Big Red Rage - Alford Ready To Prove Himself

And by Arizona Cardinals Podcasts. Visit Hacy Cardinals dot Com, Slash Podcasts, The Rods, Rising Guard, Timperatureizing Vision, Flurring, Rage taking over. Here's Paul CALVC. Get the popcorn ready. It's gonna be a show and Ron will flee. It doesn't get any better than that. Unleash the far, Ron Wilfley, you're a man who appreciates the written word, do you not? I think we need to write a letter right here off the top. I'll start. Okay, dear Preseason, we missed you,

and we apologize if we ever dissed you. After twenty twenty and the pandemic protocols took you so far away from us, Well, you don't know what you have till you don't have it, So it is great. It is great to have you back preseason. At the same time, we're also glad you're only three games, nothing personal, but you are the preseason unless it's still more. And here we go, not only the preseason, kicking things off tomorrow night.

It is the Big Red Rage twas the night before the twenty twenty one preseason, all presented by santan Ford and Gilbert. We are santan Ford, not just Paul Kelvs here Ron Wolfley, there about upcoming Robert Alfred bringing some football knowledge and energy and intensee so boom. We are good to go with the game plan tonight. Polly, I am so stoked, there's no doubt about it. Just knowing that there is football that is looming. I'm talking about football in the silks, baby, where the eye black is

on and the bloody knuckles come out. Babe. I cannot wait to see somebody drill somebody. And Polly, I'll tell you this right now. Marcus Golden, that's the guy that I think is gonna drill somebody first. There's my bet, Marcus Golden. You know, arguably the quota camp so far, somebody asked him, when was the last time you had a low energy day? And he stared straight at the reporter. He said, probably Juco Junior College. Juco will bring you. So, you know what, Well, let's see if you're ready for

the preseason. I'm gonna I'm gonna attempt to earhole you right off the top. Are you ready with this following quiz? You're ready for? Well? You know what, the star did make a good target. Go ahead, that's true. The longest tenured player on the Arizona Cardinals roster right here, right now is the longest tenure cardinal Without Patrick Peterson, without Larry Fitzgerald, who is the longest tenured cardinal. Wow, Paul,

that's blowing my mind right now. Of guess what there is a direct link to the big Red rage the past few years. Okay, DJ, okay, that how he's gonna guess that, Paul? Isn't that that's mind blowing? Twenty fifteen? Oh that is dull? There you go. I mean if Aaron Judge can hit a home run into the corn a few moments ago, then DJ Humphreys gonna be the

longest tenured Cardinal going into this season. Corsett's pending the return of Larry Fitzgerald, according to Larry Senior in a couple of tweets that went out in the last twenty four hours. So who knows what's going on on that front. Let's talk about the known wolf and what we think we know when it comes to tomorrow night, um Kyler Murray may or may not play. We're not exactly sure how that's gonna stack. We'll wait and see. We know

Dak Prescott is not playing for the Dallas Cowboys. Okay, we will see the offensive line, there's no doubt the starting offensive line featuring Rodney Hudson. And if this was the other arguably quote of camp when Justin Peuse said the following about the former two time Pro bowler or Rodney Hudson going through the offseason, he hanging out and just getting the note type of man he is. He's he's awesome. We all know what he can do on the football field, but the integrity, it's almost like he's

gonna get mad at me. For a Chris Paul type of addition, where you're bringing a guy with that veteran leadership who knows how to do things right off the field. It you know, trickles onto the field. Really, wow, really, you know what, I honestly, Pauli that resonates with me, and the reason being is because of the position that he plays, the center position. Once again, listen, there's no doubt about it. Your quarterback that is the most important

position on your team. And they're called franchise quarterbacks for a reason. But offensively, when you talk about the point guard, man, if you want to, if you want to, look at somebody in point to them and say, no, it's not the guard, it's the center. It's the point center in the game of football that calls the place and gets protections and gets people on the same page. Do you know how important that is, Pauli to any offense. It's critical.

So I get exactly what Justin Pugh was saying in regard to Rodney Hudson being that point guard if you will, or point center in this case. You know, I've heard a lot of good stuff about Rodney Hudson, and I mean there's some absurd stuff like he hasn't been called for a false start since two thy sixteen. Think about that, stunning didn't have a penalty flag of any sort all of last season. Obviously, that's an area of need for an Arizona Cardinals team that led the NFL in that category.

But when I hear he's an absolute grinder and he devours game film and he just sits in there and he grinds on the film and he's really prepared. I mean, Wolf, yes, you can't tell me that's not going to go a long way when he's trying to make sure that your quarterback is prepared and into the game plan and into the game field and knowing exactly what the opponent is going to bring week to week or your spot on and that one PAULI ding ding ding ding ding. Somebody

gives the sideline reporter or a treat because you nailed that, Paul. Listen, this is why it's so important that you bring not only Rodney Hudson in, but the impact that he's going to have on everybody else on that offensive line. This is why Steve Kim went out and got Rodney Hudson. How we got Rodney Hudson. Still, I'm still wondering how

that transpired. Mike Mayock, are you feeling okay? And I love Mike Mayock, He's a friend of the family, But my goodness, I still can't believe the Arizona Cardinal somehow, some way, God, Rodney Hudson right now, and Paul, when you talk about him grinding, this is what I love about Rodney Hudson. What's your excuse if you're not doing this? Guy is hot, a ten year veteran in this league.

He's considered to be maybe the best center in the league, top three certain and now all of a sudden, he's grinding away on film and he's doing all of the things he needs to do to be successful, and he's putting in the time and you're not. What are you doing? So your offensive line to start the game tomorrow night. Dj Humphreys left tackle, Justin Pugh, left guard, Rodney Hudson,

your center. Josh Jones, a third round pick a year ago he didn't play a single preseason game, said he's really looking forward to to play in tomorrow night because he just hasn't gotten many snaps at all since his college days at Houston. He'll be the right guard without Brian Winners, without Justin Murray, and then your right tackle of course, Kelvin Beacham. Now, we also had news about

who else won't be around tomorrow night. As reports say that there are additions to the COVID list, Andy Isabella was already there as of a couple of days ago. Well, now you can add James Connor, Durrell Daniels the tight end, Charles Washington, the safety and special team standout Lecky Foe to another defensive lineman, Ron Wolfley. The Cardinals will be without JJ Watt, Jordan Phillips, Zach Allen, Richard, Lawrence Lecky Foe to their top five defensive linemen. So, okay, that's

what we know on that front. Now, it's a good thing we haven't had cutdowns yet, Paul, Yeah, I mean, and by the way, that's August thirty. First they have

to get down to the final fifty three. And then there's the head coach who was asked earlier this week about the twenty nineteen preseason, and remember what he told us on his weekly TV show right where in hindsight, maybe trying to hide everything in the preseason didn't exactly help the Cardinals as much as it hurt them as they were trying to confuse the Lions, and maybe they

confuse themselves. And Cliff king Zario was asked about that, you want to give them plays they understand can execute at high level, play fast, be aggressive, and really get to see the best version of themselves. So that's what we're trying to do. The first year, we were really trying to keep it all tech to him tie the offense, and like I said, it was a mistake, and so this year we'll be a little bit more open and

play our game to an extent. What do you think that means, Wolf, You know what, the best version of themselves. That's what I keep focusing in on, Bully. In other words, it's about the player and not the play, right, Paul, It's about the player and not the play the best version of themselves. We want them to play fast, We want them to go out there and be aggressive and be physical. By limiting the scope of what it is

that we're going to do. What that means, I really don't know, but I'll tell you what I'd love to see in this situation, Paul, is a quarterback under center about fifty percent of the time, go twenty five percent in the gun, go twenty five percent of the pistol fifty percent of the time. Because I do believe a quarterback under center is where this offense can grow and expand the most this season from what we've seen in

seasons past. It's the quarterback and undercenting. Now, listen, I'm not saying you're ever going to run it fifty percent of the time in the regular season. They are not going to do that. That's not who Cliff Kingsbury is. It's not who Kyler Murray is. They're gonna put him in the gun. That's gonna be the number one quarterback position. They're gonna put him in the shotgun and run their offense.

But I do believe if in fact, you're going to expand a quarterback under center, Polly Hey, why not in the preseason, wrap it out, and wrap it out, and wrap it out, because when you put that quarterback under center, what you're really saying is, listen, we're not going to try to trick you. We're gonna try to truck you right here, because everyone knows what kind of plays you're

gonna run. If you put Kyler Murray under center, and you put a you put a running back with his toes at seven yards and it's twelve personnel where it's eleven personnel, you're gonna run the tackle zone. That like everybody else in the league. That's what you're gonna do.

You're gonna run the stretch, You're gonna have a bootleg, you're gonna have a waggle, you're gonna have a seven stop play, seven step play action off of that, You're gonna run those set of plays right there, and why not you need to wrap them out because sometimes, Polly, you gotta be able to line up and just be better than the guy across from you. You've said it before. You have to be able to run the ball when

everybody knows you're going to run the ball. Right There was a moment in camp the other day and James Conner and run off the field and then he came running back on and I happen to have my head down and almost got in the way of an almost full galloping James Conner, which would have been a critical mistake on my part. He's a large dude. You know what, your hair would have helped you though. And look, if there's one thing I know is standing next to football

players on the sideline. He is a large dude and I look forward to seeing his two hundred and thirty three plus pounds coming full force, full charging down the field at the Tennessee Titans in week one. Whether we see him tomorrow or night, I have no idea. Chase Edmonds, I'm not exactly sure. I figure we're gonna see Zavan Collins and Isaiah Simmons for a couple of series, and I'm guessing we're gonna see Robert Alfred and the starting

corners out there. What exactly does that mean? We'll talk to the Cardinals Robert Alfred next and the Big Red Rage presented by Santan Ford in Gilbert Brady gets a stamp from Andrew Falcon's trying to get them or snap that coming back up the field. It's Robert Alferd, Albert forty thirty twenty fifteen, ten five and he will walk into the end tone on an eighty one yard pick six. He knows if he's healthy. Man, he's a big party's defense.

And when you're speaking about leaders and guys, that's pushing guys man. He is on top of our lists forward leaders, that is Cardinals de coordinator, Vance, Joseph and Wolf. The competition level, the compete level officially just went up in a big way on The Big Red Rage based on

our next guest start barkatball. If I asked you to name one player who has stood out each of the last three Cardinal camps, right, A guy who's getting you fired up, because we're most definitely looking forward to seeing come September and beyond. A guy when you're down on the field, A guy you here, I mean before you even see him, and now we get a chance to hear him tonight on the Big Red Rage, our special guest corner at Robert Alfred, Robert, how are we doing?

I'm doing good? How you guys doing? Man, really appreciate you joining us right now, Robert. I have to start with this. What is Hammond, Louisiana? Like? Oh, man, it's a little small country town, man, really, Yeah, everybody knows everybody, man. Pretty much, everybody that that's from there is pretty much in some sort of way kin to each other. So that's just telling you just how small it is. You know. So you went to Southeast Louisiana. Look at you in

your NFL career, Malcolm Butler went to West Alabama. Look it this NFL career. Is there something that ingrained in the two of you? Is that? I mean? Is there something you guys share and is there a trait between the two of you that led to each of you having successful NFL careers and defining the odds. Oh yeah, most definitely. Man being from a small school, I think Malcolm Um started off at a at a junior college, just speaking with him and just getting to know him.

But most definitely though it come from a small school, man, you always gonna have a chip on your shoulder because both of us we felt like we could have win D one and and just not being able to go D one made a bigger chip upon our shoulder. So for us to have Um the career that we have, I think he going into his eight year. I'm going into my ninth year. Man, Um, it's real big for us. Like I said, we came from a small school, was pretty much like overlooked and Um I always had to

prove ourselves during our football career. So yeah, that was That's that's major. Robert, you already talked about it. You touched on it, the fact that you missed the last two training camps coming into this training camp here, What did that teach you? If anything? The last two years. I'm just telling me just to um take it day by day. And never um like never never regret um like never that look over a day. You know what I'm saying, Like always um be like take advantage of

each day that you're out there on the field. Like you said, I was out for two years. Man, that was that was very tough for me, man, just um coming from being released by by Atlanta and then that offseason just busting my butt to UM to prove myself and then just went down with a leg injury and then come back off the leg in drafted, grinding again

another offseason and then tearing my pick. Man was was um it taught me a lot, man, It really like taught me like patience and and and just like I said, not to regret like no days, man like, take advantage of each and every day that God has blessed me to um to play this game. So here you are now, Robert, You're thirty two years old. You're in this training camp. How's the body holding up right now? I mean I'm thirty two. I feel like I'm twenty five. So that

tells you a lot. But um nah, I've done a lot of things man this offseason. Like you said, I came from those two two injured these past years. On my wife, she's um got me on the um some pills. Um that that helped with recovery, tumor rick and things like that, casting um pills. So um she done her job. And um we added in polides this offseason. So it was more so like stretching, um, getting nobody ready for training. Kevin,

I think those things helped me a lot. Hey, Robert Alfred is our guest Cardinals cornerback here on the big Red Rage present of a Santan Ford in Gilbert. I mean you're right. I mean you have little miles the last couple of years, right, so so you're probably feeling good in a lot of ways. But it was important, if I remember right, well, you told the media to start camp, to stay in Arizona and talk about this to prove that the Cardinals that you're still the player

they signed three years ago. Correct, correct, Man? That was that was the main thing for me, Man, to to get back what they what they blessed me with. Like I said, I was released after the twenty eighteen season from Atlanta, and they blessed me to come here just to show my talents and to prove myself that I was still UM that that good carnerback, that great cornerback in the league. And UM, like I said I did, was UM hinder and got hurt the past two years.

And my main thing was, like I told my agent, man, I had the return here. I had to UM give them back what they what they blessed me with UM these past two years. And I just wanted to prove myself and the show my show my skills UM this year to them and show them that I am the player that UM that they bought from Atlanta. Robert. That is so cool. I gotta tell you. It's a guy

that played ten years in the National Football League. To hear you say you felt like you owed something to that, dude, I gotta tell you, man, props to you right right. Appreciate it. And I see how you got through the last two years. I know you mentioned your faith and your stepfather is a pastor and that you know that helped you that mental strength. So so does that help you when you're lined up? Oh, I don't know. Over

DeAndre Hopkins one of the best in the game. And then because you guys have had some legendary one on one so far, haven't you. Oh yeah, oh yeah, Man, it's it's it's good to go against the petition plus UM to have a receiver on the team that's UM. If not the best, he's definitely in the top three UM in the league for sure. And being able to practice practice against him and ask questions, UM, what he

see that I can improve on vice versa and UM. Yeah, man, we've been going there to each and every day, man, And it's great competition. UM. I've been knowing hop since we since we enter into the NFL. We trained together at IMG, so pretty much we already knew about each other, knew knew each other high mental was and I mean, it's it's great competition to be able just to practice UM against him each and every day. Roberts, everybody tells me what a dog you are, and I don't have

to be told. I can watch you practice and you go about your business. Over these last two training camps, there's no doubt about it. You got all dog in you right now. Let me ask you this, do you engage in trash talking? And if so, why UM? And some yeah, yeah, yeah, I love the trash talk UM most of the time. UM. I pretty much like when the receivers or whoever, um to start talking to me first, because once they talk to me, that makes me real.

You know what I'm saying. That made me real competitive. I really like turn on the switch. So I love when when someone talks to me. But if I feel like the receiver isn't talking, I just thought when him just so he can start talking, you know what I'm saying, And it makes me. It fires me up at the end of the day, because that what drives me. You know what. It's so funny, Robert, because I remember being

a player, and sometimes I would challenge myself. I didn't feel like I was good, I didn't feel like I was ready to go, so I'd start talking trash because I knew if I if I was talking trash, you better be through it. Do you ever do that to get yourself going? Um? Sometimes I do. But most of the times, Um, I'm already like eager than and ready to to start. I'm already liked comfany and and my film studied during that week, and comfany and the coach is gonna put us in the right position. So pretty

much I already be like be empty up. Of course, like if if I feel like I need a little edge. I'm definitely gonna start a trash talking to make him say something. You know. That was Richard Sherman back in the day. He used to complain he tried to talk trash talk Larry, and then Larry would be complimentary. He'd be like, you know, hey, you're looking good, Richard. Your film's good, You're in good shape. How's the family? And Richard Sherman's like, I'm trying to trash talk right right.

That doesn't work. So I don't know if that was like reverse psychology. How about de Hoop though, he's come over to the defensive sideline a few times and he's made some noise. He sparked a little, hasn't he Yeah, Yeah, I mean that's hot man hop hop gonna trash talk to Um. I mean that's just him. I mean he has that dog in He just on the offensive side, you know what I'm saying. But um, like I said, man like, he's he's a he's a big competitor. He's a big competitor. So as my own myself, you are

a huge competitor. It's one of the things I love watching you practice. Just go about your business. May ask you this, you played for a lot of defensive coordinators. Who was the toughest defensive coordinator you've played for? Oh Man, I probably say they always on the same same category from um, from coach Quinn to VJ to Mike Nolan. Um, all of them had that that um, that dog mentality and ain't gonna push. They're gonna push their players. You know what I'm saying. They want the best out of

each and every one of them. And then, UM, I can't just point out one defensive coordinator. You know what I'm saying, They all of us was in the same was in that same mindset for me, Has anyone ever had to coach you hard? Robert as a hard coaching and do you respond to hard coaching? Well, um, that's the number one thing that I tell my defensive coordinators and my um, my corner best coach is to coach me hard, um, because I want to be great, So UM,

I'm able to take everything they throw at me. But the number one thing that I want them to do is is to coach me hard because I want them to push out the best in me. Because I know that I want to be great and the only way to be great is to have that coach. That's gonna push the best out of you. Dude. That's like a warm blanket being wrapped around me on a cold winter's day. To actually hear you say that, that's exactly the way

I felt as walking would drive me. That's what I want because I know if it's when they don't yell at you, man, and that's when you start worrying about it. So you guys aren't interested in the participation trophies. It's not what you're saying. Okay, all right, Hey, it's all about you, Robert Alfred here on the Big Red Rage. All right, So speaking to your de coordinator, advanced Joseph, Look, we know the number one thing with the corner is

you gotta cover. But he mentioned on his own this crew in this room and their ability to tackle, whether it's you, whether it's Malcolm Butler, Byron Murphy. How big a deal is that to this defense in your opinion, Robert, m that's real big. Come into the into the new rule that they add this year that we can't cut. So we know that a lot of teams is gonna try to um come on on the edge on the perimeters, and they're gonna expect to tackle. And I think that

VJ coach, coach rob everybody on defensive side. I think they bought in, um a great secondary group. That shoot, if one of us go down, that the next president gonna step up. And we all got that dog mentality and go come up and stick out, nose in and make tackles. Talk about Byron Murphy, what kind of growth have you seen from Byron Murphy? Man? Real big man. He made a big jump man, just from from when he first got here, um to now. But um, I mean he's made a tremendous jump from his rookie year

to what it is, his third year, um, whatnot. But you see each and every year that that Murphy is is growing as a as a as an NFL talented UM cornerback. And I think the sky's the limit for him. Um. He has the right mental Um, he has athletic ability. UM. With that man, you can't go wrong. He just got to just stay stay in a moment and keep on pushing and keep on reaching the top. I know you guys don't make a lot of questions about the rookies,

but just give us a little bit. Marco Wilson and what you're seeing because he appears from what we can tell, to be that fourth corner right now. Yeah, man, Marco is going to be great. Man. You can see it right now, just from him being a rick and how he likes to soak up whatever he can. He's willing to ask all the questions. Great, great, fundamentally sound um. The sky's delemmit from him, for sure. Man, He's going to be a great talent um in the near future. Robert,

you're one of my favorite guys man on the team. Seriously, I hope you're able to stay healthy this year and show everybody what it is that you can do. Thank you so much, brother for joining us. We appreciate it. Yes, thank you all for having Wolf wanting to talk about Julio Jones and j Brown. I told him no, it's too early, right Thank you, Robert, thank you all. There you go, Cardinals cornerback Robert Alfred joining us for a

few minutes here on the Big Red Rage. Oh man, we'll talk about that and more next as we continue right here. The Big Red Rage, presented by Santan four in Gilbert snapped the Wilson Cardinals bringing to pressure. It's picked up Wilson the time of the pocket now and trouble and sacked about four Cardinals in the backfield. But it's Isaiah Simmons, the rookie that gets the Russell Wilson

first to force a funk. Shotguns snapped to Wilson straight drop back, steps up in the pocket, takes off running far side at the forty and drilled by Simmons at the forty one. Isaiah Simmons is ball at Shotguns dat Wilson quick throw to the left, flat metcalf caught it at the thirty eight, dropped by Isaiah Simmons for a loss at the thirty seventy yard line. Simmons has played terrific football tonight. The rookie really starting to get comfortable

out there. Two primetime games against Seattle last season and two big time first impressions by Isaiah Simmons against the division rival. That was at Seattle where he had ten tackles in a sack in that game, and we know what happened against the Seahawks in overtime at home where he had the big interception that set up the game winning field goal. Isaiah Simmons looking to pick up where

he left off against the Seahawks a year ago. It is the Big Red Rage presented by Satan Ford and Gilbert Paul kelvc Ron Wolfley's special thanks again to Robert Alford obviously, the football IQ, the intensity, the man and some great stuff in there, and just talking about his trash talking wolf his battles with d Hop and you know what, towards the end of that interview, someone we're going to keep an eye on tomorrow night, Marco Wilson.

He mentioned Marco Wilson and he had some pretty big props because earlier in camp he didn't want anything to do with any of the rookies and mentioned anything about those guys. But he is willing to give a few words on Marco Wilson and those were very positive. So that should be encouraging to Marco Wilson. But you know what, you need three corners. You gotta have three corners on this team in today's NFL. And that's why I'm so hopeful Robert Alford will actually stay healthy. With Byron Murphy

of course, and then Malcolm Butler. Speaking of young guys and the defense, it's gott herrop all around, Zaven Collins and Isaiah Simmons and just curious because I know a lot of people are curious. What have you seen from those two guys in camp so far? Man? They look good in the uniform. Ball that much, I'll tell you wow. I mean, the athleticism is there, the length is there, the ability to make plays, it is definitely there. I am greatly encouraged to see Zaven Collins progressing the way

that he is in Isaiah Simmons as well. But you know what, Polly, it comes down to doing. It comes down when the silks go on, baby, and you go out and you play a game against an opponent that is trying to drive you into the ground. How are you going to play? Man, Let's hope these two come together. Let's hope these two can ball out and play well. Because if they can play, and that's still a question mark. Sorry,

you gotta prove it. To me, Polly, I don't know how you feel about it, but to me, you gotta prove that you can play when the silks are on. But if they can, is defense is going to go as they go well? And if he doesn't prove it, if he isn't the guy in the first two three weeks, he will no longer be the guy you can't risk regular season games, so he's gonna And I thought your interview with Bill Davis, the inside linebackers coach, this week,

you know, was excellent in a lot of ways. And if I remember right, he said Zavin Collins would go into a game in college, he'd have three, four, maybe five defenses to call. Now he's got thirty. Now they narrow that downcome game day and for that particular opponent. But it just shows you how a kid can be swimming when he all of a sudden he's tasked with cowen a entire defense. And in fact, here's Zaven Collins in camp and just talking about the you know, the

push he's getting from everyone around him. Guys in this locker room are great, you know. Of course, being the young guy on the team, guys have been on me before. Guys have come up to me and yelled at me, done stuff like that because they have a passion for the game. I have a passion for a game as well. I have no experience right now, but pretty soon, to do or die, you have to do it. And those guys are put me every day to be in that position. So it's a very friendly environment and It does make

a difference whenever you're close to your team. And I cannot wait to watch as Paula. I really cannodd, Zaven Collins of course, and Isaiah Simmons, especially Paul tomorrow night and run down. I don't care how many reps they get, Polly, I don't care what it is. And run down situation first and ten second and one to six with a

power personnel group out there. Whether they have eleven personnel, I'm not going to consider that a power personnel, but a twelve personnel unit that's one back, two tight ends, two wide receivers, maybe a thirteen where it's one back, it's three tight ends and one wide receiver. But a power personnel group and rundown situation. And then whether the Dallas Cowboys try to run the ball or use play action, how does Zaven Collins and Isaiah Simmons do in those situations?

In particular, that's what I'm looking for, rundown situation against power personnel and play action or running the ball, because obviously Week one against the Tennessee Titans, that's what they're gonna see. And guess what we expect Zaman Collins to see. Zekiel Elliott, that Zeke Elliott will probably be out there for at least a series, maybe two. He did not play in that Hall of Fame game, and so there you go. That's gonna be a marquee top five running back.

He's gonna be able to match up against. Also intriguing what Bill Davis said this week to you Wolf was that Jordan Hicks is quote having the best camp I've ever seen him half. Now, remember Bill Davis was a defensive coordinator in Philly when they drafted Jordan Hicks in twenty fifteen. So very interesting there. In fact, on the Big Red Rage earlier this year, Bill Davis, we asked him here right here about where he just thinks the Arizona d is going to improve the most. Our turnovers,

I think are going to increase. One of the things you get when you get the two six four inside backers who can move and run. Now is a quarterback when you try to high lowis and you've got a short little stop route in an in behind it, trying to throw over those two inside, You're going to elevate your pass a little bit. To safeties are gonna get more balls, I believe. I think there'll be more tips and overthrows, and tips and overthrows in the NFL turn

into interceptions. Yeah, I mean, think of everything on paper. Now, okay, this is on paper, all right. The Cardinals, if your advanced, Joseph and you're Bill Davison, you're drawing up this defense and you're saying, okay, potentially you're gonna have Ryan Tannehill coming up the line of scrimmage on September twelfth in Nashville. And on the left side, he's got Chandler Jones. Old boy, there's fifty five. He's got a nineteen sacks season under his belt two years ago. Right next to him is

ninety nine JJ Watt. I got Marcus Golden blowing spit bubbles off the right side. Now here's Isaiah Simmons off the edge. Wait a minute, Buddha Baker is flashing six foot five Saving Collins is in the middle. I gotta throw over him on third and seven. I mean, there's a lot to think about matchup wise. Yeah, you know what, honestly,

right now, to the Arizona Cardinals. And they've done this at public setting right here, so I'm not divulging any inside information, but they ran a personnel group out there that you know I've been talking about, PAULI, and you hit on it in a little bit with Isaiah Simmons coming off the edge. A lot of times you're gonna see Isaiah Simmons on the outside. You're gonna see Chandler Jones on the other side, You're gonna see Jordan Hicks on the inside with Zaven Collins. That to me is

a true three four defense right there. And you know what, why not why not start moving Isaiah Simmons around. This is year two, it's not year one. You know, last year I did not want them to move him around. But man, now you can start doing it because I think he's much more comfortable with the offense with the defense. I should say, listen that thirty four unit that they ran out there with those linebackers, those four linebackers on the field, Paul, that's what you're gonna see against the

Tennessee Titans Week one. Once again, I believe this is a personnel group that they're working with right now that they want to get reps in game because they know that they're going to use that against the Tennessee Titans. That is just me pure speculation. Maybe you have to walk down Buddha Baker, make an eight man front against two tight ends, twelve personnel, Derek Henry attack a line of scrimmage, run the ball. Heck, yeah, that's the personnel group.

I think they're gonna use advance. Joseph hinted at it a little bit. He was asked in a roundabout way, and his response was, Look, we want to get the eleven best players on the field. And if Jordan Hicks is truly having what they're calling the best camp of his career and he knows that defense cold, you don't have to worry about any mental errors because not only and well if you know, it's a lot better than me.

But to listen to other guys say it, not only is Zavan Gallan's the guy wearing the green dot call in the defense, he's trying to align other guys. Yes, and so he's got enough to worry about making his

NFL debut. But if Jordan Hicks all of a sudden has taking that off his plate in that three inside linebacker set, then man, I just I like those possibilities and just the fact it would reduce the mental errors of the possibility there up that we saw, for example, in Week one against the forty nine ers when Raheem

Mostert tasted Isaiah Simmons. It's one of the things, man, I'm so excited to look for tomorrow night is those two guys, Zaven Collins once again and Isaiah Simmons, Paull and how well they do in those situations, how they hold up. There are more things that we're going to be looking for. I know we're talking about that and the next beautiful part of the program, but never forget this. Bill Davis also said Wolf, we're always preparing for the

Week one, We're always preparing for the Tennessee Titans. He was talking about that when I talked about that personnel group right there, because that is going to be the game in my opinion, to a gross simplification of the truth, Paully, but breaking it down, it's going to be rundown situation with the Tennessee Titans. I've been talking about it for weeks. They're one of the best offense. I think they might be the best offense in the league. And it's going

to be a throwback offense. It's going to be more of a traditional offense now they blend the old and the new. They'll put Derrick Henry right there in the shotgun next to Ryan Tannehill. They'll run some zone reads with Derrick Henry. What a mother that is. Right. When you've got Ryan Tannehill, who can also run the ball in that situation, they'll they blend the old and the new. Eye absolutely love watching this offense play. I think they're

gonna be one of the best. That's gonna be the game to me, in a gross simplification of the truth. Can the Arizona Cardinals and those two young linebackers hold up against the Tennessee Titans and their rundown offense? And you know what you are so right? Ryan Tannehill, the former receiver, he's not a running quarterback, but he's a quarterback who can run. Yes. And when you have all those athletes out on the field and they're every down players, think of all the teams all of a sudden, who

are going up tempo. That's the word out of Seahawks camp. By the way, is Seattle has been showing a lot of up tempo with Russell Wilson. So if you can have guys who are every down players and athletes like Zaven Collins, Isaiah Simmons, the food of Bakers. Those kind of guys who can stay on the field regardless of the personnel groups, then that's got to be a big time advantage to vance Joseph and company when they're calling that d interesting, very interesting. And we know the value

of a linebacker knowing where he's supposed to be. I'll give an example Week seventeen against the Rams. Last year, Tanner Valley, Oh, out of nowhere, had twelve tackles in a sack because he knows where to be. We'll find out who Wolf wants to see tomorrow night in the preseason debut against the Cowboys. Next and the Big Red Rage presented by Santan Ford and Gilbert Next. You know

the steps Benjamin makes, he got a mess. They're gonna get a chance to see Eno Benjamin playball again because we know a year ago that didn't happen, didn't get into a regular season game. There were no preseason games or no fans allowed during camp. So now boom tomorrow night against the Dallas Cowboys preseason game number one of three.

And if you're figuring that Chase Edmonds and James Connor will get very limited reps, if any at all, then guess what, hello, Jonathan Mooard, you know Benjamin edo Smith. These are guys who have a chance to put some reps down on film. As we wrap up this edition to the Big Red Rage presented by Santan Ford and Gilbert Paul Kelvic and Ron Wolfley. Yeah, you're right about that, Paulino. Benjamin, though,

I have to tell you right now. You know, when they drafted Eno Benjamin, I compared him to Chase Edmonds, and you did. I will continue to say that. I think it's an accurate comparison. I think the size, the body type, I think the brain, I think the emotion, I think the spirit, how they go about their business. I think it's very very similar. There's it was interesting because I had the opportunity to talk to you know, Benjamin Paul and you know, Benjamin was talking about that

very thing. He was talking about how he loves to talk to Chase Edmonds. They sit down and they have conversations and they watch tape together. I knew these guys were going to be really good friends, but I also knew they were going to be really good competitors as well, and that is probably what we're going to see through the course of this preseason eno Benjamin competing big time. Well, we know you don't have to ask Chase Edmonds twice to talk. That's what he does really well, almost as

good as running the football. So that makes sense there. In terms of guys you want to see. Obviously, we talked about Zavin Collins, Rondale Moore, no doubt about that. Wolf. I had someone in the know compare the potential impact of Rondelle Moore to this offense to another rookie receiver at Cardinals history. Do you remember a guy by the name of an Quon Bolden. Yes, that's them, some tall words and expectations. But Rondel Moore is at a few

moments where he has really flashed. Yeah. But you know what, Pauly, that is such a weird comparison right there, because Rondelle Moore, as you know, I mean, okay, he's got massive thighs. We understand that he can squat six fifty whatever it is, Paul, you know, I mean, I get that, But it was on the impact, not the player. Now, Camp is a player to play, but he might have on the offense. Okay, if he isn't able to take the top off Louit be the Jets sweep guy, get the ball and Sebody's right.

He's so different. He truly is an Quan was not going to be a take the top off guy. He was going to be throw it to him and get out of his way because he was gonna truck you or run you over. But listen, as far as things that I'm looking for, Paul number one, I'm going to start with some personnel information. I'm going to look for under center, how many times we have a quarterback that is actually under center? Then I'm going to look on

the defensive site. If in fact they run out to start this game, that that three four defense where he got Joe Hicks, Avin Collins, Isaiah Simmons on the outside and Chandler Jones on the outside. Will they show that in a game. They've showed it in practice, why not show it in a game? I don't know. I'm looking for that as well. Rondale Moore, There's no doubt about it, Polly,

you hit it right on the head. Rondale Moore. And whether or not he shows the ability to get vertical, I don't know how many reps he's gonna get I would imagine it be maybe ten, maybe twelve, somewhere in there.

I don't know how long they plan on playing them, but I'm going to be looking to see if Rondale Moore can make some plays, but get vertical in particular, Josh Jones as the guy that could be the starting right guard in this game, going into a Josh Jones in his development, and then Polly Rashard Lawrence, Richard Lawrence getting the opportunity to play that one technique over the knows Corey Peters. Of course they brought him in. Rashard Lawrence is a mini me, if you will, of Corey

Peters and these guys are hanging out together. They're really good friends. As a matter of fact, where Chard Lawrence told me that the biggest influence on the team for him is Corey Peters. That's not a surprise to you. It's not a surprise to me knowing Corey Peters. And you know what, there's a lot of question marks here. For example, the first team offense, if they go three and out, are they done? Will they get a second series?

My expectation would be yes, what of guys like we're Chard Lawrence, who are on that you know that COVID list right or actually on the defensive line list would deal with injuries. Are some of these guys gonna go or not? We'll see about that. And then there's Marco Wilson and he's the fourth round rookie, but in terms of a skill set and being a corner in the size and the measurables, Cardinals had him among the top ten corners in the draft just based on the measurables.

And with that in mind, Marco Wilson was talking about some of the advice he's been getting from DeAndre Hopkins. He was on the Red Sea Report and said this, Yeah, I've actually talked to hop a great amount about things

I can do to help my game. He's also mentioned stuff like because you know him and him and Jay Loramzy go at it every year, so he's mentioned a lot of things that he does because he knows that's a great cornerback, and things that I could do to put into my game to make make sure I elevate my game every day. So I'm very very appreciative that I have a guy like DeAndre Hopkins that I could learn from um every day in practice. So it's just a blessing to be out here and be able to

compete every day. Your thought that you know, Yeah, I mean there's there's no doubt about it. Pat He and Larry Fitzgerald used to make each other better in camp, obviously, and so all the young corners. That's where you can tell. Look for all the practices where no one's hit anyone, you can at least watch a cover corner and see if he can stay with DeAndre Hopkins and Marco Wilson. That's how we knew Robert Alford, right, Robert Alford was

was given no quarter against DeAndre Hopkins. So now we get to see it because to your point, Wolf, not only do you need three sometimes you need four corners and cardinals, right, And if you have two corners age thirty and above and Robert Alford and d and Uh and Malcolm Butler, then guess what you know, Marco Wilson might be imperative to go along with a Byron Murphy at some point this season. Yeah, you know, Josh Jones, again,

this is a guy. I know exactly what you're saying, Paulie, but I'm going to be looking at him if in fact, Josh Jones gets that opportunity to go out there and get a lot of reps. And I'm hoping that he is going to get that opportunity to do it. Paul. I want to see him come off the ball. He's got everything you'd want from an offensive lineman. He's got the skill, he's got the technique. Now he's just got to go out there and blow somebody off the ball.

And I'll throw out there tight end after Max Williams, who arguably is having the best camp of anyone on that field based on what I've seen. After that, Wow, is it wide open? I mean, you got a bunch of guys that no one's ever heard of. I'll give you a complete name off the radar. He was signed the other day. He's got one practice under his belt. Demetrius Harris. He's going into his eighth year. He's wearing number eighty six. He's six seven, two thirty and wolf.

He made three really slick catches. The dude can move and he can catch, and I can tell you right now he raised some eyebrows from some of the personnel guys in the sideline. I think eighty six Demetrius Harris is gonna get a lot of reps. And guess what, whether you're Demetrius Harris, whether you're Ross Travis, whether you're Bernhard's psycho, it's mandatory psycho. There is a chance for a tight end to make an impression and try and be the fackup to Max Williams. Yeah, there's no doubt.

A bonnet. Who's eighty two? Paul eighty two? A sere Butchelly. All I see is Andre Butchelli making plays all over the field. And I saw Chris Cliff Kingsbury walk by him and look at him and shake his head and really get him pumped up and saying I see you, I see that was really cool. Ball the other off the radar guard Michael Dogby, who will get a lot of reps with all the d linemen out there. You go. Special thanks Executive producer Jim almhandro Technical director Jeff Darch,

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