1 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: It is a Football Friday Week eleven edition, It's good 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: to be Back at Home edition. Now, can the Cardinals 3 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:13,239 Speaker 1: get back in the wind? Call God, Zach Gershman with 4 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: me Bird Gang. So it's been a little while since 5 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 1: the Cardinals last play at State Farm Stadium, almost a 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: full calendar month. We look ahead to Sunday's game against 7 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,760 Speaker 1: the San Francisco forty nine Ers, Plus Matt Mayoko joins 8 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: the show as we head an enemy territory. Matt covers 9 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: the forty nine Ers for NBC Sports Bay Area. It's 10 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two, Episode nine six, and it starts now. 11 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:39,560 Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two. 12 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 3: Hoona Baker, What Heart? 13 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 4: What rent? 14 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 3: This guy's unbelievable. 15 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 2: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyundai, proud partner of 16 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 2: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcast visit Azycardinals 17 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 2: dot Com slash podcast. 18 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 4: Right up the five hit the ends up for the 19 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 4: Cardinal touchdow Drey McBride, he's been an absolute monster. 20 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 2: Here's Craig Grioler. 21 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: So head coach Jonathan Agannon always comes in Friday mornings 22 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 1: fired up, But to me, Zach, he seemed a little 23 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 1: bit more energized, and I don't know if it is 24 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers. I don't know if it's Kyle 25 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: Shanahan I or just trying to manifest this team back 26 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: into the win column. But JG is he's ready, and 27 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: he is ready two days before kickoff? 28 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 5: Is that because he barged into the room, dropped an 29 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 5: F bomb and kind of forced everybody to sit up 30 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 5: in their seat a little bit because that's how it 31 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 5: felt for me. I mean, look, this is a uh. 32 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 5: I think Johnathanganon this team has gone through. 33 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 3: A lot this season. 34 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 5: It's it's been a long eleven weeks so far, and 35 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 5: this even dates back early on into training camp. You 36 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 5: lose so many players to injuries that takes a toll 37 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 5: on a team. And I think this Cardinals staff they 38 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 5: have johnath Agan has talked about that when it comes 39 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 5: to injuries, you have to have plans ABC and D, 40 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 5: and then you have to have plans ABC and D 41 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 5: on top of those initial four letters. So it's something 42 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 5: that I think this team has been dealing with week 43 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 5: in and week out. 44 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 3: And at the end of the day, all you want 45 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 3: to do is just play a football game, and. 46 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 5: You want to just do what you guys what you 47 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 5: guys will love, and that is to play the game 48 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 5: that everybody enjoys. So yeah, he definitely had some juice. 49 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 5: We talk about juice quite a bit, especially when it 50 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 5: comes to division games. 51 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 3: Jonathan Gannon has it. 52 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 1: I'm excited, our guys are ready to go. Those were 53 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: the words from JG Friday morning. And then there's this. 54 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: The number is eighteen eighteen players listed on the injury reports. 55 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: Eighteen Arizona Cardinals players listed on the injury report. We 56 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 1: know Marvin Rison Junior is not going to play eighteen, yeah, 57 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: and we know Mac Wilson Senior is not going to play. 58 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: We will say this because I know there was some 59 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: concern on Thursday, and I'm right there with everyone else. 60 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 1: But when you don't see number ten on the field 61 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 1: on Thursday, a little bit of a concern until you 62 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:05,920 Speaker 1: get the injury reports and see that Josh what was 63 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: just a DNP for rest purposes. So hey, if there's 64 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: one player you want to make sure that he is 65 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: well rested, it's Josh Wett. 66 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 3: Don't sweat it. Craig, Oh wow, okay, you went I did. 67 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 3: I did tweet that out too. Yeah. 68 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 5: It's funny because we were joking about it, I should 69 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 5: treat breaking news. We were in the locker room and 70 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,799 Speaker 5: I saw Josh Sweat walk by and I was like, hey, Josh, 71 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 5: how are you feeling. 72 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 3: He goes, I'm feeling good. How are you? 73 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 5: And I'm like good, and I was like, all right, 74 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 5: breaking news, Josh s whtt is feeling good? But no, 75 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 5: it's very it's very good news. That all it was 76 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 5: is a rest day. It's a little interesting, and I'm 77 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 5: not here to critique or doubt the coaching staff's philosophy. 78 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 5: The Cardinals did have a walkthrough on a Wednesday. He 79 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 5: wasn't listed as a DMP or anything like that. He 80 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 5: was not listed at all, and then Thursday they had 81 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 5: practice and he was listed as a DMP. I'm sure 82 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 5: that maybe that it proves that the walkthrough was a 83 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 5: little bit low key and he didn't need to take 84 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 5: one of those rest days. 85 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: Josh what right now? Fourteen tackles, eight sacks, twelve quarterback hits, 86 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: ten tackles for lost, three force fumbles of fumble recovery, 87 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: and two passes defense. He leads the team in sacks, 88 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: tackles for loss, and force fumbles. 89 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 5: So yeah, he is filling up the stats. He has 90 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 5: been worth every dollar so far. He really hasn't. He 91 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 5: was the splash move of free agency and he has 92 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 5: delivered so far. And right now he's got eight career sacks. 93 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 5: I'm pretty sure it's the second tied for the second 94 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,720 Speaker 5: most in his career so far. He had eleven that 95 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 5: first or one of the seasons with Jonathan Gannon, so 96 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 5: he is on pace for that right now. And it's 97 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 5: been it's been good to see number ten out there. 98 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 5: He's been flying around and he's definitely been one of 99 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 5: the bright spots on a defense that has a lot 100 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:46,160 Speaker 5: of incredible storylines. 101 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: And he will be going after brock Party, which we 102 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: will get more into here in a moment, but the 103 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: forty nine ers have made it official. Brock Party will 104 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: get the start. Mac Jones is now the backup. And 105 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 1: it's interesting because neither team's starting quarterback in that first meeting, 106 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray mac Jones are going to be on the 107 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: field or at least playing starting I should say, because 108 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: we don't know if mac Jones is going to play. 109 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: Kyler will not. But it's that's how quickly things change 110 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:14,159 Speaker 1: in the NFL. And yeah, it's week three to week eleven. 111 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: But these two teams talking about the Cardinals in forty 112 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:21,679 Speaker 1: nine ers almost entirely different from as far as who's availa, 113 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:23,679 Speaker 1: who's healthy, and who's not healthy. 114 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 5: Yeah, it shows how much changes in eight weeks because 115 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 5: the Cardinals have been dealt a very nasty hand when 116 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 5: it comes to the injury bug, as have the forty 117 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 5: nine ers. Just if you look at their injury report, 118 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 5: they have so many players on injury reserve that their 119 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 5: injury report is not as long. We're nowhere near as 120 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:45,799 Speaker 5: long as the Arizona Cardinals. It's it's crazy to see 121 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 5: just how much has changed. But it also just doubles 122 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 5: down on the fact that this is a very physical, brutal, 123 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,160 Speaker 5: violent game. I mean, you think about it. Simmy Feijoko 124 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 5: broke down his injury that he had on his TikTok. 125 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 5: He posted like a three minute video explaining just the 126 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,159 Speaker 5: the pain that he was feeling and how he was 127 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 5: still trying to play through it to put in prospective 128 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 5: berg Gang. Simmy Fayjoko twisted his ankle, had it taped 129 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 5: up on the sideline. This thing is ballooned and if 130 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 5: you look at his Twitter page you could see just 131 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 5: how his ankle, how swollen it is. The next drive, 132 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 5: on a punt return, he ran into somebody broke his forearm. 133 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 5: Just told the staff, hey, just tape it up. I'll 134 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 5: be fine. They went to go do a concussion check 135 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 5: on him. They ended up doing an X right, and 136 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 5: that's when they saw that he had. 137 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 3: A broken forearm. 138 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 5: It's it's incredible how physical these guys are, how tough 139 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 5: they are. But then again, you think about it, they 140 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 5: represent and they resemble exactly who their coach is. And 141 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 5: if Jonathan Gannon comes in like that on a Friday, yeah, 142 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 5: they're gonna run through anything. 143 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: You look back at that first meeting, I was going 144 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: some of my notes. The Cardinals did read them. Well, 145 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: this one was this part these notes that I'm reading 146 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: actually typed out the other notes. So yeah, that's a 147 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 1: world famous notes. Yes, Paris Johnson Jr. Did not play. 148 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 1: Calvin Beacham was your starting left tackle. Nick Bosa got 149 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:02,600 Speaker 1: hurt in that game, and in the third quarter of 150 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 1: the Cardinals lost James Connor to an ankle injury, which 151 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: we know now know became season ending. So yeah, two 152 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: very different looking teams coming up on Sunday, Cardinals three 153 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: and six forty nine Ers six and four. Two oh 154 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: five is the kickoff nine to thirty. Pregame coverage begins 155 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network. How about we dive 156 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: a little bit more into the matchup. As I mentioned 157 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 1: off the top, Zach and I had the chance to 158 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: speak with Matt Mayoko, he covers the forty nine Ers 159 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: for NBC Sports Bay Area. Now we tape this conversation 160 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: before Kyle Shanahan had made it official. Yes, brock Perty 161 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: will start. But Perty and not mac Jones is who 162 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 1: Matt felt would be QB one on Sunday. 163 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 4: I think it'll be Brock Perty, you know, making the homecoming, 164 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 4: coming back to the desert and close to is you 165 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 4: know where he grew up. I remember his first start 166 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 4: there was it was a really good one. So I 167 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 4: think I kind of I got to tell you the 168 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 4: story when Brock Purdy was I think he had just 169 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 4: taken over as the forty nine Ers quarterback, and I 170 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 4: get a text from the great Mark Dalton of Brock 171 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 4: Purdy and Patrick Peterson. Brock was the the state player 172 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 4: the Cardinals High School football Player of the Year his 173 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 4: senior year there at Perry High School and he was 174 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 4: honored before a Cardinals game and he posed with Patrick 175 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 4: Peterson and then you know, here we are years later 176 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 4: and the next season, Rock and the forty nine ers 177 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 4: went to Minnesota to scrimmage or the you know, they 178 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,439 Speaker 4: had a joint practice with the Vikings a couple of 179 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 4: days before their preseason game, and so I got Patrick 180 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 4: Peterson and Brock Purdy to recreate that post and Patrick 181 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 4: was so into it. He was like, Okay, now where's 182 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 4: my hand? Okay, my angle, you know, like he tried 183 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 4: to recreate the photos. So that's a long way of 184 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 4: saying that brock Perty has been out for six weeks 185 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 4: with the turf toe. This week it was very clear 186 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 4: that they're ramping him up to play. He's taken the 187 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 4: you know, the first snaps in practice and so all 188 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 4: signs are pointing toward Brockberty playing Sunday against the Cardinals. 189 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 1: Because, as you mentioned, he's been out for a while. Now, 190 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 1: do you see anything or expect anything to change as 191 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 1: far as how the offense works, whether it's with brock 192 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: Perty or with Mac Jones. 193 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 4: No. I would say the one thing, you know, coming 194 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 4: off of last week, and you know, the parts have 195 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 4: just had a really difficult time getting their run game going. 196 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:50,079 Speaker 4: That they've done it in small stretches, but just the 197 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 4: explosiveness of the run game hasn't been there. The consistency 198 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,679 Speaker 4: of the run game hasn't been there for whatever reasons, 199 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 4: and I'm I'm sure there's probably too many reasons to name. 200 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 4: And then just seeing where the Cardinals were with their 201 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:08,959 Speaker 4: run defense last week and seeing how Seattle attacked them, 202 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:12,680 Speaker 4: I mean, dropping Sam Darnold back only what twelve times 203 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 4: in the entire game, that would probably be something that 204 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:18,959 Speaker 4: freight AMers would like to do. I think it's easier 205 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 4: said than done, because the fret ammers weren't able to 206 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 4: really run the ball too effectively against the Cardinals the 207 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,839 Speaker 4: first time they played back in Week three, But I 208 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:29,560 Speaker 4: would I would think that, you know, if it plays 209 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 4: the way the forty Anders would like it to, I'm 210 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:33,839 Speaker 4: sure they'd love to run the ball thirty times and 211 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 4: control the clock and keep their own defense off the field, 212 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 4: and then you stay in third and manageables or being 213 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 4: able to get that run game going to kind of 214 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 4: take the pressure off of brock Party a little bit. 215 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 4: But that would be about the only thing. But I 216 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 4: would almost think that that would be the way it 217 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 4: would be if if Matt Jones were starting as well. 218 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:59,319 Speaker 4: So I know they go into these games kind of thinking, 219 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 4: you know, fifty to fifty split run and pass, and 220 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:06,319 Speaker 4: then allow the game to kind of dictate what's working 221 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 4: flow of game, you know, managing the clock and everything else. 222 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 4: But I would think that this game they would really 223 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 4: want to get that run game going and and try 224 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 4: to maybe you know, protect Bertie a little bit and 225 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:25,080 Speaker 4: protect the Prayers defense as well. 226 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 5: This this seems like one of those years where we're 227 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 5: not really talking about Christian McCaffrey and his injury status, 228 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 5: but it seems like the injury status of so many 229 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 5: different players on that forty nine Ers team has definitely 230 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 5: been up in the air. We were joking about it 231 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 5: before we press record here about just the length of 232 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 5: the injury important, how so many of those guys are 233 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 5: not on it because they're already on injured reserve. Just 234 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 5: how has this forty nine Ers team been able to 235 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,679 Speaker 5: overcome all of these season ending injuries that they've had 236 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:51,079 Speaker 5: to face. 237 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, you were there for one of them, 238 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 4: you know, the the Nick Bosa injury, which was really 239 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 4: significant because I think they were kind of working at 240 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 4: a weakness after outside pass rush to begin with, and 241 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 4: you know, he's one of the top edge rushers in 242 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 4: the league, and to lose him really impacted the defense. 243 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 4: And then of course Fred Warner goes down a few 244 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 4: weeks later. I would say for the most part, the 245 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 4: backups have stepped up and done a good job. As 246 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 4: they've had to turn to some of their young players. 247 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 4: I think it, you know, now, it seems like it's 248 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 4: kind of catching up to them. You know, certainly when 249 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:33,680 Speaker 4: they play a higher caliber opponent like the LA Rams 250 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:37,439 Speaker 4: last week, it was noticeable. You know. Defensively, they just 251 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 4: couldn't put pressure on Matthew Stafford. They didn't exactly play 252 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 4: sticky coverage on the back end either. So many young 253 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 4: guys back there are think a lot of blown assignments 254 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 4: and just lack of communication. But I would say for 255 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 4: the most part, some of the unheralded guys who have 256 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:57,560 Speaker 4: have been called upon have stepped up and played pretty well. 257 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 4: You know, in all the backups, you know, they've been 258 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 4: kind of this hodgepodge of wide receivers. Ricky Piersoll, by 259 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:07,439 Speaker 4: the way he looks like he's going to be available 260 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 4: for this game as well, but he's missed six games, 261 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 4: same as Brock Purty here in a row. So you know, 262 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 4: whether it's the wide receivers, a couple of people on 263 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:21,320 Speaker 4: the offensive line, you know, George Hittle missed twive games, 264 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:26,839 Speaker 4: and so Jake Tangis and Luke Farrell, they filled in 265 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:31,080 Speaker 4: for Kittle and played well. So it's that the depth 266 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:34,319 Speaker 4: has been pretty good. But every time they call on 267 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 4: a backup, it just kind of continues to strip away, 268 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 4: I think at the talent level of the team, and 269 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 4: they're going with inexperience, and sometimes that inexperience does look 270 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 4: quite obvious when you start to see defensively, you know, 271 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 4: on it, you know, opposing wide receivers running wide open, 272 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 4: and you see, you know, some guys on defense kind 273 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:59,079 Speaker 4: of shrugging their shoulders, like what happened there? I didn't 274 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 4: I didn't know that we're to be in that defense. 275 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 4: I thought we were supposed to be in this defense. 276 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 4: So those are the kinds of things that I think 277 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 4: really need to button up here down the stretch to 278 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 4: make a postseason run. 279 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 5: And experience, I'm sure it plays a role in that, 280 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 5: but just how much of that is also because of 281 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 5: Robert Sala and everybody's still getting used him. Jacoby Brissett 282 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 5: spoke to the media and he said that when he 283 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 5: watches this forty nine Ers defense, he sees a lot 284 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:26,600 Speaker 5: of what Robert Sala is known to bring to the table. 285 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 5: So how much of that may be confusion is because 286 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 5: they're still learning what is known as a pretty complex scheme. 287 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, I think when they're at their best, 288 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 4: it's not all that complex. You know. I just think 289 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 4: back to when Robert Sala was here the first time. 290 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 4: You know, they just they had players, you know, they 291 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 4: could just kind of line up and play. You know, 292 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 4: they they didn't change things up too much. They were 293 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 4: just very sound and solid and everybody knew their assignments. 294 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 4: You know, I think now because they don't have a 295 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 4: great pass rush there, they have to do more things. 296 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 4: You know, they blitzed more in that game against the 297 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 4: Rams than they have in nine seasons. You know, fifty 298 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 4: of the Rams dropbacks the Frays brought blitzes, and so that, 299 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 4: you know, I think that that's something where Sala and 300 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 4: the players on defense are kind of learning. You know, 301 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 4: he's learning. How much is too much. You know, they 302 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 4: can't just stay in the same defense every snap. You know, 303 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 4: they'll know their assignments. But that's making it really easy 304 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 4: on the opposing offense if everybody knows what they're going 305 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 4: to do, so they do have to switch it up. 306 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 4: They have to be a little bit more creative. But 307 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 4: you know, at this at these stages and in these players' careers, 308 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 4: are they ready for that new responsibility or just you know, 309 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 4: being able to do different things. So I think that's 310 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 4: kind of the balancing act that they're going through. And 311 00:15:55,600 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 4: sometimes it works, as it did against the Falcons and 312 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 4: against the New York Giants, but sometimes it doesn't work, 313 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 4: like the game against the Houston Texans where that defense 314 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 4: was really bad, and then last week against the Rams 315 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 4: where the Frayer defense was really bad, but probably the 316 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 4: Rams offense had a lot to do with that as well. 317 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: A challenge for the forty nine ers defense on Sunday, 318 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 1: and it's been a challenge for teams all season long, 319 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 1: is trying to figure out how to stop or slow 320 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: down Trey McBride. Now, the forty nine Ers have a 321 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 1: tight end who is very, very good, and maybe McBride 322 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: is the air apparent to George Kittle as far as 323 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 1: the skill set, but Kittle missed that first meeting against 324 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: the Cardinals back in Week three. So I think tight 325 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: end is going to be the focus for both teams 326 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: defenses on Sunday. But competing against or seeing George Kittle 327 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: as often as the forty nine ers do, does that 328 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 1: give them maybe a little bit of an advantage when 329 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: it comes to another tight end who has similar skill set. 330 00:16:56,000 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 4: Maybe, but still, you know, it's the Cardinals are going 331 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 4: to do things to scheme him open, and it's i mean, gosh, 332 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:06,880 Speaker 4: to the even have it. You know, you look at 333 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:11,080 Speaker 4: the the Cardinals losing their number one receiver this week, 334 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:13,880 Speaker 4: but was he really their number one receiver? Their number 335 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 4: one receiver is Trade McBride, right, with more than six 336 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:22,120 Speaker 4: hundred yards receiving six touchdowns, So I don't even know. 337 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 4: I mean, it's a long drop off before you get 338 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:29,680 Speaker 4: to who their next option is for this game, I think. 339 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 4: So that's going to certainly be the focus of what 340 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 4: the forty nine ers are going to do trying to 341 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:41,240 Speaker 4: game plan against. But yeah, McBride is, I'm sure he's 342 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:46,120 Speaker 4: been going to a tight end university. The George Kittle creation. 343 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 4: George Kittle and Greg Olsen and Travis Kelcey have done 344 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 4: this now for several years where they're they're bringing all 345 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 4: the tight ends together, and I know George loves when 346 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 4: when tight ends step up and excel and trade. McBride 347 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:05,959 Speaker 4: has certainly done that. But yeah, I don't see, you know, 348 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 4: it just kind of seems to me in the past 349 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 4: when I think of the forty nine Ers and the Cardinals, honestly, 350 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,439 Speaker 4: the first thing that comes to my mind is Buddha 351 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 4: Baker against George Kittle. It just that just ups to 352 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 4: my mind. And Kittle absolutely respects Buddha Baker so much 353 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:26,880 Speaker 4: and he loves the way he plays the game. They're 354 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 4: both fiery competitors. But I don't see anything like that 355 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 4: on the other side, Like I don't see the forty 356 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:36,720 Speaker 4: nine Ers with just one guy who you're going to 357 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:41,440 Speaker 4: associate with. Hey, that's your job. Slow down trade McBride 358 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 4: however you can. So I think it's going to be 359 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 4: just a hodgepodge of guys. I think there's going to 360 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:49,120 Speaker 4: be a lot of you know, a lot of different 361 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 4: things they try to slow down McBride. That is, that's 362 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:57,640 Speaker 4: got to be the thing that early in the week 363 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:01,640 Speaker 4: when when roberta. I was putting it together the game 364 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 4: plan that that's priority one, I would think going into 365 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:05,160 Speaker 4: this game. 366 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 5: And I think that's probably where you miss a guy 367 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 5: like Fred Warner the most because of just the fact 368 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 5: that he was somebody that was always known for trying 369 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,680 Speaker 5: to lock up Trey McBride. And yes, I can confirm 370 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 5: that he has been a tight end University because I 371 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 5: asked him about the Taylor Swift concert and he he 372 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 5: did enjoy it. 373 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 3: But you mentioned that Ricky Pierson the other things. Yeah, 374 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 3: go ahead. 375 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:27,479 Speaker 4: Not to catch you up, go ahead, you mentioned you 376 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 4: mentioned Fred Warner. And it's not just this is where 377 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 4: the Cardinals can make them. Hey, I think on Sunday, 378 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 4: it's not just Fred Warner, you know, covering Trey McBride. 379 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 4: It's also Fred Warner in the middle of that defense, communicating, 380 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 4: making checks and making sure that everybody's on the same page. 381 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:49,640 Speaker 4: And I think that's where the forden Yers have really suffered. 382 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:54,159 Speaker 4: Even more so than just the flat out tangible playmaking 383 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 4: ability of Fred Warner. It's it's I've never seen this 384 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 4: many blown assignments, you know, since he left the lineup. 385 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:05,119 Speaker 4: You never saw that when Warner is out there on 386 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 4: the field. So it's his communication that I think has 387 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 4: been lacking in the Forredy andhers defense, even more than 388 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:14,680 Speaker 4: his skills as a player. 389 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,680 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think for most quarterbacks we hear all the time. 390 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:19,919 Speaker 5: You mentioned Buddha Baker. So many people say when they 391 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 5: watched the Cardinals defense, the first thing they look for 392 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 5: as they look for number three. When the Cardinals watched 393 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:26,959 Speaker 5: the forty nine ers, the first thing they look for 394 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:28,920 Speaker 5: is fifty four. So now that he's not going to 395 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 5: be out there, it definitely poses an opportunity. But flipping 396 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 5: it over to the offense side of the ball, Ricky Piersaw, 397 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 5: another Arizona Tempe native out here. You said he's potentially 398 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 5: going to be on his way to making his return. 399 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:43,479 Speaker 5: What have the forty nine ers missed by not having 400 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:44,800 Speaker 5: Ricky Piersoll out there? 401 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 4: He is I think far and away the best player 402 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:52,679 Speaker 4: they have as far as beating man coverage, and so 403 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:55,119 Speaker 4: you know, that's why they drafted him in the first 404 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 4: round in the twenty twenty four draft, because they really 405 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:02,480 Speaker 4: like his route running, you know, that short area of quickness. 406 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:06,400 Speaker 4: That was something that I think the Chiefs really kind 407 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:08,719 Speaker 4: of capitalized on the way they played the forty nine 408 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 4: ers in the Super Bowl, was that the Prayers just 409 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 4: couldn't have anyone. They didn't have anybody that could separate 410 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 4: against man coverage in Kan City. He played a lot 411 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:20,960 Speaker 4: of man coverage in that Super Bowl and really locked 412 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 4: down some of those receivers that the Prayers have. So, 413 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 4: you know, I'm a little bit surprised that it looks 414 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:33,119 Speaker 4: like he's going to be available to play because he 415 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 4: had missed six weeks with the knee injury, a posterior 416 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 4: cruciate ligament injury, and typically they'll want the guy to 417 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 4: have a full week of practice and then come back 418 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 4: that next week and get him ready. But I think 419 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 4: there's a sense of urgency, and you know, even though 420 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 4: he might have a little rust or maybe a lot 421 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 4: of rust, as long as they feel like he's healthy 422 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:58,480 Speaker 4: and there's no risk of re injuring himself, I think 423 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 4: they feel like they need to get him out there 424 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:05,199 Speaker 4: because he is somebody that brings that to the table, 425 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 4: and he and Brock have a really good rapport. They 426 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,439 Speaker 4: worked out a lot in the off season when nobody 427 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 4: was around. They worked out in Jacksonville. They worked out 428 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 4: in Arizona, they worked out all over and so there 429 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 4: is a good chemistry there. So I think it's kind 430 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 4: of handing glove. You ring Purty back, and Pearson's healthy, 431 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 4: you might as well bring him back to to get 432 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:31,879 Speaker 4: both of those guys back out there at the same time. 433 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:35,159 Speaker 1: Just great, just very very great. Forty nine Ers are 434 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:38,639 Speaker 1: getting healthier as the Cardinals are. The injuries mounts and 435 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:41,080 Speaker 1: as we alluded to earlier, and I know, Matt, you 436 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: brought it up on social media, but the forty nine 437 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: Ers had seven players on the injury report this week. 438 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:51,320 Speaker 1: The Arizona Cardinals a total of sixteen. So it's yes. 439 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 3: And as someone that writes the injury report, thank you. 440 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 4: Well. Everybody here is they're shocked because they think that 441 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 4: injuries only happened to the forty nine ers. So very 442 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:07,200 Speaker 4: gracious of the Cardinals to show that that's not the case. 443 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:10,680 Speaker 1: We do what we can. Matt, appreciate the time kept 444 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: you longer than we had anticipated, but great information. Look 445 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 1: forward to seeing you on Sunday. 446 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:18,479 Speaker 4: All right, gentlemen, thank you so much for having me 447 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 4: have a good weekend and enjoy the game on Sunday. 448 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: Great stuff there for Matt's if you want to follow 449 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:27,879 Speaker 1: him leading up to the game or during the game, 450 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 1: it's at Mayoko, NBCs and the last name is Maiocco. 451 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:36,360 Speaker 1: Does a great job covering the forty nine Ers. In fact, 452 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 1: it was his tweet that I first saw that announced 453 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:43,040 Speaker 1: Rock Party was going to start because Kyle Shanahan was 454 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 1: taping his Coaches Show and Matt was, I guess nearby 455 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 1: or part of the Coaches Show, and all of a sudden, 456 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 1: it just blew up on Twitter that yes, Brock Party 457 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 1: is going to make his return for the first time 458 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: since Week four. Now, the question is how does that 459 00:23:57,359 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 1: forty nine Ers offense look with Brock versus with Mac 460 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: Jones and Kyle Shanahan led offenses. 461 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 3: Are you do what you do? 462 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:09,120 Speaker 1: And then maybe there are some certain tweaks based off 463 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:12,440 Speaker 1: what each quarterback likes to do and feels more comfortable doing. 464 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 5: That's what and that's something that Jonathan Gannon was talking 465 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 5: about during his media availability on Friday, and I was 466 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 5: thinking of going into this. I was thinking because JG 467 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 5: was talking about how they have been practicing and preparing 468 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 5: for both Rock Purty and Mac Jones, and I feel 469 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:28,680 Speaker 5: like if this was any other team. 470 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 3: Any other scheme, you. 471 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:32,680 Speaker 5: Would probably say, all right, well, the preparation that you 472 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 5: had for the other quarterback, you can now throw that 473 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 5: out the window. That doesn't matter anymore. But because of 474 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 5: how this Kyle Shanahan's scheme is what it is, and 475 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:43,440 Speaker 5: regardless of who the quarterback is, you get to plug 476 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 5: and play a different guy every single time. There's reasons 477 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:47,879 Speaker 5: why the forty nine ers have been successful at the 478 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 5: quarterback position over the years, especially with Brock Purty and 479 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:53,560 Speaker 5: the way that he has been able to emerge from 480 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:56,040 Speaker 5: being mister irrelevant to the guy that he is now. 481 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:58,159 Speaker 5: It's because of the scheme. So I was thinking of 482 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:00,680 Speaker 5: asking that question, and I thought to myself, No, why 483 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 5: would you throw away your preparation for Mac Jones Because 484 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 5: it's not like Mac jones play style is drastically different 485 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:08,919 Speaker 5: than Brock party. So I think the Cardinals kind of 486 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 5: know what they have scheduled for them when they do 487 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 5: host San Francisco Party. 488 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:15,879 Speaker 1: Four touchdowns, four interceptions. Now, the one thing we have 489 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:18,679 Speaker 1: seen from the forty nine ers is how well or 490 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:22,360 Speaker 1: not how well, but how often they've been throwing the football. 491 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:25,959 Speaker 1: And they've been throwing the football well with mac Jones 492 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 1: as QB. But as Matt Mayoko brought up with us 493 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:32,920 Speaker 1: moments ago, is what Kyle Shanahan would prefer to do 494 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 1: is run the football, maybe even just turn and hand 495 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 1: the ball off to Christian McCaffrey thirty or more times. 496 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:42,400 Speaker 1: That's what typically the forty nine ers have done since 497 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:46,399 Speaker 1: they landed CMC. Now, they haven't been able to run 498 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 1: very well this season, but still McCaffrey is getting still 499 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 1: his getting his touches. 500 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:56,440 Speaker 5: Yeah, but they also recognize I think that and something 501 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 5: I brought up to Matt. He has been very injury 502 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:01,080 Speaker 5: prone over the life last couple of years, so I 503 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 5: think that they're also trying to be smart with his 504 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:06,280 Speaker 5: workload because last year was a very up and down 505 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:08,399 Speaker 5: year when it came to the injury. Forty sure, he 506 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:11,440 Speaker 5: had the hamstring last year and then he went overseas 507 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:13,439 Speaker 5: and they tried doing all these different tests and everything, 508 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 5: and it was a whole lot for the San Francisco 509 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 5: forty nine ers and trying to get Christian McCaffrey healthy 510 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:20,680 Speaker 5: to get him out there. They have Brian Robinson Jr. 511 00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:23,879 Speaker 5: As the backup running back. They have opportunities to spread 512 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:25,960 Speaker 5: the ball around a little bit more. And I think 513 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 5: when you look at it also with how injured their 514 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:31,359 Speaker 5: offense has been in terms of their wide receivers and 515 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:34,199 Speaker 5: George Kittle being on injured reserve, if you become so 516 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 5: predictable with the run, then you really are putting Christian 517 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:39,480 Speaker 5: McCaffrey into harm's way. So it makes sense why they've 518 00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:41,640 Speaker 5: been throwing the rock about around a little bit more. 519 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:45,399 Speaker 1: Five times the forty nine ers have rushed for fewer 520 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: than seventy five yards. That's this season, yeah, and that's 521 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:53,160 Speaker 1: the most in any season under Kyle Shanahan. So again, 522 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 1: there we spend more time to go. Yeah, but their 523 00:26:56,160 --> 00:27:00,199 Speaker 1: identity is to run the football and we'll see if 524 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:02,840 Speaker 1: they're able to do it on Sunday. Now, again, the 525 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:07,639 Speaker 1: Cardinals run defense was not good last week. It was 526 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:11,440 Speaker 1: the worst all season long. The Seahawks had almost two 527 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 1: hundred rushing yards against the Cardinals last week. So looking 528 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:18,399 Speaker 1: at that film, if you're the forty nine ers, Okay, 529 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 1: what do we do well and what does our opponent 530 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 1: not do well? And you know in this league xactly, 531 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:27,879 Speaker 1: it's you're gonna see it until you stop it. So 532 00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:29,919 Speaker 1: it wouldn't surprise me if the forty nine ers do 533 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 1: come out, especially with brock perty still maybe getting his 534 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:37,720 Speaker 1: legs under him and maybe not going full drop back 535 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: right away, that you see a lot of handoffs to 536 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 1: either CMC or Brian Robinson. 537 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:45,560 Speaker 5: Yeah, I'm kind of gonna contradict myself a little bit 538 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:47,480 Speaker 5: because he brought up that point, and you think about it, 539 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 5: some of Christian McCaffrey's best games on the ground have 540 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 5: come up against Arizona Cardinals. So you stop it until 541 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:56,440 Speaker 5: they you have to. They're gonna keep doing it until 542 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 5: you force them to stop it. That's something that they're 543 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:00,280 Speaker 5: gonna be dealing with right now. I think that they're 544 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 5: gonna give brock Purty his fair share of dropping back 545 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 5: into the pocket and having his ability to get out 546 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 5: of the pocket if needed, and you know, find some 547 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:12,840 Speaker 5: of his receivers, but they probably will be focusing on 548 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 5: that number. It's something that Buddha Baker begins every single 549 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:18,160 Speaker 5: one of his press conferences talking about. You could talk 550 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:20,399 Speaker 5: about some of the offensive weapons that make the story 551 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 5: lines and George Kittle versus Buddha Baker and how Ricky 552 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 5: Pierce all is out there as your wide receiver. But 553 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:29,239 Speaker 5: Buddha will be the first to tell you, well, that 554 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:31,520 Speaker 5: doesn't matter unless we stop the run, because that's what 555 00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:34,280 Speaker 5: it all comes down to. The Seahawks, obviously, their lead 556 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 5: was so big at that point of the game that 557 00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 5: all they could do was just run the football. They 558 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 5: didn't need to risk dropping back into the pocket and 559 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 5: turning it over. Sam Darnold had the twelve dropbacks or 560 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:47,640 Speaker 5: the twelve pass attempts at the end. At the end 561 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 5: of the day, though, the forty nine Ers are known 562 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 5: for running the football, and they are known for running 563 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 5: the football well against the Arizona Cardinals, so they need 564 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:56,520 Speaker 5: to try to stop it whatever way they can. Nick 565 00:28:56,600 --> 00:29:00,360 Speaker 5: Rolis has to try to find whatever scheme, whatever hasn't 566 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:02,600 Speaker 5: used yet to try the play this weekend. 567 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,520 Speaker 1: You bring up George Kittle. He was not available for 568 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:08,160 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers in that Week three contests. And 569 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 1: you bring up Kittle, and you mentioned Buddha Baker, those two. 570 00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 1: This will be the thirteenth time they've played against one another, 571 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 1: and it's always a fun matchup because one Kittle, like 572 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:22,960 Speaker 1: Trey McBride, is a tough cover and it's tough for 573 00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:27,480 Speaker 1: anyone and he's too big for maybe you would say 574 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 1: someone in the secondary. But Buddha Baker is not your 575 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 1: typical safety. He is as physical as they come and 576 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:37,840 Speaker 1: is why you see a lot of Buddha matched up 577 00:29:38,080 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: with Kittle, whether that's again coming across the middle or 578 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:44,000 Speaker 1: going deep. And I think there's a healthy amount of 579 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:47,240 Speaker 1: respect between those two because of how much they've been 580 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 1: lined up opposite one another. 581 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:52,960 Speaker 5: There has been I was watching George Kittle's press conference 582 00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:56,640 Speaker 5: last night that he had and I'm mad at myself 583 00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:58,440 Speaker 5: for not writing down the quote because I was thinking 584 00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:00,400 Speaker 5: of tweeting out the quote that he had, but he 585 00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 5: made a very good comment and there's so much respect 586 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:06,400 Speaker 5: between the two of them. Buddha Baker is a fun 587 00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 5: player to watch. I think that he's that type of 588 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:11,440 Speaker 5: guy that when you watch him on the field, like 589 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:14,480 Speaker 5: you fear him, yes, but you also have so much 590 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 5: respect for him in the way that he plays the game. 591 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 5: And George Kittle was talking about how it adds such 592 00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:22,200 Speaker 5: a level of unpredictability because Budda Baker has the ability. 593 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 5: Obviously he's going to be that safety, but he has 594 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 5: the ability to come as close as the line of 595 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 5: scrimmage and play from there, and it causes a lot 596 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:31,240 Speaker 5: of confusion for some of these teams, and even for 597 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 5: Kyle Shanahan, who's arguably one of the better play callers 598 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:36,360 Speaker 5: out there and one of the better offensive coaches out there. 599 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:39,360 Speaker 5: When you're walking out across the Cardinals defense, you're trying 600 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:42,280 Speaker 5: to spot number three and he poses a lot of challenges. 601 00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:46,160 Speaker 1: This Cardinals defense. Now, with Cody Simon getting his second 602 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 1: straight starts and calling the defense, pay attention to how 603 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:53,360 Speaker 1: he handles what the forty nine ers do. As far 604 00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:57,240 Speaker 1: as that pre snap motion is concerned. It can really 605 00:30:57,360 --> 00:31:02,040 Speaker 1: do a number on a defensive player because you're thinking 606 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:05,640 Speaker 1: or you think you're seeing one thing and all of 607 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:08,520 Speaker 1: a sudden, it's the complete opposite. And you know in 608 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:11,480 Speaker 1: this league, if you are a half step slow, then 609 00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:14,120 Speaker 1: you get beat, and you get beat for a lot. 610 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:16,800 Speaker 1: So this is going to be a true test for 611 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:20,160 Speaker 1: the rookie middle linebacker, and maybe he does lean a 612 00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:24,240 Speaker 1: little bit more on a Buddha Baker or someone near 613 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:27,160 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage to kind of help. We heard 614 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:30,320 Speaker 1: from everyone that the operation against the Seattle Seahawks, as 615 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:32,920 Speaker 1: far as the calls from the sideline to Cody to 616 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:36,920 Speaker 1: everyone else, was flawless and not saying it's going to 617 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:39,320 Speaker 1: be any different, But I'm just talking about Okay, that 618 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:42,240 Speaker 1: pre snap motion all of a sudden, do you check 619 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:45,320 Speaker 1: out of what you think you see or do you 620 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 1: stay in that play call because you know it's just 621 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:51,200 Speaker 1: disguising what you have as they write call. 622 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:53,680 Speaker 5: Yeah, there's going to be a lot of different things 623 00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 5: that Cody Simon's going to be tasked with in this game. 624 00:31:56,760 --> 00:32:00,720 Speaker 5: It's already quite a responsibility to be the green dot 625 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:03,320 Speaker 5: in this defense. And that's something that when we were 626 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:06,160 Speaker 5: talking about in the offseason, who could potentially be the 627 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:08,720 Speaker 5: green dot. Yes, Cody Simon was one of those candidates. 628 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:11,280 Speaker 5: I think we all thought it could be Mac, but 629 00:32:11,280 --> 00:32:13,720 Speaker 5: we all wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't Mac. But 630 00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:15,800 Speaker 5: it seemed like right from literally the end of last 631 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:17,680 Speaker 5: season that Mack Wilson was going to be the guy 632 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:20,160 Speaker 5: out there, And I remember Jonathan Gannon talking about it 633 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 5: in him saying, well, to be the center of our 634 00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:27,160 Speaker 5: defense with Nick Roblis, who's a linebackers coach at heart, 635 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:30,520 Speaker 5: it's a tough role. And I think so far, Cody 636 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:32,840 Speaker 5: Simon has done a very solid job out there. He 637 00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:35,520 Speaker 5: has been flying around, He's found his name on the 638 00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:38,560 Speaker 5: stat sheet. But with the pre snat motions that the 639 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:41,560 Speaker 5: forty nine ers do, with their different offensive fronts that 640 00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:43,920 Speaker 5: they have, the way that they'll have some the way 641 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:46,200 Speaker 5: that they'll have, you know, twelve personnel and have two 642 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:50,840 Speaker 5: different tight ends, it adds a unique level of unpredictability 643 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:53,200 Speaker 5: for this team. So Cody Simon, he's as smart as 644 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:55,840 Speaker 5: they come, especially from what we've heard dating back to 645 00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:58,640 Speaker 5: his college days. That just seems like the perfect guy 646 00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:00,840 Speaker 5: you would want to have out there. Wilson Senior has 647 00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:03,280 Speaker 5: played great against the forty nine ers in his career 648 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:05,800 Speaker 5: with the Cardinals. He's out there, he's out with the 649 00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:08,880 Speaker 5: ribs injury. So that's obviously something that the Cardinals need 650 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:11,800 Speaker 5: to continue to monitor. But I thought Cody has done 651 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:14,120 Speaker 5: a really solid job. I went back and I looked 652 00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:17,080 Speaker 5: at the quote from George Kittle. He was saying that 653 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 5: there is not anybody in the league like Buddha Baker, 654 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:21,959 Speaker 5: So we have to have our attennas up for him 655 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:24,240 Speaker 5: at all time because he's that good of a player 656 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 5: with all the things that he does. 657 00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:29,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, that is that's the respect that you get not 658 00:33:29,600 --> 00:33:34,360 Speaker 1: only from George Kittle, but you hear that across the 659 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 1: league when it comes to Buddah. 660 00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:37,640 Speaker 5: Baker, Yeah, And it's funny because he was also talking 661 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:42,440 Speaker 5: about the communication side of things between him and Buddha, 662 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:44,920 Speaker 5: aka the trash talking that might be going on. 663 00:33:45,160 --> 00:33:46,720 Speaker 3: And he was saying that because George Kittle. 664 00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:48,680 Speaker 5: If you watch Mike doub clips, you see George Kittle 665 00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:51,360 Speaker 5: talking to everybody. It's just the kind of guy that 666 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:54,000 Speaker 5: he is out there. And he was saying how some games, 667 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:56,600 Speaker 5: Buddha will talk to him during the game and they'll 668 00:33:56,640 --> 00:33:58,960 Speaker 5: just be talking about literally whatever, or they'll be talking 669 00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:01,080 Speaker 5: some smack, or there will be times when he's talking 670 00:34:01,080 --> 00:34:03,120 Speaker 5: to Buddha and Buda is not even responding, maybe because 671 00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:05,000 Speaker 5: he's so locked in. And he started to say, like, 672 00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:08,400 Speaker 5: I'm not sure if this is a mental tactic from Buddha, 673 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:10,440 Speaker 5: but it does work at times. But then at the 674 00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:12,279 Speaker 5: end of the game, they'll just they'll hug each other 675 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:13,680 Speaker 5: and they'll all be all kumbaya. 676 00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:19,200 Speaker 1: Speaking of guys who like to talk pregame, are you 677 00:34:19,239 --> 00:34:20,840 Speaker 1: gonna be out and about again? 678 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:22,759 Speaker 5: So okay, I think so we're still trying to figure 679 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:25,640 Speaker 5: that out, but uh, I do it's not gonna be 680 00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:28,200 Speaker 5: as much of an activity this time around here with 681 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:28,680 Speaker 5: bud light. 682 00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:30,000 Speaker 3: But it's gonna be more so a question. 683 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:33,680 Speaker 1: Okay, so still working things, We're. 684 00:34:33,600 --> 00:34:35,160 Speaker 3: Still we're still we're still working. 685 00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:38,600 Speaker 5: Uh, we're still working things tough right now, but it's 686 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:39,680 Speaker 5: gonna be a fun time. 687 00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:40,400 Speaker 3: Let me ask you this. 688 00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:42,520 Speaker 5: Crrect because this might be the question that I'm asking 689 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:47,000 Speaker 5: and you'll let me know if you had a tailgate. Okay, 690 00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:50,439 Speaker 5: which player on this team would you trust behind the grill? 691 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:56,800 Speaker 1: It's got to be an offensive lineman maybe, Uh, Calvin 692 00:34:56,840 --> 00:35:02,279 Speaker 1: Beacham been around the block. Paris Johnson Jr. I don't 693 00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:04,879 Speaker 1: know how well will Hernandez grills because he's more of 694 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:09,839 Speaker 1: the Look at tacos tacos, Yeah, they have the does 695 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:11,880 Speaker 1: have the food truck. I just do not like the 696 00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:13,000 Speaker 1: grill you're grilling. 697 00:35:13,160 --> 00:35:14,640 Speaker 3: I don't know I could have. I could picture somebody 698 00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:16,640 Speaker 3: like Zavon he. 699 00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:18,799 Speaker 1: Would bring the food to you because he probably would 700 00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:22,399 Speaker 1: have just you know, taking care of it and then 701 00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:24,600 Speaker 1: brought it to you and then you've got to cook it. 702 00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:26,800 Speaker 5: Yeah, if you look at his instagram, you will know 703 00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:28,000 Speaker 5: exactly what we're talking about. 704 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:30,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, No, that might be the question. 705 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:34,600 Speaker 1: There's hunters and gatherers, and Savan's more the hunter than 706 00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:35,080 Speaker 1: the gatherer. 707 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:37,600 Speaker 3: Well, at the end of the day, we need Zavin 708 00:35:37,719 --> 00:35:39,280 Speaker 3: to hunt rock party. 709 00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:42,320 Speaker 1: Wow, look at you, you are just the master of 710 00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:42,960 Speaker 1: the puns here. 711 00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:45,160 Speaker 3: I try, I try. I don't think that's a punt. 712 00:35:45,200 --> 00:35:47,120 Speaker 3: I think that's a fact. You need David to. 713 00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:52,880 Speaker 1: Go last thing? Uh, your advance on Saturday? What is 714 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:55,960 Speaker 1: the focus here that you'll be riding on Easy Cards? 715 00:35:56,160 --> 00:35:58,440 Speaker 5: So much for asking, Craig, because I don't think you're 716 00:35:58,480 --> 00:36:00,160 Speaker 5: even aware of what I'm writing about. 717 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:03,200 Speaker 1: There's been so many discussion points in that room that 718 00:36:03,239 --> 00:36:05,960 Speaker 1: we have. I don't know which direction you have sided 719 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:06,239 Speaker 1: to go. 720 00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:08,560 Speaker 5: I had a one on one conversation with Xavier Weaver 721 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:13,000 Speaker 5: that will go out on easycardinals dot Com. Obviously, with 722 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:16,720 Speaker 5: the injuries to Marvin Harrison Junior after the appendiciti surgery, 723 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:19,799 Speaker 5: and then Jay Jones and Simmi Fajoko say Jones being 724 00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:22,080 Speaker 5: out for the year, Simmi Feyjoko out for an extended 725 00:36:22,120 --> 00:36:25,439 Speaker 5: period of time that forces Michael Wilson to be out there, 726 00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:28,520 Speaker 5: and then after that you have Greg Dort. Sure, your 727 00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:31,080 Speaker 5: number one target's always going to be Trey McBride, but 728 00:36:31,239 --> 00:36:33,560 Speaker 5: Xavier Weaver is going to be a guy that has 729 00:36:33,560 --> 00:36:35,200 Speaker 5: been a healthy scratch for a lot of these games. 730 00:36:35,239 --> 00:36:38,080 Speaker 5: He will get a jersey on game day for this week. 731 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:41,840 Speaker 5: So I was talking with number eighty nine about about 732 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:44,560 Speaker 5: that and finally potentially getting that opportunity to be a 733 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:47,880 Speaker 5: little bit more involved within the offense. He has three targets, 734 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:51,200 Speaker 5: zero catches. So I asked him about now that this 735 00:36:51,280 --> 00:36:53,920 Speaker 5: seems like the most realistic weekend that he could be 736 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:57,000 Speaker 5: getting that first catch, and you literally saw him like shiver, 737 00:36:57,120 --> 00:36:58,600 Speaker 5: like shiver a little bit and was like, you just 738 00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:00,960 Speaker 5: gave me goosebumps just thinking about that. So at the 739 00:37:01,080 --> 00:37:03,239 Speaker 5: end of the day, we talk about the physicality, we 740 00:37:03,360 --> 00:37:07,080 Speaker 5: talk about these you know, important storylines and things of 741 00:37:07,120 --> 00:37:09,440 Speaker 5: that nature, but these are also just kids playing the 742 00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:10,879 Speaker 5: game that they love at the end of the day. 743 00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:14,000 Speaker 5: So Xavior Weaver could check something off the bucket list. 744 00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:15,200 Speaker 3: I hope. So I hope. 745 00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:17,560 Speaker 5: So if not, then we I think we would have 746 00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:20,120 Speaker 5: a lot of other problems out there. But I mean, 747 00:37:20,120 --> 00:37:22,400 Speaker 5: I'm excited for it just about how Xavier Weaver Andre 748 00:37:22,480 --> 00:37:24,800 Speaker 5: Bichelly are the two guys that are gonna begin to 749 00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:27,400 Speaker 5: call up. They'll be active on game day likely and 750 00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:31,399 Speaker 5: how they can maximize this opportunity with Marvin and Zay 751 00:37:31,480 --> 00:37:33,320 Speaker 5: Jones and Simmy Fajoco out of the lineup. 752 00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:37,399 Speaker 1: Xavier Weaver has played twenty two offensive snaps over four 753 00:37:37,440 --> 00:37:41,359 Speaker 1: games this season. One target this season, three targets in 754 00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:44,640 Speaker 1: his career, So yeah, maybe this is the moment for him. 755 00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:47,560 Speaker 1: And again, it's all about opportunity, and you never know 756 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:50,120 Speaker 1: when you're going to get that opportunity. It's this just 757 00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:53,919 Speaker 1: this particular week. Guys know ahead of time that they're 758 00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:57,439 Speaker 1: getting that opportunity, where sometimes most times it's in game 759 00:37:57,480 --> 00:37:59,600 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, because you have a jersey, 760 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:00,840 Speaker 1: you get that tap on the shoulder. 761 00:38:00,920 --> 00:38:03,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, and Xavier Weaver is certainly a speedster. 762 00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:05,520 Speaker 5: That's kind of how he's been described and it's one 763 00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:07,880 Speaker 5: of the reasons why he's also involved in special teams 764 00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:10,839 Speaker 5: whenever he is active on game days. But when you 765 00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:12,960 Speaker 5: think about it, those three targets, I'm pretty sure all 766 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:15,799 Speaker 5: three came on just fly routes, Just go down the field. 767 00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:18,040 Speaker 5: We're just gonna try to chuck it and hope we connect. 768 00:38:18,800 --> 00:38:20,680 Speaker 5: Now he gets a showcase a little bit more that 769 00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:23,279 Speaker 5: rout tree a little bit because his snap count, the 770 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:26,400 Speaker 5: twenty two snaps that he's played in his career, he 771 00:38:26,440 --> 00:38:30,520 Speaker 5: could match in this game, if not exceeded. So I'm 772 00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:33,040 Speaker 5: excited to see what eighty nine brings to the table. 773 00:38:33,080 --> 00:38:35,359 Speaker 5: He's got a big fan base out there. They love 774 00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:39,640 Speaker 5: Xavier Weaver, that colaraut of buff So hopefully it does 775 00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:40,960 Speaker 5: turn out to be a good game for him. 776 00:38:41,160 --> 00:38:44,200 Speaker 1: Cardinals back at State Farm Stadium for the first time 777 00:38:44,400 --> 00:38:47,320 Speaker 1: in almost a month. They have not played at State 778 00:38:47,360 --> 00:38:51,160 Speaker 1: Farm Stadium since October nineteenth, when the Green Bay Packers 779 00:38:51,200 --> 00:38:54,279 Speaker 1: were in town. Cardinals at the forty nine Ers. To say, 780 00:38:54,320 --> 00:38:57,200 Speaker 1: Cardinals and forty nine Ers coming up on Sunday two 781 00:38:57,239 --> 00:38:59,960 Speaker 1: of five is the kickoff nine thirty am. Pre game 782 00:39:00,200 --> 00:39:03,319 Speaker 1: coverage begins on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network, and of 783 00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:06,240 Speaker 1: course look out for the article that Zach will write 784 00:39:06,960 --> 00:39:09,839 Speaker 1: Uneasycardinals dot Com coming up on Saturday morning. And then 785 00:39:09,880 --> 00:39:14,000 Speaker 1: maybe you see him Sunday morning walking around the parking lot. 786 00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:16,840 Speaker 5: Well, great line, should you should And if you do 787 00:39:16,960 --> 00:39:18,480 Speaker 5: see me, save what's up? 788 00:39:18,880 --> 00:39:20,960 Speaker 1: And if you've got some food, just offer it up 789 00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:24,920 Speaker 1: to Zach because he loves sampling the tailgate offerings. 790 00:39:25,120 --> 00:39:27,480 Speaker 5: I do, I do if you have some nachos. I 791 00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:30,839 Speaker 5: love some nachos, Mac and cheese. 792 00:39:30,719 --> 00:39:33,000 Speaker 1: Yes, you are a big mac and cheese. 793 00:39:33,560 --> 00:39:35,080 Speaker 3: We'll talk when we're out there. 794 00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:37,160 Speaker 1: Should be a lot of fun. Hope to see the 795 00:39:37,160 --> 00:39:40,560 Speaker 1: bird Gang out there as well. And on that notes, 796 00:39:40,719 --> 00:39:43,160 Speaker 1: we will put a lid on. This edition of Cardinals 797 00:39:43,200 --> 00:39:46,040 Speaker 1: Cover two, presented by Hyundai, proud partner of the Arizona 798 00:39:46,080 --> 00:39:49,080 Speaker 1: Cardinals has always special thanks to our executive producer Jim 799 00:39:49,120 --> 00:39:52,600 Speaker 1: Mama Hunter, our associate producer Cody Fincher. For Zach Gershman, 800 00:39:52,680 --> 00:39:54,560 Speaker 1: I'm Craig Raya Lou We'll talk to you next time 801 00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:56,000 Speaker 1: here on Cardinals Cover two