1 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: Second straight heartbreaker against a divisional opponent in a week. 2 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: Cardinals unable to get the job done on Thursday Night 3 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: Football against the Seahawks. What was the fallout of the loss? 4 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 1: Takeaways and notes from the head coach. It's Cardinals Cover two, 5 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: Episode nine eight, and it starts right now. 6 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:26,279 Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two po. 7 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 3: To Baker, What heart? What rent? This guy's unbelievable. 8 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 2: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyundai, proud partner of 9 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 2: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcast. Visit Azycardinals 10 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 2: dot com slash podcast. 11 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 3: He's a a ten half of five. He's it again 12 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 3: some more hurry magic? 13 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: Whoa? 14 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 2: Here's Danny Sirek. 15 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: Second time in five days. Cardinals loms to a walk 16 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: off off field goal, first to the forty nine ers 17 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: on Sunday, then add home to the Seahawks Thursday Night Football, 18 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,759 Speaker 1: a brutal twenty three twenty loss for the Cardinals, who 19 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: are now two and two, both losses within the division. 20 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: Whole lots talk about Thursday Night's game here on Cardinals 21 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: Cover two with Zach Gershman. I'm Danny Surrek filling in 22 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: for Craig grielou zach heartbreaking loss. This was a Cardinals 23 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: team that at one point was down twenty to six. 24 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 1: In fact, the broadcast had a three point six percent 25 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: probability for the Cardinals to come back and win the game. 26 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: They did come back in the fourth quarter. Before we 27 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 1: get into the details, just overall, what was the morale, 28 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: What was the vibe in the locker room postgame? 29 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was it was tough. I mean, this has 30 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,759 Speaker 3: been a rough ninety six to one hundred and twenty 31 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 3: hours for this team. It's the first time. The Cardinals 32 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 3: are the first team that this has ever happened to 33 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 3: since at least nineteen seventy that they've lost and within 34 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 3: the span of five days on a walk off field 35 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 3: goal both times, and with that happens like that could 36 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 3: be very deflating for a team. However, when Jonathan Gannon 37 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 3: was asked about that, he said that, if anything, that's 38 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 3: a shot of adrenaline to this team when they're able 39 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 3: to come back and to try to change their approach 40 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 3: as they get set for the next week. Look. While 41 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 3: the offense struggled mightily in that first half, especially with 42 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 3: Marvin Harrison Junior and Kyle Murray, in that connection. It wasn't. 43 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 3: There was still a lot of optimism in the building, 44 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 3: whether that was because of the rivalry's displays and the 45 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 3: new jerseys and the really gorgeous field that was out there, 46 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 3: there was a lot of excitement. There was a lot 47 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 3: of buzz, and after a loss like the Cardinals sustained 48 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 3: against the San Francisco forty nine ers on Sunday, you 49 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 3: don't necessarily expect to see that all the time going 50 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 3: into a short week and then what you end up 51 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 3: having trot out the tunnel on Thursday night. But the 52 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:53,519 Speaker 3: Cardinals looked the locker room, it was a bummed out group. 53 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 3: I tried talking to a lot of players, and not 54 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 3: all of them were the happiest to speak to the media, 55 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 3: which I don't knowscessarily blamed them. But there were also 56 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 3: players like Paris Johnson Junior and Michael Wilson and Max 57 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 3: Mountain who found an optimistic approach through all of this 58 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 3: and saying, hey, we were only a few plays away 59 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 3: and that's tough, but it's still encouraging that you are 60 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 3: still so close. 61 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: And instaid Friday morning. It's a combination of frustration and 62 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: motivation to just be a few plays away. Quick sidebar 63 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: because we can't get too far into this podcast without 64 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:32,399 Speaker 1: complimenting the most stunning football field that has ever been. 65 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: Andy Levy, the turf director for the Cardinals and his 66 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: crew beyond knocked it out of the park. They had 67 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: that Rivalries three D birdhead logo at midfield, and the 68 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: end zones had part of the state flag. It was 69 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: the star with the beams and the shading on those 70 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: was incredible. The coloring of the field with those Rivalries 71 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: uniforms which looked sick on their own was chef's kiss. 72 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 3: It was gorgeous. I gave Andy a pat on the 73 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 3: back when he was walking by us on the sidelines, 74 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 3: and I know a lot of the other players as well. 75 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 3: Trey McBride walked over and thanked the staff that helped 76 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 3: paint the field, so the players appreciated it and to 77 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 3: collectively because this is all a team effort. I got 78 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 3: to give a shout out to our photography staff with 79 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 3: Caitlyn Curl and Jeremy Chen because I'm pretty sure it 80 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 3: was Jeremy caught the photo of Marvin Harrison Junior in 81 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 3: the end zone on that touchdown reception and to see 82 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 3: the field. The way that it was shot, it was 83 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 3: gorgeous all round, So kudos to everybody involved. They'd say 84 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 3: it takes a village, and in this case, it truly 85 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 3: takes that and none. 86 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: Some our content team is a whole photo and video 87 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 1: even throughout the week showing that field getting paid. It 88 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: just incredible. That was the first time in State Farm 89 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: Stadium the Cardinals had anything other than text or logo 90 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 1: in the end zone and a lot of fans are 91 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: wanting it to be here, to stay. Unfortunately, that was 92 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: just for the rivalries. 93 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 3: Give it an addition, It's why people want it more. 94 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, keep you want more in coming back. That was 95 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: the only game the Cardinals will wear those rivalries uniforms. 96 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 1: They will wear them again. The NFC West is one 97 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 1: of the two divisions, so two more years they will 98 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 1: wear them two more times at home. And funny enough, 99 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 1: every team in the NFC West chose Seattle as their 100 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: rival to wear them. 101 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 3: Yeah. Well unless the Seahawks, at least their social media 102 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,280 Speaker 3: accounts seemed to take it very personally with the way 103 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 3: that they've been trolling the Cardinals after the win. But look, 104 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 3: at the end of the day, though, if I was Seattle, 105 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 3: I wouldn't necessarily be feeling as great knowing that they 106 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 3: let the Cardinals with that three point eight percent when 107 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 3: probability clawed their way back into it. Similar to how 108 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 3: the Cardinals felt with the game against the Carolina Panthers. 109 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 3: You could look at all the good and say you 110 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 3: were up twenty seven to three. That's encouraging, but the 111 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 3: conversation afterwards was how did you let Carolina get back 112 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 3: into it? If I'm Seattle, I'm taking it a little 113 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 3: bit easy. If that's just me. 114 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: Though there are no moral victories. That does not show 115 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: up in the win column. The Cardinals showed grit though, 116 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 1: and although that didn't result in a win, it's incredibly important, 117 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: especially for a team that is as self reflective as 118 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: the Cardinals are, which all stems with Gannon. The players 119 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 1: will have the next few days off, it's a mini 120 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:04,840 Speaker 1: bye week. They have the weekend to recover physically and 121 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: mentally from a really grueling couple of days. The coaching 122 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 1: staff will be in the building. Gannon which artably was 123 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: his best press conference he has had as the Cardinals 124 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: head coach. There was not a moment of coach speak. 125 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: It was honest. It was intentional, very self reflective, and 126 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: his answers about Thursday Night's performance and the team as 127 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: a whole through three weeks and four games. There are 128 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: plenty of things to improve on. He's aware of that. 129 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: Let's start with the offense. Cardinals finished with two hundred 130 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: and fifty three total yards, eighty nine of those on 131 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 1: the ground. Not having James Connor, who's out for the 132 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 1: rest of the year with a foot injury, he sustained 133 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: in San Francisco one hundred and sixty four passing yards. 134 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: Cardinals ended up finding the end zone twice. Wasn't until 135 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter. I'm not even sure it's fair to 136 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 1: say it was a slow start when it was as 137 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 1: slow as it was. What are your general takeaways of 138 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: where this offense is struggling to move the chains consistently. 139 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 3: Well, I think with the two touchdowns that you hit on, 140 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 3: it's very apropos that the two people that scored the 141 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 3: touchdowns were the two individuals that dropped the football in 142 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 3: the previous week against San Francisco and a Mario de 143 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 3: Mercado and Marvin Harrison Junior. But the Cardinals have struggled 144 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 3: to move the chains. They've struggled on third down. They've 145 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 3: the challenge and something that Johnathangannon discussed postgame is they 146 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 3: allowed sacks way too frequently. The defensive line for the 147 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 3: Seattle Seahawks kind of had their way in a lot 148 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 3: of times. The six sacks is definitely not something that 149 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 3: you're ever going to be happy about as a total, 150 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 3: but a lot of them coming on first and second down, 151 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 3: and that automatically puts you way behind the sticks and 152 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 3: that and then that becomes a struggle. The Cardinals on 153 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 3: third and ten plus did not do great. I'm pretty 154 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 3: sure they only had one first down conversion and it 155 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 3: was the fifteen yard slip screen to Greg Dortch, which 156 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 3: is important. You needed that play to happen in the 157 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 3: way that it did. But the Cardinals have struggled to 158 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 3: move the chain. And you mentioned JG's press conference on Monday. 159 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 3: I know the fan base is very frustrated, and I 160 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 3: think if you listen to Jonathangannon's press conference, you start 161 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:12,559 Speaker 3: to realize he has a lot of the same thoughts 162 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 3: that the fans do. What has been struggling? Why has 163 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 3: this not been happening? He said himself. He walked off 164 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 3: the field a little bit upset, a little bit disappointed 165 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 3: about the connection between Marvin and Kyler, and then he 166 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 3: realized a couple of things after the fact. So I 167 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 3: do highly encourage everybody to go check out the presser. 168 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:33,439 Speaker 1: Marvin Harrison Junior had six catches on ten targets for 169 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,959 Speaker 1: sixty six yards in the touchdown. What came off as 170 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: miscommunication between Harrison and Murray wasn't necessarily the case. If 171 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:44,559 Speaker 1: you watch the film, and don't everybody yell at me 172 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 1: right now for saying that, Gannon said it himself as well. 173 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 1: Is he walked off the field wondering, why are we 174 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: not on the same page, and then after watching the 175 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: tape realize there was truly just one instance where it 176 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 1: was miscommunication. Let's start with that first interception. So Murray 177 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: he ends up scrambling just a hare and when Harrison 178 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: sees that, he stops his route and he actually goes 179 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: to break to try to turn around into open space 180 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: to provide an opportunity for Murray, and the timing of 181 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:17,119 Speaker 1: that is off, which unfortunately happens, and even more unfortunate, 182 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: Murray threw it and it was picked. Now it ended 183 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 1: up being some friendly fire between the Seahawks, and the 184 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 1: ball was fumbled and recovered thankfully by running back Trey 185 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 1: Benson to give the Cardinals offense another shot. Kurt Warner, 186 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 1: I mean, former Cardinals Hall of Fame quarterback even tweeted 187 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: that is what happens when you have a quarterback that's scrambling. 188 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: So that is an instance where you think Harrison stopped 189 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: his route, what is he doing? He has no clue 190 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: what's going on. That's a really nuanced example of sometimes 191 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 1: the timing is just off. 192 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 3: And you can't practice scramble drills like this. Of course, 193 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 3: well to a certain extent, you could try, but when 194 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 3: it comes to the because I asked Marvin about this 195 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 3: last year, you think back to the game against the 196 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 3: Los Angeles Rams Week two, when Marvin Harrison Junior went 197 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:01,319 Speaker 3: off for a one hundred and thirty yards in the 198 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 3: two touchdowns. His sixty yard touchdown came off a scrambled 199 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 3: drill where he simply broke off his route and Kyler 200 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:09,959 Speaker 3: was able to find him going a completely different direction 201 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 3: and that's what ended up leading to the big sixty 202 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:15,319 Speaker 3: yard explosive. And I asked Marvin after that happened, can 203 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:17,599 Speaker 3: you practice those type of scramble drills, and he was 204 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:20,199 Speaker 3: saying to an extent, yes, you could. You always try 205 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 3: to have certain parts of practice where you work on that, 206 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 3: but a lot of that just comes to feel with 207 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 3: your quarterback and your wide receivers and trying to find 208 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 3: those soft spots on the defense. And that's something that 209 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 3: I think Marvin probably expecting Kyler to scramble a little 210 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:36,199 Speaker 3: bit more, expecting a break off his route. If he 211 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 3: would have went upfield, he would have blown right by 212 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 3: Kobe Bryant. Instead, Kobe Bryant jumped in front of Marvin 213 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 3: and where Kyler thought Marvin was going to be, and 214 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:45,559 Speaker 3: Kyler threw it right at Kobe. 215 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: Last two games, it's been a problem with all receivers, 216 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: even some running backs out of the backfield drop passes. 217 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 1: That's not on the quarterback. I mean, look, it was 218 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:57,559 Speaker 1: the game plan going into Seattle to pass the ball 219 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 1: against that defense. Murray had forty one passes. That is 220 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: a lot, and that isn't just on the quarterback. When 221 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 1: you're talking about some of the miscommunication or the errors, 222 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 1: and those drop passes are a great example. Second quarter, 223 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:14,200 Speaker 1: the Cardinals are going on a long drive. That's third 224 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 1: and eleven at Seattle's thirty three and Harrison bobbles the ball, 225 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:21,959 Speaker 1: it's intercepted by Seattle. That's not something that Murray can control, 226 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: and that's something you need better from from Harrison. He 227 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 1: is a young receiver and it is going to take time. 228 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: Fans are going to be antsy, especially because you saw 229 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 1: some good flashes last year, especially when you look around 230 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:38,719 Speaker 1: some of the other receivers who were taken in the 231 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 1: first round last year. I understand that that's totally valid. 232 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: Look at this Cardinals offense specifically, this is a run 233 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:46,959 Speaker 1: first offense. 234 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 3: This year. 235 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:50,720 Speaker 1: The run game has not been there. Doesn't necessarily mean 236 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:53,839 Speaker 1: the passing game. The receivers get a pass on that, 237 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 1: but this offense as a whole has not been rolling. 238 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:59,559 Speaker 1: And you have this young receiver who yes needs to 239 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 1: come be your number one to you have to give time. 240 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: It is a process. I am not excusing drop passes, 241 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:09,679 Speaker 1: if anything, that's the one thing that you say. There 242 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 1: is truly no excuse the scramble interception. Yes, that's not great, 243 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 1: especially when they spent the offseason working out together, especially 244 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:19,079 Speaker 1: when they have a whole year under their belt. The 245 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: drop passes, though not just from Harrison the receivers as 246 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 1: a whole. That is where things you cannot allow them 247 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:29,679 Speaker 1: to get sideways. That is something you have to correct immediately. 248 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 3: And with the run game, because the run game opens 249 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 3: up the passing game. The Cardinals knew especially, and you 250 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 3: could tell with the amount of pass attempts that Kyler 251 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:42,439 Speaker 3: had forty one twenty one of those going to wide receivers, 252 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 3: which I thought was an interesting anecdote considering that the 253 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 3: Cardinals going into Week four targeted wide receivers at the 254 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 3: least amount of any NFL team out there. The run 255 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 3: game has been struggling. We knowed that. We've talked about 256 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 3: that plenty, and with the Seattle defense, you knew you 257 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:00,679 Speaker 3: weren't going to be able to get much And in 258 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 3: a short week when you're trying to figure out what 259 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 3: your identity is without James Connor, you knew that it 260 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:06,839 Speaker 3: wasn't really going to be able to You might be 261 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:08,959 Speaker 3: able to pop one or two here or there, but 262 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:11,719 Speaker 3: it wasn't going to be the explosive rushing attack. I 263 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 3: think Cardinals fans have grown accustomed to seeing. It's why 264 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 3: they ran thirteen personnel only once against Seattle, a team 265 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 3: that was leading in thirteen personnel last season, only had 266 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 3: one play out of that thirteen personnel packages only. I'm 267 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 3: pretty sure nine were out of twelve personnel. Tip Rieman 268 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:32,559 Speaker 3: played the lowest amount of snaps he has in his career. 269 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:35,960 Speaker 3: Elijah Higgins the second fewest amount of snaps with only nine. 270 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:37,679 Speaker 3: So the Cardinals knew that it was going to be 271 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 3: a lot of eleven personnel, a lot of Trade McBride, 272 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 3: a lot of Marvin Harrison junior. But look we talk 273 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 3: about you mentioned the growth that you have to wait 274 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 3: to see from Marvin and just giving him some time 275 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 3: along the way. I know the stats right now. You 276 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 3: tweet out something last year about the stats with his 277 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:59,719 Speaker 3: father and him, that stat right now still holds. I 278 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 3: think there's only a one. 279 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 1: Yard dick almost exactly identical with his Hall of Fame 280 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:05,200 Speaker 1: receiver father. 281 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 3: And it's something that it shows. And Adrian Wilson tweeted 282 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:11,439 Speaker 3: about it during the game, like you're tweeting about this 283 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 3: kid like he's a Hall of Fame wide receiver already 284 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:16,319 Speaker 3: because you're comparing him to the likes of Fits, and 285 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 3: you're comparing him to his father, but he's not there yet. 286 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 3: And Fits wasn't fits in his second year, and neither 287 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 3: was Marvin Harrison Senior. So there is gonna be some 288 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 3: time it's inexcusable to drops. But with the touchdown and 289 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 3: with the back shoulder play that Kyler was able to 290 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 3: find him which ended up leading to a touchdown to 291 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 3: tie the game. This is there's a lot of talk 292 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 3: right now. I hate seeing the term because there's a 293 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 3: lot of psychology behind it. Him saying Marvin's broken. I 294 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 3: don't think Marvin's broken. He's somebody that cares about this 295 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 3: game and it's been his life because he was born 296 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 3: into this. He was born running around on football fields 297 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 3: in Indianapolis. So when I think about Marvin Harrison Senior, 298 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 3: I think about Marvin Harrison Junior. I think about the 299 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 3: player that is trying really hard. Now is he trying 300 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 3: a little bit too hard? Is he's thinking a little 301 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 3: bit too much. That's a completely different story, and I'm 302 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 3: not in Marvin's brain, so I don't have that answer. 303 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 3: But you see how much he cared after the touchdown. 304 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 3: He took a moment in the end zone three four 305 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 3: seconds on a knee, just kind of taking a moment 306 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 3: into himself. And I asked Paris about that after the game, 307 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 3: about what that moment meant to him and what it 308 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 3: shows about Marvin's perseverance and his resilience, and he was saying, 309 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 3: Marvin's been a winner his entire life. He's never struggled 310 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 3: in this kind of way, but he's going to use 311 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 3: this struggle to ultimately motivate him going forward. 312 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 1: Sounds similar to the quarterback No Kyler Murray has had 313 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 1: similar sentiments throughout his career as somebody who had a 314 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 1: lot of success and did it really face these kind 315 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: of adversities until the pros people are too quick to 316 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 1: write off or call a bust or call a player 317 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 1: broken that I do not agree with. I just don't. 318 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 1: And if you don't see the spark in Harrison and 319 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: what he can bring, I don't know what to tell you, 320 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 1: to be quite honest. Is there room for improvement? 321 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 3: Yes? 322 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: Can you have those kind of drop passes? 323 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 2: No? 324 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 1: Do you need to maybe work on that mental strength 325 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 1: of having that memory of a goldfish to get back 326 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 1: out there? 327 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 3: Yes, there is. 328 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 1: Absolutely room for improvement. I don't agree that he's broken 329 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 1: or a bust. When Harrison had a sixteen yard catch 330 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: on the sideline, in the third quarter against some tight, 331 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: physical coverage with good adjustment, loud cheers that caught his 332 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: confidence back. That touchdown in the fourth quarter, the sixteen 333 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: yard catch in the end zone, Harrison knelt down and 334 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: you could tell. I don't know if he was praying 335 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 1: or if he was taking a big sigh of relief. 336 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: He's never had that kind of celebration. It was kind 337 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 1: of throwing the monkey off his back and just exhaling. 338 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 1: He needed that. And also incredible touchdown catch. He most 339 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: that defender. My goodness, and. 340 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 3: Devin Witherspoon for being a guy who look he's a 341 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 3: great cornerback. But he talked a lot of smack about 342 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 3: Marvin at the Super Bowl in media row, saying and 343 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 3: that was not tough to cover, got a hard are 344 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 3: not hard to guard him? Well, I hope that Devin 345 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,119 Speaker 3: Witherspoon realized is especially with that photo that you know 346 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:09,680 Speaker 3: we were able to shoot from our amazing photography team, 347 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 3: that that photo is going to follow Devin witherspoonth throughout 348 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:12,640 Speaker 3: his entire career. 349 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 1: Again, no moral victories. However, through the first three games, 350 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 1: we heard that this team, this offense specifically needed to 351 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: finish stronger, they were going to be working on four 352 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:24,880 Speaker 1: minute offense end of the games. That's where this Cardinals 353 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:27,840 Speaker 1: offense came alive. That that is where, yes, you need 354 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: it for a full sixty minutes scan and even acknowledge that. 355 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:34,920 Speaker 1: But that was a benefit to see and credit to 356 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:37,960 Speaker 1: receiver Michael Wilson, who had said before the game it 357 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,400 Speaker 1: was keeping him up at night to have just three 358 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:45,120 Speaker 1: catches and the receiving room not doing enough. On a massive, 359 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:48,200 Speaker 1: incredibly crucial down. It was fourth and four at the 360 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 1: Cardinal's own forty nine. He had that five yard catch 361 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 1: where he was late to turn, bobbled the ball with 362 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 1: one hand, brought it down for the first down and 363 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: that sustained the drive which would end up leading to 364 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:01,120 Speaker 1: a touchdown catch by running back of Mario dey Mercado. 365 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 1: That extra point would end up tying the game for 366 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:07,640 Speaker 1: those final final few seconds. That was huge of Michael Wilson. 367 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:11,119 Speaker 3: I included a quote from Michael Wilson on Azycardinals dot com. 368 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:15,199 Speaker 3: Depending on when you amazing bird Gangle listeners are listening 369 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:17,200 Speaker 3: to this right now, if possibly is already up on 370 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:20,879 Speaker 3: the website. But I asked him about that reception and 371 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 3: he said that Marvin me and not Marvin Kyler. When 372 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 3: he threw the football his direction, he just turned around, 373 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 3: saw it about two feet in front of him and 374 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 3: didn't know what to do, so he just threw his 375 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 3: right arm up and that's really when his instincts took over. Look, 376 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 3: this is the wide receivers, Greg Dersch, Michael Wilson, Marvin 377 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 3: Harrison Junior. I'm sure if Zay Jones was healthy enough 378 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 3: to be out there, he also would be on the 379 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 3: receiving end of a lot of these targets. It was 380 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:49,400 Speaker 3: clearly an area emphasis twenty one and forty one pass 381 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:52,120 Speaker 3: attempts being targeted at wide receivers and then the other 382 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:55,399 Speaker 3: eleven going to Trey McBride if I'm not mistaken, and 383 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 3: then I'm pretty sure Trey Benson got the rest with 384 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 3: the Mario de Mercado for the targets, it's a focus. 385 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 3: I think that this is something that John to again 386 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 3: and possibly discussed with Drew Petsing. Obviously we're not in 387 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 3: these rooms, but the Cardinals found a way to try 388 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 3: to expose a young cornerback, and Josh Joe for the 389 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 3: Seattle Seahawks, they went after him quite a bit Devin Witherspoon. 390 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:20,639 Speaker 3: They had no problems fearing what he could potentially be 391 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:23,639 Speaker 3: the former first rounder. It's important for the Cardinals to 392 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 3: continue to instill this confidence and a lot of these players. 393 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:29,159 Speaker 3: This loss will keep these guys up at night, and 394 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 3: it will bother them, I'm sure, and stick with them 395 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 3: throughout these This mini by as they've been calling it 396 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 3: so far. But what does that mean. Is it going 397 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:39,639 Speaker 3: to stick with you in a way that it's irking 398 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 3: at you and you don't do anything about it and 399 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:43,639 Speaker 3: you kind of sulking it, or do you twist that 400 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 3: and turn that into motivation because you have a young 401 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:49,119 Speaker 3: team that is yet to get to win in the 402 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 3: Tennessee Titans coming to town in about ten days, and 403 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:53,520 Speaker 3: you want to try to take advantage of that. 404 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 1: You have no choice but to use it as motivation. 405 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 1: Let's talk about the wrong game. Trey Benson eight carries 406 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:02,160 Speaker 1: for thirty five yards. That's an average of four point 407 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: four yards per carry. Cardinals offensive line allowed six sacks. 408 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 1: It sounds like a simple question, but clearly it's been 409 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:15,119 Speaker 1: a problem. How do you get this run game going, 410 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:17,880 Speaker 1: especially now with Benson as RB one. 411 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 3: I haven't watched the film back yet, but it was interesting. 412 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:24,560 Speaker 3: John Thagannon hit on in the San Francisco game how 413 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:28,879 Speaker 3: twenty four rushes that they had seventeen were deemed insufficient. 414 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:33,160 Speaker 3: On his end, I know that this Seattle defensive front, 415 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 3: they had not allowed a rush of longer than ten 416 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 3: yards more than twice heading into week four. They had 417 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:43,399 Speaker 3: not allowed a rushing touchdown heading into week four. That 418 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:47,359 Speaker 3: now continues and we'll go into week five. But with 419 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:49,959 Speaker 3: this Seattle defensive line, I didn't think you were going 420 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:52,120 Speaker 3: to be able to get much going in the run game. 421 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 3: But that doesn't mean that you just stop. And I 422 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 3: think that this is something that the Cardinals still need 423 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 3: to try to figure out. You use this mini by 424 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 3: to try to figure it out, work with the offensive 425 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:05,440 Speaker 3: line coach Justin Frye, try to figure out what it 426 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:09,239 Speaker 3: can be. Whether it's your blocking assignment, your keys. There 427 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 3: was just a lot of open lanes that Seattle defenders 428 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:15,119 Speaker 3: were able to get home and get to Kyler. And 429 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 3: that's something that whether it's your running back that needs 430 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 3: to block on pass protection or your offensive line that 431 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:25,920 Speaker 3: that allowed those sort of blitzes to come Kyler's direction, 432 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:29,200 Speaker 3: that's needed in the pass protection game. In the run 433 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 3: blocking game though, I'm not sure what it is, but 434 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 3: with the fact that the Cardinals only ran thirteen personnel once, 435 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 3: you weren't going to anticipate that there was going to 436 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:38,639 Speaker 3: be a lot of rushes. 437 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: You got to imagine line of scrimmage is where a 438 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:43,480 Speaker 1: lot of that attention is probably going to be. For 439 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: the coaches that are going to be staying here throughout 440 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:49,399 Speaker 1: the facility this weekend working on those adjustments that Gannon 441 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 1: has said they will be doing because this is a 442 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 1: run first offense, it's how the passing game opens up. 443 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,680 Speaker 1: There is belief and trust in this personnel group because 444 00:21:57,680 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 1: it's almost identical to the one last year, which was 445 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 1: formidable on the ground game. Why is it not working 446 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: this time around? That that's what you have to figure 447 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 1: out this weekend. Cardinals defense did show some sparks three sacks, 448 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 1: nine tackles for lost three quarterback hits. They are generating pressure. 449 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:17,200 Speaker 1: You have to get home more, especially against Sam Darnold, 450 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:21,400 Speaker 1: who is not a mobile quarterback. The Cardinals defense has 451 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 1: continued to do a very nice job though in stopping 452 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 1: the run. Now, when you look at the numbers, Seattle 453 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: put up almost four hundred totally yards. That is that's 454 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 1: too much consistently though, when you're watching the games. Through 455 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:37,119 Speaker 1: the first four games, they have done a very nice 456 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:41,360 Speaker 1: job clogging the gaps preventing mobile quarterbacks from running all 457 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:43,879 Speaker 1: over them, and that was an emphasis this offseason with 458 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:48,120 Speaker 1: the money spent on the additions to this defensive front, 459 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 1: So that is a plus. You just have to get 460 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:52,399 Speaker 1: home more than what they are right now. 461 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 3: You tweeted that kalay Is Campbell's aging backwards, and I 462 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:59,679 Speaker 3: think that he continues to defy all the odds. I'm 463 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:02,000 Speaker 3: not sure what odds were stacked against him beyond his 464 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:04,880 Speaker 3: age and beyond that number, but he's proving that age 465 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:07,160 Speaker 3: is truly just a number. With the way that he's playing. 466 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:11,720 Speaker 3: Three sacks so far. It's remarkable, but it's there's been 467 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 3: a lot of situations where the Cardinals just haven't been 468 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,359 Speaker 3: able to wrap him up and bring him down. They've 469 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:19,399 Speaker 3: gotten a lot of pressure, which is good considering this 470 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:22,639 Speaker 3: is a outside linebacker group, especially that was in the 471 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 3: bottom of the league or in the bottom half of 472 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:28,480 Speaker 3: the league at least in generating those pressures, and that's 473 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:30,639 Speaker 3: something that you've been able to see. Josh Swett had 474 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 3: another strip sack in this game against the Seattle Seahawks 475 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:38,200 Speaker 3: after having the strip sack against the Carolina Panthers. That's encouraging, 476 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 3: but it's a matter of just doing it a more 477 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 3: consistently and be not just generating those pressures, but trying 478 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:46,560 Speaker 3: to figure out a way to have more tackles for losses. 479 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 3: Try to have more sacks out there and the wheels 480 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 3: it hurt them. Though with Sam Darnold, you expect the 481 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 3: guy to stay in the pocket, then he rushed for 482 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:57,920 Speaker 3: twenty something yards on one play that extended the drive 483 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 3: and brought them down the field. So the Cardinals need 484 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 3: to get home more frequently, as you mentioned, Danny, and 485 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 3: they need to wrap up. Tackling has been an issue 486 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:08,359 Speaker 3: I feel so far, and that's just not with inside 487 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:11,439 Speaker 3: the pocket, but with your cornerbacks as well. That's going 488 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 3: to be something that when they returned to Tempe getting 489 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:17,400 Speaker 3: ready to play it to the Tennessee Titans, tackling needs 490 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 3: to be a point. 491 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:21,439 Speaker 1: Of emphasis, something to keep our eye on. Starting Monday 492 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 1: of next week. Will be players that can possibly be 493 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:27,159 Speaker 1: coming off the POP or IR list. When you are 494 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:30,439 Speaker 1: on that list, you miss a minimum of four games. 495 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:33,240 Speaker 1: So there's a couple of defenders who are on that 496 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 1: list that you might possibly get back. Now, it's truly 497 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 1: case by case. And just because a player might be 498 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 1: healthy enough, which is the first step on getting on 499 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 1: the football field, a lot of these players have not 500 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 1: practiced and pads have not had true football conditioning in 501 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:50,879 Speaker 1: quite some time. So just because a player's practice window 502 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:53,959 Speaker 1: of twenty one days is open doesn't necessarily mean they 503 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 1: will be ready to go that first game. But names 504 00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 1: to keep an eye on. On the defensive front. You've 505 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: got the rookie Walter Nolan, You've got Justin Jones, You've 506 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: got Ballon Nichols, and you've got outside linebacker Bjo Jalari, 507 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:09,159 Speaker 1: just to name a few. So that is something to 508 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 1: keep an eye on that this Cardinals defense might get 509 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:12,920 Speaker 1: some relief here soon. 510 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 3: And remember this is still a defense with a lot 511 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 3: of star power on it currently and they now have 512 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:22,920 Speaker 3: the opportunity to bring back a first round pick in 513 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:25,920 Speaker 3: Walter Nolan, in the second round pick in b Joe Jalari, 514 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:28,720 Speaker 3: and with Darius Robinson. He left the game with a 515 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:32,480 Speaker 3: chest injury. Johnathan Gannon didn't have much about his status. 516 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 3: We'll probably learn more about that as the days go on, 517 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:38,360 Speaker 3: but it's going to take some time to get these 518 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 3: guys back into practice shape. They've been in rehab shape 519 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 3: for as long as they've been in recovery. But it's 520 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 3: a difference when you throw on the pads for the 521 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:48,359 Speaker 3: first time. We were talking about it off the air 522 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:50,720 Speaker 3: here for Walter Nolan the third, he has not Warren 523 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:53,359 Speaker 3: pads since his time at Ole Miss because when he 524 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:55,879 Speaker 3: was here during OTAs, all he had was the helmet 525 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 3: that was on. So that's going to be a player 526 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:00,480 Speaker 3: that will probably take him some time to get back 527 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:02,760 Speaker 3: into the rotation, getting back into the mix of things. 528 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:04,960 Speaker 3: I want to point out though, I saw a lot 529 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:07,280 Speaker 3: of people were posting about Will Hernandez and well, why 530 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:10,320 Speaker 3: did the Cardinals not keep him on pup if he 531 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 3: was not gonna be playing in the way that he's 532 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 3: been out. He's been named out for the last four 533 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:18,639 Speaker 3: weeks With Will, they've been trying to get him back 534 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:20,920 Speaker 3: into practice shape, getting back into football shape. He was 535 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 3: healthy enough to be out there. Does he extended past 536 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 3: that part of his rehab process. He's able to be 537 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:30,320 Speaker 3: out there in terms of practice in a game shape. 538 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:32,480 Speaker 3: They're going to still try to continue to get him 539 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 3: back into that into them mold. Soon enough, he will 540 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:37,200 Speaker 3: no longer be listed as questionable or listed as a 541 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 3: limited participant in practice. But that'll take some time, and 542 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:42,720 Speaker 3: with your defense, you have to sort of take a 543 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:45,880 Speaker 3: similar approach. Get him back into football shape. Don't rush 544 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 3: him out there. As JG said, everybody's body is a 545 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:51,919 Speaker 3: little bit different. Everybody rehabs and recovers a little bit different. 546 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 3: The Cardinals are going to have a careful approach when 547 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:56,720 Speaker 3: it comes to a lot of their young players like 548 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 3: bj and Walt. 549 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:01,200 Speaker 1: Hernandez started the season on the fifty three man roster. 550 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:04,159 Speaker 1: That way he could get those practice reps. In This 551 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 1: Cardinals defense, despite being banged up really in the secondary, 552 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 1: continues to perform well. Seattle Seahawk wide receiver Jackson Smith 553 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 1: and Jigbud did go off the end of the game. 554 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 1: He was rendered almost not useless right because that means 555 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 1: he had great coverage, but he was not a problem. 556 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 1: He was not a target for Darnald through most of 557 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 1: the game. Unfortunately, he did kind of take off near 558 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:31,040 Speaker 1: the end of the game. But this Cardinal's secondary continues 559 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,840 Speaker 1: not only to be banged up, but to still get 560 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 1: good play out of those players like Kee Trell Clark, 561 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:39,880 Speaker 1: Key Trell Clark, the rookie cornerback Denzel Burke. Not having 562 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 1: Will Johnson who's still nursing a groin injury, you don't 563 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:45,399 Speaker 1: have Garrett Williams in the slot, and Jalen Thompson as 564 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 1: a safety moved into that role and played pretty nicely. 565 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 1: A few penalties, a few plays that they wish they 566 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:54,879 Speaker 1: could have back. Overall, this Cardinals secondary, though, continues. 567 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 3: To level up. I saw Will on the sidelines before 568 00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:00,159 Speaker 3: the game and he came over give fist pumpsy to 569 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:03,360 Speaker 3: be in really good spirits, So that's something that's encouraging. 570 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:05,880 Speaker 3: That doesn't mean I don't know what his smile would 571 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 3: have to do with his recovery, but it's just still 572 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:11,119 Speaker 3: encouraging to see him out there and to be in 573 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:15,200 Speaker 3: good spirits. With the cornerbacks though, Yeah, they've played really 574 00:28:15,320 --> 00:28:18,600 Speaker 3: solid so far in place of a lot of injured 575 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:21,679 Speaker 3: players out there. Max Mellan, I thought, had a very 576 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:24,879 Speaker 3: solid game until the last half and that was the 577 00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:27,240 Speaker 3: struggle for him and I know that after the game 578 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:31,160 Speaker 3: he said that it's every corner's worst bleeping dream out 579 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,719 Speaker 3: there to have a player like Jackson Smith and jig 580 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 3: but that you're guarding all night and they get targeted 581 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:39,120 Speaker 3: on the back shoulder because as a cornerback, that's one 582 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 3: of the toughest passes to try to defend. Jackson Smith 583 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:44,480 Speaker 3: and jig but had zero targets through the first half. 584 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 3: For all the people that were talking about Marvin and 585 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:48,720 Speaker 3: his fantasy owners, I'm sure that the fantasy owners were 586 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 3: probably freaking out about JSN and rightfully so. But just 587 00:28:52,840 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 3: like Marvin did in the fourth quarter, when you need 588 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:57,440 Speaker 3: your playmakers to step up and make a play and 589 00:28:57,560 --> 00:29:00,960 Speaker 3: get open, he made a play exactly what Jackson Smith 590 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 3: and Jagba did there and that last drive. It's unfortunate 591 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 3: that it happened to Max Melton because he was having 592 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 3: a really solid game. But I think still you can't 593 00:29:11,480 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 3: just let that one play, because it doesn't come down 594 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:15,720 Speaker 3: to just the one play. You can't let that one 595 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:19,480 Speaker 3: back shoulder pass truly derail your view of how they've 596 00:29:19,560 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 3: been overall. Denzel Burke very solid out there, Key trow Clark, 597 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 3: He's probably been one of the best tackling cornerbacks that 598 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:28,000 Speaker 3: this team has had. He's had a handful of them, 599 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:31,560 Speaker 3: and he also caused a taunting penalty on Seattle. So 600 00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:33,880 Speaker 3: whatever he said to get inside, Kenneth Walker's had a 601 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:34,680 Speaker 3: good job. 602 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 1: Key Trow linebacker Mackwilson Senior continues to be a thumper, 603 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:41,320 Speaker 1: a really nice leader for this defense on and off 604 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:45,160 Speaker 1: the field. And then two additions this offseason defensive lineman 605 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:49,240 Speaker 1: Dalvin Thomlinson outside linebacker Josh Sweat. Those two are showing up. 606 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:52,400 Speaker 1: Sweat has been worth every penny you've given him so 607 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:54,880 Speaker 1: far and how often he's getting into the backfield. 608 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:59,000 Speaker 3: I know that the TV broadcast showed that Zach sharbon 609 00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:03,160 Speaker 3: a touchdown, it didn't look like Josh Sweat, and this 610 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 3: is just my opinion. It looked like Joshwat could have 611 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:07,640 Speaker 3: done a little bit more to try to stop him 612 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:09,160 Speaker 3: when they were trying to stuff him at the one 613 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:11,480 Speaker 3: yard line. And I think Kalais Campbell pulled him to 614 00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 3: the side afterwards and kind of spoke to him about that, 615 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 3: which is the way you went from your team captain 616 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:19,880 Speaker 3: in number ninety three out there. But number ten has 617 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 3: been flying around in the backfield, and you saw that 618 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:25,920 Speaker 3: freedom from his time in Philadelphia that he had with 619 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:27,680 Speaker 3: John degann and that's what he said he was most 620 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:30,760 Speaker 3: looking forward to during his time in Arizona. And so 621 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:33,200 Speaker 3: far it's been a small sample size toe of four games, 622 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 3: but it's been a reasonable size to still tell what 623 00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 3: he's able to bring to the table and if the 624 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 3: Cardinals are able to find a way to still continue 625 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:43,920 Speaker 3: to try to utilize his skill set. Josh Sweat's presence 626 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:46,280 Speaker 3: has allowed for his Zavin Collins and Baron Browning to 627 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:48,760 Speaker 3: also generate the pressure that they've had because he has 628 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:51,320 Speaker 3: caused so much attention, especially when you look at that 629 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 3: right side of the line and you have Josh Sweat 630 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 3: and Kalais Campbell and now on the left side of 631 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 3: the line you have to worry about Dalvin and Darius 632 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:01,520 Speaker 3: and Xavion or Baron brown out there. It's something that 633 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 3: the Cardinals are going to continue to need to try 634 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:08,120 Speaker 3: to utilize their investments that they made throughout free agency, 635 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:10,280 Speaker 3: but so far it has paid dividends. 636 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 1: Got to talk about the heartbreaking final thirty seconds of 637 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:17,000 Speaker 1: the game. Thirty three seconds left in the game, de 638 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 1: Mercado has the touchdown catch, Pat is good and it's 639 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:24,960 Speaker 1: a tied game. At twenty kicker Chad Rylan kicks the 640 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:29,440 Speaker 1: ball off. That kickoff the new rules, he landed about 641 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 1: half a yard shy of the landing zone that twenty 642 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:36,640 Speaker 1: yard line, which means Seattle got the ball back at 643 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 1: the forty. That is tough because Seattle quickly, hurry up, 644 00:31:44,080 --> 00:31:48,360 Speaker 1: got the ball down and it was their kicker, Jason Myers, 645 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 1: a fifty two yard field goal, which was good. 646 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 3: That's tough. 647 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:57,760 Speaker 1: And Rylan has been taking a lot of heat online 648 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:01,760 Speaker 1: rightfully so of the kicker. That is a lot of pressure. 649 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:05,440 Speaker 1: That's a lot of responsibility. Gannon had said postgame. The 650 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 1: intention there was to keep the ball in play. You 651 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 1: didn't want to have a touchback and you didn't want, 652 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:12,000 Speaker 1: you know, the ball going into the end zone. You 653 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 1: wanted to run out the clock. That is heartbreaking, and 654 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:19,720 Speaker 1: that's heartbreaking when it it's it seemingly seems like it's 655 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:22,600 Speaker 1: on one players shoulder, and the truth is it's not. 656 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 1: And Ryland has been clutch for this team. That is 657 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:31,400 Speaker 1: just such an unfortunate to be that that shy of 658 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 1: it of the world change is unfortunate. 659 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:36,560 Speaker 3: Chad Ryland now through a fifty seven yarder earlier in 660 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:38,480 Speaker 3: the game, when the Cardinals couldn't get any points on 661 00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:40,480 Speaker 3: the board. It was Chad Ryland that was getting the 662 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:43,360 Speaker 3: job done for there. So I've seen a lot of 663 00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:47,200 Speaker 3: the heat for Chad Ryland, but I've also seen how 664 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:50,800 Speaker 3: he has performed and how he has dealt with criticism 665 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:53,200 Speaker 3: in the past. Chad Ryland had a very rocky journey 666 00:32:53,440 --> 00:32:55,520 Speaker 3: from his time in New England with how with how 667 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:58,320 Speaker 3: his time ended over there down in the East Coast, 668 00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 3: and he is managed to try to quiet the noise 669 00:33:02,360 --> 00:33:04,880 Speaker 3: to the best of his ability. And I think too, 670 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 3: there's a portion of the fan base that's a little 671 00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:09,040 Speaker 3: bit upset because he has become a fan favorite through 672 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:11,320 Speaker 3: a lot of the social videos that our team has made, 673 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:13,360 Speaker 3: because you get to see a lot of his personality. 674 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:16,400 Speaker 3: With that being said, a kicker still has a job, 675 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:19,360 Speaker 3: and he'll be the first one to admit, and Jeff 676 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:21,520 Speaker 3: Rodgers will probably be the second one to admit that 677 00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:23,520 Speaker 3: they need to get that ball inside the landing zone. 678 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:25,200 Speaker 3: I know that they've been trying to do this dirty 679 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:28,200 Speaker 3: kick that forces their return and because of where the 680 00:33:28,280 --> 00:33:31,480 Speaker 3: ball lands, maybe the returner bobbles it or whatever, but 681 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:35,440 Speaker 3: because of the distance of the coverage, they have a 682 00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:38,000 Speaker 3: quicker chance of trying to bring him down, and the 683 00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:41,360 Speaker 3: Cardinals are trying to kill Klock with twenty to eight 684 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:44,560 Speaker 3: seconds left, but because the ball landed outside the twenty 685 00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:47,040 Speaker 3: and landed at the twenty one clock still stayed at 686 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:48,640 Speaker 3: twenty eight. They moved the ball to the forty. All 687 00:33:48,680 --> 00:33:50,320 Speaker 3: it takes is one reception and it is that Jackson 688 00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:53,720 Speaker 3: Smith the jigbar reception that brings him into field goal range. 689 00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:58,400 Speaker 3: I saw former NFL quarterback Chase Chase Daniels was talking 690 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:02,480 Speaker 3: about it. M I zzu you doing and he was 691 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:06,000 Speaker 3: talking about it with Kay Adams, and Kay Adams. 692 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:11,600 Speaker 1: Was also mis but carry on, She's awesome. Sorry to 693 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:13,279 Speaker 1: throw you off there continue their. 694 00:34:13,239 --> 00:34:16,920 Speaker 3: Quarterback too, beul alorm pen Stator. There we go. I 695 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:19,799 Speaker 3: had to throw my tie in there. He was talking 696 00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:22,040 Speaker 3: about it with Kay and she didn't want to share 697 00:34:22,640 --> 00:34:26,280 Speaker 3: her feedback on the kickoff rule change, but Chase Daniels 698 00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:28,839 Speaker 3: was saying his frustration with it and was simply saying 699 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:33,239 Speaker 3: how the offenses are put in such an advantage NonStop 700 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:35,120 Speaker 3: in the way that the league has changed their rules 701 00:34:35,160 --> 00:34:37,920 Speaker 3: and he has to kickoff return is something that's exciting 702 00:34:38,680 --> 00:34:41,160 Speaker 3: and this has added some new life to it. With 703 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:43,880 Speaker 3: that being said, it puts the defense. It's such a 704 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 3: disadvantage that you otherwise wouldn't have. But then again, this 705 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:49,080 Speaker 3: is the rule and you can't do anything about it. 706 00:34:49,160 --> 00:34:52,239 Speaker 1: You're absolutely right, that is the rule, and so that 707 00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:56,080 Speaker 1: is Rylan's job, and unfortunately did not follow through on 708 00:34:56,160 --> 00:34:58,080 Speaker 1: that fully the way he would have liked to the 709 00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:01,960 Speaker 1: way that this team needed him to. It's a rough one, Thankfully, 710 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:06,080 Speaker 1: the Cardinals have a couple extra days to recover, find 711 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:08,600 Speaker 1: that motivation the coaching staff to work through things, and 712 00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:10,719 Speaker 1: then they've got a second straight home game against the 713 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:14,000 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans, who going into the weekend are looking for 714 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:16,400 Speaker 1: their first win against the Houston Texans, So the Cardinals 715 00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:18,200 Speaker 1: have the opportunity to bounce back. 716 00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:20,680 Speaker 3: Kayzer White's coming back to the town. That's right. 717 00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:22,879 Speaker 1: On the practice squad. 718 00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:25,640 Speaker 3: He is on the practice squad, but they've elevated him 719 00:35:25,680 --> 00:35:27,960 Speaker 3: at least last week. I'm expecting that they elevate him 720 00:35:28,520 --> 00:35:29,399 Speaker 3: again this week. 721 00:35:29,719 --> 00:35:32,120 Speaker 1: That would be a fun matchup with tight on Trey McBride. 722 00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:35,640 Speaker 3: Which would be exciting to look. Kaiier White was an 723 00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:38,080 Speaker 3: integral part of what this defense was in his first 724 00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:41,200 Speaker 3: two seasons with John Degannon's arrival, so that's gonna be 725 00:35:41,239 --> 00:35:45,200 Speaker 3: something that's encouraging. Cardinals did very well against rookie quarterbacks 726 00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:48,640 Speaker 3: last year. They played against all the top quarterbacks in 727 00:35:48,760 --> 00:35:52,000 Speaker 3: the draft. They struggled against Shadon Daniels obviously, but they 728 00:35:52,080 --> 00:35:55,040 Speaker 3: did very well against Caleb Williams. They beat up Drake 729 00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:58,200 Speaker 3: May quite a bit. You know, the Cardinals have recent 730 00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:00,120 Speaker 3: history with playing against some of the top guys. With 731 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 3: cam Ward coming to town, Cardinal's looking and take advantage 732 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:05,960 Speaker 3: of that youth of cam Ward and try to get 733 00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:07,240 Speaker 3: right back into the win column. 734 00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:10,720 Speaker 1: Before we wrap this up, Happy bladd birthday. Your birthday 735 00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:13,600 Speaker 1: was on game day Thursday night football. Any big plans 736 00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:16,160 Speaker 1: to celebrate No, Okay, are you just saying that because 737 00:36:16,160 --> 00:36:17,400 Speaker 1: I haven't been invited to anything? 738 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:20,399 Speaker 3: You know that the invitees always open, first of all. 739 00:36:21,320 --> 00:36:23,160 Speaker 3: Second of all, there's just gonna be a game on 740 00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:25,680 Speaker 3: Saturday that I'm very much looking forward to. It's gonna 741 00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:27,920 Speaker 3: be a little bit of a talking some smack with 742 00:36:28,040 --> 00:36:32,960 Speaker 3: mister Craig Grielou because his new Oregon Ducks. That's all. 743 00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:33,879 Speaker 1: That's why. 744 00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:35,640 Speaker 3: So that'll be on Saturday night. 745 00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:38,160 Speaker 1: That's why we're filling in for Craig exciting times, his 746 00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:41,000 Speaker 1: daughter moving her into college, So now you have some 747 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:43,440 Speaker 1: Oregon Penn State beef a little bit with him. 748 00:36:43,560 --> 00:36:45,759 Speaker 3: Yeah, but he sent us a photo with puddles, and 749 00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:48,040 Speaker 3: I think that's one of the coolest mascots in the game. 750 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:50,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, that is a pretty good mascot. That would be 751 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:52,080 Speaker 1: fun to go through the mascots and rank them. Maybe 752 00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:54,200 Speaker 1: maybe we'll put tuck that away for an off season, 753 00:36:54,719 --> 00:36:55,959 Speaker 1: off season episode. 754 00:36:55,680 --> 00:36:57,399 Speaker 3: And we know we need some offseason cops. 755 00:36:57,719 --> 00:37:00,400 Speaker 1: Well, good news, Cardinals fans, Craig Greelou will make his 756 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:03,640 Speaker 1: return next week. If he does not, then we are 757 00:37:03,719 --> 00:37:07,320 Speaker 1: all in grave trouble. So appreciate you tuning in with 758 00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:10,520 Speaker 1: us here today. We will have coverage leading up to 759 00:37:10,640 --> 00:37:14,560 Speaker 1: that Titans matchup next week. Regular schedule programming for Zach Gershman. 760 00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:17,280 Speaker 1: I'm Danny Surek. Thank you for tuning in to Cardinals 761 00:37:17,320 --> 00:37:17,759 Speaker 1: Cover two.