1 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: Welcome bird Gang. Well certainly did not expect to be 2 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: talking about this on today's show. As Jordan Hicks said postgame, 3 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: that is an unacceptable loss. He ain't lying. It's Cardinals 4 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:25,080 Speaker 1: Cover two, Episode five thirteen, and it starts now. Welcome 5 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: to Cardinals Cover two with Craig Griolou and Mike Jarecki. 6 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyundai, proud partner of 7 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Easy 8 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:42,520 Speaker 1: Cardinals dot com, Slash podcasts, Going for Hopkins one hand 9 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 1: and catch in a Touchdown DeAndre Hopkins. Here's Craig Griolou 10 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 1: and Mike Jarecki. So I was taught at a very 11 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: young age if you don't have anything nice to say, 12 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 1: don't say anything at all. The problem there, MJ is 13 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: it's my job to say something. And like a lot 14 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: of you, Bird Gang, none of it is good. A 15 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: lot of anger post game into Sunday nights Monday morning. 16 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: There was disappointment after losing to the Packers, some stunned 17 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: people after the loss to the Panthers rams, okay, you 18 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:27,119 Speaker 1: got beat by a better team, But angry anger people 19 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: are upset, and I don't blame any one for their 20 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: feelings here on this Monday following the cardinals thirty to 21 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: twelve loss to the Detroit Lions. I mean, that's a 22 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: great word anger. How is this happening at this point 23 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: in the year. Now they're ten and four, but they're 24 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: limping down the stretch tray here and this all could 25 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: be corrected if he come out and beat the Colts. 26 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: And right now it's just just won a football game. 27 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: But it's just what's disappointing to me is they had 28 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: an opportunity a week ago, knowing it was at stake. 29 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: I get lost too. You know, quality football team. They're 30 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 1: in the playoffs right now, in their playoff picture. But 31 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: again I say, throw all the records, but this team, 32 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: they're playing for pride, they're playing for their jobs next year. 33 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: And I didn't, I don't. We talked about this. I'm 34 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: not in the style points at this point in the year. 35 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: Just win the football game. And it was so disappointing. 36 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: They're down seventeen nothing at halftime, and I kept thinking 37 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: they're gonna come back, They're gonna come back. At the 38 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: score twelve points. I don't know, are you more concerned 39 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: about the offense or defense. It's a very very good question. 40 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 1: First of all, I want to ask this question, why 41 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 1: is it always the Lions and why is it always 42 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 1: Jared Golf? Because now this is five straight seasons, five 43 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: straight games, the Cardinals are winless against the Lions, and 44 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: Jared Goff is eight and one against the Cardinals and 45 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: four o against Cliff Kingsbury. I can't up my finger 46 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: on it because he's not a different team, different personnel, 47 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: they don't have all their weapons. I can't up my 48 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: finger on it. But it's just the last couple of games. 49 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: These quarterbacks, I mean, they're complaining the majority of their passes. 50 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: I think they may have had two sacks and three sacks, 51 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: but three touchdown passes from Golf and three touchdown passes 52 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: from Matthew Stafford. We're obviously going to break down what's 53 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: going on with the offense defense, but man, what has 54 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: happened to the secondary? These guys are running wide open. 55 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: A lot of questions, a lot of concerns. Yes, everything 56 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: is correctable, and we could be here one week from today, 57 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: on December twenty seventh and talking about a playoff team 58 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: with eleven wins. Having won a home game and answering 59 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: question after question that we've been posed to this team 60 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: since the beginning of the regular season. But that's next week. 61 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 1: We have to discuss what happened most recently. And you 62 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 1: are only as good as your most recent performance. And 63 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: that was the worst performance all season. Dare I say 64 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:28,799 Speaker 1: the worst performance underhead coach Cliff Kingsbury, And once again 65 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 1: for the second straight You remember last season, I got 66 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:35,159 Speaker 1: upsets after a Week three loss of the Rams, and 67 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: everyone's like, oh, you know, it's early, don't worry about it. 68 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 1: That game costs the Cardinals a playoff spot because the 69 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: Bears swept the Lions. Cardinals lost the Lions, Bears get 70 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: in Cardinals. Don't I still believe that this is a 71 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: playoff team. This is a much more talented team than 72 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: last season. They're just not playing like it. And it's 73 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 1: hard for me personally. MJ had to question efforts. I 74 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: can't do that, but I can certainly question performance and 75 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: whether you wanted it or not. And just some of 76 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: the quotes postgame Kyler Murray, they were hungrier than us, 77 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,720 Speaker 1: they played harder than us, Kingsbury, they had a better 78 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: sense of urgency from the starts. Why how does that happen? 79 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: With so much on the line mid December. You haven't 80 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: made the playoffs since twenty fifteen, You've accomplished nothing, nothing, 81 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: and you have a team that's got one win. They 82 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:44,279 Speaker 1: played hungrier, outplayed you. That's inexcusable. And that's the word unacceptable. 83 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: That's the word Jordan hickshues to describe what happened on Sunday. Unacceptable. Again, 84 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: you're playing for something, You're playing a team that you 85 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 1: know just kind of stringing out their season. You would 86 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:02,479 Speaker 1: have thought the Lion we're playing for a playoff Berth. 87 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: The Cardinals are playing for a playoff Berth. It's it's 88 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:15,479 Speaker 1: it's disappointing, Um and Craig. I mean, let's just let's 89 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 1: just rewind a little bit last year. All upset will 90 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: be when it came to Week sixteen and seventeen. This team, 91 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 1: that's all I had to do is win a game. 92 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: He los the c J. Beathard and then John Wolford 93 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 1: and they didn't play well. And it's kind of like 94 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: a little reminder of what happened last year. Had a 95 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,719 Speaker 1: chance to win a game against the forty nine ers 96 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: or Rams, and now they're in much better position. They 97 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: are a much better team. I like what you said. 98 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 1: You mean, nobody's gonna pick the Cardinals to beat the 99 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: colt just because the Cardinals can't stop the run. But 100 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:56,160 Speaker 1: it's the NFL. I don't think anybody thought, you know, 101 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 1: the Saints were gonna beat the Buccaneers. Tom Brady doesn't 102 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 1: he score a single touchdown. They don't score a single point, 103 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: And you're right just to calm the masses down, and 104 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: you have every right to be upset today. But if 105 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: you're eleven and four, now you got to go Cowboys Seattle. 106 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 1: I mean, this is this. I'm not gonna say this 107 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: team is not going to win another game because I 108 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: don't believe that. I know people are thinking that, and 109 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: based on how they played. Again, they lost to a 110 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: good Rams team at home on Monday and a football 111 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: that was a terrible loss to a team that only 112 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: had one win. So now it's up to the players 113 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: in the locker room to get this corrected and don't 114 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: embarrass yourself moving forward, and all of the talk all 115 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 1: week long, it is going to be a long week 116 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: heading into this week sixteen Christmas Day game. All the 117 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: merriness that comes with the holiday that is out the window. 118 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: And you're right, it's the coaches and the players and 119 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: everything that gets talked about, everything that gets written about 120 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: this team all week long. It's all true until those 121 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 1: players and those coaches change our mind, prove us wrong, 122 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: prove us wrong for how we think and how we 123 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: feel on this Monday and all week long, because we're 124 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: gonna go back and say, you know what, same thing 125 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: happened last season. You start off seven and one, excuse me, 126 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: start off five and two, and you finished three and six. 127 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: Don't make the playoffs. Here it's worse. You started seven 128 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: and zero and you're three and four since then, and 129 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: you've gone from the one seed to the four seed 130 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: in a matter of weeks. And I get it, it's 131 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: one Each week is its own week. But now we're 132 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 1: talking about back to back losses for the first time 133 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:49,080 Speaker 1: all season. And it does matter when you lose, because 134 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:51,679 Speaker 1: if it's mid September October and you're losing back to 135 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: back games, that's fine, But in December you have to 136 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: be playing your best football. And this Cardinals team is 137 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:01,440 Speaker 1: far from playing its best football. I mean, just look 138 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: at the look at the different months and wins and 139 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 1: losses starting in September. Look where they are in December 140 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 1: now you know it's again No I I just feel 141 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: that they have to have a more of a sense 142 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: of urgency when they step on that field Saturday night. 143 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 1: It's us against the world. I mean again, nobody's gonna 144 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: And maybe it's better that they're flying. They'll fly on 145 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: the radar because the Colts and a lot of other 146 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:31,559 Speaker 1: teams are playing well down the stretch. And you and 147 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:33,839 Speaker 1: again they still have three games, not like they got 148 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:37,239 Speaker 1: one game left and they're just gonna limp into the postseason. 149 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 1: You still got time to figure this out. But it 150 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 1: all starts with accountability and this team, you know, the 151 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 1: penalties are still starting to add up again behind the sticks, 152 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:53,079 Speaker 1: they're not playing Cardinal football. And I tweeted this out 153 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: the first week of the season and people got on 154 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: me when they were seven and I said, this can 155 00:09:58,120 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: be a good team. I didn't use the word great. 156 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:03,319 Speaker 1: This could be a good team if they don't beat themselves. 157 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:07,560 Speaker 1: They're beating themselves right now. Well I'll even say yeah 158 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: against the Rams, but I'll say the Lions man handled 159 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:15,199 Speaker 1: the Cardinals on Sunday. They did anything that they wanted 160 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:18,559 Speaker 1: to do offensively in defense. I'm just saying, when you 161 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: only score twelve points in your defense, I mean, those 162 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:27,959 Speaker 1: guys are running wide open. I'm just saying that's not 163 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: Cardinal football. So at the end of the day they 164 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 1: have to look in the mirror and say, Okay, we 165 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,560 Speaker 1: have to get this corrected. But I'm saying they beat 166 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:40,319 Speaker 1: themselves when they commit these penalties and get behind the sticks. 167 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: You're right, they got manhandled the that team wanted it 168 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: more than the Arizona Cardinals. You talk about a sense 169 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: or urgency, here's the sense of urgency on Sunday, or 170 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 1: lack thereof first two possessions, Cardinals ran six plays for 171 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: three yards. Lions ran twenty three plays for one hundred 172 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: and sixty one yards and led ten nothing. No sense 173 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 1: of urgency on the road, a destination being away from 174 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 1: State Farm Stadium that had been you're everything, undefeated, winning 175 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 1: by double digits, and you'll lose, and you'll lose by 176 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:21,959 Speaker 1: double digits. It's look, we all we all want to 177 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 1: get this fixed. We all know what the problems are. 178 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:29,080 Speaker 1: We just don't know why they keep happening, especially against 179 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 1: a inferior opponent like the Detroit Lions. Let's let's first 180 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 1: focus here on Cardinals Cover two presented by Hyundai, probably 181 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 1: partner of the Arizona Cardinals. On the offense, and there's 182 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 1: a number of different directions here, but you mentioned it. 183 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 1: Twelve points held to twelve points by defense that ranked 184 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:51,079 Speaker 1: twenty ninth end points allowed. Kyler Murray did not have 185 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: a good game. Let's touch on QB one and the 186 00:11:55,400 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 1: fact that he was off, way off, fifty six percent 187 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:04,959 Speaker 1: completion percentage, lowest mark of the season by far. He 188 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:08,679 Speaker 1: had receivers wide open, he was missing them. There were 189 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: some high throws, some low throws, and then to be fair, 190 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: he didn't get a lot of help because they were 191 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:20,319 Speaker 1: dropped passes by everyone across the board. And that has 192 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 1: left people scratching their head because when this machine, this 193 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 1: offensive machine, gets rolling, it looks dynamic, and it's sputtered 194 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: and stalled at Ford Field. Yeah, and I guess we've 195 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 1: figured out who's going to get the targets. Since Hopkins 196 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 1: was out, Christian Kirk twelve targets, zach Ertz eleven targets, 197 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: AJ Greensaw eight targets. It looks like Christian Kirk remains 198 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 1: the deep threat for Kyler Murray to me, Craig, let's 199 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 1: go back to the start of the game. Okay, so 200 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: we know that the Cardinals won the toss and they 201 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 1: deferred and they've done it pretty much every year, every 202 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 1: game except the couple they didn't win the toss. So 203 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: the Lions go on a fifteen play drive and the 204 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 1: Cardinals hold in do a field goal. Now they kept 205 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 1: the ball for nine minutes. So okay, Cardinals come back 206 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 1: first and ten from Detroit forty one. Kyler Murray, they 207 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:23,679 Speaker 1: look like a runner RPO or zone read and James 208 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: Connor is coming to the line of scrimmage and there's 209 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 1: a hole there. He could have ran for six or 210 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: seven yards. Murray decides that he's going to keep it 211 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:34,839 Speaker 1: and try to outrun Harris number fifty three, and he 212 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: loses the yard I want to say, or no game. 213 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: And then there was a short pass to Wesley. Then 214 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: you get Humphreys fall start penalty and now basically they're 215 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 1: going three and out and they got a punt, all right, 216 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: So now the Lions get the ball back and next 217 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 1: thing you know, they go on to drive eight plays 218 00:13:56,200 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 1: ninety three yards ninety three yards and they score a 219 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 1: touchdown there, Okay, next drive, Cardinals get the ball back 220 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 1: James Conner six yards, Murray gets sacked another three and out. 221 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 1: It's just we talked about it and maybe they don't 222 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: think the same thing, and that's fine. I mean, this 223 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 1: is what they do and they know more football than 224 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: I do. You're getting Chase Edmond's back. He hasn't played 225 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 1: a while. The whole idea was let's get back to 226 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: running the football and utilized play action. And then you 227 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: look in the first half, Yeah, you're down, but the 228 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: numbers were pedestrian. When you come when you start looking 229 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 1: at what they did in the first half running the football, 230 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: and again I understand you're down. And then somebody must 231 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: have had a conversation with someone, because in the third 232 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 1: quarter they came out and ran that football. It was 233 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: night and day for how it started. Well, that first 234 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 1: possession and the third quarter a nine play drive that 235 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 1: resulted in the field goal. Six of the nine plays 236 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: or six of the eight offensive plays run. We're running place, 237 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: good running place. James Connor twenty two yards. James Connor 238 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 1: three yards to convert on third and one, Chase Edmonds 239 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 1: twenty three yards. So where was that in the first half, because, 240 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 1: as we touched on Cardinal talk, Connor and Edmonds combined 241 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: to carry the ball three times against the league's twenty 242 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: eighth best run defense in the first half. Three carries 243 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 1: in the first half, and that to me, I mean, look, 244 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 1: you talked about the game plan or what we thought 245 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 1: the game plan should have been with Edmunds coming back, 246 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 1: maybe they had a different philosophy talking about the coaching 247 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 1: staff obviously did, but not establishing the run early in 248 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 1: that game on the road against a porous rush defense, 249 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: and your two best backs carry the ball three times 250 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: a total of three times in the first half, that 251 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: that's mind boggling. Well in the first half, actually Connor 252 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 1: had it twice and Edmonds had it once, Ronald Moore 253 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 1: had one and Kyler Murray two. That's six right there, 254 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 1: and wasn't I mean that was the first half Connor 255 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 1: two Edmonds won. But again, where is we could sit 256 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 1: here in bang this drum all day. But so Kyler 257 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 1: Murray was eleven for fifteen in the first half, ninety 258 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 1: one yards. It was sacked a few times, Cardinals were 259 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: one for five on third down they were four of eight, 260 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: So you could start to see they had thirty seven plays, 261 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 1: Cardinals had twenty three. But the fact is those numbers 262 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: should have been flipped to where you run the ball. 263 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: But again they're now they're down seventeen nothing. They gave 264 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 1: up three points in the first quarter and fourteen points 265 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 1: in the second quarter. Yeah, once you trail by three scores, 266 00:16:57,600 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 1: it's hard to maintain three possessions too, you know, it's high. Yeah, 267 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 1: becomes much more difficult to run the football, though they 268 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:07,120 Speaker 1: tried in that second half, at least early in the game. 269 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:09,920 Speaker 1: But getting back to the overall numbers, there is a 270 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 1: trend now when you look at the four losses for 271 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals, and it's how many times this team 272 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 1: runs the football. Twenty one carries on Sunday not a 273 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 1: season low, twenty is a season low. And the Cardinals 274 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:28,399 Speaker 1: had twenty Russian attempts against the Packers, a loss against 275 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:31,879 Speaker 1: the Panthers a loss, twenty two carries Monday Night against 276 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:35,719 Speaker 1: the Rams a loss. So twenty twenty one and twenty 277 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 1: two Russian attempts in the four losses this season. That's 278 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:43,400 Speaker 1: what James Conner and Chase Edmonds and Kyler Murray, I'll 279 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:45,639 Speaker 1: beat you to the punch m day. I'll bring up 280 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:47,440 Speaker 1: K one before you have a chance too. When we 281 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:51,160 Speaker 1: discuss the team's rushing ability, you have to be able 282 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: to be more balanced than the fifty pass attempts on Sunday, 283 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: including Coote McCoy for that last possession fifty pass attempts 284 00:17:57,840 --> 00:18:01,920 Speaker 1: a season high forty nine against the Rams just six 285 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 1: days earlier. What is my magic number running the football? Thirty? Nobody? 286 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: You mean again, They've done that a few times against 287 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:20,120 Speaker 1: the Rams. And when the now some of those games Panthers, Packers, um, 288 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:24,920 Speaker 1: you know, the Cardinals basically couldn't stop the run, or 289 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: at least in the Packers game and then obviously in 290 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:31,200 Speaker 1: the Panthers game. So the numbers at that point, you're 291 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 1: not going to be at a run the ball thirty 292 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:37,320 Speaker 1: times you're trailing. You're trailing. But point is when a 293 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:41,159 Speaker 1: game starts, that's where you get your balance. And I 294 00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 1: know Rodney Hudson wasn't in there and he's missed games, 295 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:50,160 Speaker 1: but the offensive line and they're playing indoors, they want 296 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:53,719 Speaker 1: to run the football. I mean again, Chase has been 297 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 1: chomping at the bit to get out there. So I 298 00:18:57,160 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 1: just you got to go back to the identity of 299 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 1: this offense. Well, it's running the ball and utilize and 300 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:08,639 Speaker 1: play action. And right now, I don't I don't know 301 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 1: if if if, because I don't see teams doing anything different. 302 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: I mean, they may bring pressure because Murray, you know, 303 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:17,959 Speaker 1: if he doesn't have you know, he's gotta get rid 304 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 1: of the ball a little bit quicker. But you gotta 305 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:21,159 Speaker 1: let these guys running the rounds. I don't think this 306 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: offense is stagnant like it was last year when maybe 307 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 1: when they played Brian Flores and Bill Belichick, where they 308 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: was kind of like they were keeping him in the pocket. 309 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:35,159 Speaker 1: I don't see that. It's just right now, I just 310 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:38,960 Speaker 1: feel like Kyler is pressing. He's got to take what 311 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 1: the defense gives him. And I go back to when 312 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:47,880 Speaker 1: Colt McCoy won two road games San Francisco in Seattle. Yeah, 313 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 1: so it was a different game plan. He doesn't have 314 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 1: the same skill set. He can never make the same throws. 315 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,160 Speaker 1: But at least they were able to run their offense 316 00:19:56,800 --> 00:20:00,040 Speaker 1: quick passes, screen game, quick pass, screen game. And I 317 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:02,880 Speaker 1: know people and I always say it's an extended run play, 318 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: and some people disagree with me. They don't like these 319 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 1: bubble screens because a guy like Rondel Moore, it was 320 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 1: it was a quick pass to him, and man, give 321 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:15,240 Speaker 1: that dB credit. He had him tackle right on the spot. 322 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 1: Normally you want to get him out in space. So 323 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 1: I don't want to get fixated on being, you know, 324 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 1: a play calling, but I just think they got to 325 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:28,119 Speaker 1: get back to the offense that Colton McCoy was running. 326 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:32,200 Speaker 1: But Kyler's gonna understand he cannot do everything on his own. 327 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:36,320 Speaker 1: He's trying to be the hero, and he's got help 328 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:39,400 Speaker 1: around him. There's ten of the players on the football field, 329 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: there's guys on the sidelines. He doesn't have to be 330 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:44,720 Speaker 1: all him. In high school, he could win a ballot 331 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: ball game by himself. In college, he could win a 332 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 1: ball game by himself. Can't do that in the National 333 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 1: Football League. You need help. And all this talk about MVP, 334 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Kyler Murray, well now it's a 335 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 1: two horse race, if you will, And Kyler Murray's not 336 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:00,920 Speaker 1: even in the discussion, and that's what he was after 337 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:05,200 Speaker 1: in addition to getting this team wins. Sorry, that conversation's done. 338 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:08,120 Speaker 1: You just need to get into the postseason period. Well, 339 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:11,200 Speaker 1: you know, I've done the research over the last ten years. 340 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 1: To even be in that conversation, you have to have 341 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:16,040 Speaker 1: at least twelve and a half wins. Now it's still possible. 342 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:19,239 Speaker 1: But those other guys, you know, the Bucks, they got 343 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:22,680 Speaker 1: the Jets and they got the Panthers twice. So you know, 344 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 1: the Ravens had a chance last night against the Packers. 345 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 1: It give him a short So it's i gotta think, 346 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:31,880 Speaker 1: if you're going to be in the NBB conversation, you're 347 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: gonna have thirteen or fourteen wins. And I don't see 348 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 1: the Cardinals right now, only have three games left. Looking 349 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: at the targets, and it just hit me as far 350 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:44,680 Speaker 1: as the ability of both Chase Edmonds and James Connor 351 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: to catch the ball out of the backfield, they had 352 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: a combined three targets that entire game. Two catches both 353 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 1: by James Conner, but three targets. It was wide receiver 354 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:58,480 Speaker 1: and tight end zach Ertz heavy as far as the 355 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 1: past distribution, and I'd like to see not only more 356 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 1: rushing attempts, but how about utilize what makes Chase Edmonds 357 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:08,400 Speaker 1: and James Connor is so dynamic their ability to catch 358 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 1: the ball out of the backfield. And that's what happened 359 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: when when when going to San Francisco, great game plan 360 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 1: from Kingsbury and Colt ran it where they were they 361 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 1: were allowing guys to rush up the field and he 362 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 1: would bait them and then they would throw the screen 363 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: pass and that's where James Connor would take the ball 364 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:31,440 Speaker 1: and yards after catch, that's Chase Edmonds. We didn't see 365 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 1: that yesterday. They try to spin it down the field. Now, 366 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 1: in fairness to them, we talked about it all week. 367 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 1: That secondary wasn't ranked very high either, and so I 368 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: understand looking at it, but to me, you have to 369 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:47,160 Speaker 1: be able to run the football. You can't follow down 370 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:53,200 Speaker 1: seventeen nothing at halftime to where they're dictating tempo. Yeah, 371 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:55,119 Speaker 1: I mean you start. I mean, all these stats we 372 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 1: bring up, they can attack this. Well, it didn't happen 373 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:01,640 Speaker 1: because I understand why they're trying to throw the battle 374 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 1: down the field. First, you're trying to get back in 375 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 1: the game. You're trying to flip field position. But you 376 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:12,760 Speaker 1: were thought they would be able to throw for three 377 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 1: hundred yards yesterday just from a standpoint of just being 378 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:22,400 Speaker 1: accurate and based on their secondary and Kyler twenty three 379 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:26,719 Speaker 1: or four twenty three forty one, rating seventy two. I mean, 380 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:30,359 Speaker 1: the completion percentage definitely was down from previous games. Some 381 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 1: other numbers about the offense. First time all season the 382 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 1: Cardinals failed to score at least one touchdown when reaching 383 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 1: the red zone. They went four and turned it over 384 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: on downs the first time, And yeah, it does count. 385 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:46,879 Speaker 1: At the end of the game, they were inside the 386 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 1: twenty yard line, so that does count as a red 387 00:23:49,640 --> 00:23:52,719 Speaker 1: zone trip. But going to oh four inside the red 388 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 1: zone can happen even worse. Oh of two on goal 389 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:59,879 Speaker 1: to ghost situations. Another first in a game this season, 390 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:04,160 Speaker 1: and what many people are pointing to is not the decision. 391 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:06,400 Speaker 1: All right, we can discuss you want a second quarter, 392 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 1: the decision to go forward on fourth and goal from 393 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:12,920 Speaker 1: the three and the incomplete pass a drop by Antoine 394 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 1: Wesley take the points there. You're down ten to three, 395 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:19,200 Speaker 1: And that's that's what's kind of my feeling at that 396 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 1: point in the game. I love the fact that Cliff 397 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 1: Kingsbury is aggressive on fourth down, and I had no 398 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 1: problem with any of the fourth down calls or decisions. 399 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 1: Let me make that clear, fourth down decisions against the Rams. 400 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 1: But here against the Lions. Just the feel of that 401 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: first half. I would have personally taken the points. I 402 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 1: understand three yards should be able to get it, but 403 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:46,400 Speaker 1: I just had an uneasy feeling in that first half 404 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:49,680 Speaker 1: and you turned it over. You came away with zero 405 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 1: points as opposed to at least cutting the deficit to 406 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:56,640 Speaker 1: one possession and at least having something on the scoreboard. 407 00:24:57,080 --> 00:24:59,680 Speaker 1: But that's and I you know, that's where you go 408 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:03,359 Speaker 1: with analytics and then your gut. And I don't know, Kingsbury, 409 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 1: if it was just well, this is what I do 410 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna do it. Oh No, have the ability 411 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:10,480 Speaker 1: and have the option, have the wherewithal you know what, 412 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:14,159 Speaker 1: we're gonna take the points here. It's not my mo, 413 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 1: it's not what I'm about. But I just don't feel 414 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:19,440 Speaker 1: good with the way this offense is performing and how 415 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 1: well the Lions defense is going. All right, so let's 416 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: fast forward it. So six thirteen to go in the 417 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 1: second quarter, let's fast because that was a nice um. 418 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 1: I think it was Murray to Kirk for twenty four yards. 419 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 1: So eventually they got down to its first and goal 420 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:41,399 Speaker 1: from the sixth Okay, Murray short middle to Connor for 421 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:45,359 Speaker 1: fifteen yards. I'm sorry that wasn't play so here Murray, 422 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 1: no game. Next play short pass to Kirk for three yards. 423 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:55,639 Speaker 1: You're on the goal line. You got James Connor and 424 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:58,440 Speaker 1: then Murray and complete to aj Green and then Murray 425 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 1: and complete to Wesley. Maybe he dropped it, didn't catch 426 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 1: the ball. You're right there. That's that's your bread and butter. 427 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:10,119 Speaker 1: He's got fifteen or sixteen rushing touchdowns and this is 428 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 1: the second guessing. This is just looking at and going okay, 429 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:17,359 Speaker 1: but you came away with nothing. Yeah, I mean I've 430 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:23,680 Speaker 1: gone back and forth. You know, I get it. He's consistent. 431 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:25,480 Speaker 1: Well that's great, But to me, you got to know 432 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:28,160 Speaker 1: the game, the flow of the game, down and distance, momentum, 433 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 1: and let's be honest, Craig, really, since Kyler Murray threw 434 00:26:32,040 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 1: that interception in the game on Monday night, to Zach Ertz, 435 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 1: this team has had a hard time scoring in the 436 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:44,159 Speaker 1: red zone touchdowns. I mean, how receivers, what do they have? 437 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:47,879 Speaker 1: I went back and did look it up. Against the 438 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 1: Houston Texans in that game alone, there were two touchdown 439 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: tosses to wide receivers. Over the next seven games since 440 00:26:56,640 --> 00:27:01,400 Speaker 1: two touchdowns total to wide receivers. Now, zach Ertz has 441 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 1: caught to James Connor has a touchdown catch, but the 442 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:08,679 Speaker 1: wide receiver position just two touchdowns over the last seven games. 443 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 1: So and clearly they misshopped there. I mean, yes, he 444 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 1: is eight seven came in the right zone and some 445 00:27:17,359 --> 00:27:20,119 Speaker 1: came on third and fourth down. Now, he also dropped 446 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 1: the ball that he could have walked in the end 447 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:26,200 Speaker 1: zone in that Rams game. But yeah, I just like 448 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 1: I said, when you get down there, the field gets shorter. 449 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 1: This guy has been a bully in James Connor. I 450 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:33,840 Speaker 1: would just like to see them run the football and 451 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 1: if you want to use the read option where Kyler 452 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:38,880 Speaker 1: can you know he can walk in the end zone 453 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:42,400 Speaker 1: because maybe they over pursue, but the fact that you're 454 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:46,560 Speaker 1: throwing that many times when you're down there the offensive lineman, 455 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 1: they want to win at the point of attack. Again, 456 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 1: I just when I look at him, like you have 457 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 1: James Connor, you have a healthy Chase Edmonds, you have 458 00:27:56,720 --> 00:28:01,479 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray. It didn't work. And that's why I were 459 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:04,399 Speaker 1: talking about it now because that was just that was 460 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 1: just a disappointing first half for the Cardinals. Four past 461 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 1: plays East West at no point was there north south 462 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 1: as far as between the tackles to your point with 463 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:19,640 Speaker 1: a James Connor or Chase Edmonds or even a Kyler 464 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:23,320 Speaker 1: Murray running the football Cardinals. If you look at the 465 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:27,879 Speaker 1: success on fourth down overall thirteen to twenty two, great number. 466 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:33,080 Speaker 1: First eight games, they were perfect seven of seven the 467 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 1: last six games six to fifteen. So defenses are catching 468 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 1: up or just the execution hasn't been nearly as good. 469 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:46,960 Speaker 1: There could be a little bit of both in that. Yeah, 470 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:51,680 Speaker 1: that's interesting because when it's working, it's working, and when 471 00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 1: it's not, you're leaving points on You're leaving points on 472 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:58,960 Speaker 1: the field where you can listen. We every team would 473 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:01,600 Speaker 1: like to get to the red zone and score touchdowns. 474 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 1: But you go on these drives and you get down there, 475 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:09,600 Speaker 1: you gotta come away with something. Like I said, he's 476 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:12,239 Speaker 1: consistent about it. I think every single game has got 477 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 1: to be what's the flow of the game down in distance. 478 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:17,840 Speaker 1: We haven't scored or they you know they have, team 479 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:20,400 Speaker 1: hasn't scored. I just want to get points on the board, 480 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:25,120 Speaker 1: get some momentum here. Again, he is consistent about it, 481 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:28,000 Speaker 1: But like I said, every game should be different where 482 00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:31,040 Speaker 1: it's not automatic. You got to know, like going against 483 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:34,240 Speaker 1: the Rams front four. Yes, Connor usually gets that, but 484 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 1: they were They were a much better team and a 485 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 1: got I don't question him because I always appreciate when 486 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 1: they go north and south and you know Kyler running 487 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 1: outside the pockets, so I didn't mind the call there. 488 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 1: But again, you're going against the Rams. That has to 489 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 1: come in the equation Cardinals Covered two presented by Hunday 490 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:58,200 Speaker 1: probab partner of the Arizona Cardinals, as we discuss a disappointing, embarrassing, 491 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 1: lackluster perform on Sunday in Detroit, Cardinals lose thirty to twelve. 492 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:07,400 Speaker 1: Let's switch it now, MJ and talk about a defense. 493 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:12,160 Speaker 1: A very good defense yet on Sunday allowed the league's 494 00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:15,920 Speaker 1: worst team on third down to convert four or five 495 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: third down opportunities in the first quarter and six of 496 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:23,080 Speaker 1: thirteen for that game. You mentioned that opening drive that 497 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:26,320 Speaker 1: took nine minutes. Twice on that drive, third and four 498 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:31,320 Speaker 1: and a third and five third down converted defense's inability 499 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:34,720 Speaker 1: to get the Lions off the football field. Yeah, and 500 00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:37,560 Speaker 1: this second week in a rol did the opposing quarterbacks 501 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 1: outplayed Kyler Murray? I know they don't go against each other, 502 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:43,840 Speaker 1: but we always look at the stats. Once again, they 503 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 1: just couldn't get any pressure clean, kept clean sixteen. He 504 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:51,080 Speaker 1: was sixteen for twenty referring to golf, one hundred and 505 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 1: twenty nine yards touchdown. Under pressure, he was five for 506 00:30:53,840 --> 00:31:00,160 Speaker 1: six eighty six yards, two touchdowns. Craig Reynolds. Reynolds, he 507 00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 1: had thirty two career offensive snaps entering that game. Thirty 508 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:09,760 Speaker 1: two career. Yeah, he more than doubled that. He had 509 00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:12,040 Speaker 1: forty two against the Cardinals. Took full advantage of the 510 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:16,240 Speaker 1: opportunity with ninety two yards rushing after contact, nine miss 511 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:21,640 Speaker 1: tackles forced as a runner, nine miss tackles. And then 512 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:25,640 Speaker 1: obviously you look at Saint Brown and Josh Reynolds. I 513 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:29,880 Speaker 1: mean Brown caught eight of ten targets, including both contested 514 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:33,200 Speaker 1: catches and targets for ninety yards. Reynolds caught all six 515 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:35,520 Speaker 1: of his targets for sixty seven yards and a touchdown. 516 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:41,360 Speaker 1: So yeah, thirty two career offensive snaps. Now, the story 517 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:44,440 Speaker 1: was you can tell what his nickname is and all that, 518 00:31:44,600 --> 00:31:47,600 Speaker 1: but I guess in the preseason he really flashing, and 519 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:51,080 Speaker 1: you know why the Lions were losing running backs Everyone's like, 520 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 1: why don't we see this Craig Reynolds, And so he 521 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:56,800 Speaker 1: finally got an opportunity and they have a really good 522 00:31:56,880 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 1: running backs coach there. I think Campbell hired a good staff, 523 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:01,960 Speaker 1: a lot of fun players do Staley's the running backs 524 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:05,480 Speaker 1: coach seem keys bypass for a couple jobs in Philadelphia, 525 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 1: as maybe the coordinators, etc. But I mean, you only 526 00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:12,960 Speaker 1: can ask for an opportunity. He took advantage of his opportunity. Well. 527 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:16,000 Speaker 1: Reynolds was given an opportunity last week. Elevated from the 528 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:18,880 Speaker 1: practice squad and had eleven carries for eighty three yards 529 00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:23,800 Speaker 1: against the Broncos on Sunday, his first career start, and 530 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 1: he rushed the ball four hundred and twelve yards, just 531 00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:31,440 Speaker 1: the second time this defense has allowed a one hundred 532 00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:36,680 Speaker 1: yard rusher, the first Dalvin Cook. That's acceptable, not to 533 00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:42,640 Speaker 1: someone nicknamed Netflix. And the reason his nickname is Netflix. 534 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:45,760 Speaker 1: It's fascinating story. If you're a Lions fan, it's awesome. 535 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:48,520 Speaker 1: It's great. If he was on the Arizona Cardinals and 536 00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:52,040 Speaker 1: we had someone named Netflix, we'd be all over him. 537 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:55,680 Speaker 1: But his nickname is Netflix because that's what Lions running 538 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:58,560 Speaker 1: backs coach do Staley said Reynolds was doing while he 539 00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:02,600 Speaker 1: was waiting for his next NFL chance, he was watching Netflix. 540 00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:06,000 Speaker 1: Now if that was true or not, but it makes 541 00:33:06,040 --> 00:33:09,320 Speaker 1: for a great story. And because of that little nugget 542 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:13,960 Speaker 1: or that quick aside by coach Daley, everyone within the 543 00:33:14,040 --> 00:33:18,480 Speaker 1: Lions organization calls Craig Reynolds Netflix the Cardinals. MJ just 544 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:25,320 Speaker 1: had Netflix run for one hundred and twelve road yards. Yeah, 545 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:28,520 Speaker 1: I don't. I really don't know how to follow that up. 546 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:34,800 Speaker 1: I'll go I just know this that they were the 547 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:36,880 Speaker 1: better team. They ain't. They won on both sides of 548 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:38,880 Speaker 1: the ball, and I didn't think that going in. To 549 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:40,520 Speaker 1: be honest with you, I'll go back to what you 550 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:42,640 Speaker 1: said when you broke down that one hundred and twelve 551 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:48,040 Speaker 1: rushing yards and yards after contact, nine miss tackles. We 552 00:33:48,160 --> 00:33:51,440 Speaker 1: hadn't really seen a defense, whether it's the first level 553 00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:56,040 Speaker 1: or the second level, miss that number of tackles. And 554 00:33:57,080 --> 00:33:59,680 Speaker 1: Craig Reynolds is on film. He doesn't have a lot 555 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:04,480 Speaker 1: of history. He's an undrafted free agent. So why he's 556 00:34:04,600 --> 00:34:11,040 Speaker 1: able to dodge, elude, run through, run over Cardinal defenders. 557 00:34:12,160 --> 00:34:16,040 Speaker 1: I mean that's just fundamental football, right. Yeah, Well, we 558 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:20,440 Speaker 1: talk about the CPR drill. I mean, it's just surprising 559 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:23,759 Speaker 1: because I really thought, you know, between Buddha and I 560 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:26,000 Speaker 1: still feel this way. I mean, I'm a more body 561 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:30,239 Speaker 1: of work, but we're talking about the most most relevant 562 00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:34,840 Speaker 1: thing or yesterday's game, just the way that they're not 563 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:37,680 Speaker 1: tackling in the open field. And to see these receivers 564 00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:41,760 Speaker 1: in the last two games just run wide open, wide open, 565 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:45,480 Speaker 1: and that wasn't happening earlier in the season. So I 566 00:34:46,080 --> 00:34:51,680 Speaker 1: go back and ask you bigger concern offensive defense? See 567 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:54,520 Speaker 1: to me, can I just say the line of scrimmage? Yeah, 568 00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:57,120 Speaker 1: because that's where it's because it's the offensive line, yes, 569 00:34:57,320 --> 00:35:01,520 Speaker 1: either not protecting Kyler Murray give him enough time opening 570 00:35:01,640 --> 00:35:04,960 Speaker 1: up rushing lanes. And it's the defensive line. The edge 571 00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:08,040 Speaker 1: rusher is not getting enough pressure on opposing quarterbacks to 572 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:12,080 Speaker 1: where you're asking the secondary to cover for an additional 573 00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:17,120 Speaker 1: half second, full second, second and a half. So it's 574 00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:20,040 Speaker 1: cliche it begins and ends at the line of scrimmage. 575 00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:22,840 Speaker 1: But I've seen a failure at the line of scrimmage 576 00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:25,839 Speaker 1: the past two games. And that's against a good team 577 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:29,839 Speaker 1: in the Rams and against a poor team and the Lions. Yeah, 578 00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:34,319 Speaker 1: I got news for you. The Colts offensive line, they're 579 00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:37,239 Speaker 1: one of the best in football. They've invested in that 580 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:43,120 Speaker 1: offensive line. The Colts defense, they're really good, Darius Leonard. 581 00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:45,040 Speaker 1: They don't get a lot of credit, and they got 582 00:35:45,080 --> 00:35:48,640 Speaker 1: some weapons, young players. Michael Pittman's son plays there. We'll 583 00:35:48,640 --> 00:35:51,080 Speaker 1: worry about that later in a week, but I think 584 00:35:51,160 --> 00:35:53,840 Speaker 1: I'm more concerned about the offense right now because defense, 585 00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:56,799 Speaker 1: if you can hold him to twenty to twenty two 586 00:35:56,840 --> 00:35:59,520 Speaker 1: points in the offense gets clicking back like it was 587 00:36:00,239 --> 00:36:02,799 Speaker 1: twenty five to twenty. I'm not saying put up four 588 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:06,879 Speaker 1: hundred yards and thirty plus points, but the offense has 589 00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:09,720 Speaker 1: to balance this out if the defense isn't making stop. 590 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:12,480 Speaker 1: So my more concern would be the offense in getting 591 00:36:12,520 --> 00:36:15,200 Speaker 1: back into rhythm and getting back in the sink. I 592 00:36:15,320 --> 00:36:18,560 Speaker 1: like what you said as far as the offense, because 593 00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:20,600 Speaker 1: you have to be able to score points. You have 594 00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:23,400 Speaker 1: to be able to move the football. And I'll go 595 00:36:23,520 --> 00:36:27,239 Speaker 1: back to conversations we had about this defense going into 596 00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:29,920 Speaker 1: the season. They didn't have to be top five, top ten, 597 00:36:30,600 --> 00:36:33,600 Speaker 1: they just needed to be good enough. Now they've played 598 00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:38,200 Speaker 1: better than that, they've excelled. The offense needs to be 599 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:41,520 Speaker 1: able to match that, and I don't think we've seen it, 600 00:36:41,640 --> 00:36:44,560 Speaker 1: certainly over the past two games, but enough times to 601 00:36:44,640 --> 00:36:47,480 Speaker 1: where the offense we hear complimentary football, and that's great 602 00:36:47,520 --> 00:36:51,879 Speaker 1: and everything, but Kyler Murray needs to start playing much better, 603 00:36:52,360 --> 00:36:55,800 Speaker 1: better decision making, and he needs some help. Wide receivers 604 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:58,919 Speaker 1: got to catch balls. The running backs need an opportunity, 605 00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:01,200 Speaker 1: because I don't think they were given enough of an 606 00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:04,279 Speaker 1: opportunity on Sunday. So you look at all of that, 607 00:37:04,600 --> 00:37:07,480 Speaker 1: but it goes back to all right, the line of scrimmage, 608 00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:11,560 Speaker 1: and I don't care who's not playing, because the Cardinals 609 00:37:11,640 --> 00:37:14,040 Speaker 1: have dealt with Rodney Hudson not playing, They've dealt with 610 00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:17,320 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins not playing. Heck, they won two games in 611 00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:20,040 Speaker 1: three opportunities with Kyler Murray on the bench since his 612 00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:25,000 Speaker 1: return m J they're one in two. So everything is 613 00:37:25,360 --> 00:37:28,600 Speaker 1: right here in playing black and white and there's no 614 00:37:28,719 --> 00:37:31,960 Speaker 1: gray area. The numbers are the numbers, and this is 615 00:37:32,719 --> 00:37:35,840 Speaker 1: what you have shown us. Now show us something different. 616 00:37:36,120 --> 00:37:38,800 Speaker 1: Show us those first seven weeks where you were rolling, 617 00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:40,839 Speaker 1: whether it was a whether it was on the road 618 00:37:41,040 --> 00:37:43,320 Speaker 1: or at home, at a little bit more on the 619 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:45,200 Speaker 1: road than it was at home. But you were still 620 00:37:45,440 --> 00:37:49,800 Speaker 1: thirty plus points, four hundred plus yards. Everything was flowing. 621 00:37:49,960 --> 00:37:53,800 Speaker 1: And I realize it's difficult and you can't sustain it 622 00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:58,160 Speaker 1: for a full sixteen seventeen games, but you can't be 623 00:37:58,360 --> 00:38:02,319 Speaker 1: nosediving at the end of the season. And that's where 624 00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:04,960 Speaker 1: this team is headed. They're they're in a free fall 625 00:38:05,080 --> 00:38:08,680 Speaker 1: right now. Yeah, and they beat quality teams. I mean, 626 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:11,239 Speaker 1: I know people don't want to focus on September because 627 00:38:11,320 --> 00:38:13,640 Speaker 1: now we're getting into December and the game changes a 628 00:38:13,719 --> 00:38:16,800 Speaker 1: little bit. Luckily for the Cardinals don't have to play outdoors. 629 00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:19,000 Speaker 1: Everything will be in the Dome at least for the 630 00:38:19,080 --> 00:38:24,440 Speaker 1: regular season. Yeah, it's just but they you know, they 631 00:38:24,560 --> 00:38:27,920 Speaker 1: beat good teams. They beat they went to Los Angeles 632 00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:30,680 Speaker 1: and thump the Rams. I mean, there's some quality wins 633 00:38:30,719 --> 00:38:35,120 Speaker 1: on there. It's just they haven't I guess ever since 634 00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:38,919 Speaker 1: you know, the Packers game and then the Panthers game. 635 00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:43,560 Speaker 1: Things haven't gone according to plan. But as we end 636 00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:46,759 Speaker 1: this show, they're ten and four and they get a 637 00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:50,759 Speaker 1: chance to host on Christmas Night, and again nobody's gonna 638 00:38:50,760 --> 00:38:54,279 Speaker 1: pick them, and I understand that, but just win, I mean, 639 00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:56,680 Speaker 1: just find a way to win. I mean, you don't 640 00:38:56,719 --> 00:38:58,680 Speaker 1: want to be limping in the playoffs. And granted you 641 00:38:58,800 --> 00:39:01,160 Speaker 1: still have the Boys game on the road and you 642 00:39:01,239 --> 00:39:03,399 Speaker 1: got the Seahawks at home. There's three games to get 643 00:39:03,440 --> 00:39:06,360 Speaker 1: this thing figured out. They're going to make the playoffs. Now, 644 00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:08,880 Speaker 1: it's a matter where their seating is. They've been at 645 00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:12,359 Speaker 1: the doorstep now for a couple of weeks and they're 646 00:39:12,440 --> 00:39:15,000 Speaker 1: knocking on that door and no one's answering, And at 647 00:39:15,040 --> 00:39:16,839 Speaker 1: this point, you just need to kick down that door, 648 00:39:17,360 --> 00:39:21,040 Speaker 1: thank you. And that didn't happen on Sunday, Hopefully it 649 00:39:21,120 --> 00:39:24,719 Speaker 1: happens this week, and maybe it is a good thing 650 00:39:24,800 --> 00:39:27,640 Speaker 1: that this team is on a short week now. You 651 00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:30,440 Speaker 1: just hope that because it's Christmas Day and it's a 652 00:39:30,560 --> 00:39:35,200 Speaker 1: home game, that there are few, if any distractions for 653 00:39:35,360 --> 00:39:39,359 Speaker 1: this football team. Yeah, I mean, it's they need their 654 00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:43,880 Speaker 1: five star players to play like five star players. You 655 00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:48,959 Speaker 1: look now at where this team sits and a little 656 00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:50,920 Speaker 1: bit big picture, and I don't want to get too 657 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:54,960 Speaker 1: far away from what happened on Sunday because I'm still upset, 658 00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:58,080 Speaker 1: still angry, and it might take a little while before 659 00:39:58,120 --> 00:40:02,839 Speaker 1: that goes away. Cardinals still, as you mentioned, they are 660 00:40:03,239 --> 00:40:06,359 Speaker 1: first place in the NFC West. But the Rams they 661 00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:09,800 Speaker 1: play the Seahawks on Tuesday, a win and they're tied. 662 00:40:10,040 --> 00:40:12,879 Speaker 1: Cardinals though with the tiebreaker because they'll have the better 663 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:15,799 Speaker 1: division record. Cardinals four and one, the Rams if they 664 00:40:15,840 --> 00:40:18,400 Speaker 1: beat the Seahawks, or three and two. But in the 665 00:40:18,640 --> 00:40:21,520 Speaker 1: rear view mirror, coming up very quickly on the left 666 00:40:21,600 --> 00:40:24,640 Speaker 1: side are the San Francisco forty nine ers, who are 667 00:40:24,760 --> 00:40:28,680 Speaker 1: eight and six, just two games back and right now 668 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:33,239 Speaker 1: the sixth seed. You've got three NFC West teams four, 669 00:40:33,440 --> 00:40:39,200 Speaker 1: five and six in the NFC Thursday Night, San Francisco 670 00:40:40,200 --> 00:40:45,080 Speaker 1: in Tennessee, big game. Tennessee's coming off a loss. They're 671 00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:46,759 Speaker 1: not all of a sudden, they're not the number one 672 00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:50,759 Speaker 1: seed in the conference. So another and you know, let's 673 00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:55,279 Speaker 1: go Seahawks on Tuesday night. I just don't And I 674 00:40:55,440 --> 00:40:57,680 Speaker 1: get it. I'm right there with you, and go Titans 675 00:40:57,760 --> 00:41:01,160 Speaker 1: on Thursday. But I don't want this team to back 676 00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:05,520 Speaker 1: its way into the postseason. I guess there are a 677 00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:07,440 Speaker 1: lot of different scenarios. I mean, I think there were 678 00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:11,480 Speaker 1: nine scenarios going into Week fifteen, but only one scenario 679 00:41:11,640 --> 00:41:15,959 Speaker 1: should matter to anyone, any fan, any player, any coach. 680 00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:20,279 Speaker 1: Win and you're in I don't disagree, but I hear, well, 681 00:41:20,320 --> 00:41:23,000 Speaker 1: they don't deserve to make the playoffs. Well, really, do 682 00:41:23,120 --> 00:41:25,000 Speaker 1: you think a team that's six and seven right now 683 00:41:25,080 --> 00:41:27,680 Speaker 1: deserves to make the playoffs? Yeah, it hasn't gone according 684 00:41:27,719 --> 00:41:31,080 Speaker 1: to plan, But this I mean, there's gonna be ebb 685 00:41:31,160 --> 00:41:34,640 Speaker 1: and flows. It's just it's happening at the wrong time. 686 00:41:35,440 --> 00:41:39,120 Speaker 1: But there's still three games to hit that reboot button 687 00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:41,680 Speaker 1: and make a run. But if they're gonna play like 688 00:41:41,719 --> 00:41:43,759 Speaker 1: they did the last couple of games, they're gonna be 689 00:41:43,840 --> 00:41:48,040 Speaker 1: limping into the playoffs. They have an opportunity three of 690 00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:52,160 Speaker 1: them to get it corrected, and if they don't, then yeah, 691 00:41:52,239 --> 00:41:55,360 Speaker 1: it's gonna be once again a long offseason. They have 692 00:41:55,600 --> 00:41:59,919 Speaker 1: put themselves in position for I wouldn't say a law, 693 00:42:00,320 --> 00:42:04,000 Speaker 1: but based on how they started, they gave themselves a 694 00:42:04,120 --> 00:42:07,960 Speaker 1: little bit of a cushion. But that cushion is getting 695 00:42:08,040 --> 00:42:11,600 Speaker 1: thinner and thinner by the week. Well, I always say, Craig, 696 00:42:12,080 --> 00:42:13,680 Speaker 1: at the end of the year, they don't ask you 697 00:42:13,760 --> 00:42:15,560 Speaker 1: how you won. They ask you how many wins you 698 00:42:15,640 --> 00:42:17,880 Speaker 1: have and how'd you get in? If you got in? 699 00:42:18,360 --> 00:42:24,400 Speaker 1: Talking about the postseason, yeah, that's the oven flow. Quite frankly, 700 00:42:24,440 --> 00:42:27,759 Speaker 1: I wish this was happening like in September, but you 701 00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:30,839 Speaker 1: can't change it. They know what's at stake here. That's 702 00:42:30,880 --> 00:42:33,560 Speaker 1: the disappointing thing these last two games. And again the 703 00:42:33,719 --> 00:42:35,600 Speaker 1: Rams were the better team and the Lions were the 704 00:42:35,640 --> 00:42:38,600 Speaker 1: better team, but you're playing a team that had one 705 00:42:38,719 --> 00:42:44,879 Speaker 1: win thirty to twelve the final. On Sunday, some more 706 00:42:45,040 --> 00:42:48,879 Speaker 1: positivity here on Cardinals Covered two presented by Hunday proud 707 00:42:48,960 --> 00:42:52,160 Speaker 1: partner of the Arizona Cardinals. This little nuggets that I 708 00:42:52,280 --> 00:42:55,920 Speaker 1: read on Darren Urban's aftermath on asy cardinals dot com. 709 00:42:56,560 --> 00:43:01,080 Speaker 1: Courtesy NFL research. Since nineteen seventy, the team with the 710 00:43:01,160 --> 00:43:03,760 Speaker 1: best record has now played the team with the worst 711 00:43:03,840 --> 00:43:07,920 Speaker 1: record minimum eight games into the season three times and 712 00:43:08,200 --> 00:43:13,320 Speaker 1: lost The previous two teams two times that team has lost, 713 00:43:13,920 --> 00:43:16,600 Speaker 1: they went on to win the Super Bowl, the ninety 714 00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:20,160 Speaker 1: five Cowboys and the two thousand and four Patriots. Do 715 00:43:20,280 --> 00:43:24,279 Speaker 1: the Cardinals add their name to the list? Is this 716 00:43:24,760 --> 00:43:27,440 Speaker 1: obviously is rock bottom? I mean, you can't go any 717 00:43:27,560 --> 00:43:31,640 Speaker 1: lower than you are right now. Yeah, I'm dead. That's 718 00:43:31,680 --> 00:43:35,400 Speaker 1: too much for me to comprehend right now. After losing 719 00:43:35,440 --> 00:43:38,840 Speaker 1: to the Lions. Fair enough, Maybe it's something that we 720 00:43:39,040 --> 00:43:41,520 Speaker 1: point to in the month of February and March. Say 721 00:43:41,560 --> 00:43:46,200 Speaker 1: you remember that conversation we had on Monday morning, December twentieth, 722 00:43:46,360 --> 00:43:49,120 Speaker 1: and the sky was falling, and this and that and 723 00:43:49,560 --> 00:43:52,400 Speaker 1: this team couldn't get couldn't get a win over a 724 00:43:52,480 --> 00:43:56,400 Speaker 1: one win Lions team. Let's hope we're having that conversation. Amen. 725 00:43:57,600 --> 00:44:00,279 Speaker 1: All you need is an opportunity, All you need is 726 00:44:00,520 --> 00:44:03,719 Speaker 1: one more win. And the Cardinals punched their ticket to 727 00:44:03,800 --> 00:44:06,200 Speaker 1: the postseason. Has not happened for the past two weeks. 728 00:44:06,560 --> 00:44:11,520 Speaker 1: Will it happened this week? Well, nothing like rap unwrapping 729 00:44:11,640 --> 00:44:15,120 Speaker 1: presents on Christmas night or Christmas morning, and the Cardinals 730 00:44:15,160 --> 00:44:17,600 Speaker 1: are in the playoffs because it looked like the Lions 731 00:44:17,719 --> 00:44:23,200 Speaker 1: gifted the Cardinals. They're present yesterday, Well said m Jay, 732 00:44:23,719 --> 00:44:25,640 Speaker 1: And you know what, We'll leave it on that note 733 00:44:26,280 --> 00:44:29,560 Speaker 1: here on Cardinals Cover two presented by Honday, proud partner 734 00:44:29,640 --> 00:44:32,720 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals. Putting a lid on this Monday 735 00:44:33,320 --> 00:44:36,040 Speaker 1: edition of Cardinals Covered two has always special thanks to 736 00:44:36,080 --> 00:44:39,439 Speaker 1: our executive producer Jem momdro for Mike Drinkie. I'm preg 737 00:44:39,560 --> 00:44:41,560 Speaker 1: Rio Loop. We'll talk to you next time you're on 738 00:44:41,680 --> 00:44:42,759 Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two.