WEBVTT - Big Red Rage - Gardeck The Barbarian Shines 0:00:02.040 --> 0:00:05.480 Strap on the boots and scrape up the knuckles ahead. 0:00:05.600 --> 0:00:06.720 He got jacked. 0:00:06.920 --> 0:00:11.640 This is the Big Red Rage presented by santan Ford 0:00:11.680 --> 0:00:12.760 in Gilbert. 0:00:12.280 --> 0:00:14.160 Where he's gonna score touchdown. 0:00:14.360 --> 0:00:17.239 Slim to the ground by Buddha Baker like a torpedo. 0:00:17.360 --> 0:00:19.120 He came flying into the back field. 0:00:21.760 --> 0:00:25.680 The rage is brought to you by santan Ford in Gilbert. 0:00:26.200 --> 0:00:30.040 Are you santan Ford State Farm? 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I've seen it, Cards Camp. 0:01:13.840 --> 0:01:19.880 This week's question favorite football movie and the answers range 0:01:19.920 --> 0:01:25.360 from Remember the Titans to water Boy Friday Night Lights, 0:01:25.480 --> 0:01:28.959 which is absolutely the best football movie ever. 0:01:29.040 --> 0:01:30.520 Don't at me. LJ. 0:01:30.680 --> 0:01:32.560 Collier was on The Big Red Rage last week. He 0:01:32.600 --> 0:01:36.280 brought up any given Sunday right, make CALVISI consulting the 0:01:36.280 --> 0:01:40.520 Polypigskin Division, may we suggest that Hollywood makes a movie 0:01:40.800 --> 0:01:43.560 out of the Dennis Gardak story. 0:01:45.360 --> 0:01:46.440 I mean, from. 0:01:46.240 --> 0:01:51.560 Tiny Sioux Falls to NFL Team Captain to then morphine 0:01:51.560 --> 0:01:55.480 again into your nickname gard Deck the Barbarian on week 0:01:55.560 --> 0:01:58.080 one and he earns himself a spot on The Big 0:01:58.120 --> 0:02:02.400 Red Rage presented by Santan and Gilbert. We are Santan Ford, Paul. 0:02:02.480 --> 0:02:05.279 You got to ask one question right now? What is good? 0:02:05.600 --> 0:02:09.680 Guard Deck? We will just crush the enemy. That's what's good. 0:02:09.919 --> 0:02:10.280 Guess what. 0:02:10.320 --> 0:02:12.120 You're gonna have a lot of time to ask a 0:02:12.160 --> 0:02:14.160 lot of questions coming up on this edition of The 0:02:14.160 --> 0:02:17.000 Big Red Rage presented by Santane Ford and Gilbert. So, 0:02:17.080 --> 0:02:20.000 Dennis Gardak a very special guest, and it was a 0:02:20.000 --> 0:02:22.960 special performance by the Cardinals defense in a lot of ways. 0:02:22.960 --> 0:02:25.800 We'll get into it in depth, but it was a 0:02:25.800 --> 0:02:28.480 close game. The Cardinals led in the fourth quarter. I 0:02:28.480 --> 0:02:31.720 think shocked a lot of the naysayers out there across 0:02:31.760 --> 0:02:33.919 the country that they kept it close on the road 0:02:34.320 --> 0:02:36.560 in a building that was definitely lit. 0:02:36.639 --> 0:02:37.560 It was sold out. 0:02:38.440 --> 0:02:41.120 I've heard different people on the Washington side say that 0:02:41.200 --> 0:02:44.320 was the most energy, the most volume they've heard in 0:02:44.360 --> 0:02:48.919 that stadium in many years. Cardinals came out and look, 0:02:49.480 --> 0:02:51.800 they did the most of what they could on the 0:02:51.840 --> 0:02:58.120 offensive side. In fact, Josh Dobbs and company, you knew 0:02:58.120 --> 0:03:00.440 it was going to be a challenge, and you heard 0:03:00.480 --> 0:03:02.200 what he said after the game. Wolf, Let's just get 0:03:02.320 --> 0:03:03.960 right to it where he said, I think a big 0:03:04.040 --> 0:03:05.320 jump is in store. 0:03:05.919 --> 0:03:06.760 Is that realistic? 0:03:07.840 --> 0:03:10.560 No? I think that is realistic, Bully, It really is 0:03:10.600 --> 0:03:13.880 because Josh Dopps, once again, what he went through. You know, 0:03:14.400 --> 0:03:17.000 it's well documented, Paul. I think it was seventeen days 0:03:17.040 --> 0:03:19.720 he was with the team before the first start, and 0:03:19.800 --> 0:03:22.920 I think he had nine practices if I'm not mistaken. 0:03:23.000 --> 0:03:27.160 Right now, getting to know your teammates and just getting 0:03:27.160 --> 0:03:29.400 to know the scheme and going out there and the 0:03:29.440 --> 0:03:32.920 flow of the game. Look, we all know the reasons, 0:03:33.000 --> 0:03:36.200 and they are reasons, they're not excuses. There are reasons 0:03:36.280 --> 0:03:40.440 why Josh Dobbs may have gone out there and looked 0:03:40.440 --> 0:03:43.000 like he was struggling a little bit to throw the ball. 0:03:43.320 --> 0:03:48.000 We can clearly see the reasons why And because of that, Paul, 0:03:48.120 --> 0:03:53.120 I think another week of being in this system, another 0:03:53.200 --> 0:03:57.520 week of being around his teammates, another week of saying, Okay, 0:03:57.560 --> 0:04:00.560 now we've broken the ice. I really do leave that 0:04:00.680 --> 0:04:04.600 Josh Dobbs is going to play much better this time around. 0:04:04.840 --> 0:04:07.120 I'll be stunned if he doesn't. 0:04:07.880 --> 0:04:10.440 NFL Network all week they've been talking about how and 0:04:10.480 --> 0:04:13.240 I'm quoting them now the Morning Show et Cepa saying 0:04:13.320 --> 0:04:17.440 Week one is a liar. That's their saying about the NFL. 0:04:17.920 --> 0:04:20.240 And look, if you if you look around the league, 0:04:20.600 --> 0:04:23.280 and I know the moniker on the NFL has been oh, 0:04:23.360 --> 0:04:26.039 it's a passing league. Well, nineteen or the thirty two 0:04:26.080 --> 0:04:28.760 teams had less than two hundred yards passing as a team, 0:04:28.920 --> 0:04:30.920 and the last time that happened was Week three, two 0:04:31.000 --> 0:04:33.359 thousand and eight. So a lot of the passing numbers, 0:04:33.360 --> 0:04:36.240 a lot of the scoring totals were down in a 0:04:36.400 --> 0:04:39.680 large way across the league. Now Cardinals have their own 0:04:39.760 --> 0:04:42.360 challenge with a brand new quarterback, and we'll get into 0:04:42.400 --> 0:04:44.560 the offense a little bit. But here's Josh Dobbs meeting 0:04:44.600 --> 0:04:48.000 the media this week, and he was asked basically that 0:04:48.200 --> 0:04:51.520 same question. Wasn't what does it look like now versus then? 0:04:52.000 --> 0:04:53.440 You know sometimes in the game, like that was the 0:04:53.440 --> 0:04:55.839 first time throwing that route to that guy full speed, 0:04:56.080 --> 0:04:58.200 just by the nature of the situation. But you know, 0:04:58.240 --> 0:04:59.800 it's going to continue to grow, you know. I feel 0:04:59.800 --> 0:05:02.279 like from where we were last Wednesday that this Wednesday 0:05:02.360 --> 0:05:05.440 is like nine and day just understanding each other, understand 0:05:05.480 --> 0:05:07.560 the flow and the rhythm of the offense, and so 0:05:07.839 --> 0:05:09.680 just continue to grow as we get more time and 0:05:10.000 --> 0:05:12.080 more time on task on the field. 0:05:12.240 --> 0:05:15.040 Some of the stats that stood out negative plays fourteen 0:05:15.080 --> 0:05:18.000 to the fifty eight plays run went for negative yardage. 0:05:18.320 --> 0:05:21.359 Jonathan Gannet cited that he cited third down too often. 0:05:21.360 --> 0:05:24.040 They were in third and long. Cardinals went four fourteen, 0:05:24.240 --> 0:05:27.080 zero for two in the red zone two hundred and 0:05:27.080 --> 0:05:30.800 eleven total yards. Zach Ertz was pretty blunt after the game. 0:05:30.839 --> 0:05:33.560 He said, this should be the worst performance we have 0:05:33.640 --> 0:05:37.520 as an offense, meaning it's only going to improve from 0:05:37.520 --> 0:05:40.480 here once we get more time with this quarterback, Josh Dobbs. 0:05:40.760 --> 0:05:45.360 That's absolutely right, Pauly, I totally agree with what zach 0:05:45.480 --> 0:05:47.839 ert said after the game. Can I just tell you 0:05:47.960 --> 0:05:52.040 right now, Josh Dobbs has got to protect the ball better. 0:05:52.440 --> 0:05:55.200 If there's one thing I want from Josh Dobbs, I 0:05:55.279 --> 0:05:58.400 want him to protect the ball better. Three times he 0:05:58.440 --> 0:06:00.280 put the ball on the ground, of course, two of 0:06:00.360 --> 0:06:03.640 them the Arizona Cardinals loss when he fumbled, and three 0:06:03.640 --> 0:06:07.479 times there were three drops by the Commander's defense as well. 0:06:07.640 --> 0:06:11.040 And now look again, we know all the reasons why 0:06:11.640 --> 0:06:15.480 that happened, but it can't happen in this game here 0:06:15.560 --> 0:06:19.000 because if that happens again where you exposed the ball 0:06:19.120 --> 0:06:21.880 the amount of times that Josh Dobbs did to a 0:06:22.040 --> 0:06:25.520 possible turnover, that's not going to go well for the Cardinals. 0:06:25.600 --> 0:06:27.880 He's got to protect the ball above all else. 0:06:28.080 --> 0:06:30.479 You know, I'm as guilty as anyone of forgetting that. 0:06:30.600 --> 0:06:33.760 Although it's year seven, that was his third career start, 0:06:34.440 --> 0:06:36.960 he doesn't have a lot of experience, just his ninth 0:06:37.080 --> 0:06:40.080 NFL game overall, So I'm curious to see what he 0:06:40.120 --> 0:06:42.040 looks like. For example, you go to the end of 0:06:42.120 --> 0:06:44.279 last season where he had those two starts, the first 0:06:44.320 --> 0:06:46.360 two starts of his career to finish the year off 0:06:46.360 --> 0:06:48.520 for the Titans, where he's brand new in that situation 0:06:48.600 --> 0:06:51.840 as well. Obviously, the second start was a lot better 0:06:51.880 --> 0:06:54.640 than the first start. So I'm wondering if he's using 0:06:54.680 --> 0:06:58.080 that as the basis for his proclamation after the game 0:06:58.080 --> 0:07:00.920 where he said, quote, I think a huge is in store. 0:07:01.480 --> 0:07:02.279 We'll see about that. 0:07:02.400 --> 0:07:06.080 Jonathan Gannon was asked about, Okay, what was holding the 0:07:06.120 --> 0:07:08.080 offense back at Washington. 0:07:07.839 --> 0:07:10.680 The negative yardage place, you know, and that kind of 0:07:10.720 --> 0:07:12.960 set us back on some things. And you're playing a 0:07:13.000 --> 0:07:15.320 game in third and long all day. It's it's tough. 0:07:15.560 --> 0:07:18.080 You know, that's a good defense, and they execute well 0:07:18.120 --> 0:07:20.560 and they give you a lot of different things. So 0:07:20.640 --> 0:07:22.480 I think to help ourselves out, we got to eliminate 0:07:22.520 --> 0:07:26.120 some of the negative yardage plays. Obviously the two turnovers. 0:07:26.160 --> 0:07:27.280 You want to turn the ball over. 0:07:27.960 --> 0:07:31.720 Look, Jonathan Gannan has a saying adapt or die, meaning 0:07:32.080 --> 0:07:34.560 you need to be what you can be to beat 0:07:34.640 --> 0:07:37.360 your opponent each and every week. So I think a 0:07:37.360 --> 0:07:39.360 big question, too, Wolf is if you're talking about the 0:07:39.400 --> 0:07:44.320 offensive identity, how much of last week was just sort 0:07:44.320 --> 0:07:46.680 of an anomaly because you were trying to go horizontal 0:07:46.720 --> 0:07:49.160 sideline to sideline to wear out what could be the 0:07:49.200 --> 0:07:51.000 best defensive front you'll face all. 0:07:50.920 --> 0:07:54.040 Year, right, BALI, And that was it right there? That 0:07:54.320 --> 0:07:58.000 to me, I don't think they crammed the ball vertical enough, 0:07:58.280 --> 0:08:00.640 and I wonder if they regret that a little bit 0:08:01.040 --> 0:08:03.440 this week. Right now, I don't think that's gonna be 0:08:03.480 --> 0:08:07.680 the case coming up this week right here, offensively, they're 0:08:07.680 --> 0:08:10.960 gonna have to pound the rock, PAULI. This is key 0:08:11.320 --> 0:08:13.840 for the Arizona Cardinals against the New York Giants, and 0:08:13.960 --> 0:08:16.360 week number two, they're gonna have to pound the rock. 0:08:16.920 --> 0:08:19.920 James Connor, to me, was the most important name on 0:08:19.960 --> 0:08:24.280 the cards injury report this week. I saw that. Listen, 0:08:24.360 --> 0:08:27.680 the Giants struggled to stop the run in twenty twenty two, 0:08:28.000 --> 0:08:30.640 and the Cowboys were able to run the ball on them. 0:08:30.720 --> 0:08:33.800 Last week. The Giants were number twenty seven and number 0:08:33.840 --> 0:08:36.880 thirty one in rushing yards per game and rushing yards 0:08:36.920 --> 0:08:41.240 per play, respectively. They need James Connor to be healthy, 0:08:41.600 --> 0:08:44.360 they need that offensive line to be coming off the ball, 0:08:44.440 --> 0:08:46.240 and they need to run the ball in a more 0:08:46.440 --> 0:08:50.200 north south fashion, and I think they will, Paul, I'm 0:08:50.240 --> 0:08:50.680 sure of it. 0:08:50.720 --> 0:08:53.800 As a matter of fact, there's losing twenty to sixteen 0:08:53.840 --> 0:08:57.680 at Washington. There's losing forty to nothing in your opener 0:08:57.920 --> 0:09:01.160 at home where you were getting boot by Giants fans 0:09:01.200 --> 0:09:04.280 before halftime, things got sideways in a hurry. There were 0:09:04.320 --> 0:09:06.760 two non offensive touchdowns to start that game, and then 0:09:07.040 --> 0:09:09.360 Dallas just started going after. I mean, they just went 0:09:09.440 --> 0:09:12.400 hunting pin their ears back. They had seven sacks, they 0:09:12.400 --> 0:09:15.360 had twelve quarterback hits. So that was all part of 0:09:15.360 --> 0:09:18.319 that beatdown in Week one. But for the Cardinals going 0:09:18.360 --> 0:09:21.680 against that Wink Martindale defense, to your point, not only 0:09:21.960 --> 0:09:24.160 do I believe they will put more of an emphasis 0:09:24.200 --> 0:09:27.040 on running the ball, but Wink Martindale is known for 0:09:27.160 --> 0:09:31.920 man cover and so for example, Zach Ertz got ten 0:09:31.960 --> 0:09:35.079 targets and Marquise Hollywood Brown got five. I'd like to 0:09:35.120 --> 0:09:37.400 see the Cardinals flip that. You try and get that 0:09:37.480 --> 0:09:41.319 downfield passing attack going and maybe taking advantage of the speed, 0:09:41.800 --> 0:09:45.480 the elite speed by Hollywood Brown, especially against some inexperienced 0:09:45.559 --> 0:09:47.840 rookie corners. The Giants are going to run out there. 0:09:48.280 --> 0:09:50.600 Yeah, boy, I'm really glad to hear you say that, PAULI. 0:09:50.679 --> 0:09:53.320 That is right on the money right there, because that's 0:09:53.360 --> 0:09:56.839 exactly what they need to do. It's not like the 0:09:56.880 --> 0:10:00.440 New York Giants secondary or a bunch of ball. As 0:10:00.440 --> 0:10:03.280 a matter of fact, in twenty twenty two, they were 0:10:03.600 --> 0:10:07.559 number thirty one an interception rate in the National Football League. Well, 0:10:07.600 --> 0:10:09.760 there's only thirty two teams. They were number thirty one 0:10:09.880 --> 0:10:12.120 right there. They're not going to turn you over on 0:10:12.160 --> 0:10:15.760 a regular basis right now. So I think, yes, you 0:10:15.800 --> 0:10:18.520 can take some shots down the field, and I think 0:10:18.520 --> 0:10:20.480 you have to. And that was one of the things 0:10:21.040 --> 0:10:23.960 that I was a little disappointed in last week as well. 0:10:24.200 --> 0:10:27.079 I don't think we saw as many shots down the field, 0:10:27.120 --> 0:10:28.680 and I think a lot of that had to do 0:10:28.800 --> 0:10:31.359 with the fact that it was more of a horizontal 0:10:31.440 --> 0:10:33.240 game plan than it was vertical. 0:10:33.640 --> 0:10:35.920 And one thing Jonathan Gannon did say after the game 0:10:36.040 --> 0:10:39.040 in Washington his postgame press or, he said, the ball 0:10:39.120 --> 0:10:42.000 needs to come out quicker talking about Josh Dobbs, and 0:10:42.360 --> 0:10:44.280 you know it makes you wonder. Okay, here he is, 0:10:44.440 --> 0:10:47.640 he's got two weeks in the system, his third career start. 0:10:47.679 --> 0:10:50.760 To what degree might have been buffering at quarterback to 0:10:50.880 --> 0:10:53.640 use that Josh rosenterm and how much better could it 0:10:53.640 --> 0:10:56.880 be this week? How much more decisive could he be 0:10:57.320 --> 0:10:59.200 trying to get the ball to some of these receivers 0:10:59.200 --> 0:10:59.920 and targets down. 0:11:00.640 --> 0:11:03.440 Oh, it's not even close. It really is not. Again 0:11:03.800 --> 0:11:06.200 to be able to go out on the field in 0:11:06.280 --> 0:11:09.679 week one and do it live where guys are going 0:11:09.880 --> 0:11:14.000 full speed. I'm just stunned. I mean, think about it. 0:11:14.040 --> 0:11:18.840 He didn't have any full speed practices with the Arizona Cardinals. 0:11:18.880 --> 0:11:21.679 It wasn't like they were going live. They weren't going live. 0:11:21.760 --> 0:11:26.600 His first live appearance with this team is literally in 0:11:26.679 --> 0:11:32.400 week one. To me, it was really an amazing performance 0:11:32.600 --> 0:11:37.120 when you consider all things, and hopefully Josh Dopps is 0:11:37.160 --> 0:11:38.120 only going to get better. 0:11:38.400 --> 0:11:40.880 This week we talk about how September is the new 0:11:40.920 --> 0:11:44.000 August in the NFL, most definitely the case for Josh Dopps. 0:11:44.040 --> 0:11:46.560 He's still trying to get his feet under him. Episode 0:11:46.600 --> 0:11:48.840 sixty three of The Day Pash Podcast. Don't miss it 0:11:49.040 --> 0:11:53.520 legendary broadcaster Kevin Harlan just fall along on Twitter app Hashpod. 0:11:53.600 --> 0:11:56.520 We continue Dennis Gardak coming up on the Big Red 0:11:56.600 --> 0:11:58.960 Rage presented by Santan forward in Gilbert. 0:12:02.200 --> 0:12:04.239 Good physical start for the Cardinals. 0:12:04.280 --> 0:12:06.280 That is a mentality and I love it. 0:12:06.480 --> 0:12:11.760 The Cardinals physicality is triggered some big plays Cardinals again 0:12:11.880 --> 0:12:15.360 after the play pushing and shoving. A message has been sent, though. 0:12:15.400 --> 0:12:16.800 What is that message, David? 0:12:16.880 --> 0:12:20.600 That messages we will fight you. Cro Holt was in 0:12:20.679 --> 0:12:22.560 there throwing hands. 0:12:23.160 --> 0:12:25.920 You like that, Wolf, Yeah, you got that right, That's 0:12:25.920 --> 0:12:26.720 all I get Wolf. 0:12:27.080 --> 0:12:28.800 Yeah, cro Holt throwing hands. 0:12:28.840 --> 0:12:30.080 Give me a little love on that. 0:12:30.200 --> 0:12:32.760 Love that nights they give you a look closely. You 0:12:32.800 --> 0:12:36.280 can see somebody's lip on the twenty six yard line. 0:12:36.640 --> 0:12:40.200 Oh my goodness, Look at the mentality that is starting 0:12:40.240 --> 0:12:41.360 to form right here. 0:12:41.480 --> 0:12:44.280 One thing's for sure. This is a team that's going 0:12:44.360 --> 0:12:45.359 to be physical. 0:12:46.400 --> 0:12:46.600 Yeah. 0:12:46.640 --> 0:12:50.480 The message sent was get off me. That was the 0:12:50.520 --> 0:12:53.280 message sent. It was sent early Kaiser White and everyone 0:12:53.320 --> 0:12:56.559 in that locker room, including Kaizer himself earlier today, agreed. 0:12:57.280 --> 0:13:00.480 The big hit on Sam Howe did set a tone. Now, 0:13:00.640 --> 0:13:02.920 you don't want the personal foul. You would have been 0:13:02.960 --> 0:13:05.160 satisfied with maybe that personal foul. You didn't need the 0:13:05.200 --> 0:13:08.720 three afterwards. You didn't need the three subsequent fifteen yard penalties. 0:13:08.800 --> 0:13:12.520 But I think that was an announcement of proclamation of 0:13:12.600 --> 0:13:16.840 sorts that the Cardinals defense is much different, maybe much 0:13:16.880 --> 0:13:20.040 more physical than we saw a year ago. And coming 0:13:20.120 --> 0:13:21.679 up in a little bit, we'll talk to one of 0:13:21.720 --> 0:13:24.360 the stars of that defense. Dennis Gardek joins us on 0:13:24.480 --> 0:13:27.559 the Big Red Rage presented by santan Ford and Gilbert. 0:13:27.559 --> 0:13:30.160 We are santan Ford, Ron woefully give me your thoughts 0:13:30.240 --> 0:13:32.680 just on what you saw. Big takeaways from the Big 0:13:32.720 --> 0:13:33.959 Red d Yeah. 0:13:33.800 --> 0:13:36.000 PAULI you know what I mean. To have the personal 0:13:36.040 --> 0:13:38.440 foul penalties right there, as you said, and you said 0:13:38.440 --> 0:13:40.160 it so well. You don't want that, of course you 0:13:40.200 --> 0:13:43.680 don't want that, but it definitely did send a tone. 0:13:43.720 --> 0:13:47.000 But what really encouraged me is how they played the 0:13:47.040 --> 0:13:50.040 rest of the game. You know, it wasn't where they 0:13:50.040 --> 0:13:53.920 were out there taking cheap shots on everybody, which they weren't. 0:13:54.200 --> 0:13:57.280 Once again, to me, those two personal foul those first 0:13:57.320 --> 0:14:00.840 two personal foul penalties weren't were not personal. They were not. 0:14:02.400 --> 0:14:05.839 And yet in today's NFL, that's what's going to happen, 0:14:05.840 --> 0:14:08.000 and you're gonna get hit with stuff like that. I 0:14:08.040 --> 0:14:11.720 love the fact they followed it up with six sacks 0:14:12.280 --> 0:14:15.160 against the Commander, six sacks, and not only that, but 0:14:15.280 --> 0:14:18.160 a three point three average in terms of them running 0:14:18.200 --> 0:14:21.240 the ball. To me, that was the most impressive thing. 0:14:21.280 --> 0:14:23.800 When you want to talk about physicality, I'm not talking 0:14:23.800 --> 0:14:26.480 about the big hits that happened out there. I'm not 0:14:26.560 --> 0:14:30.240 talking about those. I'm talking about the the mundane first 0:14:30.280 --> 0:14:33.840 and ten run the ball in between the tackles. How 0:14:33.880 --> 0:14:36.440 did you do then? Were you physical? Then? Man, they 0:14:36.440 --> 0:14:40.160 were physical then. And that's what gets me really jacked up, 0:14:40.200 --> 0:14:43.520 because guess what, Pully, we saw that in the preseason. 0:14:44.000 --> 0:14:48.080 We saw the starting defensive line be very, very physical, 0:14:48.080 --> 0:14:52.160 their gap integrity very sound across the board. We saw 0:14:52.240 --> 0:14:56.000 that in preseason, and there was a big difference in 0:14:56.200 --> 0:14:58.560 the first team and the second team when they were 0:14:58.600 --> 0:15:02.520 out there, that second front as opposed to that first 0:15:02.560 --> 0:15:05.920 team front seven. So I'm encouraged with that. We'll see 0:15:05.920 --> 0:15:06.560 how it goes. 0:15:06.720 --> 0:15:10.440 See you say gap integrity, I say ah, because it's 0:15:10.440 --> 0:15:12.440 what we didn't see. It's what we didn't hear. We 0:15:12.440 --> 0:15:14.760 didn't hear one player after the game lament oh, there 0:15:14.800 --> 0:15:17.200 was a lack of gap integrity that did not happen. 0:15:17.240 --> 0:15:19.160 We didn't hear one say they weren't physical enough. We 0:15:19.200 --> 0:15:21.720 didn't hear anyone say, oh, there was an energy drought 0:15:21.760 --> 0:15:24.200 for a certain portion of the game, and we gave 0:15:24.280 --> 0:15:27.800 up all these unnecessary yards. So I think when you're 0:15:27.840 --> 0:15:31.000 talking about the identity of this Cardinals defense, there was 0:15:31.040 --> 0:15:32.840 a lot to hang your head on, and a lot 0:15:32.880 --> 0:15:36.040 of it is stuff you can control, your effort, your 0:15:36.040 --> 0:15:39.800 intensity right, just the lack of mental errors being at 0:15:39.800 --> 0:15:41.200 the right place at the right time. I had a 0:15:41.200 --> 0:15:43.520 couple guys telling me in the locker room Wolf today 0:15:43.680 --> 0:15:46.560 that it's a small thing to maybe the fans, but 0:15:46.640 --> 0:15:48.800 it's a big thing to the eleven guys on defense 0:15:48.840 --> 0:15:51.560 when a Kaiser White is making the play call early 0:15:52.280 --> 0:15:55.080 so everyone can get set, so you're not scrambling right 0:15:55.120 --> 0:15:57.000 before the snap of the ball, but everyone's set and 0:15:57.040 --> 0:15:59.160 they can actually get their eyes right. And there was 0:15:59.200 --> 0:16:01.200 a lot more of that. They were more sound in 0:16:01.240 --> 0:16:04.200 that regard on defense, and that showed up when you 0:16:04.240 --> 0:16:06.760 think about it. They had a half dozen sacks, they 0:16:06.760 --> 0:16:10.440 had three takeaways, they had seven passes defense, they had 0:16:10.480 --> 0:16:12.400 six tackles for loss. And oh, by the way, the 0:16:12.400 --> 0:16:15.040 only touchdown scored by the Cardinals was by the defense. 0:16:15.480 --> 0:16:18.760 Yeah, right, let's not forget that right there. It's interesting 0:16:19.000 --> 0:16:21.280 what you just said about Kaizer White though, and getting 0:16:21.280 --> 0:16:25.800 the call out quickly. Obviously he's been in this system. 0:16:25.840 --> 0:16:27.960 He knows this system very very well. It's one of 0:16:28.000 --> 0:16:31.480 the big reasons why Jag and Nick Rawlis brought him 0:16:31.480 --> 0:16:34.200 in here. And he's getting that call out very quickly. 0:16:34.280 --> 0:16:37.360 That to me, Paully is really really cool too, because 0:16:37.360 --> 0:16:40.680 what happens is on some calls, guys are like, hey, 0:16:40.880 --> 0:16:42.240 what do I doing this again? 0:16:42.280 --> 0:16:43.040 By Zackly? 0:16:43.280 --> 0:16:46.400 And you know what, Paul Kayzer is the type of 0:16:46.400 --> 0:16:48.920 guy where he knows that he knows it like the 0:16:49.040 --> 0:16:52.160 DC knows it. He knows it like Nick Rawlis knows it. 0:16:52.280 --> 0:16:54.400 So he can tell the guy what it is he's 0:16:54.440 --> 0:16:58.000 actually doing right there. That man, having another coach out 0:16:58.040 --> 0:16:59.760 on the field is critical. 0:17:00.240 --> 0:17:02.560 And so if you're saying to yourself, man, the Cardinals 0:17:02.640 --> 0:17:06.200 defense looks fast, because that's what a number of giants 0:17:06.240 --> 0:17:08.680 have been quoted as saying in New York when looking 0:17:08.800 --> 0:17:11.159 at the game film of Cardinals in Washington, Man, that 0:17:11.240 --> 0:17:14.240 is a fast, aggressive defense. What you can only play 0:17:14.240 --> 0:17:16.840 fast if you're thinking fast. And how many guys were 0:17:16.840 --> 0:17:19.760 talking in the off season about playing free, more free 0:17:19.760 --> 0:17:22.480 in this JG system because maybe there aren't just as 0:17:22.520 --> 0:17:26.679 many checks or as many aspects of the playbook you 0:17:26.720 --> 0:17:29.680 have to memorize. So there's some basics, you learn those 0:17:29.760 --> 0:17:32.800 and then you react accordingly, use your instincts, your sound 0:17:32.840 --> 0:17:35.280 and your assignments, and then of course you bring the 0:17:35.280 --> 0:17:38.159 physicality and Buddha bic or was talking about that today. 0:17:38.520 --> 0:17:40.879 I like to always think of all of us as dogs. 0:17:40.920 --> 0:17:43.760 You know, all of us are going to not you know, 0:17:43.840 --> 0:17:46.800 let up explosives. A team that's gonna run to the ball, 0:17:47.440 --> 0:17:50.040 dbs that are gonna hit. You can't just get in 0:17:50.080 --> 0:17:53.560 those condensed formations to have the corners tackle because corners 0:17:53.560 --> 0:17:55.360 are gonna come downhill and try to you know, hit 0:17:55.400 --> 0:17:59.040 that outside tieboard. So just a very physical team that 0:17:59.240 --> 0:18:00.719 you know, knowses what to do. 0:18:00.840 --> 0:18:03.359 And by the way, if Pro Football Focus is correct, 0:18:03.359 --> 0:18:05.720 they did the analytics. There were you can count the 0:18:05.800 --> 0:18:08.959 number of mistackles in Week one on one hand by 0:18:09.000 --> 0:18:12.320 the Cardinals, so the tackling was sound. And by the way, 0:18:12.359 --> 0:18:14.400 as far as the dogs goes, if you notice they're 0:18:14.440 --> 0:18:17.400 wearing these t shirts during practice right with dog who 0:18:17.400 --> 0:18:19.400 were written on it and the logo. We found out 0:18:19.400 --> 0:18:22.160 today Zach Pascal was responsible for that, and then it's 0:18:22.160 --> 0:18:23.800 actually an honor of a friend of his who was 0:18:23.920 --> 0:18:26.320 battling cancer, and then he decided to give them to 0:18:26.400 --> 0:18:28.960 every member of the team. So they've been wearing those. 0:18:29.119 --> 0:18:31.399 They've been trying to you know, actually live up to 0:18:31.440 --> 0:18:34.479 that sort of Moniker. Here's the other thing that was interesting. 0:18:34.480 --> 0:18:35.840 I don't know if you saw this, Wolf, is that 0:18:35.880 --> 0:18:38.760 the Cardinals had the second highest pressure rate in terms 0:18:38.800 --> 0:18:41.119 of getting to the quarterback getting into the backfield fifty 0:18:41.160 --> 0:18:44.040 one percent, behind only Dallas. And how they just riped 0:18:44.040 --> 0:18:48.120 the Giants, but their blitz rate was less than eight percent, Yes, 0:18:48.400 --> 0:18:49.520 the lowest in the league. 0:18:49.600 --> 0:18:51.520 That's right, Paul, that's it right there. 0:18:51.600 --> 0:18:54.240 So isn't that a lot like the sort of approach 0:18:54.320 --> 0:18:57.000 that Jonathan Gannett took last year with the Eagles, Right? 0:18:57.800 --> 0:18:59.840 Yeah, No, there's no doubt about it. He did not 0:19:00.119 --> 0:19:03.800 come after the quarterback as much as Eagle fans wanted 0:19:03.880 --> 0:19:08.239 him to do that. And once again, that is a 0:19:08.359 --> 0:19:11.159 hallmark right now of JG. And we'll see if that 0:19:11.880 --> 0:19:14.840 expands a little bit, and I think that eventually it 0:19:14.880 --> 0:19:17.919 will in terms of coming after the quarterback. Let me 0:19:17.960 --> 0:19:20.760 just say this quickly, Paully, because you brought up the 0:19:20.920 --> 0:19:24.560 Giants talking about the Cardinals defense and how fast they look. 0:19:24.960 --> 0:19:29.240 Listen to this. This is interesting. Wink Martindale's Wink Martindale 0:19:29.280 --> 0:19:32.399 is the defensive coordinator for the New York Giants. He 0:19:32.480 --> 0:19:37.399 said this quote. I've always said this philosophically, if you 0:19:37.440 --> 0:19:40.800 have a fast Mike linebacker, then you have a fast defense. 0:19:41.440 --> 0:19:44.040 And he's really fast. Now he was talking about his 0:19:44.080 --> 0:19:47.639 own Mike linebacker, but I was thinking of Kaiser White 0:19:48.000 --> 0:19:52.439 as well, right, Kaiser White, and just how fast he 0:19:52.600 --> 0:19:55.359 really is. And it's not just him, it's everybody else 0:19:55.440 --> 0:19:58.159 but Wink. Martindale went on to say a lot of 0:19:58.200 --> 0:20:01.360 his success, meaning the mic line will depend on how 0:20:01.400 --> 0:20:05.960