1 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: Strap on the boots and scrape up the knuckles. Oh 2 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: and ahead, he got jacked. This is the Big Red 3 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: Rain presented by satan Ford in Gilbert. Mary's Gonna score touchdown. 4 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,440 Speaker 1: Slam to the ground by Buddha Baker Like a torpedo. 5 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: He came flying into the backfield. The rage is brought 6 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: to you by satan Ford in Gilbert. Are you Satanford? 7 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: State Farm? Talk to an agent today at eight hundred 8 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: State Farm, And by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts visit acy Cardinals 9 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 1: dot Com, Slash Podcasts, The Reds, Rising Guard, Temperaturizing Vision, flurring, 10 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:50,599 Speaker 1: rage taking over. Here's Paul Calveci. I'm ready. I'm one 11 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:54,279 Speaker 1: hundred percent ready. I'm telling you I'm ready. And Ron Wolflee, 12 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: it doesn't get any better than that, boy, unleash the far. 13 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: If you get it right, you can get back into 14 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: the postseason. Look at this past season, this time a 15 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: year ago, Ron Wolfley, there were ten teams in the 16 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: market for a new head coach. Five of those teams 17 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: got back into the playoffs. They got it right and 18 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: with a first year head coach boom, they got back 19 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: into the postseason. And that's where the Arizona Cardinals are 20 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:28,039 Speaker 1: right now, what might be the most instrumental week of 21 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: the two twenty three season continues to unfold right under 22 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 1: our noses here today in real time. It has been fluid, 23 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: no doubt. We have gotten several coaching decisions across the 24 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: NFL landscape, and we're here to break it all down 25 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 1: and what exactly it means for the Arizona Cardinals on 26 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: this addition to the Big Red Rage presented by Santan 27 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: Ford and Gilbert we are Santan Ford, Wolf, I know 28 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: you've been on this all day, every day, so you 29 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: know what. It has been a fluid situation, has it not? Yeah, 30 00:01:56,080 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: it has, Polly, There's no thought about it. And the 31 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: the dominoes are starting to fall right now, they really are. 32 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: We know that the Arizona Cardinals have been meeting with 33 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: Sean Payton of course today with their interview. We know 34 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:15,799 Speaker 1: that Dan Quinn has declared that he's not going anywhere. 35 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: He's going to stay right there in Dallas. That's breaking news. 36 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 1: And not only that, we know that Frank Reich is 37 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: going to be the next head coach of the Carolina Panthers. 38 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: Things are starting to move right now, Polly. This is 39 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: just me. I could be dead wrong on this and 40 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 1: I don't care if I am. But tomorrow, by tomorrow afternoon, 41 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: I think we're going to find out a whole lot 42 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: more as to where the Arizona Cardinals are going and 43 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: who their head coach is going to be. It's interesting 44 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 1: we talked this time last week. When the music stops, 45 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: it's like musical chairs. Everybody better find a seat, right yep. 46 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 1: And so the music is stopped in a lot of ways. 47 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: What exactly now? Damiko Ryans is still out there and 48 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: nobody can talk to him again until after this coming weekend. 49 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: There's a report late today that Denver has him installed, 50 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: is their number one choice, and you got to figure 51 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 1: he's the hometown favored in Houston where he played for 52 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: a decade, and who's a team captain, and the Texans 53 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: fan base wants themselves some Demiko Ryans. We don't know 54 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: about ownership, but that's an evolving situation as well. But 55 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 1: you mentioned Dan Quinn. He had a long interview with 56 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:21,359 Speaker 1: the Cardinals yesterday. Today we get the news late today 57 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: that he is indeed staying as defensive coordinator of the 58 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys and what he told Edward er and I 59 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: quote unfinished business here in Dallas. My complete focus is 60 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: helping the team play championship ball in twenty twenty three. 61 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: So for the second straight year, Jerry Jones able to 62 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: keep Dan Quinn as his defensive coordinator and he declines 63 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: head coaching opportunities. So is there a leader in the 64 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: clubhouse for the Arizona Cardinals right now? Wolf, You've talked 65 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: about some of those guys who made decisions already just 66 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 1: looking at the scorecard. Here you got defensive coordinator Vance Joseph. 67 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: You have Brian Flores, who has interviewed with the Cardinals 68 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: at their headquarters. You have Sean Payton as of today. Now, 69 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: I cite those three first because they all have previous 70 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: head coach experience, right which in my mind is very important, 71 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: especially after the last two head coaches were first time 72 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: NFL head coaches. How about in your mind? Yeah, No, 73 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: you're right about that, PAULI. It is it's got to 74 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: be a situation where you go the opposite direction a 75 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: lot of the time, and sometimes you take a coach 76 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 1: where you're focused more on one side of the ball, 77 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: and you'll go the opposite direction with your next hire 78 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:31,920 Speaker 1: on the opposite side of the ball, of course. And 79 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: that's the reason why I think that Vance Joseph and 80 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: Brian Flores, those two guys again, nobody, paul You know me. 81 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 1: I don't break stories. This is not what I do, 82 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 1: all right. I don't have sources. I'm just sitting here 83 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 1: looking at all the information the way that we all 84 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:52,160 Speaker 1: are right now. I honestly like the defensive minded coach. Now, 85 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: if you told me that Sean Payton was going to 86 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: be the next coach of the Arizona Cardinals, I would 87 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 1: be absolutely on board with that, be fine with that 88 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 1: right now. But you have to wonder what is going 89 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: on with Sean Payton. We know that the Arizona Cardinals 90 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 1: have been meeting with Sean Payton even today. But for me, 91 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: I think a defensive minded coach actually has a better 92 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: chance of coaching this team going forward. And the reason 93 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: why I say that, Paulie, it's because of three primary situations. 94 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: Number one, separation from Kyler Murray. In other words, listen, 95 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: I'm the head coach of this team. We're gonna have 96 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: to hire a legitimate offensive coordinator. We're gonna have to 97 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: hire a good quarterback coach. Of course, to work with 98 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray, but I need to be the head coach 99 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: of this team, and he needs to be the alpha 100 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: in that room. You've heard me talk about that many 101 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: many times, the alpha inside that locker room. And I 102 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: honestly think that that's one of the reasons why I 103 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: favor the defensive side of the ball, because he's going 104 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:04,599 Speaker 1: to have that built in separation from Kyler Murray. It's 105 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: number one, number two defensive players like Isaiah Simmons, Zaven Collins, 106 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: Marco Wilson. The number three pick potentially overall, could be 107 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: a defensive player. Will Anderson is a guy that's been 108 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: mocked out many times already to the Arizona Cardinals at 109 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 1: number three. I think a defensive minded coach would help 110 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:31,119 Speaker 1: those guys develop their game. And then, thirdly and finally, Paul, 111 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 1: defensive coaches, their souls are just more physically inclined than 112 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 1: offensive coaches. And I want to see that hard nose, hardcore, 113 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 1: physical football team, and I think a defensive minded head 114 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: coach has got a better chance of implementing that. For 115 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: example of Mike Vrabel, and I bring that up because 116 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: Mike Vrabel's head coach of the Tennessee Titans, and we're 117 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 1: going to talk to their play by play man, longtime 118 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 1: voice of the Titans, Mike Keith. Momentarily this addition to 119 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 1: the Big Red Rage present of by Santan Ford and Gilbert, 120 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: it's the team where Manias and Ford comes from the 121 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:07,799 Speaker 1: last three years he had been with the Tennessee Titans. 122 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: And we're gonna get a scouner report on the Cardinals 123 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: new GM. But first let's hear hear from the Cardinals 124 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 1: new GM and what he's looking for in a head coach, 125 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: the specifics in terms of leadership in developing players and 126 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: coaches in being a teacher of fundamentals, details, and techniques. 127 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: We're trying to build a sustainable program here. This is 128 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 1: not a short term fix. So we want a coach 129 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 1: that sees the big picture and understands that we're not 130 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: happy with just the results of twenty twenty three. We're 131 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: building this for extended championship teams as we move forward. 132 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: He also used the phrase complete organizational alignment, and he's 133 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: talking about a direct line of communication between the head 134 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 1: coach and the GM and Wolf, you know, we talked 135 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: to players, we talked to people have been around the 136 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: legal long time. It's that line of communication and the 137 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: working relationship between a head coach and a GM that 138 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 1: can be the most important aspect of any successful organization. 139 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: And the Cardinals last opponent, the San Francisco forty Niners, 140 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: I think, is a good example of that. Back in 141 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: the day when they had Jim Harball and they had 142 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: Trent Bulky, they had talent, and they were going to 143 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: NFC championship games, but it wasn't sustainable because Bulky and 144 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: Harbaugh they didn't get along. Now, look at the current 145 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,239 Speaker 1: situation when John Lynch and Kyle Shannah and one plus 146 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: one equals three. That's what you're looking for if you're 147 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals. Yeah, I know you're right, Polly, And 148 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: you know again, it doesn't mean that's going to be 149 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: the deciding factor. It doesn't, but boy, that's got to 150 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: be a big thing that you're a big box so 151 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: to speak, that you're checking right there. And that's why 152 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 1: it's very interesting Monnie Austin Fort and Brian Flores, right, Polly, yep, 153 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: going back to New England days, yea, going all the 154 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: way back to the New England days and maybe sharing 155 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: a football philosophy as well. I love the fact that 156 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: right there Monnie austen Fort was talking about fundamentals. He 157 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: was talking about detail, he was talking about techniques, Polly. 158 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:01,839 Speaker 1: That is, that is the things that you think of 159 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 1: a football player, building them from the ground up, from 160 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: the ground up is it's fundamentals. It's about the detail, 161 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: the little things, the technique that a player is going 162 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 1: to use. I love the words that I'm hearing from 163 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 1: Monnie Asenford, and I do believe that a lot of 164 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: what he's saying right now can also be applied to 165 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: the next head coach coming in for the Arizona Cardinals, 166 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: because you've got to share the same vision. And that's 167 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:36,079 Speaker 1: the reason why the Brian Flores element is very appealing. 168 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:38,199 Speaker 1: And when I ask you this question, it's almost a 169 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: rhetorical question because I know your answer. When I ask you, 170 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 1: does a team take on the identity of its head coach, 171 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 1: your answer would be yes, resoundingly still right, Yeah, No, Paulli, 172 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 1: it does. And it's one of the reasons why defensive 173 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:58,599 Speaker 1: minded head coaches something that I like, because they are 174 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: they're just more physical. They demand it, They demand physicality 175 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: from their defensive guys. And because of that, I think 176 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 1: you flop it over and you put a head guy 177 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: up in front of the entire team, he's going to 178 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: do the same thing offensively. I know offensive line coaches 179 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: many many times they talk about being physical. I know 180 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 1: running back coaches as well, they'll talk about being physical. 181 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: But for the most part, more times than not, there's 182 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:27,079 Speaker 1: always going to be exceptions that are out there paully, 183 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 1: But more times than not, defensive minded head coaches talk 184 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 1: more about physicality and toughness and the old way of 185 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: doing things then offensive minded head coaches. So if you're 186 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 1: Brian Flores or your Vance Joseph, probably the big question 187 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 1: you have to answer, who is your offensive coordinator? What 188 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: is your answer right by that side of the ball, 189 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 1: you know, for Dan Quinn, for example, once a bun 190 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 1: of time when he went to Atlanta, who was his 191 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,840 Speaker 1: zoc to start with? Kyle Shanahan. So if one of 192 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 1: those candidates Vance Joseph and Brian Flores had the next 193 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan in the fold and the next great offensive mind, 194 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:06,960 Speaker 1: that goes a long way I would think towards being hired. 195 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 1: And then if you're Sean Payton, well there's the aspect 196 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 1: of what are you going to pay Sean Payton? What 197 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: are you going to pay the New Orleans Saints in 198 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:18,839 Speaker 1: terms of compensation and or picks? You know, there are 199 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 1: other things involved with Sean Payton, who's obviously a proven 200 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: a coach who has a Super Bowl ring, He has 201 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:27,679 Speaker 1: that experience, and then he would be that exceptional offensive 202 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:30,560 Speaker 1: mind who would have to connect and click with Kyler 203 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: Murray and try and bring him along. So there's a 204 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 1: lot to be evaluated here. And I tell you a 205 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 1: quick word. I asked Joseph just from where I'm sitting. 206 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 1: Nobody knows this organization and this roster better, yes than 207 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: advanced Joseph. Yes, I think that's Yeah, that's something that 208 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 1: gives him an advantage over the others. Very detailed advanced 209 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:53,719 Speaker 1: understanding to this team. Mike Key Titans played by play 210 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 1: man his next we'll talk about ego will need not 211 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 1: be tolerated? What does that mean? On the Big Red Rage, 212 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: We're going to focus on a completely unified message across 213 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 1: the general manager, the head coach, and ownership to what 214 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: exactly we want to be as a football organization. We're 215 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 1: going to institute a thorough and exhaustive scouting process. We 216 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 1: are going to turn over every stone to find the 217 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 1: right players for this team. We are not just collecting talent. 218 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:26,839 Speaker 1: We're going to build a team. We're going to look 219 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: for the right type of players. Ego will not be 220 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 1: tolerated in this organization. We are going to look for focused, driven, 221 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 1: and people that are willing to put the team first 222 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 1: at every step of the way. And is the Cardinals 223 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:44,839 Speaker 1: new voice the leadership the new GM Monty Austin Ford. 224 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 1: One of the more memorable quotes from Monty's opening press conference, 225 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:53,080 Speaker 1: Just the first external candidate to be hired by the 226 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:55,840 Speaker 1: Cardinals as soul GM since wait for it, and we 227 00:12:55,880 --> 00:13:00,120 Speaker 1: have been waiting then nineteen seventies. How about that? It's 228 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: Big Red Rage presented by Santan Ford and Gilbert and 229 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: we aren't Santan Ford, Paul calBC, Ron Wolfley and twenty 230 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: one years NFL experienced for Manias and Ford. Wolf as 231 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,319 Speaker 1: you know, last three is director of player personnel with 232 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans. We're very familiar with the Titans. Radio 233 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: analyst the former Cardinals head coach Dave McGinnis was our 234 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 1: pleasure to visit with coach Mack back in August. What's 235 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 1: his go to line. By the way, I got two 236 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: things going from a good hair and a lot of money. 237 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: That's what he used to say. That's right, a lot 238 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 1: of hair, a lot of money. So how about how 239 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: about we talked to the guy who's laughing? His long 240 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 1: time radio partner, the voice of the Tennessee Titans for 241 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: the last quarter century plus, going into his twenty sixth season, 242 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: Mike Keith is our guest, and Mike, I don't know 243 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: about you, but one day, just one day, I'd love 244 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:51,320 Speaker 1: to match the energy of Coach Mac. I don't think 245 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: it'll happen for me. I know that he's amazing, and 246 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 1: you know, we call him the most interesting man in 247 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: the NFL. As everywhere we go we run into people who, oh, 248 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: Coach macdess, Coach Mac that. And it's not like people 249 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 1: who are just you know folks. It's like famous people. 250 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 1: It's like Joe Joe Greens and all these coaches and 251 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 1: all these great plays. It's like, what, how do you 252 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 1: know somehow he knew Brocod Girsky. I know he did. 253 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 1: I know he did. Right. Well, Hey, you tell us 254 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: about Monte Osivar, give us a few quick thoughts and 255 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: then we'll get some specific questions. No, wolf has a 256 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 1: lot of questions, but just give us a thumbnail and 257 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 1: how long you've known money and what you've come to know. Well, 258 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 1: got to know him here over the last two years, 259 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 1: because I did not know him in the COVID year. 260 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 1: He came here from New England and there was a 261 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: there was a speculation, you know, he was mentioned as 262 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 1: one of the one of the really bright minds in 263 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: New England and there was some thought that he needed 264 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 1: to go somewhere else where he could prove that he 265 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 1: was also a bright mind other than Bill Belichick. And 266 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: you know, to a certain extent, anybody who works in 267 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 1: personnel there doesn't really get noticed very much. And so 268 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 1: coming to Tennessee, having the opportunity to work with his 269 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: old friend John Robinson and a group of other people 270 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 1: that he became really good friends within a short period 271 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 1: of time. And like I said, I've gotten to know 272 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: him over the last couple of years, one of the 273 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 1: more popular people on the football side with the non 274 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 1: football folks. Meaning he's a really good guy. And I 275 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 1: know that doesn't get you anywhere, but what it does 276 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 1: do is it gives you a start that you don't have. 277 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 1: If you come in and you're talking about things in ways, 278 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 1: here's what we're not going to let you do. You're 279 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 1: never gonna see this. We're never going to talk to you. 280 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: This is never gonna happen. It's all a secret. This 281 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: is a guy with a good personality, a guy who 282 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:02,680 Speaker 1: is genuine only somebody who's fun to hang around with, 283 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 1: but he's got all the requisite skills that come from 284 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 1: being trained in the way that he was, and that discipline. 285 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 1: What you heard him talking about and how they're going 286 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: to approach things will work with his style overall. And 287 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: that's because he will be able to blend the personality 288 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: and the fact that he gets along with folks with 289 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: that discipline of how he's going to do that job 290 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: based on that Patriots training. I guess in a long way, 291 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 1: what I'm saying is, I think you sort of get 292 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 1: the best of both worlds with Monti as a Ford. So, Mike, 293 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 1: following up on that right there, would you say that 294 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 1: Monty had any kind of connection or relationship with Mike 295 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 1: Vrabel as well? Or did Mike Vrabel value monte As 296 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 1: and Ford because of the organization he was coming from. 297 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 1: You know, I think so I think there was certainly 298 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 1: something there. He would have been a very late tenure 299 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:06,719 Speaker 1: guy in Mike's time as a player with the Patriots. 300 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:09,439 Speaker 1: But you know, there's a lot of respect among that 301 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 1: sort of fraternity. He and John Robinson certainly had it, 302 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:17,120 Speaker 1: even though they didn't really know each other very well. 303 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:20,400 Speaker 1: When Robinson hired Vrabel, there was this perception, oh, they 304 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 1: were big pals with you know, with the with the Patriots, 305 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: and you know how this works. Well, I mean, the 306 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:29,920 Speaker 1: players don't know the all of the scouts very I 307 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: may know him to say hi or come across him 308 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: in the weight room or the locker room or something, 309 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:38,359 Speaker 1: but it's it's not it's not that way. I do 310 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 1: think there's a respect for the way they go about 311 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:43,439 Speaker 1: their business. And you know, that's the thing that the 312 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 1: Patriots have done so well as they have been able 313 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:52,760 Speaker 1: to identify people who fit with their system overall, to 314 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: plug in these great pieces around the Bradies and the 315 00:17:57,320 --> 00:18:01,920 Speaker 1: Gronkowskis and the Moors and people that they have somehow 316 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:06,480 Speaker 1: found people in different ways. You know, they've they've signed 317 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:10,920 Speaker 1: a lot of great free agents that other people went 318 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:14,880 Speaker 1: what and yet they go in there and have really 319 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:17,600 Speaker 1: successful careers, or you draft a guy like Kevin Falk 320 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 1: and what did he play thirty four years there? He's 321 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:25,200 Speaker 1: caught like nine million passes and that, but he was 322 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 1: perfect for them, right, And so I think that's what 323 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 1: Monty has helped do well here in his time and 324 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 1: has certainly learned from Bilichick about how you're going to 325 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: piece together not just the one through ten. I think 326 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: a lot of us could get the one through ten. 327 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 1: It's the eleven through sixty nine, counting the practice squad 328 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: that's really the trick. And that's where I think that 329 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:52,959 Speaker 1: asin fort training and what he's going to get across 330 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,199 Speaker 1: the staff is going to show up. I think the 331 00:18:56,320 --> 00:19:00,040 Speaker 1: Cardinals will be a much deeper team in terms of 332 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 1: players that can help them over a period of time. 333 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: Mike Keith is our guest longtime voice of the Titans 334 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 1: here on the Big Red Rage presented by santan Ford 335 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:10,360 Speaker 1: and Gilbert. Because you heard the one line in there 336 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:12,439 Speaker 1: that got the most attention here in the AZ and 337 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 1: it's ego will not be tolerated in this organization. Most 338 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 1: people would attribute that to Belichick. Wolf played for Belichick 339 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:22,400 Speaker 1: once about a time. I think he concurs he's talked 340 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: about that. To what degree is that a part of 341 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:28,119 Speaker 1: the culture of the Titans And do you think Monty 342 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: is that guy to enforce that because the ownership group 343 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 1: has talked and Michael bid One in particular, about how 344 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 1: this team needs more accountability. Can Monty be that guy? Yeah? 345 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,080 Speaker 1: I think you can see it here. I mean, that's 346 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 1: what we've done with the Titans over the period of 347 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:46,400 Speaker 1: the last seven years and obviously didn't work out well 348 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 1: this year with the rundown of the season, But I 349 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 1: don't think it was because of anything the locker room. 350 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 1: There's an accountability that has gone on and it's a 351 00:19:56,280 --> 00:20:01,439 Speaker 1: big thing with Rabel, and it's obviously a big thing Patriots. 352 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 1: The locker room polices the locker room, and the guys 353 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 1: have an understanding of where the piece is fit. A 354 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 1: lot of veteran players have come here over the last 355 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 1: five years and have just loved the culture because it's like, look, 356 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:21,639 Speaker 1: all I gotta do is gold play ball. Nobody is 357 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:26,160 Speaker 1: any better than anybody else. Vrabel talked about it when 358 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: he first came. He goes, listen, I'm going to be 359 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:34,439 Speaker 1: an equal opportunity deliver of grief. I didn't say that 360 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:36,639 Speaker 1: exactly the way Vrabel would say. But the point was 361 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:40,160 Speaker 1: one of the first practices Vrabel ever held. He gave 362 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 1: the business to our quarterback at the time, Marcus Mariota. 363 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: And you're like, whoa, this guy's saying something to the quarterback. 364 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:50,480 Speaker 1: Not because Marcus was soft or whatever, but just normally 365 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 1: you don't hear the coach crack on the quarterback much. 366 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 1: It just doesn't happen. Vrabel did. And because he's an 367 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: equal opportunity in terms of sticking it to people, he 368 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 1: sticks it to the best guy or the worst guy 369 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:08,879 Speaker 1: and everybody in between. And I think that's probably a 370 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:11,160 Speaker 1: lot of what Monty's talking about. I don't think he's 371 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 1: talking about it like genuine ego. I think what he's 372 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:17,160 Speaker 1: talking about is we're gonna be in all fifty three. 373 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:21,159 Speaker 1: We're gonna be an all in. We're we're gonna outtough 374 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:25,640 Speaker 1: people in this way because we're gonna be sticking together. 375 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 1: You know, when the bullets are flying, we're gonna be 376 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:32,160 Speaker 1: there hanging in and hanging in and we're gonna we're 377 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: gonna outtough you over a period of time. The Patriots 378 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 1: don't get as much credit for that over the years. 379 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 1: I think because of Brady, but there were so many 380 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 1: games you said, they have no chance to win because 381 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:47,880 Speaker 1: they're playing Troy Brown in the secondary and they're doing 382 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: all these weird things that and yet they find a 383 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 1: way because they just keep fighting. That's been the tendency 384 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: here and the thing that has gone well. And I 385 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: think you're going to see him try to bring that 386 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 1: sort of culture there. I don't want to speak for money, 387 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 1: but I just know he believes in this sort of thing. 388 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 1: He believes in having guys who are going to fight 389 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 1: and fight and fight and who are going to fit. Yeah, Mike, 390 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:19,680 Speaker 1: you know what, Honestly, when I think of the Tennessee Titans, man, 391 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:22,440 Speaker 1: I do I think of a team that is tough. 392 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 1: I think a team that is physical, smart, high effort guys. 393 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 1: And I know in the two years that I played 394 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 1: for Bill Belichick in Cleveland, he wanted smart, tough, disciplined 395 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:38,760 Speaker 1: football players. He just assumed you were going to be physical, 396 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:42,919 Speaker 1: but he wanted smart, tough, and disciplined guys. That's what 397 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 1: he was looking for right there. In Every guy, whether 398 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:48,359 Speaker 1: it was a draft picked, whether it was a free agent, 399 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: every guy was pulled through that filter before he walked 400 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 1: inside that locker room. I look at you guys, and 401 00:22:56,880 --> 00:23:00,200 Speaker 1: I think that's the way you guys are as well 402 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: to some degree, and based on what you just said 403 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:07,400 Speaker 1: right there, it certainly sounds like that. But it's just 404 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 1: a part of the I think the smart thing really 405 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 1: stands out run because that part of it is such 406 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:18,000 Speaker 1: an advantage. If you're not jumping off sides at the 407 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 1: wrong moment, if you're not you know, if you don't 408 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 1: get grabby on a jump ball late in the game, 409 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:28,359 Speaker 1: if you're just doing all the smart things in the 410 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 1: kicking game, you know, it comes down to one play, 411 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:36,200 Speaker 1: to one opportunity. It's like pretty much what San Francisco 412 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:40,200 Speaker 1: did against Dallas over the weekend. You know, were they 413 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 1: that much better? I don't know, but it just seemed 414 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: like every time there was a slight moment where there 415 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:49,680 Speaker 1: could be a play to be made, San Francisco get 416 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:53,440 Speaker 1: it better. And that's that's a lot of why this 417 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 1: Tennessee team has won the way they have overall over 418 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 1: the period of the last seven years and under the 419 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 1: five years that Mike Rappel has been the head coach. 420 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 1: I think those sorts of things you're looking for that edge, 421 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:13,159 Speaker 1: and the most overused phrase right now I think in 422 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:18,840 Speaker 1: terms of evaluation is he loves ball well. But there's 423 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 1: a lot of truth to it because there are a 424 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 1: lot of kids growing up today who don't you know, 425 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:28,880 Speaker 1: and I'm sure the Cardinals have encountered some. The Titans 426 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:32,920 Speaker 1: have certainly encountered some. But fighting your way through that, 427 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:37,199 Speaker 1: getting through this generation and understanding that you've got to 428 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:40,520 Speaker 1: find some guys because this is a job. It's hard, 429 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: a lot of it's no fun. And to do it well, 430 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 1: you've got to put in those ten thousand hours and 431 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:49,640 Speaker 1: become a master. You have to live it. You've got 432 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 1: to find those people. And it's a key well is 433 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:57,160 Speaker 1: assistant Jemmy Josire, Dave Sears from the Detroit Lions. They've 434 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: made that their mantra, literally to find that kind the player. 435 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 1: That's what Dan Campbell and Chris Spielman and Brad Holmes, 436 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 1: that's what they've done in turning around the Lions. And 437 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,959 Speaker 1: we saw it happen the tail end of this season. 438 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:11,679 Speaker 1: So Mike, thank you very much. I mean, we hear 439 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:16,000 Speaker 1: Monty talk about complete organizational alignment, and that was his phrase. 440 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: We think of the Titans. We think of the Patriots, 441 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:20,960 Speaker 1: and you know we got a taste of that in August. 442 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 1: We're out there for the joint practice and so we'll see, 443 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 1: we'll see if you can replicate that sword of accountability, 444 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 1: because look, I know that's what they're looking for. They're 445 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:34,080 Speaker 1: looking for the detail oriented decision makers, a head coach 446 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 1: and a GM and being aligned in that fashion. The 447 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: little things are big things in the NFL. We know 448 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 1: that all from experience. Mike, Thank you so much for 449 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 1: the insight. We appreciate the time, right pleasure. Thank you 450 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:47,160 Speaker 1: for having me. Thank you, Mike. There you going, Mike Keith, 451 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:50,359 Speaker 1: longtime voice of the Titans. On monti astin Ford. We 452 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 1: continue with a big red rage presented by santan Ford 453 00:25:53,000 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: and Gilbert. We are santan Ford, Riley Patterson crotting to 454 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 1: the ball, swings its late through attendover Rand. It bounces 455 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 1: at Seppery, but it was famed upon by Kadarius Tony 456 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:11,600 Speaker 1: of the Chiefs, and that's gonna do it. Chiefs are 457 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:14,520 Speaker 1: gonna get the on side kick recovered at the forties 458 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:17,480 Speaker 1: at jard Line. Jacksonville can't stop on them. The Chiefs 459 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 1: are gonna go to the AFC Championship Game for the 460 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 1: fifteen secutive year. Parow takes a knee and it's over. 461 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:33,720 Speaker 1: The winning continues for Cincinnati. The Bengals are going back 462 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:38,399 Speaker 1: to the AFC Championship Game. They have won ten in 463 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 1: a row, and they will make an appearance in the 464 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:46,919 Speaker 1: conference championship for consecutive years for the first time in 465 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: franchise history. Twenty seven to ten. The final here in 466 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 1: Orchard Park, New York. And that's how it's signed. It 467 00:26:55,200 --> 00:26:58,960 Speaker 1: right on Westwood One, the final calls there from the 468 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 1: Divisional round advancing to the AFC Championship Games second straight year, 469 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 1: the Natty going to KC. Or as some of the 470 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:09,199 Speaker 1: Bengals players set on the sideline wolf, We're going to 471 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:15,440 Speaker 1: quote Burrowhead, not arrowhead, but Burrowhead is what some of 472 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:17,960 Speaker 1: the Bengals were saying. Not Joe Burrow himself, but because 473 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:20,480 Speaker 1: Joe Burrows three and oh all time fact in the 474 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 1: last thirteen months or so against Patrick Mahomes. So a 475 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 1: lot of confidence by Cincinnati going into KC, Kansas City 476 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:29,840 Speaker 1: team that is going to host it's fist straight AFC 477 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 1: Championship Game. It is a big red Rage presented by 478 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 1: santan Ford in Gilbert, we are santan Ford, and we 479 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: know what happened last year. You had Cincinnati getting down 480 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:40,160 Speaker 1: twenty one three and coming all the way back, tie 481 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:43,719 Speaker 1: in the game, then winning in overtime. And actually the 482 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:48,440 Speaker 1: Bengals are installed as a slight favorite by the Vegas oddsmakers. 483 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:51,919 Speaker 1: Your thoughts on that wolf incredible, Paulie. When you stop 484 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 1: and think about that, right now, the Cincinnati Bengals own 485 00:27:56,600 --> 00:28:00,160 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs. Exumely where you could look at 486 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:03,200 Speaker 1: Paully right now to beat them three times the last 487 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:07,919 Speaker 1: three times. Is there any other team out there that 488 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:11,240 Speaker 1: owns the Kansas City Chiefs to that degree has beat 489 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:14,359 Speaker 1: him the last No, there isn't, Paully. And not only 490 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 1: that too, you got to go inside those games right 491 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 1: there as well. Cincinnati had leads of eighteen, fourteen, and 492 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:25,160 Speaker 1: seven and those three games they paul they never trailed 493 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 1: going into the fourth quarter. They had leads and all 494 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:31,800 Speaker 1: three of those games going into the fourth quarter. Now 495 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:34,480 Speaker 1: again I'm not saying they didn't lose the lead in 496 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:37,480 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter. I'm saying going into the fourth quarter, 497 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 1: they they know how to play against the Kansas City Chiefs. 498 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 1: And so much of that is exactly what we saw 499 00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 1: against the Buffalo Bills. Did you see the Bengals line 500 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: up and run the ball, hammer the ballon bucks seventy 501 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:58,040 Speaker 1: two as a team with three backup offensive lineman one 502 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:01,000 Speaker 1: hundred and seventy two rushing yards by Cincinnati. It was 503 00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 1: brilliant by Zach Taylor to actually call the game the 504 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:07,320 Speaker 1: way that he was. They came out and they threw 505 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:09,960 Speaker 1: the ball in that first half, Joe Burrowing, they had 506 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 1: twenty seven, twenty seven passing attempts. They ran the ball, 507 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:16,520 Speaker 1: they did they kept it balanced, but he had twenty 508 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:18,960 Speaker 1: seven pass attempts in the first half. And in the 509 00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:21,880 Speaker 1: second half, Man, they came out and they put the 510 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:26,680 Speaker 1: plow down, literally hammered the ball in between the tackles. 511 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:32,680 Speaker 1: And that's how the Bengals also beat the Chiefs, running 512 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:36,080 Speaker 1: the ball and doing it in a very direct nor 513 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:39,960 Speaker 1: sol fashion with Joe Mixon. This game is going to 514 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:43,160 Speaker 1: be fascinating. I think both games are going to be really, 515 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 1: really good. It's amazing when you run the ball how 516 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:48,360 Speaker 1: you can protect your quarterback as well. Just one sack 517 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 1: by Buffalo of Joe Burrow despite three backups in that 518 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:55,920 Speaker 1: offensive line thirty first downs by Cincinnati. After the game, 519 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 1: Eli Apple said it was never close. That was his quote, right, 520 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:02,840 Speaker 1: and then and then just how motivated the Bengals were 521 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: by the fact there was a neutral site game they 522 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:08,720 Speaker 1: already selling tickets for for Buffalo against Kansas City, and 523 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:12,000 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow after the game telling the sideline reporter on CBS, quote, 524 00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 1: better get those refunds sent out. So look, any team 525 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:17,400 Speaker 1: will take anything they can in the playoffs to rally 526 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:20,800 Speaker 1: around something that has been the motivational aspect for a 527 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 1: Cincinnati team that well, let's talk about their defense real quick. 528 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 1: I mean they held Josh Allen Buffalo to four twelve 529 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:29,240 Speaker 1: on third downs. They forced a three and out three 530 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 1: different times. I mean, they hit Josh Allen eight times, 531 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 1: held them just a fuel goal in the second half. Yes, 532 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:40,840 Speaker 1: what do you think about the Bengals defense against Patrick Mahomes. Yeah, man, 533 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:44,080 Speaker 1: it's it's incredible because if you look at the numbers 534 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 1: right now, it's not good. It's just not good. It's 535 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:52,600 Speaker 1: the Bengals don't have a great pass rush. They don't. 536 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:54,840 Speaker 1: Any time you think of you know, okay, you gotta 537 00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:58,520 Speaker 1: get after Patrick Mahomes. You better have a pass rush 538 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 1: right there. They don't have a great pass defense. Patrick Mahomes. 539 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 1: I was mesmerized. Paul I just want to say this 540 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:10,640 Speaker 1: right now, this guy. I absolutely love Pat Mahomes because 541 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 1: not only is he a smart football player, not only 542 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 1: does he understand the game of football, not only is 543 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 1: he incredibly talented, his arm talent is second to none. 544 00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:24,840 Speaker 1: Nobody in the league. Maybe Aaron Rodgers still, but nobody 545 00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:27,160 Speaker 1: in the league has the arm talent that he has. Also, 546 00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:29,840 Speaker 1: he can pull it down and run. But Paulie, I 547 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:34,800 Speaker 1: honestly didn't comprehend just how tough Pat Mahomes is. And 548 00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:38,840 Speaker 1: that is something that as a former fullback in the 549 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:42,880 Speaker 1: National Football League, I'm gonna jettison him up on top 550 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:45,520 Speaker 1: of my list once again when it comes to the 551 00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:48,640 Speaker 1: best quarterbacks in the league because of how tough that 552 00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 1: dude is. You saw it an NFL films. They tweeted 553 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 1: out a clip today. How I rate he was in 554 00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:57,040 Speaker 1: the sideline that Annie Reid took him out of the game. Yes, 555 00:31:57,240 --> 00:31:58,800 Speaker 1: made him go into the locker room and get some 556 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:01,240 Speaker 1: X rays. Wouldn't him into the game unless the X 557 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:05,320 Speaker 1: rays were negative? And I mean he was legitimately hot 558 00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:07,800 Speaker 1: about that, and well, if you know how the rest 559 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:10,400 Speaker 1: of the team embraces that, right, especially from the highly 560 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 1: paid quarterback, If he has that sort of mentality, then 561 00:32:12,880 --> 00:32:15,080 Speaker 1: guess what, there's no excuse why everyone else can't have 562 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:18,080 Speaker 1: that sort of mentality, which which brings us back to 563 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:21,280 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow, because I remember vividly the two of us 564 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 1: having a conversation about Joe Burrow this time last year 565 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:26,520 Speaker 1: and just talking about, you know what the Bengals culture is. 566 00:32:26,720 --> 00:32:30,000 Speaker 1: The Bengals culture is Joe Burrow, That's what it is. 567 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:33,360 Speaker 1: And we were talking with Kyle Vannimbosch about Joe Burrow 568 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:36,760 Speaker 1: on the Red Sea Report, and we forgot about Kyle's, 569 00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 1: let's just say, very unique connection to Joe Burrow. Joe 570 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:44,280 Speaker 1: Burrow when I was at Nebraska, I played with his 571 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:47,400 Speaker 1: two brothers. They both played defense. Jamie Burrow was in 572 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 1: my recruiting class in my freshman year roommate, and so 573 00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:54,840 Speaker 1: little Joe Burrow would come around when he was a baby, 574 00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:56,880 Speaker 1: And I held Joe Burrow when he was a baby. 575 00:32:56,920 --> 00:33:00,560 Speaker 1: So I got him started down a successful ball career 576 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:02,200 Speaker 1: just by the advice I gave him when he was 577 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:06,040 Speaker 1: a baby. Oh Man Buck come on then he did 578 00:33:06,040 --> 00:33:08,480 Speaker 1: pan the end. But that's a true story. So how 579 00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:12,040 Speaker 1: about that. That's very very interesting. But I tell you what, 580 00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:14,240 Speaker 1: I just I can't get enough of Joe Burrown just 581 00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:17,520 Speaker 1: watching him play. And then obviously we saw firsthand what 582 00:33:17,520 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 1: what Patrick Mahomes did Week one against the Cardinals, three 583 00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:23,400 Speaker 1: touchdown drives in the first three possessions of the game, 584 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 1: and it was they were after a ridiculous season again 585 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:29,480 Speaker 1: in the number one seed in the AFC. To what degree, Wolf, 586 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:32,200 Speaker 1: do you expect to shootout in this one? Just based 587 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:34,320 Speaker 1: on the quarterbacks? Yeah, you know, so much of that. 588 00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 1: I think, PAULI is gonna be predicated on what the 589 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:40,239 Speaker 1: weather is like down in the Arrowhead. As you know, 590 00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:43,400 Speaker 1: sometimes it can get nasty down there. Other times you 591 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:45,440 Speaker 1: get not a cloud in the sky. Now it might 592 00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:48,680 Speaker 1: be chilly. I'm sure it's gonna be cold down there. 593 00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:52,120 Speaker 1: But you know, I don't really know what to expect 594 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:56,440 Speaker 1: except for a great game. I Joe Burrow right now, 595 00:33:56,720 --> 00:33:59,520 Speaker 1: when you talk about the best quarterbacks in the National 596 00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:02,080 Speaker 1: Football League, Paulie, you have to put him in there. 597 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:05,280 Speaker 1: You have to, And I think coming into this season 598 00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:07,840 Speaker 1: it was kind of ub you know, well, he's he's 599 00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:12,680 Speaker 1: maybe number five, number six somewhere in there after this 600 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:15,359 Speaker 1: season and what he's done and the way that he's 601 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:18,640 Speaker 1: got his team on a role, Yeah, it's right at 602 00:34:18,680 --> 00:34:21,160 Speaker 1: the top. When you're talking about the best quarterbacks in 603 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:23,759 Speaker 1: the league, you have to put Joe Burrow right there. 604 00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:26,880 Speaker 1: I tell you, as the Cardinals hit the reset button, 605 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:29,440 Speaker 1: I'll give you my theory when I come when we 606 00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:31,160 Speaker 1: come back here on the Big Red Rage, and you 607 00:34:31,200 --> 00:34:34,280 Speaker 1: tell me if I'm on track or off base. A reminder, 608 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:36,720 Speaker 1: you can join the season ticket priority list and select 609 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:39,600 Speaker 1: your seats before the general public. And I tell you 610 00:34:39,640 --> 00:34:42,120 Speaker 1: this year's opponent list at home is big time. Not 611 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:44,120 Speaker 1: only the Seahawks, forty nine Ers and Rams, but you 612 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:47,560 Speaker 1: have the Giants, the Cowboys, the Ravens, the Falcons, and yes, 613 00:34:47,680 --> 00:34:50,200 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow and the Bengals. Just go to asy cardinals 614 00:34:50,239 --> 00:34:53,160 Speaker 1: dot com slash Priority list more Big Red Rage right 615 00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:59,719 Speaker 1: after this. That'll do it, and the row to the 616 00:34:59,719 --> 00:35:05,600 Speaker 1: ser Super Bowl roots through Philadelphia. The Eagles are in 617 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:12,560 Speaker 1: the NFC Championship Game, not behoped. The Giants thirty eight 618 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:17,840 Speaker 1: to seven and the top seed in the NFC wove 619 00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:22,320 Speaker 1: every min the part on this Saturday Night in filling 620 00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:25,400 Speaker 1: so Zeke Elliott over the football. He's gonna snap at 621 00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:29,160 Speaker 1: the Prescott. Prescott back to pass, throws left pot by Turfet, 622 00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:33,080 Speaker 1: hit it dropped. After all that, they throw into Turpet 623 00:35:33,320 --> 00:35:36,279 Speaker 1: tackled at the thirty and the game is over. For 624 00:35:36,320 --> 00:35:39,600 Speaker 1: a second straight year, the forty nine ers are going 625 00:35:39,640 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 1: to the NFC Championship Game San Francisco nineteen Dallas twelve. 626 00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:48,520 Speaker 1: The forty nine ers will go to Philly with a 627 00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:51,560 Speaker 1: trip to the super Bowl on the line. There you 628 00:35:51,640 --> 00:35:54,680 Speaker 1: go a paar of calls on Westwood one Niners seeking 629 00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:57,960 Speaker 1: their eight super Bowl in team history, the Eagles seeking 630 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:01,799 Speaker 1: their fourth super Bowl in their team history, and wolf 631 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:04,720 Speaker 1: There's more than one way to build a team. Here's 632 00:36:04,760 --> 00:36:07,000 Speaker 1: my theory on the Big Read Rage, presented by santan 633 00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:09,799 Speaker 1: Ford and Gilbert. We are santan Ford, Paul kelvc Ron 634 00:36:09,840 --> 00:36:12,719 Speaker 1: Wolfley and it's not exactly breaking news, but look at 635 00:36:12,760 --> 00:36:15,120 Speaker 1: the three best teams in the AFC. We just saw 636 00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:18,279 Speaker 1: have the three best quarterbacks in the NFL, I would 637 00:36:18,360 --> 00:36:21,799 Speaker 1: argue and Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow and Josh Allen. Yes, 638 00:36:22,040 --> 00:36:25,600 Speaker 1: the three best teams remaining in the NFC would be 639 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:30,040 Speaker 1: the three best at getting to the quarterback between the 640 00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:32,880 Speaker 1: Eagles and they're seventy sacks and the forty nine Ers 641 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:35,359 Speaker 1: and that number one ranked defense and their defense in front, 642 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:37,360 Speaker 1: and Nick Bose to the NFL Defensive Player of the 643 00:36:37,400 --> 00:36:40,279 Speaker 1: Year almost as certainly, and then the Dallas Cowboys and 644 00:36:40,360 --> 00:36:42,960 Speaker 1: defensively Michael Parsons and what they're able to do getting 645 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:45,959 Speaker 1: to the quarterbacks. So, you know, if you can take 646 00:36:46,080 --> 00:36:48,319 Speaker 1: one path or the other, it's amazing to me how 647 00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:51,799 Speaker 1: NFL football still boils down to the quarterback and or 648 00:36:52,080 --> 00:36:55,640 Speaker 1: getting to the quarterback. Yeah, Paully, And when you're talking 649 00:36:55,680 --> 00:36:59,080 Speaker 1: about getting to the quarterback, you're talking about two defenses 650 00:36:59,239 --> 00:37:02,200 Speaker 1: on the NFS East side in the NFC Championship game 651 00:37:02,239 --> 00:37:04,359 Speaker 1: here in the Philadelphia Eagles in the forty nine Ers. 652 00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:08,360 Speaker 1: That's what they do. That is who they are. The 653 00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:12,000 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles, the number one pass defense in the National 654 00:37:12,040 --> 00:37:15,279 Speaker 1: Football League, Number one Paully in passing yards per game, 655 00:37:15,680 --> 00:37:19,200 Speaker 1: number one in passing yards per play. Not only that, Paul, 656 00:37:19,400 --> 00:37:22,520 Speaker 1: number one in getting after the quarterback. That's what they do. 657 00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:27,560 Speaker 1: But also is so interesting about that is the Philadelphia 658 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:32,120 Speaker 1: Eagles offensive line. Paul is the best offensive line in football. 659 00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:37,440 Speaker 1: To me, for my money, the best offensive line in football. 660 00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:40,880 Speaker 1: They are brutal. They allow all of their talent to 661 00:37:40,920 --> 00:37:43,360 Speaker 1: go out and do. What talent does you hear me 662 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:45,880 Speaker 1: say this all the time. But you've got talent like 663 00:37:46,040 --> 00:37:51,400 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurtz, you got Miles Sanders, A. J. Brown, DeVante Smith. 664 00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:58,280 Speaker 1: You got hardcore talents in the Philadelphia Eagles. But Paulli Yeah, okay, 665 00:37:58,280 --> 00:38:01,000 Speaker 1: Pauli Yeah, he's a hard word curtain. It's really really 666 00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:03,479 Speaker 1: good as a tight end. No, duck, I'm talking about 667 00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:08,440 Speaker 1: this raw talent that you have. This offensive line is 668 00:38:08,480 --> 00:38:12,600 Speaker 1: so good it makes that talent that much better. And 669 00:38:12,719 --> 00:38:15,239 Speaker 1: it's one of the reasons why the Eagles have had 670 00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:18,960 Speaker 1: the season that they have. It's their offensive line that 671 00:38:19,120 --> 00:38:22,360 Speaker 1: is the secret. Sauce yea and I do not disagree 672 00:38:22,360 --> 00:38:25,120 Speaker 1: with that. Jason Kelsey the planet's best center. He's an 673 00:38:25,120 --> 00:38:27,520 Speaker 1: All Pro. Lane Johnson an All Pro. The left tackle 674 00:38:27,600 --> 00:38:29,759 Speaker 1: is six eight three to sixty five. He's a Pro 675 00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:33,080 Speaker 1: Bowl alternate. That's gonna be a huge matchup against Nick Bosa. 676 00:38:33,400 --> 00:38:35,920 Speaker 1: There's no question about that. So let me ask you this. 677 00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:38,440 Speaker 1: If both teams are excellent at getting to the quarterback 678 00:38:38,480 --> 00:38:42,360 Speaker 1: and they are which quarterback is more equipped to handle 679 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:46,080 Speaker 1: the pressure and handle that defensive front. And is this 680 00:38:46,200 --> 00:38:49,560 Speaker 1: finally where brock Purty looks like a rookie. We know 681 00:38:49,680 --> 00:38:52,880 Speaker 1: brock Purty seven to oh and seven starts the twenty 682 00:38:53,080 --> 00:38:56,120 Speaker 1: seventeen Arizona Cardinals high school Player of the Year from Gilbert. 683 00:38:56,120 --> 00:38:58,160 Speaker 1: We get all that, we know what he's looked like, 684 00:38:58,360 --> 00:39:00,920 Speaker 1: But what do you think he's gonna look like against 685 00:39:01,200 --> 00:39:05,360 Speaker 1: against an Eagles defense that has four guys with eleven 686 00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:09,239 Speaker 1: or more sacks apiece, including former Cardinal Hassan Reddick was 687 00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:12,160 Speaker 1: sixteen to nine. Yeah, and they've got the agelest one 688 00:39:12,360 --> 00:39:15,399 Speaker 1: Brandon Graham. On the other side, he's got eleven said, 689 00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:17,919 Speaker 1: what is he thirty four years old? He's a dude. 690 00:39:18,360 --> 00:39:22,239 Speaker 1: He evolved, He is a dude. The Philadelphia Eagles can 691 00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:25,240 Speaker 1: get after you, but you know, so can the forty 692 00:39:25,320 --> 00:39:28,239 Speaker 1: nine ers brock Purty. I've been saying this for the 693 00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:32,000 Speaker 1: longest time that at some point in time, with brock 694 00:39:32,080 --> 00:39:35,279 Speaker 1: Purty as their quarterback, the forty nine Ers, if they're 695 00:39:35,280 --> 00:39:38,040 Speaker 1: gonna win a Super Bowl, they're gonna need brock Purty 696 00:39:38,080 --> 00:39:41,080 Speaker 1: Paul to bring him back in a game in the 697 00:39:41,160 --> 00:39:45,080 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. At some point in time, it's got to happen. 698 00:39:45,239 --> 00:39:48,400 Speaker 1: It happens to almost every team as you continue to 699 00:39:48,440 --> 00:39:51,359 Speaker 1: go on in the playoffs. Rarely do you just lead 700 00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:54,000 Speaker 1: a team in way lamb from the very beginning the 701 00:39:54,120 --> 00:39:56,800 Speaker 1: first quarter all the way through and win the game. 702 00:39:57,320 --> 00:40:00,600 Speaker 1: But at some point the forty nine ers gonna need 703 00:40:00,680 --> 00:40:03,360 Speaker 1: brock Purty to win a game for him in the 704 00:40:03,400 --> 00:40:08,880 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. Can he do it against the Philadelphia Eagles defense? 705 00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:12,239 Speaker 1: And once again, it's just not the fact that they 706 00:40:12,239 --> 00:40:15,760 Speaker 1: can get pressure on a quarterback with their seventy sacks 707 00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:18,480 Speaker 1: as you said, and number one in sacks per attempt, 708 00:40:18,719 --> 00:40:23,280 Speaker 1: but they're also number six in interception ratio. That's turning 709 00:40:23,320 --> 00:40:27,240 Speaker 1: over a quarterback. You put the two together, getting pressure 710 00:40:27,280 --> 00:40:30,640 Speaker 1: on that quarterback and turning a quarterback over and that's 711 00:40:30,680 --> 00:40:33,040 Speaker 1: one of the reasons why they're as good as they 712 00:40:33,040 --> 00:40:37,920 Speaker 1: are defensively. Can it happen? I don't know, Ken brock 713 00:40:38,040 --> 00:40:42,520 Speaker 1: Purty really say to himself. I know I'm in this situation. 714 00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:44,719 Speaker 1: I know if I win this game, we're going to 715 00:40:44,760 --> 00:40:48,360 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. I know that we're down by three points. 716 00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:51,000 Speaker 1: I know there's only three minutes left on the clock. 717 00:40:51,360 --> 00:40:54,400 Speaker 1: Can I actually take my team down the field and 718 00:40:54,760 --> 00:40:58,120 Speaker 1: throw a touchdown pass and win the game. Because that's 719 00:40:58,160 --> 00:41:02,680 Speaker 1: what every kid dreams of, Paul. Every kid dreams that scenario. 720 00:41:03,440 --> 00:41:08,600 Speaker 1: And yet that scenario could come to fruition for brock Purty. 721 00:41:09,080 --> 00:41:12,080 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna bet against the kid. Even when I 722 00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:15,560 Speaker 1: say all of that, I'm not gonna bet against him 723 00:41:15,600 --> 00:41:19,200 Speaker 1: because there's a something something that he's got and I 724 00:41:19,320 --> 00:41:22,319 Speaker 1: like that, and he's got a great roster around him. 725 00:41:22,719 --> 00:41:25,360 Speaker 1: Don't count the forty nine ers out of this game. 726 00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:28,799 Speaker 1: Recent history, though, says he's not going to get it done. 727 00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:32,000 Speaker 1: The last four rookie quarterbacks who have started a conference 728 00:41:32,080 --> 00:41:36,040 Speaker 1: championship game have lost. That list includes a Mark Sanchez, 729 00:41:36,360 --> 00:41:38,919 Speaker 1: a big Bend. But brock Purty is the first rookie 730 00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:40,919 Speaker 1: quarterback to start a conference title game in the last 731 00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:43,080 Speaker 1: thirteen years. That is the stat right there. He has 732 00:41:43,080 --> 00:41:46,080 Speaker 1: two playoff wins under his belt, already has no turnovers 733 00:41:46,560 --> 00:41:49,520 Speaker 1: those two playoff games. And on third down against Dallas 734 00:41:49,560 --> 00:41:51,399 Speaker 1: and do you think the Dallas has a pass rush, 735 00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:54,160 Speaker 1: Yes they do. Again third down against Dallas, he won 736 00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:57,279 Speaker 1: eight of eleven for sixty four yards. So he was 737 00:41:57,360 --> 00:42:00,520 Speaker 1: money in money moments, Paul think about this right here, 738 00:42:01,200 --> 00:42:04,840 Speaker 1: brock Purty could win a super Bowl before he loses 739 00:42:04,880 --> 00:42:09,720 Speaker 1: his first game, as I didn't think about think about that, folly. 740 00:42:09,800 --> 00:42:13,359 Speaker 1: Can you imagine? I mean, that's that is legit. If 741 00:42:13,400 --> 00:42:16,680 Speaker 1: they go ahead and they beat Philadelphia somehow, some way, 742 00:42:16,719 --> 00:42:19,120 Speaker 1: they find a way to do it, they're going to 743 00:42:19,160 --> 00:42:21,520 Speaker 1: the super Bowl, and that means brock Purty is going 744 00:42:21,560 --> 00:42:24,480 Speaker 1: to get a shot. Can you imagine if he actually 745 00:42:24,520 --> 00:42:29,399 Speaker 1: wins a super Bowl before he loses his first game? 746 00:42:29,600 --> 00:42:33,279 Speaker 1: That is stunning. You know, we talked about the leadership 747 00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:35,960 Speaker 1: and the culture is set by Patrick Mahomes, how tough 748 00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:38,240 Speaker 1: he was, especially in that last game. Just Joe Burrow, 749 00:42:38,280 --> 00:42:40,800 Speaker 1: what he's done for Cincinnati. Think about this. The Bengals 750 00:42:40,840 --> 00:42:43,360 Speaker 1: had not won a playoff game in thirty one years 751 00:42:43,520 --> 00:42:46,040 Speaker 1: until Joe Burrow had won a playoff game last season. 752 00:42:46,360 --> 00:42:48,160 Speaker 1: So now you get around to a brock Purty. He's 753 00:42:48,160 --> 00:42:50,319 Speaker 1: still pretty young, He's got seven starts under his belt. 754 00:42:50,360 --> 00:42:53,600 Speaker 1: But look at second year guy Jalen Hurts and what 755 00:42:53,719 --> 00:42:56,799 Speaker 1: Dallas Goddard was saying about Jalen Hurts and what he 756 00:42:56,840 --> 00:42:59,759 Speaker 1: said before their playoff opener that with everyone in the 757 00:42:59,800 --> 00:43:01,960 Speaker 1: lit room, he stood up and he said, I'm not 758 00:43:02,040 --> 00:43:06,200 Speaker 1: just hungry, I'm starving for this bleep. And he said, 759 00:43:06,239 --> 00:43:09,040 Speaker 1: whatever Jalen Hurts does, he sets the tone for the 760 00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:12,239 Speaker 1: entire team and everybody falls along with that. He is 761 00:43:12,280 --> 00:43:16,000 Speaker 1: the unquestioned leader of this place. Quote unquote Dallas Goddard. 762 00:43:16,239 --> 00:43:19,680 Speaker 1: So to me, when Kyler Murray sees this and the 763 00:43:19,760 --> 00:43:22,240 Speaker 1: type of quarterback that has made it to the conference 764 00:43:22,280 --> 00:43:25,239 Speaker 1: title game, I think there's a lot to learn there 765 00:43:25,239 --> 00:43:28,160 Speaker 1: for every young quarterback. Yeah. No, that's great, PAULI, it 766 00:43:28,200 --> 00:43:31,520 Speaker 1: really is. And when the season started, the only question 767 00:43:31,600 --> 00:43:34,480 Speaker 1: I had for the Philadelphia Eagles was Jalen Hurts. That 768 00:43:35,120 --> 00:43:38,160 Speaker 1: That was the only question that I had. And you know, 769 00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:42,560 Speaker 1: it's interesting because if you look at the AFC Championship game, 770 00:43:42,920 --> 00:43:45,799 Speaker 1: as we just talked about with Joe Burrow of course 771 00:43:45,800 --> 00:43:48,920 Speaker 1: and Patrick Mahomes, then you look at the NFC and 772 00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:51,680 Speaker 1: you've got two guys that are going to have to 773 00:43:51,719 --> 00:43:55,719 Speaker 1: prove something. We know Brock Purty, Oh my goodness. You 774 00:43:55,840 --> 00:43:58,840 Speaker 1: talk about when you talk about a guy a quarterback 775 00:43:58,880 --> 00:44:02,400 Speaker 1: that needs to prove think of Brock party. He is 776 00:44:02,480 --> 00:44:06,160 Speaker 1: the definition of that, a quarterback that needs to prove something. 777 00:44:06,520 --> 00:44:11,160 Speaker 1: But also is Jalen Hurts because coming into the season 778 00:44:11,280 --> 00:44:14,560 Speaker 1: with the Philadelphia Eagles, there were a lot of pundits 779 00:44:14,640 --> 00:44:18,719 Speaker 1: locally in Philadelphia that we're talking about ye dude, just 780 00:44:18,719 --> 00:44:21,040 Speaker 1: don't know if they can actually get it done with 781 00:44:21,160 --> 00:44:24,439 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts. And look at the kind of season this 782 00:44:24,560 --> 00:44:27,560 Speaker 1: young guy has had. I am rooting for Jalen Hurts 783 00:44:27,719 --> 00:44:31,000 Speaker 1: the Eagles this year. When he starts, they're fifteen and one. 784 00:44:32,000 --> 00:44:34,080 Speaker 1: So that's what you need to know about Jalen Hurts. 785 00:44:34,080 --> 00:44:36,279 Speaker 1: And by the way, we talk all about the quarterbacks 786 00:44:36,280 --> 00:44:39,520 Speaker 1: and the defense, and how about the run game. We 787 00:44:39,600 --> 00:44:42,240 Speaker 1: know the Eagles just ran for two sixty eight against 788 00:44:42,280 --> 00:44:46,799 Speaker 1: the Giants, but Phillies run defense was sixteenth this year, 789 00:44:47,239 --> 00:44:50,720 Speaker 1: and we know all Kyle Shanahan and the Niners offense 790 00:44:50,800 --> 00:44:53,840 Speaker 1: can run themselves some football. So we'll see how the 791 00:44:53,880 --> 00:44:57,880 Speaker 1: Eagles run defense fairs and this one on Sunday. Reminder 792 00:44:57,920 --> 00:45:00,160 Speaker 1: it's episode fifty five of The Day Pash Podcast US 793 00:45:00,239 --> 00:45:03,240 Speaker 1: with actor and comedian Frank Caliando. I laughed just thinking 794 00:45:03,239 --> 00:45:07,080 Speaker 1: about that podcast. Followlong on Twitter at pashpod. Hey for 795 00:45:07,200 --> 00:45:09,920 Speaker 1: Jim Almandro, Cody Fincher, and Ron Wolfley on Paul KELBC. 796 00:45:10,160 --> 00:45:17,640 Speaker 1: This has been The Big Red Rage Number one. Tyler, 797 00:45:20,400 --> 00:45:23,960 Speaker 1: You've been listening to The Big Red Rage presented by 798 00:45:24,040 --> 00:45:29,560 Speaker 1: Santanford in Gildall. Are you San Tanford State Farm? 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