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Speaker 1: contributions the rookies have made thus far this season, plus

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Speaker 1: to look ahead of the weather in Cleveland. And wait

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Speaker 1: is Danny filming the show. It's Cardinals Cover two, episode

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Speaker 1: six ninety three, and it starts now.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two.

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Speaker 1: Budda Baker, What Heart?

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Speaker 2: What rent?

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Speaker 1: This guy's unbelievable?

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Speaker 1: He's a ten half of five. He's it again so

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Speaker 1: for Harry Magic. Whoa.

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Speaker 2: Here's Craig Grioloud.

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Speaker 1: So this is an audio only show here Cardinals Covered two,

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Speaker 1: presented by Hyundai, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. So

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Speaker 1: I'm going to do my best to explain what is

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Speaker 1: of November. By the way, happy November first.

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Speaker 3: Because you look marvelous, Craig. I'm documenting it very well.

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Speaker 1: Put.

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Speaker 3: We do a Day in the Life series where somebody

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Speaker 3: you know, not just the football players and knowing that

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Speaker 3: that means I'm walking around with my phone recording pretty

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Speaker 3: Great job, and.

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Speaker 1: I appreciate that, Thank you very much. I'll put that

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Speaker 1: and then Wednesday is typically sideline exchange, which you also do.

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Speaker 1: So all that encompasses a day in the life.

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Speaker 1: And I voluntar hear you, Danny, So we're good. We

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Speaker 1: Day in the life again audio only here on Cardinals Store.

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Speaker 1: All right, this Wednesday, brand New Week, Week nine. By

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Speaker 3: All the signs were there that Kyler Murray could have returned,

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Speaker 1: Okay. When Gannon on Wednesday asked about all three quarterbacks

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Speaker 3: That confidence that the media saw outside of his locker

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Speaker 1: And I think it was big to hear DJ say

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Speaker 3: Well, hopefully it won't be raining outdoors where I am. Craig,

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Speaker 3: I don't know why you're trying to manifest this.

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Speaker 3: players that can have an immediate impact coming back from injury.

438
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Speaker 3: You're trying to manifest me being cold and wet from

439
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Speaker 3: the rain, standing out on a field and having equipment

440
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Speaker 3: that I have to keep dry. Yeah, but those are

441
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Speaker 3: not the same things, Craig.

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Speaker 1: True, it's only pregame at least it's not three hours

443
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Speaker 1: like it is for Paul.

444
00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:26,160
Speaker 3: True, and then I go back down as the game

445
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Speaker 3: is ending in the final few minutes.

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Speaker 2: That's true.

447
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Speaker 3: So if it rains, you will have to deal with

448
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Speaker 3: my wrath on Monday. How about that. That's a manifestation, Craig.

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Speaker 1: Okay, I look forward to Monday. By the way, if

450
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Speaker 1: it is Clayton tune on Sunday, Cardinals will then be starting,

451
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Speaker 1: perhaps starting four rookies on offense, quarterback, running back, wide receiver,

452
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Speaker 1: right tackle.

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Speaker 3: That's just where this team is at. We're not even

454
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Speaker 3: talking about the rookies on defense, Nope. That that's just

455
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Speaker 3: where you are at. And part of that is from injuries.

456
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Speaker 3: Part of that, I think is what you knew this

457
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Speaker 3: year was going to look like when you're looking at

458
00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:12,199
Speaker 3: the personnel, the players that have been traded away or

459
00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:17,080
Speaker 3: walked away, and the transition year that this is of

460
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Speaker 3: not only trying to have success right now, but set

461
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Speaker 3: yourself up for long term success. We haven't gotten the

462
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Speaker 3: injury report yet, however, you're talking about running back, and

463
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Speaker 3: we did not see Amaro de Mercado out there in

464
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Speaker 3: the open portion, So that is something to keep an

465
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Speaker 3: eye on because it hasn't really been a true running

466
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Speaker 3: backs by committee approach since James Connor first went down

467
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Speaker 3: with his knee injury that placed him on ir Cardinals

468
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Speaker 3: have really just been running with the hot hand and

469
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Speaker 3: that has been de Mercado as of late. So we'll

470
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Speaker 3: have to keep an eye out for him on the

471
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Speaker 3: injury report and see what that is and what his

472
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Speaker 3: status will be because that would be that would be

473
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Speaker 3: a big blow for the Cardinals if de Mercado is

474
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Speaker 3: not able to play.

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Speaker 1: Saw a lot of Keyanta Ingram Lates in that game

476
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Speaker 1: basically the last quarter and a half and wasn't quite

477
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Speaker 1: sure what had happened to de Mercata. But obviously he

478
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Speaker 1: is right now on the mend. And remember Damian Williams

479
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Speaker 1: placed on practice squad injured reserve after he suffered a

480
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Speaker 1: foot injury on Sunday. So the Cardinals might be looking

481
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Speaker 1: a little bit different at the running back position. But

482
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Speaker 1: that's Cardinals' rookie class. The draft class is one thing,

483
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Speaker 1: and then you throw in de Mercado, Starlinge Thomas. But

484
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Speaker 1: this draft class the nine players, and it's really eight

485
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Speaker 1: because John Gains lost for the season on ir But

486
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Speaker 1: those eight players twenty four starts by the twenty twenty

487
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Speaker 1: four or the twenty twenty three Cardinals draft class. That

488
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Speaker 1: is two more than last year's draft class that had

489
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Speaker 1: twenty two starts, thirteen of which by Trey McBride.

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Speaker 3: And here's what is impressive is you don't really have

491
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Speaker 3: to start all of them. Sure, Paris Johnson Junior as

492
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Speaker 3: your right tackle when you take him six overall, right,

493
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Speaker 3: you're picking a player who you are expecting to come

494
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Speaker 3: in and start, Michael Wilson. There were other receivers Michael

495
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Speaker 3: Wilson didn't have as big of a role as he

496
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Speaker 3: has had guaranteed to him. He earned that. On defense,

497
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Speaker 3: it's been injuries to get defensive lineman Dante Stills in there,

498
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Speaker 3: but he has looked good. His snapcount has increased week

499
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Speaker 3: after week. Garrett Williams comes back from injury and his

500
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Speaker 3: snapcounts increased significantly, and he has been very clearly playing

501
00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,520
Speaker 3: a vital role, mostly with the safeties or slot corner

502
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Speaker 3: but he has come in and had an important role.

503
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Speaker 3: Kee Trow Clark the cornerback now he was starting and

504
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Speaker 3: then hasn't been playing. And I think that's less about

505
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Speaker 3: something that Clark was doing and more about your undrafted

506
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Speaker 3: rookie Starling Thomas just getting comfortable since he only joined

507
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Speaker 3: the Cardinals right before the regular season started. I think

508
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Speaker 3: it's more of a case of Thomas has just looked

509
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Speaker 3: really good in practice and earned that spot over Clark.

510
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Speaker 3: I don't think it's so much what Clark has done,

511
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Speaker 3: but the point is that these rookies b jo Jelari

512
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Speaker 3: who's becoming more active on the defense. You're not just

513
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Speaker 3: giving these rookie reps and starts because you have to.

514
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Speaker 3: I mean, yes, injuries are playing role, they are earning

515
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Speaker 3: their spots.

516
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Speaker 1: And then the big play on Sunday late in that

517
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Speaker 1: game by Owen Papo recovering the on side kick. And

518
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Speaker 1: we heard from special teams coordinator Jeff Rodgers earlier in

519
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Speaker 1: the week on how much Papo is taken to playing

520
00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:20,399
Speaker 1: special teams, going into Jeff's office and asking what am

521
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Speaker 1: I doing right? What am I doing wrong? What can

522
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Speaker 1: I do better? Even though he comes in as do

523
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Speaker 1: most college draft picks, and Jeff Rodgers brought this up,

524
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Speaker 1: not a lot of all pros are. I used to

525
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Speaker 1: say all conference players are special teams players in the

526
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Speaker 1: Power five conferences. And then you come in day one

527
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Speaker 1: in the NFL and no longer are you a big fish.

528
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Speaker 1: You're amongst many big fishes, and you have to figure

529
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Speaker 1: out some way to get on the football field. For

530
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Speaker 1: ninety nine percent of those players, that's on special teams,

531
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Speaker 1: and then you make your way more on offense or defense.

532
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Speaker 3: Very impressive from the rookie class as a whole. It's

533
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Speaker 3: impressive that the players that general manager Money Austin for

534
00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:03,719
Speaker 3: it has either drafted or signed and brought in. And

535
00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:06,480
Speaker 3: also from this coaching staff for figuring out how to

536
00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:08,640
Speaker 3: get the most out of their players and put that

537
00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:13,000
Speaker 3: in cohesiveness of everybody doing what they do best and

538
00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:16,800
Speaker 3: how does that fit the team best? And give that

539
00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:19,000
Speaker 3: and we should say too. You know, John Gains you

540
00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:21,800
Speaker 3: mentioned the final preseason game, had a season ending knee injury.

541
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Speaker 3: He was playing so well he had earned the backup

542
00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:27,399
Speaker 3: center spot, so he should get, you know, his flowers.

543
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Speaker 3: I know I'm not getting my flowers because I was

544
00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:31,280
Speaker 3: wrong about Kyler coming back against the Ravens. So I

545
00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:34,520
Speaker 3: will give mine metaphorically to John Gaines.

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Speaker 1: Okay, what happened to your flowers? I was wrong, Craig,

547
00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:42,400
Speaker 1: you keep bringing it up. I was ready to move

548
00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:45,480
Speaker 1: on and talk about this rookie class and how well

549
00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:49,560
Speaker 1: they've been playing and contributing and again not just on

550
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Speaker 1: the field, but making an impact when they are on

551
00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:54,399
Speaker 1: the field, Unlike Kyler Murray who was yet to be

552
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Speaker 1: on the field, and what in your world he would

553
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Speaker 1: have been on the field.

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Speaker 3: Yes, maybe in Cleveland, maybe at State Farm Stadium against

555
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Speaker 3: the Falcons. Time will tell.

556
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Speaker 1: Okay, Sideline Exchange, who was the player that you stopped

557
00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:12,639
Speaker 1: to talk about Cleveland, potentially Clayton Tune or Kyler Murray

558
00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:14,760
Speaker 1: or whatever else was on your mind.

559
00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:18,439
Speaker 3: One of the best left tackle, DJ Humphries, who might

560
00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:21,280
Speaker 3: be the best quote in that locker room. He's so great.

561
00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:25,320
Speaker 3: His energy is just phenomenal and palpable. And we did

562
00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:29,440
Speaker 3: we talked about possibly having you know, you're prepping throughout

563
00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:31,879
Speaker 3: the week for possibly, to our knowledge at least Clayton

564
00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:34,560
Speaker 3: Tune or Kyler Murray and some adversity on the O

565
00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:37,639
Speaker 3: line that they have faced recently. We did talk about

566
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Speaker 3: Miles Garrett and this Browns defense and how you keep

567
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Speaker 3: him at Bay. So, as expected, Dj Humphries was fantastic

568
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Speaker 3: in the interviews. That Sideline Exchange will be out Thursday

569
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Speaker 3: on our website, Acycardinals dot Com and official YouTube channel.

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Speaker 1: Just don't tell Humphries he's the longest ten yured Cardinals player.

571
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Speaker 3: He doesn't really like being told he's all now.

572
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Speaker 1: He does not at all. It's just it really bugs him.

573
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Speaker 1: He is still okay, relatively speaking, compared to me. He

574
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Speaker 1: is very young, yet he has been here for so long,

575
00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:14,480
Speaker 1: okay since twenty fifteen. Yet he still is that fresh,

576
00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:18,120
Speaker 1: baby faced kind of guy, likes to joke, will be

577
00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:20,680
Speaker 1: serious when he has to be. There have been a

578
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Speaker 1: couple of times I've seen an upset DJ Humphrees. It's

579
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Speaker 1: not pleasant. You stay as far away as possible for

580
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Speaker 1: I'm seventy four when that happens. But he is one

581
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Speaker 1: of the good guys in that locker room that you

582
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Speaker 1: hope is here his entire Cardinals' career.

583
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Speaker 3: Absolutely, and players like Humphreys help with the culture change

584
00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:47,960
Speaker 3: that's going on, help with everybody staying focused and not

585
00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:50,040
Speaker 3: getting caught up in the adversity, not just on the

586
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Speaker 3: offensive line, but with the quarterback change, and continuing to

587
00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:54,560
Speaker 3: do your business the same every single day.

588
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Speaker 1: Some of that adversity on the offensive line. Tristan Cologne,

589
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Speaker 1: who he did not see during the open portion of

590
00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:03,680
Speaker 1: practice on Wednesday, dealing with a calf, and then that

591
00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:07,240
Speaker 1: happened two snaps two plays into the game on Sunday,

592
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Speaker 1: Dennis Dailey came in and earned rave reviews from head

593
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Speaker 1: coach Jonathan Gannon coming in there to play a little

594
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Speaker 1: left guard. So potentially another change along that offensive line,

595
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Speaker 1: but knock on wood, Danny that offensive line has been

596
00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:25,320
Speaker 1: pretty consistent this entire season. Couldn't say that in previous years.

597
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Speaker 1: But when you know you're going to have your five

598
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Speaker 1: from left to right, and in particular that interior of

599
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Speaker 1: the offensive line outside of the left tackle, which has

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Speaker 1: kind of been a little bit of a rotation recently,

601
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Speaker 1: that certainly bodes well for whoever is going to be

602
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Speaker 1: the starting quarterback.

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Speaker 3: You probably saw my Jaja drop. We just got the

604
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Speaker 3: injury report, so first we'll do the Cardinals real quick.

605
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Speaker 3: Offensive lineman test and Cologne did not practice with a calf,

606
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Speaker 3: running back of Mari de Mercado did not practice with

607
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Speaker 3: a toe, and wide receiver Michael Wilson did not practice

608
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Speaker 3: with a shoulder. Chris Barnes was limited with a hamstring,

609
00:30:57,680 --> 00:31:01,040
Speaker 3: Greg Dortch limited with an ankle, Kevin stronglimited with the shoulder,

610
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Speaker 3: Kyler Murray full participant with the knee. Let me count

611
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Speaker 3: how many Browns players are on the hang on one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen,

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Speaker 3: Eighteen Browns players on this injury report. I don't know

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Speaker 3: I've ever seen that.

614
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Speaker 1: Before, including Miles Garrett, although his is listed as rest

615
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Speaker 1: slash shoulder. But yeah, that's a rather lengthy DNP limited

616
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Speaker 1: list for a player or for a team here entering

617
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Speaker 1: week nine, but again, as expected, Kyler Murray a full participants.

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Speaker 1: He will not likely have an practice designation again this

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Speaker 1: week on Thursday or Friday. We will wait to see

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Speaker 1: what the injury designation is on Friday afternoon and then

621
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Speaker 1: wait for Saturday afternoon. If Kyler Murray is activated, and

622
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Speaker 1: once again, if number one is activated on set Saturday,

623
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Speaker 1: he's being activated to start, not to be the backup

624
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Speaker 1: to Clayton Tune. And if it doesn't happen this week,

625
00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:11,040
Speaker 1: then a week from today, you and I will be

626
00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:14,880
Speaker 1: talking on November eighth, and we'll have this conversation again,

627
00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:18,640
Speaker 1: but with some new information because Kyler Murray will definitively

628
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Speaker 1: be on the fifty three man roster.

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Speaker 3: If that's the case, I will feel a lot stronger

630
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Speaker 3: about my stance on when Kyler Murray will make his

631
00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:27,080
Speaker 3: return than I do right now.

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Speaker 1: Okay, but at least we established one thing here on

633
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Speaker 1: this Wednesday edition of Cardinals Cover two. Danny was wrong,

634
00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:38,200
Speaker 1: Craig was right. By the way, I do want to

635
00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:40,640
Speaker 1: end this on a positive note. When it comes to

636
00:32:41,440 --> 00:32:44,959
Speaker 1: you being right or wrong and this, I'll let you

637
00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:48,480
Speaker 1: figure out how you want to go. But considering what

638
00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:54,840
Speaker 1: is happening elsewhere in town, Game five, Chase Field, the

639
00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:58,920
Speaker 1: Rangers lead the Diamondbacks three games to one, how are

640
00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:00,920
Speaker 1: we feeling, Danny? You know what.

641
00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:02,840
Speaker 3: I came on this podcast a week ago and I said,

642
00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:04,960
Speaker 3: go d Backs. It's not like my mind is changing.

643
00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:07,520
Speaker 3: Paul asked me today at practice if I was buying,

644
00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:09,880
Speaker 3: you know, a third party ticket in case the Rangers

645
00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:13,160
Speaker 3: wanted to go celebrate, And look, there is still joy

646
00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:16,280
Speaker 3: if my hometown team wins. There is a lot of

647
00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:19,440
Speaker 3: joy knowing that my father, who grew up a Rangers

648
00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:22,480
Speaker 3: fan and going to Opening Day instead of going to

649
00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:25,520
Speaker 3: work for many years, and my friends and my family

650
00:33:25,520 --> 00:33:28,959
Speaker 3: getting to experience a parade that is I'm not going

651
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Speaker 3: to pretend like that won't make me happy that they

652
00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:33,360
Speaker 3: will get to experience that. Would. I think it would

653
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Speaker 3: be fun to experience that here in Phoenix. Absolutely. I

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Speaker 3: But if the Rangers do end up winning, the World series.

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Speaker 3: There will still be some happiness for my friends and

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Speaker 1: Are you flying back to Arlington?

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Speaker 3: No, no parade, No no, I'm flying to Cleveland, Craig.

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Speaker 1: Basically, I just wanted to make sure you got your

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Speaker 1: your father. Another shout out here. You gotta figure out

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Speaker 1: broadcast here on Cardinals cover two. All right, on that note, again,

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Speaker 1: a lot learned here on this Wednesday, and more importantly

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Speaker 1: the fact that once again Danny was wrong, Craig was right.

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Speaker 1: What that hang? On that note, we will put a

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Speaker 1: lid on this edition of Cardinals Cover two, presented by Hyundai,

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Speaker 1: partner of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, special thanks to

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Speaker 1: our executive producer Jim Mamahure, our associate producer Cody Fincher

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Speaker 1: for Danny sirek, I'm Craig Rial Lou. We'll talk to

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