1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: Strap on the boots and scrape up the knuckles. Oh ahead, 2 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: he got Jack. This is the big Red Rain presented 3 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: by Santanford in Gilbert. Harry's gonna score touchdown. Slam to 4 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: the ground by Buddha Baker Like a torpedo. He came 5 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:22,959 Speaker 1: flying into the backfield. The Rage is brought to you 6 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: by satan Ford in Gilbert. Are you Satanford State Farm? 7 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 1: Talk to an agent today at eight hundred State Farm 8 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: and buy Arizona Cardinals podcasts. Visit Hacy Cardinals dot Com, 9 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 1: Slash podcasts, The Rods Rising Guard, Gimperture, Rising Vision, Flurring Rage, 10 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 1: taking it over. Here's Paul CALVC. Get the popcorn ready. 11 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a show and Ron will fleep. It 12 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: doesn't get any better than that. Unleash the far who 13 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: said there's no more Thursday night football. Forget Amazon and 14 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 1: the big TV deal that's coming. I mean, we are 15 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: the original Ron wilf Lee fifty two thursdays a year. 16 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: We grind it out. And why not us? I mean, 17 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: why not? If the Bengals can make their first Super 18 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: Bowl since nineteen eighty eight, If thirty seven year old 19 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 1: Eric Weddle can come out of retirement, two years out 20 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 1: of the game, driving his minivan around with four kids, 21 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:35,119 Speaker 1: and then lead the rams and tackles in the NFC 22 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: Championship game. If Patrick mahomes QBR in the first half 23 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: can be ninety eight and in the second half, this 24 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: is not a typo. His QBR was one point four. Yeah, Ben, Ben, 25 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: you're darn tooting mall. We can host this edition of 26 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: The Big Red Rage presented by santan Ford and Gilbert 27 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: We are Satanford number one. Thought here PAULI number one. 28 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: Those are some halftime adjustments right there. That's same dopetition 29 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: is right there, Yes, drop a drop it. It would 30 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:11,239 Speaker 1: be the definition of halftime adjustments right there. That's that's 31 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:13,119 Speaker 1: number one and number two, Polly, did you get any 32 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: of that Amazon money? Did you get any of that? Paul? 33 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: I'm still angling for one of the seventeen sideline jobs 34 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna have in there, but they got 35 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: me some cash. Paul Wolf. If you would call your 36 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: guy Al Michael's on his flip phone and put a 37 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: good word in for me, then maybe I would have 38 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: a gig. But yeah, that's a poll. L has upgraded 39 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: to a smartphone, you know, that's see. No, I don't 40 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: because I'm down in the sideline grinding it out every 41 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: game and you guys are up there in the press 42 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: box having halftime meals together. So in fact, we'll get 43 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: into the key. We'll get into the key to Super 44 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: Bowl fifty six and dare I say it might be 45 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: the itinerary at halftime dot dot dot ooh, I like 46 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: that ball. But this is a big addition because we 47 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: have your guy, DeMarco far the big former defensive lineman 48 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 1: and RAMS analyst. He is going to join us on 49 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: this edition of the Big Red Rage. We'll get into 50 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:08,839 Speaker 1: everything Rams, everything about the matchup the original Aaron Donald. Yeah, 51 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: I might say, Paul Hey, the guy had an eleven 52 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: and a half sacks season his second year in the league. 53 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: You know that, And you know what We're gonna get 54 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 1: into what did not happen in the last two matchups 55 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: for the years on the Cardinals against his Los Angeles Rams, 56 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 1: who once again the Cardinals jack stopped in Week four. 57 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: But that's neither here nor there, because going on right now, Wolf, 58 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: among other things, this week, the Pro Bowl in Vegas. 59 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: So in fact, I hope you sold your condo in 60 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: Hawaii years ago, because it's been a long time since 61 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl has actually been in Hawaii and used 62 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: to rent it out every Pro Bowl week. Yeah, you 63 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: know what, after a Dub got five Pro Bowls, I 64 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: decided to sell it ball It was it wasn't of 65 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: any value to me anymore. Well because don't know, when 66 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: he had one Pro Bowl, I said, hey, Dub, when 67 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: you get four, come talk to me right and that 68 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: he had two, and I was still talking trash that 69 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 1: he had three, Paulie, and I said, hey, listen, I'm 70 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: gonna hang onto this condo. And then of course when 71 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: he got four and then five, I sold it, paul 72 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: So you did you know what? You spoke it into 73 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: existence your own facial Adrian Wilson just fed it to 74 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: you on that one is he clipped while we're in 75 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 1: the number twenty four by the way, So yeah, taste that. 76 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: So Cardinals at the Pro Bowl and uh, you know, 77 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: you got Kyler and you got Chandler Jones, and you 78 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: got Buddha Baker, and you got James Connor and DJ 79 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: Humphreys was an injury replacement. A little bit later. We're 80 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: gonna hear from James Connor because we have a crew 81 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: in Vegas, and you'll hear what he had to say, 82 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: not only about the season that was, but about his 83 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 1: cardinal's future. We'll get into that. Okay, what do you 84 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 1: think of Tom Brady's retirement? This is gonna be our 85 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: segue into talking quarterbacks here, but Wolf, a quick word 86 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:47,039 Speaker 1: on Tom Brady his retirement. Where are you surprised? And 87 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: what do you think of? First? When you think of 88 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 1: TV twelve? Yeah, you know what? Honestly, I think of 89 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: his professionalism. I think of his his unbelievable professionalism and 90 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: the fact that he played twenty two years in the 91 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: National Football League. Those things are incredible. Twenty two years 92 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: in the NFL, and of course how professional he was 93 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: Tom Brady. But I could see this coming. I don't 94 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: know about you, Paully. I said it at the time 95 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 1: when he was talking about Giselle, and he was talking 96 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 1: about seeing seeing himself basically through Giselle's eyes, through his 97 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: kid's eyes. When you start talking about others that you 98 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: love and their perspective and caring about their perspective, and 99 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:34,160 Speaker 1: when you enunciate it in front of the world, like 100 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 1: Tom Brady did. I think the handwriting was on the 101 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,559 Speaker 1: wall Yeah. And when he made that one comment about 102 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: how he was satisfied with his career to date, that 103 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: was telling yes. And Paully not only that too. Remember 104 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: when he was talking about the safety issue in the 105 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: way it bothered Giselle, who else said that? Yeah, Kurt 106 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 1: Warner Graybeard said the same thing. And you put those 107 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: two together, Polly, it looked like he was done. Here's 108 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: the other connection to Kurt Warner because when people ask 109 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 1: about Tom Brady, yeah, we can cite all the stats 110 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: and the rings and the Super Bowl MVPs and all 111 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: that sort of stuff, and Kurt has a lot of 112 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: those accolades as well. To me, it's something Bruce Arian 113 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: said that is absolutely true when he said about Tom Brady, 114 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: and I quote Ba that tom Brady quickly showed everyone 115 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: in our organization what it meant to be the greatest. 116 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 1: He set a standard, helped create a culture that took 117 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: our team to the mountaintop. The best quarterbacks wolf true 118 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: or false, create a culture around that locker room in 119 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 1: the organization. And did Kurt Warner not do that once 120 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:41,840 Speaker 1: amount of time for an Arizona Cardinals organization that if 121 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: you go back to two thousand and eight, might have 122 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: been a little satisfied about just making the playoffs for 123 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:47,599 Speaker 1: a long you know, first time in a long time. 124 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 1: And it's those guys who elevate the expectations and change 125 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: the culture in an organization. To me, those are the 126 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: greatest of all time. Yeah, Bali, No, that is a 127 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 1: great observation by you, because it really is the case 128 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 1: with franchise quarterbacks. Franchise quarterbacks like a Kurt Warner, franchise 129 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 1: quarterbacks that go out in impact their teammates and how 130 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: they play. Boy, I'll tell you what they are evident 131 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 1: when you look down through the annals of history in 132 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: the National Football League and some of the quarterbacks like 133 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, look at the way they impacted guys. 134 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, I think comes to mind. First. Do you 135 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:34,239 Speaker 1: remember Tom Brady having a wide receiver that went to 136 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: ten twelve Pro Bowls? Now, listen, he did have Gronk. Granted, 137 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: he did have Gronk, there's no doubt about that at 138 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: a tight end, but he didn't have a ton of 139 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: talent around him on the perimeter. Typically, he did have 140 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: Randy Moss. Of course, he had his great wide receivers. 141 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about that. Troy Brown comes to mind, 142 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: But it wasn't like they were the best receiver in 143 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: the National Football League. And yet Tom Brady up incredible numbers. Yeah, 144 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:04,119 Speaker 1: Tampa one a game down the stretch, a game winning 145 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: touchdown passed to Cyril Grayson in December. Remember that, I 146 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:11,559 Speaker 1: mean that was the epitome of Tom Brady just making 147 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: it work. Yeah, Kurt Warner find what third and sixteen 148 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: and he finds Steven Spock right the fourth string tight 149 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: end for Pete's sake, And about yes, And now you 150 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: have a guy by the name of Joe Burrow in 151 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: year number two, and when he wins a playoff game 152 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 1: after getting sacked nine times, after he delivers the franchise's 153 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 1: first ever road playoff win, and then he does it 154 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:39,680 Speaker 1: again on the road and they're in the Super Bowl 155 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: for the first time since nineteen eighty eight. And how 156 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 1: can you not think of the quarterback who was selected 157 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: the year before, also number one overall and Kyler Murray 158 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:52,439 Speaker 1: And Drew Stanton was on the Red Sea Report, former 159 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: Cardinals quarterback, and he was talking with Craig Griolou and 160 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:59,079 Speaker 1: they were talking about just Kyler Murray's potential to ascend 161 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 1: like a Joe Burrow. Kyler's definitely in that realm of 162 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: possibility next year, right that you look at everything and 163 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 1: I know that everybody's going to be frustrated. And we've 164 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 1: talked about on their show before. Okay, so they get 165 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: to eleven wins next year, everybody's gonna beick. Well, when's 166 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 1: the collapse come in? That's all outside noise and when 167 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:17,560 Speaker 1: next year comes, you've got to be prepared for that. 168 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 1: At the same time, Kyler has that ability to gravitate 169 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 1: people and pull everybody along with him, and that's the 170 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 1: most important part of leadership. People believe in Joe Burrow, 171 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 1: people believed in Tom Brady, people believe in Matthew Stafford. 172 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 1: With Los Angeles Rams, that's one of the biggest components 173 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: of playing this position, that you're never out of a 174 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: game because of who the signal caller is for you. Well, 175 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:42,840 Speaker 1: if we've seen that before, we've seen quarterbacks starting quarterbacks. 176 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: So the Arizona Cardinals over the last twenty years that 177 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: you know what, the rest of the team didn't necessarily 178 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 1: believe in, didn't necessarily buy into. So I thought that 179 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: was a shrewd observation by by Drew stan You can 180 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: be the number one quarterback, you can be an anointed 181 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: a team captain, you can be deemed a leader, but 182 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 1: guys gotta follow, and that is so key. Yeah, and 183 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 1: you know what, honestly, right now, this is where Kyler 184 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 1: Murray can continue to improve, Paulie, There's no doubt about it. Listen, 185 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: when you jux suppose his rookie year with year number three, 186 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 1: the improvement is dramatic in my opinion. That's just my 187 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: opinion right there. He's got to continue to get better 188 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: as a leader, continue to develop in all phases of 189 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:29,319 Speaker 1: becoming that franchise quarterback. He's got to do that next 190 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:33,199 Speaker 1: year as well, paul Listen, the one in four collapse, 191 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:35,679 Speaker 1: that's what I call it right now, because the one 192 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: in four is worse than the four and seven. It 193 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: is from a winning percentage perspective, it's actually worse than that. 194 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: So to me, I'm looking at the one in four 195 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: finish and then of course losing in the postseason that 196 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: playoff game. You got to own it, and it starts 197 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:57,839 Speaker 1: with Kyler Murray owning it. That's how you start to 198 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: get better. He owns it and then the guy next 199 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: to him and the guy next to him. But Kyler 200 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,680 Speaker 1: has got to lead them out of this funk that 201 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 1: they are in right now. Just based on that one 202 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 1: and four finish and then the playoff game again. Kyler 203 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: Murray up in Vegas getting ready for the Pro Bowl. 204 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: A little bit later. We'll hear from James Connor in 205 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: this edition A Big Red Rage up next. How about 206 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: DeMarco far Rams analysts, former Rams great defensive linemen, I 207 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 1: mean Wolf. You talk about a team evolving, don't forget 208 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: the Rams had twelve consecutive non playoff seasons before Sean 209 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:37,200 Speaker 1: McVay arrived, and look at him now, and they may 210 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: be on a run and poised to dominate the NFC. 211 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 1: We'll talk about that and more DeMarco far As next 212 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: on the Big Red Rage presented by Santan Ford and Gilbert. 213 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 1: We are santan Ford, Stafford. This that left leg holling, 214 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 1: This staff love the shot against the form man rog 215 00:11:57,520 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: and platform Hedia plus side Cook Cup in the end, Zoe, 216 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 1: He's a cheap code touchdown Cooper Cup, Garofolo pocket frontl. 217 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 1: He spins out, He's hit, He's wrapped up. He flipped 218 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 1: it board hit dintercepted, hit ditershpt in hit ditercepted, Eric 219 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 1: Donald got quick drug Garoppolo and Travin Howard whitches the 220 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: NFC Championship game staff him takes it with the kneeds. 221 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: The Rams will be back to play in Super Bowl 222 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: fifty six at so Fine Stadium and they're one went 223 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 1: away from a world title. Twenty to seventeen was the 224 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:46,079 Speaker 1: final the y'all NFC West, NFC Best NFC Championship Game, 225 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:50,200 Speaker 1: The Rams knock off the nine Ers twenty to seventeen. JB. 226 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 1: Long There from the Rams Radio Network. Speaking of the 227 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:57,320 Speaker 1: Rams Radio Network, Paul klvc Ron Wolfley is the big 228 00:12:57,360 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: red rage l our very special guest who is no 229 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: stranger too super Bowls. Let's see here um between his 230 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 1: days wolf as a standout d lineman on those greatest 231 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 1: show on Turf Teams plus plus as a broadcast analyst 232 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: for the Rams. How many Super Bowls would it be now, 233 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 1: DeMarco bar, I'm maybe a little salty. Well, bet, how 234 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:21,559 Speaker 1: are you doing, DeMarco on? How many Super Bowls? Is 235 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 1: it now? I'm good? I'm good? Paul who going on? Man, 236 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 1: I've got you down for four. This is gonna be 237 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: your four man Rome is awesome if thirty six or 238 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: super excuse me, thirty four we won. I was working 239 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 1: Super Bowl thirty six when when the Rams got beat 240 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:43,560 Speaker 1: by the Patriots. Uh, and then back to Atlanta with 241 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:46,200 Speaker 1: Jared Goff when the Patriots beat him again, and now 242 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 1: this this will be number four. Absolutely. Okay, Yes, you're 243 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:52,320 Speaker 1: working again. Is that what you're saying? Is you Robert 244 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 1: and working again? You're working again? You know, aren't you glad? Yeah? 245 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:57,839 Speaker 1: This is this is the one thing I want to 246 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: say to you, Tomarco, aren't you glad? You don't have 247 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 1: to attend to any Super Bowl parties? Oh my god? Right? Both? 248 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 1: You know me so well, you're at the party. I 249 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: have no desire to be famous. I just want to 250 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: go to work and go home. Yes, well, if you're well, 251 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 1: if you're saying DeMarco isn't a guy who's out there 252 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 1: he wants to be more? You got to add any 253 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: more to them anymore to day yet? Oh yeah, back 254 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 1: in the day. Well, let's not tell those stories, shall wait? 255 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 1: I had an earring. Okay, he was the original Aaron Donald. 256 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 1: That's what I'll tell you, Bally right now? Oh yeah, 257 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: What did you weigh, DeMarco? What did you weigh at 258 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: that point in time? Nineteen nine? Yeah, about two seventy six. 259 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 1: To be honest, I think I had him out way 260 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 1: back then. Um, he's he's he's not as big as 261 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: you think. Now, there's no body fat on the guy. 262 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 1: I think inside of every three hundred and ten pounder 263 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 1: is probably Aaron Donnell, a guy that has nobody that 264 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 1: work ethic, you know what I mean. But you know 265 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 1: he's not very big. We see the game from the 266 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: same angle. But you know, I appreciate you calling me 267 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 1: the first guys on real really. Yeah, Hey, you know. 268 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 1: DJ Humphrey's longtime host of The Big Red Rage, of the 269 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 1: the Cardinals starting left tackle. He's at the Pro Bowl 270 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 1: right now. He's told us more than once. The first 271 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: time he went up against ninety nine. He stood out 272 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 1: there on the field, he looked across the line of scrimmage. 273 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 1: This is DJ talking now, right, six foot six in, 274 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: this guy's tiny. I'm gonna smash this guy. Then and 275 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 1: then he got an education right as to what makes 276 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: him maybe arguably the best player in the league. In fact, 277 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: were you down on the sideline when Aaron Donald delivered 278 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: the speech that all the Rams players credited with turning 279 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: the tide when the Rams were down seventeen seven, late 280 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 1: third quarter. What did he say? What did that mean? 281 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 1: I was right there when it happened. They had just 282 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:53,600 Speaker 1: got scored on. I think it was Kettle that got 283 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 1: behind the defense, and there was something because I was watching. 284 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: I was in the end zone or towards the end 285 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: zone when it happened. And as soon as he scored, 286 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald snapped his head to the sideline and raised 287 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: his hand like, you know something like maybe the body 288 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 1: language was why did you call that? Or something? But 289 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 1: immediately a Sean Robinson came down and then Aaron Donald 290 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: right behind him. They shoot away the coaches, they shoot 291 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 1: away the trainers. Everybody just trying to get water. And 292 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: they huddled everybody up, and Aaron went eye to eye, 293 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: soul to soul, and look everybody square in the eye 294 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 1: and said, we are better than what we're showing. We're 295 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: gonna win this game because of us. It was awesome. 296 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: And I told woof this for years. A d was 297 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,720 Speaker 1: the worst interview we ever had because he refuses to 298 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 1: talk about himself. He just won't do it. So I 299 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: am so glad in that moment he stepped outside himself 300 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 1: and showed you what he's really like, what the players know, 301 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 1: and let the world see it. So that's what I 302 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: was going to ask you right there to Marco. Was 303 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 1: this typical of him to do something like that? Is 304 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: it typical of him? Just not when we're around. Yeah, Look, 305 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 1: he's had to do it a few times. This year. 306 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: There was an issue Jalen Ramsey and Taylor Rap. They 307 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:04,160 Speaker 1: had gotten into it. I don't know if you guys 308 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 1: saw it where Jalen kind of mushed him on the 309 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 1: field and it was almost a teammate fight. So Aaron 310 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: comes off the field, Taylor Rap is fit to be tide. 311 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: Even Rode Morris can't calm him down. Aaron Donald put 312 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: him in a headlock and started whispering to his ear, 313 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 1: and that man like settled down immediately because I think 314 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 1: he had to. But it was leadership. So he went there, 315 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:27,200 Speaker 1: took care of that and went to Jalen and talked 316 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 1: to him and kind of squashed it. These guys were 317 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: still mad, but they played the rest of the game 318 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:36,440 Speaker 1: together because Aaron is the barn boss. It was awesome. Wow, Well, 319 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what Niners in their last three possessions 320 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:41,400 Speaker 1: after they Aaron Donald speech, they didn't cross midfield. So 321 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 1: there you go. DeMarco far As our guest on the 322 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:48,200 Speaker 1: Big Red Rage, true or false that when the Rams 323 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:51,920 Speaker 1: were in that three game losing streak mid season, Sean 324 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: McVay went back to the Todd Gurley offense. He got 325 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:57,680 Speaker 1: rid of Aaron stopped leading the NFL and using four 326 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:01,119 Speaker 1: wide receiver sets, and he had just the offense and 327 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:04,680 Speaker 1: they haven't looked back ever since. You know what's funny. 328 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: He went old school the way they were playing. And 329 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 1: I'll just go ahead and say, Matthew Stafford, he was 330 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:13,119 Speaker 1: turning it over. There was some issues there. If he 331 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 1: could have taken the logos off the helmet, he would 332 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:18,239 Speaker 1: have like, you guys don't deserve these right now, you're 333 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 1: not playing football. So it seemed like he took the 334 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:24,320 Speaker 1: offense away from the quarterback and started running the football 335 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 1: with Tony Michelle, we're gonna go back to the basics, 336 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 1: run the football. We're gonna be a little more physically oriented, 337 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 1: and then we'll start to open it up as we go. 338 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 1: Remember this football team changed three or four times Bond 339 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:40,120 Speaker 1: Miller comes on board. That changes things. Then you get 340 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:44,639 Speaker 1: OBJ that changes you lose Robert Woods. That changes a 341 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 1: lot offensively, so they had to retool. Give him credit 342 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:51,360 Speaker 1: for going back to the basics, starting over and then 343 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:55,480 Speaker 1: opening up the offense when it mattered most So right now, DeMarco, 344 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: from the beginning of the season till right now getting 345 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 1: ready for Super Bowl fifty six, who's the most improved? 346 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 1: Ram the most improved? Well, give Eric Lettle credit. Wolf. 347 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 1: I mean, this guy was on the shelf man. He 348 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 1: let the team in tackles in the NFC Championship Game, 349 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: two weeks removed from driving a minivan. He's been playing 350 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: less than a month. That's what I'm saying that. It means, 351 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:25,679 Speaker 1: my god, and it looks like he never left. So, 352 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 1: I mean, that's incredible to watch. The most improved guy, Um, 353 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:33,199 Speaker 1: you know, it's been every single guy, I guess the 354 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 1: offensive line. Give them credit, Um, Leonard Floyd von Miller 355 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 1: started slow, he you know, turned into a guy that's 356 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:44,720 Speaker 1: been a problem off the edge. A lot of guys. Um, 357 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:47,639 Speaker 1: Greg Gaines, I'll give you one. The nose tackle he 358 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 1: stepped in for Sebastian Joseph Day when he got hurt. 359 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:54,200 Speaker 1: He was the backup, rotational guy. We didn't know how 360 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:56,160 Speaker 1: he was going to perform as the starter man. In 361 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 1: some games he was leaving the charge with Aaron following him. 362 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:03,239 Speaker 1: So yeah, I'll give it to great gains. That has 363 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 1: been a revelation. All right here here here's my question. 364 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 1: Nobody's hiring me, and we're on board with DeMarco far 365 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:10,440 Speaker 1: by the way in the Big Red Rage. Nobody's hiring 366 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 1: me to coach coach the forty nine ers. But how 367 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 1: does Deebo Samuel not touch the ball over the last 368 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:17,880 Speaker 1: twelve plus minutes of the game. That and how does 369 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup get single coverage so often against the forty 370 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 1: nine ers? How can Cooper Cup end up with eleven 371 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:25,680 Speaker 1: grabs for a buck forty two and two touchdowns the 372 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 1: NFC Championship game. How did they let him get off 373 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:30,479 Speaker 1: when he just won the triple crown or receiving I 374 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 1: did not understand that. First. Give credit to McVeigh because 375 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 1: it's where they put him. And when we say masters 376 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 1: of offense, they're really masters the defense. So they'll move 377 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 1: him around the motion, they'll get the matchup. They won eventually, Look, 378 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 1: every defense is gonna go to go man. That's just 379 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 1: the way it is, no matter who it is on 380 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 1: the other side. But look, if he gets the man covers, 381 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,359 Speaker 1: he's going to win. If you zone him off, if 382 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 1: you have two guys bracket coverage, then they'll find the 383 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: way to get him open. He can do just about anything. 384 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,879 Speaker 1: So when you talk about triple crown, he deserves it. 385 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:06,639 Speaker 1: He's earned it. He is that guy. Now, Devo, Look, 386 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 1: the one thing that did not happen in the last 387 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 1: at least two or three games with Deebo Samuel, you 388 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: did not out hit him. He was the bully. He 389 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:16,920 Speaker 1: was absolutely running through you. The forty nine is needed 390 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:19,439 Speaker 1: six he would get twelve. I mean, just punish you. 391 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 1: So in this game he got hit, he got hit hard. 392 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 1: Nick Scott almost bisected him across the middle, a great 393 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:31,120 Speaker 1: legal shot and that changed a lot. That's something we 394 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:34,479 Speaker 1: haven't seen before. So I think Debo may have been 395 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:36,640 Speaker 1: a little bit banged up coming in and he sure 396 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:38,880 Speaker 1: was sore in that game because they were coming after 397 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: him this time. All right, So, guys, Drew stand former 398 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 1: Cardinals quarterback and a guy who won a ring last 399 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: year with Tampa, teammate with Tom Brady was on the 400 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:51,120 Speaker 1: Red Sea Report this week, and here you go, DeMarco, 401 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 1: this is an unknown key to Super Bowl fifty six 402 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: for the Rams. Listen to Drew Stanton and what he 403 00:21:57,400 --> 00:21:59,920 Speaker 1: said and told Matthew Stafford what he did for the 404 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: Rams and Matthew Stafford his old teammate with the Detroit Lions. 405 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: The schedule that this is is so different. The people 406 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 1: that can handle this this two week time period, those 407 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 1: are the people that are that usually come out victorious. 408 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 1: Because even last year when we were in Tampa, we 409 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:15,399 Speaker 1: practiced that extended halftime and I was like, why are 410 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 1: we doing I was like, oh, this makes sense. This 411 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 1: is a thirty minute, a half time or whatever it 412 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:21,920 Speaker 1: is for TV ads, all of those things. So no 413 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 1: stone was left unturned with Tom Brady for this two 414 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:27,919 Speaker 1: week time period. And I might have set that schedule 415 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:33,880 Speaker 1: to Matthew. Okay, how about that Somart TV twelve secret 416 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:38,959 Speaker 1: info courtesy and Drew Standing forwarded to Matthew Stafford. There, DeMarco, smart, 417 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 1: you know I remember, and thank god Wolf because it 418 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: was almost the same team that you were on. YEA. 419 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:47,440 Speaker 1: So we were young, and you know, we thought we 420 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:49,879 Speaker 1: knew everything I'm so glad we had one week between 421 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,560 Speaker 1: NFC Championship game and Super Bowl. Two weeks would have 422 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: been too much. We might have lost it. But that 423 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 1: is a real thing. You're here in LA, you're in 424 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 1: your hometown. You've got to keep these guys motivated and 425 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:03,200 Speaker 1: focused on the football game. That Super Bowl thirty six 426 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:05,160 Speaker 1: when the Rams lost to the Patriots, the one thing 427 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 1: I hear internally is they saw some of the Rams 428 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: players out the night before the game, like they already 429 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:12,879 Speaker 1: had it one in their head, so this will be 430 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 1: something different. But yeah, being in the locker room in 431 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 1: Atlanta for halftime, it's weird because everything is by rote 432 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 1: in football. So you come in and get your gatorade, 433 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: get your adjustments, say a few raw rods, and then 434 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 1: you hear two minutes go back to the field. Well 435 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:30,400 Speaker 1: this was different. You're ready to go back out and 436 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:33,000 Speaker 1: you're not even halfway. So I saw guys for the 437 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:36,679 Speaker 1: first time take their pads off at halftime. That's how 438 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:39,199 Speaker 1: much time we had. So it's like two different games. 439 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 1: The first half is one game. You'll get a long 440 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 1: break and then you've got to come back and play 441 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: the second half. And by the way, you were young 442 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 1: back and I was I believe I wedge bus at 443 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:52,439 Speaker 1: that point in time. Well I was young and you 444 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:58,160 Speaker 1: were young acting. So how many coaches can you guys 445 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:03,359 Speaker 1: continue to lose and still be viable? Oh man, I 446 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:06,199 Speaker 1: don't know, but it looks like we're gonna lose a 447 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:09,359 Speaker 1: few again. But you know, it's that McVay factor. I mean, 448 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:12,439 Speaker 1: think about this, right, he is an old soul. The 449 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:15,120 Speaker 1: coaches we grew up with, the grinders, the guys that 450 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:17,639 Speaker 1: used to have tops next to their office. You know 451 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:19,440 Speaker 1: what it is when you see a coach like that, 452 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 1: it's intense. Well he embraces that at thirty years of age. 453 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: So it's round the clock, nothing but ball. So that's 454 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 1: going to attract good players, players that want to win, 455 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:36,240 Speaker 1: and also coaches too. So give the players credit for 456 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:38,959 Speaker 1: getting to the Super Bowl, but give those coaches credit 457 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:41,480 Speaker 1: as well. I mean, they really have developed a lot 458 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 1: of talent and help their better players. They're good players 459 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 1: get even better. So yeah, I mean, you're gonna lose some, 460 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:50,400 Speaker 1: but you're also gonna gain some them too. I mean, 461 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: pre Sean McVay, the Rams had had thirteen consecutive non 462 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 1: winning seasons. Think about that, and the Rams left tackle. 463 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 1: As you know, DeMarco is still four years older than 464 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:04,080 Speaker 1: Sean McVay Andrew Whitworth, so that that's hilarious everything. And 465 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 1: by the way, Nne Andrew Whitworth in the three games 466 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:09,199 Speaker 1: against the Cardinals only gave up the one sack and 467 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 1: one quarterback hitter Chandler Jones that that was an underrated 468 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 1: to swear. Every time I see Witt play and shut 469 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 1: somebody out, I mean, just absolutely be fuddle a guy 470 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:20,719 Speaker 1: with these old man moves. I want to go apologize 471 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:23,440 Speaker 1: to the guy. You know what I mean. Look, it's 472 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,960 Speaker 1: nothing personal. The guy has seen you a thousand times over. 473 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:28,719 Speaker 1: We'll keep working on your moves. They will work against 474 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:30,719 Speaker 1: somebody that don't know they're coming, but he's seen you 475 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:33,920 Speaker 1: like three thousands by that. DeMarco, love you, brother, Thank 476 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 1: you so much for joining. That's really appreciate it. We'll 477 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: talk to you down the road, okay, big guy, All right, man, 478 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,880 Speaker 1: talk to you guys soon. Thanks, Thanks DeMarco, good luck. 479 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:44,240 Speaker 1: On Super Sunday, will come back and continue with a 480 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:51,720 Speaker 1: big red rage presented by Santan four in Gilbert and 481 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:54,639 Speaker 1: off Connor off the right side, he breaks a tackle 482 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:56,399 Speaker 1: at the ten to the five and end of the 483 00:25:56,480 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 1: end zone for the touchdown James Conner from thirteen yards 484 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 1: out and the Cardinals strike first. Hear in Santa Clara, 485 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:08,600 Speaker 1: a great bread by James Connor, touchdown and the bloody 486 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:11,920 Speaker 1: nose snapped the McCoy and off Connor up the middle, 487 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:15,680 Speaker 1: plows forward into the end zone for the touchdown. Second 488 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 1: of the day for James Conner. Lower the plow and 489 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:22,679 Speaker 1: hit the gas baby snap to McCoy in trouble as 490 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:24,360 Speaker 1: he backs up, and it's a screen to the right 491 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: to Connery puttered at the forty, turns right to the thirty, 492 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:29,520 Speaker 1: back to the left of the twenty, counter to the 493 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:31,439 Speaker 1: ten to the five and the end of the end 494 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:35,119 Speaker 1: zone of the touchdown. James Connor with his third touchdown 495 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:38,200 Speaker 1: of the day, this one through the air, and the 496 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 1: Cardinals lead in twenty three to seven. It was also 497 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:45,200 Speaker 1: the one hited catch and racing down the sideline at 498 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: Soldier Field, James Conner housing that one that had his 499 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 1: play caller and head coach racing down to hug him 500 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:55,920 Speaker 1: in the end zone as he came screaming down the sideline, 501 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 1: Cliff Cansberry, But you know want three touchdowns at the 502 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:00,639 Speaker 1: forty nine ers this past year, he's in three of 503 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:04,639 Speaker 1: his eighteen total touchdowns, Number three in the NFL. He 504 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 1: also had a couple of rushing touchdowns there. He had 505 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:10,119 Speaker 1: fifteen on the years. You know, Wolf, number two in 506 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:13,400 Speaker 1: the NFL, and James Connor is one of many pending 507 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 1: free agents for the Arizona Cardinals as they get into 508 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:19,520 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty two offseason. It is the big Red Rage. 509 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:22,360 Speaker 1: Paul kalbac Ron Wolfley's special thanks to to Marco far 510 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 1: your guy. Always great to connect with a RAMS broadcast analyst. 511 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 1: And you know what, James Connor when he was healthy 512 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 1: was definitely a handful against the Rams. There's no doubt 513 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 1: about it. I mean, Wolf, if you're making your listen 514 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 1: checking it twice, where does he rate in terms of 515 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:40,119 Speaker 1: important guys you want to see in uniform for the 516 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:42,720 Speaker 1: Cardinals next year. Yeah, We've talked about this, PAULI from 517 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:44,760 Speaker 1: time to time. Man, There's no doubt about it. I 518 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 1: think James Connor is the epitome of what Steve Kim 519 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:52,119 Speaker 1: wants this football team to develop into, what Cliff Kingsbury 520 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: wants this football team to develop into as well. You 521 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:59,879 Speaker 1: gotta be tough, You gotta be physical, you gotta be talented. 522 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:02,399 Speaker 1: You look at the talent, the talent of James Connor. 523 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: It is undeniable to watch him go about his business. 524 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 1: You gotta be tough, boy. Watch him trucks somebody as 525 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:12,720 Speaker 1: he runs the ball, no doubt about it. He is physical, 526 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:16,320 Speaker 1: he is talented, he is tough, and this is a 527 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 1: guy I think is a key to going forward. He's 528 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:23,120 Speaker 1: only twenty seven years old. Right now, He's only twenty seven, Paul, 529 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 1: you know what if you can get him on a 530 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:27,880 Speaker 1: three year deal, man and bring him back, I don't 531 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 1: see James Connor taking a step back. He's only a 532 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: year older than Chase Edmonds. You know, He's not some 533 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:36,959 Speaker 1: running back who was in his thirties and the Cardinals 534 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:39,080 Speaker 1: snagged him on a one year deal. No, he is 535 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 1: still in his prime. And there he is at the 536 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl. In fact, there was our crew up there, 537 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 1: including our Danny Serek talking to him earlier today and 538 00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 1: they discuss the end of the season and then what 539 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:54,360 Speaker 1: lies straight ahead. Just missing a game, you know, just 540 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:56,400 Speaker 1: how we went out. It is not the way we 541 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:57,960 Speaker 1: wanted to end. You know, we had so much talent 542 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,840 Speaker 1: on our team. But you know, we just fighting, you know, 543 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:03,600 Speaker 1: just uh, trying to regroup and get back and get 544 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:05,840 Speaker 1: another shot out of the next year. You're a pending 545 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:08,760 Speaker 1: free agent. Once your mindset as you approach that, whether 546 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:12,160 Speaker 1: continuing to be an Arizona Cardinal or maybe test the market. Right, well, 547 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:14,360 Speaker 1: you know just what easy opportunity they gave me, you know, 548 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 1: and just a relationships I'll built there. You know, we'd 549 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:19,240 Speaker 1: love to continue out there. Um, but yeah, free agents, 550 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 1: so I'm excited to see what's next. You know, A 551 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:23,000 Speaker 1: man of faith, so I know it all work out 552 00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 1: for me. There you go, Danny Serect that'll be part 553 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:28,680 Speaker 1: of her sideline exchange. We'll see soon on easy Cardinals 554 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 1: dot com. But I'm with you. Well, there's there's a number, 555 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:35,040 Speaker 1: a small number of players who aren't just playmakers. They're 556 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:40,040 Speaker 1: a mentality. The Buddha Baggers, the James Connors, the JJ Watts, 557 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 1: the Rodney Hudson's, the guys that just command so much 558 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:47,040 Speaker 1: respect and and and the guys that you hope the 559 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 1: rest of the locker room patterns their game mentality after 560 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:52,040 Speaker 1: and James Connor is one of those guys. You know, 561 00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:54,640 Speaker 1: what's amazing about it as well, PAULI, Yeah, James Connor 562 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:57,360 Speaker 1: is one of those guys, and I do believe that's 563 00:29:57,360 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 1: got to be a priority to go out and bring 564 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:03,080 Speaker 1: him back as a free agent. But it's interesting five 565 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 1: Pearl bowlers the Arizona Cardinals have, and three of those 566 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:11,760 Speaker 1: positions are at the elite positions in the National Football League. 567 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 1: When you stop and think about it, You've got Kyler Murray, 568 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:17,800 Speaker 1: who is quarterback. I think we'd all agree right there 569 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:21,000 Speaker 1: that is an elite position. You got Chandler Jones who's 570 00:30:21,040 --> 00:30:25,480 Speaker 1: coming off the edge. You've got um Buddha Baker. No, 571 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:29,920 Speaker 1: you got DJ Humphries tackle tackle the rough tackle right 572 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:32,720 Speaker 1: there going as well. It speaks to the talent that 573 00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 1: I think is still on this team, Buddha Baker. Buddha 574 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:39,720 Speaker 1: Baker and playing safety is kind of the new corner 575 00:30:40,040 --> 00:30:43,920 Speaker 1: in this new age of blending the old and the new, 576 00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:47,960 Speaker 1: and Buddha Baker certainly is an incredible talent for the Cards. 577 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:50,280 Speaker 1: Look a different player than to Jalen Ramsey, but look 578 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:52,800 Speaker 1: at Jalen Ramsey. I saw where Jamar chases. Some of 579 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:55,040 Speaker 1: the Bengals receivers are talking about how when they're watching 580 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:57,400 Speaker 1: film of the Rams. They can't believe how he's playing 581 00:30:57,440 --> 00:31:00,000 Speaker 1: everywhere they have. We know that he's playing outside, he's 582 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:03,160 Speaker 1: playing inside in the slot. Sometimes he's following and traveling 583 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 1: a certain receiver. Other times they have him deployed in zone. 584 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:09,160 Speaker 1: He's sort of like a rover. It's interesting how you 585 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:12,640 Speaker 1: know the Rams are using a talent like Jail and Ramsey, 586 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:15,600 Speaker 1: but you know, well, you have these sort of guys 587 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:18,160 Speaker 1: and they're they're up in the Pro Bowl, and then 588 00:31:18,280 --> 00:31:20,920 Speaker 1: you realize and you're talking to DeMarco Farr. If there's 589 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:24,560 Speaker 1: gonna be changed in the NFC. For example, Tom Brady retired, 590 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:27,400 Speaker 1: he gone that G and Jimmy g gonna stand for 591 00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:29,480 Speaker 1: gone right, if they're gonna go at Trey Lance, if 592 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers goes to Denver, it could easily be the 593 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:38,320 Speaker 1: Niner and the Cardinals, the Cowboys and the Rams as 594 00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:42,560 Speaker 1: the three dominant teams left standing in the NFC. But 595 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:45,840 Speaker 1: there could be a lot of change starting in yeah, 596 00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:49,000 Speaker 1: between now and Cardinals training camp. So you just have 597 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 1: no way to forecast what is this? Wasster gonna look, 598 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:54,040 Speaker 1: I know Paulli, and that's exactly what I was gonna say. 599 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:56,520 Speaker 1: I was going to continue my thought about the talent 600 00:31:56,680 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 1: on this team, and yet again, how they finished, how 601 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:03,000 Speaker 1: they finished the season. And I know there's been a 602 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:07,479 Speaker 1: lot of conversation about that, but you've the talent. I 603 00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:10,440 Speaker 1: guess what I'm saying, And my point is the talent 604 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:14,680 Speaker 1: is here, man, and yet what kind of changes are coming? 605 00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:18,520 Speaker 1: What kind of changes have to come? Think about it. 606 00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins cap number goes from twelve and a half 607 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:25,080 Speaker 1: to twenty five. JJ Wako is from basically five to sixteen, 608 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:28,320 Speaker 1: Buddha Baker goes from seven point eight to fourteen point eight, 609 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 1: Rodney Hudson goes from two point nine to twelve and 610 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:34,840 Speaker 1: a half. So you got you got a Cardinals team 611 00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:37,320 Speaker 1: there right now over thecap. Dot Com says they're over 612 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:40,600 Speaker 1: the cap. So there's going to be a lot of 613 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:44,600 Speaker 1: hard decisions, and you know, you want to try and 614 00:32:44,680 --> 00:32:47,000 Speaker 1: run this back like Tampa did a year ago to 615 00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:49,640 Speaker 1: at least a large degree, you would think, especially to 616 00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:51,520 Speaker 1: your point, you have five Pro bowlers up there. But 617 00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 1: as Chandler Jones really in the plans next year, doesn't 618 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:58,120 Speaker 1: that feel a lot like we sort of thought Patrick 619 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:02,360 Speaker 1: Peterson was this time year? You know, Yeah, No, you're 620 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:04,880 Speaker 1: right about that, Polly. Once again, this is going to 621 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:08,520 Speaker 1: be a situation where the Cardinals, how do they get better? 622 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:11,040 Speaker 1: What do they have to do? I don't know, Polly. 623 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:13,200 Speaker 1: I've talked to you about this, but I never have 624 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:16,640 Speaker 1: gotten your opinion in regard to how the season ended 625 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:19,080 Speaker 1: and whether or not you lay that at the feet 626 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:22,160 Speaker 1: of the offense of the Arizona Cardinals. Is it more 627 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:24,680 Speaker 1: at the feet of the offense or the defense? To 628 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:27,320 Speaker 1: you the one in four finish and then of course 629 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:30,960 Speaker 1: the playoff game. To me, it is the offense. It 630 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 1: is it's been the strength of this team. It is 631 00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:37,760 Speaker 1: the strength of your head coach as well. It is 632 00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:42,040 Speaker 1: the offense. And that starts with Kyler Murray getting better, 633 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:46,720 Speaker 1: and then it's d hop getting back, and then I 634 00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:54,000 Speaker 1: think number three, Unfortunately it's Max Williams. It's Max Williams, 635 00:33:54,040 --> 00:33:57,000 Speaker 1: because right now I doubt they're gonna start the season 636 00:33:57,280 --> 00:34:00,520 Speaker 1: with Max Williams. They got to find a dual threat 637 00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:03,360 Speaker 1: tight end. And when I say dual threat tight end, 638 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:06,120 Speaker 1: I'm talking about a tight end that can catch the ball. 639 00:34:06,400 --> 00:34:08,880 Speaker 1: Might not be his strength, but he can also block 640 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:12,400 Speaker 1: and do it at the point of attack. This team 641 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:14,200 Speaker 1: look We can talk about how they lost five of 642 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:17,040 Speaker 1: the last six, including the playoff loss, but if you 643 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:19,799 Speaker 1: want to hit zoom out without DeAndre Hopkins, they won 644 00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:23,840 Speaker 1: two of their last seven. There was just something missing 645 00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:27,680 Speaker 1: that they could not replace without DeAndre Hopkins. And I 646 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:30,080 Speaker 1: said it at the time, PAULI, I thought they were 647 00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:32,880 Speaker 1: gonna be okay. I thought they were gonna be fine. 648 00:34:32,920 --> 00:34:35,280 Speaker 1: And it was because of how they were running the ball. 649 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:39,480 Speaker 1: Or once again, how many times did I referenced the 650 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:42,640 Speaker 1: run rate for the Arizona Cardinals. Listen, they've got a 651 00:34:42,640 --> 00:34:45,480 Speaker 1: lot of improving they've got to do if, in fact, 652 00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:47,680 Speaker 1: they want to get back to where they were when 653 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:50,840 Speaker 1: they were ten and two after twelve weeks of the season. 654 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:54,720 Speaker 1: And the other thing about that Cardinals team this past season, 655 00:34:55,239 --> 00:34:58,080 Speaker 1: they were not big time in prime time. They went 656 00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:01,640 Speaker 1: over four, yeah, right into the lights and so and 657 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:05,640 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray definitely didn't play his best ball in primetime. 658 00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:09,560 Speaker 1: He had one touchdown pass and six interceptions. So you know, 659 00:35:09,640 --> 00:35:12,359 Speaker 1: we can give our opinion as to whether we laid 660 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:15,200 Speaker 1: it at the feet of the offense, but based especially 661 00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:18,719 Speaker 1: on that playoff game, that sideline had the vibe of 662 00:35:18,760 --> 00:35:22,160 Speaker 1: a team that didn't necessarily believe in the offense. And 663 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:25,320 Speaker 1: we've been there before, have we not? And so yeah, 664 00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:28,279 Speaker 1: if that team doesn't have supreme believe and now the 665 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:30,840 Speaker 1: offense is if you get down more than ten points 666 00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:33,000 Speaker 1: and guys figure it's done because you can't move the 667 00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:35,520 Speaker 1: ball or get into the end zone, then yes, that 668 00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:38,040 Speaker 1: is something you have to address. There's no doubt about it. 669 00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:40,480 Speaker 1: In Paulie, we come all the way back, We come 670 00:35:40,560 --> 00:35:45,400 Speaker 1: full circle to James Connor once again. And James Connor, 671 00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:48,840 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna get some activity from the outside ball. 672 00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:51,360 Speaker 1: I think get he's going to be a free agent 673 00:35:51,600 --> 00:35:54,560 Speaker 1: where he's going to get some serious activity. And I 674 00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:58,520 Speaker 1: don't know exactly what he's gonna make, but if somebody 675 00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:00,879 Speaker 1: told me that James Connor was going to make eight 676 00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:05,040 Speaker 1: million dollars a year, I believe it. Yeah, And he 677 00:36:05,120 --> 00:36:08,040 Speaker 1: made less than two with the Arizona Cardinals this past season. 678 00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:11,240 Speaker 1: I mean, it was an out standing signing from every 679 00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:14,040 Speaker 1: single angle. You know, Chase Edmonds, is he going to 680 00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:17,480 Speaker 1: break the bank? I don't think so. I think this 681 00:36:17,560 --> 00:36:20,560 Speaker 1: is probably better potential. Chase Edmonds is back. Just considering 682 00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:23,480 Speaker 1: how cap restricted the Cardinals are than James Connor. There 683 00:36:23,520 --> 00:36:26,040 Speaker 1: are enough teams with enough cap room, and I think 684 00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:28,799 Speaker 1: James Connor will be attractive enough. You'll probably get an 685 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:31,000 Speaker 1: offer he can't refuse. And as a running back, you 686 00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:35,319 Speaker 1: just can't turn down those contracts, as you know. So 687 00:36:35,719 --> 00:36:39,400 Speaker 1: on the other hand, how successful a team's been getting 688 00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:41,680 Speaker 1: guys on a one year deal have come in as 689 00:36:41,680 --> 00:36:44,120 Speaker 1: a veteran running back and made an impact. So I'm 690 00:36:44,120 --> 00:36:46,839 Speaker 1: guessing Steve Come has his eye on the cropper running 691 00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:48,880 Speaker 1: backs in this year's class, just like he did a 692 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:51,480 Speaker 1: year ago with James Connor. Hey to catch up on 693 00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:53,799 Speaker 1: pass episodes of the Day Pash podcast, you can follow 694 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:57,160 Speaker 1: along via your preferred podcast provider or on Twitter at 695 00:36:57,280 --> 00:37:00,120 Speaker 1: pash pod. We'll talk about the super Bowl net It's 696 00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:02,640 Speaker 1: not the Big Red Rage presented by Satan Ford in 697 00:37:02,719 --> 00:37:13,000 Speaker 1: Gilbert A thirty one yard attempt for Cincinatics, Not clum 698 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:18,520 Speaker 1: big Fierson kick on the way, It's good bigs fer second, 699 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:22,759 Speaker 1: kocks a throw and the fairy tale continues for the 700 00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:27,000 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Fingles. They are going to the super Bowl. The 701 00:37:27,160 --> 00:37:30,279 Speaker 1: rock all in, the gum snip, the sw the five 702 00:37:30,360 --> 00:37:33,279 Speaker 1: men rushing, he's her bunch, he bunches, he's hit a gun. 703 00:37:33,560 --> 00:37:36,640 Speaker 1: The ship nor gone away. He goes on her SIPs 704 00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:41,080 Speaker 1: and class he was trying. He just Thla Hitt interspt 705 00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:45,000 Speaker 1: the Bowl, Howard, the rooms of the her Cinci Ground Bowl. 706 00:37:45,880 --> 00:37:49,840 Speaker 1: The Rams who made quick moves, swift, big names and 707 00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:55,000 Speaker 1: took up quick Campbell half got me huge, huge Bill 708 00:37:55,760 --> 00:37:59,000 Speaker 1: Kurt Corner the Super Bowl, and they're gonna take on 709 00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:06,319 Speaker 1: rising Cincinnatials here in Los Angeles in Super Bowl fifty six. 710 00:38:07,320 --> 00:38:10,640 Speaker 1: It's Kevin Arland there the final calls on Westwood One, 711 00:38:10,840 --> 00:38:14,960 Speaker 1: as von Miller told his Rams teammates this week ahead 712 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:17,319 Speaker 1: of Super Bowl fifty six, and I quote, were one 713 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:22,480 Speaker 1: win away from football Heaven, von Miller. And you want 714 00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:25,760 Speaker 1: to call the Bengals surprising, um, let's see Ron Wolfley. 715 00:38:25,880 --> 00:38:30,240 Speaker 1: Cincinnati held Patrick Mahomes and KC to Aimeasley three points 716 00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:34,200 Speaker 1: and eighty three yards on seven drives in the second 717 00:38:34,200 --> 00:38:37,880 Speaker 1: half and overtime, including two picks of Patrick Mahomes, and 718 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:41,480 Speaker 1: they won the AFC Total game twenty seven twenty four 719 00:38:41,560 --> 00:38:45,000 Speaker 1: after trailing at the half twenty one to three. Think 720 00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:47,080 Speaker 1: about that, or at least trailing in the first half 721 00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:50,120 Speaker 1: twenty one to three. Just think of it, and you 722 00:38:50,200 --> 00:38:53,160 Speaker 1: know what I'll just say this right here, Joe Burrow 723 00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:57,480 Speaker 1: in his second year looked more capable and confident in 724 00:38:57,640 --> 00:39:00,839 Speaker 1: the moment than Patrick Mahomes. And if we now fast 725 00:39:00,920 --> 00:39:03,640 Speaker 1: forward to next Sunday, Super Bowl Sunday, and you have 726 00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:07,520 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford in year thirteen, Joe Burrow Joe Cool in 727 00:39:07,640 --> 00:39:10,840 Speaker 1: year two? Which quarterback do you feel more competent in 728 00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:14,759 Speaker 1: to handle the spotlight and the magnitude of the moment. 729 00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:17,960 Speaker 1: Because I'm rolling with Joe Burrow, Bully, I feel exactly 730 00:39:18,080 --> 00:39:21,280 Speaker 1: the same way, I really do. You know, Listen, Matthew Stafford, 731 00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:24,640 Speaker 1: he's got my respect to um. I never thought he 732 00:39:24,800 --> 00:39:27,200 Speaker 1: was a pressure quarterback. I never thought he was a 733 00:39:27,320 --> 00:39:31,920 Speaker 1: big game quarterback. I didn't. He's proving me wrong in 734 00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:34,640 Speaker 1: taking the Rams, of course, to the Super Bowl here. 735 00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:36,680 Speaker 1: I know that he's got an awful lot of help, 736 00:39:36,960 --> 00:39:40,840 Speaker 1: but man, watching him play, there's still this seedling of doubt. 737 00:39:41,360 --> 00:39:44,480 Speaker 1: Yet it's there, Yes, when you watch him, you know, 738 00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:49,000 Speaker 1: and guys are out there Jaquosky Tart when he dropped 739 00:39:49,040 --> 00:39:51,600 Speaker 1: that ball, you know, listen, I know that one defended 740 00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:54,320 Speaker 1: the game, but man, it could have really put the 741 00:39:54,480 --> 00:39:58,200 Speaker 1: Rams in a very, very difficult position right there. I 742 00:39:58,400 --> 00:40:00,880 Speaker 1: do trust Joe Burrow, and I think one of the 743 00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:05,360 Speaker 1: big keys to Super Bowl fifty six is keeping him clean. 744 00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:09,240 Speaker 1: And can the Bengals do that with that offensive line 745 00:40:09,560 --> 00:40:14,680 Speaker 1: against that defensive line a nine sack game they actually 746 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:19,320 Speaker 1: won in the postseason nine sacks against Tennessee. Stop it. 747 00:40:20,040 --> 00:40:24,840 Speaker 1: That's impossible. If that happens again, there's no way the 748 00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:27,160 Speaker 1: Bengals are going to win this game if in fact, 749 00:40:27,239 --> 00:40:30,200 Speaker 1: the Rams can sack him nine times. Yea Simmons and 750 00:40:30,239 --> 00:40:32,759 Speaker 1: company for Tennessee was able to do that. Look out 751 00:40:32,920 --> 00:40:36,840 Speaker 1: right for Aaron Donald and Von Miller and even Greg Gaines, 752 00:40:37,120 --> 00:40:41,120 Speaker 1: your DeMarco far talk about him. So yeah, you're absolutely right, 753 00:40:41,280 --> 00:40:44,080 Speaker 1: you know. But then again, Sean mcvayh has this way 754 00:40:44,520 --> 00:40:47,120 Speaker 1: of getting his guys open. I mean, how does Cooper 755 00:40:47,200 --> 00:40:49,760 Speaker 1: Cup get eleven grabs for a buck forty two touchdowns? 756 00:40:49,800 --> 00:40:52,279 Speaker 1: How does ob j then also have nine grabs for 757 00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:56,000 Speaker 1: a buck thirteen? The Cardinals experiences in Week fourteen when 758 00:40:56,040 --> 00:40:59,200 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup they made the adjustments he had fourteen grabs 759 00:40:59,239 --> 00:41:01,279 Speaker 1: in that game against the Cardinals obviously killed him in 760 00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:03,840 Speaker 1: the playoff game again, you know, Drew stan said this 761 00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:06,560 Speaker 1: week on The Red Sea report, the former Cardinals quarterback 762 00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:10,279 Speaker 1: that that how gutsy it was a Todd Bowles to 763 00:41:10,400 --> 00:41:13,800 Speaker 1: go cover zero on the big hitter down the middle. 764 00:41:14,360 --> 00:41:17,000 Speaker 1: But the mistake might have been is that the Bucks 765 00:41:17,080 --> 00:41:19,719 Speaker 1: defense didn't realize or maybe didn't give Cooper Cup enough 766 00:41:19,760 --> 00:41:22,960 Speaker 1: credit that he can read coverage. Yea, and so he 767 00:41:23,160 --> 00:41:26,360 Speaker 1: knew more than anyone along with Matthew Stafford that Okay, 768 00:41:26,560 --> 00:41:28,920 Speaker 1: there's an opportunity straight down the middle, and then they 769 00:41:28,960 --> 00:41:30,640 Speaker 1: had a safety and he couldn't keep up with them, 770 00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:34,160 Speaker 1: and ball game right there. Yes, so, And that's the 771 00:41:34,239 --> 00:41:37,440 Speaker 1: other thing too, Polly, right here at Cooper Cop, Cooper Cop, 772 00:41:37,719 --> 00:41:41,560 Speaker 1: the matchup of this game could be Cooper Copp versus 773 00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:44,439 Speaker 1: the Bengals secondary. You know, listen to the old line 774 00:41:44,480 --> 00:41:46,400 Speaker 1: D line. I think we'd all agree right there at 775 00:41:46,440 --> 00:41:49,239 Speaker 1: the offensive line of the Bengals and the defensive line 776 00:41:49,480 --> 00:41:52,160 Speaker 1: of the Ramps. That's where I'm gonna start when you 777 00:41:52,239 --> 00:41:55,719 Speaker 1: start talking about the matchups in Super Bowl fifty six. 778 00:41:56,320 --> 00:42:00,320 Speaker 1: Then you've got Jamar Chase v. Jalen Ramsey. Is he 779 00:42:00,480 --> 00:42:04,560 Speaker 1: going to ghost Jamar Chase? This is something I cannot 780 00:42:04,600 --> 00:42:07,680 Speaker 1: wait to see what they do. Raheem Morris if in fact, 781 00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:13,080 Speaker 1: he chooses to ghost Jamar Chase with Jalen Ramsey. Will 782 00:42:13,160 --> 00:42:16,000 Speaker 1: he do that? And then Cooper Cup versus that Bengal 783 00:42:16,120 --> 00:42:19,600 Speaker 1: secondary which has been getting better all season long. But man, 784 00:42:19,960 --> 00:42:23,800 Speaker 1: for the most part, that wasn't a necessary strength of 785 00:42:23,880 --> 00:42:26,600 Speaker 1: the Bengals all season. Yeah, the Ram's worst loss, all 786 00:42:26,600 --> 00:42:28,640 Speaker 1: you're arguable is Week four against the Cardinals. What did 787 00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:30,399 Speaker 1: the Cardinals do in that game at LA? They took 788 00:42:30,440 --> 00:42:32,560 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup out of the game. He had five catches 789 00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:35,440 Speaker 1: on thirteen targets. He's a total non factor. Speaking to 790 00:42:35,560 --> 00:42:38,440 Speaker 1: Drew stan here's his opinion on what Super Bowl fifty 791 00:42:38,480 --> 00:42:40,640 Speaker 1: six will come down to. The Bengals have just as 792 00:42:40,680 --> 00:42:42,440 Speaker 1: get a chance another The line opened to a three 793 00:42:42,480 --> 00:42:44,360 Speaker 1: and a half, but it's like, okay, that can go 794 00:42:44,600 --> 00:42:47,120 Speaker 1: whichever way you want. Obviously there were seven point under 795 00:42:47,160 --> 00:42:50,520 Speaker 1: daughters before, so you throw all that out and it's 796 00:42:50,560 --> 00:42:53,120 Speaker 1: the preparation. It's who can stay in the moment. And 797 00:42:53,239 --> 00:42:56,480 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow has shown he has the resiliency to overcome. 798 00:42:56,480 --> 00:42:58,640 Speaker 1: I mean he stands in there and continues to make throws. 799 00:42:58,920 --> 00:43:01,279 Speaker 1: But Matthews capable of doing the same thing. Who can 800 00:43:01,360 --> 00:43:03,520 Speaker 1: protect the football and who can make the big plays. 801 00:43:03,880 --> 00:43:07,000 Speaker 1: That's it. And that was on the red sport to 802 00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:09,279 Speaker 1: Standard And you know, I honestly had not heard that 803 00:43:09,480 --> 00:43:11,840 Speaker 1: until that moment. So okay, So that's that's three of us. 804 00:43:11,920 --> 00:43:14,040 Speaker 1: We're all rolling with Joe Burrow. Put it this way, 805 00:43:14,480 --> 00:43:16,800 Speaker 1: the Rams are going to be facing a far different 806 00:43:16,880 --> 00:43:19,520 Speaker 1: quarterback than they saw in Jimmy G. Here's the stat 807 00:43:19,719 --> 00:43:22,520 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter of his sixth postseason starts, Jimmy 808 00:43:22,600 --> 00:43:27,960 Speaker 1: G zero passing touchdowns, three interceptions and a QBR of 809 00:43:28,040 --> 00:43:31,360 Speaker 1: twenty eight. Yeah, so it's gonna be a bigger challenge. 810 00:43:31,440 --> 00:43:33,840 Speaker 1: Let's just say, Joe Burrow against that Rams defense in 811 00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:37,480 Speaker 1: the clutch than Jimmy G. Paully, what was the halftime adjustment? 812 00:43:37,600 --> 00:43:40,000 Speaker 1: What was that stat that you gave me? What was 813 00:43:40,040 --> 00:43:42,720 Speaker 1: that to start their show? Paul? Okay, So I Patrick 814 00:43:42,800 --> 00:43:45,759 Speaker 1: Mahomes in the first half QBR the ESPN Quarterback Rating 815 00:43:45,800 --> 00:43:47,880 Speaker 1: takes everything into account, it's zero to one hundred. He 816 00:43:47,960 --> 00:43:50,600 Speaker 1: was ninety eight in the first half. His second half 817 00:43:50,680 --> 00:43:55,360 Speaker 1: QBR was one point four. It's the biggest gap in 818 00:43:55,480 --> 00:43:58,960 Speaker 1: the history of the stat. Yeah, I mean and and 819 00:43:59,200 --> 00:44:03,479 Speaker 1: and they halftime adjustment was dropping eight and rushing three 820 00:44:03,880 --> 00:44:07,000 Speaker 1: fifty percent of the time. Incredible. Man, it truly was. 821 00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:10,080 Speaker 1: This is this is gonna be a good super Bowl. Paul, 822 00:44:10,200 --> 00:44:12,040 Speaker 1: I believe that. I don't think it's gonna be a 823 00:44:12,080 --> 00:44:14,080 Speaker 1: blowout at all. This is gonna be This is gonna 824 00:44:14,080 --> 00:44:18,240 Speaker 1: be a contested Super Bowl. And I think the Bengals 825 00:44:18,280 --> 00:44:22,560 Speaker 1: players they appreciate the moment. NFL Films released some of 826 00:44:22,640 --> 00:44:24,359 Speaker 1: the footage at the end of the game. Jamar Chase 827 00:44:24,440 --> 00:44:26,600 Speaker 1: some of the other players were crying when that game 828 00:44:26,680 --> 00:44:29,360 Speaker 1: when he field goal went through and overtime, So I 829 00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:32,320 Speaker 1: think they're embracing the moment. There's no doubt about that, 830 00:44:32,640 --> 00:44:35,840 Speaker 1: no doubt. We appreciate DeMarco far the Rams analysts for 831 00:44:35,960 --> 00:44:39,600 Speaker 1: joining us here. Special thanks as always Jim Almhandro, Cody 832 00:44:39,640 --> 00:44:42,359 Speaker 1: Fincher for Ron Wolfley, all Paul calBC. This has been 833 00:44:42,360 --> 00:44:45,640 Speaker 1: the Big Red Rage presented by santan Ford in Gilbert 834 00:44:45,920 --> 00:44:57,800 Speaker 1: Jah number one. You've been listening to the Big Red 835 00:44:58,000 --> 00:45:01,960 Speaker 1: Rage presented by Sam tan Ford in Guildhall. Are you 836 00:45:02,200 --> 00:45:06,560 Speaker 1: Santanford State Farm? Talk to an agent today at eight 837 00:45:06,680 --> 00:45:11,880 Speaker 1: hundred State Farm and buy Arizona Cardinals podcasts, visit Acy 838 00:45:11,960 --> 00:45:16,200 Speaker 1: Cardinals dot Com, Slash podcasts. This has been an exclusive 839 00:45:16,280 --> 00:45:19,120 Speaker 1: presentation of Arizona Cardinals football Club