1 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: Welcome Bird Gang. On today's show, it's all about the 2 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: running back position. In the red corner Chase Edmonds and 3 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: James Connor, and in the blue corner Jonathan Taylor. Saturday 4 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,760 Speaker 1: should come down to which team handles the run game better, 5 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: both offensively and defensively. First, though, J J. Watt speaks 6 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: and we listen. It's Cardinals Cover two, episode five fourteen, 7 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: and it starts now. Welcome to Cardinals Cover two with 8 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: Craig Griolu and Mike Jarecki. Cardinals Cover two is presented 9 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: by Hyunday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals and by 10 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Easy Cardinals dot com, slash podcasts 11 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 1: Going for Hopkins one hand to catch in a touchdown 12 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins. Here's Craig Griolou and Mike Jarecki. So it 13 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,279 Speaker 1: never hurts to ask, what's the worst that can happen? MJ. 14 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: You get told no, right, correct, So you always ask. 15 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: Props to a Houston teenager for getting the exclusive of 16 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: all exclusives. This twenty twenty one NFL season, JJ Watt 17 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: has broken his silence and I'm sure people have wondered 18 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: I'm sure people have asked. But JJ Watt earlier this week, 19 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: maybe it was even earlier. On Wednesday, appeared on the 20 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 1: YouTube sports show called Minov's Sports Talk. Hope I'm pronouncing 21 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: that name correctly, but a Houston teenager, Manav Gupta, who 22 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: reached out to Watt via Twitter and lo and behold. 23 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: Watt said, yes, quote, you're my first interview since I 24 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: got injured. End quote. I watched it earlier sixteen minutes 25 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: a lot about Houston, and look, this kid really not 26 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: a kid, but a big Houston sports Yeah, and he 27 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: has interviewed players Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, Astros, 28 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: and Rockets, respectively. But he got the exclusive and we 29 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: are hearing from JJ Watt for the first time since 30 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: that game against the Texans win. And his words quote, 31 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: I tear everything in my shoulder. So yes, it was 32 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: a serious injury. He admitted that he was told initially 33 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 1: four to six months, my season's done, but then he added, nah, 34 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: I'm not going to accept that. So this interview, MJ 35 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: no definitive timetable, but you could tell that he wants 36 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: to come back and he's doing everything in his power. 37 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: And his words quote, I can do smartly and safely 38 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: get back as fast as I can. Well, I think 39 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: as a strong possibility just based on his comments, So 40 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: that would give this team a huge lift. Now, clearly 41 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,680 Speaker 1: they got three more games. I'm not bringing them back 42 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:58,959 Speaker 1: prior to that. I know that the team needs to win, 43 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: and just having his presence on the field will go 44 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: a long way. But just having him in that first 45 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 1: playoff game, whether it's the opening weekend or the second weekend. 46 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,679 Speaker 1: You're probably gonna be playing in the first weekend just 47 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 1: because they're not a number one seed, But just having 48 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: him on the field, and whether it's thirty five or 49 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,239 Speaker 1: forty snaps, it can go a long way. The downward 50 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 1: trickle effect, the rotation becomes a lot better and deeper. 51 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:26,799 Speaker 1: So based on his comments to this young man, it's 52 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: a strong possibility. Where we didn't know the severity of 53 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: the injury, and he said the injury would have basically 54 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: keep him out four to six months. He was told 55 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: I have to get surgery and it's going to take 56 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: four to six months, and he mentioned that, hey, let's 57 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: is there a way to lower that timetable? Reduced that timetable, 58 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: and he's working towards that and we've seen him out 59 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: on the practice field a couple of times, but nothing 60 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: football related with pads or anything pushing against another teammates, 61 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: no obstacles in his way. But it is one good 62 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: to hear, good to see him. And we've seen him 63 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: on the sideline and he's in the locker room, he's 64 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: in those meetings. But it's one thing to say it. 65 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: It's another thing to actually go out and do it. 66 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: Line up next to your teammate, Craig. You know, normally 67 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: you get there a little bit earlier because you're involved 68 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: in the pregame show. I get there just because I 69 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: don't want to avoid traffic, and I feel like, you know, 70 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: it's game day, so I get excited about it. But 71 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 1: he lathered up last week for about forty five minutes 72 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 1: on the field, and you and I have noticed in 73 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: the open portion or practice, he'll go over to the 74 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: goal post and he'll start hitting the you know, moving 75 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: his arm to where it's different when you're going against 76 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 1: a three hundred pound guy. But the fact that he 77 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: was out there doing gasers, because it's one thing to 78 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 1: rehab and you know, I don't know how much weight 79 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:49,159 Speaker 1: he's lifted. I'm sure lower torso's fine, but there's you know, 80 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:52,039 Speaker 1: getting in the football shape. But to me, the way 81 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: he's conditioning because when you play defensive line, it's run stop, 82 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 1: run stop, so it's not like you're playing sixty five snaps. 83 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 1: So he he's definitely putting the work in and it's 84 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: not a surprise, no, And he's done this before and 85 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: he felt and again you can go to YouTube and 86 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: search Minov's Sports Talk or just search JJ Watt and 87 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: will show up and you could tell just how disappointed 88 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 1: he was. One the fact that he got hurt, and 89 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: two the team was undefeated at that point and rolling 90 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 1: and he was expecting to get back into the postseason 91 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: with him on the football field. Now, if this team 92 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:31,840 Speaker 1: does make the playoffs, which we all anticipate, still haven't 93 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: punched the ticket, but one more win, there's some other 94 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:37,279 Speaker 1: things that could happen, but hey, control your own destiny. 95 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: Knocked on that door yourself and what will be a 96 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:43,160 Speaker 1: part of it. But he wants to play. So if 97 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: and when we see JJ Watt, and you can throw 98 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins in the mix as well. Although I think 99 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: many people believe that of the two, you're likely to 100 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: see ninety nine rather than number ten in the postseason. 101 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: I agree with that just what we know now. But 102 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 1: if this team can make a run and get to 103 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: that conference championship game, maybe Hopkins is available again. How 104 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: can he move? And you know, he's got to look 105 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: at his future even he's under contract. He's probably gonna 106 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: play seven eight more years, likely a Hall of Famer, 107 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: So you got to balance that. But if they can 108 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 1: get in the you know, the playoffs and make a run, 109 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: maybe we can see him maybe in that conference championship game. 110 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two presented by Hunday, proud partner of the 111 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals. Let's get into it. The Cardinals practicing on 112 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: Wednesday during the open portion of practice. Who was not 113 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:39,039 Speaker 1: there James Connor not there, not because of an ankle 114 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: injury that he dealt with last week, not practicing because 115 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 1: of a heel injury. Now, look, it's Wednesday, shorter week, 116 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: but I do expect James Connord be on the football field. 117 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: Of more concern, however, is the offensive line and particular 118 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: the center position. Rodney Hudson remains on the reserve COVID 119 00:06:57,040 --> 00:07:00,279 Speaker 1: nineteen list. Max Garcia dealing with the knee injury was 120 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: not spotted on Wednesday during the open portion, so you're 121 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 1: now down to Sean Harlow, perhaps who did start against 122 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: the Packers earlier in the season. Depth chart wise, Marcus 123 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 1: Henry is listed as the backup. You certainly don't want 124 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: to go into a game with your third string center 125 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: or the third best center you have on the roster, 126 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: but that might be a possibility here as we speak, 127 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: three days out from game day. Yeah, and you know 128 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: you got to figure if if Hudson's not cleared and 129 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: Garca is not able to play, it's gonna be Harlow. 130 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: And then what happens at rant Guard. I gotta think 131 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: it's gonna be Josh Jones, and we know he struggled. 132 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: And again, this is what it is. So you gotta 133 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 1: get by, and you know it's important for these guys 134 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: who get the running game going. But I guess you know, 135 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: this is kind of the first day, even though they're 136 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: playing on a Saturday. We'll see how the injury report, 137 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: because sometimes you just give veteran guys off. Now I 138 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: agree with you about Connor. We'll know about Rondol Moore 139 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: and Jordan Phillips and obviously Max Garcia. Yeah, those are 140 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 1: the other players that were not participating during the open 141 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: portion of practice. But at this point in the season 142 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: mid December, late December, you're not going full speed and 143 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: you're trying to ease off a little bit with also 144 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: the sense of urgency, like, look, you practice or you 145 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: play how you practice, so you better put forth the 146 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 1: efforts during the week so everything goes well on the weekend. Yeah, 147 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: I mean, you know last week the Cardinals had a 148 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 1: short week. They played on Monday at a travel to Detroit. 149 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: Here really more of a walkthrough yesterday, and I'm sure 150 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: you're not able to go full strength, and you know, 151 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: when you get to this point in the year, you've 152 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: got to make sure you take care of your your players, 153 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 1: and I think Cliff does a great job with that. 154 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 1: A couple of other items before we get into our 155 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 1: main discussion here on Cardinals Cover two presented by Hunday 156 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:57,559 Speaker 1: proud partner the Arizona Cardinals. Props to Joe Walker. He 157 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: has finally landed on the act of roster. Nine straight 158 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: games he has played let me say that again, nine 159 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: straight games he has played as a practice squad call up. 160 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 1: Now either a standard elevation or COVID replacements. But finally 161 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: Joe Walker adding some depth at inside linebacker. Speaking of 162 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: that position, congratulations to Jordan Hicks and his wife Ivana 163 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 1: welcoming a brand new baby girl to the world earlier 164 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: on Tuesday. So that makes three new additions by my 165 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: count that we know of. Matt Prader, Buddha Baker, and 166 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: Jordan Hicks all new fathers. Excuse me, I who was 167 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: on the practice field today. Jordan Hicks. Yes, and he 168 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: had energy gout. He could see he was fired up. 169 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: I'm like, how much sleep did this guy get? And again, 170 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 1: the Cardinals would have allowed him a day off, but 171 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: I think he knows the importance of this week and 172 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: what's at stake, and he is the captain of the 173 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:52,280 Speaker 1: defense and this is really the big days when it 174 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:54,200 Speaker 1: comes to install So it's nice to see a mount 175 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: to Congratulations to the Hicks family. His presence, his physical 176 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: presence on the football field, let alone the mental presence 177 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:08,079 Speaker 1: is going to be big this week. Week sixteen, Cardinals 178 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: hosts the Colts on Christmas Night. Six fifteen. Is the pregame, 179 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: or I should say is kickoff two thirty is the 180 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: pregame coverage on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network and in 181 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: the words advanced Joseph MJ it's run first, second, and third, 182 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: and we are talking about Jonathan Taylor. Everyone who has 183 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: been asked about Jonathan Taylor this week speaks in high regards, 184 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: glowing terms, and then mentions the word challenge, and they 185 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 1: are up for the challenge. Now we'll see how they 186 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,959 Speaker 1: do with that challenge. But the number one running back 187 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 1: in the National Football League, and you can say that 188 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: without any hesitation, even with Derrick Henry on the sidelines. 189 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: But what he has done, and there is a great 190 00:10:56,280 --> 00:11:00,320 Speaker 1: article upon colts dot com about what Jonathan Taylor has 191 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 1: accomplished this season, the number of records that he has 192 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 1: or in sight. But all you have to know Bird 193 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: Gang is that he can run the ball very well. 194 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: He is very strong, he is very elusive, and he 195 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:14,319 Speaker 1: is very fast. If he breaks a tackle or two 196 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: gets into the open field, he's gone, as evidenced by 197 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 1: that sixty seven yard touchdown against the Patriots that sealed 198 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: the win for Indianapolis. And also great vision you could 199 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: see he lets it. And they got a really good 200 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 1: offensive line. They've invested in the offensive line. They went 201 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: out and got Eric Fisher. They drafted Quentin Nelson with 202 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: a really high pick and he's been a Pro Bowl player, 203 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:36,960 Speaker 1: so that's where it all starts. But you know, he's 204 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: he's with thirty one yard until pass Edgar and James 205 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 1: fifteen hundred forty eight yards in two thousand and four 206 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: for the fourth most yards and single team history. Of course, 207 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 1: they also had Marshall Falk there, Eric Dickerson, so they've 208 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: had some good running backs over the year. But to me, 209 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: you know, when it comes to the MVP, I think 210 00:11:57,920 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 1: it's Rogers is gonna win it. When it comes to 211 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 1: the off and some player of the Year, it's gonna 212 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:04,679 Speaker 1: come down the Jonathan Taylor and Cooper Cup In my opinion, 213 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 1: I think Taylor has done more rushing and don't forget 214 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:11,680 Speaker 1: he's very capable out of the backfield as well. So 215 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,839 Speaker 1: don't lose sights of him on the football field. If 216 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:17,560 Speaker 1: you don't see him in the backfield, maybe he's lined 217 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 1: up in the slot or maybe he is in the 218 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: backfield and it is a late release and that's something 219 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: that this defense is gonna have to pay attention to. Yeah, 220 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: and you know, I'm curious because you know, the last 221 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. The Cardinals defense they have not played well. 222 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:34,319 Speaker 1: They're aware of that. The secondary was their strength, and 223 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: you know, and they've given up six touchdown passes to 224 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: both Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff. They haven't been able 225 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: to get to the quarterback. They're getting gash in the 226 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: run game. But I'm really curious as he advanced is 227 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: going to come up with. And you know, I was 228 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 1: being a little facetious when he had Drew Stanton on 229 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:51,680 Speaker 1: the Red Sea report. Do you put eight in a box? 230 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:55,319 Speaker 1: And Drew brought up a good point from a quarterback standpoint, 231 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: you could have that run blitz where sometimes you will 232 00:12:57,840 --> 00:12:59,959 Speaker 1: see that NASCAR package and one or two guys are 233 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: coming off the edge. Here, you're just bringing the entire 234 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: front seven. In other words, we're gonna we're gonna bring 235 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:06,679 Speaker 1: more than you can block. Now, if he gets to 236 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 1: that second layer, you're talking about that that huge run 237 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 1: and then you know, I mean when you listen to 238 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 1: the people in Indianapolis, you know t Y Hilton, he's 239 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 1: got there in age. He's wondering if he's gonna play 240 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 1: again next year. Michael Pittman has had a good year, 241 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:25,080 Speaker 1: but they are looking for more from their wide receivers, 242 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:27,320 Speaker 1: but because they rely on the running game and hasn't 243 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: stuck out. And you go back and watch some of 244 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 1: those throws of Carson Wentz against the Patriots, he wasn't 245 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 1: very accurate. You know, they ran the ball for over 246 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 1: two hundred yards. So the key here is, you know, 247 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 1: load the box up and don't let because if you're 248 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:44,680 Speaker 1: going to commit to the run, that means your safeties 249 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 1: are playing down in the box. And that means Marco Wilson, 250 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 1: Byron Murphy or Robert Alford. You've got one on one 251 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 1: coverage and if you can get to Carson Wentz, maybe 252 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 1: he'll give you an interception or two, but you cannot 253 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:00,560 Speaker 1: let them get behind you were for a deep Otherwise 254 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: you're given up a big chunk play and that's that's 255 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: demoralizing to any defense when you're selling out for the run. 256 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:10,400 Speaker 1: So I'm really curious, I know, you know. One thing 257 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 1: I want to say is just being around the facility 258 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 1: over the last couple of days. Yes, everyone was disappointed, 259 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: it was embarrassing with transpired, but over the last twenty 260 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 1: four hours, I sense this team knows what's at stake 261 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: and I've been saying this for a while, and I 262 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: expect this team to come out and play solid football 263 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 1: whether they win or lose. Again, don't beat yourselves. But 264 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: you know, if we look at him, you know there's 265 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: only six teams right now. They have ten wins, okay, 266 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: Packers have eleven, Chiefs, Buccaneers, Kyleboys, Cardinals and Rams. Now. 267 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: So every time we talked to a player, yes they've 268 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 1: had they laid the egg twice this year Carolina and Detroit. 269 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 1: They reminded us we're ten and four. We're still control 270 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 1: our own destiny. And even with the Rams winning last night, 271 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 1: Cardinals own the tie baker based on conference wins, Division 272 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: or conference Cardinals have the lead of the Rams based 273 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 1: off a better division division four and one versus what 274 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: three and two? Two and two? Two and two? Okay, 275 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: So again I'm sorry, you're right three and two. I 276 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: feel good where this team is now. They got to 277 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 1: take what they do from the practice field and bring 278 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 1: it to the game. But you know, I like what 279 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 1: Chase Edmon was saying. He's the first guy that said, 280 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: you know, last year it didn't end the way what 281 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 1: was the word we folded? We folded and he's not 282 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: backing off. And I think Cliff and Kyler they know 283 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: they got to get this running game going. He's healthy, 284 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 1: get him going. James Connor obviously he's taking a lot 285 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: of hits this year, but he's still effective in the 286 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: short yardage. And some of these receivers have to step up. 287 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 1: They can't be dropping footballs, and Kyler's got to play 288 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: within the frame of the defense. But anyways, I just 289 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: want to make sure that for our listeners, this team 290 00:15:57,360 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 1: is motivated. Yes, nobody's going seventeen though, and they've earned 291 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 1: the right to be in this position. Body work, the 292 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: eye and the skies they like to say, does not lie. 293 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: And you look back and your review. What happened Sunday 294 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 1: in Detroit. It was awful, it was embarrassing, And now 295 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: here on Wednesday, finally turning the page and every wonders understands. 296 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: They haven't forgotten, but they know that they need to 297 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 1: look forward and the focus is on Indianapolis and that's 298 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: the bet of the NFL. Look, Tom Brady, I don't 299 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 1: I think it was back in two thousand and four, 300 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 1: two thousand and five. They didn't score a single point 301 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: in that game. That's unusual for Tom Brady. You know, 302 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 1: you look at Aaron Rodgers. As Drew pointed out in 303 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: Week one, it's the NFL. The good news is you 304 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 1: hit the reset button. You forget about last week. You 305 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 1: have to forget about it. It don't let that game 306 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 1: carry over to Saturday night. That can't happen in the 307 00:16:55,360 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 1: leadership and the leadership in that locker room and the 308 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: guys that are some of their five star players. They 309 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: have to step up and ain't got to be challenged here. 310 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:09,679 Speaker 1: There's no more messing around when it comes to the 311 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 1: rest of the season. The good news here is bird 312 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 1: gang that they understand where their deficiencies are, where their 313 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 1: weaknesses are, ie run defense, And Richard Lawrence brought that 314 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 1: up earlier in the week, asked about the run defense 315 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 1: and mentioned, yeah, it's gonna be a topic of conversation 316 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: quote until we stop it. And there have been times 317 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:30,360 Speaker 1: in which they have week one, granted it was week one, 318 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 1: but they did hold Derrick Henry in check. Can they 319 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:37,119 Speaker 1: do it again here in week sixteen? What do you 320 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 1: do if you're a defensive coordinator, Banch Joseph, you mentioned 321 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:43,880 Speaker 1: loading the box, loading the box eight defenders or more 322 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:49,639 Speaker 1: will the Colts against the Patriots. Eighteen of Taylor's first 323 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: twenty eight carries eight or more defenders in the box, 324 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:56,199 Speaker 1: according to Pro Football Focus, and he still hit one 325 00:17:56,280 --> 00:18:00,200 Speaker 1: hundred and seventy rushing yards. Now, coach Joseph also wrought 326 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:03,680 Speaker 1: this up that you might be able to, let's say, 327 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:08,119 Speaker 1: stop but limit Taylor a yard, two yards, three yards. 328 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 1: But the beauty of the Colts and what they do 329 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: offensively is they're going to continue to hand the ball 330 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 1: off to Jonathan Taylor, regardless of down or distance. So 331 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 1: even if you think it's a passing down third and eight, 332 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz is going to go up to the line 333 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 1: of scrimmage, look at the defense, and he might check 334 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:27,440 Speaker 1: out of a pass play. He's been very good at 335 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 1: that and rely on his running back to get a 336 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:33,440 Speaker 1: first down, which he's done more times than not. So 337 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:35,960 Speaker 1: what do you do? And that's the question that we 338 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:37,959 Speaker 1: all want to know, and we won't know the answer 339 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:41,679 Speaker 1: until Saturday. You know, you can load the box. It 340 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:45,920 Speaker 1: sounds good because you outnumber the blockers. Yet if you 341 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:48,800 Speaker 1: don't execute, if you can't shut a block and be 342 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 1: in your proper lane, then Jonathan Taylor is going to 343 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:55,359 Speaker 1: eat you alive. Yeah, And that's one thing when you 344 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:59,440 Speaker 1: look at Carson Wentz, that's the NFL experience he has 345 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:03,640 Speaker 1: where he can recognize defenses and and if you want 346 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:06,480 Speaker 1: to flip the script, when it comes to the Colts defense, 347 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 1: they do the same thing. They see what your personnel 348 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,159 Speaker 1: groupings are, they see the motion, and they change it 349 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 1: up in a heartbeat. And they're they're well coached at 350 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:19,359 Speaker 1: all three different levels. I mean, they're they're a sound 351 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 1: football team. They're special teams. Um obviously, you know when 352 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 1: you look at their offense and defense, they are. I mean, 353 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,880 Speaker 1: I hear this a lot that at this point the year, 354 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: the Colts reminding a lot of people of the San 355 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 1: Francisco forty Niners. Now the Niners don't have that bell cow, 356 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 1: but the way that Jimmy's playing right now and the 357 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:43,679 Speaker 1: way their defense is playing, that's the comparison. So the 358 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 1: Cardinals have had that opportunity to play against the Niners. 359 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: Now we know it's a little bit different the way 360 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 1: they're playing. They play the type Titans on Thursday night, 361 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 1: So we'll see what happens there one that standpoint. But 362 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:57,680 Speaker 1: for the most part, this is a really good team 363 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: and they started off slow. They want to say they 364 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:04,920 Speaker 1: won seven or the last nine games, Yeah, so, and 365 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 1: they're they're one game behind the Titans for the division. 366 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: So depending on what happens on Thursday night, just like 367 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:15,120 Speaker 1: the Cardinals and the Rams, this thing is going toe 368 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:18,640 Speaker 1: to toe, and I don't really know the breakdown when 369 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 1: it comes to you know, obviously you know who has 370 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 1: more wins in each when it comes to that conference, 371 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: But they're really they're in the same boat. But you know, 372 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:32,640 Speaker 1: the thing is, you're not going to shut him down. 373 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 1: You just hope to contain him, but don't. It's hard 374 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: to say this because he's gonna get his yards because 375 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:40,639 Speaker 1: they're gonna commit with the advanced at least thirty five. 376 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:44,479 Speaker 1: They're expecting thirty five carries, which would be close to 377 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: a season best for Jonathan Taylor. But the last four 378 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: games thirty two, sixteen, thirty two, twenty nine, So it's 379 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: not like he can't handle thirty five touches. And there's 380 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 1: some numbers out there. When Carson Wentz throws the ball 381 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: X amount of times, they don't win as much compared 382 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: to when he rushes the ball as much as he has. 383 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:07,440 Speaker 1: Here are the numbers. When you look at the Indianapolis 384 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 1: Colts eight and six, they are eight and oh. When 385 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:15,440 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor reaches one hundred yards or more, Carson Wentz 386 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: thirty pass attempts is the magic number. Thirty or fewer. 387 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 1: The Colts are six and oh, so he's not asked 388 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:25,480 Speaker 1: to do a lot more than thirty pass attempts. Colts 389 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:29,240 Speaker 1: are two and six two hundred and thirty passing yards 390 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 1: two hundred and thirty or more. The Colts are one 391 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: in five less than two thirty. The Colts are seven 392 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 1: and one. So limit the damage if you will from 393 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor, get off to a good lead, make Carson 394 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 1: Wentz throw the football. He only attempted twelve passes last 395 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:52,120 Speaker 1: week against the Patriots because they didn't need for him 396 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 1: to throw the football and completely just five of them, 397 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:58,439 Speaker 1: so he didn't not need to work a lot. And 398 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 1: when you have a Jonathan Taylor who's willing to put 399 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:02,639 Speaker 1: in the work, put in the carris, put in the 400 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:05,680 Speaker 1: pounding the hits by all means, turn and hand the 401 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:08,200 Speaker 1: ball off to number twenty eight. Now it's not just 402 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,240 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor. You mentioned the offensive line. The wide receivers 403 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: are getting a lot of credit in Indieapolis for their blocking. 404 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:19,640 Speaker 1: They're not being asked for deep shots for fifteen plus receptions, 405 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 1: but everyone, all ten players, including Carson Wentz, doing their 406 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: part to making sure Jonathan Taylor right now leads the 407 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:34,359 Speaker 1: league and rushing rushing touchdowns, rushing first downs, yards from scrimmage, 408 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:38,720 Speaker 1: total touchdowns, runs of ten or more yards, twenty or 409 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:42,199 Speaker 1: more yards, thirty or more yards, forty or more yards, 410 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:46,000 Speaker 1: fifty or more yards. I mean, the list is endless 411 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 1: on what Jonathan Taylor has accomplished this season, and that 412 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: is the spotlight here in Week sixteen, the Cardinals defense 413 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 1: looking across the line of scrimmage and knowing they know 414 00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:00,399 Speaker 1: the ball is going to be handed off to Jonathan Taylor. 415 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:03,920 Speaker 1: They know what the play is going to be, so 416 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:07,440 Speaker 1: you stop it. But it's easier said than done. Those 417 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 1: are back biker numbers. I mean, you think you got 418 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:13,879 Speaker 1: him stopped, and next thing you know, he's going ten, twenty, thirty, forty. 419 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 1: The only thing I can say is in September football 420 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 1: is a lot different than the December football. But the 421 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:25,520 Speaker 1: way they were able to stop Derrick Henry and run 422 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:27,879 Speaker 1: the ball in the fourth quarter, they did it in 423 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: the in the Rams first game. In Week four, they 424 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: did it in the Niners game, even though that game 425 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 1: was only seventeen ten. So and again third down, are 426 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 1: they in third and two all day? Well, that's gonna 427 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 1: play right into their hand because in Craig, I guess 428 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 1: when when I was talking about that, Derrick Henry, we 429 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:50,119 Speaker 1: sat there in the press box, Well were we were 430 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:51,960 Speaker 1: when they are around the road, but home games in 431 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 1: the press box, and it's demoralizing knowing a team's going 432 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:58,359 Speaker 1: to run the ball and you can't stop it. And 433 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 1: that's going to be the case the Cardinals if they 434 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 1: allow him to get to the second level. So if 435 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:07,760 Speaker 1: you were defending or working up something to tell those 436 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 1: defensive players, what do you do? And we talked before 437 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,719 Speaker 1: the show began. You always here with respects to a 438 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 1: mobile quarterback. You know, you put a spy on the 439 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:19,719 Speaker 1: quarterback where he goes you go? And I brought up 440 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 1: to you, can you put a spy on Jonathan Taylor? 441 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:28,360 Speaker 1: One guy, one athletic, great hitter, great tackler, Isaiah Simmons, 442 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: Jalen Thompson, Buddha Baker, Your soul responsibility Jonathan Taylor, twenty 443 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:36,919 Speaker 1: eight wherever he is, you are, wherever he goes you go. 444 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 1: Now sounds good in theory, but I mean it's not 445 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:44,680 Speaker 1: that simple, no, But I like the way you're thinking. 446 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 1: You're thinking outside the box because I mean, Belichick's defense 447 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 1: one of the better defenses in football. They couldn't stop him. 448 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 1: And again, you know, Carson wentzelin completely five passes. You know, 449 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 1: we're not when we talk about the Cardinals offense and 450 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: we talk about spies, and you know, I think we 451 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:08,600 Speaker 1: saw it initially in the first couple of years. We 452 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:10,920 Speaker 1: don't see this as much now because if if they're 453 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:13,359 Speaker 1: getting pressure, they don't need a spy. But you're taking 454 00:25:13,359 --> 00:25:16,880 Speaker 1: a guy out of coverage. But here it's it kind 455 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: of works hand in hand. You're keeping a guy inside 456 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:22,680 Speaker 1: the inside the box where you don't have to worry 457 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 1: about well, if Kyler spreads them out and we're spying 458 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 1: on him and rolling out, now I don't have an 459 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 1: extra corner or safety. So I think run blitz is 460 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 1: something important. But I mean, you never know. I mean, 461 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 1: I like what you're thinking because we always talk about 462 00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 1: a spy on offense. We never talk about a spy 463 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:45,640 Speaker 1: on a defensive player, on a running back and maybe 464 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:48,040 Speaker 1: it's happening in the four. But I like what you're saying. 465 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:50,440 Speaker 1: I just I mean, you mentioned at least three or 466 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:53,000 Speaker 1: four guys that can do it. But how does that 467 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:56,200 Speaker 1: affect with the Cardinals defense wants to do? Are you 468 00:25:56,359 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 1: susceptible to something else? And all of the sudden on 469 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: the sidelines, Frank Rick or someone is saying, well, this 470 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 1: is what they choose to do. Well, then this leaves X, 471 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:09,720 Speaker 1: Y and Z open, So let's just start tacking that. 472 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:11,640 Speaker 1: And then you have to adjust in this that cat 473 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: and mouse game and figuring out what works. And now 474 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:17,640 Speaker 1: the one name I did not mention that I've heard 475 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 1: mentioned this week, and I completely understand where fans are 476 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 1: going with this because you talk about someone who is 477 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:27,919 Speaker 1: athletic and as a thumper and can handle it, and 478 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:31,520 Speaker 1: that would be Zaven Collins. Could we see more snaps 479 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:36,680 Speaker 1: from him this week with three linebackers inside linebackers or 480 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:41,440 Speaker 1: two or just get Zaven Collins on the field because 481 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 1: of his skill sets now he's a little behind everyone else. 482 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 1: And it was interesting to hear Van Joseph talk about 483 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 1: Zaven Collins that to put him on the field. And 484 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:54,720 Speaker 1: these are the exact words bird Gang quote. To put 485 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 1: him on the field, someone has to leave end quote. 486 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 1: So who you're taking off? MJ if if we the 487 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: fans think Xavian Collins should play more, especially this week, 488 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:07,360 Speaker 1: that his skill said seems to fit what you would 489 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 1: be asking the defense to do in stopping or limiting 490 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 1: a Zavian Collins or excuse me at Jonathan Taylor, then 491 00:27:13,720 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 1: he plays who doesn't? Okay? In this scenario, if you're 492 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:21,120 Speaker 1: gonna play three inside linebackers and you're gonna have your 493 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:24,679 Speaker 1: two outside linebackers, I would take Robert Alford off the field. 494 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:27,879 Speaker 1: Well he's I mean, you'd have to be Antonio Hamilton's 495 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:31,000 Speaker 1: because Alford's on ir Sorry, You'd be like three corners. 496 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:34,400 Speaker 1: You just have to go to yeah, two corners. That's 497 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:38,240 Speaker 1: what I would do then, to have in three inside linebackers, 498 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: because if they'd have three corners, Hamilton would be the 499 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:44,400 Speaker 1: third behind Wilson and Murphy. So I actually ran into 500 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 1: Robert Alford today. I did too. He was on the 501 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:49,720 Speaker 1: second floors back from practice, and all of a sudden 502 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:51,639 Speaker 1: he comes walking down the hall and a big smile 503 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:54,640 Speaker 1: on his face. I asked how he's doing? No brace nothing, 504 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:57,399 Speaker 1: no sleeve on his arm. He was actually looking for 505 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 1: a package that was delivered to the facility. And you 506 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 1: know that door we go through. If you don't have 507 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 1: a pass, you can't get there. He was standing there, 508 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:07,920 Speaker 1: so I let him in. But thank you for the clarification, 509 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:10,360 Speaker 1: but that you would have to take a corner off 510 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:14,160 Speaker 1: the field to allow an extra inside linebacker because you're 511 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:16,560 Speaker 1: not going to take someone off the defensive line. You 512 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:20,119 Speaker 1: can't afford to take someone off that defensive line of anything, 513 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:23,080 Speaker 1: you're gonna be adding the defensive lineman because you're expecting 514 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 1: a run play. You know one of our listeners and 515 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:30,719 Speaker 1: he follows me on Twitter. He sent me a message 516 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 1: this morning. He goes, why don't think Cardinals run a 517 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 1: four three defense? And I said, okay, first of all, 518 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:39,600 Speaker 1: they run a three four and so they got three 519 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: lineman and then two linebackers. Are really they're really running 520 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:45,840 Speaker 1: a five man front? And I said, it allowed instead 521 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 1: of having two three linebackers on the field, you got 522 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 1: four because you throw in Simmons, Hicks, Golden and Jones. 523 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:58,160 Speaker 1: But it was interesting, but they have oh the personnel 524 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:00,640 Speaker 1: is based on three four defense. But it was interesting, 525 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:04,000 Speaker 1: like go to a five man front. But they do that. 526 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 1: But two guys are standing up, Golden and Jones, And 527 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 1: I understand. But if that, if you're one, you can't 528 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 1: make a change this late in the season. No, But 529 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 1: you know each game, Oh, I see what you're saying. 530 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:21,200 Speaker 1: Much like we've referenced Bill Belichick a lot. But you 531 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:25,280 Speaker 1: surround or you set your game plan up specifically for 532 00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:28,400 Speaker 1: that week, whether you're two down, lineman, three, four or 533 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:31,840 Speaker 1: five whatever, you morph into whatever your opponent does best 534 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 1: right to try to stop. Yeah, it's just a week 535 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:36,880 Speaker 1: to week proposition and just based on the best running 536 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:39,160 Speaker 1: back in football right now. You got to find a 537 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 1: way to slow him down. You're not gonna shut him down. 538 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 1: You gotta try to slow him down. Get him in 539 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:47,160 Speaker 1: third and long and forced Carson Wentz to beat you. 540 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry fifty eight rushing yards, Dalvin Cook one hundred 541 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:53,920 Speaker 1: and thirty one rushing yards, although No. Only thirty five 542 00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:57,360 Speaker 1: in the second half. James Robinson eighty eight, Darryl Henderson 543 00:29:57,480 --> 00:30:00,960 Speaker 1: eighty nine, Kareem Hunts sixty six, ag A Dylan Aaron 544 00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:04,760 Speaker 1: Jones combined for one hundred and fifty seven rushing yards. 545 00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey ninety five, so those aren't great numbers. Most 546 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:13,520 Speaker 1: recently David Montgomery ninety rushing yards, although just twenty six 547 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:15,840 Speaker 1: and the second half, so any Michelle had a good game, 548 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:18,680 Speaker 1: and of course last week Craig Netflix Reynolds had one 549 00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:21,960 Speaker 1: hundred and twelve rushing yards, the second best total by 550 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:25,600 Speaker 1: the against this Cardinals defense all season. Just a wonderful story, 551 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 1: just not against the Cardinals. So there have been moments. 552 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 1: Would you mention Reynolds versus Taylor, I'm like, and Drew's like, 553 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:35,800 Speaker 1: you know, there's a lot of good practice squad running backs. 554 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:38,480 Speaker 1: I'm like, okay, but he was. He was buried on 555 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 1: the depth chart, So please not even mention his name again, 556 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: because I don't the comparison shouldn't even be close. What 557 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 1: comes to Reynolds and Taylor the defense, though, I'm trying 558 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:54,320 Speaker 1: to get to they've had their moments, if you will. 559 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:56,600 Speaker 1: As far as stopping the run, it just hasn't been 560 00:30:56,640 --> 00:31:00,520 Speaker 1: as consistent as we've liked, as evidenced by the yards 561 00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:03,840 Speaker 1: per carry that they allow. Four point six. Now, once 562 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 1: upon a time that number was four point nine. Doesn't 563 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:09,280 Speaker 1: sound like much, but it is getting a little bit better, 564 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:12,320 Speaker 1: and coach Joseph acknowledged that that the past couple of 565 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 1: weeks he thought the run defense was improving. But a huge, 566 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:21,560 Speaker 1: huge test awaits them on Saturday, okay, and we know 567 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:24,520 Speaker 1: that they're given up. You know, you've been on this 568 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:26,960 Speaker 1: all year because Vans talks about first down and whether 569 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:29,200 Speaker 1: it's four point five or fifty four. When it came 570 00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:33,120 Speaker 1: to the Panthers game, some of those games they gave 571 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:35,600 Speaker 1: up over one or two games, give up over one 572 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:38,360 Speaker 1: hundred and forty or fifty yards. What are they given 573 00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:41,600 Speaker 1: a one twenty? It was one twelve, one thirteen recently, 574 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 1: what's one thirteen if you round up one thirteen in 575 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:46,920 Speaker 1: a game on the ground, and that's not bad. If 576 00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:49,400 Speaker 1: they're given up one hundred and sixty five a game 577 00:31:50,200 --> 00:31:53,960 Speaker 1: clearly wouldn't wouldn't have ten wins. But it's just a 578 00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:56,480 Speaker 1: first and second down. You have to get these teams 579 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:59,920 Speaker 1: behind the sticks. And when you look at the Colts, 580 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:02,360 Speaker 1: they don't beat themselves. In other words, they're not gonna 581 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:04,360 Speaker 1: have a lot of penalties, so you're not gonna get 582 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:07,080 Speaker 1: You know, Cardinals had a couple of personal foul penalties. 583 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:10,600 Speaker 1: That doesn't help you get a holding penalty, you get 584 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:13,160 Speaker 1: a delayed game or a fall start play, you're behind 585 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:15,440 Speaker 1: the sticks, and then teams are just teen off on Kyler, 586 00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:19,200 Speaker 1: glad you brought up the penalties the Colts. You mentioned it. 587 00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 1: I think it's a great topic. They don't beat themselves. 588 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:25,480 Speaker 1: Tied for the second fewest penalties and ranked third and 589 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:30,720 Speaker 1: fewest penalty yards. Even better, last week, mac Jones dropped 590 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:35,960 Speaker 1: back forty nine times. The Colts were not penalized at all. 591 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:42,880 Speaker 1: Zero pass interference penalties, zero defensive holding penalties, forty nine 592 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:47,280 Speaker 1: dropbacks and your defense and your secondary held up the 593 00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 1: other thing. They protect the football. They have a plus 594 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 1: fourteen turnover differential that is tops in the league. So 595 00:32:53,920 --> 00:32:56,840 Speaker 1: you I wouldna say you have to force a takeaway 596 00:32:56,880 --> 00:32:59,320 Speaker 1: because then all of a sudden you're doing a little 597 00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:01,320 Speaker 1: bit too much. You get out of what your role 598 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 1: is supposed to be. But just reading up on what 599 00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:09,240 Speaker 1: Indianapolis does, despite what their record says they're playing some 600 00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:13,840 Speaker 1: of the best football to dates than anyone across the league. Yeah, 601 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:16,800 Speaker 1: and you know they're jockeying for position, and we talked 602 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:20,440 Speaker 1: about their one game behind the Titans, so they're they're 603 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:23,280 Speaker 1: in the thick of things. And you know, usually when 604 00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:25,560 Speaker 1: I look at wildcard teams, you have to play well 605 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:27,800 Speaker 1: down the stretch. You probably have to win out for 606 00:33:27,880 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 1: some of these teams, whether it's Philadelphia, San Francisco, maybe 607 00:33:32,520 --> 00:33:34,840 Speaker 1: a team like the Colts, if they don't win the 608 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:37,880 Speaker 1: division and you're playing your best football going in there 609 00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:40,720 Speaker 1: and wildcard weekend, you'll see the teams that have been 610 00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:42,960 Speaker 1: playing well versus the teams just trying to flip the switch. 611 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,840 Speaker 1: Cardinals Covered two presented by Hunday proud partner of the 612 00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:50,440 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals, all about the running back position. This notes 613 00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:54,440 Speaker 1: about the Indianapolis Colts. They might be in the midst 614 00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:59,040 Speaker 1: of a COVID outbreak. Cornerback rock your scene and backup 615 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:04,240 Speaker 1: defensive in Komoco Terrey placed on the reserve COVID nineteen 616 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:09,200 Speaker 1: list here on Wednesday, so that leaves their availability in 617 00:34:09,360 --> 00:34:12,759 Speaker 1: doubt for Saturday's contest. So something to keep an eye 618 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:16,000 Speaker 1: on when we look and discuss this week sixteen matchup 619 00:34:16,239 --> 00:34:19,680 Speaker 1: against a very very good Indianapolis Colts team against six 620 00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:22,959 Speaker 1: fifteen is the kickoff, and we need to mention burd Gang. 621 00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:25,759 Speaker 1: If you are not going to be in attendance at 622 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:29,520 Speaker 1: State Farm Stadium. The game is on the NFL network, 623 00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:33,160 Speaker 1: though if you are local and get Fox ten, you 624 00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:36,319 Speaker 1: will be able to watch the game. It is an 625 00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:40,239 Speaker 1: NFL network exclusive. But the NFL has a rule that 626 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:43,479 Speaker 1: when you have these games, much like ESPN on Monday 627 00:34:43,560 --> 00:34:46,839 Speaker 1: Night Football, that you have to make over the air 628 00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:51,960 Speaker 1: available in the team's respective markets. So you can watch 629 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:54,680 Speaker 1: it if you don't get the NFL network. Yeah, and 630 00:34:54,719 --> 00:34:57,440 Speaker 1: make sure you tell your friends and you know, again 631 00:34:57,520 --> 00:35:01,000 Speaker 1: there's an option there versus you not have to have 632 00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:05,720 Speaker 1: cable obviously over the TV in Fox ten. So again 633 00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:08,520 Speaker 1: there's fine, there's a ways to find it. Don't worry 634 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:10,640 Speaker 1: if you don't have the the NFL network. All right, 635 00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:14,960 Speaker 1: let's move on to the Cardinals running situation and looking 636 00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:19,240 Speaker 1: at perhaps what the Cardinals can do to help their defense, 637 00:35:19,400 --> 00:35:21,920 Speaker 1: and that and one is ball control. Score some points, 638 00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:25,600 Speaker 1: but get this offense back to where it was earlier 639 00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:29,560 Speaker 1: in the season September and October. Jase Edmonds and James 640 00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:33,200 Speaker 1: Connor quoting Kingsbury earlier in the week when both guys 641 00:35:33,239 --> 00:35:36,040 Speaker 1: were playing a significant amount is when we were really 642 00:35:36,040 --> 00:35:39,880 Speaker 1: playing our best football offensively. Hopefully we can get back 643 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:44,000 Speaker 1: to that end quote great quote. Yet they got away 644 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:47,280 Speaker 1: from that in the first half against Detroit, So hopefully 645 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:50,120 Speaker 1: a lesson learned that even if you are trailing by 646 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:53,399 Speaker 1: two scores, because at no points in the second half, 647 00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:55,200 Speaker 1: excuse me, in the first half, were they trailing by 648 00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:58,319 Speaker 1: three scores. That last drive of the first half, they 649 00:35:58,320 --> 00:35:59,840 Speaker 1: took a knee wint in the locker room. It was 650 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:03,680 Speaker 1: seventeen nothing. They were only down two scores that entire 651 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:06,640 Speaker 1: first half. And I keep mentioning it, and I'll harp 652 00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:10,320 Speaker 1: on it. Your two running backs combined for three carries. 653 00:36:10,719 --> 00:36:13,719 Speaker 1: They got away from it. And I hope that even 654 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:16,719 Speaker 1: if they do get down two scores. I understand late 655 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:18,759 Speaker 1: in the second half that's a different story. But in 656 00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:21,600 Speaker 1: the first half, those first thirty minutes, there's no reason 657 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:27,480 Speaker 1: whatsoever to panic as an offense. Couldn't agree more. And Craig, I, 658 00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:31,440 Speaker 1: that was one of my keys in that game. Established 659 00:36:31,480 --> 00:36:33,359 Speaker 1: a run, get back to running the football. You got 660 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:36,000 Speaker 1: a one to one a you know, Connor's shortyard is 661 00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:38,160 Speaker 1: chased from the twenty to the twenty. Bolt can catch 662 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:40,840 Speaker 1: the ball in the backfield. And they weren't even targeted 663 00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:46,600 Speaker 1: into passing game. So again I was disappointed at that 664 00:36:46,640 --> 00:36:48,840 Speaker 1: they didn't commit to the run, and the way the 665 00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:51,960 Speaker 1: game started off RPO or zone read. I thought he 666 00:36:51,960 --> 00:36:54,160 Speaker 1: should have handed the ball to Connor. I think he 667 00:36:54,280 --> 00:36:56,319 Speaker 1: got got four or five yards, and the way he's 668 00:36:56,320 --> 00:36:58,360 Speaker 1: been running, maybe it's seven yards and you get a 669 00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:01,120 Speaker 1: first first down instead of going three and out. Kylo 670 00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:02,799 Speaker 1: takes the ball and he gets see he thinks he 671 00:37:02,840 --> 00:37:04,960 Speaker 1: can get around the corner. And number fifty three he 672 00:37:05,040 --> 00:37:09,800 Speaker 1: tackles him. No game that, I mean, one play shouldn't 673 00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:11,919 Speaker 1: affect the entire game. But go back to the run 674 00:37:12,040 --> 00:37:14,080 Speaker 1: instead of throwing the ball, you know, or if you 675 00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:15,920 Speaker 1: want to go with these quick screen passes that they're 676 00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:18,680 Speaker 1: gonna put pressure burn him in the screen game. It 677 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:23,440 Speaker 1: was telling. Chase Edmonds addressed the media on Tuesday and 678 00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:27,400 Speaker 1: was asked about he and James Connor sharing the backfield 679 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:29,399 Speaker 1: and for Edmonds getting kind of back in the flow 680 00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:33,319 Speaker 1: of things because Connor had done so well, and Edmonds 681 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:37,560 Speaker 1: mentioned that in the backfield and the Cardinals backfield, you 682 00:37:37,719 --> 00:37:41,000 Speaker 1: have the number one running back is for as far 683 00:37:41,040 --> 00:37:44,680 Speaker 1: as yards per carry, and the number one running back 684 00:37:44,719 --> 00:37:48,919 Speaker 1: as far as rushing touchdowns now or I should say 685 00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:53,080 Speaker 1: with fourteen touchdowns because Jonathan Taylor has more rushing touchdowns 686 00:37:53,120 --> 00:37:56,560 Speaker 1: than James Connor. But Chase Edmond, he's gonna almost two 687 00:37:56,600 --> 00:38:01,200 Speaker 1: hundred and seventy carries. Chase Edmonds five point nine yards 688 00:38:01,200 --> 00:38:03,479 Speaker 1: per carry. Now he doesn't qualify. So when you click 689 00:38:03,520 --> 00:38:06,320 Speaker 1: on leaders in the NFL, he doesn't have enough attempts 690 00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:09,520 Speaker 1: to qualify to be amongst the leaders. But hey, five 691 00:38:09,560 --> 00:38:12,719 Speaker 1: point nine is five point nine despite eighty two attempts 692 00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:15,480 Speaker 1: versus James Conner three point seven with one hundred and 693 00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:18,640 Speaker 1: eighty seven carry. So go back to the Rams gaming. 694 00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:20,239 Speaker 1: He avers ten yards of carry and you're gonna go. 695 00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:23,480 Speaker 1: He had a fifty four He had ten carries for 696 00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:25,279 Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty yards. It wasn't like he had 697 00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:28,319 Speaker 1: a ninety seven yard touchdown and numbers were inflated. He 698 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:31,480 Speaker 1: avers ten yards of carry, one hundred and twenty and 699 00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:35,440 Speaker 1: the fifty four yard run. Get back to running the football. 700 00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:38,479 Speaker 1: That opens up play action and it could be your 701 00:38:38,760 --> 00:38:41,560 Speaker 1: best defense against Jonathan Taylor. How many times do we 702 00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:44,200 Speaker 1: discussed here on Cardinals Cover two presented by Hunday probably 703 00:38:44,239 --> 00:38:47,880 Speaker 1: partner of the Arizona Cardinals. Opposing teams look at Kyler 704 00:38:47,920 --> 00:38:49,200 Speaker 1: Murray and say we need to keep him off the 705 00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:52,840 Speaker 1: football field. Now the Cardinals, are they a team that 706 00:38:52,920 --> 00:38:55,480 Speaker 1: says we can't have Jonathan Taylor on the football field. 707 00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:59,800 Speaker 1: Let's ball control, eat some clock, but if we can score, 708 00:38:59,840 --> 00:39:02,200 Speaker 1: let's score and score some points. Get off to a 709 00:39:02,239 --> 00:39:05,200 Speaker 1: big lead and force the Colts to be one dimensional. 710 00:39:05,640 --> 00:39:10,920 Speaker 1: But focus on the run. No four consecutive pass plays 711 00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:13,320 Speaker 1: when you're first in goal at the sixth and every 712 00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:16,479 Speaker 1: pass play is east west versus north south. That can't 713 00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:20,120 Speaker 1: happen again this week. And if you want to go 714 00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:26,759 Speaker 1: back to the Rams game, they're they're they're on the 715 00:39:26,760 --> 00:39:30,120 Speaker 1: goal line, their balls to Aaron Donald and it's picked off. 716 00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:33,680 Speaker 1: To give Jones credit, Ernest Jones credit, he jumped the route. 717 00:39:34,200 --> 00:39:35,920 Speaker 1: They haven't been the same in the red zone since 718 00:39:36,760 --> 00:39:41,799 Speaker 1: they haven't overall eighth best in the red zone. But 719 00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:44,520 Speaker 1: you look at the past two weeks, I believe just 720 00:39:44,600 --> 00:39:48,520 Speaker 1: two of eight inside the red zone. And it does count. 721 00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:51,440 Speaker 1: That last possession against the Lions when the clock ran 722 00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:53,719 Speaker 1: out on Cult McCoy company, they were inside the red zone, 723 00:39:53,760 --> 00:39:55,520 Speaker 1: so it does count as a red zone trip. You 724 00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:58,279 Speaker 1: have to make acknowledgement of that. But yeah, you get 725 00:39:58,320 --> 00:40:01,359 Speaker 1: down there, you gotta get seven points, and they were 726 00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:04,360 Speaker 1: successful early this season on fourth down, they've kind of 727 00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:06,960 Speaker 1: scaled back a little bit. They are I don't have 728 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:09,480 Speaker 1: the numbers in front of me, but overall this season 729 00:40:09,560 --> 00:40:13,920 Speaker 1: on fourth down fifty nine percent, but it's seventy percent earlier. 730 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:17,800 Speaker 1: It's what's happened most recently seems taken away that option 731 00:40:17,880 --> 00:40:20,279 Speaker 1: and getting the Cardinals off the football field. And if 732 00:40:20,280 --> 00:40:23,399 Speaker 1: you if you look at the line. I'm not talking 733 00:40:23,440 --> 00:40:25,480 Speaker 1: about the Lions game, but if you go back to 734 00:40:25,520 --> 00:40:29,319 Speaker 1: the Lions game, here they go on that nine minute drive, 735 00:40:29,360 --> 00:40:32,320 Speaker 1: eight fifty at three and then on site kick that 736 00:40:32,480 --> 00:40:34,920 Speaker 1: they were saying you, we're gonna keep Kyler Murray on 737 00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:39,520 Speaker 1: the sidelines. Be interested to see what happens, what develops 738 00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:44,480 Speaker 1: early in that contest, because we'll know right away, Yeah, offensively, defensively, 739 00:40:44,920 --> 00:40:46,799 Speaker 1: not if the Cardinals are ready to play, but how 740 00:40:46,840 --> 00:40:51,040 Speaker 1: they go about attacking the Colts defensively and then going 741 00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:53,680 Speaker 1: about figuring out what to do with Jonathan Taylor. I'm 742 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:57,919 Speaker 1: I'm very interested, maybe more than any other matchup going 743 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:01,880 Speaker 1: into a week, as far as Jonathan Tayler, just because 744 00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:05,680 Speaker 1: of what he has done this entire season over fourteen games. 745 00:41:05,680 --> 00:41:07,560 Speaker 1: It was one thing. Week one we focused on Derrick 746 00:41:07,640 --> 00:41:10,399 Speaker 1: Henry and Julio Jones and A. J. Brown, but that 747 00:41:10,480 --> 00:41:14,320 Speaker 1: was with nothing just based off of past history. This 748 00:41:14,640 --> 00:41:18,520 Speaker 1: is recent history. This is just last week, six days 749 00:41:18,520 --> 00:41:21,880 Speaker 1: ago that we saw Jonathan Taylor run right over the 750 00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:26,120 Speaker 1: New England Patriots. Like I said, it comes down to 751 00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:31,200 Speaker 1: just guys doing their job. It sounds simple, it's a cliche, 752 00:41:31,840 --> 00:41:34,600 Speaker 1: but I get the impression listen to players all week 753 00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:39,799 Speaker 1: that some guys are freelancing. And that's why, going back 754 00:41:39,800 --> 00:41:43,279 Speaker 1: to the Steve Wilkes are about gap integrity, gap discipline. 755 00:41:44,360 --> 00:41:46,960 Speaker 1: We're at this point in the year. If all eleven 756 00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:49,920 Speaker 1: guys are doing their job, they will not give up 757 00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:53,880 Speaker 1: a big sixty five yard run. Again, I know he's 758 00:41:53,920 --> 00:41:56,320 Speaker 1: the best running back in football right now. He's powerful, 759 00:41:56,680 --> 00:41:58,520 Speaker 1: He's got like four or four speed when he gets 760 00:41:58,520 --> 00:42:01,160 Speaker 1: in the open field. It's not like he tries to 761 00:42:01,239 --> 00:42:04,239 Speaker 1: run people over you. You just can't arm tackle him. 762 00:42:04,280 --> 00:42:06,200 Speaker 1: You got a gang tackle him because he's a big guy. 763 00:42:06,719 --> 00:42:10,720 Speaker 1: By the way. Um, quick question for you, Mike Drecky, 764 00:42:11,560 --> 00:42:15,880 Speaker 1: do you feel any older this week knowing that someone 765 00:42:15,960 --> 00:42:20,000 Speaker 1: you covered back in the day now has a child, 766 00:42:20,360 --> 00:42:24,680 Speaker 1: now a grown man. Playing on Saturday against the team 767 00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:31,239 Speaker 1: that you cover. Michael Pittman. Oh okay, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, 768 00:42:31,320 --> 00:42:36,040 Speaker 1: well it's happened a few times. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's yeah. 769 00:42:36,320 --> 00:42:41,360 Speaker 1: I mean growing up in Buffalo Antoine Winsfield Sun plays 770 00:42:41,360 --> 00:42:44,279 Speaker 1: for the Bucks. Now, yeah, I'm glad you brow. I 771 00:42:44,320 --> 00:42:46,840 Speaker 1: was like, what is he talking about? And I'm like, yeah, 772 00:42:46,880 --> 00:42:50,040 Speaker 1: And I followed his career, I mean, and Michael Pittman 773 00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:53,359 Speaker 1: obviously was was, you know, good running back, and then 774 00:42:53,360 --> 00:42:55,120 Speaker 1: he got a chance to win a ring with Simeon 775 00:42:55,200 --> 00:42:59,520 Speaker 1: Rice with the Buccaneers. But yeah, yeah, that's four seasons 776 00:42:59,520 --> 00:43:02,359 Speaker 1: with the Cardinals and might have the largest arms I've 777 00:43:02,400 --> 00:43:05,759 Speaker 1: ever seen in a locker room. They were so defined 778 00:43:05,960 --> 00:43:09,400 Speaker 1: it was unbelievable. Yeah, and it wasn't like he was stiff, No, 779 00:43:09,840 --> 00:43:12,080 Speaker 1: his running style. He had a lower torso, so you 780 00:43:12,120 --> 00:43:13,320 Speaker 1: can see he spent a lot of time in the 781 00:43:13,360 --> 00:43:17,920 Speaker 1: weight room bicep and triceps. But yeah, yeah, he was, 782 00:43:18,120 --> 00:43:21,480 Speaker 1: he was. It's interesting, and it's my twenty six year 783 00:43:21,560 --> 00:43:23,640 Speaker 1: cover in the NFL, so it makes kind of sense. 784 00:43:23,680 --> 00:43:25,840 Speaker 1: I'm fifty one years old and here in this guy's 785 00:43:26,160 --> 00:43:28,719 Speaker 1: got a son that's playing in the National Football He's 786 00:43:28,719 --> 00:43:30,680 Speaker 1: a really good player. I think he needs one hundred 787 00:43:30,680 --> 00:43:33,040 Speaker 1: and eleven yards to get to one thousand. He's their 788 00:43:33,239 --> 00:43:36,560 Speaker 1: leading receiver, very good on third down, and as we chronicled, 789 00:43:36,560 --> 00:43:38,879 Speaker 1: one of those receivers that is blocking very very well 790 00:43:38,920 --> 00:43:41,279 Speaker 1: for Johnathan's got a good size and I think it's 791 00:43:41,320 --> 00:43:43,440 Speaker 1: really the genes of a family. And he's got another 792 00:43:43,480 --> 00:43:46,239 Speaker 1: brilliant brother playing college football, so we'll see another one 793 00:43:46,280 --> 00:43:50,480 Speaker 1: getting in the NFL. More looking back on Cardinal teams 794 00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:57,480 Speaker 1: flo Episode eleven Cardinals Folk Tales No Day to Tampa Bay, 795 00:43:57,520 --> 00:44:02,440 Speaker 1: available December twenty second. Looking back at the two thousand 796 00:44:02,440 --> 00:44:06,120 Speaker 1: and eight Cardinals team, specifically that game in New England 797 00:44:06,280 --> 00:44:10,040 Speaker 1: snow Blizzard, how that game, how that thrashing at the 798 00:44:10,040 --> 00:44:13,000 Speaker 1: hands of the Patriots might have helped the team reached 799 00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:18,000 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. Quote worst team in playoff history, according 800 00:44:18,040 --> 00:44:21,480 Speaker 1: to Chris Collinsworth. It's a great look back with people 801 00:44:21,680 --> 00:44:24,759 Speaker 1: that were at that game, played in that game, and 802 00:44:24,800 --> 00:44:29,279 Speaker 1: you remember just how bad things looked after that game 803 00:44:29,360 --> 00:44:32,240 Speaker 1: against the Patriots, much like how they looked this week 804 00:44:32,360 --> 00:44:35,160 Speaker 1: after the game against the Lions. Though that two and 805 00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:37,319 Speaker 1: eight team, I'll even go back to how they played 806 00:44:37,400 --> 00:44:41,120 Speaker 1: in Philadelphia when they had not clinched a playoff spot, 807 00:44:41,160 --> 00:44:43,920 Speaker 1: but came back home beat up. The Rams clinched the 808 00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:46,680 Speaker 1: playoff spot. It was later in the season that New 809 00:44:46,680 --> 00:44:49,719 Speaker 1: England game in which they were thrashed by forty. Well, 810 00:44:49,760 --> 00:44:52,040 Speaker 1: I can just tell you this. The Cardinals didn't have 811 00:44:52,080 --> 00:44:56,239 Speaker 1: the right cleats, and I think it was Westwalkers doing 812 00:44:56,360 --> 00:45:00,520 Speaker 1: like snow angels. There was people throwing snowballs. It got 813 00:45:00,520 --> 00:45:04,239 Speaker 1: out of hand, but there's a silicone that you sprang 814 00:45:04,280 --> 00:45:06,560 Speaker 1: in the bottom of your cleats and the snow does 815 00:45:06,600 --> 00:45:09,560 Speaker 1: a stick to it. We're a West Coast team and 816 00:45:09,640 --> 00:45:11,920 Speaker 1: we didn't figure that out until after the game. I 817 00:45:11,960 --> 00:45:14,040 Speaker 1: think there was more to it than that. You listen 818 00:45:14,120 --> 00:45:16,319 Speaker 1: to a Bertram Barrier again, a little teas to this 819 00:45:16,360 --> 00:45:19,479 Speaker 1: newest episode of Cardinals folk tales that you know, once 820 00:45:19,520 --> 00:45:23,720 Speaker 1: the plane touched down and seeing some white stuff flall 821 00:45:23,880 --> 00:45:27,600 Speaker 1: from the sky, waters on the sidelines, No, when the 822 00:45:27,640 --> 00:45:30,600 Speaker 1: coaches couldn't find anyone. Oh, they're all light up in 823 00:45:30,640 --> 00:45:34,680 Speaker 1: front of the heaters. Nine guys, right, Okay. I've when 824 00:45:34,680 --> 00:45:37,080 Speaker 1: I was doing sidelines, I would travel with the team 825 00:45:37,280 --> 00:45:40,160 Speaker 1: and when you I don't know if it was the 826 00:45:40,239 --> 00:45:43,439 Speaker 1: NFC e's maybe my station was sending me on the road. 827 00:45:43,480 --> 00:45:46,440 Speaker 1: But you'd wake up that next morning if you were 828 00:45:46,480 --> 00:45:49,319 Speaker 1: in Philadelphi, you were in Washington, and the first thing 829 00:45:49,360 --> 00:45:52,759 Speaker 1: you do is open up the curtains in the hotel room. 830 00:45:52,800 --> 00:45:56,080 Speaker 1: You're like, and I was doing sidelines, and I'm like, 831 00:45:56,440 --> 00:46:00,319 Speaker 1: and I always was prepared, but I'm like, man, it's 832 00:46:00,320 --> 00:46:03,080 Speaker 1: gonna be a long day. It's gonna be a cold day, 833 00:46:03,280 --> 00:46:06,440 Speaker 1: cold day. And that's the first thing I because you 834 00:46:06,480 --> 00:46:09,120 Speaker 1: can watch the weather forecast. But once you wake up 835 00:46:09,160 --> 00:46:11,959 Speaker 1: and you open those curtains, I wasn't in a hurdy 836 00:46:12,000 --> 00:46:14,640 Speaker 1: go down and get the bus, neither wor any of 837 00:46:14,680 --> 00:46:19,400 Speaker 1: those players that day against the Patriots, it says. And 838 00:46:19,440 --> 00:46:21,560 Speaker 1: then they come back and practice in the rain all 839 00:46:21,600 --> 00:46:26,000 Speaker 1: week to play the Seahawks. Full pads, full pads at 840 00:46:26,000 --> 00:46:28,680 Speaker 1: that point in the year. Coach Ken Wison not to 841 00:46:28,719 --> 00:46:31,640 Speaker 1: be uh, not to be messed with again. Cardinals Folk 842 00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:34,520 Speaker 1: Tales Snow Day to Tampa Bay. Go to YouTube dot 843 00:46:34,520 --> 00:46:37,880 Speaker 1: com slash as Cardinals YouTube dot com slash Asy Cardinals. 844 00:46:37,960 --> 00:46:42,000 Speaker 1: Don't forget original audio podcasts available. Search Cardinals Folk Tales 845 00:46:42,040 --> 00:46:45,400 Speaker 1: at your favorite podcast provider. And on that note, we 846 00:46:45,440 --> 00:46:47,839 Speaker 1: will wrap up this edition. Put a lid on. This 847 00:46:48,000 --> 00:46:51,200 Speaker 1: edition of Cardinals Cover two presented by Hunday Probab partner 848 00:46:51,280 --> 00:46:54,239 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, special thanks to our 849 00:46:54,280 --> 00:46:57,319 Speaker 1: executive producer Jim I'm a hundred for Mike Treki. I'm 850 00:46:57,320 --> 00:46:59,520 Speaker 1: creg Riel Loup. We'll talk to you next time you're 851 00:46:59,560 --> 00:47:00,919 Speaker 1: on Carls. Scovered two