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Speaker 1: Yes, how you finish matters. Welcome bird Gang. On today's show,

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Speaker 1: paulk Alvic joins me. Together we close the book on

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Speaker 1: the twenty twenty four regular season, and we're talking about

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Speaker 1: a win. And yeah, it means something to the coaches,

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Speaker 1: to the players, and to you the fans. Let's get

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Speaker 1: into it. It's Cardinals Cover two, Episode eight forty and

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Speaker 1: it starts now.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two.

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Speaker 3: Budda Baker, What Heart?

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Speaker 1: What rent?

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Speaker 3: This guy's unbelievable.

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Speaker 3: He's at the ten half of five.

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Speaker 1: He's it again, so more hurry magic whow Here's Craigcrioler.

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Speaker 1: So this was just a little bit different on a

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Speaker 1: Monday morning. I don't know if you experienced this, Paul,

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Speaker 1: but for the first time I think ever, driving into

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Speaker 1: the Dignity Arizona Cardinals Training Center, there was a traffic jam.

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Speaker 1: There was several cars trying to exit, but there were

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Speaker 1: fans outside waiting for their favorite players to hopefully stop

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Speaker 1: and sign some autograph. So it was a it was

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Speaker 1: a little busy here on this Monday following the twenty

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Speaker 3: Yeah, the comings, the goings, right, and yeah, what exactly

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Speaker 3: is next? And fans trying to get their last look

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Speaker 3: at the Arizona Cardinals twenty twenty four as configured as

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Speaker 3: this season came to a close. And what are you saying, Craig.

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Speaker 3: You don't want to break down all the x's and

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Speaker 3: the play by play. I mean, what's going on here?

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Speaker 3: Oh we can do that.

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Speaker 1: Cardinals with an emphatic, impressive win forty seven to twenty

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Speaker 3: But I just want to say this.

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Speaker 1: Off the top, the finality of it all, and that

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Speaker 1: what's hit. That's what hits you either leaving the stadium

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Speaker 1: or coming into work Monday morning, because there is a

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Speaker 1: natural ramp up to the regular season, training camp, preseason

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Speaker 1: week one. When the season's over, it's over. You hit

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Speaker 1: a brick wall. All of that day to day schedule,

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Speaker 1: to pivot, and that does take a little bit of

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Speaker 3: Here's my analogy for the end of an NFL season.

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Speaker 3: It's what happened at Cosa, Calvis on New Year's Eve morning.

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Speaker 3: Our refrigerator died. Oh Paul, what really? It just all

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Speaker 3: of a sudden, the finality of it. Out of nowhere,

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Speaker 3: all of a sudden, all your groceries done, the refrigerator dead,

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Speaker 3: everything expired or it ain't worth the risk? Is this good?

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Speaker 3: Eat or not? You try it?

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Speaker 3: You try it? What do you think quick? You're hungry?

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Speaker 1: No, just come on here and eat out of the refrigerator.

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Speaker 3: Out of nowhere, your refrigerator dies. What do you do next?

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Speaker 3: Because it's over and there's nothing you can do to

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Speaker 3: try and recover those expired groceries. We had so much

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Speaker 3: It's like a car crash. You can just hear the

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Speaker 1: I like that analogy, Paul, But as Larry Fitzgerald once said,

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Speaker 1: I believe it was to you and a question that

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Speaker 3: Yeah, you know. I was at this one. I decided

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Speaker 3: this quick quick side side note. There's someone in the

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Speaker 3: I'm not sure how I got invited to this party.

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Speaker 1: I'm thinking now, depending on who might listen to this,

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Speaker 3: Oh no, the walk in refrigerators have to square footage

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Speaker 1: All right, let's just pivot here and give you the

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Speaker 1: big picture of twenty twenty four. Cardinals double their win

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Speaker 1: That is tangible proof. Again, as like what Jonathan Gannon said,

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Speaker 1: the next step for this organization if you believe in

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Speaker 3: Of a roster doesn't matter. Even you can be Super

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Speaker 3: But it is far from a lifelong commitment, you know,

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Speaker 3: You were a play away, a ricochet away from sweeping

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Speaker 3: get it, they were banged up beyond comprehension in Week eighteen.

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Speaker 3: That wasn't even a true representation of either team in

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Speaker 3: real tangible proof that, Okay, the next step was taken

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Speaker 3: thing about it, Craig, is you know the Cardinals young coordinators,

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Speaker 3: I think learned what the division is all about. Nick

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Speaker 3: He wrecked both games a year ago. They had a

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Speaker 3: And I'm fully confident with Nick Rolis, Drew Pets, and

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Speaker 1: The other thing that we learned this season and we

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Speaker 1: The fact that regardless of what was on the line

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Speaker 1: George Kittle sat the entire second half. They were healthy,

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Speaker 1: If you were healthy, you were playing. And I do

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Speaker 1: The fact that Kyler Murray wanted to go out in

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Speaker 1: which is the playoffs.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, that fourth quarter, I mean pads were popping. You know,

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Speaker 3: at different times. Was a lopsided lead by the Cardinals,

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Speaker 3: And I mean the pads were still popping in the

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Speaker 1: It was umpire Alex Moore. Don't have an update on

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Speaker 1: It's been fun to watch the growth of those young players.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, someone you can really match up physically, DK Metcalf, Pooka, Nakua,

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Speaker 1: it's weak out. It's always been when someone has been

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Speaker 3: because man, does he keep a defense? Honest, if you

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Speaker 3: just give him a little bit of space, look out,

431
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Speaker 3: you could see where defenders really fear trying to corral

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Speaker 3: him out in the open field.

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Speaker 1: You talk about reps and why again I keep going

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Speaker 1: back to this, but why Sunday mattered so much? Because

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Speaker 1: reps matter, and game reps mean more than practice reps.

436
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Speaker 1: But you have to show it in practice first in

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Speaker 1: order to do it in the game. And that's why

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Speaker 1: when we talked all offseason about how much time Kyler

439
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Speaker 1: was spending with his playmakers. There's no defense though, And

440
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Speaker 1: maybe you're not running full speed game speed in July

441
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Speaker 1: and August and September going into the regular season, but

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Speaker 1: you had an opportunity on Sunday against competition game speed

443
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Speaker 1: and working on that downfield passing game that you hope

444
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Speaker 1: now you can take those final two games. And again

445
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Speaker 1: doesn't carry over, but at least all right, where do

446
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Speaker 1: you want the ball? Where do you like the ball? Okay,

447
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Speaker 1: maybe you need to be more physical to out muscle

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Speaker 1: a defender to get the ball. Go get that ball

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Speaker 1: at the highest point and come down with it. So again,

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Speaker 1: why those Why Not only Sunday mattered, but last week

451
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Speaker 1: two weeks ago against the Rams mattered as well.

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Speaker 3: And I know everyone's thinking, Marvin Harrison junior, talk about

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Speaker 3: Marvin Harrison junior. Okay, what did you guys see? Where

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Speaker 3: is this going? How do we feel about the number

455
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Speaker 3: four pick? Overall? I'll just say this much. His last

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Speaker 3: meeting with the media going into week eighteen, when asked

457
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Speaker 3: for his big NFL takeaway. His answer was just how

458
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Speaker 3: smart defenders are, and he cited that as probably the

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Speaker 3: biggest difference, in his words, the football IQ of defensive backs,

460
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Speaker 3: how they can recognize route concepts. These are guys who

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Speaker 3: have played three, five, ten years in the league. They

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Speaker 3: do this for a living. This is their profession, and

463
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Speaker 3: so they know what they're looking at. They are highly prepared,

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Speaker 3: and it is the small things, the details that make

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Speaker 3: so big a difference. The other thing, if you read

466
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Speaker 3: between the lines and what the coaches and other players

467
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Speaker 3: have said, it's the physicality of the game. They're going

468
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Speaker 3: to be physical with you, and guess what, you have

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Speaker 3: to be physical with them at some point during a route.

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Speaker 3: There's got to be a little bit of that get

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Speaker 3: off me right and you're in. That's in a lot

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Speaker 3: of ways how you get separation, and I thought Marvin

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Speaker 3: Harrison Junior has done a much better job of that

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Speaker 3: in the last two were three games to end this season.

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Speaker 3: If you listen to Kyler and what he said in

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Speaker 3: his Wednesday press conference going into the forty nine ers game,

477
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Speaker 3: also about that Rams game plan quote, we put him

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Speaker 3: in position to win. Marvin then said later I had

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Speaker 3: some different routes that I got to run against the Rams,

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Speaker 3: So I think they were found. They were either a

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Speaker 3: expanding his route tree because he's now capable of it

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Speaker 3: as a rookie, and or they've skeeened up some different

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Speaker 3: ways to get him the ball. I know Drew Petzen

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Speaker 3: talked about, you know, him winning one on ones against

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Speaker 3: the Rams, playing faster, you know, more violent, more aggressive,

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Speaker 3: especially at the top of his routes. And then run

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Speaker 3: after catch. That was the big thing for me going

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Speaker 3: into this season, Marvin Harrison Junior. How capable is he

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Speaker 3: run after the catch, like in traffic, physical running with

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Speaker 3: the ball. You saw him get so much separation in

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Speaker 3: Ohio State. Half the time he's already in the end

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Speaker 3: zone or he had a clear path to the end zone.

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Speaker 3: So these were all things where I definitely believe he improved.

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Speaker 3: And then just him attacking the ball in the twenty

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Speaker 3: four yard back shoulder, you know, finally, you know, in

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Speaker 3: the last month of the season, you saw evidence of

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Speaker 3: that paying off. But we talked about this, and I

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Speaker 3: know I'm going off here, but we talked about this

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Speaker 3: with a head coach on his TV show Coach, Can

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Speaker 3: You Practice Truly? Practice the chunk throw sideline back shoulder

501
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Speaker 3: because coming out of the by Jonathan Gannon said, if

502
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Speaker 3: there's one area he wanted to see the passing game improve,

503
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Speaker 3: it was outside the numbers. And Gannon shook his head

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Speaker 3: and he said, there is no feasible way in today's

505
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Speaker 3: NFL to practice that. You just can't take your top

506
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Speaker 3: corner in your top wide receiver. And here we go

507
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Speaker 3: game speed, game intensity, and try and practice that and

508
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Speaker 3: really be smart about it. So that is learning on

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Speaker 3: the job, learning only on game day. And I do

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Speaker 3: believe Marvin Harrison Junior made some serious strides in that

511
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Speaker 3: department the final month of the season.

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Speaker 1: Sometimes it takes a little while, it doesn't click right away.

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Speaker 1: You have to learn how to be a pro, meaning

514
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Speaker 1: what it takes to get ready for Sunday and then

515
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Speaker 1: when Sunday arrives, what it takes to be successful on Sunday,

516
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Speaker 1: which leads up to Trey McBride. This is year three,

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Speaker 1: his first full season as a starter, and we have

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Speaker 1: seen him blossom this season to become an elite tight end. Now,

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Speaker 1: what Brock Bauers is doing in Las Vegas, they have

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Speaker 1: no one else, So I think let's see what he

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Speaker 1: does in year two. But the best tight end in

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Speaker 1: the league might just be Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey

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Speaker 1: McBride considering what he did this season as far as

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Speaker 1: the receptions, the receiving yards, and okay, only a couple

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Speaker 1: of touchdown receptions, but being that go to guy when

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Speaker 1: Kyler Murray needs to make a play or extended drive,

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Speaker 1: he is looking at McBride's direction more times than not.

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Speaker 1: And the Cardinals, now have you've got the quarterback, You've

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Speaker 1: got the running back, you've got the tight end, and

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Speaker 1: you think, based off your analysis, Paul Marvin's becoming that

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Speaker 1: wide receiver. So again, things are setting up for year three,

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Speaker 1: at least offensively, and then you just maybe four to

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Speaker 1: five the offensive line.

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Speaker 3: I mean, look at what Trey McBride just did against

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Speaker 3: Fred Warner. I might not know much, but I know

536
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Speaker 3: this much. If Fred Warner is the best middle linebacker

537
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Speaker 3: in the game, the one thing he can't do is

538
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Speaker 3: cover Trey McBride. He just it was a mismatch to

539
00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:19,720
Speaker 3: begin a game at home last year. Was that Week

540
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Speaker 3: fifteen last year? And then they put Drake Greenlaw early

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Speaker 3: in the game on Trey McBride because McBride was torching

542
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Speaker 3: Fred Warner. Well, they didn't have that option this time around.

543
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Speaker 3: Green Law wasn't available because of injury. But he has

544
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Speaker 3: made some really good defenders look really stupid. Trey McBride,

545
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Speaker 3: the athleticism, the catch radius. I mean you heard him

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Speaker 3: in the postgame interview and I as said, when that

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Speaker 3: ball's in the air, what's your confidence level you're gonna

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Speaker 3: make the catch? I mean he like sat up straight

549
00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:50,040
Speaker 3: in that chair because he was hurting, he was dragging.

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Speaker 3: I mean, nobody's taking more of a beating or delivered

551
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Speaker 3: more of a physical game other than Kayier White maybe

552
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Speaker 3: than Trey McBride this year. And he's like, oh, yeah,

553
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Speaker 3: that ball's in the air, that's my And we'd love

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Speaker 3: to see Marvin Harrison Junior have that same mindset. And

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Speaker 3: you know what, I do think it's feasible, possible, plausible

556
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Speaker 3: because his rookie year, Trey McBride was a little tentative,

557
00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:18,120
Speaker 3: little timid, little bet and then all of a sudden,

558
00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:21,680
Speaker 3: guess what, he proved it to himself middle of last

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Speaker 3: season when Zach Ertz went down and you just saw

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Speaker 3: him grow. You saw the confidence grow and the best

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Speaker 3: case scenario is that's exactly what happens with Marvin Harrison junior.

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Speaker 3: What we just saw over the last season and a

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Speaker 3: half with Trey mcplay.

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Speaker 1: McBride seven catches, sixty five yards and a touchdown on Sunday.

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Speaker 1: Overall this season, one hundred and eleven receptions for eleven

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Speaker 1: and forty six yards, two touchdowns, and the fourth highest

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Speaker 1: total by tie it in in a single season in

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Speaker 1: NFL history.

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Speaker 3: Wow, I mean so.

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Speaker 1: And by the way, brock Bauers finished with one hundred

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Speaker 1: and twelve third highest in NFL history.

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Speaker 3: I think when we go back and we think about

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Speaker 3: twenty twenty four and what we just witnessed, I think

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Speaker 3: history will say we saw an unbelievable historic season from

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Speaker 3: Buddha Baker and Trey McBride. I don't think in the

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Speaker 3: moment we appreciate fully what Buddha Baker and Trey McBride

577
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Speaker 3: put out on that gridiron all seventeen games this year.

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Speaker 3: It was real and it was spectacular in every way.

579
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Speaker 3: Those guys put on a showcase of dominant playmaking football

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Speaker 3: on either side of the ball.

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Speaker 1: And speaking of Trey McBride, you referenced it moments ago

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Speaker 1: postgame conversation on the Cardinals Locker Room Show, Yes Trey McBride.

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Speaker 1: The only person to stop Trey on Sunday was Paul Calvic.

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Speaker 1: The conversation began with Paul just asking in the very

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Speaker 1: basic reporters question his thoughts on the season that just completed.

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Speaker 4: Ye, proud of the guys. Uh, how they came out today. Man,

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Speaker 4: We're uh we're really playing for nothing today. And I

588
00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:07,240
Speaker 4: think the guys came out to play. They played hard.

589
00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:09,320
Speaker 4: Defense really showed up. Man, they were hitting those guys

590
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Speaker 4: real hard. And uh, just really proud of the way

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Speaker 4: we finished. The way you finishes, it goes into the offseason, man,

592
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Speaker 4: so this whole offseason, this is what we got to

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Speaker 4: look at. And uh, this is a great win for

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Speaker 4: our team.

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Speaker 3: Not every team out of the playoff picture finishes with

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Speaker 3: that sort of intensity urgency, right, I mean what do

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Speaker 3: you attribute that to?

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Speaker 4: I Uh, you know, I think that's just coaching. JG

599
00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:28,840
Speaker 4: does a really good job of getting us prepared ready

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Speaker 4: to go every week. And uh, you know, the defense

601
00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:33,560
Speaker 4: came out, got a couple of takeaways for us, and uh,

602
00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:35,560
Speaker 4: you know, Kyler had a great game as well. So

603
00:31:35,960 --> 00:31:38,200
Speaker 4: just so excited for this team. Uh, you know, obviously

604
00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:39,640
Speaker 4: we didn't get to where we want to go this year,

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Speaker 4: but I think we're building the things the right way

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Speaker 4: and we got a bright future ahead of us.

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Speaker 3: Was there a turning point or maybe a catalyst in

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Speaker 3: this game, whether it was the fake pun or maybe

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Speaker 3: the skirmish with Jawan Jennings.

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Speaker 4: You know that that that whole scrimmage with with that

611
00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:54,400
Speaker 4: guy was was tough and it you know, I didn't

612
00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:56,240
Speaker 4: want that to affect us, but that was a really

613
00:31:56,280 --> 00:31:57,960
Speaker 4: good player for him and getting him out of the

614
00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:00,480
Speaker 4: game actually helped us a little bit. But uh, you know,

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00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:02,720
Speaker 4: I'm just excited for this team. That fake punt helped,

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Speaker 4: you know, and just Kyler played really well. He threw

617
00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:06,720
Speaker 4: I think three three or four touchdowns a day. So

618
00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:09,360
Speaker 4: just super excited for that for these guys to to

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Speaker 4: build on this in the offseason.

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Speaker 3: Trey McBride, our guests, let's talk about your season. What

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Speaker 3: are you most proud of your campaign?

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Speaker 4: Well, just to you know, be healthy. Most importantly, I'm

623
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Speaker 4: just happy for these guys and uh, I'm just I'm

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Speaker 4: just thankful to be here. I love I love being

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Speaker 4: in Arizona Cardinal and uh, most importantly, I'm just I'm

626
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Speaker 4: just thankful for this team, for this organization, and these

627
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Speaker 4: guys give me a chance.

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Speaker 3: You mentioned your connection with Kyler. It took a little

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Speaker 3: time to evolve and grow, but I mean, you guys

630
00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:37,760
Speaker 3: had so much production, you know, catches, the targets, it's

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Speaker 3: been really effective. What do you attribute that to and

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Speaker 3: what has been most critical in that connection?

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean Kyler's a great player. He's a guy

634
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Speaker 4: who who does everything the right way, and uh, you know,

635
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Speaker 4: I just try to get open for him, and you know,

636
00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:50,920
Speaker 4: we we found we found a good connection together, and

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Speaker 4: you know, I'm excited for that to only grow and

638
00:32:52,920 --> 00:32:55,000
Speaker 4: get better. He's a he's a tremendous athlete. He's a

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00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:57,320
Speaker 4: guy I love playing with and a guy we're gonna

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00:32:57,360 --> 00:32:59,440
Speaker 4: you know, play a long time together. So this connection

641
00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:01,240
Speaker 4: is only gonna get better. And I'm just happy for

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Speaker 4: Kyler and this team.

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Speaker 3: Two more questions for Trey McBride, first and goal the

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Speaker 3: two you get your second touchdown catches as many games

645
00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:09,920
Speaker 3: take us through that play and what was the gratification

646
00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:10,520
Speaker 3: level there?

647
00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:12,480
Speaker 4: Yeah, they motioned me over and uh, you know, I

648
00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:15,720
Speaker 4: as Manda man Fred Warner's covering me Mando man and uh,

649
00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:17,360
Speaker 4: you know, that was a matchup that we wanted. That's

650
00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:19,640
Speaker 4: a matchup that we liked. And uh, you know, Kyler

651
00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:22,000
Speaker 4: just honestly threw a really good ball. It was kind

652
00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:24,200
Speaker 4: of an okay route and Kyler threw a great ball,

653
00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:26,400
Speaker 4: put it where only I could catch it, and uh,

654
00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:28,280
Speaker 4: you know, it was just exciting to get another touchdown

655
00:33:28,280 --> 00:33:30,040
Speaker 4: on the last game against a really good football team.

656
00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:32,120
Speaker 3: What's your confidence level when the ball's in the air

657
00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:33,000
Speaker 3: and it's coming your way.

658
00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:35,880
Speaker 4: Very confident. I feel like I catch every single thing

659
00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:37,520
Speaker 4: thrown to me. And you know, we had a couple

660
00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:40,840
Speaker 4: of mishaps today, but you know, obviously we got a great,

661
00:33:41,200 --> 00:33:43,800
Speaker 4: bright future and I'm excited to only grow with Kyler.

662
00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:47,800
Speaker 3: So we d w Trey Mchurdle and kick butt Kowski.

663
00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:49,760
Speaker 3: Uh take us through that one.

664
00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:51,520
Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, I jumped up in the air and

665
00:33:51,560 --> 00:33:53,680
Speaker 4: I was like, oh no, this is not good. Uh

666
00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:55,920
Speaker 4: that guy met me up in the air, and you know,

667
00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:57,400
Speaker 4: I landed back on my feet and I was just

668
00:33:57,440 --> 00:33:59,920
Speaker 4: surprised I wasn't down yet, and uh, you know, I

669
00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:02,080
Speaker 4: just tried to make a play and it worked out

670
00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:05,080
Speaker 4: on in my behalf. But what a great end of

671
00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:07,720
Speaker 4: the season and a fun play for us. Any kickboxing

672
00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:10,640
Speaker 4: in your off season, Yeah, no, I better get to

673
00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:13,040
Speaker 4: jumping or something because but no, it was a great,

674
00:34:13,080 --> 00:34:14,840
Speaker 4: great game. So proud of these guys, so proud of

675
00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:17,319
Speaker 4: this team and excited to just build onto it.

676
00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:19,840
Speaker 1: And you hear it right there, Paul when Trey says

677
00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:23,400
Speaker 1: excited to just build on it. And I think that's

678
00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:26,600
Speaker 1: the sentiment you get, whether it was postgame Sunday or

679
00:34:26,680 --> 00:34:31,080
Speaker 1: Monday morning locker clean out, guys excited about what's ahead

680
00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:35,640
Speaker 1: in twenty twenty five. Yes, everyone needs a break physically mentally,

681
00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:39,759
Speaker 1: but there is a lot of excitement. I think that's

682
00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:43,759
Speaker 1: the proper word of going into this offseason knowing that

683
00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:48,320
Speaker 1: year three is the year has to be the year again.

684
00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:51,279
Speaker 1: How many head coaches get more than three years without

685
00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:54,040
Speaker 1: a playoff appearance. How many quarterbacks get what will be

686
00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:58,600
Speaker 1: Kyler's seventh season with only one playoff appearance. So there

687
00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:01,840
Speaker 1: is heightened expect going into twenty twenty.

688
00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:04,080
Speaker 3: Five, no doubt. And I'm guessing you know they have

689
00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:07,240
Speaker 3: their wish list, they have their shopping list, and they're

690
00:35:07,320 --> 00:35:11,040
Speaker 3: checking it twice. You know, you're definitely looking for certain things.

691
00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:14,680
Speaker 3: The edge rusher, no doubt about it. It's about quarterback.

692
00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:18,560
Speaker 3: Affect the quarterback, protect that quarterback. I would say number

693
00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:21,680
Speaker 3: two interior offensive line would be on the shopping list

694
00:35:21,719 --> 00:35:25,520
Speaker 3: this offseason, whether there's a free agent, whether there's someone.

695
00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:27,080
Speaker 3: Where are the Cardinals drafting sixteenth?

696
00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:27,600
Speaker 1: Sixteenth?

697
00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:31,120
Speaker 3: You know that's that's an area where you could feasibly

698
00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:35,080
Speaker 3: you know, if you get an absolute stud offensive guard,

699
00:35:35,160 --> 00:35:38,600
Speaker 3: I have no problem taking that number sixteen overall, no

700
00:35:38,680 --> 00:35:41,719
Speaker 3: problem whatsoever. You know you need that guy. I do

701
00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:44,320
Speaker 3: believe you have the tackles. You most definitely have the center.

702
00:35:44,480 --> 00:35:46,759
Speaker 3: Will Hernandez. What's going to be a status next year,

703
00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:48,719
Speaker 3: both in terms of his health and his contract, We

704
00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:51,880
Speaker 3: don't know. I do believe the Cardinals miss Will Hernandez

705
00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:55,440
Speaker 3: more than we quite comprehend and realize. You know, at

706
00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:58,880
Speaker 3: the la Rams fourth and one in that first quarter

707
00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:01,319
Speaker 3: and James kind of stuffed. I get it, he wasn't

708
00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:02,959
Speaker 3: fully healthy, and it was sort of maybe an early

709
00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:06,360
Speaker 3: indicator that you know what, he he wasn't going to

710
00:36:06,440 --> 00:36:08,560
Speaker 3: have it in that game. But who are you running

711
00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:12,040
Speaker 3: behind in that moment? You know you have backups and

712
00:36:12,080 --> 00:36:17,560
Speaker 3: you have rookies in there. Isaiah Adams has really rated

713
00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:20,439
Speaker 3: well in the eyes of the coaches now. He told

714
00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:23,480
Speaker 3: the media that he really spent a good portion of

715
00:36:23,520 --> 00:36:26,839
Speaker 3: this regular season, you know, in the weight room as well.

716
00:36:26,960 --> 00:36:29,120
Speaker 3: That is that's you know, but I could see him

717
00:36:29,120 --> 00:36:32,720
Speaker 3: coming back. Cardinals have an outstanding strength and conditioning staff.

718
00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:35,160
Speaker 3: You know, you spend the entire offseason in the squad

719
00:36:35,239 --> 00:36:37,320
Speaker 3: rack and you come back Isaiahams because he has lengthy,

720
00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:40,239
Speaker 3: has the athleticism, he has the temper and demeanor for that.

721
00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:43,160
Speaker 3: He has the skill set. I mean, he really does.

722
00:36:43,320 --> 00:36:45,880
Speaker 3: Now if you just get him a little little, you know,

723
00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:49,840
Speaker 3: thicker in terms of being able to anchor. But I

724
00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:51,719
Speaker 3: do believe they're going to build from the inside out.

725
00:36:51,719 --> 00:36:53,799
Speaker 3: I know Kyle Vannenbosch and some others have said, get

726
00:36:53,840 --> 00:36:57,040
Speaker 3: a deep threat, get a speed guy out there, Hollywood

727
00:36:57,080 --> 00:36:59,400
Speaker 3: Brown type, a burner, a John Brown type, if you

728
00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:01,120
Speaker 3: want to go back to years or so, I could

729
00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:03,120
Speaker 3: see that, Yeah, you know, send a guy down the

730
00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:05,560
Speaker 3: scene and really open it up underneath for Trey McBride,

731
00:37:05,760 --> 00:37:09,520
Speaker 3: Marvin Harrison Junior, Michael Wilson and company. That makes some sense.

732
00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:12,400
Speaker 3: But I would say those are big areas and you

733
00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:15,080
Speaker 3: know what, at this point, it's not a complete rebuild.

734
00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:18,719
Speaker 3: It is fine tuning and adding some extra parts. And

735
00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:22,400
Speaker 3: to me, that's what's most encouraging is that you're not

736
00:37:22,520 --> 00:37:26,279
Speaker 3: starting from scratch. You have two massive rookie classes that

737
00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:28,880
Speaker 3: have gotten a ton of game reps the last two years.

738
00:37:28,920 --> 00:37:32,760
Speaker 3: So I do think it is realistic to think Cardinals

739
00:37:32,760 --> 00:37:34,600
Speaker 3: do take that next step in twenty five.

740
00:37:34,719 --> 00:37:37,239
Speaker 1: That has to be the goal for twenty twenty five.

741
00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:40,959
Speaker 1: Some other news items from Monday, But first things first,

742
00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:42,560
Speaker 1: because we do it each and every week, and we

743
00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:47,120
Speaker 1: can't go week eighteen without knowing because everyone anxiously awaits

744
00:37:47,160 --> 00:37:48,240
Speaker 1: it each and every week.

745
00:37:48,640 --> 00:37:52,239
Speaker 3: The Angry Bird Award winner, well, there is no you know,

746
00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:55,040
Speaker 3: conditions on playing time. Okay, it's just you go out

747
00:37:55,080 --> 00:37:57,840
Speaker 3: there and you earn it or you don't. Sean Murphy

748
00:37:57,840 --> 00:38:00,600
Speaker 3: Bunting didn't make it to halftime, Buddy, he did earn

749
00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:03,759
Speaker 3: the Angry Bird Award. A he had an interception, so

750
00:38:03,800 --> 00:38:07,040
Speaker 3: he's productive. B had the back of his teammates Darling Thomas.

751
00:38:07,080 --> 00:38:10,200
Speaker 3: And see when you got a dude out there who's

752
00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:14,040
Speaker 3: an instigator and he's trying to punk people outside the

753
00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:17,319
Speaker 3: norms of the game and taking a few liberties with

754
00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:23,560
Speaker 3: physicality in atypical situations where it's uncalled for, unexpected. You

755
00:38:23,600 --> 00:38:27,640
Speaker 3: know what, the sideline respects someone who's going to hold

756
00:38:27,719 --> 00:38:32,279
Speaker 3: another player accountable however, however, and whatever it takes. And

757
00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:34,880
Speaker 3: so Sean Murphy Bunting, here you go the Week eighteen

758
00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:39,439
Speaker 3: Angry Bird Award. So he puts the angry he does

759
00:38:39,719 --> 00:38:42,799
Speaker 3: the most salacious play or player. So you can take

760
00:38:42,800 --> 00:38:47,400
Speaker 3: your pick either for the interception or for the fisticuffs

761
00:38:47,480 --> 00:38:50,439
Speaker 3: and bringing the fight to the fight. That was Sean

762
00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:51,200
Speaker 3: Murphy Bunting.

763
00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:57,120
Speaker 1: Some news items on Monday, Kelvin beacham telling reporters quote,

764
00:38:57,200 --> 00:39:01,400
Speaker 1: we'll see. When asked about next season, next season, is

765
00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:04,600
Speaker 1: it here or elsewhere? It does sound like Beach will

766
00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:08,200
Speaker 1: play a fourteenth season. He said he's got his wife's

767
00:39:08,200 --> 00:39:11,400
Speaker 1: approval and that's all that matters now. He just needs

768
00:39:11,440 --> 00:39:14,000
Speaker 1: to find a home as far as a home in

769
00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:16,520
Speaker 1: the NFL, And it certainly would be nice if he

770
00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:20,720
Speaker 1: winds back with the Arizona Cardinals as again a veteran

771
00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:24,520
Speaker 1: presence in that O line room. And then also again

772
00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:29,680
Speaker 1: the need for a versatile swing tackle on a moment's notice,

773
00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:33,200
Speaker 1: play left side, play right side, Beach did both and

774
00:39:33,320 --> 00:39:36,800
Speaker 1: did it very well more times than not this season.

775
00:39:36,920 --> 00:39:39,440
Speaker 3: I mean, you realize the extent of his experience. So

776
00:39:39,520 --> 00:39:42,600
Speaker 3: when he was thrust into the starting tackle gig a

777
00:39:42,600 --> 00:39:45,200
Speaker 3: few weeks ago, Hey, Kelvin, I just asked him, real

778
00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:48,879
Speaker 3: quick fact check over here from Polly Pencilneck six years

779
00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:53,440
Speaker 3: as a starting left tackle nine Oh okay, correction duly noted,

780
00:39:53,440 --> 00:39:56,200
Speaker 3: thank you, mister Beach. So I would say, yeah, it's

781
00:39:56,200 --> 00:40:00,840
Speaker 3: probably either his fourteenth season as an NFL offensive lineman,

782
00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:03,760
Speaker 3: or that is, if nobody offers him a CEO job

783
00:40:03,840 --> 00:40:06,440
Speaker 3: of a major business or he doesn't decide to run

784
00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:08,480
Speaker 3: for governor. I mean, it's all right there in the

785
00:40:08,520 --> 00:40:09,880
Speaker 3: near future for Kelvin Patrum.

786
00:40:10,080 --> 00:40:13,799
Speaker 1: The other item, According to reports, the Bears have requested

787
00:40:13,840 --> 00:40:16,839
Speaker 1: to speak with offensive coordinator Drew Petsing a bet they're

788
00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:20,640
Speaker 1: opening at head coach, and this is something that had

789
00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:23,520
Speaker 1: been I wouldn't say in the works, but we had

790
00:40:23,560 --> 00:40:27,200
Speaker 1: heard rumblings even earlier in the season, and then based

791
00:40:27,239 --> 00:40:29,160
Speaker 1: off of how the offense looked, he was either a

792
00:40:29,200 --> 00:40:30,719
Speaker 1: candidate or who was going to get fired. He was

793
00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:32,880
Speaker 1: a candidate who's going to get fired. So riding that

794
00:40:33,040 --> 00:40:36,239
Speaker 1: roller coaster of emotions, at least from the outside, but

795
00:40:36,560 --> 00:40:41,040
Speaker 1: within NFL circles, Drew Petsing is highly sought of and

796
00:40:41,080 --> 00:40:44,600
Speaker 1: we'll see what happens. I'm expecting him to be back,

797
00:40:44,960 --> 00:40:48,719
Speaker 1: but again, now he's in that head coaching circle of candidates,

798
00:40:49,120 --> 00:40:50,680
Speaker 1: and we'll have to wait and see, because I don't

799
00:40:50,719 --> 00:40:54,040
Speaker 1: think if Drew's the first one, it shouldn't be too

800
00:40:54,040 --> 00:40:57,000
Speaker 1: long before Nick Rolis becomes the second one.

801
00:40:57,120 --> 00:40:59,080
Speaker 3: You know, It's funny how those who know the game

802
00:40:59,160 --> 00:41:02,520
Speaker 3: and the insiders and the NFL know the capabilities of

803
00:41:02,600 --> 00:41:05,399
Speaker 3: Drew Petsing, right it's the Monday morning quarterbacks who think

804
00:41:05,440 --> 00:41:09,480
Speaker 3: they can call plays and because they Madden and Fantasy Football. Okay,

805
00:41:10,440 --> 00:41:13,040
Speaker 3: The connection with the Bear Zoe in particular, speaking of

806
00:41:13,080 --> 00:41:17,960
Speaker 3: having inside knowledge and knowing, is Kevin Warren, the Bear's president,

807
00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:21,840
Speaker 3: who was the CEO of the Vikings for four to

808
00:41:21,960 --> 00:41:25,120
Speaker 3: five years when Drew Petsen was on the Vikings staff

809
00:41:25,239 --> 00:41:30,640
Speaker 3: basically twenty fourteen to fifteen through twenty nineteen twenty TWENTYO.

810
00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:33,360
Speaker 3: You connect the dots, So that is the connection right there.

811
00:41:33,640 --> 00:41:36,040
Speaker 3: Kevin Warren, who has a lot of Valley ties and

812
00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:39,440
Speaker 3: before he went on to become one of the executives

813
00:41:39,480 --> 00:41:41,680
Speaker 3: with the Vikings and then he was the Big Ten commissioner.

814
00:41:41,800 --> 00:41:46,400
Speaker 3: Now he's president the Bears. So that's no fluke. There's

815
00:41:46,440 --> 00:41:49,000
Speaker 3: a cause and effect right there, Kevin Warren and Drew

816
00:41:49,040 --> 00:41:51,759
Speaker 3: Petsing and we'll see, we'll see. I mean, he's a

817
00:41:51,880 --> 00:41:56,200
Speaker 3: very impressive offensive coordinator. I'm guessing he's gonna interview very well.

818
00:41:57,200 --> 00:42:00,920
Speaker 3: That is a curious happening on this Monday after this

819
00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:01,720
Speaker 3: season finale.

820
00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:05,239
Speaker 1: JG has been very complimentary. Kyler Murray has sung the

821
00:42:05,239 --> 00:42:09,759
Speaker 1: praises Drew countless times this season. That all matters as

822
00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:13,920
Speaker 1: far as making sure that continuity of head coach, offensive coordinator,

823
00:42:13,960 --> 00:42:18,480
Speaker 1: and quarterback stay in year three, provided that Drew does

824
00:42:18,520 --> 00:42:20,920
Speaker 1: not get the Bears job. But again, good luck to him,

825
00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:24,359
Speaker 1: because you always like to see those position coaches work

826
00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:27,880
Speaker 1: their way up the ladder. Andrew Petsing has certainly done that.

827
00:42:28,760 --> 00:42:32,400
Speaker 1: Quick programming note Cardinals Cover two is not going anywhere,

828
00:42:32,400 --> 00:42:35,759
Speaker 1: maybe not as frequent in the offseason, but we can't

829
00:42:35,800 --> 00:42:40,239
Speaker 1: get rid of Paul by the way. Congratulations because as

830
00:42:40,239 --> 00:42:44,400
Speaker 1: we announced on pregame and then postgame.

831
00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:46,839
Speaker 3: There's no congratulations. This is concocted. What are we talking

832
00:42:46,880 --> 00:42:52,520
Speaker 3: twenty years on the sidelines Cardinals Radio Network. One time,

833
00:42:52,600 --> 00:42:54,920
Speaker 3: big deal, one time I've been running into was Rondel

834
00:42:55,000 --> 00:42:58,279
Speaker 3: Morro's last season and what happened to Rondell? They traded him.

835
00:42:58,880 --> 00:43:02,240
Speaker 3: That's right, that's right. Don't mess with a sideline reporter.

836
00:43:02,520 --> 00:43:05,320
Speaker 3: No thanks to Rondelle. Was my bad, not giing being it.

837
00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:07,719
Speaker 3: What only was my fault the kicking that was behind

838
00:43:07,760 --> 00:43:10,400
Speaker 3: me and the team docs have zero lateral ability, they

839
00:43:10,440 --> 00:43:12,960
Speaker 3: can't get out of the way, and then all of

840
00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:15,399
Speaker 3: a sudden, before you knew it, I was in the fray,

841
00:43:15,520 --> 00:43:18,359
Speaker 3: the eye of the storm. So when in doubt, get

842
00:43:18,440 --> 00:43:21,160
Speaker 3: out of the way. That was a good reminder last year.

843
00:43:21,640 --> 00:43:25,480
Speaker 3: But no, I appreciate that. It is striking to think,

844
00:43:25,920 --> 00:43:30,760
Speaker 3: you know, when Jimomhundra plays the wolflyisms from two thousand

845
00:43:30,760 --> 00:43:34,000
Speaker 3: and six and then you just realize everything that has

846
00:43:34,080 --> 00:43:37,440
Speaker 3: elapsed in the last twenty years. It is. It is remarkable.

847
00:43:37,560 --> 00:43:39,840
Speaker 1: No doubt, Paul has seen a lot and we'll continue

848
00:43:39,920 --> 00:43:42,240
Speaker 1: to see a lot on the Arizon a Cardinal's sideline.

849
00:43:42,320 --> 00:43:45,440
Speaker 1: So yes, it's been a fun season, a little bit

850
00:43:45,480 --> 00:43:48,920
Speaker 1: more of a roller coaster than maybe people anticipated. But again,

851
00:43:49,440 --> 00:43:52,439
Speaker 1: I do think as cliche as it sounds, and maybe

852
00:43:52,480 --> 00:43:54,600
Speaker 1: in the moment when you're six and four and finish

853
00:43:54,719 --> 00:43:56,800
Speaker 1: eight to nine, it doesn't feel like that. But I

854
00:43:56,920 --> 00:44:00,839
Speaker 1: do feel good about where this team is headed moving forward.

855
00:44:00,880 --> 00:44:02,879
Speaker 1: And now we just wait and see what moves are

856
00:44:02,960 --> 00:44:05,000
Speaker 1: made and maybe what moves are not made.

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Speaker 3: And for the second straight off season, they know what

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Speaker 3: they need, they know what they're shopping for. When they

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Speaker 3: first took over, you didn't really have a sense of

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Speaker 3: your roster and what guys were made of until you

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Speaker 3: get to game situations. Right, so last off season, right

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Speaker 3: all right, Now we know this off season. Now we

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Speaker 3: really know what else needs to be added, and there's

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Speaker 3: no doubt in my opinion that they will be very

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Speaker 3: aggressive this offseason, both in free agency and.

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Speaker 1: The draft, and that work for the off season begins

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Speaker 1: right now, immediately as far as what needs to be

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Speaker 1: done to get this team into the postseason, and we'll

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Speaker 1: cover it all off season long right here on Cardinals

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Speaker 1: Cover two.

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Speaker 3: And on that note, we will put a lit on.

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Speaker 1: This edition of Cardinals Cover two, presented by a Hyundai

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Speaker 1: pro partner of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, special thanks

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Speaker 1: to our executive producer Jim Mama Hunter, our associate producer,

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Speaker 1: Credit Fincher walcl VC.

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Speaker 3: I'm Craig Real Lou.

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Speaker 1: We'll talk to you next time here on Cardinals Cover two.