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Speaker 1: Welcome Bird Gang on today's show. While we've known for

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Speaker 1: a while now the Cardinals will play in Mexico City

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Speaker 1: this season, what we didn't know was the opponents or when.

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Speaker 1: Now we do it is officially official. All the details ahead,

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Speaker 1: plus a special guests will be joining us. But before that,

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Speaker 1: what DeAndre Hopkins had to say about missing the first

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Speaker 1: six games of the season. It's Cardinals Cover two, Episode

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Speaker 1: five sixty two, and it starts now. Welcome to Cardinals

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Speaker 1: Cover two with Craig Griolou and Mike Jarecki. Cardinals Cover

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Speaker 1: Slash Podcasts. Going for Hopkins one hand and catch in

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Speaker 1: give credit to DeAndre Hopkins for owning up to his mistake. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: this is very different from an injury. I'mj players don't

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Speaker 1: Football League is out for a third of the season. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: and you know, I talked to a couple of players.

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Speaker 1: So they'll have plenty of time to figure this out.

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Speaker 1: But I'd rather have it the first six games than

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Speaker 1: really no way to sugarcoat it. I mean, the great

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Speaker 1: I'm sure again it wasn't a mistake. You control what

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Speaker 1: goes into your body. Hopkins released this statements on May seconds,

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Speaker 1: the regular season without pay for violating the league's peed policy.

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Speaker 1: He tweeted CU week seven. Then he added this a

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Speaker 1: for that. I apologize to Cardinals fans, my teammates, and

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Speaker 1: But to me, there should be no excuses. You have

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Speaker 1: Week eleven. Second time the Cardinals play a regular season

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Speaker 1: grab that flag from the Cardinals and just run out

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Speaker 1: the place, just bursted it into a chant and the

428
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Speaker 1: Cardinals automatically. Yes, the Nanders had more fan base back then,

429
00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:26,320
Speaker 1: but from that gestures from Robert that really put you know,

430
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Speaker 1: the Cardinals on the map. I think, you know, we

431
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Speaker 1: have to do it again. You've mentioned the draft a

432
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Speaker 1: couple of times, and we'll get you out with this,

433
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Speaker 1: but talk to me about your thoughts on the eight

434
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Speaker 1: draft picks and two offensive lineman, two offensive guards as

435
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Speaker 1: far as how much you think this draft helped the

436
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Speaker 1: Cardinals go in into this season and then seasons down

437
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Speaker 1: the road as well. I like it. You know, we

438
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Speaker 1: talk about McBride, tight end from Colorado State. I like,

439
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Speaker 1: I've already I scouted the guy last year because I

440
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Speaker 1: got to cover a little bit of college of football

441
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Speaker 1: and you know, he's a really really good compliment. I

442
00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:05,240
Speaker 1: think he'll eventually transition into what we have now. Zach

443
00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:07,960
Speaker 1: Ertz the big, big frame tight ends. He has it

444
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Speaker 1: all man, but that that's sixth round. Uh Likidas Smith,

445
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Speaker 1: the guard from Virginia Tech. I like the kid. I

446
00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:17,720
Speaker 1: think he's going to be, you know, a piece to

447
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Speaker 1: kind of come in there and compete from the get go.

448
00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:22,560
Speaker 1: He's played a lot of games in college, and I

449
00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:25,359
Speaker 1: think he's gonna be a great acid. We gotta understand

450
00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:27,840
Speaker 1: this that I think four or five you mentioned it

451
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Speaker 1: one of the podcasts I listened to. You guys appreciate it. Yeah,

452
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Speaker 1: I listen. I do that download for you guys. You know,

453
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Speaker 1: under contracts, guys are coming out. You know, we have

454
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Speaker 1: a veteran offensive line, right and you have to make

455
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Speaker 1: sure that these guys that you pick in the draft

456
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Speaker 1: develop at some point, and that's what you want to see.

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Speaker 1: I think. I think this is gonna be a different

458
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Speaker 1: year for the Cardinals and there's veteran president on that

459
00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:53,000
Speaker 1: offensive line who are rock solid when I love the

460
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Speaker 1: addition of wold Is coming in and competing real quick

461
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Speaker 1: with Josh Jones, and I think this is going to

462
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Speaker 1: be a year for our draft, our draftees to kind

463
00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:05,720
Speaker 1: of come up onto the scene and really take a role,

464
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Speaker 1: a big role in the rotation. I'll tell you this though.

465
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Speaker 1: I mean, you know, Josh Jones, he had forty starts

466
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Speaker 1: at the University of Houston at left tackle. He's I

467
00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:17,600
Speaker 1: mentioned it on the Red Sea Report he's kind of

468
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Speaker 1: lighting the pants, so maybe he can be your your

469
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Speaker 1: backup tackle to beach him. Justin Murray can play four

470
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Speaker 1: different positions. But when I look at Smith and Hayes

471
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Speaker 1: from Virginia Tech in Oklahoma, I mean these guys are

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Speaker 1: three fourteen three to eighteen and they have an anchor,

473
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Speaker 1: and they got the belly in the front. They look

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Speaker 1: like an offensive line. Belly's good, belly's good. Check out

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Speaker 1: Ronnie Hudson. Ronnie Hudson's has got the premier body for

476
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Speaker 1: an offensive line in the NFL. This guy does his

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Speaker 1: job right, And you're right, I think Hayes from Oklahoma

478
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Speaker 1: there's that connection as well with Kyler. Right. You always

479
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Speaker 1: want to root for your guys coming up like my

480
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Speaker 1: baby brother, come on, get up, push him up. And

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Speaker 1: I think those guys, I mean Hayes is six f

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Speaker 1: three eighteen three twenty. Think this guy looks solid and

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Speaker 1: I think he can compete. And once you learn from

484
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Speaker 1: the Beach Humps and and the Justin Pews and and

485
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Speaker 1: DJ Humphries, who are guys that I've I've seen, you know,

486
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Speaker 1: mingle with the guys that are behind them. These guys

487
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Speaker 1: care about who's behind them, they bring them up. It's

488
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Speaker 1: not like, okay, you know, I'll do my job and

489
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Speaker 1: I won't try and share information or put you in

490
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Speaker 1: a good spot. These guys are our teachers as well, right,

491
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Speaker 1: so I think they'll development into a good, good chemistry

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Speaker 1: there with that offensive line group. And considering Pew's a

493
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Speaker 1: free agent, Will is on a one year deal, open

494
00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:38,239
Speaker 1: the parlay that to a long term deal. The only

495
00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:40,840
Speaker 1: guy is really under contract through next year is Rodney Hudson.

496
00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:44,000
Speaker 1: Now obviously humps the perfect age to extend Beacham's got

497
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Speaker 1: a lot of outside interest. He does love playing football.

498
00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:50,000
Speaker 1: It's kind of an outlet for him. So plug and play.

499
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Speaker 1: And again, you don't have to go up there and

500
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Speaker 1: spend big money on free agents. Now if these guys

501
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Speaker 1: pan out at the guard spot, oh well no soon right,

502
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Speaker 1: you know, rookie camps coming up. I think that's the

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Speaker 1: first time where you really gauge, you know, from a

504
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Speaker 1: from a coach standpoint, from coogler, I'm you know, once

505
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Speaker 1: you take them under your wing and you see them personally,

506
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Speaker 1: how they react, how their footwork is, and yes you've

507
00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:12,560
Speaker 1: scouted them, you scouted them before, and if you've seen

508
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Speaker 1: the game tape and you know what they can do

509
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Speaker 1: on the field. But if if a guy can come

510
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Speaker 1: in on a rookie deal on for his first you know,

511
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Speaker 1: uh session with his old line coach and really wow them,

512
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Speaker 1: because I've seen it before, It's like, okay, there's confidence there.

513
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Speaker 1: Let me give this guy the reps. Let me give

514
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Speaker 1: him what he needs in order for him to develop,

515
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Speaker 1: because that's that's cutthroat in the NFL. Guys. There, the

516
00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:36,359
Speaker 1: development part only lasts a little bit in the NFL.

517
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Speaker 1: And if you latch onto that and they give you

518
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Speaker 1: the confidence and they build you up, you're gonna be

519
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Speaker 1: able to make it in the NFL. I think these

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Speaker 1: two guys have have that shot. Rolando. It is always

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Speaker 1: a pleasure. We appreciate the time and uh, well you

522
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Speaker 1: know we've got We've we've always got John speed Dell,

523
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Speaker 1: so we appreciate. Oh, thank you, guys. You know I'm here. Um,

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Speaker 1: we had a good lunch today, so I'm ready to

525
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Speaker 1: go for the week again. The Cardinals will be playing

526
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Speaker 1: the forty nine ers on Monday Night Football, November twenty

527
00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:08,520
Speaker 1: first is the dates, and as we discussed, I wonder

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Speaker 1: if we see will Hernandez pull a Robert Griffith and

529
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Speaker 1: run out during pregame introductions carrying the Mexican flag. That's

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Speaker 1: what happened in two thousand and five. Here's a clip

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Speaker 1: from season one of Cardinals Folk Tales titled One Time

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Speaker 1: in Mexico. What a great scene Robert Griffith with the

533
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Speaker 1: Mexican national flag waving it and racing out of the field.

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Speaker 1: That was awesome. Robert bursting out of that tunnel with

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Speaker 1: that flag. I think it just ignited the whole place up.

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00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:39,280
Speaker 1: It was a brilliant move, to be honest with you,

537
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Speaker 1: I think the fans saw this as the first impression

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Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals. All of a sudden, Robert Griffin,

539
00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:49,920
Speaker 1: it comes right out of that hat waving the Mexican flag.

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Speaker 1: That really was a great torture of the crowd with crazy.

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Speaker 1: It was loud, It was so loud. That place was

542
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Speaker 1: unbelievably loud. I go out with the flag and I

543
00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:03,560
Speaker 1: just felt ten feet tall, man, Like, I felt like

544
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Speaker 1: every step I was taking was just magnetized. Once he

545
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Speaker 1: ran out, that was kind of like, you know what, Mexico,

546
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Speaker 1: the Cardinals are here, And for me, it was like Okay,

547
00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:21,400
Speaker 1: this is gonna work out tremendously because of the pride

548
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Speaker 1: the fans in Mexico take once they see their their

549
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Speaker 1: countries colors right, and especially the flag. Should be a

550
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Speaker 1: lot of fun. Not expecting either one of us m

551
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Speaker 1: Jay to me making that trip, which is perfectly acceptable.

552
00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:38,719
Speaker 1: We do not travel. But again, I do think there

553
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Speaker 1: are gonna be a lot of players I e. Will

554
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Speaker 1: Hernandez that are going to be excited about playing in

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Speaker 1: Mexico City. And as Rolando mentioned, all the specialists, well

556
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Speaker 1: at least Matt Prador and Andy Lee because of the altitude,

557
00:28:50,840 --> 00:28:52,720
Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden, hey, maybe Matt Prador

558
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Speaker 1: does he try a sixty plus yard or a sixty

559
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Speaker 1: five plus yarder. He's gonna get a lot of questions

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Speaker 1: about that leading into the game. We know that last

561
00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:04,240
Speaker 1: time they played there in two thousand and five, Neil

562
00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:07,880
Speaker 1: Rackers he racked up six field goals. And then you

563
00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:10,480
Speaker 1: mentioned Andy Lee, who was actually on the San Francisco

564
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Speaker 1: forty nine ers and he was averaging forty seven yards

565
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Speaker 1: on seven punts. So I'm thinking, you know, obviously Kingsbury's

566
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Speaker 1: gonna want to score points. I mean, it's not you're

567
00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:21,960
Speaker 1: not going there, and you know, to give a game away,

568
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Speaker 1: but if there's a situation, I would like to see it.

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Speaker 1: Maybe a sixty five seventy yarder in the altitude is

570
00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:31,360
Speaker 1: higher than Denver, it's higher than Flagstaff, and they're gonna

571
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Speaker 1: have to make an adjustment to there. And you know,

572
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Speaker 1: let's be honest. I mean, I believe everyone's gonna be

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Speaker 1: off on Monday based on their holiday the day before

574
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Speaker 1: talking about Mexico City and so people are can have

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Speaker 1: plenty of time. And I'm assuming a lot of Cardinal fans.

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Speaker 1: And now Rolando mentioned and he was there, so he

577
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Speaker 1: would know. He thought there were more Niners fans at

578
00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:54,360
Speaker 1: that game. Even though the Cardinals did win the game.

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Speaker 1: Josh mccollan had a couple of touchdown passes win to

580
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Speaker 1: Larry an Quon. But it to me, I think it's

581
00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:04,400
Speaker 1: a great opportunity. The Cardinals have nine home games this year,

582
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Speaker 1: so for the season ticket holders, you still have your

583
00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:08,720
Speaker 1: eight games. You're gonna get a preseason game. And this

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00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:11,800
Speaker 1: game should have been played in twenty nineteen and so,

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Speaker 1: and to meet Craig, you know, the Cardinals have played

586
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Speaker 1: in London, they played in Mexico. This would be their

587
00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:20,360
Speaker 1: second opportunity. We're going to get into some of the

588
00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:23,000
Speaker 1: other games that have been announced in how it affects

589
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Speaker 1: the schedule going forward. But I'm glad they don't have

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Speaker 1: to make that trip to London or Germany. Is that

591
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Speaker 1: what we're playing? Okay, because usually, and we talked about

592
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Speaker 1: this before the show, you would You're right, you would

593
00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:36,840
Speaker 1: have to play an East coast game or like the

594
00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:39,400
Speaker 1: Rams that they played Jacksonville and then they flew right

595
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Speaker 1: to London. Sometimes you can play in the East Coast,

596
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Speaker 1: maybe the Giants are Jets, and then go from JFK

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Speaker 1: to London. This is a three and a half hour flight.

598
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Speaker 1: So I think the Cardinals are benefited from this, and

599
00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:53,360
Speaker 1: plus this is where the local fan base is able

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Speaker 1: to go. Now get your passport. That is true, and

601
00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:02,880
Speaker 1: you've got play time again. It is November twenty first

602
00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:06,760
Speaker 1: Monday Night Football. The rest of the National Football League

603
00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:10,480
Speaker 1: schedule for the upcoming season will come out on May twelve. Now,

604
00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:13,040
Speaker 1: there are gonna be some select games that get announced

605
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Speaker 1: the week of May ninth, and then, according to the NFL,

606
00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:19,960
Speaker 1: clubs are allowed to announce their first home game opponent,

607
00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:23,600
Speaker 1: not necessarily their Week one opponent, their first home game

608
00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:28,440
Speaker 1: opponent on Thursday afternoon, a couple hours ahead of when

609
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Speaker 1: the entire schedule gets released. So this slow build, if

610
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Speaker 1: you will, slow burn that the National Football League has

611
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Speaker 1: done now with the schedule, as opposed to just everything

612
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Speaker 1: happening in one day in which they dominate the new

613
00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:44,840
Speaker 1: cycle for twenty four forty eight hours. Now all of

614
00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:48,520
Speaker 1: a sudden, they've got it for weeks trying to build

615
00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:51,880
Speaker 1: up and keep the NFL and that logo top of mind.

616
00:31:51,920 --> 00:31:55,120
Speaker 1: I feel like they're just putting crumbs out there for crumbs,

617
00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:56,960
Speaker 1: and you keep going for more and then you see

618
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Speaker 1: the cookie. I think it's important though, when these international games,

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Speaker 1: you have to allow people to start making their travel,

620
00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:05,520
Speaker 1: and we know that obviously you don't have to wear

621
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Speaker 1: a mask anymore, so that you know they've opened things up,

622
00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:10,880
Speaker 1: So I think that's part of it. And teams are

623
00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:14,280
Speaker 1: aware that you know, um, you know they've been prepared

624
00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:17,680
Speaker 1: for this, whether Cardinals were playing somebody else, it could

625
00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:20,520
Speaker 1: have been you know, another team. I'm glad it's that

626
00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:24,440
Speaker 1: because we still get a great home schedule with the

627
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Speaker 1: Buccaneers and Chiefs and Chargers and obviously we'll get a

628
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Speaker 1: chance to I guess, so are they going to San

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Speaker 1: Francisco then oh yeah, yeah, Okay, so the home and

630
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Speaker 1: home is now Mexico City and Levi's So I'm glad

631
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Speaker 1: that they didn't give up one of those home games

632
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Speaker 1: because to me, that's a really appealing and we've talked

633
00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:48,640
Speaker 1: about it. The Cardinals could have a better team, but

634
00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:52,080
Speaker 1: they may have the same record because of how daunting

635
00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:54,160
Speaker 1: it is. And we'll have plenty of times. But you're right,

636
00:32:56,120 --> 00:32:59,560
Speaker 1: it's fascinating because usually it's after the draft, but we

637
00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:02,360
Speaker 1: had so much movement in free agency this year with

638
00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:06,200
Speaker 1: the quarterbacks, I mean, Russell Wilson. Obviously that that Seattle

639
00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:09,160
Speaker 1: game is going to be on primetime, you know, Matt

640
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Speaker 1: Ryan and just I mean, it's gonna be interesting how

641
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Speaker 1: how the schedulemakers get cute and the guy does a

642
00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:18,800
Speaker 1: great job, and so it's always interesting because you think,

643
00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:20,720
Speaker 1: you know, we know the opponents. We just don't know

644
00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:22,640
Speaker 1: how it's going to be. We always talk about, hey,

645
00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:24,680
Speaker 1: it's easy to sit here and go there. They're gonna

646
00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:26,000
Speaker 1: win this game, lose this game. We don't even know

647
00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:28,440
Speaker 1: who the quarterbacks would be starting, you know, in Week twelve. Yeah,

648
00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:30,520
Speaker 1: trying to figure out your win loss record in May

649
00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:33,440
Speaker 1: is much different when you have no idea how the

650
00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:35,600
Speaker 1: team is going to look that particular week. But to

651
00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:38,200
Speaker 1: your point, yeah, you'd like to see the forty nine

652
00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:40,479
Speaker 1: ers at State Farm Stadium, but as a division opponent,

653
00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:42,240
Speaker 1: you play them twice a year, you play them every

654
00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:44,920
Speaker 1: year at home. But you do not lose Tom Brady

655
00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:47,160
Speaker 1: and the Buccaneers, you do not lose the Saints. You

656
00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:50,800
Speaker 1: do not leave Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, Justin Herbert

657
00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:53,760
Speaker 1: and the Chargers, Jalen Hurt and the Eagles, or Bill

658
00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:57,680
Speaker 1: Belichick and the Patriots. Those are your other matchups, your

659
00:33:57,720 --> 00:34:02,120
Speaker 1: other six matchups at Levi's Adium, again out of conference,

660
00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:06,680
Speaker 1: I'm excuse me, out of division games. So certainly a

661
00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:11,600
Speaker 1: great home schedule. Yeah, because when you actually did a

662
00:34:11,719 --> 00:34:16,719
Speaker 1: nice job detail which markets were you know, picked, because

663
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Speaker 1: you had to put a bid in, and the Chiefs

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Speaker 1: were in that conversation, correct, No, and the Rams were

665
00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:24,279
Speaker 1: as well. Rams were as well. I'm like, no, I

666
00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:27,160
Speaker 1: want to get the Chiefs at State Farm Stadium. So

667
00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:29,960
Speaker 1: and again it's just more being selfish, like I just

668
00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:32,640
Speaker 1: I think the fans want to go see Patrick Mahomes

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Speaker 1: and hopefully the Cardinals gonna win that game. All right,

670
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Speaker 1: Here is the rest of the international schedule. Five total

671
00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:43,319
Speaker 1: games have been announced, and obviously Cardinals and forty nine

672
00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:47,440
Speaker 1: Ers in Mexico City, Germany, Seahawks and Buccaneers. There will

673
00:34:47,480 --> 00:34:51,160
Speaker 1: be three games in London. Vikings play the Saints, the

674
00:34:51,360 --> 00:34:54,439
Speaker 1: Giants take on the Packers, green Bay's first ever game

675
00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:57,920
Speaker 1: outside the United States at least regular season wise, and

676
00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:02,080
Speaker 1: then the Broncos play the Jaguars. You look at all

677
00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:07,640
Speaker 1: of that and you see Seahawks, Buccaneers, Saints and Vikings,

678
00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:12,319
Speaker 1: four teams that are on the Cardinals schedule. That now

679
00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:14,520
Speaker 1: all of a sudden, all right, one of the Seahawks

680
00:35:14,560 --> 00:35:16,359
Speaker 1: go to Germany, the Cardinals get him on the front

681
00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:19,040
Speaker 1: end or the back end. Buccaneers you're gonna maybe tired,

682
00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:22,520
Speaker 1: and you know after going to Germany. So again, much

683
00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:25,000
Speaker 1: like we do, we try to pick apart the schedule.

684
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Speaker 1: May twelfth is when it's announced. But you look at

685
00:35:27,160 --> 00:35:29,920
Speaker 1: those four opponents that the Cardinals will play, that they

686
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Speaker 1: are on the schedule. You're throwing the Broncos as well,

687
00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:38,120
Speaker 1: because but that's an away game. Now, so five teams

688
00:35:38,239 --> 00:35:40,360
Speaker 1: you know and also I mean, I know they're not

689
00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:44,640
Speaker 1: including here, but you also got to go to Vegas, right, yes, okay,

690
00:35:44,719 --> 00:35:49,000
Speaker 1: So Tom Brady has fared well internationally. The Bucks beat

691
00:35:50,360 --> 00:35:53,080
Speaker 1: the Bucks in London in two thousand and nine he

692
00:35:53,239 --> 00:35:56,640
Speaker 1: threw three touchdown passes, Patriots one thirty five to seven.

693
00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:02,800
Speaker 1: Beat the Rams in twenty twelve throwing four touchdowns. The

694
00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:07,279
Speaker 1: Patriots won forty five to seven. Beat the Raiders in

695
00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:11,279
Speaker 1: Mexico City in twenty seventeen, throwing three touchdowns thirty eight

696
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Speaker 1: to eight. So now Britty's going to be in Germany

697
00:36:14,760 --> 00:36:16,200
Speaker 1: and you know it's going to be like a right,

698
00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:18,839
Speaker 1: all of the celebrities are coming out for that game.

699
00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:21,440
Speaker 1: I mean, you know, I don't know what David Beckham,

700
00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:23,480
Speaker 1: I mean, you're going to see all the celebrities to

701
00:36:23,560 --> 00:36:27,840
Speaker 1: see Tom Brady in Germany. It's going to be interesting

702
00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:31,080
Speaker 1: to see. You know, how many more games the league

703
00:36:31,120 --> 00:36:34,880
Speaker 1: tries to put internationally, whether it's more games in London,

704
00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:38,400
Speaker 1: more games in Germany? Do they expand to other markets?

705
00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:43,040
Speaker 1: Everyone wants a piece. I know Australia has been mentioned,

706
00:36:43,120 --> 00:36:45,480
Speaker 1: but that's you know that they get some logistics there

707
00:36:45,520 --> 00:36:51,560
Speaker 1: with travel, Spain other places in Europe, Mexico City, obviously

708
00:36:51,800 --> 00:36:55,239
Speaker 1: North America. But you got five games, and I do

709
00:36:55,400 --> 00:36:56,959
Speaker 1: think that they would like to get to the point

710
00:36:57,000 --> 00:37:03,520
Speaker 1: where maybe sixteen team half the league have a game internationally.

711
00:37:03,840 --> 00:37:07,279
Speaker 1: I agree, And so the Cardinals. Again, this game was

712
00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:09,319
Speaker 1: supposed to be played in twenty nineteen, so they can

713
00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:11,399
Speaker 1: check that box. And you know now that we'll find

714
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Speaker 1: out when they get in the rotation. And they've already

715
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Speaker 1: been in London, so I wonder, you know, depending on

716
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Speaker 1: the bids go in. But I couldn't agree more with you.

717
00:37:19,880 --> 00:37:22,080
Speaker 1: I mean, it seems like and this is the first

718
00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:25,439
Speaker 1: time the Green Bay Packers are playing in any game

719
00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:27,960
Speaker 1: outside the United States. I think they had a preseason

720
00:37:28,040 --> 00:37:31,360
Speaker 1: game in Canada. I remember the field was terrible. But

721
00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:34,360
Speaker 1: because of their now they have nine home games, just

722
00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:39,160
Speaker 1: like the Cardinals. So normally, because they're you know, publicly owned,

723
00:37:39,560 --> 00:37:41,160
Speaker 1: they didn't want to ever give up a home game,

724
00:37:41,360 --> 00:37:44,040
Speaker 1: but now because of nine, this is the first time

725
00:37:44,080 --> 00:37:47,359
Speaker 1: that ever play outside the US. And I know logistically

726
00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:52,400
Speaker 1: for coaches, players, staff, it becomes I wouldn't say bothersome,

727
00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:55,440
Speaker 1: but it does become a little bit extra prep needed.

728
00:37:55,520 --> 00:37:59,600
Speaker 1: But for teams, when you're talking about ownership, front office

729
00:37:59,719 --> 00:38:03,680
Speaker 1: mark getting getting into a brand new market, not within

730
00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:06,719
Speaker 1: the US, but to expand that brand and get your

731
00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:11,480
Speaker 1: logo in front of people that maybe somewhat are interested

732
00:38:12,040 --> 00:38:14,440
Speaker 1: in the game that we call football that everywhere else

733
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Speaker 1: in the world is soccer, because that's what they call football.

734
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Speaker 1: But I would think more and more teams would like

735
00:38:22,280 --> 00:38:25,480
Speaker 1: to be able to expand to other markets and expand

736
00:38:26,120 --> 00:38:29,759
Speaker 1: their reach across the entire world. Well, if you go

737
00:38:29,880 --> 00:38:32,040
Speaker 1: back to the Cardinals, now let's not talk about the

738
00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:35,160
Speaker 1: game because Carson Palmer got hurt and technically I think

739
00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:37,320
Speaker 1: they got shut out. But the team got there on

740
00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:39,960
Speaker 1: a Monday, and we know the British bird gang and

741
00:38:40,520 --> 00:38:45,600
Speaker 1: they had festivity festivities and you know, they didn't be

742
00:38:45,680 --> 00:38:47,200
Speaker 1: able to do the big red rage in front of

743
00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:49,560
Speaker 1: the crowd. It was just it was interesting to see

744
00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:53,560
Speaker 1: just you know, how they treat football and normally when

745
00:38:53,640 --> 00:38:57,080
Speaker 1: you see these games on television, you can almost guarantee

746
00:38:57,120 --> 00:39:00,279
Speaker 1: you're going to see every single jersey because say, oh,

747
00:39:00,680 --> 00:39:04,359
Speaker 1: and I gotta think fantasy now is it's global. I mean,

748
00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:06,480
Speaker 1: I don't know how much the gambling effect is, but

749
00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:09,439
Speaker 1: we know that obviously it's legal now. So but yeah,

750
00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:11,600
Speaker 1: I mean it's it's smart. I mean the end of

751
00:39:11,680 --> 00:39:14,759
Speaker 1: BA you used to do this, the fact you can't

752
00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:17,439
Speaker 1: do I mean, you still want to make sure your

753
00:39:18,280 --> 00:39:20,640
Speaker 1: soil in the United States, but there's ways you can

754
00:39:20,719 --> 00:39:22,840
Speaker 1: work this out and make sure each team is on

755
00:39:22,920 --> 00:39:25,600
Speaker 1: a rotation. So nobody's saying I've been there, you know,

756
00:39:25,640 --> 00:39:27,120
Speaker 1: in the last three years, and i gotta go back

757
00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:29,920
Speaker 1: next year. Ten of the thirty two teams will play

758
00:39:29,960 --> 00:39:33,560
Speaker 1: an international game in twenty twenty two, including the Cardinals. Again,

759
00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:36,399
Speaker 1: mark it down on your schedule, Week eleven, November twenty First,

760
00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:39,600
Speaker 1: it's a Monday night, Monday Night Football six fifteen kickoff

761
00:39:39,640 --> 00:39:42,120
Speaker 1: and Arizona Cardinals and Niners. And that's going to be

762
00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:45,000
Speaker 1: the new Monday Night crew. Correct, absolutely, Joe Buck and

763
00:39:45,160 --> 00:39:48,239
Speaker 1: trow Aikman. So you know, at least one primetime game

764
00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:51,439
Speaker 1: for the Cardinals. Do we expect another one, whether that's

765
00:39:51,600 --> 00:39:54,560
Speaker 1: a Monday night game, whether that's a Sunday night game,

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Speaker 1: I don't count. Okay, technically yes, Thursday night counts, but

767
00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:02,080
Speaker 1: everyone plays on Thursday night, so it's not I wouldn't

768
00:40:02,080 --> 00:40:05,000
Speaker 1: say as special because prime time to me, it's you know,

769
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Speaker 1: reserved for a select few teams. When everyone does it,

770
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Speaker 1: it's like playing on Sunday. Thursday is the new Sunday.

771
00:40:11,520 --> 00:40:14,600
Speaker 1: Everyone plays on Thursday. Everyone plays on Sunday. Okay, let's

772
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Speaker 1: go back to last year. So I've mentioned this in

773
00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:21,960
Speaker 1: the past. So when the networks announced their broadcasting cruise,

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00:40:22,719 --> 00:40:25,520
Speaker 1: they basically give assignments for the first four weeks as

775
00:40:25,560 --> 00:40:30,680
Speaker 1: a season. Okay, and that's so the Cardinals they would have,

776
00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:33,760
Speaker 1: you know, maybe the last crew on CBS or Fox,

777
00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:35,760
Speaker 1: and I know a lot of people like Gus Johnson

778
00:40:35,840 --> 00:40:37,720
Speaker 1: and a keep to leave. I mean, it's a different

779
00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:42,000
Speaker 1: you know, it's entertaining from a player's perspective. So the

780
00:40:42,360 --> 00:40:46,840
Speaker 1: NFL didn't think the Cardinals just based on given the

781
00:40:46,960 --> 00:40:49,480
Speaker 1: cruise because you know, if you're playing on Monday Football,

782
00:40:49,480 --> 00:40:53,000
Speaker 1: it's different. So if I gave you the over and under,

783
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Speaker 1: now we know one three and a half, who would

784
00:40:57,719 --> 00:41:01,120
Speaker 1: you say under me too? I do think we're gonna

785
00:41:01,120 --> 00:41:04,400
Speaker 1: get a primetime game based on Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes,

786
00:41:05,840 --> 00:41:11,719
Speaker 1: Justin Herbert, possibly Dak Prescott, even Belichick, I think, and

787
00:41:11,840 --> 00:41:14,560
Speaker 1: we may get that early in the season. Will you

788
00:41:14,719 --> 00:41:19,640
Speaker 1: throw in the Raiders, Derek Carr, Monte Adams, Russell Wilson,

789
00:41:19,840 --> 00:41:29,560
Speaker 1: chand Jones. Yeah, I could see Buccaneers, Chiefs, Chargers, Broncos, Raiders,

790
00:41:30,080 --> 00:41:33,520
Speaker 1: And it used to be the limit was five. Now

791
00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:37,799
Speaker 1: it's seven. Like Tom Brady and the Rams. They're probably

792
00:41:37,880 --> 00:41:42,759
Speaker 1: gonna be on seven times six late in the season. Yeah,

793
00:41:42,760 --> 00:41:46,040
Speaker 1: but I hope the Cardinals gonna primetime game at home

794
00:41:46,320 --> 00:41:48,839
Speaker 1: maybe in the first well maybe I should say after

795
00:41:48,880 --> 00:41:52,560
Speaker 1: week seven. Yeah, good point. I like it. I like

796
00:41:52,680 --> 00:41:55,040
Speaker 1: that Niger false mass so I had a second season

797
00:41:55,120 --> 00:41:58,000
Speaker 1: really starts in week seven, because oh yeah, we get

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00:41:58,040 --> 00:42:02,680
Speaker 1: a mid season acquisition DeAndre Hopkins Cardinals Covered two presented

799
00:42:02,680 --> 00:42:06,920
Speaker 1: by Hunday proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. I neglected

800
00:42:07,080 --> 00:42:10,520
Speaker 1: to pay off a tease and our last episode, MJ,

801
00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:14,200
Speaker 1: I apologize to the Bird Gang. But I had mentioned

802
00:42:14,200 --> 00:42:17,000
Speaker 1: that there was a roster move, and not a large

803
00:42:17,120 --> 00:42:20,400
Speaker 1: roster move, but certainly part of the depth and special teams.

804
00:42:20,440 --> 00:42:24,439
Speaker 1: But Charles Washington is back, resigning on a one year deal.

805
00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:28,600
Speaker 1: Sixth safety on the board, but more importantly, one of

806
00:42:28,680 --> 00:42:31,520
Speaker 1: those players that Jeff Rogers really likes as far as

807
00:42:31,600 --> 00:42:35,720
Speaker 1: special teams now. Washington only played seven games last season

808
00:42:35,840 --> 00:42:38,880
Speaker 1: due to a hamstring injury, but he does provide some

809
00:42:39,080 --> 00:42:42,279
Speaker 1: depth in his secondary if needed, but otherwise he is

810
00:42:42,360 --> 00:42:44,600
Speaker 1: one of those players on the board that you can

811
00:42:44,640 --> 00:42:47,319
Speaker 1: look at and say, right, special teams players, special teams ace.

812
00:42:47,680 --> 00:42:50,160
Speaker 1: You know what you've got in Charles Washington. And I

813
00:42:50,239 --> 00:42:52,960
Speaker 1: thought maybe the Cardinals, you know, I was sharing that

814
00:42:53,040 --> 00:42:54,919
Speaker 1: possibly they can look at a safety in the draft,

815
00:42:54,960 --> 00:42:57,360
Speaker 1: but obviously they focused on on the D line, a

816
00:42:57,480 --> 00:43:00,960
Speaker 1: cornerback and edge pass rusher when it came to, you know,

817
00:43:01,120 --> 00:43:03,480
Speaker 1: day three. So the the very next day they signed

818
00:43:03,560 --> 00:43:07,320
Speaker 1: Charles Washington Dell. So you know, we know about Jalen

819
00:43:07,400 --> 00:43:12,080
Speaker 1: Thompson and Buddha Baker and James Wiggins is really more

820
00:43:12,120 --> 00:43:14,359
Speaker 1: of a special teams player, so if he's a depth there,

821
00:43:14,400 --> 00:43:16,400
Speaker 1: he's gonna he's be active. He's kind of a younger

822
00:43:16,840 --> 00:43:20,640
Speaker 1: Charles Washington. So and then you got Deontay Thompson's and

823
00:43:20,920 --> 00:43:23,600
Speaker 1: they're going to bring in some free agents here. We'll

824
00:43:23,600 --> 00:43:26,200
Speaker 1: get into that list here momentarily. But I do think

825
00:43:26,480 --> 00:43:29,000
Speaker 1: day after the draft you could tell that they couldn't

826
00:43:29,120 --> 00:43:31,719
Speaker 1: only had eight picks, but I thought safety. But the

827
00:43:31,800 --> 00:43:34,239
Speaker 1: fact is, now you get a veteran guy who knows

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00:43:34,320 --> 00:43:36,759
Speaker 1: the system, knows his role and as you pointed out

829
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Speaker 1: he's one of the guys that Jeff Rogers I ds

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00:43:39,400 --> 00:43:42,000
Speaker 1: as a special team's corps. And once again, as we

831
00:43:42,160 --> 00:43:46,560
Speaker 1: look at this offseason, twenty roster moves plus one trade,

832
00:43:46,760 --> 00:43:50,759
Speaker 1: but twenty roster moves fourteen now have been about retaining

833
00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:55,120
Speaker 1: players from last season, including eleven unrestricted free agents and

834
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Speaker 1: the eleventh being Charles Washington. The known versus the unknown,

835
00:44:00,840 --> 00:44:04,400
Speaker 1: And again not to beat a dead horse, but this

836
00:44:04,560 --> 00:44:06,239
Speaker 1: team was seven and zero and ten and two, and

837
00:44:06,239 --> 00:44:07,840
Speaker 1: I know people are gonna say, well, it didn't it

838
00:44:07,920 --> 00:44:11,480
Speaker 1: didn't finish well, that's obvious. But again I'm a big

839
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Speaker 1: fan of guys going into their second year. J J. Watt,

840
00:44:15,160 --> 00:44:20,080
Speaker 1: AJ Green, Zach Ertz, James Connor. You're gonna see a difference.

841
00:44:20,200 --> 00:44:22,359
Speaker 1: And now you had a guy like Hollywood Hollywood Brown,

842
00:44:22,719 --> 00:44:24,200
Speaker 1: and then you had a big tight end and Trey

843
00:44:24,280 --> 00:44:28,480
Speaker 1: McBride and a running back. I like this offense. I

844
00:44:28,560 --> 00:44:30,960
Speaker 1: mean I got to think around the league, you know,

845
00:44:31,040 --> 00:44:33,919
Speaker 1: depending on you know, how much they can overcome miss

846
00:44:33,960 --> 00:44:36,000
Speaker 1: and hop I think this can be a top seven

847
00:44:36,040 --> 00:44:38,919
Speaker 1: offense in the NFL. And again, it's really about winning games.

848
00:44:39,000 --> 00:44:42,560
Speaker 1: It's not about you know, style points. They were top

849
00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:46,760
Speaker 1: eight last year as far as yards per game, eleventh

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Speaker 1: in scoring. So and that's because it fell off a cliff.

851
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Speaker 1: I'd like, no pun intended. I'd like as far as

852
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Speaker 1: top ten, I'd much rather be top ten and scoring

853
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Speaker 1: versus top ten in yards. Great, you can move the

854
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Speaker 1: ball up and down the field. Are you getting to

855
00:45:02,560 --> 00:45:06,040
Speaker 1: the ball under the end? Yes? And and and again. Connor,

856
00:45:06,040 --> 00:45:08,520
Speaker 1: you gotta give him quit fifteen rushing touchdowns, you know,

857
00:45:08,600 --> 00:45:10,960
Speaker 1: and he had eighteen as a as a whole. But

858
00:45:11,360 --> 00:45:13,680
Speaker 1: there's so many we got so many weapons on the

859
00:45:13,760 --> 00:45:15,239
Speaker 1: red zone, and it's just you know, you got to

860
00:45:15,280 --> 00:45:17,719
Speaker 1: protect Kyler Murray, and you know, don't get cute and

861
00:45:17,840 --> 00:45:20,240
Speaker 1: just try to win at the line of scrimmage. Be physical.

862
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Speaker 1: All right, you brought it up. The undrafted free agent

863
00:45:23,200 --> 00:45:28,080
Speaker 1: list is out. The Cardinals signed twelve, six on offense,

864
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Speaker 1: six on defense, and a couple that we want to

865
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Speaker 1: highlight here on Cardinals Cover two, presented by Hunday, proud

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Speaker 1: cardinals dot com. But interesting that one not a single

868
00:45:41,920 --> 00:45:45,279
Speaker 1: offensive lineman was signed. So they like who they already have,

869
00:45:46,040 --> 00:45:51,680
Speaker 1: but four count them four wide receivers signed. Now, is

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Speaker 1: this because they liked who was out there and available,

871
00:45:55,120 --> 00:45:58,760
Speaker 1: or is it because you're missing DeAndre Hopkins the first

872
00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:02,520
Speaker 1: third of the sea. I think it's safe to say

873
00:46:02,560 --> 00:46:06,759
Speaker 1: that Cardinals do like Greg Dortch. Clearly, Antoine Wesley's a

874
00:46:06,800 --> 00:46:08,840
Speaker 1: guy that maybe he's probably a fourth or fifth receiver.

875
00:46:10,080 --> 00:46:14,759
Speaker 1: And then you're throw in Burchelli Butchelli and I don't

876
00:46:14,800 --> 00:46:16,799
Speaker 1: know about an India Isabella. I mean it's I don't

877
00:46:16,800 --> 00:46:18,319
Speaker 1: know if the writing's on the wall, but we'll see

878
00:46:18,320 --> 00:46:21,800
Speaker 1: what happens. But yeah, the guy that I was told that,

879
00:46:21,920 --> 00:46:25,760
Speaker 1: you know, maybe again they are bringing guys in because

880
00:46:25,880 --> 00:46:27,880
Speaker 1: they want to improve the back of the roster. So

881
00:46:28,080 --> 00:46:32,239
Speaker 1: you look at this Tennessee wide receiver Jovante Peyton six

882
00:46:32,280 --> 00:46:35,160
Speaker 1: feet one seventy five played last year with the Volunteers,

883
00:46:35,239 --> 00:46:38,080
Speaker 1: had eighteen receptions for four hundred and thirteen yards six

884
00:46:38,160 --> 00:46:41,680
Speaker 1: touchdowns at eleven games. Now he's also a special teams player,

885
00:46:42,520 --> 00:46:49,399
Speaker 1: so's he's he returned kickoffs average about twenty per kickoff there.

886
00:46:50,040 --> 00:46:53,040
Speaker 1: So that's how you get on the roster. Now, again,

887
00:46:53,120 --> 00:46:55,600
Speaker 1: they're gonna have their options. I don't know how it

888
00:46:55,680 --> 00:46:57,879
Speaker 1: would Hollywood Brown would do it concerning he's gonna play

889
00:46:57,880 --> 00:47:00,520
Speaker 1: the majority of the snaps. You know, benj been maybe

890
00:47:00,560 --> 00:47:02,800
Speaker 1: squeeze based on him being active on game day. So

891
00:47:02,880 --> 00:47:06,719
Speaker 1: it's gonna be interesting and they and they also, you know,

892
00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:08,920
Speaker 1: when you look at the roster, I think because they

893
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Speaker 1: drafted just two linemen on the second day, that probably said,

894
00:47:13,760 --> 00:47:16,319
Speaker 1: what do they now? Sixteen on the roster? Correct? Yeah,

895
00:47:16,360 --> 00:47:18,320
Speaker 1: and usually you go to camp with fifteen and you know,

896
00:47:18,360 --> 00:47:20,600
Speaker 1: obviously some guys will get some days off. When you

897
00:47:20,920 --> 00:47:26,080
Speaker 1: mentioned Peyton, think of Trent Sherfield, Jeron Brown as far

898
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Speaker 1: as not comps but wide receivers designated position. But Sherfield

899
00:47:32,680 --> 00:47:34,799
Speaker 1: and Brown, how do they make the roster as an

900
00:47:34,920 --> 00:47:37,520
Speaker 1: undrafted rookie free agent? How do they make the roster?

901
00:47:37,640 --> 00:47:40,680
Speaker 1: Initially they made the roster on special teams and then

902
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Speaker 1: find a way to get on offense. John Brown made

903
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Speaker 1: the team in twenty thirteen, Trent Sherfield in twenty eighteen.

904
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Speaker 1: So this is something we've seen pretty regularly with the Cardinals.

905
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Speaker 1: In eight of the last ten years, the Cardinals have

906
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Speaker 1: had at least one undrafted free agent make the Week

907
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Speaker 1: one roster. Did not happen last year, but I mentioned

908
00:48:02,560 --> 00:48:06,320
Speaker 1: Surefield that was twenty eighteen. That year you had Ezekiel Turner,

909
00:48:06,600 --> 00:48:10,240
Speaker 1: Diedrich Nichols, and Dennis Gardeck. Turner is still here. Gardick

910
00:48:10,320 --> 00:48:12,759
Speaker 1: just signed a three year contract. So it's not out

911
00:48:12,800 --> 00:48:14,720
Speaker 1: of the realm of possibility that one of these twelve

912
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Speaker 1: players could pop and all of a sudden catch the

913
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Speaker 1: eye of Jeff Rogers. And I say Jeff Rogers as

914
00:48:20,480 --> 00:48:23,520
Speaker 1: a special teams coordinator, assistant head coach, he's the one

915
00:48:23,960 --> 00:48:27,120
Speaker 1: that's going to be looking at this list that Sean

916
00:48:27,200 --> 00:48:30,120
Speaker 1: Jefferson wouldn't look at the wide receivers. But how is

917
00:48:30,200 --> 00:48:33,000
Speaker 1: a Javante Peyton going to make the Week one roster?

918
00:48:33,840 --> 00:48:36,560
Speaker 1: You know, he's I don't think he's going to be

919
00:48:36,680 --> 00:48:40,719
Speaker 1: at out an Antoine Wesley or Greg Dortsch, But could

920
00:48:40,719 --> 00:48:44,160
Speaker 1: he be active anyway because of his ability to play

921
00:48:44,200 --> 00:48:47,040
Speaker 1: on special teams to your point, returning kicks or being

922
00:48:47,120 --> 00:48:50,279
Speaker 1: a gunner on the outside. That's how you're gonna get

923
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Speaker 1: on the field if you're a backup. And you know,

924
00:48:52,640 --> 00:48:54,680
Speaker 1: quite frankly, we'll just have to wait and see. Um.

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Speaker 1: You know, we get to training camp, we're seeing clearly

926
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Speaker 1: if these guys and there's two cutdown dates, so we'll

927
00:49:03,000 --> 00:49:05,040
Speaker 1: figure it out. But you gotta think they're gonna get

928
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Speaker 1: some opportunities in the preseason and the worst case scenarios, Craig,

929
00:49:08,680 --> 00:49:11,279
Speaker 1: you put them on the practice squad, you develop them,

930
00:49:11,400 --> 00:49:14,200
Speaker 1: you know, the old stashing for a year and develop them.

931
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Speaker 1: You know, hop's going to be thirty. You know, obviously

932
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Speaker 1: you got Hollywood Brown on the contract for the next

933
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Speaker 1: few years. You got Rondel Moore, Antoine Welse's under contract.

934
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Speaker 1: So I mean again not to say these I'm glad

935
00:49:28,880 --> 00:49:30,960
Speaker 1: you mentioned those names. And two of the three guys

936
00:49:31,000 --> 00:49:34,080
Speaker 1: are still here, so it's possible. But a lot of times,

937
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Speaker 1: you know, maybe they're just raw and they you know,

938
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Speaker 1: maybe they weren't coached up. And you get into a

939
00:49:38,120 --> 00:49:40,000
Speaker 1: certain system and you get coached up in this league

940
00:49:40,040 --> 00:49:42,120
Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, you're you know, you're eating better,

941
00:49:42,239 --> 00:49:44,600
Speaker 1: you're just just more you have a place to come

942
00:49:44,640 --> 00:49:47,000
Speaker 1: every day, and that that's how you get better reps.

943
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Speaker 1: So it wouldn't surprise me if some of these guys

944
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Speaker 1: leant on the practice squad. We you know, it's a

945
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Speaker 1: long season. One other player to highlight, of the three

946
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Speaker 1: defensive lineman, only one defensive tackle at least who played

947
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Speaker 1: defensive tackle and college, and that is Laurent Stokes out

948
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Speaker 1: of Oklahoma six four, two seventy eight in academic All

949
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Speaker 1: Big Ten First Team honor last season, eleven games, eight tackles,

950
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Speaker 1: one and a half tackles for loss, one quarterback Curry.

951
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Speaker 1: You look at that defensive line room with ten including Stokes,

952
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Speaker 1: but as far as who plays inside, Richard Lawrence, Lucky

953
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Speaker 1: Foe two. Do you move JJ Watt inside a little bit?

954
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Speaker 1: But that big body that can help stop the run.

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Speaker 1: And that's why I single out Laurent Stokes as as

956
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Speaker 1: a potential player just based off position of need. Now

957
00:50:35,440 --> 00:50:37,959
Speaker 1: he's got to go out and figure it out, whether

958
00:50:38,040 --> 00:50:41,279
Speaker 1: that's rookie minicamp, OTA's mini camping and training camp. But

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Speaker 1: just for my own personal look at this roster as

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Speaker 1: far as all right, what it's a position that maybe

961
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Speaker 1: might be more open to adding one of these undrafted

962
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Speaker 1: free agents. And I look at defensive tack and they're

963
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Speaker 1: also bringing in a guy from Colorado State defensive lineman

964
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Speaker 1: Manny Jones six four two ninety's his career with one

965
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Speaker 1: hundred and eighty one tackles, eighty five solo, thirteen a

966
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Speaker 1: half sacks, thirty thirty three tackle for losses again flood

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Speaker 1: the position. But I do still think that they could

968
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Speaker 1: bring in a veteran defense alignment. You know, we'll just

969
00:51:14,760 --> 00:51:16,799
Speaker 1: have to wait and see what Corey Peters. Obviously he's

970
00:51:16,800 --> 00:51:19,000
Speaker 1: had a great career. We're to see what's last year.

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Speaker 1: He came in the day of camp coming off the ACL.

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Speaker 1: I haven't heard anything there, but I do think they

973
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Speaker 1: want to get younger. Considering you got JJ Watt. You know,

974
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Speaker 1: it's obviously you know, uh, you know, in football years,

975
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Speaker 1: he's getting older. So I think they want to get younger.

976
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Speaker 1: And that's that's I mean, lucky in Shad Lawrence are

977
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Speaker 1: not going to ever fill up the statuet, but they

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Speaker 1: have to win these one on one matchup if you

979
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Speaker 1: want those linebackers to come in and scrape and make

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Speaker 1: tackles at the line of scrimmage, not five yards down.

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Speaker 1: We haven't really talked about Zavin Collins and Isaiah Simmons

982
00:51:48,080 --> 00:51:50,760
Speaker 1: a lot this offseason. Maybe he's just because of the draft,

983
00:51:50,800 --> 00:51:53,880
Speaker 1: but that's going to be a big part of what

984
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Speaker 1: this defense is going to do week in and week out,

985
00:51:56,680 --> 00:52:00,200
Speaker 1: and maybe they become more of a spotlight next week one,

986
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Speaker 1: the rookie Mini camp is here. Do those players I e.

987
00:52:04,120 --> 00:52:06,640
Speaker 1: Collins maybe more so than Simmons, But does he get

988
00:52:06,760 --> 00:52:08,600
Speaker 1: that invite or say, you know what, I want to

989
00:52:08,719 --> 00:52:11,160
Speaker 1: be a part of that weekend for more reps. So

990
00:52:11,520 --> 00:52:14,160
Speaker 1: because you know what, you've got three pass rushers they drafted,

991
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Speaker 1: and I don't know if they'll add that position. I

992
00:52:17,440 --> 00:52:20,080
Speaker 1: don't know who. You mean, we haven't we haven't really

993
00:52:20,120 --> 00:52:23,360
Speaker 1: talked about every single guy they claimed. The guy correct

994
00:52:23,520 --> 00:52:26,080
Speaker 1: Ron del Carter and what I'm here and he's in

995
00:52:26,160 --> 00:52:28,320
Speaker 1: the mix. I just don't know a lot of bottom

996
00:52:28,320 --> 00:52:29,960
Speaker 1: don't want to see him in uniform, you can tell.

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Speaker 1: I mean, you know, obviously, you just wait to see

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Speaker 1: how things play out. But they got they got a

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Speaker 1: nice little besides Golden and Kennard, they got a nice

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00:52:39,040 --> 00:52:41,560
Speaker 1: little mixture right there will come to youth and experience.

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Speaker 1: So the roster right now is set. We'll see what

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Speaker 1: kind of changes are made. But the next step outside

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Speaker 1: of the schedule, but as far as football activity is

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Speaker 1: the rookie Mini camp coming up May thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth,

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Speaker 1: something we'll keep an eye on as well. And on

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Speaker 1: that note, we'll puttle lid on this edition of Cardinals

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