1 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: It is officially Game week, first one of the season. 2 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: Got Danny Surrek with you bird Gang. We talk all 3 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: things week one, the excitements, opening on the road again, 4 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:17,799 Speaker 1: Who or what position group? Is the spotlight on the 5 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:20,959 Speaker 1: challenges of facing a Kellen Moore coach team. 6 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:22,240 Speaker 2: And yeah, we'll peek. 7 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,959 Speaker 1: Our heads over that proverbial block wall and talk about 8 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: the other matchups involving NFC West teams. It's Cardinals Cover two, 9 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 1: Episode nine to nineteen, and it starts now. 10 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two. Bud to Baker, What Heart? 11 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 2: What rent? This guy's unbelievable. 12 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 3: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyundai, proud partner of 13 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 3: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcast. Visit Azycardinals 14 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 3: dot com slash podcast. 15 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 2: He's at the ten half of five. 16 00:00:55,720 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 1: He's it again some more Hurry magic whow. 17 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 2: Here's Craig Grailer. 18 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: So I would never speak for you, Danny. It just 19 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: it just wouldn't be the right thing to do. But 20 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: I believe when I'm about to say you agree with 21 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 1: my upcoming. 22 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 4: Statement, I'll be the judge of that. Let's hear you. 23 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: I could just see the trepidation across to say, all right, 24 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 1: this week feels different, does it not? 25 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 2: It does, okay, because it's game week. It's week one. 26 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: Games count finally count. Yes, preseason game's importance when you 27 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:45,320 Speaker 1: set your roster, who you want to keep, who you 28 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: want to put on the practice squad. But this is now, 29 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: it's almost like the first day of school because you 30 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: could sense it, you could hear it in JG's voice, 31 00:01:55,640 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: players voices in the locker room that the season is here. Yeah, 32 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: we got to wait a little while, a little bit 33 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: longer until we get to Sunday, but the twenty twenty 34 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: five regular season is upon us. 35 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 5: This is the week where the coaching staff doesn't have 36 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 5: to do anything extra to juice their players up or 37 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 5: build energy because all that anticipation has been building to 38 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 5: this moment. The players are amped enough already on their own. 39 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 4: Week one. 40 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 5: Yes, the preseason games matter, they don't count, So now 41 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 5: you're at the point where everything absolutely has to be 42 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 5: left on the football field. 43 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: The other reason this feels different is because, for the 44 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:38,799 Speaker 1: first time in a long time, we have an injury report. 45 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: That's when you know the season, the regular season is here. 46 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 5: Nobody is happier to have an injury report than you crag. 47 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 5: You have a big smile across your face on the 48 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 5: other side of. 49 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: This table, because it's not going to take me that 50 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 1: long to go through it. And I don't know how 51 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: many times I'll be able to say that this season. Yes, 52 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 1: knock on wood. Here only two players on the injury reports, 53 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: and neither are a surprise. One Will Hernandez limited because 54 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: of the knee one I'm just I am, let's say, surprised, 55 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 1: but I am pleasantly surprised that he is on the 56 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 1: field and doing however much work. Again limited, but he's 57 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: been on the practice field now for last week and 58 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: this week, and now all of a sudden, Okay, here 59 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: we go wondering what's going to happen because you've got 60 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: the known on the bench at least right now going 61 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: into Week one with Evan Brown at left guard and 62 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: ISAA Adams at right guard. 63 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 5: It is impressive the hard work that Hernandez has put 64 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 5: into his rehab. No two injuries, no two recoveries are 65 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 5: the same. Hernandez injured his knee less than a year ago. 66 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 5: It was Week five at San Francisco, so to build 67 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 5: back the strength and that knee get back into football 68 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 5: shape as he's working towards now. It's very impressive. It 69 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 5: shows a lot about his work ethic to be good 70 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 5: enough and healthy enough and motivate enough to have been 71 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 5: signed re signed as a free agent to the Cardinals 72 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 5: during training camp, and then to also be where he 73 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 5: is throughout his recovery process that he is practicing, even 74 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 5: in a limited fashion. 75 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: More on Hernandez in the offensive line here a little bit. 76 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: But the other name on the injury report, John Gains, 77 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: a full participants with that thumb issue that kept him 78 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: from snapping. I believe it was Week two of the 79 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: preseason in Denver and if he needed would have been 80 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: able to play in that preseason finale, but didn't. Speaking 81 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 1: of John Gains, the new jersey number. 82 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 5: Threw me off at practice. He's no longer fifty nine, 83 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 5: he is seventy one. 84 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 1: Now I got to know why, like, what was the 85 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: reason behind it? After this is year three for him? 86 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 4: Correct, I does. 87 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 5: We'll have to find him in the locker room and 88 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 5: ask what the motivation was. 89 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 1: I do think as an offensive lineman, maybe this is 90 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: just me. There are certain numbers that you get accustomed 91 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:58,359 Speaker 1: to see and you tie to a certain position group, 92 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: and I believe for offensive linemen, numbers in the seventies 93 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: just seemed to stand out a little bit more. So, 94 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 1: maybe that's a fifty nine again it's it's it's okay, 95 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,159 Speaker 1: But seventy one. 96 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 4: He is a mean machine. 97 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 2: Now lookout, he looks a little taller in seventy one. 98 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:22,280 Speaker 5: No, it's the elongation of the numbers of the long 99 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:23,919 Speaker 5: seven in the straight one. 100 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 2: I like that word. Do you elong any that's a 101 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 2: that's a that's a vocabulary was. 102 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 4: A journalism major, believe it or not. 103 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 2: Real quick for the Saints. They had one. 104 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:38,799 Speaker 1: Player not practice, and that was starting left guard Trevor Penning, 105 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:42,479 Speaker 1: who's dealing with a toe issue. Defensive end Chase Young 106 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 1: suffered a calf injury in Wednesday's practice. Kellen Moore didn't 107 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: sound to concern. We'll see what that means Thursday and Friday. 108 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: And then starting corner Alante Taylor was limited with a 109 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: growing issue. So again, it's week one. You're gonna have 110 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: some Nick's bum spruises that carry over from the preseason. 111 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: But something to pay attention to when you suffer an 112 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: injury in practice going into game week. 113 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 5: Knock on wood, this is a great place for the 114 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 5: Cardinals to start the regular season. Yes, there are some 115 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,600 Speaker 5: key players that are not healthy to start the season, 116 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:20,159 Speaker 5: either on IR or POP. But this is a strong 117 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 5: roster and if you're gonna look big picture, it is 118 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 5: huge advantage Cardinals over the Saints. 119 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 2: Oh. 120 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: I don't think there's any question about it. On paper, 121 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals are a better team. They have more experience, 122 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 1: they have more talents, and they have the known meaning 123 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: a head coach, a quarterback, all coming back in year three. 124 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: The unknown is what's on the opposite sideline. Now, the 125 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: advantage the Saints have is that they're at home. The 126 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: game on Sunday in New Orleans. Ten am kickoff, so 127 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: that means five thirty AM pregame coverage begins on the 128 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals radio network. 129 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 2: Did some crunching, because. 130 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: I know you love the numbers, Danny. Fifth time in 131 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:08,679 Speaker 1: six seasons the Cardinals are opening on the road, third 132 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: straight under jg third straight with a ten am kickoff, 133 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: and week one remember lost at Washington last year, lost 134 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: at Buffalo. Now, we did hear from JAG earlier on 135 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: Wednesday about this particular. 136 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 2: Trip to New Orleans. 137 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: Not quite a full cost East Coast trip two hour 138 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 1: time difference. But typically that would mean leaving on Friday, 139 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:35,559 Speaker 1: and then I would ask you have you packed yet? 140 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 4: Any answer would have been no. 141 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: I don't have to ask that because you're not leaving 142 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: until Saturday. 143 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 2: Now it is Saturday Morning's. 144 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 5: No difference because Friday afternoon compared to how early we 145 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 5: are leaving Saturday. 146 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: It is true, but you get in on Saturday and 147 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 1: it's basically you arrive, walk through. 148 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 5: Drop the bags off at the hotel, turn around, head 149 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 5: to Bourbon Street. Make your Paul Calvc is joining me. 150 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 2: I didn't realize you already had plans. 151 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm bringing Paul with me. 152 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: Okay, all right, let me just do a little left 153 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: hand turn here on Cardinals cover two. 154 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 2: Can we. 155 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: Can we get a go pro on this or some 156 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: social media post, whether it's Instagram or TikTok. Maybe instead 157 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 1: of a day in the life, how about an evening 158 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: in the life of Paul Calvc on Bourbon's absolutely not. 159 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 5: I gotta work a little harder arct to fully convince 160 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 5: Paul to join me. I'm not sure that I have 161 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 5: quite secured that yet, but that is my goal. 162 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,199 Speaker 1: If you can by the way this will be the now, 163 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: it might be a little bit easier. I'm really going 164 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: left hand turn on here. That might be a little 165 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 1: bit easier because for the first time in a long time, 166 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 1: he is not he is without his road companion, Ron Wolfley. 167 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 4: That's true. He gets along with AQ shis though, so. 168 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:53,200 Speaker 2: I just don't know like AQ's plans versus. 169 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:55,440 Speaker 4: Sorry, I get I'll get to the bottom of it. 170 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: How I'm fascinated to know what happens. By the way, 171 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: the NFL kickoff show starts at ten ten am. Let 172 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: me do quick seven am on Sunday morning, and that's 173 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 1: nine am for you, So. 174 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:11,080 Speaker 2: Don't stay out there. 175 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 4: I'm already second guess. 176 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: You're open for that Sunday Nights kickoff in week one. 177 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,959 Speaker 1: But yeah, a one day trip, and this is a 178 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 1: little bit of a departure from what we've seen the 179 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: first two years from Jonathan Gannon as far as those 180 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 1: trips when you go west to east, and I do think, again, 181 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 1: it's a subtle change. 182 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:34,439 Speaker 2: Is it a big deal? 183 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 1: Probably not. But when you look as a head coach 184 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 1: and you reflect on the season before or two seasons 185 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:44,960 Speaker 1: and you look, okay, we have started one in three 186 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: each of the first two seasons. We are four and 187 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 1: thirteen on the road over the past two seasons, two 188 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:54,320 Speaker 1: and six a year ago. Again, these are numbers that 189 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: stand out and you're, Okay, what can we realistically change 190 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:03,359 Speaker 1: alter that perhaps makes it a little bit easier for us. 191 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 2: On the road. 192 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 5: You have to appreciate when head coach Jonathan Gannon says 193 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 5: he self scouts, he's not just talking the talk. There 194 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 5: is proof that he will go and evaluate the season 195 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 5: and look at every single decision that was made, a 196 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 5: long range of decisions, and if he needs to tweak something, 197 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 5: he will look at the preseason played his rookies a 198 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,199 Speaker 5: lot more than he has in the previous two years 199 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 5: at the Helm. When it comes to these long road trips, 200 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 5: making a change from no longer being two day trips 201 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 5: when you're going on to the East Coast and making 202 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 5: those one day still adjusting now you're traveling much earlier 203 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 5: in the mornings to kind of have better use of 204 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 5: your time. You would be hard pressed to go into 205 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 5: the locker room and find a player who tells you 206 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 5: they would prefer to have a two night road trip 207 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 5: than one when they are staying in a hotel bed. 208 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 5: Some of whom I'm not even sure how they fit 209 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 5: in a hotel bed. I'm looking at Kalais Campbell at 210 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 5: six eight that clue there, and it just changes their 211 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 5: routine of adjusting to the time zone and whatever kind 212 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 5: of rehab you like to do, or the timing of 213 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:10,839 Speaker 5: your stretching, all of that gets adjusted. If you can 214 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 5: minimize that to just one day as opposed to two, 215 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 5: that makes a difference. I do appreciate the fact that 216 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 5: Gannon is being honest when he says he looks in 217 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 5: the mirror at what changes need to be made to 218 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 5: put this team in a better place to be successful. 219 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: And I know last season in Buffalo two day trip, 220 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 1: Cardinals jumped out to with seventeen to three laits. You're thinking, okay, 221 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 1: well why change, But again, not so much what happened initially, 222 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: But you lose that game and then you look at 223 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:42,319 Speaker 1: the rest of the two day trips outside of Miami. 224 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:46,079 Speaker 5: I mean, Miami was still a slow start, Carolina was 225 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 5: a slow start, Green Bay was a slow start. Maybe 226 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 5: those things are not fully correlated of a two day trip, 227 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 5: but if you're looking for something to change, this is 228 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 5: one of those things. 229 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 1: And I think that's what coaches do, even though it's 230 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:00,560 Speaker 1: not a drastic change, and maybe for or the fan 231 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 1: out there, what are you talking about one day versus 232 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:06,359 Speaker 1: two day? But you brought it up the routine athletes, 233 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: pro athletes, college athletes, high school athletes. When you get 234 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: into game week, it's what is your routine and any 235 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 1: change in that can throw you off, even if it 236 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 1: is going in a day earlier as opposed to a 237 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:24,080 Speaker 1: day before. 238 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:28,440 Speaker 5: This might sound like a minor problem or what the 239 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 5: heck are you talking about. Think of a player who's 240 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 5: going through their normal recovery process and likes to get 241 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 5: a massage Friday late afternoon or Friday evening and then 242 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 5: kind of have Saturday to get back into the swing 243 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 5: of things before they play Sunday. If it's a two 244 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 5: day trip, you're having to change that, writer, or you 245 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:48,200 Speaker 5: mean that Friday morning, Thursday afternoon, Thursday evening, things like that, 246 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 5: where it's okay, I'm having to constantly change my routine. 247 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 5: And the more consistent they can be, the better they feel. 248 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 2: I do think many of the players I know. 249 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: Kyler talked about it, Wilson Senior talked about it. They 250 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 1: do like going on the road because it's that one. 251 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:09,839 Speaker 1: It's the chance to bond the night before and then 252 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: just kidding, just kidding, that's just you and Paul. Now 253 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: the question is can another left hand turn here? There's 254 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 1: a lot We're just gonna go around in circles eventually. 255 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: So you got Danny, Paul? 256 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 2: Who else is? Who else is? 257 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:24,839 Speaker 4: Is it? 258 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 2: We're family show here? 259 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: Okay, all right, okay, let's get back on track. I 260 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:36,079 Speaker 1: do believe a lot of players like going on the road, 261 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:40,559 Speaker 1: especially if again you can get off to a quick 262 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 1: start and quiet the crowd, especially this week. 263 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 2: Say what you want about the Saints. Not a good. 264 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: Football team on paper, a lot of changes, only five 265 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: wins last year, you basically blew out your coaching staff. 266 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: You've got a young, inexperienced quarterback in Spencer Ratler. But 267 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 1: week one is an unknown for all thirty two teams. 268 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: No matter how you come in and when you have 269 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 1: to go into the Superdome, that is not only a 270 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 1: loud environment, it can be very hostile. It is a 271 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: passionate fan base. And how do you respond? And I 272 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 1: do believe if you're the Cardinals, if you win the 273 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: coin toss, I elect to receive put Kyler Murray and 274 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: the offense on the field first score, don't allow that 275 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 1: crowd to get loud at any point in that contest. 276 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 4: I'm excited. 277 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 5: It'll be my first time in the Superdome and that 278 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 5: is supposedly one of the loudest environments to play in. 279 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 5: JG put it pretty good when talking about that at 280 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 5: as press conference Wednesday, is that is essentially the only 281 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 5: team New Orleans has right now, right besides the Pelicans 282 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 5: who are not in season. Everyone is a Saints fan, 283 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 5: so everybody is very passionate there. There's a lot of 284 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 5: history and culture and everything. 285 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 4: Going on in New Orleans. I can understand why. 286 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 5: Somebody as competitive as Kyler Murray likes to start on 287 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 5: the road, likes to play in an environment like that, 288 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 5: which he has said he does. There are unknowns Week 289 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 5: one every year in the NFL. There's unknowns with the 290 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 5: Saints quarterback and Spencer Ratler, the Phoenix native, played in 291 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 5: seven games as a rookie last year, not a single win. 292 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 4: Just because he's inexperienced. 293 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 5: And winless doesn't mean he can't beat you, though. That 294 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 5: is a player who had some of the highest number 295 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 5: of designed rollouts last year. He's very elusive when he 296 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 5: gets outside the pocket. The other unknown is head coach 297 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 5: Kellen Moore his first year at the Helm. Although unknown 298 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 5: is how creative and tough Moore is as a play caller, 299 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 5: and he will be calling plays for the Saints. Moore 300 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 5: has actually coached against Scannon when they were both in 301 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 5: the NFC East, when Warms with the Cowboys Gannon with 302 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 5: the Eagles as coordinators, and Gannon has praised more poor 303 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 5: and Moore has returned the favor of just how tough 304 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 5: of a battle that's been. While JG won't be calling 305 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 5: the plays, that is a known that you know, regardless 306 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 5: of the personnel, that the Saints, especially with Kellen Moore 307 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 5: as a head coach, are gonna come out ready week one. 308 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: Maybe this is recency biased, but I don't know the 309 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 1: last time, or if ever, we've heard JG or Nick 310 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 1: Ralis rave this much about the opposing head coach or 311 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator slash play caller than they have about Kellen Moore. 312 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: And to hear JG talk about schematically, he's hard to defend, 313 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: and it almost seems like with the way JG put 314 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: it that Kellen's always a step ahead and that can 315 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 1: get frustrating, and then you hear JG say, yeah, well 316 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 1: he's kind of had my number and you looked it up. 317 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 1: One in three is JG's record against Kellen Moore when 318 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 1: it's offensive coordinator versus defensive coordinator. And this is going 319 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: back Cowboys Eagles. 320 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 5: There is a bit of a caveat of one of 321 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:06,359 Speaker 5: those matchups. The Eagles had already clinched a spot in 322 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 5: the playoffs, so they were sitting their starters and the 323 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 5: Cowboys put up numbers. But still, yes, it's been a 324 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 5: good battle between the two. 325 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:18,159 Speaker 1: JG's defense in those four meetings allowed more than thirty 326 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:22,160 Speaker 1: seven points on average and almost four hundred total yards 327 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:26,439 Speaker 1: in the four meetings, so you know, and that's you know. 328 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 2: J G is aware of those numbers. 329 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:33,160 Speaker 1: And why I think the message this week is forget 330 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:35,880 Speaker 1: what the New Orleans Saints did a year ago, forget 331 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 1: the names on the back of their jerseys. Kellen Moore 332 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: is someone that can come in and maybe elevate everyone 333 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 1: else on the offensive side of the football. 334 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 5: And looking at a healthy Saints team, yes, still questions 335 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 5: at quarterback. Sure you've got a healthy Alvin Kamara, who's 336 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:55,680 Speaker 5: been one of the best running backs in the league, 337 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 5: not just out of the backfield, but as a pass 338 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 5: catcher since he has joined the league. A healthy Chris 339 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 5: Olave who was only healthy for two of the games 340 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 5: Rattler played in last year, so his top receivers back. 341 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:09,239 Speaker 5: New Orleans also has focused in the trenches. They use 342 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:12,120 Speaker 5: their first round draft pick on an offensive lineman, which 343 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 5: now makes four former first round picks in the trenches. 344 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:18,119 Speaker 5: You put more than one hundred million dollars into this 345 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 5: defensive front in the offseason. It's time for them to 346 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 5: show their worth and win in the trenches and disrupt 347 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 5: a young quarterback. 348 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 1: Here's the other thing the Saints have going for them, 349 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 1: and that is week one season opening wins. They have 350 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:36,639 Speaker 1: won their last six Week one contest. Five of those 351 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: have happened at home, and when we say week one 352 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 1: is an unknown. Last season, they started two to zero, 353 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:49,679 Speaker 1: scored a total of ninety one points, finished five and twelve. 354 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:52,679 Speaker 1: You go back to twenty twenty one, they beat the 355 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 1: Packers thirty eight to three. Packers finished thirteen and four. 356 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: Twenty twenty, they beat the Buccaneers thirty four to twenty three. 357 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay won the Super Bowl that year, So you're 358 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 1: not gonna learn a whole heck of a lot from 359 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 1: Week one as far as drawing season long conclusions. That's 360 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 1: why I hear Kyle Brant on Good Morning Football always 361 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:17,119 Speaker 1: talk about Week one as a liar because it doesn't 362 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:20,119 Speaker 1: tell you the truth for most teams or for a 363 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:24,879 Speaker 1: handful of teams out there. So again, going back on paper, yes, 364 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 1: every advantage the Cardinals have in this game, but games 365 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: aren't played on paper. And if the Cardinals do not 366 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:36,440 Speaker 1: bring their a effort and just think, Okay, it's the Saints, 367 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:39,959 Speaker 1: let's just roll into next week against Carolina, Danny, We're 368 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 1: gonna have the same conversation going into Carolina, because that's 369 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:46,679 Speaker 1: another team that for whatever reason, has the Cardinals' number, 370 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 1: even at in Carolina or at State Farm Stadium. 371 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:53,360 Speaker 5: The mindset needs to be to go in and bring 372 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 5: your a game, regardless of who you're playing, especially for 373 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 5: the first half of the season, because when you're looking 374 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:03,160 Speaker 5: I believe of the first eight games, six of those 375 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 5: the Cardinals will be facing a team with a new 376 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:10,200 Speaker 5: quarterback or at least an inexperienced quarterback a team and 377 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:13,040 Speaker 5: the Packers in that range are the only team the 378 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:16,720 Speaker 5: Cardinals are facing that made the playoffs last year, Arizona 379 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:20,159 Speaker 5: has a very tough back half of the schedule. So 380 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 5: while every win is important, and I'm not just saying 381 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 5: that to say it as a cliche, but truly, I mean, 382 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 5: you're gonna get down to the nitty gritty. You're not 383 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 5: even facing your division rival in the Rams until the 384 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:35,560 Speaker 5: final month of the season. You're gonna be needing to 385 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 5: make sure that you are getting wins as early as 386 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:40,919 Speaker 5: you can, as often as you can, to try and 387 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:43,880 Speaker 5: help support what's going to be a very difficult back 388 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 5: half of the schedule. So when it comes to the Saints, 389 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 5: when it comes to the Panthers, the Titans, these teams 390 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 5: where you look and you say, oh my gosh, look 391 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 5: at their personnel, look at the lack of experience compared 392 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:57,439 Speaker 5: to what the Cardinals have. You cannot get in that 393 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 5: mindset where you are getting trapped mental before you even 394 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 5: step foot. 395 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:01,919 Speaker 4: Onto the field. 396 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:03,920 Speaker 1: And that's why I liked when the question was asked 397 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:06,440 Speaker 1: to Kyler about all right, what do you envision this team, 398 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 1: or the specific question was is this a playoff team? 399 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:13,359 Speaker 1: And the response was, and I'm paraphrasing, it's I'm worried 400 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:15,879 Speaker 1: about today. And I know that we get that a 401 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:19,680 Speaker 1: lot from JG. But now we're hearing it from the players, 402 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: so they have bought in. It's focus on Wednesday and 403 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 1: then when it's Thursday, you focus on Thursday, not looking 404 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:29,919 Speaker 1: too far ahead as far as Okay, well, if we 405 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 1: do this and then this happened, no, no, no, concentrate on 406 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 1: your job right now. So if the Cardinals again, as 407 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:40,679 Speaker 1: we look to Sunday, start stacking some wins or at 408 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:42,919 Speaker 1: least getting off to a one and o star and 409 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:46,439 Speaker 1: we did this last season. But the spotlight for you, Danny, 410 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 1: where is that spotlight in week one? Whether it's a coach, 411 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:56,920 Speaker 1: a player, a position group, or even something completely off 412 00:21:56,960 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: the field, meaning I don't know certain play or the environments. 413 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: Where are your eyes turned to when we talk about 414 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 1: the spotlight for week one? 415 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 4: This is so tough. 416 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:11,399 Speaker 5: I mean I could go through every position room and 417 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 5: I can find you a spotlight for week one. I 418 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:19,240 Speaker 5: will skip talking about Kellen Moore just because we just 419 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 5: touched on that, so I'll eliminate that from my train 420 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 5: of thought. Here my mind goes to the defensive line. 421 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:27,919 Speaker 5: For all of the reasons that we have mentioned, you 422 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 5: put in a lot of money and draft capital to 423 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:34,879 Speaker 5: upgrade your defensive front, even beyond the defensive line, and 424 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 5: bringing in Josh Sweat, you're outside linebacker. That was your 425 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 5: splash signing in free agency. It's been a lot of talk. 426 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 5: We've seen limited reps throughout the preseason. Sweat did not 427 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:47,960 Speaker 5: play in that game where we saw the starters week 428 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:52,160 Speaker 5: one against the Chiefs. It is time to let it rip. 429 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 5: You have to go when you have to win in 430 00:22:55,119 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 5: the trenches and you need to again disrupt and frustrate 431 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:07,119 Speaker 5: a young quarterback. This defensive line. Part of the upgrades 432 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 5: was to be more formidable and stopping the run. And 433 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:13,439 Speaker 5: this is going to be a great test right out 434 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 5: of the gate with Kamara out of the backfield and 435 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 5: all of the challenges he presents. There's been a lot 436 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 5: of money put into the defensive line, so that's where 437 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:23,719 Speaker 5: a lot of the eyes are going to go. Is 438 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:27,040 Speaker 5: you have the experience right, you have a lot of advantages. 439 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 5: You need to go when you need to start winning 440 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 5: in the trenches, and then the trickle down effect of 441 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:33,879 Speaker 5: everything else forcing a quarterback to get rid of the 442 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 5: ball quickly and hopefully forcing some turnovers with the secondary 443 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 5: all of the things will. 444 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 4: Come into place. 445 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: What do you think happens the initial defensive scheme in 446 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:50,880 Speaker 1: that first series, maybe that first quarter, is it, Nick 447 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 1: rollis the first two years where it's things look a 448 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,480 Speaker 1: little different, little odd as Kellen Moore earlier in the 449 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:03,120 Speaker 1: week talked about rule get broken because of how different 450 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:06,919 Speaker 1: the defense looks or is it? And also because with 451 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:10,919 Speaker 1: a young quarterback, give him something he's never seen before, 452 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 1: or is it we had the talent, we're going to 453 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: rush four, drop seven, try. 454 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:16,879 Speaker 2: To beat us. 455 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:22,080 Speaker 5: Probably the former I can't imagine rawl is just completely 456 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:25,160 Speaker 5: kind of changing his mindset. And that's not to say 457 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 5: there won't be times where it might be a little 458 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 5: more straightforward of what the defense is showing. It's worked 459 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 5: for them, it's worked and now they have upgraded the 460 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 5: personnel and a lot of those areas. So I would 461 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 5: think we see really similar things schematically from Rawllis that 462 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 5: we have seen in years past. 463 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:46,360 Speaker 1: Here's Skellen Moore's quote on when asked about the Cardinals defense, 464 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 1: it's really challenging because some of it feels like it's 465 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 1: according to rules and some of it feels like it 466 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: breaks rules. Jonathan and those guys have done an awesome 467 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:58,880 Speaker 1: job developing a really, really innovative system, and I think 468 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 1: we've seen that from whether it's everyone standing up with 469 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage, whether it's one down lineman or 470 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:09,200 Speaker 1: four down linemen, or maybe this season what we saw 471 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 1: in training camp, Mac Wilson Senior by himself in the 472 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:16,479 Speaker 1: middle of the defense six DB's for more than a 473 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:19,640 Speaker 1: couple of different plays or a series or two, Because 474 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:23,679 Speaker 1: who are your best eleven on the field? Is it 475 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:27,360 Speaker 1: six DB's including Rabbit as your third safety. 476 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:31,720 Speaker 5: This is all going to be fluid, this conversation because 477 00:25:31,760 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 5: what happens when you get rookie walternall in the third 478 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:36,199 Speaker 5: back on the field, who's out for at least the 479 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:38,920 Speaker 5: first four weeks with the caffe injury. What happens when 480 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 5: you get outside linebacker Bijo Jalari back onto the field. 481 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 5: So this conversation is all going to be fluid, and 482 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 5: there's going to be somewhat of a learning curve because 483 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 5: every team, not just the Cardinals, your offense and defense 484 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:56,120 Speaker 5: only has shown so much against your own offense or defense. 485 00:25:56,359 --> 00:26:00,200 Speaker 5: So now it's really the first opportunity because preseason, again 486 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:01,520 Speaker 5: you take kind of with the green of salt. You're 487 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:05,399 Speaker 5: not game planning for the opponent at all. It'll be 488 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:07,520 Speaker 5: kind of the first real opportunity to see what your 489 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 5: offense and defense and special teams are all made. 490 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 1: Of before we turn our attention to what I'm spotlighting on. 491 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 1: Since we're talking defense, I know, as we promote ahead 492 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 1: here on Cardinals cover to your sideline exchange award winning 493 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 1: sideline exchange back for what year is this? 494 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:28,919 Speaker 2: How many years have you new in sidelines? 495 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:30,520 Speaker 4: My fifth season? 496 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 2: Fifth season? 497 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:32,160 Speaker 1: Wow? 498 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 4: Time flies? 499 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:36,920 Speaker 5: My fourth year, but my fifth I started in September 500 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:37,920 Speaker 5: of twenty twenty one. 501 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:40,879 Speaker 4: I know time flies when you're having fun. 502 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:46,560 Speaker 2: We'll let that hang, all right, so Mac, Yes. 503 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:49,359 Speaker 5: My first Sideline Exchange interview of the season was with 504 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 5: Captain linebacker Mac Wilson, Senior, voted captain by his teammates 505 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:56,440 Speaker 5: for the first time in his career. He's went to 506 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:59,920 Speaker 5: seven on this Cardinals roster. It was a really good inner. 507 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 5: I'm really happy. It was a really good start for 508 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:05,200 Speaker 5: this series for the season. We talked about a whole 509 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:08,560 Speaker 5: range of things that's a combination of lifestyle football talk. 510 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:11,520 Speaker 5: So we talked about him being named captain and the 511 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:14,920 Speaker 5: opportunities he's had in Arizona. Someone who the first few 512 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 5: stops in his career had limited opportunities, comes to Arizona 513 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:20,919 Speaker 5: and is named to captain, is promoted to wearing the 514 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:24,240 Speaker 5: green dot, and is playing in every game. So talked 515 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:28,439 Speaker 5: about his growth here, talked about his rap career. You know, 516 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 5: he led the charge with the Cardinals' schedule release music 517 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:35,600 Speaker 5: video under his pen name rocket Ship, and then we 518 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 5: talked about the Saints. We did talk about Cardinals defense 519 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:39,560 Speaker 5: and a little football there at the end, but it 520 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:41,679 Speaker 5: was it was a pretty good conversation and I won't 521 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:44,520 Speaker 5: spoil it, but I was a little surprised by his 522 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 5: answer when I asked who would give him a run 523 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,960 Speaker 5: for his money in a rap battle from the locker room. 524 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 4: So I will leave you with. 525 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 2: That nice tease. Well done. 526 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:57,639 Speaker 1: It has been twenty twenty five, has been a good 527 00:27:57,760 --> 00:28:02,120 Speaker 1: year so far for Mac. Excited to see what's ahead 528 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:06,119 Speaker 1: for him, not only the music career, but specifically on 529 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 1: the field because he is the guy now. As far 530 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 1: as the defense, yeah you've got Budda Baker and Kalays Campbell, 531 00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:15,560 Speaker 1: but as far as the leader of the defense, getting 532 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:18,119 Speaker 1: that signal in from Nick and relating it to everyone else, 533 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 1: it is Mac and I think he's going to do 534 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 1: a fantastic job being the center. 535 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 2: Of that side of the ball. 536 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 5: He leads by example on the field, and Wilson also 537 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:30,159 Speaker 5: leads by example in the community. Not only is he 538 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 5: active in supporting the local community, he is supporting his 539 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 5: teammates and they're indavers for whatever sort of events they 540 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 5: are putting on or how they are helping those around 541 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:43,760 Speaker 5: the city. He is there supporting them as well. 542 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:44,720 Speaker 4: I did. 543 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 5: I did refrain from asking him about Alabama Alabama football. 544 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 5: I did kind of joke with them before we started. 545 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:52,480 Speaker 5: I said, do you want me to start with that question? 546 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 5: And with that he left goes you can end with it. 547 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 5: I was like, no, it's okay, I'm just joking. I'm 548 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:57,280 Speaker 5: not trust me. I'm not going to ask you about 549 00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:58,480 Speaker 5: Alabama football right now. 550 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:02,960 Speaker 1: There's a lot of Alabama alums in that Cardinals locker room. 551 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:06,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was not a good look on Saturday afternoon. 552 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:09,719 Speaker 1: Speaking of Alabama lums, it's a great segue because as 553 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:13,520 Speaker 1: I spotlight the other side of the line of scrimmage 554 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:18,600 Speaker 1: and the offensive line, but two in particular players starters. 555 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 2: On that line. 556 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:22,720 Speaker 1: One Jonah Williams, who is in Alabama alum teammates with 557 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 1: Mac at Alabama. I go back to again as we 558 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:31,240 Speaker 1: talked about that trip to Buffalo, how that game started 559 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:36,480 Speaker 1: that first quarter, that offense was rolling, and I know 560 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 1: it wasn't all because of Jonah playing right tackle, but 561 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 1: Johah Williams got hurt on the final snap of the quarter, 562 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:48,000 Speaker 1: went out and then we didn't see him again until 563 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 1: I believe it was Week twelve. And not that it 564 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:56,560 Speaker 1: deflated the entire team with that offense, but postgame, Kyler 565 00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:59,760 Speaker 1: Murray raved about Jonah once we found out about the 566 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 1: injury and the extent of it, and it was I 567 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 1: didn't even worry about that side because Joanah Williams had 568 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,480 Speaker 1: it on lock. I mean it was he was doing 569 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: his job as the right tackle. And I do think 570 00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:18,320 Speaker 1: knock on wood, he's healthy. The knee injury, you hope 571 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 1: is behind him. A question mark going into this season 572 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 1: was was he going to be ready. Didn't see him 573 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:26,680 Speaker 1: a ton at cards camp as far as the one 574 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:30,320 Speaker 1: on one reps were concerned. He did play in that 575 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 1: preseason opener, was a part of that joint practice and 576 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:37,680 Speaker 1: then to hear JG. Talk about, Yeah, jonas way ahead 577 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:43,080 Speaker 1: of schedule, and I think that offensive line with Joanah 578 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:46,160 Speaker 1: Williams on the right side and Paris Johnson Junior on 579 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:48,840 Speaker 1: the left side, knock on wood, Danny, if you can 580 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 1: stay healthy, and I know you're gonna see different players 581 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:54,520 Speaker 1: on that old line because it's a possible for all 582 00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:58,719 Speaker 1: five guys to play every single week. But Joonah Williams 583 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:02,240 Speaker 1: is someone that I'm glad is healthy based off the 584 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:05,560 Speaker 1: limited time we saw him early in the season last year. 585 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:06,360 Speaker 4: It was unfortunate. 586 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 5: Williams was one of a handful of free agents brought 587 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:15,040 Speaker 5: in last year as somebody who had been known for 588 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:17,480 Speaker 5: being healthy right and not missing games, So that was 589 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:19,680 Speaker 5: unfortunate for him to kind of deal with injury throughout 590 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:23,120 Speaker 5: most of the year. Man though, when he plays, You're right, 591 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 5: that offensive line play absolutely jumps up and is elevated. 592 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:30,920 Speaker 5: Williams has said he feels fully healthy. We saw him 593 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:33,800 Speaker 5: in Denver do some one on one drills against some 594 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:36,360 Speaker 5: Broncos defenders, which was a good sight to see because 595 00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:37,760 Speaker 5: we didn't see Williams do a lot of one on 596 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 5: one drills at State Farm Stadium during the Cardinals training 597 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:44,400 Speaker 5: camp when they were here. You have to take that 598 00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 5: into consideration. When last year, looking at the offensive line plan, 599 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 5: we talked a lot about right guard. 600 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:50,480 Speaker 4: Makes sense. 601 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:54,120 Speaker 5: You lose your starter will Hernandez shortly after Joanah Williams, 602 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 5: and you have a. 603 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:55,920 Speaker 4: Bit of a revolving door. 604 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:58,560 Speaker 5: You have Tristan Cologne, Isaiah Adams, who was a rookie 605 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:00,160 Speaker 5: last year, and then you throw in the fact that 606 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:03,880 Speaker 5: you also had Calvin Beacham, who is very talented and 607 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:05,959 Speaker 5: capable of handling his own. That was a lot of 608 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:09,200 Speaker 5: change on one side of the offensive line at once. 609 00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:12,920 Speaker 5: Now that you have that consistency of Isaiah Adams going 610 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:15,680 Speaker 5: into your two Williams being back and healthy to go, 611 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:19,120 Speaker 5: I would expect this offensive line, which has blocked for 612 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:22,680 Speaker 5: a thousand yard rusher back to back seasons, to continue 613 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:23,440 Speaker 5: to be formidable. 614 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:26,560 Speaker 1: Adams is the other name to pay attention to. Again, 615 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:31,720 Speaker 1: the questions going into the offseason, I think Adams has 616 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:35,200 Speaker 1: answered every single question. Now it's okay, you did it 617 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:37,240 Speaker 1: in the offseason, did it training camp, you did it 618 00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:40,320 Speaker 1: in the preseason. Now your next step is showing you 619 00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:42,719 Speaker 1: can do it in the regular season. When now all 620 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:46,400 Speaker 1: of a sudden, teams are game planning for you or 621 00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:49,680 Speaker 1: against that entire offensive line as a unit. By the way, 622 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:53,160 Speaker 1: the projected Week one starting O line Paris, Evan, Yelda, 623 00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:58,200 Speaker 1: Isaiah and Jonah. Twice they played together last season weeks 624 00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 1: fourteen and fifteen. One of the rare times I went 625 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:04,600 Speaker 1: back and look. One of the rare times that the 626 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:08,200 Speaker 1: same offensive line played in back to back weeks. I 627 00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:11,320 Speaker 1: believe it happened only four times last year, no more 628 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:13,920 Speaker 1: than three times in a row, as far as three 629 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:19,920 Speaker 1: consecutive weeks. But ten different ten different players started at 630 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:23,600 Speaker 1: least one game, nine different O line combinations. But if 631 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:27,000 Speaker 1: you can cut that in half and with a healthy 632 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:32,880 Speaker 1: Will Hernandez, Calvin Beacham's ready to go John Gaines. Now again, 633 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:36,160 Speaker 1: knock on wood, those guys are only going to be 634 00:33:36,280 --> 00:33:40,800 Speaker 1: needed for part of a game and not a full game. 635 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:45,080 Speaker 5: Now you understand if you didn't already, why versatility and 636 00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:49,360 Speaker 5: adversity are two buzzwords we hear about the offensive line 637 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:50,400 Speaker 5: A ton. 638 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:54,120 Speaker 1: One more question for you before we look at the 639 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:58,480 Speaker 1: rest of the NFC West. Who's returning kicks for the 640 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:01,800 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals on site? Know what the depth chart says. 641 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:05,200 Speaker 1: It lists Greg Dortch and then Xavier Weaver. Are we 642 00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:11,160 Speaker 1: expecting that because that's the one piece missing when you 643 00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:14,960 Speaker 1: don't have DJ Dallas on the team anymore. And we 644 00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 1: didn't get an answer from Jeff Rodgers when he was 645 00:34:17,120 --> 00:34:20,120 Speaker 1: asked about Kelly You mentioned was that we have options, 646 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:21,840 Speaker 1: and yeah, there are a number of options. 647 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:25,640 Speaker 5: But what about the running back who filled out the room, 648 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:29,400 Speaker 5: Bam Knight. Yes, that could be an option to return kicks. 649 00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:32,640 Speaker 5: Maybe it is Dorch week one. Maybe they are still 650 00:34:32,680 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 5: trying to get a feel for who they feel most 651 00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:37,279 Speaker 5: comfortable to return kicks, and in the meantime, you're gonna 652 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:40,719 Speaker 5: put somebody back there who most importantly you trust to 653 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:43,560 Speaker 5: protect the ball. Maybe we do see Dortch week one, 654 00:34:43,600 --> 00:34:45,200 Speaker 5: and maybe that's something we just I would not be 655 00:34:45,239 --> 00:34:48,279 Speaker 5: surprised if we see Bam Knight returning kicks. 656 00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:52,480 Speaker 1: He certainly has done it. He's done it twice in 657 00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 1: the NFL, but was very good at it in college, 658 00:34:56,239 --> 00:34:59,440 Speaker 1: average almost thirty one yards at NC State, so he 659 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:02,280 Speaker 1: does have the experience. But that's college versus the NFL. 660 00:35:02,280 --> 00:35:06,200 Speaker 1: And then what does the kickoff look like this season? 661 00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:09,160 Speaker 1: When all of a sudden, if it's a touchback, it 662 00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:12,440 Speaker 1: goes to the thirty five. What do those kicks look like? 663 00:35:12,480 --> 00:35:16,359 Speaker 1: Because we did see some funky kicks kicks in the preseason. 664 00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:19,120 Speaker 1: Now all of a sudden, it's one secure of the 665 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:22,920 Speaker 1: football and then two can you get to the twenty 666 00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:28,920 Speaker 1: twenty five thirty yard line? How much does that play 667 00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:33,360 Speaker 1: change after either to start the game, second half, or 668 00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:34,760 Speaker 1: after a team scores. 669 00:35:35,719 --> 00:35:36,960 Speaker 4: I kind of love the. 670 00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:39,920 Speaker 5: Fact that we keep having some little tweaks to special teams. Now, 671 00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:42,960 Speaker 5: it's not as crazy as the dynamic kickoff rule changed 672 00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:44,840 Speaker 5: last year, but to move the touch back up to 673 00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:48,520 Speaker 5: the thirty five, these are nice, nice little tweaks at 674 00:35:48,520 --> 00:35:50,960 Speaker 5: this point where you're expecting to see a lot more 675 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:57,040 Speaker 5: returns and make special teams a major part of momentum 676 00:35:57,160 --> 00:36:02,280 Speaker 5: shifts possibly in the game. Make special teams more important again. 677 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:05,000 Speaker 1: If you happen to see Jeff Rodgers on the field 678 00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:08,680 Speaker 1: before the game, ask him if he's spoken with his brother, 679 00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:13,040 Speaker 1: Jay Rogers, is the edge rusher coach for the New 680 00:36:13,160 --> 00:36:16,239 Speaker 1: Orleans Saints. I actually talked to Jeff briefly earlier on 681 00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:19,520 Speaker 1: Wednesday before practice. Is the fourth time that they've been 682 00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:22,640 Speaker 1: on opposite sidelines, and he knew all four twice in 683 00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:27,200 Speaker 1: the NFL, one fifth time, opposite sidelines twice in the NFL, 684 00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:30,920 Speaker 1: once in college, and then once they were on opposite 685 00:36:30,920 --> 00:36:32,879 Speaker 1: teams in T ball. 686 00:36:33,600 --> 00:36:37,600 Speaker 4: T ball. I wonder who has the upper leg. 687 00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:38,399 Speaker 2: It's too too. 688 00:36:38,440 --> 00:36:43,719 Speaker 1: It's that even Jeff, Jeff was on top of everything. 689 00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:46,239 Speaker 2: He knew he knew it all. Yeah, he was, he 690 00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:46,560 Speaker 2: was right. 691 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:50,200 Speaker 4: Okay, So yeah, it's the It's Jeff. 692 00:36:50,239 --> 00:36:54,400 Speaker 1: Team Jeff coming up on Sunday the rest of the 693 00:36:54,480 --> 00:36:57,839 Speaker 1: NFC West. By the way, the Cardinals are the only 694 00:36:57,840 --> 00:36:59,520 Speaker 1: team in the division kicking off at ten am. 695 00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:01,720 Speaker 2: Everyone else says an afternoon kickoff. 696 00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:07,200 Speaker 1: RAMS hosted Texans Matthew Stafford will be your starting quarterback, Okay, 697 00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:10,719 Speaker 1: Seohn McVay said, expected, Well, you didn't even say that. 698 00:37:10,719 --> 00:37:14,200 Speaker 1: That's what everyone's assuming. When you have a back issue, 699 00:37:14,280 --> 00:37:16,799 Speaker 1: you could wake you could be filling great wake up 700 00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:19,640 Speaker 1: Sunday morning and be unable to play. 701 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:21,279 Speaker 4: It might be time for Jimmy G. 702 00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:27,279 Speaker 1: Jimmy G's former team, the forty nine ers. They will 703 00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:32,000 Speaker 1: be at Seattle taking on the Seahawks Division right, so division, 704 00:37:32,160 --> 00:37:35,600 Speaker 1: right after the Yeah, can that game finish in a tie? 705 00:37:36,080 --> 00:37:39,239 Speaker 5: I'm actually really intrigued to see how Seattle's gonna look 706 00:37:39,760 --> 00:37:43,640 Speaker 5: just with a lot of changes and Sam Darnold at quarterback. 707 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:47,160 Speaker 5: I'm very curious to see how this team is going 708 00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:47,600 Speaker 5: to look. 709 00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:53,359 Speaker 1: You win ten games last season and Mike McDonald's first year, 710 00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:58,120 Speaker 1: don't make the playoffs, and you get rid of Geno Smith. 711 00:37:58,440 --> 00:38:01,520 Speaker 1: Now there were some issues, I'm I mean, couldn't come 712 00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:04,600 Speaker 1: to a contract agreement or whatever, and basically the Seahawks 713 00:38:04,600 --> 00:38:08,280 Speaker 1: gave what they wanted to give to Gino to Sam Donald. 714 00:38:08,280 --> 00:38:12,759 Speaker 1: But it's again week one. It's an unknown. Yeah, Sam 715 00:38:12,840 --> 00:38:14,960 Speaker 1: Donald has a resume, but what does it look like 716 00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:20,040 Speaker 1: in this particular offense, which probably might be a little 717 00:38:20,040 --> 00:38:24,920 Speaker 1: bit more run heavy based off Okay, there's no dk Metcalf, 718 00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:31,360 Speaker 1: Tyler Lockett's no longer there, I'm dead. Is an interesting 719 00:38:31,760 --> 00:38:34,440 Speaker 1: offense to kind of forecast what it might be. 720 00:38:34,760 --> 00:38:37,879 Speaker 5: What does Cooper Cupp look like without Matthew Stafford as 721 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:39,080 Speaker 5: his quarterback in Seattle? 722 00:38:39,160 --> 00:38:39,600 Speaker 4: Now, I'm just. 723 00:38:39,560 --> 00:38:41,799 Speaker 5: Curious which kind of Donald are we going to get 724 00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:43,160 Speaker 5: from the first half of the second half of the 725 00:38:43,160 --> 00:38:44,879 Speaker 5: season when he was with Minnesota last year. 726 00:38:45,239 --> 00:38:49,520 Speaker 1: It's fair and then all the new faces with the 727 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:52,279 Speaker 1: forty nine ers and trying to figure out all right? 728 00:38:52,920 --> 00:38:58,240 Speaker 1: Is Christian McCaffrey healthy, Is Trent Williams going to remain healthy? 729 00:38:58,719 --> 00:39:02,239 Speaker 1: Can George Kittle stay healthy? Because you've got three well 730 00:39:02,360 --> 00:39:06,160 Speaker 1: established players, all all pros, but you're banking a lot 731 00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:10,600 Speaker 1: on them for what at least fifteen games, hopefully seven. 732 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:13,160 Speaker 5: Akay, I am not on that train with you, because 733 00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:16,480 Speaker 5: San Francisco has shown time and time again they can 734 00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:19,120 Speaker 5: be plug and play in so many different positions that 735 00:39:19,640 --> 00:39:21,839 Speaker 5: I'm not as confident as you sitting there saying, hey, 736 00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:25,160 Speaker 5: you know, as long as they keep these players healthy, right, 737 00:39:25,239 --> 00:39:27,719 Speaker 5: otherwise they won't be No, I don't buy that because 738 00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:30,799 Speaker 5: San Francisco finds a way to plug and play. They 739 00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:33,920 Speaker 5: had Jordan Mason fill in for Christian McCaffrey who was 740 00:39:33,960 --> 00:39:37,360 Speaker 5: having an unbelievable and they find a way to continue 741 00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:40,200 Speaker 5: to create success. So I'm not don't be mad at me, 742 00:39:40,239 --> 00:39:43,399 Speaker 5: Cardinals fans, I'm not fully buying that. Oh, the forty 743 00:39:43,480 --> 00:39:45,880 Speaker 5: nine ers, if they're not healthy, they can't compete because 744 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:47,160 Speaker 5: they always find a way. 745 00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:50,799 Speaker 1: Didn't find a way last season, too many injuries. But 746 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:54,480 Speaker 1: there is a sentiment, certainly nationally, Danny, that shares your 747 00:39:54,520 --> 00:39:56,719 Speaker 1: opinion about the forty nine Ers, because if it's not 748 00:39:56,840 --> 00:39:58,919 Speaker 1: the Rams, then it's the forty nine ers or vice 749 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:02,360 Speaker 1: versus far as teams or the team that they believe 750 00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:03,920 Speaker 1: wins the NFC West. 751 00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:07,920 Speaker 5: I stand by the fact that I believe when you're 752 00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:13,720 Speaker 5: looking at experience and consistency and the individuals on this team, 753 00:40:13,760 --> 00:40:16,239 Speaker 5: that it is the Cardinals Division to lose, the way 754 00:40:16,280 --> 00:40:19,120 Speaker 5: they have ascended and how tough they have been to play. 755 00:40:19,160 --> 00:40:22,000 Speaker 5: Then you add all of these upgrades with the consistency 756 00:40:22,040 --> 00:40:26,400 Speaker 5: not just of your players, also of your play callers. Again, 757 00:40:26,480 --> 00:40:29,399 Speaker 5: this is a really tough division though, And I can't 758 00:40:29,400 --> 00:40:31,720 Speaker 5: sit here before the season started and say that everybody 759 00:40:31,719 --> 00:40:33,439 Speaker 5: who's saying it's the forty nine ers or the Rams 760 00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:36,200 Speaker 5: division to lose is crazy, because those are the teams 761 00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:38,319 Speaker 5: that have been winning, right, and you have to win 762 00:40:38,440 --> 00:40:41,080 Speaker 5: consistently in order to change that national narrative. 763 00:40:41,239 --> 00:40:43,239 Speaker 1: I've said it all off season. I can make a 764 00:40:43,280 --> 00:40:47,120 Speaker 1: case for every team in the division to win, and 765 00:40:47,160 --> 00:40:49,640 Speaker 1: I can make in a case for every team in 766 00:40:49,640 --> 00:40:53,160 Speaker 1: the division to finish fourth. I mean, that's how up 767 00:40:53,160 --> 00:40:56,560 Speaker 1: in the air the NFC West appears to be, at 768 00:40:56,640 --> 00:40:58,880 Speaker 1: least as we head in two week one, when the 769 00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:02,759 Speaker 1: Cardinals go in to New Orleans, and I am very 770 00:41:02,800 --> 00:41:05,319 Speaker 1: excited not only about week one, but I am very 771 00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:08,600 Speaker 1: excited about Saturday nights and to get the report Sunday 772 00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:12,440 Speaker 1: morning about Danny's adventures on Bourbon Street. 773 00:41:12,760 --> 00:41:16,240 Speaker 5: Hopefully not on all, not on air, Oh not on air, Okay, 774 00:41:16,680 --> 00:41:17,520 Speaker 5: maybe off air. 775 00:41:17,360 --> 00:41:20,279 Speaker 2: Maybe off air. D I didn't know how many people are 776 00:41:20,280 --> 00:41:21,920 Speaker 2: going to be involved in this, this This could be 777 00:41:21,960 --> 00:41:22,520 Speaker 2: a lot of fun. 778 00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:24,400 Speaker 4: I'm just I'm ready for Bignet's. 779 00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:27,320 Speaker 5: I'm ready for some gumbo, some pope boys. 780 00:41:27,960 --> 00:41:29,200 Speaker 2: You've really thought about this. 781 00:41:29,640 --> 00:41:31,520 Speaker 4: Absolutely absolutely. 782 00:41:31,719 --> 00:41:35,239 Speaker 5: We're going to a place that very few cities have 783 00:41:35,400 --> 00:41:39,000 Speaker 5: the type of culture and history and food that New 784 00:41:39,120 --> 00:41:39,840 Speaker 5: Orleans does. 785 00:41:40,160 --> 00:41:41,320 Speaker 4: They've got a lot. 786 00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:44,279 Speaker 1: This might be one of those trips as we come 787 00:41:44,320 --> 00:41:46,400 Speaker 1: full circle that maybe you would want to leave on 788 00:41:46,440 --> 00:41:48,640 Speaker 1: a Friday, so you had a full Saturday, full day 789 00:41:48,680 --> 00:41:50,840 Speaker 1: to recover. No, I didn't have to recover, just to 790 00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:51,360 Speaker 1: enjoy it. 791 00:41:51,440 --> 00:41:54,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, to enjoy, careful Danny. 792 00:41:54,680 --> 00:41:58,160 Speaker 1: Well, enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you 793 00:41:58,719 --> 00:42:01,359 Speaker 1: Sunday morning. Can't wait eight and then of course, although 794 00:42:01,640 --> 00:42:03,720 Speaker 1: speak to you tomorrow as well. Yeah, that's the week's 795 00:42:03,719 --> 00:42:06,839 Speaker 1: not over yet. It's just again the excitement level going 796 00:42:06,880 --> 00:42:07,440 Speaker 1: into Week one. 797 00:42:07,520 --> 00:42:10,080 Speaker 4: I'm pumped, we all are. 798 00:42:10,320 --> 00:42:12,919 Speaker 2: We are ready because it is finally here. 799 00:42:13,040 --> 00:42:16,840 Speaker 1: The twenty twenty five regular season kicks off on Sunday 800 00:42:16,960 --> 00:42:20,160 Speaker 1: in New Orleans at ten am. Still plenty of time 801 00:42:20,200 --> 00:42:22,960 Speaker 1: to discuss just a little bit more about the matchup, 802 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:25,560 Speaker 1: and we'll do that later on in the week. And 803 00:42:25,719 --> 00:42:27,200 Speaker 1: on that note, we will put a lit on this 804 00:42:27,360 --> 00:42:30,240 Speaker 1: edition of Cardinals Cover two presented by Hyundai, proudly partner 805 00:42:30,320 --> 00:42:33,200 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, special thanks to our 806 00:42:33,239 --> 00:42:37,000 Speaker 1: executive producer Jim Amahundro, our associate producer Cuddie Fincher for 807 00:42:37,120 --> 00:42:39,239 Speaker 1: Danny Surrek, I'm Craig rayl Lou. We'll talk to you 808 00:42:39,239 --> 00:42:41,080 Speaker 1: next time here on Cardinals Cover two.