1 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: The Cardinals fall thirty one twenty one to the Seattle 2 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 1: Seahawks Sunday and are now three and six, dead last 3 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: and the Division Through the good and the bad, though, 4 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: we are here for you every week on Morning Scramble, 5 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: presented by Verizon k mccorby Jody Jackson. I'm Danny Serek. 6 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk about the good and the bad following 7 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: Sunday's loss. The good, though, right off the bat, was 8 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,159 Speaker 1: there was a promising start. The defense held Seattle to 9 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: a field goal on their first drive. The offense scored 10 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: a touchdown on their first possession for the first time 11 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 1: in fourteen games, when Kyler Murray found wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. However, 12 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: that was about as good as it got offensively. Jody, 13 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: we're gonna start with the main dish. What prevented the 14 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 1: Cardinals from creating momentum to find success on offense throughout 15 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:54,279 Speaker 1: the entire game, Well, a lot of times they were 16 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: shooting themselves in the foot and getting into you know, 17 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: long down in distant situations. That first drive, though, it 18 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: felt decisive, It felt like they were executing at a 19 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: high level. And then a lot of things started happening 20 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: and Unfortunately, again, it starts in the trenches. You guys 21 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 1: have heard me talking about that. And when they also 22 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: losing Will Hernandez in this game did not help matters 23 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: already a beat up offensive line, so I mean a 24 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: lot of things prevented it, Danny, But all in all, 25 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:28,759 Speaker 1: this team, I look at the one hundred and seventy 26 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: five passing yards one hundred and forty net passing yards, 27 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: so that shows you the negative plays that we saw. 28 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: You have to have more than that. I'm not I 29 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: don't care about the you know, everyone has injuries, everybody 30 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: has guys go down. This interior line is struggling. I've 31 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: said it every week. The offensive line right now is 32 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: the biggest concern, and that is even more of a 33 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: concern now. But there's got to be a way that 34 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: you make up for that. And this offense is too 35 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: good to be just putting out one hundred and forty 36 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: net passing yards. So, you know, the main dish, there's 37 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: a lot to get into. I know we're going to 38 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 1: get a little bit deeper into it too, But they 39 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: just didn't after that first drive, the momentum fizzled and 40 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: they didn't execute at a high level, and you know, 41 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: guys weren't getting open and it's it's just all spiraled downward. 42 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 1: After that. We couldn't get an offensive score after that 43 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: first offensive opening drive until Zach art Is touched down 44 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: with two minutes left to go in the fourth quarter. 45 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: So I really think it was the offensive line that 46 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 1: we were very weary of, and all those screens to 47 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: screens have got to go. I know, I sound like 48 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:41,119 Speaker 1: every single one of you guys right now. It's way 49 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: too much. And you said one hundred forty passing yards. 50 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: We just are behind a line of scrimmage and then 51 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: you get a first and long or a second and long, 52 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: and then a third and long, and then it's well, 53 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: what do we do now? And then it's either another 54 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: screen or a deep pass that's over somebody's head and 55 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 1: can't get it in because it didn't you really taken 56 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: a deep shots yesterday. I think the other thing that 57 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: I saw was Kyler Murray. And again, it's never a battle. 58 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: The quarterbacks aren't playing each other, right, it's it's the 59 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:07,679 Speaker 1: defense against them. But I saw Geno Smith at times 60 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:10,359 Speaker 1: when that pocket was collapsing, and it did quite a bit. 61 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: I mean, the defense, this defense they get some pressure. Okay, so, 62 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: but Geno Smith had a couple that he stood in 63 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 1: there and a couple were on third down and he 64 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: was able to make a play. Unfortunately, Kyler was only 65 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: there was one play that I remember where he was 66 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: able to really do that, and you know, unfortunately when 67 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: things started to collapse, the play ended there, and that 68 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: really showed up to me as you know, again it's 69 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: never head to head with these quarterbacks, and they're both different, 70 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: they both have different abilities, but that to me was 71 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 1: really tough because that's something that you'd like to see 72 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: Kyler do a little bit more at a high level. 73 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: The Cardinals were without their entire starting interior offensive line, 74 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: leftguard Justin bue who's out for the year with an 75 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: ACL injuries. You of Cody ford In, who's still really 76 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: adjusting because he was on ir missed the first four 77 00:03:57,640 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: games with an ankle injury to start the season. You've 78 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: got Billy Price and its center with Ronnie Hudson still 79 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: dealing with a knee injury, and then your right guard 80 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: Will Hernandez left the game with a chest injury. So 81 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: it was rookie Lucida Smith who really played most of 82 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: the game, just the lack of communication and comfort. No 83 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: matter how much you're practicing out there and you say 84 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:18,359 Speaker 1: that you have that comfort with each other, when it 85 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: goes down to the depth chart, that's not really the 86 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 1: case when you don't have your true starting five offensive lineman. 87 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: There were multiple high snaps, and to me, it all 88 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: comes down to the offensive struggles being miscommunication, lack of execution, 89 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 1: and twelve penalties for seventy seven yards. There were so 90 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: many pre snap penalties that's all focused to me. And 91 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: on the one drive, I mean near the end when 92 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: you needed to have a high level of execution, we saw, 93 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:48,679 Speaker 1: you know forward with the penalty price, with the penalty, 94 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,679 Speaker 1: you had a lot of those issues happening in the 95 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: most crucial time in this the Hopkins touchdown which was 96 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: negated because of the Robbie Anderson falls start that that 97 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: to me is the lack of execut You should come 98 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 1: from focus, because that doesn't come from the coaching staff. 99 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: They can only do so much to make sure you're 100 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 1: ready to go. That is on the players this offense. 101 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 1: Earlier in the week, head coach Cliff Kingsbury said that 102 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: the Cardinals were trailing ninety one percent of the time 103 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 1: this season. They had the early lead in this game, 104 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: but they couldn't hold on to it. The Cardinals had 105 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:22,719 Speaker 1: ten offensive possessions, only three crossed midfield. Kyler Murray sacked 106 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: five times. It was just you had again, you had 107 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 1: that hope from the fast start and then for whatever reason, 108 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: this team, this offense specifically, can't put a complete game together. 109 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,160 Speaker 1: And that's the crazy thing is this team has been 110 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: in so many games. Even at the end of this 111 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 1: game this week, we were down three points. I mean 112 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 1: ended up being a tempt score game, but down three points, 113 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:43,719 Speaker 1: and somehow this team is still in this game. And 114 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: I give a lot of credit to the defense for 115 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: keeping us in these games where our offense contains a struggle. Yeah, 116 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 1: we know what was talked about that later about the 117 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 1: reverse boot and how that killed us all game. But 118 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:55,280 Speaker 1: the defense has kept us in a lot of these 119 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 1: games that we really should not be in. And they 120 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: were down at the end. I understand how frustrating it 121 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,919 Speaker 1: is to see the Seahawks do what they did, which 122 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: was you know, again could have run on third downs late, Kenneth, 123 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: you know Walker was running wild late that I just 124 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: you're just watching that say that wasn't happening earlier in 125 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 1: the game. This defense was tired. Yeah, right, They were 126 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: on the field for so long because the offense was 127 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: just having three and outs so consistently. The defense linebackers 128 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: Zavan Collins with a pick six, his first career interception, 129 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 1: first career touchdown. That was the fifth return for a 130 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: touchdown for the Cardinals this season. The defense has been 131 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: the bright spot, and I agree with you, Jody. I 132 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 1: thought that there was good pressure because there was good 133 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: coverage consistently throughout the game. But when you get to 134 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 1: the end of the game and you've been on the 135 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: field for as long as the defense was, that's obviously 136 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 1: going to start to get a little tougher for them. 137 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 1: Seattle's offense, I thought, did a much better job this 138 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: week than when these two teams played three weeks prior. 139 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: At being balanced. Seattle's offense, with more than four hundred 140 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 1: yards wide, receivers Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf were much 141 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 1: more active, and that first time around they combined for 142 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: just four catches and fifty one yards. This week, Lockett 143 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: was sixty seven receiving yards, Metcalf thirty seven. Ted In 144 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: Noah Fan with ninety six. He kind of we're not 145 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: counting all there was a lot. There was like fifty 146 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: one yards on one player, right, but running back Kenneth 147 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: Walker one hundred and nine yards on the ground, two touchdowns. 148 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: We're gonna look at fans catches here at ninety seven. 149 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: They did have the big one, the backbreaker right, fifty 150 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: one yards. Yeah, I just have to say this. I understand, 151 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 1: like you look at the Cardinals and so many teams 152 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: talk about speed and building around speed. I mean, or 153 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 1: maybe you just need a big tight end to be 154 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: wide open on usually the right side of the field. 155 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: You know, it did get a little bit, uh repetitive 156 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: to see that over and over again, unfortunately Danny said 157 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: a lot more balanced. But when you look at it, 158 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: I mean, DK Micho shouldn't you're locking him down for 159 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: five receptions for thirty seven years. Fire Murphy did another great, 160 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: mother outstanding job and till lock it mean sixty seven yards, 161 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: that's like those are season lows for those guys. Like 162 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: our defense, like I said before, is still walking down 163 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 1: these guys and get putting our offense in a position 164 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: to win games, and we're just not be gonna play 165 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: complete football well and Murphy did a great job and 166 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: that said, it's hard to come down on guys, but 167 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: he knows that pick would have changed things, you know, 168 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: So he gets that pick and that was earlier in 169 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: the game. You know, there was still time for this 170 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: to go either way, but that that would have been 171 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: a big play. Murphy had a great shot at a 172 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,679 Speaker 1: pick in the end zone down and ended up happening 173 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 1: later in the game as well. Well, we had it. 174 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: I had a shot at it. And then they come 175 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:34,559 Speaker 1: back in the next exact play, third down and they 176 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 1: read zone and score. So it's a lot to put 177 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:40,199 Speaker 1: on the defense, but they they now if they didn't 178 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 1: know it before, they have to know it now that 179 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:44,559 Speaker 1: they're going to be needed to make those I mean 180 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: they the Cardinals absolutely need. That is not gravy, that 181 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: is those are the plays that they actually need because 182 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,839 Speaker 1: of this struggle that the offense is having right now 183 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 1: and the reason that to start the season so many 184 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 1: of us in the media were not truly confident the defense. 185 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 1: The way we were in the offense is because of 186 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: that young depth you're having to rely on on the defense, 187 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: where the offense has much more of a veteran presence However, 188 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 1: it's been the young players on defense who have them 189 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:12,559 Speaker 1: making those big plays Isaiah Simmons with a sack, Zaven 190 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: Collins with the pick six. Yes, Buyer Murphy did a 191 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: great job locking down Metcalf. Marco Wilson was traveling with 192 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 1: Tyler Lockett the entire game. It's been those younger players 193 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 1: who week after week have stepped up and done their job. 194 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 1: And so if you're looking for a bright spot on 195 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: the defense, not just immediately but for the future, that's 196 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 1: something to grab on to him. Like you said, Dady, 197 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 1: we didn't get past that fifty. We said ten and 198 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: drives three times got past the fifty offense. Yeah, I 199 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 1: mean that's gassing our defense. Our defense is getting on 200 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 1: the bench, finally getting at rest, and before they know 201 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: it's three and out or a five and an out 202 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 1: and they're back on the field. And it's just like 203 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 1: Seahawks had ten minutes more of possession time than us, 204 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:52,280 Speaker 1: And that's a lot in a football game, especially at 205 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 1: the again at the end when they really needed to 206 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,719 Speaker 1: take time off the clock and run the ball. I 207 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 1: thought zach Ertz postgame in the locker room had a 208 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 1: great description for how things feel right now. He said, 209 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: it's one step forward, two steps back, and that's how 210 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:10,680 Speaker 1: it's felt all season. Let's go into our hot takes, Jody, 211 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 1: I'll let you go first. Okay, what's your hot take't 212 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 1: I was sorry? Hotcake take? Hotcake take? Yeah. I think 213 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: that I'm going to talk about the receiving Corps right here, 214 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 1: because again, this is a team we're trying to figure 215 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 1: out why I mean, and we're not getting answers. I'm 216 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 1: sure they're looking again at the film today and trying 217 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:34,439 Speaker 1: to figure it out. The answers aren't real clear here. 218 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: But let's dive into the one thing that kept coming 219 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: into my mind when I'm watching yesterday, and I'm thinking, Okay, 220 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: d Hop had been kind of that you know, fix 221 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: for all the problems, even though now they're one and 222 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:50,959 Speaker 1: two with him back. Unfortunately, if you had Hollywood Brown 223 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: here doesn't make it better. Yes, if Hollywood's healthy, I 224 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 1: do think this offense is that much more effective. We 225 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 1: see how much difference one guy makes. Now I realize 226 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: that this is a moot point because he's not healthy 227 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: and he won't be for another couple of weeks at 228 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:06,959 Speaker 1: the earliest. The other question to me is why is 229 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: Robbie Anderson having such a tough time getting you know, acclimated. 230 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 1: I understand it's not easy to go to another team, 231 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: but I just think everyone thought that would happen a 232 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: little more quickly. And then you had, you know, last week, 233 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: you had aj Green getting a lot of snaps, really 234 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 1: no targets, maybe one target. This week he got in 235 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 1: one play, I think. So it's kind of kind of 236 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: when you talk about that's what I feel like. It 237 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: looks like one step four or two steps back. So 238 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 1: these are questions that I have that I'm wondering when 239 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: I look at why is the offense not more productive? 240 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:43,199 Speaker 1: Because you know, I mean there's the issue of the 241 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: run game, but we know they were clogging up the middle. 242 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: They have the way that they play, it can be 243 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:50,439 Speaker 1: hard to run. I did like what they did on 244 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 1: the last touchdown drive de hoop. It was negated, but 245 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:56,560 Speaker 1: they did hit you know, Murray did hit zach Ertz. 246 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: I liked the urgency there. I liked how Connor ripped 247 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: off a run of five six yards. You know, so 248 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:02,440 Speaker 1: there was there was a little bit there was, but 249 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 1: there was no sustained running game at all. So that's 250 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: why I'm putting it on the passing game, as we 251 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 1: do see in the NFL a lot. And that's the 252 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:11,840 Speaker 1: thing again, it just seems to be that mixture of 253 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 1: you know, whin d hop, you know, and Wollin did 254 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: a good job on d hop. They have a young 255 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: defense as well, you much younger even than the Cardinals, 256 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:24,679 Speaker 1: and we're seeing that Seahawks defense progress. So not putting 257 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: it all d hot, but these you know, if you 258 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: had Hollywood, yeah that helps out, you don't. Robbie Anderson, 259 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: to me, maybe that was it. Maybe this was like 260 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 1: the last one where Okay had the penalty, had the drop. 261 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 1: Next week there's you know, maybe he's more ready to go. 262 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:42,440 Speaker 1: Maybe he's you know, there's probably a lot going on 263 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 1: in his mind right now. So my hot take, my 264 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: hotcake take around the swirling around the receivers, Danny and 265 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 1: hoping that next week against the Rams it gets better. 266 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 1: That was Robbie Anderson's third game as a Cardinal, the 267 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: first game Thursday night in the saying so short week 268 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: so understandably so didn't have a large role in that game. 269 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: In those three games, though, he has one reception for 270 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 1: minus four yards. That was this week that was this week, 271 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: which was a strange play, I thought, But but there 272 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: you brought him in for that speed, for those big plays, 273 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 1: and those haven't even come close to coming to fruition. 274 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:22,719 Speaker 1: The curious part of the wide receiving group for in 275 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 1: Sunday's loss to me is DeAndre Hopkins. He had four 276 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: catches on just five targets thirty six yards, only one 277 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: target in the second those my next point, why are 278 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 1: we not talking in de hop in the second half. 279 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: I mean, it's a close game, you're down one score 280 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: and we're not even looking Deep's way. And I know 281 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 1: they played great coverage on De Hoop all game, and 282 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: but it's DeAndre Hopkins and we're not even looking his way. 283 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: It's a lot of screens and a very little run. 284 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 1: So it's like when you look back at the stats 285 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 1: and you look at everything, and we watched the game, 286 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 1: and we watched the game in very great depth, It's like, 287 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:54,679 Speaker 1: what were we doing in the second half that dep 288 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:57,679 Speaker 1: got one target? And is it technically two the one 289 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: that was negated, but like de Hopson, it's not getting 290 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 1: the ball. Yeah, I think that pocket was collapsing and 291 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:07,959 Speaker 1: Kyler was, you know, panicking a little bit, yeah, and 292 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: I think it was harder to execute everything at that point. 293 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 1: What's your hotcake? Take this offensive line? We gotta I 294 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 1: think it was my hotcake take week one after Kansas City. 295 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: They gotta look in the mirror and it's next man 296 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 1: up mentality and we've seen it before. Um and Lessie 297 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 1: to Smith's played he said he opening drive, Well, the 298 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 1: touchdown is had nine. Now yeah, I think after the 299 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 1: touchdown is when he went down with a pack injury. 300 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: So Peck injuries of never really good injuries to have, 301 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: so that could be a while. So gotta look in 302 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: the mirror. Gotta look in the mirror. Offensive line and 303 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 1: a really step up and really prove that this offensive 304 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: line can do something and hopefully we get Rodney Hudson back. 305 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 1: And it's been four weeks now without Rodney, so I mean, 306 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 1: and it was his knee, so I mean, I don't 307 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: know this offensive line. He's luck in the and really 308 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: step up and next man that mentality. They're definitely missing 309 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 1: Hudson in the center. When it comes to those snaps, 310 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: the communication, the comfort level with Kyler Murray, and that's 311 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: the biggest thing is Ryde does a lot of pre 312 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 1: snap communication with Kyler and without having that, there's not 313 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 1: anything on the offensive line. Billy Price coming in is 314 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 1: his third game. I think he came in as the 315 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 1: same time as Cody Ford, So I mean pre snap 316 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 1: communication and picking up Bletz isn't picking up linebackers. That 317 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 1: kind of stuff. It's missing and you can see it. 318 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 1: And Billy Price got pretty much ran the straight through 319 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 1: in that one sec. And it's just, yeah, he's had 320 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 1: a tough time. I mean, and we saw some of 321 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 1: that a little bit when you know they made the 322 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 1: switch from Harlowe to Price. And I'm sure if you 323 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: are this coaching staff and you're Steve come, you're looking 324 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: at it and saying, what can we do personnel wise 325 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: to make this better? Again? Hard to do that on 326 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 1: the fly. Do you try to change the personnel or 327 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 1: do you ride with the guys that are in theory 328 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 1: getting better each week? In theory? Is Billy Price going 329 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: to just improve with time in this offense? And you know, 330 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 1: not putting it all on him, but you know, being 331 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 1: the center, that's a tough position. Um just but I'm 332 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: talking about really all the guys that are in that 333 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: backup role and you know, thankful you're you're always great. 334 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 1: I mean I've seen covering, you know, in this team 335 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 1: for over twenty years. You know, there have been times 336 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 1: the OL I means just bad luck. Injuries are bad luck. 337 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: And you know there are times that teams are able 338 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: to be in there the whole year, have the group 339 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 1: together the whole year, which which I think has been 340 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: the case with this group the last couple of years. 341 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: They've been fairly healthy. Not last year, but not last year, 342 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 1: but the year prior I believe it was, and then 343 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: even But that's always a key to you know, success 344 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 1: for an offense. So you know, when you look at it, 345 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: at times there have been all, you know, four or 346 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 1: five of the starters out. So I am thankful that 347 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 1: DJ was back in there. I'm thankful that Beecham has 348 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 1: been in there. Um, it's just it's very tough. Yeah, 349 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 1: So that's a that's definitely a hot take because it 350 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 1: is the hot spot. Yeah. Well, here's the problem is 351 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: if you're having to look at personnel or stick with 352 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:07,680 Speaker 1: who you got. That leads to my hotcake take, which 353 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 1: is that time is running out. You're three and six 354 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:13,399 Speaker 1: right now the Cardinals. Overall, you're oh and three in 355 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: the Division. So you are essentially now four games back 356 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 1: from Seattle in first place in the NFC West. Because 357 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: Seattle has won the two games against the Cardinals this year, 358 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,040 Speaker 1: time is running out for the Cardinals to get on 359 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 1: track and keep their chances alive at having a winning 360 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 1: season and making the playoffs. You're very close to having 361 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:36,479 Speaker 1: things go sideways at this point, and this is the 362 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 1: most pivotal point of the season. Seattle's Seattle's game Sunday 363 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 1: that was the first of three straight divisional games for 364 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 1: the Cardinals. So on deck they have the Rams, reigning 365 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:48,160 Speaker 1: Super Bowl champs, who lost last week, right they lost 366 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 1: to Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, And then 367 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: you have the forty nine Ers. The NFC West for 368 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 1: the most part, is pretty close. I mean, Seattle is 369 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 1: taking a pretty fair lead now in the division. But 370 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 1: between the forty nine Ers and the and the Cardinals, 371 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:03,400 Speaker 1: if you can get these next two wins, you're not 372 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: necessarily out of it. However, if you don't get these 373 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 1: next two wins, I don't want to go so far 374 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:12,399 Speaker 1: as to say the season might be how about I 375 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:15,879 Speaker 1: say this, you dig yourself a very deep hole that 376 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 1: will be incredibly difficult to get out of. Yeah, it's difficult, 377 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,200 Speaker 1: and I mean, you know, this was a must win game. 378 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: We all felt that three and six was something you 379 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:25,199 Speaker 1: didn't want to be staring down because you know what 380 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: the Rams bringing, how tough that is. And by the way, 381 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: the Rams, what was that sixteen thirteen bucks yesterday? That's 382 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: a game that last year I remember watching it was 383 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 1: in September and they had each scored thirty point. It 384 00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 1: was like it was like thirty eight thirty four quarterbacks 385 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 1: in the league, by the way, not having an easy 386 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: time this year. Some of them are just aging. But 387 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:46,440 Speaker 1: you know, and that's not the issue with Kyler Murray. 388 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 1: Luckily he is young and that's part of maybe still 389 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:53,400 Speaker 1: the growing pains. But no, to your point, Danny, it 390 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:56,719 Speaker 1: makes it another must win this week and it's a 391 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:59,680 Speaker 1: tough spot. But you know what's difficult is it? Again? 392 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 1: What what you said, Q, They've been in these games. 393 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:03,959 Speaker 1: Look at the scores. Twenty to twelve against the Rams 394 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 1: at home. That was a game that I was just 395 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: I think that game might have infuriated me more than 396 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:13,360 Speaker 1: all of these games because it was sitting there. It's 397 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:15,640 Speaker 1: been sitting there every time. And then you look at 398 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:19,199 Speaker 1: the nineteen to nine against the Seahawks, then yesterday you 399 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 1: score twenty one. It's thirty one twenty one. Only fourteen 400 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 1: points came from the offense. The offense has not been 401 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: effective in these games. Twelve points, nine points, twenty one 402 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: really fourteen points in these divisional games. That's why this 403 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:38,160 Speaker 1: team zone three in those games. Let's close it out 404 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 1: with bring home the Bacon. I'm gonna go first. Just 405 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: to continue off the point you guys are talking about, 406 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: which is that this team continues to create chances for themselves. 407 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 1: Buyer Murphy almost had that pick in the end zone 408 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 1: Sunday in the loss to Seattle Hopkins touchdown which was 409 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 1: negated by the false start the flea flicker from Kyler 410 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 1: Murray to Greg Dortch to James Connor, which would have 411 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 1: looked really great except it was two forward passes. So 412 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:08,679 Speaker 1: this team is finding a way to keep themselves in 413 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:11,640 Speaker 1: the game. The offense utilizing Rondel more more and more 414 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 1: every week, more vertically than horizontally. In Sunday's game, eight 415 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:17,880 Speaker 1: catches for sixty nine yards. The problem is they're making 416 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:21,400 Speaker 1: it difficult for themselves. A lot of those self inflicting wounds, 417 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 1: which we've heard from the players, those penalties, the lack 418 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: of execution, the miscommunication, whether that has to do with timing, 419 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: from getting the play calls in fast enough and understanding 420 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 1: what's going on. Things are not clicking as a whole 421 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:38,400 Speaker 1: for this team. And the problem is you're running out 422 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:41,920 Speaker 1: of time. Yeah, that's might bring home the bacon. Who 423 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: else wants to contribute? I will bring it home with 424 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 1: I know last week was a must win game, but 425 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 1: this Rams team is a must win game. Besides the 426 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 1: one sixty nine yard pass to Cooper Cup last night, 427 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 1: Matt Steffort would have thrown for less than a hundred yards. 428 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:01,600 Speaker 1: He's struggling. He is struggling. Their defense is struggling, They're 429 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 1: not getting to the quarterback. Their run game is severely struggling. 430 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:09,119 Speaker 1: This game in La is a must win game. And 431 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:11,480 Speaker 1: like you said, Danny, if the time is running out 432 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 1: and if we go to three and seven and four 433 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:19,440 Speaker 1: and five and the division, it's just not going to 434 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: look good. It's not the season the sideways at that point. 435 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 1: So going up against this really rough Rams offense in 436 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:31,159 Speaker 1: LA is a must win for this Cardinals team. My 437 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:35,000 Speaker 1: bring home the Bacon is there are some ties to 438 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:36,919 Speaker 1: what you guys just said as far as this is 439 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: a team that has been right there. And last night 440 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:41,239 Speaker 1: I was hearing a lot of well, the fans are 441 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 1: as outraged as they were in the fifty eight to 442 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:45,920 Speaker 1: nothing lost to the Seahawks, which was the pivotal moment, 443 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 1: you know, kind of in the franchise, and it went 444 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 1: up from there, of course. But you know, my issue 445 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 1: with that is what we've been seeing is nothing like that. 446 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 1: This is a team that's in the game, and that's 447 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:00,479 Speaker 1: what's more frustrating. It's this team is been in all 448 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 1: these games right There's there's no comparison of a team 449 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:07,199 Speaker 1: that got blown out by fifty eight points. That is 450 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:09,720 Speaker 1: what makes it almost worse, though, And you're wasting this 451 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 1: talent if you're not figuring out how to get it 452 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:16,120 Speaker 1: done on the field, and that means executing and crucial moments. 453 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,160 Speaker 1: I understand there's a lot on the coaching staff, there's 454 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 1: a lot in preparing for these games, but there has 455 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 1: to be leadership on the field in those moments to 456 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 1: make something happen late in the game. You know, Q, 457 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:29,679 Speaker 1: I think you mentioned at twenty four to twenty one. 458 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 1: This team was only down by three with three thirty 459 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: two left. You absolutely had a chance to make this 460 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 1: game a winnable game. It was a winnable game late 461 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 1: in the game. Now you hate to see all those 462 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 1: wasted possessions earlier in the game. Again, it's where we 463 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:47,239 Speaker 1: go back to taking care of the ball. You know, 464 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: this is a team, both teams, both quarterbacks had passes 465 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:54,480 Speaker 1: that should have been picked off and weren't both Gina 466 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 1: and Gina was picked off obviously by by Zavn in 467 00:22:58,160 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 1: what was a great moment in this game, you know, 468 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:03,119 Speaker 1: to take the lead. But you know Kyler had some 469 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 1: passes also that and they had some things that you know, 470 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: I thought for sure Rondel Moore had fumbled and then 471 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 1: it ended up getting what was called an incomplete pass. 472 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:14,919 Speaker 1: So they to me, they had nine lives yesterday and 473 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 1: they still didn't find a way to win because they 474 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: made mistakes that they actually didn't that didn't catch up 475 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:23,880 Speaker 1: to them in the moment. But again, they have got 476 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 1: to find a way to use all this talent. These guys, 477 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:28,360 Speaker 1: you know, I understand their injuries, but there's a lot 478 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: of guys that are healthy and want this very badly. 479 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:33,359 Speaker 1: I mean there's a lot of guys on this team 480 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:36,280 Speaker 1: that weren't even weren't looking to come here to be 481 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: five hundred. You know, these are guys, you know, zach Ertz, 482 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:41,920 Speaker 1: JJ Watt, Kyler Murray's talked about it many times. When 483 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 1: he signed his deal, this was about going to the 484 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. Yeah, and unfortunately that looks really number one. 485 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: You got to try to get in the playoffs, right, Okay, 486 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: we have to hear that first seen. Crazy things happened here. 487 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:57,160 Speaker 1: We saw it firsthand in two thousand and eight, so 488 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:59,199 Speaker 1: you just have to get in. But that is very 489 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 1: much in jeopardy right now. Three and six, Yeah, I 490 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:03,120 Speaker 1: mean we look at our losses five of them, five 491 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:05,640 Speaker 1: of our six losses have been ten points or less, 492 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:09,360 Speaker 1: and then eight of our nine games have been ten 493 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:12,480 Speaker 1: or less points. So we're right in these games, and 494 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 1: we just have to figure out how to close that 495 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 1: gap and find that extra stretch and that extra motivation 496 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 1: and that extra confidence to really close out a game. 497 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: I mean, we're right there every single game. I think 498 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 1: that's one thing that hurts the fans the most that 499 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 1: you look at it and it's like we are right well, 500 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:30,160 Speaker 1: and I think sometimes fans don't realize. You know, it's 501 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:32,879 Speaker 1: it's if you're not focused and you're not ready, I mean, 502 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 1: you will get blown out. This is the NFL, So 503 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 1: I mean it means something. You know, no one wants 504 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 1: to hear that. No one wants to hear what we're 505 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 1: saying in that Sunday Close games. But it's it's hard 506 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:45,959 Speaker 1: to play this game and and be close. But the 507 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 1: thing is that there is what you're talking about, finishing, 508 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:50,400 Speaker 1: making big plays when it counts, and they just haven't. 509 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:54,560 Speaker 1: You need a dynamic There have been no dynamic plays offensively. 510 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 1: And you know, Kyler Murray tried to do it a 511 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 1: couple times with his feet yesterday. Again only a couple 512 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:03,680 Speaker 1: design runs. Those were not working yesterday. And there was 513 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: one that I think could have actually been a big gain, 514 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:09,360 Speaker 1: but somebody got a hand on Kyler and it just 515 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 1: didn't develop. But again that could have been that could 516 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:14,679 Speaker 1: have been quite a big gain. And those are the 517 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:17,320 Speaker 1: little things. Those are the little things that when they 518 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:22,159 Speaker 1: watched the film they'll see that it's there. You just 519 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:23,840 Speaker 1: have to make it happen. That's that's really what the 520 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:26,960 Speaker 1: NFL's all about, isn't it. No better time though, now 521 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:30,400 Speaker 1: to turn things around when the Cardinals travel to La 522 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:32,720 Speaker 1: face the reigning Super Bowl champs, the Rams, who the 523 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:35,439 Speaker 1: Cardinals lost at home too in Week three, and then 524 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:37,960 Speaker 1: they traveled to Mexico City where they will face the 525 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 1: San Francisco forty nine ers. Quick reminder though, that HBO's 526 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:44,840 Speaker 1: Hard Knocks it's kicking off this week, so Wednesday, November 527 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: ninth is when the first episode airs. And we saw 528 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 1: it with the Colts last year when they were the 529 00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: in season team. I believe they were in two and six, 530 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,880 Speaker 1: and then as soon as those episodes started airing, Indie 531 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:56,880 Speaker 1: turned their season around. So maybe having these cameras on 532 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,879 Speaker 1: and could a little more accountability, maybe this could change 533 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 1: better ending. Maybe this is the spark that the team needs. 534 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:06,800 Speaker 1: Annie Spark is welcome, right, I'll take anything right now, 535 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: anything well, we will be here every step of the way. 536 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:15,160 Speaker 1: Morning Scramble Crew next Monday after the Rams game. 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