1 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 1: Welcome bird Gang. On today's show, Paul Calbees, he joins me, 2 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: the goal is a simple one when at home. The 3 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 1: execution of said goal is where things get complicated, especially 4 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: against an undefeated Eagles team. But first, a history lesson 5 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: It's Cardinals Cover two, Episode six hundred and it starts now, 6 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two. Hitting the backfield and down 7 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: he goes for a loss. JJ Watt nailed it. Cardinals 8 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: Cover two is presented by hun Day, proud partner of 9 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Acy 10 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: Cardinals dot com Slash podcasts. He's at the ten half 11 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: of five, hes in again, So for Harry Magic. Whoa, 12 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: here's Craig Griolou So I know hashtag no Matt, But 13 00:00:56,360 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: the question is, Paul, is history okay here on Cardinals 14 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 1: Cover two? You know what we fared okay in history? 15 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: It wasn't demeaning or demoralizing, So bring it. Yes, all right, 16 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: history is on the Cardinals side. Now keep up here, Paul. 17 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 1: The Eagles they are the last undefeated team in the league. Correct, 18 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:18,119 Speaker 1: carrac four. Oh, the Cardinals, they were the last undefeated 19 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:21,479 Speaker 1: team in the league a year ago seven to oh yes, 20 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: all right. Sunday's game will mark the eighth time that 21 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: the last undefeated team from the current season will play 22 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: the last undefeated team from the previous season, and in 23 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 1: five of those seven matchups, the previous season's last undefeated 24 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 1: team has handed their opponent their first loss. There's no 25 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: way you found that stat and there's no way you 26 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: actually had the history of each instance as well. That's 27 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: uncalled for. Actually, it's so impressive. It's actually uncalled for 28 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: because it goes so far above and beyond them what 29 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: we really needed. Although I guess that does bolster the 30 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 1: Cardinals confidence, or at least it should going into this matchup. 31 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: Is that what you're saying, gree Paul. I went through 32 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: every NFL team's history of the last one hundred years. 33 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: Actually is brought to you by the National Football League 34 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: in the notes that they give weekly, and I read 35 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:12,839 Speaker 1: the notes and I came up with that, and I figured, Hey, 36 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: this team needs something, right, sure, anything to motivate them, 37 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 1: especially right out of the gate. How about the prospect 38 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: of getting embarrassed? Honestly, what about the prospect of getting 39 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: booed by your own home fans? Because you know what 40 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 1: you just saw and heard and experience. What's that like? 41 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: That is like in Carolina with Baker Mayfield when he 42 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: got booed repeatedly deservedly the Panthers. Man, I'm those fans 43 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: unloaded last year in Seattle when you knew things were 44 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: coming to an end the Russell Wilson era. I would say, 45 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 1: it's when the home fans, the twelves unloaded on Russell 46 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: Wilson and the Seahawks as the Cardinals and Colt McCoy 47 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: went up there and won again in Seattle. So you 48 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: know what, that's the risk you run in your own building. 49 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: You don't want to get run out of your own building, 50 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: and you don't want to hear from your own fans, 51 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:01,959 Speaker 1: because you know you're going to hear it from the 52 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: Eagles fans who you know will be in attendance. One 53 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: twenty five is the kickoff eight thirty am. Pregame coverage begins, 54 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: and because we're all curious, the Cardinals have not won 55 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: at State Farm Stadium since October twenty fourth of last season. 56 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: That was Week seven against the Houston Texans when, once 57 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: again everyone the Cardinals started very slowly in that game. 58 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: They trailed. Of course it was only five to nothing. 59 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:28,919 Speaker 1: Then they boat raced the Texans right out of the 60 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: building and right out of the state, and they realized, okay, 61 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: wait a minute, were the Cardinals. You're the Texans, and 62 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: so thirty one unanswered yes, but you're right. It was 63 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: a pathetic start to that game, very slow start, and 64 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: that has been the norm, not the exception, ever since. 65 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: Why how where do you start to resolve that? No 66 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: one literally no one in the locker room. If they 67 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: have the answer, they're not sharing it with the media. 68 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: JJ Watt moments ago was just asked that same question, 69 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: and of course you got the execute you know answer, 70 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: which you'll always get. So in the absence of real answers, 71 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: you just got we got to execute better, which was 72 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: what we heard. And so okay, I mean we know this. 73 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: I'll say from the sideline, I can definitely tell you 74 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: the energy has to be better. And when you walk 75 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: into a visiting stadium and it's you against the world, 76 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: it does automatically ramp up your energy. When you have 77 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: fans behind the bench yelling stuff that's not very nice, 78 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: then might hurt your feelings. If you were a sensitive type, 79 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: then yes, you tend to respond and it's fight or flight, 80 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: and so there that's sort of self contained on the road. 81 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: You don't get that at home. So you better bring 82 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 1: some extra juice and energy and urgency because obviously that's 83 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: been lacking in this seven game skid, all right, Perhaps 84 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 1: because with the Eagles coming to town and the Cardinals 85 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: with a former Philadelphia Eagle on the roster, zach Ertz 86 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: first time going against his former team nine seasons. He 87 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: wore that Eagles uniform and I think, Paul, it would 88 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:00,919 Speaker 1: be different, It would be much different if this game 89 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: was in Philly. But even Zach mentioned earlier this week 90 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 1: he's not quite sure how he'll feel on Sunday when 91 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: he steps foot on that field and looks across and 92 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 1: sees a very familiar uniform and several familiar faces. And 93 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: he knows the games being broadcast back in Philadelphia obviously, 94 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 1: so the fan base he played in front of for 95 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: nearly a decade, everyone's watching. Everyone that matters to him 96 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: is watching. So it's a big deal. Cliff Kingsbury, earlier 97 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,559 Speaker 1: in the week we shot his weekly TV show Game Plan, 98 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 1: and he joked, and I'm not so sure he was 99 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: joking that zach Ertz at that point in the week, 100 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 1: had already given him about a half dozen play suggestions. 101 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 1: So you know it matters to zach Ertz, and you 102 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: know that he knows that Eagles defense. Is that a 103 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 1: serious competitive advantage for Cliff Kingsbury and where to attack, 104 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 1: who to attack, how to attack? I mean, that's something 105 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: that I'm guessing they've had a lot of conversation. It 106 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: was interesting in the open part of media on Friday, Greg, 107 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: you saw it as well. Vance Joseph was walking back 108 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,159 Speaker 1: and forth with Kyler Murray during the warm ups during 109 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 1: the stretching session. Vans Joe's having a long conversation with 110 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray. Now, maybe they're just talking about the beautiful 111 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: Arizona weather at the time. I really don't know. But 112 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:18,720 Speaker 1: if he was talking to him about, Hey, you know what, 113 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 1: when defenses do this against you as a dual threat quarterback, 114 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 1: does that help? Does that hurt? What do you like, 115 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: what do you dislike? What do you and you know, 116 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:30,160 Speaker 1: And maybe he's trying to get some first half information 117 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: in formulating his own play calling in game planning against 118 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: jail and hurts. One of the few quarterbacks in the 119 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: NFL you can say is a similar dual threat to 120 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: a Kyler Murray. I do expect zach Ertz to have 121 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: a good game, maybe even a better than good game, 122 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: because of the opponents and who's on the other side. 123 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: It's not going to be easy this Eagles team for 124 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: and they are very solid on offense, defense, not so 125 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 1: much on special teams. They'll be dealing with a new 126 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:59,479 Speaker 1: kicker as well. Cardinals will be having a new kicker, 127 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: as Matt prad or not gonna be kicking this weekend. 128 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 1: It's gonna be Matt A Mendola. But I do think 129 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,719 Speaker 1: perhaps if you look at an X factor, that former 130 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: player going up against his former team always gets someone 131 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: a little bit more amped up, even if they don't 132 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: want to admit it. And then that brings us to 133 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: a son Reddick, does it not? And talking to a 134 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 1: few Cardinals offensive linemen this week, he really jumps off 135 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:29,239 Speaker 1: the film, especially the last two weeks. He's at big games. 136 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: He's raining NFC Defensive Player of the Week. In fact, 137 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: you know this, the Eagles are so good dot dot dot. 138 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: They won NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors the 139 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: last three weeks, and it's been three different guys. So 140 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: it's a very talented defense as sound record, according to 141 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 1: the offensive lineman has been their best player on defense. 142 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: And if he was in that locker room, there are 143 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: guys who think he'd probably be the highest paid player 144 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: on the Cardinals defense if he had actually started playing 145 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: the edge started maybe year two or year three. It 146 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 1: just for whatever reason, it didn't work at inside linebacker, 147 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: and then when he went to outside it took a 148 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: little bit of time. But guess what, he has serious 149 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 1: traction right now and he's going to be a big problem, big, 150 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: big problem for the Arizona Cardinals offensive line. A team 151 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 1: high three and a half sacks, he leads the league 152 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: in strip sacks, forced fumbles, and fumble recoveries. In yes, 153 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: the NFC Defensive Player of the Week. Following them the 154 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: footsteps of cornerback Darius Slay and defensive end Brandon Graham. 155 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: This is the number one defense as far as getting 156 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 1: to the quarterback sixteen sacks, and they are number one 157 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: in allowing the lowest completion percentage just over fifty six percent. 158 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: That is what Kyler Murray is facing on Sunday, and 159 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: there's not going to be a lot of exotic stuff 160 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: that the Eagles will dial up. They just say, you 161 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:52,959 Speaker 1: know what, we're talented. We're deep spushing that defensive line. 162 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 1: They have a legit six starters along that defensive front 163 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: that they rotate in. You know, they're very good in 164 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: the secondary. Darius Slay is a legit all pro corner. Yeah, 165 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: I think. And here's here's here's the under the radar 166 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: key to the game. Thanks for asking, Craig. Here we 167 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: go always man coverage. The Eagles will use a lot 168 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 1: of man coverage. Cardinals love to go against mancover. Kyler 169 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: loves to throw against mancover. They don't see a lot 170 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 1: of mancover these days. They see a lot of that 171 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: high to safety shell zones, you know, try and rush 172 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 1: for drop seven, flood the zones. Maybe have a spy 173 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 1: in a Kayler Murray. That's not the Eagles most of 174 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: the time. And the last time, by my count, the 175 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:40,959 Speaker 1: Cardinals went against a predominantly mancover team. It was the Cowboys. 176 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 1: And what was the one game the Cardinals won down 177 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: the stretch in the Big D. Five out of six 178 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:50,079 Speaker 1: they lost including the playoffs end last season, but they 179 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 1: had a big offensive game against the Dallas Cowboys, who 180 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: are playing man cover. So that is definitely a top 181 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: my old coaching grease board here to see what happens 182 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: on Sunday and whether the Cardinals can exploit that even 183 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:06,080 Speaker 1: though they're depleted a little bit of receiver. Well, you 184 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 1: look at that Eagles secondary. They have two of the 185 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: better cornerbacks in the league, and James Bradberry and Darius 186 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 1: Slay each with two interceptions. So they have been tested 187 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 1: and they've won. They've passed those tests so far this season. 188 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 1: But it comes down to protecting Kyle Murray. Is he 189 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 1: going to have enough time to throw given that Eagles 190 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: defensive line. And then it brings up the offensive line 191 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals. How banged up are they? Santa 192 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:34,959 Speaker 1: Rodney Hudson is not expected to play. Those were the 193 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: words of head coach Cliff Kingsbury on Friday. And when 194 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: he says that, you know Hudson's not going to play. 195 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: So Sean Harlow is going to be your starting center. 196 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 1: And then you look at the rest of the offensive 197 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: line on the interior. You don't know about Justin Pugh, 198 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 1: who's dealing with an elbow injury. Do think he's going 199 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 1: to try to give it a go? You've got Max 200 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:56,079 Speaker 1: Garcia who has not played or has not practiced at 201 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 1: all this week because of a toe issue. So then 202 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 1: all right, if Harlow is your center and you need 203 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 1: someone to play guard opposite Will Hernandez, hey, Billy Price, 204 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 1: you just join the team. Let's get you out there. Otherwise, 205 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:13,199 Speaker 1: you're looking at Josh Jones, and we've seen that before. 206 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: We've seen that, and there's a reason why he's strictly 207 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: a tackle for the most part. That would be an 208 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: emergency situation to get you out of a game. But yeah, 209 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:21,839 Speaker 1: I can tell you right now. In Carolina he was 210 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: warming up several times because the Cardinals were down to 211 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 1: Josh Jones, even though they didn't have any issues you know, 212 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:32,199 Speaker 1: at tackle knock on Woods. So yeah, it's a legitimate concern. 213 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: Considering the Eagles defensive front. Again, they're not going to 214 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 1: bring a lot of exotic blitz. They're not going to 215 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: bring numbers a lot. They just line up and they 216 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: play it pretty straight. They say, you know what, more, 217 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 1: we're more athletic, we're more powerful than you. We got 218 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: a Fletcher Cox, We've got a Brandon Graham. They got 219 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 1: a couple other guys that aren't exactly a household names, 220 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 1: but the way the offensive lineman speak in reverence, as 221 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:55,559 Speaker 1: some of those defensive linemen beyond Hassan Reddick, guess what, 222 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a handful. So what's the game plan? 223 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: Can you run at this Eagles defense affront? Now? According 224 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 1: to Ron Wolfley, who was admonished me earlier in the week, 225 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 1: that is the one liability of a very complete Eagles 226 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: team both sides of the ball would be the run defense. 227 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: That you can maybe blow them off the ball. They're 228 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 1: so athletic that maybe you can come straight ahead in 229 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: a power run game. All right. Overall, the Eagles defense 230 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:21,839 Speaker 1: ranks number nine against the run. What wolf is looking 231 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: at is the yards per play, the rushing yards per play, 232 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 1: they ranked twenty fifth. Yet, what do the Eagles have 233 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:30,839 Speaker 1: that the Arizona Cardinals don't right now? And they've been 234 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: playing with the league. The Eagles have led for much 235 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 1: of the regular season, so teams have to throw the football, 236 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 1: meaning how much has this Eagles defense really seen a 237 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: sustained rushing attack? To your point, now, all of a sudden, Okay, 238 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: you've got James Connor, you've got Daryl Williams, Eno Benjamin 239 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: do we see a little bit more not under center? Wolf, 240 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, it's just not going to happen, but more 241 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 1: of the run game to try to slow down those 242 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: defenders coming up against you on that D line. Now, 243 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 1: how many times did we see Kyler under center at Carolina? 244 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: I should I should have prefaces and let you know 245 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:08,839 Speaker 1: before we start a Cardinals cover two here, because I 246 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 1: don't know if you have that info at your fingertips. 247 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 1: I believe Wolf said on Big Red Rage nine times? 248 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 1: Does that sound right? Nine times plus three kneel downs 249 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 1: to a total of twelve? But yes, Willfully actually is 250 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: right on this one, Paul. He probably got that from you, honestly. Okay, 251 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 1: So so that being the case, all right, the Cardinals 252 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 1: trended a little bit more obviously towards that, because it's 253 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: so intriguing to hear Zach Allen in the Big Red 254 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 1: Rage say, and I'm quoting loosely, that he loves it 255 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 1: when teams get in the shotgun because this is, according 256 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: to Zach, nine times out of ten, the ball is 257 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: going opposite of the running back is going away from 258 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:46,080 Speaker 1: the running back where the running back is aligned next 259 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 1: to the quarterback. Very interesting, He said, when they're in shotgun, 260 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 1: it really streamlines what the possibilities are for a defensive lineman. 261 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 1: I don't have to think nearly as much. I don't 262 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: have to worry as much about the run and the pass, 263 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 1: and most of the time it's going to be passed. 264 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:04,439 Speaker 1: Let's face it out of the shotgun. So I'm curious 265 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: if the Cardinals continue to get under center a little 266 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: bit more, especially in a game like this where you're 267 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: coming off a game where all three running backs saw action. 268 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: I love that dynamic on the sideline. Look. James Connor 269 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 1: was a legit Pro Bowl running back a year ago, 270 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: but Daryl Williams stokes it eno. Benjamin presents a little 271 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 1: bit of a different challenge. He's not a Chase Edmonds, 272 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 1: but he is a change of pace back who's going 273 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:30,200 Speaker 1: to make a guy miss and doesn't hesitate to get 274 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 1: north and south. And I just think those fresh legs 275 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: of a three headed rushing attack. I'm intrigued by that 276 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 1: and whether we're going to see a lot of that 277 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 1: on Sunday against the Eagles, even though they're deep on 278 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: that defensive front. You know, is supposedly theoretically you can 279 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: go at him straight ahead. All right, So we know 280 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: the Cardinals banged up on the offensive line. Do they 281 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 1: just go with five offensive line? How much do we 282 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 1: see zach Ertz maybe not split wide as much as 283 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 1: a receiver and line up in a three points dance. 284 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 1: Tray McBride saw a lot of time last week. How 285 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 1: capable is he to help out that old line? And 286 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 1: then news here on Friday, Max Williams has been released 287 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: by the Arizona Cardinals. Not on the roster anymore. That 288 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 1: is just coming down here as we discussed here on 289 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two presented by Hunday probably partner of the 290 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals. So you've got Steven Anderson who is also 291 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: on this team. So a numbers game, you had four 292 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 1: tight ends, now you got three, but your best blocking 293 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: tight end was Max Williams. Wow, Yeah, that's that's that 294 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 1: is something to process right there, considering we just saw 295 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: him in the locker room about an hour or so ago, 296 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 1: had not practiced this week, so he was on the 297 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 1: insury report with the knee again. Correct? Did he have 298 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 1: such a setback that the foreseeable future wasn't a certainty 299 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: and they had to make a decision accordingly because that 300 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 1: is they have guys coming back, obviously in d hops 301 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 1: coming He's back in the locker room and he's going 302 00:15:58,040 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: to be back in this roster soon. Did they make 303 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 1: a preemptive strike in terms of that is the reason 304 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 1: they were carrying four tight ends? And this is it, Hey, 305 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 1: Steven Anderson, you know, hasn't been utilized to think to 306 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: his fullest. And Trey McBride obviously had some catches against Carolina, 307 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 1: So yes, I do think, and you released Andy Isabella 308 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: earlier in the week, so I'm guessing you're going to 309 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: see those three tight ends and in combination with each other. 310 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 1: And I'm thinking zach Ertz out in the slot or 311 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: flexed out quite a bit, especially with Antoine Wesley suffering 312 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 1: a setback Roundale Moore is a game day decision where 313 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: exactly is the state of the weapons for Kyler Murray 314 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: who's going to be at his disposal. All the more 315 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 1: reason to circle back what we were talking about about 316 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 1: an enhanced run game. You went into Carolina ran at 317 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: thirty seven times for a buck thirty two, and we 318 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 1: know the record right a year ago when they ran 319 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 1: at thirty or more times in a game, they were 320 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: nine and oh, that is just a trend. And if 321 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 1: you don't get so far behind out of the gates, 322 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 1: which they did in the first three weeks of the season, 323 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: then guess what you have the luxury of running the ball. 324 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:05,720 Speaker 1: And that's what Cliff Kingsbury is talking about. And we 325 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 1: confirmed with him on a Stev show that yes, he 326 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,639 Speaker 1: was able to stick to the game plan they formulated 327 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,200 Speaker 1: for Carolina because they weren't trailing by two or more 328 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:15,640 Speaker 1: scores in that one and it doesn't wipe out half 329 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 1: your play sheet. So getting off to a hot start, 330 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:20,000 Speaker 1: or at least any kind of a start for this 331 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:23,120 Speaker 1: Cardinals offense is key. And then on the flip side, 332 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:25,639 Speaker 1: if you look at the Cardinals defense going up against 333 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 1: a very good Eagles offense, number two in total yards, 334 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 1: the fifth best rushing offense, sixth best passing offense. They've 335 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:36,159 Speaker 1: only turned the ball over twice this season, and this 336 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 1: will be the second time the Cardinals have faced Jalen Hurts. 337 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:41,240 Speaker 1: You remember, Paul, It was a couple of years ago 338 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 1: Hurts his second career starts and he actually performed very 339 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 1: very well. Did not get the w in that game, 340 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,760 Speaker 1: but he was twenty to forty four for three and 341 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 1: thirty eight yards, three touchdowns, no interceptions, had sixty three 342 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:59,400 Speaker 1: rushing yards plus a rushing touchdown. He was though, sacked 343 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:03,119 Speaker 1: six times in that game, but looking at the games since, 344 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 1: he has not been sacked more than three times in 345 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:09,879 Speaker 1: any game since the Cardinals laid him out six times, 346 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:12,680 Speaker 1: see that would seem to indicate his football IQ has 347 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 1: really grown. He's able to get rid of the ball. 348 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:17,879 Speaker 1: That maybe he was what Josh Rosen called buffering a 349 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:20,200 Speaker 1: little bit in his second career start Week fifteen to 350 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:23,159 Speaker 1: twenty twenty. Nonetheless, he might have held on to the 351 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 1: ball and been all in decisive at times and taking 352 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: those six sacks. Guess what he threw no interceptions, He 353 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 1: passed for three thirty eight in that game, three touchdowns. 354 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:34,959 Speaker 1: He was impressive, especially for a second career start. I 355 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:37,639 Speaker 1: mean you think of some of the early career starts. 356 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:40,240 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson made his debut once upon a time against 357 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:42,920 Speaker 1: the Cardinals. Cam Newton made his debut against the Cardinals 358 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 1: defense once upon a time. So it was right up 359 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 1: there his performance, honestly, and he also ran it eleven 360 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:52,399 Speaker 1: times for sixty three yards in that game against the 361 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:56,359 Speaker 1: Cardinals Week fifteen twenty twenty. So he's a handful. And 362 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:00,399 Speaker 1: you know he's a little different than Kyler because he 363 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:03,119 Speaker 1: will stoke it north and south in between the tackles, 364 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,359 Speaker 1: and he's a load. I mean, we've all seen the 365 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:08,479 Speaker 1: viral video of him squatting six hundred pounds. By the way, 366 00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 1: you'll want my little anecdote. I went over to rondel Moore, 367 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: I asked him. I said, there's only one guy around 368 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:14,760 Speaker 1: here I can tell who can relate to squatting six 369 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 1: hundred pounds, and it's you, because we saw that. Now, 370 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 1: Marcus Golden kind of dismissed it. Some of the big 371 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:23,640 Speaker 1: guys in the lineman a squad six hundred and what's 372 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 1: the big deal. Well, okay, if you're a skill player, yeah, 373 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: it's a big deal. Rondel Moore told me he kind 374 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: of gave me a quick account of what went through 375 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: his mind as he got the bar off the rack 376 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 1: and he said to himself, oh, my goodness, this really 377 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 1: is six hundred pounds, he said. I could feel every 378 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 1: ounce of that weight, he said, and as I went down, 379 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 1: it started taking me where I didn't want to go. 380 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 1: That's a direct quote from rondel Moore and he said, 381 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: at that point, just the adrenaline kicked in. I've got 382 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: six hundred pounds on my shoulders and I'm going the 383 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: wrong way. And he said, at that point, he said, 384 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:00,240 Speaker 1: the adrenaline kicked in. I squatted six hundred. He said. 385 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:01,920 Speaker 1: As soon as I racked it, I said to myself, 386 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 1: never again. I'm never doing that again. He said, that's 387 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 1: all I need. He's all beyond six hundred is a 388 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: moot point at this point. That's Rondel Moore. But he's 389 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:15,679 Speaker 1: always got that flex And I'm as much as Hurts 390 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 1: is a problem running, especially running between the tackles. What 391 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 1: he has shown this season throwing the football and averaging 392 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 1: a league best nine point one yards per attempt, and 393 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: that's because he's got an AJ Brown, He's got a 394 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: Davante Smith, he's got a tight end in Dallas guard, 395 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 1: the Dallas guard, excuse me, and don't forget about running 396 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: back Miles Sanders. It doesn't just have to be Jalen Hurts. 397 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:42,480 Speaker 1: He has a number of different options. And then there's 398 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:44,199 Speaker 1: a J. Brown. Right, They're gonna get it to him 399 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: in space. You know this. They're gonna get AJ Brown 400 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: the ball on the short quick throw and then who 401 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 1: wants them because yards after catch, he's right up there 402 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:55,639 Speaker 1: with Deebo Samuel, very strong, vicious with a ball in 403 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:58,199 Speaker 1: his hands, he will take you out. If you're a 404 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:01,600 Speaker 1: smaller dB, he will run right through you if necessary. 405 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: Of course, Cardinals contained him big time with the Titans. 406 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 1: Now that was a much more simplified offense the Titans 407 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:09,399 Speaker 1: last year Week one, and it was week one of 408 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 1: the season. Obviously they're a reliant on Derrick Henry. That's 409 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:15,679 Speaker 1: not this Eagles offense. Much more dynamic. They'll get him 410 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 1: the ball a lot of different routes. Talking to some 411 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:21,119 Speaker 1: of the Cardinals dbs, they expect him a much better 412 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,399 Speaker 1: use of an AJ Brown than the Titans utilized him 413 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 1: last year in Week one. And then you got Davante Smith, 414 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:28,199 Speaker 1: maybe the best nickname in the game right now, the 415 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 1: slim Reaper, love it, love it, and for everything he 416 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: isn't in terms of the thickness and how frail his 417 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 1: body appears, he will fight you for that football. He 418 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:40,400 Speaker 1: will win the battle, the contest to catch, and he's 419 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: lightning fast. So you really have a very talented pair 420 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 1: of receivers to go with the tight end to go 421 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:50,120 Speaker 1: with Miles Sanders once again. Vance, Joseph, what do you do? 422 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 1: Who do you take away? He took away to Vante Adams. 423 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 1: You made Cooper Cup the priority. Yes, he had the 424 00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:59,119 Speaker 1: twenty yard touchdown run, but he only had four grabs. 425 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:02,120 Speaker 1: He didn't wreck that game. And then obviously Christian McCaffrey 426 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 1: twenty seven yards rushing. The Panthers had forty yards rushing. 427 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:07,159 Speaker 1: So you neutralize Christian McCaffrey. But what do you do 428 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:09,680 Speaker 1: if your vans Joseph and I actually asked Zach Allen 429 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:11,439 Speaker 1: that question. He said, yeah, this is more akin to 430 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 1: the Raiders, Davante Adams, Darren Waller, Hunter Renfro, Josh Jacobs. 431 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:20,520 Speaker 1: It's sort of a similar weapons set for a Philadelphia. 432 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 1: So what does that mean? Are they going to try 433 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:24,360 Speaker 1: and take away in a j Brown? Byron Murphy? Does 434 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:26,639 Speaker 1: he travel with them? Does he get extra help? I 435 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 1: don't know. That's something we're going to be watching from 436 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:30,920 Speaker 1: the get go. It's hard to stop everyone, and that's 437 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 1: where the Eagles have. They have a number of different options. 438 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:35,879 Speaker 1: But going back to that Raiders game, the effort was 439 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:40,160 Speaker 1: or the goal was anyone but Davante Adams. So going 440 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 1: into this week kind of piggybacking off the Raiders. Example, 441 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 1: all right, do you go in and say, all right, 442 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:49,400 Speaker 1: Murph or whomever it is, Marco Wilson, Trayvon Mullen, whomever 443 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:52,160 Speaker 1: is your corner, It's not going to be a J. Brown. 444 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:54,880 Speaker 1: We are not going to get beat or beat deep 445 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 1: by a J. Brown. If it's the run game, then 446 00:22:57,359 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 1: you know what that's on the d line and the 447 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 1: inside linebackers. But J. Brown is not going to be 448 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals. I could easily see it if if 449 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 1: that's the approach. You know, if an Isaiah Simmons is 450 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:07,919 Speaker 1: on Goddard or even as Zavan Collins at time, or 451 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,160 Speaker 1: the two safeties Buddha Baker and Jalen Thompson and then 452 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 1: Marco Wilson who can run he's with Davante Smith. Maybe 453 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 1: you go with a lot of you know, too high 454 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: safety and Buddha and JT. They're they're helping out accordingly 455 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:26,359 Speaker 1: with each receiver. I just think you're gonna still try 456 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:30,439 Speaker 1: and disguise and change your looks post snap. Look for 457 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:34,240 Speaker 1: everything that Jalen Hurts is. He's also still a young quarterback. 458 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 1: So if you can keep him in the pocket. A 459 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 1: lot of what teams trying to do to Kyler. Keep 460 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 1: him in the pocket, make him beat you with his mind, 461 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,119 Speaker 1: make him go through his reads. If you can make 462 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:46,200 Speaker 1: him one dimensional, force him into the air. Okay, if 463 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:49,359 Speaker 1: he beats us finding his second or third or fourth option, 464 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 1: then so be it. Ballgame. But and see, we're gonna 465 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 1: make you prove it that you can process it from 466 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 1: the pocket. And you wonder, because how well Isaiah Simmons 467 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 1: or I shouldn't say how well, but how much he 468 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 1: played last week? If that's now we're going to see 469 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:06,400 Speaker 1: moving forward. Now, Nick Vigil is not going to play 470 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 1: this week. He's out with a hamstring injury. So that 471 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:12,359 Speaker 1: opens up more room or more snaps for perhaps a 472 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:15,920 Speaker 1: Tanner Vallejo, have Ben Nieman. We saw Simmons play more 473 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 1: last week because Vigil was not on the field. He 474 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:21,680 Speaker 1: had gotten hurt last week. But if Isaiah showed enough, 475 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 1: and we assume that it starts with how he practices, 476 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 1: but if what he showed this week, all of a sudden, 477 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:31,120 Speaker 1: you're right, let's go back to Simmons and perhaps cover 478 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:34,160 Speaker 1: a Dallas Goddard didn't work all that well Week one 479 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:36,880 Speaker 1: against the Kansas City Chiefs and Travis Kelsey. But that's 480 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:40,879 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey and no offense to Dallas Goddard. That's you know, 481 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: there's a there's a strong there's a steep decline as 482 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:47,560 Speaker 1: far as those two tight ends are concerned. Kelsey as 483 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 1: a route runner is the best tight end in the game, 484 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:51,439 Speaker 1: maybe one of the best in the history of the 485 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:55,199 Speaker 1: game as a route runner. And Isaiah Simmons learned the 486 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 1: hard way and vance Joseph said it and Cliff Kingsbury 487 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 1: said it. There were too many alignment Simon Arris. When 488 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:03,800 Speaker 1: you have help to one side and you've got your 489 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: leverage wrong, guess what. Travis Kelsey can see that, he 490 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: can exploit that and him when Patrick Holmes they're in sync, 491 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 1: they're in concert. So you paid for that. So in 492 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:15,400 Speaker 1: a lot of ways, this is a great test. It's 493 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:17,680 Speaker 1: like it's like he failed the mid term and now 494 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:19,480 Speaker 1: he's coming back to take the next midterm. Or you 495 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 1: got a make up exam. Let's see how he does. 496 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,359 Speaker 1: Isaiah Simmons, because yeah, I do envision. Because of all 497 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 1: the other weapons, that number nine, what advanced Joseph say 498 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:30,600 Speaker 1: earlier this year was drafted to cover the tight end, 499 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:34,160 Speaker 1: which was a huge liability before his arrival. Okay, here 500 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:37,440 Speaker 1: you go, Dallas Goddard, he's yours and you better neutralize him. 501 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: And he played more than eighty percent of the snaps 502 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:41,959 Speaker 1: of Carolina. I expect that to continue. Well, if it 503 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 1: wasn't a mid term, perhaps it's a retake. Maybe he 504 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 1: gets another opportunity to improve his grade as far as Hey, okay, 505 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:51,600 Speaker 1: I failed in week one, but hey, you know, my 506 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 1: professor is a real nice guy or girl, and they're 507 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 1: gonna allow me to retake it. Now. I'll take the 508 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 1: better grade out of the two, and then we'll see 509 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:02,399 Speaker 1: if this is the week that Isaiah Simmons plays like 510 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 1: what we anticipated going into this year, because you know what, 511 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 1: you're gonna need one against Miles Sanders as well. Sanders 512 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:09,880 Speaker 1: can get outside, you can get the edge and get 513 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:11,879 Speaker 1: up the sideline, So you need his ability to go 514 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:15,640 Speaker 1: sideline to sideline. Isaiah Simmons. Zaven Collins is getting more 515 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 1: and more props from the locker room. Zach Allen on 516 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:20,560 Speaker 1: the big red rage, you know, and Zach Allen said, look, 517 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:25,040 Speaker 1: no insult of Tulsa, but the AAC is not the NFL, 518 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:28,159 Speaker 1: and it just takes time. You got to learn on 519 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 1: the job. And he said Zaven Collins as Legita made 520 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:35,520 Speaker 1: some really good strides and and guys are fired up 521 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:38,679 Speaker 1: about his potential as he as the game continues to 522 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:41,960 Speaker 1: slow down for him, and you wonder if this again 523 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:45,240 Speaker 1: is the week you end a long losing streak at home, 524 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 1: you maybe get some points at this point, Paul'll take 525 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:49,679 Speaker 1: a field goal in the first quarter, just so I 526 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:53,680 Speaker 1: can eliminate that stat for many any more references here 527 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:56,680 Speaker 1: in the entire week. I mean, honestly, if Jalen Hurts 528 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: wants to step out of the back of the end zone, 529 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:01,239 Speaker 1: I'll take the safety. I really whatever, Just you got 530 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 1: no longer. Okay, you got the loan undefeated team in 531 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 1: the NFL, and then you got the loan team that 532 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:08,160 Speaker 1: hasn't scored in the first quarter. You gotta do something 533 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:12,440 Speaker 1: about both those and all streaks. This Sunday again, kickoff 534 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:15,880 Speaker 1: one twenty five from State Farm Stadium eight thirty am. 535 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:19,119 Speaker 1: Pregame coverage begins on the Arizona Cardinals Radio network and 536 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:23,399 Speaker 1: eighty six year old rivalry between the Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles. 537 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:26,439 Speaker 1: Remember that at twice before when they were both in 538 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:29,840 Speaker 1: the a NFC East, but now meeting here in twenty 539 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 1: twenty two, and an Eagles team that going back to 540 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:35,440 Speaker 1: the offseason, Paul, I don't know how much people expected 541 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 1: them to be the last undefeated team in the league. No, 542 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,120 Speaker 1: I mean they had a great offseason. You know, they 543 00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:43,119 Speaker 1: get the Rex Ryan Award for winning the off season. Okay, 544 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:45,359 Speaker 1: we gave him the hardware and that we didn't expect this. 545 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 1: And No, I wasn't there in nineteen thirty five when 546 00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:50,679 Speaker 1: this series started. So just to eliminate that, right, all 547 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:53,119 Speaker 1: the young punks walking around here in the interns, No, 548 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:56,359 Speaker 1: Paul Pencilneck was not there in nineteen thirty five when 549 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:59,159 Speaker 1: the Cardinals and Eagles first started playing. No. But and 550 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:02,240 Speaker 1: I'll include myself in the category, Paul, we do show 551 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:04,959 Speaker 1: our age more so than any of us want to 552 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:08,880 Speaker 1: care to admit, based off the demographic of our digital 553 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 1: content team, it's not age, it's airudition. And that's my 554 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 1: final word. That's my word of the day. Airudition. Look 555 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:17,680 Speaker 1: it up, bird Gang. On that note, we will put 556 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:20,240 Speaker 1: a lid on this edition of Cardinals Cover two presented 557 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:23,439 Speaker 1: by Hunday, probably partner of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, 558 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 1: special thanks to our executive producer Joe Momahundro for Paul Calves, 559 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 1: I'm Craig rail Loup. We'll talk to you next time 560 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:30,800 Speaker 1: here on Cardinals Cover two.