1 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Time to feed James Connor. Welcome Burg Gang. On today's show, 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: Danny Surrek joins me, if there is a week to 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: feature Connor, especially in the run game, then this is 4 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: the week. He's going back to Pittsburgh, where his football 5 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: career began first in college. Then the NFL plus weather 6 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 1: might be a factor, which is particularly concerning to Danny. 7 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: Plus Pro Bowl voting is underway. Who deserves your vote? 8 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: It's Cardinals Cover two, episode seven oh five, and it 9 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: starts now. 10 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two. 11 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: Who to Baker? 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He's it again, 16 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: So more urry magic. 17 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 2: Whow Here's Craig relude. 18 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: Because it is never too early to look at Sunday's forecasts, 19 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: and specifically the forecast in Pittsburgh, Danny, it would appear 20 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,479 Speaker 1: that maybe you're gonna have to pack some rain gear 21 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 1: for Sunday's contest against the Steelers. 22 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:21,479 Speaker 3: I wouldn't have a problem if I were only packing 23 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 3: rain gear or I were only packing warm clothes, Craig. 24 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 3: But when you have to account for a heavy coat. 25 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 4: And beanies and gloves and all these. 26 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 3: Extra layers on top of rain, a lot of those 27 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 3: types of coats that are really going to keep you 28 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 3: warm aren't the best types of coats for rain. So 29 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 3: I'm a little stressed trying to figure out how I'm 30 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 3: going to pack two days away. 31 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 4: Thank you for bringing it up well. 32 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: And it's also a two day trip because the Cardinals 33 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: are leaving on Friday. 34 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 3: So thank you for that reminder. I did ask Paul 35 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 3: when I was looking at the weather from my desk. 36 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 3: We share an office on Monday, and I said, uh, Paul, 37 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 3: if you've checked the weather. He said, nope, I don't 38 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 3: look till Friday. And I thought, okay, good luck with that, Paul. 39 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 3: So I'm not sure that he is aware of the weather. 40 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 3: He's going to be facing down on the sideline for 41 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 3: radio during the game. 42 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 1: Last check, and again, this is Wednesday. Forecast can change 43 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:18,079 Speaker 1: between now and Sunday. Fifty chance of rain. 44 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 3: I'm not sure it's supposed to rain during the game. 45 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 3: Though someone was looking at the hourly and I think 46 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 3: it's it's supposed to be the high of like fifty 47 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 3: four by that point by kickoff, and not really rain. 48 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 1: Basically, all you care about. 49 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 3: They care about a lot of things, okay. 50 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: With respect to whether on game day all you care 51 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: about are the two hours leading up to kickoff. 52 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 4: So in the final few minutes of postgame when I 53 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 4: go onto. 54 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:46,079 Speaker 1: That that's true, okay, But as we established. 55 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 3: If you want a warm press box during the game, 56 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:49,679 Speaker 3: I don't care what's happening on the field. 57 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: So no rain pregame, no rain postgame, and it can 58 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: have a downpour and we'll just worry. Let Paul worry 59 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 1: about himself. 60 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 4: Every man for themselves, Craig, I love it. 61 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: Although I didn't find it interesting that the weather questions 62 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: that were asked this week were by you. You asked, 63 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: Drew Petsy. 64 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 4: Well, yeah, it's been on my mind. 65 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 1: Walk around the locker room during the media availability and 66 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: ask guys if they have any issues with the weather, 67 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: because really, really, I mean we joke about it. But 68 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: this month Pittsburgh, Chicago, Philadelphia. 69 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 4: No roof, no roof, no roof, and. 70 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 1: This December and could be raining, could be windy. 71 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 4: Well, if it's. 72 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 3: Raining, it's pretty much going to be snow crack. 73 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 2: It depends. 74 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: I'll be fine. 75 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 3: As long as you're nice and warm and dry and cozy. 76 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: Appreciate that. By the way, did you notice during the 77 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: open portion of practice that the team is preparing as 78 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: if it might be an issue as far as wet stuff. 79 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: They were dipping the football in a bucket of water, 80 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: working on center quarterback exchanges and then handoffs to running backs. 81 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: Now it's not full speed, it's not the entire team, 82 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: but we saw this a little bit earlier in the season, 83 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: prior to the trip to Seattle sore. That is really 84 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: the only thing a team in the desert can do 85 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: to prepare for either snow or rain is to work 86 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: on that football, which is good or bad. 87 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 3: That you can't really replicate the kind of weather here 88 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 3: in the desert because of someone who lives here, that's great, 89 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 3: but if you're playing football, you might wish that you 90 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 3: could to a certain extent. I do think a lot 91 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 3: of players on this team actually have quite a bit 92 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 3: of either experience from earlier in their careers or in college, 93 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 3: and also a lot of this coaching staff has experience 94 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 3: of playing in inclement weather, and I say inclement, because 95 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 3: freezing and snow is inclement to me and my preferences. 96 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 3: But pretty much every coach or player that I have 97 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 3: talked to about this has just said it's really a mindset. 98 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 3: It really is mental. The adrenaline is going to kick in, 99 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 3: They're going to be moving their bodies. It's just important 100 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,840 Speaker 3: to stay warm for the players on the sideline, the bike, 101 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 3: walking around, you know, doing a little high knees, whatever 102 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 3: you do to keep that blood pumping, and maybe where 103 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 3: you know, some handwarmers or you know, and you're on 104 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 3: the bench, or some sleeves or gloves if you don't 105 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 3: normally the coaches, those are the ones that are going 106 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 3: to have to be, you know, walking in place and 107 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 3: doing their best to stay warm during the game. 108 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 4: Stay by the heaters. 109 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:21,039 Speaker 1: Yeah, if you're standing and watching, yeah it's a problem. 110 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: But if you're between the lines and you're playing, as 111 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: long as it's not a downpour, I think everyone can 112 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: deal with it. But we'll see. Because this is this 113 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:34,720 Speaker 1: is something new, this is something unique potentially on Sunday, and. 114 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 3: While a team like the Steelers this week, sure they 115 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 3: have an advantage they're practicing in that when it comes 116 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 3: to the game. It's not like they're not going to 117 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 3: be cold. So while there might be an advantage, I'm 118 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 3: not sure how much of a true advantage it really 119 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 3: is on game day, because even if you're practicing and 120 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 3: I mean you're still cold, you're still having to go 121 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 3: out and play in it. 122 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: I would hope even regardless of the weather. But just 123 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 1: based off won his familiarity with Pittsburgh and the fact 124 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: that he wasn't utilized a lot a week ago, that 125 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: James Connor gets a lot of attention on Sunday. It's 126 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: a little bit of a homecoming. It's not a little bit. 127 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: It is a homecoming for him. Played his college ball there, 128 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:19,599 Speaker 1: started his NFL career in Pittsburgh, and if you have 129 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: bad weather, what do you do well? It makes it 130 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: difficult to throw the ball. You got to be able 131 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: to run the ball. And I would like to see 132 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,919 Speaker 1: James Connor get more than just the six carries that 133 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 1: he got Sunday against the Rams, only two of which 134 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: happened after that first. 135 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 3: Drive season low twenty seven rushing yards, which was interesting 136 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 3: because it's not like the Cardinals were having great success 137 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 3: in the passing game. So to move away from the 138 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 3: run game was an interesting decision, whether or not that 139 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 3: was truly flow of game or the game plan or 140 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 3: whatever led to that decision. I would expect the Cardinals 141 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 3: to get back to running the ball the way they 142 00:06:56,920 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 3: had earlier in the season prior to last week game, 143 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,720 Speaker 3: especially again from someone who has experienced playing this weather, 144 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 3: somebody who has experienced playing and was going to be 145 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 3: a hostile environment. James Connor does a fantastic job of 146 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 3: finding the holes and getting that extra yard, and she 147 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 3: is not easy to bring down. And so I think 148 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 3: when you're coming off a week for the Cardinals, who 149 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 3: were not two dimensional didn't really have success at all, 150 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 3: not just offensively, but all three phases, I would expect 151 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 3: them to kind of go back to the basics. Hand 152 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 3: the rock off to James Connor and let him do 153 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 3: his thing. 154 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 1: I like what you said there. Back to the basics, 155 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: establish the run, Give the ball to James Connor, who 156 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: is averaging better than five yards of carry that would 157 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: be a career high. He ranks seventh in the league 158 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: and five point one yards per carry. But it's not 159 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 1: the yards per carry, it's the number of carries. He's 160 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: only averaging thirteen carries a game this season. That's a 161 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: career low mark since joining the Cardinals, and it takes 162 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: some pressure off of maybe a Kyler Murray to give 163 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 1: him a little bit more help turn and hand the 164 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: ball off to number six. Let him get those tough yards, 165 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: those yards after contact, see what he can do. He 166 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: was phenomenal that opening drive, running the ball, catching the ball, 167 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden, he and the rest 168 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 1: of the run game just disappeared and it just went 169 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 1: downhill from there. In the words of Kyler Murray on 170 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 1: that offense as far as the first drive until late 171 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter. But I would hope that the 172 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: game plan this week, and I get it. The Steelers 173 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 1: defense is a tough one, but you have to be 174 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:37,479 Speaker 1: able to run the football in order to be successful 175 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: in the National Football League. 176 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 3: I do think the offensive line didn't have their best 177 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 3: performance against LA and I'm sure that played a pretty 178 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 3: large role in the holes that were created for James 179 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 3: Connor and how quickly he was able to find those. 180 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:55,599 Speaker 3: It seemed like it was also creating some difficulty for 181 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 3: Kyler Murray and the pressure and how much time he 182 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:02,719 Speaker 3: had in the pocket. A difficult Pittsburgh defense they're good 183 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 3: at stopping the run. They've got not even arguably but 184 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 3: the best defensive player in the in the league and TJ. 185 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 4: Watt. 186 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 3: And when I asked James earlier in the week, how 187 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 3: do you get past him? He just kind of smeles 188 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 3: that you gotta run fast, Like you know he's gonna 189 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 3: make plays. You gotta be ready for that and you 190 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 3: got to run fast. It's going to be a challenge 191 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,839 Speaker 3: for the Cardinals, but they have really done a pretty 192 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 3: nice job when you look at the season as a 193 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 3: whole running the ball. So now it's just time to 194 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 3: get back to that. 195 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:34,679 Speaker 1: Connor described TJ. Watt as a machine. We've heard Jonathan 196 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:38,679 Speaker 1: Gannon describe what as a train wreck type of player 197 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:41,320 Speaker 1: as far as he can wreck the game, much like 198 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:42,199 Speaker 1: in Aaron Donald. 199 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:44,439 Speaker 3: That's not what JG calls them. What does he call 200 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 3: those types of players? 201 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 1: Craig Blanken wardaddy war Daddy's that's right. How many different 202 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 1: war daddies have they as he named? 203 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, Nick Bosa, Aaron Donald, Michaeh Parsons. 204 00:09:57,880 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 4: I'm sure there are plenty of others. 205 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 1: I'm forgetting, but that's someone that you have to be 206 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: aware of. You have to know where he is. And 207 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: typically it's a little bit different though with Aaron Donald 208 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 1: because the key has always been, Okay, you run at 209 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 1: and Aaron Donald, you don't make him try to chase 210 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: you because he will track you down. TJ. Watt's a 211 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: little bit different kind of an animal. He doesn't he's 212 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 1: not typically in the middle of the defensive line. He 213 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 1: lines up different places. He can burn you just as 214 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:27,719 Speaker 1: much in the past game as he can in the 215 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 1: run game. So very curious where he lines up. How 216 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: many times we see what against DJ Humphries against Paris Johnson? 217 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: Is he covering James Connor out of the backfield? Where 218 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: is TJ. 219 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 2: Watt? 220 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 1: In relation to what the Cardinals want to do on offense, 221 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 1: for the most. 222 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 3: Part of this offensive line has done a nice job 223 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 3: negating their opponent's top rusher or you know, big guy 224 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 3: in the front seven. 225 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 4: So lo TJ. 226 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 3: Watt is kind of a different animal in that aspect. 227 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 3: But hopefully this offensive line can kind of, I don't 228 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 3: want to say pick things up because it wasn't a 229 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:05,839 Speaker 3: good performance against their unds, but turn things around and 230 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 3: maybe that means you have your starting left guard and 231 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 3: Elijah Wilkinson back, who returned to practice Wednesday after missing 232 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 3: five weeks with a neck injury. 233 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 1: That's gonna be a curious decision. That practice window opened 234 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 1: up on Wednesday. Is he able to play this week? 235 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:25,199 Speaker 1: And if he is, what do you do at left guard? 236 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 1: He was your start of the first six games, although 237 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 1: we did see Tristan Cologne Dennis Daley kind of rotate 238 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 1: in towards the latter half of those six games, and 239 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: then Wilkinson gets hurt and then there was a revolving 240 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: door at left guard. But the last couple of weeks 241 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 1: it's been Carter Donald. 242 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 3: But last week Tristan Cologne came in for o'donald. So 243 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 3: that's why I'm not even assuming that Wilkinson is healthy enough. 244 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 3: To me, it doesn't seem like it would be a 245 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:54,440 Speaker 3: question at all. He would probably come back in as. 246 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: Your starter, So you don't lose your spot based off 247 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: an injury or you think this team saw someone differently, 248 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 1: whether it's O'Donnell or Cologne. Daly's been has been inactive 249 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 1: and it's kind of not been available. But again you're 250 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: talking about one piece on that offensive line, but who 251 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 1: your best five in order to get James Connor going 252 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 1: that running game, going and protect Kyler Murray. 253 00:12:16,559 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 3: Well, it was Elijah Wilkinson before he got hurt, So 254 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,079 Speaker 3: I would assume that he would be able, if he's 255 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 3: healthy enough, to come back and slide back into that spot. 256 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:28,079 Speaker 1: So Wilkinson designated to return. Still nothing on Zach Ertz. 257 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: His window has been open now for a couple of weeks, though, 258 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: according to head coach Jonathan gannon quote, nothing's changed with 259 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: respect to Ertz's status. Who remains on IR with a 260 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: quad issue. By the way, Wilkinson's designated to return not 261 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 1: the biggest designated to return on Wednesday, Aaron Rodgers designated 262 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 1: to return. 263 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:49,199 Speaker 4: How wild is that. 264 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:53,559 Speaker 1: We had the news that Wilkinson was designated to return. 265 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 1: In five minutes later it was like, oh, he's back. 266 00:12:56,800 --> 00:13:01,680 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers is back eleven weeks post surgery. I'm sorry, 267 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: I just I can't comprehend that. 268 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 4: There are lots of theories on Twitter. Craig. 269 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 1: It's kind of stay away from social media. I do 270 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 1: my best anyway. 271 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 4: I'm not gonna get into them. But people have questions. 272 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 4: People have questions, all. 273 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 1: Right, no question as far as what we saw during 274 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 1: the open portion of practice on Wednesday. How about some 275 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: good news. 276 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:22,080 Speaker 4: I love good news. 277 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 1: Kevin Strong is beck. Can you talk about trying to 278 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 1: defend that two headed monster with the Steelers rushing to Tech, 279 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: you want to make sure that you have as many 280 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 1: bodies as possible. Jonathan Ledbetter has been banged up, Kevin 281 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: Strong has been banged up. We didn't see him last week. 282 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 1: You're gonna need someone with Najee Harris and Jalen Warren 283 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: running the football for the Steelers. So you hope that 284 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 1: you have a full compliment of defensive lineman at least 285 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 1: five healthy that you can have out there and keep 286 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 1: that rotation to where guys aren't having to play like 287 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 1: Dante Steeles did, where he was playing eighty percent of 288 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: the snaps one week. 289 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:01,200 Speaker 3: That has been an adjustment, and with all these injuries 290 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 3: and the audiversity is it's not just the personnel. This 291 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 3: defense has really had to shy away on the defensive 292 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 3: line from what we saw the first couple of weeks 293 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 3: when they were healthier of having that true rotation and 294 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 3: keeping players fresh, and they just haven't really had that 295 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 3: at their disposal. 296 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 1: It's been something that is every year and I've said 297 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 1: this before, but it seems like every season there's a 298 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: position group and then a body part that hits that group, 299 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 1: and for the defensive line, it was BICEP, Carlos Watkins, LJ. 300 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 1: Collier done for the season. Kaiser White now has a 301 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 1: biceps injury. We don't know if he's going to be 302 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 1: out for the season. I think he is, although you 303 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 1: have to see Kaiser and ask him if he is 304 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 1: trying to seek a second opinion, as Gannon said, he is. 305 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 1: As far as trying to get back on the field 306 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: for the last two games, wouldn't surprise me. Would be 307 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: a little bit of a I don't know if it's 308 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: worth it with two games left to go, but that 309 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: defensive line has certainly had a number of issues. By 310 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: the way, speaking of the defensive line, Dante Stills sideline 311 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: exchange conversation. 312 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 4: He was this week. He was great. 313 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 3: He is. I mean, this whole rookie class we've talked 314 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 3: about it, just how spectacular they are. The character really shows. 315 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: He was great. 316 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 4: He was really honest. 317 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 3: He's got such a fun, bubbly personality, which you can 318 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 3: see at practice. 319 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 4: He is always dancing and enjoying himself. 320 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 3: Obviously putting in the hard work but he's definitely living 321 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 3: his life and enjoying where he is right now. And 322 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 3: it was a good conversation. Jag had said about a 323 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 3: week or two ago that Stills had made the most 324 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:38,359 Speaker 3: significant rookie jump since training camp, so we talked about 325 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 3: what Stills has been doing to be as impactful as 326 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 3: he has. 327 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 4: His three and a half sacks are. 328 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 3: Seventh most amongst rookies in the league. In this Cardinals 329 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 3: defensive lineman room, he was the most sacks, tied for 330 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 3: the most tackles and tackles for loss. He really has 331 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 3: been effective in the role that they have asked him. 332 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 3: He's also from I didn't realize it was a nice coincidence. 333 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 3: I didn't realize how close Fairmont, West Virginia, which is 334 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:10,479 Speaker 3: where Stills is from, is how close it is to Pittsburgh. 335 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 3: It's not super close, he said, it's probably an hour 336 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 3: an hour and a half. But he's gone to Pittsburgh 337 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 3: quite a bit growing up, and he has a lot 338 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:20,960 Speaker 3: of friends and family, he said, coming out for this game. 339 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 3: So that'll be out on Easycarnells dot com and our 340 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 3: official YouTube channel Thursday. 341 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: That's a big rivalry in college football. Pittsburgh and West 342 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 1: Virginia the backyard Brawl, James Connor mentioned he's gonna have 343 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 1: about fifteen to twenty family and friends at the game 344 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 1: on Sunday, So Dante Still's gonna have some family and 345 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: friends and old coaches. 346 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 3: He said, a lot of them are Steelers fans, but 347 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 3: they are there to cheer for him. 348 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 1: May sure make sure you're wearing your red and not 349 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 1: Steelers black and gold. Stills is a great story, six 350 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 1: round draft pick out of West Virginia, someone that I 351 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: don't know if the plan was to have him see 352 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 1: a lot of playing time this season as a sixth 353 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: round pick, but as we discussed, the REvil at defensive 354 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 1: line and guys getting hurt opens up the door for 355 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:07,360 Speaker 1: someone else to step up, and Stills has done that 356 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 1: five starts, fifty eight percent of the defensive steps in 357 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: four straight games, and I think has opened up a 358 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:15,919 Speaker 1: lot of eyes for a lot of people on the 359 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:18,679 Speaker 1: coaching staff to say, not only have we found someone 360 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: that can be a rotation player, but maybe with another 361 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 1: full offseason without having to worry about getting ready for 362 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:29,400 Speaker 1: the Combine and the draft process, to where he might 363 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 1: be able to develop into a starter. Someone who gets 364 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: those consistent starter nods as opposed to getting it this 365 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 1: year because basically there's no one else. 366 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:46,399 Speaker 3: I think something that also could likely benefit Stills in 367 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 3: that situation is when you look at the needs of 368 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 3: the rest of this team when you're going to start 369 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 3: approaching the offseason, the draft and free agency, and there 370 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:59,159 Speaker 3: are a lot of glaring needs for this team and 371 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 3: you're not going to be able to put all of 372 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 3: your resources towards the defensive line, which is going to 373 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:06,679 Speaker 3: create some opportunity for Stills to again continue to approve 374 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:09,639 Speaker 3: and part of the reason probably earn maybe more of 375 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 3: that starting role if you're going to have to maybe 376 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:14,600 Speaker 3: stick with some of the players you've had this year, 377 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 3: and the fact that LJ. Caller and Carlos Watkins didn't 378 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 3: have a lot of playing time here, Stills might have 379 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 3: a leg up on them after a full off season 380 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:27,119 Speaker 3: next year. I mean, really, anything is possible, not just 381 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:29,640 Speaker 3: with Stills but this whole rookie class. Think of what 382 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:32,200 Speaker 3: we've seen from Garrett Williams in the secondary. I think 383 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 3: he can still make drastic jumps with the full off season, 384 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:38,119 Speaker 3: a full season, and whether or not this coaching staff 385 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:39,880 Speaker 3: is going to want to keep him more with the safeties. 386 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 3: Are they going to be able to move him outside? 387 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 3: Is that a thought in the future when you're looking 388 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 3: at your cornerback depth Kee tro Clark, who started the 389 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 3: season again in a similar way to where Stills finds 390 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 3: himself now, is more just you didn't really have a 391 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 3: lot of other options and then had a few weeks 392 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:58,639 Speaker 3: he set out and Clark has found himself back in 393 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 3: the lineup, the starting lineup and having a significant role 394 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:03,880 Speaker 3: on this defense. This rookie class as a whole, there 395 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 3: is a lot of opportunity and potential from what we 396 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 3: have seen in a small sample size of their career 397 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 3: so far, and then what you would expect from that 398 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 3: with a. 399 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 4: Full off season. 400 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:17,119 Speaker 1: Thirty six starts by the Cardinals twenty twenty three draft 401 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:21,119 Speaker 1: class a year ago twenty two starts and then you 402 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 1: throw in throw in but you talk about m Mario 403 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: de Mercado, Elijah Higgins, Starling Thomas. Now all of a sudden, 404 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:34,399 Speaker 1: rookies have made forty two starts so far this season. 405 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:38,159 Speaker 1: You're getting contributions from those young players. Again, would you 406 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:41,879 Speaker 1: like to maybe have some veterans at least initially and 407 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 1: let those rookies come along. Well. Paris Johnson was ready 408 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 1: from week one. I think Garrett Williams would have been 409 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 1: ready from week one if he was healthy. And then 410 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:52,160 Speaker 1: you bring up Key Troll Clark, who, by the way, 411 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: is this week's guest on The Big Red Rage Thursday 412 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 1: live at Trophy and Chandler. 413 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 3: It gonna be a good one. That's a good guest 414 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:00,880 Speaker 3: for a live radio show. The others haven't been good. 415 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 3: But he has got a great personality. He's great to 416 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 3: chat with. That one's gonna be fun to listen to 417 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 3: or go in person and watch. 418 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:11,240 Speaker 1: Talked with him a little bit during the open portion 419 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 1: or media availability on Wednesday, asked him about his introduction 420 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 1: on Sunday coming out and doing the flip, and he 421 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:21,400 Speaker 1: looked at me and he was like, I've been doing 422 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 1: that all the time. 423 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 3: I was like, yeah, that's probably gonna be in his 424 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 3: next contract. 425 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 4: Weeah, maybe don't like you've. 426 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 1: Done that before. He's like yeah, I go okay, well 427 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 1: you're going out there with everyone, and it just it 428 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 1: was because it was announced as a starter and our 429 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 1: team photographer kaylen EPs got the picture, got several great 430 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 1: shots and I think that's why it stood out. But 431 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 1: he says he's been doing this since he was a kid. 432 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:47,960 Speaker 3: That reminds me of when we learned that Marco Wilson 433 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 3: was doing parkour like as a kid growing up and 434 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:52,160 Speaker 3: then was basic like, yeah, I was pretty much told 435 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:54,639 Speaker 3: to stop doing that when I started getting serious about football. 436 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 3: I would imagine if it hasn't been a conversation yet, 437 00:20:57,720 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 3: it's probably been a thought of somebody pretty high up 438 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:03,360 Speaker 3: in the building after seeing those pictures of maybe somebody 439 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 3: should tell Key Trell Clark to not do flips impossibly, 440 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:09,360 Speaker 3: you know, roll an ankle or laying on your back 441 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:11,639 Speaker 3: when you're doing intros. 442 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 4: Over the game. 443 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: I wonder if he does it. It was cool though, 444 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: Oh it was outstanding. I don't know if he'll do 445 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,679 Speaker 1: it this week in Pittsburgh. I think it's more of 446 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:23,399 Speaker 1: just a home stadium thing. But you're right, do you 447 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:25,440 Speaker 1: want someone to do a front flip backflip? 448 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:30,120 Speaker 4: It's good vibes, Craiges. 449 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 1: I'll say this, there were some good vibes in talking 450 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:34,560 Speaker 1: with Keetrell, and then Darren Urban joined in as well. 451 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 1: So I'm expecting a story soon on Asycardinals dot Com 452 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:40,719 Speaker 1: about the journey that Key Trell Clark has had this season. 453 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: You start the first half a dozen games and all 454 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: of a sudden, your playtime gets cut and then you 455 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 1: don't see yourself getting any defensive snaps. Then you're inactive, 456 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 1: and he mentioned he had to go back to the 457 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 1: drawing board and it was a little bit of everything 458 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:55,680 Speaker 1: as far as technique and what he needed to do 459 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 1: to get back on that football field. He said he 460 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: went back and looked at every single play of his 461 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 1: in which he was starting and seeing where he was 462 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:07,920 Speaker 1: doing well, what he wasn't doing well, And he said 463 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 1: it was the best thing that's happened to him so 464 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 1: far in his early career was to be benched so 465 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 1: he could have a little bit of a reset and 466 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: get to this point now. And you hope that you 467 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:20,119 Speaker 1: don't see key Trell Clark back on the bench the 468 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:21,119 Speaker 1: rest of the season. 469 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 3: Said he learned how resilient he really is. It's very 470 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:28,679 Speaker 3: clear it is not just talking out the sides of 471 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:32,119 Speaker 3: their mouths. When this coaching staff, this front office says 472 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:36,119 Speaker 3: team first, you second, and that they are going to 473 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:38,560 Speaker 3: look at the drawing board every single week and decide 474 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 3: who gives them the best chance to be successful and 475 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:45,439 Speaker 3: to win a game. That's been seen with key Trell Clark, 476 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:49,280 Speaker 3: that's been seen with cornerback Marco Wilson, who played one 477 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:52,399 Speaker 3: percent of the defensive snaps through seven weeks, then started 478 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 3: to see those numbers dwindle and then only played special 479 00:22:55,640 --> 00:23:00,439 Speaker 3: teams Sunday against the Rams, and when startling to Thomas 480 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,680 Speaker 3: went out with an ankle and was immediately ruled out 481 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:05,199 Speaker 3: of the game, it was rookie Devaud Wilson, who was 482 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 3: called up from the elevated from the practice squad that 483 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:12,399 Speaker 3: week that went in at cornerback. You're really seeing this staff. 484 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 3: There really is no ego. It's not well, you're a 485 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 3: veteran while you were already playing, well, we're just going 486 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 3: to keep you. We're just gonna let you have this 487 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:22,879 Speaker 3: long leash. That's that is not what's happening here. I 488 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 3: think you see the same thing with the release of 489 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 3: running back Keante Ingram, who was not finding success. He 490 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 3: was struggling to have to find positive yardage. And when 491 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 3: you've got a Mari Ti Mercado, Tony Jones Junior on 492 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 3: the practice squad, you bring in Michael Carter all behind 493 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 3: James Connor, decisions have to be made and It's very 494 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 3: clear this coaching staff it has no problem benching somebody 495 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 3: or cutting somebody if they don't feel like they're doing 496 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 3: the best for the team in terms of giving them. 497 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 4: A chance to win. 498 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: Be interesting to see what happens this week with Marco 499 00:23:55,800 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 1: Wilson specifically, especially now knowing that Starline Thomas is out 500 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:02,920 Speaker 1: with an ankle injury. At least he did not practice 501 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 1: on Wednesday because of that ankle. If this is something 502 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 1: that keeps him on the sideline this week, it was 503 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 1: Devad Wilson who got the defensive snaps, not Marco. But 504 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:16,920 Speaker 1: if you know going into this week and you practice, 505 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:19,160 Speaker 1: is there a way for Marco Wilson to get back 506 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:22,200 Speaker 1: on the football field on defense this week? And knowing 507 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:26,360 Speaker 1: that Jalen Thompson on the injury report Wednesday with ribs 508 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 1: that's kept him off the practice field on Wednesday. It 509 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,240 Speaker 1: was a back issue late last week and now it's 510 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 1: a rib injury. And you still don't know about Antonio 511 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:38,280 Speaker 1: Hamilton who's dealing with a groin injury. So now all 512 00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: of a sudden, you've got three of your defensive backs 513 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: who may or may not be available this week against 514 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:49,159 Speaker 1: the Steelers and Marco Wilson, who is healthy and was 515 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:52,120 Speaker 1: a healthy scratch as far as not seeing defensive snaps 516 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 1: on Sunday against the Rams. Is he able to get 517 00:24:56,040 --> 00:25:00,040 Speaker 1: back on the football field. Was his benching just a 518 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:03,920 Speaker 1: one week thing or was it part of a larger 519 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 1: plan although injuries now have affected that plan. 520 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:09,120 Speaker 4: Well, that's a good question. 521 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 3: I couldn't imagine the staff saying, well, you know, we 522 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:14,679 Speaker 3: didn't feel like he was ready last week. We'll put 523 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:16,639 Speaker 3: him out there just because we've injuries. I feel like, 524 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 3: based on what we saw, if Antonio Hamilton is not 525 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 3: good to play with that groin, it would probably be 526 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,920 Speaker 3: Kee Troll Clark and Devade Wilson getting the start because 527 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 3: that's who was finishing the game. Unless you see drastic 528 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 3: improvements whatever needs to be seen by Marco Wilson. I 529 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 3: would imagine this team rides with how the game ended 530 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 3: against the Rams and you have Clark and Devad Wilson 531 00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:41,960 Speaker 3: out there. That's I can't say Wilson. You have to 532 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 3: now clarify which which cornerback Wilson you're talking about, and 533 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:47,400 Speaker 3: don't forget about Michael Wilson on the offense. 534 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:50,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, there's there's gotta be some way to designate or 535 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:54,639 Speaker 1: at least distinguish, which Wilson as opposed to just saying 536 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:56,879 Speaker 1: the entire first name. But on the subject of Michael 537 00:25:56,880 --> 00:26:00,160 Speaker 1: Wilson did not practice on Wednesday because of a shoulder injury. 538 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:02,199 Speaker 1: We did not see Hollywood Brown and he was not 539 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:06,280 Speaker 1: a participant on Wednesday dealing with that heel that he 540 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:09,800 Speaker 1: had late last week, and he toughed it out on Sunday. 541 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:13,159 Speaker 1: And then Trey McBride showed up on the injury report 542 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:17,440 Speaker 1: on Wednesday with a growing injury. Although McBride was out 543 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:20,119 Speaker 1: at practice during the open portion, he was in his 544 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: practice uniform, had a baseball hat on, Cardinals had on. 545 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:26,680 Speaker 1: He was watching, just not participating. So things to keep 546 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 1: an eye on as far as Wednesday until Sunday, you're 547 00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:33,639 Speaker 1: talking about two of your top wide receivers, two of 548 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:37,160 Speaker 1: your top cornerbacks, and in three of your top defensive 549 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 1: backs going into this week when you don't have, at 550 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 1: least from a passing offensive standpoint, the Steelers don't throw 551 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:47,919 Speaker 1: the ball a ton, although Kenny Pickett is coming off 552 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:50,320 Speaker 1: the best game of his season as far as throwing 553 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 1: the ball and his accuracy with a brand new offensive 554 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:56,679 Speaker 1: coordinator last week against the Bengals. So how much more 555 00:26:56,800 --> 00:27:00,679 Speaker 1: the passing game do the Steelers showcase this week because 556 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 1: Pickett was so successful, And then of course they'd pay 557 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:05,920 Speaker 1: attention to the injury report. Hey, they might be down 558 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: a couple of cornerbacks and maybe even Jalen Thompson. 559 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 4: It's just interesting. 560 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:13,200 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh hasn't really thrown the ball. I think it's one 561 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 3: passing touchdown since maybe like Week six or seven, something 562 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 3: kind of crazy like that. They've really relied on running 563 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 3: the ball. And when you have a change with your 564 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:30,600 Speaker 3: offensive coordinator, do you really have a lot to look 565 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:34,400 Speaker 3: at besides one week's worth of film. I'm not sure 566 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 3: if so much has changed to where it's like, Okay, 567 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:39,200 Speaker 3: there's no point in even looking at two or three 568 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:42,120 Speaker 3: weeks ago who this team was because it's so different now. 569 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:45,280 Speaker 3: That's interesting. That's a challenge for the Cardinals if that's 570 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:45,760 Speaker 3: the case. 571 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:48,880 Speaker 1: You also had the Steelers getting their tight end Pat 572 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 1: Fryermuth back and last week nine catches one hundred and 573 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:55,600 Speaker 1: twenty receiving yards. It was his second game back after 574 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:59,879 Speaker 1: missing five with a hamstring injury. So another different weapon 575 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:03,159 Speaker 1: for that Steelers offense. And then something to pay attention 576 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 1: to for the Cardinals on defense. But again I don't 577 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 1: like to make a big deal about the injury report 578 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 1: on Wednesday, it is the first of the week. It 579 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:11,960 Speaker 1: does give you an indication of what happened on Sunday 580 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:14,920 Speaker 1: going into this week, but then going into week thirteen, 581 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:18,159 Speaker 1: what do the Cardinals have at their availability, especially a 582 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 1: wide receiver because Michael Wilson being on the shelf is 583 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:24,600 Speaker 1: not good when you don't have that height and that 584 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 1: wide receiver room. And then Hollywood Brown that target for 585 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:32,680 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray. Yeah, we did see more production on Sunday, 586 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:34,879 Speaker 1: but a lot of that production Kyler brought it up, 587 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:39,560 Speaker 1: Hollywood brought it up, was end of game production. Had 588 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 1: the stats just tried to get something and maybe it 589 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 1: was just trying to get something positive going into this week. 590 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 3: It was garbage time. And by that point, I mean 591 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 3: the Rams weren't even playing Matthew Stafford. So take that 592 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:55,720 Speaker 3: into consideration of you know that Greg Dortch touchdown. Not 593 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:58,360 Speaker 3: to take it away from Dortsch or this offense, but 594 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:01,680 Speaker 3: it was garbage time that those were the numbers, and 595 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:04,959 Speaker 3: I like that postgame Hollywood Brown was saying, you know, 596 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:06,680 Speaker 3: just because we were connecting at the end of the 597 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 3: game doesn't mean the struggles we've been having the last 598 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 3: two or three weeks are gone. I like you that 599 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 3: you were able to see that he had that accountability 600 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:17,600 Speaker 3: and he understood that and wasn't trying to sugarcoat something 601 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 3: that clearly has been a problem for the two of them. 602 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:24,640 Speaker 1: Last item here on Cardinals cover two presented by Yundai, 603 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:29,200 Speaker 1: partner of the Arizona Cardinals. Pro Bowl Voting it is underway. 604 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:31,880 Speaker 1: It has started. You can go to Pro Bowl dot 605 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:35,280 Speaker 1: Com Forward Slash Votes. That is Pro Bowl dot Com 606 00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 1: Forward Slash Vote. You can vote now through December twenty fifth. 607 00:29:39,680 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 1: Any specific players Cardinal fans should highlight offense, defense, special teams. 608 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 1: Who is deserved there. 609 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:50,880 Speaker 3: Danny, there are some plot right, there's ones where there's 610 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 3: no question of Buddha Baker. I think Jalen Thompson, that 611 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 3: safety duo has performed really well. I think when you 612 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:01,200 Speaker 3: look at the numbers, it's hard to see someone like 613 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 3: Hollywood when for the better part of the season he 614 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:05,440 Speaker 3: hasn't a good job of getting open. But I would 615 00:30:05,480 --> 00:30:10,520 Speaker 3: say safety's Buddha Baker and Jalen Thompson absolutely I think 616 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:15,200 Speaker 3: rookie right tackle Paris Johnson Junior has had a fantastic 617 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:17,920 Speaker 3: start to his career, which is hard. I feel like 618 00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:20,680 Speaker 3: that's one of the positions where unless you're that a 619 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:23,480 Speaker 3: fan of that team, nobody's really gonna give offensive or 620 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:27,640 Speaker 3: defensive lineman the love that they deserve. And despite missing 621 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:30,200 Speaker 3: four weeks being on ir with the knee injury, James 622 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 3: Connor has put up fantastic numbers, not just from a 623 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 3: Cardinals standpoint, but around the league. Those would probably be 624 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:39,760 Speaker 3: my top four that stand out right away. 625 00:30:39,920 --> 00:30:41,920 Speaker 1: I agree with all those. Are gonna add two more names, 626 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:44,560 Speaker 1: and again, when you're two and ten, it's much more 627 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:49,160 Speaker 1: difficult to attract votes. But I'll give you two names. 628 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 1: Trey McBride. Now, his numbers aren't eye popping, but they 629 00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:56,840 Speaker 1: are eye popping when it comes to Cardinals tight ends 630 00:30:57,000 --> 00:31:00,240 Speaker 1: forty eight, catches nine more, and he established which is 631 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 1: a new franchise single season mark. And then I'm going 632 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:06,360 Speaker 1: to give you Matt Prater, who has six field goals 633 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:09,959 Speaker 1: of fifty or more yards. Yeah, he missed on Sunday, 634 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:13,000 Speaker 1: but he has been automatic from beyond fifty and that 635 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:16,240 Speaker 1: is something that, yeah, you vote in a placekicker, you 636 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:18,920 Speaker 1: vote in a long snapper, you vote in specialists, and 637 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:21,760 Speaker 1: it'll be nice to see some recognition for Matt Prater, 638 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:25,480 Speaker 1: who when when you call upon him, you almost take 639 00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 1: for granted that every time he steps on the field 640 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:30,720 Speaker 1: he's going to make that kick, even the fifty six 641 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:33,440 Speaker 1: yard or that he missed because he got too much 642 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:35,880 Speaker 1: of the turf on his plant leg. 643 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:39,360 Speaker 4: Those are two good additions to my list. Absolutely. So 644 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:41,880 Speaker 4: you approve, I do approve, you know what. 645 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:43,840 Speaker 1: You don't approve of lots of things. 646 00:31:43,880 --> 00:31:45,040 Speaker 4: But what are we going to talk about? 647 00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:48,240 Speaker 1: Did you notice how I started the show on Wednesday 648 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:50,200 Speaker 1: as opposed to the previous several weeks. 649 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:53,640 Speaker 3: You didn't look at my Twitter, which I believe is 650 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:55,760 Speaker 3: what you were about to read off the paper. Now, 651 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:59,840 Speaker 3: oh just this morning, Yeah, they bring this up, crag, let's. 652 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:01,040 Speaker 4: Go to talk about this again. 653 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:03,000 Speaker 1: Wow, Danny's a proven of a lot of what I'm 654 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:05,479 Speaker 1: doing on this Wednesday edition of Cardinals Cover two presented 655 00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:07,880 Speaker 1: by Yundai, pro partner of the Arizona Cardinals. As she 656 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:11,480 Speaker 1: adjusts herself in the chair and sits up straight in 657 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:14,960 Speaker 1: front of the microphone, Wednesday morning, Danny posted the following 658 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 1: I've seen more cars decorated as reindeer, then I'm comfortable with. 659 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:22,280 Speaker 4: Two. 660 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 3: I saw two cars, which is too too many. 661 00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:27,840 Speaker 1: I don't like the reindeer. We do not. 662 00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:31,960 Speaker 3: I think it's probably a lot of parents who are 663 00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:35,800 Speaker 3: trying to please their kids or do something fun. Do 664 00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:38,560 Speaker 3: that with their Christmas lights, do that with your decorations 665 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 3: in your front yard, do that with how you decorate 666 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:45,520 Speaker 3: inside your car. It is just so beyond obnoxious to me. Thankfully, 667 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:47,960 Speaker 3: we're past the point where people who are driving slugbugs, 668 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:49,920 Speaker 3: which first of all, people won't drive anymore. They used 669 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:53,200 Speaker 3: to put like those eyelashes on the lights. We're past 670 00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:55,480 Speaker 3: all of this. You don't need to be putting unless 671 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:57,800 Speaker 3: even I'm not even a fan of putting like a 672 00:32:57,800 --> 00:33:01,280 Speaker 3: team's flag on your car, to be honest, just the dressing, 673 00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:05,440 Speaker 3: dressing up, decorating your car like a reindeer, with the 674 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:08,520 Speaker 3: red nose and the antlers and all of that is 675 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 3: just so obnoxious to me. I mean, like, you're an adult. 676 00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:12,840 Speaker 4: You're an adult. 677 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:14,440 Speaker 3: If you're driving a car. You don't need to be 678 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:16,840 Speaker 3: driving a car that looks like a reindeer. And I 679 00:33:17,520 --> 00:33:22,400 Speaker 3: love Christmas lights, Christmas movies, the whole vibe of the holidays. 680 00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:24,720 Speaker 4: I'm not anti any of that. 681 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:27,880 Speaker 3: I just think it is so beyond ridiculous to drive 682 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:31,520 Speaker 3: a car decorated like a reindeer. You're not eight years old. 683 00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:34,800 Speaker 1: I don't know if this is a controversial take or not. 684 00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:37,800 Speaker 1: I have no idea. I didn't realize this was a button. 685 00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:40,640 Speaker 4: That I wish why it is, but it is. 686 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:46,280 Speaker 1: Okay, start calling you the Grinch. No, I do love that. 687 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:48,920 Speaker 3: Movie, so okay, That's probably one of my favorite movies 688 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 3: of all time. 689 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:52,640 Speaker 1: I've seen more cars decorated as reindeer this morning than 690 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:56,320 Speaker 1: I'm comfortable with. And you said two. When I saw 691 00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:58,680 Speaker 1: this on social media, I figured, I don't know that 692 00:33:58,760 --> 00:33:59,600 Speaker 1: you saw like the. 693 00:33:59,640 --> 00:34:03,040 Speaker 4: Entire rain, but how often do you see? 694 00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:03,640 Speaker 1: Right? 695 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:06,240 Speaker 3: So the fact that I saw too on my short 696 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:10,040 Speaker 3: drive to oh gosh, I thought I was being punked. 697 00:34:11,080 --> 00:34:11,440 Speaker 2: Wow. 698 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:16,400 Speaker 1: Okay, No, this is how you now. If anyone's listening 699 00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:18,680 Speaker 1: to this right now, if you've reached this far of 700 00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:21,600 Speaker 1: Cardinal Cover two on Wednesday, if you do want to 701 00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:23,759 Speaker 1: punk Danny, this is what you do. 702 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:25,239 Speaker 4: You decorate my car. 703 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:28,640 Speaker 1: You find where her car is parked, and you decorate 704 00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:30,080 Speaker 1: it in reindeer. 705 00:34:30,239 --> 00:34:32,680 Speaker 3: I don't want to talk about car situations right now, Craig, Yeah, 706 00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:34,600 Speaker 3: it's a sore subject at the moment. 707 00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:36,319 Speaker 1: I'm not going to open up that door. We did 708 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:37,759 Speaker 1: that earlier in the day. I'm not going to open 709 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:40,080 Speaker 1: it up again here for everyone to we can. We 710 00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:42,239 Speaker 1: can revisit that conversation in a couple of weeks. 711 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:42,600 Speaker 2: Is that fair? 712 00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:46,080 Speaker 1: All right? This week it's about Pittsburgh and hopefully Danny 713 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:48,960 Speaker 1: stays dry. If it does rain, who cares? Sorry, Paul, 714 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:50,680 Speaker 1: it's just not your day. 715 00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:53,279 Speaker 4: It's fair, right, I do think that's fair. 716 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:55,759 Speaker 1: Okay, On that note, we'll put all it on. This 717 00:34:55,920 --> 00:34:59,080 Speaker 1: edition of Cardinals Cover two, presented by a Hundai partner 718 00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:01,759 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Car Cardinals has always special thanks to 719 00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:05,000 Speaker 1: our executive producer Jem mal Monro our associate producer Coddy 720 00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:07,759 Speaker 1: Fincher For Danny Sirek, I'm Craig real Lou. We'll talk 721 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:09,799 Speaker 1: to you next time here on Cardinals Cover two.