1 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: Welcome Bird Gang. On today's show, we talk defense. That's right, 2 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: the Cardinals are winning with defense, which is a nice 3 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: change from previous seasons. Give credit where credit is due. 4 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: GM Steve con made upgrade in the defense a priority 5 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: in the offseason, and the moves so far have paid 6 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: huge dividends. One of those new faces of Andrea Campbell, 7 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: been really impressed with his play, especially his coverage skills. 8 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: And we'll discuss how the rest of the NFC West 9 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: faired in week two. It's Cardinals Cover two, Episode three sixteen, 10 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:44,279 Speaker 1: and it starts now. Welcome to Cardinals Cover two with 11 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:48,279 Speaker 1: Craig Grigolu and Mike Jarecki. Cardinals Cover two is presented 12 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: by Hyunday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals, and by 13 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Easy Cardinals dot com Slash podcasts. 14 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: Murray Rolls to the Right, throws your side of friends, 15 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: bought Penny's into the ends off to the touchdown. Here's 16 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: Craig Griolou and Mike Jarecki. So fans in media love 17 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 1: when their athletes are honest. Sometimes they can be a 18 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,320 Speaker 1: little too honest and it gets them in trouble. But 19 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 1: how about DeAndre Hopkins earlier today m J taking the 20 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: blame for that Kyler Murray interception Sunday against Washington. Quote, 21 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: the safety wouldn't have been there if I didn't run 22 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 1: the wrong route. He later added, quote, I definitely hurt 23 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: my team. I definitely have to get better, play better 24 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: end quote MJ. He has twenty two receptions in two games. 25 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: Yet I understand what he's saying, and it certainly was 26 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: a big part of Sunday's contest. Yeah, and you know, 27 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: I've watched a game on shortcut and I have to 28 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: go back and look at this play. Yeah, because you know, 29 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: we just assume that Kyler Murray's through an interception. We've 30 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: talked about his accuracy and hered Hops saying, no, I 31 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 1: ran the wrong route and that led to the interception. 32 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: And the questions was, you know, even though you guys 33 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 1: have got off to a good start, what are some 34 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: of the things you need to work on? And he 35 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: brought that up, and it's I'm sure it's about timing 36 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: and chemistry. But yeah, that speaks volumes because you know, 37 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: we hadn't I don't think anybody asked the head coach 38 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: about you know because quarterbacks interceptions all the time. So 39 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 1: let me get this right. Murray's got two interceptions this year. 40 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,679 Speaker 1: One's been tipped in the other the receiver ran the 41 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: wrong route. Wow. Yeah. And when that play initially happened 42 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 1: in the first quarter, I thought the ball was intended 43 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: for Hopkins, but then watching it again, it seemed like 44 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 1: it sailed past Hopkins and was closer to Isabella, who 45 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: was in the area as well. So I went back 46 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: as all right, maybe it was Isabella's vault. Yet here 47 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: you have one of your leaders, and that's what that's 48 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: the whole point of this discussion here as we begin. 49 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:05,079 Speaker 1: Cardinals covered to presented by Honday Probab, partner of the 50 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals on this Tuesday, that you want your leaders 51 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 1: to step up and hold themselves to a higher degree 52 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: of accountability than anyone else. And kudos to Hopkins for 53 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: doing that today. Well, okay, if you want to go 54 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: that route, meaning accountability, where does it start. The general manager, 55 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: he's admitted, could do a much better job evaluating draft picks. 56 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: Head coached to will tell you after the game, I 57 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: didn't call a great game. He's mentioned it a few 58 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: times this year. The quarterback. I let some plays on 59 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: the field. That's because they have accountability and they have 60 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: great leaders in that locker room that can monitor that. 61 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: So it's okay when they say they make a mistake, 62 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: or when you make a mistake, the key is you 63 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: don't want to make it again. So really it starts 64 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: in the organization. But you know a lot of times 65 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: it's cya. I got twenty two receptions. I'm going to 66 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: put up over our thousand yards and here he told 67 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: us something we obviously didn't connect to dods or was 68 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: aware of. So yes, Lee, and yes, I definitely appreciate that. Yeah, 69 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: so we'll see what happens now coming up this week 70 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:19,799 Speaker 1: with the Detroit Lions in town. Certainly expects another quality 71 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:23,119 Speaker 1: game out of DeAndre Hopkins. All Right, before we moved 72 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: to further in this show, some roster moves since our 73 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: last show on Monday. Good to see that wide receiver 74 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: Keyshawn Johnson activated from the reserve COVID nineteen list. He 75 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: had been there since September eleventh, so now he is 76 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: up and active and available to question. Though I have 77 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: free m J. Is you add another wide receiver to 78 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 1: this room of weapons if you will between running backs, 79 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: wide receivers and tight ends. With Johnson sideline these first 80 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: two games, it's really put the spotlight on Andy Isabella, 81 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: who I think has taken that and run with it, 82 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: even with Kingsbury saying that Johnson was one of those 83 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: players that really had a good camp and they were 84 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: anxious to see in week one. Yeah, and then you 85 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 1: got tren Sherfield, who he knows, maybe he's not going 86 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,840 Speaker 1: to get the reps at wide receiver, but he's out 87 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: there for every single special team and that's how he's 88 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 1: kind of carved his niche as an undrafted free agent. 89 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 1: So well, you know, I guess there's a downward spiral 90 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: effect when you start looking at the roster. Now, you 91 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: know DJ Foster, we'll get into him, and then Eno Benjamin, 92 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:31,600 Speaker 1: Obviously Max Williams you're going to get into. But you 93 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: wonder can they afford address six receivers on game day? 94 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 1: You know, obviously you know, only a dressed in two 95 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: tight ends going to be difficult. So we'll have to 96 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: say wheat and see what happens. But they do have 97 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: Thomas the tight end that was at Texas Tech, and 98 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: so he could be your third guy. So that I 99 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: don't know if they can afford address six wide receivers, 100 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 1: considering that Isabella has kind of been locked in at 101 00:05:57,279 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: number four. Obviously, Keim Butler's a longer on the roster. 102 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: They got two or three guys in the practice squad 103 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: and Surefield is part of their top five wide receiver, 104 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: so it'd be interesting. And you're dressing three quarterbacks on 105 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: game day, so it's really in numbers when it comes 106 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 1: to the offense skill position players. Yeah, Shurefield gets the 107 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: nod as that fifth wide receiver because of his ability 108 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: to play special teams. You touched on it. Tight End 109 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,720 Speaker 1: Max Williams placed on injured reserve and ankle issue is 110 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 1: the reason. And this is something that bothered him during 111 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: training camp as while he did play the opener, but 112 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: now on IR he'll miss at least the next three games. 113 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 1: The Cardinals do have Dan Arnold, Durrell Daniels, and you 114 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: brought up Thomas Jordan, who was on the practice squad 115 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:42,239 Speaker 1: and elevated to the active roster ahead of last week's contest, 116 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: someone that the Cardinals I think are very high on. 117 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: He certainly has the size and then of course the pedigree. 118 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 1: He's a former Houston Texan. So DeAndre Hopkins and Angelo 119 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: Blackson have certainly performed former Texans players with the Cardinals 120 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,239 Speaker 1: here in twenty twenty, maybe Jordan can be that third 121 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 1: Houston Texan. But he is a big body. Those that 122 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 1: watch the game on Sunday, he came out, played a 123 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: couple of snaps on offense and certainly fills out that 124 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 1: number eighty uniform. Oh he's huge. I mean, that was 125 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: one of the things I noticed when they signed him 126 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: in and when they were stretching, he was standing and 127 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: right in front of me, and I'm like, he's wearing 128 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: a tight end number, but you can put a seventy 129 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: five on him if you want. He looks like a 130 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: lineman out there. And again, and nobody's saying he's gonna, 131 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: you know, release and go off for passes. But he's 132 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 1: a guy that can definitely block. And that was the 133 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: meat and potatoes and Max Williams. You know they're gonna 134 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: miss Max just because they were comfortable going three wide, 135 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: one tight, one back, and I love him personnel. Now, 136 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: Dan Arnold is more of a pass catching tight end, 137 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: and then Darrell Daniels, he's a guy that can go 138 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: off for passes. But he's another guy that plays on 139 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: teams and he's actually decent in the blocking game. Obviously 140 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: has room to improve, just based on his lack of 141 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: experience in the NFL and listening to Ron Wolfley before 142 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 1: the broadcast on Sunday, he brought up Williams because how 143 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 1: that might have effected the Cardinals running game. Yet when 144 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: you look at what the Cardinals did on Sunday, hundred 145 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: and sixty yards on the ground, one hundred and eighty 146 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: yards on Week one, so it doesn't appear that there 147 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: was that much of a drop off. But he certainly 148 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: does have that skill set of a blocker that is 149 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: a little bit better or a lot better than a 150 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: Dan Arnold and certainly better than Darrell Daniels. And that 151 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: number may be misleading because of Kyler Murray. True, so 152 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: I Wolf's point is well taken. He came in, did 153 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 1: a great job. We know, you know, not to be redundant, 154 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: but when Kirk went down, Max Williams was a big 155 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: fixture and an eleven personnel. They didn't have Dan arlan roster, 156 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: they had Charles Clay and then eventually they add him. 157 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: More so a little misleading, but Wolf's point is well taken. 158 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 1: If I had to say, he is the best blocking 159 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 1: tight end on the roster. Rounding out the series of 160 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: roster moves, running back DJ Foster a quad recepts injury 161 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: that he suffered on Sunday, place on the practice squad 162 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: injured reserve list right, and Justin Johnson signed to the 163 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: practice squad, someone that has got good size six three 164 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:08,079 Speaker 1: two forty five and previously with the Seahawks. Really disappointing 165 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: news though for Foster, who once again ends a season 166 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 1: on IR. And we'll see if there is a way 167 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: for him to come back this year here in twenty twenty. 168 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: But the local product certainly hoping to make a name 169 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: for himself here this year with the Arizona Cardinals after 170 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,839 Speaker 1: two seasons of ending his year on injured reserving. The 171 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: area is back on IR. Yeah, And really he was 172 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: active because he's a good special teams player and he 173 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:35,720 Speaker 1: plays on teams and I think it can be effective, 174 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:38,559 Speaker 1: you know, in pass protection and catching passes. But we 175 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: all know it's really Kenyan Drake and Chase Edmonds and 176 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray. We got to include him in there. Not 177 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: that he's throwing the ball to himself So what does 178 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 1: this mean for eno? Benjamin could do the Cardinals dress three, 179 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: you know, running backs on game dages for you know, 180 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:56,439 Speaker 1: obviously insurance because we know, you know, Benjamin was the 181 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: guy that was hoping maybe to win that kickoff return job. 182 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:01,679 Speaker 1: I think he's got a long ways to go and 183 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:06,439 Speaker 1: pass protection, obviously, ball security. I think he's effective in 184 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 1: the screen game. That wouldn't put him up there with Edmunds. 185 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 1: So interesting to see if Benjamin's up because Foster was up, 186 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 1: because he played on teams, he covered kicks, he covered punts, 187 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 1: he blocked on return. So I'm curious to see. But 188 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 1: you don't need to have some insurance there. But obviously 189 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:29,079 Speaker 1: the Cardinal's gonna make a decision how many wide receivers, 190 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: how many tight ends, and how many running backs burd gang. 191 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,319 Speaker 1: If you haven't done so already, make sure you update 192 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: to the latest version of the Cardinals mobile app today. 193 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 1: The update features and all new redesign homescreen experience. Visit 194 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: asy cardinals dot com slash app for more. As we 195 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: continue here on this Tuesday edition of Cardinals Cover two, 196 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 1: presented by Hunday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals, we 197 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: teased it at the end of yesterday's show MJ, where 198 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: all the talk on Monday was about the offense and 199 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 1: rifully so they get the highlights Kyler Murray running throw 200 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: into de Andre Hopkins, yet the defense gets overlooked. And 201 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 1: we're gonna put the spotlight there on them here today 202 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 1: because for me, that's been the biggest improvement, the biggest 203 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say shocked, but the pleasant surprise, if you will, 204 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 1: through these first two games is what the defense has 205 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 1: been able to do so far, not only against San 206 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:22,080 Speaker 1: Francisco but last Sunday against Washington. Yeah. I was banging 207 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 1: that drum that I thought the offense had to carry 208 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: this team at least the first month of the season, 209 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:30,199 Speaker 1: because we were talking about, you know, adding you know, 210 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 1: four or five six new starters on defense, and I 211 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: was completely wrong. And when you look at it, Craig, 212 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 1: I mean, these guys have come together, and what I 213 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: really like is the new faces and new numbers and 214 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:44,559 Speaker 1: new players. And we'll start off with Devandre Campbell and 215 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 1: you're throwing Devin Kannard and Jordan Phillips and black Son. 216 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:51,719 Speaker 1: I mean, these are new players and I thought it 217 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:53,719 Speaker 1: would take them some time. We knew that, you know, 218 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 1: they had the secondary, you know, kind of set a 219 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: little bit, and I thought that would be the strength 220 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:00,680 Speaker 1: going in. But this is you got to give Vans 221 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:04,679 Speaker 1: Joseph credit. Obviously better players, but the fact these guys 222 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 1: come in in their contributing right away and we're not 223 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,559 Speaker 1: just talking about the same names making plays on Sunday. Yeah, 224 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: it's different players, different weeks, and it's a collective efforts 225 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:17,679 Speaker 1: each and every week. But let's go back to what 226 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:20,200 Speaker 1: general manager Steve com had to say in the off 227 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 1: season that it was his priority to upgrade and improve 228 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,680 Speaker 1: the defense, to give defensive coordinator Vanage Joseph more pieces 229 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 1: than he did that. In fact, the first three players 230 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:35,079 Speaker 1: signed Dvancanard, Davandre Campbell, Jordan Phillips. Through two games MJ 231 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: that trio combined for nineteen tackles, three tackles for laws, 232 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:43,079 Speaker 1: two sacks, two quarterback kids, two passes defense, and a 233 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: forced fumble. You don't really see that immediate production from 234 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:52,679 Speaker 1: a free agent, especially a free agent that has no 235 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 1: off season, so there's no ta's, no mini camp, no 236 00:12:56,040 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 1: preseason yet all three and I think it's a huge 237 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:03,719 Speaker 1: reason why that this defense has in the words of 238 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: head coach Cliff Kingsbury night and day from a year ago. Well, 239 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 1: and you know we talked about on the Red Sea Report, 240 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:13,439 Speaker 1: and that is usually free agents, you try to go 241 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: out and sign a free to plug a hole because 242 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 1: maybe you have a young draft pick that's not ready 243 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 1: to play. But Kennard, I mean he's brought physicality, he's 244 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 1: brought grit. All three, all four of those guys, Blacks 245 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: and Campbell, Kennard, and Phillips. Now the Cardinals did have 246 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 1: some intel on Phillips. Obviously Vance was there with him 247 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:37,559 Speaker 1: along with dray Ker Patrick. But you know, like the 248 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 1: Rams went out and god, you know um Andrew Whitworth 249 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 1: and he was a really good signing. But for the 250 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 1: most part, teams signed guys to kind of plug a 251 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: hole because you know, maybe they don't want to, you know, 252 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:51,839 Speaker 1: don't have that guy behind him in the draft. And 253 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:54,839 Speaker 1: these guys have come in here without an offseason and 254 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: they have contributed basically from game one and you just 255 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 1: don't see that a lot. And even Drake Kirkpatrick, yeah, 256 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 1: he maybe he was trying to find his legs, but 257 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:05,719 Speaker 1: he played a lot more. He gives the Cardinals some 258 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: options out opposite of Patrick Peterson. We don't see teams 259 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 1: automatically just strolling to that side. So yeah, I mean 260 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:15,679 Speaker 1: it's again I don't think free agencies all that, but 261 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 1: I look at this free agent crop and they've done 262 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 1: a really good job. Now it's only two games, but 263 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 1: it beats the alternative and they're much better. And we 264 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 1: talked about that going into the off season, that front 265 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: seven had an improved but I was wrong. I thought 266 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: the defense, you know, the offense would carry these guys, 267 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: and it's been the opposite. And they've made Bade meet 268 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: stops when they need to. And we'll always talk about 269 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: special teams, you know, block punts and putting pressure on it. 270 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 1: So that's part of the equation. But he had give 271 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: him credit. And again, better players, better production, better team. 272 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 1: And if you want to throw in Angela Blackson into 273 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 1: that mix as well. And the numbers back up exactly 274 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: what you're saying, MJ. The Cardinals defense, as you said, 275 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 1: small sample size number one, and third down defense number one, 276 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: and red zone defense and number two and allowing just 277 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: seventeen and a half points per contest. I don't know 278 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 1: if that's going to continue through sixteen full games. But 279 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 1: it's certainly a great start, and now to a certain extent, 280 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 1: the bar has been set. There is an expectation level 281 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 1: now by this defense. And I don't think it's just 282 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 1: me saying it or the fans saying it, but my 283 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 1: guess is defensive coordinator Vans Joseph now was saying, all right, 284 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: this is what we started, this is what we've become, 285 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: so let's keep going and move forward here in twenty twenty. Yeah, 286 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: and you know, we're talking to Jordan Phillips earlier in 287 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 1: the day and he mentioned that there's not a huge 288 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 1: drop off when they start playing their twos and eating 289 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 1: in one of these the word twos, he said, one 290 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 1: A and one B. And they have a good rotation 291 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 1: going an inside linebacker, outside linebacker, Hassan Reddick, Richard Lawrence 292 00:15:56,320 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 1: got more playing time. You know, Corey Peters is playing, 293 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: you know, a good amount of snaps. But yeah, I 294 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 1: mean you got to give them a lot of credit 295 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 1: in you know, last year they couldn't get teams off 296 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 1: the field, and this year on third down their opponents 297 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 1: are six for twenty three, that's twenty six percent. And 298 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 1: then the red zone, their opponents are two for seven. 299 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 1: That's twenty nine percent. You know, the Cardinals have run 300 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: one hundred and fifty one offensive plays. The defense has 301 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: only been on the field for one hundred and twenty one. 302 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 1: That's an improvement. The defense is given a three hundred 303 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 1: and forty one yards per game. The Cardinals offense is 304 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 1: four hundred and twenty one. So these numbers last year 305 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: are so different from usually. The defense has given a 306 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 1: four hundred yards and the Cardinals are barely get into 307 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 1: three hundred yards, so you could see a difference. And 308 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 1: you know, my three stats on four stats on defense 309 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: obviously contained the run because they could be backbreakers, third 310 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: down conversions, get them off the field. Red zone opportunities 311 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 1: and points allowed to me is a number one thing. 312 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: And when you're only given up seventeen five, we know 313 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:07,880 Speaker 1: this team can score over twenty twenty five points a game. Now, 314 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 1: on the flip side, a number that is not saying 315 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: a lot of positive things about this defense, and that's 316 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 1: from the players, including Jordan Phillips who addressed the media 317 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: earlier on Tuesday. And that is the number one hundred 318 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 1: and twenty That is the opponent's rushing average over the 319 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 1: course of two games and that is something that no 320 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 1: one likes to see, because, as Phillips mentioned, you want 321 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 1: that number to be under a hundred. He also pointed 322 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 1: out he did not like how this team finished in 323 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 1: the second half. A shutout at halftime, yet not able 324 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: to keep Washington out of the end zone, especially in 325 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 1: that fourth quarter. Did they let the foot off the gas? Perhaps, 326 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:48,200 Speaker 1: but certainly as much as we're sitting here praising the 327 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 1: defense because of their outstanding numbers, there is, as we 328 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:56,160 Speaker 1: talked about with the offense on Monday, certainly room for improvement. Well, 329 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 1: I've been banging that drum about how improved the front 330 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:03,119 Speaker 1: seven is was his quote, it's two games in. Don't 331 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: crown us? Unquote. I love it, and I think they, 332 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:10,879 Speaker 1: you know, even probably a little bit lesser. When I 333 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:14,879 Speaker 1: mentioned this, they wanted to give vans to Joseph a 334 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:19,959 Speaker 1: birthday president with a shout out, and Cliff mentioned they 335 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:22,680 Speaker 1: went through the motions in the second half. This is 336 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 1: this is to me, great leadership and accountability. This guy's 337 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 1: been here for one year and he's basically saying we're 338 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 1: not satisfied, and that's why this team is going to 339 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:36,119 Speaker 1: win football games this year. When they step on the field, 340 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:39,680 Speaker 1: they are confident and comfortable. As I pointed out last 341 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: year they were hoping to keep it close and then 342 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:45,879 Speaker 1: win in the fourth quarter. That's not that's it's totally 343 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:49,119 Speaker 1: opposite from a year ago. So props to these players 344 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 1: because yeah, I mean you look nationally. Oh, Kyler Murray's 345 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 1: in the MVP race, And the question was posed to 346 00:18:57,080 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins today and he's obviously put him are in 347 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 1: the race, and Howard Baser from SI said, well, you know, 348 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:06,239 Speaker 1: the average over X amount of years, you gotta win 349 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 1: thirteen games. So I mean, so in other words, there's 350 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: a lot of people patting these guys on the back. 351 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:17,760 Speaker 1: We've said just based on interviews and talking to this 352 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: team is yet to play a full four quarters, and 353 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 1: I don't know if you're ever gonna have a perfect game, 354 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 1: but there's there's definitely room for approven I think Special 355 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 1: Teams is doing a good job, but I'm sure Jeff 356 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,160 Speaker 1: Rogers was in there saying we can get better too. 357 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:34,479 Speaker 1: But they're playing complimentary football. They're not just relying offense, 358 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:38,440 Speaker 1: defense and specialty. They're they're playing complimentary football, and they're 359 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: playing good situational football. You know, if they're not doing 360 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:44,719 Speaker 1: Craig beating themselves, and they are making mistakes, but hopefully 361 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: those mistakes aren't repeated during the course of a game 362 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 1: and of course during the course of the season. Well, 363 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 1: if we're gonna go down this road, fourteen negative plays 364 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 1: one hundred and fifty eight yards and that's including the 365 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 1: eleven penalties. Cardinals have been penalized twenty times for one 366 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 1: hundred and ninety nine yards in two games. Kingsbury made 367 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 1: a point of emphasis in week one and we're still 368 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:14,120 Speaker 1: seeing it. And again it's wide ranges of blocking the back, 369 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: illegal block above the waist, holding shop block, intentional grounding, 370 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: delay tripping, false starts. It's been a wide variety of penalties. 371 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:29,120 Speaker 1: We talked about pre snap penalties, in other words, delay 372 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:33,680 Speaker 1: a game, and then post nap penalties you know, you know, 373 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:38,639 Speaker 1: obviously going after a player, but these are a wide 374 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:41,399 Speaker 1: range of penalties. But they got to clean it up. 375 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:46,480 Speaker 1: One player I do want to single out on that defense, 376 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:49,399 Speaker 1: and it's one of the newcomers, and it's linebacker de 377 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 1: Andre Campbell. Thoroughly impressed by what he has shown through 378 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 1: the first two games, not so much and the stat 379 00:20:56,040 --> 00:21:00,320 Speaker 1: sheet he's filled up the statue. In fact, on day 380 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: against Washington, he tied Jordan Hicks with a team high 381 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: ten tackles, added two tackles for loss and two passes defense. 382 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 1: And it's that last at MJ the passes defense because 383 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:14,960 Speaker 1: his coverage skills through two games has been phenomenal and 384 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:17,200 Speaker 1: that was an area that was an issue we talked 385 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: all season long covering the tight end. Do they have 386 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: an inside linebacker to be able to do it well. 387 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,880 Speaker 1: He's not only cover rain tight ends, he's covering running 388 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 1: backs as well. Listen, I mean Buddha Baker, Chandler Jones, 389 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:32,680 Speaker 1: Patrick Peterson. We know those are the five star players. 390 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:36,560 Speaker 1: I can make the case. You know Chandler, you know 391 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: even though he has one sack, he also says six 392 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: hits on the quarterback, he's probably getting double and triple team. 393 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: Then that's why it's freeing it up. But between Baker 394 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 1: and Campbell early on as the leaders and the MVPs 395 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 1: of the defense, this guy signed a one year deal, 396 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 1: good salary seven point five million, and the Cardinals were 397 00:21:57,320 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: surprised that he was only looking for a one year deal. 398 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 1: Now he bet on himself. The Cardinals obviously drafted Isaiah 399 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:08,399 Speaker 1: Simmons after they signed Campbell. But he's putting himself in 400 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:11,200 Speaker 1: that conversation as one of the better inside linebackers. And 401 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:15,680 Speaker 1: you're right. He can tackle in the flat, he's physical 402 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 1: at the point of attack, he can cover tight ends. 403 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: He could do a lot of different things. He's just 404 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:22,920 Speaker 1: not at one trick pony. So that that was a 405 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:27,200 Speaker 1: great signing. And you know, for again, we're not hearing well, 406 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:31,919 Speaker 1: I played in a different scheme, some position, but all 407 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:35,479 Speaker 1: those guys who mentioned Kinnard, it looks like he's been 408 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:38,120 Speaker 1: in this defense for a year. We look at Phillips, 409 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 1: looks like he's been in this defense. This is unusual. 410 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 1: Usually it takes time, and I think we're seeing a 411 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 1: little bit of an offense with Hopkins, even though the 412 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 1: numbers reflect that he's playing well. This is unusual. You 413 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 1: go to scheme and now, granted a lot of the 414 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 1: teams are playing a four three or three four and 415 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:58,480 Speaker 1: the terminology, but coaches coach different. So again, what they're 416 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:01,480 Speaker 1: doing is I don't want to use the word surprising 417 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 1: because they put the work in, but it's impressive what 418 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 1: they're doing. And if you watch or rewatch that game 419 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:11,359 Speaker 1: on Sunday, anytime the ball was in the area of 420 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:14,639 Speaker 1: Logan Thomas, the Washington tight end, nine times out of 421 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 1: ten it was Campbell and coverage and anytime he didn't 422 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 1: always get his hand on the ball, but he made 423 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:24,919 Speaker 1: it difficult for Thomas to catch the ball, and there 424 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,680 Speaker 1: was a lot of excitement on that Cardinal sidelines anytime 425 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 1: he made a play. And I think guys are starting 426 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:33,480 Speaker 1: to feed off one another, who makes the big play, 427 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 1: who makes the next play, Not that they're trying to 428 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 1: top one another, but okay, you did it, Now it's 429 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:41,160 Speaker 1: my turn. And the fact that it's not just one 430 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 1: person and the defensive line linebackers are in the secondary, 431 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:48,960 Speaker 1: it's taking all eleven guys and the backups. There's a 432 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: good rotation on the line, the linebackers and in the 433 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 1: secondary that is accounted for. This help to an O star. Well. 434 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:57,639 Speaker 1: I remember one play looked like Logan was running a 435 00:23:57,760 --> 00:23:59,640 Speaker 1: route and he had to come back for the ball 436 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 1: and Campbell drilled him and he dropped the ball. Well, 437 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 1: Campbell certainly has the size to match up with tight ends, 438 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: and I think we're seeing that he also has the 439 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 1: speed as well to keep up which those tight ends 440 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:18,240 Speaker 1: and Okay, so he's really good in the run game, tackles, 441 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 1: he's good in coverage. But he's got grit and he's 442 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 1: got physicality, you know, And that's the way he plays. 443 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 1: You could see it like he's playing that's going to 444 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:30,440 Speaker 1: be his last game in the NFL, and he's playing 445 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:35,119 Speaker 1: so well right now, MJ that Isaiah Simmons is not playing. 446 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:38,920 Speaker 1: He was only on the field for seven snaps on Sunday. 447 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 1: And this is not an indictment on Simmons. It's how 448 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 1: well Campbell is playing. And this is a good problem 449 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 1: to have. And I don't want to hear bird Gang saying, 450 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: oh what about the draft pick. Look, if he's not ready, 451 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:53,639 Speaker 1: or if he is ready, but you have someone in 452 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:56,680 Speaker 1: front of him that is better. You play the better player. 453 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:59,119 Speaker 1: You don't play Isaiah Simmons just because he needs reps. 454 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 1: I mean, that's you need to win a ball game 455 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 1: right now. And the Cardinals are winning the ball game 456 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:06,679 Speaker 1: with the Vandre Campbell on the field and unfortunately right 457 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:09,680 Speaker 1: now Simmons on the sideline. Listen, they owe to those 458 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 1: guys in the locker room. This isn't about developing guys. 459 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:16,160 Speaker 1: I mean, he listen, I'm not down on Isaiah Simmons. 460 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 1: This is the perfect scenario. I mean, yeah, you drafted 461 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:21,600 Speaker 1: met overall, you would think he in the field. But 462 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:24,560 Speaker 1: if they didn't have Campbell, I'd be having a different conversation. 463 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 1: If they didn't have Jordan Hicks. Yeah, I mean we 464 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 1: we said it. Temper the enthusiasm. He didn't have a preseason. 465 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 1: He struggled in Week one. The bottom line is they 466 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:37,440 Speaker 1: have better players in front of him, and it's not 467 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 1: a knock on him. These guys been in the league. 468 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:43,560 Speaker 1: Jordan Hicks has been a season veteran, Campbell's a season vetcher. 469 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 1: Tanner Vallejo has got more time in the league. You know, 470 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 1: you look at some Zeke Turner. I mean they've they've 471 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:53,439 Speaker 1: Carpenter Niches in different spots. But this is not an 472 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:56,200 Speaker 1: indictment on him. Listen, He's gonna be part of You 473 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:58,639 Speaker 1: didn't draft him for one year. You drafted him for 474 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:02,280 Speaker 1: the next five years and injuries occur. Listen, I got 475 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 1: I love. What they're doing is slow play. I'm sure 476 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 1: he's motivated and every time you talk to his room, 477 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: he's doing everything he's supposed to do and he's learning, 478 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 1: and to me, it's got to be eating him upside 479 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 1: because this came natural and easy for him in college. 480 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 1: I think he realized in Week one this is the 481 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:22,359 Speaker 1: National Football League. Well, you can make the argument that 482 00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:25,440 Speaker 1: this might be the best case scenario for a young 483 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 1: player talking about Isaiah Simmons, because he's got Jordan Hicks 484 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:31,560 Speaker 1: and he's got Devandre Campbell, two players that he can 485 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 1: look and learn from and ask questions of, and two 486 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: players that have been very open and honest about being 487 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 1: willing to answer those questions and guide the young player around. Now, 488 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:46,919 Speaker 1: if Campbell's not here, I completely understand, you're playing Isaiah 489 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 1: Simmons and you're sinking and swimming the growing pains exactly. 490 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 1: And that's what we saw week one. Now, did he 491 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:56,119 Speaker 1: start both games, Yes he did, But that might be 492 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:59,639 Speaker 1: just certain packages. And there is a package for Simmons. 493 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:02,360 Speaker 1: We heard that from coach Joseph last week. He has 494 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:04,960 Speaker 1: certain plays in which he'll be on the field for. 495 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 1: But until he can show that he's a better option, 496 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:11,000 Speaker 1: he's going to remain a spectator because Campbell is that 497 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:14,359 Speaker 1: much better at least right now as we speak. Yeah, 498 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 1: and what did I say, you know, just based on 499 00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 1: with lack of preseason and really a true training camp. 500 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:22,760 Speaker 1: The ramp up here, he couldn't hit a lot. I 501 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:25,320 Speaker 1: am interested to see his snap count in the month 502 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 1: of September. We see it when hired first round, first week, 503 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 1: going down. They'll find a role for him. He's a 504 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:36,359 Speaker 1: talented player, but it's just a different animal playing in 505 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 1: the National Football League. By the way, speaking of snap counts, 506 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 1: we do need to mention this, and I hopefully the 507 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:47,119 Speaker 1: player does not take offense, but Jordan Hicks, for the 508 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:50,879 Speaker 1: first time in his Cardinal's career, has missed a snap, 509 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 1: and not just a snap. He was off the field 510 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 1: for five snaps in that contest on Sunday. He went 511 00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 1: down to a knee and immediately once the training staff 512 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:03,239 Speaker 1: comes out, that's an automatic. You got to come off 513 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:05,879 Speaker 1: the field for at least one snap. And it was 514 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 1: just unfortunate that while he was on the sidelines, Washington scored. 515 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:13,520 Speaker 1: But he was fine. He'll be okay, but he prides 516 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:16,240 Speaker 1: some strengths broken. Yeah, the streak is broken, but he 517 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:20,440 Speaker 1: prides himself on being on the field for every single play. 518 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 1: And unfortunately I don't know the official snap count, but 519 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:27,160 Speaker 1: it was well over a thousand and unfortunately he will 520 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: not play every single snap in twenty twenty. Well, in 521 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 1: a perfect scenario, team has a nice lead in the 522 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, in the last five minutes of the game, 523 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 1: that's when you bring in Isaiah Simmons. Yeah, but I 524 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 1: get the feeling Hicks wouldn't even like that. There's a 525 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 1: lot of players that want to be on the field well, 526 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 1: all the way until the end, no matter the finals. 527 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:48,040 Speaker 1: Let's be honest. I mean when he signed here, he's 528 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 1: good when he's healthy, and he proved that he could 529 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 1: stay healthy. He was a tackling machine. Now I want 530 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 1: to see those tackles of the line of scrimmage you 531 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 1: only can do last year when he's making tackles five 532 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 1: or six years. But in a perfect scenario, you know 533 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 1: his body's built to play every snap. But you know, 534 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 1: I'm sure he wants to be fresh in December and 535 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:12,080 Speaker 1: January if this team's gonna make a run. Subscribe to 536 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google podcast, Stitcher, 537 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:19,520 Speaker 1: and SoundCloud. 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And we 546 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 1: know right now this is the best division in football. 547 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:53,240 Speaker 1: It's inarguable. Collectively they are seven and one. Talking about 548 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 1: the Cardinals, Seahawks, Rams, and forty nine Ers who have 549 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 1: the loan defeat and that came against the Cardinals in 550 00:29:58,040 --> 00:30:01,440 Speaker 1: Week one. Let's touch the forty nine ers. They did 551 00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: win on the road last Sunday against the Jets thirty 552 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:09,320 Speaker 1: one to thirteen. First offensive play from scrimmage, Raheem mostered 553 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:12,360 Speaker 1: eighty yard touchdown run and the forty nine ers were 554 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:14,920 Speaker 1: off to the races. Jimmy Garoppolo throws a couple of touchdowns, 555 00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:18,160 Speaker 1: yet the wheels kind of fell off as far as 556 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 1: the number of players now on the sidelines in terms 557 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:26,320 Speaker 1: of injuries. Are you ready for this? Garoppolo, Mostert, Tevin Coleman, 558 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:31,160 Speaker 1: Nick Bosa, Solomon Thomas and that was even before they 559 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:34,800 Speaker 1: did not play George Kittle, Deebo, Samuel, Richard Sherman, and 560 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:37,560 Speaker 1: d Ford and in the case of Bosa and Solomon 561 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:43,120 Speaker 1: Thomas Acls, they are done for the season. Wow, that's 562 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 1: I mean, that's hard to overcome. And you know, obviously 563 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:49,960 Speaker 1: they played the Jets, and if you want to get 564 00:30:50,040 --> 00:30:52,200 Speaker 1: you know, in the winner's circle, that's the team you play. 565 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:55,600 Speaker 1: But I hate to see injuries, and you know, they 566 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:58,520 Speaker 1: can use some steady vengeans right now. And unfortunately they 567 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:03,000 Speaker 1: moved on from Forrest Buckner and Emmanuel Sanders. Now hopefully 568 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:06,080 Speaker 1: they get some of the receivers back and Brandon Aiyuk, 569 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:10,280 Speaker 1: but this is not the way you want to start 570 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 1: your season. I mean, I mean, there's there's been injuries 571 00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:16,960 Speaker 1: across the board, but we're obviously focusing on the West. 572 00:31:17,040 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 1: But I still think they got a good team. I 573 00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:22,600 Speaker 1: think that you know, they're gonna have to get more 574 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:26,000 Speaker 1: from their defense. I think Robert Sale was really upset 575 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:28,320 Speaker 1: in that Cardinals game that way Murray was running around 576 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 1: and you know, getting Richard Sherman, who's going to miss 577 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:34,680 Speaker 1: at least another game or two. But they don't have 578 00:31:34,760 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 1: the depth they had a year ago. That's the bottom 579 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:40,040 Speaker 1: line there. And you know, Trent Willnae is a good pickup. 580 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:43,640 Speaker 1: They got mcclinchy, but you need to stay healthy at 581 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:46,440 Speaker 1: certain positions, and I definitely think it gave the Cardinals 582 00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:48,720 Speaker 1: an advantage when they had their two top receivers in 583 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:51,360 Speaker 1: Week one. Well, there is some good news with Garoppolo, 584 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:54,600 Speaker 1: despite the ankle spryon he's suffered on Sunday, there is 585 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:57,440 Speaker 1: somewhat of a chance, at least if you believe head 586 00:31:57,480 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 1: coach Kyle Shanahan, that he might be able to play 587 00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:02,680 Speaker 1: this week at the Giants. The second straight road game, 588 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 1: but the second straight game at MetLife Stadium. And if 589 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:08,840 Speaker 1: you've heard the conversation come out of San Francisco, they 590 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:12,520 Speaker 1: were upset with the field conditions at MetLife Stadium, even 591 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:15,240 Speaker 1: though the NFL did take a look and their independent 592 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:19,040 Speaker 1: investigation said everything is fine. Well, we know high ankle 593 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:23,640 Speaker 1: sprains can linger, just like hamstrings can linger. You said 594 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 1: they're playing the Giants, Yes, okay, maybe they don't need Garoppolo, 595 00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:34,120 Speaker 1: So what you're getting hitto? Yes? Okay, Now, Greg Williams, 596 00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:38,440 Speaker 1: I don't trust that guy. I'm sorry. They've been told 597 00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:40,240 Speaker 1: all week how bad they are and they should fire 598 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:42,680 Speaker 1: the coach. And Sam Donald's at the same corner. I'm 599 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:46,120 Speaker 1: going there with Nick Mullins. Now that means Garoppolo would 600 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:49,160 Speaker 1: not be the backup. You don't. If he's healthy enough 601 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:51,800 Speaker 1: to play, you start him. But in a pinch, maybe 602 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:54,000 Speaker 1: he could be the backup. But I'm not risking it 603 00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 1: this early in this season. But they have more information 604 00:32:56,520 --> 00:32:59,880 Speaker 1: than we do. I'm sure when he got hurt initially 605 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:02,480 Speaker 1: they did a really makes tape job on the sidelines. 606 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:04,800 Speaker 1: I was surprised that he finished the game, to be 607 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 1: honest with you. Elsewhere in the division, the Rams improved 608 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:12,160 Speaker 1: to two and oh. They won on the road at 609 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:14,960 Speaker 1: the Eagles, thirty seven to nineteen. They jumped out to 610 00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:18,640 Speaker 1: an early twenty one to three lead Jared Goff. Maybe 611 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:23,400 Speaker 1: they're maybe people buried him earlier than anticipated because he 612 00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:27,360 Speaker 1: completed his first thirteen pass attempts, finished twenty twenty seven 613 00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:30,160 Speaker 1: for two hundred and sixty seven yards and three touchdowns, 614 00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:32,800 Speaker 1: all to the tight end Tyler Higbee, who had three 615 00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:36,760 Speaker 1: touchdown catches all of last season. At Ram's offense MG 616 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:40,800 Speaker 1: four hundred and forty nine total yards. It's impressive and 617 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:44,720 Speaker 1: you would think without Girlie. Now they do have healthy 618 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:48,400 Speaker 1: backs and running back by committee Tyler Higbee, he put 619 00:33:48,480 --> 00:33:51,640 Speaker 1: up big numbers in December, and they got Jared Everett. There, 620 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:54,680 Speaker 1: they got Cooper Cup who's probably the best slot receiver 621 00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:58,240 Speaker 1: in football, So you think they'll go double tight ends. 622 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:00,160 Speaker 1: But what you don't want to see Cooper Cup off 623 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:03,840 Speaker 1: the field. I'm still cautious about their defense. I think 624 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:06,560 Speaker 1: they got some players, obviously Aaron Donald, they got a 625 00:34:06,600 --> 00:34:10,120 Speaker 1: young coordinator. But listen to this. Since Sean mcvayh has 626 00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:14,359 Speaker 1: been the coach since twenty seventeen, the Rams have won 627 00:34:14,680 --> 00:34:19,520 Speaker 1: all five early East Coast kickoffs and they've scored at 628 00:34:19,640 --> 00:34:23,200 Speaker 1: least thirty points every time, and they're headed to Buffalo 629 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:26,279 Speaker 1: to try to extend that streak to six. And Ozh, 630 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:29,480 Speaker 1: I mean with mcveighan, and if they could protect off 631 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:32,480 Speaker 1: and everything's predicated on play action, and if they go 632 00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:35,480 Speaker 1: running back by committee and they do just enough on 633 00:34:35,560 --> 00:34:38,080 Speaker 1: the offensive line, maybe they are an eight or nine 634 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:40,800 Speaker 1: win team. But I think this is the year the 635 00:34:40,880 --> 00:34:43,680 Speaker 1: Cardinals have to pass the Rams if they want to 636 00:34:43,719 --> 00:34:46,880 Speaker 1: be in that conversation. And we know that over the 637 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:49,560 Speaker 1: years they've had the Niners number going into last year, 638 00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:51,399 Speaker 1: they were eight out of the last ten. They lost 639 00:34:51,520 --> 00:34:54,560 Speaker 1: both games last year and then this year Seattle. The 640 00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:57,960 Speaker 1: Cardinals have a decent five hundred record against, but this 641 00:34:58,120 --> 00:34:59,759 Speaker 1: is the year they got to get past the Rams. 642 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:02,720 Speaker 1: Ever since mcvey's been there, they have been the hammer 643 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:05,279 Speaker 1: and the Cardinals have been the nail the Seahawks. They 644 00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:08,800 Speaker 1: are also undefeated two and oh they beat the Patriots 645 00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:12,000 Speaker 1: on Sunday Night Football thirty five thirty and excellent goal 646 00:35:12,080 --> 00:35:15,239 Speaker 1: line stop of Cam Newton to end the ball game. 647 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:18,400 Speaker 1: And now the Seahawks will host the Cowboys coming up 648 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:21,840 Speaker 1: this week. Certainly a great back to back scenario for 649 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:25,520 Speaker 1: the Seahawks. That defense, there was a lot of excitement 650 00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:30,200 Speaker 1: after upending literally upending Newton two two or three yards 651 00:35:30,239 --> 00:35:33,080 Speaker 1: shy of that goal line. I mean, I know it's surely, 652 00:35:33,239 --> 00:35:35,760 Speaker 1: but are they going to have the offense and defensive 653 00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:39,640 Speaker 1: player of the year. It wouldn't surprise me. Russell Wilson 654 00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:43,360 Speaker 1: and Jamal Adams. I mean, you look at what Wilson 655 00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:47,360 Speaker 1: was able to do. Four touchdown passes, three twenty two yards, 656 00:35:47,640 --> 00:35:51,439 Speaker 1: nine different receivers caught passes, and they're throwing the ball 657 00:35:51,640 --> 00:35:56,120 Speaker 1: a lot here to begin this season. I mean they 658 00:35:56,160 --> 00:36:00,239 Speaker 1: were He's a difference maker, Jamal Adams. I mean we 659 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:02,160 Speaker 1: look at Buddha Baker. I mean this guy can play 660 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:03,759 Speaker 1: in the slott, he can blits off the edge, he 661 00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:08,839 Speaker 1: plays in the box. It's early, but that I mean 662 00:36:09,040 --> 00:36:11,920 Speaker 1: he really gives that team, you know, the old legion 663 00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:15,880 Speaker 1: of Boom. They may not have the name there. I 664 00:36:15,960 --> 00:36:18,400 Speaker 1: still want to see them find her pass rusher, you know, 665 00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:21,239 Speaker 1: because the Niners went out on god ZIGGIANSA. I still 666 00:36:21,320 --> 00:36:24,480 Speaker 1: think they're lacking there. But what Russell Wilson is doing 667 00:36:24,520 --> 00:36:27,120 Speaker 1: and they don't have a great offensive line. Well, but 668 00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:29,760 Speaker 1: we've been saying that for years now, and Russell Wilson 669 00:36:29,840 --> 00:36:34,640 Speaker 1: continues to perform to fight. Yeah, they're not going away. 670 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:39,080 Speaker 1: They like the forty nine ers, though, did suffer significant injuries. 671 00:36:39,120 --> 00:36:42,680 Speaker 1: Marquis Blair and Bruservan both suffered torn ACL. So they 672 00:36:42,840 --> 00:36:44,879 Speaker 1: are on the shelf for the rest of the year. 673 00:36:44,920 --> 00:36:48,160 Speaker 1: And what was the number like seven ACL injuries over 674 00:36:48,239 --> 00:36:52,120 Speaker 1: the course of Sunday afternoon. So I think it's just 675 00:36:52,760 --> 00:36:54,759 Speaker 1: and we touched on it yesterday a little bit. I 676 00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:56,719 Speaker 1: think it's more bad luck than anything else. But you 677 00:36:56,800 --> 00:37:00,680 Speaker 1: certainly hate to see it and knock on wood uh 678 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:04,120 Speaker 1: bypasses the Cardinals. Yeah, every team, I mean, you always 679 00:37:04,120 --> 00:37:06,840 Speaker 1: want to play him at full strength. And you know 680 00:37:07,200 --> 00:37:10,680 Speaker 1: there's no no, no research done at this point in 681 00:37:10,760 --> 00:37:13,680 Speaker 1: time that because they didn't play in the preseason. Um, 682 00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:16,719 Speaker 1: you're always gonna have soft tissue issues just because you know, 683 00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:19,719 Speaker 1: again they didn't play in the preseason and they really 684 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:22,000 Speaker 1: had a ramp up training camp, they had a conditioning 685 00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:25,920 Speaker 1: thus stuff, but it wasn't the same offseason, so you 686 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:31,120 Speaker 1: just wonder. Um, But a lot of times it doesn't 687 00:37:31,160 --> 00:37:34,000 Speaker 1: have to be contact to get a torn ACL. It's 688 00:37:34,280 --> 00:37:37,000 Speaker 1: it's basically your body telling you, you know, you you 689 00:37:37,120 --> 00:37:39,600 Speaker 1: worked hard enough here and I'm gonna you know, it's 690 00:37:39,640 --> 00:37:41,680 Speaker 1: not going to be able to recover anytime soon. So 691 00:37:41,719 --> 00:37:44,040 Speaker 1: I don't want to see injuries with any tea. I 692 00:37:44,080 --> 00:37:46,440 Speaker 1: want to play everyone at full strength. Yeah. Typically it's 693 00:37:46,480 --> 00:37:50,000 Speaker 1: those non contact yeah, injuries in which the knee gives 694 00:37:50,040 --> 00:37:52,960 Speaker 1: out wear and tear done. Yeah, or it could just 695 00:37:53,120 --> 00:37:55,120 Speaker 1: be you know, you don't want to say it, but 696 00:37:55,280 --> 00:37:58,000 Speaker 1: sometimes you know, you can put it in the turf 697 00:37:58,080 --> 00:38:00,239 Speaker 1: and you're and you can't pick your leg up as asked, 698 00:38:00,280 --> 00:38:02,120 Speaker 1: or your foot up is fast and it gets caught there, 699 00:38:02,840 --> 00:38:05,359 Speaker 1: so it you know, I have to break each one down. 700 00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:08,360 Speaker 1: But um, I just I don't like to see it. 701 00:38:08,480 --> 00:38:11,560 Speaker 1: And you know, and the guys we're talking about, their 702 00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:13,759 Speaker 1: their household names. Not that I want the fifty third 703 00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:17,000 Speaker 1: guy they get on the team. This affects franchises and 704 00:38:17,480 --> 00:38:19,920 Speaker 1: it's part of football though. That's why it's a physical sport. 705 00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:23,959 Speaker 1: We'll see how the NFC West fairs this coming week. 706 00:38:24,239 --> 00:38:26,800 Speaker 1: It is Week three and of course highlighted by the 707 00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:30,440 Speaker 1: Cardinals hosting the Detroit Lions at State Farm Stadium. All right, 708 00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:34,880 Speaker 1: so this is the week now. Growing up in upstate 709 00:38:34,920 --> 00:38:39,000 Speaker 1: New York, I always used to call it Detroit. Now 710 00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:42,799 Speaker 1: I call it Detroit. Is it Detroit? I always called 711 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:46,520 Speaker 1: it Detroit, Detroit, d et right, and no one's ever 712 00:38:46,719 --> 00:38:49,480 Speaker 1: argued with me. So I'm just gonna keep calling it Detroit, 713 00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:54,800 Speaker 1: not Detroit. Not although that what was the public address 714 00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:59,680 Speaker 1: announcer for the Pistons always would say Detroit. But that 715 00:38:59,840 --> 00:39:02,080 Speaker 1: was because he was trying to be clever. Yeah, exactly, 716 00:39:02,280 --> 00:39:04,880 Speaker 1: you try to ripe up the crowd, but no, Detroit 717 00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:09,239 Speaker 1: will be in town. The Lions gigs there. There you go. 718 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:11,759 Speaker 1: We can actually go with a mascot this week. I 719 00:39:11,840 --> 00:39:15,799 Speaker 1: couldn't do that last week. That's a whole nother issue here. 720 00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:18,239 Speaker 1: On that note, before we get into trouble, let's put 721 00:39:18,280 --> 00:39:20,960 Speaker 1: a lid on this edition of Cardinals Cover two, presented 722 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:24,560 Speaker 1: by Hunday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, 723 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:28,360 Speaker 1: special thanks to our executive producer Jim Amajundre or Mike Jarecki. 724 00:39:28,440 --> 00:39:30,439 Speaker 1: I'm craig Riel Loup. We'll talk to you next time 725 00:39:30,640 --> 00:39:32,120 Speaker 1: here on Cardinals Cover two.