1 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: Welcome bird Gang. On today's show, Paul Calbisi joins me 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: fully refreshed after a cross country trip, and let's be honest, 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: if you're going to fly that long, you had better 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: return with the w and the Cardinals did. The offense 5 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 1: finally woke up, and the defense played outstanding. We get 6 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: into it all for a team that is now two 7 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: and two after the first quarter of the season. It's 8 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two, episode five ninety eight, and it starts 9 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: now Welcome to Cardinals Cover two, hitting the backfield and 10 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: down he goes for a loss. JJ Watt nailed it. 11 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hun Day, proud partner 12 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit 13 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 1: acy Cardinals dot com Slash podcasts. He's at the ten 14 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 1: half of five peas in again, so for Harry Magic. Whoa, 15 00:00:54,760 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: Here's Craig Griolou right off the top, Paul turn around. 16 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: Late game on the East Coast means a late flight 17 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: coming back to Tempe and of course victory Monday. But 18 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: to make sure, did you get enough sleep from Sunday 19 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: night to Monday morning? Are you? Are you ready to go? Here? 20 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: This come on, now, you just rub some dirt on it. 21 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: The sleep deprivation, you know. I mean you're talking to 22 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 1: a guy who did twenty years of morning radio. I 23 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: mean that was nothing. Are you kidding me? And yes 24 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: it was a late kick and the flight got in 25 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: a little late, but you know what, with brand new 26 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: redbird won Boom, you just you shoot through the skies, 27 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 1: the cloudy skies of Carolina. Even though it was a 28 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: four o'clock kick. The lights were on at the stadium 29 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: because it was so cloudy. But you know what, I'm 30 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: over here given thanks once again because there was no 31 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: rain whatsoever. So everything we talked about and prepared for 32 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: a week ago did not come to fruition. In fact, 33 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: we woke up on game day morning it was bright 34 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: and sunny and then the cloud started rolling in. So 35 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: there you go. It was I tell you what was 36 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: really cloudy is the future of the Carolina Panthers at 37 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: quarterback because Baker Mayfield got booed repeatedly and deservedly. He 38 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: was not good in front of the new home fans. Well, 39 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: when we last left everyone on Friday here on Cardinals 40 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 1: cover two percents by Hunday probably partner of the Arizona Cardinals. 41 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: We needed two things. One for Paul Calvisi to stay 42 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: dry and he did. Check. Second thing was for Paul 43 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: Calvisa to come back with a win. Check that as well. 44 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: Cardinals beat the Panthers twenty six to sixteen, and it 45 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: was It was interesting to hear DJ Humphrey's post game 46 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 1: with you and one close to his hometown. But just 47 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: how much it meant to him to finally get a 48 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 1: win against that team in that stadium, because it not 49 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 1: happened since two thousand and two in the regular season. 50 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: But then he brought up the fact that he was 51 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: a spectator in twenty fifteen in the NFC Championship game. 52 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 1: You forget about that because that was his rookie year. 53 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: He was inactive all season long. But how much it 54 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: meant to him personally to walk out of that stadium 55 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 1: with his head held high for the first time, and 56 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: he had some forty family and friends in attendance. It 57 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: was interesting. I got out of the pregame radio booth, 58 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 1: I got down to the sideline. We're about twenty minutes 59 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: before kickoff, and the buzz on the Cardinal sideline among 60 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: some of the media types who were there for pregame 61 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 1: was just how amped up seventy four was that. DJ Humphreys. Well, 62 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: everyone was feeding off his energy because he grew up, 63 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 1: you know, twenty minutes from there, and he'd spent a 64 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: lot of time in Charlotte growing up. He had some 65 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: forty family and friends in the stands, and he balled 66 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: like he really did. You win the line of scrimmage, 67 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: you win the game most of the time. Most of 68 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: the time. The big exception of that rule in recent 69 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: NFL history to me was Joe Burrow last year. He 70 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: would get pummeled nine sacks in the playoff game and 71 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: they'd still win. But that's because super Joe Burrow. That's 72 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: how good he was last year. But for the most part, 73 00:03:57,960 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: you win in the trenches, you're gonna win the game. 74 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: And I think the Cardinals, we can all say one. 75 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: On both sides of the ball, they controlled that game 76 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage and DJ Humpreys was a big 77 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: reason why. And the offensive side, Zach Allen was a 78 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: big reason why. On the defensive side, I mean, you know, 79 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: when you're down your two starting guards, justin Pughson the 80 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: sideline with a wrap around that elbow, again, Will Hernandez 81 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: gets ejected a little bit of trepidation on that sideline 82 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: a little bit, you know, when you have Max Garcia 83 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: and Sean Harlow and the only offensive lineman left is 84 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: Josh Jones. And there was a moment there where Kelvin 85 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: Beecham was slow getting up at one point mid game 86 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: and the whole sideline was on alert. Craig and Josh 87 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: Jones started warming up on the sideline. You're like, oh boy, 88 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 1: I mean you could be looking at three fifths of 89 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: an offensive line that has replacement parts. But Cardinals went 90 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: out there and ran for what a buck thirty two? Correct? 91 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 1: So yeah, that was big. There was no doubt. And 92 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: DJ was still lamped up after the game, Before and 93 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: after the game. During the game, everybody was feeding off 94 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: his energy. Very emotional day for DJ Humphries and a 95 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: very emotional day pregame, post game for one. JJ Watt. 96 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: Let's start there, Paul, because you're with the team, you 97 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: travel with the team, and I learned maybe just like 98 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,119 Speaker 1: you did. But it was nine fourteen am, so about 99 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:20,919 Speaker 1: forty five minutes before we hit the air with the 100 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: NFL Kickoff Show, and JJ Watt breaks the news his 101 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: own news that he quote, my heart shocked back into 102 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:31,840 Speaker 1: rhythm on Thursday. That was part of the tweet. He 103 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,679 Speaker 1: had went into a fib on Wednesday and at that point, 104 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 1: I'm like, okay, well this now you're concerned about the 105 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 1: person more so than the player. Do you even play 106 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: on Sunday? And JJ Watton his tweet said I'm playing. 107 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:48,840 Speaker 1: That's hit and then he does. Not only does he play, 108 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 1: but he has one of his better performances at the 109 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage three tackles, but it was the two 110 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: passes defense along with Zach Allen three passes defense, those 111 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: two five total ball they batted down at the line 112 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: of scrimmage. But JJ Watt a real scary situation during 113 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 1: the week. Yet there he is three days later playing 114 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: and the Cardinals win. It was mid game. I wrote 115 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: it down and he was this close to a sack. Oh, 116 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: he was so close. He was like what Zach Allen 117 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,280 Speaker 1: was the first three games? So close, just missed. It 118 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: came to the sideline and he was torked. He was triggered, 119 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 1: and I'm like, JJ, easy, easy, JJ, come on out, 120 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 1: don't But you know, look, I honestly think and I 121 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 1: want to go ask the locker room. This more off 122 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: the record than on But when you have a guy 123 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: who had his heart reset shocked back into rhythm three 124 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 1: days before you kick off a game, and he's dressed 125 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: and he's ready to give you everything he has, you 126 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 1: have zero excuse not to bring every ounce of energy 127 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: and intensity you have and then some. So I think 128 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:59,159 Speaker 1: just the sight of ninety nine being suited up ready 129 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: to go, everyone else said, okay, if this guy can play, 130 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: what can I do? And the energy on defense was 131 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: above and beyond anything I'd seen this season. Right from 132 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: the get go, Craig. They were amped up and ready 133 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 1: to go. And then where you had the JJ Watt 134 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: batted pass ended up guard deck with the interception. That 135 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: was after the Cardinals had taken the lead thirteen to ten. Correct, correct, okay. 136 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: And it was interesting because I asked a couple of 137 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: guys afterwards in the locker room. I said, you know what, 138 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: that was your first lead in regulation, and you wouldn't 139 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: believe how all of a sudden, like there was a 140 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: TV time out after the field goal to make it 141 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: thirteen ten Cardinals. They had that fifteen play, fifty seven 142 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 1: yard drive that seemingly took forever, so I think they 143 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: were itching a to get off the bench. B I 144 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: think they just enjoyed the fact looking at the scoreboard 145 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: and they were playing from ahead, and they're like, now 146 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: we can go hunt now. It was Marcus Golden loves 147 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: to say. And by the way, I thought Marcus Golden 148 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 1: played a really good game. I'd love to know how 149 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: he grades out. We can get into that. But once again, 150 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: at that moment they were jumping up and down. You 151 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: never knew it was the fourth quarter of a game. 152 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 1: And that very next snap, the first downplay was where 153 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: JJ batted up in the air and GUARDA comes down 154 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: with the interception. And there's just a correlation a lot 155 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: of times defense between energy and intensity and as long 156 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: as you're a sound defense, which the Cardinals were not 157 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: in Week one and the first half of Week two 158 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 1: they just weren't. They were discombobulated. But now I think 159 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: they're figuring out the roles and when you combine it 160 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,679 Speaker 1: with that sort of intensity and that sort of want 161 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 1: to and guys you know, coming in waves in that 162 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: defensive line. Zach Allen and JJ wat together. Here. What 163 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 1: Zach Allen told us after the game, they're almost like 164 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: in hockey a pair of defenseman, which makes sense because 165 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 1: Jjason Wisconsin and there you have Zach Allen from the 166 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: northeast right the Hockey Reference, and they're just coming in 167 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 1: waves like that, and so they're staying fresh for the 168 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: most part. And once again Cardinals won at the line 169 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 1: of scrimmage, and I think everything flowed after that. Watt 170 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 1: not only played, he played forty one one of the 171 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:06,079 Speaker 1: fifty two defensive snaps, played a lot in that game. Again, 172 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: had his heart shocked back into rhythm on Thursday. And 173 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: the sequence that you're talking about, it's four plays the 174 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: Matt Prador field goal to give the team the lead, 175 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: the pick by Dennis Gardeck, and then two plays later 176 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: it's Kyler Murray running in from four yards out, and 177 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: in a span of less than two minutes, in fact, 178 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 1: like a minute and a half, the Cardinals go from 179 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 1: ten to ten to twenty to ten. They take the 180 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:33,959 Speaker 1: lead and extend the lead to ten points. And at 181 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 1: that point, okay, games over, because we've seen what the 182 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: Panthers were not doing in that game. They're all right, 183 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: two score lead. I'm comfortable right now the Cardinals are 184 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 1: gonna walk away with win. After the game, I asked 185 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: Cliff Kingsbury, did you have a favorite play, maybe a 186 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: favorite moment. I gave him a couple of choices. You know, 187 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,199 Speaker 1: maybe the Earth's crosser, the touchdown catch, you know, the 188 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 1: Kyler touchdown run. You just cited the Hollywood Brown unbelievable 189 00:09:56,600 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: touchdown right, which reminded me a lot of the Andre 190 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: Hopkins in Week thirteen, the last time they had an 191 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 1: opening possession touchdown drive and he made that catch on 192 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 1: fourth down at the stick at the pylon. That was 193 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: just an amazing catch by Hollywood Brown. As we continue 194 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 1: to learn he's able to make those contested catches. He 195 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:16,680 Speaker 1: is not a one trick ponium when it comes to 196 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 1: being a speed receiver only. But Cliff Kingsbury selection was 197 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 1: a Guardeck interception, maybe because it was right in front 198 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 1: of the Cardinals sideline and everyone enjoyed it and once 199 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: again they're able to run down the sideline and kin 200 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: to what they did with Byron Murphy. You know, maybe 201 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 1: it was the ridiculous Dennis Gardeck sack down or they 202 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 1: interception dance afterwards we see sort of reminiscent of Billy 203 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: White Shoes. Johnson with the knocking knees. What was up 204 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 1: with that? I didn't I didn't quite. I mean, google 205 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 1: that up all you youngsters out there. Are the eighteen 206 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:43,079 Speaker 1: to thirty four demo for Billy White Shoes Johnson. I'm like, 207 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: where'd Guardak get that one? It certainly wasn't hitting the strobe, 208 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: but that was that was a moment on the sideline. 209 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:51,560 Speaker 1: Cliff Kingsbury liked that a lot. And by the way, 210 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 1: as long as we're talking about celebration dances, what are 211 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: we making of the Zach Allen. I cannot believe I 212 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:58,080 Speaker 1: forgot to ask him about his sack dance after the 213 00:10:58,080 --> 00:10:59,319 Speaker 1: game when we had him one on one in the 214 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: postgame radio. It's so like he starts out with a 215 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: doggie paddle and then he goes into sort of like 216 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:05,959 Speaker 1: the home run signal where you know, touch him all 217 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,679 Speaker 1: and he twirls his finger around, like what is going 218 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: on there? It's a good question. I don't have a 219 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: good answer for you. I'm not exactly sure what it is. 220 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: It certainly doesn't look great. But I'll say this, if 221 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 1: Zach Allen does what he did on Sunday six tackles, 222 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 1: one tackle for loss, one sack, two quarterback hits, three 223 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: passes defense. Wow, if he does that on a fairly 224 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 1: consistent basis, or at least impacts the game on a 225 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 1: regular basis from his defensive end position, Paul, I don't 226 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: care how he dances, how it looks. He can do 227 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 1: whatever he wants. He is a problem, he really is. 228 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: And so if you get JJ and Zach Allen playing 229 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:46,680 Speaker 1: like that on the interior D line, even though you 230 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: know you see ninety nine outside as a defensive end 231 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: quite a bit, and then you're able to get some 232 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: of that edge rush that I thought. Marcus Golden had 233 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: a great get off. I mean there were times where 234 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 1: like was he off sides? That's how good his getoff was. 235 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: Marcus Golden. He is definitely rounding in a form. In 236 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: the second half, I noticed that Christian McCaffrey was staying 237 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 1: in to either help block the edge with Marcus Golden 238 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 1: or provided chip block before he went out into a route. 239 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 1: Dennis Gardak had his first sack of the season. So 240 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 1: if you're telling me that's coming along, you're getting reinforcements 241 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: at corner. Antonio Hamilton is coming and look, I don't 242 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:22,439 Speaker 1: want to I don't want to be too critical in 243 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: a win, but it was additioned by subtraction. No Jase Whittaker, 244 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:29,440 Speaker 1: he didn't have to rely on Jace Whitaker, and because 245 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: Sean McVeigh exploited that matchup all game long against the Rams. 246 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 1: Speaking of grading out, I'm guessing Jase Whittaker did not 247 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:37,599 Speaker 1: have a kind grade in that one. So that was 248 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 1: a liability against the Rams. He resolved that and with 249 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:44,440 Speaker 1: guys falling into the roles David Collins a leading tackler correct, 250 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: so okay. He seemed to once again be in the 251 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 1: right spot at the right time, seemed to be physical enough. 252 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: There were plays he made at the sideline running guys down. 253 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:57,959 Speaker 1: Now he got beat and coverage a couple of times 254 00:12:57,960 --> 00:12:59,839 Speaker 1: here and there, but that's no crime, especially when you're 255 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 1: on Christian McCaffrey. So you know, I like the way 256 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 1: the defense is trending. Notice I haven't said that about 257 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 1: the offense, but the defense. Okay, And then when you 258 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:13,719 Speaker 1: find your identity on offense after week six, when d 259 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: hop comes back, because honestly, you know it's undeniable right now, 260 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: this team, this offense, it just isn't itself minus DeAndre Hopkins, 261 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: and we continue to see it for a variety of 262 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:30,840 Speaker 1: reasons unwatchable that first half, at least from my vantage 263 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 1: point watching it on television. Don't know how it was 264 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 1: for you on the sidelines. But a quick note on 265 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 1: the defense, because you know, full disclosure, I haven't seen 266 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 1: all the next gen stats, all the metrics or whatever, 267 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:45,199 Speaker 1: but it did not appear to me in real time, Paul, 268 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: And we know Vansh Joseph loves to dial up the blitz, 269 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: but I don't know how much we saw five six 270 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:57,199 Speaker 1: guys rushing Baker Mayfield. If you're telling me that Marcus Golden, 271 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:59,720 Speaker 1: who did not have a sack but did have a 272 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: hand full of tackles, if you're telling me he's this close, 273 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 1: and Dennis Cardick did get home. That makes me feel 274 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: a lot more comfortable about the pass rush and the 275 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:11,719 Speaker 1: edge rush overall, especially if you've got Zach Allen and 276 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: JJ Watt doing what they're doing. Because as we marked 277 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 1: or we discussed on Friday, cardinal quarterbacks or quarterbacks that 278 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: they faced the first three weeks had been getting rid 279 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: of the ball in the second quickest time in the league. 280 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: Now we know Mayfield hangs onto that football a little 281 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 1: bit longer, but if they were getting home with just 282 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 1: four or maybe a fifth. I know Ron Wiefley doesn't 283 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: consider that a blitz, but just thatt means you can 284 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 1: drop seven in coverage, you rush three, and then you 285 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:43,440 Speaker 1: can drop eights in coverage, and that certainly would help 286 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 1: the secondary. And that's a great question. If fact i'm 287 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 1: writing that down, we do Cliff Kingsbury's TV show a 288 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 1: little bit later. I'm gonna ask him what was the 289 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: blitz percentage because we know in Week one, for example, 290 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 1: against Mahomes, it was fifty four plus percent, and that 291 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 1: was the highest anyone had blitz Mahomes in his career 292 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 1: according to Next Gen Stats. That was off the charts 293 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: in this case, I know, talking to guys going into 294 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 1: the Carolina game, and whether it's because Baker Mayfield, to 295 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: your point you made last week, didn't have an off 296 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 1: season with this team in this offense, whether it's Baker 297 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 1: Mayfield with some poor footwork, you saw him miss throws repeatedly. 298 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 1: That's when the booze really rained down or either balls 299 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 1: got batted and there were five of them between Zach 300 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 1: Allen and JJ Watter. He just flat out missed receivers. 301 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 1: Sometimes there were open receivers and he just flat missed him. 302 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: So he got booed repeatedly. But again, in talking to 303 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: Cardinals defenders going into the game last week, they said 304 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 1: he there's times on film through the first three games 305 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 1: where Baker looks pretty good as a Carolina quarterback, and 306 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 1: there are certainly times where he looks confused. So advanced 307 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 1: Joseph went in and said, you know what, maybe I'll 308 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 1: break a tendency. We won't blitz nearly as much. Maybe 309 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 1: we'll just send four and drop seven, try and flood 310 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: some of these passing lanes and make Baker outthink us, 311 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 1: and try and find the open guy and go through 312 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 1: his progressions. And he already has a tendency to hold 313 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 1: onto the ball, and maybe you'll hold onto a little 314 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 1: bit longer and we can get home and or affect 315 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 1: the play. That's what Zach Allen was talking about after 316 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 1: the game. Yeah, I like your observation. To me, it 317 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 1: didn't feel like the Cardinals broad numbers. How often do 318 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 1: we see in Isaiah Simmons, Zavan Collins and company mugging 319 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 1: the A B gaps and coming right up the middle. 320 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 1: Not very often? Didn't feel like it. It was an 321 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: outstanding performance on my and my view by the defenses. 322 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:28,400 Speaker 1: I continued to the delay talking about the offense here 323 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: on Cardinals Cover two presented by Hunday Proud partner of 324 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:35,080 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals. Do what Americans do best, procrastinate. That's 325 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: what we need to do. Stop the run. Bench Joseph 326 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 1: number one goal each and every week, stop the run. 327 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 1: And the Panthers held to just forty rushing yards. But 328 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: it was the job they did on Christian McCaffrey. I 329 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: don't know how healthy he was, considering the time he 330 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 1: missed during the week with that thigh injury, but he 331 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: was held at twenty seven rushing yards, his lowest total 332 00:16:56,800 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: since twenty nineteen. And it was a combination of that 333 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:04,119 Speaker 1: defensive line and Xavin Collins Isaiah Simmons who played eighty 334 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:07,399 Speaker 1: three percent of the snaps. But I think the tone 335 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 1: was set on that first possession of the Panthers third 336 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 1: and one, Mayfield or yeah, third and one, and it's 337 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: no gain on a quarterback run fourth and one, McCaffrey 338 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: stopped for no gain, and it's Zavin Collins and Marcus 339 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: Golden combining on the tackle. But it was Collins who 340 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 1: basically shoved aside the left guard and said, I'm getting 341 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: home now. I'm not even allowing you to engage me 342 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 1: on the block, but I'm getting home. And I think 343 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 1: the Cardinals set the tone on that very first Panthers possession. 344 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:42,400 Speaker 1: I would totally agree with that. In fact, I highlighted 345 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:44,920 Speaker 1: that right here on my little play chart from the sideline. Yep, 346 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 1: Zavan and Golden combining on that and sort of making 347 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:52,199 Speaker 1: that statement. And once again, the best defensive coordinators do 348 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: what they take away. When an offense does best making, 349 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 1: go to their second and third options. So think about 350 00:17:57,720 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 1: the last few weeks. Think about even the Rams with 351 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup. He didn't wreck that game. Yeah yeah, the 352 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:08,680 Speaker 1: twenty yard touchdown run where after Cardinals offense our defense 353 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 1: was confused. I don't know how much of that was 354 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup and how much of that was just Sean mcvagh. 355 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: But the week before, Davante Adams had only two grabs 356 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:18,359 Speaker 1: twelve yards. One of them was a touchdown, sure, but 357 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,399 Speaker 1: he was a non factor. So you know, Vans, Joseph 358 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: Is and that defense has done a very good job 359 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:27,640 Speaker 1: at rendering the opponent's number one thread a non factor. 360 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:30,159 Speaker 1: In this case, it was Christian McCaffrey, and they hit 361 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,640 Speaker 1: him hard, they hit him often. I don't know if 362 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,919 Speaker 1: saving necessarily was a spy, and I'd love to know 363 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 1: that as well. Factor Brandon that question down just my 364 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: own curiosity. Of course, coach probably won't answer. It doesn't 365 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 1: mean we don't ask it. But you know, look, there's 366 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 1: no doubt you take away Christian McCaffrey. Then one, because 367 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:51,359 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield had been struggling with his receivers. They have 368 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 1: talent at receiver, they just haven't been very productive. Whether 369 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:57,880 Speaker 1: it's Dj Moore, Robbie Anderson, Leavisca Chenault, they have been 370 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 1: very productive, to the point where Ben McAdoo was talking 371 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,399 Speaker 1: last week about, hey, you know, Baker's got to improve 372 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 1: that footwork in the pocket. The accuracy has to improve. 373 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:10,640 Speaker 1: You're in year five and you're working on your footwork 374 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 1: in the pocket. That's obviously an issue. This is the NFL, 375 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 1: this is not high school. And then when the coach 376 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:21,199 Speaker 1: Matt Rule challenged the receivers last week going into the 377 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 1: game saying, you know what, get open to the ball 378 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 1: come your way. These receivers need to get better separation 379 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:28,679 Speaker 1: because maybe there was some griping and grousing behind the 380 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 1: scenes because DJ Moore and Robbie Anderson only had one 381 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:34,920 Speaker 1: catch the week before a piece. But either way, Cardinals 382 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 1: started with Christian McCaffrey, took him away for the most party, 383 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: got some garbage yards in the fourth quarter when the 384 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 1: game has already decided. Otherwise non factor, and you go 385 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 1: back to your point. The Raiders Davante Adams non factor, 386 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:51,680 Speaker 1: Rams Cooper Cup non factor, Christian McCaffrey non factor three 387 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: straight weeks. Banch Joseph dialing into the Bill Belichick playbook, 388 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:59,920 Speaker 1: take away the other team's number one option and it's 389 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:03,680 Speaker 1: spin impressive needs to be highlighted a lot more because 390 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 1: this is this is not what I expected coming into 391 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 1: this season. I did not expect the defense to be 392 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 1: the story, to be the units, the side of the 393 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 1: ball that lifts this team to a two and two 394 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:18,880 Speaker 1: record because of the inability of the offense to get 395 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 1: into the inso ensure you have an All Pro safety 396 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:25,120 Speaker 1: in Buddha Baker, and you have maybe a budding Pro 397 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:27,639 Speaker 1: Bowl safety and Jayleen Thompson, but it's not like you 398 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,399 Speaker 1: have an NFL Defensive Player of the Year candidate on 399 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: this defense that you're building around. It really is a 400 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:36,879 Speaker 1: team defense. And that Week one game where roles were 401 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,240 Speaker 1: yet to be defined, and I think some players were 402 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 1: exposed in certain roles and Vans has had to adjust accordingly. 403 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 1: That's why I said, in part only half jokingly last week, 404 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: September is the new August. That it took the Cardinals 405 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:54,159 Speaker 1: September to really figure out what they had, how to 406 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:57,600 Speaker 1: deploy them, who you can count on in what role, 407 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 1: who you can trust, okay, and if you're not going 408 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,680 Speaker 1: to play in August, in these preseason games, and even 409 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:06,440 Speaker 1: if they did play in the preseason, you're seeing vanilla schemes. 410 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,439 Speaker 1: You're not getting tested and stress like you would in 411 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 1: a regular season game. So once again, September is the 412 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 1: new August, especially with a seventeen game season, and you know, Craig, 413 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:19,719 Speaker 1: you're in that locker room a lot. There was no 414 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 1: panic at being one and two. A couple of guys 415 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 1: flight outside log. If you're panicked at one and two 416 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 1: with fourteen games to play, then you haven't been around 417 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 1: the NFL very long. So just rely it was the 418 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 1: old Aaron Rodgers Relax, And we made that call last 419 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 1: week where the Packers were one in two and were 420 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 1: among the league's worst passing offenses in twenty fourteen. When 421 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers said those famous words on the radio and 422 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: spelled out ri lax, well, there was a lot of 423 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 1: that going on in the locker room last week. Just 424 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:49,640 Speaker 1: chill out. You know what, You're where you pretty much 425 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 1: figured you would be. Did you really expect to be 426 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: Kansas City? You never beat the Rams. Let's be honest, 427 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: We'll see how how they perform on the road. That's 428 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 1: your best chance. That's which you did year ago. Now 429 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:03,680 Speaker 1: you got Philadelphia come into town. You feel like, okay, 430 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:07,240 Speaker 1: everyone knows the role. Let's ball. Let's see. Let's see 431 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 1: if you can take on a team that doesn't appear 432 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 1: to have many weaknesses, if any at all. And let's 433 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:13,719 Speaker 1: hope that what we saw from the offense in the 434 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:17,400 Speaker 1: second half can carry over. And it's amazing what we 435 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:21,439 Speaker 1: see because the coaches, Cliff Kingsbury where we need to 436 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: be in rhythm and when you're playing with the lead, 437 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,560 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden that playbook opens up. And 438 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:28,959 Speaker 1: that's what we saw in the second half. But that 439 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 1: first half, Paul, I mean, four games is now something 440 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:34,920 Speaker 1: that you can look at and the fact that this 441 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 1: team still does not have a first quarter point, has 442 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 1: been outscored by fifty points in the first half of games. 443 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: It is, in the words of the head coach, anemic. 444 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:49,200 Speaker 1: In the words of Kyler Murray, sleep walking. It's I 445 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 1: don't want to pull the alarm belt, but you get 446 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:59,160 Speaker 1: into a hole against the Eagles, against the Raiders, against 447 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: the ram against a top caliber team, you don't win 448 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: that game. On Sunday. You were fortunate that you were 449 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 1: playing the Carolina Panthers, but it was not good the 450 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:13,680 Speaker 1: first two quarters, and it just it looked a heck 451 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:15,159 Speaker 1: of a lot better in the second half. And you 452 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 1: hope that is what this Cardinal's offense, what we anticipated 453 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:22,400 Speaker 1: and expected that the second half of Carolina moves forward 454 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:26,440 Speaker 1: into the next several weeks. There's no question this team 455 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: is pressing on offense, especially in the first quarter, first 456 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: half overall, in particular the first quarter, just the two 457 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 1: fourth down plays, the rondelle, more jet suite, bend around, 458 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 1: whatever you want to call it. I think that's the 459 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:43,639 Speaker 1: play caller pressing. Maybe funeral little desperation. Cliff mentioned that 460 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 1: try to get too fancy and then I think, you know, 461 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:50,440 Speaker 1: the magnitude of the moment for Rodney Hudson to airmail 462 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: to go chuck nablock and send it way over the 463 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 1: head of Kyler Mur. I mean, how often you see 464 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 1: that out Rodney Hudson. Never, So, I think it's just 465 00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:00,679 Speaker 1: the magnitude of the moment. Guys gripping it a little 466 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:04,439 Speaker 1: too tight. You know, maybe they're learning something, especially in 467 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:08,119 Speaker 1: those third and short, fourth and short that James Connor 468 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 1: and or Darryl Williams not a bad option. Just keep 469 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: it simple. You know what, your offensive line is a strength. 470 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:18,879 Speaker 1: Look the Cardinal's offensive line is it was better than 471 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: the Raiders offensive line, better than the Rams offensive line, 472 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 1: better than Carolina's offensive line. You know, you show me 473 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: a team with an above average offensive line, which I 474 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:30,479 Speaker 1: think the Cardinals happen when they're healthy. Okay, just just 475 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:32,680 Speaker 1: rely on them. They love to come off the ball, 476 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 1: they love to have their number called and so. And 477 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 1: you know what a James Connor and a Daryl Williams 478 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 1: in particular, even an Eno Benjamin his ability and make 479 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 1: the first guy miss and fight for extra yards and 480 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: keep those legs churning and just being a tough tackle 481 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 1: you know, there are certain things that I saw it. 482 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 1: It was Atlanta, Atlanta yesterday and there when do you 483 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 1: know at one point in that game they called fourteen 484 00:24:55,119 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: straight rushing plays. Wow, fourteen straight. So look what's Seattle 485 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:03,880 Speaker 1: did in their game? I mean they put forty eight 486 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: on the board. Yes it was against the Lions, but 487 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 1: they didn't punt the ball once. I mean, it's remarkable 488 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 1: what they did with Geno Smith. How are they doing 489 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 1: that with Gino Smith? Well, it's an unbelievable running game 490 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:17,439 Speaker 1: right now here. It is. I wrote this down last night. 491 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 1: You know, I had too much time on the flight 492 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:20,600 Speaker 1: home whin we actually had some Wi Fi and I 493 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:22,919 Speaker 1: was looking around. So you realize because the Seahawks are 494 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:25,280 Speaker 1: coming up in two weeks. They didn't punt the entire game. 495 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:27,440 Speaker 1: They Here's how their drives went in that forty eight 496 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 1: forty five win against the Lions. They went touchdown, touchdown, 497 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:34,520 Speaker 1: fuel goal, touchdown, miss field goal, touchdown, fuel goal, touchdown, 498 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:37,200 Speaker 1: end of the game. And a lot of it was 499 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 1: around Rashad Penny. Yes, and so okay, especially without DeAndre Hopkins, 500 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:45,399 Speaker 1: if you can just continue to run the ball. They 501 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:48,160 Speaker 1: had more rushing attempts than they did pass attempts correct, 502 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:51,440 Speaker 1: although they had the kneel downs correct, so was thirty 503 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:56,359 Speaker 1: seven rushing attempts sufficially thirty two pass attempts. Okay, but 504 00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:59,240 Speaker 1: you're but even if you subtract the three kneel downs, 505 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 1: you still have more rushing attempts than passed attempts. This 506 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: is this is the most balanced this offense has been 507 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 1: in the eight games that DeAndre Hopkins has missed dating 508 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 1: back to last season. And Kyler Murray had a dozen 509 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:13,919 Speaker 1: rushing attempts coming in on the season, and it had 510 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 1: a dozen rushing attempts in the game, even though three 511 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:18,400 Speaker 1: of them were kneel downs to the end, so that 512 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 1: was a factor in the running game. Once again, give 513 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 1: the defense a lot to think about. What what did 514 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 1: Matt Rules say his comment in the media having gone 515 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 1: against Kyler since their college days, and Matt Rule made 516 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:33,200 Speaker 1: that comment, he said, you know what, I saw Kyler 517 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 1: do things in college and made me just want to 518 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 1: walk off the field. That's what defensive coordinators and head 519 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 1: coaches that you play fear, the Kyler Murray factor, extending plays, 520 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:45,919 Speaker 1: getting loose when the defense has its back to the 521 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:49,359 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage, you know, it's a good idea to 522 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:53,440 Speaker 1: utilize your competitive advantage that very few teams have. Now. 523 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: The Eagles have that with Jalen Hurts, obviously, the Ravens 524 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:57,719 Speaker 1: have that with Lamar Jackson. You can count on one 525 00:26:57,760 --> 00:27:00,240 Speaker 1: hand how many teams have that in their arsenal, and 526 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,920 Speaker 1: every team that doesn't wants it. Why do you think 527 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 1: the San Francisco forty nine ers gave up three first 528 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:08,040 Speaker 1: round picks to go and trade for a Trey Lance. 529 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 1: I think because John Lynch and Kyle Shannahan said, I 530 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 1: want one of them, one of those sort of athletic 531 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 1: quarterbacks who can do it all from the pocket, outside 532 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 1: the pocket, keeping a defense honest, and there wasn't enough 533 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:21,159 Speaker 1: of that at times, I think to begin this season. 534 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 1: And you saw it, and you even saw Kyler stoke 535 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 1: it and go north a few times and run the 536 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 1: risk of getting hit by a linebacker, and he does 537 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,399 Speaker 1: a great job of protecting himself. Twelve Russian attempts, and 538 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 1: even if you subtract the three kneel downs, the magic 539 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:39,160 Speaker 1: number is nine. Cardinals are nine and one when Kyler 540 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:43,680 Speaker 1: Murray has excuse me, twelve and one when Kyle the 541 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:47,399 Speaker 1: Murray runs nine or more times in his career. Now, 542 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:49,359 Speaker 1: I think it has to come within the flow of 543 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 1: the offense, when the offense is in rhythm. Cardinal talked 544 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:55,359 Speaker 1: Drew stan talked about Kyle the Murray being more effective 545 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:57,880 Speaker 1: on the ground when they're inside the red zone, when 546 00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 1: he can be a little bit more dynamic effective and 547 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:03,480 Speaker 1: you know, you split out the wide receivers and everyone 548 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:06,000 Speaker 1: drops back. Now you got more room underneath to work. 549 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:09,680 Speaker 1: So again, no one wants to see Kyler Murray run 550 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 1: a ton at the risk of injury, but it does 551 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:15,399 Speaker 1: have to be a part of this offense. But in 552 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:16,919 Speaker 1: order for it to be a part of the offense, 553 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:19,880 Speaker 1: I think you need that first first down, a couple 554 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:24,600 Speaker 1: of first downs to where this team is feeling positive 555 00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:27,679 Speaker 1: about its movement up and down the field. And we 556 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:30,679 Speaker 1: didn't see that the first couple of weeks, but we 557 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:32,919 Speaker 1: saw it in the second half. The playbook opens up 558 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden, you can utilize Kyler 559 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:37,800 Speaker 1: Murray is more of a weapon. And look when Mahomes 560 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:41,160 Speaker 1: does and they did it again last night. The ability 561 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:43,240 Speaker 1: to keep the eyes down field so he'll fake the run. 562 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 1: Here I go, I'm taking off. No, I'm not jump 563 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:47,760 Speaker 1: stop and a little pass, a little jump pass into 564 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:50,760 Speaker 1: the end zone or for a first down as soon 565 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:53,000 Speaker 1: as he sees the defense suck up because I'm running 566 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 1: into the sticks. I have that ability, and the defense 567 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 1: wants to be media the first down marker. Nope, and 568 00:28:58,160 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 1: I hit the brakes, I know where the line of 569 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 1: scrimma and I'm able to complete the pass. Yeah. I 570 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:05,720 Speaker 1: think that's the next level for Kyler and just his 571 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:11,320 Speaker 1: ability to test and stress a defense. And so you know, 572 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:13,920 Speaker 1: and I think the Cardinals are realizing that, no, look, 573 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:16,040 Speaker 1: you're going to err on the side of caution because 574 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:19,840 Speaker 1: the season ends, your aspirations end without Kyler Murray. So 575 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:23,080 Speaker 1: the risk reward has to be sane and you have 576 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:27,000 Speaker 1: to know exactly what you're doing. And Kyler once again, 577 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:28,800 Speaker 1: and I think he expressed this last week, if you 578 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 1: read between the lines, he's still more in favor of 579 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 1: organic runs versus called runs, design runs. And I Scliff 580 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 1: after the game, you know how many of those dozen 581 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:40,520 Speaker 1: rushing attempts were called or designed? He said, not a lot. 582 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 1: And I don't think he I don't think he wants 583 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:47,080 Speaker 1: to be known as someone who who's dialing up Kyler's 584 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 1: number for a variety of reasons, primarily because I don't 585 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: think Kyler necessarily looks forward to being the designated rusher. 586 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 1: He just wants the option to run it. Make it 587 00:29:57,280 --> 00:30:00,560 Speaker 1: his decision. Talking about Kyler Murray, suppose being told it's 588 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:03,680 Speaker 1: like a parent and a child. When the parent says something, 589 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 1: the child's like, oh right, okay, fine, I'll do it. 590 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:11,600 Speaker 1: But when it's organic and the child does it themselves 591 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:14,800 Speaker 1: is like, great job. Yeah that we're proud of you. 592 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 1: And you know, maybe it's an over exaggeration of an example, 593 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:21,720 Speaker 1: but yes, make it Kyler's decision to where it's on 594 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:25,000 Speaker 1: his shoulders as opposed to from the sidelines. And then 595 00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:28,080 Speaker 1: something goes wrong, he gets hurt. Then it's like, okay, 596 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:30,320 Speaker 1: you know you wanted me to run, and this is 597 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:32,760 Speaker 1: what happens when I run. And look, it's close set 598 00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:35,280 Speaker 1: after the game. Whatever it takes to be two and two. 599 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 1: That was the mantra. That was a mission. So at 600 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 1: times it took Kyler Murray running it. It may not 601 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:43,280 Speaker 1: be his first choice, may not be the Cardinals first choints. 602 00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: You know, the guys who signed the checks sitting up 603 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:47,880 Speaker 1: in the owner's suite. All right, be gripping a little 604 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:50,480 Speaker 1: bit and out of their seat and wondering, oh boy, 605 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:53,560 Speaker 1: but once again, whatever it took to be two and two, 606 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:55,800 Speaker 1: so you keep up with the Joneses. Most of the 607 00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:59,280 Speaker 1: league is right around that sea level mark, And I 608 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:02,200 Speaker 1: honestly think that if he had zoom out and you 609 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:05,960 Speaker 1: want to psycho an analyze this team, I'd sort of 610 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:08,960 Speaker 1: like the college student this says, Okay, wait a minute, 611 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:11,680 Speaker 1: I'm looking at the syllabus here, and an eighty percent 612 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:14,960 Speaker 1: of the grade is the final exam, So it really 613 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 1: doesn't matter necessarily what I do over the first part 614 00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:21,760 Speaker 1: of this semester, as long as I don't mathematically eliminate myself. 615 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:23,520 Speaker 1: I just got to stay in the hunt. I gotta 616 00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 1: stay in contention for that A or B grade. I 617 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:30,240 Speaker 1: gotta pass the final to pass the class. And I 618 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:34,920 Speaker 1: think this team, maybe even subconsciously, has realized, Man, we 619 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:36,920 Speaker 1: got off to rip roar and starts each of the 620 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:39,239 Speaker 1: last two years. What we have to show for it. 621 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:43,880 Speaker 1: September is the new August. October is the new September. 622 00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 1: I just think they're pacing themselves, maybe without knowing it, 623 00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:53,520 Speaker 1: specially on offense. And maybe there's the Okay, everything's gonna 624 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:56,600 Speaker 1: be a lot better when DeAndre Hopkins gets back, especially 625 00:31:56,640 --> 00:32:00,280 Speaker 1: in terms of I think defining roles, for example, Rondell More, 626 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:02,520 Speaker 1: how does he fit? Where does he fit? Right now? 627 00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:06,280 Speaker 1: It just it seems, it seems awkward, It doesn't seem fluid. 628 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 1: And honestly, I'll tell you this much just is just 629 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:12,120 Speaker 1: an observation from the sideline. Bonus observation from the sideline. 630 00:32:12,160 --> 00:32:14,240 Speaker 1: When the Cardinals had problems getting in some of the 631 00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:17,520 Speaker 1: plays and they're taking too much time off the play clock, 632 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:20,880 Speaker 1: a lot of that was Rondel Moore hedn't played yet 633 00:32:20,880 --> 00:32:23,240 Speaker 1: in a regular season game, and there were times where 634 00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 1: he was at uncertain was he in? Is he in 635 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:28,400 Speaker 1: with this package? Is he not in with this package? 636 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:30,400 Speaker 1: Coaches yelling at him, Yes, you're in? Get in? No, 637 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 1: what are you doing? Get out? Breaking the huddle? Where 638 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:36,479 Speaker 1: do I go? What's my role? Where am I lined up? 639 00:32:36,840 --> 00:32:39,240 Speaker 1: There was too much of that that looked too much 640 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:42,160 Speaker 1: like a rookie in a preseason game. And I'm guessing 641 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:45,640 Speaker 1: Cliff won't name names, but that was my observation just 642 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 1: from the sideline that went in doubt when things were 643 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:52,800 Speaker 1: getting a little stalled and shall we say, you know, 644 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:55,760 Speaker 1: just just dysfunctional at times on offense, and I think 645 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:57,880 Speaker 1: we can use that word. In the first half a 646 00:32:57,880 --> 00:33:00,560 Speaker 1: lot of it just number four was un where to 647 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:03,000 Speaker 1: be and what his role was, and so he kind 648 00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:04,640 Speaker 1: of trickled down. And I wonder if one of those 649 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:08,560 Speaker 1: instances was when the Fox TV cameras caught Kyler Murray 650 00:33:08,600 --> 00:33:12,600 Speaker 1: being very animated, Cliff Kingsbury being very animated. It was 651 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:15,560 Speaker 1: asked of the head coach post game, to which Cliff said, 652 00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:17,960 Speaker 1: I was just seeing after the game what he wanted 653 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:21,200 Speaker 1: to eat, if you should bring something separate or just 654 00:33:21,280 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 1: kind of go with the standard team meal. That's solid. 655 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:26,760 Speaker 1: So that's again the head coach maybe taking a little 656 00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:29,600 Speaker 1: bit of a bullets and not announcing, yeah, we were 657 00:33:30,040 --> 00:33:33,560 Speaker 1: introducing new pieces. And other new piece to that offense 658 00:33:33,680 --> 00:33:35,920 Speaker 1: was Trey McBride had his first three catches of his 659 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:40,480 Speaker 1: NFL career, played thirty two snaps after playing just six 660 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:42,760 Speaker 1: total in the first three games, So that was a 661 00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:45,160 Speaker 1: new wrinkle to the offense. It did come at the 662 00:33:45,160 --> 00:33:48,200 Speaker 1: expense of Greg Dorge. We got some calls on Cardinal 663 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 1: Talk about where was Craig doorge ball. Greg Dorge was 664 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:54,880 Speaker 1: playing rondel Moore, spot rondel Moore comes back. Then there's 665 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:57,360 Speaker 1: not as many snaps for a Greg Dorge. But now, 666 00:33:57,360 --> 00:33:58,640 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, if you're going to add in 667 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:02,160 Speaker 1: a Tray McBride with a Williams and a zach Ertz 668 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:05,560 Speaker 1: along with the Stephen Anderson, you've got more moving pieces 669 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:07,760 Speaker 1: to your point. Now, Paul, it's okay. Let's make sure 670 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:10,319 Speaker 1: we're all on the same page if we're introducing these 671 00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:12,440 Speaker 1: new aspects of the offense. By the way, shout out 672 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:14,600 Speaker 1: to Greg Dortch. Got off the Cardinals team bus and 673 00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:17,839 Speaker 1: there he was wearing the Permian jersey from Friday Night 674 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:20,839 Speaker 1: Lights Boobie Miles number forty five. You want to win, 675 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 1: put Boobie in. That was solid. I enjoyed the Permian 676 00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:26,759 Speaker 1: jersey from Greg Dortch, didn't enjoy the fact we didn't 677 00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:28,799 Speaker 1: see a whole bunch of his jersey in the game 678 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:32,240 Speaker 1: number eighty three. I will stay with Kyler and Cliff. 679 00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:37,680 Speaker 1: I actually like that when the two of them are 680 00:34:37,719 --> 00:34:40,880 Speaker 1: on a good enough standing, the relationship where they can 681 00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:44,400 Speaker 1: bark at each other, that they can hold each other accountable. 682 00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:47,200 Speaker 1: I really do. I think there's there's a big reason 683 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:49,080 Speaker 1: I think we told this story earlier. I heard one 684 00:34:49,080 --> 00:34:52,000 Speaker 1: of the Giants beat writers saying after the New York 685 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:53,719 Speaker 1: Giants got off to a two and oh start, a 686 00:34:53,760 --> 00:34:57,080 Speaker 1: big threshold moment for the Giants was when Brian Dable 687 00:34:57,160 --> 00:35:00,000 Speaker 1: yelled at Daniel Jones in the sideline, held him accountab 688 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:03,200 Speaker 1: in front of everyone. You gotta be better. You missed 689 00:35:03,239 --> 00:35:06,360 Speaker 1: that read. That's inexcusable. You can't let that happen. We 690 00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:09,760 Speaker 1: gotta solve that right now. And Daniel Jones took it 691 00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:12,520 Speaker 1: as a franchise quarterback and the highly drafted golden child 692 00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:16,240 Speaker 1: said yes, sir, and so okay. And so when that happens, 693 00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:18,000 Speaker 1: the back and forth between the head coach and the 694 00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:22,600 Speaker 1: franchise quarterback, who both have enough contract security that you know, 695 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:26,920 Speaker 1: nothing's an issue in that department. So I like that because, 696 00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:29,440 Speaker 1: you know what, it has nothing to do with personalities 697 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:31,839 Speaker 1: or hurt feelings. It's just trying to do something about 698 00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:34,560 Speaker 1: what Kyler calls the bad ball in the first quarter. 699 00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:37,040 Speaker 1: And there was a moment late first quarter and I 700 00:35:37,080 --> 00:35:39,480 Speaker 1: marked him down because it was after the Cardinals third 701 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:41,279 Speaker 1: and seven at the thirty seven at Kyler had that 702 00:35:41,320 --> 00:35:43,160 Speaker 1: pass batted down. He was trying to dump it off 703 00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:45,600 Speaker 1: to Daryl Williams and it got batted away, and there's 704 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:47,839 Speaker 1: a lot of frustration and all we're still not moving 705 00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:49,719 Speaker 1: the ball, We'll still not getting first downs in the 706 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:54,080 Speaker 1: first quarter, scoreless game. What's going on? And then Kyler 707 00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:57,120 Speaker 1: and Cliff spent a long time having a one on 708 00:35:57,120 --> 00:35:59,520 Speaker 1: one conversation on the sideline, just the two of them, 709 00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:03,840 Speaker 1: away from the bench, away from the NFL films, hard knocks, 710 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:05,880 Speaker 1: cameras and microphones. It was just the two of them. 711 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:08,520 Speaker 1: You don't see a lot of that really agree because 712 00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:11,759 Speaker 1: they have the game plan baked in. There's talking from 713 00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:14,319 Speaker 1: Cliff to Kyler via the headset in the helmet. During 714 00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:16,120 Speaker 1: the course of the game, Kyler come to the bench 715 00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:18,920 Speaker 1: close to head coach. He's got other duties. So Cam Turner, 716 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:22,120 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks coach, passing game coordinator, will visit with Kyler 717 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:24,520 Speaker 1: a lot. Colt McCoy will do that. So to see 718 00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:27,200 Speaker 1: those two have what was a meaningful conversation in that 719 00:36:27,239 --> 00:36:29,480 Speaker 1: communication and then later it got a little heated, like 720 00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:32,760 Speaker 1: you cited, I'm all about that. I think that's great. 721 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:36,480 Speaker 1: You need to have those lines of communication, I think 722 00:36:36,520 --> 00:36:39,520 Speaker 1: because it's in the best interest of everyone. You're just 723 00:36:39,680 --> 00:36:42,960 Speaker 1: trying to improve the product. It's a great sideline observation 724 00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:46,440 Speaker 1: and it's why we have you here on Cardinals Cover 725 00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:49,160 Speaker 1: two presented by Honday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. 726 00:36:49,160 --> 00:36:52,719 Speaker 1: One more sideline observation before we say goodbye here on 727 00:36:52,760 --> 00:36:56,240 Speaker 1: this Monday, and that was Eno Benjamin coming out to 728 00:36:56,360 --> 00:37:01,520 Speaker 1: kick off after the Cardinals had made it thirteen to ten, 729 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:05,399 Speaker 1: and we knew Matt Prador went into that game with 730 00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:08,560 Speaker 1: a right hip issue. He did play the first half, 731 00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:10,600 Speaker 1: but then in that fourth quarter he was on for 732 00:37:10,680 --> 00:37:12,799 Speaker 1: the pat But we did see the team go for 733 00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:16,760 Speaker 1: two on the Hollywood Brown touchdown catch and Eno Benjamin 734 00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:20,040 Speaker 1: once again kicked off. So there is a great note 735 00:37:20,080 --> 00:37:23,359 Speaker 1: on that. But from your perspective on the sideline, when 736 00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:25,719 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, number twenty six is out there 737 00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:30,560 Speaker 1: teeing up the football and you wonder where's Where's where's Matt? 738 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:34,919 Speaker 1: Yeh Matt, and it's Eno Benjamin kicking off who kicked 739 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:36,520 Speaker 1: it off very well and it also made the special 740 00:37:36,560 --> 00:37:39,480 Speaker 1: teams tackle on the first kickoff. As any sideline reporter 741 00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:41,319 Speaker 1: will tell you, your primary job when you're on the 742 00:37:41,360 --> 00:37:43,719 Speaker 1: sideline is do not get between the kicker and the 743 00:37:43,800 --> 00:37:46,200 Speaker 1: net or the punter in the net, because you will 744 00:37:46,239 --> 00:37:49,120 Speaker 1: get decapitated. Okay, you gotta stay away from the net. 745 00:37:50,120 --> 00:37:52,160 Speaker 1: It's it's vital. You don't want to get in the 746 00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:54,960 Speaker 1: way of the kicker or the punter taking their steps 747 00:37:54,960 --> 00:37:57,680 Speaker 1: and marketing off. It's tight quarters on the sideline. So 748 00:37:57,760 --> 00:38:00,440 Speaker 1: you get to that relationship and you're right. I noticed 749 00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:04,080 Speaker 1: that Matt Prader wasn't taking many practice kicks, and I'm like, Okay, 750 00:38:04,080 --> 00:38:06,000 Speaker 1: I guess he's good because he's a guy who will 751 00:38:06,040 --> 00:38:08,000 Speaker 1: take quite a few practice kicks and he lead the 752 00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:09,800 Speaker 1: same even though he's forty years old. He's bends a 753 00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:12,320 Speaker 1: lot of time, you know, honing their craft on the sideline. 754 00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:14,520 Speaker 1: Er and Brewer doing a lot of snapping on the sidelines. 755 00:38:14,560 --> 00:38:16,640 Speaker 1: Amazing the amount of rents they even get on game 756 00:38:16,719 --> 00:38:19,279 Speaker 1: day before they ever get out there. So yeah, when 757 00:38:19,360 --> 00:38:22,600 Speaker 1: eno benjam was out there, I mean definitely at flashbacks 758 00:38:22,680 --> 00:38:24,880 Speaker 1: to Pat Tilman. I've been around long enough to to 759 00:38:24,960 --> 00:38:27,560 Speaker 1: remember the build Grammatica and the Pat Tilman. But then 760 00:38:27,600 --> 00:38:29,600 Speaker 1: for him to come down and make the tackle, now, 761 00:38:29,640 --> 00:38:33,000 Speaker 1: that reminded me of Neil Rackers, because Neil Rackers, for 762 00:38:33,080 --> 00:38:36,799 Speaker 1: better worse would kick off and come flying down and 763 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:40,239 Speaker 1: stick his hat in there. And most of the time 764 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:42,120 Speaker 1: he got the wrong end of the collision, but he 765 00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:44,440 Speaker 1: didn't care. He'd get up and the face masks was 766 00:38:44,480 --> 00:38:48,640 Speaker 1: facing the wrong way, and so that was entertaining. The 767 00:38:48,640 --> 00:38:51,239 Speaker 1: four time Special Team Pro bowler Ron Wolfley. I'm sure 768 00:38:51,239 --> 00:38:52,840 Speaker 1: got out of seat in the booth based on his 769 00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:56,719 Speaker 1: gutural reaction we saw, you know, I mean he Yeah, 770 00:38:56,760 --> 00:38:59,960 Speaker 1: that was good stuff. December fifteenth, two thousand and one, 771 00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:03,000 Speaker 1: on at the New York Giants is when Pat Tilman 772 00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:07,080 Speaker 1: kicked off and it was the last non specialist for 773 00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:10,399 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals to do any kicking duties at all. 774 00:39:10,920 --> 00:39:14,880 Speaker 1: And the connection Benjamin and Tilman former ASSU players, the 775 00:39:14,960 --> 00:39:18,680 Speaker 1: only two ASSUE players drafted by the Cardinals, both drafted 776 00:39:18,840 --> 00:39:21,920 Speaker 1: in the seventh round. Yeah, Ena was told that in 777 00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:24,879 Speaker 1: the postgame locker room scrum, and you could just see 778 00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:27,480 Speaker 1: the smile on his face. Because anytime you talk about 779 00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:30,000 Speaker 1: Ashue and you're able to connect with a Pat Tilman 780 00:39:30,040 --> 00:39:32,000 Speaker 1: and be in the same sentence of a Pat Tilman, 781 00:39:32,200 --> 00:39:33,840 Speaker 1: you knew it meant a lot to you know, Benjamin, 782 00:39:33,880 --> 00:39:35,239 Speaker 1: But I wanted to make sure, you got a shout out, 783 00:39:35,239 --> 00:39:37,200 Speaker 1: and he did get a game ball just because he 784 00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:39,120 Speaker 1: kicked off three times in the fourth quarter. And what 785 00:39:39,239 --> 00:39:41,600 Speaker 1: was interesting that was my last question of Cliff Kingsbury, 786 00:39:41,600 --> 00:39:44,680 Speaker 1: as you heard on the radio, and I mentioned Wolf's reaction, 787 00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:46,960 Speaker 1: how much he appreciated that As a former special team's 788 00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:51,319 Speaker 1: pro bowler, Cliff Cliff morphet into a nice little dig 789 00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:54,480 Speaker 1: at Wolf's expense about about you know what, hey, Wolf, 790 00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:56,480 Speaker 1: we ran for one hundred and thirty two yards. Get 791 00:39:56,520 --> 00:39:58,879 Speaker 1: off us on the whole run game and Kyler under center? 792 00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:01,840 Speaker 1: How many times was Kyler under center? I believe you 793 00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:08,919 Speaker 1: guys fifteen times? And I did text the Cardinals color 794 00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:12,480 Speaker 1: analyst after the ballgame, just a quick scan of the 795 00:40:12,680 --> 00:40:16,600 Speaker 1: game book, it was twelve times plus three kneel downs. 796 00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:20,760 Speaker 1: Nine of the twelve came in the second half, six 797 00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:24,440 Speaker 1: times in the fourth quarter. So yeah, it's something Ron 798 00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:27,520 Speaker 1: willfully pays attention to. And I understand why. I also 799 00:40:27,600 --> 00:40:30,960 Speaker 1: understand why Cliff and Kyler don't particularly like going under center, 800 00:40:31,080 --> 00:40:33,600 Speaker 1: or it's just they don't prefer it. It's just not 801 00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:36,759 Speaker 1: part of what Cliff likes to do as an offensive 802 00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:40,880 Speaker 1: minded head coach. But it is We're seeing a little 803 00:40:40,880 --> 00:40:43,520 Speaker 1: bit more of it over the seasons, and maybe we'll 804 00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:46,200 Speaker 1: see it a little bit more here this season as 805 00:40:46,280 --> 00:40:49,200 Speaker 1: Cliff who does a very good job of admitting when 806 00:40:49,239 --> 00:40:54,440 Speaker 1: he's won wrong or stealing plays, but very good about 807 00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:58,880 Speaker 1: adapting from what he thinks will work versus what will work. 808 00:40:59,320 --> 00:41:03,000 Speaker 1: Look this just PAULI pencil Neck has never played offensive 809 00:41:03,080 --> 00:41:05,480 Speaker 1: or defensive line. Okay, I know that's a shocker, but 810 00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:08,560 Speaker 1: I will defer to what Zach Allen told us last year. 811 00:41:09,040 --> 00:41:11,799 Speaker 1: He was describing a game situation and where the game 812 00:41:11,880 --> 00:41:14,719 Speaker 1: was hanging into the balance and the opposing offense came 813 00:41:14,719 --> 00:41:17,160 Speaker 1: out and they got into the gun. It was third 814 00:41:17,160 --> 00:41:19,600 Speaker 1: and one, third and two, fourth and one something like that, 815 00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:24,240 Speaker 1: and they got into the gun. And Zach Allen's response was, hey, 816 00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:27,040 Speaker 1: thank you, thank you for getting into the gun, because 817 00:41:27,040 --> 00:41:31,000 Speaker 1: that eliminated about half of the play possibilities that he 818 00:41:31,080 --> 00:41:34,560 Speaker 1: had to consider as a defensive lineman in the three 819 00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:37,160 Speaker 1: technique or the five technique, wherever he was lined up, 820 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:40,439 Speaker 1: the defensive front had a lot less to consider when 821 00:41:40,440 --> 00:41:43,560 Speaker 1: you got into the gun. So on these third and short, 822 00:41:43,600 --> 00:41:47,160 Speaker 1: fourth and short, I just wonder dot dot dot, you know, 823 00:41:47,280 --> 00:41:52,279 Speaker 1: as someone just listening to defensive players talk about how 824 00:41:52,360 --> 00:41:55,440 Speaker 1: much more difficult it is to decipher and discern what's 825 00:41:55,480 --> 00:41:59,440 Speaker 1: coming when a quarterback is under center, even the quarterback sneak, 826 00:42:00,440 --> 00:42:03,759 Speaker 1: which obviously Kyler has strong enough legs too. He might 827 00:42:03,840 --> 00:42:06,520 Speaker 1: he's obviously not the tallest guy, but he's definitely strong enough. 828 00:42:06,719 --> 00:42:08,400 Speaker 1: There were a couple of hits when he was running. 829 00:42:08,640 --> 00:42:11,319 Speaker 1: He got blasted from the side and stayed on his feet. 830 00:42:11,320 --> 00:42:13,319 Speaker 1: He kept his balance. There was one on the cardinal side, 831 00:42:13,320 --> 00:42:14,720 Speaker 1: and I'm like, man, there was a lot of stout 832 00:42:14,800 --> 00:42:17,320 Speaker 1: running backs who go down, and Kyler did not go down. 833 00:42:17,680 --> 00:42:19,680 Speaker 1: So there's no doubt to me that he has the 834 00:42:19,760 --> 00:42:22,560 Speaker 1: leg strength and leg drive if they need on fourth 835 00:42:22,600 --> 00:42:25,319 Speaker 1: and inches, that quarterback sneak. But you take that out 836 00:42:25,320 --> 00:42:27,919 Speaker 1: of the arsenal when you're in the gun, and most 837 00:42:27,960 --> 00:42:31,719 Speaker 1: defensive linemen, well thank you for that. So I just 838 00:42:31,800 --> 00:42:34,680 Speaker 1: wonder how much that figures into the consideration. It becomes 839 00:42:34,680 --> 00:42:39,080 Speaker 1: a tell, and offenses don't like tell. Defenses don't like 840 00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:42,439 Speaker 1: tells before the snap is made, and that's what being 841 00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:45,799 Speaker 1: understanding versus being in shotgun. And I'm sure Paul, as 842 00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:48,239 Speaker 1: you talk with the head coach as you always do, 843 00:42:48,520 --> 00:42:53,120 Speaker 1: on Mondays. I'm guessing that that conversation from postgame in 844 00:42:53,280 --> 00:42:57,480 Speaker 1: Carolina might be revisited on this week's Coaches Show. Yeah, 845 00:42:57,520 --> 00:42:59,080 Speaker 1: you just have to figure out a different way to 846 00:42:59,120 --> 00:43:01,880 Speaker 1: ask it because I'm asking the same questions all over again. 847 00:43:01,960 --> 00:43:04,120 Speaker 1: You know, it just gets gets a little tired. So 848 00:43:04,440 --> 00:43:07,200 Speaker 1: you have to be creative and how you're addressing said 849 00:43:07,239 --> 00:43:10,400 Speaker 1: topic our line of questioning and try and make it fresh. 850 00:43:10,440 --> 00:43:12,200 Speaker 1: And then you got to try and make it applicable 851 00:43:12,200 --> 00:43:16,439 Speaker 1: obviously to the Eagles, and how that figures in. So 852 00:43:17,600 --> 00:43:20,239 Speaker 1: I'll say this much remember what Hollywood Brown told us 853 00:43:20,360 --> 00:43:23,200 Speaker 1: about Baker Mayfield and Kyler and how competitive the two 854 00:43:23,200 --> 00:43:25,440 Speaker 1: of them were. Well, Jalen Hurts came in after Kyler, 855 00:43:26,040 --> 00:43:30,680 Speaker 1: and so you know, we'll see how that factors into everything. 856 00:43:30,760 --> 00:43:34,000 Speaker 1: And Carolina just snapped a seven game home losing streak. 857 00:43:34,040 --> 00:43:36,399 Speaker 1: How many of the Cardinals lost at home? Seven yep? 858 00:43:37,040 --> 00:43:40,680 Speaker 1: So right there, it's and you know, you know the 859 00:43:40,719 --> 00:43:43,600 Speaker 1: Philly fan is going to be in attendance, So if 860 00:43:43,600 --> 00:43:47,160 Speaker 1: you're looking for somewhat of a road dynamic, we'll see 861 00:43:47,160 --> 00:43:49,040 Speaker 1: if the Cardinals have to get into a silent account 862 00:43:49,560 --> 00:43:52,480 Speaker 1: when they have the ball, it might happen. I mean, 863 00:43:52,480 --> 00:43:54,959 Speaker 1: it's it's happened before. Too many teams on the road 864 00:43:55,360 --> 00:43:58,200 Speaker 1: at home seemingly like they're on the road. But the 865 00:43:58,239 --> 00:44:00,960 Speaker 1: way the Cardinals are performed, what winning ten of the 866 00:44:01,040 --> 00:44:04,279 Speaker 1: last eleven last two years regular season road games, that's 867 00:44:04,320 --> 00:44:07,600 Speaker 1: where they obviously performed their best. It's not the worst 868 00:44:07,640 --> 00:44:10,760 Speaker 1: suggestion I've heard about how to end this seven game 869 00:44:11,040 --> 00:44:14,160 Speaker 1: losing streak at home. And there'll be plenty of time 870 00:44:14,280 --> 00:44:16,240 Speaker 1: the rest of the week to dive into that, because 871 00:44:16,280 --> 00:44:18,760 Speaker 1: you know it is going to be discussed every single 872 00:44:18,880 --> 00:44:22,600 Speaker 1: day to whichever head coach, assistant coach, or player that 873 00:44:22,680 --> 00:44:25,759 Speaker 1: a microphone is put in front of their face. There's 874 00:44:25,760 --> 00:44:27,719 Speaker 1: two things they don't have an answer to the home 875 00:44:27,800 --> 00:44:31,040 Speaker 1: losing streak in the first quarter Wolves is no one 876 00:44:31,080 --> 00:44:33,560 Speaker 1: has an answer to that, or else it'd already be resolved. 877 00:44:33,800 --> 00:44:37,239 Speaker 1: So they got to figure it out somehow organically, just 878 00:44:37,239 --> 00:44:39,080 Speaker 1: just you know. The only other thing I'd say about 879 00:44:39,080 --> 00:44:41,520 Speaker 1: about Carolina was what was the deal with the postgame 880 00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:45,240 Speaker 1: podium press conference microphone? What was up with that? Because 881 00:44:45,600 --> 00:44:49,680 Speaker 1: every postgame SoundBite I heard afterwards because I'm outside the 882 00:44:49,680 --> 00:44:52,000 Speaker 1: press conference room, we're doing the radio interviews on our own. 883 00:44:52,360 --> 00:44:55,280 Speaker 1: I think goodness, our mike was dialed in and not overmodulated, 884 00:44:55,320 --> 00:44:58,280 Speaker 1: because that press conference room sounded like Charlie Brown's teacher 885 00:44:58,280 --> 00:45:02,439 Speaker 1: with I mean, what was going on there? Probably done 886 00:45:02,440 --> 00:45:04,840 Speaker 1: on purpose, my guess. I mean, you know, especially after 887 00:45:05,040 --> 00:45:08,520 Speaker 1: you lose to the Visitors. Yeah, maybe there's some tinkering 888 00:45:08,640 --> 00:45:11,160 Speaker 1: being done in that Visitors press room. Yeah, make the 889 00:45:11,200 --> 00:45:14,560 Speaker 1: audio bad enough that TV stations and radio stations won't 890 00:45:14,600 --> 00:45:17,240 Speaker 1: want to air too much of it. Final score again 891 00:45:17,360 --> 00:45:20,799 Speaker 1: from Carolina twenty six to sixteen. Cardinals improved to two 892 00:45:20,840 --> 00:45:22,919 Speaker 1: and two, and yes, the Eagles come to State Farm 893 00:45:23,000 --> 00:45:26,520 Speaker 1: Stadium on Sunday, October ninth. We'll get to that later 894 00:45:27,000 --> 00:45:30,399 Speaker 1: here this week. And on that note, we will put 895 00:45:30,400 --> 00:45:32,759 Speaker 1: a lid on this edition of Cardinals Cover two, Present 896 00:45:32,800 --> 00:45:35,960 Speaker 1: to buy Hunday partner of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, 897 00:45:35,960 --> 00:45:39,480 Speaker 1: special thanks to our executive producer Jem Momandro from MAULCALVISI 898 00:45:39,640 --> 00:45:41,600 Speaker 1: I'm Greig Rayel Loup. We'll talk to you next time 899 00:45:41,640 --> 00:45:43,080 Speaker 1: you're on Cardinals Cover two