1 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:09,880 Speaker 1: Welcome bird Gang on today's show A lot tolike, But 2 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: what stood out the most about the team's performance on 3 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 1: Monday Night Football? So much to choose from. More importantly, though, 4 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:20,439 Speaker 1: the Cardinals beginning to change the national narrative about this 5 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: offense and the defense, showing it's not just Chandler Jones. 6 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: Cardinals with a big win over Big D. It's Cardinals 7 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: Cover two, Episode three thirty five, and it starts now. 8 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 1: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two with Craig Griolu and Mike Jarecki. 9 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyundai, proud partner of 10 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Acy 11 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: Cardinals dot Com Slash Podcasts. Murray rolls to the right, 12 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: throws near sight of fence Bob Penis into the endzone 13 00:00:56,360 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 1: for the touchdown. Here's Craig Griolu and Mike You're I 14 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: can't say I'm surprised, MJ, but there was a part 15 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: of me that was still a little bit disappointed on 16 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: the conversation nationally immediately Monday Night Football and then Tuesday morning, 17 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: I get it. The Dallas Cowboys America's team. They moved 18 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: the needle, yet they were embarrassed on Monday Night Football 19 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 1: and you turn on ESPN, the NFL Network, and the 20 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: first conversation is about what's wrong with the Cowboys. Well, 21 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: that's what happens when you have America's team, and let's 22 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:36,119 Speaker 1: be honest on paper, and we know that obviously it's 23 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: got to translate on the field. They have a talent 24 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: to roster. Now they hit with the injury bug at 25 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: both the tackle positions. They lose Zach Martin last night. 26 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: They've been hit on the injury bug. But you know, 27 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: Cardinals have injuries, a lot of teams that have injuries. 28 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: But I can't tell you how many people would text 29 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: me after the game this morning. You know, people that 30 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: watched the game, whether they live in the state of Arizona, 31 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: they were, you know, somewhere else and they said Cardinals 32 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: were up twenty one nothing and when the fourth quarter 33 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: game and I know it was garbage time, but the 34 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: focus was on the Dallas Cowboys. Same thing this morning. 35 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: Now Good Morning Football talked about the Cardinals and Kyla 36 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: Murray and the defense and then need to throw on 37 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: ESPN and it's all they're talking about is the Dallas Cowboys. 38 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: So from a national perspective on you know, I think 39 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:29,119 Speaker 1: people have watched highlights on Kylin Murray and maybe they've 40 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,799 Speaker 1: seen highlights on this team, especially with it we're being 41 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 1: in the West Coast and the NFC versus the AFC. 42 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: You know, hopefully they got a chance to see that 43 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: this team is on the rise and they haven't even 44 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,119 Speaker 1: scratching the surface when it comes to the offense. Yes, 45 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 1: I guess they scratched the surface, but there's so more, 46 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: much more to this offense, and that's all we keep hearing. 47 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: And there's only sixteen games, so I hope they figured 48 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:52,519 Speaker 1: it out between now in the next couple of weeks. 49 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 1: I liked what head coach Cliff Kingsbury had to say 50 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: in the locker room speech that you can see on 51 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: Acy Cardinals dot com. Quote, we like playing under the 52 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: bright lights. Let's play ourselves into a lot more of 53 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: these games. I can tell we like this moment end quote. 54 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: We are a couple of weeks away before the NFL 55 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: Flex Schedule meeting, games can be moved to Sunday nights, 56 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: another national prime time stage that back in the day 57 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: when then head coach Bruce Arians was running the show. 58 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: NBC loved the Arizona Cardinals. They were on a lot. 59 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: We might be getting to that stage, and whether that 60 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 1: happens later this season or next season, it always seems 61 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: to be a little bit behind where we think the 62 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: Cardinals should be on a national perspective. Yet I think 63 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: that's what we're here to provide here on Cardinals Cover 64 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: to Bird game comes to us to get the Cardinals perspective. 65 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: And if you want more of the national scene, well 66 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: then you turn on the national networks. Yeah, and you know, 67 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: you start looking at the remaining schedule, it's going to 68 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: be who the opponent is if they're going to flex 69 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: something now, So let's go hypothetical here. I don't like 70 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: to look ahead, and because the focus right now should 71 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: be the Seattle Seahawks, and then the Cardinals can kind 72 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: of reevaluate things during the bye week because we know 73 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: the schedule is going to get much more difficult. But hypothetically, 74 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: if you have division games in week sixteen and seventeen, 75 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: and you're playing for something, whether it's you know, the 76 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: first wildcard, the second or third, and you could be 77 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: playing the team that's winning the division and Number one 78 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 1: C could be on the line. That's where I see 79 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: they possibly can get flexed out. Now you hit it 80 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:32,159 Speaker 1: right on the head. NBC loved the personalities on the 81 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals during that run, you know, from the head 82 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: coach to Carson Palmer wants you to get a chance 83 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: to know him, you know, off the field, Larry Fitzgerald, 84 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 1: Patrick Peterson, Chandler Jones. I mean, they had a lot 85 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: of personality, So I understand why they won thirteen games 86 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: that year and Carson Palmer was in the MVP conversation. 87 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 1: Now we're not there yet, but star stacking wins and 88 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: people will take notice, and you'll force the networks to 89 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: say that could be an option for us, But I 90 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: don't think it's going to happen anytime soon. I like 91 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: which you said, force the hand of the national narrative. 92 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:07,719 Speaker 1: And these next six games that the Cardinals have, they've 93 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: played six, here's the next six Seahawks, Dolphins, Bills, Seahawks, Patriots, 94 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 1: and Rams. So we're just a little bit over a 95 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: third of the way through the season. Four and two 96 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:23,359 Speaker 1: looks very very good. Could it be better? Absolutely, but 97 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 1: certainly what the Cardinals did not only twenty four hours 98 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 1: ago on Monday Night football certainly moved the needle. And 99 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: let's get into what happened at at and T Stadium 100 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: thirty eight to ten the final, and really it was 101 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: not even that close. There is so much to get into, 102 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: so much to dissect what looked good, and I don't 103 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: know if we can get into all of it here 104 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: and this edition of Cardinals Cover two presented by Hunday, 105 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. So give me one 106 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 1: or two and then we can kind of go debate 107 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 1: back and forth. But for you, when you're looking at 108 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: what happened over those sixty minutes, including the first fifteen 109 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: minutes of a very awful first quarter, the one thing 110 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 1: that you took away, the one thing that when you 111 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:09,280 Speaker 1: went home from State Farm Stadium last night that you said, yep, 112 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: I liked that the most I got one in one A. Okay, 113 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: the defense, because we knew going in, you know, Dallas 114 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: was going to try to run the football. They weren't 115 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: able to run the football. And it doesn't help when 116 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: you put the ball in the carpet and back to 117 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 1: back possessions with Ezekiel Elliott and the fact is we 118 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: kind of had an idea that you know, it was 119 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: known though Andy Dalton was one of the better backup 120 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: quarterbacks in the league. You know, he's got someone incentives 121 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 1: in his contract. He can make seven point five million 122 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: his base salaries three And I thought we'd see the 123 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 1: bootlegs and the waggle plays. We didn't see that. They fence. 124 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: Joseph did a great job on putting pressure on Andy Dalton. 125 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:52,599 Speaker 1: And one a would be Buddha Baker. I mean, do 126 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 1: I need to say anymore? The tackling wasn't an issue. 127 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: Miss tackles. This guy's a tackling machine. And Brian Baldinger 128 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: did a video on Twitter today in social media and 129 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: he said, this guy should be teaching how do you tackle? 130 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: How do you attack the ball? And when he doesn't 131 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: make the play, he's able to punch the ball out 132 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: and still get the force fumble. So Buddha Baker, there's 133 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: a reason why the Cardinals made him the highest paid 134 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: safety in football. I think he could be in that 135 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: defensive Player of the Year conversation. Now again, it's going 136 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: to come down the wins and everything else and rankings, 137 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,320 Speaker 1: and the Cardinals right now points allow their second overall. 138 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: Hey Stefan Gilmour won it last year with a really 139 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: good Patriots team. So Buddha Baker to me is just 140 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 1: you know, you gave the Cardinals credit for moving up 141 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: in the draft. They liked him. I'm sure teams are 142 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: going back to their draft evaluations saying why didn't we 143 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: have this guy? Because I think what he did on 144 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: Monday Night Football he showed the nation he's one of 145 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 1: the best safeties in football. Played eighty one of eighty 146 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 1: six defensive snaps, finished with seven tackles, one sack, one 147 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: tackle for loss, two quarter back hits, one interception, and 148 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: one past defense plus a forced fumble. He certainly was 149 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: a stat stuffer and the interception the first of his career. 150 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: We can finally say Buddha Baker has one interception, the 151 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: one he had and the Pro Bowl off Lamar Jackson. 152 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: We kind of always reference and tease him about it 153 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: doesn't really count Monday Night Football, Andy Dalton, Yes, and 154 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 1: it was the fact that you mentioned he's not playing 155 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: at one hundred percent and I don't know how many 156 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: NFL players are at this point of the season, but 157 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,599 Speaker 1: he's got a cast on his right thumb, so you 158 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 1: would think that tackling and certainly interceptions. Catching the ball 159 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 1: would be difficult, but as he described, he kind of 160 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: caught it, and then I realized here on the podcast, 161 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: it's hard for people to see, so I'll do my 162 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: best trying to explain it. He had his arms outstretched, 163 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: so instead of really catching it with his hands, he 164 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: used his arms and chest to catch the ball and 165 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: really lock it in and then had the presence of 166 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 1: mine to get up and take off. Now upon for 167 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:05,320 Speaker 1: the review, it was noticed that he was touched, so 168 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 1: he didn't get that long return. It's unfortunate, but still 169 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 1: one of four takeaways in that ball game by a 170 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: defense that, entering yesterday's contest had only taken the ball 171 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 1: away twice. Yeah, and he has a scoop score for 172 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: a touchdown, so it's not like he hasn't been in 173 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 1: the end zone as a defensive player. But you know, 174 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: the first thing when Steve Kim and the Cardinals made 175 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: the decision in the organization as a whole to extend him, 176 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: that was the first thing everyone said. I didn't realize 177 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: he's never had an interception. How are you paying that 178 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:39,199 Speaker 1: guy all that money? Well, popping the tape, that's why 179 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: you pay him the money. Yeah, because what he does 180 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: is infectious and transfers to everyone else. People love playing 181 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 1: with him and the energy that he has. People feed 182 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: up of that. And if you need any more indication, 183 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 1: how about this news. And again I didn't notice it 184 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: during the broadcast watching it last night, but now on 185 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: his uniform he has that C on his chest. He 186 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 1: was given it on Saturday night because with the loss 187 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: of Chandler Jones for the season, there's one less captain 188 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 1: on the defensive end and the team felt it was 189 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: necessary and Buddha Baker worthy of being a team at captain. 190 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 1: So now he joins Corey Peters, Jordan Hicks and Patrick 191 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,719 Speaker 1: Peterson on that side of the ball with that C 192 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: on their Cardinals uniform. Quite frankly, I don't know why 193 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:28,679 Speaker 1: he didn't get it to begin with it. And when 194 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: I start thinking about it now, you know, you look 195 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 1: at Corey Peters, definitely a leader. You got you checked 196 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 1: the box off at d line. Maybe in the future, 197 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: you know a guy like Jordan Phillips will be that guy. 198 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:40,839 Speaker 1: Then you look at the lineback and Corey, you're not 199 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: going to give it to Simmons. You're not going to 200 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: give it to Campbell. For ast year, you give to Hicks, 201 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 1: and then a secondary you know, it was just based 202 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: on body of work, you give it to Peterson. But 203 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 1: looking back, he should have been voted as a team captains. 204 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 1: Its voted on by the players, and you know, usually 205 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 1: teams will go two to two. This year they had 206 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:01,199 Speaker 1: one special teams they wouldn't having on defense and then 207 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: obviously Kyler got the you know, the captain C and 208 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: then DJ Humphries and of course Larry Fitzgerald. So every 209 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,559 Speaker 1: year is kind of different, but the players do vote 210 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:14,959 Speaker 1: on it, and again maybe they just put three names 211 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:16,719 Speaker 1: on a list. And he you know, when you look 212 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 1: at Corey and players know what he means in that 213 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:21,839 Speaker 1: locker rooms. He's kind of like EF and he's the 214 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:24,560 Speaker 1: voice or reason when you listen to him talk. He 215 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 1: when you listen to him talk, you know what's going 216 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:28,959 Speaker 1: on with the team. And I've learned that over the 217 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 1: years when it comes to Corey Peters. But well deserved. 218 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 1: And I think that C will be on his front 219 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 1: of his jersey throughout the remainder of his career as 220 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:39,200 Speaker 1: long as he's with the Arizona Cardinals. And I wonder 221 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:42,200 Speaker 1: if it was more of a longevity thing and everyone 222 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: else to Peters and Hicks, at Jones and Peterson, they've 223 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 1: all played more years with more experience. Yeah, and Murray's 224 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: only second year. But that position demands, you know, leadership, 225 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 1: and so I think it was worthy that again, the 226 00:11:56,520 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 1: players thought that Kyler was worthy of being a captain. Obviously, 227 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: when you're the quarterback, there's a lot of leadership there. Now. 228 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:05,720 Speaker 1: The other thing I did not notice at the time 229 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 1: during the game last night with respect to Buddha Baker 230 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: was the bowling a strike That was awesome celebration. I 231 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 1: did not catch that until later after the game and 232 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 1: watching the highlights. But the choreography and the fact that 233 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: this was something that was discussed in pregame warmups. Baker 234 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:28,680 Speaker 1: said it was Patrick Peterson's suggestion, Hey, let's do this 235 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,120 Speaker 1: when we make a big play, not if we make 236 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: a big play, when we make a big play. And 237 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 1: it was very well organized and you had the entire 238 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 1: defense down there. We were running down the field to 239 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: get to get in the bowling pins. I mean, you know, 240 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 1: usually there's twelve pins a may fifteen guys. It was 241 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: perfect and you could see how much fun they're having 242 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:50,280 Speaker 1: You know, I was watching Aaron Rodgers a couple weeks 243 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:53,599 Speaker 1: ago and they were winning, and you know, he was 244 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 1: he had a different look on his face after they 245 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 1: were up to nothing against the Bucks, but he was 246 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: having so much fun. And I'm like, is Kyler ever 247 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 1: going to have that opportunity where he's smiling on the 248 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 1: sidelines and the way he was jumping down the field 249 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 1: when he threw that bomb to Hopkins, you could see it, 250 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:12,839 Speaker 1: and then on the sidelines, you know there, you know, 251 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 1: as the game is ending, he was smiling. And then 252 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 1: if you want to check out you know these guys 253 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 1: behind the scenes, go to Christian Kirk's Instagram account. He 254 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 1: posted a thirteen second video and just the guys are 255 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 1: having so much fun in locker room. And that's what 256 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: winning does. Like at the end of the day, these 257 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: guys are family. They all come from different outlets and 258 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 1: different backgrounds and they all come together. I wish society 259 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 1: was like that because it's so refreshing to see. And 260 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: I know how winning helps, but they're having fun out 261 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 1: there and ultimately, when you step on the field, it's 262 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:48,320 Speaker 1: about football. But you could see that they really like 263 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 1: each other. And I don't know if that was the case, 264 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: you know, the last couple of years when you're only 265 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 1: winning three and five games, Well, I think a lot 266 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: of it is. As you said, winning helps. It makes 267 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: it a lot easier to wake up the next morning, 268 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:02,840 Speaker 1: go into work, put in the work, work to get better, 269 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:06,680 Speaker 1: and then try to keep that feeling going. It's almost 270 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: impossible for an extended period of play along an entire 271 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 1: sixteen game season, seventeen week season. Yet what we've seen 272 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:18,320 Speaker 1: now is this team does have the ability to stack wins. 273 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 1: A big test coming up this week with the Seattle Seahawks, 274 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 1: which will touch on more in a moment. But you 275 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 1: look at the defense as whole, because for me, my 276 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 1: big takeaway was the defense as well, but in particular 277 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 1: what defensive coordinator Vance Joseph was going to do without 278 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones on the field. And I thought there was 279 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 1: a great rotation of outside linebackers. Everyone got into the mix, 280 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: whether it was a Sun Reddick, a Devon Kinnard, Reggie Walker, 281 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 1: Dennis Gardeck, they all had a hand in making the 282 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: quarterback in this case, Andy Dalton very uncomfortable in the pocket. 283 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: Nine different cardinal defenders to night with multiple pressures on Dalton. 284 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 1: We'll start with Hasan Raddick seven, five, Buddha Baker four, 285 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: Corey Peters, Jordan Phillips, Dennis Gardeck three, Lucky Foe two, 286 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: Jordan Higgs, and Reggie Walker who just got here. They 287 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: had two. So that's nine different players that had multiple 288 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 1: pressures on the quarterback. I want to say that Cardinals 289 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 1: almost had twenty three or twenty four pressures less than 290 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 1: on Andy Dalton. Well, yes, well, and that's what happens 291 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: when you're able to get up. Yes, you're gonna lead, 292 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden, the defense can be 293 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: a lot more aggressive. But it was an aggressive defense 294 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: right out of the gate. Dennis Gardeck nearly had a 295 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: sack for a safety early in the contest, just missed, 296 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 1: and there was a lot of just missus early in 297 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: the contest. But I liked to keep the guys fresh. 298 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 1: And maybe Devon Kannard didn't show up on film. He 299 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 1: did play sixty one snaps, but he became the focal 300 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: point because he was the next best outside linebacker, and 301 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 1: I think it opened it up for everyone else to 302 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: try to have a little bit of a run Guardeck 303 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 1: didn't play a lot, but made the most of his snaps. 304 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 1: Reggie Walker just elevated from the practice squad. He had 305 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 1: a hand in what happened. And then of course Reddick 306 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 1: with two sacks, his first multi sack game of his career. 307 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: He is someone that has certainly taken a little while, 308 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: but I think he has found his role and found 309 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 1: a fit on the football field. You know, somebody asked 310 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: me this morning, what do you think about Reddick next year? 311 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: And I said, well, first of all, he's being productive, 312 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 1: He's in a really good system. Does he want to 313 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 1: go somewhere else? And again, money talks, and it's all 314 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 1: it takes his one team. But you know the fact 315 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: that he's gone through so many coordinators and he's found 316 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: his natural position. You know, I can't speak for the 317 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: organization obviously, obviously you want to get better. A Chandler's 318 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: going into the final year of his contract. Cardinals would 319 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 1: like to extend him. Carnard's under contract for at least 320 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 1: another year or two. I would consider bringing him back. 321 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 1: And the grass isn't always greener now. Money talks, I 322 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 1: get it. There's always two things when it comes to 323 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: free agency, fit and asking price. And you can put 324 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: him in any order because they ask him price sometimes 325 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: outweighs the fit. But the fit would be he could 326 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: be a starter or the first guy to come off, 327 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:23,400 Speaker 1: and he could be a great rotation player. This this 328 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: can keep a sign Roddick in the league for a 329 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:28,159 Speaker 1: few years, whether it's here or somewhere else. So I 330 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 1: wouldn't rule it out. Even though they didn't pick up 331 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,359 Speaker 1: his fifth year option. It was kind of like proven 332 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 1: and I think he's proven it not only here but 333 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: around the league. Yes, because he is showing up on 334 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 1: film and other teams can take notice. Now, of course 335 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:44,120 Speaker 1: you have a game like that on Monday night football. 336 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:47,720 Speaker 1: Now how do you respond because you become added to 337 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:50,160 Speaker 1: the scattering report and teams are going to recognize, hey, 338 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:53,199 Speaker 1: forty three is just as good or we have to 339 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:55,919 Speaker 1: pay attention to him as well as forty two. That 340 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 1: is the number of de bancan Art. The thing is, 341 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:01,399 Speaker 1: he just didn't flash in one game. This he's training 342 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 1: in the right direction. It started when they've decided to 343 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:08,159 Speaker 1: put him out there. And you know, obviously, you know 344 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 1: the team was looking for that fourth outside linebacker and 345 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 1: you know he's number three. Now he's number two behind Canard, 346 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 1: So he's training in the right direction. If he would 347 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,479 Speaker 1: have just had one game and he disappears for two, 348 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 1: I would say we know that with the writings on 349 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 1: the wall, but I don't see that. And Craig, I 350 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 1: want to ask you about Isaiah Simmons because you tweeted 351 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:30,880 Speaker 1: some stuff out. He played twenty one snaps. I want 352 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 1: to say, two or three tackles. He had a pass defense, 353 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: and you pointed out he did play a little safety. 354 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 1: He was lined up middle of the field and then 355 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:42,199 Speaker 1: once the ball was snapped, he dropped into coverage and 356 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 1: according to Pro Football Focus, which Kylodguard of Easy Cardinals 357 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:48,400 Speaker 1: dot Com wrote about earlier this morning, he played fifteen 358 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: snaps talking about Simmons in coverage, allowed one completion for 359 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 1: six yards on two targets. And this is a couple 360 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: of different times now we've seen Simmons drop into coverage. 361 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:03,199 Speaker 1: That was the game I believe in New York, and 362 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:07,160 Speaker 1: Darren Urban was on site noticed it. But both those 363 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: times there was a penalty flag against the Jets, so 364 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:13,639 Speaker 1: that play quote unquote never happened. But little by little 365 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 1: they're finding a way to get Simmons on the field. 366 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,719 Speaker 1: But I'll go back, Yes, you want to see him 367 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: on the field, but if he's on the field, who 368 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 1: are you taking off? And that has been the biggest 369 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:28,640 Speaker 1: thing that I've argued against. I don't care if you're 370 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: a first round draft pick. I don't care if you're 371 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:34,120 Speaker 1: the number one overall draft pick. I need to win 372 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:37,200 Speaker 1: ball games on Sundays. Can he help me win? If 373 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: the answer is yes, great, But if he is behind 374 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: a Jordan Hicks, a DeAndre Campbell, Okay, now you need 375 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 1: to figure out another way. But that takes someone else 376 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:51,359 Speaker 1: off the field. Easier said than done. Yeah, I've heard 377 00:19:51,359 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: people say, you know, because I've said, who are taken 378 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:56,640 Speaker 1: off the field? And people have said, will you find 379 00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:59,439 Speaker 1: a role for him? They're trying to win football games. 380 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 1: This is I mean, we can talk about rebuilding and reloading. 381 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 1: This team is much better personnel. They're competing at a 382 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:13,959 Speaker 1: high levels. There's nothing against um Isaiah Simmons. Again, they 383 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 1: didn't draft him for this year, drafting him for the 384 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: next four or five years. And lest I checked, Campbell's 385 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:22,240 Speaker 1: not a one year deal and who knows. You know, 386 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 1: he's gonna try to go out and get free agency 387 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 1: and good for him, he bet at himself, so, um, 388 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:30,120 Speaker 1: it's not I mean, you draft the guy eighth overall. Yes, 389 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 1: you think he's a plug and play guy. In Steve 390 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 1: Kime in fairness to him, he said, the only way 391 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 1: he's going to get better as reps. So his reps 392 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 1: are increasing. He'll never be a you know, a three 393 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 1: down linebacker at least this year. But there you could 394 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:46,920 Speaker 1: see the upside. And I think he's got to get stronger, 395 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:49,639 Speaker 1: but he's got to feel more comfortable and confident in 396 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:51,919 Speaker 1: what he's doing if he's gonna make some plays. But 397 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:54,640 Speaker 1: you know, just having him on the field, I think 398 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 1: you know there's something to build there. But again, Rome 399 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 1: wasn't built in one days. He's a piece of clay 400 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 1: and they gotta mold him. And right now you're still, 401 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:06,680 Speaker 1: you know, making the clay to kind of figure out 402 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:08,879 Speaker 1: what he is in the future. And right now he 403 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 1: is part of a defense that is looking very, very 404 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:14,680 Speaker 1: good as far as the stats are concerned. The three 405 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 1: main numbers, or the three main defensive categories that vanch 406 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:24,320 Speaker 1: Joseph looks at, points allowed, red zone, and third down. 407 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 1: Cardinals right now second best and scoring defense, behind only 408 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 1: the Baltimore Ravens Cardinals allow eighteen point seven points a contest. 409 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 1: Cardinals number two and red zone defense behind only the 410 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:43,639 Speaker 1: Chicago Bears and seventh best in stopping teams on third down. 411 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 1: Those are the only stats that matter when it comes 412 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:52,439 Speaker 1: to a defense. Total yards, passing yards, rushing yards. Who cares. 413 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 1: But if I can keep a team from scoring, breaking 414 00:21:55,600 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: news here on Cardinals cover to MJ, we're gonna win. Yeah, 415 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 1: and you know points allout. I mean, teams can go 416 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 1: from the twenty to twenty and you get into the 417 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:07,840 Speaker 1: red zone, and we know there are issues last year 418 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 1: settling them for field goals, you know, like thirty five 419 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 1: yard field goals, which are like extra points. You know, 420 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: I'm gonna mention these teams in the top five. Okay, 421 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 1: The Ravens are number one, no surprise, seventeen point six, 422 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:23,879 Speaker 1: Cardinals are number two at eighteen point seven. And then 423 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 1: the Steelers, who some people think they have the best 424 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 1: defense in football now they just lost one of their 425 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 1: linebackers in Bush. The Dolphins, obviously, you know, Dave acquired 426 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:36,919 Speaker 1: talent over the years, they got really good secondary and 427 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 1: Howard and you're throwing Byron Jones, who they paid a 428 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: lot of money too, and then the Rams are at nineteen, 429 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:45,840 Speaker 1: so that is impressive. The Cardinals have been down there 430 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:48,359 Speaker 1: in the thirties when it comes to points aloud, and 431 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:50,479 Speaker 1: they're going to face a team this week that's averaging 432 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 1: thirty four points a game. We'll keep in mind the 433 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 1: Cowboys were averaging almost thirty three points a contest. And 434 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 1: I understand Dak Prescott hurt backup Andy Dalton, yet the 435 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 1: office some weapons. We're still there with Ezekiel Elliott and 436 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,920 Speaker 1: the three Headed Monster at wide receiver. So the standard 437 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,639 Speaker 1: has been set and now we need to see this 438 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: defense keep it up. Is it going to be difficult? Absolutely? 439 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: Can you always hold a team to ten points? Probably not, 440 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 1: But this is two straight weeks now, the Jets and 441 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:21,680 Speaker 1: the Cowboys that you have held to just ten points, 442 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 1: and that is certainly something that Vans Joseph and go 443 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: in and say, look, we are running a scheme that 444 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 1: is going to work, because hey, look it's not just 445 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 1: on paper anymore. We're showing it on the field. Yeah. 446 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:36,879 Speaker 1: We pointed this out on the Red Seat report that 447 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 1: our colleague call Odegaard, who does a great job with 448 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 1: Darren Urban on easy Cardinals dot Com, he tweeted out 449 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: earlier this morning. The Cardinals have allowed the fewest points 450 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:49,880 Speaker 1: in the NFC, with one hundred and twelve, including teams 451 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 1: that have only played five games. This is night and 452 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:55,480 Speaker 1: day from a year ago. Well in the big difference 453 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:59,480 Speaker 1: second year in the same system and the defensive editions. 454 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 1: Ordon Phillips, Devon Kennard, Deveandre Campbell, and Drake Kerpatrick have 455 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:05,920 Speaker 1: all had a hand in this defense. And I think 456 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 1: it's bigs volumes. You add those many players, new players, 457 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 1: and sometimes it takes a little while for everyone to 458 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 1: come together as a complete unit. Yet here we are 459 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 1: six games in and these numbers speak for themselves. And 460 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:22,120 Speaker 1: one thing that Buddhist said, and it wasn't a knock 461 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:25,679 Speaker 1: on Chandler because I'm not gonna try to mislead you. 462 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 1: It's a huge loss. I mean, yes, he was getting 463 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 1: off to a slow start, but we know how sacks 464 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:33,680 Speaker 1: are there. Did they come in bunches, He had quarterback hits, 465 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:37,399 Speaker 1: he had pressures, he had tackle for losses. So but 466 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:40,320 Speaker 1: Buddhist said, it's gonna make us more of a team 467 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:43,440 Speaker 1: on defense. In other words, different guys are gonna get 468 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:45,959 Speaker 1: different roles and they're gonna step up. You don't replace 469 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones. So I don't want to get misled here. 470 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:52,119 Speaker 1: I'm not going to sugarcoat it. But from a team standpoint, 471 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:56,680 Speaker 1: we mentioned guys like Reddick, Kennard, Baker, Peters, Phillips, Guardick 472 00:24:57,240 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: Foe to Hicks Walker. They all put ure on the 473 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 1: quarterback on Monday Night. Yeah, this defense is not just 474 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones. There's a lot more to it than that. 475 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 1: And I think everyone saw that on Monday Night football. 476 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 1: Guy's gotta chip in now. Now there's opportunities because before 477 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: he could double or triple team. Hopefully I can get free. 478 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: You know, teams are obviously game planning for him. So 479 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 1: maybe the ball doesn't come your way where you don't 480 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: get a chance to get a tackle. Now it's wide open. 481 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 1: Put your hand in the pile. Make a play. Bird Gang. 482 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 1: Update to the latest version of the Cardinals mobile app today. 483 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 1: The update features and all new redesign homescreen experience. Visit 484 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: easy Cardinals dot com slash app for more. As we 485 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 1: continue here on this Tuesday edition of Cardinals Cover two 486 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:46,399 Speaker 1: presented by Hounday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals, not 487 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 1: even twenty four hours after the Cardinals beat the Cowboys 488 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:54,359 Speaker 1: thirty eight to ten. My other big takeaway not only 489 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:57,119 Speaker 1: from last night, but I think we are kind of 490 00:25:57,160 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 1: getting a bigger picture as far as with this offense 491 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 1: looks like and changing the national conversation, the national narrative 492 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:09,840 Speaker 1: air raid, throw the ball, throw the ball, MJ. In 493 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:13,639 Speaker 1: front of a national television audience, this team ran the 494 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 1: ball for two hundred and sixty one yards. And as 495 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: Kingsbury has said since day one, what is it going 496 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:22,960 Speaker 1: to take for us to win a ball game? Do 497 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:25,200 Speaker 1: we have to throw it fifty times or run it 498 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:28,400 Speaker 1: fifty times? I don't care as long as we win 499 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: at the end of the game. And I think last 500 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:34,159 Speaker 1: night was a perfect example of that. They did it 501 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,440 Speaker 1: both with the pass and the run, but they sealed 502 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:40,160 Speaker 1: that win on the ground last night. First time I've 503 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:42,800 Speaker 1: heard him mention this. He did it on his Zoom 504 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:45,679 Speaker 1: call with us on Monday, like he normally does. He 505 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 1: said that they want to run the ball sixty percent 506 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:51,400 Speaker 1: in this offense. He said, sixty forty. You would think 507 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:54,159 Speaker 1: it'd be It's never gonna be fifty fifty just based 508 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:56,720 Speaker 1: on down and distance. Teams are throwing the ball more 509 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:59,399 Speaker 1: on first down and second down. But that was the 510 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:02,920 Speaker 1: first time that number came up, not fifty five forty five, 511 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 1: not sixty. I mean, he's going sixty forty here. You know, 512 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 1: you think it's fifty five forty five. But that's how 513 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 1: committed the yard to the run game. And we've we've 514 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:17,200 Speaker 1: banged this drum wherever in this offense. The running game 515 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:20,359 Speaker 1: sets up the passing game. And then when you get 516 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 1: that passing game going and you get a big lead 517 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 1: that the Cardinals did in the second quarter, you're up 518 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 1: twenty one nothing, you don't need to throw the ball anymore. 519 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 1: In fact, Kyler Murray only attempted what five passes in 520 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:36,399 Speaker 1: the second half, completed only one, and they rushed it 521 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:41,879 Speaker 1: twenty times in the quarters three and four, winning football, 522 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:46,440 Speaker 1: complementary football. Yeah, Murray the first quarter five of fourteen 523 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:48,960 Speaker 1: for thirty one yards. Second quarter to three oh five 524 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:52,240 Speaker 1: for ninety seven yards. He had two touchdowns in the 525 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:56,080 Speaker 1: second quarter. One was the eighty yarder, third quarter oh 526 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:58,680 Speaker 1: for two, they settled for a field goal. Fourth quarter 527 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 1: one for three for a six yarder. So again, the 528 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 1: biggest stat for me is he did not turn the 529 00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 1: football over. He healing was sacked one time, and I 530 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 1: can live with that he was and credit to the 531 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:14,400 Speaker 1: offensive line for keeping him upright. Sacked once and hit 532 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:17,480 Speaker 1: only one other time. And you have to account for 533 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:21,720 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray even though his numbers weren't greats And the 534 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:25,000 Speaker 1: words of Kingsbury quote, I think anybody that watched the 535 00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:29,360 Speaker 1: game he talking about Murray had a pretty dominant performance. 536 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:31,880 Speaker 1: You wouldn't think that when you're completing just nine to 537 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 1: twenty four pass attempts. But it's the threat of running. 538 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:38,520 Speaker 1: It's what he can do with his legs that you 539 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:41,800 Speaker 1: have to account for. And if the passing game wasn't there, 540 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 1: then you could still run the football. And the Cardinals 541 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: were able to run the ball effectively against the Cowboys. Well, 542 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 1: if you had a more statue of liberty quarterback in 543 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 1: you complete nine passes, you're gonna lose. He's a dual 544 00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 1: threat and his running is just as effective as his 545 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:02,719 Speaker 1: Now he's got to get better on these these these 546 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:06,440 Speaker 1: these timing throws. We know he's got a strong arm 547 00:29:06,560 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 1: that will come. I think he was pressing last night 548 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:11,560 Speaker 1: just because of the hype all week, and I think 549 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 1: he didn't want to make a mistake, and that's human 550 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 1: nature for me when it comes to Kyler Murray. But 551 00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:20,320 Speaker 1: you know, for the most part, I mean, you know, 552 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: they can do both. And I thought they, you know, 553 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:25,840 Speaker 1: found a little bit of traction when they played the 554 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:28,640 Speaker 1: Jets when it came to the passing game. But this 555 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: team can line up and run the football, and his 556 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:33,120 Speaker 1: team can line up and throw it. And we're starting 557 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 1: to see them try to spread teams out, you know, 558 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 1: four wide, five wide, us a running back or a 559 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:41,440 Speaker 1: tight end as a fifth guy. So Cliff's comfortable with 560 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 1: his offense, and I thought his play calling was outstanding. 561 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 1: On Monday Night Football, Murray very critical of himself after 562 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 1: the ball game, quote, I could have been a lot better. 563 00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:54,480 Speaker 1: And then, when asked about appreciating a win his first 564 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 1: on Monday Night Football, he added, quote, A part of 565 00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 1: me wants to, but a lot of me is frustrated 566 00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 1: right now because it wasn't as good as it should 567 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:04,360 Speaker 1: have been, wasn't as accurate as I should have been. 568 00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:07,479 Speaker 1: It wasn't up to par to my standards. So I 569 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:11,520 Speaker 1: got to do better. End quote. And in particular, it's 570 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:17,240 Speaker 1: the misfires to DeAndre Hopkins and leaving Larry Fitzgerald wide 571 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:20,520 Speaker 1: open in the end zone and missing him. I'm guessing 572 00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:24,880 Speaker 1: that if you had those throws again, ninety nine times 573 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 1: out of one hundred, Murray makes those completions. Just for 574 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:31,560 Speaker 1: whatever reason. Going back to Texas at and T Stadium, 575 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 1: the hometown kid coming back to play the hometown team, 576 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:38,480 Speaker 1: maybe it did get to him a little bit and 577 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:42,720 Speaker 1: he was too amped up. Yeah, and again I think 578 00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 1: he'll learn from it. You know, this week they're going 579 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 1: to Seattle. Seattle's coming here, Sorry, Seattle's coming here. They're 580 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 1: gonna have twelve hundred fans, So I don't think he'll 581 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:55,040 Speaker 1: feel the same pressure. Plus, I feel like this team 582 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:57,600 Speaker 1: is more comfortable even though the Cardinals have won three 583 00:30:57,720 --> 00:31:02,120 Speaker 1: road games already. Remember I always talk about try to 584 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:04,120 Speaker 1: win five games at home. I mean, you want to 585 00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:06,560 Speaker 1: win eight. But let's be realistic here. The other team 586 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 1: gets paid. You scratch out a few road wins and 587 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:12,920 Speaker 1: they and during this three and one on the road, 588 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:15,640 Speaker 1: they have conference wins. Take away the Jets game, they 589 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:17,959 Speaker 1: got conference wins, and that goes a long way when 590 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 1: it comes to tiebreakers. Yeah. The one though, that I'll 591 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:23,800 Speaker 1: always point to is the loss at Carolina although the 592 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 1: big reason why perhaps no one played well, but specifically 593 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:31,200 Speaker 1: defensively someone we talked about already. That was the game 594 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:33,640 Speaker 1: Buddha Baker was not on the field for. Yeah, and 595 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:36,280 Speaker 1: we know the how much poor tackling guys are running free. 596 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:39,680 Speaker 1: I go back to the Lions in the Panthers game. 597 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:43,400 Speaker 1: Those are very winnable games. And again, nobody's gonna go 598 00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:46,880 Speaker 1: sixteen and o at least I don't think. But again, 599 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:48,720 Speaker 1: when we look back at the season, if this team 600 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 1: finishes with eight wins, we're gonna play the what if game. 601 00:31:51,120 --> 00:31:53,200 Speaker 1: So I think they're on pace right now for eight 602 00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:55,000 Speaker 1: or nine wins. And if you get lucky and you 603 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:57,840 Speaker 1: get stay healthy, maybe you get to ten. But right 604 00:31:57,880 --> 00:32:01,040 Speaker 1: now you're looking at one of those wildcard Being able 605 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: to run the football though, for me, the biggest takeaway 606 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:07,960 Speaker 1: about this offense, especially on the national stage, because there 607 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:11,160 Speaker 1: is a perception that Cliff Kingsbury wants to throw the 608 00:32:11,160 --> 00:32:15,080 Speaker 1: ball first, second, third, fourth, and so on. Yet if 609 00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:16,880 Speaker 1: you're able to get a lead, and even if you 610 00:32:16,920 --> 00:32:19,680 Speaker 1: don't have the lead, if you just keep pounding it 611 00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:22,600 Speaker 1: and pounding it. This Cardinal's offensive line has done a 612 00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 1: very good job justin Murray stepping in for j R. 613 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:28,440 Speaker 1: Sweezy at right guard, not only protecting Kyle the Murray, 614 00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:31,120 Speaker 1: but opening up rushing Laden's for Kenyan Drake. Yeah, we 615 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:34,240 Speaker 1: mentioned this on the post game show. This is my thoughts. 616 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:37,960 Speaker 1: You know, Sweezy very physical guy, so lose a little 617 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:41,360 Speaker 1: physicality there. But when it comes to Murray, when it 618 00:32:41,440 --> 00:32:44,200 Speaker 1: comes to his pass protection, he's seventy three point five. 619 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:47,120 Speaker 1: They're both about even in the run game. So Murray 620 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:50,200 Speaker 1: brings a little athleticism. He could play four different positions 621 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:52,480 Speaker 1: on the line. He could play both guard spots, he 622 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:55,080 Speaker 1: could play both tackle spots. They got Josh Jones, you know, 623 00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:57,520 Speaker 1: winning in the wings. Humphrey's under contract for the next 624 00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:00,160 Speaker 1: few years. And all the credit goes to Sean kuh Or, 625 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:03,280 Speaker 1: James Sexon and Steve Hyden the tight ends coach, because 626 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:06,040 Speaker 1: they put together the running game and then bring it 627 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:07,760 Speaker 1: to the head coach and he has to decide what 628 00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:09,560 Speaker 1: he's going to do. He's on game day, and I 629 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:13,160 Speaker 1: know people have a love hate relationship with Pro Football Focus, 630 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:16,120 Speaker 1: but DJ Humphreys for the second straight week graded out 631 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:19,040 Speaker 1: very very well. And that was someone coming off a 632 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:21,840 Speaker 1: back issue, back spasms. If you only showed up on 633 00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:24,360 Speaker 1: the injury report on Saturday. He got to jump on 634 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:26,880 Speaker 1: a plane fly to Dallas. And there's a question mark, 635 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:30,320 Speaker 1: a legit question mark on one could he play? And 636 00:33:30,360 --> 00:33:33,680 Speaker 1: two if he does play, how effective would he be? Well? 637 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:37,040 Speaker 1: He played very very well left tackle and this was 638 00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:40,720 Speaker 1: a Cowboys defense that was missing pieces, yet still has 639 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:42,960 Speaker 1: shown the ability to get to the quarterback. Did you 640 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:46,440 Speaker 1: hear DeMarcus lawrence name, last name? I did not. Alden 641 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:49,560 Speaker 1: Smith did not hear his name. Maybe he was a 642 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:53,240 Speaker 1: spy or Jalen Smith. Yeah, I mean DeMarcus Lawrence. He's 643 00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:56,680 Speaker 1: one of the highest paid defensive lion and football and 644 00:33:56,920 --> 00:33:59,080 Speaker 1: he you know, he's had a great career. I think 645 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:03,040 Speaker 1: he's got one set. Yeah, he had only five last 646 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:05,840 Speaker 1: season and that was after double digit sacks and each 647 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 1: of his two previous years. So there was an air 648 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:11,080 Speaker 1: of expectation that so far he hasn't lived up to no. 649 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:13,319 Speaker 1: And I think it was early in the week when 650 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:16,200 Speaker 1: one of the players said, when I think vance when 651 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:18,239 Speaker 1: he was talking about their defense, how many Pro Bowl 652 00:34:18,239 --> 00:34:20,920 Speaker 1: players and All pros they had? Mason Cole brought it up. 653 00:34:21,320 --> 00:34:24,480 Speaker 1: Eight Pro Bowl players on that Cowboys defense and they 654 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:26,799 Speaker 1: have the talent, they just haven't been able to mesh 655 00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:30,239 Speaker 1: as a unit. You just wonder, you know, somebody's going 656 00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:31,919 Speaker 1: to be a skate bowl there in Dallas. You wonder 657 00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:34,719 Speaker 1: if it's going to be Mike Nolan. Obviously, Mike McCarthy's 658 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:36,960 Speaker 1: got a contract. I don't know if they have buyer's 659 00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:40,279 Speaker 1: remorse already. Because they have a lot of talent. It's 660 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:43,359 Speaker 1: just some reason they just haven't been able to put 661 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:45,440 Speaker 1: it together. And they've had talent over the years. They 662 00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:49,440 Speaker 1: spend money, you know, obviously, you know Jerry's you know 663 00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:51,600 Speaker 1: he's in the draft room, but I think he relies 664 00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:54,359 Speaker 1: on some of his draft experts, the guys out there 665 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:56,640 Speaker 1: in the field. But they haven't won a Super Bowl 666 00:34:56,680 --> 00:34:59,319 Speaker 1: since the late eighties. Yeah, but as we talked about, 667 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:03,560 Speaker 1: that's their them, not ours. Good point. I think the 668 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:05,080 Speaker 1: Cowboys are good for the NFL. You know how you 669 00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:08,520 Speaker 1: feel about Jerry Jones. But it's just it's suffocating when 670 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:11,040 Speaker 1: you when you watch the game last night and all 671 00:35:11,080 --> 00:35:13,560 Speaker 1: the conversations stay is about the Cowboys. But you know what, 672 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:16,200 Speaker 1: if they continue to win, they are going to have 673 00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:18,600 Speaker 1: no choice to talk about the Red Birds. 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Certainly a 681 00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:44,160 Speaker 1: much better conversation here following a win on Monday Night football, 682 00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:47,759 Speaker 1: and yes, a little bit is over reaction Tuesday, but 683 00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:51,360 Speaker 1: certainly on the national stage, this team not only answered 684 00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:53,239 Speaker 1: the bell, but I think for a lot of people, 685 00:35:53,360 --> 00:35:57,840 Speaker 1: MJ exceeded expectations. This was not a shootout. This was 686 00:35:57,920 --> 00:36:00,960 Speaker 1: a blowout, and I don't know how many people anticipated 687 00:36:01,360 --> 00:36:04,560 Speaker 1: that happening to end Week six. Yeah, I agree with that, 688 00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:07,600 Speaker 1: And actually I thought it was going to be a shootout. 689 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:10,120 Speaker 1: I you know, I don't know if it would have 690 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:12,560 Speaker 1: came down to the fourth quarter kind of like every 691 00:36:12,760 --> 00:36:16,960 Speaker 1: like any NFL game comes down because teams figure, you know, 692 00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:19,239 Speaker 1: I'm gonna let it all out there. I don't want 693 00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:22,560 Speaker 1: to lose. But yeah, it was it wasn't a shootout. 694 00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:25,520 Speaker 1: It was a blowout and the Cardinals definitely were the 695 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:27,560 Speaker 1: much better team. And we'll see if this carries over 696 00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:30,680 Speaker 1: to next week, because there's nothing better than knocking off 697 00:36:30,680 --> 00:36:34,520 Speaker 1: the Seattle Seahawks at home, especially for a team that 698 00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:37,280 Speaker 1: hasn't been able to do it at State Farm Stadium 699 00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:41,279 Speaker 1: since twenty twelve, winless in their last seven games. So 700 00:36:41,680 --> 00:36:46,600 Speaker 1: six and one, correct, remember that tie? Can I say 701 00:36:46,600 --> 00:36:49,440 Speaker 1: it again? I'm just hopefully Cardinal fans don't sell their 702 00:36:49,480 --> 00:36:52,600 Speaker 1: tickets again. You can do what you want with them there, 703 00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:55,200 Speaker 1: that's your money. But twelve hundred fans here, I hope 704 00:36:55,239 --> 00:36:58,600 Speaker 1: all twelve hundred Cardinal fans. One other notes coming off 705 00:36:58,719 --> 00:37:02,239 Speaker 1: last night, at least as we speak here on this Tuesday, 706 00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:06,759 Speaker 1: no new issues worth regard to injuries popping up in 707 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:09,560 Speaker 1: that contest, which is good to know, especially on a 708 00:37:09,600 --> 00:37:12,520 Speaker 1: defense that is already missing Chandler Jones. I'm sure there's 709 00:37:12,560 --> 00:37:15,440 Speaker 1: some bumps and bruises, but when you place a j. R. 710 00:37:15,480 --> 00:37:18,600 Speaker 1: Sweezy on injured reserve and Richard Lawrence on injured reserve 711 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:21,200 Speaker 1: ahead of this game, that certainly hurts the depth. But 712 00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:24,520 Speaker 1: as we talked about, it certainly opens up opportunities. For 713 00:37:24,640 --> 00:37:27,880 Speaker 1: someone else, I eat Justin Murray and then defensively like 714 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:30,160 Speaker 1: he FO two played a lot more. Well, we should 715 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:32,480 Speaker 1: be getting some guys back, though Kylie Fitz was close, 716 00:37:32,760 --> 00:37:35,880 Speaker 1: Jalen Thompson was close, correct, correct, So we should be 717 00:37:35,880 --> 00:37:38,319 Speaker 1: getting the Cardinals. Should can be getting some guys back, 718 00:37:39,040 --> 00:37:42,080 Speaker 1: and that's going to help. And we haven't talked about him. 719 00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:46,120 Speaker 1: We haven't even mentioned byber and Murphy, and we've done 720 00:37:46,480 --> 00:37:48,319 Speaker 1: a couple of different shows and we mentioned them, but 721 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:53,160 Speaker 1: Bybron Murphy, even Deonte Thompson, he's looking a lot better, 722 00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:56,080 Speaker 1: more comfortable out there, more confident coming down in the box, 723 00:37:56,160 --> 00:37:59,759 Speaker 1: making tackles. So again I I like the vibe and 724 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:03,680 Speaker 1: the mojo this team has. Now Again, as I told 725 00:38:03,680 --> 00:38:06,120 Speaker 1: you on the Red Sea Report, I reached out to 726 00:38:06,160 --> 00:38:08,000 Speaker 1: someone this morning just to get his thoughts on the 727 00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:10,320 Speaker 1: game in the organization, and he said, we're on the 728 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:13,480 Speaker 1: Seattle and that's got to be the mindset for a 729 00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:17,359 Speaker 1: lot of NFL players. Although for me personally, well, I'm 730 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:24,399 Speaker 1: extending this feeling to maybe Wednesday, and Wednesday the team 731 00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:26,000 Speaker 1: is back on the field, and I think that's when 732 00:38:26,040 --> 00:38:28,520 Speaker 1: you can close the book on it. This is our 733 00:38:28,600 --> 00:38:31,439 Speaker 1: show you're running the show. We can do whatever we want. 734 00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:33,840 Speaker 1: But I just want because we get calls on the 735 00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:35,560 Speaker 1: post game and they're telling me who the Cardinals have 736 00:38:35,680 --> 00:38:39,440 Speaker 1: beaten and what their records are. But frankly, once again, 737 00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:42,200 Speaker 1: they don't make discuss they play it. But I kind 738 00:38:42,239 --> 00:38:45,680 Speaker 1: of have a coaching perspective here, like focus on the 739 00:38:45,719 --> 00:38:47,799 Speaker 1: next game and then you get the buye week. Don't 740 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:49,920 Speaker 1: don't start looking at the bye week now, because you 741 00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:52,960 Speaker 1: know what, nobody is leaving town. Nobody's going to Cobble, 742 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:55,640 Speaker 1: nobody's going to Vegas, nobody's going to LA. Players got 743 00:38:55,640 --> 00:38:57,600 Speaker 1: to get tested every day, So it's gonna be a 744 00:38:57,600 --> 00:39:00,879 Speaker 1: different bye week, and if you're committed, you're gonna get 745 00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:02,800 Speaker 1: the working and I'm sure guys are gonna get together 746 00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:06,440 Speaker 1: and kind of hang out and you know, social distancing. 747 00:39:06,520 --> 00:39:09,080 Speaker 1: But it's going to be a much different bye week 748 00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:12,279 Speaker 1: this year for all teams, including the Arizona Cardinals six 749 00:39:12,360 --> 00:39:16,279 Speaker 1: games into the season and four and two more importantly 750 00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:20,560 Speaker 1: right now second place by themselves in the NFC West 751 00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:23,440 Speaker 1: because they have the one win in the division and 752 00:39:23,520 --> 00:39:26,320 Speaker 1: the Rams have yet to play anyone in the division. 753 00:39:26,520 --> 00:39:29,440 Speaker 1: Excuse me, the Rams and one in the division. They 754 00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:32,200 Speaker 1: lost to the forty nine ers on Sunday Night football. 755 00:39:32,520 --> 00:39:34,680 Speaker 1: Right now, the Cardinals are a six seed, so they 756 00:39:34,680 --> 00:39:36,759 Speaker 1: would be the second sixth seed and the the Rams are 757 00:39:36,800 --> 00:39:39,520 Speaker 1: the seventh seed in According to my Niagara Falls Matt 758 00:39:39,600 --> 00:39:42,959 Speaker 1: there three NFC West teams. Seattle will be a one seed, 759 00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:45,920 Speaker 1: Cardinals six seven. A lot of football still be played, 760 00:39:46,120 --> 00:39:47,960 Speaker 1: but just to give you an idea where they are 761 00:39:48,480 --> 00:39:52,719 Speaker 1: after six weeks, without question, the toughest division in all 762 00:39:52,760 --> 00:39:55,520 Speaker 1: of football. Yeah. I want to say one other thing 763 00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:58,359 Speaker 1: and it's me. Maybe I'm just biased when it comes 764 00:39:58,360 --> 00:40:06,520 Speaker 1: to fits. If he would have or Larry Fitzgerald ry, Okay, sorry, 765 00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:10,160 Speaker 1: you're funny. Yeah, one spells are different than the other. 766 00:40:10,400 --> 00:40:12,880 Speaker 1: I guess it got to be more specific. If he 767 00:40:12,920 --> 00:40:15,920 Speaker 1: would have caught that pass, Craig, he would have had fourteen, 768 00:40:16,719 --> 00:40:19,439 Speaker 1: fourteen hundred catches. Now he's not gonna catch Rice. It'd 769 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:22,840 Speaker 1: been on Monday Night football, and I'm glad that Cardinals 770 00:40:22,840 --> 00:40:25,319 Speaker 1: did not put him out there, so he's stuck on 771 00:40:25,520 --> 00:40:29,239 Speaker 1: three one, three, nine nine, thirteen hundred ninety nine. He'll 772 00:40:29,280 --> 00:40:31,320 Speaker 1: likely get that in the first quarter, hopefully in the 773 00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:34,479 Speaker 1: Seahawks game, but that would have been telling on Monday, 774 00:40:34,520 --> 00:40:37,040 Speaker 1: nay football, just to put him up there. Um. I 775 00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:40,120 Speaker 1: tucked to Larry or text him briefly yesterday and he said, 776 00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:42,319 Speaker 1: I want to win the game. Mic. I'm not really 777 00:40:42,360 --> 00:40:44,719 Speaker 1: worried about that, but it'd been nice to get it 778 00:40:44,760 --> 00:40:47,480 Speaker 1: over with and just kind of move on. But he 779 00:40:47,600 --> 00:40:50,120 Speaker 1: is looking for what they call a benchmark. He's got 780 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:52,560 Speaker 1: all the numbers. It's it's just part of the resume. 781 00:40:52,640 --> 00:40:54,719 Speaker 1: The cornounch is moving forward. But it would have been 782 00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:57,160 Speaker 1: nice to see him do it. It didn't happen. I'm 783 00:40:57,160 --> 00:40:59,600 Speaker 1: not going to worry about it. He doesn't worry about it, 784 00:40:59,640 --> 00:41:02,399 Speaker 1: so we won't. But next game we're gonna be talking 785 00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:06,160 Speaker 1: about him second. He's always been second, but fourteen hundred 786 00:41:06,160 --> 00:41:08,600 Speaker 1: catches is pretty impressive, by the way, you've brought up 787 00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:11,920 Speaker 1: that stat now for the past three games. Thanks for 788 00:41:11,960 --> 00:41:15,879 Speaker 1: the reminder. But while he was at eight. If you're winning, though, 789 00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:19,120 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter to a certain extent as long as 790 00:41:19,120 --> 00:41:20,879 Speaker 1: you're part of a winning team. And right now this 791 00:41:20,920 --> 00:41:23,840 Speaker 1: team is winning and you shouldn't be concerned about targets, 792 00:41:23,880 --> 00:41:26,080 Speaker 1: touches and all that. I agree with you, And the 793 00:41:26,120 --> 00:41:28,800 Speaker 1: fact is when it happens, and it's gonna happen in 794 00:41:28,840 --> 00:41:31,520 Speaker 1: the next game. It's just gonna be the calendar date 795 00:41:31,600 --> 00:41:33,719 Speaker 1: in week. It's not gonna matter if he got it 796 00:41:33,800 --> 00:41:37,480 Speaker 1: last week or two weeks ago. Bird Gang, enjoy it. 797 00:41:37,480 --> 00:41:40,760 Speaker 1: It's deserving, and yes, if you want, you can gloat 798 00:41:40,920 --> 00:41:43,359 Speaker 1: a little bit, because there is no better feeling than 799 00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:47,120 Speaker 1: one winning, two winning on a national stage, and three, yes, 800 00:41:47,640 --> 00:41:51,520 Speaker 1: beating the Dallas Cowboys. We'll put a lid on this 801 00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:55,040 Speaker 1: edition of Cardinals Cover two, presented by Hunday probably partner 802 00:41:55,120 --> 00:41:58,920 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals. We will move on to Seattle 803 00:41:59,200 --> 00:42:02,960 Speaker 1: beginning with our next show. Here special thanks as always 804 00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:06,040 Speaker 1: to our executive producer Jim Almandro. For Mike Jarecki, I'm 805 00:42:06,080 --> 00:42:09,000 Speaker 1: Greg Rielu. We'll doc to you next time on Cardinals 806 00:42:09,160 --> 00:42:09,680 Speaker 1: Cover two.