1 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: Welcome bird Gang. On today's show, Darren Urban joins me, 2 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:08,960 Speaker 1: it's not just a football Friday, but a football Friday. 3 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,959 Speaker 1: After a much needed win and a win at home, 4 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: the defense through a pick party, while the offense looked 5 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 1: a lot different with the Andre Hopkins back on the field. 6 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,119 Speaker 1: It's Cardinals Cover two, Episode six h six, and it 7 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: starts now. Welcome to Cardinals Cover two. Hitting the backfield 8 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: and down he goes for a loss. JJ Watt Nailed It. 9 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyunday, proud partner of 10 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Acy 11 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: Cardinals dot com, Slash Podcasts. He's at the ten half 12 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 1: of five. He's in again, so for Harry Magic. WHOA, 13 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: here's Craig Grielou. So the previous two Thursday Night games, 14 00:00:56,760 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: Darren weeks five and six. Over those eight quarters of football, 15 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: did some research. Forty points scored with two touchdowns. Week 16 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: seven Thursday Night Cardinals and Saints seventy six points scored 17 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: with nine touchdowns. Amazon Prime has to be very happy that, hey, 18 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 1: there was something to watch on Thursday. That everybody's not 19 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: going to make the story the next day how terrible 20 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: Thursday night football was. And I find it interesting that 21 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: because I believe it was your question to Kyle Murray 22 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: earlier in the week about how things had gone the 23 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: previous two Thursdays. In his quote was we'll try not 24 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: to keep that standard going. Now, they did get some 25 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: help from the defense, but overall, I think the Cardinals 26 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: offense did make sure that that standard did not continue. 27 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: They scored twenty eight points and actually thirty points I 28 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: guess if you count the two point conversion on the 29 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: one of the return kicks. I mean, I think I 30 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 1: agree with Cliff Kingsbury, you know. I think he said 31 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,559 Speaker 1: after the game something on the lines of it was good, 32 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: it wasn't great offensively, and we need to keep getting better, 33 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: and he's right. I mean, there were still holes you 34 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: could see, but it was in a better place. And 35 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: again they scored twenty eight touchdowns and or twenty touchdowns 36 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: that would have been a record twenty eight points. So 37 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: I think that's a good step in the right direction. 38 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: And they won, and now they get a mini buy 39 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: over the weekend and kind of refresh going into Minnesota 40 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: forty two thirty four the final. The Cardinals beat the 41 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: Saints improved to three and four more on that record 42 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: in a moment. But just watching back Kingsbury's postgame press conference, 43 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: you could just see on his face the level of 44 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: disappointment with how things went offensively despite what they were 45 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: able to do. And he did not like the red 46 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: zone execution even though they were only three of four, 47 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: but it was that first drive where they had to 48 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: settle for a field goal and third downs three of 49 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: ten after going four of sixteen last week. So things 50 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: are trending in the right direction. And how much of 51 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 1: that now do we point to? Hey, DeAndre Hopkins is 52 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: back on the field, back within this offense, and that 53 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 1: is the reason for this offense being what it was 54 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: on Thursday. I mean, Craig, you've always been a big 55 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:18,119 Speaker 1: driver of the whole. Hey, what happens when Hopkins gets back? 56 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: And if it looks a lot better with Hopkins back, 57 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: you're you're gonna swing less towards Hey, Hopkins made this 58 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: all work better? And more like, Hey, why weren't things 59 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:31,919 Speaker 1: working better when you had time to plan without Hopkins? 60 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: I will say this, I think it looked better. I 61 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: don't think it looked great, and that isn't a knock 62 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 1: on anything, and I would you know. Again, they scored 63 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: twenty eight points. I think that means something. But it 64 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: was heavily reliant on DeAndre Hopkins, even though he came 65 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 1: back fourteen targets and he had more receiving yards than 66 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: all the other pass catchers combined. And you know, that 67 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: kind of makes you hesitate a little bit, just because 68 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: that's a lot of eggs in one basket. That said, 69 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: having Hopkins out there did make a difference. It clearly 70 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: made a difference during the week. You could tell it 71 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: made a difference during the week when you talk to 72 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: people and how things were going, and it played out 73 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: that way on the field. One player, not a quarterback, 74 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: should not make that big of a difference. That's my 75 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: contention with this offense, especially since you've known since April 76 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: at least publicly that he was not going to be 77 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: available for the first six games of the regular season. 78 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 1: But having DeAndre Hopkins just makes things easier for everyone, 79 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: play calling, reading defenses. It just opens up everything across 80 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: the board. And I liked how it looked. Now it's okay, 81 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:45,600 Speaker 1: can you build upon this? And now what do you do? 82 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: Because not every single week, sorry, DEHP. You're not going 83 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 1: to get those targets each and every week. And I 84 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: don't think, well, you wouldn't think defenses would let you. True. Yeah, 85 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: and the Saints played a lot of man coverage even 86 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 1: without their top two corners on the field, which had 87 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: hardly any corners by the end of the game. But 88 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 1: I'll say this, even when Hopkins doesn't get targeted, he 89 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: had three defensive holding penalties that he was able to draw, 90 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: two of which negated Kyle murray sacks. So it's even 91 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: whenever number ten is on the field. Yeah, good things 92 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 1: tend to happen. Oh yeah again, And I you and 93 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 1: I talked about this on different platforms, but it's like, 94 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: the bottom line is, he's a great wide receiver. He's 95 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: probably headed to Canton, you would think, or he's going 96 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 1: to be in the discussion. Yeah, that putting a guy 97 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: like that back on the field is going to matter. 98 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: And I we have a lot of conversations, but sometimes 99 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: I think it just boils down to that you had 100 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: a great player coming back. You know, it was his 101 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,479 Speaker 1: own doing that he wasn't there in the first place. 102 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: But I mean, I just I'm not necessarily I guess 103 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,599 Speaker 1: I'm a little surprised with maybe how many targets he 104 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: got given how long it's been since he played. But 105 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: you know what, he kind of foreshadowed that last last week. 106 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 1: This is all this week. He foreshadowed earlier in the 107 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 1: week when he said, you know, or Kyler did or 108 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: whoever did when they were talking about um that first 109 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: game in San Francisco where they barely practiced together, and 110 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden, he's targeted however many times, 111 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: seventeen times and catching fourteen balls in San Francisco. I 112 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: mean it felt a little bit like that, and you know, 113 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: you want some things to click in some other areas, 114 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 1: but I mean, again, he's you're a number one great receiver. 115 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 1: There's there's no question in my mind. He has not 116 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: dropped off at all. I think that was another thing 117 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: some people wondered like, and they they felt a little 118 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: burned after Patrick Peterson got suspended and then he came 119 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:55,840 Speaker 1: back and he didn't play super well, and people are like, well, what, 120 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: you know, maybe Hopkins the same thing, maybe this and that, 121 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 1: And instead he looked to me like the same old 122 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins, which is exactly what his team needs. You're 123 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: surprised by how much he played, even though that was 124 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: a big talking point going into the week. Looking at 125 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:14,239 Speaker 1: the snap counts sixty one of the sixty six offensive snaps. 126 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: Now he said he was prepared for it. Yeah, but 127 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: that seems like an awful lot. But to your point, 128 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: number one wide receiver, what are you gonna do with him, Well, 129 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: you're gonna play him well. And again, if you're not 130 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: playing aj Green and you're you're just trying to work 131 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: Robbie Anderson in. I mean, you don't have a whole 132 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: lot of choices. You only had so many receivers you 133 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: could put in there at that point. And I'm really 134 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: I'm not surprised. I mean, again, football is you can't 135 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: simulate football, is hop like to say. But I mean, 136 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: if you're in shape, you should be able to run 137 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: out there a bunch of times. And I mean it's 138 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: not like he's running fly patterns on every possession. Hopkins 139 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: said he wasn't winded during the game, but then he 140 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: mentioned that, yeah, I might need these ten days to 141 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: get ready my body ready for this next game against 142 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: the Vikings. The one interesting note about how Hopkins was 143 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: utilized next Gens stats and we talk about moving Hopkins 144 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: around predominantly. We've seen him play on the left side, 145 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: but he played four different receiver receiver alignments on Thursday. 146 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: He had three different alignments all of last season. And 147 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: I think that might be the next developments or formation 148 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: of this offense, making sure Hopkins doesn't get just told 149 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 1: all right, line up wide left and we'll go from there. Yeah, 150 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: it's funny that so much has always been made about 151 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 1: that and then all of a sudden he comes back 152 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: in and they do move him around, and he did 153 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: catch I don't know what the exact totals, but it 154 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 1: was about half and half. I think where he caught 155 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: his passes. His catch chart looked pretty balanced. Yeah, I 156 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: think that's super important. And I have noticed some different stuff. 157 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: They have to move hop around the you can see 158 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: pre snap. There's there's times when Rondell Moore is going 159 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: in motion or even Greg Dortch. I mean they're trying 160 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 1: to do I think a few different things. Doesn't always work, 161 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 1: hasn't always clicked, but I think they're trying to to 162 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:25,680 Speaker 1: to fix some things. And again, does that start with 163 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 1: hop Is it just coinciding that things kind of came 164 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: to a head where you had to make some changes 165 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:34,199 Speaker 1: at the same time hop was coming back. I don't think. 166 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: I don't think that the Cardinals coaches and Cliff Kingsbury 167 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 1: just sat back and said, well, Hops back, we're gonna 168 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 1: do everything exactly the same, We're just dropping him in. 169 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: I do think there was an effort made beyond that 170 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 1: to try and jump start what's ailing this offense. Well, 171 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 1: part of that might have been how Rondel Moore was utilized, 172 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: and the fact that we did not see a j 173 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 1: Green at all, at least on the football field. He 174 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: was standing on the sideline without his helmet the entire game. 175 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: I went back and looked, and from what I can tell, 176 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: it's the first time that he has been active on 177 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: game day and has not played a single snap in 178 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: his career. Yeah, and I'm just wondering now. Kingsbury mentioned 179 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 1: that's just how it kind of worked out. I'm interested 180 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 1: to see if that's how things continue going forward. I'll 181 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,680 Speaker 1: due respect to Cliff Kingsbury, I understand why he's gonna 182 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 1: say that. You don't want to make it a big thing, 183 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: but usually you don't go from sixty to zero instead 184 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: of zero to sixty, you know, Ad Gray was playing 185 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,320 Speaker 1: a significant amount of snaps every game and then he 186 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,679 Speaker 1: went to none. And he's not hurt. And he not 187 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 1: only did he not play yesterday, but I mean we're 188 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 1: not talking about like he's sitting there in his helmet 189 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: or whole the even holding his helmet over near you know, 190 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:56,080 Speaker 1: where the offensive players are being shuttled in every play, 191 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: he was fifteen yards away from them almost the whole time, 192 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 1: kind of watching it, you know, doing the whole look 193 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: where you kind of tuck your hands underneath your shoulder, 194 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:08,959 Speaker 1: pads up by your neck. I mean, I'm sure he 195 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:12,200 Speaker 1: knew what was coming. He had to and and I 196 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: think unfortunately AJ Green's to the point in his career 197 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 1: where he's he hasn't been as effective as everybody would like. 198 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 1: And you know, I think between Robbie Anderson walking and 199 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: I think Robbie Anderson's ultimately going to be what really 200 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: hurts here. Because you had Hopkins coming in, I think 201 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 1: A J. Green was going to be his playing time 202 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:35,959 Speaker 1: was going to be in trouble anyways, because with hop 203 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 1: coming back and with Hollywood Brown out there, who's obviously 204 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: not you know, that was something that was going to 205 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 1: be impact and as we talk about it, what does 206 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 1: it look like when Hollywood Brown comes back. You've got 207 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 1: You're gonna have hop and Hollywood Brown and Robbie Anderson 208 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: and Rondale Moore. And that doesn't even count Greg Dortch, 209 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: who had a touchdown and probably is deserving of some 210 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:04,079 Speaker 1: playing time. I mean, they're gonna have too many receivers. 211 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:07,319 Speaker 1: It's a good problem to have. And you're right, I 212 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 1: don't know how this is all going to play out 213 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 1: in a month, month and a half, two months, however 214 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: long Hollywood is out. But just looking at the snap counts, 215 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 1: and it's clear that Rondel Moore was AJ Green Thursday 216 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: night against the Saints because he played eighty nine percent 217 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:26,200 Speaker 1: of the snaps. Dorch was on the field for fifty 218 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 1: three percent of the snaps, and Robbie Anderson twelve snaps. 219 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 1: And I see the funny thing is you say that 220 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:34,560 Speaker 1: about More, but More played that much last week. Moore 221 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: has been playing a lot. He was in Green's role 222 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 1: to allow Greg Dortch to be on the football field. 223 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:43,440 Speaker 1: And remember, as I pointed out to you earlier in 224 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: the week, the unofficial or official depth chart that the 225 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: team releases had AJ Green or Ron del Moore. You 226 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 1: did point that out to me. So is this something 227 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 1: that again, does Ron del Moore become Aj Green? That 228 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 1: spot to allow a Robbie Anderson and a Greg You 229 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 1: get on the field to where you say, all right, Aj, 230 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: You're gonna be here. Loved having you case of emergency, 231 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 1: but otherwise there's just not a spot for you right now. 232 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 1: That would be my guess, That would be my guests, 233 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 1: is probably how it's going to play out. We will 234 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: see and you know, injuries still happen, and um, but 235 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 1: if he's not playing now and again when Hollywood comes back, 236 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: I just somebody was always going to be the odd 237 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:25,959 Speaker 1: man out, and right now it just looks like it's 238 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:31,320 Speaker 1: Aj Green. The Dortch conversation kind of really grew last 239 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 1: week because just how effective he was. So does this 240 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: make Greg Dortsch's mom like prescient? Maybe everyone knew before 241 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 1: we did what was to come? My guesses, you know, 242 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: the game plan is released and maybe son and I 243 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:48,439 Speaker 1: think Greg George might have known what was going on. 244 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: I'm sure I'm sure he was, but I mean just 245 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:54,599 Speaker 1: looking at the numbers, when you yes, rondel Moore's a 246 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 1: second round pick and Greg Dortch is a great story, 247 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: but who's more effective? And it had been Rake Dortsch. Yes, 248 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,560 Speaker 1: Rundell Moore was hurt, but he comes back and wasn't 249 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: as effective, and Dortche all of a sudden sitting on 250 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 1: the sideline wondering why am I not playing? I'm better. 251 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:10,199 Speaker 1: I have shown that I am better than what is 252 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: currently out on the football field. I don't I don't 253 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 1: disagree with that. And you know, he got a touchdown 254 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 1: yesterday and I think that's still a great story. And 255 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 1: you know, again, if Cliff Kingsbury bigger picture is going 256 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 1: to talk about, hey, maybe I would consider giving up 257 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 1: play calling if it meant wins or whatever. I mean 258 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 1: that that ends up going up and it should go 259 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 1: up and down the whole way. I mean, if the 260 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 1: coach is willing to give up something like that, it's 261 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 1: probably going to impact players too. And if they decide 262 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 1: that player X is going to be better out on 263 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 1: the field than player why, then player X is going 264 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 1: to get that playing time. And I think that's kind 265 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 1: of where they are. I mean, in theory, that's what 266 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 1: you're always supposed to be doing, but we all know 267 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: that that's not always the case. Well, what happens now 268 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 1: at running back based off how you know? Benjamin looked 269 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: made that very clear. He did, He made it very 270 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 1: very clear. And that's why I asked the question. James 271 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: Connor is still RB one and it was and I 272 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: was never anticipating that kind of a change based off 273 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: one game. But I understand why the question was asked 274 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: because I know, I understand the fan base is going 275 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 1: to ask that a issue product. Let's see more of eno, Benjamin. 276 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: I'm here for the people. Yes, yes, you are you. 277 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 1: You have made that very very clear, like much like 278 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: Cliff Kingsbury, because you knew if it wasn't asked on Thursday, 279 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:34,720 Speaker 1: how many questions in the mail back where you're going 280 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: to get about you know, Benjamin? But go back that's true, 281 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: but go back to how well this offense performed last 282 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 1: year when you had two running backs, different running backs 283 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 1: and Connor and Chase Edmonds? Can you know, Benjamin be 284 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 1: Chase Edmonds to where maybe you don't see a lot 285 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 1: of playing time, but when both are healthy, the offense 286 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 1: is moving along. No, And that's that's what's going to 287 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: be fascinating to see because when last year there it 288 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 1: felt like there was more of a split between Chase 289 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 1: Edmonds and James Connor in terms of playing time. Now, 290 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: James Connor is getting, when he's healthy, the vast bulk 291 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 1: of the plays, and I'm wondering if that shifts a 292 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: little bit. Maybe James Connor still RB one, but instead 293 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: of getting sixty five percent of the plays, he's getting 294 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: fifty five percent of the plays, and you go, you know, 295 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 1: forty percent with Eno and then I don't know. I mean, 296 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: Darryl Williams is still in this mix too, and I 297 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 1: think Kante Ingram has shown some things. All it tells 298 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: me is you've got some options for the future. You're 299 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 1: in good shape now and you've got some options for 300 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: the future. You know. The big question for me now 301 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 1: is like, you know, do you just well, you know what, 302 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 1: We're not going to get into this. This is covered too. 303 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 1: I don't need to be talking about next year's running 304 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: back offseason, going to the contracts and we don't need 305 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:58,480 Speaker 1: to we don't need to do that. Well, you paid 306 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 1: a lot of money to James Connor. Yeah, you know, 307 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 1: Benjamin's going to be a free agent, Jonathan Ward's going 308 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:06,159 Speaker 1: to be a free agent, Darryl Williams is going to 309 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:09,120 Speaker 1: be a free one more year. Does he have another year? 310 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:12,440 Speaker 1: He was drafted in twenty and all those guys signed 311 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: four years, so he's got one more year. So you're 312 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:18,439 Speaker 1: I mean, you're you're set at running back and you 313 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:21,120 Speaker 1: like what keyanteingra I'll say this, he is when he's 314 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:23,720 Speaker 1: in open space. There was that one play where he 315 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 1: made three four guys miss and even him postgames. That 316 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: was the catch. Okay, the catch was pretty amazing, and 317 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:35,919 Speaker 1: that's another dynamic. I mean, not the catch, but the 318 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,159 Speaker 1: run after the catch. You need to be able to 319 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 1: do both, especially in this offense as a running back, 320 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: not only run between the tackles, but showed that you're 321 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 1: capable of catching the ball out of the backfield. And 322 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 1: I think the Cardinals from a talent standpoint, have that 323 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: in both Connor Benjamin and Keyante ingram. I like that trio. 324 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 1: But Jonathan Ward's on ir Darryl Williams is banged up. 325 00:17:56,880 --> 00:18:00,639 Speaker 1: What happens? You kept five for a reason? Well, again, 326 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:03,119 Speaker 1: you get to the point where it's like you're playing 327 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:07,120 Speaker 1: who you think is the best, and that is what 328 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: is going to end up happening. And I think there's 329 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:11,160 Speaker 1: so many things that James Connor brings to the table 330 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:14,440 Speaker 1: that they love. But the other thing too, is he 331 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 1: even once he comes back, you know, does he stay healthy? 332 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:21,119 Speaker 1: You know you're gonna need those other guys. So you know, again, 333 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:24,159 Speaker 1: it's the NFL so year to year and right now 334 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 1: we question why they kept all the running backs, and 335 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: right now it seems like it paid off for them. 336 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:32,639 Speaker 1: Speaking of health, here on Cardinals Cover two presented by Hyunday, 337 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:35,399 Speaker 1: proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. Before we switch to 338 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: the defense, the offensive line, Billy Price gets two starts 339 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 1: at center. Max Garcia leaves the game early. Cody Ford 340 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: preston to duty, and I know you're surprised that he 341 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:51,160 Speaker 1: was one eligible for that game on Thursday and then 342 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: be played. But what do you do now on the 343 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: offensive line, because, as I noted to you during the 344 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:59,199 Speaker 1: game last night, Rodney Hudson walking up and down that 345 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:03,360 Speaker 1: sideline noticeable limp. I don't know when, if at all, 346 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 1: we see Hudson back on the football field. Well, I 347 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 1: think I think Billy Price is probably going to be 348 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 1: your center for now. The Cody Ford thing is interesting. 349 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: I mean, Pew's done now, you don't know what's gonna 350 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 1: happen with Max Garcia. Cody Ford played fifty three snaps, 351 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:22,160 Speaker 1: which is ramping up real quick considering he really hasn't practiced. 352 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 1: I was looking right before we came on here with 353 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 1: the Pro Football Focus grades. I know those aren't the 354 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 1: end all be all. Cody Ford didn't have the greatest grade. 355 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:34,640 Speaker 1: He really didn't have a great grade run blocking, and that's, 356 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 1: you know, what you're hoping to get, you know. I 357 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:41,439 Speaker 1: sometimes and I know there were times against the Saints 358 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 1: Thursday night, and I'm not saying these were Cody Ford, 359 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: I don't know, but there was a couple of times 360 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: where there was like a jailbreak on a on a 361 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 1: run play and it was just like, I mean, at 362 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 1: one point Keyante Ingram had eight carries for ten yards 363 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: and that included an eleven yard run. So that's not ideal, 364 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 1: you know, you And again that's not always on the 365 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 1: offensive line, but there was definitely times where there was 366 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 1: no room to run. So they're gonna have to figure 367 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 1: some stuff out. Cody Ford's a great example of trying to. 368 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 1: I mean, that's a guy who is going to be 369 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: a free agent, and I think one of the reasons 370 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:15,920 Speaker 1: they traded for him, and they traded a fourth round 371 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:18,720 Speaker 1: pick for him. Yeah, I mean, you would think you'd 372 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 1: want him for more than just this year. You've barely 373 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 1: seen him, So is he gonna do enough for you 374 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 1: to say I want to make sure I signed him 375 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:30,159 Speaker 1: going forward? That's fascinating proposition. DJ Humphries also did not 376 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: finish that game. His midsection was wrapped and hopefully it's 377 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:37,919 Speaker 1: nothing serious. Josh Jones ended up playing left tackle to 378 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: close out that game. But not only did we see 379 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: this offense huddle a little bit more, which Kyler mentioned 380 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: post game, but it seemed like there was more movement 381 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: on that offensive line as far as DJ Humphries pulling 382 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:54,160 Speaker 1: to the middle of the line and making some great 383 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:57,959 Speaker 1: blocks to spring an Eno. Benjamin just seemed to be Again, 384 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 1: didn't always look great as far as the result, but 385 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:04,399 Speaker 1: there was enough moving parts that overall the offense looked 386 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:06,959 Speaker 1: a lot better. Now, again, how much is that DeAndre 387 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: Hopkins and how much is this coaching staff Going six 388 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:12,159 Speaker 1: games in we're not doing anything. We have to do 389 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:14,640 Speaker 1: something to change it because it hasn't worked. I think 390 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 1: there's a little of a lot of that. I mean again, 391 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:20,679 Speaker 1: moving some of those offensive linemen around in space. I 392 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 1: think there was a play early in the game where 393 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: Eno had to get a first down I think, and 394 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 1: they got humphreeze. I mean he wasn't pulling because he 395 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 1: wasn't going across, but so he was going left to 396 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: his left. He's a left half going to his left. 397 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 1: But he was basically working as a the personal protector 398 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 1: of Eno and he got out there and it was 399 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:44,200 Speaker 1: impressed on him. He was the athletic when he got 400 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 1: out there, and it worked and the play worked, and 401 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 1: you know, again, I think doing what you can to 402 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:56,479 Speaker 1: kind of, like you say, kind of figure some stuff out. 403 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:59,400 Speaker 1: Aside from the Hopkins thing, I think is super important 404 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 1: right now. Defensively, this was statistically not a great game, 405 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 1: thirty four points, almost five hundred yards of offense allowed. 406 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:13,680 Speaker 1: But as Vance Joseph likes to say, yards don't really 407 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 1: matter that much. What do you do inside the twenty 408 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:17,959 Speaker 1: yard line? And I know he's not going to be 409 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:21,200 Speaker 1: happy on those last couple of touchdowns late in the game, 410 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:23,639 Speaker 1: But how much of that was just human nature of 411 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:25,919 Speaker 1: the guys relaxing a little bit, wanted that clock to 412 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: click down to zero. So they could walk off the 413 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 1: field for the first time in almost a year at 414 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 1: home with the win. So the big takeaway is literally 415 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:37,679 Speaker 1: that the three interceptions and the two pick sixes. But 416 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 1: for me, the best takeaway was Antonio Hamilton's end zone 417 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 1: interception because at that point, if that scores, now you're 418 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 1: down fourteen to three. And yeah, the pick sixes give 419 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: you points. But I think that first one was perhaps 420 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: maybe the best of the three. I would maybe not 421 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:57,679 Speaker 1: the best, but the most important, most important, not the 422 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: best looking, but the most important interception. Um, yeah, I look, 423 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: the defense is gonna watch this tape and wish they 424 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: did some things differently. I don't think there's any question 425 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:11,920 Speaker 1: about it. They gave up a lot of long passes 426 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 1: to a let's face it, a mid quarterback throwing to 427 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:21,199 Speaker 1: other than a first round draft pick. A lot of 428 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:24,440 Speaker 1: guys that I mean. Kevin White got a sixty four 429 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:28,680 Speaker 1: yard catching run. Kevin White former Arizona Cardinal. Kevin White, 430 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:36,159 Speaker 1: former Arizona Cardinal great from the training camp of twenty nineteen. Twenty, yes, twenty, 431 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:38,400 Speaker 1: I believe it was twenty nineteen. He was here briefly. 432 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:43,200 Speaker 1: I remember interviewing camp. I think it was Cliff Kingsbury's 433 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 1: first by the way, he looked every bit as fast 434 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 1: as we've all seen him, and it was yeah sixty. 435 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 1: Um so yeah, I mean I think, um it didn't 436 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 1: look super pretty. They made the plays when they needed to. 437 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 1: They they were old one. I'm sorry, I think this 438 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 1: defense was old one. They were old one where they 439 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 1: didn't play all that great and the offense picked them up. 440 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 1: And let's face it, the defense still scored two touchdowns themselves, 441 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:15,439 Speaker 1: so that counts. Although can I just stay for the record, 442 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:17,919 Speaker 1: I put out there that it's the first time the 443 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: Cardinals had forty points under Cliff Kingsbury, and you got 444 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 1: all these people saying I had one person tweet at 445 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:28,680 Speaker 1: me he didn't he doesn't deserve it because the the 446 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:31,439 Speaker 1: the defense scored two touchdowns. Somebody else said, yeah, but 447 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: the defense scored two touches. I'm like, what do you what? 448 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: I don't have the head coach, that's that's part of 449 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 1: the team. I was confused on people trying to argue that, 450 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 1: which I know why they're arguing that. It's it's disingenuous, 451 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,400 Speaker 1: but that I know why they're arguing it. Um, so 452 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: the defense getting points is a it's a huge thing. 453 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:53,119 Speaker 1: And I didn't get the sense, to be honest, that 454 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:55,200 Speaker 1: I mean, the defense is gonna say they need to 455 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 1: play better. I didn't get the sense that they were 456 00:24:56,840 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 1: all busted up that they didn't play better. Now one, 457 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:05,000 Speaker 1: you know, the Simmons interception was fantastic. The Marco Wilson 458 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 1: won the runback was cool, and the jump Marco was 459 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 1: lucky that went through the guy's hands. I mean he 460 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:12,719 Speaker 1: was open. He was going to get a big gainer 461 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:15,119 Speaker 1: if it doesn't go right through the hands. And Marco 462 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:16,800 Speaker 1: just happened to be in the right place, right time. 463 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:19,440 Speaker 1: And I you know, sometimes you need breaks like that. 464 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:21,879 Speaker 1: And and I don't you know, I don't you know 465 00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:24,400 Speaker 1: somebody heard somebody talking about a while. If it wasn't 466 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 1: for those two interceptions, the Cardinals would have been in trouble. 467 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:29,680 Speaker 1: I'm like, yeah, but there were the two interceptions. You 468 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:31,720 Speaker 1: don't get to you don't get to play that game. 469 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 1: You don't get to say, well, if this didn't happen, 470 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:36,640 Speaker 1: I mean you can, but it makes no sense then, 471 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:39,680 Speaker 1: you know. That's that's like the Saints on the other 472 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:44,640 Speaker 1: side saying, well, if DeAndre Hopkins doesn't come back, yeah, 473 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 1: it doesn't quite work that way. Two weeks ago, Vants 474 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 1: Joseph was asked what the next step was for his defense, 475 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 1: and he talked about making game changing plays. So three 476 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:56,680 Speaker 1: game changing plays when you're talking about takeaways, and there 477 00:25:56,680 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 1: were some past breakups, past deflections, especially on third. Zach 478 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:02,880 Speaker 1: Allen had another pass defense to I mean, the man 479 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:06,280 Speaker 1: from a defensive line spot might be on his way 480 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 1: at a ten past breakups this season, which would be 481 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 1: unheard of. I like what this defense is doing because Darren, 482 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:16,920 Speaker 1: if you look at it, it's outside of JJ Watt, 483 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 1: it's all draft picks. It's all homegrown talent. Yeah, you 484 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:24,080 Speaker 1: sprinkle in a Ben Nieman and a Tanner Vallejo. But 485 00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 1: of the fourteen players that had thirty three percent of 486 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:32,320 Speaker 1: the snaps on eleven of them were draft picks. Look, 487 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 1: that's that is encouraging. Cam Thomas played twenty four snaps yesterday. 488 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:41,199 Speaker 1: My J. Sanders was up to sixteen. My J. Sanders 489 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 1: missed a bad tackle, and there are things that are 490 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 1: gonna have to get better. I noticed Cam Thomas a 491 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:50,280 Speaker 1: number of his snaps were essentially as an interior linement. 492 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:53,400 Speaker 1: If you're talking about three four defense, which is where 493 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 1: they're where his I think his football life is headed, 494 00:26:57,000 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 1: which makes sense. But I think getting those draft picks 495 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:06,919 Speaker 1: to work, having them play well again they won that. 496 00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:10,119 Speaker 1: I agree with you. The defense got soft on the 497 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 1: last touchdown drive because they were just trying to make 498 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: the Saints eat clock. It's still a little concerning because 499 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:19,359 Speaker 1: if you give up an onside kick at the very end, 500 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: they're gonna have a chance to potentially tie. And the 501 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:23,800 Speaker 1: way that game was going, it never should have been 502 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 1: that close. But I'm picking a Knitz right now. Craig 503 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:30,240 Speaker 1: Zavian Collins once again one hundred percent of the snaps 504 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 1: for the fourth straight game. He led the team in 505 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:35,120 Speaker 1: tackles with nine second straight week he's been the top 506 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 1: tackler on the defense and Isaiah Simmons. His postgame conversation 507 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:45,600 Speaker 1: with Paul CALVISI was enlightening just because of his response 508 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:49,720 Speaker 1: on that interception and Simmons talking about playing within this scheme, 509 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:52,760 Speaker 1: not trying to do too much. And that's been the 510 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:55,679 Speaker 1: biggest criticism of him the past couple of years is 511 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 1: he likes to make the wow plays, make the highlight 512 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 1: plays as opposed to just the normal first quarter play 513 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 1: to get a tackle and let the game come to him. 514 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:08,760 Speaker 1: That interception one, it was an outstanding play one handed, 515 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: but he was basically playing middle of the field, reading 516 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:15,479 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton's eyes and then figuring out where to go, 517 00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 1: as opposed to kind of looking around and say, all right, 518 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:22,120 Speaker 1: let me get this ball and get the takeaway. So 519 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: that I think might be the next step for an 520 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:28,120 Speaker 1: Isaiah Simmons to realize where he fits and continues, as 521 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:31,959 Speaker 1: Cliff mentioned, getting refocused after week one. Wouldn't it be 522 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,880 Speaker 1: something Craig if by the end of the season they're 523 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:36,439 Speaker 1: not there yet, but if by the end of the 524 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 1: season Isaiah Simmons and Zaven Collins turned into basically exactly 525 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:43,440 Speaker 1: what the Cardinals were thinking, they could be all two 526 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 1: tall trees in the middle of the defense, would be 527 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:51,880 Speaker 1: pretty amazed. Balls. It's the being patient with young players, 528 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:54,320 Speaker 1: something Vance Joseph talked about earlier in the week, and 529 00:28:54,360 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 1: we discussed exactly that everyone in the offseason. Yes, patience 530 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: is a wonderful world, and then once the regular season 531 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 1: begins Week one, it's you're a bust to get them out. 532 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:08,560 Speaker 1: Find someone else. I mean, Kyler might yell at you 533 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:12,800 Speaker 1: if you're not patient. Yes, you want to get into 534 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:17,280 Speaker 1: that the conversation saying between quarterback and head coach. I mean, 535 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:21,080 Speaker 1: I was, I was. I was impressed how they handled 536 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 1: the postgame, but it did remind me, you know, I'm 537 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:31,320 Speaker 1: I'm an old head, how so yeah, thanks for that. Um, 538 00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 1: I get where everybody was coming from. Kyler basically said 539 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 1: he was he was basically telling Cliff to chill out 540 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:47,400 Speaker 1: in a in ah using a naughty word. Yes, so okay, 541 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:51,440 Speaker 1: I get that. But as an older person that has 542 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 1: had younger people tell me to chill out before that, 543 00:29:55,680 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 1: doesn't you know, I'll be I'll be curious to know. 544 00:29:57,960 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: I mean, Cliff said, it is what it is, and 545 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:01,560 Speaker 1: it's the heat a battle. We'll see what it happens. 546 00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:04,840 Speaker 1: I would have to know exactly more what's going on. 547 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 1: A long time ago in my former life, I was 548 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:13,360 Speaker 1: I was coaching a basketball team of high school freshman. 549 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:17,800 Speaker 1: It was like a wreck team, and and actually not freshman, 550 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:20,600 Speaker 1: they were probably juniors by then. They weren't great players, 551 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 1: but we were a decent team. And one of the 552 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:28,000 Speaker 1: players did something which I had gotten and he came 553 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:31,040 Speaker 1: to the bench and I'm like, I started explaining. I 554 00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:32,720 Speaker 1: started getting on him for doing it, and he goes, 555 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:35,320 Speaker 1: I know, I know, I know, and I did tell him. 556 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 1: I'm like, well, if you knew, why didn't you do it? 557 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:41,680 Speaker 1: And that's that's that's I felt like that was a 558 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:43,160 Speaker 1: little bit of the Kyla like I know, I know, 559 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 1: I know, in a much more heated way. And I'm 560 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:49,040 Speaker 1: sure Cliff is thinking, well, if you know, you know, 561 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:51,760 Speaker 1: I don't know exactly what happened, the way it was explained, 562 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 1: the way it kind of came down, the way even 563 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:56,440 Speaker 1: Kyler kind of took a little bit. It sure sounded 564 00:30:56,480 --> 00:31:01,520 Speaker 1: like Kyler probably could have done was to blame for it, 565 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:05,840 Speaker 1: I guess. But it's the magic of those primetime games 566 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:10,120 Speaker 1: with all the extra cameras. Though it feels like Kyler 567 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:12,400 Speaker 1: and Cliff always get caught on something when they're on 568 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:14,320 Speaker 1: a primetime game. So I guess now we mark the 569 00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:16,920 Speaker 1: time until Mexico City and see what else happens. It's 570 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:20,000 Speaker 1: one of two ways. One you like the passion between 571 00:31:20,040 --> 00:31:22,400 Speaker 1: the head coach and the quarterback on the other side, 572 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:25,560 Speaker 1: and so you got the quarterback disrespecting the head coach 573 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 1: and it gets captured on film, and you go back 574 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:30,800 Speaker 1: to the sideline demeanor of Kyler Murray that's been dogging 575 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:35,120 Speaker 1: him since he first arrived. Bottom line is they handled 576 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:39,680 Speaker 1: it postgame fine, and Kyler took more responsibility and something 577 00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:42,000 Speaker 1: he doesn't quite do a whole heck of a lot 578 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:45,840 Speaker 1: as far as postgame putting it on his shoulders versus others. 579 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 1: So I liked that aspect of obviously not the same 580 00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:52,120 Speaker 1: thing in a lot of ways, but it reminded me 581 00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:54,600 Speaker 1: a little bit of the Jordan Pool Draymond Green thing. 582 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:59,040 Speaker 1: From the standpoint of this stuff happens more than people think. 583 00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:03,240 Speaker 1: When it gets caught on camera and becomes a national story, 584 00:32:03,440 --> 00:32:07,440 Speaker 1: then people want to talk about it. It does get handled. 585 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:11,280 Speaker 1: It doesn't mean everything is always hunky dory between the 586 00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:15,880 Speaker 1: two parties, but you make it work. And you know, again, 587 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,200 Speaker 1: I can say for a fact there were a number 588 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:24,120 Speaker 1: of times when there were players that weren't happy with BA. 589 00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:28,760 Speaker 1: You know, when Bruce arians was here. That happens. I'm 590 00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:32,480 Speaker 1: a boss, I'm it usually doesn't always happen to my face, 591 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:34,640 Speaker 1: but I'm sure there are times when some of the 592 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:38,800 Speaker 1: people I oversee aren't big fans of mine. You make 593 00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:43,080 Speaker 1: it work. I would never disrespect Darren Urban as far 594 00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:45,320 Speaker 1: as I know exactly as far as you know. By 595 00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:47,760 Speaker 1: the way, it might not that sideline exchange might not 596 00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:51,440 Speaker 1: get talked about. It's not going to get talked a 597 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:55,160 Speaker 1: lot about, maybe on this Friday because of what happened 598 00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:58,760 Speaker 1: late in the game nationally, And I don't know if 599 00:32:58,800 --> 00:33:01,560 Speaker 1: Amazon Prime or big fans of an Adam Schefter and 600 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:04,640 Speaker 1: even and Rappaport considering it was the fourth quarter, and 601 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:06,880 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you look and everyone's waiting for 602 00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 1: listening to to Dave passion ron hopefully on the broadcast, 603 00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:15,360 Speaker 1: and at one point Dave Lilly pauses goes, is there 604 00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 1: there blue check mark? Is it the blue check mark there? Okay, 605 00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:21,800 Speaker 1: all right, I'm just gonna read this as it stated. 606 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:25,280 Speaker 1: And we get the news that Christian McCaffrey is now 607 00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:27,920 Speaker 1: in the NFC West, acquired by the forty nine ers, 608 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:30,520 Speaker 1: who the Cardinals still have yet to play. And now 609 00:33:30,600 --> 00:33:35,200 Speaker 1: get Christian McCaffrey three times maybe four this year if 610 00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 1: there's a postseason meeting. Well, I mean unless he gets 611 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:42,440 Speaker 1: traded again now, or unless he gets hurts. Oh yeah, 612 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 1: that's isn't that the thing right now? I mean, yeah, 613 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:47,920 Speaker 1: they get they got to play the forty nine ers. 614 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:51,040 Speaker 1: Two more times, but and and they might see Christian 615 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:54,800 Speaker 1: McCaffrey two more times in addition, but they handled them 616 00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:58,680 Speaker 1: pretty decently the first time. Now, much different situation in 617 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:02,880 Speaker 1: forty nine Ers than the Pas, but that's again, he's 618 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:05,440 Speaker 1: got to stay healthy and he has not been able 619 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:07,800 Speaker 1: to do that. So we'll see, we'll see what happens. 620 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:09,719 Speaker 1: A forty nine sure seemed like they're pushing a lot 621 00:34:09,719 --> 00:34:12,120 Speaker 1: of chips in the middle of the table with this one. 622 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:15,799 Speaker 1: A second, third, and fourth round pick in twenty twenty three, 623 00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:18,799 Speaker 1: a fifth round selection in twenty twenty four, and yeah, 624 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:21,319 Speaker 1: going all in or whatever you want to call it. 625 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:26,839 Speaker 1: Every team wants to win. But considering that once upon 626 00:34:26,840 --> 00:34:28,560 Speaker 1: a time this team was led by Trey Lance, he 627 00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:30,520 Speaker 1: gets hurt, which might be the best thing that's happened 628 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:32,399 Speaker 1: to that forty nine Ers team as far as a 629 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:36,399 Speaker 1: capable quarterback that has experienced such a hater, not a hater, 630 00:34:36,560 --> 00:34:39,239 Speaker 1: just realist as far as what Jimmy Garoppolo can do, 631 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:42,640 Speaker 1: because this forty nine Ers team, now, we'll see what 632 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:47,520 Speaker 1: happens this weekend as they hosted Chiefs. But they healthwise, 633 00:34:47,600 --> 00:34:50,160 Speaker 1: if they can stay healthy, they got a solid defense 634 00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:53,680 Speaker 1: and a very good offense. Well, they haven't stayed healthy, 635 00:34:53,880 --> 00:34:57,440 Speaker 1: that's yes, and they just traded for a guy. And 636 00:34:57,800 --> 00:34:59,480 Speaker 1: to me, the forty nine ers are like the king 637 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:01,440 Speaker 1: of the team that would be able to take guys 638 00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:04,920 Speaker 1: that are just running backs and turn and turn them 639 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:07,759 Speaker 1: into productive So I guess I'm a little surprised at it, 640 00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:11,720 Speaker 1: but I don't know. I know the Rams were apparently 641 00:35:11,760 --> 00:35:13,919 Speaker 1: in on the discussions too, so maybe it just came 642 00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:15,960 Speaker 1: down to, not only do we need a running back, 643 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:17,440 Speaker 1: but we got to make sure that this guy doesn't 644 00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:21,759 Speaker 1: go to the Rams. Surprised there wasn't a first round selection. Look, 645 00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:27,239 Speaker 1: bottom line, I am definitely on the You gotta be 646 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:30,520 Speaker 1: super careful about paying running backs these days because they 647 00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:34,520 Speaker 1: don't stay healthy and their shelf life is short. And 648 00:35:34,680 --> 00:35:37,680 Speaker 1: you know, Derrick Henry is one of the outlets, or 649 00:35:38,239 --> 00:35:40,800 Speaker 1: or how Adrian Peterson was. But for the most part, 650 00:35:41,960 --> 00:35:45,400 Speaker 1: guys get banged up and it's an unfortunate part of 651 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:48,240 Speaker 1: the job. And I'm not taking It's not a personal 652 00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:50,880 Speaker 1: thing for me. I just I just don't get it, 653 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:54,800 Speaker 1: and I don't understand. You know, he's he's very manageable 654 00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:57,200 Speaker 1: this year, Christian McCaffrey, but if they keep him going forward. 655 00:35:57,239 --> 00:35:59,960 Speaker 1: It's twelve million dollars a year for a guy who 656 00:36:00,080 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 1: may or may not be healthy. And I don't know 657 00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:05,440 Speaker 1: if I don't know if anybody needs that at a 658 00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:08,840 Speaker 1: running back position right now. By the way, forty nine Ers, Seahawks, 659 00:36:08,840 --> 00:36:11,479 Speaker 1: and Rams all three and three Rams are off this week. 660 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:14,680 Speaker 1: Seahawks are at the Chargers, forty nine Ers host the Chiefs. 661 00:36:14,719 --> 00:36:17,160 Speaker 1: You could very well be looking at three teams at 662 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:19,479 Speaker 1: three and four, with the Rams at three and three. 663 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:22,680 Speaker 1: That's why Thursday night, the difference between three and four 664 00:36:22,719 --> 00:36:26,040 Speaker 1: and two and five looms so large. The Cardinals still 665 00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:29,080 Speaker 1: right there within the division and the rest of the NFC. 666 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:33,400 Speaker 1: I mean that Thursday Night went over the Saints, regardless 667 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:36,719 Speaker 1: of how it happened against whom was absolutely huge. No, 668 00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:39,080 Speaker 1: they had to have it to stay in the race. Now, 669 00:36:39,120 --> 00:36:41,600 Speaker 1: I'm not getting ahead of anything. They're still winless in 670 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:44,600 Speaker 1: the division. They got a lot of important games left. 671 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:46,839 Speaker 1: Their next game is against the very good Vikings team, 672 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:49,960 Speaker 1: well record wise, a very good Vikings team, so you know, 673 00:36:50,320 --> 00:36:53,640 Speaker 1: we'll see where it goes. But at two and five 674 00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:56,879 Speaker 1: it would have been a disaster. So three and four 675 00:36:56,960 --> 00:36:59,879 Speaker 1: is very doable. You're still in it, but you're still 676 00:37:00,040 --> 00:37:03,440 Speaker 1: to me very much about it's not about scoreboard watching 677 00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:06,839 Speaker 1: as much as getting your own house in order. By 678 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:10,480 Speaker 1: the way, you're gonna do the Jordan Hicks story next week, 679 00:37:10,719 --> 00:37:15,840 Speaker 1: Patrick Peterson's story next week again, Patrick Peterson story again, 680 00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:18,480 Speaker 1: Patrick Peterson. Apparently he's been playing pretty well. He's got 681 00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:20,320 Speaker 1: what I look at it. I think he leads a 682 00:37:20,360 --> 00:37:22,839 Speaker 1: team and passes defense. He's got an interception. Jordan Hicks 683 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:26,440 Speaker 1: is the leaning tackler on the Vikings team, so changes 684 00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:29,840 Speaker 1: teams but continues to be productive. And Dick Vigils on 685 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:33,120 Speaker 1: IR five and one. Yeah, yeah, so we can't have 686 00:37:33,160 --> 00:37:38,480 Speaker 1: the Nick vigil revenge game either. Started Battle of Inside Linebackers. 687 00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:41,359 Speaker 1: It's perfect storyline for you on easy Cardinals dot com. Well, 688 00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:43,279 Speaker 1: you gotta be a hater. You are such a hater. 689 00:37:43,360 --> 00:37:45,400 Speaker 1: Now you're gonna come up with a different storyline. But 690 00:37:45,440 --> 00:37:47,760 Speaker 1: you have extra time because you have a free weekend, Darren, 691 00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:55,960 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna use it, baby, big plans. No, No, okay, 692 00:37:56,880 --> 00:37:59,960 Speaker 1: well there's still time. No, there's not, no okay. I'm 693 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:02,000 Speaker 1: I'm just going to enjoy not having to go anywhere 694 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:05,799 Speaker 1: on a Sunday final score on Thursday forty two to 695 00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:09,120 Speaker 1: thirty four. Cardinals get the win and yes, a victory 696 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:12,759 Speaker 1: Friday here on Cardinals cover two. Darren, appreciate it and 697 00:38:13,080 --> 00:38:15,000 Speaker 1: you can go. You can have the rest of the 698 00:38:15,080 --> 00:38:17,040 Speaker 1: day off and the rest of the weekend off. I 699 00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:20,640 Speaker 1: appreciate it. Thanks boss. Yes see, I'm a good boss, Darren. 700 00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:23,799 Speaker 1: Maybe that's so much. On that note, we will put 701 00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:26,200 Speaker 1: a lid on this edition of Cardinals cover two, presented 702 00:38:26,200 --> 00:38:29,400 Speaker 1: by Honday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, 703 00:38:29,400 --> 00:38:32,800 Speaker 1: special thanks to our executive producer Jim Almandro or Darren Irban. 704 00:38:32,920 --> 00:38:34,759 Speaker 1: I'm Craig Rayel Loop. We'll talk to you next time 705 00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:36,279 Speaker 1: here on Cardinals Cover two.