1 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: Strap on the boots and scrape up the knuckles ahead. 2 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:10,400 Speaker 1: He got jacked. This is the Big Red Rain presented 3 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: by Santanford in Gilbert. Harry's gonna score touchdown. Slim to 4 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 1: the ground by Buddha Baker Like a torpedo. He came 5 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 1: flying into the backfield. The Rage is brought to you 6 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: by satan Ford in Gilbert. Are you Santanford State Farm? 7 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: Talk to an agent today at eight hundred State Farm 8 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: and buy Arizona Cardinals podcasts, Visit Acy Cardinals dot Com, 9 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: Slash podcasts, The Rods, Rising Guard, Temperatureizing, Vision, flurring, Rage, 10 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: taking it over. Here's Paul CALVC. Get the popcorn ready. 11 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a show and Ron will flip. It 12 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: doesn't get any better than that. Unleash the far. Is 13 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: there anyway any chance that the Cardinals game this year 14 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: in Santa Clara is more surreal than last year? Ron 15 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: wolf Ley need I remind you. That's when the stands 16 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: were empty and the skies were filled with smoke from 17 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: the Northern California wildfires. You could hear the planes almost 18 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: on top of you. You could not see them coming 19 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: and going from San Jose International Airport next door. I 20 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 1: was not. As Cliff Kingsbury told us this week, it 21 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 1: was like coaching quote during the apocalypse. Well, what if 22 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: this year the head coach is calling place and he 23 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: doesn't have Kyler Murray in the huddle, he doesn't have 24 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins. Perhaps there's no aj Green Once again, Wolf, 25 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: the forecast is very, very smoky and visibility is poor 26 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: here in week nine for Sunday in Santa Clara. Boy, 27 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: if that is a case right there, BULLI you know 28 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna do with the Green 29 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: Bay Packers day. I'm gonna go ahead and line up 30 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: and get as a Bauer person out groups and try 31 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: to run the ball in between the tackles in a 32 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,079 Speaker 1: north solid way and use a little play action. If 33 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: Colt McCoy is in there right now, it's not like 34 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers are locked down at the OK 35 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: Corral with their rush defense or number twenty six in 36 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: yards per game, number twenty two in yards per play. Hey, 37 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: PAULI you know what here comes James Connor and how 38 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 1: does this feel? Hey, That Niners defense can get to 39 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: the quarterback and it doesn't sound like they can do 40 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: much else because they only have two interceptions as a defense, 41 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: and they're gonna be missing their top two safeties as well, 42 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: So you're right, there's opportunity. And if they took a 43 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: page out of what Aaron Rodgers did or what Kirk 44 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,639 Speaker 1: Cousins did in Week two, I would not be surprised, 45 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: because you know the old saint in the NFL Wolf, 46 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: You're only as good as your backup quarterback. So got 47 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: that right, BOLLI there he managed just to reminds me 48 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 1: so much. And I've said this before, and I think 49 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: you and I have had converse sations about this, but 50 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: it bears saying again. There are two times when your 51 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:07,679 Speaker 1: head will snap up in a huddle. Number One, when 52 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: a legend walks into call a play, your head will 53 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: snap Paul, he trust me on that. And number two, 54 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 1: when the backup quarterback steps in to call a play, 55 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: everyone's head snaps up and you're looking at him and 56 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: all you're trying to do is make eye contact with him, 57 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 1: because all you want to see is due, are you okay? 58 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: And you know what the Cardinals found out the hard 59 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: way last year in Week seventeen, they were not okay. Yes, 60 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: on the depth chart at backup quarterback. So what is 61 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: the feeling in the vibe this year? That is the 62 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: question at hand. And as we get rolling here on 63 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 1: the Big Red Rage presented by Santan Ford and Gilbert 64 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: we are santan Ford, Ron Wolf were there, Paul Kelbc 65 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: here is soon to be joined by the quarterback of 66 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: the Defense, Jordan Hicks, who was headlining this edition. How 67 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: about that, I know, Wolf ask questions? Oh boys, yeah, 68 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: I do have questions right now. The question to Clip Kingsbury, Um, 69 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: are you confident in Colt McCoy If he has to start, 70 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: he'd be great. He approaches like, you know, like a starter. 71 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: He's here all day every day, early, stays late, I mean, 72 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: does all the stuff you want. And he's been a 73 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: tremendous edition and so if Kyler weren't able to make it, 74 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: you know, we'd have all the contidence in the Lord 75 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 1: and Colet. He's in year twelve. He's had thirty starts 76 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,719 Speaker 1: over his career. He had a couple of starts last season. 77 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 1: And oh, by the way, he did lead the six 78 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: win Giants to a win at Seattle, which was the 79 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: Seahawks only regular season home loss all of last year. 80 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: So he does have that on his resume as a 81 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 1: most recent accomplishment, and man did he check that boxing 82 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: as the Seahawks a year ago. So, Paul, I'm going 83 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 1: to ask you this question right here, brace yourself. Are 84 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: you ready? Paul? Are you okay? Here? It is right here? 85 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,239 Speaker 1: M Paul. What do you think is going to happen? 86 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: I know you're walking around the facility over there. I know, Paul, 87 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: you're creeping into the corners from time to time. You're 88 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: waving to some of the trainers. Right, I is Kyler Murray. 89 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 1: What is your guests on this? First off, I can't 90 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: even get a parking spot on the property. Second of all, 91 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,479 Speaker 1: with COVID protocols, I'm lucky they even let me set foot. 92 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: I'm a property so don't give me this. I'm creep 93 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: around with inside knowledge. I have zero inside knowledge, I 94 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: will say though. I will say that based on what 95 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: I'm observing from the outside looking in and just the 96 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: way the media presentation has been, I'm expecting Colt McCoy, 97 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: I am now, honestly, Polly, I expect Kyler Burry. Even 98 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: though Kyler walked into that press conference room and he 99 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: didn't seem to be favoring the ankle um and and look, 100 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 1: he doesn't need to practice to be able to play well. 101 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: He's in the year three. He knows this system. We 102 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: saw him in week seventeen of his rookie year when 103 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 1: he couldn't run, and he's still operated now that the 104 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 1: Cardinals get to win. Did the offense look the same, 105 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: Absolutely not, But he's much more equipped now. But no, 106 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: I do not expect Kyler Murray to be in that game. 107 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: I think it will be Colt McCoy. In fact, if 108 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 1: it is, guess what he may be an unknown to 109 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: a lot of Cardinals fans, most Cardinal fans, but to 110 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: Marcus Golden. Remember they were teammates with the Giants. So 111 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: the Junkyard Dog was asked today about Colt McCoy. Me. 112 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: I played with in New York, and I know how 113 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: he goes every day. Man, this guy's most focus than 114 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 1: anybody ever seen. Every day you would think he was starting. 115 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:24,359 Speaker 1: And I was able to play play with him in 116 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: New York and playing with him in Arizona this season, 117 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: it's been the same thing. So even if he had 118 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 1: to play, you know he's gonna be prepared and he's 119 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: a professional. He gonna come to work every day and 120 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: he gonna do everything on Sunday if he had to play, 121 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 1: he gonna do everything he can to win us the game. 122 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: You know, it was interesting this week on the Red 123 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: Sea Report, Drew Stanton was on, and obviously Drew had 124 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 1: a thirteen year career mostly as a backup quarterback, great 125 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: backup quarterback, And Drew said, you know what, and I'm 126 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: quoting them loosely, but he said, my career stats are awful, 127 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 1: they're nothing right home about. But you know what, I 128 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: did have a winning record. I had a winning record. 129 00:06:57,680 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: And he said, do you know why I had a 130 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:01,840 Speaker 1: winning record? He really wasn't flex and he was trying 131 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:05,280 Speaker 1: to explain what is the most important asset or attribute 132 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: of any backup quarterback is you must have the confidence 133 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: of your locker room. Guys must believe in you that 134 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: they can still win the game. He said he had that, 135 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: he instilled that in his teammates and so in fact, 136 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: he made if you remember Ron Wolfley, and I know 137 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: sometimes you know you can't remember your car, you can't 138 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: remember it just a little bit your sunglass, but you 139 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: can't remember football. And do you not remember how Drew 140 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: Stanton in his career as a Cardinals backup quarterback, he 141 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: had to start twice on the road at the Niners 142 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: and he went too and oh at the forty nine Ers. No, yeah, 143 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: I do remember that, Paully. There's no doubt about it. 144 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: At backup quarterbacks, it's so critical. Just look at last 145 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 1: week as a matter of fact, how many backup quarterbacks 146 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: for Paulli and Colton McCoy. There's no doubt about it. 147 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: I think the offense changes if Colton McCoy is in there. 148 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 1: I think it's slightly gonna change. I think we're gonna 149 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: see more power personnel groups and run down situation which 150 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: is first in ten, second to one to six. I 151 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 1: think we're gonna see more two tight ends in that situation. 152 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: I don't know, we'll see. We could see Colton McCoy 153 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: a little bit more under center, Polly. I think, you know, 154 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: it's something that he would be a little bit more 155 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: accustomed to, a little bit more comfortable with. I'd love 156 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 1: to see that in an effort to try to expand 157 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: the football universe offensively for the Cardinals. And not only that, 158 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: when you put him under center and suddenly here comes 159 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: the tackle zone, here comes the boot and the waggle 160 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: off of that tackle zone. Polly. Now, all of a sudden, 161 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: you got zach Ertz on a drag over the middle. 162 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 1: If you know what I mean, at Polly, I think 163 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: a veteran quarterback like Colton McCoy, I think his eyes 164 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: would be drawn a lot to a zach Ertz. I 165 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: think those targets go up. Yeah, that's a ding, no 166 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 1: doubt was zach Ertz. Here's the thing. Think of the 167 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: other question marks you mentioned under center? Who is the center? Yeah? 168 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 1: Is it gonna be Rodney Hudson? Please? Is it Max Garcia? 169 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: De Sean Harlowe have to fill in there? If it 170 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:00,959 Speaker 1: is Rodney Hudson and he's able to play, then how 171 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: does that trickle down to right guard? Justin Murray his 172 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 1: practice window has been open. Does he go in there 173 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 1: for an inconsistent Josh Jones or does a Max Garcia 174 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 1: or even a Sean Harlow filling at right guard? I 175 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 1: mean there are a lot of moving parts and pieces. 176 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: If you're missing DeAndre Hopkins, your number one receiver, and 177 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 1: we can talk about this a little bit later in depth. 178 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 1: I mean Cardinal's offense obviously, do not look the same 179 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: minus d hop aj Green is out, Okay, Andy Isabella, 180 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 1: Antoine Wesley. I think of all the different moving parts, 181 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: names and faces on this offense, it could be different 182 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,079 Speaker 1: in week nine. I'm going to go back to Kyler 183 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: Murray in our original conversation right now, I don't know 184 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 1: what it is. I got this god feeling just listening 185 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 1: to Kyler Murray that he is going to go. I've 186 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 1: got this god feeling. Now once again, you know better 187 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 1: than I do, Paul Is you're over there at the facility, 188 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: people are whispering into your ear. I understand that. But Paul, 189 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:57,080 Speaker 1: listening to Cliff Kingsbury right there, did you notice he 190 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 1: said he'd be great, meaning Colt McCoy, if he was 191 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: given the opportunity, he'd be great. Um not, he'll be great, 192 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 1: he'd be great, PAULI is that going deep right there? 193 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 1: Is that just too much? Is that? Am I diving 194 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 1: into that and reading into that too much? It's possible 195 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 1: coming from this wedge buster Wolf, I mean, do you 196 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 1: not consider Cliff Kingsbury immedia professional? Do you think he's 197 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: do you think he's gonna show his hand by messing 198 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:30,439 Speaker 1: up the past versus the present? Vers. You know you 199 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 1: said that, because honestly, that's what this is all about, sumterfuge. Well, look, 200 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:42,720 Speaker 1: Cooper Rush, Geno Smith, Trevor Simeon, Mike White, Colt McCoy. 201 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: I say, add Colt's name to that list most recent quarterbacks. 202 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 1: We'll see all those guys gotta win. By the way, hey, 203 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:51,679 Speaker 1: it's episode six of Cardinals Folk Tales entitled one hundred 204 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: four yards Victory and a vote is available on the 205 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 1: Cardinals YouTube channel. That's YouTube dot com slash Azy Cardinals. 206 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,959 Speaker 1: It's look at the Cardinals upset win over Washing November 207 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: two thousand, just days before voters approved Prop three zero 208 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 1: two and have paved the way for this construction estate 209 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 1: Farm Stadium. Hey, Jordan Hicks is next on the Big 210 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:19,079 Speaker 1: Red Rage. Snap to Rogers, handoff Jones bet in the backfield, 211 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 1: rapped up and thrown down. It was Jordan Hicks making 212 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: the play for a loss of three in the forty seven. 213 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: What a nice job by Jordan Hicks right there. Lawrence 214 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: back to the the throne, gets hit and he sacked back 215 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:36,199 Speaker 1: at the fifteen by Jordan Hicks, and that ends the game. 216 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 1: Mayfield and the gun takes the Snapplitz coming Mayfield. TOMPs 217 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: gets Head had sacked back at the twenty five yard 218 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:46,559 Speaker 1: line by Jordan Hicks and the Cardinals take over on downs. 219 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:51,320 Speaker 1: That was filthy by the Cardinals. Cover zero man across 220 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: the board, Send everybody huns over the wall. Like when 221 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: you're the team's leading tackler and you've been voted to 222 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:05,200 Speaker 1: team captain for the second straight year. Wolf, I think 223 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 1: you could count the number of miss snaps this year 224 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: on one hand. He started every game the past three seasons, 225 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: if I'm scoring at home correctly. In fact, I was 226 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:15,679 Speaker 1: out and about yesterday and guy asked me, Hey, Paul, 227 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:17,319 Speaker 1: who's gonna be on the Big Red Rage? And I'm 228 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:19,199 Speaker 1: like Jordan Hicks And I filled up by saying, you 229 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 1: know what, he shouldn't be a guest on the show. Really, 230 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:23,839 Speaker 1: he should be hosting this show. Let's be serious. Well 231 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: he will be one day, but hang in there. That's right, 232 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: that's right if he so chooses. And we say good 233 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:32,600 Speaker 1: evening to the Cardinals Mic linebacker and QB the defense. Jordan, 234 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:36,839 Speaker 1: how are we doing this evening? Great? Guys. Appreciate you guys, Hanue, Yeah, 235 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: thank you, Jordan, really appreciate you being here. Buddy. As 236 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:43,200 Speaker 1: a former veteran, a former player, of course, I'd love 237 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: to ask you, how did you hold it all together 238 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: during training camp with all that was going on? Jordan? 239 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: How did you hold it all together? Yeah? Yeah, it 240 00:12:56,480 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: wasn't easy. But you know what, at the end of 241 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 1: the day, you have to look yourself in the mirror 242 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: and say, um, what kind of man do you want 243 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: to be? Um? You know, and and and how do 244 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 1: you want to be remembered? And I always I've been 245 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 1: asked multiple times by the media how I want to 246 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: be remembered, and it's always the same, um. And it's 247 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 1: a man of integrity, and it's uh, you know, somebody 248 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: who played the game with their hardest, went their hardest 249 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: every play and gained everybody's respect. And you know that's 250 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 1: through the good times, and that's respect deserned to the 251 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 1: bad times as well. I'm a firm believer of that, 252 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: and so, um, you know, those were tough times, but 253 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 1: I approached every day the same. I came out there 254 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 1: with an attitude and and you know, tried to prove um, 255 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 1: you know, my worth to to this team, and um, 256 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 1: you know believed wholeheartedly that that um whatever was meant 257 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 1: to happen, would and uh, you know that's that's how 258 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: I approached it having said that, what did it mean 259 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 1: to you to get the sea? Say that one more time? 260 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 1: Oh the seam. Sorry, I'm sorry, I thought you said 261 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 1: to see No, No, what did it mean to you 262 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 1: to get the sea? To get the sea? It was? 263 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: You know, it's something that I'll forever be proud of, 264 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: especially this year. It means it means um. You know, 265 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: getting the first one is is definitely a big, a 266 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: big deal. But to have the circumstances the way they 267 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: were and to get it again, I think it shows 268 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 1: a sign of respect. Um. And uh, you know that's 269 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: been my whole goal since I came to Arizona, is 270 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: to earn the respect of this team but also the city. 271 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: So uh, it's it's it's definitely, very very meaningful. A 272 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 1: team captain, Jordan Hicks is our guests in the Big 273 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 1: Red Rage presented by Santan Ford and Gilbert. Can I 274 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: answer the first question wolf Paul's Jordan, because how did 275 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: you process it? To me from the outside looking in? 276 00:14:57,680 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 1: You took it out on the offense, I mean you 277 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 1: hit anything that moved, You were fired up in August, 278 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 1: were you not? Yeah, I was. I was, and and 279 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 1: a lot of that was pent up pent up aggression 280 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: and um, you know, pent up anger. Um, a lot 281 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 1: of a lot of emotions. You know. It's the uncertainty 282 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: and and and the um, you know, just the feeling 283 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 1: of being disrespected, right and in a moment where you 284 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 1: feel like you're hitting your stride right two years in 285 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 1: a row, having having left the field playing well. Um. Yeah, 286 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 1: you know it wasn't my best year last year, but uh, 287 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: playing well and um, you know that feeling it was 288 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: just it's all pent up for months and months and months, 289 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 1: and so you know, came back in August and and 290 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:49,160 Speaker 1: tried to try to, you know, prove a point. Jordan. 291 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 1: You know what's amazing just talking to you right now. 292 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 1: It's bringing back a lot of memories for myself. I 293 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: played ten years in the league and shouldn't have been 294 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: there ten days for the most part. And Jordan, there 295 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 1: were years, there were years that weren't as good. I mean, 296 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: there were years that I struggled right there. Right. It's 297 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 1: interesting to hear you say maybe you didn't think it 298 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 1: was your best year last year. Why do you think 299 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: that is Jordan, Was there any reason anything going on 300 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 1: with you last year? No, I don't. You know, I don't. 301 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: I don't believe. So. Um, you know you played this 302 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: game and not every year is going to be the same. Yeah. Um, 303 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: maybe maybe I was trying to do too much, you know, 304 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 1: the second year in the system and uh, you know, 305 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 1: feeling like I had more confidence and you know what 306 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 1: I should be doing and you know, coming off a 307 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:36,920 Speaker 1: career year of one hundred and fifty tackles, you know, 308 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: trying to match that, right, So you know, there's there's 309 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 1: that element. I don't. I don't believe there wasn't anything 310 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: going on it was. It was a I think it was. 311 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:49,640 Speaker 1: It was more of just trying to do too much 312 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 1: and not necessarily playing outside of myself, but but not 313 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: just focusing on the task at hand and the job 314 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 1: at hand, but trying to make every single plan and 315 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: that gets you to try sometimes you know that you 316 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: you swipe out of the gap to try to go 317 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: make a tackle, that's that's where the ball is gonna 318 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:10,400 Speaker 1: find itself. So um, you know, big time reset. Um. 319 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:14,400 Speaker 1: Then again, like I said, you know, it wasn't It 320 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:18,639 Speaker 1: wasn't my my worst year either. So uh, playing this 321 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: game year after year after year, every season's going to 322 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: be different, and you take it with your grain of salt. 323 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: And that's what I love about this game. You you 324 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,919 Speaker 1: learn from it and you keep moving forward. I'm surprised 325 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 1: you didn't take half a last year off after you 326 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: had one hundred and fifty tackles in twenty nineteen. I mean, 327 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,919 Speaker 1: you know that was that was a stunting You know 328 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: what when Vance Joseph, your defensive coordinator, he's received the 329 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 1: Jordan Hicks question more than once recently, and Vance pauses 330 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: and he tries to explain to the media pencil necks 331 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 1: like yours truly that you go into games against masterminds 332 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 1: and offense like the mcvay's and the Shanahans, and quarterbacks 333 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 1: like Aaron Rodgers, and every call has two subcalls. What 334 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 1: Advanced says are triple calls. And you can just see 335 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: and since the level of comfort he has with you 336 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:06,479 Speaker 1: as a veteran Mike linebacker who not only can play it, 337 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: but you can think it, is that something that you 338 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 1: you know that your your defense a coordinator of values, absolutely, 339 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:16,920 Speaker 1: and I think you know that takes time. It didn't 340 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:19,800 Speaker 1: just happen overnight. Right when I first out here, Um, 341 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:24,400 Speaker 1: we didn't know each other like that, right, But two 342 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 1: thousand reps later, right, plus offseason reps plus you know, 343 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 1: training camp reps, plus all the practice reps throughout the year, 344 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:37,119 Speaker 1: you learn, and you go through every situation possible, and 345 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:39,640 Speaker 1: you know, I start to get a feeling of what 346 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: he's gonna call, when he's gonna call it, how he 347 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: wants something to look. You know, his mindset going into 348 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 1: certain game plans of how we want to defend and 349 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:53,119 Speaker 1: defend people. And you know there's times as a coordinator, 350 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 1: you know the call is going to come in late. Um, 351 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:59,119 Speaker 1: you know, the calls may not be the one that 352 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:02,160 Speaker 1: you want it based on the look. Now it becomes 353 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: my responsibility to make sure we're in the right call, um, 354 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:07,159 Speaker 1: and then the right look based on what I know 355 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 1: and how he's how how we've communicated throughout the week 356 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 1: and throughout the years. So you know, that's something that 357 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: takes time, and uh, you you know I value knowing 358 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:19,639 Speaker 1: that now. I'm sure he values knowing knowing you know, 359 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: the reciprocal a Mayan Jordan talk a little bit about 360 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 1: the development of those two young bucks Isaiah Simmons and 361 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:32,399 Speaker 1: Zaven Collins. Yeah, they're I mean we're joking today in 362 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: tenner uh that we have you know, through avatars in 363 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:39,400 Speaker 1: our room right now because they're complete freak shows, right, 364 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: I mean six six four six five. Xavan's two fifty 365 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:48,439 Speaker 1: and can you know fly downhill? Um? And Isaiah's a 366 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:51,359 Speaker 1: four to three guy who can rush the edge, be 367 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:53,679 Speaker 1: physical at the point of contact, but also cover Like 368 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 1: where does that come from? Um? It's it's unbelievable to see. 369 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 1: You know, they're growth, especially you know as just going 370 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 1: into Isaiah's second year, his his development from your woman 371 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:11,480 Speaker 1: to hear too. His understanding of a game. UM. His versatility, UM, 372 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:15,120 Speaker 1: it's it really is a huge part of what makes 373 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: our defense go. Um. It's his ability to to move 374 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:22,360 Speaker 1: around and be the key player in certain you know spots. 375 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 1: So UM. And then you know, Xavin is is as 376 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 1: smart and as talented of a player that I've I've 377 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 1: ever seen, um, you know at linebacker. So coming from 378 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 1: you absolutely and and you know, I'm I pride myself 379 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:43,680 Speaker 1: and in um you know, helping him out and trying 380 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 1: to show him the ropes and and not just on 381 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: the field, but off the field. You know this this 382 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 1: league brings more than than just troubles on the field 383 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:53,120 Speaker 1: and successes on the field. It also brings it off 384 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 1: the field as well. So trying to navigate that and 385 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 1: and how to become a pro you know, that's that's 386 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 1: to me, that's number one because once you once you 387 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: can figure that out, all your focus now becomes on 388 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:06,919 Speaker 1: the field, and that's when things start to clear up. 389 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 1: All right, correct me if I'm wrong. We're on board 390 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:12,840 Speaker 1: with Cardinals mic linebacker Jordan Hicks as the Cardinals defense 391 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:15,640 Speaker 1: given up a touchdown to a tight end this year. 392 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:23,920 Speaker 1: I don't know that. I don't think so that is, yeah, Jordan, 393 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 1: this is the sideline reporter right here coming out in him. 394 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 1: I bring I bring that up as as respect for 395 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:33,880 Speaker 1: the Isaiah Simmons right for for for the Xavan Collins, 396 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: for the Buddha Bakers of the world. I mean, a 397 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:38,199 Speaker 1: couple of years ago, this was an issue. It was 398 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: a problem, right, yes, yep. So And look, you know, 399 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:48,359 Speaker 1: I know your approach and in you're a straight shooter 400 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:52,640 Speaker 1: with the media, and you've said more than once. You know, hey, um, 401 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: good teams take ownership and things get corrected within players 402 00:21:56,320 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 1: correct players before the coaches even get involved. And he's 403 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:03,399 Speaker 1: playing that real quick. What do you mean by that? Well, 404 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:06,879 Speaker 1: I mean not everybody sees things the same on the field. 405 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 1: You know, mistakes happen, and you know, whether it's a 406 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 1: certain call, the way it's played, you know, whether it's 407 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:21,120 Speaker 1: it's the way somebody approaches a practice. Um, the way 408 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:23,639 Speaker 1: a defense shows, the way defense shows up to practice 409 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:25,919 Speaker 1: every day is different, right. You know some days, some 410 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:28,520 Speaker 1: days the energy might not be there. The guys are 411 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:31,880 Speaker 1: bringing it up saying we don't have time for this. Um, 412 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:34,360 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's go time. These these next three 413 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 1: gangs are as important as any games that we have, um, 414 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,879 Speaker 1: you know, and and little things like that, holding each 415 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 1: other accountable, making sure guys are you know, being where 416 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:46,919 Speaker 1: they're supposed to be treatment, um, you know, taking care 417 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 1: of the bodies right, watching film, sending sending film clip 418 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: to each other. The things that are happening within are 419 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:59,400 Speaker 1: the makeup of of good teams. Right now, we still 420 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: have a lot of ball left to play, and you know, 421 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:03,600 Speaker 1: there's a lot of different ways this this can all 422 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:06,399 Speaker 1: shake out, but what's constant right now is that the 423 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 1: leadership and and you know, the the ability to hold 424 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:13,879 Speaker 1: each other accountable is there, and that to me is 425 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 1: a huge difference um between when I you know, when 426 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:20,360 Speaker 1: I first got here. In today speaking of leadership right there, 427 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 1: talk a little bit about the loss of j J. 428 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:28,360 Speaker 1: Watts on the field and off. Yeah, I mean it's 429 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:30,919 Speaker 1: it's it's hard to put into words because you know, 430 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:36,440 Speaker 1: JJ is such a force um personality wise but also 431 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:39,159 Speaker 1: you know, clearly on the field, but also personality wise 432 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 1: UM and his ability to command um you know, a huddle, 433 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: a defense, you know when he calls it up, a team, 434 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:52,200 Speaker 1: and and the respect that he has you know, literally 435 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 1: from day one walking into the building was there was 436 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:58,920 Speaker 1: it was as high as it could be. So it's tough, 437 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:01,719 Speaker 1: it is. It is very tough. We're gonna you know, 438 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,199 Speaker 1: I don't know for how long he's out or what 439 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 1: the situation is, but you know, we obviously want him 440 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:11,959 Speaker 1: out there and need him out there, and you know 441 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 1: he is he's a key player for this defense. You know, 442 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 1: when I get that question, I've said just watching him 443 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 1: on the sideline and the catalyst he is in the 444 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:23,119 Speaker 1: leadership et cetera that you see down in that field. 445 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:25,640 Speaker 1: I mean, Jordan I've said the Cardinals lost more than 446 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 1: a player, They lost an attitude and they have to 447 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 1: replace that. It's not unlike when they lost Tyron Matthew 448 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 1: some six seven years ago. Sort of that pulse of 449 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 1: the defense, I mean, isn't that part of the challenge. 450 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: You have a lot of numbers, you have a lot 451 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:39,879 Speaker 1: of depth of d line. But but there's a certain 452 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:44,119 Speaker 1: attitude he brings, right there is, And you know, I 453 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:50,160 Speaker 1: think I think part of that. He definitely brings an attitude. 454 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: But but I also believe that this defense brings an 455 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:58,200 Speaker 1: attitude as a whole. And so yes, j J as 456 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 1: an individual and a piece of defense is key. But 457 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:08,199 Speaker 1: you know, the ability for guys to to rally and 458 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:13,800 Speaker 1: to bring that same energy, um, isn't you know? It's possible, 459 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: and it's it's something that we're doing and we need 460 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 1: to do continuously, um, week in and week out. So UM. 461 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:25,520 Speaker 1: You know again jj JJ is a is a monster. UM. 462 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 1: And you know that's the NFL Guys that I haven't 463 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: been on a team where somebody hasn't had to step 464 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:36,120 Speaker 1: up and injuries haven't occurred, you know, um, And honestly, 465 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:38,879 Speaker 1: the best team I've been on That's what happened is 466 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:40,879 Speaker 1: a lot of guys went down and a lot of 467 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 1: guys were plugged in, and you have to rally around 468 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:46,359 Speaker 1: the adversity. And uh, you know, if we can do 469 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:49,879 Speaker 1: that and continue to push and push and push, we 470 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 1: are going to be a you know, a deep, deep force. 471 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:57,479 Speaker 1: Can you give me like thirty seconds on zach Ertz 472 00:25:57,640 --> 00:26:03,199 Speaker 1: in your relationship with them? Yeah? Yeah, Me and Zacher 473 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:06,960 Speaker 1: are He's probably the closest red I've made in the NFL. 474 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 1: We talk even when we weren't together weekly all the time. 475 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:17,280 Speaker 1: You know, he is. He was in my wedding. Zach 476 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:22,359 Speaker 1: is a great human, a great player and literally does 477 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 1: everything should be great in football. I could tell you 478 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:29,080 Speaker 1: that he does every little detail possible Harry type in 479 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:31,960 Speaker 1: that sense. You know what, He has a touchdown catch 480 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:35,080 Speaker 1: for the Cardinals this year. No opposing tight ends have 481 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:38,119 Speaker 1: a touchdown catch against the Cardinals defense this year. Our 482 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 1: Jim Almahandra confirmed it. So there you go. We'll get 483 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:42,680 Speaker 1: into the forty nine ers next. It is the Big 484 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: Red Rage presented by Satan Ford and Gilbert. Jordan Hicks 485 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 1: is our guests back right after this with Jordan Hicks 486 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 1: origin goal on the one eleven thirty four to go 487 00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:03,399 Speaker 1: on a half seven nothing Cardinals for now Lance and 488 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:06,479 Speaker 1: the pistol Mitchell behind him. The Lance comes under center, 489 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 1: takes the snaff roll to the right, Lance running being 490 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 1: chased by Tandler Jones. Lance hit at the goal line 491 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:16,360 Speaker 1: and he did not get in. Oh what a hit 492 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:20,560 Speaker 1: by Isaiah Simmons. A huge collision at the goal line. 493 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:24,240 Speaker 1: Bodies are everywhere, but the forty nine ers aren't in 494 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:27,159 Speaker 1: the end zone. The Cardinals take over on downs again. 495 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:32,679 Speaker 1: Sometimes you're the pinata, it's sometimes you're the stick. And 496 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 1: I leave right now. Trey Lance is leaking candy from 497 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: his shoulder pats. That was a great call, great play, big, 498 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 1: big play, And I'll just say that if Trey Lance 499 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: hadn't head his welcome to the NFL moment yet, that 500 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 1: was it. That was it. At the goal line, four down, 501 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 1: Isaiah Simmons Tanner vallet hoo, boom, down goes the Niners 502 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:55,679 Speaker 1: quarterbacks short of the goal line and Wolf. You'll remember 503 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:57,919 Speaker 1: that was the game where the Niners went for it 504 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 1: five times, five times on four down and they made 505 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:02,879 Speaker 1: it just once. And it's the first time in like 506 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:05,760 Speaker 1: forty plus years in NFL history, any team has had 507 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 1: four stops on fourth down. Aspiration is a horrible master bulling. 508 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 1: I think a lot of offenses, opposing offenses try to 509 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:16,680 Speaker 1: keep up with the Cardinals offense. And Jordan Hicks is 510 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:19,520 Speaker 1: our guests, the Cardinals starting Mike linebacker. You played every 511 00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 1: defensive snap in that game just out of curiosity, especially 512 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:25,199 Speaker 1: those games against the Niners, which are ultra physical. What 513 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:27,639 Speaker 1: do you feel like on a Monday morning in Jordan? 514 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 1: I mean just physically, what do you feel like? Well, 515 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:34,240 Speaker 1: first off, that was a great call, so uh, second 516 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:40,880 Speaker 1: of all, I feel terrible usually, I don't know why 517 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 1: I'm laughing. I mean, it just it just is what 518 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 1: it is at this point. You know, it's it's one 519 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 1: of those things where you you know it going into 520 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 1: it right you you take you take mondays to recover 521 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 1: and it's a race to get get back healthy by 522 00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:59,880 Speaker 1: the next Sunday. So the forty nine ers games are 523 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 1: are extremely physical always, and so uh, you know, you 524 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:08,480 Speaker 1: gotta you gotta think about you know, how you're gonna 525 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 1: recover and get your mind, get your mind prop before 526 00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:14,320 Speaker 1: you go into it. Speaking of getting your mind prop, man, 527 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 1: I gotta tell you Jordan when I watched them on tape, 528 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:20,239 Speaker 1: it blows my mind as a guy that came up 529 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:23,040 Speaker 1: through the ranks in the NFL and nineteen eighty five 530 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 1: and the ninety and ninety five. You're running power, but 531 00:29:26,840 --> 00:29:29,240 Speaker 1: you're gonna run power. If you're gonna get a little crazy, 532 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 1: you're gonna put the fullback in an offset. What you're 533 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 1: not gonna do is put them on the line of scrimmage, 534 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 1: run speed motion, and then run the power behind them. 535 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:41,640 Speaker 1: You're not gonna do that yet. That is exactly what 536 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:44,000 Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan and the forty nine ers are doing. They 537 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 1: do a lot of crazy stuff offensively, they do, and 538 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:51,080 Speaker 1: they you know, they do a great job of of 539 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 1: their schematics are very very detailed, and they do a 540 00:29:57,200 --> 00:30:00,560 Speaker 1: great job of going into games ready and prepare um 541 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 1: and knowing what's coming after them. So you know they 542 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:05,720 Speaker 1: with that, with that that motion right there, you know 543 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 1: they could go either way, you know, because usually they've 544 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:10,200 Speaker 1: got a tight end off on the other side that 545 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 1: can do the exact same thing. So they attack where 546 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 1: um they have numbers, uh, and you know, they they 547 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 1: they put themselves, they build formations and they put themselves 548 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:22,640 Speaker 1: in position um to try and take advantage of numbers. 549 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 1: But we know they're going in and you know what's 550 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:26,440 Speaker 1: what we're trying to descend. You know what's amazing about 551 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:29,920 Speaker 1: it too. Jordan is watching it. It's like play action 552 00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:33,400 Speaker 1: comes off of every play they run. Play action comes 553 00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 1: off of it as well. One play looks like the other. 554 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:38,280 Speaker 1: You guys are gonna have to be disciplined, are you 555 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:42,280 Speaker 1: that's right? Yeah, and that's you're exactly right. They have 556 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:45,920 Speaker 1: a pass off of every run motion, every run run 557 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:52,000 Speaker 1: look and um, every formation can be just about changed 558 00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:55,280 Speaker 1: and alerted into the next the next call, multiple calls. 559 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:58,120 Speaker 1: So you know we do, We've got to We've got 560 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: to be very um good in our execution or I 561 00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 1: discipline and where we you know, gap sound because you 562 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 1: know if you're not. This is the type of team 563 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:12,480 Speaker 1: and the type of offense that takes advantage of those 564 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:15,120 Speaker 1: type of defenses. Yeah, they're coming off a win at Chicago. 565 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 1: They had four hundred and sixty seven total yards and 566 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 1: then after the game, Jimmy g said, Kyle Shanahan was 567 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:23,959 Speaker 1: on fire today with the play calling, just perfect storm 568 00:31:24,040 --> 00:31:26,840 Speaker 1: type of thing. Do you try and anticipate or guess 569 00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:29,760 Speaker 1: what's coming or does that automatically get you in trouble 570 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:32,640 Speaker 1: when you go against Kyle Shanahan or a Sean McVay 571 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:37,760 Speaker 1: for example. Yeah, it's hard. Usually it's within the game, 572 00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:41,120 Speaker 1: you know what they do. They'll they'll show you the 573 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,200 Speaker 1: same the same look a couple of times and have 574 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:48,000 Speaker 1: something off of it to counter that. And so within 575 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:49,840 Speaker 1: the game you might get a feel and you might 576 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:53,800 Speaker 1: you might be able to snag one play that you 577 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:56,360 Speaker 1: know this coming. But usually the third time you see 578 00:31:56,360 --> 00:31:58,480 Speaker 1: it or the second time you see it and you 579 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:01,280 Speaker 1: try to anticipate it, it's the complete opposite thing that 580 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:04,600 Speaker 1: you thought. So it's really a sound a game where 581 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:06,360 Speaker 1: you've got to be sounded. You know, you've got to 582 00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:08,640 Speaker 1: be good with your eyes and and like I said, 583 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:11,080 Speaker 1: you know it's it's a it's a game of execution. 584 00:32:11,160 --> 00:32:14,760 Speaker 1: This week, Jordan, it looks like Jimmy Jimmy G is 585 00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:18,000 Speaker 1: gonna be back um and ready to play. Of course, 586 00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 1: how does this offense change with Jimmy G. He's actually 587 00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:25,520 Speaker 1: trying to incorporate I think a little bit more of 588 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:28,720 Speaker 1: the new the RPOs and some of the zone reads. 589 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 1: As a matter of fact, I saw him score a 590 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:34,200 Speaker 1: touchdown on a zone read. Um, how does this offense 591 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:39,200 Speaker 1: look with Jimmy g It's different. Um, you know, it's 592 00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:44,600 Speaker 1: more downfield. Uh, it's it's a lot less quarterback run. Um. 593 00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:47,400 Speaker 1: But again, like you said, you know, he's he's willing 594 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:51,080 Speaker 1: to pull it in a certain situations. Third, third down obviously, UM, 595 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:55,520 Speaker 1: goal line, red zone obviously. UM. So you know we've 596 00:32:55,520 --> 00:32:58,080 Speaker 1: got to we've got to be able to respect his 597 00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:01,440 Speaker 1: ability to pull it. Um. But at the end of 598 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:06,560 Speaker 1: the day, you know, it really changes from uh, primarily 599 00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 1: run quarterback run offense to you know, a run, boot 600 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:15,120 Speaker 1: pass downfield type of offense. So we've we've faced it 601 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:18,440 Speaker 1: multiple times throughout the years obviously, and uh, you know 602 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:21,200 Speaker 1: it's it's something that they're going to sprinkle in new wrinkles, 603 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:24,520 Speaker 1: you know, here and there. But um, that's that's kind 604 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:26,640 Speaker 1: of how it changes. You know. The guy who I'm 605 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:28,920 Speaker 1: really sick of is Kyle us Check. This guy always 606 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,560 Speaker 1: makes a play. He's a full ball, I mean, and 607 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:34,040 Speaker 1: you just don't see many fullbacks anymore. So how is 608 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 1: that for you? And is do they use them in 609 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:38,920 Speaker 1: a traditional way? Is he coming through the whole leading 610 00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:40,920 Speaker 1: to play or is it all this other crazy because 611 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:44,360 Speaker 1: we've seen stuff like fullback screens, fullback draws. Kyle Shannon 612 00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:48,120 Speaker 1: always has a role for forty four. He's everything. He's 613 00:33:48,160 --> 00:33:50,120 Speaker 1: a he's a tight end, he's a running back, he's 614 00:33:50,120 --> 00:33:55,040 Speaker 1: a fullback, he's third down, uh, past blocking, running back, 615 00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:58,240 Speaker 1: he's in the route running wheel routes. I mean, he's 616 00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:01,160 Speaker 1: all over the field. Um. And and you've got to 617 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:03,320 Speaker 1: respect him as that he is. He's kind of their 618 00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:06,360 Speaker 1: their you know it factor for the offense. And so 619 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:09,880 Speaker 1: the way the way they use him is very unique 620 00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:14,080 Speaker 1: and we understand that. Uh. And he's a he's he's skilled. 621 00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:15,880 Speaker 1: He's very skilled. He's skilled with the ball in his 622 00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:18,759 Speaker 1: hands and um, you know, able to able to catch 623 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:22,680 Speaker 1: the ball downfield. So we we respect him as a 624 00:34:22,680 --> 00:34:25,520 Speaker 1: as a as a great player, and um, you know 625 00:34:25,600 --> 00:34:28,759 Speaker 1: it's he's always a matchup that we key in on 626 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:32,320 Speaker 1: every every time we play Jordan. Looks like George Kittle 627 00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:34,719 Speaker 1: could be back for this game right now? What does 628 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:39,600 Speaker 1: George Kittle bring to this team and this offense? Yeah, 629 00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:41,719 Speaker 1: similar similar to how we were talking about a j 630 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:46,279 Speaker 1: or JJ. I'm sorry. He's he is a a just 631 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:50,719 Speaker 1: a and a ball of excitement and energy. And um, 632 00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:54,480 Speaker 1: you can tell leadership on the field. Um. He brings 633 00:34:54,480 --> 00:34:57,200 Speaker 1: a physicality to that tight end room and to that offense. 634 00:34:57,560 --> 00:35:01,800 Speaker 1: He loves to block, he's he's he's fast, he's dynamic, 635 00:35:01,840 --> 00:35:05,680 Speaker 1: he can catch the ball, great radius, great hands. So um, 636 00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:07,840 Speaker 1: obviously one of the most dynamic tight ends in the 637 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:11,720 Speaker 1: game right now. So we've when he plays there again, 638 00:35:11,760 --> 00:35:16,160 Speaker 1: it adds a different wrinkle to their offense that, Um, 639 00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:21,640 Speaker 1: you know when he's not out there isn't isn't there? Yeah, 640 00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:24,280 Speaker 1: I saw here where Jimmy g said after practice today 641 00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:27,799 Speaker 1: he's got some fresh legs, he's looking fast, So there 642 00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:29,759 Speaker 1: you go. George Kittle has missed a couple of games, 643 00:35:29,760 --> 00:35:32,840 Speaker 1: so yeah, there's no doubt he's going to be a factor. Jordan, 644 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:36,120 Speaker 1: we appreciate the time. You know, Wolf really was driving 645 00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:38,200 Speaker 1: with the zach Ertz question because he knows that zach 646 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:40,600 Speaker 1: Ertz stayed at your place last summer. That's really where 647 00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:43,440 Speaker 1: Wolf was driving with that question. Buddy. He didn't have 648 00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:45,319 Speaker 1: the nerve to ask it, thankfully on that one. So 649 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:49,799 Speaker 1: don't listen. That's right. I didn't charge him any rand either. 650 00:35:50,239 --> 00:35:52,839 Speaker 1: Rand over here him. That's right, that's right, Jordan, Thank 651 00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:57,480 Speaker 1: you very mun of respect for your brother. All right, 652 00:35:57,520 --> 00:36:00,640 Speaker 1: there you go. That's a Cardinals team, captain Mike linebacker 653 00:36:00,719 --> 00:36:03,879 Speaker 1: Jordan Hicks. They're leading tackler man. Always a pleasure get 654 00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:06,880 Speaker 1: the insight and thoughts from one of the most respected 655 00:36:06,920 --> 00:36:10,080 Speaker 1: guys in that locker room. We'll continue with the Big 656 00:36:10,080 --> 00:36:13,240 Speaker 1: Red Rage. We'll get into this matchup on Sunday next. 657 00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:15,480 Speaker 1: It is a Big Red Rage presented by satan Ford 658 00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:23,799 Speaker 1: and Gilbert. We are satan Ford hurry back to throw 659 00:36:23,840 --> 00:36:26,359 Speaker 1: on second and nine in trouble, moves to his left, 660 00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:29,319 Speaker 1: being chased by Bosa. Now throws it deep across the 661 00:36:29,320 --> 00:36:31,719 Speaker 1: field near so I just pull it by Hops at 662 00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:34,680 Speaker 1: the tap and tackle it at the nine yard line. 663 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:37,600 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray threw that ball outside the numbers on the 664 00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:41,440 Speaker 1: far side to the near sideline five twenty togo. Cardinals 665 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:43,880 Speaker 1: lead ten to seven. Can they put them away? Can 666 00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:46,440 Speaker 1: they get a touchdown? Snap the Kyler? He throws a 667 00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:48,840 Speaker 1: fade left side in the end zone and in his 668 00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:53,440 Speaker 1: cartferd tout down by Tea Hopde hop bought it with 669 00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:56,640 Speaker 1: Josh Norman draped all over and trying to pull the 670 00:36:56,719 --> 00:37:02,400 Speaker 1: ball away. What a great church. DeAndre Hopkins broke the 671 00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:06,879 Speaker 1: sickles out on the fade and staff the big out 672 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:10,480 Speaker 1: of the air and brought it in man. At some 673 00:37:10,680 --> 00:37:13,440 Speaker 1: point when you got dudes who are just better than 674 00:37:13,480 --> 00:37:18,000 Speaker 1: the other team, that's enough. D hop when he's single covered, 675 00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:21,400 Speaker 1: he's still open, Still throw the ball the nine yard touchdown. 676 00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:25,160 Speaker 1: That was the winning touchdown after a drive that also 677 00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:27,960 Speaker 1: featured the thirty yard reception to keep it alive. That 678 00:37:28,040 --> 00:37:30,719 Speaker 1: was after the goal line stand at the goal line 679 00:37:30,719 --> 00:37:33,760 Speaker 1: itself and the tackle that we heard earlier, Isaiah Simmons 680 00:37:33,760 --> 00:37:36,719 Speaker 1: stopping Trey Lance. That was Week five in the seventeen 681 00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:39,680 Speaker 1: ten win over the forty nine ers, and DeAndre Hopkins 682 00:37:39,719 --> 00:37:41,439 Speaker 1: in that game will if you remember, he had six 683 00:37:41,480 --> 00:37:45,040 Speaker 1: grabs and he passed Larry Fitzgerald for most receptions ever 684 00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:47,880 Speaker 1: by a player before his thirtieth birthday. The question is 685 00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:50,439 Speaker 1: will we be there for the rematch against the forty 686 00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:52,879 Speaker 1: nine ers. Yeah, that really is Bolli. That is a 687 00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:56,160 Speaker 1: huge question as well, because we know just how big 688 00:37:56,200 --> 00:37:59,640 Speaker 1: of a part of the offense DeAndre Hopkins truly is 689 00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:03,520 Speaker 1: and what would change how would this offense change if 690 00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:06,000 Speaker 1: in fact he's not out there playing. We already know 691 00:38:06,080 --> 00:38:09,640 Speaker 1: aj Green by most accounts, will not be out there 692 00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:13,080 Speaker 1: on the field. It's unlikely, highly unlikely that he'd be 693 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:15,440 Speaker 1: out there on the field. But you know, once again, 694 00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:18,160 Speaker 1: who knows what's going to happen here, but DeAndre Hopkins 695 00:38:18,239 --> 00:38:21,400 Speaker 1: would be a huge loss. In fact, Cliff Kingsbury's you 696 00:38:21,520 --> 00:38:24,040 Speaker 1: might imagine, was asked the d hop question about his 697 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:28,400 Speaker 1: availability for this Sunday at the Niners. We're still working 698 00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:30,239 Speaker 1: through that. I'm not sure if he'll be ready to 699 00:38:30,239 --> 00:38:33,000 Speaker 1: go this week or not. But with d have you 700 00:38:33,040 --> 00:38:34,799 Speaker 1: never know, he may grab his helmet and just run 701 00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:39,000 Speaker 1: in there out of the training room, so we'll see. No, 702 00:38:39,160 --> 00:38:41,879 Speaker 1: it wasn't It was a deal where we felt good 703 00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:44,879 Speaker 1: about him if he was really smart about it, right, 704 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:47,279 Speaker 1: I mean, he said, hey, I can do enough, but 705 00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:49,960 Speaker 1: we just had to walk that fine line. The d 706 00:38:50,040 --> 00:38:52,120 Speaker 1: and d Hop there standing for dead pan from the 707 00:38:52,120 --> 00:38:54,920 Speaker 1: head coach. So that was that was some good stuff 708 00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:57,520 Speaker 1: in the press, but it was it was strange wolf 709 00:38:57,520 --> 00:38:59,680 Speaker 1: to be on that sideline. And we did the report 710 00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:02,360 Speaker 1: and you guys saw it yourselves. There's dehap no helmet, 711 00:39:02,360 --> 00:39:04,839 Speaker 1: no gloves, seemingly out of the game. He's a good 712 00:39:04,840 --> 00:39:06,839 Speaker 1: twenty yards away from the head coach and the play 713 00:39:06,840 --> 00:39:08,840 Speaker 1: caller and then all of a sudden, out of nowhere, 714 00:39:08,920 --> 00:39:10,600 Speaker 1: he's in the game. But then there were moments where 715 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:12,600 Speaker 1: he checked into the huddle or at least got on 716 00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:17,000 Speaker 1: the field. And I mean never, I mean, on my years, 717 00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:20,600 Speaker 1: a guy that kept running on and they told him 718 00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:22,520 Speaker 1: to get off the field. And you know what, it 719 00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:25,440 Speaker 1: wasn't like he was fighting. He said okay, he turned 720 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:28,719 Speaker 1: around and ran off. I mean, it was. It was 721 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:32,120 Speaker 1: the strangest thing, man. Maybe it was a Jedi mind 722 00:39:32,160 --> 00:39:34,680 Speaker 1: trick for the DBS. I'm not sure. Maybe he was 723 00:39:34,719 --> 00:39:37,680 Speaker 1: trying to give you know, the opponent, right, the Packers 724 00:39:37,719 --> 00:39:40,239 Speaker 1: defense something to think about, because Wolf, you tell me 725 00:39:40,680 --> 00:39:43,520 Speaker 1: that Cardinals offense did not look the same minus their 726 00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:45,879 Speaker 1: number one receiver. And we said it after the game 727 00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:49,640 Speaker 1: based on that Packers game. There's a single legit number 728 00:39:49,640 --> 00:39:51,920 Speaker 1: one receiver. His name is DeAndre Hopkins. And if you 729 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:54,719 Speaker 1: look at the numbers that Cardinals yards per play with 730 00:39:54,880 --> 00:39:57,839 Speaker 1: him without DeAndre Hopkins on the fielder off was less 731 00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:00,480 Speaker 1: than half. With him out of the game, There's no 732 00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:03,200 Speaker 1: doubt Polly was almost eleven with him on correct and 733 00:40:03,560 --> 00:40:07,120 Speaker 1: under five. I believe yes, with him off. The Bill Listen, 734 00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:10,680 Speaker 1: we all know DeAndre Hopkins is one of the best receivers, 735 00:40:10,719 --> 00:40:13,359 Speaker 1: if not the best receiver in the National Football League. 736 00:40:13,400 --> 00:40:15,520 Speaker 1: That's right. I'll put him right up there with the 737 00:40:15,640 --> 00:40:20,759 Speaker 1: very best, top four, top five wide receivers arguably in 738 00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:23,160 Speaker 1: the game. You could put them number one, and you 739 00:40:23,200 --> 00:40:27,760 Speaker 1: know what, I'd be fine with that. DeAndre Hopkins is incredible. Now, 740 00:40:27,960 --> 00:40:30,520 Speaker 1: what do you think that does to a defensive coordinator 741 00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:32,719 Speaker 1: They look at D hop and man, do you think 742 00:40:32,719 --> 00:40:35,720 Speaker 1: they're paying a little bit more attention to DeAndre Hopkins 743 00:40:35,719 --> 00:40:38,120 Speaker 1: when he's out in the field. I asked that facetiously, 744 00:40:38,600 --> 00:40:41,520 Speaker 1: of course, because we all know they're paying more attention 745 00:40:41,560 --> 00:40:43,680 Speaker 1: to D hop out there when he's not out there, 746 00:40:44,080 --> 00:40:47,520 Speaker 1: they're not. And it upset the apple cart, There's no 747 00:40:47,520 --> 00:40:49,760 Speaker 1: doubt about it. And I think it was more soul 748 00:40:49,800 --> 00:40:53,000 Speaker 1: polly because it happened during the game. It happened in 749 00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:56,400 Speaker 1: a game, and it looked like it caught us a 750 00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:59,719 Speaker 1: little bit off guard, as it would any team. But 751 00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:01,799 Speaker 1: if you give us a week to prepare for it, 752 00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:04,680 Speaker 1: I don't think it will be quite as acute. Well, 753 00:41:04,719 --> 00:41:07,080 Speaker 1: and we asked Cliff Kingsbury this week on his weekly 754 00:41:07,120 --> 00:41:09,479 Speaker 1: TV show Game planning catch it tomorrow night six thirty 755 00:41:09,480 --> 00:41:11,759 Speaker 1: on twelve News, and we asked him that question. Do 756 00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:15,960 Speaker 1: you see different coverages without D hop? Absolutely, things change. 757 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:18,480 Speaker 1: There's a trickle down effect on both sides of the 758 00:41:18,520 --> 00:41:21,480 Speaker 1: ball without d hops, So there was that going on. 759 00:41:21,600 --> 00:41:24,160 Speaker 1: There was also a Cardinals team that committed three turnovers 760 00:41:24,360 --> 00:41:26,359 Speaker 1: and going into the game they have been plus eight, 761 00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:29,560 Speaker 1: they've been number two in turnover ratio. So they beat 762 00:41:29,600 --> 00:41:32,920 Speaker 1: themselves in some ways, and they suffered their first loss 763 00:41:32,960 --> 00:41:35,239 Speaker 1: after a seven and oz start, and Kyler Murray, who 764 00:41:35,239 --> 00:41:38,319 Speaker 1: did meet the media yesterday, was asked about whether there 765 00:41:38,400 --> 00:41:41,760 Speaker 1: might be any potential hangover coming off the Cardinals first loss. 766 00:41:42,080 --> 00:41:44,200 Speaker 1: This is very mature group, got a lot of old 767 00:41:44,320 --> 00:41:46,360 Speaker 1: veterans at a lot of leaders on this team that 768 00:41:46,640 --> 00:41:48,399 Speaker 1: you know, I don't think we'll let that happen. So 769 00:41:49,040 --> 00:41:52,000 Speaker 1: I'm confident in us bouncing back. Man. I love that 770 00:41:52,080 --> 00:41:55,080 Speaker 1: Paul and as Kyler Murray, the maturation of the mighty 771 00:41:55,239 --> 00:41:58,280 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray. And you know what, would you agree Wolf 772 00:41:58,280 --> 00:42:00,319 Speaker 1: that this team is different than the last couple. This 773 00:42:00,320 --> 00:42:05,120 Speaker 1: team they're mature enough to handle victories and success, and 774 00:42:05,360 --> 00:42:08,400 Speaker 1: they're mature enough to Okay, maybe we need to bund 775 00:42:08,440 --> 00:42:10,080 Speaker 1: it down a little bit more. You heard you heard 776 00:42:10,120 --> 00:42:14,040 Speaker 1: Jordan Hicks earlier talk about practice, man, and just talk 777 00:42:14,080 --> 00:42:16,520 Speaker 1: about you know what, if one guy doesn't have the 778 00:42:16,520 --> 00:42:19,760 Speaker 1: proper energy or the proper focus, other players are holding 779 00:42:19,760 --> 00:42:21,799 Speaker 1: those guys accountable. And I can tell you I've seen 780 00:42:21,840 --> 00:42:24,840 Speaker 1: it on the sideline too, Rondelle Moore. After he muffed 781 00:42:24,880 --> 00:42:28,399 Speaker 1: that punt, there were veterans in his grill telling him, 782 00:42:28,719 --> 00:42:31,640 Speaker 1: young man, you better dial it in and focus. And 783 00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:34,000 Speaker 1: they were the bad cop his teammates, and the good 784 00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:36,640 Speaker 1: cops were the assistant coaches who came up and patted 785 00:42:36,680 --> 00:42:38,839 Speaker 1: him on the shoulder. Petit said, Okay, it'll be all good. 786 00:42:39,040 --> 00:42:41,520 Speaker 1: You need to bounce back. Paula. I love to hear that, honestly. 787 00:42:41,600 --> 00:42:44,200 Speaker 1: Right now, let's the accountability, and I've heard stories just 788 00:42:44,400 --> 00:42:47,400 Speaker 1: like you. I've heard stories of the accountability that is 789 00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:50,200 Speaker 1: happening on the Arizona Cardinals sideline, and that, to me, 790 00:42:50,560 --> 00:42:53,600 Speaker 1: more than anything else, fills me with a hope, a 791 00:42:53,800 --> 00:42:56,920 Speaker 1: hope that this team is going to continue to get better. 792 00:42:57,000 --> 00:42:59,839 Speaker 1: We have seen them do some incredible things so far 793 00:43:00,120 --> 00:43:02,600 Speaker 1: this year. And I'll listen, losing on Thursday night, there 794 00:43:02,719 --> 00:43:06,160 Speaker 1: was nothing good about that whatsoever. But we all knew 795 00:43:06,160 --> 00:43:08,759 Speaker 1: they weren't going to go seventeen and oh we all 796 00:43:08,880 --> 00:43:12,800 Speaker 1: knew that. To me, this is a reset button for 797 00:43:12,880 --> 00:43:15,399 Speaker 1: them right now. How they responded this, I think it's 798 00:43:15,400 --> 00:43:17,239 Speaker 1: going to be really important. All right. I want a 799 00:43:17,239 --> 00:43:19,440 Speaker 1: final thought in this matchup. Maybe a couple of keys 800 00:43:19,520 --> 00:43:22,319 Speaker 1: after our mind everyone, Episode fourteen in the Dave Pash 801 00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:27,080 Speaker 1: Podcast featuring NBC Sports broadcaster Extraordinary Mike Rico, available now 802 00:43:27,080 --> 00:43:29,560 Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcast or layest updates on the 803 00:43:29,600 --> 00:43:34,600 Speaker 1: Dave Pash Pod, following on Twitter at pod So, I's 804 00:43:34,719 --> 00:43:36,759 Speaker 1: Jimmy g. It's going to be a different quarterback, Trey 805 00:43:36,840 --> 00:43:39,120 Speaker 1: Lance might have a few packages. We'll see. It's gonna 806 00:43:39,120 --> 00:43:41,400 Speaker 1: be a different Niners offense. It could be a radically 807 00:43:41,480 --> 00:43:45,240 Speaker 1: different Cardinals offense with Colt McCoy. What do you expect 808 00:43:45,239 --> 00:43:48,200 Speaker 1: on Sunday? Well, yeah, this is it, Polly right here, listen. 809 00:43:48,400 --> 00:43:50,600 Speaker 1: I think the Green Bay Packers, for the most part, 810 00:43:50,960 --> 00:43:53,479 Speaker 1: gave other teams a blueprint as to how you beat 811 00:43:53,520 --> 00:43:56,760 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals and how you beat the Arizona Cardinals. 812 00:43:56,840 --> 00:43:58,680 Speaker 1: As you go out there and you run the ball, 813 00:43:58,719 --> 00:44:00,799 Speaker 1: and you run the ball in between the tackles, and 814 00:44:00,840 --> 00:44:03,799 Speaker 1: you put your quarterback in a balanced offense and you 815 00:44:03,840 --> 00:44:06,319 Speaker 1: go ahead, get the ball out quickly as well. But 816 00:44:06,480 --> 00:44:09,120 Speaker 1: more than anything else, you use the power of play action. 817 00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:11,720 Speaker 1: This is what the Green Bay Packers did. They possessed 818 00:44:11,719 --> 00:44:14,239 Speaker 1: the ball Kyler Murray was over there on the sideline 819 00:44:14,480 --> 00:44:17,560 Speaker 1: with the offense. I think the San Francisco forty nine 820 00:44:17,600 --> 00:44:21,040 Speaker 1: ers have the raw material to actually build the structure 821 00:44:21,080 --> 00:44:25,040 Speaker 1: they need off of that blueprint to actually get a victory. 822 00:44:25,120 --> 00:44:28,360 Speaker 1: Now it's easier said than done. You gotta beat the Cardinals. 823 00:44:29,280 --> 00:44:32,040 Speaker 1: You know what, You got a forty Niners team that 824 00:44:32,200 --> 00:44:35,880 Speaker 1: is one in seven at home over the last two years. 825 00:44:35,920 --> 00:44:38,240 Speaker 1: Think about that, Wolf, But you also have a series 826 00:44:38,280 --> 00:44:40,479 Speaker 1: where the past ten games have been sided by ten 827 00:44:40,560 --> 00:44:42,719 Speaker 1: points or less, and you know it's going to be 828 00:44:42,719 --> 00:44:45,920 Speaker 1: a slug fest. Yep, you got the Niners Carolina Seattle 829 00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:47,920 Speaker 1: in that order. Don't let these teams back into the 830 00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:50,680 Speaker 1: NFC playoff picture, right, you gotta beat them down. For 831 00:44:50,840 --> 00:44:54,000 Speaker 1: Jim mndro and Jeff darge Ron Wolfley on Paul Calvc 832 00:44:54,160 --> 00:44:56,439 Speaker 1: special thanks to Jordan Hicks. 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