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Speaker 1: Welcome Bird Gang. On today's show. All it takes is

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Speaker 1: one week in this league. As bad as things looked

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Speaker 1: and felt during an ugly three game losing streak, that's

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Speaker 1: all been erased. After sixty minutes of play in Dallas,

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Speaker 1: it's gonna take some help, but this team is back

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Speaker 1: on track. It's Cardinals Cover two, Episode five twenty and

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

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Speaker 1: one hand to catch in a touchdown DeAndre Hopkins. Here's

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Speaker 1: Craig Griolou and Mike Jarecki. Well we didn't get a

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Speaker 1: married miss, but eight days later we got a happy

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Speaker 1: New Year. Feeling much better about ourselves. Okay, feeling much

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Speaker 1: better about the Arizona Cardinals, but we feel good as well.

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Speaker 1: After the Cardinals go into Dallas and win twenty five

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Speaker 1: right in the world. It's fascinating and we always talk about,

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Speaker 1: It's fascinating. But I'll say this, you know, last week

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Speaker 1: And I get it. And they still couldn't make a

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Speaker 1: We'll get into some of the detail. I just love

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Speaker 1: I do think It was one of the more complete

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Speaker 1: the stage for a very interesting Week eighteen and off

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Speaker 1: the top here bird Gang, this is what is going

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Speaker 1: to happen on Sunday. Cardinals will post the Seahawks at

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Speaker 1: as a whole, but you don't. But I just saw

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Speaker 1: some energy that maybe we didn't see in the previous games.

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Speaker 1: And sticking with the run. You bring up the thirty

431
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Speaker 1: two Russian attempts and now nine and oh when this

432
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Speaker 1: team has thirty or more carries on the ground. They

433
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Speaker 1: did throw. They did have more pass attempts than Russian attempts,

434
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Speaker 1: but they never got away from the ground game. And

435
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Speaker 1: Chase Edmonds his per carry average is not great. It's

436
00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:51,840
Speaker 1: less than three a carry. But they kept doing it.

437
00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:56,600
Speaker 1: First quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter. They never trailed,

438
00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:59,320
Speaker 1: so it wasn't like they were running when they were trailing.

439
00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:03,440
Speaker 1: But even in situations where you could think that Kingsbury

440
00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:05,919
Speaker 1: would dial up a pass, they were still pounding it

441
00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:08,480
Speaker 1: between the tackles, even though you're only gaining a yard

442
00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:11,400
Speaker 1: or two. You have to keep doing it, even if

443
00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:13,239
Speaker 1: on the surface it looks like, well why are you

444
00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:16,960
Speaker 1: doing that? Sometimes it's to wear out of defense, set

445
00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:19,200
Speaker 1: something up for later in the ball game, to wear

446
00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:22,320
Speaker 1: the Cardinals in that four minute offense to close out.

447
00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:24,680
Speaker 1: They were able to run the ball very effectively and

448
00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:27,239
Speaker 1: gain several first downs. Do you think the Cowboys are

449
00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:29,720
Speaker 1: caught off guard when Greg Dorritch was out there for

450
00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:31,119
Speaker 1: the first play of the game and he gets the

451
00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:35,399
Speaker 1: ball twenty four yard jet sweep, second play though Jase's

452
00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:38,920
Speaker 1: fourteen yard team. Yet so your first two plays from scrimmage,

453
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Speaker 1: Kyler Murray's under center and you're running the football and

454
00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:46,080
Speaker 1: he was under center? How many times? Eights unofficially, not

455
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Speaker 1: counting the three neel downs at the end of the game.

456
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Speaker 1: But I like when there are certain situations he's under center.

457
00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:54,160
Speaker 1: I know that you know the RPO on the zone,

458
00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,760
Speaker 1: reading the pistol, and he needs to see the entire field,

459
00:24:56,760 --> 00:25:00,040
Speaker 1: and it helps when you got Rodney Hudson back. But

460
00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,199
Speaker 1: we're starting to see more of it, but it's more

461
00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:07,200
Speaker 1: about down in distance situational football, creing smart not being

462
00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:10,560
Speaker 1: too cute. Now, I did not like it wasn't all

463
00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:13,960
Speaker 1: peaches and creamberg Gang as far as the offense is concerned.

464
00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,879
Speaker 1: I did not like that first possession in which you

465
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Speaker 1: had second and goal at the one and you're throwing

466
00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:24,640
Speaker 1: the football. That could have been disastrous. Instead, you had

467
00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:27,600
Speaker 1: third and goal, Josh Jones falls start and all of

468
00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:30,600
Speaker 1: a sudden it's third and goal from the sixth incomplete

469
00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:32,920
Speaker 1: pass and you settle for a field goal. Two of

470
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Speaker 1: four inside the red zone, and that needs to get corrected.

471
00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:41,360
Speaker 1: That a pass attempt on second down. That's Kingsbury being

472
00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:43,680
Speaker 1: too cute. Now again that's from the outside. I don't

473
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Speaker 1: know what the play call was, and maybe Murray checked

474
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Speaker 1: into something, but it's one yard. It's not that difficult

475
00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:54,399
Speaker 1: as the Seattle Seahawks and Marshawn Lynch Well, and you

476
00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:57,480
Speaker 1: have you know, you have Chase and me, you have

477
00:25:57,600 --> 00:25:59,879
Speaker 1: Jonathan Ward. I mean you could bring in Lucky Foe too.

478
00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:03,919
Speaker 1: I'm serious. I mean yeah, I mean just for eye candy.

479
00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:07,639
Speaker 1: But it reminded me of that play against the Rams

480
00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:11,560
Speaker 1: that when when the ball got tipped by Donald and

481
00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:14,240
Speaker 1: Ernest Jones made that interception, it changed the complexion of

482
00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:17,280
Speaker 1: the entire game, even though it happened early. Yeah, and

483
00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:20,000
Speaker 1: then you brought it up late in the game. They're

484
00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:21,679
Speaker 1: throwing on a first down. I was like, oh, what

485
00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:24,280
Speaker 1: were you doing here? But you know, it all works out.

486
00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:26,480
Speaker 1: But again that's something you can clean up. I think

487
00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:29,480
Speaker 1: you know the fact is they put up three hundred

488
00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:33,359
Speaker 1: ninety nine yards. That was impressive, one hundred and twenty

489
00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:36,879
Speaker 1: seven on the ground, seventy two plays compared to the

490
00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:43,520
Speaker 1: Cowboys fifty seven. It was offensively again, not perfect, but

491
00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:45,320
Speaker 1: it looked a heck of a lot better than it

492
00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:48,160
Speaker 1: did during the three game losing street. Yeah, and third

493
00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:51,440
Speaker 1: down seven of sixteen and then two for two on

494
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Speaker 1: fourth down and one was obviously the fake punt the

495
00:26:56,320 --> 00:27:01,080
Speaker 1: first fourth down conversion fourth and goal, Kyler Murray a

496
00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:04,520
Speaker 1: one yard pass to Antoine Wesley that the ball was

497
00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:08,400
Speaker 1: tipped by Malie Hooker that extended the Cardinals lead to ten.

498
00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:13,440
Speaker 1: Nothing again throwing the football on fourth down on one,

499
00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:15,679
Speaker 1: but it was a bootleg rollout yea, So it was

500
00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:18,920
Speaker 1: a it was a clearer look for Kyler Murray into

501
00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:21,119
Speaker 1: the end zone then if it was he just dropped

502
00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:25,080
Speaker 1: back to pass. What about what do they call him?

503
00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:30,440
Speaker 1: Tweezy Antoine Wesley? I still don't know. Everyone that is

504
00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:32,800
Speaker 1: asked or that we have the opportunity to speak to,

505
00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:36,200
Speaker 1: and we ask about Antoine Wesley, they go one. It's

506
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Speaker 1: like who Tweezy? I don't unless I miss something, MG,

507
00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:42,919
Speaker 1: I don't know where Tweezy comes from Okay, what's the name.

508
00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:46,760
Speaker 1: Let's start with his first name and then lest name Wesley.

509
00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:49,960
Speaker 1: I was trying to figure out this morning too. Yeah,

510
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Speaker 1: I don't know. My guess is at some point this

511
00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:55,600
Speaker 1: week we'll hear from Antoine Wesley. But unless I missed something,

512
00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:59,440
Speaker 1: I apologize, Burgay. I don't know the origins of this nickname.

513
00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:01,920
Speaker 1: But if you bring up Antoine Wesley, everyone has a

514
00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:04,160
Speaker 1: blank look on their face. You have to mention Tweezy

515
00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:10,199
Speaker 1: two touchdowns, four catches for thirty yards. I'll tell you

516
00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:13,479
Speaker 1: what some of those cutches look like. Hopkins, he's running

517
00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:17,440
Speaker 1: what one. He's playing the same position lined up split left,

518
00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:21,800
Speaker 1: and he's running routes. He's got the same built build

519
00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:24,639
Speaker 1: as far as Hopkins, as far as you know the frame,

520
00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:27,560
Speaker 1: and he just needs to get a little stronger. I

521
00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:30,320
Speaker 1: think there was that third down catch that he had

522
00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:32,160
Speaker 1: and then the defender knocked out of his hands. Kyle

523
00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:34,800
Speaker 1: the Murray post game mentioned that he kind of barked

524
00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:37,359
Speaker 1: a little bit at Wesley on that play, and Wesley

525
00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:39,320
Speaker 1: took in and said, you know what, keep feeding me,

526
00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:42,440
Speaker 1: keep looking my direction, and Kyle the Murray did and

527
00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:45,000
Speaker 1: Wesley rewarded him. Yeah, that was a good observation. You

528
00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,280
Speaker 1: brought up yesterday to me about he needs to get stronger.

529
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Speaker 1: I really didn't think about it, but I just like

530
00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:51,320
Speaker 1: his catch radius. I mean, you know you could throw

531
00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:53,280
Speaker 1: it up there. No, sometimes you're gonna roll overthrow it.

532
00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:56,120
Speaker 1: But you know, he's given this team a lift. We

533
00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,240
Speaker 1: you know, the wide receivers you know haven't been as

534
00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:00,360
Speaker 1: much in the end zone since hopspin out, and we

535
00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:03,800
Speaker 1: know that. You know, Zach Hurst's getting targeted, but I

536
00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:07,320
Speaker 1: you know, I he flashed in training camp. You and

537
00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:09,400
Speaker 1: I are like, who's thirty three? And then we didn't

538
00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:11,800
Speaker 1: see him for a while, and then you find out

539
00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:14,120
Speaker 1: he played for Cliff and he knows the offense. And

540
00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:16,840
Speaker 1: then once Kyler Murray trusts you, he's going to throw

541
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Speaker 1: the ball to you. And he's done that, and I think,

542
00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:21,479
Speaker 1: you know, just on paper, I mean, he gives you

543
00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:25,600
Speaker 1: some flexibility at that position moving forward. That's a good observation.

544
00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:28,800
Speaker 1: As far as what happens following this season, There'll be

545
00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:30,880
Speaker 1: plenty of time to discuss that, but he has certainly

546
00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:33,160
Speaker 1: opened up a lot of eyes as far as being

547
00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:37,520
Speaker 1: that big target, as far as a six foot four frame,

548
00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:40,840
Speaker 1: long arms, and then the trust of the quarterback. That

549
00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:45,240
Speaker 1: means something. Yeah, and maybe it's a Texas connection, who knows,

550
00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:48,560
Speaker 1: but whatever it takes. I think our guy stat was

551
00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:51,480
Speaker 1: Mike Helm. He mentioned the last time he had caught

552
00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:53,959
Speaker 1: a touchdown, it's like two thousand days or something. Did

553
00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:56,000
Speaker 1: you see that stat in the release last week? Oh,

554
00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:58,560
Speaker 1: last week? Yeah, because he's got three now in two weeks.

555
00:29:58,560 --> 00:30:00,560
Speaker 1: But yeah, before that, it would have been at Texas

556
00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:03,440
Speaker 1: Tech at some point. I think Kingsbury was the head coach. Yeah,

557
00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:06,720
Speaker 1: so it had been a long time and now he's eating.

558
00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:09,680
Speaker 1: One other note on the offense, because we discussed it

559
00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:12,760
Speaker 1: last week leading into this game here on Cardinals Covered

560
00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:15,840
Speaker 1: two presented by Hyunday probably partner the Arizona Cardinals, and

561
00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:17,800
Speaker 1: that is when you run the ball, I would be

562
00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:20,920
Speaker 1: okay if Kyle Murray was running the football. He did

563
00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:23,800
Speaker 1: not have his first rushing attempt until the third quarter.

564
00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:26,760
Speaker 1: He had three runs on the Cardinals second possession of

565
00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:30,240
Speaker 1: the third quarter plus two plus seven, plus twelve. He

566
00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:34,160
Speaker 1: finished with forty four rushing yards on nine carries. And

567
00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:37,920
Speaker 1: it worked for me because whether it was by design

568
00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:41,360
Speaker 1: or calling his own number, he made it work at

569
00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:44,520
Speaker 1: the opportune time for Kyle the Murray to be running

570
00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:46,360
Speaker 1: in the foot Yeah, and as long was fifteen yards,

571
00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:49,440
Speaker 1: he average about four nine. Yeah. I mean, you know,

572
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Speaker 1: when I'm watching the postgame speech from Kingsbury, I did

573
00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:58,080
Speaker 1: see James Conner and I'm like, coming back. I mean,

574
00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:00,200
Speaker 1: clearly there was a game time decision, so they have

575
00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:01,800
Speaker 1: to bring him on the trip. But it wasn't like

576
00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:03,800
Speaker 1: he was sitting in a walking Buddha on the side.

577
00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:07,280
Speaker 1: He was part of the huddle, and I don't know.

578
00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:10,400
Speaker 1: I mean, clearly they feel like we need this guy

579
00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:15,040
Speaker 1: for the postseason. So and he's I mean, he's taken

580
00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:18,400
Speaker 1: a beating just from the physicality standpoint he has. He

581
00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:21,000
Speaker 1: had the bye week he said he felt fresh, but

582
00:31:21,440 --> 00:31:23,600
Speaker 1: at this point in the year, I mean he's taken.

583
00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:26,600
Speaker 1: He's taking a lot of hits. And the way he's

584
00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:29,440
Speaker 1: like a bowling ball out there. You know, there's six

585
00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:32,480
Speaker 1: seven guys trying to tackle that time. So I guess

586
00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:35,280
Speaker 1: it's a blessing in disguise when equal and win because

587
00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:37,760
Speaker 1: you get that one two punch cone and then the

588
00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:40,680
Speaker 1: wild card would be Kyler Murray. I mean, as as

589
00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:43,440
Speaker 1: as a luxury as it is. But again, I have

590
00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:45,840
Speaker 1: no problem with him pulling that ball down and going

591
00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:49,920
Speaker 1: because there's things that he sees that only he could

592
00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:52,200
Speaker 1: see from being in the pocket. And I thought he

593
00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:54,440
Speaker 1: did a much better job staying in the pocket, and

594
00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:56,080
Speaker 1: they moved the pocket a little bit for him. But

595
00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:59,400
Speaker 1: I do like the game plan. And then Kingsbury was

596
00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:01,400
Speaker 1: kind of tongue cheek after the game, just how much

597
00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:05,240
Speaker 1: Sean Coogler talks about running the football and when you

598
00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:09,120
Speaker 1: get away with it, bad things happen. Cardinals able to

599
00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:13,480
Speaker 1: win despite James Connor, Rondel Moore, and no Dj Humphreys.

600
00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:17,880
Speaker 1: Three starters, three huge weapons on the offensive side of

601
00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:22,400
Speaker 1: the ball, all three expected to return hopefully this week now.

602
00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:27,000
Speaker 1: On the flip side defensively, no Jordan Phillips, no Marcus Golden,

603
00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:31,040
Speaker 1: no Devon Kinnard, no Marco Wilson. Robert Alfer remains on

604
00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:35,440
Speaker 1: injured reserve. I just named five starters slash key rotation

605
00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:39,040
Speaker 1: pieces that the Cardinals defense did not have yet. They

606
00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:43,080
Speaker 1: shut down the number one scoring offense, number one total

607
00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:46,720
Speaker 1: offense in the National Football League. To me, while the

608
00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:49,960
Speaker 1: offense and Kyler Murray are going to garner all the headlines.

609
00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:52,720
Speaker 1: I was more impressed by the job Banch Joseph did

610
00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:57,640
Speaker 1: putting his players in position to make plays, and they answered, yeah,

611
00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:00,920
Speaker 1: you know. Press Scott finished just six yards per attempt

612
00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:03,480
Speaker 1: and average depth of tartar just four nine As he

613
00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:05,600
Speaker 1: tried to get the ball out of his as quickly

614
00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:08,040
Speaker 1: as possible. His average time was two point one three

615
00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:10,920
Speaker 1: according to Pro Football Focus. Even when when kept clean,

616
00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:14,880
Speaker 1: the results were not there. For Prescott dropbacks thirty four,

617
00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:19,520
Speaker 1: he only averaged four point four under pressure. There were

618
00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:22,400
Speaker 1: eight of those. As for the running backs, the Cowboys

619
00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:26,240
Speaker 1: only gave twelve handoff to running backs Ezekiel Elliott going

620
00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:29,400
Speaker 1: for just sixteen yards on nine carries and twenty Pollard

621
00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:33,040
Speaker 1: gaining nine yards on three carries. They combined for one

622
00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:37,440
Speaker 1: first down the running back position Pollard and Elliott one

623
00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:42,080
Speaker 1: first down. Schultz led him in targets, securing six catches

624
00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:44,520
Speaker 1: on nine targets fifty four yards. Gallop was the only

625
00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:48,720
Speaker 1: receiver above two yards per route, and then the offensive

626
00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:53,600
Speaker 1: line was credit up giving up four pressures and zero sacks.

627
00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:56,040
Speaker 1: Tyrant Smith was the only player credit with giving up

628
00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:58,720
Speaker 1: multiple pressures and he had two while and he was

629
00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:01,719
Speaker 1: also working a lot again, Chandler Jones got a holding penalty.

630
00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:05,400
Speaker 1: Chandler Jones only had one quarterback hit, two tackles for laws,

631
00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:09,200
Speaker 1: one force fumble, but a huge holding call. And Chandler Jones,

632
00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:13,480
Speaker 1: despite what the final stats might say, did affect that

633
00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:16,880
Speaker 1: game as the entire defensive front because Dak Prescott might

634
00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:19,239
Speaker 1: not have been pressured a lot, but he was confused.

635
00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:22,719
Speaker 1: Vansh Joseph, he spoke postgame, mentioned that they did a

636
00:34:22,719 --> 00:34:25,560
Speaker 1: lot of disguising to try to get Prescott off his game.

637
00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:27,680
Speaker 1: You weren't going to be able to maybe get into

638
00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:30,640
Speaker 1: the backfield and hit him, but you could frustrate them,

639
00:34:30,680 --> 00:34:32,560
Speaker 1: and they did that in the first half. Yeah, Jane

640
00:34:32,600 --> 00:34:34,920
Speaker 1: Slater was outside the Cardinals locker room and she got

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Speaker 1: a chance to talk to Buddha Baker for the NFL Network,

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Speaker 1: and he said, all week we talked about disguising Dak

643
00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:43,640
Speaker 1: Prescott and they realized how much he changed his place

644
00:34:43,719 --> 00:34:45,759
Speaker 1: at the line of scrimmage. So it was really a

645
00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:49,280
Speaker 1: chess match. According to Pro Football Focus, Chandler earned four

646
00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:52,280
Speaker 1: of six pressures credit to the defensive line, but none

647
00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:55,359
Speaker 1: got a home for a sack. He also added two

648
00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:59,560
Speaker 1: run stops Isaiah Simmons. Boy, what an effort play there.

649
00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:03,719
Speaker 1: I mean here, he's in the backfield. He you know,

650
00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:05,680
Speaker 1: sometimes you got to slow down, but I'm not going

651
00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:07,520
Speaker 1: to question his effort. And then all of a sudden

652
00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:09,680
Speaker 1: he gets back into the play and he punches the

653
00:35:09,719 --> 00:35:12,319
Speaker 1: ball out and then Dennis Gardeck you know, Johnny on

654
00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:16,200
Speaker 1: the spot and said Simmons was targeted repeatedly in the coverage.

655
00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:19,280
Speaker 1: He allowed six catches on seven targets for sixty two yards,

656
00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:22,480
Speaker 1: but only three went for first downs. Zaven Collins was

657
00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:26,160
Speaker 1: targeted twice, only a seven yard reception, but also forced

658
00:35:26,200 --> 00:35:29,160
Speaker 1: an incompletion. So nice to see Zaven out there, Craig.

659
00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:30,960
Speaker 1: This was the first time I've seen this team play

660
00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:36,560
Speaker 1: a true four three four down lineman. Okay, you had

661
00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:39,520
Speaker 1: Chandler Jones, you had Xavin Collins, and then you had

662
00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:42,960
Speaker 1: Jordan Hicks, and they had Isaiah Simmons in the slot.

663
00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:46,279
Speaker 1: That was a true for defense to where you can

664
00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:48,360
Speaker 1: get all three of those guys on the field, and

665
00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:50,839
Speaker 1: then they got the unicorn and Isaiah Simmons. A four

666
00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:53,080
Speaker 1: three defense. We talk about three four all the time.

667
00:35:53,080 --> 00:35:55,480
Speaker 1: They show a five man front. That was a true

668
00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:59,360
Speaker 1: four three defense and a different look that the Cowboys

669
00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:01,839
Speaker 1: weren't ext back team weren't ready for. And it did

670
00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:04,600
Speaker 1: take a little bit of time. And give Dak some

671
00:36:04,680 --> 00:36:08,040
Speaker 1: credit because in that second half, specifically in the fourth quarter,

672
00:36:08,080 --> 00:36:11,080
Speaker 1: he was able to find some open receivers and some

673
00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:15,560
Speaker 1: leakage in the secondary. But bottom line, this defense, again,

674
00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:18,120
Speaker 1: you're talking about an offense that it was averaging better

675
00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:20,839
Speaker 1: than thirty points, a game that was averaging better than

676
00:36:20,880 --> 00:36:23,600
Speaker 1: four hundred yards and better than one hundred and twenty

677
00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:27,240
Speaker 1: five yards on the ground, yet only scored twenty two points,

678
00:36:27,239 --> 00:36:29,520
Speaker 1: held to three hundred and one yards, and only had

679
00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:33,360
Speaker 1: forty five rushing yards. Now, not a season low for

680
00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:35,799
Speaker 1: the Cardinals defense, as funny as that sounds, but a

681
00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:39,440
Speaker 1: season low rushing yards for the Dallas Cowboys. Stopping the

682
00:36:39,520 --> 00:36:42,480
Speaker 1: run we talk about it every single week and Zach

683
00:36:42,560 --> 00:36:45,680
Speaker 1: Allen host game with Danny Serek, who was in Dallas.

684
00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:48,200
Speaker 1: You can see it on asy Cardinals dot Com, had

685
00:36:48,239 --> 00:36:51,600
Speaker 1: a little kind of tongue in cheek but mentioned like,

686
00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:53,520
Speaker 1: oh maybe now they'll stop talking about us that we

687
00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:56,759
Speaker 1: can't stop the run. And look, you're gonna get talked

688
00:36:56,760 --> 00:36:59,680
Speaker 1: about not stopping the run until you finally do stop

689
00:36:59,680 --> 00:37:02,520
Speaker 1: the run, and the Cardinals stopped the run. Well, I mean,

690
00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:04,479
Speaker 1: if you want to go back to the previous week

691
00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:07,439
Speaker 1: after the first play with Taylor two point five, so

692
00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:10,920
Speaker 1: I mean it's encouraging, it's still it's still gonna come up.

693
00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:13,040
Speaker 1: Because when you get to the postseason, we know teams

694
00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:15,880
Speaker 1: are get a little bit more depending on whether if

695
00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:19,160
Speaker 1: you're playing outside, but teams get a little more conservative,

696
00:37:19,239 --> 00:37:21,239
Speaker 1: and you know, you gotta win the trenches, all right,

697
00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:24,440
Speaker 1: secondary byber and Murphy, and then we got a lot

698
00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:27,720
Speaker 1: of calls on byber and Murphy last night. He's played

699
00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:29,759
Speaker 1: a lot this year. And you know, when you get

700
00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:31,920
Speaker 1: those interceptions early in the season, I think people are

701
00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:34,960
Speaker 1: expecting it, and you know you don't have offered out

702
00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:37,920
Speaker 1: there Marco Wilson, so clearly he was targeted. He allowed

703
00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:43,120
Speaker 1: seven of targets in his covers, six went for first

704
00:37:43,120 --> 00:37:46,880
Speaker 1: down or a touchdown. On the other side, Kevin Peterson

705
00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:51,920
Speaker 1: saw eight targets, allowing six catches in two touchdowns. It

706
00:37:51,960 --> 00:37:56,200
Speaker 1: was interesting that Peterson played more more than Antonio Hamilton

707
00:37:56,280 --> 00:38:00,920
Speaker 1: as far as the cornerback position is concerned. Now, Peterson

708
00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:04,320
Speaker 1: did get the start, it was not Hamilton but Peterson

709
00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:06,960
Speaker 1: did get the start. And yeah, on Cardinal Talk, people

710
00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:10,719
Speaker 1: are asking about Byron Murphy. Now is it because he

711
00:38:10,920 --> 00:38:14,600
Speaker 1: was maybe on an island by himself. Now, I'll say this,

712
00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:17,680
Speaker 1: there was not a single pass catcher that had more

713
00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:20,719
Speaker 1: than fifty five receiving yards. Dad did a good job

714
00:38:20,719 --> 00:38:22,759
Speaker 1: of spreading the ball around, whether it was to a

715
00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:25,720
Speaker 1: wide receiver, tight end, or running back. At the same time,

716
00:38:25,840 --> 00:38:31,160
Speaker 1: on those two touchdowns, looked like Cedric Wilson. Murphy lost

717
00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:35,000
Speaker 1: him on that first press get touchdown in the second half,

718
00:38:35,239 --> 00:38:39,120
Speaker 1: and then Amari Cooper was open for that second touchdown,

719
00:38:39,160 --> 00:38:41,880
Speaker 1: and that's stuff you don't like to see. Now, you

720
00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:43,359
Speaker 1: got to be able to clean that up, and it's

721
00:38:43,400 --> 00:38:47,120
Speaker 1: easier to do it after a win, but that secondary

722
00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:50,360
Speaker 1: needs to shore itself up, especially if that front is

723
00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:52,960
Speaker 1: not going to be able to get to the backfield

724
00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:57,400
Speaker 1: and affect the quarterback. Good news all for is eligible

725
00:38:57,400 --> 00:38:59,440
Speaker 1: to come back for this final game and then hopefully

726
00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:01,520
Speaker 1: Mark will. So we don't know the severity and how

727
00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:03,680
Speaker 1: long he's going to be out, but if you'd told

728
00:39:03,719 --> 00:39:06,800
Speaker 1: me before the game, Craig Ceedee Lamb three catches fifty

729
00:39:06,840 --> 00:39:10,080
Speaker 1: one yards. One was a twenty six yard Michael Gallop

730
00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:12,800
Speaker 1: and unfortunately he tore his aco. I thought Kevin Peterson

731
00:39:12,920 --> 00:39:15,080
Speaker 1: had good coverage, but he got twisted at the end.

732
00:39:15,920 --> 00:39:18,359
Speaker 1: Gallop three catches thirty six yards. Of course, the twenty

733
00:39:18,360 --> 00:39:21,880
Speaker 1: one yard touchdown. Amari Cooper three catches eighteen yards. Really

734
00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:23,960
Speaker 1: it was a tight end who was targeted ten times.

735
00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:29,239
Speaker 1: In Schultz six catches fifty four yards and again you know,

736
00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:32,279
Speaker 1: seventeen carres for forty five yards two point six. I mean,

737
00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:35,960
Speaker 1: this is complementary football. This is this is when this

738
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:39,560
Speaker 1: team's committed to running and the defense can get the

739
00:39:39,560 --> 00:39:42,120
Speaker 1: opposing team off the field. Yes, it's got to get

740
00:39:42,160 --> 00:39:44,200
Speaker 1: better in the red zone. I agree two for four

741
00:39:44,320 --> 00:39:45,880
Speaker 1: is not going to cut it in the playoffs. But

742
00:39:46,680 --> 00:39:50,520
Speaker 1: I was encouraged yesterday again, and I like the fact

743
00:39:50,520 --> 00:39:54,080
Speaker 1: that those guys were not freaking out about the three

744
00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:56,640
Speaker 1: game losing streak, and I thought they got their swag

745
00:39:56,680 --> 00:39:58,759
Speaker 1: back yesterday. I thought they got their mojo back. Now

746
00:39:58,840 --> 00:40:02,279
Speaker 1: it's one game, but it was a big game concerning

747
00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:05,920
Speaker 1: what was going on. Because I guarantee everyone would pick

748
00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:08,560
Speaker 1: the Cowboys They're going to the super Bowl and all

749
00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:10,319
Speaker 1: that other stuff, and I think we're going to see

750
00:40:10,360 --> 00:40:15,080
Speaker 1: these guys in a couple of weeks. That's yeah. Unfortunately,

751
00:40:15,080 --> 00:40:18,640
Speaker 1: in two weeks the Cardinals likely going to be heading

752
00:40:18,840 --> 00:40:22,800
Speaker 1: to We're gonna hear this. Kyler Murray has not lost.

753
00:40:24,239 --> 00:40:28,839
Speaker 1: I always worry about the next game. Yeah, No one

754
00:40:28,880 --> 00:40:31,080
Speaker 1: wanted to look ahead immediately after the game because I

755
00:40:31,120 --> 00:40:33,839
Speaker 1: think Kingsbury was asked about it, Buddha Baker was asked

756
00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:35,640
Speaker 1: about it, Kyle the Murray was asked about it. Hey,

757
00:40:35,640 --> 00:40:36,920
Speaker 1: you know in a couple of weeks you might be

758
00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:40,239
Speaker 1: coming back here, and so, yeah, it's just the way

759
00:40:40,280 --> 00:40:43,280
Speaker 1: things happened. But as you were listing off the receiving

760
00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:46,640
Speaker 1: yards for a Cedee, lamb Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup,

761
00:40:46,960 --> 00:40:49,279
Speaker 1: you're talking about and Ron Frederickson brought this up on

762
00:40:49,400 --> 00:40:53,160
Speaker 1: Cardinal Talk because what we talked about earlier in the week,

763
00:40:53,440 --> 00:40:56,840
Speaker 1: perhaps the best wide receiver corps in all of football. Now,

764
00:40:57,400 --> 00:41:00,840
Speaker 1: none of them had great games, yet the big plays,

765
00:41:00,880 --> 00:41:04,600
Speaker 1: the touchdowns, it looked like it was too easy yet

766
00:41:04,680 --> 00:41:06,920
Speaker 1: for the most part, And I don't know, again, I

767
00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:10,080
Speaker 1: haven't watched the All twenty two film, and how what

768
00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:13,920
Speaker 1: Pro Football Focus said Murphy was versus what the Cardinals

769
00:41:13,960 --> 00:41:17,359
Speaker 1: coaching staff understanding what they were asking Murphy to do. So.

770
00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:20,160
Speaker 1: As bad as it might have looked on a handful

771
00:41:20,200 --> 00:41:23,200
Speaker 1: of plays, keep in mind again, Ceedee Lamb three catches,

772
00:41:23,239 --> 00:41:26,520
Speaker 1: Michael Gallup three catches, him Are Cooper three catches. It

773
00:41:26,600 --> 00:41:29,320
Speaker 1: wasn't the wide receiver, it was the tight end. And

774
00:41:29,640 --> 00:41:32,840
Speaker 1: really not any pass catcher that really burned the Cardinals

775
00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:36,080
Speaker 1: except that Dak Presscott through three touchdowns and they all

776
00:41:36,120 --> 00:41:41,480
Speaker 1: looked fairly easy. Yeah, And it was fascinating seeing Isaiah

777
00:41:41,560 --> 00:41:44,920
Speaker 1: Simmons winding up in the slot because I mean you're

778
00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:46,680
Speaker 1: just thinking he's kind of a hybrid, you know, you

779
00:41:46,760 --> 00:41:48,520
Speaker 1: can throw him out there to cover the tight end.

780
00:41:49,520 --> 00:41:51,920
Speaker 1: But man, he I just like the way he plays.

781
00:41:51,960 --> 00:41:53,880
Speaker 1: And it was nice to see Zeavan Collins get some

782
00:41:53,920 --> 00:41:56,080
Speaker 1: time out there. He was he was just sticking his

783
00:41:56,120 --> 00:41:58,000
Speaker 1: nose in there. I mean, yeah, I think he had

784
00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:00,880
Speaker 1: a tackler, maybe it was a twent one or two tackles,

785
00:42:00,920 --> 00:42:05,040
Speaker 1: a couple of tackles. Four Collins nineteen defensive snabs his

786
00:42:05,120 --> 00:42:08,480
Speaker 1: first time on defense in four games. Victor d Mucage

787
00:42:08,600 --> 00:42:12,040
Speaker 1: actually played ten more snaps at twenty nine, and look

788
00:42:12,040 --> 00:42:16,800
Speaker 1: at Gardak. Dennis Gardak had twenty five snaps on defense,

789
00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:19,759
Speaker 1: and all these guys are back, yes, because Kennart and

790
00:42:19,800 --> 00:42:23,319
Speaker 1: Golden were out. It's kind of like when we were

791
00:42:23,320 --> 00:42:27,160
Speaker 1: missing Murphy and Wilson. I mean, all these guys are

792
00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:30,480
Speaker 1: NFL players. It's just that when you look at Dennis Garlick,

793
00:42:30,560 --> 00:42:34,759
Speaker 1: NASCAR package, Victor Moore, Jeff Rogers has turned into a

794
00:42:34,840 --> 00:42:36,919
Speaker 1: really good special teams player, so you know you're gonna

795
00:42:36,920 --> 00:42:39,440
Speaker 1: be active on game day and then you know you

796
00:42:39,560 --> 00:42:45,279
Speaker 1: just throw in Collins where listen, position flexibility will keep

797
00:42:45,320 --> 00:42:47,640
Speaker 1: you in this league a long long time. And the

798
00:42:47,719 --> 00:42:50,320
Speaker 1: fact is, you know, we'll see what Jordan Hicks his

799
00:42:50,440 --> 00:42:52,440
Speaker 1: contract number is next year. We're about that stuff in

800
00:42:52,440 --> 00:42:55,320
Speaker 1: the off season. But it's nice to see him contribute.

801
00:42:55,360 --> 00:42:57,439
Speaker 1: And he's also become a really good special teams player.

802
00:42:57,440 --> 00:42:59,560
Speaker 1: I mean, he's you know, I'm sure he wants to

803
00:42:59,560 --> 00:43:01,960
Speaker 1: play more. But when your numbers called, ring the bell.

804
00:43:02,280 --> 00:43:05,520
Speaker 1: Speaking of special teams, we gave props to Jeff Rogers

805
00:43:05,560 --> 00:43:09,360
Speaker 1: earlier and the show with respects to forcing the Cowboys

806
00:43:09,360 --> 00:43:11,319
Speaker 1: to call that time out late in the third quarter.

807
00:43:11,400 --> 00:43:15,160
Speaker 1: What did you think of one the decision to go

808
00:43:15,280 --> 00:43:19,280
Speaker 1: forward on fourth down and then the fake punts, whether

809
00:43:19,320 --> 00:43:22,439
Speaker 1: it was the throw by Chris Banjo or the unbelievable

810
00:43:22,520 --> 00:43:25,759
Speaker 1: catch off the helmets of the receiver or should be

811
00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:28,640
Speaker 1: other defender by Jonathan Ward Well, I can tell you this,

812
00:43:28,719 --> 00:43:32,800
Speaker 1: the Cowboys are caught off guard, so they Jeff Rogers.

813
00:43:32,800 --> 00:43:36,560
Speaker 1: I mean, one, it's fourth and two at your own

814
00:43:36,640 --> 00:43:40,400
Speaker 1: thirty three. At that point, you're only leading three nothing.

815
00:43:41,200 --> 00:43:45,200
Speaker 1: So that's whether you go forward in a traditional you know,

816
00:43:45,400 --> 00:43:48,799
Speaker 1: offensive formation, or you fake it. That's okay, But that's

817
00:43:48,800 --> 00:43:52,400
Speaker 1: a gutsy call, right, Oh it was ballsy, you gutsy ballsy.

818
00:43:52,760 --> 00:43:54,880
Speaker 1: I totally tweeted that out. But what do we always

819
00:43:54,880 --> 00:43:57,040
Speaker 1: say when you're playing a team that's coming off scoring

820
00:43:57,120 --> 00:43:59,759
Speaker 1: fifty points, you have to steal a possession. Now, it

821
00:43:59,880 --> 00:44:02,520
Speaker 1: was early in the game, and then it worked out

822
00:44:02,520 --> 00:44:04,759
Speaker 1: they got out to nothing, you know, right, So I'm

823
00:44:04,800 --> 00:44:09,600
Speaker 1: just saying again, you don't see a lot of special

824
00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:12,640
Speaker 1: teams coordinators, good head coaching jobs. I think Belichick cut

825
00:44:12,640 --> 00:44:15,640
Speaker 1: his teeth there. John Harball. I'm sure there's others that

826
00:44:15,719 --> 00:44:18,279
Speaker 1: started at that level. But I did see his name

827
00:44:19,239 --> 00:44:21,960
Speaker 1: on a list way down there coach Rodgers to get

828
00:44:21,960 --> 00:44:25,480
Speaker 1: an interview. Now again, whether he has any interest, I

829
00:44:25,520 --> 00:44:27,480
Speaker 1: have known no I'm just saying though, but it's nice

830
00:44:27,480 --> 00:44:30,319
Speaker 1: to see him get recognized because it's usually who's the

831
00:44:30,360 --> 00:44:33,480
Speaker 1: hot coordinators, you know, who's this up and comer. His

832
00:44:33,640 --> 00:44:36,359
Speaker 1: special teams has not talked about its offense defense, and

833
00:44:36,960 --> 00:44:39,920
Speaker 1: let's be honest between you know, Buddy Morris, the strength

834
00:44:39,920 --> 00:44:42,640
Speaker 1: and conditioning coach, and Jeff Rogers. They have a relationship

835
00:44:42,640 --> 00:44:45,600
Speaker 1: with every single player. Even Kylin Murray's over there talking

836
00:44:45,640 --> 00:44:49,040
Speaker 1: to Jeff Rogers, so they know every single player in

837
00:44:49,040 --> 00:44:53,400
Speaker 1: and out, and they trust him. And I like that. Banjo,

838
00:44:54,960 --> 00:44:59,040
Speaker 1: as he tweeted out QB four and the Cardinals for

839
00:44:59,200 --> 00:45:01,480
Speaker 1: a little bit, I think more fun than anything on

840
00:45:01,520 --> 00:45:04,919
Speaker 1: social media, did change the jet chart and listed Chris

841
00:45:04,960 --> 00:45:08,080
Speaker 1: Banjo as the fourth string quarterback. All Right, you know

842
00:45:08,160 --> 00:45:10,759
Speaker 1: I'm a big fan of Jonathan war Yes, you know,

843
00:45:10,800 --> 00:45:12,399
Speaker 1: I want him to see him get some more time.

844
00:45:12,400 --> 00:45:16,520
Speaker 1: And I know he's a special teams guy. His only target,

845
00:45:17,000 --> 00:45:22,000
Speaker 1: his only catch twenty three yards, catching it using the

846
00:45:22,080 --> 00:45:25,799
Speaker 1: helmet of the defender, and he got interfered with pick

847
00:45:25,880 --> 00:45:27,960
Speaker 1: up the flag, take the result of the twenty three yards,

848
00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:30,080
Speaker 1: and he only got a couple of times two for

849
00:45:30,160 --> 00:45:32,560
Speaker 1: three yards. I just I just like I just like

850
00:45:32,719 --> 00:45:34,799
Speaker 1: his demeanor. You can see he's well liked in that

851
00:45:34,920 --> 00:45:37,239
Speaker 1: locker room because the way he practices and he's a

852
00:45:37,239 --> 00:45:39,759
Speaker 1: tough guy. Man. I mean, what a catch? I mean,

853
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Speaker 1: is that going to be up for a Catch of

854
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Speaker 1: the year. Oh? I don't think there's any question. Now

855
00:45:42,920 --> 00:45:45,520
Speaker 1: it might get lost because it was on a fake.

856
00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:50,440
Speaker 1: It wasn't a traditional offensive play. But I'll be honest,

857
00:45:50,640 --> 00:45:53,880
Speaker 1: you know, did he even see the football? Because the

858
00:45:53,960 --> 00:45:56,560
Speaker 1: defender's right in his face and then you're coming down

859
00:45:56,600 --> 00:45:59,400
Speaker 1: with it, and you still you've got that you're a

860
00:45:59,440 --> 00:46:02,279
Speaker 1: hand on the football and the footballs on the defender's

861
00:46:02,280 --> 00:46:04,359
Speaker 1: helmet and you're coming down with it. He never got

862
00:46:04,400 --> 00:46:07,719
Speaker 1: two hands on the football, I know. So it was

863
00:46:07,960 --> 00:46:11,560
Speaker 1: as unbelievable job by Jonathan Ward. Just a great job

864
00:46:11,600 --> 00:46:15,239
Speaker 1: overall by special teams Matt Prator. Four field goals. You

865
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Speaker 1: got your holder, you got your long snapper and your kicker.

866
00:46:18,000 --> 00:46:22,240
Speaker 1: That entire process looked flawless, and the Cardinals needed every

867
00:46:22,320 --> 00:46:25,440
Speaker 1: bit of those four field goal kicks. And you and

868
00:46:25,480 --> 00:46:27,879
Speaker 1: I were not big fans of, you know, extra point

869
00:46:27,920 --> 00:46:30,839
Speaker 1: field goals, but hey, it puts points on the board

870
00:46:30,840 --> 00:46:32,560
Speaker 1: where four maybe they go for it and then all

871
00:46:32,600 --> 00:46:35,560
Speaker 1: of a sudden, they're playing catch up. So yeah, where

872
00:46:35,560 --> 00:46:38,080
Speaker 1: we weren't talking about the long snapper, the holder last

873
00:46:38,160 --> 00:46:41,279
Speaker 1: night or anything like that. So again that starts with

874
00:46:41,320 --> 00:46:44,080
Speaker 1: the Jeff Rogers and just a relationship they all three

875
00:46:44,160 --> 00:46:47,560
Speaker 1: have with you the other Brewer Lee, and then you

876
00:46:47,640 --> 00:46:50,400
Speaker 1: throw in Prater and then this unit has done a

877
00:46:50,400 --> 00:46:53,359
Speaker 1: good job when it comes to cover units. I thought

878
00:46:53,400 --> 00:46:56,560
Speaker 1: that they've improved in certain areas. I'm sure it can

879
00:46:56,560 --> 00:46:59,839
Speaker 1: get better. You know, Andy Lee, You know he may

880
00:46:59,880 --> 00:47:03,600
Speaker 1: not have the same hang time. We're seeing more more kicks,

881
00:47:03,640 --> 00:47:06,440
Speaker 1: like more directional kicks, but hey, that's his tools in

882
00:47:07,160 --> 00:47:09,640
Speaker 1: his toolbox that he can break out. And I love

883
00:47:09,680 --> 00:47:11,400
Speaker 1: the fact that he can pin that ball in the

884
00:47:11,480 --> 00:47:13,680
Speaker 1: ten or fifteen yard line, which makes the team got

885
00:47:13,680 --> 00:47:15,560
Speaker 1: to go seventy five or eighty yards. He had a

886
00:47:15,600 --> 00:47:18,680
Speaker 1: forty seven yard punt and a great tackle by Charles

887
00:47:18,719 --> 00:47:22,279
Speaker 1: Washington's on Cedee Lamb when the fourth quarter and the

888
00:47:22,280 --> 00:47:25,120
Speaker 1: Cowboys were starting at their own ten yard line. That

889
00:47:25,280 --> 00:47:28,080
Speaker 1: was the play in which Isaiah Simmons forced to fumble.

890
00:47:28,120 --> 00:47:31,160
Speaker 1: But yeah, little things like that that get overlooked. Now,

891
00:47:31,360 --> 00:47:33,840
Speaker 1: are there things that need to be corrected? Absolutely, Isaiah

892
00:47:33,840 --> 00:47:35,640
Speaker 1: Simmons needs to do a better job as far as

893
00:47:35,640 --> 00:47:38,960
Speaker 1: tackling and being in position. Byron Murphy, again, we discussed

894
00:47:39,120 --> 00:47:42,480
Speaker 1: that going forward or deciding to throw on second and

895
00:47:42,520 --> 00:47:45,319
Speaker 1: goal from the one. Stuff like that that I think

896
00:47:45,520 --> 00:47:48,160
Speaker 1: Kyler Murray was referring to earlier in the week that hey,

897
00:47:48,800 --> 00:47:51,520
Speaker 1: that happens, and then you win and it gets overlooked

898
00:47:51,600 --> 00:47:53,880
Speaker 1: or swept under the rug. Well, we're bringing it up

899
00:47:53,920 --> 00:47:57,280
Speaker 1: because now you've got one regular season game left before

900
00:47:57,280 --> 00:48:02,319
Speaker 1: the postseason, so easier to correct mistakes or something that

901
00:48:02,520 --> 00:48:06,240
Speaker 1: might have gotten overlooked unless you're talking about a loss.

902
00:48:06,800 --> 00:48:08,839
Speaker 1: Then all of a sudden, that gets magnified. But these

903
00:48:08,840 --> 00:48:12,600
Speaker 1: little details offense, defense and special teams, you shore that

904
00:48:12,680 --> 00:48:15,040
Speaker 1: up and you feel much better about the Cardinals going

905
00:48:15,080 --> 00:48:17,800
Speaker 1: into the playoffs. Yeah, and once again they didn't beat themselves.

906
00:48:17,880 --> 00:48:21,000
Speaker 1: They played complimentary football, and I love the way they started.

907
00:48:21,480 --> 00:48:24,839
Speaker 1: You know, again, it's so obvious they'll play with the lead.

908
00:48:25,320 --> 00:48:28,319
Speaker 1: It's just if they get behind the sticks and all

909
00:48:28,360 --> 00:48:30,239
Speaker 1: of a sudden, teams are gash from the run game.

910
00:48:30,280 --> 00:48:32,480
Speaker 1: It's just demoralizing if you go three and out and

911
00:48:32,480 --> 00:48:34,600
Speaker 1: you feel like you let your defense down. When you

912
00:48:34,640 --> 00:48:37,600
Speaker 1: get that energy going into the game and you know, hey,

913
00:48:37,640 --> 00:48:39,960
Speaker 1: that's a big stage. It's like a nightclub there and

914
00:48:40,320 --> 00:48:43,000
Speaker 1: it's big d and the Cowboys are filling their oats

915
00:48:43,000 --> 00:48:45,160
Speaker 1: and Cardinals went in there and took care of business.

916
00:48:45,239 --> 00:48:48,680
Speaker 1: Nice to be on the other end of a game

917
00:48:48,719 --> 00:48:53,799
Speaker 1: in which you're playing a team with depleted roster depth,

918
00:48:53,880 --> 00:48:57,480
Speaker 1: either because the injuries or COVID. And the Cardinals have

919
00:48:57,560 --> 00:49:01,840
Speaker 1: seen the Packers, the Rams, the Lions all beat them

920
00:49:01,880 --> 00:49:05,239
Speaker 1: at less than full strength. Cardinals went into Dallas a

921
00:49:05,520 --> 00:49:09,760
Speaker 1: full strength Cowboys team. Cardinals were not at full strength,

922
00:49:09,880 --> 00:49:11,920
Speaker 1: and they got the job done. And you won't hear

923
00:49:11,960 --> 00:49:15,440
Speaker 1: that from the national media. You won't hear it. And

924
00:49:15,840 --> 00:49:19,680
Speaker 1: again this is it's different now. You know, we get

925
00:49:19,680 --> 00:49:22,000
Speaker 1: the injury report, but we don't get COVID on there,

926
00:49:22,080 --> 00:49:23,919
Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden you find out who's out.

927
00:49:24,080 --> 00:49:26,520
Speaker 1: So usually at this year time of the year, you

928
00:49:26,560 --> 00:49:28,480
Speaker 1: get a long injury report. But then you have to

929
00:49:28,480 --> 00:49:30,719
Speaker 1: worry about the game plan who's out and who's in.

930
00:49:31,560 --> 00:49:35,680
Speaker 1: And like I said, I they must have had some

931
00:49:35,800 --> 00:49:40,839
Speaker 1: inkling with Humphries that where you know Beacham sometimes gets

932
00:49:40,840 --> 00:49:43,759
Speaker 1: Wednesdays off during the open portion of practice. Maybe he

933
00:49:43,800 --> 00:49:46,040
Speaker 1: comes out there. I know they're all involved in walkthroughs,

934
00:49:46,120 --> 00:49:50,279
Speaker 1: whether it's a veteran day, So that's big. And I

935
00:49:50,280 --> 00:49:52,400
Speaker 1: thought he was seamless. Yeah, the first couple of plays,

936
00:49:52,719 --> 00:49:55,520
Speaker 1: maybe the first drive, but even Josh Jones settled down

937
00:49:55,560 --> 00:49:59,040
Speaker 1: a little bit. And they need that again, the false starts.

938
00:49:59,080 --> 00:50:01,480
Speaker 1: You know, the first thing people bring up is the

939
00:50:01,560 --> 00:50:03,919
Speaker 1: last game. I'm like, okay, but he did settle down

940
00:50:04,160 --> 00:50:06,040
Speaker 1: and it wasn't an issue to where it costs his

941
00:50:06,160 --> 00:50:10,680
Speaker 1: team points on the board. A much better Monday here

942
00:50:10,880 --> 00:50:15,320
Speaker 1: in this twenty twenty two calendar year. The regular season

943
00:50:15,440 --> 00:50:19,080
Speaker 1: not quite over, but the three game losing streak is over,

944
00:50:19,239 --> 00:50:21,600
Speaker 1: and you can enjoy this before you turn the page

945
00:50:21,640 --> 00:50:25,520
Speaker 1: and start focusing on a very big game coming up

946
00:50:25,560 --> 00:50:28,720
Speaker 1: on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks. With the NFC West

947
00:50:28,920 --> 00:50:33,000
Speaker 1: still very much alive and up for grabs. Yeah, Cardinals

948
00:50:33,080 --> 00:50:35,920
Speaker 1: need some help, but they have put themselves in position

949
00:50:36,280 --> 00:50:39,960
Speaker 1: to perhaps win the division. Yeah, I mean, just take

950
00:50:39,960 --> 00:50:43,840
Speaker 1: care of business. Obviously, Seattle they put up a fifty burger,

951
00:50:43,960 --> 00:50:47,600
Speaker 1: was it? Yeah, it was kind of impressive, honest. Well,

952
00:50:47,840 --> 00:50:50,000
Speaker 1: I mean, and Russell Wilson was the last man on

953
00:50:50,040 --> 00:50:54,320
Speaker 1: the field signing autographs if we see Sierra and his

954
00:50:54,520 --> 00:51:00,279
Speaker 1: kids out here, that could be it. Anyways, Yeah, we're

955
00:51:00,320 --> 00:51:02,879
Speaker 1: a better team, but they're gonna like to play spoiler row.

956
00:51:03,120 --> 00:51:05,840
Speaker 1: I mean nothing, you know, nothing against the Rams of

957
00:51:05,880 --> 00:51:08,200
Speaker 1: the forty nine ers, but that's our next opponent. And

958
00:51:08,600 --> 00:51:10,440
Speaker 1: you know, when you play a team twice a year,

959
00:51:10,560 --> 00:51:12,719
Speaker 1: you kind of have familiar with who they are. And

960
00:51:13,040 --> 00:51:14,719
Speaker 1: I'll say this, they got that running game going with

961
00:51:14,800 --> 00:51:18,640
Speaker 1: shot Penny Metcalf is a weapon on the outside, even

962
00:51:18,640 --> 00:51:20,640
Speaker 1: though he hasn't been a Cardinals killer in the past.

963
00:51:21,280 --> 00:51:23,120
Speaker 1: And the last time they played it, I don't know

964
00:51:23,160 --> 00:51:25,879
Speaker 1: what they had was Lockett playing last time he played them.

965
00:51:25,960 --> 00:51:27,359
Speaker 1: It's a good question. Off the top of my head,

966
00:51:27,360 --> 00:51:29,640
Speaker 1: I'm not sure he may have, but he's back and

967
00:51:29,760 --> 00:51:34,439
Speaker 1: he's a weapon. So they and again defensively, there's they're

968
00:51:34,440 --> 00:51:36,560
Speaker 1: still trying to find who they are, but they still

969
00:51:36,560 --> 00:51:39,560
Speaker 1: have some name players. So I mean, just get back

970
00:51:39,560 --> 00:51:42,200
Speaker 1: to the grind, practice the way you're going to play,

971
00:51:42,440 --> 00:51:44,040
Speaker 1: and go out there and take care of business and

972
00:51:44,120 --> 00:51:46,279
Speaker 1: just let the chips fall where they were. And on

973
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Speaker 1: that note, we will puttle it. On this edition Cardinals

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Speaker 1: Covered two presented by Hunting a Pro partner, The Arizona Cardinals.

975
00:51:53,239 --> 00:51:56,160
Speaker 1: As always special thanks to our executive producer Jim Alma

976
00:51:56,200 --> 00:51:59,000
Speaker 1: Hundre for Mike Dreky. I'm Greg Rayel Lou. We'll talk

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Speaker 1: to you next time here on Cardinals cover two h