1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: This podcast is presented by All Copy Products, proud partner 2 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals. Learn more at Allcopyproducts dot com. 3 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 2: To the fifteen o the ten, Murray's Gonna. 4 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: Score touchdown, Welcome to the Cardinals Red Sea Report. 5 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 2: Swam to the ground by Buddha Baker like a torpedo. 6 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 2: He came flying into the backfield Connor to the ten, 7 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 2: to the five. 8 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 3: And then of the end zone of the touchdown. 9 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: The Cardinals Red Sea Report is brought to you by 10 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals Podcast. Visit Azycardinals dot com slash podcast. 11 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 2: Here we go, one handed catching a touchdown. 12 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 4: Oh baby, I'm that Phil. 13 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 1: Here's Craig Grioloud, Paul Calvic and nine year NFL veteran 14 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: Rob Frederickson. So, considering what just happened in Tennessee what 15 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:56,279 Speaker 1: may happen in New England, let me just say I 16 00:00:56,320 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 1: am glad not to be those teams looking for a 17 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: head coach and maybe even a general manager this offseason. 18 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: Maybe not as busy, just as important, but certainly not 19 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: as busy as a year ago. As we are, Day two, 20 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: end of the Arizona Cardinals off season. Cardinals on Sunday, 21 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: losing at home at State Farm Stadium to the Seattle 22 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: Seahawks twenty one to twenty to put it into a 23 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: four and thirteen season, second straight year in which this 24 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: Cardinals team finished four and thirteen. But as we've talked 25 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: about and I believe Rob we even talked about it 26 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: on Cardinal Talk four and thirteen after twenty twenty two 27 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: versus four and thirteen after twenty twenty three. 28 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, much different feeling, not only amongst us the players, 29 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 5: but even the fan base as well. 30 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,400 Speaker 6: I think so at one hundred and eighty degree shift 31 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 6: in terms of your thoughts coming out of the season. 32 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 6: There's so much to be looking forward to this year. 33 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 6: I think when you talk about the twenty twenty three season, 34 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 6: and you know the way the offense, especially as I 35 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 6: look at it, the way the offense is played the 36 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 6: last few weeks. You know Kyler and he's getting comfortable 37 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 6: with this offense and the running game and there so 38 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 6: there's so many things to look forward to. Obviously, we 39 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 6: have a free agency coming up and the draft coming up. 40 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 6: Monty ask For is going to be busy trying to 41 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 6: retool and constantly trying to rebuild this roster. So yeah, 42 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 6: I think there's reason for optimism. 43 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 3: I mean, Craig, let's be honest. It feels good to 44 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 3: have a direction, right, feels good to have a foundation laid. 45 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 3: Feels good to look at a team like Carolina with 46 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 3: two wins and they took the wrong quarterback and they 47 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 3: gave up their first round pick, and they're currently interviewing 48 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:45,399 Speaker 3: nine different head coaching candidates and eight different GM candidates, right, 49 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 3: I mean, it's fifty two card pickup with David Tepper 50 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 3: in that franchise. So yeah, it feels good to have 51 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 3: a leg up on next season. And I firmly believe, 52 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 3: you know, it wasn't just some joke, the marketing mantra 53 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 3: twenty twenty three dip for a two thousand, twenty four rip. 54 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 7: You believe. 55 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 3: You listen to a lot of those players and they'll 56 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 3: tell you, unprompted in that locker room that they feel 57 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 3: that's where this team and the course and the direction 58 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 3: is tracking towards next season, especially with all the picks 59 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 3: and some of the cap flexibility and free agency, et cetera. 60 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:21,359 Speaker 3: So yeah, you feel good about where this is going 61 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 3: because there's not nearly as many questions that have to 62 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 3: be answered, like a big picture, big questions like you 63 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 3: did a year ago. 64 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 5: You had the general manager, you have the head coach, 65 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 5: hopefully retain if not all, most of your coaching staff, 66 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 5: and then they are building blocks pieces on offense, even 67 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 5: on defense and special teams to where maybe a year ago, Paul, 68 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 5: it was a total teardown or figure out who was 69 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 5: going to stay, who was not going to stay, And 70 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 5: now the foundation has been laid and now you can 71 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 5: build on what the Cardinals did in twenty twenty three. 72 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 3: And really those are the two key words, what and who, 73 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 3: and Jonathan gam And said as much after the game, 74 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 3: setting it again on Monday, summing up the season. We 75 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 3: had to figure out what we want to be, or 76 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 3: at least instill what we want to be, and who's 77 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 3: going with us. And it was a process even up 78 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 3: till the Friday before the season fin alley where Kevin 79 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 3: Strong was cut. There are those who are part of 80 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 3: the solution, there are those who are deemed part of 81 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 3: the problem, and those who weren't on board. Guess what, 82 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 3: they're not going forward with this team. So you had 83 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 3: to figure that out. But in terms of this season, 84 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 3: I mean, there's a couple of things you feel good about, 85 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 3: at least to me. And one of them is how 86 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 3: many times at the end of a game the opponent said, 87 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 3: we got out physical, we got our butts kicked. So 88 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 3: I think there's an attitude, there's an expectation for physicality 89 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 3: that was established. And you may not have the most 90 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 3: talented roster. You're not going to have the most talented 91 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 3: roster most years in the league, but you can bring 92 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,919 Speaker 3: a brand of football that's going to be tough to 93 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 3: compete against. And I think they instilled. 94 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 5: That much playing for a full sixty minutes, even late 95 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 5: in season when the season has gone sideways. There is 96 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 5: no postseason play for the Arizona Cardinals. And Rob is 97 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 5: a former player, I'm sure you've been in locker rooms 98 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 5: where yeah, you already have an eye maybe both eyes 99 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 5: on the offseason vacation plans, but are you bringing it 100 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 5: on Sunday? And I do think this Cardinals team, regardless 101 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 5: of the talent who was out there, they brought it 102 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 5: each and every week and they were not going to 103 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 5: go down without a fight. 104 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 6: Yeah. Now, I think that was the biggest change year 105 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 6: over years. Is really that when you talk about that 106 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 6: culture shift, it's about setting a standard and then holding 107 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 6: guys accountable to that standard. And it's not just the 108 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 6: coaches cracking the whip and the players obeying. It's it's 109 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 6: players holding each other accountable. And you never, you know, 110 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 6: even though the Cardinals roster wise, they may have been 111 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 6: out matched several times this season, they were in virtually 112 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 6: every game save maybe Cleveland. It just felt like they 113 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:00,840 Speaker 6: had an opportunity going into that fourth quarter and virtually 114 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:04,840 Speaker 6: every game this season to do something to to to 115 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 6: if not when, to make it close. And they never quit. 116 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 6: And that's something that you can carry on year over year, 117 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:14,719 Speaker 6: and that's something they're going to build on going into 118 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 6: twenty twenty four. 119 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 4: Rob. 120 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 3: I can't help but think of your one of my 121 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,359 Speaker 3: favorite stories. You tell which team was it? Was it 122 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 3: the ninety four Raiders and ninety five Raiders. You guys 123 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 3: started like six and two, eight and two. 124 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 4: Eight and two. 125 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 6: Yeah, there was a ninety five Raider ninety five Raiders 126 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 6: and we and we lost the last six games six. 127 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 3: And you came into the parking lot for the season 128 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 3: finale with the playoffs on the line, and and what'd 129 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 3: you see out there? 130 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 6: Yeah, guys had like U hauls packed up. They were 131 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:43,679 Speaker 6: they were read, they were already they were already packed 132 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:46,479 Speaker 6: up ready to go. I said, as all, we've lost 133 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 6: this game already. 134 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 3: I mean, guys were all ready to just clean everything 135 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 3: out and hit the road. They had already cleared out 136 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 3: their apartments and their condos, and they pulled into the 137 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 3: seasonin alle fully expecting the season was going to end 138 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:02,039 Speaker 3: that day. When a win get you in the. 139 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 5: Difference between your ninety five Raiders and the Arizona Cardinals. 140 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 5: In twenty twenty three, we heard Jonathan Gannon as he 141 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 5: addressed the media on Monday, Kyler Murray working out on Monday, 142 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 5: a lot of players postgame talking about the excitement that 143 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 5: they have for next season, and yeah, everyone needs a break, 144 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 5: but there is a feeling, Hey, wish we could play 145 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 5: next week. Obviously that's not going to happen. We have 146 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 5: to wait until September. The message though, that JG gave 147 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 5: to his team after that twenty one to twenty loss 148 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 5: to the Seahawks. 149 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 8: I said, you know, I'm down. We didn't win, and 150 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 8: we've been through a lot of adversity this year, but 151 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 8: I've never been more enthus going into an offseason. We 152 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 8: found a lot about out who we are and who's 153 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 8: going to be a part of this thing. And I'm 154 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 8: just really excited to get to the offseason and grow 155 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 8: and improve and learn and as I told him, get 156 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 8: on the warpath in twenty twenty four, here we come. 157 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 5: That was Gannon postgame on Monday. Rob He acknowledged, yes, 158 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 5: twenty twenty three not good enough, and he's looking at 159 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 5: it the wins and losses as every coach does. Yet 160 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 5: there was a little bit of an eye towards what 161 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 5: they have established. You talked about the standard of the accountability. 162 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 5: So as a coach, it's that balance. Yeah, four wins 163 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 5: absolutely not good enough. Yet at the same time, you 164 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 5: do have to feel good about whether this team is 165 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 5: going the direction that Manti Austin Ford has pointed this 166 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 5: team and then having Gann and company lead the rest 167 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 5: of the group. 168 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 6: Here's what you got to be most excited about as 169 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 6: a fan, as a players, as anyone involved with this organization. 170 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 6: You have your quarterback figured out. You just got a 171 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 6: sliver of Kyler Murray this year in this offense, and 172 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 6: I think you know it's it's been a learning process 173 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 6: for Drew Petsing and you know how to call plays 174 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 6: what plays work and how how does Kyler fit And 175 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 6: the last few few weeks you saw Kyler evolving and 176 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 6: getting better and this offense gelling and the run game 177 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 6: really you know, having an identity. So if you're not 178 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 6: excited about that going into the offseason where you don't 179 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 6: have to start over at that position, that can be 180 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 6: a two or three year endeavor. You don't have to 181 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 6: do that. 182 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:16,680 Speaker 4: Now. 183 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 6: Now we can build that moat around the castle of 184 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 6: Kyler Murray and focus on some areas of need in 185 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:30,679 Speaker 6: terms of this roster, the offensive line, wide receiver, defensive line, edge, cornerback. 186 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 6: These are things that we can now, you know, utilize 187 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 6: some of that that draft capital and and get after it. 188 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:39,559 Speaker 3: I mean, everything that was said after the Philly win, 189 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 3: I wrote a lot of it down because to me 190 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 3: it really stood out. To Rob's point, Kyler Murray saying, 191 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 3: you know what, the game is slowed down, but I'm 192 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 3: playing fast. Jonathan Gannon saying, you know what against Eagles, 193 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 3: he played really fast without being sped up. The game 194 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 3: was slow to him, but he was quick in his 195 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 3: decision making. Kyler saying, you know what, I got in 196 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 3: a rhythm against the Eagles. It felt right. It just 197 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,319 Speaker 3: seemed like at some point late in the season, in 198 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 3: these last two three games, he had a bit of 199 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 3: an epiphany. In the scheme itself, he was operating from 200 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 3: the pocket much cleaner. Teams always try and keep him 201 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 3: in the pocket. So you gotta be Kurt Warner talks 202 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 3: about it all the time. You can have all the 203 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 3: athleticism in the world, still comes down to winning from 204 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 3: the pocket. Israel Wolfalk telling us on the Friday before 205 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:26,319 Speaker 3: the season finale that Kyler was checking into a lot 206 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:28,239 Speaker 3: of plays. They were giving him a lot of flexibility 207 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 3: to the line of scrimmage. It seemed like Kyler was 208 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:32,680 Speaker 3: dictating to the defense instead of the other way around. 209 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 5: Well, and he's coming off one of his better games 210 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 5: on Sunday in which he had his season highs in 211 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 5: passing yards and yards per attempts. You want to see 212 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:44,319 Speaker 5: that passing game now evolve, And yeah, he's gonna need 213 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 5: some more weapons along that. Not on the offensive line. 214 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 5: You can develop depth there, but as far as who 215 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 5: he's throwing to, as far as the wide receiver position 216 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 5: is concerned. But yeah, figuring out your quarterback to your point, 217 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 5: rob that was, if not the biggest question one of 218 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,559 Speaker 5: the biggest questions here in twenty twenty three. So there 219 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,559 Speaker 5: is a belief in Kyler Murray and maybe more importantly, 220 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 5: there is a belief that Kyler has in what this 221 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 5: team is doing. As he talked about postgame. 222 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:13,680 Speaker 7: Yes, in a sense, there is a lot to look 223 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 7: forward to. And you know, I'm excited about it. You know, 224 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 7: I know the guys are excited about it. Trust and 225 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 7: believe in money and JG and what you know, what 226 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 7: they got going and what they're building here. It's complete one, 227 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 7: you know. And I'm happy. Man, I'm happy, uh, happy 228 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 7: in the position that we're in. 229 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 5: He also added, I'm very confident in what we've got going. 230 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 5: And if you don't have buy in from your locker room, 231 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:36,839 Speaker 5: but if you don't have buy in from the quarterback, 232 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 5: specifically Rob, that's where I think there is that upward 233 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:45,760 Speaker 5: trajectory that everyone can see and now expect to continue 234 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 5: moving up. 235 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 6: Is it any coincidence the change in Kyler Murray. Everyone 236 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 6: talks about how mature he is and how how much 237 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 6: he's grown and his body language is different now, and 238 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 6: and that kind of and sided with the with the 239 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 6: bringing in of Jonathan Gannon and and this new coaching 240 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 6: staff and this new kind of breath of fresh air. 241 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 6: As as Kyler Murray said, it was refreshing. You can 242 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 6: see it. And Kyler is a different person. There's there's 243 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:20,559 Speaker 6: times the pick six, uh last week against Philadelphia that 244 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:23,959 Speaker 6: that would have, you know, that would have sent Kyler 245 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:27,200 Speaker 6: completely into a tailspin, and it didn't and he was 246 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 6: able to, you know, come back and bring the offense back. 247 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 6: So there's so many instances where in years past Kyler 248 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 6: would have been a completely different person. And look, the 249 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:39,440 Speaker 6: whole team feeds off the quarterback and the way he 250 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:44,079 Speaker 6: acts and comports himself. It's just been so much better. 251 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 6: And to Kyler's point, it's been refreshing. 252 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 3: You know, it's interesting both Rob and Kyle Vanenbosch both 253 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 3: sided that Kyler's reaction after the ninety nine yard picked six. 254 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 3: And I think if you even go back to the 255 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 3: Houston game, the close loss against C. J. Stroud in Houston, 256 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 3: and there were some plays that didn't go the Cardinals way, 257 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 3: and there was some adversity, and you know, Kyler was 258 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:06,599 Speaker 3: on the sideline and and you know he's pretty frustrated, 259 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 3: let's put it that way. So I think he grew 260 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 3: even over the course of the last month of the 261 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 3: season in that regard and whether he realized it, whether 262 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 3: the coaches made it abundantly clear the rest of the 263 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 3: team sees that. The rest of the team feeds off that, 264 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 3: whether it's positive or negative energy. And Jonathan Gannon had 265 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 3: a great question one of his last episodes of his 266 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,440 Speaker 3: TV show Game Plan, just about how he views Kyler 267 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 3: as an extension of himself between the white lines, and 268 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 3: I think they've had a lot of time to talk 269 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 3: about what Kyler's, you know, behavior and how he acts 270 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 3: out beyond that field, and how everyone is not only 271 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 3: watching him but feeding off that into trickles down and 272 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 3: so yeah, I think there was improvement in that category. 273 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 5: Less x'es and o's conversation between the head coach and 274 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 5: quarterback that's reserved for the offensive coordinat or something. When 275 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 5: Kyler first entered the league, he didn't have that the 276 00:13:57,080 --> 00:14:00,120 Speaker 5: head coach was also the offensive quarter There wasn't that separation. 277 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 5: Speaking of the head coach, Jonathan Gannon, year one as 278 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 5: a head coach, Yes, not enough wins, but overall, how 279 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 5: would he evaluate his first season on the job. 280 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 9: I'm a pretty bottom line guy, so not good enough truthfully, 281 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 9: four and thirteen. But what we set out to do 282 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 9: to get ourselves operating in a way that I think 283 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 9: is fit to win football games weekend and week out. 284 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 9: I think we did that. I think that the players 285 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 9: the message and the standard and things that we talked 286 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 9: about and hung our hat on. I think it got 287 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 9: through and they kind of carried that throughout the year. 288 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 9: But a lot of improvement needs to be made. 289 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 5: A lot of the stuff that we heard from Gannon 290 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 5: all season long, Paul was team before you and you thought, Okay, 291 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 5: that's the new head coach and it's cliche, and okay, 292 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 5: that's what There was a lot of buy in, and 293 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 5: I think you saw a lot of those players in 294 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 5: the locker room. Yeah, individually, you want to do well, 295 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 5: but are we winning as a team as a group? 296 00:14:57,200 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 5: And again, wins and losses on the paper, but wins 297 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 5: and losses as far as where this team moves forward. 298 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 5: And I think you're seeing more of that. 299 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 3: And if you weren't on board, you weren't on the roster. 300 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:11,880 Speaker 3: And we saw that they made moves and they were 301 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 3: looking for players who are ultra serious about the game 302 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 3: of football. And I think That accountability trickled down through 303 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 3: the locker room to the point where our final postgame 304 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 3: radio interview with Michael Wilson, he cited his two games 305 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 3: where he didn't have a single catch. He came back 306 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 3: from the injury to have a single catch, and he 307 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 3: put it on himself. He said, I didn't do a 308 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 3: good enough job in coming back and earning the trust 309 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 3: to Kyler Murray and getting open and having that communication 310 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 3: with him and to be in the right place at 311 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 3: the right time. So you like to see that, right. 312 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 3: Guys are holding themselves accountable first, and that was more 313 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 3: the norm than the exception this year. 314 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 5: No finger pointing in that locker room, amongst the coaches, 315 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 5: amongst the front office. It's all headed in one direction. 316 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 5: And yeah, now the expectation is that twenty twenty four 317 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 5: is a much better season. Dare I say a playoff season? 318 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 5: Speaking of next season, join the Arizona Cardinals season ticket 319 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 5: priority list today. Twenty twenty four. Opponents include the Bears, Chargers, Patriots, Jets, 320 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 5: Lions Commanders, and of course the NFC West. 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That's coming up next here 327 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 5: on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network. 328 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 2: First down and ten at the twenty nine of Seattle 329 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 2: Murray under center, three tight ends one right, two left, 330 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 2: ere takes turns hand off, Connor sporting to his left, 331 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 2: find up room at the twenty. At the fifteen, loosing 332 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 2: the ten, head into the episode for the touchdown James 333 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 2: Connor from twenty nine yards out. That drive was all 334 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:13,400 Speaker 2: about James Connor, and they're pulling away from tying the game. 335 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 4: When you hammer the box, there's scoring to be a leak, 336 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 4: and that was a huge leak from the Seattle Seahawks box, 337 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 4: and James Connor punctuated. 338 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 5: And stuck it earlier in that drive. You heard Cash 339 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:34,679 Speaker 5: mention it was all James Connor. Connor had a thirty 340 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:39,640 Speaker 5: four yard catch and run on that drive. Overall on Sunday, 341 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:45,719 Speaker 5: James Connor with his second best total yards from scrimmage 342 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 5: two hundred and four on thirty one touches James Connor 343 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:54,800 Speaker 5: getting that one thousand yard mark for the season, and 344 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 5: that was a big deals. We continue here on the 345 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:01,160 Speaker 5: Arizona Cardinals Radio network. It is the Cardinals Red Seat Report, 346 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 5: presented by seat Geek Your Ticket to Great Seats. And 347 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:07,400 Speaker 5: there was a sense rob going into that game on 348 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:10,480 Speaker 5: Sunday that, yeah, you want to finish with a win, 349 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:13,199 Speaker 5: maybe even knock the Seahawks out of the playoffs. That 350 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 5: had already been done earlier on Sunday after the Packers 351 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 5: beat the Bears. But individually, could you get James Connor 352 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:23,439 Speaker 5: the one hundred and ten yards he needed finished with 353 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:27,119 Speaker 5: one point fifty. And it wasn't just Connor, it was 354 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 5: Jonathan Gannon wanted to see it. The offensive line wanted 355 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 5: to see it. Heck, everyone in that locker room and 356 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:37,399 Speaker 5: involved with the Cardinals wanted to see James Connor. Not 357 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 5: because of the milestone, but more because of the person that, hey, 358 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:44,440 Speaker 5: he deserves this. 359 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:47,160 Speaker 6: On Sunday, Yeah, it's you know, it's a it's a 360 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 6: great milestone. I'm not sure you know. It's it's a recognition. 361 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:55,359 Speaker 6: Put it that way. It's it's it's basically recognition. And 362 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:58,359 Speaker 6: confirmation of what they're doing is the right thing and 363 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 6: what James Connor is all about. Obviously, he's been a 364 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:06,200 Speaker 6: great asset to this team and to this league. And 365 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:10,159 Speaker 6: you know, it's the what the offense is doing and 366 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:13,919 Speaker 6: the importance and what they've done offensively in terms of 367 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:17,639 Speaker 6: the running game and the importance of that. To me, 368 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:21,239 Speaker 6: it's just confirmation of that. And you know, he's had 369 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 6: a great season and the offensive line deserves a lot 370 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 6: of credit as well. 371 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:28,239 Speaker 5: He hit one thousand rushing yards for the season on 372 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 5: a twenty six yard run in the third quarter. Paul, 373 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 5: you have the best vantage point of that, the reaction 374 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 5: on this sideline that maybe cameras did not capture, because yeah, 375 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:42,679 Speaker 5: everyone knows. I mean, you can't hide some of that 376 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 5: stuff from players, even during the course of a game. 377 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 5: Someone's down there or someone's upstairs, were laying downstairs. 378 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:50,679 Speaker 3: Hey, by the way, that did it. 379 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:51,680 Speaker 5: He's got a thousand. 380 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 3: Well, not to point to yours truly, but I yelled 381 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 3: it out because Pash was right on it. I mean, Pash, look, 382 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 3: he hit a thousand, eg exactly at that point. And 383 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:04,400 Speaker 3: Dave Pash, I mean, just the top three play by 384 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 3: play guy on the planet that he is. He nailed 385 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 3: it on that run and I shouted it out and 386 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 3: a bunch of the guys immediately turned around. Really that 387 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:14,360 Speaker 3: was it, And I'm like, yep, there it is one 388 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 3: thousand and So you could tell it was meaningful to 389 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,640 Speaker 3: that sideline. They wanted to get it for a team captain, 390 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:24,200 Speaker 3: I mean, a guy they all feed off just sets. Look, 391 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 3: he's more than a player, he's a mindset, he's a mentality. 392 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 3: I think part of this season, a big part of 393 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:33,959 Speaker 3: this season, and a few guys confirm as much. The 394 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 3: coaches needed to learn the strong suits of the players, 395 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 3: and Michael Wilson said as much afterwards. It was a process, 396 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 3: and I think once they realized what they had in 397 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:46,919 Speaker 3: James Connor, his ability to break that initial tackle, how 398 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 3: many runs did he have should have been losses, there 399 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:52,199 Speaker 3: were significant gains, and then just what it did for 400 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 3: the rest of the team and sort of that physicality 401 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,600 Speaker 3: that he would establish and then guys would feed off that. 402 00:20:57,880 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 3: So I think they learned, all right, you know what, 403 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 3: we're a much better team when we're feeding James Connor. 404 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 3: And they didn't give up as easily as they did 405 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 3: earlier in the year. There were games where he was 406 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 3: stymied initially and they sort of went to the pass game. 407 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 3: He saw him spread it out and a lot of 408 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 3: Kyler in the gun last month of the season, not 409 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 3: nearly as much, And most of his yards came in 410 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 3: the second half. And how many times a guy say, 411 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:20,920 Speaker 3: and they said it on the Big Red Rage Trey McBride, 412 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:24,640 Speaker 3: Will Hernandez. Absolutely, we wore defenses down in the third 413 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:27,320 Speaker 3: and fourth quarter, and then that's where James Connor was 414 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 3: really able to eat. 415 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 5: Fifty five rushing yards in the first half, ninety five 416 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 5: in the second half, and more importantly getting one thousand 417 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 5: and four of the season. Kyler Murray on James Connor 418 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:39,920 Speaker 5: hitting that milestone. 419 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 7: Yeah, I didn't even know it until, you know, just 420 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:44,680 Speaker 7: just a second ago. But you know he didn't get hurt. 421 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 7: He would have, you know, he would have killed that. 422 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 7: So man, James, James like one of the best players 423 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 7: I've ever played with. Love going to war with him. 424 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 7: Can't really say much, you know, say much more about 425 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 7: him and the dudes. The dudes he's a beast. 426 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:00,640 Speaker 5: And keep in mind he missed four games talking about 427 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 5: James Connor and actually it was more than four games. 428 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 5: It was four and a half because he got hurt 429 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 5: early in that Bengals game. And Kyler's right, If James 430 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:12,800 Speaker 5: Connor doesn't get hurt, what is that yardage total? What 431 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:15,880 Speaker 5: does he do not only running the football, but catching 432 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:18,639 Speaker 5: the football and what does it mean for this offense overall? 433 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 5: Because I do think that's the one thing we did 434 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:25,120 Speaker 5: learn is this is a run first offense. 435 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 3: The play got hurt on was the thirty five yard 436 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 3: run right where he broke free, got to the second level, 437 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:33,479 Speaker 3: racing down the near sideline against the Bengals, and then 438 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:36,399 Speaker 3: he got launched into the air and he got back up. 439 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 5: He seemed to be fine, and all of a sudden 440 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 5: you find out he's on ir right. 441 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 3: But that was just a ridiculous run itself, the very 442 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,159 Speaker 3: play he got injured on, and he was tracking to 443 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 3: have a huge game against the Bengals. 444 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:48,960 Speaker 5: Turns out to be the best season of his career. 445 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 5: And I know kind of get up there in age 446 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 5: as far as the running back is concerned that position. 447 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:58,159 Speaker 5: But I don't see James Connor slowing down much. He 448 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:00,679 Speaker 5: takes very good care of himself, and I think this 449 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:03,199 Speaker 5: team takes good care of him as far as the 450 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:04,879 Speaker 5: role within this offense. 451 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:07,119 Speaker 6: Yeah, I don't see him slowing down. But what I 452 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:10,480 Speaker 6: do see is his running style is more patient than 453 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 6: maybe it has been in the past. And I think 454 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:17,200 Speaker 6: back to his time in Pittsburgh and probably the most 455 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 6: patient runner of all time, and his time spent watching 456 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 6: Le'Veon Bell and really, you know players, when they're in 457 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 6: those meeting rooms and watching film, they watch their teammates, 458 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 6: they watch everything, They watch everything they do and how 459 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 6: they do it. And maybe some of that is has 460 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:38,719 Speaker 6: rubbed off on James Connor because he does such a 461 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:41,359 Speaker 6: good job of allowing, especially when the Cardinals are running 462 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:45,640 Speaker 6: those pin and pull technique style blocking schemes, does such 463 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:48,440 Speaker 6: a good job of setting up those blocks and finding 464 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 6: the hole, and that requires patients. It's very easy for 465 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,680 Speaker 6: a running back to get the ball and just run 466 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 6: as fast as they can downhill where they think the 467 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 6: hole is going to be, and invariably it's not. But 468 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 6: to allow those blocks to develop and set up. James 469 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:09,040 Speaker 6: Connor has done that this year, and when it's not there, 470 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:12,159 Speaker 6: he bounces it outside and he's able to gain some 471 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 6: good yardage. So I'm really impressed with what he's done 472 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 6: this season, and the future looks bright for this running game. 473 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:24,159 Speaker 5: Connor averaged five yards a carry. The Cardinals as a 474 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 5: team averaged five yards a carry the run game overall, 475 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 5: fourth best in the league as far as yards per game, 476 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:36,920 Speaker 5: second yards per play the run game. Here's head coach 477 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:37,679 Speaker 5: Jonathan Gannon. 478 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:40,879 Speaker 8: Obviously it starts with the old line, but then teams 479 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 8: are gonna have to play us a little differently when 480 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:45,920 Speaker 8: the quarterback's back there. So I thought that, you know, 481 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 8: all ten guys not carrying it did their job in 482 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 8: a run game. Obviously, James and Mike and Amara did 483 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,920 Speaker 8: a good job. James was lights out, and it's it's 484 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,560 Speaker 8: we're gonna use this springboards in the twenty twenty four. 485 00:24:57,600 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 4: I know that. 486 00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:01,119 Speaker 5: And this is a running back room that is set 487 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:04,720 Speaker 5: for next season. James Conner's under contract, Michael Carter is 488 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 5: under contract year two for the undrafted Imari Diumercado. So 489 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:12,640 Speaker 5: there's three running backs right there. And as Gannon said, yeah, 490 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 5: you have an offensive line as well, but you got 491 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:18,359 Speaker 5: five guys, seven guys this season. Really as far as 492 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:21,400 Speaker 5: that really opened up the holes for either one of those. 493 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 3: Running backs, and I throw Kyler Murray into the running 494 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,159 Speaker 3: back round right, thirty three yard run and that season 495 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 3: finale keep him in the defense, honest, nineteen point five 496 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:31,720 Speaker 3: miles per hour on that chunk run, and the Cardinals 497 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 3: going into the season of anale, we're number two in 498 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:37,119 Speaker 3: chunk runs in the NFL. So you don't think of 499 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:39,680 Speaker 3: a James Connor right as being that sort of back 500 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:42,439 Speaker 3: that's gonna get you twenty plus yard runs. But he 501 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:44,880 Speaker 3: did it a lot. And so to your point, Craig, 502 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 3: it's it's credit to the old line getting him to 503 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 3: the second level. He's able to break those arm tackles. 504 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 3: In Rob's point, he's more athletic than maybe we give 505 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 3: him a credit for. He's able to accelerate leave guys 506 00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:58,640 Speaker 3: in the dust. But on the twenty nine yard touchdown run, 507 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 3: I think it's worth citing a no that I was 508 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 3: told that that was the sixth or seventh time they 509 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 3: had run that particular play, and I think they were 510 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:09,920 Speaker 3: really effective late in the season at trying to probe 511 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 3: a defense. All Right, we're gonna try the inside zone, 512 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:14,560 Speaker 3: maybe we'll go outside a little bit, little gap scheme, 513 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 3: the pin and Paul I will try a few different 514 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 3: things and then once they found something that worked, they 515 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:22,439 Speaker 3: repeated it over and over until the defense stopped it, 516 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:24,520 Speaker 3: and that was that was where they're going. And so 517 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 3: then eventually they hit it for a twenty nine yard 518 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:29,399 Speaker 3: touchdown run. And to me, that's just an example of 519 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 3: the football IQ with this coaching staff. They adjust to 520 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 3: what they're seeing out on the field and they eventually 521 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:38,399 Speaker 3: get to something that's effective, and then they had the 522 00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:41,240 Speaker 3: commitment to it until the opponent could stop it. And 523 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 3: that proved really effective. 524 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:46,200 Speaker 5: And the commitment even when you were down trailing by 525 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 5: two scores, you didn't get away from the run game. 526 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 5: And that's something that always would happen with this Cardinals 527 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 5: offense before this season. 528 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:57,680 Speaker 3: Philadelphia, you're down twenty one to six, you come back 529 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 3: and win. Seattle, you're down thirteen six at the half, 530 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 3: you come back, take the lead in the fourth quarter. 531 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 3: You stuck with the run game. It's it's not just 532 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:10,119 Speaker 3: a game plan, it's the DNA right now. And all 533 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:12,640 Speaker 3: those numbers just show the commitment to that run game 534 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 3: and how effective they are. And then if they can 535 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:16,439 Speaker 3: go ahead and they can have a full season out 536 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:18,320 Speaker 3: of James Connor, if they can fill in a couple 537 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:21,399 Speaker 3: of those holes on the offensive line. You know, I 538 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:24,159 Speaker 3: think they realize that's the quickest way to compete. You're 539 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:26,240 Speaker 3: not once again, you're not gonna have the most talented roster, 540 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:28,919 Speaker 3: but you can go out there, I'm bludgeon someone and 541 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 3: then use a guy who, if we would have been 542 00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 3: healthy all year, probably would have been going to the 543 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 3: Pro Bowl. 544 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 6: And it does a couple other things it At number one, 545 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:38,879 Speaker 6: it gives the defense a little time to rest. And 546 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:41,080 Speaker 6: when you don't quit on the run game, it gives 547 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 6: a defense a little time. And number two, it limits 548 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:46,440 Speaker 6: possessions when you're able to ball control, when you're able 549 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 6: to just keep that clock churning, it limits possessions of 550 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 6: your opponents. So you know, the running game consistently helps 551 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 6: the defense. From a defensive. 552 00:27:55,280 --> 00:27:58,439 Speaker 5: Guy over here led by James Connor, we've yet to 553 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:02,719 Speaker 5: hear from number six. Here is James Connor talking postgame 554 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:05,960 Speaker 5: after the Cardinals lost the Seahawks twenty one twenty about 555 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:08,640 Speaker 5: the example that Connor sets for everyone else. 556 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 10: I think, is it something that comes with it? You 557 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:12,640 Speaker 10: know when you handle your business day in and day out, 558 00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:15,119 Speaker 10: and then I think, what's my seventh year? You know 559 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:18,000 Speaker 10: I'll be going into year, eight, next year, accepting every 560 00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 10: challenge that comes with it, you know, and always want 561 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:23,840 Speaker 10: to be a leader, and you know, eventually you do 562 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 10: this thing long enough, you play long enough in the league, 563 00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:27,639 Speaker 10: that road just comes to you. 564 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 9: You know. 565 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 10: The guy started looking for how you did it for 566 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 10: you know, at a high level for a while. So 567 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:34,040 Speaker 10: it just comes with it, and I accept that challenge 568 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:34,920 Speaker 10: and responsibility. 569 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 5: Very soft spoken off the field, at least among the media, 570 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 5: but game day, Paul, you see it. He's a different animal. Yeah, 571 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 5: before the game, During the game, as far as feeding 572 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:49,520 Speaker 5: everyone else that energy. 573 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 3: I mean, he's stalking the sideline, he's mean, mugging guys. 574 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 3: Guys come up to him, they stare him down, he 575 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 3: stares him back. I mean, he just sort of sets 576 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:01,840 Speaker 3: the tone. And there's a reason why they weren't nearly 577 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:04,840 Speaker 3: the same offense, not nearly the same team during his 578 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 3: four game absence. And yeah, and you know what, during 579 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 3: that interview there, he said he's a big fan of 580 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:13,280 Speaker 3: Fred Taylor, who at age thirty gained one thousand yards. 581 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 3: So you can see it in his mind, that's where 582 00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 3: he's aiming. He's gonna turn twenty nine in May. James 583 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:20,160 Speaker 3: Connor leading the running game. 584 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:24,520 Speaker 5: How about Trey McBride leaving that Cardinals tight end room. 585 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:28,640 Speaker 5: We'll discuss this offense more in depth as we continue 586 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:31,479 Speaker 5: the second half. The Cardinals Red Seat Report presented by 587 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:34,400 Speaker 5: Seki Your Ticket to great Seats is next here on 588 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:36,240 Speaker 5: the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network. 589 00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 2: And they're gonna fake it, it looks like yet they 590 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 2: bring Murray back again. They got Crater lined up wide left, 591 00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 2: Murray takes the snap back to throw off the right 592 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 2: side of the cry put in. 593 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:49,840 Speaker 3: The back of the ends up for a touchdown. 594 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 2: Tyler Urry on four down when Matt Trader and gill 595 00:29:56,600 --> 00:30:00,440 Speaker 2: again the punter both lined up to the left, to 596 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:02,760 Speaker 2: the right the right in the back of the en 597 00:30:02,840 --> 00:30:04,680 Speaker 2: zone for the go ahead touchdown. 598 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:10,880 Speaker 4: Let it ride, babies, let it ride, says Jonathan Dann. 599 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 4: And Trey McBride just runs up the scene into the 600 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:18,480 Speaker 4: end zone and Kyler Murray put it out of them. 601 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 5: Just a great call, great play design, play execution. And 602 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:27,480 Speaker 5: by the way, Matt Trater Blake gillikin their first offensive 603 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:32,720 Speaker 5: snaps in their career as the Cardinals went out of 604 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:39,440 Speaker 5: field goal formation into offensive formation, completely catching the Seahawks 605 00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:42,280 Speaker 5: off guard. But Kyler never left the field, right, sidn't 606 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:46,120 Speaker 5: crossed the numbers. That's the that's the designation as far 607 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:50,040 Speaker 5: as whether you need to give the defense an opportunity 608 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:51,760 Speaker 5: to substitute. 609 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:51,640 Speaker 4: Som or not. 610 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:54,600 Speaker 3: So there you go. So coach double rainbow. He's over there, 611 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:58,480 Speaker 3: he's squawking, he's graping and grouse him. But no, Cardinals 612 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:01,120 Speaker 3: followed the rules to the letter. And it was something 613 00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:04,680 Speaker 3: that was in the playbook for five years. Jonathan Gannon 614 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:07,280 Speaker 3: said it had been up in particular the last few weeks. 615 00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 3: They finally got to it, and then we learned after 616 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:12,280 Speaker 3: the game that Trey McBride wasn't the primary target. It 617 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:15,120 Speaker 3: was Greg Dortsch who slipped and fell down, so that 618 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:17,720 Speaker 3: Kyler I had to find his secondary man. 619 00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 6: He was a decoy. Georg Dorsch the decoy. 620 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:24,800 Speaker 5: So that play in the third quarter, i should say 621 00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 5: in the fourth quarter, made it twenty to thirteen with 622 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:30,120 Speaker 5: the Cardinals in the lead of the Seahawks. We know 623 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:33,360 Speaker 5: how it played out. Cardinals lose to the Seahawks in 624 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:36,680 Speaker 5: Week eighteen twenty one to twenty. But big picture there, 625 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 5: Kyler Murray as far as what he was able to 626 00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:41,920 Speaker 5: do in that game, two hundred and sixty two passing yards, 627 00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:46,240 Speaker 5: his second best completion percentage of the season, and seeing 628 00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 5: Kyler Murray in a different offense than we've seen the 629 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:53,920 Speaker 5: first four years. Rob and I know Ron Wolflee has 630 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:57,560 Speaker 5: made a big point of emphasis ever since Kyler got 631 00:31:57,600 --> 00:32:00,800 Speaker 5: into the league, and that is under center took until 632 00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:04,160 Speaker 5: year five, but we did see a lot more of 633 00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:07,720 Speaker 5: k one under center. And it did the offense overall 634 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:09,960 Speaker 5: look vastly different. 635 00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:10,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, it did. 636 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 6: And and you know, look, if this offense is going 637 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:15,480 Speaker 6: to be run first, if that's really going to be 638 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:19,080 Speaker 6: the mantra and the philosophy, you have to get under 639 00:32:19,160 --> 00:32:23,160 Speaker 6: center for a couple of things. It helps the running back. 640 00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:26,000 Speaker 6: Number one, get some downhill momentum. If you're you're standing 641 00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:28,320 Speaker 6: back in a shotgun and you hand it off sideways, 642 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 6: it's hard to cram at vertical when you're running horizontal, okay, 643 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:36,760 Speaker 6: And so that's what getting under center helps. It helps 644 00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:39,000 Speaker 6: the running game. It gives a running back time to 645 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:41,800 Speaker 6: see the holes and to find the holes, and and 646 00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:45,400 Speaker 6: that patience again, it gives them more time, you know, 647 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:49,840 Speaker 6: and then it just it sets up so many things 648 00:32:49,840 --> 00:32:52,760 Speaker 6: as far as play action. It's hard to do play action. 649 00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:56,680 Speaker 6: It's not believable. You ask defensive guys that when a 650 00:32:56,760 --> 00:33:01,240 Speaker 6: quarterbacks in the shotgun and he goes through some play 651 00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:04,560 Speaker 6: action fake handoff and it's just not there. They're not 652 00:33:05,040 --> 00:33:07,880 Speaker 6: advancing towards the line of scrimmage. They're not overly worried 653 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:11,240 Speaker 6: about the run game, so they're not you know, they're 654 00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 6: not allowing that play action to develop. But if you're 655 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:18,240 Speaker 6: under center, and Kyler does as good a job as 656 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 6: probably anyone I've seen since Peyton Manning in terms of 657 00:33:21,280 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 6: hiding the football in the play action from under center, 658 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:28,400 Speaker 6: that that really fools the linebackers. And you watch film, 659 00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:31,000 Speaker 6: the linebackers are way up into the line of scrimmage 660 00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:34,120 Speaker 6: and it really allows those play action routes to develop 661 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:35,000 Speaker 6: on the second level. 662 00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:37,760 Speaker 3: Remember what Michael Wilson told us right after the Seattle 663 00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:41,160 Speaker 3: game the season finale, The flee flicker doesn't work if 664 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:43,719 Speaker 3: the Cardinals don't a have the run game be you know, 665 00:33:43,800 --> 00:33:47,480 Speaker 3: the ability to go under center to suck those linebackers up. 666 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:50,160 Speaker 3: That's why they're able to run a play like that. 667 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:54,080 Speaker 3: And to Rob's point about the play fake and Kyler's 668 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:58,040 Speaker 3: ability to execute that and carry that out My understanding 669 00:33:58,160 --> 00:34:01,520 Speaker 3: is that earlier this year, you know, it maybe wasn't 670 00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:04,280 Speaker 3: quite the coaches liking the way he was doing it, 671 00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:06,160 Speaker 3: and they got on him and they're like, look, you 672 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:08,560 Speaker 3: need to improve. You need to really carry out these 673 00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:11,760 Speaker 3: fakes when you're under center. And this is it makes 674 00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:15,040 Speaker 3: a difference in a league where a completion where a 675 00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:17,839 Speaker 3: receiver is open by just a couple of inches, if 676 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:20,399 Speaker 3: you can get just that half second of hesitation out 677 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:22,920 Speaker 3: of defender because you're carrying out the fake. So I 678 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:25,239 Speaker 3: think in the month of December and January, you really 679 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:29,120 Speaker 3: saw Kyler excel at that and it was beneficial, no. 680 00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:32,080 Speaker 5: Doubt, maybe just going through the motions early in the 681 00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:35,879 Speaker 5: season because he wasn't asked to do it, didn't think 682 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:39,000 Speaker 5: it was that big a deal. But now he has seen, Yeah, 683 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:41,560 Speaker 5: you carry out that fake. All of a sudden, that 684 00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:44,680 Speaker 5: split second becomes maybe three quarters or a full second, 685 00:34:44,840 --> 00:34:47,440 Speaker 5: and that can be all the difference between an incompletion, 686 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:48,640 Speaker 5: a completion. 687 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:50,960 Speaker 3: And a touchdown. He was under center thirty times against 688 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:53,640 Speaker 3: Seattle in the week eighteen. In his first four years 689 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:56,359 Speaker 3: in the league, he was under center combined less than 690 00:34:56,400 --> 00:34:59,759 Speaker 3: one hundred times, right, correct, So think about that think 691 00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:01,719 Speaker 3: about how many times he was under center in the 692 00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:05,080 Speaker 3: final few games. It exceeded his entire NFL career at 693 00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:08,000 Speaker 3: that point. And honestly, it exceeded my expectations. You know, 694 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:10,120 Speaker 3: when we thought, Okay, Kyler unders center, how many times 695 00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:13,280 Speaker 3: we talk about change he Kyler and Aaron allst media guys, 696 00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:17,200 Speaker 3: I'm thinking maybe ten fifteen times tops, and then by 697 00:35:17,360 --> 00:35:20,680 Speaker 3: week eighteen he's under center thirty times. That's a big 698 00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:21,439 Speaker 3: change for him. 699 00:35:21,560 --> 00:35:25,160 Speaker 5: Fifty five times over the past two games combined. Wow, 700 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:28,440 Speaker 5: for Kyler Murray under center, who spoke about being under 701 00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:29,920 Speaker 5: center postgame. 702 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:32,279 Speaker 7: It wasn't too difficult. Had a lot of mental reps 703 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:35,080 Speaker 7: in the off season. They prepared me very well, you know, 704 00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:37,000 Speaker 7: for my time to come back, and so when I 705 00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:39,080 Speaker 7: when I came back, it was as seamless as possible. 706 00:35:39,360 --> 00:35:41,120 Speaker 7: You know, I think for me, it was just about 707 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:43,640 Speaker 7: getting these reps in and going into the offseason, guy 708 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:46,720 Speaker 7: willing healthy and you know, like I said, getting getting 709 00:35:46,719 --> 00:35:48,080 Speaker 7: ready to roll, you know, next season. 710 00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:51,960 Speaker 5: And that's key is Kyler Murray is healthy going into 711 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:55,120 Speaker 5: this offseason, a full offseason in which he doesn't have 712 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:57,680 Speaker 5: to rehab, he can work on his game, he can 713 00:35:57,719 --> 00:36:01,200 Speaker 5: work with his pass catchers on a rhythm, that timing, 714 00:36:01,239 --> 00:36:06,520 Speaker 5: which was lacking at times this season, and noticeably lacking 715 00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:09,640 Speaker 5: some of those miscommunications. Robbie pointed to that pick six 716 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:13,960 Speaker 5: in Philadelphia that was a miscommunication between quarterback and wide receiver. 717 00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:16,880 Speaker 5: I would expect to see less of that next season. 718 00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:20,520 Speaker 6: Yeah, you're right, A full off season for Kyler Murray 719 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:24,280 Speaker 6: to spend time with these wide receivers, with a new offense, 720 00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:28,400 Speaker 6: new relatively new for for Kyler Murray. You know how 721 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:31,400 Speaker 6: much time is he gonna spend with Michael Wilson and 722 00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:35,160 Speaker 6: and and these receivers and and really develop and and 723 00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:38,200 Speaker 6: and build on what they have developed already. That's gonna 724 00:36:38,239 --> 00:36:40,279 Speaker 6: be so important. And I and I you know, I 725 00:36:40,280 --> 00:36:43,360 Speaker 6: I like to think. I have to think that Kyler 726 00:36:43,440 --> 00:36:45,560 Speaker 6: is gonna be the leader that he has been, and 727 00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:48,920 Speaker 6: he's gonna get these guys together, you know, when when 728 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:52,520 Speaker 6: they're not in anything organized, not in the organized mini camps, 729 00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:54,880 Speaker 6: they're gonna get together and they're gonna they're gonna run routes, 730 00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:58,640 Speaker 6: they're gonna they're gonna develop rapport and understanding of of 731 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:03,040 Speaker 6: where the going to be, what what the expectations are 732 00:37:03,040 --> 00:37:06,600 Speaker 6: going to be. So that's that's where teams grow together, 733 00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:08,840 Speaker 6: that's where they build and bond, and so that this 734 00:37:09,320 --> 00:37:11,920 Speaker 6: is an important offseason for Kyler and the wide receiving growth. 735 00:37:12,040 --> 00:37:14,000 Speaker 3: And Kyler's done that both here in the Azy and 736 00:37:14,080 --> 00:37:16,319 Speaker 3: in Texas. He's brought guys out and he's funded the 737 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:18,000 Speaker 3: whole thing to haven't come out for a few days 738 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:20,040 Speaker 3: and they do their own little passing camp per se. 739 00:37:20,120 --> 00:37:22,600 Speaker 3: And you know, Michael Wilson after the game, after the 740 00:37:22,640 --> 00:37:26,799 Speaker 3: Seattle game, gave us an example of that chemistry and 741 00:37:26,840 --> 00:37:29,080 Speaker 3: how it had developed. It was third and eleven. It 742 00:37:29,160 --> 00:37:31,840 Speaker 3: was that fade down the sideline, the back shoulder catch 743 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:34,680 Speaker 3: by Michael Wilson, and he said, we were getting We 744 00:37:34,760 --> 00:37:37,040 Speaker 3: broke the huddle and we realized, oh boy, Seattle's doing 745 00:37:37,040 --> 00:37:39,520 Speaker 3: something totally different right now, they're going cover one press 746 00:37:39,560 --> 00:37:42,080 Speaker 3: across the board and the play they had called was 747 00:37:42,120 --> 00:37:45,920 Speaker 3: not advantageous. And Kyler looked at Michael Wilson and they 748 00:37:45,960 --> 00:37:48,880 Speaker 3: exchanged a glance and a signal and they checked into that. 749 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:51,120 Speaker 3: They checked into that because he was getting pressed man, 750 00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:53,560 Speaker 3: he was able to get down and create some separation 751 00:37:53,680 --> 00:37:55,759 Speaker 3: one on one, and then we had six foot two 752 00:37:55,840 --> 00:37:58,399 Speaker 3: make that sort of catch. So Kyler was smart enough, Hey, 753 00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:01,560 Speaker 3: I'm going to target a bigger receiver in this situation 754 00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:05,839 Speaker 3: and then B But we had the non verbal communication 755 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:08,000 Speaker 3: that enabled that play to be successful. 756 00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:11,920 Speaker 5: And that's in season. That's just eight games worth of 757 00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:16,080 Speaker 5: working together. So going into this offseason, going into next season, 758 00:38:16,120 --> 00:38:19,760 Speaker 5: the expectations are certainly going to be there, but exceeding 759 00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:23,439 Speaker 5: expectations this season. Head coach Jonathan again and first time 760 00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:24,640 Speaker 5: working with Kyder Murray. 761 00:38:25,560 --> 00:38:28,480 Speaker 9: He knows you're the franchise quarterback. He's a big time 762 00:38:28,560 --> 00:38:30,960 Speaker 9: leader of this team. I won't tell you all the 763 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:33,719 Speaker 9: conversations we have, but he knows he's the closest thing 764 00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:36,000 Speaker 9: to me out there. So I want him to operate 765 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:40,040 Speaker 9: in a certain way and he's went above my expectation 766 00:38:40,200 --> 00:38:42,680 Speaker 9: for what that looks like. And I think he's only 767 00:38:42,719 --> 00:38:44,839 Speaker 9: continued to get better and we got to get better 768 00:38:44,880 --> 00:38:47,080 Speaker 9: together and he will. 769 00:38:47,280 --> 00:38:50,200 Speaker 5: From day one, Gannon has made it clear that Kyler 770 00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:51,680 Speaker 5: Murray was his guy. 771 00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:52,000 Speaker 10: Now. 772 00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:54,000 Speaker 5: I think a lot of us needed to see that, 773 00:38:54,440 --> 00:38:57,239 Speaker 5: and we did see it for eight games and again 774 00:38:57,320 --> 00:39:00,000 Speaker 5: and again. Going back to his end of season press 775 00:39:00,080 --> 00:39:04,200 Speaker 5: conference on Monday, again and very confident in his franchise quarterback. 776 00:39:04,840 --> 00:39:07,200 Speaker 9: I really think Sky's the limit. I think that he 777 00:39:07,239 --> 00:39:09,239 Speaker 9: can hit another level. I know our team can. I 778 00:39:09,239 --> 00:39:10,280 Speaker 9: know the offense can. 779 00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:11,520 Speaker 4: Yeah. 780 00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:14,960 Speaker 9: I mean with that guy playing quarterback for us, I 781 00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:16,040 Speaker 9: know we can win every game. 782 00:39:16,280 --> 00:39:17,359 Speaker 3: Quarterback gives you a chance. 783 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:19,319 Speaker 5: Paul, you don't have a quarterback, you don't have a chance. 784 00:39:19,560 --> 00:39:21,840 Speaker 3: Look at Houston this year. Look at c J. Stroud. 785 00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:24,160 Speaker 3: Look what he did for that team. Are you kidding me? 786 00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:26,640 Speaker 3: They actually had more injuries, I think than the Cardinals 787 00:39:26,719 --> 00:39:28,719 Speaker 3: this year. They don't have the most talented roster, not 788 00:39:28,760 --> 00:39:32,800 Speaker 3: even close. But CJ. Stroud was able to excel from 789 00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:36,360 Speaker 3: the pocket. They got a downfield passing game. And I 790 00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:39,120 Speaker 3: think those were big questions about Kyler for a new 791 00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:42,239 Speaker 3: coaching staff. The downfield passing game was not there a 792 00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:44,680 Speaker 3: year ago, not even close. He was dead last in 793 00:39:44,719 --> 00:39:48,000 Speaker 3: a lot of those analytics and metrics. So could you 794 00:39:48,080 --> 00:39:50,640 Speaker 3: actually have a quarterback who could win from the pocket 795 00:39:50,760 --> 00:39:53,719 Speaker 3: but stress out a defense with his legs when needed. 796 00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:56,160 Speaker 5: And utilize that tied end. By the way, Trey McBride 797 00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:59,960 Speaker 5: finished tied for fifth in the NFL and receptions among 798 00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:04,040 Speaker 5: tight ends, seventh in receiving yards, and that's not being 799 00:40:04,239 --> 00:40:07,600 Speaker 5: the starter the entire season. He was behind zach Ertz 800 00:40:07,600 --> 00:40:10,520 Speaker 5: for much of twenty twenty three. Again, good things on 801 00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:13,960 Speaker 5: the horizon for this Cardinals offense. This is the Arizona 802 00:40:13,960 --> 00:40:15,280 Speaker 5: Cardinals Radio Network. 803 00:40:19,680 --> 00:40:22,160 Speaker 7: I think he's relatable to everybody. Not only that, but 804 00:40:22,239 --> 00:40:24,000 Speaker 7: just the attention to detail. And I've said that, you know, 805 00:40:24,040 --> 00:40:26,480 Speaker 7: a million times, but his attention to detail is amazing. 806 00:40:26,680 --> 00:40:28,520 Speaker 7: He could break it down for somebody that just never 807 00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:30,839 Speaker 7: played football in their life, you know. So it makes 808 00:40:30,840 --> 00:40:32,799 Speaker 7: it easy on not only me, but everybody else that's 809 00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:34,280 Speaker 7: she We're all trying to be on the same record, 810 00:40:34,360 --> 00:40:37,040 Speaker 7: you know, so in this game, if one person off 811 00:40:37,120 --> 00:40:40,480 Speaker 7: can mess the whole thing up. So he coaches it well, 812 00:40:40,600 --> 00:40:43,479 Speaker 7: you know, to the point where there's really no gray 813 00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:45,719 Speaker 7: area around it, you know, and if there is, they 814 00:40:45,719 --> 00:40:46,640 Speaker 7: can get him get a fix. 815 00:40:48,200 --> 00:40:51,880 Speaker 5: I praise there from Kyler Murray talking about Drew Petson, 816 00:40:52,200 --> 00:40:56,520 Speaker 5: the Cardinals first year offensive coordinator. As we say welcome back. 817 00:40:56,640 --> 00:41:00,319 Speaker 5: It is the Cardinals Red Seat Report, presented by It's 818 00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:03,640 Speaker 5: Great Seats, Greg Grey, Lupaul Calvic and Rob Frederickson. And 819 00:41:03,680 --> 00:41:06,680 Speaker 5: we forget at times, yeah, first year head coach, but 820 00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:11,400 Speaker 5: first year coordinators as well Petsing on offense, Nick Rowlis 821 00:41:11,560 --> 00:41:16,000 Speaker 5: on defense. Gannon was asked on Monday about that and 822 00:41:16,040 --> 00:41:19,919 Speaker 5: the fact that he had two first year coordinators did 823 00:41:20,040 --> 00:41:21,719 Speaker 5: very very well all season long. 824 00:41:22,200 --> 00:41:25,520 Speaker 9: Their competitive stamina, the way that I want to play, 825 00:41:26,200 --> 00:41:28,439 Speaker 9: It's hard week in and week out to do that. 826 00:41:29,160 --> 00:41:33,120 Speaker 9: I found it challenging for myself, you know. And every 827 00:41:33,160 --> 00:41:35,080 Speaker 9: week they took a shot at it, you know what 828 00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:38,239 Speaker 9: I mean, And we're creative and took a critical eye 829 00:41:38,280 --> 00:41:40,200 Speaker 9: at everything and with what I asked him to do 830 00:41:40,239 --> 00:41:42,800 Speaker 9: when they put together the plans, and the staff's involved 831 00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:45,840 Speaker 9: in that. But those guys are, you know, obviously running 832 00:41:45,880 --> 00:41:49,080 Speaker 9: the show. Honestly in a little bit of awe, you know, 833 00:41:49,160 --> 00:41:50,720 Speaker 9: I mean that they didn't run out of gas. 834 00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:53,279 Speaker 5: Now the question becomes, maybe not this offseason, but in 835 00:41:53,320 --> 00:41:57,400 Speaker 5: off seasons to come. Can you retain Andrew Petsing, Nick Rawlis, 836 00:41:57,440 --> 00:42:01,000 Speaker 5: Do other teams start calling? And did mentioned that his 837 00:42:01,160 --> 00:42:03,799 Speaker 5: phone has been ringing? Now was it for the coordinators 838 00:42:03,880 --> 00:42:09,160 Speaker 5: or some position coaches? But you're happy for those coaches individually, 839 00:42:09,200 --> 00:42:12,360 Speaker 5: but it does hurt the staff overall. 840 00:42:12,480 --> 00:42:13,840 Speaker 3: And you know what, I don't know who had the 841 00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:16,880 Speaker 3: higher degree of difficulty. I mean, you have Drew Petsen 842 00:42:16,920 --> 00:42:19,640 Speaker 3: who had four quarterbacks. Basically, you start with Colet McCoy. 843 00:42:19,680 --> 00:42:21,640 Speaker 3: Then you got Josh Dobbs less than two weeks before 844 00:42:21,680 --> 00:42:24,640 Speaker 3: the open or no preseason snaps whatsoever, no camp snaps. 845 00:42:24,840 --> 00:42:26,759 Speaker 3: He had Clayton tune for a game. Then you get 846 00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:29,440 Speaker 3: Kyler Murray back and cold off, you know, a no 847 00:42:29,560 --> 00:42:31,879 Speaker 3: real game action, So that was tough. And then Nick 848 00:42:31,960 --> 00:42:36,920 Speaker 3: Ross on defense, seventeen games, seventeen different starting lineups because 849 00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:41,040 Speaker 3: of all the injuries, especially along your defensive line, and 850 00:42:41,080 --> 00:42:43,520 Speaker 3: then you ended up with a third quarterback of your 851 00:42:43,560 --> 00:42:46,120 Speaker 3: defense middle linebackers, so that was tough on both sides. 852 00:42:46,719 --> 00:42:51,080 Speaker 5: The three starting defensive lineman in week eighteen, we're not 853 00:42:51,160 --> 00:42:54,960 Speaker 5: even on the roster to begin the season. 854 00:42:55,040 --> 00:42:55,239 Speaker 6: Rock. 855 00:42:57,400 --> 00:43:00,279 Speaker 5: That's how in flux the defensive line was in what 856 00:43:00,440 --> 00:43:04,600 Speaker 5: Nick Rawlis had to overcome, and it wasn't a great defense, 857 00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:07,920 Speaker 5: but I think at times they played very well and 858 00:43:07,960 --> 00:43:09,759 Speaker 5: allowed that offense to get back into ball games. 859 00:43:09,960 --> 00:43:12,400 Speaker 6: I think there's an argument to be made that it 860 00:43:12,440 --> 00:43:15,360 Speaker 6: was the defense for most of the season that that 861 00:43:15,560 --> 00:43:18,400 Speaker 6: kept his team dread and water kept his team alive 862 00:43:18,719 --> 00:43:21,200 Speaker 6: in a lot of games and allowed this team to 863 00:43:21,800 --> 00:43:25,480 Speaker 6: be competitive in those games. So you know, I know 864 00:43:25,560 --> 00:43:28,000 Speaker 6: recently the last few weeks, it's been the offense that's 865 00:43:28,040 --> 00:43:32,279 Speaker 6: kind of taken center stage, and rightfully so. But you know, 866 00:43:32,360 --> 00:43:34,279 Speaker 6: Nick Rowlis has done an amazing job. But I think 867 00:43:34,320 --> 00:43:36,600 Speaker 6: Drew Petsing has done a really good job this year. 868 00:43:37,120 --> 00:43:40,040 Speaker 5: Just look at what the Seahawks were able to do, Paul. 869 00:43:40,040 --> 00:43:43,480 Speaker 5: They get the win, yet Gino Smith under one hundred 870 00:43:43,480 --> 00:43:48,000 Speaker 5: and ninety passing yards, DK Metcalf one catch for ten yards. 871 00:43:48,280 --> 00:43:51,719 Speaker 5: Tyler Lockett had two catches, of course one was a touchdown. 872 00:43:51,800 --> 00:43:55,520 Speaker 5: But the stars on that Seahawks offense didn't do a 873 00:43:55,520 --> 00:43:56,399 Speaker 5: whole heck of a lot. 874 00:43:56,480 --> 00:43:58,640 Speaker 3: And you had one sack as a defense in the 875 00:43:58,719 --> 00:44:03,040 Speaker 3: last six games. Yeah, you do not have that marquee 876 00:44:03,080 --> 00:44:06,600 Speaker 3: pass rusher or game wrecking defensive tackle. So now both 877 00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:09,480 Speaker 3: coordinators know what they have and what they need and 878 00:44:09,520 --> 00:44:11,319 Speaker 3: think of all the question marks they had. They had 879 00:44:11,320 --> 00:44:14,840 Speaker 3: one hundred guys out there at one point right last offseason, like, man, 880 00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:17,279 Speaker 3: who are these guys? Can I trust these guys? What 881 00:44:17,320 --> 00:44:19,919 Speaker 3: do they bring? So it was a process once again, 882 00:44:19,960 --> 00:44:23,640 Speaker 3: a twenty twenty three dip for a twenty twenty four rip. 883 00:44:23,800 --> 00:44:25,840 Speaker 3: As you have learned this team, and I'd like to 884 00:44:25,840 --> 00:44:28,239 Speaker 3: give special props today to our own Rob Frederickson for 885 00:44:28,320 --> 00:44:31,480 Speaker 3: just showing up as a Michigan State guy. After watching 886 00:44:31,520 --> 00:44:34,960 Speaker 3: the Vent Women Natural Champion. I really fully expected that 887 00:44:35,040 --> 00:44:37,600 Speaker 3: Rob would take a mental health day and he didn't. 888 00:44:37,640 --> 00:44:39,920 Speaker 3: He showed up for work, and we give him kudos. 889 00:44:40,680 --> 00:44:43,120 Speaker 5: Waited until the end of the show for that one. 890 00:44:43,239 --> 00:44:47,280 Speaker 6: They're ub Yeah, Well, his boy Aaron Rodgers from cal 891 00:44:47,440 --> 00:44:49,880 Speaker 6: is making a fool of themselves. 892 00:44:50,000 --> 00:44:53,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's not really representing gold embarrassing very well at 893 00:44:53,960 --> 00:44:57,360 Speaker 3: this point. Not that something we don't need. Berkeley already 894 00:44:57,360 --> 00:44:59,480 Speaker 3: has a rep. We don't need Aaron Rodgers furthering it. 895 00:45:00,080 --> 00:45:02,920 Speaker 5: Held to the victors there Rob, special thanks behind the 896 00:45:02,960 --> 00:45:07,240 Speaker 5: scene Green Jim Omhondro, Cody Fincher, Alan Narini for Paul Calvic, 897 00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:09,719 Speaker 5: Rob Frederickson, I'm Craig Real Louis will talk to you 898 00:45:09,760 --> 00:45:12,279 Speaker 5: in one week's time. It is the Cardinals Red Sea 899 00:45:12,360 --> 00:45:15,320 Speaker 5: Report here on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network. 900 00:45:23,880 --> 00:45:26,640 Speaker 1: You've been listening to the Cardinals Red Sea Report. 901 00:45:26,840 --> 00:45:29,760 Speaker 2: It is caught by McBride. Hey, it's a touchdown boot 902 00:45:29,800 --> 00:45:32,759 Speaker 2: a Baker with the sack strip the ball her. 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