1 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: Welcome bird Gang. On today's show, Paul Calbasi joins me 2 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: our first show of the New year, and much like 3 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 1: several of the shows to close the old year, the 4 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: effort was there, but the result was not. We highlight 5 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: the individual performances because Yeah, that's where we're at in 6 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,799 Speaker 1: the season. It's Cardinals Cover two, episode six thirty two, 7 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: and it starts now Welcome to Cardinals Cover two, hitting 8 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: the backfield and down he goes for a loss. JJ 9 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: Watt nailed it. Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyunday, 10 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 1: proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. 11 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: Visit Acy Cardinals dot com, Slash podcasts. He's at the 12 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: ten half of five pas in again so for Harry Magic. Whoa, 13 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: here's Craig grielou. So before we go any further here, 14 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: Paul one, Happy New Year, And how was it ringing 15 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 1: in the New Year with colleagues Darren Urban, Danny Sirek 16 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: and the rest of the crew in Atlanta. Yeah. Well, 17 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:09,919 Speaker 1: let's put it this way. If you're doing a power 18 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 1: pole of who moved the meter the most with their 19 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: New Year's Eve plans, I would be dead last I 20 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: would be in others receiving boats because I was basically 21 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: in a hotel meal room with Ron Wolfley, Dave Pass, 22 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: even Darren Urban and Danny Sirek left paouly pathetic behind. 23 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: So I was basically stuck at the hotel watching college 24 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 1: football playoff action and hitting the buffet. Won too many 25 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: times put it that way. So once again I live 26 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: vicariously through everyone else's plans on New Year's Eve, because 27 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: I did absolutely Jack Atlanta was the center of the 28 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: sports world Friday. Friday night, Lebron James beats the Atlanta Hawks, 29 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: and then Saturday, literally at the stroke of midnight, Georgia 30 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: beats Ohio State. And credit to everyone that had to 31 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: work overnight to get kicked off ready for eleven am 32 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: on Sunday, same field. Did you happen to see any 33 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: confetti laying around or any remnants of a semi final 34 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:12,079 Speaker 1: game the night before? So we walked into the into 35 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 1: the stadium a good what for four and a half 36 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: hours before kickoff, and it smelled like a stadium that 37 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: had a lot of stale beer, just you know, fermenting overnight, 38 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 1: so you definitely knew a game had been played. The 39 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: night before. There's there's no doubt about that, and you're right. 40 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:32,359 Speaker 1: It about midnight there were a bunch of flashes out 41 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: my hotel window and boom. I went out there. I 42 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: didn't see Santa on the roof, but you could see, Yeah, 43 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: there were some fireworks going off, some other stuff. It 44 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: was a combination of New Year's and Georgia football advancing 45 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: in the National title game. Unfortunately for the Arizona Cardinals 46 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: there was not a momentum from the nights before. As 47 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: we try to go as far as we can without 48 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: having to discuss what happened on Sunday, well, and I 49 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 1: will say this that the game day atmosphere for the 50 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: Falcons was nowhere near what the night before was like. 51 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: In fact, it was much closer. And I mentioned this 52 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 1: to Copeople on the sideline. Or reminded me of the 53 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: final season in Saint Louis when that Rams Dome that 54 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: was sort of dark and dank, and you know, it 55 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 1: was half full and there was zero energy. Noise was 56 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: not a factor during the Cardinal's Falcons game. Put it 57 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 1: that way, and you weren't feeding off the energy of 58 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: the crowd. It really it reminded me of the final 59 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: time the Cardinals played the Rams in Saint Louis, and 60 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: you could hear the phone ring on the sideline on 61 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: the opposite side of the field, on the Rams sideline, 62 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: you could hear their phone ring. That's how dead it was. 63 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: It wasn't that far beyond two twenty with empty stadiums 64 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: because of COVID. I'm looking at the final game book 65 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: here though, Paul paid attendance sixty nine thousand, two hundred 66 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: and sixty nine. So you're saying, maybe that's not quite accurate. Yeah, 67 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 1: paid versus attended. Yeah, how many showed up is the 68 00:03:56,600 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: real question, because between Georgia football winning in New Yorz, 69 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: I think there are a lot of game day decisions 70 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: where attendees declined. Accordingly, Well, for those that did not 71 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: attend Sunday's game, you missed a heck of a game 72 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: as far as back and forth, especially in the second half. 73 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: Seven league changes. We know the final score. Falcons beat 74 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: the Cardinals twenty to nineteen on a game winning field goal. 75 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: As time expires, Cardinals dropped their sixth in a row. 76 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: They are four and twelve. Not so much as far 77 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: as the game, because at this point in the season Paul, 78 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: it is all about the offseason, all about next year, 79 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: And had the opportunity to go back and rewatch some 80 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 1: of the game on Sunday nights, and I thought Brady 81 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: Quinn on the broadcast put it best because at this point, 82 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 1: with those two teams, you're playing for the name on 83 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: the back of the uniform as opposed to the name 84 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: on the front of the uniform. And I thought that 85 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 1: was well said, because, as we've been talking about now 86 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 1: for several weeks, unfortunately, it is about the evaluation of 87 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,599 Speaker 1: each individual, not so much the performance of the entire team, 88 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: and even and recognizing some of the names on the 89 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: back of the jerseys can be a challenge. When you 90 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: look over they're like, well, wait, who's thirty two Josh Thomas, 91 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 1: the backup safety. Okay, with Buddha Baker gone, wait a minute, 92 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: forty eight Okay, that's Hunter Bradley and the new long snapper. 93 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: Even those of us down in the sideline like ware, 94 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 1: who are some of these guys? But you're right, Greig, 95 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: it's sort of like what capitalism is founded upon, right. 96 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: What's good for you should be good for the economy. 97 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: If you work hard to make a good living, you're 98 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 1: going to propel the economy. So in this case, what 99 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 1: can you do to serve yourself that ultimately should be 100 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 1: beneficial to the team if you're playing well and taking 101 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: care of your job. And look, there are certain things 102 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: that stood out. I would say that on the plus side, 103 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 1: we're not hearing the words self inflicted as much as 104 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:54,599 Speaker 1: who did maybe this time a month ago. On the downside, 105 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:58,159 Speaker 1: you're still not having your defense play its best in 106 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:02,679 Speaker 1: the most critical moments. Obviously that final twelve play seventy 107 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 1: two yard drive where they went down the field and 108 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 1: ran out the clock and got the game winning twenty 109 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: one yard fuel goal. There was a third and seven 110 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: at the Cardinals twenty seven with right after the two 111 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: minute warning where they hit the tight end for a 112 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: big gainer fourteen fifteen yards where you could have forced 113 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 1: the fuel goal there and then had time to work 114 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 1: a drive at the end. You didn't. I know there 115 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 1: was a discussion do you let him score? But how 116 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: do you know that the running back just doesn't take 117 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:32,359 Speaker 1: a seat at the two yard line? You tell me 118 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 1: Arthur Smith hadn't informed his offense accordingly. If all of 119 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: a sudden, the red Sea parts don't score. So yeah, 120 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: you can go back and forth on that, but in 121 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 1: terms of you know, look players that stood out that 122 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 1: showed well, you have to start with David Blow, don't you. 123 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: You have to start with the Cardinals fourth different starting 124 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:55,719 Speaker 1: quarterback in four games, which is the second time that 125 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 1: has happened since nineteen fifty. Yeah, the last time or 126 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: the only other time. This is according to Elias, the 127 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:05,359 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen Buffalo Bills, so not that long ago. But 128 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: some recognizable game names here Derek Anderson, Cardinal, Nathan Peterman, 129 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: Matt Barkley, Hey Form Arizona Cardinal, and then the final 130 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: quarterback Josh Allen, who has not given up that spot 131 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: for the Buffalo Bills. But that is the last time 132 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: a team has used four different starting quarterbacks in four 133 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: straight games. And how many of those guys only had 134 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: a Friday practice? That's true? You know, Derek Anderson, you know, 135 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: I take this stuff serious, man. You know, the last 136 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: time we heard from Derek Anderson, he made headlines. So 137 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 1: how many of those quarterbacks were like David Blow when 138 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: the starting quarterback after Thursday practice had a recurrence of 139 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: concussion symptoms. We're talking about Colt McCoy and then David 140 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: Blow gets a glorified walk through on a Friday to 141 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: try and sync up, and all, by the way, you're 142 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: missing your number one receiver, who all of a sudden 143 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: is no longer out on that field. And then you're 144 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: next your one B receiver, who had a really good 145 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 1: game for the most part, then leaves in the fourth quarter, 146 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: in the most critical time, with an arm injury. So 147 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: but I tell you what, David Blo. Not every throw 148 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: was accurate, not every catch was made, but it looked 149 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: like he made the right decisions and he didn't hesitate 150 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: to go downfield. I mean that first possession, Cardinal's looking 151 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: at third and fourteen and you're like, oh boy, here 152 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 1: we go. And then boom, he throws a laser for 153 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: sixteen yards to Hollywood Brown on a deep out right 154 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 1: at the Cardinal's sideline, and you could sort of sense 155 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: everyone looking at each other going, oh, oh, okay, David 156 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 1: Blow has an arm, and he has the ability to 157 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:46,319 Speaker 1: find the open guy and make the right reading decisions. 158 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: And oh, by the way, he's gonna hang in the pocket. 159 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 1: He took a couple of hits on completions, and he's 160 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:55,559 Speaker 1: not gonna make a panic throw if the pocket is collapsing. 161 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 1: You know, he took a sack or two, but it 162 00:08:57,760 --> 00:08:59,719 Speaker 1: really wasn't the worst decision he could have made in 163 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 1: the moment. So for a guy who only started five 164 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: games in his career and all those were at the 165 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:07,559 Speaker 1: end of his rookie year twenty nineteen, I thought he 166 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 1: showed pretty darn well considering the circumstances. A couple of 167 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:13,680 Speaker 1: things stood out. You mentioned it as far as the 168 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:18,079 Speaker 1: decision making no turnovers protected the football, which is always 169 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 1: number one for any quarterback, but you mentioned the vertical threats. 170 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: I went back and looked the number of quote unquote 171 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: deep shots. There were ten of them. I don't know 172 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: how that compares, but just in recent games, I don't 173 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:35,679 Speaker 1: remember that many throws down field, and those ten deep 174 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 1: shots did include the free play when the Falcons were 175 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 1: caught offsides and blow knew exactly what to do. You 176 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 1: make that throw if for no other reason, maybe that's 177 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: a catch or a DPI and you take the yards. 178 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: Speaking of DPI, there was a deep shot to Hollywood 179 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: Brown forty yard penalty. It looked a lot different. And 180 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: where has this been all season long? Because it's not 181 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: like you mentioned it Andre Hopkins. Hollywood Brown injured in 182 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter, So for most of that game you 183 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 1: did have a deep shot with Hollywood Brown. There were 184 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 1: some deep shots with Trey McBride as well. That's the 185 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: one thing that really stood out. How many times blow 186 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:16,439 Speaker 1: hung in the pocket had time to throw and look downfield. 187 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: All right, deep shot? You're defining that as twenty yards 188 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 1: or more fifteen to twenty yards airy yards. I think 189 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 1: that's what I think. Again, I'll have to go back, 190 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 1: but that is what when you look at the game 191 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 1: book and you go back, that is what they define it. 192 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:34,679 Speaker 1: And there were three deep shot completions according to the 193 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: game book, and I went back, that's the most since 194 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: Week eleven against the San Francisco forty nine ers. You're 195 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:42,959 Speaker 1: going way way back. I tell you what, though your 196 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:46,959 Speaker 1: numbers in your research really sync up with the eyeball test. 197 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:50,560 Speaker 1: It felt that way. It really did. And you know, 198 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: we talked about this after the game with stinking Cam 199 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 1: Cox over a Channel twelve cam and he's asking me 200 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: what can be learned from the game. Okay, you know what, 201 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: tough guy. Here here's my first answer, that you don't 202 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 1: have to have five Pro bowlers on your offensive line, 203 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 1: but it certainly helps if it's the same five. And 204 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 1: that was a third straight game with the same starting five. Correct, correct, 205 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: So you're right. The pocket was a little better, I thought. 206 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:17,960 Speaker 1: Now Atlanta had the second few of sacks coming in 207 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: with nineteen. They are not known for a pass rush. 208 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 1: They're most definitely not the San Francisco forty nine ers 209 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:25,320 Speaker 1: when it comes to getting to the quarterback. We all 210 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 1: get that. But David bow also had the willingness to 211 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 1: hang in and he kept his eyes downfield and he 212 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 1: just didn't hit. He jacked after his first read. Was there? 213 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 1: He really did. And I talked to let's just say, 214 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 1: some decision makers after the game in the locker room, 215 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:44,439 Speaker 1: and they noticed that he was looking one, two, three, 216 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: fourth read, here we go and that ball is out. 217 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:52,079 Speaker 1: So he was definitely surveying, scanning the field and was 218 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: making some good decisions, which once again is remarkable because 219 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: A he hadn't played in so long and B we 220 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: have not seen a lot of that in this Cardinals 221 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 1: offense so far this season, per your reports and your 222 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:09,679 Speaker 1: research right there, So okay, And I also thought it 223 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: was intriguing that he commented and credited Cliff Kingsbury for 224 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: staying in his headset during the game and actually, let 225 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 1: what did Sean McVay do early on with Jared Goff 226 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: that got the Rams into a Super Bowl with Golf. 227 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 1: He would have them go tempo, get up to the 228 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage, and then he would be trailing the 229 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,120 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage by a good twenty yards, surveying the defense, 230 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:33,320 Speaker 1: what sort of personnel they had out there, and he 231 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:36,720 Speaker 1: would be giving instructions to his quarterback, his young QB, 232 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:38,960 Speaker 1: right up until the fifteen second cut off on the 233 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,680 Speaker 1: play clock. And it did based on what David Blow 234 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 1: was saying, it did appear that Cliff Kingsbury used a 235 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 1: similar approach with Bloo at Atlanta. Blow very complimentary of 236 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 1: the head coach in terms of the week of preparation, 237 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: not even a week a day. I mean, you're getting 238 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:55,559 Speaker 1: the tap on the shoulder on Friday morning and that hey, 239 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: you're the guy, and at that point you can't change 240 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 1: much of the game plan, which we discussed on here 241 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: on Cardinals Cover two. Present to buy Hunday proud partner 242 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals, but spreading the ball around seven 243 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:10,959 Speaker 1: different receivers, eight different. We're targeted. At least one time 244 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 1: there was a ground game. Offensively, it looked good until 245 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: you got inside the red zone, and that's where things 246 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: became troublesome. One to four inside the twenty yard line. 247 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: That's what Bloo mentioned post game. We had to set 248 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:27,959 Speaker 1: up for too many field goals and that, at the 249 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 1: end of the day, was the difference being between the 250 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 1: Cardinals snapping a five game losing streak and now what 251 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 1: is a six game losing streak. And I think that's 252 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:38,960 Speaker 1: where the precision comes in. You know, you get into 253 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 1: a condensed playing area, the red zone, the details have 254 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:46,320 Speaker 1: to be absolutely nails. You know, the precision has to 255 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 1: be there. That's where you're completing a back shoulder touchdown passages, 256 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: for example, by a couple of inches. So you know, 257 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: maybe that's where the Cardinals found themselves without that next 258 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:00,679 Speaker 1: level of preparation was in the red zone. Because there 259 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 1: were plenty of other instances where they were moving the 260 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: ball up and down the field, and there were receivers 261 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,560 Speaker 1: at did a good job of getting open, getting separation, 262 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 1: finding space in the defense. But obviously space is much 263 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: more limited once you get to the red zone, and 264 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 1: I think that's where it shows that you don't have 265 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 1: a quarterback who worked an entire offseason with his receiver group, 266 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 1: for example. And so with that in mind, yeah, the 267 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: Cardinals offense did bog down and Grady Jared and that 268 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: defensive front also did a good job of getting penetration, 269 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 1: stopping James Conner on some of those critical critical rundown situations. 270 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 1: Matt Prayder field goals of thirty eight, thirty six, and 271 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: thirty six. So you had drive stall at the twenty 272 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 1: of Atlanta, the eighteen of Atlanta and the eighteen of Atlanta. 273 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 1: That look, now you're not inside the ten yard line, 274 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: but you got to be able when you're in that 275 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 1: red zone, regardless of the personnel. And I'll say this, 276 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 1: considering who David Blow had to throw two who was 277 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 1: on the field with him, I thought it was a 278 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: well orchestrated game plan, well executed game plan at just 279 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 1: given the circumstances and given the talent, you are missing 280 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 1: a lot of players, a lot of starters on the 281 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: offensive hide and when you consider going into the game, 282 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 1: how many different Cardinals offensive players. And Billy Price said 283 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 1: as much on the Big Red Rage. We don't just 284 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 1: expect the house. We expect the house plus the kitchens 285 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: sink from Dean Peace, their ultra aggressive Atlanta defensive coordinator 286 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 1: who's been in the league a long time. You heard 287 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: Cole McCoy when he thought he was gonna be starting 288 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 1: the game on Wednesday, say that my eyes have to 289 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: be great this week, that I have to be able 290 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 1: to identify where all these moving pieces are coming from. 291 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: Because what happened against trace McSorley on Christmas Night against 292 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 1: Todd Bowles, every third down situation seemingly there was a 293 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 1: different blitzcheme coming. There was something different for trace mcsoli 294 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 1: to try and assess and evaluate and get the ball out. 295 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 1: And we know the fateful first time one of the 296 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 1: early third downs where he got blitzed and got hit 297 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: untouched coming off the she got hit from the blindside. Boom, 298 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 1: there goes to the football and there was a turnover 299 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 1: that didn't happen with David Blow and this Cardinal's offensive line, 300 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 1: despite Atlanta trying to be very aggressive and dialing it up, 301 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 1: they did a pretty good job handling a lot of that. 302 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 1: And it wasn't always in completion, it wasn't always a 303 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: first down, but it wasn't disaster like it was too 304 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 1: off in Christmas Night with Trace McSorley against Tampa's d 305 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 1: and credit blow for overcoming those two sacks, the first 306 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: one on the opening possession, and all of a sudden 307 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: you're looking at a third and fourteen and you mentioned 308 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 1: the deep shot to Hollywood Brown to keep that drive 309 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: going stalls because there's a holding penalty on Josh Jones. 310 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 1: You kick the field goal, you go up three nothing. 311 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 1: Then later in the third quarter another sack to set 312 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 1: up third and thirteen. You do complete the past Greg Dortch, 313 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: who made a great catch, catching that ball just inches 314 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 1: from the ground, and that sets up a fourth and short. 315 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 1: And here might be part of that turning point because 316 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 1: you don't have James Conner anymore. He gets hurt earlier 317 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: injuring that shin on a third or on a play 318 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 1: on a one yard run earlier. So you call fourth 319 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:07,919 Speaker 1: and two. Yeah, I liked the decision to go for it. 320 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 1: Now do you have the personnel to execute and get 321 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: that first down? And Corey Clement get stopped for no 322 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 1: game in the first thing that Cliff Kingsbury said in 323 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: our postgame radio interview when I cited seven lead changes, 324 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:23,679 Speaker 1: you know, right down to the wire, coach, what sticks 325 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: out the most. The first thing he cited was I 326 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:29,880 Speaker 1: didn't like my fourth down call. And at first I 327 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 1: thought he was perhaps referring to the fourth and eight 328 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 1: at the eighteen, where seemingly they were looking to actually 329 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 1: go for it, but then Atlanta called the time out. 330 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 1: But no, he was talking about what you just cited, 331 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:45,239 Speaker 1: the fourth and two with Corey Clement and boom they 332 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:47,879 Speaker 1: got stuffed and so he never did follow up, And 333 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:50,160 Speaker 1: maybe I should have followed up well in hindsight, what 334 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 1: would you have called if not that play? But it 335 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 1: was interesting mid third quarter fourth and eight at Atlanta's eighteen, 336 00:17:57,680 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 1: where you ended up getting the fuel goal to go 337 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: up sixteen fourteen, that he had every intention of going 338 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:09,679 Speaker 1: for it there, that he was not just fabricating a 339 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 1: possible fourth down play the force Atlanta to use the 340 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:16,880 Speaker 1: time out. That's what transpired and what happened, But somehow 341 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 1: someone messed something up in the execution and the play 342 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 1: never came off for the Cardinals. There was a delay 343 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: and snapping the ball for whatever reason. Otherwise that would 344 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 1: have been about the gutsiest call we had seen all year. 345 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: I did not know it. And again, while we're watching 346 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,200 Speaker 1: it in studio, you don't get the full field view 347 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 1: of what's going on. So in that instance, you're like, 348 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: what are you doing. You gotta be able to you 349 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:43,399 Speaker 1: gotta kick the field gold in this instance. But what 350 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 1: I missed I did not realize that not only was 351 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: the offense on the field, but lined up to the right, 352 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:53,120 Speaker 1: Andy Lee and Matt Prador, they were on the field. 353 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:56,440 Speaker 1: And then looking and reading some of the postgame comments, 354 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 1: this was something that Matt Prador brought up that Jeff 355 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 1: Rodgers has done in the past, either to force a 356 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: time out, which is what happened, but this is a play, 357 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 1: a design play to run because you're catching the defense 358 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 1: off guard. Yeah, you've got Andy Lee and Matt Prador 359 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 1: on the field, but on the other side, yead Hollywood 360 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:16,639 Speaker 1: Brown and I don't think he was covered. And to 361 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: your point about the delay and the snap, otherwise, yeah, 362 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 1: you might get that necessary eight yards and maybe even more. 363 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 1: At the time, you're like, no, no, no no, no, no, 364 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:27,479 Speaker 1: this is the one instance coach, you do not go 365 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 1: for it. But they saw something this not quick enough 366 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: to snap the football. It's really interesting because I didn't 367 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 1: quite realize that because I saw the field goal team 368 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:38,919 Speaker 1: go out onto the field and then I sort of 369 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 1: looked down, and then all of a sudden, I looked 370 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 1: up because everyone's scrambling around and the running up to 371 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:44,680 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage. I'm like, what's the hurry? And 372 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh, wait a minute, They're not in a 373 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:50,040 Speaker 1: fuel goal formation. Did I miss? You know, the fuel 374 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:52,200 Speaker 1: goal battery coming off the field. So you're saying no, 375 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:55,920 Speaker 1: Andy Lee and Matt Prador were still out there, and 376 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 1: because but then when Atlanta called the time out and 377 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:01,359 Speaker 1: the Cardinals could not snap the ball, and Kingsbury wanted 378 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,359 Speaker 1: them to snap the ball, let's go, let's go, let's go, 379 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 1: And then he flipped his play card in frustration. Would 380 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:11,119 Speaker 1: you never see happen? You never see a visible, palpable 381 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 1: display of emotion, at least rarely with Cliff Kingsbury. And 382 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 1: that frustration in that moment is what led me to 383 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:20,439 Speaker 1: ask him after the game that he really wanted to 384 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 1: run the play because he didn't have a wry smile 385 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: in his face like a we got you and you 386 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 1: had to you had to expend a time out. No, 387 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 1: he was legitimately, mad Cardinals did not snap the ball 388 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:33,440 Speaker 1: and run that play. So maybe we'll fall up in 389 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:35,399 Speaker 1: his Monday press conference with a little bit more on 390 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:38,360 Speaker 1: that one, because again, when the team is on the road, 391 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:41,119 Speaker 1: I watch from the studio, so I'm watching television, but 392 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:44,880 Speaker 1: I'm also listening to you, Pash and Wolf, and they 393 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 1: were beside themselves, what are you doing going forward? In 394 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:52,199 Speaker 1: that instance? And then later they sent it down to you, 395 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:55,880 Speaker 1: and you had that report about Cliff being upset, visibly 396 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:59,400 Speaker 1: upset that no, this was not a way to get 397 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:02,200 Speaker 1: the falcon is to burn a time out. They wanted 398 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 1: to run a play, and at this point in the season, 399 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 1: you're like, okay, you know, hindsight, if it doesn't work, 400 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: you're gonna get skewered. But if it does, you're like, wow, okay, 401 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:12,920 Speaker 1: you know what, Let's roll the dice. Do anything possible 402 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 1: to end this five game losing streak. Can I also 403 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 1: say with a backup long snapper, it was a little dicey, right, 404 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:21,920 Speaker 1: It was a little dicey with Hunter Bradley. A number 405 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 1: those snaps were hitting the turf were really low. You're 406 00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:28,160 Speaker 1: unheralded MVP of the game really was Andy lead the holder. 407 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:30,440 Speaker 1: Oh absolutely, he was like he had like a gold 408 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 1: glove out there. He was like a short stop with 409 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 1: great hands, and he's scooping up a lot of those snaps. 410 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:40,600 Speaker 1: And so maybe that factored into Cliff Kingsbury at that moment, sain, 411 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 1: you know what, we don't have a reliable long snapper 412 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:44,920 Speaker 1: right now. Yeah. I know this is a chip shot. 413 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 1: I know a field goal gives us the lead, but 414 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 1: it's not an automatic with this brand new long snapper 415 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: out there. Maybe, just maybe that was part of the thinking. 416 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: I don't know, because I'm with you in a game 417 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 1: that's tightly contested, in a game where touchdowns are gonna 418 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:02,120 Speaker 1: be tough to have with a couple of backup quarterbacks 419 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:04,520 Speaker 1: out in that field, and a field goal gives you 420 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:09,880 Speaker 1: a sixteen fourteen lead, which it did eventually. Ultimately, Yeah, 421 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 1: I had a hard time comprehending going for it in 422 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: that situation. Then again, you're out of the playoffs. What 423 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 1: do you have to lose? By the way, Matt Prator 424 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:20,440 Speaker 1: post game on his new or working with a new 425 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 1: long snapper and Hunter Bradley said, it went all rights 426 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:25,199 Speaker 1: and that was about as far as a win. But 427 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 1: that one snapping. Cliff even brought it up that there 428 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:30,400 Speaker 1: was a perfect snap on the fifty seven yard field goal. 429 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 1: It was anything but perfect. It was a great job 430 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:35,840 Speaker 1: by Andy Lee to bring it back almost like a 431 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:39,440 Speaker 1: catcher framing a pitch, to set it up to allow 432 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 1: Prator to kick once again his seventy first field goal 433 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: of fifty or more yards. So, yeah, the unsung hero 434 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:49,119 Speaker 1: on Sunday was Andy Lee, although he didn't get the 435 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 1: punt block, but that was a missed assignment, whether that 436 00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:54,920 Speaker 1: was Bradley or Ezekiel Turner, because on that they allowed 437 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 1: a Falcon defender to rush free up the middle and 438 00:22:57,520 --> 00:22:59,880 Speaker 1: that can't happen. So Zeke Turner on that the person 439 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: a protector went right when he should have gone left 440 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: or again, I don't again without knowing the line calls, 441 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:10,200 Speaker 1: because they both Bradley Anne Turner both went right right, 442 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,679 Speaker 1: and there was a stunts and a misdirection by the 443 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 1: Falcons and it just it's like wow, up the middle 444 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 1: and a free shot and again early in the game, 445 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:22,360 Speaker 1: but one of those momentum swinging moments because the Falcons 446 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 1: take advantage. It's a one to play drive. Look, there 447 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 1: were enough mistakes, okay, I mean, was the game there 448 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:30,639 Speaker 1: to be one? Absolutely? Did we hear the words self inflicted? No, 449 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:33,479 Speaker 1: but it was far from era of free Josh Jones 450 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:36,959 Speaker 1: had a couple of flags were costly. J J Watt 451 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 1: had a couple of flags costly. After the game, JJ 452 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 1: Watt said, I played like bleep. He did have the 453 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: one sack, but that was his only tackle in the game. 454 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:49,119 Speaker 1: He had a couple of quarterback hits. So there's no 455 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: question that Atlanta. It's like Drew Stan said on the 456 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:55,679 Speaker 1: pregame show that back in the day they had a 457 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 1: game against JJ Watt at the height of his powers. 458 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: Drew Stan was an Indian and they played Houston twice 459 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:03,639 Speaker 1: a year and he said they had run checks in 460 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:06,160 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck had run checks in that would just run 461 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:08,159 Speaker 1: away from JJ. So they get up the line of 462 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:10,199 Speaker 1: scrimmage and they had to check in that if the 463 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:12,280 Speaker 1: play was designed to go left, and there was JJ 464 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 1: Watt and left, No, now we're going right. We're just 465 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 1: running away from JJ. And you're seeing that now obviously 466 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 1: without Zach Allen and with the way he looks and 467 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:25,159 Speaker 1: the headlines that he has garnered rightfully so with his 468 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:28,960 Speaker 1: recent play, but I think you know, he was anticipating 469 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 1: and guessing and maybe getting a little over anxious at times. 470 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:35,640 Speaker 1: So there were different guys making some different mistakes. There's 471 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:38,359 Speaker 1: there's no question about it. Then again, you had a 472 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 1: secondary that was missing your top three corners for the 473 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:45,119 Speaker 1: second time in three games. That is such a no comprendo. 474 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:47,119 Speaker 1: When you look out there and it's Jase Whittaker and 475 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:50,639 Speaker 1: Christian Matthew and you're like, man, this is in January, 476 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 1: this is a New Year's Day, this is August all 477 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 1: over again. Yet there was Jase Whittaker breaking up a 478 00:24:56,720 --> 00:25:02,399 Speaker 1: deep shot to demere Bird. There was Christian Matthew against 479 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:07,120 Speaker 1: Cordarrel Patterson, a big, strong, you know, a physical receiver 480 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 1: in the end zone. He battled to the end and 481 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 1: Patterson did not come down with that what could have 482 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 1: easily been a back shoulder touchdown catch. So I thought 483 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:18,880 Speaker 1: the corners for them definitely were bigger part of this 484 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:22,640 Speaker 1: solution than the problem. They weren't getting victimized and giving 485 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: up big plays left and right. So you know, now 486 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:28,160 Speaker 1: we'll see exactly what the Niners do and Kyle Shanahan 487 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:30,920 Speaker 1: and Brock Purty, but yeah, that's when you look out 488 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 1: there on the field, and you're like, oh my goodness, 489 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:35,159 Speaker 1: this is the secondary Isaiah Simmons playing a lot of 490 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 1: center field. No Buddha Baker out there, so you're leading tackler. 491 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 1: Was Jalen Thompson again? Correct? By the way, congratulations to 492 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:46,680 Speaker 1: JT his first career one hundred tackle season. And by 493 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:48,879 Speaker 1: the way, I did not realize it watching it in 494 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,200 Speaker 1: real time, but watching it back, he's got the Sea 495 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:54,159 Speaker 1: now on his uniform, and I wonder if that's because 496 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:56,119 Speaker 1: with no more Buddha Baker the rest of the season, 497 00:25:56,359 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 1: you need somebody and maybe someone in the second but 498 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 1: Jalen Thompson's now worrying that Sea. One of the defensive 499 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:07,119 Speaker 1: captains now for the against Atlanta and then finishing up 500 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 1: against at San Francisco. Okay, but he has been a 501 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:13,920 Speaker 1: team captain all year, right or no? Yeah, I mean 502 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:18,879 Speaker 1: I've had I mean it's been Kyler, DJ Humphrey, Rodney Hudson, 503 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 1: James Connor, JJ Watt, Buddha Baker, Jalen Thompson, Dennis Gardeck. 504 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 1: Those were the team captains, okay, near the beginning of 505 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:27,960 Speaker 1: the season. Now, whether he was wearing the Sea or not, 506 00:26:28,119 --> 00:26:30,719 Speaker 1: I don't know, yeah, I have to go back and 507 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:32,679 Speaker 1: look because I don't know whatever reason it stood out 508 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 1: to me, it's like he's wearing the seas. I don't 509 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 1: remember him wearing the sea all season, but you might. 510 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 1: You know what you've got the You've got the better 511 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:40,960 Speaker 1: notes than I do as far as on that end, 512 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:46,119 Speaker 1: because without Buddha Baker one of your captains in that secondary, 513 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:47,720 Speaker 1: and when you don't have it Byron Murphy and a 514 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:50,959 Speaker 1: Marco Wilson and Antonio Hamilton, you're gonna need someone in 515 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:53,119 Speaker 1: that room to kind of step up and take charge. 516 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 1: I'm still waiting, though, I'm still waiting for the game 517 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 1: where a dB isn't the leading tackler. There he is again, 518 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 1: Jalen Thompson, this time ten tackles. Savan Collins had seven, 519 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:06,480 Speaker 1: and look when Zamon Collins was out of the game 520 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 1: at the end of the year, I guess it would 521 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:11,159 Speaker 1: have been the beginning of the second quarter. On the 522 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 1: Tyler Algier touchdown run. You know, there was no Zaven 523 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:19,080 Speaker 1: on the fourteen yard run on fourth down. It was 524 00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:21,880 Speaker 1: fourth and one and they ripped it for fourteen yards 525 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 1: when Zavan was not on the field, and then first 526 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:27,160 Speaker 1: and goal at the five up the gut again wide open, 527 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:30,119 Speaker 1: Algier just romps into the end zone and there was 528 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:32,399 Speaker 1: no Zavan Collins there either. I put that down on 529 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:36,160 Speaker 1: my notes. He was on the sideline getting some medical attention. 530 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:38,399 Speaker 1: Now he did come back into the game, and but 531 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 1: you saw what the Cardinals defense run defense looked like 532 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:45,200 Speaker 1: minus Zavan Collins, and it was not good. And Atlanta 533 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 1: was smart enough to target right up the a gap. 534 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:50,199 Speaker 1: Two big runs in a row, and the last of 535 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 1: which was a touchdown run, miss tackles and far too 536 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:56,400 Speaker 1: much running room for the rookie Algier. By the way, 537 00:27:56,560 --> 00:28:00,600 Speaker 1: Zavan Collins is the only non dB to the team 538 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:05,159 Speaker 1: in tackles this season. He's done it three times Weeks four, six, 539 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:08,760 Speaker 1: and seven. But to your point, nine straight games, a 540 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:13,440 Speaker 1: defensive back has led the team in tackles thirteen times overall. 541 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 1: And yes, Isaiah Simmons is a defensive back. I don't 542 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:19,560 Speaker 1: care what he's listed on your roster. But he consistently 543 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 1: works with the safety group and open portion of practice 544 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:28,359 Speaker 1: and exclusively played safety without Buddha Baker on Sunday, and 545 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:31,840 Speaker 1: his postgame comments talked about him having to be more 546 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:35,480 Speaker 1: patient in the back end. He played too aggressive as 547 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 1: a safety. But that is something that he's mentioned that 548 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 1: just more repetition. He'll get more patient if he's asked 549 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:45,200 Speaker 1: to play that safety spot. Otherwise, he's been playing a 550 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:47,640 Speaker 1: lot of corner or slot corner. Yeah, and I don't 551 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 1: care what his position says on the roster. He's not 552 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: a linebacker. He's not in the linebacker room. He's been 553 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 1: in the safety's room all season long with position coach 554 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 1: Marcus Robertson. So they made that decision to start twenty 555 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 1: twenty two that started last off season. So that's just 556 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 1: to the reality of it. By the way, Tyler Algier, 557 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:13,760 Speaker 1: I mean this dude, round five rookie at a BYU 558 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen. He was a linebacker and running back. 559 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:22,000 Speaker 1: Then he transitioned exclusively to running back and last year 560 00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:25,600 Speaker 1: is his final college season. He ran for over sixteen 561 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 1: hundred yards. He had twenty three rushing touchdowns. He averaged 562 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 1: nearly six yards of carry. Seventy percent of his yards 563 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 1: were yards after contact. Wow. And the Falcons they say this, 564 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:39,840 Speaker 1: whether this is revisionist history or not. The Falcons say 565 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:42,760 Speaker 1: that he was the second rated running back on their board, 566 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:47,040 Speaker 1: behind Kenneth Walker. So this kid is a fine He 567 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 1: had a good burst, you know. I supposedly he's not 568 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:51,040 Speaker 1: a burner, and that's why he fell to the fifth round. 569 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:53,200 Speaker 1: He was in in the whole plenty fast, and he 570 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:57,360 Speaker 1: was finishing runs. It was impressive to watch again from Afar. 571 00:29:57,520 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 1: He had forty one rushing yards at halftime, finished with 572 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:02,680 Speaker 1: eighty three. But he got nicked up. And it's just 573 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 1: unfortunate or fortunate for the Falcons that they had Patterson 574 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,800 Speaker 1: in there to kind of keep that running game going late. Otherwise, 575 00:30:10,120 --> 00:30:13,000 Speaker 1: if they don't have him or someone of his ill, 576 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 1: then that run game goes bye bye. When Algier left 577 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:19,240 Speaker 1: the game, no question. And Patterson is a load too. 578 00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:21,880 Speaker 1: I mean, here's here's a dude that comes downhill and 579 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:25,320 Speaker 1: he brings it. So he was a tough tackle. You know. 580 00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:28,880 Speaker 1: I didn't think there was any lack of intensity or 581 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:32,800 Speaker 1: energy or aggression by the Cardinals defense. Guys weren't turning 582 00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 1: down tackles, you know, as JJ Watt said that that 583 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:39,120 Speaker 1: hasn't happened yet, and I still didn't see that. We'll 584 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:43,080 Speaker 1: see what transpires week eighteen at the forty nine ers 585 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:46,040 Speaker 1: in that rushing attack, because obviously nobody runs the ball 586 00:30:46,360 --> 00:30:48,600 Speaker 1: quite as physical as a forty nine ers. At least 587 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:52,000 Speaker 1: that's always their intent. So we'll see, we'll see exactly 588 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:57,440 Speaker 1: what happens defensively, but it is remarkable. Look, I tell 589 00:30:57,440 --> 00:30:59,520 Speaker 1: you two guys who I thought played well. Lucky Foeto 590 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:02,040 Speaker 1: at his name called a lot after getting called out 591 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:05,680 Speaker 1: by Dave Pash during the broadcast earlier because he mentioned 592 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:08,680 Speaker 1: he mentioned foe two. D oh it was it was earlier, 593 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:10,760 Speaker 1: but it was before the fumble recovery. Anywhow you know, 594 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:13,120 Speaker 1: we haven't we haven't talked about like you much. We 595 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 1: haven't called his name. And then one play after next, 596 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:19,520 Speaker 1: after a nexus, fote like you and then Dave acknowledged 597 00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 1: as well that, hey, you know, motivation here this week. 598 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 1: Michael Dogby. I don't know what his final numbers were defensively, 599 00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:30,840 Speaker 1: but Dogby was getting a lot of props and praise 600 00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 1: from Matt Burke, the defensive line coach, and Vance Joseph, 601 00:31:34,760 --> 00:31:38,000 Speaker 1: who made number of times came over to ninety one 602 00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:41,240 Speaker 1: Michael Dogby and we're wrapping him on the shoulder pads 603 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:43,560 Speaker 1: and pumping up and say, hey, look I mean and 604 00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:45,560 Speaker 1: if you're a Michael Dogby, you know it's not just 605 00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:48,960 Speaker 1: that David Blow gets an opportunity. You talk about playing 606 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 1: from the name on the back of your jersey. Here's 607 00:31:51,120 --> 00:31:52,960 Speaker 1: a guy who's been cut a couple of times this year, 608 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:56,480 Speaker 1: sent to the practice squad. He's been active on game days, 609 00:31:56,520 --> 00:31:58,960 Speaker 1: he hasn't seen a lot of snaps. But in this 610 00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:03,160 Speaker 1: instance where you know what knows, Zach Allen, you know 611 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:07,080 Speaker 1: you are needed in the trenches and he earned he 612 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 1: earning increased snaps in the game, and from what I saw, 613 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:13,880 Speaker 1: he was very productive. Forty snaps for dogby four tackles. 614 00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:17,880 Speaker 1: And again, someone that was on the team, off the team, 615 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:20,840 Speaker 1: signed to the practice squad, now back on the active roster, 616 00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:24,160 Speaker 1: a former seventh round draft pick who has maintained his 617 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:27,000 Speaker 1: position with the Cardinals in some form or fashion. So yeah, 618 00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:30,680 Speaker 1: depth on that defensive line, and again it's that evaluation, 619 00:32:30,840 --> 00:32:32,920 Speaker 1: what are you doing over these last couple of games. 620 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:35,360 Speaker 1: And someone that we know is going to be on 621 00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:38,720 Speaker 1: this team next season, regardless of the number of changes 622 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:43,400 Speaker 1: that we anticipate happening, is Trey McBride and his improvements 623 00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:47,440 Speaker 1: from when Zach Ertz went down to now you had 624 00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:49,600 Speaker 1: a great opportunity to talk with him post game, and 625 00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:53,960 Speaker 1: he's even become more comfortable in the spotlight, so to speak, 626 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:58,120 Speaker 1: and having fun with his touchdown slide. He got tripped up, 627 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:00,120 Speaker 1: the ball was thrown a little bit behind him. Had 628 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 1: a great adjustment on his part, and he had a 629 00:33:02,360 --> 00:33:06,040 Speaker 1: career day kenches, receptions and targets, and you know what, 630 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:09,440 Speaker 1: after the game, he was looking he wanted to sit down, 631 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:11,880 Speaker 1: and so we're out. We're just on the fringes of 632 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:13,800 Speaker 1: the locker room, sort of the entranceway, and he wanted 633 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:16,560 Speaker 1: to sit down on this folding table and he realized 634 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:18,160 Speaker 1: soon as he started to put some weight on it 635 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:19,960 Speaker 1: he was gonna snap that thing like it was w 636 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:22,959 Speaker 1: like a Bills fan coming off the top of an RV. Okay. 637 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:26,800 Speaker 1: So he's looking around and somebody noticed and they brought 638 00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:29,200 Speaker 1: a metal folding chair over and he sat down on it. 639 00:33:29,560 --> 00:33:33,640 Speaker 1: He was exhausted. I mean, he had grass staines all 640 00:33:33,680 --> 00:33:36,560 Speaker 1: over him, he had blood on an elbow. He was 641 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:39,040 Speaker 1: he just he's taking the tape off. It was sort 642 00:33:39,080 --> 00:33:42,320 Speaker 1: of an old, old school nineteen seventies. Look, he's taking 643 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:44,920 Speaker 1: the tape off, he's doing the interview. His head is down. 644 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:48,240 Speaker 1: You know, he was in good spirits. So he answered 645 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:50,240 Speaker 1: our question about the fellows give him a hard time 646 00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:53,160 Speaker 1: on the sideline. He said, yeah, the guys were telling 647 00:33:53,160 --> 00:33:55,720 Speaker 1: me it's one of the most unathletic plays they've ever seen, 648 00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:58,040 Speaker 1: was his quote, which was funny, and Max Williams and 649 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:01,400 Speaker 1: company were razzing him, and you know, but he was 650 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:04,680 Speaker 1: all smiles. After the touchdown. I wondered, did somebody go 651 00:34:04,800 --> 00:34:07,160 Speaker 1: get the football because he spiked it and it was 652 00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:09,520 Speaker 1: his first career touchdown. Dang, I forgot to ask him that, 653 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:12,680 Speaker 1: and so, but yeah, he is improving. He took a 654 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:15,640 Speaker 1: big hit, took a hilacious hit for the second time 655 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:18,719 Speaker 1: this season in the game, and he got up, he 656 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:21,600 Speaker 1: got his teeth rattled, and boom stayed in the game. 657 00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:24,920 Speaker 1: So yes, you're starting to see some of the potential. 658 00:34:24,920 --> 00:34:27,799 Speaker 1: And it's good because look at Isaiah Likely and what 659 00:34:27,840 --> 00:34:30,160 Speaker 1: he's been doing for the Baltimore Ravens. All right, he's 660 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:34,719 Speaker 1: around three, round four and then Gilani Woods for the 661 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:39,440 Speaker 1: Colts six seven plus two fifty. He was round three 662 00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:42,440 Speaker 1: or four out of Virginia. He's been a heck of 663 00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:45,520 Speaker 1: a rookie tight end. So you know, there's been a 664 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:48,719 Speaker 1: lot of people waiting waiting for Trey McBride. Okay, let's 665 00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:51,080 Speaker 1: see the fact that you were the first tight end 666 00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:55,200 Speaker 1: off the board, number fifty five overall, and he has 667 00:34:55,239 --> 00:34:57,600 Speaker 1: delivered in the last month, no question. And you wonder 668 00:34:57,680 --> 00:35:01,480 Speaker 1: now looking ahead with a healthy Zach Hurts and improving 669 00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:05,879 Speaker 1: year two, Trey McBride, two tight ends, Ron hoefully don't 670 00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:09,400 Speaker 1: get too excited, But now how does that manifest within 671 00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:12,600 Speaker 1: this offense with or without Kyle Murray depending on when 672 00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:15,920 Speaker 1: Kyler is able to return after he has ACL surgery 673 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:19,560 Speaker 1: this week. Again another question going into the offseason. And 674 00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:21,399 Speaker 1: you know what I liked. There was one play made 675 00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:23,560 Speaker 1: a catch. He came to the sideline and some dB 676 00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:25,880 Speaker 1: tried to cut him low and he sort of stayed 677 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:27,759 Speaker 1: on his feet and used the stiff arm and then 678 00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:30,080 Speaker 1: he finished with that stiff arm. He sort of shoved 679 00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:32,239 Speaker 1: the dB down there or there out about. It was 680 00:35:32,239 --> 00:35:34,399 Speaker 1: a little bit of nasty in there which you hadn't seen. 681 00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:38,640 Speaker 1: So the confidence is definitely building and that is something 682 00:35:38,680 --> 00:35:40,680 Speaker 1: that can carry over to next year if you can 683 00:35:40,760 --> 00:35:43,719 Speaker 1: get a Trey McBride and my j Sanders a Cam 684 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:45,840 Speaker 1: Thomas who is also one of our postgame interviews. You 685 00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:48,879 Speaker 1: can see their confidence is building, they have to prove 686 00:35:48,920 --> 00:35:52,399 Speaker 1: it to themselves. Like any player, I belong I can 687 00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:55,680 Speaker 1: excel at this level. I can be a playmaker, a 688 00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:58,360 Speaker 1: difference maker. So you're starting to see that with Tray McBride. 689 00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:01,000 Speaker 1: And then when he got up after the interview, that 690 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:04,680 Speaker 1: folding share, which sort of had a cushion on it 691 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:08,640 Speaker 1: was soaked. I mean just the sweat that was coming 692 00:36:08,680 --> 00:36:11,799 Speaker 1: off his game pants while he was sitting there, And 693 00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:14,759 Speaker 1: you realize how hard these guys work on game day, 694 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:20,000 Speaker 1: how exhausting it really is. And so you know he's 695 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:21,719 Speaker 1: a guy that and the big Red Range a couple 696 00:36:21,719 --> 00:36:24,880 Speaker 1: of weeks ago said he enjoys a good combo block 697 00:36:25,480 --> 00:36:27,560 Speaker 1: as much as making a catch. So if he can 698 00:36:27,640 --> 00:36:29,839 Speaker 1: be that dual threat tight end, get in the weight 699 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:32,360 Speaker 1: room like a Cam Thomas I think needs to like 700 00:36:32,360 --> 00:36:34,440 Speaker 1: a Zach Allen did once upon a time after his 701 00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:37,560 Speaker 1: rookie year, my j Sanders as well, if they can 702 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:41,319 Speaker 1: put on some good weight and strength. Yes, I do 703 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:44,080 Speaker 1: think you have three players right there you can count on. 704 00:36:44,239 --> 00:36:48,800 Speaker 1: In twenty twenty three, McBride played all but three snaps 705 00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:51,160 Speaker 1: of offense to your point, as far as the exhaustion 706 00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:53,920 Speaker 1: and just peeling the tape off on the bloodstains and 707 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:57,160 Speaker 1: everything else. So yeah, he put forth the efforts and 708 00:36:57,280 --> 00:37:00,359 Speaker 1: the work on Sunday, Just unfortunate Cardinals could not come 709 00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:03,480 Speaker 1: away with win twenty to nineteen. They lose one more 710 00:37:03,560 --> 00:37:07,640 Speaker 1: game in San Francisco on Sunday. But let's leave everyone 711 00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:12,360 Speaker 1: with some good news because it continues. The streak is alive. 712 00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:15,000 Speaker 1: So Cardinal fans, as much angst as you have for 713 00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:19,360 Speaker 1: this team missing the postseason, watched the Ravens, the Chargers, 714 00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:25,239 Speaker 1: the Vikings, the Giants. They all missed the playoffs last year. 715 00:37:25,560 --> 00:37:30,680 Speaker 1: They're in the postseason this year. Thirty three consecutive seasons, Paul, 716 00:37:30,760 --> 00:37:33,719 Speaker 1: at least four teams have qualified for the playoffs. In 717 00:37:33,840 --> 00:37:37,640 Speaker 1: every season that we're not in the postseason the year before. 718 00:37:37,880 --> 00:37:41,239 Speaker 1: You talk about roster turnover, there is turnover of the 719 00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:44,640 Speaker 1: fourteen teams that make the playoffs each and every year. 720 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:48,960 Speaker 1: It is remarkable. Thirty three straight seasons at least four teams, yes, 721 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:52,680 Speaker 1: since nineteen ninety's, And you know, and I was aware 722 00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:55,200 Speaker 1: of that. I hadn't looked at that this year, and 723 00:37:55,280 --> 00:37:58,160 Speaker 1: so there it is again. And every year you're making 724 00:37:58,160 --> 00:38:01,200 Speaker 1: your predictions for the playoffs, right, you go around and 725 00:38:01,200 --> 00:38:04,239 Speaker 1: and how many people you're truly included, sort of picked 726 00:38:04,239 --> 00:38:07,120 Speaker 1: the same old teams from the year before. That's wrong. 727 00:38:07,520 --> 00:38:11,680 Speaker 1: History says the best indicator of the future is past performance, 728 00:38:11,760 --> 00:38:15,280 Speaker 1: and boom, four different playoff teams at least every single 729 00:38:15,360 --> 00:38:19,000 Speaker 1: year since nineteen ninety. It's remarkable. It's why the NFL 730 00:38:19,080 --> 00:38:23,200 Speaker 1: continues to generate ridiculous TV ratings. I think I saw 731 00:38:23,320 --> 00:38:25,879 Speaker 1: for the year twenty twenty two of the top one 732 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:30,560 Speaker 1: hundred rated TV shows or programs on the air, like 733 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:35,399 Speaker 1: ninety one of them were NFL broadcasts. That's remarkable and 734 00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:38,680 Speaker 1: so in you know what, it gives you hope, But 735 00:38:38,760 --> 00:38:41,400 Speaker 1: it also reminds you that once upon a time you 736 00:38:41,400 --> 00:38:45,239 Speaker 1: were ten and two and now you've lost seventeen or 737 00:38:45,239 --> 00:38:48,600 Speaker 1: twenty two. So just as quickly as you can turn 738 00:38:48,680 --> 00:38:52,440 Speaker 1: things around and elevate your team, you can plumb it. 739 00:38:53,360 --> 00:38:56,640 Speaker 1: And that's the challenge right now for the eurozon our Cardinals. 740 00:38:56,680 --> 00:38:58,520 Speaker 1: Once upon a time you were seven and oh, ten 741 00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:03,040 Speaker 1: and two. That is so last year. And I'm not 742 00:39:03,080 --> 00:39:05,960 Speaker 1: just talking about the new year. That is so last year. 743 00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:09,239 Speaker 1: What you have to talk about right now is, for 744 00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:15,879 Speaker 1: whatever reason, injuries execution, we could spend the next three 745 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:19,200 Speaker 1: days straight talking about it. But seventeen of your last 746 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:23,120 Speaker 1: twenty two have been els that has to be addressed, 747 00:39:23,520 --> 00:39:26,960 Speaker 1: and it will be addressed. There will be change, how 748 00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:31,880 Speaker 1: much we don't know, Nobody knows, but there will be blood, 749 00:39:32,280 --> 00:39:35,360 Speaker 1: no question about it. And it's coming, whether it's Black 750 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:40,960 Speaker 1: Monday or somewhere subsequently thereafter. Yeah, change top to bottom, 751 00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:43,640 Speaker 1: and that should be the expectation for everyone. And we've 752 00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:46,359 Speaker 1: heard odin in Michael Bidwell say as much when we've 753 00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:49,799 Speaker 1: seen him comments on hard knocks in season starts at 754 00:39:49,840 --> 00:39:52,680 Speaker 1: the top. He's certainly frustrated, angry with this season. Now 755 00:39:52,680 --> 00:39:54,759 Speaker 1: the question is what happens so the Cardinals can be 756 00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:58,120 Speaker 1: next year one of those four teams that go from 757 00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:01,640 Speaker 1: outside of the playoffs to end the plass, because that 758 00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:04,440 Speaker 1: is the goal each and every year for every team 759 00:40:04,480 --> 00:40:07,359 Speaker 1: in the NFL. Good place to put a lid on. 760 00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:10,799 Speaker 1: This edition of Cardinals Covered two presented by Hunday partner 761 00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:13,880 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, special thanks to our 762 00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:17,600 Speaker 1: executive producer Jim Amandro. For Paul Calvisi, I'm Craig rail Lou. 763 00:40:17,719 --> 00:40:20,279 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you next time here on Cardinals cover two,