1 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: Welcome bird Gang. The voice is better fingers crossed. It 2 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: stays that way on today's show. We turn it over 3 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: to Mike Jarecki. All right, we're gonna have our three 4 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: keys for the Cardinals to get a victory against the 5 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:20,079 Speaker 1: Rams on Sunday. We'll go through the X factor and 6 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: then the intangible, and we'll try to break this game 7 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:24,600 Speaker 1: down to where the Cardinals get a chance to win 8 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: on Sunday. It's a Football Friday edition of Cardinals Cover two, 9 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: Episode four seventy five, and it starts now. Welcome to 10 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two with Craig Griolu and Mike Jarecki. Cardinals 11 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 1: Cover two is presented by Hyunday, proud partner of the 12 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Easy Cardinals 13 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: dot com slash podcasts Going for Hopkins one hand to 14 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 1: catch in a touchdown DeAndre Hopkins. Here's Craig Griolu and 15 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: Mike Jarecki. A lot at stake this week, including first 16 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 1: place in the NFC West. Everyone needs to be on 17 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: their a game, myself included, So we're gonna lean on 18 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: you a lots. MJ. Yeah, you're like Calvin Beecham a 19 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 1: game time decision, but I think you're gonna be good 20 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: to go. I guess we'll have to wait for the 21 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,759 Speaker 1: you know, the inactive report to come out. But right now, 22 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: the three guys that you know they're hoping at least 23 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: the majority can play would be Justin Pugh. He was 24 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: out there on Friday, Justin Murray, and then Calvin Beacham 25 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: still dealing with the rib injury. Worst case scenarios, you'll 26 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:37,960 Speaker 1: have Josh Jones at right tackle and then possibly Justin Murray. 27 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:40,759 Speaker 1: And the good news is that Justin Pugh was making progress, 28 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 1: so it wasn't as daunting as we heard earlier in 29 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 1: the week. And according to offensive line coach and run 30 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: game coordinator Sean Kugler, this week, Josh Jones played very 31 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: very well and of the five offensive lineman, he is 32 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: one of their best. Yeah, and we've always maintained that 33 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: Kugler obviously has a lot of put on the running 34 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: game situation, running game coordinator, and he's always going to 35 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: play the best five guys. Now, sometimes you're gonna have 36 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: to go down to the well a little bit if 37 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 1: you have injuries. But they feel good about their top 38 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: seven or eight offensive linemen at least going into season. Now, 39 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 1: it's going to be tested a little bit now as 40 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 1: we speak here on this Friday Cardinals Covered two presented 41 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 1: by Hunday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. I don't know. 42 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: I'm a little less confident that Beecham will be able 43 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 1: to go, maybe more so for Pugh and Murray, but 44 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: if necessary, you will see Sean Harlow and Max Garcia. Again. 45 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: The issue that I have this week, and we will 46 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: get into it here momentarily. But Week four in Los 47 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 1: Angeles against the Rams, it's Aaron Donald. I mean, it's 48 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 1: that big number ninety nine and that interior of the 49 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 1: offensive line that kind of scares me just a little bit, 50 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: and rightfully so. I mean he's the best defensive player. 51 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,519 Speaker 1: He's been the best defensive player over the last few years. 52 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: And he hasn't slowing down. He keeps himself in right shape. 53 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 1: I mean, he's he's a physical specimen when you see 54 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: his shirt off. So m But you know, when the 55 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: Cardinals got Rodney Hudson and we all thought, all right, 56 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: you got a guy that can block Aaron down On, well, 57 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 1: they move Aeron down a little round and so we'll see, 58 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: you know, if they slide protection or they try to 59 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: worry about him coming backside. And so that's going to 60 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 1: be obviously the guy you put your hat on. And 61 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,359 Speaker 1: then you know Leonard Floyd he can get to the quarterback. 62 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 1: And then Jentleen Ramsey he kind of plays a little 63 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: bit of that that Joker positions. He can line up 64 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: in the slot, come off the edge and blitz. So 65 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: he plays more like a hybrid, very similar to Jamal 66 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: Adams up there in Seattle. So when you start looking 67 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: at these safeties in this in this division, they do 68 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: a little bit more. We could say Isaiah Simmons, Buddha 69 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: Baker are very similar to what they do. So you 70 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: could see him coming off the edge just to force 71 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray to move the pocket and the Cardinals are 72 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: gonna have to protect him there. But clearly, when I 73 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: look at this game, the offensive line, we know that 74 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: they were probably the more physical team in Week one. 75 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: Along with the D line, they're gonna have to match that. Again, 76 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: the Rams have a really good D line, not a 77 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: lot of depth there, but they're gonna have to match 78 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: their intensity if they want to be able to win 79 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: in the trenches. All right, let's get to it. It 80 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: is a football Friday. We all have come to expect 81 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: one thing on a football Friday, and that is Mike 82 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 1: Jarecki's three keys for a victory, the xat the X factor, 83 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: and of course the intangible, which we've added here this 84 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 1: season in twenty twenty one. So let's not waste any time. 85 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: Week four, So five Stadium, one oh five is the 86 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: kickoff eight thirty am. Pregame coverage begins on the Arizona 87 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 1: Cardinals radio network. But as we look at your three keys, 88 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: give me number one. Cardinals must score at least thirty points. Now, 89 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: I think this is going to be a shootout. Now. 90 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: The Rams has scored thirty points in seven of their 91 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: last eight games against the Cardinals, winning seven of those 92 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: by ten points or more. You know, Arizona right now, 93 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: no team is. They're at the top when scoring points. 94 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 1: They're putting up one hundred and three points in three games, 95 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:04,359 Speaker 1: over thirty points in each game in our averaging about 96 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: six point eight yards per play. And we know Murray's 97 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: at ninety nine per attempt. We know the rushing needs 98 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: to get up a little bit over four. But they 99 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: have to score points in this game, and I think 100 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: it's going to be a shootout, and it could come 101 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: down to who has the ball late in the fourth quarter, 102 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 1: could come down to a kick. But I do think 103 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: it's going to be a shootout. Now you'd like to see, 104 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: you know, the Cardinals. Obviously you try to force some 105 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: turnovers and that's going to be one of the other 106 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 1: intangibles coming up. But you have to score at least 107 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: thirty points in this game if you want to be 108 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: in late in the fourth quarter. I might even push 109 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: that the thirty five or four thirty plus, and that's 110 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 1: that's probably better because if you look, Cardinals number one 111 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: tied with the Buccaneers and the Rams number three or 112 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 1: number two, depending on how you want to look at it. 113 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: But the sixth best passing game and the twenty seventh 114 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:54,599 Speaker 1: best rushing attack. That's what the Rams do. So a 115 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: lot of Matthew Stafford is what we're going to see 116 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Yeah. So again, you have to be able 117 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 1: to score points. And I feel like the Cardinals, you know, 118 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,919 Speaker 1: last couple of years, I wasn't so much. I wasn't 119 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: confident or optimistic optimistic to where you know, they have 120 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: the four three or four turners to win the game. 121 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 1: I feel I feel much more confident going into this 122 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: game based on what we'll be seen in the last 123 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: three weeks. Yes, it's not a perfect situation. There's there's 124 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: you know, there's guys that are freelancing a little bit. 125 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: We'll get into that, but I feel confident this team 126 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: could put up points and that's what you're gonna have 127 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: to do against this Saint Louis or this Los Angeles 128 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: Rams team. So that's that's my number one key, all right, 129 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: So number one? What is the second key for Mike 130 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: Direcky for the Cardinals to get that fourth win of 131 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 1: the season in four games. Well, the Rams are only 132 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: averaging three point three yards per carry this season. Now 133 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 1: Henderson is going to play. According to Sean McVeigh, he's 134 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: a big back. They also have Sony Michelle who came in. 135 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: He's a guy that can catch the ball in the backfield, 136 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: kind of a little similar to Chase Sevens. He's really 137 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: good in past protection. Obviously, when you play for the 138 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: Patriots and you want to be on the field. So 139 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 1: I'm thinking at this point, you know, since they're only 140 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: averaging three three you have to put pressure on Sam Bradford. 141 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: In other words, were talking about first and second down. 142 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: They have to win first and second down to get 143 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: him in third and seven or third, third and eight. 144 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 1: And we know that when it comes to Sean mcvay's offense, 145 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 1: when he gets in the rhythm, they could be difficult 146 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: to slow down. It all starts with screens, draws, bootlegs, 147 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: off tackle, run plays, missdirection which really sets up the 148 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: play action. And you got to give Stafford a lot 149 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: of credit learning a new offense. He had so much 150 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: command in that Buccaneers game, and I think it's it 151 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: really started showing in week one. Week two, they could 152 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: have lost to the Colts. It was a close game 153 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: towards the end there, but what he did against a 154 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: really good Bucks defense. They were the more physical team 155 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: in that game. So he does a lot of different 156 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: things and Jared Goff always on the bootlegs Cardinals need. 157 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: They were over pursuing half the time and they can't 158 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 1: do that in this game. They got to stick to 159 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: what the defense is called and make sure you can 160 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: get Bradford off his spot. Now they will move the 161 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: pocket for him because he doesn't run a lot to 162 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: where they want to extend the ball, you have to 163 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: You have to cover the entire field. They use all 164 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: fifty in the third yards. They loved to get going 165 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: like a track meet on you. So don't let them 166 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: get into rhythm. It's easier said than done. Try to 167 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: contain him and really eliminate the big plays. You have 168 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: to eliminate these down the field seventy five yard keep 169 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,560 Speaker 1: everything in front of you. That's how you go to 170 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: approach his Ram's offense. Stafford, completing better than seventy percent 171 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: of his past attempts, owns the second best quarterback rating, 172 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: nine touchdowns, one interception. Named the NFC Offensive Player of 173 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 1: the Week for the second time in three games based 174 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 1: off what he did against the Buccaneers and his number 175 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 1: one target, Cooper Cup the NFC Offensive Player of the Month. 176 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: What he has has done MJ is just simply outstanding. 177 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 1: And the routes he's running and supposedly him and Stafford 178 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: were working on some routes and then they went to 179 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: McVeigh and he said, if you guys can make it work, 180 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:13,599 Speaker 1: we're gonna try it. And they tried it in the 181 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:16,319 Speaker 1: last game, and you know, he runs in and runs 182 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: out and changing He can change direction on a dime. 183 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 1: He This is a perfect u you know, quarterback for 184 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: a guy like Cooper. Cup kind of reminds me of 185 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:27,839 Speaker 1: Cole Beasley and some of these other slot receivers. And 186 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 1: really Robert Woods hasn't really taken off yet. Deshan Jackson. 187 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:34,079 Speaker 1: Obviously he's a guy to take the top off the defense, 188 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: but just make it keep everything in front of you. 189 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: But the key is gonna be to get him in 190 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: third and long where you could stay hopefully start teeing off. 191 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: Cup leads the league in receiving yards, receiving touchdowns, tied 192 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 1: for first and receptions with twenty five. So yeah, if 193 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: you can make Bradford uncomfortable, he's worked or excuse me 194 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 1: not Bradford Stafford. If you can make Stafford uncomfortable, And 195 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 1: we heard from Chard Lauren on Friday that a lot 196 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 1: of what they've seen on film talking about the Cardinals 197 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 1: defense is Stafford and clean pockets, which any quarterback can 198 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 1: have a lot of success in a clean pocket. Yeah, exactly. 199 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:14,199 Speaker 1: But and again it's not so much to Sacks. It's 200 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 1: just you know, getting him off his spot, forcing him 201 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 1: to get rid of that ball a little bit quicker, 202 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: and that's one thing that stood out is how fast 203 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 1: he gets rid of that ball. He can recognize defense. 204 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:24,719 Speaker 1: It's not like McVeigh has got to feed him to 205 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:27,199 Speaker 1: play before the play clock shuts off like he did 206 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:31,320 Speaker 1: with Gough. He has commanded the offense. But again, just 207 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 1: like any other quarterback, they don't like to get hit. 208 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 1: And if you hit him early in that game, you 209 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 1: know he's a veteran guy. He's seen a lot of 210 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: things down down the rifle. But I'm just saying make 211 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: him uncomfortable to where he feels like I maybe I 212 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 1: can't go through my reads see Al Davis line. The 213 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 1: quarterback must go down, he must go down hard. Yes, 214 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 1: maybe just not the second Yeah, the quarterback needs to 215 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: go down. Yeah, exactly, all right. Number three Mike Drecki's 216 00:10:55,880 --> 00:11:00,079 Speaker 1: keys to a four no start Cardinals secondary against the 217 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 1: Ram's wideouts. Again, they're gonna have to plaster these guys 218 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:06,439 Speaker 1: us Byron Murphy going to be in the slot, is 219 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: gonna be on the outside. You know, clearly they like 220 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:15,680 Speaker 1: Marco Wilson's athleticism. Robert Alfer's a really physical player. It's 221 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: just how they match up with them, and if they 222 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 1: can get an interception or two that would go a 223 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 1: long way. And then you got Antonio Hamilton who's coming 224 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: in done a really nice job. He's more of a 225 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 1: special teams player, going to replace Charles Washington there. But 226 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: you know, they gotta get pressure up front and they 227 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:33,840 Speaker 1: got to stay in their lanes. But at the same time, 228 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: these guys gotta cover. You gotta plaster these guys. Don't 229 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 1: let them get get behind you. Keep everything in front 230 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 1: of you. You rather give up a thirty yard pass 231 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:44,080 Speaker 1: than a seventy five yard bomb for a touch Well, 232 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: you look, and we discussed Scooper cup but Robert Woods, 233 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:52,319 Speaker 1: Van Jefferson and DeShawn Jackson, who after being I wouldn't 234 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 1: say ignored the first two weeks, they've figured out a 235 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 1: way to get him involved. Last week three catches for 236 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 1: a team, one hundred and twenty yards and one touchdown 237 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: which was a seventy five yard score. So there are 238 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 1: four wide receivers. Not to mention what they do out 239 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 1: of the backfield or the tight end position, but yes, 240 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 1: they like to spread the football around. As far as 241 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: what they do offensively in the passing game. Stafford as 242 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 1: we talk about Kyle Murray, a lot of different weapons. Yeah, 243 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:22,320 Speaker 1: and again they spread it around and we didn't even 244 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: talk about the tight end. You know, they'll throw the 245 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: ball to the tight end if they feel like they 246 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 1: got the middle of the field open. And that's that's 247 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:31,440 Speaker 1: the thing about their offense. They like to throw it 248 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: down the field with there. Now it's not just they're 249 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: running post routes or fly routes. They're moving around, but 250 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you focus on the deep ball 251 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:41,559 Speaker 1: and the tight ends wide open. So you got to 252 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 1: cover the middle of the field. And that means it's 253 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 1: more pressure on the Cardinals inside linebackers, whether it's Collins, 254 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 1: Hicks or Simmons, where you got to make sure where 255 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 1: your eyes are. You can't let you know, a five 256 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:57,080 Speaker 1: yard pass or a slant pass to a tight end 257 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: become a forty yard game. So the linebackers have to 258 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 1: have their keys and make sure the middle of the 259 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: field is not as open as it has been. Maybe 260 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 1: in the last couple of weeks. Rams offense five different 261 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: pass catchers with one hundred and ten or more receiving yards, 262 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: Six different pass catchers averaging at least ten yards per catch. 263 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: So this is a potent offensive showcase as far as 264 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 1: the aerial game is concerned. So the three keys is 265 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: just one of those wide receivers that do need to 266 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 1: mention because this is a storyline that showed up in 267 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:30,680 Speaker 1: the game knows but has not been talked about, and 268 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: that is Van Jefferson, his father, Sehn Jefferson, Cardinals wide 269 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 1: receivers coach. Does dad know something about son that can 270 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:41,720 Speaker 1: help the Cardinals defensively in this matchup? I don't know. 271 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,839 Speaker 1: Be interesting. The father and son have spoken. There's also 272 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 1: a father daughter because Sehn Jefferson's daughter page in turning 273 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 1: in the Rams communications department this season, so there could 274 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 1: be some family issues come Sunday. Yeah, I mean their 275 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: family at the end of the day. But you know, 276 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 1: they're on the other team, and Sean Jefferson, just like 277 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,079 Speaker 1: anyone else in that locker room, they want to win 278 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 1: this game. So those are nice little storylines. Maybe they 279 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 1: can have an, you know, a gathering. I don't know 280 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: about Saturday night, but maybe they can get a chance 281 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: to break bread and have some good conversation because come Sunday, 282 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 1: you're wearing an other jersey and you're working for the 283 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 1: other organizations, so not so much enemies. We're just we're good. 284 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 1: For the next three hours, sixty minutes they will be 285 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 1: on opposite sides, and then you can come together and 286 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: have that family get together. All right. The three Keys 287 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 1: once again score at least thirty points pressure Matthew Stafford 288 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: and the Cardinals secondary against those Rams wide receivers. So 289 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 1: I like that. So three Keys, all right? First up? 290 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: The X factor? What do you got? X factor to 291 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: me is going to be which team doesn't commit the 292 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 1: most penalties or turnovers mistakes, mistakes. That's a good way 293 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 1: of referring to it. Now the Rams, we know the 294 00:14:59,840 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: car Dinals have been had an issue when it comes 295 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: to the penalties. Now it's been a little bit better here. 296 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 1: But the Rams as a team like they don't. Through 297 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: three weeks, the Rams have been called for seven penalties, 298 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: two fewer than any other team in the league. They've 299 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: been called for three holding penalties, one faceback face MAC penalty, 300 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: and one delayed game in a neutral zone in fraction. 301 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 1: Kenny Young was also called for an unsportsmanlike conduct against 302 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 1: the Colts, resulting in an injection. The Cardinals are sixteenth 303 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 1: with twenty penalties called against them. So again, don't beat yourselves. 304 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 1: I understand if a guy's going to hit the quarterback 305 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: holding yes, false starts playing the echo of the whistle. 306 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: Don't try to go in there and taunt anybody because 307 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: you know the emotions are going to be very high. 308 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: This team's going in there with the business trip, So 309 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: don't let the mistakes, the turnovers, and the penalties come 310 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,720 Speaker 1: back to haunt you. We're having that conversation on Monday. 311 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: Rams the least penalized team in the league. They had 312 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 1: four in Week one, three total over the next two games, 313 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 1: and you talked about it seven total. Cardinals had seven 314 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 1: last week against the Jaguars. Yes Week one, five against 315 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 1: the Well. I mean, Kyler's really a purse. Probably the 316 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 1: first one to say it after the after the super Bowny, 317 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: after the season, when he was doing, you know, doing 318 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: some radio hits. Little things. These are the little things. 319 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 1: And again, to me, are the Rams a better team. 320 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 1: I think the Cardinals can go toe to total. I 321 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: really feel comfortable about this game. Now. Again, you have 322 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: somebody's gonna have to make a stop at some point. 323 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: You know, if they're just exchanging touchdowns, that's great. This 324 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: could come down to the fourth quarter and then I'm 325 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: gonna get into my intangible and that's gonna I'll go ahead. 326 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 1: One quick note as far as turning the ball over, 327 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: the Rams have only turned it over twice, and we 328 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 1: know how many times the Cardinals have turned the ball over. 329 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 1: But I like your X factor because on paper, pretty 330 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 1: evenly matched. I mean, numbers look good, the talent look 331 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 1: good as far as you know, stars on either side 332 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 1: of the ball. But who beats themselves? Who has those 333 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:12,640 Speaker 1: mistakes or is there a special teams play that comes 334 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: into it. But yeah, I think I think the X 335 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 1: factor more than what we've seen so far, so far 336 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:21,399 Speaker 1: in the first four games, which which team plays a 337 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: cleaner football game for sixty minutes exactly? And you know, 338 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 1: the Cardinals definitely have cut down their sixteenth last year 339 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 1: they were a thirty second And then we talked about 340 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 1: stall drives. They really haven't had that issue, considering they 341 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: put over over four hundred yards in all three games. 342 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:38,880 Speaker 1: They scored thirty points in all three games. They're really 343 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: effective in the red zone. You go again, you got 344 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 1: to convert on third down, but those mistakes, don't shoot 345 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 1: yourself in the foot. I always say this team could 346 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 1: be good even great if they don't beat themselves. All right, 347 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: So that's the X factor now which you're intangible Matt Prader. 348 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 1: I mean, this is why they got the guy to 349 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:58,920 Speaker 1: win a close game. And if we're looking at a 350 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 1: thirty four thirty one and he's got an opportunity to 351 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 1: kick a long field goal, that's why you have Matt 352 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,359 Speaker 1: Prator to win close games. And hopefully it doesn't come 353 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: down to that. Maybe the defense may have to make 354 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 1: a stop, Cardinals get the ball back and they got 355 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,160 Speaker 1: to kick a long field goal. I like my chances 356 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:17,919 Speaker 1: with Matt Prator, so that's why you went out and 357 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 1: got him. He would if he was on the roster 358 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 1: last year. I think you and I would agree that 359 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:24,680 Speaker 1: probably could have won two, maybe three more games. But 360 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 1: we're not we're not hitting We're not talking about last 361 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: year so to speak. I'm just saying the difference from 362 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: a year. So if it comes down to a kick, 363 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 1: I trust Matt Prator in a big spot. It's a 364 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 1: controlled environment as well. We don't need to revisit what 365 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:44,199 Speaker 1: happened in Jacksonville, but it's a good field, indoors, roof 366 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: everything you want as far as a kicker. Yeah, and 367 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:50,360 Speaker 1: it's La. And I told you maybe a week ago 368 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: Rich Eyes And said in the NFL network has an 369 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:57,719 Speaker 1: office right next to the stadium, and he said, just 370 00:18:57,800 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: based on the game against the Bucks, that was the 371 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: loudest home advantage the Rams have ever had. And that's 372 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:05,680 Speaker 1: people that cover I don't know how many people cover 373 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 1: them in Saint Louis. That was a dumb a little 374 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 1: bit different, you know, atmosphere, a little bit older stadium. 375 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 1: But they they said it's loud and ere they play music. 376 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 1: I mean it's loud. So we got to think at 377 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 1: some point the Cardinals is gonna have to go to 378 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 1: Silent County. You know, they always work on that during practice. 379 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:23,920 Speaker 1: Sometimes they'll have proud noise out there, but they say 380 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:27,639 Speaker 1: it's it's much louder than other stadiums, and it's the 381 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:31,240 Speaker 1: newest one. The technology, I'm sure, the WiFi and everything, 382 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:34,199 Speaker 1: but you know, it's la. They like everything glitz and 383 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: glamour over there. It was brought up to a couple 384 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:39,679 Speaker 1: of different players this week. It's the second time the 385 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: Cardinals will play at Sofi Stadium, but last year, no fans, 386 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 1: no one there outside of those people working the game. Now, 387 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you add a sold out, rabid 388 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: fan base to a environment. How do you respond. You 389 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: can practice with crowd noise and everything, but that's going 390 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 1: to be an adjustments because the know what to expect 391 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 1: as far as what it looks and where to go. 392 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: But now all of a sudden, you pack in a 393 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:09,160 Speaker 1: bunch of people. How does it feel to those players 394 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: on the field. Yeah, and Jordan Rodrique just talked about, 395 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:15,439 Speaker 1: you know, just how loud they play the music. I 396 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,159 Speaker 1: mean again, they're not just covers the rams for the athlete, 397 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:23,040 Speaker 1: thank you. Yeah, she worked previously in this market's she 398 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:25,120 Speaker 1: was covering the Panthers and then she had an opportunity 399 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 1: to move to LA and work for the athletic Yeah, 400 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 1: it's not like they're pumping crowd nus. I don't want 401 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:34,119 Speaker 1: to get anything misconstrued here. It's just just loud and 402 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 1: the fans start getting into it. And again when you're 403 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:39,640 Speaker 1: throwing seventy five yard passes and you get a touchdown, 404 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:43,400 Speaker 1: they just feed off that kind of stuff. So once again, 405 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:44,680 Speaker 1: just try to take them out of the game, and 406 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 1: easier said than done. The only way you can do 407 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 1: that is going to lead or try to force a 408 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: turnover where they feel like me, maybe this is not 409 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:52,879 Speaker 1: a walk in the park to me, Craig at the 410 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 1: end of the day, on this bottom line this, yes, 411 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: the Cardinals be three teams. They played really well in 412 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 1: Week one, they were would have finished in Week two 413 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: and three the Rams have played. You know, maybe when 414 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 1: you look at the records of better records than the 415 00:21:07,119 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 1: Cardinals have against their opponents. But to me, whether they 416 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: win or lose, you cannot go up there and get 417 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:16,679 Speaker 1: blown out, okay, because people are gonna wonder are you 418 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:20,639 Speaker 1: contender or pretender? And I think this team is a contender. 419 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: But you can't go out there and lay an egg 420 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 1: like it's been. So I'm turning the page on all 421 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:29,399 Speaker 1: the previous Sean McVeigh games because this is a different team. 422 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:32,200 Speaker 1: There's a different mindset and they know what's at stake. 423 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: But don't get caught up in the moment, you know 424 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:37,399 Speaker 1: what I mean, Like just do your thing, stay, you know, 425 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,880 Speaker 1: like Buddha Buddha and Kyler's say, one day at a time, 426 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 1: one play at a time, Like don't try to go 427 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: out there and score three touchdowns in one drive, because 428 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 1: like I said, if you can get them to just rattle. 429 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:55,119 Speaker 1: You're never gonna really, you know, when it comes to 430 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford, it's gonna be hard to rattle him. But 431 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: just make it uncomfortable. First place in the NFC West, 432 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:06,120 Speaker 1: that's what's on the line. But the storyline is eight 433 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:09,639 Speaker 1: straight losses to Sean McVeigh, four straight losses to the 434 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: NFC West, and a four year run of not having 435 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: beaten Matthew Stafford. That's the narrative that fans and media 436 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 1: are coming into this week's game. Players, however, look at 437 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:24,639 Speaker 1: a three and oh opponents and hey taking an early 438 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:26,919 Speaker 1: lead within the division. As far as at the end 439 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 1: of Sunday, one of these two teams is going to stay. 440 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:32,679 Speaker 1: We're first place all by ourselves. Yeah, and you know 441 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: we can look ahead. You know, they got the Rams 442 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: and they got the Niners at home, they got to 443 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:39,879 Speaker 1: go to Cleveland, and Cleveland's rushing like for one hundred 444 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:42,439 Speaker 1: and seventy five yards per game on the ground with 445 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: you know, Cream Hunt and Nick Chubb. So again, you 446 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: just don't want you want to avoid losing streaks. You 447 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: win this game right here, it's another row game, so 448 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:54,960 Speaker 1: that means three you would have in just a short 449 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 1: amount of time. It's a division game and a team 450 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 1: you're probably gonna have to be in a contention with 451 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: when it comes at the end of the year. Based 452 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 1: on the Seahawks two losses, they play the forty nine 453 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 1: Ers this week, so somebody's gonna lose that game. They're 454 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:08,920 Speaker 1: gonna have another loss, So this is gonna be pivotal 455 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:11,719 Speaker 1: when it's all said and done. Are we rooting for 456 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 1: the Seahawks this week? Or are we rooting for the 457 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:16,440 Speaker 1: forty nine ers to pin the first ever three game 458 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 1: losing streak on Russell Wilson. Well, I mean, well either 459 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:24,200 Speaker 1: or if the Niners lose, then maybe they'll be more 460 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:26,480 Speaker 1: motivated knowing they got to beat the Cardinals. I mean, 461 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:31,119 Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan will get his team ready, whatever it takes. 462 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:33,920 Speaker 1: If Niners only have one loss, let's have them get 463 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:36,879 Speaker 1: another loss. Forty nine Ers two and one, Seahawks one 464 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: and two in that game in San Francisco. That is 465 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 1: a quick rundown of the NFC West schedule, because it 466 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:45,920 Speaker 1: got a nice little round robin here in week four. 467 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:48,199 Speaker 1: All right, m Jay, anything else you got before we 468 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 1: close up? This edition of Cardinals Cover two presented by 469 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:54,639 Speaker 1: Hunday proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. No, you know again, 470 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:59,120 Speaker 1: this is a this litmus test measuring stick. I can 471 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: use so many different phrases. This is a quality football team, 472 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 1: and the Cardinals have earned the right to be three 473 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:06,639 Speaker 1: and ozer, and now you need to go in there 474 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 1: and just take care of business. I mean, at the 475 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 1: end of the day, I don't really care how they win. 476 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:13,880 Speaker 1: Just win the football game. And sometimes the best team 477 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 1: with talent doesn't win the game. It's a team that 478 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: plays the best that day. And that's what the Cardinals 479 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 1: have to go out there and do execute. My last thing, 480 00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 1: we're hearing too much about this gap control, gap, discipline, 481 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:31,359 Speaker 1: gap integrity. Yeah, I get all that. Okay, what basically 482 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:34,480 Speaker 1: we're hearing is maybe nine or ten guys are doing 483 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 1: their job and there's one or two that are freelancing. 484 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:40,639 Speaker 1: And that's fine because the players that are probably doing it, 485 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:43,440 Speaker 1: they can make plays. But if all eleven guys are 486 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 1: doing their job, then you shouldn't have it. Any of 487 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:48,879 Speaker 1: these running backs running for twelve yards where there's a 488 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 1: nice crease they can run up, so stay within the 489 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 1: frame of the defense. Vans knows what he's doing. I'm 490 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:55,439 Speaker 1: sure he's going to dial up some blitzes and I 491 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 1: think Isaiah Simmons, it's going to be all over the field, 492 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:02,200 Speaker 1: I really do. But again, just going there and try 493 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:05,719 Speaker 1: to play a clean game. But I like their chances. 494 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 1: I know this team can score points. Now it's a 495 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: matter of do they cut down the penalties and they 496 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:13,920 Speaker 1: don't turn to football over and you know, just don't 497 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 1: don't make mistakes to where it's going to cost you 498 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 1: the game in the end. One oh five is the 499 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:22,359 Speaker 1: kickoff eight thirty am. The pregame coverage begins on the 500 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals Radio Network. Really looking forward to this matchup 501 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 1: two three and OZ teams within the NFC West. And 502 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 1: on that note, we will put a lid on this 503 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:34,679 Speaker 1: edition of Cardinals Cover two presented by Hunday probably partner 504 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals abbreviated edition, but hey, we're all 505 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 1: focused on Sunday special. Thanks to our executive producer, Jim 506 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 1: I'm a hundred for Mike Jarecki. I'm Craig Reel Loup. 507 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you next time here on Cardinals Cover two.