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Speaker 1: A well deserved contract extension earned by the heart and

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Speaker 1: soul of the Defense. Welcome Bird Gang. On today's show,

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Speaker 1: Danny Surrek joins me. That's right, a double dose of

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Speaker 1: Danny this week. Our main topic Buddha Baker, who else?

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Speaker 1: One of the bigger questions this offseason has been answered

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Speaker 1: in season. Buddha isn't going anywhere? What it means for him,

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Speaker 1: what it means for the team. Also roster moves made

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Speaker 1: and Wednesday's injury report. It's Cardinals Cover two, Episode eight

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Speaker 1: thirty three, and it starts now.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to Cardinals Cover two.

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Speaker 3: Budda Baker, What Heart? What rent? This guy's unbelievable.

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Speaker 3: He's at the ten half of five. He's it again

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Speaker 3: some more Hurry magic.

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Speaker 2: Whow Here's Craig TH's.

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Speaker 1: So sometimes in life you have to pivot, plans change,

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Speaker 1: and this is actually a good change of plans because, yes,

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Speaker 1: if you recall on Monday, we kind of said goodbye

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Speaker 1: to dating for a little while.

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Speaker 3: She is not going to Carolina.

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Speaker 1: She is still not going to Carolina, but she is

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Speaker 1: here on this Wednesday because, and yes this is true,

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Speaker 1: Paul Calvisy is on assignment.

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Speaker 3: He is MCEN golf events.

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Speaker 4: So yes, he is truly the adversity that we face.

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Speaker 4: Craig It's next man up mentality.

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Speaker 1: And what happens? What does Jonathan Gannon like to say

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Speaker 1: each and every week? What does it take for us

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Speaker 1: to win this week?

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Speaker 3: And I'll do I like that.

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Speaker 1: Speaking of all eleven, how about we just single out

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Speaker 1: those eleven.

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Speaker 4: Players with pleasure Number three, Buddha.

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Speaker 1: Baker, a three year contract extension locks him up through

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Speaker 1: twenty twenty seven. A number of different ways we can

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Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals. But first things first, Buddha Baker, why he's

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Speaker 1: getting a contract extension. It's because he's having a career here.

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Speaker 1: He's had several good seasons in a row, but he

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Speaker 4: of times, when we've got a safety putting up those numbers,

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Speaker 4: He is truly everywhere. He's a menace, which is great

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Speaker 1: and then, yeah, the defense needs Buddha, Baker, because you

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Speaker 1: brought it up. How many different places we see Buddha

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Speaker 4: Quarterbacks also don't like to throw it Baker's way, so

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Speaker 1: the third round of fan voting, Buddha is second among

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Speaker 4: Absolutely, let's get him to a seventh Pro.

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Speaker 3: That's very true, because Trey McBride is certainly deserving, maybe

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Speaker 4: He truly plays every down with his heart on his sleeve,

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Speaker 4: It says something that the heart and soul of euro

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Speaker 1: Speaks to those players currently on the team, speaks to

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Speaker 1: We're on the right track talking about this team, the organization,

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Speaker 3: This late in the season.

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Speaker 1: Signing Buddha Baker now he'll be twenty nine in January,

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Speaker 4: At a certain point, that's a tough thing to do,

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Speaker 4: But you're hitting a decade that is incredibly impressive. And again,

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Speaker 4: Very impressive. And I think too when you're looking at

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Speaker 4: stay young. No, you're looking at what they are doing

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Speaker 1: Connor will be thirty at the start of next season,

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Speaker 4: The field, absolutely and look it's paying off. They are

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Speaker 1: I have purchased three Cardinals jerseys in my lifetime, only three.

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Speaker 4: Can I guess James Connor, Yes, based on this conversation,

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Speaker 1: learn until after the fact that he went to Syracuse. Okay, so,

438
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Speaker 1: Chandler Jones, he leaves. Gotta find a new jersey, right,

439
00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:41,680
Speaker 1: Shelby needs a new uniform.

440
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Speaker 3: New jersey.

441
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Speaker 4: James Connor a great one.

442
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Speaker 1: She read his story found out. Okay, third one, Buddha Baker.

443
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Speaker 1: Only three jerseys I have purchased in my lifetime covering

444
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Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals.

445
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Speaker 4: If you're only going to have three, Craig, those are

446
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Speaker 4: three pretty great joy to have and represent the Cardinals.

447
00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:04,040
Speaker 3: And those two.

448
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Speaker 1: Talking about Buddha and James part of a corps that

449
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Speaker 1: I think we need to discuss that kind of goes

450
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Speaker 1: back to training camp because we kind of all, I

451
00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:18,320
Speaker 1: myself included, kind of forgot that this resigning of free

452
00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:23,000
Speaker 1: agents again was Zaven Collins. It sure did, and then

453
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Speaker 1: yelled defro Holt several weeks later.

454
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Speaker 4: Credit to Zavi and Collins. That was during training camp.

455
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Speaker 3: Yes, I went back on that was right.

456
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Speaker 4: After Bjjalari suffered his season. It's all coming back to

457
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Speaker 4: me after Ajelari hurt his knee.

458
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Speaker 1: So some of the bigger questions, no, I'll say that

459
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Speaker 1: the two biggest questions that we were going to be

460
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Speaker 1: talking about this coming off season with respect to the

461
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Speaker 1: Cardinal's own free agents, James Connor and Buddha Baker. You

462
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Speaker 1: answered two of your bigger questions going into the off

463
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Speaker 1: season to now where you can figure out, all right,

464
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Speaker 1: what do we need pieces wise? But it was a

465
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Speaker 1: conversation what do you do with Buddha? Yeah, he's getting

466
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Speaker 1: all You drafted Rabbit. What do you do with James?

467
00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:05,000
Speaker 1: He's getting older? You drafted Trey Benson.

468
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Speaker 3: I get it. But to me to your point and

469
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Speaker 3: what you.

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Speaker 1: Posted on social media last night, perfect because this was

471
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Speaker 1: a win win from both sides. A little surprised that

472
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Speaker 1: both James and Buddha didn't hit free agency just to

473
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Speaker 1: kind of see what they're worth, but agents talk, and

474
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Speaker 1: I'm sure they were well aware and as long as

475
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Speaker 1: they hit that number came close that they wanted to

476
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Speaker 1: remain with the Arizona Cardinals, because what we have been

477
00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:31,240
Speaker 1: talking about here that they like it here, they like

478
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Speaker 1: the team, that like the community.

479
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Speaker 3: They liked the weather.

480
00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:37,359
Speaker 1: Buddha talked about it's sunny and blue skies here in Arizona.

481
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Speaker 1: James is from Pittsburgh. There's no snow in Arizona unless

482
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Speaker 1: you go search it out. So it does say a

483
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Speaker 1: lot about the player, the person, the individuals on why

484
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Speaker 1: they wanted to remain with the Arizona Cardinals.

485
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Speaker 4: Make no mistake, money talks that absolutely holds weight when

486
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Speaker 4: players are deciding whether or not to hit the market

487
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Speaker 4: and where to sign. Players also want to win. So

488
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Speaker 4: if Connor and Baker feel like they can win with

489
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Speaker 4: the Cardinals and this is the right organization, the right

490
00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:08,400
Speaker 4: team for them to continue to make a Super Bowl

491
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Speaker 4: push with, they're gonna want to stay here. If they

492
00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:13,800
Speaker 4: didn't feel that way, they would test the market. So

493
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Speaker 4: I do think that is pretty telling that both of

494
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Speaker 4: them decided they wanted to stay here. I like that

495
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Speaker 4: you re brought up Zavon Collins. It makes me so

496
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Speaker 4: happy for him all over again. I completely forgot.

497
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Speaker 3: Well you're talking about it.

498
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Speaker 4: I forgot he's here, obviously, But.

499
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Speaker 1: It's a core of players. Again, you know a handful

500
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Speaker 1: of players that you are building around that you want

501
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Speaker 1: to be a part or have a part of your foundation,

502
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Speaker 1: and then you put guys around them. But from the

503
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Speaker 1: very early start Zavon Collins, this was a question as

504
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Speaker 1: far as how he was going to fit, Can he fit,

505
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Speaker 1: can he be a long term piece? And again of

506
00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:50,040
Speaker 1: these contracts for two and three years, it's not a

507
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Speaker 1: long long time, but in the NFL, that's a significant investment.

508
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Speaker 4: No, that's not to say we're not going to talk

509
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Speaker 4: in the offseason about a pass rusher being in need

510
00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:59,920
Speaker 4: not to jump ahead of our skis the point you

511
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Speaker 4: make though of drafting a Trey Benson, drafting a Rabbit Emerson,

512
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Speaker 4: drafting a Xavier Thomas, you're drafting younger players. But I

513
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Speaker 4: like the fact that this front office is seeing, okay,

514
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Speaker 4: just because we have some younger players that we are

515
00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:18,199
Speaker 4: helping grow and figure out if they really can be

516
00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:20,040
Speaker 4: the right fit for us, and how do we mold

517
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Speaker 4: them to be the type of player we want to be.

518
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Speaker 4: The Cardinals aren't just saying okay, see you later, Buddha Baker,

519
00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:28,919
Speaker 4: we drafted Rabbit, We're gonna just ride with him in

520
00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:32,640
Speaker 4: the future. Again, it's similar to the age of if

521
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Speaker 4: you like what this player is giving you and it

522
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Speaker 4: makes sense financially and you want to keep them in

523
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Speaker 4: the locker room, keep them in the locker room. It's

524
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Speaker 4: not even realistic to expect all of these younger players

525
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Speaker 4: going into year two to just have this magical jump,

526
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Speaker 4: even though that is what the expectation is, that's not

527
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Speaker 4: always how it pans out to be.

528
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Speaker 1: Don't let good players walk out of your building, absolutely,

529
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Speaker 1: even if you believe you have their replacements already on

530
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Speaker 1: the roster.

531
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Speaker 4: Is not always greener, Craig.

532
00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:04,000
Speaker 1: You have to make sure that you are prepared. And

533
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Speaker 1: it's okay, maybe maybe Rabbit waits another season, maybe Benson

534
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Speaker 1: waits another season, because they are not better than Buddha

535
00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:15,879
Speaker 1: and Trey, or Buddha and James respectively, at least not

536
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Speaker 1: in this moment, not right now. So and now you've

537
00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:21,040
Speaker 1: got two leaders in that locker room in which the

538
00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:22,560
Speaker 1: younger players can look up to.

539
00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:25,359
Speaker 3: And we've heard from Rabbit, we've heard from Trey.

540
00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:28,760
Speaker 1: They want to play, but they are soaking in as

541
00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:30,800
Speaker 1: much as they can in the meeting rooms on the

542
00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:33,920
Speaker 1: practice field to where they when they get that tap

543
00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:36,600
Speaker 1: on the shoulder and say all right, it's now your job,

544
00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:41,760
Speaker 1: it's your starting job. Everyone feels comfortable, the player, the coaches,

545
00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:44,840
Speaker 1: the front office. Okay, we're ready to go with that

546
00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:46,720
Speaker 1: second wave of players.

547
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Speaker 4: Benson and Emerson might even still get more reps next year.

548
00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:53,480
Speaker 4: I mean where we're getting a little bit ahead right now.

549
00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:58,960
Speaker 4: But just saying of having Baker in that room still

550
00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:02,600
Speaker 4: will help Emerson and all the other players continue to grow.

551
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Speaker 1: And hopefully they helped the Arizona Cardinals pick up a

552
00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:09,720
Speaker 1: win on Sunday in Carolina. Speaking of Sunday, a couple

553
00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:13,720
Speaker 1: of roster moves on Wednesday. The Cardinals do have a punter.

554
00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:15,439
Speaker 1: They were not going to go without a punter and

555
00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:18,840
Speaker 1: have someone brought up each and every week, although they

556
00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:21,679
Speaker 1: could have. But they did sign Michael Pollardi to the

557
00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:26,960
Speaker 1: active roster, which fills the fifty three man active roster.

558
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Speaker 1: And then something I was not expecting on Wednesday, but

559
00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:34,160
Speaker 1: kicker Matt Prater was designated to return from IR. He's

560
00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:38,000
Speaker 1: been out since Week five. He can be acted or

561
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Speaker 1: activated at any point now.

562
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Speaker 3: So this does.

563
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Speaker 1: Make for an interesting conversation perhaps, But if Chad Ryland

564
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Speaker 1: continues to do what he does. Then now all of

565
00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:51,280
Speaker 1: a sudden, you've got a discussion. In the offseason, both

566
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Speaker 1: Praterer is scheduled to be a free agent. I'm not

567
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Speaker 1: sure about what Ryland's contract status is, if he signed

568
00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:58,920
Speaker 1: a two year deal or not, or a one year

569
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Speaker 1: plus a team option. But Ryland's been very, very good.

570
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Speaker 1: But you now have a veteran that is coming back

571
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Speaker 1: and will be healthy at some point at any point

572
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Speaker 1: at this time. But again, you're not going to roster

573
00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:14,920
Speaker 1: spots are too valuable to have two kickers on the

574
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Speaker 1: fifty three man roster.

575
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Speaker 4: You think right now, given the health of where the

576
00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:22,920
Speaker 4: Cardinals team is right now, and if if this staff

577
00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:25,480
Speaker 4: doesn't quite know yet what the future is going to

578
00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:27,600
Speaker 4: be at the kicker position, when you know that Prater

579
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Speaker 4: is a pending free agent, you don't think they'd be

580
00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:32,280
Speaker 4: willing to keep two on the fifty three to make

581
00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:35,480
Speaker 4: sure you keep Rylan from getting snagged up by another

582
00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:38,160
Speaker 4: team if you're hoping to release him and then sign

583
00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:40,160
Speaker 4: him to the practice squad, I don't know that he

584
00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:43,720
Speaker 4: clears waivers. Who if you were to if you were

585
00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:46,480
Speaker 4: to cut Ryland, you had to release him because you

586
00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:48,000
Speaker 4: didn't want to keep two on the fifty three, and

587
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Speaker 4: then he has to clear waivers if you wanted to

588
00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:53,160
Speaker 4: resignhim to the practice squad to maybe try and keep

589
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Speaker 4: him for yourself, unless another team wanted to bring him

590
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Speaker 4: directly to their active roster.

591
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Speaker 1: The good news here is with the practice window opened

592
00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:04,440
Speaker 1: on Wednesday, it doesn't quote unquote close until the Wednesday

593
00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:08,960
Speaker 1: after the regular season, so that's before wild card weekend,

594
00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:13,040
Speaker 1: so you could keep status quo. But again, it we

595
00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:15,440
Speaker 1: all fell in love with Chad riland because he was

596
00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:17,600
Speaker 1: making game winning kick after game winning kick, and then

597
00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:20,640
Speaker 1: all of a sudden, as quickly as you fall into favor,

598
00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:23,080
Speaker 1: you fall out of favor when you're a specialist. So

599
00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:26,400
Speaker 1: again it's a good problem to have, and you hope

600
00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:29,360
Speaker 1: Matt Prater is able to keep kicking beyond this season

601
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Speaker 1: because he's been very, very.

602
00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:32,120
Speaker 3: Good his entire career.

603
00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:35,600
Speaker 4: Matt Prater has been clutched, so he had a knee

604
00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:38,800
Speaker 4: injury with that planter leg, his left knee. So just

605
00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:41,160
Speaker 4: because his practice window is open, you're right, doesn't necessarily

606
00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,760
Speaker 4: mean he's going to be ready to go in Carolina.

607
00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:46,160
Speaker 4: So it is something though to keep your eye on.

608
00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:50,920
Speaker 1: Moving forward the other notes on Wednesday? Who was and

609
00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:54,880
Speaker 1: who was not at practice on Wednesday? No Mac Wilson Senior,

610
00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:58,160
Speaker 1: still in concussion protocol. Would not expect him to be

611
00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:02,840
Speaker 1: available this week. That's seems very highly unlikely given how

612
00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:07,120
Speaker 1: teams have handled and how the league handles players who

613
00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:11,400
Speaker 1: suffer a head injury. And then no Jesse Luketta, a

614
00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:15,400
Speaker 1: thigh injury kept him off the practice field on Wednesday.

615
00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:18,960
Speaker 1: Trey Benson not during the open portion of practice because

616
00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,200
Speaker 1: of an ankle injury he suffered late in the game

617
00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:24,600
Speaker 1: on Sunday. And then the other name that was not

618
00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:28,479
Speaker 1: expected to be on the list, but is Paris Johnson

619
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Speaker 1: Junior did not practice because of a knee injury according

620
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Speaker 1: to the injury report. So that's something to keep an

621
00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:37,280
Speaker 1: eye on. And I say who was and who wasn't

622
00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:40,920
Speaker 1: at practice? Because without Paris Johnson Junior on the field,

623
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Speaker 1: Calvin Beacham, who typically has Wednesdays off as a VET day,

624
00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:50,720
Speaker 1: was spotted during the open portion of practice on Wednesday.

625
00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:54,520
Speaker 1: My guess is to be the left tackle during team

626
00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:58,440
Speaker 1: session because Paris was not on the football field.

627
00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:00,160
Speaker 4: I turned to you and I think I said the

628
00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:02,760
Speaker 4: words Am I delusional or do I not see Paris

629
00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:04,600
Speaker 4: Johnson Junior out there as we were walking from the

630
00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:08,520
Speaker 4: bubble outside and players were already going through their position drills.

631
00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:12,680
Speaker 4: It's it's shocking because he's been healthy. So the fact

632
00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:17,040
Speaker 4: that he is not to at least not enough to

633
00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:20,920
Speaker 4: practice Wednesday with the knee makes you believe, Okay, maybe

634
00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:23,720
Speaker 4: something happened in the game. He tweaked it, maybe late

635
00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:25,640
Speaker 4: in the game that we just haven't been able to

636
00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:29,520
Speaker 4: have the opportunity to see or ask about. Yet. I'm

637
00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:34,720
Speaker 4: not freaking out, not that I that's the wrong right

638
00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:38,160
Speaker 4: you need to see, Okay, Thursday, Thursday, you hope they're limited.

639
00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:40,200
Speaker 4: If they're not, then you're looking at Friday. And if

640
00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:43,520
Speaker 4: you're still not practicing Friday, and you read the tea leaves,

641
00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:47,000
Speaker 4: it's tough to come back and play game. It's possible,

642
00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:50,360
Speaker 4: it's tough. The good news is is there is a

643
00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:52,880
Speaker 4: lot of trust with Kelvin Beacham. There has been with

644
00:32:52,920 --> 00:32:55,280
Speaker 4: how long he's been in the league. When you saw

645
00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:58,640
Speaker 4: the play that Beacham was putting out on tape when

646
00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:01,120
Speaker 4: he was filling in for Joonah Way is the right tackle.

647
00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:04,080
Speaker 4: So there is a lot of trust with Beacham there,

648
00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:05,840
Speaker 4: which is a very very good thing.

649
00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:08,960
Speaker 1: The value of a swing tackle to be able to

650
00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:12,560
Speaker 1: play either side and a veteran at that sure beach

651
00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:16,000
Speaker 1: would love to start. Who wouldn't. But if you have

652
00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:18,960
Speaker 1: a role within the team. Going back to our original conversation,

653
00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:23,600
Speaker 1: all eleven all eleven on offense, well that rosters extended

654
00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:26,880
Speaker 1: past the fifty three. Sometimes practice squad players get elevated

655
00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:28,840
Speaker 1: to the active roster and have a role on game day.

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Speaker 1: But you need as many bodies as it takes to

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Speaker 1: get a win on Sundays.

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Speaker 4: So in that situation, does that make me the Calvin

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Speaker 4: Beacham and Paul the Paris Johnson junior? Since Paul was

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Speaker 4: supposed to be here on Wednesday and a.

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Speaker 3: Wednesday's normally, might I consider you a starter?

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Speaker 4: Thank you? Me too? AND's Paul can also be a starter.

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Speaker 4: There's five starters on the offensive line, Craig.

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Speaker 1: That's very well said. By the way, you know who

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Speaker 1: else showed up on the injury report, Sea Murphy bunting

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Speaker 1: because of an issue, and you.

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Speaker 4: Know what, it did not get in the way though

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Speaker 4: of sideline exchange. I can tell you that much.

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Speaker 3: Okay, I'm just saying because I.

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Speaker 4: Know you were nervous. No, he did happened during sideline exchange.

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Speaker 4: It did not happen during sideline exchange. No, Oh my gosh,

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Speaker 4: I would I would not even be sitting here if

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Speaker 4: I did something during an interview when a player got hurt.

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Speaker 1: Camera gotten away and microphone or something.

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Speaker 4: No, okay, he was this week sideline exchange, which was

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Speaker 4: fun to talk to him.

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Speaker 1: All right, Any teases to look forward to coming up

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Speaker 1: on Easycardinals dot com as a starter who had an

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Speaker 1: interception last week that led to a touchdown.

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Speaker 4: That is his third straight season with multiple interceptions in

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Speaker 4: a season.

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Speaker 3: Oh, I did not know that, good nugget.

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Speaker 4: Thank you.

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Speaker 3: Wow.

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Speaker 1: Another player on the injury reports, Well, he's been on

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Speaker 1: the injury report for a while. Limited still Darius Robinson

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Speaker 1: with the calf and Darius is the guest this week

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Speaker 1: on The Big Red Rage Thursday six pm at Trophy

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Speaker 1: and Chandler ESPN six twenty am.

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Speaker 3: If you can't make it out there, will you be

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Speaker 3: out there? Oh waiting? You've got a plane catch on Thursday.

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Speaker 4: Otherwise no, co ou, I'd love to go support my

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Speaker 4: fellow Missouri Tiger.

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Speaker 1: Now, if you were to go and be in attendance.

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Speaker 1: Would you were Cardinals gear or would you break out

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Speaker 1: the Missouri Tigers.

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Speaker 4: That's a good question. I don't think I have a

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Speaker 4: ton of gear with me here. I'm you know what,

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Speaker 4: just for that one instance, I might I might have

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Speaker 4: worn a Missouri sweatshirt or something like that out there.

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Speaker 1: Okay, So again, if you want to go meet Darius Robinson,

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Speaker 1: and if you're a Missouri Tiger alum, he would love

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Speaker 1: to see you. He loves talking about Missouri Tiger football

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Speaker 1: and going back to Missouri because after he was drafted

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Speaker 1: and was Here's like, guy, I gotta go back.

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Speaker 3: And work out.

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Speaker 4: I gotta give Paul maybe a list of all the

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Speaker 4: hotspots in Columbia, Missouri to get the low down on

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Speaker 4: a Darius I have similar you know, taste buds. We

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Speaker 4: go to the same restaurants, all that kind of stuff.

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Speaker 1: Again, Darius Robinson this week's guest on The Big Red

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Speaker 1: Raide six pm at Trophy and Chandler can't make it

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Speaker 1: out there, then you can listen on ESPN six twenty am. Okay,

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Speaker 1: So for the second time this week, I'm going to

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Speaker 1: wish you well on your trip.

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Speaker 4: Sorry, I will not be able to fill in for

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Speaker 4: Zach Gershmand on Friday's episode. If he is not able

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Speaker 4: to be there.

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Speaker 3: Well, I mean you have a phone, you consume.

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Speaker 4: Busy, Craig, I took I took off. I'm not working

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Speaker 4: from home. I am off off busy.

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Speaker 3: I love it. Okay, well, enjoy it.

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Speaker 4: And my defense. Come on, I'm going it's so we're

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Speaker 4: being so mysterious with it. I've got my very best

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Speaker 4: friend from back home.

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Speaker 3: I thought you're just.

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Speaker 4: Got a what not mine? Yeah, let's clarify. I know

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Speaker 4: my very best friend from back home is coincidentally marrying

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Speaker 4: my cousin. And the follow up answer to that is

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Speaker 4: always no, I did not set them up. So, for

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Speaker 4: the first time in eight years since I have graduated

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Speaker 4: college and been working in the sports industry, this is

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Speaker 4: the first fall or winter wedding that I am attending,

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Speaker 4: and it makes sense. I am in the wedding. This

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Speaker 4: is not one that I would miss. So I will

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Speaker 4: be in New Orleans for the weekend. Very excited about that.

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Speaker 4: And I learned that even though in my mind and

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Speaker 4: in the map in my head, Josh, Orleans and Charlotte

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Speaker 4: are kind of close, turns out you can't get a

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Speaker 4: flight Sunday morning early enough to get there on time

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Speaker 4: before kickoffs. So I just decided I'm gonna take this

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Speaker 4: game off. Zach Gershman is traveling. It's his first road

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Speaker 4: trip with the Cardinals, so he's gonna go out there.

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Speaker 4: He's gonna be on pregame radio with Craig and Darren.

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Speaker 4: He's going to handle the postgame report. So very appreciative

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Speaker 4: for Zach for stepping up and filling in, and best

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Speaker 4: of luck for you, Craig pregame radio. You gotta deal.

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Speaker 4: You gotta deal with Darren without.

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Speaker 1: Me deal with Yeah, okay, maybe we can zoom you

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Speaker 1: in just for that.

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Speaker 3: It's just so a little help.

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Speaker 4: Oh a Sunday morning after the wedding. No, thank you, Craig,

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Speaker 4: give it better.

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Speaker 1: Plenty of clips there for Cody on that one.

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Speaker 4: No, no, no, we'll enjoy it. Thank you.

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Speaker 3: We missed.

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Speaker 1: And if the Cardinals lose, then we know who to

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Speaker 1: blame the loss on, Zach. And on that note, we

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Speaker 1: will put a lit on. This edition of Cardinals Cover

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

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Speaker 1: As always special thanks to our executive producer Jim Mama

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Speaker 1: Andre our associate producer Cody Fincher for Danny Surrek.

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Speaker 3: I'm Craig RAYALU.

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Speaker 1: We'll talk to you next time here on Cardinals Cover two,