WEBVTT - Big Red Rage - Simmons Impressive In 2021 Opener 0:00:02.040 --> 0:00:05.480 Strap on the boots and scrape up the knuckles ahead. 0:00:05.559 --> 0:00:10.440 He got jacked. This is the big red Rain presented 0:00:10.440 --> 0:00:14.760 by Santanford in Gilbert. Harry's gonna score touchdown. Slim to 0:00:14.800 --> 0:00:17.759 the ground by Buddha Baker Like a torpedo. He came 0:00:17.960 --> 0:00:23.079 flying into the backfield. The rage is brought to you 0:00:23.160 --> 0:00:28.960 by satan Ford in Gilbert. Are you Satanford? State Farm? 0:00:29.200 --> 0:00:32.159 Talk to an agent today at eight hundred State Farm 0:00:33.000 --> 0:00:37.800 and buy Arizona Cardinals podcasts. Visit Hacy Cardinals dot com, 0:00:37.880 --> 0:00:46.680 Slash podcasts, The Rods, Rising Guard, Temperatureizing, Vision, Flurring, Rage, 0:00:46.800 --> 0:00:50.640 taking it over. Here's Paul KELVC. Get the popcorn ready, 0:00:50.880 --> 0:00:53.599 It's gonna be a show and Ron will flip. It 0:00:53.680 --> 0:00:57.920 doesn't get any better than that horn. Unleash the fiar. 0:00:59.520 --> 0:01:03.880 You know there, there's nothing wrong with making a statement. 0:01:04.680 --> 0:01:06.560 I mean, Wolf, you got a team minus sixty minutes. 0:01:06.600 --> 0:01:09.120 We'll see what you got in store here. There's nothing 0:01:09.319 --> 0:01:13.760 wrong with being asked that you know what? Hey? Was 0:01:13.880 --> 0:01:17.200 that a statement game? Was that a statement win? And 0:01:17.360 --> 0:01:23.280 you answer yes, which is exactly folly no. That's exactly 0:01:23.319 --> 0:01:25.840 what Christian Kirk did right after the game. Remember in 0:01:25.880 --> 0:01:28.120 the postgame radio interview, we were down on the field 0:01:28.160 --> 0:01:30.880 in the locker room, and he said it was definitely 0:01:30.920 --> 0:01:34.080 a statement, a statement from us, and then he want 0:01:34.120 --> 0:01:36.160 on to talk about how there's a big chip on 0:01:36.200 --> 0:01:40.000 the old shoulder pad individually as a team, how they're 0:01:40.080 --> 0:01:42.800 quote tired of being counted out and they were trying 0:01:42.840 --> 0:01:45.120 to set the tone for the rest of the year. 0:01:45.760 --> 0:01:48.880 I think we would all agree they check that box, 0:01:49.160 --> 0:01:52.240 did they not? Yeah, Paully, it was an impressive win. 0:01:52.320 --> 0:01:54.400 There's no doubt about it. And even though I know 0:01:54.560 --> 0:01:57.320 we're parsing words, I would not call it a statement win. 0:01:57.360 --> 0:02:01.320 I would call it a standard win, a standard they 0:02:01.360 --> 0:02:04.280 set the standard week one stop and think about it 0:02:04.320 --> 0:02:07.520 in all three phases. My goodness, Paulie, did they play 0:02:07.640 --> 0:02:11.640 well against the Tennessee Titans, A team in Nashville, I 0:02:11.720 --> 0:02:15.000 might add, a team that many people believe will make 0:02:15.040 --> 0:02:18.959 some noise in the AFC postseason. And for me, it's 0:02:18.960 --> 0:02:21.640 a standard. It's got to become the standard game that 0:02:21.720 --> 0:02:24.120 they look at and say, hey, we did it in 0:02:24.160 --> 0:02:26.520 that game. We can do it in every game, and 0:02:26.639 --> 0:02:30.080 we should do it in every game. That is the standard. 0:02:30.200 --> 0:02:33.440 Now go play like that or as J. J. Watt 0:02:33.440 --> 0:02:36.160 said walking off the field. To anybody who was listening, 0:02:36.600 --> 0:02:41.200 We're not surprised. Yep, it was expected. That's the expectation. 0:02:41.440 --> 0:02:43.760 So we'll see. We all know what happened last year. 0:02:43.760 --> 0:02:45.960 Justin Pugh brought it up right, the big start and 0:02:46.000 --> 0:02:47.920 then the fade at the end, and so you still 0:02:47.960 --> 0:02:50.639 have sixteen to go. It is the Big Red Rage 0:02:50.800 --> 0:02:53.960 presented by santan Ford and Gilbert. We are santan Ford. 0:02:54.040 --> 0:03:00.440 Did we mention our special guest leading tackler Isaiah Simmons tonight? Well, 0:03:00.480 --> 0:03:03.280 for earlier today did all interview with the legendary longtime 0:03:03.360 --> 0:03:05.560 voice of the Vikings, Paul Allen. I'll tell you what 0:03:05.600 --> 0:03:08.560 he had to say. He was watching the film. Okay, 0:03:08.560 --> 0:03:11.079 this guy's been watching the NFL forever. He's watching Cardinals 0:03:11.160 --> 0:03:14.200 film from week one. The first name, the first name 0:03:14.240 --> 0:03:17.080 he brought up was Isaiah Simmons. He said, I'm not 0:03:17.120 --> 0:03:20.000 familiar with number nine. Wow, does he jump off the film? 0:03:20.080 --> 0:03:23.760 So we'll get into that and what exactly Isaiah Simmons 0:03:23.840 --> 0:03:27.320 is tracking four after an unbelievable first game from him? 0:03:28.160 --> 0:03:31.040 Your takeaway, Wolf, I mean, do you look We're gonna 0:03:31.080 --> 0:03:34.200 start with Chandler Jones obviously in the five sacks in 0:03:34.240 --> 0:03:36.480 the NFC Defensive Player of the Week, but I'll be 0:03:36.520 --> 0:03:38.960 honest with him after the broadcast, whether it was on 0:03:38.960 --> 0:03:40.720 the team plane, on the way home, or even every 0:03:40.880 --> 0:03:43.600 passing day since I'm like, I'm not sure we gave 0:03:43.680 --> 0:03:48.040 him enough credit. That's how ridiculous Chandler Jones was on Sunday. Polly, 0:03:48.080 --> 0:03:49.600 I know you want to start with Chan, and that 0:03:49.720 --> 0:03:51.680 is a great place to do it, because he really 0:03:51.720 --> 0:03:54.480 did set the tone, especially with that first play of 0:03:54.480 --> 0:03:56.880 the game on the defensive side of the ball where 0:03:56.920 --> 0:04:00.720 the Tennessee Titans targeted him and ran the ball directly 0:04:00.760 --> 0:04:03.160 at him with King Henry, and that all of a 0:04:03.160 --> 0:04:06.200 sudden after the play had minus three yards because of 0:04:06.280 --> 0:04:11.520 Chan slipping underneath Taylor Luan, who had a horrible game, 0:04:11.840 --> 0:04:14.160 but slipping underneath him and making a play in the 0:04:14.160 --> 0:04:16.599 backfield right there. But can I tell you overall, PAULI, 0:04:16.880 --> 0:04:20.279 my number one takeaway is the Arizona Cardinals do not 0:04:20.400 --> 0:04:24.200 have a reputation at all of being a physical team. 0:04:24.600 --> 0:04:29.320 They went in to play the Tennessee Titans, who offensively, 0:04:29.600 --> 0:04:32.279 I think is the most physical team in the National 0:04:32.320 --> 0:04:35.719 Football League. And they beat him at their own game. 0:04:36.960 --> 0:04:40.400 Physicality on both sides of the ball. They beat him 0:04:40.440 --> 0:04:43.520 at their own game. And they've got Kyler Murray and 0:04:43.560 --> 0:04:47.479 DeAndre Hopkins going off. In fact, quoting Taylor one after 0:04:47.520 --> 0:04:50.560 the game via his Twitter account, Chandler Jones kicked my bleep. 0:04:51.279 --> 0:04:54.279 He had to issue a public apology to his teammates 0:04:54.760 --> 0:04:57.920 and Titans Nation. I mean, that was your chicken fried 0:04:58.040 --> 0:05:02.200 left tackle in Tennessee, Taylor. Luwe. Here's Cliff Kingsbury on 0:05:02.240 --> 0:05:05.440 your NFC defensive Player of the week, Chandler Jones. As 0:05:05.440 --> 0:05:07.480 good as I've seen since I've been here, There's no doubt. 0:05:07.520 --> 0:05:09.680 I mean, he was dominant. He's been unblockable in practice 0:05:09.720 --> 0:05:11.200 at times where it's almost like I'm like, do we 0:05:11.279 --> 0:05:12.800 tell him and go sit out a few serious so 0:05:12.880 --> 0:05:15.160 we can get a pass off. So I knew he 0:05:15.400 --> 0:05:16.880 was going to impact the game. I didn't know he's 0:05:16.880 --> 0:05:19.440 gonna have five sacks, but he's been playing an extremely 0:05:19.480 --> 0:05:22.240 high level. Yeah, and then throwing two forced fumbles, six 0:05:22.320 --> 0:05:25.000 quarterback hits, he had six tackles, he had four tackles 0:05:25.000 --> 0:05:28.599 for loss. You realize that with one hundred two career 0:05:28.640 --> 0:05:31.880 sacks in one hundred twenty five career games. His sack 0:05:31.960 --> 0:05:35.920 rate is second only in NFL history to Reggie White. 0:05:37.600 --> 0:05:40.400 Let that hang in THEO the Minister of Defense. Right, 0:05:40.600 --> 0:05:42.960 that's pretty good, right there, Paulie. There's no doubt about 0:05:42.960 --> 0:05:45.840 it because Reggie we all know, one of the greatest, 0:05:45.880 --> 0:05:49.520 if not the greatest defensive linemen of all time. But 0:05:49.680 --> 0:05:53.440 once again, man, coming out of training camp, did you 0:05:53.480 --> 0:05:55.440 think of the Arizona Cardinals is one of the most 0:05:55.440 --> 0:05:58.719 physical teams in the National Football League. Nobody would have 0:05:58.760 --> 0:06:02.239 talked about the Arizona Cardinals being the most physical team 0:06:02.240 --> 0:06:04.640 in the National Football League. And they came out and 0:06:04.640 --> 0:06:07.520 they got physical anytime, Pauli, you got a general manager, 0:06:07.760 --> 0:06:10.760 a general manager who makes a statement in the off season. 0:06:10.839 --> 0:06:13.400 We had two goals to get more physical and have 0:06:13.520 --> 0:06:17.760 better leadership. More on the better leadership as the show unfolds. 0:06:17.800 --> 0:06:21.280 But to go out and play that kind of physical 0:06:21.400 --> 0:06:25.400 football game with a bunch of playmakers on the field, man, 0:06:25.720 --> 0:06:28.120 I'm telling you what. I could not have been more 0:06:28.120 --> 0:06:32.320 impressed than I said that to you all the way home. Well, 0:06:32.320 --> 0:06:35.200 the physicality started before the game. It was a mentality 0:06:35.200 --> 0:06:37.320 on the sideline. It was guys like JJ Watt and 0:06:37.360 --> 0:06:40.279 some of the other team leaders demanding it from the 0:06:40.360 --> 0:06:43.839 young guys, demanded it from everybody. I witnessed it, and 0:06:43.880 --> 0:06:46.480 then during the game Wolf The other word we heard 0:06:46.480 --> 0:06:51.040 in the offseason was accountability, right, leadership, and we saw 0:06:51.120 --> 0:06:54.200 that from Kyler Murray. And you know it has since 0:06:54.240 --> 0:06:57.240 been something that both Diab has talked about and Kyler 0:06:57.400 --> 0:07:00.240 and so I can tell you that Kyler Murray held 0:07:00.240 --> 0:07:03.680 both d Hop and Rondel Moore accountable. He aired out 0:07:03.760 --> 0:07:07.559 both guys at different times during the game and they nodded, Paula, 0:07:07.640 --> 0:07:10.360 you were down there, were you not? They nodded and 0:07:10.440 --> 0:07:13.840 they responded yes. And that's something we had not seen 0:07:14.120 --> 0:07:16.360 in years past. And as Christian Kirk said after the game, 0:07:16.400 --> 0:07:18.920 real quickly said, you know what, that's by design. We're 0:07:19.000 --> 0:07:21.880 not letting that stuff slide this year. I heard him 0:07:21.880 --> 0:07:24.640 say that, PAULI, and honestly, this is exactly the kind 0:07:24.640 --> 0:07:29.040 of accountability that has to happen. You can't take it personally. 0:07:29.440 --> 0:07:33.000 You could be upset that you were wrong, but you 0:07:33.120 --> 0:07:36.720 cannot take it personally when somebody calls you out. And 0:07:36.800 --> 0:07:40.160 I don't care who you are. And that is the 0:07:40.200 --> 0:07:43.320 reason why again you've got to have guys like Kyler 0:07:43.400 --> 0:07:47.280 Murray holding himself to a higher standard than he'd hold 0:07:47.400 --> 0:07:50.800 anybody else on the team too. You have to do 0:07:50.840 --> 0:07:52.960 you want to be the best leader you could possibly be, 0:07:53.400 --> 0:07:56.000 You've got to hold yourself to a standard you won't 0:07:56.040 --> 0:07:59.040 hold anyone else too. And you admit it all the time. 0:07:59.080 --> 0:08:02.200 When you make stakes, you own up to it. You 0:08:02.240 --> 0:08:04.600 don't try to sweep it under the rug. You own 0:08:04.760 --> 0:08:08.120 up to it. Just for the very reason you mentioned that, 0:08:08.200 --> 0:08:11.520 I can actually walk up to somebody else and say, dude, 0:08:11.840 --> 0:08:14.160 you're killing us. And what do you say the week 0:08:14.200 --> 0:08:16.280 before going into the game that I have more than 0:08:16.400 --> 0:08:19.120 enough weapons. If I don't make it happen, it's on me. 0:08:19.560 --> 0:08:22.000 So he said that going into the game. After the game, 0:08:22.040 --> 0:08:25.280 he had five total touchdowns for passing his fifth game 0:08:25.320 --> 0:08:27.680 ever with a passer rating of one twenty plus. And 0:08:27.840 --> 0:08:30.040 here's his head coach, and we asked him about what 0:08:30.120 --> 0:08:33.000 he liked from K one. A couple of those touchdown 0:08:33.080 --> 0:08:36.280 throws that he got us into different plays versus coverage 0:08:36.280 --> 0:08:39.160 that he liked. That was a big step. When he 0:08:39.200 --> 0:08:42.360 can see the field like that and take our matchups 0:08:42.360 --> 0:08:45.280 that we had favorably in those situations. I think that's 0:08:46.200 --> 0:08:48.000 moving in the right direction. And by the way, he 0:08:48.040 --> 0:08:50.480 has freedom to make checks when he sees fit, and 0:08:50.559 --> 0:08:52.800 he did so on at least two of the touchdowns, 0:08:52.840 --> 0:08:55.240 the lob to Christian Kirk and then the d Hop 0:08:55.360 --> 0:08:58.240 catch and run, which was aided in great part by 0:08:58.320 --> 0:09:01.600 Rodney Hudson who recognized the blitz, and then the two 0:09:01.600 --> 0:09:04.520 of them working in concert and boom. That's what happened 0:09:04.720 --> 0:09:07.880 when Tennessee decided to bring the house against Kyler Murray. 0:09:07.880 --> 0:09:09.800 I mean, think about it. They made some of those 0:09:09.800 --> 0:09:13.280 decisions in going after Kyler with his escapability and now 0:09:13.440 --> 0:09:15.840 his ability which is much improved by all accounts, in 0:09:15.920 --> 0:09:18.520 reading those blitzes and finding the open man, and then 0:09:18.600 --> 0:09:21.400 number two, they never made an adjustment on Chandler Jones. 0:09:21.480 --> 0:09:23.520 The guy had three sacks in the first quarter and 0:09:23.559 --> 0:09:25.800 they never adjusted. Well, they started to chip them a 0:09:25.840 --> 0:09:28.120 little bit more, I think, but it wasn't a little hope. 0:09:28.120 --> 0:09:30.160 But even J. J. Watt brought that up today, He's like, 0:09:30.520 --> 0:09:32.320 you think they would have done a lot more and 0:09:32.320 --> 0:09:35.640 they didn't. Yeah, exactly. But you know, once again, I 0:09:35.679 --> 0:09:38.600 think they were shocked through the whole thing that was 0:09:38.679 --> 0:09:41.600 going on. But I gotta tell you right now, man, 0:09:41.800 --> 0:09:45.840 the most impressive play I saw Kyler Murray meg was 0:09:45.880 --> 0:09:49.439 the first touchdown to DeAndre Hockets. There's just no donabout it. 0:09:49.559 --> 0:09:52.960 To scramble out of the pocket, running to his right, 0:09:53.320 --> 0:09:57.280 getting outside and then throwing the ball right across his face. 0:09:57.880 --> 0:09:59.920 That was just stunning to me. And what a catchy 0:10:00.000 --> 0:10:02.400 I d hall. Did you see the NFL Films clip 0:10:02.440 --> 0:10:04.600 they put out. A J. Brown was miked up. He 0:10:04.840 --> 0:10:08.640 was in disbelief. He was utterly stupefied by the catch 0:10:08.679 --> 0:10:12.920 from DeAndre Hopkins, shaking his head and just he was 0:10:12.960 --> 0:10:15.280 in disbelief. And then he said he had to do that. 0:10:15.480 --> 0:10:17.800 I gotta do that. 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They run Henry 0:10:38.400 --> 0:10:41.000 off the left side and he's dumped immediately and it's 0:10:41.080 --> 0:10:45.040 Isaiah Simmons knifing into the backfield to take him down. 0:10:45.360 --> 0:10:47.680 I want to play, by Simmons, You want to talk 0:10:47.720 --> 0:10:52.640 about playing downhill Isaiah Simmons coming from the backside the 0:10:52.760 --> 0:10:57.720 weak side inside linebacker, making a play on King Henry 0:10:57.840 --> 0:11:01.520 Baby tan Hill takes the shotguns that backs up as 0:11:01.520 --> 0:11:03.960 time steps up, throws over the middle to plect it 0:11:04.000 --> 0:11:08.360 into the air and it is intercepted by Isaiah Simmons 0:11:08.720 --> 0:11:12.360 at the forty five yard line. Isaiah Simmons with a 0:11:12.480 --> 0:11:17.360 heads up, play about it. Playmakers make plays. A team 0:11:17.400 --> 0:11:21.640 mine nine tackles for Isaiah Simmons, seven solo. By the way, 0:11:21.880 --> 0:11:25.160 he had two passes defense and that interception right there 0:11:25.160 --> 0:11:28.319 in Tennessee Week one, and that's really the only downside 0:11:28.320 --> 0:11:31.640 guys is had. Poor Buddha got hawked again instead of 0:11:31.720 --> 0:11:34.600 DK Batcalf, this time it was friendly fire from his 0:11:34.640 --> 0:11:38.160 teammate who joins us now Isaiah Simmons on the Big 0:11:38.200 --> 0:11:41.560 Red Rage presented by satan Ford and Gilbert Isaiah, how 0:11:41.559 --> 0:11:43.959 are we doing? And maybe more importantly, how's Buddha doing? 0:11:44.040 --> 0:11:46.760 After a sure interception and boom you came in at 0:11:46.760 --> 0:11:52.160 the last second. I'm doing pretty good and you know, 0:11:52.280 --> 0:11:54.760 thankfully Buddha doing well too. You know it came after 0:11:54.800 --> 0:11:58.160 game healthy. How did you feel, Isaiah going into that 0:11:58.360 --> 0:12:00.800 game because you played a Fantas asked the game, how 0:12:00.840 --> 0:12:05.560 did you feel going into it? Um? I felt really good, 0:12:05.600 --> 0:12:11.400 so great about the game plan. UM, very confident in that, UM, 0:12:11.440 --> 0:12:13.880 and you know, very confident in just the defense of 0:12:13.960 --> 0:12:16.079 the whole going into it. I felt we were all 0:12:16.200 --> 0:12:20.480 very prepared. Um. Everybody was focused in on the on 0:12:20.559 --> 0:12:24.080 the fine details and not just the whole thing, you know, 0:12:24.520 --> 0:12:27.520 just the little things that go into everything. So UM, 0:12:27.960 --> 0:12:29.280 you know, I knew we're all going to go out 0:12:29.280 --> 0:12:32.319 there and with the effort that we have a very 0:12:32.360 --> 0:12:35.840 solid game. And after you actually watched the tape, how 0:12:35.840 --> 0:12:41.720 did you feel coming out of there? Isah? Um, Yeah, 0:12:41.880 --> 0:12:45.240 I mean I'm I'm a huge critic, but um, what 0:12:45.400 --> 0:12:48.120 I saw coming out of the game is how well 0:12:48.200 --> 0:12:51.720 we played. But also, you know, like the upside that 0:12:51.760 --> 0:12:55.600 our defense and defense can have just there's there's plenty 0:12:55.600 --> 0:12:58.360 of things that we could have done better. And you know, 0:12:58.480 --> 0:13:00.600 just just being able to see that we could play 0:13:00.679 --> 0:13:02.960 at such a high level like that but still have 0:13:03.080 --> 0:13:05.280 so many things that we could we could fix and 0:13:05.360 --> 0:13:08.280 become a better defense is It's something that I definitely 0:13:08.800 --> 0:13:11.120 I have a smile about. You know, I could sit 0:13:11.160 --> 0:13:13.040 here and I could cite the numbers in the stats. 0:13:13.040 --> 0:13:15.360 I mean all show the six sacks, the three takeaways, 0:13:15.360 --> 0:13:17.839 and nine quarterback hits, eight tackles for loss by that 0:13:17.880 --> 0:13:21.640 Cardinals defense, the NFL low less than four yards per 0:13:21.720 --> 0:13:24.600 play given up right, the fact you rendered Derrick Henry 0:13:24.600 --> 0:13:27.280 a non factor. But you mentioned the game plan and 0:13:27.320 --> 0:13:30.440 that's something Robert Alfred mentioned a few times last week 0:13:30.480 --> 0:13:33.360 going into the game. After the game, Cliff Kingsbury told 0:13:33.400 --> 0:13:36.600 us he called it a real masterpiece quote end quote. 0:13:36.840 --> 0:13:39.240 What can you tell us now about Vance Joseph's game 0:13:39.280 --> 0:13:44.520 plan going against the Titans? Yeah, I mean, I think 0:13:44.520 --> 0:13:47.080 we did what every team intends to do, and that's 0:13:47.160 --> 0:13:50.920 take away the run and forced them to pass and 0:13:51.040 --> 0:13:55.320 just everybody playing the discipline football so that we we 0:13:55.440 --> 0:13:57.560 came out really strong with a lot of three announce 0:13:57.679 --> 0:14:01.719 which you know, obviously as a coordinator you wouldn't want 0:14:01.720 --> 0:14:03.280 to go back to things that you're getting stuff that 0:14:03.920 --> 0:14:07.000 right out the gate. So just just being able to 0:14:07.280 --> 0:14:10.040 just take the runaway from them, Um, I think that 0:14:10.120 --> 0:14:13.640 was the most pivotal thing that we that we had 0:14:13.720 --> 0:14:16.800 going But masterpiece, I would definitely would say, is a 0:14:16.800 --> 0:14:19.640 way to explain our game plan. Isaiah. There was a 0:14:19.680 --> 0:14:22.120 couple of times where I saw you bring down King 0:14:22.200 --> 0:14:25.480 Henry buy yourself. So tell me what was it like 0:14:25.680 --> 0:14:33.440 to tackle number twenty two? Yeah? You know, I I 0:14:33.560 --> 0:14:36.160 just was trying to play him my play through, my technique. 0:14:36.520 --> 0:14:39.720 But no, um, you know, he runs hard. He's definitely 0:14:39.760 --> 0:14:42.080 a big guy to take down. So you know, I 0:14:42.120 --> 0:14:43.960 just wanted to I just wanted to stop where all 0:14:43.960 --> 0:14:45.960 the power comes from, and that's that's through your legs. 0:14:46.000 --> 0:14:48.440 So you know, I just just hit him in the 0:14:48.480 --> 0:14:52.040 legs each time, and you know, more than more times 0:14:52.040 --> 0:14:54.800 than one, I thought I would win. And look and 0:14:54.840 --> 0:14:56.600 you're a big guy, so so I get it. But 0:14:56.680 --> 0:14:59.560 you know what, maybe like when you're a grandfather and 0:14:59.560 --> 0:15:01.320 you got the r kids around you, might you know, 0:15:01.440 --> 0:15:04.600 tell that story, Hey, that legendary running back six three 0:15:04.680 --> 0:15:06.480 two fifty and I took him down in the open 0:15:06.520 --> 0:15:10.120 field multiple times. I'd tell it. What what do you 0:15:10.160 --> 0:15:14.480 tell yourself though, when there's a guy that size? I mean, mentally, 0:15:14.520 --> 0:15:16.960 what's your approach? I know so much of it just 0:15:17.040 --> 0:15:19.680 bang bang in its reaction, But is is there a 0:15:19.720 --> 0:15:24.320 strategy to tackling a guy that size? Um? I mean 0:15:24.360 --> 0:15:28.640 I would say this, everybody has I mean, you can 0:15:28.680 --> 0:15:30.440 call it a weakness or a flaw in that game. 0:15:30.480 --> 0:15:32.480 So I would just say trying to attack that and 0:15:32.640 --> 0:15:35.760 not necessarily a flaw. But he he's a taller guy, 0:15:35.840 --> 0:15:39.200 so I would say the best idea would be would 0:15:39.200 --> 0:15:43.440 to be go lower. So, um, just did the attack 0:15:43.840 --> 0:15:47.160 the lower portion of the last saying you know. And 0:15:47.320 --> 0:15:49.480 one of the things I loved about it as well Isai, 0:15:49.680 --> 0:15:52.560 you did attack? You did? I went back. I looked 0:15:52.560 --> 0:15:55.960 at the tape. You attacked him. You didn't wait for 0:15:56.040 --> 0:15:58.840 him to come to you. Very well done on your 0:15:58.880 --> 0:16:01.920 part right there. Tight. Take us if you will through 0:16:01.960 --> 0:16:05.360 the pick. Talk about that play. It was a great 0:16:05.400 --> 0:16:08.040 play by you. You went up, you elevated and you 0:16:08.080 --> 0:16:11.600 are taller obviously than Boot. It was, and you came 0:16:11.600 --> 0:16:13.880 down with the ball. Tell us about that pick. Take 0:16:13.960 --> 0:16:18.400 us through the play if you don't mind. Yeah. So, Um, 0:16:18.440 --> 0:16:21.920 I was just kind of a hub player over the 0:16:22.000 --> 0:16:26.200 running back and after I saw the ball thrown. Great 0:16:26.200 --> 0:16:29.920 play by Rob breaking up that ball. Um, I've just 0:16:29.920 --> 0:16:33.000 seen it pop up in the air, and for whatever reason, 0:16:33.040 --> 0:16:37.160 I felt like Julia was somewhere in the area. I'm 0:16:37.200 --> 0:16:39.840 not sure if he was, but so I wanted to 0:16:39.880 --> 0:16:41.720 make sure that he wasn't gonna get the ball. So 0:16:42.280 --> 0:16:43.880 I'm like, I gotta go up and get this, and 0:16:44.840 --> 0:16:46.960 I didn't. I saw booted when we got up in 0:16:46.960 --> 0:16:51.920 the air, but it was too late. I saw it. 0:16:52.120 --> 0:16:54.080 I saw in your bio you were a first team 0:16:54.080 --> 0:16:57.200 All state receiver. So so did your your old high 0:16:57.200 --> 0:17:01.040 school receiving skills come into play? Yeah, they did. I've 0:17:01.040 --> 0:17:03.400 been trying to tell them. I was actually just telling 0:17:03.440 --> 0:17:05.320 on coach today. You know, I was a pretty good 0:17:05.320 --> 0:17:07.600 receiver back in back in my high school days, and 0:17:07.600 --> 0:17:09.919 he was you know that. He's laughing at me. But 0:17:09.960 --> 0:17:12.760 I'm like, no, I'm serious. But you know, some people 0:17:12.800 --> 0:17:14.760 forget about that, but I still know. I still know 0:17:14.840 --> 0:17:16.960 I got it. Who were you saying that too? Was 0:17:17.000 --> 0:17:22.919 the cliff you were saying that too? M okay, oh 0:17:23.040 --> 0:17:26.320 you went right to the source, right to the wide receiver. Yeah. Yeah, 0:17:26.359 --> 0:17:30.040 I'm getting straight to the point. You know what's amazing 0:17:30.080 --> 0:17:32.840 about that guy's and Wolf. If there was a comp 0:17:32.880 --> 0:17:34.960 in Cardinal's history at his position, would it not be 0:17:35.040 --> 0:17:39.160 Carlos Stansby. Yes, Carlos Stansby went into Auburn as a receiver. 0:17:39.920 --> 0:17:42.440 Think about that, because I find that intriguing. So okay, 0:17:42.560 --> 0:17:44.680 that was a big play you made. We asked Cliff 0:17:44.720 --> 0:17:47.719 Kingsbury after the game just about your play overall. And 0:17:47.760 --> 0:17:51.280 here's the head coach. He's a gamer, there's no doubt. Um. 0:17:51.640 --> 0:17:54.360 He shows up and he loves to play. Uh when 0:17:54.359 --> 0:17:55.719 you get him out there when the lights are on. 0:17:55.840 --> 0:17:58.639 So it was fun to watch. You know, he's a 0:17:58.680 --> 0:18:01.600 guy who we've moved around some and just continues to 0:18:01.640 --> 0:18:03.960 flash and make plays. After the game, I asked you, 0:18:04.040 --> 0:18:07.120 did you know how many different positions you played? Because 0:18:07.119 --> 0:18:09.040 you heard coach they're say how they moved you around, 0:18:09.119 --> 0:18:11.600 and you said, I think I played four spots. So 0:18:11.600 --> 0:18:15.399 when you watch the film, did that end up being accurate? Yeah, 0:18:15.680 --> 0:18:19.720 I believe it was. For what's your favorite position to play? 0:18:19.760 --> 0:18:28.600 Isaiah Um, I don't know that that's hard because I mean, 0:18:28.680 --> 0:18:31.600 i'd say outside linebacker. You know, did you get the 0:18:31.680 --> 0:18:34.600 luxury of being able to rush the quarterback as well 0:18:34.600 --> 0:18:37.920 as you know, dropping the coverage because and I would 0:18:37.960 --> 0:18:40.720 say that because I like to get sacks just as 0:18:40.800 --> 0:18:44.520 much as I have to get interceptions. So when you 0:18:44.640 --> 0:18:47.760 watch your film, you mentioned you're you're usually critical of 0:18:47.840 --> 0:18:50.960 yourself when you watch film. What is what is it 0:18:51.119 --> 0:18:53.359 you say that you see in your in your film 0:18:53.400 --> 0:18:55.520 that you're like, oh, okay, is there anything that's a 0:18:55.600 --> 0:19:02.520 constant that you've been trying to remedy? Um, not really anything, 0:19:02.920 --> 0:19:07.280 not anything um in particular, but UM, I don't know. 0:19:07.320 --> 0:19:10.879 I just mostly look at maybe like fucking take like 0:19:10.880 --> 0:19:13.280 a better angle, Like maybe I made the play, but 0:19:13.800 --> 0:19:16.440 I could have made it better, or maybe made it 0:19:16.520 --> 0:19:19.520 for tackle for loss, or you know, just maybe just 0:19:19.560 --> 0:19:22.640 one step closer to the receiver. Whatever it could be. Um, 0:19:22.680 --> 0:19:25.760 But those are mainly the things that I would say 0:19:25.800 --> 0:19:28.160 I to cheat myself about. So it could be something 0:19:28.200 --> 0:19:33.280 really small. But so Isaiah, would would you say I'm sorry? 0:19:33.320 --> 0:19:39.240 Would you say that you nitpick yourself? Um? Yeah? At times? 0:19:40.280 --> 0:19:41.880 Can I can? I just tell you? Can I can? 0:19:41.920 --> 0:19:44.639 I just tell you right now, with your incredible talent, 0:19:45.280 --> 0:19:47.800 that's not a bad thing to be, Isaiah. I'm just 0:19:47.880 --> 0:19:50.879 telling you right now, if you if you are nitpicking 0:19:51.000 --> 0:19:53.159 some of the greatest players I played ten years in 0:19:53.160 --> 0:19:55.160 the league, Isaiah, I can tell you right now, some 0:19:55.200 --> 0:19:58.800 of the greatest players I ever played around, they picked 0:19:59.040 --> 0:20:03.480 at themselves. They the worst critic. Is that something that 0:20:03.760 --> 0:20:09.520 has always been the case with you. Yeah. Yeah, I've 0:20:09.520 --> 0:20:11.840 always been like that. Like my dad. He would always 0:20:11.840 --> 0:20:13.439 tell me after my games, he would ask me how 0:20:13.440 --> 0:20:16.639 I thought I played, And you know, I could have 0:20:16.680 --> 0:20:19.000 had a really good game, but I'll probably point out 0:20:19.040 --> 0:20:21.720 all the negative things as far I talk about anything positive. 0:20:22.600 --> 0:20:25.639 And sometimes you gotta, you know, just enjoy it that 0:20:25.720 --> 0:20:28.560 you played good. I'm not here. Yeah. I don't know 0:20:28.600 --> 0:20:31.199 if you know who Walter Payton is, but you just 0:20:31.280 --> 0:20:35.080 said exactly what Walter Payton said to me many many 0:20:35.160 --> 0:20:39.199 years ago. Isaiah, go google Walter Payton. He's simply the 0:20:39.240 --> 0:20:42.000 greatest running back to ever played the National You know 0:20:42.560 --> 0:20:46.200 is that that's exactly how he was. He didn't want 0:20:46.200 --> 0:20:48.080 to hear about one hundred and fifty yards that he 0:20:48.200 --> 0:20:50.399 rushed for. He didn't want to hear about the three 0:20:50.440 --> 0:20:53.800 touchdowns that he scored. He wanted you, He would say 0:20:53.800 --> 0:20:55.760 to you, did you see the block that I missed? 0:20:56.119 --> 0:20:59.919 Did you see the blocks that I mean? Here's that's incredible, Isaiah. 0:21:00.040 --> 0:21:02.600 That is something for you to culture, my friend, because 0:21:02.680 --> 0:21:06.960 that will help you have an incredible career. How about 0:21:06.960 --> 0:21:10.199 brown board with Isaiah Simmons, Cardinals second year guy. How 0:21:10.200 --> 0:21:12.800 about what you heard from J. J. Watt before the 0:21:12.840 --> 0:21:15.399 game ever started. He was wired up. He was miked 0:21:15.440 --> 0:21:17.399 up this week, and there was a great pep talk 0:21:17.600 --> 0:21:19.239 he gave you and a lot of other guys on 0:21:19.280 --> 0:21:22.159 that sideline before kickoff. Go into that a little bit 0:21:22.200 --> 0:21:26.639 and what exactly he shared with you. Um, yeah, So, 0:21:26.880 --> 0:21:29.159 I mean actually didn't even know he was miked up 0:21:29.240 --> 0:21:34.960 until that video was posted. But m you know, JJ's 0:21:34.960 --> 0:21:37.080 he's always been a guy, like ever since day one 0:21:37.160 --> 0:21:39.720 when he came in, he's he's believed in me, and 0:21:40.720 --> 0:21:42.800