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 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: He got jacked. This is the big red Rain presented 3 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:14,760 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 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:23,079 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 Satanford? State Farm? 7 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,159 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 Hacy Cardinals dot com, 9 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:46,680 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 KELVC. Get the popcorn ready, 11 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:53,599 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a show and Ron will flip. It 12 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: doesn't get any better than that horn. Unleash the fiar. 13 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: You know there, there's nothing wrong with making a statement. 14 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: I mean, Wolf, you got a team minus sixty minutes. 15 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 1: We'll see what you got in store here. There's nothing 16 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: wrong with being asked that you know what? Hey? Was 17 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: that a statement game? Was that a statement win? And 18 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: you answer yes, which is exactly folly no. That's exactly 19 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: what Christian Kirk did right after the game. Remember in 20 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: the postgame radio interview, we were down on the field 21 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: in the locker room, and he said it was definitely 22 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: a statement, a statement from us, and then he want 23 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: on to talk about how there's a big chip on 24 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: the old shoulder pad individually as a team, how they're 25 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: quote tired of being counted out and they were trying 26 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: to set the tone for the rest of the year. 27 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: I think we would all agree they check that box, 28 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: did they not? Yeah, Paully, it was an impressive win. 29 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about it. And even though I know 30 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: we're parsing words, I would not call it a statement win. 31 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: I would call it a standard win, a standard they 32 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: set the standard week one stop and think about it 33 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: in all three phases. My goodness, Paulie, did they play 34 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 1: well against the Tennessee Titans, A team in Nashville, I 35 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: might add, a team that many people believe will make 36 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,959 Speaker 1: some noise in the AFC postseason. And for me, it's 37 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 1: a standard. It's got to become the standard game that 38 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: they look at and say, hey, we did it in 39 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: that game. We can do it in every game, and 40 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: we should do it in every game. That is the standard. 41 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: Now go play like that or as J. J. Watt 42 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: said walking off the field. To anybody who was listening, 43 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: We're not surprised. Yep, it was expected. That's the expectation. 44 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: So we'll see. We all know what happened last year. 45 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: Justin Pugh brought it up right, the big start and 46 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 1: then the fade at the end, and so you still 47 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 1: have sixteen to go. It is the Big Red Rage 48 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: presented by santan Ford and Gilbert. We are santan Ford. 49 00:02:54,040 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: Did we mention our special guest leading tackler Isaiah Simmons tonight? Well, 50 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: for earlier today did all interview with the legendary longtime 51 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: voice of the Vikings, Paul Allen. I'll tell you what 52 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: he had to say. He was watching the film. Okay, 53 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,079 Speaker 1: this guy's been watching the NFL forever. He's watching Cardinals 54 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: film from week one. The first name, the first name 55 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 1: he brought up was Isaiah Simmons. He said, I'm not 56 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: familiar with number nine. Wow, does he jump off the film? 57 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: So we'll get into that and what exactly Isaiah Simmons 58 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: is tracking four after an unbelievable first game from him? 59 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: Your takeaway, Wolf, I mean, do you look We're gonna 60 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: start with Chandler Jones obviously in the five sacks in 61 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: the NFC Defensive Player of the Week, but I'll be 62 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: honest with him after the broadcast, whether it was on 63 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: the team plane, on the way home, or even every 64 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: passing day since I'm like, I'm not sure we gave 65 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: him enough credit. That's how ridiculous Chandler Jones was on Sunday. Polly, 66 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: I know you want to start with Chan, and that 67 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: is a great place to do it, because he really 68 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: did set the tone, especially with that first play of 69 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: the game on the defensive side of the ball where 70 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans targeted him and ran the ball directly 71 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: at him with King Henry, and that all of a 72 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: sudden after the play had minus three yards because of 73 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: Chan slipping underneath Taylor Luan, who had a horrible game, 74 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: but slipping underneath him and making a play in the 75 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 1: backfield right there. But can I tell you overall, PAULI, 76 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 1: my number one takeaway is the Arizona Cardinals do not 77 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: have a reputation at all of being a physical team. 78 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: They went in to play the Tennessee Titans, who offensively, 79 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 1: I think is the most physical team in the National 80 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 1: Football League. And they beat him at their own game. 81 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 1: Physicality on both sides of the ball. They beat him 82 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 1: at their own game. And they've got Kyler Murray and 83 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins going off. In fact, quoting Taylor one after 84 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: the game via his Twitter account, Chandler Jones kicked my bleep. 85 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 1: He had to issue a public apology to his teammates 86 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: and Titans Nation. I mean, that was your chicken fried 87 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: left tackle in Tennessee, Taylor. Luwe. Here's Cliff Kingsbury on 88 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: your NFC defensive Player of the week, Chandler Jones. As 89 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 1: good as I've seen since I've been here, There's no doubt. 90 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: I mean, he was dominant. He's been unblockable in practice 91 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: at times where it's almost like I'm like, do we 92 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: tell him and go sit out a few serious so 93 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 1: we can get a pass off. So I knew he 94 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: was going to impact the game. I didn't know he's 95 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: gonna have five sacks, but he's been playing an extremely 96 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 1: high level. Yeah, and then throwing two forced fumbles, six 97 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: quarterback hits, he had six tackles, he had four tackles 98 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 1: for loss. You realize that with one hundred two career 99 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: sacks in one hundred twenty five career games. His sack 100 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 1: rate is second only in NFL history to Reggie White. 101 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: Let that hang in THEO the Minister of Defense. Right, 102 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: that's pretty good, right there, Paulie. There's no doubt about 103 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:45,840 Speaker 1: it because Reggie we all know, one of the greatest, 104 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: if not the greatest defensive linemen of all time. But 105 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: once again, man, coming out of training camp, did you 106 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: think of the Arizona Cardinals is one of the most 107 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 1: physical teams in the National Football League. Nobody would have 108 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:02,239 Speaker 1: talked about the Arizona Cardinals being the most physical team 109 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: in the National Football League. And they came out and 110 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: they got physical anytime, Pauli, you got a general manager, 111 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: a general manager who makes a statement in the off season. 112 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: We had two goals to get more physical and have 113 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: better leadership. More on the better leadership as the show unfolds. 114 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:21,280 Speaker 1: But to go out and play that kind of physical 115 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: football game with a bunch of playmakers on the field, man, 116 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: I'm telling you what. I could not have been more 117 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: impressed than I said that to you all the way home. Well, 118 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: the physicality started before the game. It was a mentality 119 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: on the sideline. It was guys like JJ Watt and 120 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 1: some of the other team leaders demanding it from the 121 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 1: young guys, demanded it from everybody. I witnessed it, and 122 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 1: then during the game Wolf The other word we heard 123 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 1: in the offseason was accountability, right, leadership, and we saw 124 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: that from Kyler Murray. And you know it has since 125 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: been something that both Diab has talked about and Kyler 126 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: and so I can tell you that Kyler Murray held 127 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: both d Hop and Rondel Moore accountable. He aired out 128 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:07,559 Speaker 1: both guys at different times during the game and they nodded, Paula, 129 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: you were down there, were you not? They nodded and 130 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 1: they responded yes. And that's something we had not seen 131 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: in years past. And as Christian Kirk said after the game, 132 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: real quickly said, you know what, that's by design. We're 133 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: not letting that stuff slide this year. I heard him 134 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: say that, PAULI, and honestly, this is exactly the kind 135 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: of accountability that has to happen. You can't take it personally. 136 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: You could be upset that you were wrong, but you 137 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: cannot take it personally when somebody calls you out. And 138 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: I don't care who you are. And that is the 139 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: reason why again you've got to have guys like Kyler 140 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: Murray holding himself to a higher standard than he'd hold 141 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: anybody else on the team too. You have to do 142 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 1: you want to be the best leader you could possibly be, 143 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: You've got to hold yourself to a standard you won't 144 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: hold anyone else too. And you admit it all the time. 145 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 1: When you make stakes, you own up to it. You 146 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: don't try to sweep it under the rug. You own 147 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 1: up to it. Just for the very reason you mentioned that, 148 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: I can actually walk up to somebody else and say, dude, 149 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: you're killing us. And what do you say the week 150 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: before going into the game that I have more than 151 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 1: enough weapons. If I don't make it happen, it's on me. 152 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: So he said that going into the game. After the game, 153 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: he had five total touchdowns for passing his fifth game 154 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: ever with a passer rating of one twenty plus. And 155 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: here's his head coach, and we asked him about what 156 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: he liked from K one. A couple of those touchdown 157 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: throws that he got us into different plays versus coverage 158 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: that he liked. That was a big step. When he 159 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: can see the field like that and take our matchups 160 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: that we had favorably in those situations. I think that's 161 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: moving in the right direction. And by the way, he 162 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: has freedom to make checks when he sees fit, and 163 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: he did so on at least two of the touchdowns, 164 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 1: the lob to Christian Kirk and then the d Hop 165 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 1: catch and run, which was aided in great part by 166 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: Rodney Hudson who recognized the blitz, and then the two 167 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: of them working in concert and boom. That's what happened 168 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: when Tennessee decided to bring the house against Kyler Murray. 169 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: I mean, think about it. They made some of those 170 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: decisions in going after Kyler with his escapability and now 171 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 1: his ability which is much improved by all accounts, in 172 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 1: reading those blitzes and finding the open man, and then 173 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: number two, they never made an adjustment on Chandler Jones. 174 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 1: The guy had three sacks in the first quarter and 175 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 1: they never adjusted. Well, they started to chip them a 176 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: little bit more, I think, but it wasn't a little hope. 177 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: But even J. J. Watt brought that up today, He's like, 178 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 1: you think they would have done a lot more and 179 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: they didn't. Yeah, exactly. But you know, once again, I 180 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: think they were shocked through the whole thing that was 181 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: going on. But I gotta tell you right now, man, 182 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 1: the most impressive play I saw Kyler Murray meg was 183 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:49,439 Speaker 1: the first touchdown to DeAndre Hockets. There's just no donabout it. 184 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 1: To scramble out of the pocket, running to his right, 185 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: getting outside and then throwing the ball right across his face. 186 00:09:57,880 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: That was just stunning to me. And what a catchy 187 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: I d hall. Did you see the NFL Films clip 188 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:04,600 Speaker 1: they put out. A J. Brown was miked up. He 189 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 1: was in disbelief. He was utterly stupefied by the catch 190 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: from DeAndre Hopkins, shaking his head and just he was 191 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 1: in disbelief. And then he said he had to do that. 192 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: I gotta do that. A episode A of the Day 193 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: Pash Podcast featuring Scott Hanson from NFL Red Zone, available 194 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 1: now wherever you get your podcast. Fall along on Twitter 195 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: at pashpod. Isaiah Simmons is next on The Big Red 196 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: Rage presented by Santan four in Gilbert. They run Henry 197 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 1: off the left side and he's dumped immediately and it's 198 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: Isaiah Simmons knifing into the backfield to take him down. 199 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 1: I want to play, by Simmons, You want to talk 200 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: about playing downhill Isaiah Simmons coming from the backside the 201 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 1: weak side inside linebacker, making a play on King Henry 202 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: Baby tan Hill takes the shotguns that backs up as 203 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: time steps up, throws over the middle to plect it 204 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: into the air and it is intercepted by Isaiah Simmons 205 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 1: at the forty five yard line. Isaiah Simmons with a 206 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 1: heads up, play about it. Playmakers make plays. A team 207 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 1: mine nine tackles for Isaiah Simmons, seven solo. By the way, 208 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 1: he had two passes defense and that interception right there 209 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:28,319 Speaker 1: in Tennessee Week one, and that's really the only downside 210 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: guys is had. Poor Buddha got hawked again instead of 211 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 1: DK Batcalf, this time it was friendly fire from his 212 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: teammate who joins us now Isaiah Simmons on the Big 213 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 1: Red Rage presented by satan Ford and Gilbert Isaiah, how 214 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:43,959 Speaker 1: are we doing? And maybe more importantly, how's Buddha doing? 215 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: After a sure interception and boom you came in at 216 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 1: the last second. I'm doing pretty good and you know, 217 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 1: thankfully Buddha doing well too. You know it came after 218 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: game healthy. How did you feel, Isaiah going into that 219 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 1: game because you played a Fantas asked the game, how 220 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 1: did you feel going into it? Um? I felt really good, 221 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: so great about the game plan. UM, very confident in that, UM, 222 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 1: and you know, very confident in just the defense of 223 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:16,079 Speaker 1: the whole going into it. I felt we were all 224 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: very prepared. Um. Everybody was focused in on the on 225 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:24,080 Speaker 1: the fine details and not just the whole thing, you know, 226 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: just the little things that go into everything. So UM, 227 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 1: you know, I knew we're all going to go out 228 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:32,319 Speaker 1: there and with the effort that we have a very 229 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 1: solid game. And after you actually watched the tape, how 230 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 1: did you feel coming out of there? Isah? Um, Yeah, 231 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 1: I mean I'm I'm a huge critic, but um, what 232 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 1: I saw coming out of the game is how well 233 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 1: we played. But also, you know, like the upside that 234 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: our defense and defense can have just there's there's plenty 235 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: of things that we could have done better. And you know, 236 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 1: just just being able to see that we could play 237 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 1: at such a high level like that but still have 238 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 1: so many things that we could we could fix and 239 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 1: become a better defense is It's something that I definitely 240 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: I have a smile about. You know, I could sit 241 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: here and I could cite the numbers in the stats. 242 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: I mean all show the six sacks, the three takeaways, 243 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:17,839 Speaker 1: and nine quarterback hits, eight tackles for loss by that 244 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 1: Cardinals defense, the NFL low less than four yards per 245 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 1: play given up right, the fact you rendered Derrick Henry 246 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 1: a non factor. But you mentioned the game plan and 247 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 1: that's something Robert Alfred mentioned a few times last week 248 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: going into the game. After the game, Cliff Kingsbury told 249 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 1: us he called it a real masterpiece quote end quote. 250 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 1: What can you tell us now about Vance Joseph's game 251 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 1: plan going against the Titans? Yeah, I mean, I think 252 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:47,080 Speaker 1: we did what every team intends to do, and that's 253 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 1: take away the run and forced them to pass and 254 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 1: just everybody playing the discipline football so that we we 255 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 1: came out really strong with a lot of three announce 256 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:01,719 Speaker 1: which you know, obviously as a coordinator you wouldn't want 257 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: to go back to things that you're getting stuff that 258 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 1: right out the gate. So just just being able to 259 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 1: just take the runaway from them, Um, I think that 260 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 1: was the most pivotal thing that we that we had 261 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: going But masterpiece, I would definitely would say, is a 262 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 1: way to explain our game plan. Isaiah. There was a 263 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: couple of times where I saw you bring down King 264 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: Henry buy yourself. So tell me what was it like 265 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 1: to tackle number twenty two? Yeah? You know, I I 266 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 1: just was trying to play him my play through, my technique. 267 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 1: But no, um, you know, he runs hard. He's definitely 268 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 1: a big guy to take down. So you know, I 269 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 1: just wanted to I just wanted to stop where all 270 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: the power comes from, and that's that's through your legs. 271 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 1: So you know, I just just hit him in the 272 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 1: legs each time, and you know, more than more times 273 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 1: than one, I thought I would win. And look and 274 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 1: you're a big guy, so so I get it. But 275 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: you know what, maybe like when you're a grandfather and 276 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 1: you got the r kids around you, might you know, 277 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 1: tell that story, Hey, that legendary running back six three 278 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: two fifty and I took him down in the open 279 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: field multiple times. I'd tell it. What what do you 280 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 1: tell yourself though, when there's a guy that size? I mean, mentally, 281 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: what's your approach? I know so much of it just 282 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: bang bang in its reaction, But is is there a 283 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 1: strategy to tackling a guy that size? Um? I mean 284 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: I would say this, everybody has I mean, you can 285 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: call it a weakness or a flaw in that game. 286 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 1: So I would just say trying to attack that and 287 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 1: not necessarily a flaw. But he he's a taller guy, 288 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 1: so I would say the best idea would be would 289 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: to be go lower. So, um, just did the attack 290 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: the lower portion of the last saying you know. And 291 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 1: one of the things I loved about it as well Isai, 292 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: you did attack? You did? I went back. I looked 293 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: at the tape. You attacked him. You didn't wait for 294 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 1: him to come to you. Very well done on your 295 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: part right there. Tight. Take us if you will through 296 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 1: the pick. Talk about that play. It was a great 297 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: play by you. You went up, you elevated and you 298 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 1: are taller obviously than Boot. It was, and you came 299 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 1: down with the ball. Tell us about that pick. Take 300 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 1: us through the play if you don't mind. Yeah. So, Um, 301 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 1: I was just kind of a hub player over the 302 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 1: running back and after I saw the ball thrown. Great 303 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 1: play by Rob breaking up that ball. Um, I've just 304 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 1: seen it pop up in the air, and for whatever reason, 305 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: I felt like Julia was somewhere in the area. I'm 306 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: not sure if he was, but so I wanted to 307 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 1: make sure that he wasn't gonna get the ball. So 308 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 1: I'm like, I gotta go up and get this, and 309 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: I didn't. I saw booted when we got up in 310 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: the air, but it was too late. I saw it. 311 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 1: I saw in your bio you were a first team 312 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 1: All state receiver. So so did your your old high 313 00:16:57,200 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 1: school receiving skills come into play? Yeah, they did. I've 314 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: been trying to tell them. I was actually just telling 315 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 1: on coach today. You know, I was a pretty good 316 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 1: receiver back in back in my high school days, and 317 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,919 Speaker 1: he was you know that. He's laughing at me. But 318 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: I'm like, no, I'm serious. But you know, some people 319 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: forget about that, but I still know. I still know 320 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 1: I got it. Who were you saying that too? Was 321 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:22,919 Speaker 1: the cliff you were saying that too? M okay, oh 322 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 1: you went right to the source, right to the wide receiver. Yeah. Yeah, 323 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 1: I'm getting straight to the point. You know what's amazing 324 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: about that guy's and Wolf. If there was a comp 325 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 1: in Cardinal's history at his position, would it not be 326 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:39,160 Speaker 1: Carlos Stansby. Yes, Carlos Stansby went into Auburn as a receiver. 327 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:42,440 Speaker 1: Think about that, because I find that intriguing. So okay, 328 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 1: that was a big play you made. We asked Cliff 329 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,719 Speaker 1: Kingsbury after the game just about your play overall. And 330 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 1: here's the head coach. He's a gamer, there's no doubt. Um. 331 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:54,360 Speaker 1: He shows up and he loves to play. Uh when 332 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:55,719 Speaker 1: you get him out there when the lights are on. 333 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:58,639 Speaker 1: So it was fun to watch. You know, he's a 334 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 1: guy who we've moved around some and just continues to 335 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 1: flash and make plays. After the game, I asked you, 336 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:07,120 Speaker 1: did you know how many different positions you played? Because 337 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: you heard coach they're say how they moved you around, 338 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 1: and you said, I think I played four spots. So 339 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:15,399 Speaker 1: when you watch the film, did that end up being accurate? Yeah, 340 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 1: I believe it was. For what's your favorite position to play? 341 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: Isaiah Um, I don't know that that's hard because I mean, 342 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: i'd say outside linebacker. You know, did you get the 343 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 1: luxury of being able to rush the quarterback as well 344 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:37,920 Speaker 1: as you know, dropping the coverage because and I would 345 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 1: say that because I like to get sacks just as 346 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: much as I have to get interceptions. So when you 347 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: watch your film, you mentioned you're you're usually critical of 348 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 1: yourself when you watch film. What is what is it 349 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:53,359 Speaker 1: you say that you see in your in your film 350 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: that you're like, oh, okay, is there anything that's a 351 00:18:55,600 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: constant that you've been trying to remedy? Um, not really anything, 352 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 1: not anything um in particular, but UM, I don't know. 353 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 1: I just mostly look at maybe like fucking take like 354 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: a better angle, Like maybe I made the play, but 355 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,440 Speaker 1: I could have made it better, or maybe made it 356 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:19,520 Speaker 1: for tackle for loss, or you know, just maybe just 357 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:22,640 Speaker 1: one step closer to the receiver. Whatever it could be. Um, 358 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 1: But those are mainly the things that I would say 359 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,160 Speaker 1: I to cheat myself about. So it could be something 360 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 1: really small. But so Isaiah, would would you say I'm sorry? 361 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 1: Would you say that you nitpick yourself? Um? Yeah? At times? 362 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:41,880 Speaker 1: Can I can? I just tell you? Can I can? 363 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:44,639 Speaker 1: I just tell you right now, with your incredible talent, 364 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: that's not a bad thing to be, Isaiah. I'm just 365 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 1: telling you right now, if you if you are nitpicking 366 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 1: some of the greatest players I played ten years in 367 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,160 Speaker 1: the league, Isaiah, I can tell you right now, some 368 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 1: of the greatest players I ever played around, they picked 369 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 1: at themselves. They the worst critic. Is that something that 370 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: has always been the case with you. Yeah. Yeah, I've 371 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: always been like that. Like my dad. He would always 372 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:13,439 Speaker 1: tell me after my games, he would ask me how 373 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 1: I thought I played, And you know, I could have 374 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 1: had a really good game, but I'll probably point out 375 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 1: all the negative things as far I talk about anything positive. 376 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,639 Speaker 1: And sometimes you gotta, you know, just enjoy it that 377 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: you played good. I'm not here. Yeah. I don't know 378 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:31,199 Speaker 1: if you know who Walter Payton is, but you just 379 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 1: said exactly what Walter Payton said to me many many 380 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:39,199 Speaker 1: years ago. Isaiah, go google Walter Payton. He's simply the 381 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: greatest running back to ever played the National You know 382 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 1: is that that's exactly how he was. He didn't want 383 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: to hear about one hundred and fifty yards that he 384 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 1: rushed for. He didn't want to hear about the three 385 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 1: touchdowns that he scored. He wanted you, He would say 386 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 1: to you, did you see the block that I missed? 387 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:59,919 Speaker 1: Did you see the blocks that I mean? Here's that's incredible, Isaiah. 388 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 1: That is something for you to culture, my friend, because 389 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:06,960 Speaker 1: that will help you have an incredible career. How about 390 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:10,199 Speaker 1: brown board with Isaiah Simmons, Cardinals second year guy. How 391 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:12,800 Speaker 1: about what you heard from J. J. Watt before the 392 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:15,399 Speaker 1: game ever started. He was wired up. He was miked 393 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 1: up this week, and there was a great pep talk 394 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:19,239 Speaker 1: he gave you and a lot of other guys on 395 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:22,159 Speaker 1: that sideline before kickoff. Go into that a little bit 396 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 1: and what exactly he shared with you. Um, yeah, So, 397 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:29,159 Speaker 1: I mean actually didn't even know he was miked up 398 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 1: until that video was posted. But m you know, JJ's 399 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: he's always been a guy, like ever since day one 400 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 1: when he came in, he's he's believed in me, and 401 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: you know, he just pushes me each and every day, 402 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:45,639 Speaker 1: no matter what it is, He's always just pushing me, 403 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:48,399 Speaker 1: like he always mentions, I'm gonna show you had to 404 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: be great. I'm gonna show you had to be great. 405 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:52,239 Speaker 1: He's because you know, he just tells me that he 406 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 1: knows he sees it aside of me. So I would say, 407 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: ever since you know he's got here, he's been formed 408 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:01,680 Speaker 1: me about everything just just because you know, not trying 409 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 1: to be like you know that guy that's always saying something, 410 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:08,360 Speaker 1: but you know, really just genuinely trying to help me, 411 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 1: just because he says he's always believed in me. So 412 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 1: I really think that's where that came from just because 413 00:22:16,119 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 1: he's always been like that. Isaiah, what about the communication 414 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: on Sunday? How was it? We were you guys all 415 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:25,640 Speaker 1: on the same page. How were the calls coming in, 416 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: and how were the logistics of those calls and the 417 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:34,439 Speaker 1: communication they're off? Yeah, I think our communication was was great. 418 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 1: Everybody was on the same page for the most part 419 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:44,000 Speaker 1: at all times, and there was not too much confusion 420 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:47,159 Speaker 1: going on out there. Obviously there was gonna be some 421 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 1: just first game back, still getting the wrinkled out of things, 422 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 1: but for the most part, all the communication was great. 423 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 1: Isaiah Simmons, we continue with the Cardinals first round pick 424 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: last year. I want to talk about the Seattle game 425 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 1: last year, and not the big pick in the first meeting, 426 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: the game the Cardinals won in overtime, but the second 427 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:12,119 Speaker 1: game at Seattle, the complete game that he put in 428 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 1: and whether that was a turning point of sorts for 429 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 1: Isaiah Simmons. And then you got to hear what Paul 430 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 1: Allen said, the Vikings legendary long time voice and when 431 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: he was watching Cardinal simim he's watched a lot of 432 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:28,400 Speaker 1: football woolf and just what stood out to him unprompted, 433 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 1: whose number he's cited, and then we'll talk about that 434 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:33,879 Speaker 1: single digit as well, because Tom Brady has an issue 435 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:36,800 Speaker 1: with linebackers wearing the single digits. That's all straight ahead. 436 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:39,199 Speaker 1: It's the big Red Rage with Isaiah Simmons, presented by 437 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: satan Ford and Gilbert we are satan Ford, Damn Hill. 438 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 1: Pikes fakes the running crubal the t Chandler Jones forrss 439 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:04,640 Speaker 1: A fumble, It's picked up by Corey Peter, hit from 440 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: behind by Jones and sack. They cannot flock fifty five. 441 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:13,679 Speaker 1: Here comes Chandler Jones. Another sack. Chandler Jones is obliterating 442 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 1: Taylor Lawan a hit by Jones, fumbles the ball hits 443 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:22,800 Speaker 1: loose and recovered by the Cardinals. Another sack. Chandler Jones's 444 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 1: sport tying a career high hand. Hill on fourth down 445 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: hit and sacked. Chandler Jones. Five sacks on the day 446 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 1: for fifty five. Right now, you could not find one 447 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:39,640 Speaker 1: hair on Ryan Tannehill's back because it has been thoroughly 448 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: waxed by the professor who's got the PhD at backwaxing 449 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:50,919 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones with his fifth sack. The Titans old line 450 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: was sort of like what Wolf had for dinner Saturday 451 00:24:54,200 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 1: night in Nashville's Tennessee style barbecue smoked and shredded, pulled, sliced, 452 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:05,640 Speaker 1: and slow cooked in ninety degree heat. As down went 453 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 1: Taylor Lawan and Company and a historic team record time 454 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 1: five sack game for Chandler Jones, your NFC defensive Player 455 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:16,040 Speaker 1: of the Week. And we got to get a comment 456 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: from Isaiah Simmons, our guest, the leading tackler on the day, 457 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,639 Speaker 1: had an interception and and I know you fielded a 458 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 1: lot of questions about Chandler Jones. Everyone hasn't and rightfully 459 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:28,679 Speaker 1: so right I mean, you think about the historic magnitude 460 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:31,719 Speaker 1: of what he did in the numbers alone, Isaiah, it 461 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 1: was pretty breathtaking to watch, wasn't it. Yeah? It was 462 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:40,800 Speaker 1: um what on the when he got his fifth sack? Actually, 463 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:43,879 Speaker 1: I would say after the third sack and the first quarter, 464 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 1: I was like, I was like, bro, oh my god. 465 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 1: Because he's he's been telling me and Chandler we're pretty close, 466 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:54,600 Speaker 1: and you know he's been telling me. He's been telling 467 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:56,240 Speaker 1: me like I never you never even seen me play. 468 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:58,359 Speaker 1: You've never seen me playing. I'm like, okay, well I'm 469 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 1: about to see you playing soon, So I hope you do, son, 470 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:05,239 Speaker 1: you know, justs and then um, I said wow, So 471 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 1: I said, three sacks in one quarter. I said, okay, 472 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:12,600 Speaker 1: you got my attention. And then um, after the fourth one, 473 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:14,680 Speaker 1: I was looking to see if it was him, and 474 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 1: lo and behold it was him. And then on the 475 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 1: fifth one, I was just I was just completely amazed. 476 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:23,359 Speaker 1: I've seen someone get five sacks last year with Hassan Reddick, 477 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 1: but I don't know just for whatever reason the white 478 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:29,520 Speaker 1: chandler was doing it was it was just it was 479 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 1: just crazy. It's something that you do don't see often. Yeah, 480 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 1: the JJ watch guys, the Wired where j J Wat 481 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 1: comes to the bench and he says, are you serious? 482 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 1: Are you kidding me? Hello? Excuse me? Are you serious? 483 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:44,959 Speaker 1: Just his reaction alone was unbelievable. Wolf. Yeah, there's no 484 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,639 Speaker 1: doubt about that, Bolli. But okay, so you're one and 485 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:50,800 Speaker 1: old right now, how do you not how do you 486 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 1: how do you avoid a leftdown next week? UM? Just 487 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 1: just treating it, treating every week as its own season 488 00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:03,160 Speaker 1: mcause those just to go want to know every every week. 489 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:06,719 Speaker 1: So um, I was saying, just not having the mindset 490 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 1: of of carrying in to this like, you know, we 491 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 1: just won. We high emotions and everything, but just understanding 492 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 1: that this week is just a season of its own 493 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: and we're just trying to get to one to know. 494 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 1: Do you think guys are doing that, Isaiah? Yeah, you 495 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:24,879 Speaker 1: know as fun as that when was. You know, I 496 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:27,880 Speaker 1: don't really even hear guys talking about it too much 497 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:32,920 Speaker 1: around the building and more talk on the vikings and 498 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:36,119 Speaker 1: what we have coming up. So I think everybody understands 499 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:39,160 Speaker 1: that that win that we had last week isn't gonna 500 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:41,320 Speaker 1: do anything to help us win this game coming up. 501 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:45,439 Speaker 1: I tell you, Minnesota has some whole line issues, various issues. 502 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:47,840 Speaker 1: They had a lot of flags in Week one because 503 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:50,800 Speaker 1: in addition everything else, Chandler Jones he drew two false 504 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 1: starts in addition everything that's in the box score, and 505 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:56,760 Speaker 1: just to put some punctuation at guys, here was Christian Kirk. 506 00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 1: Listen to what he said after Chandler Jones his story game. 507 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:01,920 Speaker 1: You know, Chandler Jones might have put on the best 508 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:04,240 Speaker 1: football performers I've ever seen in my life. I mean 509 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 1: I saw it all offseason, you know, working out and 510 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:09,679 Speaker 1: just seeing his mindset and the way he approached it, 511 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 1: and especially during during you know practice, you know, leading 512 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:14,720 Speaker 1: up to this week. It's not surprising. And all those 513 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 1: guys all eleven over there, you know, they played their 514 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 1: hearts out. You know, I wasn't an easy task whatsoever. 515 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:21,440 Speaker 1: And they came out and made a statement. And I say, 516 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:24,240 Speaker 1: you know, it goes beyond Chandler. There's JJ Watt next 517 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:26,240 Speaker 1: to him. You guys have a very deep D line 518 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:28,440 Speaker 1: room as a linebacker, right and the guy who plays 519 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 1: on the second level, what does that do for you? 520 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 1: And just explained a football one on one. When those 521 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 1: guys are dominating up front, how beneficial is it to you? Oh? 522 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 1: It minimizes the game for us. Um, you know, then 523 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 1: we can start to predict things more and then uh, 524 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 1: you know, we can run the plays that we wouldn't run. 525 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 1: And you know when when you have guys playing like them, um, 526 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 1: you know, things things start to become pretty simple back 527 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:57,400 Speaker 1: there with us. I don't have to cover for very 528 00:28:57,440 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: long or if so, the balls come now quickly. Um, 529 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 1: you know, get John Browts just do a lot. You 530 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 1: can just do so much more when you have guys 531 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 1: that are just that dominant up front. Isaiah, how would 532 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:16,400 Speaker 1: you describe the Minnesota Vikings offense. Um, you know, they 533 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 1: have as everyone knows they have, you know, similar to Tennessee. 534 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 1: They have a great run game with Dalvin Cook. Um, 535 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:25,600 Speaker 1: I'd say personally he's one of the I think he's 536 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 1: one of the top backs in the league. And then 537 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 1: as well as you know, being able to get the 538 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 1: ball out on the perimeter with Dean and Justin Jefferson, 539 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 1: you know, also two really good receivers, so you know, 540 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 1: we're definitely gonna have to cover this game as well 541 00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 1: as being able to stop the run game. And speaking 542 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:48,840 Speaker 1: of the run game, they have the number two rusher 543 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:51,280 Speaker 1: in the NFL last year and Dalvin Cook. But but 544 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 1: he's a different style running back obviously than at Derrick Henry. 545 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 1: Isn't he break that down for us? What do you expect? 546 00:29:57,120 --> 00:30:01,360 Speaker 1: What are people going to see in Dalvin Cook? Yeah, 547 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:05,840 Speaker 1: definitely different than Henry with you know, him having he 548 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:10,960 Speaker 1: has a really good jump cut, very twitchy, you know, uh, 549 00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 1: light on his feet, great balance, Um, can catch the 550 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:18,920 Speaker 1: ball out the backfield. UM, So you know, he he 551 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:22,760 Speaker 1: brings a lot to the table. So the Minnesota Vikings overall, 552 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 1: would you say they run a physical scheme because I 553 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 1: see a lot of power personnel groups from the Minnesota 554 00:30:29,680 --> 00:30:33,080 Speaker 1: Vikings and run down situation first in ten second and 555 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 1: one to six, would you say they run a physical scheme? 556 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:41,000 Speaker 1: I would say so, um, you know, just with the 557 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:45,200 Speaker 1: tight end, the usage at the tight ends and and 558 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:48,720 Speaker 1: um you know, extra lineman and whatnot. Um, definitely you 559 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:52,880 Speaker 1: would have to classify that as a as a power office. 560 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:55,760 Speaker 1: And they got down twenty one seven, they came back 561 00:30:55,800 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 1: at Cincinnati, forced overtime, they ended up losing nt Dalvin 562 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:02,520 Speaker 1: Cook had critical fumble in that one. So they come 563 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 1: in on one. We all know the stat at least 564 00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:06,600 Speaker 1: in a sixteen game season, teams to start O and 565 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:09,760 Speaker 1: two have like a twelve percent chance of making the playoffs. 566 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:13,720 Speaker 1: So they're gonna be desperate. There's gonna be intensity and urgency. 567 00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:17,239 Speaker 1: And the Vikings announcer Paul Allen, who's been doing this 568 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:19,440 Speaker 1: for decades, I was talking to him today about the 569 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:22,480 Speaker 1: matchup and just on his own, guys, on his own, 570 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:25,000 Speaker 1: he says he's watching Cardinals film. Well, and I'll let 571 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:28,080 Speaker 1: him take it from here. When I watched back the 572 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 1: Cardinals game, Isaiah Simmons is it's unbelievable. What I see 573 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:35,600 Speaker 1: in him. I mean, he sticks out because of number nine, 574 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:38,480 Speaker 1: so you notice him immediately and just you know, and 575 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 1: I know he he's supposed to be good, and he's 576 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:43,920 Speaker 1: a high first round pick and all that, My heavens, 577 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:46,360 Speaker 1: is he good And it permits Buddha on the back 578 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:49,400 Speaker 1: end to freelance even a little more than he generally does. 579 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:54,320 Speaker 1: I like the construction of the Cardinals Isaiah, where you 580 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:56,400 Speaker 1: are in your evolution as a player. To what degree 581 00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:59,800 Speaker 1: are you now playing and not thinking? Especially when you 582 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:04,160 Speaker 1: probably have more on your plate than anyone considering your position, 583 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:09,200 Speaker 1: flexibility and all the variety of spots you play. Um, 584 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:12,920 Speaker 1: you know, just having the opportunity to really learn everything 585 00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:17,080 Speaker 1: this preseason has helped me, you know, just to just 586 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 1: go play and not thinking, just reacting. And you know, 587 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:24,480 Speaker 1: I would say that was something that may have slowed 588 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:28,040 Speaker 1: me down my first year, but it has has been 589 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:30,600 Speaker 1: something that's been able to really really benefit me. Was 590 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 1: this preseason this year? Isay of the four positions that 591 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:37,920 Speaker 1: you have played? On that note right there, Um, what's 592 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:44,840 Speaker 1: the hardest? What is the hardest mentally to play? Hardest mentally? 593 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 1: I would say probably being inside of the box, maybe 594 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 1: just because it's just something I'm not quite so you too, 595 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:57,880 Speaker 1: just reading the pollision everything. But I wouldn't even really 596 00:32:57,920 --> 00:33:00,880 Speaker 1: consider that hard anymore. I think I have that down 597 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:05,920 Speaker 1: down pretty good, so I wouldn't really say that's something 598 00:33:05,920 --> 00:33:09,479 Speaker 1: that's mentally hard. But that's probably my hardest hardest thing mentally, 599 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:12,680 Speaker 1: at least you mentioned last year. I would guess the 600 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:15,160 Speaker 1: most memorable play for most folks would be your interception 601 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:17,200 Speaker 1: in overtime as a Cardinals beat Seattle at home. But 602 00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:20,720 Speaker 1: then you went to Seattle later and in that game, 603 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:23,240 Speaker 1: you played forty five snaps, you had a team high 604 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:25,800 Speaker 1: ten tackles, you had your first career sack, you had 605 00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 1: two tackles, floss and a quarterback hit. Was that sort 606 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:31,400 Speaker 1: of an evolutionary moment? Was that a breakthrough moment for you? 607 00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:33,200 Speaker 1: Or not only did you get the playing time, but 608 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:36,560 Speaker 1: you started to really get traction in the NFL at 609 00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:41,160 Speaker 1: that point. U. Yeah, I think, I mean you can 610 00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:45,160 Speaker 1: consider it as a turning point. But I would say 611 00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:47,200 Speaker 1: that was really my first game getting a lot of 612 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 1: consecutive snaps, and I felt like I was able to 613 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:53,760 Speaker 1: get a feel of the game and that just you know, 614 00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:58,000 Speaker 1: just go out there and play and be who I am. 615 00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:01,400 Speaker 1: And then after that I felt I thought, I then 616 00:34:01,480 --> 00:34:04,640 Speaker 1: the coaches you know, had had they they showed them 617 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:06,960 Speaker 1: that I was ready, showed them that, um, you know 618 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:10,799 Speaker 1: I could, I could make plays, and um, ever since then, 619 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:13,400 Speaker 1: I feel like we just grew off of it. Isaiah, 620 00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:16,160 Speaker 1: I don't know how you're actually doing it playing all 621 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:19,000 Speaker 1: the different positions that you are right now and not 622 00:34:19,120 --> 00:34:23,799 Speaker 1: committing a ton of mental errors. I mean, how how 623 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:27,280 Speaker 1: are you doing in that regard? Right now? They're moving 624 00:34:27,320 --> 00:34:30,399 Speaker 1: you all over the field. How many mental errors are 625 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:35,120 Speaker 1: you having in that first game? Um, I don't think 626 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:39,000 Speaker 1: I had any. I don't think I had any serious Wow, 627 00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:45,520 Speaker 1: you know how good that is? Right? Yeah, I mean 628 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:49,120 Speaker 1: that doesn't happen too often. But um, I feel like 629 00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:51,759 Speaker 1: it's something that's kind of dis expected, just with my 630 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:57,640 Speaker 1: preparation how I come into each week. I like the 631 00:34:57,760 --> 00:34:59,719 Speaker 1: number nine, by the way, you like in the number ninety. 632 00:34:59,719 --> 00:35:01,800 Speaker 1: You get reactions. You know, some of the older quarterbacks 633 00:35:01,840 --> 00:35:04,440 Speaker 1: in the league don't really like the linebackers wearing single 634 00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:08,200 Speaker 1: ditch it says, anyone giving you a reaction? Yeah, I've 635 00:35:08,239 --> 00:35:11,040 Speaker 1: heard about that, But um, I've got I've got a 636 00:35:11,080 --> 00:35:13,719 Speaker 1: lot of positive things said about it. Most people are 637 00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:18,439 Speaker 1: are actually fans of it. Um, most of the most 638 00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:22,640 Speaker 1: of my friends that are all one teams, different teams, um, 639 00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:25,560 Speaker 1: just for one country. You're talking about how let's just 640 00:35:25,600 --> 00:35:28,759 Speaker 1: looks so much better than the forty eight. So I 641 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:31,719 Speaker 1: guess that's a positive thing. I liked it. I'm used 642 00:35:31,719 --> 00:35:35,759 Speaker 1: to seeing myself in it now, so well, Zaiah, thank 643 00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:38,440 Speaker 1: you man. Yeah, something tells me you're getting a lot 644 00:35:38,480 --> 00:35:42,359 Speaker 1: more fans day by day. It's just gonna build all 645 00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:45,680 Speaker 1: season long. So we appreciate the time, the insight and 646 00:35:45,719 --> 00:35:49,480 Speaker 1: look forward to Sunday. Thank you, Isaiah, absolutely, thank you. 647 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:53,319 Speaker 1: There you go, Isaiah Simmons off to an unbelievable start 648 00:35:53,360 --> 00:35:55,879 Speaker 1: and this twenty twenty one season will come back more 649 00:35:55,960 --> 00:35:58,319 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Cardinals and Vikings. Right after this on the 650 00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:06,240 Speaker 1: Big Red Rage, that's the Murray straight drop back, feeling pressure, 651 00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:08,399 Speaker 1: watched out of the pocket of the right now throws 652 00:36:08,440 --> 00:36:10,200 Speaker 1: back across the middle and it's caught in the back 653 00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:12,160 Speaker 1: of the end zone by Hopkins and he got his 654 00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:15,440 Speaker 1: feet down for the touchdown. Quick for over the middle. Hopkins, 655 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:17,400 Speaker 1: as a catch of the ten, turns to his laft 656 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:21,759 Speaker 1: at the five head hit Paydird touchdown. DeAndre Hopkins run 657 00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:24,480 Speaker 1: Murray to the right, sticks the ball out, walks into 658 00:36:24,520 --> 00:36:27,000 Speaker 1: the end zone, pitches it to the official. HiT's a 659 00:36:27,040 --> 00:36:31,160 Speaker 1: two yard touchdown run. That's J J. Watt eye candy 660 00:36:31,239 --> 00:36:34,479 Speaker 1: on the left side. A fade deep right side over 661 00:36:34,520 --> 00:36:37,040 Speaker 1: the shoulder, catched by Kirk in the end zone for 662 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:39,960 Speaker 1: a touchdown, fires right side of the end zone, back shoulder, 663 00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:43,120 Speaker 1: Kirk a just beautifully pad bowls it in for the touchdown. 664 00:36:43,719 --> 00:36:47,760 Speaker 1: Christian Kirk with his second touchdown, and the Cardinals leaded 665 00:36:48,360 --> 00:36:53,000 Speaker 1: thirty seven to thirteen. Thirty eight thirteen was your final? 666 00:36:53,120 --> 00:36:55,960 Speaker 1: They were a missed forty three yard field goal away 667 00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:59,080 Speaker 1: from a forty burger at Tennessee. And how about the offense? 668 00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:02,680 Speaker 1: Four hundred sixty total yards, one under thirty six rushing yards. 669 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:06,000 Speaker 1: They were above fifty percent on third down, They were 670 00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:08,560 Speaker 1: four or five in the red zone. It is the 671 00:37:08,600 --> 00:37:11,520 Speaker 1: Big Red Rage presented by santan Ford and Gilbert. Where 672 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:14,000 Speaker 1: we asked Ron Wolfley, wolf you tell us about the offense. 673 00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:17,120 Speaker 1: What stood out to you? You know what? Honestly, it 674 00:37:17,239 --> 00:37:20,359 Speaker 1: was the passing game of the Arizona Cardinals. Just how 675 00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:25,600 Speaker 1: incredibly professional it looked end well oiled. We all know 676 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:29,400 Speaker 1: about the preseason. We all know about the concerns other 677 00:37:29,400 --> 00:37:35,000 Speaker 1: preseason Polly right and nine plays nine plays. ESPN is 678 00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:37,879 Speaker 1: going to do a thirty thirty on those nine plays 679 00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:42,400 Speaker 1: of preseason and juxtapose it over the course of this season. 680 00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:44,799 Speaker 1: How about the snark from Cliff Kingsbury after the game 681 00:37:45,080 --> 00:37:47,120 Speaker 1: in our postgame radio interview, right, I mean you know 682 00:37:48,160 --> 00:37:52,800 Speaker 1: he won't say it. I will. We're talking about preseason, Matt, Yeah, Paully. 683 00:37:52,840 --> 00:37:56,360 Speaker 1: It was just the passing attack, man. I mean, Kyler 684 00:37:56,440 --> 00:37:59,560 Speaker 1: Murray was on the same page with all of his 685 00:37:59,640 --> 00:38:02,520 Speaker 1: wide receivers and the fact that he was actually checking 686 00:38:02,560 --> 00:38:07,600 Speaker 1: out and checking into different plays for touchdowns. Boys, that 687 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:10,520 Speaker 1: a good good sign. It really is. In fact, Kyler 688 00:38:10,600 --> 00:38:13,880 Speaker 1: Murray was asked, Okay, how do you sustain that Week 689 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:17,160 Speaker 1: one success? How you sustain it? You gotta keep working hard. 690 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:19,600 Speaker 1: I can keep the mindset and that's what we'll do. 691 00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:22,400 Speaker 1: You know, like I said, I won't let our offense 692 00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:24,799 Speaker 1: get him placent. We know how good we can be. 693 00:38:24,840 --> 00:38:26,560 Speaker 1: We know the scuy's the limit for us. But at 694 00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:29,200 Speaker 1: the end of the day, penalties, turnovers, stuff like that 695 00:38:29,239 --> 00:38:32,320 Speaker 1: can happen. Yeah, you had sixty or eight penalties early 696 00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:35,400 Speaker 1: and then you really started to wonder. But then obviously 697 00:38:35,440 --> 00:38:37,719 Speaker 1: the Cardinals got past that. I'll tell you just hit 698 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:39,400 Speaker 1: zoom out for a minute. If you have a quarterback, 699 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:42,799 Speaker 1: you can protect that quarterback and you can get to 700 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:46,680 Speaker 1: the quarterback, then guess what you've got the potential will 701 00:38:46,680 --> 00:38:48,760 Speaker 1: be a pretty good team. Potential to be a pretty 702 00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:51,840 Speaker 1: good team. And and there's no doubt that offense looked different. 703 00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:54,120 Speaker 1: And even Cliff Kingsbury said after the game, well, if 704 00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:56,520 Speaker 1: we asked him straight out, how many new wrinkles were there, 705 00:38:56,560 --> 00:38:58,880 Speaker 1: and he he didn't get into a lot of details. 706 00:38:59,239 --> 00:39:01,640 Speaker 1: Christian Kirk admitted, Yeah, we saw a lot of new 707 00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:08,480 Speaker 1: stuff including wait for it, Kyler understand exactly Bali, especially 708 00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:11,120 Speaker 1: in the red zone. Five snaps in the red zone 709 00:39:11,440 --> 00:39:15,000 Speaker 1: of Kyler under center. Very very important right there. Listen, 710 00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:17,840 Speaker 1: this is what we've been talking about all offseason, the 711 00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:21,520 Speaker 1: expansion of the football universe. I love the fact that 712 00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:24,640 Speaker 1: you did not know what was coming from Cliff Kingsbury. 713 00:39:24,719 --> 00:39:27,240 Speaker 1: You did not know what was coming from the Arizona 714 00:39:27,320 --> 00:39:30,800 Speaker 1: Cardinals offense. And you know what, it's going to be 715 00:39:30,880 --> 00:39:35,080 Speaker 1: a very similar situation when they confront the Minnesota Vikings 716 00:39:35,120 --> 00:39:37,200 Speaker 1: because I can tell you right now their defense. You 717 00:39:37,239 --> 00:39:40,879 Speaker 1: have no idea what Mike Zimmer's going to do ball. Yeah, 718 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:43,719 Speaker 1: that's true. You're right. It's gonna be a good mental test. 719 00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:46,560 Speaker 1: But the young quarterback Kyler Murray, is it not. But 720 00:39:46,680 --> 00:39:49,719 Speaker 1: when you hear him talk about how critical a vital 721 00:39:49,840 --> 00:39:53,120 Speaker 1: Rodney Hudson was in recognizing a lot of this fronts. 722 00:39:53,320 --> 00:39:56,160 Speaker 1: When you hear some of the offensive lineman GJ. Jumprey 723 00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:59,640 Speaker 1: said it last week, Justin Pugh confirmed it today that 724 00:40:00,080 --> 00:40:03,399 Speaker 1: Rodney Hudson is reading and recognizing a lot of what 725 00:40:03,600 --> 00:40:06,560 Speaker 1: the Cardinals are seeing and then conveying in communicating that 726 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:10,280 Speaker 1: to Kyler Murray, combined with the fact that Rodney Hudson 727 00:40:10,360 --> 00:40:12,600 Speaker 1: is so stout at the point of attack, and then 728 00:40:12,640 --> 00:40:15,160 Speaker 1: his ability as athleticism. If you saw on the plane 729 00:40:15,160 --> 00:40:17,000 Speaker 1: we broke this down with Cliff Kingsbury on his TV 730 00:40:17,080 --> 00:40:19,239 Speaker 1: show the Rondelle Moore catch and runs straight up the 731 00:40:19,239 --> 00:40:21,719 Speaker 1: seam on the wide receiver screen that hit big. It's 732 00:40:21,719 --> 00:40:23,799 Speaker 1: one thing for DJ Humphreys to get downfield us to 733 00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:26,320 Speaker 1: his side as a left tackle, but for Rodney Hudson 734 00:40:26,360 --> 00:40:28,960 Speaker 1: to get out and get downfield twenty five yards and 735 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:32,320 Speaker 1: actually get a block, Yes, spring Rondelle Moore. That was 736 00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:34,640 Speaker 1: beyond impressive. Yeah, but I want to go back to 737 00:40:34,680 --> 00:40:37,280 Speaker 1: the protection because this is going to be huge of course, 738 00:40:37,320 --> 00:40:40,399 Speaker 1: coming up against the Minnesota Vikings, because this is going 739 00:40:40,440 --> 00:40:42,840 Speaker 1: to be the game. This in a gross simplification of 740 00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:47,000 Speaker 1: the truth. Paulieu. The onus once again very similar to Tennessee. 741 00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:49,520 Speaker 1: The onus is on the offense to go out and 742 00:40:49,520 --> 00:40:52,000 Speaker 1: win a game. And if you're gonna win this game, 743 00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:55,440 Speaker 1: that means Kyler Murray has got to beat. Mike Zimmer 744 00:40:55,600 --> 00:40:57,839 Speaker 1: has got to beat Here it comes, you don't know 745 00:40:57,880 --> 00:41:01,040 Speaker 1: what's going to happen. He's so divers Mike Zimmer and 746 00:41:01,120 --> 00:41:04,319 Speaker 1: the defenses that he runs, they're always buttoned up. There's 747 00:41:04,360 --> 00:41:07,120 Speaker 1: no doubt. Harrison Smith gets him lined up in the 748 00:41:07,160 --> 00:41:13,840 Speaker 1: back end and Zimmer he typically fields a very competitive defense, 749 00:41:14,120 --> 00:41:16,359 Speaker 1: but he doesn't have a bunch of stars on it. 750 00:41:16,560 --> 00:41:20,320 Speaker 1: And it's because he demands that you are smart first. 751 00:41:20,920 --> 00:41:24,600 Speaker 1: He demands that because he loves to mix it up 752 00:41:24,760 --> 00:41:28,640 Speaker 1: and given opposing quarterback all sorts of looks. Rodney Hudson 753 00:41:28,719 --> 00:41:31,640 Speaker 1: is going to be huge this week for Kyler Murray 754 00:41:31,840 --> 00:41:34,959 Speaker 1: because of Mike Zimmer and what he does. And look, 755 00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:37,239 Speaker 1: I have a lot of respect from Mike Zimmer. But 756 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:40,600 Speaker 1: to your point about personnel, they had three big cogs 757 00:41:40,600 --> 00:41:43,839 Speaker 1: in that defense that did not practice today, including those 758 00:41:43,880 --> 00:41:47,439 Speaker 1: two talented inside linebackers, Eric Kendricks and Anthony Barr both 759 00:41:47,440 --> 00:41:50,800 Speaker 1: miss practice, and then Everson Griffin he missed with a concussion. 760 00:41:50,840 --> 00:41:53,200 Speaker 1: So there's a lot of uncertainty as to who exactly 761 00:41:53,280 --> 00:41:56,160 Speaker 1: is going to be available the other corners beyond Pat Pe. 762 00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:58,480 Speaker 1: Talking to Paul Allen the radio voice today, Pat Pi 763 00:41:58,640 --> 00:42:01,560 Speaker 1: barely got tested. He's a pap. He got bored and 764 00:42:01,680 --> 00:42:03,319 Speaker 1: actually went for a ball late in the game. They 765 00:42:03,360 --> 00:42:05,239 Speaker 1: probably shouldn't have. He just thinks he was bored. But 766 00:42:05,239 --> 00:42:08,080 Speaker 1: but shot Brulan. The other corner got torched. And then 767 00:42:08,080 --> 00:42:11,040 Speaker 1: as far as Zimmer's defense, Joe Burrow had a career 768 00:42:11,120 --> 00:42:14,560 Speaker 1: high passer rating one's twenty nine. Yes that's from a 769 00:42:14,600 --> 00:42:18,720 Speaker 1: second year guy. It's exactly right, PAULI. And so you know, look, 770 00:42:19,600 --> 00:42:21,920 Speaker 1: you know this thing could get sideways. So the Vikings 771 00:42:21,920 --> 00:42:26,000 Speaker 1: early potentially, kay, you know, and then you look at 772 00:42:26,320 --> 00:42:30,080 Speaker 1: their inability to stop the Bengals run game at times 773 00:42:30,120 --> 00:42:33,560 Speaker 1: as well, and I see opportunity for the Cardinals. With 774 00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:36,080 Speaker 1: all due respect to a guy who's been really at 775 00:42:36,080 --> 00:42:39,160 Speaker 1: the top of his game coordinating defenses for decades. Look, 776 00:42:39,200 --> 00:42:42,239 Speaker 1: the strength of the Tennessee Titans was their offense. The 777 00:42:42,360 --> 00:42:46,719 Speaker 1: strength of the Minnesota Vikings is their offense. The weakness 778 00:42:46,800 --> 00:42:52,640 Speaker 1: of the Tennessee Titans team period was their secondary in particular, 779 00:42:52,880 --> 00:42:55,880 Speaker 1: just in the bottom third and almost every major category 780 00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:59,359 Speaker 1: in regard to the past defense. The same thing can 781 00:42:59,400 --> 00:43:03,880 Speaker 1: be said for the Minnesota Vikings is this game is 782 00:43:03,960 --> 00:43:07,520 Speaker 1: so similar. We were talking about this all off season, Paully. 783 00:43:07,640 --> 00:43:11,239 Speaker 1: But again, this game is so similar, and yet you're 784 00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:14,200 Speaker 1: playing it at home. The only difference is you're going 785 00:43:14,280 --> 00:43:18,720 Speaker 1: to have a desperate Minnesota Vikings team against a team 786 00:43:19,040 --> 00:43:21,680 Speaker 1: that being the Arizona Cardinals that is coming off a 787 00:43:21,800 --> 00:43:25,200 Speaker 1: very impressive win. Paully. When you hear Steve Kim say, 788 00:43:25,239 --> 00:43:27,759 Speaker 1: we've got to have better leadership in the locker room, 789 00:43:27,920 --> 00:43:31,040 Speaker 1: think of this game coming up. Think of this game 790 00:43:31,520 --> 00:43:34,880 Speaker 1: because this is why you went out and got JJ Watt. 791 00:43:34,920 --> 00:43:37,360 Speaker 1: This is why you went out and got Rodney Hudson 792 00:43:37,400 --> 00:43:40,879 Speaker 1: and AJ Green and Colt McCoy and brought these guys in. 793 00:43:41,239 --> 00:43:43,640 Speaker 1: This is the very reason why you did it, so 794 00:43:43,719 --> 00:43:45,880 Speaker 1: that they'll all look at each other and go, we 795 00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:51,480 Speaker 1: haven't done Jack, knock it off. It's one game. It's expected. 796 00:43:51,880 --> 00:43:54,840 Speaker 1: That's what JJ said, right. This is not a surprise, 797 00:43:55,160 --> 00:43:59,400 Speaker 1: it's expected, Paully. This game is about leadership in the 798 00:43:59,440 --> 00:44:04,960 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals locker room. Is this game about targeting Patrick Peterson? 799 00:44:06,040 --> 00:44:09,200 Speaker 1: Is this game because I'm guessing that Patrick Peterson won't 800 00:44:09,239 --> 00:44:12,120 Speaker 1: be lonely like he was in the last game. I'm 801 00:44:12,160 --> 00:44:15,640 Speaker 1: guessing that they will go after Pat. Whether he's gonna 802 00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:18,080 Speaker 1: travel and shadow DeAndre Hopkins. That's typically not the Mike 803 00:44:18,160 --> 00:44:22,160 Speaker 1: Zimmer way, but I think there will be some targets 804 00:44:22,200 --> 00:44:25,600 Speaker 1: Pat Peasway. Yeah, there's no doubt they're not gonna target him. 805 00:44:25,600 --> 00:44:27,840 Speaker 1: They're not gonna game plan him. They're gonna go ahead 806 00:44:27,840 --> 00:44:29,840 Speaker 1: and run their game. And if he happens to be 807 00:44:29,880 --> 00:44:33,319 Speaker 1: over DeAndre Hopkins, it's not like Kyler's not gonna look 808 00:44:33,360 --> 00:44:37,600 Speaker 1: at him. Had two touchdown catches. Christian Kirk had two 809 00:44:37,600 --> 00:44:39,799 Speaker 1: touchdown catches. Think about it. You really didn't hear from 810 00:44:39,800 --> 00:44:42,719 Speaker 1: A J. Green There could be a breakout game coming 811 00:44:42,880 --> 00:44:45,440 Speaker 1: for him. Ron Hilmore, we saw him and I'm impressive 812 00:44:45,719 --> 00:44:48,920 Speaker 1: he was. Max Williams wasn't really involved, so there's no 813 00:44:48,960 --> 00:44:52,719 Speaker 1: doubt Kyler has weapons. 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