1 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: Welcome Bird Gang, and welcome to a football Friday ahead 2 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: of Monday Nights football. Just saying those last three words 3 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: has be excited. On today's show, how the Cardinals will 4 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 1: beat the Dallas Cowboys. That's right, We've got Mike Jarecki's 5 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 1: three keys to victory plus his X factor. Everything you 6 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: need to know the storylines of the matchups, all straight ahead. 7 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:31,159 Speaker 1: It's Cardinals Cover two, Episode three thirty four, and it 8 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 1: starts now. Welcome to Cardinals Cover two with Craig Grigolu 9 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: and Mike Jarecki. Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyunday, 10 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts, 11 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: visit asy Cardinals dot com, Slash Podcasts. Murray rolls to 12 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: the right, throws near sight of Fritz Bob Head. He's 13 00:00:55,600 --> 00:01:00,279 Speaker 1: into the ends after the touchdown. Here's Craig Griolu and Mikey. 14 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: So how about we test your Arizona Cardinals knowledge. MJ 15 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: here right off this start this date and Arizona Cardinals 16 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: history October sixteenth, two thousand and six. And if you 17 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: need a hint, I'll give you a hint. O Monday 18 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 1: Night football. Well, they are playing the Cowboys. Correct, was 19 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: the game in at State Farm Stadium? It was? Did 20 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: Sean Moray have a role in the game? He did not? Okay, 21 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: so that's going back a little bit further. All right, 22 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: you stopped me all right on this date in two 23 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: thousand and six. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, I know you're going. 24 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: The Cardinals blew a twenty point lead on the Bears 25 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: on Monday Night football. Dennis Green postgame presser quote, they 26 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: are who we thought they were and we let him 27 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: off the hook. Yeah. And I was in the room, 28 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: and I remember Suth Palestoni was there and he's like, 29 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: why is he yelling at us? I'm like, he's not yelling, 30 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: he's upset the way this team folded at the end, 31 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: and you know, the Devin Hester play, and then you know, 32 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: the report was he wouldn't like let Keith Roland or 33 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: Mike Crusak, who was a coordinator and quarterbacks coach, let 34 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: Matt Brant throw the ball. They were setting for field goals. 35 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: So yeah, once you mentioned that Monday Night football. But 36 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:29,799 Speaker 1: I was also thinking when they played the Cowboys and 37 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:33,679 Speaker 1: Sean Murray had that block in the end zone. But yeah, 38 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: I can't believe it's been that long. It was such 39 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: a harmless question. But the best part about the entire 40 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 1: thing was the pause at the end. And then Mark Dalton, 41 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: the senior VP of Media Relations, thanks coach, and that 42 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 1: was it. So and that's great video this date and 43 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinal's history. Have got some more history for the 44 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: burg Gang a little bit later on and the show 45 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,279 Speaker 1: a couple of days before we dive into the meets 46 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: of this football Friday, the next home game for the Cardinals, 47 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: in fact, next week they'll host the Seattle Seahawks October 48 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: twenty fifth, and it's been announced that fans will be 49 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,359 Speaker 1: in attendance at State Farm Stadium. They are as in 50 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: a Department of Health Services is allowing a limited number, 51 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: approximately twelve hundred. So now the question is, okay, who 52 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: are those people season ticket holders based on seniority. More 53 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: information can be found on asy cardinals dot com. But 54 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: remember the last time the Cardinals were playing at State 55 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: Farm Stadium, seven hundred and fifty family and friends in attendance. 56 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: So we are seeing a slow build if you will, 57 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: to get more people in that building. Yeah, and a 58 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: lot of people are going to think, well, Dallas is 59 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: going to have twenty five thousand. You know, different states 60 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: have different guidelines and you have to get disapproved. It's 61 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: not essential, So it's a start. And I assume when 62 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: we start talking about the Dolphins and Bills game, you know, 63 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: my only concern, Craig, is how many Seahawk fans were 64 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: we going to see next week? Now we'll focus on 65 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: this week, but how many are we going to see 66 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: you next week? And I gotta think, if you're saying 67 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:16,279 Speaker 1: senior seniority, we probably have to date back to Sun 68 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: Devil Stadium for some of these Cardinal fans. So you know, 69 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: I know that everyone's probably thinking hopefully they get picked 70 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: and all that. But I do think at some point 71 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: Dolphins and Bills game it could be a bigger capacity. 72 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 1: And that's just me connecting the dots and based on 73 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: how COVID is going here in the state of Arizona. Yeah, 74 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: if you're going all the way back to sundvill Stadium, 75 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 1: those are the diehards as far as who have followed 76 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: the Cardinals since day one to now and have certainly 77 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: rudden the roller coaster, a lot of ups and downs, 78 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: more downs, certainly at the start and now hopefully the 79 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: Cardinals are on the upswing a couple of injury items 80 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 1: as well as far as the outside linebacker position is concerned. 81 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: That seems to be the most pressing issue you as 82 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: far as the injury reports. Head coach Cliff Kingsbury earlier today, 83 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: MJ said he was quote hopeful that all three devonka Nard, 84 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: Dennis Gardeck and Kylie Fitz would be able to go 85 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: on Monday. Of course, the team did at Isaiah Irving 86 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 1: to the roster as well, so he's in the mix 87 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 1: as well, but he was just signed. Yes, he's on 88 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 1: the active roster, but how much does he know to 89 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 1: where he could be of some impact if you will, 90 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: on this week's contest on Monday. Yeah, I do think 91 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: an extra day's going to help. The team's not going 92 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:36,040 Speaker 1: to leave until Sunday afternoon. According to Dennis Garduck here 93 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: in his media session on Zoom, he told us based 94 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: on the training department and himself, he's healthy. Points. We 95 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,280 Speaker 1: know that's one Canards Jyllan with a calf string and 96 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,920 Speaker 1: then Kylie Fits. I mean he's a guy that probably 97 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: doesn't a lot of people aren't aware of, but when 98 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: you see him in the game. We're number forty nine. 99 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:57,720 Speaker 1: He's done a really good job set in the edge, 100 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: and you know, if you're not going to rush the quarterback, 101 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: you can set the edge and you could almost make 102 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: the same a little bit more skill set, a little 103 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: more physicality in Canard. So it'd be nice to have 104 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 1: all three of those guys back. Considering you don't have 105 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:13,359 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones and Fits right now limited because of a 106 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: hamstring injury, you bring up Chandler Jones an update on him. 107 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: He posted a photo of himself in a hospital bed 108 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: on his Instagram earlier this morning, and then this afternoon 109 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: went to Twitter and said, quote, surgery was a success. 110 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 1: Thank you all for your well wishes. I appreciate the 111 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 1: support from everyone. Can't wait to start this road through 112 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: recovery come back season twenty twenty one. Y'all just wait 113 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 1: hashtag Go Cards. So some good news for Chandler Jones, 114 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: as we heard from head coach Cliff Kingsbury earlier in 115 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: the week about a three to four month recovery should 116 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: mean that he should have a full offseason to get 117 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: ready for what will be, at least right now his 118 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: final track with the Cardinals. Yeah, I wouldn't rule against him, 119 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: and you know, obviously I would think the Cardinals would 120 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 1: try to sign him to an extension. I don't think 121 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 1: the injury is going to preclude anything. It's not like 122 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: he tours acl or he's got to have microfracture surgeries 123 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: and achilles injury. You know, it's probably just wear and 124 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: tearror over the years and kind of like a rubber band. 125 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: But I would think they would have that conversation. You 126 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: don't want him going into the late in the year 127 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: to be possibly a free agent. There's always the tags, 128 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: but really nobody wins there. The player wants and upfront money, 129 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: the team wants. Obviously flexibility when it comes to the cap. 130 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 1: But I would think something at least negotiating wise, will 131 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 1: happen next between now and they follow or the upcoming season. Yeah, 132 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: he's certainly going to be missed, and as we've heard 133 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: all week long, the word collective effort to try to replace, 134 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: and you're not going to replace him, but to try 135 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: to just lessen a little bit the impact of not 136 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: having fifty five on the field. All Right, it is 137 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: a football Friday here leading into Monday night football. The 138 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: Cardinals and Cowboys Cardinals three and two, Cowboys two and three, 139 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 1: the eighth meeting between these two teams on Monday Night Football. 140 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: How about Patrick Peterson. We didn't really get into this 141 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 1: on Thursday, but certainly some I wouldn't say bullets in 142 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: board material, but making a statement literally wants to put 143 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: the world on notice to prove that the Cardinals are 144 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: for real. And I'm paraphrasing, but he used those words specifically, 145 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: quote put the world on notice. MJ. There is no 146 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,679 Speaker 1: better stage. I know, Sunday Night Football kind of has 147 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 1: maybe superseded Monday Night Football in terms of ratings, but 148 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: for me, for guys that have been following the game 149 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:43,080 Speaker 1: for a long long time, Monday Night football is special. 150 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: It will always be special. Yeah, and no, they got 151 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: to back it up. You know, he mentioned this is 152 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 1: going to be his revenge tour, and now, you know, 153 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,199 Speaker 1: losing Chandler, that's gonna put a little bit more pressure 154 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 1: on the secondary. It's gonna put it more pressure on 155 00:08:58,080 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 1: the offense where they probably gonna have to score more 156 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 1: points and keep the defense fresh. But you know, he 157 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 1: practices every day, he feels good about it, and let's 158 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: be honest, it's a very winnable game. You know, we 159 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 1: get to next week. It's all based on matchups, but 160 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: they feel like they can put some points up and 161 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:17,080 Speaker 1: if they can somehow force some turnovers, then maybe this 162 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 1: game won't be as close, but I do think it 163 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: could be high scoring when it's all said and done. 164 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: All right, if we are to use Peterson's words that 165 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: this team is for real, what is going to happen? 166 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 1: Mike direct, He's three keys to victory? What is number one? 167 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: All right? Well, the biggest storyline would have been Dak 168 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 1: Prescott and now the affect that they're bringing in Andy Dalton, 169 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: who started one hundred and first one hundred and thirty 170 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: three games in the NFL, has been a pro bowler obviously, 171 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 1: you know, he's got over two hundred touchdowns, completion percentage 172 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: is pretty good. But at what point do these injuries 173 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 1: on offense become too much for the Cowboys to overcome? 174 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: So when you look at that, you know they're playing 175 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 1: with a makeshift offensive line. Clearly that it really got 176 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:07,840 Speaker 1: good skill position players, maybe not so much a tight 177 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: end position. And then defensively, you know they're struggling in 178 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: secondary to Marcus Lawrence, who's obviously been compared to to 179 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones, got the big money, but plays with his 180 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:20,679 Speaker 1: hand the dirt and not so much an outside linebacker. 181 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:24,319 Speaker 1: You know, healing has one sack. You know, you look 182 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:26,680 Speaker 1: at Jalen Smith coming off the injury. You know, Randy 183 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 1: Gregorth still think he's a week away. He brings a 184 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 1: lot of energy to that defense. So I just wonder 185 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 1: at some point is it too much for the Cowboys 186 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 1: to overcome. So when we start looking at the key matchups, 187 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 1: you know, based on my conversation with Roy Green, you know, 188 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: I want to see the Cardinals receivers, running backs and 189 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 1: tight ends that they need to get create separation for 190 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: Murray to be successful. Now we know he's willing to 191 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: take those chances. He's got the arm strength. He definitely 192 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: improved from the eighteen to nineteen ratio. Last week. It 193 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: took two shots down the field thirty seven yard and 194 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 1: a forty five yard great throw and by both Murray 195 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 1: and Hopkins. And so I just think that you got 196 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: to get off press coverage because you know, is Mike 197 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: Nolan who Larry said he's dealt with him in the past, 198 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 1: obviously being in San Francisco, you know, what's he going 199 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: to try to do with these defense? Once again, they're 200 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 1: going to play a four or three defense, you know, 201 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: a linebacker wise, in secondary wise they lost Bryer and Jones. 202 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: You know, they get picked on a little bit. And 203 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 1: again the Giants ditsical twenty four points. So hopefully the 204 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: Cardinals receivers can get some separation in particularly the running 205 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:32,559 Speaker 1: backs more a Chase Emonds in the tight ends. One 206 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,319 Speaker 1: of those corners that we're talking about is a rookie 207 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:39,319 Speaker 1: Trayvon Diggs, the second round pick Alabama. Now Alabama is 208 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 1: certainly very talented. That's where a lot of the talent 209 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:44,079 Speaker 1: comes from out of the sec But if you can 210 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 1: get maybe a little bit of a mismatch on somebody, 211 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: much like we saw in the Lions with Jeff Akuda, 212 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 1: someone who's you know, very talented, but all of a sudden, 213 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 1: maybe in a bigger stage and against the more talented, 214 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: more experience to receive or like a DeAndre Hopkins or 215 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 1: Larry Fitzgerald. Yeah, I mean, I just overall and I 216 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 1: don't want to be him, to become a prisoner of 217 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:09,199 Speaker 1: war where he feels like he's got to throw it 218 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 1: to Hopkins. They have enough weapons now, and clearly, you 219 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 1: know when it comes to Googler and Hyden in Saxon 220 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:17,719 Speaker 1: running backs, tight ends, the offensive line coach, they want 221 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: to run the football. But you know that's probably why 222 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 1: Drake's not getting targeted as much in the passing game, 223 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 1: you know, even though you know he's probably good in 224 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 1: the flat on a quick screen pass where he could 225 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:30,719 Speaker 1: break a tackler too. So I just think from from 226 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: a standpoint of I want to see these guys to 227 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 1: get some separation because they would make it a lot 228 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: easier on Murray. Did you happen to see DeAndre Hopkins' 229 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 1: tweet earlier this week about the play his touchdown against 230 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 1: the Jets. Everyone was talking about his catch. He was, 231 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: I think, interfered with the guy was holding his arm, 232 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 1: there was a safety over the top, and he made 233 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 1: a one handed catch off his chest. So everyone is 234 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: so enthusiastic about the catch and it was tweeted out. 235 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:06,439 Speaker 1: The Arizona Cardinal's twitter account tweeted out that play and said, 236 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: what a catch. Hopkins's response, what a throw? I think 237 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:15,319 Speaker 1: that's getting lost in the shuffle here And another indication 238 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 1: at least for me, MJ that here you have a 239 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:23,319 Speaker 1: franchise wide receiver trying to bring along a young franchise quarterback, 240 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 1: and that relationship just getting tighter and tighter, not only 241 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:30,679 Speaker 1: off the field, but more importantly on the field. Yeah, 242 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 1: and I'm glad that they had that conversation, and I 243 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: think I will continue on game day based on coverage, 244 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: he felt that, you know, if they're going to play 245 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 1: man to man safety over the top, he likes his chances. 246 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:43,440 Speaker 1: Murray did underthrow him a little bit, but obviously, you know, 247 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 1: he was able to catch the ball. You know, it's 248 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 1: not like he was, you know, bottling it, but you 249 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: got to possess it. But listen, that's something to build 250 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 1: on a ton Now, speaking of big plays, you know, 251 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 1: I think Patrick Peterson said we got to be on 252 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 1: an alert. Van Joseph talked about, you know, those three 253 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 1: wide receivers and then I still think Elliot's one of 254 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 1: the best duebacks in the league. I would say top three. 255 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: You know, Layby on Bells not there a lot of teams. 256 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 1: You know, they have a running back that's kind of 257 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: the first down Derek Henry, but he doesn't get at 258 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 1: the ball thrown in the in you know, out there 259 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 1: in the screen game or released out for our routes. 260 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 1: So I think the Cardinals got to avoid those those 261 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: splash plays, those chunk plays. And you know, we went 262 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 1: through that stat yesterday where their number one when it 263 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: comes to a team's you know, getting fifteen yards or more. 264 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 1: And you know, they gave up the most that was 265 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: that was a short pass for a touchdown, and they 266 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: gave up with the Teddy Bridgewater rush for twenty three yards. 267 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: They gave up the Adrian Peterson rush. But for the 268 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: most part, they've done a really good job. So I 269 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 1: think they got to eliminate the splash and chunk play. 270 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: Splash plays I consider twenty yards chunk plays or forty um. 271 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: You know, the first guy that comes to my mind 272 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 1: is Michael Gallup because you know, it's amazing because we 273 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: know that's wasn't get a ton of revs, but you know, 274 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: he's an NFL viable quarterback. But the plays that he 275 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: made in that fourth quarter and the fact that he 276 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: knew how to get his toe tap and dragging his 277 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 1: toe to the sidelines, it's impressive. Amari Cooper is probably 278 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 1: one of the best police receivers, especially on that out route, 279 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: and Dalton can make that throw. And then as we've 280 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 1: heard twice this week from not only Kyler, maybe it 281 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: was Cliff and even Patrick Peterson they said, Jerry Judy's 282 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 1: kind of like a five year vet, very quick out 283 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: of the breaks. So I'm concerning yards after catch, run 284 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: after catch, and if they think they can keep that 285 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 1: in front of them now with you know, hopefully Deontay 286 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: Thompson and Bruter Baker and then you got Murphy and 287 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: Kirkpatrick and then Peterson you know, hopefully get a pass rush. 288 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: But they have to avoid the big place because you 289 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: know Dallas, you know, with three linemen out went off 290 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 1: their starting quarterback, they're going to try to get some 291 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 1: big chunk plays to move the football down the field 292 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: as quickly as possible, so they don't have as many 293 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: myths stakes or aren't on the field for the possibility 294 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: of mistakes. And I think Gallup is one of those 295 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: wide receivers that is certainly under the ray at our 296 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: People forget it's a thousand yard receiver last season, and 297 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 1: then you look at this season. His twenty point five 298 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 1: yards per catch is second best in the NFL, behind 299 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 1: only DK Metcalf, and that right there is a splash play. 300 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 1: There's not gonna be a ton of fans, but twenty 301 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 1: to twenty five thousand, you get them going early in 302 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 1: the contest. Now, all of a sudden, you start getting 303 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: some confidence you for the Cowboys. Andy Dalton certainly a 304 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:39,080 Speaker 1: Texas quarterback TCU, he's looking forward to this matchup as well. 305 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: I like it. Avoid the big plays because if you 306 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: can make the Cowboys work to get into the red zone, 307 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 1: to get into the end zone, now all of a sudden, 308 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 1: there's a more potential of penalties or turnovers. The latter, 309 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 1: of course, the Cardinals need more takeaways exactly. And when 310 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 1: it comes to the X factor, I'm gonna go with 311 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 1: Kyla Murray. I think he needs to be that duel threat, 312 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: whether they put a spy in or not. You know, 313 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: I don't know what the magic number is, seven or 314 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 1: eight rushes. Usually when he rushes over eight times, the 315 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 1: records pretty good. But I don't want him to force it. 316 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:13,639 Speaker 1: I think there will be some design runs. And again 317 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 1: he showed major improvement last week when it came to 318 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:19,640 Speaker 1: throwing those intermediate routes. I liked his deep ball. Give 319 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:22,880 Speaker 1: Hopkins a lot of credit for obviously catching him so 320 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,880 Speaker 1: I think if Kyler Murray can just be that duel thread, 321 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: I don't want him to just sit in the pocket 322 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:30,480 Speaker 1: and take hits and try to I got a force 323 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:32,640 Speaker 1: just because I gotta be a pocket passer. I think 324 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:35,199 Speaker 1: he knows he'll take with the defense gives him. But 325 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,359 Speaker 1: I don't want him to have any limitations when it 326 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 1: comes to running the football. Be himself. You don't do 327 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 1: anything more. And I don't think we've seen him color 328 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:48,120 Speaker 1: outside the lines. I think he's always been pretty keen 329 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:51,680 Speaker 1: on making sure that he does his job, and then 330 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:56,640 Speaker 1: when it's not there or a play is not executed properly, 331 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 1: that's when nine times out of ten, he'll take off 332 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: and run unless he sees something up at the line 333 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:04,679 Speaker 1: of scrimmage in which the middle of the field is 334 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 1: wide open. I just think that there is a sentiment 335 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 1: out there that because it's Monday night football, going back 336 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,960 Speaker 1: home at and T Stadium, that maybe all of a 337 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 1: sudden he gets caught up and all of that. And 338 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 1: I understand and I get it, and to a certain extent, 339 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: maybe he does need to at least go out there 340 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:27,119 Speaker 1: initially and kind of say, all right, take a look around. 341 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 1: But it just doesn't seem to me that this is 342 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:34,440 Speaker 1: big for him or anything bigger than what he's already 343 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 1: been through, going all the way back to high school, 344 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 1: college and now here in the National Football League. Yeah, 345 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:43,639 Speaker 1: I mean, I do think that first and second possession 346 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 1: and you know, hopefully they don't go three and out 347 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:47,639 Speaker 1: because you know, they want to move to football and 348 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:50,639 Speaker 1: obviously keep their defense on the sidelines. But you know, 349 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:54,679 Speaker 1: after that, I just think he's used to playing in 350 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,160 Speaker 1: the stadium. He's used to play in and I thought 351 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 1: Steve kind of brought up a good point on Friday 352 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 1: morning and Wolfware, you know, he remembers going against you know, 353 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:07,119 Speaker 1: Dan Marino and you know, hit his hand on I mean, 354 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 1: and at that point he kind of relaxed. But you know, 355 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: when he breaks the huddle, he's going to see those 356 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:15,400 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboy I mean shiny and you know, again it's 357 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:18,880 Speaker 1: kind of a nightclub and that a huge jumboat round. 358 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: So I'm sure that will be because you know, growing up, man, 359 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:24,879 Speaker 1: I'm sure he was rooting for quarterbacks and teams, but 360 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: how do you I mean, Houston Oilers were there, and 361 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 1: then they eventually I mean, you know, the Oilers and 362 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 1: then they moved to Tennessee and then they got the 363 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:37,280 Speaker 1: Texans there, so I'm sure just a history there. But 364 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 1: I do think the first possession and maybe they'll hand 365 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:43,639 Speaker 1: it off, you know, just get everyone calmed down. But 366 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 1: I think once we get in, once we get into 367 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 1: the first four or five minutes of the game, I 368 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 1: think it's just football. And you know, one thing guys 369 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 1: don't want to do is make a mistake on Monday 370 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 1: night football because the locker room, their phone's gonna be 371 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 1: blown up. Now if you make a big play, you know, 372 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: it's not like Timmy Smith and it's where your household 373 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: name and the only time we talk about him is 374 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:05,640 Speaker 1: you know he ran for two hundred and thirteen yards 375 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:08,440 Speaker 1: with the Washington football team. But you want to make 376 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: some You want to make some plays because your high 377 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 1: school friends are watching, your greade school friends, their parents 378 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 1: are watching, your high school teachers are watching people that 379 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:20,359 Speaker 1: you just met on the street, or they're watching and 380 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:22,440 Speaker 1: they're all rooting for you. Once you get a connection 381 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 1: to a player and you feel like you know him 382 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 1: or he knows your name or recognize your face, I 383 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 1: mean that's how it is. So. But I do think 384 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:33,240 Speaker 1: once they get through that. But again, there's gonna be 385 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: twenty five thousand fans there, and I'm sure the Cardinals 386 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:38,120 Speaker 1: are looking for it now. They got to create their 387 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:40,639 Speaker 1: own energy. I think we figured that out, you know, 388 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 1: even though they want in San Francisco. I thought, you know, 389 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: practicing that stadium went help, but obviously it didn't do 390 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:49,119 Speaker 1: it well against the Lions. Curious just on how many 391 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:53,879 Speaker 1: of those fans, either Cardinal fans or maybe more importantly, 392 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray fans. Those fans that follow the Dallas Cowboys 393 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:00,040 Speaker 1: in the state of Texas is certainly well aware of 394 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray. I mean, high school football in the state 395 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 1: of Texas is I wouldn't say almost as big as 396 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys, but it is a very, very big deal. 397 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 1: So how many of those people maybe are sitting there 398 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,680 Speaker 1: well hoping that Murray does well, maybe just not well 399 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: enough for the Cardinals to come away with a win. Yeah, 400 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 1: and maybe someone got a jersey for Christmas and they're 401 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:23,119 Speaker 1: Cowboys fans, but they're going to root for him to 402 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 1: morrow night, you know. But I do think he's got 403 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:28,400 Speaker 1: a fan base. It's I don't think it's just in Arizona. 404 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: I'm sure, it's in Oklahoma, Texas. And then you know, 405 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 1: obviously if you when you're the offensive rookie of the 406 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 1: year and you know you're gonna get some commercials at 407 00:21:36,760 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 1: some point, it'll be nationally. But again, if the team 408 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 1: wins ten or eleven games, obviously people will be focusing 409 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:45,479 Speaker 1: on not only him, but the team. Going back to 410 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:48,919 Speaker 1: that conversation general manager Steve Kim had this morning on 411 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:53,120 Speaker 1: Arizona Sports, he used the word surreal as far as 412 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: when he saw and was on the field with Dan Marino, 413 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: and I think to a certain extent, that is what 414 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray is going to be facing on Monday. And 415 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 1: I really appreciate and I like the fact that he 416 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:09,160 Speaker 1: didn't talking about Murray, didn't downplay this week. He was smiling, 417 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: he was openly talking about his high school days. There's 418 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 1: a great story on ac cardinals dot com that Darren 419 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 1: Urban wrote. There's going to be a great feature piece 420 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,920 Speaker 1: on the Arizona Cardinals official YouTube page that is coming 421 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:23,119 Speaker 1: out later as well. And for the bird game that 422 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 1: might be listening to this over the weekend, go to 423 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:29,560 Speaker 1: the YouTube page the official Arizona Cardinals YouTube page. About 424 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 1: a four and a half minute piece on Kyler Murray 425 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: and talking to his former teammates at Alan High School. 426 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 1: His former head coach very well done and Kyler Murray 427 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: in there as well, looking back on his time in 428 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: which he had Alan High School win forty three straight 429 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:51,359 Speaker 1: games and three consecutive state championships. But that I think 430 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 1: means that he at least understands what's about to happen, 431 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: and now all of a sudden, I think he'll be 432 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: ready for it, prepared, and maybe he'll get hit emotionally 433 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: initially national anthem stepping on the field for the first time, 434 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:09,680 Speaker 1: but hopefully by the time kickoff, Hey, it's just another 435 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: football game. Yeah, I just don't come out and turn 436 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,800 Speaker 1: the ball over, you know, don't overstand overmail something to 437 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:18,919 Speaker 1: make it simple. Yeah, I mean, you know, when it 438 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:22,679 Speaker 1: comes to Murray, like I said, I think there'll be 439 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 1: some butterflies, but hopefully he settles in there. And you 440 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:29,639 Speaker 1: know the fact is that you know this team is 441 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: you know, they're treating it like a business trip. I 442 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,639 Speaker 1: know it's money in football, but everything you hear and 443 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 1: I think it worked last week, you know, because they 444 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: weren't going to get in credit if they beat the Jets, 445 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:41,960 Speaker 1: and if they would have lost the sky's following fire everyone, 446 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 1: but I think they regrouped. And you know, I thought 447 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 1: I thought the Lions game was a wake up call. 448 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,159 Speaker 1: But when you lose back to back weeks, and the 449 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 1: thing here is, Craigs, is I lost two conference games. Okay, Now, 450 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 1: granted you have a division win against the Niners, so 451 00:23:57,119 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 1: you're a tiebreaker. They're still got five division game coming up. 452 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 1: But this is a conference game, and I believe this 453 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 1: Cardinal team could win eight or nine games, and I 454 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 1: think nine games would be the seventh seed, possibly in 455 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 1: both conferences. So again, it's Monday night football, it's a 456 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:18,520 Speaker 1: conference game. The Cardinals want to go on a winning 457 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 1: streak here before they played the Seahawks, So this means 458 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 1: kind of multiple nothing against you know, going to play 459 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:27,439 Speaker 1: the Jets and the Bills, and those games count, but 460 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 1: these ruly counts. This is like a double whamy. So 461 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 1: it's really important, you know, if you have told me, 462 00:24:34,119 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: and I don't know, maybe after the schedule came out, 463 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 1: which we don't know who the quarterback is going to 464 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: be half the time, if there are four and two 465 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 1: at the six six games and possibly five and two 466 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:47,360 Speaker 1: and I'm getting ahead of myself for four and three. 467 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 1: I mean I would have signed up for that. And 468 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:53,000 Speaker 1: we're talking to quality win against San fran Obviously, you 469 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:55,200 Speaker 1: got to take care of the business teams you should beat, 470 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 1: and that could have been Carolina in Detroit, but they 471 00:24:57,520 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: took care of them against the Jets. So this is 472 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 1: a big game because it's the next game and it's 473 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 1: not a must win. But you know, Dallas is trying 474 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 1: to stay in the race. They're tie for the first 475 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:08,600 Speaker 1: place right now, and Philly maybe get to tie Brick 476 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: because they have a tie at the end of the year, 477 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:12,399 Speaker 1: so they could be like seven eight and one and 478 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 1: get in the postseason. So again, not only the platform 479 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:20,639 Speaker 1: and the stage and the glitz and glamour, this is 480 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:23,880 Speaker 1: an important game for the NFC if the Cardinals wanted 481 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:27,200 Speaker 1: to be considered in that conversation in the next couple 482 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 1: of months. You always talk about stacking wins, and this 483 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:33,959 Speaker 1: is an opportunity to make it back to back weeks 484 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 1: with w's and get to that fourth win ahead of 485 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:40,920 Speaker 1: hosting Seattle on October twenty fifth. All right, let's recap 486 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:45,240 Speaker 1: here MJ's three keys to victory, and then your X 487 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 1: factor here. Okay, So first of all, I just wanted 488 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:53,120 Speaker 1: to bring up the biggest storyline would have been Prescott 489 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:55,719 Speaker 1: and now it's going to be obviously their scope position players. 490 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 1: And then Andy Dalton. So I was basically saying, at 491 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:01,480 Speaker 1: what point did the injury on Elephants become too much 492 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:05,440 Speaker 1: or Dallas overcome? But when it comes to the actual matchup, 493 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 1: because these injuries occurred before the game, so it's not 494 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 1: like we didn't know about it. Separation just on a 495 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:15,119 Speaker 1: conversation I had with Rory Green. You know, he's watching 496 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:17,920 Speaker 1: the games. He watches a lot of games. He works 497 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: out wide receivers you know, previous in the last couple 498 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 1: of years, and he just don't think and Hopkins has 499 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:26,120 Speaker 1: never been a guy that gets separation because of his speed, 500 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 1: but I do think he gets separation off with press 501 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:30,920 Speaker 1: covers and it could just be a you know, one 502 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:34,000 Speaker 1: yard to the left or the right. And so you know, 503 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 1: when or told me that, you know, I'm like, Okay, 504 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 1: I mean, you can make a case that Larry's not 505 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:41,639 Speaker 1: getting separation, but he really never has. He gets bracketed, 506 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:43,920 Speaker 1: but I don't think team's going to bracket him this year. 507 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:46,200 Speaker 1: And then with Kirk and Isabella. So I just want 508 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:50,000 Speaker 1: to see the backs that get targeted more Edmunds, you know, 509 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:52,200 Speaker 1: Arnold if he's targeted. I wanted to see these guys 510 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:54,920 Speaker 1: get a little separation because that will go a long 511 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 1: way when it comes to accuracy. And not that Murray 512 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 1: can't make the throws, but sometimes you got to help 513 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:03,159 Speaker 1: your core back out by getting open. And then the 514 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 1: other one is just the big plays. I think this 515 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 1: is going to be a dangerous offense and Cardinals are 516 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 1: facing I just and again they're all a little bit different. 517 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 1: We've focused on that between Patrick Peterson advanced Joseph. So 518 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:18,600 Speaker 1: avoid the splash plays and the chunk plays because you know, 519 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 1: I don't know if they want to sit there and 520 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:21,959 Speaker 1: get into a shootout. I'm sure they would if they 521 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:23,800 Speaker 1: have no other choice, But do they want to go 522 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 1: around the field eight nine plays and knowing that possibly 523 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:29,399 Speaker 1: they can turn the ball over or they're not going 524 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:32,480 Speaker 1: to get touchdowns instead of field goals. So just eliminate 525 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:34,639 Speaker 1: those big plays, try to keep everything in front of 526 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:38,040 Speaker 1: you and hopefully the secondary will settle down. And then 527 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: then the X factor was Kyler Murray. I just think, 528 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 1: you know he needs to be a dual threat. Actually 529 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: thought he showed improvement last week on the intermediate throws, 530 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:52,399 Speaker 1: and I don't want him to hinder his running. I 531 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:55,640 Speaker 1: think if he gets seven eight runs, you know there's 532 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 1: been a game or two this year he's ripped off 533 00:27:57,440 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 1: a thirty five and a forty yard run and a 534 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:02,760 Speaker 1: kind of rejuven ac offense, and then the teams are 535 00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:04,400 Speaker 1: guessing what they're going to do in the red zone. 536 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:08,399 Speaker 1: So no surprise there, but I think the dual threat 537 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 1: has to be a factor if this team is going 538 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:13,200 Speaker 1: to put points on the board. Good recap. I want 539 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:17,880 Speaker 1: to add something to your conversation about the Cowboys offense, 540 00:28:18,119 --> 00:28:21,080 Speaker 1: and you mentioned the injuries and do they finally catch 541 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 1: up to this team and just looking at the biggest 542 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 1: injuries this team has outside of Dak Prescott, just the 543 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:32,879 Speaker 1: offensive line and what they started with at the start 544 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:36,159 Speaker 1: of the season with Tyron Smith a Pro bowler and 545 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 1: All Pro, Travis Frederick a Pro Bowler, all Pro. And 546 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 1: now you've got an undrafted rookie free agents on your 547 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:48,520 Speaker 1: right tackle and Terren Steele, a twenty nineteen undrafted rookie 548 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:51,520 Speaker 1: free agent as your left tackle, and Brandon Knights and 549 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 1: you're on your third different center, Tyler Biadish a fourth 550 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:59,880 Speaker 1: round pick this season because Joe Looney suffered at mcl 551 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 1: sprain only after Frederick got hurt earlier. So what this 552 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 1: Cowboys team has done so far certainly deserves a lot 553 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:11,720 Speaker 1: of praise, and I think a lot of it is 554 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 1: because of what Dak Prescott is able to do. Yet, 555 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: when people say, hey, more on Ezekiel Elliott to run 556 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:23,360 Speaker 1: the football, can you really run behind this offensive line 557 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 1: more than you already are? Yeah, And you know, one 558 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 1: of the things, you know, I had a couple of 559 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:32,960 Speaker 1: questions for Vans, but you know I noticed in the 560 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:37,400 Speaker 1: in the Lions game, not so much in the San 561 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:40,760 Speaker 1: Francisco game, and then obviously with Dwayne Haskins, we didn't 562 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 1: see a lot of it. But the bootlegs, the play 563 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:46,480 Speaker 1: action to the left put the ball in the belly 564 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:48,760 Speaker 1: of the running back, and the quarterback has in his 565 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:50,880 Speaker 1: belly and he turns his back on the defense and 566 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 1: he roll out and there's always somebody open. And I'm 567 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:56,720 Speaker 1: always concerned because I want to see the Cardinals run 568 00:29:56,720 --> 00:30:00,240 Speaker 1: a better screen game. It's been years, and then offend 569 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:03,240 Speaker 1: the screen game because Elliot's the perfect guy he gets 570 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:06,320 Speaker 1: he gets to some real estate, Craig, he's not the 571 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 1: easiest guy to bring down. He'll he'll try to run 572 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:11,480 Speaker 1: around you. I'll try to run through you. So, um, 573 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:14,120 Speaker 1: you know, physicality wise, they're gonna have to show that. 574 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:15,720 Speaker 1: And I think, you know, just based on some of 575 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:20,480 Speaker 1: the drills I watched, you know, on on Wednesday and Thursday, Um, 576 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:24,760 Speaker 1: it looks like they're up for the task. And again, UM, 577 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:29,040 Speaker 1: this is a if you're the Brinston Buckner Vans Joe, 578 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:31,920 Speaker 1: So if this is a your front seven unit should 579 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 1: be have an advantage, or maybe your D line should 580 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 1: have an advantage. Because Dallas missing and they spend sixty 581 00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:44,200 Speaker 1: million committed to their offensive line. And those guys you mentioned, um, 582 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:48,200 Speaker 1: they all have been Pro Bowl players, They've all gotten extensions. Um, 583 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 1: they've all played well, and that was one of the 584 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:52,600 Speaker 1: reasons why they felt like, you know, you know, you 585 00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:56,440 Speaker 1: protect Dak Prescott and run the football. Um, but give 586 00:30:56,760 --> 00:30:58,920 Speaker 1: you know, Stephen and Jerry Jones credit because they went 587 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:02,240 Speaker 1: out and find these street receivers, you know, Lamb in 588 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:04,760 Speaker 1: the draft and Gallop a fourth round pick and then 589 00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:09,280 Speaker 1: obviously making the trade for Amari Cooper. So they have 590 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:11,560 Speaker 1: a talent at roster. I think this is a dangerous scheme, 591 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:13,440 Speaker 1: but I do think they got some holes on both 592 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:16,680 Speaker 1: sides of the ball. Third Gang. Make sure you subscribe 593 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:21,480 Speaker 1: to Arizona Cardinals podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast, Stitcher, 594 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:24,360 Speaker 1: and SoundCloud. 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But speaking of history, did you happen to 603 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:54,680 Speaker 1: catch what Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said on the radio? 604 00:31:55,120 --> 00:31:58,760 Speaker 1: Asked about Kyler Murray's success at AT and T Stadium 605 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:01,680 Speaker 1: these six and O as a starter, seven and oh overall, 606 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:06,240 Speaker 1: Jones quote, He's probably in the top ten of any 607 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:11,800 Speaker 1: talented player that has played in that stadium. And that's 608 00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:14,240 Speaker 1: saying a lot because I was thinking, you know, the 609 00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:18,440 Speaker 1: old Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. You know the old 610 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:21,080 Speaker 1: they had a hole in the roof. People said God 611 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:22,720 Speaker 1: was watching it. I don't know why he needed a 612 00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:28,440 Speaker 1: hole in the roof anyways. Um yeah, it's uh, I 613 00:32:28,560 --> 00:32:30,640 Speaker 1: was because I'm opened in two thousand and nine. So 614 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:34,360 Speaker 1: they're tenth or eleventh year state farm stadiums in their 615 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:37,880 Speaker 1: fifteenth year believing or not from sun double stadium days. Yeah, 616 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:41,640 Speaker 1: that's saying something. Um yeah, I mean it's they've had 617 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:45,520 Speaker 1: those big twelve championship games. Kylin Murray was successful there, 618 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:49,000 Speaker 1: high school championship games. He was successful there. I would 619 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:51,560 Speaker 1: like to see who who's on that list, and you 620 00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:55,320 Speaker 1: know people in Texas, you know over I think if 621 00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:57,719 Speaker 1: you look at an area like the sixties of the seventies, 622 00:32:57,720 --> 00:33:01,480 Speaker 1: et cetera, et cetera, like who is the greatest quarterback 623 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:04,800 Speaker 1: or who was the greatest football player? And I think 624 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 1: we live in a microwaves society where we know what's 625 00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:09,480 Speaker 1: happened in the last few years, so we want instant results. 626 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:14,120 Speaker 1: Even the guy that they thought was the best player, 627 00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:17,120 Speaker 1: he said no, it's Kyler Murray. So I mean if 628 00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:19,400 Speaker 1: he's saying it, and he had that title for a 629 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:21,520 Speaker 1: long long time and he said, I have no problem 630 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:24,479 Speaker 1: saying he's the best, and you can't say that. I mean, 631 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:26,760 Speaker 1: you're talking about the it's a hot bed, forty fifty 632 00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:28,719 Speaker 1: thousand people on a Friday and everything he shuts down. 633 00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:32,840 Speaker 1: It's like Friday night Lights, Varsity Blues. I mean, it's 634 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:35,880 Speaker 1: it's I mean they at pep rallies and kids that 635 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:39,080 Speaker 1: play there in their neighborhood, their streamer or I mean, 636 00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:42,960 Speaker 1: it's it's a different culture and that's probably why we see, 637 00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:48,240 Speaker 1: you know, kids from LSU, Florida, Texas, Arizona, California. That's 638 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:50,440 Speaker 1: why these guys are getting in the NFL, because they're 639 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:52,200 Speaker 1: going to these good colleges and get a chance to 640 00:33:52,240 --> 00:33:55,320 Speaker 1: play well. They always say things are bigger in Texas, 641 00:33:55,320 --> 00:33:57,640 Speaker 1: and high school football is certainly very, very big. So 642 00:33:57,960 --> 00:34:01,240 Speaker 1: is this matchup. As far as the history between these 643 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:05,880 Speaker 1: two teams, the eighty ninth all time meeting, Remember they 644 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:08,960 Speaker 1: used to be rivals in the NFC East. They would 645 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:12,279 Speaker 1: play twice a year. That ended in two thousand and one. 646 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 1: But there is a lot of respects between these two 647 00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:20,160 Speaker 1: franchises because it was the Cowboys that were the Cardinals 648 00:34:20,200 --> 00:34:23,120 Speaker 1: opponent for the first ever game in the State of 649 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:26,720 Speaker 1: Arizona at Sundevil Stadium and that game on September twelfth, 650 00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:31,080 Speaker 1: nineteen eighty eight, a Monday night football contest, Cowboys ended 651 00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:33,759 Speaker 1: up winning. But the other matchup, and I believe you 652 00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:37,480 Speaker 1: were in attendance, the nineteen ninety eight wild Card game 653 00:34:37,920 --> 00:34:41,600 Speaker 1: at Big D. Cardinals won that contest twenty to seven, 654 00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:44,360 Speaker 1: and that might be and well up until that point, 655 00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:47,839 Speaker 1: certainly the biggest mark in the history book of the 656 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:52,920 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals. And I remember the next morning David kestevens 657 00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:54,759 Speaker 1: and want to see him columns here, but he had 658 00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:59,960 Speaker 1: maybe moved on to Dallas, and so somebody got to pay. 659 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:02,160 Speaker 1: When they brought it back. We flow home on the 660 00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:04,520 Speaker 1: team plane. It was about five thousand people at the 661 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 1: airport that Jake Plummer was going nuts. And the Dallas 662 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:11,279 Speaker 1: Morning News in the following morning said Cardinals are big 663 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:14,040 Speaker 1: Red is now the team to beat in the NFC East. 664 00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:17,960 Speaker 1: And it was like Troy Ekman, it was just fascinating. Man, 665 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:21,080 Speaker 1: it was like and now was the first playoff winning 666 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:25,960 Speaker 1: forty seven years. Yeah, I was not here at that time, 667 00:35:26,200 --> 00:35:30,320 Speaker 1: but I've seen the highlights, I've read the recaps, and 668 00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:34,640 Speaker 1: just how much that meant certainly to the Bidwell family 669 00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:39,040 Speaker 1: because you know, Dallas Cowboys, America's team. I mean, that's 670 00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:42,919 Speaker 1: not a new thing. That's going back several generations as 671 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:45,480 Speaker 1: far as the Cowboys and what they mean to the 672 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:49,799 Speaker 1: National Football League. When they are good, the NFL is good, 673 00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:53,360 Speaker 1: and even when they're not good, they're still talked about 674 00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:56,359 Speaker 1: in this league on a day to day basis. As 675 00:35:56,400 --> 00:35:59,880 Speaker 1: we mentioned, the eighth meeting all time on Monday Night Football. 676 00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:03,360 Speaker 1: Last time these two teams faced was also on Monday 677 00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:08,600 Speaker 1: Night Football in two seventeen game that Larry Fitzgerald thirteen catches, 678 00:36:08,640 --> 00:36:11,480 Speaker 1: one hundred and forty nine yards and a touchdown. Unfortunately 679 00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:14,800 Speaker 1: it came at a loss. Cardinals, they'll have won four 680 00:36:14,920 --> 00:36:17,279 Speaker 1: of the past five meetings, so they do have that 681 00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:19,840 Speaker 1: going for them. But look, these are two teams that 682 00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:22,200 Speaker 1: you know every single year as a brand new team, 683 00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:25,160 Speaker 1: but just kind of fun to look back because we've 684 00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:29,160 Speaker 1: got new Bird Gang fans that forget that this team 685 00:36:29,440 --> 00:36:32,160 Speaker 1: that everyone loves and follows used to be in the 686 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:36,360 Speaker 1: same division as the Cowboys, the Eagles, Washington, the Giants, 687 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:39,600 Speaker 1: the Black and Blue Division, if you will, and now 688 00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:44,200 Speaker 1: they're on the NFC West and much easier, not competition, 689 00:36:44,239 --> 00:36:46,919 Speaker 1: but as far as much easier when it comes to travel. Yeah, 690 00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:48,759 Speaker 1: I wish we had Jimmy on a hundred outing here 691 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:51,160 Speaker 1: because if you want to go back with fifty years 692 00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:54,839 Speaker 1: almost two, maybe last week the Cowboys and Cardinals played 693 00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:57,919 Speaker 1: on Monday Night football. It marked out in the esteem 694 00:36:57,920 --> 00:37:00,560 Speaker 1: media director for the years on the car those tweeted 695 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:06,120 Speaker 1: out a photo of Dandy Don Don Meredith the parties 696 00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:10,600 Speaker 1: over turn out the lights, and then our Howard Corsell 697 00:37:10,719 --> 00:37:13,680 Speaker 1: and Frank Gifford and they were on the sidelines, you know, 698 00:37:13,719 --> 00:37:17,560 Speaker 1: before the game doing their talk back. So that's that's 699 00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:19,759 Speaker 1: the history right there. But that was one of the 700 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:23,200 Speaker 1: I think it was the first Monday night game, and 701 00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:26,520 Speaker 1: here the Cardinals are, what's fifty years later and still 702 00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:30,000 Speaker 1: playing the Cowboys based on the schedule rotation. So it 703 00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:34,239 Speaker 1: couldn't have worked out any better. And Craig's don't get 704 00:37:34,280 --> 00:37:36,719 Speaker 1: in ahead of myself. You know, we obviously feel like 705 00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:38,239 Speaker 1: this is a winnable game, but you gotta go out 706 00:37:38,239 --> 00:37:40,520 Speaker 1: there and play. It's not on paper, but four and 707 00:37:40,600 --> 00:37:44,479 Speaker 1: two sounds so much better than three and three. Yes 708 00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:48,520 Speaker 1: it does. And at this point I know we've all 709 00:37:48,640 --> 00:37:51,080 Speaker 1: talked about you know, expecting a lot of points scored 710 00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:54,200 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, how do you win? 711 00:37:54,920 --> 00:37:59,560 Speaker 1: And that field goal slugfest nine to three, thirty nine 712 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:03,000 Speaker 1: to thirty five. Hey, walk off that field at AT 713 00:38:03,120 --> 00:38:05,600 Speaker 1: and T Stadium, come back to ten B and the 714 00:38:05,719 --> 00:38:11,640 Speaker 1: facility late Monday nights early Tuesday morning, and immediately start 715 00:38:11,680 --> 00:38:14,160 Speaker 1: to get ready for the Seahawks. Yeah, we'll check to 716 00:38:14,320 --> 00:38:17,560 Speaker 1: w however it happens. But you know, those team's got 717 00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:19,600 Speaker 1: to be more consistent. They gotta cut off the negative 718 00:38:19,600 --> 00:38:21,680 Speaker 1: plays and they got they got to play a complete game, 719 00:38:21,719 --> 00:38:23,799 Speaker 1: and I know the other team gets paid. You know, 720 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:28,120 Speaker 1: special teams is obviously rises up to the occasion. Defensive 721 00:38:28,120 --> 00:38:31,880 Speaker 1: they's had their moments. Offensively, they had their moments. But again, 722 00:38:31,960 --> 00:38:34,240 Speaker 1: I think this is a game where you start building 723 00:38:34,239 --> 00:38:37,160 Speaker 1: your confidence again. We know that every team missed the 724 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:40,360 Speaker 1: preseason and just the lack of hitting and training camp, 725 00:38:40,480 --> 00:38:43,480 Speaker 1: so hopefully it gets better. I do think the offenses 726 00:38:43,520 --> 00:38:46,000 Speaker 1: are ahead of the defenses right now, but that will change, 727 00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:49,200 Speaker 1: especially when we get to colder weather and weather becomes 728 00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:51,719 Speaker 1: a factor and not so much for us. But you know, 729 00:38:51,840 --> 00:38:53,719 Speaker 1: some of those back East games that teams have to 730 00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:57,560 Speaker 1: play regularly don't have to wait much longer. Five fifteen 731 00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:01,080 Speaker 1: is the kickoff on Monday Night, and of course we'll 732 00:39:01,080 --> 00:39:05,319 Speaker 1: break it all down on Tuesday here on Cardinals Cover two. 733 00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:08,680 Speaker 1: And on that note, Burg Gang, rest up, enjoy the weekend, 734 00:39:08,760 --> 00:39:12,480 Speaker 1: watch some football on Sunday because everyone, we'll be watching 735 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:16,680 Speaker 1: the Cardinals and Cowboys come Monday Night. Special thanks as 736 00:39:16,719 --> 00:39:20,640 Speaker 1: always to our executive producer Jim al Mohandro. For Mike Jarecki, 737 00:39:20,719 --> 00:39:22,879 Speaker 1: I'm Craig Riel Loup. We'll talk to you next time 738 00:39:23,160 --> 00:39:24,879 Speaker 1: here on Cardinals Cover two