1 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: Welcome Bird Gang, and welcome to a football Friday. On 2 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 1: today's show, Here's the question, and it's one we won't 3 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 1: know the answer to until Sunday. How do the Cardinals 4 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:19,639 Speaker 1: respond after their first loss of the season. We know 5 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: they've had plenty of time to think about it. Another question, 6 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: who's starting at quarterback? That remains an unknown regardless, Mike 7 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: directly gives you his three keys to victory, the X 8 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: factor and intangible for Week nine. But first, zach Ertz, 9 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: good player, better person. It's Cardinals Cover two, episode four 10 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 1: ninety one, and it starts now. Welcome to Cardinals Cover 11 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 1: two with Craig Grigolu and Mike Direcki. Cardinals Cover two 12 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: is presented by Hyunday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals 13 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts, Visit asy Cardinals dot Com, 14 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: Lash podcasts. Going for Hopkins one hand to catch in 15 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 1: a touchdown? DeAndre Hopkins. Here's Craig Griolu and Mike Jarecki. 16 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: We need some good news, MJ. It's been a long 17 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: week in the NFL, and I don't know, maybe it's 18 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: felt even longer for some teams versus others. But today 19 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:25,479 Speaker 1: marks three weeks since zach Ertz was acquired. He's made 20 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: an impact on the field, we know that, and more importantly, 21 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: in a short amount of time, he's made an impact 22 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 1: off the field. Ertz today was recognized by the NFLPA 23 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: honored with the Weekly Community MVP. So congratulations to zach 24 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: Ertz and his wife. And I think, to my knowledge, 25 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: so the first time in a long time that an 26 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals player has been so honored. Yeah, we've had 27 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: different crucial catches where Larry would donate maybe five or 28 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: ten thousand dollars for every touchdown or a reception, but 29 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: those are just you know, individual weekly and he's done 30 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: this in Philadelphia and again you can't say enough good 31 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: things about just him and his foundation. And the fact 32 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: is they're going to donate for every touchdown score, not 33 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 1: him scoring touchdowns as a team, and you're talking to 34 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 1: another nine games here, So very good on that end. 35 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: And you know, I think he's fitting perfectly. I think 36 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: I've maintained and I actually tweeted out, We've talked about it. 37 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: I think he's more than just a reruntal player. I 38 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: know he likes to valley, he works out here in 39 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: the offseason. Didn't know that until the other day and 40 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: resigned Max Williams. And then the draft is loaded with 41 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 1: tight ends, and so I think the Cardinals will like 42 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:40,639 Speaker 1: to find a young tight end. But he fits everything 43 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: they're looking for and they're going to need him on 44 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 1: Sunday based on who's going to be available at the 45 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: wide receiver position, and I think it's a good safety 46 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: net for any quarterback to throw to zach Ertz. Three 47 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: weeks is not a lot of time. Yet he has 48 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: as stimulated into that locker room very very well. We 49 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: know his friendship with Jordan Hicks, he knows Justin Pugh 50 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: and a handful of other players. So it wouldn't say 51 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: it's been seamless, but it certainly has been easier in 52 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 1: the fact that he does know this area and he 53 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: spends his offseasons here. But what they have done talking 54 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 1: about zach Ertz and his wife providing five thousand meals 55 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: to Arizona Food Banks for every Cardinals touchdown this season, 56 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 1: not his own every Cardinals touchdown, plus earlier he broke 57 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: ground on his House of Hope project that will build 58 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: a safe place for Philadelphia youth. So once again congratulations 59 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: to zach Ertz. Now the NFLPA will donate ten thousand 60 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: dollars to Ertzs foundation or to the charity of his choice. 61 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: But that was nice to wake up to news like 62 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: that considering what we've been dealing with, not only here 63 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: with the Cardinals as far as injuries and in the 64 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: rest of the league, as far as what is going 65 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: on with COVID nineteen and other injuries across the league. Yeah, 66 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: in over the couple of years because of COVID. You know, 67 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: sometimes the Cardinals will sending out their robot and the 68 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: Cardinals will have a player behind the robot, and you know, 69 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: you got to give a lot of guys credit. They 70 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: do this shopping spree, you know, to the inner city. 71 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: But when we get around Thanksgiving and Christmas, all these 72 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: food banks need food. So they're doing a great thing there. 73 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 1: And you know it's always tuna, fish and soup and 74 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 1: peanut butter stuff that can last on the shelves. So 75 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: even if you're going shopping and there's a little box there, 76 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: just keep this in mind. Around the holidays, people need food, 77 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:37,840 Speaker 1: and it's great that the Cardinals and zach Ertz are 78 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 1: doing their part and still trying to do as much 79 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: as possible in the midst of a pandemic. It's not 80 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: easy with people are doing the best they can, all right. 81 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: It is a Football Friday edition of Cardinals Covered two 82 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: presented by Hyundai, partner of the Arizona Cardinals. And it 83 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: is the final time knock on wood that we say 84 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: this Ankle watch day three and once again Kyler Murray 85 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: not present during the open portion of practice. Big deal, 86 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:12,840 Speaker 1: no deal Again, we won't know until Sunday when inactives 87 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: are announced ninety minutes before kickoff. Officially, Kyle the Murray 88 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: is listed as questionable. He's a game day decision now. 89 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: If he is active, that means he's starting. If he's inactive, 90 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: that means Coulton McCoy gets to start. In Chris Traveler 91 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:30,600 Speaker 1: is the backup. There is no hey, let's make him 92 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:34,600 Speaker 1: active and start coult McCoy. That makes no sense whatsoever. 93 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: Couldn't agree more. And you know, we know that Kyler 94 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: Murray and Kingsbury have maintained he doesn't need to practice, 95 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: he's in meetings, he's getting mental reps. We did not 96 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:48,159 Speaker 1: see him on the field during the open portion Wednesday, 97 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 1: Thursday or Friday, not a surprise. That was hoping if 98 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,280 Speaker 1: he didn't make enough progress that he would be out there. 99 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:56,799 Speaker 1: But again he's in the meeting. So it's a long season, 100 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: and we know the last couple of years, whether it 101 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: was the hamstring or the show older he started forty 102 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,720 Speaker 1: consecutive games in his career so far, sixteen to sixteen 103 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 1: and eight. But they got to make sure that it's 104 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:11,160 Speaker 1: a long season. And again, I'm sure all these guys 105 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:14,159 Speaker 1: want to play, considering that they're coming off a loss, 106 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,119 Speaker 1: but I think they got enough depth on the roster 107 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: that you know, hopefully it's nothing that's gonna linger. Maybe 108 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: it's just a one game issue, and he would have 109 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: off since the Packers game along with Hops, So we'll 110 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: just wait and see. But I think the organization has 111 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 1: to make the right decision for the future, meaning the 112 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: next nine games and the postseason. You don't want Murray 113 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 1: to re injure himself or further the injury to where 114 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, it's not a week to week thing, 115 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: but it's multiple weeks, and you want if Murray is 116 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,359 Speaker 1: able to play, to be able to protect himself. He 117 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:50,920 Speaker 1: doesn't need to scramble and turn around and move left 118 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 1: and right, north, south or even design runs. Just be 119 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 1: able to elude a little bit of the pressure, but 120 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:01,039 Speaker 1: be able to move in that pocket. Literally be Tom 121 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: Brady as a pocket pastor. You do have to be 122 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 1: able to move a little bit, but you're not moving 123 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: outside the tackle box. Yeah, and I think people are. 124 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: You know, Kyler Murray's not going to play. You know 125 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: it's gonna be Colton McCoy if that's the case. Now, 126 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:18,239 Speaker 1: Chris Streveler. I thought he had a really good training camp. 127 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: I mean he can do a lot of different things. 128 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 1: I know that he was not ready and unfortunately he 129 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 1: was thrown into the mix. They were throwing the ball. 130 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: They probably should have ran more, He should have ran more. 131 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: But I thought he had a really good camp. And 132 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 1: it's depth. But Colton McCoy's he's a veteran quarterback. He's 133 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: seen everything. He's really helped Kyler watch film. You know, 134 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 1: this is a game where you may be lean on 135 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: the run game a little bit depending on if Murray 136 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 1: is the starter where he's not going to be at 137 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: a run. Like you said, pocket passer. He's really increased 138 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: his yards per attempt, his completion percentage from sitting in 139 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: the pocket and making throws. And we've heard Chase and 140 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 1: Kirk say, you know, there's strows that he makes that 141 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: not a lot of guys can make. We're talking about 142 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 1: in tight windows. So but I think Kingsbury's comfortable if 143 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 1: he has to go to Coulton McCoy just based on 144 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 1: how much he's brought to this team. And again, it's 145 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: not Chris Streveler, even though I thought he really showed 146 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: some upside in training camp. McCoy here in his twelfth 147 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: NFL season, thirty career starts, he's eight and twenty two, 148 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 1: not a great record, but as we had Drew Stanton 149 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: earlier this week on the Red Sea Report, he acknowledged 150 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: that his one loss record not great. But in a pinch, 151 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:33,440 Speaker 1: you're ready, you prepare to be the starter, and we 152 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: always hear it. You're one play away, and that goes 153 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: with every starter. But keep this in mind, burd Gang. 154 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: Last season, Colton McCoy did make two starts Week thirteen 155 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: at Seattle, he beat the Seahawks, and then two weeks later, 156 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 1: week fifteen against the Browns at home, ended up losing 157 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: that contest. So it's not like he hasn't started in 158 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: several years. He did make two starts last year with 159 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:00,680 Speaker 1: the Giants when Daniel Jones was sidelined. Like I said, 160 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: you know, going into the offseason, you know I was 161 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: a big Tyrod Taylor fan. You know, clearly the Houston 162 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: Texans said we're gonna make him the starter. I thought 163 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 1: RG three just based on Murray's skill set. RG three 164 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: is now working for ESPN. He blew away the networks 165 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 1: when it comes to analysts. But the next guy was 166 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: Colt McCoy, and I was like, Okay, look at his 167 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: track record and he's played in different systems, he's played 168 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 1: for different head coaches and just listening to the guys, 169 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: I mean from day one, he's brought a lot to 170 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,839 Speaker 1: that quarterback room and I'm sure strugglers learning a lot 171 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:36,959 Speaker 1: from him. Kyler is learning a lot, and Kyler had 172 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: to teach him the offense along with Cam Turner. But 173 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:42,839 Speaker 1: Colt was able to sit down and watch film and 174 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:45,559 Speaker 1: things are slowing down, you know, Kyler was going through 175 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: his progression, So I don't know if there was you know, 176 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: we talked about Matt Prador and Roddy Hudson where they 177 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 1: rank in signings, but this is an underrated signing. And 178 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: again it's not for five weeks or two, you know, 179 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: three or four weeks. Hopefully it's only for one game. 180 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: That's what his job is going to be. Well, what 181 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: did we talk about in the offseason that that was 182 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: a position, backup quarterback that needed to be upgraded, and 183 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: it needed to be upgraded in this sense, you are 184 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: looking for someone to come in for four five games 185 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: at most, because if you lose a starter for any 186 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 1: more time than that, then you know teams that start 187 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: defending you differently. Here they're gonna stick with their offense. 188 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 1: You gotta still be If Kyler doesn't Plague not to 189 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 1: interrupt you, Kylo doesn't play, you're gonna see some change 190 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:33,559 Speaker 1: in the office. But from a standpoint of probably more 191 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: under center, no RPOs, no zone reads, because that's his strength, 192 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 1: and that would be to be expected because you want 193 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 1: to play kate to what Coote McCoy does. But you're 194 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:48,319 Speaker 1: looking just to get through get by go two and two, 195 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:53,960 Speaker 1: three and one. Just hold that spot for Kyler Murray 196 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: and more importantly hold that position for the team. So 197 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 1: there's not a lot of drop off as far as 198 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 1: as within the record and with the standings. That's what 199 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: we talked about in the offseason as far as needing 200 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 1: to find a player. And at the time, I mean, 201 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 1: there were a whole bunch of names out there and 202 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 1: it didn't matter to me who it was. Just go 203 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: out and get that player. And they did in Coote McCoy, 204 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 1: and you know, he got a chance to play in 205 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:23,319 Speaker 1: the preseason along with Streveler. They only had two preseason 206 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 1: games and he looked apart. And like I said, I 207 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 1: know that was a priority going into the off season. 208 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:31,440 Speaker 1: They didn't want to be caught with their pants down 209 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: where if Kyler went down for a game or two, 210 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 1: or a possession or a couple of games, they wanted 211 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 1: somebody to come in or whether it be a huge 212 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 1: drop off. And this connotation, well he's a game manager, 213 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 1: Well that means you're not making mistakes. They're not asking 214 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: him to go out there and throw for four hundred yards. 215 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 1: These they should rely on their run game, obviously, their 216 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:53,080 Speaker 1: weapons on the outside, regardless who the other receivers are, 217 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 1: Antoine Wesley, possibly Andy Isabella. So again, game manager Ryan 218 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:03,439 Speaker 1: fitz Patrick, sometimes you're gonna throw three touchdowns. You just 219 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: don't want to turn the ball over or give another 220 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: team a pick six. Darren Urban had the opportunity to 221 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: catch up with Culte McCoy this week, and it's a 222 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 1: great article up on asy Cardinals dot com. But I 223 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:18,960 Speaker 1: want to pass along this quote from McCoy. Quote for me, 224 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: it's important if I come off the bench to help 225 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: because something happened to the starter. My teammates can know 226 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: what they're getting for me. End quote. And the big 227 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: difference this week versus you know, Cold McCoy coming off 228 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: the bench within a game, is he took all the 229 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:41,680 Speaker 1: first team reps this week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, whatever 230 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:45,199 Speaker 1: walkthrough they do, it's been cult McCoy. So he has 231 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: been working with the wide receivers not named DeAndre Hopkins, 232 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: but he is getting those practice reps as opposed to 233 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 1: Kyla Murray starts and then all of a sudden, second quarter, 234 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 1: third quarter, Colde McCoy comes in off the bench, and 235 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: maybe there's some less familiar with a Christian Kirk or 236 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:04,959 Speaker 1: Rondel Moore. Yeah, and Colt's been running the scout team, 237 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 1: you know, for the most part, and now he's taken 238 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 1: all the reps and Kingsbury's big on Wednesday, Thursday and 239 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 1: Friday when it comes to Temple, and that's why he 240 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:15,440 Speaker 1: said the offense will change a little bit. Again, I 241 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: don't think their concepts are going to change. The scheme's 242 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: not gonna change, but they're gonna play to his strengths, 243 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: which would be a lot of times running the football. 244 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's going to be a dink 245 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 1: and dunk a if he gets rid of the ball 246 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: quick enough, he doesn't take the pressure from the outside, 247 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 1: but bosa that you could take some shots down the 248 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 1: field then and the backup quarterback has been successful as 249 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: of late across the National Football League. Look at last week, 250 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: Mike White, Trevor Simeon, Cooper Rush, Geno Smith. They all 251 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:50,200 Speaker 1: won in Week eight. Can now Colt McCoy again if needed, 252 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 1: continue that run of backup quarterbacks being successful. This is 253 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 1: not a long term solution. This is short term, whether 254 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 1: that's one week, two weeks, or three weeks. And the 255 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: guys you mentioned, Trevor Simeon had an opportunity. He was 256 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:05,719 Speaker 1: with Vans in Denver and then he's bounced around. Then 257 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 1: you look at Cooper Rush, he's kind of been the 258 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 1: backup there to Dak Prescott and then you look at 259 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:13,320 Speaker 1: Mike White. They don't have the same experience that Colt 260 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 1: McCoy has. Gino has starts, but again, McCoy has been 261 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 1: in the league at twelve years. The one difference is 262 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 1: with a Couparash, he'd been within that offense for a while, 263 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: Gino Smith for a while. It's half a season for 264 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: Colte McCoy learning this offense. But everyone that we've talked 265 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 1: to or heard from, whether it was the head coach 266 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: or teammates, both on offense and defense, full confidence in 267 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: Coulte McCoy. And I wouldn't expect them to say anything less. 268 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 1: But it's the manner in which they said it, no 269 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: hesitation and being fourth, being very vocal and adamant by 270 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: what they're saying, that hey, we can win a game 271 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: with Colte McCoy if needed. Yeah, And that's an excellent 272 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: point on your part about how those guys in those systems. 273 00:15:00,840 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: I'm just saying from an NFL experience standpoint, he's seen 274 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 1: a lot more than those guys, even though you know 275 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 1: they're going against their defenses in practice. But I think 276 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: it's a valid point that you meet. He got all 277 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: the reps in practice this week, where in previous weeks 278 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:16,440 Speaker 1: Kyler gets all the reps and then he runs a 279 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 1: scout team. Now you watch, we spent this considerable amount 280 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 1: of time here on Cardinals Cover two presented by Honday, 281 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: Proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. And there won't be 282 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 1: any questions whatsoever Sunday morning, because Kyle Murray will wake up, 283 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: feel good and starting, you know, throw for three hundred 284 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 1: yards and we'll all look back and say, what the 285 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 1: heck did we miss? But hey, you have to be prepared, 286 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 1: and we're prepared here on Cardinals Covered two, presented by Honday, 287 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: Proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. DeAndre Hopkins also going 288 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 1: to be a game day decision. Did not practice all week, 289 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 1: and we've seen this song and dance before. MJ. Don't practice, 290 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 1: play on Sunday, play very very well. Only played fifteen 291 00:15:56,920 --> 00:16:00,080 Speaker 1: snaps against the Green Bay Packers, so this is a 292 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 1: little bit different. And even Kingsbury acknowledged as much, not 293 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: sure if Hopkins would be available this week, and that 294 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: just when you don't have already an AJ grain, now 295 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: you're missing your top two wide receivers with the potential 296 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:18,640 Speaker 1: of a backup quarterback. Things don't look great on paper. 297 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 1: So what do the Cardinals do or what is to 298 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: be expected if you're without your starting quarterback and your 299 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: top two wide receivers. Well, he only played fifteen snaps 300 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 1: in the last game, and you know he obviously caught 301 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: that pass and had the face masks penalty, and then 302 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 1: he obviously put himself back in the game. I think 303 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 1: his man was in the right spot. But you gotta 304 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: let your wide receivers coach because it's about based on 305 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 1: formations and personnel grouping. So the same way I feel 306 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: about Kyler Murray. It's a long season and you got 307 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: to make sure he's right because we know when he 308 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: wasn't out there, there was a little bit less separation 309 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: than normal and maybe teams who were saying, we're gonna 310 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: go man and man presses the line, so you're not 311 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 1: gonna get off the scrimmage. But I'm going to be 312 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: very cautious with hop because they need him for the 313 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: long haul. Hopkins against the Packers missed more than thirty 314 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:10,440 Speaker 1: minutes of action between the first half and second half 315 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: when he went out and then when he returned. Unbeknownst 316 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:16,199 Speaker 1: to the coaching staff on not knowing that Hopkins was 317 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 1: going to run back out onto the football field. But 318 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 1: during those thirty minutes of action, the team ran talking 319 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 1: about the Cardinals twenty two plays for just fifty four yards. 320 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 1: And that goes back to Week five when Max Williams 321 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:31,439 Speaker 1: was injured and lost not only for that game but 322 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: for the rest of the season. But in that particular game, 323 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: also against the forty nine ers, things changed. There was 324 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: somewhat of a step back, and the offense kind of 325 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:43,440 Speaker 1: had to regroup, and we saw that against the Packers. 326 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: You lose a main piece or part of a cog 327 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:47,879 Speaker 1: within the engine, if you will, and then all of 328 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:49,920 Speaker 1: a sudden you need to figure out how to make 329 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 1: do with what you got, and sometimes it's a quick 330 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 1: fix and other times it's not. You certainly would like 331 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 1: to see Hopkins on the field, even at less than 332 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: one hundred percent, But to your point, it's about the 333 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 1: long term view of twenty twenty one. Yeah, and Cliff 334 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:06,680 Speaker 1: made a comment that heat hopped literally can just jump 335 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:10,520 Speaker 1: off the rehab table and just run out there. But again, 336 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna have to have these tough conversations 337 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:17,879 Speaker 1: to where it's not about week nine. It's about the 338 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 1: rest of the season, the nine games in Right now, 339 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:22,520 Speaker 1: they are a playoff team, or at least they're projected 340 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:25,239 Speaker 1: to be a playoff team. So we all know they 341 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: want to play, but it's like, I don't want to 342 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:30,200 Speaker 1: be redundant. It's just it's a marathon, it's not a sprint. 343 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: There is some good news. Rodney Hudson is, according to Kingsbury, 344 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: trending the right way to be able to return and 345 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:43,919 Speaker 1: be activated off of injured reserve, off the weights for that. 346 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 1: Over the weekend, Max Garcia listed as questionable because of 347 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 1: an achilles injury. There will not be a Jonathan Ward 348 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:56,400 Speaker 1: siding because of a concussion, and James Wiggins has been 349 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: ruled out. Richard Lawrence has also been ruled out with 350 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:02,879 Speaker 1: a cap injury, and that's unfortunate, but as vanch Joseph mentioned, 351 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: they need to figure out a way to keep him healthy. 352 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: And Kingsbury acknowledge and confirm that there was a setback 353 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:13,679 Speaker 1: with Richard Lawrence at practice on Thursday. Yeah, I was 354 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: able to see that during the open portion. He was 355 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: he was on the field, he was cleared and they 356 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:21,479 Speaker 1: started doing drills and he had a setback. I can 357 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:24,960 Speaker 1: tell he was very upset just because he knows going 358 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 1: into the season he was starting nose tackle. You know, 359 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:30,679 Speaker 1: can ever have enough depth. But I'm glad Corey Peters 360 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 1: is coming back, you know, I'm glad that you know, 361 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:35,399 Speaker 1: Jordan phil was just giving this team a spark, and 362 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 1: Zach Allen and Dogbee and you know Lucky Foe too 363 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: is kind of coming on. So I like where they 364 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: are there. But Richard Lawrence makes them a lot better 365 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 1: team from a depth standpoint. Corey Peters doesn't have to 366 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 1: play fifty snaps the game. You can rotate those guys 367 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: ninety minutes before kickoff on Sunday. Everyone's going to be 368 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 1: waiting for that inactive list again. Kickoff on Sunday two, 369 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: twenty five, nine thirty am game coverage begins on the 370 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals Radio network as the Cardinals play at the 371 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 1: forty nine Ers here in week nine. See, we're more 372 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: concerned what's going to happen between the lines. There are 373 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:12,919 Speaker 1: so many people nationally because the way Kyler's playing, in 374 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:15,479 Speaker 1: the way Hopkins may not have the targets and touches, 375 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 1: but he's got the touchdown. It's all about fantasy football, 376 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:22,240 Speaker 1: and then we can talk about gambling. That is another 377 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:27,880 Speaker 1: aspects affect them between the lines. Yeah, the X and OS. 378 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 1: I get it all right, as we discuss here on 379 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:35,120 Speaker 1: a football Friday Cardinals Covered two presented by Honday, proud 380 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 1: partner of the Arizona Cardinals. We put Mike Directy to 381 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: work on Thursdays because on Friday we expect three keys 382 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:46,199 Speaker 1: to victory, the X factor and his intangible for the 383 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,680 Speaker 1: Cardinals to get back in the wind. Call him, how 384 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 1: does this team respond after his first loss of the season? 385 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: Sor right? So key number one for you, MJ. Well, 386 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: you mentioned Rodney Hudson returning Max Garcia. That means guys 387 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 1: like Justin Murray, Sean Harlow and possibly Josh Jones. I'm wondering, 388 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: is Max Garcia gonna play every snap? Will we see 389 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:10,639 Speaker 1: Josh Jones a little bit there? I know they like 390 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 1: the continuity, but Coogler is not afraid to get guys 391 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 1: in there to mix it up a little bit, change 392 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 1: the formation. It's more about pass protection and run blocking. 393 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 1: I think the Cardinals need to run the football to 394 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 1: slow down the Flowty nine Ers pass rush. We know 395 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 1: Bosa is on fire right now. It's not so much 396 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:29,400 Speaker 1: as sacks, even though he had a couple tackle for losses, 397 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: quarterback hits. He's coming backside to make tackles. Looks like 398 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 1: they're gonna move Eric arms set inside. And then they 399 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:40,359 Speaker 1: obviously went out and made a trade to get another 400 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:42,640 Speaker 1: pass rusher there. And we know about Fred Warner. So 401 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:44,800 Speaker 1: I just think the Cardinals, I mean, I'm not saying 402 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 1: run the ball forty five times, but they need to 403 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: run the ball to slow down that pass rush. And 404 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, now they won't be at a 405 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 1: tea off and pin their ears back. And how much 406 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: do you think the run game becomes a factor if 407 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray is not the starting quarterback? How much now 408 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:03,440 Speaker 1: is on the plate if you will of a Chase 409 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:07,159 Speaker 1: Edmonds at James Connor lean on those guys when you 410 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 1: have a quarterback who's got experience, but just not experience 411 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 1: within this offense. Talking about quote McCoy, Yeah, I mean, 412 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 1: I gotta assume you know Benjamin is gonna be up. 413 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 1: You know, he's kind of similar to Chase. Now those 414 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 1: are your one two punch. We know Connor's become the 415 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 1: short yardage guy. Yeah. Again, I don't think we're gonna 416 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,199 Speaker 1: see I think McCoy, if he's a quarterback, he can 417 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 1: run on a bounce, but we're not going to see 418 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:31,560 Speaker 1: the RPOs. We're not going to see the zone reads, 419 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 1: and he's gonna be under center and that allows us 420 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: to running back to hit the hole as he's getting 421 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:37,879 Speaker 1: the ball versus handing it to him next to you. 422 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:40,360 Speaker 1: And sometimes I think Connor's on a really good job 423 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 1: bouncing outside that outside zone read. So I just think 424 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: you gotta slow this pass rush down because they got 425 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: a lot of confidence last week what they did against 426 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:51,119 Speaker 1: the Bears. Edmund's averaging better than five and a half 427 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: yards a carry, only has the one touchdown. Connor is 428 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: the one who's seen the end zone eight times, but 429 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:01,400 Speaker 1: Edmonds has the ability if you of him enough touches. 430 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:04,159 Speaker 1: And we also see him in the pass game. And 431 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:07,399 Speaker 1: he even commented about that on Frody, the work he 432 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 1: put in in the offseason to work on his receiving 433 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 1: skills to the point where he believes he can be 434 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: a great slot receiver, if not for the Cardinals, but 435 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:18,679 Speaker 1: for some other team across the league. Yeah, and he 436 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 1: mentioned that he challenged Kristin kirk or they challenge each other, 437 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 1: and he said, he's you know, he wants to run 438 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 1: into routes like Kirk does. Yeah, I mean, if you 439 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:28,240 Speaker 1: don't have hop and you don't we know what aj 440 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: Green's out, I gotta think Chase Evans is a viable 441 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 1: option in the passing game. And that's a quick throw. 442 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:36,359 Speaker 1: I noticed that Cardinals do leave a guy on the 443 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:39,240 Speaker 1: sidelines if if guys are covered as a checkdown play, 444 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:41,680 Speaker 1: and he has the ability to break tackles and get 445 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:44,320 Speaker 1: to the second level, He's He's an He's really an 446 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 1: all around back. He's not just a one trick pony 447 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:49,280 Speaker 1: where he can run from the twenties to the twenties. 448 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:52,679 Speaker 1: Because now you know, obviously with Kyler Murray rushing touchdowns 449 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:56,160 Speaker 1: and Connor that makes sense. And obviously you know Zach 450 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:58,480 Speaker 1: Ertz could be a good red zone target. So yeah, 451 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: And I can't say enough about how much Chase and 452 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:03,919 Speaker 1: Christian Kirk worked out. And I mean, he's dealing with 453 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: the shoulder injury, but he's plowing through and I get 454 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:10,680 Speaker 1: him a lot of credit. Edmonds thirty catches, third most 455 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 1: on the team and just four fewer than Christian Kirk, 456 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 1: who is second beyond DeAndre Hopkins who has thirty five 457 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:21,160 Speaker 1: receptions on the season, so something to keep an eye on. Yeah, 458 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 1: we were talking about the run game, but don't forget 459 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 1: that passing ability or the passing game with Chase Sevens. 460 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: All right, so number one, Cardinals need to establish the run, 461 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 1: maybe even lean on it a little bit more depending 462 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 1: on the quarterback situation. What's key. Number two They needed 463 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:39,719 Speaker 1: to eliminate the chunk players from Deebo Samuel A lot 464 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:41,879 Speaker 1: of these players are you know, he's a guy that 465 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 1: ran the wildcat and he scored on the touch of 466 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: that was a Loane touchdown in that game. Obviously they 467 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:48,199 Speaker 1: had Trey Lance in there, so that was kind of 468 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:51,359 Speaker 1: a you know, some going to the I candy. But 469 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:53,560 Speaker 1: he's got like a seventy nine yard catch. A lot 470 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,320 Speaker 1: of it's you know, maybe a fifteen yard catch and 471 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:57,919 Speaker 1: he's off to the race. He's got an eighty three 472 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 1: yard catch' he's averaging one hundred and seven ten yards 473 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: I want to say per games, over eight hundred yards. 474 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:07,680 Speaker 1: So you need to eliminate the chunk plays the forty 475 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:09,879 Speaker 1: nine ers offense and do a much better job on 476 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:14,119 Speaker 1: first and second down, which could lead to um you know, 477 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,720 Speaker 1: third and long, but the tackling has to be much 478 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: better on first and second down to put them in 479 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,360 Speaker 1: third and long, and that will play two vans. Joseph's 480 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:24,480 Speaker 1: what he wants to do defensively. Quick note on Samuel 481 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:26,960 Speaker 1: the one hundred and seventy one receiving yards he had 482 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:30,879 Speaker 1: last week, most receiving yards of any player in week eight, 483 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 1: ninety nine of the one hundred seventy one after contact, 484 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 1: It goes to your tackling point. It also just shows 485 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:41,960 Speaker 1: you how much Deebo Samuel has improved as well. You 486 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:45,440 Speaker 1: get that ball and you're not down on first contact, 487 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 1: you're breaking a tackle, you're making someone one miss. So 488 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:52,639 Speaker 1: the onus on the defense and most likely Byron Murphy 489 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:55,480 Speaker 1: to get that one on one matchup. But we talked 490 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 1: about it on Thursdays show that the drop off between 491 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:02,440 Speaker 1: Debo Samuel and the rest uh the forty nine or 492 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 1: wide receivers, including tight end George Kittle, who may return 493 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 1: this week after missing three games, there is one wide 494 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 1: receiver that the forty nine ers, regardless of quarterback, look to, 495 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: and it's Deebu Samuel. Yeah, but I do think just 496 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:20,280 Speaker 1: in again, the Bears didn't have Khalil Mack and and 497 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:24,159 Speaker 1: and Elijah Mitchell was able to run the football. But 498 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:27,600 Speaker 1: they did get Brandon Ayuk more involved. He had seven 499 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:31,159 Speaker 1: targets for catches. They got h Mohammed Sanu, who's a 500 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:34,399 Speaker 1: big target. They got him involved. So they're trying to 501 00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 1: spread the ball around more because if if teams are 502 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 1: now rolling coverage over on Samuel, it's going to open 503 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:44,960 Speaker 1: up single coverage. And Ayuk's a really good returner. I 504 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 1: mean he had a nice twenty one yard return last week. 505 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:50,480 Speaker 1: M you know again, Mohammed Sanu. Teams gave up a 506 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:52,679 Speaker 1: second round pick for him. I think it was the Patriots. 507 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:55,320 Speaker 1: He's a big body. I think he's starting to fit 508 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: into Kyle Shanahan's offense. A lot of motion, a lot 509 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 1: of waggles. So they aren't trying to corporate because of 510 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:03,240 Speaker 1: the loss of George Kittle, he's been out for the 511 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 1: last couple of games, all right, So key Number one 512 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:10,160 Speaker 1: Cardinals established the run game. Number two Cardinals need to 513 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:13,120 Speaker 1: eliminate the chunk plays on that forty nine ers defense. 514 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:16,439 Speaker 1: But a bigger picture is just better tackling, because that 515 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 1: was an issue Thursday against the Packers. All Right, we 516 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:22,880 Speaker 1: say there are three keys, what is the third key? Well, 517 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 1: I think we learned this week. And you know Chandler Jones, 518 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 1: we'll get into him after I go through the keys 519 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,159 Speaker 1: and X factor and in tangibles, is that you know 520 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 1: different quarterbacks are getting rid of the ball a lot quicker. 521 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:35,600 Speaker 1: They know that the Cardinals are going to bring pressure, 522 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 1: especially on nickel and dime situations. So that was that 523 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 1: was That was last week when it came to Aaron Rodgers. 524 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:45,560 Speaker 1: But Garoppolo's seen a lot of different things. He gets 525 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 1: rid of the ball. But maybe they're gonna have to 526 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:51,800 Speaker 1: win some one on one matchups. He's going against Trent Williams, 527 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:54,120 Speaker 1: a lot of respect on both sides, but you gotta 528 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:56,439 Speaker 1: put pressure on Jimmy Garoppolo. You know they'll get him 529 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 1: off his spot. And I looked it up and sometimes 530 00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:01,359 Speaker 1: I could be a little facetious here. He hasn't turned 531 00:28:01,359 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 1: the ball over a ton against the Cardinals. He's got 532 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:06,360 Speaker 1: a three on one record. I think that dates back 533 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:10,400 Speaker 1: to when he was with the Patriots. But he'll throw 534 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:13,159 Speaker 1: a ball or two to you, and he does have 535 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 1: fumbles in the Cardinals games, and that's more bringing pressure 536 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:20,480 Speaker 1: against sacks Hurry's pressures knockdowns lead to force fumbles and 537 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:24,280 Speaker 1: fumble recovery. So at least one or two turnovers you're 538 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:26,600 Speaker 1: hoping to get there. And it could be just the 539 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:30,160 Speaker 1: way they Cardinals practiced their drills. Maybe they can get 540 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 1: a you know, Charles Peana Tillman where they can punch 541 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:36,040 Speaker 1: the ball out if these receivers get too comfortable in 542 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:40,080 Speaker 1: the secondary. Cardinals defense only one takeaway over the past 543 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:43,880 Speaker 1: two games, zero against the Packers. But going back to 544 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:47,760 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo, his numbers, six touchdowns, four interceptions, he's been 545 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:51,360 Speaker 1: sacked eight times. Everyone was impressed by what he was 546 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 1: able to do last week against the Bears. Three hundred 547 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:57,719 Speaker 1: and twenty two passing yards, a career high, two rushing touchdowns. 548 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 1: But then you look underneath that and okay, well why 549 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 1: did he have so much success? You brought up Noki 550 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:06,880 Speaker 1: Lil mac. Well, the Bears did not get a ton 551 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:11,760 Speaker 1: of pressure on Garoppolo. Zero quarterback hits, zero sacks, just 552 00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:16,440 Speaker 1: eight pressures. So yes, you have to be able to execute. 553 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:21,120 Speaker 1: But you tell any quarterback, pocket passer, or mobile quarterback, 554 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:24,920 Speaker 1: veteran rookie, we're not going to pressure you. We're not 555 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:26,960 Speaker 1: going to hit you. We're not gonna bring you down. 556 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 1: While Okay, now you can stand in there and pick 557 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: a part of defense because you've got time to survey 558 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 1: the defense. And the Niners had twenty pressures on Justin 559 00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 1: Fields and again Josh Norman had a late touchdown there 560 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:41,240 Speaker 1: and Fields ran for a close to one hundred yards, 561 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 1: but they were allowing that they were down and at 562 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:46,280 Speaker 1: that point they you know, they were trying to make 563 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 1: a comeback, but it just seemed like the Niners control 564 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:50,520 Speaker 1: the liner scrimmage on both sides of the ball. You 565 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 1: brought up Chandler Jones. We had an opportunity to hear 566 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:57,920 Speaker 1: from him on Friday, first time since he was activated 567 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:00,680 Speaker 1: off the reserve COVID nineteen list. He did not lose 568 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:04,960 Speaker 1: fifteen pounds. He lost seven pounds, has gained five of 569 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 1: those back. Mentioned he feels a little faster because he 570 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:11,880 Speaker 1: is a little lighter. Maybe he lost the proper weight 571 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:15,280 Speaker 1: during the time away. But then he was asked about 572 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:19,200 Speaker 1: the frustration of not having a sack since week one. 573 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 1: He did acknowledge even well. First off, he said he 574 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 1: was not frustrated because you can't just judge pass rushers 575 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:29,280 Speaker 1: on sacks, but then he didn't admit he talked. I 576 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:32,320 Speaker 1: think he talked himself into a MJ because he brought 577 00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 1: up mentioning watching the Cleveland Browns game and noticing how 578 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 1: long Baker Mayfield was hanging onto the football to where 579 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 1: he said, you know what, and then he backpedaled and 580 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 1: he's like, yeah, I was frustrated because so it's it's 581 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 1: not something that he's thinking about a lot. But I'm 582 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:52,680 Speaker 1: sure because we keep asking about it. I'm sure there 583 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 1: are family and friends that are keep asking about it, 584 00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:58,880 Speaker 1: and he wants a new contract at this season, so 585 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:03,600 Speaker 1: we look at but you'd say, what, it's not just sacks, 586 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:07,040 Speaker 1: it's hurries, knockdowns and pressures. It almost sounded like Chandler 587 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:10,880 Speaker 1: Jones was quoting you, Mike Jarecki earlier, and the same 588 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 1: thing from Marcus Golden. I've been pounding this drum every 589 00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:16,480 Speaker 1: every year, but just because I listen, it's hard to 590 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:18,760 Speaker 1: get to the quarterback. Left tackles are getting I mean, 591 00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:22,640 Speaker 1: when you're building a roster quarterback, left tackle, pass rusher, corner. 592 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:25,120 Speaker 1: I mean that's usually in different sports you build up 593 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:30,120 Speaker 1: the middle, but you play sixty five snaps a game 594 00:31:30,120 --> 00:31:32,320 Speaker 1: and you get one sack. That's there's a reason why 595 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 1: nobody's ever gotten like two sacks a game and thirty 596 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:37,160 Speaker 1: two on a season, or thirty four on a season 597 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:41,080 Speaker 1: this year thirty four. It's just getting the quarterback off 598 00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: his spot. And one of the things that really stuck 599 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 1: out what he said is he came to the facility 600 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 1: and simulated a game with two other players, did all 601 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:54,120 Speaker 1: the drills. He was out there for fifty snaps, knowing 602 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:55,880 Speaker 1: that he couldn't be on the field. But he had 603 00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:58,640 Speaker 1: the same mindset I had looking at that Browns game. 604 00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:01,600 Speaker 1: He would have had three sex You said that going 605 00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:03,960 Speaker 1: into there because the fact that the Browns are going 606 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 1: to missing both of their starting left tackles and tackles, 607 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:08,960 Speaker 1: and he would have two more in a Texans game. 608 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:10,840 Speaker 1: And I was hoping he would eat last week and 609 00:32:11,280 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 1: again give Rogers, give Matt Lafleur. That was a great 610 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:16,760 Speaker 1: game plan. Get rid of the ball, run the ball 611 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:20,520 Speaker 1: and take advantage of um you know, uh, you know, Rogers' 612 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:23,920 Speaker 1: favorite receiver at this point besides Davante Adams, is Randall Copps. 613 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:26,760 Speaker 1: Sous Garoppolo, gonna hold the ball, that's gonna play into 614 00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:30,200 Speaker 1: the cards. Of the play into the Cards to what 615 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:33,640 Speaker 1: they want to do, especially on third down. Yes, you 616 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:35,240 Speaker 1: have to be able to beat the guy in front 617 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:36,760 Speaker 1: of you and get into the backfield. And that's what 618 00:32:36,840 --> 00:32:39,800 Speaker 1: the Cardinals or any team if it's after this season, 619 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:42,400 Speaker 1: is going to pay Chandler Jones for. But in order 620 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:46,440 Speaker 1: to be Chandler Jones, or be a von Miller, or 621 00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:49,680 Speaker 1: be one of those pre eminent edge rushers, you have 622 00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:53,480 Speaker 1: to get the opposing team third and long, and then 623 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:55,800 Speaker 1: you have to have a quarterback who's not getting the 624 00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:59,360 Speaker 1: ball out so quickly. As we've heard repeatedly now about 625 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers. Chandler Jones brought it up. There has not 626 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:05,280 Speaker 1: been a Ryan Tannehill quarterback as far as standing in 627 00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:08,320 Speaker 1: the pocket and holding the ball. Baker Mayfield, yes, but 628 00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 1: with Chandler Jones on the field at the same time, 629 00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:12,880 Speaker 1: Cardinals have not or Chandler Jones has not seen that 630 00:33:13,080 --> 00:33:16,040 Speaker 1: since Week one, and that makes sense. He had five sacks. 631 00:33:16,120 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 1: I mean, he's the one that pointed that out. I 632 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:21,160 Speaker 1: didn't ever realize that, you know, Trevor Lawrence. I think 633 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:22,719 Speaker 1: he started to run a little bit more. I think 634 00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:26,080 Speaker 1: he was checking down, you know, you know, Obviously Kirk 635 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:28,120 Speaker 1: Cousins can throw the ball, but he gets rid of it. Yeah, 636 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:30,920 Speaker 1: I mean you start looking at I mean, these guys 637 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:32,840 Speaker 1: know that they'll watch a lot of films, so they're 638 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:35,400 Speaker 1: where what's going on. And I like the fact they're 639 00:33:35,440 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 1: willing to share that stuff with the media because now 640 00:33:37,160 --> 00:33:40,640 Speaker 1: we can understand it. Yes, and Chandler Jones joked, next 641 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 1: time you say I suck or he has hidden is 642 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:45,720 Speaker 1: his words, Chandler Jones sucks because you know he didn't 643 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:49,280 Speaker 1: get that sack. Well, you know there's some nuance within that. 644 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:51,880 Speaker 1: It's not just looking at the final stat sheet and saying, hey, 645 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:54,240 Speaker 1: you only had one tackle, which I think I even 646 00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:57,240 Speaker 1: mentioned on Cardinal Talk after that. Don't forget about the 647 00:33:57,280 --> 00:34:02,000 Speaker 1: past defense. Yes he had. Yeah, but again listen if 648 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:04,360 Speaker 1: he if they're gonna double or chip him, and I 649 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:06,400 Speaker 1: don't think they will. With Trent Williams, he can hold 650 00:34:06,440 --> 00:34:09,000 Speaker 1: his own. That's got to free up other guys that 651 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:13,360 Speaker 1: Dennis gard according to Advance, canardans more playing time. We 652 00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:15,719 Speaker 1: know Marcus Golden is the glue of this defense. He 653 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:17,759 Speaker 1: plays with his hair on fire, so it can come 654 00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:20,960 Speaker 1: from a lot of different spots. Mike Jarecki's three keys 655 00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:27,480 Speaker 1: to victory Cardinals. Run the football defensively, better tackling, and 656 00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:30,000 Speaker 1: make sure you're doing a much better job on first 657 00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:34,239 Speaker 1: and second down. Number three, get to Jimmy Garoppolo, get 658 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:36,920 Speaker 1: him off his spot and maybe you can get a takeaway. 659 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 1: Maybe you can get him to throw an interception or two. 660 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:42,680 Speaker 1: So those are the three keys to victory here in 661 00:34:42,800 --> 00:34:46,000 Speaker 1: Week nine, as we continue previewing this matchup Cardinals at 662 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:48,600 Speaker 1: the forty nine Ers Cardinals Covered two presented by Hunday 663 00:34:48,640 --> 00:34:51,520 Speaker 1: proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. All right, your X 664 00:34:51,560 --> 00:34:55,440 Speaker 1: factor here in this matchup, Well, according to reports, George 665 00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:58,440 Speaker 1: Kittle's gonna go. We'll see what kind of shape he's in. 666 00:34:58,560 --> 00:35:01,040 Speaker 1: I guess he's you know, he looks he has a 667 00:35:01,080 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 1: lot of energy in practice, maybe fresh legs. I think 668 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:05,440 Speaker 1: he you know, he knows he can help his team win. 669 00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:07,640 Speaker 1: They were on a four game losing his shriek, and 670 00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:10,320 Speaker 1: they won last week against the barrass My X factor 671 00:35:10,360 --> 00:35:14,040 Speaker 1: is going to be Isaiah Simmons covering George Kittle. We 672 00:35:14,120 --> 00:35:16,239 Speaker 1: know that he has the ability to cover any tight 673 00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:19,040 Speaker 1: end in the league, so and be interesting to see 674 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:22,319 Speaker 1: Kittles more as a blocker, not a great route runner 675 00:35:22,360 --> 00:35:25,160 Speaker 1: according to Zach Hurtz, but he's a guy that can 676 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:28,960 Speaker 1: catch the ball in traffic. Cardinals this season have not 677 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:33,960 Speaker 1: allowed an opposing tight end to score a touchdown. Hey, 678 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:39,560 Speaker 1: I'm just preaching facts here, just telling you what I read. Also, 679 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:44,520 Speaker 1: the Cardinals have allowed the second fewest receiving yards to 680 00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:48,440 Speaker 1: a tight end that Mike Darek. He is quite the 681 00:35:48,520 --> 00:35:52,560 Speaker 1: change from two years ago when we repeatedly asked Vansh, Joseph, 682 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:55,680 Speaker 1: Jordan Hicks, others, how do you defend the tight end? 683 00:35:55,719 --> 00:36:00,160 Speaker 1: Why is the tight end always open? Well, Isaiah Simmons 684 00:36:00,239 --> 00:36:03,720 Speaker 1: has come in and corrected that. You can add Zavian 685 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:06,480 Speaker 1: Collins a little bit as well, and Buddha Baker and 686 00:36:06,560 --> 00:36:11,640 Speaker 1: the secondary. The Cardinals addressed a area of need as 687 00:36:11,719 --> 00:36:15,520 Speaker 1: far as where their weakness was defensively and knock on 688 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:18,680 Speaker 1: wood again, I don't believe in jinxes or anything like that. 689 00:36:18,719 --> 00:36:21,640 Speaker 1: You watched George kill will have three touchdown passes on Sunday, 690 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:25,320 Speaker 1: But hey, that's something that will discuss on Monday morning. 691 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:28,279 Speaker 1: But give the guy credit last year, Davandre Campbell, I 692 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:30,160 Speaker 1: thought he was the best player on the field. Last 693 00:36:30,160 --> 00:36:32,839 Speaker 1: week he actually was the NFC Defensive Player of the Week. 694 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:35,680 Speaker 1: He's got a ton of tackles, but he did a 695 00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:38,920 Speaker 1: great job last year. I just don't want Jordan Hicks 696 00:36:38,920 --> 00:36:41,400 Speaker 1: covering tight ends. He's better in the front seven. I 697 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:44,080 Speaker 1: think Jordan would admit that they have enough playmakers. I'm 698 00:36:44,120 --> 00:36:47,000 Speaker 1: glad you mentioned Murph complained the slot. He can cover 699 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:51,040 Speaker 1: Isaiah Jalen Thompson and then Buddha Baker, so they have 700 00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:54,279 Speaker 1: other options more athletic guys. We know what Hicks does 701 00:36:54,280 --> 00:36:56,359 Speaker 1: for this defense in the front seven. By the way, 702 00:36:56,520 --> 00:37:00,239 Speaker 1: a great conversation on The Big Red Rage this week 703 00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:04,640 Speaker 1: Paul Calvc Ron Wolfley with Jordan Hicks, very open and honest. 704 00:37:04,719 --> 00:37:08,480 Speaker 1: Hicks was about this past offseason, even about his play 705 00:37:08,600 --> 00:37:11,640 Speaker 1: from a year ago and now how much fun he 706 00:37:11,719 --> 00:37:15,480 Speaker 1: is having. Obviously the team is winning, but also helping 707 00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:18,759 Speaker 1: out the younger players ie Simmons and Colins. So a 708 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:21,839 Speaker 1: great conversation that you can find on Acy Cardinals dot 709 00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:25,439 Speaker 1: Com or your favorite podcast provider, The Big Red Rage 710 00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:27,879 Speaker 1: with Paul Calvc and Ron Wolfley. All right, so that's 711 00:37:27,880 --> 00:37:31,280 Speaker 1: your X factor. What's the intangible here for this week? Well, 712 00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:34,799 Speaker 1: because the Cardinals and Niners played twice a year. We 713 00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:37,160 Speaker 1: know they're familiar with each other. They played a few 714 00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:39,919 Speaker 1: weeks ago. I just think it's about matchups and who 715 00:37:39,920 --> 00:37:42,120 Speaker 1: can win one on one matches. I'm not expecting the 716 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:44,840 Speaker 1: Cardinals to win all these matchups because you know, the 717 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:46,960 Speaker 1: Niners got a good roster and when they're healthy. But 718 00:37:47,520 --> 00:37:49,640 Speaker 1: you know, Byron Murphy's gonna have his work cut out 719 00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:52,040 Speaker 1: with Debbi Samuel, and maybe Samuel's going to have his 720 00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:56,000 Speaker 1: work cut out with Murphy. Murphy's physical. You know, he's 721 00:37:56,480 --> 00:37:58,680 Speaker 1: he got off to a great start, and maybe he's 722 00:37:58,719 --> 00:38:00,879 Speaker 1: not getting targeted as much. Maybe they're going to Marco 723 00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:05,080 Speaker 1: Wilson because Robert Alford right now on Pro Football Focus 724 00:38:05,080 --> 00:38:06,480 Speaker 1: he has the highest grade, but I don't know if 725 00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:08,719 Speaker 1: he has the same snap count as the other guys. 726 00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:11,359 Speaker 1: So that's a great matchup. And then we talked about 727 00:38:11,440 --> 00:38:14,920 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones against Trent Williams. Again, that's a one on 728 00:38:14,920 --> 00:38:19,160 Speaker 1: one matchup. Maybe Vans will move Chandler around a little bit, 729 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:21,880 Speaker 1: or maybe you know, Marcus Golden's on that side, so 730 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:24,200 Speaker 1: he's a little bit smaller angle wise and he can 731 00:38:24,239 --> 00:38:27,560 Speaker 1: dip that shoulder. And then Alex Mack, you know, he's 732 00:38:27,600 --> 00:38:31,279 Speaker 1: thirty five years old. You know, everyone was in when 733 00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:35,120 Speaker 1: Roddy Hudson was available, but Alex Mack had played for 734 00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:38,040 Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan, and it looks like when Garoppol's in there, 735 00:38:38,080 --> 00:38:39,879 Speaker 1: he's doing a really good job. So I would say 736 00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:43,880 Speaker 1: Alex Mack first the interior Cardinals defensive line. I watched 737 00:38:43,880 --> 00:38:46,320 Speaker 1: some of the highlights he was getting to the second 738 00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:49,759 Speaker 1: level against the Bears. Again, the Bears didn't have Clul Mac, 739 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:52,440 Speaker 1: so that would have been their middle linebacker stopping that. 740 00:38:52,600 --> 00:38:56,160 Speaker 1: But you know, Corey Peters is a big body, over 741 00:38:56,200 --> 00:38:58,520 Speaker 1: three hundred pounds, so we'll see if they can move him. 742 00:38:58,800 --> 00:39:01,000 Speaker 1: And I think that allows the ironbackers to come up 743 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:04,160 Speaker 1: and shoot the gaps. Quick note on the matchups. And 744 00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:06,640 Speaker 1: I don't know why. It just hit me because Thursday 745 00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:10,200 Speaker 1: we were talking about Byron Murphy and the first meeting 746 00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:11,680 Speaker 1: with the forty nine ers and how good of a 747 00:39:11,800 --> 00:39:15,600 Speaker 1: job he did against Deebo Samuel. While a correction bird 748 00:39:15,640 --> 00:39:20,239 Speaker 1: Gang Byron Murphy and Marco Wilson neither one played in 749 00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:23,440 Speaker 1: that first meeting against the forty nine ers. Both players 750 00:39:23,880 --> 00:39:27,440 Speaker 1: both your top two corners were inactive. It was Robert 751 00:39:27,440 --> 00:39:32,240 Speaker 1: Alford Antonio Hamilton that did the shutdown on Deebo Samuel 752 00:39:32,520 --> 00:39:34,640 Speaker 1: and that forty nine ers receiving game. So this will 753 00:39:34,680 --> 00:39:37,000 Speaker 1: be the first time that Murphy goes up against Samuel 754 00:39:37,320 --> 00:39:39,680 Speaker 1: this season. But it's also a credit when you look 755 00:39:39,719 --> 00:39:43,120 Speaker 1: back at Week five at the depth in that secondary 756 00:39:43,160 --> 00:39:45,839 Speaker 1: and how much of a question mark that was going 757 00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:49,560 Speaker 1: into the offseason, then going into the regular season, and 758 00:39:49,680 --> 00:39:52,120 Speaker 1: now all of a sudden, Perhaps I wouldn't say it's 759 00:39:52,120 --> 00:39:54,279 Speaker 1: a strength, but something you feel a lot better at, 760 00:39:54,480 --> 00:39:57,400 Speaker 1: especially going into this week knowing that Murphy and Wilson 761 00:39:57,800 --> 00:39:59,719 Speaker 1: are as close to one hundred percent of teams are 762 00:39:59,719 --> 00:40:01,960 Speaker 1: going to be here in Week nine to go along 763 00:40:02,160 --> 00:40:05,600 Speaker 1: with a Robert Alford. Yeah, you know, I recall that 764 00:40:05,880 --> 00:40:08,680 Speaker 1: going in I was I was actually a little worried, 765 00:40:08,680 --> 00:40:10,960 Speaker 1: just you don't have your top two corners, and we 766 00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:13,759 Speaker 1: know that Murphy's made major strides and Marco Wilson really, 767 00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:17,360 Speaker 1: you know, he excelled in training camp, he got a 768 00:40:17,440 --> 00:40:19,480 Speaker 1: chance to play in the preseason. He kind of wally 769 00:40:19,560 --> 00:40:24,000 Speaker 1: pipped up Malcolm Butler. So yeah, I mean, that's that's interesting. 770 00:40:24,120 --> 00:40:26,200 Speaker 1: But that game, to me, the only game up the 771 00:40:26,239 --> 00:40:29,439 Speaker 1: one touchdown to Samuel, that was more of the game 772 00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:32,360 Speaker 1: was one of the trenches of physicality where you didn't 773 00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:34,440 Speaker 1: have to put up you know, four hundred yards and 774 00:40:34,480 --> 00:40:38,240 Speaker 1: thirty points in that game. Yeah, Samuel wasn't a touchdown catch. 775 00:40:38,320 --> 00:40:41,000 Speaker 1: It was a touchdown run in which there was some 776 00:40:41,080 --> 00:40:44,960 Speaker 1: poor tackling defensively allowing him to score from thirteen yards out. 777 00:40:45,400 --> 00:40:49,200 Speaker 1: So again, you know, you can learn from previous matchups, 778 00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:52,439 Speaker 1: and you can also kind of get caught up in 779 00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:54,760 Speaker 1: some previous matchups and trying to think, well, it worked 780 00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:57,360 Speaker 1: the first time around, it can work the second time well, 781 00:40:57,360 --> 00:41:00,680 Speaker 1: And honestly, I didn't put two in two together. You're 782 00:41:00,680 --> 00:41:02,960 Speaker 1: exactly right. I remember that game at the stadium and 783 00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:04,440 Speaker 1: kind of had an idea they were going to be 784 00:41:04,480 --> 00:41:06,719 Speaker 1: out and I'm talking a couple of scouts and said 785 00:41:06,760 --> 00:41:09,440 Speaker 1: we're going to do this and this. But now all 786 00:41:09,440 --> 00:41:11,200 Speaker 1: of a sudden, Kyle Shanahan's got to look at that 787 00:41:11,239 --> 00:41:14,719 Speaker 1: and say, Marco Wilson, this guy's got a lot of athleticism, 788 00:41:14,760 --> 00:41:17,360 Speaker 1: he's fast. And then you look at Byron Murphy. I 789 00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:18,880 Speaker 1: think when you look at the film, based on the 790 00:41:18,880 --> 00:41:20,520 Speaker 1: body you worked this year, he's one of the better 791 00:41:20,520 --> 00:41:24,840 Speaker 1: corners in football. Very impressed and According to Vanish Joseph, 792 00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:27,680 Speaker 1: he knew this all along. He very easily could say, hey, 793 00:41:27,719 --> 00:41:29,719 Speaker 1: I told you so. It will never say that, but 794 00:41:29,840 --> 00:41:33,759 Speaker 1: he knew way back and the offseason. Your question, I'll 795 00:41:33,760 --> 00:41:36,040 Speaker 1: never forget and I can't remember the specific date, but 796 00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:38,240 Speaker 1: this was an off season question. You were asking about 797 00:41:38,520 --> 00:41:43,040 Speaker 1: the other corners, the newcomers, if you will. He immediately 798 00:41:43,080 --> 00:41:46,920 Speaker 1: went to It starts with Byron. He's the number one cornerback. 799 00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:48,960 Speaker 1: We didn't know it at the time, we do now, 800 00:41:49,239 --> 00:41:52,279 Speaker 1: but the coaching staff did. Yeah, And that's when they 801 00:41:53,360 --> 00:41:56,080 Speaker 1: had drafted marcol Wilson, Tay Gowan, and then they signed 802 00:41:56,080 --> 00:41:59,000 Speaker 1: Malcolm Butler. And I'm assuming when that conversation took place 803 00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:02,640 Speaker 1: that they thought Malcolm Butler was a quarterback. One clue 804 00:42:02,719 --> 00:42:05,480 Speaker 1: that wasn't the case throughout training camp, and Murphy's definitely 805 00:42:05,520 --> 00:42:09,440 Speaker 1: that guy. All right, Before we close up shop here 806 00:42:09,480 --> 00:42:13,000 Speaker 1: on this week nine Football Friday here on Cardinals Covered 807 00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:16,000 Speaker 1: two presented by Hunday probably partner of the Arizona Cardinals. 808 00:42:16,120 --> 00:42:19,799 Speaker 1: Again Cardinals at the twenty five is the kickoff nine 809 00:42:19,920 --> 00:42:23,000 Speaker 1: thirty a on. Pregame coverage begins on the Arizona Cardinals 810 00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:26,120 Speaker 1: Radio network. A look at the rest of the division, 811 00:42:26,280 --> 00:42:29,160 Speaker 1: and obviously we need to look at the Rams. They 812 00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:32,400 Speaker 1: host the Titans on Sunday Night football, so it's a 813 00:42:32,480 --> 00:42:35,160 Speaker 1: great double header for your bird gang. You watch the 814 00:42:35,200 --> 00:42:38,600 Speaker 1: Cardinals beat the forty nine ers and then you watch 815 00:42:38,680 --> 00:42:43,120 Speaker 1: the Titans beat the Rams in Los Angeles. Even though 816 00:42:43,280 --> 00:42:46,759 Speaker 1: the Titans will be without Derek Henry, they are expected 817 00:42:46,800 --> 00:42:49,920 Speaker 1: to elevate Derek or excuse me, Adrian Peterson from the 818 00:42:49,920 --> 00:42:53,080 Speaker 1: practice squad to the active roster. So maybe former Cardinal 819 00:42:53,120 --> 00:42:56,800 Speaker 1: Adrian Peterson can help out the Cardinals here this weekend. 820 00:42:57,040 --> 00:42:59,960 Speaker 1: I remember when the Cardinals traded for him from New Orleans. 821 00:43:00,040 --> 00:43:02,440 Speaker 1: He'll give you one or two good games. I know 822 00:43:02,480 --> 00:43:05,279 Speaker 1: he's a guy that you know, he's thirty seven, but 823 00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:08,440 Speaker 1: he'll stand seven eight yards behind the line of scrimmage. 824 00:43:08,480 --> 00:43:10,640 Speaker 1: And they have a good offensive line. I know Tyler 825 00:43:10,719 --> 00:43:13,320 Speaker 1: Lawan has. The thing is they need a j Brown 826 00:43:13,400 --> 00:43:16,560 Speaker 1: and Julio Jones. But it's gonna be by committee. Um, 827 00:43:16,719 --> 00:43:18,799 Speaker 1: you're not going to rely on this guy. But if 828 00:43:18,840 --> 00:43:23,240 Speaker 1: he gets through that, that that that first layer guy's 829 00:43:23,239 --> 00:43:25,320 Speaker 1: gonna make a business decision because he's gonna try to 830 00:43:25,400 --> 00:43:27,880 Speaker 1: run through you, verse around you, and he's got he 831 00:43:28,040 --> 00:43:31,000 Speaker 1: keeps himself in great shape. Um, he's really a plug 832 00:43:31,000 --> 00:43:33,120 Speaker 1: and play guy. It's unfortunate about Henry because he was 833 00:43:33,120 --> 00:43:36,759 Speaker 1: in an MVP conversation, but um, you know, I think 834 00:43:36,840 --> 00:43:39,400 Speaker 1: Rabel's a really good coach. They're an early, physical team, 835 00:43:39,480 --> 00:43:43,759 Speaker 1: and uh, I'm not surprised. Um I was. I was 836 00:43:43,800 --> 00:43:45,640 Speaker 1: curious how good they were going to be based on 837 00:43:45,719 --> 00:43:47,680 Speaker 1: they were projected to be one of the best teams 838 00:43:47,680 --> 00:43:50,479 Speaker 1: in the NFC and then the whole COVID in training camp. 839 00:43:50,480 --> 00:43:53,160 Speaker 1: But as the season progresses, they've gotten better and better. 840 00:43:53,640 --> 00:43:56,000 Speaker 1: And I always go back to the Cardinals caught him 841 00:43:56,000 --> 00:43:58,279 Speaker 1: at a good time when they played him in Week one. 842 00:43:58,440 --> 00:44:02,279 Speaker 1: Vot Miller also expected to make his Rams debut. We 843 00:44:02,440 --> 00:44:06,560 Speaker 1: discussed it's that big trade prior to the trade deadline 844 00:44:06,680 --> 00:44:11,759 Speaker 1: on Tuesday, the Rams giving up two second day draft picks, 845 00:44:11,800 --> 00:44:15,080 Speaker 1: as they say that are going all in. But von Miller, 846 00:44:15,160 --> 00:44:18,839 Speaker 1: Now I'll be wearing a Rams uniform. Bigger impact zach 847 00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:22,080 Speaker 1: Ertz or von Miller. Oh good question. Well, are we 848 00:44:22,160 --> 00:44:25,799 Speaker 1: talking body work? Because zach Ertz has two games under 849 00:44:25,800 --> 00:44:28,080 Speaker 1: his belt before von Miller even steps on the field. 850 00:44:28,160 --> 00:44:30,640 Speaker 1: I'm actually three games because that's a Sunday Night contest 851 00:44:30,640 --> 00:44:33,080 Speaker 1: when he makes his debut. In both games, zach Ertz 852 00:44:33,080 --> 00:44:35,120 Speaker 1: has over forty yards. One game was a little bit 853 00:44:35,160 --> 00:44:38,279 Speaker 1: more than the other. I like von Miller, but he's 854 00:44:39,040 --> 00:44:42,560 Speaker 1: he's coming off injuries. He's gonna be activated. Um, they're 855 00:44:42,560 --> 00:44:44,759 Speaker 1: not ask him to play. You know, sixty snaps the 856 00:44:44,760 --> 00:44:46,640 Speaker 1: game when you got Leonard Floyd out there and Jalen 857 00:44:46,719 --> 00:44:49,759 Speaker 1: Ramsey who dropping the box. But we'll see. I mean, 858 00:44:50,120 --> 00:44:54,359 Speaker 1: they're they're they they added him for the playoffs and 859 00:44:54,600 --> 00:44:58,920 Speaker 1: they're concerned about Dak Prescott, Kyler Murray. You know even 860 00:44:59,320 --> 00:45:01,719 Speaker 1: you know, you look at Aaron Rodgers. They have to 861 00:45:01,760 --> 00:45:04,120 Speaker 1: defend these mobile quarterbacks and that was the big thing. 862 00:45:04,200 --> 00:45:06,799 Speaker 1: But you know, um, like he said, it was a 863 00:45:06,840 --> 00:45:08,920 Speaker 1: great line. I went to bed four and four and 864 00:45:08,920 --> 00:45:11,040 Speaker 1: I woke up seven and one or eight and one, 865 00:45:11,120 --> 00:45:13,120 Speaker 1: right or seven and one, seven and one, Yeah, because 866 00:45:13,160 --> 00:45:17,480 Speaker 1: he a fun follow zach Ertz impact versus Von Miller. 867 00:45:17,520 --> 00:45:21,080 Speaker 1: Now it's two sides. Did different sides might be a 868 00:45:21,120 --> 00:45:23,520 Speaker 1: little different. That was there a big splash. That was 869 00:45:23,520 --> 00:45:26,239 Speaker 1: a Cardinals big splash. And we'll see again they both 870 00:45:26,239 --> 00:45:29,600 Speaker 1: do two different things for our sake, hopefully, Zach and 871 00:45:29,719 --> 00:45:31,480 Speaker 1: helped us, you know, get in the end zone and 872 00:45:31,520 --> 00:45:35,040 Speaker 1: for them, we'll keep him from hitting the quarterback. The 873 00:45:35,080 --> 00:45:37,760 Speaker 1: other team in the division, the Seahawks, they are off 874 00:45:37,960 --> 00:45:41,600 Speaker 1: this week. They will be at the Packers on November fourteenth, 875 00:45:41,680 --> 00:45:43,919 Speaker 1: and the big question in Seattle is at the game 876 00:45:44,040 --> 00:45:48,719 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson returns or is it the following week when 877 00:45:48,719 --> 00:45:52,319 Speaker 1: the Cardinals are in Seattle on the November twenty first. Well, 878 00:45:52,360 --> 00:45:54,400 Speaker 1: I gotta think he's gonna want to play against Aaron 879 00:45:54,480 --> 00:45:57,480 Speaker 1: Rodgers if he's back. If he's back, that's the other 880 00:45:57,520 --> 00:46:00,359 Speaker 1: game to pay attention to. Packers at the chief Let's 881 00:46:01,040 --> 00:46:05,200 Speaker 1: seed Packers with no Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love getting 882 00:46:05,200 --> 00:46:07,839 Speaker 1: the start. And that's a road game for the Packers. 883 00:46:08,000 --> 00:46:11,160 Speaker 1: Chiefs just like the Buccaneers, they play a ton on 884 00:46:11,920 --> 00:46:14,200 Speaker 1: national TV. And rightfully so when you got that kind 885 00:46:14,200 --> 00:46:17,160 Speaker 1: of expulsion, I'm not ready to throw dirt on the Chiefs. 886 00:46:17,400 --> 00:46:20,320 Speaker 1: I know that division could be up for grabs. Obviously, 887 00:46:20,360 --> 00:46:22,560 Speaker 1: the Chargers and the Raiders away they're playing. I don't 888 00:46:22,560 --> 00:46:26,239 Speaker 1: see the Broncos making any jumps. Patrick Mahomes leads the 889 00:46:26,320 --> 00:46:31,080 Speaker 1: league with ten interceptions. You talk about mind blowing stats 890 00:46:31,160 --> 00:46:35,520 Speaker 1: that you would never expect to see that. That's one 891 00:46:35,560 --> 00:46:37,839 Speaker 1: of those stories that certainly would have gotten more play 892 00:46:37,960 --> 00:46:40,920 Speaker 1: this week if and went for some other news items. 893 00:46:40,960 --> 00:46:44,240 Speaker 1: If you will around the league, I mean as an offense, 894 00:46:44,280 --> 00:46:46,960 Speaker 1: they have eighteen turnovers. I mean they're the worst in 895 00:46:46,960 --> 00:46:50,240 Speaker 1: the league. It's not even close. But just like Wolf 896 00:46:50,320 --> 00:46:54,200 Speaker 1: would say, not every interception is created equal. Some of 897 00:46:54,200 --> 00:46:56,440 Speaker 1: those have been tip balls and some of those are 898 00:46:56,480 --> 00:47:01,040 Speaker 1: side arms. I mean, like any quarterback, it's like you 899 00:47:01,040 --> 00:47:04,840 Speaker 1: know in basketball, you just gotta keep shooting. Their turnovers 900 00:47:04,840 --> 00:47:07,160 Speaker 1: are big because if you lose a turnover battle like 901 00:47:07,320 --> 00:47:10,279 Speaker 1: Cardinals did, you're probably gonna lose the game. But when 902 00:47:10,320 --> 00:47:13,040 Speaker 1: you have Patrick Mahomes and Kyler Murray feel I feel 903 00:47:13,080 --> 00:47:15,439 Speaker 1: like you're always in every game to the end. Three 904 00:47:15,520 --> 00:47:21,200 Speaker 1: teams to root for this weekend Cardinals, obviously, Titans, and 905 00:47:21,360 --> 00:47:25,040 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. If you can go three and oh, Cardinals, Titans, 906 00:47:25,120 --> 00:47:28,120 Speaker 1: and Chiefs, there's gonna be a lot of celebrating on Monday. 907 00:47:28,200 --> 00:47:31,480 Speaker 1: Sign me Up, Sign me Up Again. Cardinals at the 908 00:47:31,520 --> 00:47:34,719 Speaker 1: forty nine ers. That is the most important game obviously 909 00:47:34,760 --> 00:47:38,640 Speaker 1: to twenty five. The kickoff from Levi Stadium nine thirty am. 910 00:47:38,719 --> 00:47:42,759 Speaker 1: Coverage begins on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network. And on 911 00:47:42,840 --> 00:47:46,240 Speaker 1: that note, let's put a lid on this Football Friday 912 00:47:46,360 --> 00:47:49,600 Speaker 1: edition of Cardinals Covered two, presented by Hunday, proud partner 913 00:47:49,719 --> 00:47:52,839 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, special thanks to our 914 00:47:52,880 --> 00:47:56,759 Speaker 1: executive producer Jim Almahundro for Mike Drecky, I'm Craig Rio Loop. 915 00:47:56,840 --> 00:47:59,239 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you next time you're on Cardinals Cover 916 00:47:59,320 --> 00:48:01,760 Speaker 1: two