1 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: It's official. The Cardinals are going in a different direction 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,119 Speaker 1: at quarterback God Zach Kershman with Weeberg Gang on this 3 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 1: first day of the new league year, when a lot 4 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: of what has been reported becomes official, and yes that 5 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 1: does include Kyler Murray's future. We talk quarterbacks, running backs, 6 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: by the way, that room is loaded right now, and 7 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage. New faces plus a familiar face 8 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 1: back in the building. It's Cardinals Cover two, Episode nine 9 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: eighty six, and it starts now. 10 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two. 11 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 3: Buda Baker, What Heart? What rent? This guy's unbelievable. 12 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 2: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyundai, proud partner of 13 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 2: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcast. Visit Azycardinals 14 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 2: dot Com slash podcast. 15 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 3: Right at the five hit the end zone for the 16 00:00:56,280 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 3: Cardinal touchdown. Drey McBride, he's been an absolute monitor. Here's 17 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 3: Craig Grayler. Well. 18 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: First things first, Happy new year to use Zach and 19 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: the rest of the Bird Gang. The new league year 20 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: officially began at one pm Arizona time. We are coming 21 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: to you a little bit after that. A busy day, 22 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: but you would expect that. On the first day of 23 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:23,040 Speaker 1: free agency? 24 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:25,559 Speaker 3: Was it you who I pitched the idea to about 25 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 3: how to celebrate the new league year. I said, we 26 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 3: should make this very similar to what Times Square is like. 27 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 3: Instead of the ball dropping, it's just a football dropping 28 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,559 Speaker 3: right outside the Dignity Health Training Center. And then once 29 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 3: one o'clock hits, you know, confetti goes off and bam, 30 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:41,759 Speaker 3: we're often running for twenty twenty six. 31 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 1: Had that idea go over. 32 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 3: It has not been implemented yet, but maybe that's for 33 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 3: next year. That's always next year. 34 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: So you got twelve months, eleven months and change to plan. 35 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 3: Essentially, are you going to be a part of the 36 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 3: planning committee process? I will. 37 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: If you're the head of the committee. 38 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 3: Thank you. 39 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: I am the only member of the committee right now, 40 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: so now we multiply. This is good lot to discuss 41 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: here on this first day. A lot that has already 42 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: been reported has become official. Let's just start with the 43 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: big news of the day. Kyler Murray. Yes, he has 44 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: been released, more than one week after he posted a 45 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: goodbye on social media. Reports soon followed the Cardinals would 46 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,359 Speaker 1: release him if he were not traded. He was not traded, 47 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 1: and now Kyler Murray is free to join another team. 48 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 1: All the reports saw the talking heads if you will, 49 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: Zach appear to link Kyler headed to Minnesota. We just 50 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: know the Cardinals are pivoting off of k one. 51 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 3: There are reports that he's gonna be on a flight 52 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 3: and that's how he's gonna begin the new year, heading 53 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 3: over to Minnesota to go meet with the Vikings. I 54 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 3: think it's for if you want the guy to succeed, 55 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 3: because we were able to see him for all these 56 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 3: years immature into the type of quarterback that he is. 57 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 3: But when now with this new opportunity, you don't have 58 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 3: a root bad for the opponents unless they're the ones 59 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 3: that you're playing again. So in Kyler's case, you know, 60 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:03,959 Speaker 3: we wish them the We wish them the best here 61 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 3: and you know, the Cardinals' attention now chefs to who's 62 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 3: going to be their signal caller in twenty twenty six. 63 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: Seven seasons, one playoff appearance, and I think it was 64 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 1: just time time for both sides to move on. GM 65 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 1: Anti Austin Ford to Azycardinals dot Com said in parts quote, 66 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,519 Speaker 1: we want to thank Kyler for everything he has done 67 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: for the organization over the last seven years. We are 68 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: extremely grateful for his contributions on the field and off 69 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: and we wish him nothing but the absolute best moving forward. 70 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: Cardinals now moving forward without Kyler Murray, what do they 71 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: do while they've got three quarterbacks in that room? Jacoby Brissett, 72 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: Keaton Slovas and according to report, soon to sign Gardner Minshew. 73 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: And it appears those are the three. Now the question 74 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: is is there another one meeting potentially in the draft. 75 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: But you have the incumbent as far as Jacoby, who 76 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: started twelve games last season. Then you bring in Gardner 77 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: who's got starting experience one time Pro Bowler backed up 78 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes last season, so there is experience in that room. 79 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: It's just not that franchise quarterback that I think a 80 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: lot of fans are waiting for. But at least you 81 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: have two guys that can compete to be QB one 82 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 1: and then put you in position to win on Sunday. 83 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 3: And I think this is where the use of having 84 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 3: a veteran in the room is not necessarily as important 85 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 3: because you already have a guy like Jacoby Brissett that's 86 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:29,040 Speaker 3: been there, done that, and has done it for a 87 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 3: long time, as has Gardner Minshew. If you're Keaton Slovas, 88 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 3: You're You're gonna hope to be soaking up as much 89 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 3: information as you can, because although they have not solidified 90 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:42,919 Speaker 3: themselves as franchise starting quarterbacks for years and years in 91 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,359 Speaker 3: the league, you could still learn a lot. They always 92 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 3: say that sometimes the best position in sports is the 93 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 3: backup quarterback, but in Jacoby's Pressett's case, he was never 94 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,919 Speaker 3: satisfied with being the backup quarterback. You always strives to 95 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 3: have that starter role. Obviously, you never wished injury for 96 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 3: Kyler for Jacoby to take over that spot. But now 97 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 3: if those three are going to remain the guys in 98 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 3: the building, that opens up a very interesting training camp 99 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 3: competition battles to who's going to be the guy. Obviously, 100 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:11,839 Speaker 3: you have Jacoby Brissett in the experience of this past 101 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 3: season in twenty twenty five under your belt. That's good 102 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,719 Speaker 3: for the evaluation process, but learning under a guy like 103 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 3: Patrick Mahomes is definitely nothing that anyone should ignore. If 104 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:25,720 Speaker 3: the Cardinals do go quarterback in the draft, they are 105 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 3: in the driver's seat to try to find whoever that 106 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 3: quarterback could potentially be. We know that the Raiders are 107 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 3: going to go number one with Fernando Mendoza. I don't think, 108 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 3: no matter how much of a bombshell shocking news the 109 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 3: Max Crosby deal was that there was going to be 110 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 3: any doubt as to what their first round pick was 111 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 3: going to be. At number one, it's going to be 112 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:47,359 Speaker 3: Fernanda Mendoza. After that, it's going to be very interesting 113 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 3: to see what the Cardinals do do they. I know 114 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 3: field Yates teased it a little bit when you guys 115 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 3: spoke to him at the combine at a quarterback in 116 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 3: number three. I don't expect for that to happen, but 117 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 3: Ty Simpson is a guy that definitely is starting to 118 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 3: rise up some draft boards. Drew Auur, Gary Nusmeyer, Carson Beck. 119 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 3: It's gonna be very interesting to see what Monty does. 120 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 3: Is the as once they get on the clock. 121 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 1: Third overall unlikely? Could you move back into the first 122 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: round or early second round? Cardinals had that thirty fourth 123 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: overall pick in round two, and then you just figure 124 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: out what you're gonna do now. As far as QB one, 125 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: we've got a long time between now and September. But 126 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: if you're looking at trying to handicap things, all right, 127 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: Jacoby leg Up he's been in the building. He knows 128 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: Marvin Harrison Junior. He knows Michael Wilson, he knows Trey McBride. However, 129 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 1: there's a new head coach, there's a new offensive coordinator, 130 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 1: Mike Lafleur, Nathaniel Hackett. What do they want in their quarterback? 131 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 1: We've heard Mike talk about how much he wants a 132 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: quarterback in there who will stand in the pocket and 133 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: be that tough guy who will sustain hits and not 134 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: roll out when there is pressure or that first sign 135 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: of trouble. We know Jacoby is that quarterback. Gardner Minshew 136 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: is that quarterback as well. Then it's okay, how do 137 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: you process what the play is that has been designed 138 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: and then who can do it better? So perhaps there's 139 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: a little bit of a head start for Jacoby just 140 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: because of the familiarity with many of the pass catchers 141 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: the skill players in that room. But what is this 142 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: offense is going to look like? And for that everyone 143 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: is starting from scratch, and you. 144 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 3: Bring a quarterback in if you have the confidence that 145 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 3: they could slide into that role regardless of who the 146 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 3: playmakers are. I think it's a credit and testament to 147 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 3: Jacoby Brissett as to how seamlessly he was able to 148 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 3: start building these connections with a guy like Trey McBride 149 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 3: with Michael Wilson, because we know he told us in 150 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 3: the media outside of his time during training camp, he 151 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 3: hadn't really thrown to those guys and that's not out 152 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:53,559 Speaker 3: of this world. How did that happen? Typically, your second 153 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 3: string is going to be your scout team quarterback with 154 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 3: the understanding that they have the chance to slide in 155 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 3: and in the Cardinals case, that what happened a lot 156 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 3: with Jacoby Brissett. But with Gardner Minshew, he also has autability. 157 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 3: It's funny though, because you mentioned the ability to stand 158 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 3: in the pocket. When we spoke to Nathaniel Hackett and 159 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 3: his introductory press conference, remember what he said to us, 160 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:16,200 Speaker 3: He said, explosives or what get people in the seats. 161 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 3: You have two quarterbacks now in the building, and we 162 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 3: haven't really seen much from Keton Slovish just because of 163 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 3: the depth chart, but you have at least two quarterbacks 164 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 3: in the building that have no problems standing in the 165 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 3: pocket and slinging the football around the yard and trying 166 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 3: to generate those explosives. I mean, heck, Gardner Minshew came 167 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 3: from that West Coast air Raid offense and that's what 168 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 3: he became known for when he came into the league, 169 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 3: is that he was going to be the guy that 170 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 3: was always going to be out of shotgun and just 171 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 3: having no problems starting it down the field. 172 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:49,080 Speaker 1: Forty seven career starts talking about Gardner over seven seasons 173 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: with the Jaguars, Eagles, Colts, Raiders and most recently with 174 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, So he's been around the league. He has 175 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: been around a number of different offenses. So again, how 176 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 1: you learn those offenses, most of it a little bit 177 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 1: of a tweak, but most offenses are someone someone they're 178 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: They're very similar. Just the terminology could be different. And 179 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: then how you line up, But. 180 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 3: You're not reinventing the wheel. 181 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: No, and I don't think either one of those two 182 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 1: and even Keaton Slovis. I think it's going to be 183 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,319 Speaker 1: a great competition to see who is your week one 184 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: Starughter Again, is Jacoby Perset maybe a little bit of 185 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 1: a leg up potentially, I think, just because of his 186 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 1: familiarity and he's got another familiar wide receiver in that 187 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: room according to reports and probably soon to be signed 188 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:38,559 Speaker 1: is Kendrick Bourne, who was with Jacoby with the Patriots 189 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty four. So again it's familiarity I think 190 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: breeds confidence in as a quarterback and who you're throwing 191 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 1: the football to. So I think all of that helps. 192 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: But Kendrick Bourne is another name you add into that 193 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: wide receiver room as a potential replacement for is A 194 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:59,319 Speaker 1: Jones or Great Dortsch who is that third wide receiver 195 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: behind Marvin and Michael. 196 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,680 Speaker 3: And Kendrick Bourne was on TikTok Live. 197 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 1: This man loves his social media and. 198 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 3: He was talking a lot about his decision to join 199 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 3: the Arizona Cardinals and one of the things that he 200 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 3: did say and once again, it's not going to become 201 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 3: official until he does his physical and he actually puts 202 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 3: pent to paper and if the Max crosty thing calls 203 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 3: us anything official until it's official until Ian Rappaport tweets 204 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 3: out officially official is not official. But we also haven't 205 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 3: talked about it as officially being official, but for the 206 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 3: sake of just chatting about it, it's reported to be 207 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 3: the case. And he talked about how excited he was 208 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:39,200 Speaker 3: to be joining the Cardinals. There were a lot of 209 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 3: forty nine Ers fans in the chat, So sorry, chat, 210 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 3: but he's going to be one of ours now. But 211 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:48,719 Speaker 3: he talked about his comfortability and familiarity with Michael for 212 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 3: Michael four worked with him during their time in San 213 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:54,559 Speaker 3: Francisco during Bourne's first stint with the forty nine Ers. 214 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 3: He then went to the New England Patriots before heading 215 00:10:57,280 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 3: back to San Francisco. But hey, look, he is a 216 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 3: guy that can stretch the field. He's not the speediest guy, 217 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:06,319 Speaker 3: but he has that ability and it's that nice compliment 218 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 3: to what Michael Wilson and what Marvin Harrison Junior are 219 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:11,319 Speaker 3: able to bring to the table. At the end of 220 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 3: the day, we know this offense runs through Trey McBride. 221 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:15,959 Speaker 3: I think, regardless of who your head coach is and 222 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 3: whoever your offensive coordinator is, Trey McBride's the best tight 223 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 3: end in the NFL period, So the offense is going 224 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 3: to go through him. You then have to try to 225 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 3: figure out ways to start spreading the football around and 226 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:30,560 Speaker 3: in the passing game. It's good, especially after the injuries 227 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 3: this team faced. Jay Jones went down, Simmy Feijoko went down, 228 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:36,719 Speaker 3: Andre but Shelley went down. You had Tejon Palmer and 229 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 3: Jalen Brooks on your active roster. And that's no slight 230 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 3: to those guys, but it's just the fact of next 231 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 3: man up. You need to have a person there. In 232 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 3: the case of Kendrick Bourne, you have a very quality 233 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 3: veteran that has the ability now to earn some snaps. 234 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: And I know it's been a little while since Born 235 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: worked with Michael four Again, those two were together for 236 00:11:56,960 --> 00:12:00,320 Speaker 1: Bourne's first three seasons, first three seasons in the league, 237 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:04,719 Speaker 1: and Lafloora was Bourne's position coach in twenty seventeen and 238 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen. I wonder how much of a coach in 239 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:12,200 Speaker 1: that wide receiver room Kendrick Bourne might be. He is 240 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:15,559 Speaker 1: a veteran. This is going to be year ten for him, 241 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 1: so you get double digits in the NFL, that's huge. 242 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:23,200 Speaker 1: How much now does he kind of teach the younger 243 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:25,800 Speaker 1: guys in the room, even though you know, two three 244 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 1: years into the league you're a veteran already, but also 245 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: having that familiarity he this is what Mike wants from 246 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 1: his wide receiver. 247 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 3: And I think that when you have a veteran voice 248 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 3: that's in there and a guy that has learned from 249 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:42,319 Speaker 3: other offensive weapons he was in an offensive meeting room 250 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 3: with Christian McCaffrey and with George Kittle, and he knows 251 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 3: how they were able to get to the top of 252 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 3: their craft. Now he's able to start to bestow that 253 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 3: wisdom onto some of the other guys in the room. 254 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:56,319 Speaker 3: But Michael Wilson is now a veteran, Marvin Harrison Junior 255 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 3: is now a veteran, So it's going to be interesting 256 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 3: to see how the those guys mesh together. But Kendrick 257 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:04,319 Speaker 3: Bourne has had to evolve kind of to what you're 258 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 3: alluding to there, Craig as a ballplayer, when you come 259 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 3: from being one of the young guys in the league 260 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 3: and you're trying to get your footing to now you're 261 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 3: one of the older players in the room. So it's 262 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:16,439 Speaker 3: gonna be interesting. I do have here a tweet from 263 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 3: Tom Pelisara. We're gonna go back in time a little 264 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 3: bit to our Kyler Murray conversation. He tweeted out here. 265 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 3: Just spoke to Kyler Murray's agent, Eric Burkhart, who told 266 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 3: me Murray plants to zoom tonight and tomorrow with executives 267 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 3: from three to five teams that potentially have a QB 268 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 3: need in twenty twenty seven a chance to reintroduce himself 269 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:37,719 Speaker 3: to people he hasn't seen since twenty nineteen draft and 270 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 3: get a jumpstart on his free agent process a year 271 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 3: from now. So this could be a situation. And Tom 272 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 3: Pelsara also included that Kyler is going to still visit 273 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 3: the Minnesota Vikings tomorrow. This could be a chance of Hey, 274 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 3: I'm going to Minnesota trying to compete for a starting 275 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,560 Speaker 3: role against JJ McCarthy. I'm going to try getting that 276 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 3: starting role, and after that I either stay or I'm 277 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 3: at But I at least want to talk to some 278 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 3: of these teams and start to have a better understanding. 279 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 3: It's fascinating stuff. 280 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 1: Love real time news when we talk here on Cardinals 281 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: cover two. Now we'll get back to the Cardinals here, 282 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 1: But just a note, maybe this process for Kyler to 283 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: find a new home takes a little while because if 284 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 1: he's looking at twenty twenty seven, does he see a 285 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 1: team that potentially you're competing in twenty twenty six. You're 286 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: a backup in twenty twenty six, but twenty twenty seven 287 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 1: gives you the opportunity to be the guy. Yes, it's 288 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 1: easy to connect the Dots to Minnesota, but other are 289 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 1: other teams out there. You mentioned three to five that 290 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 1: he's going to speak with. I mean, is this probably 291 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: going to be a one year deal at least in 292 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:47,480 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six, but beyond that could be a wink wink, 293 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 1: A come here for a year, do well, and then 294 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, we're going to resign. 295 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 3: You for four or five years? Can we spec you it? 296 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 3: Can we have some fun here a little bit? Why 297 00:14:56,480 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 3: not Los Angeles Rams? No, boy, Matthew Stafford now he 298 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 3: is likely going to be He already announced he's going 299 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 3: to be returning this year. What does that mean for 300 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 3: the future of Matthew Stafford When every year is potentially 301 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 3: a last go around? This could be something in Kyler 302 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 3: Murray's case. You know, look at the Houston Texans. There 303 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 3: were reports about them looking at getting rid of C. J. 304 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 3: Stroud and potentially trading him. Could they now add Kyler 305 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 3: Murray to a quarterback battle here the Atlanta Falcons. I'm 306 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 3: not saying he's going to go there because they're about it. 307 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 3: In to deal with Tuatagovailoa and obviously you have Michael 308 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 3: Pennix there, a former first round talent, but could he 309 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 3: be competing with some of those guys. It's going to 310 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 3: be interesting to see which of the three to five 311 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 3: teams start to get linked out. But there is also 312 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 3: a very real possibility and Swings are right back to 313 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 3: where we started with this, that Minnesota is the option 314 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 3: for twenty twenty six and beyond. 315 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 1: Makes the most sense, especially if it works out well. 316 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 3: But it's been reported that he's going to take a 317 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 3: one year deal and then have the ability to kind 318 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 3: of renegotiate from there. It's what Sam Darnold did in Minnesota, 319 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 3: It's what Daniel Jones did. I think in Kyler Murray's case, 320 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 3: he is currently that that thirty six million is being 321 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 3: paid from the Arizona Cardinals. It is part of the guarantees, 322 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 3: so he's going to likely accept whatever that veteran's minimum 323 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:15,960 Speaker 3: is of that one point three million. After that, though, 324 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 3: if Kyler Murray has a successful season, depending on the 325 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 3: stop and depending on his health and whatever happens in 326 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 3: the year, he could be in for another big payday. 327 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 3: But we're nowhere near there yet. It's just going to 328 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 3: be a matter of seeing where Kyler Murray goes, and 329 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 3: that's what's going to be fascinating. 330 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 1: Be interesting to see where he lands and how he 331 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: does and then view from afar here in Arizona. All right, 332 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 1: good news, I'm glad. I'm glad you brought that up. 333 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 3: What happens when we have all the notifications on, especially 334 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 3: because you really need to be on top of things. 335 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 3: So good, good nugget there from Tom in front of 336 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 3: the program. Yes he is. 337 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 1: He's been a guest of Cardinals cover two. He and 338 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 1: Ian Rappaport two thirds of the NFL insiders. We just 339 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 1: need one more, one more maybe this training camp. Maybe 340 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:05,720 Speaker 1: speaking of notifications, any notifications in the time that we've 341 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 1: been speaking, if the Cardinals added or reportedly planned to 342 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 1: add another running back to the room. Well, at this rate, 343 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:15,200 Speaker 1: it seems like one a day has become the has 344 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:18,440 Speaker 1: he come to common theme to break everybody inside into 345 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: that conversation and peel behind the currente a little bit. 346 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:23,200 Speaker 1: In case those have not been on social media as 347 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:26,359 Speaker 1: often as Craig Ruli and myself, James Connor, the Cardinals 348 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 1: restructure his contract, some of the reports have been coming 349 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 1: out and that's now in the three million dollar range. 350 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:36,199 Speaker 1: Two guaranteed obviously that those are all speculations stuff that 351 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:39,560 Speaker 1: gets leaked. With the Cardinals to open up the free 352 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:43,720 Speaker 1: agency legal tampering window, we're able to come to an 353 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 1: agreement or at lease, agree to terms reportedly with Tyler 354 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:49,440 Speaker 1: Algier from the Atlanta Falcons on a two year, twelve 355 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: and a half million dollar deal that is likely going 356 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: to slot him in at RB one. And then the 357 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:58,880 Speaker 1: Cardinals also reportedly agreed to terms with one of their own, 358 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:02,200 Speaker 1: being Bam Night, on a one year deal. So it's 359 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 1: gonna be a loaded running back room. And we talked 360 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 1: about it last year when we're like, man, you're going 361 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:11,639 Speaker 1: to have James Connor, Trey Benson, Amari Demercatto, Michael Carter, 362 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:14,359 Speaker 1: and Bam Knight, Like, who's going to be the ones 363 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 1: that you're cutting from that list? Obviously it ended up 364 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:19,359 Speaker 1: becoming Michael Carter or the Cardinals were able to snag 365 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:22,120 Speaker 1: him onto the practice squad. You're going to run into 366 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 1: a very similar conversation of this go around in training camp. 367 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 1: There are five running backs on the roster or soon 368 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:33,920 Speaker 1: to be on the roster, James Connor, Tyler Algier, Trey Benson, 369 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: Bam Knights, and Corey Kiner. Now be curious On Connor 370 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: coming back for a sixth season, tenth overall in the NFL. 371 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:48,400 Speaker 1: Limited to three games last season because of an ankle injury. 372 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 1: How healthy is he? Trey Benson ended last season on 373 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 1: IR because of a knee issue. How healthy is he? 374 00:18:56,800 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 1: Bam Knight had a career year a year ago, twelve games, 375 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 1: eight starts. Because of the injuries ahead of him, Cardinals 376 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 1: saw enough of him as a restrictive free agency We 377 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 1: want you back for another year and who knows beyond that? 378 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: And then Tyler Algier, according to report, signing a two 379 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:19,439 Speaker 1: year contract up to eight million dollars in guarantee. Someone 380 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 1: who's soon to be twenty six years old and has 381 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:27,159 Speaker 1: been RB two in Atlanta the past several seasons, backing 382 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 1: up Bijon Robinson, but as a rookie as RB one, 383 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 1: Algier had a one thousand yard season and was very 384 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:38,640 Speaker 1: very good. Does he still? Is that what the Arizona 385 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:41,160 Speaker 1: Cardinals are getting in twenty twenty six? 386 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 3: It's funny I was telling you this earlier. I believe 387 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:45,399 Speaker 3: I was, but I also thought I was telling you 388 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:49,320 Speaker 3: about our New Year's football. So maybe I've telling somebody'sself 389 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 3: At this rate, I don't know, it's been a long day. 390 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:54,159 Speaker 3: Doesn't it look like when you watch the film of 391 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,960 Speaker 3: Tyler Algier that it looks like another version of James Connor, 392 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:59,959 Speaker 3: just a younger version of James Connor. And I think, 393 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,880 Speaker 3: I think also a version that does not have as 394 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:05,679 Speaker 3: much wear and tear because he's been splitting time with 395 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:09,200 Speaker 3: Bijon Robinson all these years since Bijeon came into the league. 396 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 3: So I think you saw what an RB one version 397 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 3: of Tyler Algier looks like, and it was really good. 398 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:17,439 Speaker 3: It was one of the best. I think in the 399 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 3: Falcons case, you couldn not take Bijon at there in 400 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:22,880 Speaker 3: the first round, And I think that's what some people 401 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:26,159 Speaker 3: are saying about Jeremiah Love. Not that I believe that 402 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 3: the Cardinals are going to go in that direction, but 403 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 3: there will be a team that will take a very 404 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:33,440 Speaker 3: talented running back out of Notre Dame in the first round, 405 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:36,919 Speaker 3: and that running back will be a stud However, the 406 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 3: Cardinals do have a one to two punch that is 407 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 3: very stud like as well, because of just the violence 408 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 3: and the physicality that both Tyler Algier and James Connor 409 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 3: rushed the ball with. This is gonna be the year though, 410 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:51,639 Speaker 3: that Trey Benson he needs to show what he's made of, 411 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 3: and I think in a crowded running back room it's 412 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 3: gonna be tough to do that. But Michael Floor being 413 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 3: the offensive genius that he some everge to him to be, 414 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:03,359 Speaker 3: He's going to be the guy that's going to need 415 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 3: to figure out ways to unlock the skill set and 416 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 3: the ability for Trey Benson to be out on the field, 417 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 3: but also try to even out that one two punch 418 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 3: between James and Tyler and hope that you could start 419 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 3: to bring back that rushing attack that was one of 420 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:18,080 Speaker 3: the best in the league not too long ago. 421 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: Correct me if I'm wrong, I know you will. But 422 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:26,200 Speaker 1: wasn't Algier the first reported signing Monday morning? Okay, because 423 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:29,160 Speaker 1: I'm looking at some of the notes I have, and 424 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 1: a number of the analytic websites out there put this 425 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:36,680 Speaker 1: post to this about Algier ranked eighth in success rate 426 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:39,399 Speaker 1: on outside runs over the past two years, and you're like, 427 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 1: outside runs, who cares well? Michael flor is coming from 428 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:47,119 Speaker 1: the La Rams and that's a team that ran again. 429 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:50,640 Speaker 1: According to this analytics site, they ran outside the zone 430 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 1: four times as much as the Cardinals did in twenty 431 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 1: twenty five. So Michael laflor comes in, all right, surveys 432 00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:59,640 Speaker 1: the roster, what do we have, who's healthy, who's coming back? 433 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: Who do I want on this team? And it does 434 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:07,120 Speaker 1: seem that Tyler Algier, as the first reported signing on Monday, 435 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 1: seems to be a Mike Lafloor target based off what 436 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:13,199 Speaker 1: potentially this run game might look like. 437 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 3: And we talked about it with Jordan Rodrie when she 438 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 3: came on the show right after the announcement that the 439 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,439 Speaker 3: Cardinals are going to be bringing in Mike Lafloor as 440 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 3: the head man. She talked about how he helped redefine 441 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 3: and re established a rushing attack for the Los Angeles Rams. 442 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:28,719 Speaker 3: It's one of the reasons why they went into thirteen 443 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 3: personnel as often as possible. It's also one of the 444 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 3: reasons why Kyron Williams and Blake Korum as fifth round talents, 445 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 3: are able to start to put up some record breaking 446 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 3: numbers in the ways that they did. So Michael Floor, he, 447 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:44,159 Speaker 3: I'm sure it's been a busy month and some change 448 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 3: since he was gifted this opportunity and granted this opportunity 449 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:52,360 Speaker 3: rather from the powers to be, But he had probably 450 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 3: has spoken with Monte Austin Ford and he had his 451 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 3: list of guys he really wanted. In the fact that 452 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 3: Tyler Algier, just a day or two after the reported 453 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 3: restructuring of the contract for James Connor, the fact that 454 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 3: this is one of the top guys that the Cardinals 455 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 3: said we need to bring in the building, no if 456 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:12,200 Speaker 3: as or butts about it. I think that's pretty telling. 457 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 3: And it kind of leans into the stats that you 458 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:16,720 Speaker 3: were just rattling off last season. 459 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: Again limited carries backing up Jon Robinson, but five hundred 460 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 1: and fourteen rushing yards, eight touchdowns. One of his better 461 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:26,879 Speaker 1: games came against the Cardinals late in the season, seventy 462 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:29,919 Speaker 1: nine rushing yards and a touchdown. And then this stat 463 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:32,520 Speaker 1: which again I don't believe in Jinx's so I'm going 464 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:36,159 Speaker 1: to bring it up anyway. But Tyler Aljier over his 465 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 1: career seven hundred and thirty seven touches. That's carrying the 466 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 1: football and catching the football, zero fumbles. 467 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:47,920 Speaker 3: At least as time in Atlanti, didn't fumble. So you 468 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 3: can't drink that. 469 00:23:49,640 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 1: But that's that's when we talk about reliability. You always mention, Okay, 470 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:56,919 Speaker 1: well are you durable? Can we can you be counted 471 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:59,479 Speaker 1: on on Sunday like are you healthy? Oh, yes you are, 472 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: So there's that one. Algierra has only missed one game 473 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:05,879 Speaker 1: in his career, so there's that. And then are you 474 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:09,680 Speaker 1: reliable dependable when we put you in the game when 475 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:11,440 Speaker 1: we turn and hand the ball off to or throw 476 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:14,119 Speaker 1: it to, are you one going to secure the football 477 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 1: and then do something with it? And that's I think 478 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 1: that's an impressive number where you have not lost a fumble. 479 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: Now it's the ball been knocked out of his hand perhaps, 480 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:26,440 Speaker 1: but he has never lost a fumble. 481 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 3: There was one bobble that he had with the quarterback. 482 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 3: I believe it was Kirk Cousins, and they credited Kirk 483 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 3: with the fumble and not Tyer Algier. So the record 484 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 3: still stood in that case. And it gives us a 485 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 3: very cool stat that we get to that we get 486 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:44,439 Speaker 3: to say here, and you hope that that sort of 487 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 3: stat continues. Now. It's it's a physical game. This sort 488 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 3: of running style that that Tyer Algier runs with, it's 489 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 3: bound to happen. It's football. The other side of the 490 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 3: ball gets paid to. As you know, many like to say, 491 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:02,639 Speaker 3: but to see that hasn't happened so far. It's quite impressive, 492 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 3: and it dates back to his time at b YU, 493 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 3: just his willingness to just run the ball so physically, 494 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 3: so violently. I'm excited to see what he's able to 495 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:16,040 Speaker 3: learn from a different sort of rusher like James Connor, 496 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 3: because James is very different than the sort of speedy 497 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:21,680 Speaker 3: twitch you runner that Bijan. So it's gonna be it's 498 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 3: gonna be fascinating. 499 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 1: And this much we know about James because we saw 500 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 1: it two years ago and we saw last year. He 501 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:30,880 Speaker 1: will be everyone's biggest fan in that running back room, 502 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 1: regardless if he's playing or not. He is every running 503 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 1: back's biggest cheerleader on the field and off the field. 504 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 1: So I think it's gonna be a great room. It's 505 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:43,399 Speaker 1: just a matter of, Okay, you're not keeping all of 506 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:46,920 Speaker 1: these running backs, so who best fits within this offense? 507 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:49,480 Speaker 3: And I think it'd probably be tough as a player. 508 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:52,400 Speaker 3: I'm sure from an ego perspective, we all have him 509 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 3: in some regards to really, Zach, I think, so there's 510 00:25:57,280 --> 00:26:00,440 Speaker 3: a reason why we are telling the Bird gang listen 511 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:02,680 Speaker 3: to us, or at least we're asking them to listen 512 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 3: to us, and we're so grateful that they do. But James, 513 00:26:06,080 --> 00:26:08,639 Speaker 3: after the Cardinals drafted Trey Benson, I think there was 514 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:11,199 Speaker 3: a lot of talk about, well, Trey Benson is going 515 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:13,440 Speaker 3: to be the heir apparent to James Connor, He's out 516 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 3: the door, and that did not happen. James Connor put 517 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:20,640 Speaker 3: up a thousand yards season and was incredible. And then 518 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 3: last year going into the year around training camp, James 519 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:28,160 Speaker 3: and Trey Benson, we're both talking about being two rb ones. 520 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 3: So to see how James Connor has been willing to 521 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 3: adjust to new players coming into the room that are 522 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 3: ultimately competing for snaps as well, and how he is 523 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 3: the ultimate team guy the blueprint as Jonathan again and 524 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:45,639 Speaker 3: described him as he seems to be very willing, and 525 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:47,920 Speaker 3: I think the restructure of this deal also does prove 526 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:50,280 Speaker 3: that he's about trying to be here for this team 527 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:52,200 Speaker 3: and trying to be here to win games. And let's 528 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:54,520 Speaker 3: hope this run game gets back to what we know 529 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 3: it's capable of. Last season for whatever reason, I'm sure 530 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 3: there were several reasons just not up to par with 531 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:03,720 Speaker 3: what we have come to expect with the Arizona Cardinals. 532 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:08,000 Speaker 3: Might be another reason why the Cardinals officially now here 533 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 3: on Wednesday after reports earlier in the week, but they 534 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:15,199 Speaker 3: have went out and gotten an offensive alignment, specifically an 535 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:17,480 Speaker 3: offensive guard. Pencil him in. 536 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 1: On the left side of the line of scrimmage, left 537 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 1: guard Isaac Samala, who is six four, three hundred and 538 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:26,199 Speaker 1: three pounds, ten seasons in the league. This will be 539 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:31,680 Speaker 1: year eleven, introduced to the media on Wednesday afternoon late afternoon. 540 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 1: Had a chance to speak with him here in studio. Yes, 541 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:38,240 Speaker 1: he's a mountain of a man, but speaking with him 542 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:44,120 Speaker 1: very even keeled. But I think a switch gets flipped 543 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:46,919 Speaker 1: when he crosses the white lines and is on the 544 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:50,679 Speaker 1: football field, because this man is a monster on the 545 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:51,960 Speaker 1: interior of the old line. 546 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,159 Speaker 3: Well, if he would have came into the studio with 547 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:56,679 Speaker 3: the sort of energy that he has in the field, 548 00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 3: Craig Griele, because I worry for your safety, I wouldn't 549 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 3: want him to come in with that sort of you know, 550 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 3: and that sort of energy that he plays the game with. 551 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 3: You need to be a special sort of individual to 552 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 3: be in the trenches, and that stems for both Isaac 553 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:13,200 Speaker 3: Samalo and the person we're probably going to be talking 554 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 3: about a next in Roy Lopez. But Isaac, Okay, I 555 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:19,520 Speaker 3: grew up. It's no secret of how I grew up. 556 00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 3: And I remember have you. 557 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:23,640 Speaker 1: Heard about your time in Philadelphia at all? 558 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:27,920 Speaker 3: But I remember just the guy that came in as 559 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 3: a late draft pick, and you know, was in a 560 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:34,679 Speaker 3: competitive offensive line room that featured Jason Kelcey and just 561 00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 3: went to the Super Bowl and and and all these 562 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 3: different guys that that Brandon Brooks was in there, and 563 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:43,479 Speaker 3: and it was a very competitive room. And here he 564 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 3: is with his big afro, soft spoken guy. But when 565 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 3: you watch the tape, it was impressive to see, uh 566 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:52,040 Speaker 3: the sort of violence he played the game with. And 567 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:54,959 Speaker 3: it fits into what I think you have on the 568 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 3: left side of the line in Paris Johnson Jr. Both 569 00:28:57,360 --> 00:29:00,360 Speaker 3: of those guys are very similar to me. Calm, cool, 570 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 3: collected dudes. But once the football is snapped, you don't 571 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:05,040 Speaker 3: want to be in their way. 572 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:09,719 Speaker 1: It's gonna be fun to watch Paris Johnson Junior and 573 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 1: Isaac Samalo really work that left side of the line 574 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 1: of scrimmage. With Yell de Fold as your center, you 575 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:19,560 Speaker 1: still have Evan Brown as we speak on the roster, 576 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 1: Isaiah Adams potentially at right guard as well. There's reports 577 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:26,720 Speaker 1: that Matt pryor a veteran, has been signed as well 578 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:30,240 Speaker 1: to add depth at guard or potential tackle as well. 579 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:33,280 Speaker 1: So then you just wonder about what's gonna happen at 580 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 1: right tackle and whether does Kevin Beacham want to return 581 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 1: and play again. Jonah Williams is now a free agent, 582 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 1: free to sign with any team, including the Arizona Cardinals. 583 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 1: But left side, I feel very comfortable with who's going 584 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:50,280 Speaker 1: to be on that side of the line of scrimmage 585 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 1: because you look at some of the numbers from Isaac 586 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:59,760 Speaker 1: last season. Fourteen starts, zero penalties, credit our associate producer 587 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 1: Fincher for finding that out, and allowed the lowest pressure 588 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:08,719 Speaker 1: rates among guards according to Pro Football Focus and had 589 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:12,800 Speaker 1: the seventh best pass blocking great according to PFF. Now, 590 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:15,719 Speaker 1: those numbers are all great and everything, but it shows 591 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:20,560 Speaker 1: how successful Isaac was with the Steelers last season. 592 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:22,840 Speaker 3: And he talked about it a little bit in his 593 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 3: introductory press conference, just about how much he's had to 594 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:28,440 Speaker 3: learn and grow within the position. He comes from a 595 00:30:28,440 --> 00:30:31,240 Speaker 3: football family. He talked about that a lot during the presser. 596 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:36,720 Speaker 3: But it's a very easy league for the referees to 597 00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:40,880 Speaker 3: throw the flags on offensive linemen, and for better or 598 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 3: for worse, one side of the line is going to 599 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 3: be complaining that they're being held on the other side 600 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:46,960 Speaker 3: is going to be complaining that the call was not 601 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:49,920 Speaker 3: you know, in everything of that nature of just the 602 00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 3: willingness out there. So to have zero penalties, it's pretty 603 00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:56,719 Speaker 3: stink and impressive. So to see what he's able to do. 604 00:30:56,800 --> 00:31:00,680 Speaker 3: You already have a franchise bookend tackle in Paris Johnson 605 00:31:00,760 --> 00:31:03,280 Speaker 3: Junior and Isaac spoke about him a little bit, said, 606 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:05,320 Speaker 3: I know he comes from Ohio State and those guys 607 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:08,440 Speaker 3: produced a really solid talent from there. But he did 608 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 3: admit that he hasn't had the chance to talk to Paris. 609 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 3: But Paris is the type of guy that he's gonna 610 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:16,800 Speaker 3: buddy up to whoever. He's gonna start to build that relationship. 611 00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:21,040 Speaker 3: The offensive line room is very tight, very connected. It'll 612 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:23,560 Speaker 3: be interesting to see how you know a big guy 613 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:26,120 Speaker 3: like that, Isaac say Molo starts to mess in with 614 00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:26,640 Speaker 3: that group. 615 00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:31,040 Speaker 1: Lives in Gilbert. By the way, this win for him 616 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:34,160 Speaker 1: as far as he moved a year ago to Arizona 617 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 1: and now is playing for the Arizona Cardinals. Another local 618 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 1: kid I can call him the kid because while he's 619 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 1: younger than I am. You referenced it already on the 620 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:45,600 Speaker 1: other side of the line of scrimmage. Roy Lopez is 621 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 1: beck officially signing on Wednesday, met the media Wednesday afternoon, 622 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:54,040 Speaker 1: and the hometown kid is back playing for his hometown 623 00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:56,520 Speaker 1: after a year away in Detroit. And by the way, 624 00:31:56,560 --> 00:32:00,840 Speaker 1: congratulations to Roy Lopez and the Lopez family. Roy is 625 00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:03,640 Speaker 1: about to come a fire. Yeah, a baby boy on 626 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:06,720 Speaker 1: the way, So congratulations to them. So again, I think 627 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:11,160 Speaker 1: everything aligned perfectly for Roy here in twenty twenty six. 628 00:32:11,280 --> 00:32:15,880 Speaker 3: Here Roy said he wants his son to know that 629 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:19,080 Speaker 3: his dad was a beast, and he said, even if 630 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:20,960 Speaker 3: we have to lie about it to let him know, 631 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:25,280 Speaker 3: I will say right now, the Roy Lopez on the 632 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:28,240 Speaker 3: field is awesome. He is a beast. The type of 633 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:30,440 Speaker 3: dude that he is off the field because when he 634 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:33,600 Speaker 3: walked into this press conference room, he was clapping, He 635 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:37,600 Speaker 3: had his entire family roll in with him into the room, 636 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:40,520 Speaker 3: and the smile you just couldn't take it off of 637 00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:45,120 Speaker 3: his face. And I asked him just about what he 638 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:48,680 Speaker 3: has learned about himself? How different is this Roy Lopez 639 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 3: went from when he left the building a little over 640 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:53,800 Speaker 3: a year ago to the one that's now walking back 641 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:56,280 Speaker 3: into the building, and he spoke about all the different 642 00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:58,560 Speaker 3: ways and he talked about it all off the field 643 00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:00,520 Speaker 3: and how that has made him better on the field. 644 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:05,160 Speaker 3: So the Cardinals now are adding and reuniting with a 645 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:07,360 Speaker 3: guy that was a difference maker during his time in 646 00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:10,920 Speaker 3: Arizona when the defensive line was really struggling in those 647 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:13,320 Speaker 3: thin years in twenty twenty three and twenty twenty four, 648 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:16,760 Speaker 3: Roy Lopez and Dante Stills were really the two staples 649 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:19,040 Speaker 3: that you know, you could count on to make a play. 650 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:22,480 Speaker 3: And when he went to Detroit, he had the opportunity to, 651 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 3: you know, test the market and really see what his 652 00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:28,080 Speaker 3: value is. He went to Detroit, he put up great numbers, 653 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:30,720 Speaker 3: and I know you and you and Paul were talking 654 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:33,560 Speaker 3: about it with him as well, and you just have 655 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 3: to hope that that's that taste of success that he 656 00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:39,280 Speaker 3: had in Detroit can now transfer back over to what 657 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:42,320 Speaker 3: was already a successful tenure during his time with the Cardinals. 658 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:45,400 Speaker 1: Career, his in sacks and quarterback hits for Roy last 659 00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:49,040 Speaker 1: season with the Lions played all seventeen games on the 660 00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:52,000 Speaker 1: field for almost forty percent of the defense of snaps 661 00:33:52,040 --> 00:33:55,240 Speaker 1: and then comes into a very familiar defensive line room 662 00:33:55,800 --> 00:34:00,240 Speaker 1: with Dante Stills, Darius Robinson, LJ. Collier is now bad 663 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:04,400 Speaker 1: greing to a one year contractor return new position coach, 664 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:08,799 Speaker 1: but a familiar defensive coordinator and Nick Ralis. So a 665 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:11,600 Speaker 1: lot can change in one year, but I think there's 666 00:34:11,719 --> 00:34:14,319 Speaker 1: enough familiarity within that d line room where it's just 667 00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 1: gonna be like reuniting with old friends and no time 668 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:21,839 Speaker 1: is passed with Roy Lopez back in the locker room. 669 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:25,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, now with with coach PK, with Pete Kwakowski, 670 00:34:26,239 --> 00:34:27,799 Speaker 3: it's gonna be a new offensive line, I mean, a 671 00:34:27,840 --> 00:34:31,080 Speaker 3: new defensive line coach for everybody. So it's not like 672 00:34:31,239 --> 00:34:33,680 Speaker 3: he is coming in and it's coach debo going into 673 00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:36,759 Speaker 3: his second season. The guys have familiarity with him, But 674 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:38,880 Speaker 3: at the end of the day, it's the defensive coordinator 675 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:41,239 Speaker 3: that he talked about with the way the conviction that 676 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 3: he spoke with, how he was able to rally the 677 00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:46,279 Speaker 3: guys around him, and how that was one of the 678 00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:48,640 Speaker 3: reasons why he believes he played as well as he 679 00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:51,840 Speaker 3: did within the system. I'm sure that was an intriguing 680 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:54,000 Speaker 3: part of this, but ultimately it's a decision to come 681 00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:56,720 Speaker 3: back to the Valley, to come back to his roots 682 00:34:57,080 --> 00:34:59,759 Speaker 3: because he believes he still has a lot more to give, 683 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:02,880 Speaker 3: and he said that he's ready to take that next step. 684 00:35:02,920 --> 00:35:06,080 Speaker 3: In the way that Roy spoke, it was funny. We 685 00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:09,040 Speaker 3: were talking about it once the report came out that 686 00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:11,120 Speaker 3: Roy was gonna be coming back, and I think the 687 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:14,120 Speaker 3: conversation we pointed back to was Week one after the 688 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:16,919 Speaker 3: Cardinals loss to the Buffalo Bills in twenty twenty four, 689 00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:19,640 Speaker 3: and how Roy came into the building and he was 690 00:35:19,680 --> 00:35:23,160 Speaker 3: talking about just the frustration surrounding the loss, but how 691 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:26,160 Speaker 3: the way he spoke with the optimism of the team, 692 00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:30,440 Speaker 3: it's something that you can't fake. You can't fake that 693 00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:33,279 Speaker 3: kind of stuff. So we'll see what twenty twenty six 694 00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:36,040 Speaker 3: Roy Lopez brings. But if twenty twenty three and twenty 695 00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:39,000 Speaker 3: twenty four Roy Lopez in Arizona and twenty twenty five 696 00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:41,480 Speaker 3: the version of him in Detroit could come over here 697 00:35:41,520 --> 00:35:43,840 Speaker 3: to twenty twenty six, it'll be an exciting time in 698 00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:44,600 Speaker 3: the Valley for him. 699 00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:48,080 Speaker 1: Signed a two year contract. Roy Lopez did the former 700 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:51,239 Speaker 1: sixth round draft pick in twenty twenty one, By the way, 701 00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:54,520 Speaker 1: last before we close up shop here on this edition 702 00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:58,520 Speaker 1: of Cardinals Cover two. On a Wednesday afternoon slash evening 703 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:02,239 Speaker 1: Draft picks. You got a story up on acycardinals dot 704 00:36:02,239 --> 00:36:06,239 Speaker 1: com the comp picks were announced. Cardinals did not get any, 705 00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:09,239 Speaker 1: so they have seven picks, one in each round and 706 00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:12,520 Speaker 1: one in each round that will be no lower than 707 00:36:12,520 --> 00:36:16,239 Speaker 1: the fourth overall pick in that particular round based on 708 00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:18,600 Speaker 1: where they finished up with the three and fourteen records. 709 00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:21,719 Speaker 1: So kind of got away from the draft talk a 710 00:36:21,719 --> 00:36:23,719 Speaker 1: little bit over these last couple of days, but it 711 00:36:23,719 --> 00:36:27,600 Speaker 1: will certainly pick up here rather quickly as yes, free 712 00:36:27,640 --> 00:36:31,160 Speaker 1: agency continues, but that first wave is done. We're kind 713 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:33,600 Speaker 1: of in already, even though this is day one in 714 00:36:33,680 --> 00:36:36,160 Speaker 1: the new league year. Seems like we're on Wave two, 715 00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:38,719 Speaker 1: soon to be on Wave three. We'll see what other 716 00:36:39,120 --> 00:36:42,160 Speaker 1: signings take place with the Cardinals, and then you really 717 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:45,200 Speaker 1: start to turn your attention to the drafts and what 718 00:36:45,239 --> 00:36:46,960 Speaker 1: the Cardinals may or may not do with that third 719 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:47,520 Speaker 1: overall pick. 720 00:36:47,560 --> 00:36:49,520 Speaker 3: All it tells me, Craig, is we got to make 721 00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:52,279 Speaker 3: sure we're in our seats ready to go right when 722 00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:54,759 Speaker 3: each round begins, because the Cardinals will be on the 723 00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:57,920 Speaker 3: clock before we know it. We know that the phone 724 00:36:57,960 --> 00:37:00,600 Speaker 3: line is open. Manty talked about it at the combine. 725 00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:03,920 Speaker 3: He said, who's to say we're picking at three and 726 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:07,759 Speaker 3: if twenty twenty three taught us anythan Monty, it's very believable. 727 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:11,000 Speaker 3: So we will see what ends up happening. But yes, 728 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:13,279 Speaker 3: the picks are set in stone. The Cardinals have a 729 00:37:13,320 --> 00:37:16,160 Speaker 3: pick in each of the seven rounds. Like you alluded to, 730 00:37:16,360 --> 00:37:19,680 Speaker 3: it's going to be early in the rounds and the 731 00:37:19,719 --> 00:37:22,680 Speaker 3: Cardinals are going to have a fair share of picking 732 00:37:22,680 --> 00:37:25,040 Speaker 3: out the talent that they want to select. It can 733 00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:26,799 Speaker 3: be a best player available, it could be some of 734 00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:29,560 Speaker 3: the top guys at the position. But the Cardinals and 735 00:37:29,600 --> 00:37:31,400 Speaker 3: Manti Austin Ford are going to have their work cutout 736 00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:31,640 Speaker 3: for them. 737 00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:33,080 Speaker 1: And let me just say this because I think I'll 738 00:37:33,080 --> 00:37:36,920 Speaker 1: repeat myself several times between now and April. Regardless of 739 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:40,520 Speaker 1: what the Cardinals do in free agency does not always 740 00:37:40,680 --> 00:37:43,680 Speaker 1: mean what they will do or give a hint at 741 00:37:43,719 --> 00:37:45,160 Speaker 1: what they may or may not do. 742 00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:46,840 Speaker 3: And the draft. 743 00:37:47,160 --> 00:37:50,960 Speaker 1: One quick note, there are only two running backs signed 744 00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:55,320 Speaker 1: beyond twenty twenty six. That's Tyler Algier and Trey Benson. No, 745 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:57,439 Speaker 1: I'm not saying Jeremiah Love is gonna be the third 746 00:37:57,520 --> 00:38:01,200 Speaker 1: overall pick. However, if you believe the best player, I 747 00:38:01,200 --> 00:38:04,000 Speaker 1: can make a strong argument that you take the running 748 00:38:04,040 --> 00:38:06,520 Speaker 1: back because of what I just said, who's already in 749 00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:09,799 Speaker 1: that room beyond twenty twenty six, So don't look at 750 00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:13,680 Speaker 1: free agency as an indicator of what they do on 751 00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:16,319 Speaker 1: Day one or Day two of the draft. 752 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:19,239 Speaker 3: And to that, I'll say, we should really have that 753 00:38:19,360 --> 00:38:20,480 Speaker 3: debate on. 754 00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:22,840 Speaker 1: A love I would I would love to have the debate, 755 00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:25,439 Speaker 1: not necessarily because I disagree with you, but just because 756 00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:28,160 Speaker 1: I would love to play Devil's Actually, you know what, 757 00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:30,840 Speaker 1: We've got? How many weeks before the Cardinals are on 758 00:38:30,880 --> 00:38:34,160 Speaker 1: the clock more than a month? Wells it flies by. 759 00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:36,640 Speaker 1: The offseason has flown by, But yeah we are. We 760 00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:39,880 Speaker 1: are rapidly getting closer and closer. Again, I'm not saying 761 00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:42,759 Speaker 1: the Cardinals should or will draft day running back. I 762 00:38:42,760 --> 00:38:46,000 Speaker 1: can make an argument to take a running back, That's 763 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:46,600 Speaker 1: all I'm saying. 764 00:38:46,640 --> 00:38:50,680 Speaker 3: Look, all I'm saying is if James Connor is James 765 00:38:50,760 --> 00:38:54,360 Speaker 3: Connor of old, I think that debate can be squashed. 766 00:38:54,360 --> 00:38:57,800 Speaker 3: But we will not know that until after the draft. 767 00:38:57,880 --> 00:38:58,920 Speaker 3: And that is very fair. 768 00:38:59,719 --> 00:39:03,600 Speaker 1: Good work, long day, and I believe the work is 769 00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:05,720 Speaker 1: still to be done, because now. 770 00:39:06,160 --> 00:39:08,480 Speaker 3: I'm getting critiques right now from Darren Irvin. 771 00:39:08,200 --> 00:39:09,440 Speaker 1: As we speak already. 772 00:39:09,640 --> 00:39:10,000 Speaker 3: Yeah. 773 00:39:10,160 --> 00:39:11,360 Speaker 1: He never shuts it off, does he. 774 00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:11,800 Speaker 3: Nope? 775 00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:16,080 Speaker 1: Okay, Well, you've got work to do. I've got work 776 00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:18,439 Speaker 1: to do still, and even though we're in the middle 777 00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:21,400 Speaker 1: of the week, there's probably still more work to be 778 00:39:21,520 --> 00:39:25,000 Speaker 1: done here on Cardinals Cover two over the next couple 779 00:39:25,040 --> 00:39:25,480 Speaker 1: of days. 780 00:39:26,040 --> 00:39:28,239 Speaker 3: So we'll be pretty we'll be ready to go. We're 781 00:39:28,239 --> 00:39:30,359 Speaker 3: gonna have a lot of action, I believe in these 782 00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:33,319 Speaker 3: next coming days. So buckle up. 783 00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:37,960 Speaker 1: Good tea, Zach, good teas. On that note, we will 784 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:40,600 Speaker 1: put a lid on this edition of Cardinals Cover two, 785 00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:44,680 Speaker 1: presented by Hyundai, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, 786 00:39:44,719 --> 00:39:48,279 Speaker 1: special thanks to our executive producer Jim Mamhure, our associate 787 00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:51,279 Speaker 1: producer Cody Fincher. For Zach Kershman, I'm Craig Rayel Lou. 788 00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:53,719 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you next time here on Cardinals Cover two.