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Here Queen go one handed cat got 11 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:44,840 Speaker 1: a touchdown? Oh baby post film, here's Craig Griolo, Paul Calvci, 12 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 1: and thirteen year NFL veteran Drew Stanton. Well, gentlemen, it 13 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: is almost over the offseason. That is. Training camp is 14 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: next week. In fact this time next Tuesday, players will 15 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: report to State Farm Stadium. So the final week of freedom, 16 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: if you will. Paul calvic fresh off vacation, Drew Standing 17 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: fresh off the baseball diamond. This is it, gentlemen. Anything 18 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 1: that you have to do that is non football related, 19 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: you do it this week because Paul, Beginning Tuesday, there 20 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 1: is nothing but football until hopefully February. And when you 21 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 1: said it's almost over, I thought I was stolen vacation 22 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:25,479 Speaker 1: for a minute. You know, as of three hours ago, 23 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:27,680 Speaker 1: I had a stellar mustache going two and a half 24 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: week's worth. I mean I needed a spot in like 25 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: a major league bullpen and pitch the seventh inning with 26 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: a mustache like that. It has all come to a 27 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: screeching halt. And you guys think normally I'm a step 28 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: behind you. I'm really rusty right now. It's going to 29 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: be sad and remedial here today. I'm just going to 30 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: try and keep up. And thankfully for all of us, Drew, 31 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 1: the mustache is not visible here on this edition of 32 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: the Cardinals Red Sea Report. And we know that Drew, 33 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: this might be a little bit difficult for you for 34 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: the next hour because the voice is not quite all 35 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: the way there, but I appreciate you pushing through. Yeah, 36 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: my voice is somewhere in Mesa, I think, or in 37 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: some back of some eight nine year old kid's mind 38 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: right now in a different base coaching box. But no, 39 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: it is. It's a different mindset. Right, as you alluded to, 40 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: you get all of the things out of the way 41 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 1: because at this point, this is your profession, this is 42 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 1: your job. You go to training camp and you you know, 43 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:17,959 Speaker 1: have to set aside some of these other things. Football 44 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,239 Speaker 1: becomes the priority for the most part. You have to 45 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: be able to withdraw, you have to be able to 46 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: do these things. But everybody's got to come together because 47 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: every year is so different. And how this team is 48 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: shaped and molded begins next week, and what this team 49 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: becomes begins next week. For you this time when you 50 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:37,919 Speaker 1: were playing, did you dread it? You had enough of 51 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: the family, It was time to go. Kind of put 52 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: that mindset into the football mode. How did you feel 53 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 1: a week out from training camp? As my wife listening 54 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: right now, let me no for me right as I 55 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: found a good routine. You're when you're lucky enough to 56 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: play for as long as I was fortunate enough to 57 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: be able to go to training camps and do all 58 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: these things, and you grow and every year is different, 59 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: but you adapt a you wouldjust you learn. We got 60 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: into a really nice family routine. You can't get too 61 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: far away from training or throwing or doing that. I 62 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: was lucky to go to San Diego. I mean it's 63 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: a direct drive right over there and Carson had shops 64 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:17,639 Speaker 1: set up there and guys would come in, fly in, 65 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,839 Speaker 1: work out with them, throw with them. Everything was set 66 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: up there. So I was spoiled because the starting quarterback 67 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: took such a good care of me that I could 68 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 1: work out in the morning, We could do everything we 69 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: needed to do. I would I would lift on my own, 70 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: but then we would go throw as a group, and 71 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: I'd be on the beach hanging out with my family 72 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: in the afternoon. So you find ways to really maximize 73 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: your time because you know it's dwindling, it's only going 74 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: to last for so long. And then right now you 75 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: kind of get away from football too. Is your everything 76 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: you've done has prepared yourself to really maximize and peak 77 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: when the time comes. And again with the training staff 78 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: they have here, everything is in place. With Buddy Morris, 79 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: guys know what they need to do to be in 80 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: peak physical form. Hopefully the mental part, you know, you 81 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: kind of ease along throughout the course of the different 82 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: phases of the offseason, so everything should be maximized at 83 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: this point and you hit the ground running, and really 84 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: it's about doing everything you can as a team for 85 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: the duration of that day to get that much better. 86 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,840 Speaker 1: It's a small steps you want to systematically take to 87 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: being able to play your best football when the first 88 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: week comes and then once camp starts, gree everyone wants 89 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: to be the quarterback. Come on now, right, everyone wants 90 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,039 Speaker 1: to be the quarterback get hit during camp or the 91 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 1: kicker or the punter or the long snapper. Of course, 92 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,159 Speaker 1: nobody wants to be that guy on game day because 93 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 1: all the pressure is on those positions, but during training camp, yes, 94 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: everyone covets those guys, right, Speaking of the quarterback and 95 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 1: the quarterback position, some good news here off the top, 96 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 1: and no, it's not concerning Kyler Murray specifically ie contract. 97 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 1: But I'm sure Paul Kyler is happier today than he 98 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: was yesterday, at least I know I am. Rodney Hudson 99 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: reportedly is going to play this season. And before we 100 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: get your thoughts on that, here is the man who 101 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: broke the news, NFL Networks and Rappaport For the Arizona Cardinals, 102 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: Rodney Hudson, their stand out, one of their lynchpins on 103 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: the offensive line, their veteran center, has informed the team 104 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: that he is expected to play in twenty twenty two. 105 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: This was also no short thing. He was not there 106 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:25,479 Speaker 1: mandatory Mini camp. His status for the season was certainly murky. 107 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 1: He has informed the team that he is ready to 108 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: go and we'll be playing for them. An unexcused absence 109 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 1: from mandatory mini camp and then all of a sudden 110 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: there are questions, And for me, Paul, it was the 111 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 1: biggest question going into training camp, what do you do 112 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: at that center position. Well, apparently we've got our answer, 113 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,039 Speaker 1: and it's a good one. Hudson is going to play. Yeah. 114 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 1: That checks a big box, big, big box. There's no 115 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: doubt about it. Last we left you last month, at 116 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,840 Speaker 1: least me, we were talking about how maybe HBO's Hard 117 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: Knocks picked the wrong half of the season to document, 118 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: with all the drama that might be coming up the 119 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: first half of the season, the first half was telling 120 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: the second half hold my beer when you're looking at 121 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: some of these storylines. So that checks a big box. 122 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,480 Speaker 1: Now do we have an answer as to what precipitated 123 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 1: the unauthorized absence. Was it a veteran just wanting to 124 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:14,159 Speaker 1: miss the offseason. Was it a guy whose cap number 125 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,919 Speaker 1: went from about three over twelve million per year? Was 126 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 1: there some business involved? Was he usually the only leverage 127 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,679 Speaker 1: he had, perhaps the threatening retirement. We have no idea. 128 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 1: Maybe he saw Justin Pugh who decided to retire and 129 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 1: then got a deal and came back. Maybe there was 130 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: some of that going on, or the fact he's a 131 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 1: brand new dad, maybe all of the above. I don't know, 132 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: But who cares At this point, Rodney Hudson is back. 133 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: The most important position on that offensive line when you 134 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: have a Rodney Hudson drew, because it's not just who's 135 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: snapping the ball, it's the interior protection for a smaller quarterback, 136 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: and then the guy who's making the line calls and 137 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: the checks and given that young quarterback another set eyes 138 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: to kind of see what the defense might be thrown 139 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,039 Speaker 1: at him. Yeah. Well, I mean I think we all 140 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:02,160 Speaker 1: jumped to conclusions, and that's what you do in this world, 141 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: is we try to find reasons or pick everything apart 142 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: in our first mindset as well, he wants more money, right, 143 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: and who knows. I mean, that could be the case, 144 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: but at the same time, it could be any of 145 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: those number of reasons that Paul alluded to. Just having 146 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: him back is what matters most to this locker room, 147 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: to this organization, to this fan base right, because we 148 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: saw what a detriment it was when he was not 149 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: there the year before. You insert a Pro Bowl CALIBERO 150 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 1: player to your point, and he makes everybody better. And 151 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: I think the teams that have really good centers, you 152 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: see them year in and year out. They're always in 153 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 1: the picture because those guys are the lynchpin of the 154 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: entire offense. Everything starts with them. Yes, the quarterback is 155 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: the centerpiece, but if the quarterback's not comfortable, it's usually 156 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: because the offensive line in the center is not comfortable. 157 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: And so for me getting Rodney back into the picture 158 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: and whatever it is. You know he missed some time 159 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: with injuries last year. If that's what it is, it's 160 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: about body management. They can do all of those things here, 161 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: you know, the sports science department being able to open community, 162 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 1: communicate with Cliff on those things. He knows the offense. Now, 163 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 1: you just got to get him to week one. That's 164 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: the mindset for some of these guys, because the mental 165 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 1: part of this is as draining as anything else as 166 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: the leading that you were talking about, right, your mind 167 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 1: has to be in it, Tom Brady alluded to it. 168 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: Your mind has to be in it because this is 169 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: an absolute grind for seventeen weeks. And for those guys 170 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: that play at a high level for a long period 171 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: of time the latter part of your career, do you 172 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: want to go to that mental state? Do you want 173 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: to go through that mental state to make yourself prepared 174 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: to play every week? Because I promise you Rodney Hudson 175 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: was probably hurt before he had to sit out and 176 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 1: after he came out. Right, everybody gets hurt in this business, 177 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 1: especially at that position. Can you push through those little 178 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: aches and pains or bumps and bruises, and can you 179 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 1: discern whether or not you're actually helping your team when 180 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: you go out and step out in the field. So 181 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: he could have been working through all of those numbers 182 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: of things. But just the fact he's back in the 183 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,680 Speaker 1: building is anything. That is all we need to focus 184 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 1: on right now. Nine and three with two and three 185 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 1: without Hudson on the football field, Paul, and that is big, 186 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: especially when you've got a quarterback that is your frame 187 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:03,079 Speaker 1: chise and that interior pressure up the middle. Now, whether 188 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: we get to know from Rodney Hudson or whoever what 189 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 1: was happening this offseason, is it a big deal? Maybe 190 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 1: maybe not, But if he is, to Drew's point, if 191 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 1: he's there a week one, then he is all in. 192 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: You have to think that. I mean, you just can't 193 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 1: replace the experience alone. He's seen every defensive front that 194 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: has ever been drawn up, every single exotic blitz scheme. 195 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: He's able to recognize. How many anecdotal stories did we 196 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 1: hear last season of you know what, Ronnie Hudson picked 197 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: up on this and made a check of the line 198 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 1: in or resulted in that a big chunk player even 199 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: a touchdown. We heard that right away. Beyond just how 200 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: stout he is at the point of attack, especially when 201 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: he's healthy, think about week one. It's never too earthly 202 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:46,959 Speaker 1: to talk about the Kansas City Chiefs. Chris Jones, the 203 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl defensive tackle who plays inside all the time. 204 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: He could be an absolute wrecking ball. And what is 205 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 1: the worst thing for Kyler Murray? Dare I say any 206 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: quarterback drew interior pressure straight up the middle, right in 207 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 1: your face? And so even justin Peue when you heard 208 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: Justin pu talk about making the transition in the off season, 209 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: just during the OTAs in the mini camp, and the 210 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,280 Speaker 1: respect with which he had Rodney Hudson and just able 211 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:11,559 Speaker 1: to make those calls. I mean, I think we all agree. 212 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: Justin Peue in a decade in the league, is seen 213 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 1: virtually everything, and he's a highly intelligent guy on and 214 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 1: off the field, and for him to say, man, it's 215 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: quite a challenge playing the position. You feel a lot 216 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 1: better right now Rodney Hudson has returned. This team is 217 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 1: better today than it was yesterday with Rodney Hudson. At least, 218 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: nobody hope that it is going to be happening week one. Now, 219 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 1: how big of a deal is this. Let's take you 220 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: back in the middle of last season, Cliff Kingsbury asked 221 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: about his starting center. Rodney has been huge for us. 222 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: When you look at the games that he's played in, 223 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:46,840 Speaker 1: We've played really well offensively, and he's the security blanket 224 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: for all of us, really, the coaching staff and the 225 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:51,839 Speaker 1: line of skill position players. I mean, he's kind of 226 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: the glue that's made it all sick together. Remember Drew, 227 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: how excited Cardinals fans were when Hudson was acquired, and 228 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 1: all of a sudden you shored up a position that 229 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 1: was not a position to strength going in as far 230 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:06,959 Speaker 1: as looking at that offensive line and an entire line 231 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 1: now from left to right, all veterans on that offensive line. Now, 232 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 1: there are some questions as far as what happens next 233 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 1: year and the years moving forward, but for this season 234 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: and everything pointing towards this year, as far as starting fast, 235 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: finishing faster, they need Rodney Hudson on the football field. 236 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: There's no doubt. You know, you can plan for the future, 237 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: you have to live in the present. And I think 238 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: knowing that putting that at ease is a tremendous thing 239 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:37,080 Speaker 1: to have behind you. And from a quarterback standpoint, again, 240 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:39,200 Speaker 1: he's taking so much off of Kyler's plate to be 241 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: able to go up there to do a lot of 242 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: things and just being on the same page. Having a 243 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: guy that's comfortable, as Paul was alluding to, like he's 244 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 1: seen everything, he understands everything, he understands the structure of 245 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: where guys are going before they're there. So that's such 246 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: a huge advantage for Kyler to be able to have 247 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: in his hit pocket. You know, we can put this 248 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: to rest now, We'll probably will never know the answer 249 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: from Rodney since he barely talked anyway, So that's great. 250 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,440 Speaker 1: That's what you want from your offensive line, and I 251 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: think having veteran guys that can gel get together. I'm 252 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: not too concerned about him missing the off season stuff, 253 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:11,680 Speaker 1: especially having a newborn. He's seen so much football. He 254 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: knows what it takes to get in shape personally, and 255 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 1: you can do that throughout the course of this entire 256 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 1: training camp. We've seen that. So there's a lot of 257 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: different ways that we can go about this. Shape this 258 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 1: understand it. But just simply having him back in the building, 259 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:26,560 Speaker 1: having him back in the mix is going to be 260 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 1: huge for this offense because he controls the tempo of everything, 261 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 1: and this is a tempo style of offense. Being able 262 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 1: to do that, get guys on the same page, keep 263 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: everybody on schedule. It all starts right up front. The 264 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 1: only reason this really became an issue, Paul, at least 265 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:43,319 Speaker 1: to me, is when the head coach, asked about the absence, 266 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 1: says it's unexcused. Very easily could have just said, yeah, 267 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 1: we're letting him take care of some things like they 268 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: did with Chandler Jones the offseason prior. Was not during 269 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: or not present during mandatory minicamp, but unexcused, and then 270 00:12:57,960 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, all doors are open. You're like, wait, 271 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: the second what's going on. It didn't install a lot 272 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: of optimism. We came out of that press conference. Everyone 273 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:08,079 Speaker 1: looked at each other. We weren't exactly bullish on the 274 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 1: imminent return of Rodney Hudson. So honestly, this was a 275 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 1: surprise to find it out. Maybe this quick. You were 276 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: wondering whether it was going to be some sort of 277 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: training camp holdout or day we use the R word retirement, 278 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:21,959 Speaker 1: and so were they gonna have to go and find 279 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: a JC tread or someone on the open market, and 280 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,680 Speaker 1: then that would take up more cap room. And then look, 281 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 1: in the preseason, you're not going to get a test. 282 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: Let's say it would have been Justin Pugh, you're just 283 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: seeing vanilla defenses, right, Drew, You're not. You won't find 284 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: out until week one, and then all of a sudden, 285 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:38,839 Speaker 1: your first three opponents, they'll be dialing it up for 286 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 1: the saga, dialing and up just to test your center 287 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: and whether he can recognize who's the mic and what's 288 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 1: coming when and how. Yeah. Well, I mean each position 289 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:50,560 Speaker 1: is its own entity right across the board offensive linewise, 290 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:53,680 Speaker 1: and to Justin Pugh's point, it's completely different having to 291 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: snap the ball, have somebody two inches from your face 292 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: and then be able to try and get your hands 293 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: on him. Do all this stuff, and the level of 294 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:03,839 Speaker 1: talent they're going against, you feel much more comfortable having 295 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 1: Rodney Hudson and they're a guy with that much experience. 296 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: Because you're mixing and matching guys, you're getting some guy 297 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: off the street because you kind of get caught with 298 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 1: your pants down a little bit saying, wait, Rodney's not 299 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:12,839 Speaker 1: coming back, what are we gonna do? How do you 300 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:15,840 Speaker 1: make this work? Because nobody's out there, so it is 301 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: extremely difficult, and I'm sure us as a fan base 302 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 1: is very happy about it. Those guys in the locker 303 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 1: room are probably doing backflips knowing that that's the case, 304 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 1: or some of these offensive linemen are like, man, thank god, 305 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: I don't have to play center. You know, justin Pugh, 306 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: as good as he is, as versa as he is, 307 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 1: center is a different animal. Just the center snap alone, 308 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 1: the shotgun snap. How often Kyler is in the gun 309 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: And think of when when Rodney Hudson wasn't in there 310 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 1: and we all took it for granted, just an absolute 311 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 1: shotgun snap. And how often did a Max Garcio or 312 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 1: maybe a Sean Harlow and that balls hit in the ground. 313 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 1: It's high, it's low, it's throwing kylo at a rhythm 314 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 1: and his drop. Think about that. I mean I used 315 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 1: to ask you a q Shipley after some of those games, 316 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 1: and you guys would run the gun alide. Are you 317 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: icing your right arm like a pitcher? Because you know 318 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 1: there's just and you take it for Granted's so like 319 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 1: a good long snapper, you don't miss it until you 320 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: don't have one exactly. It is good news that Rodney 321 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:11,880 Speaker 1: Hudson is going to be on the football field this season, 322 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:15,440 Speaker 1: and we hope that means good news for this offense 323 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 1: and the team overall when we come back. Yeah, we 324 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 1: live in the president, but also looking towards the future. 325 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 1: Some of those rookies to keep an eye on as 326 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 1: we inch closer and closer to training camp. This is 327 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network. Here we go, here we go, 328 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: and getting this ball. Hey, I got bug him out here. 329 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:41,880 Speaker 1: You gotta tight it down on that on follows if 330 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: you're number three, just because you've gotta get over there. 331 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 1: Let's go here me have ball living the three. You're 332 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: the same man. There's palm trees football paradise. That's very 333 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: Come on, we gotta catch that man. Catch the ball 334 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 1: all day. Bring it up, bring up, bring up. Take 335 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: good job today, man, high energy, keep it up. Man 336 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 1: keep rolling. Cheam On three's the voice of Cardinals rookie 337 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 1: tight end Trey McBride, the fifty fifth overall selection in 338 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 1: last April's NFL Draft. Yeah, Ala, lot of eyes will 339 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: be on the tight end and this entire eights man 340 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: draft class. As we get closer and closer to training camp, 341 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 1: which opens one week from today as well, continue here 342 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: on the Cardinal's Red Sea Report presented by Sea Kiek. 343 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: Get your seats in a seat, Craig Real and Drew 344 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 1: standing and Paul LVC and let's start right there. Drew. 345 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 1: As far as this rookie class, no first round draft pick. 346 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 1: If you want to include Hollywood Brown in that draft class, 347 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: I'm right there with you. You You give up your first 348 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:53,120 Speaker 1: round pick for a star wide receiver. But looking at 349 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 1: this draft class overall, as far as rookies to come 350 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 1: in right away Week one, not easy. We've seen over 351 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 1: the last couple of years with Isaiah Simmons and Zavan Collins. 352 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:06,399 Speaker 1: But this rookie draft class a lot to choose from 353 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:08,880 Speaker 1: on offense and defense. Who do you have your eye 354 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: on or hope materialize this here enough to make an 355 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 1: impression to say, all right, we can play you week one. Well, 356 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,440 Speaker 1: I think you try and just kind of spoon feed them, 357 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 1: is what I would do with the guys that you 358 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 1: kind of see throughout training camp. As you give them 359 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: a package, you give them the opportunity to get out 360 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: there and kind of get their feet wet a little bit. 361 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:27,199 Speaker 1: You don't want to throw too much at them. You 362 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 1: throw a bunch at them a training camp, you see 363 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,159 Speaker 1: what sticks, and then from that point you kind of 364 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:33,360 Speaker 1: peel back the layers. You put them in packages. I mean, 365 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: somebody like Trey McBride, you can limit his exposure to 366 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:38,680 Speaker 1: what's going on to make him feel comfortable, or maybe 367 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 1: you can handle more and it progresses each week. But 368 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 1: the tight end position is so versatile, especially when you 369 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 1: are the top tight end drafted. When you are a 370 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: second round pick, there's a lot to be expected of you. 371 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 1: You look at these outside linebackers, pass rushers. You put 372 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: them in situations where they don't have to think. They 373 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: just go react and much like you know the running 374 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:58,639 Speaker 1: back position, you get the ball in their hands, you 375 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 1: see what they can do. So it's always a work 376 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 1: in progress. You're always seeing how you can fill gaps 377 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: or plug holes or do whatever you need to do. 378 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 1: But I would start out situationally a lot with these 379 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:11,120 Speaker 1: guys and see where it progresses. I mean, maybe even 380 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: somebody that Christian Matthew that surprises you in the inside 381 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:16,159 Speaker 1: at corner like we were talking about last week, Like 382 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 1: you've got to find out where they go, and you 383 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: only get so many snaps to do that. Maybe even 384 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 1: how they can contribute on special teams. Like all of 385 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: this is going to determine how you can make the 386 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:29,680 Speaker 1: final fifty three. And you know some guys are certain 387 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 1: to make it, like Trey McBride brother. Guys are fighting 388 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 1: for their life each time they step out on the 389 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:36,159 Speaker 1: field because our tape is our resume, and what you 390 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: put on tape matters so much. But these young guys, 391 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: you know, you also have to be cognizant. They've been 392 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 1: through a grind, They've had to go through all this 393 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:45,679 Speaker 1: different stuff. Now, all the preparation they've been through has 394 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 1: brought him to this point. What can they do to 395 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 1: put as good a film out there as they can. 396 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 1: When you talk about need, I'm looking at the outside linebackers, 397 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 1: specifically Cameron Thomas and my J Sanders. Can they Paul 398 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: not the first training camp, but when the pads are 399 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:04,920 Speaker 1: put on, can they make an impression? Can they make 400 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 1: much of a difference going up against a DJ Humphreys, 401 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 1: a Kelvin Beecham and say all right, yeah we might 402 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 1: need you or definitely don't have Chandler Jones. So who 403 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: is rushing the quarterback? And you can get a sense 404 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: early it's one of those position groups where you know what, 405 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: at least in the one on one how do they 406 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 1: look against the legitimate starting left tackle in the league. Okay, 407 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:28,439 Speaker 1: are they holding their own? Are they getting dominated? Are 408 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 1: they getting bold? I mean, so you can get a 409 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:33,639 Speaker 1: sense like, for example, in my J. Sanders house stout 410 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,399 Speaker 1: is he could he have the ability to set the 411 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 1: edge from the get go? Cameron Thomas, how athletic is 412 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:43,360 Speaker 1: he really? Can he truly be that guy to use 413 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:45,640 Speaker 1: some pass rush moves on the edge when he played 414 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 1: so much interior at San Diego State. But to Drew's point, 415 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 1: there are a few positions where you know what it 416 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 1: can be plug in play out of the draft. Quarterback 417 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:56,239 Speaker 1: is not one of them. But if you look at 418 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 1: a running back here you go just find the open 419 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:02,160 Speaker 1: hole and let it rip. Whether it's at corner, especially 420 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: in a man scheme, guess what, there's your guy, check 421 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: your man. And then there's edge rusher, especially a situational 422 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: pass rushers, second, along, third and long. Here you go, 423 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 1: just beat the edge, just beat that left or right tackle. 424 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 1: So and to me, if you're asking which guys do 425 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 1: I have my eyes on, it would be those edge rushers, 426 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 1: the Cameron Thomas and my j Sanders, Because if this 427 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: league is all about the quarterback, one and then one 428 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: egg getting to the quarterback, that to me is still 429 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: the biggest question for this team, especially now with the 430 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,439 Speaker 1: return of Rodney Hudson. Yeah, we can have that argument 431 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:34,000 Speaker 1: about the inside linebackers in the corner, and you know what, 432 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:35,880 Speaker 1: you can play some zone coverages and you can mask 433 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: the depth in the cornerback room. That's not a problem 434 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: at least not to the caliber of that edge rusher. 435 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: Can you get to the quarterback? Can these rookies contribute? 436 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:49,040 Speaker 1: You've got Marcus Golden, Devon Knard, Dennis Gardeck, but Canard 437 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:53,080 Speaker 1: hasn't done it. In an Arizona Cardinals uniform, Guardeck flashed 438 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:55,719 Speaker 1: that one season. Was it just a flash in the Panners. 439 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:58,679 Speaker 1: It's something that this Cardinals team can count on. But 440 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,439 Speaker 1: you do need to find someone. It was not a 441 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:05,200 Speaker 1: position addressed in free agency Drew. So you're looking at 442 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: Thomas and Sanders, two young players. It's a lot of 443 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:11,920 Speaker 1: pressure to put on them. But hey, sink or swim, right, 444 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 1: this is the National Football League. I mean there's not 445 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 1: a lot of patients, especially when you're talking about rookies. Well, 446 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 1: and to Paul's point, you can see that in one 447 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:20,680 Speaker 1: on one you can see, okay, as this guy's slippery, 448 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 1: does they run the hunt? But what does he do 449 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:25,399 Speaker 1: as a pass rusher? Because that's instinctual. That's something you 450 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:28,920 Speaker 1: can plug and play right away. Guys that we mentioned earlier, 451 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:31,280 Speaker 1: you know, the devonkan Nards of the world, Marcus Gold, 452 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 1: They're going to be strong in the run game. Right, 453 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 1: There's a mix and match that can go on. There's 454 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: the Zaven Collins of the world, the Isaiah Simmons. You 455 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: can create packages where you try and get blitz packages 456 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:43,879 Speaker 1: and pressures and do all these different things where you 457 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: can plug and play guys. Does it make the entire 458 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:50,200 Speaker 1: front stronger better? Can they hold up against the run? 459 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 1: You know, is that somebody's strong suit. That's maybe down 460 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: the line of you know, a Jesse Lacaita guy, like 461 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:59,400 Speaker 1: what does that look like? But hopefully those upper rational 462 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:02,440 Speaker 1: and guys that you drafted that have draft capital in them, 463 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:04,639 Speaker 1: they can get after the quarterback. Dennis Gardack did it 464 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:06,520 Speaker 1: in a small sample size. He's going to get more 465 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: exposure just by sheer numbers alone. These guys are going 466 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:12,200 Speaker 1: to get opportunities. Who can make the most of them, 467 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 1: who can get after the quarterback? Because that's the name 468 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:16,920 Speaker 1: of the game, right We talked about like about being 469 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 1: worried about where these corners are, who we have or 470 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 1: how we can mix it all in. The easiest way 471 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:25,120 Speaker 1: to alleviate pressure on the corners is get after the quarterback, 472 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:27,440 Speaker 1: make him uncomfortable, make the ball come out of his hands, 473 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 1: do all that stuff. So you've got to find a 474 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 1: way to manufacture it somehow and look to that point 475 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:35,440 Speaker 1: everyone Sites twenty twenty, Chandler Jones went down Week five 476 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 1: of the New York Jets an empty stadium because of 477 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:39,880 Speaker 1: the pandemic, and you could hear you could just hear 478 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:43,480 Speaker 1: the sideline and the disappointment echoing throughout that stadium when 479 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 1: there's Chandler Jones with a season ending injury and everyone sites. 480 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:48,959 Speaker 1: How the Cardinals still ended up top five in sacks, 481 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 1: both sacks and sack percentage, and that was outstanding. And 482 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:54,360 Speaker 1: there's no doubt Vance Joseph in his scheme, he did 483 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 1: a lot in that department. But the Cardinals also had 484 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:59,120 Speaker 1: a Hassan Reddick who had twelve and a half sacks 485 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:02,960 Speaker 1: and Dennis Gardeck who out of nowhere had seven sacks 486 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:06,119 Speaker 1: and ninety three defensive snaps pluss about a dozen pressures. 487 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: So he was off the chain when he came in, 488 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 1: and no one expected Dennis Gardeck to have that sort 489 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:13,159 Speaker 1: of production. So can the Cardinals replicate that minus of 490 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones? And how risky is that if you're always 491 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: forced to manufacture a pass rusher an immediate need as 492 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 1: far as edge rusher. Now, you look at this draft 493 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:25,920 Speaker 1: class as far as projecting into the future, and specifically 494 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:29,400 Speaker 1: the two offensive lineman two guards Lucida Smith and Mark 495 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:33,160 Speaker 1: Key's Hayes Well Quinton Harris VP of player personnel actually 496 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:36,159 Speaker 1: has his eye on Smith and the Cardinals guts on 497 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:39,879 Speaker 1: Day three. I really like Lucida Smith, our guard we 498 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:44,320 Speaker 1: took out of Virginia Tech. This guy is athletic, he's 499 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 1: an excellent pooler. He's tough, he's physical, and a lot 500 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 1: of times, you know, you watch NFL lineman and you're like, h, 501 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:53,360 Speaker 1: he's tough, he's strong, but he's slow footed. This guy 502 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 1: is everything. He was a steal in my opinion, for us, 503 00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:00,400 Speaker 1: it is Quinton Harris. On a recent edition The Day 504 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 1: Pash podcast, Smith sixty three three fourteen. But the sixth 505 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 1: round selection, Day three offensive lineman. Typically if you're gonna 506 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:12,160 Speaker 1: start immediately, it's a first round offensive lineman. But look 507 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:14,959 Speaker 1: when the pads come on, Drew, Now, all of a sudden, 508 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:18,159 Speaker 1: how you got on the football field, free agency draft, 509 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:21,639 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter. Can you in this case block the 510 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:24,360 Speaker 1: guy that's trying to get after the quarterback? Exactly? That's 511 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:26,879 Speaker 1: the mindset. I mean, it doesn't matter how you got here. Now, 512 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 1: if you're one of ninety, you're going out trying to 513 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 1: get a job. There's only so many jobs. And that 514 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 1: film again is so imperative for a guy like that 515 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:35,679 Speaker 1: he's gonna get so much stuff put on tape of 516 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 1: one on ones how he can play, you know, and 517 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 1: the beauty of having that, right as you talked about 518 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 1: the five different veterans they have right now quote unquote 519 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 1: as starters, right, so you bring them along and you 520 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: help these young guys grow and do that. When you 521 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:51,479 Speaker 1: have Rodney Huntinson at center and you have either Calvin 522 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: Beecham or dj hunt Frieze at the tackle, the center 523 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 1: is just kind of an extension of those guys. If 524 00:24:57,280 --> 00:24:59,439 Speaker 1: they're on the same page and you kind of have 525 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:02,639 Speaker 1: mental your mind put at ease, and these guys are 526 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:05,000 Speaker 1: just being told, okay, you know, be able to stay here. 527 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 1: Do that communicate. These guys can play to their natural 528 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 1: ability level. And if he is that big of a steel, 529 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 1: you know, as Q was talking about, then it gives 530 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:14,120 Speaker 1: them the freedom to say, yeah, you know what, we're 531 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 1: going to take our lumps. Maybe a little bit early 532 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 1: in the season, but physically this guy gives us the 533 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 1: best opportunity to protect our franchise quarterback. You ride him out. 534 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 1: I don't care if he's an undrafted free agent. At 535 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:25,919 Speaker 1: this point, you're on this roster and you're on this 536 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:27,680 Speaker 1: roster for a reason to go get a job. Yeah, 537 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 1: keep in mind, Hudson is the only starting or projected 538 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:34,639 Speaker 1: starting offensive lineman Paul that is under contract beyond this season. 539 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:37,239 Speaker 1: That's why offensive lineman all of a sudden becomes that 540 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:40,760 Speaker 1: much bigger moving past twenty twenty two and then less 541 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 1: Seita Smith. You're talking about a former college tight end. 542 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:46,280 Speaker 1: He has the feat and he really fits this scheme. Well, 543 00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:48,400 Speaker 1: if you listen to Sean Coogler, He's able to get 544 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 1: out on the move. He's very smart. They haven't already 545 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:54,800 Speaker 1: taken reps at center just in case maybe in the future. 546 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:57,360 Speaker 1: And what's intriguing is, you know some of the reports 547 00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:59,399 Speaker 1: say that he was better as a pass blocker than 548 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:01,199 Speaker 1: a run block You talked to him like we did. 549 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:03,800 Speaker 1: He said, oh no, no, run blocking is my forte 550 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:06,199 Speaker 1: and he said, I play with an attitude, so he 551 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 1: brings some nasty to it as well. Very intrigued to 552 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 1: see how he holds up, and he fully admits when 553 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:13,159 Speaker 1: he lines up against ninety nine and the one on 554 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:15,919 Speaker 1: one drills about two weeks from now, that's gonna be 555 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:19,120 Speaker 1: welcome to the NFL moment for Lacida Smith. Eight players 556 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:22,959 Speaker 1: drafted handful of undrafted players. You're gonna throw out one 557 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 1: name to keep an eye on just because of the 558 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 1: potential need at defensive line, specifically interior defensive line. Manny 559 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:35,640 Speaker 1: Jones out of Colorado State teammates with Tray McBride, but 560 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:38,960 Speaker 1: one of those undrafted players that potentially could make some 561 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:41,720 Speaker 1: noise in training camp. And we've seen Paul. This team 562 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: does take those undrafted free agents and they make the 563 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:49,240 Speaker 1: fifty three. Dennis Gardeck, Zeke Turner, I mean, Tony Jefferson, 564 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 1: Jeron Brown. We don't have enough time to go through 565 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 1: all the undrafted free agents who have made an impact 566 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:56,720 Speaker 1: on this team over the years. Arizona Cardinals season tickets 567 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:59,719 Speaker 1: are available now. Vis at easy Cardinals dot com slash 568 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 1: season for more information. We've had halftime here on the 569 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 1: Cardinals Red Sea Report presented by see get your seats 570 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 1: in a Seats. We continue counting it down training camp 571 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:14,639 Speaker 1: coming up next week. This is the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network. 572 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:22,720 Speaker 1: Trent Shorefield. Let's start that off as Bruce arians act. 573 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:25,199 Speaker 1: I'm talking about that at Murray and shot Gun snapped 574 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 1: the Kyler at a tiny little short set. See I 575 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:29,800 Speaker 1: did that short set a little bit now throwing deep 576 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 1: fireside and is pulled in into five yard. All right, 577 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:33,920 Speaker 1: hold on, I gotta grab myself a crown royal here. 578 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 1: I have a little sippet debate, little sippet debate. That 579 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:40,680 Speaker 1: allop said, dude, Nipperou finished the callege, Jack Nicholson. J. 580 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: Green just too strong, too big, too athletic. To Tracy Morgan, 581 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 1: I what a great read by Kyler Murray to throw 582 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:52,880 Speaker 1: the ball. Say it as Morgan Freeman. What a great 583 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:56,439 Speaker 1: read by Kyler Murray to throw the ball. You've got 584 00:27:56,560 --> 00:28:00,199 Speaker 1: a scarecrow on a stag. Put it out there, let 585 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:04,400 Speaker 1: him go get it. That's exactly what a J. Green dick? 586 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 1: Can you do it? As Liam Neeson on The Great 587 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:11,239 Speaker 1: Green by Kyler Murray, to throw the ball, You've got 588 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:15,320 Speaker 1: a scarecrow on a stick. Put it out there, let 589 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 1: him go get it. That's exactly what a J. Green dude. 590 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: It is the gifts that just keeps on giving. Frank 591 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 1: Caliendo on the Day Pash podcast, the scarecrow on a stick. 592 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 1: It's not quite certain really what Ron Wolfley was trying 593 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 1: to I will say this all wolf is very descriptive 594 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 1: in his metaphors descriptive yes, now popular in the locker room, 595 00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:42,240 Speaker 1: not so much. Most guys despise the nicknames that Wolf 596 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:46,000 Speaker 1: puts on them, but that notwithstanding the Tracy Morgan, there 597 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:48,800 Speaker 1: is underrated. I enjoyed the Tracy Morgan and then Drew 598 00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:51,080 Speaker 1: as someone who played for Bruce Arians. Did Bruce Arians 599 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 1: ever really used the word sippy dippy did around cocktail Hour? 600 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:57,480 Speaker 1: I have never heard that, but you know what, it 601 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:01,840 Speaker 1: enhances the story for sure. Uh, I think we're recycling 602 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:04,840 Speaker 1: some content. So we can't wait for next week. Next 603 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:08,680 Speaker 1: week can't come soon enough. Around Jeromo training camp. One 604 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:12,960 Speaker 1: week from today players report the State Farm Stadium. But 605 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 1: there is a reason that we go into the archives 606 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:18,240 Speaker 1: and pull that one out. AJ Green is back for 607 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:21,720 Speaker 1: year two. And we always talk about rookies making that 608 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 1: jump from year one to year two, but how about 609 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:27,719 Speaker 1: drew players within the same system, whether it's offense or defense, 610 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 1: and specifically here with Aj Green wide receiver and the 611 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:34,680 Speaker 1: same system for a second year. Green did not finish 612 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 1: the season. In his own words, by the way, did 613 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 1: not finish last season. Now he had wanted to, but 614 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:41,120 Speaker 1: a lot of people were ready to move on from 615 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:43,960 Speaker 1: AJ Green but I like what he offers as far 616 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 1: as his size and his experience plus a year two 617 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:50,280 Speaker 1: in this system exactly, I think, do you look at 618 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 1: a guy like that, a veteran that's played at extremely 619 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 1: high level for a long period of time, he can 620 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:59,000 Speaker 1: take an honest assessment of where things went awry and 621 00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 1: you can see some with that, and a lot of 622 00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 1: it does come down to communication. Communication is of the 623 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:06,960 Speaker 1: utmost importance. That's why crowd always plays in effect. That's 624 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 1: why you know, guys being on the same page and 625 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:12,800 Speaker 1: signaling and this offense in particular is so important. Of 626 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 1: guys have unwritten rules, Guys have different things they have 627 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:17,720 Speaker 1: to do and be in tune, and sometimes in the 628 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 1: moment you miss that opportunity. But when the opportunity comes again, 629 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:23,959 Speaker 1: I'm confident a guy like aj Green will be prepared 630 00:30:24,040 --> 00:30:26,800 Speaker 1: for it. He takes too much pride in what he does, 631 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 1: how he goes about doing what he does, and just 632 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:33,000 Speaker 1: getting that second year. You're hearing this information again and again, 633 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 1: and and really not just him, it's everybody you know 634 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:39,360 Speaker 1: another year in any offense, and you build on that, 635 00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:42,480 Speaker 1: you expand from that, and you really take ownership of 636 00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:44,600 Speaker 1: that from the quarterback position. You know, that's what we're 637 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 1: hoping for for Kyler of like the concepts that he's 638 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:49,719 Speaker 1: comfortable with. You look at Colt McCoy. He's another year 639 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:52,000 Speaker 1: on this offense, so he can be another sounding board. 640 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:55,440 Speaker 1: A guy like aj Green, I like these kind of concepts. 641 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 1: He understands coverage, he's seen so much. How he can 642 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:01,360 Speaker 1: do stuff, adjust and adapt on the fly, and how 643 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: it can all work together for the greater good of 644 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:06,360 Speaker 1: this offense is going to be so important. Even zach Ertz, 645 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:08,960 Speaker 1: you know he got here mid season. So guys that 646 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:11,840 Speaker 1: are constantly talking and communicating, that's the beauty of this 647 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:14,720 Speaker 1: training camp. You go off into the hotel, you talk 648 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:17,440 Speaker 1: about it. It's on your brain constantly. You're tweaking things, 649 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 1: you're adjusting, you're adapting, you're coming up with new signals. 650 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:22,080 Speaker 1: You're doing all of these things that you can adapt 651 00:31:22,320 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 1: that becomes second nature on the fly. So some of 652 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:27,840 Speaker 1: these things that might have cost them football games last 653 00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:31,000 Speaker 1: year that we might not even truly understand. Getting nipped 654 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:32,880 Speaker 1: in the butt before they come up a big issue. 655 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:35,920 Speaker 1: James Connor another one. Even though he had an outstanding 656 00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 1: season a year ago, how much better efficient can he 657 00:31:39,560 --> 00:31:42,240 Speaker 1: be in a year or two in this system, But 658 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:46,040 Speaker 1: we're gonna I thought it was a great interview, Paul, 659 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 1: that you had with AJ Green back in April on 660 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:51,360 Speaker 1: the Big Red Rage, and before we get to that, 661 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:55,600 Speaker 1: just the honesty and being able to kind of take 662 00:31:55,640 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 1: a step back sometimes and we all flashback to the 663 00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:02,720 Speaker 1: game in Green Bay against the Green Bay Packers, that 664 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 1: final snap of the football and all if AJ Green 665 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:08,240 Speaker 1: was ever able to live that down, at least amongst 666 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:11,560 Speaker 1: the fan base, but then several months later being able 667 00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:13,720 Speaker 1: to go, all right, yeah, I can do some things 668 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:16,480 Speaker 1: differently and better. You know. He was so frank, he 669 00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:18,840 Speaker 1: was so honest. I asked him at one point off 670 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:20,400 Speaker 1: the top of the interview, how much do you feel 671 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:22,640 Speaker 1: like you left out there last season overall? And he 672 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:25,000 Speaker 1: said a lot. He said, it's got to be better. 673 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:28,400 Speaker 1: I gotta be better. He said at the same time, though, right, 674 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 1: and he has that confidence of a guy who's been there, 675 00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:32,840 Speaker 1: had done that, a guy who made the Pro Bowl 676 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:37,280 Speaker 1: his first seven years in the league. So he mentioned 677 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:39,160 Speaker 1: during the course of that interview, a lot of people 678 00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:41,520 Speaker 1: didn't expect me to do well in this offense, and 679 00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:43,680 Speaker 1: in my mind, I should have been a thousand yard receiver. 680 00:32:43,800 --> 00:32:46,160 Speaker 1: That's on me once again. I gotta be better. That's 681 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:49,840 Speaker 1: Aj Green. He also said twice that he had other 682 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:52,800 Speaker 1: offers that he decided to stay with the Arizona Cardinals. 683 00:32:52,920 --> 00:32:56,960 Speaker 1: Other teams did make offers. So whether that's because he 684 00:32:57,240 --> 00:33:00,200 Speaker 1: likes the organization, doesn't want to change offenses, or I 685 00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:02,600 Speaker 1: got a sense that he feels like he left he 686 00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:04,800 Speaker 1: did indeed leave something out there last year. He wants 687 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:07,800 Speaker 1: to come back this year and prove it everyone, especially 688 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 1: the absence of DeAndre Hopkins to start, I will look 689 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:13,360 Speaker 1: for Aj Green to have a robust starter this season. 690 00:33:13,480 --> 00:33:16,240 Speaker 1: It was the April twenty first edition of the Big 691 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:21,040 Speaker 1: Red Rage Shares Paul and AJ Green talking specifically the 692 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:25,280 Speaker 1: communication between quarterback and wide receiver. Man, it just seemed 693 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:28,280 Speaker 1: at times that Kyler and Aj weren't quite on the 694 00:33:28,360 --> 00:33:31,680 Speaker 1: same page. Fair unfair, and that's fair. That's one hundred 695 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:34,240 Speaker 1: percent fair. And I felt the same way. So that's 696 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 1: what me got to be accountable, going to him and 697 00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:38,720 Speaker 1: telling him what I see and what he needs me 698 00:33:38,840 --> 00:33:41,040 Speaker 1: to do better. I can take it like, Aj, you 699 00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:42,640 Speaker 1: need to run this rod at this dep you need 700 00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:44,920 Speaker 1: to do this, you know, I'm the bigger than the team. Man. 701 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:46,920 Speaker 1: I need him to communicate with me, and I'll do 702 00:33:47,040 --> 00:33:49,400 Speaker 1: the same. Where do you think in terms of Kyler 703 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:52,680 Speaker 1: and his upside just as a quarterback? What do you 704 00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:55,240 Speaker 1: see in the future for him? Man? He's an MVP 705 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:58,959 Speaker 1: caliber guy. Man, I think the injury threw him off 706 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 1: a little bit. But if you get the first couple 707 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:03,120 Speaker 1: of games, man, he's playing at AMPVG level. And for me, 708 00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:06,880 Speaker 1: it just gotta continue helping him, bringing him along. And 709 00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:08,400 Speaker 1: I mean, he's not a guy that's gonna be in 710 00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:09,759 Speaker 1: your face, but we got to make him be in 711 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:12,239 Speaker 1: his face because this is his team. We always talk 712 00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:16,479 Speaker 1: about reps between quarterback and pass catchers. But you also, 713 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:20,520 Speaker 1: to Green's point, there drew the communication. What do you like? 714 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:23,000 Speaker 1: What can I do better? Hey? You know what. I 715 00:34:23,080 --> 00:34:24,680 Speaker 1: know you like to throw it this way, but for me, 716 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:27,440 Speaker 1: I prefer it over this shoulder. And I don't know 717 00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:29,960 Speaker 1: how much that was happening a lot last season, at 718 00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:32,080 Speaker 1: least AJ Green made it seemed like there was not 719 00:34:32,360 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 1: enough of that happening. Well, if we think back too, 720 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:37,920 Speaker 1: he'd missed time and training camp, right, didn't Aj miss 721 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:39,640 Speaker 1: some time with a hamster? I mean yep. So all 722 00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:42,439 Speaker 1: those things right, Every rep is so valuable of guys 723 00:34:42,520 --> 00:34:45,440 Speaker 1: coming out a different depisode. Again, each route is so 724 00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:47,800 Speaker 1: important of how it marries into the bigger picture of 725 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:51,160 Speaker 1: that actual concept versus that actual coverage, and and you 726 00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:53,600 Speaker 1: might not get that very often right that you get 727 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:56,480 Speaker 1: to really hash those things out. So getting all of 728 00:34:56,560 --> 00:34:58,440 Speaker 1: that on tape last year, being able to talk through 729 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:00,360 Speaker 1: it in the offseason, you know, get in them in 730 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:04,279 Speaker 1: the building together fully healthy, working on stuff, working on 731 00:35:04,360 --> 00:35:06,640 Speaker 1: stuff to the side, working on stuff, and routes on air, 732 00:35:07,160 --> 00:35:09,839 Speaker 1: all of these individual things that can then carry over 733 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:12,120 Speaker 1: and build upon. That is going to be crucial because 734 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:14,560 Speaker 1: there are different things. He's a long stride kind of 735 00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:16,360 Speaker 1: a guy. He can do a lot of things for you. 736 00:35:16,719 --> 00:35:18,560 Speaker 1: But then it also is going to be having the 737 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:21,040 Speaker 1: onus on Kyler to say this is how I want it. 738 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:23,520 Speaker 1: It has to be done this way because the margin 739 00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:25,719 Speaker 1: of air is so small, the window is only so big, 740 00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:27,640 Speaker 1: It's only going to stay open for so long. The 741 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:30,399 Speaker 1: ball has to be on this shoulder or this point 742 00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:32,640 Speaker 1: or you know what, you're running this out Yeah, this 743 00:35:32,760 --> 00:35:35,160 Speaker 1: out route, I'm throwing it, you know, ten yards to 744 00:35:35,239 --> 00:35:37,680 Speaker 1: the sideline. Get there for me. So it's got to 745 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:40,840 Speaker 1: be a two way street of communication, and there's a 746 00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:44,479 Speaker 1: lot to be able to overcome within that. But there's 747 00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:47,319 Speaker 1: reason for optimism and there's a reason why Aj wanted 748 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:48,440 Speaker 1: to come back and be a part of this. So 749 00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:50,719 Speaker 1: Drew is a long time quarterback in the NFL. When 750 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:53,720 Speaker 1: AJ Green says about Kyler, he's not a guy who's 751 00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:55,480 Speaker 1: going to be in your face. We need to make 752 00:35:55,600 --> 00:35:58,640 Speaker 1: him be in your face. It's his team. Is that realistic? 753 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:01,600 Speaker 1: Is that feasible? You know what? I think that he's 754 00:36:01,640 --> 00:36:04,880 Speaker 1: got to be his own person, and Kyler's very comfortable 755 00:36:04,920 --> 00:36:07,520 Speaker 1: in his own scan. Now, leadership can look many different ways. 756 00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:10,319 Speaker 1: It can manifest itself and build upon that, but you've 757 00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:12,080 Speaker 1: got to be pressing the envelope and that only start 758 00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:15,520 Speaker 1: comes by knowing yourself. It can't be fake. It cannot 759 00:36:15,560 --> 00:36:17,200 Speaker 1: be one of these things where you start hooting and 760 00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:19,040 Speaker 1: hollering and all of a sudden, these guys are looking 761 00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:21,200 Speaker 1: at me like this isn't who he is. But you 762 00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:23,800 Speaker 1: can hold people accountable. That can be done. There's some 763 00:36:24,080 --> 00:36:27,239 Speaker 1: foundational pieces to leadership that need to be there. I mean, 764 00:36:27,640 --> 00:36:30,399 Speaker 1: you talk about the different leaders that everybody's seen within 765 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:33,640 Speaker 1: this organization. Guys like Carlos Stansby. He was vocal, he 766 00:36:33,800 --> 00:36:36,480 Speaker 1: was out in front. He got guys motivated, Guys like 767 00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:40,000 Speaker 1: Larry Fitzgerald, Patrick Peterson. They led by the way they operated, 768 00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:42,040 Speaker 1: the way they did stuff. They weren't going to get in, 769 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:44,720 Speaker 1: you know, in people's face, but when they spoke, people 770 00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:47,000 Speaker 1: listen because they had earned the respect of their teammates. 771 00:36:47,239 --> 00:36:49,000 Speaker 1: A lot of it comes down to respect, It comes 772 00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:51,360 Speaker 1: down to trust, It comes down to being able to 773 00:36:51,560 --> 00:36:53,480 Speaker 1: know exactly we'll be on the shadow of a doubt. 774 00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:55,520 Speaker 1: You are the leader and that when you talk, it 775 00:36:55,640 --> 00:36:57,800 Speaker 1: carries weight. And Kyler's earned that. He's done that on 776 00:36:57,880 --> 00:37:00,160 Speaker 1: the field, you know, in the locker room. He's got 777 00:37:00,239 --> 00:37:01,960 Speaker 1: to be able to take that step forward. But it 778 00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:04,120 Speaker 1: can't be one of these things that's outside of his 779 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:06,719 Speaker 1: own coveroared zone. That was such a big talking point 780 00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:08,719 Speaker 1: last year of going into the season, and Kyler even 781 00:37:08,719 --> 00:37:10,399 Speaker 1: talked about a little bit, I've got to be more vocal. 782 00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:12,400 Speaker 1: I've got to do this. There's ways to do it 783 00:37:12,560 --> 00:37:16,279 Speaker 1: within who you are that is then portrayed the correct way, 784 00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:17,960 Speaker 1: as opposed to sitting there and just trying to like 785 00:37:18,120 --> 00:37:22,640 Speaker 1: yell on somebody's face and say you know that there's 786 00:37:22,719 --> 00:37:26,360 Speaker 1: so many different ways to go about doing it. Kyler 787 00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:28,400 Speaker 1: just needs to figure out the most effective and sometimes 788 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:31,400 Speaker 1: it's a person to person basis of knowing your teammates 789 00:37:32,120 --> 00:37:34,480 Speaker 1: and being around those guys that you can really get 790 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:37,280 Speaker 1: the most out of them. How can you help everybody 791 00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:40,759 Speaker 1: around you play to their capability because we know what 792 00:37:40,840 --> 00:37:43,880 Speaker 1: aj Green's capable of. How can you, as a quarterback 793 00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:46,080 Speaker 1: get those ten other guys in the huddle with you 794 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:47,800 Speaker 1: to be as good as they can be. And for 795 00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:50,799 Speaker 1: the record, when I asked aj Green what happened at 796 00:37:50,840 --> 00:37:52,759 Speaker 1: the end of last season seven and oh ten into 797 00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:55,759 Speaker 1: what happened? How do you diagnose the problem? He said 798 00:37:55,800 --> 00:37:58,839 Speaker 1: it was more of a team wide leadership tailed off 799 00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:01,800 Speaker 1: a little bit was his direct quote, and he cited, 800 00:38:02,160 --> 00:38:04,279 Speaker 1: maybe we need to hone in on the details a 801 00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:07,200 Speaker 1: little bit. And we've heard that from a number of guys, now, Craig, 802 00:38:07,280 --> 00:38:09,239 Speaker 1: have we not? Then maybe at ten and two the 803 00:38:09,320 --> 00:38:13,319 Speaker 1: team relaxed just a little bit, just enough to get 804 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:16,440 Speaker 1: your beat because these games in the NFL inevitably come 805 00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:18,400 Speaker 1: down to a field goal or a touchdown most of 806 00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:21,319 Speaker 1: the time. Puda Baker yep mentioned the team. Probably maybe 807 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:24,880 Speaker 1: you've gotten a little comfortable, yep, too comfortable after starting 808 00:38:24,920 --> 00:38:27,320 Speaker 1: ten and two, So that needs to be addressed and 809 00:38:27,520 --> 00:38:31,560 Speaker 1: corrected moving ahead this season. Arizona Cardinals single game tickets 810 00:38:31,640 --> 00:38:35,680 Speaker 1: available now. Getasy Cardinals dot com slash tickets for more information. 811 00:38:36,120 --> 00:38:50,960 Speaker 1: This is the Arizona Cardinals radio network orthon goal on 812 00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:53,200 Speaker 1: the one, eleven thirty four to go on a half 813 00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:57,360 Speaker 1: seven nothing Cardinals for now Lands and the pistol Mitchell 814 00:38:57,400 --> 00:39:00,760 Speaker 1: behind him. The Lands comes under center, makes the staff 815 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:04,920 Speaker 1: roll to the right. Lance running being chased by Chandler Jones, 816 00:39:05,120 --> 00:39:07,640 Speaker 1: plants hit at the goal line and he did not 817 00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:11,200 Speaker 1: get in oh with a hit by Isaiah Simmons, a 818 00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:15,600 Speaker 1: huge collision at the goal line. Bodies are everywhere, but 819 00:39:15,760 --> 00:39:17,880 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers aren't in the end zone. The 820 00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:23,480 Speaker 1: Cardinals takeover on downs again. Sometimes you're the pinata, it's 821 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:27,560 Speaker 1: sometimes you're the stick. And I believe right now Trey 822 00:39:27,680 --> 00:39:32,400 Speaker 1: Lance is leaking candy from his shoulder. Pets. By the way, 823 00:39:32,480 --> 00:39:36,040 Speaker 1: even with the windows closed in the press box at 824 00:39:36,080 --> 00:39:38,440 Speaker 1: State Farm Stadium, Paul, you're down on the sidelines, so 825 00:39:38,600 --> 00:39:41,000 Speaker 1: you obviously can hear it and feel it's but I 826 00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:44,400 Speaker 1: even I could hear that collision at the goal line 827 00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:47,680 Speaker 1: that saved a touchdown one of those many fourth down 828 00:39:47,800 --> 00:39:50,640 Speaker 1: stops against the forty nine. There are certain collisions, and 829 00:39:50,760 --> 00:39:53,280 Speaker 1: Drew back me up on this. I hope that register 830 00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:55,680 Speaker 1: on the Richter scale. You can feel them, you know, 831 00:39:55,760 --> 00:39:57,920 Speaker 1: even when I have the headsphones on and it's cranked 832 00:39:58,000 --> 00:39:59,919 Speaker 1: up and the crowd the red Sea and you can't 833 00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:03,960 Speaker 1: here anything, you can feel a collision like that right 834 00:40:04,040 --> 00:40:07,200 Speaker 1: before the pieline where Isaiah Simmons and tannerble Ao came over. 835 00:40:07,480 --> 00:40:09,960 Speaker 1: Any young Trey Lance bout out the hard way. You're 836 00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:12,000 Speaker 1: not just going to physical your way in for six 837 00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:14,959 Speaker 1: They stop the forty nine ers what four or five 838 00:40:15,080 --> 00:40:17,839 Speaker 1: times on fourth down, in which Vans Joseph said, Yeah, 839 00:40:17,840 --> 00:40:19,960 Speaker 1: I love fourth down because I've got more plays to 840 00:40:20,040 --> 00:40:23,040 Speaker 1: counter your one play. Yeah, and it certainly added up 841 00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:25,480 Speaker 1: to a victory for the Cardinals on that day. All right, 842 00:40:25,560 --> 00:40:27,680 Speaker 1: why are we talking about Isaiah Simmons. Well, we've been 843 00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:31,120 Speaker 1: talking about Isaiah Simmons all offseason. He and Zavian Collegs 844 00:40:31,600 --> 00:40:34,880 Speaker 1: the next step for those two young inside linebackers. But 845 00:40:35,120 --> 00:40:38,680 Speaker 1: might they be the beneficiary Drew of some help a 846 00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:41,640 Speaker 1: lot's going to be asked about those two young guys aloud. 847 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:44,480 Speaker 1: Eyes are going to be on them once practices are 848 00:40:44,520 --> 00:40:46,879 Speaker 1: open to the media or to the public at stay 849 00:40:46,920 --> 00:40:51,040 Speaker 1: Farm Stadium. But perhaps could you see an addition to 850 00:40:51,200 --> 00:40:55,720 Speaker 1: the defensive line to kind of keep those offensive lineman 851 00:40:56,280 --> 00:41:00,600 Speaker 1: blockers off of your young inside linebackers. It's very feasible 852 00:41:00,640 --> 00:41:03,680 Speaker 1: and it needs to be done. These savvy veteran defensive 853 00:41:03,719 --> 00:41:06,160 Speaker 1: lineman that get away with holding or being able to 854 00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:08,920 Speaker 1: take up two guys or anything. These guys need space 855 00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:11,640 Speaker 1: and space is their friend and it's the enemy of 856 00:41:11,680 --> 00:41:14,279 Speaker 1: an offensive lineman, and so being able to give them 857 00:41:14,320 --> 00:41:17,840 Speaker 1: space to read, react, shoot gaps, play sideline and sideline. 858 00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:20,680 Speaker 1: Both of these guys were drafted because of their athleticism, 859 00:41:20,960 --> 00:41:24,560 Speaker 1: especially Isaiah. I mean, he is so tremendously talented going 860 00:41:24,640 --> 00:41:27,120 Speaker 1: into his third year. Trying to give him as much 861 00:41:27,120 --> 00:41:29,120 Speaker 1: space as possible and take the pressure off him so 862 00:41:29,200 --> 00:41:32,239 Speaker 1: that you don't have offensive lineman coming up. Getting into 863 00:41:32,280 --> 00:41:34,319 Speaker 1: that second level to get hands on them is going 864 00:41:34,400 --> 00:41:36,360 Speaker 1: to be huge because we want to start big plays 865 00:41:36,360 --> 00:41:38,920 Speaker 1: before they happen. And in this division you see these 866 00:41:39,040 --> 00:41:41,400 Speaker 1: zone blocking schemes and them being able to push to 867 00:41:41,480 --> 00:41:44,120 Speaker 1: that next level. What can you do as a defensive lineman. 868 00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:46,759 Speaker 1: And that's where again it's going to take the unit 869 00:41:46,840 --> 00:41:49,759 Speaker 1: as a collective hole to get a veteran type of guy. 870 00:41:50,120 --> 00:41:51,839 Speaker 1: They can take that pressure off in the run game 871 00:41:51,880 --> 00:41:54,160 Speaker 1: that they can shoot gaps or unblitzing of making sure 872 00:41:54,200 --> 00:41:56,320 Speaker 1: he's hitting the right gap, bringing too offensive lineman with 873 00:41:56,440 --> 00:41:58,840 Speaker 1: them getting the right shoulder. There's so much technique that 874 00:41:58,920 --> 00:42:01,399 Speaker 1: goes on and in tire, and it happened so fast 875 00:42:01,440 --> 00:42:03,640 Speaker 1: that sometimes with our naked eye we miss it. But 876 00:42:03,760 --> 00:42:06,200 Speaker 1: when you go back and break it down these guys 877 00:42:06,239 --> 00:42:09,040 Speaker 1: in freeing them up to be the athletic freaks that 878 00:42:09,120 --> 00:42:11,200 Speaker 1: they are that they were drafted to be, is what 879 00:42:11,400 --> 00:42:14,279 Speaker 1: we need to do defensively to allow them to play 880 00:42:14,360 --> 00:42:16,439 Speaker 1: that great on the second level, and then it makes 881 00:42:16,440 --> 00:42:18,520 Speaker 1: everybody else better on the back end. You're not the 882 00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:21,719 Speaker 1: only one who thinks that potentially a defensive lineman maybe 883 00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:25,000 Speaker 1: in the interior D line something that this team might 884 00:42:25,160 --> 00:42:28,719 Speaker 1: be able to add here before week one. Rob Frederickson 885 00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:31,000 Speaker 1: on The Big Red Rage on why he would add 886 00:42:31,080 --> 00:42:34,000 Speaker 1: a defensive tackle. I wouldn't be surprised if we're starting 887 00:42:34,040 --> 00:42:37,640 Speaker 1: to time time looking at some defensive tackle help. The 888 00:42:37,800 --> 00:42:40,200 Speaker 1: more you can keep those offensive linemen off of those 889 00:42:40,280 --> 00:42:43,520 Speaker 1: linebackers and allow them to be free runners and use 890 00:42:43,560 --> 00:42:47,160 Speaker 1: their athleticism. You know that that is what a great 891 00:42:47,280 --> 00:42:51,439 Speaker 1: defense really needs. You know, Tony Sarah goosea rest in peace, 892 00:42:52,040 --> 00:42:55,280 Speaker 1: what he did for ray Lewis and that Baltimore Ravens defense. 893 00:42:55,719 --> 00:42:59,080 Speaker 1: You can't overstate that. It really is. One of the 894 00:42:59,200 --> 00:43:02,800 Speaker 1: most important positions is to have those interior defensive linemen 895 00:43:03,080 --> 00:43:07,480 Speaker 1: stout and chewing up those offensive linemen, allowing athletic linebackers 896 00:43:07,560 --> 00:43:10,279 Speaker 1: like we have, allowing them free reign to run. You 897 00:43:10,400 --> 00:43:14,239 Speaker 1: look at the current roster right now, Paul Suarez defensive 898 00:43:14,280 --> 00:43:17,040 Speaker 1: lineman and guys who can play inside. Have we seen 899 00:43:17,120 --> 00:43:20,960 Speaker 1: JJ Watt lineup inside? Yeah? But Richard Lawrence a lecky 900 00:43:21,040 --> 00:43:24,719 Speaker 1: foe to draft picks that are coming towards the end 901 00:43:24,760 --> 00:43:27,400 Speaker 1: of their initial contracts now all of a sudden, All right, 902 00:43:27,520 --> 00:43:29,719 Speaker 1: is there going to be a second contract? Is it 903 00:43:29,800 --> 00:43:32,560 Speaker 1: time for them to be the player that the Cardinals 904 00:43:32,640 --> 00:43:35,440 Speaker 1: thought when they drafted them? And no, Corey Peters at 905 00:43:35,520 --> 00:43:39,000 Speaker 1: least not yet. So yes, you're counting on those young 906 00:43:39,040 --> 00:43:42,320 Speaker 1: guys to finally blossom and take basically a starters roll on, 907 00:43:42,440 --> 00:43:44,640 Speaker 1: and I'll had two other reasons too, maybe why a 908 00:43:44,719 --> 00:43:46,800 Speaker 1: defensive tackle might be in the mix other than just 909 00:43:46,880 --> 00:43:50,719 Speaker 1: trying to keep your inside linebackers clean. Number two, guess what. 910 00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:53,919 Speaker 1: The Cardinals allowed one hundred fifty yards rushing in five 911 00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:58,200 Speaker 1: games last year, and so their run defense was inconsistent. 912 00:43:58,360 --> 00:44:01,359 Speaker 1: You could use someone in that department. And if you're 913 00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:04,120 Speaker 1: trying to replace Chandler Jones, guess what if you can 914 00:44:04,200 --> 00:44:07,319 Speaker 1: get some interior pass rush and some penetration, that's going 915 00:44:07,400 --> 00:44:09,239 Speaker 1: to be you don't have to get all your pass 916 00:44:09,360 --> 00:44:11,600 Speaker 1: rush from the edges. You know, look at Aaron Donald 917 00:44:11,760 --> 00:44:14,000 Speaker 1: obviously the best in the game. Look what Chris Jones 918 00:44:14,080 --> 00:44:15,719 Speaker 1: is going to do for the Kansas City Chiefs in 919 00:44:15,840 --> 00:44:18,200 Speaker 1: Week one. So if you can somehow some way find 920 00:44:18,239 --> 00:44:20,640 Speaker 1: a veteran who can be key in that department and 921 00:44:20,800 --> 00:44:23,839 Speaker 1: also throw this out there, JJ Watt, Cardinals were seven 922 00:44:23,880 --> 00:44:26,920 Speaker 1: to Oh what jj Watt? He is that rising tide 923 00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:30,759 Speaker 1: that lifts the entire defensive front, Darry Say, the entire sideline. 924 00:44:30,840 --> 00:44:33,080 Speaker 1: He's just that guy. So if there's one wish I 925 00:44:33,160 --> 00:44:36,000 Speaker 1: have for this season, it's at ninety nine stays healthy, 926 00:44:36,040 --> 00:44:38,560 Speaker 1: because you know he's going to be productive and once 927 00:44:38,600 --> 00:44:40,719 Speaker 1: again he just sort of wears off on everyone else 928 00:44:40,800 --> 00:44:45,360 Speaker 1: his attitude. It's something that is contagious on that sideline. 929 00:44:45,520 --> 00:44:49,040 Speaker 1: Alaka that have ninety nine the Cardinals ninety nine be 930 00:44:49,200 --> 00:44:52,680 Speaker 1: healthy for all seventeen games. Drill, give you credit. You 931 00:44:52,800 --> 00:44:57,040 Speaker 1: lasted the entire show here. Best luck the rest of 932 00:44:57,080 --> 00:44:59,160 Speaker 1: this week, your final week of freedom. By the way, 933 00:44:59,200 --> 00:45:02,240 Speaker 1: before training camp agins. Thank you yea training camp. Suffer 934 00:45:02,280 --> 00:45:05,240 Speaker 1: Nalo for me, I'm good. Special thanks behind the scenes, 935 00:45:05,320 --> 00:45:07,719 Speaker 1: jim O Mohundro and Zach Larson. We'll talk to you 936 00:45:07,840 --> 00:45:10,480 Speaker 1: next week when camp begins. 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