1 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:09,159 Speaker 1: Welcome bird Gang on today's show. No Kyler Murray, no 2 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins, no AJ Green, plus three assistant coaches unavailable, 3 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: and yet the Cardinals still found a way to get 4 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: the job done on Sunday, and in convincing fashion. It is, 5 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 1: in the words of Cliff Kingbury, a resilient team, but 6 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: first a perfect Sunday from the morning to the afternoon 7 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: to the evening. It's Cardinals Cover two, Episode four ninety two, 8 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: and it starts now. Welcome to Cardinals Cover two with 9 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 1: Craig Griolou and Mike Jarecki. Cardinals Cover two is presented 10 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: by Hyunday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals and by 11 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals Podcasts, visit asy Cardinals dot com, Slash podcasts 12 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: Going for Hopkins one hand to catch in a touchdown 13 00:00:55,120 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins. Here's Craig Griolou and Mike Jarecki. Well, things 14 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: could not have gone any better for the Cardinals on Sunday. 15 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:09,039 Speaker 1: They win and a whole bunch of teams lost. Let's 16 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: quickly run through what happened because we know, MJ. The 17 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 1: Cardinals won thirty one seventeen, but you look at it 18 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: Hackers lost, Cowboys lost, Rams lost, Saints lost. I mean 19 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: from the morning to the afternoon to the evening, just 20 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: an absolute perfect week nine. Yeah, because you know, after 21 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,119 Speaker 1: the Cardinals had lost that Packers game, you're looking at 22 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:35,680 Speaker 1: all the one lost teams and clearly the Packers would 23 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: have had the tie breaker because they beat the Cardinals. 24 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: And it was fascinating yesterday just watching Man the Broncos. 25 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: I mean, here they trade von Miller and you know, 26 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: Carolina traded Teddy Bridgewater to Denver and drew locks out 27 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: with COVID and that defense was powerful and it wasn't 28 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:55,919 Speaker 1: even close. It was thirty nothing, and then they finished 29 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: thirty sixteen. So with the Cowboys, you know they're six 30 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: and two and I'm sure they're gonna here did they 31 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: rush stack back? He said he did not blame the 32 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: calf that that to me was a surprise. And then 33 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: you know, you look at the Titans and just how 34 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,679 Speaker 1: they're playing, and everyone thought that, you know, there would 35 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: be a drawback without Derrick Henry and twelve penalties for 36 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: the Rams, two turnovers from Matthew Stafford, and you know 37 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: they look beat a ball. But again, you know, we 38 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 1: know that you know, they still got a good team 39 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: and a team that can push the ball down the field. 40 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: But it's just the NFL. It's any given Sunday, it's 41 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: just amazing and the Buffalo Bills and the other conference. 42 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:38,519 Speaker 1: How do you lose the jackson It's a huge win 43 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: for Urban Meyer. As Chase Edmonds said on Friday, it's 44 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 1: a week to week league, and no other week epitomize 45 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: that than what we saw week nine with respects to 46 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: teams that people talk about the entire week. I went 47 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: back to two weeks ago when the Bengals were the team, 48 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: well they've lost two in a rows and all that talk, 49 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: and then was the Bills and now you go into 50 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 1: Jacksonville and lose the Jaguars. But what happened on Sunday 51 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: the end results Cardinals once again two game lead now 52 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: in the NFC West and back atop the NFC one 53 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: game better than the Packers, Cardinals, Packers, Buccaneers, Cowboys, Rams, Saints, Falcons. 54 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: Those are your top seven teams in the conference, with 55 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: the only team with one loss the Arizona Cardinals. And 56 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: you know, going into the game, we kind of you 57 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: know all week it was going to be a game 58 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: day decision. You know, clearly they did say if Kyler 59 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: didn't practice, see he still can play. And then we know, 60 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: hop you know, it's a guy that misses practice. But 61 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: I think whoever made that decision, it was the right decision. 62 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: And you know, it's a long season and obviously you 63 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: want to have your starting quarterback out there, and you 64 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: want to have your top wide receiver. But it's just 65 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: it's a marathon. So and we'll see what happens this 66 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: week because you know, you know, like they get some 67 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: of those guys back, but I wouldn't rush him back. 68 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: You got the Carolina Panthers and we just talked about 69 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: any given Sunday. We'll get into them later in the week. 70 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean I was just thoroughly impressed. And 71 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: we look at the defense. You know, they obviously forced turnovers. 72 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 1: You look at James Conner, but to me, the flawness 73 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 1: of Colpe McCoy really sticks out. And we know that 74 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: the Cardinals put a premium on going after a veteran quarterback, 75 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: and Colpe McCoy is the guy, and I mean, you 76 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 1: gotta give him a ton of credit, Craig. It was 77 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:42,239 Speaker 1: nearly flawless from Colpe McCoy twenty two of twenty six 78 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: for two hundred forty nine yards and one touchdown, four 79 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: in completions. I went back and rewatched the game earlier 80 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: on Monday, and we saw much like if it was 81 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray at quarterback. There were rollouts, scrambles. I counted 82 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 1: three design runs the screen game deep shots. There was 83 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,280 Speaker 1: a trick play we saw Chris Streveler in the game 84 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 1: play two offensive snaps. It was a perfect game plan 85 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: set up by the coaching staff and executed perfectly by 86 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 1: Colt McCoy in the offense and give you know, Sean 87 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 1: Cooler getting his guys ready. We got a chance to 88 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: see both Max Garcia they I think he had thirty 89 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: seven snaps and maybe Josh Jones had thirty three. So 90 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: they rotated there. Sean Harlow comes in at left guard 91 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: and some of those plays that you could see down 92 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: the field when Connor was running, you don't see a 93 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 1: guy like Rodney Hudson. He's he's way down the field 94 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: with Sean Harlow. So man just getting Hudson back just 95 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: kind of calm things down. I mean, it's night and 96 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: day when he's in there and there's a reason why 97 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: the Cardinals went up and got a trade for him. 98 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: But you know, we were doing our you know, live 99 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 1: from the sidelines, and I was comfortable going into that game. 100 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: And I understand, you know, why don't you play an 101 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: opponent a couple of weeks ago and they had come 102 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: off a win and they fell like we got to 103 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 1: turn our season around. But I didn't see that game. 104 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: I thought it'd be a lot closer, to be honest 105 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 1: with you. Was not expecting four hundred plus total yards, 106 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 1: thirty plus points. Was expecting to win because I think 107 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 1: even without a Kyler Murray, without a DeAndre Hopkins, even 108 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 1: without an AJ Green, Cardinals are playing well as a team, 109 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 1: better depth as far as a roster is concerned. They're 110 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: able to absorb some of those hits. Maybe not get 111 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 1: to the thirty point mark because you're missing your top 112 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 1: two wide receivers, but just thoroughly impressed. And you look back, 113 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:39,160 Speaker 1: not only did we not have Kyler Murray, DeAndre Hopkins, 114 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: AJ Green, but you lose Chase Edmonds on the first drive. 115 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: In fact, the very first offensive snap for the Cardinals, 116 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: Justin Pugh goes down on the second drive of the 117 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 1: ball game, that's five starters on offense that you lost 118 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: minutes in that contest. And what happens thirty one seventeen, 119 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: the Cardinals rolled over the San Francisco for nine ers. Yeah, 120 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:02,720 Speaker 1: and then you go back to week five and they 121 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: won seventeen to ten, and they had all those guys playing. 122 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: It's just And again I give the staff a ton 123 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: of credit, I mean, and that goes up to the 124 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 1: front office, just how they went out and address certain 125 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: areas and how these guys compete. And again they were 126 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 1: flying around yesterday. That was a team. You know, we 127 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: talked about the mistackles in the Packers game. We didn't 128 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: see that yesterday. Guys were punching the ball out and 129 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: you know they teach this kind of stuff again. I 130 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: just you know, over the last couple of years, you 131 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: always wonder every game, Okay, if you don't turn the 132 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: ball over and you win the turnover battle, maybe you 133 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: got a chance to win. Honestly, this is the first 134 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: time in a long time, maybe go back to twenty fifteen, 135 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: when I feel the Cardinal step on the field, they 136 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: have a chance to win every single week, Craig, and 137 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: they had that belief from training camp and now I 138 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: think the rest of us from the outside looking in, 139 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 1: is getting that same belief that every single week there 140 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: is the opportunity not just to have a chance, but 141 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: better than just to have a chance, to win that 142 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: particular game. It's fascinating. And we know it's a long 143 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: season and everyone has injuries and they're not going to 144 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: use it excuses. But I you know, even the Packers game, 145 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: you know, I like them there. I just thought, you 146 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 1: know what if you know, clearly they had the blueprint, 147 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: run the ball, play action, you know, keep Kyler Murray 148 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: on the sidelines, and he was taking some hits. But 149 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 1: I've never felt this way, probably back to twenty and fifteen. 150 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: Every time they step on the field they got a chance. 151 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: It's like, and you know, the oddsmakers, I gotta think 152 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:43,440 Speaker 1: Homer away, they're gonna be favored for the rest of 153 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: the season, and they blocked that out. They don't worry 154 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: about that. It's about one game at a time and 155 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: the mentality and the resilience of this football team. I mean, 156 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: you got to give him a lot of credit from 157 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 1: the top down. Eights and one. That is the best 158 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: record in franchise history through nine games. Fourth time that 159 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: that has happened in franchise history five and O on 160 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 1: the Road, three and OZ against the rest of the 161 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 1: NFC West, as we talk about it here on Cardinals 162 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 1: Cover two presented by Hunday Probab, partner of the Arizona Cardinals, 163 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:17,959 Speaker 1: want to go back to Colt McCoy and what he 164 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 1: was able to do, the efficiency, the decision making, and 165 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: that ball was coming out of his hands quickly, whether 166 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 1: it was a quick screen, someone flashing across the middle. 167 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: There was time given to him by the offensive line 168 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: to take a couple of deep shots, particularly to Christian Kirk, 169 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 1: but otherwise, as McCoy said postgame, hey I'm getting rid 170 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: of the ball. That's a very good defensive fronts. We 171 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: need to get this ball out quickly. Yeah. And one 172 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: of the things I noticed a little bit different than Murray, 173 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: he actually doesn't drift as far. He kind of steps 174 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: up in the pocket and you know, obviously Kyler can 175 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: get out of trouble like that. But I love the 176 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 1: way the game plan was. He was feeling the pressure 177 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,560 Speaker 1: and then they would have the screen game going in 178 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 1: the yards after catch and then the one time on 179 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: he had Connor on the one side, he moved into 180 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 1: the left side because of his own read, and all 181 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 1: of a sudden, he's feeling the rush and he's kind 182 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: of baiting those guys and then he throws the ball 183 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: to Connor in the flat, and it's it's just the 184 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: NFL experience that he has where the game wasn't too 185 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:28,439 Speaker 1: big for him. He was never rattled the entire afternoon 186 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 1: his twelfth season in the league, thirty first starts in 187 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 1: the NFL, and that goes to the experience what we 188 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: talk about. In the offseason, the Cardinals needed to upgrade 189 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: the backup quarterback position. To me, I didn't have a 190 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 1: particular name. I knew there were a bunch of names 191 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: out there. I just knew that you needed someone to 192 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: be able if needed, and hopefully it wasn't needed obviously 193 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: it was, but if needed to come in to play 194 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:53,839 Speaker 1: a half, to play an entire game, maybe for two 195 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: to three week stretch until Kyler Murray got back on 196 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 1: his feet and be able to continue, you to do 197 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 1: what this offense is capable of doing. And that's what 198 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 1: we saw on Sunday. Yeah, the only guys I looked 199 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: at was RG three, and he's a broadcaster now and 200 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 1: Tyrod Taylor, and you just wonder if those guys would 201 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: have been, hey, I want to play. Colton McCoy knew 202 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 1: his role and maybe it made perfect sense. The fact 203 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: that Kyler got a chance to watch him at Texas, 204 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 1: you know, just not that he didn't follow Tyrod Taylor 205 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: RG three. We know RG three was a really good 206 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: college quarterback at Baylor, but the fact that the Texas 207 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: connection and just they welcome him with open arms, you 208 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 1: know where you know, maybe Brett Huntley was trying to 209 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 1: be his friend last year, and we know that Strevor 210 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:41,959 Speaker 1: obviously shouldn't have been in there. Again, I can sit 211 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: here and talk for the next hour of what this 212 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 1: team has brought in in the depth they have on 213 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 1: this roster, and we talk about Hudson and Connor and 214 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: zach Ertz and you know, I mean, you look at 215 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:55,840 Speaker 1: when they brought in J. J. Watt. I think he 216 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 1: really set the foundation for the leadership and physicality for 217 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 1: this team. And guys were buying in you go, you know, 218 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: they Sam Malcolm Butler, he leaves camp all of a sudden, 219 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,439 Speaker 1: what's the secondary gonna do? And this really now we're 220 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: starting to see the front seven be the strength of 221 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: this team and the secondary's hitting. I mean, I guarantee 222 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: you when Deebo Samuel wakes up today or Brandon and Ayuk, 223 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: they're gonna feel it because those guys were hitting yesterday. 224 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: In the secondary. We've heard this word used a lot. 225 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: Resilient and by definition able to withstand or recover quickly 226 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 1: from difficult conditions. While that's in a nutshell, is what 227 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,680 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals have done here in twenty twenty one, 228 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:41,439 Speaker 1: from day one, from week one, whether it's an injury 229 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: or COVID nineteen, this team has been able to respond. 230 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: And that was our question on Friday, how would they 231 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 1: respond following the first loss of the season. They responded 232 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:56,440 Speaker 1: very very well, even without starting quarterback, starting wide receivers, 233 00:12:56,920 --> 00:13:01,560 Speaker 1: and no JJ Watt. It was again perhaps expected in 234 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:03,960 Speaker 1: that locker room. I just don't know how much it 235 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: was expected by everyone else, whether locally or nationally. And 236 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 1: that dominating of a fashion. I'm with you and I 237 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 1: go back to the first game when they had all 238 00:13:12,679 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 1: those those starters in there. He had starting quarterback, he 239 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 1: had the top two receivers, he had starting offensive line, 240 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 1: and that was seventeen ten, and you know the Niners 241 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 1: were on a four game losing street guests. They beat 242 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: the Bears. Um, they had pressure justin fields like twenty pressures. 243 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 1: Garoppolo looked like he was back to form. But when 244 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:34,559 Speaker 1: the Cardinals got a lead like that, it's they're dangerous. 245 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 1: I mean they were fourteen nothing in the first quarter 246 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: and it was seventeen nothing, I mean, and then seventeen three. 247 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's that's their blueprint of how they're 248 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 1: gonna attack the second half. Whether it is I mean 249 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: the Cardinals had didn't. They have more attempts than than 250 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: the Niners had rushing yards. They had thirty nine rushing 251 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 1: attempts the Cardinals did and the forty nine Ers finished 252 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: with thirty nine rushing arts. Wow, so that shows you 253 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 1: how well the defense played and all that. It's our 254 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: blueprint though we always talk about getting out to a lead. Yes, 255 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: and it's easier said than done, because they did go 256 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: three and out right start the game. Well, they get 257 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 1: a first that they punted on, they open and big 258 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: punt and I'm sorry, yea, So they didn't mean they 259 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: didn't they changed field positions, but you know you're thinking, Okay, 260 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 1: it's gonna go back and forth, and then all of 261 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 1: a sudden they're up fourteen nothing, and then all of 262 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: a sudden, vans Joseph because thinking I got a lot 263 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: of I got a lot of tools in my toolbox. 264 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: Now I can go after these guys. It's the blueprint 265 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 1: to your words as far as what we've seeing. The 266 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 1: offense gets out to a big lead and then the 267 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 1: defense can do what it does best, get after the 268 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 1: quarterback and shut down the run game. And we saw 269 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: that on Sunday. Quick notes on Colton McCoy and credits 270 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: Mark Dalton, the Cardinals senior VP of Media Relations. After 271 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 1: that opening possession, the Cardinals scored on their next five drives, 272 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 1: whether it was a touchdown or field goal. Colton McCoy 273 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 1: in those five drives three of three twenty six yards, 274 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 1: three of four thirty six yards, four or four seventy yards, 275 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 1: two or two seventy yards, four or four fourteen yards. 276 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: He had one incompletion over five scoring drives after that 277 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: opening possession, and they weren't asking him to do a lot, 278 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: as we mentioned there, at least by my account three 279 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 1: design runs. He did show the ability to elude the 280 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 1: pressure scramble when needed, but at the end of the day. 281 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: It was getting the ball out of his hands quickly 282 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 1: into his playmakers, namely James Connor. And he said, going 283 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: back to the postgame show, he said, I knew I 284 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 1: had to get rid of the ball. They're front four 285 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: and you know, again, there's got to be a clock 286 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 1: in your head to where I cannot hold onto the ball. 287 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: I can't pad the ball. I mean, Donovan mc nab 288 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 1: always pad at the ball and you kind of knew 289 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: when he was going to throw it. Peter King Offensive 290 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 1: player of the Week, Colton McCoy. Now he lists a 291 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: few different guys coachhow the week, Cliff Kingsbury, Peter's King 292 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 1: call him today. So he listens to Justin Herbert, a 293 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: couple of others, but he's got Colton McCoy at the 294 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:16,680 Speaker 1: top and just talks about, you know, how he was 295 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 1: able to come in there, and you know, he started 296 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 1: five games in the past six and a half season. 297 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 1: He looked well, groomed and ready to lead the best 298 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: team in football, you know. So, I mean it's just 299 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: fascinating and his quarterback rating. And the thing is he 300 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 1: didn't turn the ball over. I mean that's huge because 301 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 1: you got to think that if you're to Meco Ryans, 302 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: this guy hasn't played in a while. Yes, he's still learned. 303 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: The offense that they don't have this guy, and this guy, 304 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 1: you would have thought that they would come up with 305 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: something to get to him in Again, give the offensive 306 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 1: line credit because they protected him very well. And you 307 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: lose Justin Hugh early in that contest. You lost Max 308 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: Garcia for whatever reason. But there was a large chunk 309 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 1: of that second half in which he did not see 310 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 1: Max Garcia was Josh Jones playing right guard. Garcia got 311 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 1: the starts at right guard to begin the contest. So 312 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 1: we'll have to wait and see, and we'll have to 313 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:13,200 Speaker 1: wait and see what the injury report is on Chase Edmonds, 314 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:16,439 Speaker 1: Justin Pugh, Does Kyler Murray return this week? Does DeAndre 315 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:19,879 Speaker 1: Hopkins return this week? We expect aj Green to be 316 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: back this week. Activated off the reserve COVID nineteen lists, 317 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:26,400 Speaker 1: So you get maybe perhaps one piece, but then you're 318 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:30,679 Speaker 1: losing perhaps one or two more on that offensive side. 319 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:35,159 Speaker 1: And as much as Colt McCoy was impressive, what James 320 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:38,880 Speaker 1: Connor continues to do weekend and week out, especially over 321 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 1: these past seven games, he has a nose for the 322 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:45,640 Speaker 1: end zone, as they like to say. Eleven total touchdowns 323 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: that is the most in the National Football League. Ten 324 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:52,760 Speaker 1: of those though rushing touchdowns. He had three total touchdowns 325 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:56,160 Speaker 1: on Sunday. And he is doing more than I think 326 00:17:56,240 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 1: anyone expected, including head coach Cliff Kingsbury and his I mean, 327 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 1: he was a bell call yesterday. Twenty seven touches, three touchdowns, 328 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 1: one hundred and seventy three yards combine. And he was 329 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: he was He was a factor in the passing game. 330 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 1: He kind of remind me of Aaron Jones. And you 331 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: wonder why didn't Pittsburgh resign the guy? Well, the word 332 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:21,360 Speaker 1: is couldn't stay healthy. Now clearly that you know, at 333 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 1: the time he had signed as a free agent, but 334 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 1: they had already drafted Nigi Harris, you know, early in 335 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 1: the offseason, so they didn't have a spot for him. 336 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:31,000 Speaker 1: But he got to wonder, like, why wasn't it a 337 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:34,679 Speaker 1: bigger market out there for James Connor coming in? We 338 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:36,719 Speaker 1: didn't think he'd be the bell cow. It's one and 339 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 1: then once we got to training camp, it was one 340 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 1: in one. A you know Chase, you know as a 341 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:44,680 Speaker 1: guy that can catch the ball, but this is. I mean, 342 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 1: I don't know how we ranked these signings anymore. And 343 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 1: Connor was not part of that first wave of free agency. 344 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: It was, okay, let's kind of see how the market 345 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 1: plays out. We need someone in there in that running 346 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 1: backs room. You lose a Kenyan Drake who is out there, 347 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:03,440 Speaker 1: and James Conner. He's got the connection with James Saxon, 348 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 1: his running backs coach, who was one of the assistant 349 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 1: coaches that was not available to the Cardinals on Sunday. 350 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:13,160 Speaker 1: But it's what Connor has done in the passing game 351 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: and something that Kingsbury noted in training camp. How well 352 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:20,160 Speaker 1: he runs his routes, how well he catches the ball. 353 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:22,760 Speaker 1: There were at leaked two times in which Connor had 354 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 1: one handed grabs. Yes, and in that screen pass, the 355 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 1: forty five yard touchdown catch, the largest touchdown catch of 356 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:34,359 Speaker 1: his career. The ability to take it into a second 357 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:37,720 Speaker 1: gear because once he got to the secondary, it was 358 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:40,639 Speaker 1: he found another gear and there was no one going 359 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:43,359 Speaker 1: to get him. Now, credit some of the blocking as well, 360 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:46,639 Speaker 1: but it's the ability for James Connor. He gets hit 361 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:50,040 Speaker 1: once or twice and is still at full speed, keeps 362 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 1: his feet moving and it's been fun to watch. He's 363 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:56,959 Speaker 1: got a great story, as everyone knows. But what he 364 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:00,639 Speaker 1: has been able to do here even with Chase Men's healthy. 365 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 1: Now we'll have to wait and see if it is 366 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:04,440 Speaker 1: just James Connor and you know, a Benjamin moving forward 367 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: for a couple of weeks. But James Conner, I'm thoroughly impressed. 368 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:10,879 Speaker 1: And you mentioned one hundred and seventy three total yards, 369 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 1: five catches, seventy seven yards and a touchdown, and you 370 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 1: know he, you know, they they you know, back I 371 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:26,359 Speaker 1: should say this back when Kingsbury got here. You know, 372 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 1: we knew there was David Johnson some other guys, but 373 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:32,399 Speaker 1: they would ride the hot hand. He said in his 374 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 1: postgame press conference. I knew when Chase went down that 375 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 1: I was going to get a heavier load. And it 376 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 1: wasn't too It wasn't mean. I don't know how he 377 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 1: feels today. And obviously he's gonna get a couple of 378 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 1: days off here. I'm sure he's getting treatment. But the 379 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 1: fact that he knew that and he was built for that, 380 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:52,679 Speaker 1: and to me, that's that's impressive because you know, you 381 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 1: go into a game and you're part of the game plan, 382 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:56,360 Speaker 1: but all of a sudden, the game plan goes out 383 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 1: the door, because what do we talk about. This team 384 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 1: needs to run the football so they can you know, 385 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:05,600 Speaker 1: obviously win the Liner scrimmage. We're comfortable with Hudson coming back, 386 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 1: but it was going to be Chase Edmonds and James Connor. Here. 387 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 1: Evan gets hurt in the first play of the game, 388 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, he becomes the workload. So 389 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: he's built for it. Again, I don't know if you 390 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: can do that every single game, just taking the pounding. 391 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 1: But he also protects himself pretty good too. He is 392 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 1: a physical runner, not afraid of contact, will run between 393 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 1: the tackles, and then the ability to move guys away, 394 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: whether that's with a stiff arm or just being stronger 395 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:40,120 Speaker 1: and shoving defenders out of his way so he has 396 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 1: a clearer path. It's fun to watch. He is completely 397 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: different as far as a player versus a person. You 398 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 1: talk to him off the field, well mannered, polite, quiet, 399 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 1: but on the football field there is a switch. And 400 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:56,480 Speaker 1: we've heard his teammates call him a bully on the 401 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:59,359 Speaker 1: football field because if you are wearing a different colored 402 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:01,399 Speaker 1: uniform and you get in the way of James Connor, 403 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 1: you're gonna find yourself on your back. Yeah, And you 404 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:07,119 Speaker 1: know it's always good to listen to the broadcast and 405 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:10,879 Speaker 1: Calvc's on the sidelines and he just talks about what 406 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: the passion they have. When when even for Eno Benjamin, 407 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 1: a guy that's worked during her he said, Connor's walking 408 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: up and down the sidelines getting everyone fired up. And 409 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 1: here he's just been carrying the rock and you'd think 410 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: he needs a breather. No, So it's interesting when they 411 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 1: when they throw it to Paul. Just the passion and 412 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 1: the energy from the sidelines. I mean, it's contagious to 413 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:35,400 Speaker 1: your point about can that be sustaining weekend and week out? 414 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:38,639 Speaker 1: Probably not. In this day and age, it is difficult 415 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 1: for any running back to do that. You look at 416 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:44,399 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry, who is now likely done for the season. 417 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:48,160 Speaker 1: That's why you need those two running backs, maybe two 418 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 1: different styles of running backs. I'll say this though, if 419 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 1: there's one guy that has a similar skill set to 420 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:57,880 Speaker 1: Chase Edmonds Eno Benjamin, now he may not. I mean 421 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 1: he's you know, he's gotten better catching the ball backfield. 422 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:02,959 Speaker 1: I mean he like you talked about last night, you know, 423 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 1: they had a conversation. Hey, listen. Maybe he was he 424 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 1: needed to put more work in, Maybe he needed to 425 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: know one's like to be a pro. And I give 426 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:14,639 Speaker 1: him a ton of credit because he started flashing in 427 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 1: the off season. And maybe they get Jonathan Ward back. 428 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: You know, we'll see what happens this week when it 429 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 1: comes to the injury report, but you know, you know's 430 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: going to get some reps here. And the fact that 431 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:27,160 Speaker 1: he's got you know, he can run between the tackles, 432 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 1: he can bounce outside. I think you know right now 433 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: has a ton of confidence and it's nice to see 434 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: him get some success because of the work he put in. 435 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:38,920 Speaker 1: Everyone was waiting for, you know, Benjamin, for his opportunity. 436 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: It did not come as a rookie, and I think 437 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:45,960 Speaker 1: for good reason. He was not ready physically, probably yes, 438 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:50,400 Speaker 1: but not mentally. What did it take to maintain your 439 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,159 Speaker 1: spots and the National Football League, the work that you 440 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 1: needed to put in Monday through Saturday in order to 441 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:59,160 Speaker 1: be given that opportunity on Sunday. Benjamin has been very 442 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 1: open and honest about that. We've heard Kingsbury mentioned it 443 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:04,960 Speaker 1: as well. You talked about a conversation in the offseason, 444 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 1: whether that was initiated by the coaching staff or by 445 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 1: the player. It's what do I need to do or 446 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:13,239 Speaker 1: this is what we need to see from you in 447 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 1: order for you to be active. Okay, Well he came 448 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:18,680 Speaker 1: in and he had a different attitude, a different mentality 449 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:20,800 Speaker 1: in training camp, and he still had to wait for 450 00:24:20,840 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 1: his opportunity because he was inactive for those first couple 451 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 1: of games. But once given the opportunity, and when you're waiting, 452 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: maybe you are on the same level or think you're 453 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 1: on the same level as a Chase Edmonds or a 454 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 1: James Connor, But you can't play everyone. Everyone can be active, 455 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 1: So you have to be patient and patient paid off 456 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 1: and what was it not he doesn't play on special 457 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 1: teams and all of a sudden he started playing on 458 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 1: special teams. He was a gunner. I can go back 459 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 1: to training camp or sitting in that sweet loft. We 460 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:49,800 Speaker 1: had him on the red seat report and he told 461 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: us he had a conversation with Steve Kim and kid said, 462 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,960 Speaker 1: I believe in you because I think the coaching staff says, 463 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: what does he do? I mean besides run? Can he 464 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 1: do anything else? Was he in pass protection? Could he 465 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:03,959 Speaker 1: play on special teams? When Kime said, I believe now. 466 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:06,400 Speaker 1: I remember that conversation, Lak It was yesterday and that's 467 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:08,680 Speaker 1: the first time we heard that. But I think you're right. 468 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:12,040 Speaker 1: I think physically, yeah, he has a talent on what 469 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:15,399 Speaker 1: he did in college, but mentally it's a grind in 470 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:17,320 Speaker 1: the NFL and you have to put the work in, 471 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:18,920 Speaker 1: and that's why I give him a ton of credit. 472 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:22,640 Speaker 1: Nine carries for thirty nine yards, but he also had 473 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:27,840 Speaker 1: three kickoff returns, averaging twenty two yards on kickoff returns, 474 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 1: So that's the ability on special teams. But we've also 475 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 1: seen him as far as on the coverage units as 476 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:35,719 Speaker 1: well working as a gunner. So you put the work in, 477 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:39,640 Speaker 1: good things happen. And I would expect again if Chase 478 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:42,640 Speaker 1: Edmonds is unable to go this week or even as limited, 479 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:46,720 Speaker 1: you have now James Connor, Eno Benjamin, perhaps a Jonathan 480 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 1: Ward and Tavian Feaster is still on the practice squad. Yeah. 481 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:56,800 Speaker 1: Connor played fifty four of the seventies snaps seventy seven percent. 482 00:25:57,040 --> 00:26:02,399 Speaker 1: Eno Benjamin he had seventeen snaps, which really efficient twenty 483 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:06,119 Speaker 1: four percent. You look at when it comes to Sean Harlow, 484 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:10,440 Speaker 1: he played sixty one snaps eighty seven percent. Max Garcy 485 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 1: had thirty seven snaps and Josh Shones had thirty three, 486 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:16,119 Speaker 1: so very even looks like one in the first half 487 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:18,639 Speaker 1: and then more in the second half. Well, and quick 488 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:23,720 Speaker 1: notes on Harlow. In addition to his sixty one offensive snaps, 489 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:27,280 Speaker 1: there were six on special teams, including one as a 490 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 1: long snapper. And just a note on that because I 491 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:33,439 Speaker 1: thought it was a great conversation on the broadcast between 492 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:35,960 Speaker 1: Pash and Willfully as far as what was going on. 493 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:40,440 Speaker 1: Aaron Brewer not available for whatever reason. So it's time 494 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:43,639 Speaker 1: to punt the ball, and well, let's find a long snapper. 495 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:46,000 Speaker 1: Sean Harlow comes out onto the field and they are 496 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:50,000 Speaker 1: back to back fault start penalties called. Unfortunately they're called 497 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:52,720 Speaker 1: on Dennis Gardeck talk about taking one for the team. 498 00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:55,920 Speaker 1: But we think, and it was speculated on the broadcast 499 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 1: that that was by design have the fault start flag 500 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:03,879 Speaker 1: throw and it Harlowe snaps the ball, practice snaps before 501 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:06,359 Speaker 1: he had to do it, quote unquote for real, and 502 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:09,159 Speaker 1: it was a solid long snap. When Andy Lee punted 503 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 1: that ball, I looked back at the film. Brewer got 504 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:17,960 Speaker 1: hurt on that punt when they punted the ball. Oh 505 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:20,960 Speaker 1: previoleasie Ye the fourth quarter, it looked like he got 506 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:22,919 Speaker 1: hurt on that plate, so he must have went to 507 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 1: the locker room. Maybe he got to use the restaurroom. 508 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 1: Maybe he was coming out late. But Devin Fitzsimmons and 509 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:30,440 Speaker 1: we get a chance to watch the open portion of practice, 510 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:32,760 Speaker 1: and this guy has so much energy and you don't 511 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:36,160 Speaker 1: want too many yellers out there, but man, he's got 512 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:39,120 Speaker 1: six years experience. I mean, he's got a relationship obviously 513 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:41,479 Speaker 1: with the Rogers and some of the other guys, and 514 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:44,600 Speaker 1: I gotta think that's done by design. But I wouldn't 515 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: have known that unless I was listening to Dave Passion 516 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:49,679 Speaker 1: Ron Wilfley. It was fascinating. When I was listening, I'm like, 517 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 1: this is this is genius. And Jeff Rogers another one 518 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:57,199 Speaker 1: of those assistants unavailable on Sunday. So someone on the 519 00:27:57,240 --> 00:28:02,639 Speaker 1: sideline say, hey, let's let's accept these penalties and sorry, Gardek, 520 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 1: it's gonna go under your resume, but just know that 521 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:08,199 Speaker 1: you're taking one for the team. So it's one of 522 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:11,160 Speaker 1: those things that you know, big picture that doesn't stick out, 523 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:12,919 Speaker 1: but then you're like realizing it's like, well, why are 524 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 1: you doing that, well, typically there's a reason why teams 525 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:19,879 Speaker 1: do that, even though us watching it's like, well, that 526 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:23,600 Speaker 1: just doesn't make sense. This is Spellichick stuff. Yes, one 527 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 1: step ahead. I mean I wouldn't have known though, unless 528 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 1: I was listening to the broadcast Cardinals Covered two presented 529 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 1: by Hunda proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. Let's switch 530 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:38,720 Speaker 1: it up, talk about the defense and getting three takeaways, 531 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 1: two forced fumbles and an interception by Buddha Baker, And 532 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 1: going back to defensive coordinator Vance Joseph the c p 533 00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:51,959 Speaker 1: R that he preaches club punch rip and if you 534 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 1: want examples, perfect examples, pay attention to those two fumbles. 535 00:28:57,040 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 1: The first one that Byron Murphy punched out of the 536 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:03,400 Speaker 1: hands of George Kittle. It was a perfect punch of 537 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:06,240 Speaker 1: the football and Jordan Hicks was right there to recover. 538 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 1: And then the second one was Isaiah Simmons ripping the 539 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 1: ball out of the arms of Brandon Ayuk and Hicks 540 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 1: was right there to recover as well. Practice and then 541 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:20,400 Speaker 1: how you practice is how you play. And those were 542 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:23,560 Speaker 1: two examples, and we see it at sometimes during the 543 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: open portion of practice during the week, and then you 544 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 1: see it come to fruition on game day. Yeah, and 545 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:32,720 Speaker 1: now it's becoming like everyone's aware of it now. I 546 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 1: mean you're seeing columns. It's in there. People are talking 547 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:42,080 Speaker 1: about it. Overall Cardinals defense, five sacks, seven tackle for losses, 548 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:47,480 Speaker 1: eight quarterback hits, one interception, three passes defense, two forced 549 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:51,880 Speaker 1: fumbles and two force recovery or two fumble recoveries. That's 550 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 1: filling up a stat sheet. Well, and most of that 551 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: stats belonged to Marcus Golden. Five tackles, three tackles for loss, 552 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 1: three sacks, three quarterback hits, and he played less than 553 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 1: half the defensive snaps. Utilizing the best of your opportunity 554 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:10,680 Speaker 1: and taking advantage of the snaps that you did that 555 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:15,960 Speaker 1: you get and Marcus Golden three sack day, and he 556 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:18,400 Speaker 1: is certainly someone one that when you look at the defense, 557 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:20,320 Speaker 1: who do we talk about in the offseason, Oh, it's J. J. 558 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 1: Watt And then it's oh, Chandler Jones is coming back healthy. 559 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:26,920 Speaker 1: Don't forget about Buddha Baker Isaiah. Marcus Golden gets lost 560 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:31,040 Speaker 1: in the shuffle, but he just consistently produces weekend and 561 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:34,320 Speaker 1: week out, especially with Chandler Jones missing two games because 562 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:36,680 Speaker 1: he was on the reserve COVID nineteen list, And you 563 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:39,040 Speaker 1: do have to account for Chandler Jones if you're an 564 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:42,600 Speaker 1: opposing offense. And I think Golden has come in and 565 00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:45,840 Speaker 1: been able to take advantage of the attention that's on 566 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 1: fifty five. So forty four can go as he says, 567 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 1: go hunting. Twenty eight snaps forty seven Tenor Valho played 568 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:58,520 Speaker 1: one more snap than him. Wow, And we think Vallejo 569 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:01,000 Speaker 1: got more of the snap apps because if you look, 570 00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:04,760 Speaker 1: Xavian Collins only had three defensive snaps. He's been bothered 571 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:07,480 Speaker 1: by his shoulder. Was it that's or just the fact 572 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 1: that it's the forty nine ers and a lot of 573 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:13,000 Speaker 1: the motion. And as we talk, it's whether that's Bertrand 574 00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:16,520 Speaker 1: Berry or Rob Frederickson or Kyle Vanni Bias. They always 575 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 1: talk about those linebackers. You need to have good clean eyes. 576 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:24,240 Speaker 1: You can't be darting, you can't be looking around. Focus 577 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:26,640 Speaker 1: And I think they believe that Tanner Vallejo might just 578 00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:29,680 Speaker 1: be a little bit better at that than Collins is 579 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:31,960 Speaker 1: at this point, I would agree with that. And you 580 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:36,000 Speaker 1: know clearly they miss seek Turner. You know, you know 581 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 1: he's a guy that can do a little bit both 582 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 1: a little bit more athletic and typical Kyle Shannahan. To 583 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:44,400 Speaker 1: start the game, he's going at Valejo and there, you know, 584 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:46,320 Speaker 1: it's tough to cover, you know, a guy down the 585 00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:48,600 Speaker 1: field like that and a tight end. But as the 586 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:52,120 Speaker 1: game went on, he started to insert himself where they 587 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 1: weren't targeting him. They were just trying to move the football. 588 00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:57,040 Speaker 1: But early in that game, give Shannahan credit because they're 589 00:31:57,040 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 1: probably thinking who's fifty one out there, and they know 590 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:02,240 Speaker 1: the name and all that, but they were probably thinking 591 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:05,520 Speaker 1: twenty five nine and fifty eight. And he did the 592 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 1: same thing last year to Isaiah Simmons in Week one, 593 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:09,840 Speaker 1: So they targeted him, but I thought he settled down 594 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:12,960 Speaker 1: and they at that point they couldn't, Hey, let's target 595 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:15,720 Speaker 1: this guy because other guys are making place. Yeah, there 596 00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:19,240 Speaker 1: was a lot of Vallejo mentions during the radio broadcast 597 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:21,560 Speaker 1: to the point where it's like, okay, well, why is 598 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:25,600 Speaker 1: he on the field? Where is Zaven Collins? And you know, 599 00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:27,920 Speaker 1: we're not familiar with the game plan, but you just 600 00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:30,640 Speaker 1: have to kind of speculate, and that goes back to 601 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:33,560 Speaker 1: the depth and realizing that, yeah, you invested a first 602 00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:36,200 Speaker 1: round draft pick in Zaven Collins, but maybe he's not 603 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:38,560 Speaker 1: quite ready or he's not the best option for this 604 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:41,240 Speaker 1: particular week given the forty nine ers and what they 605 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:43,880 Speaker 1: like to do offensively. So you go with maybe not 606 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:48,640 Speaker 1: the most athletic guy and Vallejo, but someone that is smarter, 607 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:52,920 Speaker 1: just a little bit quicker in his thinking and processing 608 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:55,480 Speaker 1: what is needed to be done. I e. Jordan Hicks, 609 00:32:55,520 --> 00:32:57,960 Speaker 1: He's done. Not the most gifted athletic guy on the 610 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:01,040 Speaker 1: football field, Isaiah Simmons is, but Jordan Hicks has the 611 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 1: experience and Johnny on the spot with those two fumble 612 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 1: recoveries first career multi Bowl or multi fumble recovery game 613 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:12,840 Speaker 1: and Jordan Hicks career, and this defense continues to do 614 00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:16,640 Speaker 1: a number on opposing teams, especially when they are on 615 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:19,080 Speaker 1: the road. And I thought when it came to the 616 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:22,560 Speaker 1: defensive line rotation, I mean you would have thought, you know, 617 00:33:22,640 --> 00:33:24,680 Speaker 1: some guys are gonna have having numbers. The only guy 618 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:27,120 Speaker 1: that really played a ton was Zach Allen. He had 619 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:29,960 Speaker 1: forty seven snaps eighty percent. And then you look at 620 00:33:30,040 --> 00:33:34,000 Speaker 1: Lucky Foe two twenty eight snaps. You know, Corey Peters 621 00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:39,520 Speaker 1: twenty one snaps, Jordan Phillips twenty snaps, Josh Morrell fourteen snaps. 622 00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:41,800 Speaker 1: You were thought, you know, that tells me they were 623 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:44,240 Speaker 1: going more nickel and dime, getting their playmakers out there 624 00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:47,920 Speaker 1: versus they were rushing four one time, I think on 625 00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 1: a turno they rushed for and they had four linebackers 626 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:53,280 Speaker 1: in there, you know, double stacks, so to speak. But 627 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:56,360 Speaker 1: I would have thought again, they only had fifty nine 628 00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:59,479 Speaker 1: offensive snaps where the Cardinals had seventy offensive snaps. So 629 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 1: it was nice. You know, Chandler Jones, he played forty 630 00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:05,200 Speaker 1: nine of the snaps, which is eighty three percent. So 631 00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:07,080 Speaker 1: it was a good rotation they had, and I think 632 00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:08,600 Speaker 1: it helps when you have a lead like that. And 633 00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:13,120 Speaker 1: speaking of Chandler Jones, he finally got that elusive one 634 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:17,200 Speaker 1: more sack needed to become the franchise all time sacks leader. 635 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:21,720 Speaker 1: It happened in the second quarter, sixth sack of the season, 636 00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:25,399 Speaker 1: his first since Week one, number sixty seven in his 637 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:29,200 Speaker 1: Cardinal's career, and he passes Freddie Joe Nunn, who recently 638 00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:33,359 Speaker 1: passed away in the past couple of weeks. And a 639 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:37,200 Speaker 1: great gesture on Chandler's parts. He had a T shirt 640 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:40,879 Speaker 1: underneath his uniform and lifted up his jersey to let 641 00:34:40,880 --> 00:34:43,120 Speaker 1: everyone know that he was wearing a Freddie Joe Nunn 642 00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:46,880 Speaker 1: T shirt underneath one that he made himself. He mentioned 643 00:34:46,920 --> 00:34:49,839 Speaker 1: he warred in the Green Bay game as well. It's 644 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:51,960 Speaker 1: not that he had worn it since Week two, but 645 00:34:52,120 --> 00:34:54,520 Speaker 1: the past two games he had it underneath his jersey 646 00:34:54,520 --> 00:34:58,120 Speaker 1: and finally was able to surpass Freddie Joe Nun and 647 00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:01,000 Speaker 1: then honor Freddie Joe un and his family. What a 648 00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:04,040 Speaker 1: great gesture. I mean, he didn't have to do that. 649 00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:07,160 Speaker 1: And besides, you know, obviously you know Freddy Joe Nunn, 650 00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:09,800 Speaker 1: and the fact that Chandler has done this in a 651 00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:12,400 Speaker 1: lot less games. Back in the day, they were running 652 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:15,040 Speaker 1: the ball, so I mean Freddy Joe Nun. I think 653 00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:17,600 Speaker 1: it was one hundred and twenty one games. Chandlers played 654 00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:21,280 Speaker 1: seventy five for the Cardinals, so when you look at it, 655 00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:23,359 Speaker 1: they're throwing the ball a lot more. And I thought 656 00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:25,640 Speaker 1: it was interesting last week when he talked about the 657 00:35:25,680 --> 00:35:29,680 Speaker 1: AFC versus the NFC tackles. You know, but what a 658 00:35:29,719 --> 00:35:33,960 Speaker 1: great gesture. And I'd like Chandler on and off the field. 659 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:36,359 Speaker 1: I just like the way he gets everyone fired up. 660 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:39,680 Speaker 1: I mean he's into it. He's he's part of this 661 00:35:39,719 --> 00:35:42,239 Speaker 1: team where yeah, he may not fill the statue, but 662 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:45,439 Speaker 1: just having him out there, he creates havoc every single week, 663 00:35:45,680 --> 00:35:49,520 Speaker 1: three tackles, a sack, tackle for loss, two quarterback hits. 664 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:53,400 Speaker 1: But or Chandler Jones, who might finally be over his 665 00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:56,600 Speaker 1: COVID nineteen as far as the time he missed and 666 00:35:56,680 --> 00:35:59,479 Speaker 1: getting back into game shape and maybe to his point 667 00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:01,920 Speaker 1: when he had us the media last week, feeling a 668 00:36:01,960 --> 00:36:05,040 Speaker 1: lot quicker. He lost some weight, he's gained much of 669 00:36:05,080 --> 00:36:09,440 Speaker 1: that back, but he feels better at Maybe it's more psychologically, 670 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:12,160 Speaker 1: but maybe quicker now off the edge than he was 671 00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:15,359 Speaker 1: for a stretch there. I was fascinating when he said 672 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:18,399 Speaker 1: he did a simulation. I mean, he invited two other 673 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:21,600 Speaker 1: guys out here on a Sunday. He said he ran 674 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:24,560 Speaker 1: about sixty five snaps. They did every single drill. I 675 00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:27,040 Speaker 1: never heard that. Usually you're just sitting on the couch, 676 00:36:27,080 --> 00:36:30,560 Speaker 1: and clearly he was. He wasn't coming back from an injury, 677 00:36:30,600 --> 00:36:33,840 Speaker 1: but COVID about when you talking about smell and taste 678 00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:36,760 Speaker 1: and losing weight, he said he didn't lose fifteen pounds. 679 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:38,600 Speaker 1: But I think he said he lost what seven and 680 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:42,520 Speaker 1: he got five back already? Correct, So I never heard 681 00:36:42,520 --> 00:36:45,320 Speaker 1: of that. I mean, that's just that's a guy thinking ahead. 682 00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:47,040 Speaker 1: Like when I get on the field, I don't want 683 00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:49,040 Speaker 1: to you know, I need to be in football shape, 684 00:36:49,080 --> 00:36:53,239 Speaker 1: conditionings major if if you're if you're not, if you're lethargic, 685 00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:54,520 Speaker 1: you're not going to be at a play like he 686 00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:59,160 Speaker 1: wants to. Jordan Phillips also with his first sack the season. 687 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:02,719 Speaker 1: So good to see some quality production out of that 688 00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:07,200 Speaker 1: defensive front, whether it's the lineman or the linebackers and overall. 689 00:37:07,239 --> 00:37:09,400 Speaker 1: As we continue here on Cardinals Cover two presented by 690 00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:12,680 Speaker 1: Hunday Proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals, I've been real 691 00:37:12,960 --> 00:37:16,040 Speaker 1: I guess critical is the correct word, but just pointing 692 00:37:16,040 --> 00:37:19,760 Speaker 1: out how well or not well this team does against 693 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:23,320 Speaker 1: the run. You have to be better, maybe not overall, 694 00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:26,720 Speaker 1: but just the yards per carry it is second to last, 695 00:37:27,239 --> 00:37:31,080 Speaker 1: and that was a concern going into this game. Or tackling, yes, 696 00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:34,000 Speaker 1: but just because we know that the forty nine ers 697 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:36,239 Speaker 1: they run the ball so well regardless of who's in 698 00:37:36,280 --> 00:37:40,720 Speaker 1: the backfield. Yet what happened on Sunday thirty nine rushing 699 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:44,799 Speaker 1: yards a season low allowed by the Cardinals defense. And 700 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:48,640 Speaker 1: that's twice now in three games, first being the Texans, 701 00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:51,760 Speaker 1: that this team has allowed fewer than fifty rushing yards. 702 00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:53,680 Speaker 1: Now there are four games and that they have allowed 703 00:37:53,680 --> 00:37:57,680 Speaker 1: one hundred and fifty rushing yards. But you limit the run, 704 00:37:58,280 --> 00:38:01,360 Speaker 1: keep that opponent under one hundred yards rushing. And I 705 00:38:01,480 --> 00:38:04,640 Speaker 1: like the chances of the Arizona Cardinals. The difference yesterday 706 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:07,840 Speaker 1: is the running backs. In the prior game, we're getting 707 00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:10,640 Speaker 1: to the second level a j. Dillon and Aaron Jones, 708 00:38:10,680 --> 00:38:12,799 Speaker 1: and that was their game plan. And Chandler did point 709 00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:15,600 Speaker 1: out that, you know, Aaron Rodgers was getting rid of 710 00:38:15,600 --> 00:38:17,920 Speaker 1: the ball quicker, and we can say make the same 711 00:38:17,960 --> 00:38:20,400 Speaker 1: claim that Colton McGaugh was getting the ball quicker, and 712 00:38:20,440 --> 00:38:22,319 Speaker 1: that makes it difficult for the defense. I don't know 713 00:38:22,320 --> 00:38:24,160 Speaker 1: what to do now, do I rush or I drop 714 00:38:24,239 --> 00:38:28,719 Speaker 1: back in coverage? Yeah, it's just I mean again, we 715 00:38:28,760 --> 00:38:31,000 Speaker 1: can sit here and talk about Vance Joseph for an hour. 716 00:38:31,280 --> 00:38:34,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean, what he's doing with his defense, 717 00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:36,839 Speaker 1: and it really doesn't matter who's lining up. I mean, 718 00:38:39,160 --> 00:38:41,640 Speaker 1: I mean, and then have gone gains really good backs, 719 00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:47,160 Speaker 1: you know, Derrick Henry, Dalvin Cook, you know even Robinson 720 00:38:47,239 --> 00:38:51,239 Speaker 1: was a good back. Obviously the Rams, you know, Henderson 721 00:38:51,320 --> 00:38:54,480 Speaker 1: is their number one guy. But I mean the fact 722 00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:57,360 Speaker 1: that you know, yeah, there's times when they got to 723 00:38:57,400 --> 00:38:59,440 Speaker 1: the second layer, but we didn't see that, Yes, Dray 724 00:38:59,480 --> 00:39:02,360 Speaker 1: and that thing. That's the reason why the Cardinals stopped 725 00:39:02,360 --> 00:39:05,840 Speaker 1: the run and forced Jimmy Garoppolo to beat them. Elijah 726 00:39:05,840 --> 00:39:09,200 Speaker 1: Mitchell did have thirty six yards rushing, so thirty six 727 00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:12,560 Speaker 1: of the eighty nine, but only eight attempts and there 728 00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:15,480 Speaker 1: are only eleven in the game for the forty nine ers. 729 00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:17,960 Speaker 1: And that's making a team one dimensionally. Get a big lead, 730 00:39:18,440 --> 00:39:20,600 Speaker 1: you take away the run because you can't and you 731 00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:22,439 Speaker 1: have to throw it to get back into the ball game. 732 00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:26,520 Speaker 1: And Garoppolo had forty attempts for three hundred twenty six yards, 733 00:39:26,520 --> 00:39:28,480 Speaker 1: a couple of touchdowns, but he was also picked off. 734 00:39:28,760 --> 00:39:32,399 Speaker 1: So it goes back to what vanch Joseph, and it's 735 00:39:33,239 --> 00:39:35,399 Speaker 1: he says it every week. He said it's he has 736 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:38,520 Speaker 1: said it every week since he's arrived. Stopped the run, 737 00:39:38,719 --> 00:39:41,640 Speaker 1: and he means it, and it's come to fruition more 738 00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:44,279 Speaker 1: times than not. And we saw this team stop the 739 00:39:44,360 --> 00:39:47,279 Speaker 1: run on Sunday against the San Francisco forty niners, and 740 00:39:47,480 --> 00:39:50,799 Speaker 1: it's something that you know. And again you had that 741 00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:53,680 Speaker 1: great stat four point five the Packers on first down. 742 00:39:54,680 --> 00:39:56,520 Speaker 1: That was a point of emphasis because now all of 743 00:39:56,600 --> 00:39:59,000 Speaker 1: a sudden, if they're getting four point five on first down, 744 00:39:59,080 --> 00:40:01,160 Speaker 1: they get two or three and second down, it's a 745 00:40:01,239 --> 00:40:04,120 Speaker 1: manageable third down. And that wasn't the case yesterday, which 746 00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:05,880 Speaker 1: is night and day from the previous week. Yeah, the 747 00:40:05,920 --> 00:40:09,120 Speaker 1: forty nine Ers only converted four of ten on third 748 00:40:09,160 --> 00:40:12,279 Speaker 1: down compared to the Cardinals seven of fifteen. Being able 749 00:40:12,360 --> 00:40:16,600 Speaker 1: to control the line of scrimmage, control possession, and control 750 00:40:16,719 --> 00:40:18,120 Speaker 1: the flow of the game. I think that's what the 751 00:40:18,160 --> 00:40:22,760 Speaker 1: Cardinals did offensively, defensively and special teams. Well. I always 752 00:40:22,760 --> 00:40:25,080 Speaker 1: like to go back to my keys. Number one was 753 00:40:25,160 --> 00:40:27,879 Speaker 1: Cardinals need to run the ball to slow the forty 754 00:40:27,960 --> 00:40:31,280 Speaker 1: nineers pass rush. Cardinals need to eliminate the chunk plays 755 00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:33,640 Speaker 1: on the forty nine ers offense, and they must be 756 00:40:33,640 --> 00:40:36,520 Speaker 1: better on first and second down. And when it comes 757 00:40:36,560 --> 00:40:40,000 Speaker 1: to not letting those guys get to the second level pressure, 758 00:40:40,160 --> 00:40:42,719 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo I said, always good at least for one 759 00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:45,160 Speaker 1: or two turnovers. He did only have the one pick. 760 00:40:45,239 --> 00:40:49,280 Speaker 1: They also forced two fumbles and then the X factor. 761 00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:51,719 Speaker 1: I thought it'd be Simmons on Kittle. Didn't really see 762 00:40:51,719 --> 00:40:55,720 Speaker 1: that matchup, and the intangibles were Murphy on, Samuel Jones 763 00:40:55,760 --> 00:40:57,880 Speaker 1: and Williams and then Alex Mack. I didn't hear a 764 00:40:57,880 --> 00:41:01,120 Speaker 1: lot about him because I think when they put Corey 765 00:41:01,160 --> 00:41:03,399 Speaker 1: Peters in there and hopefully they give Richard Lawrence back, 766 00:41:03,480 --> 00:41:05,600 Speaker 1: he's just a bigger body. He's over three hundred pounds. 767 00:41:05,600 --> 00:41:07,400 Speaker 1: You just can't push him out of the way like 768 00:41:07,560 --> 00:41:10,520 Speaker 1: you can for some of these undersized guys. Now when 769 00:41:10,520 --> 00:41:13,200 Speaker 1: it comes to Richard Lawrence and Lucky Foe too, they 770 00:41:13,320 --> 00:41:17,719 Speaker 1: have you know, they have weight where dog the's more 771 00:41:17,719 --> 00:41:20,719 Speaker 1: we're gonna try to be physical on you. So I 772 00:41:20,719 --> 00:41:22,959 Speaker 1: didn't hear Alex max name very much, and he didn't 773 00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:24,400 Speaker 1: get to the second layer like he did in the 774 00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:27,399 Speaker 1: previous game. By the way, on George Kittle, we thought 775 00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:29,080 Speaker 1: he was gonna be on a pitch count, but he 776 00:41:29,120 --> 00:41:32,400 Speaker 1: played forty three of the fifty nine offensive snaps, and 777 00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:34,360 Speaker 1: I don't know if there was, you know, a limit 778 00:41:34,400 --> 00:41:36,680 Speaker 1: as far as the forty or forty five or fifty 779 00:41:36,760 --> 00:41:39,280 Speaker 1: or whatever it was, but he did have six catches 780 00:41:39,280 --> 00:41:41,840 Speaker 1: for one hundred and one yards. Second time that this 781 00:41:42,040 --> 00:41:44,120 Speaker 1: defense has allowed a pass catcher to go over one 782 00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:46,879 Speaker 1: hundred receiving yards. And unfortunately it came against a tight 783 00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:49,600 Speaker 1: end because the first time this season a tight end 784 00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:52,920 Speaker 1: catches a touchdown, but it was George Kittle, one of 785 00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:54,920 Speaker 1: the better tight ends, if not the best, in the 786 00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:57,319 Speaker 1: National Football League. Yeah, and I think if they would 787 00:41:57,320 --> 00:41:59,759 Speaker 1: have had seventy snaps made, it doesn't play that much. 788 00:41:59,760 --> 00:42:03,160 Speaker 1: But I think based on you know, IUK flashing and 789 00:42:03,280 --> 00:42:06,840 Speaker 1: Samuel and they couldn't run the ball. He's a weapon. 790 00:42:06,880 --> 00:42:09,680 Speaker 1: We talk about the safety net for any quarterback throwing. 791 00:42:10,080 --> 00:42:14,279 Speaker 1: In fairness there, Kyle Shanahan linked the matchups who was 792 00:42:14,320 --> 00:42:16,560 Speaker 1: covering George Kittle down the field, And I think that's 793 00:42:16,600 --> 00:42:20,080 Speaker 1: important as far as how do you exploit the team 794 00:42:20,120 --> 00:42:22,680 Speaker 1: that you're going up against. From the forty nine ers perspective, 795 00:42:22,760 --> 00:42:25,919 Speaker 1: you go at the tight end. Because Samuel only had 796 00:42:25,960 --> 00:42:28,719 Speaker 1: five catches for sixty three yards. That was a week 797 00:42:28,920 --> 00:42:31,680 Speaker 1: after he had over one hundred and seventy receiving yards 798 00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:34,160 Speaker 1: against the Bears. So yeah, things change week to week. 799 00:42:34,600 --> 00:42:36,799 Speaker 1: Going back to what Chase Edmonds said on Friday, it's 800 00:42:36,840 --> 00:42:39,000 Speaker 1: a week to week league. You can't get too high, 801 00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:41,319 Speaker 1: you can't get too low. And sometimes your game plan 802 00:42:41,400 --> 00:42:44,520 Speaker 1: will change be dictated by the opponent you're facing that week, 803 00:42:44,680 --> 00:42:47,359 Speaker 1: and it can change when your top running back goes 804 00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:52,080 Speaker 1: down after her first play in game adjustments, not halftime adjustments, 805 00:42:52,080 --> 00:42:55,720 Speaker 1: but changing literally on the fly. Is what we saw 806 00:42:55,840 --> 00:42:58,719 Speaker 1: on Sunday. And again Connor said after the game once 807 00:42:58,800 --> 00:43:00,920 Speaker 1: and knew he went out, my love was gonna be 808 00:43:00,960 --> 00:43:04,080 Speaker 1: a lot heavier, I'm paraphrasing, and he was built for that. 809 00:43:04,320 --> 00:43:05,839 Speaker 1: I don't again, I don't know if he can do it. 810 00:43:06,760 --> 00:43:10,759 Speaker 1: I think the Cardinals are excited about the future of 811 00:43:11,000 --> 00:43:15,200 Speaker 1: Eno Benjamin. We'll see about Jonathan Warden. But James Connor, Wow, 812 00:43:15,640 --> 00:43:18,000 Speaker 1: this guy just he's a bowling ball out there. It 813 00:43:18,200 --> 00:43:21,680 Speaker 1: is fun to watch and a fun listen to as well. 814 00:43:21,920 --> 00:43:24,680 Speaker 1: Talking about James Connor before we head on out of here, 815 00:43:24,680 --> 00:43:26,279 Speaker 1: I want to go back to something that you brought 816 00:43:26,360 --> 00:43:30,840 Speaker 1: up on Cardinal Talk with Kyle Van and Bosch, myself 817 00:43:30,880 --> 00:43:35,240 Speaker 1: and you as far as looking at nine games and 818 00:43:35,360 --> 00:43:39,920 Speaker 1: the subject of best win of the season, and I 819 00:43:39,960 --> 00:43:43,840 Speaker 1: went back to the Rams game winning in Los Angeles, 820 00:43:43,880 --> 00:43:47,960 Speaker 1: getting that monkey off your back, finally beating Sean McVeagh 821 00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:50,520 Speaker 1: and Van and Bosch brought up a good point. He 822 00:43:50,680 --> 00:43:53,920 Speaker 1: mentioned that where the Rams game would have been the best, 823 00:43:54,560 --> 00:43:58,239 Speaker 1: considering the entire organization that the forty nine ers went 824 00:43:58,280 --> 00:44:02,080 Speaker 1: on Sunday probably had more about Cliff Kingsbury as a 825 00:44:02,120 --> 00:44:05,320 Speaker 1: head coach. Couldn't agree more. And I know that between 826 00:44:05,800 --> 00:44:11,239 Speaker 1: the front office and you know and GM, they had 827 00:44:11,239 --> 00:44:14,920 Speaker 1: a conversation that week. Listen, we had to beat the Rams. 828 00:44:15,040 --> 00:44:17,040 Speaker 1: Now everyone knew they should have beat the Rams or 829 00:44:17,120 --> 00:44:19,400 Speaker 1: try to repeat the Rams since Cliff's been here, But 830 00:44:19,480 --> 00:44:21,880 Speaker 1: it was a point of emphasis, this has to stop 831 00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:23,879 Speaker 1: if we're going to make a run, and it did. 832 00:44:24,840 --> 00:44:28,120 Speaker 1: Maybe maybe the tone setter was Week one. I mean 833 00:44:28,560 --> 00:44:30,160 Speaker 1: they went on the road and they'd beat a really 834 00:44:30,160 --> 00:44:32,080 Speaker 1: good team right now that are a number one seat 835 00:44:32,120 --> 00:44:35,000 Speaker 1: in the AFC, just like the Cardinals. So you got 836 00:44:35,120 --> 00:44:39,879 Speaker 1: signature wins, best win. But I think Kyle brought up 837 00:44:40,239 --> 00:44:42,799 Speaker 1: this is more about Cliff Kingsbury and I said it 838 00:44:42,880 --> 00:44:46,040 Speaker 1: last night. Everyone thought, oh, he's attached to Kyler. Murray's 839 00:44:46,040 --> 00:44:48,120 Speaker 1: the only guy that can run this offense. It's the 840 00:44:48,239 --> 00:44:51,719 Speaker 1: air rate, it's a pretty boy football. He showed the 841 00:44:52,480 --> 00:44:56,279 Speaker 1: country yesterday that he can win with different quarterbacks. Now, 842 00:44:56,440 --> 00:44:59,600 Speaker 1: now it's only one game, but the fact is that 843 00:44:59,719 --> 00:45:02,440 Speaker 1: he's that pigeonhold where if Kyle is not on the field, 844 00:45:02,760 --> 00:45:05,120 Speaker 1: they feel like they can't run their offense. And he 845 00:45:05,400 --> 00:45:07,359 Speaker 1: mentioned last week We're going to change some things. After 846 00:45:07,400 --> 00:45:08,680 Speaker 1: the game, he said, no, we kind of come went 847 00:45:08,800 --> 00:45:12,640 Speaker 1: with the same stuff, just maybe different options for Colt. 848 00:45:12,680 --> 00:45:16,399 Speaker 1: And the fact that Colt knew going in their pass rush. Yeah, 849 00:45:16,480 --> 00:45:18,920 Speaker 1: I mean, we can do this all day. But I 850 00:45:18,920 --> 00:45:21,040 Speaker 1: think Kyle really brought up a good point that was 851 00:45:21,120 --> 00:45:25,520 Speaker 1: more for Kingsbury. I think from an organization standpoint that 852 00:45:25,640 --> 00:45:28,360 Speaker 1: they wanted to know, hey, can we compete with the 853 00:45:28,440 --> 00:45:31,000 Speaker 1: Rams weekend and week out? And they did. And Kingsbury 854 00:45:31,080 --> 00:45:34,480 Speaker 1: is never going to admit it publicly, maybe privately amongst 855 00:45:34,520 --> 00:45:37,759 Speaker 1: his friends, but to be able to say, I'm not 856 00:45:38,400 --> 00:45:42,319 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray's head coach. We're not tied together. Yes, head 857 00:45:42,320 --> 00:45:45,520 Speaker 1: coach and quarterback. There is that relationship that's needed. I e. 858 00:45:45,880 --> 00:45:48,640 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. But can you if you 859 00:45:48,760 --> 00:45:51,520 Speaker 1: don't have your quarterback and then in this case also 860 00:45:51,600 --> 00:45:54,440 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins, AJ Green and you lose Jase Edmonds, what 861 00:45:54,520 --> 00:45:57,000 Speaker 1: do you do as a head coach, and it's a 862 00:45:57,040 --> 00:46:00,640 Speaker 1: reflection of the coaching staff as well. How do you 863 00:46:00,760 --> 00:46:05,240 Speaker 1: adjust during the week and in particular on game day. 864 00:46:05,360 --> 00:46:08,680 Speaker 1: So I do like what Van and Bosch had to say, because, Yeah, 865 00:46:08,719 --> 00:46:12,799 Speaker 1: for Kingsbury, what happened on Sunday much better for him 866 00:46:12,960 --> 00:46:17,520 Speaker 1: and the narrative surrounding him. Perhaps he getting more attention, 867 00:46:17,640 --> 00:46:20,600 Speaker 1: more praise leveled as what kind of a head coach 868 00:46:20,640 --> 00:46:23,000 Speaker 1: he is at the National Football League. And forget the 869 00:46:23,040 --> 00:46:25,919 Speaker 1: fact that whenever Kingsbury's name is brought up, people go, well, 870 00:46:26,040 --> 00:46:28,440 Speaker 1: he was a sub five hundred head coach in college. 871 00:46:28,680 --> 00:46:32,240 Speaker 1: Well this is year three. He's above five hundred now 872 00:46:32,680 --> 00:46:36,400 Speaker 1: and we are seeing him adapt and learn from his mistakes. 873 00:46:36,840 --> 00:46:40,239 Speaker 1: We preach patience. It's easy to say in the offseason, 874 00:46:40,520 --> 00:46:42,800 Speaker 1: much more difficult when you get to the regular season. 875 00:46:43,040 --> 00:46:46,320 Speaker 1: But patience is paying off here for the head coach 876 00:46:46,440 --> 00:46:48,160 Speaker 1: and a lot of those players in the locker room. 877 00:46:48,480 --> 00:46:51,640 Speaker 1: And I loved his passion yesterday. I know that you 878 00:46:51,640 --> 00:46:55,480 Speaker 1: know you shouldn't being the friendly banter with Josh Norman. Yeah, 879 00:46:55,560 --> 00:46:58,759 Speaker 1: you normally don't see that. I mean there, if you 880 00:46:58,800 --> 00:47:01,520 Speaker 1: make a play at the sideline in the showboarding, maybe 881 00:47:01,520 --> 00:47:04,000 Speaker 1: a coach it's more a position coach. Head coach has 882 00:47:04,000 --> 00:47:06,400 Speaker 1: got a lot going on. But he was adamant. I 883 00:47:06,440 --> 00:47:09,439 Speaker 1: mean he stepped on the field because he and then 884 00:47:09,440 --> 00:47:11,560 Speaker 1: finally they threw a flag and then he got into it. 885 00:47:11,640 --> 00:47:14,280 Speaker 1: But he's he's been a different guy on the sidelines 886 00:47:14,360 --> 00:47:18,120 Speaker 1: this year, more animated, more passion. And I was watching 887 00:47:18,200 --> 00:47:20,680 Speaker 1: the game with Kyle at ninety eight seven. We're sitting 888 00:47:20,680 --> 00:47:23,319 Speaker 1: in the studio and I'm like, I wonder if he 889 00:47:23,360 --> 00:47:25,840 Speaker 1: thinks he doesn't get at the respect at other coaches, 890 00:47:25,880 --> 00:47:29,560 Speaker 1: because when you're coaching against Belichick and Sean McVeigh and 891 00:47:29,640 --> 00:47:33,279 Speaker 1: Kyle Shannon, they got this this cachet to where you know, 892 00:47:33,400 --> 00:47:36,319 Speaker 1: this guy is still learning the game. But I'm glad 893 00:47:36,360 --> 00:47:38,600 Speaker 1: he stuck up for his team and he stuck up 894 00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:41,600 Speaker 1: for himself, and that really impressed me. I think Kingsbury 895 00:47:41,719 --> 00:47:44,000 Speaker 1: is more comfortable in his own skin as far as 896 00:47:44,000 --> 00:47:46,800 Speaker 1: an NFL head coach. And it wasn't just his reaction, 897 00:47:46,880 --> 00:47:50,760 Speaker 1: but DJ Humphrey's reaction as well. Making sure he wasn't 898 00:47:50,800 --> 00:47:53,480 Speaker 1: aware of what was going on, but he saw Norman 899 00:47:53,600 --> 00:47:56,160 Speaker 1: John with his head coach, and up as he is. 900 00:47:56,280 --> 00:47:58,799 Speaker 1: He protects the quarterback, he protects his head coach, and 901 00:47:58,880 --> 00:48:01,839 Speaker 1: he went over there and got into the face of 902 00:48:01,960 --> 00:48:05,799 Speaker 1: Josh Norman, and Norman got flagged as well. And what 903 00:48:05,880 --> 00:48:08,319 Speaker 1: I didn't know, because there was some confusion. It was 904 00:48:08,400 --> 00:48:11,360 Speaker 1: after the play and at that point it's third down. Okay, 905 00:48:11,560 --> 00:48:14,280 Speaker 1: now maybe you're out of field goal range. But based 906 00:48:14,320 --> 00:48:17,880 Speaker 1: off what I was able to read, because the Josh 907 00:48:17,960 --> 00:48:20,600 Speaker 1: Norman penalty was on the field, meaning it was in 908 00:48:20,600 --> 00:48:23,360 Speaker 1: the field to play with a player that had to 909 00:48:23,400 --> 00:48:28,400 Speaker 1: be first. So that's the accepted penalty. First down. But 910 00:48:28,520 --> 00:48:33,640 Speaker 1: then because of the penalty on Kingsbury, now first down, 911 00:48:33,680 --> 00:48:36,399 Speaker 1: but you moved the play back fifteen yards. That's why 912 00:48:36,400 --> 00:48:39,239 Speaker 1: it was first in twenty four twenty five of San 913 00:48:39,280 --> 00:48:41,440 Speaker 1: Francisco twenty six yard line. They were able to get 914 00:48:41,440 --> 00:48:43,799 Speaker 1: a field goal out of all that, but it was 915 00:48:44,280 --> 00:48:47,680 Speaker 1: for a little bit, a little a little fun within 916 00:48:47,719 --> 00:48:50,640 Speaker 1: a game at that point that the Cardinals were comfortably ahead. Yeah. 917 00:48:51,200 --> 00:48:53,879 Speaker 1: I wasn't aware of that rule, but it makes sense. 918 00:48:53,880 --> 00:48:56,400 Speaker 1: So what happens on the field, and then if it's 919 00:48:56,400 --> 00:48:59,400 Speaker 1: from the sideline that becomes secondary. Yeah, it wasn't. It 920 00:48:59,440 --> 00:49:01,880 Speaker 1: wasn't the order because I think, yeah, I don't even know. 921 00:49:01,920 --> 00:49:04,799 Speaker 1: I mean, there were two flags. I assume that the 922 00:49:04,840 --> 00:49:08,000 Speaker 1: first flag was for Kingsbury, but it's running on the field. 923 00:49:08,120 --> 00:49:12,200 Speaker 1: But it was kind of what happens. The player penalty 924 00:49:12,400 --> 00:49:15,279 Speaker 1: gets accepted first, so you mark that off and then 925 00:49:15,280 --> 00:49:17,800 Speaker 1: it becomes all right, what else happened because Kingsbury is 926 00:49:17,840 --> 00:49:20,040 Speaker 1: not part of the field of play. That's that was 927 00:49:20,120 --> 00:49:22,200 Speaker 1: kind of my understanding on it, and when I went 928 00:49:22,239 --> 00:49:24,880 Speaker 1: back and looked and that's like, that's how the penalties 929 00:49:24,920 --> 00:49:29,879 Speaker 1: were decided. At the end of the day, another win, 930 00:49:30,600 --> 00:49:36,440 Speaker 1: eight of their first nine games, eight wins, matching their 931 00:49:36,480 --> 00:49:39,520 Speaker 1: win total from last season. This is fun. That's the 932 00:49:39,560 --> 00:49:42,480 Speaker 1: word for it. Yes, considering what has happened over the 933 00:49:42,520 --> 00:49:45,640 Speaker 1: past two seasons with Kingsbury and even going back year 934 00:49:45,760 --> 00:49:48,919 Speaker 1: one after Bruce Arians so it has been a long 935 00:49:48,960 --> 00:49:52,680 Speaker 1: time coming. Bird Gang. Enjoy it right now. It's very fun. 936 00:49:52,960 --> 00:49:56,320 Speaker 1: Big picture, it doesn't mean anything because you haven't accomplished anything, 937 00:49:56,440 --> 00:49:59,759 Speaker 1: you haven't clinched anything, but it certainly beats the alternative. 938 00:50:00,080 --> 00:50:02,200 Speaker 1: You look at the rest of the division and the 939 00:50:02,200 --> 00:50:04,560 Speaker 1: rest of the NFC. I will say this though, they 940 00:50:04,600 --> 00:50:07,400 Speaker 1: put themselves in position to make a run in one 941 00:50:07,400 --> 00:50:10,120 Speaker 1: of the top seeds in the NFC. Yes, they don't 942 00:50:10,160 --> 00:50:12,759 Speaker 1: give out trophies. You know you're going to see the 943 00:50:12,760 --> 00:50:15,279 Speaker 1: midway point where they rank, and seedings and all this 944 00:50:15,400 --> 00:50:17,920 Speaker 1: other stuff. But they put themselves in position to make 945 00:50:17,960 --> 00:50:20,520 Speaker 1: a run. This is not a fluke. It's very sustainable. 946 00:50:20,760 --> 00:50:23,480 Speaker 1: Well said, and on that note, we will put a 947 00:50:23,520 --> 00:50:26,520 Speaker 1: lid on this edition of Cardinals Cover two presented by Hunday, 948 00:50:26,560 --> 00:50:30,040 Speaker 1: proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, special thanks 949 00:50:30,080 --> 00:50:32,960 Speaker 1: to our executive producer Jim Mama Hundre. For Mike Jarecki. 950 00:50:33,080 --> 00:50:35,040 Speaker 1: I'm Craig Riel lou We'll talk to you next time 951 00:50:35,160 --> 00:50:36,759 Speaker 1: here on Cardinals Cover two