1 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 1: Welcome bird Gang. On today's show, Danny Siak joins me. 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 1: A lot to get into on this Wednesday, A lot 3 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: of news to digest, so we've got roster moves and 4 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: a potential change to this week's kickoff. First though, we 5 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: all love to speculate, so let's speculate. It's Cardinals Cover two, 6 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: episode six OZ two and it starts now. Welcome to 7 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two. Hitting the backfield and down he goes 8 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: for a loss. JJ Watt nailed it. Cardinals Cover two 9 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 1: is presented by Hun Day, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals, 10 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 1: and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Acy Cardinals dot com, 11 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: Slash podcasts. He's at the ten half of five. Yes 12 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: in again so for Harry Magic. Whoa, here's Craig Grielou. 13 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: So you're familiar with ESPN's Brian Windhorst and the meme 14 00:00:57,840 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: two fingers up in the air. I am, and I 15 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: wish we had a camera rolling right now as you 16 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: were doing the two fingers in the air. Yes, I am, 17 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: I am hip, aren't idea you are hip? Craig all right? 18 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: Now that for those that might not be familiar, it 19 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 1: was earlier this offseason, right before the Utah Jazz made 20 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: a big trade and he was speculated and his two 21 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: fingers up in the air. Now, why is that? What 22 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: does it mean? What does it mean? Well about the 23 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals, what does it mean? Danny went On Tuesday, 24 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 1: they announced that Wednesday practice closed canceled, no practice, a 25 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: closed walkthrough here after just five games. It means your 26 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: team is banged up and you got to change things 27 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: up a little bit. And that's all that is. This 28 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: is something teams do usually later in the year. Yes, 29 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: this to me wasn't I didn't have bells and whistles 30 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: going off in my head. There weren't alarms sounding. But 31 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: I guess I was one of the few people who 32 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: felt that way. Okay, one, I completely agree with everything 33 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: you said, and it's exactly what Cliff Kingsbury mentioned as well. 34 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: Two games in nine days. They are very very banged up, 35 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 1: and this is what teams do. Heck, the Eagles did 36 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: it a week ago on Wednesday before playing the Arizona Cardinals. However, 37 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: the Eagles four no holding a walkthrough, Cardinals two and 38 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 1: three holding a walkthrough. So people want to know, why 39 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: aren't you practicing you're not winning games, why aren't you practicing? 40 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: That's why the outrage if you will, at least if 41 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: you follow social media I know you do, and then 42 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: looking at what the fan base thinks is wrong with 43 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 1: this team versus what they know what's going on with 44 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 1: this team, people are interested about why wouldn't you practice. 45 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: Let me state this off the top of my statement. 46 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: Practice is important. I understand that I'm not disagreeing with that. 47 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: Having one day where you do a walkthrough instead of 48 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: a practice that drastically going to change everything about this team. 49 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: I don't think the issues have just been physically. I 50 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: think that it's been mental as well in working through 51 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: the scheme. And so if you are banged up and 52 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 1: you have two games in nine days, I don't hate 53 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: the idea of doing a walk through once and you 54 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: work on that mental side and you're going through the 55 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: game plan and you're getting those mental reps and you're 56 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 1: still walking through things. To me, having that instead of 57 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: practice once is not going to drastically change and turn 58 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: things around for this team. I think it gives them 59 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: that break physically that they clearly need, and so I'm 60 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: okay with it. Again, do you need to walk through 61 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: every week you need to walk through every two weeks, 62 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: Probably not, but I think having a walkthrough instead of 63 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: one practice is not going to completely derail this team 64 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: or be the reason that they can't get things going. 65 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: It's a walkthrough versus full speed in practice. Now they 66 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: don't full speed in practice, but there's a lot more 67 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: eighty eighty five percent as far as movement as full 68 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: as opposed to a walk through where you're basically jogging. 69 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: If that. But it's what you said, the details, attention 70 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: to details, something Kyler Murray mentioned on Wednesday. Buddha Baker 71 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: in the locker room said it was more above the 72 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: neck and if what if we've heard from the coaching staff, 73 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: from the players about the slow starts and when things 74 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:32,599 Speaker 1: don't go right, attention to detail. So that to your 75 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: point as far as okay, maybe it's not the physical mistakes, 76 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: the mental mistakes. Thus a walk through on Wednesday, and 77 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 1: one of the main questions the last couple of weeks, 78 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 1: which is completely fair, is what kind of changes are 79 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: being done to have faster starts, specifically on offense. So 80 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 1: if you're asking them to make these changes to try 81 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: and correct those mistakes, how can you be upset when 82 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: they make those changes to try and correct those mistakes. 83 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: You're using logic here. What they find it don't Logic 84 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: for me might not happen very often, but I'm using 85 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: it in this case, so listen up. I love the 86 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: speculation because one it's fun. But I do not think 87 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: that there was anything more than just the fact that 88 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,040 Speaker 1: you've got a game on Sunday, which we'll get into 89 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: a little bit later on here on Cardinals Cover two 90 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: presented by Honday Probab partner of the Arizona Cardinals. Yes, 91 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: you are banged up, which we will get into, and 92 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: then the fact that you have after Sunday, after three 93 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: days off, you're back on the field Thursday at home 94 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: against the New Orleans Saints. So your body needs a 95 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 1: break and I think the players appreciate that. Now you 96 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: hope that that appreciation is reciprocated on the field by 97 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,840 Speaker 1: doing what the coaches are asking you to do and 98 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 1: making sure you're in the right spot and making the play. 99 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 1: So we're not talking next week about a team that 100 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: is two and four and getting DeAndre Hopkins back, because that, 101 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:57,799 Speaker 1: to me is unacceptable. If you're going to be thrown 102 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 1: a bone by your coaching step because they are aware 103 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: that maybe right now, because of the knicks and bumps 104 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 1: and bruises, that you need a little bit more of 105 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: a physical break. Then mentally you need to be locked in. 106 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: And I think the players hopefully and we won't know 107 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:17,279 Speaker 1: until Sunday afternoon, but you hope that now, Okay, appreciate that, coach, 108 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: and now you get more into the film work, you 109 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 1: get more into the XS and o's all right, and 110 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 1: you mentally close your eyes and figure things out on 111 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: the field. Yeah. Look, I understand the questioning behind it, 112 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: of because it's not the normal schedule, the normal routine 113 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:35,919 Speaker 1: every week. But I don't see this as as anything 114 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 1: alarming at all. Now. I do like the fact that 115 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: they're changing things up because what we've and you brought 116 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 1: it up, what have we been asking? Okay, Well, if 117 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:46,720 Speaker 1: one thing is not working, and you've tried week after 118 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: week after week, well then obviously you need to change 119 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 1: what you're doing because it's not working. I would love 120 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: as we go, kind of more radical change outside of 121 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: a walkthrough during the week, but on game day you 122 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: talk about these ten fifteen scripted plays, and this team 123 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: has not been able to score a first quarter point. 124 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:09,480 Speaker 1: So these plays aren't working, so completely do something different. 125 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: I would love to see this team come out like 126 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: we saw game one of the Kingsbury Kyler Murray era 127 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: against the lines, where you spread it out and you 128 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: go fat two minute drill. I want to see that 129 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: two minute drill right out of the gate, not at 130 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: the end of the first half, not at the end 131 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: of the game when it's necessary, but go two minute, 132 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 1: no huddle, really rush, push the tempo, set the tone 133 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: on offense dictates as opposed to waiting to see what 134 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: the defense has for what you want to do, be 135 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: the aggressor, as opposed to just kind of ease your 136 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 1: way into the game. If that's what they're doing, Craig, 137 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 1: Maybe if that's maybe that's why they did the walkthrough. 138 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: Maybe they're working through a different set of scripted plays, 139 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 1: and so before they get out there and they put 140 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: the pads on and they're practicing, they want to get 141 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: onto the field and have them walk through and mentally 142 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: see how every buddy is comprehending their specific role in 143 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: those plays. Maybe that's what's going on. Again, we don't know, 144 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: We will never know. However, I stick with with what 145 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: I said. If you're going to ask for them to 146 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: make changes, they are clearly trying to make changes to 147 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 1: correct those mistakes. They very well could be doing exactly 148 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 1: what you were asking for, Craig, of having a different 149 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: set of scripted plays to start the game, and maybe 150 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: that's what they are walking through before they put the 151 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 1: pads on and kind of change things up. If I'm right, 152 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: by the way, you will never hear the end of it, 153 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: because I'll take credit for the team coming off a 154 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 1: fast start against the Seattle Seahawks. Whatever you say, Craig, 155 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 1: whatever you say, all right, okay, I'll remember that. I'll 156 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: remember that in one week's time. By the way, I 157 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: went back and looked as far as the first possession, 158 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:48,719 Speaker 1: second possession for these drives, because I do think is 159 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 1: it's always the offense. You know, the defense has its 160 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: faults here and there, but it's for me, it's the offense. 161 00:08:55,760 --> 00:09:00,040 Speaker 1: And there have been five opening drives. Three times the 162 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 1: offense has gone three and out. Your other two drives 163 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: six plays nineteen yards, one first down, five plays eleven yards, 164 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: one first down. It's not working. Second possessions for the 165 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:16,359 Speaker 1: Cardinals so far, after five games, they've scored one touchdown 166 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: that was against the Chiefs, and that happened in the 167 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 1: second quarter. But your other four possessions two punts, turnover, 168 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 1: on downs, interception. So to your point, it's not working. 169 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 1: Do something different, whether that's during the week with a 170 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: walkthrough or on game day where you go radical as 171 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:38,079 Speaker 1: far as your offense, more tight ends, more running backs, 172 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:42,439 Speaker 1: less wide receivers. At this point, Danny, I don't care 173 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: because I'm getting tired of talking about zero points in 174 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 1: the first quarter and being minus fifty four in the 175 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 1: first tap. You can't win games consistently if you're always 176 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,320 Speaker 1: playing from behind. And I'm sure the players and coaching 177 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: staff are just as tired as you are. And that's 178 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:03,239 Speaker 1: the problem is that they're game plan is getting adjusted 179 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 1: against their will, essentially of your having to play for 180 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 1: him behind, and that affects the way that you call 181 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 1: a game. The players have said, if we knew what 182 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: was preventing us from the fast start, obviously we would 183 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 1: change that. And I understand it's not just one thing 184 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 1: and you can point and say, oh, that's it, let's 185 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: just change that. It's just interesting to me that and 186 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 1: we saw this in the loss in Week five, to Philly, 187 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: and we saw it in Carolina and we saw it 188 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: in Vegas. Is this team, this offense specifically has the 189 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: potential to get the ball rolling. They can find rhythm. 190 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: They just can't find it in the first half. And 191 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 1: that's what's strange is we saw it a little more 192 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 1: in the second quarter a bit and the loss to Philly. 193 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:49,079 Speaker 1: But it's interesting that they essentially have to go into 194 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 1: halftime and a deficit, hype each other up, talk about 195 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:55,679 Speaker 1: the halftime adjustments, and then they go and they make 196 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: those and they find the rhythm. So it's not like 197 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: this team doesn't know how to find the rhythm and 198 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:05,840 Speaker 1: move the chains. Now, are there still struggles, yes? Could 199 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: they still be putting more touchdowns and points on the board, Yes, 200 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: But it's interesting to me that they are a second 201 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 1: half team. What's working in the second half that you 202 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: can't take that into the beginning of the game. This 203 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 1: team offensively appears to like when their backs are against 204 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:23,840 Speaker 1: the wall. Yeah, but I don't like that and I 205 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 1: don't sustain a though, And it's frustrating from a five standpoint, 206 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: and you're you're right, because you exert more energy trying 207 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: to come back and then sometimes you don't have enough 208 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 1: to come all the way back against the Eagles. Affects 209 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: your running game, effects how balanced you can be. That 210 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 1: obviously affects your offensive line. If they're constantly having a 211 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: pass block, it's everything gets adjusted, I will say, even 212 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 1: though they haven't necessarily one, I've liked the fact that 213 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,079 Speaker 1: I feel like, more so this year than last year, 214 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: of when this team is behind, it does feel like 215 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 1: mentally they don't count themselves out as early. That's something 216 00:11:57,760 --> 00:11:59,679 Speaker 1: I said at the beginning of the season after the 217 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:01,959 Speaker 1: law so the Chiefs was they knew they were out 218 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 1: of it. That's something that they had to work on 219 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 1: this season in my eyes, So I feel like that's 220 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: I don't know if I love like a moral victory 221 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:14,200 Speaker 1: using that term, but the fact that this team has 222 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 1: kind of kept themselves in the game in the second 223 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 1: half and kind of kept it close when they've been 224 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 1: from behind is an improvement from last year. In my eyes. 225 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 1: They don't mentally check out right, and that would be 226 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: easy to do, especially if you're getting behind by so 227 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 1: much and that then all of a sudden, it's there's 228 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 1: there are bigger issues if that happens, and you hope 229 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:37,719 Speaker 1: and we haven't seen it. I'll be honest, even though 230 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 1: things had not looked great all the time, this team 231 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:42,839 Speaker 1: will fight all the way till the end, and we've 232 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 1: heard that from the players after games as well. Now 233 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 1: this week with the Seattle Seahawks on the road, a 234 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:53,320 Speaker 1: number of roster moves made on Wednesday, and it generally 235 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:55,840 Speaker 1: centers around the running back position, which is what I 236 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 1: want to talk about. But let's give everyone what happened 237 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 1: on Wednesday again, noractice, so we don't even know who 238 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:04,680 Speaker 1: was out on the field. We do know that Rodney 239 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 1: Hudson was not doing anything today. He's officially listed day 240 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,720 Speaker 1: to day. It does not sound like Matt Prador is 241 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:13,199 Speaker 1: going to be kicking this week, so you will have 242 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 1: Matt A. Mendola kicking for the second straight game, and 243 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: he was signed, elevated or signed from the practice squad 244 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 1: to the active roster, along with safety Chris Banjo. Three 245 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 1: other moves were made I should say four, but three 246 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 1: considering the running back situation because we know James Connor, 247 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 1: Darryl Williams, Jonathan Warred all got hurt Sunday against the Eagles, 248 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: leaving one man healthy active and that would be Eno Benjamin. 249 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,839 Speaker 1: Jonathan wore the update on him on injured reserve for 250 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 1: he'll miss four games at least he's dealing with a 251 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 1: hamstring injury. James Connor ribs, Darryl Williams knee. Now I 252 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 1: know national reports have Darryl Williams is not being available 253 00:13:52,679 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 1: this week. Kingsbury would not go that far. He said 254 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: it would be determined later on in the week. See 255 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: if James Connor dealing with an injury, Daryl Williams dealing 256 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:05,680 Speaker 1: with an injury. You've got a healthy Eno Benjamin, a 257 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 1: healthy Kiante Ingram. So there's two healthy running backs. And 258 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:13,319 Speaker 1: in order to kindu help the depth, they did sign 259 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 1: two running backs to the practice squad, Corey Clements and 260 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 1: Tyson Williams. In addition, wide receiver Laquell Treadwell was signed 261 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 1: to the practice squad. That basically more because he actually 262 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 1: has some height to him, Danny, he is six two, 263 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 1: and you lose Antoine Wesley. You need someone to kind 264 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 1: of pair with an AJ Green. So Treadwell is on 265 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: the practice squad. Whether he gets elevated to the active 266 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 1: roster this week, who knows. But there are now all 267 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 1: of a sudden we now know why this team kept 268 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: five running backs on the active roster out of training camp. 269 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: I stand corrected of saying, why does this team need 270 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 1: five running backs when you are bringing Antonio Hamilton back? 271 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 1: Are they still going to have five active running backs? 272 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 1: Because you got to cut a spot somewhere. And I'm 273 00:14:57,800 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 1: glad to say that I was wrong. I will admit 274 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 1: that because having three of your running backs get hurt 275 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 1: in one game, it's a good thing you have five. 276 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: It is interesting, though, of what do we really know 277 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 1: about rookie Keyonta Ingram. That he looked like he had 278 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 1: a good camp, good preseason, but he hasn't been active yet, 279 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 1: so it'll be interesting to see how much of a 280 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: relief is it really having Keyonta Ingram. I'm sure you 281 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 1: know in some packages if if they're going to have 282 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 1: to rely heavily on Eno Benjamin obviously have having Keyante 283 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 1: out there with Jonathan Ward being out, if Darryl Williams 284 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 1: is able to play, but as limited having Ingram out 285 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:42,160 Speaker 1: on special teams, maybe, but it's all gonna center around, honestly, 286 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: James Connor and how available he will be. But I 287 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 1: thought that Eno did a very good job carrying the load, 288 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: not only as the number one running back, as the 289 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: only running back pretty much the entire second half. So 290 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: I think that this team would feel confident, and from 291 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 1: what we heard from Kingsbury, feels confident and bench him's ability. 292 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 1: Eleven total touches for fifty three yards and one touchdown 293 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: for Eno. Benjamin on Sunday played more than half the 294 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 1: game and it's the most he's played percentage wise in 295 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: his entire career. Fifty four percent of the snaps he 296 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 1: was on the field, and I thought he did very well, 297 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:22,800 Speaker 1: whether it was running the football, catching the football. He 298 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: picked up a great blitz on the last two minute 299 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 1: drive of the game. Everything that we have heard him 300 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 1: be able to do, we saw him do that on 301 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: the field on Sunday. Yeah, he carried the loan. It 302 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 1: was interesting because he kind of laughed when he talked 303 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 1: to the media earlier this week about I didn't even 304 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 1: notice that I was the only running back. I talked 305 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 1: to him on this week's Sideline Exchange interview and he 306 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 1: went a little more in depth, saying there was a 307 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: screen pass Toronto Moore and he ran off to the 308 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: sideline and he was kind of looking around like to 309 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 1: see someone else, and that's when he realized, like, wait, 310 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 1: where is everybody? So the way that he was able 311 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 1: to carry that load and for somebody who was essentially 312 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: red shirted his entire rookie season in twenty twenty, this 313 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: offseason heard high praise about him from the coaching staff, 314 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:15,720 Speaker 1: not just the physical improvements were so mentally immaturity wise. 315 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:18,719 Speaker 1: So to have him go out there and watch the 316 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: game that he had, he said, it was validating. He 317 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 1: knew he could do it, but to go out improve 318 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 1: it was a good feeling. Eno has been waiting for 319 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 1: this opportunity. A lot of fans have been waiting for 320 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:30,919 Speaker 1: him to have this kind of an opportunity and the 321 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: frustration early on in his career. But I'll say this, 322 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: whether or not he knew that he was in the 323 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 1: coach's doghouse, which according to Cliff, he was, and it 324 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 1: took a little while for him to get out of 325 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: the doghouse because he just wasn't ready to be a professional. 326 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: He had to learn how to practice as a pro 327 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:52,640 Speaker 1: to be able to play as a pro. And that's 328 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:55,240 Speaker 1: difficult for a lot of young players coming out of college. 329 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:58,679 Speaker 1: When you are RB one and everything comes easy to you. 330 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,399 Speaker 1: It did not come easy to him in the National 331 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:05,120 Speaker 1: Football League. But you never heard a negative word out 332 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:09,640 Speaker 1: of his mouth about his situation and he learned, had 333 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: some good conversations with the head coach the general manager 334 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 1: about what to work on after that first year. And now, yeah, 335 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: it's hard to be patient, but this is what happens 336 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:23,200 Speaker 1: when you are patient. It's paying off for the former 337 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 1: assue sound of which in this market is great. He 338 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 1: was also dealing with cramps the entire second half and 339 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: pushed through, and he just said he had to kind 340 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 1: of change his mindset about being able to push through 341 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: that and just kind of really focus and focus on 342 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 1: his job at hand. And he told me that one 343 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: of the one of the main parts of that mindset 344 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 1: was his focus kind of shifted to just really give 345 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:51,440 Speaker 1: relief to Kyler Murray, which I thought was interesting of 346 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 1: making sure that your quarterback, when he has one running back, 347 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:57,920 Speaker 1: making sure that you are providing that relief for him 348 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:01,080 Speaker 1: and the rest of the offense. Obviously that because of that, 349 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:04,680 Speaker 1: it's good self awareness because sometimes, all right, do you 350 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:08,639 Speaker 1: attack the defender in front of you or is it smarter? 351 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 1: At least in this moment right now for me to 352 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 1: go out of bounds to save myself for the next play, 353 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 1: the next series, because there is no one behind me 354 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 1: right now. Yeah, that's a good point. It was it 355 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 1: was just him and so it was. It was a 356 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 1: very interesting conversation that's up on our official YouTube channel 357 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 1: at easy Cardinals dot com as well. But he explained 358 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 1: it very very in a good way of what that 359 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: mindset became when he realized he was the only running back, 360 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:39,359 Speaker 1: because that's not an easy position. One to play and 361 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: two to be the only person. And you're right, make 362 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:43,359 Speaker 1: sure that you're making the right decisions not only for 363 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:47,159 Speaker 1: the team, but also making sure you're staying safe because 364 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 1: you are the last option. I do think Keeno Benjamin 365 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:53,640 Speaker 1: can handle whatever role he's given each and every week, 366 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:56,239 Speaker 1: and if there is more of that this week in 367 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:59,160 Speaker 1: the absence of a Darryl Williams and potentially an absence 368 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 1: of Darryl James Connor, then there's no question at least 369 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 1: in my mind, that Eno Benjamin can handle it. To 370 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 1: your point about Kanta Ingram, we saw him in training camp, 371 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: look good, saw him in the preseason. He flashed, But 372 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:16,200 Speaker 1: there's a difference between preseason and regular season. He has 373 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: all the physical tools, all the physical traits to be 374 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 1: one of those running backs like an Eno Benjamin to 375 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 1: sit for a while learn figure out what is necessary 376 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 1: to remain in the National Football League. Because we know 377 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,440 Speaker 1: he can run the football, he can catch the football. 378 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:33,440 Speaker 1: Can you do everything else that potentially you weren't asked 379 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 1: to do at USC and at Texas. So I'm curious 380 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 1: if it is Keyanta Ingram, But there's no guarantee. You 381 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: bring in a Corey Clements and a Tyson Williams, two 382 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:49,119 Speaker 1: players that have some experience, a lot of experience. Clement 383 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:54,720 Speaker 1: sixty three games, Williams thirteen games, So there, I wouldn't 384 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 1: say issue. But the question you have with them is 385 00:20:57,320 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 1: is there enough time between now and Sunday to learn 386 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:04,119 Speaker 1: the offense to be viable within the offense and not 387 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:06,880 Speaker 1: just special teams. That's where Ingram would have the edge. Well, 388 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 1: that's my question to you, and maybe it doesn't. But 389 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: let's say Daryl Williams is unable to play in Seattle. 390 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 1: I guess we could in this first scenario, we can 391 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 1: say James Connor is limited, but especially if James Connor 392 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: is also unable to play. How does that affect, you know, 393 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 1: Benjamin on special teams as your returner does it. I 394 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: could see Greg Dortsch become the kickoff return which I 395 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 1: believe he was out there in the second half, because, yeah, 396 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:37,959 Speaker 1: your role changes within the game. You're the kickoff specialist, 397 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 1: yet all of a sudden, hey we need you on 398 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:43,120 Speaker 1: offense to carry the load. Okay, Now it's who has 399 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 1: ever not available or not doing a lot. And we 400 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: know Greg Dortch's numbers have dropped considerably since the return 401 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: of Rondel Moore, So I could see Dorge picking up 402 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 1: the kickoff return duties this week. Yeah, and that might 403 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:58,120 Speaker 1: be something too. Of losing Jonathan Ward for four weeks 404 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:01,120 Speaker 1: without hamstring injury, of the running backs that you bring 405 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:04,399 Speaker 1: in might have a little extra something for special teams 406 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:08,360 Speaker 1: as well. I do think also with this game, in particular, 407 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 1: the Seahawks defense, it's the worst in the league and 408 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: they are not good. They are awful against the run. 409 00:22:16,119 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 1: One hundred and seventy rushing yards they allow this season. 410 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 1: It's small sample size, but I do think as much 411 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:27,360 Speaker 1: as we want to see this offense take off, if 412 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:30,360 Speaker 1: you can get a solid ground game going, that can 413 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 1: obviously help your passing attack, and the Cardinals have shown 414 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: over the last couple of weeks that when they stick 415 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 1: with the run, it can be very successful. I don't 416 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 1: want to give it away because I want people to 417 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 1: go listen to the sideline exchange interview with Eno Benjamin, 418 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 1: but that came up as well. Seattle's defense is dead 419 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 1: last in both yards allowed per game and rushing yards 420 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 1: allowed per game, and I asked him how does this 421 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:55,920 Speaker 1: Cardinal's offense take advantage of that? And he mentioned two things, 422 00:22:56,200 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 1: establishing the run and finding that rhythm early third downs. 423 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: They have to convert on third downs and they have 424 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 1: to keep the chains moving. But we talked about that 425 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 1: as well. Go check it out easy cardinals dot com 426 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 1: for a brilliant interviewer and Danny Serek and Eno Benjamin, 427 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 1: who was one of the few standout performers on Sunday 428 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:20,919 Speaker 1: and that lost the Eagles. But yeah, against the worst 429 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: rushing defense and the league, Cardinals this season, four point 430 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:27,640 Speaker 1: three yards per carry, but that was up to four 431 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:31,199 Speaker 1: eight on Sunday. And if you can get close to 432 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:36,280 Speaker 1: that five yard mark per carry, you know that's two 433 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 1: plays and a first down and you can control the clock. 434 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:44,159 Speaker 1: You can control what you do on offense, but you 435 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 1: have to have that initial surge to begin the game. 436 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: You can't keep running the ball if you're down two 437 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:53,440 Speaker 1: or three scores. You need to be able to score quickly. 438 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 1: And I think what we saw on Sunday with the 439 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:58,359 Speaker 1: Eagles is they kept it close enough to where they 440 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 1: could maintain what they want to do on offense, keep 441 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 1: the playbook wide open and still run the football and 442 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 1: be effective. Much easier when you get a lead in 443 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 1: the first quarters opposed to tie the ball game up 444 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: in the second half. It sounds easy enough, but if 445 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 1: you can score early on and get that lead, your 446 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 1: life becomes much easier when you're trying to call the 447 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 1: plays and have a balance offense, especially with this team. Yes, 448 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 1: for whatever reason, this team needs to play with the lead. 449 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:29,160 Speaker 1: Otherwise things just don't go well the rest of the game. 450 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 1: And that's you know. Kyler Murray has looked better this season. 451 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:35,640 Speaker 1: This offense has looked better this season when it's more 452 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:41,479 Speaker 1: of a backyard chaotic situation where you're just doing whatever 453 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:43,439 Speaker 1: it takes to get back into the ball game and 454 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:46,119 Speaker 1: hopefully get the lead. If you can be more structured, 455 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:49,359 Speaker 1: I think that would bode well for everyone across the board, 456 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: especially when you're looking at that sustainability long term throughout 457 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:56,159 Speaker 1: the rest of the season. And again, this is the 458 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:59,120 Speaker 1: last game without DeAndre Hopkins before he comes back from 459 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 1: his six games and him. Does adding de hop into 460 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:06,879 Speaker 1: the lineup change everything and fix everything on offense? No? 461 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 1: Will it help, yes, but there's still plenty of things 462 00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 1: for this offense to work on before you get Hopkins back. 463 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:16,560 Speaker 1: And while adding him to the lineup will obviously change 464 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:18,919 Speaker 1: the way that defense is game planned for this team, 465 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 1: I think also having Hollywood Brown in the way that 466 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 1: he has performed the last couple of weeks will significantly 467 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 1: change that as well of De Hoop getting double teams 468 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 1: less because you can't leave Brown out in the open. 469 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:33,479 Speaker 1: There's still things that this offense has to work on 470 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:37,159 Speaker 1: that having Hopkins return won't fix everything. But if you 471 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:40,160 Speaker 1: can get to five hundred before d hop comes back, 472 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: that is much better than having to dig yourself out 473 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:45,879 Speaker 1: of a two and four hole. Everyone's been pointing to 474 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:49,680 Speaker 1: just being five hundred in these six games, and based 475 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,160 Speaker 1: off the opponents who you had at home, who you're 476 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:55,199 Speaker 1: playing on the road, I totally understood that. What I 477 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 1: don't like is how they've gotten to right now two 478 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:03,919 Speaker 1: and three, hopefully three and three. It has not looked great. 479 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 1: In fact that a lot of times it has looked 480 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:10,200 Speaker 1: awful offensively. To your point, you plug in DeAndre Hopkins, 481 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: that is not the magic pill cure all for this offense. 482 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:17,399 Speaker 1: If it is, then there are bigger issues within that 483 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 1: offensive room. And I'll say it again. If that is 484 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 1: the case, you paid the wrong person in the off season. 485 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 1: I'm knocking on that door if I'm number ten, because 486 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 1: if I am that magic pill, you can't do anything 487 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 1: without me. If he has a great season, he has 488 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:40,359 Speaker 1: some leverage. Yes, yes, I agree with you. It's amazing 489 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: to have a playmaker of de hoops ability and what 490 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 1: he forces your opponent to do. But if you are 491 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:54,119 Speaker 1: as drastically different as an offense the way the Cardinals 492 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:56,360 Speaker 1: from what we've seen and what we expect to see 493 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 1: when d hop gets rolling, that's an issue. To me. 494 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:04,560 Speaker 1: Depth is important. Players get hurt, Suspensions happen, anything can happen, 495 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:08,200 Speaker 1: and if you can't win and you can't be productive 496 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:12,880 Speaker 1: because one player is not out on the field, that's 497 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:18,320 Speaker 1: a whole different problem. It's been too much of an 498 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 1: excuse for this team to lean on so far this season. 499 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: And we can get into it more when Hopkins does return, 500 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:30,640 Speaker 1: but we're still one week away. Cardinals this week at 501 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:34,639 Speaker 1: the Seattle Seahawks. And speaking of that game, there's some 502 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 1: news with respects to how late. Perhaps Danny Serek is 503 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 1: able to stay out on Saturday. Potentially she could stay 504 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:45,120 Speaker 1: out a lot later. I don't think it's I would 505 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: stay out later, it's how much longer can I sleep in? Oh? Okay, 506 00:27:49,119 --> 00:27:51,920 Speaker 1: all right, so you've changed the narrative a little bit 507 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,960 Speaker 1: here on the Cardinals cover too, presented by Hyundai, proud 508 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:58,000 Speaker 1: partner of the Arizona Cardinals. Here's the news with respects 509 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 1: to kick off. As we speak here on Wednesday, kickoff 510 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:06,040 Speaker 1: one oh five. Pregame begins at eight thirty am. However, 511 00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 1: kickoff might be moved ninety minutes later to two thirty 512 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:14,200 Speaker 1: that is, if the Seattle Mariners are hosting a playoff game. 513 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 1: If not, then kickoff remain at one oh five. I 514 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 1: know Paul cal Vc would have preferred and earlier ten 515 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 1: am kickoff, but sometimes Paul, you don't always get what 516 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:27,240 Speaker 1: you want. Oh he does not. He tries so, but 517 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 1: he does not. Now are you are you a baseball fan, Danny, 518 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:33,120 Speaker 1: or is this is this just con I am not 519 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 1: at all, So this is this is a big inconvenience 520 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 1: for you. No, I wouldn't say it's a big inconvenience, 521 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:41,720 Speaker 1: because you know, it's only I'm having to worry about 522 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:44,200 Speaker 1: a commercial flight I'm gonna make or miss or anything 523 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:46,840 Speaker 1: like that. I just didn't realize. I've also never been 524 00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 1: to Seattle, so I wasn't aware that. I guess the 525 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:53,720 Speaker 1: stadium in the ballpark supposedly it's like one street that 526 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 1: separates them, so that that makes sense to me. At first, 527 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:57,960 Speaker 1: when I saw this soons, I was like, I mean, 528 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 1: I know that the Mariners haven't been good and like 529 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:03,360 Speaker 1: forever so as the whole city just shutting down because 530 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 1: they're in the playoffs. But now it makes a lot 531 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 1: more sense to me. I have not been to Seattle either, 532 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:11,520 Speaker 1: but Looming Field and Tea Mobile Park literally across the 533 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 1: street from one another. So the issue here is crowd 534 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 1: control traffic to stagger the start time so you don't 535 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 1: have a thousands of people all converging at the same 536 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 1: location at the same time. Now there's it's going to 537 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:27,960 Speaker 1: be busy and it's gonna be chaotic. But is it 538 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: going to rain. No, it is not gonna rain, fortunately 539 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:33,520 Speaker 1: for you, and Buddha Baker mentioned that earlier in the 540 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:36,920 Speaker 1: lockerm on Wednesday, a Chamber of Commerce day even brought up, 541 00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:39,880 Speaker 1: is gonna be seventy five perfect football weather. So it's 542 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 1: just gonna be a It's gonna be Danny. It's gonna 543 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 1: be a great weekend for you to enjoy Seattle for 544 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 1: the first time. I can't wait. I'm also very excited 545 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 1: because our department who travels for the games, ever since 546 00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: I got here a year ago, I have heard about 547 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:57,360 Speaker 1: this dinner in Seattle and our gym and Maajuandro is 548 00:29:57,400 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: the mastermind behind all of this. There is some sushi 549 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:04,680 Speaker 1: restaurant that everybody just loves and looks forward to, and 550 00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 1: everybody there's like fifteen or sixteen of us going to dinner. 551 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:09,800 Speaker 1: And I love sushi. I used to work at a 552 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:13,800 Speaker 1: sushi restaurant in college, so I like good sushi and 553 00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:15,560 Speaker 1: that's what I've been told this is, so I am 554 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 1: very much looking forward to this dinner again. You might 555 00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:21,800 Speaker 1: be able to enjoy more sushi if it is a 556 00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 1: two thirty kickoff, because then you'd be sleeping off the 557 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:29,960 Speaker 1: fun that you had the night before sushi and saki bombs. Craig. 558 00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:33,200 Speaker 1: By the way, there's a potential that we could know 559 00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: kickoff as early as Thursday if the Mariners tie that 560 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:41,600 Speaker 1: series with the Houston Astros. If it is a sweep 561 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 1: by the Houston Astros, meaning the Astros win Thursday and 562 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 1: on Saturday, then again, kickoff will remain at one oh five, 563 00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 1: but if a fourth game is necessary, it will be 564 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:57,840 Speaker 1: at two thirty. So keep it locked, Daisy Cardinals dot com. 565 00:30:57,840 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 1: You can follow Danny Siak, who I'm sure we'll poo 566 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:03,720 Speaker 1: either on Twitter or Instagram all the fun from Saturday 567 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:05,920 Speaker 1: night as well. Do you want me to FaceTime you 568 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:11,280 Speaker 1: and you can join in on the fun? That's okay, hurtful, Okay, 569 00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:14,600 Speaker 1: I mean to hurt. You didn't have to hurt my 570 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:18,240 Speaker 1: feelings for everybody listening to hear, Craig. That's where you 571 00:31:18,280 --> 00:31:20,040 Speaker 1: say absolutely, and then we get off airon you say, 572 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 1: do not come my number. Who's to say I don't 573 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:25,680 Speaker 1: have my own plans Saturday night? Well, you guys are 574 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:28,880 Speaker 1: enjoying things on Saturday, and I wanted, like, are you please, 575 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:31,800 Speaker 1: are your plans to start your training program for the 576 00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:34,240 Speaker 1: five k at the end of the month, A little 577 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:37,520 Speaker 1: night running to get ready. Sure, okay, get in the zone. 578 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:41,120 Speaker 1: We'll go there October thirtieth, the cardinals first ever five 579 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 1: K run through State Farm Stadium. Then stick around for 580 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:48,080 Speaker 1: the watch party Cardinals that day in Minnesota with Danny 581 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:50,760 Speaker 1: Serek as the Cardinals play the Vikings. So she will 582 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:52,600 Speaker 1: not be in attendance for the five k, but she 583 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:55,560 Speaker 1: assures us here that she'll do her own five k 584 00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:58,840 Speaker 1: in Minneapolis. Sure you'll never know the difference. I've already 585 00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:01,880 Speaker 1: done it, Craig say, I'll ever know. Walk through right 586 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:05,840 Speaker 1: mentally the mental training, Yes, let's bring it for I'll 587 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:08,200 Speaker 1: be with doing some walk through a five case from 588 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 1: my couch. You know what. I'll join you from my 589 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:15,240 Speaker 1: couch as well. Perfect set up here. And on that note, 590 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 1: let's put a lid on this edition of Cardinals Cover 591 00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:20,680 Speaker 1: two presented by Hunday, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. 592 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:24,000 Speaker 1: As always, special thanks to our executive producer Jim Almahundro 593 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:26,600 Speaker 1: for Danny Serek. I'm Craig Riel Lou. We'll talk to 594 00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:28,680 Speaker 1: you next time here on Cardinals Cover two,