1 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: People call him Rabbit, so we'll call him Rabbit. Welcome 2 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: Bird Gang. On today's show, Danny Surrek joins me, will 3 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: also be joined by Dadrian Taylor Emerson aka Rabbit. A 4 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:17,240 Speaker 1: very fun conversation, yes, about his name, his position, versatility, 5 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,639 Speaker 1: being teammates with Booda Baker, goals he has, and so 6 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: much more. First though, the new addition to the Wide 7 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 1: Receiver Room. It's Cardinals Cover two, Episode seven fifty seven, 8 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: and it starts now. 9 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two. 10 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: Buda Baker, What Heart? What rent? This guy's unbelievable. 11 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 2: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyundai, proud partner of 12 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 2: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcast. Visit Azycardinals 13 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 2: dot com slash podcast. 14 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 1: He's at the ten half of five. He's it again, 15 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: So more hurry magic. 16 00:00:55,680 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 2: Whow Here's Craigcriolo, So. 17 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: Right behind you, Danny on the football field here at 18 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: the Dignity Health Arizona Cardinals training Center for the first time, 19 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 1: rookies and veterans working out together. 20 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 3: Still Phase two exciting stuff. I mean, I know how exciting. 21 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 3: It's Phase two. 22 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,119 Speaker 4: There's no pads, there's no offense. First defense or none 23 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 4: of that. But we're on the right track. 24 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: Last week of phase two, next week phase three. I 25 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: don't know if you'll see anything more. The only difference 26 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 1: is offense can go against defense. There'll be eleven on eleven. 27 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 1: But again to your point, no pads, and you're still 28 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: probably at half speed, but you're walking through a little 29 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: bit more and seeing someone against you. But again that 30 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: full speed, full contact. 31 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:46,759 Speaker 3: Yeah, just I mean lista're out on the football field. 32 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: I guess beats the alternative, I'll say that. And again, 33 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: the parking lot here very full. It's a good sign 34 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: and I do believe that means something because there is 35 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: buy in, which has been pretty clear since probably since 36 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: the middle of last season, as far as these players 37 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: taking ownership in what the coaches are teaching them and 38 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:10,359 Speaker 1: then making sure to Jonathan Gannon's point that culture now 39 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 1: being passed down to these new players that are coming in. 40 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think that is pretty clear of having the 41 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 4: buying and that was something we saw last year with 42 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 4: the first year at the staff and continue to see 43 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 4: this year from veterans. Of all of this is still voluntary. 44 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 4: So the fact that they're here, which even if they're 45 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 4: not does not mean they're not putting in the work 46 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 4: and they're not preparing or training the way they need to. 47 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 4: But it is a good sign. 48 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: And speaking of new players, there is one new player, 49 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: wide receiver Zay Jones, who we talked about. Reportedly had 50 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: a visit with the Cardinals and now he has signed. 51 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: Kind of bounced around after getting released by the Jaguars 52 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: after the draft, Titans, Cowboys Chiefs all according to reports, 53 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: had him in for a visit, but now he has signed, 54 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 1: and the twelfth wide receiver in that room, but next 55 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 1: to Chris Moore, the most experienced it's wide receiver in 56 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: that room in terms of years. Jones going into his 57 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:09,359 Speaker 1: eighth season, more going into his ninth season. And once again, 58 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: Jones fits what we've been seeing from a lot of 59 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: these wide receivers taller than six seat tall. 60 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 4: This is not a move as a receiver who's going 61 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 4: to move above Michael Wilson in the depth chart by 62 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 4: any means. This to me says competition. I mean Zay Jones, 63 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 4: while a great addition im he's coming off a year 64 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,959 Speaker 4: he played in nine games with the Jags. Last year 65 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 4: he had thirty four receptions for three hundred and twenty 66 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 4: one yards and two touchdowns. So to me, this is 67 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 4: a big body trying to have some competition and see 68 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 4: what you have and what you're working with and getting 69 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 4: the best option. It was a one year deal, so again, 70 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 4: this is not anything crazy or major. 71 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 3: It doesn't have anything to do. 72 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 4: With drafting Marvis and Marvin Harrison Junior fourth. Overall, it's 73 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 4: just a good pickup, and again they're going to need bodies. 74 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 4: But to me, this is not ringing any alarm bells 75 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 4: in terms of, oh, we've got a new number two, 76 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 4: or he's gonna have a guaranteed spot. I don't see 77 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 4: any of that at all. To me, I see this 78 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 4: as competition. 79 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: Depending on how the contract is structured kind of would 80 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: lead you to believe on where they see him fitting in. 81 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: Is he a number three, is he a backup at 82 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: one of those outside positions? Can he play inside? And 83 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden you've got the competition with 84 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: someone who is not six feet tall, and that would 85 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: be Greg Dors. But I do believe that you're talking 86 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,280 Speaker 1: about someone who, at least right now as we speak, 87 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:35,159 Speaker 1: in May top five and someone that they think can 88 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: be a again maybe not a focal point within this 89 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: wide receiver room, but someone that provides depth and will 90 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: be here this season. 91 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, he's probably your most experienced wide receiver at this 92 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 4: point in that room, so that doesn't surpise me. He 93 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 4: should come in and be in the top five of 94 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 4: your receivers. Again, this doesn't necessarily, in my mind, shake 95 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,119 Speaker 4: up the depth chart. I mean, maybe he's your number 96 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 4: three at the highest right now, but it's good to 97 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:05,119 Speaker 4: add some depth there for sure. 98 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: Two years ago a career high season with the Jaguars 99 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 1: eighty two catches, eight hundred and twenty three yards and 100 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: five touchdowns. You mentioned the nine games last season banged 101 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: up with the knee injury. This does one of those 102 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: first or one of those few signings in which you're 103 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: getting a guy that hasn't been always available a year ago. 104 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: But if it was just a one year thing, because 105 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 1: if you look over his career, he's played in at 106 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 1: least fifteen games in every season aside from last year, 107 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 1: and there was there was interest in him. I mean, 108 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 1: it says something that the Titans wanted him, or at 109 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: least wanted to look at him, have a conversation, the Cowboys, 110 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, but he decides that either this is a 111 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: better opportunity or the money was just a little bit 112 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: better here and the incentives that are reportedly in this 113 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: contract easily reached here maybe versus somewhere else. 114 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think in terms of not resigning with the Jags, 115 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 4: it was more of just a money situation in cap space. 116 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 4: I mean, remember they gave Christian Kirker hell of a 117 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 4: lot of money not too long ago. So yeah, absolutely, 118 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 4: it's a good sign that as a free agent, whether 119 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 4: that is the culture, the players, the money, whatever that 120 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 4: might be, that a player that supposedly had options chose 121 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 4: to come to Arizona. 122 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:19,599 Speaker 1: Released after the draft because the Jaguars selected Brian Thomas 123 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: Junior a name another LSU wide receiver. So just maybe, 124 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: and to your point as far as the money, just 125 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,039 Speaker 1: no room for him there, see if he finds a 126 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: home here. But again, at six feet two inches tall, 127 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 1: two hundred pounds, we know what money likes in the 128 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:37,479 Speaker 1: wide receiver room. They like tall wide receivers, despite what 129 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: JG likes to say, Hey get open, catch the ball. Yes, 130 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:44,719 Speaker 1: But I do think there is there's a pattern that's 131 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 1: developing as far as certain position rooms that this front 132 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 1: office and coaching staff want to see at least as 133 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 1: far as measurables, and yes, the talent and the people, 134 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: but what they're looking for at least are they on 135 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: your radar. They want taller wide receivers. 136 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 4: To say, you can as a short receiver, but it's 137 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:03,359 Speaker 4: easier to get open if you've got the size on 138 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 4: a dB or whoever it is going up against you. 139 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:07,839 Speaker 3: I mean, that's the fact. 140 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 4: Now being taller doesn't guarantee you're gonna get open, but 141 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 4: really doesn't surprise me. That's the trend we've seen for 142 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 4: the last year up until this point, and it just 143 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 4: makes a lot of sense. 144 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: So Zay Jones is in the building again. Twelve wide 145 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: receivers in that room and the only two that are 146 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 1: under six feet tall Greg Dortch and Andre Bicelli. We'll 147 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: see more of Jones oncetas begin next week and hopefully 148 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: get to hear from the newest Cardinals wide receiver as well. 149 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 1: Speaking of new Cardinals players, we did have a chance 150 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: you and I Danny last Friday, following the first rookie 151 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: mini camp practice. We had a chance to speak with 152 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: Dadrian Taylor Demerson, otherwise known as Rabbit we'll have to 153 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: figure out how conversational that is as far as three 154 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 1: names versus one. But before we hear from Rabbit, how 155 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 1: do you think stuff what we've seen from him, heard 156 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: from him, read about him. How does Rabbit fit within 157 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: this defense right now? At least again he has to 158 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: pick up the playbook he has to fit in. But 159 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: a potential role for him. 160 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 4: This season, it's hard to say what we've seen from 161 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 4: him because that's nothing, I mean, unless you're talking about 162 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 4: college highlights in that sense. I mean, ideally you want 163 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 4: to see a little of him to get those game reps. 164 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 4: I don't want to sit here and say I want 165 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 4: him to have a large role in this defense, because 166 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 4: what does that say about Buddha Baker or Jalen Thompson. Now, 167 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:36,559 Speaker 4: if you're going to have him, I don't know, play 168 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 4: in the slough or he's gonna nick whatever, that might be, Okay, 169 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 4: sure have him play some some snaps there, but you've 170 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 4: still got Garrett Williams, and you still have these other 171 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 4: options that are more experienced. So I don't want to 172 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 4: sit here and before we start playing this great interview 173 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 4: and say that I don't know that he's going to 174 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 4: have a big role. I don't know that I can 175 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 4: sit here and say I expect him to have a 176 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 4: big role year, And I think that's kind of what 177 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 4: you would want when you're looking at the other pieces 178 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 4: and what you're expecting from your veterans. I would like 179 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 4: to see him get some reps again, because those game 180 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:13,679 Speaker 4: reps are invaluable and you can't replicate that in practice, 181 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 4: and that's how you're gonna get experience and when you're trying. 182 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 3: To build for the future. 183 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 4: So absolutely, I would like to see a little bit 184 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 4: of him, But I don't want to sit here and 185 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 4: say I want him to have this big role in 186 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 4: the defense, because what does that say about how you're 187 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 4: using Baker or Thompson. 188 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 1: Can he be a six defensive back when you play 189 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:34,200 Speaker 1: a little bit more dime packages? Because if you have 190 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:39,559 Speaker 1: Sean Murphy, Bunting, Garrett Williams, you drafted Max Melton in 191 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: the second round, you're a second round pick, You're expected 192 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 1: to play and play a lot, even at that cornerback position. 193 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 1: So there's three corners, Buddha, JT and now Rabbit, there's six. 194 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: Can you crack the top five right now? I don't know, 195 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 1: But can you be that six dB in certain packages, 196 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 1: passing situations where you put him out on the football field. 197 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 3: I think that's realistic. 198 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think I think in that sense, and I 199 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 4: think that's realistic as a rookie, especially and given where 200 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 4: he was drafted. 201 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 3: And again it's it's. 202 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 4: You need to see them really through training camp before 203 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:16,960 Speaker 4: you can get an idea, because that's where you get 204 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,599 Speaker 4: an idea of seeing By that point, how well do 205 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 4: you know the playbook? How often more times than not, 206 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 4: are you in the right spot of where you need 207 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 4: to be? Are you being fluid right? Are you watching 208 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 4: the ball? 209 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 3: All those things? 210 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 4: It's like it it's just impossible to say when all 211 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 4: we've seen him do is stretch for ten minutes on 212 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 4: the field. 213 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 1: And remember a year ago there was not much thought 214 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: about Key Troll Clark and what happened a Day three pick, 215 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: and there are surprises. It just depends on where are you. 216 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: How quickly can you pick up this playbook and put 217 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: yourself in position to be effective and earn the trust 218 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: of the coaching staff. 219 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 4: In a general sense, yes, I don't love comparing the 220 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:02,319 Speaker 4: key Troll Clark to Rabbit because the situations are very different. 221 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 4: When you're talking about the depth and the veterans, and 222 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 4: you just said already, he's already at number six. There 223 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 4: were not six cornerbacks ahead of key Trawl Clark right 224 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:12,839 Speaker 4: at the fact that he lost his starting spot to 225 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 4: Starling Thomas, who was undrafted, says that that was probably 226 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 4: more of a necessity to start Key Trawl Clark. So 227 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 4: in a grand scheme of things, yes, I get your 228 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 4: point of saying rookies can find themselves on the starting 229 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 4: lineup week one. I don't think that's a fair comparison 230 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:27,680 Speaker 4: for Rabbit. 231 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 1: We'll see what happens once training camp begins, and again, 232 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 1: the preseason games are going to be crucial for a 233 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: lot of these rookies. Dadrian Taylor Demerson a fourth round 234 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: draft pick. Again our conversation with Rabbit, and yes, we 235 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: had to begin with his name Rabbit. So can I 236 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: call you Rabbit or is that something that has to 237 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 1: be earned? 238 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 2: Yeah? 239 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,559 Speaker 5: Now you can call me Rabbit rab or you can 240 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 5: call me Daydrian, doesn't really matter to me. 241 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:58,079 Speaker 1: Okay, one more name question and then we'll let Danny 242 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 1: ask all the football questions. But your last name hyphenated 243 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: Taylor Demerson and I read that you added Demerson to 244 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:07,119 Speaker 1: honor your godfather. 245 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 6: Yeah, so that's what I see as my father. 246 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:11,439 Speaker 5: He's been in my life since the day I was born, 247 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 5: So I want to say covid. 248 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 2: Yeah. 249 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 5: Like right that summer before they let us go back, 250 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 5: I picked up his last name, something I've always wanted 251 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 5: to do, but at the young age is just just living. 252 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 5: I was trying to get to my goal when play 253 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:26,959 Speaker 5: college football. That's why I was focused on. So at 254 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,440 Speaker 5: that break, a lot of things got a lot closer. 255 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:32,679 Speaker 5: So I've always wanted his name, and but I didn't 256 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 5: want to let go of my my family's name, Taylor. 257 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 5: You know, I just want to feel like I was 258 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:40,560 Speaker 5: Invinent and that so picked up the Dimmerson and yeah, 259 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 5: it looks pretty doupe on the jersey. 260 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 3: It's been about two weeks since you were drafted. 261 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 4: Now you're getting started in rookie mini camp. What were 262 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 4: you doing in those two weeks to prepare the best 263 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:53,559 Speaker 4: you could for what has now started. 264 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 5: I would just probably say eating right, you know, trying 265 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 5: to get my sleep schedule right to out here. You know, 266 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 5: this is a two hours behind from where I'm front, 267 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 5: so I was trying to mimic the schedule now and 268 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:08,959 Speaker 5: then just I was meeting with coach Tonio over the 269 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 5: playbook and then just doing working out, doing football movement, 270 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 5: you know, just trying to be in as best shape 271 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 5: as I could when I got out here so that 272 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 5: I didn't look like I wasn't doing anything. 273 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: You know, any goals that you have set for yourself, 274 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 1: whether that's rookie Minty camp or OTA's mini camp and 275 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:25,680 Speaker 1: then going into training camp. 276 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 5: Yep, I would probably say going number one, tosert myself 277 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 5: on this program no matter what. That is special teams, 278 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 5: me coming in getting a job week seven, me coming 279 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 5: in not playing this year, to develop myself. So I mean, honestly, 280 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 5: I have all these goals in my head, but like 281 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:44,719 Speaker 5: my main goal is just trying to serve myself. I 282 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 5: feel like me doing that is me speaking for everything 283 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 5: that I have playing in my head. 284 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 2: You know. 285 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:51,079 Speaker 5: Once I feel like, once I get out there, then 286 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 5: it's just me doing what I'm doing. So at this point, man, 287 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 5: and this where I'm at right now is just like 288 00:13:56,480 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 5: coming in freshman year in college, prove yourself, make yourself 289 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 5: accessible on the team, and then from there you get 290 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 5: you get a lot of confidence you get built in you. 291 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:07,199 Speaker 6: You gain trust in this league. 292 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 5: Trust is a huge part, especially playing with a lot 293 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 5: of veteran guys. 294 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 6: You know, they need to be able. 295 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:13,320 Speaker 5: To trust the guy next team, so they have a 296 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,599 Speaker 5: lot to say so as well on who's playing in 297 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 5: the field. 298 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:17,560 Speaker 6: Just like I had last year. You know what I'm saying. 299 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 5: I didn't like everybody on the field at all times, 300 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 5: certain positions, certain times of the game. 301 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 6: I like this guy next to me. I feel a 302 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 6: lot more comfortable. So that's all it is. 303 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 5: You know, just come in game, respect and make myself 304 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 5: assertive on this team anyway that I can. 305 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 4: Veterans Buddha, Baker, Jalen Thompson, have you had a chance 306 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 4: to connect with them yet? I know that ply you 307 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 4: won't be able to practice with them until next week. 308 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 6: But I get a chance to. 309 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 1: Talk with them. 310 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 6: So I met Buddha. 311 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 5: It was pretty dope when on my thirty so it 312 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 5: was the first day all the guys were in the buildings. 313 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 5: I kind of got to see like a little of 314 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 5: everybody and he's just walking to the meeting. I just 315 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 5: happened to turn the corner he was there. I introduced myself. 316 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 5: Probably doesn't even remember it. But I mean, I'm not 317 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 5: mad at all. But now it'd be really cool to 318 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 5: get to meet everybody on Monday when I get see it. Man, 319 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 5: you know, put myself in that room, really get to 320 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 5: hear how they talk, see if they because I've prided 321 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 5: myself on being very high Q and he's probably even 322 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 5: a better high Q guy than I am. So just 323 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 5: hearing how he speaks that way, I can just adapt 324 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 5: myself to get to speak in that linguo. I mean 325 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 5: that that language that all the guys in that room 326 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 5: speak here and all the ideas. I'm a really good 327 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 5: note taker, but I really want to see what his 328 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 5: notebook looks like. So there's just a lot to learn 329 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 5: from a lot of guys that you know, have had 330 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 5: the successful and the success one that he's had. And 331 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 5: then just the experience in this program, in this defense 332 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 5: and especially in this league. 333 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 1: So this coaching staff, especially on defense, values versatility and 334 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 1: looking at what you did at Texas Tech. Yeah you're 335 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 1: listed as a safety, but else or rather that you 336 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 1: played some slot you were in the box. Is there 337 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 1: somewhere where you can't play defensively or maybe you prefer 338 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 1: to play on that side? 339 00:15:57,120 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 5: Well, My dream position is mike linebacker, but I ain't 340 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 5: got the frame for that, so but nah, that just 341 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 5: hats off to my my staff at Tech. 342 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 6: The last two years I was there that we really 343 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 6: ran the true. 344 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 5: NFL style defense, So I got to show my scheme 345 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 5: versatility within those two years. They come in, you know, me, 346 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 5: do my job, drop me here, drop me there. And 347 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 5: then the second year we can kind of get like 348 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 5: really funky with it and really get to play with team, 349 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 5: really start to understand the art of the skies and 350 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 5: things like that. So yeah, I played a couple of positions. 351 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 5: Well it's really the same position, just dropping down in 352 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 5: different spots, and that's kind of how we do it here. 353 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 5: So I've kind of like already played this defense before 354 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 5: that we've played it's just different terminology. And like I 355 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 5: just said a minute ago, like all the techniques and 356 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 5: the ways I think and the way that I play 357 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 5: on the field is really getting to fined down to 358 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 5: a t to understand why I'm really doing things. So 359 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:49,920 Speaker 5: like that's the like I said earlier, that's the coolest 360 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 5: part of now because I really get to get into 361 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 5: like super super detail. And then and then from hearing 362 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 5: from these guys and just watching how they do things 363 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 5: might change a little bit of my game, and I'm 364 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 5: might honestly add a little bit to somebody else's game 365 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 5: to make them a little bit better. So it's a 366 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:06,359 Speaker 5: it's a true buddy buddy system once you get to 367 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:06,919 Speaker 5: this league. 368 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 4: So a lot of times when rookies come in, if 369 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 4: they have any sort of relationship with someone in the organization, 370 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 4: it's typically a player or coach. Yours is with someone 371 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:19,679 Speaker 4: on the athletic training staff. And Drew Krueger from Texas Tech. 372 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 3: To see him. 373 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:22,639 Speaker 5: Yeah, Drew, Yeah, that was crazy. So I member, like 374 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 5: it was yesterday. We were sitting in our team room, 375 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 5: I want to say, it was like fall or springball 376 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 5: or whatever it was, and it was like coach Helley 377 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 5: got announcement and Drew come up. Were thinking, Drew fanna 378 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:34,719 Speaker 5: tell us something crazy, like y'all. I don't know if 379 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:36,360 Speaker 5: y'all know Drew like that for real, but I know Drew. 380 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 5: I think he says something crazy. He Finnish give a speech. 381 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:41,880 Speaker 5: So usually when Drew comes in in the team room, 382 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:43,920 Speaker 5: he come in from like the left side where I said, 383 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 5: and then he walked he's somebody Drew guys say something. 384 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:49,200 Speaker 5: We all talking about Boom with just Boom the whole time, 385 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:50,120 Speaker 5: me talking up there. 386 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 6: It came in he tells us he was leaving. He 387 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 6: got a job in Arizona. 388 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:55,359 Speaker 5: So we was like, dang, like it sucked that he 389 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 5: was leaving with it was dope, So like we celebrate that, 390 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 5: like it's such that he's leaving, but like everybody wants 391 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:01,919 Speaker 5: to go to the next level, Like everybody wants to 392 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:04,199 Speaker 5: go to the next step and whatever the profession is. 393 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 6: So we celebrated that. 394 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 5: And then once Drew left, we just had people leaving 395 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:10,200 Speaker 5: back door and back door, and that just shows the 396 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 5: kind of class and production that we put throughout that bill, 397 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 5: not even through the athletes. So when I got the 398 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 5: thirty visit, I was like, oh, I'm finn to go 399 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 5: see Drew. 400 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 6: It was dope, so it was pretty cool. 401 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 5: I went through all my meetings and then he was like, 402 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 5: I want to say, like my third or fourth one. 403 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:28,160 Speaker 5: It was pretty cool, just chopping it up with him, 404 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:30,880 Speaker 5: just asking him how everything's being. And then I get 405 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:34,440 Speaker 5: drafted here and it's like dang, like I'm already comfortable, 406 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 5: so like coming here, I got family and friends already 407 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 5: to stay out here. So this is like it's like 408 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:42,680 Speaker 5: a second home for me. This is this has always 409 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 5: been like my dream like retirement state, and now I 410 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:47,640 Speaker 5: get to play in it, and like that's the even 411 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 5: cooler part. So Nah, it's pretty dope to be out here, 412 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:54,160 Speaker 5: and especially to have Drew out here, just somebody that Okay, 413 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:56,359 Speaker 5: So if I have a down day, Drew's been here 414 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:57,640 Speaker 5: for a year, you know, I can just go sit 415 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 5: in his office, talk to him my mind, and then 416 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 5: we can get going again. So it's always good to 417 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:04,440 Speaker 5: have somebody you know somewhere. 418 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:04,679 Speaker 6: You know. 419 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 1: Well, welcome home here to Arizona. But one last quick question. 420 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 1: The number forty two specific reason handed to you or 421 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:14,720 Speaker 1: is there a meaning behind it? 422 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:18,360 Speaker 5: Nah? So they kind of just gave us the jerseys. 423 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 5: I thought it was gonna get to pick them, but 424 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 5: they kind of just gave us to us. But like, Noah, 425 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:24,400 Speaker 5: I've never been like a specific jersey number kind of guy. 426 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:24,639 Speaker 4: You know. 427 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 5: I worked twenty five in college because my cousin, Jason Taylor, 428 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:29,360 Speaker 5: the plays for the Rams. Now he had twenty five 429 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 5: of his whole career. So my freshman year when coach 430 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:33,399 Speaker 5: was like, hew, you gonna work twenty five. I'm like perfect, 431 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:35,439 Speaker 5: same last name as my cousin best before I had 432 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:37,280 Speaker 5: the tailor, so we had literally the same name, same number, 433 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 5: same position. Thought it was pretty cool and I was 434 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:43,199 Speaker 5: just trying to follow following his footsteps. You know, he's 435 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 5: one of those guys that did everything right. So the 436 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:47,879 Speaker 5: forty two man, Jackie Robinson tiw I get the new 437 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 5: number man. 438 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:50,399 Speaker 6: So it ain't it is what it is. 439 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 5: I'm not really upset about it. I think it looks 440 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:56,680 Speaker 5: pretty dope, to be honest, forty two I was. I 441 00:19:56,760 --> 00:19:58,400 Speaker 5: kind of figured they would give me like a forty number, 442 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:00,160 Speaker 5: you know, you come in kind of earn your thing. 443 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 5: But they gave me forty two for you know, I 444 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 5: come and be like Jackie man, come in here and 445 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 5: do some great things until you know. 446 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:06,159 Speaker 6: Maybe I won't switch it. 447 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:08,480 Speaker 5: Maybe I'll fall in love with it and I don't 448 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 5: budd Yeah, I'm not really too much worried about it. 449 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 5: My my worry right now is making that that fifty 450 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 5: two to fifty three man and being on that be 451 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 5: on that first plane when we go to that away game, 452 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 5: or being on that field when we go to the 453 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:21,400 Speaker 5: going to the stadium over there. 454 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:24,920 Speaker 3: So the division rival is also a family rivalry. 455 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:27,160 Speaker 6: Yeah, so it's pretty dope. So when I got drafted, 456 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 6: the call him. 457 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,639 Speaker 5: I was like, when we come out there, if I 458 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:31,200 Speaker 5: see because we play defense, I won't see them. So 459 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 5: I said, if I see you on special teams, just no, 460 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 5: it ain't no hard feeling, bro, ain't no hard feelings. 461 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 6: And he's something like that, you ain't gonna do nothing, 462 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 6: do nothing. 463 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:43,160 Speaker 5: And then the funny thing is is that like we always, 464 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:45,200 Speaker 5: we always talk about who faster than each other? 465 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 6: And I smoked this forty talking about the combine. 466 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 5: So literally the first phone call that I called after 467 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,960 Speaker 5: the phone after the combine, I'm just calling him, like, 468 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 5: so faster than you? He was like, man, you no, 469 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,640 Speaker 5: you know we lined up. So I'm like, technically I am, though, 470 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 5: like a ready fascinting. So we've been just joking about 471 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:04,639 Speaker 5: at that. And then I called him last night. He 472 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:07,119 Speaker 5: was asking me to here how everything was just a 473 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 5: lot of things that we can relate to and somebody 474 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:11,880 Speaker 5: just like really right down the road and someone that 475 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 5: I care about, dearly man, we can truly relate to 476 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:16,720 Speaker 5: each other. He can help me, I can help him out. 477 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 5: So it's pretty dope that both of us getting to play. Man, 478 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:21,359 Speaker 5: I think we're only I think we're only two to 479 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 5: get drafted out of Carl Robert. So this is a 480 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 5: pretty special moment for the both of us. 481 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 1: A four four one forty the fastest among safeties and 482 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:33,359 Speaker 1: now here with the aroson a car. Yes, he is 483 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: appreciate a great conversation and best of luck, appreciate it. 484 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 1: So I think, Danie, we're gonna have a lot of 485 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 1: fun with the rabbit just to have him here in studio. 486 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: And again, yeah, you need to be able to play 487 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:46,919 Speaker 1: to earn more of that attention, but just the first 488 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: impression and the vibe that you get with him in 489 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 1: the room very engaging and I think very aware aware 490 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: of what he's walking into when he talks about picking 491 00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:59,439 Speaker 1: the brain of a Buddha Baker and a Jalen Thompson 492 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 1: and learn before he can actually do anything on that 493 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 1: football f ha. 494 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:04,199 Speaker 3: To be silly not to. 495 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 4: I mean, Buddha Baker alone is one of the best 496 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:09,399 Speaker 4: in the league, and then you add in Thompson and 497 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 4: it truly a dynamic duo, great personality. Get a lot 498 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 4: of those vibes from a lot of the rookies as well, 499 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 4: But yeah, it's it's nice to kind of get a 500 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:22,199 Speaker 4: little taste of the personality and get to know him 501 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:23,400 Speaker 4: here in the studio a little more. 502 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 5: Well. 503 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:27,159 Speaker 1: We asked about the position, because he did play a 504 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 1: lot in the slot and sometimes in the box, and 505 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:34,359 Speaker 1: he joked that, well, his dream position is Mike linebacker. 506 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:36,440 Speaker 1: He just doesn't have the size for it. But if 507 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 1: you have that mentality in the back end as a 508 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 1: defensive back, knows for the football, kind of know where 509 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: that needs where you need to be to be around 510 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: the ball and stop the ball. But Mike linebacker that 511 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,879 Speaker 1: I could certainly see that in him. He just he 512 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:53,440 Speaker 1: carries himself that way. 513 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:56,159 Speaker 4: Yeah, if you still want to be one of the 514 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:58,439 Speaker 4: team's top tacklers and you want to find yourself to 515 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:00,359 Speaker 4: the ball every time, more power to you, no matter 516 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 4: what position you're marked as on the roster. 517 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 1: And then something that was interesting we had to kind 518 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: of go back and do a little research because we 519 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:10,879 Speaker 1: asked about the number given number forty two, which, by 520 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:13,439 Speaker 1: the way, our executive producer, jim Mo Mahunter reminded me 521 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 1: that's Kwame Lassiter's old number. Eight seasons wearing that number 522 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:23,199 Speaker 1: with the Arizona Cardinals, but Rabbit talked about having twenty 523 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:26,280 Speaker 1: five in high school, which is the same number that 524 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: his cousin, Jason Taylor wears with the Rams. He mentioned 525 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,919 Speaker 1: his cousin, and that's going to be interesting because now 526 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:36,119 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, it's a little family affair twice 527 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 1: a year. 528 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think that'll be fun. 529 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:40,359 Speaker 4: No, they won't be facing off against each other because 530 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 4: his cousin is also a safety, but I'm sure that 531 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:46,440 Speaker 4: there will be some some fun trash talk and I 532 00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 4: don't know, maybe if they're both on special teams going 533 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 4: up against each other, but should be fun. He claims 534 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 4: to still be faster in his defense. I mean, if 535 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:57,919 Speaker 4: you're going to go off the combine right then that 536 00:23:58,000 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 4: would be true. 537 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 1: Jason Taylor a seventh round pick in twenty twenty three, 538 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: and actually I looked it up. In the second meeting 539 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 1: against the Cardinals, he did have three tackles on defense, 540 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:10,680 Speaker 1: displayed played more special teams last year. So you're right. 541 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:14,200 Speaker 1: It's if you're gonna have that meeting, that family meeting 542 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: on the football field, it's gonna come on special teams. 543 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think that'll that'll be a fun little storyline, though, 544 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 4: to keep an eye on as the season starts starts 545 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:22,200 Speaker 4: to come a closer. 546 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:25,399 Speaker 1: So are are are we gonna be? Are we okay 547 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 1: calling him rabbit? Or we're gonna be like Jeff Rodgers say, 548 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: I'm not calling a grown man rabbit. You're gonna go 549 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:30,400 Speaker 1: by Dadrian? 550 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:31,920 Speaker 6: How are we going? 551 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 2: Oh? 552 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think the first time it needs to be Dadrian. 553 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:36,439 Speaker 4: And then after you mentioned his name, you can call 554 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 4: him rabbit. 555 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:41,160 Speaker 1: DTD No, no, just use the initials. 556 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 3: How would you do that? 557 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 4: I don't know. 558 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:45,640 Speaker 3: You don't do that for any other player, just. 559 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 1: To shorten the name. That's why. That's just to give. 560 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 3: So just call him rabbit. 561 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:49,359 Speaker 1: Just call him rabbit. 562 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 3: You don't have to do what I do. Correct, do 563 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 3: whatever you want to do. 564 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 1: Follow your lead. 565 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 3: No, be your own person. 566 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 1: Okay, I'll try. You bring out the best of me, Danny, 567 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:00,399 Speaker 1: make me a better person. 568 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:00,919 Speaker 3: Okay? 569 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:01,639 Speaker 6: Like that? 570 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:02,639 Speaker 3: Still be your own person. 571 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 1: By the way, did you call your mom on Mother's Day? 572 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:07,239 Speaker 3: Of course I did a couple of times, multiple time. 573 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 1: Oh okay, nice. Better question is did your father remember 574 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:13,400 Speaker 1: it was Mother's Day? 575 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 3: Of course? He's good about that stuff. 576 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:20,800 Speaker 1: Good, all right? Real quick anticipation for the schedule release 577 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 1: on Wednesday. It's now confirmed. The NFL says, yes, it's 578 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: going to come out on Wednesday, eight pm Eastern, five o'clock. 579 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:30,160 Speaker 1: Here in Arizona. We always know who the opponents are, 580 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 1: where the games are going to be played, we just 581 00:25:31,760 --> 00:25:33,880 Speaker 1: don't know the order of the win. Obviously the bye 582 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 1: how many primetime games get a sense what you hope 583 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 1: for as far as where the buye is what you 584 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 1: want which you hope you don't see on the schedule. 585 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, the fact that the Cardinals have had the latest 586 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:48,040 Speaker 4: bye week in December for two straight years, I don't 587 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 4: foresee that happening for a third that just at that point, 588 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:53,879 Speaker 4: I mean, what is the league doing? So I would 589 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 4: not expect a bye week to be as late. I 590 00:25:57,119 --> 00:26:00,880 Speaker 4: would expect primetime games, which the Cardinals had zero last year, 591 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 4: having a healthy Kyler Murray, being as competitive as this 592 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 4: team was last year, the hype around Marvin Harrison Junior, 593 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:10,120 Speaker 4: and you also have Darius Robinson, you know, two first 594 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:14,360 Speaker 4: round picks. I think that's gonna lead to some primetime games. 595 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 4: I would expect a Thursday game, I don't know, maybe Monday, 596 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 4: but maybe like a Sunday night, or maybe the Cardinals 597 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 4: will lock out for three straight. 598 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 3: Years and play on Christmas. 599 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:28,680 Speaker 1: Based off the past history, playing on Christmas hasn't gone 600 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 1: very well. The games haven't been very competitive from the 601 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 1: Cardinals perspective. So I'm put it this way fingers crossed. Personally, 602 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 1: I'm hoping that there is not a Christmas Day game because. 603 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:39,240 Speaker 6: There's going to Wednesday. 604 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:39,520 Speaker 3: Yeah. 605 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:43,119 Speaker 4: Yeah, I would expect at least two primetime games, and 606 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:45,440 Speaker 4: then you know, the big thing is keeping an eye 607 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:48,400 Speaker 4: on an international game, which I don't think it would 608 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 4: be Carolina in Germany. I just if you look at 609 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 4: Carolina's opponents, the reality is they have a lot a 610 00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 4: lot of other options that I think from an Internet 611 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:03,399 Speaker 4: national standpoint, considering you know, the Cardinals don't have the 612 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 4: marketing rights in Germany, I just don't know that we 613 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 4: would make the most sense. 614 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 3: Of the matchup. The league loves Cardinals and Vikings. 615 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:14,240 Speaker 4: I mean, I feel like we've played there every year 616 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:17,119 Speaker 4: and had a whole week out there for training camp, 617 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:20,399 Speaker 4: and the Vikings play in London, so that would not 618 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 4: really surprise me. So I think if you're looking at 619 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 4: three things, a possibility playing in London, having at least 620 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:31,200 Speaker 4: two primetime games and having an earlier bye week would 621 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 4: be my predictions. 622 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:34,920 Speaker 1: Week seven, week eight for that bye week would be ideal. 623 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 1: And then of course, you know far as potential road 624 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:44,199 Speaker 1: trips weatherwise, having to go to Green Bay, having to 625 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 1: go to Miami, certain things like that. And then the 626 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:50,000 Speaker 1: other thing is the Cardinals do have each of the 627 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:54,280 Speaker 1: first three top three draft picks rookies on the schedule 628 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:59,280 Speaker 1: this season, Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, and Drake may might 629 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 1: be a better idea to see those earlier in the 630 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 1: season then later. It's sometimes that can be a good 631 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:08,320 Speaker 1: thing or a bad thing. Not much tape, but you 632 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:11,920 Speaker 1: don't quite know are they ready for a week one, 633 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 1: week two, week three matchup against the defense that now 634 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 1: is familiar with what Nick Rolis wants to do. How 635 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 1: do those opponents play out versus maybe getting them week fourteen, fifteen, 636 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:21,880 Speaker 1: and sixteen. 637 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:25,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, I haven't really looked at those three teams of 638 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:30,240 Speaker 4: the Bears, the Commanders in the Patriots schedule of you know, 639 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:33,640 Speaker 4: it's not just Cardinals, right, it's what are what other 640 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:36,480 Speaker 4: teams are they playing? Is that a favorable matchup that 641 00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:39,640 Speaker 4: the league is looking for? Early on, and I'm I'm 642 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 4: not too sure about that. I could see for some reason, 643 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:43,240 Speaker 4: my guts as if we have a home opener, I 644 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 4: could see it being against Washington, even though I know 645 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 4: that too. The Cardinals open up on the road against 646 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:53,000 Speaker 4: last year Cliff Jomsberry's making his return to the NFL, 647 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:55,760 Speaker 4: so he's going to be coming back to Arizona. You know, 648 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 4: they've got new head coach. In terms of Washington Ride 649 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 4: a rookie quarterback. I for some reason, my gut says 650 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 4: that that could be a. 651 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:08,120 Speaker 3: Likely home opener matchup. 652 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 1: Be good to see Cliff back at State Farm Stadium. Sure, 653 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 1: he's familiar with the place, and I'm sure they'll be 654 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 1: a little extra added incentive for him as well coming 655 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:24,880 Speaker 1: back here. Yeah, be good to Seacliffe agree, all right, 656 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 1: So that will be Wednesday, and we will have an 657 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 1: instant reaction. Cardinals covered two on Wednesday about the schedule. 658 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:37,080 Speaker 1: As far as the order of opponents, again, the who, 659 00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:39,840 Speaker 1: the where, we always know it's just a matter of 660 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:41,960 Speaker 1: what the win is. So that will be coming up 661 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:47,440 Speaker 1: on Wednesday. We'll know the international games Wednesday morning announced 662 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:50,640 Speaker 1: on Good Morning Football. I saw that earlier on Monday 663 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:53,680 Speaker 1: that that will be announced on Wednesday morning. So fingers crossed. 664 00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:54,720 Speaker 1: Maybe you get to go to London. 665 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:55,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, that'd be pretty cool. 666 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:57,720 Speaker 1: Germany, get your passport. 667 00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 3: Just don't think it's going to be Germany. It's to me. 668 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:03,959 Speaker 3: It's it's London, our bost So and your passport's up 669 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 3: to date. 670 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:07,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, just want to make sure. I'll mess around 671 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 1: with that. 672 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 3: I'm good. 673 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: Gotta make sure you get on that plane. On that note, 674 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:16,400 Speaker 1: we'll put a lid on this edition of Cardinals Cover 675 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:19,440 Speaker 1: two presented by Yundai, probably partner of the Arizona Cardinals. 676 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:22,040 Speaker 1: As always, special thanks to our executive producer Jim Mo 677 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:25,440 Speaker 1: Monro our associate producer Coddy Fincher for Dandy SUREK. I'm 678 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 1: Craig real Loup. We'll talk to you next time. He're 679 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:28,720 Speaker 1: on Cardinals Cover two