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Visit Asy Cardinals dot com Slash podcast. 11 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: Here tweens go one hand to catch in a touchdown? 12 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: Oh baby, Hummed Phil. Here's Craig Griolu and three time 13 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:51,160 Speaker 1: pro bowler Kyle Vandenbosch. We are running the two man 14 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: game on this week's show. All Things good in your world? There, Kylie, 15 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: he's not too bad, at least not yet. Knock on wound. 16 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,279 Speaker 1: Everything's good. I'm busy and that's a good thing. Man 17 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 1: saying busy is good for me. Cardinals busy as well. Yes, 18 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: it is going to get a little hotter later in 19 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: the week. Cardinals are on the practice field. Although it's interesting, Colin, 20 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 1: maybe you shared the same sentiment when you played here 21 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 1: in the desert. The number of veterans talking about training 22 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 1: in Arizona because of the heat and how much their 23 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: body feels better when they're out in the field now, 24 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 1: not at four o'clock in the afternoon when it's one 25 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:29,559 Speaker 1: hundred and fifteen, but not having to worry about weather conditions, 26 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 1: but being on the field and your body just feels 27 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:35,680 Speaker 1: a lot looser. It does, yeah, especially once you become 28 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: a veteran man. You know, there's a process and it 29 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: takes like a full hour hour and a half to 30 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: get stretched, get warmed up, getting the hot tub. But 31 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: when you're in Arizona, you just hop out on the 32 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: field and you're warm. Man. Your muscles get looped up 33 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: real quick and you're ready to go. And you know, 34 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: if you play here, you're gonna have some you know, 35 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: training camp practices or you know, you just gotta get 36 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: in it. You gotta get used to the heat. You 37 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: don't complain about it. And the human body's incredible, man, 38 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: it'll it'll adapt to anything. And you know it's Football 39 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 1: is a tough game for tough people. And you know 40 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: you kind of set that tone right now in OTAs. 41 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: You know it's it's it's hot out there, but nobody's complaining. 42 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: You go out there, get your work in, and you recover. 43 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: I believe it was ninety four as I was driving 44 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,119 Speaker 1: into work this morning. But hey, that's our problem here 45 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 1: in Arizona. We choose to live here Cardinals on the 46 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: practice field. Even as we speak here it is the 47 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: third and final week of OTAs next week mini camp, 48 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: and really the only differences next week is mandatory. This 49 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: week in the previous two weeks all voluntary, but a 50 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: good collection of players both young and old. Put that 51 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: in quotation marks as far as veterans out on the 52 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: football field. And what has been different this offseason as 53 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: opposed to the previous two a little bit more activity, 54 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: a little bit more normalcy. And for head coach Cliff 55 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: King's sorry, that's a benefit because you don't have to 56 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: wait until training camp to work on a lot of things. 57 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: I love this, Like I mentioned before, two years without 58 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:12,119 Speaker 1: being able to see thoughts that you pick up during 59 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: your offseason study, you can actually put them on the grass, 60 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: see how they work, get them on tape, talk through it. 61 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't. You hate to have 62 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: to do that during training camp. You'd rather iron some 63 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: of that stuff out before you get there because training 64 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: camp so competitive and you're trying to really prepare for 65 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 1: the season. Where here you can experiment and work on 66 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: things and see guys a different positions. So it's been 67 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: really good for us. It's one thing Kyled to see 68 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: something on film, see something on a chalkboard, a dry 69 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: a race board, and then go out and try to 70 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: execute it. Before it was all right, let's try this, 71 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: but maybe not everyone is together. You're still doing zoom 72 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: meetings and you have to wait until the end of 73 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: July August before you can actually see it come to fruition. 74 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: That's all happening now to maybe this team will be 75 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: a little bit ahead as schedule, and this goes for 76 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: all thirty two teams across the league. But now with 77 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: this experimentation and trying to solve the issues of the past, 78 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: you're getting a head start. You're not having to wait. Yeah, 79 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: you know, the one thing about this league is you 80 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: have to continually adapt. You have to continually evolve, whether 81 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:17,480 Speaker 1: it's offense, whether it's defense, and even personnel. I mean 82 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: even the players going out on the field. Like you know, 83 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: every year we'd write up scouting reports against the guys 84 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: we go against, and you keep those and you keep 85 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: them for next year. Well, if that guy's doing the 86 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: same things and has the same weaknesses that next year, 87 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: then he's going to continually get beat. So you know 88 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: you've got to do you know, a little bit of 89 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: a self scout. As a player. I heard of Devon 90 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: Kannard say this week, you know, this is a good 91 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: time to try new pass rushing moves as as a 92 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 1: pass rusher, as a defensive end. You always, you know, 93 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: you like to fall back on your go to move, 94 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 1: what's worked for you in the past and what you 95 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 1: do really well. But you have to continually change your game. 96 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 1: You have to add to it and become a more 97 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: complete player. And that goes for whether it's a d 98 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: lineman or a receiver. You gotta work on your weakness 99 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: his quarterbacks, running backs, everybody, And this is a good 100 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: time to take a peek look at last season, look 101 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 1: at what went right, what went wrong, what can we 102 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 1: work on And even the coaching staff. I mean I 103 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: can see you know, I've played for coaches a lot 104 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: like coach Kingsbury. You know, it's all he thinks about 105 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: is football. I can see him going out to a 106 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 1: dinner and drawing up plays on napkins and in theory. 107 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: Like you said, these things look great on a sheet 108 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: of paper or on a napkin, or you know, on 109 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: a chalkboard, but you've got to see how it works 110 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 1: with your players and whether they can execute it, and 111 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:34,919 Speaker 1: how the defense is going to react to some of 112 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: the things you do. And this is the time to 113 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: work on those things and add to your offense and 114 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 1: expand and and just based on you know what, we 115 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 1: think how this offense might go, especially through these first 116 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 1: six games, with the talent that they have the tight 117 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 1: end position, with the talent they have in the backfield, 118 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,359 Speaker 1: it might be a little bit different of an offense 119 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: to start the season. And you need to see how 120 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: that stuff's, how it works, how it looks, and how 121 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: the guys work together. The one constant on a fence, 122 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 1: obviously is quarterback Kyler Murray. No he's not here, he 123 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:08,679 Speaker 1: was here last week. But there is a feeling amongst 124 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: the coaches, amongst his teammates more importantly, that something is 125 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:16,280 Speaker 1: going to get done between quarterback and team. As far 126 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: as a long term contract, the talent is there, it's 127 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: undeniable and his teammates. DJ Humphreys, for one, asked about Murray. 128 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: As far as the future of Kyler Murray with the 129 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals, I just see it all as a part 130 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: of business, you know. You certain stuff got to go 131 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 1: a certain way for things for both parties to be happy, 132 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,040 Speaker 1: and they figure it out, you know what I mean. 133 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:36,839 Speaker 1: And that's I stay out of stuff like that. You know, 134 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 1: I don't want nobody in my business when I'm talking 135 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 1: about stuff. So you know what I mean. If you 136 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: think that Kyler is not our future, you are a 137 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: plumb fool, you know what I mean. I just I 138 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,160 Speaker 1: said that again. If you think that he's not our future, 139 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: you are absolutely and you just stow out on the 140 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: drinking in the daytime, you know what I mean. Like 141 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:53,839 Speaker 1: I know, Scott still being on Sunday Funday, but you 142 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 1: got dollar back a little bit, you know. Leave it 143 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: to Hump to kind of put it into perspective and 144 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 1: put it into words that we all understand. Noll Admit, Kyle, 145 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:06,119 Speaker 1: I've never heard of the term or the phrase plumb full. 146 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: But I completely understand what Humphreys is talking about, because yes, 147 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray the Arizona Cardinals are married to each other, 148 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: and it's just a matter of when not if a 149 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: contract is agreed upon, right, and it's a matter of how, 150 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's far more complicated than I think 151 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 1: everybody's reading too much into. Well the Cardinals don't want 152 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: to invest in Kyler, of course they do, or Kyler 153 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 1: doesn't necessarily want to be back, of course he does. 154 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: That that has been made very clear by both sides. 155 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: It's the details in the contract, and you know a 156 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: lot of it. It's not just as simple as here's 157 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 1: how much he's worthless signing. Get this done, you know, 158 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: especially with the Deshaun Watkins contract and all the guaranteed money, 159 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: that puts a wrinkle in every quarterback contract going forward, 160 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 1: Like everybody's expecting, or at least quarterbacks and their agents 161 00:07:58,200 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 1: are saying, well, why did this guy get so much 162 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 1: guaranteed money? My guys should So you know, those details 163 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: will get worked out. Um, it's a negotiation process. Um. 164 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: You know, while I believe this time the year is 165 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: very important and it is vital to the success of 166 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: this team and any team. Of the work you put 167 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: in in the off season in the summer, there is 168 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: time and you know, Kyler has that elite type ability. 169 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: And when he is under contract and he's back in 170 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: and here and and it's it's now one hundred percent 171 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 1: certain that he is this team's quarterback of the future. 172 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: That provides stability and the team will hit the ground 173 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:42,359 Speaker 1: running and move on from there. Speaking of stability, Humphreys 174 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: about to enter his eighth year in the league, just 175 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 1: but pause on that for a moment. Let that sink In. 176 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: Drafted in twenty fifteen, didn't see a single snap at 177 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: all of that season, But to me, and he was 178 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: asked about it, he still feels you like one of 179 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 1: the young guys. And I would put my self in 180 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: that category thinking of Humphries as still as that young guy, 181 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 1: not the grizzled veteran of an Arizona Cardinals. Oh yeah, 182 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: he has that youthful exuberance. You know, he's the guy 183 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 1: that you know loves to be on the practice field, 184 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 1: that his teammates love to be around. He's he's fun 185 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: and but he's he's really developed into a good left 186 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:22,199 Speaker 1: tackle in the National Football League, and when you look 187 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:26,839 Speaker 1: at the important positions on your team, for any team regardless, 188 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:29,839 Speaker 1: not just the Arizona Cardinals, it is that left tackling especially. 189 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:34,319 Speaker 1: You know there's gonna be a big investment into the quarterback. 190 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: Your next job is to make sure he is protected 191 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: and he has time and he's not getting hit or 192 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,839 Speaker 1: pressured or rushed quicker than he should be in And 193 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 1: you know, Humphries is a big part of that. Two 194 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 1: time team captain, started sixteen games last season, missed Week 195 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:55,439 Speaker 1: sixteen at Dallas because tested positive for COVID. Nineteen is 196 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 1: the only game he's missed of the past three seasons, 197 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:01,440 Speaker 1: and when he came back, he just wasn't quite himself. 198 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 1: If you miss anytime during the season, there's an adjustment 199 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:06,559 Speaker 1: coming back. Let alone if you missed time with the 200 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:10,439 Speaker 1: respiratory injury and you play eighty plush snaps every game, 201 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So that I think that 202 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:15,319 Speaker 1: obviously there's a hinderance to that. But like I was 203 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 1: brought in the nature of you know, if you on 204 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: that field, you can go, so you go. It ain't 205 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 1: nobody care about you having COVID. Nobody you get beat, 206 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: Nobody's gonna be like, hey, he had COVID last week, 207 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:25,319 Speaker 1: so this doesn't you know, let's give him one. Guys like, 208 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: as you're out there, bro, you gotta go. So I 209 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 1: think having that mentality and what I went through it 210 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: helped me get through it. But I won't act like 211 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 1: it was easy. For sure. Name to his first career 212 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl, and Humphreys is entering the final year of 213 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 1: his contract. But he has a great mindset as far 214 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: as his future with the Arrows on the Cardinals because 215 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,080 Speaker 1: he was asked about going into that final year not 216 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 1: having that security of a long term deal. Hell yeah, 217 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:57,320 Speaker 1: left time's gonna growing trees, baby, you know that. Like 218 00:10:57,360 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: I said, maybe growing trees baby, you know. In other words, Kyle, 219 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 1: he is going to find a job. There are just 220 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:07,559 Speaker 1: certain positions in the National Football League that are a 221 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 1: must and yak how quarterback is one. But someone to 222 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 1: protect the blind side of your best player quarterback is needed. 223 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 1: He'll definitely find a job. And I think, I mean 224 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 1: this is gonna sound crazy because I think he's a 225 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: really good left tackle. I think he can still improve 226 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: in his game. I mean year eight, and he's not 227 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: the kind of player that's going to rest on his laurel, saying, 228 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:31,439 Speaker 1: you know, I'm good enough, I'm a good left tackle. 229 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:34,839 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get paid. He will, you know, for guys 230 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 1: like him that came into the league and nothing was 231 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 1: given to him, and nothing was handed to him, and 232 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 1: he had to earn his way into the starting lineup 233 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 1: and he had to earn his next contract. He's going 234 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 1: to continue to have that type of mentality. You don't 235 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: forget where you started and where you came from, you know, 236 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:54,680 Speaker 1: and you know, going back to the to the COVID thing, 237 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 1: it's not just COVID. You know. One of the things 238 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 1: that amazed me about offensive lineman in general, and I 239 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 1: don't think the average fan appreciates, is as a defensive lineman, 240 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 1: you go as hard as you can and then you 241 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 1: look to the sideline and someone comes in and gives 242 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 1: you a blow. It's, you know, defensive lineman for the 243 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 1: most part, have a rotation. They're not every down players. 244 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: Offensive lineman play every snap, and they play on pats 245 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: and they play on field goals and they I mean 246 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:29,439 Speaker 1: it is amazing. I mean I have just I've been 247 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:31,079 Speaker 1: in the locker room after games with some of these 248 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 1: offensive linemen. They are playing, like he said, eighty plus 249 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 1: snaps a game, and they get to the locker room 250 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: and they just lay on the floor for about an 251 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:39,840 Speaker 1: hour because they are so physically exhausted. And and I 252 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: don't think they get enough credit for that. And to 253 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 1: have a guy like that that has shown the durability 254 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:46,959 Speaker 1: he has shown and is reliable and is out there 255 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: every Sunday, there is tremendous value in that. Well, you 256 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: play seventy plus snaps, you're good on sixty nine of 257 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 1: those seventy snaps, but that one that you work you 258 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 1: allowed to sack. You look at the stats, you're like, oh, 259 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: he didn't play well on the other side. And edge 260 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: rusher seventy snaps in the game, which they never play 261 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:09,960 Speaker 1: one sack in seventies. Oh you got the sack. Check 262 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 1: that box. It's a little a little different. You're exactly right. 263 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 1: You get that one sack of game. As an edge rusher, 264 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 1: you're a Hall of Fame player. You know. You give 265 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 1: up that one sack as an officive tackle, you're losing 266 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: your job. So it's it's they've got to be dialed 267 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:25,319 Speaker 1: in and they've got to be consistent. He has been 268 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 1: that type of player just getting started here on this 269 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: Tuesday the Cardinals read see report presented by Get your 270 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,599 Speaker 1: Seats in a Seat, Craig Riol Loop and Kyle Vannibosch. 271 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: As we continue here in June, we talk a little 272 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:43,199 Speaker 1: defense and J. J. Watts what he might mean to 273 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:46,440 Speaker 1: this defense. That's next here on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network. 274 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: Give to Henry Kin in the backfield by j J 275 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: Watt who got off a block and drags him down. 276 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: Knocked down and complain. It's j J Wat got his 277 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: hands up, he bubbles them all. It flew us on 278 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: the far side. Another takeaway. J J Watt forced the 279 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: fumble leveled in the backfield by jj Watt. J J 280 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 1: Watt gets the penetration right at the point of attar 281 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 1: hitting the backfield and down he goes for a loss. 282 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 1: JJ Watts snailed him in the eighteen yard line. Mitchell 283 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: running straight ahead gets dropped for a loss. JJ Watt 284 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: in the backfield with the takedown penetration on the backside. 285 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: That is jj Watt, baby tip and complaint. It was 286 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 1: Tim and it was jj Watt who got it and 287 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 1: the Cardinals stop him on four chown against over the 288 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: last three games prior to suffering that season ending injury. 289 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 1: Regular season ending andry jj Watt nine tackles, three tackles 290 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: per loss, a sack, seven quarterback hits, two passes defense, 291 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: one forced fumble. That was in three games. He was 292 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 1: coming into his own and then suffered that really awful 293 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 1: shoulder injury that knocked him out the rest of the 294 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: regular season. Did come back for the wild card game, 295 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: but he was just not the same. As we say, 296 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Cardinals Red Sea Report presented by 297 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: Get Your Seats in a Seat Craig Reelu and Kyle 298 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 1: Vanderbosh year every Tuesday, eleven am, year round, and Yeah, 299 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 1: jj Watt one of the veterans on the football field 300 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 1: during OTA's In fact, he told us earlier this week 301 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 1: Kyle that he really only took three days off prior 302 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: to getting back into the training room and getting ready 303 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 1: for this season. He feels disappointed, obviously, having only played 304 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: seven games in the regular season and despite him getting 305 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 1: up in age, he does not age on a football field. 306 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 1: He's still having an impact on this team, whether it's 307 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 1: in stats or making sure that okay, we can't have 308 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: jj Watt beat us. Maybe it's someone else. Yeah, And 309 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 1: you know, I think we talked about this, but his 310 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: impact on the field is obvious, and you know, I 311 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 1: think that's what people notice. But his impact on this 312 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: team in general in the locker room, that is what 313 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 1: is not quantifiable. I mean, I would dare say, I mean, 314 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 1: he's they ought to get him a cot in a 315 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 1: pillow so he can sleep here because he's probably been 316 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 1: here more than any other player this offseason. And what 317 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: that does for a guy like Cameron Thomas or may 318 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:32,960 Speaker 1: J Sanders, or even guys that are considered veterans like 319 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: Zach Allen. When you see a guy that was the 320 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:41,200 Speaker 1: best at his position for a number of years and 321 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 1: for the younger guys to see what it takes to 322 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: get to that level and maintain that type of level. 323 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 1: It raises not just the level of play of every 324 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: single person on the team, but it raises it gives 325 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: awareness to what are your expectations? What does it mean 326 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 1: to be a true pro. And that is how JJ 327 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 1: Watt carries himself, not just in the locker room, but 328 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: with the media, and how he treats people, and his 329 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 1: willingness to not just work on himself and worry about himself, 330 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:11,720 Speaker 1: but to give up his time and to work with 331 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:13,360 Speaker 1: some of the younger players and mentor some of these 332 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: younger players. You know, he's the total team player, something 333 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: that quite frankly, they're harder to find than they used 334 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 1: to be. Guys that would give of themselves and not 335 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:28,679 Speaker 1: expect any benefit back, but just for the sake of 336 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: the team and trying to make this team better. And 337 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 1: that's what he does for this team. And I think 338 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:38,120 Speaker 1: it's really going to pay dividends because he signed last year, 339 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 1: missed a good part of training camp with an injury. 340 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:42,719 Speaker 1: But now the guys get to see him. They get 341 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 1: to see how he works, how he approaches practice, how 342 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 1: his mentality, how he studies film, and they can learn 343 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 1: from that and it's going to raise the level of 344 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: these younger players in the entire team. Well up to 345 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 1: that point, here's head coach Cliff Kingsbury on his star 346 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:58,879 Speaker 1: defensive lineman. I think it was seven to oh. He 347 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:01,479 Speaker 1: was rocking, you know, full go and he was up 348 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: there on the pressure rate. And he brings so much 349 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:05,880 Speaker 1: more to the team. I mean, like I've said it before, 350 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:07,639 Speaker 1: kind of has that Brady effect where guys are in 351 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:09,119 Speaker 1: the field with him, They don't want to let them down. 352 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 1: They don't want to not know their assignment or loaf 353 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: to a play because they know how hard he goes, 354 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 1: how well prepared he is, and he's a special talent 355 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 1: on and off the field for us. And it would 356 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:21,960 Speaker 1: be great if we can have him all seventeen games. 357 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:24,880 Speaker 1: It's exactly what you were talking about there, Kylin. Earlier 358 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:29,440 Speaker 1: in the offseason, Kingsbury called Watt's work ethic relentless. Even 359 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 1: during OTA's where you're in T shirts, shorts and helmets, 360 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:36,919 Speaker 1: he wants to go full speed, hit that bag or 361 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:40,120 Speaker 1: hit something and you're like, okay, well let's we need 362 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 1: you in the regular season, not so much here. But 363 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:45,360 Speaker 1: that's just his mentality and you'd love to have every 364 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:47,639 Speaker 1: single player that way. But that's just the way that J. J. 365 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 1: Watt is dialed. Yeah, and again that that type of 366 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:57,400 Speaker 1: effort is contagious because it's hard to show up every 367 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 1: day and when you become that guy like he's become 368 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 1: and everybody's looking to you to see, you know, what 369 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:04,959 Speaker 1: is it that got him here? How? How did he 370 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 1: become the type of player he is? He's not I mean, 371 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: obviously he's got a lot of God given gifts, but 372 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 1: it has been through hard work. He has fought back 373 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:19,520 Speaker 1: from some devastating injuries. He has played through some devastating injuries. 374 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: I mean, just the fact that JJ Watt did everything 375 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:27,400 Speaker 1: he could to try to get back and help this 376 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:30,439 Speaker 1: team in the playoffs. You know, he wasn't the same, 377 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 1: He wasn't as effective as he would have liked to 378 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: have been, or even possibly the team would have liked 379 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 1: him to have been. But but guys on this team 380 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 1: saw how hard he fought to get back to help them. 381 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:44,679 Speaker 1: He could have very easily. And you know there's a 382 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: number of players in this league that would have said, 383 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 1: it's too hard, it's my shoulder hurts too bad, this 384 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: rehab process is not coming along. I'll just come back 385 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: next year. I'm going to get myself healthy. He didn't 386 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:58,359 Speaker 1: do that. He wanted to be there for his team. 387 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: And again, guys like that are so invaluable to a team. 388 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:06,400 Speaker 1: It sets the tone for the entire team when when 389 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: there's a guy who has a low ankle sprain and 390 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:11,480 Speaker 1: he's not fighting hard to come back, and they're in 391 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: the same training room as JJ Watt, who is there 392 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:17,640 Speaker 1: rehabbing four or five, six, seven hours a day to 393 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:20,960 Speaker 1: try to get back to help his team. You know, 394 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 1: they see I bet I better fight like he's fighting 395 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 1: to get back for this team, because because that's the 396 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: kind of player I want to be. I'll take it 397 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: even a step further as a veteran, and this is 398 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: voluntary work right now. JJ Watt does not need to 399 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 1: be here. I think he's earned enough cachet. If you 400 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:40,119 Speaker 1: will that you know you know what you're going to 401 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:42,919 Speaker 1: get out of him. Yet he is here each and 402 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:46,639 Speaker 1: every day, and he was asked why being at OTAs 403 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:50,400 Speaker 1: is important to him, Being here with the guys at OTAs. 404 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:54,440 Speaker 1: I think that being on the field is extremely valuable 405 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:56,159 Speaker 1: because I don't think you can get better at football 406 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 1: without playing football. Taking advantage of every single opportunity, taking 407 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:02,399 Speaker 1: advantage of every rep, all the individual drills, and everything 408 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:04,680 Speaker 1: in the camaraderie and getting the guys together, I think 409 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 1: for me personally is very big. And I think that 410 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 1: obviously we have a new dealne coach this year as well, 411 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:11,359 Speaker 1: so making sure that we're on the same page and 412 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:14,159 Speaker 1: making sure that we're we all know what the expectation 413 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 1: is and we all set the culture that we want 414 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 1: to set and that new defensive line coach Matt Burke 415 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 1: just arriving to the Arizona Cardinals. But what was quick 416 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:26,439 Speaker 1: to point out before that statement saying, that's part of 417 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 1: his process and he was not speaking about any other individual, 418 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 1: about himself. That's what he does in the offseason and 419 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: what he needs to do to get ready for the 420 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:37,880 Speaker 1: regular season. That's what he puts in. Again, Kyle, you'd 421 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:40,399 Speaker 1: like to see that from everyone, but not everyone is 422 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: wired like that. You would like to see that from everybody. 423 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 1: And again, the way this season ended for this team 424 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:50,400 Speaker 1: and the frustration in that locker room to a man, 425 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: in interviews you've heard since then, you can they talk 426 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 1: about you know, it was embarrassing and we're gonna do 427 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 1: everything we can to make sure that doesn't happen again. Well, 428 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:04,479 Speaker 1: this is part of that. This is part of making 429 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:07,840 Speaker 1: sure that that doesn't happen again. Is there a direct 430 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 1: correlation between the practice they're having today and if they 431 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 1: make the playoffs how they play next year? Probably not, 432 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:20,680 Speaker 1: But it's the commitment. It's showing I am not satisfied. 433 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:22,919 Speaker 1: I want to get better. I want to do everything 434 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 1: I can. And again that's why you know, last offseason 435 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:31,399 Speaker 1: there was a real push to bring in leadership and 436 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:34,960 Speaker 1: guys like JJ Watt that set the tone for not 437 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: just the players, but the entire organization. Guys like him 438 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 1: make Matt Burke, the new d line coach, want to 439 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 1: be a better coach. They make guys like Vance Joseph 440 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:48,160 Speaker 1: want to study more film because when you have players 441 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: that are working that hard and are that committed, the 442 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 1: coaches don't want to let them down. They want to 443 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 1: be able to put them in the right positions. Have 444 00:22:55,960 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 1: let guys that and in an NFL locker room, honestly, 445 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 1: it's a meritocracy, but it's not based upon talent. It's 446 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:08,919 Speaker 1: based upon commitment. And there is no more committed player 447 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 1: on this roster than JJ Watt. And that's how you 448 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:14,400 Speaker 1: get respect, and that's how you become a leader by 449 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:17,640 Speaker 1: putting in that time. If you decide I'm gonna skip 450 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:20,200 Speaker 1: summer workouts because I don't need it. I'm extremely talented 451 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:21,919 Speaker 1: and I've gone to all these pro boils, I've been 452 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 1: Defensive Player of the Year and Game three, a guy's 453 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:29,639 Speaker 1: not playing hard and you grab him by the face mask, 454 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 1: he's gonna look at you like you weren't even here. 455 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 1: You didn't put in the work, you didn't put it 456 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:35,439 Speaker 1: in the time. That's how you get your respect, you know, 457 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 1: the fact that you know, even if a guy's not 458 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:41,200 Speaker 1: a starter, he's second string, third string, he comes in, 459 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:43,200 Speaker 1: but he has been there, he has put in the work, 460 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:45,880 Speaker 1: He's done everything he can to help this team. That's 461 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 1: a leader. That's a guy that deserves respect in the 462 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: locker room. Another player who deserves that respect on the 463 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:53,960 Speaker 1: other side of the ball. Zach Ertz and those two 464 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:57,479 Speaker 1: have gotten to become really close over the last several 465 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 1: months because they are both early morning players who come in, 466 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:03,239 Speaker 1: get their work done, and work out together. Just so 467 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 1: happens that they're both expected to be fathers coming up 468 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 1: this coming season. ERT's possibly earlier in the year, Watt 469 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 1: come October. So the question to head coach Cliff Kingsbury, 470 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 1: what is the plan, what has been communicated as far 471 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 1: as the plan if something needs to be discussed prior 472 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 1: to the coming season. Having a baby is super foreign 473 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:25,919 Speaker 1: to me, so I kind of stay away from that 474 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 1: and let the guys who've had kids talk them through that. 475 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:32,360 Speaker 1: But I'm sure we've worked it out with previous situations. 476 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 1: But they're both really excited and they're gonna have some 477 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:38,879 Speaker 1: freaky athletic kids, both of them, no question about that. 478 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 1: Both their wives professional soccer players. So yeah, I can't 479 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 1: imagine what those two boys are going to be like 480 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 1: as they get older. Of course, the pressure as well 481 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 1: to kind of live up to the namesake. DJ Humphreys 482 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: a new father as well, and in fact, it was 483 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:59,159 Speaker 1: the media that informed hump about JJ Watt's news about 484 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:01,960 Speaker 1: becoming a father with what in the back of the 485 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:09,879 Speaker 1: room Is this a real thing? JJ? Are you a dad? Papa? Bro? 486 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 1: I got you. I gotta hope. I got a book 487 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:14,239 Speaker 1: written down. It's got a little blood, little tears on there, 488 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,720 Speaker 1: but it's a hand written book that's stuff of stuff 489 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 1: for you, Bro. I got to even get you, get 490 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 1: your a diaper, cake and everything. Bro. That's awesome. Congratulations 491 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 1: vote parent did advice from DJ Humphries. I can only 492 00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:31,080 Speaker 1: imagine what that book would read like, right right, And man, 493 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 1: I can tell you, having had kids while I was 494 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:38,760 Speaker 1: playing there, you're not afraid of anything on the football field. 495 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 1: The first time you leave the hospital and strap your 496 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 1: baby into the car seat, there is no more scary 497 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:46,240 Speaker 1: moment in your life. It is terrifying. It's two hands 498 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:48,600 Speaker 1: on the wheel, you know, twenty miles prour of the 499 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:50,880 Speaker 1: whole way home. It is a whole new world and 500 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 1: you think you're on top of the world. You know everything. 501 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 1: Kids humble you in a heartbeat. Man. They don't care 502 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:58,919 Speaker 1: if you had a game on Sunday. They don't care 503 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:00,640 Speaker 1: if you've had a tough practice. They don't care if 504 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:03,160 Speaker 1: you lost. They need you to be dead. They're gonna 505 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:05,200 Speaker 1: jump on you, climb on you, hang on you, and 506 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 1: you're expected to be there for them and be present 507 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:09,879 Speaker 1: no matter what else you've got going on. I know 508 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: that feeling all too well. Both Ertz and Watt have 509 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 1: said that it's not going to change them as a 510 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 1: player as far as how they go about their business 511 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:20,760 Speaker 1: on the football field. But it is going to change, 512 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 1: and it changes everyone. When you become a parent and 513 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:27,960 Speaker 1: understand that you are now responsible for another human being, 514 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:30,960 Speaker 1: it's the greatest joy in the world, at least in 515 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 1: my opinion. Arizona Cardinals season tickets are available now. Is 516 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 1: an easy Cardinals dot com slash season for more information, 517 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:41,920 Speaker 1: We've had halftime here on the Cardinals Red Sea Report 518 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 1: presented by get Your Seats in a seats all we 519 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 1: reference zach Ertz. Let's talk about zach Ertz as we 520 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 1: continue on the other side, just how much is he 521 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 1: going to be involved, especially in the first six games 522 00:26:58,119 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 1: of the regular season with no Hopkins. That's all straight 523 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:12,640 Speaker 1: ahead here on the Arizona Cardinals Radio network, Burnt down 524 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:15,200 Speaker 1: on the forty seven dropped back the throat lobs at 525 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:17,640 Speaker 1: far side arts. With the catch of the thirty Louis 526 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:20,840 Speaker 1: of the twenty part side fifteen ten five foot down, 527 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:27,120 Speaker 1: zach Ertz forty seven yards becomes the first player ever 528 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 1: to have touchdown catches in consecutive games for two different teams, 529 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:37,159 Speaker 1: the newest member of the Cardinals. Man just put this 530 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:40,159 Speaker 1: one out of read twenty three to five. Boy, that 531 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 1: is a big time explosive play by the newest member 532 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals. It was quite the first impression 533 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 1: from zach Ertz forty seven yard touchdown run and catch 534 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: against the Houston Texans, and we saw a lot more 535 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 1: of that as the season continued. So the question becomes 536 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 1: now what's ahead and the first full season zach Ertz 537 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:10,920 Speaker 1: weren't an Arizona Cardinals uniform. As we walking back here 538 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:13,840 Speaker 1: to the Cardinals Red Sea Report presented by Sekie get 539 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 1: your seats in ac Craig Rielu and Kyle Van and 540 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:19,359 Speaker 1: Boss turning to the other side of the line of 541 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:23,240 Speaker 1: scrimmage and the offense and looking at zach Ertz's importance, 542 00:28:23,359 --> 00:28:27,200 Speaker 1: especially late last season, Kyle, when DeAndre Hopkins went down, 543 00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:31,159 Speaker 1: it became very clear that there was an instant chemistry 544 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,920 Speaker 1: between quarterback and tied end because Kyler Murray looked in 545 00:28:35,119 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 1: ertss direction a lot late in the year. And maybe 546 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 1: that's going to happen to happen again because you won't 547 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 1: have DeAndre Hopkins the first six games this season. Yeah, 548 00:28:44,920 --> 00:28:48,400 Speaker 1: that's it was honestly incredible how quickly that chemistry between 549 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:52,280 Speaker 1: the two developed. I mean, with a tremendous credit to 550 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 1: zach Ertz for him to come in learn the offense 551 00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 1: as quickly as he did and look like he's been 552 00:28:57,640 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 1: a part of this offense for years. And again, Um, 553 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 1: you know, at this point in the off season, we 554 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:07,560 Speaker 1: can only imagine what a full off season, a full 555 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:11,320 Speaker 1: training camp with zach Ertz and and you know, you 556 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 1: can plan more things develop, more things develop, your game 557 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:17,640 Speaker 1: plan based upon what he does, and what he does 558 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:22,640 Speaker 1: is run great routes, find open spaces and zone coverage 559 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 1: and become a reliable target. I mean, he's got tremendous hands, 560 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:30,840 Speaker 1: tremendous feel for um for the ball and making great 561 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 1: catches and he's just he's just a reliable player. And 562 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:37,360 Speaker 1: I think one of the aspects that gets underrated is 563 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:40,640 Speaker 1: how athletic he is, because he is a really athletic 564 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:43,480 Speaker 1: tight end. You know, just you know that highlight we 565 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:45,800 Speaker 1: just heard with a forty seven yard touchdown with a 566 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:47,880 Speaker 1: you know, a good portion of it being a catch 567 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 1: and run. It's he's he immediately, you know, after the trade, 568 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:56,080 Speaker 1: became an impact player for this offense, and you can 569 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:59,720 Speaker 1: expect that to only grow with the full off season 570 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 1: with team first, Cardinals tied in since two thousand and 571 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 1: three with at least five hundred receiving yards in a season, 572 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 1: and Urts did that in just eleven games. Talking about 573 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one, he had options this offseason whether to 574 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:18,320 Speaker 1: come back or not. He obviously chose resigned a three 575 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:22,240 Speaker 1: year contracts and recently told day Pass on the Day 576 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 1: Pasch podcast why in parts Arizona Cardinals was a team 577 00:30:27,680 --> 00:30:30,880 Speaker 1: that he wanted to continue playing for Cliff Grinds like 578 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:34,040 Speaker 1: he is here in this building all the time, like 579 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 1: four am during the season, doing everything he can to 580 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:39,960 Speaker 1: get his guys the ball, put us in positions to 581 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:43,120 Speaker 1: be successful, and so in my would I have twelve 582 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: weeks last year with him. It was awesome. And that's 583 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 1: what I told my agent this offseason. I said, Hey, 584 00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:49,480 Speaker 1: I want to come back to Arizona. I love playing 585 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:51,160 Speaker 1: for this guy. I love the culture in the building, 586 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 1: and when they resigned him, it was a big factor 587 00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:56,080 Speaker 1: in me wanting to come back. Speaks volumes that you 588 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:59,560 Speaker 1: have a veteran looking at that extension to the head 589 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 1: coach and so the general manager, and all of a sudden, 590 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 1: it's all right now that you know that their futures 591 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:07,200 Speaker 1: are secure. I want to be here. I enjoyed my 592 00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:09,800 Speaker 1: time with the Arizona Cardinals so much late last season, 593 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 1: despite how last season ended, And that was also another 594 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:18,520 Speaker 1: topic of conversation Day Patch podcasts again asking Arts just 595 00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:22,200 Speaker 1: exactly what happened towards the end of twenty twenty one. 596 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:25,120 Speaker 1: It just really came down to execution. And I know 597 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 1: that's so cliche or so easy to say, but we 598 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:31,520 Speaker 1: were just such a better team on first and second 599 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 1: down earlier in the season than we were at the 600 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:35,400 Speaker 1: end of the season. And the end the season, we're 601 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:39,160 Speaker 1: freaking facing second and fifteens, third and twelves, and it's 602 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 1: just so hard as an NFL team to face that 603 00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:45,480 Speaker 1: consistently and put points on the board. If you feel like, hey, 604 00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:47,400 Speaker 1: we're the best team, no one can mess with us, 605 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:49,320 Speaker 1: then yeah, you're gonna play like that on Sundays. But 606 00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 1: if you take it hit in the mouth and it 607 00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:54,440 Speaker 1: happens one, two, three Sundays in rows, like, man, we 608 00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:56,320 Speaker 1: gotta find a way and we just can't let that 609 00:31:56,520 --> 00:32:00,560 Speaker 1: snowball effect, especially the negative aspect take place. It's hard 610 00:32:00,720 --> 00:32:04,479 Speaker 1: to make those immediate adjustments in season. Now you have 611 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:06,560 Speaker 1: to deal with it when it comes to injuries. For 612 00:32:06,600 --> 00:32:10,040 Speaker 1: the Cardinals this coming season, it's a suspension to Hopkins. 613 00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 1: But with a full offseason now with hopefully a healthy 614 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:18,720 Speaker 1: zach Ertz and then you welcome in DeAndre Hopkins. This 615 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:21,720 Speaker 1: right now is when you can kind of figure out 616 00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: plan A, Plan B. All right, what if this happens, 617 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:27,920 Speaker 1: we go to this and this is when all that 618 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:31,440 Speaker 1: work is being put in by the coaches. Yeah, you know, 619 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 1: it's so vital that you have those contingency plans and 620 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:37,520 Speaker 1: you have guys that you know can step in in 621 00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:40,200 Speaker 1: an emergency or if something comes up throughout a game 622 00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 1: or even the course of two or three games. You know, 623 00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 1: it's one of the things that amazed me about the 624 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:49,400 Speaker 1: NFL is you work all week on a game plan 625 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:51,200 Speaker 1: and you come up with all these cool blitzes, and 626 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 1: every week there's these you know, a designer blitzer two 627 00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:57,880 Speaker 1: that you put in to beat a team, and you 628 00:32:57,960 --> 00:33:01,840 Speaker 1: go into a game and buy halftime, the coaches are 629 00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:04,000 Speaker 1: crumpling up the game plan and you're drawing up a 630 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:07,440 Speaker 1: whole new game plan at halftime, like you have to 631 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:11,520 Speaker 1: be able to adjust, not just throughout the week. We're 632 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:13,920 Speaker 1: missing a player, We're gonna have to make adjustments here, 633 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:16,680 Speaker 1: but adjust throughout the course of a game, sometimes not 634 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:18,960 Speaker 1: just at halftime. From series to series. You're gonna have 635 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 1: to say, okay, look, we're not getting there with our 636 00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:22,320 Speaker 1: four men rush. We're gon go with the three men 637 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:25,520 Speaker 1: rush and drop an extra guy into coverage. And that's 638 00:33:25,520 --> 00:33:27,840 Speaker 1: what's going to be crucial for this offense because again, 639 00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:32,520 Speaker 1: you know, on paper, this looks like a high powered offense. 640 00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:37,600 Speaker 1: But you know, the other teams in our division have 641 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:40,760 Speaker 1: had enough time to see how coach Kingsbury calls plays 642 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:43,200 Speaker 1: and how Kyler likes to run this offense and the 643 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:45,920 Speaker 1: guys he likes to go to. And so it'll be 644 00:33:46,040 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 1: vital that this team, whether it be through injury, whether 645 00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:53,240 Speaker 1: it be through DeAndre Hopkins suspension, they're able to adjust 646 00:33:53,280 --> 00:33:56,959 Speaker 1: and adapt to what teams are, how teams are playing us, 647 00:33:57,080 --> 00:33:59,520 Speaker 1: and able to take advantage of it. We've all had 648 00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:03,200 Speaker 1: our innion and thoughts on what this offense might look 649 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:07,520 Speaker 1: like without DeAndre Hopkins, Kingsbury having a full off season 650 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:10,680 Speaker 1: to how to dial things up. Well, zach Ertz has 651 00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:13,560 Speaker 1: his own ideas on what this offense might look like. 652 00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:16,719 Speaker 1: You can never replace a guy like DeAndre. Let's just 653 00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:18,960 Speaker 1: throw that out there. You can scheme, you can do 654 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:22,399 Speaker 1: whatever you want the respect the moment he crosses those 655 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:25,719 Speaker 1: lines on Sunday, there's maybe three other guys on the 656 00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:28,000 Speaker 1: face of the earth that demand that same attention that 657 00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:31,319 Speaker 1: the hop brings to the team. And so we have 658 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 1: to find ways to put guys in position to not replace, 659 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:37,919 Speaker 1: but kind of replicate some of his production. I mean, 660 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:41,239 Speaker 1: maybe I go play some ex receiver. I did it 661 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:43,359 Speaker 1: a lot in Philly, maybe some of the other guys. 662 00:34:43,560 --> 00:34:46,239 Speaker 1: Rundale goes outside a little bit more, but I think 663 00:34:46,239 --> 00:34:49,760 Speaker 1: when you have additional time to do it, it it obviously helps. 664 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:53,439 Speaker 1: We know what the numbers were last season, Kyle eight 665 00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:56,960 Speaker 1: and two with d hop three and four without scoring 666 00:34:57,120 --> 00:35:01,080 Speaker 1: was down, red zone efficiency was down. The hot meant 667 00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:05,120 Speaker 1: so much. But you can't rely on a single player, 668 00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:07,440 Speaker 1: and I think the team last year became too reliant 669 00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:09,959 Speaker 1: on number ten. Yeah, and it's not you know, we've 670 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:12,200 Speaker 1: talked a great deal about this as well. It's not 671 00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:15,960 Speaker 1: just the production. It's the threat of DeAndre Hopkins on 672 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:18,320 Speaker 1: the field. And through the first part of the season, 673 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:22,440 Speaker 1: you know, to a degree, defenses are predictable because they 674 00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:26,480 Speaker 1: always have to account for DeAndre Hopkins, and so you know, 675 00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:28,600 Speaker 1: the offense can kind of get lulled into, Okay, this 676 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:30,239 Speaker 1: is the defense we're going to see this week. Here's 677 00:35:30,239 --> 00:35:32,080 Speaker 1: the players that they're going to work well. In the 678 00:35:32,120 --> 00:35:34,160 Speaker 1: back half of that season, defenses were able to take 679 00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:36,560 Speaker 1: more liberties. DeAndre Hopkins wasn't on the field. You don't 680 00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:39,200 Speaker 1: have the threat of one of the best receivers in 681 00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:42,320 Speaker 1: the game on the field, you don't have to account 682 00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:46,719 Speaker 1: for him, and so you know, honestly, this may be 683 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:49,279 Speaker 1: a blessing in disguise for the back half of the 684 00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:52,120 Speaker 1: season because you will see a variety of defenses. You 685 00:35:52,160 --> 00:35:56,200 Speaker 1: will see teams mix it up, change coverages, Changeablitz packages, 686 00:35:57,120 --> 00:35:59,279 Speaker 1: and so on. By the time you get to the 687 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:01,759 Speaker 1: second half of the season, you've seen everything. You know 688 00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:04,160 Speaker 1: it hasn't been vanilla by defenses because they have to 689 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:07,360 Speaker 1: worry about DeAndre Hopkins every place. So you know, it 690 00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:09,520 Speaker 1: may be a blessing in disguise in this offense may 691 00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:13,080 Speaker 1: be more ready to adapt to different things they see 692 00:36:13,080 --> 00:36:15,520 Speaker 1: in the second half of the season. Interesting to hear 693 00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:21,239 Speaker 1: Ertz mentioned potentially him being that outside X receiver. Yes, 694 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:24,919 Speaker 1: he's a tight end, but a very capable athletic pass 695 00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:28,280 Speaker 1: catching tight end. Who may be that outside wide receiver. 696 00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:31,279 Speaker 1: If you want to hear more from zach Ertz, it's 697 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:35,960 Speaker 1: episode thirty one or The Day Pasch podcast premieres later today. 698 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:39,400 Speaker 1: To catch up on past episodes, follow the day Patch podcast, 699 00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:42,200 Speaker 1: be a your preferred podcast provider, get to let us 700 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:46,239 Speaker 1: updates via Twitter at hash pot. As we continue here 701 00:36:46,239 --> 00:36:48,960 Speaker 1: on the Cardinals Red Sea Report presented by seek, get 702 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:52,880 Speaker 1: your seats in a seats the edge rush getting to 703 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:57,720 Speaker 1: the opposing quarterback Without Chandler Jones, how does his team 704 00:36:57,840 --> 00:37:02,680 Speaker 1: do it? Another topic versation all off season, one we'd 705 00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:05,040 Speaker 1: just won't have an answer to until the start of 706 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:08,239 Speaker 1: the regular season. Put our thoughts on that topic. Next 707 00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:17,719 Speaker 1: here on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network, Shotgun snap hurts 708 00:37:17,719 --> 00:37:20,680 Speaker 1: short set, steps up, being chased oar side by Guardek 709 00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:24,160 Speaker 1: sacks up at the forty one yard line. Dennis Gardeck 710 00:37:24,239 --> 00:37:27,440 Speaker 1: has become the sack machine. Shotgun Snap Hurts with a 711 00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:31,320 Speaker 1: short set in trouble, steps up, kids hit and sacked. 712 00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:39,520 Speaker 1: Dennis Cardek was there first. Somebody hit the stroll baby Guard, 713 00:37:39,640 --> 00:37:51,280 Speaker 1: Deckie Gyard, Deckie Guard, Deckie Kyler Murray mikes up back. 714 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:56,520 Speaker 1: In twenty twenty Cardinals against the Eagles, Dennis Gardeck two 715 00:37:56,840 --> 00:38:02,000 Speaker 1: sacks in that game, seven in just ninety four defensive 716 00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:05,000 Speaker 1: snaps two years ago. Did not have a single sack 717 00:38:05,600 --> 00:38:09,640 Speaker 1: last season. But Gardeck, in addressing the media earlier this week, 718 00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:13,880 Speaker 1: nie is good. Hands are good, he feels good and 719 00:38:13,960 --> 00:38:17,359 Speaker 1: potentially could be one of those players in the mix 720 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:20,719 Speaker 1: to replace a Chandler Jones. You're not going to replace 721 00:38:20,840 --> 00:38:23,600 Speaker 1: a Hall of Fame edge rusher with just one player, Kyle, 722 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:28,160 Speaker 1: but this team does have options. What are your what 723 00:38:28,239 --> 00:38:30,960 Speaker 1: are you forecasts? As far as Gardek being one of 724 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:34,440 Speaker 1: those guys that could get after opposing quarterbacks as he 725 00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:37,560 Speaker 1: did two years ago, I think he absolutely could be 726 00:38:37,600 --> 00:38:41,160 Speaker 1: that guy. He's shown it. You know what I like 727 00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:45,960 Speaker 1: about watching him. Their pass rushers have all kinds of 728 00:38:45,960 --> 00:38:49,440 Speaker 1: shapes and sizes and different builds and different abilities. You know, 729 00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:51,439 Speaker 1: you watch a guy like Chandler Jones and he comes 730 00:38:51,440 --> 00:38:53,200 Speaker 1: with a fastball and then it's a change up, and 731 00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:55,840 Speaker 1: then it's you never know what he's gonna do. A 732 00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:58,120 Speaker 1: guy like Dennis Gardeck, it's like he shot out of 733 00:38:58,160 --> 00:39:01,600 Speaker 1: a cannon every opportunity he gets, and it's like, You've 734 00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:03,799 Speaker 1: got to hit my fastball every time because I'm gonna 735 00:39:03,840 --> 00:39:08,399 Speaker 1: bring it an offensive alignement. Offensive tackles can't ever let 736 00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:10,680 Speaker 1: up because he's gonna keep coming. If he doesn't get 737 00:39:10,680 --> 00:39:12,400 Speaker 1: there with the first effort, he's gonna get there with 738 00:39:12,400 --> 00:39:15,399 Speaker 1: the second or third. And you love it. You love 739 00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:17,799 Speaker 1: those type of players and you hope for those type 740 00:39:17,840 --> 00:39:22,239 Speaker 1: of players. Now, you know, I'm not an expert on 741 00:39:22,280 --> 00:39:26,520 Speaker 1: anything except for injuries, rehab and recovery. And I've had 742 00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:30,440 Speaker 1: the ACL and I thought I was good in my 743 00:39:30,520 --> 00:39:32,520 Speaker 1: next season. I thought I was going out there and 744 00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:34,000 Speaker 1: I thought I was being effective. And then I would 745 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:36,480 Speaker 1: see myself on tape kind of shying away from piles, 746 00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:39,920 Speaker 1: worried about guys rolling into my legs. And that is 747 00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:43,040 Speaker 1: no reflection of toughness or anything. It's just your brain 748 00:39:43,120 --> 00:39:46,479 Speaker 1: isn't quite ready for you to be the guy you were. 749 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:49,000 Speaker 1: But it took two years. Every single time I had 750 00:39:49,040 --> 00:39:51,600 Speaker 1: an ACL, I wasn't quite right. The next year, I 751 00:39:51,640 --> 00:39:53,760 Speaker 1: gave it my all. I played the same type of effort. 752 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:56,520 Speaker 1: I wasn't the same dude. And so I'm excited to 753 00:39:56,600 --> 00:40:00,279 Speaker 1: see him back at full speed because I know, you know, 754 00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:03,000 Speaker 1: we talk about how JJ Watt trains well, Dennis Gardeck's 755 00:40:03,040 --> 00:40:05,400 Speaker 1: built from the same mold. I mean, the guy trains 756 00:40:05,440 --> 00:40:09,239 Speaker 1: like crazy and doesn't take days off, and you know 757 00:40:09,320 --> 00:40:12,719 Speaker 1: he you can know you can be assured he will 758 00:40:12,760 --> 00:40:16,400 Speaker 1: be physically ready for this season. So I'm hoping he 759 00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:19,480 Speaker 1: gets an opportunity. And again we talked about the value 760 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:21,960 Speaker 1: of OTAs with trying new things. Well, this is a 761 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:24,239 Speaker 1: great opportunity. You've got a lot of pieces that you're 762 00:40:24,239 --> 00:40:27,480 Speaker 1: going to try to plug in where Chandler Jones was, 763 00:40:27,960 --> 00:40:31,279 Speaker 1: and you can use them in different ways. You know, 764 00:40:31,360 --> 00:40:34,160 Speaker 1: you might have am J. Sanders that's a little bit smaller, 765 00:40:34,160 --> 00:40:35,680 Speaker 1: that's going to be your speed guy that you want 766 00:40:35,719 --> 00:40:38,720 Speaker 1: on a certain package. You might have Cameron Thomas, who's 767 00:40:38,760 --> 00:40:42,239 Speaker 1: you know, who's a more refined, got long arms, uses 768 00:40:42,280 --> 00:40:44,040 Speaker 1: his hands well. Or you might have a Dennis car 769 00:40:44,080 --> 00:40:47,480 Speaker 1: deck and you could take advantage not just of schemes, 770 00:40:47,560 --> 00:40:50,120 Speaker 1: but personnel Like I think this player, the way he 771 00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:53,080 Speaker 1: rushes will match up well against this type of offensive lineman. 772 00:40:53,160 --> 00:40:55,359 Speaker 1: So you know, I'm excited to see how it all 773 00:40:55,360 --> 00:40:58,440 Speaker 1: shakes out. I think all of the guys, you know, 774 00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:02,120 Speaker 1: Victor D. Mccagee, all of these guys have certain gifts 775 00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:05,200 Speaker 1: and certain tools, and it's just a matter of figuring 776 00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:06,960 Speaker 1: out how to plug them in, how to use them 777 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:09,880 Speaker 1: and take advantage of those tools. No question, Guardek is 778 00:41:09,920 --> 00:41:12,439 Speaker 1: going to get an opportunity. You just look at what's 779 00:41:12,560 --> 00:41:15,200 Speaker 1: on the roster currently and he is in the mix. 780 00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:19,120 Speaker 1: You ask Guardek about his opportunity and kind of already 781 00:41:19,160 --> 00:41:23,520 Speaker 1: thinking ahead, Guardak wants no part of thinking ahead. I 782 00:41:23,560 --> 00:41:27,719 Speaker 1: don't like the guarantee. When I first tore my a 783 00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:29,239 Speaker 1: cl I was going through that, I was like, I 784 00:41:29,280 --> 00:41:32,319 Speaker 1: guarantee I'm coming back stronger and this and that, And 785 00:41:32,360 --> 00:41:35,160 Speaker 1: I found that it's so much more inspiring and it 786 00:41:35,600 --> 00:41:39,680 Speaker 1: pushes me so much more understanding that it might not 787 00:41:40,080 --> 00:41:42,440 Speaker 1: it might be done, it might be over. And I 788 00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:45,759 Speaker 1: think that's why being on the fifty three is my 789 00:41:45,880 --> 00:41:49,200 Speaker 1: number one goal. Just understanding the sense of urgency and 790 00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:54,160 Speaker 1: that kind of pressure I thrive under. It's a great mindset. Again, 791 00:41:54,200 --> 00:41:56,160 Speaker 1: we talked about j. J. Watt and how he trains. 792 00:41:56,200 --> 00:41:58,520 Speaker 1: You brought up Guardek and how he trains and nothing 793 00:41:59,080 --> 00:42:01,680 Speaker 1: is ever given to him. He's always had to earn it. 794 00:42:01,960 --> 00:42:04,400 Speaker 1: And that's exactly what he did this past offseason. He 795 00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:08,759 Speaker 1: earned a contract for the Arizona Cardinal unrestricted free agent. 796 00:42:08,840 --> 00:42:12,839 Speaker 1: Here's an undrafted free agent or earned a second contract, 797 00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:16,160 Speaker 1: a first big contract, being rewarded for what he did. 798 00:42:16,480 --> 00:42:19,000 Speaker 1: But he's not relying on the pass to get him 799 00:42:19,120 --> 00:42:22,520 Speaker 1: to the next step. Right. And you know, there's two things. One, 800 00:42:22,600 --> 00:42:26,040 Speaker 1: you know I've been there. You see potentially the end 801 00:42:26,120 --> 00:42:28,200 Speaker 1: of your career, and you don't know when that's coming. 802 00:42:28,239 --> 00:42:30,640 Speaker 1: But you just say, just give me one more day, 803 00:42:30,760 --> 00:42:32,440 Speaker 1: Just give me one more day, and then it's one 804 00:42:32,480 --> 00:42:35,600 Speaker 1: more season. And you don't take things for granted. And 805 00:42:35,800 --> 00:42:38,359 Speaker 1: a guy like Dennis Gardeck, I mean, even if he 806 00:42:38,480 --> 00:42:43,400 Speaker 1: wasn't injured, he is self motivated. It's never you don't 807 00:42:43,400 --> 00:42:45,840 Speaker 1: need a coach to yell him on the football field. 808 00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:48,480 Speaker 1: You don't need him to sit before a game and 809 00:42:48,520 --> 00:42:50,839 Speaker 1: watch a hype video to get fired up for a game. 810 00:42:51,960 --> 00:42:55,160 Speaker 1: You know, when he's on the football field, he's going 811 00:42:55,200 --> 00:42:58,600 Speaker 1: to give you everything he's got. And that is what 812 00:42:58,880 --> 00:43:00,680 Speaker 1: that's what he's done for the is on a cardinal 813 00:43:00,760 --> 00:43:02,560 Speaker 1: since the first day he got here. Whether it be 814 00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:05,759 Speaker 1: on special teams or whether it be on certain packages 815 00:43:05,800 --> 00:43:09,520 Speaker 1: on defense, there's one certainty he is going to go 816 00:43:09,600 --> 00:43:11,880 Speaker 1: all out all the time when he's on the football field. 817 00:43:11,920 --> 00:43:15,160 Speaker 1: Also in that outside linebacker's room, Devon Kennard as far 818 00:43:15,200 --> 00:43:19,960 Speaker 1: as another option, as far as options to replace Chandler Jones, 819 00:43:20,080 --> 00:43:23,040 Speaker 1: Canard recently on The Big Red Rage on what no 820 00:43:23,239 --> 00:43:26,640 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones means for this team. I think it provides 821 00:43:26,680 --> 00:43:28,600 Speaker 1: a lot of opportunity for everybody in our room. And 822 00:43:28,719 --> 00:43:31,480 Speaker 1: you know, Marcus Golden obviously is gonna step up in 823 00:43:31,480 --> 00:43:33,880 Speaker 1: a major way. But we have me and Dennis Gardek. 824 00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:36,760 Speaker 1: We got three rookies that we dressed, drafted, and Victor 825 00:43:37,000 --> 00:43:39,600 Speaker 1: de mckij from last year. So you know, I'm confident 826 00:43:39,600 --> 00:43:41,080 Speaker 1: in our room. I think it's a good mix of 827 00:43:41,120 --> 00:43:44,120 Speaker 1: young guys who are hungry and some veterans who really 828 00:43:44,120 --> 00:43:46,560 Speaker 1: know what they're doing, and we're gonna get the job done. 829 00:43:46,600 --> 00:43:48,480 Speaker 1: I feel like it's going to be, you know, a 830 00:43:48,520 --> 00:43:51,440 Speaker 1: really explosive room and exciting room, and we're gonna be 831 00:43:51,480 --> 00:43:53,359 Speaker 1: a big part of why we win. It is still 832 00:43:53,400 --> 00:43:55,520 Speaker 1: one of the bigger question marks that I have about 833 00:43:55,520 --> 00:43:58,399 Speaker 1: this team going into the next season. Defensively, as far 834 00:43:58,440 --> 00:44:02,640 Speaker 1: as who's getting after posing quarterbacks, there is no single 835 00:44:02,800 --> 00:44:07,239 Speaker 1: guy and they really did not replace Chandler Jones. Now 836 00:44:07,239 --> 00:44:10,720 Speaker 1: there's a number of options, but that position, that player 837 00:44:10,920 --> 00:44:15,239 Speaker 1: wasn't replaced, right, And I love the mentality. I love 838 00:44:15,280 --> 00:44:20,000 Speaker 1: the opportunity. Right last year at training camp, guys are 839 00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:23,440 Speaker 1: competing for the opportunity to get on the field when 840 00:44:23,520 --> 00:44:27,080 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones needs to rest. Now they're saying, this job 841 00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:30,920 Speaker 1: is there, go take it, and there is several players 842 00:44:31,040 --> 00:44:34,400 Speaker 1: vying for that opportunity to not replace him, but to 843 00:44:34,440 --> 00:44:36,880 Speaker 1: fill that role and get into the lineup and get reps, 844 00:44:37,160 --> 00:44:39,040 Speaker 1: whereas last year you're kind of like, well, I'm just 845 00:44:39,239 --> 00:44:41,919 Speaker 1: hoping to get some reps when Chandler is tired. It's 846 00:44:41,960 --> 00:44:44,480 Speaker 1: gonna be fascinating to see how it all plays out 847 00:44:44,560 --> 00:44:47,200 Speaker 1: come training camp late July and the month of August 848 00:44:47,239 --> 00:44:51,600 Speaker 1: before the regular season begins September eleven. Special thanks for 849 00:44:51,600 --> 00:44:54,960 Speaker 1: those behind the scene. Senior broadcast bending GERM producer Jim M. 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