1 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: His head coach calls him a premium player, and the 2 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: stats back up the claim. God Zach Gershman with bieberg Gang. 3 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 1: Yes it's the bye week, and yes it's time to 4 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: hit the reset button. We'll get into all that. The 5 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: main focus, though, is Trey McBride, just how well he's playing, 6 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:23,279 Speaker 1: how well he's been playing. But first, Larry Fitzgerald is 7 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: one step closer to the Hall of Fame. It's Cardinals 8 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: Cover two, Episode nine thirty nine, and it starts now. 9 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two. 10 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 3: POA Baker, What Heart? What rent? This guy's unbelievable. 11 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 2: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyundai, proud partner of 12 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 2: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcast. Visit Azycardinals 13 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 2: dot Com slash podcast. 14 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 3: He's at the ten half of five. He's it again. 15 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 3: Some more hurry magic. 16 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 2: Whow here's Craig Griol. 17 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: How about we start with some good news. I think 18 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: we all need some good news, some positivity. 19 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 3: Lease. 20 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: Okay, So just right off the top, you're gonna agree 21 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 1: with me whatever I say next. You're just assuming that 22 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: this is gonna be good news for you. 23 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 3: Well, if it's good news, why would you tell me 24 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:20,960 Speaker 3: bad news and lie to me. I would never lie 25 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 3: to you. 26 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: Okay, well let's see if you are aren't all right? 27 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 1: Here's the good news for everyone, all the bird gang. 28 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: Larry Fitzgerald, it was announced on Wednesday morning, has moved 29 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:33,119 Speaker 1: on to the next phase of the Hall of Fame 30 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: voting for the twenty twenty six class. Now big deal, 31 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: not a big deal, be a much bigger deal if 32 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: you did not move on first year of eligibility. So yes, 33 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 1: I think we all knew that this was the next step. 34 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: Fits now among the fifty two modern era candidates who 35 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: advanced down from one to twenty eight, that will get 36 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: whittled down again to fifteen. Those fifteen will be considered 37 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: for enshrinement the week of the Super Bowl. By the way, 38 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: our boss Darren Urban has a great article up on 39 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 1: Easycardinals dot Com breaking down the entire Hall of Fame process. 40 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 1: But again, anytime you're doing this, it is a process. 41 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: So let's acknowledge where we are in the process. And 42 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: step one was being eligible, Step two going from one 43 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: twenty eight to fifty two, and now step three would 44 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 1: be okay, getting to that fifteen number, to where everyone 45 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: gets in a room and you vote, and then hopefully 46 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: I would think it's a slam dunk. But hey, who 47 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: knows at this point that Larry Fitzgerald in twenty twenty 48 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: six does He will be there eventually, but in twenty 49 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: twenty six be a first ballot Hall of Fame. 50 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 3: This is great news, let alone good news. Yes, it's 51 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 3: not a surprise. None of us here are are shocked 52 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 3: by it. We would be shocked if the alternative happened. 53 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 3: But this is this is exactly where he's supposed to be. 54 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 3: And even though he is a this is his first 55 00:02:55,600 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 3: year of eligibility, and the graphics highlight that his his 56 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 3: name is Bolden. It stands out because when you look 57 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 3: at a lot of the other names that are on 58 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 3: the list, there are a lot of great players that 59 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 3: are on the list. But even though the reason that 60 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 3: his name is bold is because he's a first timer, 61 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 3: he's eligible now, it's still like it just it pops, 62 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 3: it pops. He would be the name that headlines this class. 63 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 3: And we obviously we all have our fingers crossed that 64 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 3: that's going to be the case that when they head 65 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 3: to the Bay, he's going to be one of those 66 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 3: guys that walks out and gets told that he's going 67 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 3: to be making it. We believe that he will be 68 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 3: because he deserves to be. He's one of the best 69 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 3: to ever do it. So a lot of a handful 70 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 3: of other Cardinals that are also on the list of 71 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 3: fifty two, and Kuan Bolden's on there, Torrell Suggs is 72 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 3: on there, a few others so Lomas Brown, Simeon Rice, 73 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 3: and John Abraham exactly. So Cardinals well represented so far. 74 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 3: It would be awesome to see as many of them 75 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 3: make it. But if I could put money down, which 76 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 3: I can't, but if I o't, and I won't, but 77 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 3: I would be very surprised if Larry doesn't. But every 78 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 3: steps that he's taken so far that he's needed to 79 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 3: check off, he has checked off. 80 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: The other first time candidates as far as new faces, 81 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: new names, the big ones, Drew Brees, Philip Rivers, Frank Gore, 82 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: Greg Olsen, Jason Witten. Again, that's part of this fifty 83 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: two and then you got to get down to fifteen. 84 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: And again, as I mentioned on Easycardinals dot Com, Darren 85 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: breaks it all down because it is a process and 86 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: it's kind of a it's an interesting process because it's 87 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 1: you look at the names, ok, okay, Hall of Famer, 88 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame or Hall of Famer, But is it 89 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: this year, is it next year? Is it five years 90 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: from now? And then you look at the players that 91 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: are held over from previous classes and where do they 92 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: fall in the voting process where they vote short or 93 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: to vote short, and all of a sudden you go 94 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: to the next year where there's a new batch of candidates. 95 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: So look at the end of the day, I think 96 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: we're talking about Larry Fitzgerald in twenty twenty six. If 97 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: we're not, then I think that's the story. 98 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, and it would be the story which hopefully we 99 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 3: never have to discuss because we hope that he does 100 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 3: make it. They're also and Darren breaks it down in 101 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 3: the article the player the players that were in the 102 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 3: top fifteen or in the top seven are automatically in 103 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 3: the top fifteen again for that for that consideration, so 104 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 3: that that does make a difference as to how many 105 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 3: people you're actually going to get into that fifteen when 106 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 3: it does getting up gains twittled down. So but I 107 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,479 Speaker 3: do not expect number eleven to not be on that list. 108 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 3: I think he definitely will be here's. 109 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: Food for thought. We are very early in someone else's process. 110 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: It's only year four, but Trey McBride number eighty five, 111 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 1: I think he is on that path, if you will, 112 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: and it's not I would. I would say it's an 113 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,719 Speaker 1: ascending path, considering where he was as a rookie to 114 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 1: where he is now. You continue to put up the 115 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 1: numbers that Trey has put up in basically the last 116 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 1: year and a half, because let's not forget he was 117 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: tight end two his first season and a half here 118 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 1: with the Arizona Cardinals backing up Zach Ertz. But this 119 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,840 Speaker 1: past year and a half, all at twenty twenty four 120 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: the first seven games this season, I think it's not 121 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: out of the realm of possibility. You do need postseason success, 122 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: and I think that's what's elevated Larry Fitzgerald's candidcy is 123 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,480 Speaker 1: what he has done in the postseason, specifically in two 124 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: thousand and eight. But Trey McBride, it would not surprise 125 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: me based off what we're hearing. Certainly locally we see 126 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:36,239 Speaker 1: it every day, but nationally when you hear tight ends, 127 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:41,119 Speaker 1: it's okay, Travis Kelce, George Kittle, they're still in the league. 128 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: But they're on the back nine, if you will, yep. 129 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: And Trey McBride is on the front nine, but already 130 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: being talked about amongst the Kittles and the Kelseas. 131 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 3: Will Travis Kelcey be in the Hall of Fame? I 132 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 3: believe he can be in the Hall of Fame by 133 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 3: the time he retires and becomes eligible for the Hall 134 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 3: of Fame. Trey McBride's still going to be in the league. 135 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 3: We would hope and pray that he does stay healthy 136 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 3: for that. But like you mentioned, Greg Olsen Jason Wynn, 137 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 3: those are the two tight ends that are in the 138 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 3: cut down to fifty two right now. Trade McBride, his 139 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 3: trajectory seems that he could surpass those players, even I 140 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 3: feel like Greg Olsen is a little bit more of 141 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 3: a better comp because Jason Wynne has the Dallas market 142 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 3: behind his back, that you could end up propelling him 143 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 3: to earning a spot in Canton whenever that does end 144 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 3: up happening. Because of just his history and the Cowboys' 145 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 3: history Carolina seems to be very similar in terms of 146 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 3: just the national recognition that the Cardinals have had. In 147 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 3: the parallels between the two teams are actually quite similar 148 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 3: as well. So when I think of it, though, Trey 149 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 3: McBride has the potential and the ability to be that guy. 150 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 3: And I think this is something that we're going to 151 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 3: be talking about a lot. And I spoke to Trey 152 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 3: McBride about it in the locker room. Regardless of who 153 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 3: the quarterback is, he's still gonna get his I asked 154 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 3: Trey in the locker room after the game against the Packers, 155 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 3: how much of his recent success has been maybe his 156 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 3: relationship with Jacoby Brissett as opposed to maybe the relationship 157 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 3: he already has with Kyler Murray. How much of is 158 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 3: the scheme? What would he attribute it to? And you 159 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 3: can't say that it's a lack of disconnect between him 160 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 3: and Kyle, because he earned the Pro Bowl nod with 161 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 3: Kyler Murray as the quarterback and had an eleven hundred 162 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 3: yard season and you know, did really well. Was in 163 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 3: all Pro conversations and he said to me that no 164 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 3: matter who the quarterback is, whether it's Jacoby or Kyler, 165 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 3: and he was not throwing shade at either of them. 166 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 3: He said, I feel like I could be successful. So 167 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 3: Trey McBride's trajectory, his journey, regardless of who the quarterback is, 168 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 3: regardless of how many years he plays, it could lead 169 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 3: to a trip to Canada, Ohio. If anything, it's definitely 170 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 3: going to be leading to a lot more Pro Bowls 171 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 3: that are going to be taking place during the Super 172 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 3: Bowl Week. 173 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: Yeah. By the way, quick aside the announcement earlier on 174 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: Wednesday that yeah, the Pro Bowl is now part of 175 00:08:56,120 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: Super Bowl Week. This upcoming Super Bowl Tuesday, February in 176 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: prime time still with all those different games in the 177 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 1: flag football, and you would expect Trey McBride to be 178 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:11,080 Speaker 1: there this upcoming Pro Bowl. He was there last year, 179 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: had a touchdown catch in that game. And by the way, 180 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl voting begins November twenty seventh, So if you 181 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 1: want to send Trey McBride in your favorite Cardinal players 182 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 1: to the Bay Area during Super Bowl Week, provided the 183 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: Cardinals aren't playing in that game, hey, stranger things have happened, 184 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: you don't know, But again, pay attention. November twenty seventh 185 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: is when the voting begins. And I do think there 186 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:41,320 Speaker 1: is this there is a there's a brighter spotlight on 187 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: a tight end position. By the way, it's tight Ends 188 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:46,679 Speaker 1: National tight Ends Day on Sunday. 189 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 3: Which is a shame that we're not playing considering this 190 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:51,319 Speaker 3: team is centered around tight end. Unfortunately. 191 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:53,679 Speaker 1: Yeah, you won't see eighty five on National tight Ends 192 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:57,840 Speaker 1: Day this coming Sunday or not. No, but I do 193 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:01,439 Speaker 1: think there's been a bigger spotlight on that position, and 194 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: maybe credit that to Travis Kelce and the Kansas City 195 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 1: Chiefs and the success that they have had Mark Andrews 196 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: with the Baltimore Ravens, that all of a sudden, it 197 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 1: once upon a time it was okay, you need your 198 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: star running back and you need a star wide receiver, 199 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 1: and then the tight end was just a blocker. It 200 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: was a sixth offensive lineman and sometimes caught a couple 201 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: of passes. I don't think that's anymore of the case. 202 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 1: I think there's more and more teams. The Cardinals are 203 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: a perfect example that are using the tight end as 204 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 1: not just a piece, but a focal piece of their offense. 205 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:35,679 Speaker 3: It's funny you say that, because I feel like there's 206 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:39,720 Speaker 3: a lot of storyline surrounding cornerbacks and wide receivers and 207 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 3: running backs that they're the ones with the personality. But 208 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 3: I feel like with what we've seen with Travis Kelce 209 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 3: and with George Kittle and Mark Andrews and this tight 210 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 3: end university offseason program that they have going on. You're 211 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 3: starting to see a lot more personality from a lot 212 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 3: of these players. Now a lot of people might not 213 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 3: have known who Jake Ferguson is with the Dallas, but 214 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 3: his personality and on social media it starts to showcase 215 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 3: a little bit more. Heck, now you have fans in 216 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 3: Germany that are trying to drink beers with Trey McBride 217 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 3: like this is this is taken a life of its own, 218 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 3: and I think it's because, yes, you could credit it 219 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 3: to what has happened with Travis and George Kittle and 220 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 3: Greg Olsen, even a bunch of those players, and it's important. 221 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 3: Sam Willport is a great a great example the way 222 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 3: that the NFL has also transitioned. The offensive linemen are 223 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:34,079 Speaker 3: obviously going to be your primary brokers, but the more 224 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 3: you can do. And I think that's also a big 225 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:38,200 Speaker 3: part of it, because a lot of these blocking tight 226 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:41,679 Speaker 3: ends have also started to have their personality showcasing a 227 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:44,199 Speaker 3: little bit more. Even Kyle Yuschak is a fullback, he 228 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 3: could still go out there and block, so the positions 229 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 3: that might not get all the recognition and the glamour 230 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 3: and the headlines have started to take a life of 231 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 3: its own, and it's it's been encouraging to see. It's 232 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 3: been a fun thing to see. And I think a 233 00:11:57,080 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 3: Trey McBride's case, this is literally just the beginning. He's 234 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 3: still somebody that might not be as known throughout the NFL. 235 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:08,439 Speaker 3: If you asked, I'm sure fifty per NFL fans outside 236 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 3: of the fantasy football users, who is the Cardinals tight 237 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 3: end they might not know. And that's fair and that's understandable. 238 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 3: But if Trey McBride continues to play in the way 239 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 3: that he has, you have no choice but to know 240 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 3: who number eighty five is on the Cardinals. 241 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:25,080 Speaker 1: Entering Week eight. McBride second, this is among tight ends, 242 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 1: second in receptions, second in receiving yards, tied for third 243 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:33,199 Speaker 1: in receiving tight ends. The only one ahead of him 244 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 1: in receptions and receiving yards or ahead of him in 245 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 1: receptions is Jake Ferguson. 246 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:39,719 Speaker 3: Ahead of him in. 247 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 1: Receiving yards is Tyler Warren, who as a rookie right 248 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 1: now making a strong case for Offensive Rookie of the 249 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 1: Year at the tight end position. And I mentioned that 250 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 1: the tight end has become more of a focal point. 251 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: I also think part of that reason is offenses looking 252 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:01,079 Speaker 1: at how defenses are now playing them. Okay, where are 253 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 1: those mismatches? Where are those holes? No more is you're 254 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 1: not seeing a lot of defenses play one on one. 255 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:12,320 Speaker 1: It's all keep everything in front of you, the too 256 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:16,560 Speaker 1: high safety look. More plays run means potential for more 257 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 1: mistakes to happen. We want those nine, ten to eleven 258 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: play drives as opposed to the four, five, six play drives. 259 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:27,080 Speaker 1: And I think in those type of situations, offenses go, Okay, 260 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:29,439 Speaker 1: we can't throw it deep. We'll take our shots every 261 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: now and yeah, but our success is underneath. Well, the 262 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:36,680 Speaker 1: tight end has the most success underneath. And I think 263 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 1: that's what's happening. Why And I got, by the way, broker, 264 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 1: I got, I got no stats to back this up. 265 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: This is just me looking at how the game has 266 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 1: evolved over the last couple of years and why all 267 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:51,359 Speaker 1: of a sudden, tight ends are more I wouldn't say relevant, 268 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 1: but I think prominent. When you're talking about offensive football, well. 269 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:56,320 Speaker 3: I think that they're also just more athletic than they 270 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 3: might like. To see what Trey McBride is able to 271 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:02,320 Speaker 3: do out on the football field is ridiculous. He is 272 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 3: a big wide receiver in a lot of different ways. 273 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 3: That also is a small offensive lineman in the way 274 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:10,080 Speaker 3: that he blocks. So that's why I think the tight 275 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 3: end position has started to kind of have that resurgence 276 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 3: a little bit. Trey McBride. Also, when we look at 277 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 3: the Cardinals offense, Jonathan Gannon and Drew Pets and they 278 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 3: always talk about how it runs through eighty five and 279 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 3: eighteen and then from there it goes to the rushing attack. 280 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 3: Trey McBride leads all tight ends and targets with sixty six. 281 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 3: So he is still the focal point not just of 282 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 3: the Cardinals offense, but of the tight end position of 283 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 3: what you're able to do with all these different schemes. 284 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 3: The Cardinals face a lot of Cover two and a 285 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 3: lot of Cover four defenses, and a lot of that 286 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 3: two man high safety looks, which underneath has opened up 287 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 3: a lot of different opportunities for Trey McBride to get 288 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 3: the football. I also look at it and you see 289 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 3: a lot of times that Trey McBride will start, he'll 290 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 3: have the he'll be blocking somebody and then he'll release 291 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 3: and go out on the flat route or on a 292 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 3: little bit of like a dig kind of thing, and 293 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 3: the quarterbacks have been a to find him. Jacoby Risset 294 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 3: Kyler Murray, both of them. There's a reason why he 295 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:06,800 Speaker 3: leads the tight end position in targets, and it's because 296 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 3: of a lot of that. So even though a lot 297 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 3: of these teams are not playing as many man coverage anymore, 298 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 3: they're doing a lot of these different sorts of zones 299 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 3: and schemes that force a defense to take the to 300 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 3: not throw so far beyond the sticks. That's why Trey 301 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 3: McBride has been able to do it. But his yards 302 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 3: after catchability and the way he's able to shrug off 303 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 3: a couple of tacklers that has allowed him to take 304 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 3: that next step of his career. 305 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 1: And even more impressive these numbers because defenses are playing 306 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 1: him much differently than they did a year ago. We 307 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:41,880 Speaker 1: heard tight ends coach Ben Steel talk about this earlier 308 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: in the season. Trey has brought it up and you 309 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: could sense the frustration in his voice because, Yeah, all 310 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: of a sudden, he has become maybe the top line 311 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 1: on the scouting report, yet he's had to find a 312 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: way to adjust and still put up good numbers. Last 313 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 1: week ten catches, a season high ten catches. I believe 314 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: it was targeted thirteen times, and his first two touchdown 315 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 1: game of his career. He's got three in the past 316 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: two weeks. By the way, That's something that I hope continues, 317 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 1: regardless of who the quarterback is. What we saw these 318 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 1: past two weeks with Dray McBride, especially in the red zone, 319 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 1: unlock that it has been unlocked, keep it unlocked going 320 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: into this final ten game stretch. 321 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 3: I asked him about that for an article on Azycardinals 322 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 3: dot Com, which you could check out, and I asked him, 323 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 3: first off, I reminded him I was the first one 324 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 3: to speak to him in the locker room, and I 325 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 3: reminded him that his two touchdowns on Sunday matched his 326 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 3: entire season receiving total touchdowns till last year. Kind of 327 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 3: had a little bit of a smirk on his face, 328 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 3: and I was like, Yeah, I know. 329 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: You can get this set. Not to interrupt, no, but 330 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: I'm interrupting you can kind of getting now to the 331 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 1: point in the last couple of weeks where that has 332 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 1: been brought up, because what was a week fifteen sixteen 333 00:16:57,320 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: seventeen where he got his first one, then he got 334 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 1: a second one on Weekend team. I think that's a 335 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: narrative that Trey would like to put as far behind 336 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:08,439 Speaker 1: him as possible. It's fun to joke about and everything, 337 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:11,120 Speaker 1: but I think it's okay, that was last year. This 338 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:14,439 Speaker 1: is this year, and I'm a I think he's a 339 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 1: better player than he was last. 340 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 3: Year, which kind of leads to my point. It's fascinating 341 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 3: because I asked him, has there been more of a 342 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 3: focus of getting you the football in the red zone 343 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 3: like compared to last year? He said, actually, nothing has 344 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 3: changed from last year. I just I take what the 345 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 3: defense is giving me. So maybe maybe that's literally what 346 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 3: it is. Maybe a lot of defenses have started to 347 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:38,439 Speaker 3: see that the Cardinals have targeted Marvin Harrison Junior are 348 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 3: a ton in the end zone on a lot of 349 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:43,639 Speaker 3: these fade route concepts that have forced defensive backs to 350 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:45,440 Speaker 3: go a little bit further down and play a little 351 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 3: bit more of that prevent style. If you look at 352 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:50,199 Speaker 3: Trey McBride, his two touchdowns came on different sort of 353 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 3: crossing routes up the middle where he was wide open 354 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:55,360 Speaker 3: because the defensive backs were paying a lot of attention 355 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:58,120 Speaker 3: to what the outside wide receivers are able to do. 356 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 3: That has opened up the middle of the few for 357 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:02,879 Speaker 3: Trade McBride, which has not been able to happen except 358 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 3: for a lot of these cover four schemes that have 359 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:08,000 Speaker 3: been that have given him that opportunity to get those 360 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:10,879 Speaker 3: two three yards at a time, like we were just 361 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:12,879 Speaker 3: talking about a few minutes ago. I thought it was 362 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 3: a little bit interesting though, because the storyline last year 363 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:19,960 Speaker 3: was Trey McBride is bawling out, but he can't touch Pader, 364 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:22,800 Speaker 3: and nobody has a reason why. I think for Trey 365 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 3: to say that nothing has changed, I'm gonna believe the 366 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,360 Speaker 3: tight end because he still is performing at as high 367 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 3: of a level as he did last year. It's just 368 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 3: it's fascinating and soon enough, Look, he's starting to climb 369 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 3: up the rinks. He is nine touchdowns behind second al 370 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:42,399 Speaker 3: franchise history at the tight end position. For touchdowns, he 371 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:45,840 Speaker 3: has ten so far in his four years, which really, 372 00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 3: going back to your point, Craig in the beginning, has 373 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 3: really just been in the last year and a half. 374 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 3: So Trey McBride is he's ascending at a very fast 375 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 3: speed at a very fast rate, and it really does 376 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 3: seem like it's only the beginning. He got that mega 377 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:04,679 Speaker 3: contract extension, the four year, seventy six million or whatever 378 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 3: it was during the offseason. That's out of the way now. 379 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,919 Speaker 3: Now the Cardinals just have the opportunity to maximize whenever 380 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,639 Speaker 3: eighty five is on the field, try to figure out ways. 381 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 3: And it goes back to our point of talking about 382 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 3: his athleticism, the way he runs, the way he's able 383 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 3: to shed off a lot of different a lot of 384 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:25,439 Speaker 3: different tacklers at one given moment, that the Cardinals have 385 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:29,640 Speaker 3: a diamond in Trey mcbriden and he's shining smart that. 386 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:33,720 Speaker 1: The Cardinals got that deal done earlier in the offseason 387 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 1: as opposed to now or those past offseason. And then 388 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 1: also that's the risk reward that players have to weigh. 389 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: And the other thing, it hasn't affected Tray at all, No, 390 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:50,880 Speaker 1: I mean, he is still working hard every single day 391 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: and the numbers again back it up. Five or more 392 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:58,120 Speaker 1: receptions in nine straight games going back to last season, 393 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 1: longest streak of Tray's career, tied for the fourth longest 394 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 1: in league history by a tight end, and entering this week, 395 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:10,920 Speaker 1: Trey leads all tight ends in receiving yards since twenty 396 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:16,440 Speaker 1: twenty four. I mean, that's that's impressive company when you're 397 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: talking about someone in year four but really going into 398 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:23,399 Speaker 1: his second year as a full time starter, and I 399 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 1: think his best days are ahead of him. It is 400 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:31,160 Speaker 1: interesting that the touchdown numbers are dramatically different, and it's 401 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:35,679 Speaker 1: the underneath. But we did see Jacoby Brissett attempt a 402 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:41,240 Speaker 1: deep shot to tray off his fingertips tray obviously frustrated, 403 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 1: very upset at himself that he didn't come down with it. 404 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 1: So it's not only just the underneath has opened up, 405 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:50,639 Speaker 1: but the ability to still take shots with Trey in 406 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:53,160 Speaker 1: the end zone or he's matched up one on one, 407 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:55,639 Speaker 1: and if you've got a mismatch, if you've got a 408 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 1: linebacker or a defensive end and edge rusher, and all 409 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 1: of a sudden, you target eighty five. 410 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,920 Speaker 3: Every single time. It was a four verts concept this 411 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 3: specific play, and we were watching it earlier in the week. 412 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 3: It was interesting because if Jacoby Pressett threw it a 413 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:12,360 Speaker 3: little bit deeper towards the back of the end zone, 414 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:14,680 Speaker 3: that's an easy touchdown grab for Trey McBride. He blew 415 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 3: Right by Edrian Cooper and because the ball was a 416 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:19,359 Speaker 3: little bit underthrown and there was a little bit of 417 00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 3: frustration from Jacoby as well. Edren Cooper was able to 418 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 3: get his hands up there and ultimately deflect the pass 419 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:27,880 Speaker 3: and jarret it was from Trey McBride. I also thought 420 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 3: it was interesting that Marvin Harrison Junior had a linebacker 421 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 3: that was on him, and I don't have a problem 422 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:35,640 Speaker 3: with the play besides the fact that it didn't work 423 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 3: because it wasn't completed. But that's something that you also want. 424 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:41,719 Speaker 3: And maybe this is just Jacoby needing reps with this 425 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:44,119 Speaker 3: offense a little bit more as the as the QB 426 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 3: one and that was the case of the last two games. 427 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:50,160 Speaker 3: We're not sure what it's going to be like going 428 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:54,199 Speaker 3: into Dallas. That'll obviously be a major storyline as the 429 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 3: next week goes on with Kyleer Murray's health and his 430 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 3: foot sprain. But that's something that you want to try 431 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 3: to take advantage of that mismatch because Marvin Harrison Junior 432 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 3: also blew right by his linebacker that was guarding him. 433 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:08,159 Speaker 3: So it just a lot of different things. But the 434 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 3: ball goes a little bit deeper. That's Trey McBride, he'd 435 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:11,360 Speaker 3: have a three touchdown day. 436 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:14,160 Speaker 1: We hear it all the time. A quarterback's best friend, 437 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 1: especially a young quarterback, and even now with Jacobi a 438 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 1: veteran quarterback, is the tight end position because of the 439 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:24,119 Speaker 1: mismatches and then the fact that everyone concentrates on taking 440 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 1: away the deep shots the sidelines leaves open the middle, 441 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 1: the underneath routs and right now, especially without a James 442 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 1: Connor or Trey Benson, that focal point of the offense 443 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: is gone. As far as the passing offense is gone. Yeah, 444 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 1: you do see Michael Carter get targeted a little bit, 445 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:43,920 Speaker 1: but I think that's another reason why Trey's targets are 446 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:47,400 Speaker 1: leading the league among tight ends and where his catches, 447 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:50,159 Speaker 1: his receiving yards, and his touchdowns are at the moment, 448 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 1: and knock on wood, he stays healthy. Going back to 449 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: how we got into this topic conversation, there's no reason 450 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 1: why you keep putting up these consistent type of numbers 451 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:03,639 Speaker 1: year in and year out. And I mentioned fits his 452 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: numbers or his resume gets highlighted because of what he 453 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: did in the postseason. That goes for every single player. 454 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 1: But if you keep doing this in the regular season. Eventually, yeah, 455 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 1: people will start to take notice nationally, and I do 456 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: think the fantasy aspect plays a large part of this. 457 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 1: There are a lot of casual fans who might not 458 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:25,919 Speaker 1: follow the Arizona Cardinals on a regular basis, but do 459 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 1: know Trey McBride because Hey, I'm looking to draft a 460 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 1: tie end. Who are my list of top five, top ten? 461 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 1: And they get the list in like, Okay, Trey McBride. 462 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 1: Now I'm all of a sudden watching the Arizona Cardinals 463 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:38,400 Speaker 1: on Sundays. 464 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:42,880 Speaker 3: Kyler Murray said during the offseason or in training camp 465 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:44,959 Speaker 3: that Trey McBride's name is going to be on that 466 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 3: stadium in the rafters, and it will be. It will be, 467 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 3: especially if he continues to play at this level. Look, 468 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:53,640 Speaker 3: we also, I love that we talk so much about 469 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 3: Tree McBride the player, because it's important. He'll still the 470 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:59,120 Speaker 3: team's Walter paynon Man of the Year nominee as well. 471 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:01,959 Speaker 3: So he does so much in the community, and I 472 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:04,480 Speaker 3: just think that this really is He's still a young guy. 473 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 3: He's still learning what it's like being in the NFL. 474 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 3: He's experienced a lot. Sat behind Zach Ertz for a 475 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:13,119 Speaker 3: considerable amount of time, and he had to deal with 476 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 3: his quarterback coming back from an ACL injury. And then 477 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:19,680 Speaker 3: now he's starting to experience what that rise to stardom 478 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 3: is like. When you're in Fort Collins, Colorado, and you're 479 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 3: playing in Colorado State, you're not necessarily the most notable, 480 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:29,359 Speaker 3: most recognizable guy out there. The John mckewward and everything 481 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 3: that he has slowly start to take the steps up 482 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 3: in the stardom ladder, and soon enough, Travis kelcey will 483 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 3: retire at a point, George Kittle will retire at a point. 484 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:41,239 Speaker 3: Trey McBride is the future face of this league at 485 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 3: the tight end position. 486 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 1: Jonathan Gannon called Trey a premium player after his ten catch, 487 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:50,440 Speaker 1: two touchdown performance on Sunday against the Green Bay Packers. 488 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:53,359 Speaker 1: The funny part about all of this conversation berg Gang 489 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 1: is Trey McBride does not like being in the spotlight. 490 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 1: He would rather or do his job, help the team 491 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: win and then kind of fade into the background. Not 492 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: unlike Larry Fitzgerald, who knew that people wanted to hear 493 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:13,919 Speaker 1: from him, see him, but hey, it's my job. I 494 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:16,440 Speaker 1: do what I need to do to make sure our 495 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,920 Speaker 1: team is in a position to win and ultimately win 496 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:24,359 Speaker 1: the game. Trey McBride doesn't like to put the spotlight 497 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 1: on himself, doesn't like to talk about himself, and that's 498 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 1: not unique to a lot of players. Are we winning 499 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:33,680 Speaker 1: and that's the most important thing, especially with the Arizona 500 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:37,160 Speaker 1: Cardinals under JG team over you. And if that's not 501 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:40,440 Speaker 1: how you believe or that's not your belief system, you're 502 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: not going to find your way into that locker room. 503 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:44,640 Speaker 1: Or if you're already here, you're not gonna be here 504 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 1: very long. 505 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:48,160 Speaker 3: That was the point that Trey McBride was making when 506 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 3: I was trying to try to talk him up. You know, 507 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 3: we're writing an article here for Azycardinals dot Com and 508 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:56,240 Speaker 3: I'm asking all these questions about how dominant he is 509 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 3: and how dominant he has been so far this season, 510 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:01,119 Speaker 3: And at the end of it, he kept saying, but 511 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 3: we didn't win the game. And that's what it comes 512 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 3: down to. It's the x's and o's that they matter. 513 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:08,080 Speaker 3: Of course they do, but it's the result in the 514 00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:11,240 Speaker 3: win column or in the lost column that is what's 515 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:14,879 Speaker 3: going to a get these guys paid b It's gonna 516 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:19,480 Speaker 3: make these guys household names because the more dominant you 517 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:21,919 Speaker 3: are on the field, the more dominant your team is overall, 518 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:24,120 Speaker 3: which means your run to the postseason is more likely 519 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 3: to happen. But it's that team over you mindset. Fitz 520 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:31,400 Speaker 3: was that guy, Trey has been that guy. A lot 521 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:33,200 Speaker 3: of players in this building have been that guy because 522 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 3: if they weren't in that guy, they wouldn't be in 523 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:38,400 Speaker 3: this building. In John again, in ormani Asin, for It's eyes, 524 00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:41,639 Speaker 3: they have a standard and I think that is also why, 525 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 3: Like we were in the locker room heading into the 526 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:46,639 Speaker 3: game against Green Bay, and I think we discussed with 527 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:48,720 Speaker 3: each other like it doesn't feel like a locker room 528 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 3: that is on a losing skid, and because there is 529 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:55,119 Speaker 3: a crazy belief And I'm not saying it's crazy in 530 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 3: the sense that like how are they thinking this? But 531 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 3: there is such a strong belief in this team from 532 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 3: the guys within each other. It's not going to say 533 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 3: that there's not going to be bumps in the road. 534 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 3: That's what losing does to teams. But winning cures all. 535 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:10,879 Speaker 3: So whatever they need to do to reset after the 536 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 3: bye week, all come back together. They'll have a few 537 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 3: days away from each other, they spend more time together 538 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:17,879 Speaker 3: with each other during the regular season than they do 539 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 3: with their families. Now they'll have times to be with 540 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:23,440 Speaker 3: their families, relax, separate themselves, get away from football a 541 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 3: little bit, and then the bright lights are on because 542 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 3: you're heading over to Dallas on Monday night football with 543 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:31,159 Speaker 3: every telecast out there covering the game. So it'll be 544 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:31,880 Speaker 3: an exciting one. 545 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 1: Jg mentioned on Monday that his belief and he was questioned, 546 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 1: why do you have such belief, and he mentioned that 547 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 1: he has the belief because he knows who's in that 548 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 1: locker room and has confidence in those players that they've 549 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:49,879 Speaker 1: acquired and that they have brought in. That's what gives 550 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:52,720 Speaker 1: him confidence that they can turn things around here over 551 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:57,199 Speaker 1: these final ten games. And yes, it's we keep saying it, 552 00:27:57,280 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 1: and I understand there's a segment of the fan base 553 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:02,640 Speaker 1: act that doesn't care because you're not winning. But this 554 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:07,160 Speaker 1: team has been close for all seven games, one score possessions, 555 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:10,119 Speaker 1: one score games. In fact, this five game losing streak 556 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:14,240 Speaker 1: by combined total thirteen points. That shows you that it 557 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:17,520 Speaker 1: is a play or two or make sure you're on 558 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:22,359 Speaker 1: the details, as Jonathan Gannon likes to say. So that's 559 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:25,879 Speaker 1: the reality. Yet I also understand, Okay, well what does 560 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 1: it mean, because right now through seven games, it's only 561 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:31,520 Speaker 1: means that you've got two wins, and two and five 562 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:35,159 Speaker 1: is not acceptable for anyone as far as how you 563 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:37,359 Speaker 1: are playing going into the byeway and. 564 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:39,960 Speaker 3: How you're judged in the eyes of the NFL of 565 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:43,440 Speaker 3: your team, because not only are you playing for this season, 566 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:46,280 Speaker 3: you're gonna have future free agents that are gonna look 567 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:47,920 Speaker 3: at this team and they're gonna see how did this 568 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:50,800 Speaker 3: team do. And I think that with those free agents 569 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,800 Speaker 3: down the line, if they evaluate the first seven games 570 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 3: of the season, there'll be a lot of guys that 571 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:57,960 Speaker 3: will say, well, I know when I was when I'm 572 00:28:58,000 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 3: debating on I want to go to, when I'm debating 573 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 3: on what team to go to, I want to go 574 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 3: to a team that fights and that could compete. And 575 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 3: that's what this Cardinals team is now. Granted you still 576 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 3: are only two to five. That's a problem and that's 577 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:11,640 Speaker 3: something that they are in this front office are going 578 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 3: to need to do a very deep dive into why 579 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 3: that has been the case. Thirteen points is it's a 580 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 3: nice little anecdote for a lack of a better term, 581 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 3: but it doesn't excuse the fact that you still have 582 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 3: lost these games. And that's what this staff will tell 583 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:29,080 Speaker 3: you as well. It's not just us saying it, it's 584 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 3: it's everybody else saying it. So when I think of 585 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:35,120 Speaker 3: this and I look at what this team has been 586 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:40,040 Speaker 3: able to do, it's nice that they've competed, but they 587 00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 3: have to find whatever it is to find out one thing, 588 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 3: Craig that could help them get the job done. And 589 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:47,920 Speaker 3: maybe it is this bye week coming at a great 590 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:52,120 Speaker 3: time you hit the reset button, not only physically rest up, recharge, 591 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 3: but mentally and losing and especially losing how they have 592 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:00,760 Speaker 3: coming down to the final play, there's an emotional toll, 593 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 3: and I think this team needs to separate for a 594 00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 3: little while and then come together on Monday and be 595 00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:09,560 Speaker 3: ready to go. Something that I was not aware of 596 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:12,520 Speaker 3: until you brought it up on Monday. With Jonathan Gannon, 597 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:17,800 Speaker 3: JG's been here before. In fact, he's been here twice before. 598 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:22,760 Speaker 3: Twenty eighteen Colts, he was the cornerbacks coach. Colts started 599 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:27,360 Speaker 3: two and five, made the playoffs. Twenty twenty one Eagles. 600 00:30:27,680 --> 00:30:32,400 Speaker 3: JG defensive coordinator Nick Rolis, linebackers coach. Eagles made the 601 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 3: playoffs Zay Jones brought it up the week prior to 602 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 3: the Packers game Jaguars in twenty twenty two, say Jones 603 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 3: on that team. That team in fact started two and six, 604 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:48,400 Speaker 3: three and seven before making a run and making the postseason. So, look, 605 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:52,480 Speaker 3: you have put yourself in this position. It's a big 606 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:55,280 Speaker 3: hole to climb out of, dig yourself out of. But 607 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:58,800 Speaker 3: at least we know that it's possible. Teams have done 608 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:01,880 Speaker 3: it before, and you've had examples, whether it's the head coach, 609 00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:05,200 Speaker 3: defensive coordinator, or veteran wide receiver that others can look 610 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 3: to and say, Okay, it's been done before. 611 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 1: You guys did it. What do we have to do 612 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 1: now here? As we come back and reconvene on Monday 613 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:15,240 Speaker 1: going into Monday Night football. 614 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:19,400 Speaker 3: And on that twenty eighteen Colts team, Jacoby Brissett was 615 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:22,400 Speaker 3: the quarterback. Oh, I missed that one because Aaron and 616 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:26,160 Speaker 3: I Aaron Rodgers Andrew Luck, excuse me, retire that year. 617 00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 3: If I'm not mistaken, that was the year he retired. 618 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:33,520 Speaker 3: So Jacoby Brissett was that quarterback. I'm not I don't 619 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:36,000 Speaker 3: know what goes on in these locker rooms outside of 620 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 3: the times we're in there. We don't know. But my 621 00:31:38,760 --> 00:31:41,240 Speaker 3: question to John deganon was do you have players go 622 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:44,840 Speaker 3: up and share those experiences. Josh Swett was on that 623 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 3: Philadelphia Eagles team as well. It's different when the coaches 624 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:50,560 Speaker 3: are saying it versus what players are saying it. So 625 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 3: I'm not sure if Zay Jones is going to go 626 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:54,840 Speaker 3: up and say, hey, this is what we did. I'm 627 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:57,239 Speaker 3: not sure if Jacoby Brissett can do that or if 628 00:31:57,280 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 3: Josh Swett will do that. But you know that you 629 00:32:00,560 --> 00:32:03,120 Speaker 3: have players that could lean on each other. And JG 630 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:05,800 Speaker 3: when I asked him that, he said yeah. When I 631 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:08,200 Speaker 3: asked him if people are going to be speaking about 632 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 3: it when they come back, he said yeah, and then 633 00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:12,440 Speaker 3: he went to, I mean everybody in this locker room 634 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 3: has been through some sort of adversity. It's true. A 635 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:18,080 Speaker 3: lot of these guys have gone through losing seasons, They've 636 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:21,360 Speaker 3: gone through losing stretches and still made the playoffs or 637 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:24,720 Speaker 3: absolutely just we're not able to get out of it. 638 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:26,600 Speaker 3: But I think there's something you could take out of 639 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:28,480 Speaker 3: it when you aren't able to get out of it. 640 00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:31,320 Speaker 3: Buddha Baker has seen a lot of different versions of 641 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:34,960 Speaker 3: this Cardinals team what can he share about his experiences 642 00:32:35,080 --> 00:32:36,680 Speaker 3: because there are a lot of new faces in the 643 00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:38,960 Speaker 3: building within the last three years that are on this roster. 644 00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:43,040 Speaker 3: So whatever it is, however it can be done. I 645 00:32:43,080 --> 00:32:46,400 Speaker 3: think that you need that sense of belief. And I 646 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:48,560 Speaker 3: talked about there's belief in the locker room that they're 647 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:50,840 Speaker 3: close and that they could figure it out. But if 648 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:53,880 Speaker 3: you look at simulations and everything like that, the athletic 649 00:32:53,920 --> 00:32:55,800 Speaker 3: has a simulation. I think the Cardinals in their eyes, 650 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:57,960 Speaker 3: have less than a one percent chance of making it 651 00:32:57,960 --> 00:33:00,120 Speaker 3: to the postseason. But if you have a guy I 652 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:02,560 Speaker 3: go up there like Jakobe Brussett, a decade long veteran, 653 00:33:02,560 --> 00:33:05,520 Speaker 3: and he's saying, look, I came into the league back 654 00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:08,240 Speaker 3: in twenty sixteen. Two years later, I'm on a colts 655 00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:10,880 Speaker 3: team where I'm now taking over as a starting quarterback 656 00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:13,720 Speaker 3: as our starting quarterback announced his retirement out of the 657 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:16,240 Speaker 3: blue and nobody saw it coming and we were one 658 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:18,600 Speaker 3: in five. How were we able to get it done? 659 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:21,880 Speaker 3: I think that that holds a lot of weight to 660 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:25,160 Speaker 3: it because a lot changes in the NFL. But at 661 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:27,160 Speaker 3: the end of the day, what happens when the ball 662 00:33:27,280 --> 00:33:30,880 Speaker 3: kicks off versus when the final buzzer sounds that game 663 00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:31,719 Speaker 3: has not changed. 664 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:35,440 Speaker 1: We can all talk about it now we need to 665 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:39,320 Speaker 1: see it. And it's a big bye week as far 666 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:44,640 Speaker 1: as getting your physical rests, your mental rest, and then 667 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:48,320 Speaker 1: next week a bonus day as far as the extra day, 668 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:51,040 Speaker 1: having a game on Monday night football and then yeah, 669 00:33:51,080 --> 00:33:54,600 Speaker 1: you're off to the races. And it's on you. When 670 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:56,920 Speaker 1: I say on you, it's on the coaches, it's on 671 00:33:57,000 --> 00:34:01,240 Speaker 1: the players to figure it out and then keep working. 672 00:34:01,480 --> 00:34:03,560 Speaker 1: Because the last thing, and we've talked about this the 673 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: past couple of weeks, so I'll say this and i'll 674 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:08,200 Speaker 1: say it again here on Cardinals Cover two. There has 675 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:11,080 Speaker 1: been no quit and it certainly would have been easy 676 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:14,000 Speaker 1: to do, especially after the Titans loss in which this 677 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:18,000 Speaker 1: season could have gone completely sideways. Now they haven't stopped 678 00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:20,640 Speaker 1: the losing streak, but they've been in every single game. 679 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:23,719 Speaker 1: They're not getting blown out, So I take it for 680 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:27,840 Speaker 1: what it is. But that's the mindset within this building 681 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:32,319 Speaker 1: as far as front office, coaches, players, support staff, that 682 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 1: the season's not over with. You've got ten games and 683 00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:36,080 Speaker 1: let's see what happens. 684 00:34:36,160 --> 00:34:39,400 Speaker 3: Luck Berg going at the end of the day, Frustration's fine. 685 00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:42,839 Speaker 3: You should be frustrated. The guys in the building are 686 00:34:42,880 --> 00:34:47,000 Speaker 3: frustrated the way that we are looking at this, or 687 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:48,960 Speaker 3: at least we're trying to look at this, so we 688 00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:53,479 Speaker 3: understand that frustration. But all hope is not lost. We're 689 00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:56,440 Speaker 3: not talking about the draft right now. We're not in 690 00:34:56,520 --> 00:34:59,279 Speaker 3: a situation like what some of the other teams are 691 00:34:59,320 --> 00:35:02,680 Speaker 3: in right now. Are triving to reevaluate absolutely everything. The 692 00:35:02,719 --> 00:35:05,080 Speaker 3: Cardinals are not in that point right now, and you 693 00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:07,359 Speaker 3: hope that you don't get to that point, But how 694 00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:09,400 Speaker 3: do you make sure you don't get to that point? 695 00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:12,799 Speaker 3: You win on Monday Night football, you get that momentum. 696 00:35:12,920 --> 00:35:15,200 Speaker 3: This team has struggled big time in the recent years 697 00:35:15,239 --> 00:35:18,040 Speaker 3: after the bye week. What has this staff learned, because 698 00:35:18,080 --> 00:35:20,600 Speaker 3: Jonathan Gannon said that they warned a lot about their 699 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:23,279 Speaker 3: process and how they handled things after the bye the 700 00:35:23,360 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 3: previous two years. Granted, these buys were a little bit 701 00:35:26,080 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 3: later on the season. Last year it was a week eleven. 702 00:35:28,719 --> 00:35:30,920 Speaker 3: By the year before that, it was a week fourteen 703 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:33,520 Speaker 3: by the latest possible buy that this team could have. 704 00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:36,640 Speaker 3: And what they learned, they said that nobviously are not 705 00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:39,840 Speaker 3: going to share many details with us, but I'm interested 706 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:42,480 Speaker 3: to see how they're able to build off of what 707 00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:45,440 Speaker 3: they learned and hopefully turn that around to start getting 708 00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:48,000 Speaker 3: some wins into the win column because the season is 709 00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:50,279 Speaker 3: still very early and a lot of teams have done it, 710 00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:52,480 Speaker 3: and guys in the building have been the ones to 711 00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:53,040 Speaker 3: have done it. 712 00:35:53,239 --> 00:35:57,719 Speaker 1: Week nine Cardinals at the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night. Football. 713 00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:01,160 Speaker 1: Will have plenty of time to get ready for that contest. 714 00:36:01,239 --> 00:36:05,960 Speaker 1: But programming alerts and programming update if you will. It 715 00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:08,000 Speaker 1: is the bye week, so we're gonna hit a little 716 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:10,560 Speaker 1: bit of a reset here on Cardinals Cover two, and 717 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:14,760 Speaker 1: we'll rejoin you in one week's time on Wednesday, which 718 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:20,440 Speaker 1: is really a Tuesday for the purposes of week planning 719 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:24,760 Speaker 1: within the week of an NFL schedule. It's very confusing, 720 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:26,800 Speaker 1: I get it, but everything has kind of been pushed 721 00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:30,399 Speaker 1: back as far as player practice and player availability. But 722 00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:35,640 Speaker 1: enjoy your bye week like mentally, check out as far 723 00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:38,600 Speaker 1: as get away from things, and then come back like 724 00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:40,440 Speaker 1: the coaches and players that can be ready to go 725 00:36:40,480 --> 00:36:41,480 Speaker 1: for a ten game stretch. 726 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:43,960 Speaker 3: I am so ready to go. I'm ready to go 727 00:36:44,040 --> 00:36:45,680 Speaker 3: right now. I don't even need a bye week now, 728 00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:47,399 Speaker 3: I'm joking. I could very much use a bye week. 729 00:36:47,560 --> 00:36:50,239 Speaker 3: It's going to be an exciting time. The second half 730 00:36:50,239 --> 00:36:53,279 Speaker 3: of the season starts now, and that's how this team 731 00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:55,640 Speaker 3: needs to look at it. That the first stretch was tough, 732 00:36:56,640 --> 00:36:59,080 Speaker 3: but you can't have that same stretch, and that's what 733 00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:00,960 Speaker 3: this team is gonna need to fix out what can 734 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:04,120 Speaker 3: be done. From our perspective, We're just gonna keep doing 735 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:06,120 Speaker 3: what we're doing. We're going to keep trusting our process 736 00:37:06,239 --> 00:37:09,319 Speaker 3: because it does good well, said Zach. 737 00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:13,080 Speaker 1: Enjoy the bye week, Bird Gang, Enjoy your bye week. 738 00:37:13,360 --> 00:37:15,600 Speaker 1: And on that note, we'll put a lit on. This 739 00:37:15,719 --> 00:37:18,680 Speaker 1: edition of Cardinals Cover two, presented by Hyundai, proud partner 740 00:37:18,760 --> 00:37:21,600 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals, has always special thanks to our 741 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:25,520 Speaker 1: executive producer Jim Amandro, our associate producer Cody Fincher. For 742 00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:27,799 Speaker 1: Zach Kershman, I'm peg Reel Lou. We'll talk to you 743 00:37:27,840 --> 00:37:29,680 Speaker 1: next time here on Cardinals Cover two.