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Visit Azcardinals dot com Slash podcast. 12 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 2: One Handed catching a Touchdown. 13 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: Here's Craig grielou All Calavic and nine year NFL veteran 14 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:48,160 Speaker 1: Rob Frederickson. 15 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 3: So it is our Hall of Fame edition of the 16 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 3: Cardinals Red Sea Report here on this Tuesday. No, none 17 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 3: of us have been voted into the Pro Football Hall 18 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,959 Speaker 3: of Fame, although I think Rob, you're long overdue for induction. 19 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 3: But maybe they needed to get Larry Fitzgerald in before 20 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 3: you so he could open up the door and let 21 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 3: you in. 22 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 4: You can't know how, Yeah, you know, I've they've been 23 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 4: talking about getting me in there. You know, me and 24 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 4: Bill Belichick, and you know we're waiting. We're patiently waiting. 25 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 3: The knock on the door has not happened as of yet. 26 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 5: Correct yet, not yet, all right, Craig, Now, look, Tuesday's 27 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 5: the most productive day of the week. Let's act accordingly. 28 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 5: Here we go, Larry Fitzgerald, fresh off being fitted for 29 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 5: the gold jacket, right, so measured for the sculpture the bust. Yeah, 30 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 5: I mean, I'm guessing a lot of Red Sea Reports 31 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 5: from here until oh, I don't know, mid August are 32 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,119 Speaker 5: gonna have a lot to do with Larry Fitzgerald. 33 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 3: We'll have an entire segment here on this edition of 34 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 3: the Cardinals Red Sea Report devoted to number eleven. Next, 35 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 3: but just again our overall thoughts. Again, it was never 36 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 3: a matter of if, but win. And the win is 37 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 3: a first ballot Hall of Famer, just the eighth wide 38 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 3: receiver ever to be voted in on their first try. 39 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, and I think we all believed that this was 40 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 4: a foregone conclusion, the easiest slam dunk home run you 41 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 4: could think of. But there was a lot of people 42 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 4: out there kind of saying, well, you know, he might 43 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 4: not get in because they've changed the way the voting 44 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 4: works out. But you know, you look at the statistics 45 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 4: and just his volume of work and what his career meant, 46 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 4: not only statistically, but just what he meant to the 47 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 4: game of football. Larry Fitzgerald, that was a no brainer 48 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 4: in terms of being a first ballot Hall of Famer. 49 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 5: I mean, he was a guy who was at his 50 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 5: best in the biggest moments. We've talked about that. The 51 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 5: nation found out about that in the two thousand and 52 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 5: eight playoff run. Every time there was a big game, 53 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 5: there was Larry making a big play, seemingly. And it 54 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 5: wasn't just catching footballs and he's second all time and 55 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 5: every meaningful category to Jerry Rice. It was the fact 56 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 5: he caught our fascination in the state of Arizona. He'll 57 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 5: forever be on a first name basis with the az 58 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 5: It's spending every single season as an Arizona Cardinal. That 59 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,519 Speaker 5: is just it's a claim. I think the Red Sea, 60 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,359 Speaker 5: the Bird Gang take a lot of pride in so 61 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 5: when Larry was introduced by Kurt Warner, which was very fitting, 62 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 5: I just think everyone in the state of Arizona just 63 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 5: took so much pride in that as a truly homegrown guy. 64 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 3: The franchise leader in games played, receptions, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns, 65 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 3: eleven Pro Bowl appearances, second most by a wide receiver. 66 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 3: Larry Fitzgerald voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 67 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 3: He'll be inducted come August. His initial reaction to getting 68 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 3: the nod. 69 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 6: The thing that kind of just really jumps out of 70 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 6: me is just the men that are in there already 71 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 6: and how they shaped the lead and what the league 72 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 6: is today. And to be able to stand those men 73 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 6: shoulders who paved away for me. It's the biggest honors 74 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 6: you could ever have. And you know, to know that 75 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 6: you're going to be in his fraternity for life, it's surreal. 76 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 3: That's Moments after the NFL Honors ceremony of the press conference, 77 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 3: the rest of the class of twenty twenty six, Drew Brees, 78 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 3: Luke Keikley, Anavnitary, and Roger Craig, and as I mentioned, 79 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 3: the seven other wide receivers voted on their first try 80 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 3: Raymond Berry, Lance Alworth, Paul Warfield, Steve Largent, Jerry Rice, 81 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 3: Randy Moss, and Calvin Johnson. 82 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 5: You near the great part about all that is Larry 83 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 5: knows his football history. I mean, he really knows the 84 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 5: history of the NFL. He knows about the greats before him. 85 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 5: Early in his career. I remember we did a story 86 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 5: him in Roy Jetstream Green fits knew all about Roy 87 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 5: Green and in his legacy and really kind of underrated 88 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 5: in the eighties. I think in a lot of people's opinions, 89 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 5: Jerry Rice cast such a large shadow. But Roy Green 90 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 5: and you know, grew up as the son of a 91 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 5: media member, and it was great to see some of 92 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 5: the interviews with Fitz Senior and the pride he took 93 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 5: and how emotional he was seeing Larry get inducted on 94 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 5: the first ballot. But Larry grew up reading a lot 95 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 5: of the media guys and learning about the game from 96 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 5: his father, who was a devoted fan and member of 97 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,600 Speaker 5: the media. So to me, it resonates even more because 98 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 5: I think Larry truly appreciates, you know, appreciates his place 99 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 5: in history of the game. 100 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 3: Doesn't like talking about himself. But the spotlight is has 101 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 3: always been on him rob and it's going to be 102 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 3: even brighter when he's got to go up in front 103 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 3: of everyone, in front of the world and talk about 104 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 3: his journey to Canton. 105 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 4: Yeah, you never you know, you never saw like a 106 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:45,279 Speaker 4: retirement tour from Larry fitzger as just not him. You know, 107 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,280 Speaker 4: Larry didn't want to go out that way. It's just 108 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 4: not what he's about. And yeah, it'll be interesting to 109 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 4: see his speech at Canton at the Profoball Hall of Fame. 110 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 4: I'm looking forward to that because, you know, it is 111 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 4: so different cult for Larry to talk about himself, and 112 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 4: because he's always been such a team guy and all 113 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 4: about the team and the winning and just you know, 114 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 4: his records to him kind of seemed secondary. Winning the 115 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 4: game was most important. But I think you know, once 116 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:23,480 Speaker 4: once you retire and you kind of examine the enormity 117 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:27,479 Speaker 4: of your success, you have to reflect and say, you 118 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 4: know what, Yeah, I do deserve this and and and 119 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 4: here's why. And Larry Fitzgerald will be an excellent Hall 120 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 4: of Fame member. He is an ambassador of the game, 121 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 4: and he'll be an ambassador of the Hall of Fame. 122 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 3: The announcements last Thursday, and we'll get more into fits 123 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 3: coming up in our next segment. 124 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 5: But two days before. 125 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 3: That announcement, there was another announcement that was the introductory 126 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 3: press conference Micha Lafleur as the new head coach of 127 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 3: the Arizona Cardinals. Then, of course it's Super Bowl Week 128 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 3: and everyone wants to get reaction about the Lafloor hiring 129 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 3: and former players, former Rams players in the Bay Area. 130 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 3: One Hookinakua the wide receiver on the Up and Adams 131 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 3: Show and talk to Kay Adams about losing his offensive coordinator. 132 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 5: Hey, Arizona hiring your OC. 133 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 7: Everybody's trying to steal from the coach. 134 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 5: Mcvatree. I'm like you every year, but what do they 135 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 5: get in mister Mike Lafoor. 136 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 7: Coach Leafores is an absolute dog. I'm like, there's nobody. 137 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 7: I called him as soon as I saw the news 138 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 7: and we started a good moment. And he's a competitor 139 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 7: and in every which way when we walk out there. 140 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 7: He asked me before every single practice if I still 141 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 7: love it, and I hope he knows that I do, 142 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 7: and I know that he does too. But there's somebody 143 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 7: who's been by my side through the ups and the 144 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 7: downs that I call him every time I FaceTime, and 145 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 7: me and his son are are really good friends. He's 146 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 7: the best. I'm like his family's been awesome to me. 147 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 7: We spend time in Hawaii. He's got me games. I 148 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 7: showed him a couple of meals that he should have 149 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 7: in Hawaii every time he goes. So I'm sad that 150 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 7: I have to beat him up for two times a year. 151 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 7: I'm saying we'll still be friends after. 152 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, those first Well, the first meeting of the Rams 153 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 3: next season is going to be interesting, whether that's here 154 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 3: or in Los Angeles. But Paul, your first sideline interview 155 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 3: or postgame locker room interview, whether that's preseason or regular season, 156 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 3: if you drop Mikey, props to you. 157 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 5: I don't know this, I don't know a lot, but 158 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 5: I know this much. There will be no dropping a 159 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 5: Mikey at any point, none whatsoever. And you know Pooka 160 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 5: calling your shot. There two games coming this year really 161 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 5: because Will Johnson. He's in the lab right now, getting 162 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:36,319 Speaker 5: getting ready for two Poka Nakua matchups next year. I'm 163 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 5: I want to see Will Johnson against Pooka next year. Okay, 164 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 5: I mean he was close a lot of times, didn't 165 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 5: quite make the play on the ball as often as 166 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 5: he should. But I'm looking forward to the improvement in 167 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 5: that matchup. For many years to come when the Cardinals 168 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 5: play the Rams. And you did hear what Nicoua said 169 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 5: about Mike Lafleur's energy and just you know, having fun 170 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 5: within the game, something he attributes to a Sean McVeigh 171 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 5: in particular, showing up every day on the job, wanting 172 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 5: the guys to want to show up, and how that 173 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 5: sort of translates that vibe, that energy into the overall product. 174 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:16,080 Speaker 3: This is the first full official week for Mike as 175 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 3: head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, and job number one 176 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 3: is assembling a staff, something he talked about recently on 177 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 3: Burns and Gambo. 178 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 8: There's a process that has to happen. There's a process 179 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 8: is based on the rules of this league, you know, 180 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 8: so there's always guys in mind. You're always thinking it, 181 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 8: you know, even this last offseason. I mean you start, hey, 182 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 8: this guy's there, that guy's there. You know, he might 183 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:38,959 Speaker 8: be a QC time from a promotion if you ever 184 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 8: get that gig. So we'll go through the process of 185 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:44,440 Speaker 8: making sure that we pick the right guys. Again, there's 186 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 8: going to be urgency to it, but it's also going 187 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 8: to be a thoughtful process to make sure that again 188 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 8: we get these guys that are the best coaches for 189 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:52,680 Speaker 8: these players now. 190 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 3: Nothing official as of yet, but according to reports, Laflora 191 00:09:57,320 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 3: is hiring Nathaniel Hackett as his new offense coordinator, not 192 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:04,839 Speaker 3: play caller. Just The OC spent last season in Green 193 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:08,559 Speaker 3: Bay with Matt Lafleur as a defensive analysts. Also three 194 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:12,680 Speaker 3: seasons under Matt as the OC from twenty nineteen to 195 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 3: twenty twenty one. But here's someone rob that has previous 196 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 3: head coaching experience. No, it did not go very well 197 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:22,679 Speaker 3: in Denver, but it's a an experienced voice in that 198 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 3: room that a first time head coach can lean on. 199 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:29,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, and I think that's so important again, hiring the staff, 200 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 4: the coordinators, offensive and defensive coordinators, and the position coaches. 201 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 4: For me that that's almost maybe more important than the 202 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 4: head coach because they spend ninety five percent of the 203 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 4: time with the players and that's really where the teaching happens. 204 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 4: And so they got to get this right and to 205 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 4: have somebody like a Nathaniel Hackett in the fold, somebody 206 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 4: that does have that head coaching experiences, who's been both 207 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 4: on the offensive end defensive sides of the ball, that's 208 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 4: that's huge. Now, the defensive coordinator. I think that's where 209 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 4: the attention probably shifts, and rightfully so, because we have 210 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 4: to get that right as well, because a lot will 211 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 4: determine on what's the direction of the roster going to be. 212 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 4: Are we're going to be a three to four defense, 213 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 4: we're going to be a four to three defense. That 214 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 4: will determine the type of players that you're going to 215 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 4: have and keep and acquire. So a lot of big 216 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 4: decisions upcoming and hopefully soon because there's some important dates 217 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:32,439 Speaker 4: coming up just in terms of the draft and the 218 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 4: free agency and all of that. 219 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 5: According to reports, Aubrey Pleasant, the Rams assistant head coach 220 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 5: and a defensive assistant there under Chris Shula with the 221 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 5: La Rams, been in the league thirteen years. He interviewed 222 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 5: earlier this week. According to reports, so past three years 223 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 5: with the Rams, candidate for the Chargers defensive coordinator job, 224 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 5: and obviously great familiarity with Mike Lafleur. So if indeed 225 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 5: Aubrey Pleasant happens to be the guy, you figure, well, 226 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:02,440 Speaker 5: it's not gonna be from a lack of knowledge, because 227 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 5: Laflora has worked with him on a daily basis for 228 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 5: the past three years. 229 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 3: Some other names reportedly linked to that DC position Charlie Bullen, 230 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 3: the former Cardinals linebacker coach back in the day, currently 231 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 3: on the Giant staff, one of the few assistants that 232 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:19,559 Speaker 3: was retained by John Harbaugh. He also coordinated reports interviewed 233 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 3: for the Cowboys DC position mentioned with the Browns opening. 234 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 3: Dino Vasso was a name earlier in the search process, 235 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 3: though over the weekend he's reportedly staying in Houston with 236 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 3: a new contract. Wink Martindale's name has been linked to 237 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 3: this opening and then still in the building. Presumably Paul 238 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:42,239 Speaker 3: is Nick ralis your defensive coordinator of the previous three seasons. 239 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 3: So there are candidates out there, but to Rob's point, 240 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,959 Speaker 3: that might be the most important, or the OC and 241 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 3: the DC the two biggest hires for Michae LAFLORA. 242 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 5: Michae laflor knows Nick Ralis very well, just from going 243 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 5: against him the last three years twice a year. You 244 00:12:57,040 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 5: go back to twenty twenty four when that Cardinals were 245 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 5: this close helmet deflection away from sweeping the Rams. There 246 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 5: was a big beat down in Week two and then 247 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 5: a banged up Cardinals team went in Week seventeen to 248 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 5: twenty twenty four and we're this close, and Matthew Stafford 249 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:15,199 Speaker 5: did not throw a touchdown pass against the Cardinals defense 250 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 5: in twenty twenty four, so I'm guessing there's a lot 251 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 5: of respect there between the floor and rawless. Now whether 252 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 5: that equates into a position on the staff, we'll have 253 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 5: to see. Haven't heard a lot of anything either way. 254 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 5: And there's a number of other assistants, you know, in 255 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 5: the fold for the Cardinals on both sides of the ball. 256 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 5: Very curious to see if phill be retained. 257 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 3: Quarterback coach needed to be hired, as Israel Wolffk is 258 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 3: headed to Baltimore to be the Ravens QB coach, and 259 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,560 Speaker 3: then certainly sounds like there's going to be a new 260 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:47,199 Speaker 3: running backs coach. According to reports, Matt Merrick, the running 261 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 3: back coach at the University of Miami, is taking that job. 262 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:54,560 Speaker 3: Audrey Denson had been that position coach for the previous 263 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 3: three seasons. So potentially this is the week that we 264 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 3: get some official news on coordinators and certainly the position 265 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 3: coaches as well, because in two weeks time is the 266 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:08,680 Speaker 3: scouting Combine and you definitely want to have a staff 267 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 3: in time for that, whether or not you go to Indianapolis. 268 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 5: Once again, the only off season in the NFL is 269 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 5: from the end of mandatory mini camp in late June 270 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 5: through the middle of July. That's the only true offseason. 271 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 3: More on Fits and his induction coming up into the 272 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 3: Pro Football Hall of Fame, we'll get to that next 273 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 3: here on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network. 274 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 4: It is now time to meet the twenty twenty sixth 275 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 4: class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 276 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 5: And iron man with soft hands. 277 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 4: This career Cardinal racked up the second most receiving yards 278 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 4: all time, my man Larry Fitzgerald. 279 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 3: Fitting that it was Hall of fa Kurt Warner making 280 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 3: the announcement that his wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald will join 281 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 3: him in Canton, Ohio coming up in August. As we say, 282 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 3: welcome back our Hall of Fame edition of the Cardinals 283 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 3: Red Sea Report here on this Tuesday Craig Rayoloupaul Calvic, 284 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 3: and Rod Frederickson. As we continue to talk about Larry 285 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 3: Fitzgerald voted in Thursday or actually you know, he knew 286 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 3: about this for a little while, but we'll get into 287 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 3: that momentarily. But what you heard there from Kurt about 288 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 3: career Cardinals seventeen seasons. There's a number of numbers that 289 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 3: you can link and attach to Fitz's career, but seventeen 290 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 3: seasons with one team, one organization. That's unheard of across 291 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 3: not just the NFL these days, but across. 292 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 5: All of sports. 293 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 3: To be in one location for your entire playing career. 294 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 4: There was a Twitter post I can't remember who was from, 295 00:15:55,600 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 4: but it listed all the quarterbacks that Larry Fitzgerald had 296 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 4: caught balls from. And there's seventeen years with the Cardinals. 297 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 4: He probably had more than seventeen quarterbacks in that span, 298 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 4: and that that, to me, more than anything, speaks to 299 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 4: just the greatness of Larry. And you know, you look 300 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 4: at some of the other obscure stats more tackles then 301 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 4: dropped passes in his career, Larry, I mean, there's just 302 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 4: so many obviously, the yards and the catches and the 303 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 4: duration of playing. But to do all that with one 304 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 4: team and with the number of quarterbacks that he's gone through, 305 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 4: that's pretty special. Larry Fitzgerald. It just continues to amaze. 306 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 5: Was it twenty two? Was that the number of quarterbacks 307 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 5: he caught a ball from? Officially in his Cardinal's career? 308 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 5: Twenty two different quarterbacks. Now, think about Jerry Rice, who 309 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 5: caught two thirds of his passes from Joe Montana and 310 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 5: Steve Young. Yeah, a pair of Hall of famers. So 311 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 5: the degree difficulty was a little different for Larry Fitzgerald. 312 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 4: Amazing. Yeah, yeah, we're. 313 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 5: Going to start. 314 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 4: Start you off with Joe Montana and oh all right, 315 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 4: well the next guy off is Steve Young. 316 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:12,200 Speaker 3: Okay, yeah, one Hall of Famer to another. Meanwhile, fitz 317 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 3: has got twenty different names on his resume. But again, Paul, 318 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 3: you brought it up earlier as far as synonymous with 319 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 3: the state of Arizona Cardinals fans first named bassist Larry Fitzgerald, 320 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:29,679 Speaker 3: something he talked about Thursday at NFL Honors. 321 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:31,639 Speaker 6: You know, for somebody to be able to stay in 322 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:34,440 Speaker 6: one place for that long, you know, it's not always 323 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 6: the player's choice. 324 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 8: You know. 325 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 6: There's I played for two general managers, I played for 326 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 6: four different head coaches, you know, so like any one 327 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 6: of those points, they could have said, hey, we can, 328 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:45,479 Speaker 6: we can move on. 329 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 5: And I told Michael how. 330 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 6: Much I appreciated him just believing in me, you know, 331 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:52,240 Speaker 6: even when my skills started diminishing, and still found me. 332 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:54,400 Speaker 6: You know, to be valuable enough to stay on the team, 333 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 6: you know, later in my career, and you know that 334 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 6: that means a lot. And obviously the community of Arizona 335 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 6: with done in terms of porn into me. And it's 336 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:03,920 Speaker 6: been an unbelievable journey and one that I'm just so 337 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 6: so thankful for. 338 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 3: And Fitz had potential destinations elsewhere. There were a lot 339 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:14,119 Speaker 3: of talk New England specifically about hey, Fits, it's not 340 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 3: working out here. We'll be okay if you go chase 341 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 3: the ring. It was the same sentiment with Steve Nash 342 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 3: late in his career Shane Doan late in his career, 343 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 3: but Fits remained an Arizona Cardinals. 344 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 5: And even after he retired that twenty twenty season, the 345 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:33,360 Speaker 5: COVID year. Then he retired, and I still remember him 346 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:35,919 Speaker 5: walking off the field at the LA Rams the season 347 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 5: finale Cardinals fell short. There was a playoff berth on 348 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 5: the line and Larry wasn't even suited up in that game. 349 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:44,679 Speaker 5: So just like he never officially announced his retirement, his 350 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 5: final game was nondescript as well. I mean the stadium 351 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:51,239 Speaker 5: was empty, only a few of us there. But then 352 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:53,400 Speaker 5: that next season he did get a couple of calls. 353 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:55,480 Speaker 5: He did get a couple of teams calling him kicking 354 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:57,159 Speaker 5: the tires. Hey, what kind of shape are you and 355 00:18:57,240 --> 00:18:59,880 Speaker 5: what sort of interest do you have? We've had some injuries. 356 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:02,920 Speaker 5: We'd love you to And I don't know how seriously 357 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:05,879 Speaker 5: he considered it, but there were offers there. You know, guys, 358 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 5: if you think about his entire Cardinal career, all seventeen years, 359 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,399 Speaker 5: he was more than just one receiver. Right. There was 360 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 5: the receiver of the early part of his career. We 361 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 5: was the supposed one trick pony. That was a Todd 362 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 5: Haley description. Then there was all the yards after catch 363 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 5: following that assessment in two thousand and seven by the 364 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 5: Cardinals offensive coordinator head coach Ken Winsi dunt. There was 365 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:30,959 Speaker 5: postseason Larry just everything he dud did in the playoff games, right, 366 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 5: two thousand and eight, two thousand and nine, twenty fifteen, 367 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:36,639 Speaker 5: Hail Larry. You know there's Larry who moved from the 368 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 5: X receiver and moved inside under Bruce Arians. There's Larry 369 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:42,800 Speaker 5: who at one point was the best blocking receiver in 370 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 5: the NFL. So there were a lot of different iterations 371 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:47,879 Speaker 5: and versions, but for him to lead the league in 372 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 5: receptions at age twenty two and then come back and 373 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 5: lead the league in receptions at age thirty three. It 374 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,159 Speaker 5: just shows you how he was able to reinvent, redefine 375 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 5: his game. 376 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 3: But he was always productive, always effective, and a wide 377 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 3: receiver that wasn't the biggest, strongest, fastest, but he ran 378 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:07,879 Speaker 3: routes exceptionally well, had maybe some of the best hands 379 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 3: in the game ever, not just when he played, because 380 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,640 Speaker 3: if the ball was throwing his direction, one of two 381 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:17,439 Speaker 3: things were going to happen. Most likely he was going 382 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 3: to catch it or he was going to make sure 383 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:23,439 Speaker 3: it was not caught. So that's when you targeted Fits. 384 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 3: Yeah he's covered, No, he's open. That's kind of the 385 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 3: sentiment around when you talk to different pass throwers. 386 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:32,359 Speaker 5: To number eleven, I don't know, agree, he's pretty big. 387 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:36,640 Speaker 4: You stand next to Fits, the dude is jacked and 388 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:40,919 Speaker 4: he's pretty big, And you're right, he used his size 389 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 4: to his advantage because fifty to fifty balls were not 390 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:46,480 Speaker 4: they were ninety nine to one. Perhaps, you know, so 391 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:51,359 Speaker 4: with Fits best hands I think in the league. I 392 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:53,360 Speaker 4: don't know about all time, but he's right up there 393 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 4: in terms of just best hands, great route runner. You're right, 394 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 4: So you know what's interesting to me, Paul you talked 395 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 4: to about, you know, the different iterations and and and 396 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:07,440 Speaker 4: the changes that he went through throughout his career. You don't, 397 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 4: you don't do those things if you're a diva, if 398 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 4: you're a DIVA wide receiver, you don't. You don't do 399 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 4: those type of things. You you have to you have 400 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 4: to be open to criticism, open to different ideas and 401 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 4: thoughts and and UH advice. And Fitz was throughout his 402 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 4: career to go from being the outside X one receiver 403 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 4: to in in the slot later in your career, that's 404 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 4: that's something a lot of guys just aren't comfortable with 405 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 4: and won't do, and and Fitz Fitz did it. And 406 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:39,920 Speaker 4: you're right, he became one of the best blocking UH 407 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:41,160 Speaker 4: wide receivers. 408 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 5: In the league. 409 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 4: And and you know he at the beginning of his career, 410 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 4: he he was a one trick pony. He he was 411 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:51,679 Speaker 4: a catch and get out of bounds guy. And and 412 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 4: he transitioned into being a yards after catch receiver and 413 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:56,640 Speaker 4: one of the best of all time. 414 00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:59,520 Speaker 5: You know, the whole thing about Fitz wasn't a burner, 415 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 5: But then you look at examples where nobody caught him. 416 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,199 Speaker 5: His game speed seemed to be different than what he 417 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:08,639 Speaker 5: ran in the forty what he ran at the combine. 418 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:10,440 Speaker 5: Even an Kwon Bolton used to give him a hard time. 419 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:12,679 Speaker 5: You know, Q gave everyone a hard time in the 420 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 5: locker room. But that's what he would raz Fits about. 421 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 5: But I was tasked by Darren Urban to go and 422 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 5: name the top five Larry moments beyond the two thousand 423 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 5: and eight postseason or the twenty fifteen Hail Larry. And 424 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 5: one of the plays I came to was that catch 425 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:31,200 Speaker 5: and run the eighty yarder against the Eagles twenty fourteen. 426 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:33,199 Speaker 5: It was a quick slant and then he split the 427 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 5: safeties and just went straight down the seam. That was 428 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:38,960 Speaker 5: a play call where Dave pass yalled out in classic 429 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 5: Pash fashion, the old man can still run. That was 430 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 5: a direct quote on the play call, and sure enough 431 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 5: he left the Eagles secondary in his dust. So there 432 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 5: was a little extra gear in those moments when the 433 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:52,360 Speaker 5: adrenaline was flowing. 434 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 3: And Fits was one that could keep a secret, as 435 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 3: he did with this Hall of Fame induction or this 436 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 3: being voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, something 437 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:02,640 Speaker 3: he is known for a little while now and In fact, 438 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,159 Speaker 3: let's go back. This is courtesy of the NFL and 439 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 3: the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It was Randy Moss 440 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:12,639 Speaker 3: in Florida on a yacht welcoming Fits into the Class 441 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 3: of twenty twenty six. 442 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:20,960 Speaker 5: Oh Man, you don't want to Hey, man Bro, with. 443 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:24,199 Speaker 9: All my love, Man, I want to welcome you to 444 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 9: the Pro Football Hall of Fame class at twenty twenty six. 445 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:30,679 Speaker 5: Man Thiki mar first ballot. Thank you. 446 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:33,399 Speaker 6: You know A big reason that's because of you. 447 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:34,439 Speaker 5: You always looked out for me. 448 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:37,399 Speaker 6: I appreciate you always saying such an amazing example for me, 449 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 6: my brother, my family, and all the rest of us. 450 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:41,119 Speaker 5: But I couldn't be more honored that you would do this. 451 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:45,120 Speaker 6: There's a lot of professional athletes, including myself that looked 452 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:47,320 Speaker 6: up to you when you played the. 453 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:48,640 Speaker 4: Game, how you played the game. 454 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,400 Speaker 6: Now they're gonna put you up with the great brother 455 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 6: Class of twenty twenty six, with you oday for life. 456 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 5: For life. You mentioned it earlier this week. 457 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 3: It was last week, Paul, when we did Cardinals Cover 458 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 3: two on Friday that that moment. It was again you 459 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 3: talk about Kurt introducing Fits on stage, but Randy welcome 460 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 3: meaning Fits, because that's the connection when fits back in 461 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 3: Minneapolis was a ball boy and the wide receivers were 462 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 3: Chris Carter and Randy Moss. Now all of a sudden, 463 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:22,200 Speaker 3: it's one big, happy family once again. 464 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's full circle all over again. Larry's a fourteen 465 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:26,919 Speaker 5: to fifteen year old as a ball boy. It just 466 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:30,880 Speaker 5: did admiring and idolizing Chris Carter and Randy Moss forging 467 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 5: that relationship, and then not long after a practice, Larry 468 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 5: would be running routes getting tips from two of the 469 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 5: best receivers to ever played the game. By the time 470 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:43,160 Speaker 5: he was a high school phenom, those guys would show 471 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:46,120 Speaker 5: up to his high school games as absolute rock stars 472 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 5: in the Twin Cities. Wait a minute, in the high 473 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:51,480 Speaker 5: school stands Chris Carter, Randy Moss and other Vikings players. 474 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 5: So it was really meaningful to hear Larry tell it 475 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:56,879 Speaker 5: about it, and it made so much sense that Randy 476 00:24:56,920 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 5: Moss was the guy to break the news even going 477 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 5: and Larry reiterated again him driving Randy Moss's his car 478 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 5: to the high school prom. I looked it up by 479 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 5: the way I went through the AI and I found 480 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:09,959 Speaker 5: the car that he drove in today's dollars have been 481 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:13,199 Speaker 5: one hundred and forty thousand dollars luxury ride that Larry 482 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 5: drove to his prom that's just parked. 483 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 3: In front of Rob's house. 484 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 5: Yeah. 485 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 4: Well, I was going to say it was nice to you, 486 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 4: Paul to loan your yacht for that for that. That's 487 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:26,399 Speaker 4: right announcement. I mean, what was it in the harbor 488 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 4: to get the ver. 489 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 5: I did have to have it taken, yeah, out of 490 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:32,639 Speaker 5: dry dock and put over there. But you know, the 491 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 5: whole air and B, B and B for yachts, I 492 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:36,720 Speaker 5: make it a little it's a side hustle a little bit, 493 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:38,160 Speaker 5: you know, got to pay for the upkeep. 494 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, as Cliff Kingsbury once said, Larry Fitzgerald wins it life. Yeah, 495 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 3: when you're getting welcome to the Pro Football Hall of 496 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:50,639 Speaker 3: Fame on a yacht of a friend of yours or 497 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:54,639 Speaker 3: that's the story, pretty impressive. So again, there'll be a 498 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 3: lot more on Larry Fitzgerald. The induction ceremony is Saturday, 499 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 3: August eighth. The Cardinals play in the Hall of Fame 500 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 3: game that week. I have to wait and see on 501 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:09,159 Speaker 3: that announcement. We continue It's the Cardinals Red Sewer report 502 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 3: here on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network, May. 503 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:21,399 Speaker 9: Dumps it off underneath fall is caught. It's Henderson, he 504 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 9: is tackled in bounds. 505 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:24,639 Speaker 5: Three two one. 506 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 2: But Seahawks, they're bringing it home. 507 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 9: Again for a second time in left than twelve years go. 508 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:39,520 Speaker 9: Seahawks win suffered all sixteen. They are bringing Ru Lombardy 509 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:44,359 Speaker 9: back to the Northwest. Now the party begins at Levi 510 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:48,879 Speaker 9: Stadium and in Seattle, and it won't stop four days. 511 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 3: And to believe, the parade is tomorrow in Seattle. Is 512 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:59,400 Speaker 3: the Seahawks win Super Bowl sixty twenty nine thirteen over 513 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 3: the New England Hatriots. Steve Rabel on Seahawks Radio Network 514 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:07,199 Speaker 3: with the final call, and sorry, Paul, it's no longer 515 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:09,919 Speaker 3: the last place Seahawks. You're now going to have to 516 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 3: identify this team in twenty twenty six and the two 517 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:16,359 Speaker 3: meetings against the Cardinals as Super Bowl champions. 518 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 5: The NFL is such a better place when we can 519 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 5: say the three words last place Seahawks. I think everyone 520 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 5: agrees a really good team, really good roster, great coaching staff, 521 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:30,119 Speaker 5: capable GM. Obviously, now the twelves didn't earn it, but 522 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 5: I guess they'll be out there for the parade. That 523 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:37,359 Speaker 5: was impressive, There's no doubt about it. And it's look, 524 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:40,440 Speaker 5: you knew going in that New England's offensive line was 525 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 5: gonna be a liability. But when Will Campbell, the rookie 526 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 5: left tackle, allowed fourteen pressures by himself. Wow. And so yeah, 527 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 5: that defense and the fact that we're no name guys 528 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 5: making plays, and that had Seattle defense like a fifth 529 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 5: round rookie defensive lineman Riley Mills who took the interior 530 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:01,400 Speaker 5: offensive lineman right to the quarterback and then ripped him down. 531 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:03,640 Speaker 5: Just a lot of no name guys that a lot 532 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 5: of fans had never heard of, that the Cardinals know 533 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 5: all too well. I mean, that is a deep defense. 534 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:10,639 Speaker 5: And then Rob, how about some of those schemes by 535 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:13,960 Speaker 5: Mike McDonald where he's got dbs like Devin Witherspoon and company, 536 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:16,919 Speaker 5: you know, blitzing from I mean ten yards off the 537 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:20,920 Speaker 5: line of scrimmage and getting home. I mean it was impressive. 538 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:23,640 Speaker 5: Drake May certainly did not look like an MVP candidate. 539 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:27,879 Speaker 4: No, And you know the defensive line for Seattle. That 540 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:31,520 Speaker 4: to me, you're if you're going to assemble a team, 541 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 4: you look to the offensive line and the defensive line 542 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 4: to build from there, and the Seattle Seahawks just epitomize that. 543 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 4: It reminds me a couple of years ago what the 544 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:44,959 Speaker 4: Philadelphia Eagles were able to do to Kansas City Chiefs. 545 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:48,400 Speaker 4: It's just that is the blueprint I think to win 546 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 4: in this league, in the NFL. And you know, I 547 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 4: jokingly say, if your hand's not in the dirt, I'm 548 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:59,040 Speaker 4: not drafting you. But there's truth to that, there really is, 549 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:02,920 Speaker 4: because that game was basically over before it started. Drake 550 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:07,480 Speaker 4: May was rattled early, he was throwing late, he was 551 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:10,320 Speaker 4: thrown behind guys, and these are routine passes that he 552 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 4: made all season long, and he looked like a rookie. 553 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 4: He looked like a rookie that had never played in 554 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:20,960 Speaker 4: the league before. He just looked rattled. And that's to me, 555 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 4: that's all due to the Seattle Seahawks front four. 556 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 3: May finished twenty seven of forty three for two hundred 557 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 3: ninety five yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions, first multi interception 558 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:35,200 Speaker 3: game for him this season. And you knew it was 559 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:37,880 Speaker 3: going to be a defensive struggle because both the defenses 560 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 3: were excellent. But the fact that the Patriots' first nine 561 00:29:41,960 --> 00:29:47,479 Speaker 3: possessions eight of nine ended with a punt. And you 562 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 3: hear it all the time. It's cliche. Defense wins championships, 563 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:56,960 Speaker 3: and that Seattle defense Rob counted for six acts, eleven 564 00:29:57,040 --> 00:30:01,320 Speaker 3: quarterback hits, three takeaways including a touchdown, eight tackles for loss, 565 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 3: and six passes defense. That's that's impressive. Again, it's not 566 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:09,880 Speaker 3: going to wow you as far as move the meter 567 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 3: amongst the casual football fan. But I found myself enjoying 568 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:18,000 Speaker 3: what I was watching, especially in the first half, because 569 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 3: it was a struggle, and I kind of enjoyed the 570 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 3: struggle that each team was having trying to move the 571 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 3: football on the other. 572 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:29,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, defense wins championships and running the football, that's that. 573 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:31,440 Speaker 4: You know, that helps too, That helps a lot. And 574 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 4: Kenneth Walker, he just made himself a lot of money 575 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 4: because what he was able to do in that Super 576 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:40,520 Speaker 4: Bowl and in the last few weeks of the regular 577 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:44,720 Speaker 4: season when Charbonnay got injured. You know that that's that's 578 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:48,920 Speaker 4: the formula right there, running the football, playing great defense. Yeah, 579 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:53,360 Speaker 4: it's boring, it's It wasn't the greatest optically Super Bowl 580 00:30:53,360 --> 00:30:57,680 Speaker 4: in terms of just watching viewing experience, but uh man, 581 00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 4: just in terms of the way to win a football game. 582 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 4: That's a blueprint right there. 583 00:31:03,560 --> 00:31:06,480 Speaker 5: You know, nfl dot com this morning they had their 584 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:08,880 Speaker 5: front center story top of the fold if you will, 585 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:13,000 Speaker 5: or they named three players big decisions for their teams, 586 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:16,520 Speaker 5: Kenneth Walker, Tua and Kyler. What are those teams going 587 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:18,640 Speaker 5: to do with those three players? Very interesting? But to 588 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:21,800 Speaker 5: your point about the defense, here's my favorite stat that 589 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:24,960 Speaker 5: in two games at Levi Stadium this year by Seattle 590 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 5: the Super Bowl and then playing the forty nine Ers, 591 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:31,120 Speaker 5: the Seattle defense had more sacks and more takeaways than 592 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:34,840 Speaker 5: the Niners did all year eight home games combined, they 593 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:38,120 Speaker 5: had nine sacks and four takeaways. The Niners banged up 594 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:41,920 Speaker 5: defense in eight home games had seven sacks in three takeaways. 595 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 5: So that's how ridiculously dominant Seattle's defense was what they 596 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:49,840 Speaker 5: were able to do. And remember, Drake May was the 597 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:52,920 Speaker 5: NFL's most accurate passer in the regular season. He was 598 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,360 Speaker 5: just one vote behind Matthew Stafford, and thank goodness he 599 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:57,320 Speaker 5: didn't win the MVP because there would have been an uproar, 600 00:31:57,360 --> 00:32:00,920 Speaker 5: and justifiably so considering if you're the Rams, you put 601 00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:03,640 Speaker 5: over four hundred yards in your second to last game 602 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:07,000 Speaker 5: against the Seahawks defense, and then in the playoff game 603 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:08,960 Speaker 5: they had over five hundred total yards and they didn't 604 00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:11,960 Speaker 5: win either game. So once again, the NFC Championship was 605 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:13,960 Speaker 5: the de facto Super Bowl in a lot of ways. 606 00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 5: But Drake may just what they showed him pre snap 607 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:21,360 Speaker 5: and what they showed him post snap that Mike McDonald's scheme, 608 00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:24,400 Speaker 5: it looks the same, right, and then all of a 609 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:27,200 Speaker 5: sudden it isn't. What he's showing you pre snap is 610 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:30,480 Speaker 5: radically different than what you're anticipating post snap. I know 611 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:33,840 Speaker 5: the Cardinals had their issues with that, and it's just 612 00:32:33,880 --> 00:32:36,520 Speaker 5: a really effective scheme the way they run it. 613 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 3: Just year two for Mike McDonald as the Seahawks head coach. 614 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:44,240 Speaker 3: By the way, the Seattle Seahawks in the season, regular season, 615 00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:47,480 Speaker 3: postseason on a ten game winning streak again the final 616 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:50,720 Speaker 3: twenty nine to thirteen. The other storyline was Sam Donald 617 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 3: shedding that bust label a lot of people ready to 618 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 3: write him off after he was a part of that 619 00:32:57,200 --> 00:33:01,280 Speaker 3: fame twenty eighteen quarterback class of Baker may feel Josh Allen, 620 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:04,200 Speaker 3: Lamar Jackson. By the way, Josh Rosen as well with 621 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:07,720 Speaker 3: the tenth overall pick, yet it's Sam Darnold who has 622 00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:11,480 Speaker 3: not just a Super Bowl championship, but advanced to the 623 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:13,960 Speaker 3: Super Bowl. Now those others have even got to the 624 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:14,600 Speaker 3: final game. 625 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, and you know, he struggled last year at the 626 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:21,000 Speaker 4: end of the season a couple games for Minnesota, and 627 00:33:21,040 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 4: so they decided made the decision wrongly now looking back, 628 00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:28,840 Speaker 4: but they made the decision to part ways and Seattle 629 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:32,200 Speaker 4: picked him up. And he's been fantastic for the Seahawks 630 00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:35,880 Speaker 4: this season and just a great leader. He's really been 631 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:40,800 Speaker 4: a remarkable find, I think for Seattle. And you know 632 00:33:40,880 --> 00:33:43,800 Speaker 4: it's not the greatest statistically in the Super Bowl, but 633 00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:46,240 Speaker 4: he did what he had to do and he led 634 00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:48,960 Speaker 4: the team not only in that game but throughout the 635 00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:49,720 Speaker 4: entire season. 636 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,240 Speaker 5: And to your point, when you have a dominant defense, 637 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:54,840 Speaker 5: when you have an effective run game, the most important 638 00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:57,720 Speaker 5: thing is quarterback, don't turn the ball over. And for 639 00:33:57,760 --> 00:34:00,160 Speaker 5: a guy who we had twenty turnovers in the regular seas, 640 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:04,040 Speaker 5: he had zero, not a no turnovers in the playoffs. 641 00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:07,600 Speaker 5: So that was remarkable football. To Rob's point, considering the 642 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:09,560 Speaker 5: last time we'd seen him in the playoffs, he was 643 00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:12,400 Speaker 5: getting hit and harassed and he looked totally out of 644 00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:14,359 Speaker 5: sorts when the Rams took it to him at State 645 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:17,600 Speaker 5: Farm Stadium against the Vikings in that playoff opener a 646 00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:20,359 Speaker 5: year ago. So yeah, the fact he's such a really 647 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:23,759 Speaker 5: good reclamation project. Now you know, you got Baker Mayfield, 648 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:27,920 Speaker 5: you got Daniel Jones. Now would teams have interest in 649 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:30,879 Speaker 5: a Kyler Murray if that's indeed the way the Cardinals going, 650 00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:33,680 Speaker 5: If he's available via trade, you gotta figure this. Sam 651 00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:35,760 Speaker 5: Darnald's success bolsters his value. 652 00:34:35,840 --> 00:34:39,280 Speaker 3: Not only the Donald not turned the ball over the playoffs, 653 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:43,960 Speaker 3: the Seahawks as a team had zero giveaways and the postseason, wow, 654 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:49,440 Speaker 3: seven total takeaways. Zero giveaways. So but grudgingly, here on 655 00:34:49,480 --> 00:34:52,640 Speaker 3: the Arizona Cardinals Radio network, we tip our hat to 656 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:56,000 Speaker 3: the Seattle Seahawks. But that's it. It's done. 657 00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:59,040 Speaker 5: Twenty twenty six is here, and we will see what 658 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:02,640 Speaker 5: happens fully the new ownership. We'll just ruin the entire culture. 659 00:35:02,920 --> 00:35:03,879 Speaker 5: That's what I'm hoping for. 660 00:35:08,719 --> 00:35:12,280 Speaker 10: As we went through the interview process, the clear winner 661 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:16,880 Speaker 10: was Mike Lafleur. He's ready for this, he's innovative, he's smart, 662 00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:21,480 Speaker 10: He's been training under the brightest offensive coaches in the 663 00:35:21,600 --> 00:35:25,280 Speaker 10: NFC West and arguably in the NFL, and we're super 664 00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:27,160 Speaker 10: excited about all the things that he's going to bring. 665 00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:29,800 Speaker 8: Let's be real, I mean, this is a bottom line business, period. 666 00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:33,279 Speaker 8: This business's cutthroat. It's about wins and losses. The one 667 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:35,600 Speaker 8: thing we're not going to talk about is what happens 668 00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:38,359 Speaker 8: in February and in January and even in December. I'm 669 00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:40,520 Speaker 8: not even worried about the first game in September right now, 670 00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:43,719 Speaker 8: I'm worried about getting relationships with these guys, building the 671 00:35:43,719 --> 00:35:46,879 Speaker 8: best staff we can, improving the roster because we owe 672 00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:49,480 Speaker 8: it to these guys to do that, and then getting 673 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:51,240 Speaker 8: going with them. 674 00:35:51,280 --> 00:35:53,839 Speaker 3: Sure, he's just thirty eight years old, turns thirty nine 675 00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:58,040 Speaker 3: next month, but Mike Lafloor has been in the NFL 676 00:35:58,200 --> 00:36:02,520 Speaker 3: for a number of years and it's who he's been with, 677 00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:07,919 Speaker 3: Kyle Shanahan most recently, Sean McVay previous three seasons as 678 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:10,480 Speaker 3: the offensive coordinator. No, he didn't call plays, but he 679 00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:15,760 Speaker 3: was a trusted assistant, a valuable member on that offensive staff, 680 00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:19,400 Speaker 3: and in large part Paul. Many people point to laflor 681 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:23,240 Speaker 3: as far as turning things around for that Rams team, 682 00:36:23,280 --> 00:36:27,480 Speaker 3: as far as maybe doing things a little bit differently offensively, 683 00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:30,279 Speaker 3: and we saw a lot more thirteen personnel And it's 684 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:32,440 Speaker 3: not so much about the scheme, but what players do 685 00:36:32,520 --> 00:36:34,719 Speaker 3: we have figuring out to put them in the best 686 00:36:34,719 --> 00:36:35,920 Speaker 3: position to be successful. 687 00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:38,719 Speaker 5: Yeah, we heard from Puka Nakua earlier and you know, 688 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:40,719 Speaker 5: there was talk, you know, okay, wait a minute, this 689 00:36:40,760 --> 00:36:44,239 Speaker 5: fifth round rookie man, big body, really physical, Okay, we're 690 00:36:44,239 --> 00:36:46,919 Speaker 5: going to utilize that. And they did in so many 691 00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:50,000 Speaker 5: different ways. So that's what he's really adept at. It's 692 00:36:50,040 --> 00:36:53,240 Speaker 5: not necessarily that he knows all the x's and o's, 693 00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:56,719 Speaker 5: but he knows that the scheme needs to evolve to 694 00:36:56,760 --> 00:36:59,200 Speaker 5: fit the players. And Mike Lafleur has talked in the 695 00:36:59,239 --> 00:37:01,759 Speaker 5: past about all the guys that have come through and 696 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:04,799 Speaker 5: run the McVeigh scheme, you know, and it call comes 697 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:07,600 Speaker 5: from the Shanahan tree as well, and whether it's you know, 698 00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:10,399 Speaker 5: Mike McDaniel in Miami, but every single one of those 699 00:37:10,440 --> 00:37:13,640 Speaker 5: guys has learned it's got to fit the player's skill sets. 700 00:37:13,719 --> 00:37:17,000 Speaker 5: So the nuts and bolts are similar, but then you 701 00:37:17,080 --> 00:37:19,759 Speaker 5: take it from there to fit your personnel, and it's 702 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:23,400 Speaker 5: got to evolve every season. It's got to evolve every week. 703 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:26,640 Speaker 5: I mean it evolved that Week fourteen game where they 704 00:37:26,640 --> 00:37:29,680 Speaker 5: put forty five points on the board, where the Rams 705 00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:32,160 Speaker 5: talked about, Hey, the Cardinals are in dime, Okay, we're 706 00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:34,160 Speaker 5: gonna run the ball, and they did, and they did 707 00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:36,520 Speaker 5: it with thirteen personnel. You know that ability. I think 708 00:37:36,560 --> 00:37:40,239 Speaker 5: to adjust weekly, to adjust in game, then hit zoom 709 00:37:40,239 --> 00:37:43,640 Speaker 5: out in the off season, adapt and evolve. That's where 710 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:46,520 Speaker 5: I see the most value in having worked directly for 711 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:48,440 Speaker 5: so many years with Shanahan and McVeigh. 712 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:54,879 Speaker 3: Laflirt talked about foundational aspects, core concepts offensively and what 713 00:37:54,960 --> 00:37:57,840 Speaker 3: do you do? What do you do well? And I 714 00:37:57,880 --> 00:38:00,560 Speaker 3: think that is what he needs to say. Figure out 715 00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:04,279 Speaker 3: what this Cardinals team does well offensively. You're not going 716 00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:06,400 Speaker 3: to know that until you get out on the field. 717 00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:09,320 Speaker 3: Behind you, Rob, as far as okay, there's free agency, 718 00:38:09,560 --> 00:38:12,719 Speaker 3: there's draft, there's guys already in the building. All right, 719 00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:15,960 Speaker 3: how do we assemble the best eleven rotate players in 720 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:18,879 Speaker 3: and out to get the best product on the football field. 721 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:22,000 Speaker 3: Because the Rams are very successful, one of the better 722 00:38:22,040 --> 00:38:26,040 Speaker 3: offenses in the league during Lafleour's time as offensive coordinator, 723 00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:29,319 Speaker 3: Can you bring all of that with you from Los Angeles. No, 724 00:38:29,480 --> 00:38:32,480 Speaker 3: but you have to figure out what translates what Michae 725 00:38:32,520 --> 00:38:35,880 Speaker 3: Laflor likes to do as an offensive play caller. How 726 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:37,799 Speaker 3: much of that can he do with the roster that 727 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:40,839 Speaker 3: he has and then ultimately runs out on the field 728 00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:41,319 Speaker 3: week one. 729 00:38:41,840 --> 00:38:45,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, the best chefs in the world make unbelievable meals 730 00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:47,719 Speaker 4: based on the ingredients that they have on hand, right, 731 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:50,840 Speaker 4: And so I think job number one is going to 732 00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:54,520 Speaker 4: be assessing the current roster, what we have and taking 733 00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:59,360 Speaker 4: a look and identifying, you know, what type of offense 734 00:38:59,480 --> 00:39:02,080 Speaker 4: will make them most sense based on based on the roster. 735 00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:04,040 Speaker 4: And you know, you look at the look at our 736 00:39:04,120 --> 00:39:09,719 Speaker 4: tight end group and you're assuming you get tip Ryman back. 737 00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:13,680 Speaker 4: That's probably the strength of this team is really in 738 00:39:13,719 --> 00:39:16,560 Speaker 4: that tight end room. It was interesting. I ran into 739 00:39:16,600 --> 00:39:19,640 Speaker 4: Elijah Higgins out at the uh TIM out at the 740 00:39:19,960 --> 00:39:23,160 Speaker 4: santanne Ford Special Olympics punting contest at the Phoenix Open 741 00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:27,799 Speaker 4: and had an unbelievable conversation. I mean, he went to Stanford, right, 742 00:39:28,160 --> 00:39:31,279 Speaker 4: pretty intelligent guy. Pretty intelligent guy, no doubt. But I 743 00:39:31,520 --> 00:39:32,920 Speaker 4: asked him, I was like, what do you think of 744 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:35,239 Speaker 4: Michael Floor, what do you think of the new coaching higher, 745 00:39:35,239 --> 00:39:38,319 Speaker 4: and he said, he starts breaking down the number of 746 00:39:38,440 --> 00:39:42,240 Speaker 4: reps each tight end got for the Rams last season, 747 00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:45,879 Speaker 4: the number of targets, the receptions, he had, it all. 748 00:39:46,040 --> 00:39:47,839 Speaker 5: He was just off the top of his head. 749 00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:51,680 Speaker 4: He was rattling it off and the top four tight 750 00:39:51,800 --> 00:39:53,759 Speaker 4: ends for the Rams, and so he was he was 751 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:56,080 Speaker 4: fired up. I mean you could see you could tell 752 00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:58,879 Speaker 4: this guy was fired up to get started and get 753 00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:02,840 Speaker 4: involved in this offense because he knows that Michae Lafleur 754 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:05,560 Speaker 4: is gonna put these guys in situations where they're going 755 00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:06,080 Speaker 4: to succeed. 756 00:40:06,200 --> 00:40:10,280 Speaker 3: We heard from another Stanford alum, Michael Wilson post press conference, 757 00:40:10,400 --> 00:40:14,279 Speaker 3: and the smile on his face because the success that 758 00:40:14,360 --> 00:40:18,200 Speaker 3: Lafleura had in Los Angeles, how much now can that 759 00:40:18,360 --> 00:40:22,840 Speaker 3: be translated here with not only Michael Wilson, but Marvin 760 00:40:22,880 --> 00:40:26,719 Speaker 3: Harrison Junior at in Trey McBride. The pieces are, the 761 00:40:26,760 --> 00:40:30,000 Speaker 3: foundational pieces are in place here offense. So yeah, you 762 00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:32,879 Speaker 3: get to figure out quarterback, but it's not a bad 763 00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:35,000 Speaker 3: foundation to begin with when you have an all pro 764 00:40:35,120 --> 00:40:38,160 Speaker 3: tight end and two very capable wide receivers. 765 00:40:38,200 --> 00:40:40,880 Speaker 5: If you want a Rams comp Guess what Pooka Nikoua 766 00:40:41,239 --> 00:40:43,920 Speaker 5: was the player comp to Michael Wilson. They're both the 767 00:40:43,960 --> 00:40:46,680 Speaker 5: same draft here, and the two of them were sort 768 00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:52,040 Speaker 5: of classified together almost exact same measurables, and they sort 769 00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:55,320 Speaker 5: of play with that physicality we know. You know, Michael 770 00:40:55,320 --> 00:40:58,840 Speaker 5: Wilson as a rookie started Week one because he was 771 00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:02,440 Speaker 5: so physical that Jonathan Gannon wanted him as a blocking 772 00:41:02,480 --> 00:41:05,360 Speaker 5: receiver because they were going to be a run first offense. 773 00:41:05,840 --> 00:41:08,399 Speaker 5: So yes, Michael Wilson, especially based on what he did 774 00:41:08,400 --> 00:41:11,799 Speaker 5: to end this season and what he's seen from Pukainakuo 775 00:41:11,960 --> 00:41:14,680 Speaker 5: to be an all Pro pass catcher. You know, Michael 776 00:41:14,719 --> 00:41:17,200 Speaker 5: Lafleur is looking at Michael Wilson and there's going to 777 00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:19,360 Speaker 5: be a lot of carryover from what they did with 778 00:41:19,400 --> 00:41:19,880 Speaker 5: the Rams. 779 00:41:19,960 --> 00:41:23,040 Speaker 3: Laflora another one of those branches off the Sean mcveigyh 780 00:41:23,080 --> 00:41:27,080 Speaker 3: coaching tree. Last week on the Big Red Rage Rams sideline, 781 00:41:27,120 --> 00:41:30,319 Speaker 3: analyst DeMarco Farr joined you Paul and Ron wolf Lee 782 00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:34,160 Speaker 3: and the question was who does Lafleur remind DeMarco of 783 00:41:35,239 --> 00:41:35,680 Speaker 3: when you. 784 00:41:35,600 --> 00:41:39,000 Speaker 11: Watch Laflora, when you watch Nate Shieldhouse, another guy who's 785 00:41:39,040 --> 00:41:42,120 Speaker 11: on the rise, It's like watching McVeigh before you knew 786 00:41:42,160 --> 00:41:45,600 Speaker 11: who he was. He lives it, he breathes it. He's 787 00:41:45,640 --> 00:41:48,399 Speaker 11: all about football. He's all about trying to make people better, 788 00:41:48,480 --> 00:41:51,600 Speaker 11: mctems better, try to win football game. So he's maniacal 789 00:41:51,840 --> 00:41:54,320 Speaker 11: in that approach. So you get to see a glimpse 790 00:41:54,400 --> 00:41:56,879 Speaker 11: of what McVeigh used to be like before he became 791 00:41:56,920 --> 00:41:58,919 Speaker 11: a head coach. So you're getting a pretty good guy 792 00:41:59,000 --> 00:41:59,359 Speaker 11: right there. 793 00:41:59,840 --> 00:42:03,480 Speaker 3: You can get just a little bit of Sean McVay 794 00:42:03,640 --> 00:42:08,680 Speaker 3: on the Cardinals sideline. Again, it's that young up and 795 00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:14,040 Speaker 3: coming offensive coordinator turned head coach before maybe you really 796 00:42:14,080 --> 00:42:16,840 Speaker 3: explode upon the scene. Now all of a sudden, you 797 00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:20,280 Speaker 3: don't have to worry about head coach hopefully for maybe 798 00:42:20,719 --> 00:42:21,440 Speaker 3: five ten. 799 00:42:21,360 --> 00:42:25,000 Speaker 4: Years sprinkling a little Kyle Shanahan coaching tree, and now 800 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:27,520 Speaker 4: all of a sudden, you got this hybrid tree that's 801 00:42:28,400 --> 00:42:31,520 Speaker 4: ready to sprout and grow. And you know he's Look, 802 00:42:31,560 --> 00:42:34,040 Speaker 4: he's got his own ideas though too, and he's going 803 00:42:34,120 --> 00:42:38,319 Speaker 4: to bring his own twist and take on offensive philosophy 804 00:42:38,680 --> 00:42:42,880 Speaker 4: to this team. But what a great background to lean 805 00:42:42,960 --> 00:42:47,279 Speaker 4: from that McVeigh and Shanahan coaching coaching trees, and and 806 00:42:47,520 --> 00:42:50,200 Speaker 4: just hopefully, you know, to be able to assemble the 807 00:42:50,239 --> 00:42:53,480 Speaker 4: staff as well. He's got the fluor name carries a 808 00:42:53,480 --> 00:42:55,360 Speaker 4: lot of weight in this league, and so he's going 809 00:42:55,440 --> 00:42:59,080 Speaker 4: to have a lot of opportunities to really complete this staff. 810 00:42:59,200 --> 00:43:02,480 Speaker 5: To Marco Farr, RAMS radio analyst also told the story 811 00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:05,560 Speaker 5: of the Rams road trip to play the Cardinals this year, 812 00:43:05,600 --> 00:43:07,560 Speaker 5: Week fourteen. They're on the team, playing in the back, 813 00:43:07,600 --> 00:43:10,240 Speaker 5: and then they realized Sean McVay is not on the trip. 814 00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:12,799 Speaker 5: He was sick with the flu. And it turned out 815 00:43:12,880 --> 00:43:15,920 Speaker 5: that Michael Lafleur installed the game plan that entire week, 816 00:43:16,200 --> 00:43:18,440 Speaker 5: and then he called plays for quite a bit of 817 00:43:18,480 --> 00:43:21,480 Speaker 5: the game that was forty five points later against the 818 00:43:21,480 --> 00:43:25,040 Speaker 5: Cardinals defense. So I'm guessing if your ownership and the 819 00:43:25,120 --> 00:43:27,799 Speaker 5: GM and the Cardinals and you're watching that performance and 820 00:43:27,840 --> 00:43:30,080 Speaker 5: then you learn that the trigger man for a lot 821 00:43:30,080 --> 00:43:33,160 Speaker 5: of what happened in that game was actually the OC who, 822 00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:35,280 Speaker 5: by the way, we can interview to be our head coach, 823 00:43:35,800 --> 00:43:38,880 Speaker 5: I'm just sort of surmising maybe that's how it lined 824 00:43:38,960 --> 00:43:41,800 Speaker 5: up there in that three week span where they decided 825 00:43:41,840 --> 00:43:43,000 Speaker 5: Michael Lafleur was a guy. 826 00:43:43,120 --> 00:43:45,919 Speaker 3: And then there's those two seasons with the Jets as 827 00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:50,120 Speaker 3: offensive coordinator and play caller, and it didn't go well, 828 00:43:50,719 --> 00:43:54,040 Speaker 3: but you learn from your failures, and that's something that 829 00:43:54,120 --> 00:43:56,799 Speaker 3: Michae Lafuer mentioned during his introductory press conference and then 830 00:43:56,800 --> 00:44:00,720 Speaker 3: with you and I Paul here in studio. He views 831 00:44:01,160 --> 00:44:04,080 Speaker 3: those two seasons, even though it ended the way it did, 832 00:44:04,960 --> 00:44:07,760 Speaker 3: Rob he views those two seasons as a net positive. 833 00:44:08,040 --> 00:44:08,880 Speaker 5: He looks back. 834 00:44:08,760 --> 00:44:13,600 Speaker 3: At that period very fondly. That made him a better 835 00:44:13,800 --> 00:44:15,440 Speaker 3: offensive coordinator moving forward. 836 00:44:16,040 --> 00:44:19,479 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, and I look, I think you learn 837 00:44:19,800 --> 00:44:23,680 Speaker 4: an awful lot from failure, and the best ones do 838 00:44:24,080 --> 00:44:27,400 Speaker 4: and they realize that what they need to do to 839 00:44:27,800 --> 00:44:31,480 Speaker 4: be successful going forward. So you know, I think Mike 840 00:44:31,920 --> 00:44:35,640 Speaker 4: mc I think Michael Lafleur certainly learned a lot from 841 00:44:35,640 --> 00:44:39,879 Speaker 4: his time in New York and he's gonna hopefully turn 842 00:44:39,960 --> 00:44:41,360 Speaker 4: things around here in Arizona. 843 00:44:41,440 --> 00:44:43,080 Speaker 5: But you know what, he also had the Jets seven 844 00:44:43,080 --> 00:44:45,080 Speaker 5: and four, him and Robert Slid the head coach. They 845 00:44:45,080 --> 00:44:46,799 Speaker 5: were seven and four, and then the bottom fell out 846 00:44:46,800 --> 00:44:48,840 Speaker 5: in twenty twenty two, a lot of the same issues 847 00:44:48,840 --> 00:44:51,960 Speaker 5: as the Cardinals had. Old line was banged up to oblivion, 848 00:44:52,200 --> 00:44:54,839 Speaker 5: they lost their top two running backs. You know, they 849 00:44:54,840 --> 00:44:57,360 Speaker 5: didn't have much a receiver, although Garrett Wilson was a 850 00:44:57,440 --> 00:44:59,520 Speaker 5: rookie and at a thousand yard season, so there were 851 00:44:59,600 --> 00:45:01,360 Speaker 5: other mitigating circumstances. 852 00:45:01,520 --> 00:45:04,360 Speaker 3: First things first, though, before we talk roster, it's about 853 00:45:04,360 --> 00:45:07,880 Speaker 3: that coaching staff. Maybe in the coming days, certainly sooner 854 00:45:08,000 --> 00:45:10,520 Speaker 3: rather than later, we'll get to hear who Micha Lafloor 855 00:45:10,560 --> 00:45:13,880 Speaker 3: has added to his staff. 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