1 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: Welcome Birg Gang. On today's show, we flashback to a 2 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: game we'd all like to forget, yet also I think 3 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:17,319 Speaker 1: a valuable learning experience. That's right, we're talking about Week 4 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: one last year against the Lions, which just happens to 5 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 1: be this week's opponents. Andy Isabella very open and honest 6 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: about his rookie season. It was good to hear. Also 7 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:30,159 Speaker 1: good to hear that there will be fans in the 8 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: stands this Sunday. And when we say fans, we mean 9 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 1: family and friends of players, coaches, and staff. It is 10 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: a solid first step perhaps getting more of the Bird 11 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: Gang at State Farm Stadium. It's Cardinals Cover two, Episode 12 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: three seventeen, and it starts now. Welcome to Cardinals Cover 13 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: two with Craig Grigo Lewan Mike Jarecki. Cardinals Cover two 14 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: is presented by Hyundai, partner of the Arizona Cardinals, and 15 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 1: by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Acy Cardinals dot Com Slash Podcasts. 16 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:11,040 Speaker 1: Murray rolls to the right, throws near side of fenspot 17 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: he he's into the s. After the touchdown, here's Craig 18 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: Griolu and Mike Jarecki. So it appears MJ that we 19 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: are all concerned, fans, media alike, about how this team 20 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: is going to handle a two and oz start, which 21 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: has not happened since twenty fifteen. And I found it 22 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: interesting when the question was asked to Kyle the Murray 23 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: earlier today about dealing with success and not getting a 24 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: big head and reading the headlines, and his response was, quote, 25 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: it's not my first time dealing with success end quote. Yeah, 26 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: I think we forget that this kid and I can 27 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: still call him a kid because I'm older than he is, 28 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: undefeated in high school, Heisman Trophy winner. Yeah, two and 29 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: O start, this is nothing for him. Yeah, And listen, 30 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: I understand the fan base because you know, obviously the 31 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 1: last couple of years haven't been what the Cardinals were 32 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: looking for. Now, you had to go through last year 33 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: to be in the position to be a year or 34 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: two with the head coach and the quarterback. So but 35 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 1: from a players standpoint, they know that those other guys 36 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: get paid if you don't show up, play your a 37 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:28,360 Speaker 1: game or a minus. The the NFL, I mean, there's 38 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: upsets every single weekend, whether it's home or away. And 39 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: they got enough leaders in that locker room from fitz Patrick, Peterson, Kyler, 40 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 1: Corey Peters, Chandler Jones. I think, you know, Campbell, based 41 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: on his production, could be a guy that you're going 42 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: to listen to because he's been there and done that. 43 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 1: So and I get the fan base. You know they're 44 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: going to be five and oh going to play the 45 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:58,959 Speaker 1: Cowboys on Monday Night. Again. I really appreciate the passion, 46 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 1: But players and the organization they don't think that way because, 47 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 1: as Bruce Arians pointed out, you can go to from 48 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 1: the outhouse to the plank house in a heartbeat. We 49 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,919 Speaker 1: can discuss a five and oh start. Fans can discuss it, 50 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: but I guarantee you that coaches and players in that 51 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:22,679 Speaker 1: locker room it's one in Ozho for sixteen weeks seventeen 52 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: if you want to count the bye week and look 53 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: at an entire season. But players do not look ahead 54 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: as you. Hear Ron willfully say a lot on ninety 55 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: eight seven FM Arizona spoord Station. Athletes don't, as he says, 56 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: affront the athletic process by looking too far ahead, because 57 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: if you do, you will get burned. No matter how 58 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: bad you think your opponent on the other side is 59 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: going to be yes, letdowns happen, but in the NFL 60 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: everyone is good to a certain extent. And it's cliche, 61 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: but I think it's true any given Sunday and we 62 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: see it all the time. Well, I mean, let's be honest. 63 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: They've only played two games, and they'll be the first attire. 64 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: They haven't played a you know, complete four quarters and 65 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 1: that's sometimes hard to do. But they want to clean 66 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: a lot of things up, the penalties, some of the 67 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 1: negative plays, and we're gonna get into the Cardinals rush 68 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: defense and the Cardinals rushing the football because you know 69 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: one may be miss leading any other, but you know 70 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: they are putting up yardage when it comes to the 71 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 1: running game. But they only played two games and you 72 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 1: have to respect the process. And you know, I don't 73 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 1: know which week it is, but usually a teams to 74 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: have a dud where you think going in there, and 75 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: you know, obviously Vance Joseph was fighting for his job 76 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: in Denver, and you know, the Cardinals felt like, you know, 77 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: they're gonna make a switch after that game with Mike McCoy. 78 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: But that was embarrassing what happened at home. But you 79 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: don't know when it's coming. And then the bye week 80 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: last year team looked like they weren't ready to come 81 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 1: back and play football. So it's a long season and 82 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: staying healthy and being lucky as part of it. But 83 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: you also have to respect the process. You can't go 84 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: from two and oh to sixteen to OZ and they're 85 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 1: not gonna go unbeaten. They're gonna have some losses. It's 86 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: the NFL. I mean, how many losses do they have 87 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: in the NFC West. I think we're both signing up 88 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: for a split. They gotta beat the Rams at some 89 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: point and then we'll worry about week sixteen and seventeen, 90 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: where you get greedy. They go toe to toe with 91 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,039 Speaker 1: the Niners. They beat him this year, and then the Seahawks, 92 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: so they're gonna lose some games in the division. I mean, 93 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: let's not kid ourselves. I like what Corey Peters had 94 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: to say about a two and oh start quote, we 95 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: have big goals here and two and oh it's not 96 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: fun of them end quote. Although he also elaborated on 97 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: something that we all say on Mondays and Tuesdays. Hey, 98 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: it's easier to make corrections after a win. But I 99 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 1: thought he went more in detail, because on a Monday morning, 100 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: you back to the facility or a Tuesday morning, depending 101 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: on how head coaches work it. And I know this 102 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: year most teams are going Monday day off. You're not 103 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 1: allowing the facility, So Monday is now a Tuesday. On 104 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: a Tuesday is a Monday getting into Louise here bird gang. Sorry, 105 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 1: but when you win, you're excited, you're upbeat, you're happy, 106 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: and you're attentive in those meeting rooms. When you lose 107 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 1: heartbreaking loss or a blowout loss, you're down, you're upset 108 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 1: and you're just miserable. You don't want to sit, you 109 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: don't want to hear someone pick you apart or so 110 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 1: you should have done this, and maybe it goes in 111 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: one ear out the other ear. So that kind of 112 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:40,280 Speaker 1: it makes sense when we say hey, after a win, 113 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: it's always easier, and it's become this statement that everyone makes. 114 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 1: But when you really dive into it, I mean, you 115 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: know us, after a good show or after a great day, 116 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: or you have a bad day, no one wants to 117 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: be sitting there, you know, pointing the finger at Tuesday 118 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 1: and this is what you did wrong. I know what 119 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: I did wrong. You don't need to tell me. So's 120 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: it's a given take there well. I also think when 121 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 1: you know, when guys like Corey Peters, when you when 122 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: you lose and you're going in there and making corrections 123 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: and mental areas, you know, some guys will take it personal, like, hey, 124 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 1: I had eight tackles yesterday, I had two tackle for loss. 125 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: I played well, but somebody else didn't. And it's I 126 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: think it's human nature to say I did my job. 127 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: But we know usually it takes all eleven on each 128 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:32,239 Speaker 1: side of the ball, more on offense, because if somebody 129 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: screws up on offensive play is probably not going to 130 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 1: work defense. I think you can cover a little bit more. 131 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: So I think guys say, well, I'm doing my job, 132 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: you know, in their in their hearts, but they're also listening, 133 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: and I think that's this human nature. But when you win, 134 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: you feel good about yourself. You know that there's more 135 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: to more to do down the road because the games 136 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 1: are not going to get easier, not that they are 137 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: at the beginning. And so you go in there and 138 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 1: you say, okay, we can work on this and work 139 00:07:57,680 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: on this. You know what, We're gonna be a better 140 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: football team the next week, and then we'll be much 141 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: better in October so yeah, I think there's something to that, 142 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: but he definitely peeled the curtains back a little bit 143 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: more than we have. It is a Wednesday edition of 144 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two presented by Hunday, proud partner of the 145 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals. Before we dive into Cardinals and Lions and 146 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: not so much as looking at this coming Sunday will 147 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: do that later on in the week. But how about 148 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: we look at a year ago? But how about this. 149 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: The Cardinals have made a roster move, a practice squad 150 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: roster moved. But I find this fascinating. They have signed 151 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 1: wide receiver Jeron Brown. He's back. Originally an undrafted free 152 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:45,840 Speaker 1: agents with the twenty thirteen season, played very very well, 153 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: one of those undrafted success stories, most recently with the 154 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:53,079 Speaker 1: forty nine ers got released. But good to see mister 155 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: Brown back with the Arizona Cardinals and we'll see what happens. 156 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: You know, you need some depth and here's a veteran 157 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 1: who can certainly catch the all and also play special teams. Yeah. 158 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 1: Great guy, a great story. I mean, Arians had a 159 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 1: connection to Clemson. They brought him into an undrafted free agent. 160 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: I think they also brought in kat Man that year 161 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: Chandler kat and zero. They drafted Andre Ellington, so they 162 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:18,199 Speaker 1: had a nice pipeline at Clemson and he earned the 163 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: hard Way undrafted free agent. You know, he's he got 164 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: an opportunity to go to Seattle. They didn't have you know, 165 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 1: DK Metcalf at the time. Doug Baldon was kind of 166 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:31,719 Speaker 1: on his last leg and they had Tyler Lockett and 167 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: he was there for a little while and then he 168 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: was recently in San Francisco. Obviously Say was so was 169 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: JJ and Nelson up there. But you know, I guess 170 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 1: we'll get into a little bit later in the week 171 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: because you know, Keishan Johnson back. Are the Cardinal's really 172 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: gonna dress six wide receivers and they already have I 173 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 1: wanted to say two or three practice squad, which they 174 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: like in Richardson Joe Joe Ward, but he has experience 175 00:09:57,120 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: and you know, but he's a great guy. I mean, 176 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: he'll fit right in that locker room with just because 177 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:06,079 Speaker 1: Hilary has been there and you know trencher Field, so 178 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 1: he's well liked and it's nice to see him catch 179 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: on somewhere. And I'm glad it's the Cardinals And you 180 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 1: mentioned it time with the Seahawks time with the forty 181 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: nine ers, so maybe he's got some intimate knowledge, if 182 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: you will, within the division. I think we make more 183 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 1: a bigger deal of that than most. But hey, you know, 184 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: he at least has been inside, so any information is 185 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 1: helpful information. Well, unfortunately, he's not going to tell us 186 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: how to stop Russell Wilson because he probably didn't know 187 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 1: when he was going to get the ball because that 188 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 1: guy was Hudini and he was extending place he may be. 189 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 1: I think the Cardinals have a good beat on what 190 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers want to do defensively, But I 191 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: know what you're saying, there's familiarity, and you know, you 192 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 1: start looking at this Cardinals wide receiver corp, it's probably 193 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 1: not fair to compare with the Niners are going through 194 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:58,320 Speaker 1: right now. I want to get Deebo, Samuel Beckett healthy, 195 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: Brandon Aiyuk, and then we'll see if George Kittle's healthy. 196 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: But I really liked a depth at the Cardinals wide 197 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 1: receiver position, and I'm including the practice squad guys, and 198 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: we may not see those guys the entire season. You know, 199 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: clearly they moved on from mckeam, but they still have 200 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 1: high hopes for those two draft picks and Danny Isabelle 201 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 1: and Keyshawn Johnson Bird Gang. If you haven't already, make 202 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: sure you update to the latest version of the Cardinals 203 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 1: mobile app today. The update features and all new redesign 204 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 1: a home screen experience. Visitasy cardinals dot com slash app 205 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: for more. Week one, twenty nineteen. It was a Sunday afternoon, 206 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 1: the Cardinals hosting the Lions. Everyone's excited, the first game 207 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: for head coach Cliff Kingsbury, the first game for the 208 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: number one overall draft pick, Kyler Murray. You and I 209 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: sitting in a press box, the stands at State Farm 210 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: Stadium filled with people. Hard to believe that was just 211 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:59,679 Speaker 1: one year ago. But what we saw transpire for the 212 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: first three quarters of that football game. Mjay, you've told 213 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: the story several times here on Cardinals Cover two. Tell 214 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: it one more time at the end of the third quarter. 215 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 1: All right, So the third quarter is going on, and 216 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 1: you know, the Cardinals obviously played not very good football. 217 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: It was horrible a lot of times for three quarters. 218 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: And then they were down twenty four nine. So they're 219 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 1: going to fourth coordinate force overtime. So we'll give them 220 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 1: credit for that. But I turned to you, which we 221 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 1: sit together on game days, and I said, Craig, I 222 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 1: don't know if this is going to work. And I 223 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:38,360 Speaker 1: was so excited because you know, I figured they don't 224 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 1: have a lot of film on Murray. But you know, 225 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: they went back with their former defensive coordiner, Paul PASCALONEI 226 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:46,199 Speaker 1: looked up a lot of film and I'm thinking they're 227 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 1: gonna put a spy on him. But I watched Murray 228 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 1: in practice, and you know, they still had fits and 229 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 1: they still had you know guys a Christian Kirk and Surefield, 230 00:12:56,120 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: and I thought, all right, maybe maybe, But I looked 231 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: at you and I said, I don't know if this 232 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 1: is going to work. And I wasn't the only one 233 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: that I was thinking that. No, And you know, the 234 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 1: benefit of hindsight as far as how things went or 235 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:18,680 Speaker 1: didn't go. With fourteen forty seven left to go in 236 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 1: the ballgame, it was twenty four to six. The Cardinals 237 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: scored eighteen straight points to force over time. The game 238 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:30,079 Speaker 1: ends in a twenty seven twenty seven tie, which is unfortunate, 239 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 1: but as Kyler Murray reminisced earlier today, hey, at least 240 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 1: it was better than a loss. But he called that 241 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: day a tough day, an ugly day that turned out 242 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:46,319 Speaker 1: to be a decent ending better than losing end quote. 243 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 1: But it's what Kingsbury acknowledged earlier in the offseason to 244 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 1: our colleague Kylo to guard of Easy Cardinals dot Com 245 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:58,840 Speaker 1: that everyone on that sidelines thought maybe that this was 246 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 1: not going to work, as Kingsbury on the record saying that, 247 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 1: you know what, I might get fired midway through this contest. 248 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 1: I might not make it through the entire first game. 249 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 1: I just bought a house. That's you know, it's it's 250 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:17,839 Speaker 1: it's neat. It's fun to look back. It was eighteen 251 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 1: games ago doesn't seem that long ago. But considering what 252 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: we saw at the end of December a year ago, 253 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: in the first two games here in twenty twenty, you 254 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 1: talk about night and day or one eighty I don't 255 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 1: know what you want to describe it, but that Cardinals 256 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 1: team in the first three quarters against the Lions in 257 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen is not the Cardinals team we are seeing 258 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: here through two games in twenty twenty. No, and the 259 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 1: word they're using this week is day and night. Stay 260 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 1: in nine from me year, don't forget about Michael Bidwell's comments. 261 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: Kylo Odegar and Steve Kinnum, you know, they got him 262 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: at in the off season more of a relaxed setting, 263 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: but they told us exactly. I mean, I don't I 264 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 1: remember Kim's comments, but they were they weren't entertaining when 265 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: he was leaving the facility or the stadium, and then 266 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: Michael's just looking around going, really this is an I'm paraphrasing, 267 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 1: but yeah, they were thinking the same thing we were, Craig. 268 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 1: First impressions mean a lot, and the first impression was awful, 269 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 1: to say the least. After the third quarter, the Cardinals 270 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 1: had five first downs and one hundred total yards of offense. 271 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray was just nine of twenty five for seventy 272 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 1: yards and an interception. Through for over three hundred At 273 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 1: that point, There's no way anyone thought, not only would 274 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: this not work, this team is going to get blown 275 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: out Week one. Yet they staged a dramatic comeback in 276 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter alone. Kyler Murray goes fifteen of nineteen 277 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 1: for one hundred and fifty four yards and two touchdowns, 278 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 1: twelve first downs, one hundred and ninety three total yards 279 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 1: of offense, and it was like the light switch went 280 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: on and they started to finally figure things out. And 281 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: it was a process during the entire season that now 282 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 1: I think we're seeing the fruits of that labor literally 283 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 1: laborious first year for both Kingsbury and Murray, no doubt. 284 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 1: And they were down twenty four nine going into the 285 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:24,280 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, and I think Murray was perplexed that, you know, 286 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 1: they're they're going to play to a tie. He was 287 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: kind of like, really, is this really happening. I believe 288 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 1: they know the rules, but you know, obviously you want 289 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 1: to get one more crack at it. Yeah, it was, 290 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: but like we said, and it didn't. It didn't happen overnight. 291 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: You know. Obviously going to Baltimore, I think they kept 292 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 1: that game closer than we initially thought. The way the Ravens, 293 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 1: you know, Lamar Jackson kind of type of year he 294 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: had and they were fourteen and two, and then you know, 295 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 1: the third game, the Kyle Allen game, we thought, and 296 00:16:56,360 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 1: then this is an opportunity. And then obviously after Kirk 297 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: went down they got their first one in Cincinnati. That's 298 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 1: when things change. And it's been it's been the best 299 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:10,479 Speaker 1: for everyone involved. And you know. To me, it's like 300 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: you're watching a movie and people tell you it's a 301 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,159 Speaker 1: great movie and you're you know, you're halfway through it 302 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: and you're like, Okay, this movie is really two and 303 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 1: a half hours versus two fifteen or two oh five, 304 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: and then you get to the end you're like, holy smokes, 305 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:29,919 Speaker 1: this is a great ending. Well it's better than losing, 306 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:32,479 Speaker 1: I can tell you that. But I think they found 307 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:35,440 Speaker 1: something there. Again, it didn't carry over for the first 308 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,879 Speaker 1: three games, but they started using different personnel, and we 309 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 1: know when Kirk went down, everything changed. Yeah, certainly a 310 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:45,439 Speaker 1: learning experience for everyone involved. And I went back and looked, 311 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 1: and I think we forget The Cardinals started four rookies 312 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: that game, so the twenty nineteens draft class was on 313 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:57,680 Speaker 1: full display. Everyone knows about Kyler Murray, but Keyshawn Johnson 314 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 1: started that ball game. He had a good Dallas Remember, Yeah, 315 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:04,439 Speaker 1: Zach Allen started that ball game and Byron Murphy was 316 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 1: thrown into the mix just because you had no Patrick Peterson, 317 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: so he got extra playing time, maybe ahead of what 318 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:16,960 Speaker 1: anyone anticipated. So again, it's it's fun to look back. 319 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 1: Yet it's not that long ago that this team was 320 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: on the other side, if you will, of the bottom 321 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 1: third the NFL. Well, that's a good point, Greig, because 322 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: they're now starting a single rookie on offense this year. 323 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:32,400 Speaker 1: Well yeah, those those players are now second year players. Well, 324 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:36,400 Speaker 1: I mean, Josh Jones isn't playing Beach a veteran guy. 325 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 1: Gilliard's been in the system a year, so that I mean, 326 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 1: I'm glad you brought that up. I didn't really think 327 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,439 Speaker 1: about that. And Byron Murphy's a much better player than 328 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:48,119 Speaker 1: he was a year ago at this time. Yeah. The 329 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:51,120 Speaker 1: other part of that contest that we now can look 330 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 1: back and maybe a foreshouting of things to come, And 331 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 1: it's the issue defensively of covering the tight end. In 332 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: that game, TJ. Howkinson, a rookie, by the way, six 333 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 1: catches for one hundred and thirty one yards and a touchdown. MJ. 334 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: He only had one more touchdown the rest of the season, 335 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 1: and that certainly spelled doom for the Cardinals defensively, because 336 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:16,160 Speaker 1: every single week it seemed who was the opponents tied end, 337 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:18,440 Speaker 1: they were gonna go off, maybe not for one hundred 338 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 1: receiving yards, but they were gonna make some big time 339 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 1: catches and score some touchdowns. Yeah, and unfortunately he end 340 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:26,879 Speaker 1: up getting hurt a little bit there. He was on 341 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 1: you know, the injury list a lot, and you know, 342 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:31,680 Speaker 1: with a body like that, you know people are gonna 343 00:19:31,680 --> 00:19:33,479 Speaker 1: try to chop him a little bit when he when 344 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 1: he catches the ball. So yeah, but that's where it 345 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 1: all started. And you know, some people will say, well, 346 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 1: the Cardinals really haven't had to cover a tight end yet. Well, 347 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:46,160 Speaker 1: George Kittle obviously in the first half they were able 348 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 1: to contain him, and whether he was a decoase he 349 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 1: only missed one snap in that game. And then they're like, 350 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 1: Jordan Read, Jordan Reads a good player when he doesn't 351 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 1: have concussions, and the fact that you know he was 352 00:19:57,320 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 1: their number two tight end. Yeah, and then and then 353 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 1: you look at last week. Um, just from a standpoint of, 354 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: you know, trying to cover the tight ends, I mean, 355 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:11,159 Speaker 1: I think they've done everything they can. Um, you know, uh, 356 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:14,399 Speaker 1: you know. The other comment was Logan Thomas. You know, 357 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 1: he caught a couple of passes, and I'm like, Logan 358 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 1: Thomas really didn't do anything. He was targeted a ton 359 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 1: and Campbell had great coverage on him. So I think 360 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 1: people are nitpicking about you know, they haven't really met 361 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:30,400 Speaker 1: that tight end. Ye, Like again, George Kittle, nobody knew 362 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:32,200 Speaker 1: he was gonna get hurt on the Buddha Baker play. 363 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:34,919 Speaker 1: I mean people were probably targeting to him for eight catches, 364 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 1: one hundred and forty yards and one touchdown. So you 365 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 1: only can go against the guys that they have on 366 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:42,679 Speaker 1: the field. Um, it's not their fault that Logan Thomas 367 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:45,200 Speaker 1: was the number one tight end. So um, this will 368 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: be another good task. And you know, if I'm the Cardinals, 369 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:51,440 Speaker 1: the first guy I'm thinking about is Campbell And then 370 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 1: you know, if you know they can move guys around, 371 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 1: Buddha Baker can do it by Ron Murphy. If they're 372 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 1: they're in their base defense, they only have two corners, 373 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:01,360 Speaker 1: so they're in a much better spot. And I don't 374 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:02,639 Speaker 1: think it's going to be an ice or like it 375 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:06,160 Speaker 1: was last year. Well, the other interesting part of that 376 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:10,440 Speaker 1: game a year ago, defensively for the Lions, Devon Canard 377 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: three of the five sacks of Kyler Murray his first 378 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:19,199 Speaker 1: game at State Farm Stadium. The hometown kid comes back 379 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:22,679 Speaker 1: and literally dominates and ruins what was supposed to be 380 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 1: a perfect afternoon for the years on the Cardinals fans 381 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:29,399 Speaker 1: and now he's on our side, if you will, And 382 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:34,640 Speaker 1: that's become certainly a nice headline grabbing storyline for this week. 383 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 1: And Murray was asked about that and didn't really want 384 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:39,879 Speaker 1: to get into it, but he did acknowledge that he 385 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:43,480 Speaker 1: would not be taking those kinds of sacks like he 386 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:46,199 Speaker 1: did a year ago, specifically when it was brought up 387 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: that Canard's three sacks all happened on second down. Yeah, 388 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 1: I mean we know that in that game he didn't 389 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:56,119 Speaker 1: take a big hit, and then we know that he 390 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:59,360 Speaker 1: was able to wear down their defensive front Snax Harrison 391 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: and everything else. But I don't remember Canar no disrespect 392 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 1: sacks is sack and you got to get there and 393 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 1: put yourself in a position. But I don't he must 394 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 1: have ran into a couple of sacks, well yeah, or 395 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:16,920 Speaker 1: if you run out of bounds the closest right that 396 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,359 Speaker 1: was happening. You're right, you're right, the closest guy to 397 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:22,360 Speaker 1: the sidelines. Yeah, But I just don't remember. Like, one 398 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:26,800 Speaker 1: thing you notice is because he's in the shotgun so much, 399 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 1: you can see the entire field where you go under 400 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 1: the center and you kind of cut the field in 401 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: half with your shoulders. He has not been hit blindside 402 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:37,400 Speaker 1: like that. And he's gone against you know, Chase Young 403 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: and Ryan Kerrigan and Nicko Yeah, Nick Bosa. And that's 404 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 1: to me, is when you're not going to see the hit, 405 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: and that's where he can't brace himself. Well, he haven't 406 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 1: seen that yet because I think his shoulders are squirts 407 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 1: in the field and he loves being in the gun, 408 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 1: and I think he benefits from that. But I don't 409 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:59,400 Speaker 1: remember any but I think you're right, one or two 410 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: or one kid could have came and maybe the Cardinals 411 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:05,680 Speaker 1: used that film to go after him in free agency. Yeah, 412 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: there you go. Or if if if he's you know, 413 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:10,640 Speaker 1: using film to when he gets released, he's like, hey, 414 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 1: don't forget about me, and he shows the tape of 415 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 1: what he was able to accomplish. What does he average 416 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: like seven and a a half sacks all with the New 417 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 1: York Giants and a couple of years ago with the Lions. Yeah, so, 418 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:25,200 Speaker 1: and we talked about this, Um, you know, couldn't the 419 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:28,360 Speaker 1: Cardinals find another sack guy that can get double digits? 420 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: And just based on playing time, you would think he'd 421 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,480 Speaker 1: be in there now, you know, Jordan Phillips is a 422 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:36,920 Speaker 1: guy that can push the pocket. But realistically, if if 423 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:39,160 Speaker 1: he's out there and we know Reddick's going to get 424 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:41,359 Speaker 1: some of those reps, m he could still be at 425 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 1: eight to nine. Um, you hope to get to ten. 426 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:47,239 Speaker 1: But one thing I didn't know about Canarda is how 427 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 1: physical he is. I mean, he's got a good body. 428 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:52,640 Speaker 1: Like the way he practices. I mean he's sweating there 429 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:55,120 Speaker 1: in practice, like just it's not just going to work 430 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:57,880 Speaker 1: and put going through the motions. But he's physical. He's 431 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 1: got some grit and I really like what he's doing there. 432 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:03,240 Speaker 1: And you know, I know a lot of people thought, well, 433 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:05,719 Speaker 1: Detroit's given up on him, the Giants have given up 434 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:08,120 Speaker 1: on him. He just projected to make five million a year, 435 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 1: you got to look six something. But I think he's 436 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 1: been in a really nice edition well and even better 437 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:17,679 Speaker 1: for Kennard did not have his family or friends in 438 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 1: attendance in the home opener, but he will as well. 439 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 1: Coaches and players have some familiar faces at State Farm 440 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 1: Stadium for this Sunday's game. It was announced officially on 441 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 1: Tuesday that the Arizona Cardinals have received permission from the 442 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:38,400 Speaker 1: Arizona Department of Health Services and the Merricupa County Department 443 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 1: of Public Health that there will be no more than 444 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:46,159 Speaker 1: seven hundred and fifty quote unquote fans and attendance. Now, 445 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:51,120 Speaker 1: I say quote unquote because it's family friends of coaches, 446 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 1: players and staff. Coaches and players are getting four tickets. 447 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 1: Staff like you and I am j full disclosure, getting 448 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:02,440 Speaker 1: two tickets for family and friends to use. And it's 449 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:05,919 Speaker 1: meant to serve as, if you will, a dress rehearsal, 450 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 1: a test run, a dry run, if you will, to 451 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:12,159 Speaker 1: make sure that the health and safety protocols are up 452 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: to speed for fans. Perhaps when the Cardinals come back 453 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 1: to State Farm Stadium at the end of October for 454 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:22,840 Speaker 1: that contest against Seattle, maybe there will be a small 455 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 1: number of fans season ticket holders in attendance. But a 456 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:30,760 Speaker 1: good first step for the Arizona Cardinals to play in 457 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 1: front of the bird gang, if you will. Yeah, And 458 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 1: they were, they were on top of it, just based 459 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 1: on the reports they were getting that. You know, they 460 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: basically said no fans for the first two games. But 461 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 1: I think based on the results and it's they have 462 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:46,920 Speaker 1: to get approved for this, and they obviously got approved 463 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:50,320 Speaker 1: and there's criterias, you know, when you said less than 464 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:53,800 Speaker 1: seven hundred and fifty people. But I do think, you know, 465 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:57,439 Speaker 1: I think if everything goes to plan, and obviously we 466 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:01,120 Speaker 1: continue to flatten the curve and our social distance again 467 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:06,120 Speaker 1: wearing masks, I do think it's a strong possibility when 468 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 1: they come back home. Now, how many fans, There's got 469 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 1: to be a certain percentage, you know, But I think 470 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:16,640 Speaker 1: that's really encouraging because initially we didn't even know if 471 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:19,400 Speaker 1: anybody was going to be there, so this is this 472 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 1: is a dry run to where they want to see 473 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 1: if there's anything that they're missing on the protocols, the 474 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:27,119 Speaker 1: way people entered a stadium, how do they get to 475 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:32,120 Speaker 1: their seats, you know, social distancing because maybe people aren't familiar. 476 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: But you got to watch the game recently last week 477 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:38,160 Speaker 1: and they have maybe the first six day at rows. 478 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 1: They have sponsorship and Cardinals logos. But when we were there, 479 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 1: they actually had zip ties on the seats so you 480 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: could not sit next to someone. So every two seats 481 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:52,879 Speaker 1: had zip tie and you can't even push it down. 482 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:55,080 Speaker 1: I mean you'd have to have a knife. And obviously 483 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 1: you're avoiding the rules. So curious to you how the 484 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:01,200 Speaker 1: seats set up now for people that have quarantined together families. 485 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:04,439 Speaker 1: I assume they'll sit together, and then they'll have some 486 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:08,680 Speaker 1: of their suites where you know, obviously, you know, you 487 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:11,960 Speaker 1: got to find the protocols, but it's they I think 488 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:13,679 Speaker 1: they want to see how it would work out just 489 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,639 Speaker 1: having people sitting by each other, but they're not going 490 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:18,919 Speaker 1: to be on top of each other. And if you 491 00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:22,879 Speaker 1: are watching the game on television on Sunday, the fans 492 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:25,480 Speaker 1: will be on the west side of the stadium or 493 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:27,840 Speaker 1: on the Cardinals side of the field, there will be 494 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 1: no fans opposite behind the Detroit Lions bench. And then 495 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:35,679 Speaker 1: of course seats will be assigned for small group and 496 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:38,400 Speaker 1: socially distanced manner, so you're not gonna have a big 497 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: clump of people together. So it's gonna be interesting to 498 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:46,560 Speaker 1: see and maybe how that affects, you know, is it 499 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 1: any louder? Is there any way for the Cardinal players 500 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:52,639 Speaker 1: to get I don't, let's say more amped up, but 501 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:55,959 Speaker 1: at least there are eyeballs on them outside of just 502 00:27:56,040 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 1: people watching on television. But you know, husbands, I mean fives, girlfriends, children, 503 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 1: mom's dads, brothers, sisters, actually in the stadium to be 504 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 1: able to cheer on their husband's father's sons. Oh, it's 505 00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 1: a great gesture, and I think the Broncos did. Maybe 506 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:19,119 Speaker 1: they're they're cut off with five hundred people. Now. What 507 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:22,720 Speaker 1: we're really finding out though, is, you know, we watched 508 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:24,720 Speaker 1: Cliff and training camp. When we watched him in the 509 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 1: open portion today, he was fired up. He's like, it's 510 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:29,440 Speaker 1: a beautiful day, the son's out and he was kind 511 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:33,679 Speaker 1: of getting his guys fired up. So when when it 512 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 1: comes to Cliff Um, what we're hearing though, is Cliff 513 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 1: from the sidelines can tell the receivers what routes to run. 514 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 1: It's amazing and Andy Isabelle has told us Sad and 515 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:52,240 Speaker 1: other players. Kyler mentioned that, Yeah, I mean, because coaches 516 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 1: are on the sidelines, the crowd noise, you gotta talk 517 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 1: to the quarterback. But Cliff was literally telling receivers because 518 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:02,640 Speaker 1: we know everything's pretty on the coverage and that's probably 519 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 1: why they had a miscommunication when it came to the pick, 520 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:09,880 Speaker 1: which Hopkins took responsibility for. But to me, that's fascinating. 521 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:12,880 Speaker 1: And then Corey Peter said, you know, we can hear 522 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 1: the offensive cadence or sometimes but you got to be 523 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 1: careful there because they could have given you a dummy call. 524 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:20,480 Speaker 1: And then you get to the line, they pat their 525 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:23,600 Speaker 1: hip and they're changing the direction of the plays going. 526 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:26,000 Speaker 1: But just to be down there and like be a 527 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 1: fly on the wall, because I mean, you're talking about 528 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 1: a split second decision where you gotta tell the guy 529 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 1: and supposed that they can hear both teams. So hopefully 530 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 1: those seven hundred and fifty people are making noise and 531 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:41,600 Speaker 1: it would be nice to put the Cardinals to play 532 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:45,040 Speaker 1: with a lead. But you know, I know the Chiefs 533 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 1: had but six thousand people maybe in a seventy one 534 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:52,640 Speaker 1: thousand stadium, and they were pretty loud. Now that's six 535 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:57,520 Speaker 1: thousand though, and obviously was ceremony Knight, you know, raising 536 00:29:57,520 --> 00:29:59,920 Speaker 1: the banner, and you know, obviously they were the bet 537 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:02,600 Speaker 1: our team that night. But I think it's fascinating at 538 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:04,640 Speaker 1: the literally because you would never do that in the 539 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 1: NFL game. He would never be able to help to 540 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:10,920 Speaker 1: receiver and tell Haynes this is a route the coverage, 541 00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:14,400 Speaker 1: but hey, it's within the rules, and more power to 542 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:16,480 Speaker 1: him if they're able to pull it off. You got 543 00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:18,920 Speaker 1: the offensive coordinator. In this case, it's the head coach 544 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:22,240 Speaker 1: Cliff king Urry speaking to Kyler Murray in the headset. 545 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 1: Vanch Joseph Jordan Hicks defensively, but now you could have 546 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:28,640 Speaker 1: David Rye tell Larry Fitzgerald, no'll move up a little bit. 547 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkinson, they'll go to the other side. James Saxon, No, 548 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:34,479 Speaker 1: Chase Edmonds. You know this is what you will, This 549 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:38,720 Speaker 1: is what we need you to do. And that I 550 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 1: think what was it, Corey Peters or one of them 551 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 1: what I can't remember which player was called it a 552 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:46,040 Speaker 1: glorified scrimmage because you can hear the conversation from the 553 00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:49,240 Speaker 1: south lines. Yeah, I think it was Kyler. Maybe just 554 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:52,120 Speaker 1: one more game of that and then that will go 555 00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:54,560 Speaker 1: away in the event that more fans come to State 556 00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:58,720 Speaker 1: Farm Stadium. That's Seattle game, by the way, October twenty fifth, 557 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:01,000 Speaker 1: so a month from now, we'll see where we are. 558 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:04,040 Speaker 1: But it's never going to be a full capacity. No, 559 00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 1: I would not think, I mean I've been told anything, 560 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:09,800 Speaker 1: but I think teams are trying to get twelve point 561 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 1: five percent in there, seventeen point five, which is not 562 00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:18,960 Speaker 1: even twenty five percent, but it's something and again mandatory. 563 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 1: They're wearing masks. Nobody's and coaches obviously have to wear 564 00:31:22,200 --> 00:31:25,080 Speaker 1: masks on the highline and something been fine, So it's 565 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:28,960 Speaker 1: not like, you know, obviously if you're eating and drinking, 566 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 1: you have to take your mask off. But it's mandatory 567 00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:34,480 Speaker 1: that even when we're there in the stadium, I'm wearing 568 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 1: a mask the entire game. Oh yeah, it's it's almost 569 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:40,640 Speaker 1: it's now become a habit. And Craig, I can tell 570 00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:44,520 Speaker 1: you this. Last week, I was in a different area 571 00:31:44,600 --> 00:31:48,640 Speaker 1: and I was able to get the truck feed so 572 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:50,880 Speaker 1: I can see stuff and they're come back from commercials 573 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:53,680 Speaker 1: and I was in there with a couple of guys 574 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:55,400 Speaker 1: and we all had our masks on and we were 575 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:58,720 Speaker 1: all social distancing and there's only three people and we're 576 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:02,520 Speaker 1: on this huge room. So now the only thing about 577 00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:06,280 Speaker 1: the truck copy is is usually get it eight seconds 578 00:32:06,280 --> 00:32:11,040 Speaker 1: before everyone else. But there's no audio, Okay, so I 579 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:16,440 Speaker 1: hear the guy on after the play on the PA 580 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:19,120 Speaker 1: and you know there's a penalty or something you got 581 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 1: to look for. But it's I'm going back to the 582 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:24,479 Speaker 1: TV feed this week because it's nice to have that 583 00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:27,760 Speaker 1: coaches film the twenty twelve film and they show you 584 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:31,520 Speaker 1: like they're rewinding the highlights they're gonna show you coming back, 585 00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 1: so you kind of an idea what they're gonna zero 586 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:39,280 Speaker 1: in on, but no audio. That was tough. Bird Gang. 587 00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:44,640 Speaker 1: Subscribe to Arizona Cardinals podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast, Stitcher, 588 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:47,480 Speaker 1: and SoundCloud. Listen to your favorite shows on the go 589 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:50,800 Speaker 1: like Cardinals Underground, The Big Red Rage, The Cardinal's Red Superport, 590 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:53,520 Speaker 1: and of course this show Cardinals Cover two. Visit Easy 591 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:57,600 Speaker 1: Cardinals dot com slash podcast for more information. Now, we 592 00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:00,200 Speaker 1: do know as far as fans in the stands all 593 00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:03,040 Speaker 1: and friends, that Andy Isabella will have his brother and 594 00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:06,720 Speaker 1: sister and attendance. They are currently staying with him at 595 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:09,880 Speaker 1: the moment, so he said that they were very happy 596 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:11,840 Speaker 1: to hear the news that they'd be able to go 597 00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:17,240 Speaker 1: and watch their brother play and right now wasn't a 598 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 1: factor in week one, but in week two had two catches, 599 00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:25,160 Speaker 1: his first two targets of the season, and it was 600 00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:28,360 Speaker 1: interesting to hear him speak because everyone wanted to know 601 00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:31,479 Speaker 1: he's the second round pick. Byron Murphy gets a lot 602 00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:33,880 Speaker 1: of the attention, but everyone is looking at Andy Isabella 603 00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:36,960 Speaker 1: to make that jump here in year two and it 604 00:33:37,040 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 1: was just two catches the deep ball, but then that 605 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:42,440 Speaker 1: passed across the middle that he had to adjust too 606 00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 1: because it was thrown behind him. There's an expectation now 607 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 1: that not that year one was a wash, but year two, 608 00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:54,120 Speaker 1: building now on what he did against Washington and see 609 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:58,800 Speaker 1: if he can't force the coach's hands to increase his role. Well, 610 00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:02,640 Speaker 1: he was asked, you know, I think it was Katherine Fitzgerald. 611 00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:05,880 Speaker 1: Kyle asked him a couple of questions too. She wonders, 612 00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:07,920 Speaker 1: because when you look at his yards per catch, it's 613 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:09,960 Speaker 1: it's like, holy smokes, why don't they throw the ball 614 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:14,320 Speaker 1: to him more? But I think, as he said, as 615 00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:17,279 Speaker 1: you know, the offense starts to flow and there they're 616 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:20,080 Speaker 1: they're messing guys in and out. He thinks he can 617 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:23,359 Speaker 1: be involved in the intermediate routes. We know he's good 618 00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:25,360 Speaker 1: on the jet sweep. We know he's good the flat 619 00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:28,000 Speaker 1: when you throw a quick pass to him, which I 620 00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:32,120 Speaker 1: consider extend to run plays. We mentioned it after week one. 621 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:34,759 Speaker 1: I mean, he's going to get more opportunities. And how 622 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:37,239 Speaker 1: does it go from fourteen to twenty? I don't know. 623 00:34:37,680 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 1: I mean, we're going to talk about the wide receivers. 624 00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:43,360 Speaker 1: Because Keishaw Johnson's healthy. They could dress six receivers this 625 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:46,120 Speaker 1: week because sherfields he plays on team, so we know 626 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:50,160 Speaker 1: who the top three receivers are. So um, but yeah, 627 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:51,759 Speaker 1: I hate to say it was a wash because I 628 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:53,799 Speaker 1: think he learned something. But I know where you're going. 629 00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:59,759 Speaker 1: He's a different guy. He's comfortable, he's confident, he knows 630 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:01,960 Speaker 1: he playing this league and that when he said that, 631 00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:04,960 Speaker 1: I'm like, yeah, I think you can too. And you know, 632 00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:07,720 Speaker 1: you gotta you gotta crawl before you walk in this league. 633 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:09,880 Speaker 1: And uh, what he went through last year, Just like 634 00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:13,239 Speaker 1: Byron Murphy and Kyler Murray, they're gonna that's gonna make 635 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:16,960 Speaker 1: those guys better players. Just you know, they know that 636 00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:18,960 Speaker 1: there was, you know, some bad film out there, and 637 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:21,560 Speaker 1: maybe we didn't watch him in practice, but he's catching 638 00:35:21,560 --> 00:35:23,279 Speaker 1: a ball so much different now. If he would have 639 00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:26,120 Speaker 1: dropped that ball, that I would have been like, oh, 640 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:29,440 Speaker 1: that's disappointing. But he didn't, and like you said, he 641 00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:32,919 Speaker 1: had to you know, kind of changes route a little 642 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:35,680 Speaker 1: bit on the other one. So those are encouraging things. 643 00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:38,080 Speaker 1: And we know that Kyler trusts him and part of 644 00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:41,080 Speaker 1: that draft class, those guys are attached for light and 645 00:35:41,080 --> 00:35:42,960 Speaker 1: and when when we talk to that draft class over 646 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:46,080 Speaker 1: the last couple of weeks, they say they want to 647 00:35:46,120 --> 00:35:49,080 Speaker 1: leave their legacy now when they when they got here, 648 00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:51,760 Speaker 1: you know, obviously didn't win a ton of games prior 649 00:35:51,800 --> 00:35:54,480 Speaker 1: to that um, but they want to be part of 650 00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:57,000 Speaker 1: changing the legacy and the culture. And we look back 651 00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:59,839 Speaker 1: at this class hopefully we're talking about guys are really 652 00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:04,040 Speaker 1: impact not only on the field, but also in the committee. 653 00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:08,239 Speaker 1: Isabella admitted that his rookie year was quote a wake 654 00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:11,680 Speaker 1: up call. And then he was asked how much different 655 00:36:12,080 --> 00:36:15,160 Speaker 1: is he this year versus last year, and he said, quote, 656 00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:19,600 Speaker 1: I've come a million miles from last season. And then 657 00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:23,240 Speaker 1: the quote that I think Kylo Dugard wrote on asy 658 00:36:23,280 --> 00:36:27,080 Speaker 1: cardinals dot com, which says a lot about Isabella, quote 659 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:32,120 Speaker 1: I can play in this league. Quote. The Cardinals know 660 00:36:32,520 --> 00:36:34,680 Speaker 1: he can play in this league. They wouldn't have drafted 661 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:38,520 Speaker 1: him if they didn't think so. And maybe Isabella was 662 00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:40,960 Speaker 1: a little bit leary at some point last season on 663 00:36:41,080 --> 00:36:44,279 Speaker 1: whether he thought he could play in this league. But 664 00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:47,600 Speaker 1: he certainly has put in the work, He's got the confidence. 665 00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:50,000 Speaker 1: We heard wide receivers coach David Ry bringing that up 666 00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:54,439 Speaker 1: in the offseason and during training camp that Isabella will 667 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:57,759 Speaker 1: use that phrase night and day from where he was 668 00:36:58,080 --> 00:37:02,080 Speaker 1: a year ago. Yeah, kutus him because you know the 669 00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:05,319 Speaker 1: cameras are always around and we know how much he 670 00:37:05,360 --> 00:37:07,520 Speaker 1: was training last year with the judge machine with his 671 00:37:07,640 --> 00:37:12,759 Speaker 1: sister and probably ninety nine point nine percent of the 672 00:37:12,760 --> 00:37:15,120 Speaker 1: guys who are working out. But I'm sure it was 673 00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:18,680 Speaker 1: a different offseason for him. It was more mental. But 674 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:20,759 Speaker 1: now he's comfortable, like he can just go out there 675 00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:24,200 Speaker 1: and play football anything, like when you're thinking and you're 676 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:27,720 Speaker 1: not reacting and you're just like something doesn't come natural 677 00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:29,799 Speaker 1: to you, and sometimes you know, words don't come to you, 678 00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:35,680 Speaker 1: and man, he gets frustrated. But for him, he's comfortable 679 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:37,399 Speaker 1: in his own skin and he knows he can play 680 00:37:37,440 --> 00:37:39,840 Speaker 1: in this league and they know it, and like I said, 681 00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:45,200 Speaker 1: the fact that Number one likes him and trust him. Hey, listen, 682 00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:48,680 Speaker 1: I'm sure Kyler Field's pressure thrown into Hopkins and fits 683 00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:50,960 Speaker 1: at times and Kirk, but if Andy's open, they're gonna 684 00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:53,160 Speaker 1: throw it to him. And it doesn't just have to 685 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:56,120 Speaker 1: be the deep ball. That's something that he holds intermediate 686 00:37:56,760 --> 00:38:00,279 Speaker 1: that I mean, I know they've got a law jam 687 00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:03,120 Speaker 1: at slot receiver. Probably a good element a half because 688 00:38:03,120 --> 00:38:05,560 Speaker 1: you got your ex receiver and Hopkins. But he would 689 00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:08,120 Speaker 1: be perfect on those slant passes because now all of 690 00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:11,399 Speaker 1: a sudden, if you know, a linebacker or safety are 691 00:38:11,400 --> 00:38:13,400 Speaker 1: not going to catch him, and it won't be for 692 00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:16,279 Speaker 1: a touchdown, but it'll be like a seven eight yard 693 00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:19,840 Speaker 1: slant pass and then like a thirty yard game, you know, 694 00:38:19,960 --> 00:38:22,000 Speaker 1: I think, and I'm not comparing him, please, I mean 695 00:38:22,120 --> 00:38:24,520 Speaker 1: John Taylor and Jerry Rice they feast it off that 696 00:38:24,640 --> 00:38:27,400 Speaker 1: from Joe Montana. Yeah, they were throwing bombs on the 697 00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:30,400 Speaker 1: field to the white Clark and obviously you know a 698 00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:33,239 Speaker 1: safety net. But I think he's got the ability to 699 00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:37,080 Speaker 1: take that slant passing. Nice sound effect, by the way, 700 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:40,600 Speaker 1: thank you. Just two catches, but they were I think 701 00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:44,320 Speaker 1: two important catches for Isabella here in twenty twenty, and 702 00:38:44,360 --> 00:38:47,680 Speaker 1: we'll just see where it goes. Well, the speed is real. 703 00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:50,120 Speaker 1: I mean, we look at Kyler, how fast he is. Well, 704 00:38:50,680 --> 00:38:52,720 Speaker 1: I don't know what a forty yard dash does for 705 00:38:52,719 --> 00:38:55,239 Speaker 1: for a quarterback unless somebody's chase him, But for a 706 00:38:55,239 --> 00:38:58,239 Speaker 1: forty yard dash for a wide receiver, I could somebody 707 00:38:58,280 --> 00:39:00,279 Speaker 1: else is probably in there saying they're the fast kind 708 00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:02,360 Speaker 1: of team. But I think it's clearer Andy Isabel is 709 00:39:02,360 --> 00:39:04,680 Speaker 1: the fastest kuy of the team. Oh, Kyler Murray is 710 00:39:04,719 --> 00:39:07,040 Speaker 1: saying he is the fastest player on the team. Well, 711 00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:10,200 Speaker 1: Kenyan Drake saying that he's the fastest player on the team. 712 00:39:10,239 --> 00:39:13,319 Speaker 1: I heard his interview with Rich Eisen after a week 713 00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:18,000 Speaker 1: one saying that yeah, he's he believes he's the fastest. Well, 714 00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:21,799 Speaker 1: you know, the only good thing there is if they 715 00:39:21,840 --> 00:39:25,080 Speaker 1: believe that, then show it and a lot of it. 716 00:39:25,120 --> 00:39:29,920 Speaker 1: With Isabella's it's the belief in yourself. All right, m 717 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:34,160 Speaker 1: j Xes and os Tomorrow, Well, we've we've discussed last 718 00:39:34,239 --> 00:39:37,600 Speaker 1: year's meeting. Now let's flash forward and look at this 719 00:39:37,680 --> 00:39:41,480 Speaker 1: coming meeting on Sunday, because now I'm anxious to see 720 00:39:41,560 --> 00:39:45,120 Speaker 1: you know what almost three hundred and sixty five days 721 00:39:45,160 --> 00:39:48,080 Speaker 1: difference means for the Arizona Cardinals here this year. And 722 00:39:48,120 --> 00:39:51,960 Speaker 1: we forget it's just been eighteen games with Kingsbury and Murray. 723 00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:56,440 Speaker 1: Sunday will be the nineteenth game in the National Football League. Well, 724 00:39:56,480 --> 00:39:58,960 Speaker 1: and we'll get into some of the particulars as you mentioned, 725 00:39:58,960 --> 00:40:02,399 Speaker 1: but having game losing streak dating the back last year 726 00:40:02,560 --> 00:40:06,760 Speaker 1: four consecutive ten point leads and look about the Lions. 727 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:11,640 Speaker 1: The Lions, Yeah, they still got Matthew Stafford, Kenny Golladay 728 00:40:11,719 --> 00:40:13,120 Speaker 1: is gonna be here. They they're trying to run the 729 00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:17,280 Speaker 1: ball more. We'll get into it. But again, I think 730 00:40:17,480 --> 00:40:19,600 Speaker 1: a lead in this game would go a long way, 731 00:40:19,680 --> 00:40:21,799 Speaker 1: and that would force them to throw the ball more 732 00:40:21,840 --> 00:40:23,840 Speaker 1: than they probably want to. I think they want to 733 00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:26,440 Speaker 1: peep this close to the best, you know, going there 734 00:40:26,440 --> 00:40:28,200 Speaker 1: at the half and then make some plays in the 735 00:40:28,239 --> 00:40:30,600 Speaker 1: second half. And I think the Cardinals feel like, you know, 736 00:40:31,040 --> 00:40:33,840 Speaker 1: let's let's put the foot on the pedal to start 737 00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:37,280 Speaker 1: the game and that weight and don't have any lulls, no, 738 00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:39,239 Speaker 1: no going through motions. When you get a good lead, 739 00:40:39,440 --> 00:40:41,600 Speaker 1: you still gotta you've still gotta play sixteen minutes. And 740 00:40:41,880 --> 00:40:44,960 Speaker 1: I know sometimes defenses are called the shell defense or 741 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:48,319 Speaker 1: prevent defense. You don't see preventing third quarter though, But 742 00:40:48,400 --> 00:40:51,400 Speaker 1: you still got to line up and play because you know, 743 00:40:51,400 --> 00:40:53,719 Speaker 1: you're putting stuff on film and other teams look at that. 744 00:40:53,840 --> 00:40:56,160 Speaker 1: How you play in the fourth quarter, they're gonna say, well, 745 00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:58,120 Speaker 1: maybe we should do this in the first quarter. Can 746 00:40:58,160 --> 00:41:01,360 Speaker 1: they react to it? On paper, the Cardinals are a 747 00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:04,080 Speaker 1: better team, but we know the game is not played 748 00:41:04,719 --> 00:41:07,719 Speaker 1: on paper, It's played on the grass. We will wait 749 00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:11,279 Speaker 1: and see on Sunday. And on that note, let's put 750 00:41:11,280 --> 00:41:14,440 Speaker 1: a lid on this edition of Cardinals Cover two presented 751 00:41:14,440 --> 00:41:18,040 Speaker 1: by Hunday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals Special. Thanks 752 00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:22,120 Speaker 1: as always to our executive producer, Jim Amahundro. For Mike Jarecki, 753 00:41:22,200 --> 00:41:24,319 Speaker 1: I'm Craig Riel Loup. We'll talk to you next time 754 00:41:24,480 --> 00:41:26,040 Speaker 1: you're on Cardinals Cover two.