1 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: Strap on the boots and scrape up the knuckles ahead. 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: He got Jack. This is the Big Red Race presented 3 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: by santan Ford in Gilbert. Mary's gonna score touchdown. Slim 4 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: to the ground by Buddha Baker Like a torpedo. He 5 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: came flying into the backfield. The Rage is brought to 6 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: you by satan Ford in Gilbert. Are you Santanford State Farm? 7 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: Talk to an agent today at eight hundred State Farm 8 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: and buy Arizona Cardinals podcasts. Visit Hacy Cardinals dot Com, 9 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: Slash podcasts, The Rods Rising Guard, Gilpertuizing Vision, Flurring, Rage 10 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: taking over. Here's Paul CALVC. Get the popcorn ready, It's 11 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: gonna be a show. And Ron will Fleet. It doesn't 12 00:00:54,160 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: get any better than that. Unleash the far. Forget about 13 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: the team that just clinch the NFC East, that is 14 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 1: nine and one against the NFC. It's the opponent not 15 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: listed on the Cardinals schedule that is the toughest foe 16 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: of them all because you battle this opponent seven days 17 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: a week. Again, We'll forget about the team of the 18 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: number one scoring offense and the most takeaways. Who, by 19 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: the way, I've only beaten three teams with winning records 20 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 1: all year. Here's the thing the Cardinals right now, even 21 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: if you test negative, Okay, if you're an Arizona Cardinal, 22 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: you know what, you're still sick. You're sick right now, 23 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,759 Speaker 1: the three game losing streak, and you're sick of reading 24 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: the headlines surging Cowboys against the sliding Cardinals or the 25 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: skyrocketing Dallas Cowboys against skidding Arizona. We get all that, Okay, Yes, 26 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: it is the Big Red Rage with Dennis Gardeck. By 27 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: the way, who's going to join us in a matter 28 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: of moments, all presented by Santan four and Gilbert. We 29 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: are Santan Forward, Paul kelbc Ron Wolflee, and we do 30 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: have headlines plenty going on this holiday week. Wolf what 31 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,239 Speaker 1: do you want to talk about first? Polly? That is 32 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: a question that I will ask you on this holiday season. Well, 33 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 1: Happy to year ball. The headline of the day obviously 34 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: is going to be let's see if we're scoring at home. 35 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 1: It was eight different old line combinations going into the 36 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: Colts game, which made it nine, which now means you're 37 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: going to end up with the tenth different old line 38 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: combinations Sunday in Dallas because d J. Humphreys has been 39 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 1: added to the COVID list. Yeah, that is really interesting, 40 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: a great place to start, because that, to me is 41 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: a huge question mark going forward the Arizona Cardinals. I think, Polly, 42 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: They've got to get back to running the football and 43 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: being a lot more balanced offensively. This is really what 44 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: I'm going to be looking for in this Dallas Cowboys game, 45 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: and doing it out of different personnel groups and doing 46 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: it out of different positions. For Kyler Murray, well, he's 47 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: under a center. Whether you put him in the gun, 48 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: you put him in the pistol, whatever, it may be 49 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: a lot more combinations. I think we're going to see 50 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: a little bit more balance with the Arizona Cardinals going forward. 51 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,919 Speaker 1: But man, if you're going to bring balance, that means 52 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: your offensive line is going to have to be big 53 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,799 Speaker 1: contributors in that. Yeah. DJ Humphreys was your rock at 54 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: left tackle. Not only had he played every meaningful snap 55 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: this year, but he's going to have a streak of 56 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: forty seven straight games played ended on Sunday because he 57 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: got added to the COVID list, And just when you 58 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: got Rodney Hudson back at least you think he's tracking 59 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: to be back so and that COVID list also includes 60 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: Marcus Golden, who might be back on game day. We'll see. 61 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: Devon Kannard has been added to that list, Sean Harlow, 62 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: the new corners on the practice squad, Brion Borders. But 63 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: every single day, and we talked to Cliff Kingsbury about 64 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: this on his weekly TV show. If you're the head 65 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: coach you have, you're just waiting for an email or 66 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,839 Speaker 1: a text and you're wondering, Okay, who is next? And 67 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: so it's a miserable place right now. Obviously for a 68 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: lot of coaches and a lot of teams. The Cardinals 69 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: are far from the only team. In fact, they're probably 70 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: one of the less impacted teams we have seen in 71 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: The Colts, by the way, just came in and pulled 72 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 1: it off, did they not, Wolf minus eight different starters 73 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: and over a dozen significant players, and then they lost 74 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:22,799 Speaker 1: more during the course of the game, no doubt, Pauli. 75 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: Once again, the Colts, listen, they You've got to give 76 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: them an awful lot of credit for what they did. 77 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: That is a tough, tough football team right there. To 78 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 1: go out and play the way they did. You're talking 79 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: about having four of their starting offensive linemen. They actually 80 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: went into the game with three of their interior starters, 81 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 1: and I mean two of them being Pro Bowlers, really 82 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: good players at the center position, of course, and at 83 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,679 Speaker 1: the left guard position. You have the best blocking left 84 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: guard on the face of the planet and Quenton Nelson, 85 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 1: and they go down in this game, and then of 86 00:04:56,600 --> 00:05:00,839 Speaker 1: course you lose your tackle. They were playing with four 87 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: starters out of the game the vast majority of that game, 88 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: and you give them a lot of credit. And it's 89 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: what I think we need to see the Arizona Cardinals doing. 90 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 1: I think the Cardinal players have been talking about that 91 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 1: very thing as well. Paul. I'm glad they're playing a 92 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 1: team like the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys have won four 93 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 1: games in a row. Now, we could sit there and 94 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 1: we could talk about the fact they beat in New 95 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: Orleans Saints and they beat Washington exactly, Paul. But still 96 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: they are playing better football. I think overall, from the 97 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 1: beginning of the season. I think in all three phases, 98 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: there's no doubt about it. The Dallas Cowboys are playing 99 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: better football. And I'm glad this good is this is 100 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: exactly what I think the Cardinals need a challenge something 101 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 1: to say, Okay, wake up and hopefully this will be 102 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: the wake up game. Well, they've lost three in a row, 103 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: the Ears in a Cardinals, five of their last eight, 104 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 1: and Cliff Kingsbury on where it all starts the turnaround 105 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: obviously haven't played as well as we were liked, and 106 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,239 Speaker 1: we just talked about being able to treat each practice 107 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,679 Speaker 1: rep lay a game rep. You know, don't let things slide, 108 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 1: don't say hey, coach, I would have got it right 109 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: on Sunday. We're way too far into this deal to 110 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: be falling back in any habits like that. And so 111 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: that's what we got to do. It starts on the 112 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: practice fields and it's got to be able to carry 113 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 1: over the game day. And we got a lot of 114 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: work to do this week. Yeah, no doubt. I mean 115 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,479 Speaker 1: there's been some poignant comments this week, Kelvin Beecham telling 116 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 1: the media we got to find a way to win 117 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 1: situational football, which is kind of beating us down right now. 118 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: That's Kelvin Beacham, one of the unquestioned team leaders. There 119 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,599 Speaker 1: was Cliff Kingsbury in the press conference saying we got 120 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 1: to start treating practice like a game. So the games 121 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 1: don't feel sped up to us, and he hinted a 122 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: practice again right there will So you know, they got 123 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:55,359 Speaker 1: to figure out a way to amp things up, whether 124 00:06:55,400 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: it's the urgency, whether it's the attention to detail, eleven penalty. 125 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: He's against the Colts obviously, So you know, you can 126 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:04,719 Speaker 1: look at the film, and obviously there's a lot of 127 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: critics out there right now to which Kyler Murray had 128 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 1: something to say. Check this out what Kyler told the 129 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: media yesterday. There's tons of people out there that don't 130 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: have a clue what they're talking about. I mean, when 131 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: you win, you know, all that stuff gets swept under 132 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: the rug. So like I said last year, I mean 133 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 1: we were winning, and you know we were still doing 134 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: some of those same things. You gotta do the little things, right, 135 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: I mean, no matter what you're doing in life. I mean, 136 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: people don't have a clue. But you know, if you 137 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: watch the film, you know what you're looking at. It's 138 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: not far off. We're not far off, right, So Wolf, 139 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: you do watch the film, you do know what you're 140 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: looking at. What do you think about that comment? Yeah, listen, 141 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 1: I think you don't want to panic that much. I 142 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: do know, and you always have to remember this right here, 143 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 1: PAULI and I remember this distinctly. Being a player, I 144 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: have a player's mentality. It's never gonna leave me. I 145 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: don't care how fat, how old I get, Paul, It's 146 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: not going to leave me. That player mentality and the 147 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: player mentality is. I got this. That is what you 148 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: hope the player's mentality is. And guess what. The player 149 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: always feels the best about any type of situation, any 150 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: adversity that he faces, because he faces a lot of 151 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: adversity on Sunday. It's a normal thing to go out 152 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: in competition and compete, Paul, and face adversity on Sunday 153 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: because you can do something about it. For all of 154 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: us that are sitting here analyzing all of it, I 155 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: don't know, Polly. You know, I know you're a sideline 156 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: reporter and you don't splatter easily though I know that ball. 157 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 1: But you know what, there might be a little panic 158 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: coming from the CALVC compound. Might be a little bit 159 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:42,680 Speaker 1: of it. And for me as an analyst, even I'm 160 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: looking at it going okay, boys, I guess we're played 161 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 1: for keeps it. You know it's time to go, It's 162 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 1: time to ball. Right now everybody. Can you imagine fans 163 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: they're feeling the same way. Here we go, we've lost 164 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: three in a row. To wake up, guys, let's start 165 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: playing like we did in the first half of the season. 166 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: And yet as a player, you're like, hey, hey, we 167 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 1: got this settled down. Now you got to go prove it, Paul. Yeah, 168 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: and look, there's been a lot of honesty. I mean, 169 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: guys have been pretty forthright. When we're talking to Cliff 170 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: Kingsbury after the game and he says, you know what, 171 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: we continue to find ways to lose games. When he 172 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: says later, mistakes are showing up that didn't we didn't 173 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: see earlier in the season, Kyler after the game calling 174 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: a quote bad football. We're pretty much killing ourselves. I mean, 175 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 1: they know what's wrong. Yeah, what is your confidence level 176 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: they can correct it? Yeah? No, My confidence level is 177 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: they can correct it because of the talent that they have, Paul. 178 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 1: They have the talent still. I know they're missing DeAndre Hopkins. 179 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: I know they're missing JJ Watt. I know they've been 180 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:50,560 Speaker 1: missing Rodney Hudson. I know they've been missing James Connor. Paul, 181 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: these are big misses too, And you've got to understand 182 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: when I see this, this is an intangible problem because 183 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: the talent is there, the tangible is there. For the 184 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:05,320 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals, I think this is more in the ether. 185 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 1: I could be dead wrong on this, Paul. This is 186 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:10,199 Speaker 1: just me being around the game for as long as 187 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:13,320 Speaker 1: I have looking in from the outside. I think it's 188 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 1: inside the locker room, the intangibles. I think they're missing 189 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:19,559 Speaker 1: a lot of the leadership. And the reason being, Paul 190 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 1: is listen, you can't lead if you're not playing. You can't, Paul, 191 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. You can sit there and raw root. You 192 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 1: can cheer lead if you want to do that, but 193 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 1: you can't lead because you're not doing. First, you've got 194 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 1: to do and then say and right now, they've they've 195 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: got guys that are key guys that can't do, like 196 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: Rodney Hudson, James Connor, DeAndre Hopkins, j J. Watt yep, 197 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: and you know what, well, those aren't just pro bowlers 198 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 1: some of them. Yeah, but in a lot of ways, 199 00:10:56,400 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: it's the Cardinal's identity. It's the Cardinals DNA, especially an offense. 200 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 1: To me, when you're missing DeAndre Hopkins, you haven't really 201 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:08,440 Speaker 1: effectively adjusted to not having that last eight games you're 202 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 1: averaging twenty one points per game, whereas your first seven 203 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: games it was thirty two points per game. So we'll 204 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: talk to Dennis Gardeck when we come back. By the way, 205 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: the Dave Pash Podcast, episode number twenty two available now 206 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: featuring legendary Sun's announcer Al McCoy. Wherever you get your podcast. 207 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,679 Speaker 1: The Big Red Rage with Dennis Gardeck all presented by 208 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 1: Santan Ford. In Gilbert shotgun Snap hurts a short set, 209 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 1: steps up, being chased far side by Guardeck sacks up 210 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 1: at the forty one yard line. Dennis Gardeck has become 211 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 1: the sack machine. Shotgun Snap hurts with a short set 212 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 1: in trouble, steps up, gets hit and sacked. Dennis Gardeck 213 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 1: was there first. Somebody hit the stroll baby guard Deckie 214 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: Doddackie god gig. That's Kyla Murray miked up last season 215 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:10,079 Speaker 1: and is a little shout out his salute to our 216 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: special guest tonight on The Big Red Rage, presented by 217 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 1: santan Ford and Gilbert. We are santan Ford. Well if 218 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 1: I have come to learn as your pencil next sideline guy. Yeah, 219 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: went out on that field. There's an extreme amount of chaos, right, 220 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: and they're peeling guys off, and there's dudes pinballing around 221 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:28,679 Speaker 1: and especially on special teams right, and a play registers 222 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 1: on the Richter scale, you know, the epicenter is usually 223 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: number forty five. Our guest Dennis Gardeck, would you agree 224 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 1: with that? Rounbul? There's no doubt about it. The barbarian Paul? 225 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 1: What is good? Guard Deck? Dennis? How you doing? Thanks 226 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: for joining us? Are we doing a Paul? How are you? 227 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 1: What's going on? Dennis? How are you? Buddy? I'm doing excellent. 228 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: How are you guys doing? And really appreciate you joining 229 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 1: us right now? Let's just get right into it, shall we? 230 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:59,959 Speaker 1: How are you doing? How are you doing physically right now? 231 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 1: Holding up at this point of the season. I'm doing great. 232 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 1: You know. I was out those first couple of weeks 233 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:09,560 Speaker 1: with the hand injury. I knee was good to go. 234 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 1: It was the hand injury kind of gave me some 235 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 1: more time to really share some things up. And then 236 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 1: the next couple of weeks was kind of just getting 237 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 1: back into that rhythm that I missed out with no 238 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 1: training camp. But I feel great and I feel like 239 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 1: I kind of have that competitive edge of not having 240 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 1: those first couple games to grind through. When you say 241 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:35,959 Speaker 1: you feel great, I mean, be honest, be honest, where 242 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 1: are you with the knee? Because for everything you did 243 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: last year and those two sacks we just heard against 244 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: the Eagles and it was a remarkable run when you 245 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 1: were inserted on defense last year. The downer was that 246 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 1: it ended with a season ending knee injury, and it 247 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 1: was late in the season, obviously in December, so I 248 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:55,440 Speaker 1: think a lot of people wondered, Okay, what's realistic. What 249 00:13:55,600 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: have you found in your recovery with the knee. Well, 250 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 1: I was. I was really honest with the whole process 251 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: and you know, um just understanding the injury and kind 252 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:11,679 Speaker 1: of the timing, and it was kind of hard, and 253 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: letting myself kind of feel that, I think really helped 254 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 1: me in my recovery process of being able, you know, 255 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: to be a little bit angry about it. I knew 256 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 1: I had given everything that I had, so I was. 257 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: I was content with that season, but letting myself be 258 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 1: a little angry, I think helped me attack my rehab 259 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: a little bit more, a little harder, and everything went 260 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: great as far as as training went with our training staff. 261 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: They did a great job and kind of keeping me 262 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: out of my own way and freaking out or doing 263 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 1: anything crazy. And I feel like everything happened I was 264 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 1: supposed to do. The hand was a bummer, um, but 265 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 1: I think everything happened exactly how it was supposed to. So, Dennis, 266 00:14:55,600 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 1: how what does that see mean to you? That means 267 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: everything to be able to have that see on your chest. 268 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 1: It means that the guys in the locker room see 269 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 1: you as a leader. Um. That's not something that's voted 270 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 1: on by you guys as media or as coaches or anything. 271 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: That's that's strictly the guys in the locker room and 272 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: everything that has to do with that fraternity of men 273 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: carries a lot of weight. Yeah, for those who aren't 274 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 1: familiar Dennis Gardeck as our guest. He signed by the 275 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: Cardinals in twenty eighteen as an undrafted rookie free agent 276 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 1: out of Sioux Falls. He was named a Pro Bowl 277 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 1: alternate in his second year on special teams in two nineteen, 278 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 1: then Wolf your Reference last year named a team captain 279 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 1: for the first time, and in just ninety three defensive snaps, 280 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 1: Dennis had seven sacks, seven tackles for loss, ten quarter 281 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 1: pack hits and and so that is that it was 282 00:15:57,400 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 1: just such a stunning, stunning perform when you got snaps. 283 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: And now we're tracking towards Sunday, Dennis, and we mentioned 284 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: off the top of the show when you're looking at 285 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: the COVID list and you see Marcus Golden and you 286 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 1: say see Devon Kennard, right, and both Vans Joseph and 287 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: Cliff Kingsbury has said it this week. Yes, we're gonna 288 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 1: be calling Dennis gardex name. I mean, just tell us 289 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: about your anticipation for Sunday. Um. Yeah, for me, it 290 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 1: really doesn't change everything. Um, everything I've been practicing, I'm 291 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 1: working on is still there now. I just I give 292 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 1: more of a chance to showcase it. So, um, it's 293 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: it's not oh now this situation arises itself and I 294 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 1: need to prepare for it. It's it's been a process 295 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: throughout the entire season, and now the opportunity presents itself. 296 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: Are you going to hit the what is it the strobe? Dennis? 297 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: Is that what you do? There? Is it the strobe? 298 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: Which one was it? Now? Turning the KNA was the 299 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: first one that one got vetted out pretty soon. It 300 00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 1: was not at pe put me into that one pretty early, 301 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 1: but he did appreciate the hidden the strobe. Um, we'll 302 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:12,680 Speaker 1: see what happens. I call it blacking out on the 303 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: field and the strobe is what kind of stuck. But 304 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:20,200 Speaker 1: we'll see what happens. Well, here's what your defensive coordinator 305 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 1: had to say today when your name came up during 306 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 1: advance Joseph press conference. I think he's close to having 307 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:27,159 Speaker 1: a big game, you know. I mean, this guy, if 308 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 1: he gets multiple opportunities, he will make some plays. So again, 309 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:32,640 Speaker 1: I mean he's he's one of the young guys I'm 310 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: excited to watch on Sunday with more opportunity. You know, 311 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,400 Speaker 1: he wants a chance to prove again, you know, his 312 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:41,879 Speaker 1: his work to our football team true or false? Is 313 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:44,479 Speaker 1: that is that? Does that capsualize your mindset right now? 314 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: What your coordinator just said, absolutely, I think you're proving 315 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:52,400 Speaker 1: You're proving your worth week in and week out. And 316 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 1: just the faith he has in me again, along with 317 00:17:57,800 --> 00:17:59,880 Speaker 1: the preparation that I've put in is kind of what 318 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:04,120 Speaker 1: gives me my edge on the field. Is that kind 319 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:06,359 Speaker 1: of gives me my teeth and I'm ready to go 320 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: in part to his confidence in me to put me 321 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 1: out there, and confidence in my preparation as well as 322 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 1: film study and all of that. Dennis, let's talk about 323 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: real football, shall we? Special teams? We all know if 324 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: you can play special teams right now, honestly, you could 325 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:28,000 Speaker 1: play any position in the National Football League. Now, that 326 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:29,959 Speaker 1: doesn't mean you're going to be talented in terms of 327 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:33,640 Speaker 1: catching the football or throwing the football or running the football. 328 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: It doesn't. It just means you're probably going to be 329 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:40,240 Speaker 1: really talented and very comfortable and knocking somebody's face off, correct, Dennis, 330 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: I mean that's that's what special teams is all about. 331 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: Talk to me about your special teams this year and 332 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:51,360 Speaker 1: how you feel it's going for the team. We got 333 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: a veteran group that's kind of been banged up here 334 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 1: and there. We're playing with a bunch of different pieces 335 00:18:57,040 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: kind of throughout the season. I think we kind of 336 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:03,920 Speaker 1: caught our stride in terms of who we're playing with. 337 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 1: We got some big guys coming back. We got Tanner 338 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:12,440 Speaker 1: and Yeke have both been activated their windows. It's an 339 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:17,440 Speaker 1: exciting time for special teams. So I'm really excited. Tell 340 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: us about and Denis car deck is our guests. Tell 341 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 1: us about the crazy punt return against the Colts. There, 342 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 1: I was filling in for Dave pass right, Pauli pinchitter, 343 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:27,360 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden, you guys bust out 344 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: that punt return and I'm calling Christian Kirk return and 345 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: when all of a sudden it's Byron Murphy. And I 346 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:33,679 Speaker 1: felt a little better later when I saw the highlight 347 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: and even the TV cameraman for Fox followed the wrong guy. 348 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: But tell us about that boy, because man, that hit 349 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:41,400 Speaker 1: and you had Byron Murphy bring it all the way 350 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: out to midfield. Yeah, that will. First of all, that's 351 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:49,400 Speaker 1: a tremendous effort by Byron to be able to run 352 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 1: all the way back. I think he ran forty something 353 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: yards back to catch the ball over his shoulder and 354 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:57,679 Speaker 1: then now he's got a run for the return and 355 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: he got it back another forty plus yards. UM. So 356 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 1: that's just a tremendous effort by Byron um And and 357 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:09,960 Speaker 1: our special teams coordinator Rogers has has a great phrase, 358 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: it don't do the same thing every time, And they 359 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:19,119 Speaker 1: were kind of known for in the UM the plus 360 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 1: DI the area, they'll always be kicking it that way, um, 361 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 1: and we saw an opportunity and we've practiced it and 362 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 1: that it was a success. Dennis. That goes right into 363 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:33,120 Speaker 1: your stance, right even your very stance, and how you 364 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 1: stand like a personal protector. When Jeff Rogers says, don't 365 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 1: don't do something the same way every time, that means 366 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:44,959 Speaker 1: right down to the individual on the field, correct exactly 367 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 1: any any tendencies he's going to snip out. He's great 368 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 1: at coming up with great game plans based on what 369 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 1: he's seeing on the cap. I love that because, honestly, man, 370 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 1: when he told me it didn't dawn on me. But 371 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 1: what when he said it was so obvious to me. 372 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: He said, look at the personal protector. How much of 373 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: the time do you see the print? And it's so 374 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 1: true because that's what I did. I was a personal 375 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: protector calling out fran said you know this, here's how 376 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:13,359 Speaker 1: we're going to block this thing. And then all of 377 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:16,120 Speaker 1: a sudden when I get said, here comes the ball. 378 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:20,879 Speaker 1: It's a great timing device for a lot of teams 379 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,359 Speaker 1: that are trying to block a punt as well. I 380 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:27,120 Speaker 1: love the fact that he has our personal protector stands 381 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:30,320 Speaker 1: straight up and down and he does not move that 382 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 1: to me, that's a little thing, Dennis. But that's who 383 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: Jeff Rogers is, right. Absolutely, you got everything coached down 384 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: to the detail. Yeah. So do you think the Dallas 385 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 1: tackles are watching your film from last year, Dennis? Because 386 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:51,160 Speaker 1: there can't be a lot to go on necessarily this year, 387 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 1: right and for you to come in last year and 388 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 1: I'm looking at it right now. You came in because 389 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 1: I remember vividly that empty MetLife Stadium and you came 390 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: in and Chandler Jones at this season ending injury, and 391 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: you came in and you had two sacks, and then 392 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: at the Giants you had two more sacks and just 393 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,719 Speaker 1: eight snaps, and then you had two more snacks against 394 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:10,879 Speaker 1: sacks against Billy And I'm just curious, um, is you know, 395 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 1: do you do it a little bit differently than a 396 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: lot of pass rushers to what you guys are just 397 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:18,719 Speaker 1: talking about, and how much has that served you in 398 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:21,120 Speaker 1: your ability to get to the quarterback when you're out there? 399 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 1: Do what differently than just you're you know, maybe do 400 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:27,920 Speaker 1: you have a little bit more of an unorthodox type 401 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:30,680 Speaker 1: style that you know, you're you're obviously a different body 402 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 1: type than a Chandler Jones or Marcus Golden. Is it 403 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:34,840 Speaker 1: just sort of that change up, and do you think 404 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 1: Dallas tackles or maybe going back and looking at some 405 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 1: of your film from last year. Yeah, I'm not underestimating 406 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:44,440 Speaker 1: the Dallas tackles at all. I'm sure they're going back 407 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:49,119 Speaker 1: and looking at everything they can to be prepared. NFL 408 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,440 Speaker 1: football players are not going to step out of the 409 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 1: field feeling unprepared, so I'm sure they're looking at it. 410 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 1: I'm sure they know exactly how they're going to set 411 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:01,120 Speaker 1: me um, they know how to stop me, and then 412 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go out there and make him question it. 413 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 1: Love that man got to have that kind of mentality. 414 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:12,160 Speaker 1: That mentality, too, is something that I want to talk 415 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 1: to you about specifically when we come back in the 416 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 1: next beautiful part of the program. The mentality not only 417 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 1: your mentality, because I think it's a special mentality, but 418 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: the collective that is going on in that locker room 419 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:29,120 Speaker 1: right now. I want to talk to you a little 420 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 1: bit more in depth about that when we come back 421 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:34,480 Speaker 1: to us. Yeah, we'll go to sense as to the 422 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 1: pulse and vibe of this Cardinals team right now going 423 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:38,960 Speaker 1: into this game. What it's been like this week. What 424 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:41,359 Speaker 1: the locker room is like, where the confidence level is 425 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 1: right now? And if you caught it on YouTube in 426 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:47,160 Speaker 1: the Cardinal's website, his video series How I Got Here? 427 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:50,359 Speaker 1: I mean, Dennis is a natural on camera. I think 428 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:52,680 Speaker 1: he has a post playing career. We're going to talk 429 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:55,800 Speaker 1: about that. It is the Big Red Rage with Dennis 430 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 1: gardeck All presented by santan Ford and Gilbert We are 431 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:08,920 Speaker 1: santan Ford Cardinals show flits off the edge. Here comes 432 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:11,679 Speaker 1: Pooter racing and trying to corral Carcel West from behind 433 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 1: and tracks them and backs them. Hag ties him from behind. 434 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:19,160 Speaker 1: Down goes Wentz and the Cardinals hold on. Third down. 435 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:23,879 Speaker 1: How about bad fasts Joseph flashing a little cover zero 436 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 1: zero bring everybody hunts over the wall. Kyler is looking left, 437 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:31,679 Speaker 1: hats it, throws it towards the far sideline and there's 438 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:36,680 Speaker 1: the touchdown Antslan Wesley the big target on the far sideline, 439 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:40,200 Speaker 1: and that fast was right on the money. Kyler drops 440 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 1: it in the bucket for six oh. That is big 441 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:49,359 Speaker 1: time right there by Kyler Murray. And that was what 442 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:52,200 Speaker 1: the Cardinals were doing earlier this year when they started 443 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:56,439 Speaker 1: seven to zero ten and two. Complimentary football, right Wolf, 444 00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 1: the offense and defense feeding off each other. Big play 445 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 1: by the d the offense cashes it in, and so 446 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:05,959 Speaker 1: that is what the Cardinals are open to bring some 447 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:09,200 Speaker 1: more of, starting this Sunday in Dallas after the Christmas 448 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:12,120 Speaker 1: Night loss BA Humbug to the Colts twenty two sixteen. 449 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:15,920 Speaker 1: Dennis Gardeck is our guest, and Dennis earlier today, zach 450 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 1: Ertz told the media, and I'm quoting loosely, we're still 451 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:21,439 Speaker 1: the same team we were when everybody was saying we 452 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:23,119 Speaker 1: were the best team in the NFL. We got to 453 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:26,880 Speaker 1: play with the same confidence and swagger. Do you agree 454 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 1: with that? And how far would that go and how 455 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:34,960 Speaker 1: close do you think the Cardinals are to recapturing that? Yeah, 456 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 1: I agree with zach Um. There's no panic in this 457 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 1: football team, and I think that comes from the amount 458 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 1: of trust we have in each other as players, as 459 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: well as the coaching staff in getting us prepared and 460 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 1: creating game plans for us to win. So I think 461 00:25:57,640 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 1: that's going to be incredible to our future success. So, Dennis, 462 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:05,959 Speaker 1: it's so odd because you look at it, of course, 463 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 1: and the numbers seven and zero. First of all, seven 464 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:12,399 Speaker 1: and oz is how you how you started the season 465 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:17,920 Speaker 1: ten and two after twelve weeks of the season. That number, 466 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 1: to me, Dennis, is even more impressive than the seven 467 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:25,480 Speaker 1: and oz And it's only because twelve weeks of football, 468 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:28,639 Speaker 1: we knew you weren't gonna go undefeated. Everybody knew the 469 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals weren't going to go undefeated. For the most part. 470 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:34,880 Speaker 1: Seven and oh, that's a great start, there's no doubt 471 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: about it. But we knew adversity was coming at some 472 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:41,440 Speaker 1: point in time, just the way everyone faces adversity across 473 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: the league. The ten and two number, to me was 474 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 1: the That was the eye opener. You don't get to 475 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 1: ten and two, especially because you played three games without 476 00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:56,360 Speaker 1: your franchise quarterback and without DeAndre Hopkins, and you won 477 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:59,040 Speaker 1: two of them. And there you are at ten and 478 00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:02,840 Speaker 1: two season. That was the most impressive number to me. 479 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 1: Now you're ten and five. How do you get back 480 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 1: to winning? That is the question that everybody is asking. 481 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 1: What do you think this team has got to do 482 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:19,720 Speaker 1: to start winning? I think we continue to fight, continue 483 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 1: to put in the work that we have been doing, 484 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:27,920 Speaker 1: and on Sunday, when we do it right, the Chips 485 00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 1: will fall or they will and eventually we will catch 486 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:35,840 Speaker 1: that stride and we will continue to win again and 487 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 1: that will carry us on. It feels good to do 488 00:27:38,359 --> 00:27:42,200 Speaker 1: it because you know, as a player you have control, right, 489 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:44,760 Speaker 1: I mean, this is the great thing about it. As 490 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 1: a player, you know there's something, Dennis, you can do 491 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:53,440 Speaker 1: about it. There's something you have control over the situation. Now, 492 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 1: you can't make your teammate go out and play great, 493 00:27:56,680 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 1: but you can go out and play great. It's one 494 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:02,040 Speaker 1: of the it's one of the great gifts I think 495 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 1: of playing in the National Football League is having that 496 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:08,920 Speaker 1: kind of confidence and walking out in between the white lines. Dennis, 497 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:14,399 Speaker 1: do you still think there was confidence in your teammates 498 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:19,600 Speaker 1: inside that locker room? Absolutely? And that's where that no 499 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:24,800 Speaker 1: panic mentality comes from. I think you're hitting on a point, 500 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:26,680 Speaker 1: but I want to drive it home a little bit more. 501 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:31,720 Speaker 1: Is you can do what's in your control. The no 502 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 1: panic side of thing is controlling what we can control. 503 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:38,720 Speaker 1: I'm going to make my plays, I'm going to do 504 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:43,000 Speaker 1: my job and trusting that all eleven people on the 505 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 1: field are doing That's that's where the success comes from. Yes, 506 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 1: Cardinals linebacker Dennis cardk Is our guest. All right, So 507 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 1: Dallas in the last game car rushed Washington fifty six 508 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:57,960 Speaker 1: to fourteen. I know you've seen the numbers. They're in 509 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,360 Speaker 1: the number one scoring offense in the league, Umber one 510 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:03,400 Speaker 1: in total offense, which is yards per game. You tell 511 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: us what stands out the most from watching the game film? 512 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:13,440 Speaker 1: They got great receivers. Um, an incredible tale on that quarterback. Um, 513 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:17,680 Speaker 1: you know, big strong, physical offensive line. We got to 514 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 1: work cut out for us. Um. I trust Dances the 515 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 1: game plan, and we're gonna go out there and um 516 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:31,400 Speaker 1: put up a fight. Dennis, Yeah, go ahead on Vance's 517 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:33,880 Speaker 1: game plan. How tough is it when you have so 518 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:36,760 Speaker 1: many different parts, especially the secondary. Right, you're missing two 519 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:39,320 Speaker 1: of your top three corners, and now there are different 520 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 1: parts in the front seven. And Zaban might even be 521 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 1: playing out of position, right, I mean he might be 522 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:48,040 Speaker 1: on the outside and be in that rotation. Um, how 523 00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:50,400 Speaker 1: much of a challenge is just communication? Because I hear 524 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 1: guys talk about that, and you know how key that 525 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 1: is when offenses are trying to exploit you, you know, 526 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:58,800 Speaker 1: and and change plays and and so forth. I mean, 527 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:00,600 Speaker 1: you guys all have to be playing the same defense 528 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:02,479 Speaker 1: at the same time does that get to be a challenge. 529 00:30:02,520 --> 00:30:05,880 Speaker 1: But there's a lot of moving parts. Well, I think 530 00:30:05,920 --> 00:30:09,480 Speaker 1: it starts with the coaching, and we're coached that everyone 531 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:13,040 Speaker 1: is a starter, and the standard is the standard, UM, 532 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:16,920 Speaker 1: and that that starts with the headman on down UM. 533 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:22,960 Speaker 1: So so yes, obviously there's gonna be UM some things 534 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:25,440 Speaker 1: that we're working through, but the standard is the standard 535 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:29,880 Speaker 1: and UM the final product out there. UM is an 536 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 1: NFL football team playing an NFL football team, Dennis. When 537 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:37,640 Speaker 1: you look at the Dallas Cowboys offense on tape, do 538 00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:45,320 Speaker 1: you see similarities between the Cowboys offense and our offense? Oh? There. 539 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,640 Speaker 1: It is a copycat league. There's there's going to be 540 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:51,040 Speaker 1: things that every every team is exploiting and doing in 541 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:55,120 Speaker 1: different areas. But they do have some nuance, UM and 542 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 1: just just understanding not only how they play, but how 543 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:01,040 Speaker 1: they're going to attack us, what they've seen on film 544 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:04,320 Speaker 1: and being able to be prepared for kind of how 545 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:08,080 Speaker 1: their game planning us is really what's going on throughout 546 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 1: the week. Here's your defensive coordinator, advanced Joseph today to 547 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:15,479 Speaker 1: the media. Little scattering report on Dak Prescott dagged us 548 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:18,040 Speaker 1: so much at the line of scrimmage. I mean he is. 549 00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: He's doing a great job of putting his team into 550 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:22,400 Speaker 1: the best place. So you have to have a great 551 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:27,760 Speaker 1: scheme to disguise coverages and disguise looks to make the 552 00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 1: down fair for you. You know, if you don't, he 553 00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:32,520 Speaker 1: will put his team in the best play possible, and 554 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:34,960 Speaker 1: that's the first second and they're down, and especially in 555 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:37,960 Speaker 1: the red zone. The more I listen to your defensive 556 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 1: coordinator advance, the more I come to realize it's really 557 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:43,160 Speaker 1: a complex scheme you guys are running, isn't it. I mean, 558 00:31:43,240 --> 00:31:45,280 Speaker 1: you have pre snap looks and you snapped to something 559 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 1: else after the ball is in play, And I mean 560 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:50,560 Speaker 1: it's probably a lot more complex than we realize what 561 00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:55,600 Speaker 1: you guys are running out there. Yeah, but it's also 562 00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 1: very simple at the At the same time, BJ has 563 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:02,240 Speaker 1: a a phrase, I like the teason all about but 564 00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:05,480 Speaker 1: easy for us, hard for them. And it's a way 565 00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 1: of simplifying our calls and making it very simple for us, 566 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:13,600 Speaker 1: and then while they're kind of having to go through 567 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:16,840 Speaker 1: a bunch of gymnastics and figure all that stuff out. 568 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:19,800 Speaker 1: You know, one of the things I think you guys 569 00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:22,920 Speaker 1: were doing earlier in the season, Dennis Is, I think 570 00:32:22,960 --> 00:32:27,360 Speaker 1: your defense was really feeding off your offense, and your 571 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:31,480 Speaker 1: offense was feeding your defense. And I say that because 572 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 1: earlier in the season, the Arizona Cardinal's offense, whether they're 573 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:38,000 Speaker 1: running it or throwing the ball, they were scoring points, 574 00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:41,240 Speaker 1: scoring a lot of points and getting up on teams. 575 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:44,760 Speaker 1: And now suddenly teams were one dimensional against you guys. 576 00:32:44,800 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 1: And I think this is just my observation watching you play. 577 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:52,760 Speaker 1: I think this defense's strength is against the pass in 578 00:32:52,920 --> 00:32:56,640 Speaker 1: order to get to the quarterback, getting pressure on the quarterback, 579 00:32:56,880 --> 00:33:00,200 Speaker 1: the coverage downfield. You guys were in the top five 580 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:04,680 Speaker 1: defensive quarterback rating teams in the National Football League for 581 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:09,040 Speaker 1: the first ten weeks of the season, top five Elite 582 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:12,600 Speaker 1: in terms of defensive quarterback rating. And you know that 583 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:17,120 Speaker 1: number takes everything into account, the pass rush, the coverage, 584 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:19,640 Speaker 1: how buttoned up you are on the back end the 585 00:33:19,720 --> 00:33:23,960 Speaker 1: Menelaire's incredible number to take a look at. And that 586 00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:27,360 Speaker 1: was the way you guys were playing, and I thought 587 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:31,560 Speaker 1: that fed into the strength of your team. That's kind 588 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:35,400 Speaker 1: of what the Dallas Cowboys do as well. They score 589 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:39,520 Speaker 1: points and try to make the opposing team one dimensional. 590 00:33:39,840 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 1: So that now all of a sudden, Guys like Micah Parsons, 591 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:48,320 Speaker 1: Randy Gregory, DeMarcus Lawrence can kind of tee off and 592 00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:53,880 Speaker 1: rush opposing quarterbacks. I see a grand scheme similarity between 593 00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:59,640 Speaker 1: the Cowboys and the Cardinals. Am I out of my mind? No? No, 594 00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:02,240 Speaker 1: that's I feel like that the goal of any defense 595 00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:05,719 Speaker 1: is to make them one dimensional because obviously, once you 596 00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:09,839 Speaker 1: know exactly what they're going to be doing, it makes 597 00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:14,840 Speaker 1: your job a lot easier. You know. Dennis Gardeck is 598 00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:16,640 Speaker 1: our guests, and for those who haven't seen it, all right, 599 00:34:16,719 --> 00:34:19,120 Speaker 1: he has his little side job, a little side hustle, 600 00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:22,960 Speaker 1: and he's hosting a video series you tell us about it, 601 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:25,000 Speaker 1: give us a quick synopsis for those who haven't seen it, 602 00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:27,840 Speaker 1: It's called How I Got Here? And you feature the 603 00:34:27,920 --> 00:34:32,400 Speaker 1: nutrition staff at the Cardinals, the strength coaches, Spanish broadcast 604 00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:36,040 Speaker 1: Rolando Conto, the former Cardinal. For those who haven't seen it, 605 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:39,640 Speaker 1: I'm going to dial it up. What can they expect? Yeah? So, 606 00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:43,239 Speaker 1: How I Got Here actually started during the rehab process 607 00:34:43,320 --> 00:34:47,920 Speaker 1: with my ahl I was having You can't just small 608 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:51,360 Speaker 1: talk when you're rehabbing them. There every single day for 609 00:34:51,520 --> 00:34:53,759 Speaker 1: multiple hours a day, so you really get to know 610 00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:56,880 Speaker 1: the men and women around you. And I was talking 611 00:34:56,920 --> 00:35:01,600 Speaker 1: with one of our trainers, Jess Heffel, and she was 612 00:35:01,680 --> 00:35:04,719 Speaker 1: voted most athletic her senior year or something like that, 613 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:06,759 Speaker 1: and I just thought it was the craziest thing, like, 614 00:35:07,239 --> 00:35:10,279 Speaker 1: you know that here she is this great athlete in 615 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:12,680 Speaker 1: high school and now she's I wasn't even voted most 616 00:35:12,719 --> 00:35:18,200 Speaker 1: athletic in my senior class. UM. But that kind of started, like, man, 617 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:21,799 Speaker 1: everybody's got a story. Everybody's got something, like there are 618 00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:27,279 Speaker 1: some incredible stories in our building, UM. And and I've 619 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:30,680 Speaker 1: kind of been highlighted for you know, division to this 620 00:35:30,840 --> 00:35:35,600 Speaker 1: and that undrafted special team. But it's not just me. 621 00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:39,080 Speaker 1: It's that there isn't a person in our building, UM 622 00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:42,000 Speaker 1: that has just a regular run of the male story 623 00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:46,080 Speaker 1: like oh, nothing surprising there. Everybody has something, UM. And 624 00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:48,400 Speaker 1: that was the goal behind how I got here, is 625 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:51,400 Speaker 1: to kind of uncover and and honestly it's it's for 626 00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:53,880 Speaker 1: the guys in the in the building as well, Like 627 00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:56,520 Speaker 1: you can learn something about these people that you're saying, Hi, 628 00:35:56,719 --> 00:35:59,279 Speaker 1: how you doing and just kind of going about your day, 629 00:36:00,239 --> 00:36:03,920 Speaker 1: you can learn something about them. Dennis. When you look 630 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:07,560 Speaker 1: at your career right now, where do you see it ending? 631 00:36:07,719 --> 00:36:11,480 Speaker 1: How long do you want to play? I'm going to 632 00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:15,279 Speaker 1: play until they kick me out, they rip it off 633 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:18,359 Speaker 1: your back. Is that what you say? Yeah, yeah, I'm 634 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:22,000 Speaker 1: playing until they kick me out. No, I'm continuing to 635 00:36:22,080 --> 00:36:25,600 Speaker 1: improve and finding finding ways to learn about offenses, which 636 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:29,600 Speaker 1: I think is very important, finding ways to do my 637 00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:33,840 Speaker 1: job better. I feel like I'm still learning and growing, 638 00:36:33,960 --> 00:36:38,080 Speaker 1: and I'm excited. I'm excited for my future and where 639 00:36:38,080 --> 00:36:41,000 Speaker 1: it's headed. But as far as a date and how 640 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:43,439 Speaker 1: long I want to play, it's until they kick me out. 641 00:36:43,840 --> 00:36:46,840 Speaker 1: That's awesome, dude. And as far as this Sunday goes, 642 00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:52,399 Speaker 1: describe your excitement level at getting extended action against the Cowboys. 643 00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:55,520 Speaker 1: Tell us about that. Yeah, I'm just excited for the 644 00:36:55,560 --> 00:36:59,120 Speaker 1: opportunity to showcase all this work I've been putting in 645 00:36:59,200 --> 00:37:02,279 Speaker 1: throughout the year, a long offseason, all of that. Um, 646 00:37:02,840 --> 00:37:06,600 Speaker 1: I'm just excited for the opportunity. Wells, thank you man, 647 00:37:06,680 --> 00:37:09,600 Speaker 1: really appreciate your time this evening. It's good to see 648 00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:11,799 Speaker 1: you excel on the small talking because if you want 649 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:14,560 Speaker 1: to see someone fail at small talk, ron wolf Lee 650 00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:18,719 Speaker 1: is your god. He's just he's worse I am. Yeah, 651 00:37:18,880 --> 00:37:21,960 Speaker 1: just know that you. He might be the only guy 652 00:37:21,960 --> 00:37:25,400 Speaker 1: in the building who would not be a good sum Okay, 653 00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:29,759 Speaker 1: that's okay, Thank you, appreciate, thank you both for having me. Okay, 654 00:37:30,480 --> 00:37:33,440 Speaker 1: there you go. Always great to connect with Wolf. You know. 655 00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:35,880 Speaker 1: The other thing is you know your nickname, by the way, 656 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:38,719 Speaker 1: you know the rare nickname that's stuck the barbarian. He 657 00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:40,879 Speaker 1: actually enjoys it back with more on the big red 658 00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:48,680 Speaker 1: rage first and ten on the Cardinal twenty snapped to 659 00:37:48,760 --> 00:37:51,719 Speaker 1: Murray drops back the throat, looking deep, airing it out 660 00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:53,960 Speaker 1: middle of the field. He's got Kirk. It's caught up 661 00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:57,479 Speaker 1: the courting Kirk and the thirty the twenty fifteen ten 662 00:37:57,680 --> 00:38:02,920 Speaker 1: by touchdown an eighty yard strike Kyler Murray to Christian 663 00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:07,920 Speaker 1: Kirk two touchdowns for Kurk Now in the game. Oh baby, 664 00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:13,120 Speaker 1: that was huge right there. Kyler Murray saw Christian Kirk 665 00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:17,320 Speaker 1: and he just ran the go rob What a great throw. 666 00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:21,880 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray laid it out there and Christian Kirk what 667 00:38:22,320 --> 00:38:26,480 Speaker 1: got it by his fingertips. And I still remember Christian 668 00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:29,320 Speaker 1: Kirk's explanation after the game that he just kept sprinting 669 00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:31,360 Speaker 1: and sprinting even though he saw it. He just he 670 00:38:31,480 --> 00:38:33,200 Speaker 1: waited because he knew how close it was gonna be, 671 00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:35,040 Speaker 1: and he didn't shoot his hands out to the very 672 00:38:35,080 --> 00:38:37,759 Speaker 1: last moment because he didn't want to break stride and 673 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:40,600 Speaker 1: boom there. You see what was amazing though, in that 674 00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:43,440 Speaker 1: Jack stopping to the Cowboys last year on Monday Night 675 00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:46,160 Speaker 1: Football Round, willfully welcome back into the Big Red Rage 676 00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:49,280 Speaker 1: presented by Santan Ford and Gilbert is At Kyler improved 677 00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:51,800 Speaker 1: his seven and all all time as a starter in 678 00:38:51,840 --> 00:38:54,680 Speaker 1: the Cowboys Stadium High School, Oklahoma in the NFL, But 679 00:38:55,320 --> 00:38:57,279 Speaker 1: he didn't have a great game, at least not on 680 00:38:57,280 --> 00:38:59,640 Speaker 1: the stat sheet. He was nine to twenty four passing. 681 00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:02,960 Speaker 1: He misfired an eight of his first eleven. Remember he 682 00:39:03,080 --> 00:39:05,480 Speaker 1: missed Larry in the back of the end zone, the 683 00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:08,400 Speaker 1: most confounding throw I've seen in his entire career. He 684 00:39:08,440 --> 00:39:10,600 Speaker 1: had one completion in the second after after they took 685 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:13,959 Speaker 1: a big lead, started to run the ball. So we'll see, 686 00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:16,240 Speaker 1: and I'll be I'll be honest with you. After watching 687 00:39:16,280 --> 00:39:18,680 Speaker 1: him meet the media this week, there was a little 688 00:39:18,680 --> 00:39:20,920 Speaker 1: bit of an edge tool and I think an angry 689 00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:23,440 Speaker 1: Kyle is a good Kyle. I'm with you on that 690 00:39:23,520 --> 00:39:25,520 Speaker 1: BALLI I think he's going to be locked in Sunday. 691 00:39:25,640 --> 00:39:28,040 Speaker 1: I mean, why not? What is wrong? It's the game 692 00:39:28,080 --> 00:39:31,480 Speaker 1: of football, after all. What is wrong with a quarterback 693 00:39:31,520 --> 00:39:34,719 Speaker 1: even having a little something something dripping out of the 694 00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:40,319 Speaker 1: side of his neck. Isn't that right? Tom Brady the 695 00:39:40,360 --> 00:39:45,040 Speaker 1: guy who just got fine for smashing the Microsoft surface tablet, right, so, 696 00:39:45,360 --> 00:39:47,560 Speaker 1: you know, and walking over to the same sideline and 697 00:39:47,640 --> 00:39:49,879 Speaker 1: saying something we can't repeat on the air. Paully, I've 698 00:39:49,880 --> 00:39:52,359 Speaker 1: said there's many many times to you. I've said there's 699 00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:55,120 Speaker 1: many times. I mean, can you imagine you're a basketball 700 00:39:55,160 --> 00:39:57,040 Speaker 1: player at Polly, I mean, you're a little guy. I 701 00:39:57,120 --> 00:39:58,960 Speaker 1: understand that that was a point guard. You'd have to 702 00:39:59,040 --> 00:40:01,279 Speaker 1: you'd have to be the point. But imagine to that 703 00:40:01,320 --> 00:40:03,920 Speaker 1: point if Steve Nash walked up to you and was 704 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:06,879 Speaker 1: your teammate and said, Paul, what are you doing? You're 705 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:10,840 Speaker 1: killing us, right, I mean, imagine the impact of that. Again. 706 00:40:11,600 --> 00:40:14,440 Speaker 1: I just this is the Cardinals have got to get 707 00:40:14,440 --> 00:40:17,920 Speaker 1: back to playing that special brand of football, and that 708 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:20,000 Speaker 1: means I want to see the balance. I want to 709 00:40:20,040 --> 00:40:22,920 Speaker 1: see the balance offensively, Paul. And you know what, I'm 710 00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:25,600 Speaker 1: so glad you brought that up because this Dnamy earlier 711 00:40:25,640 --> 00:40:28,040 Speaker 1: this week that what we saw to Kyler in Week 712 00:40:28,120 --> 00:40:31,719 Speaker 1: one at Tennessee was the angry Kyler. Yeah, and I 713 00:40:31,760 --> 00:40:33,880 Speaker 1: can say it from the sideline because they said it 714 00:40:33,920 --> 00:40:36,719 Speaker 1: after the game, and they name names. Kyler lit up 715 00:40:36,840 --> 00:40:39,799 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins and Rondale Moore in the first half of 716 00:40:39,800 --> 00:40:42,640 Speaker 1: the Tennessee game for making mental errors. Oh my goodness. 717 00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:46,239 Speaker 1: And let me tell you that set a tone. It 718 00:40:46,320 --> 00:40:51,040 Speaker 1: really did when players are holding players accountable. When the quarterback, 719 00:40:51,200 --> 00:40:54,640 Speaker 1: the face of the franchise, he's holding guys accountable all 720 00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:56,560 Speaker 1: of a sudden, you tell me, is a player? I 721 00:40:56,600 --> 00:41:00,440 Speaker 1: mean that urgency just bubbles up a little bit more. No, No, 722 00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:03,520 Speaker 1: there's no doubt about it, Bully, it does. And that's 723 00:41:03,560 --> 00:41:06,800 Speaker 1: exactly what Kyler's got to do. But once again, Kyler's 724 00:41:06,840 --> 00:41:09,960 Speaker 1: got to be buttoned up as well. Kyler. It all 725 00:41:10,040 --> 00:41:13,480 Speaker 1: starts with your franchise quarterback. It's the reason why they 726 00:41:13,520 --> 00:41:17,000 Speaker 1: get the inordinate amount of money and credit. I might 727 00:41:17,080 --> 00:41:21,880 Speaker 1: add that they do. They impact so many other people. 728 00:41:22,080 --> 00:41:27,439 Speaker 1: Their play impacts the defense, Paul, not the offense. It 729 00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:31,319 Speaker 1: impacts the defense as well, and how the defense goes up. 730 00:41:31,400 --> 00:41:33,840 Speaker 1: It's just human nature. If you look out there and 731 00:41:33,880 --> 00:41:39,239 Speaker 1: see your quarterback making horrible reads and horrible throws. You're like, 732 00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:43,480 Speaker 1: what is going on? Right? You're filled with doubts. And 733 00:41:43,520 --> 00:41:46,040 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that's what Kyler's doing it. I'm not 734 00:41:46,120 --> 00:41:48,960 Speaker 1: saying that at all. Heed my words and hear them well. 735 00:41:49,040 --> 00:41:52,880 Speaker 1: I'm speaking generally. If you watch your franchise quarterback go 736 00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:56,399 Speaker 1: out there and light it up, man, it fills you 737 00:41:56,800 --> 00:41:59,480 Speaker 1: with this way, this is we're gonna win this game. 738 00:42:00,080 --> 00:42:03,279 Speaker 1: And again, it's not a conscious thought that you have. 739 00:42:03,520 --> 00:42:07,239 Speaker 1: It's just a confidence level that you're playing with. The 740 00:42:07,320 --> 00:42:11,520 Speaker 1: Cardinals need to get back to being balanced offensively and 741 00:42:11,719 --> 00:42:14,880 Speaker 1: running the ball and doing it well in between the tackles. 742 00:42:15,120 --> 00:42:17,919 Speaker 1: And I think getting Rodney Hudson back, and I think 743 00:42:18,040 --> 00:42:21,200 Speaker 1: James Connor if he's able to go, Oh my goodness, Polly, 744 00:42:21,480 --> 00:42:24,920 Speaker 1: if James Connor is able to go and Chase Admonds, 745 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:28,239 Speaker 1: we can get them in tandem in the backfield once 746 00:42:28,280 --> 00:42:31,160 Speaker 1: again running the ball at a north south kind of 747 00:42:31,160 --> 00:42:34,879 Speaker 1: way and then taking some shots down the field via 748 00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:39,320 Speaker 1: Christian Kirk or a J. Greene. Get back to doing that, man, 749 00:42:39,960 --> 00:42:42,680 Speaker 1: Bring the balance back to this offense. That's what I'm 750 00:42:42,719 --> 00:42:45,960 Speaker 1: looking for first in Dallas. You mentioned Rodney Hudson the 751 00:42:45,960 --> 00:42:49,600 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals this year with their Pro Bowl caliber center, 752 00:42:49,880 --> 00:42:53,520 Speaker 1: they're eight and two. Without him, they're two and three. Hello. 753 00:42:53,640 --> 00:42:56,760 Speaker 1: Here's Cliff Kingsbury on the return of Rodney Hudson. Rodney 754 00:42:56,760 --> 00:42:58,640 Speaker 1: has been huge for us. When you look at the 755 00:42:58,680 --> 00:43:02,640 Speaker 1: games that he's played in, he played really well offensively, 756 00:43:02,840 --> 00:43:05,480 Speaker 1: and he's the security blanket for all of us, really 757 00:43:05,560 --> 00:43:08,600 Speaker 1: the coaching staff in the line of skill position players. 758 00:43:08,600 --> 00:43:10,120 Speaker 1: I mean, he's kind of the glue that's made it 759 00:43:10,120 --> 00:43:13,600 Speaker 1: all stick together. So it's a big deal to get 760 00:43:13,680 --> 00:43:16,000 Speaker 1: him back, and we'll ease him back in the next 761 00:43:16,040 --> 00:43:18,600 Speaker 1: few days, trying to get his conditioning going, make sure 762 00:43:18,600 --> 00:43:22,080 Speaker 1: he feels up to speed, and hopefully by game day 763 00:43:22,120 --> 00:43:24,680 Speaker 1: he's ready to roll. It's Cliff said later to the media. 764 00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:28,880 Speaker 1: Ronnie Hudson is rarely wrong, meaning when he's making the 765 00:43:28,920 --> 00:43:31,879 Speaker 1: calls and they're adjusting things. And how many times early 766 00:43:31,960 --> 00:43:35,040 Speaker 1: in the season was Ronnie Hudson responsible for an audible 767 00:43:35,239 --> 00:43:37,560 Speaker 1: or a pass protection set that was key to a 768 00:43:37,560 --> 00:43:39,799 Speaker 1: big play. Yeah, no doubt about it. And once again 769 00:43:39,880 --> 00:43:42,319 Speaker 1: I also think too, you've got to make the Cowboys 770 00:43:42,400 --> 00:43:44,919 Speaker 1: one dimensional, Paul, I mean if you can make them 771 00:43:45,480 --> 00:43:49,759 Speaker 1: one dimensional. I think that might actually help the Arizona 772 00:43:49,800 --> 00:43:52,000 Speaker 1: Cardinals in one of the ways to make them one 773 00:43:52,040 --> 00:43:56,839 Speaker 1: dimensional offensively, Paul is for the Cardinals offense to go 774 00:43:56,880 --> 00:43:59,799 Speaker 1: out and be balanced and control the ball a little 775 00:43:59,800 --> 00:44:03,400 Speaker 1: bit more. Everyone tries to do that to the Arizona Cardinals, right, 776 00:44:03,600 --> 00:44:06,800 Speaker 1: why not do it to the Dallas Cowboys as well? 777 00:44:06,920 --> 00:44:10,480 Speaker 1: Be ballanced, be able to run the ball a little 778 00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:13,000 Speaker 1: bit better, and now all of a sudden score points 779 00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:16,960 Speaker 1: when you get those red zone opportunities. Maximize those score 780 00:44:17,040 --> 00:44:20,960 Speaker 1: points and make the Cowboys play catch out. Yeah, think 781 00:44:20,960 --> 00:44:23,399 Speaker 1: about it. They're number one in scoring offense thirty plus 782 00:44:23,480 --> 00:44:25,839 Speaker 1: points a game, number one in total offense and makes 783 00:44:25,880 --> 00:44:29,120 Speaker 1: total sense. And guess what you are banged up in 784 00:44:29,120 --> 00:44:31,920 Speaker 1: your secondary the Cardinals right now, if you want a number. 785 00:44:32,000 --> 00:44:35,960 Speaker 1: They have allowed twenty one touchdowns to receivers, the most 786 00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:38,959 Speaker 1: in the NFL, and the Cowboys might have the most 787 00:44:38,960 --> 00:44:42,680 Speaker 1: talented receiver room in the league. Hey, take a journey 788 00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:46,120 Speaker 1: through Cardinal's history. Watch Cardinals Folk Tales on YouTube dot 789 00:44:46,160 --> 00:44:48,720 Speaker 1: com slash Azy Cardinals. You also check out the original 790 00:44:48,760 --> 00:44:52,239 Speaker 1: podcast by searching Cardinals Folk Tales wherever you get your podcasts. 791 00:44:52,560 --> 00:44:55,120 Speaker 1: Ron will play on Paul Kelvci special. Thanks Jim i'mandro 792 00:44:55,200 --> 00:44:57,879 Speaker 1: and Cody Fincher and Dennis Gardek as well. 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