1 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: It is a Football Friday Week fifteen edition. Game one 2 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: post by game one of the four remaining on the schedule. 3 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: Welcome Bird Gang. On today's show, Zach Gershman joins me. 4 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:16,319 Speaker 1: We talked Cardinals forty nine ers. They met eleven weeks 5 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: ago and much has changed since. For starters. Kyler Murray 6 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: is the quarterback. Speaking of quarterbacks, there may be no 7 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: better quarterback right now than Brock Perdy, Valley native, who 8 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: makes his first start in his home state. It's Cardinals 9 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: Cover two, Episode seven to ten, and it starts now. 10 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two. 11 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:41,919 Speaker 1: Boo to Baker, what Heart? What rent? This guy's unbelievable. 12 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 2: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyundai, proud partner of 13 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:52,160 Speaker 2: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Acycardinals 14 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 2: dot Com, Slash podcasts. 15 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: He's at the ten half of five. 16 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 3: He's it again so far Harry Magic? 17 00:00:58,720 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 4: Whoa? 18 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 2: Here's Craig Grie A little. 19 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,400 Speaker 1: To quit? The head coach Jonathan Gannon, as he addressed 20 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:12,119 Speaker 1: the media on Friday, well ahead of his normal media 21 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: availability Fridays. We start early, so we start here on 22 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 1: a football Friday. Cardinals and forty nine ers coming up 23 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: on Sunday. But let's take you behind the scenes, pull 24 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: the curtain back a little bit. 25 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 3: We're gonna give him that opportunity, and he sure, why not? 26 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 3: Damn we love our fans. 27 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 1: The weekly media schedule, the head coach addresses reporters before 28 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: practice nine thirty Arizona time. All right, so you know, 29 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,919 Speaker 1: he come down early, and Darren and I were all talking. 30 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: You're down there, and all of a sudden, I hear 31 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: Gannon's voice as he walks in on Fridays, typically every 32 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: time he walks in, Hey, you know, just a bunch 33 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: of energy. Look at the clock nine twenty four. Well, 34 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: we are real early on this Friday, all right, Some 35 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: questions were asked. He's done. Look at the clock again, 36 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: nine to twenty eight, two minutes for his scheduled availability. 37 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: That's how the Cardinals head coach rolls. 38 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 3: If you're on time, you're late. 39 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, you are. 40 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 3: You're on time, You're late. I did a story a 41 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 3: few weeks back about the importance of time and John 42 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 3: again and where's a watch? And we talked about it 43 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 3: a little bit here on Cardinals cover two a few 44 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 3: fridays ago. And to see JG. He's always been like 45 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 3: a guy that you have to be fifteen minutes early 46 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:24,839 Speaker 3: to be on time. And that's why we walked down 47 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 3: to the media room about fifteen minutes early, because at 48 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 3: any given time JG could walk in and that voice 49 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 3: booms and radiates throughout the entire facility. We hear from 50 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,679 Speaker 3: our third floor desk. Whenever something big happens, we could 51 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 3: hear the excitement surrounding it. So the fact that he 52 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 3: came in and man, I think we all kind of 53 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 3: gave each other a look like, all right, it's Friday, 54 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 3: let's get this going. 55 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: Ten questions asked in those four minutes, and we did 56 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: get some news ahead of Sunday's matchup Cardinals and forty 57 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: nine Ers. Two of five is the kickoff nine to thirty. 58 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: Pre game covers begins on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network. 59 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: We will a little bit later on joined by Lindsay Plais, 60 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: forty nine Ers reporter forty nine Ers dot Com, to 61 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: get her thoughts on this matchup. But first things first, 62 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 1: as far as who may or may not be available 63 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: this Sunday, still don't know quite know about tight end 64 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,359 Speaker 1: Jeff Swain dealing with a back injury. Has not been 65 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: on the practice field at least Wednesday or Thursday. But 66 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: I do think some good news at least trending in 67 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: the good news direction. It's to kind of the word 68 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 1: that gan And like she was trending in that direction. 69 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: I do expect Hollywood Brown to play, even though he 70 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: hasn't practiced a lot over the last couple of weeks. 71 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 1: He did practice on a limited basis on Thursday, and 72 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: then Michael Wilson. He's missed three straight games for the 73 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: last five with a shoulder injury, though this week the 74 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: injury report says a knick injury. But the good news 75 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: Wilson has been on the practice field all this week. 76 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 3: Yes, he has to go back a little bit. I 77 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 3: was very curious Jonathan gann And shared that in eighth 78 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 3: grade he also had a brui field like Hollywood Brown, 79 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 3: and I was very curious to know if the pain 80 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 3: still like sticks with JG because he clearly remembered that 81 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 3: a bruce heel from an eighth grade injury. 82 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: But now, by the way, it is amazing what JG 83 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: will and will not share. 84 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, he's a very open guy, except for when 85 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 3: you got to get into the thick of it, which 86 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 3: how could you blame him. He's an NFL head coach 87 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 3: and you don't want to give any sort of competitive 88 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 3: advantage over there. But Hollywood Brown has been somebody that 89 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 3: has pushed through this injury. He said to the media 90 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 3: on Thursday. He wants to be able to say that 91 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 3: he's been pushing through an injury and show that toughness. 92 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 3: Called it a day to day process. So whether he 93 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 3: is out there, I anticipate for him to be out 94 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 3: there because the week after he bruises, after he bruised 95 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 3: his heel, he was still out there for the game 96 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 3: against the Rams, and then he was out there for 97 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 3: the game against the Steelers despite not practicing all throughout 98 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:43,919 Speaker 3: the week. So the fact that we've been able to 99 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 3: see him do that, I think kind of shows that 100 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 3: you're expecting to see number two out there. And with 101 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 3: number fourteen in Michael Wilson, it's a big body that 102 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 3: Kyler Murray has been missing over these past couple weeks. 103 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 3: And Jeff Swam, although he is not targeted nearly as 104 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 3: much as any of the other receivers out there because 105 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 3: he's being in that tight end slot. To know that 106 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,359 Speaker 3: you have a big body. Outside of a trade, McBride 107 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 3: definitely could give your quarterbacks some comfortability, especially. 108 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 1: Against this forty nine Ers front four front seven. It's 109 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: a very good front. They don't blitz a lot, but 110 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:15,919 Speaker 1: they bring a lot of pressure. Fourth best pressure rates 111 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,679 Speaker 1: in the entire NFL. More on that in a moment. 112 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: Speaking of Kyle Murray, yes, he did appear on the 113 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: injury report this week with a right thumb issue. He is, 114 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: in the words of the head coach, good to go. 115 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 1: It's been a full participant, not an issue at all. 116 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 1: Moving to the defense, Antonio Hamilton has been on the 117 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 1: practice field this week. He's missed the past two games 118 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: with a growing injury. He's trending in the direction of 119 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 1: playing available. Starling Thomas, who got hurt a couple of 120 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:43,799 Speaker 1: weeks ago against the Steelers, has been on the practice 121 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: field this week. So you're getting guys back in the secondary. 122 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: And as we discussed on Cardinals Cover two presented by Hyundai, 123 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals on Wednesday with Danny, 124 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: if you do have a healthy Antonio Hamilton and a 125 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: healthy Starling Thomas, you know Keith Trell Clark is going 126 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: to play. You know, Garrett Williams is going to play. 127 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: Does Devod Wilson get elevated from the practice squad, Well, 128 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: there's five and all of a sudden, Bobby Price, who 129 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: had his practice window opened this week, does he get 130 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 1: activated to the active roster, Well, there's six and all 131 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: of a sudden, Marco Wilson is odd man out. He 132 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: hasn't played any defensive snaps the past two weeks. Does 133 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:24,720 Speaker 1: he even get a uniform this week? 134 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:27,279 Speaker 3: Could be a healthy scratch. We saw that with Keante 135 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 3: Ingram when when he was still with the Cardinals. Once 136 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 3: you start to bring in, you know, Amario Demercatto and 137 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 3: have him start playing increased snaps, and and Damian Williams 138 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 3: when Damian Williams was healthy before he was put on 139 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,039 Speaker 3: IR as well, and Michael Carter. You know, it's the 140 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 3: same exact thing that you that we've been able to see. 141 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 3: So if Marco does not get it, Marco does not 142 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 3: get a jersey, then he's gonna probably be one of 143 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 3: those healthy scratches. And you could see that he's trending 144 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 3: kind of in the opposite direction as some of those 145 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 3: other players out there. But it will be a big 146 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 3: boost and looking at the injury report, the fact that 147 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 3: there was you know, over a dozen plays on it, 148 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 3: most of them being limited participants. It was eleven of 149 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 3: them total, with Hollywood Brown being elevated from it. Did 150 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 3: not participate on Wednesday till limited on Thursday. I anticipate 151 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 3: probably all, maybe not Elijah Wilkinson to get activated to 152 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 3: the active roster, at least not this week, potentially next 153 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 3: week once his practice window is closed and they have 154 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 3: to bring him onto the roster. But I anticipate a 155 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:25,239 Speaker 3: lot of those guys to be good to go on Sunday. 156 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: It's a good point because Wilkinson is in the second 157 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: week of his three week practice window. This is the 158 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: first week for Bobby Price. The Cardinals do have two 159 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 1: open roster spots, so you certainly have room to make 160 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: a move, whether that's to activate either Wilkinson or Price, 161 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: or to sign the bad Wilson to the active roster. 162 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: And then you always pay attention to what moves get made, 163 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: if any on Saturday who gets elevated from that practice squad, 164 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: and then that will kind of give you an idea 165 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: of where are some of those What was it up 166 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: to a dozen players that are limited ten players that 167 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: are limited. Okay, just how limit have they been? If 168 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, a linebacker gets elevated on Saturday, 169 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: or an offensive lineman gets elevated, or run whatever position 170 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: group that has kind of hit the hardest, Okay, well, 171 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: then maybe that player who's been limited listed as questionable 172 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: maybe not trending in the direction of being available on Sunday. 173 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 3: And there's a chance that they bring up a guy 174 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 3: like Phil Hoskins. With Kevin Strong being on the injury 175 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 3: report this week, and even though he's a limited participant, 176 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 3: they could still bring up because we know how that 177 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 3: defensive line has taken such hits over the season, especially 178 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:34,319 Speaker 3: that position, they've kind of gotten the worst of it 179 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 3: compared to any other position that the Cardinals have out there, 180 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 3: So they could bring somebody like that up, or you 181 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 3: do go along the route that we spoke about before 182 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:43,679 Speaker 3: with Devad Wilson and you bring him up or whatever 183 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 3: it is. And if you don't have Jeff Swam out there, 184 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 3: you might be looking at a Dan Shasena bringing him 185 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 3: back up because he's a little bit of a bigger 186 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 3: body wide receiver. Whatever it might be, they have options 187 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 3: out there. It just might not be the players that 188 00:08:57,520 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 3: you might expect, or if they do bring him up, 189 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:01,199 Speaker 3: they might not even see the field. You just want 190 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 3: to have those extra bodies out there. 191 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 1: Cardinals host the forty nine Ers. It is Week fifteen, 192 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:08,439 Speaker 1: the first game post the bye week and the first 193 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 1: four games remaining here in the regular season. We'll give 194 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 1: our thoughts on this matchup coming up on Sunday, but 195 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: right now, our conversation, my conversation earlier this week with 196 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 1: Lindsay Palera's forty nine Ers reporter forty nine ers dot 197 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: Com talk about this matchup. The forty nine Ers are 198 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 1: ten and three, first place in the division, the number 199 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: one seed in all of the NFC. But remember, wasn't 200 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 1: that long ago that this team had lost three games 201 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: in a row. So we began the conversation with Lindsey 202 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 1: about that three game stretch and now the five game 203 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: winning streak since then. What has clicked with the forty 204 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: nine ers. 205 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 4: You know, I think it was the perfect combination, as 206 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 4: cliche as it may sound, the bye week, the rest 207 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 4: coming at the right time. It allowed left tackle Trent 208 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 4: Williams and Deebo Samiel to recover from the injuries they 209 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 4: sustained week six, then you have the trade deadline moved 210 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 4: to acquire Chase Young that has really just given the 211 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:10,719 Speaker 4: forty nine ers defensive line a nice boost in the 212 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 4: second half of the season, and really the offense just 213 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 4: continued to do what they started in that first half 214 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 4: of the season. You know, the forty nine Ers have 215 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 4: two people that are in the MVP conversation, and of 216 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 4: course that is quarterback Rock Party and running back Christian McCaffrey, 217 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 4: who are leaders in several statistical categories to their respective positions. 218 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 4: So the forty nine ers have just absolutely been rolling 219 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 4: since coming out of the buy. Right now, they are 220 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 4: dealing with a number of injuries, but looking to work 221 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 4: through that as they head into week fifteen. 222 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 1: I know head coach Kyle Shanahan was asked and did 223 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 1: not answer the question as far as who he would 224 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: vote for, whether it would be Rock Party or Christian McCaffrey. 225 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: So I'll ask you who is the MVP of the 226 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:03,200 Speaker 1: National Football League if he had to choose between those 227 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: two players, I can't pick. 228 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 4: I'm going to have to take the Kyle Shanahan approach 229 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 4: because really, both Rock Party and Christian McCaffrey have been 230 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 4: tremendous in their own right. Rock Party is number one 231 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 4: in passer rating in the league, yards per attempt completion percentage, 232 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 4: second in passing yards, tied for second in touchdown passes. 233 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 4: And then you have McCaffrey, who is the NFL rushing 234 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:35,080 Speaker 4: yards leader and just has been tremendous. I mean, you 235 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 4: see just how he can impact the game right from 236 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 4: the get go. In this week fourteen matchup against the 237 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 4: Seattle Seahawks, you see him rip a seventy two yard run. 238 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 4: He has been a game changer for the forty nine ers. 239 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 4: So I can't pick. They are both tremendous players and 240 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 4: also just great locker room guys, So both very worthy 241 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 4: of being in that MVP conversation. So I'm gonna let 242 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 4: the people in charge of voting make that decision. 243 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 1: Fair Enough, you've talked earlier about this five game winning 244 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: streak since the bye week. What has been more impressive 245 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 1: the offense or the defense? 246 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:20,079 Speaker 4: Oh? My goodness, I don't know. That's also that's basically 247 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:24,559 Speaker 4: asking me the MVP question. You know, I think the 248 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 4: offense really has I mean, both sides of all have 249 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 4: been tremendous. I think I look at the Philadelphia Eagles 250 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 4: Week thirteen matchup, and I really think that that was 251 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:41,320 Speaker 4: just another really memorable and poignant win for the forty 252 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 4: nine Ers. I think against the Philadelphia Eagles team that 253 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 4: at the time was leading the NFC. To have two 254 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,080 Speaker 4: straight three and outs and then answer back with six 255 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 4: straight touchdown scoring drives against one of the top teams 256 00:12:56,520 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 4: in the league just shows the grit and just man 257 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 4: the will of this offense to put points up on 258 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 4: the board. But of course, the forty nine ers recipe 259 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 4: for success really has been that complementary football. You know, 260 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:15,199 Speaker 4: the offense can't do what they need to do if 261 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:18,080 Speaker 4: the defense isn't taking care of business. And you've seen 262 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 4: that weekend and week out. The forty nine ers most 263 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 4: complete wins are when both sides of the ball are 264 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 4: working in tandem. And again you look back at that 265 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 4: Philadelphia Eagles game that I just spoke about, and at 266 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 4: the time, you know, the Eagles were top three in 267 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 4: scoring offense and they were able to hold that Jalen 268 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 4: Hurst led unit to nineteen points. I mean that is 269 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 4: no small feed. So you know, just half off to 270 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:44,560 Speaker 4: both sides of the ball. I really I can't pick. 271 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 4: It's a tough question. 272 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 1: It's a question that I'm sure a lot of teams 273 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 1: would love to have answered or at least be asked about. 274 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: As we talk here with Lindsay Players, forty nine Ers, 275 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 1: Team Reporter, forty nine ers dot Com, Cardinals and forty 276 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:02,079 Speaker 1: nine Ers coming up on Sunday at State Farm Stadium. 277 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:05,679 Speaker 1: One more question about the offense and forty nine Ers 278 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 1: have not turned the ball over a lot this season. 279 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: In fact, during that three game losing streak, they had 280 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: seven of their twelve giveaways. Is that the key each 281 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: and every week for this forty nine Ers team. 282 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 4: You know, we've heard head coach Kyle Shanahan talk about 283 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 4: it a lot that you know, when you're giving the 284 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 4: ball away, it is really hard to win a football game. 285 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 4: So I think that's just something that's built into the 286 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 4: game plan, right, Like you have to limit the giveaways 287 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 4: each week, and that is a big point of emphasis 288 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 4: for the forty nine ers, And you've seen that they've 289 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 4: had the most successful they are taking care of the 290 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 4: football and like you mentioned in those three losses are 291 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 4: when the forty nine Ers had most of their giveaways 292 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 4: this season. But yeah, it's a huge point of emphasis 293 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 4: for this offensive unit, and they've done a really, really 294 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 4: good job to minimize those mistakes over the course of 295 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 4: the year. 296 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 1: All right, let's churn it over and talk about the defense, 297 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: the one big day difference on Sunday versus all the 298 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 1: way back in Week fours at the forty nine Ers, 299 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 1: we'll see Kyler Murray. How much do you think his 300 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: presence changes things for the forty nine ers defensively this week? 301 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 4: You know, I think the forty nine ers have a 302 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 4: ton of respect for Kyler Murray and just his high 303 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 4: level of quarterback play. We were in the locker room 304 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 4: yesterday and I heard both Nick Bosa and Frev Warner 305 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 4: talk at length about what a talented quarterback. Kyler Murray is. 306 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 4: Incredibly mobile but also can make those very dangerous passes 307 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 4: down the field. So no one is taking this game lightly, 308 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 4: and especially not Kyler Murray and his return. I do 309 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 4: think that the forty nine ers are going to be 310 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 4: doing a little bit of shuffling and having to really 311 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 4: look at their secondary depth pieces because they are dealing 312 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 4: with some injuries on that side of the ball, most 313 00:15:57,000 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 4: notably to CB one tar Various war Or, who suffered 314 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 4: a groin injury against the Seattle Seahawks. He did not 315 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 4: practice yesterday, but head coach Kyle Shanahan said he will 316 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 4: likely have a chance to play Sunday. I'm sure that 317 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 4: we'll get updates on that as the week progresses. Right now, 318 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 4: it's going to be Ambree Thomas and Yamador Lenora on 319 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 4: the outside. I would imagine similar to what we saw 320 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 4: against the Seattle Seahawks with Isaiah Oliver coming in at quarter. 321 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 4: But the forty nine Ers have also recently added some 322 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 4: depth pieces on the practice squad that we may get 323 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 4: some shuffling in. They've also added Logan Ryan, who is 324 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 4: listed as a safety but has played virtually every position 325 00:16:38,640 --> 00:16:41,160 Speaker 4: in the secondary, so may see some help from him 326 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 4: as well. But definitely going to have to be a 327 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 4: group effort as the forty nine Ers are overcoming these injuries. 328 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:49,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, Ward not only leads the league but having a 329 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: career year as far as twenty passes defense in that 330 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 1: forty nine Ers secondary. Of course, the maybe key matchup 331 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 1: always centers around the line of scrimmage, but this on 332 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: Sunday is good on good forty nine Ers. Number one 333 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: against the run. The Cardinals run the ball very well. 334 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 1: What has made that forty nine Ers run defense so 335 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 1: effective this season. 336 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 4: You know, I think it's just the multitude of playmakers, right. 337 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:17,159 Speaker 4: Everything on the forty nine ers defensive side of the 338 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 4: ball starts up front, and they've certainly invested in the 339 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 4: talent for that. Again, in the same way that the 340 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 4: secondary is dealing with some injuries, the interior of the 341 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 4: forty nine Ers defensive line is also dealing with a 342 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 4: little bit just being a little bit banged up. It's 343 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 4: week fifteen. Davon Hargrave, who has played alongside Eric Armstead 344 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 4: for most of the season in that center part of 345 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:42,879 Speaker 4: the defensive line. Both of those guys are dealing with 346 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 4: injuries and neither of them practiced yesterday. We'll continue to 347 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 4: get updates on them. It's possible from the head coach 348 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 4: Kyle Chanahan that Javon Hargraves does play, but his availability 349 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 4: is up for question, as is Eric arms said. But 350 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:02,919 Speaker 4: Drake Greenlaw also just really big part of helping stop 351 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 4: opposing offenses run game, dealing with a hip and ankle 352 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 4: injury as well. Again, three big playmakers that are going 353 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 4: to be needed, but just unclear about what their availability 354 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:15,880 Speaker 4: is going to be. 355 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 1: Last question for you, Lindsey. The forty nine Ers have 356 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 1: already clinched a playoff spot when Sunday and they clinched 357 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: the division. How big of a deal is that a 358 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: talking point this week? 359 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it's a huge shocking point. You know, 360 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 4: the forty nine ers are certainly happy to have clinched 361 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:35,199 Speaker 4: that playoff first, but from what we've heard from the 362 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 4: entire team, the work is very much far from over. 363 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:42,399 Speaker 4: These final four games of the season are the most importance, 364 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:46,280 Speaker 4: not only to hopefully, if everything shakes out the way 365 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 4: you know, this team would like to lock up the division, 366 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:54,200 Speaker 4: but also to maintain that postseason positioning. Forty nine Ers 367 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 4: are number one in the NFC following that Dallas Cowboys 368 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 4: win over the Filladelphia Eagles, but certainly not going to 369 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 4: be easy to stay there. Forty nine Ers have four 370 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 4: tough matchups and they're going to you know, every win 371 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 4: counts from this point forward in order to continue being 372 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:15,240 Speaker 4: in that very favorable playoff position. So this is a 373 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:17,440 Speaker 4: big one for the forty nine ers. And one thing 374 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 4: that you know, you hear every time leading up to 375 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 4: a divisional matchup is that anything can happen in these 376 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 4: NFC West games and I think the forty nine ers 377 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 4: are preparing for that. 378 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 1: Forty nine Ers, though, have one eleven straight within the 379 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 1: NFC West. The Cardinals, though, won the most recent meeting 380 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,399 Speaker 1: between these two teams at State Farm Stadium. That was 381 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:38,400 Speaker 1: all the way back in twenty twenty one, the last 382 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 1: time Kyle the Murray played against the forty nine ers 383 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:45,439 Speaker 1: and then quarterback Trey Lance. Cardinals won that game seventeen 384 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 1: to ten. Lindsey, always appreciate it. Looking forward to seeing 385 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 1: you on Sunday. 386 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 4: Thank you so much. Yeah, see you Sunday. 387 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:55,639 Speaker 1: Appreciate Lindsey joining us here on Cardinals Cover two presented 388 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: by Hyundai, proudly partner of the Arizona Cardinals. Zach Gershman 389 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:03,400 Speaker 1: rejoins me to continue our discussion on this matchup again 390 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:06,480 Speaker 1: Cardinals and forty nine Ers coming up on Sunday, and 391 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 1: let me pose the question that I pose to Lindsey. 392 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 1: She did not answer rightfully, so and it's a difficult 393 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: question to answer, but more impressed by the forty nine 394 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 1: ers offense or forty nine ers defense. 395 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:23,040 Speaker 3: It's kind of one of those things where it's like 396 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:27,800 Speaker 3: both are yes exactly yes, I mean, I think on 397 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 3: both sides of the ball. The defense that they have 398 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 3: is one of the best, whether it's their plus eleven 399 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:35,680 Speaker 3: turnover margin or whatever, it is the weapons that they 400 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:37,640 Speaker 3: have out there with the Nick Bosa and or Fred 401 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 3: Warner and Trevarius Ward and Javon Hargrave and so many 402 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 3: different guys, Dre Greenlaw, Eric Armstead, like the list really 403 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 3: does go on and on and on. But so does 404 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 3: the offense. And whether that's on the offensive line with 405 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 3: the Trent Williams or all the different type of weapons 406 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 3: you have and at George Kettle, Christian McCaffrey, at Deebo, 407 00:20:56,600 --> 00:21:00,199 Speaker 3: samuel A Brandon Aiyuk and then obviously they're Arizona native 408 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:03,400 Speaker 3: quarterback in Brock party that the weapons are all around. 409 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 3: But to answer the question, because I will give an 410 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,680 Speaker 3: answer to it good even though the answer is yes, 411 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:10,959 Speaker 3: I probably would say the offense because I think the 412 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:15,359 Speaker 3: offense when you have a quarterback that comes into last season, Okay, 413 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 3: was it just a few games that he really went off? 414 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 3: Was is he a legit quarterback? What is Brock Purty 415 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:22,400 Speaker 3: going to bring to the table in a second year? 416 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 3: The fact that he went from that mister irrelevant pick 417 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 3: to being one of the most relevant and most dominant 418 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 3: quarterbacks in the league to have this sort of season, 419 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:32,680 Speaker 3: and we saw it in Week four when you only 420 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 3: had one in completion against the Arizona Cardinals. He has 421 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 3: been unstoppable. And I asked Budda Baker, how do you 422 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 3: slow down a guy like Brock Party and he just said, 423 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 3: you just you just kind of just got to try 424 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 3: to cause distractions, do something that could impact his throwing 425 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 3: motion or whatever it is. And then the number one 426 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 3: thing is to stop the run. So when you have 427 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 3: a guy like Christian McCaffrey that could run all over, 428 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 3: could play the X, the Z, whatever it might be, 429 00:21:57,280 --> 00:22:00,440 Speaker 3: that all rhymes. I like that one. But very proud 430 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:02,199 Speaker 3: of you. I'm very proud of that. I said that 431 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:04,240 Speaker 3: it just came so good off the time, like, wow, 432 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:07,400 Speaker 3: that was great. But no to whether it's Brock Purdy 433 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 3: or Christian McCaffery or any of the other weapons, that 434 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 3: offense is one of the best in the NFL. 435 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:17,560 Speaker 1: Can the Cardinals make things uncomfortable for Brock in that pocket? 436 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: Can they get him scrambling his feet not quite set 437 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 1: to where he's not really throwing where when he wants 438 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:28,000 Speaker 1: to throw. And that's kind of been. I wouldn't say 439 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 1: an issue, but an up and down situation for this 440 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:33,959 Speaker 1: Cardinals defense. No sacks each of the past two weeks. 441 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:37,160 Speaker 1: They are getting pressure on opposing quarterbacks, but too many 442 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:40,399 Speaker 1: times we've seen that quarterback just stand in the pocket, 443 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 1: dance around, wait, and the longer you wait becomes more 444 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: difficult for the back end to cover. And it doesn't 445 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:49,480 Speaker 1: matter if you've got all pro corners and safeties. If 446 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:52,199 Speaker 1: you allow that quarterback to sit in the pocket to 447 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 1: dissect what you're doing defensively, anyone is going to be open. 448 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:59,119 Speaker 1: And there are just too many weapons in this forty 449 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: nine ers offense to give brock Party a lot of time. 450 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 1: And I think when you talk about the forty nine 451 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 1: ers offense, there's a number of stats, but a couple 452 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:11,359 Speaker 1: I want to throw out because this offense number three 453 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:14,440 Speaker 1: in point per game, number two in total yards. They 454 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:17,719 Speaker 1: have the third best rushing attack, third best passing attack. 455 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 1: But they have the league's number one passing yards per 456 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:26,919 Speaker 1: attempt leader, number one in yards per carry leader, number 457 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 1: one receiving yards per reception leader, and number one tied 458 00:23:32,119 --> 00:23:36,440 Speaker 1: end receiving yards per reception. So that would be brock 459 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: Party Christian McCaffrey, Brandon Nayuk, and George Kittle. 460 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 3: So you're saying my answer was correct. 461 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:44,479 Speaker 1: It does sound like I'm leaning in that direction. 462 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:47,920 Speaker 3: Yes, okay, good, I'll take it. I think what's fascinating 463 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 3: because you mentioned the not giving brock Party a lot 464 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:52,480 Speaker 3: of time in the pocket. You give him more than 465 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 3: three seconds in the pocket, that's going to be a 466 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,399 Speaker 3: lot of time for him to dissect the Cardinals defense 467 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 3: to try to figure out which way he wants to go. 468 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 3: And we in the beginning of the season, before the 469 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:05,119 Speaker 3: season even began, one of the questions was about the 470 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 3: pass rush, what's it going to be? And those first 471 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:11,199 Speaker 3: few weeks, those outside linebackers were getting to the quarterback 472 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:14,200 Speaker 3: and the defensive line was getting through those offensive lines, 473 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 3: and they were making noise back there, and I think 474 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 3: that that was something we were all like, Wow, we're 475 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 3: pleasantly surprised by it. But then the blitz rate went 476 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 3: down and the Cardinals had not gone back to that 477 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 3: for whatever reason. It might be, could be because of 478 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:29,119 Speaker 3: the injuries, the rotations that you need to have out there, 479 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:31,920 Speaker 3: but it's to be able to get back there. You're 480 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:33,680 Speaker 3: not going to get by a guy like Trent Williams 481 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:35,639 Speaker 3: every single time. But if you could get by him 482 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 3: once and you could try making a way to brock 483 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 3: Perty to be aware of your presence on the field 484 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 3: so he's not just looking downfield all the time. Even 485 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 3: though they play a very strong, you dinking, dumb type 486 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 3: offense where they just throw it to those wide receiver screens, 487 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 3: that opens up the playbook for those long ball receptions. 488 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:57,639 Speaker 1: According to Pro Football Reference dot Com, week four, first 489 00:24:57,640 --> 00:24:59,919 Speaker 1: time the Cardinals and forty nine ers met, the car 490 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 1: Cardinals defense only blitzed brock Party three times and that, 491 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: let me look, that is a season low as far 492 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:09,439 Speaker 1: as the number of times the Cardinals have blitzed an 493 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 1: opposing quarterback this season, and that I think says more 494 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:17,399 Speaker 1: to Okay, we don't want to add an extra defender 495 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: heading to the backfield. We prefer that defender in the 496 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:24,159 Speaker 1: second level as far as a linebacker or in the 497 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:28,159 Speaker 1: secondary because you have a Deebo Samuel Brandon nyuk, A, 498 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:31,080 Speaker 1: George Kittle, Christian McCaffrey who you have to account for 499 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:33,920 Speaker 1: not only as a running back but also catching the ball. 500 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 1: And we've heard a number of different people this week 501 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:39,399 Speaker 1: whether it was coaches or players say that McCaffrey is 502 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: just as dangerous as he is as a running back 503 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:44,479 Speaker 1: as he can be, and they view him as a 504 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:47,240 Speaker 1: wide receiver, not a running back who can catch the ball. 505 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,439 Speaker 1: But he's a running back and a wide receiver. 506 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's definitely both. But I think comparing the two 507 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 3: between Week four and Week fifteen, now you have your secondary, 508 00:25:57,520 --> 00:25:59,680 Speaker 3: his strengthen a lot more because it's no longer just 509 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:03,440 Speaker 3: Aalen Thompson back there instead, now it's Buddha Baker. You 510 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:06,159 Speaker 3: got Garrett Williams out there, the cornerbacks have That was 511 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 3: kee Trel Clark's fourth game in the NFL, you know, 512 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,240 Speaker 3: and now he's got a handful under his belt. The 513 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:14,399 Speaker 3: way that the entire defense has looked, you need to 514 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 3: have more players back in the secondary and back so 515 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:19,159 Speaker 3: that they didn't have those big time exposive plays and 516 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 3: that you were covering, you know, beyond the first down 517 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 3: sticks because you didn't want them to chart target that way. 518 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 3: And that's why I believe that they didn't blitz nearly 519 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 3: as much. I expect to see more than three blitzes 520 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:33,239 Speaker 3: in a Sunday's game because you know that you have 521 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 3: a guy like Buddha Baker in the second Aarreya with 522 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:38,600 Speaker 3: the Jalen Thompson and Garrett Williams. That trio has been 523 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 3: really solid so far this year and their chemistry has 524 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:41,920 Speaker 3: continued to grow as well. 525 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:45,400 Speaker 1: Buddha miss that first meeting, as did Jonathan Ledbetter. Buddha 526 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:48,320 Speaker 1: was on IR at the time, and another player that 527 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 1: had been missing that Week four game was Kyler Murray. 528 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 1: He did not play in that first meeting, so there's 529 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:59,199 Speaker 1: another big difference between Week four and Week fifteen. And 530 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: it's been a little while all since Kyler has actually 531 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 1: faced the forty nine ers, not since twenty twenty one. 532 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:08,240 Speaker 1: I don't even know what you were doing in twenty 533 00:27:08,280 --> 00:27:11,600 Speaker 1: twenty one. It was pre Arizona Cardinals. You were still 534 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:13,800 Speaker 1: at in stage. You were in college, okay, so not. 535 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 1: It wasn't like you were in high school. That'd be 536 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:18,160 Speaker 1: awful right now. 537 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:19,760 Speaker 3: If I was in high school right now. 538 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 1: No, in twenty twenty one, that just wouldn't. Oh no, 539 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:23,280 Speaker 1: it would make me feel any better. 540 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:25,200 Speaker 3: No, I would not. I would I would hope not. No, 541 00:27:25,320 --> 00:27:27,159 Speaker 3: But I would have questioned why I'm here right now? 542 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 3: I'd be what a sophomore in college I think right 543 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:33,159 Speaker 3: now if I was, which I was a sophomore in 544 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 3: college in twenty twenty one, I think, I don't know, 545 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 3: See I'm not old, but I'm like looking back as 546 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 3: this as if I'm old, as if this was not 547 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 3: like six months ago. So yeah, mine, mine's blurred right now. 548 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 3: But it's it's fun. It's it's unique to see how 549 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 3: far that they've come since twenty twenty one, in all 550 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:51,439 Speaker 3: the different ways that the organization has been shaped, and 551 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:53,360 Speaker 3: for k Wan to make his return for the first 552 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 3: time playing the Cardinal since me playing the forty nine 553 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 3: Ers since then. And I asked him about it too. 554 00:27:57,520 --> 00:27:59,439 Speaker 3: I said, it's been four times, and he dropped his 555 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:01,119 Speaker 3: head back and looked up in the ceiling kind of 556 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:04,480 Speaker 3: recounting everything, and he was like, wow, this happened. You know, 557 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:06,280 Speaker 3: it's been four games. That's a lot of games. I 558 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:08,320 Speaker 3: will say, if I seem a little distracted, it's goin 559 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:10,440 Speaker 3: to drop some breaking news on your right now. Kind 560 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 3: of a team in Los Angeles, the Chargers have just 561 00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 3: announced that they're firing Brandon Staley, according to Adam Schefter. 562 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:21,359 Speaker 1: Also according to Adam Schefter, GM Tom Tolesco has been fired, 563 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 1: not a. 564 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:25,159 Speaker 3: You refreshed a page. All right, you really had to 565 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 3: one up me there. I thought I was drop some 566 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 3: breaking news. 567 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:31,400 Speaker 1: Not a huge surprise, and hey, we welcome breaking news 568 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 1: here on Cardinals Cover two presented by Hyundai, probably partner 569 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:37,160 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals. Not a huge surprise. Based off 570 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:40,120 Speaker 1: the Thursday night performance, it was forty two to nothing 571 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:43,560 Speaker 1: at halftime, it was forty nine nothing before the Chargers 572 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:46,840 Speaker 1: actually got points on the scoreboard. And a real disappointing 573 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:50,720 Speaker 1: season for the Chargers considering a young quarterback and Justin Herbert, 574 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 1: much like the Cardinals with a young quarterback in Kyler Murray, 575 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:56,560 Speaker 1: Cliff Kingsbury gets fired and now with the Chargers they're 576 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 1: looking for not only a brand new head coach, but 577 00:28:58,400 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 1: a general manager as well. 578 00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:01,959 Speaker 3: Yeah, all right, And to see the type of product 579 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:03,560 Speaker 3: that you had out of Justin Herbert, you begin to 580 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:06,040 Speaker 3: question if it's the players around him, if it's Justin Herbert, 581 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 3: if it's the coaching, whatever it might be. So far 582 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 3: under the impression that we've gone here with the Arizona Cardinals, 583 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 3: it's about putting Kyler Murray in the situations that he's 584 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:16,000 Speaker 3: going to be able to succeed in and the coaching 585 00:29:16,040 --> 00:29:18,880 Speaker 3: staff has spoken very highly of him. Kay once said, 586 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:21,120 Speaker 3: though I have to prove it still, so whether it's 587 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 3: in this game against the San Francisco forty nine Ers, 588 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 3: when he's going to be going against the player that 589 00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 3: was selected the pick behind him and Nick Bosa, who 590 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:31,000 Speaker 3: he's got friendly respect for as opposed to a rivalry, 591 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:33,960 Speaker 3: as he said, so all around, I mean throughout the league, 592 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:36,520 Speaker 3: you're gonna a lot of teams are in similar situations, 593 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:41,200 Speaker 3: different story, similar style of it. And I think the 594 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 3: Chargers are about to have a sort of start of season, 595 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:46,880 Speaker 3: a sort of offseason similar to the Arizona Cardinals. 596 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 1: Did we mentioned Kyler has missed the past four meetings 597 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:52,800 Speaker 1: against the forty nine ers. It was Week five and 598 00:29:52,920 --> 00:29:56,720 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one. How long ago was that? Well, quarterbacking 599 00:29:56,760 --> 00:30:00,239 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers that day, Trey Lance Cardinals one 600 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:04,640 Speaker 1: seventeen to ten at State Farm Stadium. Murray missed the 601 00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 1: second meeting that season because of an ankle injury. He 602 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 1: missed the first meeting in twenty twenty two with a 603 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:13,720 Speaker 1: hamstring injury, and the last two meetings because of the 604 00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:17,280 Speaker 1: ACL injury. And that was something else to talk about 605 00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:20,120 Speaker 1: boxes that Kyler Murray continues to check off, at least 606 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:22,200 Speaker 1: in the eyes of the head coach. In The next 607 00:30:22,200 --> 00:30:24,880 Speaker 1: box to check off for Jonathan Gannon is how does 608 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:28,120 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray respond after the bye week? Because that's been 609 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:31,880 Speaker 1: an issue for this Cardinals team. How do they look? 610 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:34,720 Speaker 1: How do they perform? Regardless of quarterback? But how does 611 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 1: this team after a week off? Maybe feeling good about themselves, 612 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:41,560 Speaker 1: coming off a very impressive performance on the road in 613 00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 1: the rain against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but now going up 614 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 1: against the best team on your home field, a team 615 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 1: that's already clinched a playoff spot and can win clinch 616 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 1: the division with a win on Sunday. 617 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:56,960 Speaker 3: Don't want to get You don't want your rival celebrating 618 00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:58,840 Speaker 3: on you on your own field and in your own 619 00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:01,800 Speaker 3: locker room and everything. Even though they are likely to 620 00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:04,000 Speaker 3: clinch the division, you don't want it to be this 621 00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:06,440 Speaker 3: week Eventually they will, but just hopefully not this Yeah, 622 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:08,200 Speaker 3: just hopefully not this weekend. And I believe if the 623 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:11,360 Speaker 3: Rams lose this weekend, regardless of the outcome in this one, 624 00:31:11,360 --> 00:31:14,520 Speaker 3: the forty nine ers will clinch. Regardless of such. You 625 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:17,560 Speaker 3: don't want your your rival celebrating in State Farm Stadium. 626 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:20,560 Speaker 3: So that's that. But I think in general, with the 627 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:24,200 Speaker 3: boxes that have been checked, K one said that the 628 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:26,520 Speaker 3: game against the Steelers was kind of like his last 629 00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:29,520 Speaker 3: preseason game when you think about the whole grand scope 630 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:31,080 Speaker 3: of it. And maybe this is back to when the 631 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:33,640 Speaker 3: preseason was four games as opposed to three. You have 632 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:36,360 Speaker 3: that week off in between, and then the regular season begins. 633 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:38,240 Speaker 3: So if K one wants to go into this saying, 634 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:40,480 Speaker 3: all right, these last four games are my regular season, 635 00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:43,760 Speaker 3: and we're going to be going against two divisional opponents, 636 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:46,760 Speaker 3: two teams that are in the playoff race, and a 637 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:49,680 Speaker 3: team like and you're going to cold weather matches with 638 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:52,560 Speaker 3: the Bears in Philadelphia. This is going to be a 639 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:54,800 Speaker 3: true test for K one, And as JG said, it's 640 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:56,840 Speaker 3: a matter of checking off that last box to see 641 00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:58,280 Speaker 3: how he comes off a bye. But if he is 642 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 3: simulating this like a regular a preseason turned to a 643 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:03,160 Speaker 3: regular season, this is the best way to do it. 644 00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 1: Four games left for Kyler Murray and the entire Cardinals. 645 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:08,440 Speaker 1: Now we talk about the forty nine ers, not hoping 646 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:11,680 Speaker 1: that they do not make history on the Cardinals home field. 647 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:16,000 Speaker 1: Some history that I anticipate that will be made on Sunday. 648 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:19,400 Speaker 1: With one more catch, Trey McBride will set the single 649 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 1: season franchise record for receptions by tied end. He currently 650 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 1: is tied for that record, but it's not just one more. 651 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:30,600 Speaker 1: He can obliterate that record as far as setting a 652 00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:34,480 Speaker 1: high bar for himself because you're seeing it in year 653 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:37,040 Speaker 1: two now, all of a sudden, in year three, I 654 00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 1: think Trey McBride will be even more of a focal 655 00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:43,400 Speaker 1: point the entire season without having to worry about or 656 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:46,720 Speaker 1: have perhaps that shadow of a zach Ertz lurking over 657 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 1: him that first half as it was earlier this year. 658 00:32:49,280 --> 00:32:52,240 Speaker 3: It definitely is because as we've spoken counsel amounts of 659 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:54,760 Speaker 3: times uncovered two, we went into it saying, Okay, zach 660 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:56,520 Speaker 3: Ertz is on the ir but when he comes back, 661 00:32:56,600 --> 00:32:58,840 Speaker 3: what does that mean for Trey McBride. So now we 662 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:01,720 Speaker 3: don't have to have that question anymore because Trey McBride 663 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:04,160 Speaker 3: is tight End one and the chemistry he has with 664 00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:06,600 Speaker 3: K one has developed a lot as the weeks have 665 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:08,240 Speaker 3: gone on, and we obviously saw it in that game 666 00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:10,960 Speaker 3: against the Atlanta Falcons when Trey went over one hundred 667 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:12,600 Speaker 3: and thirty one yards for the first time in over 668 00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:15,640 Speaker 3: three decades, So for that to be the case, and 669 00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:19,360 Speaker 3: then for him to probably likely break this record and 670 00:33:19,400 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 3: get that fifty seventh catch in to separate himself from 671 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:24,920 Speaker 3: Zach Ertz and Jackie Smith, who he was tied with 672 00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:28,920 Speaker 3: currently at fifty six. Whatever it might be, Trey McBride 673 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:32,960 Speaker 3: has solidified himself and now the above average tight ends 674 00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:36,200 Speaker 3: in the NFL, especially this season, and the conversation has 675 00:33:36,280 --> 00:33:40,480 Speaker 3: changed to what role does Trey McBride play to Can 676 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:42,400 Speaker 3: he be one of the elite tight ends in the 677 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:44,440 Speaker 3: entire NFL and he's going to be going against one 678 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:46,400 Speaker 3: of them in George Kittle on the other side of 679 00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:46,960 Speaker 3: the ball. 680 00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:50,400 Speaker 1: And just to back up that point, it's what McBride 681 00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:54,440 Speaker 1: has done since Art's went on IR Week eight, McBride 682 00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:58,480 Speaker 1: ranks second among tight ends in catches and third in 683 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:02,040 Speaker 1: receiving yards. So he has become a focal points of 684 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:06,719 Speaker 1: this offense regardless of which quarterback is under center for 685 00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:10,160 Speaker 1: the Cardinals. So, yeah, you get Trey McBride, you get 686 00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:13,600 Speaker 1: maybe a Hollywood Brown with two weeks off, a little 687 00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:16,920 Speaker 1: bit healthier with that heel, and a healthy Michael Wilson 688 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:19,360 Speaker 1: on the field. That looks a lot better going up 689 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:20,840 Speaker 1: against this forty nine ers defense. 690 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:24,280 Speaker 3: It definitely, definitely, definitely does. And you to think about 691 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:26,120 Speaker 3: that this is gonna be the first time that Kay 692 00:34:26,120 --> 00:34:28,440 Speaker 3: One's had if Michael Wilson is out there, and if 693 00:34:28,440 --> 00:34:30,480 Speaker 3: Hollywood Brown is out there, this is gonna be the 694 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:34,280 Speaker 3: first time where Kyler Murray is not the main story, 695 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:36,719 Speaker 3: per sense, because the entire offense is going to be 696 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:39,240 Speaker 3: healthy and ready to go. When Michael Wilson played against 697 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:42,319 Speaker 3: the Atlanta Falcons, he was also he fought his way 698 00:34:42,400 --> 00:34:44,440 Speaker 3: back from injury, played in that game, and then has 699 00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:46,560 Speaker 3: sat out since. He has not been able to play since. 700 00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:49,800 Speaker 3: But for Kay One to now have those four games 701 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:52,640 Speaker 3: under his belt, coming off the buy, rested up, ready 702 00:34:52,680 --> 00:34:55,160 Speaker 3: to go, He's gonna have everybody around there. And I 703 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:58,200 Speaker 3: remember when we were in the booth talking about the pregame, 704 00:34:58,280 --> 00:35:01,720 Speaker 3: talking about Kyler Murray, it wasn't as much about the weapons. 705 00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:04,080 Speaker 3: It was about Hollywood Brown and if he's going to 706 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:07,239 Speaker 3: be rusty playing off you know, not having played in 707 00:35:07,320 --> 00:35:09,640 Speaker 3: over eleven months. Now, we know that the rust is 708 00:35:09,719 --> 00:35:12,160 Speaker 3: kind of gone and he's got all of his weapons 709 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:12,680 Speaker 3: around him. 710 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:17,319 Speaker 1: Before we exit here, give me a quick key in 711 00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:20,040 Speaker 1: order for the Cardinals to pull off the upside, because 712 00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:22,400 Speaker 1: let's admit it, it is an upset. No one's expecting 713 00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:24,239 Speaker 1: the Cardinals to win the game. 714 00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:24,480 Speaker 4: Now. 715 00:35:24,520 --> 00:35:26,600 Speaker 1: I do expect it to be competitive, much like it 716 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:29,439 Speaker 1: was in Week four. Question is can this Cardinals team 717 00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:32,120 Speaker 1: finish They were not able to finish it back in 718 00:35:32,200 --> 00:35:35,480 Speaker 1: Week four at Levi Stadium. What happens What needs to 719 00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:38,520 Speaker 1: happen Sunday for the Cardinals to get a win at 720 00:35:38,520 --> 00:35:39,520 Speaker 1: State Farm Stadium. 721 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:42,040 Speaker 3: The running game needs to be effective and efficient, especially 722 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:44,280 Speaker 3: with all the different injuries that we spoke about earlier 723 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:47,200 Speaker 3: that the forty nine Ers defense does have with Eric 724 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:50,360 Speaker 3: Armstead and Javon Hargrave and Drake Greenwal a lot of 725 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:53,000 Speaker 3: those key players on the defensive side the ball. Nick 726 00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:55,640 Speaker 3: Bosa is going to get his and we recognize that. 727 00:35:56,080 --> 00:35:58,640 Speaker 3: But if you get the running game going, that's going 728 00:35:58,719 --> 00:36:00,319 Speaker 3: to open up the past game. As I said week 729 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:04,040 Speaker 3: after week, as James Connors goes, the offense goes. So 730 00:36:04,080 --> 00:36:06,000 Speaker 3: if you get that running game going and you play 731 00:36:06,040 --> 00:36:10,600 Speaker 3: that hard nose, smash bout cram a vertical offensive identity 732 00:36:10,600 --> 00:36:13,200 Speaker 3: that this team prides itself on. You could do that, 733 00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:14,640 Speaker 3: It'll open up the passing game. 734 00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:17,840 Speaker 1: I'll give you one more key, and that is protect 735 00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:21,799 Speaker 1: the football. The Cardinals since Murray has returned only three giveaways, 736 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:24,719 Speaker 1: two interceptions and then that fumble punt which may or 737 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:26,680 Speaker 1: may not have been a fumbled punt, but it was 738 00:36:26,760 --> 00:36:29,160 Speaker 1: called that. And keep in mind the forty nine ers 739 00:36:29,239 --> 00:36:33,040 Speaker 1: twenty three takeaways, second most in the NFL. 740 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:36,040 Speaker 3: Going off of that, though K one has fumbled the ball, 741 00:36:36,080 --> 00:36:38,840 Speaker 3: the offense just has recovered it. And although that you 742 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:40,520 Speaker 3: know that was show up in the statue, does a 743 00:36:40,600 --> 00:36:43,160 Speaker 3: force fumble and a fumble recovery by a yell defro 744 00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:46,720 Speaker 3: holder somebody along those lines. You need that chemistry between 745 00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:50,480 Speaker 3: James and Kyler or Kyler and whoever's in the backfield 746 00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:54,040 Speaker 3: has to continue to increase and develop because those are 747 00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:56,279 Speaker 3: the late plays where James not sure if he's handing 748 00:36:56,280 --> 00:36:58,120 Speaker 3: the ball off, or if he doesn't meet him right 749 00:36:58,120 --> 00:36:59,560 Speaker 3: where he wants to be, right in the chest, or 750 00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:01,920 Speaker 3: whatever it might be. You got to be able to 751 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:04,400 Speaker 3: develop that chemistry. And you gotta be careful with the 752 00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:06,480 Speaker 3: rock because the forty nine ers, you talk about the 753 00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:09,359 Speaker 3: turnover margin, their success at that they're going to take 754 00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:10,000 Speaker 3: advantage of it. 755 00:37:10,360 --> 00:37:12,800 Speaker 1: Good stuff. Looking forward to this one again. Cardinals and 756 00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:15,399 Speaker 1: forty nine ers Coming up on Sunday two oh five 757 00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:18,480 Speaker 1: is the kickoff nine to thirty Pregame coverage begins on 758 00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:20,879 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network, and then of course we'll 759 00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:24,600 Speaker 1: talk about it on Monday here on Cardinals Cover two. 760 00:37:24,640 --> 00:37:26,799 Speaker 1: And with that's we will say so long on this 761 00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:29,680 Speaker 1: Friday edition of Cardinals Cover two, presented by a Hundai 762 00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:32,920 Speaker 1: probably partner of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, special thanks 763 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:35,760 Speaker 1: to everyone behind the scenes, our executive producer Jim Mamahundra, 764 00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:39,600 Speaker 1: our associate producer Coddy Fincher for Zach Gershman, I'm praigriall Lou. 765 00:37:39,719 --> 00:37:42,200 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you next time here on Cardinals Cover two.