1 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: It is a football Friday Week sixteen edition. The night 2 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: before Christmas in the Windy City, Welcome Bird Gang. On 3 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:12,799 Speaker 1: Today Show, Zach Kirshman joins me the Cardinals will be 4 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: spending Christmas Eve Day in Chicago, the first of back 5 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 1: to back road games for the team. Who is in, 6 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: who isn't in for this matchup? And what are the 7 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: key matchups? Plus we head into enemy territory and speak 8 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: with Kevin Fishbain. He covers the Bears for the Athletic. 9 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: It's Cardinals cover two, episode seven thirteen, and it starts now. 10 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,239 Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two. 11 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 1: Hood to Baker, What Heart? What rent? This guy's unbelievable. 12 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 2: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyundai, proud partner of 13 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 2: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Acycardinals 14 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 2: dot com Slash podcasts. 15 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: He's a ten half of five. He's it again, so 16 00:00:57,720 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: more hurry magic whow. 17 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 2: Oh here's Craig Griolut. 18 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 1: So we know the head coach is fired up. On 19 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: a Friday, Head coach Jonathan Gannon walked into his Friday 20 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: availability all fired up for a Friday. Temperatures in the fifties. 21 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: It's raining out there, yet he is fired up, as 22 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: he is always. Question I have though here on this 23 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,279 Speaker 1: edition of Cardinals cover two percented by Hundai, probably partner 24 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals, is that Kirshman fired up on 25 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:29,399 Speaker 1: a Friday. 26 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 3: Oh I'm always fired up. I mean, I'm not going 27 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 3: to walk outside and be like, oh it's cold that 28 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 3: jag did. 29 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 1: It's nice. 30 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 3: This is comfortable right now? Chill you though? 31 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:42,119 Speaker 1: All right? I just here just a little bit something 32 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: different in your voice. And for those loyal listeners here 33 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: on Cardinals Cover two, we need to make sure that 34 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: they are aware that Zach is fine, laughing, smiling, He 35 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: is all good. He's just a little what do we say, sore? Sore? Okay? 36 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: You would you like to play while you're sore and 37 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: maybe feeling or not sounding your best. 38 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 3: One of the many beautiful things that we have here 39 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 3: as part of the Cardinals organization is a lot of 40 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 3: amazing companies we're able to work for or we're able 41 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 3: to work with and you know, gain those benefits. And 42 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 3: one of our packages, I guess you could say, is 43 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 3: with a fitness gym. So I go to said fitness gym, 44 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 3: and I am very sore from said fitness gym. 45 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: All right, before you continue, though, before Thursday one, was 46 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: the last time you visited a fitness facility probably. 47 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 3: Junior year of high school, So it's been a while. 48 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: It's been a while. 49 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 3: Like, look, have I played basketball and I had like 50 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 3: the cardio component of it? Yeah, but who likes that 51 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 3: cardioc stuff? No one really does. But I was like, 52 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 3: you know, what off season is going to be. You know, 53 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 3: coming to a certain point will maybe not much more 54 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 3: free time, but we will still have a little bit 55 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 3: more free times. Our weekends will become a little bit 56 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 3: more available, So I should probably find stuff to start doing. 57 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 3: I moved here in the next day. We had you know, 58 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 3: we had one week that was kind of like everyone 59 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 3: easing back in, and then the next week was media 60 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 3: day and training camp and it's been NonStop since then. 61 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,519 Speaker 3: So I haven't even really had a chance to fully 62 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 3: explore this beautiful valley or explore the many buildings within it. 63 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:20,519 Speaker 3: So I decided to go to Lifetime Fitness, and man, 64 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 3: am I am? 65 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: I feeling it? Basically, your body is telling you what 66 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:25,239 Speaker 1: are you doing? 67 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 3: My body is saying the past you know what has 68 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 3: it been since six years. Yeah, the past five years 69 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 3: six years has been kind of peaceful, not you know, 70 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 3: grabbing any weights. So maybe I resort back to that. 71 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 3: I'm not sure at this point, but my body's definitely 72 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 3: feeling it. 73 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: Well. We hope you are good to go, especially on 74 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: somebody questionable. Questionable, Okay, all right, questionable. By the way, 75 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: if your name pops up on that injury report, just 76 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: to see if anyone's paying attention, that would be well 77 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: done by you. 78 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 3: Look, I might just slip it in just see, just 79 00:03:57,640 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 3: to see where see if anybody notices or not. 80 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: All right, Here is who will not be available this 81 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: week is the Cardinals take on the Bears on Sunday. 82 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: It is the matchup here in week sixteen. By the way, 83 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: kickoff on Sunday two, twenty five, nine to thirty. Pre 84 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: game coverage begins a little bit later on on the show. 85 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 1: Kevin Fishbain covers the Bears for the Athletic. He'll join 86 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: us and talk more in depth about what is going 87 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: on in Chicago with respects to the Bears, but as 88 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:26,919 Speaker 1: far as the Cardinals are concerned, No, Hollywood Brown. He 89 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: did not practice this week because of a heel injury. 90 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,720 Speaker 1: But we have seen Hollywood not practice yet still play. 91 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: But based off some postgame comments from Jonathan Gannon and 92 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: even Hollywood post game, he kind of got the sense 93 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: that this week was not going to be the week 94 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 1: that we saw number two on the field. 95 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 3: Hollywood has pushed through weekend and week out, and I 96 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 3: think it's about time that he has put himself first. 97 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 3: And that's something that Jag said. We got to put 98 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 3: Hollywood first and then the team second when it comes 99 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 3: to injuries. In every other case it's team first, U second, 100 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 3: But when it comes to injuries, you gotta put your 101 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 3: players health and safety as the number one priority. So 102 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 3: it yes, this is kind of the week you expected 103 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 3: Hyghwood Brown to probably sit out. What happens for the 104 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,160 Speaker 3: rest of the season, who knows. This held Bruce has 105 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 3: been very tricky for him. He hasn't seemed to recover enough, 106 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 3: even with the bye week in between, because he hasn't 107 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 3: been able to get much yard separation. You could tell 108 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 3: that he's been kind of taking himself out of the games. 109 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 3: Both he and the coaching staff have talked about going 110 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 3: on and off the field. So it's about time in 111 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 3: my opinion, that he does sit out and tries to 112 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 3: properly rest, but he didn't miss. Was it eight of 113 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 3: the last eleven? It's gonna be eight of the last twelve, 114 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 3: so it's gonna or actually no, would be ten of 115 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 3: the last twelve. So it's been a long way coming 116 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 3: for Hygywood Brown. 117 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: So Hollywood is out. Greg Dortch questionable because of a shoulder, 118 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: so maybe that opens up the door for someone else 119 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 1: to see some time. Does someone get elevated from the 120 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 1: practice squad on Saturday? We know these struggles that the 121 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:02,040 Speaker 1: quarterback has had as far as the production with respects 122 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: to the wide receiver position on the defensive side of 123 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 1: the wall. Garrett Williams will not play because of a 124 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: knee issue, and Gannon said on Friday that Bobby Price 125 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: is not quite ready to be activated. So he is 126 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 1: two weeks into his three week practice window coming back 127 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: from a quad injury. So without Garrett Williams, I'm really curious, 128 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: now what do you do in that secondary? Antonio Hamilton 129 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 1: Starling Thomas played one hundred percent of the defensive snaps 130 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: a week ago. Key Troll Clark did not play any 131 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:34,160 Speaker 1: defensive snaps without Williams. Does that mean Key Troll gets 132 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 1: some playing time on Sunday. 133 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 3: I'm sure Key Trow will. I'm sure Key Trow will. 134 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 3: But also, like Andres Ascherat has been, you know, that's 135 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 3: somebody that you could slip into there. It's that nickel slot. 136 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 3: And he's also on the injury report, so there's a 137 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,280 Speaker 3: chance that, you know, depending on his availability. He's been 138 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 3: a limited participant on practice. It's the secondary is gonna 139 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 3: take a big hit. And when you have a different 140 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 3: green dot and Chris Barnes taking over as we've spoken 141 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 3: it as I spoke into him about it and spoken 142 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 3: and Jonath Gannon spoke about how all of them, you know, 143 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 3: practice with the green dots, so they're ready to take 144 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 3: over if needed. It's going to be an entirely different look. 145 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 3: You'll still have your main staples and Budda Baker and 146 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 3: Jalen Thompson who have had tons of success playing against 147 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 3: the Bears in previous years, but it's going to be 148 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 3: a little bit different. 149 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: You talked with Chris Barnes. I believe you're the only 150 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: one who spoke with Barnes this week about having that 151 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: green dot. Third different green dot quarterback of the defense. 152 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: Kaiser White, Josh Woods, now Chris Barnes, and the question 153 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: was asked again and earlier on Friday about how you 154 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: pick that player to where the green dot won you 155 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: want that player to be on the field. If not 156 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: one hundred percent of the time darn near every single snaps, 157 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 1: you're not having to make that change. And then there's 158 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: been talk about, Okay, yeah, Buddha Baker could certainly do it. 159 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: He knows the defense inside and out. Jalen Thompson could 160 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: do it as well, But you want someone more closer 161 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: to the line of scrimmage. And that's what Gannon was 162 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: talking about on Friday, because the middle of the defense, 163 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: that linebacker, whether it's an outside or an inside, typically 164 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: it's an inside linebacker. They can't just look straight. There's 165 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: the defensive line turn around, and there's a secondary as 166 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: opposed to a defensive lineman having to do it. Or 167 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: he gave the example of a defensive back. You just 168 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: get on a play, a long throw, and forty yards downfield, 169 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: you've got to come all the way back. You're out 170 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: of breath, and you're maybe not quite ready to relay 171 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: that call to your teammates. So that's why a linebacker 172 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 1: is typically the one that's wearing the green dot. And 173 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 1: for the third time and what did you write, third 174 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: time in five games that the Cardinals will have a 175 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 1: different player wearing the green dot. 176 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:44,320 Speaker 3: And something that Joshua's told Danny on sideline exchange was 177 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,199 Speaker 3: the biggest thing he was unexpecting was how much you're 178 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 3: actually talking so being out of breath because you're playing 179 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 3: a football game at the highest level possible, that's one thing, 180 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 3: and you're playing against some of the greatest athletes that 181 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 3: the world has to offer. That's going to take a 182 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 3: lot out of your body to begin with, not like 183 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 3: a lifetime fitness membership, but like in general, it's a 184 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 3: little bit different of a game out there, but for 185 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 3: that component to be in and then to still be 186 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 3: able to shout out the play and then to relay 187 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 3: the calls and make sure that it echoes so all 188 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 3: sides of the field hear it and make sure that 189 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 3: everybody's on the same page. That's a big part of it. 190 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 3: So Chris Barnes has done it before. He did it 191 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:22,199 Speaker 3: in Green Bay when he was a rookie out there 192 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:24,439 Speaker 3: in parts of the second year. Now in its fourth 193 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 3: season here, a big part of it has been learning 194 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 3: under Kaizier and Josh Woods, something that he said he 195 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 3: appreciated because those two are They're great, they're vets, and 196 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 3: their their leadership component is a major part of what 197 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 3: they're able to bring to the table. They command the 198 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 3: respect of the defensive huddle when they're out there. So 199 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 3: Kaizer White did play one hundred percent of the snaps 200 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 3: until he tore his bicep. Josh Wood's injury is undisclosed 201 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 3: as of right now, but you know, he's done a 202 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 3: great job and he's kind of assumed that leadership role. 203 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 3: He's filled the void for Kayzier. Now Chris Barnes, who 204 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:58,559 Speaker 3: has the respect of a lot of his teammates, and 205 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 3: if you listen to these micd up they're talking like, 206 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:03,080 Speaker 3: let's go KB, I see it in the locker room. 207 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:05,319 Speaker 3: When the way that they communicate with him, he has 208 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 3: to respect in them. Now, it's just a matter of 209 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 3: making sure that the call gets out there and everybody's 210 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 3: on the same page. 211 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: For more of what Barnes said to say and tell 212 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 1: Zex specifically and go to Azycardinals dot com for that 213 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:20,079 Speaker 1: information ahead of this game against the Bears on Sunday. 214 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:23,200 Speaker 1: One other injury note with respects to the outside linebackers, 215 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: Victor d Mucagee's got a foot issue. He's kind of 216 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: questionable for this week, and the potential now to see 217 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 1: Tyreek Smith, who was just signed off the Seahawks practice squad, 218 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 1: his first full week of practice. I would think maybe 219 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:40,440 Speaker 1: this week, first of three games or the last three games, 220 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: you kind of get a look to see what you 221 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:43,839 Speaker 1: have in Tyreek Smith. 222 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's somebody that monte asen Ford said that when 223 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 3: they signed him they wanted to speed him up a 224 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 3: little bit so that he could be ready to go. 225 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 3: I'm sure that they were not expecting for Victor d 226 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 3: Mucagee to get injured and injury his foot. But he's 227 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:58,840 Speaker 3: going to be returning to practice today. I believe Johnath 228 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 3: again and said we will see Vic out there. But 229 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 3: Tyreek Smith, he's a big body, plays the high violence, 230 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:11,560 Speaker 3: you know, fast disciplined character that Nick Rolis and Johnathan 231 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 3: Gandon preached, So there is a chance that we do 232 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:15,560 Speaker 3: see him out there. I kind of do expect to 233 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 3: see him out there just to see because we know 234 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:21,560 Speaker 3: that that rotation between that outside inbacker corps is always 235 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 3: ever changing, so I'm sure we'll see him out there 236 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 3: for a handful of snaps. 237 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 1: Six three, two fifty five. He's played one game a 238 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: former fifth round pick out of Ohio State in twenty 239 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: twenty two. So you know, maybe we'll separate the two 240 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: of you in that locker room. Although you know right now, 241 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 1: I believe Ohio State players outnumber Penn State players and 242 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:43,959 Speaker 1: don't include you in that conversation as far as a player. 243 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:47,839 Speaker 3: So I wasn't assuming I was a part of that 244 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 3: was well, So okay, so it's are we talking practice 245 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 3: squad too? 246 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: Sure, although that might tip the favor a little bit 247 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 1: towards Penn State. Now I'm coming up with the different 248 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: Ohio State players versus Penn State players. And there we 249 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 1: got Paris Johnson, yes, Tyreek Smith, yes, anyone else from 250 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 1: Ohio State. 251 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 3: I can't think of Andy. 252 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: All right, So Penn State you got Jesse Luketta, yeah, 253 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 1: Blake Gillikin yes, well, and then went then Dan Chisen 254 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:18,760 Speaker 1: on the practice Okay, there, I knew there was a 255 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 1: third one. I walked into that one. No. 256 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 3: I look, you gotta respect the talent that does come 257 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 3: out of the out of Columbus as much as I 258 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 3: don't like it because our first round picks out of 259 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 3: there and Paris Johnson Junior has been playing incredible so far. 260 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 3: And this especially when you go against a guy like 261 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 3: Nick Bosa and the performance that he had only letting 262 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 3: him get that one sack and that was the only 263 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 3: you know, stat that Nick Bosa had in the game 264 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 3: against the forty nine ers. They opened up a lot 265 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 3: of holes in that running game to get that two 266 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 3: thirty four. So you got to give respect to you 267 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 3: gotta give respect to where it's due. 268 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: Speaking of talent coming out of Columbus, Bears quarterback Justin 269 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:57,319 Speaker 1: Fields is the opponents on Sunday again, the Cardinals and 270 00:12:57,360 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 1: Bears kicking off at two twenty five thirty. Pre game 271 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:03,199 Speaker 1: coverage begins. As I mentioned earlier in the show, had 272 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 1: a chance to speak with Kevin Fishbain covers the Bears 273 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:10,560 Speaker 1: for The Athletic and our conversation began with mister Fields. 274 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 1: Not so much about his future beyond this season, which 275 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: is a big talking point in Chicago, but how has 276 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: he played since returning from injury? 277 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:20,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, well, his first three games back, he did a 278 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,840 Speaker 4: really nice job of protecting the football, no interceptions in 279 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:25,560 Speaker 4: those three games, first time he had done that in 280 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 4: his career. You know, he's making some plays of those legs, 281 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 4: which we know he's always done, and he's been a 282 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 4: better thrower this season. So you know, those three games 283 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 4: the Bears went two and one, They should have gone 284 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:37,560 Speaker 4: three to zero. He should have beat Detroit and Detroit 285 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 4: you could see, you know, some improvement, you could see 286 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 4: some progress. They go to Cleveland last week and I 287 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 4: think he played okay. You consider that the conditions, the defense, 288 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 4: all those things, you know, but once again, you know 289 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 4: it's been a problem for Fields over his career is 290 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 4: just not being able to kind of make the big play, 291 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 4: the critical play, the clutch play when the team needs it. 292 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 4: At was one, you know where when you blow a 293 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 4: ten point lead in the fourth quarters, a lot of 294 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 4: people at fault, certainly not all on him, but yeah, 295 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,319 Speaker 4: that was a tough way to go. So I think 296 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 4: we've definitely seen improvements. I think, you know, the kind 297 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 4: of question is have the Bears, of course seen enough improvements. 298 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 4: But overall, he's certainly had a better season, and you've 299 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 4: seen extra strides since he came back from that dumb injury. 300 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: What really stands out about him his numbers running the football, 301 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: are those design runs or scrambled runs because receivers are 302 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: covered or he's getting pressured. 303 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's a little bit of both. I mean, he 304 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 4: has houdinias. When you think you got him, he's gone, 305 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 4: and he's got incredible straight lines for speed and athleticism. 306 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 4: He's you know, almost like a running back when he 307 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 4: gets outside and starts to take off. The Bears do 308 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 4: have several design runs in their game plan and their 309 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 4: playbook that they will use against the right defense. This year, 310 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 4: you definitely have seen teams really clamped down against those 311 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 4: that they've really tried to take and really try to 312 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 4: take those away. Force fields to give the ball up, 313 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 4: you know, the Lions kind of fields go ahead and 314 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 4: keep it, and fields you know, does really test job 315 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 4: against them when they tell him to do that. He's 316 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 4: run for a ton of yards against them. So I 317 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 4: think the teams that force the ball out of his 318 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 4: hands in those running situations, the teams that have a 319 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 4: spy and can limit the scrambles, have been the ones 320 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 4: that have done a better job on him, because that 321 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 4: is what makes them rare. I mean something that you know, 322 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 4: Lamar Jackson might be the and obviously you guys have 323 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 4: it there with Kyler Murray, you know, two of maybe 324 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 4: some of the only quarterbacks in history who have been 325 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 4: able to do some of the things that Justin Fields 326 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 4: can do with his legs. 327 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, Field's third most rushing yards among quarterbacks and he's 328 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 1: averaging better than five yards of carry, which is seventh 329 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 1: best in the league. When you look at how the 330 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 1: Cardinals might attack this Bears offense, Cardinals haven't gotten a 331 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: ton of pressure on quarterbacks the past three games. The 332 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 1: secondary outside of Antonio Hamilton is young. What are the 333 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 1: Bears saying about what may they be looking at when 334 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 1: the Cardinals come after them on Sunday. 335 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, well, this is something that Fields brought up is 336 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 4: you know, it's a lot of unknown. You know, it's 337 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 4: a new defensive coordinator. So there's not a whole lot 338 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 4: of tape. You know, obviously they have this year's tape, 339 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 4: but it's not like they can actually go back historically 340 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 4: and look at you know, Eagles linebackers for example. Maybe 341 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:27,880 Speaker 4: t J. Edwards is going to give some some thoughts, 342 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 4: but you know it's going to be I think they're 343 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 4: going to have to try to prepare for the unscouted looks, 344 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 4: the things that haven't been put on tape because they 345 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 4: just don't have a ton to go off. And that 346 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 4: happens when you face first year of play colors. So 347 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 4: I think that that is, you know, probably gonna be 348 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 4: a challenge for the Bears this week is just that preparation. 349 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 4: You're going to go off the fourteen games that you've 350 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:49,440 Speaker 4: seen and that's that's what you're working with, and that's 351 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 4: you know what any team again that's facing a first 352 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 4: time coaching staff is gonna is going to deal with. 353 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 4: But that's probably the thing because you know, with fields, 354 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 4: if you can keep them in the pocket, if you 355 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 4: can throw something at him that maybe's not prepared for, 356 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 4: that's sometimes when you can force the bad throw or 357 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 4: force the mistake. And those of the defenses that have 358 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 4: found success against the Bears. The other thing too, that 359 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 4: Cleveland certainly did is you stop the run. That's gonna 360 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:21,399 Speaker 4: go a long way. And when you're facing the Bears, 361 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 4: you know, the Bears really couldn't get the ground game going. 362 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 4: They would love to get Dante Former and Khalil Herbert, 363 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 4: Roshewan Johnson, all three of those guys going on the 364 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 4: ground and they don't want to be a team that 365 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:34,119 Speaker 4: they don't want justin fields to throw out forty times 366 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 4: like you did last Sunday. So that's going to be 367 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:39,080 Speaker 4: an interesting matchup to watch because I imagine back home 368 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 4: that could be actually crazy cold weather. It's actually pretty mild, 369 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 4: especially for this time of year. I remember covering the 370 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 4: christ Receive game last year when the Bears hosted the 371 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 4: Bills and it was below zero maybe fifty degree swarmer 372 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 4: than that on Sunday. But the Bears still gonna want 373 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:57,120 Speaker 4: to take advantage of that home field and play ball 374 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:58,360 Speaker 4: control and run the football. 375 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: Let's flip it over to the defense. What Montes Sweat 376 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 1: has done for the day for the Bears has been impressive. 377 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,879 Speaker 1: Earlier in the week, I argue the Cardinals need to 378 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 1: find themselves a Montes Swet in the offseason. You've watched 379 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:15,680 Speaker 1: that defense all season. How much better is that side 380 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:17,679 Speaker 1: of the ball with Sweat on the field. 381 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's been night and day. I mean, he's got 382 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 4: six sacks in five games. He already has more sacks 383 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 4: in the last five games and any Bear player had 384 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 4: all of last season. He's got more quarterback hits in 385 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 4: the last five games than any Bears player had all 386 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:35,879 Speaker 4: of last season, which is both the testament to what 387 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 4: he's done and also the struggles last year's defense had. 388 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:42,920 Speaker 4: He's making everybody better. The earth ends happening in this 389 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 4: same stretch, get Sweat going. The Bears also got really 390 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 4: healthy on defense. Tremaine Edmonds dealt with injuries, he missed 391 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 4: some time. He's been back and making impact. Teacha Edwards, 392 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 4: you know, was I think probably maybe not one hundred 393 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 4: percent of the start of the year, and he's playing 394 00:18:57,040 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 4: at a really high level. Jalen Johnson, Eddie Jack and 395 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 4: Kyler Gordon, the guy's key guys in the secondary, all 396 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:05,879 Speaker 4: miss time in the first two months of the season. 397 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 4: You get all those guys back. Your rookies are much 398 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 4: more comfortable. Tyree Stevenson made a big play last week. 399 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 4: Charles Smith playing well at corner, your rookie defensive tackles. 400 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:18,919 Speaker 4: All those guys are more comfortable in the scheme, so 401 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 4: better health, better comfort in what Matty Airflus is running. 402 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 4: And then Montes sweat. It's just kind of been a 403 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:27,239 Speaker 4: perfect storm to create what this Bears defense has been 404 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 4: over the past month. 405 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 1: A lot of the numbers with Sweat are impressive, but 406 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:34,359 Speaker 1: how about this, at least to me, most impressive. Sweat 407 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 1: leads both the Bears and the Commanders in sex and 408 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:40,919 Speaker 1: he hasn't been with the Commanders now for six games, 409 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: so it's yeah, it's remarkable. It's something again that the 410 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 1: Cardinals need and hopefully is one of their big priorities 411 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 1: in the offseason. Cardinals did face Montees what in Week one. 412 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 1: He had a sack and a half in that game, 413 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 1: in which the Commanders won twenty to sixteen. With the Cardinals, 414 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:01,920 Speaker 1: now this this week is the second straight week they're 415 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: facing the number one rush defense. What has the Bears 416 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 1: attention when looking at what the Cardinals have done this 417 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:10,919 Speaker 1: season and obviously what they did last week against the 418 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 1: forty nine Ers. 419 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, that's that's gonna be another kind of 420 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 4: interesting matchup because I'm sure that's the way the Cardinals 421 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:20,199 Speaker 4: are going to want to attack it, just like the 422 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 4: Bears are going to want to do the same thing. 423 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 4: And the Bears have been really really stout against the run. 424 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:26,640 Speaker 4: It all starts with the Andrew Billions and those tack 425 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 4: wi It turned out to be a really good fine 426 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:30,200 Speaker 4: from Ryan Pauls I mean, the Bears gave him a 427 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:33,119 Speaker 4: contract extension after only eight games, which tells you everything 428 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 4: you need to know about what he's doing for them 429 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 4: up front. I mentioned those linebackers earlier, Edmonds and Edwards, 430 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:42,480 Speaker 4: those two guys, what they've been able to bring to 431 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 4: the middle of that Bears defense. Justin Jones is playing 432 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 4: well also, So yeah, they really kind of turned the 433 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:52,439 Speaker 4: corner with that defense and being able to force teams 434 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:54,720 Speaker 4: to throw it, and then what's happening is they're taking 435 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 4: the ball away too. So I think you know, when 436 00:20:56,800 --> 00:21:00,200 Speaker 4: they look at Arizona and when they look at the 437 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 4: threat that James Connor brings. Obviously he's explosive, Obviously he 438 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 4: can make plays out of the backfield. 439 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:06,320 Speaker 2: So that is. 440 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:10,440 Speaker 4: Something that early in the season, teams were finding ways 441 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:13,399 Speaker 4: to get after the Bears with their running backs. If 442 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 4: you go back and watch the Bears at Detroit when 443 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,440 Speaker 4: the Bears kind of blew that game, they really lost 444 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 4: track of Jamiir Gibbs and Dave Montgomery when it came 445 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:24,320 Speaker 4: to the two minute passing room for Detroit. So but 446 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:27,200 Speaker 4: since then, Edmunds and Edwards have done a much better 447 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,639 Speaker 4: job of kind of corralling the running backs or posed 448 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 4: running backs in space. So that's kind of gonna be 449 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 4: a key thing taking to kind of keep an eye 450 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 4: on when it comes to the Bears versus that runs 451 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:37,440 Speaker 4: over that backfield. 452 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:40,800 Speaker 1: Earlier, you mentioned the success that Fields has had with 453 00:21:40,840 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 1: his legs, comparing him to a Lamar Jackson and Kyler Murray. 454 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:48,440 Speaker 1: Does that give the Bears defense a little bit maybe 455 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 1: of an advantage when looking at how to defend keep 456 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray in the pocket, considering they see Fields every 457 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: single day. 458 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 4: Possibly, you know, the one thing is in this kind 459 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:01,720 Speaker 4: of dawned on me when we were talking about ebro 460 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,919 Speaker 4: Is about Kyler Murray this week. The Bears haven't faced 461 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:08,360 Speaker 4: a mobile quarterback pretty much this entire season. They got 462 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,120 Speaker 4: Jordan Love in Week one, and you know that's he's 463 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:13,920 Speaker 4: certainly not what Kyler is. That they placed Josh Dabbs, 464 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 4: and they were, you know, I know they were, they 465 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 4: were questions lead into that game, if Dobbs are gonna 466 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:20,640 Speaker 4: run it a little bit, and but that's it. I mean, 467 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:23,159 Speaker 4: they just have that in face, especially especially look at 468 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 4: what they've done the last couple weeks where it's been 469 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:27,560 Speaker 4: Flacco and Jared Goff. You know, you go from Flacco 470 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 4: and golf to Kyler Murray. That's a massive shift in 471 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:34,960 Speaker 4: play style. So there hasn't been a ton of game experience. 472 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:36,640 Speaker 4: But yeah, I mean you would say that they've got 473 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:40,199 Speaker 4: the blueprint having seen fields out there, you know, in 474 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:42,879 Speaker 4: the on the practice field all season long, and you know, 475 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 4: especially in the summer, when those guys are trying to 476 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,440 Speaker 4: chase him down, you got to imagine that's going to help. 477 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:50,119 Speaker 4: And again, Murray's going to really test this, you know, 478 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:53,240 Speaker 4: athleticism of the Bears linebackers, which has gotten better. They 479 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 4: didn't look as great as the money they spent on 480 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 4: in earlier the season, but those guys have been playing 481 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 4: really well lately. 482 00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:01,200 Speaker 1: Last question for you, Kevin, and that is Trey McBride. 483 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:04,160 Speaker 1: He's having a breakout season. It's year two. He's been 484 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 1: a pleasant surprise for a Cardinals team that only has 485 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:10,960 Speaker 1: three wins this season. When defending the tight ends for 486 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: the Bears this season, how has that gone? 487 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 4: It had gone pretty well until last week. Greg, I mean, 488 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:20,320 Speaker 4: David Ajoku had a phenomenal game against them. He was 489 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:24,159 Speaker 4: finding spots in the open field, in the zone. He 490 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:26,679 Speaker 4: was beating Bear safeties to the football He had a 491 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 4: great play on third and fifteen they kind of led 492 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 4: to the Browns game winning field goal. He caught a 493 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 4: touchdown in the first half. He had one hundred yards receiving. 494 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:36,399 Speaker 4: This is non number one matchup that I'd be looking 495 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:39,200 Speaker 4: at if you're handing Kevin Bears Cardinals. I think McBride 496 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:42,680 Speaker 4: is going to be circled on the Bears whiteboards in 497 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:46,439 Speaker 4: meetings all week because of what he's already done this season, 498 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 4: and because of what Nujoku did to them last week 499 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 4: and said they had only allowed one other receiver by 500 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 4: the guy by the name of Travis Kelsey had more 501 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 4: than fifty yards receiving against them among tight ends all 502 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 4: season long. Now they get McBride coming off from the Joku. 503 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 4: So on the one hand, do they make Are they 504 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 4: able to make those corrections because of what an joker 505 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:09,720 Speaker 4: did to them, or are they going to learn on 506 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:12,400 Speaker 4: Sunday that, oh, maybe this is a problem that they 507 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 4: just have that they just don't necessarily have what it 508 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 4: takes to cover guys like but Bride. Now again, they should. 509 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:20,119 Speaker 4: That's why they gave Trema Edmonds a lot of money. 510 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,199 Speaker 4: That's why they used a second round Pickunster, Kwon Brisker. 511 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 4: Those are the guys that you're kind of counting on 512 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 4: for these matchups. But yeah, that's going to be a 513 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 4: real critical one for the Bears, especially when're talking about 514 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:32,200 Speaker 4: third down in red zone. 515 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:37,640 Speaker 1: The matchup is on Sunday, Christmas Eve Day two twenty five, kickoff, 516 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:41,919 Speaker 1: Arizona Time, Cardinals and Bears. Kevin good stuff. Appreciate the 517 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 1: time and enjoy Sunday. 518 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:46,359 Speaker 4: All righty, thanks for having me. 519 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:49,639 Speaker 1: Greg good stuff there from Kevin again, he covers the 520 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:53,360 Speaker 1: Bears for the Athletic and a quick notes about that 521 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:57,440 Speaker 1: last topic of conversation as far as Trey McBride being 522 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:00,679 Speaker 1: the number one matchup if you wi, at least in 523 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:04,640 Speaker 1: Kevin's eyes, the Bears. In addition to what David Nijoku 524 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: did last week, the Bears have allowed the fourth most 525 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 1: receptions by the tight end position and Nadjoku ten catches, 526 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 1: one hundred and four yards and a touchdown last week. 527 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: Trey McBride two games, or say twice in five games 528 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 1: over one hundred receiving yards and without Hollywood Brown, I'm 529 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:27,760 Speaker 1: guessing once again you're gonna see McBride targeted often in 530 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 1: this game. 531 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:30,359 Speaker 3: The Bears are, And one of the questions I was 532 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:33,879 Speaker 3: asked to Jonathan Gannon was how of defenses kind of 533 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:37,480 Speaker 3: changed their coverage towards Trey McBride. He's no longer a 534 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 3: player that you just see on a roster and you go, Okay, 535 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 3: that's your backup tight end. Zach Ertz is your number one. No, 536 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:45,400 Speaker 3: this guy is now becoming a top five, top ten 537 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 3: tight end in the league period, and he's done a 538 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:51,160 Speaker 3: really solid job and there's been nobody better since Kyler 539 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:53,879 Speaker 3: has come back out of the tight end room in 540 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,880 Speaker 3: general across the league because he has played so well. 541 00:25:56,960 --> 00:26:01,440 Speaker 3: So the Bears will definitely have something in store, especially 542 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 3: when we talk about the takeaways, you know, fourteen takeaways 543 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:06,800 Speaker 3: in the winner. In my opinion, the winner of the 544 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:08,919 Speaker 3: takeaway battle is gonna be the one that wins this 545 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 3: game because Kyler Murray has targeted Trey McBride twice throughout 546 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 3: these five games, and in those two targets, both of 547 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:19,479 Speaker 3: them have been intercepted. And it's been kind of similar 548 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:21,919 Speaker 3: on the same route, same route tree, kind of that 549 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 3: crossing route across the middle. 550 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 1: So something to keep in mind. 551 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 3: Tra Various Ward had his way with K one last 552 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 3: week against the forty nine ers with the two interceptions 553 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 3: and the pick six. So it's it's gonna need to 554 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:38,680 Speaker 3: be a way to not telegraph your passes towards Trey McBride. 555 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 3: You got to try to figure out a way to 556 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:41,720 Speaker 3: swing it around the offense. 557 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:45,359 Speaker 1: And Tremaine Edmonds, whom Kevin referenced in that conversation about 558 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:48,800 Speaker 1: McBride four interceptions that is tied for the fourth most 559 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 1: in the league. And as we speak here on this 560 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:54,919 Speaker 1: edition of Cardinals Cover two presented by Hundai, probably partner 561 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:59,119 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals, the forecast for Sunday is perfect 562 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 1: at least four mid December, cloudy, low forty four, high 563 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: fifty five. It is currently raining right now in Chicago, 564 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:09,240 Speaker 1: but no rain in the forecast for Sunday. And you 565 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:13,160 Speaker 1: wonder with the Bears in that stout run defense number one, 566 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 1: second straight week in which the Cardinals will face the 567 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 1: number one run defense the weather. 568 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 3: I think some of these players in brace playing in 569 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:24,000 Speaker 3: these weather in these weather games. That's something that Buddha 570 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:27,639 Speaker 3: Baker said, being from Seattle, Washington, where rain is, you know, 571 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:29,800 Speaker 3: you see more rain than you do sunshine out there. 572 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 3: So he's somebody that loves to play in the games. 573 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:35,640 Speaker 3: And I think you watch the game against the Steelers 574 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:38,400 Speaker 3: and the weather delays, and while for us being back 575 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,520 Speaker 3: at home and in the studio might not have been 576 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:43,439 Speaker 3: the most enjoyable sitting through all those weather delays, but 577 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:46,320 Speaker 3: those players really rallied around one another. They were dancing 578 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 3: in the locker room. They had a lot of fun, 579 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:50,960 Speaker 3: and they took it to the Pittsburgh Steelers. They didn't 580 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 3: let the weather stop them. So I think when it 581 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:54,960 Speaker 3: comes to this run defense that you're going to be 582 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:58,439 Speaker 3: going against what, you're gonna have obstacles because you know 583 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:01,359 Speaker 3: the type of secondary the line backer corps that the 584 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:04,040 Speaker 3: Chicago Bears have. They're not They don't play like a 585 00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:06,679 Speaker 3: gay like a team that has won five games, and 586 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:08,960 Speaker 3: a large part of it is because of the ten 587 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 3: point plus blow and leads that they've had. So whichever 588 00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:14,360 Speaker 3: way you could do it, you could try to take 589 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:16,920 Speaker 3: advantage of it, but you hope to keep the momentum 590 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:17,880 Speaker 3: going with the running game. 591 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:21,119 Speaker 1: Three of the bears five wins have come in the 592 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 1: last six games, and the last six games. Why do 593 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:26,880 Speaker 1: I bring that up? Well, Montes sweat six games he's 594 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:28,920 Speaker 1: played with the Bears, and that was one of your 595 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:32,000 Speaker 1: that was your number one thing as far as three 596 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:35,119 Speaker 1: big things up on Acycardinals dot com, and that is 597 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 1: Montes Swet facing him for the second time. In Week one, 598 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 1: Sweat had a second and a half against the Cardinals 599 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 1: and a Commander's win. Now Cardinals will face him in 600 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:48,480 Speaker 1: a Bears uniform. Sweat, in just six games leads the 601 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:51,360 Speaker 1: Bears with six secs. He leads the Commanders in sects 602 00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 1: as well with six and a half. But what Sweat 603 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:58,960 Speaker 1: has done to transform to change that Bears defense is remarkable. 604 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:02,719 Speaker 1: The numbers are on believable. Since Sweat has been with 605 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:06,680 Speaker 1: the Chicago Bears almost a full ten points better as 606 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:08,680 Speaker 1: far as points allowed per game. 607 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:12,239 Speaker 3: It's it's remarkable to see a defensive player make that 608 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:15,000 Speaker 3: sort of impact on an entire fifty three man roster. 609 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:17,560 Speaker 3: You look at a guy like Christian McCaffrey, you bring 610 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 3: him over to the to the San Francisco forty nine ers. 611 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,080 Speaker 3: Obviously he's going to change the game because he could 612 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 3: put points up on the scoreboard and the ways that 613 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:27,560 Speaker 3: he does. It is remarkable for Monte Sweat to be 614 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:29,840 Speaker 3: a defensive lineman and to get to the quarterbacks and 615 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 3: the way that he has, and in general, it's complemented 616 00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:35,040 Speaker 3: the entire defense because now the linebackers are able to 617 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 3: sit back and coverage a little bit more. You have 618 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:41,239 Speaker 3: your secondary that's been playing pretty solid overall it. He 619 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 3: has done a really good job coming into this, coming 620 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:46,760 Speaker 3: into the scheme, and it's not easy for a player 621 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 3: to go from one team to another one an entirely 622 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:52,000 Speaker 3: different playbook and still manage to get to the quarterback 623 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:55,120 Speaker 3: in the ways that he has, So we it's rare 624 00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:58,880 Speaker 3: to see a player twice and it's in two different 625 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,040 Speaker 3: uniforms and the ways that the Cardinals have and they're 626 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:03,360 Speaker 3: not being within the division. It would have happened with 627 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 3: Chase Young as well if he did play in that 628 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:08,040 Speaker 3: first game against the Commanders, but the Cardinals saw him 629 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 3: for the first time and against the forty nine ers 630 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:13,120 Speaker 3: last week at State Farm Stadium, Montest what you kind 631 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:14,960 Speaker 3: of hoped you didn't have to see him again after 632 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:16,960 Speaker 3: he wrecked the type of havoc that he did in 633 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 3: week one down in Landover. Now you're going to see 634 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:21,520 Speaker 3: him again, but this time down in the Windy City. 635 00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:26,000 Speaker 1: Bears rank third in passer rating and fourth in rushing 636 00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:29,040 Speaker 1: yards per game since Week nine. Those are the six 637 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 1: games that Montez Sweat has played for the Bears overall. 638 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:34,280 Speaker 1: Though again the Bears with the number one rush defense. 639 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:36,800 Speaker 1: Last week, the Cleveland Browns held at just twenty nine 640 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:40,719 Speaker 1: rushing yards. I'm not expecting that this week, and I 641 00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:44,200 Speaker 1: don't really expect a two hundred and thirty four rushing 642 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:47,600 Speaker 1: yard performance against the Bears like the Cardinals did against 643 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:49,600 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers, although I do expect a heavy 644 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:52,720 Speaker 1: ground attack, not just with James Connor, but Amaro de Mercado, 645 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:56,000 Speaker 1: Michael Carter, and maybe a handful of carries or less 646 00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:59,040 Speaker 1: for Kyler Murry because if you have success with those 647 00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: other three backs, you don't really need Kyler to be 648 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:01,800 Speaker 1: running the ball. 649 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, you want to have that balance, and if you 650 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 3: have that balance within your three running back, the three 651 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 3: headed monster that you have back there. And it's interesting 652 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 3: how Amar de Riccato has spoke, and he spoke about 653 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:12,840 Speaker 3: it on a Big Red Rage. He spoke about it 654 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 3: earlier this week at the press conference. The different type 655 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:18,200 Speaker 3: of skill sets that they're all able to bring with 656 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:21,400 Speaker 3: with James being that ground and pound bruiser running back, 657 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:25,560 Speaker 3: taking into a defense, you know, Amari being specializing in 658 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:29,360 Speaker 3: the pass run, you know, the pass protection side of it, 659 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:32,720 Speaker 3: and then Michael Carter being that speedy, shifty running back 660 00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:35,520 Speaker 3: being able to break free for the two different nineteen 661 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:38,240 Speaker 3: yard runs and important crucial moments of games. So it's 662 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 3: going to be all those different areas. I don't expect 663 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 3: for it to be the two hundred and thirty four 664 00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:44,600 Speaker 3: yard performance because I think that that caught the forty 665 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 3: nine ers off guard. And now the Chicago Bears are 666 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:49,600 Speaker 3: very well aware of what you have at the table 667 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 3: in your three running backs. But to have Kyler Murray 668 00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:55,120 Speaker 3: those plays, some of them were designed runs for K one, 669 00:31:55,360 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 3: I don't expect to see nearly as many because you 670 00:31:57,880 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 3: hope that having the running game with James and Amari 671 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 3: and Michael Carter will open up the passing game as well. 672 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 1: So again, three big things up on Azycardinals dot com. 673 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:12,280 Speaker 1: Onto sweat the Bears blowing fourth quarter double digit leads 674 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:16,240 Speaker 1: three times they've done that and that is a league first, 675 00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:20,520 Speaker 1: which is amazing that it's never been done before. And 676 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:24,200 Speaker 1: then your last of the three big things is Matt Prator, 677 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 1: who is already has set a franchise single season record 678 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:30,760 Speaker 1: for most made field goals of fifty or more yards. 679 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:33,160 Speaker 1: I think he is very deserving of a Pro Bowl 680 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:36,960 Speaker 1: knot and going to Orlando in early February. But again, 681 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:40,920 Speaker 1: we all love Matt Prator. I just prefer him kicking 682 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,719 Speaker 1: those fifty plus field goals as opposed to thirty to 683 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:46,720 Speaker 1: thirty nine because that signals you're not scoring touchdowns and 684 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:48,400 Speaker 1: the drive has stalled in the red zone. 685 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:51,800 Speaker 3: And it's something that's helpful for an offense to have 686 00:32:51,840 --> 00:32:54,640 Speaker 3: that sense of confidence in your kicker that like, Okay, 687 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:57,880 Speaker 3: you only need x amount of yards to nearly guarantee 688 00:32:57,880 --> 00:32:59,959 Speaker 3: that you're going to get points put on the scoreboard, 689 00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:02,280 Speaker 3: but you don't want to rely on, you know, getting 690 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:04,959 Speaker 3: three because those four point swings hurt you early on 691 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:06,680 Speaker 3: in the year, and now they're going to continue to 692 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:09,120 Speaker 3: hurt you if you continue to go down that route. 693 00:33:09,160 --> 00:33:12,320 Speaker 3: So the fifty plus yards has been incredible in the 694 00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:15,200 Speaker 3: Cardinals one hundred and one years until he got to 695 00:33:15,320 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 3: the team, fifty six plus yards only six field goals 696 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:22,680 Speaker 3: ever made in the Cardinals one hundred and one year history. 697 00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:25,200 Speaker 3: Just like put that perspective. In the three years he's 698 00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:27,000 Speaker 3: been on the team since twenty or two years. Since 699 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:30,760 Speaker 3: twenty twenty one, he already has seven. So it's remarkable 700 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:33,600 Speaker 3: to see what he's done in Orlando. He's a UCF guy. 701 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:36,160 Speaker 3: He gets to go back towards towards his college town 702 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:37,600 Speaker 3: at that if he's able to make it to the 703 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:40,720 Speaker 3: Pro Bowl. So the Cardinals might you know, Trey McBride's 704 00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:43,280 Speaker 3: in the top ten right now for tight ends, Matt 705 00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:47,440 Speaker 3: Prater should have a trip right next to him to Orlando. 706 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:50,280 Speaker 1: If you want to send Matt Prater or Trey McBride 707 00:33:50,320 --> 00:33:53,080 Speaker 1: or someone else on the Arizona Cardinals to Orlando. Pro 708 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:57,440 Speaker 1: Bowl voting continues. It runs through December twenty fifth, Christmas Day, 709 00:33:57,480 --> 00:33:59,719 Speaker 1: so that is Monday. Go to Pro Bowl dot Com 710 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 1: slash votes, Pro Bowl dot Com Forward slash Vote. Much 711 00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:07,520 Speaker 1: more information up on Asycardinals dot com as well Cardinals 712 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:11,120 Speaker 1: and the Bears coming up on Sunday. Zach, I recommend 713 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:15,960 Speaker 1: epsom salts, and I would recommend this in all honesty. 714 00:34:16,160 --> 00:34:18,680 Speaker 1: Oh boy, go back to the gym. Oh yeah, don't 715 00:34:18,680 --> 00:34:20,800 Speaker 1: make it a one and done or a My body 716 00:34:20,880 --> 00:34:22,600 Speaker 1: is sore. I need to take a break. No, no, no, 717 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:25,440 Speaker 1: you need to condition your body. You got to do 718 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:26,200 Speaker 1: it daily. 719 00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:29,760 Speaker 3: Look when when I hope next year, for next season, 720 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:32,319 Speaker 3: when we have Covered two on camera, I hope they 721 00:34:32,360 --> 00:34:33,680 Speaker 3: see like a swoll. 722 00:34:33,480 --> 00:34:35,240 Speaker 1: Zach are ready to go, Zach. 723 00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:38,080 Speaker 3: I'm not sure what they're gonna actually end up seeing, 724 00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:40,759 Speaker 3: but I'm hoping it's gonna be something. I'm hoping it's 725 00:34:40,760 --> 00:34:43,040 Speaker 3: gonna be something. But I will say my last note, 726 00:34:43,160 --> 00:34:47,200 Speaker 3: Happy Holidays to everybody back a home. Happy Holidays to you. 727 00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:50,160 Speaker 3: You know, hopefully Christmas Day, you know you could celebrate 728 00:34:50,200 --> 00:34:51,800 Speaker 3: Christmas with a Cardinals victory. 729 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:55,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, let's hope the Cardinals give what everyone wants and 730 00:34:55,080 --> 00:34:57,799 Speaker 1: that is a win on Christmas eve Day and then 731 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:01,640 Speaker 1: of course celebrating Christmas on Monday. Quick programming notes. Because 732 00:35:01,680 --> 00:35:05,520 Speaker 1: of the holiday, Cardinals Cover two will resume on Wednesday, 733 00:35:05,840 --> 00:35:09,760 Speaker 1: a couple of days after the Cardinals play the Chicago Bears. 734 00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:13,279 Speaker 1: Hopefully again it is a win for the Cardinals. And 735 00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:14,960 Speaker 1: on that note, we will put a lid on This 736 00:35:15,120 --> 00:35:18,040 Speaker 1: edition of Cardinals. Cover two, presented by Hyundai, proudly partner 737 00:35:18,120 --> 00:35:21,160 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals, has always special thanks to our 738 00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:25,239 Speaker 1: executive producer Jim Amandro, our associate producer Cody Fincher, for 739 00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:27,560 Speaker 1: Zach Gershman. I'm Praig Gril Lou. We'll talk to you 740 00:35:27,600 --> 00:35:29,480 Speaker 1: next time here on Cardinals cover two.