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Speaker 1: Welcome Bird Gang. On today's show, it is officially game

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Speaker 1: week and from the looks of things, the team is

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Speaker 1: truth Throughout the week. There is good news, bad news

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Speaker 1: players sign to the practice squad tell us about what

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Speaker 1: is needed depth wise with this roster. It's Cardinals Cover two,

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Speaker 1: Episode four sixty one, and it starts now. Welcome to

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Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two with Craig Grigolu and Mike Jarecki. Cardinals

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Speaker 1: dot Com, Slash Podcasts Going for Hopkins one hand to

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Speaker 1: catch at a touchdown DeAndre Hopkins. Here's Craig Grilou Mike Jareckie. Well,

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Speaker 1: hope everyone enjoyed the extended weekend, and for those that

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Speaker 1: are still enjoying that extended weekend, we welcome you here.

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Speaker 1: It is officially game week, m J. And as we say,

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Speaker 1: day one, first practice on Monday, a little bit of

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Speaker 1: bonus practice, but it was certainly good to see and

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Speaker 1: hear what we saw here earlier at the Dignity Health

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Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals training Center, all fifty three guys that made

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Speaker 1: the fifty three man roster were practicing. Yeah, that's progress.

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Speaker 1: And just a quick note, Derrell Daniels, who we saw

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Speaker 1: So you're correct. Perfect attendance, which I never got in school.

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Speaker 1: Never once did I show up every single day. Always

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Speaker 1: something happened, something always, but you didn't. You didn't. Wasn't

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Speaker 1: like you're a missintended. No, no, no, ye, yes, well

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Speaker 1: it happens, but you got rewarded at the end of

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Speaker 1: the year. You know, they anounced everyone who had perfect attendance.

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Speaker 1: So on day one, the Cardinals had perfect attendance. And

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Speaker 1: I don't know, you know, we'll get through this week

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Speaker 1: and then obviously it's a physical sport and you're going

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Speaker 1: because that's part of being lucky throughout an NFL season.

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Speaker 1: The teams that are playing in January, usually you're starting

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Speaker 1: as head coach Cliff Kingsbury said, quote, it was good

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Speaker 1: end quotes. And to your point, sometimes it's not always

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Speaker 1: the most talented team, it's the team that stays the healthiest,

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Speaker 1: because that is what you need to get through an

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Speaker 1: You know, honestly, I thought, you know, last year was

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Speaker 1: was thrown in a mix and you know, he obviously

430
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Speaker 1: didn't really great out very well according to Pro Football Focus. Again,

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Speaker 1: he's a guy that's built for the future. He's a

432
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Speaker 1: three or three year starter at Penn State, he was

433
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Speaker 1: a team captain. He looks the part. So this is

434
00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:40,879
Speaker 1: a perfect scenario for him. You don't want anything to

435
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Speaker 1: happen to Rodney Hudson because he's obviously, you know, heading

436
00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:46,919
Speaker 1: shoulders above everyone else. He's a big signing for the Cardinals.

437
00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:50,520
Speaker 1: He's gonna you know, tame things down for the offensive line.

438
00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:53,600
Speaker 1: And so it's nice to see, you know, five of

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00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:56,440
Speaker 1: the seven guys make the actual roster. Now, I don't

440
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Speaker 1: know what's going to happen with Taygallen as we get

441
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Speaker 1: closer to the end of the week, just because I

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00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:02,000
Speaker 1: don't know if you can go in a game with

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Speaker 1: two rookies. We know Marco Wilson is going to be

444
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Speaker 1: active just based on special teams. He could be your

445
00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:10,680
Speaker 1: nickel corner. He could play inside and outside. You know,

446
00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:13,240
Speaker 1: if you feel comfortable with Murphy on the outside against

447
00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,760
Speaker 1: Julio or Robert Oliford against Julio or somebody like that,

448
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Speaker 1: then I do think you're gonna have to add another

449
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Speaker 1: veteran corner. And we'll get into some of those names

450
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Speaker 1: right now. Yeah, there is where I was going to

451
00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,240
Speaker 1: just want to let everyone else know the players with

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Speaker 1: the team during training camp that are still with the

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Speaker 1: team on the practice squad. Wide receivers Andre Bicelli and

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Speaker 1: Greg Dortsch, offensive lineman Sean Harlowe, co To Martin tight

455
00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:41,440
Speaker 1: end Ross Travis linebacker, Kylie Fitz, cornerback Jason Whittaker. So

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00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:45,719
Speaker 1: all familiar names. And will you see these players activated

457
00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,760
Speaker 1: or elevated from the practice squad of the active roster

458
00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,800
Speaker 1: over the weekend remains to be seen. But there are

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Speaker 1: three new names that we do want to get to

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Speaker 1: here on Cardinals cover to present to buy Hunday, proud

461
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Speaker 1: partner of the Arizona Cardinals. Two cornerbacks and one wide receiver.

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Speaker 1: Let's go with the cornerbacks because we had a big

463
00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:07,359
Speaker 1: discussion about this last week when news broke that Malcolm

464
00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:10,320
Speaker 1: Butler was on the reserve retireless and this team needed

465
00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:13,320
Speaker 1: to add another veteran corner It didn't really matter to

466
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Speaker 1: me who it was going to be. Saw the news

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00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:18,159
Speaker 1: earlier that the forty nine ers signed Josh Norman. He

468
00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:20,359
Speaker 1: was another name that is out there and we keep

469
00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:23,560
Speaker 1: hearing Richard Sherman. His name is still out there. But

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Speaker 1: the Cardinals did add a pair of veteran cornerbacks, Ralseul

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Speaker 1: Douglas and Antonio Hamilton. Douglas six foot two, four years

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Speaker 1: in the league, sixty games, twenty nine starts with the

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Speaker 1: Eagles and last season played with the Panthers. And then

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Speaker 1: Hamilton again six feet He's got five years in the league,

475
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Speaker 1: fifty seven games, two starts with the Raiders, Giants and

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00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:50,360
Speaker 1: last season time with the Kansas City Chiefs. So those

477
00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:53,120
Speaker 1: are two names to keep an eye on who may

478
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Speaker 1: be elevated to the fifty three man roster over the

479
00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:59,760
Speaker 1: weekend to give this team a little bit more experience

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00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:02,720
Speaker 1: in that cornerback room. Yeah, and let's take a look

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Speaker 1: at Douglas. I like the size. I know more about

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Speaker 1: him than Hamilton, even though Hamilton has been in the

483
00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:11,000
Speaker 1: league five years. They all these guys have bounced around

484
00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,560
Speaker 1: a little bit. I want to say, most recently, Douglas

485
00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:16,639
Speaker 1: was with the Houston Texans and training camp. So you're

486
00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:19,200
Speaker 1: not pulling a guy off the street. They've been in camp.

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Speaker 1: They've been, you know, grinding when it comes to in

488
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Speaker 1: football shape. So Douglas to me is a guy that

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Speaker 1: I'm going to take a look at just from a standpoint.

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Speaker 1: He's got the experience and good size and going against

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Speaker 1: Julio Jones and A J. Brown in week two, you

492
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Speaker 1: got Adam thieland who's not the tallest guy, but then

493
00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:38,320
Speaker 1: you got Justin Jefferson and of course they got a

494
00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,760
Speaker 1: nice tight end there. So Douglas is a guy that

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Speaker 1: I'm curious to see what kind of information we get

496
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Speaker 1: throughout the course of the week. Vans Joseph does talk

497
00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:51,959
Speaker 1: on Thursdays. How quickly can he adapt to this defense?

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00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:54,679
Speaker 1: We know it's very complex. Cardinals like to play man

499
00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:57,239
Speaker 1: and man press. Will they play a little zone here

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00:25:57,560 --> 00:26:00,200
Speaker 1: to stop the run force? You know, I have to

501
00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:02,760
Speaker 1: go heavy in the front seven. So hopefully we'll learn

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Speaker 1: more of the next couple of days. But again, it

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Speaker 1: wouldn't be a surprise if we see one of these

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Speaker 1: corners get promoted on Saturday afternoon, because I don't think

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00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:13,720
Speaker 1: you can go in there with two rookies. Yeah, you

506
00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:17,760
Speaker 1: look at the cornerback room right now Byron Murphy, Robert Alford,

507
00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:21,160
Speaker 1: Marco Wilson, Tay Gowan, Luke Barkoo. Those are five names

508
00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:24,440
Speaker 1: with two rookies, Wilson and Gowen. But to your point

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Speaker 1: about Douglas and Hamilton, they were in training camp. They

510
00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:31,480
Speaker 1: are in football shape that needs to be stressed a lot. Yes,

511
00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:34,480
Speaker 1: they were released, but why were they releases? It a

512
00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:38,680
Speaker 1: numbers game. Their team just not have room for them.

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00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:41,960
Speaker 1: And this is different than going and finding a Josh

514
00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:44,719
Speaker 1: Norman or a Richard Sherman off the street where they

515
00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:47,760
Speaker 1: haven't been with the team. They haven't been working out,

516
00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:51,159
Speaker 1: not on their own, but working out under a team setting,

517
00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:54,520
Speaker 1: meaning you're on the football field doing football activities against

518
00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:57,960
Speaker 1: eleven other guys. You've got ten teammates, you're watching film.

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Speaker 1: All of that plays a factor to where if you

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Speaker 1: do add Douglas and Hamilton this week and make them

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00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:07,680
Speaker 1: active on Sunday, you feel you should feel a lot

522
00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:11,359
Speaker 1: more confident as opposed to bringing someone off the street,

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Speaker 1: especially at that cornerback position. Yeah, I don't know about both,

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00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:17,119
Speaker 1: just because you got to find some special team spearers. Now,

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00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:20,160
Speaker 1: Josh Norman's more of a he's a nickel guy. Cardinals

526
00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:24,920
Speaker 1: are flooded with nickel guys. Byron Murphy obviously, Chase Whittakers

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00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:27,400
Speaker 1: on the practice squad, and then Marco Wilson can play

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00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:31,920
Speaker 1: inside and outside. So it's a good luxury to have

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Speaker 1: because I know Byron Murphy prefers probably to play on

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Speaker 1: the outside. That's where you can go against the number

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Speaker 1: one receivers. We know this league has changed when it

532
00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:41,840
Speaker 1: comes to the slot. So they got different guys that

533
00:27:41,920 --> 00:27:44,320
Speaker 1: can do different things. But they're gonna put the best

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00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:46,960
Speaker 1: sell out loving out there. And I gotta think they're

535
00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:49,359
Speaker 1: starting two corners. If teams want to come out with

536
00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:52,600
Speaker 1: two wide receiver sets, it's going to be Robert Alford

537
00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:55,959
Speaker 1: and Byron Murphy to start, and then Eventually Marco Wilson

538
00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:58,479
Speaker 1: will work his way in there. He could be your

539
00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:01,920
Speaker 1: nickel corner in this game based on what we're hearing today,

540
00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:03,879
Speaker 1: but I think it could change over the week, and

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Speaker 1: it just wouldn't surprise me. Don't get caught up on

542
00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:11,080
Speaker 1: who's starting, because maybe Marco Wilson is that third cornerback

543
00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:13,680
Speaker 1: and they're starting the game. Pay attention to the snap

544
00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:17,480
Speaker 1: counts at the end, whether that's Sunday night or Monday morning,

545
00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:20,240
Speaker 1: to really get an idea on how much these players

546
00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:22,879
Speaker 1: are on the football field, because you can get that

547
00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:25,520
Speaker 1: start designation, but then you don't see the field the

548
00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:27,520
Speaker 1: rest of the ball game. And we know teams between

549
00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:30,120
Speaker 1: sixty seven and seventy percent of the time they're rolling

550
00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:33,879
Speaker 1: eleven person out there. It wouldn't surprise me. They went

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00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:36,080
Speaker 1: out and got Josh Reynolds, i want to say, from

552
00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:39,120
Speaker 1: the Rams, so he's their third receiver. He's a tall,

553
00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:41,560
Speaker 1: skinny guy, so I'm assuming that's their offense. But they

554
00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:43,840
Speaker 1: do roll some tight ends out there because they want

555
00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:46,000
Speaker 1: to win the liner scrimmage, and something we're going to

556
00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:49,000
Speaker 1: focus on all week with the uncertainty after the top

557
00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:51,840
Speaker 1: two or three corners they're gonna have to get pressure

558
00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:54,680
Speaker 1: up front, and that means try to contain the run.

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00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:56,440
Speaker 1: You're not going to shut the run game down. Get

560
00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:58,080
Speaker 1: him in third and long where you can see out,

561
00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:00,280
Speaker 1: but that front seven is gonna have to do their job,

562
00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:04,320
Speaker 1: so those the secondary guys don't have to cover for

563
00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:06,680
Speaker 1: five or six seconds. If they can cover for a

564
00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:10,520
Speaker 1: few seconds, they get pressure. Get Tannehill off his spark spot.

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Speaker 1: But he's a very underrated quarterback. He makes all the

566
00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:16,800
Speaker 1: nice tight throws. He's in a perfect system there in Tennessee.

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00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:20,240
Speaker 1: All the question marks that fans and media have about

568
00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:24,520
Speaker 1: the Cardinals cornerbacks all very fair, and those questions could

569
00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:28,080
Speaker 1: be answered quickly. If there is a consistent pass rush

570
00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:30,840
Speaker 1: and you're getting to the quarterback or you get into

571
00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:34,120
Speaker 1: the ball carrier, you're making them to the league have

572
00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:36,920
Speaker 1: to throw that football a lot quicker, a lot sooner

573
00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:39,520
Speaker 1: than they want to, and then yeah, it's going to

574
00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:42,040
Speaker 1: be baptism by fire for a Marco Wilson, much like

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Speaker 1: it was two years ago for Byron Murphy, although those

576
00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:49,320
Speaker 1: were different circumstances. Wilson, hopefully you can bring him along

577
00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:52,720
Speaker 1: at his own pace. If he's shown that he is ready,

578
00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:55,280
Speaker 1: willing and able. Then you put him out there more,

579
00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:58,719
Speaker 1: not because you have to, but that he has earned

580
00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:01,960
Speaker 1: those snaps. Goes back to having a Buyer and Murphy

581
00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:05,600
Speaker 1: and hopefully knock on Wood a healthy Robert Alford, which

582
00:30:05,720 --> 00:30:08,280
Speaker 1: he is because he was on the field earlier on Monday. Well,

583
00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:11,160
Speaker 1: it's a great point and Patrick gets the six game suspension.

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00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:13,360
Speaker 1: They lose Alford, you know, as they get closer to

585
00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:15,600
Speaker 1: the season, So all of a sudden, Buyer and Murphy's

586
00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:18,280
Speaker 1: out there and you know clearly it's going to be

587
00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:21,160
Speaker 1: a drop off. And he he got picked on and

588
00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:22,760
Speaker 1: he learned from it, and I think he's one of

589
00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:24,960
Speaker 1: the better corners on the roster. According to the team,

590
00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:27,240
Speaker 1: they look like him as a number one corner in football,

591
00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:30,320
Speaker 1: and to me, number one corners normally play on the outside.

592
00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:33,280
Speaker 1: But they do have some flexibility with that slot corner position.

593
00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:36,360
Speaker 1: I'll say this again about Douglas and Hamilton. I do

594
00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:39,640
Speaker 1: like their size as far as their length. Anytime you

595
00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:41,960
Speaker 1: can have a corner of that six feet or taller,

596
00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:44,400
Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you feel a little bit better

597
00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:47,840
Speaker 1: about yourself as opposed to having a five nine, five

598
00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:50,520
Speaker 1: ten corner going up against the six three six four

599
00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:52,840
Speaker 1: wide out. Yeah, and I got to assume if these

600
00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:54,560
Speaker 1: guys are going to be active at least one or

601
00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:56,520
Speaker 1: the two, if not both, they're going to have to

602
00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:59,080
Speaker 1: play on special teams. And that means you're gonna have

603
00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:01,440
Speaker 1: to learn on the fly. Now, if you go back

604
00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:04,680
Speaker 1: to Douglas, he played a lot on special teams. He

605
00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:08,600
Speaker 1: played in sixty games. He was actually with the Eagles

606
00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:10,600
Speaker 1: when they made their little running into the playoffs. I

607
00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:12,360
Speaker 1: think he got a chance to play in the postseason.

608
00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:15,920
Speaker 1: But sixty games twenty nine starts, so he's been active

609
00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:18,280
Speaker 1: a lot of games. For playing on special teams, then

610
00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:20,160
Speaker 1: that can go well if you want to get it

611
00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:23,000
Speaker 1: in and with Jeff Rogers, because we know five to

612
00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:25,960
Speaker 1: seven eight guys besides a long snapper, punter, and kicker,

613
00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:29,400
Speaker 1: they're designated. If you're a backup, you're gonna have to

614
00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:32,360
Speaker 1: play on teams. So at least Douglas and Hamilton have

615
00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:35,280
Speaker 1: played on teams. And Hamilton he was with the Chiefs

616
00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:37,160
Speaker 1: and a lot of people thought that maybe he could

617
00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:40,720
Speaker 1: make the roster. Obviously they got a deep wider cornerback

618
00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:44,280
Speaker 1: position or secondary there. So again, you only can keep

619
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Speaker 1: fifty three guys, and these are rights. This is the

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00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:48,320
Speaker 1: reason why these guys are available. And then, as you

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Speaker 1: pointed out last week, don't forget about Isaiah Simmons being

622
00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:53,800
Speaker 1: able to cover, whether it's to tie it in or

623
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Speaker 1: a wide receiver and the slot his ability to because

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00:31:57,200 --> 00:32:00,560
Speaker 1: of his skill sets and just his ability to play

625
00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:04,360
Speaker 1: outside of just the inside linebacker position. He might be

626
00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:07,200
Speaker 1: moved around a little bit more than this team is

627
00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:10,160
Speaker 1: comfortable with, but just based out of necessity when you

628
00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:12,680
Speaker 1: look at the cornerback position and if you need to

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Speaker 1: use Simmons as an option because you're just not getting

630
00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:19,120
Speaker 1: it from a Marco Wilson or whomever else might be

631
00:32:19,160 --> 00:32:21,720
Speaker 1: active that particular day. Yeah, good point. Now you know

632
00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:25,000
Speaker 1: he clearly I gotta think he's going to draw the

633
00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:28,280
Speaker 1: assignment on the tight ends. Now. They obviously lost their

634
00:32:28,360 --> 00:32:30,880
Speaker 1: top tight ends Smith He went to the New England Patriots.

635
00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:32,920
Speaker 1: I think it was a first day of free agency

636
00:32:33,080 --> 00:32:35,320
Speaker 1: and they went out and signed two tight ends there.

637
00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:37,680
Speaker 1: So they're probably getting back to when they had Gronkowski

638
00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:41,200
Speaker 1: and Aaron Hernandez. But anyways, yeah, so this is a

639
00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:46,480
Speaker 1: scenario where you just got to make sure that Isaiah

640
00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:48,760
Speaker 1: is comfortable. I think he's night and day from a

641
00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:52,000
Speaker 1: year ago. He kind of said that he's still working

642
00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:55,160
Speaker 1: on the weak side linebacker spot, but there's packages we're

643
00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:56,760
Speaker 1: going to see. We saw him in camp where he

644
00:32:56,800 --> 00:32:59,680
Speaker 1: can line up get after the quarterback. If teams are

645
00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:03,600
Speaker 1: showing only two wide receivers or three, he can line

646
00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:05,240
Speaker 1: up in the slot the cover that he did it

647
00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:08,440
Speaker 1: with me call Hardenman a couple of times in the

648
00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:11,840
Speaker 1: Tangas City game, which was encouraging to me. So I

649
00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:15,840
Speaker 1: wouldn't expect him to play all over. We know he

650
00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:18,120
Speaker 1: played nine different positions and that's not going to happen

651
00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:22,120
Speaker 1: at this level. But I think initially probably cornerback, covering

652
00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:24,000
Speaker 1: the tight end and getting a chance to rush the

653
00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:27,920
Speaker 1: quarterback based on down in distance. Well, remember what linebackers

654
00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:30,840
Speaker 1: coach Bill Davis said in the offseason on the Big

655
00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:34,640
Speaker 1: Red Ray Simmons was trained in six different positions. He

656
00:33:34,760 --> 00:33:39,160
Speaker 1: played nine different positions at Clemson. Six is probably right

657
00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:41,520
Speaker 1: around where you would expect him to go. And he

658
00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:44,080
Speaker 1: was asked about it again earlier on Monday, but he

659
00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:47,040
Speaker 1: went back to it. His focus is inside linebacker. He's

660
00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:49,800
Speaker 1: comfortable moving around and I think it kind of gets

661
00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:53,719
Speaker 1: your juices flowing and you feel like you're being more effective.

662
00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:55,560
Speaker 1: And that was the keyword for him. If he can

663
00:33:55,600 --> 00:33:59,160
Speaker 1: be effective at different positions, whether that's linebacker or in

664
00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:01,800
Speaker 1: the secondary, and yeah, you keep doing it, but the

665
00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:04,360
Speaker 1: moment that it is too much for him, then you

666
00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:06,560
Speaker 1: have to dial it back. But if he's open and

667
00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:09,760
Speaker 1: willing to do it, that's the reason why they drafted

668
00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:11,440
Speaker 1: him in the first round. Yeah, and I like what

669
00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:13,719
Speaker 1: he said on Monday. He's been watching film. You know,

670
00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:16,640
Speaker 1: obviously they'll get the game plan, but he looked he

671
00:34:16,719 --> 00:34:19,120
Speaker 1: looked at certain players and you know how they perform

672
00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:20,960
Speaker 1: last year. I think we all know it starts with

673
00:34:21,080 --> 00:34:24,400
Speaker 1: Derek Henry and edition of Julio Jones and A. J. Brown,

674
00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:28,719
Speaker 1: and you know their secondary. I can say this out loud,

675
00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:32,360
Speaker 1: Malcolm Butler was their best corner last year. Now, obviously

676
00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:36,000
Speaker 1: they got Generus Jenkins as a free agent. He'll obviously

677
00:34:36,080 --> 00:34:40,680
Speaker 1: be their best corner. So once again, Isaiah to me,

678
00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:43,600
Speaker 1: I don't think it's going to be a surprise. Maybe

679
00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:45,879
Speaker 1: in the first couple of weeks and started with Kyle

680
00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:49,080
Speaker 1: Van Debosh who joins us throughout the year. Is I

681
00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:51,120
Speaker 1: think Jordan Hicks is going to play a lot in

682
00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:53,520
Speaker 1: these first couple of weeks just to help out Zaban

683
00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:57,239
Speaker 1: Collins and allows Isaiah Simmons to roam more than him

684
00:34:57,280 --> 00:34:59,920
Speaker 1: just sitting as a week side or a strong side linebacker.

685
00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:04,560
Speaker 1: Certainly there is again we talked about that question mark

686
00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:07,399
Speaker 1: at that cornerback position, and this team would be much

687
00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:09,840
Speaker 1: better if it did have Malcolm Butler. It doesn't. So

688
00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:12,120
Speaker 1: you move on, you move forward, and you figure out

689
00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:15,480
Speaker 1: how to compensate for that loss. And it is a

690
00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:18,080
Speaker 1: big loss. I'd feel much better if he was on

691
00:35:18,239 --> 00:35:20,880
Speaker 1: this team going into Week one if as opposed to

692
00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:23,520
Speaker 1: right now. But you do have some other additional options

693
00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:25,920
Speaker 1: that you might find, and who knows, maybe there is

694
00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:29,640
Speaker 1: that Jonathan Joseph, that Drake Kirkpatrick that you find late

695
00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:32,080
Speaker 1: in the offseason or late in training camp in the

696
00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:34,719
Speaker 1: regular season and you roll the dice and are they,

697
00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:37,319
Speaker 1: you know, top two, top three? No, but they come

698
00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:39,400
Speaker 1: in and they play a role and they play that

699
00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:42,160
Speaker 1: role very well. Yeah. And you know, I don't want

700
00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:44,520
Speaker 1: to talk about Malcolm Butler because he's not here anymore,

701
00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:47,400
Speaker 1: but it would definitely settle things down. You're not forced

702
00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:51,040
Speaker 1: to play Marco Wilson right away. Now Aneas Williams a

703
00:35:51,120 --> 00:35:53,360
Speaker 1: third round pick, they announced he was going to be

704
00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:56,480
Speaker 1: the starting corner in training camp. Okay, he struggled his

705
00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:59,759
Speaker 1: first year. Patrick Peterson played all sixteen games. Yes, he

706
00:36:00,080 --> 00:36:03,719
Speaker 1: turned four punt returns for touchdowns. He had two interceptions,

707
00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:07,360
Speaker 1: fifty four tackles, which there was a career high. Jeff Akuda.

708
00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:10,240
Speaker 1: Last year he was ranked one hundred and twenty fourth

709
00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:14,120
Speaker 1: out of one hundred and thirty cornerbacks. He had some injuries,

710
00:36:15,040 --> 00:36:17,439
Speaker 1: he was very confident going in. We remember the game

711
00:36:17,480 --> 00:36:21,720
Speaker 1: against US, so it's gonna it's gonna be some growing pains.

712
00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:25,120
Speaker 1: And it's because sometimes you're on an island and you're covering.

713
00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:27,640
Speaker 1: You know, you're covering guys that have been in the

714
00:36:27,719 --> 00:36:31,480
Speaker 1: league five, six, seven years. So Anius Williams, Patrick Peterson,

715
00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:34,279
Speaker 1: Jeff Akuda was a third pick in the draft. They

716
00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:36,440
Speaker 1: all kind of struggled. You hope that they can make

717
00:36:36,520 --> 00:36:40,960
Speaker 1: progress from September October and usually right around the eight

718
00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:43,360
Speaker 1: games or nine they start to get the field what

719
00:36:43,480 --> 00:36:46,319
Speaker 1: it's like to be an NFL player. So it's gonna

720
00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:49,279
Speaker 1: be you're starting Collins and then you're gonna substitute some

721
00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:51,360
Speaker 1: other guys. We know Ron del Moore. I think that

722
00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:56,360
Speaker 1: position is he'll he'll be able to adapt faster because

723
00:36:56,440 --> 00:36:59,440
Speaker 1: he's a wide receiver and he's got the speed, and

724
00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:02,400
Speaker 1: they're going to utilize him in this offense. When it

725
00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:05,279
Speaker 1: comes to Collins and then you throw in Wilson, it's

726
00:37:05,280 --> 00:37:08,000
Speaker 1: a little bit different based on their positions. All right,

727
00:37:08,040 --> 00:37:10,440
Speaker 1: you brought up the wide receiver position. Let's touch on

728
00:37:10,640 --> 00:37:14,040
Speaker 1: the other practice squad player, a veteran that the Cardinals

729
00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:17,400
Speaker 1: brought in and put on their seventeen player practice squad,

730
00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:21,200
Speaker 1: and that is Josh Dason, the former first round draft

731
00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:25,680
Speaker 1: pick of Washington and twenty sixteen opted out of last season,

732
00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:29,360
Speaker 1: so not any recent film on him, but here is

733
00:37:29,360 --> 00:37:32,320
Speaker 1: a name that did surface during training camp. He reportedly

734
00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:34,800
Speaker 1: worked out for the team. They didn't do anything with

735
00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:37,799
Speaker 1: him at the time, but here he is six foot three,

736
00:37:37,880 --> 00:37:40,759
Speaker 1: two hundred and six pounds, again like an AJ Green

737
00:37:40,840 --> 00:37:44,399
Speaker 1: and Antoine Wesley a receiver who is taller than six feet.

738
00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:47,800
Speaker 1: So there is some depth there on the practice squad

739
00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:51,160
Speaker 1: if you needed someone to spell in AJ Green or

740
00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:54,120
Speaker 1: even an Antoine Wesley. But it is an interesting talents

741
00:37:54,440 --> 00:37:57,440
Speaker 1: hasn't lived up to the hype or the draft status

742
00:37:57,640 --> 00:37:59,839
Speaker 1: back in twenty sixteen, but he is now an air

743
00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:02,640
Speaker 1: on a Cardinal. Yeah, and I'm curious to see who

744
00:38:02,680 --> 00:38:05,040
Speaker 1: the fifth receiver is it going to be because the

745
00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:07,440
Speaker 1: way they've been talking about he into Isabella and we

746
00:38:07,560 --> 00:38:09,760
Speaker 1: haven't found out who's going to be the punt returner.

747
00:38:09,880 --> 00:38:12,800
Speaker 1: We assume Ron Delmore will be the kick returner, but nothing,

748
00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:16,480
Speaker 1: nothing is official there. So Antoine Wesley had a really

749
00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:20,000
Speaker 1: good camp. Is he ready? Can he play on special teams?

750
00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:25,000
Speaker 1: But so if they dress five, is Wesley's ahead of Isabella?

751
00:38:25,120 --> 00:38:27,200
Speaker 1: I don't know that. I know Cliff is excited about

752
00:38:27,239 --> 00:38:29,920
Speaker 1: his speed. You can go foward five White now when

753
00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:33,800
Speaker 1: it comes to Dotson, he's had some injuries and I

754
00:38:33,880 --> 00:38:35,799
Speaker 1: think the Cardinals just want to take a look at him.

755
00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:37,359
Speaker 1: So I don't know if we'll see him right away.

756
00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:39,480
Speaker 1: But he's got a big body. I like his number

757
00:38:39,560 --> 00:38:42,160
Speaker 1: eighty nine six three two h six as you mentioned

758
00:38:42,200 --> 00:38:44,960
Speaker 1: opted out. But he's got the talent. He just hasn't

759
00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:47,600
Speaker 1: been able to stay healthy, so they don't need him

760
00:38:47,719 --> 00:38:50,640
Speaker 1: right now. But we know injuries occur at certain positions,

761
00:38:50,719 --> 00:38:53,800
Speaker 1: so they do have a guy that has good size,

762
00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:56,719
Speaker 1: runs good routes now it's a matter of picking up

763
00:38:56,760 --> 00:38:59,719
Speaker 1: the offense again, learning the routes and then learning that

764
00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:02,040
Speaker 1: where the defense is at. Well, that's the purpose of

765
00:39:02,120 --> 00:39:04,720
Speaker 1: a practice squad. I think it's changed over the years,

766
00:39:04,840 --> 00:39:08,000
Speaker 1: and yes it's development, but it's also become play and

767
00:39:08,160 --> 00:39:10,840
Speaker 1: B play and C. You can't keep everyone on a

768
00:39:10,880 --> 00:39:13,760
Speaker 1: fifty three man roster, so who can you slide through waivers?

769
00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:16,400
Speaker 1: Who can get who you can get on your practice squad.

770
00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:19,400
Speaker 1: And I do think this six team player practice squad

771
00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:23,120
Speaker 1: with as many as six slots available for veterans, is

772
00:39:23,239 --> 00:39:26,440
Speaker 1: going to stay. I think the teams like it. We

773
00:39:26,600 --> 00:39:29,319
Speaker 1: know the Players Association likes it because it means more

774
00:39:29,480 --> 00:39:33,080
Speaker 1: jobs for players. But it was a necessity because of

775
00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:36,160
Speaker 1: the pandemic. We're still in the midst of a pandemic.

776
00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:39,840
Speaker 1: But it does allow a little bit more flexibility for

777
00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:43,600
Speaker 1: teams in the events of a freak injury during the

778
00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:47,560
Speaker 1: week or someone does test positive. You have more options

779
00:39:47,920 --> 00:39:50,080
Speaker 1: in your own building as opposed to having to look

780
00:39:50,200 --> 00:39:53,600
Speaker 1: outside and then bringing someone on a Thursday and Friday,

781
00:39:53,640 --> 00:39:55,480
Speaker 1: and hey, you're suiting up and playing on a Sunday.

782
00:39:55,600 --> 00:40:00,960
Speaker 1: Nothing against Andrew Bicelli or Greg Dortch. They just haven't played.

783
00:40:01,080 --> 00:40:04,359
Speaker 1: I mean, you know, but I'm intrigued by those guys,

784
00:40:04,440 --> 00:40:07,520
Speaker 1: just like I was with Jojoe Warden, AJ Richardson and

785
00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:10,440
Speaker 1: But I think if you look at Dotson, he's a

786
00:40:10,520 --> 00:40:14,319
Speaker 1: guy that has the veteran experience and hopefully he can

787
00:40:14,440 --> 00:40:16,759
Speaker 1: show progress in the next couple of weeks if an

788
00:40:16,800 --> 00:40:19,879
Speaker 1: injury occurs. I'd rather have a veteran guy than going

789
00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:22,279
Speaker 1: out there with a young player. I think George and

790
00:40:22,320 --> 00:40:24,960
Speaker 1: Bicelli had really good camps. They caught the ball, George

791
00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:27,960
Speaker 1: caught the ball in traffic, so I like where they're at.

792
00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:30,279
Speaker 1: But again, you're only going to address five or six

793
00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:33,239
Speaker 1: depending on special teams. But I think Dotson would be

794
00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:36,080
Speaker 1: a better option, at least initially during the season. On

795
00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:39,640
Speaker 1: the subject of special teams, rondel Moore made available to

796
00:40:39,719 --> 00:40:42,560
Speaker 1: the media on Monday. He was asked specifically, Hey, they

797
00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:45,960
Speaker 1: told you about returning kicks returning punts, and he said, no,

798
00:40:46,160 --> 00:40:49,080
Speaker 1: nothing yet, I'll do whatever he's asked. Kingsbury was asked

799
00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:51,680
Speaker 1: about it now, we're still working through it. I would

800
00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:56,880
Speaker 1: anticipate that it would be rondel Moore doing both kickoffs

801
00:40:57,200 --> 00:41:01,520
Speaker 1: and punt returns unless they see him on par or

802
00:41:01,600 --> 00:41:04,320
Speaker 1: ahead of Christian Kirk where he's playing a lot of

803
00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:06,800
Speaker 1: wide receiver. Then all of a sudden, now you have

804
00:41:06,840 --> 00:41:08,080
Speaker 1: to look as like, all right, is it you know,

805
00:41:08,200 --> 00:41:10,719
Speaker 1: Benjamin on kickoffs? Is it Andy's Abella or is it

806
00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:13,880
Speaker 1: Christian Kirk on punt return? So this is something that

807
00:41:14,120 --> 00:41:18,040
Speaker 1: might change on a week to week basis unless you

808
00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:21,359
Speaker 1: want to find one particular player in this case, Ron

809
00:41:21,440 --> 00:41:23,440
Speaker 1: del Moore, because I do think a lot of the

810
00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:26,120
Speaker 1: reason why they drafted him MJ was because of his

811
00:41:26,200 --> 00:41:28,880
Speaker 1: ability on special teams, and this team could use a

812
00:41:28,960 --> 00:41:32,000
Speaker 1: boost as far as returning kicks and returning punts, putting

813
00:41:32,080 --> 00:41:35,120
Speaker 1: that offense in better field position, and giving the team,

814
00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:37,960
Speaker 1: especially at home, a little bit of momentum if you will,

815
00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:40,000
Speaker 1: as far as you get the crowd excited after a

816
00:41:40,080 --> 00:41:43,439
Speaker 1: ten twelve fifteen yard punt return or twenty five thirty

817
00:41:43,480 --> 00:41:46,320
Speaker 1: five yard kickoff return, all of a sudden, everyone's excited

818
00:41:46,560 --> 00:41:48,879
Speaker 1: because of what Ron del Moore was able to do. Yeah,

819
00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:52,040
Speaker 1: and that was a priority going in the offseason. I

820
00:41:52,160 --> 00:41:54,360
Speaker 1: think he's definitely gonna kick return off to wait and

821
00:41:54,440 --> 00:41:58,040
Speaker 1: see if Isabella is active. Does he returned punts again?

822
00:41:58,200 --> 00:42:00,719
Speaker 1: He's you know, he got to know the en yard rule.

823
00:42:00,760 --> 00:42:03,279
Speaker 1: You got to possess the ball and then go from there.

824
00:42:03,360 --> 00:42:05,400
Speaker 1: And we know Christian Kirkstone in the past, so I

825
00:42:05,480 --> 00:42:07,240
Speaker 1: think it's going to come down to how many numbers

826
00:42:07,280 --> 00:42:09,440
Speaker 1: they have and then we'll just have to wait wait

827
00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:12,320
Speaker 1: for his snapcount on offense. Because the least thing you

828
00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:14,759
Speaker 1: want to do is these guys have never played a

829
00:42:14,920 --> 00:42:17,520
Speaker 1: fifteen game schedule unless you play in the Bowl, gaming

830
00:42:17,520 --> 00:42:21,440
Speaker 1: into the National Championship. Now you got seventeen game schedule

831
00:42:21,480 --> 00:42:24,440
Speaker 1: in eighteen weeks. So I think Rondo Moore is a

832
00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:27,759
Speaker 1: guy that will have an impact early this season than

833
00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:29,640
Speaker 1: some of these other rookies. I hope that you just

834
00:42:30,280 --> 00:42:33,680
Speaker 1: find one player to do both, or if you have

835
00:42:33,880 --> 00:42:36,360
Speaker 1: to use two different players, because now, all of a sudden,

836
00:42:36,400 --> 00:42:39,200
Speaker 1: to your point, you know, five or six wide receivers

837
00:42:39,200 --> 00:42:41,880
Speaker 1: active on game day, three or four running backs active

838
00:42:42,040 --> 00:42:45,040
Speaker 1: on game days, there's someone else's I know. We've seen

839
00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:47,759
Speaker 1: it in training camp, especially during the open portion, that

840
00:42:48,040 --> 00:42:51,279
Speaker 1: Byron Murphy was back there returning punts. I think that's

841
00:42:51,320 --> 00:42:54,680
Speaker 1: just something to keep him at the ruddy, if you will,

842
00:42:54,760 --> 00:42:57,239
Speaker 1: because he does have some experience. It's been a while

843
00:42:57,320 --> 00:42:59,640
Speaker 1: since he's done it, but you need to have someone

844
00:42:59,800 --> 00:43:02,320
Speaker 1: that in the event that there is an injury, whoever

845
00:43:02,440 --> 00:43:05,759
Speaker 1: you send back there, one fields the kick cleanly and

846
00:43:05,800 --> 00:43:08,719
Speaker 1: then what you do after that, that's a bonus. But

847
00:43:09,040 --> 00:43:11,920
Speaker 1: feel the kick the punt cleanly so you're not turning

848
00:43:11,960 --> 00:43:14,600
Speaker 1: the football over. Yeah, regardless of who it is, this

849
00:43:14,760 --> 00:43:17,000
Speaker 1: team needs to get more of return yards. I mean,

850
00:43:17,040 --> 00:43:19,560
Speaker 1: it'd be nice. And sometimes teams are going to kick

851
00:43:19,560 --> 00:43:21,360
Speaker 1: it high and short and you've got to make a decision.

852
00:43:21,360 --> 00:43:22,800
Speaker 1: You're gonna kick it out of the end zone, so

853
00:43:22,920 --> 00:43:25,160
Speaker 1: you start at the twenty five, but it'd be nice

854
00:43:25,200 --> 00:43:27,359
Speaker 1: to get out to the thirty five thirty seven yard

855
00:43:27,480 --> 00:43:29,480
Speaker 1: line and then the next thing, you know, a first

856
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Speaker 1: down and you're close to the midfield. So I do

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Speaker 1: think that's been a priority going into the offseason, and

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Speaker 1: we'll have to wait and see. I do think more

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Speaker 1: will at least do one. And I got some other

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Speaker 1: good news, Craig when it comes to Christian Kirk, I

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Speaker 1: was told by a reliable source that he's playing the

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Speaker 1: wide receiver position. I always thought it was X, Y

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Speaker 1: and Z, but that means he's a guy that can

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Speaker 1: line up as an H back. We know that Rondel

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Speaker 1: Moore is a guy that can catch the bubble screens,

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Speaker 1: a jet sweeps, and Christian Kirk's healthy. I thought he

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Speaker 1: had a really good camp. I know it's a contract

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Speaker 1: year for him, so according to my source, he's playing

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Speaker 1: his natural position, which only will help this offense if

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Speaker 1: more can settle in. We know AJ Green's had a

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Speaker 1: really good camp, and then obviously DeAndre Hopkins. And speaking

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Speaker 1: of AJ Green, you know we look at his numbers.

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Speaker 1: You know, his first year I think seven years in

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Speaker 1: the league, he had a thousand yards or more, and

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Speaker 1: then he's been dealing with toe issues, foot issues and

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Speaker 1: ankle issues for the last couple of years. And I

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Speaker 1: was told he is one hundred percent healthy. Then there's

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Speaker 1: no issues with him. That's good news. So it's not

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Speaker 1: a fluke what we were able to see in training

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Speaker 1: camp and just the fact that he's going to take

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Speaker 1: some of the double teams off a hop So that's

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Speaker 1: encouraging to me because you know the knock is can

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Speaker 1: he stay healthy. Well, I'm telling you from my source,

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Speaker 1: he's one hundred percent healthy and that's the reason why

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Speaker 1: he looks like he is in training camp. And now

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Speaker 1: we need to see in the regular season. He was

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Speaker 1: one of the early surprises of training camp because based

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Speaker 1: off his injury situation, in his injury history, you weren't

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Speaker 1: exactly sure what you were going to get from him.

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Speaker 1: And all of a sudden that first couple of practices

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Speaker 1: and it was number eighteen was everywhere and looked very

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Speaker 1: very smooth and wasn't didn't seem like he was going

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Speaker 1: full speed, but he was still getting behind the defense

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Speaker 1: and those dbs. So I am very excited to see

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Speaker 1: aj Green because for the first time in his career

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Speaker 1: he is a number two wide receiver. I think he's

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Speaker 1: looking forward to that because there's not going to be

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Speaker 1: allotted to attention on him at least week one. Now

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Speaker 1: that might change if he produces, but you cannot forget

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Speaker 1: about number ten on the other side. No, And I'm

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Speaker 1: telling you, I mean a lot of these guys, like

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Speaker 1: what you know, they were in a difficult socialation with

903
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Speaker 1: their franchise. They were going in a different directions. So

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Speaker 1: you know, obviously the Texans did a favor to JJ

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Speaker 1: Watt release him before free agency. But I'm telling you

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Speaker 1: Aj Green reset button. He loves practicing on grass. He's

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Speaker 1: going to play at least eight games at home on grass.

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Speaker 1: We can look at the schedule ten of season grass,

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Speaker 1: a couple others opposing cities. San Francisco's on grass. So

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Speaker 1: he's really thrilled that he's finally one hundred percent and

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Speaker 1: he's good to go, and he feels like he can

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Speaker 1: put up big numbers in this offense. And I'm looking

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Speaker 1: forward to watching him because again, I don't you look

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Speaker 1: at training camp and yes, sometimes the defense wins one

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Speaker 1: day in the next, but you're right, the first couple

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Speaker 1: of days they could not cover Rondel Moore and aj Green.

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Speaker 1: They were getting behind the defense and it changes were

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Speaker 1: all practice. But again, I think that's a compliment to

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Speaker 1: both of those guys how hard they've worked, and also

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Speaker 1: to Kyler Murray just finding his weapons and knowing when

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Speaker 1: to throw to them. You know what else I'm looking

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Speaker 1: forward to scene folk Tales and episode one Legendary Locker

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Speaker 1: debuts this week September eighth on the Cardinals official YouTube channel.

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Speaker 1: It is the story behind the story of the Pat

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Speaker 1: Tilman locker that was saved when there were renovations being

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Speaker 1: done here at the Dignity, the other Arizona Cardinals training Center.

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Speaker 1: It's a great project all season long, and episode one

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Speaker 1: comes your way this week. It is legendary locker. Before

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Speaker 1: we exit here, I need to give a shout out

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Speaker 1: to defensive line coach Brentson Buckner, because yes, the coaches

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Speaker 1: were in town and were able to do some work,

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Speaker 1: but then there was also some time off as well.

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Speaker 1: For coach Buckner, this was a special weekend for him.

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Speaker 1: He tweeted this on Saturday Morning MJ. In nineteen eighty nine,

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Speaker 1: my father watched me run down the hill at Clemson

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Speaker 1: for the first time. It meant the world to me. Today,

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Speaker 1: at Otson, I will witness my son take the field

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Speaker 1: for his first college game. Priceless memories. Bird Gang his

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Speaker 1: son Brandon, freshman outside linebacker for the eleventh ranked Oregon Ducks,

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Speaker 1: who had to hold off Resno State over the weekend

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Speaker 1: thirty one, twenty four. The coach buck able to see

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Speaker 1: his son. It's one thing to see him on Friday

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Speaker 1: night in high school. It's another thing on the college fronts.

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Speaker 1: And hopefully there are more instances which coach Buckner can

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Speaker 1: watch Brandon play. But it is something that we kind

946
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Speaker 1: of forget, you know, coaches and players. We just see

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Speaker 1: them on our television sets, but these are people who

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Speaker 1: have lives beyond the football field. Family lives, and for

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Speaker 1: coach Buckner, I just wanted to give a shout out

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Speaker 1: because for someone who covered high school football for a

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Speaker 1: long time still pays attention to it. I enjoy these moments,

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Speaker 1: especially for the families to watch their son or their

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Speaker 1: daughter and action at the next level. Yeah, and you

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Speaker 1: know when buck came back here, you know after you know,

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Speaker 1: the Cardinals decided to bring him back after Ron Marinelli

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Speaker 1: and with the Raiders. I was following them on Twitter.

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Speaker 1: And really, his son, Brandon outstanding high school football player,

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Speaker 1: and there's a reason why he's playing for Oregon and

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Speaker 1: they're on TV a lot, so I'm sure he's going

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Speaker 1: to get a chance to see him. I don't know

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Speaker 1: about the home and away against Ayes Shoe, and I

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Speaker 1: don't know if the Cardinals on the road, but that's

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Speaker 1: got to be your father's dream. The fact that his

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Speaker 1: father was there and now he was able to see

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Speaker 1: his son. That's the way it should be if you

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Speaker 1: were able to get that opportunity. Big one this week

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Speaker 1: for Oregon as they take on Ohio State. I'm sure

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Speaker 1: coach Buckner will have one eye on that, and then

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Speaker 1: of course trying to figure out how to stopped Derrick

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Speaker 1: Henry on Sunday. So it's gonna be an interesting week

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Speaker 1: for Coach Brentson Buckner and the entire Buckner family. And

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Speaker 1: on that note, let's put a lid on this edition

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Speaker 1: of Cardinals Cover two, presented by Hunday, proud partner of

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Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals. Just getting started. It is Game week

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Speaker 1: Week one much more was a week get closer and

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Speaker 1: closer to September twelfth. As all we special thanks to

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Speaker 1: our executive producer Joe Momohundro for Mike Jarecki. I'm Craig

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Speaker 1: Riel Loup. We'll talk to you next time here on

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Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two