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I'm one hundred percent ready. I'm 17 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 4: telling you I'm ready. 18 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: And Ron Woofley. It doesn't get any better than that. 19 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 4: Leash All right, Red Sea, here we go. Let them 20 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 4: hear you in Chicago, even though half of Chicago is 21 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 4: already here for the winner. We know that. I don't 22 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 4: know if the Bears are aware, though, Wolf that the 23 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 4: Cardinals on Christmas Eve have won four the last five 24 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 4: in games played on Christmas Eve. Do you know why, 25 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:24,559 Speaker 4: Ron Wolfley, I. 26 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: Do not, Polly, but I'm sure you're gonna tell us. 27 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 4: We surmise it's because the Cardinals have the inherent competitive 28 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 4: advantage of rocking the same team colors as Santa Claus. 29 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: Who's with me on that one? 30 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 4: Come on? 31 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 5: Not? 32 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:39,759 Speaker 1: Apparently not a lot. 33 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 4: Of people, bully Wow, Okay, you little too much eggnog 34 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 4: out there here at Trophy and Chandler located on Queen 35 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 4: Creek Road between Price and Dobbson next question, then, Ron Wolfley, 36 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 4: Here we are in the Big Red Rage presented by 37 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 4: santanne Ford and Gilbert We are santane Ford. Where would 38 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 4: the Arizona Cardinals be this season without the rookie class? 39 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: Oh that isn't naw. You know what, Paul, there's a 40 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: great observation right there. The Manti asin fort rookie class 41 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: has really contributed an awful lot to this team and 42 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: where this team may be headed. I cannot wait to 43 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: see what he might do in twenty twenty four as well. 44 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 4: And the guy who put forty nine into forty nine 45 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 4: ers joins us here tonight. A big part of this 46 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 4: rookie class here on the Big Red Rage. Let's hear 47 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 4: it from Mari de Mercado. Everyone, Mari out of the backfield. 48 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 4: He's on set here a trophy on the big red rage. Mar, 49 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 4: How we do? I mean suret sleep? Weather out here tonight? 50 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 4: How about this? I mean you can't complain about the 51 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 4: weather at. 52 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 6: Least, right, Yeah, it's definitely a better know. When I 53 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 6: first got out here, it was a reugh those first 54 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 6: few months. But yeah, just adjusting to everything, it's been 55 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 6: real fun. 56 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 5: I like it. 57 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: So, Amuri, you're thinking of a rookie class, how do 58 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: you feel like you're doing this year? 59 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 6: I think I'm doing pretty good, you know, just trying 60 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 6: to find my role and excel in it, and I 61 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,639 Speaker 6: think I found it on third down and just you know, 62 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 6: trying to make plays wherever I get a chance. 63 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 4: I mean Wolf used to block for a living, right, 64 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,839 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, more than once. Jonathan Gannon said that's how 65 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 4: he got his initial spot on the roster. True or 66 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 4: falseom are. 67 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 6: That's what just passed, bro, Like I have to do 68 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 6: it in college, Sol is already familiar with it and willing 69 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 6: to do it. 70 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 5: So I think that's the biggest. 71 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 6: Thing, Like being willing to go up there and make 72 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 6: a black that not everybody wants to make. 73 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: So let's talk a little bit about that. Let's get 74 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: into the technique of that Amari. First of all, it 75 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 1: takes a mindset to enjoy blitz pick up right, It 76 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: takes a mindset to actually enjoy it. It's one of 77 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: the more physical plays. You got a guy basically who's 78 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: getting a run at you. For the most part, you 79 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: don't get a run at him always. Sometimes you do 80 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,119 Speaker 1: from time to time, but for the most part, they're 81 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: getting a run at you. What kind of mindset does 82 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 1: that take and what kind of technique does that take 83 00:03:57,560 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: to block and do it? 84 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 6: Well, he's really just you know, having that, like I said, 85 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 6: that willingness and want to protect the quarterback. Like I 86 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 6: think that's a big thing. You know, it might not 87 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 6: be directly you know, shined on, but if you make 88 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 6: a black you can open up a key play like 89 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 6: that extra second might be what Kyla needs for that throw. 90 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 6: So just you know, being able to provide that for 91 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 6: the team. 92 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 5: I like doing that. 93 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:22,719 Speaker 1: Okay, So my running back coach used to tell me 94 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: all the time, Listen, don't don't fire out, don't block out, 95 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: fire off. Yeah, is that what they're still teaching you how. 96 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 5: To do them. 97 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 6: So I've had a few experiences in college where you 98 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 6: lunge out and then they just get you in that 99 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 6: swim with you. So I've learned the hard way a 100 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 6: few times. But yeah, just learning and being able to, 101 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 6: you know, keep working on my craft and be more patient. 102 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 5: It's definitely hip. 103 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 4: It's funny when you have a franchise quarterback who's on 104 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 4: a two hundred plus million dollar contract that all of 105 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 4: a sudden, protecting that quarterback, you can you can earn 106 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:56,679 Speaker 4: a spot on a roster initially just that role alone. 107 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 4: Because Drew Petsing does have a third down running back role. 108 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 4: I mean I've noticed that right doesn't matter. I mean, 109 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 4: it can be different guys at different times, but there 110 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 4: always seems to be a third down back. What is 111 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 4: that role? How would you describe that? 112 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:13,359 Speaker 6: Just past blocking and then also catching out the backpoot, 113 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 6: you know, and then every now and then I'll get 114 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 6: a run, but you know, just being able to be 115 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,159 Speaker 6: available to whatever block and catch and running like just 116 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 6: I want to be as well rounded as I can. 117 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 1: Speaking of being well rounded, Amari, where do you think 118 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: you need to get better and what do you think 119 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,679 Speaker 1: you're doing really really well at a pro level right. 120 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 6: Now, get better really everything, Like I just want to 121 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 6: elevate my game in every level. I guess, just getting 122 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 6: more into playbook and really understanding like every you know 123 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 6: the scheme with everything. Who as a rookie you're kind 124 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 6: of just throwing it like you already have time to 125 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 6: really deep. 126 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 5: Dive and everything. 127 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 6: So just like I think that's what's helped me with 128 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,279 Speaker 6: the past game, Like just understand you know, route combinations 129 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 6: and even if I might not, I might forget to play, 130 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 6: but I understand what the route comboys. I know I 131 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 6: can't run this, I have to run this. Just being 132 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 6: more familiar with everything. 133 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: How much more difficult is it at the NFL level 134 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: than it was at TCU playing for Sunny Dykes? How 135 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:09,479 Speaker 1: much more involved? 136 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 5: Definitely more complex? 137 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 6: Uh more of a mental stresser, like you just you 138 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:17,359 Speaker 6: have to be in like it's not and college. You know, 139 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 6: you get one word and that's the whole play, but 140 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 6: now it's the whole sentence of or hope play. 141 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: So like learning a different language, Yes, exactly. 142 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,840 Speaker 4: It's funny. We had Garrett Williams up here last month, right, 143 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 4: Cardinals rookie safety and nickelback, and he said he has 144 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 4: hard time watching college football already because it's so simplistic. 145 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 4: Have you had the same reaction. 146 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 6: Yeah, it's just way different. Like you look back and 147 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 6: you're like, oh my god, like I would be amazing 148 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 6: out here now. But it's just like the difference from 149 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 6: the college to the NFL level, Like it's it's really 150 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 6: just a mental game, like you have to really elevate. 151 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:54,679 Speaker 1: You know. It's really interesting to me because every third 152 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: down back Amari has also got to be really really smart. 153 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: You have to be smart because you have to be 154 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: able to read what kind of blitz, what kind of 155 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: pressure may be coming your way, what kind of protection 156 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 1: you're in, And what a lot of people don't understand 157 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: is if that front changes. Yeah, now all of a sudden, 158 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: your assignment might change based on that front changing. And 159 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: I mean it's really a difficult proposition. But it sounds 160 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,679 Speaker 1: like to me you enjoy that part of the game. 161 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 5: Yeah. 162 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 6: I think for me just growing up, like I've always 163 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 6: been a problem solver, So it's kind of that for me, 164 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 6: like this, like you said, moving pieces and understanding half 165 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 6: in and be able to solve that problem. 166 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: That is a great analogy right there, Paully, a problem 167 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: solver as you're a third down back because so much 168 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: of the time that's where these pressure packages and these 169 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: blitz packages complex come on third down. You better have 170 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: a back that is smart and can pick that up. 171 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 4: Well, you do realize that our guest tonight already has 172 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 4: his masters in business analytics. 173 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: No, Paul, I did not know that, but I am props. 174 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, we'll get into that a little bit later. But 175 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 4: it makes sense that you're a problem solver, right, and 176 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 4: the x's and o's, and you know you're intrigued by 177 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 4: that and you excel at that. But if you have 178 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 4: that rookie moment you're like, oh my goodness, okay, I'm 179 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 4: trying to block a T and E stunt here from 180 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 4: Nick Boso or Miles Garrett or Aaron Donald. Have you 181 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 4: had that moment? 182 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 6: I've had a few moments like that, like seeing players 183 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 6: like just how big they are, like Bosa, even Aaron Donald, 184 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 6: like he's not the biggest guy, but seeing how explosive 185 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 6: he is, it's like wow. But then Miles Garrett, I 186 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 6: wasn't playing that game. Just seeing him off this sideline, 187 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:34,559 Speaker 6: I'm like, this dude is huge, but just. 188 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 4: In montest what yeah, six or six plus. 189 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 5: Jason fred Wonder is a big goodo too, Yeah, all 190 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 5: of them. 191 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 6: And it's just it's really like an honor, you know, 192 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 6: to be out there with all these greats and just 193 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 6: being able to compete at the same level as them. 194 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:51,839 Speaker 6: So just yeah, every I think I try not to 195 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 6: take any moment for granted, like just appreciating it all. 196 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:58,439 Speaker 1: How is your relationship with Sonny Dykes, you know, because 197 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:03,319 Speaker 1: sometimes you have this frisky coach player relationship where it's 198 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 1: not always the most copathetic thing on the face of 199 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: the planet. So what kind of relationship do you have 200 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: or did you have with Sunny Dykes? 201 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 6: And Mancus Dykes are real quid that whole staff. I 202 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 6: love them, like just for the opportunity that they gave me. 203 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 6: I was honestly thinking about transferring when they came in 204 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 6: and they told me, you know, stay for the spring 205 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 6: and see how it all works out. And I don't 206 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:25,080 Speaker 6: know what would happen if I left, So I'm so 207 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 6: thankful for them. 208 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 4: I mean, made a run to the National Championship Game 209 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 4: last year, played in your own hometown once again. We'll 210 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 4: get into that in a little bit. It was pretty 211 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 4: dang remarkable, no doubt about it. You know what else 212 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 4: is remarkable the state of the Cardinals run game right now. 213 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 4: I mean, look at some of the stats. Woof, they're 214 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 4: number seven in the NFL and running the football one 215 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 4: hundred and three to two yards per game, number two 216 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 4: in yards per carry. Can I call four point ninety 217 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:51,199 Speaker 4: five yards per carry? Five yards of carry? Can I 218 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 4: have that? 219 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: You can? 220 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 4: And in terms of explosive runs, the Arizona Cardinals are 221 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 4: number two in the NFL in twenty plus yard runs. 222 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 4: You tell us what's the key bend to this an 223 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 4: effective run game no matter who's running the ball all 224 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 4: season long? 225 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 6: Basically, Amari, Yeah, I think up front, we just we 226 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 6: have the scheme down and I think we've gotten really 227 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 6: good at it throughout camp and throughout the season. So 228 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:14,680 Speaker 6: just being able to, you know, lean on that, and 229 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 6: I think we just go out there and do what 230 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 6: we do, like no matter what defense we played, Like 231 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:21,080 Speaker 6: last week the forty nine were really good defense. This 232 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 6: week we play another really good defense. So just going 233 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 6: out there and do what we do no matter who 234 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 6: it is. 235 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: You know, there's a lot of running backs in the 236 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 1: National Football League who enjoy a zone scheme, and there's 237 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 1: a lot that enjoy power schemes. How about you. Do 238 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: you have a preference as to what you like doing. Listen, 239 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 1: I know all running backs just want to get the ball. 240 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:42,680 Speaker 1: Just give me the ball. But if you had a 241 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 1: preference power scheme or zone scheme, I. 242 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 6: Would probably say zone just because that ability to you know, 243 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 6: be patient. In college, I ran in size zone all 244 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:54,719 Speaker 6: the time, so I already have that familiarity with just 245 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 6: trying to set up blacks and all that kind of stuff. 246 00:10:56,920 --> 00:11:00,839 Speaker 1: But the tackle zone, the stretch play, that's a big play. 247 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 6: I like, I like outside on a stretch. Just being 248 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 6: able to you know, like play it a piano. They 249 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 6: call it, like just cut, cut, cutting, then get up 250 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 6: the heel in. 251 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 1: Your vision two has got to be really really good 252 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: for that, right, So that's one of your. 253 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:16,680 Speaker 6: Strengths I think, Yeah, just uh, the biggest thing with 254 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 6: that is your your keys, like if you're not looking 255 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 6: in the right place and then to throw off the Hopefully, all. 256 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:25,680 Speaker 4: Right, we'll come back. We'll get into the whole TCU thing. 257 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 4: Wolf will probably ask you a question about Jim Harbaugh 258 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 4: and Michigan cheating. So it's a joke. 259 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 1: We'll get into all that. 260 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 4: What you did in the Fiesta Bowl here in town, 261 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:38,080 Speaker 4: how you end up making this team, what you've learned 262 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 4: from James Connor, what James Connor told us earlier today 263 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 4: to ask you about a certain nickname. I guess they 264 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 4: bestowed upon you. Other duties in the rookie the rookie 265 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 4: duties in the running back room when it comes to 266 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 4: holiday decorating. Okay, we got a lot to get into 267 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 4: here with the Mari de Mercado. Hey, reminder, you can 268 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 4: watch Cardinals game plan Friday six thirty twelve News exclusive 269 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 4: conversations with the head coach, Jonathan Gannett and more. We 270 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 4: are live from Trophy and Chandler on Queen Creek Road 271 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:08,679 Speaker 4: between Price and Dawson. The Big Red Rage with Amury Demercato. 272 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:13,960 Speaker 3: Demercatta running left, breaks a tackle of the ten. 273 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 4: He's to the five, heading to the end zone, and 274 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 4: he hit the pylon. 275 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 3: Hits a touchdown, first NFL score for deMercado. 276 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 4: Here's Amury Demurcado not only making guys miss, but breaking 277 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 4: through that initial first contact and then pushing the pile 278 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 4: of tacklers over the pylon for the score. 279 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:35,079 Speaker 3: Running to the left is deamer Katto when he breaks 280 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 3: a tackle. 281 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 4: And is gone. 282 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:41,319 Speaker 3: Somehow he didn't get dropped down at the line of scrimmage. 283 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 3: The forty nine ers look like they stopped, and all 284 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 3: of a sudden, Demercato reappeared and outran everybody else. 285 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 4: It's a touchdown for Demercato. 286 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:55,239 Speaker 1: Maury deMercado comes out of that and scores the touchdown. 287 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 4: Man. 288 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: You love to see that. That fight to the end. Man, 289 00:12:58,880 --> 00:12:59,240 Speaker 1: there you go. 290 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:01,559 Speaker 4: That's what we're talking about, putting the forty nine into 291 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 4: forty nine ers. The forty nine yard touchdown run by 292 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 4: our guest tonight, am Mari de Mercado. Here on the 293 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:09,840 Speaker 4: Big Red Rage presented by Santan Ford and Gilbert. We 294 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 4: are Santane Ford live from Trophy and Chandler. All right, 295 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 4: so let's you give us your play by play. Okay, 296 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 4: we're Dave Passion, Ron Wolfley right there. You take us 297 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 4: through that play. What it was first and ten right 298 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:24,439 Speaker 4: at midfield and then boom what happened from there? 299 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 6: Basically Kyler checked to Iran and then yeah, so I 300 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 6: felt was it Randy Gregory yep, chasing me down? So 301 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 6: I'm just like trying to get away from him, and 302 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 6: I bumped into Will and then I don't know, like 303 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 6: Fred Warner tried to tackle me, and Yoda hit him 304 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:44,440 Speaker 6: off of me, and I'm like, I'm still up, and 305 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 6: then there's nobody in front of me. 306 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 5: So I just took a. 307 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:51,440 Speaker 1: So wait a minute, when you bumped into Will Will Hernandez, Okay, 308 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 1: now wait a minute, now, nobody just bumps into Will Hernandez. Okay, Sky, 309 00:13:57,120 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 1: what is it? Three fetti? I don't know, Balie. I'm just. 310 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 4: So during the holiday season, definitely three fifty. 311 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 1: So how did you bump into Will Hernandez and not 312 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: hit the turf? 313 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 6: I think it was just my momentum, like I bumped 314 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 6: him and then went to the left a little bit 315 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 6: and then I don't know. It just I can't explain 316 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 6: how it all happened. 317 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 4: I'm see maybe the defense thought, well, when you bump 318 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 4: into seventy six, you fall down, so maybe they just 319 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 4: presumed as much, or they couldn't see around Will to 320 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 4: see that you were still on your feet. But maybe 321 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 4: that was it too, I don't know. 322 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 1: And that was actually a power scheme play, was it not. 323 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 1: Will Hernandez was out in front of you. Wasn't he 324 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: It was just like inside okay, it was an inside zone. 325 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 1: There you go. 326 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 5: He was reading the DN and then he just chased 327 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 5: super hard. 328 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 4: And then when you're free and all you have is 329 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 4: green between you and the end zone, what are you 330 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 4: thinking at that point? Don't get honked? 331 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 5: Yeah? 332 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 6: I couldn't. I couldn't do it like the Fiesta bo 333 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 6: I said, I can't. I looked up at the screen. 334 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 6: I was like, it's not happening again. 335 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 4: So that is real. You do use the jumbo tron 336 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 4: to your advantage. Wow, that's interesting. Well, here's your offensive coordinator, 337 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 4: Drew Petsen when he was asked about your touchdown run 338 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 4: against the Niners. 339 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 7: You kind of see him going to the pile and 340 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 7: all of a sudden, you kind of hear the crowd 341 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 7: and you're like, you know, I kind of looked up 342 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 7: and was like, oh, he's gone, Like it's over. Like 343 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 7: I don't even have to call another place. So and 344 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 7: then as you saw it on tape, I mean, he 345 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 7: did great job. And the guys in front of him 346 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 7: just the effort to maintain blocks. You know, anytime you 347 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 7: hit a run like that, somebody out on the perimeter 348 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 7: is engaged with their guy down the field. 349 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 4: So coming into the game the Niners, the vaunted Niners 350 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 4: defense was number one against the run. You guys ran 351 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 4: for two hundred and thirty four yards nearly eight yards 352 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 4: of carry. What was clicking? Because I know against Pittsburgh, 353 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 4: Jonathan Ganna told us on his TV show, he said, 354 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 4: you know what, I talked to Drew Petsy and we said, hey, 355 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 4: don't be afraid to repeat plays, and so like the 356 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 4: Rams ran a lot of do all against the Cardinals defense, 357 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 4: did you, guys, I don't have a theme of plays 358 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 4: or a small handful of plays that you just kept 359 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 4: repeating time after time. 360 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 6: Uh yeah, I think it was like a large menu. 361 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 6: But we have those plays. Like you said that, it's 362 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 6: kind of like that bread and butter you can just 363 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 6: always fall back on. So I think, like I said earlier, 364 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 6: we just decided delno. You know, we're really good at 365 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 6: like James had a big run, Mike had a big run, 366 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:06,200 Speaker 6: I had a big run. So just being able to, 367 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 6: you know, at anytime, use our strength, I. 368 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 1: Think that's really really important too going forward, especially in 369 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 1: this game coming up and we're going to get into 370 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: the Chicago Bears and we will. But anytime you're able 371 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: to run the ball and put a quarterback in a 372 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 1: balance to offense, it really gives you a much better 373 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: chance of winning that game, doesn't it. 374 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:28,400 Speaker 5: Definitely. I think it's a matter of being able to 375 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 5: impose your will. 376 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 1: Impose your will. It's a beautiful thing right there. You 377 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: can demoralize a defense. I talk about it all the time. 378 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: If an offense PA League can just line up, of 379 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: course and run the ball, especially if it's in a 380 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 1: north south kind of way, man, you can demoralize not 381 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: only the defense that is out there, but you can 382 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: demoralize the entire team that is watching. One of the 383 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:53,120 Speaker 1: worst things in the game of football is you line 384 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 1: up and you cannot stop your opponent from running the 385 00:16:56,880 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 1: ball down your throat. It really is a bad situation. 386 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 4: Well, think of what Will Hernandez told us last week 387 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:06,160 Speaker 4: right here at Trophy and Chandler. He said that fourth quarter, 388 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 4: especially against Pittsburgh Steel's like, you know what, it's a 389 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 4: two score game. It's it's cold and wet out here, 390 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 4: and they're running a bunch of running backs at us 391 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:17,640 Speaker 4: who aren't exactly who are fighting for every yard. Maybe 392 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 4: we're not as interested in playing defense as we were. 393 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:20,400 Speaker 1: In the first half. 394 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, so it is possible to wear down a defense. 395 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 4: And you know what, we talked earlier about your pass 396 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:28,159 Speaker 4: protection skills. Before we get into what got you to 397 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 4: that point, here's your head coach, and I'm guessing we 398 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 4: can sort of ascertain a big reason why you made 399 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 4: this team in the first place. Here's Jonathan Gannon. 400 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:39,719 Speaker 8: He's been fantastic. I mean, that's one of the reasons 401 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 8: he's in on third down is protection is huge on 402 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:45,399 Speaker 8: third down. That was part of his role why he 403 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 8: made the team in the first place is because of 404 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 8: his value on third down. You know, he steps up 405 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 8: in a gaps and blocks linebackers and safeties blitz in, 406 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 8: and then when we ask him to chip and chunk, 407 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 8: he does a good job. 408 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:00,679 Speaker 4: Okay, football one to one? What's the difference between chip 409 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 4: and chunk? 410 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:05,359 Speaker 6: So a chip for us is just one person. Chipping 411 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:07,679 Speaker 6: and chunk would be two people. So me and the 412 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 6: tight end. 413 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 1: Both chipping, gotcha both chipping on the same guy, different sides, 414 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 1: different side. Ah, I got you right there, chunk on 415 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: two different sides. That makes sense, right there, Chip and 416 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:19,200 Speaker 1: chunk bully. 417 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 4: So tell us I mean as an undrafted rookie free 418 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:26,439 Speaker 4: agent to come in have this sort of impact you do. Like, 419 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 4: here's the stat you have two hundred and seventy four 420 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:31,639 Speaker 4: rushing yards on the season. That's the most in Cardinals 421 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:35,920 Speaker 4: franchise history by an undrafted rookie. Think about that, that's 422 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 4: one hundred years of football. Basically, what you've done when 423 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:42,639 Speaker 4: you when you didn't get drafted, what was your mindset? 424 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 4: And how quickly did the Cardinals contact you? And I 425 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 4: don't know how seriously did you consider other options before 426 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 4: you decided on the Cardinals. 427 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 6: Um, I think I talked to the Cardinals before the 428 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 6: draft and then afterwards. It was just a matter of, 429 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 6: you know, figuring out what was the best spot for 430 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:02,920 Speaker 6: me where I have the best opportunities, and we felt 431 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 6: like it was here and came here and then it 432 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:07,439 Speaker 6: all worked out for me so well. 433 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:10,680 Speaker 1: Murray, let me ask you this, where did you grow up? 434 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 1: And talk a little bit about what it was like 435 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 1: to grow up there. 436 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 6: I saw, I grew up in Inglewood, California. Growing up there, 437 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 6: you know, it's kind of I didn't have you know, 438 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 6: the roughest you know, childhood, but we weren't well off, 439 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 6: but we weren't necessarily bad. Yeah, so just trying to 440 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 6: you know, maintain Like my mom worked really hard. She 441 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:37,280 Speaker 6: had breast cancer when I was six, I believe. So 442 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:39,159 Speaker 6: just seeing her, you know, fight through that, still go 443 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 6: to work while she's getting keen all that kind of stuff, 444 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,359 Speaker 6: that kind of instilled that, you know, that work ethic 445 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 6: in me. Like it was just a matter of always 446 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 6: wanted to pay her back and you know, thank her 447 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 6: for all the stuff that she's done for me. So 448 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 6: now I'm at a point where I can help her. 449 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 6: So I'm trying to help her obviously, you know, I 450 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 6: need to sustain a little more, but helping out wherever 451 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 6: I can. 452 00:19:56,920 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 1: And just how much of that motive drives you right 453 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: now what you're doing. 454 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:06,480 Speaker 6: Yeah, it still drives me, just like I said, seeing 455 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 6: her do all that, Like it's the least. 456 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 5: I can do. 457 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 6: You know, I've lived the blessed life and I know 458 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 6: that she's had to work hard, So why wouldn't I 459 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 6: put my best foot forward and everything I do? 460 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 4: How much of your commitment to academics, I mean we 461 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,479 Speaker 4: mentioned you already have your masters in business analytics, your 462 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:23,880 Speaker 4: bachelor's and economics. You were a three time first team, 463 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:26,160 Speaker 4: all academic Big twelve. How much of that comes from 464 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 4: your mom? 465 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 5: That that was a big thing. 466 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:31,440 Speaker 6: So, like it was, you know, a matter of either 467 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:33,240 Speaker 6: you're getting a scholarship. 468 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 5: Or you know, I can't afford college. 469 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 6: So school was always a big thing, you know, always 470 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 6: having the good grades. You know, if I came home 471 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:40,880 Speaker 6: would be it wasn't good enough. If it was any 472 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 6: worse than that, then it was bad. But yeah, just 473 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 6: always sit in the bar really high for me and 474 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 6: my brother, and I think that's paid af a lot 475 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 6: for me, Like just never wanted to be average. 476 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:52,879 Speaker 1: So is that just you and your brother? Do you 477 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: come from a big family? 478 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 6: So it's me, my brother. My brother's ten years older 479 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 6: than me, and then my sister's seventeen years older than me. 480 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:06,359 Speaker 4: Okay, yeah, so you went to Downey High School, which 481 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 4: is notable, among other things for a certain alum Wolf. 482 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 4: Have you ever heard of the lead singer and guitarist, So, 483 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 4: what's the band Metallica? James Hetfield? 484 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 1: Yes, I have, have you omar? 485 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:23,280 Speaker 6: Actually, So we have a guy at TCU, Mark Cohen. 486 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:25,359 Speaker 6: He knows like all these interesting facts. 487 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:26,680 Speaker 5: So he's the one who told me about that. I 488 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:27,399 Speaker 5: had no idea. 489 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 4: Before that, you had no idea, really no idea. There's 490 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 4: no trace of Hetfield anywhere in the high school or 491 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:35,879 Speaker 4: anything like that. He didn't he didn't donate a music 492 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 4: room or anything like that. 493 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 1: No, So when you were growing up, what sports did 494 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:43,480 Speaker 1: you play? Was it just football? 495 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 6: So growing up initially football, basketball, like in middle school, 496 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:50,119 Speaker 6: and I ran track. And then when I got to 497 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:53,360 Speaker 6: high school, so I transferred to Downey. So I went 498 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,159 Speaker 6: to Carson High first, and I was running track. I 499 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:58,400 Speaker 6: think I did like one track meet and I transferred. 500 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 6: I just never got back in the track. But yeah, 501 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 6: once I transferred to down here was just kind of 502 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:05,680 Speaker 6: history from there, like that's where it took off. 503 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 4: And then you did a year in JC at Saddleback Yeah, 504 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 4: by the way, notable alum from Saddleback Wolf, your guy 505 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:13,479 Speaker 4: Mark Grace. How about that? 506 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:14,640 Speaker 1: I know, how about that? 507 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:17,879 Speaker 4: I mean, Gracey, if you're out there, why isn't Gracie 508 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 4: here having a beer? I mean normally he would be 509 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 4: I mean, you know, Gracier, Yeah, exactly, come on down 510 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:25,239 Speaker 4: and uh and it's okay. Then you end up at 511 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:28,880 Speaker 4: TCU and tell us about the big semi final playoff 512 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 4: game against Michigan where you had one hundred and fifty 513 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:34,199 Speaker 4: yards rushing. Just tell us about that whole experience in 514 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 4: the game itself, especially for those who aren't familiar. 515 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 6: Yeah, so going to the playoffs was huge for us, 516 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:41,919 Speaker 6: you know, just starting unranked to ending up in the 517 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 6: playoffs and then Michigan they just kind of they kind 518 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 6: of disrespected us with the media. 519 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:49,959 Speaker 5: You know, what conference or they and again what defense 520 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:50,440 Speaker 5: do they play? 521 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 6: So we had that extra field behind it, you know, 522 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:54,720 Speaker 6: and it's just to go out there and be able 523 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 6: to put on the performance. Weeping on like it'll never 524 00:22:57,600 --> 00:22:58,919 Speaker 6: be forgotten in TCU history. 525 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 1: What did you learn from that? 526 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:04,119 Speaker 6: If anything, I think just not to lay down, you know, 527 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 6: like people can say whatever they want, but at the 528 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:07,200 Speaker 6: end of the day, you are who you are. 529 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 5: You gotta go out there and show it. 530 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,119 Speaker 1: That's one of the great things about it, right, it 531 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:12,959 Speaker 1: doesn't matter. Yeah. It was one of the things I 532 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 1: love growing up because my dad was a truck driver. 533 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 1: Nothing wrong with that, but you know, we were poor 534 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,639 Speaker 1: and I just love the fact that we could step 535 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:23,680 Speaker 1: in between those white lines and it didn't matter what 536 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:27,120 Speaker 1: your dad dead, It didn't matter. It wasn't gonna help 537 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:29,400 Speaker 1: you right about. It was not gonna help you inside 538 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: those white lines. And I love that at an early age. 539 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:34,640 Speaker 4: And then of course you played the National Championship game, 540 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:36,360 Speaker 4: didn't go your way. But I mean the fact it's 541 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:39,880 Speaker 4: at SOFI Stadium, five minutes from where you grew up. 542 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 4: I mean, what are remarkable sequence of events? Last year, 543 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 4: the legend of the NFL and then an outstanding rookie season. Hey, 544 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:50,879 Speaker 4: speaking of about next season. The twenty twenty four opponents 545 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:54,159 Speaker 4: for the Cardinals include the Bears, the Pats, the Jets, 546 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,919 Speaker 4: the Lions, all the NFC West opponents. So joined the 547 00:23:56,960 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 4: season ticket priority list today at asycardinals dot com Priority List. 548 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:03,480 Speaker 4: All right, we'll come back. We'll get more into this 549 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 4: Cardinals offense. It is a big red rage with rookie 550 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 4: running back of Mari de Murcado, live from Trophy and 551 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:12,000 Speaker 4: brought to you by Santan Ford in Gilbert. 552 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 3: It's play action of boot to the left, the short 553 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 3: throw to the left, and a nice catch by Trey 554 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:21,399 Speaker 3: McBride past the thirty five knocked out of bounds of 555 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:25,959 Speaker 3: the forty. McBride with that catch sets the Cardinals single 556 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:30,159 Speaker 3: season record for most receptions by a tight end. His 557 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 3: second NFL season has been phenomenal and it continues no doubt. 558 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:38,679 Speaker 4: Since we gave Trey McBride number one in the NFL 559 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:42,120 Speaker 4: among tight ends in catches, number two in receiving yards. 560 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 4: Think about what he is doing and just the impact 561 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,760 Speaker 4: he has had in year number two. It's a big 562 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 4: red rage with a Mari de Murcado rookie running back 563 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:56,040 Speaker 4: here live from Trophy and Chandler and Amari Wolf has 564 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 4: resisted my nickname for Trey McBride. He won't use it 565 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:01,959 Speaker 4: on his show or in the play by play because 566 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:05,360 Speaker 4: of I mean Calvic consulting here the polypig skin division 567 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 4: we bestowed him on Trey Trey mic play. What do 568 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:12,920 Speaker 4: you think about that? That nickname not so much? Maybe 569 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 4: maybe it'll maybe it'll grow on you a little bit. 570 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 5: Personally. I call him big Play, Big Play Tray. 571 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 4: Big play Tray, all that work I put into it. 572 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:23,880 Speaker 4: It's you surved just instantly. 573 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:27,679 Speaker 1: Like play Tray. I like that. Get into it here. 574 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:31,560 Speaker 1: Momentarily though, I wanted to ask you this because the 575 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 1: last beautiful part of the program we were talking about 576 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 1: you and what it was like to be Amari de 577 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:41,119 Speaker 1: Mercado growing up of course, what are your hobbies? Do 578 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 1: you have any hobbies whatsoever? And if so, what are they? 579 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:44,959 Speaker 9: So? 580 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 6: I really like cars. Cars are a thing I grew 581 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 6: up watching my brother. He's a mechanic cars. I like 582 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:55,920 Speaker 6: video games, movies. I just had a son, So that's 583 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:59,960 Speaker 6: there you go, and just learning to be a five. 584 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:02,880 Speaker 6: You know, it's different. But I really like spending time 585 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:04,879 Speaker 6: with close people to me, like my close friends and 586 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:05,399 Speaker 6: my family. 587 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 1: That's very cool. But when you say cars, like, what 588 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 1: are you talking about classic cars? Or who can appreciate 589 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:13,959 Speaker 1: some classics? But I think I'm more of a new 590 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:16,919 Speaker 1: cut kind of guy. What is a classic car to you? 591 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:18,200 Speaker 1: It's not a sixty seven? 592 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 4: It's funny wolf. Because I walked over and I dared 593 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 4: to venture over where the running backs hang out in 594 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 4: the locker room. It's a little intimidating, all right, Polly 595 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:28,440 Speaker 4: pencil neck. I'm over there, and I asked, James Connor, 596 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:30,880 Speaker 4: you know what I need to know about Amari Okay, 597 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:32,919 Speaker 4: got a couple of things, and then a few of 598 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:35,199 Speaker 4: the other guys, Corey Clement and they all wait in 599 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:40,399 Speaker 4: and said ask about his new nickname, e Lambeau. I 600 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 4: hear Lambeau I think of exotic sports car. Is there 601 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 4: is there a link there, a cause and effect with 602 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:45,400 Speaker 4: that nickname. 603 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:47,679 Speaker 6: Yeah, I just got a new little sports car, so 604 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:49,160 Speaker 6: they gave me that nickname. 605 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:51,880 Speaker 1: I think a lambeau Field of course when you say that, 606 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 1: of course. 607 00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 4: So that's a difference in us over there. By the way, 608 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:56,679 Speaker 4: rookie duties, a lot of the rookies have had to 609 00:26:56,720 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 4: decorate their position room for the holidays. What about you? 610 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:01,919 Speaker 5: Yeah, so I had to. 611 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:04,560 Speaker 6: Tony and Corey were on a big we need a tree, 612 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 6: we need a tree. So I just finally gave in 613 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:09,400 Speaker 6: and got the tree, and then I got some It's 614 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:11,639 Speaker 6: a tree with lights, and I bought like little ornaments. 615 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 6: They weren't too happy, they said, they said it was 616 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 6: a poor effort. 617 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 4: Wow, let's talk. I mean these vets are demanding. Yeah, 618 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 4: I mean a Buddha Baker and Antonio Hamilton, they tasked 619 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:22,760 Speaker 4: the three rookies in there would get in a tree. 620 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:26,159 Speaker 4: They demanded it's a real tree under the plastic stuff. 621 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:28,160 Speaker 4: And then when they put it up the next morning 622 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:30,240 Speaker 4: at six am, and then they said the tree has 623 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 4: no spirit. 624 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:31,320 Speaker 1: Yeah. 625 00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:32,360 Speaker 4: I'm like, well that's tough. 626 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 5: It's pretty. 627 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 6: And they said it was leaning too. It is leaning. 628 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:37,920 Speaker 6: It's late leaning on the walls so heavy. 629 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: Had you had to bring in any breakfasts at all? 630 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:45,160 Speaker 6: Differ So I just buy like snacks and then they're 631 00:27:45,320 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 6: they're really big on that mountain valley. The was it 632 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 6: spring water? So I have to buy that. It's like 633 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:55,080 Speaker 6: in the green glasses. I never heard of it until 634 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:57,360 Speaker 6: I got here, but everybody around the facility loves it. 635 00:27:58,080 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 5: Just buy like snacks. 636 00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:01,919 Speaker 1: So is it a guy like an energy drinker or 637 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 1: something like that. 638 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:05,919 Speaker 6: I guess it has like righting and minerals like as potassium, 639 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:07,960 Speaker 6: all kind of stuff, so it's good for you. They 640 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:10,160 Speaker 6: said it was gonna change my life, but it's. 641 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:14,800 Speaker 4: Just well it was Will Hernandez telling us about the 642 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:17,360 Speaker 4: fines of Paris Johnson Junior. You know I could see 643 00:28:17,359 --> 00:28:19,400 Speaker 4: you know once. By the time DJ Jumprees was that guy. 644 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 4: He was the only rookie as a first round pick. 645 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 4: But here's hump this week, just on what's been working 646 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:25,160 Speaker 4: in the run game. 647 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:27,560 Speaker 10: From the old line room, in the running bed room, 648 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 10: in the tight end room. We're all kind of sinking together, 649 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 10: we're kind of jetting together. Everybody's talking, everybody's communicating. We 650 00:28:33,119 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 10: have a good understanding between the old line and the 651 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 10: tight ends how we want to block looks, and we 652 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:38,360 Speaker 10: have a good understanding from the runner bed where they're 653 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 10: trying to get with those looks and it's getting married. 654 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 10: So just kind of, like I said, I was just 655 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:43,680 Speaker 10: trying to expand on these last three weeks and kind 656 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:45,840 Speaker 10: of get it rolling into it at the offseason and 657 00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 10: make sure that's a part of our identity, you know. 658 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:49,960 Speaker 4: Paris told us last week he looked at his film 659 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:52,280 Speaker 4: from Week four Agains supporting nine ers, like, oh my goodness, 660 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:55,640 Speaker 4: I'm so much better. I've gotten in so many different areas. 661 00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 1: You know. 662 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 4: How about you? Do you do you watch your film 663 00:28:57,680 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 4: and how much better are you earlier? How much better 664 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 4: is the run game just in sync than it was 665 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 4: maybe in September. 666 00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:06,240 Speaker 6: Yeah, like Hump said it, actually I can't remember what 667 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:08,240 Speaker 6: game it was before, but it was kind of like 668 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 6: a group of us, Hump, Paris, Jeff Swain, me, and 669 00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:13,720 Speaker 6: we're just kind of talking about the Run Game, and 670 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:16,520 Speaker 6: like you know, Jeff has come from a different place, 671 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 6: this scheme has come from a different places. 672 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 5: So it's just we were talking about all. 673 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 6: Of it, and I think that's helped, like everybody understanding 674 00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 6: you know, their minds are perspectives on it. And then 675 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 6: for me what else. 676 00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:30,400 Speaker 4: You asked just about your own film? 677 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:33,520 Speaker 6: Oh yeah, yeah, definitely just being able to play faster, 678 00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 6: like getting in and out of myres in the past game, 679 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:39,760 Speaker 6: you know, if I'm checking for a blitz, being able 680 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:41,720 Speaker 6: to get out faster. Before I was staying there extra 681 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 6: long just to be like super sure, like nobody's coming. 682 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:47,080 Speaker 6: But now you know I can be certain just from 683 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:50,040 Speaker 6: watching film and knowing what their tendencies are, so being 684 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:51,480 Speaker 6: able to get in and out of that quicker and 685 00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:55,400 Speaker 6: then just run game. Just being more comfortable, you know, 686 00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 6: starting off your kind of tense. You know you want 687 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 6: to you want to hurry up and get as mandio 688 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 6: a possible, but just understanding you know there's some blocks 689 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:05,680 Speaker 6: you have to set up and now just understand how 690 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 6: to do that. Like I had the ability to start 691 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:09,360 Speaker 6: a few games, so I got to really get a 692 00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:10,240 Speaker 6: lot of experience in that. 693 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:13,080 Speaker 1: So what would you rather do come out of the 694 00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 1: backfield and catch a ball or actually run the ball. 695 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 1: Get the opportunity to run the ball as opposed to 696 00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 1: coming out of the backfield. 697 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 6: I definitely like running the ball, but catching about the 698 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 6: backfield is fine too, Like being able to get one 699 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:26,800 Speaker 6: on one with a linebacker. It is something fine about 700 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:29,200 Speaker 6: that because and what I mind say is like, you 701 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:29,880 Speaker 6: can't guard me. 702 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:33,440 Speaker 1: So how many choice routes do you actually get to 703 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:35,840 Speaker 1: run where you're one on one with a linebacker? You 704 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:37,200 Speaker 1: could go in or out. 705 00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 6: There's a few players we have like that, but usually 706 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 6: the ball is out, so hopefully I'll get one soon. 707 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:47,920 Speaker 4: And when you look at the ability of these running 708 00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 4: backs to be interchangeable, I mean, right, Michael Carter comes 709 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:53,360 Speaker 4: in and I mean I don't know it's fresh legs 710 00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:56,360 Speaker 4: or what, but I mean he's looked good. How much 711 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:58,520 Speaker 4: of that just has to do with the old line. 712 00:30:58,560 --> 00:30:59,960 Speaker 4: Just tell us about the old line and the progres 713 00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:01,960 Speaker 4: they've made, especially now that they have sort of a 714 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:03,280 Speaker 4: consistent five or six. 715 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:06,160 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think, like we said, we've gotten better and 716 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:08,560 Speaker 6: better as the season is gone. But I think really 717 00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:11,320 Speaker 6: from you know, first second game, like we could tell 718 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:13,000 Speaker 6: that this was going to be a strength of the 719 00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:16,280 Speaker 6: team running the ball and just being able to, like 720 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:18,960 Speaker 6: Hump said, just gelling and keep getting better. And I 721 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,800 Speaker 6: think everybody's confident in what we do and they know, like, 722 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:24,600 Speaker 6: no matter who we play out there, like, we're going 723 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:25,520 Speaker 6: to be able to run the ball. 724 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:28,800 Speaker 1: Is there anything your rookie year that has surprised you 725 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:31,760 Speaker 1: about the National Football League? Is there anything you really 726 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 1: didn't know or experience into what degree you know? Is 727 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 1: there anything that what's been the most difficult. 728 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:45,560 Speaker 6: Thing most difficult is definitely like the the mental Uh, 729 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:47,400 Speaker 6: I don't know what the word I'm looking for, Just like. 730 00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:51,960 Speaker 4: The the volume, the volume of stuff you guys. 731 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:55,239 Speaker 6: Mean, definitely, Yeah, just like auto meetings, and it's just 732 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:57,160 Speaker 6: more of a mental task. You know, you have to 733 00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 6: be able to comprehend so much more and then retain 734 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:02,080 Speaker 6: some much more so, just you know, getting into the 735 00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:04,640 Speaker 6: groove of that. And then the season is what five 736 00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:07,400 Speaker 6: weeks longer, So it's just a lot of you know, adjustin. 737 00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 6: But you know, I think we've all as a rookie class, 738 00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 6: I think we've done pretty well justin do it. 739 00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: So how much prep time do you put into it 740 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:14,880 Speaker 1: during the week? 741 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,120 Speaker 6: Yeah, So for me personally, I'll show up to the 742 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:20,640 Speaker 6: facilities at like six point thirty. Since I've been hurt recently, 743 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:22,959 Speaker 6: I'll get treatment, but I'll go in and go over 744 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:24,960 Speaker 6: the script and just go through like all the past 745 00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 6: pictures and runs and all that. So just being that 746 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:30,400 Speaker 6: extra attention. So by the time we get to meetings, 747 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 6: that's the second time I've seen it already. So just 748 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:35,320 Speaker 6: being familiar with stuff already, and then you know, as 749 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:38,120 Speaker 6: far as you know, just being reliable, like I think 750 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:40,320 Speaker 6: that helps me to know, like I was saying earlier, 751 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:44,560 Speaker 6: just understanding route combinations there, stuff like sometimes you have 752 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 6: a little brain for like, oh what I have here, 753 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:48,920 Speaker 6: and it's like, well, this is the route, so you 754 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:49,560 Speaker 6: can't run that. 755 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 5: You have to run something like this. 756 00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:53,800 Speaker 4: And again if you're a rookie, then there's all the 757 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:57,080 Speaker 4: extra duties. Yeah, like decorating the room. All right, Yeah, 758 00:32:57,480 --> 00:33:00,320 Speaker 4: I hint to it earlier. Here's the actual clip. Will 759 00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 4: Hernandez told us last week here on the Big Red 760 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:06,000 Speaker 4: Rage about Paris Johnson Junior and his tree violations. 761 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:09,800 Speaker 11: Paris just got fined this past week also because we 762 00:33:09,840 --> 00:33:11,320 Speaker 11: asked him to put up the tree and he was 763 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:13,280 Speaker 11: a couple of days late with it, so he got 764 00:33:13,280 --> 00:33:16,480 Speaker 11: fined per day. And then finally when he had the 765 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:19,160 Speaker 11: tree up with the lights and everything, he there. 766 00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:23,400 Speaker 1: Was no topper, no topper, no star Joel. 767 00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:24,000 Speaker 4: Nothing he did. 768 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:26,800 Speaker 1: He didn't put anything up up on that have a 769 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:30,560 Speaker 1: tree without a topper. That's exactly what we all said 770 00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:32,640 Speaker 1: god to be. So how much did you hit him for? 771 00:33:33,040 --> 00:33:33,720 Speaker 1: Can I ask you? 772 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:37,040 Speaker 11: Yeah, so something like that would be around fifty bucks. 773 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:40,080 Speaker 4: Wolfe just went right in. He just he wants to 774 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:42,880 Speaker 4: know monetary figures. Wolf didn't hesitate with that. I'm not 775 00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:44,920 Speaker 4: gonna ask you how much. But how many fins have 776 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:46,920 Speaker 4: you incurred as a rookie? Just you know, I don't know. 777 00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:49,480 Speaker 4: Is James Connor judge and jury? How's it working there? 778 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:52,000 Speaker 5: We actually don't have a fine system in around the back. 779 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:55,720 Speaker 1: Room, so you do, so you have not been fined 780 00:33:55,760 --> 00:33:56,160 Speaker 1: at all. 781 00:33:56,680 --> 00:34:00,640 Speaker 6: They so with the Waters, I was I was taking 782 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:02,320 Speaker 6: too one to buy and Jay was like, all right, 783 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:05,320 Speaker 6: you're gonna get fine. So I nipped that in the 784 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:08,239 Speaker 6: butt when bought the Waters. After that, he did mention 785 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:10,040 Speaker 6: that earlier today. By the way, he did mentioned the 786 00:34:10,080 --> 00:34:11,920 Speaker 6: waters at times. You know, he's had to. 787 00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:13,920 Speaker 4: Mention it to you, uh, you know, a not so 788 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:15,959 Speaker 4: friendly a reminder maybe here and there you know about 789 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:18,560 Speaker 4: the waters and there, But honestly, what have you learned 790 00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:22,120 Speaker 4: watching James Connor? I mean just the sort of back 791 00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 4: and Pro Bowl performance he's put. 792 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:24,319 Speaker 1: On this year. 793 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:28,319 Speaker 6: He's just uh, he works like at everything he does, 794 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:30,080 Speaker 6: if that's in you know, in the. 795 00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:32,239 Speaker 5: Meeting room, in the weight room, on the field. 796 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 6: He works, and I think, you know it shows on 797 00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:37,560 Speaker 6: the field, like his hard work and dedication shows out 798 00:34:37,600 --> 00:34:41,160 Speaker 6: there every week. And I'm just his willingness to He 799 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:43,759 Speaker 6: does it all too. Like he'll block I think they 800 00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:45,640 Speaker 6: try to blitz him because I'm the third down back 801 00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:48,000 Speaker 6: and he'll pick up the blitz anytime too. So I'm 802 00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:50,399 Speaker 6: catching out the back field running the ball. He does 803 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:53,040 Speaker 6: it all, and I think just being able to understand 804 00:34:53,080 --> 00:34:54,200 Speaker 6: that attention to detail, you know, he. 805 00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:55,600 Speaker 5: Gives me a little Uh. 806 00:34:55,719 --> 00:34:57,239 Speaker 6: It was like in practice one day, I ran a 807 00:34:57,280 --> 00:34:59,759 Speaker 6: flat route and I ran between the tackle on the 808 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:01,480 Speaker 6: d and he was like, you can't do that because 809 00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:03,360 Speaker 6: now they're going to come off of you because the 810 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:05,000 Speaker 6: dns in front of you. So just give me like 811 00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:06,800 Speaker 6: little small tips like that, and just being able to 812 00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:10,040 Speaker 6: take stuff and watch him work and try to appreciate 813 00:35:10,120 --> 00:35:11,719 Speaker 6: that and you know, doing in my own way. 814 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:14,359 Speaker 1: I was just gonna ask you that, Amari, how much 815 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:18,040 Speaker 1: does he actually mentor you with and share his knowledge 816 00:35:18,080 --> 00:35:19,680 Speaker 1: with you, because he seems like that. 817 00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:22,120 Speaker 6: Type of guy for sure. So when I first got here, 818 00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:24,799 Speaker 6: I think it was like during OTAs. We went through 819 00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:26,279 Speaker 6: like a week or two and I just asked him. 820 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:28,680 Speaker 6: We talked for like ten fifteen minutes, and you know, 821 00:35:28,719 --> 00:35:31,160 Speaker 6: he just told me about like his time throughout the 822 00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:33,719 Speaker 6: Steelers and then coming here and just you know, how 823 00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:34,799 Speaker 6: I've been doing and what I. 824 00:35:34,760 --> 00:35:37,000 Speaker 5: Need to continue to work on. So he's also he's 825 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:38,200 Speaker 5: been like that big brother for me. 826 00:35:39,160 --> 00:35:42,040 Speaker 4: The fact that your mother went through cancer right when 827 00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:44,160 Speaker 4: you were young, and that he had to deal with 828 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:46,760 Speaker 4: it as a junior in college and he had twelve 829 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:49,360 Speaker 4: rounds of chemo and then came back and had that 830 00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:51,879 Speaker 4: senior year, got drafted in the third round and look 831 00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:54,759 Speaker 4: at his NFL career. Was that a little connection point 832 00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:56,680 Speaker 4: between the two of you, guys, And how much respect 833 00:35:56,719 --> 00:35:58,440 Speaker 4: do you have just knowing what your mom went through 834 00:35:58,440 --> 00:35:59,239 Speaker 4: and he had to deal with. 835 00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:01,759 Speaker 5: That, Ye, a huge amount of respect. You know. 836 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:05,160 Speaker 6: He could easily given up, you know, and just been 837 00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:09,160 Speaker 6: no victim to the cancer, but he he fought, and 838 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:12,919 Speaker 6: like now he keeps fighting, and just like I said, 839 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:14,800 Speaker 6: just a testament how he works with everything. 840 00:36:15,320 --> 00:36:17,360 Speaker 4: How badly do you think he wants a thousand yards? 841 00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:18,839 Speaker 4: Do you realize in his career he's gone to two 842 00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:21,440 Speaker 4: Pro Bowls, He's never had a thousand yard rushing season. 843 00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:23,719 Speaker 4: How badly you think he wants it. He's just under 844 00:36:23,719 --> 00:36:25,719 Speaker 4: three hundred yards away with three games to go. 845 00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:27,319 Speaker 5: I think he wants it real bad. 846 00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:30,279 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, big for him? 847 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:34,560 Speaker 4: He would be big, There's no doubt. Attention Bears. Yeah, 848 00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:38,000 Speaker 4: you're gonna get an ultramotivated James Connor on Sunday. 849 00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:41,240 Speaker 1: And the best part about it is Polly He's coming 850 00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:43,480 Speaker 1: back next year. Yeah. Hey. 851 00:36:43,480 --> 00:36:45,720 Speaker 4: By the way, coming full circle. The Day Pash podcast 852 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:48,960 Speaker 4: featuring Cardinals tight end Trey McBride, available now via your 853 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:51,560 Speaker 4: preferred podcast provider. Get the latest updates to via Twitter 854 00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:54,759 Speaker 4: at hash pod. By the way, speaking of cars, a 855 00:36:54,800 --> 00:36:58,239 Speaker 4: shout out here an absolute stalwart of this show for 856 00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:02,000 Speaker 4: so many years, Bob Johnston right santan Ford. He is 857 00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:05,400 Speaker 4: recovering after major surgery. He's doing really well, but he 858 00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:07,239 Speaker 4: missed his first show tonight for the first time in 859 00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:09,880 Speaker 4: like forever. So all our best swishers out to Bob 860 00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:12,600 Speaker 4: as we continue. Amar de Murcatta, we are on the 861 00:37:12,600 --> 00:37:15,280 Speaker 4: Big Red Rage brought to you by santan Ford and Gilbert. 862 00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:20,920 Speaker 12: Is it in a way m more exciting the challenge 863 00:37:20,920 --> 00:37:24,000 Speaker 12: of the mobile quarterback like Justin Fields? 864 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:28,279 Speaker 9: No, it's not the exciting. You know, I'm a defensive back. 865 00:37:28,360 --> 00:37:30,719 Speaker 9: I'll be in the back, you know, either in my 866 00:37:30,840 --> 00:37:33,640 Speaker 9: man coverage or playing zone, and you know, I'm kind 867 00:37:33,640 --> 00:37:36,640 Speaker 9: of just looking at this guy scramble around. I don't 868 00:37:36,719 --> 00:37:40,359 Speaker 9: like going against scrambling quarterbacks because you know, it could 869 00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:42,719 Speaker 9: be third down in ten and we know it's a 870 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:46,239 Speaker 9: passing situation, and you know, we're thinking the ball is 871 00:37:46,280 --> 00:37:48,720 Speaker 9: gonna come out and he'll scramble for you know, forty 872 00:37:48,760 --> 00:37:49,600 Speaker 9: fifty yards. 873 00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:53,240 Speaker 4: It's pretty big right there in the challenge of basing 874 00:37:53,320 --> 00:37:56,960 Speaker 4: the multi talented Justin Fields or Danny Surak asking it. 875 00:37:57,239 --> 00:37:59,560 Speaker 4: But a pretty honest right there. He's also honest about 876 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:02,680 Speaker 4: the stomach ailment that he dealt with going into the game. Yes, 877 00:38:02,719 --> 00:38:04,959 Speaker 4: it is the Big Red Rage presented by santan Ford 878 00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:07,920 Speaker 4: and Gilbert. Rookie running back I Mari de Mercato is 879 00:38:08,080 --> 00:38:11,439 Speaker 4: our guest. You're a trophy and chandler located on Queen 880 00:38:11,480 --> 00:38:13,880 Speaker 4: Creek Road between Price and Gobson. So we'll get to 881 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:16,200 Speaker 4: Buddha and the bears here in a minute. But Buddha 882 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:18,360 Speaker 4: and what he had to overcome to get into the 883 00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:21,720 Speaker 4: game and the stomach ailment, and he admitted that wearing 884 00:38:21,760 --> 00:38:26,400 Speaker 4: all white gave him a certain level of fear because 885 00:38:26,719 --> 00:38:29,640 Speaker 4: he didn't you had a situation where you know, you 886 00:38:29,640 --> 00:38:31,520 Speaker 4: don't want to clean up an aisle five wolf and 887 00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:34,279 Speaker 4: you're wearing all white, and so, you know, usually you 888 00:38:34,320 --> 00:38:36,600 Speaker 4: put the fear. Buddha puts the fear into opponents, but 889 00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:40,000 Speaker 4: this time he was in fear of making it through 890 00:38:40,040 --> 00:38:42,000 Speaker 4: the game. But he did, thankfully, And it's a you know, 891 00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:43,560 Speaker 4: it's great ending to the story. 892 00:38:43,880 --> 00:38:46,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know what's amazing about that, Polly is, honestly, 893 00:38:46,680 --> 00:38:48,880 Speaker 1: there are some hits that you'll take on a football 894 00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:52,680 Speaker 1: field where your hits so hard every pore in your 895 00:38:52,719 --> 00:38:57,040 Speaker 1: body opens and stuff comes out of it. Both I'm saying, 896 00:38:57,120 --> 00:38:59,680 Speaker 1: So when you're wearing the all whites, sometimes you got 897 00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:00,759 Speaker 1: to worry about that ball. 898 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:04,120 Speaker 4: Okay, so here's my segue. Hardest hit you've ever absorbed? 899 00:39:04,239 --> 00:39:06,640 Speaker 4: Mari de Marcatto. Is there an instant answer? Do you 900 00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:10,200 Speaker 4: do you think of something instantly like man college pros, 901 00:39:10,239 --> 00:39:12,040 Speaker 4: What was the hardest you've ever been. 902 00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:13,799 Speaker 5: Hit too soon? 903 00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:17,000 Speaker 1: Definitely? 904 00:39:17,040 --> 00:39:20,239 Speaker 5: Bisberg, is that right? Yeah? 905 00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:24,680 Speaker 6: It was just the fact that I was defenseless. Usually 906 00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:26,560 Speaker 6: if you can prepare for it, like it is still hurt, 907 00:39:26,600 --> 00:39:28,680 Speaker 6: but you it was just like, yes. 908 00:39:28,680 --> 00:39:31,719 Speaker 4: Right, yeah, he got fined for that. Yeah, he got 909 00:39:31,760 --> 00:39:34,560 Speaker 4: fined a lot for that. That's right. Oh my goodness. 910 00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:37,320 Speaker 1: Okay, that's right. Here a mari Who is the toughest 911 00:39:37,320 --> 00:39:40,920 Speaker 1: guy you've gone up against so far? Right now, I 912 00:39:40,960 --> 00:39:43,560 Speaker 1: know it's just your rookie year and you're early in it, 913 00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:46,560 Speaker 1: you're not even done with your first year. But toughest 914 00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:49,400 Speaker 1: guy you've gone up against, maybe even in college. 915 00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:56,080 Speaker 6: In college, I was say Jalen Peatree on the Texans. 916 00:39:56,120 --> 00:39:59,600 Speaker 6: There's a really good player in college. But now I 917 00:39:59,719 --> 00:40:03,319 Speaker 6: was probably Fred Warner. Like it's just when you watch 918 00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:05,480 Speaker 6: him on film and play like he plays so fast, 919 00:40:05,480 --> 00:40:07,719 Speaker 6: like his play recognition and just being able to be 920 00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:11,480 Speaker 6: everywhere and always around the ball, Like it's it's amazing 921 00:40:11,520 --> 00:40:12,040 Speaker 6: how good he is. 922 00:40:12,080 --> 00:40:15,280 Speaker 1: I think Fred Warner. 923 00:40:15,360 --> 00:40:17,719 Speaker 4: Yeah, in the box, down the field and coverage. I mean, 924 00:40:17,960 --> 00:40:20,839 Speaker 4: he is a complete inside linebacker. There's no doubt about it. 925 00:40:20,960 --> 00:40:21,080 Speaker 6: All. 926 00:40:21,160 --> 00:40:22,919 Speaker 4: Right, So you have a Cardinals team here with three 927 00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:26,280 Speaker 4: games ago, going into Chicago, here's the quarterback, Kyler Murray, 928 00:40:26,400 --> 00:40:29,560 Speaker 4: just sort of on the mindset and and what you 929 00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:31,920 Speaker 4: see in these games, right the win at Pittsburgh, the 930 00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:34,520 Speaker 4: fight against the forty nine ers, here's Kyler. 931 00:40:35,120 --> 00:40:37,200 Speaker 12: I don't see that in this team. I know that's 932 00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:40,200 Speaker 12: not this team. Offensively, I don't know. We won't allow it, 933 00:40:40,280 --> 00:40:42,360 Speaker 12: you know, defensively, I know those guys over there won't 934 00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:45,280 Speaker 12: the goals that go one to know each week obviously, 935 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:46,640 Speaker 12: you know we've said it all along. You know, a 936 00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:48,720 Speaker 12: record doesn't determine you know, how we're gonna play football 937 00:40:48,760 --> 00:40:50,120 Speaker 12: or how we're gonna prepare each week. 938 00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:50,719 Speaker 10: Uh. 939 00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:51,560 Speaker 12: And that's the case. 940 00:40:51,960 --> 00:40:53,319 Speaker 4: And I should have set that up a saying the 941 00:40:53,400 --> 00:40:55,680 Speaker 4: question was why isn't there any quit in this team? 942 00:40:55,719 --> 00:40:57,759 Speaker 4: And he said, I'm not gonna allow it? And and 943 00:40:57,880 --> 00:41:00,439 Speaker 4: look that comes a lot from the head coach obviously. Well, 944 00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:01,880 Speaker 4: and there's a lot of talk this year about the 945 00:41:01,880 --> 00:41:05,400 Speaker 4: accountability about the culture. How would you describe it if 946 00:41:05,440 --> 00:41:07,239 Speaker 4: a rookie walked in now and asked you just about 947 00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:09,680 Speaker 4: Jonathan Gannon and the culture he set up, how would 948 00:41:09,719 --> 00:41:10,480 Speaker 4: you describe it? 949 00:41:11,160 --> 00:41:14,120 Speaker 6: I think he just expects greatness out of everyone, you know, 950 00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:16,680 Speaker 6: like Kyler said, like they won't allow it. Like there's 951 00:41:17,560 --> 00:41:19,640 Speaker 6: nobody in that building that wants to be mediocre. And 952 00:41:19,680 --> 00:41:23,080 Speaker 6: I think that's the culture that we're setting for this 953 00:41:23,160 --> 00:41:26,000 Speaker 6: year in the future, Like he said, no matter what 954 00:41:26,280 --> 00:41:27,799 Speaker 6: our record is, we're still going to go out there 955 00:41:27,800 --> 00:41:29,239 Speaker 6: and try to win every week. Like we could have 956 00:41:29,280 --> 00:41:31,279 Speaker 6: easily thrown in the towel like Austin end of the year, 957 00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:33,360 Speaker 6: but we still want to get better going in the 958 00:41:33,400 --> 00:41:35,839 Speaker 6: next year to set something up to be great. So 959 00:41:36,120 --> 00:41:38,879 Speaker 6: just you know, everybody's willingness to come in every day 960 00:41:38,880 --> 00:41:41,560 Speaker 6: and work is something that's great to be around. 961 00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:44,640 Speaker 1: So all MARII, when you're sitting around watching tape of 962 00:41:44,719 --> 00:41:48,040 Speaker 1: the Chicago Bears right now, in their defense, what do 963 00:41:48,080 --> 00:41:48,759 Speaker 1: you see? 964 00:41:49,400 --> 00:41:52,840 Speaker 6: They're definitely unique and they show a lot of different 965 00:41:52,840 --> 00:41:55,000 Speaker 6: looks and we just have to be prepared for that. 966 00:41:55,520 --> 00:41:57,640 Speaker 6: They fly around and they make a lot of place. 967 00:41:57,920 --> 00:42:01,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, they're two inside linebackers in particular, TJ 968 00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:06,840 Speaker 1: Edwards and Tremaine Edmunds. Those two guys really seem like ballers. Yeah, 969 00:42:06,880 --> 00:42:08,880 Speaker 1: when I watch montape, what do you think. 970 00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:11,960 Speaker 6: Yeah, the same thing. Edmunds, he came over from Buffalo 971 00:42:12,040 --> 00:42:14,200 Speaker 6: he's a good player over there. So just they have 972 00:42:14,239 --> 00:42:16,520 Speaker 6: a lot of good players around. How defense, like Monte Sweat, 973 00:42:16,560 --> 00:42:19,160 Speaker 6: like we're talking about earlier and then I think I 974 00:42:19,320 --> 00:42:22,920 Speaker 6: was in the last few weeks, they have like ten 975 00:42:22,960 --> 00:42:24,000 Speaker 6: picks or something. 976 00:42:23,719 --> 00:42:25,439 Speaker 4: In the last Yeah, in fact, I was just looking 977 00:42:25,480 --> 00:42:27,719 Speaker 4: at that. Since Week eleven, they have an NFL best 978 00:42:27,800 --> 00:42:32,160 Speaker 4: fourteen takeaways and an NFL high a dozen interceptions over 979 00:42:32,160 --> 00:42:33,040 Speaker 4: the last four games. 980 00:42:33,120 --> 00:42:35,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, think about this. They're dead last in the league 981 00:42:35,800 --> 00:42:39,319 Speaker 1: in sacks per attempt, but number two in interception. Right, 982 00:42:39,760 --> 00:42:43,840 Speaker 1: those two things typically do not go together, but there. 983 00:42:43,719 --> 00:42:46,919 Speaker 4: Is a before and after since Montese Sweat showed up, 984 00:42:47,239 --> 00:42:49,800 Speaker 4: and it does show you you bringing a premier dude 985 00:42:49,800 --> 00:42:52,480 Speaker 4: off the edge, and it can tie an entire defense together. 986 00:42:53,280 --> 00:42:54,040 Speaker 4: I mean, he's had it. 987 00:42:54,120 --> 00:42:56,320 Speaker 1: No, you're right about that, Paul. But even right now 988 00:42:56,360 --> 00:42:59,680 Speaker 1: with Monteste Sweat, they're just still last in the league 989 00:43:00,120 --> 00:43:03,200 Speaker 1: sacks for it's up with Montage Sweat well, and yet 990 00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:04,440 Speaker 1: number two in interception. 991 00:43:04,560 --> 00:43:04,680 Speaker 5: Right. 992 00:43:04,880 --> 00:43:07,960 Speaker 4: Well, I'll say this, if you're down double digits in 993 00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:10,600 Speaker 4: the fourth quarter to the Bears, certainly don't give up 994 00:43:10,640 --> 00:43:13,920 Speaker 4: because they're known for blowing those leads. Let's put it 995 00:43:13,960 --> 00:43:16,600 Speaker 4: that way. They just did it last week against Cleveland. 996 00:43:16,719 --> 00:43:19,080 Speaker 4: Joe Flacco lit them up. Thirty eight year old Joe 997 00:43:19,080 --> 00:43:21,160 Speaker 4: Flacco off his couch hit him up for over two 998 00:43:21,200 --> 00:43:23,560 Speaker 4: hundred yards passing in that fourth quarter. By the way, 999 00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:26,800 Speaker 4: the biggest meltdown story related to the Bears in recent 1000 00:43:26,880 --> 00:43:29,200 Speaker 4: history was two thousand and six Cardinals and Bears Money 1001 00:43:29,280 --> 00:43:31,600 Speaker 4: Night Football meltdown was the Dennis Green rant. You know, 1002 00:43:31,680 --> 00:43:33,719 Speaker 4: the Bears are who we thought they were. Are you 1003 00:43:33,719 --> 00:43:35,799 Speaker 4: familiar with that rant in all the All time video? Okay, 1004 00:43:35,840 --> 00:43:37,879 Speaker 4: I'm just curious because I was. 1005 00:43:37,800 --> 00:43:39,120 Speaker 1: About to watch it Google. 1006 00:43:39,680 --> 00:43:41,320 Speaker 4: I was about to tell you I was gonna blame 1007 00:43:41,360 --> 00:43:43,239 Speaker 4: it on Wolf. It was really Wolf's fault because he 1008 00:43:43,360 --> 00:43:45,360 Speaker 4: jinks the Edger and James fumble and then resulted in 1009 00:43:45,400 --> 00:43:47,040 Speaker 4: the meltdown and then the all time ram from the 1010 00:43:47,040 --> 00:43:49,560 Speaker 4: head coach. But that's neither here nor there, because yeah, 1011 00:43:49,600 --> 00:43:51,759 Speaker 4: that's that's beyond the millennials at this point. 1012 00:43:52,040 --> 00:43:54,200 Speaker 1: So not to give away the game plan, but I 1013 00:43:54,200 --> 00:43:56,520 Speaker 1: would imagine there's going to be some chipping and some 1014 00:43:56,640 --> 00:43:59,759 Speaker 1: chunking in this game right here with Montize sweat. 1015 00:43:59,480 --> 00:44:02,720 Speaker 5: Off, for sure, Yeah, we definitely will respect this presence. 1016 00:44:03,600 --> 00:44:05,800 Speaker 1: Are you good at it because there are some running 1017 00:44:05,840 --> 00:44:08,480 Speaker 1: backs that aren't good at it. There are some running 1018 00:44:08,480 --> 00:44:11,840 Speaker 1: backs that hit the guy too hard and knock him inside. 1019 00:44:11,920 --> 00:44:14,160 Speaker 5: I'm actually so early in this season. 1020 00:44:14,239 --> 00:44:15,640 Speaker 6: I think it was the first time we played the 1021 00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:17,680 Speaker 6: forty nine ers I did that, so just learning like 1022 00:44:17,719 --> 00:44:19,839 Speaker 6: that finess would be like just enough to put him 1023 00:44:19,880 --> 00:44:20,600 Speaker 6: back on the tackle. 1024 00:44:23,640 --> 00:44:26,520 Speaker 4: Well, there's no snow in the forecast, knock on wood, 1025 00:44:26,760 --> 00:44:28,520 Speaker 4: so that's a positive. But it might be a lot 1026 00:44:28,520 --> 00:44:30,839 Speaker 4: like Pittsburgh with the you know, the chill and the ring. 1027 00:44:30,920 --> 00:44:31,440 Speaker 4: You good with that? 1028 00:44:31,719 --> 00:44:34,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think that's great running weather. 1029 00:44:35,160 --> 00:44:35,759 Speaker 1: Yes it is. 1030 00:44:36,120 --> 00:44:38,560 Speaker 4: That's well said. How about it? Everyone? A Mari de 1031 00:44:38,760 --> 00:44:41,279 Speaker 4: Murcado rookie running back join us here on the Big 1032 00:44:41,320 --> 00:44:45,800 Speaker 4: Red Rage. Absolutely outstanding. Once again, he's doing something and 1033 00:44:45,920 --> 00:44:49,920 Speaker 4: undrafted rookie running back has never done in Cardinals' history. 1034 00:44:50,480 --> 00:44:52,799 Speaker 4: And we still have three games to go. 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