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Speaker 1: The word of the day is disruptive. Welcome Birg Gang

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Speaker 1: on today's show, our second of the day and a

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Speaker 1: lot to cover. Zach Hirshman rejoins me. Plus Danny Sirek

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Speaker 1: is here and a special guest. We get form of

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Speaker 1: Cardinals linebacker rod Frederickson's thoughts on Walter Nolan, the third,

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Speaker 1: the defensive tackle at ole Miss selected sixteenth overall. And

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Speaker 1: yes we'll hear what both GM Monty Austin Ford and

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Speaker 1: the d line room. It's Cardinals Cover two, Episode eight

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Speaker 1: seventy four and it starts now.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two.

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Speaker 3: Puda Baker, What Heart?

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Speaker 4: What rent?

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Speaker 3: This guy's unbelievable.

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Speaker 3: He's a a ten half of five.

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Speaker 1: He's it again, So more hurry magic.

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Speaker 2: Whow Here's Craig Krioler.

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Speaker 1: So Day one of the twenty twenty five NFL Draft

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Speaker 1: is in the books. The Cardinals, Zach make just the

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Speaker 1: one selection I have to make that clear because a

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Speaker 1: year ago there were two selections in the first round,

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Speaker 1: but the pick ole Miss defensive tackle Walter Nolan the third,

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Speaker 1: the sixteenth overall pick. We've had a chance to hear

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Speaker 1: Manti austin Fords and head coach Jonathan Gannon to get

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Speaker 1: their thoughts on a disruptive presence along that defensive front.

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Speaker 1: You mentioned how there's only one pick this year and many.

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Speaker 1: Austin Ford said it was a lot. You know, it's

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Speaker 1: pretty calm. The phones were not ringing nearly as much

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Speaker 1: that he said that, they were pretty quiet. And when

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Speaker 1: you think back to his first year Paras Johnson junior,

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Speaker 1: how he was able to move around the board. Obviously

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Speaker 1: So now they have their guy, and Jonathan Gannon said

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Speaker 1: it was the number one guy on his board in

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Speaker 1: Walter Nolan third. Yeah, he called it if it was

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Speaker 1: going to be a perfect day as he got into

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Speaker 1: an Arizona Cardinal. And that is the case here in

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Speaker 1: twenty twenty five. Now, not to date the gentleman on

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Speaker 1: But back in the day was what nineteen ninety four,

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Speaker 1: Rob Frederickson, the selection in the first round of the

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Speaker 1: here on Cardinals cover two. Didn't mean to date you, Rob,

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Speaker 1: but welcome. And then just your initial reaction as you're

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Speaker 4: Yeah, it was awesome. You know, I love that pic.

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Speaker 4: I love Walter Nolan and what he can do for

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Speaker 4: the Arizona Cardinals. I never thought he was going to

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Speaker 4: And Walter Nolan, for me, is just an exceptional pick.

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Speaker 4: I mean what he can do in terms of just

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Speaker 3: Is it his hands? The paddle of well what what?

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Speaker 3: What is it that makes him so disruptive? Because John

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Speaker 1: on Saturdays, rob do you see the same thing.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I do. I think he can be kicked out

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Speaker 4: Well, I think it's just number one, it's how to

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Speaker 1: I was going to bring that up because I can't

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Speaker 1: think of a better quote unquote mentor rob than someone

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I think at this stage of the game Clayis

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Speaker 4: like I said, he's the ultimate pro. He's going to

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Speaker 4: so that's it's just a great way of paying it

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Speaker 3: Rob I'm gonna ask you to put on your defensive

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Speaker 4: Yeah, it's gonna be interesting how they spread it out.

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Speaker 4: one thing I'm not doing with this defensive front. I'm

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Speaker 4: not blitzing. Okay, Honestly, the blueprint was the Philadelphia Eagles

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Speaker 1: Getting back to Walter Nolan, the person and the player.

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Speaker 1: Rob we heard him talk in pre draft interviews ahead

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Speaker 4: Yeah, And I've heard a lot of comps, uh for

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Speaker 3: We're only a few hours removed from when he heard

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Speaker 4: But I promise you right now he's getting a little anxiety,

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Speaker 1: By the way, Rob MANI listened to you. You said

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Speaker 4: Yeah, well, I'm glad he listened. Again. I never thought

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Speaker 4: I'm excited about Walter Nolan, I really am. And again,

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Speaker 1: Rob, appreciate the time, the insights, and we'll look forward

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Speaker 4: And I get some rest tonight. Guys, we got a

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Speaker 3: Yeah, we do appreciate Rob.

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Speaker 1: That's Rob Frederickson, former first round pick back in nineteen

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Speaker 1: ninety four and a former Arizona Cardinals linebacker. And hey, Zach,

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Speaker 1: our first round draft pick has arrived, Danny surf the

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Speaker 6: Let's get the party started.

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Speaker 1: The thirty third pick in the twenty twenty five NFL Draft.

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Speaker 3: Let the first pick in the Cardinals content draft.

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Speaker 6: Yes, oh my gosh, I should have down here sooner.

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Speaker 6: Keep going, keep it coming, all right.

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Speaker 1: We'll get to what you've been doing all night long

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Speaker 1: conversations with both Gentlemennagermany Austin Ford and head coach Jonathan Gannett.

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Speaker 1: But just your initial reaction, your initial thoughts. Cardinals again

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Speaker 6: This pick a lot. I like the position, and I

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Speaker 6: And I like that. I like that if you're going

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Speaker 6: So when you're looking at not just immediate relief, but

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Speaker 6: makes a lot of sense. Then you start looking at

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Speaker 6: With awesome for it, the staff and this organization and

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Speaker 6: so the fact that the Cardinals talked to Nolan at

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Speaker 6: And look, you guys heard it from his conference call,

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Speaker 6: that this brings a boost to this defense that's clearly

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Speaker 1: So we were all on the right track, is it

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Speaker 1: what you're saying?

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Speaker 4: Right?

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Speaker 1: We all knew what we thought were the issues that

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Speaker 1: You alluded to it as well, Danny, as far as

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Speaker 1: figure out, all right, what do you do. You're keeping six,

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Speaker 1: you're keeping seven? Dare I say eight? And do we

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Speaker 3: Certainly, Well, kudos to you both, because when you're at

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Speaker 3: They play a very similar role that three technique, being

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Speaker 3: That was where Walter Nolan truly excelled. But Johnathan Gannon

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Speaker 6: Like you want to get better at a position you

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Speaker 6: What I like about Nolan is his production at ole

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Speaker 6: miss is not just in one facet. He called himself

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Speaker 6: Now it's just a matter of transferring that production from

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Speaker 1: Good against the run, good against the pass, and a

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Speaker 1: good person first and foremost. I reference your day, Danny

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Speaker 1: as far as your interviews, not only during the draft

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Speaker 6: Nolan Monty with the sixteenth pick, you go with defensive

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Speaker 5: Yeah, Danny, Walter, you know, he's played at a high

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Speaker 5: up against good players. He's a disruptive player, he's a

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Speaker 6: Beefing up the trenches. Monty, your third draft you make

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Speaker 5: You, Yeah, Danny. So it's one of the best parts

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Speaker 5: It really is a life changing call and a life

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Speaker 6: Well, Monty, you're busy, man, so I'll let you head

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Speaker 5: Thanks, Danny.

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Speaker 1: You can hear it in Manni's voice. Yeah, it's year three,

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Speaker 6: I actually asked Manni a little bit more about that

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Speaker 6: Moni always tells the player, look around, tell your family

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Speaker 6: And there are so many people who come from different

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Speaker 3: For all the talk about Walter Nolan and all these

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Speaker 3: about how he's a little bit shy and when you

437
00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:04,240
Speaker 3: start to hear Walter Nolan say I'm the next Aaron Donald,

438
00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:06,840
Speaker 3: it's tough to believe that. But JG was telling us

439
00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:08,320
Speaker 3: he's a little bit shy, but once you get to

440
00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:11,200
Speaker 3: know him, he's this lovable guy. But there's something about

441
00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:12,960
Speaker 3: him when he's able to turn on that switch and

442
00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:16,320
Speaker 3: he's able to go into that violent, explosive defensive tackle.

443
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Speaker 3: And in your conversation with with Moni Danny, he brought

444
00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,880
Speaker 3: up the Senior Bowl. Think back to last year who

445
00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:24,080
Speaker 3: stood out to the Cardinals at the Senior Bowl. It

446
00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:27,959
Speaker 3: was Darius Robinson. So these pre draft all star games

447
00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:31,160
Speaker 3: that these college players go to, they matter and they

448
00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:32,280
Speaker 3: do make a difference.

449
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Speaker 6: Especially when the Cardinals have coaches on staffs of these

450
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Speaker 6: All Star games. When you hear a coach say he

451
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Speaker 6: was our number one guy. Sometimes you know when it's

452
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Speaker 6: later on in the round, not at sixteen, but later.

453
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Speaker 6: Sometimes it's easy to think, Okay, well, well that's who's there.

454
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Speaker 6: But that's not the case here because when you look

455
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Speaker 6: at the players and the talent that was still available

456
00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:55,000
Speaker 6: at sixteen, other defensive lineman, edge players, offensive lineman, the

457
00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:57,879
Speaker 6: board really fell in Arizona's favor. So the fact that

458
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Speaker 6: they went with Nolan really does tell you he was top.

459
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Speaker 3: Of their list to that point.

460
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Speaker 1: JG post draft press conference talking about Walter Nolan quote today,

461
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Speaker 1: the perfect world was getting in my car and having

462
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Speaker 1: Walter Nolan on the team end quote. I mean that.

463
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Speaker 1: And again you get that guy Zach at sixteen, where

464
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Speaker 1: it certainly sounds like he was top ten, top five overall,

465
00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:25,959
Speaker 1: not just as far as defensive players.

466
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Speaker 3: What was ice Cube stay today? It was a good day.

467
00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:29,960
Speaker 3: Isn't that how the song goes? Today was a great

468
00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:32,879
Speaker 3: day for the Arizona Cardinals, and he is going to

469
00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:36,399
Speaker 3: make a difference. I'm excited to see Walter Nolan and

470
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Speaker 3: Minie Camp seeing how he's able to mesh with some

471
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Speaker 3: of his teammates, because that is a loaded room and

472
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Speaker 3: I would love to be a fly on the wall

473
00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:46,160
Speaker 3: there when you get to learn from some of the

474
00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:48,320
Speaker 3: NFL's best, like a Kalays Campbell.

475
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Speaker 6: That's the point I was just gonna make, as we've

476
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Speaker 6: talked after the Campbell signing, of being a role model

477
00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:56,600
Speaker 6: for players like Darius Robinson, even like an LJ. Collier

478
00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:59,840
Speaker 6: still Dante Still. So now you've got a rookie coming in,

479
00:23:59,880 --> 00:24:03,200
Speaker 6: he's going to learn from maybe one of the best

480
00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:07,159
Speaker 6: leaders and somebody that can really show him the ropes.

481
00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:10,000
Speaker 6: I mean, Walter Nolan is in a great position.

482
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Speaker 1: Here, I reference JG. How about we hear more from

483
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Speaker 1: the Cardinals head coach immediately after the selection was made

484
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Speaker 1: again walking out of the draft room and speaking with you,

485
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Speaker 1: Danny Coach, what was.

486
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Speaker 6: The reaction in the draft room when you guys made

487
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Speaker 6: the decision to go with Walter Nolan at pick sixteen.

488
00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:31,480
Speaker 7: A lot of excitement, A lot of excitement. Had a

489
00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:35,840
Speaker 7: guy We've had him pegged for a long time, got

490
00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:38,480
Speaker 7: to know him throughout the whole process. I discusted an

491
00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:41,879
Speaker 7: unbelievable job on him and just excited ad him to

492
00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:42,440
Speaker 7: our squad.

493
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Speaker 6: Last season, the defensive tackle had fourteen tackles for lost

494
00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:48,600
Speaker 6: six and a half sacks. How did your defense get

495
00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:49,520
Speaker 6: better with Nolan?

496
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Speaker 7: He's just a disruptive player in the running pass game,

497
00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:54,879
Speaker 7: so we and he can play up and down the line.

498
00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:56,920
Speaker 7: So he's going to come in here. He's going to

499
00:24:56,960 --> 00:24:58,399
Speaker 7: put his head down, go to work and help us

500
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Speaker 7: win games.

501
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Speaker 6: JG appreciates time. Un lets you get back in the

502
00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:01,800
Speaker 6: draft room, appreciate it.

503
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Speaker 1: So between MANI and JG, I counted three times the

504
00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:11,320
Speaker 1: word disruptive was used to describe Walter Nolan. And again,

505
00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:13,880
Speaker 1: I don't think that's a word that you just throw

506
00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:16,959
Speaker 1: out there unless it's something that one you truly believe.

507
00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:20,119
Speaker 1: And then maybe first and foremost, first you saw it

508
00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:23,320
Speaker 1: on tape, and then second of all, amongst your discussions

509
00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,879
Speaker 1: with the scouts and your coaches that yes, he is

510
00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:30,320
Speaker 1: not only disruptive in college, but we believe he can

511
00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:32,399
Speaker 1: be disruptive here in the NFL.

512
00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:34,960
Speaker 6: That's what you want out of someone in the trenches.

513
00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:38,080
Speaker 6: Not dirty, but you want him nasty. You want him

514
00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:40,440
Speaker 6: to go and you want him to make life difficult

515
00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:43,280
Speaker 6: for an offensive lineman. You want him to tackle a

516
00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:45,840
Speaker 6: running back for loss. You want to get to the quarterback,

517
00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:49,000
Speaker 6: and that is disruption, and that is something that this

518
00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:53,680
Speaker 6: defensive line. It was not their strong suit last season.

519
00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:55,320
Speaker 6: Now there were a lot of aerials right, a lot

520
00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:58,000
Speaker 6: of injuries and as a whole, but the fact that

521
00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:01,280
Speaker 6: the Cardinals have beefed up that room as much as

522
00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:03,560
Speaker 6: they have this offseason, I am expecting it to be

523
00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:06,320
Speaker 6: a very very different level of output.

524
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Speaker 3: You want to dog on that defensive line and to

525
00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:11,560
Speaker 3: somebody that has that pit bull mentality of they're not

526
00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:14,480
Speaker 3: going to stop at anybody or at anything, and throughout

527
00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:16,200
Speaker 3: so many times. I mean, Dan, you come from the

528
00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:19,000
Speaker 3: SEC where those double teams they have, they have no

529
00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:22,000
Speaker 3: shame in double teaming some defensive linemen, especially those big

530
00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:24,280
Speaker 3: body guys that are right above those center though the

531
00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:28,200
Speaker 3: one technique three technique and Walter Nolan just toyed around

532
00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:31,720
Speaker 3: with those players and lived in opposing offenses backfield. So

533
00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:33,840
Speaker 3: when you now add that to the mix, somebody that

534
00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:36,160
Speaker 3: has no issue getting their hand in the dirt and

535
00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:38,760
Speaker 3: getting through the gap, They're going to take it any

536
00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:39,280
Speaker 3: day of the week.

537
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Speaker 1: It's gonna be fascinating how this plays out. There'll be

538
00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:45,200
Speaker 1: plenty of time to discuss it in the coming days, weeks,

539
00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:49,040
Speaker 1: and months, But I'm again just my initial reaction based

540
00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:51,359
Speaker 1: off what has been done, what has been added, not

541
00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:56,159
Speaker 1: only the defensive line, but outside linebacker. I'm thinking that

542
00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:59,600
Speaker 1: this defense is going to look a lot different as

543
00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:03,440
Speaker 1: far as personnel. How many defensive linemen you now see

544
00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:06,239
Speaker 1: on the football field compared to how many times there

545
00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:09,680
Speaker 1: were one or two or no one with their hand

546
00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:12,119
Speaker 1: in the dirt. I think Nick Ralis now has the

547
00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:15,920
Speaker 1: personnel and with Jonathan Gannon going back to Philadelphia where

548
00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:20,800
Speaker 1: you could just have four guys rush at once and

549
00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:22,240
Speaker 1: everyone else can drop back.

550
00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:26,240
Speaker 6: This was the expectation. Timing wise, when you get a

551
00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:30,280
Speaker 6: new staff and you get a new general manager, you're

552
00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:33,960
Speaker 6: not going to be able to completely turn things around overnight.

553
00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:36,399
Speaker 6: It takes time, and so year one was kind of

554
00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:38,800
Speaker 6: figuring out the players that are going to be a

555
00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:42,200
Speaker 6: best fit for this culture and for this team moving forward.

556
00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:45,439
Speaker 6: In year two was about setting that foundation, and we

557
00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:48,040
Speaker 6: saw that with twelve draft picks, and that's the best

558
00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:50,880
Speaker 6: way to set a culture is to bring in young players.

559
00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:53,240
Speaker 6: So this is what they know. And so now you're

560
00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:55,479
Speaker 6: in year three, and now you've got to go for it.

561
00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:57,320
Speaker 6: And that's what these moves tell us when you look

562
00:27:57,320 --> 00:27:59,919
Speaker 6: at the acquisitions throughout free agency and this first PA

563
00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:03,600
Speaker 6: get sixteen with Walter Nolan. So this is the trajectory

564
00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:05,840
Speaker 6: that the Cardinals have been on, and they have focused

565
00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:09,080
Speaker 6: a lot on offense the first few years. When you're

566
00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:10,480
Speaker 6: looking at some of the big moves, there was a

567
00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:13,040
Speaker 6: lot of consistency on that side of the ball this offseason.

568
00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:15,920
Speaker 6: So now we've seen a big uptick and the attention

569
00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:18,159
Speaker 6: to defense, and so I think that they are on

570
00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:20,520
Speaker 6: the right track. And when you've got a defensive minded

571
00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:22,919
Speaker 6: head coach like you do in Gannon, I think a

572
00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:24,000
Speaker 6: lot of damage could.

573
00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:27,399
Speaker 3: Be done the continuity along the offense. You are adding

574
00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:30,119
Speaker 3: so many pieces throughout the previous two seasons to that

575
00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:33,159
Speaker 3: offense to completely make you look different. And now you

576
00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:36,360
Speaker 3: need that continuity to turn into production on the defensive

577
00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:37,920
Speaker 3: side of the ball. You need to revamp a lot

578
00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:40,360
Speaker 3: of different things. And that's exactly what the Cardinals have

579
00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:42,840
Speaker 3: done by adding Josh Webb, by adding all the players

580
00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:44,880
Speaker 3: in the trenches we talked about, and you mentioned his

581
00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,080
Speaker 3: ties to back to Philadelphia. I mean, think about it.

582
00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:50,240
Speaker 3: It was the Javon Hargraz Fletcher Cox, Brandon Graham era

583
00:28:50,440 --> 00:28:52,880
Speaker 3: where they had no problem where like Brick Robb was

584
00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:55,120
Speaker 3: saying on the phone, he's not going to necessarily be

585
00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:57,720
Speaker 3: blitzing that much because you want your defensive front to

586
00:28:57,800 --> 00:28:59,640
Speaker 3: just be able to get by the offensive lineman and

587
00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:02,480
Speaker 3: windows one on one battles. That is what this Cardinals

588
00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:04,760
Speaker 3: defensive line is really starting to look like they're gonna

589
00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:07,160
Speaker 3: be able to accomplish. All right, So real quick, what's

590
00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:10,000
Speaker 3: next with two picks coming up on Friday in the

591
00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:14,040
Speaker 3: second round and third round, it's forty seven and seventy eight, respectfully,

592
00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:18,000
Speaker 3: MANI obviously very confident about where the board is at

593
00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:20,320
Speaker 3: as ay go into day two. I don't know if

594
00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:23,160
Speaker 3: if there's a certain position, but maybe you can look

595
00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:26,800
Speaker 3: maybe at edge, and again I'm big on adding to

596
00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:30,800
Speaker 3: the defense, whether that's edge or cornerback, or helping solidify

597
00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:33,880
Speaker 3: the offensive line a little bit. But certainly, again going

598
00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:37,600
Speaker 3: back to how this offseason has played out, Danny, the

599
00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:42,400
Speaker 3: Cardinals are in position to literally take the best player available,

600
00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:45,720
Speaker 3: regardless of position. We saw it here on Day one,

601
00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:48,280
Speaker 3: and I would not expect it to change day two

602
00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:48,960
Speaker 3: or Day three.

603
00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:51,200
Speaker 6: That's an ideal offseason, as you can show up for

604
00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:53,600
Speaker 6: the draft and you don't feel pressured or forced to

605
00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:56,520
Speaker 6: take a certain position. When you're looking at Day two,

606
00:29:57,280 --> 00:29:59,680
Speaker 6: rounds two and three, the Cardinals had three picks, two

607
00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:04,440
Speaker 6: picks forty seven and seventy eight. Offensive line is still

608
00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:06,960
Speaker 6: in need. Now, is there enough depth to where that

609
00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:10,320
Speaker 6: is the right call at forty seven or seventy eight,

610
00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:14,480
Speaker 6: I'm not sure. I think the safer bets will probably

611
00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:18,440
Speaker 6: be edge and maybe wide receiver. I would not be

612
00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:20,960
Speaker 6: surprised if they go edge at forty seven and wide

613
00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:23,440
Speaker 6: receiver at seventy eight, just because there is so much

614
00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:25,000
Speaker 6: talent at those positions.

615
00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:27,520
Speaker 3: I wouldn't be surprised if they go after an inside

616
00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:32,120
Speaker 3: linebacker or like Carson Schlessinger, the linebacker from Ucla. He

617
00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:34,200
Speaker 3: started to rise up a lot of draft boards. He

618
00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:36,920
Speaker 3: was projected as like as a late Day two pick,

619
00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:39,800
Speaker 3: and then there were some conversations and granted now that

620
00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:42,880
Speaker 3: the first round is concluded, to see how Jaha Campbell

621
00:30:42,920 --> 00:30:45,000
Speaker 3: slid down the board all the way down to thirty

622
00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:48,360
Speaker 3: one at Philadelphia, the topic of conversation with Carson sliding

623
00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:52,120
Speaker 3: into the first round now absolutely seems very moot, So

624
00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:55,280
Speaker 3: I wouldn't be surprised if they add somebody like him.

625
00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:58,200
Speaker 3: There's also that cornerback Will Johnson. He's still on the board.

626
00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:01,200
Speaker 3: I know the injury is a call of concern, but

627
00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:03,360
Speaker 3: if you are willing to look by, if you're willing

628
00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:04,880
Speaker 3: to look past, and you feel like you did your

629
00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:07,760
Speaker 3: due diligence, he is a player that was arguably a

630
00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:10,560
Speaker 3: top ten pick before the injury start to become a thing.

631
00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:12,440
Speaker 3: If you're going to look at offensive line, you have

632
00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:15,840
Speaker 3: the offensive lineman from Arizona, you know, I know, I

633
00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:19,560
Speaker 3: mentioned Jared Wilson from Georgia the center. He's another player

634
00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:21,520
Speaker 3: that you can move over to guard. So there are

635
00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:23,840
Speaker 3: still some options for MANI. But I also wouldn't be

636
00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:26,480
Speaker 3: surprised if they try to move up, you know, early

637
00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:28,240
Speaker 3: on in the second round, because there are a lot

638
00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:30,240
Speaker 3: of good first round grade players.

639
00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:32,240
Speaker 6: Well, we don't know for sure it was injury that

640
00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:35,040
Speaker 6: kept cornerback Will Johnson out of the first round. If

641
00:31:35,080 --> 00:31:37,520
Speaker 6: that is the case, look at what the Cardinals have done.

642
00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:41,600
Speaker 6: They've drafted cornerback Garrett Williams, who entered the draft still

643
00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:44,440
Speaker 6: recovering from a knee injury at Syracuse. They took a

644
00:31:44,520 --> 00:31:47,000
Speaker 6: chance on wide receiver Michael Wilson, who had been nicked

645
00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:48,960
Speaker 6: up at his time at Stanford, and those two picks

646
00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:51,520
Speaker 6: have worked out. If that is the case of why

647
00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:53,840
Speaker 6: Johnson slid out of the first round, that would make

648
00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:56,320
Speaker 6: sense of if you're going to take a first round

649
00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:58,760
Speaker 6: pick for a player, right, you kind of want them

650
00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:00,320
Speaker 6: to come in and be ready and a team maybe

651
00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:02,600
Speaker 6: don't think that. Again, we don't know. We don't have

652
00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:05,640
Speaker 6: confirmation on any of that being the reason. I'm just saying,

653
00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:07,680
Speaker 6: if that is the case, the Cardinals have shown that

654
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Speaker 6: they do a nice job doing their due diligence and

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Speaker 6: taking a chance on the right type of players.

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Speaker 1: If that's the case, you can slow play when you

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Speaker 1: have an injury based off what you already have in

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Speaker 1: those particular rooms, and there's no need to throw that

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Speaker 1: player in immediately. So again, we'll have to wait and see.

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Speaker 1: But a good first day. Good work from everyone, including

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Speaker 1: the two of you, both on and off camera. More

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Speaker 1: on camera for Danny. But I know it's been a

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Speaker 1: long day for everyone.

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Speaker 6: It's been fun though. I appreciate you guys. Let me

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Speaker 6: hop on.

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Speaker 3: Hey, day ones now in the books, so let's get

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Speaker 3: ready for day two.

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Speaker 6: You gonna wear a nice suit on Friday and Saturday, Zach, I.

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Speaker 3: Do not know, but jg compliment in my suit, so

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Speaker 3: day was officially made.

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Speaker 1: A win win for Zach Gershman. By the way, on

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Speaker 1: this special edition of Cardinals Cover two is we got

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Speaker 1: the video I need to shout out Alex Greenberg, which

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Speaker 1: I failed to do in our first show. So special

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Speaker 1: thanks to Alex and as always, special thanks to our

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Speaker 1: executive producer Jim Mama Hundre, our associate producer Cody Fincher.

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Speaker 1: For Zach Gershman, Danny Sirek, I'm Craig Realu. We'll talk

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