1 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: The Cardinals fall nineteen to nine to the Seattle Seahawks 2 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: on the road, the first road loss for the Cardinals 3 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: this season. They now dropped to two and four to 4 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: start the season. Welcome into Morning Scramble presented by Verizon 5 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: alongside Q mccorby and Jody Jackson. I'm Danny Serek. We're 6 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: now a third of the way through the season, two 7 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 1: and four, and simply put, this team is not playing 8 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,319 Speaker 1: good enough. Quite frankly, not even close to playing the 9 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: way that they need to play. And they're definitely not 10 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 1: playing complimentary football. We're gonna get into main dish, however, 11 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: a little different than normal. We're gonna keep this generic. 12 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: Looking through the two and four season, Q, what is 13 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: the identity of this team? That's the problem, Danny, we 14 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 1: haven't found an identity. I mean, one game you have 15 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: defense stepping up in offensive, playing comp or catching up 16 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:52,200 Speaker 1: and playing the football late in a half, and then 17 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: one week you have offense stepping up in defense kind 18 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: of just lacking. So this team has not found an 19 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: identity yet and that's the biggest problem. And we have 20 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: coming back and but that's not the identity. This team 21 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: is not. DeAndre Hopkins so I think the biggest thing 22 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 1: this Thursday, in the short week, we have to figure 23 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: out what that identity is. And I think that offensively, 24 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: what we came into this season thinking it was were 25 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: explosive plays. But the longest pass play of the season 26 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: was yesterday thirty two yards to zach Ertz, and that 27 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: is just not the recipe for success for this team. 28 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 1: So to me, there is no identity until you can 29 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: get out of your own way. On offense, I think 30 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:32,479 Speaker 1: the identity of the defense has been getting it done 31 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: the Vance Joseph way, which is just any way that 32 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 1: you absolutely can and we've seen that and getting the 33 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,759 Speaker 1: best out of those players. We're going to get into 34 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: the defense, Danny, I know a little bit more, But 35 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: identity on offense, to me, you're lost if you don't 36 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: stop making these mistakes, poor execution. Kyler has to be 37 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: the star that we've seen him be. Unfortunately he's missing receivers, 38 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: he's making mistakes. The identity is lost without him playing 39 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: at a high level. There's no consistency offensively. There's no 40 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: consistency throughout the games, and there's no consistency from week 41 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: to week. The offense does something well and then the 42 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: next week. That's a problem because it seems like they're 43 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: focusing on an aspect they didn't do well the previous week. 44 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: When you look at the defense, to me, the defense 45 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: is doing its job. It's doing what they're being asked. 46 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: They are shutting down the opponents, the main opponents from 47 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: their opposing offense. They are stopping the run enough, they 48 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: are keeping the points low on the board. It's the 49 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: offense is job that needs to come in and seal 50 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: the deal, and that's where this team is lacking. Special teams. 51 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: We've seen fake punts pulled off. They had a touchdown 52 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: against the Seahawks yesterday. So it's this offense to me, 53 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: that's where the finger is getting pointed. I know that 54 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: this is a team game, but it's the offense that 55 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: isn't consistent. And because of that, the Cardinals have now 56 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 1: found themselves the bottom of the standings in the NFC 57 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: West at two and four. Now every other team is 58 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: three and three, so it's not like the division is 59 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: completely lost. However, I feel like what we have seen 60 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: from this team, they're very close to digging themselves in 61 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 1: a hole that is too deep to come out. That's 62 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: what's so frustrating, Danny and Q is that the NFC is. 63 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 1: There's no there's not a lot of dominance by anyone. 64 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: It's wide open in many respects. And yet I've sat 65 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 1: here and we all have to some extent but really lamenting, 66 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: you know, the Rams loss, the Eagles loss, and then 67 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: this game against the Seahawks. I mean, this is the 68 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:24,359 Speaker 1: same team that was about to tie the game against 69 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: the Eagles, who are still the only undefeated team in 70 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: the NFL. They just they didn't look like a group 71 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: that was ready to come out and play a lesser 72 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 1: Seahawks team. I don't think that they took them lightly. 73 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: This is the NFL. These guys know better than that. 74 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: But you know, you're right, the NFC is, and that's 75 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: why it's not too late. But that is why. And 76 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: I think this is, you know, Captain obvious here they 77 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:49,119 Speaker 1: have to win on Thursday, Yeah, do they not? Here? 78 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: They have to win on Thursday Day was a must 79 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: win game. I mean, you think about this team, we 80 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: could really be four and two, five and one and 81 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: have an entire opening in this division. But now we're sitting, 82 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: like you said, Danny, we're sitting at the bottom of 83 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: the division. And two in the Division two and four 84 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: and the entire first six games, there is no identity 85 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: of this team and it was a must win game 86 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: getting the five hundred before dhop comes back, and they 87 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: just were not able to get it done. That's key 88 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 1: is being o and two in divisional wins because the 89 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 1: standings are so close. That's going to be the next 90 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 1: tiebreaker of overall record is divisional wins. So now the 91 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 1: Cardinals are o and two, which makes not only every win, 92 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: but every divisional win coming up that much more important. 93 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: Let's get a little more specific against the Seahawks on Sunday. 94 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 1: We're going to start with the offense, because there was 95 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: hope in the beginning. This team has struggled off the jump. 96 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 1: But the first time the Cardinals scored a point in 97 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: the first quarter, they were moving the chains on that drive. 98 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:48,919 Speaker 1: They were in the red zone. However, you're in the 99 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: red zone and you walk away with three points. While 100 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 1: that is good enough in the sense that they finally 101 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: put points on the board, it's not good enough that 102 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: you come away with three points. And for I believe 103 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: it since Weeks sixteen against the Colts last season, that 104 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: was the last time the Cardinals scored a touchdown in 105 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: the first quarter. Three points. Q was just not good enough. Yeah, 106 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: I mean I was on the verge of tweeting first 107 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: quarter points with the imoji, but it was like, we 108 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 1: should have scored a touchdown in there. I mean every 109 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: single I like Kyler missing a throw in the goal line, 110 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: just falling out of his hands. As the franchise quarterback, 111 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 1: you just can't do that, and especially when you know 112 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: this team needs a little bit of boost and they're like, 113 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 1: there was just never any confidence in this team and 114 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 1: you never saw it from after that first drive to 115 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: the end of the game. There was never a confidence 116 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 1: that we could really win this game. I think you're 117 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: right on the miss to Hollywood in the end zone there. 118 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: I think that, you know, and that's a connection. They 119 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: really relied on Hollywood. Unfortunately, we're going to find out 120 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: what's going on with the foot injury. That did not 121 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 1: look good at all. But those two those guys have 122 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: a connection and you didn't really see it yesterday. Unfortunately 123 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: it faded for whatever reason. But yeah, when when Kyler 124 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: missed Hollywood Brown in the end zone there, you're like, Okay, 125 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 1: we'll take the points. Amundola made that short kick and 126 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: you just thought, Okay, well it's three. It's not what 127 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: we wanted. But we saw enough in that first drive 128 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 1: that it looks like they're going to move the ball here, 129 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: and it just didn't happen. And I want to say 130 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: this because I have been very critical of you know, 131 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 1: Kyler and some of the skill guys. You know, Rondale 132 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: Moore dropped the ball. Some of that was certainly not 133 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: on point, but they got beat on the line of scrimmage. 134 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: And that was to me the most disturbing thing because 135 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: everything that you saw from Seattle coming into yesterday was 136 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: that this is a defense that is getting run over 137 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: in the run game, which leads to opening up the 138 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: pass game. Just a lot of big numbers against this defense, 139 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:40,919 Speaker 1: and unfortunately, at the point of attack you saw the 140 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: Cardinals getting whipped. And I know there were injury I 141 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: know there have been injuries on the whole line offensive 142 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 1: lines throughout the league, right those guys they battle. It's 143 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: hard to stay healthy on the line. And then justin 144 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:55,280 Speaker 1: Pugh leaving didn't help, but Sean Harlowe struggle. Brian Money 145 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: was in there for al Woods and he looked great. 146 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: We talked about Aaron Donald wrecking things. I mean, Brian 147 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: Money was wrecking things in the middle. So I definitely 148 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 1: do not absolve the you know, the line. There were 149 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: six sacks, which again you usually look at the line. 150 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say they were all on the line, but 151 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: at that point. That's the other thing about Kyler Murray 152 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: is that, you know, again, it kind of comes back 153 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: to Kyler. He usually can get around some of that 154 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: with his mobility, you know, And that's what makes him 155 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:25,680 Speaker 1: so special and what a valued player that he is 156 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: because you know, again, offensive line, there's a lot of 157 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 1: attrition there and he's the kind of player that can 158 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: usually get out of that. And he had a hundred yards, Danny, 159 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 1: he had a hundred yards and the Cardinals lost this game. 160 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: How did that happen? That usually is not the case 161 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: when Kyler uses his legs, and that was clearly the 162 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:43,559 Speaker 1: game plan from the jump on that first drive, second 163 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: and third downs design runs for Kyler Murray. And you're right, Jody, 164 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: Normally Murray is able to scramble and evade those sacks 165 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: and escape that pressure. And he kept getting tripped up 166 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: and he had the fumble that he lost when the 167 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: ball was punched out and I will say it was 168 00:07:57,600 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 1: nice sight. Even after that fumble, he was still run. 169 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 1: I didn't see a sense of that fear of okay, 170 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: let's cut it back. And I guess if you're looking 171 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: for a bright spot, that was one that he still 172 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 1: had that confidence to use his legs. But you're right, 173 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: fast start, they moved the chains and then that was it. 174 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: You don't find the end zone. And once again going 175 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 1: back to my point of the Cardinals found something they 176 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: had to work on and they fixed it, and then 177 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: they dropped the ball in other aspects. And you're right, 178 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray was sacked for He was sacked six times 179 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: for fifty one yards, and on the first two drives 180 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: the Cardinals had twenty four plays for one hundred and 181 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 1: thirty one yards and six first downs. The next seven 182 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: thirty four plays for one hundred and twenty yards and 183 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 1: six first downs. That is truly unbelievable. Seven possessions, six 184 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: first downs. It's crazy. And this just this tells me, 185 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: and this is why, and I know that'll walk through 186 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 1: this week because they're trying to preserve their bodies for 187 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: this Thursday Thursday night. Football's hard. It's fundamentals. Some of 188 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 1: the fundamental things are not happening, and I'm not sure 189 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: why there's no And that's why there really were not 190 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 1: a lot of answers. After the ball game, both Cliff 191 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: and Kyler are saying, yeah, this is kind of new 192 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: for us. Offense has usually not been difficult. There have 193 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,839 Speaker 1: been spots where it's hard, like last week we saw 194 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:15,079 Speaker 1: it breakdown at the very end, but you know, this 195 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 1: has usually not been a problem for these guys, and 196 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 1: they don't have the answer right now. Yeah, going into 197 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: the season, everyone's like, all right, our offense is going 198 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: to get us through. Our defense is going to be struggling. 199 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: And now we look at it and it's the exact opposite. 200 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: Our offense cannot find their identity and our defense is 201 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: showing up weekend and week out, and we just can't 202 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 1: figure it out. That's said because again we can circle 203 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: around here. I know the fans are doing the same thing. 204 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: You're circling. You're circling. You come up with, how do 205 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: you fix it? You're not quite you know, it just 206 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: has to get fixed. It has to get fixed in 207 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:46,319 Speaker 1: practice or whatever it is. Obviously practice is very different 208 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: than a game, but at the end of the day. 209 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: You know, you look at this team and you say 210 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:54,200 Speaker 1: they can flip the switch. We've seen it. That's the 211 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: crazy part about this. They've flipped the switch before. Now 212 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 1: they have to do it, and they have to do 213 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 1: it Thursday it was the only game and what feels 214 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 1: like a while that, even though being from behind, the 215 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 1: Cardinals didn't feel in it. Usually that's how you feel 216 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 1: at the end of the game and there's a chance 217 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: they can come back, and that just wasn't their Sunday 218 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 1: in Seattle, they utilize wide receiver Rondo Moore a lot 219 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: more vertically. They had multiple twenty plus yards in the air, 220 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 1: which is not something we have seen from this offense. 221 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: So why can't they find the end zone? That's what 222 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 1: I'm wondering is if you're making those changes, and we 223 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:27,439 Speaker 1: see those little changes this week, why are they still 224 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 1: not able to put touchdowns on the board. And after 225 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 1: the game, Kyler Murray said himself, these are self inflicting wounds. 226 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: This isn't what they're seeing from the defense. The changes 227 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: have to be made from within, and head coach Cliff 228 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 1: Kingsbury touched on the same thing in his press conference 229 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,080 Speaker 1: after the game. What he's seeing from his team in 230 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: practice is not translating into the game. But who does 231 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: that fall on. Is that the coaching staff is that 232 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 1: the player is not executing. That's something that they have 233 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: to figure out in a short week. I think it's everyone. 234 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 1: They have to look in the mirror. And to answer 235 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 1: the question, I've avoided. I've tried to avoid just saying 236 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 1: let's wait for de Hop way for Dehab. But he 237 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 1: will help in the touchdown department. He's a guy that 238 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 1: catches touchdowns. That's what he does. Problem is zach Ertz 239 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 1: also does that. Um, he hasn't, you know, done it 240 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 1: as much. We certainly didn't see it yesterday. But you know, 241 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 1: all of these things, it's a mystery. Why has aj 242 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 1: Green been ineffective? Why do we not see Greg Dortch more? 243 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: You know all of the questions that I have, um 244 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 1: when I'm watching these games. And again I think I've 245 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: made it clear. I feel like it comes comes back 246 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: to Kyler. But yes, you have to use your personnel 247 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: in a way that you know. Greg Dortch to me, 248 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: didn't do anything to lose that playing time. Rondel Moore 249 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 1: came back. Maybe there's a way you can use them both. 250 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: I mean, Rondel Moore, I know, I think I think 251 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: Cliff made it clear. Um, you know again, we listen 252 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 1: to everything he says to try to understand what's going 253 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: on to practice. You know you obviously we we all. Um, 254 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 1: I can't watch the whole entire practice, but um, you know, 255 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:57,679 Speaker 1: you try to understand what's going on. And I think 256 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 1: the reality he mentioned time on task again the fans, 257 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: if Rondale's out there in game situations, that's the only 258 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: way he's going to get back into the flow and 259 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: get better. But you know, again, you don't like to 260 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: see the drop. You don't see that. I don't like 261 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:13,319 Speaker 1: to see the miscommunication between Zach Ertz and I mentioned 262 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: that last week. That has to get fixed, and that's new. 263 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:19,199 Speaker 1: I think you know some of those yesterday again we're 264 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:23,480 Speaker 1: we're not in the room watching with the coaches. I 265 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: looked at it. Sometimes I've seen it as miscommunication. Yesterday 266 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:27,959 Speaker 1: I saw it as Kyler missing him, just being a 267 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: little off. Zach had to Zach had to make a 268 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 1: couple of those catches, make quite an effort. It wasn't 269 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 1: like smooth like you would expect it to be, like 270 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 1: We've seen Kyler with his receivers in the past. I'm 271 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:42,319 Speaker 1: not sure why that's not clicking the way that it 272 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: should be. Um, So yeah, I just it just wasn't 273 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 1: a Kyler Murray game. I mean, like we said, we've 274 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: missed he missed the goal line throw. It just slipped 275 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: out of his hand. And then the rondo moral on 276 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 1: third down or fourth down? Was it the short short? 277 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: It just wasn't a Kyla Murray game. And the past 278 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:02,439 Speaker 1: to Earths it was a deep pass and Earth was 279 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 1: wide open and overthrew him to the right. So I 280 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 1: mean on that one, I think Earth was kind of 281 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:08,559 Speaker 1: bumped off his route a little bit. But still it 282 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:10,319 Speaker 1: just was not a Kyler Murray game. And it was 283 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 1: like one of those ones they were like, let's get together, 284 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: like we were right there, where is it? Why can't 285 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 1: we find it? And the run game. You know, again, 286 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:19,719 Speaker 1: we haven't mentioned the run game at all. If we have, 287 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:23,199 Speaker 1: I if you have James Connor out there, is it different? Possibly? 288 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: But again, the problems on the offensive line and the 289 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 1: fact that the Seahawks d line the Seahawk even and 290 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 1: I keep mentioning Brian Money and that group a couple 291 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: other guys were blowing up those plays. So you know, 292 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: Eno tried mightily, didn't gain a lot of yardage. Maybe 293 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 1: we see more of Kyanta Ingram. I liked what I 294 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: saw a little bit from Kyanta Ingram in that game. 295 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 1: I mean, maybe maybe he's a guy that could get 296 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 1: I definitely think that was a part of the defensive 297 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:51,680 Speaker 1: the offensive line problem, where the defensive line knew we 298 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: weren't going to run the ball, so just pressure Kyler, 299 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: pressure Kyler. They're not going to run the ball. They 300 00:13:56,880 --> 00:14:00,439 Speaker 1: had I think, you know, ran for fifteen touches, but 301 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 1: thirty seven yards or something. I'm just yeah, yeah. The 302 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 1: other thing is they ran a lot you run early. 303 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: I'm okay with that. It's almost like they went in 304 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 1: with the mentality we're gonna gash him, but didn't. Then 305 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 1: you're in third and long all day. You're right, James 306 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 1: Connor out with the ribs injury, Darryl Williams out with 307 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: a knees and a knee injury, and so they relied 308 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 1: on Eno, Benjamin, a little bit of rookie Keiante Ingram. 309 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 1: I have to have some coffee, need that energy, not 310 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 1: only feelings, not only was this offense affected by not 311 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: having DeAndre Hopkins. We saw against Seattle this offense was 312 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 1: greatly affected by not having their kicker, Matt Prater, who's 313 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: been dealing with a right hip injury. Matt A. Mendola, 314 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: the kicker they've had the last two games, has a 315 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 1: history of missing right. Fox showed that in the pregame 316 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 1: last week, and that was the game tying field goal 317 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 1: that was missed right. This week, he overcompensated on the 318 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 1: pat and he missed left, and so the Cardinals were 319 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: more aggressive on fourth down, and it's easy to und 320 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: understand why at that point they kept going for it. 321 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: They were one of five on four downs. I believe 322 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 1: three of those were within field goal range, and Kingsbury 323 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: touched on that in his postgame press conference that had 324 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 1: Matt Prador been available, they would have gone for some 325 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: of those field goals. In a game like that, when 326 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 1: you lose nineteen to nine, those are points that win 327 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 1: you the game. And we all know Seattle in Arizona, 328 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 1: it has come down to field goals many a time, 329 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: and so it was the case again even though it 330 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 1: wasn't because of the vaunted you know, going in again, 331 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: it wasn't like this vaunted Seattle defense like we used 332 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 1: to see all the time. But they played well yesterday. 333 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 1: So here's to you, Matt Prador kicker appreciation right now, 334 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 1: because it does matter. And we know this right That's 335 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: why they signed Matt Prador. Very reliable, big leg, you know. 336 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: And unfortunately he's hurt right now. So I could sit 337 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 1: here and whine about, you know, going for it on 338 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: fourth down, but that's really the approach. I sat here 339 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 1: last year and talked about the limitations of them and 340 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 1: Doola and why again not to rehash, but Kyler missing 341 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 1: zach Ertz going down the field last week against Philly, 342 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 1: Kyler being short on the that all mattered so much 343 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: because to me, to ask Matta A. Mendola to have 344 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 1: that kick, to try to make that kick might have 345 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 1: been a little too much to ask. I was fine 346 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: with them knowing those limitations going into this game. That's smart, 347 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 1: that's smart football. But unfortunately, without Matt Prador, you weren't 348 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: able to get those things done. And I do think, 349 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 1: you know, again, I'm old school. We were talking before 350 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 1: we went on air. You know, I like kicking. I'm 351 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 1: okay with kicking field goals. Just get points. On the 352 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 1: but that's not the identity of this team, and it 353 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 1: served them well in the good times, right when they 354 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: were ten and two last year. Going for and on 355 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: fourth down more than any other team and making it 356 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: more than any other team in the league has served 357 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 1: this team. Well. You know me, personally, I'm fine with 358 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: taking the points a lot of the time. I would 359 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 1: probably do it differently, But the reality is, yesterday they 360 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 1: didn't have that option because Matt Prador. Earlier of the 361 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 1: year we had Matt Prator who was healthy, and we 362 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: still were going for it in those fourth downs and converting, 363 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 1: and so I don't think it was entirely a Matt 364 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 1: Prador situation. But when you think about it, when we 365 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 1: had the punt block for a touchdown and the team 366 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 1: is ready back back at it, we were down I 367 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:17,160 Speaker 1: think was it six at that point or is it three? 368 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: We could we would have been down to nine nine 369 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 1: three nine exactly. So I mean it just sucks out 370 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:26,640 Speaker 1: all the momentum of the team. I mean, it's an 371 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:30,399 Speaker 1: extra point as a literal give me, like literal gimme 372 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:34,120 Speaker 1: make the point one score game and can take the lead, 373 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:36,640 Speaker 1: and then it just gets sucked out. So I think mentally, 374 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 1: and it was we didn't have the confidence going back 375 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: to it. I mean, having confidence to your kicker, it's 376 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 1: such a given and just like everyone takes it for 377 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: granted and then we lose Matt Prador. We saw it 378 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:50,879 Speaker 1: last year when we lost Andy Lee in the holds 379 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:55,399 Speaker 1: and it was just everything is off. So it's weird 380 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:57,919 Speaker 1: to think about, but the kicking game matters, and we 381 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 1: saw it yesterday definitely affected the Cardinals performance. Let's look 382 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: at the defense again. Bright spots, Now you can smile. 383 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:08,880 Speaker 1: See you need a coffee. I'm gonna help you out. 384 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk about the defense who was once again 385 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:14,880 Speaker 1: doing its job. Q. Where were the bright spots defensively 386 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:17,679 Speaker 1: in Seattle for the Cardinals get into the quarterback? I 387 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:20,680 Speaker 1: mean we had six sacks going into the game and 388 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:24,120 Speaker 1: the entire season in five games that had five yesterday, 389 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:27,360 Speaker 1: so almost doubled our number of getting to the quarterback, 390 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:29,679 Speaker 1: which is extremely And then we saw a lot of 391 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 1: our rookie stepping up, Maj Sanders getting his first NFL sack, 392 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: Cam Thomas getting his first NF sack, so that the 393 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 1: defensive line was getting to the quarterback. And then shout 394 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 1: out to Byron Murphy. Besides the Kansas City game, because 395 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:46,159 Speaker 1: we're not gonna talk about that one anymore. Byron has 396 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 1: locked down the top receiver every single game we played. 397 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:52,720 Speaker 1: Davanta Adams two catches for twelve yards, Cooper Cup four 398 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:55,359 Speaker 1: catches for forty four yards, DJ Moore six catches for 399 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:58,639 Speaker 1: fifty yards. AJ Brown three catches for thirty two yards, 400 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 1: and then dk Mac yesterday two catches for thirty four yards. 401 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 1: All of their number one receivers who are averaging over 402 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 1: fifty yards a game, not a single one them had 403 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: fifty yards in any of those games of Biomurphy. So 404 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 1: Bio Murphy is playing on Bio Murphy island and locking 405 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 1: up wide receiver one. So the problem is we can't 406 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 1: stop the run game. We can't stop the run game. 407 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:22,640 Speaker 1: They're running down and in the most crucial times yesterday, 408 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 1: that was what was disappointing. They did you know Walker 409 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: had that big run and there were some mistackles, a 410 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:34,359 Speaker 1: lot of mistackles, Yeah, on that one particular blade. And 411 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:38,120 Speaker 1: I mean I remember Dogby almost but it wasn't just Dogby. 412 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:40,119 Speaker 1: There were a few other guys that missed on that 413 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 1: particular play and that was just a backbreaker. But you're 414 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: right Byron in coverage, Antonio Hamilton, Marco Wilson. I mean 415 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:50,640 Speaker 1: these guys played very well, high level, like you said, 416 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 1: shutting down those receivers. Geno Smith was able to connect 417 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 1: on deep plays and a lot of these other games, 418 00:19:56,520 --> 00:20:00,879 Speaker 1: he really didn't do that yesterday. And yeah, my j 419 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:04,159 Speaker 1: Sanders like shout out to your right cam, Cam Thomas Um. 420 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:07,960 Speaker 1: You know Zaven Collins. Zaven Collins was you know, that's 421 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: the guy that I wanted to talk about when you 422 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:11,439 Speaker 1: mentioned my Ja Sanders. I do want to say I 423 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 1: think him rushing off the edge is going to be 424 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:16,439 Speaker 1: very effective. I think Van's Joseph was deploying him in 425 00:20:16,520 --> 00:20:21,080 Speaker 1: great situations. And but to me, Zaven Collins, this game 426 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 1: just proved he continues to progress. That is a great 427 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 1: sign for this defense. And I think he you know, 428 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:30,879 Speaker 1: he has the makings potentially of a superstar if he 429 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:34,159 Speaker 1: keeps learning each week at this rate. And we know 430 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 1: he can play physically, so it's matching. You know that 431 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:40,119 Speaker 1: that comfort level with the physical ability which is off 432 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:41,639 Speaker 1: the charts. That's a hot take and I love it 433 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 1: has gone a bit under the radar. The improvements we 434 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: have seen from Zaven Collins while also calling the defense, 435 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:50,000 Speaker 1: something that has been asked of him to do as 436 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 1: that first round draft pick. Those were his first career 437 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 1: sacks as well, first from I. J. Sanders and Cam Thomas. 438 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: That was only the second act of game for Sanders. 439 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:00,439 Speaker 1: Last week against Philly was the first time he'd been active. 440 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: Cardinals make the decision to cut Davon Knard, the veteran 441 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,919 Speaker 1: this week, and MAJ. Sanders comes and he steps up 442 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: and he plays well in his second game. It's not 443 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:12,159 Speaker 1: just Byra Murphy who was just on DK Metcalf. I 444 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:13,680 Speaker 1: want to touch on that que He was also going 445 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 1: with Tyler Lockett. The two of them lock in a 446 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:19,200 Speaker 1: metcalf combined for just four catches for fifty one yards. 447 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 1: Bayer Murphy is playing exactly how you want to play 448 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:25,160 Speaker 1: in a contract here, no question about it. And it 449 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: was the run that was the problem for the defense. 450 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: And that's what you would kind of I don't know 451 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:33,400 Speaker 1: if you would expect you had Richard Lawrence coming back, 452 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: but this is a Pete Carroll offense, so you know 453 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:38,920 Speaker 1: what they're going to do and you know what to expect. 454 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 1: And I'm not saying they didn't expect the rookie Kenneth 455 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:43,239 Speaker 1: Walker the third to come in and run, and he 456 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: had ninety seven rushing yards and a touchdown. Van s 457 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:48,639 Speaker 1: Joseph earlier in the week before the game said that 458 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: they were going to have to stop the run first, 459 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:52,879 Speaker 1: and he expected good things from this rookie, especially in 460 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 1: a Pete Carroll offense. It was the miss tackles. They 461 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 1: knew what was coming and they couldn't stop him. Pete 462 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: Carroll offense, You're right, I mean, and many times they 463 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 1: were lining up no receivers out what you knew exactly 464 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:08,680 Speaker 1: what they were going to do, and in short yardage 465 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: it worked many times. I mean, again, it's hard to 466 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: nitpick this defense, but I liked what I saw for 467 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 1: the most part. But yeah, there were some issues on 468 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,360 Speaker 1: offense because that's what they do well. I think that's 469 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 1: the problem this the last six games is we can't 470 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: stop the run. I mean, like we said, Byron is 471 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:29,920 Speaker 1: locking down, our second and third cornerbacks are locking down, 472 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:32,400 Speaker 1: our safeties aren't letting many things go over the top. 473 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:34,440 Speaker 1: It's we just can't stop the run. And I think 474 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 1: it goes to tackling. They break that first second tackle 475 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 1: and they running backs are off to the races and 476 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:43,919 Speaker 1: there's so much space behind them, so it's tackling. Another 477 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 1: plus for me. This game was a second straight week 478 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:50,120 Speaker 1: of defensive players not named JJ Watt making a difference 479 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:53,200 Speaker 1: and showing up on the statute, which is important. Let's 480 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 1: go in to bring home the bacon. We're going to 481 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 1: look ahead because a superstar is returning to the Cardinals 482 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:02,439 Speaker 1: offense and there might not be a better time for 483 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:05,639 Speaker 1: them to get a little extra spark. Wide receiver DeAndre 484 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: Hopkins has completed his six game suspense you violating the 485 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:11,880 Speaker 1: league's pet policy. He's been around the facility the last 486 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,159 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. He's able to be in meetings. He 487 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 1: still has to work out on his own, however that 488 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:18,440 Speaker 1: changes this week. He can be back on the practice field. 489 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 1: He's going to play Thursday night against the Saints. How 490 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:26,199 Speaker 1: significant will this offense look? How much different will this 491 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:29,040 Speaker 1: offense look having Hopkins on the field. One, when he 492 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 1: hasn't played in six weeks and two it's a short week. Well, 493 00:23:32,119 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 1: I would love to see him out there with Hollywood Brown, 494 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 1: but unfortunately, and we can't have nice things apparently here 495 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 1: because just when you're looking forward to getting not only 496 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 1: DeAndre out there, but seeing that combination, and unfortunately it 497 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:45,960 Speaker 1: doesn't look like it's going to be that way. But 498 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: you're right, Danny, he's a superstar. He makes a huge difference. 499 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 1: And I know there's been some talk about well, what 500 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:54,120 Speaker 1: can he do? Can he make an impact? He hasn't 501 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:57,879 Speaker 1: been playing. I mean, if you watch him on Instagram 502 00:23:57,920 --> 00:23:59,639 Speaker 1: and all the things that he does, this guy's a 503 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:03,200 Speaker 1: true he's well conditioned, he's got all you know, he's 504 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: putting everything out there as far as what he's been 505 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 1: doing this last few months. And yeah, he's been around 506 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,920 Speaker 1: the facility. I mean, he and Kyler have an incredible connection. 507 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 1: He's supremely talented in every possible way, and I expect 508 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 1: him to make a huge difference this week. And that's 509 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:19,959 Speaker 1: not to say football is not difficult to jump in 510 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 1: and do it. But again, he's been doing it for 511 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 1: many years. So you're right, Danny. It comes at a 512 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 1: great time. They needed more than ever. Q. Like you mentioned, 513 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:33,119 Speaker 1: you hate to rely on well, I should say I 514 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:35,919 Speaker 1: hate to rely on one guy, but you put it 515 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:40,120 Speaker 1: out there they this might be the recipe for all 516 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: the ills the Cardinals. Yeah, I mean de Hop is 517 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:45,680 Speaker 1: Dehut and but unfortunately, I don't think he's going to 518 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: solve all of our problems. I mean it does help 519 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:51,400 Speaker 1: a lot at least, Like you said, Hollywood being out, 520 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:54,880 Speaker 1: it's gonna hurt because I mean, you take away Hollywood 521 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 1: from the Dehap situation, and de Hop is going to 522 00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:01,400 Speaker 1: have every everyone's game planning for Dehat. So your first cornerback, 523 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 1: your lockdown receivers on be hoop and now that same 524 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 1: receiver or cornerback that's been locking down Hollywood or not 525 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:09,119 Speaker 1: locking him down, because Hollywood had been playing amazing in 526 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:13,120 Speaker 1: the last five weeks six weeks. Bearing the injury last 527 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:17,159 Speaker 1: week leaves Hollywood open and can do the things that 528 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:19,640 Speaker 1: he is used to doing in the slot or out 529 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: wide and going deep in the deep threat. So that 530 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 1: unfortunately is going to be lost for We're not sure 531 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:28,360 Speaker 1: how long, but hopefully it's Hollywood did say the test 532 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: came back MRI can back negative, so hopefully it's not 533 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: as long as we think. But it is a short week, 534 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 1: so that's the hard part. It's Thursday, exactly. It's a 535 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: short week. So look, I keep repeating it, aj Green, 536 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:42,880 Speaker 1: you know, Rondel Moore, Greg George or whatever you need 537 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:44,919 Speaker 1: to do. And yeah, I mean it's tough for like 538 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:46,440 Speaker 1: on a jump ball like that. We kind of saw 539 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 1: that in Hollywood. He had the incredible leaping He had 540 00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: a couple of incredible leaping catches this season, one against 541 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:55,160 Speaker 1: I mean the Raider game. Obviously he made a lot 542 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 1: of plays, but you know, the jump ball. You know, 543 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:00,480 Speaker 1: that's a tough thing to ask Hollywood down to do. 544 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 1: You know, he's not he's not a big guy. He's 545 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:05,200 Speaker 1: he's got a lot of skills. But you know, and 546 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 1: then you that's something that you know, DeAndre is you know, 547 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 1: a definite percentage in your favor with him his hands 548 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 1: in the league. Yeah, I mean it's unbelievable what the 549 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 1: guy can do. So you know that there's that element. 550 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:20,879 Speaker 1: But sure, you would like to see it all come 551 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:23,159 Speaker 1: together this week though. This week it survival mode for 552 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:26,200 Speaker 1: this team. They've got to get it done. However, it's 553 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 1: going to be and be interesting to see what happens 554 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:31,440 Speaker 1: with the kicking situation. Do they make a change, what changes? 555 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 1: What changes? And what can you change? You don't want 556 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:35,640 Speaker 1: to change for sake of change. I just ranted about 557 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:38,359 Speaker 1: fundamentals at the start of the show. So if you 558 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:41,920 Speaker 1: change too much, you run the risk of having confusion 559 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:45,640 Speaker 1: and chaos. So you just you just have to get 560 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:48,680 Speaker 1: back to basics, play smart football, and hope that it 561 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 1: ends up in being a victory on Thursday night. Well, 562 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:53,439 Speaker 1: we don't know the significance of Hollywood Brown's foot injury. 563 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:55,479 Speaker 1: He did leave the game in a walking boot on 564 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 1: his left foot. Kyler Murray, I would imagine, is very 565 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 1: excited though to get hop back, and his play looks 566 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:04,159 Speaker 1: quite different when you look at the stats when he 567 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 1: has Hopkins on the field and when he doesn't. Since 568 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:10,399 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one, including the playoffs, with DeAndre Hopkins on 569 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 1: the field, Kyler Murray is eight and two two hundred 570 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:16,240 Speaker 1: and seventy eight passing yards per game. That's his average. 571 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:20,120 Speaker 1: Without Hopkins, Murray is three and eight with an average 572 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:23,000 Speaker 1: of two hundred and thirty eight passing yards per game. 573 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:25,919 Speaker 1: I agree with you, while Hopkins brings that new dynamic 574 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:28,920 Speaker 1: that this offense has been missing so far, I don't 575 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,320 Speaker 1: believe he's going to go ahead and just fix all 576 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 1: the problems that this offense is having in terms of 577 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:37,399 Speaker 1: not finding rhythm, not consistently moving the chains. Yes, he 578 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:40,119 Speaker 1: will help in touchdowns, but you can't always just go 579 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: to d Hop in the end zone every single time. 580 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 1: He's going to continue to get double teamed. While he 581 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:47,440 Speaker 1: will help, he is not the end all, be all 582 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 1: solution to the offense's problems. And it will be interesting 583 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 1: to see how significant he makes, how significant the offense 584 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:59,280 Speaker 1: looks in terms of are they more efficient? Are they 585 00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 1: going to score more touchdowns this week? Because it is 586 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 1: a short week, you have a Thursday night game, and 587 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:06,680 Speaker 1: that's also I'm sure going to come into account when 588 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:08,679 Speaker 1: you are looking at the injuries of James Conner and 589 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:13,200 Speaker 1: Darryl Williams returning justin Pew, You're starting left guard who 590 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:15,800 Speaker 1: left in a knee brace. What does Hollywood Brown's injury 591 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: look like. There's a lot of questions. Dennis Gardeck went 592 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:20,280 Speaker 1: into the locker room in the second half. There's a 593 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 1: lot of questions that you have to take into consideration 594 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 1: and your start what wondering is the player healthy enough 595 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 1: to play or are they not going to play Thursday night? 596 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:35,200 Speaker 1: Give them a little extra rest. I think Cardinal fans 597 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:37,719 Speaker 1: are ready for this offense to be what they are 598 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:41,160 Speaker 1: supposed to be, but especially the entire NFL and the 599 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:44,480 Speaker 1: country right now to depict out, well, I just messed 600 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:48,000 Speaker 1: that up. Especially with the way Thursay Night football games 601 00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:51,240 Speaker 1: have been going the last couple of weeks. Everybody is 602 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 1: ready for an offensive touchdown, and I don't think anybody 603 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 1: is more ready than the Cardinal Arizona Cardinals fans, because 604 00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:59,920 Speaker 1: if DeAndre Hopkins can come in on Thursday and open 605 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:03,160 Speaker 1: up our first quarter touchdown, I think that would be 606 00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 1: a breath of fresh yair for Cardinals fans, especially the 607 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:09,040 Speaker 1: NFL fans, because the last couple of Thursdays have been 608 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 1: terrible to watch. So I mean our offense yesterday den 609 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:15,960 Speaker 1: scoring offensive touchdown. So it's really looking like Thursday Night 610 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:18,840 Speaker 1: football already. But can we do it this Thursday and 611 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:20,959 Speaker 1: at least open up the game? Let's take it one 612 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 1: step further. Can the Cardinals get a win at State 613 00:29:23,280 --> 00:29:26,080 Speaker 1: Farm Stadium? Because it has been almost a full calendar 614 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 1: year since Cardinals fans have been at State Farm Stadium 615 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:33,880 Speaker 1: and seen a home win. Thursday Night Football two and 616 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:36,480 Speaker 1: four Cardinals hosting the two and four Saints. It's a 617 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:40,120 Speaker 1: five fifteen kickoff from State Farm Stadium. We will be 618 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 1: here Friday morning Morning Scramble crew breaking down the game, 619 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 1: so be sure to live stream with us on Twitter 620 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:47,480 Speaker 1: at asy Cardinals so you can let us know any 621 00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:50,240 Speaker 1: comments or questions you might have for q JET. For 622 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:53,120 Speaker 1: k Oh, my goodness, I just combined your names. Wow, 623 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:56,000 Speaker 1: it's early. For Kim mccorby and Jody Jackson, I'm Danny 624 00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 1: Surrec Thanks so much for jinna into Morning Scramble