> 0:32:17.080 we might see Andy Isabella back there. But there are 0:32:17.120 --> 0:32:21.560 several options at the disposal of the coaches. And we 0:32:21.600 --> 0:32:24.160 know this much. You know, Cliff Kingsbury said if he 0:32:24.160 --> 0:32:27.080 wasn't coaching football, he'd be on Wall Street and the 0:32:27.160 --> 0:32:29.800 same thing goes on the stock market. And with NFL 0:32:30.080 --> 0:32:33.080 football coaches, that is, they don't like the unknown and uncertainty. 0:32:33.440 --> 0:32:36.000 And so I know both Kyle Shannon and Cliff Kingsbury. 0:32:36.040 --> 0:32:38.200 I'm wondering, man, what is the other guy dialing up? 0:32:38.280 --> 0:32:41.880 You were six months of watching film where Cliff Kingsbury 0:32:41.960 --> 0:32:44.040 told us he got to the XFL and watching films, 0:32:44.040 --> 0:32:46.680 So what does that mean? We continue with Christian Kirk 0:32:46.720 --> 0:32:49.480 on the Big Red Rage presented by Santan Ford in Gilbert. 0:32:57.240 --> 0:32:59.240 That's gonna be a run play to Kenyan Drake straight 0:32:59.240 --> 0:33:01.720 ahead and he's a thirty five breaks attack of forty. 0:33:01.800 --> 0:33:04.080 He's got sweet at the fifty and Drake on his 0:33:04.160 --> 0:33:06.840 first carry for the Cardinals just passed the forty and 0:33:06.920 --> 0:33:09.160 all the way it is a thirty five yard line. 0:33:09.440 --> 0:33:12.520 So that's a run of about thirty five. But Drake's 0:33:12.560 --> 0:33:15.600 first touch he just got here about seventy two hours ago. 0:33:16.080 --> 0:33:18.800 Snapped a Murray pitch to Drake running to the right side. 0:33:19.080 --> 0:33:21.520 He's got the two yard line, dies for the end zone, 0:33:21.640 --> 0:33:24.240 pit in for the touchdown. The Cardinals get in the 0:33:24.280 --> 0:33:27.840 red zone thanks to Kenyan Drake, and Kenyan Drake gets 0:33:27.880 --> 0:33:31.160 the touchdown to get the Cardinals the early lead. So 0:33:31.280 --> 0:33:35.280 on three days prep, three days prep before Thursday Night football, 0:33:35.360 --> 0:33:37.800 he carried the ball fifteen times for one hundred and 0:33:37.800 --> 0:33:40.760 ten yards one hundred and sixty two total yards in 0:33:40.760 --> 0:33:43.440 that close lost twenty eight twenty five at home against 0:33:43.440 --> 0:33:46.280 the Niners. And as Cliff Kingsbury said after the game, 0:33:46.280 --> 0:33:49.800 his skill set is perfect for what we do. That 0:33:50.000 --> 0:33:53.440 Kenyan Drake got the big money eight point five million 0:33:53.440 --> 0:33:56.320 in the off season, and that's part of a run 0:33:56.400 --> 0:33:58.880 game run Wolfley that average better than five yards of carry. 0:33:58.880 --> 0:34:01.400 As we continue with christ and Kirk the receiver and Christian, 0:34:01.680 --> 0:34:03.680 what does the run game do for you in the 0:34:03.720 --> 0:34:07.880 passing game? Well, this offensive, the whole, just the scheme 0:34:07.920 --> 0:34:11.400 itself is built around the run game. I believe that 0:34:11.520 --> 0:34:14.839 it can't be successful without having a successful run game. 0:34:15.320 --> 0:34:18.040 Just with all the RPOs that we do and being 0:34:18.040 --> 0:34:21.080 able to open up the tight ends sort receivers and 0:34:21.160 --> 0:34:23.799 just being able to be dynamic and just gives the 0:34:23.880 --> 0:34:26.960 defense you know, obviously a lot more pressure to worry about, 0:34:27.000 --> 0:34:29.360 you know, different things based up the play action and whatnot. 0:34:29.440 --> 0:34:32.440 So it helps us as receivers a ton to have 0:34:32.480 --> 0:34:35.200 an effective running game. And Christ and you guys are 0:34:35.280 --> 0:34:38.360 so improved on paper, it's not even close. And there's 0:34:38.360 --> 0:34:41.200 been a lot of talk about you guys this offseason 0:34:41.320 --> 0:34:45.280 rights and how aware of that talk are you guys? 0:34:45.520 --> 0:34:50.400 And do you ever worry about that? To be honest, 0:34:50.440 --> 0:34:56.319 I get no, you know sense of worry you know 0:34:56.520 --> 0:34:59.279 about you know, expectations that we have to live up 0:34:59.320 --> 0:35:02.279 to or guys maybe talking about it or you know, 0:35:02.320 --> 0:35:04.120 we need to do this or we need to do that. 0:35:04.320 --> 0:35:06.160 You know, I haven't heard you know one guy even 0:35:06.480 --> 0:35:09.000 you know, whisper about it. Uh. You know, we're very 0:35:09.360 --> 0:35:11.799 um set on, you know, what we have to do 0:35:11.880 --> 0:35:14.120 and let's you know, go out and win one game 0:35:14.160 --> 0:35:16.359 at a time. And we still have the same chip 0:35:16.400 --> 0:35:19.160 on our shoulder that we did last year and the 0:35:19.239 --> 0:35:21.799 year before that. You know, no matter what, you know, 0:35:21.840 --> 0:35:24.120 how good we look on paper and whatnot. We still 0:35:24.200 --> 0:35:25.520 got to go out there and do it. And we 0:35:25.560 --> 0:35:28.080 know people are going to Countterselt regardless until we prove it. 0:35:28.160 --> 0:35:30.239 So that's just our goal right now. It's going out 0:35:30.239 --> 0:35:35.200 and improving everybody wrong. Speaking of listen to Patrick Peterson 0:35:35.360 --> 0:35:37.399 and what he said earlier today, because we haven't heard 0:35:37.480 --> 0:35:40.120 Pat P talk a whole bunch this all season, but 0:35:40.440 --> 0:35:43.600 he's been listening a bit last year. You know, you 0:35:43.680 --> 0:35:46.920 hit the chatter what people are saying. And but with me, 0:35:47.239 --> 0:35:51.160 you know, getting a wysyvet, a season vet, it just 0:35:51.200 --> 0:35:54.120 goes in one year out the other. But I love, 0:35:54.680 --> 0:35:57.120 you know, proving people wrong. So um, this is going 0:35:57.200 --> 0:35:58.920 to be a big year for me. I feel like 0:35:58.960 --> 0:36:01.040 my back is against the wall and that's when I 0:36:01.120 --> 0:36:03.080 operate out my best. If you want to know about 0:36:03.080 --> 0:36:05.960 a corner, ask a receiver Christian Kirk, what do you 0:36:06.000 --> 0:36:11.839 see in P twice so far? Me? Personally, I see 0:36:12.520 --> 0:36:15.239 I see the pet P that I see since I've 0:36:15.239 --> 0:36:18.239 got here, in my eyes, the best corner in the league. Um, 0:36:18.360 --> 0:36:21.360 I'd say that to everybody. The way that he approaches 0:36:21.360 --> 0:36:24.320 his work. I go against them in one on ones 0:36:24.400 --> 0:36:27.520 every single day every time. You know, Ones Verse Ones 0:36:27.680 --> 0:36:31.279 offerens Verse defense. I'm going against Pat, So if there's 0:36:31.280 --> 0:36:33.279 a one person to say, it's me because I get 0:36:33.280 --> 0:36:35.680 to see the work every day and I don't I 0:36:35.719 --> 0:36:38.040 don't feel like he's dropped off one bit. And you know, 0:36:38.040 --> 0:36:40.400 I feel like the games last year where you know, 0:36:40.440 --> 0:36:43.759 he was told you're covering this skuy Man and man 0:36:44.760 --> 0:36:47.719 all game long. You know, he proved that he's still 0:36:47.760 --> 0:36:49.440 at the top of his game, and you know the 0:36:49.480 --> 0:36:51.960 fact that he had that mindset and that chip on 0:36:52.000 --> 0:36:55.799 his shoulder, um, you know, due to whoever was saying 0:36:55.840 --> 0:36:58.759 what last year. I think it's just adding more fuel 0:36:58.800 --> 0:37:00.800 to his fire. And you know, I think he's gonna 0:37:01.160 --> 0:37:02.880 go out there and improve while he's still you know, 0:37:02.920 --> 0:37:06.239 the best in the league in my opinion, go big 0:37:06.280 --> 0:37:09.360 picture on the defense. What kind of improvement do you 0:37:09.400 --> 0:37:13.719 expect from them and why? Uh, you know, a very 0:37:13.800 --> 0:37:16.919 large improvement. And I just feel, uh, they're they're they're 0:37:17.000 --> 0:37:20.160 very dynamic, just like us. Obviously with the addition of 0:37:20.239 --> 0:37:23.080 Isaiah Simmons, and you know you got Buddha, Pat pe 0:37:23.360 --> 0:37:28.160 Chandler Jones, Devon Kennard, m Jordan Higgs. I mean, you 0:37:28.200 --> 0:37:31.359 have so many big time playmakers on that defense. Uh, 0:37:31.400 --> 0:37:33.400 you know, it just gives the offense. Uh. You know, 0:37:33.480 --> 0:37:36.000 like I said, so many different ways that they have 0:37:36.040 --> 0:37:39.120 to scheme around them and worry about. And you know 0:37:39.160 --> 0:37:41.160 when you have guys like that coming off the edge 0:37:41.160 --> 0:37:44.239 and Davon and Chandler and then you know run stoppers 0:37:44.280 --> 0:37:47.440 Isaiah and Jordan and you got Buddha back there, you know, 0:37:47.520 --> 0:37:49.840 coming down making tackles and being a ballhawk, and you 0:37:49.920 --> 0:37:52.000 got pet Pee. You know, it's just, you know, you've 0:37:52.000 --> 0:37:53.680 got so many guys that are just hard and those 0:37:53.680 --> 0:37:57.360 football players that love making plays, and so I'm just 0:37:57.400 --> 0:38:00.440 excited to watch them play together. You know, they they 0:38:00.520 --> 0:38:03.400 they men really well together. They've been playing discipline defense 0:38:03.440 --> 0:38:05.160 and they make a lot of plays with a lot 0:38:05.200 --> 0:38:07.040 of energy, and it's just always fun to watch when 0:38:07.040 --> 0:38:09.359 they're at their best. We've had a lot of guys 0:38:09.400 --> 0:38:12.160 say they've had a wild moment watching Isaiah Simmons just 0:38:12.200 --> 0:38:14.920 to sure aletticism. And we've seen him in some of 0:38:15.000 --> 0:38:17.880 the corner drills. Isaiah Simmons at six y Moore hasn't 0:38:17.960 --> 0:38:19.719 hasn't matched up over you at all? Has he in 0:38:19.760 --> 0:38:23.640 the slot? He actually got me once they're in training camp. 0:38:23.680 --> 0:38:26.600 I'm not gonna lie. I thought I had aimna on 0:38:26.640 --> 0:38:29.200 a low release and I forgot his His arms are 0:38:29.400 --> 0:38:31.880 four feet long as it is, so I thought I 0:38:31.960 --> 0:38:33.800 was around him and he got me when I was 0:38:34.400 --> 0:38:37.040 crossed over and put me on the ground. So it 0:38:37.520 --> 0:38:40.080 was it was a moment to kind of laugh about. 0:38:40.120 --> 0:38:42.799 But I was like, oh, my goodness, knows his arms 0:38:42.800 --> 0:38:45.480 are so long's he's so strong. You know, you forget 0:38:45.520 --> 0:38:47.600 how big he is, you know, until you get up 0:38:47.600 --> 0:38:49.640 close to him. But it's mcflaw watching him, you know, 0:38:49.640 --> 0:38:52.200 get better throughout training camp and Christian, what do you 0:38:52.200 --> 0:38:54.560 guys have to do to beat the forty nine ers 0:38:54.560 --> 0:38:58.400 on Sunday? What do you gotta do? I think number 0:38:58.400 --> 0:39:02.320 one and the number one goal is is played disciplined football. Uh, 0:39:02.320 --> 0:39:04.880 you know, not turn over the ball. I think penalties 0:39:04.880 --> 0:39:06.319 are going to be a big thing. You know that 0:39:06.360 --> 0:39:09.680 we'll see throughout week one. I think limited the team 0:39:09.719 --> 0:39:13.560 that limited limits the mistakes the penalties the most, and 0:39:13.840 --> 0:39:16.200 uh you know it doesn't turn over the ball. I 0:39:16.239 --> 0:39:18.200 think is are the teams that are going to come 0:39:18.200 --> 0:39:20.600 out on top and I know that's that's our Mangol 0:39:20.680 --> 0:39:23.759 gone into Sundays just playing smart football, uh, speaking to 0:39:23.840 --> 0:39:26.399 our technique and you know, kind of like what Kyler said, 0:39:26.480 --> 0:39:28.840 you know, trust your training going to the game and 0:39:28.920 --> 0:39:31.560 just just play and uh, you know, play smart football 0:39:31.600 --> 0:39:36.279 and be disciplined. Richard Sherman says that Fitz frustrates him 0:39:36.280 --> 0:39:38.359 because Fitz won't talk to him. Do you end up 0:39:38.360 --> 0:39:40.880 trading some trash talk with Richard Sherman when you play? 0:39:42.920 --> 0:39:45.719 I had not that I can remember, uh, you know, 0:39:45.800 --> 0:39:48.000 but if it happens, that happens. There's just kind of 0:39:48.000 --> 0:39:50.840 one of those things that in the heat of the moment, 0:39:51.320 --> 0:39:54.640 it's just a competitive talk. But you know, I always 0:39:55.120 --> 0:39:58.320 embrace you know, being able to go up against Richard, 0:39:58.400 --> 0:39:59.840 you know him, you know, being at the top of 0:39:59.840 --> 0:40:01.600 it game for a while and you know, one of 0:40:01.600 --> 0:40:04.600 the better corners in the league. And just to go 0:40:04.640 --> 0:40:06.919 against a guy like that and compete at a high level, 0:40:06.960 --> 0:40:09.120 it's obviously, you know, a lot of fun. Christian. I 0:40:09.200 --> 0:40:11.640 cannot wait to watch you play, man. Thank you so 0:40:11.719 --> 0:40:15.040 much for joining us. God bless you and your family, Buddy, 0:40:15.080 --> 0:40:18.200 and man, it's go time and I can't wait. Thank you, budd. 0:40:19.000 --> 0:40:22.080 I appreciate you guys. You guys, Uh, stay ready for 0:40:22.160 --> 0:40:25.320 Sunday and stay healthy. We'll do. We'll see you on 0:40:25.400 --> 0:40:27.640 the road trip. Thanks Christian Kirk. We continue with the 0:40:27.680 --> 0:40:34.399 Big Red Rage presented by Satan Ford in Gilbert. Oh 0:40:34.520 --> 0:40:36.600 hey there, right there, Oh hey, how are you doing 0:40:36.640 --> 0:40:39.640 it for pretty fourth South? I don't know if it's 0:40:39.680 --> 0:40:42.239 gonna snow today? Behind? Oh my gosh, we're in the 0:40:42.320 --> 0:40:44.920 state top Oh, I brought my tobogg and just in case. 0:40:44.960 --> 0:40:47.480 O my goodness, looking at weather here it's beautiful. And 0:40:47.680 --> 0:40:51.040 see Jimmy Jess chin line, holy gown. I'm ready, guys, 0:40:51.120 --> 0:40:54.880 got gin line. He's got a much chat. Oh my gooless. 0:40:55.520 --> 0:40:58.200 That is one of the nine. What a man he is. 0:40:58.360 --> 0:41:03.239 If you want to see an all time edition of 0:41:03.360 --> 0:41:05.959 Wired of Mike Duff, go find the George Kittle because 0:41:06.000 --> 0:41:08.120 there he is. Him and Joe Staley, who since retired 0:41:08.160 --> 0:41:11.120 on Jimmy g Right, the good looking guy that Jimmy 0:41:11.200 --> 0:41:12.920 g is and they're having some fun as a expense. 0:41:13.160 --> 0:41:15.760 And then George Kittle, the entirety of that Wired segment, 0:41:15.880 --> 0:41:18.000 is trying to tell everyone it's National tight Ends Day 0:41:18.120 --> 0:41:20.560 and they should treat him accordingly because it's his day 0:41:20.719 --> 0:41:24.760 and it's it's entertaining no doubt. Yeah, that's Snowdell Bali 0:41:24.840 --> 0:41:26.560 and that's going to be a big question right now. 0:41:26.640 --> 0:41:29.440 I cannot wait to see, especially if Deebo Samuel does 0:41:29.480 --> 0:41:32.040 not play in Brandon Auk if the wide receiver room 0:41:32.160 --> 0:41:34.200 is a mess the way the forty nine ers, at 0:41:34.280 --> 0:41:36.440 least we believe it to be. Matt, I'll tell you, 0:41:36.680 --> 0:41:39.240 how are the How are the Cardinals going to defend 0:41:39.360 --> 0:41:41.640 George Kittle? That's what I want to see, And how 0:41:41.719 --> 0:41:44.040 are they going to take him away? Very much Paul 0:41:44.640 --> 0:41:47.759 Like on the other side of the ball, how will 0:41:47.840 --> 0:41:50.560 the forty nine ers try to take away DeAndre Hopkins 0:41:50.880 --> 0:41:55.919 from Kyler Murray? I tell you, George Kittle is that guy, 0:41:56.200 --> 0:41:58.600 you know, especially if the other receivers are out. Do 0:41:58.680 --> 0:42:01.080 you even begin to think you can single cover him 0:42:01.160 --> 0:42:04.400 Devandre Campbell? We know that's what he excels at. But 0:42:04.480 --> 0:42:06.960 you gotta give him some safety help or some bracket coverage, 0:42:07.000 --> 0:42:10.040 don't you. I think you probably do, Paully, but not 0:42:10.520 --> 0:42:12.920 all the time. At some point in time, there's going 0:42:12.960 --> 0:42:15.160 to be a guy that will be singled up. I 0:42:15.280 --> 0:42:17.680 worry about play action pass because that's where the forty 0:42:17.760 --> 0:42:19.800 nine ers are at their best. When they run the 0:42:19.840 --> 0:42:22.160 ball and they use play action to throw the ball 0:42:22.239 --> 0:42:25.000 with Jimmy g that's when George Kittle is the most 0:42:25.120 --> 0:42:27.799 dangerous as well. I think this if you can lock 0:42:27.880 --> 0:42:30.040 it down on the outside with Pat p and Drake 0:42:30.120 --> 0:42:33.520 Kirkpatrick lock it down, especially if that wide receiver room 0:42:33.640 --> 0:42:35.600 is a mess for the forty nine ers. Now you 0:42:35.680 --> 0:42:39.720 can literally double George Kittle on every play. Here's the question, 0:42:39.840 --> 0:42:43.040 We'll tackling be a mess week one with no preseason games. 0:42:43.080 --> 0:42:45.520 Here's Vance Joseph. That's a major concern. You know, Well, 0:42:45.560 --> 0:42:48.520 you don't tackle live, you know, for you know, missing 0:42:48.560 --> 0:42:50.680 those four games in preseason. That's tough, you know, So 0:42:50.800 --> 0:42:52.520 I'm not sure how is it going to go, you know, 0:42:52.600 --> 0:42:55.600 But our focus now is to obviously, you know, get 0:42:55.800 --> 0:42:58.560 multiple hats to the football so if someone does miss 0:42:59.000 --> 0:43:01.960 that next guy will make the tackle. And look, it's 0:43:02.000 --> 0:43:03.520 not just Week one. There was a game it was 0:43:03.560 --> 0:43:07.200 Week three last year where the Cardinals had fifteen miss 0:43:07.320 --> 0:43:10.000 tackles Vance Joseph counted. So it's the whole first month 0:43:10.080 --> 0:43:13.640 of the year. Sometimes that can be a chronic problem. Physicality, Paul, 0:43:13.800 --> 0:43:15.839 That's what I'm looking for right now in this game. 0:43:16.040 --> 0:43:18.399 The Arizona Cardinals on both sides of the ball. Their 0:43:18.520 --> 0:43:21.719 defense in that front seven. That's the most improved part 0:43:21.760 --> 0:43:25.200 of the Arizona Cardinals team is their front seven. Paul 0:43:25.239 --> 0:43:28.240 on the defensive side of the ball with Jordan Phillips 0:43:28.320 --> 0:43:31.160 of course, right, and you're gonna have Corey Peters on 0:43:31.280 --> 0:43:34.560 the nose and Zach Allen as well. I want to 0:43:34.680 --> 0:43:38.680 see Zach Allen play with some talent around him, Chandler Jones, 0:43:38.800 --> 0:43:43.560 Devon Kennard, Davan Ray Campbell, Jordan Hicks, Isaiah Simmons. That 0:43:43.840 --> 0:43:46.520 is the most improved part of this team, and I 0:43:46.600 --> 0:43:50.280 would say maybe the most improved box in the National 0:43:50.360 --> 0:43:54.160 Football League. A total rehab, if you will. How will 0:43:54.280 --> 0:43:57.840 they play against the forty nine ers vaunted rushing attack, 0:43:57.960 --> 0:44:01.120 because that really is the key to their offense because 0:44:01.160 --> 0:44:04.960 of play action and how well they use play action 0:44:05.040 --> 0:44:08.440 to throw the ball, especially to George Kittle. We all 0:44:08.520 --> 0:44:11.360 remember what Raheem Moster did over the final ten games 0:44:11.400 --> 0:44:13.920 of last year, the regular season of postseason combined. He 0:44:14.080 --> 0:44:17.520 ran for a dozen touchdowns. They got that ground game 0:44:17.560 --> 0:44:19.560 in gears something fierce. It took him all the way 0:44:19.600 --> 0:44:21.279 to the Super Bowl. The other guy, I want to 0:44:21.320 --> 0:44:23.200 see if you're gonna talk about the front seven for 0:44:23.440 --> 0:44:26.040 Chard Lawrence. I mean, honestly, I'm not so sure with 0:44:26.200 --> 0:44:30.200 Chard Lawrence won't outshine Javon kim Law, the fifteenth pick overall, 0:44:30.400 --> 0:44:32.719 who has struggled a bit to get some traction in 0:44:32.760 --> 0:44:35.120 the NFL. That's the kid. If there's one guy off 0:44:35.160 --> 0:44:37.480 the radar, the fourth rounder Lsu and our guest last 0:44:37.480 --> 0:44:39.800 week that I'd love to see on Sunday. As a 0:44:39.880 --> 0:44:43.360 matter of fact, Javon Kinlaw was second team on the 0:44:43.440 --> 0:44:47.040 depth chart. Did you see that balling? Yeah? Second team. 0:44:47.360 --> 0:44:49.480 Now it's just a depth chart, it's the first one 0:44:49.520 --> 0:44:52.520 of the season, but I thought that was interesting. Well, 0:44:52.560 --> 0:44:55.080 the Niners bring back eighteen of their twenty two starters, 0:44:55.160 --> 0:44:57.399 but they traded away to Forrest Buckner, so we'll see 0:44:57.440 --> 0:44:59.080 how that works out for him. 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