WEBVTT - Big Red Rage - Baker Ready For Playoff Debut 0:00:02.040 --> 0:00:05.320 Strap on the boots and scrape up the knuckles. He 0:00:05.800 --> 0:00:10.640 got Jack. This is the big red Rain presented by 0:00:10.720 --> 0:00:14.880 Santanford in Gilbert. Harry's Gonna score touchdown Slam to the 0:00:14.920 --> 0:00:18.320 ground by Buddha Baker Like a torpedo, he came flying 0:00:18.320 --> 0:00:23.400 into the backfield. The rage is brought to you by 0:00:24.079 --> 0:00:29.000 satan Ford in Gilbert or are you Santanford State Farm 0:00:29.240 --> 0:00:32.960 Talk to an agent today at eight hundred State Farm, 0:00:33.000 --> 0:00:37.839 And by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts visit acy Cardinals dot Com, 0:00:37.880 --> 0:00:46.680 Slash Podcasts, The Rods Rising Guard, Temperaturizing vision, flurring rage, 0:00:46.840 --> 0:00:50.680 taking it over. Here's Paul CALVC. Get the popcorn ready. 0:00:50.880 --> 0:00:53.519 It's gonna be a show and Ron will fleep. It 0:00:53.720 --> 0:01:00.520 doesn't get any better than that. Unleash the far. Here 0:01:00.520 --> 0:01:06.040 we go the moment that this season has been building 0:01:06.080 --> 0:01:10.960 towards mini camps, in training camps and eighteen games, eighteen 0:01:11.000 --> 0:01:14.399 weeks in a regular season. Boom. This is the moment, 0:01:14.480 --> 0:01:17.760 Ron Wolfley and we know who's in, but who has 0:01:17.880 --> 0:01:23.360 staying power? Who will embrace the moment? As Larry Fitzgerald 0:01:23.440 --> 0:01:26.600 tested Christian Kirk this week, which players are going to 0:01:26.680 --> 0:01:31.240 quote create that legacy and make a postseason run that's 0:01:31.319 --> 0:01:35.759 remembered forever, right, And could the moment be a little 0:01:35.760 --> 0:01:38.679 too big for a Rams team that has made it 0:01:38.760 --> 0:01:42.720 all about this moment with all those trades. The future 0:01:42.800 --> 0:01:45.840 is most definitely now for a Rams team that ow 0:01:45.880 --> 0:01:48.400 has the Super Bowl on their own building, right? And 0:01:48.440 --> 0:01:51.480 how's oh, I don't know, how's at Rams quarterback in 0:01:51.560 --> 0:01:55.040 affair in the heat of the moment when he's owing 0:01:55.080 --> 0:01:56.840 three all time in the playoffs and he has seven 0:01:56.880 --> 0:01:58.640 picks in his last three games. So you know what, 0:01:58.680 --> 0:02:02.360 as Kyler Murray said today about the moment, there's no 0:02:02.680 --> 0:02:05.240 shine away from it. And that's what we're going to 0:02:05.320 --> 0:02:09.160 talk about tonight. The Big Red Rage featuring Buddha Baker. 0:02:09.280 --> 0:02:12.160 How about that all present of by Santan Ford and 0:02:12.200 --> 0:02:15.640 Gilbert Yours truly, Paul Kalbisi and Ron Wolfing. What do 0:02:15.680 --> 0:02:17.960 you what, Polly? Right now? Where do you want to 0:02:18.000 --> 0:02:20.119 start on this one? I mean, honestly, where does your 0:02:20.120 --> 0:02:23.320 mind go when you start about this game coming up? 0:02:23.440 --> 0:02:26.239 You just went on your little diatribe right there, Polly. 0:02:26.639 --> 0:02:29.400 All I can think of right now is the quarterback 0:02:29.480 --> 0:02:33.720 position and the pressure. This is what a franchise quarterback 0:02:33.880 --> 0:02:36.359 is all about. Would you say that the Los Angeles 0:02:36.480 --> 0:02:41.040 Rams consider Matthew Stafford to be a franchise quarterback, Paul, Well, 0:02:41.040 --> 0:02:43.000 they gave up the number one overall pick and shared 0:02:43.040 --> 0:02:45.359 off in two more first round picks. So you better hope, so, 0:02:45.560 --> 0:02:49.200 baby better they better hope Pole. That's exactly what he is. 0:02:49.240 --> 0:02:52.400 And oh, by the way, the Arizona Cardinals believe that 0:02:52.520 --> 0:02:57.239 Kyler Murray is their franchise quarterback as well. What quarterback 0:02:57.440 --> 0:02:59.800 is going to play a play better? What quarterback has 0:03:00.160 --> 0:03:03.160 to protect the ball in this game, Polly? Because the 0:03:03.280 --> 0:03:05.880 quarterback that does that is most likely going to be 0:03:05.919 --> 0:03:08.560 the one that wins his game. And we're gonna hear 0:03:08.560 --> 0:03:11.280 from Kyler Murray a little bit later. How about getting 0:03:11.280 --> 0:03:14.520 to the quarterback? Could that be our segue into the 0:03:14.560 --> 0:03:18.799 news of the day? J? J. Watt Ron Wolfley. Did 0:03:18.800 --> 0:03:21.799 you see the video, the little snippet that the media 0:03:21.919 --> 0:03:24.000 is allowed to see that they put out for the masses. 0:03:24.040 --> 0:03:27.080 There he is hitting the sled, the blocking sled. Boom, 0:03:27.120 --> 0:03:30.200 He's extending his arms and he's rocking the sled. Yeah, 0:03:30.240 --> 0:03:32.720 you tell me what do you make of that? No, 0:03:32.880 --> 0:03:35.720 you know what I mean? Honestly, that's that's a great star, Polly. 0:03:35.840 --> 0:03:38.680 It looks really, really good. But the problem is it's 0:03:38.720 --> 0:03:41.800 not a man that's three hundred and thirty five pounds. 0:03:42.160 --> 0:03:44.680 I mean, that's the problem. There's going to be somebody 0:03:44.720 --> 0:03:47.880 that will be firing off the ball and somebody that 0:03:47.920 --> 0:03:51.680 will be attacking him as well. But man, I'll tell 0:03:51.720 --> 0:03:55.720 you what, it sure beats the alternative, right, especially because 0:03:55.760 --> 0:03:59.960 you think that JJ Watts. If you listen to JJ Wat, 0:04:00.440 --> 0:04:03.240 you think he's got a real shot to play. As 0:04:03.280 --> 0:04:05.320 a matter of fact, at this point in time, just 0:04:05.520 --> 0:04:08.840 listening to him, I'll be surprised if he doesn't play. 0:04:09.560 --> 0:04:12.280 And let's do just that. Let's listen to JJ Watt, 0:04:12.320 --> 0:04:16.200 and let's start with just the severity of the shoulder injury. 0:04:16.320 --> 0:04:20.039 Here's JJ. The shoulder dislocated out the back, took everything 0:04:20.040 --> 0:04:24.560 with it on the way out, rotator, cuff, flavoram capsule infraspinatus. 0:04:24.680 --> 0:04:29.080 Saw everything's gone, and also dislocated my bice attendant in 0:04:29.120 --> 0:04:32.440 the process. So went in. I got a big scar here, 0:04:32.640 --> 0:04:35.359 got a big scar on the back. Basically opened it up, 0:04:35.400 --> 0:04:38.200 fix it all up. I asked him to tighten it 0:04:38.200 --> 0:04:40.800 down tight. He did and then we went to work 0:04:40.839 --> 0:04:43.000 on rehab. He's thinking it sound like the use a 0:04:43.040 --> 0:04:45.120 set of sockets and they just tighten that sucker down 0:04:45.200 --> 0:04:47.280 real tight, like it's in an engine compartment. I mean, 0:04:47.320 --> 0:04:50.320 my goodness for everyone who's squeamish like yours. Truly, you 0:04:50.360 --> 0:04:52.360 can't even stand the site of an open face sandwich 0:04:52.400 --> 0:04:54.840 to hear that his shoulder just blew and flew out 0:04:54.880 --> 0:04:57.320 the back of his body. And now here he is 0:04:57.560 --> 0:05:00.680 and basically two and a half months when a timetable 0:05:00.839 --> 0:05:04.719 was four to six months for a return, Willie, can 0:05:04.760 --> 0:05:08.760 he returned by Monday night and actually make an impact? Boy, 0:05:08.800 --> 0:05:12.320 what a stud Polly, Honestly, what a savage jj Watt 0:05:12.440 --> 0:05:15.640 is to actually get back in ten weeks ten weeks. 0:05:15.800 --> 0:05:18.760 It was supposed to be what sixteen to twenty four? 0:05:19.320 --> 0:05:21.599 They literally said, Paull, he was gonna take four to 0:05:21.680 --> 0:05:24.080 six months for him to come back, And now here 0:05:24.080 --> 0:05:27.560 he is after ten weeks back in the saddle, at 0:05:27.600 --> 0:05:30.360 least trying to get back in that saddle. Bolly. That's 0:05:30.400 --> 0:05:32.960 my number one takeaway from that cut you just played. 0:05:32.960 --> 0:05:35.760 My number two takeaway is jj Watt would be a 0:05:35.800 --> 0:05:39.760 trainer when he's done. Yeah, No, doubt. Well, remember when 0:05:39.800 --> 0:05:44.400 Carson Palmer was advising Tyrn Matthew based on a knee reconstruction, 0:05:44.400 --> 0:05:47.000 he told him exactly the timetable he'd be looking at 0:05:47.160 --> 0:05:50.120 because Carson Palmer knew it all too well. By the way, 0:05:50.120 --> 0:05:53.039 you mentioned going against three hundred pounders, Well, guess what, 0:05:53.160 --> 0:05:56.200 JJ Watt, this isn't the first time he's had contact. 0:05:56.400 --> 0:05:58.839 It's not just a blocking sled. Before he even took 0:05:59.120 --> 0:06:02.520 the field today, he had tested it behind the scenes 0:06:02.520 --> 0:06:05.359 of factor, he's explaining that process. I've gone up against 0:06:05.400 --> 0:06:09.040 offensive linement already. I'll obviously be doing more of that 0:06:09.440 --> 0:06:11.600 I practice the next couple of days. But yes, I've 0:06:11.640 --> 0:06:18.600 put myself through simulated played, simulated drives, simulated halfs. So 0:06:19.720 --> 0:06:22.240 it's checked out in all those situations. So now the 0:06:22.279 --> 0:06:24.320 next situation is to put it into a full blown 0:06:24.360 --> 0:06:27.080 team situation. And let's not forget when he went down 0:06:27.200 --> 0:06:29.080 at the end of that Houston game at home, and 0:06:29.080 --> 0:06:30.480 I watched him at the very end of the game 0:06:30.520 --> 0:06:32.280 and he sprinted off into the locker room like what's 0:06:32.320 --> 0:06:34.719 going on? The Cardinals were jack stomping the Texans, and 0:06:34.760 --> 0:06:37.080 then we learned the worst the next day about what 0:06:37.200 --> 0:06:40.640 exactly had happened to J. J. Watt. Well, think about it. 0:06:40.680 --> 0:06:43.080 The Cardinals were seven and ozo and he was playing 0:06:43.120 --> 0:06:45.640 some really good ball. I mean he was for that 0:06:45.680 --> 0:06:48.080 prior month. He was shown up in the box score 0:06:48.160 --> 0:06:50.720 in a big way. I mean, well, how realistic is 0:06:50.760 --> 0:06:52.719 it that he can actually come out there and not 0:06:52.800 --> 0:06:56.159 just take the field, but actually take command and be 0:06:56.240 --> 0:06:59.360 a difference maker. See, Paul, that is my question right there, 0:06:59.400 --> 0:07:01.159 It really is. Here's the one thing I know. They're 0:07:01.160 --> 0:07:03.279 going to leave it up to JJ Watt, And that's 0:07:03.320 --> 0:07:05.640 good enough for me, because he's not going to go 0:07:05.680 --> 0:07:07.720 ahead and just go out there. If he's going to 0:07:07.800 --> 0:07:10.120 hurt the team, if he's going to be detrimental to 0:07:10.200 --> 0:07:12.040 the team, he's not going to go out there. That's 0:07:12.040 --> 0:07:15.679 what he was talking about. Also, he was saying he's 0:07:15.760 --> 0:07:17.840 not going to go out there and push it and 0:07:17.920 --> 0:07:20.720 be a detriment to the team. He's only going to 0:07:20.800 --> 0:07:22.800 do it if he can go out there and help 0:07:22.880 --> 0:07:25.800 this team win. And that to me is what is 0:07:25.840 --> 0:07:30.000 critical about this going forward. But I just got so 0:07:30.080 --> 0:07:32.880 much regard and respect for this guy. The fact that 0:07:32.920 --> 0:07:35.600 he is on the precipice of getting back. The one 0:07:35.680 --> 0:07:38.440 caution I have PAULI is, I don't know how much 0:07:38.520 --> 0:07:41.640 live work he's done when he says that he's simulated 0:07:41.920 --> 0:07:45.760 a drive when he simulated a play, are you telling 0:07:45.760 --> 0:07:48.320 me you lined up and went one on one Oklahoma. 0:07:49.680 --> 0:07:53.160 I doubt that it was a situation that was live. 0:07:53.760 --> 0:07:56.800 That's all I'm gonna say. And there's a lot that 0:07:57.000 --> 0:08:00.840 is different from simulating a game and actually playing in 0:08:00.880 --> 0:08:03.320 a game. As far as I'm concerned. When people ask 0:08:03.400 --> 0:08:05.040 me about ninety nine, they say he's a lot like 0:08:05.160 --> 0:08:07.560 number six. But James Connor is to the offense and 0:08:07.600 --> 0:08:10.200 that mentality and how guys feed off James Connor, it's 0:08:10.200 --> 0:08:13.840 the same thing what JJ Watt brings to the defense. Yeah, 0:08:13.880 --> 0:08:16.520 and now the question is will you have company? Jordan 0:08:16.560 --> 0:08:19.880 Phillips was out there practicing in a limited fashion. Marco Wilson, 0:08:19.960 --> 0:08:23.080 we know the problems at corner. In fact, Kevin Peterson 0:08:23.160 --> 0:08:27.120 cleared concussion protocol and then Rondelle more limited, but he 0:08:27.240 --> 0:08:29.600 was out there. And then Chase Edmonds told the media 0:08:29.680 --> 0:08:33.480 today quote number two was going. He proclaimed himself ready 0:08:33.520 --> 0:08:36.360 to go on Monday night and said he would be 0:08:37.160 --> 0:08:41.960 surprised if James Connor missed this playoff. Game. So there 0:08:42.120 --> 0:08:45.760 was some bullish injury news today from the press conferences. No, 0:08:45.920 --> 0:08:48.400 that was good news right there. I totally agree with you. 0:08:48.480 --> 0:08:51.760 I right into that one. I heard Chase sidwins. You know, again, 0:08:52.640 --> 0:08:55.760 he made it very very clear he's not a doctor. 0:08:55.920 --> 0:08:58.520 He's not saying that James Connor is going to play. 0:08:58.640 --> 0:09:01.800 He just said he would be prized if he didn't play. 0:09:01.960 --> 0:09:04.600 So again, it's not like you're gonna hold him to 0:09:04.640 --> 0:09:08.760 the fire if James Connor cannot play metaphorically speaking, you're 0:09:08.800 --> 0:09:11.679 not going to do that. I still think it bodes 0:09:11.720 --> 0:09:14.640 well to hear Chase Edmonds say, oh yeah, I'm good 0:09:14.640 --> 0:09:18.080 to go. I'm going. That is a big deal right there. 0:09:18.080 --> 0:09:22.520 The fact he's back. Marco Wilson, Men, listen, if I 0:09:22.559 --> 0:09:25.040 had my druthers, Paul, if there could be one guy 0:09:25.120 --> 0:09:27.520 other than J. J. Watt. Of course, so I think 0:09:27.840 --> 0:09:30.680 is going to play, other than DeAndre Hopkins, who I 0:09:30.760 --> 0:09:33.520 don't think is gonna play. But if I could pick 0:09:33.640 --> 0:09:37.080 one guy that we expect to play at this point 0:09:37.120 --> 0:09:40.080 in time other than J. J. Watt, I would have 0:09:40.160 --> 0:09:42.960 to say James Connor is number one, but a very 0:09:43.040 --> 0:09:47.560 close second would be Marco Wilson. Paul at least Marco 0:09:47.640 --> 0:09:51.440 Wilson or Kevin Peterson. If you're without both those guys, 0:09:51.640 --> 0:09:54.760 it's almost fatal. And you saw that against Seattle, those 0:09:54.760 --> 0:09:57.719 two Tyler locket touchdown grabs Freddy Swain wide open. It 0:09:57.800 --> 0:10:00.880 just has a trickle down effect in that secondary really 0:10:00.880 --> 0:10:03.520 limits what Vance Joseph is able to do. And you're 0:10:03.600 --> 0:10:06.320 right Wolf when it comes to James Conner. Circled all 0:10:06.320 --> 0:10:08.120 the way back to your first point about the play 0:10:08.120 --> 0:10:11.200 of the quarterbacks. When the Cardinals won in Week four 0:10:11.280 --> 0:10:13.600 at the Rams going away thirty seven twenty, it really 0:10:13.600 --> 0:10:15.880 wasn't even that close. Everybody. Now, they ran at forty 0:10:15.960 --> 0:10:18.160 times for two sixteen. But here's the thing. Kyler only 0:10:18.200 --> 0:10:21.200 threw it thirty two times, and I say only because 0:10:21.200 --> 0:10:24.600 in the rematch he had to throw it forty nine times. Correct. 0:10:25.000 --> 0:10:27.840 And in the Week fourteen loss he had zero touchdowns 0:10:27.840 --> 0:10:30.760 on forty nine attempts and two picks. But in the 0:10:30.760 --> 0:10:33.880 Week four win with a run game, he had two touchdowns, 0:10:34.160 --> 0:10:37.200 zero picks. The passer rating was one twenty, whereas in 0:10:37.240 --> 0:10:39.920 the lass Kyler Murray the passer rating was only seventy two. 0:10:40.400 --> 0:10:42.720 There you have it, Palli, he just nailed it right there. 0:10:42.840 --> 0:10:45.960 I honestly think that is going to be critical. It's 0:10:45.960 --> 0:10:48.240 going to be critical to the success of the Arizona 0:10:48.320 --> 0:10:52.239 Cardinals to run the ball in between the tackles, and specifically, 0:10:52.280 --> 0:10:55.040 I would say to run the ball at war times 0:10:55.040 --> 0:10:59.520 than not at number ninety nine. Hey, the Cardinals want 0:10:59.600 --> 0:11:01.920 you to ache waves in the playoffs by showing your 0:11:02.000 --> 0:11:04.800 support ahead of the Monday night Wildcard game against the Rams. 0:11:04.800 --> 0:11:06.679 There are several ways to get involved. You could come 0:11:06.679 --> 0:11:09.320 away with some great prizes. Just go to Acy cardinals 0:11:09.360 --> 0:11:12.280 dot com slash playoffs for all the details. Acy cardinals 0:11:12.320 --> 0:11:15.120 dot com Slash Playoffs. Now Wolf. If I hear a 0:11:15.120 --> 0:11:19.360 guy on the sideline let out a primal scream before 0:11:19.400 --> 0:11:22.240 the defense hits the field, I know Buddha Baker is 0:11:22.280 --> 0:11:24.280 ready to go and he joins us. Next on the 0:11:24.280 --> 0:11:31.880 Big Red Rage presented by Santan four in Gilbert, ain't 0:11:31.920 --> 0:11:33.680 nothing much to talk about right now? They get the 0:11:33.679 --> 0:11:36.480 ball today. Can you feel me? GCB on three two, 0:11:39.080 --> 0:11:43.760 I'm picked up, I'm picked up. Let go, let's go, 0:11:44.520 --> 0:11:47.960 let go. You don't woke up a ganon, you don't 0:11:47.960 --> 0:11:50.680 walk up a first down for the Rams under twenty 0:11:50.679 --> 0:11:53.680 five under center is Stafford and he's gonna hand it 0:11:53.720 --> 0:11:56.280 off off the right side and nothing to do and 0:11:56.360 --> 0:11:59.040 the ball came out. It's picked up by Buddha Baker 0:11:59.400 --> 0:12:01.800 at the one yard line. How did the ball sport 0:12:01.840 --> 0:12:04.839 out of there? Bhudda Baker picked it up, pick on 0:12:05.040 --> 0:12:08.160 the ground. That's all we know. And doesn't it figure 0:12:08.400 --> 0:12:12.800 it's Baker? I tell you. That was one of two 0:12:12.840 --> 0:12:15.640 big takeaways by that Cardinals defense week four in La 0:12:15.840 --> 0:12:19.600 right Ron Wolfley. The other one was the Byron Murphy interception. Yeah, 0:12:19.920 --> 0:12:22.360 and those go a long way in any game, but 0:12:22.559 --> 0:12:26.559 especially when you're playing another NFC West power and Buddha 0:12:26.600 --> 0:12:28.280 Baker that was big and you heard a little bit 0:12:28.640 --> 0:12:30.520 of the tussle they were rooting in a two and 0:12:30.559 --> 0:12:33.800 womping in a stumping almost pregame when the tight ends 0:12:33.880 --> 0:12:36.000 or the Rams were on the Cardinals side of the field, 0:12:36.440 --> 0:12:39.280 and then actually obviously got everyone a little fired up, 0:12:39.320 --> 0:12:42.160 a little extra motivation on that is here. It is 0:12:42.200 --> 0:12:45.720 the Big Red Rage presented by santan Ford in Gilbert 0:12:45.800 --> 0:12:47.960 and we're bringing on board. Let's see here wolf if 0:12:47.960 --> 0:12:52.000 we're scoring at home, A four time pro bowler, a 0:12:52.120 --> 0:12:56.000 two time team captain and then he's a first timer. 0:12:56.440 --> 0:12:59.439 He's a first time dad within the last month or so, 0:12:59.760 --> 0:13:01.560 and he's going to be a first timer in the 0:13:01.720 --> 0:13:05.200 NFL playoffs. How about that, Buddha, Baker, Welcome to the 0:13:05.200 --> 0:13:08.040 Big Red Rage. Buddha. How are we doing? Hey, I'm 0:13:08.040 --> 0:13:10.640 doing great. How are you guys doing? We're doing great, Buddha. 0:13:10.679 --> 0:13:15.160 Really appreciate your time. You're still running into the darkness, Buddha. 0:13:15.520 --> 0:13:19.720 Oh yeah, always. That's my favorite term ever bad. I 0:13:19.760 --> 0:13:21.959 think that I've heard of code say, and I've been 0:13:22.000 --> 0:13:24.920 around an awful lot of coaches. Well that one, by Vance, 0:13:25.040 --> 0:13:30.600 that's my favorite. Buddy's tell us about your season before 0:13:30.640 --> 0:13:32.560 we get into this game, Just just tell us about 0:13:32.720 --> 0:13:35.760 your season. And obviously you're going back to the Pro Bowl. 0:13:35.800 --> 0:13:40.160 What do you think of twenty twenty one? Yeah, I mean, personally, 0:13:40.160 --> 0:13:43.679 I've definitely felt like I've had a great season, you know, 0:13:44.800 --> 0:13:48.000 you know, you know, going into the last couple of years, 0:13:48.040 --> 0:13:51.199 I've been kind of making some play So now it's 0:13:51.280 --> 0:13:54.439 kind of just knowing that the offense is going to 0:13:54.559 --> 0:13:56.920 go away from me and just continue to do my 0:13:57.080 --> 0:14:00.680 job each and every every week and not try to chase, 0:14:01.040 --> 0:14:04.199 you know, things, and just continue to do my job 0:14:04.360 --> 0:14:07.839 for each and every play, one week at a time, 0:14:07.840 --> 0:14:10.240 and that's that's been my plan and my goal this 0:14:10.400 --> 0:14:14.080 Hotel Boot. I know that you've got your eyes fixed 0:14:14.280 --> 0:14:17.439 on much, much bigger things, but I have to ask you, 0:14:17.520 --> 0:14:20.080 since we're talking about you personally, in the season that 0:14:20.160 --> 0:14:24.800 you had, does the Pro Bowl mean anything to you? Yeah? 0:14:24.840 --> 0:14:28.400 I mean, it's definitely a blessing that you know here 0:14:28.520 --> 0:14:31.840 that people are voting for me. Fans are voting for me, 0:14:31.920 --> 0:14:35.360 you know, friends maybe um, and of course you know, 0:14:35.600 --> 0:14:38.640 other coaches and you know, other players voted for me. 0:14:38.760 --> 0:14:42.200 So that's always special because you know, especially with the 0:14:42.240 --> 0:14:45.240 coaches and the players, those are the people that really know, 0:14:45.760 --> 0:14:48.720 you know, kind of exactly what we're doing each eaching 0:14:48.840 --> 0:14:52.440 and each out. So you know, it's definitely cool for me. 0:14:52.520 --> 0:14:56.920 But then again, I've always wanted to all of course 0:14:56.960 --> 0:14:59.400 win a championship and make it to the playoffs. So 0:14:59.600 --> 0:15:02.400 you know, on into year five, of course, you know, 0:15:02.600 --> 0:15:05.000 first and foremost do my job, but then again, bring 0:15:05.040 --> 0:15:07.760 the other players with me, and you know, try to 0:15:07.800 --> 0:15:11.040 just get better one week at a time and take 0:15:11.080 --> 0:15:13.840 a one in no mentality, and I knew everything else 0:15:13.960 --> 0:15:16.360 was going to take care of itself. So you know, 0:15:16.560 --> 0:15:19.840 we definitely, you know, of course had a little bumpy ending, 0:15:19.920 --> 0:15:23.040 but in the playoffs and now it's it's go time. 0:15:23.600 --> 0:15:27.440 That's interesting that you mentioned how teams are running away 0:15:27.440 --> 0:15:29.000 from you, because I don't know, it was last year, 0:15:29.000 --> 0:15:30.960 the year before you had like one hundred and fifty 0:15:31.000 --> 0:15:33.880 tackles and let all dbs in tackles. But you really 0:15:33.880 --> 0:15:36.600 don't have that opportunity anymore because your reputation precedes you 0:15:36.640 --> 0:15:40.040 to a certain degree, doesn't it. Yeah, yeah, I mean 0:15:40.920 --> 0:15:43.680 it's it's you know, it gets born out there sometimes. 0:15:43.760 --> 0:15:47.560 But then again, you know, of course, us knowing that 0:15:47.640 --> 0:15:50.360 these things, us knowing that if I'm down, that these 0:15:50.360 --> 0:15:52.520 guys are going to be you know, fanning to me, 0:15:52.960 --> 0:15:55.840 that gives a lot of other guys opportunities to make plays. 0:15:55.880 --> 0:15:59.000 And you know, we we you know, VJ does a 0:15:59.040 --> 0:16:02.760 great job of having his playmakers on defense make a 0:16:02.800 --> 0:16:05.440 lot of plays, and you know, the whole whole defense 0:16:05.480 --> 0:16:09.000 has been great for us. So boot had no picks 0:16:09.000 --> 0:16:11.920 over your first three seasons, and now all of a 0:16:11.960 --> 0:16:14.800 sudden you got five over two. What is going on? 0:16:15.480 --> 0:16:18.000 Why all of a sudden none over the first three 0:16:18.120 --> 0:16:20.000 years and now all of a sudden, we're seeing you 0:16:20.040 --> 0:16:24.200 get some becks. Yeah. I mean first three years, you know, 0:16:24.320 --> 0:16:28.720 I've had a couple opportunities you know, slipped out the hands. 0:16:28.840 --> 0:16:31.400 But I like to say, you know, my rookie year, 0:16:31.440 --> 0:16:33.880 of course, I was that special team guy until the 0:16:34.040 --> 0:16:37.920 seventh eighth game, and you know, second year going into 0:16:38.040 --> 0:16:40.640 you know, a new coaching staff with coach Wilkes and 0:16:41.040 --> 0:16:45.440 that whole new defense and four three defense and you know, 0:16:45.680 --> 0:16:49.400 didn't go into this third defense which is Vince Joseph 0:16:49.520 --> 0:16:52.840 defense and learning that. And for me, it's like, you know, 0:16:53.240 --> 0:16:55.960 I just try to do my job each and every week, 0:16:56.080 --> 0:16:58.840 each and every you know play, and if there's the 0:16:58.840 --> 0:17:01.720 football's not out there for me sometimes and I'm not 0:17:01.720 --> 0:17:05.080 going to have that opportunity. So for me, it's just 0:17:05.240 --> 0:17:08.720 definitely been putting in great positions to get you know, 0:17:08.840 --> 0:17:12.400 to get the football, and you know, it's it's been 0:17:12.400 --> 0:17:15.479 good for me. Buddha Baker is our guests, the Cardinals 0:17:15.520 --> 0:17:18.399 Pro Bowl safety. We started this by just talking about 0:17:18.440 --> 0:17:21.719 the moment the playoffs at what does it mean to 0:17:21.760 --> 0:17:25.080 you just this moment and Monday night football for all 0:17:25.119 --> 0:17:28.080 the nation to see a postseason game for the first 0:17:28.080 --> 0:17:31.720 time in your career. Yeah, it's definitely exciting, you know, 0:17:31.760 --> 0:17:34.159 and we we we learned that. You know, this is 0:17:34.160 --> 0:17:36.520 going to be one of the first Monday night football 0:17:36.640 --> 0:17:39.480 playoff games, and you know, all the hype is there 0:17:39.560 --> 0:17:43.000 in LA. It's going to be you know, a divisional opponent, 0:17:43.160 --> 0:17:46.080 an opponent that we played twice a year. So it's 0:17:46.119 --> 0:17:50.320 definitely very exciting for me. I'm very blessed and to 0:17:50.440 --> 0:17:53.680 be able to be healthy for this seventeen week season 0:17:53.760 --> 0:17:58.679 and our seventeen eighty out seventeen week season, and you know, 0:17:58.920 --> 0:18:02.400 it's definitely special to be at this point. It's you know, 0:18:02.720 --> 0:18:05.159 the records don't mean anything. It's O and O and 0:18:05.720 --> 0:18:08.120 you know, the best man wins, and that's what I'm 0:18:08.200 --> 0:18:11.159 very excited for. Been waiting for this opportunity since I 0:18:11.200 --> 0:18:14.360 got into the league, and now that I have this opportunity, 0:18:14.480 --> 0:18:17.840 Now that we have this opportunity, it's definitely special for us. 0:18:18.080 --> 0:18:21.000 And so now getting ready to go into the second season, 0:18:21.080 --> 0:18:23.959 if you will, the playoffs. Of course, where do you 0:18:23.960 --> 0:18:26.840 think this defense is right now? Buddha, go ahead and 0:18:26.920 --> 0:18:30.720 evaluated for us, if you don't mind. Yeah, I mean, 0:18:30.760 --> 0:18:35.080 I definitely think this defense is a great defense. You know, 0:18:35.560 --> 0:18:39.480 last week Seahawks put thirty eight, you know, thirty eight 0:18:39.520 --> 0:18:42.760 points on us, and you know, we we looked at 0:18:42.800 --> 0:18:45.320 the film and we talked about, you know, the game 0:18:45.400 --> 0:18:49.119 and how a team can play great football for forty 0:18:49.200 --> 0:18:53.560 plays and for forty six plays that there's six bad 0:18:53.600 --> 0:18:57.359 plays that can end up touchdowns. So and we noticed that, 0:18:57.480 --> 0:19:00.800 you know, the last eight games last week for US, 0:19:01.359 --> 0:19:05.040 um that's where guys got like three or four touchdowns 0:19:05.040 --> 0:19:08.200 in the last eight plays of US claim defense. So 0:19:08.680 --> 0:19:11.800 just think about three to four touchdowns in the last 0:19:11.840 --> 0:19:15.439 eight plays of a whole game, those little plays, you know, 0:19:15.480 --> 0:19:19.840 that all matters. And of course that's these offensive all 0:19:20.040 --> 0:19:27.120 take for us. It's just and just doing the job 0:19:27.640 --> 0:19:29.960 one play at the time. And I definitely feel the 0:19:30.040 --> 0:19:33.760 guy that you know that great. Of course, we always 0:19:34.040 --> 0:19:37.760 talk about operations in the preparation. You know, you separate 0:19:37.800 --> 0:19:41.520 yourself from preparing throughout the week, watching film, recovering, taking 0:19:41.560 --> 0:19:44.199 care of your body, and of course knowing what to 0:19:44.240 --> 0:19:46.280 do each and every each and every day, each and 0:19:46.320 --> 0:19:49.199 every play. So you know, things are going great for 0:19:49.320 --> 0:19:52.040 us today and we're gonna go throughout the week and 0:19:52.080 --> 0:19:55.200 have a great reek of practice and see see see 0:19:55.200 --> 0:19:58.000 what's gonna be like on Monday. Can you understand it? 0:19:58.040 --> 0:19:59.520 We're on board with Rude Baker. You're on the big 0:19:59.600 --> 0:20:04.000 red rage that nationally people look at the Cardinals defense 0:20:04.119 --> 0:20:08.200 and they're a little confused. For example, against Dallas, Zeke 0:20:08.200 --> 0:20:10.840 Ellen and company had forty five yards rushing total as 0:20:10.880 --> 0:20:12.920 a team, their lowest output of the year. But then 0:20:13.000 --> 0:20:15.600 Seattle comes in with over two hundred yards rushing. So 0:20:15.640 --> 0:20:17.520 I think a lot of people are trying to make Okay, 0:20:17.920 --> 0:20:19.679 is that a big deal? What to make of that? 0:20:19.800 --> 0:20:22.000 What do you say to those folks who wonder, okay, 0:20:22.040 --> 0:20:25.440 what is the Cardinals defense all about? Hey? I mean 0:20:25.680 --> 0:20:27.639 all yeah to do is watch the TV. That's all 0:20:27.680 --> 0:20:30.359 I gotta say. I'm not gonna make any excuses, not 0:20:30.400 --> 0:20:34.720 going to make any promises to anything. Just know that 0:20:34.760 --> 0:20:38.520 this Cardinal defense will be ready come Monday night and 0:20:39.080 --> 0:20:41.560 it's gonna be a big fight. Yeah, we're gonna talk 0:20:41.560 --> 0:20:43.560 in the next beautiful part of the program. We're gonna 0:20:43.600 --> 0:20:46.680 talk an awful lot about that matchup on Monday night 0:20:46.680 --> 0:20:50.240 against the Rams. Tell me about Jaalen Thompson, Because Buddha, 0:20:50.359 --> 0:20:53.720 I can't think of a better situation or a better 0:20:53.800 --> 0:20:57.760 scenario for Jalen Thompson to actually come to this team 0:20:57.880 --> 0:21:01.720 right here and have you as a safety mate, a 0:21:01.800 --> 0:21:04.360 guy that's in the back end with him. How has 0:21:04.480 --> 0:21:08.600 Jayalen Thompson impacted you and how you play? And how 0:21:08.680 --> 0:21:14.160 has Jayalen Thompson impacted this defense overall? Yeah, I mean 0:21:14.240 --> 0:21:17.080 he's been great for us. He's always been great for us, 0:21:17.119 --> 0:21:19.320 but this year, you guys have seen his name a lot, 0:21:20.440 --> 0:21:23.000 seeing him, you know, hearing his name a lot on TV. 0:21:23.200 --> 0:21:27.240 And he's been great for us and passed downs, rundowns, 0:21:27.280 --> 0:21:30.119 all the above, and you know, I'm just blessed to 0:21:30.160 --> 0:21:32.760 have him as a safety. And of course those young 0:21:32.760 --> 0:21:35.320 in years a couple of years ago, you know, you know, 0:21:36.080 --> 0:21:40.280 he definitely was a great player, very instinctual, but you know, 0:21:40.400 --> 0:21:43.840 didn't really have the football smarts yet. And what you 0:21:43.840 --> 0:21:47.200 guys are seeing now is this man's commanding things. He's 0:21:47.240 --> 0:21:49.960 demanding things on defense. As a safety, you have to 0:21:49.960 --> 0:21:54.080