1 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: Welcome Bird Gang. On today's show, Paul Calbisi joins me. 2 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: The Cardinals visit the Rams on Sunday, and the big 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: question everyone wants answered, which quarterbacks are healthy enough to play? 4 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: Another question popped up on Friday? Is it possible Buddha 5 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: Baker place that did not seem possible earlier in the week. 6 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: Plenty to get into out of this NFC West matchup 7 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: at Cardinals Cover two, Episode six fourteen, and it starts now. 8 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two, Hitting the backfield and Downey 9 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:37,480 Speaker 1: goes for a loss. J J. Watt Nailed it. Cardinals 10 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: Cover two is presented by Hun Day Proud partner of 11 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit acy 12 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: Cardinals dot Com Slash podcasts. He's at the ten half 13 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: of five. He's in again, so for Harry Magic. WHOA, 14 00:00:55,320 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: here's Craig grieloup. Can I begin this Friday show by 15 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: going back to last Friday's Paul and the final words 16 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: that you uttered? Geno Smith oh Man? Yes, because do 17 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 1: we have another one of those signature Paul's calls? If 18 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: you will? But John Walfer just doesn't roll off the 19 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 1: tongue like a Geno Smith. You know the headline I 20 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: saw in LA this week, the Wolf of ball Street. 21 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: Let's hope that doesn't come to fruition. Okay, let's really 22 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: hope that's an erroneous headline. Whatever the Dewey Truman was from, 23 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: you know, seventy years ago. Let's hope it's an erroneous 24 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:39,759 Speaker 1: headline on all fronts, because you know, at this point, 25 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: I'm thinking that there is serious gamesmanship going on with 26 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 1: the LA Rams and the quarterback position, maybe even the 27 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: same with the Arizona Cardinals. We don't know, don't really know, 28 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: but there is a potential to have a quite interesting matchup. 29 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: Now the Cardinals and Rams and never play each other 30 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: in the preseason, but at the quarterback position it might 31 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: look that way here in Week ten. This is what 32 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: we know here On Friday, two days before Week ten 33 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 1: kicks off in Los Angeles so FI Stadium two twenty 34 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: five is the kickoff nine thirty am. Pregame coverage begins 35 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: on the Arizona Cardinals radio network. Kyler Murray hamstring injury, 36 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: questionable game day decision, Matthew Stafford concussion protocol, questionable game 37 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: day decision in fact, Sean Sean McVay on Friday said, quote, 38 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 1: it could go up to ninety minutes before kickoff, with 39 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:32,239 Speaker 1: respects to Matthew Stafford. And that's when the inactives get announced. 40 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 1: And it's always it's not technically gained time because the 41 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: inactives have to be announced, But what's going to happen 42 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: when that inactive's list is released? Because if either quarterback 43 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: is not on the inactive list, not one of the 44 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: seven players inactive, I'm guessing both are starting. But if 45 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: you see Kyler Murray and Matthew Stafford inactive, then yes, 46 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: we are left with Colt McCoy against John Walford, which 47 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 1: harkens back to twenty twenty Paul oh Boy Week seventeen 48 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 1: season finale, playoffs hanging in the balance, and I remember 49 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: that game from many In fact, I talked to Tanner 50 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: Valleo at his locker this week. If you remember, Tanner 51 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: Valleo checked into that game because of injury and had 52 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 1: a dozen tackles. He was flying all over that field 53 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: and we talked about it. The stadium was empty, empty 54 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: because of COVID. It was the final week of the 55 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: regular season. I walked into the visiting radio booth, and 56 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: guess what, I should have brought a bottle of champagne 57 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,679 Speaker 1: to bust over the counter, because we christened that thing 58 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: because no one, none of the Rams opponents had traveled 59 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: media that year to use the visiting radio booth. And 60 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: then if you remember, at the very end of that game, 61 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: Larry Fitzgerald walking off in sweats his finals in active 62 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: that's right, yes, his final game day appearance. There's Larry 63 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: and have a really bad Zeppruder type photo from way 64 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: in the upper deck there, and they're visiting radio booth 65 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: of Larry walking off. And so there's a lot of 66 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: things about that game. There was Kyler's injury early in 67 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: that game, and just sort of the mysterious nature what's 68 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: going on? And he would walk back to the locker room. 69 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: Then he came back, but he still wasn't in the game. 70 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 1: But then he did come into the game all of 71 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: a sudden. And then there was John Wolford, who didn't 72 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: play all that well, but he played just well enough 73 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: to beat the Cardinals, and he beat him with his 74 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: legs to a large degree. I still remember that, and 75 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 1: that's exactly the way Vance Joseph described him. I mean 76 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,039 Speaker 1: to hear Vance Joseph talk about John Wolford. If he 77 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: is the guy you got to prepare for that quarterback power, 78 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: He's going to run it between the tackles. And now 79 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: we get it. We're getting speculations of Bryce Perkins. It 80 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: might be a platoon situation at quarterback because if they 81 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 1: want to have a viable passing game, Bryce Perkins might 82 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: be the better quarterback. So who knows what's gonna transpire 83 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: the former Arizona State quarterback, former Chandler high Wolf quarterbacks. 84 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:47,839 Speaker 1: So bottom line, during the pregame huddle, Paul, you need 85 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: to keep one eye on your rundown and another eye 86 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: on the field in front of you to figure out 87 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: just two is going to be quarterbacking because yeah, Wolford, 88 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: in that game Week seventeen, twenty twenty, Cardinals eighteen to seven, 89 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,799 Speaker 1: you had the Chris Streveler pick six right before halftime, 90 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: which was an absolute killer. Cardinal still had an opportunity, 91 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: but unable to figure out just whether it's Struveler going 92 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:14,919 Speaker 1: to finish or Kyler Murray coming in out of the lineup. 93 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: And that was a huge game. And that was John 94 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: Walford's only start in his career. He is one and 95 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: hoe as a star? Does he get that second starts 96 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 1: here on Sunday. Look, Matthew Stafford has not played well 97 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: this season. The Rams offense has not looked good this season. 98 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: I hope Matthew Stafford is the starting quarterback because we 99 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: go back to the known versus the unknown, and look, 100 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: Wolford is much better equipped behind a heinous offensive line, 101 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: which is what the Rams O line has been. Stafford 102 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:50,279 Speaker 1: has missed one game, but in terms of snaps per 103 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: game or per game status, no one has been sacked 104 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: more than Matthew Stafford. So you know he has the 105 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: ability to go out on the boot, but he doesn't 106 00:05:57,400 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: really have that escapability when a pocket is collapsing. So 107 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 1: for that reason, guess what John Wolford behind that porous 108 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: and banged up Rams offensive line might be better suited now. Conversely, 109 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: the only other old line in the league that's on 110 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: par injury wise with the Rams would be the Arizona 111 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 1: Cardinals and not knowing the status of what exactly is 112 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 1: going to happen on the interior, but if you're looking 113 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: again at Cody Ford left guard, Billy Price your center, 114 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: and then Lucida Smith a round six rookie at right 115 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: guard against wait for it, ninety nine Aaron Donald. Okay, 116 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 1: guess what. Even Kyler Murray can't outrun that sort of 117 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: instantaneous pressure. We saw that in the last two meetings 118 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: against the Rams a year ago, did we not. You 119 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: saw the week fourteen in prime time where Kyler was 120 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 1: pressured fourteen times by Aaron Donald incomprehensible and then you 121 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: saw it in the playoff game where I think we 122 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 1: both believe. We believe it then and we still believe 123 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: it that Kayla was discombobulated just because of Aaron Donald 124 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: getting through the right side of the line and the 125 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: backups the Cardinals were playing, and just mentally he had 126 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: one eye on ninety nine and one eye down the field. 127 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:05,919 Speaker 1: And we all know how that game went for Kyler. 128 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: So if you have a quarterback a little more equipped 129 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:11,239 Speaker 1: right now to get rid of the ball quickly, Colt McCoy, 130 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: believe it or not, despite the lack of athleticism in 131 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 1: Colt McCoy, he might be the better option right now 132 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: against Aaron Donald that he's going to come fall rushing 133 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 1: his way through the A and B gaps the moment 134 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: the ball is snapped. Kingsbury on Friday was asked whether 135 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: who the Rams started quarterback factors into who the Cardinals 136 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: started quarterback, And the answer is no, it doesn't, and 137 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: it shouldn't. But to your point, who the Cardinals starts 138 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 1: along the offensive line perhaps factors into who the Cardinals 139 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: started quarterback. Because a less than one hundred percent Kyler 140 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: Murray against a banged up offensive line Sunday will mark 141 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: the seventh different old line combination this season, the fourth 142 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 1: in four weeks. You don't know who's going to be 143 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: starting at right guard. You might not know what's going 144 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: on at the center position. Is DJ Humphreys available? He 145 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: was on the practice field on Friday dealing with the back. 146 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 1: How does he wake up Sunday morning and that back 147 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 1: flares up? It is not a good situation. But to 148 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: your points, a less mobile quarterback with quote McCoy, but 149 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 1: he's not your franchise quarterback in your the risk versus 150 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: the war reward here in week ten, when you still 151 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: have several games ahead. Whether those games matter though, determines 152 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: what takes place on Sunday. Though, see, now, if I 153 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: was buttoned up, I would know this already. Is an 154 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: honest question, did Cliff Kingsbury say anything in his final 155 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:36,079 Speaker 1: meeting with the media on Friday about the status of 156 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: Billy Price, because early in the week he used the 157 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 1: word probably to describe Billy Price and whether he was 158 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: going to remain the starter at center. We saw the 159 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: struggles at times against Seattle, not just the air and snaps, 160 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 1: but even some of the false starts set seem to 161 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: be caused by not being in cadence, being in sync 162 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: with the rest of his offensive line. So could Sean 163 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: Harlowe possibly be back as the starting center? And I 164 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:02,839 Speaker 1: don't know if there was any definitive award from the 165 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 1: head coach on that, but based on the Seattle game, 166 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:07,560 Speaker 1: I would not be shocked if they went back to 167 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: Sean Harlow. Nothing definitive on either position along that offensive line, 168 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:14,839 Speaker 1: with the exception of Kingsbury and saying they might play 169 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:20,560 Speaker 1: multiple players, no specific position mentioned, but you could see 170 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: someone start and then maybe pulled after a series or two, 171 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: or depending on how effective that right guard maybe, or 172 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: that center maybe, or how Dj Humphries feels at left tackle. 173 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: But you might see some different movement along the offensive line. 174 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 1: And I know we've seen that in years past with 175 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:40,719 Speaker 1: Sean Coogler. I don't really like it because you want 176 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: to stay that you want five guys to be consistent, 177 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: but hey, there's been nothing consistent about the old line 178 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 1: this season. If you look at some of the top 179 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: teams in the NFC, and the stat is that only 180 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: two of the seven playoff teams in the NFC have 181 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:57,439 Speaker 1: winning records right now, Philly and Dallas. And then look 182 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 1: at how many injuries they suffered around in their offensive line. 183 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:03,719 Speaker 1: Not many the top teams in the league. Minnesota is 184 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: another one. Minnesota. They didn't make the playoffs, but they've 185 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: had virtually zero misssnaps by any of their offensive linemans. 186 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: So there is a lot too that you don't have 187 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 1: to have five all pros across the front, but if 188 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 1: you can get a consistent lineup of reliable starters who 189 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 1: can then have that chemistry, just the ability to rely 190 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: on each other. And the Cardinals have had anything but 191 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: that right now, So what do you do? Especially the 192 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 1: Rams love to send Jalen Ramsey. He really they use 193 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: them a lot in a nickelback type in this slot 194 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,439 Speaker 1: close to the box and close to the line of scrimmage, 195 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 1: almost like almost like a hybrid linebacker at times because 196 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: he's so big and boom, you gotta worry about a 197 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey coming as well. It's not just Aaron Donald, 198 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:50,319 Speaker 1: but it's it's how he creates things for everyone else 199 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: in the box and getting to the quarterbacks. So I'm curious, 200 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: you know, because Jalen Ramsey isn't a guy necessarily who 201 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 1: travels much anymore. And I kind of worked the locker room. 202 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 1: What do you expect Jalen Ramsey to shadow and travel 203 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: with DeAndre Hopkins? And I got mixed opinions on that. 204 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:06,559 Speaker 1: Nobody truly knows obviously, but they say, you know what. 205 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: A couple of guys said, no, that's not what the 206 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: Rams do anymore. Jalen Ramsey does not travel with a 207 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:14,079 Speaker 1: single receiver and entire game. Other guys said, yeah, but 208 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: we have d Hop and especially if d Hop goes 209 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 1: off early, they'll make the adjustment or in key third 210 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 1: downs you'll see Jalen Ramsey over d Hop. We've seen 211 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: a little bit more movement though out of DeAndre Hopkins 212 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 1: this season as far as left side, right side, and 213 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: the slot a lot more to where if Ramsey is 214 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:34,560 Speaker 1: only playing one side of the field. You can already 215 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 1: get away from that matchup if you want to, if 216 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: you're the Cardinals, although that is a matchup and speaking 217 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 1: or listening to DeAndre Hopkins on Friday, that's a matchup 218 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 1: that he enjoys. Going all the way back to Ramsey's 219 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:50,079 Speaker 1: rookie season, this will be the eleventh meeting between Hopkins 220 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 1: and Ramsey. I didn't know that. I actually asked him 221 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: about Ramsey. I didn't know this is the eleventh meeting. 222 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: And what's interesting is, as we know a week ago, 223 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: Tarik Woollen unbelievable five rookie six four runs the four 224 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 1: two six with an absolute steal the Seahawks Scott in 225 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 1: that corner. He goes to the right side of the defense, 226 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: the left side of an offense exclusively. He does not 227 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: change sides. But Jalen Ramsey, according to the guys I 228 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 1: talked to, he will go to either side of the defense. 229 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: And he really is that X factor to me. You know, 230 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 1: you break the huddle if you're Cole McCoy or Kyler 231 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: Murray and you're looking for ninety nine and then you're 232 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,079 Speaker 1: looking for five, as you should. They're two allpros, two 233 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: Hall of famers, Bobby Wagner is not the same player, 234 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,079 Speaker 1: although he's still effective and I think he knows this 235 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:37,319 Speaker 1: Cardinals offense really well, so he's effective in getting everybody 236 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: else set in preparing for certain plays. But how difference 237 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: does how different does this offense look? If Cole McCoy 238 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,319 Speaker 1: is the guy, because I remember him last year on 239 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 1: the road, he was very effective in those two division wins, 240 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 1: so you know what, he beat the Seahawks and he 241 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: beat the Niners a year ago, so he's got to 242 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: check this box now in the division needs the road 243 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 1: win at the Rams. The difference though, this time if 244 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:00,200 Speaker 1: it is Colt McCoys, he will actually have the Ray 245 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 1: Hopkins as a wide receiver to target because Hopkins missed 246 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:07,320 Speaker 1: those three games along with Kyler Murray. So McCoy and 247 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: Hopkins have not played together and a regular season game. 248 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 1: So now all of a sudden, this was asked of 249 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: Hopkins on Friday as well. Truly, you asked it Gray 250 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 1: all right about the chemist when you haven't played a 251 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:22,319 Speaker 1: game together, A true reporter asking a very good question 252 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: in the locker room, because you don't have those reps 253 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:28,199 Speaker 1: during the week. Now, at least we don't know they've 254 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: had reps this week. Maybe they have had reps talking 255 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: about McCoy and Hopkins because you don't see it on 256 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 1: game day. But if you know that, perhaps maybe Kyler 257 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: Murray may or may not go. You're leaning in the 258 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: direction of Colt McCoy. Maybe you did see number twelve 259 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: and number ten get familiar on that football field. Here's 260 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 1: the question along with and that's a very valid question, 261 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: but can you have a balanced offense? Can you have 262 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 1: the run game? Can you do what you did for 263 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: Cole last year at the Seahawks and at the Niners. 264 00:13:56,880 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: Run the ball a quarterback's best friend, and you do that. 265 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: Is it feasible with that makeshift interior old line? Because 266 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 1: James Connor isn't a guy who's going to get the edge. 267 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 1: He needs to run between the tackles. Will there be 268 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: room to run eno Benjamin Kenny somehow? You know, is 269 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 1: he slippery enough to escape ninety nine? And perhaps maybe, oh, 270 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:17,679 Speaker 1: I don't know, run off the left side of the 271 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 1: line instead of where. But you know Aaron Donald, they'll 272 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: deploy him in all five spots across the front. And 273 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 1: I confirm that with Cardinal's offensive lineman, they've been Rams 274 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: are still doing that this year with Aaron Donald, so 275 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 1: he's definitely an X factor. But remember the win, everybody 276 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 1: now forty times they ran in for two hundred and 277 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: sixteen yards in the Week four win at LA the 278 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 1: only win in twelve meetings against Sean McVeigh. Isn't that right? 279 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: He's eleven and one against Arizona, correct, So if there's 280 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 1: some way you can recapture that, get that sort of 281 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: potent ground game going, But it starts with not falling behind. 282 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 1: You got to come out at least stay competitive, stay 283 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 1: in the game, so the play call or the head 284 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 1: coach doesn't feel compelled to all of a sudden going 285 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 1: hurry up mode and abandoned the run game and take 286 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 1: away half his playsheet. So we'll see Cardinals obviously. And 287 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 1: then the Cardinals got off to a good start against 288 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: Seattle and then all of a sudden it was lackluster 289 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: from there. If they can just get four quarters of 290 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 1: inspired football, I don't care if it's still rife with mistakes, 291 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 1: because I think it will be. You've got too many 292 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: different parts and moving parts and different guys playing different positions, 293 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: you know what. It just lends itself to that now, 294 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: the presnap penalties, that's inexcusable. It just is. But it's 295 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 1: not going to be flawless football. But if you get 296 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: inspired football, if you can be JJ watted his locker 297 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 1: on Friday, and you can be that guy for the 298 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: entirety of game day Sunday. Because jj Watt was in 299 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 1: a mood, he certainly had an edge to him at 300 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: his locker on Friday. He wasn't tolerating a lot of 301 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 1: the pencil neck media questions, and of course he truly 302 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 1: felt some blawback on that. But you know, somebody had 303 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: to ask the question. Great, nobody's asking questions. Somebody's got 304 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: to lob something out there. I believe the question or 305 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: you know what the question is. The response, I think 306 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: is one that definitely needs to be talked about because 307 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 1: it might have been the best quote from jj Watt 308 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 1: in a long time. But he was staring straight ahead 309 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 1: over everyone's head because he stands like six ten and 310 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 1: everyone else is like five eight. Surrounding his lockers would 311 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 1: kind of give you a mental picture here on Cardinals 312 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: cover two presented by Hyundai, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. 313 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 1: On a good day, but the question about added motivation 314 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 1: with hard knocks around yours truly, Paul Calvci asking that question. 315 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 1: The response quote, if cameras or media or a TV 316 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: show motivate you, you're on the wrong place. None of 317 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: that blank matters. We gotta win football games. We need 318 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: to win football games. And then he added this, I 319 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: sure as hell hope that because you're on TV, you're 320 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 1: not more motivated to win end quote. Okay, so yeah, 321 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 1: maybe it wasn't a great question, Paul, but I gave 322 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: you a tremendous answer that I think everyone needs to 323 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 1: really hone in on, because you should not need those 324 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:05,359 Speaker 1: cameras to play well. You're right right now. From the 325 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:07,200 Speaker 1: rest of the media members who are too timid to 326 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:08,960 Speaker 1: ask a question, I need to have a series of 327 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:12,679 Speaker 1: text messages from these guys saying saying thank you all right, 328 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:15,120 Speaker 1: because my response, I'm just set out a group You're welcome. 329 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:18,200 Speaker 1: That's what I'll do as text message chain. But Greed, 330 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:21,399 Speaker 1: the reasoning in rationale behind the question was because a 331 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:25,399 Speaker 1: year ago the Indianapolis Colts were three and five and 332 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 1: they ripped off six out of seven, and you can't 333 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 1: tell me that's not one of the reasons that Hard 334 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 1: Knocks was allowed to come in, invade the Cardinals compound, 335 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:39,119 Speaker 1: and document everything behind the same reason it might have 336 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:42,640 Speaker 1: been two years ago in the offseason. We've talked about 337 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: this here uncovered two about how the initiative, the objective 338 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 1: was the leadership this pass offseason. I think the initiative 339 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 1: was accountability. What happened in the second half of last season, 340 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:56,119 Speaker 1: the second half of the season before, what resulted in 341 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 1: the fade down the stretch. Okay, we need more accountability. 342 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 1: If we put everybody on camera. Guess what that brings 343 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 1: an extra layer of accountability. You're gonna have to own it. 344 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: You'll own these losses, You own whatever might go into 345 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:13,160 Speaker 1: a game week, the work week, your name and face 346 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: will be on it. So I do think that Hard 347 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: Knocks was a football decision in a lot of ways. 348 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 1: Hence the question to J. J. Watt, And you know what, 349 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:27,159 Speaker 1: maybe some of desire was because if he notices that 350 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:30,560 Speaker 1: guys haven't played as hard absent the cameras as they 351 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:33,680 Speaker 1: are now, you know what, if you're a professional, there 352 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:36,119 Speaker 1: is no excuse for that. That should not happen. We 353 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 1: saw episode one some of that accountability. Because I do think, 354 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:43,919 Speaker 1: what do fans always complain about post game? They pick 355 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 1: up the phone and want to talk traffic on trave 356 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 1: to talk back. Oh no, I'm sorry. That's true. They 357 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: have to want to do that, But it's why weren't 358 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:56,400 Speaker 1: we prepared for this? Why didn't we do this? And 359 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:59,160 Speaker 1: the one of the main takeaways for me an episode 360 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:02,960 Speaker 1: one is that Noah fense fifty one yard catch and 361 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 1: run and Vance Joseph yelling on the sidelines as the 362 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:12,440 Speaker 1: play is developing, we talked about the boots. We talked 363 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:15,439 Speaker 1: about the boots. It might be the quote of the 364 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:19,919 Speaker 1: season because yes, it was prepared for, it was practiced, 365 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 1: it was not executed, and that falls back on the players, 366 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 1: not the coaches. It was almost Shakespearean in its delivery 367 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 1: by by Vance Joseph. You know, we talked about the boot. 368 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:35,960 Speaker 1: It was just the drama involved, the soap operas delivery 369 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 1: of the boot. And yes, you can zoom out on 370 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:42,480 Speaker 1: the rest of the season. How much of this is 371 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: on the plan? How much is on the players? And 372 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: so um guess what if if that's the failure, the 373 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 1: lack of focus, the lack of finish, the lack of 374 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:59,199 Speaker 1: attention to detail, then that's absolutely on the players, but 375 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: then do a great job in the postgame, Greed, I 376 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 1: give it up to you. But what the fans want 377 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:05,400 Speaker 1: to know is, now, wait a minute. Isn't that where 378 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:10,200 Speaker 1: coaching comes in the teams that are buttoned up, don't 379 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:13,680 Speaker 1: the coaches have some accountability for that. Sean McVay made 380 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:15,640 Speaker 1: a point of telling the media to start the week 381 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:17,959 Speaker 1: coming off that loss to Tampa where they folded at 382 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:20,640 Speaker 1: the very end, and now Tom Brady at his fifty 383 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 1: fifth game winning drive topping paid Manning the most in 384 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: NFL history, which is just staggering. But he made it 385 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:31,120 Speaker 1: very clear multiple times, I'm in this with a team. 386 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:33,120 Speaker 1: It's not just the players. I'm in this. I think 387 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 1: he wants the locker room to know that he's sharing 388 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 1: the blame the culpability, and he put it on himself 389 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 1: and his coaching staff to change. So yes, and you 390 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:43,199 Speaker 1: know what, I see it on the sideline now I 391 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:45,119 Speaker 1: can't hear it, which is what's great, even for the 392 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:47,160 Speaker 1: sideline reporter. I love hard knocks because the last iff 393 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 1: I see, I can't hear. But then you actually you 394 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 1: know they have like they have like eight different people 395 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 1: miked up for that opening episode, but you do see 396 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 1: it if Vans Joseph does not hesitate, turn around and 397 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 1: yell at some of the position coaches. Know if a 398 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: young guy like Amy J. Sanders a Cam Thomas makes 399 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 1: a mental mistake, isn't in the right place at the 400 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 1: right time, he'll turn around, he'll yell at the position coach, 401 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:10,400 Speaker 1: and he'll so he's holding the players and the coaches 402 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 1: accountable because yes, everyone is supposed to be prepared for 403 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 1: the moment. And when you see it on film, even Wolf, 404 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: you hear the call. Wolf knew all about it. Yet 405 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:25,760 Speaker 1: when you have some young players, you know, learning on 406 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 1: the job, and then it's still part of it, and 407 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:30,840 Speaker 1: it's and people wonder, well, why are the Tanner Vallejos 408 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: and the ben Neemans and the Nick Vigils playing. That's 409 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 1: why that boot is exactly why, Because in critical moments, 410 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: critical plays, it's not so much how big or fast 411 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 1: you are, it's do you know where to be? Do 412 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 1: you know your assignment? When the other team is doing 413 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:51,440 Speaker 1: everything and can to confuse you and experience matters. Why 414 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 1: was Jordan Hicks on the field so much? Why was 415 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:57,359 Speaker 1: David Collins, Isaiah Simmons why were they on the sidelines 416 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: earlier in their career when they were not more athlete, letic, 417 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 1: more skilled than a Jordan Hicks. But Hicks had the 418 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:07,639 Speaker 1: football like you. He knew where to be. And I 419 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:10,640 Speaker 1: think too many times this season guys aren't where they're 420 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: supposed to be. Okay, So I'll give you an example. 421 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:14,440 Speaker 1: Let's bring it back to the Rams and the Week 422 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 1: three loss. One of the big plays was the Cooper 423 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 1: Cup twenty yard touchdown run off the jet sweep. If 424 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:21,200 Speaker 1: you go back and look at that film, at least 425 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:24,400 Speaker 1: three to five members of the Cardinals front seven, thoroughly 426 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:28,000 Speaker 1: confused going the wrong way, did not read it correctly. 427 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 1: The one guy who did was Buddha Baker. And so 428 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 1: you know, maybe that's our segue right now, because earlier 429 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 1: I had gone on with Wolf and I said, you 430 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:41,879 Speaker 1: know what, I'm actually more terrified about the Cardinals defense 431 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:45,159 Speaker 1: minus Buddha than I am the Cardinals offense minus Kyler. 432 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:48,119 Speaker 1: Cole McCoy can come in and I think be pretty 433 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:53,200 Speaker 1: viable running that offense. I'm not sure what the Cardinals 434 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:55,920 Speaker 1: defense is going to look like minus they're human Eraser, 435 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:58,720 Speaker 1: minus the guy who's not only the heartbeat, but in 436 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 1: a lot of ways the football I que of the defense, 437 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:04,879 Speaker 1: a guy who's thoroughly underappreciated by most fans and media 438 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:08,400 Speaker 1: markets now not players. He's been in All Pro multiple times, 439 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: but when you see a hard knocks in season the debut, A, 440 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:14,680 Speaker 1: they featured on Buddha for a reason because he gets 441 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 1: the ultimate respect in the locker room and b that's 442 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 1: how valuable he is. And the only instance we've had 443 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:22,639 Speaker 1: in the last five years, I think twenty eighteen he 444 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: missed a couple of games. That whole season doesn't count, 445 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 1: but since the Wilts year, he only missed that Carolina 446 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:30,160 Speaker 1: game Week four, twenty twenty, and it did not look good. 447 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 1: Forget the numbers, it just was not a sound defense. 448 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:36,680 Speaker 1: We go back to twenty twenty when once again it 449 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:39,960 Speaker 1: was John Wolford beating the Arizona Cardinals. That same season, 450 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:43,040 Speaker 1: Week four, Cardinals lose thirty one twenty one. You were 451 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:46,680 Speaker 1: in Carolina and that that defense, that forget the defense, 452 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 1: that entire team, offense, defense and special teams did not 453 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:53,960 Speaker 1: look the same. And that was because Buddha Baker was 454 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: not on the football field. Now earlier this week, it 455 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 1: was in the words of the head coach, zero percent 456 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:03,639 Speaker 1: chance that Buddha Baker was going to play this week. 457 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 1: Then all of a sudden, we walk out there during 458 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:08,639 Speaker 1: the open portion of practice on Friday and there is 459 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:13,159 Speaker 1: Number three looking pretty good, doing a little jog and 460 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 1: jumping around, and what about this high ankle sprain. Reportedly 461 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 1: that's going to keep him out for a couple of weeks. Paul, 462 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 1: there is a good chance, I'd say better than good chance, 463 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:26,199 Speaker 1: that Buddha Baker plays on Sunday, and a less than 464 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: one hundred percent Buddha Baker is better than the rest 465 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 1: of the defensive players going at one hundred percent. Because 466 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 1: I'll say this, going back to hard Knocks, what did 467 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:41,960 Speaker 1: we see Bill Price, linebackers coach play Billy Davis? Billy Davis, Sorry, yeah, 468 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 1: Billy Davis, I challenge you to play better, play harder 469 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 1: than Buddha Baker. That was a huge takeaway from me, 470 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: maybe the takeaway from the entire episode, and there were 471 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 1: some great moments and memorable moments, but just how genuine 472 00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 1: that was from Bill Davis inside linebackers coach. And actually 473 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:03,719 Speaker 1: ran into him this week and I asked him about that, 474 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:05,880 Speaker 1: and he said he looked me right now, I said, 475 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:09,120 Speaker 1: in my thirty years, I've never seen anyone play as 476 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 1: hard as Buddha, all out, just willing to throw himself 477 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 1: into any scrum that's out there on the field at 478 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 1: any cost. So think about that. Think about if Bill 479 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:22,919 Speaker 1: Davis is correct, if everybody could play as hard, you're 480 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:24,560 Speaker 1: not going to play as well as Buddha Baker. You're 481 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:25,960 Speaker 1: not gonna be as good at your craft as a 482 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:29,880 Speaker 1: Buddha Baker, most likely JJ Watt obviously has been in 483 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,360 Speaker 1: his career. But if you could play as hard, think 484 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 1: of how far that would go for this Cardinals defense, 485 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 1: because minus Buddha right now, and I don't know what's 486 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 1: going to happen. And you're right, he was moving a 487 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 1: lot better than I thought. First off, nobody thought he'd 488 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 1: be on that practice field on Friday, and then he's 489 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:46,439 Speaker 1: out there, he's moving pretty well. But most of what 490 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:47,679 Speaker 1: he was doing, at least what we saw on the 491 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:50,359 Speaker 1: open portion, at least what I saw was north south. 492 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:52,680 Speaker 1: Didn't see a whole bunch of east west. What does 493 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:54,920 Speaker 1: that mean for his ability lateral movement with a high 494 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:57,880 Speaker 1: ankle sprain that can be obviously very problematic and painful. 495 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:02,199 Speaker 1: So We'll see what that means game day, but we 496 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:05,320 Speaker 1: do know this much. The drop off after Buddha Ba 497 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:08,920 Speaker 1: Baker is pretty significant. When you have a Chris Banjo 498 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 1: limited reps as a safety mainly or special team's assassin. 499 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:17,920 Speaker 1: Charles Washington Chuck Washington, who hasn't played all year, or 500 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,119 Speaker 1: did he play earlier in the year. He has not 501 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 1: played because of a chest injury. He has been on 502 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:25,040 Speaker 1: the practice field. He's been designated to return. Whether he 503 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 1: gets activated or not ahead of Sunday is still to 504 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:30,960 Speaker 1: be determined, but there is an open roster spot with 505 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:35,080 Speaker 1: the release of Michael Dog and beyond that, it's just 506 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:39,479 Speaker 1: how a Sean McVay offense has befuddled this Cardinals defense 507 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 1: time and time again. You're not playing Carolina, you're not 508 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 1: playing the Raiders. You're playing Sean McVay, and he always 509 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:50,919 Speaker 1: has something up his sleeve, and it's always tough to 510 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:55,080 Speaker 1: discern and diagnose what exactly is this play. A number 511 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 1: of guys talked about it this week in the locker room. 512 00:26:57,359 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 1: Zaman Collins had a great explanation on the big Red rage. 513 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 1: They come out, they run a lot eleven personnel, but 514 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:03,880 Speaker 1: then there are eleven personnel, but it looks like twelve. 515 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 1: And then wait a minute, what's this whole wrinkle here? 516 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 1: Because now this guy's in motion. Now he's going the 517 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 1: other way. It forces a defense to show its hand. 518 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 1: Is anybody going out with that guy? And if they are, 519 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:16,359 Speaker 1: then they're going to run it to the other side 520 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:18,600 Speaker 1: where the player just vacated, and if not, they have 521 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:21,639 Speaker 1: another play that they're checking into. So and then all 522 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:24,040 Speaker 1: of a sudden, according to Zaven, the play they run 523 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 1: is a play that they've already won five times in 524 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:29,639 Speaker 1: the game. They just put different window dressing on and 525 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 1: made everyone think. And that's that moment of hesitation where 526 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 1: the mental synapsis isn't firing initially, and that's all they need. 527 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 1: They get the edge, they get the crease, and they're gone. 528 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:45,680 Speaker 1: There's a chunk play. You cannot You can't put into 529 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:49,280 Speaker 1: words or measure the value of a Buddha baker just 530 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:52,920 Speaker 1: based off of numbers. Yes, he's a team leader in tackles, 531 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 1: he's led the team in tackles each of the past 532 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 1: two weeks. But it's the presence of him on the 533 00:27:57,800 --> 00:28:00,119 Speaker 1: football field. We got a good sense of that. Hard 534 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:03,399 Speaker 1: knocks again and I do think just having him on 535 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:07,440 Speaker 1: the field on Friday, I think uplifted this team just 536 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,360 Speaker 1: a little bit. Now there's time between now and Sunday. 537 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:13,120 Speaker 1: How much better does he gets? You know, he's kind 538 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 1: of like Kyler Murray. You don't want him on the 539 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:17,679 Speaker 1: football field to kind of and then tell him to 540 00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:21,679 Speaker 1: limits what he does. Dial back the running or in 541 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:24,480 Speaker 1: the case of Buddha Baker, you're in that safety position 542 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:26,280 Speaker 1: and you see something, you're creeping up in the box, 543 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:27,439 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden you make a bee 544 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 1: line for that running back as we've seen so many 545 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 1: times Paul, where all of a sudden he outraces everyone 546 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:33,879 Speaker 1: and is the first one there at the ball carrier 547 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:37,879 Speaker 1: and then just lays the lumber. You want Tim to 548 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:42,080 Speaker 1: play free and comfortable and not thinking about that ankle 549 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 1: to where it might cost him later on down the line, 550 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:48,040 Speaker 1: whether it's this month or next month. So, but just 551 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 1: having him out there, and when you're out there on 552 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:52,600 Speaker 1: a Friday, it does leave me to believe that he 553 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 1: is going to play, because it is hard for Buddha 554 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:58,000 Speaker 1: Baker to miss any games, let alone a division game 555 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 1: against the Rams. I think is a genuine shock to everyone, 556 00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:04,040 Speaker 1: not just US media pencil necks. There are coaches out 557 00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 1: there were kind of doing a double take, like, hey, 558 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 1: three's out here. They didn't see that coming. As you mentioned, 559 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 1: Cliff Kingsbury said he was given a zero percent chance. 560 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:16,920 Speaker 1: That might be a likelihood. So again to your point there, 561 00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 1: you're on game day. Let's see. Let's say number three 562 00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:22,040 Speaker 1: is active, he suited up. If he can do that, 563 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:24,400 Speaker 1: what can I do? It was sort of like JJ 564 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:27,840 Speaker 1: Watt the man at his heart shocked back into rhythm 565 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 1: three days before he played a game. If ninety nine 566 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:32,760 Speaker 1: is on the field right now after having his heart 567 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,040 Speaker 1: shocked back into rhythm, what do you think I can 568 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 1: do for four quarters, for sixty minutes? Think I can 569 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:40,160 Speaker 1: go one hundred percent when I get my reps. It's 570 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:42,360 Speaker 1: what it says to everybody else on the field. And 571 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 1: with that in mind, if Boodha's out there in particular, 572 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 1: they're better not be any sort of laps. They're better 573 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:51,320 Speaker 1: not be any sort of quotes after the game. Oh, 574 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:54,480 Speaker 1: we didn't match their energy, we didn't match their intensity. No, 575 00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 1: that excuse is long gone. The whole easing into the season, 576 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 1: and we'll make sure to be our best into this season. No, 577 00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 1: that there's no more margin for air on that one. 578 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 1: Forget seven and oh, forget ten and two. You know, 579 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:10,520 Speaker 1: the stat that the locker room needs to remember is 580 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:14,200 Speaker 1: they've lost eleven of the last fifteen. That's the stat 581 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 1: that needs to resonate right now. And I'm going to 582 00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 1: get off on a rant. But there shouldn't be this 583 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:24,480 Speaker 1: sort of reliance on what you might have done the 584 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 1: first half of last year. That might as well be 585 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 1: ten years ago at this point. Week ten, Cardinals three 586 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:32,880 Speaker 1: and six, Rams three and five. The other injury note 587 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:34,800 Speaker 1: that we need to discuss here on Cardinals cover two 588 00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 1: Present to buy Hunday. Proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals 589 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 1: is Byron Murphy, dealing with a back injury. Did not 590 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: practice all week, officially listed as a game day decision 591 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:47,480 Speaker 1: according to Cliff Kingsbury. But when you're looking at the 592 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:51,640 Speaker 1: one player on that Rams offense that does put fear 593 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:54,520 Speaker 1: into the hearts of every one of those defensive players. 594 00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 1: You already referenced it earlier, and that is Cooper Cup. 595 00:30:57,640 --> 00:31:01,040 Speaker 1: Whether it's on the jet sweep, whether it's outside, whether 596 00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:03,960 Speaker 1: it's inside. As a pass catcher, he has been the 597 00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:07,800 Speaker 1: one bright spot for the Rams this season, He's been 598 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 1: targeted ninety three times, seventy two catches, eight hundred and 599 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:16,120 Speaker 1: thirteen receiving yards. Paul, He's accounted again. I know there's 600 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 1: hashtag nomath, but this is again, this is next gen 601 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:21,280 Speaker 1: stats for you, late Amy. He's accounted for thirty seven 602 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 1: percent of the team's receptions, forty two percent of the 603 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:29,600 Speaker 1: team's receiving yards, and seventy five percent of the teams 604 00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 1: receiving touchdowns. That is the highest in the National Football 605 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:38,040 Speaker 1: League in every category. I tell you, Van Joseph has 606 00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:40,720 Speaker 1: been very good, very astute at figuring out a way 607 00:31:40,840 --> 00:31:43,600 Speaker 1: to take away what the other team does best, the 608 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:47,040 Speaker 1: other team's best player. And to your point, there's no 609 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 1: question the weapon that they need to address. Cooper Cup, 610 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:52,320 Speaker 1: who a week ago had one hundred and twenty eight 611 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:56,200 Speaker 1: of the rams two hundred and six total yards against Tampa, 612 00:31:56,280 --> 00:31:58,800 Speaker 1: got loose for the sixty nine yard touchdown catch and run. 613 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:01,760 Speaker 1: He had a thirty four yard run. The one thing 614 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:04,200 Speaker 1: that Cardinals did very well, obviously in the first meeting 615 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:07,760 Speaker 1: was takeaway Cooper Cup non factor other than the touchdown 616 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:10,840 Speaker 1: run obviously, but a Bayern Murphy isn't out there. What 617 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:13,400 Speaker 1: does that mean, does it Marco Wilson travel with him? 618 00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:16,960 Speaker 1: Are they using more zone? I don't know, We'll see how. 619 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:20,880 Speaker 1: But look, you have a defense that last week allowed 620 00:32:20,880 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 1: the Seahawks to go ten or fifteen on third down, 621 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 1: including their last seven straight conversions on third down. The 622 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:29,000 Speaker 1: last two opponents have been nine for nine in the 623 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:32,880 Speaker 1: red zone dance. Joseph himself used the word atrocious quote 624 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 1: unquote to describe the red zone defense the last two games. Well, 625 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:40,200 Speaker 1: where is Cooper cup most effective third down and red zone? 626 00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:43,480 Speaker 1: So yes, there should be fear that there will be 627 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:46,160 Speaker 1: blood if you don't figure out some sort of defense 628 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:49,040 Speaker 1: against Cooper Cup. And by the way, Cooper Cup against 629 00:32:49,040 --> 00:32:51,920 Speaker 1: Marco Wilson. We saw last year how many times was 630 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:54,880 Speaker 1: Marco Wilson stride for stride with Cooper Cup and Cups 631 00:32:54,920 --> 00:32:57,320 Speaker 1: still made the catch by a fingernail or by a 632 00:32:57,360 --> 00:33:00,600 Speaker 1: half yard. He just got enough separation. Ball was on 633 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:03,880 Speaker 1: the money from Matthew Stafford that it was really vexing 634 00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:06,880 Speaker 1: to Marco Wilson. In fact, it was funny because when 635 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:09,080 Speaker 1: I had some people in the offseason by Marco Wilson, 636 00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:10,960 Speaker 1: what's his future and what do you think? And they 637 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:12,600 Speaker 1: I said, you know, I had a tough game. You know, 638 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:15,240 Speaker 1: those last two games against the Rams the regular season 639 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:17,800 Speaker 1: and Week fourteen in the playoff game, and Cooper Cup 640 00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 1: and OBJ really got him from some big catches. And 641 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:23,720 Speaker 1: this person who knows his defensive football looked at me 642 00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:26,680 Speaker 1: and said, hey, he was stride for stride with all 643 00:33:26,680 --> 00:33:28,680 Speaker 1: those guys. Did you see Cooper Cup and OBJ the 644 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:31,240 Speaker 1: rest of the playoffs, how much separation they had against 645 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:34,400 Speaker 1: other dbs, how badly they beat dbs the rest of 646 00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:36,560 Speaker 1: the way to the Super Bowl title. They said, Marco 647 00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 1: actually played them really tough. Now, he was a rookie 648 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 1: and he learned a few lessons. But you hope if 649 00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:46,720 Speaker 1: Marco Wilson is called upon that he's relishing this rematch 650 00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:49,600 Speaker 1: with Cooper Cup. You got Marco, you got Antonio Hamilton. 651 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:52,240 Speaker 1: Maybe more snaps for Trey von Mullin, who really hasn't 652 00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:54,680 Speaker 1: seen a lot of defensive snaps. But it's the one 653 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:58,800 Speaker 1: thing that this defense has done well against the Rams, 654 00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:02,960 Speaker 1: and that is limit the activeness of Cooper Cup. Five 655 00:34:03,080 --> 00:34:06,840 Speaker 1: times or three times in the last two years he's 656 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:10,480 Speaker 1: had he's been held to five or fewer catches. Wow, 657 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:14,040 Speaker 1: And all three of those times have come against the 658 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:19,080 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals. So he's the only offensive weapon this season 659 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:22,680 Speaker 1: for the Los Angeles Rams. Tyler Higbee, Yes, but Alan 660 00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:25,440 Speaker 1: Robinson hasn't done anything. You don't know what they're going 661 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:27,960 Speaker 1: to do at the running back position between Darryl Henderson 662 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:31,120 Speaker 1: and Cam Akers. So yeah, Cooper Cup, you shut him 663 00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:33,759 Speaker 1: down regardless who of the quarterback is going to be 664 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:39,280 Speaker 1: for the Rams. You basically render that offense non factor. Yeah, 665 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:41,400 Speaker 1: and he's been dealing with an ankle, so we'll see 666 00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:44,760 Speaker 1: how that is whether that limit hampers him in some ways. 667 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,520 Speaker 1: But to your point, Cam Akers and Darryl Henderson have 668 00:34:47,600 --> 00:34:49,800 Speaker 1: been a problem for the Cardinals two at times. Now, 669 00:34:50,080 --> 00:34:53,840 Speaker 1: this banged up offensive line. See that was with Andrew Whitworth. 670 00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:55,800 Speaker 1: And what did we talk about in the all season 671 00:34:56,560 --> 00:34:59,360 Speaker 1: when the turnaround started with the Rams. Wasn't just Sean 672 00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:03,280 Speaker 1: McVeigh in his national soup commercials and he's America's coach 673 00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:06,759 Speaker 1: and he's coaching up all the office workers in their cubicles. Okay, No, 674 00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:10,879 Speaker 1: it was Andrew Whitworth solidifying that offensive line. I think 675 00:35:11,080 --> 00:35:15,080 Speaker 1: it wasn't totally unlike the Arizona Cardinals from two thousand 676 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:16,920 Speaker 1: and six two thousand and seven to two thousand and 677 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:19,360 Speaker 1: eight Super Bowl run. What did they do? They solidify 678 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:22,400 Speaker 1: the offensive line. They still had fits in an Kuon Bolden. 679 00:35:22,920 --> 00:35:25,640 Speaker 1: They still had Kurt Warner. But now guess what. Kurt 680 00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:28,600 Speaker 1: Warner had time to operate, had time to dissect a defense, 681 00:35:28,719 --> 00:35:31,880 Speaker 1: rita defense, get the ball to Larry in a queue, 682 00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:36,080 Speaker 1: whereas earlier it was a crash test dummy. So that's 683 00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:38,279 Speaker 1: the difference this year is that Matthew Stafford has been 684 00:35:38,280 --> 00:35:42,160 Speaker 1: getting pummeled, hit and harassed. So we'll see if the Cardinals, 685 00:35:42,400 --> 00:35:44,080 Speaker 1: if they can get to the quarterback in this one. 686 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:46,640 Speaker 1: Who is the quarterback? But again to your point, if 687 00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:49,440 Speaker 1: they're able to limit Cooper Cup like they have been historically, 688 00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:52,879 Speaker 1: who's gonna beat them? There's been no one that's been 689 00:35:52,960 --> 00:35:56,400 Speaker 1: proven so far. The Rams offense is at the bottom 690 00:35:56,640 --> 00:35:59,840 Speaker 1: or next to last, and virtually every meaningful category in 691 00:36:00,080 --> 00:36:04,200 Speaker 1: the NFL, they have been struggling something fierce. Thirty first 692 00:36:04,239 --> 00:36:06,960 Speaker 1: in total yards, thirty second in yards per play, They 693 00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:10,959 Speaker 1: are awful running the football, and they are twenty ninth 694 00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:13,759 Speaker 1: in scoring at just over sixteen points a game. This 695 00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:16,439 Speaker 1: is again the defending Super Bowl champs, but It comes 696 00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:19,239 Speaker 1: back to, at least for me, in both teams, the 697 00:36:19,320 --> 00:36:22,200 Speaker 1: offensive line, which oh line is going to hold up 698 00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:25,440 Speaker 1: regardless of who the quarterback is and any other injuries 699 00:36:25,719 --> 00:36:29,400 Speaker 1: the offensive line. Can the Cardinals protect Kyler Murray or 700 00:36:29,480 --> 00:36:32,239 Speaker 1: quote McCoy open up some rushing lanes for a James 701 00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:35,480 Speaker 1: Conner Eno Benjamin, give the quarterback time to throw the 702 00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:38,799 Speaker 1: football down field. And then on the flip side, it's 703 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:42,080 Speaker 1: also can you protects and keep Aaron Donald off the 704 00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:46,200 Speaker 1: Cardinals quarterbacks? The center for the Rams, Brian Allen, he 705 00:36:46,239 --> 00:36:48,200 Speaker 1: had a quote this week when they're asking all the 706 00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:50,799 Speaker 1: media pencil next, James, you've lost four out of five, 707 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:54,239 Speaker 1: which so have the Cardinals. You're three and five right now, 708 00:36:54,280 --> 00:36:56,839 Speaker 1: And his answer is, we've got a choice to make. 709 00:36:57,360 --> 00:37:00,719 Speaker 1: We can lay down or figure it out. Guess what 710 00:37:01,120 --> 00:37:03,520 Speaker 1: that goes for the Arizona Cardinals. These two teams are 711 00:37:03,560 --> 00:37:07,640 Speaker 1: in almost identical spots right now, not only the record, 712 00:37:07,880 --> 00:37:13,080 Speaker 1: the struggling offenses, the banged up offensive lines, potential backup quarterbacks, 713 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:18,120 Speaker 1: missing pieces on defense, their playoff you know, just their 714 00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:22,319 Speaker 1: playoff pulse is hanging in the balance right now. By 715 00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:24,360 Speaker 1: the end of this game, one team is gonna be da. 716 00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:26,280 Speaker 1: You know there's gonna be no more of these clear 717 00:37:26,640 --> 00:37:29,240 Speaker 1: apply the paddles and bring them to life. No save 718 00:37:29,600 --> 00:37:32,040 Speaker 1: winning virtually every one of your games down the stretch. 719 00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:35,920 Speaker 1: Guess what, This is a playoff elimination game in most 720 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:38,880 Speaker 1: ways when you look at the standings, it's a great 721 00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:41,600 Speaker 1: way to put it, because, yeah, one more loss and 722 00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:45,320 Speaker 1: you're basically done as far as that playoff race is concerned. 723 00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:48,399 Speaker 1: You're out of the race. Maybe not mathematically, but there's 724 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:50,560 Speaker 1: too much that you would have to overcome, too much 725 00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:53,080 Speaker 1: that would have to happen out of your control for 726 00:37:53,160 --> 00:37:55,120 Speaker 1: you going to get back into the race. So yeah, 727 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:57,440 Speaker 1: it comes down to Sunday. And we've talked about it. 728 00:37:57,480 --> 00:37:59,440 Speaker 1: This three game stretch. You had to win at least 729 00:37:59,480 --> 00:38:01,920 Speaker 1: two or three while you're O and one after dropping 730 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:04,560 Speaker 1: last week's game to the Seahawks. So here's the second 731 00:38:04,560 --> 00:38:07,200 Speaker 1: one against the Rams. I should tweet out. I think 732 00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:09,600 Speaker 1: I still have the video of Kyler walking off the 733 00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:13,680 Speaker 1: field last year at SOFI Week four, and the Bird 734 00:38:13,719 --> 00:38:16,880 Speaker 1: Gang had taken over the first few rows down in 735 00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:20,040 Speaker 1: the Cardinals behind the bench and leading to their tunnel, 736 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:23,360 Speaker 1: and all the Cardinals fans the Red Sea channing MVP 737 00:38:24,200 --> 00:38:27,960 Speaker 1: MVP as Kyler Murray left the field, man, does that 738 00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:31,200 Speaker 1: seem like a long time ago, doesn't it? But guess what, 739 00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:34,560 Speaker 1: a lot of those same faces and players are on 740 00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:39,439 Speaker 1: the field for the Arizona Cardinals. So to mimic what 741 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:42,200 Speaker 1: Sean McVeigh was saying about, you know, looking inward and 742 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:44,840 Speaker 1: changes have to be made and so forth. Once again, 743 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:48,040 Speaker 1: all the same quotes from Sean McVeigh. You could take 744 00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:49,880 Speaker 1: the name off it and it would apply to the 745 00:38:49,920 --> 00:38:53,200 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals. So once again, to come full circle, if 746 00:38:53,239 --> 00:38:56,200 Speaker 1: everyone can play with the same sort of just unharnessed 747 00:38:56,239 --> 00:38:59,120 Speaker 1: anger that JJ watch showed at his locker on Friday, 748 00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:01,440 Speaker 1: then I think gonna get a ball game, I really do. 749 00:39:01,719 --> 00:39:04,919 Speaker 1: Motivated by Paul Calves, he can come back in here 750 00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:09,040 Speaker 1: on Monday and talk about a Cardinals win and the 751 00:39:09,120 --> 00:39:14,600 Speaker 1: spark plug will be Paul calvec for that question that 752 00:39:14,719 --> 00:39:18,160 Speaker 1: he dare ask number ninety nine, who produced perhaps the 753 00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:20,960 Speaker 1: best quotes certainly of the week. No, he was already 754 00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:23,239 Speaker 1: salty coming in. Let's make no mistake, you know, but 755 00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:26,480 Speaker 1: it's just, you know, one in a question after another. 756 00:39:26,640 --> 00:39:28,279 Speaker 1: I think I asked half of him and then he 757 00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:30,680 Speaker 1: just had enough and he got out of clichet mode 758 00:39:30,719 --> 00:39:34,600 Speaker 1: and he gave something substantial. So once again, attention Phoenix 759 00:39:34,640 --> 00:39:38,839 Speaker 1: media members, You're welcome. My guess is is JJ Watt 760 00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:41,200 Speaker 1: will be the post game guests of Paul Calvc after 761 00:39:41,239 --> 00:39:43,279 Speaker 1: the game, and it will be a lot of fun 762 00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:46,640 Speaker 1: because the Cardinals will have beaten the Rams and JJ 763 00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:49,440 Speaker 1: will have had I let's say, three sacks and a 764 00:39:49,440 --> 00:39:51,399 Speaker 1: couple of tackles for loss, and there will be Paul 765 00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:54,600 Speaker 1: Calves with a hand up microphone in the face at 766 00:39:54,680 --> 00:39:58,640 Speaker 1: JJ Watt saying you're welcome, JJ, I get partial credit. 767 00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:01,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna use one of those Boom said. NFL Films 768 00:40:01,120 --> 00:40:03,520 Speaker 1: has those extendo mics. It look like a fishpole with 769 00:40:03,560 --> 00:40:05,239 Speaker 1: a microphone on the end of it. Just in casey 770 00:40:05,480 --> 00:40:07,600 Speaker 1: you know, wants to punch me for the next question, Boom, 771 00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:10,439 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have keep a safe distance. See twenty five 772 00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:13,800 Speaker 1: is the kickoff on Sunday, Cardinals at the Rams Cardinals 773 00:40:13,800 --> 00:40:17,120 Speaker 1: three and six, Rams three and five. We'll get you 774 00:40:17,120 --> 00:40:21,680 Speaker 1: started on the pregame at nine thirty in the morning 775 00:40:21,880 --> 00:40:24,440 Speaker 1: on Sunday, so an early wake up call for everyone 776 00:40:24,719 --> 00:40:27,520 Speaker 1: to begin week ten. And on that note, we will 777 00:40:27,520 --> 00:40:29,839 Speaker 1: put a lid on this edition of Cardinals Cover two 778 00:40:29,880 --> 00:40:33,320 Speaker 1: presented by Honday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, 779 00:40:33,360 --> 00:40:36,880 Speaker 1: special thanks to our executive producer Jim Amndro for Paul Calbisi. 780 00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:38,960 Speaker 1: I'm Craig Riel Lou. We'll talk to you next time 781 00:40:39,040 --> 00:40:40,520 Speaker 1: here on Cardinals Cover two