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Here we go one hand and catch and 11 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 1: a touchdown. Oh baby hued film. Here's Craig Griolu, Paul 12 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:49,599 Speaker 1: CALVC and three time pro bowler Kyle Van Deenbosch. So 13 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: today's show, gentlemen, is brought to you by the number two, 14 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: as in two teams will battle outs on Sunday at 15 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: State Farm Stadium in Super Bowl fifty seven. That would 16 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 1: be the Chiefs and Eagles, and then reportedly two finalists 17 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 1: for the head coaching position. And I'll be honest with you, Kyle, 18 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 1: here we are in week five. I did not expect 19 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,399 Speaker 1: to be talking about a head coaching search. This late 20 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: into the offseason. But that's where we are, and to 21 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: a certain extents, I'm okay with that. Yeah, I think initially, 22 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: you know, there's a bit of a sense of urgency 23 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: because you're competing against a bunch of other teams for 24 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: whichever candidates are out there, and now that some of 25 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: the other teams have filled their roles, you know, there's 26 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 1: only one other head coaching position open the Cardinals. You know, 27 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 1: while there's always urgency in the NFL, there's always a 28 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: sense of we've got to make progress, we've got to 29 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 1: get the wheels turning, and we've got to make some 30 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: decisions for next season. At this point, I mean, it 31 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 1: is vitally important that we get the right person as 32 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: the head coach. And and you know, again, to mister Bidwell, 33 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: Michael Bidwell's credit, he is taking his time, he is 34 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: giving the second interviews, he is leaving no stone unturned, 35 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: and to me, that gives me confidence that, you know, 36 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: we're going to get the right guy in here, because 37 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 1: I'm sure at this point, all of the right questions 38 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: have been asked, all of the you know, potential scenarios 39 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: have been run through everybody's heads, and all the you know, 40 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 1: stakeholders that are involved in this decision making process have 41 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: had their input, so you know, we will find out 42 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 1: soon enough. But yeah, it's I think we all at 43 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: this point wait with great anticipation to find out who's 44 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: going to be. It's been a very deliberate process, Paul, 45 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: and I think with eleven candidates reportedly linked, only one confirmed, 46 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,639 Speaker 1: and that would be defensive coordinator of Ansh Joseph, who 47 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: is no longer in consideration according to reports. So at 48 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: the start of the way and this changes daily, it seems, 49 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: I mean, at the start of the week it was 50 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: three finalists, including Brian Flores. He has since accepted the 51 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: job with the Minnesota Vikings to be their DC. So 52 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: you've got, according to her ports, lou Anarumo, the Bengals 53 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:05,920 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator, and Mike Kafka, the Giants offensive coordinator, with 54 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 1: zoom interviews later this week. Second interviews. Yeah, Kafka reportedly today, 55 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 1: an Rumo reportedly on Friday, but in reverse order of 56 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: shall we say, elimination in the process. Brian Flores, for example, 57 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 1: he went through three offensive coordinators during his short tenure 58 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 1: with the Miami Dolphins, and his track record with twa 59 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: wasn't great. In fact, one of the big stories this 60 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: year was Mike McDaniel restoring the confidence up to a 61 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: Tonga Vailoa based on the scorched earth that was left 62 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: behind from the previous coaching regime. So I'm not sure 63 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: Brian Flores was the best fit with the Cardinals. Were 64 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: there attractive aspects of his coaching resume? Absolutely? And then 65 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: even this morning, I'm watching Good Morning Football and NFL 66 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: Network and Peter Schreeger said an I quote it was 67 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: Denver all along when it came to Sean Payton. So 68 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: with Sean Payton even negotiating in good faith with Kara 69 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: Alina and the Cardinals, was he trying to leverage these 70 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: other teams? I don't think Sean Payton was ever a 71 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: realistic possibility anyway, at least based on the reporting from 72 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: Peter Schrager. So you know what, maybe you're right where 73 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: you need to be with these two finalists. Honestly, when 74 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: you scan the landscape, you know Dan Quinn and you 75 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: know and others who you know, And then the recent 76 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: ones who were eliminator, Brian Callahan and Aaron Glenn, I 77 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: think they're both pretty green and maybe not ready to 78 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,799 Speaker 1: be head coaches. Everything we've heard, for example about Anna Rumo, 79 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: is he really commands the room? And what is Drew 80 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: stand said on this and you've echoed it too, Kyle Right, 81 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 1: It's one thing to be a great coordinator the xes 82 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: and o's, are you a leader of men? That's I 83 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 1: think ultimately who the job goes to. You want someone 84 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 1: to command respect, whether that's in your position, room or 85 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: ultimately walking the sideline being that head coach. And let's 86 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,119 Speaker 1: we've got two finalists again according to reports. Let's start 87 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: with Mike Kafka. And you talked about Paulie. What's Mike 88 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 1: McDaniel was able to do with Tua. Well, you've brought 89 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 1: it up with Kafka and Brian day Ball what they 90 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: did with Daniel Jones this past season. Now, the youth 91 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: of Kafka thirty five, he'll be thirty six when the 92 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: season begins, does not have that head coaching experience previously, 93 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 1: which is something that I was preferenced I wanted to see. 94 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 1: I'm not going to get that. I'm okay with it. 95 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: But Kafka has been in the league. He's been elevated 96 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 1: from quality control coach to quarterbacks coach to passing game coordinator, 97 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: whether it was with the Chiefs and then his first 98 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: season with the Giants. So you've got someone who has 99 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: the experience working with a Patrick Mahomes and obviously this 100 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,480 Speaker 1: past season with Daniel Jones, he was the play caller 101 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: this year with the Giants. Look with the Giants, did 102 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: I mean was there any team that went from worst 103 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: to first like the New York Giants Not necessarily in 104 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 1: the division, but in terms of getting into the playoffs? 105 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:52,559 Speaker 1: They were one of the five of the ten teams 106 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: the new head coaching candidates where boom, they were able 107 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:57,799 Speaker 1: to make the postseason. And look, there's a huge age 108 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 1: discrepancy between thirty five year old Mike Afca and fifty 109 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: six year old lu An Rumo. I get it, But Kyle, 110 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: you tell me, if you're the guy and you're going 111 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 1: to be a future star, then you know what. A 112 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 1: lot of times it shows itself doesn't matter if you're 113 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: thirty year old Sean McVay thirty four year old Mike Tomlin. 114 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: If you're equipped to be a head coach. A lot 115 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: of times, you know what, you're equipped in your thirties 116 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: just as easily as you would have been in your 117 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 1: fifties now, You're exactly right, And I think a lot 118 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: of us are looking at which boxes to do these 119 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:28,159 Speaker 1: two guys check Which boxes did all these candidates check? 120 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: And you know, to me, it would be so interesting 121 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: sitting in on this interview process because again we've talked 122 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: about with coach Kingsbury. When he was here, he was 123 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 1: a great offensive play caller. I mean, I feel like 124 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: he came up with good game plans. Drew talked about 125 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: how good his first fifteen play scripts were, but being 126 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: a head coach is so much more. You've got to 127 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 1: get a feeling for that in this interview process, like, Okay, 128 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 1: you know what happens game day? This guy shows up 129 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: and he's got the flu? How do you address this? 130 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: How do you how are you structuring practice in week seven? 131 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 1: What does your off week look like? You know, how 132 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,039 Speaker 1: do you view the draft? What type of players are 133 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: you looking for? What type of scheme are you gonna run? 134 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: Who's gonna fit this system? It's there is so much 135 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: more than even I mean, look, the only thing we 136 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 1: can look at at this point is their track record 137 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: with the teams that they were on, with the offenses 138 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: or defenses that they ran with the players that they elevated. 139 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:28,239 Speaker 1: But to me, being a head coach is so much 140 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: more than that, and that's what this interview process, that's 141 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: why it takes long. That's why you don't jump on 142 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: somebody and hire them day one of this process unless 143 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: you're certain, unless you've worked with this person, unless you've 144 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: seen them and understand how they run a team. Because 145 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: running a team and being the head coach, everything everything 146 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: falls on your desk and you've got to be decisive 147 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: and you've got to know what to do in those situations. 148 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: And so probably as important as the players you've worked with, 149 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: the coaches you've worked with, and the systems you've been in, 150 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: and the organizations you've been and how they've run things, 151 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 1: and how you would do things and how you would 152 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: do things differently and what your vision is. I mean, look, 153 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: this Arizona Cardinals team is in a unique situation with 154 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: the turnover in the roster with you know, players with 155 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: the high draft position. So you've got to run all 156 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: of these things by this coaching candidate and be comfortable 157 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: with how they view things, and then you've just got 158 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: to let them run with it as soon as they're hired. 159 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:34,199 Speaker 1: So this process, you know it's it's coming to its end, 160 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 1: and you know, again, to me, I feel good about 161 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: the fact that it's taken this long. You don't feel 162 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 1: like this was a knee jerk reaction. You don't feel 163 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 1: like this was a move that was made just to 164 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: get the biggest name out there on the market. We're 165 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 1: looking for the right guy for this situation to lead 166 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 1: this team for the next several years. One of those 167 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 1: organizations that Kafka did work with previously, well team that's 168 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 1: currently in town, the Kansas City Chiefs. And you can't 169 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: ask for a better endorsement than what Kafka received last night. 170 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 1: Super Bowl Opening night quarterback Patrick Mahomes offered this assessment 171 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: on the Giants offensive coordinator. Coach Kafka is a special person, 172 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: a special coach, and he kind of took me when 173 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: he first got here. He was quality control and that 174 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,199 Speaker 1: was my first year as a rookie, and so I 175 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 1: spent a lot of hours with Coach Kafka where he 176 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: was teaching the playbook and teach me how to become 177 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: a quarterback in the NFL. And Nick continued for a 178 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: long time and I knew right when he left here 179 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: he was gonna be a head coach somewhere soon. And 180 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: so I know he's down there in Arizona and if 181 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: he gets hired there, he'll hit that place. He turned 182 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,079 Speaker 1: around and he's a great coach and a great person 183 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: as well. So I'm excited for him again. Patrick Mahomes 184 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:44,960 Speaker 1: last night, Super Bowl Opening Night. That audio courtesy Arizona 185 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:48,319 Speaker 1: Sports ninety eight seven FM and Kafka. Not only with 186 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals, though, PAULI. He's been a hot name 187 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: this entire coaching cycle, interviewed with the Colts, the Panthers, 188 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 1: and Texans. So this is an up and coming name, 189 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: and when you talk about up and coming names, everyone 190 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:04,319 Speaker 1: points back to Sean McVeagh. You get that young prodigy 191 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: as far as an offensive minded coach, and then you 192 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: don't have to worry about losing them the next season 193 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 1: or the year after that. Think about the compelling case 194 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 1: he can make in that interview room with what he 195 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 1: did with Daniel Jones and that Giant's offense. Did they 196 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 1: have a great offensive line coming into this year? No? 197 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 1: Do they have an all star caster receivers? Absolutely not. 198 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones was a turnover machine his first three years 199 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: in the league, and then all of a sudden this 200 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 1: year to play that caliber or ball, the before and 201 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 1: after of Daniel Jones, who has taken five spots after 202 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray in the same draft. That's a compelling case. 203 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 1: You can sit there and you can look Michael Bidwell 204 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 1: and Maniasinford in the eye and you have a documented 205 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:48,319 Speaker 1: case study of what you just did with a Giant's offense. 206 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: A lot of the same problems right now the Cardinals 207 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 1: are facing, starting with that quarterback and getting him turned around, 208 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: and having worked with a Patrick Mahomes and now Daniel 209 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: Jones is what he's done. I think it just makes 210 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: such a compelling, intriguing case if you're the Arizona Cardinals, 211 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 1: and remember the reason the hard Cliff Kingsbury. If you 212 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 1: don't hire the offensive guy and you get a really 213 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:11,559 Speaker 1: talented offensive coordinator, guess what he's gone in a year 214 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: or two. So the same reasoning and thinking and logic 215 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:16,680 Speaker 1: might be in play here, ultimately, if you're trying to 216 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: decide between a defensive minded head coach and an offensive 217 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: minded head coach, and Kafka knows a position. Former Northwestern 218 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 1: quarterback spent six seasons in the NFL. Our quarterback Drew 219 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:29,959 Speaker 1: Stanton last week here on the Cardinals Red Sea Report 220 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: had this to say on Mike Kafka. Look, I think 221 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: you've got to get ahead of the curve, especially somebody 222 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 1: like Mike Kafka that played at Northwestern, was in the 223 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: Big Ten against him. I know him. We have the 224 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 1: same agent. I know Mike Kafka. Look at what he 225 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:45,439 Speaker 1: did when he took over in Kansas City to help 226 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes. Patrick Mahomes even talks about how good he is. 227 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:50,839 Speaker 1: That's a reputable source right to be able to do that. 228 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:53,319 Speaker 1: You sub plant him and you take him over when 229 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: there was so many questions marks in New York about 230 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 1: what's going to happen with Daniel Jones? Is he worth 231 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: getting paid? Is he doing any of this? Right? You 232 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:01,959 Speaker 1: take an offensive mind, a guy that has a disposition 233 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 1: to him and he has the ability to have an 234 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:07,560 Speaker 1: effect wherever he goes. Mike Kafka is that guy, and 235 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 1: when you identify that guy right, wrong or indifferent, you 236 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: go all in on him. Much like Sean mcfay right, 237 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 1: there's just guys that are cut above the rest, are different. 238 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 1: It all goes back to your franchise quarterback, in this 239 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 1: case Kyler Murray, and to get him back to where 240 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:27,440 Speaker 1: he was just a year ago, halfway through that season, 241 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: an MVP candidate before or actually I'm talking about two 242 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: years ago, not to pious season, but in twenty and 243 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: getting him back to where he was. Kyler Murray subjects 244 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 1: on many people's minds with respect to this head coaching 245 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:45,839 Speaker 1: candidate and this head coaching search. Larry Fitzgerald Fox ten 246 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: asked fitz about the upcoming head coach and what they 247 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: need to do with k one whoever they hire. They 248 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 1: have some good bones, you know. Obviously Kyler Murray is 249 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: one of the most talented players in the game and 250 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 1: unfortunately coming off of a significant injury. But you know, 251 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: the future is bright. You know when you have a 252 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 1: quarterback that can win you football games like he can, 253 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: you know, I think you're in a lot better position. 254 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 1: Always about the quarterback, right Kyle, because that's where you're 255 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: at in this league. You need to have that quarterback. 256 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:19,319 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes Jalen Hurts two teams now with quarterbacks for 257 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 1: years now in Kansas City and Philadelphia, respectively. It always 258 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 1: comes back to the Qbno as a defensive guy. You 259 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 1: don't like to hear that, but that's where we are 260 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: in the National Football League. Oh it really was. That's 261 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: why I was paid to try to take the QB 262 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 1: out right. No, I completely agree. I agree with Drew, 263 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 1: I agree with Larry, I agree with PAULI. I mean, look, 264 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 1: we've we've got to find somebody that can help Kyler 265 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 1: get to that next level. And we've seen glimpses of 266 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 1: really how special he is and how he can take 267 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 1: the entire team and put it on his back. But 268 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: to me, you know, just reaching further, like we can't 269 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 1: hire a head coach just for Kyler Murray, Like, we've 270 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: got to find some that elevates everybody on this roster, 271 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: that finds the right spot and uses players in the 272 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 1: right way. And you know, it's not just Daniel Jones 273 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:12,199 Speaker 1: this year. You look at the how well Saquon Barkley 274 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: was utilized this year and having you know, using his 275 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: potential and how effective it was using him in this offense. 276 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 1: And I think that's an important aspect as well, Like, 277 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 1: you know, we've we've got to find the right guy 278 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 1: for Kyler, because Kyler is a special, special talent. We've 279 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 1: all seen what he can do with his arms, we've 280 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 1: all seen what he can do with his legs, how 281 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: good he is when he's improvising on offense. But to me, 282 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: you know, the thing that's been missing is just a 283 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 1: conventional offense, like putting together a drive where plays build 284 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 1: off of each other, where you established the run game 285 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: to set up the play action pass and and everything 286 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 1: seems to work. And that is what you know, again 287 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 1: we're looking at in this interview process. But a guy 288 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 1: like Mike Kafka, who as the offensive coordinator, didn't just 289 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 1: elevate Daniel Jones. He elevated that entire offense and made 290 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: them a capable offense and offense that the year before 291 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: looked abysmal, that looked terrible. And you know, he elevated 292 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 1: that entire offense and not just Daniel Jones. What we 293 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 1: don't know, Paul though, about Kafka is does he come 294 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 1: in play caller or is it offensive coordinator defensive coording 295 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 1: When you have someone so young his connections across the league, 296 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 1: like for example, Brian Dable came in from Buffalo, took 297 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:26,479 Speaker 1: over the Giants, and he delegated play calling to Mike Kafka, 298 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:30,120 Speaker 1: Nick Sirianni came in and he has gone ahead and said, 299 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: Shane Stikeen, you call the plays. So it's interesting these 300 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 1: guys got the job ostensibly because of their offensive minds, 301 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 1: their ability to call plays, design and initiate an offense 302 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 1: through the quarterback. But then they became the CEO, they 303 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 1: outsourced that aspect. So you're right, here's the other thing. 304 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 1: We don't know Luan Rumo, who's his offensive coordinator? We 305 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 1: don't know that answer. So if you want to reverse 306 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: engineer it. And if you're thinking Kyler whether two hundred 307 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: and thirty million dollar investment is the most important priority, 308 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: well Kafka himself might be the difference between a Rumo 309 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: and whomever he has in mind is his OC. Again, 310 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: this is week five now the Arizona Cardinals coaching search 311 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: of twenty twenty three. If you will too, reported candidates 312 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: Mike Kafka and lu An Rumo. We'll talk about Lou 313 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: as we continue here. 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Hands off my stapler. 323 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 1: They run it to Cooper and he's gonna throw it 324 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: back to Blow at his ten yard line. Blow looking deep, 325 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 1: airing it out near sideline, jump ball caught by A. J. 326 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 1: Green at the thirty five, turns left to the thirty. 327 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:23,399 Speaker 1: He's inside the twenty, inside the ten, and Green is 328 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:26,439 Speaker 1: into the end zone for a touchdown. A trick played 329 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 1: by the Cardinals Pharaoh Cooper throwing it back to Blow, 330 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 1: a jump ball to AJ Green. And how about this 331 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,120 Speaker 1: the Cardinals less than a minute into the game had 332 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:39,399 Speaker 1: the lead. David Blow throws football down the field to 333 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:44,160 Speaker 1: a cupboard. AJ Green, who high points the ball. Put 334 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: a great play by A J. Green And who knows 335 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: this could be his last game as a Cardinal, perhaps 336 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: even in the NFL. Turns out Dave hash was exactly 337 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 1: rights the season valley in San Francisco that Aj green 338 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: seventy seven yard touchdown catch, the longest play from scrimmage, 339 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:05,880 Speaker 1: the longest scoring play of the season for the Arizona Cardinals, 340 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 1: turns out to be the final game of AJ Green's careers. 341 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 1: We continue here on the Cardinals Red See Report presented 342 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 1: by sekiek Your Ticket to great seats, Craig Rayo, Lukavanibosch, 343 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 1: and Paul calvec. Aj making the announcement official, posting a 344 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:22,960 Speaker 1: message on Instagram and true to his words for those 345 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 1: of us that have been around him the past two 346 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 1: season with the Cardinals or the prior ten seasons with 347 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:31,640 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bengals. AJ Green's message quote, I've never been 348 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:33,919 Speaker 1: a man of many words, so I'll keep this short. 349 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:37,120 Speaker 1: Thank you, and then he proceeded to thank the University 350 00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: of Georgia, the Cincinnati Bengals, and the Arizona Cardinals quote 351 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 1: for the opportunity to pursue my dreams and quotes twelve 352 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 1: seasons in the National Football League, and a tip of 353 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,160 Speaker 1: the cap to AJ Green. Kyle, because perhaps it did 354 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 1: not go his way this past season, his first season 355 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 1: with the Arizona Cardinal I think was very, very good. 356 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: But he established himself as one of the top wide 357 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:03,680 Speaker 1: receivers in those years with the Bengals, top wide receiver. 358 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 1: Just a top character guy. I mean, he's a guy 359 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:09,239 Speaker 1: you want in your locker room. It was. He was 360 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: never a me guy. He went out there, took care 361 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:14,879 Speaker 1: of his business. Was an elite wide receiver for a 362 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 1: number of years. And you know, I love his parting 363 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 1: message that the league doesn't owe him anything and he's 364 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:27,119 Speaker 1: grateful for his opportunity and just it was a joy 365 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,359 Speaker 1: having him as a part of the Cardinals. I mean, 366 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:32,120 Speaker 1: obviously he wasn't quite the same player that he used 367 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:34,119 Speaker 1: to be, didn't have quite the same effect that he 368 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:37,919 Speaker 1: did on games, but he was you know, he was 369 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,879 Speaker 1: loved in the locker room. You could see his mentorship 370 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: to some of the young wide receivers in this offense. 371 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:46,120 Speaker 1: And he will leave a legacy as he walks away 372 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 1: from the game. Just one of those guys where you 373 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 1: looked at him and he said, Okay, this is what 374 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: an NFL receiver looks like. AJ Green six four, the speed, 375 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 1: the hands, just the dexterity. First receiver in NFL history 376 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:01,440 Speaker 1: to start a career with seven secutive Pro Bowls, part 377 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: of that epic draft class that included Patrick Peterson right 378 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: after AJ Green at number five. AJ Green went number 379 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:10,400 Speaker 1: four to the Bengals. You know, as Paully Pencil next 380 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 1: sideline reporter, there's always those matchups who were like, okay, 381 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,200 Speaker 1: this is the point one percent. And when you used 382 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:19,160 Speaker 1: to see Patrick Peterson line up over AJ Green, for example, 383 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: you know those were the guys and your point, Craig 384 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:24,359 Speaker 1: his first year were the Cardinals. It could there could 385 00:20:24,359 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 1: have been so much more production, and he owned it 386 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:29,399 Speaker 1: last offseason he said, you know what, I left so 387 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:31,119 Speaker 1: much out there on the field, and I think he 388 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:34,399 Speaker 1: was truly looking forward to this year. So for whatever reason, 389 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 1: it didn't materialize. The production wasn't there. There were expectations 390 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:40,879 Speaker 1: this year that I really thought he was going to 391 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,680 Speaker 1: have a resurgent campaign, and like a lot of things, 392 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:46,400 Speaker 1: it just never happened. Well, you didn't see DeAndre Hopkins, 393 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:49,400 Speaker 1: rondel More, Hollywood Brown on the field at all together, 394 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:51,640 Speaker 1: and you have an AJ Green there and who knows 395 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: what would have happened if everyone including Kyler had maintained 396 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,199 Speaker 1: their health. I mean, if I could get one answer 397 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 1: to one question this year, what happened to the downfield 398 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:03,200 Speaker 1: passing game that was just absent all of this year? 399 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray ended up dead last in that category in 400 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:09,400 Speaker 1: terms of yards per past attempt? What happened? Why did 401 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:11,639 Speaker 1: it happen? That's something that the team has to answer 402 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 1: in the all season. Twelve years in the National Football League, 403 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:18,160 Speaker 1: his first ten with the Cincinnati Bengals, and let's transition 404 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:22,400 Speaker 1: to the Bengals currently and the fact that their defensive coordinator, 405 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 1: lou Anna Rumo is reportedly getting a second interview with 406 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:29,440 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals later this week. He is the Bengals 407 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator. It's a position he's held the past four seasons. 408 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:35,440 Speaker 1: It's been a very good Bengals defense, especially the last 409 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 1: couple of years. And we talk about endorsements. We heard 410 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 1: from Patrick Mahomes earlier about Mike Kafka. How about Zach 411 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:45,359 Speaker 1: Taylor Bengals head coach on his DC. Yeah, he'd be 412 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: a great head coach. He's extremely smart, he's got the 413 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:50,880 Speaker 1: player's best interest in mine. He wants to put them 414 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:53,920 Speaker 1: in their best positions to succeed. It's not about this 415 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:56,440 Speaker 1: is the scheme, and we're just gonna do it, whether 416 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:59,359 Speaker 1: it fits to Gas or not. He's constantly evolving it 417 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:01,199 Speaker 1: to make sure that we're putting our guys in position 418 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:03,879 Speaker 1: to do the things that hit their strengths. He does 419 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:06,440 Speaker 1: a great job adjusting over the course the week, over 420 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,959 Speaker 1: the course the game. Every week's a challenge and he 421 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:12,439 Speaker 1: never blinks. I think the players feel that from him. 422 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 1: I know I feel that from him. He's always going 423 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:16,399 Speaker 1: to be prepared and give our guys a chance to 424 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 1: go put well. Bengals head coach Zach Taylor Bengals dot 425 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: Com audio talking about lou An Arumo, who again potentially 426 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:27,119 Speaker 1: now you've got a defensive minded head coach for the 427 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals, Kyle, and it is a defense that has 428 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:32,360 Speaker 1: a lot of talents, whether or not he would maintain 429 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 1: to be that defensive play caller or not. But someone 430 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 1: who is twenty years older than Mike Kafka has been 431 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 1: around the league, but this would be his first opportunity 432 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 1: to be the man in charge. If you will, yeah, 433 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: I think again, you know be interesting to be part 434 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: of this interview process. I think the biggest question you 435 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:52,639 Speaker 1: know you ask is how much autonomy did he have 436 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,159 Speaker 1: with the defense? Was he basically a head coach of 437 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 1: the defense? Because I've played for both. I've played for 438 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 1: head coaches that micromanaged, de coordinate, and I've played for 439 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 1: defensive coordinators that are essentially head coach to half of 440 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: the team. And I think that's a huge asset. And 441 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:09,200 Speaker 1: you know, one of the things I love hearing about 442 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:12,520 Speaker 1: him is, you know, he's been called a mad scientist, 443 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:17,200 Speaker 1: and he's so good at in game adjustments, whereas he'll 444 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,880 Speaker 1: come out in the second half and shut teams out. 445 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: And to me, there's so much value. I think it's 446 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 1: an undervalued asset of a coach, and a head coach specifically, 447 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 1: is are they willing to scrap an entire week of practice, 448 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:34,360 Speaker 1: an entire game plan because they're seeing something because this 449 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 1: other team is giving them something different than they expected, 450 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 1: than they're used to seeing. And the ability to adjust 451 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:45,040 Speaker 1: on the fly is the sign of a good coach, period. 452 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 1: But it's certainly a good head coach because so many 453 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:50,400 Speaker 1: times throughout the course of a game, things come up, 454 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:54,399 Speaker 1: things unexpected. You have an injury, you have, you know, 455 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 1: a scheme that you haven't seen before, and a team's 456 00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 1: trying to throw you a curveball. Your ability to a 457 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:04,359 Speaker 1: just on the fly, be decisive, utilize players skill sets 458 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 1: and put them in the right position to succeed and 459 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 1: give your team the ability to succeed is such a 460 00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:11,720 Speaker 1: valuable asset for a coach. And I love, you know, 461 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 1: just hearing so many things about him, about how he 462 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 1: can really lead people and put them in the right 463 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 1: position and utilize everybody's abilities. I'll borrow a line that 464 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 1: you often use, Paul adjust to the adjustments and what 465 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 1: would coach Lou do with and Isaiah Simmons, A, Zavin Collins, 466 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: Buddha Baker, how far back or does he play closer 467 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:33,439 Speaker 1: to the line of scrimmage. There's a lot of different 468 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:36,439 Speaker 1: pieces on that defense. Yeah, the numbers the end of 469 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,360 Speaker 1: the season, metrics were not good, but there is young 470 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:42,160 Speaker 1: talent on that side of the ball. Staaten Island Lou. 471 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:44,679 Speaker 1: That's his nickname, right, And I like the way it 472 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 1: carries himself as demeanor, and I like how we did 473 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 1: more with less in terms of some of the players 474 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:52,320 Speaker 1: in that Bengals defense. If I went out into the 475 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: streets right now, all the Super Bowl fans that are 476 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 1: here in town in the AC and I said, naming 477 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:59,119 Speaker 1: two players on the Bengals defense, how many people do 478 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 1: you think talk about Damiko Ryans, who just got the 479 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,120 Speaker 1: job of the Texans. He had an All Pro at 480 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 1: each level of his defense, Nick Bosa, Fred Warner, and 481 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: then the safety's name. I'm going to Butcher, right, And 482 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 1: so there were dudes on that Niners defense, not necessarily 483 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 1: the case in Cincinnati. But to your point, Kyle, they 484 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 1: were buttoned up. The looks were very effective what they 485 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:23,879 Speaker 1: did against Josh Allen and Buffalo. I mean, based on that, 486 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:26,159 Speaker 1: he's ready for a head coaching gig, at least to me, 487 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 1: and what plagued the Cardinals last year, the little things 488 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 1: became big things. And if you can get a head 489 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:35,919 Speaker 1: coach's able to harp on the details because in the NFL, 490 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 1: guess what, most games are decided by seven points or less. 491 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:41,359 Speaker 1: That's going to make the difference on the score board 492 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:43,439 Speaker 1: at the end of the day. And too often the 493 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 1: Cardinals were their own worst enemy towards we don't want 494 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 1: to hear anymore self inflicted. If lu Ana Rumo is 495 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:52,119 Speaker 1: the guy to solve that, guess what, that's a huge 496 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:55,120 Speaker 1: vote in his favor. Well, let's hear from potentially the 497 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 1: next Cardinals head coach lu Anna Rumo on teaching being 498 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: detail led courtesy Bengals dot Com. Try to make sure 499 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:05,919 Speaker 1: that the guys understand that what we're giving them and 500 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:07,440 Speaker 1: what we're trying to teach them, we're going to be 501 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: passionate about it and take out and eliminate all the gray. 502 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:13,200 Speaker 1: So what they're going to know exactly what their job 503 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 1: responsibilities are and make sure we're paying attention to detail. 504 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 1: We'll put your guys on your work. Find a receiver, 505 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 1: Find a receiver. Three hard steps to the ball. We 506 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 1: understand that the players are in tough situations, and so 507 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:28,919 Speaker 1: we want to make sure that a we're getting these 508 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:31,400 Speaker 1: guys to play as hard and as fast as possible, 509 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:34,640 Speaker 1: getting them to play with great passion, and getting them 510 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:36,520 Speaker 1: to play for each other. You step out on the 511 00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 1: field this year and you say to yourself, I am 512 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:41,919 Speaker 1: better than all these dudes that are lining up across 513 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:44,439 Speaker 1: from me. I'm faster than them, I'm tougher than him. 514 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be smarter than him because I'm gonna play 515 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 1: with leverage. And don't stress ever, Now, what we don't 516 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:52,920 Speaker 1: know about Mike Kafka. There is a little bit more 517 00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 1: known about lou An Arrumo as far as who he 518 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 1: might potentially bring in as far as previous relationships. He 519 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: did Kyle overlap with Vance Joseph in Miami, as well 520 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 1: as Matt Burke Sean Jefferson, the wide receivers coach that 521 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 1: year in twenty sixteen that they were all together, and 522 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:13,960 Speaker 1: those still as we speak here on this Tuesday, VJ. 523 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 1: Burke and Jefferson still on that Cardinals coaching staff. Yeah, 524 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 1: just by his number of years of experience. Look, he 525 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: knows people. He knows what he would be looking for 526 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:29,160 Speaker 1: at each position group, whether he brings in a defensive coordinator, 527 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:31,719 Speaker 1: what he's looking for in an offensive coordinator. I mean, 528 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:34,200 Speaker 1: he knows exactly what he wants because he's been around 529 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:37,199 Speaker 1: this game for so long. I love, you know, just 530 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:40,040 Speaker 1: hearing that last audio clip of him and how he 531 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 1: communicates with players. I Mean that's what so many not 532 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:46,679 Speaker 1: just head coaches, but coaches in general don't have the 533 00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:48,960 Speaker 1: ability to get on the level of a player and 534 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 1: communicate and get the most out of each individual player. 535 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 1: Because you can't just be one way with all of 536 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:58,680 Speaker 1: the athletes. You have to understand what buttons to push, 537 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 1: what makes a guy to How can I maximize his effort, 538 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:05,919 Speaker 1: his value to this team. How can I continue to 539 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,760 Speaker 1: encourage him when he's made a mistake, when he's had 540 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:11,440 Speaker 1: a bad game, when he's had a bad practice. And 541 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:14,240 Speaker 1: you can hear that in his voice when he's talking 542 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:16,320 Speaker 1: to I don't know even know who he's talking to 543 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 1: in that clip, but when he's talking to one of 544 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:20,639 Speaker 1: his players to get down on their level and communicate 545 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:22,400 Speaker 1: with them to get the most out of them. Do 546 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:25,480 Speaker 1: you have the respect of those individuals, Paul, not just 547 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:28,920 Speaker 1: in your own position room, but the entire locker room. 548 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 1: And that's what you want from your head coach, not 549 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 1: maybe to be buddy buddy, but to someone that can 550 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 1: maybe put the finger in your face or tell you 551 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 1: what you did right, what you did wrong, what you 552 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:42,160 Speaker 1: need to see happen next play, next game. I go 553 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 1: back to the Giants and that turnaround Brian Dable engineered, 554 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 1: and the story from September was there was a moment 555 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:52,480 Speaker 1: when Daniel Jones really mess something up during a game 556 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 1: and the head coach, the new head coach, a first 557 00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 1: time head coach, Brian Dable with a franchise quarterback aired 558 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 1: him out on the sideline for everyone to see, and 559 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:04,840 Speaker 1: at that moment, the rest of the team realized, Okay, 560 00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 1: we're all in equal footing. Everyone's being held accountable. You 561 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:10,880 Speaker 1: need to be that guy. Lu An Rumo appears to 562 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 1: me to have that capability. Yet he also has that relationship, 563 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:17,720 Speaker 1: that connection with players, and I'll cite something to Miko 564 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:20,800 Speaker 1: Ryan's said this last week that the Houston media said 565 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 1: the best advice he ever received as a coach was 566 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:26,080 Speaker 1: that quote. Players don't care about how much you know. 567 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:29,720 Speaker 1: They're focused on how much you care. Would you say 568 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 1: that's accurate, Kyle? Oh? Absolutely. You don't ever want to 569 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:36,560 Speaker 1: be talked two or talked at. You want to You 570 00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:39,640 Speaker 1: want to have conversations and work through your problems. Like 571 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:42,240 Speaker 1: I can't coach. I can't understand this scheme. I don't 572 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 1: understand why I'm dropping over here, I don't understand why 573 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 1: you know why my footwork can't get right on this play. 574 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 1: And to have a coach understand and listen, but at 575 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 1: the same time let you understand and let you know 576 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:57,960 Speaker 1: it's your job to figure it out. I'm here to 577 00:29:58,000 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 1: assist you in any way you can but if you 578 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 1: can't get it down, and we'll find somebody that can. 579 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:05,320 Speaker 1: And again to your point, this is how I picture 580 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:08,960 Speaker 1: him running a team. You know, look, everybody is accountable. 581 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:12,200 Speaker 1: I don't care if you're the number three overall pick 582 00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:14,160 Speaker 1: this year, you don't get a pass. I don't care. 583 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 1: If you've been a starter in this league for ten years, 584 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 1: you don't get a pass. Everybody puts in the same work, 585 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:23,360 Speaker 1: everybody shows up to practice, everybody has the same expectation 586 00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:27,080 Speaker 1: on Sundays. Goes back to Bruce Arians, Paul the accountability 587 00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:31,200 Speaker 1: board and hearing ba Air out Larry Fitzgerald in front 588 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:34,480 Speaker 1: of everyone, and that became the all right, we're all 589 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:37,440 Speaker 1: on the same page, we're all on equal footing. Where 590 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:39,480 Speaker 1: do we go from here? That is a great point, 591 00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:42,479 Speaker 1: and you know what it fits. It makes so much 592 00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 1: sense because in so many ways, lu An Rumo reminds 593 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:47,640 Speaker 1: me of Bruce Arians, who was hired at age sixty, 594 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:49,560 Speaker 1: late in his career. Now, of course he had the 595 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:51,360 Speaker 1: interim head coaching gig with a Colts. He had some 596 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 1: experience there, but he was a guy that got the 597 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:57,280 Speaker 1: chance late in his career and he ended up being 598 00:30:57,440 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 1: obviously an NFL Coach of the Year at one point, 599 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 1: and I things still think to this day that was 600 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:04,400 Speaker 1: by design, holding the franchise guy, the guy in a 601 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:06,760 Speaker 1: first name based with the state of Arizona, accountable in 602 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 1: front of everybody. The goal of whomever the next Cardinals 603 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 1: head coach will be the Super Bowl. We'll touch on 604 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:16,920 Speaker 1: Super Bowl fifty seven as we continue here. It's the 605 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:20,200 Speaker 1: Cardinals Red Sea report on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network. 606 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:29,920 Speaker 1: The Eagles to pin the NFC's best team all season 607 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:33,080 Speaker 1: long and zeros on the clock, and they will carry 608 00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:36,720 Speaker 1: band momentum with big wins in the Divisional round against 609 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 1: the Giants and you're in the championship Robbie in San Francisco. Oh, 610 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:45,720 Speaker 1: but way to Arizona and Super Bowl fifty seven. The 611 00:31:45,880 --> 00:31:50,320 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles are going to the Super Bowl again, podgam 612 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 1: pinching thirty one to seven win over San Francisco. It 613 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:59,040 Speaker 1: is over. The Chanson City Chiefs are going to the 614 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:03,400 Speaker 1: Super Bowl for the third time in four years. The 615 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 1: Chiefs within the AFC Championship and get Prependchi against the 616 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 1: Bengals twenty three to twenty the final and arrowhead It'll 617 00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 1: be the Chiefs and the Eagles. It's Super Bowl fifty 618 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:23,160 Speaker 1: seven and that game is coming up on Sunday, State 619 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:28,560 Speaker 1: Farm Stadium, four thirty on Fox Chiefs and Eagles, Philadelphia. 620 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:32,040 Speaker 1: By the way, for those that care, the designated home 621 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:35,280 Speaker 1: team in that game on Sunday, as we walcome back 622 00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:37,800 Speaker 1: here to the Cardinals Red Seat Report presented by a SeatGeek, 623 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:40,720 Speaker 1: your ticket to great seats. And it should be a 624 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:44,400 Speaker 1: great game, at least on paper here, Kyle, because for 625 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:46,880 Speaker 1: the first time in five years, you've got both top 626 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:51,600 Speaker 1: seeds reaching the Super Bowl, two very good offenses and 627 00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:58,160 Speaker 1: two very good defenses. Yeah, you're exactly right. What an 628 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:01,320 Speaker 1: intriguing matchup. I mean, it's so many weapons, so many 629 00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:04,400 Speaker 1: potential playmakers on any given play, on both sides of 630 00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:07,880 Speaker 1: the ball. I mean, you've got, you know, you've got 631 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 1: pass rushers on both sides. You've got really good offensive 632 00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:13,280 Speaker 1: lines to the top offensive lines in the league. You've 633 00:33:13,280 --> 00:33:17,280 Speaker 1: got two good running games. You've got two young, dual 634 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:20,320 Speaker 1: threat quarterbacks. I mean, in a lot of ways, these are, 635 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 1: you know, very similar teams, and it's gonna be whoever 636 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:25,880 Speaker 1: shows up and just plays better that day. It's so 637 00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:28,160 Speaker 1: hard to just look at this game on paper and 638 00:33:28,200 --> 00:33:31,640 Speaker 1: say this team has a decisive advantage in this area, 639 00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:35,200 Speaker 1: because there really isn't other than you know, to me, 640 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:38,200 Speaker 1: the Chiefs have all of this playoff experience and they've 641 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:40,160 Speaker 1: been here and they've done it, and it's you know, 642 00:33:40,160 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 1: the moment isn't too big. But at the same time, 643 00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 1: there's a lot of key veterans on the Eagles team 644 00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:48,960 Speaker 1: that I could see stepping up and being a big 645 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:51,040 Speaker 1: factor in the outcome of this game. Well, you just 646 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:53,600 Speaker 1: have to look at the Kelsey brothers. Jason Kelsey, the 647 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:56,760 Speaker 1: Eagles center, was part of that Philadelphia championship team a 648 00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:58,880 Speaker 1: couple of years back, and then Travis Kelsey the tied 649 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:02,080 Speaker 1: end with the Chiefs. That's one major storyline with Mom 650 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:04,920 Speaker 1: Donna being a big focal point of all the TV crews. 651 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:08,600 Speaker 1: But it's fascinating because you have two teams that are 652 00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:12,520 Speaker 1: equally good at both offense and defense, and you know what, 653 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:16,080 Speaker 1: you have two teams that are healthy. It's remarkable when 654 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:19,000 Speaker 1: you look at these two teams and do you realize 655 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:22,759 Speaker 1: that the Eagles have every one of their twenty two 656 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:25,520 Speaker 1: Week one starters are going to be on the field 657 00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:28,640 Speaker 1: for Super Bowl fifty seven, And then think of the season. 658 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:32,680 Speaker 1: The Cardinals just endured, so they're talented and they're healthy. 659 00:34:33,160 --> 00:34:35,640 Speaker 1: They have the quarterbacks the first team All Pro against 660 00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:38,000 Speaker 1: the second team All Pro, Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts. 661 00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 1: And to Kyle's point, they can get to the quarterback, 662 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:43,120 Speaker 1: can they not? Eagles with seventy sacks this year, the 663 00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:45,799 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs were top three and seven. They were 664 00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:47,759 Speaker 1: safe in his second with fifty five. There you go 665 00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:51,080 Speaker 1: and so and so if you're looking for the formula 666 00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:54,600 Speaker 1: right now, quarterback, get to the quarterback, stay healthy. You 667 00:34:54,680 --> 00:34:57,799 Speaker 1: have talent all around at every single position. But to me, 668 00:34:57,960 --> 00:35:00,279 Speaker 1: the difference, and you guys can agree or disagree, No, no, 669 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:04,080 Speaker 1: you will. That Eagles offensive line, the Eagles offensive line, 670 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:07,239 Speaker 1: to me, what they did against that Niners defensive front, 671 00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:08,799 Speaker 1: and I know it was it was. It was a 672 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:11,360 Speaker 1: tight game until things got sideways. And obviously the Niners 673 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:13,440 Speaker 1: had no chance when they had no quarterback. But that 674 00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:15,759 Speaker 1: filled off the offensive line that had a dozen first 675 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:17,919 Speaker 1: down runs in the NFC Championship, they had a half 676 00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:20,839 Speaker 1: dozen chunk runs ten or more yards. I just think 677 00:35:21,160 --> 00:35:23,480 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts has a better chance of staying clean in 678 00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:25,880 Speaker 1: this game, and it gives Eagles a better chance of winning. 679 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:28,719 Speaker 1: Eagles rushed for one hundred and forty eight yards and 680 00:35:28,840 --> 00:35:31,719 Speaker 1: four touchdowns against that forty nine Ers defense to get 681 00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:33,759 Speaker 1: to the super Bowl. And we always say, Kyle, it 682 00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:35,799 Speaker 1: always begins and ends at the line of scrimmage. Can 683 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:38,200 Speaker 1: you block? Can you get to the quarterback? And that's 684 00:35:38,239 --> 00:35:40,879 Speaker 1: where I think, more so than any other game. Yeah, 685 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:43,400 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks always gets to the attention. But there's been 686 00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:45,600 Speaker 1: a lot of talk over these past week and a 687 00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:48,360 Speaker 1: half about the line of scrimmage. Who can control that 688 00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:50,880 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage? Oh, you're exactly right, And that was 689 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:53,239 Speaker 1: against I think the Niners might have had the best 690 00:35:53,280 --> 00:35:56,359 Speaker 1: run defense in the league in the regular season. So 691 00:35:57,520 --> 00:35:59,160 Speaker 1: you know, and this is what this is a whole 692 00:35:59,160 --> 00:36:01,600 Speaker 1: separate subject, not talking about this game, but when we 693 00:36:01,640 --> 00:36:03,640 Speaker 1: talk about what do the Cardinals look like and how 694 00:36:03,719 --> 00:36:06,560 Speaker 1: do they build this team? Because you know, there is 695 00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:08,640 Speaker 1: gonna be so much turnover in this roster, but you know, 696 00:36:08,680 --> 00:36:11,080 Speaker 1: we talk about you building it inside out. You look 697 00:36:11,400 --> 00:36:14,000 Speaker 1: at these two teams and you know, everybody wants to 698 00:36:14,040 --> 00:36:16,080 Speaker 1: look at the quarterbacks. Everybody wants to look at the 699 00:36:16,080 --> 00:36:19,200 Speaker 1: weapons at wide receiver or tight end or the running backs. 700 00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:22,319 Speaker 1: But you know the success of these two teams is 701 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:26,560 Speaker 1: largely because of their offensive lines. You know, the Chiefs 702 00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:29,239 Speaker 1: invested heavily in their offensive line a couple of years ago. 703 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:32,759 Speaker 1: The Eagles have probably the best, most talented, as PAULI 704 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:35,040 Speaker 1: was saying, offensive line in the league. And then the 705 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:38,000 Speaker 1: defensive lines. The ability to once you get that lead, 706 00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:40,320 Speaker 1: to close the deal, to get the pressure on the 707 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:44,000 Speaker 1: quarterback to get hits, and affect the game that way. 708 00:36:44,719 --> 00:36:48,799 Speaker 1: To me, I mean that's I'm probably an anomaly, but 709 00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:52,399 Speaker 1: when I watch football, I love watching good offensive lines 710 00:36:52,440 --> 00:36:55,160 Speaker 1: against good defensive lines and see who can play better. 711 00:36:55,160 --> 00:36:57,680 Speaker 1: And to me, that will be the factor because because 712 00:36:57,719 --> 00:37:00,440 Speaker 1: the skill position that both sides have, so many players, 713 00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:03,120 Speaker 1: have so many elite athletes. But it's the battle in 714 00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:05,279 Speaker 1: the trenches that's going to make the difference in this game. 715 00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:08,239 Speaker 1: What Aaron Donald did last year for the Rams, Look 716 00:37:08,239 --> 00:37:11,520 Speaker 1: what Chris Jones has done, especially in that AFC championship 717 00:37:11,560 --> 00:37:13,320 Speaker 1: for the Chiefs. So if you want to tie it 718 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:15,399 Speaker 1: into the Cardinals, if they're sitting there at number three 719 00:37:15,440 --> 00:37:19,640 Speaker 1: and Jayalen Carter is that dude, if Jayalen Carter is him, 720 00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:22,480 Speaker 1: as the kids say, if he's ninety nine or ninety 721 00:37:22,480 --> 00:37:24,960 Speaker 1: five in this case Chris Jones this year, then you 722 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:27,319 Speaker 1: know what, you automatically run that card up to the 723 00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:29,400 Speaker 1: podium and you take Jaylen Carter, oh or you just 724 00:37:29,480 --> 00:37:32,400 Speaker 1: get the edge rusher well Anderson because you talk about 725 00:37:32,440 --> 00:37:34,520 Speaker 1: what these teams have been able to do as far 726 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:37,480 Speaker 1: as get to the opposing quarterback in let's give some 727 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:40,040 Speaker 1: credit where credit is due. As son Reddick, where it 728 00:37:40,040 --> 00:37:43,920 Speaker 1: all began for him several years ago now culminates in 729 00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:46,799 Speaker 1: the biggest game of his career, and he was very 730 00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:50,560 Speaker 1: complimentary Paul during Super Bowl Opening night on his stint 731 00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:53,040 Speaker 1: with the Arizona Cardinals. Yes, it did not go well, 732 00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:56,799 Speaker 1: but in his mind, he's worried he's at because of 733 00:37:56,840 --> 00:37:59,520 Speaker 1: the struggles that he went through earlier in his career. 734 00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:02,680 Speaker 1: Night ten and as sacks in nineteen games, and Jonathan 735 00:38:02,760 --> 00:38:04,680 Speaker 1: Gannon was quoted last month of saying, you know what, 736 00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:06,799 Speaker 1: he would have had twenty five sacks this year if 737 00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:09,000 Speaker 1: I didn't drop him in coverage so much so, he's 738 00:38:09,040 --> 00:38:11,560 Speaker 1: been really good. My question though, to you, Kyle is 739 00:38:11,920 --> 00:38:14,120 Speaker 1: look at all the other dudes in that defensive front. 740 00:38:14,400 --> 00:38:16,799 Speaker 1: How much has the Son Reddick benefited how much has 741 00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:19,560 Speaker 1: he gotten those sack numbers in those pressures, because if 742 00:38:19,600 --> 00:38:22,640 Speaker 1: everybody else along that defensive line, the Brandon Grahams of 743 00:38:22,680 --> 00:38:26,680 Speaker 1: Fletcher Coxes and company, it is really hard. I mean, 744 00:38:26,719 --> 00:38:29,640 Speaker 1: there's a special few that can do it by themselves. 745 00:38:29,719 --> 00:38:32,319 Speaker 1: They can take over games, that can get sacks, they 746 00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:35,319 Speaker 1: can put up numbers without their help. I wasn't one 747 00:38:35,320 --> 00:38:38,600 Speaker 1: of those guys. I benefited lining up next to Albert 748 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:41,719 Speaker 1: Haynesworth in Tennessee, lining up next to and domikin Sue, 749 00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:45,719 Speaker 1: having Cliff Avril opposite of me, they could selectively chip me, 750 00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:48,759 Speaker 1: but they couldn't double team me every single play. And 751 00:38:48,880 --> 00:38:52,040 Speaker 1: when you have that many dudes, and again going back 752 00:38:52,080 --> 00:38:54,719 Speaker 1: to the forty nine ers, look, the forty nine ers 753 00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:57,120 Speaker 1: draft a defensive lineman in the first or second round 754 00:38:57,160 --> 00:39:00,920 Speaker 1: every single year, and it shows like their front is 755 00:39:01,080 --> 00:39:04,239 Speaker 1: winning games for them in spite of again, everybody wants 756 00:39:04,239 --> 00:39:06,640 Speaker 1: to look at their skill positions. When you have a 757 00:39:06,719 --> 00:39:11,440 Speaker 1: dominant defensive front, you can carry that. You can ride 758 00:39:11,440 --> 00:39:13,600 Speaker 1: that defensive front all the way to the playoffs and 759 00:39:13,640 --> 00:39:16,239 Speaker 1: at times even to the Super Bowl, because those are 760 00:39:16,239 --> 00:39:18,400 Speaker 1: the guys that change games, They're the ones that forced 761 00:39:18,440 --> 00:39:22,560 Speaker 1: bad throws that disrupt the timing and you know, even 762 00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:25,279 Speaker 1: potentially rattle your quarterback early in the game or even 763 00:39:25,320 --> 00:39:29,799 Speaker 1: injure a quarterback. Four different Eagles players finished with ten 764 00:39:30,080 --> 00:39:32,759 Speaker 1: or more sex and when you look at the quarterbacks 765 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:35,200 Speaker 1: in this game, that's where the real question marks are. 766 00:39:35,239 --> 00:39:38,000 Speaker 1: How healthy is a Patrick Mahomes dealing with a high 767 00:39:38,040 --> 00:39:40,839 Speaker 1: ankle spraining did not seem to bother him too much 768 00:39:40,880 --> 00:39:43,560 Speaker 1: in the AFC Championship game. Yes he was hobbled, but 769 00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:46,360 Speaker 1: he's now had two weeks to rest up. Jalen Hurts 770 00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:48,680 Speaker 1: that shoulder that kept him out of a couple of 771 00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:51,520 Speaker 1: games late in the season didn't seem to bother him 772 00:39:51,520 --> 00:39:53,640 Speaker 1: too much against the forty nine ers, though they were 773 00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:56,560 Speaker 1: able to run the ball effectively against the forty nine ers. 774 00:39:56,600 --> 00:39:58,960 Speaker 1: Should be a lot of fun on Sunday again, four 775 00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:02,239 Speaker 1: thirty at STA Farm Stadium. If you're not able to 776 00:40:02,280 --> 00:40:06,440 Speaker 1: get to the game, like Kyle Vanibash over there, who 777 00:40:06,440 --> 00:40:09,440 Speaker 1: will be in attendance? Paul and I, Well, you just 778 00:40:09,520 --> 00:40:12,960 Speaker 1: turn on the TV and watch Costa CALVC. That's my ticket. 779 00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:17,440 Speaker 1: Thanks Kyle, appreciate it. You you had extra tickets, but 780 00:40:17,640 --> 00:40:20,440 Speaker 1: you found other people to go with you. Well, everybody, 781 00:40:20,520 --> 00:40:30,279 Speaker 1: my friends, we'll just let that hang. That hurts and 782 00:40:30,480 --> 00:40:34,080 Speaker 1: it works out of the shotgun. He takes it facing pressure. 783 00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:38,080 Speaker 1: He's in trouble. He spun around. He's had to get away. 784 00:40:38,239 --> 00:40:44,080 Speaker 1: He looks to full He doves dock free catches laid down. 785 00:40:44,120 --> 00:40:48,239 Speaker 1: At the twenty five even Tyree comes up with the 786 00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:53,240 Speaker 1: paul just to the last heroes. Manning for the judgments, 787 00:40:53,880 --> 00:41:00,520 Speaker 1: the Chians are badly thirty five second trebating it past 788 00:41:00,640 --> 00:41:07,240 Speaker 1: thirty got work and a lot of the biggest upsets history. 789 00:41:08,360 --> 00:41:12,279 Speaker 1: The Giants set pet they previously off Patriots and a 790 00:41:12,320 --> 00:41:16,040 Speaker 1: half far super Bowl forty two. In the shutting Affair's 791 00:41:16,040 --> 00:41:19,000 Speaker 1: the Snappets go high prick throw, It's intercepted. It the 792 00:41:19,080 --> 00:41:24,720 Speaker 1: goal line. Let's intercepted by Molcol Funckler. Welcome Frontlers intercepted 793 00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:31,120 Speaker 1: while listen let the goal line twenty seconds slipt. Flashback 794 00:41:31,440 --> 00:41:34,920 Speaker 1: to the two most recent Super Bowls to be held 795 00:41:35,080 --> 00:41:37,800 Speaker 1: in the state of Arizona. You heard Mark alberts on 796 00:41:37,960 --> 00:41:41,880 Speaker 1: Westwood one. Super Bowl forty two, the Giants upsetting the 797 00:41:42,200 --> 00:41:47,000 Speaker 1: undefeated Patriots seventeen to fourteen with the David Tyree helmet 798 00:41:47,080 --> 00:41:50,640 Speaker 1: catch and then Kevin Harland on Westwood One, the decision 799 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:53,400 Speaker 1: not to hand the ball off to Marshawn Lynch, and 800 00:41:53,560 --> 00:41:56,719 Speaker 1: the Patriots beat the Seahawks twenty eight to twenty four 801 00:41:56,920 --> 00:42:00,919 Speaker 1: and Super Bowl forty nine. As a defensive player, there 802 00:42:02,040 --> 00:42:04,839 Speaker 1: is there a worse way to lose a game via 803 00:42:04,920 --> 00:42:08,840 Speaker 1: the helmet catch or to see your running back not 804 00:42:09,080 --> 00:42:14,040 Speaker 1: get the ball and score. I think see a running 805 00:42:14,040 --> 00:42:17,160 Speaker 1: back not get the ball because hit me, that seemed 806 00:42:17,160 --> 00:42:20,680 Speaker 1: like everybody in America was watching that game just assuming 807 00:42:20,719 --> 00:42:24,160 Speaker 1: that Marshawn Lynch was going to run it in game over. Yeah, 808 00:42:24,560 --> 00:42:27,600 Speaker 1: that'd be tough. Actually, a friend of mine, Cliff avril I, 809 00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:30,080 Speaker 1: mentioned earlier he's staying with me the next couple of days, 810 00:42:30,120 --> 00:42:31,840 Speaker 1: and he was on the field for that, and that 811 00:42:31,920 --> 00:42:34,279 Speaker 1: still eats at him. It bothers him a lot. I 812 00:42:34,360 --> 00:42:37,440 Speaker 1: think it destroyed the Seahawks. I honestly, there was so 813 00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:42,080 Speaker 1: much vitriol internally at Darryl Bevill or Pete Carroll whoever's 814 00:42:42,120 --> 00:42:45,359 Speaker 1: responsible for getting too cute instead of handing it off 815 00:42:45,400 --> 00:42:48,200 Speaker 1: to beast Mode at the one yard line. I was 816 00:42:48,280 --> 00:42:50,239 Speaker 1: at the game covering the game. I was an auxiliary 817 00:42:50,320 --> 00:42:53,120 Speaker 1: media seating otherwise known as the upper upper upper deck 818 00:42:53,320 --> 00:42:55,440 Speaker 1: where you can actually touch the rafters. That's how far 819 00:42:55,520 --> 00:42:57,200 Speaker 1: removed I was from the field, But it was at 820 00:42:57,280 --> 00:42:59,440 Speaker 1: that end, and there were Seahawk fans when they got 821 00:42:59,440 --> 00:43:01,160 Speaker 1: down to the goal line who were talking trash to 822 00:43:01,239 --> 00:43:03,960 Speaker 1: Patriots fans, and then all of a sudden there was 823 00:43:04,040 --> 00:43:07,919 Speaker 1: a reversal of fate and fortune, and so yeah, maybe 824 00:43:07,920 --> 00:43:10,000 Speaker 1: there was a little karma involved there, but think of 825 00:43:10,080 --> 00:43:12,960 Speaker 1: how angry Richards Sherman was. It wasn't just Cliff Avril 826 00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:16,200 Speaker 1: and think they held that against Daryl Bevill and I 827 00:43:16,320 --> 00:43:18,120 Speaker 1: think it just ated the team inside out and to 828 00:43:18,239 --> 00:43:22,000 Speaker 1: ruin their dynasty before really the shelf life should have expired. 829 00:43:22,560 --> 00:43:24,439 Speaker 1: It's okay with me. I'm not gonna show any tears 830 00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:29,759 Speaker 1: couldn't happen to a nicer team or fan base. Question is, though, now, Paul, 831 00:43:29,840 --> 00:43:32,480 Speaker 1: what to expect here? Do we get that kind of 832 00:43:32,520 --> 00:43:35,840 Speaker 1: a wild finish between the Chiefs and Eagles. Now, no 833 00:43:35,920 --> 00:43:39,120 Speaker 1: one expected the Giants to beat the Patriots, and it 834 00:43:39,280 --> 00:43:42,359 Speaker 1: was a much better and an even more evenly match 835 00:43:42,440 --> 00:43:45,720 Speaker 1: game when the Patriots played the Seahawks in twenty fifteen. 836 00:43:45,880 --> 00:43:49,200 Speaker 1: But now there is a there is there is a 837 00:43:49,320 --> 00:43:52,719 Speaker 1: level that's been set for super Bowls here in Arizona, 838 00:43:53,320 --> 00:43:55,520 Speaker 1: no doubt. I mean, you know, you can look at 839 00:43:55,640 --> 00:43:57,840 Speaker 1: various stats. We talked about the line of scrimmage. You 840 00:43:57,880 --> 00:44:00,760 Speaker 1: can look at some of the superfluous stuff. How Kansas 841 00:44:00,800 --> 00:44:03,200 Speaker 1: City is wearing the white jerseys and the team wearing 842 00:44:03,239 --> 00:44:05,600 Speaker 1: the white jersey has one fifteen of the last eighteen 843 00:44:05,680 --> 00:44:08,120 Speaker 1: Super Bowls. So just keep that in mind, Kyle, that's 844 00:44:08,160 --> 00:44:10,520 Speaker 1: some hard hitting analysis there. When you go to Super 845 00:44:10,600 --> 00:44:13,319 Speaker 1: Bowl fifty seven, you can look at me. I don't 846 00:44:13,480 --> 00:44:16,960 Speaker 1: experience factor. Andy Reid has been there and done that 847 00:44:17,120 --> 00:44:19,359 Speaker 1: as a head coach. He knows the whole preparation. Nick 848 00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:23,040 Speaker 1: Sirianni obviously first timer and a young head coach, and 849 00:44:23,520 --> 00:44:25,480 Speaker 1: most of those Eagle players. Now you have a Jason 850 00:44:25,520 --> 00:44:27,720 Speaker 1: Kelsey and some of those throwbacks to the Doug Peterson 851 00:44:27,800 --> 00:44:30,800 Speaker 1: Nick Foles Super Bowl. But I really wonder if experience 852 00:44:30,880 --> 00:44:33,880 Speaker 1: in handling the magnitude of the moment is in favor 853 00:44:33,960 --> 00:44:36,200 Speaker 1: of Kansas City and enables them to get off to 854 00:44:36,280 --> 00:44:39,879 Speaker 1: a better start. You had a prediction, Kyle here, well 855 00:44:40,440 --> 00:44:43,400 Speaker 1: Pauli's white jersey prediction. I'm looking to pay for these 856 00:44:43,400 --> 00:44:45,560 Speaker 1: Super Bowl tickets, so can I place a big bet 857 00:44:45,719 --> 00:44:48,640 Speaker 1: on the White jerseys. Is it is that gonna pay 858 00:44:48,680 --> 00:44:50,520 Speaker 1: for my tickets? I'm not gonna be responsible for that, 859 00:44:50,640 --> 00:44:52,640 Speaker 1: just like I was not responsible as the media member 860 00:44:52,719 --> 00:44:55,759 Speaker 1: last night who asked Nick Siriana j answer the super 861 00:44:55,840 --> 00:44:58,759 Speaker 1: Bowl I must win game? Coach. Somebody asked him if 862 00:44:58,800 --> 00:45:01,799 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl is a must win game and he deadpanded, yeah, 863 00:45:02,719 --> 00:45:03,919 Speaker 1: I mean, you know what you do with that guy's 864 00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:07,960 Speaker 1: media credecial Just you're done, dude, You're done. Super Bowl 865 00:45:08,040 --> 00:45:10,520 Speaker 1: fifty seven coming up on Sunday. We'll talk about it 866 00:45:10,640 --> 00:45:14,600 Speaker 1: in one week's time special. Thanks Jim Amahndroculdie Fitcher behind 867 00:45:14,640 --> 00:45:17,520 Speaker 1: the scenes for Paul KLVC Calvanabach. 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