1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: It is a Football Friday Week thirteen edition and the 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: week James Connor returns home. Welcome Bird Gang. On today's show, 3 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: Zach Gershman joins me. Connor's return to Pittsburgh is a 4 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: big storyline. Look for the Cardinals to feature their number 5 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:21,319 Speaker 1: one running back, especially given Sunday's weather forecast. Also, we 6 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 1: head into enemy territory and speak with Praig Wolfley, Steelers 7 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: radio analysts and yes, the older brother of Cardinals radio 8 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:32,159 Speaker 1: analyst Ron Wolfley. It's Cardinals Cover two, Episode seven oh six, 9 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: and it starts now. 10 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two. 11 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 3: Booda Baker? What Heart? What rent? This guy's unbelievable. 12 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 2: Cardinals Cover two is presented by Hyundai, proud partner of 13 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:53,480 Speaker 2: the Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Azycardinals 14 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 2: dot com Slash podcasts. 15 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 3: He's a the ten half of five. He's it again 16 00:00:58,080 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 3: So far Harry. 17 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 2: Magic, Here's Craig Griolud. 18 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: So real life problems do happen to everyone, including players. 19 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:15,119 Speaker 1: As we heard earlier in the week, Jesse Luketta needing 20 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: a ride to work, I e. The game on Sunday 21 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: against the Rams and also to the head coach Jonathan 22 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 1: Gannon informing the media on Friday, you had to call 23 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: an uber to get to work on Friday because the 24 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:30,320 Speaker 1: gate would not open. That's the second time he's had gate. 25 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:34,839 Speaker 4: Issues at his house and I can't relate, but neither 26 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 4: can I. But I mean, listen, when Jonathan Gannon walks 27 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 4: into the press conference room, you could kind of tell 28 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 4: the direction that it's going to go just based off 29 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 4: his energy and excitement. In most cases, he's very energetic 30 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 4: and excited getting ready to sit down and from the media. 31 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 4: But when he comes and sits down with an opening statement, 32 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 4: that's when you know, like, oh, okay, we have some 33 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 4: big time news coming out. And of course it was 34 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 4: so true story here my gate didn't open, and I 35 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 4: love how people were like, well did you jump over 36 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 4: the gate? 37 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 3: Like is it your car? Like what is it? But 38 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 3: he's got to get that gate fixed. 39 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 4: I'm going to start a petition for there to be 40 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:11,839 Speaker 4: a section of State Farm Stadium that just has Uber 41 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 4: drivers on standby for the coaches and players, because it 42 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 4: seems like this week with Jesse having to get one 43 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 4: to the game or obviously coming across those fans and 44 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 4: then having an Uber to the Dignity Hell Training Center 45 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 4: on Monday for everything that they have to do following 46 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:28,799 Speaker 4: the game, and then JG right before they get off 47 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 4: to Pittsburgh. 48 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 3: I mean, it's kind of kind of wild for those wondering. 49 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: It was a minivan, and yes, the head coach had 50 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: to pay a premium because of time of day. 51 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 4: Let me ask you this, Craig, if you were that 52 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 4: Uber driver we were talking about, like did he even 53 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 4: know who JG was? And I'm sure that that's going 54 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 4: to be a follow up that will ultimately come out, 55 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 4: But if you were the Uber driver, what would be 56 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 4: your number one question to JG? 57 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: Why are you going for it so many times on 58 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 1: fourth down? Why isn't Kyleer Mourry anders center. Those are 59 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: the calls that I get on on Cardinal Talk and 60 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: those other conversations that we have been having now for 61 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: a week. So if you have the opportunity to have 62 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: the man who has that decision making power in your 63 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: back seat, why not ask that question? 64 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:12,959 Speaker 5: Yeah? 65 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean I get with the Cardinal Talk listeners 66 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 4: and the Cardinals fans. Of course, everyone wants to know 67 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 4: these answers because we've still been asking him and we 68 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 4: haven't really gotten the answer out there. It's kind of 69 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 4: a week to week basis. But I'm asking about Craig Grielou, 70 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 4: what would be your number one question? 71 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 1: You enjoying your time here so far in Arizon? How 72 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: do you like things in the desert? Okay, see that 73 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: that's a casual conversation. Fair, and then you kind of 74 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: see where it goes, and then you can start asking 75 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: football questions philosophy. Maybe if you're intimidating, you don't. It's 76 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: one thing to pick up the phone or on your keyboard, 77 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: but another thing when that person is standing or sitting 78 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: in your back seat. 79 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't know, Like, are you happy? 80 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 4: I would ask, is Renegade's stuck in your head? Because 81 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 4: it's been stuck in my head since people have been 82 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 4: talking about it going into this game at Pittsburgh. 83 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: Yes, great transition there. 84 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 3: Ye did I set you on? I set you up 85 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 3: for that. I appreciate that. 86 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: Week thirteen Cardinals at the Steelers Sunday eleven am is 87 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: the kickoff six thirty Pregame coverage begins on the Arizona 88 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 1: Cardinals Radio network. A little bit later on, we'll be 89 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: joined by Craig Wolfley, Steelers radio analysts and yes, the 90 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: older brother of Cardinals radio analyst Ron Wolfley, for a 91 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 1: little bit more of a deeper dive into what the 92 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 1: Steelers have been going through this season. They are seven 93 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 1: and four, second place in the AFC North, and before 94 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 1: we get to the injury situation, sixty five percent chance 95 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: of rain. And the only reason I bring that up 96 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: is because I'm curious and well, Paul Calvic was in 97 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: the press conference earlier, and I worry about Paul on 98 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:46,799 Speaker 1: game day because those three hours, three hour plus hours, 99 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: the web stof can have an umbrella on the sideline. 100 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: So hopefully he as well as Danny Surrek have packed 101 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: the rain gear. 102 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 4: And Johnathan Gannon left the press conference room saying, you say, travels, 103 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 4: pack your end gear. I mean, you're into this one 104 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 4: knowing that it's not going to be pretty weather. And 105 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 4: that's something that since the schedule is released, everybody in 106 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 4: this facility has had the chance to dreading looking forward 107 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 4: to and now it's you know, now it's here. And 108 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 4: I mean somebody like James Connor said when he saw 109 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 4: the schedule about that return, I mean it's December. 110 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:17,679 Speaker 3: It seems like it's so far away. 111 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 4: Well, we're right now, what forty eight hours away from 112 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 4: from kickoff, So a lot's going to be going on then. 113 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:26,719 Speaker 1: And here's open not only because of the weather, but 114 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: coming off a game in which Connor only had six 115 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 1: carries for a season low twenty seven rushing yards that 116 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 1: the Cardinals. Yeah, it's a homecoming and it's a big 117 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:40,359 Speaker 1: moment for Connor, but you have to feature i think 118 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 1: James Connor this week because of where the offense is at. 119 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 1: And yeah, the weather does play a factor, and that 120 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 1: Steelers defense is very tough. Lean on Connor against the 121 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: Steelers on Sunday to kind of take a little pressure 122 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:55,559 Speaker 1: off of Kyler Murray. 123 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 4: Well, when you lean on Connor, it opens up the 124 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 4: entire offense as a whole. And we were able to 125 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 4: see that through the first few weeks of the season 126 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 4: when James was active and healthy, and then when the 127 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 4: Cincinnati game came about where he messed up his knee 128 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 4: and ultimately landed on ir you could see that the 129 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 4: offense started to unravel a little bit because you didn't 130 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 4: have that premiere back to rely on when you go 131 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 4: into this game in Pittsburgh. Obviously, the homecoming element of 132 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 4: it the Pennsylvania kid going back playing for the first 133 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,840 Speaker 4: time at Akerscher Stadium as a visitor, even though for 134 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 4: him it's always been Heinz Field, But to go out 135 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 4: there as a visitor obviously going to be a lot 136 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 4: of emotions. But this offense goes as James Connor goes, 137 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 4: and I know everyone's going to focus on Kyler Murray 138 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 4: and the connection he has with his wide receivers, as 139 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 4: they should. 140 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:41,479 Speaker 3: But when James Connor is on, the offense is on. 141 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: And that's important because it was on that first drive 142 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:48,480 Speaker 1: against the Rams and then it was off until late 143 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter, and you don't want that to 144 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: happen for a second straight week now. With respects to 145 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 1: the rest of the offensive playmakers, Michael Wilson will not play. 146 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 1: He is going to miss his third straight game fourth 147 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: in the last five games overall because of a shoulder injury. 148 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: Hollywood Brown questionable this week because of a heel issue. 149 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 3: Good to hear. 150 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: Though Gannon say that they are limiting Hollywood's practice time 151 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: during the week to make sure he is available on 152 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: game day, and that seems like that was the case 153 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: a week ago. You had a chance to talk to 154 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: Hollywood after Sunday's game against the Rams, and you just 155 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: got the feeling that he toughened it out. And with 156 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: the bye week coming up, you would think, you know, hey, 157 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: rest this week, give you two full weeks be completely healthy, 158 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: one hundred percent for the final four games. But it 159 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: doesn't sound like that is the case, because Gannon did 160 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: mention that the bye week would not have an impact 161 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: on any health related questions going into Sunday. 162 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 4: When I spoke to Hollywood following the Los Angeles game, 163 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 4: even after losses, we Hollywood has an infectious smile and 164 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 4: after losses, to see him, even when you're struggling, you're upset, 165 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 4: he could still crack a smile out here and there. 166 00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 4: This was the most in the short time I've been 167 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 4: here with the team, This was the most in pain 168 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 4: he has looked visibly like talking to him, he was 169 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 4: saying like, it took a lot for me to get 170 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 4: out there, and it stinks that this was the result. 171 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 4: And on top of that, I did have to toughen 172 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 4: it out, Like you know, it's the NFL. 173 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 3: You kind of just have to go through it. 174 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 4: And we know that everyone has talked about the connection 175 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 4: between him and Kyler and I think the two of 176 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 4: them really wanted to go out there and show that 177 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 4: the connection is still there. They're just still working through 178 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 4: things and it's going to take some time. But when 179 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 4: I spoke to Hollywood, he said, I wouldn't view this 180 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 4: as a US getting better connection in the game because 181 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 4: it was a throwing match at that point and we 182 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 4: just had to try to get back. When it comes 183 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 4: to the injury, you once once he did not practice 184 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:43,560 Speaker 4: on Wednesday, you could tell that it was from the heel. 185 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 4: You kind of assumed that that was going to be 186 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 4: the case. But as Jonathan Gannon said, that's your Ferrari 187 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 4: and you got to put the premium gas in it 188 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 4: because unletted is not going to get the job done. 189 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 4: For my Nissan Rogue, it does perfectly fine, but I'm 190 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:59,199 Speaker 4: for Hollywood Brown. You gotta be able to put the 191 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 4: glitz in the glamor into it because when you do 192 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 4: and you are able to put those resources, it shows 193 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 4: on the field. 194 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:07,960 Speaker 1: So we'll see what happens on Sunday. With respects to Hollywood, 195 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: Trey McBride limited in practice late in the week. That 196 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: growing issue probably not too big of an issue that 197 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: would keep him off the field on Sunday and then defensively, 198 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:21,839 Speaker 1: Jalen Thompson dealing with the rib injury injury issue, I 199 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: should say, And he was back on the practice field 200 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: late in the week, but cornerbacks Antonio Hamilton and Starling 201 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: Thomas both have been ruled out. Hamilton dealing with that 202 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:32,680 Speaker 1: growing injury is going to keep him out for a 203 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: second straight week. Thomas was hurt in the game against 204 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 1: the Rams. So I'll be curious, now without two of 205 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: your cornerbacks. Yeah, you've got Keith Troe Clark, you got 206 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 1: Garrett Williams. But does this open up the door for 207 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:48,679 Speaker 1: potentially Marco Wilson to come back and get some defensive 208 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 1: snaps or do we see more of Devod Wilson, who 209 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: was the guy that got the tap on the shoulder 210 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:55,559 Speaker 1: when Thomas was sidelined. 211 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 4: I think that if you do decide to call up 212 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 4: Devod Wilson from the practice squad and you you bring 213 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 4: him out there and to see how the week goes. 214 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 4: As Jonathan Gannon said, whoever gets that Jersey, who ever 215 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 4: gets those calls up, those taps on the shoulders. 216 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 3: They gotta be ready to go. I don't know. 217 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 4: I don't believe we'll see Marco Wilson out there for 218 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 4: the sheer fact that we saw a guy like Key 219 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 4: Trail Clark be benched for multiple weeks on end and 220 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 4: not even get a shot out on the field even 221 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 4: when injuries were a factor. Marco Wilson kind of seems 222 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,079 Speaker 4: to fall under that same boat. But they spoke to 223 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 4: Buddha Baker, and Buddha Baker's like, hey, you just got 224 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 4: to next play mentality. You gotta be able to just 225 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 4: go out there and flush. It's that goldfish type of memory. 226 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 4: So whether they bring Marco Wilson out there or not, 227 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:38,199 Speaker 4: still TVD. When it comes to Jalen Thompson, though I 228 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 4: spoke with him also postgame and I asked him about 229 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 4: his injury. He appeared on the injury report on Saturday, 230 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 4: which was very concerning, but it seemed like at that 231 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 4: point one Sunday came about there it was gonna be okay. 232 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 4: And he said to me that his injury just was 233 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 4: progressively getting worse and worse as the week was going on, 234 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:56,599 Speaker 4: and it wasn't like it affected his practice, which is 235 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 4: why he didn't appear on the injury report, but it 236 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 4: was something that just kind of acts pervaded it. 237 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 3: You don't want it. 238 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 4: With the way that that tro doctor was going, you 239 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:05,560 Speaker 4: hope that you don't have another instance like that because 240 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:06,960 Speaker 4: you need all the help you could get out there 241 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 4: in the secondary. 242 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:11,839 Speaker 1: Cardinals at the Steelers on Sunday. Cardinals two and ten, 243 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:15,320 Speaker 1: Steelers seven and four again, kickoff coming up at eleven 244 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: am on Sunday morning. Six thirty am. Pregame coverage begins 245 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:22,199 Speaker 1: on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network. We'll get back into 246 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: the matchup our thoughts a little bit later on here 247 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 1: on Cardinals Cover two presented by Hundai, probably partner of 248 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals. But right now, want to go back 249 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:33,959 Speaker 1: and share the conversation that I had earlier this week 250 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 1: with Craig wolf Lee, Steelers radio analysts, and our conversation 251 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:41,199 Speaker 1: began talking about James Connor his return to Pittsburgh. How 252 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 1: big a deal that is for Connor but also big 253 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:47,079 Speaker 1: for the fans there in the Steel City. 254 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 5: There's no question it's huge. I mean, this young man 255 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 5: was you know, it was such a story coming through 256 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 5: the healthy issues that he fought through. You know what 257 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 5: I loved about James is the real person that he 258 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 5: was I did radio show with him once a week 259 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 5: while he was there, and it was it was just 260 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:07,560 Speaker 5: great because I'd watch him go out on the field 261 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 5: and the impact not just to his teammates, not just 262 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 5: to his ability to put something on the field, but 263 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:18,199 Speaker 5: I saw banners hanging from you know, the front row 264 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 5: and people saying, James, you beat cancer and I can 265 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:25,479 Speaker 5: beat it too, you know, and you're like, wow, that's powerful. 266 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 5: And you see James go over and talk to the people, 267 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:31,960 Speaker 5: and that says so much about an athlete on game day, 268 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 5: when you are in another world mentally, that you can 269 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 5: find the solitude and quietness of mine to go over 270 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 5: and have a couple of peaceful moments while the hurricane 271 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 5: is raging around you, you know, in pregame and you're 272 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:48,719 Speaker 5: just trying to you know, work out the hebgb's and 273 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 5: every now. So it speaks just volumes about what a 274 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:52,440 Speaker 5: quality young man he is. 275 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 1: He did not get a lot of touches last week, 276 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: in fact, a season low six carries for just twenty 277 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: seven yards. The feeling here is that perhaps because of 278 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: the weather conditions in Pittsburgh, that the Cardinals will try 279 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:10,079 Speaker 1: to establish the run against what is a very good 280 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 1: stout Steelers defense. What do you think about that matchup 281 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:15,559 Speaker 1: James Connor against the Steelers defense. 282 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 5: Oh, it's going to be a tough one, you know. 283 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 5: I mean one thing about James. He runs hard, he 284 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 5: runs hard man, and I really respect his game. You 285 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 5: got to remember that the Steelers now over the last 286 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 5: seven games, they are allowing just fifteen points and they've 287 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:35,200 Speaker 5: only they're allowing a league low twelve percent of their 288 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 5: drives to result in a touchdown and they're only giving 289 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 5: up like three point eight yards per Kerry. They're doing 290 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 5: a lot of good stuff on defense. It's gonna be 291 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 5: a tough matchup for James and for the entire Cardinals 292 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:49,199 Speaker 5: who It's gonna be a tough matchup the other way 293 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 5: around for the Steelers. The Steelers are gonna have to 294 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 5: be able to do the same thing and on the 295 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 5: other hand, so I look forward to it. You know, 296 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 5: there's nothing better than a good hard fought all up 297 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:00,959 Speaker 5: your fist and have a type of affair. 298 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 1: The number one player on that Steelers defense, the Ranning 299 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: Defensive Player of the Year in TJ. Watt, and he 300 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:10,400 Speaker 1: is basically picked up where he left off last season 301 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: thirteen and a half sacks, twelve tackles for lost, six 302 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 1: passes defense, one interception. Is he as good as he 303 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:18,560 Speaker 1: was a year ago or even better? 304 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 5: I think he's hands down the best defensive player in 305 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 5: the NFL period. I just I respect his game so much. 306 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 5: And what's fun is, you know, you take a look 307 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 5: at him. He comes up for the pre game, you 308 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 5: know what I'm talking about. When they come out, they're 309 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 5: doing like jogging stuff like that before they put the 310 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 5: pads on. Then come out as a team. So he's 311 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 5: out there in the stadium and he's working on his 312 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 5: hand techniques in the pass rush, and he's working on 313 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 5: him like a karate master. It's like the assistant coach 314 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 5: that's working with him. It's like mister Miagi and you 315 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 5: got his student, and they're out there and they're working 316 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 5: the hand techniques over and over again. I always say 317 00:14:56,480 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 5: that success leaves clues, and TJ does too. Watch how 318 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 5: he prepares. When you are like Alex Heismith, someone who 319 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 5: has the ability to be able to learn from the 320 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 5: most devastating edge rusher out there, In my most humble opinion, 321 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 5: it's a great opportunity for him to grow. And Alex 322 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 5: has grown but DJ Watt is truly unique. He is 323 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 5: something when he's got it all cranked up and going. 324 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 1: You got a couple of former Cardinals on that Steelers defense, 325 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 1: Patrick Peterson, Marcus Golden, but specifically what Peterson has brought 326 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: his ten passes defense, one interception this season as far 327 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 1: as the back end of that Steelers defense, what has 328 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: P two done for the Steelers. 329 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 5: You know what he's done is he's elevated the people 330 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 5: around him, and that's what great future to be Hall 331 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 5: of Famers do. He's also very significant in giving of 332 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 5: himself the mental preparation, the physical preparation to guys like 333 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 5: Joey Porter Junior. He's been really a key guy in 334 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 5: the development of Joey and getting him elevated to a 335 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 5: playing position so quickly. And it's because you got guys 336 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 5: like Pat Pete and then you've got a guy like 337 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 5: the junkyard dog Marcus Golden, who you know, he's got 338 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 5: three sacks and he's got very limited pass rush opportunities 339 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 5: because there's other guys ahead of them that are pretty 340 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 5: darn good. And yet this is a solid player. Strong 341 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 5: depress the edge, can set the edge and also bring 342 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 5: a heck of a pass rush too, So both those 343 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 5: ex Cardinals are doing some real good work here in 344 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 5: the Berg. 345 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: Let's switch it up as we talk about the Steelers 346 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 1: offense here as we're joined by Craig Woefully, former Steelers 347 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: offensive lineman now with the era with the Steelers as 348 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 1: far as on the broadcast, and also the brother the 349 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: Better brother of Cardinals color analyst Ron Woefully here on 350 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two. But the Steelers on offense and the 351 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: big news two weeks ago was the change in offensive coordinator. 352 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 1: Now one game in only six points, but four hundred 353 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 1: and twenty one total yards, just one week after changing 354 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:08,359 Speaker 1: offensive coordinators. I don't know if that's sustainable. But what 355 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: did you see different? As far as the offense last 356 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 1: week against the. 357 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 5: Bengals saw a similar, very similar place. What we saw 358 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 5: different was the progression and the targeting where they targeted 359 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:23,199 Speaker 5: and who they targeted, And much of it had to 360 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 5: do with Pat Fryermooth coming off the ir after being 361 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:29,359 Speaker 5: off for five weeks. There was a there's a big 362 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 5: you know, the Bengals defense struggled in covering tight ends 363 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 5: and it was a perfect timing where you met the 364 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 5: perfect moment to send that tight end down the middle, 365 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:40,239 Speaker 5: throw down the middle of the field, and hit an 366 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 5: area that they've not targeted much earlier. On look, you know, 367 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 5: I'm of this opinion. It's all about execution. That's what 368 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 5: it really is. It's about guys getting a job done. 369 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 5: I think Yoda from Star Wars would have been a 370 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:57,159 Speaker 5: great great coach. Either you do or you do not. 371 00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 5: There is no trying, and that's what it's all about. 372 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,720 Speaker 5: You either make the block, make the tackle, cover the man, 373 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:06,439 Speaker 5: run the pass route, throw the ball accurately, or you don't. 374 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 5: And I understand that you've got to have the coordinators. 375 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 5: The coordinators are about twenty percent, but eighty percent, eighty 376 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 5: five percent. It's the players you got to execute. It's 377 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 5: not about the x's and o's. It's the Jimmys and Joe's. 378 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 5: Good Jimmies and Joe's will beat x's and o's every time. 379 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 1: I was not expecting a Star Wars reference, but I 380 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 1: love it. The running attack and Najee Harris and Jalen 381 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 1: Warren four straight games now of at least one hundred 382 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 1: and fifty rushing yards by the team itself. But is 383 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:40,119 Speaker 1: it riding the hot hand? I know last week it 384 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 1: was Harris, but the week before it was Warren. So 385 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:46,520 Speaker 1: how are they mixing and match up the run game. 386 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 5: For the Steelers, it's really who's got the hot hand. 387 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:52,679 Speaker 5: It'll be a game by game basis. I mean, Jalen 388 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:55,040 Speaker 5: Warren come off back to back hundred yard games and 389 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 5: then all of a sudden nausee pops up against the Bengals. 390 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:00,919 Speaker 5: And the Bengals had some very soon serious meat eaters 391 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 5: up front, you know, and the guys that they had 392 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 5: big through, big old three hundred and forty pound cheese 393 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 5: whoppers up front. But you know, they were able to 394 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 5: move them the offensive line that is, and the backs 395 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 5: just hit it and get it. When you couple that 396 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 5: with a good passing game, so there's balance, and I 397 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:19,679 Speaker 5: believe it was something like it was almost fifty to 398 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:23,199 Speaker 5: fifty to a play between run and pass. That's the 399 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 5: balance that you want. The Steelers sometimes get out of kilter, 400 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 5: they're throwing the ball too much, that sort of thing, 401 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 5: and that puts them in in in a mode that 402 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 5: is I think self destructive over the long haul. But 403 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 5: now you're seeing more balance and the running game has 404 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 5: really come alive, and that's something that's a real credit 405 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:43,400 Speaker 5: to the offensive line, and you got to give Pat Meyer, 406 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 5: the offensive line coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Isaac 407 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 5: Washington as assistant, a lot of credit because they're getting 408 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 5: a job done with the guys. The insertion of Broderick 409 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 5: Jones into the offense at right tackle, the number one 410 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 5: draft pick, has been a big help too. And often 411 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 5: the line is coming up the ball and they're rolling 412 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 5: the line of scrimmage back on the other side of 413 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 5: the ball. So that's to me, that's where it's at. 414 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 5: That's what it's been all about. 415 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: The passing game. 416 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 3: Canny Pickett. 417 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: It's his second year and last week season best in 418 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: completion percentage and passing yards. You know, he's not being 419 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:19,679 Speaker 1: asked to do a whole heck of a lot, but 420 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:21,959 Speaker 1: it seemed like last week he was doing more. Or 421 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:25,400 Speaker 1: was it just the offense just flowed betther in year 422 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:28,360 Speaker 1: or they should say in week one with Eddie Faulkner 423 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:29,160 Speaker 1: and Mike Sullivan. 424 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 5: Well, you know, credit to Eddie Faulkner and Mike Sullivan. 425 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 5: They came along. They did a great job. No question 426 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:39,639 Speaker 5: in my mind, Kenny's on a growth path. You know, 427 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 5: this is all about him. Growing. And one of the 428 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:45,200 Speaker 5: things I learned from personal experience was way back when 429 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:47,159 Speaker 5: Terry Bradshaw was in the huddle with him in his 430 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 5: last game. I mean it played with Terry for three years, 431 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:53,400 Speaker 5: but you know, after he retired, well, the critics were 432 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 5: unmerciful to guys like you know, Cliff Stout, Mark Malone 433 00:20:57,280 --> 00:21:00,359 Speaker 5: and Bobby Brister and Todd Blackledge and every guy that 434 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:04,880 Speaker 5: came along to try to supplant and be the next 435 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:08,359 Speaker 5: guy after Bradshawn. It's tough. You're always compared to a 436 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:12,439 Speaker 5: Hall of Famer. Terry was fabulous, just fabulous. So you know, 437 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:14,919 Speaker 5: the chances of having two Hall of Famers in the 438 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 5: same position back to back are extremely rare. And indeed, 439 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 5: it was twenty one quarterback twenty one years and I 440 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:24,120 Speaker 5: don't know how many quarterbacks later that two thousand and four, 441 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,159 Speaker 5: Ben Roethlisberger came along, and by Galley, you know what, 442 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:29,159 Speaker 5: he's going to be a Hall of Famer too, And 443 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:31,679 Speaker 5: so it's a little difficult to be the man that 444 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 5: comes after the man, and certainly for Kenny it's a challenge, 445 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:37,440 Speaker 5: but you know what, he's a tough kid. He's tougher 446 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 5: than Woodpecker lips. This guy is I got a mindset 447 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 5: that he goes out and gets after it. I appreciate 448 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:45,679 Speaker 5: what he's doing, and I think he's got all the 449 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 5: ability in the world. I look forward to good things. 450 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 5: But you got to give him time because one thing 451 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 5: I learned from just watching Terry Bradshubble as a teammate, 452 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:58,359 Speaker 5: playing with him, and then watching him before I even 453 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 5: got there, was it's not an even road. It's not 454 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 5: a linear path upward. You got your bumps and your bruises, 455 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:07,120 Speaker 5: and your your ups and downs and things like that. 456 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 5: They will happen, but you learn through it all how 457 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:13,479 Speaker 5: to handle that adversity and how to handle pressure. And 458 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:15,479 Speaker 5: that's what Kenny's going through right now. It's just a 459 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:18,200 Speaker 5: hardening process. It's a toughening process. 460 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: Well right now he is the quarterback of a seven 461 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: and four Steelers team that has won three of his 462 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 1: last four Cardinals at the Steelers on Sunday, Wolf, appreciate 463 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:31,679 Speaker 1: the time and UH do something nice for your younger 464 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: brother on Sunday. 465 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:36,879 Speaker 5: There's no doubt about it. Man, this isn't our first 466 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 5: rodeo together. I love my brother. He's just the greatest 467 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:43,360 Speaker 5: and you know what, he is the better brother. I'm 468 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 5: the better dancer though, So there you go. 469 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: Now that would be a competition, Craig Wolfly or Ron 470 00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:52,160 Speaker 1: Wolfley the better dancer? Not sure I want that image 471 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 1: in my head, which is now in my head. Here, 472 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 1: as we continue here on Cardinals Cover two presented by 473 00:22:57,040 --> 00:23:00,159 Speaker 1: Hyundai Pro partner the Arizona Cardinals, we bring back zat 474 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:03,159 Speaker 1: Gershman here to talk a little bit more about Cardinals 475 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 1: and Steelers, but specifically when you talk about the Steelers, 476 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: it always the direction always points to their defense and 477 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: one name in particular, and that is TJ. Watt, who 478 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 1: is the reigning defensive Player of the Year and has 479 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:20,199 Speaker 1: done nothing to disminish that or even put him in 480 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: a category where you wouldn't think he could repeat that 481 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:26,159 Speaker 1: performance here in twenty twenty three thirteen and a half sacks, 482 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 1: twelve tackles for loss, six passes defense, and one interception. 483 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: Cardinals need to be aware of where Watt is at 484 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 1: all times, whether that's against DJ Humphreys, Harris Johnson or 485 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: somewhere else, because the sixth passes defense and one interception 486 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:43,639 Speaker 1: show that he can drop into coverage and be a 487 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: factor whether that's a tight end or a running. 488 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 4: Back, that that's the definition of award Daddy. I mean, 489 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 4: that's what Jonathan Gannon called TJ. Watt, as he's called 490 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,240 Speaker 4: a lot of other of the elite pass rushers that 491 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 4: the game has to offer, but arguably none better than TJ. 492 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 4: Watt because he the versatility, as you mentioned all the 493 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:03,960 Speaker 4: different things that he could do. He could hurt you 494 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 4: in a lot of different ways, and he is fast, 495 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 4: and when the ability for him to get into the 496 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 4: backfield and to try to get to Kyler Murray or 497 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 4: try to get to James Connor, he's gonna definitely try 498 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:16,240 Speaker 4: making his mark. And whether it is against TJ, against 499 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:19,639 Speaker 4: DJ Humphries or Paras Johnson Junior, they're gonna have their 500 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:21,399 Speaker 4: work cutout for them. I spoke with Paris and it's 501 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:23,879 Speaker 4: in my three big Things for this week's game. Paris 502 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 4: said that he loves the best talent that the NFL 503 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 4: has to offer because he tries to match their level 504 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:32,200 Speaker 4: in a sensing. He said to me that when you're 505 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:34,639 Speaker 4: going into it knowing that you're lining up against a 506 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 4: Micah Parsons or an Aaron Donald, nick Bosa TJ. Watt, 507 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,200 Speaker 4: you can't take a rep off. And there's times where 508 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:42,639 Speaker 4: it's human nature. You're not going against the most notable 509 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 4: name out there, and you kind of slack off a 510 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:46,479 Speaker 4: little bit. But those are the ones that hurt you. 511 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 4: When it's a TJ. Watt or any of the other 512 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:50,720 Speaker 4: players I mentioned. You gotta be on your game and 513 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 4: he said it brings out the best in him. So 514 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,400 Speaker 4: it's gonna be We already know what DJ Humphries could 515 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:58,240 Speaker 4: bring to the table. This is still game number thirteen 516 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:01,120 Speaker 4: for Paras Johnson Junior. So had to face a gauntlet 517 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:02,199 Speaker 4: of edge of pass rushers. 518 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 1: That's right, and it's always that matchup the O line 519 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: versus D line or an edge rusher that you've got 520 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 1: what sixty plus snaps and if you're not perfect on 521 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:14,200 Speaker 1: all sixty, you had a good game. But on the 522 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,480 Speaker 1: other side, if an edge rusher gets one sack on 523 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 1: those sixty pass rushes, well, hey you got a sack. 524 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 1: That's a good game. So it's a little bit hard 525 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: to judge because the expectation is the offensive line needs 526 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:27,960 Speaker 1: to keep Kyler Murray upright, and that's gonna be a 527 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 1: difficult challenge this week. 528 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 3: Not only is it TJ. 529 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 1: Watt, Cam Hayward, Marcus Golden, the former Cardinal Alex Highsmith 530 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:38,360 Speaker 1: has four and a half sacks this season, So there 531 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:41,439 Speaker 1: is more than just a TJ. Watt that you have 532 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:44,920 Speaker 1: to worry about on that Steelers defense. So very curious 533 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:50,639 Speaker 1: on how that offensive line shows up and handles the 534 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 1: pressure this week, because each of the past two weeks 535 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:55,760 Speaker 1: there has been a lot of pressure on Kyler Murray, 536 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:59,000 Speaker 1: more so than we've seen maybe since Josh Dobbs or 537 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 1: Clayton Tune was the quarterback. 538 00:26:01,119 --> 00:26:03,359 Speaker 4: And we could commend Kyler Murray for standing in the 539 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:05,359 Speaker 4: pocket all we want and being able to sling to 540 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:07,360 Speaker 4: rock and also be able to take some hits as 541 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:09,800 Speaker 4: he as he has done so far this year. But 542 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:12,239 Speaker 4: when with Kyler Murray, you want to keep him as 543 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:14,879 Speaker 4: upright as could be. So if you are if the 544 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 4: offensive line is crumbling, and it'll be interesting to see 545 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 4: if they bring in Elijah Wilkinson if they if they 546 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 4: activate him, they already opened up his practice window earlier 547 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 4: this week. It'll be interesting to see if they'll shure 548 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 4: up that offensive line out left guard still TBD, because 549 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 4: when you do have a Cam Hayward up in the 550 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 4: middle and the interior. 551 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 3: You got it. 552 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 4: That's another that's another big time player that you have 553 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:37,160 Speaker 4: to keep your eye on for. 554 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:39,920 Speaker 1: I'm glad you brought up left guard because I totally 555 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:44,200 Speaker 1: slipped my mind. But yeah, with the potential starter, he 556 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:46,600 Speaker 1: was your start of the first handful of games to 557 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:49,200 Speaker 1: begin the season. But even those last couple of games 558 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 1: before Wilkinson suffered that neck injury, you did see a 559 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:55,120 Speaker 1: little bit of a rotation, whether it was a Tristan 560 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:58,119 Speaker 1: Cologne or Dennis Daily. Past couple of weeks at has 561 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:01,439 Speaker 1: been Carter O'Donnell getting the start at left guard. But 562 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:05,040 Speaker 1: if Wilkinson is able after three practices plus a walk 563 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:07,960 Speaker 1: through on Saturday, if he is elevated and signed to 564 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:11,639 Speaker 1: the active roster, there are open roster spots. Certainly with 565 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:15,359 Speaker 1: the release well zach Ertz was already on IR, but 566 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 1: you do have open roster spots that potentially if Wilkinson 567 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:23,200 Speaker 1: is ready, Adam did the roster now? Do you put 568 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 1: him back in the starting lineup or do you like 569 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:26,560 Speaker 1: what O'Donnell has done for you? 570 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's a unique component of it because that left 571 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:32,080 Speaker 4: guard spot has kind of had a lot of different 572 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 4: people playing it. There's been four different offensive linemen that 573 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:37,240 Speaker 4: I played in that left guard spot, and all of 574 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:40,120 Speaker 4: them have started at a point, so it's it's kind 575 00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:43,520 Speaker 4: of been on a rotating basis, that that rotating. 576 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:43,840 Speaker 3: Door in a sense. 577 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:46,320 Speaker 4: I do think that you were able to see Elijah 578 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:50,040 Speaker 4: Wilkinson was one of until the game until he got 579 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 4: injured right before I believe it was the Los Angeles game. 580 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:56,160 Speaker 4: I want to say, he was starting every single snap 581 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 4: and then they start to bring Tristan Cohen in and 582 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 4: then Elijah Wilkinson and on ir So he had success 583 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:04,919 Speaker 4: until maybe he felt nicked up or whatever it. 584 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 3: Might have been. But he played well. He played well 585 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 3: when he did start. 586 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:10,920 Speaker 1: So something to keep an eye on when the team 587 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:14,679 Speaker 1: makes those moves on Saturday, the elevations from the practice 588 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:19,119 Speaker 1: squad and if they do decide to activate Wilkinson officially 589 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 1: ad him to the fifty three man roster on Saturday. 590 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:23,600 Speaker 1: The other thing to keep an eye on with this 591 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 1: Steelers defense is how well they take the football away. 592 00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:30,320 Speaker 1: Twenty takeaways, tied for the fourth most in the league. 593 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 1: They are on a run of seven straight games with 594 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 1: at least an interception. Cardinals have done a decent job 595 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:39,080 Speaker 1: protecting the football this season, and again whether that ball 596 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:42,840 Speaker 1: gets slip slippery. Cardinals did practice a little bit with 597 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:44,840 Speaker 1: the wet ball, at least what we were able to 598 00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 1: see during the open portion of practice. So hopefully it's 599 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:52,720 Speaker 1: not a torrential downpour on Sunday, but even a little 600 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:57,400 Speaker 1: bit rain can have a factor on how that ball 601 00:28:57,440 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 1: looks coming out of Kyler Murray's hands. And we know 602 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:03,480 Speaker 1: how it's looked without any inclement whether some of those 603 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:04,760 Speaker 1: throws just haven't looked great. 604 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:07,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, the zip has not been there since that first 605 00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 4: game against Atlanta. Even against Atlanta, there were still some 606 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:13,800 Speaker 4: throws that you would have wanted back. But of especially 607 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:16,360 Speaker 4: the past two weeks with Houston and Los Angeles, those 608 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 4: are games that Kyler Murray some of those throws he'd 609 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:21,280 Speaker 4: want to completely forget about. But as I mentioned in 610 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 4: previous shows, he's the type of quarterback that's going to 611 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:26,480 Speaker 4: get back into the lab and try fixing it ahead 612 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 4: of this ahead of this game, So it's gonna He's 613 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 4: only played Pittsburgh one other time and the Cardinals have 614 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 4: not had much success going down to the Steel City 615 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 4: and playing out there, and a big part of it 616 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:38,040 Speaker 4: is because of the weather. 617 00:29:38,080 --> 00:29:40,080 Speaker 3: I'm sure. I mean, I wasn't. 618 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 4: I don't know what the forecast was in nineteen eighty five, 619 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 4: but that was one of the last three times that 620 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 4: they played in Pittsburgh since the nineteen seventy merger. It'll 621 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 4: be it'll be interesting because Kyler Murray that zip is 622 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:53,520 Speaker 4: a big part of his game. The running is a 623 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:56,120 Speaker 4: big part of it, but having that zip and that 624 00:29:56,120 --> 00:30:00,040 Speaker 4: that power from his arm, it's a big component. So 625 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:03,360 Speaker 4: that's missing. He's got to overcompensate by trying to rush 626 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 4: out of the pocket. It all goes hand in hand 627 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 4: with k one. 628 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:10,320 Speaker 1: I'm expecting a bounce back game, not only from Kyler Murray, 629 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:14,160 Speaker 1: but this entire team offense, defense, and special teams considering 630 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:17,600 Speaker 1: what happened and what didn't happen against the Rams last week. 631 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:21,120 Speaker 1: But Week thirteen, Cardinals at the Steelers kickoff at eleven 632 00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 1: a m. On Sunday. This is also my cause, my 633 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:28,120 Speaker 1: cleats for many of the Cardinal players and across the 634 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 1: league overall. I know you got a story up on 635 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:33,280 Speaker 1: Easycardinals dot com because there are a lot of players 636 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:35,560 Speaker 1: coaches as well that are participating. 637 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, four coaches over twenty players have put in designs 638 00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:41,760 Speaker 4: at least for some of these cleats. And if you 639 00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:43,120 Speaker 4: look at some of the photos that we have on 640 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:46,440 Speaker 4: easycardinals dot com, hit there's some pretty fly cleats and 641 00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 4: it's going to be exciting. This is the one week. 642 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:51,760 Speaker 4: The NFL is very protective when it comes to your 643 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:54,200 Speaker 4: uniform policy, what you're able to wear, what you're not 644 00:30:54,240 --> 00:30:56,880 Speaker 4: able to wear. You see guys getting fined for not 645 00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 4: wearing socks, and this is kind of the one week 646 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 4: where everybody's able to come together, put together their own creativity, 647 00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 4: their own excitement, and do it for a good cause 648 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:09,560 Speaker 4: and for good reason. And the guys all I put 649 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:12,640 Speaker 4: the entire list of who's participating in it's some really 650 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 4: commendable organizations, lots of respect. There's guys that are doing 651 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:19,320 Speaker 4: it for their own organization. Josh Woods is doing it 652 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 4: for Woods. He loves the Kids LLC, so it's for 653 00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 4: his organization. Paris Johnson Junior for his foundation and alongside 654 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 4: with the Pat Tillman Foundation. So from the top down, 655 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 4: I mean the shoes, the shoes and the cleats themselves 656 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:35,120 Speaker 4: look really cool, and knowing that you're doing it for 657 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 4: a good cose mix it all that much better. 658 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 1: Azycardinals dot Com for the story and the pictures and 659 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:44,400 Speaker 1: the work that goes into creating these shoes, the artwork, 660 00:31:44,520 --> 00:31:47,239 Speaker 1: the attention to detail is something that it's not a 661 00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 1: quick process. This is this is something that has worked 662 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:52,360 Speaker 1: on four months. Oh yeah, this is something. 663 00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:55,080 Speaker 4: I remember walking out of the facility and I forget 664 00:31:55,120 --> 00:31:57,680 Speaker 4: who was near me, but somebody goes it was in September, 665 00:31:57,720 --> 00:32:00,520 Speaker 4: because I remember we were wearing, you know, shorts, shirts 666 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:02,800 Speaker 4: and polos and now we're wearing long sleeves because I've 667 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:05,600 Speaker 4: officially fallen to the dark side of the of the 668 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 4: West Coast. But I remember hearing the guys say, like, 669 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:10,400 Speaker 4: I gotta go get my cleats sent out for them 670 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:13,000 Speaker 4: to be designed. This was like in September. Now this 671 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:15,440 Speaker 4: is for a game in December. The season flies by, 672 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:18,360 Speaker 4: and for some of them, I mean it's it's designs. 673 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:21,320 Speaker 4: Like cam Thomas, who I mentioned in the article. His 674 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:24,960 Speaker 4: uncle has ALS, and when he was younger, the only 675 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 4: memory he had of ALS was the ice bucket challenge 676 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 4: that went viral in twenty fourteen. So he recognized that 677 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:33,520 Speaker 4: somebody might say, I don't really know what ALS is, 678 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:35,640 Speaker 4: but they'll see the ice bucket it's a kid in 679 00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:39,080 Speaker 4: a Cardinals jersey doing the ice bucket challenge, and you'll 680 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:42,680 Speaker 4: you'll relate that to what the overall call causes and 681 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 4: the viral moment and all the awareness that it brought 682 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:46,000 Speaker 4: around them. 683 00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:46,920 Speaker 3: Good stuff. 684 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:50,320 Speaker 1: Azycardinals dot Com is where you can find that Zach's 685 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:52,760 Speaker 1: article and in the photos on a number of the 686 00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:55,480 Speaker 1: cleats that the players and coaches will be wearing on 687 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:59,400 Speaker 1: Sunday here in Week thirteen Cardinals and Steelers. Cardinals looking 688 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 1: to snap a two game losing streak. Anything else, Zach, 689 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:05,120 Speaker 1: that we might have missed or touchdown or that you 690 00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:07,280 Speaker 1: want to bring up as far as this on field 691 00:33:07,320 --> 00:33:08,760 Speaker 1: matchup is concerned, I just. 692 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:10,920 Speaker 4: Think it's gonna I put this also on my three 693 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:13,320 Speaker 4: Big Things. I'm excited to see the safety battle out there. 694 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:17,120 Speaker 4: Minka Fitzpatrick is making his return after injuring his hamstring, 695 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:19,760 Speaker 4: and you look across the other sideline, Buddha Baker also 696 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:22,360 Speaker 4: had a hamstring injury, also missed a handful of games. 697 00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:25,760 Speaker 4: So it's two of the top safeties that the NFL 698 00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:28,840 Speaker 4: has to offer, and knowing whoever's on the field, at 699 00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:30,600 Speaker 4: least one of those will be on the field. 700 00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 3: It's gonna be a good one. 701 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:33,360 Speaker 4: And those are the players that you have to circle 702 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:34,600 Speaker 4: when you're watching tape. 703 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:37,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, Fitzpatrick has missed the past four games with a 704 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:41,400 Speaker 1: hamstring injury, so yeah, the Steelers defense already good, getting 705 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:43,320 Speaker 1: a little bit healthier as well. They come in with 706 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:45,160 Speaker 1: the record of seven to four of the Cardinals two 707 00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:49,720 Speaker 1: and ten. Be a fun matchup on Sunday in week thirteen. 708 00:33:50,120 --> 00:33:51,960 Speaker 1: And on that note, we will put a lid on 709 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:54,800 Speaker 1: this edition of Cardinals Cover two percented by Hyundai, proud 710 00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:57,880 Speaker 1: partner of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, special thanks to 711 00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 1: our executive producer Jill Mama Hundre, our ASSOCIP producer Cody 712 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:03,920 Speaker 1: Fincher for Zach Gershman, I'm Craig Real Lou. We'll talk 713 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:06,040 Speaker 1: to you next time here on Cardinals Cover two.