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Speaker 1: Welcome bird Gang. On today's show, we examined the secondary

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Speaker 1: with a big and that's putting it mildly emphasis on cornerback.

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Speaker 1: It may be the one position group that we can

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Speaker 1: definitely say must be addressed in both free agency and

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Speaker 1: the draft. In other words, a lot of work needs

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Speaker 1: to be done first. Though, was Kyler Murray a top

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Speaker 1: ten quarterback in twenty twenty? The answer straight ahead. It's

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Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two, episode three ninety four, and it starts now.

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Speaker 1: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two with Craig grigolew and Mike Jarecki.

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Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyundai, proud partner of

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Speaker 1: Cardinals dot com Slash podcasts. Murray rolls to the right,

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Speaker 1: throws near site of fence. Bob pts into the ends

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Speaker 1: off to the touchdown. Here's Craig Griolu and Mike Jarecki

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Speaker 1: by the way. Glad to see we all survived our

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Speaker 1: first non football weekend in quite some time. Still, some

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Speaker 1: football news and I found this interest in mj NFL

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Speaker 1: dot Com ranked the fifty nine starting quarterbacks of the

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Speaker 1: twenty twenty season. Now you're asking fifty nine, I had

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Speaker 1: the same question in my own mind. Yes, fifty nine

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Speaker 1: different quarterbacks started at least one game in twenty twenty.

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Speaker 1: And no, we are not counting Kendall Hinton, the Broncos

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Speaker 1: wide receiver off the practice squad, had to start a

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Speaker 1: game earlier this season because of COVID nineteen restrictions. No,

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Speaker 1: he did not make this list, but the NFL dot

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Speaker 1: com writing staff ranked the best quarterbacks regular season and

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Speaker 1: postseason included quoting past performances and future projections were not

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Speaker 1: each quarterback stood in a twenty twenty campaign alone. Of course,

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Speaker 1: Cardinal fans asking did Kyler Murray make the list? Yes,

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Speaker 1: the question is where where would you hope to see?

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Speaker 1: Without giving it away just yet, where would you hope

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Speaker 1: in twenty twenty Kyler Murray would rank among the fifty

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Speaker 1: nine quarterbacks overall top twelve to top fifteen. And you know,

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Speaker 1: if you go back, and we didn't think it was

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Speaker 1: he said NFL records. So I would think twelve to fifteen.

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Speaker 1: Unfortunately doesn't include the playoffs as you mentioned, but I

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Speaker 1: would think twelve to fifteen because you know, we had

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Speaker 1: give me the top ten first of all, and the

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Speaker 1: first five Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson,

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Speaker 1: willing to pay him the salary he's making right now.

429
00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:39,840
Speaker 1: We know Patrick raising his family here. But it only

430
00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:42,520
Speaker 1: takes one team, and so I'm curious to see. But

431
00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:46,600
Speaker 1: you know, nothing against Robert Alford. I thought they finally

432
00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:49,440
Speaker 1: found a number two corner. I was intrigued with him,

433
00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:52,119
Speaker 1: and I haven't you know, it's just the fact that

434
00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:55,399
Speaker 1: he hasn't been a healthy and to me, you know,

435
00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:57,800
Speaker 1: he's under contract for one more year at nine million.

436
00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:00,439
Speaker 1: The Cardinals would say seven point five million. I have

437
00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:02,399
Speaker 1: no issue bringing him back, but it's got to be

438
00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:04,720
Speaker 1: on a lower rate. He just he hasn't been able

439
00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:07,760
Speaker 1: to play. And I really liked with him, and Peterson

440
00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:10,880
Speaker 1: looked like he brings them competitive, He's got some juices

441
00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:13,840
Speaker 1: in him. He plays with a little physicality. I was

442
00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:16,400
Speaker 1: intrigued when he was in training camp with Patrick Peterson

443
00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:19,000
Speaker 1: and then both of those guys worked out last year

444
00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:21,280
Speaker 1: in the offseason. They were chisels, they were ready to go.

445
00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,879
Speaker 1: Unfortunately didn't happen, So I'll bring him back at a

446
00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:28,280
Speaker 1: lower rate. You know, drake er Patrick he started nine games,

447
00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:31,119
Speaker 1: as you pointed out, you know, I thought he settled

448
00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:34,000
Speaker 1: that position down. Jonathan Joseph was a little bit older.

449
00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:38,359
Speaker 1: Kevin Peterson's an understricted free agency, and Chase Whittaker's more

450
00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,040
Speaker 1: of a slot guy. So you know, you do have

451
00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:43,280
Speaker 1: some depth behind Byron Murphy. I don't know if you

452
00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:45,960
Speaker 1: want to line him out on the outside. So you know,

453
00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,439
Speaker 1: we can look at wide receiver in cornerback and you know,

454
00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:52,520
Speaker 1: teams and games are won in the trenches. But if

455
00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:55,119
Speaker 1: you had to make a preference, I mean this is huge.

456
00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:58,520
Speaker 1: I mean you're basically saying you may only have a

457
00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:01,040
Speaker 1: couple of corners on the roster. I mean this so

458
00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:03,560
Speaker 1: free agency in the draft is something they're gonna have

459
00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:07,280
Speaker 1: to address. Yeah, you only have two under contract, and

460
00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:10,080
Speaker 1: I'm not counting the guys that are on features deals,

461
00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:12,720
Speaker 1: but Bayern Murphy and Robert Afford are the only ones

462
00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:15,920
Speaker 1: that you can count on. And you can't really count

463
00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:19,200
Speaker 1: on Robert Alford if we're being honest with ourselves, considering

464
00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:22,400
Speaker 1: he has not played a single game, a single snap

465
00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:25,760
Speaker 1: in each of the past two seasons because of injuries.

466
00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:28,639
Speaker 1: So I do like your take as far as you

467
00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:31,880
Speaker 1: want him back, but certainly not at the rates that

468
00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:34,480
Speaker 1: you're paying him. Now, how does he feel about that?

469
00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:36,760
Speaker 1: I don't know, but that's something that I'm sure is

470
00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:38,920
Speaker 1: going to be addressed, if it hasn't already been addressed

471
00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:42,199
Speaker 1: at all already, just because I'm sure he would like

472
00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:45,840
Speaker 1: to play and he gets it. It's a business, and

473
00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:49,639
Speaker 1: so far the Cardinals have not received what they paid

474
00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:52,399
Speaker 1: for this well as if yet excuse me, and he

475
00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:55,439
Speaker 1: made a choice to sign before for you correct, they

476
00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:57,920
Speaker 1: showed that much interest. I mean a three year contract

477
00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:00,359
Speaker 1: on February eighth. I mean, so he would I've already

478
00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:02,800
Speaker 1: been on a contract it was worth twenty two point

479
00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:06,640
Speaker 1: five including a four or five signing bonus. Now again,

480
00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:10,119
Speaker 1: how can he demand a long term deal when he

481
00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:12,879
Speaker 1: hasn't played in a couple of years another one year deal?

482
00:25:13,359 --> 00:25:16,800
Speaker 1: I mean, and he can prove that, I'm still you know,

483
00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:19,359
Speaker 1: we know corners can play thirty two thirty three. You know,

484
00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:22,200
Speaker 1: if you're a veteran guy. Maybe you're the third corner

485
00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:24,440
Speaker 1: versus the second corner, but there's not going to be

486
00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:27,120
Speaker 1: a market out for him to get a ton of money.

487
00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:29,359
Speaker 1: It's all it takes is one team, I say, but

488
00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:31,640
Speaker 1: why not bring him back on a one year deal?

489
00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:35,040
Speaker 1: And I would feel the same way about bringing back

490
00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:38,159
Speaker 1: Patrick Peterson on a one year deal or even a

491
00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:40,880
Speaker 1: multi year deal, depending on what the terms are. Again,

492
00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:43,600
Speaker 1: it's not my money, but this is one of those

493
00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:48,919
Speaker 1: divisive issues. If you will, you're either four or against.

494
00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,159
Speaker 1: There doesn't seem to be any middle ground when you

495
00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:54,480
Speaker 1: talk to fans about Patrick Peterson. Is he that all

496
00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:58,840
Speaker 1: pro corner that he was once? No, he's not. But

497
00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:01,440
Speaker 1: an argument can be made, and I'll make it here

498
00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:05,440
Speaker 1: that he is still among the better corners in this league.

499
00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:07,520
Speaker 1: And I'll take you back to something that Banch Joseph

500
00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:11,439
Speaker 1: said at the end of twenty twenty December thirty first,

501
00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:14,720
Speaker 1: his last time addressing the media. He was asked about

502
00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:18,920
Speaker 1: Patrick Peterson and in Joseph's words, quote Peterson is our

503
00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,720
Speaker 1: ace corner. And then he added that there is no

504
00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:24,520
Speaker 1: such thing, in his opinion of a lockdown corner in

505
00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:27,239
Speaker 1: the league anymore given than amount of passing that has

506
00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:30,840
Speaker 1: done now. Jalen Ramsey, sure he's a lockdown corner, but

507
00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:33,119
Speaker 1: I don't think a few. I don't think there's thirty

508
00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:35,439
Speaker 1: two of those. I don't think each team has one. No,

509
00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:39,080
Speaker 1: But the guys we talked about Patrick Peterson when he

510
00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:41,800
Speaker 1: came out lockdown corner, You're talking about guys that are

511
00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:45,320
Speaker 1: twenty three, twenty four, twenty five, twenty seven. I mean,

512
00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:47,680
Speaker 1: you know, I'm sure in the next couple of years,

513
00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:49,920
Speaker 1: Stephan Gilmour is going to say that he lost a step.

514
00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:53,160
Speaker 1: It's just it's a young man's game. But he still

515
00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:55,800
Speaker 1: can cover and he's still the best corner on the roster.

516
00:26:55,960 --> 00:27:00,359
Speaker 1: I know. You know, for fans, you're right, he's lightning

517
00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:02,800
Speaker 1: route and it didn't help when he asked for a

518
00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:07,200
Speaker 1: trade and obviously the suspension, so there are factors involved here.

519
00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:10,480
Speaker 1: But have him in the secondary, and I don't know

520
00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:12,320
Speaker 1: if he would sign a one year deal, I mean,

521
00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:15,919
Speaker 1: and again the market is going to dictate that. I

522
00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:18,399
Speaker 1: would think he wants a couple of years because he

523
00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:20,159
Speaker 1: says he wants to play to these thirty five, but

524
00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:22,639
Speaker 1: he's gonna have to play up up to par to

525
00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:25,639
Speaker 1: get that kind of contract, So I would like to

526
00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:28,200
Speaker 1: see him come back. But you know, I just think it,

527
00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:29,720
Speaker 1: you know, if they're going to play man to man,

528
00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:32,560
Speaker 1: I think he's better suited for his own defense. I

529
00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:34,240
Speaker 1: think the Cardinals are willing that. This is just me

530
00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:37,159
Speaker 1: guessing all eleven million a year um? Is it on

531
00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:40,240
Speaker 1: a two year deal? What's the bonus money? But you're

532
00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:42,840
Speaker 1: starting to see him possibly get two years for twenty

533
00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:45,520
Speaker 1: five with a fifteen million dollars guarantee. So I don't

534
00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:48,560
Speaker 1: know if the Cardinals are willing to go down that road. Obviously,

535
00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:52,040
Speaker 1: negotiations are part of it, so it's gonna be interesting.

536
00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:56,200
Speaker 1: But whether you whether you think he's lost a step

537
00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:58,960
Speaker 1: or not, he's still one of the better corners in

538
00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:03,399
Speaker 1: the division. And the grass isn't always greener. So I

539
00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:06,560
Speaker 1: understand he hasn't played up to part to where you

540
00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:10,040
Speaker 1: see you can replace him not so fast. Well, and

541
00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:12,400
Speaker 1: that's the flip side of this, all right. If you

542
00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:14,879
Speaker 1: do say all right, we're going to replace him, then

543
00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:17,840
Speaker 1: it's okay, Well who you're replacing him with. It's easy

544
00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:19,679
Speaker 1: to say, well, get rid of that player. You can

545
00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:23,760
Speaker 1: always get better. Are you really sure about that? Because

546
00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:27,800
Speaker 1: sometimes it's better to have someone that you know of one,

547
00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:32,200
Speaker 1: knows your system, two and has been around as opposed

548
00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:35,000
Speaker 1: to going out and looking at the free agent market.

549
00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:36,800
Speaker 1: Here are a couple of names for you, and just

550
00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:41,320
Speaker 1: within the Cardinals division the NFC West, Richard Sherman's going

551
00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:44,400
Speaker 1: to be an unrestricted free agent. Quentin Dunbar Shaquille Griffin

552
00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:47,480
Speaker 1: out of the Seahawks. Those two players, do they resign

553
00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:49,840
Speaker 1: or do they hit the open market? Troy Hill from

554
00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:52,640
Speaker 1: the Rams. Those are just some of the corners within

555
00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:56,520
Speaker 1: the NFC West that much like Patrick Peterson, are going

556
00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:59,960
Speaker 1: to hit the open market. So how much dollars are

557
00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:03,360
Speaker 1: out there available to these players? And then is it

558
00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:07,720
Speaker 1: better to maybe take less because you are comfortable in

559
00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:11,960
Speaker 1: your surroundings. I et Patrick Peterson with the Arizona Cardinals. Again,

560
00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:15,200
Speaker 1: I don't know. Peterson has talked very well about the

561
00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:19,960
Speaker 1: organization and the city and the community over recent weeks. Yes,

562
00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:22,880
Speaker 1: he's been honest with himself and us as far as

563
00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:25,920
Speaker 1: how much he needs to improve and work on this

564
00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:29,440
Speaker 1: offseason because he knows he's not among the elite corners

565
00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:33,120
Speaker 1: anymore yet. I'm just not quick like everyone else seems

566
00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:35,360
Speaker 1: to be said, I just you know, push him inside.

567
00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:38,320
Speaker 1: Let's move on from Patrick Peterson and go with Byron

568
00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:41,960
Speaker 1: Murphy and someone else, someone else, someone else. Listen, you

569
00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:44,680
Speaker 1: put him in the right defense in advance. I mean,

570
00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:46,560
Speaker 1: he's got to do what's best for the team. I mean,

571
00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:48,840
Speaker 1: the whole idea when they signed off for was man

572
00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:52,520
Speaker 1: and man press across the board. That never materialized because

573
00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:55,680
Speaker 1: of injuries. Maybe this team's better to play zone, and

574
00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:57,120
Speaker 1: if you put him in his zone, I think he's

575
00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:02,440
Speaker 1: gonna be fine. I mean again, I understand the fact

576
00:30:02,520 --> 00:30:04,640
Speaker 1: that he doesn't look the same on the field, but

577
00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:08,720
Speaker 1: he's more. He's savvy, he's a veteran, he knows how

578
00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:12,280
Speaker 1: to cover guys. You know, the physicality has never been

579
00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:14,480
Speaker 1: a strong suit, even though he's done a better job

580
00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:17,160
Speaker 1: coming up and tackling this year. I mean Richard Sherman,

581
00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:20,120
Speaker 1: he's thirty two. He got picked down and he missed

582
00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:22,440
Speaker 1: a lot of time last year. You know, Dunbar's twenty eight,

583
00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:25,840
Speaker 1: Griffin's twenty five, Troy Hill I'm intrigued with, maybe because

584
00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:29,160
Speaker 1: he played well against the Cardinals twenty nine. Desmond King

585
00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:32,480
Speaker 1: is twenty six, Ronald Darby twenty seven. So I'm sure

586
00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:34,440
Speaker 1: all these guys that are in their twenties want to

587
00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:36,560
Speaker 1: get long term deals. I just don't know if it's

588
00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:39,840
Speaker 1: going to happen. So I do think the I think

589
00:30:39,920 --> 00:30:42,240
Speaker 1: corner is a viable option for the Cardinals in the

590
00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:45,880
Speaker 1: first round. Obviously the best available player, Trey Down get

591
00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:48,680
Speaker 1: more picks, and I think they're gonna have to sign

592
00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:50,720
Speaker 1: a well, I definitely think they're gonna have to sign

593
00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:53,440
Speaker 1: a free agent or two, like a Drake Kirkpatrick, like

594
00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:56,280
Speaker 1: a Jonathan Joseph, maybe a guy that's gonna come in

595
00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:59,040
Speaker 1: here before training camp and get a one year deal,

596
00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:05,080
Speaker 1: but draft in free agency, because right now they don't

597
00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:07,480
Speaker 1: have a whole lot of depth if they lose Patrick Peterson,

598
00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:11,200
Speaker 1: as we debates as far as the future of Patrick

599
00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:14,720
Speaker 1: Peterson and with respects to what's already on the roster

600
00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:19,320
Speaker 1: and specifically Byron Murphy, is Murphy now ready to take

601
00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:22,840
Speaker 1: that next step himself and be not a number one

602
00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:25,000
Speaker 1: corner because I don't think he's there yet. He might

603
00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:29,480
Speaker 1: not never be there, but two years into his pro career,

604
00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:32,680
Speaker 1: he's played a lot of slot and that's kind of

605
00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:36,240
Speaker 1: where this team envisions him being at. Well, in that case,

606
00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:38,160
Speaker 1: then the Cardinals need to go out and sign or

607
00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:41,640
Speaker 1: draft two corners, and you put that pressure on a

608
00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:45,240
Speaker 1: college player out of the gate, that's a lot to handle.

609
00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:50,040
Speaker 1: With respects to Byron Murphy and this cornerback position, how

610
00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:53,440
Speaker 1: much does Murphy's future weigh into this, whether he can

611
00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:56,640
Speaker 1: be a number two corner like he was his rookie

612
00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:59,080
Speaker 1: year when he was thrown into the fire. Well, he's

613
00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:02,240
Speaker 1: seen the difference I'm playing on the outside to playing

614
00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:04,880
Speaker 1: in the inside. Now, you know, if teams are going

615
00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:07,160
Speaker 1: three and four wide, he's he's a full time player.

616
00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:10,280
Speaker 1: Sometimes a teams are going with twelve personnel, you want

617
00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:13,240
Speaker 1: to get your bigs on on the field. They made

618
00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:16,400
Speaker 1: it very clear last year that him playing inside is

619
00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:18,440
Speaker 1: his natural position. So I don't know if you want

620
00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:21,479
Speaker 1: to move him. I get the physicality, I get the size,

621
00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:25,400
Speaker 1: five eleven, one ninety. Um, he has speed. Uh, he's

622
00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:29,040
Speaker 1: he had a really good past defenses, past defense last year.

623
00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:31,960
Speaker 1: But um, it seems like in this in this day

624
00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:34,440
Speaker 1: and age, when teams going three and four wide, your

625
00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:36,640
Speaker 1: second corner, it just has to be as good as

626
00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:39,040
Speaker 1: your slot corner. And right now that I don't think

627
00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:43,360
Speaker 1: the Cardinals if they lose Patrick Peterson you know, Murphy

628
00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:46,200
Speaker 1: to me is a perfect slot guy, especially with these

629
00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:49,440
Speaker 1: these these routes. These guys are running and you're going

630
00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:53,000
Speaker 1: to gets not so much small guys, any more physical receivers,

631
00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:55,560
Speaker 1: So you'd hate to move him around, But you know,

632
00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:57,160
Speaker 1: I got to trust their judgment when it comes to

633
00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:58,720
Speaker 1: that kind of stuff. Well, when you talk about a

634
00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:00,680
Speaker 1: slock corner, it's not like some one that's going to

635
00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:04,000
Speaker 1: come off the bench. You're playing and you're starting three

636
00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:07,720
Speaker 1: cornerbacks more times than not. So it is a position

637
00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:13,280
Speaker 1: that is certainly very well utilized and extremely important. But

638
00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:15,840
Speaker 1: when you take someone in the second round, like a

639
00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:19,560
Speaker 1: Byron Murphy, there's an expectation is that a slot guy

640
00:33:19,720 --> 00:33:21,520
Speaker 1: or is that a number one or a number two guy?

641
00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:24,320
Speaker 1: I would think at this point in the game that

642
00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:27,719
Speaker 1: slot corner. Okay, it's not as great a need as

643
00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:30,200
Speaker 1: number one and number two, but it's still up there.

644
00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:34,320
Speaker 1: It's you know, you're rivaling edge rusher and and you know,

645
00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:37,800
Speaker 1: wide receiver. As far as being able to defend all

646
00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:40,240
Speaker 1: of these pass catchers, whether it's a wide receiver or

647
00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:42,640
Speaker 1: a tied end or even a running back. You need

648
00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:45,800
Speaker 1: cornerbacks and not just two. You need three, four, and

649
00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:51,080
Speaker 1: sometimes five. Yeah, especially have to have position because you know,

650
00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:53,560
Speaker 1: if you're the second corner and you're really you're three,

651
00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:55,400
Speaker 1: and you're playing the two, they're gonna they're gonna pick

652
00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:58,080
Speaker 1: on you, They're gonna go after you. I really think,

653
00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:00,840
Speaker 1: you know, even if they sign a a corner in

654
00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:04,640
Speaker 1: free agency, I still think you've got a draft a corner.

655
00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:08,520
Speaker 1: And again, you know, if you're at sixteen, how many

656
00:34:08,600 --> 00:34:10,600
Speaker 1: corners are off the board. I don't get fixated on

657
00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:12,960
Speaker 1: that because I know in previous years the Cardinals had

658
00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:16,279
Speaker 1: certain players ranked higher than with the mock drafts are

659
00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:19,320
Speaker 1: out there, So I don't third corner, fourth corners to

660
00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:22,640
Speaker 1: fit your system and you know what's his upside and

661
00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:24,719
Speaker 1: you're projecting what he's gonna do with the next level.

662
00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:28,360
Speaker 1: So I think cornerback is on the board at number

663
00:34:28,360 --> 00:34:30,799
Speaker 1: sixteen or the first round. I don't think there's any

664
00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:33,759
Speaker 1: question that depending on how things shake out ahead of

665
00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:37,600
Speaker 1: the Cardinals and Bird Gang. The more you hear quarterback talk,

666
00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:41,319
Speaker 1: the more push four guys to be drafted ahead of

667
00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:44,319
Speaker 1: the Cardinals at number sixteen, because then that pushes one

668
00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:47,000
Speaker 1: or two players down to where if you look at it,

669
00:34:47,040 --> 00:34:49,440
Speaker 1: if four quarterbacks go off the board in the first

670
00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:53,280
Speaker 1: five or ten picks. Now you're looking at okay, quarterback aside,

671
00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:57,759
Speaker 1: you're getting top ten talents at number sixteen, And is

672
00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:01,000
Speaker 1: that a cornerback? A couple of names out there, Caleb

673
00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:05,120
Speaker 1: Farley out of Virginia Tech, JC Horn, South Carolina, Asante

674
00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:09,040
Speaker 1: Samuel Junior Florida States, and Patrick Certain the second out

675
00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:12,280
Speaker 1: of Alabama. Now, the interesting thing about Horne, Samuel Entertain,

676
00:35:12,719 --> 00:35:17,000
Speaker 1: those are all second generation players. Their father's all very

677
00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:20,080
Speaker 1: good NFL players, so it's in their DNA, so to speak.

678
00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:22,600
Speaker 1: And then Farley is one of those players that I've

679
00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:25,319
Speaker 1: seen a lot as far as being mocked to the

680
00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:28,759
Speaker 1: Cardinals at number sixteen. The question mark, and there are

681
00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:30,920
Speaker 1: a couple of them. One he did not play at

682
00:35:30,920 --> 00:35:33,560
Speaker 1: all in twenty seventeen because of a torn acl and

683
00:35:33,719 --> 00:35:37,240
Speaker 1: missed last season. He decided to opt out of twenty twenty.

684
00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:41,000
Speaker 1: It's his prerogative to concentrate on the drafts and the

685
00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:44,560
Speaker 1: National Football League. Yet, what are you getting compared to

686
00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:49,080
Speaker 1: the other players who did play in twenty twenty, specifically Certain,

687
00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:52,239
Speaker 1: who was very good at Alabama. Yeah, I mean, in

688
00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:54,799
Speaker 1: the perfect world, Patricks's team would be the pick. But

689
00:35:55,080 --> 00:35:57,160
Speaker 1: I just don't think he's gonna, you know, drop there.

690
00:35:57,160 --> 00:35:59,440
Speaker 1: I guess we'll wait and see. Nobody knows an officially

691
00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:02,160
Speaker 1: with Team Sports look like you know, you look at

692
00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:05,920
Speaker 1: Caleb fairly, fairly twenty two years old. I like the size.

693
00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:08,120
Speaker 1: You don't see corner six foot two. I mean that's

694
00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:10,080
Speaker 1: long arms, and that means you can get you know,

695
00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:12,560
Speaker 1: press covers at the line of scrimmage. Um, if they're

696
00:36:12,560 --> 00:36:14,320
Speaker 1: gonna run that out route, you get your you know,

697
00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:17,279
Speaker 1: you get your alligator arms out there. You look at

698
00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:22,480
Speaker 1: Horns six one, Sante Samuel's five ten, first team All

699
00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:26,640
Speaker 1: acc as you pointed out Greg So, but I do

700
00:36:26,760 --> 00:36:29,520
Speaker 1: think you know you're gonna get picked on. But if

701
00:36:29,560 --> 00:36:31,920
Speaker 1: you have a number one corner opposite of you, I

702
00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:35,000
Speaker 1: think it helps. And then if you get a pass rush,

703
00:36:35,120 --> 00:36:37,520
Speaker 1: you know, and you put teams in situations where they're

704
00:36:37,520 --> 00:36:39,480
Speaker 1: gonna have to pass it, that will help. But I

705
00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:43,359
Speaker 1: definitely think they got to build that corner position if

706
00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:45,879
Speaker 1: they lose Patrick Peterson, regardless of they don't lose them,

707
00:36:46,040 --> 00:36:48,560
Speaker 1: they're still gonna need depth there. You need three top

708
00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:51,279
Speaker 1: corners and you need a couple backups. I think that

709
00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:54,560
Speaker 1: you hit right there. As even if Peterson does return,

710
00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:58,000
Speaker 1: cornerback still has to be a focal point in the draft.

711
00:36:58,040 --> 00:37:00,440
Speaker 1: And if you want to if Alford's ruling, come back

712
00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:03,560
Speaker 1: on a one year deal. Obviously, you know they've paid

713
00:37:03,640 --> 00:37:05,239
Speaker 1: him a ton of money. I don't know if there's

714
00:37:05,280 --> 00:37:07,919
Speaker 1: loyalty there. I know you know he wanted to play

715
00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:11,239
Speaker 1: with Patrick. They also know it's a business. So now,

716
00:37:11,280 --> 00:37:13,000
Speaker 1: all of a sudden, if he could stay healthy, then

717
00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:15,160
Speaker 1: you draft a corner and all of a sudden, there's

718
00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:17,160
Speaker 1: not a huge drop off. You know, you got your

719
00:37:17,239 --> 00:37:20,399
Speaker 1: number one, depending on what happens, But I do think

720
00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:23,840
Speaker 1: you're gonna have to adjust the corner of his position

721
00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:27,239
Speaker 1: in free agency and the draft. I believe that regardless

722
00:37:27,239 --> 00:37:30,880
Speaker 1: of Patrick Peterson comes back, now, Murphy was forced into action.

723
00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:33,879
Speaker 1: They would have preferred to slow play him when he

724
00:37:34,040 --> 00:37:37,680
Speaker 1: was in his first year, but Peterson's suspension, Alford's injury,

725
00:37:37,719 --> 00:37:40,040
Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, Murphy had to play a

726
00:37:40,080 --> 00:37:43,360
Speaker 1: lot more. As far as the outside is concerning covering

727
00:37:43,360 --> 00:37:47,160
Speaker 1: guys like Julio Jones exactly, it was certainly baptism by fire,

728
00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:50,200
Speaker 1: But I think he's better for it going into year

729
00:37:50,280 --> 00:37:52,640
Speaker 1: or three. He's still getting picked on. He's still giving

730
00:37:52,719 --> 00:37:54,680
Speaker 1: up his year of catches. But I'll go back to

731
00:37:55,520 --> 00:37:58,160
Speaker 1: Week one at San Francisco and then later on the

732
00:37:58,160 --> 00:38:01,799
Speaker 1: season against Philadelphia, he had two huge pass breakups that

733
00:38:01,840 --> 00:38:04,719
Speaker 1: helped seal win. So I think, much like we talked

734
00:38:04,840 --> 00:38:07,120
Speaker 1: earlier in the show about Kyler Murray, in that tradectory

735
00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:10,920
Speaker 1: going up, there is one, maybe not as steep with Murphy,

736
00:38:10,960 --> 00:38:13,200
Speaker 1: but there is one with Byron Murphy. Yeah, I don't

737
00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:15,320
Speaker 1: think the game's too big for him. And he was

738
00:38:15,360 --> 00:38:17,840
Speaker 1: throwing the fire as you mentioned, and you know that's

739
00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:22,200
Speaker 1: a situation and sometimes your position flexibility does help you

740
00:38:22,239 --> 00:38:24,440
Speaker 1: get out of the field a little bit quicker. But

741
00:38:24,520 --> 00:38:27,840
Speaker 1: when you just hear him in interviews, he knows he

742
00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:30,960
Speaker 1: can play at this level. His physical he works hard

743
00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:33,319
Speaker 1: in the offseason and get into shape. He's a good

744
00:38:33,320 --> 00:38:36,319
Speaker 1: open field tackler. I think he you know, some of

745
00:38:36,320 --> 00:38:39,920
Speaker 1: those pass defense even from week one until the end

746
00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:42,319
Speaker 1: of the season, helped his team keep him in games.

747
00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:45,879
Speaker 1: So and Kyler Murray already came out and said he's

748
00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:49,359
Speaker 1: he's expecting big things from Bibern Murphy. It doesn't mean

749
00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:51,320
Speaker 1: he was because of they're in the same draft class.

750
00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:54,920
Speaker 1: But it's a point to where you know, um, you

751
00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:58,200
Speaker 1: know the field the Cardinals feel like when they look

752
00:38:58,239 --> 00:39:01,080
Speaker 1: at it from that standpoint, you know these are your

753
00:39:01,120 --> 00:39:02,880
Speaker 1: core moving forward. When you draft a guy in the

754
00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:06,839
Speaker 1: first and second round, third round, you got to hope

755
00:39:06,880 --> 00:39:09,799
Speaker 1: those guys pan out and you know, fourth, fifth and

756
00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:12,160
Speaker 1: sixth round or more depth. And doesn't mean a guy

757
00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:14,480
Speaker 1: can start. I mean, we haven't even talked about Evan Weaver.

758
00:39:14,560 --> 00:39:16,719
Speaker 1: I'm curious to see what he can do. I know

759
00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:18,880
Speaker 1: they were excited with him, and he's under size and

760
00:39:18,920 --> 00:39:21,560
Speaker 1: he was a PAC twelve Player of the Year at CAL.

761
00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:24,840
Speaker 1: I think he can earn a spot on special teams

762
00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:28,560
Speaker 1: so year one to two and three, but I'm not

763
00:39:28,719 --> 00:39:31,440
Speaker 1: I have no concern with Bayern Murphy as long as

764
00:39:31,480 --> 00:39:34,240
Speaker 1: he's on the trajectory to where he's still working hard

765
00:39:34,440 --> 00:39:36,359
Speaker 1: and he doesn't feel like he's arrived, and I don't

766
00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:39,400
Speaker 1: think that's the case. He's part of the solution at cornerback,

767
00:39:39,680 --> 00:39:42,399
Speaker 1: and I say part because he is going to need

768
00:39:42,520 --> 00:39:45,480
Speaker 1: help and I would expect that that position to be

769
00:39:45,560 --> 00:39:49,120
Speaker 1: addressed early in free agency, at least to get an

770
00:39:49,120 --> 00:39:53,440
Speaker 1: answer about Patrick Pearson. That first week, first two weeks

771
00:39:53,440 --> 00:39:56,799
Speaker 1: I would think because the Cardinals in their own projection

772
00:39:57,000 --> 00:40:00,480
Speaker 1: and getting better, you can't wait either, be because if

773
00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:03,959
Speaker 1: guys start coming off the board or certain positions start

774
00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:06,000
Speaker 1: to fill up and you're looking and go, we've got

775
00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:08,919
Speaker 1: to do something. And I'm talking about free agency. There

776
00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:10,520
Speaker 1: is going to be a little bit of a foot

777
00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:13,080
Speaker 1: race here as far as how teams decide to attack

778
00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:16,439
Speaker 1: their own free agents and then other teams free agent. Well,

779
00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:20,080
Speaker 1: I mean legal tampering starts on the fifteenth, and I

780
00:40:20,120 --> 00:40:22,680
Speaker 1: think we're gonna have a wave of signings on the seventeenth. Now,

781
00:40:22,719 --> 00:40:25,400
Speaker 1: the guys that aren't getting the money, and you mentioned earlier,

782
00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:27,919
Speaker 1: the money dries up quick. When he's I talk about

783
00:40:27,960 --> 00:40:31,480
Speaker 1: teams having forty to fifty sixty million dollars, they're going

784
00:40:31,520 --> 00:40:33,680
Speaker 1: to go after heavery ticket items. So that's going to

785
00:40:33,719 --> 00:40:37,160
Speaker 1: come off the board quick. Yeah. I mean, if somebody's

786
00:40:37,160 --> 00:40:39,480
Speaker 1: offering a multi year deal versus a one year deal,

787
00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:41,160
Speaker 1: I gotta think player A is going to take the

788
00:40:41,200 --> 00:40:45,560
Speaker 1: two year deal. Cardinals need to address this position just because,

789
00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:49,400
Speaker 1: as we like to say, it is a passing league.

790
00:40:49,719 --> 00:40:52,839
Speaker 1: And look no for further than the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

791
00:40:52,880 --> 00:40:56,200
Speaker 1: and their secondary It was we chronicled earlier during the

792
00:40:56,239 --> 00:41:00,600
Speaker 1: playoff run that they've got all four including corners and safeties.

793
00:41:00,680 --> 00:41:02,439
Speaker 1: They're all at the end of the age of twenty five,

794
00:41:02,719 --> 00:41:05,640
Speaker 1: and they've drafted very well. And not to say that

795
00:41:05,680 --> 00:41:08,760
Speaker 1: the Cardinals haven't drafted very well at the cornerback position.

796
00:41:08,760 --> 00:41:11,400
Speaker 1: It's just a position that in the draft they haven't

797
00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:15,280
Speaker 1: looked to in the last several years outside of Byron Murphy.

798
00:41:15,320 --> 00:41:18,719
Speaker 1: But I do think they have to address it this

799
00:41:18,800 --> 00:41:22,840
Speaker 1: year and next year because even if Peterson does return,

800
00:41:23,160 --> 00:41:26,000
Speaker 1: he's not getting any younger. Yeah, I mean, you can

801
00:41:26,080 --> 00:41:28,200
Speaker 1: have a great pass rush, but if he can't cover

802
00:41:28,280 --> 00:41:30,319
Speaker 1: in the back, and I you know, we always talk

803
00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:33,480
Speaker 1: about the front seven and if the secondary can cover,

804
00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:35,239
Speaker 1: they should be able to get to the quarterback. But

805
00:41:35,440 --> 00:41:38,879
Speaker 1: if guys are running free. You know, quarterbacks have done

806
00:41:38,880 --> 00:41:40,680
Speaker 1: a really good job getting rid of the ball earlier

807
00:41:40,719 --> 00:41:44,400
Speaker 1: than in prior time. You know, sometimes if you go

808
00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:47,600
Speaker 1: three and four wide, you can't get the same pressure

809
00:41:47,600 --> 00:41:49,960
Speaker 1: because you've got to cover the field. So, yeah, this

810
00:41:50,120 --> 00:41:52,359
Speaker 1: is one of those situations where I just look at

811
00:41:52,360 --> 00:41:56,319
Speaker 1: it from you know, a cardinal standpoint that you know

812
00:41:56,680 --> 00:41:58,960
Speaker 1: last year. Let's go ahead, what I said I thought

813
00:41:58,960 --> 00:42:01,520
Speaker 1: the secondary was a strength to the team because Robert, Alfred,

814
00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:04,480
Speaker 1: Patrick Peterson, the Jailing twins and Buddha Baker, and I

815
00:42:04,520 --> 00:42:08,160
Speaker 1: believe that that wasn't the case. So you got they

816
00:42:08,280 --> 00:42:11,040
Speaker 1: got to build up this secondary again because you know,

817
00:42:11,120 --> 00:42:13,000
Speaker 1: having a great pass rush, if you can't cover on

818
00:42:13,080 --> 00:42:16,080
Speaker 1: the back end, they don't. It doesn't equal to where

819
00:42:16,520 --> 00:42:18,800
Speaker 1: success is going to happen between the front seven and

820
00:42:18,920 --> 00:42:21,200
Speaker 1: the back end. It all works on a strength to

821
00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:24,080
Speaker 1: your your analogy as far as you've got to have

822
00:42:24,120 --> 00:42:26,680
Speaker 1: a good pass rush to help the secondary, and a

823
00:42:26,760 --> 00:42:29,799
Speaker 1: strong secondary will make sure the pass rush is better

824
00:42:29,840 --> 00:42:31,600
Speaker 1: because then you get the quarterback to hang on the

825
00:42:31,640 --> 00:42:34,280
Speaker 1: ball a lot longer, no doubt about it. And that's

826
00:42:34,320 --> 00:42:36,440
Speaker 1: something that they're going to have to address in the offseason.

827
00:42:36,480 --> 00:42:41,400
Speaker 1: It's just they just don't mean again Alfred healthy. I

828
00:42:41,480 --> 00:42:43,680
Speaker 1: look forward to see him if that's the case. Patrick

829
00:42:43,760 --> 00:42:46,880
Speaker 1: will wait and see and if they're able to retain

830
00:42:46,920 --> 00:42:48,880
Speaker 1: these guys all of a sudden, now you don't have

831
00:42:48,920 --> 00:42:51,560
Speaker 1: to go out and worry about so much depth. The

832
00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:53,680
Speaker 1: fact is they got to stay healthy and be productive

833
00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:56,280
Speaker 1: if you're gonna go with these A couple of corners

834
00:42:56,320 --> 00:42:59,720
Speaker 1: that they have they have more intell on Patrick Peterson,

835
00:42:59,800 --> 00:43:02,560
Speaker 1: Rob Rudolford. Then they have some others in free agency,

836
00:43:02,600 --> 00:43:03,960
Speaker 1: and that doesn't mean they're not going to sign a

837
00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:07,480
Speaker 1: guy though. For me, MJ. Cornerback is the number one

838
00:43:07,600 --> 00:43:11,200
Speaker 1: position of need the Cardinals have to address and address

839
00:43:11,600 --> 00:43:15,680
Speaker 1: probably quite often this offseason. Yeah, and then there's undrafted

840
00:43:15,680 --> 00:43:18,160
Speaker 1: free agents, and you know these guys that opted out,

841
00:43:18,200 --> 00:43:19,640
Speaker 1: I mean, they got to go back to the film.

842
00:43:19,800 --> 00:43:22,680
Speaker 1: You know, I think teams are allowed to do zoom

843
00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:26,880
Speaker 1: meetings right now. You know, some teams are having pro days,

844
00:43:27,440 --> 00:43:29,080
Speaker 1: so you know, we don't we're not going to hear

845
00:43:29,120 --> 00:43:32,799
Speaker 1: about you know this guy, team visited this guy because

846
00:43:32,840 --> 00:43:35,400
Speaker 1: they're not allowing that. But I know that teams are

847
00:43:35,400 --> 00:43:38,000
Speaker 1: allowed to do zoom meetings. Position coaches start talking to

848
00:43:38,040 --> 00:43:40,960
Speaker 1: these draft picks, and I'm curious to see when a

849
00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:42,600
Speaker 1: guy opts out, what kind of shape? What have you

850
00:43:42,640 --> 00:43:44,680
Speaker 1: been doing for the last six months? Yeah, and how

851
00:43:44,680 --> 00:43:48,359
Speaker 1: does that play into the evaluation versus looking back at

852
00:43:48,400 --> 00:43:51,480
Speaker 1: not last year's film, but the year before, and then

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Speaker 1: knowing your role in technique. So I don't think they're

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Speaker 1: going to hold it against these guys that opted out.

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Speaker 1: Obviously they made a decision for that best in their family.

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Speaker 1: But you better make sure that these guys they've been

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Speaker 1: to where they're they want to be in the NFL,

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Speaker 1: and you have to put the work in to do it.

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Speaker 1: take a look at the secondary cornerbacks and safeties, but

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Speaker 1: of what isn't on the roster as we speak here

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Speaker 1: on this Tuesday, February sixteenth. Much more on the position

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Speaker 1: as the team makes moves and free agency, and then

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Speaker 1: of course and the draft special thanks as always to

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