1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,880 Speaker 1: Top of the Morning Bird Gain. Welcome into another episode, 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: the season finale of the Morning Scramble, presented by Rising 3 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:10,080 Speaker 1: Whyles I'm your host, Felippo Coura Junior, joined by the 4 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: Great Jody Jackson Cardinals inside of Craig Griliu and x 5 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Rolando Gone Through. The Cardinals finished 6 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: the season eleven and sixth, second in the NFC West, 7 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: fifth in the NFC, but that all got overshadowed by 8 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: an early post season exit, losing to the Los Angeles 9 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: Rams in the first round of the wild Card thirty 10 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: four two eleven at a lot, a lot to digest 11 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:38,319 Speaker 1: on this specific episode, We're gonna personalize this and call 12 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: it our own venting session, because I know it's a 13 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:42,480 Speaker 1: tun of two seasons. I know you guys are gonna 14 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: touch on it. They start seven to oh, they finish 15 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: one and five in their last six games. So much good, 16 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: you know, so much bad. At the same time, it 17 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: was just, you know, my mind's a little bit weary 18 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: with the with the way the season ended, with the 19 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: way the season went. Throughout the season. At one point, 20 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: I remember celebrating eleven consecutive victory mondays I was so 21 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,119 Speaker 1: high then we were tending to at some point then 22 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 1: the squad. Obviously, the way the season ended not necessarily 23 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: the best taste in your mouth. Let's get into the 24 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 1: main dish. We'll start off with, dude, Jody, would you 25 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 1: like what didn't you like? Tell me? Tell me Van please. 26 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: You know, we haven't seen a Tamali or any kind 27 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: of a breakfast food from Rolando or any kind of 28 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: meal in weeks, and it's just been very disappointing. Look, 29 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: you know, Philippe, I think you said it. It's just 30 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: the beginning was overshadowed, unfortunately by what we saw late 31 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 1: and what we saw on Monday night. It shocked me. 32 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: I don't know why. Maybe I should not have been 33 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: that shocked because we saw signs. I think a lot 34 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 1: of what I was concerned about was a little bit 35 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: repaired in that Dallas Cowboys game. That's kind of the game, 36 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: you know, twenty five twenty two over the Cowboys that 37 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: I saw enough there to diminish, you know, the one 38 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: and five down the stretch after ten and two. But 39 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: this was a team that over came during the season, 40 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: you know, the loss of out of the gate, you know, 41 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: Malcolm Butler, and you know, then JJ Watt, then Kyler 42 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: Murray went down, then Deander Hopkins, which was one that 43 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: I think we'll find that they really didn't overcome very well. 44 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: But this team had some resiliency early on, which is 45 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: why it's really hard to figure out what happened. And 46 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:22,959 Speaker 1: I think that what we saw on Monday night was 47 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: a situation where the Rams came out and won that 48 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: first few minutes of this game physically and the Cardinals 49 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: just didn't recover, and that was what was so shocking 50 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: about it. So there is a lot to digest. I 51 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: know we're going to go through a lot of it here, 52 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: and while you celebrate the start of the season, I 53 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: think it really that's the hard part. I mean, all 54 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: of that happened, it all did exist, it was all real, 55 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: But then you get to this point and you kind 56 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: of forget about it because it didn't end up in 57 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: in a playoff win, or at least a good playoff showing. 58 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: I think we all can agree the matchup with the 59 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: Rams was not the best. I mean, I wish that 60 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: Seattle game had I hate to go back, but that's 61 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: what we're doing here, right You're gonna let me go back. 62 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 1: You know, I wish they had approached that game a 63 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 1: little bit differently. I know it worked out. You can't 64 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,399 Speaker 1: control what's happening in the other game, but the way 65 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: that it worked out, if the Cardinals could have won 66 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: that game, which they lost at thirty eight thirty, you know, 67 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: you get you get a better matchup. But it is 68 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: religionist history now, and so Philippe, there's a lot to 69 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 1: dig through. It was disappointing. It was disappointing the way 70 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: a number of players played, the way the team came out, 71 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: and they all, you know, a lot of guys have 72 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: to look themselves in the mirror, but namely Kyler Murray, 73 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: namely Cliff Kingsbury. I mean, it just goes throughout the 74 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: entire organization. They have a lot of players that are 75 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: free agents, so there's going to be changed. That's only 76 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: natural in this business. But you know, it's not to 77 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: say this team can't do it in the future, but 78 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: they do have to make some major adjustments. Greg As, 79 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 1: seems like we're back at this point once again. Obviously, 80 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: you know, we saw the collapse last year and then 81 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: something way way similar this teason. And the reason I 82 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: said it was a role the Coast Service season is 83 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: because you know, the Cardinals had numerous injuries throughout the season. 84 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: You know, JJ watt Deandja Hopkins just the two that 85 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: come to mind, obviously, but they also dealt with COVID issues. 86 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: You saw Chanda Jones, d J. Humphries, Marcus Golden on 87 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: miss time, Cliff Keensbury misstime to due to COVID, just 88 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: a roller coaster of emotions. But at the end of 89 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: the day, all of that, like we mentioned, gets overshadowed 90 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:28,039 Speaker 1: by that Monday night performance in the playoffs. You know 91 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:30,840 Speaker 1: where your thoughts right now? You talk about a roller coaster, 92 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: I mean it went straight up and then straight down. 93 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: That's what this twenty twenty one season kind of look 94 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:41,479 Speaker 1: like on paper. Guys, Eleven wins is not supposed to 95 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: feel like this. Eleven wins, that's that's a pretty darn 96 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: good number. But how did you get to eleven wins? 97 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: Is what we're all trying to figure out and rationalize 98 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:54,799 Speaker 1: because at one point ten and two with a ninety 99 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 1: five percent chance to win the NFC West, and here 100 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: we are a week after wild Card weekend and there 101 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 1: is no more season, So they need to look themselves 102 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: in the mirror. I'm talking about everyone, coaches, players, because 103 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,840 Speaker 1: you're gonna get beat, You're gonna lose some games, but 104 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: not to be competitive as they were on Monday. That 105 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: is what's going to stick with a lot of people, 106 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:22,359 Speaker 1: a lot of fans, all of us here on the 107 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 1: morning scramble, because that's what we're going to remember from 108 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one, and that's unfortunate. But we're not going 109 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: to get past it until twenty twenty two starts, and 110 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: maybe not even until the month of December. To figure out, 111 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 1: to your point, Philipe, how this team finishes a season 112 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: underhead coach Cliff Kingsbury, because now in back to back 113 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: seasons they haven't finished great start, awful finish, and that 114 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: is leaving a bad taste in everyone's mouth. But yes, 115 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: you make the playoffs, that should be the goal every year. 116 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: But one and done, especially that way, that's really really hard. 117 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: You got me stressing, Craig. As soon as you say that, 118 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to wait till basically next all this 119 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: outcoming decem Really you're telling me, I gotta wait about 120 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: ten months. We'll get excited. There will be things that 121 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 1: are happening. There'll be new pieces, new additions, and we'll 122 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: all get excited. Yet at the same time, what's going 123 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: to be the narrative. Everyone's gonna say great, but that 124 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 1: looks great. But so that's that's what I'm looking ahead to. Now, 125 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 1: that's something that you get to keep in the back 126 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: of your mind. But no, I'll be right there with you, 127 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 1: Philippe about getting excited once free agency hits, the draft, offseason, workouts, 128 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: training camp. But we're always going to have that in 129 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:42,919 Speaker 1: the back of our minds, going Okay, this is great. 130 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 1: How do you finish twenty twenty two? Well, I think 131 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: part of that is just the excitement of what we 132 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: did all season long on this show too. And you 133 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:52,479 Speaker 1: and you think, you know, never take for granted how 134 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: hard it is to do what they did early and 135 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: you need that, you need that they needed every bit 136 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,359 Speaker 1: of that equity, right that the power it in the 137 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: bank of here's the ten wins. But yeah, I think 138 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 1: what you're Craig, what you're saying is, yeah, next year, 139 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 1: if they're fortunate enough and skilled enough and well coached 140 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 1: enough to put up a great first half again or 141 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 1: even first three quarters, you're still gonna be You're gonna 142 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: be a little skeptical, right, all the fans every Okay, 143 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 1: what happens next. So it's just an interesting position to 144 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: be in Philippe. Guys, seven and oh, we're stacking pancakes, 145 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: We're making egg sandwiches in the morning. Even the Tamalis 146 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: came out early this season for Tamali season, I mean, 147 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 1: the expectation was high seven and no, we're all filling 148 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: here on the screen. We're like, okay, this is this 149 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 1: is gonna be a you know, walk in the park 150 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: for us in December, and it was not. I think, 151 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: I feel and I agree with everybody that's said towards 152 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: the end what happened towards the end. They have to 153 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: figure that out totally, because you cannot have that much 154 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: talent on the roster and just kind of finished this way. Yes, 155 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: the intention and the goal is to get into the tournament, 156 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: get into the playoffs, but once you're in there, you 157 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: better make sure your best pieces play at a high level. 158 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: And that just didn't happen. That's where I share the 159 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: feelings with with Craig, like, where was everything we saw 160 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: in the first part of the season that that never 161 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 1: came back, and once it didn't come back, I think 162 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: everybody from the Red Sea to us, you know, being 163 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: a part of the organization, was like, okay, so when 164 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 1: is this going to change a round? When is it 165 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: gonna turn around? And you're right, Jodi, the Dallas game, 166 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: I celebrated, you know, I got on another social media. 167 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 1: I'm like, Okay, we're back at it. But we didn't. 168 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:39,959 Speaker 1: We didn't get back at it. So I think towards 169 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 1: the end, Phelippe, you know, the way this ended has 170 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: really put a dent in the feelings that we have towards, 171 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: you know, going into the off season. But it has 172 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: to change. You guys, are right, moving pieces are gonna start. 173 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: They already started, guys. I'm sure they already have a 174 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: game plan to kind of attack, you know, uh, just 175 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: right after the Super Bowl. So it's gonna be interesting 176 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 1: when the team does, for sure, And Craig, I A 177 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 1: You're gonna touch on in our next segment. But you know, 178 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: this team dealt with numerous of injuries, numerous of COVID cases, 179 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: and they still performed well. You know, if there's one 180 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 1: win that comes to mind given all those circumstances, it 181 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 1: was that win against the Browns. But for the offense 182 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:26,079 Speaker 1: to really underperform missing one specific guy, that was what 183 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: was alarming to meet Craig. An offense or a defense 184 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: should not be reliance on one single player, and that 185 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:39,319 Speaker 1: goes for the quarterback. But when you lose a DeAndre Hopkins, 186 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: and I thoroughly thought that this team would be able 187 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 1: to be okay, You're not going to be great, but 188 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 1: be okay. They went two and one without him in 189 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: the middle of the season. Colt McCoy was the quarterback. 190 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 1: Now you have Kyler Murray as a quarterback without his 191 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 1: number one wide receiver, you got to be able to 192 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 1: figure out a way other teams do it. The Titans 193 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 1: lost Derrick Henry for almost half the season, yet they 194 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: were still the number one seed in the AFC. So 195 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:11,719 Speaker 1: it is possible. Injuries COVID they're going to happen. How 196 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:13,839 Speaker 1: do you deal with that? How do you handle it? 197 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 1: And I think we saw specifically at the wide receiver 198 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: position and then injuries in the secondary. Sometimes too many 199 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: injuries can certainly derail a position group, and as much 200 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: depth as this team did have at cornerback, it certainly 201 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:34,560 Speaker 1: did not sustain that towards the end of the regular season. 202 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: All right, yeah, that'll do it for our venting session, 203 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: our main dish. We got it all off our system, 204 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:44,079 Speaker 1: out of our system, much should say. But let's get 205 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 1: into some good let's get into the MVP. Let's get 206 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 1: into our that's my jam who impressed you the most, Jody? 207 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: There's so many worthy candidates, so shoot me what you got? Well, 208 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 1: I feel like I took the guy with that. Maybe 209 00:10:56,679 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 1: everyone would, maybe the majority of people, and you guys 210 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:03,719 Speaker 1: obviously have other candidates here, But James Connor for me, 211 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 1: you know, And look, I know Kyler Murray put up 212 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: big numbers all season long, but if you look at 213 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 1: the entire body of work, James Connor not only had 214 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: the numbers, he had fifteen rushing touchdowns, he had three 215 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 1: receiving touchdowns, but he embodied a spirit to this team 216 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: of physicality and toughness and the ability to go up 217 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:24,960 Speaker 1: above and beyond. I mean, when he came over, we 218 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: were all still learning a little bit more about him. 219 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 1: He's only twenty six years old, and yet you know, 220 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:32,079 Speaker 1: he was a little up and down with Pittsburgh and 221 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: then he comes over here all of a sudden, you 222 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: know he becomes a pass catcher as well. He showed 223 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:39,680 Speaker 1: that physicality to get those short yardage What were we 224 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: talking about last year, guys, short yardage? How are you 225 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 1: going to get better in those situations? How do you 226 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:49,199 Speaker 1: become more physical? They did that with bringing Rodney Hudson in. 227 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: We did see a lot of attrition with the offensive line, 228 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: but James Connor brought it every single time. And we'll 229 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:58,679 Speaker 1: never know how injured he was in that game. He 230 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:01,719 Speaker 1: was obviously battling all injury for the final part of 231 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 1: the season. And then we saw the helmet come into 232 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 1: the ribs in that Seattle game, which he played extremely 233 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:10,960 Speaker 1: hard in that game, trying to help the Cardinals, you know, 234 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,959 Speaker 1: win that one. But you know you can't argue with 235 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,319 Speaker 1: the numbers. I'll go through them because as an MVP, 236 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: if I'm named, if I'm naming him my MVP two 237 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 1: two hundred and two rushes, seven hundred and fifty two yards, 238 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 1: the fifteen touchdowns, thirty seven catches, three hundred and seventy 239 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: five yards, three tdsum as far as a receiver, and 240 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,960 Speaker 1: you know, you we all watched him, the fans all 241 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 1: watched him hit a nose for the end zone, the 242 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: ability to get up the field, uh you know, no 243 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: dancing around, no shine away, and you know that's what 244 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:44,679 Speaker 1: was also hard to see. I mean, obviously they never 245 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: got into this game with the Rams, They never got 246 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 1: into any kind of rhythm where they could start running 247 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: the ball. But he also the you know, the the 248 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 1: times that James Connor was running it, there was just 249 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: no room right there. Whether it was you know, we 250 00:12:57,880 --> 00:12:59,680 Speaker 1: know what the RAMS D line and with the Rams 251 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:02,680 Speaker 1: Front seven did, but it doesn't diminish for me what 252 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: I thought of what James Connor brought. And we'll talk 253 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,960 Speaker 1: about later maybe the future with him, but for me, 254 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:11,960 Speaker 1: he's the guy that set a tone physically all season long. 255 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: And Craig, how about you, Well, you want to talk 256 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: about numbers, Jodi, how do you measure the true value 257 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:23,960 Speaker 1: of a person or a player what happens when they're 258 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 1: not around? And I alluded to it earlier, but my 259 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 1: MVP is DeAndre Hopkins numbers Jody eight and two with 260 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins seven times they had thirty or more points 261 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: in those ten games three and four without only twice 262 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 1: in those seven games that they score thirty or more points. 263 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 1: And then where they really missed DeAndre Hopkins, especially down 264 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:53,559 Speaker 1: the stretch, was inside the red zone. Seven of Hopkins's 265 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: eight touchdowns, which by the way led the team seven 266 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 1: fewer games than Christian Kirk six. You are than aj Green, 267 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 1: But inside the red zone this team was sixty six 268 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 1: percent with d hop without forty eight percent, and they 269 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 1: were just four or thirteen over the last four games, 270 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 1: one of those being a win against the Dallas Cowboys. 271 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 1: This team relied way too much on DeAndre Hopkins and 272 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: that cannot happen moving forward. As great as he is, excellent, 273 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: but if you are going to miss him, and I 274 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 1: don't think no one plans to miss games, no one 275 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: plans for injuries, but you have to have a backup plan. 276 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: So moving forward, this team needs to figure out what 277 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 1: to do if they're missing their key offensive weapon as 278 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 1: far as a pass catcher is concerned. So great when 279 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins was around, not so good when he wasn't so. 280 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 1: My MVP for the twenty one regular season, DeAndre Hopkins, 281 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 1: that's my choice. What about you, Rolando, Well, my choice 282 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: is going to be a guy that ended the season 283 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 1: in the most awful way that you could possibly end 284 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 1: it in a cart headed towards the tunnel in an ambulance. 285 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 1: I gotta I gotta go with Buddha, Baker, and let 286 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: me tell you why. Buddha at the start of the 287 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: season knew that most of his guys were going to 288 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: be newcomers to his unit, right, and he was the glue. 289 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: He had to make sure that he was physically okay, 290 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: that he was mentally ready to guide these guys and 291 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 1: kind of point them in the right direction. And I 292 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: saw that from Buddha from the get go. I think 293 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: his soft voice, the way this guy, you know, communicates 294 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: to these to these uh cornerbacks and safeties on the roster, 295 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: is incredible. We saw it during training camp from the sidelens. 296 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 1: There was just hands on kind of technique from Buddha, 297 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 1: not only being you know, the leader and the captain 298 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 1: of his defense, but also being like a coach on 299 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: the field. This guy really wanted to make sure that 300 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 1: these guys were ready and to play ninety eight tackles 301 00:15:55,760 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 1: sixty three solo. I mean, he had that pair of sacks, 302 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 1: impressive sacks when Vance Joseph dialed up the safety blitz 303 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: and then he had those three interceptions. Throughout the entire year. 304 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 1: He kept it together for me, a guy that that 305 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 1: does his work, does his job at a high level, 306 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 1: gets selected to the Pro Bowl as a starter, and 307 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: also has his guys you know, right next to him 308 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 1: ready to elevate and kind of just be on the 309 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 1: same page. I think Buddha Baker for sure is my 310 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 1: MVP of the season. Obviously, that hit, you know, one 311 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 1: on one against cam Akers, it was a legit hit. 312 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 1: You got to make sure that you know, sometimes you 313 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: win to you sometimes. Buddha Baker has won most of 314 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 1: these hits guys throughout his entire career. This time around, 315 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 1: it's just the wrong angle. He he had to go 316 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 1: down a little bit. But we're glad he's okay. He's 317 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: gonna be a big component to the rebuild in the 318 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: off site and see where this defense leads up. But 319 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: I like the way Buddha handled his entire business this year, 320 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 1: and I think he's gonna be there. He's gonna be 321 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 1: one of those guys. He's already a core guy. He's 322 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 1: gonna be one of those core guys that you'll see 323 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: more more involved in the defense and also just kind 324 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:08,400 Speaker 1: of pushing forward to make this thing right. What about you, Philipeth. Yeah, 325 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 1: man ended with what I feel like it is the 326 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: most obvious one. So I wanted to give you guys 327 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:14,959 Speaker 1: the knitting grids. I wanted to hear your perspective on 328 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: all these other key guys. But I'm gonna go with 329 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:19,359 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray obviously, because you don't get to eleven and 330 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 1: six without going seven and o without going ten and two. 331 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:25,440 Speaker 1: And in those first seven weeks, I mean, I feel 332 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:28,720 Speaker 1: like everybody was talking about Kyler Murray being the clear 333 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 1: cut MVP favorite in those first seven weeks. I mean, 334 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:36,879 Speaker 1: Caurier high and completion percentage. He decreases interceptions, He's reading 335 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 1: defenses much better, he improved against done defenses specifically throughout 336 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:46,679 Speaker 1: the course of the season. And although people wanted to 337 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 1: see more of him in these last couple of weeks, 338 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 1: I also think he improved when it came to leadership. 339 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 1: I don't know that was one of the biggest things 340 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:56,119 Speaker 1: that people were knocking him for heading into the season, 341 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 1: And if you saw his wireds throughout the season, if 342 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 1: you saw well Adrian Wilson was talking about his leadership 343 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:07,120 Speaker 1: style on the Dave Pash podcast, all these people talking 344 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: about Kyler Murray being a leader, how he's an alpha. 345 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:14,479 Speaker 1: How in Zach Ertz's words, he's one of the greatest 346 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 1: quarterbacks he's ever played with. That all speaks volumes to 347 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray. Now we do need to see him elevate 348 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 1: his game even more when you don't have your number 349 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 1: one receiver, when your backs against the wall, when you 350 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:29,920 Speaker 1: know all the pressures on you, that's where I want 351 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 1: to see him elevate his games because you know, you 352 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 1: see the greats to it, the Aaron Rodgers of the world. 353 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,719 Speaker 1: You know, Aaron Rodgers came into Arizona and beat the 354 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:41,679 Speaker 1: Cardinals without his top two three receivers. Tom Brady. You 355 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:43,359 Speaker 1: saw what he did against the Eagles in the first 356 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 1: round of the wild Card without Chris Godwin. Obviously we 357 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 1: know what happened with Antonio Brown, and he still was 358 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 1: able to pull his team out with the victories. So 359 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: that's the type of evolution that I want to see 360 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: from Kyler Murray moving forward. All right, Yeah, that'll do 361 00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:00,199 Speaker 1: it for our that's my jam, our mvpiece of the 362 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:03,159 Speaker 1: Cardinals this season. Let's move on to our newcomers, a 363 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 1: rise and shine those newcomers so that there was in 364 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:09,240 Speaker 1: the Cardinals that really really impressed us. Jody, what'd you 365 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 1: guy for me? Well, there are a bunch should we 366 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:14,200 Speaker 1: go back to, you know, guys that came in as 367 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: as rookies or as free agents first part of the season, 368 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:19,919 Speaker 1: but then you've got a guy it was just my choice, 369 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: like tight ends, zach Ertz who came over from Philadelphia, 370 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 1: a proven guy in this league, one of the top 371 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 1: tight ends in this league, can immediately give your offensive spark. Obviously, 372 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: the reason for this was Max Williams going down and 373 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 1: how big a part of the offense that he was 374 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: going to be for Cliff Kingsbury. So it was a 375 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 1: real you know, it was such a bummer when Max 376 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 1: Williams went out. He had fought so hard to get 377 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 1: healthy and then to see him go out, and then 378 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 1: for Steve Kime to go out and get zach Ertz. 379 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: So he brought not only checked all the boxes right 380 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:56,120 Speaker 1: because he does everything well on the field, and then 381 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: he brings that leadership, a guy that has won, a 382 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:02,360 Speaker 1: guy that can help younger players or you know, help 383 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray for that matter. So I'm going with zach 384 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: ertzum I believe once Deander Hopkins went down. You know, 385 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:13,639 Speaker 1: he was the top target getter, and he finished with 386 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:16,680 Speaker 1: the Cardinals fifty six catches, five hundred and seventy four 387 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:20,879 Speaker 1: yards and three touchdowns. Again, though, it I feel like 388 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 1: when we're diagnosing the problems with Kyler Murray in the 389 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:25,680 Speaker 1: passing game, you know, you still have to figure out 390 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 1: why did that red zone? Why was it so difficult 391 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:33,240 Speaker 1: for them to score in those situations when they got 392 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:34,960 Speaker 1: down there in the red zone, And you thought zach 393 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:37,879 Speaker 1: Ertz would be the key to that, but hey, he 394 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:41,479 Speaker 1: gave he gave the team a shot to continue what 395 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 1: they were doing offensively. Sure you would have liked I 396 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:45,439 Speaker 1: thought he was gonna be a big key in that 397 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:49,679 Speaker 1: Rams game, but the entire offensive unit just couldn't get 398 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 1: anything done with that pressure that they were dealing with, 399 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: and it didn't happen. But glad, so glad zach Ertz 400 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 1: came over here. We heard in his final pressure just 401 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:02,880 Speaker 1: words of whim words of leadership and something that can 402 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: go a long way. I hope we see him back. 403 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:07,360 Speaker 1: I know it seems like he'd like to come back, 404 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 1: so we'll see what happens there. But he was a 405 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 1: great addition to this team and I'm not sure they 406 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 1: even get where they did get without him the way 407 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 1: that he came in. Craig, how about you? Newcomer of 408 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 1: the year for you? Let me just add, if you 409 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: haven't had a chance to hear or watch zach Ertz 410 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 1: on his exit interview on Tuesday, go to Asy Cardinals 411 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: dot com. But I think to your point, Jodey, he 412 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 1: gave a pretty honest assessment of how the season went, 413 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 1: even though he wasn't here for the whole year, but 414 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 1: spoken glowing terms of both the head coach and the quarterback. 415 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 1: And yeah, I do think he would like to come back. 416 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:45,720 Speaker 1: We'll have to wait and see on that. But as 417 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 1: far as Newcomer of the Year, I'll go with where 418 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:52,400 Speaker 1: maybe Rolando might have gone if he had beaten me out, 419 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 1: because I know he likes the offensive lineman and this 420 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:59,360 Speaker 1: gentleman touches the football every single play. But Rodney Hudson 421 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: and the ability to acquire an all Pro center, I 422 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:06,120 Speaker 1: think did wonders not only for the offense, but for 423 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 1: the quarterback himself and helping Kyler Murray take that next 424 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:13,159 Speaker 1: step here in year three. And then you look like 425 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 1: with the ider Hopkins, Rodney Hudson when he was playing 426 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 1: nine and three. When he wasn't Cardinals were two and three. 427 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 1: Now you can look at those numbers of dumb are 428 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:25,879 Speaker 1: different ways depending on which player you single out. But 429 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 1: when the head coach calls you a security blanket, when 430 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 1: he calls you the glue, I think we all need 431 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 1: to kind of look up and realize because you can't 432 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:38,920 Speaker 1: look at an offensive lineman and look at numbers. There's 433 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:40,880 Speaker 1: no stats at the end of the game as far 434 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:43,719 Speaker 1: as what they able to accomplish outside of did they 435 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 1: keep the quarterback clean? So big picture for me the 436 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:50,920 Speaker 1: entire season. I know it was kind of little little 437 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 1: rough down the stretch as far as the offensive line play, 438 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 1: but overall, I think Rodney Hudson is a huge edition, 439 00:22:57,359 --> 00:22:59,919 Speaker 1: not only for this season but moving forward for the 440 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 1: Arrows on a Cardinal. So Rodney Hudson is my newcomer 441 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:05,159 Speaker 1: of the year here this season. What about your Orlando 442 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 1: Well great newcomers And yes, Craig, you did beat me out. 443 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: You shot the text like thirty seconds before I did, 444 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 1: so thank you for that. But I have I have 445 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 1: the best newcomer guys, JJ Watt. Let's go. I mean 446 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:22,439 Speaker 1: this guy was a high profile edition in the offseason. 447 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 1: Everybody's like, Okay, does JJ have it? How much are 448 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 1: you paying them? Does he? I mean, this guy is 449 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 1: injury prone, and yes he was in with the team, 450 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:32,680 Speaker 1: you know, a bunch of games. But the way this 451 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:36,119 Speaker 1: guy just stepped into the leadership role. And let me 452 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:38,719 Speaker 1: be clear on this, a lot of guys want to 453 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:42,159 Speaker 1: become leaders and are not. It's different if you're in 454 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 1: the locker room and you try and do the pump 455 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:46,959 Speaker 1: up and the raw row type of speech and nobody 456 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: reacts to it. That's not your role. JJ. The first 457 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 1: day he came in there, he sat him down, he 458 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:57,200 Speaker 1: talked to him, and I think everybody adapted to what 459 00:23:57,280 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 1: was going to be happening here in the desert. I 460 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:01,879 Speaker 1: like JJ from the get go. And when he was 461 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:04,199 Speaker 1: on the field, yes, he had those big you know 462 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:07,600 Speaker 1: braces on the elbows and the shoulder and everything. But 463 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 1: this guy was giving you all all his might. And 464 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:13,439 Speaker 1: we saw that on the run game. Uh in the 465 00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 1: first couple of weeks. Yes, he gets hurt against his 466 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 1: old teammate and then comes back from a surgery that 467 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:21,840 Speaker 1: was practically you know, impossible to come back in the 468 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 1: time he did so, just the way he approached his rehab, 469 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:29,160 Speaker 1: it just tells you how much how much desire there 470 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 1: is and how much you know, talent and respect there 471 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 1: is towards the Cardinals, because the Cardinals trust his ability 472 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:38,399 Speaker 1: to come back. So I think for sure, you know, 473 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:40,639 Speaker 1: when when he was in there, he was he was 474 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 1: writing solid. I really did like his his presence and 475 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:48,200 Speaker 1: the intensity level he was bringing into that entire defensive unit. 476 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 1: And then besides that, we saw him in training camp. 477 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:54,119 Speaker 1: He was also a little touched with injury stuff and 478 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 1: he was right there in the year was Zach Allen 479 00:24:56,960 --> 00:24:59,879 Speaker 1: every single play during training camp he was he was. 480 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,720 Speaker 1: He was kind of telling them what to do, you know, 481 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 1: correct this, do this, and do that, and we saw it. 482 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 1: Everybody got elevated from that defensive line. I think for 483 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:10,879 Speaker 1: sure they're a better unit with JJ Watt. For me, 484 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:15,120 Speaker 1: the newcomer of the year number one, Rodney Hudson, number two, 485 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 1: JJ Watt. I think for sure the Cardinals have a 486 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 1: great veteran and captain in that defense that he just 487 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 1: had to play more games. That's it. And if you 488 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 1: listen to JJ Watt's pressure, you know, the week of 489 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:32,960 Speaker 1: the fresh round he was describing like what happened to 490 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 1: his shoulder, and then he was it was like he 491 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 1: he toured in half and he toured like his rotator 492 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:42,640 Speaker 1: cuff or I don't know. It was like so much 493 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:44,919 Speaker 1: that when he said the doctor told him four to 494 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:48,120 Speaker 1: six weeks and he came back within two months, in 495 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 1: my head, I was like, wow, I need JJ watching 496 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:53,680 Speaker 1: jeans because I have a lot of you know, injuries 497 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:56,200 Speaker 1: myself for my days of playing basset and everything like that, 498 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:59,159 Speaker 1: so I might, you know, get some of JJ DNA. 499 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 1: I'll finish it off by talking about you know, he's 500 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 1: not super popular because you guys obviously took the popular newcomers. 501 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 1: But I'm gonna go with Rondo more because I feel 502 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 1: like Kingsbray sought out this type of receiver. You know, 503 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 1: the speedy short can get into holes at some other 504 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:19,359 Speaker 1: receivers might not get into. But you know, Rondo more 505 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:23,240 Speaker 1: extended the field. You know those the lateral game, the 506 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:26,320 Speaker 1: quick game, the get the screen game, get him an 507 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:29,919 Speaker 1: open field and let him do damage in that regard. 508 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:32,160 Speaker 1: I mean, remember that play against the Vikings where they 509 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:34,440 Speaker 1: had like eight twelve seconds left on the clock or 510 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:36,960 Speaker 1: something like that, and they just you know pass that 511 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 1: made that lateral pass and Randa Moore got them within 512 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 1: field goal range to I believe tied up before the half. 513 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 1: But things like that, you know, he brought something different 514 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 1: to this offense that you know, Kingsbray hasn't had through 515 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:53,200 Speaker 1: his first three seasons in the NFL. So Randa Moore 516 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:55,960 Speaker 1: my newcomer of the year. Hopefully he gets healthy, Hopefully 517 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:59,359 Speaker 1: he gets an expanded role heading into next season, because 518 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:01,399 Speaker 1: we all know he's a talent, he has potential, he 519 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: has a speed, he works hard, he's always one of 520 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:06,359 Speaker 1: the last guys getting off the field. He's always you know, 521 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:09,320 Speaker 1: in the playbook, around the facility. Things like that. He's 522 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 1: becoming a true professional in the NFL. Around them more 523 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:14,360 Speaker 1: is my guy. And that'll do it for our rise 524 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:16,879 Speaker 1: and shine, our newcomers for the Arizona Cardinals in twenty 525 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 1: twenty one. And we'll wrap it up with our last 526 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 1: bringing home the bacon of this season. And I'll start 527 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 1: it off by talking about, you know, what offseason moves 528 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 1: do the Arizona Cardinals have to make, you know, heading 529 00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:31,440 Speaker 1: into next year to really elevate them to get them 530 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:34,720 Speaker 1: back into you know, postseason contention, things of that nature, 531 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:38,159 Speaker 1: and I would like to see them go after a 532 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:41,040 Speaker 1: shutdown corner because when I look around at the receivers 533 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:44,119 Speaker 1: in the NFC West, specifically, I mean the Seahawks have 534 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:47,920 Speaker 1: Tyler Lockin and DK Metca, the forty nine ers have 535 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 1: Deebo Samuel, George Kidd or Brandon Ai, and of course 536 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 1: the Rams have arguably the best receiver in the NFL, 537 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:56,360 Speaker 1: and Cooper cub Obj has been a good addition. They're 538 00:27:56,359 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 1: gonna get Robert Woods back. So in my opinion, if 539 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 1: they do go after a shutdown corner and you you know, 540 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:06,399 Speaker 1: find a way to resign challenger Jones, I think this 541 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 1: defense is back at playing at a high level. But hey, 542 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:12,720 Speaker 1: that's just me. There's a reason I'm not a GM. 543 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 1: There's a reason that's above my pay grade. But if 544 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:18,160 Speaker 1: that was my wishless, I would obviously go with those 545 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:20,840 Speaker 1: two things. Jody, what do you got? Yeah, I mean 546 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 1: I think I think you hit on it. That's an 547 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:25,920 Speaker 1: important role and we know how that depth was tested 548 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 1: down the stretch in the secondary, and so you cannot 549 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:31,640 Speaker 1: have enough guys there. You need to have your top 550 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,919 Speaker 1: guys be elite and some good depth. But yeah, I'm 551 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:38,040 Speaker 1: gonna go with offseason. I do want there's one that 552 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 1: I didn't initially have on my list, but not just 553 00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 1: because I wasn't going to focus on it, but I 554 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:45,600 Speaker 1: will say I think they were less We found out 555 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 1: quickly they were less deep at wide receiver than we thought. 556 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 1: I'm not sure what happened with aj Green, but it 557 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:52,600 Speaker 1: just went downhill. And that was a guy that I 558 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:54,720 Speaker 1: think Kyler and the offense was really counting on, and 559 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: you know, he wasn't able to make as many catches 560 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 1: as he maybe should have down that stretch. But in 561 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 1: the offseason, you know, one thing you look out of 562 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:05,840 Speaker 1: the two running backs are both free agents, and I 563 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:07,960 Speaker 1: think the market will determine a lot of it. But 564 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:11,280 Speaker 1: you already heard me gush about James Connor, and I 565 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 1: love Chase Edmonds as well. I mean Chase Edmonds as 566 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:16,360 Speaker 1: a guy that can do a little bit of everything. 567 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:19,320 Speaker 1: And you know, it definitely hurt this team when he 568 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 1: was down and out that Connor had a bigger role. 569 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:24,960 Speaker 1: And we did see Eno Benjamin do some good things 570 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: as well, and Jonathan Ward was injured at the end. 571 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:29,680 Speaker 1: But I think, you know, definitely I would love to 572 00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:33,120 Speaker 1: see James Connor come back again, We're going to know more. 573 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 1: A lot of that is just determined on what other 574 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 1: teams are willing to pay and what the Cardinals are 575 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:40,280 Speaker 1: willing to pay given the other free agents that they have, 576 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:42,920 Speaker 1: So that's gonna be a big focus. But a love 577 00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:44,920 Speaker 1: with those two guys brought. I thought it was a 578 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:46,760 Speaker 1: really good fit in this offense when they were both 579 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:48,840 Speaker 1: out there on the field, which is what you hope for. 580 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:52,120 Speaker 1: And then the other thing you look at is linebacker. 581 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:56,640 Speaker 1: You know, Jordan Hicks brought so much, but you know, 582 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: you just feel like he's a guy that was not 583 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 1: really in the plan even this year, which is crazy 584 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:04,440 Speaker 1: to think about when you talk about what the Cardinals 585 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:06,720 Speaker 1: had laid out as the plan. And then you have 586 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:09,280 Speaker 1: Isaiah Simmons, how he took a big leap from last 587 00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 1: year to this year. I think, you know, still room 588 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:13,880 Speaker 1: to grow, there still more to learn about the game, 589 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:17,320 Speaker 1: but that physicality is there. And then Zaven Collins is 590 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 1: next in line, and I know, you know, it was 591 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 1: disappointing because again because the expectations were so high for 592 00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:26,360 Speaker 1: him to come in the fact that he even wasn't 593 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:29,320 Speaker 1: playing very much down the stretch and you saw other 594 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:34,040 Speaker 1: guys like Joe Walker, Tanner Vallejo playing linebacker. So I 595 00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:36,360 Speaker 1: think Zaven there's no reason though why he shouldn't be 596 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:38,800 Speaker 1: able to take that step like we saw Isaiah Simmons 597 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:41,240 Speaker 1: go ahead and do. And then you've got those twin 598 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:44,240 Speaker 1: you know, those us as it was, put two trees, 599 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:46,600 Speaker 1: two huge trees in the middle of your defense there. 600 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 1: But you know again, and that's why when Rulanda, when 601 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:51,960 Speaker 1: you talked about j J. Watt, I mean, there's no 602 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 1: substitute for leadership. So like Jordan Hicks, you know, you 603 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:57,600 Speaker 1: can't a rookie's never going to bring that. But as 604 00:30:57,680 --> 00:31:00,440 Speaker 1: Jordan said himself, he's worked closely with those guys the 605 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 1: last few years, Zaven and Isaiah, and when it's time 606 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:06,480 Speaker 1: for them to take over, it's just time. Whether they're 607 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 1: ready or not, they'll have to figure that out and 608 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:11,680 Speaker 1: hopefully they will do that. That will be something that 609 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:15,080 Speaker 1: we'll have to watch because there's no guarantees, but hopefully 610 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:17,160 Speaker 1: that'll that'll be a big focus and that helps. You know, 611 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 1: Philippina talked about the secondary, but you know, it helps 612 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:22,800 Speaker 1: if you have that pressure upfront. It helps if you 613 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 1: can stop the run. All of these things kind of 614 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:29,800 Speaker 1: factor in to the general health of the defense. So 615 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:31,800 Speaker 1: those are a couple of things I'll look at for 616 00:31:32,040 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 1: free agency and the offseason and what the Carmels have 617 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 1: to focus on, you know, and again it's not all 618 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:40,040 Speaker 1: about one game, but I think they really have to 619 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:44,960 Speaker 1: dissect what happened in that Rams game and offensively look 620 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:49,040 Speaker 1: for a more high percentage place. I know, it easily 621 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 1: comes down you watch that game and you're like, Okay, 622 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:53,400 Speaker 1: you're not getting the blocking, you're not getting, but how 623 00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 1: do you adjust? How do you adjust on the fly 624 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:58,400 Speaker 1: and when things aren't quote on schedule, which they were 625 00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:00,360 Speaker 1: for a lot of the first half of this season. 626 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:03,480 Speaker 1: You know, what do you do then? Yea? And so 627 00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 1: those are the things that the greats are able to 628 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:08,160 Speaker 1: do and are able to you know, whether it's coaches 629 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:10,480 Speaker 1: or quarterbacks, because a lot of it lands on the 630 00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:12,560 Speaker 1: head coach and the quarterback. You know, how do you 631 00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:15,800 Speaker 1: adjust when things aren't on schedule? And how do you 632 00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:19,040 Speaker 1: have plays that you know, a lot of what we 633 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:21,680 Speaker 1: saw from Kyler the magic came on third and fourth 634 00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:25,200 Speaker 1: down at times and plays that are frankly quite low percentage. 635 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:27,960 Speaker 1: It's what can you bank on You know what can 636 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:31,840 Speaker 1: you bank on that will work a higher percentage of 637 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 1: the time? And I think that's something else they're going 638 00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 1: to look at in the offseason. But Craig, how about 639 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:40,400 Speaker 1: you as far as the roster is concerned. You can 640 00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:45,040 Speaker 1: make a compelling case, guys for every single position on 641 00:32:45,080 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 1: the football field, offense and defense, needing an upgrade outside 642 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:53,480 Speaker 1: of the quarterback position. Now, I'm going to focus on 643 00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:56,960 Speaker 1: the offensive side and looking at a number two wide receiver. 644 00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:00,440 Speaker 1: Same need from a year ago, and the Cardinals addressed 645 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:03,880 Speaker 1: it in both free agency and the draft. They might 646 00:33:03,960 --> 00:33:07,160 Speaker 1: need to do it again because Aj Green's a free agent, 647 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:10,120 Speaker 1: Christian Kirk's a free agent. You got DeAndre Hopkins coming 648 00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:13,960 Speaker 1: back healthy, Rondel Moore another year under his belt, he'll 649 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:16,160 Speaker 1: be a second year player. But there are a lot 650 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:18,880 Speaker 1: of question marks when it comes to pass catchers. Not 651 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:21,360 Speaker 1: the tight end position. I'd love to see Max Williams 652 00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:24,360 Speaker 1: and Zach ERTs come back, but wide receivers and that 653 00:33:24,560 --> 00:33:29,760 Speaker 1: wide receiver opposite DeAndre Hopkins. Can they if Hopkins is gone, 654 00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:33,400 Speaker 1: can they take some attention off d hop one? And 655 00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:36,360 Speaker 1: then if you don't have DeAndre Hopkins on the football field. 656 00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:39,080 Speaker 1: Can he be that guy? Can he step into that role? 657 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:41,800 Speaker 1: I think we were all expecting that to be aj Green, 658 00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:45,600 Speaker 1: And while his numbers this season were acceptable, they were fine. 659 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:48,480 Speaker 1: We just needed him to take that next step when 660 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:52,120 Speaker 1: you were without number ten. So number two wide receiver, 661 00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:55,720 Speaker 1: a playmaker for Kyle de'my to throw to is what 662 00:33:55,840 --> 00:33:58,120 Speaker 1: I want to see this team focus on again, whether 663 00:33:58,160 --> 00:34:01,720 Speaker 1: it's free agency or the draft, but someone to catch 664 00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:04,320 Speaker 1: the football, stretch the field a little bit on the 665 00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:07,400 Speaker 1: opposite side of DeAndre Hopkins. So that's where I'm going. 666 00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:11,960 Speaker 1: Where are you going, Rolando m good question, Philippe. What's 667 00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:15,839 Speaker 1: the name of the segment scramble? No, the name of 668 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:20,319 Speaker 1: the name of bringing Home of Bacon exactly. Let's bring 669 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:23,520 Speaker 1: in some more Bacon guys. We need protective for Kyler Murray. 670 00:34:23,880 --> 00:34:26,040 Speaker 1: We need the big boys. We need the guys that's 671 00:34:26,080 --> 00:34:29,759 Speaker 1: gonna give him time from the pocket. We saw it early, right, 672 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:33,120 Speaker 1: and then it kind of just broke down a little bit. Yes, injury, 673 00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:35,960 Speaker 1: COVID hit, everything hit, and it's going to continue to hit. 674 00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:38,440 Speaker 1: There's not going to be a single season where everybody's 675 00:34:38,440 --> 00:34:42,160 Speaker 1: gonna feel great Week eighteen. Guys, that's never gonna happen 676 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:45,000 Speaker 1: in the NFL, I can guarantee you that, but I 677 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:49,600 Speaker 1: think for sure going against our Division D line. You 678 00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:52,960 Speaker 1: talk about Aaron Donald, he could be, you know, as 679 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:56,120 Speaker 1: aggressive as any defensive lineman there is in the NFL 680 00:34:56,440 --> 00:35:01,319 Speaker 1: and can literally just dictate the way you every single time. 681 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:03,360 Speaker 1: So you have to figure that out. You have to 682 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:06,279 Speaker 1: bring in somebody, whether it's through the draft, which I 683 00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:08,600 Speaker 1: think there's gonna be a great candidates this year, great 684 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:11,400 Speaker 1: great talent in this draft class to kind of go 685 00:35:11,480 --> 00:35:14,200 Speaker 1: up there. And we understand that, you know, our history 686 00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:17,800 Speaker 1: does not really give us, you know, high draft picks 687 00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:20,600 Speaker 1: on the old line. But if we find a gem 688 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:23,920 Speaker 1: there and somebody that comes in Craig, Jody and Philippe 689 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:27,279 Speaker 1: that just is a shutdown guard, right and he just 690 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:32,160 Speaker 1: benefits from Rodney Hudson, benefits from having you know, veterans 691 00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:34,360 Speaker 1: on the iPhones A line. I think most definitely it'll 692 00:35:34,440 --> 00:35:37,200 Speaker 1: benefit in the long term. Kyler Murray, I think we 693 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:40,239 Speaker 1: need more protection, we need more offensive alignment, and it's 694 00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:42,800 Speaker 1: gonna be one of those issues where let's find them guys, 695 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:45,319 Speaker 1: and I think this year's draft class has a bunch 696 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:49,160 Speaker 1: of them. Hopefully that's something that that is um you know, 697 00:35:49,239 --> 00:35:52,000 Speaker 1: looked at. But for sure bringing home to bacon, getting 698 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:54,839 Speaker 1: more bacon for Kyler Murray. Make sure he's not under 699 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:58,080 Speaker 1: the rest the late part of the season. That way 700 00:35:58,120 --> 00:36:01,399 Speaker 1: he can do his job. Because we saw that playoff game. 701 00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:03,759 Speaker 1: I mean there was there what even a second while 702 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:07,040 Speaker 1: he was scrambling twelve thirteen yards back. That's not the recipe, 703 00:36:07,080 --> 00:36:10,880 Speaker 1: you It doesn't matter the scheme that Kingsbury draws up. 704 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:13,279 Speaker 1: It does not matter what Kyler wants to do. If 705 00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:16,520 Speaker 1: you're running for your life within a second in the NFL, 706 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:19,520 Speaker 1: it's gonna be really tough to do anything. So for me, 707 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:23,160 Speaker 1: bringing home to Baker Philippin, moving forward, get a more protection, 708 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:26,200 Speaker 1: get a more offensive line, and if you want to 709 00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:29,279 Speaker 1: develop these guys right along with Kyler Murray, get a 710 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:32,839 Speaker 1: blue draft. You know, this is a sad part because 711 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:34,799 Speaker 1: now I have to wrap up the show. It's been 712 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:37,480 Speaker 1: a good twenty weeks of doing the show. It's been 713 00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:42,160 Speaker 1: twenty weeks of you know, Craig dumping the table, Orlando 714 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:46,200 Speaker 1: bringing you know, the breakfast in the mornings, Jody giving 715 00:36:46,280 --> 00:36:49,120 Speaker 1: us great insight and all that. So it's always I 716 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:51,160 Speaker 1: get a little bit of emotional needing to wrap up 717 00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:53,200 Speaker 1: the show, but we have reached the end. I do 718 00:36:53,280 --> 00:36:55,319 Speaker 1: want to give a special shout out to all of 719 00:36:55,360 --> 00:36:59,320 Speaker 1: the bird Gag. You know, we from Jody Craig, myself, Orlando, 720 00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:02,640 Speaker 1: all the digital department in the broadcast department that has 721 00:37:02,680 --> 00:37:05,520 Speaker 1: been tuning in with us weekend and week out, all 722 00:37:05,600 --> 00:37:08,880 Speaker 1: the way from training camp to the last game of 723 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:11,080 Speaker 1: the season. We do want to give you guys a 724 00:37:11,160 --> 00:37:13,439 Speaker 1: big thank you for following along. I hope you learned 725 00:37:13,480 --> 00:37:16,719 Speaker 1: something from us. I hope you put up with our silliness. 726 00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:19,080 Speaker 1: You put up with all the you know, the bashing 727 00:37:19,080 --> 00:37:21,520 Speaker 1: and the teasing, it and everything on this show. That's 728 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:23,319 Speaker 1: that's what we try to do for everybody, you know, 729 00:37:23,480 --> 00:37:26,040 Speaker 1: Mondays after a win or after a lost, specifically when 730 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:27,840 Speaker 1: it's a little bit more stressful, we try to be 731 00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:31,040 Speaker 1: the brat light for all of the Bird Game. A 732 00:37:31,120 --> 00:37:33,160 Speaker 1: special thank you to all of you guys. A special 733 00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:35,680 Speaker 1: thank you to Jody Craig and Orlando for joining me 734 00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:39,880 Speaker 1: this season. It's been fun. Sorry if I, you know, 735 00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:42,120 Speaker 1: dictated it a little bit too much. You know, I 736 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:44,400 Speaker 1: am the host. I do like to run things a 737 00:37:44,440 --> 00:37:48,400 Speaker 1: little bit, organize everything. You gotta be our leader. We 738 00:37:48,520 --> 00:37:50,880 Speaker 1: love it. I'm gonna miss you guys, I mean, you know, 739 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:54,360 Speaker 1: in my every Monday or you know, the occasional. We 740 00:37:54,440 --> 00:37:56,799 Speaker 1: had a few different games. I think we had a 741 00:37:56,800 --> 00:37:58,759 Speaker 1: Friday one after the Thursday. But I'm gonna miss you 742 00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:01,680 Speaker 1: guys a lot. And Jacob, thanks for your support, Jacob Ortiz. 743 00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:04,799 Speaker 1: And I don't know if I'm missing anyone else on 744 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:07,879 Speaker 1: that side of things, but guys, I guess I'll resist 745 00:38:07,920 --> 00:38:10,160 Speaker 1: the temptation to zoom try to zoom you in on 746 00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:13,480 Speaker 1: a Monday, but I will miss it and you guys, 747 00:38:13,600 --> 00:38:17,200 Speaker 1: fantastic job all year. Everyone in the behind the scenes, 748 00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:20,680 Speaker 1: Jacob Ortiz, like Jody mentioned there, our executive producer Kelly 749 00:38:20,719 --> 00:38:24,880 Speaker 1: titter Will helping without the graphics. Jackson snipes, that's taking 750 00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:28,920 Speaker 1: a control of of streaming us on Twitter. Everybody had 751 00:38:28,960 --> 00:38:30,719 Speaker 1: a role to play. Thank you, thank you, thank you. 752 00:38:31,040 --> 00:38:33,799 Speaker 1: We hope you have a good rest of your well 753 00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:37,240 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Sadly that the Cardinals are into it, but hey, 754 00:38:37,560 --> 00:38:39,479 Speaker 1: what can we do about it. Have a good, good 755 00:38:39,560 --> 00:38:41,480 Speaker 1: rest of your week and we'll see you guys in 756 00:38:41,520 --> 00:38:42,640 Speaker 1: about four or five months.