1 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: And now we know the win. Welcome Bird Gang. On 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 1: today's show, we've got both Danny Surrek and Paul Calvicy 3 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: joining me a little roundtable discussion on the schedule. It's out. 4 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,119 Speaker 1: The order of games is now known. So what do 5 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: we think? It's Cardinals Cover two, episode seven fifty nine 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: and it starts now. 7 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two. 8 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: Poa Baker, What Heart? What rent? This guy's unbelievable. 9 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 2: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyundai, proud partner of 10 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 2: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcast. Visit Azycardinals 11 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 2: dot com slash podcast. 12 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: He's at the ten half of five. He's it again, 13 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: so more hurry magic. 14 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 2: Whow here's Craigcrioler. 15 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: Okay, it is out the twenty twenty four Arizona Cardinals 16 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: regular season. In the schedule Cardinals, did Paul get that 17 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: one primetime game more than a year ago? Did not 18 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: get an international game? And the bye week is somewhat 19 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,199 Speaker 1: quote unquote normal in week eleven, what do we think 20 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: reasonable and rational? 21 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 3: The bye week, which is typically what the players go 22 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 3: for first and foremost, and yeah, after Week fourteen, last year, 23 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 3: Week thirteen, the year before uh, you get back more 24 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 3: in line with ten games to start, seven games down 25 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 3: the stretch they come after the bye and then, well, Danny, 26 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,119 Speaker 3: I threw out the paulyprop that earlier about how many 27 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 3: primetime games. So I guess we were both wrong. 28 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 4: No, no, that's not true. 29 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 3: Sure, yeah, I threw out one point five and you 30 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 3: went over, Oh no, no, it. 31 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 4: Was not one point five. It was like. 32 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 5: Two point five or three point five. And I said 33 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 5: the under because I thought there would be two primetime games. Well, 34 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 5: so I said the under. 35 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 3: Here's the thing. I do believe there is a chance 36 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 3: for flex possibility, right, I mean you get into like 37 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 3: Minnesota late, you know, I mean even like Chicago and 38 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 3: New York Jets. I mean you're talking Aaron Rodgers, You're 39 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 3: talking Caleb Williams. If both those teams take off, like 40 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 3: a lot of people are projecting, and the Cardinals are 41 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 3: winning their share of games, boom, those. 42 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: Could be elevated. You can start flexing games as early 43 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 1: as Week five, as far as if you want to 44 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 1: change that matchup. But yeah, the Cardinals do get the 45 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 1: one primetime game. It is against the Los Angeles Chargers 46 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: on Monday, October twenty first, a home game State Farm 47 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: Stadium on ESPN plus six pm is the kickoff. But 48 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,239 Speaker 1: outside of that, Paul, I think you got off kind 49 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 1: of easy as far as the weather is concerned. Maybe 50 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: just that late trip to Carolina, and thankfully Week one 51 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: in Buffalo, no snow is expected when you're talking about 52 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: a game on September eighth. 53 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, the prayers were answered. The schedule gods, they did 54 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 3: answer in a three out of four. I mean, you 55 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 3: got Buffalo week one, you got Green Bay in mid October, 56 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 3: week six right at Miami week eight late October. That 57 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 3: should be I mean absolutely splendicular if you ask me. 58 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 3: And then Carolina week sixteen, right before Christmas, that has 59 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 3: the potential, Danny to get a little dicey. 60 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 5: Well, it looks like the weather's gonna hold up for 61 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 5: us that travel. This is a wacky schedule. I'm just 62 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 5: gonna say it. I maybe this is just because I've 63 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 5: never experienced a schedule like this where you've got three 64 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:37,119 Speaker 5: straight home games. There's only one instance where you go 65 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 5: you alternate from home to a way to home every 66 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 5: other trip. Is you're traveling for back to back weeks, 67 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 5: not on the same coast, So it doesn't appear like 68 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 5: the Cardinals will stay maybe on the East Coast for 69 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:51,839 Speaker 5: a week between games. 70 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 4: It is what it is. 71 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 5: I mean at some point right like, you got a 72 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 5: lot of schedules you have to work through. 73 00:03:57,920 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 4: It's just. 74 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:03,119 Speaker 5: To me that you got to start on the road 75 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 5: and then have three straight home games and then again 76 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 5: every other time you travel, with the exception of Miami 77 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 5: on October twenty seventh, it's back to back road games 78 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 5: and you've got back to back home games. 79 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 4: It's just different. 80 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 1: Not only wacky, but the schedule makers did the Cardinals 81 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: no favors. You look at the start of the schedule. Yeah, 82 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: on the road at Buffalo. Five of your first six 83 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: games are against playoff opponents from a year ago. Now 84 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: what of those teams look like when you face them 85 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: in those particular weeks. But that is a tough stretch 86 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,720 Speaker 1: to begin a season. The good news is though you 87 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: have a healthy KYLEA. Murray knock on wood all season long. 88 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 3: Yeah, you start obviously at Buffalo, and then you have 89 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:51,039 Speaker 3: the Rams, you have Lions playoff teams, Washington at home. 90 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 3: You know it didn't make I cannot believe. The top 91 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:56,720 Speaker 3: revenge games as listed by NFL dot Com. There were 92 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 3: ten of them. There was six honorable mention and Cliff 93 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 3: Kingsbury coming back to the AZDN qualify Come on now 94 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 3: Washington week four at State Farm Stadium, and then you 95 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 3: go to the forty nine Ers and to the Packers, 96 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 3: and last we saw those two teams. They're playing really 97 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 3: good ball in the postseason. So yes, it is a 98 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 3: gauntlet right out of the gate in terms of strength 99 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 3: to schedule. Now, if you can somehow persevere right and 100 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 3: you can navigate those choppy waters and then boom, all 101 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:27,839 Speaker 3: of a sudden, schedules a lot more forgiving on the 102 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 3: back half. 103 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: Let's go week by week and Paul, you want to 104 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: talk about a revenge game week one at the Bills 105 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 1: if he is on the roster. Danny, we need to 106 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: make sure that this reunion is set up pregame. Can 107 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 1: you do me a favor week one that Paul Calvisi 108 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 1: is able to reunite with Andy Isabella. 109 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 3: That's good I Andy, I forgot about that. Craig, thank 110 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:53,799 Speaker 3: you for the reminder. 111 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 5: Well, I feel pretty strongly that one of those two 112 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 5: people is going to be with their current organization by 113 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 5: the start of the regular season. Okay, and I thought 114 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 5: pretty confident it's gonna be Polly Pickskin. 115 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 4: Well, no promises, Craig. 116 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 3: It was almost a double backhand there. So let me 117 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 3: give you a holy can only stat on Buffalo because 118 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 3: they hit the reset button on what was a pretty 119 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:16,919 Speaker 3: stout team and roster. Do you realize they closed the 120 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 3: season with five straight wins when Stefan Diggs was a 121 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 3: non factor in those five games, he had twenty four 122 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 3: catches for just over two hundred yards, receiving zero touchdowns. 123 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:30,159 Speaker 3: So they traded them away, and they brought in Keon 124 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 3: Coleman obviously, and they brought in a whole bunch of 125 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 3: new different receivers and young receivers and got free agents 126 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 3: like Curtis Samuel and Mac Collins and Chase Claypool. And 127 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 3: so you know what, playing Josh Allen as good as 128 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 3: he is, but playing him in those receivers early, right 129 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 3: out of the gate when maybe they don't have the 130 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 3: chemistry and the cohesion yet as a group, I actually 131 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 3: like the Cardinals chances considering I mean no Micah Hyde 132 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 3: and Jordan Poyer in that in that secondary, their standout 133 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 3: safety Tanhem. If you're gonna get Buffalo. You want them early, 134 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 3: so you know what week one, let's do it. 135 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 1: First Cardinals trip to Buffalo since twenty sixteen, and of 136 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,599 Speaker 1: course everyone remembers the last time these two teams were 137 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: on the field at the same time State Farm Stadium 138 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: the Hail Murray passed to DeAndre Hopkins in twenty twenty. 139 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: So after going on the road for Week one, it's 140 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: three straight at home, first time since twenty nineteen the 141 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: Cardinals have had a stretch of three straight weeks at home. 142 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: They'll host the Rams, the Lions, and then the Commanders. Danny, 143 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: you look at the Rams and yet it's week two. 144 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:35,679 Speaker 1: But for the first time in a long time, nowhere 145 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,119 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald don't have to worry about number ninety nine. 146 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 4: That's true. 147 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 5: However, it's pretty clear that was the Rams' big intention 148 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 5: with their first two draft picks, and Jared Verse out 149 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 5: of Florida State and Brandon Brandon Fisk also out of FSU, 150 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 5: and then you add the running back out of Michigan 151 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 5: Blake Quorum when you've got Harbaugh or I'm thinking now, 152 00:07:55,400 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 5: I'm thinking strong La right. But Sean McVay, who we 153 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 5: have seen does a very nice job at adjusting when 154 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 5: needed against the Cardinals. And I think about being in 155 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 5: LA last year when the Cardinals defense gave up very 156 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 5: minimal rushing yards and then what happened the first the 157 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 5: first play was running play, and then it wasn't just 158 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 5: the first one. They ran like nine or ten straight 159 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 5: rum plays right half time, right the second half against 160 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 5: the Cardinals defense. So McVeigh is scary to go against 161 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 5: because he does a nice job adjusting when he needs to, 162 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 5: and he's someone who's had the Cardinals number over the years. 163 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 4: What is it, Paula, Like I have. 164 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:44,200 Speaker 3: It at thirteen out of fifteen that the Rams against 165 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 3: four different Cardinals head coaches. It would be Bruce Arians, 166 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 3: it would be Steve Wilkes, will be Cliff Kingsbury, and 167 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 3: then last year of course with Jonathan Gannon and to 168 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:55,560 Speaker 3: Danny's point, Kyraen Williams average better than seven yards of 169 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:58,319 Speaker 3: carry and the two games combined. So if you want 170 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 3: to figure out if the Cardinals have resolved their rush defense, 171 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 3: then guess what you're getting the Rams in Week two. 172 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 3: And I'm guessing that Sean McVay will probably pick up 173 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 3: where he left off and they're going to try and 174 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 3: stoke that thing between the tackles. They've rebuilt the offensive 175 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 3: line over the last couple of years, So here you go. 176 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 3: I mean that really is Cardinals in the history of 177 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 3: State Farm Stadium in home openers twelve six and one. 178 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 3: So historically Cardinals have been very successful in their home opener, 179 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 3: but also historically they've had no tougher opponent and matchup 180 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 3: than the Rams and Sean McVay, by. 181 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: The way, that one tie against the Lions in Kyler 182 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 1: Murray's first game in twenty nineteen, and the Lions are 183 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: the Cardinals' home opponents in Week three on September twenty second. 184 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 1: A lot of money to Jared Goff. I'mn ross Saint 185 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 1: Brown and a soul this offseason. And the Lions where 186 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: everyone's darlings a year ago, coming off their first Division 187 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,959 Speaker 1: win since nineteen ninety three. And then the month ends 188 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: on September twenty ninth, another home game, the third of 189 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:03,559 Speaker 1: three in a row against the Commanders and yes, Stan Quinn, 190 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: first year head coach with Washington and Yes, Danny Cliff 191 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 1: Kingsbury the offensive coordinated with Jaden Daniels coming back from 192 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: where he began his college career at Arizona State. 193 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 4: And Zach Ertz. 194 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, I forgot about that. Good call. 195 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 4: Yep, that'll be an interesting one. 196 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:25,560 Speaker 5: I have a feeling that there aren't many players that 197 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 5: are on this roster that were here had big time 198 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,959 Speaker 5: roles with Kingsbury. But you'd imagine, I mean, it's hard 199 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 5: to say, right, like, emotions will be high. It's not 200 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 5: like he's the head coach in Washington, so as an 201 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 5: offensive coriner, I mean, obviously, since he was a head 202 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 5: coach here, you would expect that some of the players 203 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 5: might want to win that game, maybe a little more, 204 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 5: even if they're not going to say that. But again, 205 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 5: he's not the head coach, So I don't want to 206 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 5: make this a bigger deal than it is because he's 207 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 5: coming in as an OC. 208 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 3: And here's the thing. One of the reasons that Cliff 209 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 3: Kingsbury got that job was based on the work he 210 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 3: did with Kyler Murray. Washington knew they're gonna be taken 211 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 3: a rookie quarterback right near the top of the draft. 212 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:06,679 Speaker 3: They did in Jade Daniels, and he had a ridiculously 213 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 3: successful year both throwing it and running it. Forty touchdown passes, 214 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 3: ten touchdown runs at LSU. He won the Heisman irat 215 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 3: Cliff Kingsbury about a week ago. Tell the Washington media 216 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 3: that he's got to make sure that the offense is 217 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 3: year one of Jayden Daniels in Washington Commander's offense and 218 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:27,319 Speaker 3: not year five of an Arizona Cardinals offense. I mean, 219 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:29,560 Speaker 3: he's got to structure it and then he's got to 220 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 3: simplify it so everyone can process it. But I mean, 221 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 3: you have a Washington team that's going to be starting. 222 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 3: It's eight different opening season quarterback in eight years, a 223 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 3: ton of turnover. Once again, you want to get Washington 224 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 3: and any rookie quarterback early. And that's one downside, perhaps 225 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 3: a little bit in this is you get the Bears, 226 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:53,080 Speaker 3: and you get the Patriots, and you get Carolina with 227 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 3: Bryce Young right, and Minnesota with JJ McCarthy all in 228 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 3: the second half of the season. The only rookie quarterback 229 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 3: you're getting early is Jade and Daniels with Washington week four. 230 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: So we close out September, Let's look at October and 231 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 1: after three straight at home, back to back road games 232 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: in San Francisco in Green Bay, first trip to Green 233 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 1: Bay since twenty eighteen, when in this note the Cardinals 234 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 1: upset the Packers and Mike McCarthy was fired before the 235 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:24,439 Speaker 1: Cardinals even left Wisconsin. I believe it was while you 236 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 1: guys were on the tarmac. Correct, Yes, we. 237 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 3: Got word while we're waiting. I think they were de 238 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 3: icing the plane at that point. And that was Larry 239 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:34,080 Speaker 3: fitzgild on third and nineteen, or maybe it was third 240 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 3: and twenty three. Ridiculous one handed catch to extend what 241 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 3: would be the game winning drive with Josh Rosen and 242 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 3: Steve Wilkes. 243 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 1: So there you go. 244 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 3: You're going into Lambeau, but this time it's going to 245 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 3: be earlier in the year. But I tell you, based 246 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 3: on what Jordan Love looked like in the playoffs last 247 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 3: year and the kind of ball he was playing, I mean, 248 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,079 Speaker 3: this one has a chance to be a real barn Burner. 249 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 3: They've reset the defense in Green Bay. They got a 250 00:12:56,760 --> 00:13:00,040 Speaker 3: lot of draft picks, both in the secondary and and 251 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 3: then also in the inside linebacker group. They're not exactly 252 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 3: known for having all that stat of a defensive front. 253 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:07,599 Speaker 3: So you know what, I could see that being a 254 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 3: high scoring affair at Lambeau. 255 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 1: By the way, that's a ten am kickoff, one of 256 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 1: three ten am kickoffs the Cardinals have. They have five 257 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: early kickoffs overall, a couple of eleven AM kickoffs later 258 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: in the season. Then, for the first time in a 259 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 1: couple of years now, Danny, the Cardinals do get a 260 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:25,959 Speaker 1: primetime game. Week seven. Jim Harbaugh and the Chargers will 261 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 1: be at State Farm Stadium on Monday Night football. Harball 262 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: familiar with the Cardinals six and two when he was 263 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: the forty nine Ers head coach. But this is a 264 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 1: Chargers team that does have a good quarterback justin Herbert, 265 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: just a team that just hasn't really been able to 266 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:42,439 Speaker 1: piece it all together with him as the QB. 267 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 5: It's going to be interesting, though, how much the offensive 268 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:50,319 Speaker 5: identity changes with Harbaugh and running the ball, and how 269 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 5: different that's going to look with Harbaugh coaching this team. 270 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 5: Herbert is a good quarterback, He's got the arm. He's 271 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:00,720 Speaker 5: also a wild card. I feel like there are times 272 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 5: where you see these really spectacular plays by him, and 273 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 5: then there's also moments where you're thinking, what on Earth? 274 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:11,439 Speaker 5: So that one, to me feels like a wildcard. I 275 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 5: remember when the Chargers were at State Farm Stadium. I 276 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 5: guess last year, two years ago, two seasons ago. Yeah, 277 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 5: it was a close one and the Cardinals ended up 278 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 5: losing that one, so that one, to me is a wildcard. 279 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 5: It's a primetime game. It is on ESPN Plus because 280 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 5: there is another Monday night football game going on at 281 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 5: the same time, but one primetime game this year, which 282 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 5: is one more than last year. 283 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 1: I should mention though locally, for those that watch Cardinals 284 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: football within Maricopa County, it will be on over the television, 285 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 1: so you don't have to worry about ESPN Plus. But 286 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 1: for those Cardinal fans outside of that, yes, ESPN Plus 287 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 1: because the Ravens play the Buccaneers at the same time. 288 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 3: And I wrote this down, and the NFL is the 289 00:14:56,040 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 3: last league to make every single local broadcast available over 290 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:03,800 Speaker 3: the air of any of it. But at the same time, 291 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 3: if you want to see every single NFL game this year, 292 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 3: let's just say you're the ninety nine percentile I wrote 293 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 3: this down, you would need access this year to NBCCBS, Fox, ABC, 294 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 3: Sunday Ticket, NFL Network, ESPN, ESPN Plus, Peacock, Amazon Prime, 295 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 3: and Netflix on Christmas. 296 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 5: Right close to one thousand dollars, isn't it. I mean, 297 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 5: they're all those streaming services. 298 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 3: Spreading the wealth right there, and everyone's wetting their beaks, 299 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 3: so to speak, on the whole Which platform is it on. 300 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 3: Here's the thing with the Chargers and just me listening 301 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 3: to everything that Jim Harbaugh has said, Danny to your 302 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 3: point in the physicality that he's bringing, and it's going 303 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 3: to be a reset of what he did with the 304 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 3: forty nine Ers when they led the league in rushing 305 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 3: and rushing attempts. I mean, you have a Chargers team 306 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 3: over the past three years, I wrote this down. They've 307 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 3: run it on only thirty seven percent of their offensive plays, 308 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 3: tied for second lowest in the NFL. I'm guessing that's 309 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 3: going to be a complete flip flop. They're gonna be 310 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 3: like second in the NFL in running percentage. And Harbaugh 311 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 3: has already talked about instilling that physicality and the mentality 312 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 3: that goes with it, and what he's doing with the 313 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 3: Chargers so far reminds me a lot of what Jonathan 314 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 3: Gannon did with the Cardinals all of last season and 315 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:19,080 Speaker 3: then what did you see by the end of last year? 316 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 3: Three of the last four games Cardinals ran for more 317 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 3: than two hundred yards in each of those games, and 318 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 3: every team they played on the schedule, knew they had 319 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 3: played a football game because it was physical. 320 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 1: That Monday night game against the Chargers, the only home 321 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: game for the Cardinals in the month of October, which 322 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: closes out on a short week in Miami against the Dolphins. 323 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 1: In this I'm curious about because by week eight, who's 324 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 1: going to cover Tyreek Hill, Jalen Waddle, ode Odell Beckham 325 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 1: Junior who the Dolphins just added, And all of a sudden, 326 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 1: you waited until week eight four? Is at a Max Melton? 327 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: Is that in Isaiah Jones or some one of these 328 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 1: younger cornerbacks defensive backs, Dandy that all of a sudden 329 00:16:57,360 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: get to face the Chiittah Elijah Jones? Did? 330 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 5: You're gonna get Paul excited talking about training camp battles 331 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 5: when you're looking at the cornerbacks, and that's that's a 332 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 5: big reason why that's one of the more exciting competition 333 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 5: battles we're expecting to see throughout the offseason and throughout 334 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 5: training camp. I'm glad because I don't think it's going 335 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:16,639 Speaker 5: to be too humid or maybe not a lot of 336 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 5: rain at that time. 337 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 1: Of the year. 338 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:20,360 Speaker 3: I will take that every time because last time we're 339 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 3: in Miami. It was coming down in sheets, it was 340 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 3: late in the season, it was the rainy season. So 341 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 3: October twenty seven sounds knock on wood to be just 342 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 3: about the sweet spot of Miami weather when you're gonna 343 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:33,880 Speaker 3: head down there. I love the way they did their 344 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 3: schedule release, you know the videos all the teams put out. 345 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:39,680 Speaker 3: It lasted twenty two seconds. They called it the fastest 346 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 3: schedule release, and it was led by Tyreek Hill, right, 347 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:45,160 Speaker 3: the fastest player in the NFL. And so they and yes, 348 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 3: it's going to be a track meet, and you better 349 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 3: have team speed, and you better have a defensive game 350 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 3: plan going against Mike McDaniel and everything he's gonna dial 351 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:57,200 Speaker 3: up and the Miami Dolphins, you know. So look, here's 352 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 3: the thing. They lost a lot of talent on defense, 353 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:05,360 Speaker 3: Christian Wilkins, a Xavior Howard, Xavian Howard and their corner. 354 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 3: So once again I could see another high scoring affair 355 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 3: when you go down and take on the Dolphins. 356 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:16,480 Speaker 1: So through eight weeks, Cardinals again. Now go into the 357 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 1: month of November with back to back home games. They've 358 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:21,399 Speaker 1: got the Bears at State Farm Stadium for the first 359 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 1: time since twenty eighteen, and then the Jets coming in 360 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 1: on week ten. Aaron Rodgers is Danny. Is Aaron going 361 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: to be healthy by week ten? A year ago he 362 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:34,640 Speaker 1: lasted all of what a couple of snaps, four snaps, 363 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 1: four snaps? So I would hope that Aaron Rodgers is 364 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: healthy enough to make that game. 365 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,159 Speaker 5: Wasn't he claiming he could have been healthy enough if 366 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:42,680 Speaker 5: they had a deeper playoff runt? 367 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 3: I mean he was, he was practicing. 368 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:47,120 Speaker 4: There's no question if he's going to be healthy with ten. 369 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:48,639 Speaker 1: He claims a lot of things. 370 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 5: I'm just saying, there's no question he's going to be 371 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 5: healthy week ten. If you're talking about recovering from his 372 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:53,399 Speaker 5: achilles injury. 373 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 3: Did he go to Ashland, Oregon this off season due 374 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 3: the darkness retreat where he's able to quote touch the answers? 375 00:18:58,840 --> 00:18:59,920 Speaker 1: Did he do that yet? 376 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 5: But I just got to say, I am grateful that 377 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:05,920 Speaker 5: if we're playing Chicago, it is home at State Farm Stadium, 378 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 5: and I will leave it at that and look nothing, 379 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,200 Speaker 5: that's nothing against the city of Chicago. I love Chicago 380 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:15,440 Speaker 5: very specifically against Soldier Field. 381 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 3: That game is full of storylines. That's why I say 382 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 3: I identify that as a candidate to be flexed, maybe. 383 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 5: Just maybe the rookie quarterback, the twosvers. 384 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 3: You know, two number one picks, overall Heisman winning quarterbacks, 385 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 3: the receivers, Marvin Arrison junior rome at Duneesay. Obviously Keenan 386 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 3: Allen has gone to Chicago. They made that trade for 387 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 3: Montes Sweat. We all saw it last year in December. 388 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:41,879 Speaker 3: That was a totally different defense. They went near the 389 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 3: bottom of the league to near the top of the 390 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:45,920 Speaker 3: league in scoring defense. Once they brought in the premier 391 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 3: edge rusher, it just seemed to set the entire defense. 392 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:51,679 Speaker 3: John in Agannon has a lot of respect form Att Eberflus, 393 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:54,439 Speaker 3: who he worked under once upon a time earlier in 394 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:57,680 Speaker 3: his career, so that has a lot of potential. And 395 00:19:57,760 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 3: then of course Aaron Rodgers, and we all know his 396 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 3: track right at State Farm Stadium. You can just cueue 397 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:06,159 Speaker 3: up some of those wildcard, crazy wildcard losses, playoff losses 398 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 3: he had against the Cardinals over the years. So that 399 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 3: at that point, with a Jets defense, and if Aaron 400 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 3: Rodgers stays healthy and some of the weapons they have, 401 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:15,200 Speaker 3: Jets could be very formidable as well. 402 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 5: Chanago is one of the more exciting matchups to me. 403 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:20,439 Speaker 5: For all the reasons you just mentioned. I mean, I 404 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:23,199 Speaker 5: know we're saying all this and the schedule just dropped, 405 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:26,360 Speaker 5: and there's a lot that can and will change when 406 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 5: you're talking about the teams and as you get closer 407 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:30,359 Speaker 5: to actually playing these games. 408 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 4: But that is one of the. 409 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 5: More intriguing matchups of the Bears and the Cardinals and Bergang. 410 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:38,399 Speaker 1: If you want to be at State Farm Stadium to 411 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:42,399 Speaker 1: see Kyler Murray against Caleb Williams, Azycardinals dot com forward 412 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:46,880 Speaker 1: slash buy tickets, that's Azycardinals dot Com forward slash buy tickets. 413 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 1: So through ten weeks, the Cardinals finally get there by 414 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:54,120 Speaker 1: on the week of eleven week eleven, November seventeenth, their 415 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 1: earliest by in three seasons weeks twelve, thirteen, and fourteen 416 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 1: the past three years. So we're getting closer to the 417 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:06,399 Speaker 1: middle of the season. But then the final stretch, Danny, 418 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: and you look at these last seven games for them 419 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 1: after the bye are division games, two at home, two 420 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:15,680 Speaker 1: on the road, and then the quirk of the schedule 421 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:17,919 Speaker 1: and the fact that you played the Seahawks twice in 422 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:18,880 Speaker 1: three weeks. 423 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 5: That is pretty interesting. I mean, I would say hopefully 424 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 5: the Cardinals could use it to their advantage. But Seahawks 425 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 5: are going to be in the exact same scenario of 426 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 5: knowing what you just saw. 427 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 4: You come off the. 428 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 5: Bye week and you're at Seattle November twenty fourth, and 429 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 5: then you go to Minnesota after that on December first, 430 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 5: which is actually probably one of my favorite stadiums, or 431 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 5: maybe my favorite stadium to visit. It'll be interesting to 432 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:47,679 Speaker 5: see how Seattle kind of shakes out this year, and 433 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:49,400 Speaker 5: again the fact that you're not going to see them 434 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:51,520 Speaker 5: till that late in the season, and then you see 435 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:55,199 Speaker 5: them twice in three weeks, and then that's really the 436 00:21:55,240 --> 00:22:00,080 Speaker 5: start of your heavy NFC West portion of your schedule. 437 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:02,679 Speaker 3: The Seahawks down for two wins this year, can I 438 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 3: say that? Yeah, I'm hoping. I'm hoping that we can 439 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 3: use the words last place Seahawks next offseason. I enjoy 440 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 3: it so And to see the twelves twice in three weeks, yeah, 441 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:16,160 Speaker 3: that'll be a little rough. There's there's no doubt about that. 442 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 3: There's potential for big rain on November twenty fourth at Seattle. 443 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:22,919 Speaker 3: We'll see how that comes to be. But I just 444 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 3: point to the seahawks struggling offensive line and I'm curious 445 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 3: about the matchup like Darius Robinson Byron Murphy the second 446 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 3: the two top interior d linemen off the board in 447 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 3: round one to the draft. There's that Gino Smith didn't 448 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 3: look anywhere last year like he did the year before 449 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:47,200 Speaker 3: at quarterback. So we'll see where exactly Seattle is first 450 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 3: year under their brand new head coach Mike McDonald and 451 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:53,640 Speaker 3: what the exactly that means minus you know, coach double 452 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 3: rainbow Pete Carroll And okay, what is the vibe and 453 00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:58,880 Speaker 3: the culture like exactly? And how are the fans buying 454 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:01,280 Speaker 3: in because over the last couple of years, more than 455 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:03,680 Speaker 3: once when we were up there and the Cardinals would 456 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 3: take a lead or make a big play, the Twelves 457 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:07,240 Speaker 3: turned down the home team and started booing. 458 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 5: Paul scale of one to ten, how excited are you 459 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 5: to see JJ McCarthy in Minnesota? 460 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:14,160 Speaker 3: I am curious to see that. 461 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:15,960 Speaker 4: I didn't say curious. I'm so excited. 462 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 3: I'll give I'll put that in eight on the old Yeah, 463 00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:21,639 Speaker 3: that sounds right on the old Richter scale, you know, 464 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 3: And once again, what is he going to be He's 465 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:27,040 Speaker 3: already talking about how he has mastered the playbook mister 466 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:29,920 Speaker 3: big JJ McCarthy. So what's it going to be like 467 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:33,239 Speaker 3: when you're playing him in you know, in December, and 468 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 3: how far along has that offense come, especially with Justin 469 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:37,960 Speaker 3: Jefferson and company. 470 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 1: So we'll see. 471 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 3: But Danny makes a great point. Minnesota is an outstanding 472 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 3: road trip. That building is top notch, and so we'll 473 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:48,719 Speaker 3: see once again. You know, I just when you're going 474 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:51,880 Speaker 3: against some of these rookie quarterbacks, I mean I got 475 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 3: to give advantage Cardinals and Kyler Murray right from the 476 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,440 Speaker 3: get go, knowing nothing about the situation. You know, at 477 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 3: that point in the season, if they're still a rookie 478 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:02,920 Speaker 3: at quarterback, you got to install the Cardinals as a 479 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 3: favorite altogether. Now, let there be a fourth QB exactly, 480 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 3: even though it wasn't in the top four, it doesn't 481 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 3: mean that it wasn't the prospect. There was still a 482 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:17,640 Speaker 3: fourth quarterback drafted in the top ten. It just wasn't 483 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 3: the one that we had all talked about for three 484 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 3: Cardinals had settled on Marvin Harrison Junior. So ultimately it 485 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,400 Speaker 3: was a mood point, but we just said, give them 486 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:27,720 Speaker 3: options in case they are interested in trading out at 487 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:28,200 Speaker 3: number four. 488 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 1: Cardinals by the way, playing five teams with new head coaches, 489 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 1: including three first year head coaches. We talked about one 490 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:38,119 Speaker 1: and Mike McDonald. The other one is girod Mayo the 491 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:42,120 Speaker 1: Patriots are coming to town Week fifteen, December fifteenth. Spent 492 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:45,400 Speaker 1: the past five seasons as the linebackers coach for New 493 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:47,919 Speaker 1: England talking about Rod Mayo and once again Danny. Another 494 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:51,439 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback, Drake may who was selected third overall. But 495 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:55,160 Speaker 1: now you're if he is the starter, which I'm pretty 496 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:57,400 Speaker 1: safe to say I think he's at that point going 497 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:01,119 Speaker 1: to be your quarterback. He will have a number of 498 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,679 Speaker 1: games under his belts and there'll be film on the 499 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:04,240 Speaker 1: young player. 500 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 4: Right will that be enough? I mean, New England. 501 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 5: Was not very good last year, They're not projected to 502 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 5: be very good this year. And again to Paul's point, 503 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 5: having a rookie quarterback is going to feel much more 504 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 5: comfortable and weak. What is that fifteen compared to seeing 505 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 5: a rookie quarterback in Week four where things stand right now, 506 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:27,879 Speaker 5: before the season is even remotely close to starting. I 507 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:30,400 Speaker 5: don't know that that would be enough given what New 508 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 5: England has and what they have and haven't done. But 509 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 5: it's still interesting and fun to get to see a 510 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 5: rookie quarterback and new head coach and how that changes 511 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 5: the identity of things. And we'll get to see Marco 512 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:44,880 Speaker 5: Wilson make his return to State Farm Stadium as well. 513 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:46,719 Speaker 3: I know Craig saying to himself right now, I need 514 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 3: a holy can only stat on the Patriots. Last year, 515 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:53,440 Speaker 3: they were dead last in the NFL with a past 516 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:56,439 Speaker 3: block win rate of just forty two percent. Translation, the 517 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:59,880 Speaker 3: old line stinks, and so we'll see how we'll see 518 00:25:59,880 --> 00:26:02,399 Speaker 3: if Drake may is even healthy at that point in 519 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:06,000 Speaker 3: the season considering the Patriots offensive line, because they're coming 520 00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:08,160 Speaker 3: out of the gates not only starting a rookie quarterback, 521 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 3: but they're gonna be starting a rookie left tackle and 522 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 3: rookie left guard if you believe all the reports out 523 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 3: of New England. So that's why I want in New 524 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,200 Speaker 3: England as the opener to be honest with you based 525 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 3: on that. So, okay, you gotta wait. They're gonna have 526 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:21,399 Speaker 3: some experience under their belt. But you're talking about a 527 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 3: team that ever since Tom Brady left is twenty nine 528 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 3: and thirty eight, so they have not been good. And 529 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 3: last year the bottom fell out they went four and thirteen. 530 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:33,120 Speaker 3: And by the way, here's the best story I saw 531 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 3: about the New England Patriots just cruising around. See, we 532 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:36,879 Speaker 3: had a lot of time today with the schedule release 533 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:39,919 Speaker 3: right to do a little intel. So apparently the Patriots 534 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 3: fans have their second first round quarterback in three years. 535 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 3: Mac Jones went in the first round three years ago 536 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:51,399 Speaker 3: and he also wore number ten. So the Patriots fans, 537 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:53,120 Speaker 3: not wanting to cough up the cash or a brand 538 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:56,240 Speaker 3: new jersey, they've taken their existing number ten jerseys and 539 00:26:56,280 --> 00:27:00,520 Speaker 3: they've just covered up the name plate and instead Jones 540 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 3: they put May back there. And so they've used a 541 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:05,199 Speaker 3: you know, assortment of different sort of athletic tape and 542 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 3: markers to just change the nameplate on the back of 543 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:09,040 Speaker 3: their existing number ten jerseys. 544 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:11,160 Speaker 1: Anything to save a buck apparently these days. 545 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:14,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, so Patriots costs themselves some jersey sales apparently by 546 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 3: awarding Drake May number ten. That's the moral sports business 547 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 3: angle there. 548 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:22,399 Speaker 1: So from one first year head coach in week fifteen Girodmeo, 549 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:25,320 Speaker 1: to another one in week sixteen when the Cardinals go 550 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 1: on the road to the Panthers, Dave Canalis, who spent 551 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:31,280 Speaker 1: last season as the Buccaneers offensive coordinator. And you talk 552 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:35,719 Speaker 1: about young quarterbacks Bryce Young year two. Is this the 553 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:39,160 Speaker 1: not the sophomore slump? But is this the year two 554 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:42,199 Speaker 1: improvement that jumped from year one to year two? And 555 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 1: considering you're getting the Panthers in Week sixteen, what's this 556 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: game going to look like? Again on the road? Perhaps 557 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 1: weather a factor in this game. Danny kicks off at 558 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 1: eleven am, right before Christmas, so while you're in Carolina 559 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 1: you can do some holiday shopping. 560 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 4: I appreciate that. Thanks, Thanks Craig. 561 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:01,760 Speaker 5: Again, another team where you expect high expectations last year 562 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:06,040 Speaker 5: and just did not meet those And how realistic is 563 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:09,440 Speaker 5: it to expect a jump from that? I'm not really sure. 564 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:12,119 Speaker 5: I do think that Bryce Young has a lot of talent. 565 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:15,160 Speaker 5: Have they put enough talent around him to protect him, 566 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 5: to give him options to throw? I mean, there's there's 567 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:21,879 Speaker 5: a lot that Carolina needs to do in order to 568 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:25,960 Speaker 5: continue to trend upwards. So it'll be interesting seeing them 569 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:28,000 Speaker 5: at the end of the year if they have done 570 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:28,880 Speaker 5: enough of that. 571 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:30,120 Speaker 1: Yeah. 572 00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 3: I mean, they finished not only dead last in terms 573 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:35,480 Speaker 3: of the standings at two and fifteen, they were last 574 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 3: in scoring. They were last in total yards. My favorite 575 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:42,160 Speaker 3: moment of the offseason, bar none was Luke colmb's country 576 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 3: music Superstar and noteed Carolina Panthers fand sweeting out, what 577 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:49,480 Speaker 3: are we even doing? Are we fire bombing the whole team? 578 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 3: When they traded Brian Burns and in his opinion, should 579 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:55,040 Speaker 3: have got a first round pick back from the Giants. 580 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:57,800 Speaker 3: So you have that Bryce Young, I mean he was 581 00:28:57,840 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 3: a crashed ass dummy. He got sex six two times 582 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 3: in sixteen games last year. Can they fix the offensive line? 583 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 3: To Danny's point, you look at the wide receivers. They 584 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:12,400 Speaker 3: traded for Deontay Johnson, Adam Thielen, Jonathan Mingo round two 585 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 3: last year. Then they added Xavier Laguette out of South Carolina. 586 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 3: They took that round four tight end out of Texas, 587 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:22,040 Speaker 3: Jadavian Sanders, so they're trying to give him some weapons. 588 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 3: They're trying. But even Dan Morgan the GM admitted it's 589 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:27,480 Speaker 3: not a one year fix. So what state will the 590 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:30,240 Speaker 3: Carolina Panthers be in at that point in the season. 591 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 3: Once again, I've marked a w down. On December fifteenth. 592 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 1: Dave canallis by the way, saying that he'll call the 593 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,880 Speaker 1: offense at least that's the plan here early in the offseason. 594 00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 1: We'll see what happens when the regular season begins, especially 595 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 1: this late in the season. Talking about Week sixteen, and 596 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:47,600 Speaker 1: then the season closes with back to back division games 597 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:50,240 Speaker 1: Week seventeen on the road in Los Angeles against the 598 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:54,160 Speaker 1: ram that will be either Saturday or Sunday, December twenty eighth, 599 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:57,280 Speaker 1: December twenty ninth, and then Week eighteen a home game 600 00:29:57,360 --> 00:30:00,560 Speaker 1: against the forty nine ers either January fourth or or fifth. 601 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:03,600 Speaker 1: And you hope at this point, remember a year ago 602 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 1: this Cardinals team went winless in the division. Can the 603 00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 1: Cardinals pick up a division win? Especially, Danny, if this 604 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 1: team hopes to have aspirations for playing meaningful football late 605 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:19,040 Speaker 1: in the season, you have to win a handful of 606 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:21,560 Speaker 1: these division games if you want to be in contention. 607 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 5: Absolutely, that's the first hurdle you have to get there. 608 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:26,560 Speaker 5: If you're going to try and play meaningful football and 609 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:28,520 Speaker 5: make a playoff run is you have to be competitive 610 00:30:28,600 --> 00:30:31,600 Speaker 5: within your own division, and having the forty nine ers 611 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:34,440 Speaker 5: who you close out your regular season with is a 612 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:37,880 Speaker 5: tough task to have to overcome them within the division. 613 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 5: The good news is the Cardinals were incredibly competitive last year. 614 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 5: And even though we haven't seen this new group altogether 615 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:47,720 Speaker 5: out on the field, you can say that they have 616 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 5: added significant talent to this roster. So if you're going 617 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:53,800 Speaker 5: to be able to carry over that competitiveness and the 618 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:55,960 Speaker 5: fight and the scrappiness and the grit that we saw, 619 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:58,480 Speaker 5: which I expect to see because this is the same 620 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:02,400 Speaker 5: coaching staff, you would expect that that's going to translate 621 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:04,760 Speaker 5: to more wins and you're going to be more competitive 622 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:05,640 Speaker 5: within the division. 623 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 4: So those things. 624 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 5: I'm not you know, I'm not going to sit here 625 00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:11,600 Speaker 5: and say, oh, I don't know, it's a tough division. 626 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:14,160 Speaker 5: I can sit here and confidently say that the Cardinals 627 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 5: are going to be significantly more competitive within the division 628 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:17,800 Speaker 5: this year. 629 00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:20,880 Speaker 3: Yes, somebody needs to do something in this division about 630 00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:23,200 Speaker 3: the forty nine ers. They're definitely the bully on the 631 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 3: block right now. They've won five in a row against 632 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:28,240 Speaker 3: the Seahawks. They've won four in a row against the Cardinals. 633 00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:31,120 Speaker 3: They've won nine or their last ten regular season games 634 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 3: against the Rams. Shanahan owns Sean McVay, two guys who 635 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:38,760 Speaker 3: worked together in Washington once upon a time. Christian McCaffery 636 00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:40,960 Speaker 3: is a certified problem. Think about it. 637 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 1: Think about it. 638 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 3: He not only led the NFL and rushing yards in 639 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:46,920 Speaker 3: scrimmage yards, he was first team All Pro running back. 640 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:49,320 Speaker 3: The second team All Pro running back plays for the 641 00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:53,720 Speaker 3: Rams in the division. Kiraen Williams. So this is a division, 642 00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:56,960 Speaker 3: including the Cardinals, who were top five and rushing themselves, 643 00:31:57,040 --> 00:32:00,680 Speaker 3: that's going to run the football. Look What's did with 644 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:02,800 Speaker 3: their two top running backs here over the last couple 645 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:05,800 Speaker 3: of years, both second round picks. So it's gonna be 646 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:08,240 Speaker 3: a black and blue type division. And when it comes 647 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 3: to the forty nine ers, you just got to wonder 648 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:13,840 Speaker 3: about the defense. Cardinals are able to gash him last 649 00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:16,240 Speaker 3: year for over two hundred yards rushing, and I think 650 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:18,120 Speaker 3: it was one of the big reasons why Steve Wilks 651 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:20,200 Speaker 3: end up losing his job as a defensive core He 652 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:22,640 Speaker 3: went to the Super Bowl and you fired your defensive coordinator. 653 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:27,200 Speaker 3: So they have a promoted the linebackers coach and they're 654 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:30,120 Speaker 3: hoping that they can return to form what they had 655 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:33,360 Speaker 3: with Demico Ryans Robert Sala when they had the DC positions. 656 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:36,600 Speaker 1: The number of times this Cardinals team will face a 657 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:39,600 Speaker 1: rushing tech in the division probably why they went out 658 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:42,640 Speaker 1: and prioritized the defensive line in free agency and then 659 00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:44,640 Speaker 1: again in the draft to make sure that they're that 660 00:32:44,680 --> 00:32:48,640 Speaker 1: first line of defense is a stout line of defense. 661 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 1: So that is a look at the regular season. By 662 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:54,680 Speaker 1: the way, preseason is out as well. Cardinals will host 663 00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:57,920 Speaker 1: the Saints, travel to the Colts, and then travel to 664 00:32:57,920 --> 00:33:01,120 Speaker 1: the Broncos. That game, by the way, has been scheduled. 665 00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:05,240 Speaker 1: It is Sunday, August twenty fifth, two point thirty on CBS, 666 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:09,200 Speaker 1: so somewhat of a nationally televised game, just not in 667 00:33:09,240 --> 00:33:12,240 Speaker 1: prime time. And remember what Jonathan Gannon said, there will 668 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:15,240 Speaker 1: be joint practices against an AFC team. Is that the 669 00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:17,040 Speaker 1: Colts or is that the Broncos? 670 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:18,960 Speaker 4: Folks on humans, So I don't know. 671 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 3: Well, he set out east, so based on that, we're 672 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:25,320 Speaker 3: gonna surmise that it's Indianapolis and the Colts are definitely 673 00:33:25,320 --> 00:33:26,440 Speaker 3: better than the Broncos. 674 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:28,960 Speaker 1: But anything, and there's Arizona, right. 675 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:31,040 Speaker 4: But there's that connection with Shansteike game. 676 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:34,000 Speaker 5: It would make sense with with the Colts no international games, 677 00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:36,160 Speaker 5: which was kind of my got feeling at this point 678 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:42,320 Speaker 5: of not having really heard anything. Typically, you know, there's 679 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:46,120 Speaker 5: a national right like national reporters, and then they leak 680 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:48,520 Speaker 5: something here and there, so no international game, which makes 681 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:50,680 Speaker 5: me think it's all but a shoe in to get 682 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:51,400 Speaker 5: one next year. 683 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:56,760 Speaker 1: So then next year you got London Brazil. I believe 684 00:33:56,880 --> 00:33:58,800 Speaker 1: Spain is scheduled as. 685 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:00,400 Speaker 4: Well, Germany Many. 686 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:00,800 Speaker 1: There you go. 687 00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:05,080 Speaker 3: Yep. By the way, I'm just gonna throw this out 688 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:06,000 Speaker 3: there because. 689 00:34:05,720 --> 00:34:08,200 Speaker 5: I'm nervous because you pulled the mic closer somewhere. Where 690 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:08,759 Speaker 5: are you going with that? 691 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:10,440 Speaker 3: I want to to make sure I get these stats, 692 00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:13,760 Speaker 3: these numbers right, because I don't have these committed to memory. 693 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:16,200 Speaker 3: But I think it's worse sighting that we look at 694 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:18,919 Speaker 3: this right and you know, loud mouse like me mark 695 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:21,319 Speaker 3: down the Seahawks for two wins and stuff like that, right, 696 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:24,160 Speaker 3: you don't know, we have no idea, of course, like 697 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:27,440 Speaker 3: you know here in May, of course, not what's worthless? 698 00:34:27,600 --> 00:34:30,080 Speaker 3: Give me your top three powerpole are worthless things in 699 00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:33,880 Speaker 3: the offseason, mock drafts, draft grades, and then strength the 700 00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:36,759 Speaker 3: schedule because you never know how these teams are gonna 701 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:40,880 Speaker 3: fare year to year. And you look at the fact 702 00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:44,560 Speaker 3: that at least four teams have qualified for the playoffs 703 00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:47,239 Speaker 3: and every season where they weren't in the playoffs the 704 00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:51,280 Speaker 3: year before. One team has gone worse to first winning 705 00:34:51,360 --> 00:34:54,080 Speaker 3: their division this season after finishing in or tied for 706 00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:57,440 Speaker 3: last place in nineteen to the last twenty one years. 707 00:34:57,520 --> 00:35:01,000 Speaker 3: Houston was that team last year. Some people are speculating 708 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:03,799 Speaker 3: it could be the Bears this year. That's how out 709 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:06,719 Speaker 3: of control the Bears hype train is right now. So 710 00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:10,160 Speaker 3: you have all these type of stats, right Two teams 711 00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:13,560 Speaker 3: have won their divisions this season after missing the playoffs 712 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:17,000 Speaker 3: in twenty of the last twenty one years. That's two 713 00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:19,600 Speaker 3: teams who missed the playoffs yet won their division the 714 00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:23,840 Speaker 3: next year. So there's an amazing amount of I don't know, 715 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:26,200 Speaker 3: some people get mad when you call it parody, but 716 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:30,320 Speaker 3: just equality. And unless you're Carolina and you're an outlier 717 00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:34,160 Speaker 3: and you're just really way off the grid, it doesn't 718 00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:37,480 Speaker 3: take much at times to make a few tweaks and 719 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:39,640 Speaker 3: add a few parts and all of a sudden you 720 00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:42,200 Speaker 3: can change your fortunes around in the standings. 721 00:35:41,880 --> 00:35:44,080 Speaker 1: All on paper, and that's all we have right now. 722 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:48,400 Speaker 1: Only six other teams have a lesser schedule strength than 723 00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:52,040 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals based off of last season's opponents, but 724 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:56,160 Speaker 1: so much changes between last season and this upcoming season. 725 00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:56,480 Speaker 4: Kind of bumping. 726 00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:58,360 Speaker 5: Don't on the Falcons. We don't get to talk about 727 00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:00,000 Speaker 5: who we think their quarterback would have been. 728 00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:03,360 Speaker 3: You know what? Yeah, and you know what's insted by 729 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:06,040 Speaker 3: the Falcons. Falcons had the worst strength of schedule last 730 00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:08,640 Speaker 3: year and defy the odds and still finished blow of 731 00:36:08,680 --> 00:36:10,480 Speaker 3: five hundred and didn't make the playoffs. 732 00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 4: So there you go, anything as possible. 733 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:13,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's that front. 734 00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:16,319 Speaker 4: Yeah, no holiday games either, No. 735 00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:19,080 Speaker 1: Halloween, no Thanksgiving, no Christmas. 736 00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:19,560 Speaker 4: No New Year's Eve. 737 00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:24,760 Speaker 3: And that's unusual because what two of the last three years, 738 00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:26,680 Speaker 3: all three of the last I mean, it's been in 739 00:36:26,719 --> 00:36:29,960 Speaker 3: either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day the last two years. 740 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:33,319 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving might have been the year before that run. 741 00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:36,760 Speaker 4: So yeah, yeah, so New Year's Eve last year. 742 00:36:36,920 --> 00:36:38,799 Speaker 1: Paul, You gotta spend time with the family. 743 00:36:39,800 --> 00:36:42,000 Speaker 3: But you are traveling before and after Christmas. But the 744 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:43,440 Speaker 3: fact it's on a Wednesday and you'll be home for 745 00:36:43,480 --> 00:36:46,400 Speaker 3: both Christmas Eve and Christmas. Once again, the schedule gods 746 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:48,760 Speaker 3: did did us well and a lot of different aspects 747 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:50,560 Speaker 3: of this, there's there's no doubt about that. 748 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:55,080 Speaker 1: For more information on the schedule, Azycardinals dot com. For 749 00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:58,120 Speaker 1: information on how to buy tickets. You want to be 750 00:36:58,200 --> 00:37:01,560 Speaker 1: at State Farm Stadium to see this team in action 751 00:37:01,680 --> 00:37:05,960 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty four. Azycardinals dot com forward slash buy tickets. 752 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:10,040 Speaker 1: That's Azycardinals dot com forward slash buy tickets. I think 753 00:37:10,080 --> 00:37:13,760 Speaker 1: we're ready for some football once again. The marketing mantra 754 00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:16,960 Speaker 1: this year. Everybody now twenty twenty three dip for a 755 00:37:17,040 --> 00:37:20,680 Speaker 1: twenty twenty four rip. Okay, and you see it right 756 00:37:20,719 --> 00:37:22,600 Speaker 1: here and how it might play out right in front 757 00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:24,600 Speaker 1: of you now in the schedule, Danny, you need to 758 00:37:24,600 --> 00:37:27,000 Speaker 1: trademark that now so you get the residual and the 759 00:37:27,080 --> 00:37:27,879 Speaker 1: royalties off that. 760 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:30,600 Speaker 4: I already missed. Hashtag let there be a fourth QB. 761 00:37:32,239 --> 00:37:34,839 Speaker 3: Tell me you get through those first six games leading 762 00:37:34,880 --> 00:37:36,960 Speaker 3: up to Week seven against the Chargers. You can just 763 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:38,880 Speaker 3: go five hundred and those first six and all of 764 00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:42,439 Speaker 3: a sudden, with seven playoff teams, you get the three 765 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:45,080 Speaker 3: wild cards. You can stay in that wildcard hunt the 766 00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:48,240 Speaker 3: rest of the way. And we know how the Cardinals 767 00:37:48,239 --> 00:37:51,319 Speaker 3: performed in December last year. They seem to hit their 768 00:37:51,360 --> 00:37:55,360 Speaker 3: stride when other teams were starting to fade. So my 769 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:58,800 Speaker 3: big picture game plan, you stay in the wildcard hunt 770 00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:02,440 Speaker 3: in year two the Jonathan Gannon manias and fort reset, 771 00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:05,560 Speaker 3: the big red reset if you will, and you're at 772 00:38:05,640 --> 00:38:08,440 Speaker 3: five hundred or better going into December and down the 773 00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:12,160 Speaker 3: stretch you come against a very manageable schedule based on 774 00:38:12,200 --> 00:38:14,399 Speaker 3: the opponents, at least as we sit here in May, 775 00:38:15,080 --> 00:38:17,319 Speaker 3: and then all of a sudden, I think it is 776 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:20,000 Speaker 3: realistic to think Cardinals are knocking on the door of 777 00:38:20,040 --> 00:38:20,719 Speaker 3: a playoff spot. 778 00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:24,240 Speaker 5: So got you got to take advantage of being home 779 00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:27,320 Speaker 5: at safe, firm stadium for three of your first four games. 780 00:38:27,960 --> 00:38:29,160 Speaker 4: Perhaps you have to start strong. 781 00:38:29,239 --> 00:38:31,920 Speaker 1: The start is going to be crucial. Getting out of 782 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:35,839 Speaker 1: the blocks is going to be an absolute must if 783 00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:38,440 Speaker 1: you want to be playing those meaningful games in December. 784 00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:42,960 Speaker 1: But again that is six or that is five playoff 785 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:47,120 Speaker 1: opponents in your first six games, so that does not 786 00:38:47,280 --> 00:38:51,880 Speaker 1: make it easy. But again, when at home, do well 787 00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:53,720 Speaker 1: in the division, give yourself a chance. 788 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:56,080 Speaker 3: And that's why it's a big if. Put it in capitals. 789 00:38:56,120 --> 00:38:58,960 Speaker 3: If you can just stay around five hundred getting into 790 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:00,920 Speaker 3: the buy and then look at down the stretch. You 791 00:39:00,960 --> 00:39:04,480 Speaker 3: come twice against the Seahawks at the Vikings with a 792 00:39:04,560 --> 00:39:09,200 Speaker 3: rookie quarterback, and then you have the Panthers and the Patriots, 793 00:39:09,400 --> 00:39:12,040 Speaker 3: and then those three or last five are at home, 794 00:39:12,080 --> 00:39:14,399 Speaker 3: then obviously you're gonna have to earn it. You got 795 00:39:14,440 --> 00:39:16,560 Speaker 3: to take on the Rams and the Niners to close 796 00:39:16,600 --> 00:39:18,840 Speaker 3: out the season, big time division rivals. 797 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:21,400 Speaker 1: We waited a long time for the schedule. It is 798 00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:24,920 Speaker 1: outs and now if you have information or more information, 799 00:39:25,040 --> 00:39:27,560 Speaker 1: or you want to look more in detail on this 800 00:39:27,680 --> 00:39:30,440 Speaker 1: schedule again, it is up on Easycardinals dot com for 801 00:39:30,520 --> 00:39:33,440 Speaker 1: Danny Surrek, Paulcalvc, I'm Craig real Lou. This has been 802 00:39:33,480 --> 00:39:37,120 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty four Arizona Cardinals schedule release show