1 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: The Cardinals need to find themselves a Montes sweat Welcome 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:09,960 Speaker 1: Bird Gang. On today's show, Danny Surrek joins me or 3 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: as she's known this week Sideline Surrect. On Sunday, the 4 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: Cardinals get their second look at Montes. What was helped 5 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: turn around the Bears defense? Who is that player for 6 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: the Cardinals? Plus news from the tight end room, more 7 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 1: talk of the lack of production by the wide receivers, 8 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: and yes, a weather update. Will Danny stay Dry? On Sunday, 9 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 1: it's Cardinals Cover two, Episode seven to twelve, and it 10 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: starts now. 11 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two? 12 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: Who to Baker? What Heart? 13 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 3: What rent? 14 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: This guy's unbelievable? 15 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:48,559 Speaker 2: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyundai Crowd, partner of 16 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 2: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Acycardinals 17 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 2: dot Com Slash podcasts. 18 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: He's at the ten half of five. He's it again? 19 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: So far are you magic? 20 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 3: Wow? 21 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 2: Here's Craig Griolud. 22 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: So I need to share this as I was driving 23 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:14,320 Speaker 1: home from the game on Sunday, because now that we've 24 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: talked about it for what a couple of weeks, now 25 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: I see them everywhere. I got caught behind a car 26 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: with reindeer antlers dre near the entire way home from 27 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:29,480 Speaker 1: the stadium to my house. I would have never have 28 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 1: noticed them before. I know that our conversation. But now 29 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:34,680 Speaker 1: I see them all the time. 30 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 3: And at this point I've said what I've said for 31 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 3: the last couple of weeks. I have to stand by 32 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 3: this feeling now forever and ever. 33 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 2: Again. 34 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: I'm not opposed to them. I just now see them 35 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: all the time. 36 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 3: It just made me roll my eyes. 37 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: Okay, to each his own. 38 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 3: I feel like it's very like two thousand and five 39 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 3: twenty ten to do that. 40 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: Like, come on, all right, Okay, I just thought i'd 41 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: bring it up again because we do have What are 42 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: you good with seeing these for what another week? Two weeks? 43 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 3: I don't need to be seeing them for another week, 44 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:10,839 Speaker 3: considering Christmas is in what four days? Yes, I don't 45 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:12,959 Speaker 3: care about lights. I don't care about the Christmas tree 46 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 3: going up early, staying late, that kind of stuff. Come on, 47 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,519 Speaker 3: it's just the antlers on the day after Christmas. Take 48 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 3: it down. 49 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 1: Okay, let's talk some football here on this edition of 50 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: Cardinals Covered two, presented by Hundai, probably partner of the 51 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:31,519 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals, Craig Reallu and not Danny Sirek, but Sideline 52 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: Surrec for this week only? 53 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 2: Is that okay? 54 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 3: I like that. 55 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,799 Speaker 1: It's going to be like you know, Paul Calves and 56 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 1: his nickname. Some of them stick, some of them don't. 57 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: Although this Trey mcplay is kind of getting a little 58 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: bit of a role. But Sideline serect is that? Is? 59 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 2: That? Is that? 60 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: Okay? Am I better than Ron Wolfley in giving out. 61 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 3: Nicknames Sideline Surrec and Polly play by play? 62 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 2: Yes? 63 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 1: Okay, that works? Are you excited? 64 00:02:57,880 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 3: I am excited. 65 00:02:58,960 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: No. 66 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:00,959 Speaker 3: I think it's fun to be down on the sideline 67 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 3: and if I got to put up with some cold, 68 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 3: wet weather, then so be it. It'll be fun. 69 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: Okay. Right now the temperature in Chicago for Sunday, cloudy, 70 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: high of fifty eight, low of forty three. No rain 71 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: at all, Danny, it is supposed to rain Monday, Tuesday 72 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: and Wednesday though in Chicago. 73 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, we'll see if that weather forecast is what actually happens. 74 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 3: It's it's not going to be as cold as I 75 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 3: was expecting it to be. I say that now from 76 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 3: our Warm podcast studio, where there's a windshill of zero, 77 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 3: so that'll be different. When you're at Soldier Field and 78 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 3: you're right off the water. The sun's going to be 79 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 3: set before halftime. I mean, the sun sets so early 80 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 3: out there, and so it'll be dark and cold and windy. 81 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 3: I'm just hoping at this point doesn't rain. It's that 82 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 3: weird middle ground where it's you don't it's it's cold, right, 83 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 3: So the rain is already worse, but it's not cold 84 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 3: enough to be snow. And I would personally prefer snow 85 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 3: over just cold rain. So at this point, I'm just 86 00:03:58,640 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 3: hoping to stay dry. 87 00:03:59,600 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 2: I can. 88 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 3: I'm just hoping to stay dry. 89 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: So no wet stuff. But if it is going to 90 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: be something coming from the sky, you want it to 91 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: be a little bit more solid, a little bit yes, 92 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: fluffier if you will, the snowflakes kind of thing. 93 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 3: Okay, but at this point, let's just hope for dry 94 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 3: clouds now. 95 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: On Wednesday, first full practice for the Cardinals, they kind 96 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 1: of got a little bit of what might be the 97 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: weather in Chicago because it was in the sixties. It 98 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 1: had rained in the morning, so you kind of had 99 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: that dampness feel during the open portion of practice and 100 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:38,040 Speaker 1: the team was using at least the quarterback and centers 101 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 1: practicing with the wet ball, so they're preparing for inclements weather. 102 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:44,839 Speaker 1: It has been asked. It's been asked a couple of 103 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:47,839 Speaker 1: different times this season. It doesn't seem to bother the 104 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 1: players coaches. It will bother especially as they stand on 105 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 1: the sidelines and. 106 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 3: Well by the heaters. 107 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 1: Well yes, well, what are you saying that you can't 108 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 1: stand next to it? 109 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 3: That is what I'm saying. Look, they they practiced with 110 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:03,280 Speaker 3: the balls before. Washington had a little bit of experience 111 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 3: in some rain there, did the same before Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh 112 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 3: was not good weather at all. So if that's the 113 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 3: case in Chicago at least, it wouldn't be the first 114 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 3: time that this team would have faced something like that 115 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 3: this season. 116 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 1: Here's hoping that you don't experience what Paul experienced in Pittsburgh, 117 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 1: because I don't think based off the forecast, no one 118 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:29,039 Speaker 1: anticipated that much of a downpour and then the lightning. 119 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 3: It was windy too. It was, but Chicago last year 120 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 3: was the same. I remember Paul came back and I 121 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 3: saw his notes that were just destroyed, and I felt 122 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 3: so bad for him. 123 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: That was a couple of years ago, twenty twenty one, 124 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,280 Speaker 1: that was a game in which Kyle Murray had right now, 125 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 1: four touchdowns, that fourth down call to Hollywood, do excuse 126 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 1: me to DeAndre Hopkins, and that was a game in 127 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:51,720 Speaker 1: which James Connor had a good game. So the Cardinals 128 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: they've won three in a row at Soldier Field, so 129 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 1: weather it's not an issue at all. 130 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 3: We're going up against a defense like the Bears that 131 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:03,919 Speaker 3: has four game stretch of three or more takeaways, plus 132 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 3: preparing for cold, wet weather, ball security and running the 133 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 3: ball are going to be priorities. Good news for the Cardinals. 134 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 3: They've done a pretty nice job with both of those. 135 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 3: If you look at the numbers, I don't have the 136 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 3: number off the top of my head. I'm sure the 137 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 3: Cardinals are more probably in the middle range. With the fumbles, however, 138 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 3: it's not lost fumbles, it's handoffs or slipping and recovering 139 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:26,720 Speaker 3: the ball quickly. So Arizona's done a nice job all 140 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 3: year of protecting the ball and especially as of late, 141 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 3: they've done a nice job running the ball. So those 142 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 3: two aspects for a game like this week is good 143 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 3: news for the Cardinals. They've already been doing. 144 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 1: Those things, and that's typically what you see once you 145 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:44,600 Speaker 1: hit December because of those bad weather areas and those temperatures, 146 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 1: you're going to want to be able to focus on 147 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: the ground game. The Cardinals did that against the Steelers. 148 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: They obviously did that against the forty nine Ers and 149 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: a loss though, but can you keep running the ball? 150 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 1: And for the second straight week, the Cardinals are going 151 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: to face the number one run defense in the league. 152 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: Forty nine Ers went from one to three. Can the 153 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: Cardinals do it again for a second straight week against 154 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 1: the stout Bears defense. 155 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 3: Props Arizona two hundred and thirty four rushing yards, the 156 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 3: most this season, bumped San Francisco down from number one 157 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 3: to number three in run defense. It's gonna be tough 158 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 3: again with all the elements going against them. It's now 159 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 3: a matter of ken Arizona string together performances like that 160 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 3: on a week to week basis. What I liked from 161 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 3: the run game is the last couple of weeks they've 162 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 3: done a nice job of sticking to the run. It 163 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 3: seems like James Connor needs a couple of touches to 164 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 3: really get going and really start to make a difference 165 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 3: going downhill. I like that they are sticking with the run, 166 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 3: which they didn't do a couple of weeks ago, and 167 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 3: the run game was almost non existent. Staying with that 168 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 3: run game and staying committed to it pays off for 169 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 3: this offense. They really only have true success when they 170 00:07:57,240 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 3: are able to run the ball. And now part of 171 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 3: that is because your wide receivers are not doing anything. 172 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 3: I like that that's what this offense has done. I 173 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 3: like this past week. It was a true team effort. 174 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 3: That entire running backs room, plus Kyler Murray, who had 175 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 3: fifty rushing yards himself. Amaro de Mercado had a nice game, 176 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 3: a nice forty nine yard rushing touchdown, broke a few tackles. 177 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 3: Michael Carter, Now, if you look, he only had twenty 178 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 3: seven rushing yards, but if you look at the carries 179 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 3: he's had, he was slippery. He looked like butter out there. Craig, 180 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 3: I mean, he was agile, he was twitchy, he was 181 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 3: breaking tackles, he was fast. I liked what we saw 182 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 3: in a limited fashion from Carter, and then again plus Kyler, 183 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:43,079 Speaker 3: it was a nice, complimentary run game of everybody being involved. 184 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:45,719 Speaker 1: All four of those average better than six yards of 185 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: Carrie again against the forty nine ers. Now you've got 186 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 1: the Bears, and I wonder how much things might change 187 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: as far as running the ball, because after practice on Wednesday, 188 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: the Cardinals did place tight end jefs Swayin on ir 189 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: with a calf injury, and that is something that does 190 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 1: factor into ken the Cardinals continue to run the ball 191 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: as effectively as they have minus one of your stout 192 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 1: run blockers, and that is Jeff Swain. Now that is 193 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: an area in which Trey McBride has certainly improved upon. 194 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 1: But now you don't have swam in there. Who is 195 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 1: that dual threat as far as a blocker and also 196 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 1: someone who can go out and catch the ball, But 197 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: no more for his blocking. Tray McBride, as successful as 198 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: he's been in the pass catching game over the last 199 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: couple of weeks, do we see more of him with 200 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: his hand in the dirt to be that sixth offensive lineman, 201 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 1: if you will, that sixth blocker to kind of help 202 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: things and get a James Connor or Amari de Mercado 203 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 1: or Michael Carter going. 204 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 3: Honestly, I kind of hope not Craig, and not from 205 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 3: the sense of I don't want the run game to succeed. 206 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 3: You don't have anybody catching passes besides Trey McBride at 207 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 3: this point. That's the only reason why I don't want 208 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 3: to necessarily see McBride have his hand in the dirt 209 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 3: a little bit more. You have other tight ends like 210 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 3: Elijah Higgins. I'm sure're gonn see a little bit more 211 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 3: of Blake Whiteheart. Of course, McBride playing a role in 212 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 3: the past game is important. I don't want that to 213 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 3: be taken out of context. I personally don't want to 214 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 3: see him do that more than be a pass catcher 215 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 3: for Kyler because McBride has been the only reliable target 216 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 3: for him. He had his second one hundred plus receiving 217 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 3: your game on Sunday. His first reception was number fifty seven, 218 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 3: which set a franchise record for most receptions in a 219 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 3: single season by a tight end. Trey McBride is your 220 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 3: hot hand. I would continue going to him because you 221 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 3: haven't been getting any production of your wide receivers. Hally 222 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 3: Brown left the game with a heel injury that has 223 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:41,840 Speaker 3: been nagging him. Did not practice Wednesday. I would imagine 224 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 3: we don't see Brown practice at all this week. So 225 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 3: I'm not sure if he'll be able to play, which 226 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:48,319 Speaker 3: he did one game this year, already didn't practice a 227 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 3: week and played in the game. You didn't get anything 228 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 3: at least from a pass catcher from Michael Wilson, more 229 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 3: of a blocker. Greg Dortch didn't practice Wednesday. So if 230 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 3: you're telling me your wide receiver corps is Michael Wilson, 231 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 3: Rondo Moore, Zach Pascal, I would like to see McBride 232 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 3: continue to play a large role in the passing game. 233 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:15,320 Speaker 1: It's a good point because if you don't have Hollywood, 234 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:17,960 Speaker 1: if you don't have Greg Dortsch, and you're relying on 235 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 1: Michael Wilson, Rondell Moore, Zach Pascal, and maybe someone you 236 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: bring up from the practice squad that doesn't really move 237 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 1: the meter if you will, because what we've seen is 238 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray and Trey McBride, that chemistry between quarterback and 239 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 1: tight end. In fact, since Week ten, when Kyler made 240 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: his season debut, McBride leads all tight ends in receptions 241 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 1: and receiving yards, and of his thirty eight receptions, twenty 242 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: three have resulted in a first down. So Kyler Murray 243 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 1: it might not be his first read, but it's certainly 244 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: among his top two. Maybe it is his first read 245 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 1: and if he's getting the ball out quickly, that made 246 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 1: me means, okay, I'm looking more at Trey mcbri and 247 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 1: the trust in Trey McBride. I don't think Kyler has 248 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: lost any trust publicly because he was asked about it 249 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: on Wednesday. He's well aware of what the numbers are 250 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: as far as the lack of production from the wide receivers, 251 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: but he trusts everyone in that room. I just think 252 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 1: right now he has a lot more trust and a 253 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: Trey McBride who has earned that trust from QB one. 254 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 3: Why wouldn't you trust McBride. I think that trust is 255 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 3: very clear because there have been multiple times this season 256 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 3: where a Kyler interception has been intended for McBride and 257 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 3: Kyler has continued to target McBride after that. During the game. Look, 258 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 3: Kyler said postgame he was frustrated for the wide receivers, 259 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 3: and understandably so. I'm not sure if it's a lack 260 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 3: of separation, or if it's the route running, or if 261 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 3: it's timing or communication, whatever it might be. Something is 262 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 3: clearly not working. I will say it seems like Kyler 263 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 3: is at least looking for these receivers, like he is 264 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 3: only targeting McBride. It's just if you're gonna your receivers 265 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 3: aren't open and you're gonna throw it to them, right like, 266 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 3: you need to go to what's working. I like that. 267 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 3: It doesn't seem like Kyler has been forcing any throws 268 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 3: even when Brown was out there playing this year. I 269 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 3: don't believe Brown had a single target before he left 270 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 3: the game, correct, So obviously you want to get your 271 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 3: playmakers the ball. I do kind of like though that 272 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 3: if it's not open, Kyler is not forcing it. 273 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: At some point you do have to force it. If 274 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 1: you have that number one wide receiver, and right now 275 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 1: the Cardinals do not have that guy. Is there someone 276 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 1: out there in the future potentially we can have all 277 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 1: kinds of discussions about that over the next three months 278 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: plus before the April draft, But right now you do 279 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: not have that number one wide receiver. The Cardinals are 280 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: lacking in that area. When you target the wide receiver 281 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:03,440 Speaker 1: thirteen times against the forty nine ers and only have 282 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: four catches for twenty yards, yeah, something is a miss. 283 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 1: Is there enough time between now and the end of 284 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:12,200 Speaker 1: the season. To correct that. Murray did say that it 285 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: is something that they are working on, and he believes 286 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 1: that there will be more production this week against the Bears, 287 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: who against the pass ranked twenty sixth in the league. 288 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: So you would think you'd be able to have some 289 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 1: success against the Bears throwing the football. But is it 290 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 1: throwing to the wide receiver or is it throwing to 291 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: the tight end and the running back position, because those 292 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: are the two positions that I've had much of the 293 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 1: success since Kyler's been back. 294 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 3: Not to sound like a Debbie Downer at this point, 295 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 3: if what's working is the tight ends and your running backs, 296 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 3: why would you not continue to throw to them? At 297 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 3: this point, I think we can all agree that as 298 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 3: of last couple weeks, wide receivers has really jumped the 299 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 3: list in terms of blaring needs for this team to 300 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 3: address in the offseason, whether that's their free agency or 301 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 3: the draft or both or both. And look, I told 302 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 3: you the beginning of the season that I thought that 303 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 3: Brown had the ability to be a true number one receiver. 304 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 3: He's had a hard time staying healthy. I think he 305 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 3: has a lot of those attributes and qualities. I think 306 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 3: right now you would need to bring somebody in that 307 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 3: could be more of a one A and Brown a 308 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 3: one B. I don't think he doesn't is I don't 309 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 3: think he's incapable of that. I think he would be 310 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 3: better suited to have somebody opposite of him that is 311 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 3: also going to attract a defender, and right now you 312 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 3: just don't have that. We've seen glimpses of that from 313 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 3: Michael Wilson. He hasn't been healthy or he hasn't been 314 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 3: targeted right He's been more of the blocking wide receiver 315 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 3: for whatever reason, the ball hasn't been finding Wilson. I 316 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 3: think that at this point, with the personnel you have, 317 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 3: especially if Brown isn't able to play in Chicago Sunday, 318 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 3: if you have to throw the ball to Trey McBride, 319 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 3: Elijah Higgins, James Connor, Michael Carter, whoever it may be, 320 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 3: I'm okay with that. 321 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: Whatever it takes to get the win. And then you 322 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 1: revisit this conversation in the offseason because this is not 323 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: sustainable right now. No, it's not, and it's just the 324 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: way things are at the moment. And you can overlook 325 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: it because you have four hundred and thirty six total yards, 326 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 1: you score a season, I twenty nine points against one 327 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 1: of the better defenses in the league, yet the wide 328 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: receiver position was completely non existent. Okay, that's a one off. 329 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: You can't do that for a handful of games half 330 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 1: the season of full season. So in the moment, okay, 331 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 1: it's what was needed for that particular game. But moving 332 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 1: forward now, the wide receiver position definitely needs to be 333 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 1: a draft And I remember our conversations about Hollywood Brown, 334 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 1: and I was hoping that he could be that guy 335 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: because a year ago before he got hurt and was 336 00:16:56,200 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: placed on IR he was trending towards that number one 337 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: wide receiver because he was catching everything now at Kyler 338 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 1: Murray throwing him the football as opposed to Josh Dobbs 339 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: and Clayton Tune. But I just don't know if that 340 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:12,399 Speaker 1: is something that this front office views, especially given the 341 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: lack of size, not the speed, but the lack of 342 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:17,680 Speaker 1: size at that position. Because the players that this team 343 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: has brought in at that position, they are all six 344 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 1: foot or taller. 345 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:25,639 Speaker 3: When you think about size, it makes me think of 346 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 3: the opportunity for a receiver like Ronda Moore or Greg Dortch. 347 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,480 Speaker 3: If Dortch is able to play. He didn't practice Wednesday, 348 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 3: we got the injury report and he was out with 349 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:37,639 Speaker 3: a shoulder injury. These are the opportunities for players like 350 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 3: Dortch and More to prove that they hold value here. 351 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 3: There's no allegiance, So when the season ends and decisions 352 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 3: have to be made, I personally think all the decisions 353 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 3: are going to come down to what you want to 354 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:53,879 Speaker 3: do with Hollywood Brown. He's in a contract year. Is 355 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 3: this a place he wants to be? I think it is. 356 00:17:56,920 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 3: I don't know that Brown has warranted a multi year 357 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 3: contract with his struggles to stay healthy. I think it 358 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:05,440 Speaker 3: could make sense to do a one year, prove a 359 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 3: deal if that's something he's interested in. This is an 360 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 3: area they're going to have to address. And since this 361 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 3: staff seems to like size at the wide receiver position, 362 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:19,679 Speaker 3: is there room for more and Dorch and If not? 363 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 3: Well these last three games, especially if Brown is going 364 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 3: to be out, this is the best opportunity for you 365 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 3: to prove how valuable and versatile you are. For More, 366 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 3: it seems like they are able to find roles for 367 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:34,120 Speaker 3: him in certain games when the matchups make sense, mostly 368 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 3: out of the backfield or on those long deep shots. 369 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:40,119 Speaker 3: But nothing really in the slot, nothing really out wide. 370 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:43,439 Speaker 3: Of those first second downs, it's really just when you 371 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 3: need those big plays. Maybe this is an opportunity for 372 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 3: them to see if he can play a different kind 373 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:50,639 Speaker 3: of role, or maybe if you don't feel like you 374 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 3: need multiple small wide receivers that can also play a 375 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 3: role on special teams, maybe this is an opportunity for 376 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 3: Greg Dortch. Now we've heard the coaching staff say consistency 377 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:03,160 Speaker 3: is what he needs to work on. So I'm sure 378 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,880 Speaker 3: there are reasons why More and Dortsch have had more 379 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:08,639 Speaker 3: of the limited roles they have had this season, but 380 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 3: this is the best opportunity for them to prove why 381 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:13,400 Speaker 3: they have a why they deserve to have that role 382 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 3: in the future. 383 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:16,160 Speaker 1: I want to go back to something you said earlier 384 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: when you brought up the wide receiver position on how 385 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago. It wasn't a glaring need, 386 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:26,400 Speaker 1: but obviously based off the game against the forty nine ers, 387 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:29,159 Speaker 1: it has certainly become a little bit higher up on 388 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: the list, maybe at the top of the list, especially 389 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:37,439 Speaker 1: on offense. For many people. Another position recency bias that 390 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: has elevated in my mind based off what we have seen, 391 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: not in just one game, but the past three games, 392 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: no sex by this Cardinals defense. And again I get it. 393 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:51,280 Speaker 1: It's not always the sack. It's the pressures, it's the hurries, 394 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:55,240 Speaker 1: it's the knockdowns. Are you making that opposing quarterback uncomfortable 395 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:58,399 Speaker 1: in the pocket and we have not seen that at 396 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 1: all in the last three games on a consistent basis, 397 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 1: and especially against the forty nine ers. Rock Party not 398 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:09,200 Speaker 1: touched at all, hardly at all, to the point where 399 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 1: he can just stand there in the pocket and literally 400 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 1: pick you apart with whatever option he wants, whether that's 401 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: a running back, a wide receiver, or a tied end. 402 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 3: That's the problem, Craig. It's not just sacks. There haven't 403 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:25,800 Speaker 3: been pressures or hits. And what you need to see 404 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 3: out of this outside linebackers room, out of what we 405 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:32,400 Speaker 3: saw from the beginning half of the season, they were 406 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 3: competitive enough with who was in that room to start 407 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:38,439 Speaker 3: the season of we were all talking about how we 408 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:40,680 Speaker 3: were a little surprised how hot they started the season, 409 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 3: and it's fallen off. Is that the wear and tear 410 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:47,119 Speaker 3: of a season, is that the offenses you're facing at 411 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 3: this point in the year, there's a lot of questions 412 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:52,159 Speaker 3: as to why all a sudden the production has not 413 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 3: been there, And when we've asked the coaching staff when 414 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 3: we get the opportunity, we don't really get those answers, right, 415 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:00,399 Speaker 3: because it's about more than the numbers that we're seeing 416 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:03,920 Speaker 3: and all that. And look with the forty nine ers specifically, 417 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 3: I mean they were really rushing a lot. You were 418 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 3: dropping back a little bit more just because handing the 419 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:13,920 Speaker 3: ball off to Christian McCaffrey and the threat that he 420 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 3: was and how successful he was, and so that's going 421 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 3: to change week to week to a certain extent, but 422 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:24,359 Speaker 3: there was You're right, there was no pressure. Party was 423 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 3: under no to rest the entire game. That's difficult on 424 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:30,320 Speaker 3: your secondary and on the rest of the defense when 425 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:33,360 Speaker 3: life is easy back there in the pocket for the quarterback, 426 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:37,679 Speaker 3: and especially against a quarterback now that can beat you 427 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 3: with his legs in justin fields. 428 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:43,240 Speaker 1: And this might be a conversation better had next week 429 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: or in the offseason, because you're right, with justin fields, 430 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 1: he leads the Bears in rushing. He is seventh in 431 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:52,679 Speaker 1: the leg among all ball carriers as far as yards 432 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,359 Speaker 1: per carry over five yards of carry. So you have 433 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:59,520 Speaker 1: to make sure you contain him, don't let him slip outside. Yet, 434 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: what we've said is this defense, Nick Rolis does not 435 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 1: like to blitz. He doesn't like to bring that fifth, 436 00:22:05,359 --> 00:22:07,879 Speaker 1: sixth guy, which is fine, but now you've got to 437 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:10,200 Speaker 1: find guys who can win their one on one matchups. 438 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:13,199 Speaker 1: That's where the hurries, the pressures, the knockdowns come. And 439 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 1: I don't think we're seeing enough of that from enough 440 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 1: people now. Dennis Gardek is doing that. In fact, he 441 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 1: leads the team in sacks, quarterback kits, pressures, hurries and knockdowns, 442 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 1: but he's not playing a ton of snaps. He's making 443 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:28,479 Speaker 1: the most of the opportunities he's been given. And I 444 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 1: know a lot has been made of Xavion Collins's move 445 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 1: from inside to outside linebacker. It's his first full season. 446 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 1: He's played almost one hundred more snaps than Dennis Gardeck. 447 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:43,160 Speaker 1: Yet we've seen hardly any production out at number twenty five. 448 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 1: In fact, zero sacks and only two quarterback kits for 449 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:52,639 Speaker 1: the past seven games. That's that's what my eyes are 450 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 1: telling me. Yet I'm hearing something different from the coaching 451 00:22:56,560 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 1: staff because Zavion is improving doing what they're asking him. 452 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:03,639 Speaker 1: To do, and which something that we don't know. What 453 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:07,159 Speaker 1: is his assignment, what is he doing, What is Gardak 454 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: doing on a particular play, a particular series. Victor D. Mccagey, 455 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:13,639 Speaker 1: guys like that, we only see the end result, but 456 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 1: maybe that's not what they're being tasked to do. I 457 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 1: can only go by what I'm seeing, and I'm just 458 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:20,919 Speaker 1: not seeing anything from Zavan yet. 459 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 3: When it comes to what we're hearing from the coaches, 460 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:26,199 Speaker 3: I do think it's true to a certain extent that 461 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 3: there are probably, you know, growth and other parts of 462 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:35,400 Speaker 3: improvement for Zavin's game specifically. And I also think that 463 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 3: what we've learned from this entire coaching staff is when 464 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:41,159 Speaker 3: it comes to any sort of criticism, we're not going 465 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:41,639 Speaker 3: to hear it. 466 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 2: Right. 467 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 3: You can respect it or not, but that's what we're 468 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:46,879 Speaker 3: going to get from the coaching staff. There have been 469 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 3: a few people online I've seen of why can't you 470 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:53,439 Speaker 3: just move Zavian back inside. This coaching staff is not 471 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:57,119 Speaker 3: going to do that. You moved him outside intentionally because 472 00:23:57,119 --> 00:24:01,479 Speaker 3: of the physical attributes and also his intellectual smarts and 473 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:03,639 Speaker 3: how good he is in that aspect as well. And 474 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:08,680 Speaker 3: I wonder if if really reps in a full off 475 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:11,879 Speaker 3: season and really a full year working with his coach 476 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 3: and Robardriguez and Nick Rolis, if maybe we'll see a 477 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:18,880 Speaker 3: jump next year from zavan That's kind of what we 478 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 3: saw when he was inside right that rookie year. There 479 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:26,479 Speaker 3: was a lot of question marks and some concern of 480 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 3: he does not look ready. And then when he got 481 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 3: the consistent reps in the fall off season and more time, 482 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 3: we did get to see the growth and we saw 483 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 3: the improvements there. So I'm not ready to write off 484 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 3: Zavian as you're outside linebacker, you know, pass rusher quite 485 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:46,239 Speaker 3: yet now? Is he someone like a Chandler jones Son Reddick. No, 486 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:48,760 Speaker 3: But I'm not ready to write him off and say, oh, 487 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:51,200 Speaker 3: we'll move him back inside. That that's not gonna happen. 488 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 1: It's just not too much has already been invested in 489 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:56,520 Speaker 1: Xavan as an outside linebacker. And I think it is 490 00:24:56,560 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 1: fair what you're saying. It's hardly year. I mean, it's 491 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:04,399 Speaker 1: you give him a year, you give him two years, 492 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 1: and then you see where he's at. But the talk 493 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 1: in the offseason was, Okay, here's our plan for the 494 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 1: outside linebacker, and we just haven't seen it. We did 495 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:15,240 Speaker 1: see it early in the season, but just haven't seen 496 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: it enough late in the year. And of course there's 497 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:20,960 Speaker 1: more film on this Cardinals defense based off what we've 498 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:25,240 Speaker 1: seen so far, and guys like Dennis Gardak, Victor du Mucage, 499 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 1: Bjo Jilari, Cameron Thomas. They're just not getting a home 500 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 1: enough to affect the quarterback and it's making the secondary, 501 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:35,840 Speaker 1: especially with the quarnerbacks, look worse than I think they 502 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:38,680 Speaker 1: are at times. To the point where I am looking 503 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:41,240 Speaker 1: at this offseason is like I need someone on that 504 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:45,880 Speaker 1: front seven, someone like a Montes Sweat because the Cardinals 505 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 1: for the second time this season, will see him on Sunday. 506 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:52,360 Speaker 1: And Danny had told you earlier off air he has 507 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:56,239 Speaker 1: completely changed the Bears defense in the six games that 508 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 1: he has played. 509 00:25:57,359 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 3: So you're sweating this matchup. 510 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 1: Oh wow, like what you did? 511 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:01,720 Speaker 3: Can use that one pre game? 512 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:04,639 Speaker 1: I can use that pregame your conduction. Okay, you can 513 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 1: use it in the game as well. 514 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:07,720 Speaker 3: Thank you for your permission. 515 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:12,680 Speaker 1: You're welcome Montes. What six games? So since Week nine, 516 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:16,400 Speaker 1: by the way, the Bears have won three games. They're 517 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:18,919 Speaker 1: three and three with Montest swet. Not big, but they 518 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:22,159 Speaker 1: only five wins, so he's obviously doing something. But in 519 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:26,680 Speaker 1: six games, the Bearers rank third in passer rating, fourth 520 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 1: in rushing yards per game. They are almost a full 521 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:33,479 Speaker 1: ten points better between weeks one through eight and now 522 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 1: weeks nine through fifteen as far as points allowed twenty 523 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 1: seven point three to eighteen point five. And this is 524 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 1: one individual who has come in and has now leads 525 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 1: the Bearers and the Commanders in secks. 526 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,240 Speaker 3: That that's the best sat to me of that is 527 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 3: the fact that he started in Washington now is in 528 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:58,640 Speaker 3: Chicago and leads both teams in sacks. One player isn't 529 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 3: going to I say this, but you know it's more 530 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:04,919 Speaker 3: than one player for a successful defense. But it does 531 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:08,720 Speaker 3: say a lot that I think those stats are pretty correlated. 532 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 2: Right. 533 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:11,520 Speaker 3: You can't just say it's all a coincidence of the 534 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:15,720 Speaker 3: improvements of Chicago's defense since Sweat was traded to them 535 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 3: and he became a Chicago Bear. And that's scary. The 536 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 3: bright side is this offensive line has done a pretty 537 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 3: good job negating their opponent's top pass rusher. The pass 538 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:32,920 Speaker 3: production has been fairly good this season. Kyler even said 539 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:34,879 Speaker 3: when he talked to the media this week he feels 540 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:38,320 Speaker 3: the same way. Kyler has been actually pretty good under pressure, 541 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 3: at least statistically better than last year. I don't know 542 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 3: that you go back to Week one with Washington and 543 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 3: look at sweat there, because that's a different defense. But 544 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:53,680 Speaker 3: hopefully somebody like DJ Humphries or Paris Johnson junior year 545 00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:57,240 Speaker 3: tackles remembers a thing or two about how he likes 546 00:27:57,240 --> 00:27:59,480 Speaker 3: to play and can use that to their advantage this week. 547 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 1: But had a second and a half week one against 548 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 1: the Cardinals, And again this is something that we can 549 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:09,719 Speaker 1: dive in deeper into the offseason. But I do believe 550 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,200 Speaker 1: when you have that guy on your front seven, whether 551 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:14,920 Speaker 1: it's on the defensive line or an outside linebacker, but 552 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,680 Speaker 1: when you have that guy who can wreck havoc and 553 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:20,399 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, opposing offenses have to account for him. 554 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:22,919 Speaker 1: When that quarterback breaks the huddle, they're not looking at 555 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:25,280 Speaker 1: who the corner is or what side the cornerback is 556 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 1: lined up on, or where they are now. They're looking 557 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:32,959 Speaker 1: where is a TJ. Watt, Where is a Nick Bosa. 558 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 1: That's where the eyes of the quarterback goes to. And 559 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 1: the Cardinals don't have that player. They need that player 560 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:40,960 Speaker 1: because then there is a trickle down because it's not 561 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:44,520 Speaker 1: just Montez sweat, but everyone else's game has been uplifted 562 00:28:44,920 --> 00:28:47,880 Speaker 1: because you have Montes in that middle of the defense 563 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:52,479 Speaker 1: forcing quarterbacks to make mistakes either interceptions, which the Bears 564 00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 1: have the second most interceptions eighteen this season, or they're 565 00:28:57,360 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 1: overthrows and opposing quarterbacks just don't look good against the 566 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:01,920 Speaker 1: Bears defense. 567 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 3: You've seen that with the Cardinals. Now, look that's it 568 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 3: was obviously a different team in different coaching staff. But 569 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:11,320 Speaker 3: think about somebody like Marcus Golden, who was a good 570 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 3: player here when he had somebody like a Chandler Jones 571 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:17,840 Speaker 3: opposite of him, and when he didn't, you realize Golden 572 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:20,960 Speaker 3: was not that star edge rusher you needed him to 573 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 3: be as your number one. You had JJ Watt on 574 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:26,240 Speaker 3: the defensive line, and how that allowed the rest of 575 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 3: the front seven really to attack and really get the 576 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 3: job done because what required so much attention from the offense. 577 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 3: And I think that's why you saw sparks from players 578 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 3: like Cam Thomas and my J Sanders. That Sanders isn't 579 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 3: here anymore, and you haven't seen anything from Thomas this year. 580 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 3: It is absolutely a need to have an edge rusher. 581 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 3: I think at this point in the season, you could 582 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:53,440 Speaker 3: argue offense and defense your topknees are wide receiver and 583 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:54,120 Speaker 3: a pass rusher. 584 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 1: That's where I stand right now, based off again recency 585 00:29:57,480 --> 00:30:00,640 Speaker 1: bias and certainly what happened what didn't have been against 586 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:01,280 Speaker 1: the forty nine. 587 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:05,960 Speaker 3: Ers on Sunday, and it's pretty crazy to think, does 588 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 3: it make sense to take a wide receiver number three? Overall? 589 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 3: We're two, We're too far away, and we're going to 590 00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:14,800 Speaker 3: have the entire offseason talk about that. But the fact 591 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 3: that that's part of the conversation for the Cardinals so 592 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 3: a little concerning to be honest. 593 00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:23,080 Speaker 1: By the way, an update on that outside linebacker room. 594 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:26,240 Speaker 1: Victor d mccagee did not practice on Wednesday because of 595 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:28,640 Speaker 1: a foot injury. We did see for the first time 596 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:32,320 Speaker 1: on the football field Tyreek Smith, wearing number fifty his 597 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 1: first practice everts to he was signed late last week 598 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:38,360 Speaker 1: off the Seahawks practice squad. One game, played four more, 599 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:40,760 Speaker 1: fifth round draft pick out of Ohio State. I do 600 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:43,560 Speaker 1: expect to see him these final three games, and it 601 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:46,120 Speaker 1: might come at the expense of a Cameron Thomas, whose 602 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 1: snapcount has certainly dropped over the past couple of weeks. 603 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 1: But there's a reason the Cardinals went out and signed 604 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:54,920 Speaker 1: Smith off the Seahawks practice squad. They want to get 605 00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:57,560 Speaker 1: a look at this kid to see I can call 606 00:30:57,640 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 1: him a kid. I'm older than them, right, that's acceptable. 607 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:02,040 Speaker 1: They want to see what he can do over these 608 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:03,840 Speaker 1: three games. Not that he's the be all end all, 609 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:07,320 Speaker 1: but see someone that you can move forward with and 610 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 1: pair with a bj Ojulari, a Dennis Gardek and whomever 611 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:13,000 Speaker 1: else they might have in that room, whether that's a 612 00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:14,440 Speaker 1: free agent or a draft pick. 613 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, and you hope that you can see enough to worry. Okay, 614 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 3: maybe maybe he has a role in the future. And 615 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:23,400 Speaker 3: maybe again, it wouldn't stop the Cardinals from meeting to 616 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 3: address that position in the future. But decisions are going 617 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:28,400 Speaker 3: to have to be made because right now you're getting 618 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:32,280 Speaker 3: a pretty full outside linebackers room that isn't putting up 619 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:34,800 Speaker 3: the numbers you need now. They like to have a rotation, 620 00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 3: So I would imagine they're going to in the future 621 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:39,680 Speaker 3: with this staff is going to you know, that's going 622 00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:43,000 Speaker 3: to be a pretty full room. But I don't know 623 00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 3: how much room there's for everyone right there right now. 624 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:50,000 Speaker 1: In the future, Cardinals have thirty two sacks, seven more 625 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 1: than the Bears, but again, Montes sweat with him on 626 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:59,120 Speaker 1: the football field. The Bears have fifteen sacks. Fifteen of 627 00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:01,280 Speaker 1: the twenty five come in the last six weeks. 628 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:02,280 Speaker 3: It's pretty impressive. 629 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:05,520 Speaker 1: So again there's my argument for an edge rusher in 630 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:08,560 Speaker 1: the offseason. I'm going to hold these numbers and hole 631 00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:12,760 Speaker 1: and keep bringing them up because to me, defensively, that's 632 00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:15,560 Speaker 1: where I'm at. And then offensively, like you, it's you 633 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:18,360 Speaker 1: need a playmaker. The explosive play something Kyla brought up 634 00:32:18,360 --> 00:32:21,200 Speaker 1: on Wednesday. There haven't been enough explosive plays out of 635 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:22,240 Speaker 1: that wide receiver room. 636 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:24,760 Speaker 3: There haven't been. But this defense, that's also where they've 637 00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:29,000 Speaker 3: been getting killed all year is those explosive plays. I 638 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:31,920 Speaker 3: mean again, San Francisco, it was really just Christian McCaffrey 639 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 3: as the player who was chopping you up. He was 640 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 3: their leading rusher, A receiver, George Kittle. Not a big game, 641 00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:42,640 Speaker 3: thirty five yard catch Brandon Aiyuk the first matchup, huge 642 00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:45,560 Speaker 3: game this week, not so much twenty two yard catch 643 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 3: Christian McCaffrey, a nineteen yard run. That's what kills you 644 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 3: is when you get beat like that and not just 645 00:32:51,840 --> 00:32:54,360 Speaker 3: the momentum, but then the offense is you know, whoever 646 00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:56,640 Speaker 3: you're playing, they're rolling, they start to move fast and 647 00:32:56,720 --> 00:32:59,360 Speaker 3: taking advantage of that, and you realize you've done it once, 648 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 3: you can do it again. So that's an area that 649 00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:04,960 Speaker 3: I don't I want to see this defense make sure 650 00:33:05,040 --> 00:33:08,520 Speaker 3: this week against Chicago, which doesn't have a lot of 651 00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:12,000 Speaker 3: big star power on offense, can't You can't give them 652 00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:13,000 Speaker 3: those explosive plays. 653 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:16,200 Speaker 1: DJ Moore, excuse me, is the biggest playmaker on that 654 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:21,160 Speaker 1: Bears offense top ten in receiving yards, receiving touchdowns, eleven 655 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:23,920 Speaker 1: hundred receiving yards for the fourth time in five seasons. 656 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:26,480 Speaker 1: And they do have a young tight end in Cole 657 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 1: Comet who has sixty six catches and six touchdowns this season. 658 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,200 Speaker 1: So those are year two that you have to pay 659 00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:36,000 Speaker 1: attention to if you're the Cardinals on defense. As far 660 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:38,800 Speaker 1: as the Cardinals on offense, yeah, it's running the football 661 00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:43,880 Speaker 1: against the number one rush defense, the Bears allowing twenty 662 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:47,080 Speaker 1: nine rushing yards last week to the Cleveland Browns. They 663 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 1: average or allow less than eighty a game. But we 664 00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:52,760 Speaker 1: saw the Cardinals have no problem with the forty nine 665 00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:55,320 Speaker 1: ers so can they do it again against the Bears, 666 00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:59,000 Speaker 1: which leads me to this week's sideline exchange. Because you 667 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:01,040 Speaker 1: had a chance to do something that the forty nine 668 00:34:01,080 --> 00:34:03,960 Speaker 1: ers could not, and that is stop Amari de Vercado 669 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:07,680 Speaker 1: from going past you for a forty nine yard touchdown. 670 00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:10,880 Speaker 3: Well that's only because I didn't try to stop him 671 00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:15,359 Speaker 3: from a forty nine yard rushing touchdown. I did get 672 00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:17,520 Speaker 3: a chance to talk to de Marcatta this week, such 673 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:21,640 Speaker 3: a nice guy, just about the success, not that he 674 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:24,239 Speaker 3: just had against the forty nine ers, because on top 675 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:26,560 Speaker 3: of that touchdown run, he also had a pretty nice 676 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:30,040 Speaker 3: chip block on Nick Bosa, but just finding his role 677 00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:34,000 Speaker 3: this season and where he has fit and what it 678 00:34:34,080 --> 00:34:36,600 Speaker 3: has taken for the running backs room to become as 679 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:40,040 Speaker 3: complimentary as they have. There's been a lot of change 680 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:44,759 Speaker 3: in that room of adversity with injuries and personnel in 681 00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:48,600 Speaker 3: that room, and how they have found that chemistry. We 682 00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:50,360 Speaker 3: talked about what it's going to take of if you 683 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:52,120 Speaker 3: can go up and perform the what you did against 684 00:34:52,120 --> 00:34:54,880 Speaker 3: the number one defense run defense last week, how do 685 00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:57,880 Speaker 3: you replicate that against the new number one run defense 686 00:34:57,960 --> 00:35:00,759 Speaker 3: in Chicago? And a fun Christmas question of course, at 687 00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:02,799 Speaker 3: the end is we're now in Christmas week? 688 00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:05,719 Speaker 1: Yes, only so many shopping days left. 689 00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:06,880 Speaker 3: That's right, get to it. 690 00:35:07,719 --> 00:35:08,120 Speaker 1: I'm done. 691 00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:09,200 Speaker 3: You have a question for you? 692 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:10,879 Speaker 1: Do you rap? 693 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:12,080 Speaker 3: Do you wrap your own gifts? 694 00:35:12,239 --> 00:35:14,640 Speaker 1: Here we go, I do you know what you? 695 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:17,400 Speaker 3: You seem like a good gift wrapper. 696 00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:19,240 Speaker 1: If I had to guess, I'm okay. 697 00:35:19,840 --> 00:35:20,480 Speaker 2: Put it this way. 698 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:23,160 Speaker 1: I'm better than Paul calvi Se who just doesn't do 699 00:35:23,239 --> 00:35:24,920 Speaker 1: it at all. So already on the head of him. 700 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:27,080 Speaker 3: What a good business to have this time here. 701 00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:30,279 Speaker 1: And I am better than Darren Urban who just can't 702 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:31,960 Speaker 1: do it at all, even though he tries. 703 00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:33,919 Speaker 3: Darren tries, and that's what I care about. 704 00:35:34,040 --> 00:35:36,279 Speaker 1: There. There is there is something about trying. But I 705 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:39,520 Speaker 1: am I'm okay. I wouldn't say I'm great at it. 706 00:35:39,640 --> 00:35:43,120 Speaker 1: Sometimes there's a little bit too much excess wrapping paper 707 00:35:43,239 --> 00:35:45,880 Speaker 1: that just is sitting there on the floor or whatever. 708 00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:48,680 Speaker 1: I do. Like you say, I'm not great, okay, I 709 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:51,600 Speaker 1: do like I typically you use a lot of tape, though. 710 00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:54,440 Speaker 3: Just to make sure the tape with the bows or 711 00:35:54,480 --> 00:35:54,880 Speaker 3: the ribbon. 712 00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:55,400 Speaker 2: There we go. 713 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:59,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's a good idea. Yes, okay, all right, I'm 714 00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:01,399 Speaker 1: at the thing about that, I think I'm done though, 715 00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:02,920 Speaker 1: I don't think I got anything more left to do. 716 00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:05,239 Speaker 3: So you've got a teenager. Is that a lot of 717 00:36:05,280 --> 00:36:07,680 Speaker 3: gifts or is that fewer gifts now they're just bigger gifts. 718 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:13,719 Speaker 1: It's fewer gifts, a lot more expensive. So go fund 719 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:15,680 Speaker 1: me account, Danny. That would be perfect. 720 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:19,000 Speaker 3: That's what you want from me, Craig, Yeah, exactly. Yeah, Hey, 721 00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:20,840 Speaker 3: I can start it for you, unless you're asking for 722 00:36:20,880 --> 00:36:22,719 Speaker 3: me to like contribute today. 723 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:24,840 Speaker 1: Started with a with a minimal contribution. 724 00:36:25,239 --> 00:36:28,200 Speaker 3: Oh jeez. Maybe maybe next year. 725 00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:30,920 Speaker 1: Okay, maybe out of it all right, by the way, 726 00:36:31,360 --> 00:36:34,320 Speaker 1: best of luck on Sunday. And I do hope that 727 00:36:34,520 --> 00:36:39,399 Speaker 1: it stays dry for everyone involved. Now when it's Paul 728 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:40,840 Speaker 1: on the sudline, it's not that big a deal. But 729 00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:43,520 Speaker 1: I do hope that there is no rain, or if 730 00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:46,719 Speaker 1: it does rain, it's pregame and postgame, just not in game. 731 00:36:46,760 --> 00:36:47,160 Speaker 2: How about that. 732 00:36:47,520 --> 00:36:49,080 Speaker 3: I'll also be down on the field pre game and 733 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:50,719 Speaker 3: post game, but during the game, right, I'll take it. 734 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:53,480 Speaker 1: I appreciate that, as I choked with you as we 735 00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:55,799 Speaker 1: walked off the practice field on Wednesday, if you can 736 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:58,680 Speaker 1: convince them to put the blue ten up just the 737 00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:01,680 Speaker 1: entire game and then you'll be able to sneak in 738 00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:03,200 Speaker 1: underneath and avoid all of that. 739 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:05,240 Speaker 3: I don't need to see the game. I've got Wolf 740 00:37:05,280 --> 00:37:07,560 Speaker 3: and Paul in my years. I can just listen to 741 00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:09,000 Speaker 3: them call the game and be just fine. 742 00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:13,560 Speaker 1: Two twenty five is the kickoff on Sunday. Paul calvec Ron, 743 00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:16,600 Speaker 1: Wolf Lee and Danny Serek on the broadcast. 744 00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:19,120 Speaker 3: And Merry Christmas to all our listeners. Happy Holidays to 745 00:37:19,160 --> 00:37:20,040 Speaker 3: you as well, Craig. 746 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:22,440 Speaker 1: I appreciate that very much. Hopefully the Cardinals give one 747 00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:25,360 Speaker 1: a win that would be nice of them for Christmas, 748 00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:27,640 Speaker 1: so we'll have to wait and see on that. On 749 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:29,640 Speaker 1: that note, we will put a lid on This edition 750 00:37:29,880 --> 00:37:32,560 Speaker 1: of Cardinals. Cover two, presented by Yundai, pro partner of 751 00:37:32,680 --> 00:37:35,880 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals, has always special thanks to our executive 752 00:37:35,880 --> 00:37:40,040 Speaker 1: producer Jim Amahundro, our associate producer Coddy Fincher. For Danny Serek, 753 00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:41,879 Speaker 1: I'm Craig Real Lou. We'll talk to you next time 754 00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:43,399 Speaker 1: here on Cardinals Cover two