1 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: Welcome Bird Gang on today's show. Nine wins, six wins 2 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 1: on the road, four wins in the division, two wins 3 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: with a backup quarterback, and the latter may be the 4 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,440 Speaker 1: most impressive. Colt McCoy. He delivered once again on Sunday, 5 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: as the entire team did. But first, what great timing 6 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:26,319 Speaker 1: we have. It's Cardinals Cover two, episode five hundred and 7 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: it starts now. Welcome to Cardinals Cover two with Craig 8 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: Griolu and Mike Jarecki. Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyunday, 9 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts, 10 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: visit asy Cardinals dot Com, Slash Podcasts. Going for Hopkins 11 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 1: one hand to catch in a touchdown DeAndre Hopkins. Here's 12 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: Craig Griolou and Mike Jarecki. Obviously this wasn't planned as 13 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: much as I like to plan things out. This is 14 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: just incredible timing mj our five hundredth show, and it 15 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: comes on the heels of a win in Seattle. It 16 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: doesn't get any better than that. Wow. Man, Let's go 17 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: back and reflect those first couple of years, and obviously 18 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: the team was trying to build something, and here we 19 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: are today going into Dubaye week, Thanksgiving Week. We're all 20 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: grateful for a lot of things in life, and the 21 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: fact is that we can sit here and have a 22 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: great conversation. Wow, right, I got lucky when they paired 23 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 1: us together. I've enjoyed working with you and it's hopefully 24 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 1: got five hundred more. Absolutely, as they say, they didn't 25 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: think it was gonna last, And here we are number 26 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: five hundred on this Monday edition of Cardinals Cover two, 27 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: presented by Hunday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. Before 28 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: we kind of dive into the particulars, I want to 29 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: reiterate something that we discussed on Cardinal Talk and how 30 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: much different today feels after a win versus what it 31 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: would have been after a loss. Even though nine and 32 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 1: two versus eight and three not a huge difference. In fact, 33 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: you would still lead the division and you'd be the 34 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: number two seed in the NFC if you were eight 35 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: and three. The difference though here and Rod Frederson brought 36 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: it up. You mentioned it. I heard believe it was 37 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 1: zach Ertz post game winning going into the bye. It's 38 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: the feeling and just how well everyone feels comfortable and 39 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:46,399 Speaker 1: confident about themselves. And also it's the narrative that this 40 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 1: team avoided with their win on Sunday in Seattle twenty 41 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: three thirteen. You lose that game, you go into the 42 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 1: bye week having lost two in a row and three 43 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: to four. Yes, an eight and three record, but it's 44 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 1: what's going on, what's happening? And two weeks to listen 45 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: to that. You're spending the holiday with your friends and family, 46 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 1: you want to get away from things, but they're asking questions, 47 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: what's going on, what's wrong. On the other hand, now 48 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: you're going into the bye week having one two of 49 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: three nine wins, the number one seed in the conference, 50 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: a game and a half lead on the Rams in 51 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: the division, just that much of a difference, sixty minutes 52 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: separating those two narratives, heading into a much deserved, well 53 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: earned bye week, and considering you haven't had your starting quarterback, 54 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: you haven't had your number one wide receiver, You're running 55 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: back went down in the first quarter, and James Connor's 56 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: done a great job, you would have eight different line combinations. 57 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: I mean, so, I mean just throw all that in there. Yeah, 58 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's a situation where you know, a 59 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: lot of people woke up yesterday and there were a 60 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: lot of reports, you know, Kyle are going to play, 61 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: and I think when they found out he wasn't going 62 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: to play, they're like, oh boy, what happened last week? 63 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: And that's why you got to give Kingsbury and the 64 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: coaching staff and even Colton McCoy. He was dealing with 65 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 1: an injury last week. This team plays different when they 66 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 1: get a lead, and you could see they were pissed 67 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 1: off what they put on film last week. That's that's 68 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: the word that Kingsbury used after the game. They thought 69 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: he had a good week of practice, but he threw 70 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: all that into stew Craig. And the fact that they're 71 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 1: sitting here with the first team with a winning record 72 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: at this point in the year now clinching and winning 73 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: record no worse nine to eight exactly, and we don't 74 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: think that's going to happen. And the fact now that 75 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: they get that, they get the rest, they get healthy, 76 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 1: and then they make a run in these final six games. 77 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,840 Speaker 1: But I can't say enough about Colt McCoy and you know, 78 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: a very humble guy, um just just a really great teammate. 79 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:00,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I have a lot of respect for and 80 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: I'm glad he got a chance to get back on 81 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,280 Speaker 1: that horse because a lot of times if Kyler would 82 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 1: have came back, and you know, obviously the organization made 83 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 1: the right decision holding him out, he may have never 84 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: seen the field again this year. The fact that he 85 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: can look himself in the mirror and said, you know 86 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: what I learned from last week, and again the fact 87 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: that he's running this offense, and he's running and he's 88 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 1: under center. It's just and I think it's also a 89 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: clarification again for Kingsbury that this offense can work if 90 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: you get a quarterback that's smart and can recognize defenses. 91 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 1: It doesn't always have to be the wild factor. It's 92 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: getting it done. And give the offensive line in the 93 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: defensive line, because that's where the game was really one 94 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: of the trenches. It was mentioned postgame, and just reading 95 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:49,160 Speaker 1: between the lines, it does sound like Colt did not 96 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: know until maybe Friday, late afternoon Saturday, at some point 97 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: maybe in the evening, once they landed in Seattle. That's 98 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:01,239 Speaker 1: how close it was. To your point, Colt McCoy perhaps 99 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 1: never seen the field again, but three games now and 100 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: four weeks worth of rest for Kyler Murray. Cold McCoy 101 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 1: goes two and one, two division wins, two road wins 102 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: in the division by combine twenty four points. He has 103 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:24,280 Speaker 1: left this team in better position than when he were. 104 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: Has handed the keys to the engine. If you will, 105 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:30,840 Speaker 1: let's go back. Kyler Murray and the Cardinals walked off 106 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:33,479 Speaker 1: that field on Thursday Night Football, losing to the Green 107 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: Bay Packers. At that point, Cardinals seven and one, the 108 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 1: number two seed, tied with the Rams, who are also 109 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: seven and one. Now, Kyler Murray is going to come back, 110 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: hopefully after the bye week, and take over a team 111 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: that is nine and two, the number one seed with 112 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 1: a game and half lead on the Rams, and a 113 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:58,280 Speaker 1: week from today, the Cardinals will either be the number 114 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: one seed with a one game lead in the division 115 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: or the number two seed with a two game lead 116 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: in the division. Because the Packers and Rams play each 117 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: other on Sunday. I hope Green Bay wins because for me, 118 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 1: it's winning the division first and foremost. But I understand 119 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: the flip side. So again, Culte McCoy, your backup quarterback, 120 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: has put this Cardinals team in better position than when 121 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: he first took over the reins and to me that 122 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: speaks volumes about him and the decision that was made 123 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 1: in the offseason to look for a backup quarterback that 124 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 1: could handle the reins, handle the load for a week, 125 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: two weeks, three weeks, four weeks, however, long until you 126 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: got your starter back, but not lose much ground, if any. 127 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: And in fact, here they've gained ground with Culte McCoy 128 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: as the quarterback. Well said, and you know when he signed, 129 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: you know, they said, well, we'd like to have used 130 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: the backup quarterback kind of a mentor. And I'm paraphrasing, 131 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: He's like, I could still play if you need me. 132 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: And you started to see the relationship more offseason workouts. 133 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 1: You can only see these guys for a couple hours, 134 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: but in training camp and just the interviews we would have, 135 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: and how much he meant to Kyler Murray watching film 136 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: and that was the big thing in games slowing down 137 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: and Kyler teaching him the offense, but him teaching him 138 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: how to watch film. I mean, it's a match made 139 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: in heaven personally, because he's not looking over his shoulder. 140 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray knows he's a starter. Colt knows his role 141 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: and that's what your role is. When you're called upon, 142 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 1: and he had a great quote lesson it's my responsibility 143 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 1: when I get this opportunity, not like, oh, I never 144 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:40,080 Speaker 1: know if I'm going back in there. No, he said, 145 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,199 Speaker 1: that's my responsibility. So when you know your role and 146 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: you're the backup quarterback and you're pushing for the first guy, 147 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: there's no drama, there's no looking over their shoulder, and 148 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:51,679 Speaker 1: that to me is what that quarterback rooms about. And 149 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 1: you're throwing Camp Turner and Chris Traveler again. It all 150 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: starts with Kyler Murray. But the fact that he's got 151 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 1: a sounding board, a veteran guy where he can ask 152 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,839 Speaker 1: questions and say I don't know that, Okay, I'll teach you. 153 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: And that goes a long way, and we see the 154 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: progress in Kylin Murray in his third year. It might 155 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: be one of the more difficult positions in the National 156 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: Football League, the backup quarterback. You're always the most popular 157 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: player amongst the fans, especially when the daughter is not 158 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: playing well, but it is difficult to always be ready 159 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 1: to prepare as if you're one play away. It's a cliche, 160 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 1: but it's the truth. And then to be accepted as 161 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: that role, to understand to your point your role. Everyone 162 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 1: wants to play, everyone wants to start, but there are 163 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:44,199 Speaker 1: very few individuals that can come in and say, I 164 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: accept that I am the backup, yet I am going 165 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 1: to prepare and bust my butt to if needed, I 166 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: can go out there and perform. I'll go back to 167 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 1: when Drew Stanton was here backing up Carson Palmer. Very 168 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: few situations because the drama or always wanting to be 169 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 1: the guy. How do you handle that? And quote McCoy 170 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:10,079 Speaker 1: has handled it absolutely phenomenally, and it's why he's been 171 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:13,559 Speaker 1: in this league now what twelve thirteen seasons, because he 172 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 1: understands his position. Maybe when he first into the league 173 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: it was different, but you'll learn, and all of a sudden, 174 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 1: you can have a successful career as a backup, whether 175 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 1: that's quarterback or another position, if you're accepting and understanding 176 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:31,679 Speaker 1: your own limitations and then hey, I can play MJ. 177 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 1: The numbers are unbelievable. Quote McCoy in these three games 178 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:39,560 Speaker 1: is completing almost seventy six percent of his passes against 179 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: the forty nine Ers, it was eighty four point six 180 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:46,839 Speaker 1: Sunday against the Seahawks seventy nine point five, and that 181 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: is even with a couple of drops, especially in the 182 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:53,599 Speaker 1: first half, running the offense, understanding what he can do 183 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 1: versus what Kyler can do. Yet you hear head coach 184 00:10:56,880 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 1: Cliff Kingsbury discussed it, the offense doesn't change, and it 185 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 1: didn't look like it changed against the forty nine ers 186 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 1: or against the Seahawks. Yeah, and you look at Colton 187 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,719 Speaker 1: McCoy twenty one rushes thirty four yards, you're gonna go 188 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: one point six. But it's it's it's a timing in 189 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: the game. They're calling design runs for him. He's been 190 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 1: able to extend plays. Again, I can't say enough about him. 191 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: And you could see his beloved in that locker room. 192 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: And Marcus Golden got a chance to play with him 193 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 1: in New York and listen, I compare him the Drew Stanton. 194 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 1: Small sample, but when you look at their win loss record, 195 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:34,559 Speaker 1: not the greatest, but when you're when they're asked to 196 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:38,679 Speaker 1: play a role, when Carson went down or when Kyler 197 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: went down, they stepped in and there wasn't a huge 198 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: drop off ran the offense. I mean Carson Palmer, he 199 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: was playing like an MVP that year. The Cardinals went 200 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: thirteen and three. Kyler was playing like an MVP. You're 201 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: not gonna win every game for a backup to come in. 202 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: And what you said is right, two road games, two 203 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 1: division games where they know each other. Yes, he's new, 204 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:02,319 Speaker 1: but like Pete Carrolls after him, they didn't do anything. 205 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: We didn't know. We've been going against this team for 206 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:07,719 Speaker 1: the last three years. We couldn't stop them. So it's 207 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 1: just fascinating. And you know, like I said, I was 208 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: really happy that he got a chance to play, and 209 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:16,839 Speaker 1: now it's going to be set up for Kyler Murray, 210 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 1: d Hob, Jonathan Warred, Justin Pugh hopefully, And I think 211 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:23,480 Speaker 1: that was the plan all along, that they're gonna enjoy 212 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:25,839 Speaker 1: the buy we can get back for the Bears game, 213 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: and as you pointed out, Chase Evans is eligible to 214 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: come back from the Rams, so this is gonna be 215 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: This is what they planned for. And the fact that 216 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:38,839 Speaker 1: they didn't have to sacrifice wins to basically say, hey, listen, 217 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:42,319 Speaker 1: it's a long season. We need Kyler Murray, we need Dha, 218 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: we need Chase, so we're gonna put our best foot forward. 219 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 1: And the fact that they won two out of three 220 00:12:48,520 --> 00:12:52,599 Speaker 1: games remarkable second straight season. Colt McCoy has beaten the 221 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 1: Seahawks in Seattle. Don't forget what he did a year 222 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 1: ago when he was with the New York Giants. Now 223 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:01,560 Speaker 1: it's eleven games. It means absoluteolutely nothing when we look 224 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: back at this twenty twenty one season. If one the 225 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 1: Cardinals don't make the playoffs, two don't make a run 226 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. Yes, they've increased their win total from 227 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: three to five to nine now under head coach Cliff Kingsbury, 228 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:20,319 Speaker 1: but again it's there's more. The expectations have changed. With 229 00:13:20,559 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: this starts. You can't lose sights of the big picture. 230 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 1: And I liked what aj Green, Zach Ertz, Jordan hicks 231 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: All said as far as yeah, we're playing very well. 232 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: It's a lot of fun, but we haven't done anything 233 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:37,640 Speaker 1: just yet. So enjoy what's happening, Enjoy this road, Enjoy 234 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:41,959 Speaker 1: the journey, but it's not finished because the destination is 235 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 1: playoffs and playing into late January knock on wood, hopefully February. 236 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 1: But it's not just hey, we're increasing our wind total, 237 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: we're ending a postseason droughts. No, let's make some noise 238 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:59,439 Speaker 1: in the postseason. And I think when this team walks 239 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:03,679 Speaker 1: back into the facility a week from today. That has 240 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: got to be the mindset you enjoy this week off, rest, recover, 241 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 1: but then you flip the switch and say, all right, 242 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 1: let's get back to work. Yeah, you're right. I mean 243 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: we always say it, at least I do. I mean, 244 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 1: they don't give out trophies for nine wins before Thanksgiving, 245 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 1: and Belichick and even John Madden would always say, this 246 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: season really doesn't start until after thanksgiven that's when teams 247 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: start to separate themselves. But they've earned the right to 248 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 1: be in this situation. Though. They've earned it. They've did 249 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 1: it on the field. And now if we're if we're 250 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 1: sitting here in December with nine wins, all right, you 251 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 1: gotta win down the stretch. You gotta get some help here. 252 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 1: They got six games to go, three home and three 253 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 1: on the road. We know how well this team plays 254 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: on the road. I'm not going to make a prediction, 255 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 1: but I think they're gonna have a winning record the 256 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 1: rest of these six games. And now we'll go along 257 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 1: way when it comes to seatings. Pro Bowl voting is underway. 258 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: Vote Early Vote often NFL dot com slash Pro Bowl Votes. 259 00:14:56,360 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 1: Voting runs through December sixteenth, same year favorite Arizona DALs 260 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 1: player to Las Vegas. The game is Sunday, February sixth 261 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 1: at Allegiance Stadium. Kyler Murray, James Connor, Rodney Hudson, DJ Humphreys, 262 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 1: Marcus Golden, Byron Murphy, Buddha Baker, a lot of players 263 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 1: on both sides of the ball deserving of your votes 264 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: NFL dot com slash Pro Bowl votes. As we continue 265 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: here on Cardinals cover two presented by Hunday, probably partner 266 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals twenty three thirteen, the final Cardinals 267 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 1: go into Seattle and win for the fifth time in 268 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 1: their last seven visits to the Pacific Northwest. It was 269 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: what we have seen the formula for this team to 270 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 1: win games, whether at home or on the road. Complimentary football, 271 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 1: getting off to a fast starts, using the pass to 272 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 1: set up the run. There were no takeaways, no giveaways either. 273 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: That was the one item that was missing as far 274 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 1: as from a defensive standpoint, getting some takeaways for some 275 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 1: shorter field positions, but offensively, MJ. It was the scoring 276 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 1: drives eighty two yards, ninety two yards, twenty five yards 277 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 1: that was right before or that was at the end 278 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 1: of the excuse me, the beginning of the second half 279 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: and then later on the game clinching drive sixty seven yards. 280 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 1: So we're seeing this team win different ways or move 281 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 1: the football, better said, in different ways as far as 282 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: being able to score quickly or sustain drives. Because that 283 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 1: first quarter, the Cardinals had the ball for nine minutes 284 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 1: and twenty seven seconds on a sixteen play eighty two 285 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: yard drive. Yeah, and to me, you look at the 286 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 1: sixteen play drive touchdown, You look at the thirteen play 287 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:41,160 Speaker 1: drive touchdown, you look at the fourteen play drive miss 288 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: field goal, ten play drive touchdown. They also had a 289 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: nine which is another miss field goal. But yeah, I 290 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 1: mean again, it's when I say this, you're gonna say, well, 291 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: every team should do that. It's just some teams, when 292 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: you get a lead, all of a sudden, you can 293 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 1: start doing a little little different things on defense. Some 294 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: teams start slow, and you know, it's a four quarter game. 295 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: We all know it comes down to the last five minutes. 296 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 1: But it just seems like when this team can get 297 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:12,200 Speaker 1: a lead and they're not behind the sticks. And I'm 298 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 1: sure you could say this for every team, but this 299 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 1: seems like they can run their offense they can utilize 300 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: the running game, the play action, and then all of 301 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 1: a sudden, the other team has to kind of push 302 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:23,439 Speaker 1: the envelope a little bit, and that's where the defense 303 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 1: comes in. I mean, Russell Wilson was pedestrian. You know, 304 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:30,400 Speaker 1: obviously they didn't have Chris Carson, but they were gonna 305 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:33,199 Speaker 1: go running back by committee. The way the games started off, 306 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh boy, Yeah, it was not a good 307 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 1: first two plays for the defense. And we'll get into that. 308 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 1: I want to the numbers on offense and specifically highlighting 309 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 1: some players because there weren't There weren't great numbers. Yeah, 310 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:54,400 Speaker 1: Coote McCoy had three hundred yards passing and two touchdowns, 311 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:56,600 Speaker 1: so that stands out. But as far as the running 312 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 1: game is concerned, I mean, James Connor twenty one carries, 313 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:02,359 Speaker 1: sixty two yards a touchdown. He had twenty six total 314 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 1: touches in this game for ninety nine yards from scrimmage, 315 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:10,200 Speaker 1: utilizing him in the passing game. Rondel Moore eleven targets, 316 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 1: eleven catches, but just fifty one yards. Zach Ertz had 317 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:16,879 Speaker 1: a great game. AJ Green had a great game. A 318 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:20,400 Speaker 1: lot of different players contributed and that's when you get 319 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 1: that team win where you're like, all right, who do 320 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:25,840 Speaker 1: we single out? And it's hard whether you're talking about 321 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: the offense or defense. From Sunday, Yeah, and just go 322 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,159 Speaker 1: back to last week. We know this team got off 323 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 1: to a slow start, and you know, they played right 324 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: in the hands to what the Panthers wanted to do. 325 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 1: And when I did the post game show, I looked 326 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:43,920 Speaker 1: at you know, AJ Green not very productive, Rondale Moore 327 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:46,520 Speaker 1: wasn't very productive. And again when you look at time 328 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: of possession and how many plays they ran, it's going 329 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:52,440 Speaker 1: to dictate what you can do. And then so in 330 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 1: this game, Rondel Moore eleven for eleven AJ Green. He 331 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:59,159 Speaker 1: had four catches for seventy eight yards. Huge catches, the 332 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 1: one thirty one yard catch, you know, Wesley's chiming in there. 333 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 1: Christian Kirk, which he's been probably their most consistent receiver 334 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 1: all year two for twenty five yards, but it's the 335 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 1: catches he makes. He could have had a touchdown. Obviously, 336 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 1: according to the rules, he didn't have his body in there. 337 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 1: So but yeah, it's nice to see other players step up. 338 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 1: But this team needs more than just a couple of 339 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 1: guys each week, and we're seeing that. You know, zach Ertz, 340 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:30,119 Speaker 1: I mean he's kind of quietly putting on big numbers. 341 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 1: I mean he's averaging four and a half catches a 342 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: game close to fifty five yards. He's got three touchdowns already. 343 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: So yeah, I mean I but the big difference for 344 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,200 Speaker 1: me from last week to this week is playing with 345 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:45,240 Speaker 1: the lead. Obviously, Colt was the guy for the entire game, 346 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 1: and they started spreading the ball around like they have 347 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 1: with Kyler Murray. You bring up the shovel pass to 348 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 1: zach Ertz on that opening drive with a touchdown, and 349 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:59,000 Speaker 1: I watched it again this morning and immediately flashed into 350 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:04,440 Speaker 1: my head. Cardinals Packers overtime, Carson Palmer to Larry Fitzgerald 351 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:06,880 Speaker 1: for the wind. Now I don't I'd have to look 352 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 1: at it a couple more times, you know, how exact 353 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 1: was it? But and it was a tight end versus 354 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: a wide receiver. But that's that's a sneaky good play 355 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 1: as far as an offense being able to run because 356 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 1: you lose sight of the tight end or you expect 357 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 1: that motion receiver to come all the way across as 358 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 1: opposed to kind of stop. And then there were great 359 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 1: blocks by the offensive line and zach Ertz could a 360 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 1: run in from fifteen twenty yards but all he needed 361 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 1: was one yard. I want to say, that's the play 362 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 1: that I think they've been on Rondel Moore. And that's 363 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:40,159 Speaker 1: when the shuffle passed because Cliff Basics setters a walk in. 364 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:43,359 Speaker 1: If I'm not if I recall, I think that they 365 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 1: were more worried about Rondel Moore in that situation, and 366 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:49,119 Speaker 1: that's why zach Ertz was so open. A lot of 367 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 1: pre snap motion what do you call it, can't candy, 368 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 1: and we're seeing more of that because it gets your defense, 369 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 1: your opponent to shift its eyes and what do we 370 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:02,359 Speaker 1: all weaks here from the defensive players of the Arizona Cardinals. 371 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:06,399 Speaker 1: Your eyes. It's all about maintaining focus and not losing sights, 372 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 1: not getting distracted by everything else that is going on 373 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: before the ball is snapped. Yeah, and again people want 374 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:15,119 Speaker 1: to know why they don't throw the ball more to 375 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 1: rondel More. I mean, he's right, he's right behind Christian Kirk. 376 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: Now we know what hopsmissed some games. We know that 377 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 1: AJ greensmiss some games. Wesley doesn't just have the reps 378 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 1: and the stats, but they are targeting him. I think 379 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 1: people look at that four two nine speed, like, why 380 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 1: don't you just throw the ball down the field for well, 381 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: I could tell you this. He when he goes in 382 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: motion and he gets a pass and he sticks that 383 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 1: foot in the ground, you cannot catch him. It's a 384 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:46,120 Speaker 1: five yard catch becomes maybe an eight eight yard game. 385 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 1: So I understand people saying, well, just put him on 386 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 1: the outside and let him just Kyla. That only happened 387 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 1: one time and it was a broken coverage and Kylo 388 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:55,680 Speaker 1: was able to find him and he was wide open. 389 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 1: But he is really good at the line of scrimmage. 390 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:01,240 Speaker 1: When he puts that in the ground, you see the 391 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 1: acceleration and he can turn on a dime. So again, 392 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:08,719 Speaker 1: I guess those a Champagne problems. Well with his speed, 393 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 1: I understand, but it's his elusiveness, his ability to change 394 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 1: direction on a dime. Just throw the quick screen or 395 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 1: underneath and let him do the work. That's the sign 396 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 1: of a good offense because you're getting the ball out 397 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:25,879 Speaker 1: of the hands of the quarterback quickly. And Coulte McCoy 398 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: that's that's his m O. And he made that perfectly 399 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:32,200 Speaker 1: clear after Game one in San Francisco. I'm going to 400 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 1: get rid of the ball quickly, and he did that. 401 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 1: There were a couple of deep shots, but otherwise it's 402 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:40,399 Speaker 1: understand your limitations and what we need to do to 403 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:42,359 Speaker 1: move the ball up and down the field. And the 404 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 1: Cardinals have been able to do that with Colte McCoy 405 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:48,480 Speaker 1: under center, outside of what we saw last week against 406 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:52,639 Speaker 1: the Carolina Panthers, but receiving Christian Kirk forty nine catches, 407 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:56,200 Speaker 1: Ron del Moore forty seven. Now Kirk leads the team 408 00:22:56,400 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 1: in receiving. AJ Green is second at five eight. Deandrew 409 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 1: Hopkins still in the top four and both categories despite 410 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:07,399 Speaker 1: missing basically three and a half games because he was 411 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 1: limited to fifteen snaps against the Packers. You know the 412 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:14,160 Speaker 1: way that the Chiefs now they have you know, all 413 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 1: pro tight end and Travis Kelsey. You know, they have 414 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: a good running game. We know Mahomes, but the comp 415 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:24,119 Speaker 1: was Steve Smith, but also Tyreek Hill. That's the way 416 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:27,639 Speaker 1: they used Tyreek Hill. Now because of Mahomes and Colt's 417 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:29,399 Speaker 1: not going to hold the ball and you know, run 418 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:33,120 Speaker 1: around and make a crazy side iron throw. But that's 419 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: how the Chiefs used Tyreek Hill. They get him in 420 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:39,160 Speaker 1: space and now off to the races. You're exactly right. 421 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:43,360 Speaker 1: According to next Gen Stats, he relied on quick passes 422 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 1: and play action. Play action thirty three percent of his drops. 423 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 1: He was thirteen for fourteen one hundred and thirty two 424 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:52,440 Speaker 1: yards and a touchdown. Quick passes two point five seconds 425 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:56,120 Speaker 1: or less seventy three percent of his attempts twenty five 426 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 1: of thirty two two hundred and one yards two touchdowns. 427 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:02,440 Speaker 1: That's that's the game. Now, get rid of the ball, 428 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 1: I mean, and here's a backup quarterback where usually you 429 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: pad the ball and you want to make the perfect throw. No, 430 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:12,399 Speaker 1: see see the guy open, throw it to him. And 431 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 1: that's the experience when you bring in a guy like 432 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: Cope McCoy. A couple of things with that. Quarterbacks are 433 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:19,359 Speaker 1: getting the ball out quicker because one, they had the 434 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:24,360 Speaker 1: playmakers to make plays. Two, Defenses, especially edge rushers, are 435 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 1: becoming more athletic quicker off the line of scrimmage, and 436 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 1: they want to make sure that they're not getting into 437 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 1: the backfield. And that's the reason why Ron del Moore's 438 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,240 Speaker 1: at the line of scrimmage. You would have to wait 439 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 1: for him. Now for two nine speed, he can get 440 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:41,680 Speaker 1: down there, but I got to hold the ball and 441 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 1: now they're coming and you can't lock on a receiver. 442 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:47,080 Speaker 1: That's the reason why he's at the line of scrimmage 443 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:50,640 Speaker 1: versus four nine speed. I'll run down the field. There'll 444 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 1: be a time and a place for that. A couple 445 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:56,040 Speaker 1: of other items as far as not the big name 446 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 1: signings or additions in the offseason. James Connor, who we've 447 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:02,440 Speaker 1: talked about, was not a first or second way free 448 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 1: agent addition, and his numbers don't look great when you 449 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 1: kind of do the per carry average, but he has 450 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 1: a nose for the end zone. He's got twelve rushing touchdowns, 451 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 1: thirteen total touchdowns this season, and the addition of zach 452 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 1: Ertz and very limited amount of time wearing the Arizona 453 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 1: Cardinals uniform, he has three receiving touchdowns and we're seeing 454 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:27,359 Speaker 1: the dynamics in play. You lose Max Williams, you plug 455 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:29,960 Speaker 1: in zach Ertz, and the tight end becomes a part 456 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:34,239 Speaker 1: of this offense. Yeah, and I really believe when they 457 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:36,960 Speaker 1: made that trade, it brought some juice to the locker room. 458 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 1: And you know, I think he's gonna have a big 459 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: roll down the stretch. Right here. I think he's a 460 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: guy that you would id moving forward, bring back Max 461 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: Williams and then draft him. It just sounds like he's really, 462 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:51,359 Speaker 1: you know, better in the community with him and his 463 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 1: wife obviously a tie here, and you know his foundation, 464 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:56,639 Speaker 1: and he wants to do a Turkey Drive. So I 465 00:25:57,680 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 1: I just think he's a great veteran guy. I mean, 466 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 1: I know there's other guys out there like Odell Beckham, 467 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:04,920 Speaker 1: but I'd rather have zach Ertz. I mean, he's just 468 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:07,760 Speaker 1: a team guy and he likes being here. And whether 469 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 1: it's Colt McCoy or Kyler Murray, they're still targeting him. 470 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:15,360 Speaker 1: He drew a defensive pass interference penalty on Jamal Adams 471 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 1: on that final scoring drive. It was third and goal. 472 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 1: You get the interference and all of a sudden first 473 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:22,440 Speaker 1: and goal at the one James Connor punches it in. 474 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 1: Seahawks were only penalized twice. And I've brought this up 475 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:29,200 Speaker 1: several times here on Cardinals Cover two presented by Hunday 476 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:32,200 Speaker 1: Proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. Sometimes it's not always 477 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 1: how many penalties, but when those penalties occur. The zach 478 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:42,080 Speaker 1: Ertz DPI on Jamal Adams scoring drive kept the drive 479 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:45,399 Speaker 1: going well. The only other penalty the Seahawks were called 480 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:49,440 Speaker 1: were was on the opening drive when aj Green drew 481 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:53,119 Speaker 1: a defensive pass interference call on third and eight, and 482 00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:55,480 Speaker 1: that set up the Cardinals first and goal at the two, 483 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:58,280 Speaker 1: and we got zach Ertz and the touchdown. So only 484 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 1: two penalties against the Seahawk, but they both allowed the 485 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:04,440 Speaker 1: Cardinals to convert on third down, move the chains, and 486 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:07,360 Speaker 1: ultimately get in the end zone. And it will show 487 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,840 Speaker 1: up in the game release, but it won't show up 488 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 1: in the box score. I mean, and those are big situations. 489 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:15,879 Speaker 1: Those yards, yeah, the phantom yards. But how do you 490 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 1: account for moving the football down the field when that 491 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 1: doesn't show up in the receiver's stats or the quarterback stats. 492 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:25,160 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins has brought that up. How many times he's 493 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:27,240 Speaker 1: been interfered with and all of a sudden, instead of 494 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 1: you know, six or seven catches, he has two or three. 495 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:33,639 Speaker 1: And it's like, well, I got you down closer to 496 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:36,000 Speaker 1: the end zone because they can't guard me and they 497 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:39,640 Speaker 1: had to interfere with myself. Yeah again, and you look 498 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: at the Cardinals, I mean, they're averaging four yards on 499 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:46,160 Speaker 1: the ground. They have, you know, close to thirteen hundred 500 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 1: and fifty three yards seventeen rushing touchdowns. Now as for 501 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:53,680 Speaker 1: the opponents four point seven seven rushing touchdowns. But you 502 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 1: talk about a team that still has six games to 503 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:59,600 Speaker 1: go and they almost have fourteen hundred yards rushing. And 504 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:02,359 Speaker 1: then you look at so they rushed three hundred and 505 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:05,760 Speaker 1: thirty seven times and they've completed two hundred and sixty 506 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:08,280 Speaker 1: one passes. Now they had three hundred and fifty six. 507 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:11,480 Speaker 1: So the balance on offense that was almost fifty fifty, 508 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:14,920 Speaker 1: which you would never assume. I mean not so much 509 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:18,400 Speaker 1: the air raid, but just the way the NFL is going. 510 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:22,720 Speaker 1: Teams are running eleven personnel okay close to sixty seven 511 00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:24,640 Speaker 1: to seventy percent of the time. That doesn't mean you're 512 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:26,639 Speaker 1: always going to run the football, but this is fifty 513 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 1: fifty and that's because of the offensive line they are 514 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,080 Speaker 1: playing very well. Say this though, has It's been pointed 515 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 1: out a couple of different times, there have been a 516 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 1: handful of low snaps from Rodney Hudson. The one in 517 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:44,480 Speaker 1: particular obviously worked perfectly because McCoy picked it up found 518 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:48,800 Speaker 1: Urts for the second touchdown of the game, playing but yeah, 519 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:53,040 Speaker 1: and I don't know if it's what the reasoning is. Obviously, 520 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 1: I think Hudson is snapping shotgun more than he probably 521 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:00,200 Speaker 1: ever has in his career. Is he getting tired? I mean, 522 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 1: there could be a number of different reasons. There's no 523 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:06,040 Speaker 1: excuse for it. You got to be able to get 524 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:08,080 Speaker 1: that ball back to the quarterback. But there have been 525 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: a number of times, including yesterday, where you'd see McCoy 526 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:14,600 Speaker 1: have to bend down to get the ball, and even 527 00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 1: that split second, that millisecond can affect an offensive play. Yeah, 528 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 1: because normally it's the feel you see the ball coming 529 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:25,239 Speaker 1: is to feel, because once you start to look down, 530 00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: you're taking your eyes off the defense, which your pre 531 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 1: snapper would be. I know, I kind of have an 532 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 1: idea where I want to go with the ball. Again, 533 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:35,360 Speaker 1: it hasn't cost them. We know how much he means 534 00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:38,760 Speaker 1: to this, So when you're snapping it, I think we 535 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:41,520 Speaker 1: get you spoil. When you see a guy play sixty 536 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:43,959 Speaker 1: five seventy snaps and you don't see that all day 537 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 1: it happens, I mean, you just don't. I don't want 538 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:49,800 Speaker 1: it to see it happen in a playoff game or 539 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter. But trust me, he's been a 540 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 1: huge upgrade, so nobody's perfect. Coming up later on this week, 541 00:29:57,320 --> 00:30:03,000 Speaker 1: the latest episode of card flight Plan, titled Ready to Rise. 542 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:07,080 Speaker 1: It will debut on November twenty fourth. Cardinals Flight Plan 543 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:10,000 Speaker 1: takes you behind the scenes coverage you could come to expect, 544 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:12,920 Speaker 1: and you'll hear from general manager Steve Come, James Connor, 545 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:17,600 Speaker 1: zach Ertz, and Marcus Golden again Cardinals flight Plan Season four, 546 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:21,560 Speaker 1: Episode six, November twenty fourth, and you go to the 547 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals official YouTube channel YouTube dot com slash a 548 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 1: Z Cardinals really looking forward to that kind of chronicle 549 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,560 Speaker 1: the first half of the season, the second half of 550 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:33,880 Speaker 1: the season, we're right in the midst of and that 551 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 1: included Sunday's win against the Seahawks. Yeah, before we talk 552 00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:40,640 Speaker 1: about the defense, just quickly here forty minutes. They held 553 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 1: the ball on Sunday twenty seven for fourteen on third down, 554 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 1: one for one on fourth down. Total plays seventy nine 555 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:56,880 Speaker 1: compared to forty nine. That's a recipe. How many times 556 00:30:57,200 --> 00:30:59,560 Speaker 1: as this team, you know, in the fourth quarter being 557 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 1: able to kinda keep the ball and keep you know, 558 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:04,880 Speaker 1: obviously it was a tighter game than we all thought 559 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:07,680 Speaker 1: the way that started. But you know, Seattle wasn't going 560 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:10,200 Speaker 1: to roll over. You still got to play four quarters 561 00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:13,000 Speaker 1: and in order to get to that plus thirty and 562 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:15,600 Speaker 1: plays run by the offense, you have to convert on 563 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 1: third down seven fourteen on third down. They were five 564 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:22,720 Speaker 1: of seven in the first half, two of seven and 565 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:26,160 Speaker 1: the second half. But that allows you to run more plays, 566 00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 1: and of course when you're running more plays, you can 567 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:31,560 Speaker 1: get more players involved. Seven different receivers had at least 568 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:35,240 Speaker 1: one catch. Eight different receivers were targeted. Yeah, Daniels was 569 00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:37,480 Speaker 1: the other one, and he had that drop. Yeah, now 570 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 1: you're gonna look at well, the only average two point 571 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:42,920 Speaker 1: nine yards a carry. Well, they got over to the 572 00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 1: thirty rushing mark. There's something I've always believed. Again, if 573 00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 1: you're down, you got to throw it whatever it takes 574 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 1: a win. But if you can have balance in your 575 00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:57,200 Speaker 1: office where you're rushing thirty plus times, it helps the 576 00:31:57,320 --> 00:32:00,240 Speaker 1: balance of the offense. It also helps your defense where 577 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 1: they don't have to be on the field when you 578 00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:04,040 Speaker 1: go three and out and you throw the ball fifty times, 579 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:08,280 Speaker 1: that's a recipe for losing. Here. Colt McCoy through the 580 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:10,840 Speaker 1: ball forty four times. If you'd told me that on Friday, 581 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:14,960 Speaker 1: I'm like, you're trailing. No, it was the defense was 582 00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:17,360 Speaker 1: giving him and then when you got guys like Rondel 583 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:21,040 Speaker 1: Moore and aj Green making these catches and zach Ertz 584 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 1: and pressure downs, that's the reason why they threw it. 585 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 1: Whatever the game plan is, you got to you gotta adjust. 586 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:29,320 Speaker 1: But I think he did a nice job taking what 587 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:31,520 Speaker 1: the defense gave him. Yeah, typically you get to that 588 00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:35,200 Speaker 1: forty pass attempt mark, it's not a good sign at 589 00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:38,400 Speaker 1: the end of the game, But thirty or more rush attempts, 590 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:41,680 Speaker 1: that's a good sign. Cardinals hit both of those marks 591 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:44,560 Speaker 1: and were able to get a ten point win. Again, 592 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 1: they are undefeated on the road, all six road wins 593 00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:52,280 Speaker 1: by double figures. That to me stands out. And let's 594 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:55,000 Speaker 1: get into what also stood out about the defense here 595 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:58,000 Speaker 1: as we continue on Cardinals Covered two presented by Hunday Proud, 596 00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:01,840 Speaker 1: partner of the Arizona Cardinals. I was expecting to see 597 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:05,920 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson that we had come to expect prior to 598 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:10,200 Speaker 1: the finger injury, and it is still bothering him. You 599 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:11,880 Speaker 1: could tell that some of his throws, a lot of 600 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:14,880 Speaker 1: his throws were sailing on him. But it goes back 601 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:19,120 Speaker 1: to how the game started. First play Rashad Penny eighteen 602 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:23,440 Speaker 1: yard run. Second play Tyler Lockett six yard completion. All 603 00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:26,400 Speaker 1: of a sudden, the balls close to midfield and you're like, oh, geez, 604 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:29,120 Speaker 1: here we go again. Yet what happens Chandler Jones with 605 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 1: a sack, Isaiah Simmons with a sack. Back to back sacks, 606 00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:35,120 Speaker 1: the defense gets off the field, the offense scores that. 607 00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:37,760 Speaker 1: To me, how many times have we come in here 608 00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:40,400 Speaker 1: on a Monday morning and look back at Sunday and 609 00:33:40,880 --> 00:33:43,400 Speaker 1: how did the game start? What did the offense do, 610 00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:46,040 Speaker 1: What did the defense do? There's always one or two 611 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:48,800 Speaker 1: plays early in the game that set the tone, and 612 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:52,360 Speaker 1: I think that Joan Simmons combo back to back sacks 613 00:33:52,560 --> 00:33:55,280 Speaker 1: really set the tone. Not only amped up the defense, 614 00:33:55,720 --> 00:33:58,480 Speaker 1: but the offense now fed off that energy and was 615 00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:01,680 Speaker 1: able to go on that extended drive sixteen plays, sixty 616 00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:05,560 Speaker 1: eight yards total of eighty two and net yards would 617 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:08,080 Speaker 1: have penalty, but held the ball for nine twenty seven 618 00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:09,879 Speaker 1: in the first quarter, and then they held the ball 619 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:13,319 Speaker 1: nine forty seven in the second quarter, where Seattle only 620 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:15,719 Speaker 1: held the ball for about ten minutes in the first half. 621 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:20,600 Speaker 1: So yeah, again, and you could see the defense was 622 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:23,200 Speaker 1: motivated based on what happened a week ago. I mean, 623 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:25,399 Speaker 1: they were gonna set the tone. And you know, once 624 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:28,520 Speaker 1: we knew that Chris Carson was out and Rashad Penny, 625 00:34:28,560 --> 00:34:30,640 Speaker 1: he got hurt early in the game. He tried to return, 626 00:34:31,080 --> 00:34:33,680 Speaker 1: but they were gonna go running back by committee and 627 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:37,440 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson. He had two attempts for two yards, so 628 00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:40,120 Speaker 1: they did a nice job keeping him in the pocket 629 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:43,680 Speaker 1: forcing him to throw. He only completed fourteen passes for 630 00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:46,920 Speaker 1: two hundred and seven yards. He was sacked four times 631 00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:51,320 Speaker 1: and hit an additional six times. Chandler Jones got him twice, 632 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:54,040 Speaker 1: Marcus Golden once his tenth of the season, and we 633 00:34:54,160 --> 00:34:57,080 Speaker 1: mentioned the Simon sack as well. Of those two hundred 634 00:34:57,080 --> 00:34:59,520 Speaker 1: and seven passing yards, one hundred and fifteen went to 635 00:34:59,600 --> 00:35:02,280 Speaker 1: Tyler Locket. That was the only player that the Cardinals 636 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:04,439 Speaker 1: had trouble and they lost him a couple of times. 637 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:08,200 Speaker 1: But it's hard to stop everyone, and I'll certainly take 638 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:11,960 Speaker 1: what the defense gave everyone on Sunday, even if that 639 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:15,759 Speaker 1: means someone gets over one hundred yards receiving or over 640 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:17,959 Speaker 1: one hundred yards rushing or you have that three hundred 641 00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:21,759 Speaker 1: yard passer. Yeah, listen and advance. Every game goes into 642 00:35:22,080 --> 00:35:25,080 Speaker 1: we have to stop this guy. Contain this guy, You're 643 00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:27,040 Speaker 1: not going to be able to do it. And you 644 00:35:27,160 --> 00:35:29,960 Speaker 1: know Connal like Cooper Cup against the Cardinals, I mean 645 00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:33,080 Speaker 1: sometimes they just have our numbers. He's played very well 646 00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:36,040 Speaker 1: against us. But look at DK Metcalf targeted eight times, 647 00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:39,840 Speaker 1: four catches, thirty one yards. Pedestrian Gerald Evart, who's been 648 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:42,080 Speaker 1: a nice edition. You would think he'd be the safety. 649 00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:44,320 Speaker 1: And then if he can't throw, he had three catches 650 00:35:44,360 --> 00:35:47,239 Speaker 1: for thirty seven yards, and otherwise from that they only 651 00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:51,080 Speaker 1: completed fourteen passes. So yeah, I mean the whole DK 652 00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:54,719 Speaker 1: Metcalf and you know the physicality. I mean, give the 653 00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:57,520 Speaker 1: second to a lot of credit because he didn't make that. 654 00:35:57,680 --> 00:36:01,320 Speaker 1: His longest catch was fourteen yards. When you look at Lockett, 655 00:36:01,360 --> 00:36:03,399 Speaker 1: he had that forty eight yard or in that kind 656 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 1: of changed field position. Overall, the Cardinals defense two hundred 657 00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:11,480 Speaker 1: and sixty six total yards they allowed. That's the second 658 00:36:11,640 --> 00:36:15,399 Speaker 1: best effort of the season, eighty six rushing yards. Third 659 00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:18,120 Speaker 1: time in the past five games they held an opponent 660 00:36:18,239 --> 00:36:23,120 Speaker 1: under one hundred rushing yards. And those rushing totals. You know, again, 661 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:27,479 Speaker 1: the per carry average still is not great, but it's 662 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:31,520 Speaker 1: what the defense only having to play forty nine snaps 663 00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:35,759 Speaker 1: because the Seahawks were only two of ten on third down. 664 00:36:36,239 --> 00:36:38,719 Speaker 1: One of those third downs came early in the game 665 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:41,040 Speaker 1: and the second one not until the second half. So 666 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:45,239 Speaker 1: consistently getting off the field on third down because they 667 00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:47,920 Speaker 1: were well rusted because the offense was on the field 668 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:50,160 Speaker 1: for so long that the defense could take a break 669 00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:52,840 Speaker 1: and then field refreshed when they got back on the 670 00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:56,320 Speaker 1: football field. Yeah, and we go back to the Carolina game. Carolina, 671 00:36:56,680 --> 00:36:58,799 Speaker 1: they converted a lot on third down and which kept 672 00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:01,080 Speaker 1: the Cardinals defense on the field. Here they were two 673 00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:03,120 Speaker 1: for ten and oh for one on four down, so 674 00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:05,560 Speaker 1: they were able to get them off the field, and 675 00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:08,000 Speaker 1: it was impressive because you know, the last thing you 676 00:37:08,040 --> 00:37:10,000 Speaker 1: want to do is let them just thinking dunk all 677 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:11,360 Speaker 1: the way down the field. And when they get in 678 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:13,880 Speaker 1: the red zone, clearly you know they want to touchdowns 679 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:17,920 Speaker 1: versus field goals. But the Cardinals red zone efficiency was 680 00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:23,480 Speaker 1: three out of four and then field goal okay, red 681 00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:25,880 Speaker 1: zone efficiency was three out of three and then they 682 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:28,640 Speaker 1: were one for two. So again when you get down there, 683 00:37:28,719 --> 00:37:32,560 Speaker 1: you got to score two huge red zone stops by 684 00:37:32,680 --> 00:37:36,719 Speaker 1: the defense, forcing field goals in the first half, specifically 685 00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:39,439 Speaker 1: in that second quarter Jason Myers twenty seven twenty seven 686 00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:42,520 Speaker 1: yard field goals, two twenty seven yard field goals. We 687 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:45,640 Speaker 1: talked about this a year ago, was zaying Gonzalez twenty 688 00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:49,719 Speaker 1: seven yard field goals should not be kicked. That you're 689 00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:52,160 Speaker 1: on the offense. Yeah, extra points are thirty three yards. 690 00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:55,640 Speaker 1: Yeah that I mean, yeah, I mean, that's how close 691 00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:59,200 Speaker 1: you are. But at that point, Cardinals weren't scoring thirty points. 692 00:37:59,239 --> 00:38:01,600 Speaker 1: Peat's thinking, I'm I'm gonna you know, I'm gonna try 693 00:38:01,600 --> 00:38:05,000 Speaker 1: to chip away here and hopefully McCoy's gonna throw us 694 00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:08,359 Speaker 1: the ball, and just didn't happen. Yeah, no turnovers by 695 00:38:08,560 --> 00:38:11,719 Speaker 1: Coote McCoy, no takeaways by the Cardinals defense. But the 696 00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:17,080 Speaker 1: numbers now Cardinals defensively number four and scoring defense eighteen 697 00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:20,280 Speaker 1: point four. They are number three in scoring offense twenty 698 00:38:20,360 --> 00:38:22,560 Speaker 1: eight point two. But let's go back and give this 699 00:38:22,680 --> 00:38:25,080 Speaker 1: defense and props when it comes to the run defense, 700 00:38:25,160 --> 00:38:28,520 Speaker 1: because that's been the bugaboo for this team all season long. 701 00:38:28,719 --> 00:38:31,800 Speaker 1: Last week, the Panthers had ten runs of ten or 702 00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:37,479 Speaker 1: more yards. On Sunday, the Seahawks only had three. One 703 00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:40,799 Speaker 1: was at eighteen yard run by Rashad Penny. They had 704 00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:43,560 Speaker 1: another one in the second quarter for eleven yards, and 705 00:38:43,640 --> 00:38:45,759 Speaker 1: then DJ Dallas on third and one in the fourth 706 00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:49,960 Speaker 1: quarter had fifteen yards. That's it. Otherwise they shut down 707 00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:54,120 Speaker 1: the run, forcing Russell Wilson to throw the football one 708 00:38:54,200 --> 00:38:58,600 Speaker 1: of your keys from Friday's show, and Wilson unsuccessful. He 709 00:38:58,719 --> 00:39:02,600 Speaker 1: misfired on twelve of his twenty six passing attempts, and 710 00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:05,120 Speaker 1: he says he's healthy and all that, But I mean, 711 00:39:05,640 --> 00:39:08,640 Speaker 1: like I said, they knew. They knew coming off a 712 00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:11,600 Speaker 1: game where they didn't score a single point. So I'm 713 00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:14,399 Speaker 1: sure the point of emphasis was, you know, I didn't 714 00:39:14,440 --> 00:39:16,920 Speaker 1: know about the Chris Carson until Friday, but clearly he 715 00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:19,719 Speaker 1: hasn't been able to play. But you would have thought 716 00:39:19,719 --> 00:39:21,319 Speaker 1: they would have tried to go and they did try 717 00:39:21,360 --> 00:39:23,520 Speaker 1: to go up tempo a little bit, because usually when 718 00:39:23,520 --> 00:39:25,360 Speaker 1: you get her first down, all of a sudden, you're 719 00:39:25,360 --> 00:39:29,600 Speaker 1: trying to gain some momentum. But really, Vans Joseph had 720 00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:31,640 Speaker 1: a really good game plan, and I just like the 721 00:39:31,680 --> 00:39:33,960 Speaker 1: way the Cardinals tackled and the way they got off 722 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:36,240 Speaker 1: the field. No, I thought Buddha missed a couple of tackles. 723 00:39:36,480 --> 00:39:39,560 Speaker 1: I think it's because of how anxious and he wants 724 00:39:39,600 --> 00:39:42,239 Speaker 1: to get to the ball quickly. But again, I'll take 725 00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:45,720 Speaker 1: my chances with him all day. Chandler Jones with two sacks. 726 00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:49,319 Speaker 1: He now has eights on the season. Marcus Golden with ten. 727 00:39:49,440 --> 00:39:53,600 Speaker 1: But it's what Chandler Jones does against Russell Wilson, and 728 00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:57,080 Speaker 1: specifically what he does at Louman Field. This is an 729 00:39:57,200 --> 00:40:01,120 Speaker 1: unbelievable stat Bird Gang to s sacks. Jones now has 730 00:40:01,320 --> 00:40:05,040 Speaker 1: twelve and a half sacks in six career games in Seattle. 731 00:40:05,520 --> 00:40:08,880 Speaker 1: That leaves him tied for tenth all time in sacks 732 00:40:09,080 --> 00:40:14,200 Speaker 1: at that stadium. Although he's never played for the Seattle Seahawks, 733 00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:17,440 Speaker 1: he and Russell Wilson get together every single time. And 734 00:40:17,560 --> 00:40:21,440 Speaker 1: it's never good for Russell Wilson. But Chandler Jones might 735 00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:24,200 Speaker 1: be coming into his own. But again, you're forcing an 736 00:40:24,280 --> 00:40:28,120 Speaker 1: offense to throw the football and third and long, then 737 00:40:28,280 --> 00:40:31,640 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson Mark or two Chandler Jones, Marcus Golden. Those 738 00:40:31,719 --> 00:40:34,680 Speaker 1: guys can drop back, pin their ears back, as they 739 00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:38,080 Speaker 1: like to say, and then really concentrate on rushing the passer. Yeah, 740 00:40:38,239 --> 00:40:40,399 Speaker 1: when I woke up yesterday before I went to church, 741 00:40:40,480 --> 00:40:42,759 Speaker 1: I would, you know, just have my phone and I'm 742 00:40:42,920 --> 00:40:45,520 Speaker 1: just maybe something I missed the night before. So I 743 00:40:45,600 --> 00:40:47,520 Speaker 1: look at it and Chandler Jones tweets out like at 744 00:40:47,600 --> 00:40:49,839 Speaker 1: six in the morning and ada, I'm like, okay, what's 745 00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:52,040 Speaker 1: going on here? I mean, I get some sleep. We 746 00:40:52,120 --> 00:40:55,600 Speaker 1: need you this afternoon. And I guess he told Kingsbury that, 747 00:40:56,640 --> 00:40:58,719 Speaker 1: you know, don't I got you today? I got you. 748 00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:01,160 Speaker 1: And it's nice to see because he's worked so hard 749 00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:03,319 Speaker 1: and I know quarterbacks are getting rid of the ball. 750 00:41:03,680 --> 00:41:05,560 Speaker 1: And it wasn't like I put him on alert lesser. 751 00:41:05,640 --> 00:41:07,319 Speaker 1: I just say I want to see more from him. 752 00:41:07,320 --> 00:41:08,839 Speaker 1: I want to see someone win on one on one 753 00:41:08,920 --> 00:41:12,520 Speaker 1: matchups and going against Dwayne Brown, and he was a 754 00:41:12,640 --> 00:41:15,080 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones that we saw, you know, maybe in the 755 00:41:15,160 --> 00:41:17,440 Speaker 1: first couple weeks of the season, where yeah, he may 756 00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:20,640 Speaker 1: not have all the stats, but he's creating pressure and knockdowns. 757 00:41:21,800 --> 00:41:24,920 Speaker 1: He's forcing the offense a change what they want to do, 758 00:41:25,160 --> 00:41:27,359 Speaker 1: and that means other guys are coming in and cleaning up. 759 00:41:27,680 --> 00:41:31,360 Speaker 1: Four tackles, two tackles for loss, two sacks, three quarterback 760 00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:35,040 Speaker 1: hits and one forced fumble, filling up the stat sheet. 761 00:41:35,080 --> 00:41:36,960 Speaker 1: He blew up a run play as well, so it's 762 00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:39,440 Speaker 1: not always just about getting to the quarterback. But Chandler 763 00:41:39,520 --> 00:41:43,160 Speaker 1: Jones stood out. Jordan Hicks led the team with eight tackles. 764 00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:47,520 Speaker 1: Jalen Thompson Isaiah Simmons each had six tackles in that 765 00:41:47,680 --> 00:41:50,719 Speaker 1: ball game, but not a lot of tackles. And that's 766 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:53,319 Speaker 1: good because you're only running forty nine plays, You're only 767 00:41:53,360 --> 00:41:56,000 Speaker 1: on the field for forty nine snaps as the defense 768 00:41:56,480 --> 00:42:00,160 Speaker 1: who was well rested that entire game, and you know, 769 00:42:00,280 --> 00:42:02,320 Speaker 1: besides jail and times in which we know he's a 770 00:42:02,640 --> 00:42:06,000 Speaker 1: hit seeking missile. He kind of reminds me of Chuck Cecil. 771 00:42:06,680 --> 00:42:12,440 Speaker 1: Not from a standpoint, he's obviously gonna get fine. But Hicks, linebacker, Simmons, linebacker, 772 00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:18,399 Speaker 1: Zach Allen, defensive lineman, Chris Jones, they led this Chandler Jones, 773 00:42:18,480 --> 00:42:20,400 Speaker 1: they led this team in tackles where you didn't have 774 00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:23,360 Speaker 1: a bunch of secondary guys making all you still have 775 00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:26,759 Speaker 1: Thompson at number two, and then Baker was behind m 776 00:42:27,080 --> 00:42:30,000 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones, but then he had Marcus Golden lucky Foe 777 00:42:30,080 --> 00:42:33,600 Speaker 1: two and then all of a sudden, Marcos Wilson and 778 00:42:33,719 --> 00:42:36,759 Speaker 1: Byra Murphy coming there. So that's that's encouraging where you're 779 00:42:36,800 --> 00:42:39,920 Speaker 1: getting tackles from me, your front seven versus a secondary. 780 00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:42,880 Speaker 1: And you made a point to me earlier that Buddha 781 00:42:42,960 --> 00:42:44,640 Speaker 1: was playing a little bit more in the box, so 782 00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:47,880 Speaker 1: that you know, and maybe that's what again, that's Van's 783 00:42:47,960 --> 00:42:50,440 Speaker 1: just saying I'm better than you. I'm going to bring 784 00:42:50,520 --> 00:42:53,319 Speaker 1: some pressure from other sides. Cardinals Covered two presented by 785 00:42:53,400 --> 00:42:57,360 Speaker 1: Hunday Proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. The one negative 786 00:42:57,520 --> 00:43:01,360 Speaker 1: from Sunday and thankfully it happened in a win is 787 00:43:01,560 --> 00:43:05,640 Speaker 1: Matt Prater and three missed kicks, two field goals a 788 00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:09,520 Speaker 1: PA the first three missed kick game of his career, 789 00:43:09,960 --> 00:43:12,960 Speaker 1: leaving seven points on the field. I went back and 790 00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:19,440 Speaker 1: watched the pat snap. They first missed kick the pat 791 00:43:19,640 --> 00:43:22,719 Speaker 1: after the second zach ERT's touchdown, the snap back to 792 00:43:22,840 --> 00:43:25,719 Speaker 1: Andy Lee was a little wide. Whether that played a 793 00:43:25,840 --> 00:43:28,760 Speaker 1: factor Bo Brinkley his second game as the long snapper. 794 00:43:29,120 --> 00:43:32,799 Speaker 1: The field goal that was missed of thirty nine yards 795 00:43:32,880 --> 00:43:36,200 Speaker 1: that was left might have been more of weather related. 796 00:43:36,280 --> 00:43:38,600 Speaker 1: The fact that that was very he was kicking into 797 00:43:38,640 --> 00:43:41,200 Speaker 1: the wind, and in the second field goal that was 798 00:43:41,320 --> 00:43:44,279 Speaker 1: missed in the second half, left on a thirty six 799 00:43:44,440 --> 00:43:48,040 Speaker 1: yard attempt, the laces were out. Now again, it's a 800 00:43:48,200 --> 00:43:52,080 Speaker 1: brand new long snapper, second game with Brinkley, Andy Leeds 801 00:43:52,120 --> 00:43:56,400 Speaker 1: a tremendous holder. It was just off for whatever reason. 802 00:43:57,040 --> 00:44:00,279 Speaker 1: I'm not concerned about it. Kingsbury didn't sound concer learned 803 00:44:00,280 --> 00:44:03,160 Speaker 1: about it. It is a little bit alarming, but at 804 00:44:03,200 --> 00:44:05,759 Speaker 1: the end of the day, you win by ten, and 805 00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:08,520 Speaker 1: I'd much rather have that kind of a game from 806 00:44:08,560 --> 00:44:13,040 Speaker 1: a quality kicker as opposed to Hey. For a while 807 00:44:13,160 --> 00:44:15,719 Speaker 1: there in that game, MJ, it looked like those miss kicks, 808 00:44:15,760 --> 00:44:18,440 Speaker 1: We're gonna come back to hunt the Cardinals. Yeah, seven 809 00:44:18,520 --> 00:44:22,360 Speaker 1: points there. That's just goes to show you how valuable 810 00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:27,040 Speaker 1: Aaron Brewers. I mean, I mean, these guys have done it. Usually, 811 00:44:27,080 --> 00:44:29,240 Speaker 1: if you're a long snapper, you can have a nice career, 812 00:44:29,400 --> 00:44:31,640 Speaker 1: but a lot of times, you know, like you know 813 00:44:31,920 --> 00:44:34,799 Speaker 1: some of the guys from that in the Panthers, I mean, 814 00:44:34,840 --> 00:44:37,480 Speaker 1: you can last ten to twelve fourteen years, guys like 815 00:44:37,600 --> 00:44:41,600 Speaker 1: Dale Hellistry. But when you change that position, and and 816 00:44:41,719 --> 00:44:44,520 Speaker 1: Andy Lee is a really good hold army, he can 817 00:44:44,560 --> 00:44:47,719 Speaker 1: get the laces down spin the ball, but it's really 818 00:44:47,960 --> 00:44:52,600 Speaker 1: that's where it all starts. So again, I trust Praydor 819 00:44:52,680 --> 00:44:54,760 Speaker 1: in a big spot. I know he's clutched from fifty 820 00:44:55,160 --> 00:44:58,440 Speaker 1: I didn't you know, listening to Paul KELVC in the broadcast, 821 00:44:58,840 --> 00:45:01,279 Speaker 1: it did soundent to one and then the win was 822 00:45:01,360 --> 00:45:04,960 Speaker 1: definitely a factor. But I'm sure he doesn't have any excuses. 823 00:45:05,120 --> 00:45:07,520 Speaker 1: His wife had their fourth child last week, so he 824 00:45:07,680 --> 00:45:10,480 Speaker 1: was fired up, and the fact that he was able 825 00:45:10,560 --> 00:45:12,880 Speaker 1: there there for the birth and then he got to 826 00:45:13,000 --> 00:45:16,120 Speaker 1: the game and all that stuff. So again it didn't 827 00:45:16,160 --> 00:45:18,719 Speaker 1: affect him. But those little things when you get to 828 00:45:18,800 --> 00:45:21,319 Speaker 1: the postseason, they means something. And I don't have an 829 00:45:21,400 --> 00:45:23,919 Speaker 1: update on Aaron Brew outside of this fact that he's 830 00:45:23,960 --> 00:45:27,160 Speaker 1: on injured reserve with a broken forearm or arm. I 831 00:45:27,200 --> 00:45:31,040 Speaker 1: can't remember what specific. But how long that takes to heal, 832 00:45:31,160 --> 00:45:34,480 Speaker 1: who knows. But better to get this stuff worked out now, 833 00:45:34,800 --> 00:45:38,879 Speaker 1: because when we talk about special teams when things go wrong, 834 00:45:39,120 --> 00:45:41,680 Speaker 1: that's the only time we talk about special teams. And 835 00:45:41,840 --> 00:45:44,600 Speaker 1: things went wrong on Sunday, Yeah, and they got to 836 00:45:44,640 --> 00:45:47,560 Speaker 1: go to Chicago and the weather first week in December. 837 00:45:47,640 --> 00:45:50,080 Speaker 1: The weather could be you know, cold, it could be sleep. 838 00:45:50,280 --> 00:45:53,920 Speaker 1: You can have rain, so and those are always factors. Obviously, 839 00:45:54,960 --> 00:45:57,960 Speaker 1: they'll have plenty of time to practice. And Jeff Rogers 840 00:45:58,280 --> 00:46:00,960 Speaker 1: he's a really good special teams coach, so he'll hammer 841 00:46:01,080 --> 00:46:03,600 Speaker 1: that down when it comes to the snap to hold 842 00:46:03,680 --> 00:46:06,000 Speaker 1: in the kick. A reminder, Bird Gang, send your favorite 843 00:46:06,000 --> 00:46:09,480 Speaker 1: Cardinals players to the Pro Bowl in Las Vegas on Sunday, 844 00:46:09,600 --> 00:46:14,760 Speaker 1: February six NFL dot com slash Pro Bowl votes, vote early, 845 00:46:15,120 --> 00:46:18,600 Speaker 1: vote often. Voting runs through December sixteenth. Plenty of players 846 00:46:18,680 --> 00:46:22,560 Speaker 1: deserving after a nine and two starts going into this 847 00:46:22,719 --> 00:46:25,200 Speaker 1: By and before we close up shop here on Cardinals 848 00:46:25,239 --> 00:46:28,600 Speaker 1: cover two presented by Hunday, probably partner of the Arizona Cardinals. 849 00:46:28,880 --> 00:46:33,200 Speaker 1: You look at the NFC West Cardinals comfortably in front 850 00:46:33,360 --> 00:46:35,279 Speaker 1: a game and a half lead on the Rams, but 851 00:46:35,360 --> 00:46:38,879 Speaker 1: more importantly MJ four No in the division, they will 852 00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:43,280 Speaker 1: not have the tiebreaker disadvantage when it comes to division 853 00:46:43,360 --> 00:46:46,920 Speaker 1: record over anyone else. The Rams are one in two, 854 00:46:47,040 --> 00:46:49,360 Speaker 1: the forty nine Ers one in three, Seahawks one in 855 00:46:49,440 --> 00:46:53,719 Speaker 1: two in the division. Cardinals have guaranteed themselves at no 856 00:46:53,880 --> 00:46:58,040 Speaker 1: worse the best record tied with perhaps the Rams or 857 00:46:58,160 --> 00:47:01,319 Speaker 1: the Seahawks, but one more vision win and they will 858 00:47:01,360 --> 00:47:03,600 Speaker 1: be first in the division. As far as the number 859 00:47:04,000 --> 00:47:06,800 Speaker 1: of division wins, and what do we focus on the 860 00:47:06,880 --> 00:47:09,319 Speaker 1: last couple of years. You know, last year they beat 861 00:47:09,400 --> 00:47:12,200 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers in week one and they beat 862 00:47:12,280 --> 00:47:14,439 Speaker 1: the Seahawks or two and then they finished two and four. 863 00:47:15,320 --> 00:47:17,920 Speaker 1: And the fact that they're they've done really well on 864 00:47:17,960 --> 00:47:22,600 Speaker 1: the road, but division games, conference games, they come back 865 00:47:22,680 --> 00:47:24,880 Speaker 1: at the end when it comes to tiebreakers, so they 866 00:47:24,960 --> 00:47:27,279 Speaker 1: don't have to worry about that. But that that that's 867 00:47:27,400 --> 00:47:30,719 Speaker 1: making progress. That's one thing that it's nice to be, 868 00:47:31,360 --> 00:47:34,440 Speaker 1: you know, nine and two, but also it's nice to 869 00:47:34,480 --> 00:47:38,440 Speaker 1: be unbeaten in your division because those are every team's goal. 870 00:47:38,680 --> 00:47:40,919 Speaker 1: They when they meet before the season starts in training, 871 00:47:40,960 --> 00:47:44,960 Speaker 1: gamp win your division. You win your division, you're guaranteed 872 00:47:44,960 --> 00:47:48,200 Speaker 1: to host a playoff game, and then everything else's seatings. 873 00:47:48,600 --> 00:47:50,640 Speaker 1: And that was the goal. And you have to take 874 00:47:50,719 --> 00:47:53,399 Speaker 1: care of business in your own division if you even 875 00:47:53,480 --> 00:47:55,160 Speaker 1: want to be in the conversation. And when it comes 876 00:47:55,160 --> 00:47:58,480 Speaker 1: to a higher seat division tiebreaker, head to head, then 877 00:47:58,760 --> 00:48:01,440 Speaker 1: record within the division, and that's why you went to 878 00:48:01,640 --> 00:48:04,279 Speaker 1: your point. It's so important now when you look at 879 00:48:04,360 --> 00:48:07,719 Speaker 1: the conference, the Cardinals nine and two. They've got a 880 00:48:07,760 --> 00:48:11,279 Speaker 1: one game lead on the Packers, who are eight and three. 881 00:48:11,680 --> 00:48:14,840 Speaker 1: Packers have lost two of three. They host the Rams 882 00:48:14,920 --> 00:48:18,440 Speaker 1: coming up later on this week. Cowboys at seven and three. 883 00:48:18,600 --> 00:48:21,799 Speaker 1: They've lost two of three. They'll host the Raiders coming 884 00:48:21,880 --> 00:48:24,560 Speaker 1: up on thanks Giving. Buccaneers six and three. They play 885 00:48:24,680 --> 00:48:27,719 Speaker 1: later on Monday Night Football. The Rams the five seed, 886 00:48:27,960 --> 00:48:31,560 Speaker 1: the Vikings the sixth seed. Saints at five and five 887 00:48:31,680 --> 00:48:33,879 Speaker 1: are the seven seed the forty nine ers they've moved 888 00:48:33,960 --> 00:48:36,440 Speaker 1: up into the eighth spot at five and five, but 889 00:48:36,520 --> 00:48:39,400 Speaker 1: they lose the tiebreaker with the Saints based on strength 890 00:48:39,560 --> 00:48:43,000 Speaker 1: of victory. So there is a great deal as separation 891 00:48:43,200 --> 00:48:46,560 Speaker 1: now between the Cardinals and everyone else as far as 892 00:48:46,960 --> 00:48:49,520 Speaker 1: the rest of the wild card winners, because so we've 893 00:48:49,560 --> 00:48:52,320 Speaker 1: talked about, you don't win your division all of a sudden, 894 00:48:52,440 --> 00:48:54,840 Speaker 1: you go from the one seed to it no worst, 895 00:48:54,920 --> 00:48:58,359 Speaker 1: a five seed. So that's something that the Cardinals would 896 00:48:58,360 --> 00:49:00,720 Speaker 1: like to avoid. But first and foremost, win the division, 897 00:49:00,760 --> 00:49:03,520 Speaker 1: and the Cardinals put themselves in great position with one 898 00:49:03,600 --> 00:49:07,560 Speaker 1: more win to secure a division victory. Yeah, and I 899 00:49:07,640 --> 00:49:09,480 Speaker 1: think you know, coming out of the bye week, and 900 00:49:09,600 --> 00:49:12,640 Speaker 1: normally they're going to go at the players get some downtime, 901 00:49:12,719 --> 00:49:14,840 Speaker 1: but normally at the bye week, and maybe they did this, 902 00:49:15,040 --> 00:49:17,200 Speaker 1: maybe after the Thursday night, you do a little self 903 00:49:17,239 --> 00:49:21,640 Speaker 1: evaluation and self scouting, self scouting exactly would they do good? 904 00:49:21,719 --> 00:49:24,759 Speaker 1: What can we work on? Obviously you know the rush 905 00:49:24,840 --> 00:49:27,400 Speaker 1: defense is something that is going to be discussed, but 906 00:49:27,600 --> 00:49:30,319 Speaker 1: you know it's a game to game proposition. But also 907 00:49:31,160 --> 00:49:33,239 Speaker 1: playing much better at home, and you made a great 908 00:49:33,280 --> 00:49:35,840 Speaker 1: point last night, and those two losses they turn the 909 00:49:35,880 --> 00:49:39,080 Speaker 1: ball over five times, so that will show. I think 910 00:49:39,120 --> 00:49:42,080 Speaker 1: getting your player you're starting players back will be more 911 00:49:42,160 --> 00:49:45,120 Speaker 1: complimentary football. But that's something that I can work on. 912 00:49:46,160 --> 00:49:48,719 Speaker 1: But I'm not going to knitpick here. I'm thrilled where 913 00:49:48,760 --> 00:49:51,360 Speaker 1: they are right now, and I think sky's a limited 914 00:49:51,760 --> 00:49:54,040 Speaker 1: They get their stars back and five star players and 915 00:49:54,200 --> 00:49:56,319 Speaker 1: six games to go, three on the road, three at home. 916 00:49:56,760 --> 00:50:00,799 Speaker 1: Let's tee it up. A tremendous starts to twenty twenty 917 00:50:00,880 --> 00:50:03,759 Speaker 1: one season. It's not over with yet, but nine and two, 918 00:50:03,920 --> 00:50:07,040 Speaker 1: four and oh of the division sounds very very good 919 00:50:07,320 --> 00:50:10,200 Speaker 1: for the Arizona Cardinals. The last word goes to Cliff 920 00:50:10,280 --> 00:50:13,640 Speaker 1: Kingsbury asked about heading into the bye week, is it 921 00:50:13,760 --> 00:50:16,960 Speaker 1: coming at a good time? You can debate yes or no. 922 00:50:17,640 --> 00:50:21,680 Speaker 1: Here's Kingsbury quote. I feel tired, I'm ready for Thanksgiving 923 00:50:22,239 --> 00:50:25,000 Speaker 1: and you know what bird Gang we are as well. 924 00:50:25,200 --> 00:50:29,120 Speaker 1: Programming note, our last show of the week is right now. 925 00:50:29,640 --> 00:50:33,799 Speaker 1: We're gonna take some time off as well, MJ. Celebrate 926 00:50:33,880 --> 00:50:36,960 Speaker 1: what has been a phenomenal season. And again, props to 927 00:50:37,040 --> 00:50:40,040 Speaker 1: you everyone behind the scenes. Tim Delaney, Jim, I'm a 928 00:50:40,120 --> 00:50:44,080 Speaker 1: hundred everyone within the organization. Our five hundredth show here 929 00:50:44,360 --> 00:50:48,000 Speaker 1: on Cardinals Cover two, and we can't think the fan base, 930 00:50:48,320 --> 00:50:51,560 Speaker 1: the bird Gang, the Red Sea because we're the engine 931 00:50:51,640 --> 00:50:54,040 Speaker 1: for the fans and if you've listened to the show 932 00:50:54,040 --> 00:50:56,400 Speaker 1: over a period time, we really don't deal with a 933 00:50:56,440 --> 00:50:58,840 Speaker 1: lot of speculation and hypotheticals who try to bring it 934 00:50:58,920 --> 00:51:01,880 Speaker 1: straight to you. And this has been a great year, 935 00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:05,400 Speaker 1: so let's keep it going because right now this is 936 00:51:05,480 --> 00:51:08,319 Speaker 1: the start of making a run to the super Bowl. 937 00:51:08,360 --> 00:51:11,680 Speaker 1: And I can say that with conviction this is not 938 00:51:11,760 --> 00:51:14,560 Speaker 1: a fluke. It's sustainable and this team has earned the 939 00:51:14,680 --> 00:51:16,840 Speaker 1: right to go into the Bible with the best record 940 00:51:16,880 --> 00:51:19,960 Speaker 1: in football. Well said, and on that note, we'll put 941 00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:22,800 Speaker 1: a lid on this edition of Cardinals Covered two, presented 942 00:51:22,840 --> 00:51:26,360 Speaker 1: by Hyundai Proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, 943 00:51:26,400 --> 00:51:29,320 Speaker 1: special thanks to our executive producer Jim Mama hundred for 944 00:51:29,480 --> 00:51:31,759 Speaker 1: Mike Jarecki. I'm greig Rio Lou. We'll talk to you 945 00:51:32,200 --> 00:51:36,399 Speaker 1: following the Thanksgiving holiday here on Cardinals Cover two.