1 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: Welcome bird Gang. On today's show, Danny Surrek joins me. 2 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:09,719 Speaker 1: Episode two of Hard Knocks in season is in the books, 3 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:12,399 Speaker 1: and yes we will talk about it, so be aware 4 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: in case you haven't watched our biggest takeaways. Also, QB 5 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:19,799 Speaker 1: one remains an unknown whoever it may be, though it 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: certainly sounds like they'll have the opportunity to throw the 7 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: ball to or returning Hollywood Brown. It's Cardinals cover two, 8 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: episode six sixteen, and it starts now Welcome to Cardinals 9 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: Cover two, hitting the backfield and Downey goes for a loss. 10 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: J J. Watt Nailed Cardinals. Cover two is presented by 11 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: hun Day Crowd, partner of the Arizona Cardinals, and by 12 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Acy Cardinals dot com Slash podcasts. 13 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,560 Speaker 1: He's at the ten half of five. He's in again, 14 00:00:53,040 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 1: so for Harry Magic. WHOA, here's Craig grieloup. So what 15 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: do you think, Danny? Episode two Hard Knocks in Season 16 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: Arizona Cards. The episodes are a lot more fun to watch, 17 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,199 Speaker 1: and I'm sure make when the Cardinals win, that's for sure. 18 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: That's the biggest takeaway Hard Knocks for twenty twenty two. Yes, 19 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 1: I found it more enjoyable looking back at a w 20 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: I thought it was a good episode. I liked that 21 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: obviously the first episode, you were having to recap a 22 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 1: whole lot and not a lot of time, and it 23 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 1: was very Boodha Baker heavy, and I liked this episode. 24 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:35,479 Speaker 1: We got to see some JJ Watt stuff, although it 25 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: was more like old news kind of at this point, 26 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: and they were just kind of again recapping a little 27 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: bit to focus on JJ Watt, who was miked up 28 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: in the Rams game. I really liked the offensive line footage. 29 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: I'm the kind of I love the offensive line here 30 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: is they're just such big guys, but they have such 31 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: fun personalities, but they're typically they don't like to talk 32 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: to the media. They're a little more reserved, but not 33 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: only with the media, not with themselves. And the fact 34 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: that you were missing four of your five starters in 35 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: this game to perform the way they did blocking for 36 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: a backup quarterback, I really enjoyed getting to see Calvin 37 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: Beacham as your only remaining starter on that line, really 38 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: mentor and help rookie Lucida Smith who got his first 39 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 1: start at right guard. And I really liked that storyline. 40 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: I know, we'll get into more details about the episode, 41 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: but I liked it. I thought it was a pretty 42 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: good episode. And almost, and this was news to both 43 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: of us, almost did not have Beach on Sunday against 44 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: the Rams who was thought he might have had appendicitis, 45 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: and that was something that literally stopped me in my 46 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: tracks watching that. Going okay, Well, he did not practice Wednesday, 47 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: it was a closed walk through, went to the emergency room, 48 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: but he was limited in practice on Thursday and it 49 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: was a quick scare and thankfully Beach is okay. But then, 50 00:02:56,320 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: obviously everyone, once you realize that someone is okay, what 51 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: do you do when they return? You raz them, You 52 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: give them, You give him a little little a little 53 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: grief if you will. The popcorn itis that offensive line 54 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 1: coach Sean Coogler put on the screen in the meeting 55 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 1: rooms cracked me up. And the best part was when 56 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: the camera panned to Calvin Beecham, he was eating that 57 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:22,079 Speaker 1: same popcorn. It. It was so funny. Sean Coogler was 58 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: very funny in this episode and the bloopers as well, 59 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 1: just the lightheartedness. He kind of has very dry sense 60 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: of humor in his meetings. I had no idea about 61 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: that with Beach very scary craz It's crazy to think 62 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: that when you're talking about Calvin Beecham's hell Scare in 63 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: the same episode with JJ Watt's heart scare, that these 64 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: players again a week after still even touching on Buddha 65 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: Baker's ankle. Like, the fact that these players go through 66 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 1: what they go through and they still put their bodies 67 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: in the line and they still play is just incredible. 68 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: I liked what Cooks had to say when Beach came back. Quote, 69 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: if you wanted out of a walk through, all you 70 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: had to do was ask end quote. And it's that 71 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: ribbing back and forth that was constant throughout the entire episode, 72 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: and then the post credits you see more of it 73 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: with coach Coogs, who's that dry sense of humor which 74 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: we don't see a lot of unless you just happened 75 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 1: to run into him. He doesn't address the media on 76 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: a weekly basis. But that's the good natured ribbing in 77 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: the locker room, in the meeting room, amongst position groups, 78 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: amongst players, amongst teammates, that cameras don't always catch wide receivers. 79 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 1: Coach Sean Jefferson unintentionally to me has been one of 80 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: the funniest people we have seen in these last two 81 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: episodes with what he says, and when they were waiting 82 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 1: for a Beach to come out at practice. I don't 83 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 1: remember who Sean was talking to, but he was saying, 84 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 1: maybe was DJ DJ Humphries and he was like, what 85 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: was going on with Beach? I saw him and he 86 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: was just sweating, like, but of course I don't do 87 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: it justice, But the way that Sean said it, it 88 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 1: was so funny to me. Let's touch on who was 89 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,599 Speaker 1: spotlighted a lot, and that was Lucida Smith because that 90 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 1: was the storyline going into the Week ten matchup against 91 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: the Rams and Aaron Donald, and it just so happened. Look, 92 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: you're following players leading into a game, not knowing what 93 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: they're going to do in that game. You hope a 94 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: number of different players getting miked up, spotlighted, but you 95 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: don't know. You're trying to predict what will happen. Look 96 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: at storylines, and it just so happened that not only 97 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 1: did Lucida's play well, but all that days leading into 98 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: that matchup, it became a huge storyline and a successful storyline. 99 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: And then the very honest nature of Licida, saying, look, 100 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: I did not expect to see the field at all 101 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: this season, and then here he was starting on the 102 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 1: offensive line at right guard against Aaron Donald. Calvin Beecham 103 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: spoke to the media earlier this week after the Rams game, 104 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: prior to this Hard Knocks episode coming out, and was 105 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: asked about Lucia Smith's performance in his first career start, 106 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 1: and Calvin kind of smiled and said, yeah, he asked. 107 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 1: He asked a lot of questions, and now watching the episode, 108 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: we see that he asked a lot of questions. And 109 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: it was funny that at one point in practice Beacham 110 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: just says to him, just play football. Just pick a 111 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: guy and run him over. And even when the offense 112 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:17,679 Speaker 1: had their dinner, Kyler Murray was talking to Lucidis and said, 113 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: again explaining the screen as that Lasidas was overthinking it 114 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: and to just go out and play football. And it 115 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 1: was also I thought it was kind of cute that 116 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: after the one of the James Connor touchdowns, it looked 117 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: like Lucidis didn't really know what to do to celebrate. 118 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: He'd never really been in that situation before, and so 119 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 1: beach called him over and said, we're going to jump, 120 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: and they jumped and celebrated together. I can't imagine the 121 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: nerves you would have as a rookie going in because 122 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:49,280 Speaker 1: someone is hurt to do that when other players are 123 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 1: going in on the line because people are hurt, and 124 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: to do both of those things when you're going up 125 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:58,479 Speaker 1: against defensive tackle Aaron Donald. Just I can imagine the 126 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: nerves that Lucida Smith had, so to have the game 127 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:03,919 Speaker 1: he did, I'm sure was very validating for him and 128 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: the rest of the offensive line. But I did really 129 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 1: enjoy seeing that mentorship with Beach, him and Smith, and 130 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: that's the theme that I got. Look, they do not 131 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: title these episodes, but whether it's the big Brother, the 132 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: hand on the shoulder, or as we heard the narrator 133 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: at the end, fathers no best because it was a 134 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: lot of that spotlight of Colt McCoy coming in and 135 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: reassuring everyone that things are going to be okay. You 136 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: mentioned Beach reassuring Lucie to Smith, everything is going to 137 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: be okay. Sean Coogler, JJ Watt to Ron del Moore, 138 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: Sean and Van Jefferson, the father's son dynamic on opposite 139 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: sides of the field. It was a very well put 140 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 1: together episode showing. Yet yes, we see them as coaches 141 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: and players in the middle of a field. Yet there 142 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: are also lives outside of their action on Sunday, and 143 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: that's what Hard Knocks, whether it's training camp or in season, 144 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: that's what it opens up the door to so many people. 145 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 1: That's what it's all about. You forgot about another father 146 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: though your voice was very, very prevalent as a voiceover 147 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: in this episode, Craig, it was a lovely surprise. It 148 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: was not going to bring it up. I was surprised. 149 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:15,239 Speaker 1: I'm going to bring it up. We're a great job. Now. Look, 150 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: although did you ask them to use a cover two 151 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:21,239 Speaker 1: with Paul instead of me? Was that on purpose? I 152 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: cannot confirm nor deny anything was given or not given 153 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 1: to the Hard Knocks crew. Now, look, we discussed in 154 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: Burgling if you missed our recap from episode one. We're 155 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: keeping track of how much we are spotlighted, the all 156 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: of us, which in the digital department, if you will, 157 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: or the content team, or just you and I. And 158 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 1: we did say voices counted, correct, Yes, you are crushing 159 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 1: me so now it was just twice, But if you're 160 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 1: counting length of time, it might be difficult for you 161 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,199 Speaker 1: to catch up. And we're all only two episodes in 162 00:08:55,480 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 1: WHOA Okay, Craig, it was accepted. Okay it was in 163 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 1: the beginning, which another eye opening moment, not only general 164 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:09,839 Speaker 1: manager Steve Kim coming into work, but then hearing him 165 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: say that both quarterbacks are banged up a little bit. Well, 166 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: we knew Kyler Murray was dealing with a hamstring issue, 167 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 1: did not know what was ailing Colt McCoy could have 168 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 1: been just some of the bumps and bruises of you know, 169 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: a season, but there was potentially some question that maybe 170 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:28,599 Speaker 1: not one hundred percent your backup quarter was going to 171 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 1: have to play. So that to me was a little 172 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 1: bit newsworthy. And then you mentioned it the Friday nights 173 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 1: before that week Kime's son Carson playing for the Hamilton's 174 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: football team against rival Chandler and seeing come on the 175 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: sideline watching his son another example of a reminder of 176 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 1: these people, whether they are in the front office side 177 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 1: of the building or on the field, coaching staff, whatever 178 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 1: it might be, still have lives. You know, when fans 179 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:00,599 Speaker 1: are coming at them and you know ball should be 180 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 1: your only focus and whatever that might be. If they 181 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: see you know, after a loss, if someone's posting with 182 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 1: their family or they're doing something that's you should be 183 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 1: out on the practice field, you should be watching film. 184 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 1: I mean, these these these are normal people, like they 185 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 1: have families, and I like seeing that side of things 186 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 1: of you know, I wonder what goes through Steve Kime's 187 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: mind when he's watching his son play football rather than 188 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: when he's watching the Cardinals. I would imagine. I would 189 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 1: imagine they're pretty different, but maybe in some sense it's 190 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: pretty similar, and it's difficult to kind of decipher between 191 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 1: the two and maybe just be a proud dad as 192 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 1: opposed to, you know, really seeing the game and seeing 193 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 1: the field. That would be an interesting question I would 194 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: have for him as the difference of watching those two 195 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: teams play and then with Sean Jefferson, and he got 196 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:49,079 Speaker 1: the best of both worlds in that Week ten win 197 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,560 Speaker 1: over the Rams because he got the win and his 198 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 1: son Van got the touchdown late and you could even 199 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: hear Sean Jefferson on the sideline. He was miked up 200 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 1: or cameras or there was close enough to him, and 201 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 1: he was seemed pleased. He had his back turned towards 202 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: the field, but he was happy that, Okay, we're going 203 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 1: to win this game. Yet at the same time Van 204 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: got another touchdown, So I'm proud father, yet also a 205 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 1: happy coach. I when when Sean was saying he was 206 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 1: proud of Van on that touchdown, but more so when 207 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: they had the footage of Sean Jefferson and his wife 208 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: and his daughter in law on the stands at the 209 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 1: Super Bowl and his daughter in law goes into labor, 210 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 1: they leave the game, Sean stays back and when the 211 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 1: Rams win of the Confettia's falling, I got chills watching 212 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: Sean throw his arms in the air and say, my 213 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:43,560 Speaker 1: son got a ring. My son got a ring. He 214 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 1: did it, my son got a ring. And then to 215 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: go down on the field with his grandchildren and his 216 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 1: son celebrate, and then go to the hospital for the 217 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 1: birth of his grandson. It was just beautiful. I had chills. 218 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 1: I loved seeing that. I don't know if there will 219 00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: ever be a better twelve twenty hours for a family 220 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: than that day. Super Bowl Sunday, you win the Super Bowl, 221 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 1: your son wins the Super Bowl, and you become a 222 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 1: grandfather once again again. When you have so many microphones 223 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 1: cameras following these coaches and players. You do get to 224 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 1: see a different side of them, and that's what I've enjoyed. 225 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: And there was a little bit more of this in 226 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: episode two because, as you mentioned, the first episode was 227 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: kind of chronicling the first first eight weeks and all 228 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 1: the ups and downs. But we get to see here 229 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 1: in episode two a little bit more behind the scenes, 230 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 1: going and having that walk with JJ Watt, his wife 231 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 1: and their newborn son around the neighborhood and then flashing 232 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: back to Watt's health scare in week four, So just 233 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: things that may be old news for us, but they're 234 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:54,839 Speaker 1: kind of re putting it back into play for the 235 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 1: purposes of these episodes. Doesn't it feel like forever ago 236 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 1: Week four with JJ's heart and the panthers, I was 237 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:02,680 Speaker 1: when they brought that up. I was like, oh my gosh, 238 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 1: like I kind of forgot about that. Tells you how 239 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:11,439 Speaker 1: much has happened to this team. The episode also obviously 240 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:16,319 Speaker 1: delved into Colt McCoy getting the starts and the amount 241 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:21,079 Speaker 1: of detail that he speaks about and hopes that everyone 242 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: else prepares like he does. He wanted. It was from 243 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:28,680 Speaker 1: the onset Danny that week on Monday when they walked 244 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:32,320 Speaker 1: in or they go through that game plan. Everyone needs 245 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:34,719 Speaker 1: to be on the same page if everyone, and that's 246 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 1: what we've been talking about. It's one player, different series, 247 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 1: different quarter different players each week. And his quote, I 248 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 1: don't want to go into this game if anybody has 249 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: confusion on what they're supposed to do, and he talked 250 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: about the details, which we've heard weekend and week out. 251 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:57,440 Speaker 1: I would imagine that is the case when any backup 252 00:13:57,520 --> 00:14:01,079 Speaker 1: quarterback knows that they're going to play and you're preparing. 253 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 1: There are not many scenarios where the backup quarterback is 254 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:11,680 Speaker 1: being protected by almost an entire backup offensive line. So 255 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 1: I would imagine it makes sense to me that Colt 256 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 1: McCoy as someone who has experienced, improven and capable. He's 257 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 1: thirty six years old, he's been in the league for 258 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: a long time, and he has performed well whenever his 259 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 1: number has been called upon. It's not surprising to me 260 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: that he would have that kind of emphasis on the details, 261 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 1: not just for himself but the offense as a whole. 262 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 1: And the way we saw him talking a wide receiver 263 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: Robbie Anderson and practice about where he wants the ball 264 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 1: in certain situations and communicating with the offensive line, and 265 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: we heard that it was the game plan for Colt 266 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: to just snap that ball out quickly, which is what 267 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 1: we saw in the game. But again, because you have 268 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: a backup offensive line, a backup quarterback, you're going against 269 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald, that was the game plan, Cole saying, I'm 270 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 1: just gonna let it rip like I'm gonna get rid 271 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: of it fast, and that's exactly what he did in 272 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 1: the game. It was fun watching the lead up to 273 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 1: the game. Then you get to the game and you 274 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 1: do see a different side of some of these players, 275 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: and I think the different side of Kelvin beacham. I 276 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: did not realize how much trash he talked, and specifically 277 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:13,160 Speaker 1: to Leonard Floyd. Now, you're able to talk trash when 278 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 1: you're backing it up with your play, as both he 279 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: and Smith did blocking number ninety nine, and then at 280 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 1: the end when you score that game clinching touchdown, Yeah, 281 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 1: you can get into the face of a defender. It look, 282 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: there's so much respects from both sides, competitor, but that 283 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: competitive spirit comes out and Beach yeah, I one did 284 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 1: not know about the popcorn and I did not know 285 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 1: how much trash he talked I didn't know either of 286 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 1: these things, and I love the trash talk. Again, you're 287 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 1: winning and you're playing well, so I get that. But 288 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 1: I thought that was great of somebody who is always 289 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: so composed. He is always so well mannered with talking 290 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 1: to the media or when you need to ask him 291 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: a question. He's very honest. I feel like when he 292 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: responds to us, he so to see that passion and 293 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 1: see that trash talk. I was almost cheering him. I'm like, heck, yeah, 294 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: beach him, let him know, let him know, beach. And 295 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: you know, I felt the same way when they should 296 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 1: not have called that play dead? What the scoop and score? 297 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: What should have been for JJ Watt when my J 298 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 1: Sanders had the strip sack and JJ picked it up 299 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 1: and would have run to the end zone untouched. And 300 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: then again when JJ now I don't think the second 301 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: one when he picked up the ball would have been 302 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 1: called the same. But you know, he spiked the ball 303 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 1: and had some words to the ref of you learn 304 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: your lesson, got the delay of game penalty. But I 305 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: liked Zach Allen on the bench after that hyping up 306 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 1: JJ said, throw it harder, spike it harder. Now obviously 307 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: not encouraging the delay of game penalty by any means, 308 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 1: but but supporting him of that passion of hey, we 309 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 1: know you're in the right, and the ref knew he 310 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 1: was in the right as well. He said something to 311 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 1: JJ and apologize. I was waiting for the that conversation 312 00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: to be picked up by the Hard Knocks cameras, and 313 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: maybe it wasn't just wasn't placed, because maybe that's not 314 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 1: something you want to have footage of in public, the 315 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 1: conversations and the apologizing. But we did hear JJ say 316 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: yeah clip Blakeman came up and apologized and said sorry. 317 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, it doesn't mean 318 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 1: like I get that touchdown. The team did, but he 319 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: doesn't get it. It would be a different story how 320 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:23,160 Speaker 1: the Cardinals not won the game. There you go, yes, 321 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 1: but I did like the support from Zach Allen. And 322 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 1: again you get to see it's different right when you're 323 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:31,440 Speaker 1: playing well and you're winning and they can be a 324 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 1: little more loose on the bench on the sideline. We've 325 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: been talking about the personalities you get to see, and 326 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 1: there are those little moments in the game that we 327 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 1: don't get to see either from the press box or 328 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:44,679 Speaker 1: the TV cameras aren't picking them up. But when the 329 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:48,440 Speaker 1: defensive line coach was holding the iPad and and JJ 330 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 1: saying Burke, Burke, like, let me see that, let me 331 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: see that, and he's reaching over with his hand, and 332 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: Burke doesn't see him, and so Zach's sitting next to 333 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 1: JJ and kind of sees in. Zach reaches out his 334 00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 1: hand and like pretends to grab it and hand it 335 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:02,119 Speaker 1: to JJ. It's not big moment, but when you see 336 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:04,679 Speaker 1: their faces and they're just kind of joking, it's just 337 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 1: fun to kind of see those those two guys who 338 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 1: are so intense and push people over for a living 339 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,639 Speaker 1: and are violent for three hours. That's what JJ was 340 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 1: saying when he was in Mike up pregame in the huddle. 341 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:17,919 Speaker 1: We get to be violent for three hours. So to 342 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,119 Speaker 1: see them kind of joke on the bench, that's pretty 343 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 1: fun too. It's much easier, it's much more enjoyable for 344 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:27,400 Speaker 1: these episodes. As we started this edition of Cardinals Cover 345 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: two presented by Hyundai, probably partner of the Arizona Cardinals, 346 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 1: when you can relive a win as opposed to episode one, 347 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:38,160 Speaker 1: was basically reliving all the frustration from the loss at 348 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: home to the Seahawks, so very I would say this 349 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: was a much better episode just because it followed a win. Now, 350 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: what happens this week when the team plays in Mexico 351 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:54,200 Speaker 1: City against the San Francisco forty nine ers. Who knows. 352 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:56,879 Speaker 1: But now you're kind of wondering, what are the storylines 353 00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:00,879 Speaker 1: going into this episode and episode three, And that would 354 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 1: be obviously who's going to quarterback the team? And as 355 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:06,480 Speaker 1: we speak here on this Wednesday, we don't know who's 356 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 1: going to quarterback the team. Kyler's dealing with a hamstring issue, 357 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 1: Colt's dealing with a knee issue, both officially day to day, 358 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: but here we are days away and we still don't 359 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:18,399 Speaker 1: know who QB one is going to be. And on 360 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: top of that, I know the team has been training, 361 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 1: but the altitude is going to be different in Mexico 362 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:25,119 Speaker 1: City and the smog that you're dealing with, so the 363 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:27,640 Speaker 1: conditions are not going to be the same as a 364 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 1: normal game. So the health is all that more important 365 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:33,439 Speaker 1: of you want these players to feel as close to 366 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:35,439 Speaker 1: one hundred percent as you can. Now that's tricky when 367 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,240 Speaker 1: you're in week eleven of the season, but it will 368 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:42,159 Speaker 1: be interesting to see of You know, Cliff Kingsbury has 369 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 1: made it clear they want Kyler to feel comfortable using 370 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: his legs if they need him to. But if Colt 371 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 1: is also not one hundred percent, although he doesn't use 372 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: his legs the same way as Kyler, you know, what's 373 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:59,719 Speaker 1: the decision making process in that scenario. Kyler said on Wednesday, 374 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: I've got to be able to do what I do 375 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:05,120 Speaker 1: end quote, meaning that he if you take away his 376 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:08,879 Speaker 1: ability to run and scramble, which sets him apart from 377 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,719 Speaker 1: ninety nine percent of the rest of the football players 378 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: in the league, then he's not as effective as he 379 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:16,959 Speaker 1: can be. Then he's not better than a Colt McCoy 380 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 1: for this particular week. If he's not, if he doesn't 381 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 1: feel confident in that hamstring for him to go out 382 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 1: and beat Kyler Murray. If he feels less than confident, 383 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 1: then he does not play. If he feels confident, then 384 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: yet he's your starter this week, next week, and for 385 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:36,160 Speaker 1: the next hopefully ten years. But if there is any hesitation, 386 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: then yeah, Colt, if healthy, if he's able to go, 387 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:43,720 Speaker 1: needs to start. So even if Kyler can throw and 388 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:46,159 Speaker 1: he feels good planting his feet to throws, because he 389 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 1: can't run. You would rather play Colt. If you're going 390 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:55,360 Speaker 1: to take away what Kyler does, then yes, because when 391 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 1: you're in the moment, yeah, Kyler can say, oh, I'm good, 392 00:20:57,920 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 1: I'll just stand in the pocket, I'll throw the ball away. 393 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:02,480 Speaker 1: But in the moment, what do you do? You resort 394 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 1: to what you know and what you do, and that's scrambling, Yes, 395 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 1: extending the play with your legs. It's fair. So and 396 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:13,400 Speaker 1: again maybe maybe maybe this conversation is mute because episode 397 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 1: three focuses on Trace McSorley. WHOA, I mean that's I mean, 398 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: if it's a possibility. Yeah, that's true. It is a possibility. 399 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: It will be interesting to see in all the more 400 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:27,359 Speaker 1: exciting because it's going to be in Mexico City and 401 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:31,160 Speaker 1: international game. So I'm sure the next Hard Knocks episode 402 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:33,359 Speaker 1: is going to be very exciting. You brought up the 403 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:35,959 Speaker 1: higher altitude. I know the San Francisco forty nine ers 404 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:39,119 Speaker 1: are in Colorado Springs this week dealing or practicing in 405 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: a higher elevation. The Cardinals are staying here in Tampee, 406 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 1: but they're still going through that higher elevation training. I 407 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:49,200 Speaker 1: wonder how much we see of that behind the scenes 408 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 1: on Hard Knocks episode three, because we hear about it, 409 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:55,600 Speaker 1: we just haven't seen any of it. Well, I've a 410 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 1: lot on Hard Knocks when we've been walking through the 411 00:21:57,880 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 1: training room. Yeah, you can see them on the bikes 412 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: and they've got the masks on. And I was actually 413 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 1: talking the card Stock segment I do with former Cardinals 414 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 1: quarterback Drew Stanton, and after we finished, I was we 415 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 1: were talking about Mexico City and the altitude training, and unprompted, 416 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:15,120 Speaker 1: he goes, man, that stuff works, those masks because they work, 417 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: they do the job. So coming from a former NFL 418 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: player and Drew stan and I will take his word 419 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:24,480 Speaker 1: for it. Now, have you practiced in the higher elevation? 420 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 1: Are you ready for Monday? No? I am not. And 421 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:29,680 Speaker 1: I have heard that the walk from the press box 422 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:32,199 Speaker 1: down through the stands to the field will leave me 423 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 1: a bit out of breath, and I have to do 424 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:35,640 Speaker 1: that a few times throughout the day, so I will 425 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:38,360 Speaker 1: be a need. Remember to work comfortable shoes on game day. 426 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:42,879 Speaker 1: Pace yourself, pace myself. Okay, any other words of wisdom. 427 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,159 Speaker 1: If you get down on the field quick enough and 428 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 1: no one's looking, maybe you just snag one of those 429 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 1: oxygen masks that maybe James Connors hops not using all 430 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 1: of a sudden, you know, you just quick breath then 431 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:57,880 Speaker 1: you put it down. Sure, I'm sure they would share. 432 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:00,160 Speaker 1: Got to make sure we give Paul that advice too. 433 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:01,920 Speaker 1: He's down the field on the sideline during the game. 434 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: Paul will be down there the entire game. He'll he'll 435 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:07,479 Speaker 1: he'll be okay, Yes, he'll be used to. The concern 436 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: is post game, when you're interviewing X player and whoever 437 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:14,400 Speaker 1: it is that had the play of the game, exactly 438 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:19,919 Speaker 1: tell me about that play. Monday Night Football Cardinals and 439 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 1: forty nine Ers six fifteen is the kickoff two thirty 440 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 1: Pregame coverage begins on the Arizona Cardinals Radio network. A 441 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 1: couple of items concerning Monday's game. Hollywood Brown designated a return. 442 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:37,200 Speaker 1: He's eligible. He's can practice that when twenty one day 443 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 1: window has opened up. But there is a chance. After 444 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:43,199 Speaker 1: missing four weeks with a foot injury, Hollywood is on 445 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: the field with DeAndre Hopkins for the first time this season. 446 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 1: It could mean something, it could mean nothing. However, Hollywood 447 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 1: Brown has been posting the last couple of days, maybe 448 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:58,120 Speaker 1: the last week or so of some messages hinting at 449 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 1: a return. Maybe that was just him being designated to 450 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 1: return come off the ir list. At this point, it 451 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,880 Speaker 1: wouldn't surprise me if he played. I think you obviously 452 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 1: have the twenty one day window. If you're gonna designate 453 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 1: someone to return, typically it means they're going to be 454 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 1: ready sooner rather than later. So I wouldn't assume that 455 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 1: we get a guarantee answer before we see inactives or 456 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:30,720 Speaker 1: at least leave from Mexico City on Saturday. But it 457 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: wouldn't surprise me if Hollywood Brown is out there. The 458 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,200 Speaker 1: last update that we will get from the head coach 459 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,880 Speaker 1: will come on Friday and it will be oh, game 460 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 1: day decision. I'm going to predict that. I'm going to 461 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: predict that right now here on Can you see into 462 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,160 Speaker 1: the future, Craig No, I just know Cliff and how 463 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: he answers questions when it comes to injuries. Although if 464 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 1: you did happen to hear Hollywood address reporters on Wednesday 465 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 1: and burg Gang if you miss a Goodaisy Cardinals dot 466 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 1: Com Danny, he sounded confidence that he was going to 467 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 1: be on that field in Mexico City. I sure hope 468 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:05,640 Speaker 1: so I'd love to see him out there with Hop. 469 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:07,160 Speaker 1: It's a bomber. We don't get to see the two 470 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:10,160 Speaker 1: of them out there with Rondale Moore and zach Ertz 471 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:15,040 Speaker 1: after Ertz suffered the season ending knee injury and Sunday's 472 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:18,880 Speaker 1: win over the Rams. But getting Hollywood out there with Hop, 473 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:23,160 Speaker 1: I think could be a huge game changer because, let's 474 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:25,239 Speaker 1: face it, having that speed and that hide out there 475 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:27,760 Speaker 1: with Robbie Anderson has done nothing for this team. So 476 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:30,680 Speaker 1: get that speed out there in Hollywood, somebody that Kyler 477 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:34,200 Speaker 1: Murray trusts, no question about it. That chemistry is there. 478 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 1: I'd love to see him out there with Hop. Kyler 479 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:39,199 Speaker 1: said it's going to be quote dangerous with Hollywood and 480 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:41,119 Speaker 1: d Hop on the field. At the same time, you 481 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 1: bring up zach Ertz. He has done for the season. 482 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 1: Cliff was asked about the injury. Didn't get into details, 483 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 1: but Ertz will undergo surgery, so all the best to him. 484 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 1: Question now is well, First off, I was a little 485 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:54,439 Speaker 1: bit surprised, and I don't know if you were, but 486 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 1: the zach Ertz injury was not discussed, documented, or even 487 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:03,320 Speaker 1: foot of him in Hard Knocks episode two, and I 488 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: know I know, there's so much footage during the course 489 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 1: of the week, and you have to narrow down your storylines, 490 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:11,640 Speaker 1: and maybe this is a storyline that will come up 491 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:16,480 Speaker 1: in a future episode when undergoes the surgery starts his 492 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 1: rehab and you can kind of look back. But that 493 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:22,440 Speaker 1: was such a big moment in Sunday's game at the Rams, 494 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 1: and just the emotion that he was feeling limping off 495 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 1: the field, having to get carted back to the locker room. 496 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 1: A little bit surprised we didn't see maybe just a 497 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:34,399 Speaker 1: little bit of a glimpse of that. I would assume 498 00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:37,640 Speaker 1: that that's probably the next episode. You know, they need 499 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 1: time to edit all this footage that they have, so 500 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:44,080 Speaker 1: I would imagine that, you know, when the news started 501 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 1: to break Monday, when by that point Monday is information 502 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 1: is for the following episode, not for the episode that 503 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:54,640 Speaker 1: comes two days later, when you start learning about the 504 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:57,400 Speaker 1: reports that zach Ertz was going to miss the rest 505 00:26:57,400 --> 00:26:59,040 Speaker 1: of the season, and then you hear from the head 506 00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: coach two days after that confirming that. To me, it 507 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:04,679 Speaker 1: would make sense that they hold off on the injury, 508 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:08,120 Speaker 1: maybe until you can compile everything and after zach Ertz 509 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 1: has had the surgery, or maybe they're going to wait 510 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 1: another two or three episodes to where he's back out 511 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:16,479 Speaker 1: here at the facility doing his rehab and he's in 512 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:19,520 Speaker 1: meeting rooms helping with Trey mcbrider. If Max Williams gets 513 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:22,159 Speaker 1: elevated off the practice squad, or if zach Ertz is 514 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:24,000 Speaker 1: out on the practice field, and you kind of have 515 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:28,200 Speaker 1: more footage, more coverage of that, and you can kind 516 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:31,440 Speaker 1: of just look back at the injury itself. That's that's 517 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:34,360 Speaker 1: what I'm expecting with the zach Ertz injury and why 518 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 1: it probably wasn't in this episode. It's a good point 519 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:42,360 Speaker 1: because we haven't never been told. But episodes go from 520 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:46,359 Speaker 1: Monday to Sunday, and if Sunday you're done postgame, and 521 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:48,680 Speaker 1: then of course Cliff speaks the following day say yeah, 522 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 1: we're working through things with Zach don't know, and then Wednesday, 523 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:55,920 Speaker 1: meaning as we speak right now, always officially done for 524 00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:58,000 Speaker 1: the year. You're right, it's if you want to make 525 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:01,160 Speaker 1: it and cover it in its entire then you wait. 526 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:04,440 Speaker 1: The question is how long do they wait? Well, once 527 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:07,479 Speaker 1: I get any sort of insider knowledge, I will let 528 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 1: you know, Craig, Okay, Well, then we go back to 529 00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 1: why my voice was featured in episode two and yours 530 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:18,639 Speaker 1: was not. Okay, congratulations Craig, good job, we're keeping track. 531 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:22,000 Speaker 1: You're keeping track. Okay, I actually did I put it 532 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:26,720 Speaker 1: right down here, but my voice twice three minute you 533 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:28,600 Speaker 1: really type that out at the bottom of your neck. 534 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:32,400 Speaker 1: Even even put CALVC heard as well. So yeah, I'm 535 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:37,439 Speaker 1: keeping track. Unbelievable. Proud of you, Craig. Keep up the 536 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:40,120 Speaker 1: hard work with Paul. Apparently on you only work hard 537 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: on the episodes of Cover two with Paul. I guess 538 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:44,600 Speaker 1: not with me, So you know now my secrets to 539 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:47,880 Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two before we get out of here. One 540 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:49,960 Speaker 1: other point, man, I know this was talked a lot 541 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 1: about and that was Eno Benjamin, and this may or 542 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 1: may not be featured in a future episode of Hard Knocks, 543 00:28:57,040 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: but not addressed in Sunday or I should say, in 544 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:03,720 Speaker 1: episode two. I don't know. There's a lot of fans, 545 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 1: especially former Arizona State or Arizona State of lums, that 546 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:10,040 Speaker 1: are anxious to know details. Cliff was asked about it 547 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 1: on Wednesday, just said we're doing what's best for the team. 548 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:17,000 Speaker 1: So still we really don't know, but we do know 549 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 1: that Cliff is confident in the depth behind James Connor. 550 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 1: You got Keanta Ingram. Jonathan Ward is eligible to return. 551 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: He's already missed five games, but he's dealing with a 552 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:30,000 Speaker 1: hamstring injury. Daryl Williams needs to miss at least two 553 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 1: more weeks because of a hip issue. And then on 554 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:34,240 Speaker 1: the practice squad, you've got a couple of the players, 555 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 1: including veteran Corey Clement, who we actually have seen elevated 556 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:41,160 Speaker 1: to the active roster. So there are bodies. I don't 557 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:43,400 Speaker 1: know if another running back is going to be added 558 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:46,760 Speaker 1: between now and Monday. I don't believe we will, first 559 00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:50,160 Speaker 1: of all, ever know both sides of the story, usually 560 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: from the coaching staff or front office sides of things 561 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:56,240 Speaker 1: that doesn't typically leak as much as a player side 562 00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:59,720 Speaker 1: of things. And while things have kind of leaks of 563 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:02,240 Speaker 1: maybe what Eno was feeling, I feel like we won't 564 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 1: really see or hear more of that until the season ends. 565 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 1: Now that you know has signed with the Houston Texans, 566 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:10,240 Speaker 1: it's probably just going to be done for now. And 567 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:12,400 Speaker 1: clearly Kingsbury is not going to touch on the manner, 568 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:16,840 Speaker 1: which personally I respect, but I mean, look, clearly, clearly 569 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:20,120 Speaker 1: something happened and the reports were that, you know, Benjamin 570 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: was unhappy with the playing time. He was your number 571 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:25,440 Speaker 1: one running back for three games when James Connor was 572 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 1: dealing with a ribs injury, and he probably felt like 573 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:30,719 Speaker 1: he earned more playing time. However, James Connor was one 574 00:30:30,760 --> 00:30:33,520 Speaker 1: hundred percent and so that's what the coaching staff did, 575 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:36,920 Speaker 1: was they let him take those reps. And that's again 576 00:30:37,280 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 1: that's supposedly what what what eno Benjamin was feeling. It 577 00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:47,240 Speaker 1: is just interesting because we know that since joining the Cardinals, 578 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:49,239 Speaker 1: I guess three years ago. You know, Benjamin was at 579 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:52,160 Speaker 1: one point in Kingsbury's doghouse for a while. So the 580 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:55,840 Speaker 1: fact that he was still on this roster and still 581 00:30:55,920 --> 00:30:59,120 Speaker 1: getting playing time, more so this year with the absence 582 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:02,280 Speaker 1: of Chase Edmonds, who moved on in free agency. You know, 583 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:04,400 Speaker 1: if you can make it through whatever it was that 584 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:06,200 Speaker 1: put him in the doghouse and still be here and 585 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 1: earn those praises in training camp for the progress on 586 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 1: the field and the maturity side of things. What went 587 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:16,120 Speaker 1: down to where enough was enough? And I think that's 588 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:18,160 Speaker 1: a question we probably won't ever know the true answer 589 00:31:18,160 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 1: to everyone's curious, but to your point, maybe we never 590 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 1: know By the way, I did not realize that you 591 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:30,720 Speaker 1: were big in China, because, as I always do, I 592 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:35,920 Speaker 1: make sure to pay attention to everything or shot on 593 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:39,480 Speaker 1: Aisy Cardinals dot Com Burgag. Make sure you read Darren 594 00:31:39,560 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 1: Urban's weekly mail bag. It should be must read material, 595 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:45,320 Speaker 1: especially this week. But especially this week because there was 596 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:48,880 Speaker 1: a question from Simon all the way from China asking 597 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:53,720 Speaker 1: questions to you, to which you responded, I did did 598 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:55,800 Speaker 1: you see my shout out to you in one of 599 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:58,280 Speaker 1: my answers? Correct? I did? I actually so, I wasn't. 600 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:00,960 Speaker 1: I didn't misquote you or anything. By the way, Oh 601 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:05,240 Speaker 1: you printed that out too. I print everything out. I'm 602 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:07,360 Speaker 1: not like you people where you just look at your phone. 603 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:09,760 Speaker 1: I need to have stuff in man save the planet here, Craig. 604 00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: But okay, recycle, okay. Well, first, there were two questions 605 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:17,360 Speaker 1: asked about how you were able to so quickly learn 606 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:20,440 Speaker 1: the team after arriving in what week four of last year? Correct? 607 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:23,719 Speaker 1: Great response, thank you. And then they also wanted to know, 608 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 1: based off where you're from and the team that you 609 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:30,440 Speaker 1: covered in Texas, are you still rooting for the Dallas Cowboys? 610 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:34,200 Speaker 1: And the response was you got a smirk on your 611 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:37,880 Speaker 1: face already. Let's make it clear to everyone parentheses. I'm 612 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:40,600 Speaker 1: looking at you, Craig Riolu that I'm not rooting for 613 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:44,240 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, not within all caps. Oh yeah, that's right. 614 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:48,080 Speaker 1: The not was in all caps. I failed to put 615 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:50,200 Speaker 1: that in there, but yes, and I went on to 616 00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:53,280 Speaker 1: have a longer answer. Thank you Simon for one, your 617 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:56,120 Speaker 1: viewership and your kind words. Hopefully you listen to Cover 618 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:58,560 Speaker 1: two as well as Cardinals Underground, which I know you do. 619 00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:02,600 Speaker 1: And thank you for Mary making Darren's mailbag all about 620 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:07,480 Speaker 1: me International Superstar Danny Serek. That's me International, going to 621 00:33:07,520 --> 00:33:10,920 Speaker 1: Mexico City this week. Come back with the W. I 622 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:16,040 Speaker 1: will don't lose your passport because we've got another episode 623 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:20,240 Speaker 1: three coming up a week from today. Gosh, I don't 624 00:33:20,280 --> 00:33:23,160 Speaker 1: don't even bring that idea up that I somehow don't 625 00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:25,640 Speaker 1: make it back. Craig, just follow Darren. You'll be fine. 626 00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:27,960 Speaker 1: I'll hike you so much. I'll just hide right behind it. 627 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:30,880 Speaker 1: Be good. You'll be good. Okay, But your goal, you're 628 00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:34,640 Speaker 1: your one main objective has come away with a W. 629 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:39,520 Speaker 1: And second is make it home safe. Okay, make it 630 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:41,400 Speaker 1: home safe, and then come back with I can't do 631 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:43,400 Speaker 1: that to you. I can't do that to you. Sorry, 632 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:47,960 Speaker 1: all right, that's yeah. I care too much about you. 633 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:50,720 Speaker 1: We don't We don't want to lose you. Here with 634 00:33:50,760 --> 00:33:54,880 Speaker 1: the roro cut, Craig saying I care so much about 635 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:57,040 Speaker 1: you and put that in our pregame Radio Open. I 636 00:33:57,080 --> 00:34:00,320 Speaker 1: like what we've got so far. Two thirty pregame Average 637 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 1: begins on Monday, and you can hear more of myself 638 00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:06,160 Speaker 1: and Danny Sirek along with Darren Urban as we lead 639 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:09,760 Speaker 1: you into kickoff Cardinals and forty nine Ers on Monday 640 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:14,000 Speaker 1: Nights Football November twenty first, and of course episode three 641 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:18,760 Speaker 1: of Hard Knocks in season Arizona Cardinals one week from today. 642 00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:21,000 Speaker 1: On that note, we will put a lid on this 643 00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:23,719 Speaker 1: edition of Cardinals Cover two, presented by a Hunday, proud 644 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:26,960 Speaker 1: partner of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, special thanks to 645 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:30,200 Speaker 1: our executive producer Jim Almahundro for Danny Sirek, I'm Craig 646 00:34:30,239 --> 00:34:32,040 Speaker 1: Rayel Loup. We'll talk to you next time here on 647 00:34:32,160 --> 00:34:33,239 Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two