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Speaker 1: Welcome Bird Gang. It's a football Friday ahead of the

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Speaker 1: home opener and a full house is expected for the

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Speaker 1: first time in two years. Should be a lot of fun.

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Speaker 1: Of course, it'll be even more fun of those fans

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Speaker 1: in attendancy a win. So what's it going to take?

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Speaker 1: On today's show, Mike Jarecki gives you his three keys

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Speaker 1: to victory and the X Factor. Here in week two,

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Speaker 1: it's Cardinals Cover two, Episode four sixty eight, and it

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Speaker 1: starts now. Welcome to Cardinals Cover two with Craig Grigolou

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Speaker 1: and Mike Jarecki. Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyunday,

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Speaker 1: Podcasts visit acy Cardinals dot Com, Slash Podcasts. Going for

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Speaker 1: Hopkins one hand to catch in a touchdown DeAndre Hopkins.

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Speaker 1: Here's Craig Griolou and Mike Jarecki. Ninety six hundred. That's

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Speaker 1: last season's attendance number over a combined three games open

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Speaker 1: to the public. MJ. It's safe to say there will

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Speaker 1: be seven times at number. On Sunday it is the

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Speaker 1: home open or Week two the Minnesota Vikings in Towning yes,

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Speaker 1: the bird gang has been missed. I haven't checked the weather,

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Speaker 1: then we're hopefully about sixty five thousand. Now there are

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Speaker 1: And of course we know what happened last season, but

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Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two presented by Hunday probably partner of the

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Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals. All Right, we have stalled long enough. Everyone

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Speaker 1: wants to know Mike Drecki's three keys to a victory

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Speaker 1: look at Cook last week he had sixty one yards

429
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Speaker 1: on twenty attempts. They need more balance on their offense

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Speaker 1: that they're expecting him to run the football a little

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Speaker 1: bit more. Now, Cook has nine ten regular season games

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Speaker 1: of ninety yards under his belt. Minnesota's fourteen and five

433
00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:08,120
Speaker 1: in those games when his outings are less than that,

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00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:11,000
Speaker 1: they are eight and fifteen and one. So if you

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Speaker 1: need any more information, it's really he's kind of their

436
00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:17,919
Speaker 1: bell cow. And we talked about this when the schedule

437
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Speaker 1: come out. You got Derreck Henry in week one, Dalvin Cook,

438
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Speaker 1: and Dalvin Cook's a really good player. You can catch

439
00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:25,520
Speaker 1: the ball in the backfield, but maybe he's looking for

440
00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:28,080
Speaker 1: the home run. And that's all you kept hearing this week.

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00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:29,760
Speaker 1: We got to clean things up, We got to clean

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00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:31,760
Speaker 1: things up. And that was to the offensive line as

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00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:34,440
Speaker 1: a whole, and then the execution part. So Dalvin Cook

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00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,320
Speaker 1: against the Cardinals run defense, and if they listen, if

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00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:39,520
Speaker 1: he gets one hundred yards, great, it's just don't let

446
00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:42,760
Speaker 1: him pop one for a forty yard game or a touchdown,

447
00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:45,320
Speaker 1: because that's those are backbreakers when you're when you're trying

448
00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:47,080
Speaker 1: to stop the run of the line of scrimmage. He

449
00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:50,520
Speaker 1: can run between the tackles, but that's what Derrick Henry

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Speaker 1: does better. Dalvin Cook a little bit more shifty, he

451
00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:57,400
Speaker 1: can stop on a dime the lateral movements and again

452
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Speaker 1: five ten, two oh nine versus Henry, who's three two

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Speaker 1: thirty eight. And the other thing you got to keep

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Speaker 1: an eye on, and you brought it up, is Dalvin

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00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:07,879
Speaker 1: Cook catching the ball out of the backfield. He excels

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00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:11,160
Speaker 1: in that area. Had forty three receiving yards last week,

457
00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:14,640
Speaker 1: over one hundred yards from scrimmage. So more of a

458
00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:18,360
Speaker 1: dual threat from the running back position. And if you've

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00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:21,720
Speaker 1: got Dalvin Cook in there more for protection, then obviously

460
00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:23,920
Speaker 1: that means one he's not carrying the football and two

461
00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:27,280
Speaker 1: he's not split out wide or running a route. But

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00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:30,960
Speaker 1: maybe he is in there chipping and then releasing, and

463
00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:32,879
Speaker 1: that you have to pay attention to if you're one

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Speaker 1: of those inside linebackers. Great point, because you don't want

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00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:38,600
Speaker 1: to get sucked in and over pursue where he's gonna

466
00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:40,280
Speaker 1: chip you and get out and all of a sudden,

467
00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:43,360
Speaker 1: you know you don't have numbers over on that side

468
00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,520
Speaker 1: because he can break tackles and it's not a guy

469
00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:47,159
Speaker 1: that's just going to try to run down the sidelines.

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00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,600
Speaker 1: He will try to run into midfield to have different

471
00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,280
Speaker 1: angles on the defensive backs. We know the Cardinal secondary

472
00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,240
Speaker 1: is tackled well. I was really impressed with Jalen Thompson.

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Speaker 1: Can't say enough about Buddha, Marco Wilson and Byron Murphy,

474
00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:02,359
Speaker 1: and he probably had focused more on those other guys

475
00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:05,119
Speaker 1: when Robert Alford, I mean, he's just a physical football player.

476
00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:08,520
Speaker 1: You know, obviously he's behind Murphy and then you look

477
00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:10,960
Speaker 1: at Marco Wilson, but you could see the upside and

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00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:14,080
Speaker 1: why the Cardinals signed him. So yeah, just don't overpursue,

479
00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:18,280
Speaker 1: keep your guys containment, keep your eyes up where you

480
00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:20,159
Speaker 1: know you don't have a bust to play where he

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00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:22,879
Speaker 1: runs off for a twenty or thirty yard game, and

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Speaker 1: with Cook in the backfield if he does become a

483
00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:28,840
Speaker 1: wide receiver, a delay release, no all of a sudden,

484
00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:32,879
Speaker 1: Isaiah Simmons aven Collins because of their athleticism. Nothing against

485
00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:36,120
Speaker 1: Jordan Hicks, but those two are more athletic and they

486
00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,720
Speaker 1: can hang with the Dalvin Cook as far as following

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00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:41,640
Speaker 1: him wherever he goes. And you might see that more

488
00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:45,000
Speaker 1: often because well, you know, Isaiah Simmons at a great

489
00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,520
Speaker 1: first week, but it was more as far as tackling

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00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:50,640
Speaker 1: Derrick Henry off the run. Now you might see him

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00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:53,919
Speaker 1: as far as covering a Dalvin Cook. Yeah, and you know,

492
00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,359
Speaker 1: you've got to give Isaiah Simmons a lot of credit.

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00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,960
Speaker 1: He talked about even before the game when he was asked,

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00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:00,960
Speaker 1: I've been watching film. Can't let him get to the

495
00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:03,680
Speaker 1: second level. Well, that's the same thing with Delvin Cook,

496
00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:06,480
Speaker 1: and he's more as you pointed out correctly, he's more fluid.

497
00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:08,440
Speaker 1: He can turn on a dime. More Henry's going to

498
00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:11,000
Speaker 1: try to run you over. So, like I said, he

499
00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,399
Speaker 1: can go for a hundred yards. And then you know

500
00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:16,359
Speaker 1: the fact that they're saying they need more out of Jefferson. Again,

501
00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:20,080
Speaker 1: his numbers were good. He's a weird I wouldn't say weird.

502
00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:22,480
Speaker 1: He runs different routes, but he's so athletic where he

503
00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:25,520
Speaker 1: can recover and make the catch. So that's something that

504
00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:28,760
Speaker 1: obviously the Cardinals probably look for on film. He had

505
00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:33,640
Speaker 1: an outstanding rookie season. Jerry Sullivan was the offensive passing

506
00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:35,399
Speaker 1: coordinator at all his shoes, so he had a lot

507
00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:37,399
Speaker 1: of great intel. I know the Cardinals liked him, but

508
00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:39,680
Speaker 1: obviously they went a different direction in the first round.

509
00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:44,080
Speaker 1: All right, So Mike Jarecki's three keys to victory. One

510
00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:48,919
Speaker 1: be patients offensively, especially if the Vikings defense is playing

511
00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:51,720
Speaker 1: a lot of zone, which you anticipate. Number two, Kyle

512
00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:55,000
Speaker 1: the Murray asked to outperform Kirk Cousins as far as

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00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:58,280
Speaker 1: quarterback play. And number three and this would be number

514
00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:00,960
Speaker 1: one if you're talking to advanced Joseph. But it is

515
00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:04,119
Speaker 1: the run defense and stopping Dalvin Cook. But this is

516
00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:07,360
Speaker 1: what we talked about in the offseason when the schedule

517
00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:10,840
Speaker 1: came out. Look at these first two games, Derrick Henry,

518
00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:14,000
Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook, one, A, one, B or one and two.

519
00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:17,080
Speaker 1: As far as running backs and the National Football League,

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00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:20,520
Speaker 1: that's not us, that's everyone else. Saying that these are

521
00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:24,160
Speaker 1: the top two at their position of running back. Yeah,

522
00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:26,960
Speaker 1: and you know advance. As soon as you said his name,

523
00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:30,479
Speaker 1: something popped up in my head. First down, don't let

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00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:33,600
Speaker 1: him get you know, four's five, six, seven yards on

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00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:35,960
Speaker 1: first down, try to you know, three yards in a

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00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:38,439
Speaker 1: cloud of dust all of a sudden, second and seven

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00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:41,240
Speaker 1: and then it maybe is third and six. So those

528
00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:44,280
Speaker 1: aren't not technically running plays, but also a passing place.

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00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:47,480
Speaker 1: And watch out for the draw because these cardinal defense

530
00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:50,280
Speaker 1: is fast and if the guys stay in their containment

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00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:54,600
Speaker 1: and discipline, they'll be okay. But that draw play when

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00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:56,920
Speaker 1: you're over pursuing because you're trying to make a play.

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00:26:56,960 --> 00:26:59,639
Speaker 1: If everyone stays in their lane, so to speak, you

534
00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:02,440
Speaker 1: can eliminate some of those chunk plays or in this case,

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00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:05,439
Speaker 1: a draw play because everyone's going to try to come

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00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:07,080
Speaker 1: up field and then all of a sudden he just

537
00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:08,800
Speaker 1: hands a draw off, and you've got to make sure

538
00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:12,760
Speaker 1: you have your linebackers. I'm confident Buddha Baker Jalen Thompson

539
00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:16,040
Speaker 1: can obviously come in and make those tackles. But the

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00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:18,840
Speaker 1: draw play is when you see a defense as has

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00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:20,879
Speaker 1: a lot of speed and they over pursue and all

542
00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:23,320
Speaker 1: of a sudden, guys are in their gaps. Play well

543
00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:26,520
Speaker 1: on first down, then, in the words Evans Joseph quote,

544
00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:30,359
Speaker 1: you can dictate what happens on seconds and third down,

545
00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:34,080
Speaker 1: and it certainly sounds like stopping the run be better

546
00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:37,640
Speaker 1: as far as the rush defense a point of emphasis

547
00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:41,240
Speaker 1: in the off season, probably because of how the schedule

548
00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:45,040
Speaker 1: came out with these two first games, the Titans and Vikings,

549
00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:47,840
Speaker 1: But according to coach Joseph, we got to be better

550
00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:51,080
Speaker 1: in the run game. They passed their first test. Can

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00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:54,359
Speaker 1: they pass their second test here this week against the

552
00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:57,399
Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings at State Farm Stadium. Yeah. So my X

553
00:27:57,440 --> 00:27:59,639
Speaker 1: factor is going to be Isaiah Simmons. Last week, I

554
00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:02,399
Speaker 1: want to say it was it was Aj Green. I

555
00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:04,680
Speaker 1: can use him again this week. I do think he's

556
00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:06,920
Speaker 1: going to be targeted more just based on the zone.

557
00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:09,399
Speaker 1: He's good on the fifty fifty balls, he's good on

558
00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:12,400
Speaker 1: the comeback routes, and you can take some shots down

559
00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:14,320
Speaker 1: the field, especially in the red zone with him. So

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00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:17,639
Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with Isaiah Simmons just because he's going

561
00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:19,800
Speaker 1: to do so many different things. He lines up. He

562
00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:23,600
Speaker 1: said he played at least four different positions, and to me,

563
00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:27,400
Speaker 1: he's made strides when it comes to being confident, playing faster.

564
00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:30,040
Speaker 1: I like the fact that he's got his swag, which

565
00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:32,159
Speaker 1: we were able to see at Clemson. Maybe it's the

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00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:35,919
Speaker 1: number or just he's comfortable. So he's going to be

567
00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:38,920
Speaker 1: my X factor. And then the intangible for me is

568
00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:42,880
Speaker 1: the Cardinals running game, and that's really James Conner and

569
00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:45,320
Speaker 1: Chase Simmons and also Kyler Murray. They don't have to

570
00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:48,520
Speaker 1: run for you know, two hundred yards, but it was

571
00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:50,280
Speaker 1: nice last week, but they had about one hundred and

572
00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:53,840
Speaker 1: fifty yards. And you talked about the three negate it

573
00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:56,840
Speaker 1: plays on Kyler Murray and all those were double they

574
00:28:56,840 --> 00:28:59,400
Speaker 1: were double digit numbers. I mean twelve eighteen yards, I

575
00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:02,040
Speaker 1: want to say off off the cuff. So to me,

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00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:05,560
Speaker 1: the intangil will be the Cardinals run game because we

577
00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:08,239
Speaker 1: focused so much on the passing game and open things up.

578
00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:10,480
Speaker 1: And that's why if they play that cover two while

579
00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:12,880
Speaker 1: the safeties are deep, Cardinals should be able to win

580
00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:15,200
Speaker 1: at the liner scrimmage. And based on the injuries we

581
00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:18,280
Speaker 1: talked about with the Vikings on that defensive side of

582
00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:20,760
Speaker 1: the ball, let me pickaback off of both the X

583
00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:25,480
Speaker 1: factor and intangible. Simmons, according to Pro Football Focus, did

584
00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:29,760
Speaker 1: play four different positions. He lined up twelve snaps along

585
00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:33,800
Speaker 1: the defensive line, twenty nine snaps in the box, sixteen

586
00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:37,800
Speaker 1: as a slot corner, once as an outside corner, and

587
00:29:37,880 --> 00:29:41,440
Speaker 1: that goes that backs up what Simmons told Paul Calvc

588
00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:44,240
Speaker 1: on post game that he thought he had played four

589
00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:47,120
Speaker 1: different positions. So something to keep an eye on. Where

590
00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:50,160
Speaker 1: is number nine? And I do think he looks good

591
00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:54,160
Speaker 1: in number nine. Maybe he is obviously more confident, confident

592
00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:57,600
Speaker 1: in year two. But sometimes you know, if you look good,

593
00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:00,479
Speaker 1: you play good. That's the whole Dion Sanders quote, right,

594
00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:02,400
Speaker 1: And you know it look good, play good, and you

595
00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:06,000
Speaker 1: know things tend to happen very well for you as

596
00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:08,880
Speaker 1: a player. Now, with respects to the run game, we

597
00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:14,440
Speaker 1: talked about it on Sunday afterwards that fourth quarter ball control,

598
00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:20,400
Speaker 1: take time off the clock. Cardinals ran fourteen plays, thirteen

599
00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:24,240
Speaker 1: of those were running plays, and the Cardinals milk the

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00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:28,440
Speaker 1: clock for eleven minutes. Kingsbury earlier on Friday called it

601
00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:32,560
Speaker 1: the four minute offense and was very impressed by what

602
00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:34,440
Speaker 1: the Cardinals were able to do in the run game.

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00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:37,560
Speaker 1: Quote that was a good sign for us moving forward.

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00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:41,160
Speaker 1: End quote. You get a lead, two scores all of

605
00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,920
Speaker 1: a sudden. Yeah, you might be in shotgun spread it out,

606
00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:46,360
Speaker 1: but if you can run the football out of that formation,

607
00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:48,640
Speaker 1: I like what this offense can do. Well, you got

608
00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:50,960
Speaker 1: the perfect back for that. We always talk about one

609
00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:53,400
Speaker 1: A and one B. You know, Chase look very fast

610
00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:56,280
Speaker 1: to me, so did Connor, but he's a bigger back

611
00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:59,280
Speaker 1: when you look at short yardage and he had thirteen

612
00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:02,120
Speaker 1: of those runs and close to eleven minutes they had

613
00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:04,320
Speaker 1: the ball, and that's the idea. Learning how to finish,

614
00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:07,760
Speaker 1: but also you know, keeping their offense off the field,

615
00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:10,920
Speaker 1: keeping your defense on the sidelines. That's how you win

616
00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:14,160
Speaker 1: games in the NFL. It's really The Cardinals were much

617
00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:16,200
Speaker 1: better and the trenches on both sides of the ball,

618
00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:18,080
Speaker 1: and I think that led to them putting up thirty

619
00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:21,000
Speaker 1: eight points. You look at James Conner only a three

620
00:31:21,040 --> 00:31:24,400
Speaker 1: point three yard per carry average, but that doesn't matter

621
00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:27,200
Speaker 1: to me. When are you getting your yards? He converted

622
00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:30,800
Speaker 1: on third and one on that final offensive possession. They

623
00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:33,760
Speaker 1: ended up punting the ball, but again, you convert, you

624
00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:36,240
Speaker 1: take time off the clock, and all of a sudden,

625
00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:40,760
Speaker 1: you're much better as an offense. So James Connor I

626
00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:45,320
Speaker 1: certainly think has done Wonders obviously for one week as

627
00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:48,600
Speaker 1: far as paying off and being that difference maker and

628
00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:51,200
Speaker 1: a different type of running back than Chase Edmonds. Yeah,

629
00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:53,720
Speaker 1: and you know, if they want to play that that

630
00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:58,239
Speaker 1: cover two wouldn't shock me. If Cliff decided to go

631
00:31:58,280 --> 00:32:00,840
Speaker 1: four wide with Edmonds as a running back. You get,

632
00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:03,960
Speaker 1: like Mike Zimmer said, listen, We're not going to be

633
00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:06,320
Speaker 1: able to keep Kyler Murray in the pocket the entire game.

634
00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:07,880
Speaker 1: And he said, he used the war we gotta go.

635
00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:10,240
Speaker 1: We gotta make sure we cover fifty three yards in

636
00:32:10,320 --> 00:32:13,960
Speaker 1: a third, So that means they're concerned with his running style.

637
00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:16,040
Speaker 1: But if Cliff wants to put him in the gun

638
00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:18,520
Speaker 1: and gonna go with an up temple and you know,

639
00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:23,160
Speaker 1: I was reading a story from Steve Louise on The

640
00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:27,400
Speaker 1: Ringer really detailed on how he thinks Kyler and Cliff

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Speaker 1: are getting on the same page, and he was asked.

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00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:34,280
Speaker 1: It was on Bickley Morad on Friday. He was asked,

643
00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:37,280
Speaker 1: why does this hop always line up on the left side.

644
00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:39,400
Speaker 1: He says, when you're running the air raid and you're

645
00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:43,120
Speaker 1: up Temple. You can't have receivers switching sides. There's not

646
00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:45,640
Speaker 1: enough time, not enough time, So it makes total sense.

647
00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:48,560
Speaker 1: I never thought about that. Yeah, you'd like to move

648
00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:50,959
Speaker 1: guys around. That's what they have, you know, Rondel Moorefer

649
00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:54,280
Speaker 1: and Christian Kirk with playing that natural position. But I

650
00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:57,000
Speaker 1: never thought about that. So that's what the reason why

651
00:32:57,040 --> 00:32:58,880
Speaker 1: he lines up so much over that. And that's really

652
00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:02,560
Speaker 1: an air raid concept that your best receiver lines up

653
00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:04,880
Speaker 1: on the left side, and a lot of times you

654
00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:07,360
Speaker 1: think your best receiver line up on the right side

655
00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:09,520
Speaker 1: because that's the quarterback. But we know Kyler Murray can

656
00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:12,400
Speaker 1: make all those strows from the right hash mark across

657
00:33:12,480 --> 00:33:15,000
Speaker 1: his body. So I never really thought about But that's

658
00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:18,120
Speaker 1: the reason why he lines up so much. Last week,

659
00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:22,120
Speaker 1: sixty one offensive snapps fifty one came from the left side,

660
00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:24,880
Speaker 1: but also he was in the slot on the touchdown pass.

661
00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:28,959
Speaker 1: Correct if you're running up tempo, you tend not to

662
00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:33,360
Speaker 1: huddle because that takes time, so you're just the play happens,

663
00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:35,320
Speaker 1: it's over when you just kind of go to where

664
00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:37,320
Speaker 1: you know where you're supposed to line up. Now, if

665
00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:39,840
Speaker 1: you're huddling, you break the huddle, then all of a sudden,

666
00:33:39,880 --> 00:33:42,960
Speaker 1: all bets are off. Hopkins can go on the right side,

667
00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:44,920
Speaker 1: and you're right, he was in the slot on that

668
00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:47,800
Speaker 1: touchdown in which he pivoted and then spun away from

669
00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:51,280
Speaker 1: the defender for the score. So yeah, you're going, no huddle,

670
00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:54,480
Speaker 1: that's just what happens. You don't have time to kind

671
00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:57,560
Speaker 1: of get guys to where different spots if you will. So,

672
00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:02,600
Speaker 1: but it's not always. That's not the offense in its entirety,

673
00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:06,400
Speaker 1: because they do huddle up. It's especially when you get

674
00:34:06,400 --> 00:34:09,080
Speaker 1: a lead or you know, let's say they're up by

675
00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:11,239
Speaker 1: ten or fourteen going and a half and they still

676
00:34:11,239 --> 00:34:13,360
Speaker 1: want to maybe get in field goal range. Yes, and

677
00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:15,879
Speaker 1: it's not like they're snapping the ball with thirty two

678
00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:18,560
Speaker 1: seconds that they get the play in. They got to

679
00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:22,239
Speaker 1: do the pre snap read and then Kylie eventually get

680
00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:25,480
Speaker 1: to the fourteen fifteen seconds possibly, I mean it could

681
00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:27,279
Speaker 1: be a little bit lower. So it's not. And the

682
00:34:27,320 --> 00:34:30,279
Speaker 1: worst thing when you go up temple if the ball

683
00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:32,880
Speaker 1: hits the ground while all of a sudden, the clock stops.

684
00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:35,000
Speaker 1: So that's why you see some run plays or high

685
00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:37,840
Speaker 1: percentage throws where the clock doesn't stop because that's the

686
00:34:37,880 --> 00:34:39,400
Speaker 1: last thing you want to do is put your defense

687
00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:43,200
Speaker 1: back on the field. Week one, Cardinals offensive personnel their

688
00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:46,560
Speaker 1: most used formation. I think this is going to surprise

689
00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:52,640
Speaker 1: some people. Twelve personnel, thirty seven snaps. Twenty five percents

690
00:34:52,640 --> 00:34:56,600
Speaker 1: of the offense was out of twelve personnel, then eleven personnel,

691
00:34:56,840 --> 00:35:01,680
Speaker 1: four wide twenty eight percent. Nineteens now ten personnel, which

692
00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:04,919
Speaker 1: everyone says, that's the offense, that's what Cliff Kingsbury does.

693
00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:09,440
Speaker 1: Only twelve snaps eighteen percent. Now, that was the second

694
00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:13,439
Speaker 1: highest in Week one. The Bills had the most ten

695
00:35:13,560 --> 00:35:16,880
Speaker 1: personnel snaps. But as you can see, you're utilizing the

696
00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:21,520
Speaker 1: tight end and sometimes two tight ends. And you know Harris,

697
00:35:21,719 --> 00:35:24,120
Speaker 1: he had a penalty. I want to see him get

698
00:35:24,160 --> 00:35:26,160
Speaker 1: more involved, but I don't think the tight ends are

699
00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:28,560
Speaker 1: gonna be a focal point of the offense. They're asked

700
00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:31,799
Speaker 1: to block. But again, Kyler has the connection down the

701
00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:34,320
Speaker 1: scene with Max Williams. So if they want to double

702
00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:37,319
Speaker 1: guys up or roll coverage over, that's an option. And

703
00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:40,000
Speaker 1: Harris is a guy that looks like a wide receiver

704
00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:43,560
Speaker 1: playing tight end. So again, if if they want to

705
00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:46,520
Speaker 1: roll coverage and start doubling guys or keep everything in

706
00:35:46,560 --> 00:35:49,480
Speaker 1: front of him. Then Kyler has been very accurate in

707
00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:51,919
Speaker 1: the area. He's worked on his eleven and nineteen yards,

708
00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:54,040
Speaker 1: so if they're patient enough, he can make a lot

709
00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:57,080
Speaker 1: of you know, throws to where these guys. And one

710
00:35:57,080 --> 00:35:59,359
Speaker 1: thing we're probably didn't talk about what was yards after catch.

711
00:35:59,400 --> 00:36:02,160
Speaker 1: I mean Rohnda more as yard jetric ketcher. They were

712
00:36:02,200 --> 00:36:05,600
Speaker 1: amazing getting the ball and then you know, obviously being

713
00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:08,319
Speaker 1: able to run down the field. That was a great

714
00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:12,320
Speaker 1: play with rondel Moore. And again he only had twenty snaps,

715
00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:14,360
Speaker 1: so I anticipate maybe they'll give him a little bit more,

716
00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:16,279
Speaker 1: but again it's a long season for these guys that

717
00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:20,120
Speaker 1: play college football. Yeah, rondel Moore average sixteen yards after

718
00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:24,240
Speaker 1: a catch per reception, best mark in the National Football

719
00:36:24,320 --> 00:36:27,080
Speaker 1: League in Week one, again according to Next Gen Stats.

720
00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:29,600
Speaker 1: And then you bring out Demitrius Harris. Yes he's listed

721
00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:31,279
Speaker 1: as a tight end. I don't know how many times

722
00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:33,400
Speaker 1: he had his hand in the dirt. He is listed

723
00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:35,920
Speaker 1: at six seven, two hundred and thirty pounds, so he

724
00:36:36,040 --> 00:36:39,279
Speaker 1: is a big target and you will see him in

725
00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:42,440
Speaker 1: the slot probably more often than you do with his

726
00:36:42,480 --> 00:36:44,360
Speaker 1: hand in the dirt. Yeah, he can line up and

727
00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:46,080
Speaker 1: then obviously you can put him out there. So now

728
00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:49,400
Speaker 1: we know that tight ends and running backs, it's all

729
00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:52,600
Speaker 1: about matchups. Put a lineback around him. Sometimes they're too

730
00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:55,800
Speaker 1: small a safety, maybe they don't have the foot speed

731
00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:59,960
Speaker 1: to cover a guy in the slot like that. So yeah, again,

732
00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:02,360
Speaker 1: I think this offense is sustainable. It was not a

733
00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:05,359
Speaker 1: mirage what they did. We gotta We were fortunate enough

734
00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:07,680
Speaker 1: to watch training camp even when the fans were there,

735
00:37:08,440 --> 00:37:11,560
Speaker 1: and this offense was humming, and I believe it's going

736
00:37:11,640 --> 00:37:14,520
Speaker 1: to continue to hum You just can't beat yourselves. Don't

737
00:37:14,520 --> 00:37:17,279
Speaker 1: turn the ball over. It's okay to punt in this league.

738
00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:19,440
Speaker 1: Put your defense on the field. Bird Gang need to

739
00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:24,480
Speaker 1: remind you. Episode two of Folk Tales, presented by seventy

740
00:37:24,520 --> 00:37:27,719
Speaker 1: two sold We talked about this earlier in the week,

741
00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:31,200
Speaker 1: the night the goal Posts vanished. It will debut on

742
00:37:31,239 --> 00:37:36,000
Speaker 1: the Cardinal's official YouTube channel September twenty seconds. A turning

743
00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:38,920
Speaker 1: point in Cardinals history, flashing all the way back to

744
00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:43,279
Speaker 1: September eighth, nineteen ninety seven, Week two, Yes, a Week

745
00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:46,960
Speaker 1: two game, the Cardinals snapping a thirteen game losing streak

746
00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:49,839
Speaker 1: to the Dallas Cowboys, with a twenty five twenty two

747
00:37:49,960 --> 00:37:53,160
Speaker 1: overtime when the goal post came down and they were

748
00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:58,560
Speaker 1: ushered out of Sundeuble Stadium. All Right, I know this

749
00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:00,880
Speaker 1: is a football Friday. You used to be a fitz Friday.

750
00:38:00,880 --> 00:38:02,680
Speaker 1: But this is gonna be the first time that Larry's

751
00:38:02,840 --> 00:38:04,880
Speaker 1: will they be playing a home game in a regular

752
00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:07,239
Speaker 1: season since what two thousand and four? Two thousand and

753
00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:13,160
Speaker 1: three three the Nate Pool game that allowed the Cardinals

754
00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:16,240
Speaker 1: they dropped from the number one pick to number three

755
00:38:16,280 --> 00:38:19,399
Speaker 1: and they selected Larry Fitzgerald in two thousand and four. Yet,

756
00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:22,080
Speaker 1: so the first home game since two thousand and three.

757
00:38:22,160 --> 00:38:24,680
Speaker 1: But we mentioned it last week that was the first

758
00:38:24,680 --> 00:38:28,920
Speaker 1: game period without Larry Fitzgerald on the roster since two thousand. Yeah,

759
00:38:28,960 --> 00:38:31,879
Speaker 1: you know, I see a lot of Hopkins jerseys when

760
00:38:31,880 --> 00:38:35,000
Speaker 1: I'm out and about. Obviously Kyler Murray, he maybe see

761
00:38:35,040 --> 00:38:37,080
Speaker 1: some more Chandler Jones. I don't know if anybody's gonna

762
00:38:37,080 --> 00:38:39,719
Speaker 1: buy Rodney Hudson, but if you're you're you're a guy

763
00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:42,719
Speaker 1: that you know. Again, I know these guys are in

764
00:38:42,800 --> 00:38:44,839
Speaker 1: the contract for the next few years, but I still

765
00:38:44,840 --> 00:38:46,880
Speaker 1: think we're gonna see a lot of Eleven jerseys in

766
00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:48,839
Speaker 1: the stadium on Sunday. Oh, I don't think there's any

767
00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:53,960
Speaker 1: question about that. There will always be eleven jerseys. So yeah,

768
00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:56,040
Speaker 1: it's it's gonna be odd. It's gonna be different. The

769
00:38:56,160 --> 00:38:58,439
Speaker 1: Larry chance, we'll have to get a different chant going

770
00:38:58,520 --> 00:39:01,440
Speaker 1: on with the old out crowd at State Farms stations.

771
00:39:01,520 --> 00:39:04,560
Speaker 1: So maybe maybe there's a lot of First that was

772
00:39:04,560 --> 00:39:06,799
Speaker 1: his first game he didn't play on at the start

773
00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:09,080
Speaker 1: the season, right then, Well, it's his first time he

774
00:39:09,080 --> 00:39:12,480
Speaker 1: hasn't played against the Rams and Seahawks. I'll I'll let

775
00:39:12,520 --> 00:39:14,720
Speaker 1: it go here. I'm just saying it's gonna be awkward

776
00:39:14,719 --> 00:39:16,480
Speaker 1: where you don't see him out there on the field,

777
00:39:16,719 --> 00:39:20,640
Speaker 1: considering he's been a statesman for the last seventeen years.

778
00:39:20,680 --> 00:39:23,480
Speaker 1: Before we put a bow on this episode of Cardinals

779
00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:26,480
Speaker 1: Cover two presented by Hunday Proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals,

780
00:39:26,520 --> 00:39:28,960
Speaker 1: you'd about the Rams and Seahawks. How about we just

781
00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:30,960
Speaker 1: tend to quickly take a look at what the rest

782
00:39:31,080 --> 00:39:34,279
Speaker 1: of the division is up against here in Week two,

783
00:39:34,320 --> 00:39:36,799
Speaker 1: the NFC West, along with the AFC West in Week

784
00:39:36,880 --> 00:39:40,920
Speaker 1: one undefeated four and oh. But the NFC West had

785
00:39:40,960 --> 00:39:45,359
Speaker 1: an overall margin of victory of sixteen point three by

786
00:39:45,480 --> 00:39:47,719
Speaker 1: far the best of any division. The defense is, by

787
00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:49,520
Speaker 1: the way, we're pretty good too with the forty nine

788
00:39:49,600 --> 00:39:52,440
Speaker 1: ers did allow thirty three points, but the Cardinals thirteen,

789
00:39:52,520 --> 00:39:56,680
Speaker 1: the Rams fourteen, the Seahawks sixteen. So offenses that are

790
00:39:56,680 --> 00:39:59,960
Speaker 1: putting points on the board and defenses that are limiting

791
00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:02,640
Speaker 1: points being put up on the board. But you look

792
00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:05,600
Speaker 1: at where teams are this week. The only team that

793
00:40:05,719 --> 00:40:08,799
Speaker 1: is at home outside of the Cardinals the Seahawks. They

794
00:40:08,840 --> 00:40:12,360
Speaker 1: wont at Indianapolis in Week one. They host the Titans

795
00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:16,880
Speaker 1: this week, and we are the biggest Tennessee Titans fans

796
00:40:17,320 --> 00:40:20,759
Speaker 1: after rooting against them in Week one, as they say,

797
00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:24,319
Speaker 1: what a difference a week makes. Go Ryan Tannehill, go

798
00:40:24,520 --> 00:40:27,480
Speaker 1: Derek Henry, A. J. Brown and Julio Jones. Yeah, and

799
00:40:27,600 --> 00:40:30,880
Speaker 1: you know Seattle. You know last week three of the

800
00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:33,560
Speaker 1: NFC West teams were on the road and the Rams

801
00:40:33,560 --> 00:40:35,960
Speaker 1: were on Sunday Night football. They're opening up their new stadium,

802
00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:39,040
Speaker 1: which they host the Super Bowl this year. So yeah,

803
00:40:39,080 --> 00:40:41,920
Speaker 1: I'm rooting for the Titans. I'm rooting for the Eagles

804
00:40:41,960 --> 00:40:44,120
Speaker 1: because San Francisco has to go on the road for

805
00:40:44,160 --> 00:40:47,839
Speaker 1: the second consecutive week they're playing Philadelphia. Philadelphia. I didn't

806
00:40:47,840 --> 00:40:50,279
Speaker 1: know what to expect, but Jalen Hurts. You know, they

807
00:40:50,360 --> 00:40:52,680
Speaker 1: bringing a new head coach and they got talent on

808
00:40:52,719 --> 00:40:55,160
Speaker 1: that team. You know, we'll see how they shake out

809
00:40:55,200 --> 00:40:57,600
Speaker 1: in the NFC East. But I'm rooting for the Titans

810
00:40:58,040 --> 00:41:01,880
Speaker 1: and obviously the Eagles. And who's the other game? The

811
00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:07,920
Speaker 1: Rams are at the Colts. Colts, well, you know they

812
00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:12,319
Speaker 1: played close last week, but I just don't know. I

813
00:41:12,320 --> 00:41:15,120
Speaker 1: mean the way the Rams offense and then when you

814
00:41:15,239 --> 00:41:17,880
Speaker 1: got Jalen Ramsey and Aaron Donald. So I'll root for

815
00:41:17,880 --> 00:41:20,680
Speaker 1: the Colts, but I anticipate the Rams will win. Yeah.

816
00:41:20,680 --> 00:41:25,879
Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford in his debut twenty one passing yards, three touchdowns.

817
00:41:25,920 --> 00:41:28,240
Speaker 1: His second pass of the game went for a sixty

818
00:41:28,280 --> 00:41:31,279
Speaker 1: seven yards scored to Van Jefferson. Yes, that is the

819
00:41:31,440 --> 00:41:34,520
Speaker 1: son of Sean Jefferson, the Cardinals wide receivers coach. So

820
00:41:34,520 --> 00:41:37,440
Speaker 1: the Rams look very very good on Sunday Night football.

821
00:41:37,719 --> 00:41:41,080
Speaker 1: Quick note on the forty nine ers. Much like last season,

822
00:41:41,280 --> 00:41:46,400
Speaker 1: after a Week one again injuries. This is what happened

823
00:41:46,440 --> 00:41:49,120
Speaker 1: to the forty nine ers in Week one. They have

824
00:41:49,320 --> 00:41:52,360
Speaker 1: lost cornerback Jason Varette for the season at torn acl.

825
00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:55,640
Speaker 1: They have lost running back Wheheem Mostert to a knee injury.

826
00:41:55,840 --> 00:42:01,000
Speaker 1: He's opted for season ending surgery, and linebacker Dre Greenlaw

827
00:42:01,400 --> 00:42:05,240
Speaker 1: is undergoing surgery on his growing. He's expected back this season.

828
00:42:05,600 --> 00:42:10,160
Speaker 1: But that is three main pieces, starters, role players, two

829
00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:14,240
Speaker 1: gone for the year. Yeah, and you know Deebo Samuel,

830
00:42:14,320 --> 00:42:16,960
Speaker 1: he's a weapon. He could see him and Jimmy GQ

831
00:42:17,200 --> 00:42:19,640
Speaker 1: are on the same page now. People who are asking

832
00:42:19,680 --> 00:42:23,040
Speaker 1: about Brandon Aiyuk maybe even more from a fantasy standpoint,

833
00:42:23,040 --> 00:42:25,680
Speaker 1: but according to Kyle Shanahan, he actually hurt his hammy

834
00:42:26,200 --> 00:42:28,680
Speaker 1: a little bit in latent training camp. So they're happy

835
00:42:28,760 --> 00:42:31,200
Speaker 1: that he's active, but right now he's just he really

836
00:42:31,239 --> 00:42:33,160
Speaker 1: doesn't have that speed where he could take the top

837
00:42:33,200 --> 00:42:36,120
Speaker 1: off the defense. And you know, they're still going to

838
00:42:36,200 --> 00:42:38,759
Speaker 1: run the football, next man up. They've done it for

839
00:42:38,840 --> 00:42:41,000
Speaker 1: a long time. They do a lot of shifting emotion.

840
00:42:41,080 --> 00:42:43,960
Speaker 1: He's still got you know, George Kittle out there. You know,

841
00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:45,960
Speaker 1: I don't know how much trench Sheiffield is going to play,

842
00:42:46,040 --> 00:42:49,920
Speaker 1: but Samuel is a he's a mismatch win healthy, absolutely so.

843
00:42:49,960 --> 00:42:52,800
Speaker 1: Again the forty nine ers at the Eagles the Seahawks

844
00:42:52,840 --> 00:42:55,680
Speaker 1: host the Titans and the Rams are at the Colts.

845
00:42:55,760 --> 00:42:58,879
Speaker 1: That is the Week two schedule of the NFC West,

846
00:42:58,880 --> 00:43:01,839
Speaker 1: and of course the Cardinals hosts the Minnesota Vikings. One

847
00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:05,760
Speaker 1: oh five is the kickoff eight thirty am. Pregame coverage

848
00:43:05,800 --> 00:43:09,120
Speaker 1: begins on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network. Cardinals looking to

849
00:43:09,120 --> 00:43:12,080
Speaker 1: go two and ozo for the second straight season. Yeah,

850
00:43:12,080 --> 00:43:14,080
Speaker 1: and we know what happened then, Yeah, we don't need

851
00:43:14,120 --> 00:43:16,800
Speaker 1: to get into that, but surely will and the Cardinals

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Speaker 1: played a division game yet. That they got to go

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Speaker 1: and that's where the meat of the schedule. But you

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Speaker 1: the case right now. Absolutely not. The Cardinals one of

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Speaker 1: the surprise teams if you will buy others, not by

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Speaker 1: those coaches and players in the locker room. And on

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Speaker 1: that note, we will 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. As always, special thanks to our executive

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Speaker 1: producer Jim I'm a hundred for Mike Jarecki. I'm Craig

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Speaker 1: rail Lou. We'll talk to you next time here on

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