1 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: The Cardinals fall twenty to seventeen to the undefeated Philadelphia 2 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: Eagles Sunday and have a two and three record to 3 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: start the season. Plenty to talk about on this Monday 4 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 1: morning about Sunday's loss, and that's exactly what we're gonna 5 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:20,639 Speaker 1: do here on Morning Scramble presented by Verizon, alongside Craig 6 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: Grilou and Jody Jackson, I'm Danny Sirek. Looked like one 7 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: of the more complete games for the Cardinals on offense, 8 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: moving the chains, putting points on the board, defensively holding 9 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: the Eagles to a season low in total yards, and 10 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: special teams pulling off a fake punt for a first down. Whoever, 11 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 1: it all comes down with twenty two seconds left to 12 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: go in the game, the opportunity for a game tying 13 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: field goal, which hangs right. However, Craig, Jody, you win 14 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,160 Speaker 1: a game, and you lose a game more than just 15 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: on one play. So let's go ahead and we're gonna 16 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: kick off the main dish overall reactions to this team, 17 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:56,639 Speaker 1: their performance. Craig, what did you make of Sunday's loss? Overall? 18 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 1: Disappointing because you want to get a win and you 19 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: haven't been able to win and at State Farm Stadium 20 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:05,959 Speaker 1: in a very long time. Yes, things looked better at times, 21 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: but you have to be able to do it for 22 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: four complete quarters, and this team has not been able 23 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: to do that at all. The bright spot and all 24 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: of this, yes, it's five games. The rest of the 25 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 1: division does not look all that great. The rest of 26 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: the NFC does not look all that great. The Rams 27 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: and Bengals both Super Bowl participants a year ago. They 28 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,839 Speaker 1: had the same record as the Arizona Cardinals. It's about 29 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: his only positive. I'm going to go get a lot 30 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 1: about sunshine. Here's a little sunshine, a little bit, and 31 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: you're right, I mean, you're right in the Rams look 32 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: like they have some major problems and that though is 33 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: also a lot was going through in my mind as 34 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: the kick sailed right yesterday. One of them was, you 35 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: know what a great opportunity to be the big headline 36 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: this week, beating the Eagles, the only undefeated team in 37 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: the NFL. All the good things that happened in the 38 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: game unfortunately faded in that moment, and of course it 39 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: was to tie the game. You never know what's going 40 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: to happen there, and you just wanted to get it 41 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: to overtime at that point. But you know the other 42 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: thing is, you know, the Rams brought me back to 43 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: here because again I think, what am I now? Oh 44 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:11,239 Speaker 1: for three here in the studio you are, Jody Danny 45 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: was reminding me. You know, there was hope in the 46 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: press box when the Cardinals tied the game that Jody 47 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,239 Speaker 1: was going to get a morning scramble after a win. However, 48 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: not the case. Yeah, so I wanted that. And you know, 49 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: again the Rams game, having you know, sat here and 50 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: chopping it up with you guys after that, you know, 51 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: that was a winnable game too, so that one hurts too, 52 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: you know. And then okay, everyone, you know, other people 53 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: do okay, the Raiders game, I know, I know it all, 54 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: It all evens out. But you're right, Craig, there are 55 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: some holes in the division, some holes in the NFC 56 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: that you know, the Cardinals could possibly exploit. Here It 57 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: is still early, but yeah, I mean the Philly writers, 58 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: some of the things I was reading this morning, you know, 59 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: it was a kind of built up probably on their end, 60 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: having a kicker that hadn't kicked in the NFL at all, 61 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: you know, a battle of kickers, But there was a 62 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,920 Speaker 1: big difference. Um, I'm blanking on his first name now, 63 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: but they're calling him Dicker, the kicker, Cameron Dicker, who 64 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: you know, playing some big games in college. You know, 65 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: made his twenty three yarder and Madame Mondola didn't make 66 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,239 Speaker 1: the forty three yarder, which you know his track record 67 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: on the longer kicks was not good coming into the game. 68 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: And so for me, it was about that final one 69 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: forty five and okay, the easy thing here is he 70 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: makes the kick. Secondly, zach Ertz and Kyler Murray had 71 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: the chance to connect with zach Ertz on that deep 72 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: play and Murray just missed it, and then getting that 73 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:30,679 Speaker 1: extra yard. So there are all these things that if 74 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: those things would have happened, we're talking about potentially something 75 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: different or at least a made field goal at that point. 76 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: But those things didn't happen, and you know, there's a 77 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: lot of talk about what could have been done differently, 78 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: and I'm sure Kyler Murray that was probably a big 79 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: reason Danny why he was in his uniform coming out 80 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: to the podium because he wishes he had connected with 81 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: zach Ertz on that play, because that was the one 82 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: deep play in that sequence and then I'm sure like 83 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: as he said after the game, wishes he had gotten 84 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: more yards on that slid. Quite so soon in the 85 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: locker room, Kyler Murray was sitting at his locker with 86 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 1: his head down, still in his uniform. Took almost an 87 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: hour for him to come out to the podium, and 88 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: when it was asked to him what was going on 89 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: for that time, he just said that he was taking 90 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: a long time to process the game and to process 91 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: the loss, and that first question asking about the loss, 92 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: he almost seemed like he was choking up, that it 93 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: was hard for him to contain his emotions of that 94 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 1: game being so winnable and being so close and not 95 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: being able to pull it off. Little things are keeping 96 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: this team out of the wind column. It has not 97 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 1: looked good at all offensively this entire season, from Week 98 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: one to Week five. There have been bright spots, some 99 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 1: flash moments, but overall, this offense cannot consistently move the 100 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: ball up and down the field for entire four quarters. 101 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: And that's concerning when you have a lot of talent 102 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: on that offensive side and DeAndre Hopkins is not here. 103 00:04:56,279 --> 00:05:00,279 Speaker 1: That's not an excuse. Nine straight games in the regular 104 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: season ten. If you count the postseason, this team has 105 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: three wins without number ten. I'm sorry, he is not 106 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:10,919 Speaker 1: the answer to this offensive problems or struggles. He is 107 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: not the answer. You have to be able to figure 108 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 1: it out without DeAndre Hopkins. One player, and I said 109 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 1: it last season, Danny one player does not cannot make 110 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: that much of a difference, because if it is, then 111 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: you're paying the wrong player. I feel the same way. 112 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:28,559 Speaker 1: I think when you look at the defense with JJ Watt, 113 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: I think the two are very similar. When you're looking 114 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 1: at that is the difference of when you have Deandrew 115 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: Hopkins on the field for the offense, it's the same 116 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: as having JJ Watt on the field for the defense. 117 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: The team struggles when they're not on the field, and 118 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 1: of course you want to have those players, those impact 119 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 1: players who are also leaders. However, I completely agree with you. 120 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: I don't think if you had DeAndre Hopkins and you 121 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: just plopped him into this offense that it would fix 122 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: all the problems. Would it make life easier for Cliff 123 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: Kingsbury and Kyler Murray, No question about it. But I 124 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 1: think that there are too many struggles offensively that if 125 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: you just plug and play and you PLoP DeAndre Hopkins 126 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: in right now, I'm not sure that this would look 127 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 1: entirely different. Now. They have one more game Seattle, one 128 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: more game next week before Hopkins can come back, so 129 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: hopefully they will correct some of those mistakes. My main dish, 130 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: the big word is potential, which I don't love that 131 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: it's now been five games and having to talk about potential. 132 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: But I feel like we have seen the potential of 133 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 1: what this team could look like if they play a 134 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: full game of complimentary football. We saw in Carolina when 135 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: the Cardinals started to take advantage of the opportunities of 136 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: the defense, turning the ball over and scoring on offense. 137 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:35,559 Speaker 1: We got a little bit taste of it this week 138 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 1: against the Eagles, of the defense having a strong performance. 139 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:43,159 Speaker 1: They shut out wide receiver AJ Brown held to just 140 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 1: thirty two yards, running back Miles Sanders held to just 141 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:48,919 Speaker 1: fifty eight. They put the pressure on quarterback Jay learn Hurts, 142 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,039 Speaker 1: and they put it on him early, and that was 143 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: the main goal of this defense, was keeping him in 144 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 1: the pocket and forcing him to use his legs. And 145 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: I thought the defense had another great performance. Safety Jaalen 146 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 1: Thompson had that very close interception which was called an 147 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 1: incomplete pass and marked as a PBu, but backpedaling twisted 148 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,279 Speaker 1: his body to use both hands on the catch. Again, 149 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: this defense has looked very good Byron Murphy on the 150 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: blitz with that sack Vance Joseph has done a great 151 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: job utilizing his weapons. Doesn't feel the same way when 152 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: you look on offense, and that's the problem. That's where 153 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 1: the word potentials coming in. The defense is performing. The 154 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: offense is not this offense. Again, once they got that 155 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: first down, they got rolling, but it's still a struggle. 156 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: If they're not getting that first down early on, they 157 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: can't seem to fol I don't know if it's a 158 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 1: focus issue. I don't know if it's a play calling issue, 159 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 1: if it's strictly execution, but it feels like the weapons 160 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 1: on this offense are not properly being utilized. And yet 161 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 1: again still can't score in the first quarter, and that's 162 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: a problem. No points in the first quarter, they are 163 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: not scoring in the first half. The ten points that 164 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 1: they scored just you cannot consistently play from behind, and 165 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: that's what this team is doing right now in these 166 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: first five weeks. As you're playing from behind and they 167 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: have the talent to be able to do it, but 168 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: they haven't shown it. So until they show it, you 169 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: just you can't believe that they're going to do it. 170 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: Too many things have to go right for this offense 171 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 1: to be successful, whether it's a tackle for loss, a 172 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: penalty in which a second and three becomes a second 173 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: and eight, or first and ten becomes a first and fifteen. 174 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: If those little things happen, then it completely derails all 175 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: right off the tracks this offense. And that's this, and 176 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: that's concerning I know we're going to talk about this 177 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: a little bit later in the show, but I think too, 178 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 1: you know, we're kind of combining with the way this 179 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:40,319 Speaker 1: game played out, the chaos at the end, and then also, 180 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: but hey, why should it come down to that got 181 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: to start earlier. And the other thing is Kyler Murray. 182 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: It's always kind of the in case of emergency break 183 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: glass run game with Kyler. I feel like when when 184 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 1: you absolutely have to set him loose and roll him 185 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 1: out there running the ball, it does energize this offense. 186 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: And so I think the other thing, and I know 187 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: we've all talked about it as seeing those designed runs 188 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: early in the game, maybe you know, not a ton, 189 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: but you know, making it more of the game plan. 190 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:11,439 Speaker 1: That seems to be when a true sense of urgency 191 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:13,839 Speaker 1: comes out on this team, but not really before that. 192 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:18,559 Speaker 1: Let's move into our Rise and Shined player of the game. Craig. 193 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:20,559 Speaker 1: You had a little bit of positivity early on in 194 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: the show, so we're going to stick with a little positivity. Now. 195 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: I think it's quite clear which side of the ball 196 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: performed better. So Craig, I'll let you take it away. 197 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: You're Rise and Shined. I couldn't do one particular player, yes, 198 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: and you know how I feel about that. You'll lose 199 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: a game, you lose as a team, So it's hard 200 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:41,079 Speaker 1: to single out one particular player for me anyway. And 201 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 1: I'm only speaking for myself, Danny, So I'm looking big 202 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:48,199 Speaker 1: picture at the defense and what they accomplished on Sunday 203 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 1: and what they've continually accomplished this entire season. But you 204 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: look at Isaiah Simmons, percentage wise, played the most snaps 205 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:58,679 Speaker 1: of the season. You led the team with a game 206 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 1: high thirteen tackles. Byron Murphy nine tackles, three tackles for lost, 207 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 1: half a sack. Pass defense Zach Allen, who's played phenomenal 208 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 1: this season, eight tackles, two tackles for loss, of sack, 209 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:14,079 Speaker 1: pass defense overall, the one negative defensively. First game, this 210 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 1: team did not get a takeaway close twice but didn't 211 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: get a takeaway, but two sacks, six quarterback hits, six 212 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 1: tackles for loss, and four pass defense. And you held 213 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 1: an Eagles team to nine points below their season average 214 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 1: and for the first time all season under four hundred 215 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 1: yards of total offense. They did their job. The offense 216 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:39,319 Speaker 1: did not do its job. I'm going I'm going defense 217 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: as well, and I'm okay with the rise and shine player. 218 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 1: You know, if it's a competitive game, you had some 219 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 1: guys step up and do some things. I'm okay with 220 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: picking someone. I'm gonna go Zach Allen because he's been 221 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,439 Speaker 1: so consistent. I know this is about this game only, 222 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 1: but I love what I'm seeing from him, the way 223 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: he's emerging, and think you said it, eight tackles he's 224 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: and you know he's definitely harassing quarterbacks this year and 225 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: you love to see that. And now they did flush 226 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts out of the pocket quite a bit. Unfortunately, 227 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 1: he made plays outside of the pocket. That was part 228 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: of the problem early on but you know, there was 229 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 1: there's been a stat floating around the last couple of 230 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:18,840 Speaker 1: weeks and you guys probably know exactly where it came from. 231 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 1: I think it was ESPN and it's like pass rush 232 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 1: rate or something. Yeah, when right, and it when you 233 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: see these games, you're not seeing the sacks, but you 234 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 1: are seeing that pass rush, you know. And yet I 235 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: think it'll come. And you know we did see you know, 236 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 1: JJ Watt, we had. You know, they're close a lot, 237 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: and that does create havoc. There is the value to that. 238 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 1: I love that, and I love that this defense which 239 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,080 Speaker 1: came in kind of with a chip on their shoulder 240 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 1: and a lot of people wondering what are they going 241 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 1: to do without Chandler Jones and you know, um early 242 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,960 Speaker 1: on JJ Watt was nicked up. And I love that 243 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 1: they're being able to do that and create some chaos 244 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: against these other teams. I know the Eagles O line 245 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:00,080 Speaker 1: was a little bit banged up, but you know, but 246 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: that's life in the NFL. And you know they took 247 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: advantage of that a little bit. But Zach Allen love 248 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: what he is doing right now. I want to and 249 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: I know, Danny, you're going to hit on a couple 250 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 1: of other players on offense, but you know, running the 251 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: ball was something that we saw this team do yesterday 252 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: pretty effectively when they did go north south inside, especially 253 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 1: on the inside runs, and James Connor before getting hurt, 254 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 1: I thought was doing some good things. I was glad 255 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: to see that, unfortunately, and love what Eno did as well. 256 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:33,199 Speaker 1: And I know, Danny you're going to get into that 257 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,560 Speaker 1: a little bit more. But I think the run game 258 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:40,199 Speaker 1: definitely took a little bit of a step yesterday. And 259 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 1: James Connor, hopefully he's all right. We're going to know more. 260 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 1: I know they were looking at his ribs and you know, 261 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: hopefully they were down to one and so they definitely 262 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: are going to need some help in that area for 263 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 1: the running backs. But James Connor early first half and 264 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 1: Zach Allen yesterday. Yeah, I think too having the running 265 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 1: game helps when you're not playing from behind as much 266 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 1: as the Cardinals have been early on in the season. 267 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: My rise and Shine player the game. I am going 268 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 1: to look at the offense and I'm going with running 269 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: back Eno Benjamin. He's now in year three and throughout 270 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 1: the off season we heard that the biggest leap he 271 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 1: had been taking according to the coaching staff, was the 272 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 1: mental side of the ball and that maturity and being 273 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 1: able to handle the responsibilities out on the field, and 274 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:19,959 Speaker 1: that is what we saw from Benjamin. The other three 275 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: running backs Jonathan Ward left with a hamstring injury, James 276 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 1: Connor left with a ribs injury, and Darryl Williams with 277 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 1: a knee So not only did Eno Benjamin step up 278 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 1: as the number one running back, he stepped up as 279 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: the only running back on the roster. He had three 280 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: runs for a first down, including a sixteen yard run 281 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 1: on a screen before his eleven yard rushing touchdown which 282 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:44,080 Speaker 1: tied the game. Benjamin looked tough, He held onto the ball, 283 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 1: he found first downs, and he found the end zone. 284 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 1: And that's all you can ask for out of a 285 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 1: running back. Head coach Cliff Kingsbury even mentioned that Benjamin 286 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 1: was dealing with cramps the entire second half because he 287 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: was the only running back, so to look as strong 288 00:13:56,960 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: and as consistent as he did and carry that load. 289 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 1: Was very impressed with the game that you know Benjamin had. 290 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 1: He also picked up a key blitz on that final 291 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 1: drive to allow Kyler Murray a little extra time to 292 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: complete a pass and that's another area that the coaches 293 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:14,559 Speaker 1: have kind of preached we need you to be better 294 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 1: at and I think we've seen now here the development 295 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: of you know, Benjamin from not playing at all, not 296 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 1: even being active year one to now potentially this week 297 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 1: being RB one going up against the Seattle Seahawks. It 298 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: is going to be a question of the significance of 299 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: these injuries because the other running back right now is 300 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 1: Rookiekian to Ingram, who's been in that same situation so far. 301 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 1: Like Eno was his rookie, Ingram has not been active 302 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 1: at all. However, the fact that they kept him on 303 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: the active roster shows that this coaching staff clearly likes 304 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: the potential that they see in Ingram. So it will 305 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 1: be interesting to see later on in the week when 306 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: we get a better idea of the significance of these 307 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: injuries in the running backs room and what moves the 308 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: Cardinals might have to make. I'm so excited for our 309 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: Hotcake Takes segment because when we were having our p 310 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 1: actually meeting after the game, the two of you were 311 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 1: kind of already getting started. I had to tell you, 312 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: hold on, pump the brakes. Let's say this for morning scramble. Jody, 313 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 1: I will let you start with your hotcake take from 314 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: Sunday's game. Well, I mean, this is the type of game. 315 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: This was a great football game, okay, And so that 316 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: breeds a lot of passion when you think about the 317 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 1: way that it came down to the end of the 318 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 1: game and the Cardinals got off to a horrible start 319 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 1: once again on offense, couldn't get anything going even defensively. 320 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 1: You know, A. J. Brown was making his three catches 321 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 1: seemingly all in a row early in the game in 322 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 1: the first quarter, and they turned that around. This defense stiffened. 323 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: You know. The only thing that you would have liked 324 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 1: to see is the way Philadelphia really exerted themselves to 325 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 1: kill the clock on that final drive where they did 326 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: you know, they didn't score, but they did. They didn't 327 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 1: score touchdown, they did get the field goal. But you know, 328 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 1: of course you'd like to see less time off the 329 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: clock there. But look, it did come down to the 330 00:15:57,000 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: final one forty five and plays were not made. Okay. 331 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: The plate is that Gertz. You look at that, you say, 332 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: got to make that, get closer, get that extra yard. 333 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 1: Put the field goal kicker Matt Emmendola who was two 334 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: for eight coming in on forty yards or more. When 335 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:13,680 Speaker 1: you talk about field goals, you know, meanwhile, on the 336 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 1: shorter kicks, I believe it was fifteen of sixteen in 337 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 1: his career. I had looked it up earlier this morning. 338 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: So like shorter kicks are much more manageable. He made 339 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 1: it a short kick earlier in the game. You had 340 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: to have some ergency there. So I'm gonna go twofold 341 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: here on my hot cakes, and after I let the 342 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: end of the game go kind of go back to 343 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 1: the beginning of the game. But at the end of 344 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 1: the game, the only thing that I did see, and 345 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 1: I understand the beauty of going short with screen passes, 346 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 1: drying that defense end hit him with Kyler running the ball, 347 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 1: and that's fine, but you know, to me it was 348 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: and it's not about going for it on fourth down, 349 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: but it's maybe looking for deeper plays than some of 350 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: the short passes that we saw. We saw one Hollywood Brown, 351 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 1: we saw one to you know, I believe, and that 352 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: element of the game. I know you said earlier, Craig, 353 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 1: the answer is not DeAndre Hopkins, but it really is. 354 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 1: Now I know that they don't want to wait for that. 355 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 1: They can't wait. There's another game next week, and you know, 356 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:09,960 Speaker 1: you can't, God forbid something would happen to DeAndre later 357 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 1: in the season. You can't rely on one guy. We 358 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:14,120 Speaker 1: saw that last year as well, So you're right, you're right, 359 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:16,479 Speaker 1: But the I do believe that the answer is DeAndre 360 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 1: Hopkins in many ways, just like the answer is going 361 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 1: to be Matt Prader being healthy hopefully at some point too. 362 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: So your personnel does factor in, so you know, the 363 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: end of the game, they just they you know, Kyler 364 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: in particular, had to execute at a higher level on 365 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 1: both the mispasted arts and the run. Now that said, yes, 366 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 1: that happened, going back to the beginning of the game, 367 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: and this is what I how I want to end. 368 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 1: You know, my hotcakes takes. Is that right, Dane? Okay, 369 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: you go back to the beginning of the game. And 370 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 1: Cliff was asked about it, as he is after every game. 371 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: We've already talked about how they've gone through this really 372 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: long stretch of being ineffective at the start, and he's 373 00:17:57,720 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 1: he described it as kind of a feeling out period 374 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 1: and said that there's no time for that anymore, and 375 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:05,639 Speaker 1: that's what I see. And about you guys, you know, 376 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:07,359 Speaker 1: that's what I see is a little bit of a 377 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 1: tentative of feeling out of the defense or a feeling 378 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,360 Speaker 1: out of their own personnel. And I asked zach Ertz 379 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:15,199 Speaker 1: about it after the game as well, and I mentioned 380 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 1: that that was what Cliff had described it as, and 381 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:19,959 Speaker 1: and he kind of almost seemed to take offense to 382 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:22,880 Speaker 1: it that, No, I'm ready from snap number one. I've 383 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 1: done all the prep. I'm not waiting to see what 384 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 1: the defense is doing. I know I'm ready to go. 385 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 1: And you know that's encouraging, you know, certainly. I guess 386 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:33,439 Speaker 1: I was looking from some insight on are you noticing 387 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: anything in the huddle? Is there anything going on the sideline? 388 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 1: What's the mood in the beginning of the game. But 389 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 1: you know, obviously everyone in that locker room, especially on offense, 390 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: is what we're talking about here, to me, has to 391 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: take it upon themselves to have that same attitude as 392 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 1: zach Ertz. Because I didn't mean to offend you, Zach, 393 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:51,560 Speaker 1: I really didn't. I wasn't calling you out for not 394 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:54,160 Speaker 1: being prepared. But the feeling out period that Cliff Kingsbury 395 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 1: himself described has got to change, and I would love 396 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: to see it changed this week at Seattle, a place 397 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 1: of the Cardinals have enjoyed playing over the years. So 398 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 1: hopefully it happens, and hopefully they have that urgency to 399 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 1: come out and dictate play. There are enough playmakers here 400 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:13,879 Speaker 1: right now, Danny, and they just have to make it happen. 401 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:16,640 Speaker 1: Completely agree Craig your hotcake take. I know you felt 402 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 1: differently about the Cardinals going for that field goal as 403 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:21,199 Speaker 1: opposed to maybe trying to do a different play at 404 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:24,159 Speaker 1: the end of the game. It's just it's what happened. 405 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:28,160 Speaker 1: On Cardinal talk is people like to assess blame general manager, 406 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 1: head coach, quarterback, whomever. So what happened, why it happened, 407 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: Whose fault is it for the way that game ended? 408 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:36,959 Speaker 1: One to Jody's point, should never come down to an 409 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:39,199 Speaker 1: end like that to leave it in the hands of 410 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:42,720 Speaker 1: a kicker, especially an inexperienced kicker that you signed off 411 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:44,640 Speaker 1: the street, get off to a better start, and you're 412 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 1: not in that situation. Two things needed to happen, or 413 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: one or two things needed to happen at the end 414 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: of that game. One, when Kyler Murray on second and 415 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:57,159 Speaker 1: ten decides to run, you need to be aware of 416 00:19:57,160 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 1: where that first down marker is. Listening to postgame, he's 417 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:04,120 Speaker 1: well aware of the slide role. Once you start to slide, 418 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:07,880 Speaker 1: that's where you're down. You've given yourself up. So you 419 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: need to know where that first down marker is and 420 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 1: start your slide after. You have to know for amediate 421 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 1: fact that you got that first down all right, there's 422 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: one two. He didn't get it all right. Now he's 423 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: hearing in his helmet clock clock to think that Kyler 424 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 1: Murray now after that slide, looking up at the scoreboard 425 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: scene first down, to know he's concentrated again, making sure 426 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:37,919 Speaker 1: that ball is spotted, so they spiked the football. What 427 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:41,199 Speaker 1: he's hearing is the coaching staff saying clock, clock, clock, 428 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: Now the error is on the coaching staff. Take that 429 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 1: extra split second, two seconds if you will. You've got 430 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 1: twenty three seconds left. Clock is moving to pay attention 431 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:55,879 Speaker 1: not to the scoreboard. Did the chains move? What is 432 00:20:55,920 --> 00:21:01,239 Speaker 1: the down marker signal? And it's signaled third down. The 433 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 1: chains had not moved too much of a rush and 434 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 1: I get it in the moment. Easier for us to 435 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:09,400 Speaker 1: speak about it the day after or immediately on postgame, 436 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 1: spiked the ball on third down, so now you have 437 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: to kick a field goal. Was there enough time on 438 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:19,159 Speaker 1: third and one to run a play? Well, that's hindsight 439 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 1: because already in his helmet Kyler's hearing clock, so you're 440 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: not going to run unto the play. Could you have 441 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 1: run a play though, that's the question that Cliff was asked, 442 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:31,160 Speaker 1: and I understand if you're running it, you probably don't 443 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:33,440 Speaker 1: have enough time to clock it. And then he called 444 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 1: it the hurricane where the field goal unit just scrambles 445 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 1: out onto the field. Did you have enough time to 446 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:40,600 Speaker 1: run a quick pass to the sideline to get out 447 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 1: of bounds. Maybe it's something that you'll work on this 448 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 1: week or moving forward. I think it was a great 449 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 1: learning lesson how to handle a late game situation with 450 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 1: no timeouts. You had plenty of time. Minute forty five 451 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 1: is an eternity even without timeouts. It's unfortunate you lost 452 00:21:55,560 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: one with Jalen Thompson getting hurt, But to assess blame 453 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 1: to one particular person in that end, it's not fair 454 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:09,439 Speaker 1: because there was blame to go around, and it's just 455 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: unfortunate that people remember the end. You have to remember 456 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 1: everything specifically how this game started. You have not scored 457 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 1: a point in the first quarter, You're getting out scored 458 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 1: thirty eight to nothing. You are minus fifty four in 459 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: the first half of games. Left guard Justin Pugh postgame 460 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: the locker room felt the same way that it doesn't 461 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:31,440 Speaker 1: just come down to one play in one person. When 462 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: the media was waiting around and talking to new kicker 463 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: matt A. Mendola after the game at his locker, Pugh came, 464 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 1: whose locker is very close to a Mendola's, and basically 465 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:42,720 Speaker 1: just stood up for him and said that this did 466 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 1: not just come down to him. This was an entire team. 467 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:47,399 Speaker 1: This did not just come down to one play. I 468 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 1: think he had a great game, just really hyping him 469 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:53,880 Speaker 1: up and reminding him that it's not just all on him. 470 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 1: So Justin Peu felt the same way that you're talking 471 00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: about crag of everyone tries to look to assess blame. 472 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:01,360 Speaker 1: And I'm not saying the media shouldn't talk to the kicker. 473 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 1: I think after a game like that, the first chance 474 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 1: you get to talk to a new kicker, even if 475 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:06,359 Speaker 1: he had a great game, even if he made that 476 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:08,639 Speaker 1: field goal to tie the game and go to overtime, 477 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:10,640 Speaker 1: the media still would have wanted to talk to him. 478 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:12,720 Speaker 1: The point being that Pew felt the same way of 479 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 1: this team doesn't feel like it's all that blame on 480 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 1: the kicker and on that one play came down to 481 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:20,679 Speaker 1: much more than that. Zach Ertz even talked about it 482 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:24,400 Speaker 1: in his postgame press conference that this team typically does 483 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 1: very well in practice on those two minute drills, and 484 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 1: now it's about finding ways to execute them on the field. However, 485 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:32,920 Speaker 1: you don't want to keep finding yourself in a situation 486 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 1: where that's where you are. You are having to come 487 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:37,080 Speaker 1: back in the final two minutes to tie the game 488 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:40,360 Speaker 1: and go to overtime. That's not sustainable. Let's move into 489 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:45,680 Speaker 1: our final segment. Bring home the bacon. Craig, You've been positive. 490 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: Now you've got to bring us back down with some 491 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 1: stats I know that you found and you have been 492 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:53,960 Speaker 1: waiting to share. I am sorry and advance Cardinals fans 493 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 1: for what Craig is about to share. It's a challenge 494 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 1: to the offense overall, the specific the passing game, and 495 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: challenging the head coach, the quarterback, the pass catchers to 496 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 1: get this offense more vertical as opposed to horizontal. To 497 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: your point Jodie the deep shots. Right now, this passing 498 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:17,120 Speaker 1: offense is averaging five point yards per play. That's dead 499 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 1: last in the National Football League. Kyle Murray ranks thirty 500 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:25,639 Speaker 1: first in yards per pass attempt, thirtieth in average pass length, 501 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:30,400 Speaker 1: thirty first in average pass length completion. His overall completion 502 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:34,960 Speaker 1: percentage is the worst since his rookie season four years ago. 503 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:39,440 Speaker 1: So the challenge this week is on the offense. Forget 504 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,960 Speaker 1: who the opponent is, where the game is, but this 505 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 1: passing game has got to figure out a way to 506 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:48,479 Speaker 1: move the chains and get into the end zone. Because 507 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:53,119 Speaker 1: five games you're asking too much of your defense to 508 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 1: win your ball games. They've held an opponent under twenty 509 00:24:56,800 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 1: or less points in the last three games. They they've 510 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 1: won one of those three games. Those numbers are shocking. 511 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:07,159 Speaker 1: I mean, they are shocking numbers when you think about 512 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: what Kyler Murray is capable of. I know, you know, 513 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 1: again with DeAndre Hopkins in the lineup, a lot of 514 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,880 Speaker 1: those numbers that came last season, you know, the three 515 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 1: hundred yard games. I don't know exactly what the answer is, 516 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 1: but I think that it is going more vertical. Obviously. 517 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:29,679 Speaker 1: Rondale Moore What is encouraging is that Cliff mentioned with 518 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:32,719 Speaker 1: Rondale Moore, why was it so horizontal earlier and then 519 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:35,639 Speaker 1: later he was more comfortable. But you know there is 520 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 1: something too that hopefully he is out his I hate 521 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:40,720 Speaker 1: to use this term again, feeling out period. You know 522 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:43,200 Speaker 1: there is that in football though, especially when you've got 523 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:47,480 Speaker 1: some rust coming off an injury. That's a positive. But 524 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: you're right, Craig, those numbers are really shocking because at 525 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 1: times when this team has struggled, the one thing you 526 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:56,359 Speaker 1: could rely on was a big play from Kyler and 527 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 1: we saw him doing that much more last year. And 528 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:03,320 Speaker 1: it's odd because Hollywood Brown has been fantastic, you know, 529 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:06,800 Speaker 1: and he's that one option, but what else can you do? 530 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 1: Who else can you throw it to? I know Wesley 531 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:11,400 Speaker 1: was part of that last year. Christian Kirk, I mean 532 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 1: to me, some of that has been missing, and it's 533 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:17,280 Speaker 1: not all DeAndre Hopkins, but to go off of that. 534 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:20,879 Speaker 1: As great as Anton Wesley has been at times, I 535 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:22,640 Speaker 1: don't think even if he weren't hurt and he were 536 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:24,520 Speaker 1: out here, he would be that And I'll be all 537 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 1: answered to not having DeAndre Hopkins. Sure he has that height, 538 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:30,320 Speaker 1: but the skill set is still very different. That's why 539 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:32,200 Speaker 1: you have a j Green, That's why you brought back 540 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: a tall veteran to make those contested catches that hasn't 541 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:38,960 Speaker 1: been there. Christian Kirk walked away in free agency, signed 542 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:41,600 Speaker 1: in Jacksonville, but you had trust in Rondel Moore to 543 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:43,680 Speaker 1: use him in the slot and use him vertically. You 544 00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: brought in Hollywood Brown to be that number one receiver 545 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 1: with DeAndre Hopkins six game suspension and to have him 546 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:51,679 Speaker 1: I still think he's going to be not even just 547 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 1: a number two receiver, more of a one a because 548 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 1: I think when Hopkins comes back, I don't think teams 549 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: are going to have to are going to be allowed 550 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:01,919 Speaker 1: rather to double team Hopkins because it's quite clear that 551 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:04,520 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray trust Hollywood Brown and that is his go 552 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: to player on those deep balls, and I think that 553 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:10,679 Speaker 1: is going to force defenses to not just look at 554 00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:13,360 Speaker 1: Deandrew Hopkins. My point being is that there are still 555 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 1: plenty of weapons that not having DeAndre Hopkins is not 556 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:19,160 Speaker 1: an excuse at this point. Again, it's something you touched on, Craig, 557 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:23,120 Speaker 1: that this offense dealt with last year, not having Christian Kirk, 558 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:27,520 Speaker 1: not having Anton Wesley not having Deandrew Hopkins, they found 559 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 1: the depth that they felt would be good enough in 560 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:32,679 Speaker 1: those absences, and it just hasn't been. Again, is that execution? 561 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 1: Is that play calling? I think it's something that this 562 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 1: team has to figure out. However, playing from behind definitely 563 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:41,080 Speaker 1: doesn't help my bring home the bacon. I'm sorry now 564 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 1: you touched on it, Jody. You are and three on 565 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 1: Morning Scramble. So not only do the Cardinals have to 566 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:48,159 Speaker 1: be better, you have to be better and I'm going 567 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:49,840 Speaker 1: to put you on blast for that. I don't know, 568 00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 1: I don't know what you need a little more focused. 569 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:56,080 Speaker 1: I'm not taking the Chiefs. I told you yesterday the 570 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 1: fresh box. I'm not sure it gonna take that Chief's 571 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 1: loss and hanging on me there because that's still up 572 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:04,240 Speaker 1: for discussion. However, you got to turn things around. But 573 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:06,399 Speaker 1: the good news for you is that the Cardinals hit 574 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:08,920 Speaker 1: the road next week to go to Seattle, a place 575 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 1: that they're very comfortable playing, and the Cardinals they do 576 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: well on the road. So the fact that the Seahawks 577 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 1: are also two and three allows the Cardinals to get 578 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:22,320 Speaker 1: this third win. Go five hundred before you get Hopkins 579 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:24,600 Speaker 1: back for the Thursday night game against the Saints at 580 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:27,240 Speaker 1: State Firm Stadium, and you got to try and get 581 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:29,080 Speaker 1: that next home win because it's been almost a full 582 00:28:29,119 --> 00:28:31,880 Speaker 1: calendar year at this point since the Cardinals have won 583 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:34,720 Speaker 1: at home. However, they will hit the road hopefully get 584 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:38,280 Speaker 1: that third win against division rival the Seattle Seahawks next week. 585 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 1: As always, next Monday, we will be right here on 586 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:43,719 Speaker 1: Morning Scramble breaking down the game. Hopefully Jody will have 587 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:47,040 Speaker 1: a win under her belt. For Jody Jackson and Craig Greenlow, 588 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:49,120 Speaker 1: I'm dadis Terrag. Thanks so much for joining us here 589 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 1: on Morning Scramble.