1 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:09,120 Speaker 1: Welcome bird Gang. On today's show, it's time to get 2 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: back to work. Six games remain in the regular season, 3 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: three at home, three on the road, three against teams 4 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: with five hundred or better records. The Cardinals, as we know, 5 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: are in a very good spot now, it's just a 6 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: matter of staying there. It's Cardinals Cover two, Episode five 7 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 1: oh one, and it starts now. Welcome to Cardinals Cover 8 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:36,880 Speaker 1: two with Craig Griolou and Mike Jarecki. Cardinals Cover two 9 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: is presented by Hyunday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals, 10 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts, visit Acy Cardinals dot Com, 11 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: Slash Podcasts. Going for Hopkins one hand to catch in 12 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: a touchdown DeAndre Hopkins. Here's Craig Griolou and Mike Jarecki. 13 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: So I would like to petition the NFL from now 14 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: on MJ the Cardinals need to have their bye week 15 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:08,559 Speaker 1: scheduled the same week of Thanksgiving? Is there a better week? 16 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 1: I asked your bird gang in season to have off 17 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: and that's me pure selfish reasons because did a whole 18 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: lot of nothing, watch a whole lot of football. I 19 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: enjoyed my bye week no, it is. You know, it's 20 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: always interesting, you know who's the home opener or how 21 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: many primetime games you get, and he looks at that 22 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: bye week, and a lot of times it's when you 23 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: had these injuries. And clearly the Cardinals have dealt with 24 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: injuries over the last I guess dating back to the 25 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 1: Packers game that was on the twenty eighth, and we're 26 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: a pot a month away now it's been a month. Yeah, okay, 27 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: so I mean ideally like hav in the middle of 28 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: the season, but with a seventeen game regular season, eighteen 29 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: game weeks, eighteen weeks. Yeah, I mean again, I did 30 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: enjoy because normally, and I did ask fans Joseph last week, 31 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: when's the last time you actually off on Thanksgiving? Because 32 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: we've been out here on Thanksgiving and Cliff will get 33 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: these guys out of here early, but either a Friday 34 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 1: practice and they're playing at home or they're playing on 35 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: the road. And this was ideal. I mean, I enjoyed myself, 36 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: and I'm refreshing and I'm ready to go for the 37 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 1: next x amount of weeks. I can't remember the last time, 38 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:24,279 Speaker 1: if ever, the Cardinals had that week off, that Thanksgiving 39 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: week but it makes a whole ton of sense, especially 40 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: when you go into that bye week on a high 41 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: having beaten the Seahawks. You're nine and two, you got 42 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 1: the best record in all of football, and you got 43 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,919 Speaker 1: the Thanksgiving holiday, so family and friends and football food. 44 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: I mean it was Look, it was the perfect week 45 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: again selfish for myself. The only thing wrong is what 46 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:52,679 Speaker 1: happened on Sunday, because the Packers won. The Buccaneers won 47 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, though they did lose on Thanksgiving Day, so 48 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: that was good news. But other than that, I mean, hey, 49 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 1: it's hard to I'm playing too much about where things 50 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: stand with the twenty twenty one Arizona Cardinals. Yeah, and 51 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: if the Cardinals would have had a losing streak, it 52 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: would have been a little bit different with the narrative 53 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: and the perception. You know, when's Kylin Murray coming back? 54 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: Is this sustainable? And we know that obviously they've struggled 55 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: after bye weeks in the previous year. I think this 56 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: team has built a little bit different. I was rooting 57 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: for teams in the NFC to get that fourth loss, 58 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: and I was torn about Green Bay. I wanted them 59 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: to get the fourth loss because the Cardinals still play 60 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: the Rams and they would own the tie breaker. There. 61 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: You gotta give Aaron Rodgers. I mean, they have a 62 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: bye week. He may have to have surgery. But I 63 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: was rooting for Dallas. I was excited about that. Four losses, 64 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: you know, all of a sudden, you know, and they 65 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: all got to play each other. So, I mean, be 66 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: curious to see what the win total is in the 67 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 1: NFC when it's all a sudden and done to get 68 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: that number one seed. I was on record, and I 69 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: can understand both sides. I wanted the Rams to lose 70 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: because I'm focused on that division. Winning that division guarantees 71 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: you a first round home game. Now I understand being 72 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: greedy at this point because you're sitting at top the conference, 73 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: and hey, well I settle for one of those seeds 74 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: where you have a first round home game. How about 75 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,039 Speaker 1: you get the number one seed. So I understand the 76 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: thought process of wanting the Packers to lose that game. 77 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: But let's go through it. You talked about it a 78 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 1: six game sprint to the finish line. Now three on 79 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: the road, three at home, and three against teams with 80 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: five hundred or better records at Chicago than home to 81 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: the Rams. At Detroit home the Colts at the Cowboys 82 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: home to the Seahawks. Those are the six games. But 83 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 1: as we speak here on this Monday post by post Thanksgiving, 84 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 1: the Cardinals have a two game lead in the NFC 85 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: West after the Rams lost on Sunday. They are seven 86 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: and four. Hey, you're coming the forty nine Ers. They've 87 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 1: won three in a row. They are six and five 88 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 1: and right now the six seed in the conference. In 89 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: as we talked about it after last week, Hey, forty 90 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: nine Ers in the rear view mirror. But there's a 91 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:11,479 Speaker 1: possibility that the Cardinals do see them one more time. Yeah, 92 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: and I'm glad the Cardinals have already played them twice. 93 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: I mean, he's still got a game against the Seahawks 94 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: and that's in week eighteen. Where are the Cardinals there? 95 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: I mean, is it? You know, what are the Seahawks 96 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: playing for? It? I don't want Russell Wilson probably to 97 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: get hurt going into the offseason, so yeah, I mean, 98 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 1: the focus has got to be on the Bears, obviously, 99 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:33,919 Speaker 1: but you know, to me, the fact that they should 100 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: be getting some guys back, which will get into but 101 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: I like where the Cardinals are. I mean, you know, 102 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: we can look ahead. I know the team goes week 103 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: to week, but I mean there's some winnable games on 104 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: there and then there's gonna be some tough games. I mean, 105 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 1: the Rams are gonna be playing for their season. And 106 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: I will say this, when you look at those five, six, 107 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 1: and seven seats, they normally have to play well down 108 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 1: the stretch to get into the postseason, so they can 109 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: be a dangerous team. And we all know wild card weekend, 110 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: what is it we got's they moved a game to 111 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 1: a Monday, But you know it's six games. I want 112 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 1: to say, so three on possibly Saturday, two on Sunday, 113 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:15,039 Speaker 1: and one on Monday. And usually those teams it's not automatic. 114 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 1: You'll see a two or three seed, you know have 115 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: trouble because that team's playing well. And if for a 116 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: team that gets a first round by which is only 117 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: one in each conference, it's not ideal, but I would 118 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 1: I mean, every team's goal is to win the division. 119 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: But if you have a chance to be the number 120 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 1: one seed and going into the postseason you're two games 121 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: away from the super Bowl, the advantages of having that 122 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: number one seed outweigh anything else. But to your point 123 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: about playing well into the postseason. As far as those 124 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:48,720 Speaker 1: teams where every single week beginning now becomes a must win, 125 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 1: like the playoffs start now. Hear that from a lot 126 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: of head coaches that we have to win out in 127 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: order to make the postseason. You can't have any slip ups. 128 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: And those are the teams that, yes, Kyloe Guard, we 129 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: do believe in momentum Here on Cardinals Cover two presented 130 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:06,599 Speaker 1: by Hunday, probably partner of the Arizona Cardinals, because it 131 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: does mean that you get into a rhythm and you 132 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: don't want that rhythm to stop when you have that 133 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: number one seed. Yeah there's a dead stop. But again, 134 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: the advantages no game that first weekend, being at home 135 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: the rest of the postseason, extra rest that I think 136 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: outweighs anything. But there is that school of thought. And 137 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: how many times have we seen that wildcard team make 138 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl win the Super Bowl? So I get it. 139 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: There is there's no exact answer or exact science as 140 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: as far as what is better, but it does as 141 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: far as what that number one seed means, and I 142 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 1: know the Cardinals are focused on one game, one week 143 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 1: at a time, but doesn't stop us here or anyone 144 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: else from talking about the advantages of that number one. 145 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: And really, I mean John Madden always said, you know, 146 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 1: really the football season doesn't start until after Thanksgiven Bell 147 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 1: checks a big fan of that, So now we kind 148 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: of know. But you know, throughout the records, teams are 149 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: guys are playing for jobs. Coaches are playing for their futures. 150 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: I mean, they're coaching for their future. So you know, 151 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: you can look at the record and say, you know, 152 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: you know, some teams, as we get to the end, 153 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: maybe it's they're just looking at the end of the season. 154 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: But you know, the fact that that the Cardinals were 155 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: two and one without Kyler Murray, that gave a lot 156 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: of people a confidence going into the bye week. If 157 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: it'd have been the opposite, all of a sudden, they're slipping. 158 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: The Rams are right in the rear view mirror. But 159 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 1: I like the fact that it was nice yesterday looking 160 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: at the Cardinals nine and two, have the best winning 161 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: percentage in football, and you didn't have to worry about anything. 162 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: And you was, from my perspective, just looking at some 163 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: of the NFC teams trying to get that third or 164 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: fourth loss. But you know, it's you know, you know, 165 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: it's gonna come down to Craig, I mean whether the 166 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: Cardinals are number one seed. I mean, I'm get ahead 167 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 1: of myself. They're gonna make the playoffs. Okay, Now it's 168 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 1: a matter of what's seating green Bay and Tampa. People 169 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,719 Speaker 1: are gonna Brady and Rogers, so we can get it. 170 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: We can't control seatings and all that stuff, but put 171 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: yourself in position where you don't have to go to 172 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:08,079 Speaker 1: Green Bay or you don't have to play the Bucks 173 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 1: on the road because they play much better. They played 174 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: better yesterday in the road, but they really put up 175 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: a lot of points at home. So again, you can't 176 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 1: navigate and what's going to happen, but you can control 177 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 1: your own destiny if you get that number one seed. 178 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 1: And what you're gonna hear a lot beginning this week 179 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,959 Speaker 1: and until the season ends and we figure out how 180 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: this team finishes, is just that the finish Because in 181 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen after Thanksgiving, Cardinals went two and three. A 182 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 1: year ago after Thanksgiving, Cardinals went two and four. This team, 183 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: as well as things look right now through eleven games, 184 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: how do they finish these six games going into the postseason. 185 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: They haven't cleansed anything yet, but where they stand it 186 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: would take an utter collapse, and I don't see that happening. 187 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:55,679 Speaker 1: You brought up the two and one record with Coote 188 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:59,679 Speaker 1: McCoy as your starter, without Kyle the Murray, without DeAndre 189 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:03,440 Speaker 1: hop and quoting Vance Joseph before the Thanksgiving break quote, 190 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 1: it gives your entire team confidence that if you do 191 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 1: lose your quarterback late in the playoffs or late in 192 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: the year, you have a guy who can win for you. 193 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: We're DJ Humphreys, Marcus Golden talk about how important, how 194 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 1: big it was psychologically forget the standings for Amendment, but 195 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: just psychologically to be able to win with your best 196 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:26,079 Speaker 1: players on the sidelines. Now these six games, we anticipate 197 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: those best players to be back. It will be thirty 198 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 1: eight days between starts for Kyle the Murray, he's expected back. 199 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins is expected back. Justin Pugh is expected back. 200 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 1: Jonathan Ward is expected back. Those are four names right there, 201 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: and we're just talking about players who are not on 202 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 1: injured reserved. I'll getting to that in a moment, but 203 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: players who were not on the football field against the 204 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: Seahawks that hopefully will be in uniform this week in Chicago. 205 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: And I believe that was the plan, even though you know, 206 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 1: each week I thought Kyler was making in progress, but 207 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 1: they felt towards the end, let's just keep him out 208 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: through the bye week. And obviously Hopkins, we haven't seen 209 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: him at all, you know, hopefully he's on the practice field. 210 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:11,559 Speaker 1: And then you know, you got to get into kind 211 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: of football shape again, even though these guys, I'm sure 212 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:18,679 Speaker 1: they're going to be way after Thanksgiving, you know, but 213 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:21,959 Speaker 1: again they got to hit the reset button from that standpoint. 214 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 1: But just getting you know, Justin pu back, nothing against 215 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 1: Sean Harlow, Pews a starter. We know Max Garcia, so 216 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:31,440 Speaker 1: you would basically have your five. Now we know that 217 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: Josh Jones started the season, so four out of your five, 218 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: but Garcia's earned the right to be your right guard. 219 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 1: Things will settle down with Justin Pugh there, and then 220 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 1: Jonathan Ward's really a good special teams player, and considering 221 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:45,559 Speaker 1: you're not going to get Edmunds back, and they do 222 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: like eno in James Connor, it just gives you another 223 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:53,559 Speaker 1: option out there. So but without stating the obvious, getting 224 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 1: back Kyler Murray, he was playing like an MVP, and 225 00:11:56,679 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 1: you know his numbers, I mean they're early press of 226 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:02,719 Speaker 1: you could see their growth from year one to year 227 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 1: two to year three. And I always say, you know, 228 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: usually the healthiest team is going to be playing in 229 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: January and possibly February. And the fact that these guys 230 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 1: are coming back this is huge. I mean, this is 231 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 1: a time where you look at these six games and 232 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 1: I know they're gonna look at week to week. We 233 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 1: talked about three on the road, three at home, but 234 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 1: this is where they can kind of get back to 235 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:28,719 Speaker 1: how they were playing earlier in the season. Now you 236 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 1: got to put the work in and you know, as 237 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: you know, Chicago is going to try to win from 238 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 1: Matt Nagge. You got to think so each team is 239 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 1: going to have a different mindset going in. But I 240 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 1: think getting these guys back, we'll give a spark to 241 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: the locker room, like, hey, this is how this is 242 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: their plan. Let's hit the reset button and now let's 243 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 1: make a run. That's why we didn't see Kyler Murray 244 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: and DeAndre Hopkins during that three game stretch, And we 245 00:12:55,120 --> 00:13:00,440 Speaker 1: won't know anything definitively until Sunday, but practice on Wednesday, 246 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 1: Thursday and Friday will really give us an indication just 247 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: how close these players are to returning again. The expectation 248 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:11,439 Speaker 1: is that they will be on the football field on Sunday. Now, 249 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 1: whether that materializes earlier in the week, we'll have to 250 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: wait and see. Now, despite missing those three games, Kyle 251 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 1: the Murray still leads the league in completion percentage, yards 252 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: per passing attempts, seventeen touchdowns, seven interceptions. And again we 253 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:29,680 Speaker 1: mentioned this on our most recent edition of Cardinals Cover two, 254 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 1: presented by Honday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. He 255 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 1: walks back into a situation in which Colt McCoy has 256 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: put this team in better position than when Kyler Murray 257 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: exited walking off the field at State Farm Stadium against 258 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 1: the Green Bay Packers four and no in the Division 259 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:48,559 Speaker 1: six and O on the road, nine and two overall, 260 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 1: the best record in all of football, and that was 261 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 1: regardless of what happened Sunday between the Packers and the Rams. 262 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 1: And again, they've earned it right to be in that position. 263 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: I mean, we knew there was you're not going to 264 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:06,839 Speaker 1: go unbeaten, and you know, I was surprised what happened 265 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: in Carolina, but I really like the way they responded. 266 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 1: I Mean, we didn't know all week if if Kyler 267 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 1: was going to be the quarterback of cold. As we 268 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: got closer to Sunday and Sunday morning, you kind of 269 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: figured out. But I think the defense, the fact that 270 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 1: they were kind of embarrassing that Carolina game, they stepped 271 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 1: up and it gives us some confidence. There's nothing worse. 272 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 1: And I think you pointed out on the postgame show, 273 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 1: just a perception of going into the bye week with 274 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: a loss. Now you have three losses eight and three 275 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 1: versus nine and two and sitting a top of the 276 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 1: NFL when it comes to a winning percentage with six 277 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: games to go, so one game just from the narrative, Oh, 278 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: the Cardinals they need Kyler Murray, they can't win. Well, 279 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 1: they won two out of three games without Kyler Murray. Yeah, 280 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 1: it would have been a two game losing streak three 281 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 1: out of four going into that bye week. And yeah, 282 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 1: the narrative would have been loud locally and nationally. And 283 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 1: when you look at this team, well, and then you 284 00:15:00,840 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: have some guys after the game, like Jordan Hicks plus 285 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 1: is hard. He's like, I want to play again. I'm like, 286 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: you play every single snap. Let the body rest. But 287 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 1: I know what he's saying. Like you when you get 288 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: the taste of winning after what happened the week before, 289 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: you want to keep going. But I'm sure he enjoyed 290 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: his rest time, and obviously they're going to need him 291 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: like anyone else here in the in the final six 292 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 1: games and plus the postseason. A reminder bird Gang Pro 293 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 1: Bowl voting underway. Go to NFL dot com slash Pro 294 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: Bowl Votes. You can votes early votes often voting runs 295 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 1: through December sixteenth. Sending your favorite Cardinals players to the 296 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: Cardinals or the game I should say on Sunday, February 297 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 1: sixth in Las Vegas at Allegiance Stadium and an updates 298 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: on the first wave of ballots. Eight Cardinals are in 299 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 1: the top ten at their positions. For those that might 300 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 1: not have seen Darren Urban's article up on Easy Cardinals 301 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 1: dot Com. Five on defense, Buddha Baker, Marcus Golden, Chandler Jones, 302 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 1: Bier Murphy, and Isaiah Simmons Baker's tops among safeties in 303 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 1: the NFC, so props to him. And in three on offense, 304 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray, Rodney Hudson, and Kelvin Beacham Beach him by 305 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: the way the second most votes in the league among tackles. 306 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 1: He's never been selected to the Pro Bowl in his career. 307 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 1: So that offensive line, Hey, we mentioned that they don't 308 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 1: get a lot of eleven attention. Well, Cardinal fans, you 309 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: are giving Rodney Hudson and Kelvin beach Him a lot 310 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: of eleven attention and well deserved and no doubt, And 311 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 1: we know Beacham is just a great guy in the locker. 312 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 1: I mean, does a lot in the community, but he's 313 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: really given this team at a lift at right tackle. 314 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: We didn't know if Josh Jones was going to be 315 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 1: the right tackle. We didn't know if Beacham was coming back. 316 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: And obviously it was based on him playing for Sean Cooger. 317 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 1: He said he would never play right tackle for any 318 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: other coach. But he missed a couple of games, but 319 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: he's he's been a nice little fixture of it. I 320 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: don't have to worry about him going into games or 321 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 1: sometimes if it was Josh Jones or Sean Harlow, you're like, okay, 322 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: teams are going to exploit that. And when it comes 323 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: to Rodney Hudson, he is the number one still in 324 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: the league. And I don't know about pro football, you know, 325 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 1: the focus in Pro Football Focus grades. But yes, I'll 326 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 1: take some of those low snaps, maybe in the first quarter, 327 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:12,160 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter, but he is the number one 328 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 1: center right right now when it comes to pressures. Well, 329 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: according to Kingsbury, that Hudson is playing through quote a 330 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:22,120 Speaker 1: bunch of different injuries. So, in Kingsbury's words, the bye 331 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 1: week came at a good time for Rodney Hudson and 332 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:27,479 Speaker 1: quote you'll see that cleaned up pretty quickly when he 333 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 1: was asked about the number of low snaps out of 334 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:34,160 Speaker 1: the shotguns. So again, rest recovery, that's what the bye 335 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 1: week was for, getting back to those players that now 336 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:40,959 Speaker 1: are on injured reserve that we might see over the 337 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: next week or weeks to come. We do know Chase 338 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:48,359 Speaker 1: Edmonds is not eligible to be activated off IR this week. 339 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 1: He needs to miss at least one more game. But 340 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 1: Aaron Brewer, Richard Lawrence, Tanner, Vallejo, Charles Washington, all those 341 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:59,160 Speaker 1: players on IR likely or expected to come back at 342 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: some point during these final six games before the regular 343 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:06,919 Speaker 1: season ends. Now, JJ Watt likely done for the regular season, 344 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 1: but Steve come on ninety eight seven FM Arizona Sports 345 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:14,760 Speaker 1: station last week did say that Watt underwent surgery, and 346 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 1: there is hope, there is belief that if there is 347 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: a player that can come back from that type of surgery, 348 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 1: and that wasn't as extensive as it was reported initially, 349 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:28,119 Speaker 1: but there is a belief that JJ Watt might be 350 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: able to return come postseason time. And again, not to 351 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:34,119 Speaker 1: get ahead of ourselves, but if you can somehow get 352 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: one of the top seat all of a sudden, that 353 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,439 Speaker 1: gives him another week. But he would definitely give this 354 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:40,679 Speaker 1: team a lift. I mean again, when he was on 355 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: the field, teams have to you know, they have to 356 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:46,400 Speaker 1: I d him. Yeah, he's getting up there in age, 357 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: he's coming off an injury, but he plays with a 358 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 1: lot of passion. He's brought a lot of credibility to 359 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:53,640 Speaker 1: this locker room, a lot of leadership on and off 360 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: the field. So he would definitely give you a lift. 361 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 1: And as for Charles Washington, you know, we'll see if 362 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:01,680 Speaker 1: you say able to practice, but you know, he dealt 363 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 1: with a hamstring injury and it was a little bit 364 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:08,120 Speaker 1: more severe than they initially thought. But he's a really 365 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:10,399 Speaker 1: good special teams player and he can give you some 366 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:13,920 Speaker 1: flexibility if you have to. You know, I notice over 367 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:17,959 Speaker 1: the weekend, Craig, maybe it's yesterday and Thursdays. Teams are 368 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 1: playing a lot more three three safeties, and the Cardinals 369 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: obviously have two safeties they trust Marco Wilson and Byron 370 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 1: Murphy and Robert Alford. But it just seems like teams 371 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:30,119 Speaker 1: now are playing three safeties. Is just a load of 372 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:34,639 Speaker 1: the box. So you know, Charles Washington, he's an underrated player, 373 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,679 Speaker 1: more of a special teams players, but again that's what 374 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: you need to be on que with all three phases 375 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 1: of your team because adding Charles Washington, he's one of 376 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:46,879 Speaker 1: the better special teams players. I mean, think about they 377 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,639 Speaker 1: claimed him when they had the first pick in the 378 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: claim that year and he's still on the roster. Yeah, 379 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: that would be big his return. And then we know 380 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: Max Williams is done for the season, Kylie Fitz is 381 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 1: done for the season, and an update justin Murray his 382 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: season is done. The Cardinals offensive lineman. Remember the team 383 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:07,680 Speaker 1: designated him to return, opening up a twenty one day 384 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: window for him to practice and be evaluated. Well, that 385 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:14,439 Speaker 1: window closed late last week without him being activated, so 386 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 1: he reverted back to injured reserve for the rest of 387 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:20,160 Speaker 1: the season. Kingsbury did acknowledge. I believe it was last 388 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: week or two weeks ago that Murray suffered a setback. 389 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:25,640 Speaker 1: He was dealing with a back injury. So it's unfortunate. 390 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 1: It does hurt the depth at the offensive line position, 391 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 1: but you still have Josh Jones, you still have Sean Harlowe, 392 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:36,439 Speaker 1: Marcus Henry, guys that you can plug in if needed. 393 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:40,199 Speaker 1: But hopefully we'll get our five offensive lineman for the 394 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:43,720 Speaker 1: rest of the year, and that does include Max Garcia 395 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: being as close one hundred percent as possible. Yeah, and 396 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:48,879 Speaker 1: again Justin Pugh will see how much she's able to 397 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:51,640 Speaker 1: do this week. I mean wednesday's injury report, you would 398 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: hope it's a lot shorter than it's been just going 399 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:58,639 Speaker 1: into the bye week, but you know, and then Aaron Brewer, 400 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 1: I mean, that's scenaria where they've gone through a couple already. 401 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 1: And when it comes to long snappers, one got injured 402 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:08,199 Speaker 1: in practice. Obviously they weren't happy with transpired in the 403 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:12,919 Speaker 1: previous game. So I mean, and it's a broken arm 404 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,919 Speaker 1: or a forearm. I don't know it's got on his 405 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:17,440 Speaker 1: right hand or left hand. I guess I don't I 406 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:20,440 Speaker 1: should know that stuff, but they need to get him 407 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:23,399 Speaker 1: back now, because that's something we don't talk about until 408 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:27,240 Speaker 1: something happens. And something did happen with Bob Brinkley being 409 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 1: long snapper in Seattle. Some of those snaps maybe a 410 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 1: little wide and then obviously the laces were out on 411 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 1: one of those, So something to keep an eye on, 412 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 1: and the Cardinals are keeping an eye on as well. 413 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: Brinkley is the practice squad. Some of my guess is 414 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:44,199 Speaker 1: that he will be elevated once again this week and 415 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:47,119 Speaker 1: be the long snapper of record in Chicago. We'll have 416 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:50,200 Speaker 1: to wait and see on that. But this these six games, 417 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 1: if you kind of zoom out, because later in the 418 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: week we'll be able to focus specifically on the Bears 419 00:21:56,800 --> 00:22:00,040 Speaker 1: and the fact that they won on Thanksgiving Day. But 420 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:04,880 Speaker 1: the I wouldn't say issues, but outside of health concerns, 421 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 1: question marks that you might have on offense or defense. 422 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 1: When you look at this team and I get it, 423 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 1: berg Gang, we're nitpicking here. You are nine and two, 424 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: yet there are flaws because no team is perfect. Well, 425 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: I think when you get to this time of the 426 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:23,879 Speaker 1: year and you know this is probably going to be 427 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:26,119 Speaker 1: the old coal weather game unless they have to go 428 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:29,399 Speaker 1: to Green Bay in the playoffs. I think they got 429 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 1: to run the football and it would help with Chase 430 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 1: Edmans back, but again, James Conners carried a load. I 431 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:38,199 Speaker 1: mean I made the case last week with you know, 432 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 1: with Kyler missing three games, James Connor to me could 433 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: be the MVP. Now doesn't mean Kyler, it's not the 434 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 1: MVP of the team based on his numbers, but this 435 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:49,399 Speaker 1: guy's I mean, he's a difference maker. So I think 436 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:51,640 Speaker 1: not so much to commit to the run game because 437 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 1: you get Kyler back and Hop back, all of a sudden, 438 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:56,760 Speaker 1: you got your weapons. And then Zach Ertz is a 439 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 1: guy who you know, seems like whether it's Colt McCoy 440 00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 1: or Yler murray're going to throw the ball to him. 441 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:03,879 Speaker 1: I just think you've got to get more physical at 442 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:06,359 Speaker 1: this time of the year and lean on what your 443 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 1: strengths are, and that's the offensive lining and run the 444 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 1: football and then clearly stopping the run. I mean, you know, 445 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 1: we know this team can force turnovers. We know this 446 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 1: team has been better on third downs. We know the team, 447 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 1: maybe maybe a game or two, wasn't really good in 448 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: the red zone. But there's little things and I'm sure 449 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:28,239 Speaker 1: they did a self evaluation, and Kingsbury wouldn't tell us 450 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:32,439 Speaker 1: because of the couple previous years where this team, you know, 451 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 1: obviously struggled after the bye week and you know they 452 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 1: weren't firing all cylinders. Kyler was banged up. But this 453 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:43,200 Speaker 1: is important when they do self evaluation, and again it's 454 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 1: not about calling anybody out. It's like, if we're going 455 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: to make a run, here, these are the errors we 456 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:51,680 Speaker 1: have to focus on. But also, you know, their identity 457 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:54,439 Speaker 1: of this football team is complimentary football. That's what they 458 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: have to do if they want to keep winning. Games 459 00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 1: change in December and now that there are games regular 460 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:05,400 Speaker 1: season games in January, the game does slow down. It 461 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 1: is played a little bit differently as far as being 462 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 1: able a little bit more ball control. Not to say 463 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:12,119 Speaker 1: that the Cardinals couldn't win it if they spread it 464 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:14,640 Speaker 1: out and air it out. But I'm glad you brought 465 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 1: up running the football because there is still that narrative, 466 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 1: the air raid. And look how much they throw the ball. 467 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 1: Look at the numbers, specifically the run pass ratio. Within 468 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 1: this offense, Cardinals run the ball almost forty seven percent 469 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 1: of the time. So you do the math, that means 470 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: they're throwing the ball fifty three percent of the time. 471 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 1: We talk about fifty fifty split. No team is ever 472 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 1: fifty fifty, but that's about as close as you're going 473 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 1: to get, especially in a quote unquote air raid offense, 474 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 1: which it's not. And then you look at how many 475 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:50,239 Speaker 1: times they run the football. Almost thirty one times they 476 00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:53,719 Speaker 1: run the football per game. That's the fourth most in 477 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 1: the league. Those are numbers that don't get talked enough 478 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 1: about when you look at what this off defense is 479 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:03,679 Speaker 1: with Kyler Murray as the quarterback and Cliff Kingsbury as 480 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:06,440 Speaker 1: the head coach, and you look at those numbers, and 481 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: we look at the rushing numbers, I think that would 482 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:11,680 Speaker 1: they have last year twenty one? I think Kyler had 483 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:15,880 Speaker 1: eleven and Connor I mean between Connor, I think they 484 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 1: had twenty one rushing touchdowns last year. Anyways, and we're 485 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:23,160 Speaker 1: not talking about Kyler running. And a lot of those 486 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:26,160 Speaker 1: numbers reflected when Chase Edmonds was here. So getting him 487 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:28,879 Speaker 1: back for the Rams game, that's the first game he 488 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:31,160 Speaker 1: can come back. Now you got the one two punch 489 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:33,440 Speaker 1: and we know that both guys can catch the ball 490 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 1: the backfield, so Cliff can really run his offense, there 491 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:41,919 Speaker 1: shouldn't be any hesitation. But the analytics people will laugh 492 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: at me because they say that you still have to 493 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 1: pass the ball and it's a spread. But Craig, I've 494 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 1: been a big believer in my whole life since I've 495 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:52,399 Speaker 1: been covering the NFL, and maybe I'm just old school. 496 00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:54,879 Speaker 1: If you run the ball thirty or more times in 497 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:58,480 Speaker 1: the game, you're going to see balance on offense where 498 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:01,200 Speaker 1: you're not predictable. If we were sitting here today saying 499 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: they're only running a thirty five percent versus sixty five percent, 500 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 1: that's a huge difference. Teams go load up on the 501 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 1: box and and force you to throw the ball, and 502 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: they don't want to do that with Kyler Murray. So 503 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:14,520 Speaker 1: that to me is a barometer. I'm sure it doesn't 504 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 1: fly with the analytics, but my eyes tell me when 505 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 1: you if you come out of game with twenty rushes, 506 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:22,200 Speaker 1: you're probably gonna probably had to throw the ball too much. 507 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: And who I didn't think Colton McCoy would throw that 508 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:28,960 Speaker 1: many passes. But you didn't have Chase Edmons and obviously, 509 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:30,959 Speaker 1: you know, Benjamin was a more of a you know, 510 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 1: a role player there. But yeah, again, air Raid is 511 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:39,879 Speaker 1: they have air raid concepts, but they're running a power 512 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:44,320 Speaker 1: running game. Sean Coogler, I mean that's all. They're running 513 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 1: a power run game, and the offensive line loves to 514 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:50,080 Speaker 1: run the football. Yes, I mean they've adapted to how 515 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 1: they blocked for Kyler Murray. You just stay on your 516 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 1: man and just figure out he's going to throw it 517 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: or run it. But those running numbers are really without 518 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray. And that's the difference from the last two years. 519 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 1: And because they've played with the lead so often for 520 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 1: those first eleven games, you're able to, as you said, 521 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:10,200 Speaker 1: not be predictable, have that entire playbook at your disposal, 522 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:12,120 Speaker 1: so you can run the ball a little bit more, 523 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 1: not forced to throw it because you're playing catch up. 524 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: How many times do we see this team have a 525 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:18,639 Speaker 1: lead in the fourth quarter, maybe when they're on the 526 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:21,320 Speaker 1: Winnie streak. I can go back to the Titans game, 527 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 1: the Minnesota game. Obviously that was a difficult game because 528 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:28,359 Speaker 1: of you know, just how they were able to run 529 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 1: the football, and obviously Kirk Cousins and everything else, Adam 530 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:36,400 Speaker 1: Thieland and Justin Jefferson towards Layton in the Jaguars game, 531 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:40,200 Speaker 1: clearly in the Rams game the forty nine Ers game. 532 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 1: That was the whole idea, and we've talked about it before. 533 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:45,200 Speaker 1: When you get a lead, you can rush seven to 534 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:47,200 Speaker 1: ten times in the fourth quarter and then sometimes it 535 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 1: was twelve or thirteen rushes, and that's where you lean 536 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 1: on James Connor. We're not talking about short yardage situation anymore. 537 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 1: We're not talking about Kyler going under center on short yardage, 538 00:27:57,840 --> 00:28:00,920 Speaker 1: even though he's doing a little bit more so, that's 539 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 1: their offense and really starts up front, and that's why 540 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:08,200 Speaker 1: I feel like running the ball at least thirty times 541 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:10,320 Speaker 1: a game. And you said it's fourth in the league, 542 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 1: and you would have thought it they would be in 543 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:16,120 Speaker 1: the bottom five based on perception. Yeah, and perception here 544 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:18,800 Speaker 1: is not reality when you talk about the twenty twenty 545 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:21,920 Speaker 1: one Arizona Cardinals, which we do here on Cardinals Cover 546 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:25,440 Speaker 1: two presented by Hunday Proud, partner of the Arizona Cardinals RW. 547 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:27,360 Speaker 1: Let's flip it because you also brought up the run 548 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:31,239 Speaker 1: defense and this would be my number one concern when 549 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:34,120 Speaker 1: it comes to the Arizona Cardinals. Looking at the defense, 550 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:37,160 Speaker 1: they are allowing almost one hundred and fourteen yards on 551 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: the ground four point seven yards per carrier. That's thirtieth 552 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 1: in the league. That is not good. Yet they've only 553 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 1: allowed one one hundred yard rusher that was Dalvin Cook 554 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:50,720 Speaker 1: and remember in that game he was outstanding in the 555 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 1: first half yet held to thirty five yards and the 556 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 1: second half. It's the inconsistency we're seeing out of the 557 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:00,520 Speaker 1: rush defense because there are times that they are stopping 558 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: the run and then there are times that they're getting gashed. 559 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:06,320 Speaker 1: And some of those numbers can be misleading when you're 560 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:09,040 Speaker 1: on a winning streaker you're one nine of eleven. Yet 561 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:12,920 Speaker 1: at the same time, it does pose a problem because 562 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 1: if you can run the football effectively ie what the 563 00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:19,840 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers did, then that does put this defense 564 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 1: back on its heels. Now easier said than done. How 565 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 1: many teams have that ability to have a sustained running 566 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:29,960 Speaker 1: attack and really force the Cardinals to change their game 567 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:32,280 Speaker 1: plan or be on their p's and q so to 568 00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:35,920 Speaker 1: speak to where they're focused on stopping the run. So 569 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:39,120 Speaker 1: for me, that would be an issue, and it's not 570 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 1: really an issue. Again, it's something you want to see 571 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:47,200 Speaker 1: become more consistent and maybe have those numbers not look 572 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 1: so horrible on paper. To me, when you look at 573 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 1: the Cardinals, I don't like the average per attempt. And again, 574 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 1: teams can go from the twenty to twenty, it's just 575 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:03,120 Speaker 1: when they get to that second layer. And I mean 576 00:30:03,120 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 1: it's not like they're giving up one hundred and sixty 577 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:08,200 Speaker 1: yards on the ground per game. But it's some of 578 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 1: those games where you know, you look at the Packers 579 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:15,400 Speaker 1: game in Carolina obviously with Christian McCaffrey, I mean, they 580 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:18,600 Speaker 1: were getting gashed and that's put you behind the eight ball. 581 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 1: And those are two losses right there, just based on 582 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:24,640 Speaker 1: But I would like to see that average get below four, 583 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:29,440 Speaker 1: meaning put teams in third and seven versus third and two. 584 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:34,960 Speaker 1: And that's where fans obviously emphasize first and second down. 585 00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 1: And there were a couple of weeks in a row 586 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 1: where they were given a four point five yards on 587 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: first down. That plays right into the to the offense 588 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:45,400 Speaker 1: where the defense now has to he's got to give me, 589 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 1: give me get up a little bit. From a standpoint, 590 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:49,280 Speaker 1: what do I bring pressure? Are we going to try 591 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:50,960 Speaker 1: to play a man to man when we know they're 592 00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:54,440 Speaker 1: playing more zones? So again I looked it up, so 593 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:58,960 Speaker 1: right now, the Cardinals have seventeen rushing touchdowns, Connor has twelve, 594 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 1: La Murray has won and then Chase sevens. Last year 595 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:07,680 Speaker 1: they had twenty two touchdowns total, Kenyan Drake had eleven, 596 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:11,560 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray had, Kenyon Drake had ten, Kyla Head eleven 597 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:14,320 Speaker 1: and Chase it So they're already they had twenty two 598 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:17,680 Speaker 1: last year and they already have seventeen with six games 599 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:20,000 Speaker 1: to go, so they are committed to the run. And 600 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 1: on the flip side, again, they're only allowing seven rushing touchdowns, 601 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:27,880 Speaker 1: So there's that there's that inconsistency because there are some 602 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:30,960 Speaker 1: numbers that look great, other numbers don't. And I'm glad 603 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:33,560 Speaker 1: you brought up Vance Joseph because you know we're I 604 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:37,400 Speaker 1: focus on the run defense and specifically the yards per carry. 605 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:40,720 Speaker 1: But this was Vance Joseph late last week before the 606 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:44,480 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving holiday, when he looks at his defense quote, we 607 00:31:44,520 --> 00:31:47,400 Speaker 1: struggle when we don't win first down, we don't win 608 00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 1: second down, and we're in third and short all game. 609 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:53,440 Speaker 1: And that's not our formula. Our formula is to dictate 610 00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:56,880 Speaker 1: from a defensive perspective, and it's always about winning first 611 00:31:56,920 --> 00:32:00,360 Speaker 1: and second down and keep the third downs. Longer end. 612 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:03,120 Speaker 1: Quote will go back to the first loss the Green 613 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:06,960 Speaker 1: Bay Packers. That defense that night allowed four and a 614 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:11,320 Speaker 1: half yards on first down. The other loss, the Carolina Panthers, 615 00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:15,040 Speaker 1: the defense that night allowed five point four yards on 616 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:18,160 Speaker 1: first down. And it goes back to having the entire 617 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:21,040 Speaker 1: playbook at your disposal and saying, we can do whatever 618 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:24,240 Speaker 1: we want because it's second and short and third and short. 619 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:26,479 Speaker 1: And then it goes back to Chandler Jones and Marcus 620 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 1: Golden being able to rush the quarterback and get pressure 621 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 1: on the quarterback. How do you do that, Well, you 622 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:34,960 Speaker 1: get third and long, second and long. But it goes 623 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:37,880 Speaker 1: back to winning on first down. And then the two 624 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:41,760 Speaker 1: losses the Cardinals were unable to win on first down, 625 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:44,520 Speaker 1: and that just kind of puts the defense on its 626 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:47,840 Speaker 1: heels to where you can't have coach Joseph dial up 627 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 1: the pressure and look at different ways to effect the 628 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:55,080 Speaker 1: offense or get into the backfield. So yes, run defense, 629 00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:57,840 Speaker 1: but it goes back to what are you doing on 630 00:32:58,040 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 1: first down where you're able to stop them or force 631 00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:05,480 Speaker 1: a loss, and then you're able to kind of do 632 00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:09,040 Speaker 1: a little bit more pressure and get those quarterbacks off 633 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:12,960 Speaker 1: their spots. Well, I mean, I'm stating the obvious here, 634 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:15,400 Speaker 1: but it's this team is a little bit different when 635 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:18,160 Speaker 1: they play with the lead and once they go with 636 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 1: ump tempo, whether it's seven to ten points, all of 637 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:23,000 Speaker 1: a sudden, you're taking the other team out of their 638 00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:26,640 Speaker 1: game plan, where clearly a couple times this year we've 639 00:33:26,680 --> 00:33:30,120 Speaker 1: seen it where teams are holding the ball close to 640 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:35,120 Speaker 1: forty minutes Packers Panthers, and obviously Kyler didn't play in 641 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:37,640 Speaker 1: that game, but the fact is that they feel like 642 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:40,800 Speaker 1: if we can run the ball time of possession, keep 643 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:43,240 Speaker 1: their offense off the field, then they can't play that 644 00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:46,880 Speaker 1: complimentary football where the defense is forcing turnovers, special teams 645 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:51,760 Speaker 1: is changing field position. But yeah, again, like I said, 646 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:54,640 Speaker 1: I like where they're at. I'm thrilled that we're not 647 00:33:54,720 --> 00:33:56,480 Speaker 1: talking about you know, this guy's out for the rest 648 00:33:56,480 --> 00:33:58,600 Speaker 1: of the year. This guy. They got guys coming back 649 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 1: that are five star players on both sides of the ball, 650 00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 1: whether it's the quarterback, wide receiver, running back position, defensive line. 651 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:11,160 Speaker 1: So yeah, this is a team that hopefully, and I'll 652 00:34:11,239 --> 00:34:14,719 Speaker 1: knock on wood here, that is getting healthier beginning this 653 00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:17,600 Speaker 1: week and then over the next several weeks you start 654 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:20,680 Speaker 1: getting those familiar names back on the practice field and 655 00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:23,320 Speaker 1: back on the field to play on Sunday. Yeah, And 656 00:34:23,680 --> 00:34:25,920 Speaker 1: one of the things that really sticks out the Cardinals 657 00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:28,560 Speaker 1: have scored thirty eight touchdowns or opponents have only scored 658 00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:32,280 Speaker 1: twenty three. And that's when they're averaging four hundred yards 659 00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:36,600 Speaker 1: thirty points a game. I don't know how realistic that is. 660 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:38,839 Speaker 1: At this time of the year, teams get a little 661 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:41,680 Speaker 1: more conservative. The weather changes. You know, I haven't looked 662 00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:43,120 Speaker 1: at the weather forecast, but they got to go to 663 00:34:43,239 --> 00:34:46,160 Speaker 1: Chicago here. We know they're reeling a little bit. But 664 00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:50,480 Speaker 1: for the most part though, when they when I say 665 00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:51,920 Speaker 1: play with the league, it doesn't have to be like 666 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:54,120 Speaker 1: a seventeen nothing, and it's played with the lead to 667 00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:58,360 Speaker 1: where you can control the tempo and the game, and 668 00:34:58,440 --> 00:35:00,719 Speaker 1: that's going to help your defense out when you're coming 669 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:02,680 Speaker 1: from behind. Now you have to throw a little bit 670 00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:05,280 Speaker 1: more and that's when you get to hit Kyler Murray. 671 00:35:05,560 --> 00:35:09,919 Speaker 1: Cardinals offensively ranked fourth and scoring at twenty eight point 672 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:13,560 Speaker 1: two points per game. Defensively, they are number four and 673 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:18,399 Speaker 1: scoring defense at eighteen point four. So as much as 674 00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:20,960 Speaker 1: we just focused on the run defense and winning on 675 00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:24,759 Speaker 1: first down, it's eighteen point four points per game. This 676 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:28,560 Speaker 1: defense is allowing and only allowing three fourth quarter touchdowns. 677 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:32,240 Speaker 1: You keep a team under twenty points, that becomes maybe 678 00:35:32,360 --> 00:35:35,240 Speaker 1: a little bit more magnified, especially in December and January 679 00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:38,640 Speaker 1: and in the postseason, because teams typically don't score as 680 00:35:38,719 --> 00:35:42,200 Speaker 1: much during those final two months and into the postseason 681 00:35:42,280 --> 00:35:44,680 Speaker 1: as they did in the first half of the season. 682 00:35:44,719 --> 00:35:47,719 Speaker 1: But I wouldn't put it past this Cardinals offense, especially 683 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:51,680 Speaker 1: with a healthy Kyler Murray, DeAndre Hopkins, Chase Edmonds, your 684 00:35:51,800 --> 00:35:55,120 Speaker 1: entire offensive line. There's really no reason why they can't 685 00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:57,680 Speaker 1: continue to get that thirty point mark, which has been 686 00:35:57,680 --> 00:36:01,160 Speaker 1: the benchmark for this offense. And I think initially when 687 00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:03,640 Speaker 1: we didn't see hop out there, and go back to 688 00:36:03,680 --> 00:36:07,319 Speaker 1: the Packers game where he only played fifteen snaps, it 689 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:09,919 Speaker 1: seemed like maybe those next couple of games we didn't 690 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:12,560 Speaker 1: seem the same separation. And then AJ Green was out 691 00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:15,080 Speaker 1: and then he returned, and then you know, they kind 692 00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:17,439 Speaker 1: of him and Rondel Moore didn't have a great game, 693 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:19,440 Speaker 1: but they bounced back in the Seattle game. I mean, 694 00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:22,279 Speaker 1: you look at Christian Kirk forty nine receptions, Rondel Moore 695 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:28,000 Speaker 1: forty seven DeAndre Hopkins has thirty five seven touchdowns and 696 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:31,440 Speaker 1: he hasn't played since the Packers game. Aj Green thirty 697 00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:34,359 Speaker 1: four three touchdowns. So and they miss they missed Chase 698 00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:37,160 Speaker 1: Edmonds in the passing game. But I think a guy 699 00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:40,320 Speaker 1: like zach Ertz is a guy that you could target 700 00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:43,200 Speaker 1: Edmonds a little bit different. But I think zach Ertz 701 00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:44,680 Speaker 1: is the guy that you could spread the ball around. 702 00:36:44,719 --> 00:36:47,759 Speaker 1: And clearly both quarterbacks have chemistry with him in a 703 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:50,440 Speaker 1: short amount of time. A couple of other items here 704 00:36:50,600 --> 00:36:55,160 Speaker 1: as we reconvene here on Cardinals cover two presented by Hunday, 705 00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:59,040 Speaker 1: proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. Again, Pro Bowl voting underway. 706 00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:02,840 Speaker 1: Go to NFL dot slash Pro Bowl Vote voting runs 707 00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:06,239 Speaker 1: through December sixteenth. Also, if you haven't already seen it 708 00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:09,239 Speaker 1: or just want to watch it again, Cardinals Flight Plan 709 00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:13,239 Speaker 1: Episode six, Ready to Rise is available on YouTube dot 710 00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:16,800 Speaker 1: com slash Azy Cardinals. All the behind the scenes coverage 711 00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:19,080 Speaker 1: you've come to expect. You can hear from general manager 712 00:37:19,120 --> 00:37:22,239 Speaker 1: Steve con Buddha Baker, zach Ertz, Marcus Golden interviewed in 713 00:37:22,280 --> 00:37:26,120 Speaker 1: a whirlpool, James Connor ride along, Sean Coogler miked up 714 00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:29,200 Speaker 1: at practice. Kind of a good look back through those 715 00:37:29,239 --> 00:37:33,160 Speaker 1: first eleven games, the highs, the lows, but an eleven 716 00:37:33,239 --> 00:37:37,560 Speaker 1: game look. In the recent episode Rise or Ready to 717 00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:40,920 Speaker 1: Rise Cardinals Flight Plan episode six, I was fired up. 718 00:37:41,640 --> 00:37:43,719 Speaker 1: I love the trailer and I was fired enough to 719 00:37:43,719 --> 00:37:47,240 Speaker 1: watch it, and I mean it's you try to recall 720 00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:49,239 Speaker 1: a lot of different things, and there's just the ebb 721 00:37:49,239 --> 00:37:51,319 Speaker 1: and flows of the season. And this has been one 722 00:37:51,360 --> 00:37:54,000 Speaker 1: of the best seasons I've covered. Obviously, you look at 723 00:37:54,040 --> 00:37:56,840 Speaker 1: the thirteen and three team and they went on a 724 00:37:57,120 --> 00:38:00,359 Speaker 1: ten or eleven game winning streak. But I think this 725 00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:04,759 Speaker 1: team has a better coaching staff and I think that 726 00:38:04,840 --> 00:38:07,560 Speaker 1: they have more talent. Doesn't mean they're going to win 727 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:09,759 Speaker 1: thirteen and go thirteen and three and go to the 728 00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:12,480 Speaker 1: NFC Championship Game. But this has been a fun season. 729 00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:16,120 Speaker 1: And regardless, if they go five and twelve, you know, 730 00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:18,520 Speaker 1: we got a job to do. But this has been 731 00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:22,360 Speaker 1: it's been a magical season, and we're just getting started 732 00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:27,080 Speaker 1: because six games to go. Seating is right in their hands, 733 00:38:27,440 --> 00:38:29,440 Speaker 1: whether it's a one seat or two seats. So this 734 00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:33,160 Speaker 1: is exciting times and it was so refreshing yesterday and 735 00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:36,319 Speaker 1: I was talking to some of my friends that I've 736 00:38:36,360 --> 00:38:38,680 Speaker 1: spend Thanksgiving with. I said, you know, when comes Sunday, 737 00:38:38,680 --> 00:38:41,479 Speaker 1: you don't have the yell at the TV. Take a break, 738 00:38:41,520 --> 00:38:42,840 Speaker 1: take a break. You don't have to yell at the 739 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:45,520 Speaker 1: TV and fire this guy. And they said, it's been 740 00:38:45,560 --> 00:38:48,000 Speaker 1: the opposite this year. We enjoy watch. I think a 741 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:51,240 Speaker 1: lot of fans are like, I missed the Cardinals because 742 00:38:51,280 --> 00:38:54,200 Speaker 1: they're winning, but also this team needed a break. They 743 00:38:54,320 --> 00:38:57,279 Speaker 1: need to they need to get refreshed. And I think 744 00:38:57,320 --> 00:38:58,800 Speaker 1: the break came at a great time. And I couldn't 745 00:38:58,840 --> 00:39:00,680 Speaker 1: agree with you more when you start the show like 746 00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:03,680 Speaker 1: this is the perfect bye week. And now the season 747 00:39:03,880 --> 00:39:07,120 Speaker 1: really begins these final six games beginning with the trip 748 00:39:07,239 --> 00:39:10,080 Speaker 1: at Chicago, and let's see if Chandler Jones can't do 749 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:12,920 Speaker 1: what he did the last time the Cardinals were on 750 00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:15,359 Speaker 1: the road, might have missed it. He was named the 751 00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:19,120 Speaker 1: NFC Defensive Player of the Week second time this season. 752 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:22,759 Speaker 1: Obviously Week one at Tennessee. But Chandler Jones on the road, 753 00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:25,880 Speaker 1: very very good, and he was honored for his two sack, 754 00:39:26,040 --> 00:39:29,920 Speaker 1: three quarterback hit, one forced fumble effort at Seattle and 755 00:39:30,040 --> 00:39:34,080 Speaker 1: again second time this week and interesting. Five times now 756 00:39:34,120 --> 00:39:37,480 Speaker 1: he has one defensive Player of the Week with the Cardinals, 757 00:39:37,520 --> 00:39:41,360 Speaker 1: the most and franchise history. Gonna say that again, the 758 00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:46,919 Speaker 1: most enfranchise history as he pushed down Adrian Wilson, who 759 00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:50,160 Speaker 1: they had been tied with four defensive Player of the 760 00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:53,600 Speaker 1: Week honors. Yeah. I'm so thrilled for Chandler. I know 761 00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:56,239 Speaker 1: the way he worked out in the offseason, and you know, 762 00:39:56,280 --> 00:39:59,920 Speaker 1: obviously he was motivated regardless of the contract and every 763 00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:02,200 Speaker 1: thing else. But you know, he had a great week 764 00:40:02,239 --> 00:40:04,640 Speaker 1: one and he was pressing, and he missed a couple 765 00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:07,319 Speaker 1: of games and I just thought, you know what, this 766 00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:09,840 Speaker 1: guy's too talented not to get to the quarterback. And 767 00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:12,920 Speaker 1: clearly teams were getting rid of the ball. I mean PJ. Walker, 768 00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:17,120 Speaker 1: and it was the other guy, Aaron Rodgers, they were 769 00:40:17,120 --> 00:40:20,120 Speaker 1: getting rid of the ball. But he's put the work in. 770 00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:24,680 Speaker 1: He's just a great teammate. You know, we watched we 771 00:40:24,719 --> 00:40:26,840 Speaker 1: get a chance to see him warm up. He's so 772 00:40:27,040 --> 00:40:31,560 Speaker 1: into it. I'm happy for him because you never want 773 00:40:31,560 --> 00:40:34,120 Speaker 1: to see someone that's working hard and don't get rewarded. 774 00:40:34,200 --> 00:40:36,200 Speaker 1: And a lot of these guys work hard and maybe 775 00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:38,279 Speaker 1: then doesn't show up in the stat sheet, But him, 776 00:40:38,520 --> 00:40:41,160 Speaker 1: he's judged on getting to the quarterback. And it's not 777 00:40:41,239 --> 00:40:43,640 Speaker 1: just the sacks, but it's nice to see him kind 778 00:40:43,640 --> 00:40:46,040 Speaker 1: of own the Seattle Seahawks considering they're one of the 779 00:40:46,520 --> 00:40:49,040 Speaker 1: teams that Cardinals been dealing with for the last few years. 780 00:40:49,160 --> 00:40:53,080 Speaker 1: And according to events, Joseph Chandler Jones hitting his stride 781 00:40:53,160 --> 00:40:54,880 Speaker 1: right now. But it goes back to being able to 782 00:40:54,920 --> 00:40:57,560 Speaker 1: win on first and second down. So you have that 783 00:40:57,680 --> 00:41:01,040 Speaker 1: quarterback standing in the pocket, waiting and waiting, and it 784 00:41:01,040 --> 00:41:03,960 Speaker 1: gives more time for Chandler Jones and Marcus Golden to 785 00:41:04,080 --> 00:41:07,200 Speaker 1: get to the quarterback and get those sacks. Marcus Golden 786 00:41:07,239 --> 00:41:11,440 Speaker 1: can't forget about him leading the team with ten sacks 787 00:41:11,440 --> 00:41:14,080 Speaker 1: and Chandler Jones just two behind with eights, and it's 788 00:41:14,120 --> 00:41:16,680 Speaker 1: reminiscence of that season in which they were both in 789 00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:19,680 Speaker 1: double figures as far as sacks. And that goes a 790 00:41:19,719 --> 00:41:22,040 Speaker 1: long way because not only does it fire up the 791 00:41:22,040 --> 00:41:25,359 Speaker 1: crowd at home, but it quiets the crowd on the road. Yeah, 792 00:41:25,360 --> 00:41:27,560 Speaker 1: and really it all starts up front. I mean, you know, 793 00:41:27,719 --> 00:41:30,759 Speaker 1: Corey Peters and then either throwing lucky and hopefully get 794 00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:34,040 Speaker 1: Richard Lawrence back, and I'm anticipating good things from Zach Allen. 795 00:41:34,080 --> 00:41:36,239 Speaker 1: I mean, I think that he's shown he can be 796 00:41:36,320 --> 00:41:39,400 Speaker 1: the guy and you only can double team certain amount 797 00:41:39,440 --> 00:41:41,200 Speaker 1: of guys so that those guys should win some one 798 00:41:41,239 --> 00:41:44,680 Speaker 1: on one matchups. I like the way Dogbees played. That's 799 00:41:44,680 --> 00:41:47,080 Speaker 1: where it all starts, though, when when you're talking about 800 00:41:47,080 --> 00:41:50,920 Speaker 1: stopping the run and we know that the linebackers, you know, 801 00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:55,279 Speaker 1: between Jordan Hicks and Isaiah Simmons, they've played well, you know, 802 00:41:55,280 --> 00:41:58,359 Speaker 1: there's they got to find some depth there though. I mean, 803 00:41:58,480 --> 00:42:01,960 Speaker 1: Joe Walker going to see Zavan Collins good some more time. 804 00:42:02,200 --> 00:42:04,480 Speaker 1: He didn't play a single defensive snap. He was a 805 00:42:04,520 --> 00:42:07,400 Speaker 1: gun run special teams in that game play twenty one snaps. 806 00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:10,319 Speaker 1: You know, I want to go back to last year 807 00:42:10,360 --> 00:42:12,319 Speaker 1: when Vans said when they came off to Buy Week 808 00:42:12,320 --> 00:42:14,920 Speaker 1: and he said, Isaiah Simmons came back as a different player. 809 00:42:14,960 --> 00:42:17,760 Speaker 1: Do we call that? I do remember that well, hopefully, 810 00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:21,800 Speaker 1: and again, they're trying to win games versus developed somebody. 811 00:42:21,800 --> 00:42:24,000 Speaker 1: If you had the opposite record, he should be out there. 812 00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:26,000 Speaker 1: And you got to give Jordan Hicks a ton of 813 00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:27,800 Speaker 1: credit because he's earned it and he's been one of 814 00:42:27,800 --> 00:42:30,319 Speaker 1: the better players. But I would like to see them 815 00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:34,000 Speaker 1: find a package for him. But if Vans is not 816 00:42:34,080 --> 00:42:36,080 Speaker 1: comfortable enough, then you know, you gotta go with some 817 00:42:36,120 --> 00:42:39,920 Speaker 1: experience guys. And according to Vans Joseph, it hurt Collins 818 00:42:39,960 --> 00:42:42,680 Speaker 1: when literally he got hurts a couple of weeks back 819 00:42:42,719 --> 00:42:45,080 Speaker 1: and it slowed him down. They bring in Tanna Vallejo 820 00:42:45,160 --> 00:42:47,319 Speaker 1: and he was playing well. You didn't want to sub 821 00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:50,399 Speaker 1: him out and ruin that momentum. Now Valeo's hurts. And 822 00:42:50,440 --> 00:42:54,000 Speaker 1: we did see Zavian Collins play a lot in week 823 00:42:54,080 --> 00:42:57,719 Speaker 1: ten when Vallejo got hurt, but nothing last week or 824 00:42:57,760 --> 00:43:00,480 Speaker 1: the most recent game in Seattle. We'll see if that changes. 825 00:43:00,520 --> 00:43:03,200 Speaker 1: But you hope not that the light bulb goes on 826 00:43:03,320 --> 00:43:05,920 Speaker 1: for Zaven Collins. But it's much like we saw with 827 00:43:05,960 --> 00:43:10,080 Speaker 1: Isaiah Simmons, your snap count increases, you become more involved 828 00:43:10,120 --> 00:43:12,960 Speaker 1: as the season progresses, and we just haven't seen that. 829 00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:15,480 Speaker 1: There's been an up and down roller coaster with Zaven Collins. 830 00:43:15,480 --> 00:43:17,399 Speaker 1: And I'll go back. You know, it's it's a great 831 00:43:17,440 --> 00:43:19,920 Speaker 1: problem to have when you're nine and two. Now, if 832 00:43:19,920 --> 00:43:22,600 Speaker 1: it's two and nine, then all bets are off and 833 00:43:23,040 --> 00:43:25,959 Speaker 1: something's not working. But right now, you just don't need 834 00:43:26,440 --> 00:43:30,360 Speaker 1: Zaven Collins next year year after, different story. Yeah, And 835 00:43:30,640 --> 00:43:33,239 Speaker 1: the good news is and he's playing on special teams, 836 00:43:33,239 --> 00:43:34,800 Speaker 1: so he's trying to find a role. I mean to 837 00:43:34,920 --> 00:43:36,759 Speaker 1: the worst thing would be, well, he's not one of 838 00:43:36,760 --> 00:43:39,520 Speaker 1: our top forty six guys. He's an active That would 839 00:43:39,600 --> 00:43:42,279 Speaker 1: not be good. I mean, and he's really one play 840 00:43:42,320 --> 00:43:45,160 Speaker 1: away from, you know, getting more opportunities. I don't think 841 00:43:45,160 --> 00:43:49,319 Speaker 1: it's the lack of effort, the way he practices. You know, 842 00:43:49,480 --> 00:43:51,960 Speaker 1: you could see the upside. It's just right now, it's 843 00:43:52,120 --> 00:43:55,520 Speaker 1: it's probably this. He doesn't have the experience like a 844 00:43:55,520 --> 00:43:57,680 Speaker 1: lot of these other guys. I mean, Isaiah Simmons played 845 00:43:57,680 --> 00:43:59,720 Speaker 1: at Clemson, you know, Jordan Hicks been in the NFL 846 00:43:59,760 --> 00:44:02,360 Speaker 1: for long time. Not saying he wasn't a great player 847 00:44:02,400 --> 00:44:04,560 Speaker 1: in college, but it's a different animal when you get 848 00:44:04,600 --> 00:44:08,720 Speaker 1: to the NFL. One other notes, and it's certainly garnered 849 00:44:08,760 --> 00:44:11,919 Speaker 1: a lot of attention while we were gone a week 850 00:44:11,960 --> 00:44:15,319 Speaker 1: ago or during the bye week. But the Cardinals did 851 00:44:15,400 --> 00:44:18,360 Speaker 1: make a change with their third string quarterback. Chris Traveler 852 00:44:18,400 --> 00:44:22,680 Speaker 1: has been released. Trace McSorley signed off the Ravens practice squad. 853 00:44:22,719 --> 00:44:24,560 Speaker 1: And I think a lot of people were trying to 854 00:44:24,560 --> 00:44:27,160 Speaker 1: read it into hey, What does this mean about Kyler Murray, 855 00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:30,000 Speaker 1: Colt McCoy. Are they healthy, are they hurt? And I 856 00:44:30,120 --> 00:44:34,200 Speaker 1: just think it's looking at trying to get better at 857 00:44:34,239 --> 00:44:37,560 Speaker 1: every position and understanding that if you do lose a 858 00:44:37,680 --> 00:44:40,120 Speaker 1: Kyle the Murray and Cult McCoy, is your starter, your 859 00:44:40,160 --> 00:44:42,600 Speaker 1: one snap away and who do you want to be 860 00:44:42,719 --> 00:44:45,200 Speaker 1: that guy? Now we've talked about it a lot. If 861 00:44:45,200 --> 00:44:48,480 Speaker 1: you're down to your third string quarterback, it doesn't matter 862 00:44:48,600 --> 00:44:52,320 Speaker 1: in this league because teams don't win with third string quarterbacks. 863 00:44:52,320 --> 00:44:55,359 Speaker 1: You can't win consistently with third string quarterbacks. It's hard 864 00:44:55,440 --> 00:44:58,759 Speaker 1: enough to win consistently with backup quarterbacks. But to me, 865 00:44:58,880 --> 00:45:02,080 Speaker 1: it was just a way to you improve that third 866 00:45:02,120 --> 00:45:06,399 Speaker 1: string position. And again, hopefully we don't see McSorley at 867 00:45:06,400 --> 00:45:08,480 Speaker 1: all this season unless we get to the point late 868 00:45:08,480 --> 00:45:11,839 Speaker 1: in the year where seatings and playoff positioning has been 869 00:45:11,880 --> 00:45:15,080 Speaker 1: decided and you want to arrest a Kyler Murray or 870 00:45:15,160 --> 00:45:18,840 Speaker 1: Quote McCoy, then we might see Trace mcsoriy. And mcsory 871 00:45:18,960 --> 00:45:20,960 Speaker 1: doesn't have a lot of experience. He was a four 872 00:45:21,040 --> 00:45:23,719 Speaker 1: year starter at Penn State. UM he's got some moxiam, 873 00:45:23,719 --> 00:45:26,200 Speaker 1: meaning he's a tough guy. I mean he was a 874 00:45:26,239 --> 00:45:29,640 Speaker 1: third string quarterback. When Lamar Jackson went down and he 875 00:45:29,680 --> 00:45:35,440 Speaker 1: couldn't play, they went with another quarterback we saw, we 876 00:45:35,480 --> 00:45:39,480 Speaker 1: saw Streveler when when Kyler was out for like a package. 877 00:45:39,880 --> 00:45:42,120 Speaker 1: I just don't think the Cardinals wanted to be in 878 00:45:42,200 --> 00:45:45,040 Speaker 1: position if Kyler went down and McCoy went down. No, again, 879 00:45:45,400 --> 00:45:47,200 Speaker 1: we don't know a lot about McSorley, but I will 880 00:45:47,239 --> 00:45:50,800 Speaker 1: tell you this, the Cardinals wanted to move Chris Streveler 881 00:45:50,880 --> 00:45:54,200 Speaker 1: to special teams and he decided to take a couple 882 00:45:54,280 --> 00:45:56,760 Speaker 1: days off. And his dream is to be a quarterback 883 00:45:56,760 --> 00:46:00,960 Speaker 1: in the NFL, and based on his tweet, he's moving on. 884 00:46:01,080 --> 00:46:02,919 Speaker 1: But there was an option for him to come back. 885 00:46:03,360 --> 00:46:05,600 Speaker 1: They think he can be a good special teams player. 886 00:46:06,080 --> 00:46:07,960 Speaker 1: He still wants to be a quarterback, so they were 887 00:46:07,960 --> 00:46:10,200 Speaker 1: going to bring him back on the practice squad. Here 888 00:46:10,320 --> 00:46:13,560 Speaker 1: it was his tweets on Sunday talking about Chris Traveler. 889 00:46:13,920 --> 00:46:16,840 Speaker 1: Thankful the Arizona Cardinals gave me an opportunity the past 890 00:46:16,880 --> 00:46:19,440 Speaker 1: two years. To my teammates and coaches, it's been an 891 00:46:19,440 --> 00:46:21,439 Speaker 1: honor getting to go to work with you every day. 892 00:46:21,680 --> 00:46:25,319 Speaker 1: To the strength staff, athletic trainers, equipment staff, and nutritionists. 893 00:46:25,360 --> 00:46:29,640 Speaker 1: I appreciate you all on to the next opportunity. End 894 00:46:29,840 --> 00:46:33,680 Speaker 1: of tweets. So wish nothing but the best for Chris Traveler. 895 00:46:33,760 --> 00:46:36,320 Speaker 1: But for the Cardinals, it's how do we get better 896 00:46:36,840 --> 00:46:39,080 Speaker 1: in the here and now and also looking for the 897 00:46:39,120 --> 00:46:41,280 Speaker 1: rest of this season. This is not a move about 898 00:46:41,360 --> 00:46:44,000 Speaker 1: next season or the season after that. It's these six 899 00:46:44,040 --> 00:46:46,879 Speaker 1: games and then hopefully a lengthy playoff run. Yeah, and 900 00:46:47,320 --> 00:46:49,840 Speaker 1: if Streveler wants to play quarterback, I'm sure there's a 901 00:46:49,840 --> 00:46:51,920 Speaker 1: team out there that may put him on the practice squad. 902 00:46:53,080 --> 00:46:56,120 Speaker 1: You know, listen, it was you know, everyone was looking 903 00:46:56,120 --> 00:47:00,200 Speaker 1: for the next Taysom Hill. He obviously struggled when he 904 00:47:00,239 --> 00:47:02,120 Speaker 1: got a chance to play. He probably shouldn't have been 905 00:47:02,120 --> 00:47:04,560 Speaker 1: in that position, but quite frankly, he did beat out 906 00:47:04,560 --> 00:47:07,480 Speaker 1: Brett Hunley in camp. People don't want to they don't 907 00:47:07,480 --> 00:47:10,719 Speaker 1: want to believe it. It was open competition. Hunley was 908 00:47:10,760 --> 00:47:13,480 Speaker 1: going he went as as the backup quarterback and he 909 00:47:13,600 --> 00:47:16,279 Speaker 1: lost out and so it was an ideal. He probably 910 00:47:16,320 --> 00:47:18,840 Speaker 1: should have been thrown in the mix there. They probably 911 00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:20,560 Speaker 1: should have been running the football in that game. But 912 00:47:20,680 --> 00:47:24,160 Speaker 1: that's that's hindsight now. But you know, if he wants 913 00:47:24,160 --> 00:47:26,920 Speaker 1: to be a quarterback, again, maybe he'll find a place, 914 00:47:26,920 --> 00:47:30,520 Speaker 1: but they considered bringing him back as a special teams player. 915 00:47:30,920 --> 00:47:33,799 Speaker 1: And again, you can't begrudge the guy. He wants to 916 00:47:33,800 --> 00:47:36,000 Speaker 1: be a quarterback in the league and maybe he'll have 917 00:47:36,000 --> 00:47:38,120 Speaker 1: an option. It only takes a team or two to 918 00:47:38,120 --> 00:47:40,640 Speaker 1: bring him in. It's good to be back. Oh, it's great, 919 00:47:40,640 --> 00:47:43,960 Speaker 1: team Jay. I'm refreshed, I'm ready to go six game 920 00:47:44,200 --> 00:47:46,640 Speaker 1: sprint to the finished line, and we'll have it all 921 00:47:46,719 --> 00:47:50,040 Speaker 1: right here on Cardinals Covered two. And on that note, 922 00:47:50,080 --> 00:47:52,680 Speaker 1: we will put a lid on this edition of Cardinals 923 00:47:52,719 --> 00:47:55,960 Speaker 1: Covered two, presented by Hunday proud partner the Arizona Cardinals. 924 00:47:56,200 --> 00:47:59,280 Speaker 1: As always, special thanks to our executive producer Jim Almahundro 925 00:47:59,560 --> 00:48:01,840 Speaker 1: for my Direckie. I'm Craig, Riol Lou. We'll talk to 926 00:48:01,880 --> 00:48:04,160 Speaker 1: you next time here on Cardinals Cover two.