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Speaker 1: Welcome Bird Gang, and welcome to a football Friday. A

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Speaker 1: busy football Friday, or at least busier than it was

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Speaker 1: expected to be on today's show. Week six, Game seventeen.

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Speaker 1: Remember this was the game added when the league went

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Speaker 1: to a seventeen game regular season schedule. So this extra game,

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Speaker 1: if you will, What must the Cardinals do to beat

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Speaker 1: the Cleveland Brown? What must they do to remain undefeated?

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Speaker 1: Great questions? Mike Jarecki has the answers. But first, zach Ertz, Yeah,

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Speaker 1: that happened. It's Cardinals Cover two, Episode four eighty three,

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Speaker 1: and it starts now. Welcome to Cardinals Cover two with

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Speaker 1: Craig Grigolu and Mike Jarecki. Cardinals Cover two is presented

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Speaker 1: by Hyunday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals, and by

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Speaker 1: Going for Hopkins one hand to catch in a touchdown?

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Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins. Here's Craig Griolu and Mike Jarecki. So a

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Speaker 1: pretty eventful football Friday. Always on Fridays we preview that

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Speaker 1: week's matchup and the Cardinals in Cleveland. But there is

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Speaker 1: actually something that supersedes that for the moment here on

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Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two, presented by Honday, probably partner of the

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Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals, did not think we would be talking about

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Speaker 1: zach Ertz. But it is done. It's official Friday morning,

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Speaker 1: the Cardinals reaching out to the Philadelphia Eagles. In fact,

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Speaker 1: this is They've been talking for a while, but the

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Speaker 1: trade became official Friday morning. Tight end zach Ertz for

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Speaker 1: cornerback Tay Gowen and a fifth round selection in the

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Speaker 1: twenty twenty two NFL Draft. You're always looking as a

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Speaker 1: general manager of front office, and they have found their

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Speaker 1: the extent of it. And I just thought, Okay, how

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Speaker 1: But to me, this is a good move. They didn't

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Speaker 1: And give Steve come a lot of credit because this

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Speaker 1: at Ertz's numbers compared to Max Williams this season, very similar.

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Speaker 1: Ertz has one more tied end or two, one more touchdown,

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Speaker 1: which was on Thursday Night Football in his final game

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Speaker 1: So the timing is impeccable. Obviously, he probably wanted the

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Speaker 1: Jason Letton said, makes sure you keep your offront on

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Speaker 1: How's it going to happen? Well, the Cardinals front seven

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Speaker 1: was Coach Joseph's words on Thursday, not stop but contain.

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Speaker 1: Then all of a sudden you lose sight of Kareme

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Speaker 1: Hunt and he's opened in the flat or coming across

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Speaker 1: the middle. Yeah, so that's one of my keys going

429
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Speaker 1: in and easier said than done. But I do think

430
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Speaker 1: they catch a break without having to worry about both

431
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Speaker 1: of those guys, because you know, just like Cliffs had

432
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Speaker 1: some I Candy out there with two backs in the

433
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Speaker 1: backfield Rondel Moore in motion, they feel like when they're

434
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Speaker 1: both in the game, they can push the pile and

435
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Speaker 1: in fact that one can run and the other can catch.

436
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Speaker 1: It makes it difficult on the defense as a whole.

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Speaker 1: And keep in mind that both left tackle Jedrick Wills

438
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Speaker 1: and right tackle Jack Conklin listed as questionable because they

439
00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:38,120
Speaker 1: themselves are dealing with their own injuries, so pregame warm ups,

440
00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:41,000
Speaker 1: all of a sudden, all eyes are not only what

441
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Speaker 1: the Cardinals have, but what the Browns have as well.

442
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Speaker 1: So Number one, I like a front seven not allowing

443
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Speaker 1: Karem Hunt to get into the second and even third

444
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Speaker 1: level of the Cardinals defense. What's number two Murray versus

445
00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:55,080
Speaker 1: the Browns secondary after they gave up close to four

446
00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:58,520
Speaker 1: hundred yards passing, I would spread them out. I thought

447
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Speaker 1: that all week, considering the didn't have Max Williams and

448
00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:03,639
Speaker 1: zach Ertz will not be able to play, considering he

449
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Speaker 1: played on Thursday night. So I feel like, you know what,

450
00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:10,159
Speaker 1: the Cardinals have the weapons on the outside now depending

451
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Speaker 1: on you know, Clowney and Miles Garrett. You got to

452
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Speaker 1: protect the edges. But I like the fact that the

453
00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:18,159
Speaker 1: Cardinals could line up and spread it out, just like

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Speaker 1: Justin Herbert did with the Chargers last week. And that

455
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Speaker 1: game was forty seven forty two, and you know, Browns

456
00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:25,560
Speaker 1: didn't have a chance at the end, but they just

457
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Speaker 1: couldn't stop Justin Herbert through the air. Four of the

458
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Speaker 1: Browns five cornerbacks listed on the active or the depth

459
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Speaker 1: chart if you will, all dealing with injuries and three

460
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Speaker 1: of them listed as questionable. AJ Green, Greg Newsome and

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Speaker 1: Greedy will excuse me, Denzel Award listed as questionable. Seems

462
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Speaker 1: like Greedy Williams is getting better as the week went on,

463
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Speaker 1: but something to pay attention to again as far as

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Speaker 1: how healthy. And you know, no one's one hundred percent,

465
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Speaker 1: but a wrong tackle, wrong landing, and all of a

466
00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:03,879
Speaker 1: sudden you're on the sideline watching Yeah, and you know

467
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Speaker 1: there's a lot of talk about Baker Mayfield and you know,

468
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Speaker 1: obviously Jarvis Landry, we'll see what he's available. Is the

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Speaker 1: first week he was able to practice, and then when

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Speaker 1: you look at Odell Beckham junior, he's just been kind

471
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Speaker 1: of non existent. But there's going to be a game,

472
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Speaker 1: and he played well against the Cardinals a couple of

473
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Speaker 1: years ago at State Farm Stadium. So I just feel like,

474
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Speaker 1: you know, so I'm gonna go to my number three

475
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Speaker 1: now Prussia and Mayfield get him off his spot because

476
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Speaker 1: I think he's he's here in the noise outside that

477
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Speaker 1: you know, clearly he's trying to get that new contract

478
00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:36,880
Speaker 1: like Kyler and Lamar Jackson are, but they're they're willing

479
00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:38,520
Speaker 1: to pay him forty million a year. I mean, I

480
00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:40,560
Speaker 1: guess we're splitting hairs. They can pay him thirty five.

481
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Speaker 1: But you know, Stefanski came in and changed the offense

482
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Speaker 1: and they were loving in five last year and they

483
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Speaker 1: got deep into the postseason and play here and to

484
00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:53,920
Speaker 1: play there, who knows what will happened. But I just

485
00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:56,760
Speaker 1: think he's feeling a little of the heat because they

486
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Speaker 1: just can't rely on the run game when you don't

487
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Speaker 1: have the one two punch. So just get him off

488
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Speaker 1: his spot, make him uncomfortable. He's very accurate thrown. He's

489
00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:07,800
Speaker 1: a tough guy. He's not afraid to run. I'm not

490
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Speaker 1: saying he's gonna try to run through you, but he's

491
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Speaker 1: a guy that you know if they're over pursuing, he's

492
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Speaker 1: going to take off. And he's really he has a

493
00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:16,520
Speaker 1: really good strong arm where he can throw the ball

494
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Speaker 1: down the field. The games though in which they've relied

495
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Speaker 1: on mayfield. As far as that three hundred passing yard mark,

496
00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:26,600
Speaker 1: this team is o and two. When he throws for

497
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Speaker 1: less than three hundred yards, there are three and oh

498
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Speaker 1: and last week three hundred and five yards in a

499
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Speaker 1: loss of the Chargers. But to your point, without Nick

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Speaker 1: Chubb on the football field, is Baker Mayfield think he

501
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Speaker 1: needs to do more? Be hero and also quiet some

502
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Speaker 1: of the noise, some of the narrative, not just locally

503
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Speaker 1: but nationally questioning whether he is a franchise quarterback despite

504
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Speaker 1: his number one status and the fact, as we alluded

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Speaker 1: to earlier this week on Cardinals Cover two presented by

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Speaker 1: Hunday Proud Partner of the Arizona Cardinals, this is the

507
00:25:57,680 --> 00:25:59,919
Speaker 1: first year in which he's gone back to back season

508
00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:03,679
Speaker 1: with the same head coach. So some of it I

509
00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:06,760
Speaker 1: think is unfair from as we look at it from

510
00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:09,920
Speaker 1: outside and not being within the bubble, if you will.

511
00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:14,719
Speaker 1: But I also understand that same draft class, and you know,

512
00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:18,119
Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson is doing his thing, Josh Allen is doing

513
00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:21,960
Speaker 1: his thing, and Baker Mayfield has yet to do his thing.

514
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Speaker 1: And one of the other Knox is his fourth quarter comebacks.

515
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Speaker 1: It's not as impressive as Patrick Mahomes or Lamar Jackson

516
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Speaker 1: or even Josh Allen, And so they're questioning that. In

517
00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:35,639
Speaker 1: last week because they didn't have their starting tackles out there,

518
00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:37,879
Speaker 1: they got a little conservative and didn't allow him to

519
00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:41,640
Speaker 1: throw the football. And I understand that from Stefanski standpoint,

520
00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:45,639
Speaker 1: but again, he's a talented quarterback. He's a franchise quarterback.

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Speaker 1: In my mind, it's just you know, and I know

522
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Speaker 1: that when Stefanski went in there, they had to come

523
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Speaker 1: to Jesus conversation like, listen, you're our guy. You don't

524
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Speaker 1: need to look over your shoulder. We need you be

525
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Speaker 1: productive and great teammate. And obviously the locker room loves

526
00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:03,520
Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield, so they're gonna play hard for him. But again,

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Speaker 1: I just think, you know, you know, well, going into

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Speaker 1: the season, a lot of people thought, you know, the

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Speaker 1: Browns and the Bills and maybe the Chiefs and maybe

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Speaker 1: the Chargers now that they were one of the best

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Speaker 1: teams in the AFC, just based on the roster. I mean,

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Speaker 1: going into Week one, you know, I thought this is

533
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Speaker 1: going to be a great matchup for the Cardinals, you know,

534
00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:27,639
Speaker 1: litmus tests, etc. But I talent wise, they have a

535
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Speaker 1: really talented roster. Now, obviously injuries do occur, and that's

536
00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:33,280
Speaker 1: where you're gonna cover and try to get somebody else

537
00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:37,160
Speaker 1: in there. There is also noise surrounding Odell Beckham as

538
00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:40,320
Speaker 1: well as far as when he's on the field. There

539
00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:44,080
Speaker 1: doesn't seem to be much chemistry between quarterback and wide receiver,

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00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:47,679
Speaker 1: and Beckham asked about the number of targets, and he

541
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Speaker 1: fully believes that he should be more involved in the offense.

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Speaker 1: Last week he was targeted three times, had two catches

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00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:57,280
Speaker 1: for twenty yards. Now he is still I don't know

544
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Speaker 1: if he's completely one hundred percent from the torn acl

545
00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:02,159
Speaker 1: that he suffered last season, but he's on the field

546
00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:07,880
Speaker 1: and he is still name wise a valuable wide receiver.

547
00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:10,760
Speaker 1: For whatever reason, MJ, it just is not working out

548
00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:13,560
Speaker 1: in Cleveland. And that was one of those moves, one

549
00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:15,400
Speaker 1: of those first moves that all of a sudden, oh,

550
00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:18,000
Speaker 1: Odell Beckham acquired by the Browns and now all of

551
00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:21,199
Speaker 1: a sudden the Browns pay attention to them. It just

552
00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:24,560
Speaker 1: has not worked out. No, And let's be honest. I mean,

553
00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:28,040
Speaker 1: the whole thought was Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham, and

554
00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:30,840
Speaker 1: he always had, you know, good three and four receivers

555
00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:32,760
Speaker 1: and then they rely on three tight ends and then

556
00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:34,600
Speaker 1: they had the one two punch. So that's the reason

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Speaker 1: why I think people were thinking they were going to

558
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Speaker 1: be better than eleven and five when team last year.

559
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Speaker 1: But at one thing I pointed out this week is

560
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Speaker 1: they're facing much more different, different and upgraded quarterbacks. Last

561
00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:48,160
Speaker 1: year they kind of benefited from the schedule, they teed

562
00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:50,680
Speaker 1: it up. They won eleven games. But this year between

563
00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:54,800
Speaker 1: his not his lack of fourth quarter comebacks and the

564
00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:57,719
Speaker 1: fact is that you know, you know, they're hoping they

565
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Speaker 1: can get more out of him, and we'll have to

566
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Speaker 1: wait and see. But I do think it's a franchise quarterback,

567
00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:04,760
Speaker 1: all right. So Mike Direcking's three keys for the Cardinals

568
00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:07,000
Speaker 1: to beat the Browns and moved to six and oh

569
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Speaker 1: front seven. Make sure Kareem Hunt does not get to

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Speaker 1: the seconds or even the third level. Kyler Murray against

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Speaker 1: that Brown's secondary which is banged up less than one

572
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Speaker 1: hundred percent. And then number three pressure Baker Mayfield, make

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Speaker 1: him throw the football, get him off his spot. He

574
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Speaker 1: has been sacked thirteen times this season, eighth most in

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Speaker 1: the league. It's only throwing two interceptions. But to your

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Speaker 1: point about him not being asked to do a lot

577
00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:37,440
Speaker 1: four touchdowns two interceptions, which what was it on Wednesday?

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Speaker 1: You brought that stet up and I was like, what

579
00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:41,720
Speaker 1: a you're talking about last week's game and those two touches.

580
00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:43,600
Speaker 1: I had to make sure, but they I went to

581
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Speaker 1: their press release and they did. They did each positions matchups,

582
00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:50,680
Speaker 1: and I'm like, is this true? And it was. But

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Speaker 1: I was like, wow, you would think just the way

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Speaker 1: they're scoring, but a lot of it. They have a

585
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Speaker 1: ton of rushing touchdowns, and that makes sense because that's

586
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Speaker 1: their bread and butter based on all the money they've

587
00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:05,960
Speaker 1: invested in the offensive line and drafting. Mayfield doubled his

588
00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:10,840
Speaker 1: passing touchdown mark last week. He threw two to give

589
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Speaker 1: him four on the season. But on the ground is

590
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Speaker 1: where the Browns do most of their damage. Twelve rushing touchdowns.

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00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:20,360
Speaker 1: No other team has more than eight, and the Cardinals

592
00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:23,760
Speaker 1: are among those teams that do have eight rushing touchdowns,

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00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:27,000
Speaker 1: so relying on the run. But let's go back to

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Speaker 1: the second storyline, if you will. On this Friday, Zach

595
00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:33,520
Speaker 1: ERT's number one, number two, no Nick Chubb. So just

596
00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:36,480
Speaker 1: maybe more is going to be in the hands placed

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Speaker 1: in the hands of Baker Mayfield on Sunday. I feel,

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Speaker 1: you know, when the schedule came out, I thought, this

599
00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:45,080
Speaker 1: is interesting. It's a non conference game, it's on the road,

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Speaker 1: it's the ninth. Basically, Cardinals are gonna be on the

601
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Speaker 1: road for nine road games this year, and you know,

602
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Speaker 1: I thought this is gonna be a tough matchup. But

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Speaker 1: you know, as I sit here today, I like the

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00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:57,680
Speaker 1: Cardinals chances. I just feel like, you know, this team

605
00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:01,560
Speaker 1: is they're humming, they have anything. They don't give out

606
00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:04,560
Speaker 1: trophies for five wins. But I dislike the chemistry and

607
00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:07,440
Speaker 1: the way they compete. And it's all about one day,

608
00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:10,280
Speaker 1: one game, and if you keep that, you know, tunnel vision,

609
00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:12,640
Speaker 1: it can go a long way. Don't get ahead of yourself.

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Speaker 1: They haven't accomplished anything. They put themselves in position to

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Speaker 1: make a run here in the postseason based on the

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00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:20,680
Speaker 1: start of this season. We talked a lot on Thursday.

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Speaker 1: In fact, it was more me than you as far

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Speaker 1: as just the concern, the worry about Nick Chubb and

615
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Speaker 1: what he can do and the Cardinals rush defense has

616
00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:32,040
Speaker 1: not been good at all this season, and the worry

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Speaker 1: that I had as far as not only is it

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Speaker 1: Nick Chubb, but it's Cream Hunt. It's been a lot

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Speaker 1: of Thursday talking about that, and in Friday, twenty four

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Speaker 1: hours later, less than twenty four hours later, it's no

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Speaker 1: Nick Chubb. But going back to what we also discussed

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Speaker 1: on Thursday. The Browns play next Thursday. They're the Thursday

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Speaker 1: night football matchup against the Cleveland Browns. You mentioned it,

624
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Speaker 1: Cardinals and Browns. This is the seventeenth game, if you will,

625
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Speaker 1: the additional game. It's a non conference game. It doesn't

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Speaker 1: mean anything when it comes to conference standings and tiebreakers.

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00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:05,960
Speaker 1: It does with your win loss records, but it doesn't

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00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:08,680
Speaker 1: factor in as far as tiebreakers are concerned. So the

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Speaker 1: Browns can afford to lose, the Cardinals can afford to lose.

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Speaker 1: No team is thinking about that. But I wonder how

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Speaker 1: much of the Nick Chubb decision was, Hey, you need

632
00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:20,760
Speaker 1: to rest, don't push it. Yes, it's a big deal,

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Speaker 1: but this coming Thursday, we need you healthier for these

634
00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:27,680
Speaker 1: games upcoming as opposed to the game this Sunday. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: And I think the Cardinals will be in the same

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Speaker 1: boat when they host the Texans next week. I mean,

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Speaker 1: they play hard, they're competitive, but you know, if you

638
00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:37,760
Speaker 1: start talking about talent, they just don't have the talent.

639
00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:40,640
Speaker 1: And we'll see if David Culley can get it turned around. Obviously,

640
00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:43,440
Speaker 1: you know, I thought Tyrod Taylor was a good signing.

641
00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:47,920
Speaker 1: So when I look at that it's it's a situation

642
00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:51,680
Speaker 1: where I feel like, you know, if the Cardinals can

643
00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:54,120
Speaker 1: just take care of business, and again it's going to

644
00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:57,320
Speaker 1: come down the turnovers. Feel position. I just I feel

645
00:32:57,320 --> 00:32:59,200
Speaker 1: a lot better than I did earlier in the week

646
00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:03,520
Speaker 1: just where they are. But the most thing I was

647
00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:06,640
Speaker 1: curious about is how do they replace Max Williams this week?

648
00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:10,600
Speaker 1: And I'm gonna get into id I did talk about

649
00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:13,240
Speaker 1: to spread them out. So my X factor is the

650
00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:17,880
Speaker 1: Cardinals old line against the Browns D line because something's

651
00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:21,200
Speaker 1: got to give there and Max Garcy otherwise, Beecham's there,

652
00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:24,560
Speaker 1: Josh Jones, justin pugh Um, they could bring in an

653
00:33:24,560 --> 00:33:27,360
Speaker 1: extra tight end um, you know, based on it, if

654
00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:29,320
Speaker 1: they want to get an extra blocker out there. So

655
00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:31,920
Speaker 1: I just they're gonna I'm not saying you're gonna have to,

656
00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:34,280
Speaker 1: you know, don't let up five or six sacks. I'm

657
00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:36,840
Speaker 1: just saying, don't let them get to Murray. So the

658
00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:39,200
Speaker 1: offensive line, if they can run the ball, they'll take

659
00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:42,240
Speaker 1: some of the pressure off the offensive line because we

660
00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:44,480
Speaker 1: know the lineman loved to run the football. And it's

661
00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:48,000
Speaker 1: really about just taking your will against another human being

662
00:33:48,040 --> 00:33:51,000
Speaker 1: and pushing him back. So that's gonna be another key

663
00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:54,200
Speaker 1: protect Kyler Murray because if you're gonna spread them out,

664
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Speaker 1: they're gonna they're gonna have some options to where they

665
00:33:56,920 --> 00:34:00,240
Speaker 1: can change their personnel. And you know, my own, my

666
00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:03,120
Speaker 1: other intangible Craig is I want to see the Cardinals

667
00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:06,000
Speaker 1: goal with the uptop bow offense, murry up offense. I

668
00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:08,799
Speaker 1: want because I don't want them substituting. And you know,

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00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:11,759
Speaker 1: Clowney is a guy that has bone on bone. We

670
00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:13,880
Speaker 1: know Miles Garrett is one of the best pass rushers

671
00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:16,920
Speaker 1: in the NFL. I think his numbers reflected from tackles,

672
00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:19,480
Speaker 1: tackle for losses, and sacks. I just don't know if

673
00:34:19,480 --> 00:34:22,319
Speaker 1: Clowney can play the entire game. So and plus you

674
00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:24,360
Speaker 1: don't have to substitute. Now, if the Cardinals want to

675
00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:28,040
Speaker 1: change personnel, then obviously it gives the opponent. But I

676
00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:30,080
Speaker 1: want to see Kyler goal with a hurry up offense.

677
00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:32,040
Speaker 1: I mean, you know, we'll see how they react to that.

678
00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:35,680
Speaker 1: Miles garrett eight tackles for loss leads the league. Seven

679
00:34:35,719 --> 00:34:39,400
Speaker 1: sacks sixteen quarterback hits also tops in the league. And

680
00:34:39,520 --> 00:34:42,879
Speaker 1: keep an eye on Clowney, who has ruled inactive during

681
00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:46,000
Speaker 1: pregame warm ups a week ago because of a sore knee.

682
00:34:46,040 --> 00:34:49,800
Speaker 1: Is also dealing with an elbow issue as well, officially

683
00:34:49,800 --> 00:34:53,160
Speaker 1: listed as question ball on the final injury Report, going

684
00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:55,640
Speaker 1: back to your X factor and pointing to the offensive

685
00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:59,360
Speaker 1: line defensive line matchup, and the question was asked to

686
00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:02,640
Speaker 1: Kelvin b each him this week about the offensive line

687
00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:05,120
Speaker 1: and maybe you know this game being won and the

688
00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:07,520
Speaker 1: trenches and how much more of that's going to be

689
00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:10,120
Speaker 1: on the plates of those five guys protecting Kyle the

690
00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:13,840
Speaker 1: Murray And I love Beecham's response, quote every game is

691
00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:17,840
Speaker 1: decided and the trenches and quote it sounds like bertrand Berry,

692
00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:22,200
Speaker 1: our colleague on the Red Sea Report, because yes, every

693
00:35:22,239 --> 00:35:24,880
Speaker 1: game is decided the line of scrimmage. Who's more physical,

694
00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:29,520
Speaker 1: who can knock the other backwards and impose their will

695
00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:32,839
Speaker 1: if you will. Now, if they would have had both

696
00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:34,920
Speaker 1: of their backs, I don't know if I if I

697
00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:37,560
Speaker 1: would be that optimistic because when you're running one hundred

698
00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:39,840
Speaker 1: and eighty five yards a game on the ground, and

699
00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:43,279
Speaker 1: he talked about the rushing touchdowns, and you know, we

700
00:35:43,320 --> 00:35:45,680
Speaker 1: know the Cardinals can put together some nice drives ten

701
00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:49,120
Speaker 1: fifteen seventeen play drives, but you got to think that

702
00:35:49,160 --> 00:35:50,960
Speaker 1: if they were, if they were going to be in

703
00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:54,040
Speaker 1: ball control with US two backs, that's not going to

704
00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:56,080
Speaker 1: be the case now. So again, I think the Cardinals

705
00:35:56,120 --> 00:35:58,319
Speaker 1: cut your break there. And you know, it doesn't mean

706
00:35:58,360 --> 00:36:00,000
Speaker 1: that kream Hunt won't put up one hundred and fifth.

707
00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:02,799
Speaker 1: He's capable of doing a lot of different things. But

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00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:06,759
Speaker 1: I just feel like the offensive line has to win

709
00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:09,480
Speaker 1: to order open up the run game. And we know

710
00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:12,040
Speaker 1: when the run game has opened up, you can utilize

711
00:36:12,040 --> 00:36:14,120
Speaker 1: play action and the way that Murray's been throwing the

712
00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:16,160
Speaker 1: ball and guys and getting separation. So I like my

713
00:36:16,239 --> 00:36:19,719
Speaker 1: chances there. And the offensive line always prefers to run

714
00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:23,760
Speaker 1: block as opposed to pass protect because they like being

715
00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:26,840
Speaker 1: able to push forward as opposed to that first step

716
00:36:26,880 --> 00:36:30,959
Speaker 1: being backwards. And look what happened last week, four twelve

717
00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:34,120
Speaker 1: on the clock. The Cardinals ran the ball once through

718
00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:36,839
Speaker 1: it to DeAndre Hopkins and then ran back to back

719
00:36:36,880 --> 00:36:39,400
Speaker 1: plays to James Connor, and that got them to the

720
00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:41,520
Speaker 1: two minute warning, and they were able to kneel the

721
00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:45,000
Speaker 1: ball and get into victory formation out a shotgun, which

722
00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:50,080
Speaker 1: boggles the mind. But they were able to waste those

723
00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:54,879
Speaker 1: final four twelve and get that game salted away with

724
00:36:55,040 --> 00:36:57,480
Speaker 1: basically the run and run game, and that's happened a

725
00:36:57,520 --> 00:37:00,239
Speaker 1: couple of times. That happening at Titans fourth quarter been

726
00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:03,759
Speaker 1: with the I want to see maybe in Minnesota, but

727
00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:07,279
Speaker 1: also Jacksonville late um when the Cardinals obviously had the lead.

728
00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:10,880
Speaker 1: So yeah, that's that's that's the beauty of having you

729
00:37:10,920 --> 00:37:14,600
Speaker 1: know there again. They're gonna miss Rodney Hudson, so don't, don't, don't.

730
00:37:14,680 --> 00:37:17,200
Speaker 1: But I think Max Garcia, it's like you're not relying

731
00:37:17,239 --> 00:37:19,319
Speaker 1: on some young guy that you think can do it.

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00:37:19,360 --> 00:37:22,000
Speaker 1: We know Mark max Garcia can do it. It's just

733
00:37:22,040 --> 00:37:25,200
Speaker 1: now he's giving his opportunity. He finished last week's game

734
00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:29,120
Speaker 1: talking about Max Garcia. He's very familiar with Sean Kugler

735
00:37:29,400 --> 00:37:32,880
Speaker 1: bench Joseph going back to their time together in Denver.

736
00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:35,839
Speaker 1: There is a lot of trust. And that goes back

737
00:37:35,880 --> 00:37:38,360
Speaker 1: to what Sean Coogler said in the offseason he didn't

738
00:37:38,360 --> 00:37:41,200
Speaker 1: have just five guys. He felt he had at that

739
00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:45,120
Speaker 1: point twoti meaning ten starters, eight to ten. And I

740
00:37:45,160 --> 00:37:47,839
Speaker 1: think we're seeing that because guys have had to come in.

741
00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:50,920
Speaker 1: Justin Murray before he got hurt. Max Garcia, we're seeing

742
00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:55,160
Speaker 1: Sean Harlowe as well. Guys, when their name is called upon,

743
00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:57,920
Speaker 1: how do you react to that? And Max Garcia has

744
00:37:57,960 --> 00:38:00,640
Speaker 1: reacted very very well. Yeah, we know Josh Jones last

745
00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:03,120
Speaker 1: year he had sixty one snaps as an extra blocker.

746
00:38:03,160 --> 00:38:05,640
Speaker 1: I gotta think Harlow's going to be active because he

747
00:38:05,640 --> 00:38:07,719
Speaker 1: can play a couple of different positions borring in some

748
00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:09,760
Speaker 1: kind of injury, so he could be an extra blocker

749
00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:13,120
Speaker 1: out there. Again, how they how are they gonna attack

750
00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:15,560
Speaker 1: the defense without Max Williams. They do have other tight

751
00:38:15,640 --> 00:38:17,200
Speaker 1: ends on the roster, but this is the time for

752
00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:21,400
Speaker 1: maybe Roundel Moore, Christian Kurt to get some more targets overall.

753
00:38:21,719 --> 00:38:23,319
Speaker 1: And one thing I want to say when you use

754
00:38:23,360 --> 00:38:26,240
Speaker 1: the word finish, this team has learned how to finish games.

755
00:38:26,280 --> 00:38:29,800
Speaker 1: They've learned last year they had a hard time finishing games.

756
00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:32,160
Speaker 1: So that that's part of the process and that taken

757
00:38:32,239 --> 00:38:35,160
Speaker 1: one day at a time. But you know, I feel

758
00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:37,520
Speaker 1: like every game they go into they can score points. Now,

759
00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:39,799
Speaker 1: you're not always going to score thirty, but just make

760
00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:42,440
Speaker 1: sure you score more than your opponent and I think

761
00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:45,879
Speaker 1: they'll you know, I think that the ceiling is high

762
00:38:45,880 --> 00:38:48,960
Speaker 1: for this team is just still waiting for one team

763
00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:51,279
Speaker 1: to kind of bog down this office. We just haven't

764
00:38:51,280 --> 00:38:54,480
Speaker 1: seen it so far. Finished games. Now the next step

765
00:38:54,680 --> 00:38:58,680
Speaker 1: is finish the season. Yes, and people are waiting for that.

766
00:38:58,760 --> 00:39:01,400
Speaker 1: You that you can't answer that question. And I understand

767
00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:05,400
Speaker 1: the hesitation from people locally and nationally still questioning the Cardinals.

768
00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:07,719
Speaker 1: But if you're just looking at what they've accomplished through

769
00:39:07,719 --> 00:39:11,640
Speaker 1: five weeks, there's no question about the talents, the execution,

770
00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:14,160
Speaker 1: and their ability to win games and a number of

771
00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:16,600
Speaker 1: different ways. Now you want to talk about winning games

772
00:39:16,600 --> 00:39:19,600
Speaker 1: in November December, I'm all for that conversation, but we

773
00:39:19,640 --> 00:39:22,120
Speaker 1: need to get to November and December to have that conversation.

774
00:39:22,120 --> 00:39:25,040
Speaker 1: And it's just they're just a different team. They look different.

775
00:39:25,360 --> 00:39:29,040
Speaker 1: I mean the competitiveness I saw it in training camp,

776
00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:31,680
Speaker 1: be seen in practice when it's open practical on Wednesday,

777
00:39:31,719 --> 00:39:34,520
Speaker 1: Thursday and Friday. I mean, these guys compete and they're

778
00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:37,319
Speaker 1: all rooting for each other. And that chemistry you can

779
00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:41,200
Speaker 1: never have enough of it, and trust and building relationships.

780
00:39:41,360 --> 00:39:44,680
Speaker 1: I just like where they are not only on the field,

781
00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:47,440
Speaker 1: but also in the locker room. All right, speaking of

782
00:39:47,480 --> 00:39:51,239
Speaker 1: that chemistry and how everyone gets along, how about this

783
00:39:51,640 --> 00:39:55,480
Speaker 1: on Friday. James Connor about to wrap up his press

784
00:39:55,520 --> 00:39:58,920
Speaker 1: conference made available to the media on Friday, and in

785
00:39:59,120 --> 00:40:02,960
Speaker 1: walks Kyle the Murray and throws something at James Connor.

786
00:40:03,120 --> 00:40:05,960
Speaker 1: At the end of the press conference, Connor was asked

787
00:40:05,960 --> 00:40:08,000
Speaker 1: about it, and he gave a shout out to Kyler

788
00:40:08,080 --> 00:40:12,000
Speaker 1: Murray because it was his contact tracer that Connor had

789
00:40:12,080 --> 00:40:14,920
Speaker 1: left and was going to get fined. So it's the

790
00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:19,279
Speaker 1: quarterback helping out the running back and literally threw it

791
00:40:19,400 --> 00:40:21,440
Speaker 1: at him. It's you know, and these are I know,

792
00:40:21,440 --> 00:40:24,200
Speaker 1: they're small little tracers that players and coaches have to

793
00:40:24,200 --> 00:40:26,080
Speaker 1: wear it. But but you would think of all the

794
00:40:26,080 --> 00:40:28,120
Speaker 1: people in the building, somebody would bring it down there.

795
00:40:28,120 --> 00:40:30,000
Speaker 1: He could could have been any anybody. Yes, and here's

796
00:40:30,040 --> 00:40:33,600
Speaker 1: Kyler Murray. And we're seeing and hearing a lot more

797
00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:37,440
Speaker 1: about Kyler Murray and just how much more open he

798
00:40:37,640 --> 00:40:43,160
Speaker 1: is with his teammates. A noted quote from Kelvin Beecham

799
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Speaker 1: when he met the media on Wednesday talking about Kyler Murray. Quote,

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00:40:46,920 --> 00:40:50,680
Speaker 1: he's been very intentional about spending time with his teammates

801
00:40:50,680 --> 00:40:55,759
Speaker 1: outside the building. That maturation as an individual has translated

802
00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:59,279
Speaker 1: to the field. End quote that to me out of

803
00:40:59,320 --> 00:41:02,200
Speaker 1: everyone that is talked about Kyler Murray in this third

804
00:41:02,239 --> 00:41:05,680
Speaker 1: season and how much better he is on the football field,

805
00:41:05,680 --> 00:41:08,759
Speaker 1: it's how much better he is as a teammate. And

806
00:41:08,960 --> 00:41:11,880
Speaker 1: that I think speaks volumes because it's not just his

807
00:41:11,960 --> 00:41:15,320
Speaker 1: offensive teammates, but it's his defensive teammates as well. Yeah,

808
00:41:15,360 --> 00:41:18,040
Speaker 1: and Kelvin Beecham Immy, he was asked about, you know,

809
00:41:18,080 --> 00:41:20,040
Speaker 1: the John Gruden stuff, and he said, I worked for

810
00:41:20,080 --> 00:41:23,120
Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals. To me, he's kindly. Corey Peters, he's

811
00:41:23,120 --> 00:41:25,960
Speaker 1: like Ef Hutton. Listen when he talks. He's not going

812
00:41:26,040 --> 00:41:28,600
Speaker 1: to give you cliches. He's going to say exactly how

813
00:41:28,600 --> 00:41:31,279
Speaker 1: he feels, and if he feels like things aren't going well,

814
00:41:31,320 --> 00:41:33,760
Speaker 1: he will let that person know, along with Rodney Hudson.

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00:41:33,800 --> 00:41:36,600
Speaker 1: So him and Corey Peters, to me, I listen when

816
00:41:36,640 --> 00:41:38,840
Speaker 1: they talk because they're not just going to give you

817
00:41:38,920 --> 00:41:41,359
Speaker 1: cliches and tell you what you really want to hear.

818
00:41:41,360 --> 00:41:43,440
Speaker 1: They're going to tell you the truth. Cardinals Covered two

819
00:41:43,480 --> 00:41:47,839
Speaker 1: presented by Hunday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals, a busy,

820
00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:52,360
Speaker 1: busy football Friday. But before we end this edition of

821
00:41:52,480 --> 00:41:55,760
Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two, just a quick look around the NFC

822
00:41:56,120 --> 00:41:59,760
Speaker 1: West as far as what is going on here this week.

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00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:02,879
Speaker 1: I think it's fortunates MJ that the forty nine Ers

824
00:42:02,920 --> 00:42:06,160
Speaker 1: do not play this week because of what's going on

825
00:42:06,200 --> 00:42:08,840
Speaker 1: at the quarterback position. Jimmy Garoppolo dealing with the knee.

826
00:42:09,120 --> 00:42:12,040
Speaker 1: Now Trey Lance is dealing with an injury based off

827
00:42:12,080 --> 00:42:15,040
Speaker 1: of what happened in that Cardinals game. So no forty

828
00:42:15,120 --> 00:42:18,360
Speaker 1: nine Ers game this week. But they got some questions

829
00:42:18,400 --> 00:42:21,719
Speaker 1: to answer as far as what happens moving forward at

830
00:42:21,719 --> 00:42:24,360
Speaker 1: the quarterback position. And I think for them to buy

831
00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:26,480
Speaker 1: in Week six is coming at a good time. Yeah,

832
00:42:26,520 --> 00:42:29,080
Speaker 1: I couldn't agree more. And you know, I'm not ready

833
00:42:29,080 --> 00:42:32,000
Speaker 1: to throw dirt on either of those teams. I know

834
00:42:32,080 --> 00:42:35,200
Speaker 1: that forty nine Ers had bigger expectations. They felt like

835
00:42:35,200 --> 00:42:37,360
Speaker 1: it was the super Bowl team the first offseason. Jimmy

836
00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:41,480
Speaker 1: Garoppolo didn't have to rehab the Seahawks. I mean, they

837
00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:44,759
Speaker 1: say six weeks on Russell Wilson. You know he's out there.

838
00:42:45,280 --> 00:42:47,280
Speaker 1: I think Gino Smith for the next couple of weeks.

839
00:42:47,280 --> 00:42:49,880
Speaker 1: But you know, the whole idea going in the season,

840
00:42:49,880 --> 00:42:52,960
Speaker 1: the Cardinals are going to finish in fourth and everyone

841
00:42:53,080 --> 00:42:55,040
Speaker 1: said that, and here we are, They're sitting on top

842
00:42:55,040 --> 00:42:57,560
Speaker 1: of the division and they have two wins inside of

843
00:42:57,560 --> 00:43:01,360
Speaker 1: the division. So props to them because all offseason, well

844
00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:03,839
Speaker 1: are they gonna get four teams in there? Well, now

845
00:43:04,520 --> 00:43:07,279
Speaker 1: everyone's looking up at the Cardinals. By the way, you

846
00:43:07,320 --> 00:43:11,920
Speaker 1: mentioned the Seahawks. Geno Smith first starts in four seasons

847
00:43:12,040 --> 00:43:15,560
Speaker 1: and it's on the road at the Pittsburgh Steelers under

848
00:43:15,560 --> 00:43:17,800
Speaker 1: the bright lights a Sunday night football. Yeah, and you

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Speaker 1: know I had and when he went in the game,

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00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:22,640
Speaker 1: like I didn't know he was there. And I always say, well,

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00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:25,200
Speaker 1: teams weren't really value backup quarterbacks, kind of like us

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00:43:25,280 --> 00:43:27,560
Speaker 1: last who are Chris Traveler? But yeah, I mean he

853
00:43:27,600 --> 00:43:30,640
Speaker 1: looked fine. I mean he moved the ball. I know

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00:43:30,680 --> 00:43:33,200
Speaker 1: they're really excited about their new coordinator. They got weapons

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00:43:33,239 --> 00:43:36,120
Speaker 1: Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf and you look at the

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00:43:36,200 --> 00:43:38,520
Speaker 1: running game and I just don't know if their defense

857
00:43:38,560 --> 00:43:41,040
Speaker 1: can hold teams like they did in the past. They

858
00:43:41,040 --> 00:43:43,319
Speaker 1: are not close to the legion to boom anymore. No,

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00:43:43,480 --> 00:43:47,040
Speaker 1: and it's it happens. I'm not gonna cry about it.

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00:43:47,080 --> 00:43:49,560
Speaker 1: I know. I'm just saying, like they made their run.

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00:43:50,080 --> 00:43:52,360
Speaker 1: They should have won two, they made their run and

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00:43:52,520 --> 00:43:55,000
Speaker 1: now you know, it's just it's just one of those

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00:43:55,040 --> 00:43:57,799
Speaker 1: things where that's why they play the game. And you know,

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00:43:58,280 --> 00:44:00,920
Speaker 1: I listened to everything on the house season. You know,

865
00:44:01,080 --> 00:44:03,160
Speaker 1: Cardinals going to be an eight win team. And then

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00:44:03,320 --> 00:44:05,160
Speaker 1: the worst thing was that they said they get off

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Speaker 1: to a one in four start all of a sudden,

868
00:44:07,400 --> 00:44:09,799
Speaker 1: if they were one and four, they don't make this trade. No,

869
00:44:10,200 --> 00:44:12,320
Speaker 1: they do not. They got bigger fish to fry. They'll

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00:44:12,600 --> 00:44:15,600
Speaker 1: find a young player and try to develop. That's what happens,

871
00:44:15,640 --> 00:44:18,480
Speaker 1: and that's might of what's going on with the Philadelphia. Yeah,

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00:44:18,520 --> 00:44:20,239
Speaker 1: I mean if they don't, I mean if they're one

873
00:44:20,280 --> 00:44:22,480
Speaker 1: and four, I mean, that's not good. And that means,

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00:44:22,560 --> 00:44:24,560
Speaker 1: you know, you know, jobs are on the line. It's

875
00:44:24,560 --> 00:44:26,839
Speaker 1: a production business based on results. But if they were

876
00:44:26,880 --> 00:44:28,600
Speaker 1: one and four, I don't see them making this trade.

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Speaker 1: By the way, the last team in the division, the Rams,

878
00:44:31,920 --> 00:44:34,640
Speaker 1: they play at the Giants. Now, the question is do

879
00:44:34,680 --> 00:44:37,480
Speaker 1: the Rams do anything in this Do they answer what

880
00:44:37,520 --> 00:44:41,160
Speaker 1: the Cardinals have done? But I think it's all individual teams. Okay,

881
00:44:41,280 --> 00:44:44,160
Speaker 1: what are's our biggest need? Do we even have a need?

882
00:44:44,239 --> 00:44:48,000
Speaker 1: And then injuries obviously will make that need, but it's

883
00:44:48,080 --> 00:44:50,120
Speaker 1: easier said than done. Oh the Rams need to do

884
00:44:50,160 --> 00:44:53,479
Speaker 1: something now, Well maybe they don't. Sean mcday said, no, yeah,

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00:44:53,520 --> 00:44:56,279
Speaker 1: I mean they've burgers their future that they don't have

886
00:44:56,320 --> 00:44:59,320
Speaker 1: a lot of depth. Who knows if they get an injury.

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00:44:59,400 --> 00:45:03,839
Speaker 1: But you know, Cardinals can't slip up here because I

888
00:45:03,880 --> 00:45:06,279
Speaker 1: think when we're having this conversation a few weeks from now,

889
00:45:06,320 --> 00:45:09,040
Speaker 1: the Rams could be nine and one. That's how favorable

890
00:45:09,040 --> 00:45:10,440
Speaker 1: with the schedule is. I know, they gotta go out

891
00:45:10,440 --> 00:45:13,120
Speaker 1: there and play it. You know, if some teams can

892
00:45:13,120 --> 00:45:16,320
Speaker 1: get the stafford and shut them down, but with that defense,

893
00:45:16,680 --> 00:45:19,879
Speaker 1: that defense can travel. But the way their record, their

894
00:45:19,920 --> 00:45:23,560
Speaker 1: schedule pans out, they could be nine and one, and again,

895
00:45:23,600 --> 00:45:25,319
Speaker 1: if the Cardinals are sitting in that boat, they would

896
00:45:25,320 --> 00:45:27,719
Speaker 1: own the tie breaker. And right now, the Cardinals do

897
00:45:27,840 --> 00:45:31,120
Speaker 1: have that one game edge on the Rams, who are

898
00:45:31,239 --> 00:45:35,760
Speaker 1: four and one. And it's a Rams team that after

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00:45:35,960 --> 00:45:40,120
Speaker 1: the Giants will host the Lions, play at the Texans,

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00:45:40,360 --> 00:45:43,880
Speaker 1: host the Titans, and then play at the forty nine

901
00:45:43,960 --> 00:45:46,480
Speaker 1: Ers before going to Green Bay. But they've also got

902
00:45:46,560 --> 00:45:50,040
Speaker 1: Jacksonville still on the schedule, and then after that Jacksonville game,

903
00:45:50,080 --> 00:45:52,640
Speaker 1: that's when the Rams come to State Farm Stadium to

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00:45:52,680 --> 00:45:57,560
Speaker 1: prey the Cardinals. So looking at that schedule, Giants, Lions, Texans, Titans,

905
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Speaker 1: forty nine Ers, Packers, Jack Wars. I mean that's not

906
00:46:02,160 --> 00:46:05,560
Speaker 1: exactly a murderer's row. The Packers game, certainly sure, and

907
00:46:05,680 --> 00:46:08,520
Speaker 1: maybe the Titans will have things figured out, who knows.

908
00:46:08,600 --> 00:46:12,680
Speaker 1: But yeah, it's that matchup coming up or not coming up.

909
00:46:12,680 --> 00:46:15,040
Speaker 1: I mean, it's not until December thirteenth. And by the way,

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00:46:15,080 --> 00:46:17,560
Speaker 1: that's Monday Night football. As it just occurred to me

911
00:46:17,640 --> 00:46:19,840
Speaker 1: that the Cardinals and Rams their second meeting is on

912
00:46:19,880 --> 00:46:23,279
Speaker 1: Monday night football. Well, that will be fun, is that right? Yeah,

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Speaker 1: December thirteenth. I thought they are playing the Cults on

914
00:46:29,920 --> 00:46:33,479
Speaker 1: Monday night. Oh that's a Saturday, Christmas Day. Christmas Day, Okay,

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00:46:33,719 --> 00:46:38,800
Speaker 1: that's the international television game. Wow, bring your popcorn. It

916
00:46:38,840 --> 00:46:41,279
Speaker 1: should be. It would be great to sweep them. Let's

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Speaker 1: just stay focused in early Yeah, and see we we

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Speaker 1: here on Cardinals cover two. We can look ahead. Yeah,

919
00:46:47,440 --> 00:46:50,680
Speaker 1: those coaches and playoffs down the way, they can't. It's

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00:46:50,719 --> 00:46:52,600
Speaker 1: want to know this week and this week it's the

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00:46:52,640 --> 00:46:56,000
Speaker 1: Cleveland and I'm telling you it's it's It's well known

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00:46:56,080 --> 00:46:58,359
Speaker 1: that it's one day at a time, one practice that time,

923
00:46:58,440 --> 00:47:01,439
Speaker 1: one game at a time, and listen again. They don't

924
00:47:01,440 --> 00:47:03,880
Speaker 1: give out trophies for five wins, but they put themselves

925
00:47:03,880 --> 00:47:06,640
Speaker 1: in position to make a run in the NFC this year.

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Speaker 1: Cardinals on Sunday one oh five is the kickoff from

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Speaker 1: First Energy Stadium in Cleveland, Cardinals five and oh Browns

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Speaker 1: three and two. Pregame coverage begins at eight thirty am

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Speaker 1: on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network. On that note's Bird Gang,

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Speaker 1: we will put a lid on this edition of Cardinals

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Speaker 1: Cover two, presented by Hunday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals.

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Speaker 1: As always, special thanks to our executive producer Jim I'm

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Speaker 1: a hundred for Mike Drecky. I'm Greig Riel Loup. We'll

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Speaker 1: talk to you next time here on Cardinals Cover two.