1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: This podcast is presented by All Copy Products, proud partner 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals. Learn more at All copy Products 3 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: dot com. For the fifteen of the ten r He's 4 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 1: Gonna Score Chuckdown, Welcome to the Cardinals Red Sea Reports. 5 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: Slammed the ground by Buda Baker like a torpedo. He 6 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: came flying into the backfield going for Hopkins one hand 7 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: to cash at a touchdown DeAndre Hopkins the Cardinals Red 8 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 1: Sea Report. He has brought to you by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. 9 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 1: Visit Acy Cardinals dot com, Slash Podcasts. Here Tween go. 10 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: This is it. Caught by Kirk at the twenty at 11 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: the ten touchdown, Baby Fail. Here's Craig Grilou, Mike Jarecki, 12 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 1: and Bertrand Berry. So I think it's safe to say 13 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: we have definitely at the dog days of summer here, 14 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: the end of June July right around the corner. And yes, 15 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: that means training camp is right around corner as well. 16 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: I'll hope to get more details on that MJ in 17 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: the days and weeks to come, because now I think 18 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: people are starting to get a little anxious. They want 19 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: to see this team, They've heard about it, maybe they 20 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 1: seem some highlights, but now you want to see it's 21 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,559 Speaker 1: in person and knock on wood, that's exactly what will happen. 22 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: Come training camp at State Farm Stadium fans in attendance 23 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:23,679 Speaker 1: to watch the twenty twenty one Cardinals get ready for 24 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 1: the upcoming season. The impression I get though, is the 25 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:29,479 Speaker 1: NFL would like to have a March Madness. Now two 26 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:31,759 Speaker 1: teams playing in the Hall of Fame game probably would 27 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: go a little bit early, but thirty teams could report 28 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: on July twenty seven to just wait for the official 29 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: schedule to come out. The NFLB train has done wonders 30 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: as far as turning certain events ie the schedule release 31 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: into an all day events, maybe even several days, So 32 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: it would make sense that perhaps training camp is next 33 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 1: on that table. Do you like that idea or a? Basically, 34 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: it's open up the gates and everyone goes through at once. Yeah, 35 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: I like you as as and he's in. But I'm 36 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: not sure if I would ever want it to be 37 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: at midnight. I don't want to do anything at midnight 38 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: At midnight? Man? Is that that idea? Doesn't that sound great? 39 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: There's only a few things in the world I want 40 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: to be doing at midnight and playing football than I 41 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: want of them. I forget B Trains in early riser. 42 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: He you know, goes to bed probably what at your age? 43 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: B Train year? What in bed by nine? Up at four? Easy? Easy? Easy, 44 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: I'm about at ten, ten, thirty eleven type of guy. 45 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: Let's keep it at dead fair enough, all right? This 46 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: week's edition to the Cardinals Red Sea reportlessly if we 47 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:37,919 Speaker 1: can't poke the bear a little bit more here as 48 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 1: we talk about B Train's favorite position, and that would 49 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: be quarterback in particular, the Cardinals starting quarterback Kyler Murray 50 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 1: going into year three, and I think B Train and 51 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,959 Speaker 1: it's not just us. Kyler Murray when he spoke during 52 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: many camp understands it as well. He certainly puts a 53 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: lot of pressure on himself, more so than anyone else 54 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: could put on his own shoulders. But a big season, 55 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: your three, same offensive system. We've seen improvement through year 56 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: one and year two. Now it has to be postseason. 57 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:13,239 Speaker 1: People want to see this team advanced past the regular season. 58 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: That's the next progression. We've seen him from a statistical 59 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: standpoint get better year one to year two, and we've 60 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 1: seen players around them get better from year one a 61 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: year two. But now as a leader as the quarterback, 62 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: you've got to get this team to the playoffs. You've 63 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: got to get them to extra football. And that is 64 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: the true sign of progression for Kyler Murray. And I 65 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: think it's unfair to put it all on Kyler because 66 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: the rest of the roster is going to have to 67 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,119 Speaker 1: do their part in order for them to get there. 68 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: But when you talk about how a team fares, you're 69 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: going to put a lot of the blame necessarily you're 70 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: unnecessarily at the quarterback position. And I think for him, 71 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: he understands that he accepts that challenge and now it's 72 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: just a matter of going out there and then having 73 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: his teammates do everything that they can to help him. 74 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: But they all collectively understand that they're gonna go as 75 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: far as Number one takes them. It's a good point, MJ. Because, yes, 76 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: it is the most important position on the field, Yet 77 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: there are ten other players that you perform with on 78 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: the offensive side, and then there's eleven on defense, and 79 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: don't forget about special teams. Yet it is the quarterback 80 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:22,359 Speaker 1: position that gets the most pub and gets the most discussion, 81 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: and rightfully so, I think if you take you know, 82 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: all the four majors, I think the quarterback position is 83 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,799 Speaker 1: probably the most important year on you know, you touched 84 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: the ball every single down and usual talking sixty five 85 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: seventy snaps a game. You know, you look around the league, 86 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: and that's why I think we're all intrigued and excited 87 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: about year number three for Kylin Murray. We know Patrick 88 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 1: Mahomes basically played in the last week of his rookie 89 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 1: season at they clinched a playoff Berth. You know, Lamar 90 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 1: Jackson's had the same coordinator in Greg Roman. You look 91 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: at Josh Allen, He's been in the same system with 92 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 1: Brian Dable and then Baker Mayfield the first year with 93 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: Freddie Kitchens, and now he's the second year with Kevin Stefanski, 94 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 1: and all those errors are pointing in the right direction. 95 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 1: So again it's it's also play calling, it's also execution. 96 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 1: So you know, I know the Cliff would like to 97 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: run for out wide receivers out, but again, you got 98 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 1: to win at the line of scrimmage, so I think 99 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: they realize what's at stake, But you definitely want to 100 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,239 Speaker 1: see that jump and we look at the win total 101 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 1: this team has to win double digits is here. Yes, 102 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: there's another game, but you want to get to at 103 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,599 Speaker 1: least ten or eleven, and now you're in that playoff picture. 104 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: No question, there's been more talents surrounding Kyler Murray this offseason. 105 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: And if you talk with general manager Steve Come, which 106 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 1: Darren Urban did recently for an article on asy Cardinals 107 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: dot Com asked about Kyler Murray, Come quotes, I would 108 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: say my confidence at the position and in general and 109 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 1: as a real high end quotes. And I think that 110 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: serves notice to not only Kyla Murray, but to everyone 111 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: else that, look, you are onto a rookie contract. You 112 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: are able to do as an organization right now something 113 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: that not a lot of other teams are able to do, 114 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: and that is take advantage of a position that certainly 115 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:05,919 Speaker 1: makes its money lates, but right now is very affordable. 116 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: And that is what we've seen be trained over this 117 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: offseason is the number of pieces both sides of the 118 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: all offense and defense that have been added to help 119 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:17,239 Speaker 1: supplement Kyler Murray to get this team to the next step. 120 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 1: And I love it. I love the fact that they're 121 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 1: taking advantage and I think a lot of people look 122 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: at the economics of the NFL and how teams are 123 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: built from a contract standpoint, this is the time to 124 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,279 Speaker 1: take those chances and to bring in that help, to 125 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,039 Speaker 1: help a rookie or to help a quarterback under a 126 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:39,280 Speaker 1: rookie contract, to stockpile the talent to make sure that 127 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: there are very few holes that he has to make 128 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 1: up for. And he says that this is a talented team, 129 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: and if he feels good about it, then he understands 130 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: that he's going to have to do his part. The 131 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: organization to this point has done what they're supposed to 132 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: do and now it's just a matter of senior results 133 00:06:57,080 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: on the field. So there's a lot of anticipation, rightfully so, 134 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: on this team, and I think there's going to bring 135 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: a certain expectation and a certain amount of excitement that 136 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 1: goes along with watching mc Cardinals in twenty twenty one 137 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: and hopefully some lessons learned from last season and specifically 138 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: how much this team relied on Kyler Murray to run 139 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: the football in order for the offense to be successful, 140 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 1: and that kind of coincided when you look back at 141 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: last year, the first half of the season, the offense 142 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: was rolling. Then all of a sudden, Kyler Murray got hit, 143 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: hurt that shoulder, and he in the offense wasn't the 144 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: same again. Murray discussed that during mini camp, you know, 145 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: my legs should be a luxury, and it kind of 146 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: wasn't like that last year. It was kind of me 147 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: having to run for us and once you know, my 148 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: shoulder was named up or whatever, and I wasn't trying 149 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: to put myself out there and take those hits and 150 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: stuff like that. We kind of took a law, you know, 151 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: hit a law. You know, honestly, I think it was 152 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: good for us. You know, I think it was a 153 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: lesson for us that, you know, we can't be one dimensional. 154 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: We just got to be better in all all areas, 155 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: all aspects of the game. Last year, one hundred and 156 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: thirty three rushes, eight hundred and nineteen rushing yards, eleven touchdowns. 157 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: He did have fifty two first downs. He averaged about 158 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: six point two yards per carry. Now over the two 159 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: first two years in the seasons close to thirteen one 160 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty three yards, fifteen touchdowns. But again there 161 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: are times when you want to see him run for 162 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 1: a first down. I think he's gotten smarter. You know, 163 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 1: trying to get to the sideline, sticking the ball off 164 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: to get a first down. You know, when you watch 165 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: the Buffalo game, which you know because we'll get into 166 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 1: one of the top plays of the year, they needed 167 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: him to run in that game. So you don't want 168 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:38,199 Speaker 1: to take it away. But clearly, over the last two years, 169 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 1: towards the end of the season, he's had either a 170 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:43,560 Speaker 1: hamstring or a shoulder injury, and it's definitely effect at 171 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: the throwing and I think Cliff had to call the 172 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: game a little bit different than protect Kyler Murray. The 173 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: numbers b trained would suggest in the past two years 174 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: that Kyler Murray has to run for the Cardinals and 175 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: the offense to be successful. Last year, the Cardinals went 176 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:00,440 Speaker 1: eight and two when Murray had at least eight touches 177 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: or at least eight carries. Twelve and four is the 178 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 1: record over those two seasons. Yet, at the same time, 179 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: I understand what Kyler is saying here, Look, don't make 180 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: me the focal point. Let me supplements the offense. So 181 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 1: this can be a little bit more dynamic and not 182 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: as simple as it would appear from the outside. He 183 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 1: understands that as a smaller guy and even as a quarterback, 184 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: that's not his primary job description to run the football. 185 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: And you see a team like the Baltimore Ravens who 186 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: depend on their quarterback to run the ball in a 187 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 1: similar fashion, they don't have the long term success ie 188 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. So the teams that have actually hoisted the 189 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: trophy still do it in a traditional sense, and he 190 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: understands that that's going to be a winning formula. Now, 191 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: if he has that ability to go out there and 192 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: have some plays where he can keep the defense on honest, 193 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: then of course you're all for that. But he understands 194 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 1: the tried and true method of winning championships from an 195 00:09:57,360 --> 00:10:00,199 Speaker 1: offensive standpoint is still to be able to deliver the 196 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:03,679 Speaker 1: ball down field from the quarterback position. And those guys 197 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 1: are not running backs. They're they're good athletes, but they're 198 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: not running back. So you don't want to expose him 199 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: to injury too much. And we see when he goes 200 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 1: down this team definitely doesn't operate at the same level 201 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: of efficiency. So you want to make sure that that 202 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 1: Kyler's on the field for all seventeen games, and the 203 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 1: best way to do that is to have him throw 204 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 1: the ball that's supposed to run with it. Yeah, you 205 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 1: look at it from you know Kyler Murray standpoint. I mean, 206 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: we know that he likes to throw it, and he's 207 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 1: got more weapons. He said, this is his words. He 208 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 1: likes the wide receiver corps. You know, probably from one 209 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 1: to six bringing an aj Greeney spoke highly of him. 210 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: He said people are sleeping him kind of paraphrasing here. 211 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:48,080 Speaker 1: So the weapons are there? Now that stat that you 212 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: gave they were eighting two when this team scores twenty 213 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: four points a game. Yes, And that's kind of the 214 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: correlation that if Kyler Murray is doing his thing and 215 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: then the offense overall is humming along. Yet you certainly 216 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 1: don't want Kyler Murray Again, if if everyone is doing 217 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 1: their job, then Kyler can kind of do a little 218 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: bit of both and keep that defense honest. And I 219 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: think that is what the maybe the message is this 220 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: offseason as far as going into year three to take 221 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 1: this offense to the next level, to get this team 222 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 1: into the postseason. Year three, We're gonna hear a lot 223 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 1: about it. It's already started. Cliff Kingsbury talked about Murray's 224 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:26,719 Speaker 1: potential and a big jump coming up this season. I 225 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 1: know he's been working really hard this all season to 226 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 1: try and take that that big jump. I thought, you know, 227 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: not having an all season last year. Rolling in the 228 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: season two, he made huge strides and we expect him 229 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:41,839 Speaker 1: to make the same this season. He definitely is very 230 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 1: confident right now. He's mastered our system. You can see, 231 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:49,679 Speaker 1: you know, the leadership qualities continue to emerge, and so 232 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:52,199 Speaker 1: we're all just really excited to have him here and 233 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 1: watch where the sink can go with him as our leader. 234 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 1: Wasn't much of an off season this year. B trained, 235 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:00,839 Speaker 1: but more so than a year ago. We saw nothing. 236 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 1: Then there was nothing but a week of OTAs, a 237 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 1: week of mini camp, DeAndre Hopkins in attendance, AJ Green 238 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: in attendance, everyone here on the offensive end. It's a 239 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 1: little bit, but I do think it serves this team 240 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:15,680 Speaker 1: well going into training camp to where things aren't brand 241 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 1: new and maybe you're not teaching things all over again. 242 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 1: I really believe that there is there's there's youthfulness when 243 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: you start talking about offseason camps, mini camps, those type 244 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 1: of things you maybe don't need as many as you've 245 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: had in the past, but they do serve a purpose. 246 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: And I do think that offseason workouts are key to 247 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 1: be able to develop that camaraderie, be around the guys 248 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: and knowing that everybody's getting better, getting stronger and faster. 249 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 1: And then once you're able to put it out there 250 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 1: and organize team activities or mini camps as they would say, 251 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 1: then it gives you an opportunity to get a field 252 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: for it. And then you're not starting all the way 253 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: from ground zero once you get on the field for 254 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 1: real practice, so that you don't have to have as 255 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 1: many But I do think that there is an advantage 256 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: in having some practices where you can, especially for the 257 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 1: younger guys. If it's a new system, you can get in, 258 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: you can get some of those reps and you can 259 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 1: ask those questions before it starts to matter for real. 260 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: And you don't want to be asking those questions the 261 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: closer you get to real football, So the offseason presents 262 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 1: a perfect opportunity to ask those questions and to make 263 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: those mistakes that would that you wouldn't normally make in 264 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,680 Speaker 1: the regular season. Well, let's go back to the rookie season. 265 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: They really didn't want to show their offense. We all 266 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 1: thirty two games under Kingsbury. We've got an idea what 267 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 1: the offense is going to look like. So him giving 268 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:44,880 Speaker 1: a chance to play in the preseason with the starters 269 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 1: going against number ones on the other side. And if 270 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:49,680 Speaker 1: you want to dig a little bit deeper, when it 271 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 1: comes to his rushing yards, eleven hundred and thirty six 272 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:59,720 Speaker 1: our yards before contact. So he is getting the job done, 273 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: look at the defense and realizing that he can make 274 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: up some yards and then as we said, he knows 275 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 1: how to protect himself. By the way, the high point 276 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 1: of last season the Week ten win over the Buffalo Bills, 277 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 1: which is playing as we speak on the NFL Network. 278 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:17,760 Speaker 1: That Hell Murray up for Best Play at this year's SP's. 279 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 1: You can go to ESPN dot com slash sps to votes, 280 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: vote early, and vote often again ESPN dot com slash sps. 281 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: This is the Arizona Cardinals radio network. Yeah, baby, were back. 282 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: We're back at the game. Baby, We're back at the game. 283 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: Berg game and Gid, it's that time, baby time. It's 284 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 1: kind of like that first day of school, you know, 285 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: just getting back out there. I love it. I had 286 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: to come back here, man, I had something to prove. 287 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 1: I mean, we have more weapons than I can ask for. 288 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: Thanks coming out clean today eighteen you can still really 289 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 1: go what we got here Today is the third annual 290 00:14:56,920 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 1: Old Line cook off. Nobody will. It's harder than Dennis. 291 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 1: I don't think there was anybody that had a concern 292 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: that he would bounce back. The injury is just an 293 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 1: opportunity to prove how bad I want it now, now 294 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: that I got my taste, I like that we got 295 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: Hogo guys. Hogy dog always runs fast. A small taste 296 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 1: if you will, of what to expect Later this week, 297 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: the Emmy Award winning series Cardinals Flight Plan Episode three, 298 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 1: titled Winning Recipe, drops on July first at seven pm. 299 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: You go to YouTube dot com slash as Cardinals hit 300 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 1: that subscribe button so you don't miss any of these episodes. Again. 301 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 1: This is episode three, so before July first, gentleman, just 302 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 1: go back watch episodes one and two again on the 303 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals official YouTube page YouTube dot com slash as Cardinals. 304 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: A lot of interesting nuggets in that's and I think 305 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 1: we're gonna have to go first and foremost because it 306 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 1: is the title of this episode. B train winning Recipe. 307 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 1: Chase Edmonds talk about hungry dogs, and then there was 308 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 1: DJ Humphreys discussing the third annual Old Line Cookoff. Something 309 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 1: that I didn't realize that this was an annual thing. 310 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: I've never been invited. I'm really disappointed in all that 311 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 1: be train. Did you get an invitation to this Old 312 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 1: Line Cookoff? Perhaps maybe as a judge, and you just 313 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: didn't let us in on this secret. No, my invitation 314 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: must have got lost in the mill because I didn't 315 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: get one either. But I'm telling you, if I would 316 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 1: have been there, I definitely would have made sure that 317 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 1: I tried every single thing. And even though my selection 318 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 1: is limited to some of the things that I eat nowadays, 319 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 1: I would have found a way to at least have 320 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 1: a taste and really see what these guys are talking about. 321 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 1: Because there's a lot of guys that claim that they 322 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 1: can cook. But when the rubber meets the road, a 323 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 1: lot of those guys, you know, they're really just selling 324 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: a wolf take it. So you know, we'll have to 325 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 1: see what they really all about. This is probably not 326 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 1: a very good talking point here, considering it is the 327 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 1: lunchtime hour, but just dive right in. Be trained, all right, 328 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 1: if you are going to take and participate in a 329 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:09,120 Speaker 1: defensive cook off, what are you bringing to kind of 330 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: set the table, if you will, and make sure that 331 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 1: no one surpasses would be trained? Is either barbecuing, baking? 332 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 1: And what do you bringing to the table. I'm bringing barbecue. 333 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: You know, I'm from Texas, so you know barbecue is 334 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:24,880 Speaker 1: what we do, and it's gonna be probably some some quarters, 335 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:27,159 Speaker 1: you know, with some legs and thighs and h I 336 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 1: have to bring the secret sauce out. I'm not going 337 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:32,120 Speaker 1: to share the ingredients because you know, I'd have to 338 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: eliminate you altogether. I gave away the family secrets, but 339 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:39,120 Speaker 1: I would definitely make sure that I brought my chicken 340 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:42,640 Speaker 1: quarters and I put them up there against anything else 341 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 1: that anybody would have on display. Secret sauce, be trained, 342 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 1: secret sauce. I maybe see some marketing in the in 343 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 1: the future for that be trained perhaps maybe maybe. I mean, 344 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 1: you know, if the price is right, you know, I 345 00:17:57,119 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: may be able to divulge it. But for anything less 346 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: than the rape right now, I'd have to eliminate you 347 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 1: if I told you to. I don't think he can 348 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:07,680 Speaker 1: go wrong with briskett, maybe some ribs. You've got to 349 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 1: have some side dishes. So yeah, yeah, I'm getting hungry exactly. 350 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: This was a terrible idea, but hey, you know what's 351 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 1: not a terrible idea? Episode three of the Cardinals Fly 352 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 1: Plan episode coming up on July seventh, excuse me, July first, 353 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 1: seven pm on the official YouTube page of the Arizona Cardinals. 354 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:29,159 Speaker 1: Go to YouTube dot com slash Azy Cardinals. But some 355 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: other interesting items in that little teaser, we heard more 356 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:35,680 Speaker 1: from Kyler Murray talking about the weapons MJ that he 357 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: has now at his disposal, and then the excuse me, 358 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 1: Cliff Kingsbury talking about number eighteen. That's aj green quote 359 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: he can go. And I think that is what we 360 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 1: all anticipate new season, fresh starts, leaving Cincinnati, coming to 361 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: a brand new conference, brand new division, and maybe now 362 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,400 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, not being that focal points as 363 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,639 Speaker 1: a wide receiver, He's got some He's got someone on 364 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:02,600 Speaker 1: the other side by the name of DeAndre Hopkins that 365 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:04,639 Speaker 1: can take some attention away. And I think if you 366 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: look at it, I mean the fact that Kyler Murray 367 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 1: is on board with the receivers, I think I think 368 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 1: you look at the top four receivers and I still 369 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 1: think Keyshawn Johnson, you know, right now is probably number five. 370 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:16,200 Speaker 1: You know, I don't know that for sure just looking 371 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 1: at you know where they line up in the open portion, 372 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 1: But you know, just having a veteran like AJ Green 373 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 1: and we know that he played with three different quarterbacks 374 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: last year, get a little frustrating there, and you know 375 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 1: it was time for a change, just like it was 376 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: a time for a change for JJ Watt. So you've 377 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 1: got a legitimate number two receiver where they've been searching 378 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 1: for that ever since. Maybe fits the numbers weren't is 379 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: up as they normally were, or he wasn't targeted as much. 380 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 1: And then Christian Kirk you know, he's got a chip 381 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: on his shoulder. He knows that. You know, he's going 382 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 1: to be a free agent, so he's not only playing 383 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 1: for the Cardinals, he's also putting film out there. And 384 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: then the addition of Ron del Moore. So you know, 385 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 1: I like the skill position players, but I like that 386 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 1: they got some veteran presents and then some young players 387 00:19:57,600 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: and then a guy that's been in the league three 388 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:01,239 Speaker 1: or four years and Chris and Kirk Green will be 389 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 1: thirty three at the starts of the season. B trained, 390 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: but you're talking about a seven time Pro Bowl or 391 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:10,479 Speaker 1: three times second team All Pro. Yet he has always 392 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:13,679 Speaker 1: been the guy when he was with the Cincinnati Bengals. 393 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:16,200 Speaker 1: He doesn't have to be the guy with the Arizona Cardinals. 394 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:18,919 Speaker 1: He just has to be a part of this offensive 395 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 1: juggernaut we hope to see this season. And I think 396 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:23,920 Speaker 1: he's very excited about that fact that maybe he doesn't 397 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:26,439 Speaker 1: get that other team's number one corner, maybe it's the 398 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: seconds or third corner that he's matched up against. I 399 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:33,640 Speaker 1: think excited about the whole situation. I think he's excited 400 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 1: about the teammates that he's going to be playing with 401 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:38,439 Speaker 1: and going to have a legit chance to play some 402 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:41,680 Speaker 1: real postseason football and actually have a chance to advance 403 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 1: in the postseason. And he sees a talent just like 404 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:46,840 Speaker 1: everybody else, and as an aging veteran, you just want 405 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:49,359 Speaker 1: to be in a situation where you feel like you 406 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 1: have a legit chance to go out there and win 407 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:55,159 Speaker 1: a championship. I think he understands that, and whatever he 408 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 1: has to do to feel the need for this team, 409 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 1: I think he's going to be willing to do at 410 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: this stage in his career because he's had all the 411 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:06,320 Speaker 1: individual accolades that you could ask for he's been considered 412 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:08,879 Speaker 1: one of the top players, one of the top receivers. 413 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:12,359 Speaker 1: But now I think he understands that his legacy is 414 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 1: going to be based on titles, and if he gets 415 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:18,679 Speaker 1: a title, then that's going to uplift his legacy that 416 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 1: much more. So at this point, he's willing to do whatever, 417 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:24,640 Speaker 1: And I think that's a great place to be if 418 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 1: you're the Cardinal's offense, because now you're getting a guy 419 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 1: that is not just going to give you effort on 420 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:33,199 Speaker 1: the field, but he understands that if he does his 421 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 1: part and fits into this system, then everybody is going 422 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:40,119 Speaker 1: to have the success that they want, and not just 423 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: the individual being able to watch some of the drills. 424 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:45,160 Speaker 1: I mean, he's kind of a long strider, but he's 425 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:47,199 Speaker 1: able to get off press coverage. He's really good on 426 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:49,199 Speaker 1: the back should of fate. He still can get the 427 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 1: fifty fifty balls and Murray has the arm strength to her. 428 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:54,639 Speaker 1: He can get by you know, a dB unless you 429 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: got over the top safety help. So I still think 430 00:21:57,320 --> 00:22:00,080 Speaker 1: he can be productive. Is it fifty catches, But you know, 431 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:01,879 Speaker 1: I'm curious to see how they're going to approach with 432 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,879 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins. We know he lines up the ex receiver 433 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:07,680 Speaker 1: on the left side, and then when teams started brackening 434 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:09,880 Speaker 1: Murray to keep him in the pocket, they started moving 435 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 1: him around. You wonder is that going to be starting 436 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:15,360 Speaker 1: in week one where you start moving Hopkins around. Clearly 437 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:17,439 Speaker 1: he's going to draw the number one corner. So if 438 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:19,880 Speaker 1: you start moving around teams playing their own, you're gonna 439 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,880 Speaker 1: get different matchups. But I do think aj Green just 440 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: like JJ Watt, you know, practicing on grass, playing on 441 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:29,600 Speaker 1: one of the best surfaces in the NFL State Farm Stadium. 442 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:31,479 Speaker 1: You know, they can also go in the bubble when 443 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: it's hot out, So I think body wise, these guys 444 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: are excited to be in Arizona. This new episode of 445 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:41,439 Speaker 1: Flight Plan again July first, seven PM, Episode three, winning 446 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:44,680 Speaker 1: recipe is the title. You get an updates on Dennis 447 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: Gardeck's rehab from an ACL injury. He is certainly confidence 448 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 1: and I think the team is that he will be 449 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:53,240 Speaker 1: back sooner rather than later. You also heard in that 450 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 1: teaser Robert Alford, who is someone that is certainly easy 451 00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:00,199 Speaker 1: to roots for considering everything that he's been through. You 452 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:03,480 Speaker 1: train and here's someone that I just I want to 453 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 1: hit that fast forward button. And get to week one 454 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:09,119 Speaker 1: just to see Alford on the field. We're in that 455 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:12,520 Speaker 1: number twenty three in a Cardinal's uniform, regardless of who 456 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 1: he's matched up against, but just to see him in 457 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 1: a Cardinal's uniform. There was so much promise, so much 458 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 1: excitement when he was signed in twenty nineteen, and now 459 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 1: hopefully in twenty twenty one we finally get to see it. 460 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:27,120 Speaker 1: And there's a guy who had multiple injuries and multiple seasons. 461 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 1: I can definitely relate to him, and I just hope 462 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:32,760 Speaker 1: that he's able to hold up the entire season and 463 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 1: he can show exactly why they brought him here in 464 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:37,680 Speaker 1: the first place, because the last thing that you want 465 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 1: to do is be unavailable, and we always say the 466 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 1: best ability is availability, and unfortunately, he hasn't been that 467 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: while he's been a member of the airs on a Cardinal. 468 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:48,680 Speaker 1: So I know he's chomping at the bid to show 469 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:51,159 Speaker 1: that he can be a viable piece on the defensive side. 470 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:55,880 Speaker 1: And you just brute for him because you understand how 471 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:58,159 Speaker 1: frustrating it is and how much work it is just 472 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:02,199 Speaker 1: to get your body back to that position where you 473 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: can actually go out there and play the game. So 474 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 1: I know he's worked his tale off the last couple 475 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 1: of years, hadn't really had the results that he wanted, 476 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:12,359 Speaker 1: so I'm open he comes out and has a really 477 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:15,280 Speaker 1: big gear from start to finish. We heard Vance Joseph 478 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:18,400 Speaker 1: talk about Alfred Buddha Baker, very high on what he's 479 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: seen from Baker on the field during OTA's and Mini 480 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,639 Speaker 1: camp and then recently on the Big Red Rage. Cornerbacks 481 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 1: coach Greg Williams talked up Alfred. You guys saw Robert 482 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 1: Alfred from a training camp standpoint over the last two years. 483 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:34,439 Speaker 1: We were expecting big things from him he over the 484 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 1: last two years, just from his performance and what he 485 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:40,639 Speaker 1: brings from a tenacity level to our team into our secondary. 486 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 1: I mean, this guy is energy in a bottle, you 487 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 1: know what I mean? If you if you're ever around 488 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,879 Speaker 1: how he is always on. He's a dog and the 489 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 1: epito the other words, he is always on, always talking 490 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 1: MJ and I think that is something that we'd like 491 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 1: to see because that energy that he provides, much like 492 00:24:57,240 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: a Buddha Baker, you feed off of that, and if 493 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 1: you can that on the field, I think it just 494 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:04,320 Speaker 1: makes this defense a whole lot better. If you can 495 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:06,639 Speaker 1: count on Robert Alford this season. Well, he also is 496 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 1: very physical to the line of scrimmage. He does a 497 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:11,959 Speaker 1: little trash talk and you know, kind of competition. But 498 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 1: I think it's important to see some live reps from 499 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:18,200 Speaker 1: him because he hasn't had that in the last two years. Now. 500 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:20,760 Speaker 1: You know, depending on what side he's on, he could 501 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 1: cover Hopkins or in this case aj Green, but also 502 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:26,119 Speaker 1: getting him in the preseason. I know we want to 503 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:28,560 Speaker 1: put him in bubble wrap, but it is football. But 504 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:31,360 Speaker 1: he needs some live reps. You know the Cardinals at 505 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: the times that they'll just have their corners going against 506 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 1: the receivers, so that will give another opportunity. But he's 507 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 1: got to knock some of that rushtoff. From a standpoint, 508 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 1: he haven't seen live football. He was talking about Alford 509 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:46,880 Speaker 1: released resigned two days later and mentioned and we heard 510 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:49,239 Speaker 1: the story initially from Cliff Kingsbury and then we heard 511 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 1: it from Alford as well. Quote, I had to come 512 00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 1: back here. I had something to prove. There is again 513 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 1: be train. We talk about the expectations that media and 514 00:25:56,760 --> 00:26:00,400 Speaker 1: fans put on teams and players, but for players themselves, 515 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:04,879 Speaker 1: the expectation is always high correct, no doubt you have 516 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:07,119 Speaker 1: to have confidence in yourself. You wouldn't get to this 517 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:11,359 Speaker 1: point if you didn't believe in yourself. And that's the 518 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:13,680 Speaker 1: key to any great player. They have to believe at 519 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 1: first before you ease a step on the field. So 520 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:18,879 Speaker 1: the mental aspect of the game is so important to 521 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:22,119 Speaker 1: make sure that you believe that you belong there and 522 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 1: then you actually believe that you can go out and 523 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 1: be the best of the best. So how you think 524 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 1: of yourself is always going to be important, whether we're 525 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:33,719 Speaker 1: talking football or any walk of life. I mean, you 526 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:37,399 Speaker 1: have to believe in yourself first and foremost. 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Visit Asy cardinals dot com slash 536 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:14,720 Speaker 1: back to School. That's Asy Cardinals dot Com slash back 537 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 1: the number two school. We have had halftime here on 538 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:21,880 Speaker 1: the Cardinals Red Sea Report. When we come back, more 539 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 1: discussion about the offense and perhaps a pass catching position 540 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 1: that might be overlooked. We'll discuss the tight ends on 541 00:27:30,119 --> 00:27:32,920 Speaker 1: the other side. Craig Rayelu, Mike Jarecki, and Bertram Berry 542 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 1: every Tuesday at eleven am the Cardinals Red Sea Report 543 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:43,360 Speaker 1: on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network. First and goal before two, 544 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 1: tight end to the right, snap to Murray and he 545 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:48,360 Speaker 1: pulls it back, throws to the left of Max Williams call, 546 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:51,440 Speaker 1: then he's into the ends o for a touchdown. Welcome 547 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:55,080 Speaker 1: back Max Williams. Such a key guy for this Cardinal 548 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,280 Speaker 1: team in the passing game, end of the run game, 549 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:00,400 Speaker 1: and the Cardinals after that great run by Carl Murray 550 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:05,919 Speaker 1: on third and nine, get into the end zone when healthy. 551 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 1: Max Williams certainly a valuable piece to the Arizona Cardinals offense. 552 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:13,960 Speaker 1: As we welcome you back here to the Cardinals Red 553 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:16,879 Speaker 1: Sea where port Craig Riel, the Mike Jarecki and Bertrand Berry. 554 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:20,120 Speaker 1: The second half of this week's show talking about the 555 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:23,320 Speaker 1: tight end position, everyone focuses on quarterback or running back, 556 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:26,240 Speaker 1: wide receiver, but the tight end. And the question here, 557 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:29,800 Speaker 1: MJ is just how much is the tight end going 558 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 1: to be parts of this Kingsbury offense in year three? 559 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:36,520 Speaker 1: Max Williams, Yes, when healthy, is very very good, Roll 560 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:39,280 Speaker 1: Daniels more of a blocker, and then there's a lot 561 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:42,240 Speaker 1: of question marks, a lot of youth, lots of raw talent, 562 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:45,720 Speaker 1: if you will. We've heard discussion about looking to add 563 00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 1: to this position at some point, maybe ahead of training 564 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 1: camp or during training camp. But I'll just go back that. 565 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 1: You know, we focus on the tight end, but how 566 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 1: many times is Kyler Murray going to be looking for 567 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:58,880 Speaker 1: the tight end? Well? I think number one is you 568 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 1: got two guys that block, and I think Daniels has 569 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 1: improved in that area. I'm not saying they both can't 570 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:05,760 Speaker 1: catch the ball, but I think you know, you don't 571 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:08,000 Speaker 1: want to tip your hand if they're going to try 572 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:10,160 Speaker 1: to load the box and Cardinals are going to try 573 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,920 Speaker 1: to protect the quarterback, have one of those guys release now. 574 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:16,240 Speaker 1: Last year, Dan Arnold played four hundred and sixty nine snaps, 575 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 1: about forty one percent, Troell Daniels three sixty five and 576 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 1: then Max Williams three twenty six, So somebody's gonna have 577 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:24,800 Speaker 1: to replace Dan Arnold snaps now he was more of 578 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 1: a pass catching tight end, and if I had a guest, 579 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:29,280 Speaker 1: that's who they're going to try to go out and get. 580 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:31,880 Speaker 1: You want to get him in camp probably the first 581 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 1: couple of weeks unless you want you're looking at somebody 582 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: else's roster and he could become available. So I do 583 00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 1: think they're going to run a lot of twelve personnel. 584 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 1: I know that you know people talk about ten personnel 585 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 1: four wide, but eleven and twelve personnel seems like they're 586 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:49,920 Speaker 1: bass offense and they can utilize play action out of that. 587 00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 1: But again, I think pass catching tight end. How many 588 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 1: targets is he get per game? That remains to be seen. 589 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:58,840 Speaker 1: Tight ends b Train had six touchdowns last season, four 590 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:01,560 Speaker 1: by Dan Arnold, and now he is no longer on 591 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 1: the team. How much I wouldn't say a concern, but 592 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 1: how much do you think the tight end needs to 593 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 1: be upgraded? As we speak ahead of this season. I 594 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 1: really feel like you have enough talent. It's just a 595 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 1: matter of coaching them up and making sure that they're 596 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:18,800 Speaker 1: all healthy and able to come in and make a 597 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:21,480 Speaker 1: contribution on the team. I mean we talk about Max Williams, 598 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:24,160 Speaker 1: He's a guy that if given the opportunity, I think 599 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:26,560 Speaker 1: he can make a difference. It's just a matter of 600 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:31,200 Speaker 1: having the plays design and those those guys actually putting 601 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:34,600 Speaker 1: themselves in positions to catch the ball from Kyler Murray. 602 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 1: And I don't think that he's neglecting that position or 603 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:42,680 Speaker 1: not intentionally throwing at that position. But you've got to 604 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: make yourself a targeting and those are some of the 605 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 1: bigger receivers that you're going to find on the field. 606 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 1: So I think the guys that are here going to 607 00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:51,480 Speaker 1: have to put themselves in a position to where they 608 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 1: can make themselves viable options by creating that space that 609 00:30:55,800 --> 00:30:58,120 Speaker 1: Kyler can get them the ball safely in and out 610 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 1: of harm's way. Williams miss set in games last season 611 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:04,600 Speaker 1: because of an ankle injury, including five games when he 612 00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:08,200 Speaker 1: was on injured reserve, but according to head coach Cliff Kingsbury, 613 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:11,320 Speaker 1: Williams looked great in practice and quote he's running back 614 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:14,440 Speaker 1: to how he was when he first got here end quote. 615 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:16,400 Speaker 1: At the same time, we've heard the general manager who 616 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,280 Speaker 1: heard Kingsbury talk about upgrading or at least looking at 617 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:22,520 Speaker 1: that position, and also the director of Player Personnel Drew 618 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:26,000 Speaker 1: Grigson this offseason on the Big Red Rage addressed that 619 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,040 Speaker 1: it's something that we still need to improve. There's no 620 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:33,000 Speaker 1: doubt about it. We know what we have with Max Williams. 621 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:35,479 Speaker 1: We have a solid vet. Its gonna be very good 622 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 1: in the run game. He's going to do his thing 623 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 1: in the passing game. Droll Daniels, we know him well 624 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:41,480 Speaker 1: and we know we're gonna get with him. But then 625 00:31:41,480 --> 00:31:44,360 Speaker 1: it's young and inexperience. We signed too obviously in free 626 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:47,719 Speaker 1: agency with kiy Angeline, who was a USC transfer went 627 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 1: to North Carolina State, very tall, long, very good in 628 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:54,640 Speaker 1: the passing game, athletic. And then Bruno LaBelle, who's almost 629 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:57,120 Speaker 1: his exact opposite. He's a big body, a six four, 630 00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:59,440 Speaker 1: two hundred and fifty pound kid who's really really good 631 00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:02,680 Speaker 1: in the running game. Is I think intriguing to a 632 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:05,160 Speaker 1: lot of people, just for no other reason than his story. 633 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:09,160 Speaker 1: Allocated through the league's International Player Pathway program. Twenty three 634 00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:12,080 Speaker 1: years old from Vienna, Austria, six foot five, two hundred 635 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:14,840 Speaker 1: and sixty two pounds, Batrain, he certainly looks the part. 636 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:18,640 Speaker 1: The question is can he play the parts. Yeah, that's 637 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: gonna be the biggest question. And will they be able 638 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:23,080 Speaker 1: to get him the reps that he needs to be 639 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 1: that Bible option. I think the practice squad is probably 640 00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:28,200 Speaker 1: going to be the best route for him. You're you know, 641 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:30,960 Speaker 1: in this first season, and then once they're able to 642 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:35,520 Speaker 1: cultivate him and coach him up, then he could see 643 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:40,600 Speaker 1: a huge jump in productivity from now and to maybe 644 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:43,040 Speaker 1: next season. It's going to be tough because this team 645 00:32:43,080 --> 00:32:45,200 Speaker 1: is going to win now mode. They're in a very 646 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:48,160 Speaker 1: difficult division and you need all hands on deck right now. 647 00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:50,800 Speaker 1: So not sure what he's going to be able to 648 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:53,440 Speaker 1: give them this year, but I think it is given 649 00:32:53,440 --> 00:32:57,360 Speaker 1: the right opportunities and the right coaching for a substantial time, 650 00:32:57,480 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 1: like a year, then I think you could really see 651 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:03,560 Speaker 1: him the blossom in to being a great weapon for 652 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:06,760 Speaker 1: this Cardinal's offense. He's wearing number forty three. I mean 653 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:09,560 Speaker 1: obviously not the same size as a son Reddick, a 654 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:11,640 Speaker 1: little bit shorter or even though Reddick was able to 655 00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:13,920 Speaker 1: get to the quarterback, you know, he's fluid in his 656 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:16,320 Speaker 1: route running, He's flute when he catches the ball. I 657 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:19,479 Speaker 1: mean again, I mean the fact that he's been on 658 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:21,560 Speaker 1: campus here for a couple of months now. But I 659 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:24,080 Speaker 1: mean it's not like he's out there catching the ball 660 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:27,120 Speaker 1: with his chest. His routes are crisp. He knows when 661 00:33:27,120 --> 00:33:29,880 Speaker 1: he catches the ball, you know, get into your body 662 00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:32,760 Speaker 1: and then run up the field. So again, there's a 663 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:34,520 Speaker 1: long ways to go. We need to see him in 664 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:36,880 Speaker 1: real action when the game, you know, and the bullets 665 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:39,480 Speaker 1: are flying a little bit. But again, they're gonna have 666 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:41,719 Speaker 1: sixteen guys in the practice squad. I got to assume 667 00:33:41,720 --> 00:33:43,760 Speaker 1: they're going to try to load up at certain positions, 668 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:47,440 Speaker 1: and based on right now only two starters, I think 669 00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:50,120 Speaker 1: they'll add one. They could slide a couple of these guys, 670 00:33:50,160 --> 00:33:54,040 Speaker 1: including Psychovits there. During his appearance on The Big Red Rage, 671 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:57,520 Speaker 1: Gregson did comments on Psychovits. You know, he's picking up 672 00:33:57,560 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 1: things very well. He's not swimming in the information that 673 00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:04,280 Speaker 1: he's been given, and Psychovits even mentioned that the transition 674 00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:07,160 Speaker 1: has been pretty smooth, although he was quick to point 675 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:10,280 Speaker 1: out during an appearance himself on The Big Red Rays 676 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:13,840 Speaker 1: that this there, they're not going full speed. There's no contacts, 677 00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:18,279 Speaker 1: so he still hasn't experienced NFL life just yet. But 678 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:20,839 Speaker 1: he is certainly someone that I think fans would love 679 00:34:20,880 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 1: to see more of and certainly love to hear more of. 680 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:27,000 Speaker 1: And how about we hear some from Psycho? And yes, 681 00:34:27,120 --> 00:34:29,480 Speaker 1: that is his nickname. That is something that was not 682 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:33,040 Speaker 1: bestowed upon him by Ron Wolfley and others. He likes 683 00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:35,480 Speaker 1: to be called Psycho, and I do think it fits 684 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:38,880 Speaker 1: Bernhard Psychovitz though, speaking of Ron Wolfley, while there was 685 00:34:39,080 --> 00:34:42,319 Speaker 1: a little a question asked of wolf as far as 686 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:45,920 Speaker 1: trying to learn some German from Psychovitz, how do you 687 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:48,640 Speaker 1: say I'm going to kick your butt in German? How 688 00:34:48,640 --> 00:34:50,760 Speaker 1: do you say that? Do you know how to do that? Psycho? 689 00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:59,040 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, it would be panted and harsh. I 690 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:01,839 Speaker 1: don't know what I said. I like ysh Yeah, well 691 00:35:01,840 --> 00:35:03,520 Speaker 1: it sounds like you just change one letter at the 692 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:07,040 Speaker 1: end of that three letter work. The more you hear 693 00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:09,560 Speaker 1: him be trained, the more you just fall in love 694 00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:11,719 Speaker 1: with him. And those are the types of players that 695 00:35:11,760 --> 00:35:14,400 Speaker 1: you just you root for, because this is this is 696 00:35:14,440 --> 00:35:17,239 Speaker 1: a brand new world for him, literally, I mean the 697 00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:19,719 Speaker 1: other side of the world from where he grew up 698 00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:22,680 Speaker 1: and spent the majority of his career. Now he's trying 699 00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:25,360 Speaker 1: to do something that h well it's it's not easy, 700 00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:28,520 Speaker 1: first and foremost, and it's not even easy for those 701 00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:30,400 Speaker 1: that do play the sport in college and then make 702 00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:32,520 Speaker 1: the jump to the NFL and now here he comes 703 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:35,480 Speaker 1: from another country kind of makes you long for the 704 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:37,600 Speaker 1: days of NFL Europe back in the day. He would 705 00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:40,200 Speaker 1: have been a prime candidate to really excel in that league. 706 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:43,200 Speaker 1: But he's got all the personality that you want. He's 707 00:35:43,239 --> 00:35:46,799 Speaker 1: got a great attitude, and everybody has spoken highly of him, 708 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:50,560 Speaker 1: that he's a worker and that he's doing the things 709 00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:52,600 Speaker 1: that he needs to do to get better. So how 710 00:35:52,640 --> 00:35:56,320 Speaker 1: do you not root for a guy that is fresh 711 00:35:56,360 --> 00:35:59,560 Speaker 1: to this and willing to put himself out there and 712 00:36:00,080 --> 00:36:02,360 Speaker 1: a good sport about it. That's that's all you want 713 00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:06,600 Speaker 1: from your athletes. And if he's accessible and a guy 714 00:36:06,640 --> 00:36:10,120 Speaker 1: that doesn't bring any harm or bad name or reputation 715 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:13,440 Speaker 1: to the organization or to himself, why wouldn't you root 716 00:36:13,480 --> 00:36:17,120 Speaker 1: for him. Maybe that third preseason game, Chris traveler to 717 00:36:17,239 --> 00:36:20,399 Speaker 1: Psychovitz for a touchdown. I can see that. I could 718 00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:23,440 Speaker 1: see Dave Pash having some fun with that on the 719 00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:25,839 Speaker 1: broadcast with one ron, Hopefully that'll be a lot of fun. 720 00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:29,680 Speaker 1: By the way, the other option at tight end. But J. J. 721 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:33,399 Speaker 1: Watts a name that's been tossed around a little bit. 722 00:36:33,520 --> 00:36:35,839 Speaker 1: He's got a couple of touchdowns in his career. It's 723 00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:38,560 Speaker 1: been a long while. But there's another option for you, 724 00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:41,160 Speaker 1: m J. B. Train, you know, throw him out there, 725 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:43,880 Speaker 1: see what happens. Who knows? Well? If I got a J. 726 00:36:44,080 --> 00:36:48,520 Speaker 1: Green and DeAndre Hopkins, those are better options in my opinion. Yeah, 727 00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:50,799 Speaker 1: probably a long shot, but hey, you know what, play 728 00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:52,880 Speaker 1: We'll keep our eyes open. Hey. Subscribe to Aarris on 729 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:56,560 Speaker 1: our Cardinals podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, Stitcher, 730 00:36:56,640 --> 00:36:59,080 Speaker 1: and SoundCloud. Listen to your favorite shows on the go, 731 00:36:59,239 --> 00:37:01,600 Speaker 1: like Cardinals Underground, The Big Red Rage, and of course 732 00:37:01,640 --> 00:37:04,440 Speaker 1: this show The Cardinals Red and see report. Visitasy Cardinals 733 00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:08,279 Speaker 1: dot com slash podcast for more information. This is the 734 00:37:08,320 --> 00:37:21,319 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals Radio network pass over the middle, caught by 735 00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:24,560 Speaker 1: Sims at the forty five and dumped immediately by Murphy. 736 00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:28,360 Speaker 1: Job right there by Murphy and man cover iron Murphy 737 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:32,080 Speaker 1: really growing throws it end zone near side, broken up 738 00:37:32,120 --> 00:37:35,959 Speaker 1: by Murphy. Was there against Taylor Byron Murphy one on 739 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:38,320 Speaker 1: one in the back of the end zone, made a 740 00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:40,799 Speaker 1: play on the ball. Here it is fourth and five 741 00:37:40,880 --> 00:37:43,239 Speaker 1: for the nine Ers. On the sixteenth, the Cardinals garoppolo. 742 00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:46,960 Speaker 1: The Pats throws to the right side and complete. Murphy 743 00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:49,600 Speaker 1: steps in front of the receiver and knocks the ball down. 744 00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:53,720 Speaker 1: The Cardinals takeover on downs with thirty three seconds ago, 745 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:57,920 Speaker 1: Byron Murphy makes a play on the pig. All that 746 00:37:58,239 --> 00:38:04,560 Speaker 1: is big time on a play by Byron Murphy a 747 00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:09,719 Speaker 1: team high time eight passes defense, including game winner at 748 00:38:09,760 --> 00:38:14,640 Speaker 1: San Francisco and against the Eagles. Byron Murphy, entering year three, 749 00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:18,439 Speaker 1: already the veteran in that cornerback's room, at least as 750 00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:22,320 Speaker 1: far as cornerbacks who have worn the Arizona Cardinals uniform. 751 00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:24,720 Speaker 1: As we continue here on the Cardinals Red Tea report, 752 00:38:24,719 --> 00:38:27,880 Speaker 1: Craig Riel to Mike Drecky and Bertrand Berry talking about 753 00:38:27,960 --> 00:38:31,760 Speaker 1: Murphy now being that go to guy at cornerback before 754 00:38:31,800 --> 00:38:33,960 Speaker 1: we get into the discussion, I do think it's important 755 00:38:34,239 --> 00:38:37,359 Speaker 1: to hear from well, basically the opinion of the one 756 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:40,200 Speaker 1: man that really counts, and that is defensive coordinator Van Jose. 757 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:42,040 Speaker 1: And I'll give you credit, mj because it was a 758 00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:45,120 Speaker 1: question that you asked during mini camp about the cornerback 759 00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:47,960 Speaker 1: position you bring in and Malcolm Butler. You draft two 760 00:38:48,120 --> 00:38:52,200 Speaker 1: in Marco Wilson and Tay Gowan. Yet it was someone 761 00:38:52,239 --> 00:38:55,560 Speaker 1: else that coach Joseph brought up first and foremost, and 762 00:38:55,680 --> 00:38:58,759 Speaker 1: it was Byron Murphy. I think it starts with Murphy, 763 00:38:58,840 --> 00:39:00,520 Speaker 1: you know. I mean, he's been the main stay for 764 00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:02,759 Speaker 1: three years, but he's played a lot of snaps and 765 00:39:02,760 --> 00:39:05,200 Speaker 1: you can see its growth. He's so much more comfortable. 766 00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:09,000 Speaker 1: He's growing into his body, he's working, he knows the system. 767 00:39:09,040 --> 00:39:10,920 Speaker 1: He can be a special player for us, and he 768 00:39:10,920 --> 00:39:13,319 Speaker 1: can be one of our better players on defense. We 769 00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:16,759 Speaker 1: know he can play both outside corner and inside in 770 00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:20,640 Speaker 1: the slot speed train. But to hear coach Joseph Marvel, 771 00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:23,400 Speaker 1: I would say Marvel, but just speak so highly of 772 00:39:23,520 --> 00:39:26,600 Speaker 1: Byron Murphy. Where you have him, Malcolm Butler and Robert 773 00:39:26,600 --> 00:39:30,040 Speaker 1: Alford and you add Darkus Denard, I think people are 774 00:39:30,040 --> 00:39:33,640 Speaker 1: starting to discuss maybe Byron Murphy being that number one 775 00:39:33,719 --> 00:39:37,480 Speaker 1: corner who never leaves the field, whether he's playing outside 776 00:39:37,640 --> 00:39:41,239 Speaker 1: or inside. It's time. It's time for him to step up. 777 00:39:41,239 --> 00:39:43,759 Speaker 1: It's time for him to show that he can be 778 00:39:43,880 --> 00:39:46,200 Speaker 1: that shut down corner. And I know he's talked about 779 00:39:46,239 --> 00:39:49,120 Speaker 1: being comfortable playing in the slot in years past. But 780 00:39:49,560 --> 00:39:51,000 Speaker 1: at some point you've got to grow out of that. 781 00:39:51,040 --> 00:39:53,680 Speaker 1: You've got to you've got to, you know, let him 782 00:39:53,760 --> 00:39:55,719 Speaker 1: drop a little bit, so to speak, in and you've 783 00:39:55,760 --> 00:39:57,960 Speaker 1: got to put yourself out there, and you can't always 784 00:39:57,960 --> 00:40:00,640 Speaker 1: be protected and sometimes it's not going to go your way. 785 00:40:00,680 --> 00:40:02,800 Speaker 1: You're playing against some of the best athletes in the world, 786 00:40:03,239 --> 00:40:06,080 Speaker 1: and you're not going to always be successful. And we 787 00:40:06,160 --> 00:40:09,200 Speaker 1: know that a quarterback and mistakes usually end up in touchdown. 788 00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:11,439 Speaker 1: So you get exposed a little bit more than maybe 789 00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:15,960 Speaker 1: other positions mistakes. But you've you've chosen that position and 790 00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:19,120 Speaker 1: you understand what comes with that. So you've got to 791 00:40:19,200 --> 00:40:21,080 Speaker 1: go out there and you've got to be that that 792 00:40:21,320 --> 00:40:23,879 Speaker 1: man and be the guy that this defense can lean 793 00:40:23,960 --> 00:40:28,279 Speaker 1: on and be able to handle your responsibilities and make 794 00:40:28,320 --> 00:40:32,240 Speaker 1: sure that they don't worry about that particular receiver whoever 795 00:40:32,239 --> 00:40:35,399 Speaker 1: you're covering on that particular play. You know, we hear, well, 796 00:40:35,480 --> 00:40:38,719 Speaker 1: what's the Cardinals based defense? You know two corners, Well, 797 00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:42,800 Speaker 1: teams are running eleven personnel sixty seven to seventy percent 798 00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:45,680 Speaker 1: of the time. Now, he can play inside or outside, 799 00:40:45,719 --> 00:40:49,000 Speaker 1: but if he is your number one receiver, but we 800 00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:52,040 Speaker 1: know that in covering the slot receivers. This is important 801 00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:54,920 Speaker 1: to cover the second receiver. He's played nineteen hundred snaps 802 00:40:54,920 --> 00:40:58,120 Speaker 1: in two years. And I think though, if the Titans, 803 00:40:58,160 --> 00:41:01,560 Speaker 1: for argument's sake, Week one, they come out with just 804 00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:05,200 Speaker 1: two wide receivers Julio Jones and A J. Brown, well, 805 00:41:05,280 --> 00:41:07,960 Speaker 1: one of those corners is going to be Byron Murphy 806 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:09,719 Speaker 1: and the question is, all right, who's the other guy. 807 00:41:09,840 --> 00:41:12,479 Speaker 1: Is it Butler? Is it Alford? I think that's that's 808 00:41:12,520 --> 00:41:15,359 Speaker 1: what I got out of hearing from Vans Joseph that 809 00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:19,560 Speaker 1: no matter what the opposing offense does, Byron Murphy is 810 00:41:19,560 --> 00:41:21,719 Speaker 1: going to be on the football field. And again, I mean, 811 00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:25,480 Speaker 1: Butler's really good against you know, the press coverage. He's 812 00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:28,360 Speaker 1: really good tackling. He had a hundred tackles. Now a 813 00:41:28,360 --> 00:41:30,200 Speaker 1: lot of those came in the secondary, but he's up 814 00:41:30,239 --> 00:41:33,120 Speaker 1: for run support. Robert Alford is really physical to line 815 00:41:33,120 --> 00:41:35,120 Speaker 1: of scrimmage. So it's a good to lemment to have. 816 00:41:35,600 --> 00:41:37,560 Speaker 1: If he is your number one quarter in the future, 817 00:41:37,600 --> 00:41:39,960 Speaker 1: then it's it's time probably to move him to the outside. 818 00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:42,719 Speaker 1: And maybe this isn't the year. Butler's under contract for 819 00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:45,799 Speaker 1: one year. Alford's under contract for one year, Murphy's still 820 00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:48,640 Speaker 1: on his rookie deal. Now. It's interesting though, if you 821 00:41:48,680 --> 00:41:51,000 Speaker 1: do have some injuries. They got Chase Whittaker there and 822 00:41:51,800 --> 00:41:54,880 Speaker 1: Marco Wilson can also play inside, So again, maybe you 823 00:41:54,880 --> 00:41:56,759 Speaker 1: don't want to rely on some young guys, but if 824 00:41:56,760 --> 00:41:59,320 Speaker 1: he truly is your number one corner, maybe he should 825 00:41:59,360 --> 00:42:01,440 Speaker 1: be on the outside. Again, I think they have the 826 00:42:01,520 --> 00:42:04,640 Speaker 1: right players right now, Butler and Alford, so maybe keep 827 00:42:04,680 --> 00:42:07,120 Speaker 1: them in the slot. Let's go back two seasons b 828 00:42:07,320 --> 00:42:10,719 Speaker 1: trained because the plan was for Alford to kind of 829 00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:13,880 Speaker 1: be that third corner behind Patrick Peterson and Robert Alford. 830 00:42:13,960 --> 00:42:16,440 Speaker 1: Peterson gets suspended, Offord gets hurt, and all of a 831 00:42:16,480 --> 00:42:20,400 Speaker 1: sudden as a rookie, he is talking about Byron Murphy 832 00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:23,080 Speaker 1: going up against number one wide receivers, and I think, 833 00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:25,399 Speaker 1: at least from my advantage point, that might have been 834 00:42:25,440 --> 00:42:28,320 Speaker 1: the best thing that happened to this young man's career 835 00:42:28,600 --> 00:42:31,360 Speaker 1: as far as being thrown into the fire and really 836 00:42:31,360 --> 00:42:33,440 Speaker 1: not having a lot of time to think, just basically 837 00:42:33,480 --> 00:42:36,120 Speaker 1: going out there and learning on the job, so to speak. 838 00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:39,200 Speaker 1: That's the only way to do it is trial by fire. 839 00:42:39,239 --> 00:42:40,800 Speaker 1: You're not going to be able to ease your wins 840 00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:43,400 Speaker 1: in the NFL. You're talking about the best athletes, some 841 00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:46,640 Speaker 1: of the most competitive athletes in the entire world. And 842 00:42:47,120 --> 00:42:50,040 Speaker 1: you can't beat you can't be hidden, they can't bring 843 00:42:50,080 --> 00:42:52,319 Speaker 1: you along slowly when you're drafted that high and they 844 00:42:52,360 --> 00:42:55,560 Speaker 1: have high expectations for you. And I think it was 845 00:42:55,600 --> 00:42:57,799 Speaker 1: the best thing to happen for him. And now he 846 00:42:57,880 --> 00:43:00,759 Speaker 1: understands that he's gonna have to be that guy, it's 847 00:43:00,800 --> 00:43:03,600 Speaker 1: going to take an even bigger leap as far as 848 00:43:03,640 --> 00:43:07,160 Speaker 1: productivity is concern and details. He's got to pay attention 849 00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:10,319 Speaker 1: to those details, the footwork to hand placement, all those 850 00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:16,640 Speaker 1: different things, and knowing how opposing offenses and opposing quarterbacks 851 00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:19,000 Speaker 1: and receivers want to attack you. You've got to be 852 00:43:19,080 --> 00:43:21,440 Speaker 1: self aware. He's got to do a lot of watching 853 00:43:21,480 --> 00:43:24,160 Speaker 1: film of himself, not just watching the other guys, because 854 00:43:24,440 --> 00:43:26,640 Speaker 1: as long as he can master what he's doing right, 855 00:43:27,200 --> 00:43:30,560 Speaker 1: it's not gonna matter as much what those other guys due. 856 00:43:30,600 --> 00:43:33,360 Speaker 1: If you just hone in on your own technique and 857 00:43:33,960 --> 00:43:37,439 Speaker 1: do what you're taught to do, then those other guys 858 00:43:37,520 --> 00:43:39,680 Speaker 1: are just going to be at your mercy. So this 859 00:43:39,760 --> 00:43:42,440 Speaker 1: is that year that Bayern Murphy needs to take that 860 00:43:42,520 --> 00:43:44,840 Speaker 1: next step and become one of the top corners in 861 00:43:44,880 --> 00:43:48,040 Speaker 1: the entire NFL, and by no means does Murphy believe 862 00:43:48,120 --> 00:43:51,320 Speaker 1: he's a finished product and Jay. When Murphy did address 863 00:43:51,400 --> 00:43:53,600 Speaker 1: the media, he talked about how much he's looking forward 864 00:43:53,640 --> 00:43:56,800 Speaker 1: to learning from a Malcolm Butler, someone who has played 865 00:43:56,880 --> 00:43:59,719 Speaker 1: in big games for big time teams and kind of 866 00:43:59,760 --> 00:44:02,240 Speaker 1: see if you can't learn some more tricks of the trade. 867 00:44:02,480 --> 00:44:04,200 Speaker 1: And one of the other things he said, he's more 868 00:44:04,239 --> 00:44:06,719 Speaker 1: comfortable and confident in that go along way. You can 869 00:44:06,719 --> 00:44:09,680 Speaker 1: play a lot faster when you're thinking you can't react 870 00:44:09,760 --> 00:44:11,840 Speaker 1: the same way. Again, let's go back to how we 871 00:44:11,960 --> 00:44:15,360 Speaker 1: started this week's Cardinals Red Sea Report. We're getting anxious. 872 00:44:15,400 --> 00:44:17,520 Speaker 1: We want to see this team and action with our 873 00:44:17,520 --> 00:44:21,080 Speaker 1: own eyes, and it will be here sooner than we think. 874 00:44:21,440 --> 00:44:24,640 Speaker 1: It is certainly a month away, but hey, time does 875 00:44:24,920 --> 00:44:28,359 Speaker 1: fly by. And be trained on that note, you enjoy 876 00:44:28,440 --> 00:44:31,319 Speaker 1: your Fourth of July and cook up some barbecue for 877 00:44:31,440 --> 00:44:35,440 Speaker 1: us here on Cardinals Red Sea Report. Yeah, I'll do that. 878 00:44:35,520 --> 00:44:37,120 Speaker 1: You just got you make your way over there, and 879 00:44:37,160 --> 00:44:38,800 Speaker 1: they just make sure we don't have any shoes on, 880 00:44:38,880 --> 00:44:41,480 Speaker 1: you know, shoes. That's right, that's right. It is a 881 00:44:41,520 --> 00:44:44,680 Speaker 1: holiday weekend and no Shoes Weekend special. 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