1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: Welcome bird Gang. On today's show, Danny Surak joins me. 2 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:09,399 Speaker 1: We begin with Wednesday's practice, the first one in three 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: weeks at least on a Wednesday. Remember the team held 4 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 1: walk throughs the previous two Wednesdays. Also, the Cardinals received 5 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:18,959 Speaker 1: their first Player of the Week honor and a discussion 6 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:21,799 Speaker 1: on something the head coach highlighted earlier in the week, 7 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: the lack of big plays on offense. It's Cardinals Cover two, 8 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: episode six h seven, and it starts now. Welcome to 9 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two, Hitting the backfield and Downey goes for 10 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 1: a loss. JJ Watt Nailed It. 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So a 15 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 1: public service announcement for anyone who may run into or 16 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: may know Max Williams, and that would include you, Danny, 17 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: because spotted during the open portion of or the media 18 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: availability inside the locker room on Wednesday, Max Williams sporting 19 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: a Penn State hats and Penn State sweatshirt, which was 20 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: two sizes too small, by the way, and he made 21 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: sure everyone knew about it. But Max Williams, the victim 22 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: of a lost bets over the weekend as Minnesota loses 23 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:34,759 Speaker 1: to Trace mcsorley's Penn State Nitney Lyons and lost big 24 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: forty five to seventeen, just had to share that because 25 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:42,119 Speaker 1: Max was none too pleased. Max's pretty big. I wasn't 26 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: able to be in the locker room. I'm curious to 27 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: see what he looked like. If it was two sizes 28 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: too small. I thought that was pretty funny to see. 29 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: The length seemed to be okay, but it rode up 30 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: about halfway on his forearm and he just he just 31 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: kept messing with it. So yeah, he was not happy. 32 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: I try to ask, like, is this for the week? 33 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: For the day, and he didn't want to talk about it. 34 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: I believe that was his direct quote, I don't want 35 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,919 Speaker 1: to talk about it. So he was upsets. And yeah, 36 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: the fact that it was wearing it during the open 37 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: portion to the media no one monstr teammates is fine, 38 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: but once the media is in there yet not good. 39 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:16,959 Speaker 1: There have been a couple of those bets between players 40 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: and whatnot this year, which is pretty fun. Texas, Texas Tech, 41 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,839 Speaker 1: Texas Oklahoma. There's a lot of sec and big ten 42 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: in that lot. Well, it's too bad for Cult McCoy 43 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: that there wasn't a bet for that Texas OU game, 44 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: because I asked him if there was a beat with 45 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: him and Kyler or any of those other Sooners on 46 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: the team, and he was kind of disappointed. He said, no, 47 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: I try, but none of them would do it with me, 48 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: And so I guess poor Cult McCoy didn't get to 49 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: because you know, he had to wear that Texas Tech 50 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: get up, so he did not get his little revenge there. No, 51 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: and Cliff Kingsbury does not get involved in any of 52 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: that as well. He made sure to mention that to 53 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: the media when it was asked. He stays away from 54 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: the player bets, good natured and all that. You can 55 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 1: rib it, but you don't have to worry about any 56 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,639 Speaker 1: of that because no one bothers with him. You're right, 57 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 1: I mean, Missouri doesn't even really bother with Missouri, So no, 58 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: I'm not. I don't plan on making any sort of 59 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: bets anytime soon on behalf of that football team. By 60 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: the way, I'm not one to talk. Considering Syracuse lost 61 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: at Clemson over the weekend. I'm staying away from both 62 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 1: Isaiah Simmons and DeAndre Hopkins for the rest of the week. 63 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 1: All right, Speaking of this week, sixty nine and sunny. 64 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: During Wednesday's practice, it felt good you and I are 65 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: both worrying jackets, which probably shows just how jackets. Okay, 66 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:34,080 Speaker 1: light jackets, but again, our blood has thinned out, at 67 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: least mine definitely has. Yours is getting there. Because sixty 68 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: nine and sunny in Arizona, you should not be wearing 69 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: a light jacket or sweatshirts. I will say I went 70 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: back out onto the practice field when practice ended, about 71 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: an hour and a half later from when we were 72 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: out there during the open portion of practice, and it 73 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: was much warmer, no jacket needed. If you were curious, Okay, 74 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: I wasn't, but I appreciate that. Here on Cardinal discovered 75 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: two percents by Hunday partner of the Arizona Cardinals first 76 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: Wednesday practice. As I mentioned to you in three weeks 77 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: because last week's short week, the week after the Eagles game, 78 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: there was just a walkthrough, so it had been a 79 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: while since, we've seen a lot of players on the 80 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: practice field. Cody Ford actually getting a practice for the 81 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: first time, even though now he's played in a game. 82 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: But good news James Connor Darryl Williams on the field, 83 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,040 Speaker 1: each of missed the past two weeks day to day. 84 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: According to Kingsbury, my guess is if they're practicing on 85 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: Wednesday and we see that progression during the week, I 86 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 1: would expect both to play, provided they keep practicing this week. 87 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: The question is, and everyone's going to one to know, 88 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: what do you do with you know, Benjamin, considering how 89 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 1: well he played last week against the Saints, I wouldn't 90 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 1: be surprised if you know, Benjamin's your number two and 91 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 1: you see how darry Williams performs when he comes back, 92 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: That's what I would think. That's what I think that 93 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: they should do. I think Eno has played well up 94 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 1: until this point. However, those last two weeks when he 95 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: carried the load, I thought he just did a phenomenal 96 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: job and I think deserves more playing time. It was 97 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,159 Speaker 1: interesting walking out on the field because normally when you 98 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 1: and I walk out to practice on Wednesdays, that is 99 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: a big rest day for a lot of veterans, and 100 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:12,039 Speaker 1: a lot of veterans who typically take those rest days 101 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 1: were out on the field because you're coming off for 102 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: many bye week, so that was your rest. However, the 103 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: not so good news was because we saw that it 104 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,359 Speaker 1: wasn't a veteran rest day. The veterans that were not 105 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: on the field means it was injury related. Rodney Hudson 106 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,839 Speaker 1: the big one not out there, and in Kingsbury post 107 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 1: practice mentioned that they hope to have Hudson back in 108 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:32,919 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks. So Billy Price is going to 109 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: be your starting center. My guess is without anything being 110 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: told to me or confirmed, but Price did play well 111 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 1: last week against the Saints, and I would expect him 112 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:44,359 Speaker 1: to be that center this week and maybe for a 113 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: couple of weeks until Hudson is able to return. And 114 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: Billy Price did play well that entire offensive line with 115 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 1: Cody Ford in there, with Max Garcia out who was 116 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,279 Speaker 1: not seen during the open portion of practice. I do 117 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 1: like how this offensive line has played, even with the 118 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 1: shuffling that has been going on in the interior of 119 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 1: that old line. Yeah, I agree with you. I think 120 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:07,599 Speaker 1: the other name though that wasn't out there was left 121 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: tackle dj Humphries. I'm not sure he wasn't dealing with 122 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: anything going into the game, was he? No, there was 123 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,280 Speaker 1: nothing that I saw, I know. I think it was 124 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago. There was a hamstring issue, 125 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:20,840 Speaker 1: if I remember correctly. But that's one to keep an 126 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,480 Speaker 1: eye on as far as Humphries, because, yeah, you protect 127 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 1: that blind side of the quarterback. You want to make 128 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: sure he's available now. Dennis Gardeck was not out there 129 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: during the open portion. He did not play last week 130 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: with that ankle injury. Didn't see Jayleen Thompson or Christian Matthew. 131 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: Thompson had a hamstring last week going into the Saints game, 132 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:41,840 Speaker 1: still played. You get the Thursday and Friday, and maybe 133 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 1: Jayleen Thompson might be that player at this point in 134 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:46,359 Speaker 1: his career, given how long he's been here in the 135 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 1: knowledge within the defense Danny that if he doesn't practice 136 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: all week, can he still perform on game day? And 137 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: I think he might be one of those handful of 138 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: players that you say, yes you can, or at least 139 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: maybe just that veteran day off starting on Wednesday, something 140 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: like that, like a rest day maybe every week or 141 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: every other week. You're right, maybe that's and not only 142 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 1: that of just if you're starting to get a little 143 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: banged up and you're kind of dealing with something small 144 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 1: every week, that extra rest day can make a huge difference. 145 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: Jalen Thompson has become along with Buddha Baker, I think 146 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: must haves on the defense for this Cardinals team here 147 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: this season. Also seeing on the practice field, which is 148 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: good news. Matt Prador and we haven't seen him on 149 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: the practice field. He's missed three straight games now and 150 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,119 Speaker 1: with the news that Rodrigo blanket Ship has been signed 151 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: to the active roster from the practice squad, it was 152 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: interesting to see Prator on the field until Kingsbury mentioned well, 153 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: maybe Prador handles field goals and blanket Ship just does 154 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 1: kickoffs until Praydor is one percent or as close as 155 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: he can be. That would be something to pay attention to. 156 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: Why have two kickers active on game day when you 157 00:07:56,280 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 1: would expect one to handle both duties. It is interesting 158 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: of if Prayder can only handle part of the job, 159 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: why would you have him active and do part of 160 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: the job as opposed to having Blankenship your kicker. Not 161 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: have prayed active and then you have that spot for 162 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: another position, because you're taking up a roster spot, a 163 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: game day roster spot, and that you at this point 164 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 1: in the season, week eight, you might not have the 165 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: luxury to be able to do that. And there's obviously 166 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 1: different differences in the nuances of kicking a field goal 167 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 1: or kickoff. But it's his right hip. So I'm just 168 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 1: and again, this is probably an answer they have that's 169 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 1: come from their decision that I'm not privy to knowing. 170 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: But why if you're dealing with an injury, would you 171 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 1: do field goals but you're not ready for kickoffs? Right? 172 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:53,319 Speaker 1: Why would you not just like rest and heal, make 173 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:57,199 Speaker 1: sure you're completely right heeled, as opposed to potentially re 174 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 1: injuring that prolonging the process. Which, look, this is a 175 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: great training staff and a medical staff that they have 176 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: on hand here, so I would imagine that all of 177 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: these questions have been addressed. Believe it or not, I 178 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 1: do not have any sort of medical background, so this 179 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 1: is just I know, it's surprising, Doctor surrect No, doctor Danny, No, 180 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:21,079 Speaker 1: you don't want no, no, okay, no, too many math 181 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: and science classes for me. I just never thought about it. 182 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: All right, Well, their loss is our gain here with 183 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:29,680 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals because we've got you now a part 184 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 1: of Cardinals Cover two Present to buy Unday, probably partner 185 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals, one of the roster news or 186 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:38,199 Speaker 1: note I should say, and this is this does concern 187 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: me as far as especially with Dalvin Cook. Now, the 188 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:45,680 Speaker 1: focus this week is Richard Lawrence being placed on injured 189 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: reserve with a shoulder injury. He just cannot stay healthy 190 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:52,199 Speaker 1: this season his in career. Earlier in the year it 191 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: was a hand injury. Now he'll miss at least a 192 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: month because of a shoulder might require surgery, if not 193 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: during the season, maybe potentially in the offseason according to 194 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: the head coach. But he was that middle of the 195 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 1: line defensive line stopper when it came to the run. 196 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: And this defense is still yet to allow a one 197 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:14,839 Speaker 1: hundred yard rusher. They've come close to allowing a one 198 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: hundred yard rusher, but no one has a clip that 199 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,559 Speaker 1: century mark against this defense. They've done a good job 200 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: in stopping the run. And despite having a few games, 201 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 1: really thinking about Seattle with Kenneth Walker, who came pretty close. 202 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 1: I think he had ninety seven, the defense has done 203 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 1: a good job at stopping the run. And they did 204 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 1: a good job when Lawrence was out earlier. How many 205 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:35,560 Speaker 1: games did he missed with that person jury two games? 206 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: I thought they did a good job stopping the run 207 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 1: in his absence. This is just unfortunate when you have 208 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: a player who you plan around. I'm not saying he's 209 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 1: a type of player that you plan an entire defensive 210 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 1: round around, but when you're looking at certain aspects, he's 211 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: a big part of stop in the run. And so 212 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: if you lose him for possibly the rest of the season, 213 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 1: that's a big adjustment that lucky foe too, when Michael 214 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 1: Dogby have to step up. And then this week with 215 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook, who is just about at five yards a carry, 216 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 1: and yeah, the Vikings not a wonderful rushing team, but 217 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: still Dalvin Cook you have to be aware of because 218 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: you might hold him in the first quarter or second quarter. 219 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 1: By third or fourth quarter, he might have that sixty 220 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:24,959 Speaker 1: sixty five yard run that turns the tide of a game, 221 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 1: and without your run stuffer in the middle, someone has 222 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: to step up, and a play like that can can 223 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:33,319 Speaker 1: impact the rest of the game. One big play like 224 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:35,959 Speaker 1: that can give the other team not only a scoring opportunity, 225 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: but the momentum that they need or move in the 226 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 1: chains and wearing down the defense. So it's important that 227 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 1: you don't allow those big plays. A lot of the 228 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 1: big plays on the defense have come in the air. However, 229 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 1: you can't you can't allow Dalvin Cook to have that 230 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 1: space and wear them down. And I know that big 231 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: play or the big plays that this defense has allowed, 232 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 1: specifically against the Saints, and there were three passing plays 233 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: of forty or more or yards. That's something that is 234 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:05,359 Speaker 1: stuck with you for a while because we've talked glowingly 235 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 1: about this defense all season long, but it's certain moments 236 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: in games where you're scratching your head or you're wondering 237 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,679 Speaker 1: why you've been playing so well, and then all of 238 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:21,719 Speaker 1: a sudden, there's this big, long third down converted or 239 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: you're unable to get off the field, and in a 240 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 1: game turning score, whether it's a field goal or a touchdown, 241 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: the defense has played well, but there are spots, if 242 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:32,680 Speaker 1: you want to call him nitpick, that this team still 243 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 1: needs to figure out a way to play a little 244 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: bit cleaner. The start of that same schame for the 245 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 1: Cardinals defense was a bit surprising to me with how 246 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 1: well Arizona had played and how banged up New Orleans 247 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 1: was coming into that game of your backup quarterback and 248 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton, and really the only big receiver that they 249 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: had was Chris Lave because they were dealing Michael Thomas 250 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: and Jarvis le injury had injuries, and that was just 251 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 1: the injuries on offense. And the way that New Orleans 252 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:03,439 Speaker 1: came out hot and had had those big plays was 253 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 1: a bit of a surprise. It did seem like the 254 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 1: defense collect themselves and kind of figured out what they 255 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 1: needed a change, and it really all started with Antonio 256 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 1: Hamilton's pick in the end zone, which you know they 257 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: say turnovers come and bunch ins, and that rang true 258 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: for the Cardinals the first of three. It was a 259 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 1: bit surprising seeing those big plays. But I still think 260 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:29,439 Speaker 1: this defense can do a better job of being balanced 261 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 1: to a certain extent. You can you can only folks. 262 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 1: You know, it's not surprising in the league that a 263 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,679 Speaker 1: team might be really good at stopping the pass and 264 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:40,199 Speaker 1: so your run, your run defense has a little more 265 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:45,439 Speaker 1: holes to it. But it has seemed like the games 266 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: where the defense has stopped the run so well, they've 267 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 1: allowed big plays in the air and vice versa. And 268 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: so I think this is going to be a good 269 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 1: test against Minnesota. When you have Dalvin Cook in the backfield, Yes, 270 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 1: you have Adam Thineland, I have justin for Sam who's 271 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: averaging one hundred and nine receiving yards per game. This 272 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: is going to be a good task for the defense 273 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 1: of can you be balanced? And to your point, the 274 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 1: Cardinals ranked sixth against the run, twenty fifth against the pass, 275 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: and looking at that Saints game and how it ended 276 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: those final two scoring drives by the Saints, and I 277 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 1: think a lot of that was just this defense wanting 278 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 1: that clock to keep moving. They couldn't get the Saints 279 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 1: off the field, so it looks bad. And then you 280 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: look at the total yardage at the end of the 281 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,120 Speaker 1: game and you're like, wow, almost five hundred yards of 282 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 1: offense you allowed. But it always comes back down to 283 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 1: all right, when with those yards accumulated and at that 284 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: point the game was decided and human nature comes into 285 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 1: it and you're like, Okay, we did our part. Let's 286 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 1: just make sure that clock keeps winding down to triple 287 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 1: zeros and we walk off the field with the victory. 288 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: So I'm interesting to hear what Advance Joseph has to 289 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 1: say about how he thinks his defense played against the Saints. 290 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 1: I know he'll look at the r takeaways is Look, 291 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 1: if you can get three takeaways a game, you're gonna 292 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: win about eighty five of the time. And I'd much 293 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 1: rather have that in the defense, the big play takeaway 294 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: defense as opposed to the one that is, you know, 295 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: stopping the run and stopping the pass, but is still 296 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 1: giving up points. Take the football away from your opponents 297 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 1: and I guarantee you're not going to score. Yeah, and 298 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: it's even better when you're able to put points on 299 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:30,120 Speaker 1: the board from those turnovers. I got a chance to 300 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 1: talk with Isaiah Simmons on the Sideline Exchange interview this week, 301 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: and he talked about the turnovers as team is forced. 302 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 1: Arizona's forced a turnover in six of their seven games. 303 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 1: Most of those games have had multiple turnovers, and I 304 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: was talking as Simmons about how they are doing that, 305 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: and so he had a really good answer about how 306 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 1: that is something they have really focused on this year, 307 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 1: those CPR drills that Vance Joseph installs in his defense, 308 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 1: and that turnovers have been a main focus for them 309 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 1: this year, and it's not going to be easy against 310 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 1: a Minnesota team who has had good ball security this year. 311 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: They're tied for third fewest giveaways in the league with 312 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 1: just six, so they're going to have to find a 313 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:15,360 Speaker 1: way to make Kirk Cousins uncomfortable or punch the ball 314 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: out when a receiver or runner has got the ball. 315 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: But you're going to have to force turnovers against a 316 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 1: team that has not given up many this year. Always 317 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: comes down to turnovers, and these two teams are two 318 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: of the better as far as protecting the football. Cardinals 319 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: will only turned the ball over six times this season, 320 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 1: so you look at what defense can get that first 321 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 1: big takeaway that maybe changes momentum, even if it's early 322 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 1: in the game. But the fact that this defense, talking 323 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 1: about the Cardinals defense had three of them against Andy Dalton, 324 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: and yes it's Andy Dalton, but still capable quarterback. He's 325 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 1: getting to start again this week for the Saints. And 326 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:55,600 Speaker 1: now you've got Kirk Cousins, who hasn't turned the ball 327 00:16:55,640 --> 00:17:00,120 Speaker 1: over a lot this season, but it wouldn't he has 328 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: been prone to that big play as far as now, 329 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:07,160 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you've got the football and Cousins 330 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: is sitting there on the sideline. Yeah, it's gonna again. 331 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:12,399 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a good test for this Cardinals defense 332 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: going up against the Minnesota team that's five and one. 333 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:18,879 Speaker 1: I think similarly, you looked at you look at the 334 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 1: teams that Minnesota has beat, and we've talked you know, 335 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 1: the league as a whole has not been as explosive 336 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:29,400 Speaker 1: offensively as they have in years past, So you might 337 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 1: look at the teams they've beat and think, oh, they're 338 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: not really a five and one team. But think about 339 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 1: when the Eagles came in and they were undefeated and 340 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:37,920 Speaker 1: people were saying the same thing about the teams they 341 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 1: played and the game that they had against the Cardinals 342 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:43,359 Speaker 1: and have continued to go on and win. So I 343 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:45,640 Speaker 1: think you have to give Minnesota their respect of being 344 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 1: five and one, and you have to go out and 345 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 1: you just have to bring your best. Lions, Saints, Bears, 346 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:54,879 Speaker 1: and Dolphins. The four teams the Vikings have one or 347 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:57,399 Speaker 1: beaten each of the past four weeks, and there all 348 00:17:57,440 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: been one score games average margin of five and half points. 349 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:03,440 Speaker 1: So they're doing talking about the Vikings, they're doing just 350 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:06,160 Speaker 1: enough to get in the wind calumn and in the day. 351 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:08,480 Speaker 1: That's all that matters. That's how the Cardinals were last 352 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 1: year at some of their games too, though against Minnesota 353 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 1: was one of them. Fortunate that a field goal and 354 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 1: an extra point was missed in that week two contests 355 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,200 Speaker 1: and the Cardinals, yeah, able to start off seven and 356 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:24,399 Speaker 1: oh and sometimes sometimes it's okay to be lucky and 357 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 1: this or catch a break or two in this league. 358 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 1: And sometimes winning football is being able to win by 359 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:32,440 Speaker 1: just enough. I mean, as all the Cardinals have won 360 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,359 Speaker 1: some of their games this year, you just got to 361 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 1: win by just enough. Sometimes. Writers is a perfect example 362 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 1: just being able to get a w to kind of 363 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:42,439 Speaker 1: make everyone feel good about themselves. And I think the 364 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: Cardinals were able to do that on Thursday. By the way, 365 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 1: in your sideline exchange with Isaiah Simmons, one of the 366 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 1: three interceptions that the Cardinals defense was able to get 367 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 1: out of Andy Dalton. But did you ask him which 368 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 1: interception might have been the best interception? Because I think 369 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 1: there's a little controversy with the NFL naming Marco Wilson 370 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: as the Defensive Player of the Week. He had the 371 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 1: seconds of the three i nts, but was it the 372 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 1: best i NT of the three maybe the prettiest. I 373 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:16,119 Speaker 1: did not ask that specific question. I asked more so 374 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 1: it was funding the locker room that Hamilton, Wilson, and 375 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 1: Simmons after that game had made comments that all of 376 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:24,399 Speaker 1: their teammates have pretty much joked with them that they 377 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 1: don't have hands, like they're surprised they caught the ball. 378 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 1: And I talked to Isaiah about that, and he says 379 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:31,680 Speaker 1: he still has some haters on the team. But if 380 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 1: he says, if people are hating on you, and that 381 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 1: means you're doing something right, So he's okay with that. See. 382 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:40,919 Speaker 1: I would rank the interceptions Antonio Hamilton number one. No, 383 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 1: he didn't score, but he took points off the board 384 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 1: an interception in the end zone Otherwise, otherwise it's fourteen 385 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 1: to three and we're all thinking, you know, here we 386 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 1: go again, down two scores. Marco Wilson pass deflection, great 387 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 1: finish though, and that might be the reason why he 388 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:00,919 Speaker 1: was honored because now he's a meme that will last forever. 389 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 1: And then Isaiah Simmons, who allowed the play come to him, 390 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 1: great one handed grab and then no one was going 391 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 1: to catch him fifty seven yards into the end zone 392 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 1: for his first career score, but Marco Wilson gets the 393 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:18,120 Speaker 1: honor because of his first career interception, first career touchdown, 394 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:22,400 Speaker 1: and two passes defense, which tied a career high. Isaiah Simmons, 395 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: on his pick reached or this is, according to next 396 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 1: Gen Stats, reached twenty point six eight miles per hour, 397 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 1: the fastest speed by a linebacker as a ball carrier 398 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 1: this season. This is also included in the tweet. Since 399 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 1: twenty twenty, Simmons has reached twenty or more miles per 400 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:42,439 Speaker 1: hour six times on plays from scrimmage, the most among 401 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: all linebackers in that span. Wow. I showed this. When 402 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 1: I talked to Isaiah Wednesday after practice, I showed him 403 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 1: this tweet and his response was, you know, I think 404 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 1: I can go faster than that. These athletes are never 405 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:59,880 Speaker 1: satisfied with their own personal numbers. It's like, okay, so 406 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 1: show us well. By the way, congratulations to you because 407 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 1: you were able to stop him or catch up to 408 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 1: him for sideline exchange, which you can catch on asy 409 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: cardinals dot com and the other platforms with the Arizona Cardinals. 410 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:16,400 Speaker 1: Isaiah Simmons certainly is an athletic specimen, but that play 411 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:19,680 Speaker 1: in particular, allowing it to develop in front of him, 412 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 1: not chase the play, allow the play to come to him. 413 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:26,479 Speaker 1: That's what this coaching staff has been preaching and been 414 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: waiting to see out of him, because he can make 415 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 1: that highlight play, and that was a highlight play. But 416 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:34,400 Speaker 1: he didn't have to go anywhere. He was in his 417 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:37,959 Speaker 1: own zone. He was in his own area waiting to 418 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 1: see what would happen. He didn't seek anything out. And 419 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:42,879 Speaker 1: sometimes when you just play within the scheme, and I 420 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 1: believe that was his quote to Paul Calvici postgame on Thursday, 421 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:50,640 Speaker 1: good things happened, and they happened for him on Thursday. 422 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: It's just about doing your job. And we've heard that 423 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 1: not just from Simmons but through many instances of offense 424 00:21:57,280 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 1: and defense. Is just you have to focus on doing 425 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 1: your job once you start. And this happens more so 426 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:05,360 Speaker 1: when you're playing from behind and that sense of urgency 427 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:07,959 Speaker 1: becomes a little bit of desperation and you're trying to 428 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:11,880 Speaker 1: do too many jobs or overcompensate for something else. That's 429 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:14,800 Speaker 1: when those mistakes start to happen. Mentally, that's when you 430 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:17,399 Speaker 1: start to lose focus and that affects your execution. You 431 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 1: just have to focus on doing your job and trust 432 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:21,919 Speaker 1: that your teammates out on the field are doing their 433 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 1: jobs so you can work together as one. And maybe 434 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 1: that's why this offense still has lacked the rhythm that 435 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,639 Speaker 1: we've seen in years past, or at least last season, 436 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:35,400 Speaker 1: specifically because not enough players are doing their job where 437 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 1: there have been too many little mistakes that get magnified 438 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:40,679 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, this offense bogs down. Because 439 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 1: to me, yeah, you can nitpick on the defense, but 440 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: through seven games, the offense is still the story that 441 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 1: remains a question mark that remains unanswered as far as 442 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 1: why this team can't be more consistent on drives, scoring touchdowns, 443 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 1: kicking field goals. It just seems like it starts and sputters, 444 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:05,199 Speaker 1: starts and sputters. It has its moments, but we're waiting 445 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:07,320 Speaker 1: and I don't know if it's this week week gig, 446 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 1: but we're not that we're running out of time. But 447 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: it should not take this long for the Arizona Cardinals 448 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 1: offense in year for both the head coach and the 449 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:20,440 Speaker 1: quarterback to figure it out. And they have him so far. 450 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:22,880 Speaker 1: And even though you haven't had DeAndre Hopkins for most 451 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:24,879 Speaker 1: of the season, You've only had him for one game, 452 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 1: with the exception of Antoine Wesley, You've had the other 453 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:32,400 Speaker 1: receivers you had planned on having. Now I know Hollywood 454 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: Brown is now out for the next however many weeks 455 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: with the foreseeable future with a foot injury, but you 456 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:41,639 Speaker 1: had expected you knew you were going to have Hollywood 457 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 1: in aj Green and Rondo Moore and Greg Dorch. So 458 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:49,520 Speaker 1: that's what's confusing to me is while Tweezy would have 459 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,720 Speaker 1: given you the height that you lost from de Hoof 460 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 1: through those first six games. With all respect to Tweezy, 461 00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:01,919 Speaker 1: he's not the kind of game change player that Hopkins is. 462 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: So that's what's confusing to me is that you knew 463 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 1: you weren't going to have d Hop, which is why 464 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 1: you brought in Hollywood. So you had really most of 465 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:13,880 Speaker 1: your receiving corps that you were expecting to have, So 466 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 1: why wasn't that working? Now I know that's in the past, 467 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:18,440 Speaker 1: and now they have d Hop And now they've brought 468 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 1: in Robbie Anderson, who's going to have a bigger role 469 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,400 Speaker 1: because last week he come game day he had only 470 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:27,159 Speaker 1: been a cardinal for what forty eight seventy two hours 471 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: a week with no real practice, So it'll be interesting 472 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 1: to see how they utilize them and how they continue 473 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: to use Rondo more or more vertically rather than horizontally 474 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:40,239 Speaker 1: to stretch the field. That to me is what this 475 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:44,480 Speaker 1: offense is really lacking, is that big play down the field, 476 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 1: the vertical passing game, the fact that the Cardinals are 477 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: the only team in the league without a passing play 478 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:53,919 Speaker 1: of forty or more yards. They have three passing plays 479 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 1: of thirty or more yards, but none longer than thirty 480 00:24:57,240 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 1: two yards. And it's interesting because we've seen Kyle or 481 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:03,080 Speaker 1: have that arm and have that accuracy, and the accuracy 482 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:06,760 Speaker 1: has not been there on those deep balls. They've been 483 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 1: short for the most part. And that's what's a little surprising, 484 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:12,399 Speaker 1: is I do think the offensive struggles are a combination 485 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:16,920 Speaker 1: of everyone involved, you know, execution or maybe play calls 486 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 1: or things of that nature. But you have to you 487 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: have to look and see that it does it from 488 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 1: the eye from you know, from the eye tests, it 489 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 1: doesn't seem like Kyler Murray has been as accurate as 490 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:27,879 Speaker 1: he has at least in those big plays in the past. 491 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:30,760 Speaker 1: You did overthrow Hollywood on one deep shot early in 492 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:33,399 Speaker 1: the season. But you're right, most of those deep shots, 493 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 1: whether it's down the middle or towards the sideline, have 494 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:38,760 Speaker 1: come up just a little bit short where the receiver 495 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:41,440 Speaker 1: has to slow down or come back to the football, 496 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 1: and we're not connecting on enough of those deep shots. 497 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:47,840 Speaker 1: And it's why I think for the most part, this 498 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 1: offense has struggled to be in rhythm because there hasn't 499 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:54,800 Speaker 1: been those big plays. The Cardinals have had to gone nine, ten, 500 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 1: eleven plays in order to get even the red zone 501 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:01,320 Speaker 1: for a touchdown or a field goal. The more plays 502 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:05,119 Speaker 1: you run, the more opportunities, the more chances you have 503 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:08,359 Speaker 1: a chance to make a mistake. And you can't have 504 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:11,399 Speaker 1: these scoring drives that get into double digits. They have 505 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:15,719 Speaker 1: to be quick, four to eight play scoring drives as 506 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:18,439 Speaker 1: opposed to the longer. Yeah, you want to milk the 507 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:20,879 Speaker 1: clock if you're ahead, but if you're behind, you need 508 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:23,639 Speaker 1: to get into the end zone asap. And it doesn't 509 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:26,400 Speaker 1: seem like the Cardinals have been doing that right. I mean, 510 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 1: you have the numbers, don't you on that. The average 511 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:32,480 Speaker 1: length of scoring drive for the Cardinals this season is 512 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:36,680 Speaker 1: almost eleven place a year ago by comparison was just 513 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:40,960 Speaker 1: under nine. So it's two play difference, which doesn't on 514 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:43,960 Speaker 1: the surface doesn't sound like a lot, but it's two 515 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 1: more plays in which a false start, turnover, incomplete pass, 516 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:54,280 Speaker 1: tackle for loss. It's just a minor thing. When you 517 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:57,120 Speaker 1: look at what this team is done. Thirteen of their 518 00:26:57,160 --> 00:27:01,200 Speaker 1: twenty four scoring drives are ten or more plays. Sixteen 519 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: of the twenty four or nine or more plays. That's 520 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 1: not what we've seen out of this offense in years past, 521 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:10,119 Speaker 1: going back to last season. This is brand new, and 522 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:14,880 Speaker 1: it goes back to why Kyler Murray's numbers perhaps are down, 523 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:19,199 Speaker 1: his completion percentage is down. Now is DeAndre Hopkins the 524 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:22,359 Speaker 1: answer he was on Thursday? Does he continue to be 525 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 1: the answer or the insertion of Robbie Anderson another deep 526 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 1: play target. He's got the speed, he's got the height, 527 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:32,879 Speaker 1: something that AJ Green has, But Green doesn't have the 528 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 1: speed of a Robbie Anderson. And I don't want to 529 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:39,120 Speaker 1: sound like a complete downer. Doesn't seem like he really 530 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:42,119 Speaker 1: has that chemistry with Kyler Murray. And I mean that 531 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:44,600 Speaker 1: with as much respect as possible to the type of 532 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:48,359 Speaker 1: player that AJ Green is and has been. That was 533 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:51,520 Speaker 1: something that we saw a handful of times last year 534 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 1: Aja Green's first year as a Cardinal. It was something 535 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 1: that Green brought up in the off season of something 536 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 1: he was intentionally working on with Murray was to strengthen 537 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 1: that chemistry. But it's something that has been lacking this year. 538 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:09,480 Speaker 1: Is that all on AJ Green? Probably not. I mean, 539 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 1: we just talked about what has seemed like a difference 540 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:15,120 Speaker 1: and accuracy this year from Kyler Murray. But I think 541 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 1: that was probably a big reason of bringing in Robbie Anderson, 542 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:21,720 Speaker 1: was you have that height in AJ Green, and you 543 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:25,680 Speaker 1: know he's capable of doing it and whether that's wrong, 544 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:29,280 Speaker 1: routes being run, not being on the same page, the 545 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:31,840 Speaker 1: timing being off with their quarterback, whatever it might be, 546 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:35,440 Speaker 1: more times than not it hasn't been working with Murray, 547 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:37,480 Speaker 1: and I would imagine that's why you bring in Anderson 548 00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 1: so that chemistry. Hopefully they can build that quickly and 549 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 1: that can be a good connection for Kyler Murray, especially 550 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: until Hollywood Brown comes back. The Anderson acquisition I think 551 00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 1: was a direct result of the Hollywood Brown injury, yes, 552 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:53,000 Speaker 1: but I'm sure the AJ Green lack of production also 553 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:55,440 Speaker 1: played a factor in that as well, because what we 554 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 1: saw on Thursday against the Saints. AJ Green didn't play, 555 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:02,720 Speaker 1: so Greg Door got a lot of more snaps and 556 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:06,400 Speaker 1: snaps as an outside wide receiver. So if you don't 557 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:09,959 Speaker 1: have a Hollywood Brown, you don't have a Robbie Anderson. Now, 558 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:13,120 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you're severely limited within that wide 559 00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 1: receiver room because AJ Green hasn't got in gear, whether 560 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:21,200 Speaker 1: that's on him or the quarterback. So to me, it's 561 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:25,080 Speaker 1: AJ Green's role moving forward. I don't know if there 562 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:29,480 Speaker 1: is a role moving forward, especially what Rondel was able 563 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 1: to show you as an outside wide receiver, that route tree, 564 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:36,920 Speaker 1: which we talked about all offseason long, increasing his ability 565 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 1: to go vertical. Greg Dortch has a connection with the quarterback, 566 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:44,719 Speaker 1: makes every single place seemingly makes the tough catches, especially 567 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 1: across the middle, to where now all of a sudden, 568 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 1: the odd man out is AJ Green. Now is that 569 00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:51,960 Speaker 1: short term or is that log term? I'm leaning more 570 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 1: towards the ladder long term that he yes out of 571 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:58,440 Speaker 1: the mix, out of the rotation, right. I mean, look, 572 00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:00,640 Speaker 1: there's a lot of things that can still happen of 573 00:30:01,280 --> 00:30:05,240 Speaker 1: and this is not me having any sort of insider knowledge. 574 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:09,240 Speaker 1: Speculate ny No, but let's let's acknowledge the trade deadline 575 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:14,160 Speaker 1: November first. Is that an option or is this something 576 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:20,560 Speaker 1: where because you are without Hollywood Brown, do you keep 577 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 1: AJ Green in case somebody else gets hurt, or maybe 578 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:26,520 Speaker 1: to use him in certain packages but not as often 579 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:30,920 Speaker 1: and he's playing behind Robbie Anderson. There's a couple of 580 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:35,840 Speaker 1: options there. I could see AJ Green following what happened 581 00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 1: with Devon Kard to where he loses time because others 582 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: have stepped up a Victor d mckage, my J Sanders, 583 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 1: Cameron Thomas, younger players, pass rushers just passed up Davon 584 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:50,920 Speaker 1: Kard to where now he is with the Baltimore Ravens. 585 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 1: I could certainly see that with AJ Green. The question 586 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:56,320 Speaker 1: is when do you make that decision? Is it a trade? 587 00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:58,280 Speaker 1: And I don't even know. I don't even know the 588 00:30:58,280 --> 00:31:01,480 Speaker 1: trade value of an AJ Green based off what won, 589 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:04,040 Speaker 1: his age, his years of service, and it's just what 590 00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:06,560 Speaker 1: he's done so far this season, which is not a lot, 591 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:10,640 Speaker 1: which is a surprise. And then maybe it's post November first, 592 00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 1: and you're looking at okay, well, maybe Hollywood Brown does 593 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 1: come back a little bit sooner or we like what 594 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:18,600 Speaker 1: we have with Robbie Anderson, Greg Dertche and Rondel Moore 595 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:21,200 Speaker 1: to where aj you know what, we're going to do 596 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 1: you a solid and we're going to cut you loose 597 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 1: to allow you to find someplace else if there's another 598 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 1: opportunity out there, or I mean that's a possibility. Maybe 599 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:32,760 Speaker 1: he ends up going, Maybe he realizes, you know what, 600 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:36,840 Speaker 1: it's been a good run, and maybe he ends up 601 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:39,360 Speaker 1: if they release him, he goes back to Sinse and 602 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:42,680 Speaker 1: finishes his career there. I don't know what's going to happen. 603 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:46,160 Speaker 1: I would imagine that what we saw with the Saints 604 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:49,840 Speaker 1: of Aj Green not even holding his helmet is probably 605 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:53,240 Speaker 1: what things are going to look like foreseeably in the future. 606 00:31:54,280 --> 00:31:56,560 Speaker 1: I agree with you there. I think that that's pretty 607 00:31:56,600 --> 00:32:01,520 Speaker 1: telling of If Robbie Anderson only played small number of 608 00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:03,600 Speaker 1: snaps and that's what happened, I'd imagine that's what it's 609 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 1: going to look like in the foreseeable future at least. 610 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:08,320 Speaker 1: And you would think that with a week of practice 611 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:12,160 Speaker 1: Anderson snaps would increase. They don't want to decrease with 612 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:15,680 Speaker 1: what they're doing with Rondel Moore. What does that leave 613 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:18,960 Speaker 1: a Greg Dorts, and if Kyle Murray has that chemistry 614 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,680 Speaker 1: with Dorts, then yeah, once again the odd man out 615 00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:25,240 Speaker 1: is AJ Green. And that's just the reality of where 616 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 1: we're at here going into Week eight. It's unfortunate. It's 617 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:31,880 Speaker 1: unfortunate Aj Green has had He's played well in his career, 618 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:35,800 Speaker 1: He's had some good plays out here in Arizona. It's 619 00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:39,600 Speaker 1: just it's kind of been a letdown of the expectations 620 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:42,960 Speaker 1: and for whatever reason. Again, not sure how much that 621 00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:46,200 Speaker 1: is on the receiver himself, or on the coaching staff 622 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:49,280 Speaker 1: or on your quarterback, but I mean it's no surprise 623 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:52,880 Speaker 1: that it has not been clicking as consistent, as consistently 624 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:56,080 Speaker 1: as it should. All comes down to DeAndre Hopkins, and 625 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:59,480 Speaker 1: for me, that's where it always has lied. Until someone 626 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:02,200 Speaker 1: shows me otherwise than I have yet to see it. 627 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:04,720 Speaker 1: But one last point on d hop and that is 628 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:08,400 Speaker 1: something that you and Isaiah Simmons talked about on sideline exchange, 629 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:11,040 Speaker 1: because I think this is something that everyone, all Cardinal 630 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:14,840 Speaker 1: fans are want to hear and see. But what DeAndre 631 00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:18,440 Speaker 1: Hopkins brings maybe off the field on the sideline with 632 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:22,520 Speaker 1: respects to the leadership and not just on the offensive 633 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:24,440 Speaker 1: side of the wall, but the defensive side of the 634 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:29,040 Speaker 1: ball as well. DeAndre Hopkins was miked up for Thursday 635 00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:32,800 Speaker 1: night's game, his return after completing his six game suspension, 636 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:35,560 Speaker 1: and you can check out that wired piece on the 637 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:39,080 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals YouTube channel. It's great. It's great every week 638 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:40,720 Speaker 1: to have a player miked up for a game, and 639 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 1: d Hop was great as expected. There was after Isaiah 640 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 1: Simmons pick and he came off onto the bench. D 641 00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:52,760 Speaker 1: Hop was celebrating with him, but held him accountable for 642 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:57,960 Speaker 1: some mistackles he had. And postgame, when asked about Marco 643 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:02,280 Speaker 1: Wilson's pick, De Hoop said, yeah, it was great, it 644 00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:04,840 Speaker 1: was impressive, but he also had that touchdown scored, and 645 00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 1: I'm sure he'd want to have that back. And he 646 00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:11,040 Speaker 1: wasn't saying that in our sarcastic tone or as a joke. 647 00:34:11,080 --> 00:34:14,000 Speaker 1: He's being serious because Hopkins said that he pushes his 648 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:17,560 Speaker 1: teammates because he wants to be pushed, so it's important 649 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:20,520 Speaker 1: for him to be a critic in a constructive manner. 650 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:23,279 Speaker 1: So when I asked Isaiah Simmons about that on the 651 00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:26,480 Speaker 1: Sideline Exchange interview this week, he had a phenomenal, very 652 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:30,719 Speaker 1: lengthy answer about how that leadership style can elevate the 653 00:34:30,760 --> 00:34:33,040 Speaker 1: team as a whole, and how they play and how 654 00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:37,480 Speaker 1: they hold each other and themselves accountable, and the respect 655 00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:40,640 Speaker 1: that Hopkins carries from the players in this locker room 656 00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:43,479 Speaker 1: and from the players quite frankly, in every locker room 657 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:47,600 Speaker 1: around the league. And just the way that you Simmons 658 00:34:47,600 --> 00:34:49,040 Speaker 1: was saying. You know, I didn't want to hear that 659 00:34:49,160 --> 00:34:51,360 Speaker 1: in that moment, but then I thought about and I 660 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:52,520 Speaker 1: want to have Tom and said, you know what, like 661 00:34:52,560 --> 00:34:54,879 Speaker 1: I appreciate that, like I needed that, Thank you. You're right, 662 00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:57,400 Speaker 1: and I think that's really important. As you know, you 663 00:34:57,440 --> 00:35:01,760 Speaker 1: talk about being a leader, and different players have different 664 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:04,960 Speaker 1: leadership styles, and I'm not sure on any team there 665 00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:09,880 Speaker 1: are many leaders who have the respect and can truly 666 00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:12,879 Speaker 1: go up to any not the other side of the ball, 667 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:16,759 Speaker 1: you know, defense talking to offense and offer that constructive criticism. 668 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:19,360 Speaker 1: But DeAndre Hopkins is one of those players where it 669 00:35:19,520 --> 00:35:23,840 Speaker 1: is received because it is constructive and it is well intended, 670 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:26,879 Speaker 1: It's coming from a good place, and ultimately the goal 671 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:28,920 Speaker 1: is the same for every one of those players, and 672 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:33,600 Speaker 1: that is winning on Sunday. And if everyone does their 673 00:35:33,719 --> 00:35:36,080 Speaker 1: job and just needs a little bit of a help, 674 00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:40,280 Speaker 1: a push, comfort, whatever it is. I like what DeAndre 675 00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:44,359 Speaker 1: Hopkins brings to this team. You just wish there were 676 00:35:44,360 --> 00:35:46,959 Speaker 1: some others that would step up their game as well 677 00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:50,960 Speaker 1: and not just rely totally on number ten. Not disagree 678 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:53,000 Speaker 1: with you, but at some point, if this is what 679 00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:55,800 Speaker 1: they're working with, at least until Hollywood comes back, you 680 00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:57,799 Speaker 1: gotta roll with it. I mean, de hops the kind 681 00:35:57,840 --> 00:36:00,440 Speaker 1: of player where even though you know de senses are 682 00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:02,279 Speaker 1: gonna game plan for him, you can still throw them 683 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:04,000 Speaker 1: the ball and he's still going to make catches. And 684 00:36:04,080 --> 00:36:06,120 Speaker 1: even if he's not scoring touchdowns, which he did not 685 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:09,120 Speaker 1: Thursday night, he had ten catches on fourteen targets for 686 00:36:09,160 --> 00:36:12,840 Speaker 1: more than a hundred yards and drew a couple important penalties. 687 00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:15,840 Speaker 1: That's still a game changer. And while I agree with 688 00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:19,120 Speaker 1: you that it's kind of scary to have one receiver 689 00:36:19,520 --> 00:36:21,000 Speaker 1: and if he's not on the field, the team is 690 00:36:21,040 --> 00:36:24,279 Speaker 1: in trouble for the next couple of weeks. If that's 691 00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:25,960 Speaker 1: what you have to rely on to get you by 692 00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:27,920 Speaker 1: until maybe you start to get healthy, and that's what 693 00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:30,799 Speaker 1: kind of gets this offense back in rhythm and things 694 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:34,280 Speaker 1: start clicking, you gotta roll with it. If the season, 695 00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:36,719 Speaker 1: if we hit the reset on twenty twenty two with 696 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:39,880 Speaker 1: that Week seven game against New Orleans, then Week two 697 00:36:40,480 --> 00:36:44,279 Speaker 1: at Minnesota on Sunday, ten am kickoff five thirty am. 698 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:47,080 Speaker 1: Pregame coverage begins here on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network 699 00:36:47,239 --> 00:36:50,839 Speaker 1: and the good news Danny is us Bank Stadium. Don't 700 00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:54,359 Speaker 1: have to worry about the weather. That's true. When I'm 701 00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:56,279 Speaker 1: running my five K. What time are you starting your 702 00:36:56,280 --> 00:36:59,879 Speaker 1: five K? It's right, the five K, watch and run 703 00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:03,600 Speaker 1: on Sunday. That my fight. You know what are you starting? 704 00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:07,719 Speaker 1: Let me know and I'll start when you start. Okay, Okay, 705 00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:09,839 Speaker 1: it's not good, Sure, okay, sure, And then we can 706 00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:11,680 Speaker 1: reconvene in a week and let everyone know what our 707 00:37:11,719 --> 00:37:14,400 Speaker 1: time was. Sure, all right, No one will remember this 708 00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:16,839 Speaker 1: conversation and the last time anyway, So we're good. We're 709 00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:19,560 Speaker 1: talking about accountability and how we got to hold each 710 00:37:19,560 --> 00:37:22,479 Speaker 1: other accountable. Stay tuned, of course not and on that note, 711 00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:24,840 Speaker 1: we will put a lid on This edition of Cardinals 712 00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:28,160 Speaker 1: Covered two presented by Hunday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. 713 00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:31,400 Speaker 1: As always, special thanks to our executive producer Joe Mamahndro 714 00:37:31,600 --> 00:37:33,800 Speaker 1: for Danny Serek. I'm Craig Rayel lou We'll talk to 715 00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:35,879 Speaker 1: you next time you're on Cardinals Covered two.