1 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:08,639 Speaker 1: Trust is earned, and Michael Wilson has earned everyone's trust. 2 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: Got Danny Surrek with me, Bird Gang. We talked Michael. 3 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: Plus good news and not so good news on the 4 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:18,280 Speaker 1: injury fronts. Walter Nolan the Third was back at practice 5 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: on Wednesday. Marvin Harrison Junior was not. Also some unfortunate 6 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: news Onrey Benson Hitch. Cardinals Cover two, Episode nine fifty 7 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: seven and it starts now. 8 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two. 9 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 3: Pona Baker, What Heart? What rent? This guy's unbelievable. 10 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 2: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyundai, proud partner of 11 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:49,160 Speaker 2: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcast. Visit Azycardinals 12 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 2: dot com slash podcast. 13 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 3: The five hit the ends up for the Cardinal touchdown. 14 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 4: Drey McBride, he's been an absolute monster. 15 00:00:57,520 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 2: Here's Craig Griolos. 16 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 1: Saw this tweet from Trey McBride, thought i'd share it 17 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: here because I do think it shows where the Arizona 18 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 1: Cardinals are right now. And this was posted on Monday, 19 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 1: so twenty four hours after the loss to the Rams, 20 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: and McBride posted this. The most important step a man 21 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: can take the next one, and I think that's where 22 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: we're at right now as a Arizona Cardinals team, because 23 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: as difficult as it is for fans media to move forward, 24 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: that's the player's mindset is to take that next step 25 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: forward and move as quickly as possible without forgetting but 26 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: moving on to the next and the next for the 27 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: Cardinals is this weekend in Houston. 28 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 4: You don't gain much by dwelling on the previous game. 29 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 4: You can learn from it. You should and need to 30 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 4: learn from it, which we know is a priority with 31 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 4: this coaching staff and the players. You have no choice 32 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 4: but to move forward. You have no choice but to 33 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 4: have a next man up mentality given how banged up 34 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 4: this team, mostly the offense is. That's the reality of 35 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 4: the NFL. That's the reality of where the Cardinals are 36 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 4: at this point in mid December. 37 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 1: The good news for Trey he continues to lead all 38 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: tight ends in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. He 39 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: and Puka Nakua are tied for the league lead with 40 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: ninety three receptions, and if it happens this weekend or 41 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: next weekend, or at some point when Trey reaches one 42 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: hundred receptions, he'll make NFL history the first tight end 43 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: to have one hundred or more receptions and back to 44 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: back seasons. 45 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 4: That's crazy given exactly what amount of tight ends in 46 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 4: the history of the NFL just. 47 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: In the last five to seven years, right, you think of. 48 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 4: Big, big time players, I mean going back even of 49 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 4: where I grew up, of like Jason Witten and Travis Kelce, 50 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 4: and you've got Rob Gronkowski and you've got Mark Andrews 51 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 4: who's played a major role for Baltimore over the years. 52 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 4: That's that's shocking that that has not been. 53 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: Done before seven catches. Maybe this Sunday, maybe next Sunday, 54 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: but it's going to happen. And by the way, the 55 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 1: fans are rewarding Trey McBride for what he has done 56 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 1: on the field right now number two among tight end 57 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 1: and Pro Bowl voting voting ins early next week. So 58 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: go to NFL dot com or Razycardinals dot com to 59 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: send Trey McBride to the Pro Bowl, because look, there 60 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:31,519 Speaker 1: is no one more deserving, regardless of position than Tray 61 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: McBride based off what he has accomplished so far this season. 62 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,839 Speaker 4: His play has been just outstanding and that doesn't even 63 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 4: scratch the surface of how good he's been. This offense 64 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 4: has run through him, and there's really no better player 65 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 4: to do that, especially right now given the fact you 66 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 4: don't have James Connor, who has been the heart and 67 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 4: soul of this offense the last couple of years. McBride 68 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 4: is spectacular. He's got great hands, he has a large 69 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:00,040 Speaker 4: catch radius, doesn't go down on first contact, which is 70 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 4: why he's getting double team at such a high rate. 71 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 4: It's pretty much McBride a bunch of receivers around the league. 72 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 4: He absolutely deserved that and he really has. Like he 73 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 4: was the Walter Payton Man of the Year award winner 74 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 4: for the Cardinals last year, but he has continued to 75 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 4: make an effort in the community as well. 76 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: The most important trait for Tray is his availability. So 77 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: that's the one thing that we can't say a lot 78 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: about this season. Then it might be the theme the 79 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 1: storyline of this season are the injuries? Danny, you want 80 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: the good news or the not so good news first? 81 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,720 Speaker 1: Here on this Wednesday edition of Cardinals Cover two. 82 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 4: I mean, I guess the not so good news first. 83 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: Okay, so we'll save the good news the not so 84 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: good news. There were eleven players for whatever reason, injury, 85 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: personal rests that did not practice on Wednesday. 86 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,359 Speaker 4: That's an entire offense or defense. Craig, that is definitely 87 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:55,599 Speaker 4: not so good news. 88 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 3: The number was. 89 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: So large that you, Danny had trouble fitting all eleven 90 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: players into your tweet post practice. That is faction and 91 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: out of characters. 92 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 4: I did. There were a lot of players, and I 93 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 4: didn't even include offensive lineman Paris Shawnson Junior in the 94 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 4: tweet because prior to practice Wednesday morning, had coach Jonathan 95 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 4: and already ruled the left tackle out this week with 96 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:18,840 Speaker 4: any injury he sustained last week. 97 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:22,559 Speaker 1: Probably not a surprise given the news on Tuesday from 98 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: Ian Rappaport was that Paris was dealing with an MCL's 99 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:29,160 Speaker 1: brain so he's going to miss some time. How much time, 100 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: who knows. He definitely will not play this week, so 101 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: that means one on the offensive line. Josh Fryer, we 102 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: expect to get the starts at left tackle. You've got 103 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: Kelvin Beacham at right tackle. I know there could be 104 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:47,039 Speaker 1: the potential of swapping beach to the left because that's 105 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: where he's got more experienced, but he's played more on 106 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 1: the right tackle the right side more recently. And again, 107 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: you know my feeling on that, I don't like a 108 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:57,720 Speaker 1: lot of moving parts. Just plug in where you need to. 109 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: The other name to keep in mind is is Demontree Jacobs, 110 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: who was active last week. He has thirteen career starts 111 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 1: at offensive tackle and those were last season with New England. 112 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: So if you're looking for someone as a backup or 113 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: potentially to play, that's what the Cardinals have this week, 114 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: and maybe not the best of weeks considering what the 115 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: Houston Texans defense has shown in what they're capable of doing. 116 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 3: Here this season. 117 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 4: You never necessarily game plan who's going to play where 118 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 4: based on who you're playing, especially this day and age. 119 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:33,799 Speaker 4: I mean, elite pass rushers move across line of scrimmage. 120 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 4: They're not just going to stay on the left or 121 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 4: the right side. It's just going to come down to 122 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 4: the level of comfort for everybody involved. Of Josh Fryer 123 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:45,840 Speaker 4: left or right side, with Calvin beacham and quarterback Kobe 124 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 4: Rsett right. Like this is what the team is working with, 125 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 4: I will say like it. It is a tough challenge 126 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 4: facing this Houston defense, number one defense in the league, 127 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 4: number one in almost every category, or at least top 128 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:05,719 Speaker 4: three in almost every category imaginable for a defense, and 129 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 4: they've got two very good pass rushers and Daniel Hunter 130 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 4: and Will Anderson, who was a big name that floated 131 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 4: around a few years ago during the draft that the 132 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 4: Cardinals ended up drafting offensive line in Parashawn's junior But 133 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 4: if a bumber, we won't get to see those two 134 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 4: go head to head again. This is a tough defensive 135 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 4: front for Houston, a team that doesn't blitz very often 136 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 4: because they don't need to because they generate pressure with four. 137 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: You've got Will Anderson who has ten and a half 138 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: sex Daniil Hunter on the other side has eleven sacks. 139 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 3: And to your. 140 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: Point, typically you put the left tackle one. It's the 141 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: strong side of the offensive line. That's typically where the 142 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: number one edge rusher is coming from. But this day 143 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: and age you brought it up, they we've got edge 144 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: rushers now that will rotate as far as whatever side 145 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: we see it. With JOSHWT he's on the left side, 146 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: he's on the right side wherever they believe they might 147 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: have an advantage. So if you're the Cardinals, where's your 148 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 1: best tackle going to play doesn't matter because you've got 149 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: two in addition to whatever they what else do they 150 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:15,559 Speaker 1: have the Houston Texans along that front, because not only 151 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: do they have the number one scoring defense, but they 152 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: have I believe top five or number six in sacks. 153 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: And you brought up it's the pressures as well, Will Anderson. 154 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: The third most pressures this season was sixty nine. So 155 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: because of their pressure, it's why the secondary has so 156 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: many passes defense and the second most interceptions in fifteen 157 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: this season. We hear it all the time from JG 158 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: and Nick Rolis, rushing, coverage, coverage, and rush. The perfect 159 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 1: example is the Houston texts. So they got the rush 160 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 1: to allow the coverage to get their hands on footballs, 161 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:52,959 Speaker 1: and then tight coverage to allow the rush to get home. 162 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 4: Qurnerback Derek Stingly has an insane stat where he's allowed 163 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 4: like one catch in the last two or three weeks. 164 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 4: Like you're absolutely right, is the secondary has been on 165 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 4: fire in large part because of what that front is doing. 166 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 4: And this is a Cardinals team that has struggled to 167 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 4: run the ball consistently well. And you might be in 168 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 4: luck for some sense because Amrio Dee mccatto returned to 169 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:20,599 Speaker 4: practice Wednesday after having missed the last two games with 170 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 4: an inkle injury and again against a really stout front. 171 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 4: That could be huge for your third down back to 172 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 4: be back in the game for pass Pro. The good 173 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 4: news is Michae Wilson we talked about every week, continues 174 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 4: to shine that connection with Chakobe. Were said. There's still 175 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 4: a lot we don't know at this point of recording 176 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 4: this as of Wednesday, of what the matchups are going 177 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 4: to look like. Yes, ste Mriccado was back at practice Wednesday, 178 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 4: is he going to be able to play Sunday? Unsure 179 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 4: Wide receiver Marvin Harrison Junior was absent at practice Wednesday. 180 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 4: He's missed two games with a heel injury. Is he 181 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 4: going to return Thursday? And if so, what does that 182 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 4: mean for Sunday. So there's still a lot that needs 183 00:09:56,360 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 4: to be figured out between Wednesday and Sunday. Speaking on 184 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 4: the offensive line, Evan Brown, the offensive lineman, missed Sunday's 185 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 4: game for personal reason, wasn't back at practice Wednesday. So 186 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 4: it's almost hard to kind of pinpoint specific matchups on. 187 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,080 Speaker 4: You know, you can talk big picture on how you 188 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 4: try to beat this team and getting the ball out 189 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 4: quickly and having good ball security because they've got like 190 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 4: seventeen twenty two interceptions like but specific matchups, it's just 191 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 4: too early in the week because you don't know who's 192 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:27,079 Speaker 4: going to actually be out there Sunday. 193 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 1: At this point, having Amri back on the field on 194 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:34,319 Speaker 1: Sunday would be wonderful. Yet a week ago, at this time, Danny, 195 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 1: we're talking about Amari returning to practice. He was limited 196 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 1: both Wednesday and Thursday, but did not practice Friday going 197 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: into the game against the Rams. He has now missed 198 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: three straight games with that ankle issue. But if you 199 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 1: can get him back on the football field, regardless of 200 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: the run game, yeah, you it's been a struggle and 201 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 1: we can get into that momentarily, but specifically as an 202 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: extra pass protector. No unknown pass situation doesn't have to 203 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 1: be third down. But if you get behind the sticks 204 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 1: like this team has so many times, and then all 205 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 1: of a sudden it's on second down or first and 206 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 1: fifteen after penalty, then the playbook is not as open 207 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: as one might think, and the Texans can bring the pressure. 208 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:19,680 Speaker 1: But if you have Amari in there, or maybe a 209 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: sixth offensive lineman, or you keep a tight end to 210 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: Chip will Anderson, I believe has been chipped I think 211 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: the third most or top five most among edge rushers 212 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: this season. Yet he's still finding a way to get home. 213 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:34,560 Speaker 1: But I think Amari getting him on the football field 214 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 1: knock on wood. He stays healthy this week or at 215 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:40,719 Speaker 1: least continues to practice, that would certainly help to keep 216 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:42,680 Speaker 1: Jacoby Brissett upright on Sunday. 217 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 4: De Marcado also has good hands. He's good in the 218 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,679 Speaker 4: past game coming out of the backfield, maybe going on 219 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 4: a wheel route, so that could be helpful as well 220 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:52,960 Speaker 4: with a pretty thin wide receivers room as well. I mean, 221 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:56,839 Speaker 4: thank goodness for Trey McBride and Michael Wilson at this point. 222 00:11:57,080 --> 00:12:00,320 Speaker 1: Savior Weaver not at practice on Wednesday because of a 223 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: hamstring injury that kept him inactive on Sundays. So yeah, 224 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: you bring up Michael Wilson, and a lot has been 225 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 1: said about him in the bast couple of weeks. In fact, 226 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 1: Jacoby Brissett mentioned that he is struggling now to come 227 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: up with different things, different words, different phrases when he's 228 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 1: asked about Michael Wilson, because he's trying to come up 229 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 1: with something different every time he's asked about what Michael 230 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 1: has done. He mentioned quote, He'll catch it no matter 231 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 1: where it's at, meaning no matter where that ball is 232 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 1: thrown in his direction, Michael Wilson is going to get 233 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: his hands on the football where he's going to keep 234 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 1: the defense from getting their hands. 235 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 3: On the football. 236 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: But it was something that Brissett mentioned later about and 237 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: this is a veteran quarterback talking about a younger wide receiver, 238 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 1: Wilson's in year three. This is year ten Persett. But 239 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: Jacoby mentioned that he feels that Michael has complete trust 240 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 1: in him as a quarterback, and typically you would want 241 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: you would think that it would be the other way around, 242 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: where it's the wide receiver saying I have complete trust 243 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: that wherever that ball is going to go or Jacoby's 244 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: going to be able to find me. And that's true 245 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: for Michael, but to hear the quarterbacks say that, I 246 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 1: feel in that huddle walking to the line of scrimmage 247 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: that Michael has trust in me to get him the 248 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 1: ball where he needs it. And I don't know how 249 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 1: to describe it any better than that, or to even 250 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 1: look at a stat sheet, but there is something and 251 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:31,079 Speaker 1: Paul and I talked about it on Monday Show. Those 252 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 1: two have a chemistry that is unmatched this season among 253 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: any pass catcher, and that's including Trey McBride, at least 254 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 1: from my vantage point where I see it, whether it's 255 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: in the press box or in the studio watching road games. 256 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:50,200 Speaker 1: Because it's unspoken and it just seems like Jacoby knows 257 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 1: where Michael's going to be, Michael knows where he needs 258 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: to be for Jacoby to get him the football, and 259 00:13:56,320 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 1: it's nothing planned. It's just they know each others so 260 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 1: well without knowing each other so well because Jacoba hasn't 261 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 1: been here very long that it's just produced so much 262 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 1: in these past four games. 263 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 4: I would disagree it is planned. That's why they trust 264 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 4: each other is they are both detail oriented and they 265 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 4: do so much preparation that they both know even if 266 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 4: as Bersett, even if he's got a hand in his face, 267 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 4: even if on his route, if it's pressed right and 268 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 4: Wilson maybe gets to late a step or two in 269 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 4: his route, like they both trust that they are going 270 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 4: to get in the spot that they need to and 271 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 4: that the ball is going to be where it needs 272 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 4: to be played. That's where the trust is is understanding. 273 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 4: I just need you to get from A to B. 274 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 4: I don't really care what you need to do in 275 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 4: between there, but I need you to get from A 276 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 4: to B in a certain amount of time. Wilson has 277 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 4: shown plenty of times he will do that, and Brissette 278 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 4: has shown he will put the ball in the right spot. 279 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 4: We have seen acrobatic catches, we have seen back shoulder catches, 280 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 4: we have seen adjustments from Wilson, we have seen adjustments 281 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 4: from Brissett. I mean, the two of them have worked 282 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 4: really well together. I don't think it's that crazy of 283 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 4: a concept though. If anyone grew up playing any sort 284 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 4: of team sport, you likely had that with somebody. I 285 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 4: grew up playing team sports. I can think of one 286 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 4: person in particular I played soccer with for many years 287 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 4: that like, there was just a chemistry and understanding that 288 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 4: was you played the game really similarly, and you understood 289 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 4: and you saw the field really similarly. And that's the 290 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 4: same app The pros is, sometimes connections happen because it 291 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 4: is time on task. Sometimes you just are so similar 292 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 4: in how you see the game and see the field 293 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 4: that that unspoken chemistry really just transcends how you play. 294 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 3: And they are not. 295 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 1: Unsimilar in the fact of how they have reached the NFL. 296 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 1: Nothing was given to Jacobi. He's had to work really, 297 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: really hard and this is an extended stretches QB one 298 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:56,440 Speaker 1: for him. Michael Wilson the same way as a third 299 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 1: round draft pick who had to fight his way to 300 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 1: get into the senior Bawl bas off his injuries that 301 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 1: happened at Stanford and all of a sudden when given 302 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 1: the opportunity, what do you do with it? And since 303 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: Week eleven, so that's four games, Michael Wilson leads the 304 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 1: league in both receptions and receiving yards. And in three 305 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 1: of those four games he had over one hundred receiving yards. 306 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 1: Now that was as wide receiver one without Marvin Harrison 307 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:25,520 Speaker 1: Junior on the field, and who knows whether Marvin's going 308 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 1: to play this week, but if he doesn't, you feel 309 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 1: confident that that connection between quarterback and wide receiver talking 310 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: about Perset and Michael Wilson is going to continue because 311 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 1: I don't think we always talk about small sample size 312 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: and don't want to jump to conclusions. I'm at that 313 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: point now where I've seen it for three games without 314 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: Marvin that Michael can be that guy. 315 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 4: Earlier in the season, even when Harrison was healthy. Even 316 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 4: when Kyler Murray was healthy, when his number was called upon, 317 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 4: Wilson was making plays. There were a string of games 318 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 4: where on clutch, third or four downs, Wilson was making 319 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 4: a nice play and he was the one keeping Drives alive. 320 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 4: So he hasn't had the opportunity that he has the 321 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:06,160 Speaker 4: last couple weeks as wide receiver one, but over the years, 322 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 4: when it's been going his way, he's come down with 323 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 4: the football. What's impressive is that just because you're a 324 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:16,479 Speaker 4: wide receiver one doesn't mean it's guaranteed. And I'm not 325 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 4: saying that to compare Wilson as a player or his 326 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 4: stats to any other receiver, but just because you're getting 327 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 4: a fifteen or eighteen or sixteen targets game doesn't guarantee 328 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 4: you're gonna come down with ten or twelve or thirteen 329 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 4: of them the way that Wilson is. And he's doing 330 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:35,400 Speaker 4: that against some tight coverage, He's doing that in contested moments. 331 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 4: That's what's really impressive. This isn't a situation where Wilson's 332 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 4: not a burner. He's not leaving his man in the 333 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 4: dust every time he is going, and he is winning battles, 334 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 4: and he's doing it consistently. And just because you're the 335 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:50,400 Speaker 4: number one wide receiver again, doesn't guarantee you're gonna get 336 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 4: that many targets certainly doesn't guarantee that you're gonna come 337 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 4: down with that many perceptions. 338 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: Route running, I don't know if there's a better route 339 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:59,959 Speaker 1: runner in that Cardinals locker room than Michael Wilson, because 340 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 1: you're right, he might not be the fastest, he might 341 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: not be the strongest. But if you can run a 342 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 1: route better than the defender can figure it out, it 343 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 1: doesn't matter how fast you are, how strong you are, 344 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 1: you're going to be in that spot waiting for that 345 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:15,439 Speaker 1: football or be in that spot as the football arrives. 346 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 1: And what we've seen a lot with Jacoby as the 347 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:20,479 Speaker 1: quarterback throwing these wide receivers open to where it's not 348 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: just catching it on the spot and getting tackled, but 349 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:25,160 Speaker 1: you're catching it and all of a sudden there's six, seven, 350 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 1: eight yards beyond the catch, and now all of a 351 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: sudden there's that chunk play through the passing. 352 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:33,679 Speaker 4: Game, those rockyards are huge. That's something McBride is really 353 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 4: great at is even if it's an extra two or 354 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,639 Speaker 4: three yards. You did that consistently and you're moving the 355 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 4: chains pretty well. 356 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 1: The other aspect of Michael Wilson, which we did see 357 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: on Sunday, believe for the first time this season and 358 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:48,919 Speaker 1: maybe for the first time in a little while, he 359 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 1: was back fielding punts twice, I believe. But it's something 360 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 1: that Jeff Rogers was asked about on Tuesday because we 361 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: have seen Michael work punt return during training camp. It 362 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 1: just again, what happens when you lose a shoe is 363 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 1: Nick Rolis likes to say who's that backup? Who more importantly, 364 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 1: who do you trust? And that was the word Jeff 365 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 1: Rogers used. We trust Michael Wilson back there, because the 366 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:17,200 Speaker 1: most important thing is a punt returner, field the football, 367 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: catch the ball, because it doesn't matter. What doesn't matter 368 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 1: what kind of speed you have. If you can't field 369 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 1: the punt, then all of a sudden, it doesn't matter even. 370 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 4: If it's fair, fair catch, great catch the football. Now 371 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 4: Wilson didn't, he didn't have any returns. It didn't go 372 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 4: his way. You're just at that point, like Greg dortch 373 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 4: is on IR with a chest injury, right, you haven't 374 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:43,119 Speaker 4: had Amaro de Mercado. He's been hurt with an ankle injury. 375 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 4: So you've got Andre Bitchelli and not a lot of 376 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:51,159 Speaker 4: other options besides Michael Wilson and some players who haven't 377 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 4: really been on the Cardinals for longer than maybe a month. 378 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:58,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's slim Pickens in that wide receiver room. One 379 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: other note on Michael, and this was from Tuesday's Red 380 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:04,639 Speaker 1: Sea report. Lorenzo Alexander was in here joining Paul and myself, 381 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: and former players will recognize different things than what fans 382 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:15,560 Speaker 1: and media recognize, and Lorenzo spoke very highly on Michael 383 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: and called him a JG culture guy, the prototypical team 384 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 1: over you person. And we've talked a lot about it 385 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,919 Speaker 1: because how many times Danny does JG bring up Michael's 386 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 1: pass blocking or run blocking. Excuse me, as before anything 387 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:33,480 Speaker 1: that has to do with the passing game, whether it's 388 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 1: the routes or the catches, it's what does Michael do 389 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 1: to help us? 390 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 3: Now hasn't been allowed to run. 391 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: Success this season, but you still have to have guys 392 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: out there willing to do it, and then once they 393 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:47,159 Speaker 1: do it, okay, there's got to be a little bit 394 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:49,640 Speaker 1: of a reward. And I think Michael Wilson is now 395 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 1: getting rewarded for that work that he has shown. Hey, 396 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 1: I'm not I'm not just a wide receiver out here 397 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 1: running routs catching the football. I want to be a 398 00:20:56,240 --> 00:21:00,400 Speaker 1: every down wide receiver that can be trusted. Again, that's 399 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:02,719 Speaker 1: the biggest thing I think with this coaching staff and 400 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:06,360 Speaker 1: players is the trust that they have in Michael Wilson. 401 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 4: Wilson's a great blocker and a couple of weeks ago 402 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:12,879 Speaker 4: when Bam Knight had that would have been sixty year 403 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:16,119 Speaker 4: touchdown run that was negated by penalty. That happened because 404 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 4: Wilson was downfield with a crucial block, that final block 405 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 4: for Night to find the end zone. And that was 406 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:23,919 Speaker 4: a game where Wilson was number one receiver and he 407 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:26,840 Speaker 4: was still doing that and still putting in that effort 408 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:30,359 Speaker 4: a true team player and understanding do your role your 409 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 4: given role in any play. And it truly does take. 410 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:35,640 Speaker 1: All eleven very curious to see what happens not only 411 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 1: the rest of this season, but next season. It will 412 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:41,160 Speaker 1: be Michael Wilson's fourth year. And again we keep talking 413 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 1: about it, but is there a way to have two 414 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:47,680 Speaker 1: wide receivers plus a tight end and Tray McBride within 415 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:50,639 Speaker 1: this offense, and don't forget you do need somewhat of 416 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 1: a run game. As much as we keep harping on 417 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:56,680 Speaker 1: it and we haven't seen it, and we keep talking 418 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 1: about it each and every week, there has to be 419 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: a lettle bit a little bit more on the run 420 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:04,200 Speaker 1: game in order to keep things balanced, especially this week, 421 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: because you don't want Jacobe dropping back forty plus times 422 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 1: against the Texans. 423 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 4: Of course, a balanced offense is ideal for everybody involved. 424 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:15,359 Speaker 4: You don't want your quarterback throwing the ball almost fifty 425 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 4: times games, which is what Brisettes had to do. I mean, 426 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,200 Speaker 4: this is so nuanced. Number one is you're on your 427 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 4: fourth and sixth running back right now, that that's gonna 428 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:28,520 Speaker 4: be a different type of run game than when you 429 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 4: have James Connor and Trey Benson. You have a very 430 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:34,840 Speaker 4: banged up offensive line that at this rate might have 431 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:38,960 Speaker 4: only one starter from week one, so that is going 432 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 4: to affect things. You've got a different quarterback playing, you 433 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 4: don't have your block like it's so great in theory, 434 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:47,680 Speaker 4: it has not been there even when everybody was healthy 435 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 4: the first three weeks. The run game was not there, 436 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:52,159 Speaker 4: and this is going to be a larger discussion in 437 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 4: the offseason. I'm at the point where I'm not saying 438 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 4: a ban in the run game. This is now a 439 00:22:58,000 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 4: past first team because that's what they've had to be. 440 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 4: So I'm no longer in the camp of this is 441 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:03,480 Speaker 4: a run first team. 442 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: You've a band. 443 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 4: No, it's not working, and you have to find ways 444 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 4: to win games. Now. The fact that they're throwing the 445 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 4: ball a lot also is because they are playing from 446 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 4: behind a lot, so it's all layered. It's not like 447 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:19,199 Speaker 4: they're going in with a game plan of let's just 448 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 4: have Brissette sling it forty five forty seven times and 449 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 4: just have fun with it. Like no, Like, that's not ideal, 450 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:28,679 Speaker 4: And that's going to be a discussion in the off 451 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:32,520 Speaker 4: season of two number one receivers in a tight end 452 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:35,399 Speaker 4: because they answered yes, there's a long list of teams 453 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:37,119 Speaker 4: around the league who find a way to get the 454 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:41,360 Speaker 4: job done. And that's a great problem, quote unquote problem 455 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 4: to have. I don't know why you wouldn't want that. 456 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:47,400 Speaker 4: I don't know why that wouldn't be a discussion. Somebody's 457 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 4: either covered and then you go to someone else or 458 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:51,719 Speaker 4: they both open, and then you have a Pluth thorough 459 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:54,360 Speaker 4: options like that, to me is something that I think 460 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 4: will be a larger discussion this offseason. It is a 461 00:23:57,280 --> 00:24:00,719 Speaker 4: good time to note though, that Wednesday morning was twenty 462 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:03,959 Speaker 4: one of running back Trey Benson's practice window and he 463 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:06,399 Speaker 4: will not return, which means he will remain on IR 464 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 4: the rest of the year with that knee injury. Can't practice, 465 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:13,360 Speaker 4: can't playing games, cannot come off IR the last few 466 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:14,159 Speaker 4: weeks of the season. 467 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 1: Unfortunate for him because of the expectation coming into this 468 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:22,959 Speaker 1: season and then obviously losing James Connor. Okay, now it's 469 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: an opportunity for Tray and then he gets injured the 470 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 1: following week and hasn't played since. He has played four 471 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: games this season, seventeen games in two seasons, and when 472 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 1: he got hurt, he was averaging five and a half 473 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 1: yards of carries, so it wasn't like he was He 474 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:42,920 Speaker 1: just didn't have a lot of opportunities in those first 475 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 1: four games, just the number of carries and went eight three, ten, eight, 476 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 1: So he didn't get a lot of opportunity. Part of 477 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 1: that again, one, you had James Connor early in the season. 478 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: Two it was a struggle to run the game, run 479 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 1: the ball and then three you're trailing in the games 480 00:24:58,080 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden you got to throw the 481 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:02,880 Speaker 1: football to get back in. Did not see Trey Benson 482 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:05,879 Speaker 1: in the locker room, though he did post on Instagram 483 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:09,439 Speaker 1: a long message. I'll read part of that here. He 484 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 1: started by saying, quote, these past couple months has been 485 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:16,440 Speaker 1: challenging me in ways I never expected. I worked pushed 486 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:18,439 Speaker 1: through so much just to try and get back on 487 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:21,680 Speaker 1: the field. He added that he hoped for a different 488 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:25,320 Speaker 1: ending and mentioned that he's not going to let this 489 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:28,119 Speaker 1: the injury stop him, and then finished off by saying, 490 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:33,200 Speaker 1: see y'all soon. So here's someone that I do believe 491 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:36,679 Speaker 1: can be an RB one. That was a discussion in 492 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:39,040 Speaker 1: the offseason in training camp. You have two RB ones. 493 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:42,200 Speaker 1: We just haven't seen it from Trey Benson, who does 494 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 1: have the talent. But again, you've got to be available. 495 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 1: You gotta be present on the field, and that's not 496 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 1: the case the remainder. 497 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 3: Of this season. 498 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:53,159 Speaker 4: A discussion again that it feels too early to have 499 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 4: that right now. It's tough as a running back to 500 00:25:57,560 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 4: come back from an injury. You got a plant, you 501 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:01,440 Speaker 4: gotta change the you gotta do all those things. I'm 502 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:04,439 Speaker 4: not saying Benson never will again, we do not have 503 00:26:04,520 --> 00:26:07,359 Speaker 4: a large sample size on if he can carry the 504 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:10,360 Speaker 4: workload of a true RB one, which don't. We saw 505 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:12,879 Speaker 4: some flashes his rookie year behind Connor, and yes, he 506 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:15,120 Speaker 4: looked good. Didn't see a lot of him this year. 507 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 4: So that's absolutely going to be a discussion point more 508 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:19,960 Speaker 4: in the offseason of what this team has, and a 509 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 4: lot of it's going to rely on Connor's health and 510 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 4: decisions there. I mean, that's another very nuanced topic. But 511 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:29,879 Speaker 4: I think maybe we're in different camps right now. Not 512 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 4: saying he can't or you couldn't be a good RB one. 513 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:35,680 Speaker 4: I just don't think we have seen enough of that 514 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 4: to feel strongly one way or the other. 515 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:38,640 Speaker 3: Oh, I agree. 516 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 1: I think if you're hoping for clarity this season as 517 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 1: far as what you do at the running back position 518 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:47,439 Speaker 1: moving forward, I don't think you have that. You just 519 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:51,880 Speaker 1: have to kind of all right, believe based off why 520 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:55,359 Speaker 1: you drafted a Trey Benson, and then hope again. Okay, 521 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 1: year three is when things hit, regardless of James is 522 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: here or not, because you need that. Again, going back 523 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 1: to our early discussion, he needs somewhat of a run 524 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 1: game in order to kind of keep things a little 525 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:08,920 Speaker 1: bit easier for this offense. 526 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 4: And Benson has looked good when it's been his turn 527 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 4: to shine. He plays really similarly to Connor of being 528 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:20,440 Speaker 4: that downhill runner, that tough nosed runner. He's not necessarily 529 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:23,879 Speaker 4: gonna focus on going east west. He's going to go 530 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 4: more north south. So I do think you have a 531 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:28,639 Speaker 4: lot of good in him. Again, it's just it's a 532 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 4: small sample size at this point in time. 533 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:34,320 Speaker 1: I mentioned there was good news on the injury front. 534 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 1: We mentioned Amaro demccado back on the practice field. There 535 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:40,440 Speaker 1: were two other players that returned, Walter Nolan the third 536 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 1: and Max Mountain. Now we haven't seen Walter the past 537 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 1: two games because of a knee issue. Max has been 538 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:49,440 Speaker 1: out the past two games because of a heel issue. 539 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 1: Those two specifically, you want to see on the field 540 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:56,479 Speaker 1: because of how young they are and the draft capital 541 00:27:56,520 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 1: that you invested in them. Walter specifically, because even the 542 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:03,200 Speaker 1: those four games that we saw four tackles for loss, 543 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 1: three quarterback hits, one sack, one pass defense. Can we 544 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 1: see more of that to get this some excitement going 545 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 1: into the offseason, going into next year and knock on 546 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:17,280 Speaker 1: wood Walter stays healthy for an entire season and becomes 547 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 1: that interior presence that we have seen that other teams 548 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:25,640 Speaker 1: have that can disrupt or at least bother an opposing offense. 549 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:28,000 Speaker 4: Not even four games, three and a half, that's true, 550 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 4: he got hurt right before the half and then not 551 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 4: return when he had that knee injury. You need to 552 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 4: see your players on the field, you do. I mean 553 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 4: that's been frustrated in the last two years is the 554 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:44,560 Speaker 4: amount of games that the three first round picks have missed, 555 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:47,640 Speaker 4: Marvin Harrison, Junior Dearies Robinson and Waltern on the third. 556 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 4: You need to see your first round picks out there. 557 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 4: You need to see them make an impact. Nolan has 558 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 4: done that absolutely in the small sample size and not 559 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:56,800 Speaker 4: in the way of oh, I don't know. This is 560 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 4: sustainable in a way that seems consistent of him winning 561 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:02,960 Speaker 4: his one on ones and having good instincts and elevating 562 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:05,760 Speaker 4: the players around him. Josh Sweat had a nice sack 563 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 4: in Dallas because of interior pressure from Nolan. We started 564 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 4: hearing praise for Darius Robinson when Nolan was on the field, 565 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:16,000 Speaker 4: and how the attention for Nolan allowed players like Robinson 566 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 4: to elevate their games. So just because he's a practice again, 567 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 4: doesn't necessarily on Wednesday guarantee he's gonna play or not 568 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 4: on Sunday, But it sure would be nice to see 569 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:30,000 Speaker 4: the rookie out there the final four games of the season. Also, 570 00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:32,760 Speaker 4: good to see Melton out there coming back from a 571 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,160 Speaker 4: heel injury. I mean that that's a position room that 572 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:36,720 Speaker 4: you can always use. 573 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 1: Depth and specifically against this week with Nico Collins and 574 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 1: Christian Kirk, the first time that Kirk will be playing 575 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:47,440 Speaker 1: the Cardinals since leaving the Cardinals, and yeah, you want 576 00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 1: to see these butt guys because again without the playoffs 577 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:54,960 Speaker 1: ahead of you. Okay, what are you looking forward to 578 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:58,480 Speaker 1: going into next season? Who can you count on? What 579 00:29:58,560 --> 00:30:02,040 Speaker 1: players do you try? Going back to our discussion about 580 00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 1: Michael Wilson, you believe you can trust Walter Nolan, you 581 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:07,719 Speaker 1: believe you can trust Max Melton, But again they've got 582 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:09,680 Speaker 1: to be able to show it and then you can 583 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 1: kind of figure out the plan after that. The pieces 584 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 1: that you put around those. 585 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:14,520 Speaker 3: Type of players. 586 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 4: Yeah. Absolutely. 587 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 1: Another one of those players that you hope to see 588 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:21,560 Speaker 1: a little bit more out of is bjo Ojelari who 589 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:24,240 Speaker 1: I know you spoke to earlier on Wednesday for this 590 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 1: week's sideline exchange, someone that we're big fans of. Forget 591 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:32,000 Speaker 1: the player, the person first and foremost, and then just 592 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,560 Speaker 1: what he did at LSU and the excitement part of 593 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 1: that twenty twenty three draft class, a reason why Monty 594 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:40,880 Speaker 1: austin Ford dropped from three to twelve back to six 595 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:43,160 Speaker 1: to get Paris Johnson. One of those picks that he 596 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 1: acquired landed the Cardinals bjo Ojolari to get that edge rusher. 597 00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 1: Just haven't been able to see it. But he is 598 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:52,000 Speaker 1: on the field this season. Can you see a little 599 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 1: bit more of these final four games. 600 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:57,280 Speaker 4: He's saw off a few splash plays, especially that first 601 00:30:57,280 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 4: game against San Francisco. I do think to a certain 602 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:02,880 Speaker 4: are Ojlari is still kind of getting his sea legs back. 603 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 4: I mean, he didn't play football for almost four hundred days, 604 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 4: like a very long time for a pretty gruesome injury. 605 00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:12,920 Speaker 4: Very impressive that when he had its practice window opened 606 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:17,080 Speaker 4: he immediately played that. That's huge. So I think that 607 00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 4: that's someone on a personal level of Okay, yeah, you 608 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:22,520 Speaker 4: have some individual goals you want to hit these final 609 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:25,200 Speaker 4: four games, and at that point have eight games under 610 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:28,320 Speaker 4: his belt, and then that's a really big upcoming off 611 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:31,440 Speaker 4: season and season Forjari, who's going to have to really 612 00:31:31,520 --> 00:31:35,520 Speaker 4: perform fully being back from that injury. It's always great, 613 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:38,360 Speaker 4: though to talk with him, and he's such a light 614 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 4: of a person. So I really enjoyed our conversation on 615 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 4: sideline exchange this week. 616 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:46,960 Speaker 3: And he's a prince, don't and every sense. 617 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:49,520 Speaker 4: Of the word, every sense of the word, he is. 618 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:51,920 Speaker 3: Hey prince. So that'll be out a little bit later. 619 00:31:52,280 --> 00:31:53,480 Speaker 4: Your best behavior around. 620 00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:56,760 Speaker 1: Him, Uneasycardinals dot Com a couple of league items here 621 00:31:56,800 --> 00:32:00,240 Speaker 1: before we go out here on Cardinals covered. I'm not 622 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:02,200 Speaker 1: sure if you saw this or not, Danny, but how 623 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:03,800 Speaker 1: do you feel about Germany? 624 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:05,560 Speaker 4: I'm oh, I thought you were gonna talk about the draft. 625 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:05,960 Speaker 3: Oh, we can do. 626 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 1: Oh you want to do the draft first? Oh, we're 627 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:11,560 Speaker 1: all big fans of this one, all right, the NFL Draft. 628 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:15,880 Speaker 1: They have reduced the time between first round picks from 629 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:19,320 Speaker 1: ten minutes to eight. Now, on the surface, you're like, oh, 630 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:21,560 Speaker 1: it's two minutes, not that big a deal. There are 631 00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 1: thirty two picks in the first round. Thirty two times two, 632 00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:29,640 Speaker 1: that's over an hour, potentially over an hour was just 633 00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:33,920 Speaker 1: shaved off the Thursday night night one of the NFL drafts. 634 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:36,680 Speaker 1: Big fan and we got Cody Fincher with its arms. 635 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:38,720 Speaker 4: Wait, what's so news on Germany. I haven't seen that, 636 00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 4: have seen that one. Okay, some of us have been working. 637 00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:44,840 Speaker 4: We haven't been online all day, Craig, Okay, that. 638 00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:46,720 Speaker 3: Was That's fair. That's good. 639 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:48,160 Speaker 1: I think they got to laugh out of Cody. On 640 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:50,120 Speaker 1: the other side of the glass as well. The NFL 641 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 1: has announced that they are heading back to Germany, specifically 642 00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:55,160 Speaker 1: Munich in twenty twenty six. 643 00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:57,400 Speaker 4: That wasn't official, that was something I assumed. 644 00:32:57,440 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 1: Okay, so exactly, So back to Germany. There is Australia, 645 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:07,400 Speaker 1: which is going to be a RAMS home game. There 646 00:33:07,520 --> 00:33:11,920 Speaker 1: is Brazil and two games in London. So five international 647 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:17,000 Speaker 1: games so far which have been officially announced. 648 00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:20,160 Speaker 4: Okay. There are certain teams that are more likely to 649 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:26,680 Speaker 4: be home teams given where they have access to market internationally. 650 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:30,120 Speaker 4: So you know, LA has Australia. I'm not sure that 651 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:32,480 Speaker 4: the Cardinals are going to get that game. I say that, 652 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:35,040 Speaker 4: I mean like when when Cardinals played in Mexico City 653 00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:38,080 Speaker 4: in twenty twenty two, the opponent with San Francisco right, 654 00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:41,240 Speaker 4: a divisional opponent. That just seems like a long way 655 00:33:41,360 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 4: to travel when La and Arizona are so close to 656 00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 4: each other. But I would definitely be intrigued by the 657 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:52,800 Speaker 4: other spots. I mean, you know that, you know we're 658 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:57,120 Speaker 4: not going to play Minnesota because if they're not an 659 00:33:57,160 --> 00:34:00,520 Speaker 4: official team on the schedule. It would be more so 660 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:02,960 Speaker 4: if the Cardinals and the Vikings both finish in the 661 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 4: same spot within their division. Those are the two conferences 662 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:09,200 Speaker 4: that would play each other, and I doubt and that 663 00:34:09,239 --> 00:34:10,680 Speaker 4: would be a home game for the Cardinals, So that 664 00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:13,920 Speaker 4: would eliminate a big London opponent because they usually play 665 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:15,640 Speaker 4: in London. Interesting. 666 00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:18,880 Speaker 1: So again, nothing as far as the teams that hasn't 667 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:21,000 Speaker 1: been announced except for the Rams or the home team 668 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:23,160 Speaker 1: for Australia. But that's where the NFL is headed in 669 00:34:23,200 --> 00:34:24,040 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six. 670 00:34:24,120 --> 00:34:25,160 Speaker 3: I'm sure there'll. 671 00:34:24,920 --> 00:34:27,800 Speaker 1: Be other because this past year, I think they had seven, 672 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:28,600 Speaker 1: eight or nine. 673 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:32,680 Speaker 4: Don't they announce They will announce the home teams for 674 00:34:32,719 --> 00:34:35,279 Speaker 4: the national games ahead of schedule lease, and then you 675 00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:38,239 Speaker 4: don't know the official opponent or the week until schedule lease, 676 00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:39,480 Speaker 4: which is in early May. 677 00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:42,799 Speaker 1: It just gives everyone an opportunity like us if oh, 678 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:46,720 Speaker 1: that team's on our schedule. Potentially, hey that's a road trip. 679 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:49,960 Speaker 1: Oh maybe it could be sending Danny to Germany or 680 00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:52,120 Speaker 1: Brazil or like, maybe there's. 681 00:34:51,920 --> 00:34:53,759 Speaker 4: A chance the Cardinals have an opportunity. You have to 682 00:34:53,760 --> 00:34:55,560 Speaker 4: be willing to obviously give up a home game. 683 00:34:56,360 --> 00:35:00,920 Speaker 1: Anything's possible, anything is possible, as hopefully the possible is 684 00:35:00,920 --> 00:35:03,680 Speaker 1: happening coming up on Sunday when the Cardinals hosts the 685 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:07,319 Speaker 1: excuse me, the Cardinals head to NRG Stadium, second time 686 00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:10,680 Speaker 1: in three years. Right, this is your return trip to Houston. 687 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:14,360 Speaker 4: I look, I'm not a big Houston fan. Anyone is 688 00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:16,960 Speaker 4: from Dallas will agree. If you're from Dallas, you typically 689 00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:19,759 Speaker 4: don't like Houston, and vice versa. I will say I 690 00:35:19,840 --> 00:35:24,000 Speaker 4: was pleasantly surprised by the press box spread and Houston 691 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:25,400 Speaker 4: when we went a few years ago. And I was 692 00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:28,920 Speaker 4: also surprised at how loud it was. The press box 693 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:32,799 Speaker 4: is really high up and its soundproof glass, and there 694 00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:36,040 Speaker 4: have been very few instances where the cheering is as 695 00:35:36,239 --> 00:35:39,000 Speaker 4: loud as that was. That was Stroud's rookie year. 696 00:35:39,840 --> 00:35:41,680 Speaker 3: Just make sure you pack your binoculars. 697 00:35:42,719 --> 00:35:44,200 Speaker 4: I will definitely need them. 698 00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:47,200 Speaker 1: Okay, yes, so will you packed we go out on Saturday, 699 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:48,000 Speaker 1: or because it's Houston. 700 00:35:48,040 --> 00:35:49,719 Speaker 3: You was like, Yep, nope, I'm not. 701 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:51,600 Speaker 4: I send the hotel room MoMA, and I got to 702 00:35:51,640 --> 00:35:52,560 Speaker 4: go eat dinner somewhere. 703 00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:56,280 Speaker 1: I didn't know how how your feelings on the city 704 00:35:56,320 --> 00:35:59,400 Speaker 1: of Houston would if it would prevent you from exiting 705 00:35:59,400 --> 00:35:59,880 Speaker 1: the hotel. 706 00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:02,719 Speaker 4: No, I gotta eat somewhere. 707 00:36:03,560 --> 00:36:04,839 Speaker 3: That is true, you do have to eat. 708 00:36:05,560 --> 00:36:08,480 Speaker 1: On that note, Danny, enjoy your trip to Houston. Of course, 709 00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:12,200 Speaker 1: I'll see you tomorrow. But uh more on this Houston 710 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:15,399 Speaker 1: and Cardinals matchup coming up later on in the week. 711 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:17,400 Speaker 1: And on that note, we will put a lid on. 712 00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:20,200 Speaker 1: This edition of Cardinals. Cover two, presented by Hyundai, proud 713 00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:23,120 Speaker 1: partner of the Arizona Cardinals, has always special thanks to 714 00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:26,600 Speaker 1: our executive producer Jim and more our associate producer Cody Fincher. 715 00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:28,719 Speaker 1: For Danny, sirek, I'm Craig Raylu. We'll talk to you 716 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:30,520 Speaker 1: next time here on Cardinals Cover two.