1 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 1: Welcome Bird Gang. On today's show, the first official practice 2 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: of the week and the first one post bye week. 3 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: What we see, who did we see? Sometimes that's more important. 4 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 1: We also begin to look at of the matchup with 5 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: the Bears, and given the weather forecast for Sunday. While 6 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:25,120 Speaker 1: the Cardinals running game may be key, but first Kyler speaks, 7 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: we listen. It's Cardinals Cover two, Episode five h two, 8 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: and it starts now. Welcome to Cardinals Cover two with 9 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: Craig Griolu and Mike Jarecki. Cardinals Cover two is presented 10 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:44,919 Speaker 1: by Hyundai, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals, and by 11 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Easy Cardinals dot com Slash podcasts. 12 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: Going for Hopkins one hand to catch in a touchdown 13 00:00:54,040 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins. Here's Craig Griolu and Mike Jarecki. Hopeful. We've 14 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 1: heard that word used a lot over the past several weeks, 15 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: and I think for the first time we heard that 16 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: word uttered by Kyler Murray on Wednesday hopeful when asked 17 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,839 Speaker 1: if he thought he could play on Sunday. So I'll 18 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: be hopeful as well. M J. Yeah, And you know, 19 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 1: before the I guess the Seattle game, you know, he 20 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: was out there and you know, obviously limited, and you 21 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: know by Saturday or Sunday he kind of figured out, Okay, 22 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: they're going to hold him out through the bye week 23 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: and Colt's gonna play. And obviously they benefited from him 24 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: coming and win two out of three games. But I 25 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: think now that you get past the bye week and 26 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: these guys have had some downtime, and you know, during 27 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: the open a portion of practice looked like he was 28 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: moving to find just in his throwing drills and stuff 29 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: like that. So again, I'm optimistic and I think it's 30 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: time and I think he's ready to go. Of course, 31 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: we were optimistic ahead of the Seattle game. At least 32 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: I was based off the fact that he practiced limited Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 33 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: limited again on Wednesday, but five straight practices. Now, Kyler 34 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 1: Murray has done something on the football field. Doesn't matter 35 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,919 Speaker 1: until we see it's on game day though. Yeah, and 36 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: also DeAndre Hopkins is out there. I know the conversation 37 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 1: about Kyler Murray. It's it's it's just I think it's time. 38 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 1: I mean, these guys realize what'sat stake, and there's no 39 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: throwaway games in the NFL. I mean the Bears, they 40 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: were on a losing street. They went on Thanksgiving. They 41 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 1: feel like, hey, we're still in the race, whether it's 42 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: for a wildcard or not, or trying to save their season. 43 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: So yeah, I just like where the Cardinals are and 44 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: you know, getting your five star players back and the 45 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: way that the defense is really stepped up after the 46 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:47,360 Speaker 1: Carolina game, I'm encouraged that this team can go on 47 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: and run. All right. You brought up the hop he 48 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: was on the practice field on Wednesday. Noticed during the 49 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: open portion, seemed to be moving around fine. Of course 50 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 1: a week ago, two weeks ago, Kyle the Murray seemed 51 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: to be we've been around fine ahead of the Seattle game. 52 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 1: But Hopkins on the practice field on Wednesdays, typically we 53 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 1: don't see that. First and foremost though, and credit at 54 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:15,119 Speaker 1: cards chatter Darren urban Asy Cardinals dot Com. First practice 55 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: for DeAndre Hopkins since before the Texans game, which was 56 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: October twenty fourth. Hopkins that week practiced Thursday and Friday, 57 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 1: did not practice again. Did play against the Green Bay Packers, 58 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: but Wednesday, December first, the first time on the practice 59 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: field since October twenty second, that is correct. I went 60 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: back and looked it up. It was interesting because you know, 61 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: usually you see the guys as they do their pre 62 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: stretching and they have off on some one side and 63 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: defense on the other. And Hop came out a little bit, 64 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: you know, after it started, which is fine, it's a Wednesday. 65 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: And the first guy to give him a bear hug 66 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones, welcome back. And you know I said the 67 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: other day, it gives him a spark. Obviously the locker 68 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: room knew what was going on, but just to see 69 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: him on the field and you know, he looked like 70 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: he was moving fine, and you know, I think it's 71 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: important for these guys to practice, get in football shape. 72 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: But a lot of people are wondering, you know, it's 73 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: Kyler going to be out of sink and he kind 74 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: of downplayed his I know the system. Yeah, we're going 75 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:17,840 Speaker 1: to go out there and see what we can do. 76 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: But I don't think there should be any issue of 77 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: you know, just plug and play when it comes to 78 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray in this offense. I mean, the offense has 79 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: been set that you know, they have the players and 80 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: now you get these guys back. Sky's a limit. In 81 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: my opinion, the timing, maybe that the rhythm, just kind 82 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: of getting back into the flow. How long does that take? 83 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,719 Speaker 1: No snaps the first quarter, second quarter. That I think 84 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 1: was what the line of questioning on Wednesday had to do, 85 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: because when you miss a month, I mean it's going 86 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: to be thirty eight days for Kyler Murray between starts. 87 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: That's a long layoff, and I do think it's going 88 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:55,359 Speaker 1: to play a factor. The question is how much of 89 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 1: a factor? Yeah, and they touched on it, and you know, 90 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: without stating the obvious is you know this team will 91 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 1: like to get off to a good start, and that 92 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: means we're gonna as I pointed out on the Red 93 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: Sea report, those first couple of possessions offensively is going 94 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: to be interesting. Now we'll get into the weather how 95 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: that plays a factor, and we're probably going to get 96 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: into it on Friday. I actually we will. When it 97 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: comes to running the football again, no Chase Sedmons, no 98 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: Jonathan Ward, but between Connor and Eno Benjamin and if 99 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: they want to bring in an extra linement, that's going 100 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: to be the focus start off, and you take a 101 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: little pressure off where you're not coming out and throwing 102 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: on first three downs. So that's something I'm going to 103 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: look for the first couple of possessions, and then obviously 104 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: the defense, how the approach stopping the Bears quoting head 105 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 1: coach Cliff Kingsbury about Hopkins, even though he might not 106 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 1: be one hundred percent, still better than most wide receivers 107 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: at one hundred percent. Quote, if he can go, he'll 108 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: give us what he's got end quote. And that's exactly 109 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: what he did on the Thursday night game against the 110 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers. Just his presence alone will mean something 111 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: to not only this football team but oppose defenses. You 112 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: see number ten walk on that football field, even if 113 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: he's quote unquote a decoy, you have to account for 114 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: his whereabouts. Yeah, and again I go back to the 115 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 1: Packers game, and maybe it was just a small sample. 116 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: He only played fifteen snaps. He obviously had that big 117 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: pass I think it was for fifty five yards, and 118 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: then he got the face max penalty and then he 119 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: kind of put himself in the game. But you know 120 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: that next game, we didn't see a whole lot of separation. 121 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: I think guys were just waiting for another guy to 122 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 1: make a play. So you know, he's been really effective 123 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: in the red zone. He still leads a team at 124 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: the wide receiver position and touchdowns regardless of many games 125 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: he's played. So I just think, you know this offense, 126 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: you know when they're rolling, they're rolling, and he's a 127 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: big part of that because you can't really double him. 128 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: Now with Ron del Moore, Christian Kirk, even Connor coming 129 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: out of the backfield and a big AJ Green target, 130 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: and we don't even even mentioned Zach Ertz. So pick 131 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: your poison there. And that's why I like the Cardinals 132 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 1: when it comes to disturbing the football. I think, you know, 133 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,239 Speaker 1: the first six or seven games you and I would 134 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:01,840 Speaker 1: talk about on the postgame show, six and seven guys 135 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 1: were targeted. Wasn't just one guy Where we go back 136 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: to last year in Week one, he was targeted sixteen times. 137 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: He had fourteen catches. So the whole idea was to 138 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: bring in more talent around him. Kirk obviously stayed healthy, Subfui, 139 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: bringing AJ Green, drafting rondel Moore, and then James Connors 140 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: just been a huge addition to this team. Yeah, the 141 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 1: number of targets that DeAndre Hopkins received last season versus 142 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: compared to this season, I mean, that's where the improvement 143 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 1: has come. I mean one hundred and sixty targets for 144 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: d Hop a year ago, second most in the National 145 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: Football League, and then the next best as far as 146 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: Cardinals wide receivers was Christian Kirk, and there was a 147 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: huge drop off between number one and number two Kirk 148 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 1: seventy nine targets, I mean one hundred and sixty to 149 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: seventy nine. That is a gap that was way too 150 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: large and something that the Cardinals worked on correcting this offseason. 151 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 1: And the addition of Aj Green, that rafting of Rondel Moore, 152 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 1: so you see some more equal distribution, a little bit 153 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: better balance when it comes to who Kyler Murray is 154 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 1: looking across the football field, whether it's to the left, 155 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: of the right or underneath when it comes to the 156 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: tied end or running back well, and you know, our 157 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: former colleague Kyle Odegard said, you know, I want to 158 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: see him put up fourteen hundred yards and I'm like, 159 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: that's great, but he only had six touchdowns. And that 160 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: was last year, one hundred and fifteen touches, fourteen hundred 161 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: and seven yards, twelve point two long, with sixty he 162 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 1: had six touchdowns. Fast forward to this year, we're talking 163 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: more about quality versus quantity. And you look this year, 164 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: thirty five receptions, four hundred and eighty six yards averaging 165 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 1: close to fourteen yards of pop as long as fifty 166 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 1: five and he has a seven touchdowns. So again, maybe 167 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 1: you're not utilizing it like you don't have to because 168 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 1: you've got so many weapons. And Kyler, I think the 169 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: biggest thing is he's able to go through his progressions 170 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: and make the decisions from inside the pocket where before 171 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: first read okay, who's next, and then improvised and get 172 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: out of pocket where you don't let the receivers, you know, 173 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 1: run the routes, and then you got to come back 174 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 1: for the ball. And it's kind of kamikaze at that point. 175 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: It's more of what we expect out of an offense 176 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,319 Speaker 1: with a veteran quarterback. Yes, it's year three, but it's 177 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: year three in the same system for Kyle mur and 178 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: I think we're seeing a little bit better rhythm and 179 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:28,319 Speaker 1: some normalcy with the offense overall. Some other good news 180 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: with respects to Wednesday's practice, the first official practice of 181 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 1: the week, in the first practice post bye week, by 182 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: the way, Kingsbury said he saw good energy, good juice 183 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:40,839 Speaker 1: amongst all the players. We'll see how that translates out 184 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: out of the football field. Remember the Cardinals oh and 185 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 1: two under Kingsbury after the bye week. But back on 186 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: the practice field, Max Garcia, we saw him exit that 187 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:54,719 Speaker 1: Seattle game, was in an achilles. Don't know exactly what 188 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 1: was bothering him then, but he did not finish that 189 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: game against Seattle Seahawks. Austin Pue was spotted doing some 190 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:04,680 Speaker 1: light work on the side. He'll be listed as a 191 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: game day decision. See how he progresses throughout the week. 192 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:10,680 Speaker 1: But no Rodney Hudson, nol Kelvin Beach and my guests 193 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: veteran days off for those two. But if you can 194 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 1: get those four players along with DJ Humphreys together again 195 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: your five best offensive lineman they weren't the five that 196 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 1: began this season, but your five best offensive lineman to 197 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 1: date here entering week thirteen, then yeah, this team is 198 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: getting healthy and hopefully can use these finals six games 199 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 1: to continue where they left off. Ahead of the game 200 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 1: against the Seahawks. Yeah, and we talk about this sixth 201 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 1: game and obviously the team is going to take a 202 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 1: one game approach, which is they've done all year and 203 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,719 Speaker 1: I think it's working. But at the same time, though, 204 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: you know, Josh Jones got valuable reps. Sean Harlow got 205 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: valuable reps. So at least you got some guys where 206 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 1: you're not going to the bottom of the roster saying okay, 207 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: we're hoping you can play well. The fact that Harlow 208 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 1: got a ton of reps in training camp when Pu 209 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 1: was out at left guard, playing next to Hudson and 210 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,840 Speaker 1: Humphries and Josh Jones started the season, He's got some 211 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: flexibility to play guard or tackle, and it just gives 212 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: you some know, some confidence going to a game where 213 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 1: if something does happen, you have some guys that have 214 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: experienced some other news and notes with respects to practice 215 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 1: on Wednesday, as we noted, Richard Lawrence designated to return, 216 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 1: so that window opened for him to officially practice and 217 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:26,559 Speaker 1: he was on the practice field on Wednesday. He's been 218 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: out since November six with a calf injury, but he 219 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: seemed to be moving fine. Whether it gets activated this 220 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: week or not, it does add some depth at that 221 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:38,439 Speaker 1: offensive line. Jordan Phillips, Corey Peter Zach Allan, Michael Dogby, Zach, 222 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 1: Kurt Lucky foe To. Those are your six? Can you 223 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: add a seventh or do you even keep seven if 224 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:47,320 Speaker 1: Richard Lawrence is able to go this week. But that 225 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:50,320 Speaker 1: defensive line rotation, it's in and out. Yeah, you lose 226 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: a JJ Watt, but it is something that this team 227 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: likes to keep bodies fresh, not just for the entire game, 228 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 1: but the entire season. That's been the m of the 229 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 1: defensive line. Yeah, and Zach Allen talked to the media 230 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 1: on Tuesday, he brought that up just getting Richard Lawrence back. 231 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 1: He said, you know, you know, everyone has a role. 232 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,840 Speaker 1: Everyone kind of has an idea going into the game 233 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:14,680 Speaker 1: based on down in distance, which your snapcount's going to be. 234 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 1: So they're keeping them fresh, and ideally you want to 235 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 1: do that through ealthy season. Now, some guys may have 236 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 1: to play a little bit more in these close games, 237 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,319 Speaker 1: but the whole ideas they feel comfortable when they roll 238 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:28,559 Speaker 1: in Michael Dogby or Lucky foe To or even Josh 239 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 1: Morrel not clearly you want to have your starters out there, 240 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: Jordan Phillips, Chard Lawrence, Corey Peters and so I like 241 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: the fact that they can rotate guys, and again, those 242 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 1: guys have experienced. It's not like, again, you're going to 243 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 1: a practice squad. Guy Morrell wasn't the practice squad, but 244 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 1: he's had a couple of different stints with the Cardinals, 245 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: failily familiar with Van Shose's defense, and obviously he's well 246 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: aware Princeton Buckner how he coaches his guys. We bring 247 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 1: up J. J. Watt and for the first time that 248 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:58,560 Speaker 1: I can remember, at least since the injury, we've seen 249 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 1: him on game day, but now seeing him on the 250 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:03,680 Speaker 1: practice field doing some conditioning work out on the side. 251 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 1: King Barry was asked about it. Quote, you can't count 252 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:10,319 Speaker 1: him out. He's a machine. End quote. I'd be very 253 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: surprised if we saw number ninety nine before the end 254 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:17,600 Speaker 1: of the regular season. Now postseason, that's a different story, 255 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: And I know there's a lot of optimism, but I'll 256 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: believe it when I see it. Regardless of Watt's history 257 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 1: of coming back from serious injury. Yeah, and the other 258 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 1: one was a pectoral muscle. This was completely different. So 259 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 1: again I wouldn't rule him out. Now the question becomes, 260 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: you know, when does he get cleared by the medical staff. 261 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 1: I mean, if the Cardinals can somehow clinge by winning 262 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 1: the next three games or you know, obviously trying to 263 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 1: win as many games in the next four. I don't 264 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: think you would bring him back for Week eighteen against 265 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 1: the Seahawks. To me, that's you know, not rushing him back. 266 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:52,839 Speaker 1: But I don't think that's ideal. You're you're trying to 267 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: get him back for the postseason if it's this team 268 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 1: can get a buy. I mean just having him on 269 00:13:56,960 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: the field. I mean, and again we talked about the 270 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: rotation and he didn't have to get into football shape. 271 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: But we know this guy's you know, when you break 272 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: the huddle, you have to id where number ninety nine is. 273 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 1: So I just think, you know, when it comes to 274 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: I Candy, but you know, we'll wait and see. But 275 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: I'm encouraged that he's out there, and we know at 276 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: the end of the day, this guy wants to play. 277 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: He wants to help this team because he was a 278 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 1: big part of how this team started in Tennessee that day, 279 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 1: even though he was kind of learning a new position, 280 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: and as a season progressed weeks three, four and five, 281 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 1: he really started playing well. And to me, it just 282 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 1: adds more talent on that defensive line where these linebackers 283 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 1: can come up and scoop and get to the quarterback. Now, 284 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: the timing of all of this here earlier on Wednesday's 285 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: interesting because everyone likes to read into things, certainly reading 286 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 1: into social media. What gets posted, what gets tweeted. Well, 287 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: following noticing jj Watt on the practice field during the 288 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 1: open portion and Kingsbury being asked about jj Watt, this 289 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 1: tweet from jj quote, only those who attempt the absurd 290 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: can achieve the impossible, Albert Einstein. That was the tweet 291 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: from JJ Watts about thirty minutes after the team got 292 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 1: off the practice field. Now do we connect the dots 293 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: and say JJ Watt is talking about himself and coming 294 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 1: back from this serious injury or is that just JJ 295 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: Watts I don't know, like to quote and decided to 296 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: tweet about it. Well, clearly he was on social media, 297 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 1: so he probably read that he was out there working 298 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: on the side, and then Kingsbury addressed it. So it 299 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 1: was just great timing on his part. I think he's 300 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: saying that don't count me out. There's nothing that I 301 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 1: can't do. Now he's going to listen to the medical staff. 302 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: But if there's a will, there's a way. With JJ Watt, 303 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 1: getting back on the field, all right, So we'll hold 304 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 1: out hope here on December first, that we do see 305 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: JJ Watt at some point before the conclusion of the 306 00:15:56,160 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one season, and that's including postseason, which will 307 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 1: bleed into twenty twenty two. Also working out on the side, 308 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 1: Aaron Brewer, the long snapper. He's on injured reserve. He'll 309 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 1: need to miss at least one more game. There is 310 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: some hope that he'll be able to return, as will 311 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 1: j Chase Edmonds as far as that game against the 312 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: Rams on Monday Night Football. So some guys getting healthier, 313 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 1: Richard Lawrence, Aaron Brewer, Chase Edmonds, Tanner vale Hill perhaps 314 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: before the end of the regular season, but that's big 315 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: because you want to get healthier, not lose bodies as 316 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 1: the season continues. Yeah, and we only focus on the 317 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 1: long snapper when the you know, the holder the kicker 318 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: misses it because they don't have the same you know connection, 319 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 1: So hopefully they can get through with one more game. 320 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 1: And Aaron Brewer has been in the legal long time 321 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: and there's a great relationship between him and Andy Lee 322 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 1: and obviously Matt Prador and goes back to Jeff Rogers, 323 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: So you know, it's it's interesting because I was still 324 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: wondering is there's a left or right arm, because you're 325 00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 1: talking about a forearm. He fractured it and the fact 326 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 1: he's able to come back, but that's great news because 327 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 1: you don't want to have those mishaps, whether it's in 328 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 1: a close game in the regular season, let alone in 329 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:11,439 Speaker 1: the postseason, because that is a unit to where it 330 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:14,199 Speaker 1: could come down to a huge kick from Prater and 331 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 1: the fact that and he least been here with Aaron 332 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:19,120 Speaker 1: Brewer that can't go a long way when it comes 333 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: to making a pressure kick in the fourth quarter. And 334 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 1: it sounds like bo Brinkley will be elevated from the 335 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:27,360 Speaker 1: practice squad once again for a second straight game. He's 336 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 1: on the practice squad protected, one of the four players 337 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 1: the Cardinals protected this week. So maybe one more week 338 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:35,479 Speaker 1: before we see Aaron Brewer back on the field. And 339 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 1: MJ this is I feel for Jonathan war because I 340 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:43,400 Speaker 1: think he was going to be back this week, but 341 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 1: he landed on the reserve COVID nineteen list. How long 342 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:50,919 Speaker 1: he'll be out. He's already been missing time because of 343 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 1: a concussion. But someone that we've talked about repeatedly on 344 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 1: special teams, and we'd love to see him get the 345 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:58,679 Speaker 1: opportunity running the football, and I think he would have 346 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:02,359 Speaker 1: with Chase Edmonds on the sidelines. But going into this week, 347 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:05,439 Speaker 1: you've got James Conner, Eno Benjamin and Tavy and Faster 348 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 1: who likely will be elevated off the practice squad again, 349 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 1: he's been bouncing around active, off the off, the active roster, 350 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:16,439 Speaker 1: added to the practice squad, released, So it's been an 351 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:20,159 Speaker 1: interesting several weeks, several months for Tavy and Feaster. But 352 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:22,879 Speaker 1: right now the Cardinals with two running backs on the 353 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 1: active roster three overall, when you look and account the 354 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 1: practice squad, yeah, I gotta think. You know, James Conner 355 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: said he feels well, he's refreshed coming off the bye 356 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 1: week and you know, obviously not taking those hits like 357 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:36,920 Speaker 1: he has, so I would try to lean on him 358 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: and then change the pace back would be you know, Benjamin, 359 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:41,440 Speaker 1: and if you get in the fourth quarter, and again 360 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:43,359 Speaker 1: I'm not saying they're going to blow off the Bears, 361 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 1: but if you get in the fourth quarter of five 362 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 1: six minutes slept in the game, Feaster would be a guy. 363 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:51,439 Speaker 1: So you can kind of protect James Conner until chasing 364 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 1: him going to be that one two punch. I feel 365 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 1: for Jonathan Warden. It sounds like Kingsbury said he was 366 00:18:56,000 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 1: disappointing what happened. So obviously when you're off and you're 367 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:03,919 Speaker 1: having Thanksgiving and everything else. But good news he is 368 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 1: getting healthy and they were prepared for him to come 369 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:09,119 Speaker 1: back this week. But again that's only helps the team 370 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: to get through this game. And then obviously started to 371 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:13,919 Speaker 1: tee up against the Rams on Monday Night Football and 372 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 1: talking about that running back position is going to lead 373 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: us into our next discussion here on Cardinals Cover two 374 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 1: presented by Honday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. A reminder, 375 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: though Bird Gang Pro Bowl voting underway NFL dot com 376 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 1: Slash Pro Bowl votes voting runs through December sixteenth. Send 377 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:35,719 Speaker 1: your favorite Cardinals player to Las Vegas the game Sunday, 378 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 1: February sixth at Allegiance Stadium, Kyler Murray, James Connor, Rodney Hudson, 379 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 1: DJ Humphries, Marcus Golden, Byron Murphy, Buddha Baker, any number 380 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 1: of Cardinals players offense and defense well deserving of a 381 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:53,640 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl NOD considering their nine wins so far this season. 382 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:56,119 Speaker 1: But when we talk about this matchup here, and by 383 00:19:56,160 --> 00:20:00,880 Speaker 1: the way, it is December first, December football, and that's 384 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 1: kind of well, that's not so much in Arizona where 385 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:06,480 Speaker 1: the weather changes, although it is a little bit chillier 386 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 1: in the morning, but December football. We turn the page 387 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: for these final six games, four in December, two in January. 388 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: But now now I'll be interious to see what kind 389 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 1: of a Cardinals team we do see forget post bye week, 390 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 1: but just playing in December, having that number one, see 391 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 1: it attached to their backs. Well, I think for any team, 392 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:29,919 Speaker 1: you know, we always say take twenty five percent of 393 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,280 Speaker 1: the season. This year it's a little bit because they're 394 00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:36,639 Speaker 1: seventeen games versus sixteen games, and then you kind of evaluate, Okay, 395 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:39,240 Speaker 1: how do we do in the first four I would 396 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: think wins and losses matter, but where our strengths and weaknesses? 397 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:45,200 Speaker 1: And then you get two weeks, you know, six to eight, 398 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, okay, this is what works 399 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 1: and this doesn't work now to me, When you get 400 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:54,200 Speaker 1: to this time of the year and they're going to 401 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:57,160 Speaker 1: face their first not in climate weather, but the first 402 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:00,239 Speaker 1: weather game, we're they got to be outside. So when 403 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: you get to December football, Craig, I think you stick 404 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 1: what works, and I think teams maybe they are not 405 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 1: able to throw the ball like they did in the 406 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 1: first month of the season because it's so nice outside 407 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:12,119 Speaker 1: and you know, obviously you got a new toy and 408 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 1: you want to show it off. It's like Christmas morning. 409 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 1: But here, I think it's more of a physical game, 410 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 1: protect the ball, and some teams are going to be 411 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:21,639 Speaker 1: a little more conservative. Not the Kingsbury is going to 412 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 1: be conservative because the Cardinals, you know, they're they're in 413 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 1: a good spot right now. But if a team is 414 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:28,879 Speaker 1: five and six, you know, do I go for it 415 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 1: on fourth down? Do I trust my defense here? So 416 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: I think coaching changes a little bit to where we're 417 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 1: not trying to score forty points today. You know, we're 418 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:40,440 Speaker 1: not trying to get a guy to catch because he's 419 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: got X amount of I think it changes from a 420 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 1: coaching perspective, knowing going into each game, this is what 421 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 1: we have to do, this is how many points we 422 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,639 Speaker 1: have to score, and if we can allow these amount 423 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:53,200 Speaker 1: of points. So I think totally changes from the mindset 424 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: and the players know what's at stake. Week one week two. 425 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 1: All right, let's get off to a good start. Okay, 426 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 1: we got a long ways to go, but here, now 427 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 1: we know what this team can do on offense and defensive, 428 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: special teams. So I think teams get a little bit 429 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 1: more conservative. Not the Kingsbury. He's gonna stick to his 430 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 1: guns here. But I'm just saying the beauty of havin 431 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 1: James Conner and when Chase comes back, you gotta lead 432 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:17,239 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter. You're gonna pound the football. You're 433 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 1: not gonna be cute to where hey, let's score another touchdown, 434 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:22,640 Speaker 1: three possession game. You'll you'll deal with a game that's 435 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:26,440 Speaker 1: fourteen points versus ten, because now they got to get 436 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 1: two touchdowns. It makes sense. Style points, yes, doesn't matter, right, 437 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,880 Speaker 1: you don't need those now, it doesn't matter how it looks, great, 438 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: great analogy. All you need is one more point than 439 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 1: your opponent and walk off that field with the numble 440 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 1: with another W. So you make sure you maintain first 441 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 1: place in the division, the top seed or again, I 442 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 1: still focus on the division until it's no longer a focus. 443 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:52,159 Speaker 1: Then you can start playing and figuring out how to 444 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 1: get that number one seed. But yeah, it's that thirty 445 00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 1: point four hundred yard mark that we consistently talked about 446 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: in September and October. Maybe it's maybe it's twenty points, 447 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,120 Speaker 1: all right, I mean, maybe it's just ten points. And 448 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: games are going to change depending on opponent and depending 449 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 1: on weather conditions and weather it is going to be 450 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 1: a factor this week. Now it's Wednesday, talking about a 451 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:20,959 Speaker 1: game on Sunday. But according to weather dot Com, forecast 452 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 1: calls for cloudy skies forty five degrees, wins twenty miles 453 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:29,119 Speaker 1: per hour or up to twenty miles per hour, but 454 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:32,439 Speaker 1: a fifty percent chance of rain. Now, look, it was 455 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:36,200 Speaker 1: cold in Seattle. It is forty five degrees at kickoff 456 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:39,440 Speaker 1: in Seattle. It's gonna be forty five degrees or colder 457 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: in Chicago. But it's the rain that is something that 458 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray doesn't care about. The cold. But he said, 459 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: I hope it doesn't rain because when the ball gets 460 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 1: slip slip, slippery, it's a little bit more difficult to throw, 461 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,880 Speaker 1: it's a little bit more difficult to hang on to. Yeah, 462 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,399 Speaker 1: and they didn't have some rain in Seattle. Look like 463 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:02,439 Speaker 1: it rained all morning and then it was drizzling, not 464 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: to where it was sleep because it wasn't that cold, 465 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:07,200 Speaker 1: And you got to assume that because they are close 466 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:10,400 Speaker 1: to the ocean there. Here you get the windy city 467 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: in the in the in the I don't know if 468 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:15,640 Speaker 1: it's the meadowlands where you're swirling, but if you get 469 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:18,399 Speaker 1: eighteen to twenty miles an hour wins, it's difficult to 470 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,359 Speaker 1: throw the ball fifteen to twenty five yards out in 471 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 1: the field. Now you can you can obviously do some 472 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,160 Speaker 1: quick slam pass you know where you can put some 473 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:29,960 Speaker 1: some zip on it. But yeah, I mean, listen, all 474 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,199 Speaker 1: these guys have played in rain. Um they've played in 475 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:35,120 Speaker 1: cold weather. You know, they know what's at stake here. 476 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: I mean, both teams has to play with it. Now 477 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:41,120 Speaker 1: you're gonna say, well, the Bears probably practicing it more again, Um, 478 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:44,480 Speaker 1: these guys that played football in high school, they played 479 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:47,159 Speaker 1: in college someone to you know, warm weather cities. But 480 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: at some point you're gonna have to play outdoors. And 481 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 1: luckily for us, this is only quote cold weather game. 482 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,960 Speaker 1: When the schedule came out, you look and it's the 483 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:59,399 Speaker 1: only game that you really have to deal with the 484 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:04,400 Speaker 1: elements because the Rams State Farm Stadium, you're indoors at 485 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:09,680 Speaker 1: Detroit Ford Field, you're indoors Indianapolis. That's another home game. Indoors. 486 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: Cowboys indoors Seattle, that is another home game. You're indoors. 487 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 1: So this is the last time the Cardinals can go 488 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:19,880 Speaker 1: out on the football field unless they open the roof. 489 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:21,919 Speaker 1: I get it. But you walk out and you can 490 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 1: look up and you're not seeing lights, You're seeing the skies. Now, 491 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 1: what's what kind of sky are you? Are you looking at? 492 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:32,679 Speaker 1: What's coming down at you? Is would be the something 493 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:34,960 Speaker 1: that I would be concerned with. Okay, kickoff is love 494 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,879 Speaker 1: in our time? Is So that's noon there. It's probably 495 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:40,639 Speaker 1: gonna be just like you know, drizzle and you'll have 496 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 1: its clouds and then maybe by the I don't know, 497 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 1: it gets early back east, a little bit earlier than here, 498 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:50,199 Speaker 1: so it will be dark and it'll be cloudy and 499 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 1: it'll be an overcast. But you know, that's football. I mean, 500 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:56,360 Speaker 1: it's really football weather, you know, take away the rain. 501 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:59,439 Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean, like I said, both teams have 502 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 1: to adapt to it, and that there should be no 503 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:05,320 Speaker 1: excuse about the weather when you look at this game, 504 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:07,760 Speaker 1: and I like how you say adapt, Now, which team 505 00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 1: can adapt better, which team is more prepared, Which team 506 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:14,480 Speaker 1: is more familiar. You can practice it all you want, 507 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:17,120 Speaker 1: but once the game starts, it's a little bit different. 508 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 1: That's where the Bears have the advantage working out of 509 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 1: that stuff every single day. Cardinals don't. You can manufacture 510 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 1: it out on the practice field, but that's a little different. 511 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 1: Now how much rain and all that will get closer 512 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 1: as far as what the forecast is once we get 513 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,000 Speaker 1: closer to kickoff. But it is something for the first 514 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:36,680 Speaker 1: time this season that we're focusing on here on Cardinals 515 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 1: Cover two. Yeah, and sometimes you can have a bucket 516 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:42,880 Speaker 1: of water and then you get the wet ball because 517 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:44,960 Speaker 1: the ball is going to get heavy. Now, they usually 518 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 1: have a guy that stands over the ball. They have 519 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:48,680 Speaker 1: a guy on the sidelines that he has a little 520 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 1: pouching him. The referee will have a you'll have a 521 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:54,679 Speaker 1: talent in front of him. So but you can practice 522 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:57,160 Speaker 1: strow on the wet ball. The thing is, hopefully from 523 00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 1: the league standpoint, they can get the balls in and out. 524 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: Some quarterbacks prefer the same ball the entire driver an 525 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 1: entire game. But the ball can get a little heavy 526 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: there and again if it's a downpour, that will happen. 527 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:11,399 Speaker 1: But the Cardinals can work on the wet ball, but 528 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:14,160 Speaker 1: just getting a bucket drop it in there. Again, you're 529 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 1: not going to get a fire hos or have the 530 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:19,199 Speaker 1: fire department come up here and go up and the 531 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:21,639 Speaker 1: scissors and spray the field. I mean, you're not going 532 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:24,160 Speaker 1: to do that. But there's ways you can get around it. Now. 533 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:29,280 Speaker 1: Kingsbury was asked about whether factoring in DeAndre Hopkins's availability 534 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 1: the cold weather, the wet stuff, and he kind of 535 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 1: didn't really dismiss it, but it was more about Hopkins's health, 536 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:36,679 Speaker 1: not what the weather is going to be of the 537 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:39,639 Speaker 1: field conditions. Although I I do think if you walk 538 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 1: on that football field and if it's not great, and 539 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:44,639 Speaker 1: this would even apply to Kyle Murray to a certain extent, 540 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: you have to start thinking about that, especially coming off 541 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:51,520 Speaker 1: a long layoff, if it means another week, because you 542 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 1: don't want to take chances. I get it, But I 543 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 1: fully expect both Kyler and de hop to be on 544 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 1: the field Sunday. Yeah, and just in a brief you know, 545 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 1: fifteen to twenty minutes, hop was He looked fine to me. 546 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 1: I mean he was bouncing around, he excited, he was 547 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:06,920 Speaker 1: going from drill or drill he was running. He was 548 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 1: running routes during the open portion. My thing is some 549 00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:11,439 Speaker 1: of these guys that might have to go out to 550 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 1: the you know, pregame warm ups. You know, some guys 551 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:16,200 Speaker 1: go out there as an individuals listening to their heads 552 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:19,399 Speaker 1: music and then they have the position groups that come 553 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 1: out with which we get a chance to show you 554 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 1: when live. Looking from the sidelines, I would think some 555 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 1: guys are gonna come out early just to test, you know, 556 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:27,879 Speaker 1: what's the weather like, you know when it comes to 557 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 1: Matt Prader, am I good from here versus the other side? 558 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,639 Speaker 1: And then I assume the benches are going to have 559 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:36,959 Speaker 1: warmers on him, So those guys, and if you've got 560 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 1: a hamstring injury, that that heat coming from the bench 561 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:41,880 Speaker 1: is really going to feel good for the back of 562 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 1: your ear lakes. So I just think guys are going 563 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 1: to come out and test and see, you know what 564 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:49,440 Speaker 1: can I get away with? What cleet so I use, etc. 565 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 1: I'm glad you brought up the kicking game as well 566 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 1: as far as punting, kicking, snapping, holding, all of that 567 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 1: might come into play this Sunday when the Cardinals visit 568 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:03,600 Speaker 1: the Bear at Soldier Field. Eleven am is the kickoff 569 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 1: six thirty am. Pregame coverage begins on the Arizona Cardinals 570 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 1: Radio network. Now, if whether it is a factor, how 571 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 1: much does that factor into the offensive play calling and 572 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:17,520 Speaker 1: what we see out of this offense? Do we see 573 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:21,400 Speaker 1: more James Connor, more Eno Benjamin Looking at the numbers, 574 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 1: this is a defense talking about the Bears that you 575 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 1: can run on. They rank number twenty two against the run. 576 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 1: They were very good last week against the Lions, but 577 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 1: during their five game losing streak, they allowed four and 578 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:40,520 Speaker 1: a half yards per carry. When they hold teams under 579 00:29:40,600 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 1: eighty rushing yards, they win more times than not. They're 580 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: four and one. That eighty yards is the benchmark when 581 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 1: you talk about the Bears defensively and what they do 582 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:52,720 Speaker 1: and holding opponents as far as the ground attack is concerned. 583 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 1: But when you look at weather and you look at 584 00:29:55,640 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 1: the Bears defensively, I know it's not what Kingsbury wants 585 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:01,080 Speaker 1: to do. But there is allowed voice in there named 586 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:04,600 Speaker 1: Sean Coogler James Saxon as well that can say, hey, 587 00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 1: we think we have an advantage running in the football 588 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:09,120 Speaker 1: a little bit more than we typically do. Although the 589 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:11,840 Speaker 1: Cardinals do run the ball a lot. I would not 590 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 1: be surprised to see a lot of James Connor, Eno, 591 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:17,600 Speaker 1: benjaminbe even at Tavy and feast Or or rondel Moore, 592 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 1: someone that could certainly takes the ball out of the backfield. 593 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 1: I think if if weather is an issue throwing the 594 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:27,080 Speaker 1: ball because of the wind, they still can throw the 595 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:30,800 Speaker 1: quick screen pass to rondel Moore, high percentage strokes, get 596 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:32,800 Speaker 1: rid of it. You know, you have zach Ertz go 597 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:37,320 Speaker 1: seven yard and in or out quick throw. You may 598 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 1: have to go on some methodical nine ten eleven play drives. 599 00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:43,280 Speaker 1: You'd like to get a big, chunky yards, but there's 600 00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:46,160 Speaker 1: different ways. If you can't throw the ball down the field, 601 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:49,160 Speaker 1: or the footing isn't good with receivers they're slipping and 602 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 1: they can't come back to the ball. Just get rid 603 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:53,520 Speaker 1: of the ball quick. He's done that, and you have 604 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:56,080 Speaker 1: to dink and dunk sometimes and then if they want to, 605 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 1: you know, load the box up for the run. That's 606 00:30:57,920 --> 00:30:59,640 Speaker 1: when you take a shot down the field. So I 607 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:02,320 Speaker 1: think they'll make adjustments, but maybe you just don't see 608 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:05,959 Speaker 1: the down the field passes initially. Let's just methodically go 609 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:08,960 Speaker 1: down the field, whether we run the ball getting third 610 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,680 Speaker 1: and short, Now we can obviously make a decision or 611 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:13,800 Speaker 1: we're going to pass or run. Take a page out 612 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 1: of what Colton McCoy, yes, was able to do. Take 613 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:20,400 Speaker 1: what the defense gives you. And that was something that 614 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:24,920 Speaker 1: Kyler was asked about watching those three games from the 615 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 1: sidelines in a different perspective. Did he learn anything. He 616 00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 1: doesn't have to be the hero every single snap. He 617 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:33,440 Speaker 1: can allow his teammates, the ten of the guys on 618 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:36,360 Speaker 1: the football field to do their job. Get the ball 619 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:38,920 Speaker 1: out quickly. It doesn't matter how long it takes, as 620 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:41,040 Speaker 1: long as you're finding your way into the end zone. Yeah. 621 00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:43,840 Speaker 1: And if we go back to the San Francisco game, 622 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 1: they he I mean Kyler and him admitted that that's 623 00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:50,360 Speaker 1: the best front four they've played. Kyler said that after 624 00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 1: the first outing and that game was a little bit closer. 625 00:31:55,920 --> 00:31:58,920 Speaker 1: But when you look at the game that Colton McCoy 626 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 1: started against the forty nine miners, they brought a lot 627 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:03,600 Speaker 1: of pressure and so he got rid of the ball. 628 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:06,480 Speaker 1: But I really liked the game plan where he would 629 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:08,959 Speaker 1: allow them to rush bait bait and then they had 630 00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:11,560 Speaker 1: a guy in the flat screen and they really and 631 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:14,480 Speaker 1: that's when James Connor and even other guys were getting 632 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:17,080 Speaker 1: yards after catch where it wasn't just a screen pass 633 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 1: for a four yard game before the sticks. No, So 634 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:22,800 Speaker 1: that's that Colt did a great job at that, and 635 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:24,959 Speaker 1: you can almost say he did a great job against Seattle. 636 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:28,120 Speaker 1: He won two road games Division games on the road, 637 00:32:28,560 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 1: and so that could be the recipe again. If the 638 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:34,200 Speaker 1: defense wants to be aggressive, then you want to slow 639 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:37,200 Speaker 1: him down. You can do the draw play, or you 640 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 1: can do a quick screen game to where now all 641 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:41,400 Speaker 1: of a sudden, they got four or six guys coming 642 00:32:41,440 --> 00:32:43,560 Speaker 1: at the quarterback and all of a sudden, now you 643 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:46,120 Speaker 1: got a guy in the flat. So I like the 644 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:48,760 Speaker 1: game plan they went with Colt, and if they if 645 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:51,640 Speaker 1: the weather's a factor again, they'll find ways to get 646 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:53,600 Speaker 1: the ball in their playmaker's hands. Well. And how many 647 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:56,640 Speaker 1: times if you said some of those quick screens, the 648 00:32:56,720 --> 00:33:00,560 Speaker 1: short passes, that's like a run play, and this offense, 649 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:03,920 Speaker 1: they're high percentage throws. I mean sometimes the kyler doesn't 650 00:33:03,920 --> 00:33:06,240 Speaker 1: get credit for the pass. It's more of a run 651 00:33:06,280 --> 00:33:08,880 Speaker 1: because it's behind the line of scrimmage. But Ron del 652 00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:11,120 Speaker 1: Moore is a prime example. Look, it has yards after 653 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:13,240 Speaker 1: a catch, he leads a team in yards after catch. 654 00:33:13,280 --> 00:33:16,680 Speaker 1: So to me, there's a high percentage extended run place. 655 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:19,800 Speaker 1: So where I mean the quarterback would really have to 656 00:33:19,840 --> 00:33:21,560 Speaker 1: throw the ball in the dirt or he's getting hit 657 00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:24,160 Speaker 1: and he can't make the throw. It's almost like it's 658 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:26,600 Speaker 1: handing it off. And here it's more of a five 659 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:29,360 Speaker 1: to seven yard pass. And to me, it's a high 660 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:32,440 Speaker 1: percentage throw. You trust your receiver and he gets the ball, 661 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:34,720 Speaker 1: and if your wide receivers can block a little bit, 662 00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:37,000 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, that becomes a six yard throw 663 00:33:37,240 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 1: to a fifteen yard game. And they're doing all of 664 00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:44,080 Speaker 1: this regardless of what formation is out on the football field. 665 00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:46,239 Speaker 1: The Cardinals are running the ball, and we chronicled this 666 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:49,160 Speaker 1: earlier in the week here on Cardinals Covered to presented 667 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:52,920 Speaker 1: by Hunday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals 668 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:56,920 Speaker 1: offensively are running the ball forty seven percent of the time. 669 00:33:57,320 --> 00:34:02,080 Speaker 1: They ranked tenth and rushing nearly thirty one rushing attempts 670 00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:05,320 Speaker 1: per game. That is the fourth best total in all 671 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:08,200 Speaker 1: of the National Football League. And yes, there is that 672 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:12,239 Speaker 1: narrative still about the air raid system, but personnel, and 673 00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:16,160 Speaker 1: I'll credit Warren sharp football stats because this does a 674 00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:20,640 Speaker 1: deep dive as far as what is a personnel ten eleven, twelve, 675 00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:23,680 Speaker 1: one running back, two running back, how many tight ends 676 00:34:23,680 --> 00:34:26,160 Speaker 1: on the football field? And we always hear ten personnel 677 00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:28,879 Speaker 1: eleven personnel because Kingsbury likes to spread it out, get 678 00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:32,160 Speaker 1: as many wide receivers on the football field as possible. 679 00:34:32,600 --> 00:34:35,880 Speaker 1: Cardinals MJ running the ball very very well out of 680 00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:40,439 Speaker 1: ten personnel, almost six yards per carry compared to four 681 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:44,279 Speaker 1: point four out of eleven personnel. You can look at 682 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:47,400 Speaker 1: these stats anyway you want. The bottom line is the 683 00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:51,200 Speaker 1: Cardinals have shown this season a year three, that they 684 00:34:51,239 --> 00:34:54,960 Speaker 1: can run the ball, run the ball effectively, regardless if 685 00:34:55,000 --> 00:34:59,000 Speaker 1: it's four wide receivers, three wide receivers, one tight end, 686 00:34:59,239 --> 00:35:03,200 Speaker 1: two tight end. In other words, Cliff Kingsbury has figured 687 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:07,200 Speaker 1: things out as far as what works under his system 688 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:12,080 Speaker 1: to the National Football League, I'm shocked. Out of ten personnel, Wow, 689 00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:16,239 Speaker 1: that's impressive. But that again, you're spreading teams out. And 690 00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:20,360 Speaker 1: the way that James Conner was running and Chase Edmonds, 691 00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:23,320 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, it doesn't mean they're always going to 692 00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:26,160 Speaker 1: throw it. When you run ten personnel, you're spreading the 693 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:28,480 Speaker 1: team out. You're using the entire field fifty three and 694 00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:30,600 Speaker 1: a third yard and then all of a sudden you 695 00:35:30,680 --> 00:35:32,560 Speaker 1: got big holes in the offensive line's on a good 696 00:35:32,600 --> 00:35:35,520 Speaker 1: job protecting Murray's not taking the sacks, and then these 697 00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:38,480 Speaker 1: guys can get that as second layer. So that if 698 00:35:39,080 --> 00:35:42,080 Speaker 1: I never would have guessed that ten personnel averaging five 699 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 1: point eight yards per carry to me, that's on film. 700 00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:47,640 Speaker 1: So teams got to defend that. Well, you don't want 701 00:35:47,680 --> 00:35:50,360 Speaker 1: to be predictable. And when you have four or five 702 00:35:50,360 --> 00:35:52,800 Speaker 1: wide receivers on the football field, Now five wide is 703 00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:54,760 Speaker 1: a little different, but when you have four wide receivers 704 00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:57,799 Speaker 1: on the football field, obviously the defense is they're going 705 00:35:57,840 --> 00:36:00,160 Speaker 1: to be up for the past. You're expecting that. Well, 706 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:02,799 Speaker 1: the Cardinals are showing that, hey we can still run 707 00:36:02,800 --> 00:36:05,839 Speaker 1: the ball here and again, these numbers courtesy Warren Sharp 708 00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:08,839 Speaker 1: Football Stats, who does a deep dive as far as 709 00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:12,000 Speaker 1: how teams line up, and you can line up, but 710 00:36:12,040 --> 00:36:14,960 Speaker 1: the Cardinals aren't tipping their hand when they're line up. 711 00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:17,839 Speaker 1: That's the biggest that I got out of this here. 712 00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:21,560 Speaker 1: Through eleven games, no matter what personnel runs out on 713 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:24,600 Speaker 1: the football field, they have shown the ability. Yeah, we 714 00:36:24,719 --> 00:36:27,120 Speaker 1: might pass, we might run it, we might check it 715 00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:30,160 Speaker 1: at the line of scrimmage, and that's the unpredictable nature 716 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:33,400 Speaker 1: and keeping defense is honest. That's why I think the 717 00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:36,000 Speaker 1: Cardinals right now are enjoying so much success in the 718 00:36:36,040 --> 00:36:39,160 Speaker 1: win lost column. Yeah, I mean the fact that they're 719 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:41,960 Speaker 1: running the ball forty percent of the time. And you 720 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:45,160 Speaker 1: know how I feel about thirty rushes per game. Obviously, 721 00:36:46,040 --> 00:36:47,560 Speaker 1: you know you're not going to run the ball in 722 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:49,840 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter if you're trailing by two possessions. But 723 00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:51,839 Speaker 1: this team has had the lead, and when you get 724 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:54,840 Speaker 1: up to thirty thirty one, thirty two and they ranked fourth, 725 00:36:56,239 --> 00:36:59,080 Speaker 1: they're not throwing the ball sixty five percent of the time, 726 00:36:59,320 --> 00:37:01,960 Speaker 1: and that I think it really goes back to their strength, 727 00:37:01,960 --> 00:37:04,680 Speaker 1: which is the offensive line. And Sean Coogler, I'm glad 728 00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:08,080 Speaker 1: you brought that up. James Connor asked about his individual success, 729 00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:11,879 Speaker 1: pointing to the twelve rushing touchdowns, and he immediately went 730 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:14,319 Speaker 1: to the offensive line, quote, there's been lanes for me, 731 00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:17,840 Speaker 1: there's been openings, and then he talked about the ultimate 732 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:20,880 Speaker 1: team game, meaning it's not just the five offensive lineman 733 00:37:20,920 --> 00:37:23,799 Speaker 1: of the wide receivers doing their jobs. If there's another 734 00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:26,640 Speaker 1: running back on the football field. Is he doing his job? 735 00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:30,279 Speaker 1: But the offensive line and those five guys, and we've 736 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:34,839 Speaker 1: even seen up to seven, eight nine different players on 737 00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:37,680 Speaker 1: that offensive line, whether it's a Sean Harlow or a 738 00:37:37,760 --> 00:37:41,439 Speaker 1: Josh Jones getting into the mix. This offensive line. It's 739 00:37:41,520 --> 00:37:45,920 Speaker 1: not it's not the individual parts, but it's the sum 740 00:37:46,120 --> 00:37:49,920 Speaker 1: of the parts on the football field. And that's where, Yeah, 741 00:37:49,960 --> 00:37:52,600 Speaker 1: you get the team success, maybe not so much the 742 00:37:52,640 --> 00:37:55,960 Speaker 1: individual success. But I'll go out on a limb without 743 00:37:56,040 --> 00:37:59,360 Speaker 1: talking to any of those offensive lineman. They'll all say, 744 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:02,080 Speaker 1: get me went on Sunday versus get me a Pro 745 00:38:02,160 --> 00:38:06,319 Speaker 1: Bowl nod or an All Pro nod. They want to win. Yeah, 746 00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:09,560 Speaker 1: I mean we always have talked about the Cardinals won't 747 00:38:09,560 --> 00:38:11,960 Speaker 1: get the credit they deserve until they get an All 748 00:38:12,040 --> 00:38:15,080 Speaker 1: Pro or a Pro Bowl player. Now, you know, some 749 00:38:15,160 --> 00:38:17,640 Speaker 1: sites will have higher grades and some sites will have 750 00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:20,960 Speaker 1: lower grades. But my eyes tell me Rodney Hudson's played well. 751 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:24,560 Speaker 1: And I'll tell you what. D J. Humphries holds his own. 752 00:38:24,680 --> 00:38:27,200 Speaker 1: We know this. Even the this division alone, you've got 753 00:38:27,239 --> 00:38:30,880 Speaker 1: Andrew Whitworth, Dwayne Brown, and he's throwing Trent Williams. So 754 00:38:31,360 --> 00:38:33,880 Speaker 1: to me, it's one of the top divisions in football 755 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:37,120 Speaker 1: left tackle, and then Calvin Beecham. He's been steady Eddie, 756 00:38:37,160 --> 00:38:39,440 Speaker 1: and the fact that he does have some Pro Bowl votes, 757 00:38:39,440 --> 00:38:42,640 Speaker 1: which is impressive now thirty three percent by the fans, 758 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:46,120 Speaker 1: thirty three percent by the coaches, and then thirty three 759 00:38:46,120 --> 00:38:49,239 Speaker 1: percent by their peers. So, I you know, I was 760 00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:52,400 Speaker 1: thinking about this yesterday, you know, the Chiefs when they 761 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:55,920 Speaker 1: were a rolling and in the in the Buccaneers last 762 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:58,879 Speaker 1: year when he announced the Pro Bowl. Those teams usually 763 00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:01,279 Speaker 1: have four or five six and the reason why is 764 00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:05,040 Speaker 1: because they win, and they're winning because not a one guy, 765 00:39:05,080 --> 00:39:07,279 Speaker 1: it's a it's a it's a collection. So if the 766 00:39:07,320 --> 00:39:10,080 Speaker 1: Cardinals can continue to get the double digits, well there's 767 00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:12,719 Speaker 1: twelve or thirteen, they should have at least five Pro 768 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:16,120 Speaker 1: Bowl players at least, because you do, you get, you get, 769 00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:21,479 Speaker 1: you're rewarded for your success. Yeah. I mean, like I said, 770 00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:24,040 Speaker 1: if you're a team like the Lions, god bless them, 771 00:39:24,120 --> 00:39:25,759 Speaker 1: I'm sure they got a couple of guys that are 772 00:39:25,760 --> 00:39:27,960 Speaker 1: playing well, but they're not going to get three or 773 00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:29,719 Speaker 1: four guys on the on the Pro Bowl. I mean 774 00:39:30,080 --> 00:39:32,520 Speaker 1: to Texans, I'm sure there's guys playing well. They I 775 00:39:32,520 --> 00:39:34,920 Speaker 1: don't even know if they get any. So um, you 776 00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:36,480 Speaker 1: only have a certain amount of spots. But I mean, 777 00:39:36,480 --> 00:39:39,520 Speaker 1: you're a team that's leading your division or at this 778 00:39:39,880 --> 00:39:42,680 Speaker 1: case the best division, best record in the football. You 779 00:39:42,760 --> 00:39:45,640 Speaker 1: deserve to get rewarded because you've put the work in 780 00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:48,480 Speaker 1: and now the fruits at the labor are your your schedule, 781 00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:52,479 Speaker 1: your teams you beat, excuse me and your record. Bird Gang. 782 00:39:52,520 --> 00:39:55,319 Speaker 1: If you want to help send Cardinals players to the 783 00:39:55,320 --> 00:39:58,200 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl, go to NFL dot com slash Pro Bowl 784 00:39:58,320 --> 00:40:01,720 Speaker 1: Votes NFL dot com. It's Pro Bowl Vote vote early 785 00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:05,440 Speaker 1: vote often. Voting runs through December sixteenth, saying your favorite 786 00:40:05,480 --> 00:40:08,319 Speaker 1: Cardinals player to the Pro Bowl, which is happening in 787 00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:12,760 Speaker 1: February sixth in Las Vegas at Allegian Stadium. Real quick, MJ. 788 00:40:12,760 --> 00:40:16,440 Speaker 1: Just looking at some of the Bears personnel. Defensively, we 789 00:40:16,560 --> 00:40:18,799 Speaker 1: talked about them being in the bottom third as far 790 00:40:18,840 --> 00:40:22,200 Speaker 1: as stopping the run. They are very good against the past. 791 00:40:22,360 --> 00:40:25,560 Speaker 1: They ranked number eights as far as yards per game. 792 00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:28,920 Speaker 1: They do get after the quarterback thirty two sacks, second 793 00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:31,640 Speaker 1: most in the league a brig group. A big reason 794 00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:35,759 Speaker 1: why is linebacker Robert Quinn, who's got eleven sacks, which 795 00:40:35,880 --> 00:40:39,000 Speaker 1: leads the NFC tied with Nick Bosa and does have 796 00:40:39,239 --> 00:40:42,719 Speaker 1: pretty good numbers against the Arizona Cardinals. Eleven sacks in 797 00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:45,919 Speaker 1: twelve career games against Arizona and that would have been 798 00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:50,160 Speaker 1: with the Los Angeles Rams. And yeah, and you know 799 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:54,400 Speaker 1: Alec Oakletrees there who also obviously played for the Rams. 800 00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:58,920 Speaker 1: Roquin Smith Sarah, you know former Cardinal Angelo Angelo Blackman, 801 00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:02,360 Speaker 1: he's a backup. You know, I think that I don't 802 00:41:02,960 --> 00:41:05,160 Speaker 1: think that you know their front four. To me is 803 00:41:05,840 --> 00:41:08,040 Speaker 1: I'm surprised that you know they're not able to stop 804 00:41:08,080 --> 00:41:10,759 Speaker 1: the run as much. But clearly when you can get 805 00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:13,560 Speaker 1: pressure on the quarterback from guys like Robert Quinn and 806 00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:16,040 Speaker 1: ro Kuan Smith, either know, he's he's more of a 807 00:41:16,120 --> 00:41:20,320 Speaker 1: tackling machine. He's more like Jordan Hicks. The secondary doesn't 808 00:41:20,320 --> 00:41:23,200 Speaker 1: have to cover forever. And so you look at Eddie Jackson, 809 00:41:23,200 --> 00:41:27,080 Speaker 1: he's a great player, Tayshaun Gibson Junior and the Jay 810 00:41:27,160 --> 00:41:30,000 Speaker 1: John Jayalen Johnson. So and they got already Burns back there. 811 00:41:30,080 --> 00:41:33,319 Speaker 1: So it's interesting that you know they're able to cover, 812 00:41:33,440 --> 00:41:34,960 Speaker 1: but you know it comes to the run. So if 813 00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:37,319 Speaker 1: the Cardinals can get in third and short, then they'll 814 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:39,960 Speaker 1: have some options there, but you know, it's it's like 815 00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:41,960 Speaker 1: anything else. You can't turn the ball over, you can't 816 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:45,120 Speaker 1: look Kyler Murray good hit and just protect the quarterback 817 00:41:45,120 --> 00:41:46,920 Speaker 1: and you know, try to win some one on one 818 00:41:46,920 --> 00:41:50,040 Speaker 1: matches around the outside. Injuries to have certainly affected the 819 00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:53,800 Speaker 1: Bears defensively. Kalil mac done for the season, Danny Trevathan 820 00:41:54,080 --> 00:41:58,080 Speaker 1: done for the season with foots and ankle injuries, respectively. 821 00:41:58,239 --> 00:42:00,520 Speaker 1: And we'll keep an eye on Roal Kuans because he 822 00:42:00,560 --> 00:42:04,160 Speaker 1: suffered a hamstring injury last week. Akim Hicks did not 823 00:42:04,360 --> 00:42:07,480 Speaker 1: play last week along the defensive line, so it is 824 00:42:07,520 --> 00:42:11,319 Speaker 1: a banged up Chicago Bears defensive front, although they have 825 00:42:11,520 --> 00:42:14,359 Speaker 1: had extra rest. They played on Thanksgiving, so they get 826 00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:17,799 Speaker 1: that ten days with which to rest and recuperates. And 827 00:42:18,360 --> 00:42:22,200 Speaker 1: they're still very much alive in the NFC, even with 828 00:42:22,320 --> 00:42:25,759 Speaker 1: a four and seven record. Some team is going to 829 00:42:25,800 --> 00:42:28,160 Speaker 1: sneak up on somebody and knock on wood. It's not 830 00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:31,879 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals, but this is the time a year 831 00:42:31,920 --> 00:42:35,319 Speaker 1: ago in which everyone was bearing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 832 00:42:35,320 --> 00:42:38,040 Speaker 1: They come out of the buy did not lose another 833 00:42:38,160 --> 00:42:41,920 Speaker 1: game the rest of the season, including the postseason, is 834 00:42:41,960 --> 00:42:44,400 Speaker 1: there a team is at the forty nine Ers, Washington, 835 00:42:44,440 --> 00:42:47,800 Speaker 1: the Vikings, Falcon, Saints, even the Bears. Can a team 836 00:42:47,920 --> 00:42:52,000 Speaker 1: turn things around here? These final six games or five 837 00:42:52,040 --> 00:42:54,600 Speaker 1: games depending on when these teams have their respective buys. 838 00:42:55,000 --> 00:42:59,719 Speaker 1: But considering that seven seed that final playoff spot, more 839 00:42:59,760 --> 00:43:03,759 Speaker 1: teams are in the running, including the Chicago Bears. They 840 00:43:03,760 --> 00:43:07,920 Speaker 1: are and you know, even though you know they're fourteenth overall, 841 00:43:08,040 --> 00:43:10,480 Speaker 1: but a couple of wins, they would get there with 842 00:43:10,560 --> 00:43:12,879 Speaker 1: the Niners. Now, the Niners right now are a playoff team. 843 00:43:13,040 --> 00:43:15,960 Speaker 1: The NFC West would have three playoff teams, Arizona's at 844 00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:18,239 Speaker 1: number one C, the Rams five and the nine or 845 00:43:18,320 --> 00:43:22,240 Speaker 1: six Washingtons in the thick of things, Philadelphias five and seven, 846 00:43:22,280 --> 00:43:24,719 Speaker 1: Carolina's five and seven, New Orleans five and six. New 847 00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:27,759 Speaker 1: Orleans plays on Thursday Night football against the Cowboys, and 848 00:43:27,880 --> 00:43:29,960 Speaker 1: Atlanta is still in it with the win last week. 849 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:34,360 Speaker 1: So it just seems like the NFC's top heavy. And 850 00:43:34,400 --> 00:43:36,080 Speaker 1: then you've got a bunch of teams that are, you know, 851 00:43:37,160 --> 00:43:39,880 Speaker 1: around five hundred. And then you look in the AFC. 852 00:43:40,719 --> 00:43:44,439 Speaker 1: You got you know, three teams with eight wins, three 853 00:43:44,440 --> 00:43:47,319 Speaker 1: teams with seven wins, and then you got one. You 854 00:43:47,360 --> 00:43:50,000 Speaker 1: almost have five to six teams with six wins, so 855 00:43:50,280 --> 00:43:53,160 Speaker 1: you know, you figure six and five, six and six. 856 00:43:53,719 --> 00:43:55,920 Speaker 1: With there's many games to go, you can get to 857 00:43:56,000 --> 00:43:59,840 Speaker 1: nine or ten. And that's why these games, each game, 858 00:44:00,120 --> 00:44:04,000 Speaker 1: each of these games, regardless of opponent, become so critical, 859 00:44:04,120 --> 00:44:07,440 Speaker 1: so important. Even a team that might be three games 860 00:44:07,520 --> 00:44:10,160 Speaker 1: under five hundred, like the Chicago Bears, even though they're 861 00:44:10,200 --> 00:44:12,600 Speaker 1: just one game out of a playoff spot. Yeah, they 862 00:44:12,680 --> 00:44:16,360 Speaker 1: got several teams to jump over, but still they're probably 863 00:44:16,480 --> 00:44:18,600 Speaker 1: feeling pretty good about themselves. And if they can come 864 00:44:18,640 --> 00:44:21,560 Speaker 1: away with a win over the Cardinals at home, then 865 00:44:21,560 --> 00:44:23,480 Speaker 1: who knows what that might mean for the rest of 866 00:44:23,560 --> 00:44:26,600 Speaker 1: their season. Cardinals have bigger goals in mine win in 867 00:44:26,640 --> 00:44:29,640 Speaker 1: the West being that number one seed. But I don't 868 00:44:30,239 --> 00:44:33,080 Speaker 1: see this team and you certainly don't hear it from them. 869 00:44:33,160 --> 00:44:37,160 Speaker 1: Isaiah Simmons among the players who address the media on Wednesday, 870 00:44:37,400 --> 00:44:41,239 Speaker 1: as far as not overlooking the Bears, understanding what's at stake. Yeah, 871 00:44:41,239 --> 00:44:42,880 Speaker 1: there's a big game on the other side of this 872 00:44:42,960 --> 00:44:46,800 Speaker 1: Monday night football against the Rams, But I do think 873 00:44:47,200 --> 00:44:51,000 Speaker 1: with the amount of veterans in that locker room, they'll 874 00:44:51,080 --> 00:44:55,239 Speaker 1: keep those young players honest. As far as the immediate goal, 875 00:44:55,360 --> 00:44:58,920 Speaker 1: and that is this week at Soldier Field against the 876 00:44:58,960 --> 00:45:02,479 Speaker 1: Chicago Bears, there's no doubt. And again we were looking 877 00:45:02,480 --> 00:45:04,960 Speaker 1: ahead here just because it's after the bye week and 878 00:45:05,000 --> 00:45:08,439 Speaker 1: we're trying to you know, figure out three road three home. 879 00:45:08,840 --> 00:45:10,920 Speaker 1: They'll they'll focus on the next game, but this is 880 00:45:10,960 --> 00:45:12,960 Speaker 1: where they really want to hit the reset button and 881 00:45:13,280 --> 00:45:16,280 Speaker 1: get all their guys back. And you know, obviously they 882 00:45:16,400 --> 00:45:18,040 Speaker 1: were able to win two out of three games with 883 00:45:18,080 --> 00:45:20,160 Speaker 1: some of their starters, so this is where it all starts. 884 00:45:20,360 --> 00:45:22,120 Speaker 1: When you make that run in the second half of 885 00:45:22,160 --> 00:45:24,880 Speaker 1: the season and then Outbviously, they're going to be judging 886 00:45:24,920 --> 00:45:27,000 Speaker 1: what they do in the postseason. And we can afford 887 00:45:27,160 --> 00:45:30,040 Speaker 1: you and I yeah, the fan base, other media members, 888 00:45:30,080 --> 00:45:32,400 Speaker 1: we can afford all of this talk. Those guys in 889 00:45:32,440 --> 00:45:35,040 Speaker 1: the locker room, those coaches, Yeah, no, and they won't. 890 00:45:35,120 --> 00:45:37,760 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, I think the only guy was 891 00:45:37,880 --> 00:45:41,560 Speaker 1: asked today was Jalen Thompson just about you know, you're 892 00:45:41,600 --> 00:45:44,120 Speaker 1: here off coming off the bye week, you got you 893 00:45:44,200 --> 00:45:46,439 Speaker 1: got six games to go, And he was the only 894 00:45:46,440 --> 00:45:48,000 Speaker 1: guy that said, we know, we got a big game 895 00:45:48,040 --> 00:45:51,520 Speaker 1: next week. The only guy now not surprised, you know, 896 00:45:51,560 --> 00:45:53,479 Speaker 1: he was asked the question. He was asked the question 897 00:45:53,480 --> 00:45:55,040 Speaker 1: about six games. He said, we got to take care 898 00:45:55,040 --> 00:45:56,640 Speaker 1: of business here, and we know we got a big 899 00:45:56,680 --> 00:45:59,520 Speaker 1: game next week. He didn't start talking about week seventeen 900 00:45:59,560 --> 00:46:01,879 Speaker 1: and eighteen. So I like the fact that they got 901 00:46:01,920 --> 00:46:04,600 Speaker 1: tunnel vision and they're not gonna bite the cheddar like 902 00:46:04,960 --> 00:46:09,360 Speaker 1: stay away from the rat poison. Week thirteen, nice visual, 903 00:46:09,560 --> 00:46:13,680 Speaker 1: right there. Week thirteen, Cardinals at the Bears Again. Kickoff 904 00:46:13,760 --> 00:46:18,080 Speaker 1: eleven AM, Arizona Times, six thirty am. Pregame coverage begins 905 00:46:18,120 --> 00:46:21,439 Speaker 1: on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network. It is I guess 906 00:46:21,480 --> 00:46:25,759 Speaker 1: you could say Bears week to some extent. Episode nine 907 00:46:25,920 --> 00:46:32,240 Speaker 1: of Cardinals Folk Tales, Thanks Coach, debuts Wednesday. The story 908 00:46:32,360 --> 00:46:36,200 Speaker 1: of the Monday Night Meltdown, Dennis Green's epic rant following 909 00:46:36,200 --> 00:46:39,480 Speaker 1: the Cardinals loss with the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football. 910 00:46:39,840 --> 00:46:43,080 Speaker 1: I've gotten a sneak peak of this. It is very 911 00:46:43,160 --> 00:46:47,399 Speaker 1: well done. Some things we know about other aspects of 912 00:46:47,440 --> 00:46:52,000 Speaker 1: that rants that we don't, I e. Was it premeditated? Again? 913 00:46:52,080 --> 00:46:56,200 Speaker 1: YouTube dot com slash Azy Cardinals for episode nine of 914 00:46:56,280 --> 00:47:00,360 Speaker 1: Cardinals Folk Tales titled Thanks Coach. Looking Back at the 915 00:47:00,560 --> 00:47:03,920 Speaker 1: Monday Night meltdown. Now, Craig, you were you were covering 916 00:47:03,920 --> 00:47:06,360 Speaker 1: of the team, and I think you mentioned that you 917 00:47:06,440 --> 00:47:08,799 Speaker 1: were going to the visitors locker room, which back in 918 00:47:08,840 --> 00:47:10,640 Speaker 1: the day, that was the right thing to do because 919 00:47:10,719 --> 00:47:12,600 Speaker 1: it was a Monday night game and we didn't know 920 00:47:12,640 --> 00:47:14,160 Speaker 1: how it was going to transpire. So I was in 921 00:47:14,239 --> 00:47:18,319 Speaker 1: the room when Denny came out, so you know, he's 922 00:47:18,320 --> 00:47:20,319 Speaker 1: asked a few different questions, and it was such an 923 00:47:20,320 --> 00:47:23,560 Speaker 1: innocent question, but you could see he was angry, he 924 00:47:23,600 --> 00:47:26,839 Speaker 1: was upset, he was pissed off. You know, I've seen 925 00:47:26,880 --> 00:47:30,920 Speaker 1: him upset before in different settings, me on the sidelines, 926 00:47:30,960 --> 00:47:33,360 Speaker 1: just when they show him on TV. I did do sidelence. 927 00:47:33,400 --> 00:47:36,640 Speaker 1: I was a sideline reporters first year, so all of 928 00:47:36,680 --> 00:47:38,560 Speaker 1: a sudden he comes in and you could tell he's upset, 929 00:47:38,800 --> 00:47:41,520 Speaker 1: and anyone who would be upset the way they lost 930 00:47:41,560 --> 00:47:43,160 Speaker 1: that game. And I don't know if it was the 931 00:47:43,200 --> 00:47:46,760 Speaker 1: fourth or fifth question, but it was an innocent question 932 00:47:46,920 --> 00:47:49,360 Speaker 1: from a writer. It really doesn't cover the team. He 933 00:47:49,400 --> 00:47:52,600 Speaker 1: was freelancing at night, yep, and he asked him, what 934 00:47:52,680 --> 00:47:55,480 Speaker 1: are your thoughts on Rex Grossman? And you know a 935 00:47:55,480 --> 00:47:58,440 Speaker 1: Rex Grossman had thrown the fore interceptions and it didn't 936 00:47:58,480 --> 00:48:01,840 Speaker 1: matter the innocent or the question. He was ready to 937 00:48:02,000 --> 00:48:07,440 Speaker 1: go off. And he went off. And then fast forward 938 00:48:07,480 --> 00:48:10,000 Speaker 1: obviously you know Mark Dalton, he's he had a big 939 00:48:10,040 --> 00:48:12,279 Speaker 1: part in this, you know, thanks coach, and he ended 940 00:48:12,360 --> 00:48:15,480 Speaker 1: the press conference and then going into the locker room. 941 00:48:17,280 --> 00:48:19,799 Speaker 1: I don't know, I don't know what the players can 942 00:48:19,840 --> 00:48:22,319 Speaker 1: hear there because he led into the team in the 943 00:48:22,320 --> 00:48:26,200 Speaker 1: locker room. He was upset, okay, And when we go 944 00:48:26,239 --> 00:48:27,920 Speaker 1: into the locker room, some of the guys that had 945 00:48:28,000 --> 00:48:30,319 Speaker 1: no idea and then all of a sudden, you know, 946 00:48:30,440 --> 00:48:33,600 Speaker 1: there's television there and they were replaying that and he 947 00:48:33,640 --> 00:48:36,719 Speaker 1: has been over and over over over and it was 948 00:48:36,760 --> 00:48:39,280 Speaker 1: like every year when it happens, it's the ultimate meltdown. 949 00:48:40,520 --> 00:48:44,480 Speaker 1: It was just interesting in that game though, because the 950 00:48:44,600 --> 00:48:48,239 Speaker 1: Cardinals they should have won that game. But then he 951 00:48:48,280 --> 00:48:50,080 Speaker 1: got to a point where it was very conservative. He 952 00:48:50,080 --> 00:48:52,799 Speaker 1: didn't want Matt Lioner to throw the ball and Keith 953 00:48:52,920 --> 00:48:55,600 Speaker 1: Rowan was the coordinator and so they ran the ball 954 00:48:55,840 --> 00:48:59,280 Speaker 1: like I mean byan Urlacher knew they were running the ball. 955 00:48:59,480 --> 00:49:01,600 Speaker 1: I think he he had nineteen to twenty tacks. He 956 00:49:01,680 --> 00:49:03,839 Speaker 1: had a lot, you know, a lot and edge poor edge. 957 00:49:03,840 --> 00:49:05,200 Speaker 1: He couldn't get out of it was cut out of 958 00:49:05,200 --> 00:49:07,920 Speaker 1: the way. He would not let Leonard throw the ball. 959 00:49:07,920 --> 00:49:09,759 Speaker 1: He thought he can win on field goals. And then 960 00:49:09,760 --> 00:49:14,960 Speaker 1: obviously the whole Devin Hester thing. Peanut Tillman. But I'll 961 00:49:14,960 --> 00:49:17,839 Speaker 1: never forget that night. I'm driving home and it's all 962 00:49:17,880 --> 00:49:22,359 Speaker 1: over the radio, and it was just bless his heart, man, 963 00:49:22,400 --> 00:49:24,080 Speaker 1: because he had the one of the best drafts in 964 00:49:24,120 --> 00:49:27,920 Speaker 1: Cardinals history. He was he beat it to his own drum. 965 00:49:28,000 --> 00:49:30,319 Speaker 1: But I thought at the time he was the right 966 00:49:30,400 --> 00:49:33,879 Speaker 1: hire and obviously drafting Larry Fitzgerald and getting Darnell Doc 967 00:49:33,960 --> 00:49:37,319 Speaker 1: and Carlos Stands Me and Antonio Smith. But in the 968 00:49:37,400 --> 00:49:39,880 Speaker 1: end it was it was time for him to obviously 969 00:49:39,920 --> 00:49:44,839 Speaker 1: go again. Episode nine Cardinals Folk Tales, Thanks Coach, debuting 970 00:49:45,040 --> 00:49:48,880 Speaker 1: on Wednesday, the Arizona Cardinals official YouTube channel got to 971 00:49:48,920 --> 00:49:54,160 Speaker 1: YouTube dot com slash Asy Cardinals plus the weekly original 972 00:49:54,160 --> 00:49:58,440 Speaker 1: audio podcast that accompanies these Cardinals Folk Tales. Just searched 973 00:49:58,600 --> 00:50:01,880 Speaker 1: Cardinals Folk Tales at your favorite podcast provider and just 974 00:50:01,960 --> 00:50:04,720 Speaker 1: wait wait for Mark Dalton when he says, thanks Coach, 975 00:50:04,840 --> 00:50:08,000 Speaker 1: I mean this. You can hear a pin drop. Very 976 00:50:08,040 --> 00:50:11,600 Speaker 1: well done. Looking forward to it. The behind the scenes 977 00:50:11,800 --> 00:50:14,600 Speaker 1: if you will the lead up and the after aftermath 978 00:50:15,000 --> 00:50:18,279 Speaker 1: of Monday night meltdown. And on that note, we will 979 00:50:18,280 --> 00:50:20,839 Speaker 1: put a lid on this edition of Cardinals Cover two 980 00:50:20,840 --> 00:50:24,560 Speaker 1: presented by Hunday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, 981 00:50:24,560 --> 00:50:28,200 Speaker 1: special thanks to our executive producer Jim Almahundro for Mike Jareki, 982 00:50:28,239 --> 00:50:30,239 Speaker 1: I'm craig Riel Loup. We'll talk to you next time 983 00:50:30,360 --> 00:50:31,960 Speaker 1: here on Cardinals Cover two.