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Speaker 1: can be discussed. Nothing remember, though, as official until the sixteenth, unless,

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Speaker 1: is official. Welcome back, zach Ertz and James Connor. It's

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Speaker 1: Cardinals cover two, Episode five forty three, and it starts now.

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Speaker 1: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two with Craig Grigolu and Mike Jarecki.

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Speaker 1: Cardinals dot com, slash podcasts. Going for Hopkins one hand

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Speaker 1: to catch in a touchdown, DeAndre Hopkins. Here's Craig Griolu

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Speaker 1: and Mike Jareckie. He's back, and no, we're not talking

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Speaker 1: about Tom Brady. Though that was an unexpected announcement Sunday afternoon.

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Speaker 1: A better announcement for the Cardinals though, MJ and Cardinal fans.

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Speaker 1: Zach Ertz has agreed to terms on a three year contract.

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Speaker 1: It's what we hoped and what we now have. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: when the Cardinals pulled that trade off, you know, I

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Speaker 1: and you know, he maintained that. You know, some of

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Speaker 1: times when hop went down. You know, he's a little

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Speaker 1: by Honday, probably partner of the Arizona Cardinals. Yes, the

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Speaker 1: forty eight hour window legal tampering is underway. You can

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Speaker 1: confidence about the team that they originally signed for years ago. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: and Justin Pue, he was one of the bigger signings,

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Speaker 1: you know, when the Cardinals went after him. And he's

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Speaker 1: made good money and you know, I never want to

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Speaker 1: spend anyone else's money, but he you know, he's on board.

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Speaker 1: I mean, he could have said, no, I'm not I'm

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Speaker 1: not taking a paycut. I'm you know, cut me. I'll

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Speaker 1: find another job. But it's not that easy. You have

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Speaker 1: a family or he has a girlfriend. He loves being engaged.

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Speaker 1: Now engaged, thank you, And they all like Coogler. I mean,

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Speaker 1: I don't think people were realized when you really like

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Speaker 1: your position, coach, you're willing to take a little bit

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Speaker 1: less just because he's going to make you a better player.

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Speaker 1: And you know, right now, I know you look at

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Speaker 1: just the fact that as long as he can stay healthy,

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Speaker 1: I'm all bored about bringing him back, and we can't

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Speaker 1: predict when injuries occur. But I just like the fact

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Speaker 1: that he's experienced and you're looking at four guys that

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Speaker 1: will return from a year ago some other roster moves

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Speaker 1: as far as players that are going to be back,

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Speaker 1: and we knew on these two. Jonathan ward Antoine Wesley

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Speaker 1: tendered one year contracts. Both were exclusive rights free agents,

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Speaker 1: so they weren't going anywhere. They were literally limited. If

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Speaker 1: the team wanted them, then they were going to be here.

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Speaker 1: If not, then that was a different story. But with

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Speaker 1: Jonathan ward you get some depth at the running back position,

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Speaker 1: A quick note on that in a moment, and in

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Speaker 1: Antoine Wesley, which I think we all had our eyes

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Speaker 1: open to beginning and training camp and now you look

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Speaker 1: with zach Ertz in the fold, what happens with that

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Speaker 1: number two wide receiver. But Wesley does give you depth

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Speaker 1: at the wide receiver position. You know, I'm a big

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Speaker 1: fan of Jonathan Warden and Antoine Wesley. We got a

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Speaker 1: chance to talk to him after the season and he's

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Speaker 1: one of the questions I asked is how are you

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Speaker 1: going to get better? And you were the first to

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Speaker 1: bring it up that he needs to get stronger and

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Speaker 1: that means we're making you know, spending more time and

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Speaker 1: you know, the weight room and but be becoming a

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Speaker 1: better route runner. Again, he's a fourth or fifth receiver.

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Speaker 1: But he's a tall receiver. And if you're not able

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Speaker 1: you know who's gonna say he can't be that fourth

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Speaker 1: guy on the outside. I mean, long way to go.

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Speaker 1: But you know the fact that he played for Kingsbury,

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Speaker 1: Kyler trusts him. That means a lot in that locker room.

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Speaker 1: Cardinals Covered to present to buy Hunday, probably partner the

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Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals. As we continue here again, the legal tampering

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Speaker 1: period is under way. The new league year begins on Wednesday.

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Speaker 1: But news is happening fast and furious, some good and

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Speaker 1: some bad. What do you want first when we talk

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Speaker 1: about the running back position? Which way I alluded two

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Speaker 1: moments ago. You want the good news or the bad

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Speaker 1: news here? M j oh Let's go with the good

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Speaker 1: news first, all right. The good news is Jay Glazer

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Speaker 1: reportedly James Connor returning to the Cardinals on a three

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Speaker 1: year contract. Now on Sunday afternoon, the reports were zach

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Speaker 1: Ertz was coming back, and then the team confirmed that momentarily.

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Speaker 1: By the time you hear this, Cardinals Covered two presented

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Speaker 1: will become official blue as we broadcast only a report

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Speaker 1: right now, but James Connor three year contracts. We'll see

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Speaker 1: what the numbers are. But hey, I'm thrilled you got

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Speaker 1: Zach ertzback and James Conner. Yeah, and you know, Jay

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Speaker 1: Glazers obviously plugged in, so we'll just have to wait

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Speaker 1: and see. Nothing can come official until Wednesday afternoon. But yeah,

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Speaker 1: we kind of had an idea that they weren't going

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Speaker 1: to be able to retain both guys, but we talked

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Speaker 1: about two priorities at least on offense, Ertz and James Connor.

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Speaker 1: And I think he could be the belt Kyle in

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Speaker 1: this offense. And I'm glad because you know, you look

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Speaker 1: at a one year deal. He proved it a lot

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Speaker 1: of times. Maybe you want to go see what's out there.

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Speaker 1: But I always thought he fits this offense like a

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Speaker 1: glove and in fact that he doesn't have to go

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Speaker 1: somewhere else and share reps. Now again, he's gonna stay

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Speaker 1: healthy and he brings physicality to this team and I

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Speaker 1: think it's really contagious and being in the system the

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Speaker 1: second year, he'll even be better lead the team in

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Speaker 1: rushing yards scrimmage, yards, rushing touchdowns, total touchdowns average, the

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Speaker 1: career best ten point one yards per reception. And that

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Speaker 1: was the elements of James Connor that I don't think

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Speaker 1: we knew a whole lot abouts those that watch training camp. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: but it was something that really stood out during the

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Speaker 1: course of the season. Go back to that game in Chicago,

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Speaker 1: the one handed catch score a touchdown. So James Connor

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Speaker 1: is back. We'll have more on that throughout the week. Now,

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Speaker 1: that was the good news. The bad news Chase Edmonds,

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Speaker 1: according to reports, on his way to the Miami Dolphins,

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Speaker 1: a two year deal where twelve point six million dollars

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Speaker 1: per his agent Drew Rosenhouse, six point one guaranteed. Again,

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Speaker 1: this is all according to reports, but Chase Edmonds one

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Speaker 1: very happy for him. He did everything that was asked

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Speaker 1: of him. Remember, small school player out of Fordham, played

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Speaker 1: very very well and now he's been rewarded. But it

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Speaker 1: will not be in Arizona. Interesting because you know, a

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Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago we started talking with John Clayton

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Speaker 1: said he didn't think any of these guys would get

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Speaker 1: over six million a year. This is very similar. Two years,

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Speaker 1: twelve million, six one curious to see what Connor's contract is. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: I'm a big Chase Edmonds fan, and I you know,

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Speaker 1: it's like for a parent, you know, who's with your

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Speaker 1: favorite child. I mean you had to I mean, can't

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Speaker 1: pick one, but I just to me. I was thoroughly impressed.

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Speaker 1: And Chase has got to stay healthy. And when he's healthy,

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Speaker 1: you look at his yards per carry, he'll flourish in

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Speaker 1: that offense. I mean, obviously, Mike McDaniels done a really

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Speaker 1: good job with the running game coordinator when he was

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Speaker 1: with the twenty nine ers. They got a young quarterback,

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Speaker 1: no state tax, Sarah plays on grass. I mean, you're

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Speaker 1: going from Arizona to Miami. Life's good. Congratulations to Chase

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Speaker 1: Edmonds because he's earned it. Win healthy, and that's something

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Speaker 1: that has always been the key with Chase Edmonds. Win healthy.

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Speaker 1: Last season five games, missed four game stretch mid season

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Speaker 1: because of a hankle sprain, also dealt with rib and

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Speaker 1: toe injuries, but that per carry average of five point

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Speaker 1: one ranked ninth in the league last season. So Chase

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Speaker 1: Edmonds getting paid. Congratulations to him, and as things tend

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Speaker 1: to happen very quickly around the National Football League, we

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Speaker 1: alluded to it. It is now official, Mike Jarecki, James

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Speaker 1: Connor and the Arizona Cardinals agreeing to terms on a

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Speaker 1: three year contract. So again, zach Ertz is back, James

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Speaker 1: Connor is back to me. Priority one, A Priority one, B.

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Speaker 1: Check check. And if you had, if anybody had any

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Speaker 1: ideas that the guys they want to play with Kyler Murray, this,

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Speaker 1: this sho is quiet. The noise on the outside, he's

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Speaker 1: I mean, listen, it's not perfect. It didn't end the season.

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Speaker 1: You know, there's been a lot of noise, but you know,

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Speaker 1: James Conner had probably had an opportunity to go somewhere else.

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Speaker 1: Zach Ertz. We talk about the family and living here,

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Speaker 1: but this is a sign to where they want to

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Speaker 1: be here with Kyler Murray and funny talks. But I'm

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Speaker 1: just saying, you don't they look at him as a

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Speaker 1: franchise quarterback, and you need a franchise quarterback in the

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Speaker 1: National Football League. And for war Murray, he's got to

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Speaker 1: be thrilled because he's got the guy that he shares

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Speaker 1: the backfield with, that he knows he can turn hand

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Speaker 1: the ball off, get those tough yards, get those tough

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Speaker 1: short yards and also catch the ball out of the

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Speaker 1: backfield and then one of his favorite targets, especially when

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Speaker 1: d Hop was gone, it was zach Ertz. A lot

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Speaker 1: of zach Ertz towards the end of the season. So

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Speaker 1: a huge move for this offense. And yeah, it should

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Speaker 1: bring a smile to the face of the franchise quarterback

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Speaker 1: Kyler Murray. Yeah, and again should I say this is

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Speaker 1: the fact that you know, I just like the fact

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Speaker 1: that these were two priorities and everyone likes a new toy. Well,

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Speaker 1: we new toy was Jordan Phillips right now and that

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Speaker 1: hasn't panned out. So I just like the fact that

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Speaker 1: these guys want to be here and you want to

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Speaker 1: retain your own players. And that's to me what the

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Speaker 1: Cardinals are doing here. And wouldn't surprise me if they

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Speaker 1: bring Max Williams back. It wouldn't surprise me if they

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Speaker 1: try to bring Robert Alford back. So no, I like

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Speaker 1: the fact that these these are priorities. Yeah, you want

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Speaker 1: to you want to go out and get a free agent,

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Speaker 1: maybe to show up a certain position, but these these

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Speaker 1: are guys they want it, you know why, because they

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Speaker 1: have more intel than anybody else. They know, and the

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Speaker 1: known is oftentimes better than the unknown, especially when you

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Speaker 1: look at what you can get out of these players

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Speaker 1: right away. So hey, we love the breaking news within

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Speaker 1: the show here on Cardinals cover two presented by Hyundai,

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Speaker 1: proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. Again, congratulations to Chase Edmunds.

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Speaker 1: Can't say enough good things about how he carried himself.

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Speaker 1: And one of those good guys in the locker room.

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Speaker 1: Another good guy in that locker room, and this one

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Speaker 1: not unexpected, but Jordan Hicks has been released. It was

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Speaker 1: late last week. It was certainly not a surprise save

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Speaker 1: six and a half million on the cap according to

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Speaker 1: overthcap dot com. Jordan Hicks, I think we all saw

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Speaker 1: this come. In fact, Hicks on Instagram quote, can't express

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Speaker 1: how thankful I am for the last three years. I

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Speaker 1: have nothing but love for my teammates, the Cardinals organization,

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Speaker 1: and for Arizona. Excited to see where God leads us

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Speaker 1: in chapter three end quote. Jordan Hicks one of the

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Speaker 1: good guys in the National Football League. Oh well, great guy.

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Speaker 1: I mean the situation he was put in last year

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Speaker 1: was it was I mean again, it's a business and

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Speaker 1: he came in with a chip on his shoulder, and

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Speaker 1: he played well. Obviously he plays a lot of snaps. Well,

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Speaker 1: maybe he didn't play well down the stretchment, not a

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Speaker 1: lot of guys did so. And it Cardinals save six

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Speaker 1: point five million. But it's time. You got to turn

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Speaker 1: it over to Zavin Collins and Isaiah Simmons. These are

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Speaker 1: first round picks. And you know, obviously we've seen strides

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Speaker 1: from Isaiah Simmons. Hopefully we see the same strides from

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Speaker 1: Zaven Collins. I would think you want to get another

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Speaker 1: veteran guy there to kind of help that guy, maybe

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Speaker 1: as a backup. But it was time and he classy guy,

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Speaker 1: and he's gonna get a job in this thing. You

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Speaker 1: wouldn't surprise me. He goes back to Philadelphia, and I

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Speaker 1: think Hicks saw this move coming, foreshadowed it because remember

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Speaker 1: the day after the season ended, he was asked about

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Speaker 1: Simmons and Collins. Did he believe that they were ready

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Speaker 1: for increased roles? Quote, they wouldn't be here if they weren't.

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Speaker 1: And then he added this and at some point you

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Speaker 1: got to entrust it with them, whether they're ready or

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Speaker 1: nuts end quotes. I think he knew that this is

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Speaker 1: what's going to happen because and I've been very honest,

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Speaker 1: I didn't want him gone last offseason. This offseason, yeah,

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Speaker 1: you're kind of going in a little dark. You don't

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Speaker 1: quite know what you're gonna get out of Zavon Collins.

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Speaker 1: You hope you know, but you don't quite know. Now

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Speaker 1: you've lost that safety net. But I've said it, if

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Speaker 1: Jordan Hicks is on this roster in twenty twenty two,

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Speaker 1: Zaven Collins is not starting because Hicks will show the

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Speaker 1: coaches I'm better because I know this defense. So sometimes

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Speaker 1: you have to let someone go to allow someone that's

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Speaker 1: already on your team flourish and kind of get that

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Speaker 1: pad on the back or even kick in the rear

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Speaker 1: end a little bit. Well there, Zaven Collins and Isaiah Simmons,

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00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:29,040
Speaker 1: they should be very thankful to Jordan Hicks because he

640
00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:31,440
Speaker 1: knew the defense like the back of his hand. And

641
00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:34,120
Speaker 1: he was asked at the end of the season, hey,

642
00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:35,880
Speaker 1: what do you think about it? He said, they're ready.

643
00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:38,320
Speaker 1: You know, let him play. You gotta put the work in,

644
00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:41,280
Speaker 1: but they're ready. So yeah, I mean, I Jordan Hicks

645
00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:43,600
Speaker 1: a classy guy. Now, you know you lose a great

646
00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:45,720
Speaker 1: locker room guy in Chase Edmonds. I mean he was

647
00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:48,680
Speaker 1: close to Christian Kirk, Kyler Murray, and then you're probably

648
00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:51,680
Speaker 1: gonna lose Christian Kirk. So these are really good locker

649
00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:53,520
Speaker 1: room guys. You don't have to worry about the phone

650
00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:55,920
Speaker 1: ringing at midnight, they don't get in trouble, and as

651
00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:58,760
Speaker 1: Darren pointed out on Twitter, he chases a really smart guy,

652
00:32:58,840 --> 00:33:00,840
Speaker 1: and I mean, he's definitely could be missed and I'm

653
00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:02,800
Speaker 1: happy for him. But there's just a couple of good

654
00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:04,600
Speaker 1: guys they're probably not going to be here this year

655
00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:08,000
Speaker 1: in Christian Kirk and Chase Simmons. You look at what

656
00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:13,040
Speaker 1: was said about Simmons and Collins from general manager Steve

657
00:33:13,080 --> 00:33:17,160
Speaker 1: Coleman head coach Cliff Kingsbury at the combine. There this

658
00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:20,200
Speaker 1: was kind of the direction that this franchise was going

659
00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:23,360
Speaker 1: to go. They needed to see more, especially out of

660
00:33:23,440 --> 00:33:26,040
Speaker 1: Collins because he only played two hundred and twenty defensive

661
00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:28,640
Speaker 1: steps twenty percent of the defense. Hicks was on the

662
00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:31,160
Speaker 1: field ninety seven percent of the time, Simmons ninety two

663
00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:34,040
Speaker 1: percent of the time. So it's time one for Isaiah

664
00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:36,960
Speaker 1: Simmons to be that inside linebacker. Maybe you move around

665
00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:39,280
Speaker 1: a little bit more or less depending on how much

666
00:33:39,280 --> 00:33:42,760
Speaker 1: you can handle. But you don't draft inside linebackers and

667
00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:45,160
Speaker 1: back to back years in the first round and then

668
00:33:45,280 --> 00:33:47,880
Speaker 1: have them not play. And that was a case with

669
00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:52,480
Speaker 1: Collins last season because he wasn't quite ready. But they're

670
00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:55,480
Speaker 1: not down on him. But we do need to see

671
00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:58,160
Speaker 1: it here in year two. Ken's Zaven Collins make that

672
00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:01,959
Speaker 1: improvement from year one to year two, as we saw

673
00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:07,000
Speaker 1: from Isaiah Simmons. Yeah, the thing is, it's is that

674
00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:10,879
Speaker 1: and they're starting. I'm reading a three year deal which

675
00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:14,080
Speaker 1: is awesome, twenty one million for James Conner. So obviously

676
00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:17,799
Speaker 1: cashed in and the grass wasn't greening around the other side. Yeah,

677
00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:20,960
Speaker 1: I mean, I just like the fact that you know,

678
00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:23,759
Speaker 1: guys want to come back because I can tell you

679
00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:26,200
Speaker 1: you know, when this team wasn't winning, it was like

680
00:34:26,239 --> 00:34:29,320
Speaker 1: I couldn't wait to be a free agent. You know, here,

681
00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:32,040
Speaker 1: all of a sudden, it's a it's a designation, and

682
00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:33,840
Speaker 1: we know Steve Kahme does a good job when it

683
00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:36,680
Speaker 1: comes to trade. So they're not done yet. I mean,

684
00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:39,239
Speaker 1: this is just obviously you know it's coming out because

685
00:34:39,239 --> 00:34:42,080
Speaker 1: they can retain the role players. Obviously they're gonna lose players,

686
00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:45,759
Speaker 1: but I really like where this offense can go. Considering

687
00:34:46,239 --> 00:34:47,800
Speaker 1: you know you're gonna have the same center in the

688
00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:51,240
Speaker 1: system the second year, I don't think people will realize

689
00:34:51,239 --> 00:34:52,920
Speaker 1: how the emphasis is that. And then you get Zach

690
00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:55,520
Speaker 1: Hurts in the second year, you get James Conner in

691
00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:58,440
Speaker 1: the second year. We know Kyler Murray made strides. So

692
00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:01,440
Speaker 1: this offense, I don't think they'll take a step back.

693
00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:04,280
Speaker 1: I really don't. You have to like where this Cardinals

694
00:35:04,320 --> 00:35:08,280
Speaker 1: team is here on March fourteenth, with Zach Ertz returning,

695
00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:12,840
Speaker 1: James Connor returning, Davanka Nard, Justin Pugh back in the

696
00:35:12,920 --> 00:35:17,719
Speaker 1: fold as well. So things are certainly looking up now

697
00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:20,640
Speaker 1: with respects to how do you get the roster better

698
00:35:20,719 --> 00:35:25,200
Speaker 1: with maybe some outside additions, positions to address in free

699
00:35:25,239 --> 00:35:28,800
Speaker 1: agency or maybe even the trade market. But let's take

700
00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:31,960
Speaker 1: now tight end and running back out of the equation.

701
00:35:32,360 --> 00:35:34,520
Speaker 1: When you look at the number one need that this

702
00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:37,720
Speaker 1: team needs to address in free agency, not the draft.

703
00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:44,120
Speaker 1: In free agency, for you, what position is that I'm

704
00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:46,520
Speaker 1: trying to look for a pass rusher or a corner

705
00:35:46,600 --> 00:35:48,239
Speaker 1: and I'm going to double up when it comes to

706
00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:51,279
Speaker 1: the draft with a draft picks. I mean, if you

707
00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:54,319
Speaker 1: lose Chandler Jones, Marcus Golden's on the final year of

708
00:35:54,360 --> 00:35:58,880
Speaker 1: his contract, We'll see what the latest is on Dennis Skardek. Again,

709
00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:00,880
Speaker 1: I'm not going to overpay because I think you can

710
00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:02,959
Speaker 1: get a pass rusher in the first or second round

711
00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:05,839
Speaker 1: and really just rush the passer. Don't just don't. I'll don't.

712
00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:08,120
Speaker 1: I'll think yourself here, just rush the passer. And it's

713
00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:10,960
Speaker 1: not like learning the linebacker position. There's a quarterback, go

714
00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:14,200
Speaker 1: get them. So a wide receiver, I have to see them.

715
00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:17,000
Speaker 1: Get a veteran wide receiver, you know. But not overpay

716
00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:19,240
Speaker 1: for any of these guys. I mean obviously the Cardinals,

717
00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:21,640
Speaker 1: you know, know what their cap situation is, so we'll

718
00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:24,600
Speaker 1: just have to wait and see. But definitely in the trenches,

719
00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:28,920
Speaker 1: so that would be a pass rusher. And then you

720
00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:32,520
Speaker 1: look at defensive line, maybe somebody to help out JJ Watt,

721
00:36:32,600 --> 00:36:34,960
Speaker 1: you know, get somebody else in there, you know, because

722
00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:37,120
Speaker 1: there's guys out there. And then definitely corner. I want

723
00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:39,920
Speaker 1: to I want to add a veterom corner because I'm

724
00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:42,360
Speaker 1: thinking they're likely going to draft a corner at some point.

725
00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:45,520
Speaker 1: You have the top two on my list. I had

726
00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:48,799
Speaker 1: four down and you took actually my top three edge

727
00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:52,600
Speaker 1: rusher because again you're not expected to have Chandler Jones.

728
00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:54,960
Speaker 1: So what do you do again? I'm on an island here.

729
00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:57,920
Speaker 1: MJB been very clear on Cardinals cover two presented by Hunday,

730
00:36:57,960 --> 00:37:00,480
Speaker 1: probably partner of the Arizona Cardinals. Another plot forms. I'm

731
00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:03,640
Speaker 1: not letting Chandler Jones walk out that door. Not my decision,

732
00:37:03,719 --> 00:37:05,880
Speaker 1: but that's the decision. No Chandler Jones, all right, So

733
00:37:06,280 --> 00:37:08,279
Speaker 1: what are you gonna do? So that to me is

734
00:37:08,400 --> 00:37:11,840
Speaker 1: number one and then number two is cornerback. You need

735
00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:15,680
Speaker 1: a starter, and the draft can't be where you solve that.

736
00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:19,879
Speaker 1: It cannot be an outside guy or you just well one.

737
00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:24,160
Speaker 1: You need three corners. You need three legitimate starting corners

738
00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:28,760
Speaker 1: to be successful defensively. They have two and Byron Murphy

739
00:37:28,760 --> 00:37:31,759
Speaker 1: and Marco Wilson. Wilson still young, and Murphy kind of

740
00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:33,560
Speaker 1: slipped at the end of the season. But you need

741
00:37:34,040 --> 00:37:37,440
Speaker 1: another guy, and you might even need two depending on

742
00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:39,840
Speaker 1: what happens with Robert Alford, where big fans and hope

743
00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:43,279
Speaker 1: Offord does return. But to me, it's edge rusher and

744
00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:47,000
Speaker 1: cornerback because you have to effect the other teams opposing

745
00:37:47,080 --> 00:37:49,600
Speaker 1: quarterback because if you can't get to that quarterback, then

746
00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:51,799
Speaker 1: the guys in the back end, those corners, they're gonna

747
00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:56,040
Speaker 1: have struggle. They're gonna struggle mightily covering pass catchers. And

748
00:37:56,520 --> 00:38:00,200
Speaker 1: it was an issue even Kingsbury talked about Holland guys

749
00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:03,759
Speaker 1: are running wide open. And again maybe when you're getting

750
00:38:03,800 --> 00:38:05,600
Speaker 1: gash in the run game in the play action when

751
00:38:05,760 --> 00:38:08,279
Speaker 1: going again Stafford, you know guys are running free. You

752
00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:10,880
Speaker 1: can't have that in this league. So and Colt McCoy,

753
00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:13,399
Speaker 1: just make sure hopefully we could hear something on Coulte

754
00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:17,120
Speaker 1: McCoy because I would check another box again. I think

755
00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:19,760
Speaker 1: it's a priority just what he means to Kyler Murray

756
00:38:19,760 --> 00:38:22,440
Speaker 1: and you'd like to have that quarterback where he's not

757
00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:24,719
Speaker 1: looking over his shoulder is more of a mentor he's

758
00:38:24,719 --> 00:38:27,120
Speaker 1: makeing a coach out there. So hopefully there's something on

759
00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:30,719
Speaker 1: coult McCoy because I definitely think Kyler made strides last

760
00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:32,120
Speaker 1: year and he's got a long ways to go, but

761
00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:34,560
Speaker 1: having Coulte McCoy in his corners will go a long way.

762
00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:36,839
Speaker 1: I also had wide receiver on my list. We kind

763
00:38:36,840 --> 00:38:38,600
Speaker 1: of already touched that you brought up as well. I

764
00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:41,760
Speaker 1: mentioned offensive line. What do you do at right guard?

765
00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:44,800
Speaker 1: Left guard? Has been addressed with Justin pel though I

766
00:38:44,840 --> 00:38:47,560
Speaker 1: do I do find an interesting Maybe offensive line is

767
00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:52,240
Speaker 1: not a position quote unquote of need early in free agency.

768
00:38:52,360 --> 00:38:55,560
Speaker 1: Maybe it's that second or third way, because yeah, you

769
00:38:55,640 --> 00:38:57,799
Speaker 1: still have a big question mark at right guard. Is

770
00:38:57,800 --> 00:39:00,040
Speaker 1: it someone you go out and pay or is it

771
00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:04,960
Speaker 1: someone that you pay it to compete? Ie Brian Winters

772
00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:07,759
Speaker 1: a year ago didn't quite work out, but someone like

773
00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:11,440
Speaker 1: that to go along with the Justin Murray, Josh Jones

774
00:39:11,440 --> 00:39:13,799
Speaker 1: and depending on what you do within the draft. Yeah,

775
00:39:13,880 --> 00:39:16,560
Speaker 1: the Packers released Billy Turner. Now he's a really good player.

776
00:39:16,600 --> 00:39:18,920
Speaker 1: Obviously they're paying Aaron Rodgers want to kind of market

777
00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:21,799
Speaker 1: out there is the guy on the roster. But I

778
00:39:21,880 --> 00:39:25,760
Speaker 1: like the fact that you know, if they signed someone

779
00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:28,040
Speaker 1: and you look at the salary, then well that will

780
00:39:28,080 --> 00:39:30,680
Speaker 1: dictate if he's a starter or not. Like Brian Winners

781
00:39:30,760 --> 00:39:34,560
Speaker 1: came in a cheap deal. Unfortunately didn't work out. But yeah,

782
00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:39,640
Speaker 1: I mean, listen, I like Max Garcia. You know, I

783
00:39:39,680 --> 00:39:42,480
Speaker 1: don't Sean Harlow was a guy that helped out. Obviously

784
00:39:42,520 --> 00:39:44,520
Speaker 1: you give him a lot of credit, but I think

785
00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:46,560
Speaker 1: they got to get better because last year they thought

786
00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:49,680
Speaker 1: they'd had two deep at every position, and all of

787
00:39:49,719 --> 00:39:52,320
Speaker 1: a sudden, when they had injuries, guys got exposed a

788
00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:55,120
Speaker 1: little bit more than they probably thought. And we'll see

789
00:39:55,120 --> 00:39:57,719
Speaker 1: what happens. Defensive line. Is that a position that you

790
00:39:57,800 --> 00:40:00,560
Speaker 1: address in free agency with the big aim or is

791
00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:03,120
Speaker 1: that again someone that you find in the draft? Well,

792
00:40:03,160 --> 00:40:07,520
Speaker 1: I mean depending on Corey Peterson. To me, the key

793
00:40:07,600 --> 00:40:11,160
Speaker 1: here is Rochard Lawrence, and Rochard Lawrence has to stay healthy.

794
00:40:11,239 --> 00:40:13,680
Speaker 1: They're counting on him. I think luck he's more of

795
00:40:13,680 --> 00:40:16,719
Speaker 1: a run stuffer. You and I both like Michael Dogg

796
00:40:16,760 --> 00:40:20,200
Speaker 1: being he's made strides. You know, nothing against Josh Morrow,

797
00:40:20,280 --> 00:40:22,600
Speaker 1: but I would add another guy to JJ Watt. And

798
00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:25,120
Speaker 1: if it means spending you know, five or six million

799
00:40:25,160 --> 00:40:26,799
Speaker 1: on that on that spot for a two or three

800
00:40:26,840 --> 00:40:29,759
Speaker 1: year deal, I'm going after a veteran player that can

801
00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:34,160
Speaker 1: help us. You know. The key for us is we

802
00:40:34,239 --> 00:40:36,880
Speaker 1: got to stop the run, okay, and we have to

803
00:40:36,920 --> 00:40:40,440
Speaker 1: have corners that can cover. Otherwise, going into these games

804
00:40:40,440 --> 00:40:43,480
Speaker 1: against the Rams, it's gonna be one sided. So we

805
00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:46,160
Speaker 1: need corners and we need to stop the run to

806
00:40:46,239 --> 00:40:48,279
Speaker 1: put them in third and long. And that's and the

807
00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:51,760
Speaker 1: Cardinals need another receiver so they can run more loving

808
00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:55,479
Speaker 1: personnel against the Rams. Hey, it's a great wish list.

809
00:40:56,080 --> 00:40:58,680
Speaker 1: We'll see how it's not our money exactly. You know,

810
00:40:58,960 --> 00:41:01,359
Speaker 1: we can do all kinds of shopping and then let

811
00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:04,440
Speaker 1: you know someone else, you know, right, the take care

812
00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:07,160
Speaker 1: of that credit card bill. But again, this is the

813
00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:10,000
Speaker 1: fun time of year. It's happening very quickly, and we'll

814
00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:12,120
Speaker 1: do our best here on Cardinals Cover two to make

815
00:41:12,120 --> 00:41:15,120
Speaker 1: sure we are following everything. But again, the good news

816
00:41:15,160 --> 00:41:18,799
Speaker 1: is zach Ertz is back. James Conner is back as well,

817
00:41:18,840 --> 00:41:22,239
Speaker 1: and it's it's good to see with respects because this

818
00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:24,839
Speaker 1: Cardinals team, I'm not gonna say they're better than they

819
00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:26,720
Speaker 1: were a year ago, but at least you have two

820
00:41:26,840 --> 00:41:31,240
Speaker 1: of your main pieces on offense back in the fold. Yeah,

821
00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:34,400
Speaker 1: and looks like the Browns have released Jarvis Landry. I

822
00:41:34,400 --> 00:41:37,839
Speaker 1: would love to see him opposite Hopkins. Now, I don't know.

823
00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:40,759
Speaker 1: I think they try to trade him and there wasn't

824
00:41:40,800 --> 00:41:43,640
Speaker 1: a market out there. I guess you don't have to

825
00:41:43,640 --> 00:41:45,919
Speaker 1: worry about the salary because he's been released, But man,

826
00:41:45,960 --> 00:41:47,960
Speaker 1: would he look good in the Cardinals uniform. It's a

827
00:41:47,960 --> 00:41:51,000
Speaker 1: lot of guys that would look good and Cardinals. But yeah,

828
00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:53,120
Speaker 1: the veteran guy, he got hop on one side. I mean,

829
00:41:53,920 --> 00:41:56,480
Speaker 1: I know it's not fantasy football, but this is what

830
00:41:56,600 --> 00:41:59,879
Speaker 1: you get excited about. Who knows what's going to happen.

831
00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:02,640
Speaker 1: Maybe they have another guy in mind. But we talked

832
00:42:02,640 --> 00:42:06,680
Speaker 1: about that tall, physical receiver, and you know, his numbers

833
00:42:06,680 --> 00:42:10,920
Speaker 1: weren't great obviously, you know, he couldn't stay healthy. Baker

834
00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:13,840
Speaker 1: Mayfield probably wasn't the most accurate quarterback when he was

835
00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:17,040
Speaker 1: under pressure. They relied on the running game. But Charvis

836
00:42:17,080 --> 00:42:18,920
Speaker 1: Landry to me, is very intriguing and I'm sure there's

837
00:42:18,960 --> 00:42:20,839
Speaker 1: going to be a market out there farm. All right,

838
00:42:20,920 --> 00:42:24,080
Speaker 1: let's take this full circle. I alluded to it off

839
00:42:24,080 --> 00:42:27,759
Speaker 1: the top. Tom Brady is back. And why is that

840
00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:32,239
Speaker 1: significance for the Arizona Cardinals. Well, Tom Brady and the

841
00:42:32,360 --> 00:42:35,480
Speaker 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers are one of the home teams or

842
00:42:35,560 --> 00:42:39,319
Speaker 1: home opponents for the Arizona Cardinals. So Tom Brady will

843
00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:42,480
Speaker 1: play the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium in the

844
00:42:42,520 --> 00:42:45,640
Speaker 1: regular season for the first time in his career. As

845
00:42:45,680 --> 00:42:50,239
Speaker 1: long as nothing changes between March fourteenth and September or

846
00:42:50,239 --> 00:42:53,160
Speaker 1: whenever that game is scheduled when the schedule gets released

847
00:42:53,239 --> 00:42:56,240
Speaker 1: in May. But Tom Brady is back. So much for saying,

848
00:42:56,280 --> 00:42:59,719
Speaker 1: you know, you know Russell Wilson going to the a

849
00:43:00,200 --> 00:43:02,359
Speaker 1: C and you know Kyler Murray's one of the top

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Speaker 1: four quarterbacks you know in the NFC. Couldn't couldn't quite

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Speaker 1: get everyone out of the conference or the division. But hey,

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Speaker 1: we're doing our best, and we thought we had the

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Speaker 1: best two quarterbacks in the NFC. Well, we don't have

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Speaker 1: to worry about the Green Bay Packers. Cardinals don't play

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Speaker 1: the Packers. Rams though travel to Lambeaux this upcoming season.

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Speaker 1: But forty day retirement ends for Tom Brady, and it

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Speaker 1: ended on Selection Sunday, and again the Giants shadow that

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Speaker 1: the National Football League is just completely took everything else

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Speaker 1: that was going on on Sunday afternoon was like, wait,

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Speaker 1: what what did retweet? Yeah? Okay, I remember when spring

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Speaker 1: training was going on, right and Donovan mcnah was traded

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Speaker 1: from the Eagles to the Redskins or Washington football team,

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Speaker 1: and buzz si league was upset that ESPN was talking

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Speaker 1: about the entire time and here they're in spring training. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: it's the beauty of the National Football League. Also, so

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Speaker 1: the other movement player movement, and this is you know,

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Speaker 1: again not a huge deal, but the Cardinals do play

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Speaker 1: the Chargers this upcoming season again another home opponents. Khalil

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Speaker 1: Mack and Joey Bosa. I'm not sure how I feel

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Speaker 1: about that, but that is something that the Cardinals and

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Speaker 1: bench Joseph are gonna have to pay attention to because

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Speaker 1: that's that's gonna be an interesting matchup. And again Justin

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Speaker 1: Herbert and another young quarterback. It's gonna be all about

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Speaker 1: Kylin Mariey and Justin Herbert. But the fact that Khalil

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Speaker 1: Mack again leaving the NFC, which we like, but this

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Speaker 1: is not a good time for the Cardinals or though

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Speaker 1: any of the NFC West teams to be playing an

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Speaker 1: AFC West opponents. Yeah, I mean, that's that's I actually

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Speaker 1: thought that that would be an option for Chandler Jones,

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Speaker 1: but they obviously they picked out the you know part

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Speaker 1: of the contract, and you know, I was told that

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Speaker 1: he you know, he doesn't really prefer to play on

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Speaker 1: that grass there and his feet haven't been right. So

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Speaker 1: now he's gonna get a chance to get healthy play

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Speaker 1: on grass, practice on grass. Doesn't have to worry about that.

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Speaker 1: That Kyle Path and it's just Chicago because you can't

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Speaker 1: grow you can't grow grass in the later in the

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Speaker 1: year or so. But I was told that he was

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Speaker 1: looking for a new start, but I actually thought no,

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Speaker 1: Chandler Jones would have been an option there. You know,

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Speaker 1: with San Diego, obviously you've got the great pass rusher

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Speaker 1: in the Boista guy. So um yeah, it's it's going

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Speaker 1: to be interesting. And it just seems like Brandon Staley

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Speaker 1: and I know he gets criticized for all his analytics.

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Speaker 1: I think he did it at four times in one

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Speaker 1: game He's he's actually went for it on his own

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Speaker 1: eighteen yard line and the other team got a field goal.

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Speaker 1: But they have a lot of cap space, and that

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Speaker 1: means why because you got Justin Herbert on his rookie

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Speaker 1: contract and they resigned Mike Williams. He got three years,

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Speaker 1: sixty million. I mean, he's a great player. So again,

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Speaker 1: you pay attention to what the Cardinals do, but then

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Speaker 1: also pay attention to what Cardinals opponents do. And that's

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Speaker 1: what I'm kind of looking at with respects to what happens.

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Speaker 1: You know, Kirk Cousins is going to remain in Minnesota,

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Speaker 1: signing a one year extension. Cardinals travel to Minnesota this

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Speaker 1: upcoming season. So this is this is what you kind

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Speaker 1: of have to look at because rosters change. And again,

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Speaker 1: the roster that we thought the Cardinals were going to

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Speaker 1: see you when the Tampa By Eleccaneers certainly gonna be

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Speaker 1: a lot different now with Tom Brady back. Yeah, Kyler

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Speaker 1: Murray tweeted out before we get the show, I'm gonna

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Speaker 1: miss go to war with my guy Chase Edmonds. Miami

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Speaker 1: got a dog. That's great, well said and completely accurate

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Speaker 1: in what Chase Edmonds can do for the Miami Dolphins

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Speaker 1: and what he did for the Arizona Cardinals. But you

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Speaker 1: always say it, you can't keep everyone. The Cardinals had

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Speaker 1: twenty one unrestricted free agents, but perhaps they're two most

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Speaker 1: high profile, two of the most two of the three

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Speaker 1: because I'll put you other Jones up there as well,

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Speaker 1: But two of your three most high profile and maybe

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Speaker 1: priority free agents, Zach Ertz James Connor are done three

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Speaker 1: year contracts Awesome, I mean, and we talked about it,

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Speaker 1: and I think he can be the Bell cow. I listen,

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Speaker 1: I'm a big Chase Edmonds fan. I wish he would

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Speaker 1: have added more of an opportunity last year because I

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Speaker 1: really did like that one two punch. I know he

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Speaker 1: came into camp in shape. He knew was a contract here.

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Speaker 1: But for what we see from Kingsbury's offense, and this

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Speaker 1: guy is a physical runner, he's a bully, and we

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Speaker 1: know when Cliff was hired here, you know, he kind

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Speaker 1: of likes to ride the hot hand. Yes, he would

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Speaker 1: love to have James and chasing the backfield together, but

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Speaker 1: he likes to ride to hot hand and I think

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Speaker 1: we got a chance to see that when Kennyan Drake

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Speaker 1: was traded here in those final eight games. And obviously

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Speaker 1: they had injuries, but I think he can be the

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Speaker 1: bell cow and then you know, we'll see what else

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Speaker 1: they do. He's but I really like the fact that

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Speaker 1: they're able to retain these guys and they want to

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Speaker 1: be here, and that's really important. So a good starts

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Speaker 1: to the legal tampering period, if you will, that forty

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Speaker 1: eight hour window prior to the official starts of the

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Speaker 1: new league year. Cardinals making a lot of noise, and

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Speaker 1: it's good noise as far as with respect to the offense.

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Speaker 1: And what Kyle Murray can now plan for coming up

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Speaker 1: in twenty twenty two. I'm sure they'll be more moves

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Speaker 1: ahead as well, and we'll always follow that right here

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Speaker 1: on Cardinals Cover two, presented by Hunday Probab partner of

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Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals. And on that note, we will put

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Speaker 1: a lid to this edition of Cardinals Cover two as always,

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Speaker 1: special thanks to our executive producer Jim mo' mondre coor

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Speaker 1: Mike Jareckie. I'm Craig Riel Loup. We'll talk to you

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Speaker 1: next time here on Cardinals Cover two