1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: This podcast is presented by All Copy Products, proud partner 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals. Learn more at All copy Products 3 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: dot com. So the fifteen of the Ted Berry's Gonna 4 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:18,239 Speaker 1: Score Touchdown. Welcome to the Cardinals Red Sea Reports. Slim 5 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: to the Ground by Puda Baker like a torpedo. He 6 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: came flying into the backfield. Tens goes up, fixed the 7 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 1: game when it catch Larry Logen does it again. The 8 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: Cardinals Red Sea Report has brought to you by Arizona 9 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Acy Cardinals dot com, Slash Podcasts. Here 10 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: Tween go. This is it. Caught by Kirk at the 11 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: twenty at the ten touchdown, Baby fail. Here's Craig Grilou, 12 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: Mike Jarecki and Bertrand Berry. So as great as Super 13 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: Wildcard Weekend was, it would have been just a little 14 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: bit better if there was another team involved like the Cardinals. 15 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: They weren't and because of that we will wait and 16 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: talk about Super Wildcard Weekend a little bit later on 17 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: and the show. But there is nothing wrong with more football. 18 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: Six games in two days. It was a beautiful thing. 19 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: As we say, good morning and welcome to this week's 20 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: edition of the Cardinals Red Sea Reports. Before we get 21 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: into the action on the field, how about gentlemen, We 22 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: discussed the action off the field concerning the Cardinals and 23 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: that would concern the All Pro honors that were named 24 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: late last week and Jay and the Cardinals had two players, 25 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: Buddha Baker, first team safety and DeAndre Hopkins second team 26 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: wide receiver. Now, Hopkins had been a first team wide 27 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: receiver the previous three seasons. He just missed out this 28 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: past year. And you can't argue with who finished ahead 29 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: of him, but I know Hopkins was not very happy, 30 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: who took to social media and expressing his displeasure, although 31 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: he added that, hey, there is work to be done, 32 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: and let's hope there is work to be done with 33 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: Hopkins and the Arizona Cardinals. Yeah, I mean, he obviously 34 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: is a number one wide receiver when he was targeted 35 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: the second most in football. Like they see that touchdown 36 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: ratio go up based on opportunities. But really, when you 37 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: look at Buddha Baker and he just turned twenty five 38 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: years old, and you know, you could start looking at 39 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: you know what he means of this defense and we 40 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: always talk about how he practices and it translates to 41 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: what he does on game day. And you know, Patrick 42 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: Peterson's going to be a free agent, Chandler Jones goes 43 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 1: into the final year of his contracts, So just looking ahead, 44 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: I think he could become the face of the defense. 45 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: He clearly is going to be more vocal. He addressed 46 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: the media after the season and said, you know, I'm 47 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: going to be more vocal in the future. And I 48 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: think when you play the way he does, he has 49 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: that ability. And we know when this team was on 50 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,959 Speaker 1: a three game losing streak between Buddha Baker and Kyler Murray, 51 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: some things were said and they obviously he won a 52 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 1: few games after that, so I think he's you know, 53 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: he's still peaking. And you look at the NFC West, 54 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: I mean, you got the two best safeties in Jamal Adams, 55 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:58,799 Speaker 1: they give up a couple of first round picks for him, 56 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: and the Cardinals move up in the second round. So 57 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: I think his future is bright. But I like what 58 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 1: he's saying and I anticipate he'll take a bigger role. 59 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: William Forward the thirty sixth overall pick in the twenty 60 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: seventeen NFL Draft. That year, Baker was named a first 61 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 1: Team All Pro on special teams and now be trained. 62 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: He's making his mark and the defense and where have 63 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:24,959 Speaker 1: you seen Baker grows specifically this year from Week one 64 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:28,519 Speaker 1: to week seventeen. The thing that I've seen as far 65 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 1: as his improvement is his ability to just meet at 66 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: the point of a tat He's always been a fearless player, 67 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: a guy that is willing to put his nose in it. 68 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: But I think how he comes about the business of 69 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: making those tackles and making surefi tackles in and making 70 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: sure that he gets the defender on the ground. It's 71 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: one thing to throw your body in there and have 72 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: a reckless abandon in that respect, but to actually be 73 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: a sure tackler and the guy that has made real 74 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: improvement in the past defense as well, a guy that 75 00:03:57,720 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: had a couple of picks and he hadn't had any 76 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: to this year other than the Pro Bowl. And the 77 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: fact that his anticipation in the passing game has really improved. 78 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: I think that's why he has made that ascension to 79 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: First team All Throwing and we're only going to see 80 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: him as a football player to get better and better 81 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: as his recognition of past routes and reading quarterbacks better 82 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: and understanding what they're trying to do to attack the defense. 83 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: As that gets better, you're just going to see his 84 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 1: play continue to improve and getting better and better. Compreson 85 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: you talk about the intensity level that he provides on 86 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: the field, well, to a certain extent, it's also off 87 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: the field as well. Immediately that is something head coach 88 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 1: Cliff Kingsbury recognized when he first was introduced to Buddha Baker. 89 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,160 Speaker 1: In fact, here's the head coach just on that. As 90 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: far as Buddha goes, You know, he's definitely an introvert, 91 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: but he has a certain level intensity. I think that 92 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: was the biggest thing that jumped out to me is 93 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: everything he does, even when he's talking to you, you 94 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: feel his intensity and there's not a lot of BS 95 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 1: to him or his approach to to football or life. 96 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: It appears, and so you feel that right away when 97 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: you meet him. Well mannered off the field b train, 98 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: yet when you hear him speak to the media, it's 99 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 1: someone that is very laid back and very unassuming, doesn't 100 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: sail a whole heck of a lot. And then the 101 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 1: light switch is turned on and he becomes someone different 102 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 1: when he crosses those white lines. That's the sign of maturity. 103 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: That's the sign of a guy that understands when you 104 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: are on the field, it requires a certain mentality, but 105 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 1: when you're off the field, that requires a certain mentality 106 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 1: as well. And you can't have that same fire and 107 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: that that outwardly aggressive behavior off the field. Those men 108 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: to turn it on and when to turn it off. 109 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: And most successful players and most successful people are like that. 110 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: They understand that, given the environment, you have to carry 111 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: yourself a certain way, and boot that has definitely mastered 112 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 1: that early in his career, and I think that's only 113 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 1: going to serve him well as as it continues to develop. 114 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 1: Why he was named an All Pro. He tied for 115 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: the team lead in tackles with one hundred and eighteen 116 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: with Jordan Hicks had the second most tackles among defensive backs, 117 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: added two sacks, two interceptions, nine tackles for loss, and 118 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: six passes defense. Did miss one game because of a 119 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: broken thumb, though he did play a couple of games 120 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: with a cast on the hand, and that is why 121 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 1: a lot of teams are aware of where number thirty 122 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: two is on the field, something advanced Joseph brought up 123 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 1: earlier this season, he's a football player. I think Buddha 124 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 1: as a safety is still growing. I think, you know, 125 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: Buddha being such an impact player for a defense. Offenses 126 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: now are are really keen on Buddha when he's closer 127 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: to box, you know, when he's blitzing. You could say 128 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: the same thing MJ about a Chandler Jones Patrick Peterson 129 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 1: maybe still to some extent with Pat p but certainly 130 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 1: where thirty two is Is he playing deep safety? Is 131 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 1: he in the box? Is he up near the line 132 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 1: of scrimmage? Is he gonna blitz? Is he gonna drop back? 133 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 1: You don't know what the plan is when you're the 134 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: quarterback looking at the opposing defense. Yeah, and if you're 135 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: an opposing you know, offensive coordinator looking at how you're 136 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: going to attack that cardinal defense, I mean he sticks out. 137 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: I mean you just look at the numbers over the 138 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: last couple of years or a hunter tackles and now 139 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 1: he's doing a lot more. And so yeah, nothing against 140 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: Patrick Peterson and Chandler Jones. You you assume that guy's 141 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: going to cover one side of the field. Chandler Jones 142 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: is going to rush the passer. Buddha Baker, you can 143 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: line up anywhere, and his physicality in a way, he's 144 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: able to attack the ball. So, like I said, when 145 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: you're game planning for the Cardinals defense, I mean, he's 146 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: in that same conversation as Patrick Peterson and Chandler Jones. 147 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: And again he's only going to get better, only twenty 148 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 1: five years old, but you know him taking out a 149 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: bigger role from a vocal standpoint. I think you know 150 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: the thing is with Isaaiah Simmons out there, You've got 151 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: a couple of different guys. Now, Isaiah is going to 152 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: have to have a really good offseason, hopefully you know, 153 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 1: a couple preseason games. But you got two guys that 154 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: can move around and what did they talk about, flexibility 155 00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:00,679 Speaker 1: and versatility and pointless positions. That's two guys on defense 156 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: that are young and they got huge upsides. The next 157 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: step for Baker is, as you mentioned earlier in this segment, 158 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: is that leadership role. Yeah, he leads by example, but now, 159 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 1: as he mentioned at the end of the season, he 160 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: needs to take on maybe more of a vocal leadership, 161 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: getting into guy's faces, encouraging teammates, making sure everyone is 162 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: on the same page. And I think that is where 163 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 1: you'll see him grow going into this twenty twenty one season, 164 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: his fifth season and the league. That's the fact that 165 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: Kingsbury is hoping on. He's been a great leader for 166 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: us since I've gotten here. You know his style of play. 167 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: He you know, puts his body on the line each 168 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: and every week with how he plays, and you know, leads. 169 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 1: It is not easy betrained, being a leader in a 170 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 1: locker room, especially if you're a second round talent, and 171 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: sometimes leadership is just assumed and other times you have 172 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 1: to grow into that and I think we're seeing that 173 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 1: with with Buddha Baker, he has grown into a leadership 174 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 1: role on that defense. Well, I disagree to an expect 175 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 1: I think if you go out and you do think 176 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 1: the right way, it's very easy to be a leader. 177 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: And regardless of what round you're drafted in, if you're 178 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: a guy that's continuously making plays every time your numbers called, 179 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: that's a leadership by what you do. And some guys 180 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 1: are better at leading and what they do than what 181 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: they say. And there is a place for each of 182 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 1: those type of leaders, but the ones that lead by doing, 183 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:25,439 Speaker 1: they're the ones that have the more staying power. If 184 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,319 Speaker 1: you will and the guys that lead based on what 185 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:33,080 Speaker 1: they say that that that's arbitrary. Sometimes it's effective, and 186 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 1: sometimes guys will ignore you and it'll go in one 187 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: year and one year and out the other. So I 188 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 1: think any time that you are a guy that performs 189 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 1: well and leaves it at all out there on the field, 190 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 1: that respect type of leadership is always going to carry weighting, 191 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: and you can be at any point in the season 192 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: and you will be considered a leader based off of 193 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 1: how you perform and how you help this team win all. 194 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 1: It was after the Giants game in which talked about 195 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: Buddha Baker speaking up during that week a practice be 196 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 1: trained where sometimes you don't always hear him, and sometimes 197 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: that is maybe the most effective form of leadership is 198 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:12,599 Speaker 1: when Buddha Baker speaks, you had better listen because he 199 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:15,319 Speaker 1: doesn't speak up a lot, and for some guys when 200 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: you do speak up a lot, it just kind of 201 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 1: goes over your head. That's exactly right, and I think 202 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 1: Buddha has gone about it the right way, and the 203 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: fact that he's at his place speak first, starting from 204 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: his rookie year, from the very moment he touched the 205 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 1: field until now, he has earned the respect of that 206 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: locker room. He has earned the right to be able 207 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: to speak whenever he chooses, because they know with Buddha 208 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: it's not just about lip service. It's about going out 209 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 1: there and performing and not being one of the biggest 210 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 1: guys on the field. They respect the fact that he's 211 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 1: willing to put his entire body out there on a 212 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: high and order to get the job done. And nobody 213 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 1: can argue with his heart, nobody can argue with his effort, 214 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 1: nobody can argue with his commitment to this football team. 215 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: And so he's like the Ef Hutton of twenty twenty one. 216 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 1: When he talks people listen, Yeah, and you gotta think, 217 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 1: you know, over the last couple of years, you see 218 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: Patrick Peterson, where the see Corey Peters, where the see 219 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,559 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones, worth the see Jorge Nicks. I gotta think 220 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:12,640 Speaker 1: it's a matter of time when it comes to Buddha Baker. 221 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 1: He did get that. See when Chandler Jones was injured 222 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 1: and done for the season, you bring up Patrick Peterson. 223 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,560 Speaker 1: We know Buddha Baker is going to be here for 224 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 1: the long term. The question is who is he going 225 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: to be hanging out with in that secondary if becase 226 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 1: you missed it on Aisy Cardinals dot com, our colleague 227 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:31,319 Speaker 1: Darren Urban did a ride up on every single Cardinals 228 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: free agent to be whether unrestricted, restricted, or exclusive rights 229 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 1: free agent. And Baker, yeah, he's been signed long term. 230 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 1: But among those secondary players, those defensive backs, Patrick Peterson, 231 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,679 Speaker 1: Dreker Patrick, what about Robert Alford. We haven't seen him 232 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:47,680 Speaker 1: on the field for the past two seasons. He still 233 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: has another year on his contract, but there could be 234 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: a lot of moving parts in that secondary. Yeah, and 235 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 1: that's that's an area where you gotta be able to cover. 236 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: Teams are going three and four wide. We know teams 237 00:11:57,480 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 1: will throwing the ball a lot more and obviously it's 238 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:02,679 Speaker 1: pretty and stopping the run. But yes, a lot of uncertainty, 239 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:05,680 Speaker 1: and you hope that Jalen Thompson can stay healthy and 240 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 1: Deontay Thompson made some strides a little bit more physical 241 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: and the run game. But you know, the Cardinals have 242 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: struggled to find that number two receiver and hasn't been 243 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 1: for lack of effort. I mean, you bring an Alford 244 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: and he gets hurt back to back years. I mean 245 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:22,319 Speaker 1: I think Drake or Patrick kind of bailed them out 246 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: a little bit, but you like to upgrade there. And 247 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: you know they're already consistent with Murphy playing inside. So yeah, 248 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 1: I mean that's that's that's a big position that where 249 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,719 Speaker 1: you'd like to have a little more depth. You know, 250 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 1: Chris Banjo's a free agent. He came in and played 251 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 1: a little bit more. But I think that's something you're 252 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 1: gonna have to look for in the off season, regardless 253 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 1: of Patrick Peterson comes back or not. And Batrain. Considering 254 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: how often teams are throwing the football now in the NFL, 255 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: you need more than just two or three corners. You 256 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:53,320 Speaker 1: might need a handful just to get through the entire season. 257 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 1: You need those type of players. You also need the 258 00:12:56,640 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 1: other linebackers to evolve, the other position players to be 259 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 1: a smaller, quicker type of a defender. And and that's 260 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,839 Speaker 1: really indicative of the entire league. It's becoming smaller, is 261 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 1: becoming quicker, faster, and more about a movement as opposed 262 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 1: to size and force. And so most definitely with the 263 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: defensive backs those guys have, there's there's a premium for 264 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,680 Speaker 1: them because there's just not enough with all of these 265 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: different play designs that these offensive coordinators are cooking up 266 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,720 Speaker 1: on a regular basis. You have to be able to 267 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: match fire with fire. All difficult is if you trained 268 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 1: to sit and watch and see how hard it is 269 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:37,559 Speaker 1: now to be defensive player in the National Football League. Oh, 270 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: it's tough. It's tough to be a defensive player now 271 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: because with all the rules that are a tissue and 272 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:46,079 Speaker 1: all the different teams that are put in place for 273 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 1: offensive players and quarterback. I mean, people want to see 274 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: you score, and you're already fighting an upfield battle. So 275 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 1: the guys that are able to excel, you really tip 276 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:58,680 Speaker 1: your hat to them because you know they're going above 277 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 1: and beyond. It's going to be an interesting offseason for 278 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: the Cardinals. Will be saying that a lot throughout the 279 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 1: course of the next several weeks and months. Bird Gang 280 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 1: updates to the Lettist version of the Cardinals mobile app today. 281 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:15,119 Speaker 1: The app features in all new redesign homescreen experience. Visitasy 282 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 1: Cardinals dot com slash app four more, it is the 283 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: Cardinals Red Sea Report, Craig Rayel, Lou Mike Dreckie, and 284 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 1: Bertram Berry more Coming up next here on the Arizona 285 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 1: Cardinals Radio Network. Shotgun Snap hurts short set, steps up, 286 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: being chased far side by Guardek, sacks up at the 287 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 1: forty one yard line. Dennis Gardeck has become the sack machine. 288 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 1: Shotgun snap Hurts with a short set in trouble, steps up, 289 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: kids hit and sacked. Dennis Cardek was there first. Somebody 290 00:14:49,880 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 1: hit the stroll baby yard Deckie yard Deckie God that 291 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 1: game day passed Ron Wilfley and Kyler Murray, who was 292 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: wired up for that Eagles game earlier this season, a 293 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 1: game in which Dennis Gardak had two more sacks. He 294 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: finishes with seven. But here's the kicker. Not only will 295 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 1: those the second most on the team be trained, but 296 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:26,400 Speaker 1: he did it in just ninety three defensive snaps, someone 297 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 1: who had never played on that side of the ball 298 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 1: all in his career, at least on the NFL level, 299 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden preston to duty against the 300 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 1: Jets because the injury to Chandler Jones. And as you heard, 301 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: Ron will flis be train. A sack machine is Dennis Cardack. 302 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 1: And it goes to show the more you can do 303 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: to help the team, the more opportunities you'll get in 304 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 1: And the fact that he was so efficient with his 305 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 1: reps and able to be so productive in the few 306 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: reps that he received, and just lets you know that 307 00:15:57,080 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 1: there will be a place for Gardak on this team. 308 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,240 Speaker 1: Is continuing his role as a captain on special teams 309 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 1: and being a difference maker on that level, or getting 310 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: opportunities in sub packages where he can use his pass 311 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:14,119 Speaker 1: rushing ability. Nobody knew until he was forced into that situation. 312 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 1: Sometimes you look at and injuries and guys that are 313 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: out and it's always a negative. But I think this 314 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: is one of those few positives where you can see 315 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 1: a guy like Ben a shine and when given the opportunity, 316 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 1: because had everybody been healthy, he may not have gotten 317 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 1: those reps. So they found a diamond and the rough 318 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 1: in that respect, and I know going forward he will 319 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 1: find his way on the field and third down and 320 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 1: pass rus situation. We might just have to wait though, 321 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 1: a little while before we see Dennis Gardack again in action. 322 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: He announced on his Instagram page late last night that 323 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 1: today he is undergoing knee surgery to repair a torn 324 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 1: acl that he suffered late in the year, landed him 325 00:16:57,080 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 1: on injured reserve. Really unfortunate MJ. He was not able 326 00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 1: to finished the season on the football field, but Gardak 327 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: wrote on his social media post quote, I'll be back 328 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:09,920 Speaker 1: and better than ever in twenty twenty one. Believe it. Yeah, 329 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: And he's a restricted free agent, so the Cardinals own 330 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: his rights for the upcoming season. They can make a 331 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:18,120 Speaker 1: tender offer to him. You know, it looks like he's 332 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 1: gonna miss you would think, now, I know he's going 333 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:22,959 Speaker 1: to work around the clock to come back from this injury. 334 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 1: Of course, Brett Fisher is a guy that he works 335 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: out with who obviously has an affiliation with the organization. 336 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 1: But I would assume he's gonna miss offseason workouts and 337 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 1: then we'll see where he stands when the season starts. 338 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 1: He could be a guy that's a pup guy. But 339 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 1: the fact is he's going to try to beat the 340 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:42,680 Speaker 1: clock a little bit. I don't have to worry about 341 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: him rehabbing because he knows this is an opportunity for him. 342 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,200 Speaker 1: And you know, maybe after a month or this month 343 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: of the season, he comes in and provides that pass 344 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:54,120 Speaker 1: rush that they're looking for, but also a really good 345 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 1: special teams player. But again, they don't own his rights 346 00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:59,360 Speaker 1: for the upcoming season. He was a Pro Bowl alternate 347 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:02,360 Speaker 1: on special team teams back in twenty nineteen and this 348 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 1: past season earned an All Pro votes as a special 349 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:07,399 Speaker 1: teams player. But we all know him for what he 350 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 1: was able to do defensively here as head coach Cliff Kingsbury, 351 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 1: he's just such a remarkable story watching him last year. 352 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 1: You know how hard he practiced when he was on 353 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 1: scout team. You know, I saw a guy who would 354 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: make plays every day on scout team. We had a 355 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:23,640 Speaker 1: hard time blocking him. And I think also like, yeah, 356 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 1: but it won't translate to Sundays, And sure enough it has, 357 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 1: and he plays the game the way it's meant to 358 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: be played and he's been a huge part of this team. 359 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: The big question here, Betrain is was this past season 360 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 1: just a one season, a one hit wonder if you 361 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 1: will or do you believe that the Cardinals might have 362 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:44,159 Speaker 1: found something in a player that had been relegated to 363 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:48,640 Speaker 1: special teams duty now maybe a role player on defense. 364 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:51,439 Speaker 1: Well we're going to find out. And I think for 365 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: for Duce Guardack, the one thing that he does that 366 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 1: it will always translated that he works extremely hard and 367 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 1: he's always prepared and he's ready with his opportunity and 368 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:05,160 Speaker 1: regardless of if he has another seven sacks season, or 369 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 1: if he's able to duplicate what he did this year, 370 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 1: he will always be in a position where if you 371 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:12,919 Speaker 1: call him his name, he will be ready. And I 372 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 1: think that's an invaluable trait and I know the Cardinals 373 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 1: will take care of him in that respect. So for Dennis, 374 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 1: I don't worry about him being a one hit wonder 375 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:24,119 Speaker 1: per se, because I think he's going to approach his 376 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: job the same way he's approached his entire time with 377 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,200 Speaker 1: the Airs. On the Cardinals. He's just gonna work hard. 378 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: He's going to be one of the first guys to 379 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 1: show up to be one of the last to lead. 380 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: And if coach meets me, then I'll be ready to go. 381 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: And whether that translates into sacks or caples or whatever 382 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 1: it may be, Dennis Gardak would be ready to play. 383 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:44,720 Speaker 1: And I think that's the best compliment you can ever 384 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:48,159 Speaker 1: give a player, you know, and I appreciate clipp being honest, 385 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:50,919 Speaker 1: like you know, yes, Kyla Murray probably figured out who 386 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:52,919 Speaker 1: he was when he's running against the scout team, and 387 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 1: you could just see the way this team reacted when 388 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 1: he did get a chance to play. In the fact 389 00:19:57,760 --> 00:20:00,400 Speaker 1: that Murray was right there. Usually he's on the side lines, 390 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 1: but they're so happy for this guy, calling him Guardecki 391 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 1: and everything else. So you could see that they're rooting 392 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 1: for an underdog. But the fact is that, you know, 393 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 1: Cliff was even curious Willis translate on game day, and 394 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: I think he showed that more snaps, more opportunities, more pressures, 395 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:19,360 Speaker 1: mean more sacks. He was hurt late in the season 396 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:22,880 Speaker 1: and then actually had to be carted off the field, 397 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 1: but it was interesting because he kind of waited and 398 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:28,119 Speaker 1: wanted to see a couple of more STAPs before he 399 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:30,680 Speaker 1: was carted back into the locker room, but was unable 400 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: to get back onto the football field. So again, we 401 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 1: wish nothing but the best for Dennis Gardak, not only 402 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:39,359 Speaker 1: for him, but the Arizona Cardinals as well. We know 403 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: he has a home here with the Cardinals. As you mentioned, MJ. 404 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:45,679 Speaker 1: He is a restricted free agents and yes, he certainly 405 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 1: made a name for himself and opened up a lot 406 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: of people's eyes. Here's defensive coordinator Vans Joseph. He's been 407 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: a big part of I wouldn't ask or a package 408 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 1: in our jet package. I mean, he makes it go. 409 00:20:56,760 --> 00:20:59,199 Speaker 1: He's a quarterback. I mean he actually makes the calls. 410 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:02,920 Speaker 1: Most of his sacks, he's been blocked, he's been stoned, 411 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:05,880 Speaker 1: and he just won't stop. He plays very few snaps, 412 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 1: but he has very very high production and you love 413 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 1: that because he works hard at it and gets rewarded 414 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: on Sundays. Now, the question is as we move forward 415 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: at outside linebacker Chandler Jones, who got hurts and opened 416 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 1: up the door for Dennis Gardeck. He's expected to be 417 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:24,120 Speaker 1: back one hundred percent next season. He's got one more 418 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 1: year and then he becomes an unrestricted free agent. Hasn Reddick, 419 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:31,360 Speaker 1: Marcus Golden. You do have Devon Knard, although I think 420 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:33,879 Speaker 1: he was a disappointment in his first season as far 421 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 1: as an outside linebacker with respects to rushing the quarterback. 422 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 1: Outside linebacker, it's another key position in this offseason that 423 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:43,159 Speaker 1: the Cardinals need to figure out some things. Yeah, and 424 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: you know, give a son Reddick a lot of credit. 425 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 1: I mean, he was in top five when it came 426 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:51,360 Speaker 1: to sacks and forced fumbles. He had an outstanding year. 427 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 1: And you know, again, the seller CAP's gonna go down. 428 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: Is there a team out there that's going to offer 429 00:21:57,119 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: him a multi year deal? Because passion rushers aren't growing 430 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 1: on trees and doesn't even matter in the draft. You know, now, 431 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 1: can he do it back to back years? I mean, 432 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 1: I think he's got the speed for it. I think 433 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:09,680 Speaker 1: he's got the tenacity. I think he learned to play 434 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 1: the position. And then you got Marcus Golden and Golden's 435 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:15,920 Speaker 1: been able to stay healthy for the last couple of years. 436 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:19,120 Speaker 1: You know, So you can't resign everyone. But it's all 437 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:21,679 Speaker 1: it takes is one team. One team come out and 438 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 1: offer him one year eight million and say show us 439 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 1: and do it again. Or as you look at where 440 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:29,680 Speaker 1: he's comfortable here, he's made it known that he likes 441 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:32,199 Speaker 1: playing for the Cardinals, he loves lives in Arizona. I 442 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: think he got a trusting the coaching staff. So that's 443 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:38,200 Speaker 1: you know, the grasses are always greener, but they got 444 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: some tough decisions. You can't resign everyone, and we know, 445 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: betray your affinity for Hassan and you're working with him 446 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:49,120 Speaker 1: this past offseason, helping him become the player that we 447 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:52,439 Speaker 1: saw about what week five, Week six, that first start 448 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 1: that he had against Dallas, had two sacks and then 449 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:58,199 Speaker 1: kind of just never stopped twelve and a half sacks 450 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:00,200 Speaker 1: tied for the third most in the league. Then talk 451 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,960 Speaker 1: about the force fumbles and the tackles for loss. He 452 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 1: was everywhere that the Cardinals wanted him to be. It 453 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 1: just took a little while for him to get to 454 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 1: that point better late than ever. And I think for 455 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:15,440 Speaker 1: Hassann it was just a matter of getting the opportunities 456 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: and being put in a position to show what he 457 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:22,600 Speaker 1: could really do and show his athletic gifts. And the 458 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:26,360 Speaker 1: first four years were a struggle for him, and he 459 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:31,680 Speaker 1: was frustrated, but yet he still maintained his professionalism and 460 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:34,359 Speaker 1: being a good teammate, and when his number was called 461 00:23:34,359 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: to do more, he did just that. And you've got 462 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:39,879 Speaker 1: to be happy for a guy like that who finally 463 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:42,119 Speaker 1: gets his opportunity to show what he can do in 464 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:46,439 Speaker 1: an optimal situation, and he took full advantage. And whatever 465 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: the future holds, I know that it's going to be 466 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 1: very bright. And this was just the unleashing, which was 467 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 1: just the beginning for Hassan Reddick, and I know that 468 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:57,360 Speaker 1: that much brighter days or ahead three other man. As 469 00:23:57,359 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 1: a pass rusher like yourself, be trained you do one year. 470 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 1: What is now the challenge going into a second year 471 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:05,720 Speaker 1: because you want to be able to show hey, I 472 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:07,639 Speaker 1: can do it again. I can get that double digit 473 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:11,639 Speaker 1: sack total once again. The challenges to just do it 474 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 1: again and know that you're not going to sneak up 475 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:17,440 Speaker 1: on anybody. They will be game planning for you now. 476 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 1: They will be turning protection towards you. Now, they will 477 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 1: be chipping you now, they will have tight ends on 478 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,639 Speaker 1: your side now, So it becomes a little more daunting, 479 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:27,879 Speaker 1: it becomes a little more challenging. But I think for 480 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:31,159 Speaker 1: his son, with what he possesses and how he plays 481 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 1: the game, with that relentless effort, he's going to impact 482 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 1: the game in many many ways, not just sacked. As 483 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: you said, Craig. He was tops in the leagues and 484 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 1: as far as tacker for losses as well, So it's 485 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 1: not just being a one trick Tony. Yes, sacked a 486 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:47,919 Speaker 1: good and sacks get you paid. But I look at 487 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:50,119 Speaker 1: his overall game and how he was able to affect 488 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 1: the game. I think all areas he took a big 489 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:56,040 Speaker 1: step forwards and that's exactly what he needed to do 490 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 1: to make sure that his career stayed on course. You 491 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:00,640 Speaker 1: would love to see him return. You'd love to see 492 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,879 Speaker 1: Marcus Golden return MJ. When we know Golden very vocal 493 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 1: about not only being back with the Cardinals but wanting 494 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 1: to stay here. But to your point, with the salary 495 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 1: cap lowering and there's just not a lot of money 496 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:16,120 Speaker 1: to be given away to everyone, you have to kind 497 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 1: of pick and choose, and you just wonder, you know, 498 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: everyone is entitled to everything that they can possibly get, 499 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: and I will never go against any player for that 500 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,200 Speaker 1: because you only have so many years to do this 501 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 1: that we call the National Football League, So you need 502 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: to make the most of it. Get At the same time, 503 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:35,639 Speaker 1: you know, if your general manager Steve Kim in that 504 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: front office, how do you figure out who to bring back? 505 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:40,400 Speaker 1: And you know what, we just might need to part 506 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 1: ways with X player. Well, once again, I mean there 507 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 1: are teams that have a lot of money and they're 508 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 1: over the cap or under the cap where they can 509 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:52,639 Speaker 1: afford a pass rusher. But you know, I think, you know, 510 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 1: for a guy like him, he's familiar with the system. 511 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:58,400 Speaker 1: But listen to me, when it comes to free agency, 512 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:02,440 Speaker 1: there's two options. Really, it's fit and asking price and 513 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 1: one thing and be tryan can correct me. There's sixteen 514 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:09,160 Speaker 1: teams play a four to three. I don't know how 515 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 1: he would playing a four to three. Obviously he's a 516 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 1: football player. There are sixteen teams to play a three four, 517 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:18,399 Speaker 1: so maybe the options aren't out there. But again, this 518 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:20,560 Speaker 1: CAP's going down, so you're going to see some guys 519 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 1: have to take one year deals unless somebody's willing to 520 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 1: give a multi year deal. And I would not begrudge 521 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 1: him one bit if he gets a multi year deal, 522 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:30,040 Speaker 1: be tryan is Reddick is his talents? Could he be 523 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:33,479 Speaker 1: three to four or four three? I think when you 524 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 1: are a pass wrestler and you worked on your skills 525 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:39,600 Speaker 1: like a son had, I think he can translate in 526 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:42,840 Speaker 1: any system that they ask him to to be in. 527 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:44,879 Speaker 1: He can put on a few pounds and put his 528 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:47,399 Speaker 1: hand on the ground permanently, or he can remain up 529 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 1: right and drop back and coverage and do things that 530 00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:51,719 Speaker 1: he's done this year in the show that he can 531 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 1: be a complete all around defender. And so whoever gets 532 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:57,920 Speaker 1: their hands on his sign, they will get a heck 533 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:00,400 Speaker 1: of a football player. I knew that. Just don't move 534 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:04,639 Speaker 1: him inside that experience. We know about that, and we 535 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: just don't want to see that again. Subscribe Arizona Cardinals 536 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:12,280 Speaker 1: podcasts on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, Ditcher, and SoundCloud. 537 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:15,240 Speaker 1: Listen to your favorite shows on the go Goodasy Cardinals 538 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 1: dot com slash podcast for more information. Second half the 539 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:21,480 Speaker 1: Cardinals Red Sea report coming up here on the Arizona 540 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:30,760 Speaker 1: Cardinals Radio network. Hid snap it's tool for his head, 541 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 1: thomps into the ten, roll into the Fike, recovered the one. 542 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:36,440 Speaker 1: He holds him to the end zone and Cleveland's recovers 543 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:40,320 Speaker 1: Cleveland his store. The touchdowns, Oh want away to begin, 544 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 1: draw up the middle. It's fun. Brad Fi Landrick thirty 545 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:45,280 Speaker 1: minkes it miss at the twenty, goes to the ten, 546 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:47,119 Speaker 1: runs to the part sideline the five bricks of the 547 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:49,639 Speaker 1: temple at the two, runs into the end zone, touchs 548 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 1: owns off the hunt runs with the luft guard, put 549 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:53,240 Speaker 1: the tankle with the ten, took another the tackle with 550 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:56,760 Speaker 1: the bike, put his head down, cherries the frumps touchdown 551 00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 1: Cleveland here. The handoff that goes on the street to 552 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 1: the shotgun hits the side on the temple. The temple 553 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:09,960 Speaker 1: five a touchdown and the Browns have gone up twenty 554 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:13,639 Speaker 1: seven to nothing. The vendor two to play in the 555 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:19,359 Speaker 1: first quarter, shocking, and so we're shocking if he loved 556 00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:23,920 Speaker 1: this stat With respects to the Browns Steelers game on 557 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 1: Sunday night, at the end of the first quarter, the 558 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:33,159 Speaker 1: Browns had four touchdowns, the Steelers had four first downs 559 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:38,040 Speaker 1: as the Browns stunned the Steelers forty eight to thirty seven. 560 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:41,120 Speaker 1: Is part of wild Card Weekend, as we welcome you 561 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 1: to the second half the Cardinals, Red sewer Port Craig Rio, 562 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 1: lu Mike Drecki, and Bertram Berry, the voice of Kevin 563 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: Harland on Westwood One. No one does it better than 564 00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 1: him as far as the national broadcast is concerned, but Beatrain. 565 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:56,400 Speaker 1: We spent the first half hour this show talking about 566 00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:58,360 Speaker 1: the defense, so we need to give some credit to 567 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:01,240 Speaker 1: the offense. And there was no team over the past 568 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 1: weekend that scored more points than the Cleveland Browns. Forty 569 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 1: eight the most points allowed by a Steelers team in 570 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:13,760 Speaker 1: the postseason. I think it was a combination of they 571 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:17,600 Speaker 1: were very determined, they had some bulletin board material from 572 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:20,320 Speaker 1: Juju Smith Schuster, and then it was really test that 573 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:23,360 Speaker 1: we're just not gonna take this from you anymore. I 574 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:26,680 Speaker 1: look at the recent years and the recent history of 575 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:31,719 Speaker 1: this rivalry between Cleveland and Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh's on Cleveland, 576 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:33,200 Speaker 1: and it just got to a point where they were 577 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:35,400 Speaker 1: just like, look, we're tired of getting beat up by you. 578 00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 1: We're tired of being the little brother in this in 579 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:41,240 Speaker 1: this situation, and we're gonna rise up. We don't have 580 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 1: our head coach, we don't have starters, it doesn't matter. 581 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:46,880 Speaker 1: We're more physical teams you are, and we're just gonna 582 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 1: beat you down. And the way the thing went about 583 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 1: the business of running the football down the throat of 584 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:55,680 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers, it was it was impressive because you 585 00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 1: had never really seen the Pittsburgh Steeler defense get pushed 586 00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:01,320 Speaker 1: around like that, or had you really seen the Pittsburgh 587 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:04,680 Speaker 1: Steelers team and able unable to run the ball the 588 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 1: way that they did sixty eight times Ben Roethlisberger through 589 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 1: the ball. That that's not a winning formula. So you 590 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: took your Teas and Browns. They just had enough and 591 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 1: they went out there and they let it all out 592 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:19,479 Speaker 1: on that field from the very first player and they 593 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 1: never looked back. Yeah, I'll say this though, you know, 594 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 1: it kind of reminded me of the Super Bowl between 595 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:29,320 Speaker 1: the Seahawks and the Broncos, and you're thinking it's the 596 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 1: first possession, no problem, and the ball went over Peyton 597 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:35,640 Speaker 1: Manning's head and they never recovered. And I just kept 598 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:40,760 Speaker 1: waiting for Pittsburgh to recover, and again four turnovers from Roethlisberger. 599 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:43,480 Speaker 1: I mean, you got to like what they've done in Cleveland, 600 00:30:43,560 --> 00:30:46,240 Speaker 1: and can give John Dorsey credited going out and acquiring 601 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:50,640 Speaker 1: Kareem Hunt. I know, he obviously situations in Kansas City, 602 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:56,000 Speaker 1: Nick Chubb, Mayfield, Kevin Stefanski, and Alex Van Pelt a 603 00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 1: lot of credit because they didn't have their head coach there. 604 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 1: He was pushing the ball on the field and they're 605 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 1: doing this all without Odell Beckham Junior. And you know, 606 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:06,600 Speaker 1: so I think they got good chemistry there, not saying 607 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:09,720 Speaker 1: he wouldn't have helped them, but Landry and Hooper, they're 608 00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:13,280 Speaker 1: they're well coached, and um, you know Miles Garrett's that 609 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:15,360 Speaker 1: you're starting to see the upside there. I mean, they've 610 00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 1: had high picks in the draft and you're starting to 611 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 1: see the fruits at a labor there. But I was 612 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:23,479 Speaker 1: just shocked that Pittsburgh wasn't able to come back. I mean, yes, 613 00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:27,080 Speaker 1: they scored twenty seven points in the second half, but 614 00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:29,640 Speaker 1: they only scored thirty seven all overall. But I'm thinking, 615 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:32,040 Speaker 1: all right, this is similar to what happened in the 616 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. They never recovered no. Five turnovers will do that, 617 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:39,160 Speaker 1: including four interceptions thrown by Ben Roethlisberger. As the Browns 618 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:43,520 Speaker 1: now advanced, and they will play at Kansas City on Sunday. 619 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:47,240 Speaker 1: That is the early game on Sunday afternoon in the 620 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:51,600 Speaker 1: divisional route. The other part of the AFC playoff matchup 621 00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:54,400 Speaker 1: is Baltimore at Buffalo, And all right, b Train, we 622 00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:56,560 Speaker 1: can get back to talking about the defense and what 623 00:31:56,680 --> 00:31:59,640 Speaker 1: the Ravens were able to do topping the Titans twenty 624 00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:02,800 Speaker 1: to third team. But it was holding Derek Henry to 625 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:07,400 Speaker 1: forty rushing yards on just eighteen carries. Again, you have 626 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 1: to look at it and just say, okay, how are 627 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 1: we going to go out Or we're going to be 628 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:15,000 Speaker 1: a team that's gonna let this man physically dominate us 629 00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:19,400 Speaker 1: and attack a line of scrimmage and make our defenders, 630 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:23,480 Speaker 1: our linebackers and our secondary players make business decisions and 631 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:27,120 Speaker 1: let even run rough shot throughout our defense, or we're 632 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:29,760 Speaker 1: gonna bore next up and we're gonna play on their 633 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:31,959 Speaker 1: side of the line of scrimmage, and we're gonna let 634 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 1: this big locomotive get started. And I think you saw 635 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:37,560 Speaker 1: the ladder and you have to take your cat to 636 00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:42,360 Speaker 1: Week Martindale, defensive coordinator for Baltimore. He just said, hey, look, 637 00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:46,240 Speaker 1: regardless of what Ryan Tannehill and and and Brown and 638 00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:48,840 Speaker 1: Davis and those other receivers do, we're gonna make sure 639 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:50,840 Speaker 1: that twenty two is not the reason that we lose 640 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:53,520 Speaker 1: this game. And I thought that they've had a masterful 641 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:56,560 Speaker 1: game plan. They executed it very well. And you got 642 00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:58,840 Speaker 1: to throw Lamar Jackson in there as well, because the 643 00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:01,160 Speaker 1: narratives would have been very different head he lost that game. 644 00:33:01,280 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 1: But I think I thought it was a total key 645 00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:05,360 Speaker 1: effort to get that pick at the end of the 646 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:08,680 Speaker 1: game was with key by market Peters, and it was 647 00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:10,760 Speaker 1: just a team that again they had just had enough 648 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:13,560 Speaker 1: of all the talk about them getting pumped by Tennessee, 649 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:17,200 Speaker 1: especially last year and at the beginning or the overtime 650 00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:19,840 Speaker 1: game this year, and then they just that we had 651 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:21,400 Speaker 1: him up. We're gonna go out and we're going to 652 00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 1: make sure that we don't lose the same way we 653 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:27,200 Speaker 1: have in time set and the interesting thing was the 654 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:29,480 Speaker 1: Titans are up ten nothing after their first quarter and 655 00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:31,280 Speaker 1: you're thinking, this is playing right into our hand. We're 656 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:33,920 Speaker 1: going to run the football. But Jackson ran for one 657 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty six yards or forty eight yard scamper 658 00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:38,840 Speaker 1: for a touchdown. As a team they ran for two 659 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:41,680 Speaker 1: thirty six. He was very efficient seventeen to fourteen one 660 00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:46,440 Speaker 1: seventy ninety, was sacked five times. But really, besides Hollywood Brown, 661 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:49,520 Speaker 1: they rely on their tight ends, that Mark Andrew's connection. 662 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:52,720 Speaker 1: That is going to be an issue coming up in Buffalo. 663 00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:55,600 Speaker 1: And nothing against the Bills playing against Philip Rivers. They're 664 00:33:55,640 --> 00:33:59,000 Speaker 1: going against a much more mobile quarterback in Lamar Jackson, 665 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:01,240 Speaker 1: so that should be a good game. Curious to see 666 00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 1: what the score will be between the Bills and the 667 00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:06,680 Speaker 1: Ravens coming up this weekend. Yeah, that is the game 668 00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:11,279 Speaker 1: on Saturday night, Ravens at the Bills, Buffalo advancing. They 669 00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:15,120 Speaker 1: edged the Colts twenty seven twenty four, Buffalo's first postseason 670 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:18,480 Speaker 1: win in twenty five years. And be trained. What can 671 00:34:18,520 --> 00:34:20,560 Speaker 1: you say more about Josh Allen. I think he was 672 00:34:20,760 --> 00:34:23,000 Speaker 1: kind of the going into this season, one of those 673 00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:25,800 Speaker 1: quarterbacks that you didn't really focus on it was always 674 00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:29,120 Speaker 1: still about Lamar Jackson, Kyler Murray, and then all of 675 00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:32,560 Speaker 1: a sudden this season, a huge jump from Josh Allen, 676 00:34:32,840 --> 00:34:36,880 Speaker 1: especially as a passing quarterback. Is completion percentage just jumped 677 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:39,759 Speaker 1: through the roof. But he finished with three total touchdowns 678 00:34:39,880 --> 00:34:42,279 Speaker 1: and three hundred twenty four passing yards through the air, 679 00:34:42,600 --> 00:34:46,360 Speaker 1: and now he is the envy of everyone in Buffalo. 680 00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:49,640 Speaker 1: You just love a match revision process and the fact 681 00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:52,200 Speaker 1: that he's making better decisions with the ball. The first 682 00:34:52,239 --> 00:34:54,320 Speaker 1: couple of years in his career, he wasn't very accurate, 683 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:56,360 Speaker 1: as you talked about Craig, and he was throwing the 684 00:34:56,400 --> 00:34:58,520 Speaker 1: ball all over the place. And it's amazing what happens 685 00:34:58,560 --> 00:35:00,800 Speaker 1: when you get a true number one fever that you 686 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:02,719 Speaker 1: can throw the ball to on a regular basis and 687 00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 1: he's willing to catch the ball, your accuracy goes up tremendously. 688 00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:11,440 Speaker 1: And Stefan Diggs has done that for Josh Allen, and 689 00:35:11,760 --> 00:35:14,399 Speaker 1: the fact that he's got that that game breaker at 690 00:35:14,440 --> 00:35:17,400 Speaker 1: the receiver position and now the rest of the offense 691 00:35:17,560 --> 00:35:22,239 Speaker 1: really compliments those two. And you look at how they've 692 00:35:22,920 --> 00:35:26,040 Speaker 1: really built that team around Josh Allen towards his strength 693 00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:28,799 Speaker 1: and that defense has helped out as well. They've got 694 00:35:28,840 --> 00:35:31,040 Speaker 1: a good thing going and as long as they're playing 695 00:35:31,080 --> 00:35:33,560 Speaker 1: in their own confines, I really believe that the team 696 00:35:33,640 --> 00:35:36,160 Speaker 1: has a chance to really make some noise. I don't 697 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:38,040 Speaker 1: think they're going to make the Super Bowl, but I 698 00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:40,879 Speaker 1: think they have a great chance of winning their next 699 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:43,319 Speaker 1: game at home, and then who knows what happens when 700 00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:46,880 Speaker 1: you get into an AFC championship game. You know, I 701 00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:49,560 Speaker 1: like their game plan going in. I mean, they clearly 702 00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:52,120 Speaker 1: wanted to run the football, keep Josh Allen on the sidelines. 703 00:35:52,160 --> 00:35:53,920 Speaker 1: They ran the ball thirty times for one hundred and 704 00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:57,279 Speaker 1: sixty three yards. Now as for the Bills, I mean 705 00:35:57,600 --> 00:35:59,560 Speaker 1: they are a fourteen to ten and a half and 706 00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:01,520 Speaker 1: then you know, and you look in the second and 707 00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:04,640 Speaker 1: a half, the Colstad score fourteen points in the fourth quarter. 708 00:36:04,719 --> 00:36:06,279 Speaker 1: But I think a lot of people are gonna question 709 00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:08,920 Speaker 1: Frank Wright when it comes to analytics, very similar to 710 00:36:09,040 --> 00:36:11,839 Speaker 1: Mike Vrabel, And we know analytics is a big part 711 00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:13,799 Speaker 1: of the game. But you know he were seeing more 712 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:17,080 Speaker 1: teams goal for it on fourth down. In fairness, I 713 00:36:17,160 --> 00:36:20,479 Speaker 1: thought Michael Pittman Jumer was open in the end zone. 714 00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:23,120 Speaker 1: But maybe you take the points there. It's always easy 715 00:36:23,160 --> 00:36:26,400 Speaker 1: to second guests, but that really came down to some analytics, 716 00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:27,960 Speaker 1: and I'm sure he's gonna have to think about that 717 00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:30,960 Speaker 1: the entire offseason. You look at these divisional matchups now 718 00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:35,120 Speaker 1: in the AFC Baltimore at Buffalo, Cleveland at Kansas City, 719 00:36:35,600 --> 00:36:39,200 Speaker 1: Ravens Bills, and Browns b Train. You're talking about quarterbacks 720 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:42,960 Speaker 1: from that twenty eighteen draft class. Baker Mayfield drafted number one, 721 00:36:43,120 --> 00:36:46,120 Speaker 1: Josh Allen number seven, Lamar Jackson number thirty two. It's 722 00:36:46,200 --> 00:36:49,200 Speaker 1: taken a little while, but this is a great sign. 723 00:36:49,280 --> 00:36:52,520 Speaker 1: If you're those respective teams. You draft a quarterback in 724 00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:54,640 Speaker 1: the first round, you hope to be in the playoffs 725 00:36:54,719 --> 00:36:57,560 Speaker 1: and advance. And those three teams have done so here 726 00:36:57,600 --> 00:37:00,319 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty. And I'll look at the those three 727 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:05,080 Speaker 1: quarterbacks and look at the expectations that have come because 728 00:37:05,160 --> 00:37:07,640 Speaker 1: of what they've done since they've been drafted. You talk 729 00:37:07,640 --> 00:37:10,239 Speaker 1: about Lamar Jackson, the last pick of the first round, 730 00:37:10,560 --> 00:37:12,799 Speaker 1: but yet he's had all of the pressure because he'd 731 00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:15,080 Speaker 1: been the one that's been in the playoffs the last 732 00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:17,840 Speaker 1: three years in a row. In and people were already 733 00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:21,319 Speaker 1: starting to formulate an opinion about him. But He's done 734 00:37:21,719 --> 00:37:25,000 Speaker 1: a great job of really making the progression, if you will, 735 00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:28,160 Speaker 1: as far as a young quarterback is concerned as getting 736 00:37:28,239 --> 00:37:30,799 Speaker 1: better and eliminating a lot of that noise and getting 737 00:37:30,840 --> 00:37:34,280 Speaker 1: that big time wins. This past weekend and Josh Allen 738 00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:37,839 Speaker 1: and as well as Nicker Mayfield, all three have shown 739 00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:41,040 Speaker 1: if they can be those franchise type quarterbacks. And I 740 00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:43,960 Speaker 1: know all of those fan bases should be excited because 741 00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:46,600 Speaker 1: there's going to be a lot of good football being 742 00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:49,080 Speaker 1: played for the first seeable future. The only thing that 743 00:37:49,160 --> 00:37:52,400 Speaker 1: you hate is those three quarterbacks are all in the 744 00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:55,959 Speaker 1: same conference, so you won't get to see them playing 745 00:37:55,960 --> 00:37:59,200 Speaker 1: against each other for the big prize. At some point 746 00:37:59,239 --> 00:38:01,360 Speaker 1: they're gonna knock each other off during the course of 747 00:38:01,719 --> 00:38:05,200 Speaker 1: the conference playoffs. Well that's going to be refreshing because 748 00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:07,600 Speaker 1: for the longest time it was Tom Brady and Peyton 749 00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:10,319 Speaker 1: Manning and then throwing Joe Flackle the area. I mean, 750 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:12,880 Speaker 1: you look at the AFC quarterbacks under twenty six or 751 00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:16,359 Speaker 1: twenty seven, it is loaded loaded. Now if you look 752 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:19,760 Speaker 1: at the fourteen starting quarterbacks going in the playoffs, eleven 753 00:38:19,840 --> 00:38:22,879 Speaker 1: were first round selections. Now Drew Brees was a second 754 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:26,520 Speaker 1: round pick early thirty three, but the league has expansion 755 00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:28,840 Speaker 1: year of the following year, so you consider him. But 756 00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:32,279 Speaker 1: besides Tom Brady and Russell Wilson, a lot of these 757 00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:34,359 Speaker 1: guys were all first matter of fact, they all were 758 00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:38,600 Speaker 1: first round picks. So the AFC Divisional Round is sets. 759 00:38:38,960 --> 00:38:42,160 Speaker 1: We will talk about what happened in the NFC and 760 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:47,759 Speaker 1: who advances to this weekend's games Saturday and Sunday. That 761 00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:50,960 Speaker 1: is what ahead is ahead Craig Rail, Loup, Mike Dreckie, 762 00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:53,720 Speaker 1: and Bertram Barry. It is the Cardinals red sewer board 763 00:38:53,960 --> 00:39:05,320 Speaker 1: here on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network. Golf just watching 764 00:39:05,360 --> 00:39:07,880 Speaker 1: that play clock. Milt Down takes the snap, fakes the 765 00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:11,000 Speaker 1: handoff Golf looking to pass Rose left side, Woods wide open, 766 00:39:11,080 --> 00:39:13,600 Speaker 1: makes the catch of the five, stroll to the end zone, 767 00:39:13,960 --> 00:39:17,799 Speaker 1: touchdown LA. The Rams have taken a sixteen point lead 768 00:39:18,080 --> 00:39:20,759 Speaker 1: with four forty six to go, Seattle least to get 769 00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:22,520 Speaker 1: close to the fifty for a first down. Here's the 770 00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:24,960 Speaker 1: snap blitz coming against Wilson. He's hit in the backfield, 771 00:39:25,040 --> 00:39:28,799 Speaker 1: he is sacked and Matt is the ballgame. Morgan Fox 772 00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:32,839 Speaker 1: gets the saggun. Russell Wilson and the LA Rams are 773 00:39:33,040 --> 00:39:35,600 Speaker 1: on their way to the divisional round of the playoffs. 774 00:39:37,120 --> 00:39:40,160 Speaker 1: Not gonna lie. I was hoping the Rams would beat 775 00:39:40,160 --> 00:39:43,680 Speaker 1: the Seahawks, and they did thirty to twenty. The final 776 00:39:43,840 --> 00:39:48,160 Speaker 1: Ryan Radkey on Westwood One that Rams defense sacked Russell 777 00:39:48,200 --> 00:39:52,680 Speaker 1: Wilson five times as Seattle suffers its first postseason home 778 00:39:52,760 --> 00:39:56,000 Speaker 1: loss since two thousand and four. Of the Rams, as 779 00:39:56,120 --> 00:39:59,040 Speaker 1: the six seed, now will play at the Green Bay 780 00:39:59,080 --> 00:40:02,279 Speaker 1: Packers on Saturday afternoon. As we continue here on the 781 00:40:02,360 --> 00:40:05,839 Speaker 1: Cardinals Red Sea Report looking at the NFC playoff games 782 00:40:05,880 --> 00:40:08,200 Speaker 1: that were played and are about to be played. But 783 00:40:08,280 --> 00:40:12,080 Speaker 1: this certainly featuring two teams within the NFC West be trained, 784 00:40:12,280 --> 00:40:16,360 Speaker 1: and yes we're talking about the defense once again. Defense 785 00:40:16,600 --> 00:40:20,400 Speaker 1: wins championships. Offense wins games during the regular season, but 786 00:40:20,480 --> 00:40:23,000 Speaker 1: it certainly helps if you haven't Aaron Donald, even at 787 00:40:23,080 --> 00:40:25,680 Speaker 1: less than one hundred percent, he had two sacks in 788 00:40:25,800 --> 00:40:28,120 Speaker 1: just thirty snaps. Be train. You gotta say with your 789 00:40:28,160 --> 00:40:30,360 Speaker 1: chest that defense wins championships, brother, because you know you 790 00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:32,239 Speaker 1: gotta you gotta say that with con fiction. I didn't 791 00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:35,560 Speaker 1: I didn't quite hear that. Uh you know said, you know, 792 00:40:35,640 --> 00:40:38,120 Speaker 1: with enough gusta, you know what I mean? It always 793 00:40:38,200 --> 00:40:41,279 Speaker 1: wins championships. But the thing that I saw with the 794 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:45,360 Speaker 1: Los Angeles Rams is that they had and they had 795 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:48,359 Speaker 1: an opportunity to really get after Russell Wilson. And we've 796 00:40:48,400 --> 00:40:50,920 Speaker 1: seen in the last couple of weeks Russ has not 797 00:40:51,040 --> 00:40:52,919 Speaker 1: been able to cook. He hadn't even really been able 798 00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:55,080 Speaker 1: to make the dessert, if you will, because you know, 799 00:40:55,160 --> 00:40:57,000 Speaker 1: at first it was all about letting him to let 800 00:40:57,120 --> 00:40:59,279 Speaker 1: him do the whole meal and let him be the 801 00:40:59,360 --> 00:41:01,480 Speaker 1: one that leaked his team. But Pete Carroll tried to 802 00:41:01,520 --> 00:41:04,040 Speaker 1: revert back to that old style of just playing good 803 00:41:04,120 --> 00:41:06,160 Speaker 1: defense and trying to run the football, take the air 804 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:08,520 Speaker 1: out of the ball, and it hadn't really been successful. 805 00:41:08,560 --> 00:41:11,160 Speaker 1: But you give the Rams a lot of a lot 806 00:41:11,239 --> 00:41:14,080 Speaker 1: of credit for their success and and for you know, 807 00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:16,439 Speaker 1: their head coach. You know, he's he's done a great 808 00:41:16,520 --> 00:41:19,520 Speaker 1: job Sean McVeigh of of coming up with game plans 809 00:41:20,120 --> 00:41:22,440 Speaker 1: on a game by game basis not necessarily doing the 810 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:25,120 Speaker 1: same thing that you did in times past. And it's 811 00:41:25,440 --> 00:41:29,120 Speaker 1: when you have that familiarity with a division opponent, you 812 00:41:29,239 --> 00:41:31,320 Speaker 1: definitely have to come with a few different wrinkles. And 813 00:41:31,560 --> 00:41:36,000 Speaker 1: I thought bringing uh, you know, the quarterbacks in and 814 00:41:36,200 --> 00:41:38,879 Speaker 1: and and having you know them do what they did. 815 00:41:39,520 --> 00:41:41,600 Speaker 1: They did a great job of of of mixing it 816 00:41:41,719 --> 00:41:44,000 Speaker 1: up for Seattle. They were a little confused at times, 817 00:41:44,080 --> 00:41:47,440 Speaker 1: and and they they were able to just play a 818 00:41:47,480 --> 00:41:49,680 Speaker 1: physical brand of football, something that I don't think Seattle 819 00:41:49,760 --> 00:41:52,839 Speaker 1: was quite ready for. You know, I text Craig after 820 00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:55,120 Speaker 1: the game, like, how the Seahawks win the division? Now, 821 00:41:55,200 --> 00:41:57,600 Speaker 1: in fairness to them, they've been the team to beat 822 00:41:57,760 --> 00:42:01,240 Speaker 1: under Russell Wilson and Pete Carroll, but you know, Russell 823 00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:04,000 Speaker 1: Wilson was eleven of twenty seven, one hundred and seventy 824 00:42:04,080 --> 00:42:07,920 Speaker 1: four yards. He was sacified times. And the Rams at 825 00:42:07,960 --> 00:42:10,120 Speaker 1: the beginning of the season we talked about running back 826 00:42:10,160 --> 00:42:13,720 Speaker 1: by committee and they lose Henderson and all of a sudden, 827 00:42:13,800 --> 00:42:16,200 Speaker 1: a second round pick, cam Akers comes in and he 828 00:42:16,280 --> 00:42:18,399 Speaker 1: had one hundred and thirty one yards and that's when 829 00:42:18,440 --> 00:42:20,600 Speaker 1: you're you know, and then obviously Wolfer got hurt and 830 00:42:20,680 --> 00:42:22,759 Speaker 1: Golf came in, and you know, you got to get 831 00:42:22,800 --> 00:42:25,200 Speaker 1: Brandon see a lot of credit. Then you know, you 832 00:42:25,239 --> 00:42:28,080 Speaker 1: look at that Rams defense. I mean, first of all, 833 00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:30,520 Speaker 1: if they can improve on special teams, we know they 834 00:42:30,560 --> 00:42:33,160 Speaker 1: can run the ball. They utilize play action with Coope 835 00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:35,360 Speaker 1: and Woods, and they're throwing to the tight ends a 836 00:42:35,360 --> 00:42:38,600 Speaker 1: little bit more Gerald Everett and Tyler Higbee that if 837 00:42:38,640 --> 00:42:41,200 Speaker 1: they can travel, which they're gonna have to, they could 838 00:42:41,320 --> 00:42:44,040 Speaker 1: be the team that you know, everyone's thinking, maybe they're 839 00:42:44,040 --> 00:42:45,880 Speaker 1: gonna have an early exit. Now they got to go 840 00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:48,400 Speaker 1: to Green Bay. And we know that Sean McVay and 841 00:42:48,440 --> 00:42:50,680 Speaker 1: Matt Lafleur are best friends. They talk every week, and 842 00:42:50,680 --> 00:42:53,239 Speaker 1: I don't think they're gonna talk this week. Weather could 843 00:42:53,320 --> 00:42:56,120 Speaker 1: play a factor obviously, so interesting to see if they 844 00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:58,759 Speaker 1: can slow down Aaron Rodgers. But they're gonna have to 845 00:42:58,800 --> 00:43:02,400 Speaker 1: score some points here because we know the Packers obviously 846 00:43:02,520 --> 00:43:05,080 Speaker 1: have a early potent offense with their running game wide 847 00:43:05,120 --> 00:43:08,839 Speaker 1: receivers in the quarterback. Quick note on the Seahawks eliminated 848 00:43:08,880 --> 00:43:11,600 Speaker 1: from the postseason, but they announced today that general manager 849 00:43:11,680 --> 00:43:15,320 Speaker 1: John Schneider has signed a contract extension through the twenty 850 00:43:15,520 --> 00:43:18,560 Speaker 1: twenty seven draft, so he's not going anywhere, and we 851 00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:20,840 Speaker 1: know Pete Carroll isn't going anywhere. We just don't know 852 00:43:20,920 --> 00:43:24,200 Speaker 1: if the Seahawks are going anywhere, especially with Russell Wilson 853 00:43:24,320 --> 00:43:27,480 Speaker 1: at quarterback. The other half of the NFC Brackett the 854 00:43:27,719 --> 00:43:30,920 Speaker 1: late game on Sunday night, Buccaneers at the Saints, we 855 00:43:31,000 --> 00:43:34,279 Speaker 1: get Brady Breeze Part three, b train two guys that 856 00:43:34,640 --> 00:43:38,400 Speaker 1: are still doing it in their forties. Yeah, that's the 857 00:43:38,960 --> 00:43:42,800 Speaker 1: geriatric matchup. And for those two, it's just going to 858 00:43:42,880 --> 00:43:46,520 Speaker 1: be a matter of whether Brady and company has figured 859 00:43:46,560 --> 00:43:49,000 Speaker 1: out what the Saints are doing, because the Saints have 860 00:43:49,120 --> 00:43:50,920 Speaker 1: had their way with the Bucks the first two times. 861 00:43:50,960 --> 00:43:53,120 Speaker 1: But it's very difficult to be the team three times 862 00:43:53,560 --> 00:43:56,359 Speaker 1: in the same season. And when you start talking about 863 00:43:56,400 --> 00:43:58,640 Speaker 1: one of the best quarterbacks of all time in Tom Brady, 864 00:43:59,280 --> 00:44:01,319 Speaker 1: he is going to be up day and night trying 865 00:44:01,320 --> 00:44:03,200 Speaker 1: to figure out how to get this thing turned around. 866 00:44:03,239 --> 00:44:06,200 Speaker 1: Because the last thing he won on his resume at 867 00:44:06,360 --> 00:44:09,760 Speaker 1: Dan Who Play is to be owned by one particular 868 00:44:09,840 --> 00:44:12,880 Speaker 1: quarterback and one particular team. And so it'll be interesting 869 00:44:12,960 --> 00:44:15,080 Speaker 1: to see how that unfold, and I'm sure Ba will 870 00:44:15,120 --> 00:44:18,680 Speaker 1: have can wrinkle for Sean Payton and company. Buccaneers defended 871 00:44:18,719 --> 00:44:22,200 Speaker 1: Washington thirty one twenty three. The Saints eliminated to the 872 00:44:22,280 --> 00:44:26,360 Speaker 1: Bears twenty one to nine, So four games this weekend. 873 00:44:26,520 --> 00:44:29,880 Speaker 1: We will touch on those games one week from today 874 00:44:30,400 --> 00:44:33,080 Speaker 1: when we rejoin you here on the Cardinals Red Sea 875 00:44:33,160 --> 00:44:36,680 Speaker 1: Reports Special thanks those behind the scene. Senior broadcast Manager, 876 00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:39,880 Speaker 1: producer Jim on A Hundro, Technical director Cuddy Fincher for 877 00:44:40,080 --> 00:44:42,799 Speaker 1: Bertram Berry, Mike Jarecki, I'm Craig Riel Lou. We'll talk 878 00:44:42,840 --> 00:44:45,279 Speaker 1: to you in one week's time. The Cardinals Red Sea 879 00:44:45,360 --> 00:44:49,279 Speaker 1: Report every Tuesday, eleven to noon, year round, right here 880 00:44:49,600 --> 00:45:01,719 Speaker 1: on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network. You've been listening to 881 00:45:01,800 --> 00:45:04,000 Speaker 1: the Cardinals Red Sea Report. Middle of the field, of 882 00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:07,520 Speaker 1: the end zone. Kirk, he got it, He's in touchdown. 883 00:45:08,000 --> 00:45:11,280 Speaker 1: Who the baker with the sack stripped the ball? Mary's 884 00:45:11,320 --> 00:45:15,920 Speaker 1: gonna score touchdown? Oh baby. The Cardinals Red Sea Report 885 00:45:16,040 --> 00:45:18,799 Speaker 1: is brought to you by the Arizona Cardinals mobile app 886 00:45:18,920 --> 00:45:23,160 Speaker 1: visit asy Cardinals dot com, slash app top Down Cardinals, 887 00:45:23,239 --> 00:45:26,840 Speaker 1: where this has been an exclusive presentation of the Arizona 888 00:45:26,880 --> 00:45:28,080 Speaker 1: Cardinals football Club.