1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 1: Happy New Year, Bird Gang. That is right. It is 2 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: the first day of the new league year. It's also 3 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: Saint Patrick's Day, which seems fitting. Green is the word 4 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 1: of the day. On today's show. The Cardinals go green 5 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: at wide receiver and the one thing we know Sean 6 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: Coogler would prefer to avoid green offensive lineman. He likes 7 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: experience up front, check and double check. It's Cardinals Cover two, 8 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 1: Episode four oh five, and it starts now. Welcome to 9 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: Cardinals Cover two with Craig Grigolu and Mike Jarecki. Cardinals 10 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 1: Cover two is presented by Hyunday, proud partner of the 11 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals, and by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Easy Cardinals 12 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: dot com Slash Podcasts. Murray rolls to the right, throws 13 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: near side, defends pot penis into the ends after the touchdown. 14 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: Here's Craig Grielou and Mike Jarecki. Wow, you talk about 15 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: making a splash here in free agency, MJ. And let's 16 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 1: not ignore the fact that it really began the first 17 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: of the month with the addition of JJ Watt. But 18 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: now you've addressed not only the offensive line, the defensive line, 19 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: and you've added a playmaker here on this first day 20 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 1: of the new league year. I know we're doing a podcast. 21 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: You got to see the smile on my face and 22 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: your face, and it's happy new season year, whatever you 23 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: want to phrase it. But this is the official day 24 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: where teams have to be under the salary cap. We 25 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: know teams were scrambling to get out of the cap, 26 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: and you know, over the last couple of days you 27 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: hear a lot of agregive terms and now we're getting 28 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: official news and of course you can't make trades until 29 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: the legal season opens up, and to hear the Cardinals 30 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: made a trade. But before we get into all that, 31 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: I think it was very clear going into the offseason, 32 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: a personnel department, starting at the top Steve Kine, made 33 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 1: a priority to get better in the trenches. And we 34 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 1: all used the postseason, including the Super Bowl, and when 35 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: you look at that JJ Watt check, Rodney Hudson check. 36 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:29,959 Speaker 1: They went out and got one of the best centers. 37 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 1: We weren't talking about Craig because he wasn't available until today. 38 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: There was rumors they were going to release him and 39 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: the Cardinals decided to make a trade. So you talk 40 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: about sending a message and I think there's one guy. 41 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: I'm sure a lot of guys are going to be 42 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: I know one guy's going to be really thrilled about this, 43 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: and that would be the starting quarterback K one Yes, 44 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray is going to like the fact that the 45 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: offensive line was improved, not only at the center position, 46 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: but you bring back Kelvin Beecham, you get a playmaker 47 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: and AJ Green, and then on the other side, the 48 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 1: defense better as well because JJ Watt is in the fold. 49 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: A lot to get to here, Bird Gang, and let's 50 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: just begin with how this day started, and that was 51 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: the initial reports about AJ Green and the Cardinals are 52 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: green at terms. That one year deal is now official, 53 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 1: and here you have the answer. That playmaker, that wide 54 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: receiver opposites of DeAndre Hopkins six foot four, two ten pounds. Yeah, 55 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: he's long in the tooth, but that wingspan and just 56 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: that ability to take some of the pressure off of Hopkins, 57 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: I think is going to be what this offense really needs. 58 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: Weekend Pencilman as a number two receiver. He'll be on 59 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: the outside. We know Hopkins usually lines up as the 60 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: extra steamer on the left side. The Cardinals did a 61 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: better opportunity moving him around late in the year. So 62 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: they finally found that that wide receiver that can basically 63 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 1: take the top off the defense. Not talking about speed, 64 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: I'm talking about just straight line runner great on the 65 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: fifty fifty balls. I can't tell you, you know what 66 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 1: a wonderful person he has been. I know that maybe 67 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: last year wasn't going well and so maybe there's times 68 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: when you're not focused in the game, and it was 69 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: it was shown, but you take body of work. Clearly 70 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: he's not the same player he was a couple of 71 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 1: years ago. But the Cardinals don't need a number one 72 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 1: wide receiver, no, they opposite of Hopkins. They needed someone 73 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: to fill that playmakers status. And you know, outside of 74 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: Christian Kirk, which has shown flashes, we just haven't seen 75 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 1: that out of Keyshawn Johnson or Nandy Asabella. But those 76 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: are smaller receivers. This is a taller wide receiver to 77 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 1: whur I think you could now take some more chances 78 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: if you're Kyle the Murray to where you're not just 79 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: looking to the left, but you can now look to 80 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: the rights. And then the trickle down effect is you 81 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: move guys now into where there are more natural positions. 82 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: Christian Kirk and Isabella. You slide them into the slot. 83 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: If Larry Fitzgerald decides to come back, you move him 84 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:14,280 Speaker 1: into the slot. And now, all of a sudden, I 85 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 1: do think you've got that one two punch that you 86 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: like to talk about the running back position, but now 87 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: you have it at the wide receiver position. And that's 88 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: what was lacking. And I guess we got to talk 89 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: about guys on the roster, right So right now, Christian 90 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: Kirk would be your slot receiver and that's his natural role. 91 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: Now we're just gonna have to wait and see what 92 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:36,119 Speaker 1: happens with Larry. Clearly the Cardinals are given them enough time. 93 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: Today's the first day where teams obviously you have to 94 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 1: get under the cap. So but I think Christian Kirk's 95 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: natural is playing in the slot Andy Isabella. If they 96 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 1: want to go four wide and they want to put 97 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: some speed on the field, you can get him involved. 98 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: Obviously you're gonna get off press coverage, you gotta get separation. 99 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: But it gives them a little bit more flexibility. But 100 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: if I had a guess, depending on what happens with Larry, 101 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 1: their top three receivers would be Hopkins, me throwing Green 102 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: and then Christian Kirk, and then we'll see what happens 103 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 1: when it comes to the draft. But I don't think 104 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 1: the wide receiver is a priority going into the NFL Draft. 105 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 1: Doesn't mean they won't address a position. I do think 106 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: depending on how the draft falls, they could still look, 107 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: especially if it's one of those top three. But I 108 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: understand what you're saying. It's no longer a need, it's 109 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 1: no longer a priority. Maybe it becomes Day two or 110 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 1: Day three, because again Green is under contract for just 111 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 1: one year and he'll be thirty three when the season begins. 112 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: He turns thirty three in July, and then we have 113 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 1: to talk about it because it's going to be addressed, 114 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 1: and I'm sure the Cardinals addressed it as well in house. 115 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: As far as just his durability, he did play all 116 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: sixteen games last season, but like a JJ Watt, he's 117 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: only played a full sixteen games twice over the past 118 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: five seasons. He missed a total of twenty nine games 119 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: over that five season span, including the entire twenty nineteen 120 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:06,599 Speaker 1: season because of an ankle issue. So if he is healthy, 121 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: and he was healthy last season, that's important to note. 122 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: You're not getting a player coming off an injury. He 123 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: had an entire season in which she showed he was healthy. 124 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: Now you look at his numbers MJ and they're not great, 125 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: But let's not forget what he was operating inside of 126 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: as far as an offensive scheme in Cincinnati. A rookie quarterback, 127 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback who then gets hurt, and then a couple 128 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: of unknowns, And that is why I think there was 129 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 1: a drop off for aj Green here this past season. 130 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow got off to a good start, but he 131 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: ended him getting hurt, and then he had to go 132 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 1: with Allen and Ryan Finley the local product. And you know, 133 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: obviously that's difficult for those guys who are probably running 134 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 1: for the life. And let's go back to when Joe 135 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: Burrow was in there, and we know that he suffered 136 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: an ACL injury. They didn't have the greatest protection up front. 137 00:07:57,640 --> 00:07:59,679 Speaker 1: And I do give Zach Taylor a lot of credit 138 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: because he try to mass protect to protect your borrow. 139 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 1: But if your quarterbacks getting hit all the time, they'll 140 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: get Tennessee to get gunshy, and so the receivers, they 141 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: can run great routes, get separation, but the ball is 142 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: not going to get there. You know, listen, expectations for 143 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: me four or five six catches the game. You know, 144 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: between fifty sixty yards, you know, get in the red zone, 145 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: get on third down. He's going to go and be 146 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: going against a second corner. He's savvying his route running. 147 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: You know, when the Cardinals went to Cincinnati a couple 148 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: of years ago, when any Adulton was there, you know, 149 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: he has a lot of respect for Larry Fitzgerald, and 150 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 1: you know Larry is kind of a mentor to for him. 151 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: So you can just see the way he approaches the 152 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: game on and off the field. Let's go back to 153 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:51,439 Speaker 1: the numbers and break down last season for a J. Green, 154 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: because you have a known commodity in a veteran wide 155 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: receiver and an unknown in a number one overall drive 156 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 1: pick in Joe Burrow. But remember Burrow got hurt and 157 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:07,440 Speaker 1: it was ten games into the regular season. So if 158 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: you look at what AJ Green did with Burrow and 159 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 1: then look how he finished this season with Brandon Allen 160 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 1: and Ryan Finley, that I think is important to note 161 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:21,719 Speaker 1: because a bulk of Green's numbers came with Burrow at 162 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: quarterback thirty four catches, three hundred and fifty two yards 163 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: and one touchdown, and then he closed the season with 164 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: thirteen catches, one hundred and seventy one yards and one 165 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 1: touchdown over the last six games when Alan and Finley 166 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 1: and the Bengals were still trying to figure out what 167 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 1: to do with the quarterback position. And really, for all 168 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: intentsive purposes, once Burrow went out, the Bengal season was 169 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: done and Jay and really for them, twenty twenty was 170 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: all about the future, not so much the immediacy. And 171 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 1: I think ray J. Green not that he expressed frustration 172 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 1: or was a malcontent, but now for me personally, you know, 173 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: I'm now leaving I mean a Cincinnati Bengals franchise that 174 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 1: is still trying to get to that next step as 175 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:09,599 Speaker 1: far as early stages. Now joining a team with a 176 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: proven quarterback, a proven number one wide receiver, and a 177 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:17,839 Speaker 1: team that is, we hope destined to take that gigantic 178 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 1: step forward and get into the postseason. And you know what, Craig, 179 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: when you start to getting into your thirties and you 180 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: live back East and you get out up in the 181 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: morning and you see feel the sunshine, it feels good 182 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 1: on the body. We talk about those guys making that 183 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: you know that playing those cool weather cities in November 184 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: and Decenter and they lead the vehicle to get into 185 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:40,559 Speaker 1: the facility, they those bones feel a little bit different. 186 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:44,559 Speaker 1: So again I'm not saying he's hitting the reset button, 187 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: but I think he would like to play a few 188 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:48,680 Speaker 1: more years. Yes, it's a one year deal and Cardinals 189 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: will figure that out in the future. We know hops 190 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: under contract. Christin Kirk's coming up here soon. But you know, 191 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: I think it's important for him to go to a place. 192 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: And you know, you'd love to see a guy that 193 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: was draft at that high. You'd like to see guys 194 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 1: playing one city and one team, but at this point 195 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: in his career it wasn't it wasn't feasible for him. 196 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: Now there is a story here and if you go 197 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 1: back to that draft, talking about twenty eleven. Twenty eleven, 198 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 1: thank you, Craig Ken Wizzeno was the head coach. Cincinnati 199 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: had the fourth pick in the draft, and there was 200 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: a lot of talk because if you look at their history, 201 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 1: they draft a lot of corners and there was talk 202 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: they would have taken Patrick Peterson. And I was told 203 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: after the draft, if they had taken Patrick Peterson, the 204 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 1: Cardinals were taking AJ Green with the fifth overall pick 205 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: with the fifth overall pick. Now, you know, obviously that's 206 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: in the past, and Patrick Peterson has had a great career, 207 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 1: you know, you know, Unfortunately he's going to be a 208 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 1: free agent, and I know people are down on him, 209 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: but I still think he had a great Cardinal career. Unfortunately, 210 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 1: we'll just have to see what happens here. But yeah, 211 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:09,319 Speaker 1: just kind of full circle for AJ Green, even though 212 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 1: he was never coming here, but now he's with the Cardinals. 213 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: Ten years with the Bengals, his eleventh season will be 214 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:19,720 Speaker 1: wearing an Arizona Cardinals uniform. A seven time Pro bowler, 215 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:23,719 Speaker 1: three time second team All Pro. Also, by the way, 216 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 1: speaking of that twenty eleven NFL draft, JJ Watt was 217 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 1: the eleventh overall pick. So maybe there is some relationship 218 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: with Green and what because we know about these draft 219 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: prospects for Jabond as they get ready for the draft 220 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 1: and then wherever they might might might wind up. All right, now, 221 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 1: let's stay on the offensive end here, because as much 222 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: as I think the AJ Green signing is going to 223 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 1: get a lot of the attention and probably lead most 224 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 1: of the highlight show sportscast news shows, whatever you want 225 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: to call it. Maybe the most important move here on 226 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: this March seventeenth is the acquisition of center Rodney Hudson, 227 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 1: acquired from the Raiders for a twenty twenty one third 228 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 1: round pick. Cardinals also get a seventh round pick and 229 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 1: the deal so they still have five total draft picks 230 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 1: here coming up in April. But you have just added 231 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 1: a three time pro bowler who, yes, will be thirty 232 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 1: two when the season begins, but he seems to be 233 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 1: getting better with age. M j He is a three 234 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 1: time Pro bowler over the past five seasons, and it 235 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 1: certainly does address a need, not that Green does not, 236 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: but a need that at the end of the season. 237 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: Maybe we weren't talking about it, but we know the 238 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:50,200 Speaker 1: coaching staff was because we heard from offensive line coach 239 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 1: and run game coordinator Sean Coogler that he wasn't quite happy. 240 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 1: I'm putting words in his mouth here, but based off 241 00:13:56,720 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 1: his talk about Mason Cole and Lamar Gilliard, they wanted 242 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:06,479 Speaker 1: to get better at the center position and this automatically 243 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:11,040 Speaker 1: makes them better at the center spot. Huge upgrade. No 244 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 1: disrespect to Mason Cole and Lamont Gilliard, they wanted to 245 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 1: get better, and as we started the show, they wanted 246 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: to make a point to make sure they're going to 247 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: protect Kyler Murray. And it's for the whole team, but 248 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: you know, Kyler Murray had some some retweets and subtweets 249 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 1: and he wanted, you know, it wasn't just the offensive line. 250 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 1: Jim Naggy, if you're not familiar, who runs a Senior Bowl, 251 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: and he said, watch the Super Bowl and the teams 252 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 1: wanted the trenches and Murray retweeted that and then other ways, 253 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 1: you you know, figured out that he wants protection. I mean, 254 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: any quarterback would want that. And so let's back up 255 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: a little bit. So the Cardinals, initially we're going to 256 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 1: go after Corey Lindsley, and he made a decision to 257 00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: go to the Chargers. And he had a little in 258 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 1: tell with Brian Bulaga who played with him with the Packers. 259 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 1: So again relationships matter. And then all of a sudden, 260 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 1: we got win yesterday that possibly Hudson was going to 261 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 1: be released and being a vest event, you don't have 262 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: to worry about Claren Waivers. You would just be a 263 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: street free agent. And then fast forward this morning, there 264 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 1: was speculation that maybe they're not going to release him. 265 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: And at that point, the Cardinals, yes, they only have 266 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 1: five draft picks, but you look at the three third 267 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: round picks over the last few years. We know they 268 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: need to get better in the draft. Steve Kind would 269 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 1: admit that, but we know when he pulls off trades 270 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: they usually work out. So make a long story short, 271 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 1: the Cardinals decided we're going to make this trade, and 272 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 1: they're able to come to terms based on his contract. 273 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 1: So this is a home run. Nothing against Corey Linsley. 274 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 1: I think he's a better player and Hudson. The only 275 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: problem is he wasn't available yesterday, two days ago. He 276 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 1: became available today, Yeah, twenty four hours ago. When well, 277 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: actually this probably goes back, you know a few days, 278 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 1: a few weeks when we were looking at the interior 279 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: of the offensive line. I think really focusing on the 280 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 1: center position because I do think they are good at 281 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: the guard spot with Justin Pugh. And now you've got 282 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: either Justin Murray or Josh Jones on the right side 283 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: to battle it out. Maybe Max Garcia comes back and 284 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 1: he becomes an option. Who knows, but that center position 285 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 1: you mentioned, Lindsley, he became a focal point and then 286 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: his decision to go to the Chargers. You're like, all right, 287 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: well you lost out there. And then you wake up 288 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 1: this morning to the news that Alex Mack is nearing 289 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:41,160 Speaker 1: to deal with the forty nine ers, another name that 290 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: you are high on. You're like, okay, well there goes 291 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: another name, and you start connecting dots like, well, who's left, 292 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: and this Hudson conversation pops up. That always going to 293 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 1: get released. Well, it didn't become official to your point, MJ, 294 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: until this morning, and then it became well it never 295 00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 1: became official because they were going to work out a trade. 296 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 1: You're like, all right, well, how do you do this? 297 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: And once again, and I was talking to you earlier 298 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 1: in the day, Steve Kime and his history of draft 299 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 1: or excuse me, his history of trades, but more importantly 300 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: his history with trades and the Raiders acquiring Carson Palmer 301 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:22,399 Speaker 1: and reiniting his career. Not that that needs to happen 302 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: with Hudson, but once again, you have gotten someone to 303 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:30,120 Speaker 1: bolster the offensive line. And as Batrain likes to say, 304 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: inside out, well you've got a pro bowler at the 305 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:36,919 Speaker 1: center position to snap the ball to Kyler Murray and 306 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,119 Speaker 1: getting back to Alex Mack. The reason why I was 307 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:43,359 Speaker 1: high because you know, clearly everyone was focusing on Corey 308 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: Linsley and made sense. Twenty nine years old coming off 309 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: a really good year. Now I didn't know this until 310 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 1: this morning, but Kyle Shanahan has history with Alex Mack, 311 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 1: maybe even going back to Cleveland when he was assistant, 312 00:17:57,080 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: and then he was in Atlanta and he said he 313 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,360 Speaker 1: be entice of playing with the Niners. And then they 314 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:06,119 Speaker 1: obviously overnight re up their left tackle and Trent Williams 315 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 1: and they signed Alex Mack. But one thing I'll give 316 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 1: the Cardinals credit for it. They didn't get desperate and 317 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: go to the next guy. Now would have been Alex Mack. 318 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: Maybe they got win that he's going to San Francisco. 319 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: The next guy would have been Nick Martin. That's what 320 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,680 Speaker 1: teams do. You go to the next guy. They did 321 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: not get desperate knowing that they lost out on the 322 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 1: guy they wanted. However, less than twelve or fourteen hours later, 323 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 1: they got a guy that has Yeah, he maybe three 324 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:36,239 Speaker 1: years older, but his numbers are a lot better and 325 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:40,399 Speaker 1: nothing against Lindsley Hope. He has a great career, but 326 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:43,640 Speaker 1: this couldn't have worked out better for the Arizona Cardinals. 327 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 1: Pro Football Focus and you can use these stats for 328 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 1: your arguments or to prove your arguments incorrect, because I 329 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:58,160 Speaker 1: think sometimes people use it to help whatever viewpoint they 330 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 1: have on a certain player, but without knowing too much 331 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: about Hudson as he plays in the AFC West. But 332 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 1: according to Pro Football Focus, Hudson is first among all 333 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 1: centers since twenty fifteen with a ninety three point six 334 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:17,440 Speaker 1: pass blocking grade. And that's what you're looking for when 335 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:20,439 Speaker 1: you are throwing the ball a lot and with a 336 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 1: mobile quarterback. We already saw that number of sacks drop 337 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:26,159 Speaker 1: from forty eight to twenty seven, and I think that 338 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:29,200 Speaker 1: number is only going to get better. So yeah, Hudson 339 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:32,880 Speaker 1: is going to be a huge improvement. There is a 340 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 1: relationship on the Cardinals, at least one that I know of, 341 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:37,560 Speaker 1: and I know it's on the other side of the ball, 342 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:41,639 Speaker 1: But Princeton Buckner, the Cardinals defensive line coach, was with 343 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: the Raiders for a period of time after he left 344 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:48,400 Speaker 1: the Cardinals initially, so there's another guy outside of Sean 345 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:50,640 Speaker 1: Cougo that that might have been in there going. Yes, 346 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:54,160 Speaker 1: he's legit. Yes, let's do whatever we can to bring 347 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 1: him into this team and Adam to our offensive line. 348 00:19:57,480 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 1: Hudson's going to make the other four guys even better. 349 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 1: Not you know, DJ Humphries obviously probably still reaching his peak. 350 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 1: We know Justin Pugh's coming off a really good season, 351 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 1: you know, getting over to the thirty age, and then 352 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: you start looking at the center position now huge upgrade, 353 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: and then the right side. So I think he'll make 354 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:22,400 Speaker 1: the line a lot better. But also just the fact 355 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 1: that the physicality in when you look at the last 356 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:30,680 Speaker 1: five years, over thirty close to thirty five hundred snaps, 357 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:36,640 Speaker 1: he's only given up three sacks. Three sacks. So when 358 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: you're watching film, you're like, what are the Raiders thinking? 359 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 1: Thank you exactly, thank you very much. And what is 360 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 1: what the knock is on the JJ Watt and even 361 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 1: the AJ Green moves is their durability their availability? Well, 362 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 1: you can't have that knock on a Rodney Huntson as 363 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 1: you look at what he is done, starting all sixteen 364 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: games in four of the last five years, and MG 365 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 1: that one year he didn't start all sixteen, he started 366 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 1: fifteen and still made the Pro Bowl. In twenty nineteen. 367 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 1: So this is someone that you can count on, and 368 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:19,639 Speaker 1: I do think someone as to your point now not 369 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 1: so much with a Justin Pugh to his left, but 370 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 1: to his right, two younger players, Justin Murray and or 371 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:29,680 Speaker 1: Josh Jones, and now all of a sudden, you've got 372 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 1: some experience on either side of the right guard that 373 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:37,439 Speaker 1: can help a younger player. Talking about with Hudson and 374 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:39,399 Speaker 1: beat him now back in the fold. We'll get to 375 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:42,159 Speaker 1: him in a moment. But I really am intrigued the 376 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:45,639 Speaker 1: more I look and the more I read about Rodney Hudson. 377 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 1: He certainly sounds like someone that has maybe fallen the 378 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:53,239 Speaker 1: lap of the Cardinals. This is you can't tell me 379 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: that they're going in and saying, hey, what's our witch list? Well, one, 380 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 1: he's not on your list because he's on another team. 381 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:01,199 Speaker 1: And then this just magically hops up out of thin air, 382 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:05,359 Speaker 1: so to speak, almost like a DeAndre Hopkins a year ago. 383 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: Because you know, we can't account for trades. It's fun 384 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 1: to play fantasy football, but general managers speak, players speak, 385 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 1: and maybe the Cardinals did have an idea that this 386 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,639 Speaker 1: was going to come, but probably not earlier than a 387 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:22,200 Speaker 1: week ago, or maybe even a couple of days ago. Yeah, 388 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,920 Speaker 1: once the dust settles, I think we'll no more. Did 389 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:28,199 Speaker 1: they ask him to reduce you know, his salary was 390 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 1: he did he have any kind of bonus that was 391 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 1: going to kick in? And you know, everyone you know 392 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:37,919 Speaker 1: looks at John Gruden's he's a cartoon character and we 393 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,720 Speaker 1: know that he knows football. But a lot of times, 394 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: you know, it's about the players, it's not about the 395 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:46,000 Speaker 1: head coach. And sometimes, you know, I think Gruden is 396 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: he wants to win. I think he knows how to win, 397 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 1: win a super Bowl with Tampa, but sometimes it's not 398 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: a cup of tea for a lot of guys. And 399 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 1: maybe that, you know, again just speculating, But when the 400 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:58,959 Speaker 1: dust settles, Um, there's got to be a reason. Um, 401 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 1: they've there, And maybe the reason is we're just going 402 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 1: to have a different philosophy with the offensive line. You know, 403 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: Richie Incognito was released, he's going back, and then you 404 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:11,680 Speaker 1: look at Gabe Jackson, he was releasing and they really 405 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:15,159 Speaker 1: wanted to have a big offensive line. Trent Brown, he 406 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:18,120 Speaker 1: was traded back to New England. So maybe their philosophy 407 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:20,439 Speaker 1: is changing what they want to do. Maybe they need 408 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 1: to get smaller and more athletic. Where the thought was 409 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:26,200 Speaker 1: might with John Bruner, I want big, physical, We're gonna 410 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:28,400 Speaker 1: line up and you wonder what the running back things 411 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 1: Josh Jacobs now, because you know that puts a lot 412 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:34,359 Speaker 1: more pressure on him and Derek Carr. Again that's their worry, 413 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:38,479 Speaker 1: not ours. But along those lines, you just wonder. You know, 414 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 1: Vinson Buckner teaches the d line well in training camp 415 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:46,399 Speaker 1: they go against the offensive line, so he knows and 416 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: has intel on Hudson and how physical he can be. 417 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:53,119 Speaker 1: So those matchups are going to be very interest and 418 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:55,240 Speaker 1: when we get to one on one drills and then 419 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 1: obviously a little bit of scrimmage, nobody wants to get hurt, 420 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:01,879 Speaker 1: stay on your feet, but Buckner has intel just based 421 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:04,399 Speaker 1: on what he's able to see in practice. And I 422 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:06,399 Speaker 1: just looked it up because I didn't want to say 423 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 1: without making sure. But Justin Murray played with Rodney Hudson 424 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 1: for one season in twenty eighteen with the Raiders. Now, 425 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:19,120 Speaker 1: they weren't on the field at the same time a lot, 426 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:21,119 Speaker 1: but as far as being in that locker room and 427 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: being a familiar face, I think is important because outside 428 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 1: of Buckner and Murray, you know just how many familiar 429 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: faces are in that locker room for a guy like 430 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 1: a Rodney Huntson, and that all helps bringing you. You 431 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:35,879 Speaker 1: know that that acclamation period of the transition period to 432 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:39,080 Speaker 1: kind of get a little bit more comfortable in your 433 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:42,359 Speaker 1: new surroundings. And then this morning you find out that 434 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:46,399 Speaker 1: possibly Kansas City would like to bring him back. And 435 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:48,919 Speaker 1: we know that they went out and spent eighty million 436 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: on a guard. We know that Patrick Mahomes and a 437 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 1: few other players restructure contracts so they can try to 438 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:58,920 Speaker 1: protect him. We also know that two of their tackles, 439 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:01,720 Speaker 1: obviously he weren't available for the Super Bowl, they might 440 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:04,920 Speaker 1: try to bring back Mike Remmers, Eric Fisher and then 441 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 1: Mitchell Schwartz. So clearly they got issues there, But I 442 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: was because he played there. I was wondering about the 443 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:16,440 Speaker 1: relationship there. But once again, without knowing all the details, 444 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:20,200 Speaker 1: give the Cardinals organization, starting with Steve Kime, a lot 445 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:23,400 Speaker 1: of credit from standpoint of they were aggressive once he 446 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 1: became somewhat available. You have to make that trade, you 447 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:29,440 Speaker 1: have to willing to pick up that contract. And so 448 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: there's a little bit more details that go involved in 449 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 1: saying we just want the guy you're absorbing his contract. 450 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:38,639 Speaker 1: It's hard to find stats with offensive lineman, but here's 451 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 1: one stat that I really, really really like about Hudson. 452 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 1: Zero penalties in twenty twenty. He was not flagged one 453 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 1: time last year. MJ And what did we talk about 454 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 1: what killed the Cardinals and how many stall drives on 455 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:00,600 Speaker 1: the offensive end. The number of penalties is that this 456 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 1: team had something that I know is going to be 457 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 1: addressed and has probably already. But every single day that 458 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:10,920 Speaker 1: has to be hammered home, not just for the guys 459 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:13,919 Speaker 1: that we've talked about, but everyone on that team. The 460 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 1: pre snap, the post nap, those penalties cannot happen. We 461 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 1: talk about JJ Watt when he walks in the locker room, 462 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 1: he's got skinned on the wall, and from a national standpoint, 463 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:29,359 Speaker 1: JJ Watts a pass rusher. So maybe Rodney Hudson won't 464 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:32,399 Speaker 1: get the You know, people aren't aware of him, but 465 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 1: I'm telling you players in the league are aware of him. 466 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:36,959 Speaker 1: Players that have gone against him, they are aware of him. 467 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 1: I don't think he's going to tolerate those false start 468 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 1: penalties if he's not committing penalties. And this isn't a 469 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:44,640 Speaker 1: knock on Mason Cole. But there were back to back 470 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:47,199 Speaker 1: games they had four false start penalties. Now, a lot 471 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:49,560 Speaker 1: of that can be you know, when you're running a 472 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 1: hurry up offense and you're maybe switching players, so but 473 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 1: clearly you don't want to start off first and fifteen. 474 00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:00,240 Speaker 1: So I don't think he's going to tolerate just because 475 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: if he's not doing it, it shouldn't happen. And he'll 476 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 1: have instant credibility based on his career, based on how 477 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 1: good he is, and not that he's taken somebody's taken 478 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 1: a back seat to him, but those guys know that 479 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:17,959 Speaker 1: he's been in the trenches and he's been through a 480 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:20,320 Speaker 1: lot of things and he's going to bring out the 481 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 1: best everyone on that offensive line. And by the way, 482 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:28,360 Speaker 1: a second round pick in the twenty eleven NFL drafts, 483 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:32,160 Speaker 1: so you gotta have connections. Well, you just added the 484 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:35,800 Speaker 1: fourth overall pick, the eleventh overall pick, and now the 485 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:39,479 Speaker 1: second round selection and Rodney Hudson the Cardinals looking at 486 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 1: twenty eleven. Ten years later here in twenty twenty one, 487 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 1: we'll see how it all materializes. And of course, to 488 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:48,760 Speaker 1: keep track on all of the Cardinals move, the free 489 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:52,439 Speaker 1: agency tracker is live on asy cardinals dot com. You 490 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:54,919 Speaker 1: can see what the Cardinals have done and then you 491 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 1: can see what players still are on the market. As 492 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:01,760 Speaker 1: far as those twenty eight unrestrict free agents a number now, 493 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 1: MJ that is down to officially twenty five because since 494 00:28:07,600 --> 00:28:11,440 Speaker 1: our last show one, Calvin Beacham has signed a two 495 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 1: year contract and Tanner Ballejo has signed a two year contract. 496 00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 1: But let's talk about Beacham because that news broke yesterday. 497 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:22,240 Speaker 1: But we had a chance to hear from Beacham earlier today, 498 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 1: and he's one of those guys that you know, he 499 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 1: could talk all day long. Love hearing him speak. He's 500 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:33,359 Speaker 1: very matter of fact. He was excited about coming back 501 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: and then mentioned competing for the right tackle position. Well, 502 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 1: it's always a competition, but let's face it, Bird Gang, 503 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 1: for the first team out there, those first five guys, 504 00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 1: the right tackle is going to be Calvin Beacham, and 505 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:53,880 Speaker 1: you look along those lines. I mean, the fact is, 506 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 1: and we'll get into some of the things he said, 507 00:28:55,920 --> 00:29:00,040 Speaker 1: but he started all sixteen games last year, and the 508 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 1: fact that he started all sixteen games, you know, he 509 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 1: didn't have to worry about the durability, didn't really see 510 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:10,480 Speaker 1: him on the injury report through the week. He's kind 511 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 1: of a voice of reason. I mean, I like listening 512 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:15,560 Speaker 1: listening to him talk because he's not going to give 513 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 1: you cliches. He's a straight shooter. He's not really going 514 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:20,920 Speaker 1: to call anybody out. But he knows what's going on. 515 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 1: He's been around long enough, and he said he had 516 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 1: some other options on the East Coast, and you know, 517 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: he's raising his family here. And you know, as a player, 518 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 1: when you get certain aging, got young kids or even 519 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:36,360 Speaker 1: you know, infants, you don't want to move sometimes and 520 00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:39,840 Speaker 1: so and I think he's intrenched himself well in the valley. 521 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:42,400 Speaker 1: I know he does a lot of things off the field, 522 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:46,320 Speaker 1: but from a football aspect, you know, it's good to 523 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:49,560 Speaker 1: have continuity, especially at that position. We know how much 524 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:53,480 Speaker 1: he likes and enjoys playing for Sean Coogler, and so 525 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:56,000 Speaker 1: to me, he was a no brainer. You know, you 526 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:58,760 Speaker 1: never know when a former team is going to make 527 00:29:58,760 --> 00:30:02,440 Speaker 1: an offer to him, because Steelers have shuffled their coaching 528 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:06,120 Speaker 1: staff and he had relationships with the new offensive line 529 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:07,920 Speaker 1: coach there, and that was a rumor that he would 530 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 1: consider going back there. But you're going to inform me 531 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 1: that he was with Sean Kugler and Pittsburgh. The relationship, 532 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 1: and that's another buzzword we've adopted here this offseason because 533 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 1: it does matter and it is a huge deal. In fact, 534 00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:28,120 Speaker 1: it was, and Beacham's words quote the single most important 535 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 1: factor end quotes and him not only joining the Cardinals 536 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 1: last offseason but resigning this season, and that was the 537 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:41,640 Speaker 1: relationship that Beacham has with coach Kugler, who, according to 538 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:45,760 Speaker 1: Beecham quote, I probably wouldn't play right tackle for another 539 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:50,440 Speaker 1: coach just being honest with you end quote, says a 540 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:53,600 Speaker 1: lot when maybe it's not your preference, but you're willing 541 00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 1: to do whatever it takes because one, you want to win, 542 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:02,840 Speaker 1: but you believe more important and who is leading you, 543 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 1: and that is coach Kugler. So a big tip the 544 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:09,360 Speaker 1: cap to coach Sean Coogler for getting Kelvin Beecham in 545 00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:13,760 Speaker 1: twenty twenty and now returning in twenty twenty one. How 546 00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 1: much is Sean Coogler meant to this franchise? You know, 547 00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:20,960 Speaker 1: more on the offensive side. Now, again, it's about wins 548 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 1: and losses, So I don't want to get ahead of myself, 549 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:26,240 Speaker 1: but you know, five day wins. But what your eyes 550 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:28,680 Speaker 1: tell you what they've done over the last couple of years, 551 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 1: the running game has been night and day. Yes, it 552 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:34,160 Speaker 1: tailed off a little bit. They were rotating players, keeping 553 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 1: guys fresh. Sweezy was breaking down. But you know they've 554 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:41,440 Speaker 1: Cardinals over the years. You know Jim Johnson, They've had 555 00:31:41,480 --> 00:31:44,760 Speaker 1: good coaches, but I can't remember I recall a guy 556 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:47,520 Speaker 1: that's had this much impact. And when we talk to 557 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:49,680 Speaker 1: the players, I know they're not going to say anything negative, 558 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:52,160 Speaker 1: but they go out of their way to get their 559 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:55,040 Speaker 1: respect for Sean Cooler. Just sit there and say, the 560 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:57,960 Speaker 1: reason why I decided to come back here is because 561 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 1: of Sean Cooler. The money was going to be there. Okay, yes, 562 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 1: you'd have to move everything else. There's a lot of factors. 563 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:08,720 Speaker 1: Once again, relationships, Yeah, it's huge. As we talk here 564 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:12,080 Speaker 1: on this day, one of the New League year, also 565 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:16,920 Speaker 1: Saint Patrick's Day. On this March seventeenth, Cardinals covered two 566 00:32:16,920 --> 00:32:20,640 Speaker 1: presented by Hyundai, proud partner of the Arizona Cardinals. One 567 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:22,480 Speaker 1: of the thing I want to mention with Beach and 568 00:32:22,560 --> 00:32:26,040 Speaker 1: because he was asked about the offense overall and a 569 00:32:26,080 --> 00:32:28,920 Speaker 1: couple of points that he made is the fact that 570 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:31,680 Speaker 1: this team needs to be more consistent. But then he 571 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:35,200 Speaker 1: brought up the run game. And it's always good when 572 00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:38,320 Speaker 1: what we see is echoed by the players. Sometimes it 573 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:42,320 Speaker 1: always doesn't always help and publicly. But the fact that 574 00:32:42,520 --> 00:32:44,840 Speaker 1: he brought up what we had talked about when we 575 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:47,680 Speaker 1: talk about the running back situation, that they did a 576 00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 1: great job running the football in twenty twenty, that cannot 577 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:55,920 Speaker 1: be argued. The numbers are there, but running effectively at 578 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:59,160 Speaker 1: the end of the season. Here are the numbers MJ. 579 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:03,680 Speaker 1: Through the first nine games, Cardinals averaged almost five point 580 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:08,040 Speaker 1: three yards to carry. The last seven games, that number 581 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:12,760 Speaker 1: dropped under four three point seven five. And I think 582 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:16,680 Speaker 1: that to Beecham's point is what he was talking about. 583 00:33:17,040 --> 00:33:19,400 Speaker 1: It's great to have a good running game, but it 584 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:22,640 Speaker 1: matters more in November and December. How are you closing 585 00:33:22,640 --> 00:33:24,959 Speaker 1: out the regular season? How are you closing out games? 586 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:27,480 Speaker 1: You have to have an effective running game, and the 587 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:31,160 Speaker 1: Cardinals did not to end the season, and that's one 588 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,479 Speaker 1: of the reasons, one of the many reasons why they 589 00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:36,400 Speaker 1: did not make the postseason, and one of the reasons 590 00:33:36,400 --> 00:33:40,760 Speaker 1: why they went out and got a center. Yes, I 591 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:43,880 Speaker 1: mean that that was probably the I you know, again, 592 00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:47,640 Speaker 1: Pugh coming off a good year, I'm sure there's always 593 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:50,520 Speaker 1: room for improvement. Run blocking, pass protection. We know DJ 594 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:54,080 Speaker 1: Humphries is. I mean, he's one of the better left 595 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:56,320 Speaker 1: tackles in football, and he's not even the top five 596 00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:59,480 Speaker 1: or eight when it comes to average per year. But 597 00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:02,479 Speaker 1: there was an issue. Let's be honest, there was an 598 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:05,960 Speaker 1: issue at the center pot and at times right guard. 599 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:08,879 Speaker 1: I'm a big jr. Sweezy fan. He's played a lot 600 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:11,719 Speaker 1: of football. You know, he wore down a little bit, 601 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:14,200 Speaker 1: but he always goes out there. There was never he 602 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:18,239 Speaker 1: doesn't miss practice. I mean he's sweating profusely during practices, 603 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:20,040 Speaker 1: so that tells me he's putting the work in. But 604 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:21,879 Speaker 1: then they wanted to go a little bit younger, maybe 605 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:24,840 Speaker 1: more athletic than Justin Murray and then Calvin Beach I 606 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:27,680 Speaker 1: want was able held down the right side. And you know, 607 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:30,200 Speaker 1: let's get a little credit to the tight ends because 608 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:33,200 Speaker 1: they helped out a little bit sometimes on the mass protection. 609 00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:35,760 Speaker 1: But there's a reason why they went out an idd 610 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:39,239 Speaker 1: center going into the offseason. All right, So as we 611 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:43,480 Speaker 1: end this discussion as far as the offensive line is concerned, 612 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:46,760 Speaker 1: as you look at it, right now and knock on wood, 613 00:34:46,760 --> 00:34:48,839 Speaker 1: this is how it happens. And then they're starting all 614 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:54,000 Speaker 1: sixteen games, but left to right, MJ. DJ Humphreys, Justin Pugh, 615 00:34:54,480 --> 00:34:58,440 Speaker 1: Rodney Hudson, whether it's Justin Murray or Josh Jones or 616 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:01,359 Speaker 1: someone else at right guard, and then your book ending 617 00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:05,320 Speaker 1: it with Calvin Beecham, that to me is a very 618 00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:10,839 Speaker 1: solid offensive line, a much improved offensive line on paper. Yes, 619 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:14,960 Speaker 1: but I like those five guys four that we know of, 620 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:17,440 Speaker 1: with the fifth at right guard to be determined to 621 00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:21,960 Speaker 1: protect your most valuable assets and Kyle Murray and then 622 00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:24,880 Speaker 1: it opened up rushing lanes for Chase Edmonds and whomever 623 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:28,240 Speaker 1: at running back, and the youngest guy in the line 624 00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:33,520 Speaker 1: is Justin Murray, right, Yes, So you're not relying on 625 00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:36,399 Speaker 1: and nothing against Mason Cole. I mean he was thrown 626 00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:40,080 Speaker 1: into the mix. You know, Shipley went down during training 627 00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:42,840 Speaker 1: camp and they needed his centers. He got over a 628 00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:46,000 Speaker 1: thousand snaps, but he was a third round pick and 629 00:35:46,120 --> 00:35:49,319 Speaker 1: not saying third round picks don't have long careers, and 630 00:35:49,640 --> 00:35:52,600 Speaker 1: you know he obviously was able to get the job 631 00:35:52,680 --> 00:36:00,160 Speaker 1: early when Shipley wasn't retained, so they felt comfortable have 632 00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:02,000 Speaker 1: to put them in there. But as the season war 633 00:36:02,080 --> 00:36:05,800 Speaker 1: on and listen, playing center undersize a little bit is 634 00:36:05,840 --> 00:36:07,840 Speaker 1: not easy. I mean, you've got to go against Aaron 635 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:10,360 Speaker 1: Donald twice here, and I'm just using them as an example. 636 00:36:10,640 --> 00:36:12,520 Speaker 1: Look at the NFC West, I mean, look at the 637 00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:15,799 Speaker 1: niners defensive tackles. Look at Seattle's defensive tackles. They got 638 00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:19,040 Speaker 1: and get Dunlopman, they got Jared Reid. It's not an 639 00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:21,560 Speaker 1: easy position, and you get pushed around, and if you're 640 00:36:21,560 --> 00:36:24,080 Speaker 1: getting pushed around, you get frustrated a little bit. That's 641 00:36:24,120 --> 00:36:26,920 Speaker 1: not going to happen. Now. Now I'm not saying it's 642 00:36:26,960 --> 00:36:30,280 Speaker 1: not ever going to happen, but they have definitely upgraded 643 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:32,800 Speaker 1: that position, and I think it's going to help everyone 644 00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:36,200 Speaker 1: across the board, including the receivers, because Kylo will have 645 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:40,280 Speaker 1: more protection and more time to do what he does best, 646 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:42,520 Speaker 1: and that has find the open receivers because we know 647 00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:46,440 Speaker 1: he wants to throw the ball first before doing anything else. 648 00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:50,879 Speaker 1: So again, a lot of check marks here on day one, 649 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:54,759 Speaker 1: and a couple of more check marks as well, because 650 00:36:55,080 --> 00:37:00,279 Speaker 1: news happens constantly across the National Football League. It's twenty four, Evan, 651 00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:03,760 Speaker 1: and as we speak here on Cardinals cover two presented 652 00:37:03,760 --> 00:37:07,040 Speaker 1: by Hunday, probably partner of the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals 653 00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:09,520 Speaker 1: have announced they've agreed to terms with the veteran kicker 654 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:13,320 Speaker 1: Matt Prador on a two year contract. So we can 655 00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:16,800 Speaker 1: put the Zane Gonzales discussion to bed. But you have 656 00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:21,400 Speaker 1: added a veteran and let's go back to that word relationship. 657 00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:27,200 Speaker 1: Jeff Rogers Special teams coach a relationship with his former 658 00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:31,880 Speaker 1: Lions kicker Matt Prador is now the Arizona Cardinals kicker, 659 00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:35,320 Speaker 1: and that is something once again we're talking about areas 660 00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:38,680 Speaker 1: to upgrade this offseason. We talked about it. It doesn't 661 00:37:38,719 --> 00:37:41,920 Speaker 1: get talked a lot about outside, but special teams an 662 00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:45,440 Speaker 1: area that this team addressed with the addition of Matt Prador. 663 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:48,440 Speaker 1: And it looks like, you know, when you look at 664 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:51,200 Speaker 1: the Lions, they had a young guy that they're ready 665 00:37:51,239 --> 00:37:53,399 Speaker 1: to turn it over to. And for Matt Prador, it's 666 00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:56,759 Speaker 1: probably been very difficult. And I didn't know this, but 667 00:37:56,840 --> 00:37:59,640 Speaker 1: in we can get confirmation and only to speak of 668 00:37:59,719 --> 00:38:02,480 Speaker 1: things I don't know or accord, but it looked like 669 00:38:04,239 --> 00:38:08,000 Speaker 1: if I got this right, Matt Prator's wife is a 670 00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:13,439 Speaker 1: former Cardinals cheerleader. Okay, that I did not know. Yes, 671 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:16,080 Speaker 1: so we'll try to find out the details and only 672 00:38:16,120 --> 00:38:19,279 Speaker 1: throwing stuff out there. But I believe it was confirmation 673 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:22,239 Speaker 1: yesterday from someone that obviously would be in the know. 674 00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:27,879 Speaker 1: Prator last season was good on seventy five percent of 675 00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:31,200 Speaker 1: his field goals and at forty to forty nine yard 676 00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:35,480 Speaker 1: range he was four of excuse me, he was seven 677 00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:39,920 Speaker 1: of seven or a gang forty to forty nine yards 678 00:38:39,960 --> 00:38:44,279 Speaker 1: that money range, if you will, all right, let me 679 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:46,160 Speaker 1: correct that once again, as I'm trick. I'm trying to 680 00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:50,800 Speaker 1: look here as we speak here four of seven from 681 00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:54,640 Speaker 1: forty to forty nine yards as far as he was 682 00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:58,959 Speaker 1: last year. So again, you're looking for someone who knows 683 00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:02,000 Speaker 1: how to handle that position and handle it in crunch time. 684 00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:05,440 Speaker 1: And the Cardinals here in twenty twenty one will have 685 00:39:05,520 --> 00:39:08,520 Speaker 1: Matt Prader, at two time pro bowler who has kicked 686 00:39:08,520 --> 00:39:11,680 Speaker 1: in two hundred and three career games, is now your 687 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:15,960 Speaker 1: kicker for the Arizona Cardinals. That's an upgrade. I know 688 00:39:16,080 --> 00:39:19,759 Speaker 1: that people were, you know, down on Zannzalis and it's 689 00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:22,480 Speaker 1: a production business, and the Cardinals try to hold on 690 00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:24,960 Speaker 1: him as long as they could. I was curious to 691 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:27,319 Speaker 1: see if they're going to try to bring him back 692 00:39:27,320 --> 00:39:29,280 Speaker 1: at a lower rate, But at this point in time, 693 00:39:30,120 --> 00:39:34,160 Speaker 1: they definitely felt comfortable enough with Jeff Rogers assessment, and 694 00:39:34,239 --> 00:39:36,920 Speaker 1: as you pointed out, he was with them. So you're 695 00:39:36,960 --> 00:39:40,080 Speaker 1: talking about a veteran kicker. You know, Matthew Stafford's put 696 00:39:40,160 --> 00:39:42,680 Speaker 1: up points, they've been in close games, so it's not 697 00:39:42,719 --> 00:39:45,400 Speaker 1: going to be it's not going to be pressure. Obviously, 698 00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:47,239 Speaker 1: he's kicked indoors. He's going to get a chance to 699 00:39:47,320 --> 00:39:51,400 Speaker 1: kick in the doors, perfect surface, so it's just a 700 00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:53,680 Speaker 1: matter of him and it won't take Larry long with 701 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:57,520 Speaker 1: Andy Leon and Aaron Brewer. But the fact is you've 702 00:39:57,520 --> 00:40:01,080 Speaker 1: got a veteran kicker who's been in pressure kicks and 703 00:40:01,880 --> 00:40:06,080 Speaker 1: as his young Zane Gonzalie, you're gonna have pressure kicks. 704 00:40:06,080 --> 00:40:09,520 Speaker 1: But this is more to where he's done it more 705 00:40:09,760 --> 00:40:12,160 Speaker 1: and he's been more consistent over a period of time, 706 00:40:12,680 --> 00:40:15,400 Speaker 1: where when it came to Zine, very inconsistent in a 707 00:40:15,440 --> 00:40:19,000 Speaker 1: short amount of time. Yeah, the Cardinals needed someone that 708 00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:22,560 Speaker 1: they could count on going out there every single time 709 00:40:22,719 --> 00:40:26,720 Speaker 1: and be that guy not afraid to make the kicks, 710 00:40:26,719 --> 00:40:31,560 Speaker 1: and not that Zane was afraid it's just when you're 711 00:40:31,600 --> 00:40:36,000 Speaker 1: missing three field goals in a five game span, all 712 00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:40,359 Speaker 1: under two minutes to go or an overtime, that that's 713 00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:43,239 Speaker 1: not going to sit well. And of course the Cardinals 714 00:40:43,239 --> 00:40:46,520 Speaker 1: move on, and it's now Matt Prader eighty three point 715 00:40:46,520 --> 00:40:50,720 Speaker 1: two percent career field goal kicker and has the record 716 00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:55,480 Speaker 1: for longest field goal in NFL history sixty four yards. Yes, 717 00:40:55,520 --> 00:40:58,160 Speaker 1: he's thirty six, but if you can kick in this league, 718 00:40:58,200 --> 00:41:02,440 Speaker 1: you can kick for a very long time. Absolutely, and 719 00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:05,279 Speaker 1: and and the thing is, though, it's you know you're 720 00:41:05,320 --> 00:41:08,560 Speaker 1: talking about, you know, pressure kicks in the fourth quarter. 721 00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:11,040 Speaker 1: You know it's pressure all the time. But I'm just saying, 722 00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:14,399 Speaker 1: when it comes to these close games, I think they're 723 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:17,000 Speaker 1: going to be confident roling Matt Prater out there where. 724 00:41:17,040 --> 00:41:20,640 Speaker 1: I think early on we we liked Zane's strong leg, 725 00:41:21,200 --> 00:41:23,839 Speaker 1: but as the season went on, people were closing her 726 00:41:23,880 --> 00:41:26,479 Speaker 1: eyes when he was making a kick. And again that's 727 00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:31,160 Speaker 1: just because inconsistency led to decision making, and the Cardinals 728 00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:33,080 Speaker 1: decide it was time to move on. And on the 729 00:41:33,080 --> 00:41:36,920 Speaker 1: subject of special teams, we brought up Tanner Vallejo earlier 730 00:41:36,960 --> 00:41:40,680 Speaker 1: in the show, but someone that the Cardinals have used 731 00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:44,400 Speaker 1: mostly on special teams, although he did get a taste 732 00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:48,480 Speaker 1: of playing a little bit as far as inside linebacker 733 00:41:48,600 --> 00:41:51,840 Speaker 1: late in the season. With someone I think the Cardinals like, 734 00:41:52,280 --> 00:41:55,440 Speaker 1: and especially when you talk about Jeff Rogers that relationship, 735 00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:59,360 Speaker 1: someone that you can count on, and the Cardinals resigning 736 00:41:59,400 --> 00:42:02,319 Speaker 1: Tanner Val to a two year contract. We'll see just 737 00:42:02,360 --> 00:42:06,040 Speaker 1: how much more he does on defense this coming season. 738 00:42:06,120 --> 00:42:08,520 Speaker 1: But when you have in Isaiah Simmons and a Jordan Hicks, 739 00:42:08,520 --> 00:42:10,640 Speaker 1: you do need a backup, maybe even a couple of 740 00:42:10,640 --> 00:42:14,800 Speaker 1: different backups. So someone that we did see play, especially 741 00:42:14,840 --> 00:42:18,759 Speaker 1: in week seventeen. Sixty four of his ninety six defensive 742 00:42:18,760 --> 00:42:22,040 Speaker 1: snaps played all season happened in that final game. So 743 00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:24,879 Speaker 1: maybe opening up some eyes, but nothing else. If nothing else, 744 00:42:25,080 --> 00:42:27,040 Speaker 1: someone that you can throw out there on special teams 745 00:42:27,080 --> 00:42:29,080 Speaker 1: and know that you've got someone who knows what they're doing. 746 00:42:29,680 --> 00:42:31,920 Speaker 1: You can never have enough debt. And we're not talking 747 00:42:31,920 --> 00:42:35,440 Speaker 1: about young players. This guy's I mean, you look at 748 00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:38,160 Speaker 1: the Cardinals. They claimed him, you know when he was 749 00:42:38,440 --> 00:42:41,080 Speaker 1: when they exclaimed those five guys. I mean, he's a 750 00:42:41,120 --> 00:42:43,240 Speaker 1: guy that's found a way to stay in the league. 751 00:42:43,280 --> 00:42:45,840 Speaker 1: And when you can own your craft on special teams, 752 00:42:46,320 --> 00:42:48,720 Speaker 1: but I wouldn't be opposed to seeing him on the field. 753 00:42:48,960 --> 00:42:50,839 Speaker 1: You want to go back to that Seattle game, he 754 00:42:50,880 --> 00:42:54,200 Speaker 1: made a huge tackle that led to the interception Isaiah 755 00:42:54,239 --> 00:42:57,000 Speaker 1: Simmons on that drive. Guys were on the field. I 756 00:42:57,040 --> 00:43:00,879 Speaker 1: think Jordan Hicks was out, so you get a chance 757 00:43:00,920 --> 00:43:03,560 Speaker 1: to play a little bit more. But I think he's 758 00:43:03,560 --> 00:43:07,400 Speaker 1: a perfect backup. He knows his role. He's not a 759 00:43:07,440 --> 00:43:10,960 Speaker 1: guy that's gonna, you know, you know, look at playing time. Sure, 760 00:43:10,960 --> 00:43:13,480 Speaker 1: they all want to play more, but he understands his role. 761 00:43:13,840 --> 00:43:16,040 Speaker 1: And once again another guy that's done a good job 762 00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:20,160 Speaker 1: keeping himself in the league. Before we sign on out 763 00:43:20,160 --> 00:43:22,360 Speaker 1: of here, Bird Gang, and a reminder to keep track 764 00:43:22,440 --> 00:43:25,880 Speaker 1: of all of the Cardinals moves because you never know 765 00:43:26,040 --> 00:43:29,239 Speaker 1: when that'll happen during the course of a day or 766 00:43:29,280 --> 00:43:31,840 Speaker 1: even the course of a week. The free agency tracker 767 00:43:32,040 --> 00:43:34,759 Speaker 1: is live and up at asy Cardinals dot com. We 768 00:43:34,840 --> 00:43:37,320 Speaker 1: also did have a chance to hear from Marcus Golden. 769 00:43:37,360 --> 00:43:39,520 Speaker 1: We knew he was going to be back, but he 770 00:43:39,600 --> 00:43:43,040 Speaker 1: held his reintroductory press conference, if you will, for the 771 00:43:43,280 --> 00:43:47,160 Speaker 1: second time. We heard from him mid season on the reacquisition, 772 00:43:47,200 --> 00:43:50,080 Speaker 1: and now he resigns and gets another press conference earlier today, 773 00:43:50,120 --> 00:43:52,880 Speaker 1: and again he made it very clear MJ quote, I 774 00:43:52,920 --> 00:43:55,279 Speaker 1: don't want to play nowhere else. I want to come 775 00:43:55,320 --> 00:43:58,240 Speaker 1: here and help the Cardinals win end quote. And glad 776 00:43:58,280 --> 00:44:01,040 Speaker 1: to see that that is something that came to fruition 777 00:44:01,080 --> 00:44:04,120 Speaker 1: and Marcus Golden, hopefully on a two year contract, ends 778 00:44:04,200 --> 00:44:07,240 Speaker 1: his career with the Arizona Cardinals because that's what he wants. 779 00:44:08,040 --> 00:44:10,680 Speaker 1: I'm excited to see him pair up with Chandler Jones. 780 00:44:10,680 --> 00:44:12,719 Speaker 1: We talked about when they played together, he had twelve 781 00:44:12,760 --> 00:44:16,040 Speaker 1: and a half sacks, Chandler had ten. We know there's 782 00:44:16,080 --> 00:44:18,880 Speaker 1: a great relationship there. He's learned a lot from a 783 00:44:18,920 --> 00:44:21,240 Speaker 1: guy like Chandler Jones. But now you know he wanted 784 00:44:21,280 --> 00:44:23,800 Speaker 1: to be here. I love his energy, I love his passion, 785 00:44:24,320 --> 00:44:27,440 Speaker 1: and he felt disrespected when he signed with the Giants, 786 00:44:28,480 --> 00:44:30,640 Speaker 1: and this is what happens when you're bringing a new 787 00:44:30,680 --> 00:44:33,239 Speaker 1: head coach and you got a new defensive coordinator, and 788 00:44:33,760 --> 00:44:36,880 Speaker 1: you know, they kind of limited his playing time. And 789 00:44:36,920 --> 00:44:39,680 Speaker 1: then he gets comes to the Cardinals and obviously he 790 00:44:39,719 --> 00:44:42,400 Speaker 1: gets a chance to rush the quarterback. So you know, 791 00:44:42,760 --> 00:44:45,000 Speaker 1: grass isn't always greener on the other side, he had 792 00:44:45,000 --> 00:44:46,640 Speaker 1: to go out and see what he was worth, but 793 00:44:48,080 --> 00:44:50,360 Speaker 1: another guy can listen to all the time just because 794 00:44:50,880 --> 00:44:53,359 Speaker 1: you know, you just love his passion and energy. He's 795 00:44:53,360 --> 00:44:57,279 Speaker 1: so honest, and you know he's got his family here. 796 00:44:57,360 --> 00:45:01,040 Speaker 1: So again, I just like the fact that it's nice 797 00:45:01,080 --> 00:45:03,160 Speaker 1: to hear guys want to be here. You know, money 798 00:45:03,200 --> 00:45:05,959 Speaker 1: talks and all that other stuff. But in his heart, 799 00:45:06,080 --> 00:45:08,960 Speaker 1: he always felt like he was an Arizona Cardinal. And 800 00:45:09,040 --> 00:45:11,680 Speaker 1: the reason why it's because they drafted him. In a 801 00:45:11,719 --> 00:45:14,680 Speaker 1: real quick story here, when the Cardinals were watching film 802 00:45:14,719 --> 00:45:18,160 Speaker 1: on Shane Ray. Okay, Shane Ray went to the Broncos. 803 00:45:18,760 --> 00:45:21,160 Speaker 1: Cardinals weren't going to take him in the first round 804 00:45:21,239 --> 00:45:24,879 Speaker 1: or he went earlier in the draft. They looked at number. 805 00:45:25,040 --> 00:45:26,600 Speaker 1: I want to say he was wearing forty four. I 806 00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:29,919 Speaker 1: could be mistaken, but that's how it works. Teams watch film, 807 00:45:29,960 --> 00:45:33,279 Speaker 1: they see numbers. They watched Marcus Golden. They're like, he's 808 00:45:33,320 --> 00:45:36,640 Speaker 1: making more plays than Shane Ray. And Shane Ray had, 809 00:45:36,719 --> 00:45:38,960 Speaker 1: you know, marijuana coming out of college, which is now 810 00:45:39,000 --> 00:45:41,879 Speaker 1: accepted more in the NFL. Make a long story short, 811 00:45:42,239 --> 00:45:44,799 Speaker 1: Marcus Golden stood out and they thought he was a 812 00:45:44,840 --> 00:45:48,920 Speaker 1: better player, had more outside than Shane Ray Missouri and 813 00:45:49,160 --> 00:45:52,760 Speaker 1: stood out in his return last season, those eight starts 814 00:45:52,760 --> 00:45:55,000 Speaker 1: and nine games overall, to the point where he did 815 00:45:55,160 --> 00:45:57,880 Speaker 1: mention that there were other teams that raged out. But quote, 816 00:45:58,000 --> 00:45:59,920 Speaker 1: once I got the opera from the Cardinals, I want 817 00:45:59,920 --> 00:46:02,239 Speaker 1: to make it work. I know where I wanted to be. 818 00:46:02,440 --> 00:46:04,279 Speaker 1: I know I want to be an Arizona Cardinal. I 819 00:46:04,320 --> 00:46:07,600 Speaker 1: want to be here and help this team. End quote. Plus, 820 00:46:07,640 --> 00:46:11,120 Speaker 1: as he mentioned MJ, he knows that he fits within 821 00:46:11,239 --> 00:46:14,960 Speaker 1: this defense, he knows how he'll be utilized under defensive 822 00:46:15,000 --> 00:46:18,640 Speaker 1: coordinat advance Joseph. And yes, money talks, but what else 823 00:46:18,960 --> 00:46:22,359 Speaker 1: matters fits How do you fit? Are you going to play? 824 00:46:22,360 --> 00:46:25,160 Speaker 1: Are you going to be successful when you are on 825 00:46:25,200 --> 00:46:28,480 Speaker 1: that field in order to keep making that money. So 826 00:46:28,560 --> 00:46:30,840 Speaker 1: it goes both ways. Yeah, you want to make you 827 00:46:30,880 --> 00:46:32,880 Speaker 1: want to get paid, but at the same time, you 828 00:46:32,880 --> 00:46:34,799 Speaker 1: don't want to be standing out there not doing your 829 00:46:34,840 --> 00:46:39,200 Speaker 1: job to where you can't get that second, third, fourth contract. Craig. 830 00:46:39,719 --> 00:46:44,600 Speaker 1: It's a very team player friendly contract. He's gonna make 831 00:46:44,640 --> 00:46:46,600 Speaker 1: two and a half million bass salay for the next 832 00:46:46,600 --> 00:46:48,920 Speaker 1: two years, and then he's got incentives. If he gets 833 00:46:48,920 --> 00:46:51,800 Speaker 1: over twelve sacks a year, he can make up to 834 00:46:52,200 --> 00:46:54,680 Speaker 1: two to four million over or two year span, so 835 00:46:54,719 --> 00:46:57,080 Speaker 1: it's not like he wasn't I wouldn't say it's a 836 00:46:57,120 --> 00:47:00,520 Speaker 1: hometown discount. He wanted to be here. He hits the 837 00:47:00,520 --> 00:47:04,000 Speaker 1: plateau of the sacks, he'll make nine million in two years. 838 00:47:04,280 --> 00:47:07,800 Speaker 1: But the Basse Hollurs are two point five, very very 839 00:47:07,960 --> 00:47:11,160 Speaker 1: team friendly, and Marcus Golden was not trying to break 840 00:47:11,160 --> 00:47:14,000 Speaker 1: the bank now. He wanted to be here, and if 841 00:47:14,000 --> 00:47:16,799 Speaker 1: he's productive, if he's successful, then yes he can make 842 00:47:16,880 --> 00:47:18,839 Speaker 1: more money. I eat J. J. Watt and you get 843 00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:21,240 Speaker 1: to so many sacks, then of course your dollar figures 844 00:47:21,239 --> 00:47:24,600 Speaker 1: in that paycheck will increase as well. On the subject 845 00:47:24,600 --> 00:47:29,400 Speaker 1: of outside linebackers, quick congratulations and best of luck to 846 00:47:29,640 --> 00:47:32,879 Speaker 1: Hassan Reddick. According to reports, he is on his way 847 00:47:32,920 --> 00:47:36,680 Speaker 1: to the Carolina Panthers on a one year deal, reuniting 848 00:47:36,760 --> 00:47:41,120 Speaker 1: with his college head coach at Temple, Matt Rule. I know, 849 00:47:41,360 --> 00:47:43,080 Speaker 1: Bird Gang, there were a lot of people that wanted 850 00:47:43,080 --> 00:47:46,320 Speaker 1: to see Reddick back with the Arizona Cardinals, and perhaps 851 00:47:46,360 --> 00:47:48,520 Speaker 1: maybe there was some interest on the Cardinals part. But 852 00:47:48,640 --> 00:47:50,799 Speaker 1: when you sign a JJ Watt and you bring back 853 00:47:50,800 --> 00:47:53,319 Speaker 1: a Marcus Golden, there just might not have been. And 854 00:47:53,320 --> 00:47:56,960 Speaker 1: then hopefully Chandler Jones stays healthy. You look at opportunity 855 00:47:57,040 --> 00:47:59,160 Speaker 1: and snaps there might just not have been enough. And 856 00:47:59,280 --> 00:48:02,680 Speaker 1: of course money matters. And Hassan Reddick going to the 857 00:48:02,719 --> 00:48:06,279 Speaker 1: Carolina Panthers, wished nothing but the sixth nothing but success 858 00:48:06,600 --> 00:48:09,480 Speaker 1: for him, who handled his five years with the Arizona 859 00:48:09,520 --> 00:48:13,160 Speaker 1: Cardinals better than anyone else I would have ever imagined 860 00:48:13,560 --> 00:48:18,120 Speaker 1: given his situation, the different head coaches, the different defensive coordinators, 861 00:48:18,320 --> 00:48:22,320 Speaker 1: the different positions at linebacker and bouncing back and forth. 862 00:48:22,640 --> 00:48:27,320 Speaker 1: Never complained, was always ready and once again wish nothing 863 00:48:27,360 --> 00:48:31,759 Speaker 1: but nothing but the best for Hassan Reddick. Well said, 864 00:48:31,840 --> 00:48:34,719 Speaker 1: I couldn't agree more with you. He never complained, he 865 00:48:34,719 --> 00:48:38,520 Speaker 1: accepted his role, and you know, obviously, you know, going 866 00:48:38,600 --> 00:48:41,080 Speaker 1: into the fifth year, the Cardinals didn't pick up the option, 867 00:48:41,200 --> 00:48:45,520 Speaker 1: but he obviously made the most of the opportunity. And 868 00:48:45,640 --> 00:48:48,200 Speaker 1: I do wish him luck. You know, the question is 869 00:48:48,239 --> 00:48:50,279 Speaker 1: going to be can he do it again? Well, he's 870 00:48:50,320 --> 00:48:52,960 Speaker 1: got intel. Matt Rule was with him at Temple. He 871 00:48:53,040 --> 00:48:54,880 Speaker 1: goes to the Senior Bowl and all of a sudden 872 00:48:54,880 --> 00:48:57,920 Speaker 1: he comes the thirteenth overall pick in the draft, And 873 00:48:58,239 --> 00:49:01,320 Speaker 1: you know, I'm happy for him, because you know, you 874 00:49:01,440 --> 00:49:03,839 Speaker 1: got to feel wanted and I think the Cardinals wanted 875 00:49:03,920 --> 00:49:06,279 Speaker 1: to retain him. But obviously, when you look at a 876 00:49:06,360 --> 00:49:12,120 Speaker 1: position flexibility, position spending, and let's not kid ourselves, JJ 877 00:49:12,320 --> 00:49:14,520 Speaker 1: Watt can be a guy that rushes the quarterback too, 878 00:49:14,560 --> 00:49:17,480 Speaker 1: and may come from different spots. So the Cardinals feel 879 00:49:17,480 --> 00:49:22,320 Speaker 1: comfortable with JJ Watt, Chandler Jones and Marcus Goldman, and 880 00:49:22,680 --> 00:49:24,520 Speaker 1: there's other guys that you know they're going to take 881 00:49:24,520 --> 00:49:26,919 Speaker 1: a look at, you know, based on just depth as 882 00:49:26,920 --> 00:49:28,959 Speaker 1: a whole. But I wish him luck and I'm glad 883 00:49:28,960 --> 00:49:30,560 Speaker 1: he got an opportunity to go out there and see 884 00:49:30,560 --> 00:49:32,279 Speaker 1: what it's worth. By the way, I need to make 885 00:49:32,320 --> 00:49:36,520 Speaker 1: one quick correction, I wish Hassan Reddick luck except for 886 00:49:37,040 --> 00:49:41,960 Speaker 1: one game next season. Carolina Panthers are scheduled to play 887 00:49:42,080 --> 00:49:45,239 Speaker 1: at State Farm Stadium in twenty twenty one, So that 888 00:49:45,320 --> 00:49:48,719 Speaker 1: day only, Hassan is the only day that I will 889 00:49:48,800 --> 00:49:52,399 Speaker 1: root against you. Unless you have a good game and 890 00:49:52,440 --> 00:49:55,759 Speaker 1: the Panthers lose, that would be that would be the 891 00:49:55,760 --> 00:49:58,360 Speaker 1: best of both worlds. Yeah, that's a given for me. 892 00:49:58,440 --> 00:50:02,160 Speaker 1: I'm wishing him luck as his career goes into Carolina. 893 00:50:02,760 --> 00:50:06,080 Speaker 1: When he plays the Cardinals, he's the enemy exactly. By 894 00:50:06,120 --> 00:50:09,920 Speaker 1: the way. We did get confirmation from our colleague, Lisa Matthews. 895 00:50:09,920 --> 00:50:14,040 Speaker 1: Matt Prator's wife is not only from Arizona, but, as 896 00:50:14,040 --> 00:50:20,359 Speaker 1: you mentioned, a former Cardinals cheerleader. So welcome back to Arizona. 897 00:50:20,440 --> 00:50:23,919 Speaker 1: As far as mister and missus Prator are consual, that's good. 898 00:50:23,960 --> 00:50:27,439 Speaker 1: Hello is Matt Praytor again? How old is he? He's 899 00:50:27,480 --> 00:50:30,800 Speaker 1: thirty six? Okay, And once again, what about the weather. 900 00:50:32,719 --> 00:50:35,240 Speaker 1: Maybe he's got a little bit a little extra length 901 00:50:35,320 --> 00:50:40,400 Speaker 1: on the kicks with the weather. Hey, listen, you know 902 00:50:40,440 --> 00:50:44,320 Speaker 1: this better than I do. Usually people come to Arizona 903 00:50:44,320 --> 00:50:49,480 Speaker 1: to retire. Craig thirty six as a kicker, he can 904 00:50:49,560 --> 00:50:51,880 Speaker 1: kick for a few more years, not as JJ Watt 905 00:50:51,920 --> 00:50:55,319 Speaker 1: at thirty two or Rodney Hudson. I'm not saying that, 906 00:50:55,719 --> 00:50:58,520 Speaker 1: but you know a lot of guys come here and 907 00:50:58,840 --> 00:51:01,720 Speaker 1: they have a press conference and they're wearing white shoes, 908 00:51:01,719 --> 00:51:04,160 Speaker 1: and I'm thinking they're thinking about retirement. But that's not 909 00:51:04,239 --> 00:51:08,279 Speaker 1: happening here. But the weather doesn't hurt our number one 910 00:51:08,320 --> 00:51:14,719 Speaker 1: industry in Arizona, traveling tourism. A huge first day for 911 00:51:14,880 --> 00:51:18,200 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals when it comes to the new league year. 912 00:51:18,320 --> 00:51:23,200 Speaker 1: A lot of boxes checked what's next, how about cornerback? 913 00:51:23,880 --> 00:51:28,280 Speaker 1: How about running back? And then we can have another discussion. 914 00:51:28,280 --> 00:51:31,200 Speaker 1: But I would think those two positions MJ. We would 915 00:51:31,280 --> 00:51:34,279 Speaker 1: hope to hear something, I don't know, sooner rather than 916 00:51:34,360 --> 00:51:37,640 Speaker 1: later or at some point. I think that would be 917 00:51:37,680 --> 00:51:41,160 Speaker 1: the next moves that this team is looking to make 918 00:51:41,200 --> 00:51:44,240 Speaker 1: at those two positions. Can you imagine being the general manager? 919 00:51:44,440 --> 00:51:47,279 Speaker 1: And yes, you do all your research in the offseason. 920 00:51:47,440 --> 00:51:49,640 Speaker 1: I mean during the season, then you rely on your 921 00:51:49,680 --> 00:51:52,560 Speaker 1: scouts and your personnel department and you've got all these 922 00:51:52,600 --> 00:52:00,399 Speaker 1: ideas and then everything just happens. So I mean it's 923 00:52:00,880 --> 00:52:02,640 Speaker 1: this is where they earn their money though, this is 924 00:52:02,640 --> 00:52:05,759 Speaker 1: how you build a roster, and so you put the 925 00:52:05,800 --> 00:52:09,040 Speaker 1: time in. I just can't manage it. Like do they 926 00:52:09,080 --> 00:52:12,680 Speaker 1: even go home? Can you see? Because you know the 927 00:52:12,719 --> 00:52:15,680 Speaker 1: East Coast, when it's three am here, it's six o'clock there, 928 00:52:15,680 --> 00:52:19,000 Speaker 1: and you know people are already on the you know, 929 00:52:19,160 --> 00:52:22,319 Speaker 1: traveling and they're already starting their day and you're up 930 00:52:22,360 --> 00:52:24,680 Speaker 1: at three And that's part of the job. I'm not 931 00:52:24,719 --> 00:52:27,880 Speaker 1: saying I don't I'm not feeling for anybody. I'm just 932 00:52:27,920 --> 00:52:30,200 Speaker 1: saying the pressure that goes into it, and it's for 933 00:52:30,239 --> 00:52:32,880 Speaker 1: all thirty two clubs, probably for every general manager in 934 00:52:32,960 --> 00:52:36,319 Speaker 1: every sport. I'm just saying, you have an idea, and 935 00:52:36,400 --> 00:52:39,040 Speaker 1: sometimes those ideas go out the door based on a 936 00:52:39,040 --> 00:52:41,239 Speaker 1: guy like Corey Lindsay. But in less than twelve or 937 00:52:41,280 --> 00:52:43,800 Speaker 1: fourteen hours, you've got a guy that maybe you didn't 938 00:52:43,800 --> 00:52:47,360 Speaker 1: think you would have yesterday. A job well done for 939 00:52:47,560 --> 00:52:51,919 Speaker 1: general manager Steve Kime and his entire staff, and yes 940 00:52:52,040 --> 00:52:55,359 Speaker 1: that does include Adrian Wilson. We'll give him a little 941 00:52:55,360 --> 00:52:57,879 Speaker 1: bit of credit here on the show. We'll give him 942 00:52:57,920 --> 00:53:00,839 Speaker 1: more credit though mjffe decides to come him on and 943 00:53:00,920 --> 00:53:03,680 Speaker 1: speak about some of these moves. Here on Cardinals Cover two, 944 00:53:04,160 --> 00:53:07,440 Speaker 1: I can tell you he was motivated going into the 945 00:53:07,520 --> 00:53:11,879 Speaker 1: off season and he wants double digits and wins, and 946 00:53:11,920 --> 00:53:14,960 Speaker 1: that's the roster they want to put together. Coining in 947 00:53:15,000 --> 00:53:17,839 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty one I can tell you that it's 948 00:53:17,880 --> 00:53:20,560 Speaker 1: our white whale here on Cardinals cover too, trying to 949 00:53:20,680 --> 00:53:25,239 Speaker 1: nash snag and Adrian an interview with Adrian Wilson. We'll 950 00:53:25,320 --> 00:53:32,040 Speaker 1: keep trying and probably still get a heisman. Hey, he's 951 00:53:32,280 --> 00:53:35,799 Speaker 1: you know, he's in spirit. I mean, I gotta think 952 00:53:35,800 --> 00:53:38,200 Speaker 1: he listens to the show every every day, Right, why 953 00:53:38,239 --> 00:53:40,480 Speaker 1: do you think this team has been so successful so far? 954 00:53:40,560 --> 00:53:43,440 Speaker 1: Here in free agency? Listening to us, right? Yeah, I 955 00:53:43,480 --> 00:53:47,920 Speaker 1: mean we never mentioned Rodney Hudson until, like, I don't know, 956 00:53:48,080 --> 00:53:52,560 Speaker 1: maybe yesterday. Here today, we love you, We love you, Adrian. 957 00:53:52,800 --> 00:53:55,799 Speaker 1: All in good fun and on that note, Bird gang 958 00:53:55,800 --> 00:53:59,360 Speaker 1: Way will put a lid on this busy, jam packed 959 00:53:59,520 --> 00:54:02,960 Speaker 1: edition of Cardinals Covered two presented by Hunday, proud partner 960 00:54:03,040 --> 00:54:05,839 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals. As always, special thanks to our 961 00:54:05,920 --> 00:54:09,520 Speaker 1: executive producer jim Mo Monro For Mike Jarecki, I'm gregorya Loup. 962 00:54:09,600 --> 00:54:12,200 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you next time here on Cardinals Covered 963 00:54:12,200 --> 00:54:12,399 Speaker 1: two