1 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: Welcome Bird Gang. On today's show, we answer the most 2 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: asked question of week one, how do you go about 3 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: stopping Derek Henry? And maybe it's not even about stopping 4 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: the game's best running back. Maybe it's just about limiting 5 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 1: his effectiveness or better said, explosiveness. In any case, that 6 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: is priority number one on Sunday. And oh yeah, let's 7 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: not forget about Julio Jones and A J. Brown. Guess 8 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: it's quite the challenge. First, though, is number twenty four 9 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: back in play? We'll explain it's Cardinals Cover two, Episode 10 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 1: four sixty three, and it starts now Welcome to Cardinals 11 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:48,160 Speaker 1: Cover two with Craig Grigolu and Mike Jarecki. Cardinals Cover 12 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: two is presented by Hun Day, proud partner of the 13 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts, Visit Acy Cardinals 14 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: dot Com, Slash podcasts, Going prop one hand to catch 15 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: it a Touchdown DeAndre Hopkins. Here's Craig Griolu and Mike Jarecki. 16 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: So there are only five numbers the Cardinals have retired 17 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: in franchise history eight forty, seventy seven, eighty eight, and 18 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 1: ninety nine. A sixth will be retired if and when 19 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: Larry Fitzgerald ever decides to call it a career. Some 20 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: other numbers we associate with players and those numbers are 21 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: up in the Ring of Honor, numbers like three Carson Palmer, 22 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: thirteen Kurt Warner. There are some other numbers that have 23 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 1: not been quote unquote retired, but just we haven't seen 24 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 1: on the field. And I'll give you credit, MJ, because 25 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: there is a number that was on the football field 26 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: this week and we just happen to notice it on Thursday. 27 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: But why don't you detail perhaps some breaking news perhaps 28 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: this week week one on Sunday in Nashville. So over 29 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: the years, Adrian Wilson, I think I want to say, 30 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: in his first year, he won number twenty two correct 31 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 1: as a rookie in two thousand and one, and then 32 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: he changes to twenty four correct and ward for eleven seasons. 33 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: Eleven seasons he's in the Ring of Honor. Yes, ever 34 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: since then, they have never given that number out to 35 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: anybody in now there when you have a ninety man roster, 36 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: they'll give numbers out to two different players with the 37 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,959 Speaker 1: same number. Usually it's offense and defense, so you don't 38 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: see the same number on the same side of the ball. 39 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: But courting Adrian Wilson quote, I'm good, actually, it was 40 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: all good, all good. Correct the exclusive statement from Adrian 41 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: Wilson here on Cardinals Covered two, presented by Hunday proud 42 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: partner of the Arizona Cardinals perhaps bird Gang. This week, 43 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: number twenty four not only will be worn, but we 44 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: will see it on a football field in week one. 45 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: And that number twenty four currently is worn by Rossul Douglas, 46 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: who is currently on the practice squad. Now he has 47 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: to be elevated to the active roster. That may or 48 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 1: may not come Friday or Saturday. But there is a possibility, 49 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: and I would think a strong possibility, given the lack 50 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 1: of experience at the cornerback position, that number twenty four 51 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals will be on a football field 52 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: for the first time since Adrian Wilson stepped away and 53 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: called it a career with the Arizona Cardinals in twenty twelve. Yeah, 54 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: you know, right now between Barco he wears number twenty seven, 55 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: and then you mentioned twenty four now in Douglas, and 56 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: they also have Hamilton in camp. All these guys are 57 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: trying to get to the main roster, but it wouldn't 58 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: surprise me just based on you know, after the top 59 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: three corners Murphy Alford and Marco Wilson, there is a 60 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: drop off and I don't know if you can afford 61 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: to go into the game with Tay Gown or another rookie. 62 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: So I do anticipate we'll he's some roster move as 63 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: to what positions. I would think possibly corner and then 64 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: you take a look at you know, what's the latest 65 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: when it comes to Dennis Gardeck. Is he ready? He 66 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: was at full practice limited today according to the injury reports. 67 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: So I do think we're gonna get some moves based 68 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 1: on worth the going into the game, I think you 69 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: have to add some more depth to the roster. You know, 70 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a little odd not seen number eleven 71 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,799 Speaker 1: on the field, but to have a number twenty four 72 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: on the football field, it's not a number that we 73 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: had talked a lot about. Obviously, Carson Palmer number three, 74 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:41,799 Speaker 1: that's now Buddha Baker. We talked about Kurt Warner wearring thirteen, 75 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: well that's now Christian Kirk. So there are numbers that 76 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:46,840 Speaker 1: have been repeated, even though their name is in the 77 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 1: Ring of Honor. Doesn't mean that the number is retired, 78 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: and number twenty four is not retired. Our colleague Ron 79 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: Wolfley wore that number went to four Pro Bowls. Adrian 80 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 1: Wilson went to five Pro Bowls. And that is something 81 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: that is going to be interesting because I do anticipate. 82 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,559 Speaker 1: I mean, I haven't been told anything, but I would 83 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: think it's what we'd say a ninety percent possibility or 84 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 1: a ninety percent chance that there is going to be 85 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 1: a move, a roster move as far as elevating a 86 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:22,239 Speaker 1: practice squad player or two, just to add some depth. 87 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: And you look at that cornerback room Byron Murphy, Robert 88 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: Alford and Marco Wilson, then you got Tay Gowan and 89 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: Luke Barku. I would certainly feel a lot better with 90 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 1: some experience. Now you're not looking to supplant the top 91 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 1: three guys and Murphy, Alford and Wilson, but just to 92 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: give some help, if you will, especially when you're talking 93 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: about a rookie and Marco Wilson and Tay Gowan, guys 94 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:45,919 Speaker 1: who are going to get their first NFL experience and 95 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 1: it's on the road in a hostile environment against what 96 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:52,039 Speaker 1: everyone believes will be one of the best, if not 97 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 1: the best offenses in the National Football League in twenty 98 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: twenty one. Because you've got an A j. Brown and 99 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: you've got a Julio Jones now out. When you look 100 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:04,359 Speaker 1: at Douglas, he's on the practice squad, So you know, 101 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:07,600 Speaker 1: Adrian's probably thinking he's not on the fifty three man 102 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: roster yet. But you're right, quote was all good unquote. 103 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: So I like the size six two two oh nine. 104 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 1: He's been in the league five years and the good news, 105 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: you're not pulling this guy off the couch. He was 106 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: in training camp. He obviously was a guy that got 107 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: a chance to play in Philadelphia. He got a chance 108 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: to play in the postseason. I just like his size, 109 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: and to me, you've got to have some experience there 110 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: versus a guy like tay Gown or Barkole. Now does 111 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: this count as an appearance by Adrian Wilson here on 112 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover Too, presented by Hyundai, a proud partner of 113 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals. We know he listens to the show, 114 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: even though he claims he does not. He is a 115 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 1: big fan of Cardinals Cover Too. But we just can't 116 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 1: get him here in studio with us at the Dignity 117 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals Training Center. But a statement does that? 118 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 1: Can we put a little asterisk next to that and say, yes, 119 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:08,919 Speaker 1: we've had a dub in as a guest sort of 120 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: kind of not really really. I mean, you know, we've 121 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 1: we've gone to the higher ups and we actually had 122 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: got a permission slip that he's he's eligible to come 123 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: on the show. But right now he keeps giving us 124 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 1: the Hyson's salute, and you know, maybe he doesn't want 125 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: to be the spokesperson. Obviously we all have bosses in life, 126 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: and you know, he works for the organization but under 127 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: Steve Kime, and you know he's he also is as 128 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: you know, a position the next two guy like Quentin 129 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: Harris and Drew Grison, even though he's got the title. 130 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: So we we've gotten clearances that unfortunately we just haven't 131 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: been able to make it work. And you know, it's 132 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: kind of a running joke right now between him and 133 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 1: Larry Fitzgerald. I mean, we talk about him all the 134 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: time and they still haven't been on the show. And 135 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: for Adrian, you know, I could see he's grinding tape 136 00:07:57,760 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: right now, but I think they're excited, you know, they 137 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: want to see what this team can do. But there's 138 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: no reason why he just can't take the elevator down 139 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 1: here and just chop it up with us. We're not 140 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: that far away, all they I'll say. Of this and 141 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: covering a Dub. He was always a man of few words, 142 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: so it's not surprising that his exclusive statements here on 143 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: Cardinal's Cover two, presented by Hunday Probab partner of the 144 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: car is two words. Maybe he's channeling his inner Michael Jordan. 145 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: When he announced that he was coming out of retirement, 146 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 1: it was simply two words, I'm back. So look A 147 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: Dub and mj was something in common during the course 148 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 1: of their playing careers. Again, you know, I covered him 149 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:45,839 Speaker 1: when he was he was a pop, when he was 150 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 1: a rookie, and you know, initially you got to build 151 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 1: some trust of players and you try to talk to him, 152 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 1: and you know there were days, maybe in his second 153 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: or third season, where I would look over at his 154 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: locker on a Wednesday and he would give me not today, 155 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: And you know, I don't know if he had a 156 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 1: designated day. You know, you know, Kyler Murray talks on Wednesdays. 157 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 1: Larry and Pat used to talk on Thursday. Today we 158 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:13,680 Speaker 1: are fortunate enough to get JJ Watt and DeAndre Hopkins 159 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: and of course Vans Jose, so that could be their days. 160 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:20,440 Speaker 1: But and then there were Thursdays, and usually the heavy 161 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:23,079 Speaker 1: installed day is on Tuesday night, Wednesday and Thursday. I 162 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: would look at him, and then on Friday he would say, okay, 163 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: it's time, you know, because he obviously was so focused 164 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 1: on you know, obviously trying to send a message what 165 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: his you know, his style of play, which he wouldn't 166 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 1: be able to play right now, otherwise he'd be fined 167 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 1: and suspended for x amount of games. But he's very 168 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:44,440 Speaker 1: moody when he was a player, That's the one way 169 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 1: to describe it, and perhaps a little moody still in 170 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: his retirements as well. We have a good relationship with him. Yeah, 171 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:54,559 Speaker 1: we see him every day. When we were at camp, 172 00:09:54,600 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: we walked by him and you know, we exchanged pleasantries. Yeah, again, 173 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 1: another good way to describe what goes on during those 174 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: brief interactions. All right, let's get serious, and actually we 175 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 1: were all in all honest, Steve bird Gang, this is 176 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: serious stuff. I mean, there is a possibility that number 177 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: twenty four is on the football field on Sunday. Let's 178 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 1: not kid about that. But you brought up Dennis Gardeck 179 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: and the injury reports is out for Thursday. Guardeck again 180 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 1: dealing with that knee injury, the torn acl late last season. 181 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 1: A full participant on Wednesday, officially limited on Thursday. And 182 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: we only get twenty minutes, sometimes twenty five, sometimes less 183 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:40,440 Speaker 1: than that. But I was paying attention to what Gardek 184 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 1: was doing because there is this question, as far as 185 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 1: you know, is he going to be available in week one? 186 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 1: Can he play defense? Can he play just special teams? 187 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: Could we see him on both defense and special teams? 188 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: But in looking and watching him handle drills, the pass 189 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 1: rush drills, whether you're running around the hula hoop if 190 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 1: you will, or attacking the tackling dummy, he was going 191 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 1: full speed. There did not look like there were any 192 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 1: limitations at all. So that is all good news. It's 193 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 1: just a matter of football shape and is he needed 194 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 1: week one? Do you want to rush it? But I'll 195 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 1: say this, MJ. I would not be surprised if Dennis 196 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: Gardeck is active and we see him maybe for a 197 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 1: handful of snaps defensively, maybe not maybe it's just on 198 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: special teams, because we know what a phenom he is 199 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 1: as far as on the coverage units, and maybe that's 200 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:39,320 Speaker 1: where he begins his twenty twenty one and then kind 201 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: of little by a little play some defense. Yeah, it's 202 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:45,200 Speaker 1: going to be interesting, and clearly they made a decision 203 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: when they took him in JJ Watt off the pup 204 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,319 Speaker 1: starting the season. Now, JJ Watt was never going to 205 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:54,679 Speaker 1: be in that conversation. But if you start the season 206 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 1: on pup, you have to miss the first six weeks. 207 00:11:57,320 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: And my thought process was maybe he comes back. Realistically, 208 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: maybe week three four, I mean, because you want to 209 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 1: have him for the long haul. But you know the 210 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: way he practices, at least in the open portion. I mean, 211 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 1: he goes balls to the wall. He's one hundred miles 212 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 1: an hour, and sometimes you gotta, you know, tell him 213 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 1: to calm down. But you know, obviously he's wearing a 214 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: huge knee brace which gives him support. So I'm curious, 215 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 1: but the Cardinals did protect three players. It would be 216 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: Antonio Hamilton, Ralssuel Douglas and Kylie Fits. So if Gardeck 217 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: can't go, we know Kylie Fits as a guy that 218 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 1: can set the edge, and you know you start looking 219 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: at Chandler Jones, Marcus Golden. We think a son I'm sorry, 220 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: Azaiah Simmons can get a chance to rush. And then 221 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: you have Kennard again. When I say protect, that means 222 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 1: another team can't claim them because they're basically on the 223 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:50,680 Speaker 1: practice squad. So I do think we're going to see 224 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: some moons in a lot of will henge on if 225 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 1: Garde's active or not. Yeah, and that's something with the 226 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 1: regard to the practice squad you typically see on Saturday's 227 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: twenty four hours before kickoff on Sunday, So we'll pay 228 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: attention to that as we continue here on Cardinals Cover two, 229 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 1: presented by Honday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. 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And it's the one question that everyone 244 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 1: has for this week from the Cardinals perspective, and it 245 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: might be the one question any team has when you're 246 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: going up against that Titans offense. And it is a 247 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: simple question with maybe not a simple solution. How do 248 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: you go about stopping Derek Henry? And just for information purposes, 249 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: a year ago, Henry became the eighth member of the 250 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 1: two thousand rushing yard club, had ten games with at 251 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 1: least one hundred rushing yards, three games with at least 252 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 1: two hundred rushing yards, the offensive Player of the Year, 253 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: he is a two time NFL rushing champion. Yes, he 254 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: gets a lot of carries MJ. But it doesn't seem 255 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 1: like he's slowing down anytime soon. Even when you talk 256 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 1: about Week one and the fact that he had no 257 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: preseason reps. This is become priority number one. We always 258 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: hear it from defensive coordinators, regardless of who's talking. You 259 00:15:00,840 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 1: have to stop the run. While this week, yeah, you 260 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: have to stop the run or if nothing else limits 261 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 1: the run, make sure Henry doesn't get ten fifteen twenty 262 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: plus yard runs whenever he touches the football. Yeah, and 263 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: he's you pointed out, nearly twenty seven hundred and fifty 264 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: eight rushing yards after contact since the start of the 265 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen season, almost a thousand more than any other 266 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 1: back there in that span. And again it's a stiff arm. 267 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 1: It's when he gets to the second level. Those dbs 268 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: willing to you know, they're willing to try to arm 269 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 1: tackle him. That's not gonna work. He's gonna have to 270 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 1: go for his knees. You know the old target in 271 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: baseball arm pit to knees. That's where you're gonna have 272 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 1: to get him. Easier said than done. And that's the 273 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: biggest fear for me is you know, and we'll get 274 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 1: into some of my keys going into the game tomorrow. 275 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 1: So I'm not gonna say that right now, but just 276 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: you got to eliminate him getting to that second level, 277 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 1: because a five yard game stiff arm on a small 278 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 1: you know, maybe a jail in Time who's not the 279 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 1: biggest guy, or even Buddha Baker. Even though Buddha Baker, 280 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 1: he explained to us how he hits and the speed 281 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: that he brings to different players. So there's a little 282 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: power behind his body when he's trying to tackle someone. 283 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: But he gives you that stiff arm and next thing, 284 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 1: he knows forty yards and then you're just hoping to 285 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: catch him. So that's going to be something I don't 286 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: know if you're gonna shut him down. You gotta contain him, though, 287 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: and if you can get in third and long, that 288 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 1: will play well to the Cardinals defense because we know 289 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: that Van s Joseph will have certain packages for certain 290 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: players to put pressure on the quarterback. JJ Watt earlier 291 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: on Thursday asked about Derrick Henry. Quote, he's so strong 292 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 1: and powerful combined with being fast. You let him get rolling, 293 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: you're in for a long day end quote. And it's 294 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 1: not so much that he gets better as the game 295 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 1: goes on. But if this defense, especially not so much 296 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: the front seven, but the defensive lineman, whichever combination of three, 297 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 1: maybe even you go heavy defensive line with four. But 298 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 1: if they can get some pressure, if they can get 299 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: some penetration and through the offensive line, don't let Henry 300 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:06,639 Speaker 1: get going. Don't let him get ahead of steam past 301 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 1: that front line, first line of defense, into the secondary, 302 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:13,399 Speaker 1: because that is where he is the most dangerous is 303 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:15,640 Speaker 1: when he gets into the open field. But if MJ 304 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:17,919 Speaker 1: they're able to hit him, hit him a couple of 305 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: times when he immediately gets the ball or within a 306 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 1: yard or two of the line of scrimmage, and just 307 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:27,200 Speaker 1: gang tackle him, wrap him up as much as possible. 308 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:30,160 Speaker 1: Of course, that does expose you on the outside if 309 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,639 Speaker 1: you add someone an extra defender in the box. But 310 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: I do think if you can not stop but contain 311 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: limit Derek Henry, then I do like the Cardinals chances 312 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:44,879 Speaker 1: this week. Yeah, and it's not like you know, we 313 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: always hear these, you know, the bell cow and usually 314 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:50,159 Speaker 1: the bell cop means you got one back. And you 315 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:53,639 Speaker 1: can probably make the case for Alvin Kamara, Latavius Murray, 316 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 1: they asked him to take a pay cut season no 317 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:59,240 Speaker 1: longer in New Orleans. Look at Delvin Cook, you know, 318 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:01,119 Speaker 1: usually have a night's back up there. But there's a 319 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:03,160 Speaker 1: couple of bell Cows. But when you think of bell cow, 320 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:05,359 Speaker 1: you know you think a guy's going to carry the 321 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 1: ball twenty five times or more. Okay, he averages twenty 322 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: three point six attempts per game just from rushing. So 323 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 1: to me, if you can rush over thirty yards and 324 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,120 Speaker 1: you get over a hundred yards, I like your chances 325 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: to win. Again, it's what you do in the red zone. 326 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:25,400 Speaker 1: If you're kicking field goal, is probably not seventeen rushing touchdowns. 327 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: So clearly he's a guy that is a huge weapon, 328 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 1: and I think you have to gang tackle him. You 329 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: can't have just one guy you got, you gotta he 330 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: gotta be flying around. And Kyle Van Deenbosch was impressed 331 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 1: with the Cardinals corners tackling in the preseason, and you know, 332 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:45,160 Speaker 1: now again that's gonna be Murphy. He's got the physicality, 333 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 1: he's got the smarts to do it. Robert Alfer's a 334 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: physical player. Marco Wilson's moment maybe more banass, but he's 335 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 1: fast and so I gotta think those are the top 336 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 1: three corners and more in coverage. But if he gets 337 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: to that second layer, you better bring your hard hat 338 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 1: because he's gonna try to run you over. He'll give 339 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:04,399 Speaker 1: you that stiff arm. And I think Josh Norman is 340 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:07,879 Speaker 1: probably still looking at that play, who recently signed with 341 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers. Yeah, you don't want to go 342 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: viral if you will, Although, as Isaiah Simmons pointed out 343 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: this week, you can't play scared either. You can't play 344 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: to avoid that stiff arm. You know what's coming. You 345 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 1: just hope you don't have to get to that point. 346 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: Maybe it is earlier so you're not in the open 347 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 1: field when Derrick Henry gets a load of steam and 348 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: all of a sudden he's into that five, ten, fifteen 349 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 1: yards and then extends the run. Because the use of 350 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:38,359 Speaker 1: the stiff arm, well, just his body size, you can't 351 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 1: arm tackle him now, you know if J. J. Watt's 352 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:42,880 Speaker 1: able to get off a block, and you know, obviously 353 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: JJ Watt does wear a huge brace on his arm 354 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 1: on his elbow, and that's probably because of a previous injury. 355 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 1: You cannot arm tackle this guy because he'll go right 356 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 1: through you. And then that's where you got to worry 357 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:57,160 Speaker 1: about injuries bicep, triceps and everything else. So I think 358 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,240 Speaker 1: they know what's going on. They've watched a lot of film. 359 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 1: You know, we'll see they got a new play caller. 360 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 1: They've added some weapons obviously in Julio, but for the 361 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 1: most part, you know, I think it all starts with 362 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:11,720 Speaker 1: Ryan Tannehill, and I think he's one of the most 363 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 1: underrated quarterbacks in football. You know, he showed flashes in Miami. 364 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:19,119 Speaker 1: They were a dysfunctional franchise at the time. I like 365 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 1: what they've done with under Chris Greer and Brian Flores. 366 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 1: So I think around the rise we'll see about two uh. 367 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 1: But Tannehill, I mean he's I mean I looked at 368 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:33,680 Speaker 1: these numbers and you look at Patrick Mahomes Craig over 369 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 1: the last two seasons twenty five and four as a starter, okay, 370 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 1: sixty six percent of his passes, he's throwing sixty four touchdowns, 371 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:45,200 Speaker 1: eleven interceptions. Tannehill eighteen and eight as a starter, sixty 372 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 1: seven percent, fifty five touchdowns, only thirteen interceptions, and he's 373 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 1: averaging seven point two yards per pass play. Now, last 374 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:55,119 Speaker 1: year they had the tight end and I've mentioned it 375 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:57,560 Speaker 1: a few times. Arthur Smit, the head coach of the Falcons, 376 00:20:57,840 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: he did a really good job getting guys in space 377 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:05,960 Speaker 1: a J. Brown, Jonah snow Smith, right, yes, yeah, the 378 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: tight end. He signed with the Patriots along with another 379 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: tight end, Henry, So they're gonna miss him a little bit, 380 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 1: but adding Julio and he's kind of like a tight 381 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:18,400 Speaker 1: end playing wide receiver and he's got he's got all 382 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 1: the attributes. Now he's got to stay healthy for them, 383 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:24,440 Speaker 1: but our focus now he's gonna be playing on Sunday. Well, 384 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:27,880 Speaker 1: the difficulty for the Cardinals this week, and I think 385 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: for a lot of teams this season, is, you know, 386 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:33,400 Speaker 1: you focus so much of your attention, your game planning 387 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:36,119 Speaker 1: on Derrick Henry. Do you put seven in the box? 388 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 1: Do you add an eighth in the box? And then 389 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:41,359 Speaker 1: all of a sudden at least three defenders and one 390 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,359 Speaker 1: on one coverage on the outside with the Julio Jones 391 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:47,680 Speaker 1: and A J. Brown and Josh Reynolds. These are the 392 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:50,440 Speaker 1: decisions that defensive coordinators are going to have to make. 393 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 1: Because Ryan Tannehill is that good. I do like the 394 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:58,480 Speaker 1: word you use. He is very underrated. Looking at some 395 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 1: previews of the ten see Titans coming into this season, 396 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 1: I saw this stat Since being named the Titans starter 397 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 1: in Week seven of twenty nineteen, Tannehill ranks first in 398 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:14,120 Speaker 1: the league in passing yards per attempt, third in passing touchdowns, 399 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 1: third in offensive touchdowns, and owns the third best passer rating. 400 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 1: Yet when you talk quarterbacks and elite quarterbacks, Ryan Tannehill's 401 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:27,119 Speaker 1: name is never let me repeat that, his name is 402 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 1: never in the mix. Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, 403 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:35,840 Speaker 1: Drew Brees. When he was still around playing, those were 404 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:40,680 Speaker 1: the names and now, yes you can substitute John Lamar Jackson. 405 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:43,719 Speaker 1: Those are the names Kyler Murray. Those are the names 406 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 1: that are top of mind, not a Ryan Tannehill. Which, hey, 407 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 1: you're a winning ball games, you're getting into the postseason, 408 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:53,719 Speaker 1: you're doing your job. You're just not getting the recognition. 409 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:56,640 Speaker 1: Don't know how he feels about that, never had a conversation, 410 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 1: but it is something to consider because he's not a 411 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:06,159 Speaker 1: game manager. He is a very solid quarterback and I 412 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: dare say elite just based off of his personal numbers. 413 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:12,159 Speaker 1: And then he's what he's done with the Tennessee Titans, 414 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 1: especially in the past two seasons. And maybe the Titans 415 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 1: don't think he's underrated. They gave him a nice contract extension. 416 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 1: He's making twenty nine average this year compared to Patrick 417 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:25,400 Speaker 1: Mahomes forty five million this year. Yeah, and it's well 418 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 1: deserved and maybe even on the cheap if you will, 419 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: if he keeps going the way he is. Yeah, and 420 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: he's very accurate, very accurate, doesn't make him a lot 421 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 1: of mistakes. Again, fifty five touchdowns over thirteen interceptions. You 422 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:40,920 Speaker 1: talk about when he took over sixty six touchdowns. Again, 423 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:45,439 Speaker 1: third in passer rating, and again he just hope that 424 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:48,119 Speaker 1: he hasn't had the ball in the fourth quarter with 425 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 1: two or four minutes up in the game. You know, 426 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:52,920 Speaker 1: obviously could condume to kick. Hopefully it's the other side 427 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 1: where Matt Prator or the Cardinals have the lead, they 428 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 1: can run the ball. So I don't think you know, Tannehills, 429 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:01,680 Speaker 1: and really I think you hit it on the head. 430 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 1: He's not a game manager. He can win you games 431 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter and he's had time to throw 432 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 1: the football because that offensive line has been very, very 433 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 1: good last year. They only allowed twenty five sacks, the 434 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 1: sixth fewest and the league. There is some question mark 435 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 1: though with that offensive line as far as just how healthy, 436 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:24,880 Speaker 1: how ready are Ben Jones and Nate Davis. You're starting 437 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:28,919 Speaker 1: center and right guard respectively, just earlier this week activated 438 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:31,679 Speaker 1: off the COVID nineteen list. Are they ready to go? 439 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:34,320 Speaker 1: I'm sure they are, but just how in shape are there? 440 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 1: What's their conditioning? And then left tackle Taylor Lawan, the 441 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:41,400 Speaker 1: local kid out of Scottsdale. Chaparrel missed the last eleven 442 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:45,240 Speaker 1: games of last season after charring his ACL in October. 443 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:49,359 Speaker 1: He hasn't seen a lot of pre season snaps, preseason reps. 444 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:53,640 Speaker 1: So how healthy, how ready to go is this offensive line? 445 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:56,440 Speaker 1: Because on paper they're pretty solid. Outside of who they're 446 00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: right tackle, it's going to be let me ask you this. 447 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:04,720 Speaker 1: The head coach caught COVID, you know, obviously probably did 448 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:06,960 Speaker 1: a lot of zoom stuff. He couldn't be at the facility, 449 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 1: you know, social distancing, and he didn't want to have 450 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 1: any tracing going. Ryan Tannehill was also on correct and 451 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:16,919 Speaker 1: he missed some time. And you know, some guys come 452 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 1: back a little bit faster down than others. Some guys 453 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: losing their smell and in their taste. I just wonder 454 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:24,399 Speaker 1: when you can bring in a new wide receiver like 455 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:26,879 Speaker 1: Julio now granted, just like everyone else, they had him 456 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 1: in the offseason but Julio did miss some time in 457 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:32,960 Speaker 1: camp and A J. Brown, who's he's practiced today and 458 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 1: he's good to go. As you pointed out, between A J. Brown, 459 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:39,159 Speaker 1: Julio Jones, Ryan Tannehill, and Derek Kenny, they did not 460 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: play in the preseason, So I just wonder about the timing. 461 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:44,240 Speaker 1: I think he's fine with the guys that have been there, 462 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 1: But you get a new receiver and I guess if 463 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:48,679 Speaker 1: you just throw it in the vicinity of Julio Jones, 464 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 1: he's gonna catch it. You're not going to know until 465 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:53,480 Speaker 1: after the fact. But I do believe that there is 466 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 1: such a thing as when you play an opponent. Is 467 00:25:56,800 --> 00:26:00,119 Speaker 1: there a right time? Is there a better time to 468 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 1: see an opponents? And with the Tennessee Titans as formidable 469 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:07,639 Speaker 1: as they look and appear to be on paper, and 470 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 1: even looking at what they did a year ago, bringing 471 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:12,919 Speaker 1: a lot of those offensive players back here in twenty 472 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 1: twenty one, is week one perhaps the best time to 473 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 1: see this Tennessee Titans team before they get rolling, before 474 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:24,879 Speaker 1: they become that legit Playoffs Super Bowl contender that everyone 475 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:27,440 Speaker 1: has pegged them right now, but that's before the game 476 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:31,399 Speaker 1: is even played. Do you get them before they have 477 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 1: a chance to kind of get all of their pieces 478 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:37,159 Speaker 1: together and really start rolling. As you're looking at a 479 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 1: week eight, a week ten, a week eleven, maybe week one, 480 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:44,080 Speaker 1: the Cardinals catch a break. Yeah, I think that's another 481 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:47,880 Speaker 1: valid point there because they're only you know, the first week. 482 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:50,120 Speaker 1: You're gonna have some mistakes, You're gonna you know, we're 483 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:52,359 Speaker 1: gonna get into some of the keys tomorrow. You know, 484 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:54,720 Speaker 1: how do the Cardinals rookies at least three guys, how 485 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: do they perform it with the big lights? But yeah, 486 00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:00,639 Speaker 1: I think so, just based on the COVID situation and 487 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: the fact that Green and Brown did miss some time. 488 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 1: They're trying to still figure out their right tackle. I 489 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:10,200 Speaker 1: know we're talking about their offense, but defensively, I think 490 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 1: they're in the same scenario we are when it comes 491 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:15,439 Speaker 1: to the secondary. So I mean, I gotta think you know, 492 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:19,120 Speaker 1: we talked about the total of points in this game 493 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 1: fifty two. I mean the other game that's as high 494 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:26,640 Speaker 1: as the Chiefs in Browns and they're in Kansas City, 495 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:28,400 Speaker 1: that's fifty two and a half, so we could see 496 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:30,920 Speaker 1: a lot of scoring. I do think both teams want 497 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 1: to try to run the football and clearly it's going 498 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:36,400 Speaker 1: to start with Derrick Henry and they'll utilize play action 499 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:37,880 Speaker 1: and then they're going to try to get some one 500 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:40,200 Speaker 1: on one matchups on the outside. And that's what coach 501 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:44,119 Speaker 1: Vans Joseph discussed earlier on Thursday. The running game, the 502 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:47,359 Speaker 1: play action, it all looks the same. So if you 503 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:51,960 Speaker 1: are those defensive lineman, you're those linebackers, you can't get 504 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: sucked in. And that's where Zavian Collins and Isaiah Simmons 505 00:27:56,080 --> 00:28:00,159 Speaker 1: come into play, because they're still real young, including and 506 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:03,200 Speaker 1: Isaiah Simmons, but this is going to be a huge test, 507 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:06,680 Speaker 1: a huge challenge, and how do those young inside linebackers 508 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:12,160 Speaker 1: meet the challenge, especially as well as they've performed Yet 509 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:14,600 Speaker 1: you do have Jordan Hicks and the mix who is 510 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 1: going to be a huge help, a huge benefit not 511 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:20,000 Speaker 1: only to Collins and Simmons but the entire defense overall. 512 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:23,480 Speaker 1: But that is the uncertainty with this defense, the inside 513 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 1: linebackers and a secondary that is not as strong as 514 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:29,679 Speaker 1: it was a week ago. When a schedule came out 515 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:32,760 Speaker 1: and you know that was announced, the Titans were the 516 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 1: first matchup. I thought, wow, this is a team that 517 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 1: made the postseason last year, and you know, some are 518 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:40,719 Speaker 1: picking them to represent the conference. I guess, you know, 519 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:43,880 Speaker 1: it's kind of top heavy in the AFC. But just 520 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:48,520 Speaker 1: what the Cardinals talked about in the offseason, physicality, physicality. Well, 521 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:50,760 Speaker 1: they're going against a physicality team, and I got to 522 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 1: assume they're going to pleat their man and manner zone 523 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:54,920 Speaker 1: and that means you're gonna have to win at the 524 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:58,080 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage. I like the Cardinals offensive line against 525 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:00,920 Speaker 1: their D line. I like our D line just based 526 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 1: on we don't know who the right tackle is and 527 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 1: that's usually where the game is, one of the trenches. 528 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:08,000 Speaker 1: So it's going to be interesting. But I like the 529 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 1: matchup and I'm glad we're catching them them early, just 530 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 1: based on what's transpired in their camp, because you play 531 00:29:14,360 --> 00:29:15,840 Speaker 1: them in week three or four and it could be 532 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 1: a lot different. You know, Tannehill's already taken you know, 533 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 1: at least three to three different games where the timing 534 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:24,959 Speaker 1: is a lot better. And this is for every team. Cardinals. Uh, 535 00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 1: you know, hopefully they don't have any penalties, they don't 536 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 1: turn the ball over in the you know, in the 537 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:31,000 Speaker 1: red zone, they don't shoot themselves in the foot as 538 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray likes to say, like, don't beat yourselves. But 539 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:36,960 Speaker 1: I like this matchup for the Cardinals. I really do. Now, 540 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:39,960 Speaker 1: when they got Julio, I thought, wow, at the time 541 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 1: we had you know, they had Malcolm Butler. But that's 542 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:44,720 Speaker 1: not the issue right now. You know, obviously you know, 543 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:48,240 Speaker 1: back burner for him. But I do like this matchup 544 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:49,680 Speaker 1: for the Cardinals, and I think in week two it's 545 00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 1: going to be completely different, just from you know, Mike 546 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:54,480 Speaker 1: Zimmer runs a defense. They'd like to come up the 547 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:56,600 Speaker 1: a gap and blitz up the middle. I like that 548 00:29:56,680 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 1: against Rodney Hudson and possibly Josh Jones and Justin Pugh, 549 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:02,360 Speaker 1: and then they're gonna play zones, so all of a sudden, 550 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 1: Kyle's going to be accurate. You know, we'll worry about 551 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:07,160 Speaker 1: that next week. But I'm just saying there's so different 552 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:10,160 Speaker 1: matchups based on the week one and week two. Well, 553 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 1: let's look at some of those matchups with respects to 554 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 1: Julio Jones and A. J. Brown, because yeah, everyone focuses 555 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 1: on Derrick Henry, but they got some quality wideouts as well. 556 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:22,200 Speaker 1: Here as we continue on Cardinals Cover Too, presented by 557 00:30:22,280 --> 00:30:25,160 Speaker 1: Hunday Proud, partner of the Arizona Cardinals. We know what 558 00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:28,920 Speaker 1: Jones is all about. Last year, though limited to just 559 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:31,760 Speaker 1: nine games, he missed seven because of injury. And A. J. 560 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:35,360 Speaker 1: Brown has been a stud a thousand receiving yards and 561 00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 1: each of his first two seasons, and last year he 562 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:40,880 Speaker 1: led the league with an average of better than six 563 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:44,960 Speaker 1: yards after the catch. Another physical wide receiver. So the 564 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 1: challenge not only for the inside linebackers containing the Derrick Henry, 565 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:53,920 Speaker 1: but to check the secondary with respects to Murphy, Alford 566 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:57,000 Speaker 1: and Marco Wilson. Now we got an updates from coach 567 00:30:57,080 --> 00:31:00,600 Speaker 1: Joseph about Robert Alford, who quote looks good since returning 568 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:03,520 Speaker 1: from the reserve COVID nineteen lists and in the words 569 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:06,800 Speaker 1: of coach Joseph, Marco Wilson has been quote a good 570 00:31:06,840 --> 00:31:11,240 Speaker 1: surprise for us and quotes and all three are going 571 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:15,080 Speaker 1: to play. Whether all three start might depend on where 572 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:19,640 Speaker 1: the Titans first possession is and how they show their formation. 573 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:23,120 Speaker 1: But all three, whether you're listed as a starter or not, 574 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:27,040 Speaker 1: are going to see significant snaps. The question is it 575 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:30,000 Speaker 1: Murphy on Jones, is it offered on Brown? What do 576 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:32,720 Speaker 1: you do with Marco Wilson If it's two corners. We 577 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:34,840 Speaker 1: know Byron Murphy is going to be on the outside, 578 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:36,560 Speaker 1: but if it's three, do they slide him back to 579 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 1: the inside. There's just a number of moving pieces here 580 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:44,440 Speaker 1: that I'm anxious and eager to see materialize on Sunday. Yeah, 581 00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:46,920 Speaker 1: and you look at a j Brown six feet two 582 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:50,520 Speaker 1: twenty six, and you look at a guy like Julio Jones. 583 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:53,920 Speaker 1: I mean, I do remember when Cardinals played the Falcons 584 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:56,600 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago and Larry Fitzgerald went over 585 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:58,520 Speaker 1: to Kyler Murray, you say, you see that guy, you 586 00:31:58,560 --> 00:32:02,959 Speaker 1: see how big he is, and so yeah, I mean again, 587 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 1: they're gonna have to do a good job tackling. And again, 588 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:09,240 Speaker 1: yards after catch, you're talking six point two, So that 589 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:11,080 Speaker 1: tells me he's got a little bit of bursting them. 590 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 1: And we talked about, you know, him running the fly 591 00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:15,840 Speaker 1: or post pattern where even if Malcolm Butler was on 592 00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:17,800 Speaker 1: the roster, you're gonna have to have over the top 593 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:20,960 Speaker 1: safety help. But again, tackling in the open field where 594 00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:25,440 Speaker 1: there's Derrick Henry Julio Jones, easier said than done. They're 595 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:28,360 Speaker 1: not the smallest guys. I mean, they're they're well built, 596 00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 1: and their physical attributes will stick out when they catch 597 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:34,320 Speaker 1: the football, and the physicality and the tackling was a 598 00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:37,920 Speaker 1: point of emphasis and practice. On Thursday, they were in 599 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 1: full pads and during the open portion in which we 600 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:44,240 Speaker 1: were able to watch the drills, there was a new 601 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:48,400 Speaker 1: drill that I had not seen before involving the defensive 602 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:53,800 Speaker 1: backs and the skilled receivers including tight ends and running backs, 603 00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:57,760 Speaker 1: in which they were getting hit. The running back or 604 00:32:57,800 --> 00:32:59,680 Speaker 1: the past catcher was getting hit at the line of 605 00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:03,360 Speaker 1: scrimge and then wrapped up or attempted to be wrapped up. 606 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:05,920 Speaker 1: They're not being tackling or anything like that in practice, 607 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:09,360 Speaker 1: but some more physicality, if you will, or rushing to 608 00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:13,360 Speaker 1: the football, whether it's one, two, or three different players, 609 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:17,760 Speaker 1: getting to that ball carrier as soon as possible. And yeah, 610 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:20,760 Speaker 1: it said each week that you have to wrap up, 611 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:24,000 Speaker 1: but more so than any other time, perhaps this season 612 00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:27,520 Speaker 1: because of how physical the Titans are. You have to 613 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:32,720 Speaker 1: have more than one player near the football, especially if 614 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:36,120 Speaker 1: the man who's running or has the football is Derrick Henry. Yeah. 615 00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:38,240 Speaker 1: And one thing that I'm going to be looking for 616 00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:40,560 Speaker 1: and you'll get the benefit of it out for me, 617 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 1: at least, you know, maybe the first month or six weeks. 618 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:46,680 Speaker 1: Is you know Zaven Collins eyes. You know, we always 619 00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:49,239 Speaker 1: had talked at our conversation with Bertrand Berry and it's 620 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:52,160 Speaker 1: so important and sometimes I noticed maybe in the Chiefs 621 00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:56,800 Speaker 1: game he was over pursuing a little bit. Zaven Collins 622 00:33:56,880 --> 00:34:00,400 Speaker 1: is physical, Isaiah Simmons more of a finess player, long player. 623 00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:02,480 Speaker 1: He can line up a couple of different positions, so 624 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: you gotta be you gotta have self discipline there. Now, 625 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:09,360 Speaker 1: hopefully guys up front can slow that down, but Zavens 626 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:11,440 Speaker 1: is gonna have He can't go one hundred miles an hour. 627 00:34:11,480 --> 00:34:14,360 Speaker 1: He's got to go eighty because if you if you 628 00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:16,640 Speaker 1: go so fast and the guy goes around you, then 629 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:19,040 Speaker 1: that's a miss assignment and a mistackle and you don't 630 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:22,200 Speaker 1: want that. So and you know, I think it's worthy. 631 00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:25,840 Speaker 1: You're pointing out again Jordan Hicks true pro captain again 632 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:29,640 Speaker 1: at an outstanding training camp. Looks like he's in shape 633 00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:33,000 Speaker 1: and Vance Joseph made it very clear on Thursday he's 634 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:36,239 Speaker 1: gonna have a quote huge role and we think we're 635 00:34:36,239 --> 00:34:39,239 Speaker 1: gonna see all three linebackers on the field. And I'm 636 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:41,040 Speaker 1: not afraid to say it. I think he's gonna help 637 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:44,000 Speaker 1: Zaven Collins getting guys lined up again, I like the 638 00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:47,120 Speaker 1: JJ Watton on the front line, and you got Collins 639 00:34:47,160 --> 00:34:49,239 Speaker 1: and Hicks, and then you got Buddha Baker in the 640 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:52,640 Speaker 1: secondary so and then even Chandler Jones depending on where 641 00:34:52,640 --> 00:34:54,799 Speaker 1: they line him up. So I think the communication is 642 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,080 Speaker 1: going to be very important. But he can't go one 643 00:34:57,120 --> 00:34:59,920 Speaker 1: hundred miles an hour to start. He's gonna find his role. 644 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:03,160 Speaker 1: But he's a very physical player, so I anticipate if 645 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:05,760 Speaker 1: he gets a chance in the open field to tackle, 646 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:08,719 Speaker 1: whether it's a screen pass in a flat or you know, 647 00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:13,040 Speaker 1: maybe a slot receiver coming over the middle. I'm optimistic 648 00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:15,319 Speaker 1: he can make that. But I don't want him just 649 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:18,319 Speaker 1: flying around, just flying around. You've got to be with him. 650 00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:20,400 Speaker 1: The frame of the defense makes sense. He's going to 651 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:24,200 Speaker 1: be so excited his first NFL game talking about Zaven 652 00:35:24,239 --> 00:35:27,560 Speaker 1: Collins to where you do get amped up and you're 653 00:35:27,600 --> 00:35:29,920 Speaker 1: going one hundred miles an hour, even though maybe you 654 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:33,719 Speaker 1: don't realize it, just everything is going so fast and 655 00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:36,080 Speaker 1: you have to be able to take a step back 656 00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:39,719 Speaker 1: and slow things down. Easier said than done. I get it, 657 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:43,040 Speaker 1: and it's something that he'll learn, probably not right away, 658 00:35:43,080 --> 00:35:46,480 Speaker 1: but over time that you have to kind of slow 659 00:35:46,600 --> 00:35:50,800 Speaker 1: it down mentally, not physically, but kind of process what's 660 00:35:50,840 --> 00:35:53,680 Speaker 1: going on, not to the point where you're behind, but 661 00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:57,239 Speaker 1: just don't have so much information in your head, so 662 00:35:57,440 --> 00:36:01,200 Speaker 1: you're thinking and trying not to make mistake. We've discussed it, MJ. 663 00:36:01,600 --> 00:36:04,840 Speaker 1: There are going to be mistakes made. I guarantee mistakes 664 00:36:04,920 --> 00:36:09,160 Speaker 1: will be made on Sunday. It just can't be repeated mistakes, 665 00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:12,480 Speaker 1: and knock on wood, those mistakes don't results in what 666 00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:15,120 Speaker 1: was a five yard run now all of a sudden, 667 00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:18,480 Speaker 1: it's the thirty five yard run, a blown assignment like 668 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:20,720 Speaker 1: we saw a Week one a year ago with Isaiah 669 00:36:20,719 --> 00:36:26,480 Speaker 1: Simmons in San Francisco. Those kind of mistakes certainly getting magnified, 670 00:36:26,960 --> 00:36:31,080 Speaker 1: talked about, and sometimes can have a lasting impact on 671 00:36:31,160 --> 00:36:34,600 Speaker 1: a player. If Collins has any Emmy's and mental errors, 672 00:36:34,680 --> 00:36:37,680 Speaker 1: it's not going to be the lack of film study. 673 00:36:37,719 --> 00:36:39,439 Speaker 1: It's not going to be the lack of effort. It's 674 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:44,800 Speaker 1: just learning the position. And we talked to Marco Wilson 675 00:36:45,040 --> 00:36:47,239 Speaker 1: talked to take down what's the biggest difference in the 676 00:36:47,280 --> 00:36:50,959 Speaker 1: preseason versus practice speed. It's gonna get ramped up even 677 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:53,359 Speaker 1: more because now you're asking guys to go out there 678 00:36:53,360 --> 00:36:57,480 Speaker 1: and play forty fifty snaps where preseason you may only 679 00:36:57,520 --> 00:37:00,439 Speaker 1: get thirty of as a starter over two or three span. 680 00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:04,480 Speaker 1: Of course, their last game got canceled because Ida, so 681 00:37:04,600 --> 00:37:07,479 Speaker 1: it's going to be interesting. But again we'll get into 682 00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:09,200 Speaker 1: some of the keys tomorrow when it comes to the 683 00:37:09,320 --> 00:37:11,719 Speaker 1: Cardinals rookies. But the speed of the game it is 684 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:13,600 Speaker 1: much different, and then when you get in the postseason, 685 00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:16,319 Speaker 1: it's even much different. And I guess if we're having 686 00:37:16,360 --> 00:37:18,719 Speaker 1: that conversation, it's a good thing because the Cardinals have 687 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:21,799 Speaker 1: won more games than they lost, and fans in attendance, 688 00:37:22,280 --> 00:37:24,680 Speaker 1: a lot of fans. I mean there were some games 689 00:37:24,680 --> 00:37:28,080 Speaker 1: a year ago in which there were a handful a thousand, 690 00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:32,400 Speaker 1: couple of thousand people in attendance, but now full stadiums, 691 00:37:32,640 --> 00:37:35,759 Speaker 1: And for young players a year ago in college they 692 00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:38,839 Speaker 1: didn't have that. You were on the field sometimes in 693 00:37:38,880 --> 00:37:43,200 Speaker 1: front of empty stadiums. So that kind of increases the 694 00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:45,279 Speaker 1: intensity and all of a sudden, you start playing a 695 00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:48,160 Speaker 1: little faster, faster than you should. Yeah, and Buddha Baker, 696 00:37:48,200 --> 00:37:50,799 Speaker 1: he said he loves playing on the road, and I'm 697 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:53,080 Speaker 1: sure he likes playing at home. But he said he 698 00:37:53,120 --> 00:37:55,240 Speaker 1: likes to go there and if you can. We always 699 00:37:55,239 --> 00:37:57,920 Speaker 1: talk about getting a lead and finishing, you know, we 700 00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:00,680 Speaker 1: talk about maybe getting a two possession lead by ten 701 00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:02,719 Speaker 1: points and just pound the ball in the last four 702 00:38:02,760 --> 00:38:05,160 Speaker 1: minutes of the game. But you know they're gonna be 703 00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:08,720 Speaker 1: fired up. Nashville is a great sports city. They support 704 00:38:08,760 --> 00:38:12,360 Speaker 1: their teams there, and the Titans are probably probably the 705 00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:14,120 Speaker 1: closest thing to do. We're going they're gonna win a 706 00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:17,279 Speaker 1: champion jump under Mike Vrabel, So the crowd is gonna 707 00:38:17,320 --> 00:38:19,440 Speaker 1: be into it. They're gonna be juiced up, so to speak, 708 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:22,680 Speaker 1: tail getting going on. So if you can go out 709 00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:25,440 Speaker 1: there and you know, quiet the crowd, because when the 710 00:38:25,480 --> 00:38:27,360 Speaker 1: defense is on the field, it's going to be quiet 711 00:38:27,360 --> 00:38:30,880 Speaker 1: in the stadium. Normally, when the Titans defense is on, 712 00:38:30,920 --> 00:38:33,160 Speaker 1: they're going to try to be loud. Cardinals obviously have 713 00:38:33,239 --> 00:38:35,520 Speaker 1: practice in the past when it comes to crowd noise, 714 00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:38,120 Speaker 1: it's gonna be outdoors. But if you can just quiet 715 00:38:38,160 --> 00:38:40,799 Speaker 1: that crowd down, and that means you make a big 716 00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:43,320 Speaker 1: player or a game changing player. You get a pick 717 00:38:43,880 --> 00:38:46,439 Speaker 1: or a turnover and all of a sudden, you start 718 00:38:46,480 --> 00:38:49,560 Speaker 1: gaining confidence on that sidelines. It is going to be 719 00:38:49,719 --> 00:38:52,440 Speaker 1: a lot of fun in those verse maybe five minutes, 720 00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:55,560 Speaker 1: maybe the first couple of possessions, you kind of kind 721 00:38:55,560 --> 00:38:57,279 Speaker 1: of get a feel at how things are gonna go, 722 00:38:57,560 --> 00:39:00,440 Speaker 1: But it should not be an indication of how the 723 00:39:00,480 --> 00:39:03,440 Speaker 1: rest of the game goes those first couple of possessions, 724 00:39:03,560 --> 00:39:07,040 Speaker 1: Especially if the unfortunate thing happens and that Cardinal's first 725 00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:09,040 Speaker 1: team offense goes three and out, there's gonna be a 726 00:39:09,040 --> 00:39:11,800 Speaker 1: lot of panic in the streets. But let's just wait 727 00:39:11,840 --> 00:39:14,680 Speaker 1: and see how the second, third, fourth quarters go. Because 728 00:39:14,719 --> 00:39:17,320 Speaker 1: I do think, as we discussed on Thursday, or I 729 00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:21,080 Speaker 1: should say on Wednesday, that the Cardinals offense has the 730 00:39:21,120 --> 00:39:25,160 Speaker 1: advantage against this Titans defense. Now we know teams are deferring, 731 00:39:25,239 --> 00:39:28,480 Speaker 1: what of the time, it seems like, I mean, if 732 00:39:28,560 --> 00:39:30,760 Speaker 1: Cardinals win the toss, do you do you feel comfortable 733 00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:33,319 Speaker 1: with your offense going out there and trying to get 734 00:39:33,360 --> 00:39:35,120 Speaker 1: a seven nothing lead, or you want to put your 735 00:39:35,160 --> 00:39:38,360 Speaker 1: defense out there to see where you stand with their offense. 736 00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:41,000 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously Clip's gonna make the decision based on 737 00:39:41,040 --> 00:39:43,640 Speaker 1: the weather and which way they want to kick, There's 738 00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:47,239 Speaker 1: all the other factors in there, but again, putting your 739 00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:49,799 Speaker 1: defense down the field, give the team confidence if they 740 00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:52,040 Speaker 1: can get them off the field, not saying what. Let's 741 00:39:52,080 --> 00:39:53,840 Speaker 1: say they scored three points all of a sudden. Now 742 00:39:53,880 --> 00:39:55,920 Speaker 1: the Cardinal's offense comes out there and they feel like, Okay, 743 00:39:56,080 --> 00:39:58,400 Speaker 1: it's our time to show up. So it'd be interesting 744 00:39:58,400 --> 00:40:01,840 Speaker 1: you just see how they decide either because if you 745 00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:04,040 Speaker 1: make that stop, you get that ball in the second half, 746 00:40:04,080 --> 00:40:06,400 Speaker 1: and that's how you gain another possession. And that's the 747 00:40:06,440 --> 00:40:09,880 Speaker 1: strategy a lot of coaches like to utilize. Although to 748 00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:12,880 Speaker 1: your point, you get the ball first, you score a touchdown, 749 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:16,000 Speaker 1: especially on the road, you quiet that crowd. And yes, 750 00:40:16,080 --> 00:40:19,799 Speaker 1: Skylot Guard, we do believe in momentum here on Cardinals 751 00:40:19,800 --> 00:40:23,080 Speaker 1: cover Too presented by Hunday proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. 752 00:40:23,160 --> 00:40:26,799 Speaker 1: So we'll wait and see what happens on Sunday. In 753 00:40:26,840 --> 00:40:30,719 Speaker 1: the meantime, as we wait, we are still waiting for 754 00:40:31,280 --> 00:40:35,000 Speaker 1: definitive word on Malcolm Butler. You brought him up earlier, MJ. 755 00:40:35,120 --> 00:40:37,359 Speaker 1: Do you want to point along or pass along what 756 00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:40,400 Speaker 1: coach Vans Joseph had to say about Butler, who is 757 00:40:40,480 --> 00:40:44,040 Speaker 1: on the reserve retire list, has not officially said goodbye 758 00:40:44,080 --> 00:40:46,480 Speaker 1: to the game of football. He's right now. I guess 759 00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:50,239 Speaker 1: maybe his hit pause coach Joseph it was a surprize 760 00:40:50,280 --> 00:40:53,080 Speaker 1: for all of us. Then he added a couple of 761 00:40:53,120 --> 00:40:58,040 Speaker 1: interesting I wouldn't say some answers to some questions, which 762 00:40:58,040 --> 00:41:01,200 Speaker 1: were important questions, but Butler quote taking care of some 763 00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:05,280 Speaker 1: personal stuff. And then he was asked whether this narrative 764 00:41:05,280 --> 00:41:08,879 Speaker 1: about playing time was a factor, And according to coach Joseph, 765 00:41:08,960 --> 00:41:14,320 Speaker 1: Butler's decision to step away was not football related. Believe 766 00:41:14,360 --> 00:41:17,200 Speaker 1: it or not. I understand maybe a coach trying to 767 00:41:17,239 --> 00:41:19,560 Speaker 1: protect a player, but all we go off of is 768 00:41:19,600 --> 00:41:22,080 Speaker 1: what we are told. Because we have yet to hear 769 00:41:22,200 --> 00:41:25,280 Speaker 1: from Malcolm Butler. I'm curious whether it's on social media 770 00:41:25,480 --> 00:41:28,040 Speaker 1: or he does come back to the football team, because 771 00:41:28,040 --> 00:41:31,120 Speaker 1: I do think he makes this team better based off 772 00:41:31,239 --> 00:41:33,520 Speaker 1: of what he has done in his career. But that 773 00:41:33,719 --> 00:41:36,120 Speaker 1: is something that certainly would have been a storyline this weekend, 774 00:41:36,200 --> 00:41:38,360 Speaker 1: Jay going against his former team. I'm sure he was 775 00:41:38,400 --> 00:41:41,239 Speaker 1: excited to go to Tennessee and play the Titans. But 776 00:41:41,520 --> 00:41:44,879 Speaker 1: that's a storyline that is not happening this week. But 777 00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:49,200 Speaker 1: the storyline of Malcolm Butler and his future still remains. Yeah, 778 00:41:49,239 --> 00:41:52,360 Speaker 1: I mean, if it's personal. Then you know, obviously that 779 00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:56,040 Speaker 1: takes focus of anything else. You hope he's okay and 780 00:41:56,080 --> 00:41:59,000 Speaker 1: everything else, But I really think it's more football related. 781 00:41:59,080 --> 00:42:01,319 Speaker 1: That's just my thought. You know, you connect the dots 782 00:42:01,320 --> 00:42:04,600 Speaker 1: a little bit, and but I just wish he comes 783 00:42:04,600 --> 00:42:07,520 Speaker 1: to a resolution to where you know, he's only been 784 00:42:07,520 --> 00:42:10,560 Speaker 1: in the league seven years, and you know, I was 785 00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:13,680 Speaker 1: thinking recently, when you play for Belichick and you play 786 00:42:13,719 --> 00:42:18,480 Speaker 1: for rabel, every organization is different. They're all different. Cardinals 787 00:42:18,480 --> 00:42:21,279 Speaker 1: are different than the Rams and Seahawks, good or bad. 788 00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:24,400 Speaker 1: I just wondered when he came here, was this what 789 00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:28,280 Speaker 1: he expected? Because he was saying all the right things 790 00:42:28,280 --> 00:42:30,960 Speaker 1: in training camp and they signed him. I got to 791 00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:33,920 Speaker 1: assume they said, you know, you're penciled in. You got 792 00:42:33,920 --> 00:42:36,040 Speaker 1: to earn it. You're pencilan as a starter. We looked 793 00:42:36,040 --> 00:42:39,560 Speaker 1: at him as a quarterback one, even though Brian Murphy's 794 00:42:39,600 --> 00:42:44,759 Speaker 1: more was more gauge in the organization as the number 795 00:42:44,800 --> 00:42:47,920 Speaker 1: one corner. So but at the same time, I mean, 796 00:42:48,239 --> 00:42:50,160 Speaker 1: at this point, he can't help you this week, so 797 00:42:50,440 --> 00:42:53,440 Speaker 1: trying to move on. Yes, and we will put Mike 798 00:42:53,520 --> 00:42:57,000 Speaker 1: Jarecki to work as we did a year ago here 799 00:42:57,080 --> 00:43:00,600 Speaker 1: on Cardinals cover two Thursday nights we get MJ some 800 00:43:00,760 --> 00:43:05,359 Speaker 1: homework and Friday we give or MJ gives his three 801 00:43:05,440 --> 00:43:09,319 Speaker 1: keys plus his X factor if you will, as far 802 00:43:09,360 --> 00:43:13,399 Speaker 1: as the week's opponents. So that's ahead on Friday as 803 00:43:13,400 --> 00:43:16,480 Speaker 1: we close out the week. But before we close out 804 00:43:16,480 --> 00:43:19,399 Speaker 1: this edition of Cardinals Cover two presented by Hunday, proud 805 00:43:19,440 --> 00:43:22,960 Speaker 1: partner of the Arizona Cardinals. A word about folk Tales. 806 00:43:23,400 --> 00:43:27,520 Speaker 1: It is official, it is online, it has been uploaded. 807 00:43:27,520 --> 00:43:32,319 Speaker 1: Episode one Legendary Locker folk Tales presented by seventy two 808 00:43:32,360 --> 00:43:36,440 Speaker 1: soul Bergang. If you've missed it, I highly highly recommend 809 00:43:36,560 --> 00:43:40,040 Speaker 1: going to the Arizona Cardinals YouTube channel, YouTube dot com, 810 00:43:40,040 --> 00:43:43,800 Speaker 1: slash as Cardinals or to asy Cardinals dot com. There 811 00:43:43,840 --> 00:43:48,200 Speaker 1: are additional features as well. There is a podcast and 812 00:43:48,239 --> 00:43:51,799 Speaker 1: there is a written story but legendary locker about the 813 00:43:52,120 --> 00:43:54,960 Speaker 1: Pat Tillman locker that was preserved during the renovations to 814 00:43:55,040 --> 00:43:59,239 Speaker 1: the team's practice facility. Very well done. A shout out 815 00:43:59,320 --> 00:44:03,520 Speaker 1: to great as Joy, Tim Delaney and Jacob Ortiz who 816 00:44:03,680 --> 00:44:07,400 Speaker 1: had a hand in the animation parts of folk Tales, 817 00:44:07,400 --> 00:44:10,600 Speaker 1: and that will continue throughout the season. But a job 818 00:44:10,640 --> 00:44:13,759 Speaker 1: well done and a story that I don't think MG. 819 00:44:13,960 --> 00:44:16,880 Speaker 1: A lot of people know. We know the Pat Tillman's story, 820 00:44:17,239 --> 00:44:19,640 Speaker 1: we know him as a player, we know him as 821 00:44:19,680 --> 00:44:23,360 Speaker 1: a person. But the fact that that locker was preserved 822 00:44:23,440 --> 00:44:26,560 Speaker 1: and is something that these players, these Arizona Cardinals players, 823 00:44:26,800 --> 00:44:29,719 Speaker 1: when they walk onto the practice field and walk off 824 00:44:29,760 --> 00:44:33,200 Speaker 1: of the practice field, they pass that legendary locker. Yeah, 825 00:44:33,200 --> 00:44:37,560 Speaker 1: and our executive producer, Jim one hundred man, he's got 826 00:44:37,600 --> 00:44:40,840 Speaker 1: some acting shops there, and the animation was great. I 827 00:44:41,160 --> 00:44:44,000 Speaker 1: didn't know that story that he was having lunch over 828 00:44:44,080 --> 00:44:47,160 Speaker 1: at Oregano's and all of a sudden, Darren tweets this 829 00:44:47,320 --> 00:44:50,000 Speaker 1: out and they're, you know, they're basically starting to tear 830 00:44:50,040 --> 00:44:51,840 Speaker 1: up the locker room because they want to upgrade the 831 00:44:51,880 --> 00:44:53,879 Speaker 1: locker room. And then he's got a rush back here. 832 00:44:54,200 --> 00:44:56,520 Speaker 1: I mean, it was fascinating. And I've worked with him 833 00:44:56,560 --> 00:44:58,520 Speaker 1: and known him for years and I didn't know any 834 00:44:58,520 --> 00:45:02,080 Speaker 1: of that stuff. So and again, this is just one 835 00:45:02,200 --> 00:45:05,879 Speaker 1: of eleven, and they're all fascinating and the different personalities. 836 00:45:05,960 --> 00:45:09,800 Speaker 1: I thought Mark Dalton did a great job. Obviously, Jimmy Mohundro. 837 00:45:10,800 --> 00:45:13,360 Speaker 1: I love the way he described things and how he 838 00:45:13,440 --> 00:45:15,640 Speaker 1: literally told us again today he was probably if he 839 00:45:15,640 --> 00:45:18,040 Speaker 1: gets stuck at a red light. This may not happen 840 00:45:18,280 --> 00:45:23,560 Speaker 1: within seconds of that locker being demolished during locker renovation. 841 00:45:23,640 --> 00:45:27,600 Speaker 1: Literally he's walking in there. I mean. It's fascinating. And 842 00:45:28,200 --> 00:45:31,480 Speaker 1: again I can't say enough about how much time everyone's 843 00:45:31,520 --> 00:45:35,000 Speaker 1: You had a nice little part obviously doing some interviews 844 00:45:35,040 --> 00:45:39,640 Speaker 1: and gathering information and getting interviews. So I had chills, 845 00:45:39,640 --> 00:45:41,480 Speaker 1: and then I had a tier last night watching the 846 00:45:41,800 --> 00:45:46,400 Speaker 1: Pat Tillman just a whole locker and what that locker means, 847 00:45:46,400 --> 00:45:49,279 Speaker 1: and watching guys like Dennis Cardack walked by every day 848 00:45:49,280 --> 00:45:52,120 Speaker 1: and look at and Larry Fitzgerald look at it, I mean, 849 00:45:52,640 --> 00:45:54,920 Speaker 1: and then it leads out to the field. And so 850 00:45:55,120 --> 00:45:59,480 Speaker 1: like that guy, he sacrificed the ultimate, He sacrificed his life. 851 00:45:59,760 --> 00:46:01,120 Speaker 1: And now I'm gonna go out here and play a 852 00:46:01,200 --> 00:46:04,359 Speaker 1: sport that I love to play. It was fascinating. Folk 853 00:46:04,440 --> 00:46:08,960 Speaker 1: Tales presented by seventy two sold Episode one Legendary Locker 854 00:46:09,120 --> 00:46:13,040 Speaker 1: available right now YouTube dot com, slash a Z Cardinals 855 00:46:13,360 --> 00:46:19,239 Speaker 1: highly highly you recommend, watching, listening and reading about it 856 00:46:19,360 --> 00:46:22,799 Speaker 1: as well oneasy Cardinals dot com. And on that note, 857 00:46:22,880 --> 00:46:25,160 Speaker 1: let's put a lid on this edition of Cardinals Cover 858 00:46:25,200 --> 00:46:28,360 Speaker 1: two presented by Hunday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. 859 00:46:28,600 --> 00:46:31,920 Speaker 1: As always, special thanks to our executive producer Jim Momohundro 860 00:46:32,200 --> 00:46:34,560 Speaker 1: for Mike Jarecki, I'm Craig Riel Lou. We'll talk to 861 00:46:34,560 --> 00:46:36,799 Speaker 1: you next time here on Cardinals Cover two